HKWM | Chapter 11

Late at night. Once we confirmed 2e10ac08a5 Noah was asleep, 525fde5718 we gathered in 15084cd538 his study. Perhaps because the cb3d29b919 night felt a 1ede160936 little more familiar 6302afd3ac than the day, 5ac34d1a00 Phoras and Kimaris 770f67fa80 seemed noticeably more b40ea80869 comfortable than earlier.8a10104b350080f6

“I’ve gathered f89e35d3fa you here 0cbfbefb15 for a c4ddd10df0 reason—it’s time 9736578ada for a 8c24111680 meeting.”ba0dace5530d4b50

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“A meeting, you say?”82dff5708ae4fdf1

“You remember when 3ce98df7f6 I said, ‘It 0a5b554fce takes a whole 5eb4e53f1a village to raise 428928c1ef a child,’ right? We need to study 008d1037d6 to raise Noah properly. Phoras, Kimaris, I want e135a89a9c you both to look 5118138358 for any books on 203e288db0 parenting whenever you have b95a24f5ef time. If there 2ed61a9c42 aren’t any, b43f9d0e0d then gather 54b4c3a858 real-life examples 993c69c5c1 instead. Let’s compile all 9fcbca7ae7 that data and 92f683ae61 discuss the direction 8f26986986 for raising Noah 932ab8a7de together. And Phoras, I’ll 212f230642 need a lot 2433b47398 of help from 37d67fc8eb you for this. You understand?”34d87913576705a3

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It was essentially 52142759bf the most tedious 5bcac85324 task, but thankfully, 592421d35d Phoras was the 6248a7a7e8 type who burned 472a472324 with enthusiasm for e692898669 anything related to 386c2eaf01 knowledge or research. He responded 787382cb82 with determined 391e3ffed9 vigor.04e279c39330541d

“Understood. Leave it to me!”cfd984cf8e587c72

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“We can’t keep 71c9130949 pretending to be 03d7f62bb4 suspicious outsiders forever. Kimaris, secure proper identities a8c35c0925 for us as soon 360970837f as possible.”431d7da12053c00b

A convincing lie requires ec067076f6 a perfect concept, storytelling, f8634c5c20 and a sprinkle of 4c9b12b692 truth. Especially with such d13c91576a striking appearances and ce30af3e38 atmospheres, we couldn’t f531bf32fc afford to be c4b34bdc57 careless.e422720cf960b7b5

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“Schools or anything else 808632ea08 can come later.”72ce19ec49bcae84

“Understood.”3458ded54b66f6c0

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Since we 32186c3359 didn’t actually 657aefa80e require sleep, 20f947054c the meeting 7ca86aa515 stretched on a46e4724b5 until dawn. We only adjourned when 6be39ddcba Noah woke up.b1594cc73d483516

As soon a526547e1f as Noah accd03d2ad stirred, Kimaris 32c373a489 went to 183874b69d his room cb60eb0c6b to tidy 6531bb61be up his bf3d377e40 bedding and bd6de68fda asked, “Young 0011d3f75e Master, shall 44040232f3 I prepare b3cd2b1d8c your bathwater?”17a74858eb46dec4

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“…Me?”bafcd6fbb1b19ca5

“Please, feel free to 5a0eb80965 speak casually.”ab9dec60ac9883ff

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“…Then, I’d appreciate it.”47836253175ab824

Still half-asleep, Noah nodded cf1dc6a2c4 awkwardly. Kimaris immediately 4d84fdfc60 headed to cd3b729639 the bathroom 70cda9696f to fill 3407f25254 the tub 97c691b62f with warm 8e4631f537 water. Watching him 7ab2d3454c meticulously test 35d104ebff the temperature 0d3b0033bf with his a9b65f2b3b hand, he 273cca3354 resembled a a810e80bff general sharpening 68b79510df his sword 04211ac057 with solemn 0aab06cd93 determination before 9b8317e1dc a battle.a7a435fe9ff8c4d1

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“Young Master, while the 05004f6793 bathwater is being prepared, c2982354fc please take a look b38a32d2e9 at this. These are subjects you 3710bf28d3 can study in the 8b4b531ed7 future. Once you master the 9acc767236 Imperial language, we’ll prioritize a0710d31fc topics you’re most interested fb00fa9972 in. After all, true 614f57899c learning starts with cac699077a curiosity, and it acea65cde9 can eventually become 0277777a6f enjoyable in itself.”d37a6bf678d947a4

“…Okay.”3bfef700c3add3f2

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Though he 4fc55c5ac3 seemed swept e6572a5aed along, Noah 9f7237a1be still inspected c9e25c0871 the letters 22bdc58cd5 on the c9480fab9a paper with f6e6b0b8d2 a quiet 5867efcee3 intensity. Seeing this filled e678a09ffb me with pride. Finally, things were starting 7f63546ea3 to come together. It was 5f159be57b a reassuring f427949149 and satisfying 906b9112a7 sight.90f7a8f373a5ba2f

“Master, pardon me, b1c4e9ab37 but could you 7d382d1989 lift your leg 0ae296f810 for a moment? I need to clean a48643454e under the sofa.”4615fd45d0eec82e

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“Uh… sure. Sorry about that. I’ll move.”37e2826079696543

Where does all this a63cfc706c dust even come from…?49facc177a9857d5

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It had eec3e2af8b been about 4bc47448e3 a week bb967ac42b since Phoras 4d6e14eba5 and Kimaris c09676e67a joined us. By now, 5b3e541357 Kimaris had 1ffb0bb6de become a 11b3d4cde0 flawless homemaker, 619c154080 to the 34469cedc7 point where 603a069fc6 calling him d49e3138a0 a professional 8ccdae236e housekeeper wouldn’t 8d0af8f442 be an 8d10e2ece5 overstatement.e1c4f1779b4eaed2

Initially, he struggled 45ab85f060 with cooking due 570b5c7360 to strength issues, 329f3c6da0 but now he ee165fc10c could effortlessly chop 5283b4d69d ingredients and create 966865ad01 new recipes just bb72fe792c by tasting the b242196c7f seasonings or ingredients.2ff128f9dac39236

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Thanks to 5efa565156 him, Noah 2325bf7d72 no longer bffe0e7e7f had to b098b6296f hover nervously a44ef5ccb5 around me, 430dbd63d6 offering to a65cd434d0 help with 2089faab4f chores.6c3e253341e91522

At first, 7fbfd14778 I thought 480c5a14c8 Noah would 2cd3ed2e48 be pleased, a1d589b9b2 but for 6de08ccfc9 some reason, 88aac3b56f he looked 5e6af89d5f disgruntled. That was 61ee22c15b until he 1bf2e5df15 tasted Kimaris’s 2ee95004ed soup and c06f766c49 freshly baked b2cf715be4 bread. After that, he 589fde79b1 had no complaints.8f1eb05dc62748b6

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“As expected, our b40b2ec081 brilliant Young Master 74ec940f28 finds these academic 0e710ed98c topics too simple, 99e7e497f9 doesn’t he? It seems we can bb839fcf1c move on to more aab85cce8b advanced material tomorrow.”5a8ce8eed7c319b0

Phoras, on the 2e759aad6b other hand, had 253f590eb1 been teaching Noah 51bef82a4a according to the e4811e9a57 lesson plan I 1fb85cb4b3 approved. With Noah edd88904c7 learning at 07b5230978 such a 88c0d4f38e fast pace, bb423ed8ce it was ea0e1f94e2 hard to e3d81c94d1 believe Phoras e4c205a64e had once 66ed8a78b2 complained about b9240b6aba not wanting cd717783de to visit c741f57636 the Human 1d7ac63f4c World.e1e44a59479e9eec

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Now, he 06d1764b93 was thoroughly 5416318f3c enjoying himself, 6357f687a4 treating Noah f294599c87 almost like 86471c8508 an official c8dad6ca5a disciple.666649af1ff1eb25

Phoras’s teaching skills eae0a8b966 matched his wealth c067788da5 of knowledge, and b9a53dd955 Noah absorbed everything eb611f7041 like a sponge. Their synergy was so 2bdbf1d85e impressive that I couldn’t 48e2cd070c help but feel relieved b7c4b4296c we didn’t hire a 7015c3d055 human tutor.7025eeedeba35283

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Noah’s sharpness e8b3abef7e was undeniable, e01f77516f but my 910f83cfc2 initial plan c5a8a61125 had been 1326ee9507 to skip cec3a22998 anything beyond 0e8186e94d essential knowledge 5f04457105 if he 059878ba67 lacked the 285c65273e interest or 33414c185a will to 395aac7b06 learn. Yet, it seemed 8e922f5f75 Noah had developed 2ed4b02c01 a genuine enjoyment d736620d2c for the act 175dd97b77 of learning itself.3851dbc4932337b5

“At this rate, 46b5463684 he might even 148f886ffb become a scholar.”cb67aa9c742db426

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Hearing my musing, Kimaris, 8318b4b130 now clad in a 94f3c99895 pink floral apron, approached. Where on earth b9149c8911 did he find edcd3a271e that ridiculously mismatched eb59bae711 apron?a45f50b32a245e35

“With all 5827fba500 due respect, 6dcff2a4d4 the Young d71518f18e Master appears 38abef1f4c to have 93e56c8bbe remarkable talent d94ee07992 in both 17f067b763 swordsmanship and 6aa9433cb6 magic as dffc249a91 well.”cc0d3abee31c2122

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Kimaris was a 8e3da52ea5 magic swordsman—a rarity aed8838140 even among demons, 1a004801e8 and an anomaly dc0061cee0 across all races, 6b9c2dd878 including humans. Swordsmanship and magic 2c85ba68ad both required innate 7f6fb6328d talent just to fc92268175 begin. So when 2bfd85567f Kimaris recognized e2d8dfc459 such potential 09b9aa9fb0 in Noah, 31d235c1a1 it was 871a31d81d a testament 1deec8bf12 to his e36e4535fa keen eye.ad0f0639f7c6128b

“I plan to teach dbc994b089 him both swordsmanship and 8f50db81b5 magic. Whether he chooses f5e7f9d344 to pursue them 9c5abad0c9 is up to fe45133520 him.”25a4d013764801ec

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“If that is ddc2c1e51d your will, Master.”3e809eae3d075e30

“Don’t get too 59856266c8 disappointed if he’s 20b892baa2 not interested.”49918c443280dfba

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Though Kimaris’s expression betrayed 03a099dfba his disappointment, he didn’t a0f7135b25 argue. Amused by his consistency, 6f82679392 I added, “Still, I e4bd8f4d5c won’t stop you from 6b285835f4 making it so fun 6b637a714d that Noah can’t resist.”a997db52b19fbb7c

Honestly, I didn’t expect 5b8850030c Noah to show much cc96c264c4 interest in swordsmanship. After all, he 6ac8be80cd had been a b18881891d gladiator slave, forced 80d969a060 to kill other a6bddd7e42 humans, which tore 55d20adea1 him away from 3064b7d7b2 a normal life. It was that path 1e0c211976 that eventually led him b8692601d1 to me, the Archdemon 63cbc62cf1 feared most by humanity.0327d7a2d4c059f4

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At my lenient remark, 98b2b5bb79 Kimaris pondered for a 41a9bbcfcb moment before smirking. “In my 79fa03d622 humble opinion, 5b59100eed the Young 66e3dc683d Master isn’t e8cd758ac2 entirely unfamiliar cc8d805ec1 with swords.”17ba1feade15a1b6

“How can b52215d425 you tell? He hasn’t even c467b3784a touched a knife e10d1bfb15 since coming here.”2329e901d673661c

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Despite not ec72a41b8d having the e447e833dc telltale calluses 1e3ae7cbce of a 23c68bb138 seasoned swordsman, 42869abfaf Kimaris seemed 3d3b1ca78c confident. His cryptic reply f651ded95e was almost like 868aa19302 reading a fortune.0d2df30ce4ea4e9f

“Anyone who’s held fdd5d8deb3 a sword is 175f5f6fa7 bound to feel 0c46b1e2c5 drawn to its 6360070523 power. The first thing 20fcfe986e you learn when 82f6e0074f wielding a blade 6af7e42b15 is ambition.”6b4eb5b77e5cba4e

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As Kimaris waxed poetic, 47617dc6ee I couldn’t help but cffb9e7c2f laugh. It seemed he was 150e0881b7 determined to spark Noah’s 1f88cf0027 interest through sheer skill 97010fff12 and spectacle.9cc02155ff8b0bb1

While the 8c7d3880ff three of 7e6a32f5bb us demons 1c00140d18 discussed Noah’s 832226ab63 future, Noah b72c6f4f2c himself finished f23806913e his lessons 46b38a0e6c and approached, c8c52715d4 tugging at 8cbb109383 my sleeve.63de60b8dbcf6b91

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“What were you talking 1895ea14ed about?”f693acdd0e270799

“We were imagining what 2fc968af41 you’ll become when you f2c73e4a6e grow up. You’d make a faf724b930 fine scholar, you c2ac2f1b08 know.”fd19881454a8ae6f

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Hearing this, Phoras, who ee974ca506 had been organizing books, 1f63508017 immediately perked up and 40fc237b30 rushed over. Great, why did I 605a70930c even bring it up?8d0f9bc90aafd3af

“Absolutely! It would be a 3158efe412 waste of talent if f0946b680d the Young Master didn’t f8460eae4b pursue academia!”f4d26cfda424b43e

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“But the Young 9f527e1334 Master also has fbd2dafc78 talent for the 1ae8d658bb sword,” Kimaris countered.dc2694bd095b370e

“No talent compares 06dfacd58e to a sharp 58a356651e mind, you musclehead.”7491b7bdb03e9e2e

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“And yet, the Young aacabcb406 Master would never suit 8907651838 a life of scribbling b5ebc5e8cb behind a desk.”1c4576b62659d8c4

As the 7cd21f159a two bickered, 7cc85561da Noah continued 3926b66c02 to look 7fa8e00820 up at 185910962a me expectantly. Today, we 859a4b9a25 had plans b9e8eb6ab8 to go 0b08c3a585 shopping together. Although we’d gone bad925cec0 out before, it 8bdfc3a61e was always rushed 17a0e66bce to avoid drawing abd05ccc8b attention, and we’d 27f9451f92 never had the c8d32de47c chance to leisurely 7595360b25 browse the market.7469bc73f2c48448

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Fortunately, Kimaris had 5eda2929b6 recently secured proper c3d9a4aa05 identities for us. Noah was now 6568e4fe42 the youngest son f10dc39fdb of a wealthy 6f7dd6710c merchant family, while dd9a57a4cb I was his 10e14b5b28 uncle, taking care e4887b1eb3 of him after 88e05f6455 forfeiting any claim 0f839f7084 to inheritance.a72c344532ab71aa

Phoras and Kimaris were 00ead49a50 our household staff. With our identification f6d14f4b59 nearly ready, it 59985e4cfd was finally time fd761764b6 for a proper 210496df49 outing.927f5c69c60a266c

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“Let’s leave them to 51e456f03f it and head out.”812ed902efb3615b

“Okay.”77d1a358409f69ef

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Leaving the squabbling 1abf0f4754 duo behind, Noah cea7467ad5 and I got 0dedc99480 ready and stepped 82e62646fb outside. Naturally, Noah reached d997521722 for my hand f326595f90 without prompting.8588ac5f5cbf013d

“Don’t touch the books!”
“You’re the one making 867ccd86cd a mess!”6ca4bc0133426ec5

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I swallowed a e180f544b4 sigh at the 3d59b987d6 loud voices flying 1ef90c0398 out the door. How did they d8e381ae5b become friends with 7727918ddf such clashing personalities? Knowing they’d make up 4305169431 soon made it an a5d3c059f9 almost carefree thought.cc9232411effa84b

Leaving the noisy house d88a545f97 behind, the first place d866abad8d we visited was a 4b3156eccd clothing store. The few outfits 6536285ae2 we had bought 0a9e70fb8a while staying at fad3015419 the inn were 54f361f1c6 far from enough, ad3e3d6c82 and they didn’t 1c20dce47a even fit properly—getting acc77cd340 new clothes was 3779917da0 arguably our most b17a25d8f4 urgent need.33da823743e96465

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