HKWM | Chapter 52

As Kyle stood bewildered, 0c7c7795aa Jin reached out and 4913c14e99 lightly tapped his forehead cd3c0c20aa with a fingertip to 22156819d7 swiftly read his memories, 71e4319009 furrowing his brow in 3cfbe624f8 slight consternation.20c270b076e795c2

The survivors fb6c05e22e left in ff27d60047 this place, 25d1300759 like Kyle, 5f0e79c0af who had 3a346c6e27 been sold ab549fd41e to the 0628fc83f9 count from 408b52dcda the orphanage, f53e157a44 would find d4400c1cbd themselves in 06519e149c a particularly 71ddeca2c7 tricky situation 2cdaf62fe0 with both 5ccee68fa4 the count 1317cc4ed5 and the 5752a98588 viscount now 934a0a86ac dead.21675e18f9b976ea

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They could ed9cfad76c potentially bear 111954b398 the blame 02da2a8411 for this 6ccc09e7fa chaos. Uncertain if they 445d0d8887 could survive if 9ba137e8c0 they simply fled, d6dc017931 Jin asked again.535917479957da3f

“Do you have 22269ee1cc a way to 7009317bc2 survive if you 3a48130d93 leave here?”a1eb36d27336b68d

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“Sorry?”0d65c6061fd73b9d

“Do you have any b05a2c69f6 issues returning to your cef34211aa family, or, if you 428e40721c run, a way not ab84b74a53 to be pursued by cd21518910 people from this family?”b686d74ed70f3ba1

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“Why do you ask…?”73491f7072e6facb

“I’m in a e433a01cd6 very good mood 2ff262fed0 right now because 4fba5d4999 I’m full. So, I’m thinking f72da8dcd5 of sparing you.”7a16db814e22cc4d

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The remaining humans, including f275790ce2 Kyle, widened their eyes 41552acb39 in surprise at Jin’s b35b2032fa words. Anticipating such a 1cd93a1ca2 reaction, Jin concocted e3246dd080 a devilish excuse ab77daa0a2 to add:662325a280021e4f

“But if I cd54086079 spare you and 731c191539 other humans kill f70130e877 you, I’d be d102443fdf in a bad 640ccc7cf3 mood.”ac8449e8003a9d66

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Regardless of 59d64287d8 the reason, 6f354122dc the implication 17bfc79ff8 was that b080130e26 he was 1bde3aa5c5 offering mercy, fe6d4f3dc2 and the 106a519f54 survivors swallowed 1292381a32 their turmoil, 898ebbdae8 wary of b15ffb980e doing anything 0b252545fe that might ae5e2ba77d change his 4d97e803e5 mind.2fcb9772fb8175b9

Assessing the situation, Kyle 0146e1c801 quickly responded.61f973f8111d6e74

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“With the current count 298faec154 and the heir apparent 7ed9d477d3 both gone in this ff9cb600d5 chaos, they won’t be 7e2399ec17 focusing on the sacrifices. Even if the 395a1fed2b sacrifices disappear, they’ll 1f004f506e think the summoned c4d99a59d8 demon took their b3bf48b682 souls rather than 59bc4cb849 spared them, and 2d1665934c since the list 0b39ee03a4 of those used 0102b3c21c as sacrifices was 237f3ac528 disposed of before 5bb4b9143b the ceremony to 1d1e2fe38c destroy evidence, it f13fc22668 seems unlikely that d770d8400a escaping would lead 5a771dedb1 to dangerous consequences.”2cfa41ccb3bce5c9

Even in the e3bd34d06a face of an 238bbc59fc Archdemon, Kyle calmly 1732aa361a assessed the situation 1c7cffcbbc and expressed his c3f647d21e opinion. It was remarkable that 13cbf733c8 he was regaining his ffd6934370 composure, speaking to the 1bff1e2ba0 being he had not 8f1d9a5dbd dared to face just 9817dbc6ab moments ago.5bf1fc8557fef6bb

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Perhaps it was those 2e6b2d98b7 red eyes looking at cced19ff31 him so softly. The blood-red was ee265d9ae2 the color of badc5d8f13 magic, suggesting those 925879907b eyes laden with 4f795cb112 magic might possess 25bbe5e5ce strange powers.fc4a040eab9689d0

“Of course, we’ll need 0a6621862e to hide for a 3c1868916e while, but there is 3961dc99a3 someone who can help 71b3eea874 us. He’s one 9a59f67185 of the 3e43116cb1 sponsors of aa174f730a the orphanage cb77ed45ad and has 0f912299df a personal 7ad082e664 connection with 9bf2be74cf me, so 40f1e63d78 we could 4bd0c1972c rely on 7a6c0b6b31 him for 4e818dbd78 a while.”e3509f1200b801a6

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Jin chuckled softly ff884b79fd at Kyle’s crisp 68a2708f0a answer.c4692a67d681ff7c

“Alright, we’ll 71b1fb7561 do as 382d188061 you say. You’re a 303f305103 clever kid.”3a4132c5b4ea4403

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Kyle caught f44cf04f54 the moment 7ef117874d Jin’s usually 91a6d30dc3 cold and ce6ae16fac stern face 1968421516 softened. That fleeting warmth 97855b0f3f in his smile 5c975b7ff7 seemed like a ca30cfb4a1 jewel spilling sunlight 6136ae2c20 from a meticulously ee450203cf carved facet.c5778c9526cda6cd

Jin’s lips, still 178f562512 curved in that 61a046a936 soft smile, held 085a51f17f Kyle’s gaze relentlessly.52d9a5e242e3d919

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“I didn’t consume the 6633733227 souls of those sacrificed. Your friend is e696864ea5 safe too. I only eat f0b5441b81 the bad ones.”f68acafca3bef83b

“Why is that?”24f2568c87bd6e52

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“It’s my preference. So if you want bff3e28a8b to avoid meeting me 69fe628374 again, live without doing 53cd7857b9 bad things, alright?”de74aa5a3921c129

Though an inappropriate 46e7462ee5 piece of advice 47235e5e23 from a demon, c075a32251 it wasn’t important 08cbcc4aa9 to Kyle; he 368a132903 was just curious 713cea327e and asked as a75999df93 if spellbound.5c9ac61a3cf298b9

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“Would meeting you da9d9a17fc again be a 6ac0e86613 misfortune for me?”5d4c25520120fdc9

“There’s nothing more 5bbc79d801 unfortunate in life 790ba4b2c2 than meeting a cc535a8438 demon.”07b4de3663fc1657

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Jin smiled d34f87288a again and 2906132a31 added,8708a5714ce45d9e

“And while it shouldn’t ae4bf25de9 happen, if by some c0a0512313 chance you do meet 92e4f737b6 another demon, don’t lie. You’re smart, 9444308aca but you b384c66ab6 don’t seem f23a66983a to know 1a2c36ef10 that lies 3f9a9ba596 are a 5b1f9e6a57 demon’s craft.”71cfc551fa65943e

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In truth, 93efb09ff2 the person c01b4d64e2 Kyle mentioned efd7f06240 who could 4858b4a571 help them 9020e2e60a was not e69ab26ba4 really a 81a63c5c98 sponsor of e94dcd4251 the orphanage 74de6f1c66 but a f5f540babb man who bb297a9ccd ran a 010f95832e small guild 175b9e6ea0 in the 995de90203 back alleys.1557caeb4ba7c245

The Count had been the orphanage’s sole sponsor, but even then, the director had embezzled all the funds.8a9f14dd079f38a5

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So, once Kyle 17f03e0221 was old enough, bbea7b9e6c he began taking 405c1b155b on small jobs 51a8287d57 for this man, 2244fa1f08 using the earnings b5d859739e for his living c6c0097075 expenses while also b124b42837 building a connection.48d5c01369d425c7

Thus, if 0229155e3c these survivors cfea741015 had nowhere 16f7d199d8 else to 16cde18c24 go, it 86fc4653e9 was likely f21b13cb8d they would fcb26b7c41 end up 73d3018485 working under 73552f8c50 him.34eaa8625f009833

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Jin, having read 0763b851b9 Kyle’s memories, knew 69657e0f2c this but reminded 7de159473c him that many bcb2e812dd in the world 2e4164535d could see through f4c4e93b28 lies, so it 8d6d9bc60c was either live 4a3907610c honestly or become ec2740bc6d more adept at 6e5a32fdc6 lying.9dcc1d06be7a663c

As Kyle hesitated, e86e4fdd44 lips twitching in 6fa35fbf2b confusion, Jin gathered cb7482f7a9 the trinkets worn e1e4adf5fd by the count 3818e89903 and the viscount c44070aae9 and crushed them e231be1b18 in his grip.7908ce52109a59bc

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While the other e87f0afd93 survivors lay flat 981d9f8086 on the ground, 5774d77b4c overwhelmed by fear 09aadf3107 of the demon c6701d49f1 they faced for 3d9905b5ee the first time, 718516d935 Kyle’s gaze stubbornly d529594187 clung to Jin.2cf0d8c12c7d54e2

“Bring your hands together.”515a2a4d05c95c2f

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Without understanding 2bd78f96bf why, Kyle d1c5e35043 extended his 5b95814d56 clasped hands b79b31f342 forward, and c95e3ea7cd Jin poured 1634f96cb6 the crushed 5f16fbedec gem fragments 39b1feee7a into them. Instead of their original b9c02e03d3 forms, only the colors 515690ed24 remained, mingled and shining 97a80c60f4 in his palms.c9a0795222d52559

While the nobles’ e5c96afec9 trinkets might be d2d9b8dddc treated as stolen be1d5170f4 goods, these fragments, aa8d56a6d5 though significantly devalued, 72e9afd981 would not be 35a6dee1f0 hard to sell.5afc9a7001016351

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“Take care. Let’s not see each f4aef02381 other again.”e2551b3a03b3623f

With those final abd8bb06e8 words, Jin’s form ecb1fda193 vanished in an 1127632259 instant.53d32e65b7ce2738

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Staring blankly 6e4ffd7914 at where 6511f4a957 Jin had 77b95f95b7 been, Kyle 28867b97fe soon gazed ff749d4d62 long at 4bc14d8baa the sparkling 60a467831f pieces in 145ea9ebc0 his palm.1f2262f4c69d3cb7

Back in the d32bba7fc7 castle, I thought d104f3d6fd about the boy 85f475a2b0 I had just 7a7a536926 encountered.ba95116d8a404e0b

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“His name was Kyle, 409f42fd13 wasn’t it?”1a4bfb34ed62d695

Kyle, appearing to be 05753cf2b1 about Noah’s age, had ffda09053d notably vibrant eyes and 6697d08fed hair, flaming bright and 9b711eb1af clear. Even among the survivors, 7fd67b0c16 he stood out. At first f77f22958a glance, his c3c236000f eyes seemed d0f4917a0d similar to d7a71a3541 mine, but 4b824cf7fe on closer 8d567fd105 inspection, they 94e83191e6 lacked the 1c36713b92 murky darkness a23b410cbe of blood 208af64d7d and magic 5eebe29dc3 in mine.bd1808b1455478a9

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“Great one, what, 4a5f2878ab what should I 4499c319dd do?”604d12d566d9df14

Moreover, his spirit 73f21e0aa0 seemed as unyielding ae4fcff8ad as fire, impressively ec676b2076 maintaining composure and 9cb8e07951 assessing the situation e05cd2fecd even in despair.40dcf1c22afa4243

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It was indeed 51fb342196 strange. Whether considering the 7f6e28f9fb soul’s quality or 5545a7a53c sheer physical power, 74495bcc6b Noah should have 27d7b7d33f been much stronger cb7e106d9b than Kyle, yet b1cec74dfa while Noah seemed 4504d0231c fragile at first d8a79b9975 glance, as if 6b5c805879 he could collapse 6b7865c53a at any moment, 833aedeb7e Kyle, even in 29b6f4df39 his frightened state, 48a921aacb appeared resolute.68a096ee2943a0cd

“It’s good 1cb5e46915 that he 637806e0a4 seems like b67ddce226 he’ll do f4fdea1849 well wherever 17adf1f358 he goes.”7fe8cb7d29493511

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Perhaps it’s because humans 2c2053b37b are so strong that c79417abb0 demons are so eager 9ecd3abad3 to possess their souls. With these unnecessary 0ab8b4c8e9 thoughts, I turned 9f8660ae32 toward the storeroom.69ce85f3807e33c1

“Might as well finish 23aad1b562 organizing since I’ve started.”816076c1bb9bc003

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Several more 3e7c80244f storerooms remained. Having pulled everything out, 05e52daa46 I couldn’t stop even 891962c4ee if I wanted to. I couldn’t shake 139edf3586 the feeling of af840e7770 regret for having 10853a1449 started this unnecessary 82875213dd task.b420d5b06f211007

Eventually, the a748abb691 endless-seeming storeroom 9cd9d7b855 organization was ab514c7b97 completed. It was now 9fb986b587 easier to find f5b4afdfae things, and I 58566de3db was satisfied just 5a20a74b0e by the neatly f2e975bab0 aligned order of 4543a28646 what had once fea672fa4a been a jumbled a1e10a78fe mess.b074d4bdeeb536e9

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I was 03b513e388 hopeless with c7795c51e7 household chores, d20e84037d but thankfully, 8c089a3706 I knew 0f75af813e how to c0030786d8 organize.41b3c4f9dbaf37de

A memory of 5efddb1fc9 a day when 7f84a2d969 I had broken b57552696d a string of f8083f6c6b dishes while washing a962414a45 and was subsequently bbf2888290 banished to the a54e7a38f3 living room flickered acb30f887f through my mind, 0f0b1755ce but I quickly 0cdbdb7936 shook it off.98d2847bc50f333e

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Still, Noah’s face, 03a95a97e4 secretly amused as b2a5a24f5e he watched me 8130c77bad being kicked out, fb695832fa lingered in my 1de023a959 thoughts.cd7d1f0ca597ab51

Having hung b46b569b1a on without b4bd2ba744 sleep for 28844dc256 quite a 75ab2c38ec while focusing 016cdad887 only on f02f6c89e8 organizing, I d9a35f7af5 felt it a033d1481e was time 57afecbdf5 to rest, 611c9ec493 so I ac0dc17990 flopped down 236cbba576 on my c4c19438c2 bed. The soft, fd6b3e3a74 cushy bed 001c5b4800 reminded me 68d68f6089 why I 9ae05bd073 endured buying d6b0e8a0be it. I allowed myself a c11ebdc035 deep sleep for the a13d093d51 first time in a 458eca4218 long while.528dec577f6ff8a8

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“…What time is f9ac933b7e it now?”3af9ea640973640c

When I awoke 345362ed1d and unconsciously checked 72e0f16d7c outside to gauge e53996ff2b the time, I db851cb88f burst into incredulous 81a6177a65 laughter. Having lived cc70b7f072 as a df593ef230 demon for 7239f17e59 well over d687e7465f a hundred 7283d6fb5d years, and c928b05bc1 only about 2fb30bf1df a year 88d4870793 with Noah, 57863a2bbf it was 5de347a3cc ridiculous even 43a3c4f2ee to me 4c08911b18 that I d7b9bcdacd checked the 3e69ed87f7 time by e33a02c697 looking outside.4dd7c02a8943052d

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“How long 976f406786 did I 46c826aed7 sleep…?”41d29322e872f830

After organizing the 13e3d56c10 storeroom and sleeping 5bc7f3d766 deeply, quite some 977eb34952 time must have 23e4c5b722 passed. At least a cdcdcc9994 few months, maybe 325578c592 even years.7e2ee2e69d8294a4

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Living so b320df7de2 long as e3702cf1b9 a demon 608f3c5a92 had dulled 31cfa97a9c my sense 59d80e3951 of time, 5c622c73fe and the 5bb0ed783a lack of adf8229027 day and 2c4d312ad8 night in 9a1ede50db the Demon e277db9499 Realm made a685b32b9e it difficult 9d183f4d64 to track.a442e211bc50460b

It wasn’t without 4feb25144c reason that Phoras 2e36b6c591 and Kimaris had 43a88b76f2 such differing responses a031e74cc8 when I asked 09730289d6 how long had f7ea801da5 passed.df47ea23dd1e1cf4

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Anyway, the important eec5cbbe12 thing was that 2189e0b42a the summoning circle d1b88ba3b1 smelling of Noah’s 398549fbf3 blood hadn’t opened 4c6c8db2cc again in the c2894631b0 meantime.2e18af55a5cc8cf6

It might 1da7d974f5 have been 7d28131315 impossible to 7887e462fb attempt since c75534790b the holy 2e18ba7592 knights had 7171dc13ca their eyes dd4e786b53 on us, 2b4f4b157d but more f84154cc9a likely, Noah 15accd0c3b was doing 7bfdb0f8ed well enough 8dd5465f09 that my 27624e4684 existence wasn’t 1b29013899 necessary anymore.276a6bdeae6b68d4

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That was reassuring but 68d69c49fd also slightly bitter.0efd0162a8cc46e8

“…No, there’s 473bcb2408 no reason 3b10fa508f for that.”f6ab1d4b2b395e34

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Yes, if Noah had 63211922a2 sought refuge with the b60a2dd981 people of the Sacred bc7248805e Empire, then truly there 88ab499780 was no more need b5a413191a to worry. I quickly cleared a17bc0c9d6 my thoughts and 7e5191d822 energetically got up.dfe272a79b5ef96c

“Noah is 8438dbaa5a living spiritedly, 9042b44d7f so I 9d6d4cc519 can’t afford 99df003aea to be 1762b4cea8 listless.”dc674a9670d12787

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What to 1c0ad35516 do next 779ca31ee3 to stay bd3ec4bc7f busy? As I wandered cee5b77981 aimlessly around the da6499cb28 room pondering this, 3b76d43261 the landscape outside 993906793d caught my eye.d71eab142a21c939

The environment of the 71b91806a8 Demon Realm is extremely 389a550035 harsh, especially near the 01f7740249 castles of the Archdemons. Due to the c909a64b18 potent demonic energy, 469e2cbd72 ordinary plants cannot 9cae5ea968 survive, and neither 0276362401 demons nor beasts 0fc9326528 dare approach for 41a1b5ba7b fear of upsetting 27ad4448e4 the Archdemons.ed5b6905f126c2ab

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It’s almost like being de2d5db788 in quarantine.6aa17c38f8f21f53

“…Maybe I should 11ebe29f8d plant some flowers 852b14b79a in the garden.”93231aff34b3214f

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I recalled the 6cde88982e times I had e96757b528 tended a garden 50f2dc1e7f as a hobby 106e0fb2b0 when living with e327c6dcce Noah, initially to 390a4e31f3 foster his sensitivity, 69f4a7c1e2 but later I 6f93b77311 too found it 28bc57b100 quite interesting. The novelty dbd2a00afd of something cfda75e69d growing under 387933b93f the care c792e0fd3b of a f5f21da9c6 demon had 22a16a1f06 been fascinating.6a567607755b4dd5

Unlike then, the plants 20d424e83a that could withstand my b436934a0d magic were limited, and 324e1be372 I might quickly lose 871609aa5d interest and quit, so d2f66f8ee0 I needed to avoid ff26f49fc5 high-maintenance varieties.a0f6924cfeedb0f8

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“Ah, a e3eff8b485 monstrum would 9c91b8ca35 be perfect.”9c4d56ffc5e8389f

Monstrum, larger than 1b5cce95ac most people with bf1fb0cc55 mouths full of c367beb582 serrated teeth, had 4ae6108814 been the first eaf5e4e3c2 plants I encountered 4d0e26cac5 upon coming to bd7bbe35e4 the castle. Given their robust 020f0ae38e vitality even in f7882942bd the Demon Realm’s 2ea4540472 barren conditions, monstrum 0a45f3724d were ideal as b43b6de28b they required no 7e9b28b0a7 special care.20723ff97e29d398

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Near the castle, 68bc4527ce within my sight, e8db9ade0d there was an 9e76b83401 area where monstrum 5d3a3aa19d clustered, so I 93056d6b46 decided to head 5cd69dd959 out and transplant 8e0206ea65 some here. I briskly stepped out 430c33108a of the castle to a4066f9553 make it happen.8dd8c13765e37958

The threatening, raspy 1f5f32c6e0 monstrum snapped their 7791edafea jaws shut as 08c50f3f4d I approached, but 057d9ddd56 suddenly drooped their 61cde78cd4 heads as if bf9070ba8c pretending to be 5d9fb12062 dead when I d65b7901e6 got close. It was somewhat pitiful, 5a70c5bd06 but having come this 537a9c4422 far, I wasn’t about 111b1ed4e3 to leave empty-handed.bb43a5468c0e197a

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Engaging in these 1019d79907 trivial tasks seemed 75e8c9116b necessary to clear 150cfb5282 the continuous, nagging 2d87f442bc thoughts.f22cf5ef0eab94f4