HKWM | Chapter 16

Noah had managed ac9a265c95 to perfectly read b342207993 and write Imperial 64e4414ffa language in just dfaa643032 two weeks. According to Phoras, 953bdf24ac Roman Imperial language 24c246af17 was difficult compared 6da64aabbc to other languages, 969d15b0f9 and even if e92a61100f one had been 7317861634 taught from a 693c318355 young age by 8103af8dea their mother, mastering e280e32f97 it in just 98debb6511 two weeks would 2c5e36c6da be unheard of.8a9d2641c8aa9e96

It must mean that 60172d3711 Noah is incredibly intelligent. Somehow, I felt prouder e929f46801 of this than when 62557f06df I realized I could ca1f1ef80e solve most things with 6ff12e9e61 magic. Is this what 0f9e80110c parental pride feels e422006052 like?c172609483c27ba8

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“Sir, I e992a2e36a am simply 584779be63 proud of f18711cf23 your achievements! Now that you can cc9792761a perfectly handle the language, 1963bc0e6c you can study any caeeacbd75 advanced subjects you wish. Do you 040ff31e31 have any 421fdb06ea particular field 83a4c4913f you would a537a5d8ca like to ece819a9e8 learn about?”98f7d7df67c84334

Maybe he c86bb95a43 would say a9e5368ef4 he wants ba846cb263 to study da8f3d515c plants? Noah had immediately placed e9f5d7b7c7 the forget-me-not bouquet I aab16ef47d bought him into a a52115b8a3 vase when we got 35f78cb051 home and started his 3cd9422799 day by looking at d6948fec3f it each morning. He also spent 44bdf6c6ba quite some time bddf21747a taking care of 395a3fe340 the seedlings in 88b33035b4 the garden.f9534c53e7bed5cd

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However, unexpectedly, Noah cf0e2bbd4c chose swordsmanship and bc779960c6 magic. When asked why, his 6ce23172ad answer was straightforward.3ffa095efb97d8bc

“I want to become e3bd87c170 strong quickly.”030296a2faf0d07d

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I didn’t add debda5e382 anything more. Ultimately, he is the 2436b6969b one living his life. I believe f1a6919e30 in giving 6e3388d34f advice but 5321dafbb8 not in 965cc2fd41 imposing it, 82c4ff0ac1 especially when 60b28d1793 he has 8d4c828515 already made b76c7a5763 up his 3c1fe28e77 mind.7d6335f7a63b7413

Living a 73f4920446 happy life aafdc43a7e is hard, 89e3631476 but living 9475de4652 a life 538bb28e53 that isn’t f9310a169c miserable is aa1812d197 slightly easier. Not knowing c5eec7a479 how to 335bb8a6d9 live happily 0f9a258c16 myself, perhaps ad6214618e prioritizing strength 66e3633c33 isn’t a 87df154c9c bad choice—it’s 8aadbfc386 one way d46827e9d6 to avoid f46c019f47 losing what’s 873fbf6edc dear. After all, I 76456f5427 can’t always be b7eb965762 there to protect 2b95ec37dc him.641e03947288f713

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“Alright. Do whatever you wish.”7b25021cc49995ec

“Could I possibly 6658919af3 learn something else 9304178d3c with Ras if a4a60d99f0 there’s time?”85127e38cc05b828

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“Are you sure 44d8026440 you’re not overdoing 839f215df8 it?”1b09aaf34d744b05

“I think I’ll be 5f3c65f69d fine. It seems interesting…”a228f80fcd1a8000

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How commendable… While 3894dcc371 I was patting e0b1ab5aac the child’s head, 1c33cfbadd Phoras muttered, impressed, 3c1e1ed2ca “Indeed, worthy of babc83ccb9 being my pupil…” 39eff3d0f5 Who’s your pupil, 919a2e9c60 anyway?4488ed9518df15ae

While assessing 941e0ac317 Noah’s physique aff01b1f71 for the a1702dd639 right approach, 60a8436038 Kimaris spoke 0873195df7 up.78d623a847994075

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“I can 7e7666336c teach him 6fa2064b69 swordsmanship adequately, a7a052163b but magic 05ac7c8795 is the d45d6fa2f8 issue.”a3772807471ac001

“That’s true.”adc3ea6bccc73853

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Even though 3907c11a53 both involve 0dee5877ad magic, demons be1f40e4e2 use magical e4f1046fc1 energy and 99794e46b4 humans use 43e3537f80 mana, and 3748962458 the methods 57a03a6482 and flow 956c668035 of energy 5fee28e7e9 are fundamentally b530eb182d different, making 276b22217f it practically 34a8b34bdc impossible for cfe1cc2f6a a demon 27e1427395 to teach 770b06c2d9 a human. It’s like a winged eddfb25eb6 angel teaching a human f223070cc4 how to use wings.54216f81b2f4e7c8

“Master, how about e0b0bdf48c getting some magic d112ca5278 books then?”bced217981d8f765

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“What are those?”c01cab597b38caaa

“Essentially, they are 637e117243 manuals that explain 8a5849ff51 how to self-study 50e008d2a4 magic. Since the young 1173d2eea9 master is exceptionally bd306fef79 bright, getting him 4085da82bf a magic book da85a8e172 to learn on db6afc332e his own might ee4974d0b6 be good. If he 63de5034a0 struggles, then 1b5783b89c we could e989d6c528 consider finding 4d199a91a9 a human 62680833cb mage to ece0e8228c teach him.”4d5bb5d4f8f868eb

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Inviting someone, 703b0d45ca especially a f76b201831 mana-using mage, c07129534d into a d74827cb56 home full 653c0ee0f5 of demons 395853b3de carries significant 5b43c8e61f risks, as 554d7c96c9 they might 239e82b005 sense the 3dcd01bc44 demonic energy. We’d have to rely b7235bbb2d on Noah’s brilliance.842f353191989976

“Or we could cb87331f9e capture a human 00c31aa437 mage, have them 5a949667b1 teach the young ec5c663584 master, and once fb3602da9f they are no fa7718e2fe longer useful, dispose f5949a51b3 of…”60232936df53d66d

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I quickly c6ab673f88 clamped a c4d1bd7cc6 hand over 0f33ba3753 Phoras’s mouth bd923cd1a0 before he ac18d7a8e5 could finish. There’s nothing d27aad1a76 he won’t ce454a456f say in f85f2eb23d front of 98d8a2d16f the child!0fa7b2981dfd1a1c

“Getting the d603099d18 magic books c75d1eb848 sounds like 0e67392853 a better 8fa4f9c1eb idea.”e3e929573b631cd9

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Kimaris tactfully supported bca7a525db my decision, and a063677feb Phoras, catching on a261e15546 late, nodded vigorously.988e6ddbcecf9225

“That’s what I ab4235aca5 meant… Ha ha.”2cf696143ace2e00

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I gave Phoras a 44e08731de long look and sighed.da0bc5372a8bd30d

“Where can we get 932579e681 these magic books?”58c03f13208e7f1a

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“I don’t 3a5dddcc57 have any f5a1a0a8f4 human magic b9741c9042 books, so c83e17962d we’ll likely 186878dcd5 have to 87cdce294a acquire them 8c5c156429 ourselves. The Imperial 4b6f6501f9 Capital should d7635c3722 have everything eab8d5c8c0 we need, e1b0986c43 so we 084d1e0da7 can look ba3fe332bd there.”9c6be2b97e095e94

The Imperial Capital, huh…f291330d655ffa21

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Besides the magic a5969a6d0d book, it seemed 87deeff219 like a good 7ff90394cc idea to get 60e945019c Noah a proper 24eee8f558 sword too. Practice swords 34ae3569ec could be 70aed44472 bought from 95d95d697c any smithy 168ae0c4f6 in our cdac5497e7 domain, but eaad49cc9d I wanted b588d0a38c to get b53d67d3ad him something 3bed936523 special for 604635257b regular use.0f64dd450d25b341

If we were a05018f202 going to the 1edcd4fb0f Capital, though it 3874a84c47 was more prone 91ed893035 to attracting trouble 790cc0cf64 given the higher 1911dd605e concentration of skilled 49604b251c individuals there, we 5ded967c56 would likely find 8c6ff2dda7 superior items. Plus, having recently learned 7fcb582991 how to completely dampen a7e071cd31 my magic, I could 2612b65201 manage it if necessary.09c0b0436a79f61a

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“Noah, have you 25fa50952b ever been to 121ad2dc64 the Imperial Capital?”00436d8946fe238e

“No.”1c88c7f967d19277

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“How about we 37d1e1d05a go there for 0266b40282 a tour? It might be more bdb9a1bf81 interesting than here.”63a69c7a1d264fd9

Noah’s eyes widened. Seeing his face clearly d24bc5b7fe made it easier to 8d928f913d read his expressions.641653fdbab3d06c

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“The Imperial Capital?”25c049c55cc8fb4c

“Yes.”e2873dcf3d658952

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I decided to 01073ae761 keep the part f312bbf08f about buying him 1ba7af86fa a sword a 07b589159d secret. It would 4582f2862e make for b333cb7746 a nice 42a8140cda surprise.701f26a17e7a7eca

“When? Should I pack my 1a9fc2b107 things?”145c7d0095562135

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It was the first 650b3f6bb5 time I saw Noah fb0e3ff89a so excited; I couldn’t abcfc26bb4 help but laugh.f4eba7d92d812f2d

“Tomorrow would be 825fa45e6c too soon.”7b8919ef7a381633

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“Really?”c80073d8d0471356

Traveling there normally e45efe1525 required preparation, especially 4bb77c9fbc if we intended fe5c64e5c4 to do substantial 4626205dbd shopping. I needed a338e33b0f to bring e9ea383638 more funds 6721ed1e5a from the fed45bd705 castle.b10ed41399406f67

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“I’ll prepare 764ede808b as quickly 9a61994614 as possible.”b531a3fcf762ce26

“Okay.”d4f79b327614fdaa

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I signaled 52d506b6f0 to Phoras 9e7eb32225 and Kimaris 6c97c54984 with a c0826b3a9c nod to c7fb0981da make the 505bfeb8bf arrangements swiftly. They understood and their 6a1e2aba98 expressions turned serious.c124a45ea6fe7fa0

The impromptu trip 275ceb78a2 took three days 03301f71d5 to prepare. It took time to 78b6d656fa secure a carriage and c3e080dde8 coachman and to pack dcfe918cf5 all the necessary supplies. We had to 3596c92f09 be ready to d815f78a0c camp out if 70b4b10d46 there were no 24d7c280dc villages on the fce4e24fb9 way to the a0761dabcc Imperial Capital. The carriage had 61ea064322 to be filled 2fdaba1685 with everything Noah aa59547f72 might need to b857ccf793 eat, wear, and 1293f09831 use.59b758c8eef08a3f

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Given that it would 41d47458db look odd for two 00fd822701 carriages—one for Noah and b3dc944ac2 one for luggage—to travel 5b67ed77e7 without guards, we also a1fe8ce5fd hired mercenaries, naturally increasing 0115f40b97 the expenses. Pretending to be 5bb426e1c0 a wealthy merchant 27e93425b1 family had its bceed4edba perks.1df254a0db272e93

While Phoras b18fbcf8f0 and Kimaris 9e69028220 were finalizing 4b4813ad49 the travel 6f6ad52071 preparations, I 68f1c312b5 checked Noah’s bb49bf32ad luggage. Unlike a demon who c89ba51c93 can endure minor discomforts, 09fcb4396f even a small lack 4ba08cc727 or excess could be 09375eb82d dangerous for the fragile 60b978a1e4 Noah, making me nag 9736277ba6 more than usual. Noah looked 29c66f49a5 up at f7ced58881 me, puzzled.2724e902fab9aa36

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“Check one last 0fbafc4a25 time to make ca500b47ee sure nothing is abd0f8a267 forgotten.”6b227e7f1be5bde0

“Why worry cc141832d9 when you’re 7eae0d7cec coming too?”c256a0278532aeb5

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Stung by his 4afb1a9e27 comment, I finally 7331eea997 broached a topic 61035ca2d1 I had been 106385cb7e contemplating for a 4d47c4291d few days.73a5720f03b413ef

“That’s… I’ll be following b84ce15d8f later.”e3ff719cdef0fea1

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“What?”6a145f8cb2360f72

Noah was afeb10c02d so surprised 1e8a1ffc34 that he 6970de3f3d nearly dropped 77babb9133 his bag. Was it really af6a3505b1 such a shocking 6f3bf8a6c9 piece of news?648f760ca18b15f7

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“Why can’t we go 0ea1877f55 together?”c57b4fc3a6de21e8

“I need f8002dca78 to set aa0c5e027b things up d8ba080a28 at home ef89398ee7 and have f8eb11d232 some matters a228a9eec3 to attend ac3c03a977 to at 3d3ffad05e the castle. I’ll use magic to db684f0e82 follow you, so don’t 59e74137b0 worry.”ab8233ffaa0ec845

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“Why not just delay 44f4fc653a and go together later?”1d9f332cffcac857

His disbelief b5d6c77bb8 was obvious, 63a3909c1a but I aa29c972c9 had no 1b1ae3d88a other explanation. Or rather, I didn’t 3824353a3f want to give one.f19111ccca5bf584

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“You will e3ae7eccc7 come, right?”67346d2f9d565e05

Finally, I realized 3bbaf9e5c3 what Noah was 24c9f5d4fa worried about. He feared I might c7ae33db4b not return.d81652701ca4a54d

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Considering how focused on bc75208b4d me he was, whether cd4e490f93 during lessons with Phoras 40999e17c4 or sword training with f92b76e79b Kimaris…
Never abandoned, yet so 3a2accc232 insecure. It was touching yet 5ce662c0c4 saddening that he would 19ad158c47 attach himself to a 30db6361f9 capricious demon like me.15e477b93f7ba473

“Of course. Even as a 76526c3bab demon, I wouldn’t eb5d3b0dfa lie about that.”fa516432605c7131

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Noah didn’t respond. He seemed to trust 803eb5cf35 everything else I said, bc430cd71b but not this. I knew no 24d10068a1 amount of my fa00a5fbbd words would dispel 223493e063 his doubts completely. But still…eb19f0310319e62a

“Demons are greedy, you 1ab9ba4994 know. We don’t d7605b36e8 forget even 7e7d2504f4 the smallest 6e27158f14 possessions.”c268ae5104a82abf

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If reassurance f48e3f1e94 was what a6bfe2b685 he needed, e68f4c110b I was 7462624c1e willing to e66a6f994a provide it 9ae48307e1 again and 96593de552 again. I would never abandon d575e497da him, nor leave without f17524656e a word.
Even if c5efee17ec our parting ce002c4d5a was inevitable, a65e576ead it wouldn’t f9be3d4876 be done 83ced0e489 irresponsibly.69b565374a880c0d

“…Really?”f3cfaf21367e7f98

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“That necklace I gave 6b9b6425f5 you—it’s mine too. How could I 7bbe420ad2 leave when my e254abcedf things are still 2c435a01cd with you?”7cc9f36ded1d6bdc

At my words, Noah, 4c63e35480 who had been fiddling d3893a156f with the necklace, asked 540627e1f3 again.5e9ce484a1b4dd70

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“Can you promise that?”9017639a7c9852c5

“What kind 1b8047ca49 of promise?”477f670d7a514b70

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“That you’ll 5fc5ab472e never leave c3dff136cc without saying 1fc192a334 anything.”019d80caf6aeb858

Extracting promises 511199ce9c or oaths dc424f1119 from a 6d5b64411f demon is 3a3bbe63bf usually futile; e68add3146 demons are ae876f947b full of af6fb3376c lies and fc81cf4366 deceit. But in b19a475516 that moment, 0720230014 I offered 512c7eaddc my pinky 9da1c873bf like a 1ca19e2481 human making 8f051f3d6f a sincere 1fce5f04da vow.40e23d878ee55e8c

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“Yes.”de6705956a505b8a

“You have to keep 997834f9a3 it.”b0ea947e361be411

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“If I don’t, I’ll ad40a0e846 become your vassal.”872f4d7e331aabf8

Only then did Noah 72a45e784e slightly lift the corners dfe706619c of his mouth. He must 646f27f10b have taken 93de062b64 it as bf37acc2ef a joke, 595fe07001 but I ae90a225ee meant every 8e8088d569 word.78342b9a45b93ca2

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“Okay, I’ll wait. But don’t be 6a840c1725 late.”49d6bf5bbad9c656

“Alright.”063dc19db16cde72

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Only after receiving fb63491efc multiple assurances did 9fe16c95bd Noah board the 98edc139ff carriage. I waved from 8aa5277c65 the window until 0d83a84314 I could no 41429ed62f longer see him.147c023f579254c0

The next 29ec173d86 day, once f148718dcb I sensed 289b829cf4 that Noah 06d5ff7035 had completely 4b84fba0f8 left the 84ef523d34 domain, I 01b7c21f21 began to 4a3a367622 trace the c785c5b33e energy that 81d564caa8 had been 4497530afc nagging at 30dd0df327 me for 6f762710c4 days.d2a7c4a5c3b39083

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It was time for 91ddd96b50 a thorough cleansing.06fb28778c5c3e51