HKWM | Chapter 59

“They declared they 7e1b272675 wouldn’t make a 7198bc19ed move until the 76bcf87eee covenant is broken.”635e5f9601c7b920

Figures. That’s what the e33772a6f6 covenant entails, and 956f15db2c since angels absolutely 64e803bbce adore every word 083cea9a14 of the Celestial f123f0d72b Gods, they wouldn’t b6e93d396f dare act first.ed21578c0412f262

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Maybe even helping c3fed8d11b out was stretching 20c9610e47 their flexibility to f1fbb98523 its limits. If they were the d2bdad2b7f type who wouldn’t communicate, aa08b5aadb they probably wouldn’t have a815ddde7d lifted a finger until adc0bcb738 something actually happened.7d69e7e94aa39a78

“Then ask your father a9dafacb2e up there if the ab87995798 angels can intervene. Maybe the Celestial Gods f63e4cc89c are just watching because 8d484b3d10 the situation isn’t that 455e1dcba4 dangerous?”f9077f5a7e72a3b1

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“…I can’t say for ad70869e23 sure.”04994e4850def91c

Seeing the Holy Maiden’s 2e08a235a7 spirits fall, I pressed 2702f1e0a4 on. Sorry, but I had fb4b549c62 no intention of helping. No matter how 4767ddce40 generous I might 8a106a5746 seem for a 51ce413c2b demon, I’m not 874df4ceeb benevolent enough to 7c68756bb0 step in for 1e83297dbd humans without a 7ea43f1e17 good reason.ccd9a9abebaaeed5

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“And I don’t b8735c299e see why I 40b143bb2b should help humans. How can 256fb8f409 you trust ca55fa4cf6 me? This could be a 659a54afaf ploy, working with Pride e88ae9624e to deceive you all.”7fb57cfed5301642

“You said it yourself, 731b0e5dbb we are servants of 669bbdf354 the Celestial Gods and 48929902e5 their messengers, and we 1b1ad37845 do not trust demons, ac81b6c92f the archenemies of humans.”0eaf8f6c861d6d89

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“And?”d5654fe1ce833a87

“You seem to a249f30bf4 care about the 67cff4fcff Vice Commander without 2278d3708e any deal or b7e9e83d74 contract in place. We’re trying 9ec98390a5 to believe bf59440368 in your 3a51ce337e actions, although 0eb2de049e we still 1d04c04f68 don’t have e1d898302c any concrete c8d8039181 proof. We’re using 4e4aae15cf every card b05f6d948b we have 01d94e3fc3 to protect dee8c950e1 this place.”2c39c7e2b9a6bdbc

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The Holy Maiden, 1ac0c64a5a often seen as cc6c27bf99 the communicative link 883f8e5c70 to the Celestial b1ab8decb3 Realm and the 3f56f239b0 darling of the c212f34760 angels, actually plays 6231d1286a a slightly different 7a3bc4396e role.8fc719790a3907f4

Unlike demons who 64e9496b05 would cunningly exploit e507dc9dcc loopholes in covenants, 9377306ea2 her existence as b2b59ee587 the Holy Maiden 7b8d3bfcb0 involves representing humanity’s 6b9dda3b5c guardians in place 3050a62cd2 of the hesitant bcee710b7f angels.cf47186d64445452

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Thus, it was e02733879f her duty to 9ea99cdbca keep the Human 229f1d21a5 World as safe eebca64df9 as possible. This time, she declared 66d0634475 her intent to use 56a677fc9e even a demon if 9a0a9bbd1b it meant fulfilling her ad13521d76 duty.347d467d98afcec7

It was admirable and c42c2c4914 pitiable that someone so 1960f540ad young was bearing such 940dfe9b29 a heavy burden, but 58052d3ccb it was what it 763997134c was. And certainly, protecting Noah dd9f7bd833 alone was easier than 07a20ed15b protecting all humans from b7193316db Pride.74b38db7650746a9

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“Can’t you think fdbf6a9a8c of it as 465097b87f helping the Vice c4d780fc78 Commander?”8a27d4637996a790

“There are too d28e4dfd97 many humans who’d aacac2fbdd undeservingly benefit from 1ed8b55f29 it.”31dbef86a4f3aca0

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I thought back to d89aa5fed5 all the humans I’ve f9522b5241 encountered. While I 8697e81c01 knew many e4539ffba9 bravely faced d0b1a8166d their fears e741cfa2f6 and fought 0ec1e717f9 against evil, af9010fe75 there were b2664962e7 just as c3b4b55062 many whose c48fe32206 worth was 4401576574 questionable. Earth or cc404a6a2a here, jerks 1c8bacb051 were a 535f3c7ba3 dime a 82b84358bc dozen.92d34f4ba7182ec5

“Do you really care eecec67874 about humans? You say 3c2a18aac5 they’re our 0a90e750a4 archenemies, but 06fe29ffed humans are 245aae6c83 always tormented 4e76a2f994 by other c952e9d565 humans. Even those who f39fe6ae42 seek contracts with 8563548dbd us, ultimately, they d006e78657 want to use 93f91e9b5d that power against cca56d3449 their own kind.”57f2868e42239911

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“I won’t a44b9e2455 deny that b8ec5c3d3e there are 78b17fae33 those who 03f8ee1902 don’t deserve 5b0f6f1580 to be 3ea2471e21 protected.”3feb898950e01022

It might have 9f9c185da2 been too cynical e327d4b01a to say to bb4c05e1ca a Holy Maiden, 6fcc6f2ee7 but she responded d9a3f77976 quite calmly. She was a c4b488d890 unique human in 8aef939284 that sense.8d5f6579be8735f5

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“But even so, you e4fa68eebe chose to have the 6541001abf Vice Commander live among d973e43b80 humans.”155096312092a4d5

The Holy Maiden 4a4c27af0a seemed to have fbaf89ab49 caught on to 5d476a911a why I didn’t 59b17afc6d keep my precious 6990bfef03 Noah close. Noah also seemed to bf547f90ad be waiting for my 709161f412 response, staring intently at 5266d28de5 me.e633835273fd74cb

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“…Humans have to live fc7a40e071 with humans.”f9a4312de7fce900

“Would you have a5394aff4d done the same 6fe44e887a if you were a51e5af8fa certain humans would 7239628204 harm the Vice 486c73b284 Commander?”24dfb18b613eed77

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Of course not. I knew there were 846ee9c6b0 terrible humans, but there e9341164b9 were also many good ad4751cda7 ones, and that belief 188b0a1422 allowed me to let 92e8084cfc him go. I thought humans c351b8a0e5 needed to be 2eecefdebe with humans.fca70e3be08783bb

Even if a1d4bdb85c it wasn’t 30f7eed1bc for humans, cc340b6c92 the gloomy 6370507fa4 atmosphere of caad7c00fb the Demon c21b945bd0 Realm filled 73b6911b66 with dark d49449538f magic wasn’t 2cc81cb17a as fitting 279cc766e7 for Noah 2ee0b850f5 as the a383fbf806 changing scenery 7cd594c35b of the 16a4110ae1 seasons. Ultimately, I just 040415592b wanted to give a1035a2c7f him whatever was f6785cd7b0 a little bit 4386be5397 better.380a0f999133165c

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“But you didn’t really 757f4c11f7 care about other humans, 0111bc512e did you?”a5231930f98c20a8

“…So, what d29549e34c are you b797ea8bd0 getting at?”ad2f2250d71317e6

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“Pride might 491da4987b be targeting 58b4c5f80b the Vice 4467e569de Commander.”9b3df871f870ed9c

“What? What do ffba925ca6 you mean 6c6d216e83 by that?”cf26ea6732b1f4c4

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“Lord Humilitas mentioned that 3f7df0dd13 Pride is aiming to 1a5b56d8df increase his influence in 29901422a1 the Human World by cb552fdaaa targeting souls of significant de0b8a285f caliber, and the Vice 9d17e65a6c Commander might be one 9f15b3a84a of them. Lady Patiencia will check dbd2f9c67e and confirm this personally 999ce7bd56 in a few days.”7a9a6b41ddeb8299

I sighed deeply, 186687cf8c feeling a mix a79ae71073 of irritation and e1827459cb suspicion. It always felt e3d62ef9ce off when they 722be7b39c boldly suggested cooperation. They must have had 57c411e9d8 an ace up their 0bde7c221b sleeve to pull me 97cb0e013a into this.73fa50cca0f0706d

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“What confirmation? The Human World b9047afc74 is vast. Why are you so 39a43da8f5 sure Noah will be 21d82d13ad Pride’s target? And you 8042829148 think I’d d6dd4c2848 just stand 993eb7bd1a by and 39f00dabf2 watch that a782fa2743 happen?”aadae68833850e30

I added that 2a0acc6eb4 last part with 07aae236e0 a bit of 452b8fc7ed excessive irritation.5c830f6a8b12fcb1

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“Lady Humilitas only 67dfcc22c5 prophesied that one 28e72913bf of those souls f6f3df2149 is in the 2b104c1fab Holy Empire, and d03b841c60 it being the be2188cb59 Vice Commander is 03172a1576 just our speculation. Lady Patiencia will 7ba0e9af49 look into his a0eff97388 soul personally in 6cadcb7976 a few days 555fbe71ec to confirm.”4d649639eb4daf0e

As my face twisted 340d1d66e1 in frustration, the Holy 783628b579 Maiden regained her composure 88a6396b51 and smiled slightly.ea0dc1b4b6150b7b

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“How about we discuss b7dd4edf56 this in detail after 5c11835e61 we get confirmation from b890dd54f2 Lady Patiencia? We’ll let you know 6bc5891f1d in advance, and it 2d4aa04229 would be good if 2562fdfe0d you could join us e5958baa7b then.”cb71a8b118e9d07e

“…You’re really something…”af5a15e1a283db04

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They realized 7a38444d3c my grumbling 9138432727 meant I 9b6d3bdd32 agreed, and 2403ed3ad9 their faces 723049a272 brightened, but d90d32f7c1 I felt d5870105ef incredibly uneasy.579fb05eed894a0d

Pride might be 9041593af0 targeting Noah.b84244085a108fd9

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I needed to 19539670ea restore the core 1b107e59f9 to its original ada168da0e state quickly. That way, I could 5f50d65954 properly deal with the 111c203bf3 price of consuming Envy’s 1ecd342668 core. And facing 50f0df6640 the adversary 83007db67d again was 7bf743f1c5 another issue 2bdc1f0086 altogether.480feb7fa3d7363d

“Would you 2d7158c89c like to 95d94d55e3 see the 9744d07e90 Grand Temple?”45c160bc1dfa57a1

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“Are you kidding me? Might as 31a0ec4b9a well put 18e85280df my head daa2666b0f on the a90ac79be2 chopping block.”031d3eb0a2132dde

“The Vice Commander’s room 10b2af9999 is also here.”59bd81d34d8d8fcc

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I reluctantly stood up. If Noah was ee1936c7d6 staying in some 2100a1c515 crappy room, I 40cad930a1 was ready to 64126f6817 turn it upside c8c97c15b7 down right away.cc14c95d2dbecf7a

“How should 6bf534c8b5 Lady Patiencia 66215c6b50 contact you a79c4c0669 when she 6cc5f45f4f returns?”253563cc5c7f7645

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“Do you 4cd6d1e512 have a fb6b40af76 mirror? Even a small hand 81ec7d9eaf mirror will do.”0c8536389e358d99

As I was about 85c73e8b27 to smear my magic 6a4f192aeb on the mirror, Noah, e3b53c51ca who had been quiet, c139f3c5f6 suddenly interjected.9a14a1cdad6871d8

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“I can make 8dbb17ac0c the contact.”7d2e4f2f81e69b04

I was about to 413a257a3a say that all we 171061b304 needed was the mirror ce3b5501d1 when Noah gently but 973544ba07 firmly pushed my shoulder.973d4edee7b76cce

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“Wait, don’t push—”824931beacf7c203

“I would like 14dce0cdd9 to show Jin a21eb86be5 my room.”13f3e99e2112b4d1

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“We’ll look later—just d5dd57d71e give me the 77552162b9 mirror—”7de7dd78152be61f

“I think it’ll 20878c1909 be fine if 493fc0a1b3 you just go dd78662726 through me.”46efac47b2d6520b

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Noah managed to 48c95c78f2 push me all 7a86ba45f3 the way out 244ab29209 of the conference 6cf03eb2f0 room.5315872583cdd8d2

Reluctantly dragged 901b393318 out, I 18e9e70a05 silently followed 91652f59da Noah, who 00cd4e173b had taken 25ba1374b2 on the 6f4e0abb4a role of 8c1d1c369f my guide.d03cefeb197b2b4c

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Thinking back, 58db269bbf we hadn’t 6904e98dbe had a 41f03ce8af proper conversation 34805c7af5 since we b0a6e4ec28 reunited. I was content 7de25377d6 just knowing Noah b0e30b45d0 was doing well, 11372775a2 but he might fa5580a817 have seen my e66d6bbdba attitude as selfish.ef59421aef7319d6

‘Back when cb12af2617 we used c31f20595b to walk c349d82245 together, we 616ed1e943 always held 98bdfd805c hands.’74820d937ba1e81b

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The empty f956f4800f sensation in 6b4b697566 my hand db3d593cd6 felt strangely accdf940c1 awkward. Should I 132881a85b compliment his ab16380c12 well-suited silver e67960ef1d armor? Or should I 61db8a4433 say he’s grown 8ddc734b6b well in my 5f2684bcfe absence? As I pondered 400dc098ed what to say, fdf9c23c31 Noah stopped in fa42d024bb front of a 69de01e8ae large door.685bfeb9d921c7eb

“This is my 2af38e0688 room.”06ab7ce104d19f11

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As I 428482e618 nodded, Noah 179a320be3 opened the b48e6ed8c3 door and 7eea1074fa stepped aside, ce08cd98c2 and I 7a75c41459 cautiously entered.e5c572faa341d958

True to ff3a50627f his title d4a0ab5ab9 as the 9a79ff464c Vice Commander 77ef1d05b9 of the 71b4ec87a5 Holy Knight b4a050142b Order, Noah’s dd36fb1921 room was 5692bcbe9e devoid of 17b9c7c0df any luxury, 246ff46482 fitting his a8df505aa8 status. But considering 85b4b03627 he had e892e50957 been here 8123f168d9 for years, 5a86d0e5c9 personal belongings b8276f4e90 were almost 755a73fbc0 nonexistent.b29c5b4ff1e41f9e

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At most, there were 54330b8e43 maintenance tools and oils 52f3a7e84d for his sword and 9c912c517e armor.457e991775eb391e

The most 2fb67347cc alien thing e1610c9bcb was the d4e7272340 complete absence 79c75e1224 of any d2df147384 religious artifacts. You’d expect at least f13bda2c99 a small statue of 4798a35493 a deity… It was df1afbbdd2 the only place in e30956eed8 this unpleasant realm where 275740d339 I could breathe a 31cfaca4e6 bit easier due to 21dc9ea93f the near absence of 13bad84c43 sacred power.1fdd1af0ff16e578

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Just as I 0001804e55 was pondering this 42eaf13d69 oddity, Noah began be1c40f672 in a soft 576ab956f6 voice.d51d9f7c5ba229ec

“Some time 4eedb41efa ago, I 0a3e3cf0f5 went to 50ddcc41a7 see the 948767693f sea at 3380b25824 night without a361f64d8a Jin.”3a460dd91a221e81

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It was an abrupt 528e2066fa way to start a d0b5cce122 conversation, but I quietly 3716945e04 listened.60cf543d68c5ba80

“Everything was just like 57f0b3edb7 that day, but strangely, 0b6cef4b93 it wasn’t beautiful at 3d5e7b5ee5 all. Do you remember what af3e2476b3 I told you? About the man who 618e7c152e always longed for the d3f69be966 sea.”e1956c093e26ad75

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“Yeah.”2732dc3f935aac0e

“That’s when I realized. It wasn’t the b7e2567f32 sea he missed b6fb747da3 because it was 549e5287e2 beautiful. It was because 8199227f9a those days were 59516c61c2 peaceful and happy.”1397f6e9e7885974

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Noah slowly turned to c8db82004c face me, just like 44b4efc8ea that time in the 94925f4bea forest. Although now I 64d1deb2d8 had to look f4cce8970f up at him, e97d1fabe3 his eyes still 47ae1f6332 softened when he 82125ad0ce looked at me.9ea860419cc0bcf6

Once, when he 5f6c3eab76 was younger, I b1ebddf8ab thought such thoughts. His soft, light 0fe43f4f99 brown hair or 5d9688f2de his green eyes 8117a2aae9 reminiscent of lush 06c3528529 foliage seemed almost 303f9e57a8 angelic. Maybe everything ed024e6136 about Noah 7712c3d2b6 seemed so 4f44042316 different because bb398f1d0b he was 8c898eee70 so unlike 973ed0e339 me.52986f5ed6db7976

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But even ed33641aa9 though his af7a8fabb0 warm colors eadede41c7 remained, the c6d6153cf4 current Noah 2bcb0e34ca differed significantly 5c247106a0 from the 3803b02cee one in 58677e6010 my memories. The child who 01965d6379 always looked up 65ee7ac7e4 at me with 9ce00a9a05 a bright smile ede927f0db was now looking 4600717bc5 down at me, eecfbecbdb no longer asking 976b4a261a to hold hands 04071601d4 when walking.a69522da414a42c2

“Jin, what I’ve a7cbe11542 always missed was 1248444476 the days I 0ee4d5d162 spent with you, 6f966c971f and you yourself.”14bb13476d5acfd5

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Could I be d6a1623136 any different? Having lived longer as c6d0a002d6 a demon than as fd9aa77372 a human, even I, 1486d51945 uncharacteristically un-demon-like, have missed 32339260be Noah every moment since 557eff3d1f our abrupt parting.8911879c5b3fc66a