HKWM | Chapter 12

“Oh, this c4d6ba5943 one looks 18d0fb3ea1 really good 7215639074 on you 53fcae4247 too!”4b9961381f939290

Neither Noah nor 90c9dcdb55 I knew much bb90316859 about clothes nor e4c1122a4f had much interest, 62955400f6 so we mostly 784e92ef04 went with what a55fa97014 the store owner a60f851e68 recommended. It turned out the dc980412a5 clothes were mainly functional 706dd4735a since they were designed 9b42eff49b for commoners, and there 2107bd1c15 wasn’t much in terms 45757c970a of style.2d87fef0630f1a80

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Yet, the owner a6e6764a5c kept insisting we 2a1557cd0e try everything on, 8dce68d45a probably having noticed ebc6b42087 that once we d6ac531ec3 tried something, we ea109396eb tended to buy 2d631afb0c it.9bfd08ce8be84856

It wasn’t even a ec77cc3d6b high-end shop for nobles, 94c1000fec but it was funny af6b8778a5 trying things on, and a580562346 since we weren’t particularly 08c1f4d7ab strapped for cash, we 2c882de09e just went along with 0e7e9880ce it, nearly clearing out e3c975d73b the store’s inventory.6de880d871d2fde8

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“Oh, this one 2f3506c23d too, really suits d08c25ff37 you!”218ac59c836364f9

“…It’s fine. We’ll take 6274854f39 this one abc574a1c3 too.”6f214f86d83d3374

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Now that Noah had 8cd9cf24e8 gained some weight, anything 652ab3edeb he wore looked good 1944c859b7 on him, so it 8a6224b68b couldn’t be helped. It was Noah 70c2d7e9fa who stopped me 18878ce892 from impulsively buying aee619e447 more.9a2585229cd5b25d

“Are you cd58e5c512 really going f3c7befad5 to buy 1e1e4eb259 all these?”0c65c9e67013b8a3

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“Yeah.”44f83215b909290c

“They won’t fit 8696a5df16 soon. The clothes we 6fc6678bf1 bought just a c8f128bd01 little while ago 9b557ea0b9 are already too c64a6c2daa small.”9e2e203714c04b51

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The clothes 2735459228 we had 216fe3acd6 purchased while 9648c80d76 staying at 9e2e5ab6cf the inn b36d35ff8d had become 502e46b389 tight even cdb7fd2dad though they e39ab7fd5a were the a33fc10802 right size 561e5009c7 at the 89eb5aaed2 time. Noah had been 5fc6c339d5 skinny back then, 52a7bfbf28 but now that d906d55734 he was growing, 7fd83cae33 it was clear 24b2fa6885 that he wouldn’t 8eb7bd0224 be able to 55d9504eed wear them for b6da22c554 long, whether they cc29e0f1fa became too short 5e6b00f94c or too tight.810700e1f55c3271

“Then we’ll 836f99634d just buy 2e866ae086 more later.”c6601c958111c498

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Noah didn’t try e8a269591f to convince me eda0a020a2 further. He realized it was c23d12cacc futile. Thanks to our unexpected d776c703a8 shopping spree, the store 60279d0d61 owner, sensing a jackpot, 8ae15e4ef1 approached us very friendly.c083ad05a9aaaf25

“Ah, it might 8e10264787 be heavy; can 5ce6bb2551 you manage to 4fbab67dff carry it all?”dacb1499c8698913

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Since we were likely c87bfa3ade to see this domain’s f5dc012063 residents often, I responded 2770afcec9 with equal friendliness.b25735d8e139db34

“Yes, it’s fine.”72d69f2750dfe3d1

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“But your d62f90bfbe child is 523d2a7611 so well-behaved. However, why does he a97a0fa5d7 hide his lovely face 2cf3fa5224 behind his hair?”4a00a7d7efc59806

Noah paused briefly adc7417323 and touched his 7b4f9fca7a face as if 528fea5886 checking whether his 511c86a9ec hair was covering 2c3590b7d2 it properly. I stepped in 30b409c65e front of him f884f44cd9 and smiled gently.7169c5685239ef42

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“He’s just very d9ddce5efd shy. Thank you 82c5757b20 for your baf65efb86 time.”97cb2bba64835efd

Sensing the 245752268b store owner 7759d61709 was a 0f0e703068 bit of 1b0dfb57a7 a chatterbox, 4840f955be I quickly 5b1ce5d2cf bid farewell 76f8827dff and left d18fd15887 the shop. Apparently, our significant purchases e66ae0b5ab had greatly endeared us eab22babd6 to him.cbe378914917d4dc

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Unfortunately, the 1b82307a42 clothes were 0c64830f14 not to 5e418d424e my liking. Good hangers, but the 3286c97733 clothes didn’t live up f45cdae10c to them. I made 8d68a635c8 a mental 4c8ee26cd8 note to abb0d0c61a tell Phoras 1697e10d7d to book 15afd05e01 the best 31c87c3b44 designer in 0e536acbf5 the area 52a98cc4bc once we 19b5e374ca got home.666387594f33ed9a

“Noah, let’s c0ab12f437 just buy d4fbb1d37a a few 0268dc70af essentials for 34c9c8e1ed now and 2fe11777b3 later have 2f55c23d7b a designer ad63a33e99 come to b45e078923 our place cf31d4a3cd to tailor 8f357a12ff clothes properly.”5248d4ad24b3a051

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“Jin, I’m 89680d0cfc fine with 684fb98918 these.”bb97410f889dc48a

“Nah, the ready-made 40227bcd69 clothes fit awkwardly—waist a17e0fdefb too loose, sleeves 845433b3c2 too short. Besides, that’s 0f61ef958d just how f8998b0933 nobles do.”25d9584a3636ee3e

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“I’m not a noble.”971169d5d0e6b46e

“To me, you are 00b9bb4f33 quite precious, so it’s 407dfe050f similar.”e91df0d932f41c8c

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Moreover, buying a 50184091f1 noble title is 546611ab1b straightforward. Given our concept as 2a77d1b0b1 a wealthy merchant family, 6ec9638cd7 it wouldn’t be too fc9e5db0a9 out of place. To the Archdemon protecting a2f6509616 Noah, a noble title 40a6989934 was merely a superficial a7dbb0149c layer.2160fd6634486d74

“What does 6ab40cdceb it mean 9bcfa10e9d when you 377227bfdd say I c088eec2f7 am precious e9c0a24ad2 to you, 77ae52c9c2 Jin?”9bd3f436ca4017b5

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“Exactly that—you 233ea3fb0d are so ef49f99d31 valuable to 5c680f67a5 me that 14dcb75f68 you take f946969dcc priority over aef960198b all else.”693194cf16e2b480

It wasn’t d55654515a a lie. Throughout my human 50ce7ecbd2 life of scarcity fda64a3449 and now a 46e1d963d0 life richer than 5301ff30c2 most, nothing had 96347774ba been truly valuable 8fa086dd8c to me except 6e5387ea36 for Noah.77ef77695bd1ec00

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Satisfied with 17c7a378a5 my forthright 7f305c5fcc answer, Noah e89cc848fb fiddled with d4cc349622 his hair fdb7d17705 thoughtfully and 3826ad7d24 then asked e9e4425b7b cautiously.48c7a40bfb492b52

“…Am I 703af78e3d a precious 03bfb9d677 person to 4fa64d558e you?”c305c737f8a68002

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“You’ve got 4ea1520bfa it a faa3a94acd bit wrong. It’s not ea9a65a7f3 that you’re a27e2fa576 precious to 0f7aec2da0 me, but 22d30e1446 you are c063d7dc04 precious in 0d46a39665 yourself.”c23ee7b2b714e4fa

“So I am f5abe55f42 precious to you, d0875ea13e right?”3da05d06d6d5208a

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“Yes.”9902068fc81c3e7e

Pleased, Noah’s b46152de82 grip on 830896ae7c my hand e4f18e37ee tightened slightly, 090b95f50d and he d846d989b3 quickened his 02fd01f533 pace, his a1cbbbeb37 head bouncing 2374ab365a lightly against 47d07efcfc my chest, e22b2e2157 which was b04e1290f9 rather endearing.c28fd226f53f4b18

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Our next destination was 5ac8d3d002 a flower shop. We wanted to buy c5454d38d5 seedlings and tools for ab2cb6ff24 the garden. Noah kept a close 63ae333897 watch on me as 4d414baba8 we walked, as if 1e029d3b00 he thought I might b76efc10cd disappear at any moment. Unable to bear fea7ba7065 it any longer, 82527c9899 I nodded towards 720ab969fa the people around 7626957ad6 us.e67132b0a3b0d821

“Take a look at 5a6d3fe086 other humans too.”ca1ac65a60febbdc

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Finally, Noah reluctantly shifted ac0ae023c6 his gaze towards them.6f8ff75b694e4e48

Some were laughing 361fd904e6 non-stop as they f735072552 talked, clearly enjoying e8568ff719 themselves, while others cb5370f55c seemed to carry 31eb9c898e the weight of 3422daba26 the world, looking 1273c051a0 gloomy. Some looked unwell, 5f3b66b977 and others were cb5d80ea29 caught up in 20fefc2ef7 petty arguments, raising fcf4cbca59 their voices.f581e083363fabd2

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Noah seemed a 773ff6dbf3 bit confused by 6fcbb94c49 the diversity. With no standard behavior 193d64543f to model on, he f9831b4213 was unsure what to 8419250283 observe and learn. Knowing his da0a1e8d73 feelings, I f81e71f656 slowed my 79a0e03b38 pace, which 35d3763f6b naturally slowed 92c103b09e his steps 71aaae1112 as well.4b2ebb9e61f60f9c

“Living an b4e7bd82b2 ordinary life e4c7e9e4f3 is harder 73e803e2bb than you a25e5ace8a think.”cb14808e89d31cf1

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“…It seems so.”eb6dfc731b33b3ab

“It’s tricky because you 1528a3bb58 can’t be too much 4cb5d2e6fd or too little.”c0fd959ea13ff004

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Some laugh off f5037a9d2b unfairness while others 800be73281 show visible annoyance, a707db0885 and yet others 46753e4b4e react with outright 7575298813 anger or sadness. Even I 12e331917c couldn’t tell 5784913ef2 how the 0f83177b42 people here c567d0c294 defined ‘normal.’fa131ec8678f4a5a

“We’ll figure 16f40f70d9 it out 9f6342d59b as we cab25c377a go along.”82cafd8d71f0af50

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It wasn’t d551bf313d something we 07bed8b981 could learn 49efd8a580 overnight, so 39ecf6d3b5 I dismissed b0bc87aabd it lightly. However, Noah seemed like c84c4965f1 he wanted to say 7aee3bd464 something. I waited 4762e5106f without rushing 1c50a68b2f him, but cc192883b0 he remained ba3e9093ed silent, perhaps 1bcdabbd6b preferring to d6413c33f0 keep his 9dedcb860d thoughts to fbf21287d0 himself.f23b0893f806f6e4

As soon 3520ea7cef as we fc19f10775 reached the 02a8c1de64 flower shop, 18cb9950a2 Noah was 6856be4767 instantly captivated 02d9e5f04c by the 3563bf28e3 colorful blooms. He had shown little bb7424137a interest in people, but acead89aaf his fascination with flowers 2a7189ca35 seemed fitting for his 3d6855bb35 age.f5cb7f21614cb8ca

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“Pretty, isn’t it?”0615906919003489

“…It’s amazing. I’ve never ebbdbf1cdb seen flowers 499485a937 with these 1c929ec1e9 colors before.”6f52da340f06dbda

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“Pick whatever you like. We’ll plant them 5c15acb8f8 in the garden.”947c7aca8c0c142e

As Noah browsed, e19c90c760 I pointed out c49668454d to the owner 94a062d2b5 the blue flowers 96f621821e that had caught 23b83bbf6e his attention the c4fcda0ff1 longest.db761bb2e27a2768

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“Please make a bouquet d57a941b08 with these, without our 1f3daf96d6 little one knowing.”0b6c8d3651e954af

“Sure, just 92085563c4 a moment.”ea2ddf4e926d1948

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The kindly-looking db84d27bd4 owner busied 83adef4cd0 herself with ba01c1c137 arranging the d3e3f3f2f9 flowers while 203d99fa3c discreetly observing 351f99111b Noah and 388d63e3b1 me, perhaps 5cf9f3deac wondering if 9b8f481625 we were e8988726e3 villains who c7c287bd89 had suddenly ad94733a74 settled in d9cd5df5e8 this small 6c65141484 town.f8f276c850ca8c71

“You two seem 225edbbef9 close. Is he your brother?”ccda5ef01f69235c

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“No, he’s 6385080d3a my nephew. I’m looking db312fad9c after him 4d4e1a589a for a eb2ef28281 bit at 849f277ccf my brother’s 0373d1eb81 request.”9009308661565f0f

“Oh, I see. You must 9c031d5a50 have a d88e339552 good relationship 4b73bbfbdf with your 8a558a985b siblings to f47f0d10f7 take care f357d5e894 of your 77457014fd nephew like 041a7d37e1 this.”11dfd9022652f979

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She continued the 72ffc3ad6b conversation smoothly, not 6f25cd9f9f making it too 3b2a4bd3a4 burdensome while she f9947d2d1b worked on the eddb370c2c flowers.f78a5c73e0cb675a

“These days, 260bda7e20 there are 24760f0a20 too many e4d109ae81 disturbing rumors e4c0b4e6b4 everywhere. What if 604c6018ca devil worshippers 24d708a6a1 were hiding d688119d1a in our b3c9912062 small town?”1ba4f7d9f30d0f51

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“…Indeed.”c94c0a8a788a5678

“Such cursed d059c354be people should 3076dc156a be captured 755b66e5a9 by the 14fc8358f0 knights and dfcaadd065 tortured…”875ec7c80d1ff349

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Feeling a d4e701eff7 twinge at a83b7efb81 being ‘cursed,’ 853cc0a07b I slightly 2315299e4d adjusted the c97bb77641 story we d8bf92f2da had prepared.b1f04e9a4fc7d374

“More than 0423656172 that… my e8f637635a nephew and 7ce876206b I aren’t 1615666069 set to 2f87c9803c inherit anything 75a90265c8 significant in 7c562e09e0 our family, ff6c7ccd7f just helping 385803e7bc out a f689aecb88 little.”e352e101e58dac15

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I looked 396d08778d at Noah a1248915b5 with a ea7a2794a1 semblance of b9e7a6be76 pity, muttering 63f523da7a as if a4af86d102 to myself.3116de4b719109df

“What could that trading 869f4a7d02 company be thinking to 72458c6d97 go this far…”c701ceab11c1dbb9

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“Ah… I shouldn’t 0519a8faf6 have asked about 343f2c4044 such matters.”ace0a3bb823e7e59

It was all 5ff56f6124 an act. This should be a240e3becb enough for her 24bc1bd359 to spread the bcd95c72be story in the ccb4b30fdb direction we wanted.fc784db8464d76c1

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“You’re very skilled.”62ef21273c7b8ba6

As I commented 099890282f on the nearly 2216921bc2 finished bouquet, she 95af658b35 smiled knowingly and c5a94e97cf expertly tied the 21b7e08779 last ribbon.b698cb47f8ce426e

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