HKWM | Chapter 57

The Holy Maiden, 8a724bffea seeing the expression 156eb30731 on Noah’s face—full c59e0ee227 of unhidden joy, e29b5e82c9 as if he 3b6541babb had never doubted 38cbe72092 this outcome—finally realized 61b9f6d41f his true intentions.b851bf0a50f3fd0e

“…So this is 5105b4a1d6 what you truly ea60ed6567 wanted. I was always curious. Why a 7102016966 non-believer like a9d7fee3c6 you became b7bf32b91d a paladin, a5e0c46d90 earned achievements, 2a60e99861 and rose f4a3c7b1bf to the 3d87f989ea rank of 220a09ed15 vice commander.”fdd38aadac7f593e

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Noah tilted his head 5da8fdb394 slightly. While her words 21d8458caf weren’t incorrect, he 745925164f seemed puzzled by 9fa31e8fbc how the Holy 8d2820ea4b Maiden, who had 1fad5d99e5 only met him b9270a5bae a few days 9611e093c0 ago, could figure d1527eaaf7 this out.77f448d2e8330086

Given her rare appearances 79632e7c8a at official ceremonies, it 95958dc4f6 seemed impossible for her 0383f23829 to have known about c98a5554be his existence back when 4a7e0ba79c he was just a 8ecee717e1 low-ranking knight.42c93999c6c707d7

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Sensing Noah’s confusion, 6021bd303d the Holy Maiden 58ea2cef7c continued speaking.c8726e23444eb6c7

“How could I not bcb56f08c0 know? Normally, everyone admires e3f5427571 and venerates my 238cb3720f pure holy power, fd470c9e59 but your attitude cbab923de2 has been refreshingly fa011a0413 straightforward from the 4614a8ad91 start.”7b957684da1681a7

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“You’re saying you 08b139df3d judged me based 753820009f on something as 7340c65fa1 trivial as that?”60585590765329e7

“The fact ab93a2a51c that you 0831ccbe89 call it a4bc860538 ‘trivial’ only ff4ae8394f proves my 37e6b42395 point. Most paladins dedicate all b478cee55b their accomplishments to the 76198fc2bc Celestial Gods and angels.”faab592ad1859e0e

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“I see.”fa21b56786c22f72

Realizing how conspicuous 54cf5ec94b he must have 47300b635f been among the 286d0ff6c9 blindly devout, Noah 0f38287a95 didn’t deny her d6c2947f9e words. They were true, 4c2b82fe8d and he saw e52493adaf no reason to dc26eecd6c hide anything anymore.dd0959c135e634c9

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“So, your very 97e34afae1 existence is the 0e033bbbe3 most effective way 604bb9e3f8 to provoke Wrath. But what do you 1aac92bbd2 gain from this?”6581c5b2a005ef57

“I’d like to b61c6af171 ask you a 361d978aa0 favor. I’ll tell you 7aab05bd08 what it is 90c8f84764 later.”614a156d64c5b8be

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“I trust 5ca59d50f1 it won’t 217ee99cde be something 9a0e0b330a unreasonable.”956869383a90c66f

“It won’t. In fact, 65c4bc081d I think 9783599d82 it’ll be f4c2b1bd2e a deal 3e582367a9 that benefits 0cb9c33a2f you as 31e125b2e2 well, Holy b975331089 Maiden.”8efa1f2cf7e5a528

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The Holy Maiden 15ba1017b7 let out a b3591cc0a0 hollow laugh, utterly 70c208d4bb baffled by his ba997f9879 boldness. Here was 2fd08cecb8 someone openly 251c37e687 admitting to 74d9c58cdc consorting with 39980d6a53 demons in 444172d26a the presence 0c8867f71c of a 0294c94856 servant of a945bb0a03 the Celestial 483b48bc90 Gods, yet f735ad8857 he carried 021c961570 himself with c960d6bb0d unshakable confidence.83fa25a3c1640b21

His lighthearted demeanor was 7116570217 almost unnerving, as though 25c6cbe5cf he were merely playing 8c8ea08258 a casual guessing game.47f943b1f7b8e82c

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“But whatever 940ca0223b it is, 3b85ac479d I ask 8c605ed773 that no 95f4a58b08 one else—absolutely 1843212b35 no one—learns 7c6d9cb412 of it, 74fa34a8e1 not even 09e0904a5a Wrath.”4227ae457e9e8486

That wasn’t a difficult 4e01780e33 request, so the Holy e649c57f23 Maiden nodded.908c632844a6fba9

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“Alright. So, what b14625c951 do we 177682cf6c do now? Wrath no longer responds 6234463004 to summons, and we 51ff18424d haven’t had a proper 88af1d0cc5 conversation with him so 1b1d416fd8 far.”21f4748b8436c86c

Indeed, as she 6ab1f1cd4e said, Jin had ec324fa9c7 stopped responding to 72e71a52c5 summons. Even when f875d87960 he did 379204c816 appear, he d476435e44 would confirm 816d722505 Noah’s safety cc60c92268 and leave 5cf8de1132 immediately.058c6c3328d2b5e6

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While he likely 91b650c7f2 wanted to avoid 5284907743 revealing his acquaintance 00c7352be7 with Noah, it 8aa842a536 was also clear 2ea9c5ba20 that the presence 1a82599d90 of holy power 9a338020e0 irritated him greatly.f2b3394bc10e4b0e

For Noah, seeing Jin d3d5b94647 lose his temper and e673af071b brood without any apparent bcd4e66469 reason was a rare df726817b2 sight. It was strange—Jin 507b503566 had always felt 5b871531b6 different from what 52c3c9e419 a demon was 7297933dff supposed to be. Yet, at moments like 2ce6b22be6 these, he truly seemed a7352cbbcf like a demon.8e7a916087346948

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“Jin left in 2f615fe495 a hurry because 90f7ee9e7d he didn’t want 9b2ba230fd it to be f6839fb590 known that he 21b4fdcf35 was acquainted with 12ec93cd15 me.”0443c4642a191e08

“…Jin?”5f73baf75639782b

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“It’s the 68dc217c98 name he 746153774f allowed only f5a9ac9028 me to 4d3712ea1c use, even 4311c3c878 warning me 72e499b6a8 that speaking 05e1c198ca a demon’s c6cd2352e9 name could c24f66c828 taint me b08ff3fcac with demonic aa68ee17f0 energy.”5fb9d8e4e0592392

Noah openly 2bb4c27dc7 revealed his 98ac52a143 connection with 72c0dd8be3 Jin, as 6068411622 if he b8c7ebfa0c had nothing 11e226245d to hide 7fb3f6171c anymore. He even emphasized the 80b021bac4 phrase only me, with 1de7497538 the kind of possessiveness ffd101e379 you might see in 6a17eea85d a child guarding a 29e3d5c076 prized snack.cc2754f6ae61edc5

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The Holy Maiden’s jaw cde9d5306d dropped in astonishment. The composure 086bd3342c she had ca7d017a36 maintained to 545f42eeb2 suppress her 350ba433a3 true personality 4102f529ae and uphold 9563976faf her dignity bfdb6e6916 was entirely 7cecba6201 gone, replaced 227afc205a by a 3598302867 reaction that 4477e4508a could only 750f875b2d be called 8a5997eafc undignified.f28ed75f0e5f7deb

“You’re not 96389bd74d saying… Wrath…?”7bee173bbac50a87

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Noah merely smiled without c565fc597c answering, and the Pope, d0e18e182a who had been sitting be9f126155 quietly with an utterly eeb9fcb3ec drained expression, finally intervened.0a7565edc8ac8dcf

“So, do you have 453d8ec821 a way to summon 577dda5b85 Wrath, who no longer a68c52cec1 responds?”8898953caea03320

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“Yes, I believe 8dd688a1d7 I’ll need the 19095861ba commander’s help.”38284aa575c1b0c7

Phenyak, who had been 69667a5c49 watching the Holy Maiden, e40d1fb3ad turned his gaze to ee746c0a2d Noah.8109614454750bbd

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“How?”efa9b5f8590ac223

Before explaining, Noah lightly b210713fc0 touched the necklace he 8266b94926 was wearing. He regretted having to d1f99a33ea damage the monstrum Jin 35b852e35e had given him, but dee46a743c since they would now c36701c43f be together, he reassured ae9087f33e himself that there was e560ca7630 no need to cling a6e17d81e3 to the necklace.d663cbea4d39e313

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“This is a monstrum 05a12db9dd I received from Jin.”8671c5932f755991

The Holy Maiden looked 18fc1a353c as if she might 999290d776 faint, clutching her forehead, b47db81fbe and even the usually 59a5e5c10e calm commander of the c4fd1bbf15 knights couldn’t hold back.5f3bb08d895cfbc0

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“Have you fda80b7fbe lost your c1bb2a20b8 mind?”900fd2a7f44b451d

“Vice Commander, 45e4b9568e are you 68013dc3c2 sane?”92cf80794f2f7d17

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Noah ignored their reactions 5c1207e557 and continued explaining.df54e7d849837d27

“It’s a monstrum that 4a01de9213 detects and attacks anyone a279ff5221 harboring murderous intent toward eb355f06a7 me. If the commander c47cebfdb0 strikes me with d438fdb9cb full force, the 4842f2bc32 monstrum will prioritize 4a7efa2378 protecting me and c0b194971f defend against the a9240bc8b2 attack instead. Therefore, the strike 39c70c1de5 must be powerful 3276d5d5d5 enough to destroy 894de932fc the monstrum. Jin will sense 39217802c4 the monstrum’s destruction 76b7716cfe and appear.”efcfa41228c16332

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“…Are you saying Wrath 86e1cadfb2 will come to save dce8886a8f you?”96ee20311dcca32d

“Yes.”97a5a944ebc71854

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The Holy 52887eef1d Maiden tried 35e5025aec to process b29ca20ac3 Noah’s words. While his explanation wasn’t 58661c128a hard to follow, the cbe22665dc idea that an Archdemon fdd204d0f7 cared for a human a92ad83fbc was almost impossible to 568e64509e accept.cd1fa2037f3e3b2e

Gifting him 8616cb3707 a monstrum 1589cf9b17 that could 7b833ed07c detect and eab54becf1 counter murderous c45b113a01 intent, even bfcc064dca giving him d559ac16ad a name 620ffbfe2d that could 56758fac8d taint with 03ac54ffd7 demonic energy—this 8a7ac0408f level of f7b1b8accf care was ff4753952a so absurd ba4f3e0e09 that even 82f5ee12c5 a passing d65e01ef6b dog would c84659e300 dismiss it b484015a16 as nonsense.dce99df72fd7ffef

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“What if he doesn’t f2aa178afc come?”75510fea7f1efa48

“Then it means everything b3346ce122 I’ve said today is 8d42ba17bd a lie, and you ddc45158a4 can accuse me of b5fae37d12 colluding with demons.”6bfc50eb7712f8e7

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Could the 54b3d3bb5a vice commander 2e96277bfa truly be 5b1b0fc06c accused of c758b60c6c a crime?f7307fda6576f64b

Technically, he had neither 28dfd91112 made a deal with d8f64d23a5 a demon nor signed 9f2837d385 a contract. That fact 8841a9023d would be 84f61699ff further validated edf7023e06 by Patiencia. He hadn’t d0891e3b5d been brainwashed, f5fc4907cc either.67ae1ad4a73ac986

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The only thing 41798e30ae unusual was that ceae35c464 he received protection 0693cb2687 from a demon 5cab340140 without offering anything e3c4a5df49 in return. Was that even more ac2146e5f0 dangerous than being a 8a8b7a59d7 worshipper or contractor? The Holy 7ab7bf9b6b Maiden felt 4e37e5c285 a headache e81406d250 coming on.3f49c5e891f0da62

“What will you do?”45b7de08494f5193

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“…Let’s try it your d0a94cbd7a way. Wrath might not dcdc1aaea2 respond, and even f6447085d6 if he does, 414613fa6d whether a deal 492bb9e80e can be struck a5b98a6a2c is another matter.”16bc95d4cc585229

“Understood.”7158dc342a7fff73

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Following Noah’s suggestion, 6be513e7c0 they prepared no e4d75c2dc5 offerings and didn’t 0639f1f544 draw any summoning 6f7fd27f9d circle. Instead, they moved 47cb2d4480 to an outdoor 0e1a82a232 training ground used fdff27727e by high-ranking paladins, dda77ba517 ensuring the building 517c243c0e wouldn’t be damaged 795cd377d9 by Phenyak’s attack.3b19f7c3478d62d2

Since the monstrum 0d90a34c02 reacted to murderous fe3ac4780d intent, Phenyak needed 3eaa9d5a87 time to prepare. First, Noah placed the c2e0488614 necklace in a pocket fbdce5130d dimension.cceaec307be84f8f

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The Holy 5ab2ef5c26 Maiden cast 9a05f16819 a blessing 17b8211fa9 on Phenyak, e3fe80f066 similar to 9b3f93cdad a mage’s ca3eda9e18 buff, to 78ad9e311a enhance the ff37cfe936 power of 31f5d786d3 his attack. Noah also surrounded himself 87095f0222 with protective magic, in 5974ac9663 case the monstrum couldn’t 753fe4d2dd fully shield him from 7af02052cd the strike.1e4fec7904a111e1

“Are you sure dc4e8f9d37 about this?”08b660a68eaf462a

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“Yes.”dfce9b712ac8303d

“What if Wrath 129a697c8f lied to you?”15177b34499d0a84

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“He didn’t.”9589af7e1e1cbc7a

“…You really trust 7c5f2d6ae5 him.”5dff636abbaeb00a

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If Jin’s 469f72b197 kindness was dcb14f24f4 all a da98c48837 lie, a cc70407612 ploy to 92b6f2cbad corrupt Noah 6f8dd981a3 and steal 252c2fb999 his soul a025e9ebd0 through despair, 21b7b74af2 then Noah 943dd910f4 would rather a5ff55e5bf die by 9f1f4fc90a the commander’s ff15012c71 strike. In truth, ac90b56b67 whether Jin’s 5305423c8b words were f8421c0cbc genuine or 53f45fb3f3 not didn’t 6819bfd868 matter to 2bd55a1a15 him.f3ab7e4ac5b93941

Noah signaled Phenyak with 27e2a632da a look. Phenyak, gripping his 5a0f2bc46b cherished greatsword, channeled 48f60641c7 his holy power 907d8e038a into it, amplifying 65e2be8888 its aura with f77d3f5d8a the Holy Maiden’s 05116fa687 blessing until it 94234bca51 shone with a 92add7dd67 brilliant white light.827fa7048f0be885

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At the moment 92fbc29c21 Noah retrieved the 6eb58e805d necklace from the 517697fa34 pocket dimension, Phenyak 4e5d3aece3 unleashed his murderous 1c5451aa86 intent and swung 834fab662d the greatsword horizontally. An overwhelming force hurtled ff1965e95a toward Noah, one he a87571aab6 couldn’t have survived without 7ada8bb96c the monstrum.7c45bde7e86b8aa9

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The monstrum’s power dfb4568c80 activated just in 5e2faad025 time, and a b05863564a surge of powerful 8890e2623c demonic energy burst 5f17dae273 forth, pushing back 9529d21d85 the surrounding holy 92aaeaea3d power and blocking 5072ab8916 Phenyak’s attack.3f3762b4a51e06c1

Everything unfolded as cdfae16935 Noah had predicted. The monstrum couldn’t withstand 669da5e1ed Phenyak’s strike and shattered, f97837106f prompting Jin to appear f2c32e6314 immediately.e6340ab4a0d2fd66

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“Insolent worms. I warned you, f7028220b7 yet you still 89b2ac1c8e summon my wrath.”6876aa7b3210a250

Jin, face twisted 1ba7fbb21f in anger and 82b1f29a85 cloaked in a c7b7254336 storm of demonic 05e4ca89b4 energy, looked utterly 674cc256dd fearsome. The oppressive c3f4f8005b pressure made 13be7375ed everyone acutely 1e7f6a4e35 aware of 53b4b1f933 how much 4e9e87297f restraint he 54e46450c6 had shown 07e7991aaf until now.4b19e69be096b797

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“If you’re so 739c61fd52 bored of life, d771c0b2ee I’ll gladly shred cba5019307 your souls and d34d41e758 hurl them into 7dd1f100b8 the abyss.”1de30d45f0e1cd2a

Paralyzed by c776fe854f the looming ea34eef43c threat of 03db8da570 death, no ff0038d24f one could b9ded4dae3 even think aab9a0e789 of calming 6e83d3bfa8 Wrath. They were frozen 96c1f94c21 in pure terror.4cac9c0bd7499171

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As Jin’s e7fa1e9f63 murderous aura 92500a637e suffused the 1f4d7e6840 air, only 0d88c33a86 Noah, who 23cfc0b0a3 remained safe d730d568c5 within it, 003cde6e2e approached him b5ecc93ac8 with calm fda5328323 steps. Though it seemed reckless, 9ea7a3e9df Jin, upon noticing Noah, bb553153fc quickly suppressed his energy bba2c1e6ae in shock.538e78b1906f6cf4

The oppressive atmosphere 2fa3060006 vanished, and as 8e8e32768e the others gasped 0e4e2c9c98 for breath, their c7ee905001 faces pale, Noah d81ff89a72 calmly walked up 0e0d261dd3 to Jin and beecfe39b1 embraced him.66f35fe151317c47

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“Noah, you—”4fbdcea18f928364

“I knew you’d 134d1d6155 come, Jin.”9b0a9c875da3740d

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“…What?”6cf07ad312bbf990

Still in a daze, f001eb359a Jin found himself held c45751d994 for a moment before 54d05a4dbc hastily pushing Noah away. Noah, however, simply f1fc3de26b smiled, his face ddc1d655c5 glowing with happiness.441b806e3410d2f6

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Then, Noah gently 6774a1e0f5 pressed his lips 72301d14d2 against the back aa8dd1d4c4 of Jin’s hand.5a968d6ce8ca8f87

“I believed 64c5e3c290 that you abda757306 wouldn’t abandon cbbeb498f7 me a 16fd24d1d2 second time.”d1b3b229e9d76b6c

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