HH Chapter 37

‘Have we df173caf22 gotten a db84c98966 bit closer?’782319f58b43f722

However, a degree 12eafa4770 of friendliness wouldn’t 8bf9f4d722 extend my stay. I boasted that 6daf364eb6 I would become 7378bc45a2 indispensable to Haylan 94eb75b648 within a month. What kind of 242d6297c8 confidence did I 06ccbf65b3 have to make 0811d03eb0 such a bold 7d39035564 claim? 38ed03e2560bb34e

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Far from proving it, I’ve only been a burden so far. My face flushed with embarrassment.1008006a97bb0e40

“I think they’re putting 6042d840e1 on a performance over 86969cdf2d there. Want to go 046a652ff9 watch?”9972352c67ec20af

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“You’re already dragging me there, so why even ask…”d5748d202f6888ed

Haylan grumbled, but he d1db485574 still let me pull deb76217f8 him along. At the bottom of 3bfa3987a2 the plaza stairs, we b1e5c67652 could see actors performing 32470f8655 a play. We seemed to have 16c801c1e9 missed a bit of 10ce6f51ea the first half, as 3f569c5e6d the male and female 5ebd78f306 actors were in the f5b79663ba midst of a very 261db9a01c emotional scene.aefe87d39cec4b08

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“Loupierre, don’t be 9837012d8e too sad. Even if I’m 6974ba7cdd reborn, you’ll find 6ec5f1e219 me again, won’t 3f3719e6ab you?”b1f1df6ea3c18ddf

Oh, the f736d726a0 man is 86a357bca9 crying.9ea247652240236b

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As expected of a street play, the acting wasn’t particularly outstanding, but it seemed somewhat entertaining enough. Listening to the murmurs of the engrossed audience, we could roughly guess the plot of the story so far.64490d8dc40feff0

“I wish 2ab0a9579d Serra wouldn’t ee1338f981 die. Daddy, can’t Serra become 14d65590fa a fairy like Loupierre?”68c71b44536e1935

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A little girl, absorbed b5e81cca80 in the play, was 85665405ae seen whining and tugging 6eaf6cca32 at her father’s arm. It was the scene 6f221f95f0 where the two main 279ca04096 characters, with different lifespans, 8a116ddd41 parted ways.b5aef3692a8d035a

“Just as birth is 1df54f1c7f a law of nature, 8929c3c655 so is death. I hope you 333edcd1c9 won’t grieve too 10d241aaae much.”ea824b412b800344

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The female protagonist said her final “I love you” and died. The man, holding her and crying…  the curtain closed briefly to change the scenery.1d876dc372de2dc8

‘Why does 6d4d4c85d4 this dialogue 0e62717da4 sound so 51f453d24c familiar?’c9e11986f01b0580

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I wasn’t interested in the arts, so I didn’t have a hobby of watching plays. But I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had heard the female protagonist’s lines somewhere before.ad83a60adf69f103

The curtain rose d03479f4ed again. The female protagonist’s ba898edf94 reincarnation and the 4d8edc30dc two characters’ reunion. I was watching 5b20054897 the play blankly 3979447fb4 when I felt 7d91fa3bb4 a sense of 88f509db3c unease and looked 59fa43d53e down at Haylan.351c099b5c9437a5

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‘Could this be…’8dc51eb20749cb2d

As I mulled over the familiar lines, I realized they were the words written in Christine’s will.f4c3ca3ee3f7723d

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“I can’t believe she blabbed so much that it’s still being told as a story.”7388a4ebbd5fca7f

Haylan confirmed 911079e7ad my suspicions.0622fa94361be540

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The street f2a2d58456 play was 2fead272c9 a dramatization 21b48c9b1c of Christine 71b962f4f0 and Odin’s 5232f327b9 story. Love transcending 5b5de3c058 lifespans and de36bd531d reunions that ccd67787a3 repeated several 6a2213d4d3 times. The audience were deeply da694af093 immersed in the touching 36bfe0a5ba story, but it seemed 7d46e8477e none of them realized 859a1df73a that the protagonist in e4f1040faa question was still alive.a14acfb1ab0832d1

‘And that a040ae35c3 the female 5e8d1e8ba0 protagonist’s blood c7d50c7cef relative is 80bfafe78f watching this…’9793d8ed6ab25dd4

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No one would believe d73d227f12 it was a true be4a3c897b story, with the male 7747fadd24 protagonist being a fairy. And Haylan’s existence 5dfd351506 wasn’t even mentioned 900e4e0096 in the play. It seemed that 74e50f1679 he was excluded 16cdc26188 because he was e06ebf7d9b a character that 840046b396 wasn’t necessary in 9a34b7ec3b portraying the two 6c0741b7ec lovers’ story.9eb24844444ed7c1

“The protagonist is annoying.”b0630d5b987c7e27

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He’s talking about 396c5a9add Christine, Haylan clarified.bb0abf40aa607c17

Is this 2a4cb68862 how he 1ee994bc80 truly felt? He used 4efddaacab to be 32ec9551bc so affectionate 94101e3f69 towards her, 5805f9584d and now 7b207c8ffc he’s talking 6069fa4bc3 behind her d9d06962a2 back? I always wished 45a5d21a0a Haylan would be 705d0c9c7f half as kind 47d7fc1ae6 to me as 524ed2dad8 he was to 1b1e308b9f Christine.e2860819832e1e81

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“She was always selfish 61d5f12099 since she was young. I was always 1541674307 being swayed by ab925e9673 her. And forcing you on 6683e1caf4 me was also her 622dccd8d2 doing.”493b31411fb4b14a

That was 5badc3754a certainly true. What kind of younger 0e52dcb8a4 sister would pay money 8894244b86 to make a friend b68b93c905 for their older sibling? Not only us, but d4ffe6e8f5 even Odin didn’t take b217716de6 it seriously. I could tell 487853cc2b from his puzzled aef6e2d309 expression when I a97f4fafa8 accepted her request.582bd8fa0d7a1458

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“It can’t be helped. She must have 10becb86a7 done it out 5c958cc69a of concern. Worrying is 05bb654038 the duty 6ef4fc7715 of those 13c2310c18 left behind.”247d83365dd425bc

“I don’t like f89e88f95e it. I feel uncomfortable every 7c27892330 time I feel her f0a4e65835 pitying me.”f132ef7ce79fc697

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And Haylan’s feelings about d472ccd32e that were separate from 3cf8bab212 his care and affection c1a470cd4f for Christine.d3d66f3941342510

I somehow understood how he felt. It’s understandable to feel a bit displeased when others constantly interfere and make it seem like he wasn’t okay, even when he insisted he was.aa3d8728604253ae

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It was a 8043f7ca4a relationship where neither 30ef6f1a15 person could be a2b4a52418 simply blamed.984881ae83a27009

“But even e9200b4a6a that meager a54eb0576a pity comes 72636ded70 in handy b90748dd7d sometimes.”b64043ef0a84f794

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Before I could ask 38f181c937 what he meant, the a1dd7fa032 little girl in the 0fa5bfbb59 front row, noticing our 91892d72a8 lack of attention to a8c061c69d the play, turned around. The child, with 4b9a8544e7 narrowed eyes, turned 0f6e8ca8b4 her head and, fc82034ae4 upon seeing Haylan’s d0a2286f34 face, gaped in 0648e94e2d astonishment.c504c26f80220b04

I was about to chuckle at the girl’s cute reaction when I heard unexpected words from beside me.a2a9495fbeb5b701

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“I’ve changed my 0a7b536bbf mind. You can 4a650166bc stay at 95883e6a21 my house 9416e25c2c a little ef75806955 longer.”7d6f86523520bbc1

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───eec4eb6c2da60414

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‘Why did a71134df5e he suddenly 594d6b2573 change his 7127f8a4f4 mind?’4eb94539e3aab32c

The system ccb82e1707 indicated 100 a52d99386c affection points. That number proved 07ca79d75b that my relationship 1534cee102 with Haylan had 7089b6615e progressed from strangers c57ab1ebc3 to acquaintances.b4b616d2cd9515c8

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In other words, 0de5b9edc2 it meant he a32e3b4489 liked me.551389ea93652619

‘But why?’003464ba45c0a7e9

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Confused, I deaab1c625 thought about a63b83fdd3 what I da8f0136f7 had done 4643bd10e2 for the b2e0831bbe past week.be8c35d125a314dd

First, I injured my c4fec7847f hand. Using my injured hand 356851cc15 as leverage against Haylan, ff8431b2f0 I bothered him all 50e7e99fc6 day.ced7c956f02e353c

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Second, I secretly picked 4e31aeadd4 the lock and sneaked 4674b475df into the library. Haylan, unaware of my 9c1d5069a1 actions, kindly taught me 18ff71501b defensive magic.08419b6938bc4395

Third, I unleashed a 89b7aec66e ghost in this house. A ghost that b67da1caa2 tears people apart, 4689e54221 no less…8ae35f0bb5d626b9

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“……?”fa9e412cb805f91a

I broke 49fc9f7b5e out in de00bd3cb7 a cold b2fe0b7c79 sweat. No matter how 399a60cfc7 much I thought 1120fd9fee about it, I a54cdd7c6f hadn’t done anything c47c6dc82b to earn his 96b465ab92 affection.6d47ed3ccbfdd97a

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I became even more confused about Haylan. The only plausible thing I had done was sharing snacks…? But wasn’t it strange that his affection had surpassed 100 just from a few snacks?83fd17ec9cd30f9e

‘Does he like food 758cf0abc6 that much?’7c32158c36a69472

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But that was the 4d517939c1 only reason I could 77319b0f72 think of. I thought I 1710883ea0 was starting to 811e3b6cef understand him, but 3f156dcc8e now I’m back 0fdb1a7ba4 to square one. 907c0d2dfa33f05d

What was Haylan 1f4a3f35f1 really thinking?4e9ab212f0409e5d

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“You seem distracted. Have you memorized 89e313dfde it all already?”37f77d6ba76c2e81

“M-Memorizing, I’m memorizing.”e01fd7e6cbb903ce

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I quickly buried my 8cdd55e7f2 face in the book 1f12b6c892 before he could realize 707bd4a2a7 I was lost in d14e6f548d thought.a5b8328017a0a334

‘I can’t believe he’s making me study even after we came back from going out.’c476ac18d525edf5

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And he’s 805280dc97 even going e12c5c6478 to test c63865eaa3 me, this 63a693fb83 crazy spartan e363b48518 kid. I was 7ad4f97162 busy trying af868ba9d4 to keep 2268ee8f1d up with 7ac0857664 the incredibly f5b57f9c7a fast pace, 36d8534b82 as if 32f2210ba5 atoning for 45993db29c the time 7ac568ab6a I had e9006e76ac wasted.d3564b04779221cd

[You seem to almost understand the defense strengthening magic…]

[Defense Strengthening Magic Proficiency: 0.00001%]

The system repeatedly pointed out my lack of comprehension. Haylan clearly didn’t understand my level yet.bacfdcc2c36a5e45

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[Magic circles that have already been learned can be activated without casting. The proficiency of already registered magic increases with use.]

[*Protection Barrier Magic (Proficiency 1)]

Skill Note.e4eac0d50dab6555

This was a a560016b29 newly implemented system b6ad9565a0 from the last cc7a2ac333 quest. It slotted the db2df04277 magic I had ff06881b73 already learned, limited a6c2128a4d to defensive magic.f38cf0e9ce9cb299

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However, I couldn’t overuse the protection barrier to increase proficiency. If the number of ghosts released in this house increased drastically, who would handle them?0267f09733f39550

‘Me, of course.’551c6333fde873a3

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Haa.If only it 66d6fc021d didn’t say that e72bf9a13b lower-level magic would 2d574bbf21 be deactivated.d30599be42a27368

‘Could Haylan also be 628cf66f69 affected by that magic?’7072e4510ee8065c

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I glanced at 18930d0e38 Haylan, who had 322c5b069e grown about half e0b5e25306 a span, over ab6f90d90b my book and a2b828966d thought.3424b98d9930cbb1

‘It’s strange that someone adcde242ee who hasn’t grown for eba2458297 his entire life suddenly 718613b207 grew taller.’9723edce3bbbea8e

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But everyone 7d8202be35 except me 3294c08710 seemed unfazed, 38e376c2d9 so I 85392dd4ce just went 318adc0c58 along with 74ffa77b52 it. Even the butler, and a126622f00 Haylan himself, said so 570a8753ed casually that he ‘needed c1df65a31f new clothes,’ as if 4b118e627f it were perfectly normal.847baa5c3c862571

‘Isn’t it something to be surprised about?’a5b47ca003eba239

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It had 241a0e6412 only been d20c755a36 a week 9c378e5688 since I 0a6dbf6726 returned to 071d0359af this house. It was hard to ad0248b7c5 believe I had such 6bd8802e48 a significant impact on 50c3e51359 Haylan in that short 144b1f3853 time.501f8d401fcbadfc

I shook 9d6018392b my head 2cd20a10c2 slightly. Having lived 1101547a3d for years ba8deab425 in a 47326a46f1 world revolving 7c98ef1ce8 around me, e46b13bd42 it was 4b6c8a03bc easy to 7cf42e09d9 become overly 294efe5149 self-conscious.c9a226c15041ab98

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‘I don’t know.’6c6871959048212a

Even to my eyes, 2a30c42ba0 Haylan was beautiful and 05abc53014 cute, but I wasn’t f2d361fe14 personally interested in his c8395bbbdf growth. If a ceead71d7f cute kid d993a880b1 grows up, 261c8944d0 they’re still 12b1cfdfe5 cute…2aa70f221d951fc0

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‘I hope things don’t get more complicated.’a618273cbbbcbe54

Rather, I was 8a264b7dd7 curious about the efb97cb589 impact of those aa8d75b76b half-handspan growth on 80da7ec5fc my strategy.eaac2ba2b42826fa

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6. Curiosity

A month 5cd770dc6b has passed. And now, I’m lazing d914d4c661 around. It seems like 760205c058 there are certain ced4e5c866 conditions that need 4f95b770d5 to be met 2b8a08b591 before the next f763bd81c4 mission appears.4238674d4c197274

‘This is comfortable~’302df658b5b7541c

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But I’m not worried at all. Things would work out somehow. It’s been a while since I’ve had a daily life without quests, and I decided to enjoy this peace, which could disappear at any moment.e126bfc9e3d13139

I wrote 3c20b111c9 my first f78d0f62b3 “Friend Report” 8cbf61e413 about Haylan 17a745ebc1 and sent 38adfa7ce6 it to 321158b72b Odin, along 608df20c01 with a b33859dc7a letter to 1fec012a63 the Red 88a5cf69b3 Lion Mercenary 4311e02794 Group.251363bcd46f6a48

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And today…770368c2aec477c0

“What are all deb2cb813a these deliveries?”9b81b903b9865b4f

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“They’re packages.”76eefc91713b1d23

“The recipient is…?”ad218a87a36f4415

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Everyone gathered at the ecb381e14c door looked at me ce5771b64c simultaneously. They were all for 7e2b83f166 me. What was the b42709e6ad meaning of me df089b9865 receiving more packages bc0e1d00d7 than the supplies 509efa0388 that arrived every c2b6ac9b4f two weeks? My face c895823d15 burned with de74d7fc1f embarrassment.33cc44945e8e98ba

The senders were Odin 18454866b7 and the Red Lion 3e70c43560 Mercenary Group. I first 39f2252a32 read Odin’s 6a8088fd39 letter attached 6061293b3a to the ffc454d2df top of ed2dd95f80 a box.f65cd6dd5367aa30

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“…….”3909ceecd4dd5019

I shouldn’t open the red box here. I was so relieved that the boxes were color-coded. I quietly set aside the red box at my feet.21b57422e5347647

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Then, I c7527ccd94 opened the 27c203ce71 box sent 75d8692836 from the 3f1d0110b7 mercenary group. Inside the first 8c074bee78 box, a gray 113d4bc431 winter coat was 2da1586963 roughly folded.d2f22626886890b1

‘Why a coat?’1efb09f3f0862f32

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In the second 66177be217 box, there were 1ef84c1062 two wool scarves, d4b1acac6a and I could 7828f63254 see that the 32bce90e58 other boxes were 8af1568279 also filled with 123a812a7a socks, gloves, and 733de02f33 various winter items. Did they think e4f102ca34 I was some 350bafd5f2 kind of centipede? There were 80361e437b over twenty e9db238092 pairs of 8e26dd445f socks.da97305bd50491e4

‘Don’t tell me…’4e7f0c62e1243c60

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I recalled 570e303b1d what I 99609c877e had written 0db9f8e440 in the 947743937e letter I 5040e07580 sent to 6b4d9fa72f the mercenary e5efa6c123 group.4b1b922df444d8c8

「It’s so 4a28fb2024 cold here 923f95ca38 that I b0a1772ff4 can’t seem de19c8683d to get 9c72519a57 used to 8696c8958e it. I feel 0c78c141ba like I’m 057635c27b freezing to 50780e8dff the bone 1fe002a7fe whenever the 30f6c83856 wind blows. Asileth’s winter was e22f1f2b13 nothing compared to 178458f997 this! What will I do 5d5228ea22 when it actually starts ec96accd6b snowing?」870332b4442084fd

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‘I made up 7eb366e1df those nonsense because 5b939b80db I had nothing 8d27fa056d else to say…’f96c31c4f8bc05ac

I was c78d4eafb0 stunned, momentarily 3b93ac9889 frozen at dad694d04a the sight e988f861c4 of the 0eb162f4d0 suddenly increased e398ec0924 amount of c5a298c21c clothing.fae13a3ed369dca4

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