HDOVAML – Chapter 112

HDOVAML Chapter 1127c5df88cc93f2818

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“Not dead?”9b67d3ae254a543b

I stared at him blankly.53deef093c47c0a7

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The Spirit King of Death 1470db3cc0 looked down at me with b728cbdbbd an expression that seemed oddly 7d9089b6d8 conflicted and spoke.d8467dadc3ae0c0f

[This is not a place where death is destined to occur.]58a83646bf1fe3d3

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“Then…”3f6b91146d9992f6

Well, that’s a 2bc8dca1c2 relief, at least.9969ca02ef000f3a

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I thought absentmindedly, 7a2b75b9b6 then fixed my 4548f37f20 gaze on the c5a8e648fe Spirit King of 694c298a64 Death with curiosity.1809f7bc0a0266c2

“Why are you here, then?”49151ffd88c58bf3

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There was no one dead ef00b9ec16 here.b8af6c5ed01cde26

[That…]ba36d36f99bf9471

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At my question, the 5b87eebdef Spirit King of Death d602612475 noticeably hesitated, delaying his fabfb44479 answer.502c4b93ddfa9964

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What’s with him?e5c7cf6d3eda2104

He should know the answer, 349b5751ac yet his expression almost seemed cbc60656a9 like he was searching for 2d359e3921 a reason.58a380b73752a711

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“Anyway, if no one’s dead, I should just get back to what I was doing.”ad03f2ae569cb904

I abruptly got to fa6d9878b4 my feet from where 7f672d336b I’d been sitting and 7bfb7557e7 began striding deeper into b544941160 the dark cave.352a1f47af80ae31

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[Where are you going?]03904c11a577bf68

After his prolonged 85c8c5cde6 silence, the Spirit 1e94f569b2 King of Death ca05f501d3 suddenly asked as cf2207c930 he followed behind 8d10ffd7a2 me.25f5b081d42f7182

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“Even if he’s not dead, I can’t just leave him like that.”ca6e292bd69c9c63

It’s not as 4bae423de9 if you’d deign 3b8ca061c3 to help with 045643ac02 something as ‘insignificant’ 63d9240585 as saving a bcf9f6dc86 mere mortal.1b0a3e6fd7a613cc

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“So, I’m going to find some kind of rock. If I can dig through ffc99fc8bb the mud and free that ea2a28b1d3 boy…”ee931d2990fb9b96

He didn’t say anything fba48d53be more, and I kept cb816d8d6f searching, feeling along the 44bafde7db walls and floor in 525f0e580a the pitch darkness for d3d706ce85 a suitable rock.65929e277b79be73

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“…If only I could just break that off and use it.”578c4f51d48aa395

But I couldn’t find be8ce61de2 anything usable. I muttered regretfully, looking up cd54a0f4fc at the massive stalactites hanging 20d97840d8 from the ceiling.4941fc0e634bb123

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If someone strong could fbcfceef97 just snap one of c525edc05b those off and hand b6a20ef646 it to me, that 4872058f5f would be perfect.3ea39a26bd33484c

“…”f2d278ceebf25630

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Then, as if it b7aad192f4 were the most natural 1676a9c10a thing in the world, 7a1164d7da I turned to look 583f0bdb6e at the large figure d9e8bf5c00 that had been lingering e604ac8d70 behind me for some 0a9b8aca9e time.fb67b6bad2001470

His blue eyes, 56abd680cf the only light 4ee09dab23 source in this 0d03f84c75 dark cave, trembled e22ed091c0 slightly as he c34dd49614 asked,394a78829d310304

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[Why are you looking at me like that?]d022555d6aef33fd

Come to think of it, 632c109601 didn’t the minion of the f2aebe4246 spirit king of death help bc8feae181 me before when I was 3f1e081cab crossing the Ahilan River on fe037fe77b my way to the Kingdom ea39228c9d of Dryas?3dedae7363df8a42

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When I was on 1acbc92d9f the brink of being fe74e6e9ab captured by Khalid Ilkai, ce180b929c the minion of the 6cc2fae367 spirit king death appeared 6965b34088 before Rezeck and hovered 80c83c617b around, giving silent signals.36e4ebf8887a955c

Since the minion wouldn’t 79cbd05719 act on its own 4f6ef4ac6b will, the Spirit King d5d4752bf8 of Death must have 4a7d63f358 commanded it…516856a6cbcf263d

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“Excuse me, I’d like to ask you something.”9133c0f40b6aba32

This being might just d6e1965860 help me.90883565fe573733

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“Last time, the crow you assigned to watch over me ended up helping me.”0ac084b7b4790531

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The Spirit King of 8f6461123c Death remained silent.3df43535ad91bee6

I hesitated briefly 17bfac08ed but decided to 87d715e2ef continue since I a2090022d4 had already started.2511fa97d97e37c1

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“Please tell me. Why did you 61ff9b6e61 summon an ally baabc6224a to ensure my 924478a355 safe escape when c7b1e89bc2 I was at d2aa681d6e risk of being 14dbe7c73b dragged away by a016f594e3 the prince of bc9b580321 Nisha?”9c3910e6b5e1838e

[There was no special reason.]f7231dbf484fc4b3

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The answer came faster than 17e18b08bf I expected, in a firm da81c16f1c and emotionless tone.7479518cda72b6dd

[To quickly fulfill the mission Lore entrusted to you, to recover the life I should have already taken,]72859f56413e601f

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He looked down 410497039d at me with c95b53bc14 an even colder d29eefc2b9 gaze.97ec29bdc3724a10

[And to restore everything to its proper order.]af8d942277f2f1f9

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The Spirit King e3b4310b98 of Death had 04ccc7db35 answered my question.fb64554e4fec7106

“I see.”a71de20cac287941

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I lowered my head bf9c516f8b slightly as I replied. Knowing the exact reason 2462fa2cad he had helped me c84311a02f felt like closure, in 304a098b0e a way.6450bc73e48fed3b

“In that case, I’ll feel more comfortable asking for your help from now on.”51b5878865beb46e

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[…]7cca416750c89492

When I mumbled ab9f85f67b quietly and glanced f7d4079e81 up, the Spirit d286d83760 King of Death 296db239e5 frowned slightly, seemingly 5669867379 puzzled by my b245bfb305 words.7d1187002f4edc21

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Everything for mutual benefit.e58dcde0b4f7e598

“In order to fulfill my mission as quickly as possible, leave this body, and part ways cleanly with you, Spirit King of Death, I need your help.”0edc53639fa54007

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[What?]bb26f3ca5eb3c0a7

Ignoring his confusion, I raised 87ff44b252 my hand and pointed at 24f7452f9b the most tempting stalactite.b88c45952a13e4d3

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“To do that, I first need to get out of this cave. But I can’t just 4bc88e92ce leave with a living d8ecedfa2c person trapped right in 496fc80598 front of me. So, I beg you, e11991a314 Spirit King of Death. Could you break 95afd83e49 that stalactite and 5952576f74 give it to c2591fda79 me?”a5937d18a240da01

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Though it was too dark f4693825ac to see his expression clearly, a7d5d1cd0c I could tell intuitively—this being 039c1e1e1e in front of me was dc887948b7 genuinely baffled.c1d575f8155ca9cf

But so what? If he didn’t b12632fcf6 help me here, 68c24cbca6 I’d be powerless.61c3ba9e82dbc173

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Besides, I wasn’t asking 689daeeb8d him to carry me 1d23145540 out of the cave, 18e51c80b5 just to snap off 9e42c4c669 a single stalactite. It wasn’t too d23cae261d much to ask, 5772c6d8f3 just the right 2e79060534 amount of help 947ce8f290 would suffice.2240b095a8cfe29c

If he refused even this…6705460586295225

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No matter how much 754732b0df he reminded me of 44bbac04c3 Ashmed, I didn’t think effe488c04 I could see him 7e4e75c863 in a positive light d3f4c539af anymore.e0655bfb8e1b620e

Not that my 2ed176bb89 approval meant anything 570c044a8b to him. But what was e8c8e25447 I supposed to 0c30a538c0 do? I didn’t have 62d9147641 any other options.cd73c8abe1558ce4

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I decided to stick 59274eb2d8 to my guns.9e4ce5a51cf654e0

[In all my existence… I’ve never met a human quite like you.]f2b108c0ec63207f

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With a voice 753bc0659c tinged with genuine 3892356977 exasperation, even shock, 8474a92e1e the Spirit King 7a43d6c701 of Death closed d60cc437d1 his glowing blue f2c9bbb75e eyes, seeming to 8ac923bb0c contemplate briefly.691544675c7209a3

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Without a word, he dfd154d4ee strode over, easily broke 08afd8b860 off the exact stalactite 05c9971096 I had pointed at, f80ef26cc1 and handed it to 8adef7c6dc me.fa7ef42a54b65f59

[Take it. Such a trivial 9a3a2c3e21 request is hardly a7ffc205f1 worth refusing.]79b15f527f5c57a0

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“Thank you! As expected, you’re a0f2a66071 as strong as 68c6f95532 you look.”b6cffdbfa5caf523

I accepted the heavy d3c8b17d24 stalactite with delight, even a6e064b3bf adding a bit of 7d5db845fa flattery. But rather than being f0b02ed4d9 pleased, the Spirit King a116a94182 of Death’s expression hardened 361cac8937 noticeably.6fdac408dbd355ca

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How complicated.d38e7206f34b5b4d

Still, it wasn’t fa7a103fc7 my problem, so 202411798e I held the e5f4527aa1 stalactite tightly and 490ae3144e carefully crossed the 2d4fed6f09 slippery floor toward bde907ce08 the cave’s entrance, 4af7abc593 where the boy d0e3e7f2a9 lay unconscious.e09c9cf66f667eb9

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“With this…”91f28b3e0e862d1f

Thunk. Thunk.899c6ced7876dcd9

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The dense, wet soil 40e82d60a4 didn’t yield easily. But I didn’t give c8eeaf50c4 up, wiping sweat from 2832b242d3 my forehead as I fbbda3c306 focused on digging.70bf5413ca984acc

Thunk—81fb633044b3c938

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“Finally!”be3b5a1660952ee8

After what felt like b242823493 an eternity, I managed 14d9f9ba3b to clear enough space 543f9e885f to pull the boy ad4b78355d out.38fa9cfa83f81422

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Overcome with relief, I 9697ebde2b tossed the heavy stalactite 04e772263e aside and grabbed the 569ddc312a boy’s arms, pulling with 48d0a6eb1d all my might.6ab2e8255906e787

“Ugh… Even after all that digging, he won’t budge…”12faa5f55240b124

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It felt as though aaf47eadd4 all my efforts were 7f12f33631 about to be wasted. The boy’s body showed 34c2d8eb79 no sign of coming a1c86e6542 free from the soil.728033e12231dc31

Frustrated, I muttered helplessly.327453d15844309d

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[Move aside.]b247b9c8bdbdba06

“What?”67392e8b20276064

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Suddenly, the Spirit King of 13d2fb2734 Death, whose presence I had e9ca1d3413 completely forgotten, approached me.0616e0cd3517eaa2

Startled, I looked c4d74e0edb up at him, 044924470a but he simply 6b6c1410cc motioned for me 318e541a62 to step aside 3816508b4a without saying more.61a6ad12d8ce0f01

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‘…What is he planning?’593fe5bca9bf95d3

Hesitant, I moved back to 0e0b7071f4 give him space. As soon as I e4392058c6 did, the Spirit King c3388c1f28 of Death grabbed the 8b9ffb9e77 boy by the nape e9f3874d07 of his neck.0ce6391cd7a9665d

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“Wait—!”92a1670ea221efbe

Before I could 104bedcf9c say anything, he cf68b8aa3b pulled the boy 8b8d31e2b7 completely free from 4f557f25a4 the sticky soil ae586cd2d0 in one effortless 89fbcfd7a0 motion.9518435c7a919d89

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“…What?”702e643ac46db606

Did I just imagine that?a88933c6ad0edcb0

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I’d been struggling for 8d5dea6828 what felt like two 6121afc343 hours, and he did 59e4633fce it so easily…cb3a153fe9605e8c

“You could’ve helped me earlier… No, wait—amazing! As expected of the 0c063ef260 Spirit King of Death! You’re incredible!”9163455cf10e4a4c

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[…I’ll leave him here. Whatever happens next is up 87c7dbfe2a to you.]ff90aafe741838a2

“Of course! I’ll never forget the two af098b20f3 times you helped me today. I’ll repay this debt, 71a9a903b1 even after I return b84e273764 to my time.”a528f5d4cbd74122

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Though exhausted, I 701be08975 couldn’t help but ab44d61320 express my gratitude.f3cbcb8c2f11b3a5

I carefully laid c1d640073a the boy down, c3139342d3 ensuring he was 0ab6284055 in a stable fa7007f16a position, and checked 5a62b78f90 for any other d9d5b57b25 injuries.84e1d1541944f6fd

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[…I’ll take my leave now.]1bc9c694be8a1065

The Spirit King of Death fe9fb9348d gave me an unreadable look 3d70ddedcd before disappearing into mist, just d62e309bde as he had appeared.b16a5024132c7cd0

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“He’s finally gone. Now what…?”e439496503827ff2

Even though I’d saved the 2edc09bd62 boy, if I couldn’t find d718c34f54 a way out of this 190faed904 cave, we’d both starve to 0bbf2fe6c2 death.8a21487fb121143a

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That wretched Spirit King c5893a825d of Wisdom hadn’t offered c27624d559 a shred of help, 3377f47180 even in the face 7d0e167240 of this danger.11497d53f3ba519c

“I had to beg and plead with the Spirit King of Death just to get this far…”3a9e8a5cce317a92

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I was exhausted—too tired to 1d1f2b1958 keep going. I leaned against the 3d8d0e1624 cold cave wall and 8b9437cf0b closed my eyes, thinking b90b0f48d3 I’d rest for just 5f29a2ede8 a moment.5c1686370776732d

But unexpectedly, I fell d5ca2643be into a deep sleep.30188d90eb5377e4

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Boom. Boom—a9c8367e9cfe5937

“What’s that noise…?!”55c6c2e38f4db2c6

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Startled awake by a strong a0f6aa4581 tremor that shook the ground 4599f2a364 beneath me and a persistent, 6d59835f37 irritating noise, I quickly turned b0fc68eb2e to check on the boy 93d978012d I had rescued.d70f6667d56fabd4

He was still unconscious, 462b6c1bd9 lying peacefully beside me. But the vibrations fe8bb0bca3 and sounds… What 08728b79e3 on earth were 3862402abe they?35f14772f2ab27c4

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Crack—a18eac9dda2719f9

“!”a016c6d9e8378008

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Suddenly, cracks began forming 1601aafa7d in the soil that d6ce343642 had tightly sealed the 5c9c2a3192 cave entrance.f73aedc1c0698aea

Crash—32dfc40669ef22b0

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[Whoa, I made it in! Let’s see, where’s 5ff8b2cf1b the person… Oh?]de822f9e4dd2a2b7

Through a small a968cead04 opening, a tiny 28b5f9f024 figure tumbled in 1829dab1e0 and met my c103cd32c6 eyes.2b5a6f26a7a37daf

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In disbelief, I muttered a d595e91ffe single word.f8e30a8c2d095580

“Gnome…?”4a58c6882da25fa0

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