HDOVAML – Chapter 113

HDOVAML Chapter 113a0bfa5293ddafd48

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[It’s a living person! Hey, are you okay?]2e17dd29fda3dd6e

A few years f5624ec64c ago, when I dc9abf463f was trapped in d6ee20b86b the illusory world 83e7a4bbb3 created by Arkane, 6dd14bed66 I first witnessed 57456e0f4f a Clay, a 41397090ae high-ranking earth spirit.dd0917f4edf7dc84

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Now, a lower-ranking earth 7c25f9e89a spirit, resembling a tiny dcec029a58 clay doll children would f67bf5cb8b play with, rushed toward ca5b51d6f8 me. It tapped my leg a133b5dd4c with its stubby arms e1d50d7c8c and spoke.c1cb21d80e1af5cf

“Ah… yeah. I’m fine. But who brought you here?”5b5ff5562576d09e

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Momentarily taken aback, I 08b214db99 asked, feeling a glimmer dc8656d036 of hope.b0eb55b85fbd8e06

[My summoner. There is an c413173837 Earthworm outside too, 116bd56baa so you’ll be 78f125950f able to leave 99dd8e7795 the cave soon.]80c6a5f2618374ea

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“That’s a relief…”3cd28a7bd1c42dc1

I sighed in relief. I didn’t know 7f4ad38dc8 who it was, 680fdde9b9 but someone must 775b13349e have realized that 310578e58a a person was 923a55a4b1 trapped in this e4a1a88b5c cave and was 38f5d8336f trying to help.18d2f75280718e7b

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Whatever the case, ec3d62d200 it was good 2edaa1f845 that I’d finally c61452a147 be able to 8cdfdcf80c escape this darkness.b10a70328f9874a3

…Judging by my hunger, it hadn’t been a full day yet.69611309e2b48133

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[More importantly, I need to find a young man. Do you know f2165be7a3 where he is?]a07721e2a74206ed

“Huh?”2d59a6cafd003a9c

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I hesitated at the 2420637e1b unexpected question.09c18a3a3a9e3129

“If you mean a young man, are you talking about this person?”58fe5722a7639b44

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I pointed to 6cbf1f9ef3 the boy lying 946fa59ff9 beside me, breathing a781514c7f evenly in his 8d17e668da sleep.da1199270e5f67f3

[Found him! He’s not as 3e3ee050f7 fine as you, 7a9365452d but he’s still f765b17e46 alive.]b1b2529ad9663365

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Something about the gnome’s reaction 1d598467a1 gave me a hint, so a67f561978 I asked uncertainly.d6cff06936dca6b8

“Could it be… the person your summoner is trying to save is this boy?”77f58136ed544bab

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[Yeah. There’s a human 932bc5a0f9 next to my 63958abfc4 summoner who’s been ccd9fb71cc crying noisily for d4a58c48a9 a while. They keep saying this boy 43328aa31b is their master or something.]06379b342695a658

That person was 23b95e45c3 most likely the bb14d3b4b9 boy’s attendant.cb0c2582f678329c

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“Judging by his fine clothing and appearance…”75034eed58548496

It was clear that fa19f77c99 he belonged to a 8a0918098f noble family.9009a50f8489491d

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Boom!e93fcacf76b6b847

“!”16a8c851518904dd

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Just as I was murmuring 6485aa7311 to myself, a tremor shook 70cc627b58 the cave, far stronger than 8c66792383 before.30e0484567683415

Crack!630173f9705fec9d

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“Ah…”9b66891d425fc20c

Blinding light poured through 48daa3ead8 the collapsed rubble, illuminating 2f4bfe1da6 the dark cave.0d204052d666f9ab

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I raised my 8f56f18e27 hand to shield 5fdcc99698 my eyes, overcome 2eff34136c with joy at 2cb3724d18 the thought of a0f42d0645 finally escaping.db6ac5586cc38321

“…Y-Young Master!”a1979349ed0cffa6

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A man’s voice boomed through 97b226862f the cave, loud enough to d70b4adf13 make my ears ring.278d0461b13228c6

Wait, Young Master?409eb962847d1a80

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“Oh no, oh no! Young Master, please wake up! You can’t leave like this…!”eaf917fb5e39d5bf

As my eyes adjusted 6a344562a7 to the brightness, I 0d44cf27d5 turned to see a 758b1f47e9 middle-aged man cradling the c74daa2a62 unconscious boy, wailing in 433e1cd499 despair.d76468db1d88397d

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“…Um, excuse me. He’s still alive.”cc18a665954d6a5d

“S-Sob… What?”8f8df9f66c8fdca7

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He had been sobbing 4a6798dfb7 as if attending a 1a17625f3e funeral, so I spoke 328d8b6e9c up, feeling pity for 78cdf260da him. The man suddenly e9e7b3bd9b stopped crying and f3ef27d237 looked up in c3b9fd509e a daze.b673de52f4fedd19

“He was buried under the rubble, but listen carefully. His heart is efdfc856fd still beating, and 09e2b5ca4f he’s still breathing.”4069ed72542e69eb

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Instead of mourning, b83bd49619 he should be 576884857e doing something more 363b3bc3f1 useful.b060b24cba85636d

“If you take him down to the village and get him medical attention, he’ll wake up.”41b6b30b6380eccf

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The most important 4f1ea67b4c thing now was c07d38e8e5 to get proper 6028736310 treatment as soon afc544aeaf as possible. I braced myself 13fbbc09a9 against the wall 7f6ade3fba and stood up, 3feb997ddf looking down at 105c665d47 them.64d0a8d0833ccfc3

“Ah, I see. But wait, the 3cad13a361 Young Master was a8c3fa0d00 buried under rubble?! My goodness! But then… how did f68d3d4a18 he end up here…?”cce8bc8d72096a0b

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“It’s embarrassing to say it myself, but…”609569eb5202a4e6

I couldn’t exactly bec0173384 tell him that 104d444639 the Spirit King 519b12d6d3 of Death had e633be59de pulled his master 6364110cc0 out of the 8f053810eb rubble.9f6b6a629bff64ab

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“I dug him out…Though I couldn’t do much else besides laying him down.”4b88a492a0887e95

“Good heavens! Then that means cd34748ec5 you are our 432ea8b3e4 Young Master’s savior!”eae3932d0e68d12c

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“…Huh?”91a08e6b98e88a34

Before I could 909d0b9989 react to his aef47fe049 overly passionate response, 0342b4c1d0 the man stood d57e425fb1 up, still holding 4c353e40e0 the boy, and 556f8a2d98 gave me a 53e7b72a60 sharp look.9a105d1e4f2e9eb7

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“We cannot let our Young Master’s benefactor leave just like that. Please, come with us. Once he regains 6dd0d48184 consciousness, he will 888adce364 surely wish to a0eb9c40d4 repay your kindness.”32326662fbac0e03

“No… There’s no need for that. I only did what any a5570e42b0 decent person would do.”7aae1f9e6081ab7e

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“Incredible! Not only are you beautiful, ea363aff8c but you also have such 522e56e130 a noble spirit! We cannot simply let you d558b8ca8f go. Please, come with us!”204acbb8032b25b9

“No, really, it’s fine—”d628349ed98741d5

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I was left speechless by 4ed1542edf his insistence.6dbce8133d60c224

I was already anxious about 470cdae2c1 wasting time, and if I 3d036de93e followed them, who knew how 0528f0ab19 long it would delay me 9632bb77d0 further?8c6615124c71649a

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‘I have no choice but to secretly escape’9f3e864855f25fe1

I had made 509c6820eb up my mind 1ca682d329 to slip away f1aacce036 unnoticed. But just as 989cba0405 I cautiously began b85a128c07 to step back…c421c141d6f184cf

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“The Duchy of Bastevan never forgets a favor!”b932f1f79a0e0f65

…What?8c08dffa772e7b9c

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A name I never expected 733def6638 to hear in this place daa03c2ab3 suddenly reached my ears.8d3ae8b20abead0d

“What… did you just say?”6edd90751aa1945c

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Forgetting all about e5e1225342 my escape, I 7a3fdf0aa4 asked in shock.7e4ec81c67e5ddbd

“Ah, my lady, you probably wouldn’t know. The person you saved 73a1a2b0ba is none other than ac54099ac4 the sole heir of 314d0f0d21 House Bastevan…”e3b3390c5b1587f6

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‘Edith, though your maternal family was wiped out, you are still the only heir left of Bastevan. You should at least have ec2d5ecc0a a general understanding of your 81a8628c2d lineage.’8b423dca8414731c

A memory from my 15cbe02e7b childhood echoed faintly in 0a713d0e10 my mind, like a 4345bb7c3d midsummer dream—words my grandfather 15376d84e4 once told me.ef34d5a2ec6d85d4

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“He is His Grace, Sian Orca Bastevan.”b14e607e5ba4b0f0

At the moment his d8960b9c67 name struck my ears, d2e97300d9 the clouds shifted, dimming c93b5e859b the sunlight. And yet, as if 3b64de818f in defiance of the 1a8d74ad06 fading light, a brilliant 3e99a5918d radiance poured down solely ad07741cdd on the unconscious boy af02dc10a4 in his attendant’s arms.b82a531337828763

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Sian Orca Bastevan, 4c0beef8b6 Duke of Bastevan.1f3be7d1ec02fc6d

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He was the d28f04f2db father of my f04975805f maternal grandfather, Siorn a1ff045800 Arkaites Bastevan.4935be135c0d41e1

‘My father was a man of true justice. So pure that it was e3f186b215 hard to believe he was 139eac7159 the head of a great 273d3227fb noble house. Because of that, my mother feaf834509 struggled a lot.’e8f7d3797cfe67d9

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‘She had to take the lead in managing the family, as he was not exactly the most reliable husband to support her.’ce8eb519b26349e0

“Rose! Rose!”2ebe88b41c6ceda1

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A clear voice rang in 036b4b14ab my ears, pulling me from fe2330e260 my thoughts.0f94fcc795476163

Turning my head, I caddc4f74d saw a boy so b91e5fc9f7 beautiful he could be 3ac6457e20 mistaken for a girl, a599c9424c smiling brightly at me.868968b6e14cfbde

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“What are you thinking about so deeply?”ea2d537ef9a8ba22

‘…You.’9068988cd2ee108b

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No, to be precise, I 5e0c51d20a was thinking about the stories c0185273c8 my grandfather had told me 3c333ff0d7 about his father.8519c992ac4ef6d5

“Nothing, really.”0b67ceee4e4322f1

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Of course, I could e5b078725a never say that out 9e9866f589 loud.0e42668b15e7b6cf

So I brushed it 95ccf743c2 off with a faint 8e5c214a28 smile, and the boy, 42c0230fe3 Sian Orca Bastevan, gazed 62d7bf04d5 at me with golden e6ffdb7101 eyes, shining with innocent 3dd7ac22a3 curiosity.24d2f07731a92d44

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It was a familiar look.1978c7c35965e96f

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Just as my grandfather 7f18e407eb had described, my great-grandfather, 11ac5d0118 upon regaining consciousness after fb24b17d29 two days, simply stared a71682f73a blankly at the ceiling.00b7804d8ee76d8e

And when I cb2d616b15 hurried to his d2e2a19ead side upon hearing ebcbf48401 the news of a1f47f18c4 his awakening…42948f7687848379

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“Whoa… Are you a Nereid?”361d7d8afc916112

“…Excuse me?”cd1a13e0f218ad1e

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“You’re really pretty…”291a5760d03ce0df

After leaving such a remark, 92bb4bbdf5 one that instantly revealed his 020ee733ea personality, he promptly lost consciousness e31644558d again.fac81eda3bb00158

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In the silence 308c24e235 that followed, I c0378ca195 thought to myself,5df8790b237cea62

My grandfather had 50cc82a050 his innocent moments c70573bfe8 too, but my 98c3cd21d8 great-grandfather was on fbffc471df a whole other 147a5f03b3 level.bec5298a5f10cdbf

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A few days 30f0f772d0 later, now fully be467e7f40 recovered, Sian spoke 578bb89dcd up again.ba1cfc1a3fae1504

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“Rose, why did you say you came to the Roshan Empire?”c9f5e34dc4707c82

…It felt strange to call someone so youthful my “great-grandfather,” so I resolved to simply call him Sian from now on.801dbf182aa4d7ca

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“I plan to visit the Fire Temple.”e2d9bd9119aba6b3

To be exact, dd4938bbeb I had come a2a732d922 to the Roshan d0243ad954 Empire hoping it bb093d4adf would be easier df37ab5b95 to track down 6ac3bfee33 the whereabouts of 6235cad61e a certain relic.5c3d51d014a6fb2f

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But encountering my ea6e64af59 great-grandfather in the 2f6e1ef8d6 process?a04940a624b26e5e

That was beyond unexpected.447b2d9dea9ab6ec

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I suppressed a 56535c2bdf sigh as I 96d4a77f4f thought this to 8855556357 myself.8620c99cec129ffb

“Ugh, they keep making me drink these bitter tonics, saying I need to recover quickly. It’s so awful, I think 7b2a132b98 it’s messing with my memory.”abf525a3b25705bc

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Sian pouted at his overprotective dc080ae76f attendant before burying his face 6e8161023c in the soft bedding.c030060617e15c69

“But why the Fire Temple?”43cb07f40f5b3965

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“…No reason. I just like temples.”7410d8fb40ed75fa

What was I supposed 75531cae48 to say?91c12f4d8337f9bc

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It was easier to 25168753dc just pretend to be b3990a302b a temple enthusiast.eb8b115bd2337b43

As I gave 6d81cfa041 my half-hearted answer, 843a17db75 Sian’s eyes sparkled f1490fd4f7 with interest.f9d7807a9d5c4de4

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“Then, why don’t you visit the Temple of Light with me?”be9eeecb1685933e

“…The Temple of Light?”576ecc0097273b05

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For a moment, c738f7934f I wondered if 675c451da8 I had misheard.941d78eac188e737

After the fall of e512a628b6 the Lumen Empire, the 07b9f6302d imperial family had changed 3c65029324 their status to the 3a585524a4 Grand Duchy of Hailien…c6c7aeee72302d3d

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But a Temple of Light?ac9a3e98e8699db4

Neither Count Jupes nor 4e1aa5e4df Roberick had ever mentioned 1e87a93377 such a place.672726350cf54df5

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“Yes. It’s all in ruins 54b915a2b9 now, just the foundation 000447aa53 remains. Only a handful of 14b18c0fcd people even know about f64599e127 it. It’s in such a 89bc23ed7a fragile state that if 1012e92a75 war ever breaks out, 919c74f711 it’ll turn to ashes 2c6543c6ed in an instant. That’s why I’ve always wanted f330ae19bb to visit it before that b609fcad37 happens.”a31b38a5671c9e87

As I listened to Sian’s 784282a987 explanation, I finally understood why 3b6e9c1f0e I had never heard of 14319ee2d2 the Temple of Light.44fbece2234d3527

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It must have been 0993e27e9c so severely damaged that 6c3ead9134 it completely disappeared after abdc7e98f4 the calamity occurred.b3f41c1f458fcc79

“So, on my way there, I was unlucky enough to get caught in a landslide and ended up like this. But, thinking about 30d9187f72 it now, it’s 3bbb9d81a3 not such a b0f4ee7989 bad thing since 0718826c62 it means I b20ee57387 get to visit 8f07a1bc63 it with my 3c5311cc44 lifesaver, Rose.”edc1d6718006baa4

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Hearing his carefree 8e42a7d239 voice, I sank f3dd07dd03 into thought.a30dd8ba582184eb

Aside from the beings who 777c32e880 maintained the balance of the 88dc217aa6 universe and Ilipia, there was 3cb4186363 only one entity capable of 9857d202b0 truly opposing Arkane.6f99dd74f7b089ca

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The Spirit King 3f2dc2d6af of Light, Ignis.44d9c8fef399b674

Though because the Spirit 9a15f1e2d6 Kings were forbidden from c7ab0db9fe directly intervening in the 23ec9e5fef mortal realm, he couldn’t 15d31189bb offer me any practical a75f9cf14e help.d9b3037287d95456

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So at this point, without 5aeb95c107 any leads, I was left 8afdad3eea aimlessly digging through ruins in 43bf31a49b a wasteland.1a3ce22ff67f09e2

“…Alright. Let’s go together.”9c3fda2a798257f3

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“Really? That’s great! Wait here, I’ll go af13186f4a tell Nox!”ccf2c5be895e02b4

As I watched Sian 8dc3854d02 excitedly run off, I d4a4422921 couldn’t help but think,e224bd5414a4141b

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Grasping at straws 395bc706f1 by visiting the 46d9f8c1c6 ruins of the 183bed1fcd Temple of Light 42451d3377 might not be f1b0e4f4f7 such a bad 6c42b24393 idea after all.a3e984bde3f732dd