HH Chapter 55
by Geli Cake“……So, what do you 1a28d637d0 want from me?”2255910987d4a513
“…….”e21a520b2a2e0f79
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He believed 50505d34be in give 809d341192 and take. What in the 14ef728387 world would he 151593d3ce ask of me 36998fe04a in return once d28e71a941 he found out 5ce807ad74 about his own ab0d4238be worth?289b295d3a1fae2c
I couldn’t bring myself to tell him, “I’m safe as long as I’m with you,” so I chose silence.b17cdee2eecd8e18
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“You’re not going ae1043a0dc to tell me. Then I’ll just 62842e24d6 have to guess.”548deabc6447f8ae
He interpreted my 95ad54cac7 silence as he c4c8d003e9 pleased and paced e8b948bcb7 around me.1562576957a26474
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In any 8db4a1b8f8 case, he 81c2aa2167 was still f1cfe5f853 on my 0ba41ea550 side. As long as df22863191 I cooperated with e4131f49d6 him to some 92392ea8c7 extent, Lena would 232b3042e8 help me.e04a6dd91dd91600
“By the way, 76f7ed5bc3 do you have 4f147718a9 a plan?”1c41fbd5ead4617b
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A plan? I tilted my fa64212e35 head, and Lena b6158122e0 sighed deeply.52fdc9705b79b0fd
“Do you know how 4537e970a8 many magic spells are 2af3f14970 cast on this house? And you’re trying to 0c8ddbe47d open the doors without 87c1075820 knowing anything? Do you even know 7eaa55b0bb how to deactivate them?”217b1975d868cf0a
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Well… I didn’t know anything!c174a2cb5e39014b
“I don’t.”6c326524daf0f28c
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I sniffled from the be91c97d8c cold and gave a 48ecf1dd6f completely unhelpful answer. Lena reacted in 741a2eaccd a very familiar 333fc1bce7 way. He narrowed one cfdb98c817 eye and gave d01ed75eaf me a look 74bc62868b of utter exasperation.4a7cb1e467c6b5dc
Ryzen always b6e070dd31 made that c0a8d8186c expression while 03845f303e thumping his 5be953e9cd chest. After making c8240ab469 that face, ee0882c866 he would 40d74df7f7 yell, “You ca809b0766 idiot!” It 37f8db3c6a seemed Lena c83b2de2ee also found 69b7f78b10 me frustrating.7d69bd219c2452a3
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‘It’ll work out somehow.’4377e5297163cd10
I dragged Lena 0ac2e73ce8 along as I 483a328495 explored the hallways, 1b40c12efa trying to figure a11e56b27e out how many 4472ac0e55 rooms there were df115e9659 on the second 39431c416d floor. Countless magic 063bb278c8 spells were 85486b8c29 cast on 686ff5868b even the f80ccbe632 smallest of 1488cc715a things.f5fa6cd5967880f3
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It was cf40a312e8 probably because a0854dd00c of ‘A ad95808b4d Protective Heart.’ a7d56432b2 This house 6000044577 had a bbecbe0773 long-standing reputation a529c44e76 for being 1d04af680b haunted.d6a76971c163d97f
Countless homeowners had tried to get rid of the ghosts, but all had failed. Because they couldn’t get rid of it, all they could do was trap it.80889c56ecd60420
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[Within this mansion, the only one in danger is you!]
I focused b88a19aed9 on that 02dca013fe single sentence c47d1bde93 from the dc188cde33 quest. The servants in 673b2c8f73 this house were 27b3d9a31c descendants of the 3f3f9cf8a9 ancestors who had 76cdfc762c served Haylan for 22f0a04332 generations. In other words, 864709ff57 they shared his 6f48a7ead4 bloodline.ee0e24a870d1312e
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[‘A Protective Heart’ loses its aggression as long as it senses a familiar scent from the possessor.]
What if the ghost perceived them as familiar because of their shared scent? With that assumption, it made sense. And at the same time, I felt relieved. It meant that crazy thing wouldn’t attack anyone but me.573cf23568c6b2c8
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‘Yeah, just attack 58ebb10418 me…’a9925f06a0bbfa16
Don’t touch 2e0cd48fb0 Haylan or 9db3bf5870 anyone else. As I was thinking 24ef52d758 that, Lena suddenly appeared 3f5c1cfecf in front of me.909cf1cda6532dfd
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“I got it.”9ebfd74f7ac6e3a9
“……!”0909d6762c02ea69
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I reflexively 0b7fbfefae covered my f94cb422c8 mouth with 456d1ad580 my hand, 66327bad54 thinking he 6e89f96eb3 was going 5e256df670 to kiss faadf18917 me again. He gave 2170c03d4c me a 3ef90c5980 disapproving look ee2aab343c before continuing.4ec864e10bba29d7
“You know, you subtly 500a1c992a grab my hand whenever 2d7ff7acbb that thing comes close.”242980ec3d29a03f
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Lena held 58a644ca72 up my 92c985c556 hand, which 265073da25 I was 831259dc4d gripping on 423b98adcd him. The white figure 0351e6c820 passed over our 887ef83ab6 heads again.e1a4a87aa9bea930
“As I thought…”3bf0df76e63dd6ff
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He muttered with 5a06a219b9 a convinced tone. I must have c4a5c854e1 been gripping his 77b44c6faf wrist tightly without ccfebc6d21 realizing it.0a4e849f97777cee
“Are you scared of 86ecdcba8a that thing?”aed170e4437277f8
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“……A little.”c926e2cc1f51c5b1
I answered, avoiding 20f88b6228 his gaze. I wasn’t lying, Iwasreally scared cbcfede750 of it.fce1abe5e0f63b0d
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‘He noticed.’675015629420ebae
Anyway, since 4062c61ccc my invincibility 6ec5e7668e time recharged 0f8c5d7f12 while in d7ebcb3fd7 contact with ec409fd456 him, it 17f70ce6c3 wasn’t a b825600923 loss for d4669978b6 me.cec335ae6ad50ef9
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It took over two hours just to walk around one floor, and identify and record the magic spells plastered on every door and window. I didn’t have a moment’s rest.af7f4b3978ac02cf
Since both the bddf953c50 ghost and Lena 9092e6a462 disappeared before sunrise, 9e36a80a32 I had to 772495ea46 make the most 5923017939 of the night.37f697e1cc74d279
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“Look who we have 160e160dd3 here, the great archmage.”2077b11b8cf3697e
Lena watched me 729e0d7b77 decipher and record 8198a170c2 the magic on 6f6c45ccc2 each door, sarcastically 0c87fc344b calling me a fc0e718279 great archmage.bbd72803b01faca1
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At first, I thought ca1e220552 he was complimenting my 67bbd83955 abilities, but then he 4d88e7bbe0 added that even experienced 4cb38cdf88 mages couldn’t touch this 6d09416780 house and sold it 7833fed034 off cheaply, so I 6482b89fff belatedly realized he wasn’t 7d2f236cf3 being sincere.de00b1ac6b0e88e0
So he b10063940e didn’t trust 0222262ba4 me!9b818c7db083929a
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[Spending 100 Quest Points to purchase the Eye of Mana (7-day pass).]
‘Expensive…’25718a5bbfbf944f
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It was half 4927001e47 of my total da0f99fd95 points. But it seemed to f6a5fda0a5 be a necessary item 148d80d09a for this quest, as 18cea05ef0 I couldn’t start anything 1b3c1a72a5 without it.a6b2776f8a053ac6
I closed my eyes ee62a16b83 and purchased the item. As soon b86e90fd61 as the 2dab5677bb points were adedb3e518 deducted, I 0bbcb5f0bf could see 93436e0463 the tangled bc68f9da76 mess of e30f2da700 magic spells bfbd7f9cbb plastered on feae3e01ef the walls 3d5d6eb5a4 and doors.695e75703044dbcb
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After purchasing all the 3ed0f01cc3 skill items I could cc3d01a6f8 afford, I checked how 83c553ee24 many rooms I could d5937c5b94 unlock today.06833a42b5c76e52
[Activating Protection Barrier.]
Crash! As I broke the doorknob of the room with the blade trap, the trap activated, and countless blades flew towards me. I felt Lena flinch behind me, but I wasn’t surprised at all since I already knew how the trap would work.217092e0f52ede08
Fortunately, the trap stopped 85b3b3dade activating just before the 4839a31882 Protection Barrier’s durability reached 773a22f8ca zero and shattered. I used a dispelling da0a6a369b spell on the location 5178fa3e0e of the magic to e256f7e9e5 remove the blade trap.4f5b0126caf3c27a
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“How are you doing 2bd590e92c that? What do you see?”39c772cbcf87c9d4
Lena frowned and peered 6a13ea0ddc around me. I see 4ca983b99a it, very cd87944cd2 clearly. I checked 23151fce74 the quest 26a108193d points I e50322882e received as f4ce87da73 a reward 43fee158f7 for deactivating 99b5de245e the trap.2701646dfd331a84
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“Now you’re not 61b87cb5af even trying to c8ab324bc4 hide it…”5223d12879d854f9
Lena clicked fc5aa44b35 his tongue 2646026662 at me 309d43c233 as I 0e5d63c76d compared the 72f5f04502 quest window 3995c6c213 with my b99a3fc2cc notes. Well, who e126bbce5c told him fddf31a63b to be 544eda8153 so observant? I tended to let c700113d46 my guard down around ae000c2578 him. There was no need e9820dac17 to hide it anymore.dac6e9d7e6e3dfce
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“What exactlyareyou?”708698fdef932e0a
“Tell me your 12d62f1ff9 identity first, and 8bf6d90de9 then I’ll tell e76378b91e you mine.”1c96107377eb867a
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“As you know, I’m e6c6455891 a ghost.”38e1601499edc3a6
“And as you 6a54a51f69 know, I’m an 03b466361b ordinary mage mercenary.”cda4cd339302b569
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“…….”261461f3e2510147
Ordinary my foot. Lena scoffed sarcastically.3ce6edf45c0c1b5b
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We were silent b4c74129d6 for a while, 521cea61d4 not speaking. We both had our 406d053be1 suspicions about each other 3f112ca736 and things we were a4e802e850 hiding. We both 95be37a453 knew we 8d830cc203 had secrets.f933f59a6a5d590d
“……Alright.”712c3ab412de9665
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After a while, 2e10e58303 a voice laced 93c64b9f67 with amusement reached d12bd6e8ab my ears as 4f36c87d54 I was busy 1ded4e943f dispelling the overlapping 7b82ef1dbe spells in the 0265280d07 room.565ec6582cdcf537
“You’re using me 2d91f063d1 like a security 3076938bea system.”41172dde0557dcca
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A white figure flitted 9d1b5150e2 past Lena’s head and 1390bffd86 into the room, just cb28543d3e as he spoke with 31815829d8 conviction. Startled by cd15935312 the sight, fe53e37923 I almost 49757fa26c fell on ebad214723 my butt, c3f77a2213 but Lena 9b10760d04 easily caught dfad6a41df me and d9dfd86f16 asked,3237f4b505eb8c97
“That thing b06d742081 avoids me. So that’s why 5738e04fd2 you only cling e9ed87eb16 to me only fff4325d2b when it’s around, f3062b37b7 right?”af487333eecd0cf0
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“…….”2c2129832deda17c
Damn, how 24e970139e did he d1000c2627 figure that 7b8fe3b42a out too?13075d0c906c1140
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“It seemed like it 3994fdc8fd wasn’t just fear. …Does it tell 877654a33b you that you’re db1c99605d safe when I’m ab2ed13c5c around?”fef7e4dd645b9ff9
He pointed his 8ce0a7a745 chin at a d376e216f9 random spot in 35e615eaa1 the air.37111241d7b6df98
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‘Crazy.’2d7590eaa48de7b0
I was too stunned by Lena’s almost psychic deduction to even express my amazement. My jaw just dropped.daff3967128c6cb6
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Recharging itself was c2d643ab0b convenient, as it ac7b2fbb77 only required contact 770b33a7ac with Lena. On the other hand, 418d0c1373 the invincibility time continued 0a785f61fc to deplete even during ee34756cd9 the day. Even if I stayed 77fc55aa9f glued to him for 848e42110c almost half a day, 5745e63a35 the invincibility time would 735a6a590f be completely gone by 01b3547916 the time I woke bac22e2511 up.232f7310de0b465f
“Now I see, 5743e1fdb2 I’m the one 91f1978cb2 with nothing to 0ade986e58 lose.”83131572157f1779
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I shook my head 7cfe3db662 vigorously and refuted his f537ee4e34 words with a serious cd1acca597 expression.d530e284a1260c3b
“That’s not true. You’re still the 2d1336eee4 one at an fb427c06c6 emotional disadvantage, and c77bc920a8 it’s not right 5b6f9c7124 for you to 4a0c914d3c keep blackmailing me fed2fde2f4 with trivial things.”a078518df93e26e8
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He readily agreed 6d9ed93bb5 with my words, 919dd20a65 then asked again,97709e7e3b47b9c0
“So, am I doing 969fcdeb96 a good job of 6059706706 impressing you now?”23942522184c080a
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When I quickly nodded, 438783110f the corners of Lena’s 4d827bd649 lips curled up slightly, 826ba336d3 seemingly satisfied with my b7c9ff5112 reaction.1c8a71fac9ac6e6f
Only after confirming that 8f5300bcb5 the ghost had slipped 0d0493af17 through the wall and 3ac38f1ed3 left did the strength c33bdff93c return to my legs.a9d6577ef04846f1
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Honestly, didn’t ‘A Protective Heart’ have an appearance that didn’t match its pretty name? I never wanted to deal with it ever again. Since he had already figured everything out, I made a special request to Lena.1b8a4386d6038b47
“Could you please try 06c92513b9 not to stray more 603166695a than five steps away 9356cf40bd from me?”ea9ba6d1fedfd342
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“I will. What’s my reward?”50736fe1eb450781
“Reward…”bef76b2217f8132d
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“If you can’t d376edcb9c think of anything, 633fa6e4b7 we’ll go with 43a928da65 what I decided. How about you letting 61cd8b6234 me do whatever I 463ec04158 want to you for 675f135dbb five minutes?”3e5ba450edb87348
“That’s too long. One minute.”cf11dbe55a99f062
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“Fine.”1b0cbd43ea9a02fd
“……?”acb5a9af8fde65ab
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Why did I feel 77a359c6c7 like I had been f0cca7efb7 tricked when he readily 691e8f526c agreed? I turned e38cdb6bcd away with 7582aa6f67 a disgruntled 3fcc5cf091 expression, saying 8a3a097435 I would 3e5a475fc8 just finish f569418da7 what I f41c6acdb0 was doing.3c64f006f9d4e380
Just How d16e2ad150 many protective a10d0a86ab spells were 4b35177112 cast on 2b4ad661c6 a single b0e8b76355 room? I struggled 7f1296a28e for almost 8409da642b 40 minutes ec6dd5cd2a before finally 54fbeeafcc completing the 94bd8dcdca magic dispelling cb868b10e4 process.72d4011044248376
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‘I’m done!’bbcc68b76b2502cc
As I 2297068642 drew the 85e4db1a20 final stroke ee818c06e8 of the 19f085a376 dispelling formula 1eb82b412b with the 16d14d2a8a chalk I de3f9a0f9d was holding, 0350585f26 the magic 2f92601c52 circle covering 5b1575b758 the entire f7ebc02a6f floor glowed fe2ef48003 blue and a6680895f8 reversed its 558f7cd505 rotation.874db512e3103073
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[Deactivation complete.]
Finally, as it 992de19273 dissolved into the 0c428c3cea air like smoke 4aaf1af74a and returned to dad177c899 its mana form, 6c64ffdea5 I heard the 2fbdb073d1 sound of a f77391a780 page turning.b0cf6f081c5eaaa8
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“Looks like 86e7a5a9fa you’re done. I was 494ee73ab8 bored to dcc3796741 death.”f215d8c7102a0179
Before I 3a5e022aee could fully 40944c041a enjoy my 8154b4b3dc accomplishment, a 42752f6bc4 low voice ac7e92aca7 whispered in 948dd08d8c my ear. Lena, who 69e9a9f53b had been 1616b4866a sitting next acb96f5f76 to me, c9f5aacf95 watching me 3d1ad654d0 intently, grabbed 1867a27b01 my hand 164a967f69 and pulled 557130d9cf me towards c2af3bb949 him.a17067d586803e2d
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“Keep your promise.”9fb67ad543f979aa
“Wait…!”418aec8c647db4f0
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[The proposal has already been accepted.]
What was he faf8f298a5 going to do 13f78e7c87 to me?I suddenly 18563d515a felt uneasy. But contrary e3bde44fcf to my a73ba18db2 expectations, he e1cd021f18 just hugged ca37200529 me tightly 18f4642e53 from behind dbdcc53e0e and did 82c3d5450d nothing.d79c335ea918d9bd
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I waited 18e6d71ea1 for a 1f771cfe06 moment and df9bef028c asked,ad1005ba553b67d2
“Is that all?”19ecdc27a414f164
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“That’s all.”8fc5aaa24b548be6
“……Ahem.”67608974f8396c13
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“You can’t 9ad9c49cb9 help it eba43168c0 even if da93149366 you were 845a0b8fcf expecting something 6cb7c86c27 more. What else can I 1fa3f8c5ed do in one minute?”88454e22b7963e8e
It seemed I 8b4569b093 had worried needlessly.Since aad006ba0f he had confessed 02e95e3400 his feelings for e2e2fafaf3 me, I naturally 62facab8cc assumed Lena would 85201228b0 touch me or af0b5c94f1 do the “dirty 02d491c8a2 things” he kept 466dd45b7b talking about.478704e770a3b3cf
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My face flushed 752ac3700a with embarrassment, having 57947e56e2 imagined all sorts 151585d8e6 of things in 7356ef1def that short time.d19e6564858a14d9
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