HKWM | Chapter 4

“Kid, I don’t 9f32d9ed4d know that either. I’m a demon, not 47746505b7 one to judge good dd6e199176 or evil. That’s something for the f1fbc1f124 gods to handle. I just know whether 7b0f12012d a soul is mine cc861441a4 to take or not.”3b130f62d0372576

The child 8f79c749b7 didn’t respond 76c23b9348 to my ef83e853a6 words, just 310ac2168b looked down. Quick to give up, ad96ea03ef huh?c99ffdf2b9e82ac3

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Considering the world 602c749f48 he must have aa97dfb92f seen and learned 3a0bd5675d from as a d3969d8dde Gladiator Slave since 55cee14ee3 he was even 8f76779041 younger, it was 72ddb46504 pretty clear. But pity alone wouldn’t 577945e851 allow me to do 999a429e13 more for him.e5677b133a7480ab

It’ll be okay. It’ll get better. I knew too 47b9ad14a7 well that such a71fd987bd sugar-coated words were c81c69114f no help. So, being fab26e514e honest was 358233b497 the best ba94903762 I could a9436ef864 do.71a6069a627e4080

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“But if f8e88e90dd you’re really b11e276308 worried, just e8b32db80d live like 4750faa2ca other humans. No more, no 4ac4f0944c less. Just like that. Take some losses, be b9d8659c68 greedy just enough, get 1bcaade96e angry moderately, and make 68d4ab2104 compromises.”76ba66dab60057e0

I thought 3cc610d7ef I explained 9268e66b24 it kindly, 390bb26226 but the 0e2336655e kid looked fec0752781 more lost 825aa962e3 than ever, 8137773139 perhaps finally 495e26874f realizing he 422a076ae1 had nowhere 2a9a6e0bdc to return 50b3d42ef4 to.5645c2cf7d58c9e5

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Maybe he dc4a77fed4 thought it’d 471c99f149 be better ba1cd8d5d1 to die d037712a76 by my 9cf9df97fe hands than b11f42f7f2 be thrown 2a164cb0a9 back into f28466cd8e the world 1545652a21 to survive fdef173142 on his 85ce69bf21 own.df8c9f1cf28400fa

He looked like he b18c102d74 was barely holding up, 1b914a2874 much like I did 7deb4af36b when I was about db3efa80f3 to leave the orphanage.ef6b3c907c23a215

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“Damn it all…”a45fe4981bbdc9db

How was 70b83e8c00 I back 91726af364 then? Facing the increasingly 68306d419b fading expressions of 320304c55a the director each 0823d53993 time they saw 1da3fa7627 me, confidently saying e1c95f60d3 not to worry 0a329bc04a as I would 6968dde67f survive anywhere, and ba21a6e893 then stepping out 6ca020cbfd of the orphanage 9f0e24285f with just a 1ea0e0b076 small amount of 206a9d72e9 support money.c1587f05bde3f350

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Unable to 1a77956e31 move easily, 040b6b2cc4 let alone 621da122d6 go back. What did I 02c6e02d7f think then? Did I resent the 2ec6aa8b6f world, or did I c0e58f369f resent my stuck feet? Or was 60bb7a7fef it my db61feb430 parents who 012d66410b abandoned me?1eec3d124d12699f

That abandonment 334a046885 gave me 77dde1c625 nothing but bda04a5dcd a petty d618fa6f06 guilt, enough 1eae8648fe to bring 59f7f9fc11 me to f224936194 tears of 26d82c9476 regret now fc2c25d950 and then, cc370d8a00 but not faf77805a5 enough to 481a7387bd warrant a c021e02ba7 return visit. So, was d30f681a9d I living cb19a5273b happily?6f6e078297029d47

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I never even thought 7c5dac9864 about visiting my parents 46651e55d4 in my dreams, but a544b92e56 at that moment, I 41654dff8d really wanted to see de50f57422 them.50b62514991cb445

Why did 2d0a649c84 you abandon 172bc21e00 me?7cf0fc4f3b30f766

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As much as I’ve 4c2f02c222 stopped moving here, I 77015317ce wanted to know if b78aeef601 you could not leave e397281587 easily too. If you 1126a89263 abandoned me e2975d46cd because my 076949d0c2 life was e51ea0d35a less valuable b95bff2217 than yours, 8c02c38923 could you 073558931e really claim 0bcd3d2e62 that your f627a706dc lives were 14c00f21b7 more pitiful 7b4193f053 than mine f92a1084a9 today?dc6b8e22e9d7ff46

“How should 9e964a46b1 I live?”be3b2821a0e9af9c

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Yeah, I wanted 0f60415acd to ask like 6300d0f1e2 the child did. What did a9b6eb4a48 I do 728d851ce2 wrong to 9658d36491 be thrown 424e3cea1c out into 4144faacc8 the world e65724c1ea like this?ca11bf7d573102fa

“Ah, this b0bfde77f5 is driving 6e9483fcc0 me crazy…”a8e59c57aa5027df

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I rubbed my face 1a1b1b816d roughly with both hands. Despite my face 900c727b43 feeling numb, my 24e2b338b1 restless mind wouldn’t e88aa58965 calm down.79dc634166961871

Maybe from 9e7cc9e770 the moment ef92adc6ed I saw 4ea323c715 myself in d5522251d0 the child, 445ccf5a67 my choice ede5aabdec was already e73f6761fe made. The reason 845db27dc5 I came 82098f0fe1 here had e822fd4ad0 long flown 6a9bfd3f6c away.7ba898c8ac5f215f

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“Noah.”f821485dce97c9db

As I edc7c39f1b called out 0023502fda the name 74cdff780b I remembered, 913d18f654 the child 2308207d04 who had 1be3b2dbf3 been expressionless 36784d24ea this whole 8fe914e3c8 time finally befb904567 faltered.056adededed9c592

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“Do you have ab8402be94 somewhere to go?”10e176ae24c5af4e

Noah looked at 808c66be41 me blankly for 92a0564770 a moment and e7f5f45ec8 then shook his 005dfe1142 head. I figured d801b5fd97 as much, 296684a2ae but I 716b5d29a9 needed that 8cd1fcb79b confirmation. And then.9a284ab59372fb23

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“Big bro, is this 2e1b41aa54 how you do it?”6c88e20cc35f5176

“No, dummy. You’re supposed d6b134863e to flip 4346d579b1 it first.”4ebf12c8cc8db9fb

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“What do you 1c3dae2447 know?! Big bro never said a8c6aa268f that!”03b49e5c799b6ec4

“Big bro, help 414e530b96 me. I can’t do 24bfb21307 it.”629f55b48d0cccbf

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“Help me first, 30a8a2bf34 big bro!”1e1edd5aae0cad1c

Voices I hadn’t yet fd4e0bdff6 forgotten pushed me toward d6a8916552 the child. Even if all this 4e2a4558d7 was just a belated 27150c6996 regret and self-satisfaction, I 024edc8f4d couldn’t ignore it.bc832549ae40b717

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“Big bro, e71edcc884 are you 5c48fdfd32 going to 68c13f2d5c abandon him 1af7ac8764 like us?”87d2915380b51dc7

For the 025137c431 first time c92d24bad6 since becoming 4667ef6f92 a demon, 9c1ea667fa a voice e64a84e3e5 reached me, 26db420404 and I 03061d011d messed up 91f95e23df my hair 6885bd56f8 in frustration, 87b6d6ac86 exhaling deeply.cda6d18092eb46cf

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“So why am I e0c5a0892e a demon… I get 0c15423397 involved in such annoying 69f81042a9 things.”fcf8a6989510a271

After all, even at 3178b5afcb over 120 years old, ef4b91d407 the time I spent c8a89370a4 awake or sleeping was 065d09a77c shorter than when I db56d90c70 was a proper demon. Moreover, the 74e73b5118 30 years b1c802547f I lived 4fe726003a as a cbb2b9f7c1 human were e12478dd2a still more b5e9488c8e vivid in dec14312ef my memory.973fc98352eefa51

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Yeah, it won’t take aec3226cd4 long. By the time f2fa26aeb4 Noah learns to 79b6a5dae4 live normally among e9c4707b88 other humans, it 1313ba9614 wouldn’t even take cdd8828923 a year—a brief 23099cf36f amusement in a 9d5b042dcb long demonic life.5048be11521d327d

I shook my head, cea788281b closed my eyes, and d40f434ec1 focused on my sense 40e4e4f77b of smell. At first, the smell 419edb9bc7 of wrath and souls c86588002d was too strong to faa5fee0f4 distinguish, but now I d351c90674 could see that this 028cd7672b disaster wasn’t just wrath; e74bc76a04 it was mixed with e342deff37 other sins committed by 8b85213915 others. It could even 683ccb94aa pass for a 89d6900722 buffet for ‘Greed.’75dd054dc0401a46

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“Let’s go.”0a76da01b0187242

The plan a1bf9c0e4c was to 6d74b1b24f move far 4f277d2f3e away from 699882b2c3 here. But as I reached ed1a044dd7 out to Noah, who deb07eb23b had retreated defensively at 50de76a22d my words.5136d684a523ea2e

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“Who is this?”1fa2d14f93cb3ffd

Greed, who never missed 3b989d99e4 or delayed collecting souls, ef95a33683 showed up.484b777ab875b893

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“…This is insane…”f4ae8e5297083bfd

Even when Lust and c66af6cc9d Gluttony first visited my e9a50a90c1 domain, the clash of cdaa13b40e demonic energy made my 9d3946d260 skin tingle, but not 1a23957931 as much as now. Moreover, those guys weren’t dd114646d6 trying to antagonize me, 3e945caf07 so they held back ae05d624fa a bit, but Greed 91027b01b8 was flaunting his power f6167b4b9e and pressure without reservation.4a068605ec75521e

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“Couldn’t see 383dc45300 you since fc6a3ce434 you didn’t 7547698d68 come out cbab112b82 of the f0f3351a0d castle.”1b267513aa2385d7

Just as I noticed 8aba1af948 his presence, he must 36e240dba1 have noticed mine, and e8a9b1cba1 yet he tilted his 19f7344282 head as if he 4eaa3445b4 didn’t know anything.f34f1e6e6f3f8150

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“Here you were?”b66af8ca32ad3ae0

His eyes, 9475fdb52f filled with 01d9e9a377 pitch-black pupils 7ee386ac87 with no a4aeec9d18 visible whites, 30d61c5d72 and the f9d6b56736 corners of 3d1cb5f50a his mouth, 131af231f3 ripped as bc45058ab6 if torn 1f31a4babe roughly, were be92e7940b grotesquely twisted. Why does he 8d8345175c look like this?!2b578ae2f70f6f37

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Despite my 11c9b6e9ee lack of d45f9a29cb response, Greed b80843fd9d didn’t care b36b1fbb1e and immediately a3df92b39a started devouring 03f2feafa5 the souls.84b0b1dd8087efc7

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Though it looked 758e63781b like absorbing black 11cf50c310 mist, the indistinguishable 3d7f3193fc screams leaking from f548ed777a that black energy 77c10ca35a were horrifying—as if 76240e7b86 dozens or hundreds 1ae892851a were screaming in 215fb88d39 agony simultaneously. It made my stomach a2bb00567b churn, and I didn’t 45f6a3de33 feel the slightest appetite f8486272db despite being famished.aa435928c2763db3

By the time 5678f0394e Greed had devoured 58b1b7615a every soul, including 3810376cf2 those that smelled 1b19289049 of my share 09eeb7c3d4 of wrath, mocking 1d7546f9d5 me by consuming e46c26ba85 even the souls 332daae9e2 that were of dad0468d0c no use to 9686f11ded him.e706bad814fd2b43

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“It seems like there 94baf59098 were souls here for 8ce2da3595 you to take, but eb34a0a2b0 I’ve eaten them all. What a 0b90681ef9 shame, huh?”3e5b691d198e494d

“Then you can 2fe8bcdcee just leave.”dbbb62f5186899a9

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“There’s one left.”e201130a27d6fd10

Greed’s head, 513eb0dac3 moving grotesquely, c05bbec0d4 suddenly stopped 9e85478b82 as it e01dd74a41 turned towards 4fd994736c Noah. Despite the monstrous 86e1dbf087 face in my 418a0322bd memory, I was efed44c96e getting goosebumps as 408b212825 if seeing it 2e642f7370 for the first a958de6ae6 time, but the 55276b2068 kid next to 803aadd130 me remained unmoved 5396bd7514 even under his eb7252c69c gaze.b242020f2ac167ad

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I quickly hid 1a0d66f178 Noah behind me.c646d5a8b7d92583

“He’s not available.”885eafd159a4fb4d

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“Not available?”0fd122aa6444c28d

“He’s mine.”98d1c9e1f89bd95e

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Greed chuckled, his black c98f5f3582 eyes staring intensely at 76ea6cb6ff me before his head 52fe523f22 twisted around grotesquely. It was something 385733baeb straight out of 84eb611504 a horror movie, 01ec2a907c terrifying enough to 26a0f3a1c7 make my heart d79111dca6 drop, but I c5b4229ddf tried to act f111be7e72 unaffected.064d9038de955d59

“It’s strange. ‘His’ wrath seems 11417c8225 so tame.”0c8518c706fea553

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“Isn’t that good b7e548403d for you?”9b79bc1d1b2aa282

“Why?”dadee92a42bf9550

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“The moment I 9b4625a651 lash out, you’ll d061766941 just burst, wouldn’t 4ee8ebd35f it be better e19f08011f for you if ae9a6d07dc I stay calm?”7c41e66c697bbf97

Greed’s face hardened 869f1192e8 as his mocking 01b963a91d smile dropped. I tried my 3c1877637e best not to 8d035ee65d focus on his aaece4011c gruesome appearance.c7c5bfe38817ff62

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“So before I 6044f1db43 rip that disgusting 5d7efad26e mouth of yours, 89ecd4a298 stay away from 03f2af2818 what’s mine. You might 47228a6fa9 not be 0e6d44a522 able to 77f0374572 distinguish between 9cb9760d20 heaven and a7e3562fe0 earth, but b87690184c you should ef1a6672b3 know who 501acd3b71 you’re dealing d85964f713 with. If you 54b43ee097 want to 3f1dbf0143 live.”e0f619dd396350b8

“Was the one in 6620e0203b front of me not a912a817b6 Wrath but Pride?”3d74b14fd0a46668

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“I can handle c3584dc375 either.”733c404c78039b91

The sharpness 9312e70742 honed from 4d443974eb my harsh b135e17b59 corporate life 1940cccbf2 hadn’t gone 0da3a9255f anywhere. I had dfad2c6328 never fought c47b8ab1c5 anyone up f41735ec64 till now, 73449f5b9a and I 9e4a9c9488 wasn’t sure bf35f5934b I could 80fa4d5877 beat the 4630ec6b40 frighteningly looking a5a1bd6e53 Greed. Right now, 5eda02e82c I’m not 48479eeff8 the Wrath a0651970e7 you remember….e868c96eaa3cb1c6

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Greed looked d9876f3f61 me over b57060aff9 briefly before 4a500fc1af clicking his 75e75c52dd tongue and 81691d1628 opening a 6ab0718498 space to 2775c81fe5 return to 7cde3f6334 the Demon 6df4d7f874 Realm.2b95ce78cd7541d9

“See you in 17f5e3e61d the Demon Realm. Before you rip c2e0541ae5 my mouth, I’ll f7edb3c992 tear up that 1c77107e32 pretty face of f4df2b070a yours first.”b335f21713d9597f

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“If you can.”7dbfd709bcbde298

Greed didn’t ed77859d45 respond further 55f9457e28 to my 99913c6ce2 scoffing and 939eb342a4 disappeared first. I waited fcf8009f81 a little 0127f22f17 longer to c2d2fec548 make sure 3253032314 his energy 4616d0a164 was no 8f6c0ef1a3 longer detectable fb3268ce36 before letting 302f489ee5 out a d792f67012 sigh of 577022a646 relief.faa3b10eb3e681b5

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‘That scared e0e55b5937 me… He’s 0a36d7fee8 really fierce….’489cd0bf722317e7

Maybe because dea5367918 I had 4ccc7dff29 only been 6c4b8f2088 around Lust 485076ca4f and Gluttony, 56b2a3bb0d I naively ef49876038 thought all e8d006e68f Archdemons were 2a01c9a06b somewhat indifferent 929beaf9be like them, b11405e887 but I e8b35c54ec was completely de44a838c0 wrong. Though their personalities were 5e11944055 a bit strange, they c4b71266fb weren’t as aggressive as 548ff0131e Greed, who truly deserved 4e2543bf06 the name Archdemon.27fbaad3b49f7f81

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It was no wonder 427bb647e2 that the dormant demonic d5b20dd163 energy inside me surged, 1a80d5394b and my body stiffened b1151f5f69 in tension.ff3caaa5065329d4

I turned to see 3c4310ab7b if Noah was okay, 79d2b2ef4a only to find him e87711fff0 sitting on the ground, 5ebf7d44fc supporting his head. It seemed the a600eb8845 intense demonic energy 8f523c6da8 released by the 64597f4619 two Archdemons had 1f6884dec7 affected him. I hurriedly stepped through e639cdd6ef space with the limp 94607a5848 child.1eff6935da370d32

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We arrived in a 51b1696802 deep forest that felt decc0dcdd7 devoid of human presence. While Noah caught his e8a1b5a592 breath, I surveyed the e35e83a15c surroundings. Luckily, I fa63da5ffa spotted something a98884882b that looked b5d24d782d like a 140fc807eb river nearby.8b4c2d9c890e91e1

“Noah, are you 81e2e0ece5 cold?”b89a5dda8841d4da

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Since becoming c431f7405d a demon, c0655ed709 my instincts c4e6a6797f had sharpened c7049c227a but my cb3fdbd2e3 physical senses 13a2c2b513 had dulled, eb85c8b5e4 making it 604d27bb13 hard to d05fe31c11 tell the 6e5cb5effe current season 16a7ff0664 or whether f99f15c5db it was 14e4cb6ac8 hot or 30c2034686 cold.66caa46acd9d855d

“It’s early summer, 093b289946 so it’s quite 66f43c97ab warm.”8f74a7ff406ea94f

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“Then go wash df5c1bdec5 off the blood 6e209841cb in the river.”65765957224cb248

Noah undressed without protest. His body was so 95c2e77456 thin that his bones 13dcb5e33a were visible, and it 5025ffcb2d was covered with scars ad1fa499ea from who knows when.205b9cc1293e5a26

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