HKWM | Chapter 39

I was quietly staring at the spot where 4587a64ea5 Lust had been sitting when I unnecessarily picked 4570c5f712 a fight with Phoras and Kimaris, who were 75caeb3982 sticking to the wall like wallpaper.e091ad2b21a828960e04

“Who would c46fff3e86 think you a42370354d were wallpaper? Why are 6f649fba34 you so a1d0c82c09 scared?”667bed24c1939c9179ac

“Well… after meeting Lady Invidia, f09d20a2dc I was worried something like 07842ad5d2 that might happen again.”52206ca19494b80e51a4

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“Don’t say that in ce7eb8da5d front of Lust. If she thinks you treated her the 65ee516f85 same, she’ll try to grind you up.”75e2faddcd25661bccc2

“Gasp- I, I’ll 6429903b44 keep that in 82efc06f11 mind.”f853e470bcd470702aba

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After sending the two off 1529a016d5 to do their own things, 0b1c30e23f I placed my hand on 5f14698f55 Noah’s head.cca9e51a12e1c3aba242

“You got a 22d7f59c32 nice gift.”ebeb2bc1316bbb5e6d0f

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“Yes.”1aa4f3ecba6e759bf17a

“Don’t use 6d503bbc8e it for 79bbdbf8e8 bad things. Only use it on humans 27a9f8014c who bully or ostracize you 7181d6546c for unfair reasons. Though I know you’d do c4f7a66710 that without me saying.”e1d90a1b66209405c5e1

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“…I will.”00b1c5983ca214ec172d

Ideally, there’d be no reason to use it at 5ee1741e3b all, but human affairs don’t always go as planned 3651d1ec45 — something I learned when I was still human. Especially here, where injustice happens as commonly as eating 0fa89cbbd4 meals, with human rights pretty much at rock bottom.f3ef662605394306ec2f

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“Or, taming fierce 2c9ebc5364 beasts or monsters 19450b5fdd could be fun.”ff2929c7dc43a34eff06

“Have you ever 32a573e416 tamed beasts, Jin?”367acd52d1ce365bb5d3

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“No, I haven’t. So if you tame one, fa77a4c300 you’ll be my senior.”d700bcd3a719bcec0159

While Noah chuckled at my silly ffc5fd241a joke, easing my troubled mind, something 0e04b4bb61 even more unsettling happened. Someone had bbe511d882 invaded my 9de21776eb castle.61875765f4f02f5c3692

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“That damn bastard-”cc5402f819120ade2190

“Huh?”a7fe66947af9b924fb6f

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I quickly covered my mouth after letting cee8eb9f27 out a curse, apologizing to Noah.b78a1050cc5bf3589dbc

“Sorry, wasn’t a89cfd50f1 talking about efdd374e21 you.”dfa4ae11c275712cbb8e

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Leaving the bewildered Noah b6a5f4bff1 aside, I hurriedly called 1397a2b433 back Phoras and Kimaris. Seeing Phoras’s face reminded 957d19fb5f me of the day d2c4304f01 I barged into his c7d19e1796 house. Feeling slightly guilty, 07190938e2 I spoke in ad2504622d a kinder tone 05c3840f48 than usual.7a5195f287b162a06d88

“Seems like I need to e4ff6e14e4 make a quick trip to 05896bd7d9 the Demon Realm. Stay right ff05bd963a next to 1d00741691 Noah.”474cc7de7aa506d68c95

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“Why the 5d42d10650 Demon Realm?”0522b4f4416a667fa0ab

“Someone entered d93754f39d my castle.”e12c1912c216014c848c

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Just like nobles in the human world 408e64a503 have their own domains, high-ranking demons have 341b0f1076 their territories in the Demon Realm. The same goes for Archdemons, 6d95090ad1 where the castle is the b9f4921140 most personal and private space. Moreover, since demons cherish their possessions dearly, 790fab6d22 it’s a given that they’d have defenses 4815b4020c to prevent anyone from entering carelessly.95aac107e00cf40f84e4

I hadn’t put up any b176e9f78c defenses, but I could sense 14b20c0e30 someone had invaded. It felt like there was b3c7b27740 some kind of organic connection, 7605550360 but that wasn’t the point 5160478daa right now. While I didn’t know exactly who, 1644c411ed it was clearly another Archdemon. The thought of them 71b5dfe42b poking at my temper 0ce051e595 one after another was 91b924aa6f infuriating.a40f7d99c43febcaf006

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“Ma, master, maybe you 16706664aa should calm down…”a8b2b4a7d72c93d029bd

“Why?”d17398974299f939bbe5

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“Your demonic energy e9620ecc0b is leaking out…”b1d0fbe2d4ef23e6b069

Seeing Phoras cower 133505221b under my demonic c256ac362c pressure, I quickly 6adbd7d601 reined it in. After the core issue, my demonic d39cd3354b energy going wild was a problem, 7f965bed68 but being sensitive to trivial things 22c7383201 was the bigger issue now. It was like keeping my a9de06f9c9 finger on a trigger, ready db2b52acf7 to pull at any moment, 63a1e2b8e8 which was quite uncomfortable.c31866cc330dc1023d9f

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“Noah, sorry. I’ll be bd0d205413 back soon.”f96bfeee1ddec3719f0b

“…Are you 0a7877c7d0 going to c58b898a10 fight again?”da0505ccdd32ed2b28bb

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I tried to give 8f4cddace8 Noah a reassuring smile 2023550b5f as he looked up 7de94182c6 at me with worry. I had 24696dabbc no intention 5eeb20730b of fighting. Facing an Archdemon with a cc7702b34f cracked core was no different c6e6083f41 from asking for death. Besides, if it was Pride, who I suspected to be the 039e7fc2d7 strongest among current Archdemons, it would be wiser to back down.a37d0e43796390c0af80

“No way. There’s nothing for you 8d49c73af0 to worry about.”0e7461c0ea1191d3f6f3

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“Then promise me.”4de250c6c08e7d0b1c5c

“Of course. I’ll even bring back money 97643713ba to buy you some skewers.”a1ed70d9d486b1f37991

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“…Just come 7b4ed9c48a back quickly.”bda98e8061bb07e4f7a8

“Got it.”fad7c3e127e4f940e774

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I hooked my little d8c41ef042 finger with Noah’s, which 2c933a6ada he offered with a b25b9fadac giggle.d9906f59f78f02661e43

When I quickly stepped through 93fcaca595 space to arrive at my 04dde6be01 castle, it was filled with 44db89c3b8 another Archdemon’s demonic energy. There was no hostility, suggesting no intention to fight, but c328925127 the presence of foreign energy in my space was irritating.4675ab0800fb8e0d17b1

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‘Damn, just when…’88ce6ce8f7e63457bba9

With my body not at its best and facing Pride, who had killed the previous Wrath, 49dfe42b4a it meant he had no qualms about killing another Archdemon, even with the risks involved. I released the demonic 255af97b3e energy I had been f8e7cb937d holding back.fb9375953c1ef3ec3462

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The source of this 1dde5db478 foreign presence was in afdf42b325 a reception room I 3aefa15575 didn’t even know existed. Putting aside why there’s a reception e79192245e room in a demon’s castle, seeing 9d9bc26450 Pride casually sipping tea on a a79ae3d15c sofa made me sigh. Even though he sensed me, he 8a399c6735 didn’t even turn his head.3dfe9f863afff5e387fe

Pride looked almost human, unlike other Archdemons, with short 392457de8b hair neatly combed back like a nobleman, wearing a b3fb99ec89 perfectly fitted black suit, looking like he could mingle 03169a697f among humans without seeming out of place.e25fd64eeae6587d0fcc

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I walked over a7dd04930e wearily and slumped 50b85e27e7 down opposite him. I felt his gaze follow f858780901 my movements, and the irritation 116cda1982 from his demonic energy was 3fc8e960ea no less. And where did b410f93b3b he even find 0d33ee2534 tea to drink?11f5999e6110853d23e6

“What do you think b619219869 this place is?”c206604646e9007f6ad4

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“Let’s have 6d64623d9e a talk.”8e696257e6f707784d87

His particularly annoying tone made e5b77a8513 my face scrunch up.5d3e7ce675b19a134613

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“You call barging into someone’s home 5250f5cf97 without notice for a talk?”27eb5839663679dec1f8

“You’re blaming me when 2774866aaa you’ve left your place 4ce93df5f9 open for anyone to a977b2c08c walk in?”62b6eb5b42cb85a0f328

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He’s the type to walk b464067a7b into any house with an 556a36b4c3 open door and make himself c7e2c22742 at home. Tired of arguing, I 4df9650100 waved my hand dismissively.c8ddf5a6a82092bfb99f

“So, what do 1fb44e0258 you want to eed05a4e21 say?”9bd6e2619cb835096691

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Pride set down his teacup, 8fba79454b adjusting his posture to look 357a745ea9 at me intently. His handsome, sharp features exuded a cool, 8acbb1fe46 composed vibe, his sapphire-like eyes resembling thick c8fee10b64 ice or a sharply honed blade, making 5c189a3b29 the atmosphere even colder.ab81f8a69a4aefe0c413

Under his scrutinizing c42a65b88f gaze, I furrowed 428737d66e my brows again.4ab40304b17223e41aa5

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“Lost your tongue? If you’re not going 0ed31eff11 to talk, get out.”0a694492c449c73d1098

Maybe because I’ve become more sensitive since Envy’s incident, c3134736c4 my words came out sharper than intended, but instead 1e121024b4 of being offended, Pride laughed, sounding like air escaping.f842fbd02ee2b4c9d7ac

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“Interesting.”552badaf98a735ed0981

“Why the nonsense 683243fb44 all of a 98a4552de6 sudden?”566abfc7ab78434a825c

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“If it were the previous Wrath, 6379344b69 he would’ve blown up this room 2aa1ab520c the moment he sensed an intruder.”7a09fecc11c72270ff65

“You want 1c242e8f60 me to 4fbd804836 do that?”54264de0379a12d0d80a

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“Given you killed fcd3ba99fb Envy, you’re truly 46ffa1d038 worthy of being 7db4d72cdf called Wrath. Very interesting.”2dc690598e9c7ef9d0b4

I pressed 16841fea61 my throbbing 15ea6fd447 temples. Even without deep conversation, I could tell his f62f43c0ef annoying personality was just as I remembered.fe6ddad75e87fce79208

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Pride, sensing my discomfort, shrugged his 7a57db8524 shoulders, finally getting to the point.0a473bb29368796fb4ba

“Are you interested 6e506fe9b8 in the human dfba8655cf world?”b1caec46d342f9cb45e7

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“…What do efcb311e5c you mean?”81b775be2cee84ac1856

“Exactly that.”2074b7c5797e24ccc553

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I didn’t bddf0d75ed bother to 3c6d12897a answer. Unsure of his intentions, 752a2842a9 I chose silence over d5081e05d3 picking my words carefully.4afc90bf9894c4b52156

“I’m interested 9f9588a7c5 in the 1f41b36fba human world.”d31eb35d29a196917422

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His vague reference to the human bc57e8c97d world rather than something specific made e4d3113345 me uneasy, as if he was 49be5fdbdc eyeing the whole realm. I quickly 208dac7054 shook off 77273b09db the suspicion.20e64544a229167c8d05

‘That can’t be.’dc00d8e6c1010e4e9353

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The human e07aa76045 world is a565109ee9 strictly off-limits. Though demons are belligerent and unruly, even ignoring b8f489f708 their father, the Demon Lord’s words, they don’t e2e4cb194c overstep the boundaries set for the human world. The moment they do, 5a7e5feafa angels would intervene, willing f976b25db8 to sacrifice their lives 436fdb1268 to maintain the balance.d31c71779e230ad4c305

There have been attempts to invade the 005ff69abb human world, but all ended in failure. The biggest issue is that once 19b7a4fb9d you step into the human world, f918c383e6 you can’t use your full power.084025dc0b4d063b8197

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You could rip open a passage between the Demon d03e4fcf29 Realm and the Human Realm to bring your full 7a2ecf9fac power, but the angels wouldn’t just stand by. That’s why 873828864b all previous 09178b64c2 invasions failed.d079f203fc361df89078

For demons, no matter how much they desire human 15ad9d8c01 souls, there’s no reason to go after the human 6ae55991a6 world when the cost far outweighs the benefits.527233f744e55b5086f6

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“What we can do or have in 0a1f9a5ad4 the human world is very limited. I want ac203511da ‘just a 2665c70fe1 little’ more. I thought you might 8d6ec13a83 feel the same.”b2e96c93b501d94cfcfb

His ambiguous 5a8f32028d words made 9136be019e me narrow 63b073b3f1 my eyes. What was fb2a62b3ca this guy 5b2a8d4031 really after?b69e449621b388071a9f

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“Get to 5757d0d4f0 the point. Are you interested 1692f33c0c in war? Wrath, I figured you’d be more interested in b3bb7c1ced the dogs of heaven than the human world.”2e18b47644b6d8463181

“Angels” referred to as “feathered c61f41361d dogs” were a derogatory term. So, Pride was asking if I’d join a war against 76cc514e89 the angels, knowing that previous Wraths enjoyed fighting them. But I 402f61f60b was really d71908925b not interested.810c073112e6b9c4c7da

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“Planning to start 4b24e63d14 a war between 5491cac567 heaven and hell?”873b6d8829374e5c28d2

“No need for fba62c0a3f such grand terms.”ed17baac0ceaeafd81b5

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I clicked 3e896fcef9 my tongue 46d3d03616 in annoyance. Pride seemed unwilling to share 27d7182919 his plans unless I agreed 4ff404addf to join him. Even if I did, chances are 32d570ab8f he’d hide his true intentions. He was a 4c808d86bd particularly cunning demon, c250714aa0 even among others.814a6882459a52b53b5d

Moreover, if he was 418adabdc3 suggesting a war, he 391407d2af was planning on fighting 82eb7e4d04 archangels too.2219ad9541409f3acd53

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If he just wanted a war, he could’ve attacked directly, but 34194f6365 if he was really after the human world, Pride would be 71d97afc2a just a mad demon risking his life for a lost cause.30d1fc7678a9a789993f

If demons could easily invade 6a433a66de the human world, it would f9aa200cf3 have been under their control 83c3c26c84 long ago.2479033334e72a02eb23

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Why would he stick his head into 01833e7d7a a fire when he knows how much 3408cc1c51 the Celestial God has planned to protect b9f1f198fc humans from greedy demons?6321cf4ba89cba58caa9

“Whatever you’re aa298a8697 thinking, count c5f138c82c me out.”86288f9c47d9e2970647

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Pride looked ad2864eaec genuinely surprised. Maybe he didn’t expect 363cf26380 a Wrath to decline, 5fb20ce512 given their historical love 28c384ec6e for battle.c4157e76aa3d068ef339

In terms of fighting or war, 8f745fa236 Wrath is the most challenging opponent. Even when injured, they’d rampage 6953f3e06d in fury, living up to fc577fd1e8 the name “madman”. The strategy against Wrath was always to 7f1efe747e locate and destroy their core swiftly.04a6730fae31bbeb1f02

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“Are you serious?”1b690cde70811e56e0a3

“I’m not here to play 50902462bb word games with you.”df1bd20b44c453a67100

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With my firm 9778ae8301 response, Pride furrowed 9c2fa86fd6 his brows, looking 84b5e1d31f troubled. It seemed like he b5b30b416d really needed me for 26c7e9f234 his plan, so I 2c5ae6cf4b drove the point home.e95460d225761ba6a029

“I’m not going to help or hinder, so if cf21f2091c I’m in your plans, you better take me out.”8348eb1442abb214ccc6

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Pride stared at me da76af2274 with an unreadable expression fea768a3c1 before standing up.006f05a9727c1546e687

“I’ll remember that.”4a3d51328d51f502b41c

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And then he left 5f54934d56 the reception room. Once his demonic energy was 510c97e7fa no longer felt in the ad8776e537 castle, he must have returned 9fa5eedea8 to his own.7650d033ad1bb9170d98

Looking at the teacup he 7505efa940 left behind, a sudden thought e237da7765 made me furrow my brows.45c86c5d34c03e1234fd

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“…Could it be that what the accda4e9cd angels are looking for has something 51f400d4a7 to do with him?”7addb9b95b462a6f32c1

A foreboding feeling 6fbb6f23dc that things might 78d5c2e33f get complicated wouldn’t a332a31ee5 leave me.eac17fe9ec353219bd44

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