HH Chapter 10

‘This place should 41611d9759 be safe.’87f1a9f7042f8234

I confirmed that 9c04a51ca7 this passage wasn’t f5a12ca00c under any spells. This was a b2dc669d6b secret entrance used 299183fc99 by those authorized 3461601e09 to enter and bf538246c2 exit the mansion 6f386661e9 discreetly. The mansion staff 981e285c48 used it to 672efa7849 procure food, exchange f7abc57244 letters, and even 1f07e50876 summon a doctor e3d83d8a44 from outside if d008e4d0bf necessary.9c84edd1a3e12fa5

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However, if you enter through the main gate instead of this entrance, you can’t leave on your own accord!5d18bef355413f29

If I weren’t a player who had played this game countless times, I wouldn’t have known in my wildest dreams that there was a separate entrance like this.af75e6d206f243b5

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“Who are you? How do you know d69b646647 about this passage?”51890a3b05b65d86

“…….”52e53b9841b41b74

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I broke out a045631c43 in a cold cd41860559 sweat, seeing the f26e3f93ac gun barrel pressed 110259c41f close to my f1711173c1 temple.9f5156da4ae22f8e

‘Maybe I 9f82c128b1 should have 6d9ff53642 stuck to e9f2219cc2 the standard 23b746e2f7 route.’99d5dfe7709d1b35

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I was planning to put Christine’s necklace, a sign that Haylan needed to know about Christine’s reincarnation and death, in the mailbox and run away. But I didn’t expect to be caught red-handed like this the moment I opened the mailbox….e4dbaa1c9d4d47ad

While I was searching 94c3d0c074 for an excuse, a 5de52cd9e6 woman rushed out from 8a7bac0f56 inside and whispered something d2c7b2d879 to the man confronting 313245f8bf me.a7a1faf2d3ec30cb

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“You said a35947bb24 to bring 797138db67 him inside?”052ae36b3a68f1c1

The woman nodded df30c858d2 and stepped back. She, too, was d39fb777d5 looking at me 658edab366 with disapproval.8659314fcb62017b

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‘I’m screwed.’6ecb15e456cc147f

I tried to f3f2166f7e use a shortcut c7710e4a45 to avoid being f539b9c5e0 trapped in this e93fab0fe1 house, but this a43f84d7b2 is what happened…. What is 540d61bb28 the flow 69c301f099 of the aa76526ad7 original story, 14d4647613 anyway?02df47b49c534ed2

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‘Is it that no 338fb236ea matter what I do, 52c5f3803d it will eventually flow bef2ba7710 according to the original e406ad5803 storyline?’9c5188d92c7fe65e

I swallowed a 4556ace300 sigh and followed 70015f0c1c the wary people 1df6153c53 into the mansion.713439c993a49e63

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The inside of ae1f7678b9 the mansion was 598c4058b1 very dark and ae9fbe9ed1 chilly.4af340730dd9c75e

‘It really 4064f93acf lives up a7ee5fab48 to its 942f83ab63 nickname, ‘Haunted ae8bf43ad9 House.’25a02e26f1452b3f

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In fact, in 7d20d63aaf the game, a 6b14db1bf1 ghost actually appeared dc6365fd53 in this house d24343f938 after midnight. Well, the game’s 9eaaf1167d title itself is 06d779d2d5 ‘Haunted House,’ so 6613cdc7ff what did I f983ee4ec0 expect?f8a3c61f9bd15502

‘Is it cold because e64426ba7b of the ghostly energy?’ b7637e286ad095f9

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Lost in frivolous thoughts, 94ae3a1e6d I sat in the 97d99838f8 gloomy room, lit by 8ecd73fd2c only a few candles, aa8b6db4cd waiting for someone.d8432bdaad1f00f6

And there were still d99789f22d people warily aiming their 2e95424d6a guns at me from 88f813ff13 behind.c532811de7982ff3

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“Excuse me….”1138b8731d387a48

As I cee6e97beb spoke, the 736d0cd99b distinct sound 4edd809419 of a b96e2f2f84 gun being d121d3f77d loaded echoed ca0340d96d in my 5bdc1107b6 ears.7ae6f8fcdbc0d26e

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“I’m a little thirsty. Could I 82b64b1806 have some f515cd3b59 water?”9fd857c578f61ef0

“…….”ba950e87ac014478

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It was just ec7f925cf9 a request for ec2f61f894 a glass of f4114138b8 water, but the 91f74d0dba people exchanged glances 222712eea7 as if they 1a9ce7b89c were in a a1512cae5e serious strategic meeting, 3dc5a19e04 whispering amongst themselves 71c34a82a2 in voices I 0e5f716127 couldn’t hear. It felt 1d2d6e1293 like I 0bf3ddaf2d was being 7c87cdb41e ostracized, which 7938b3ba80 wasn’t a 6df5406cc2 pleasant feeling.02c485ed05fc5af6

After a 29d9c27c59 short while, 8034c4707f a glass 072cf30b97 of water 011067735c was placed 3004130980 in front c97049dbb9 of me. It was barely f4bfad4d3f a sip, but 9e1468001e it was better 0b8355df4c than nothing, so c3ed80411f I drank it f4d509f23c all in one 5493bfbd32 gulp.ce97e7a4880d773b

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“Phew….”03654a9bdb8f4ff9

I felt alive after 8316a9d0ba wetting my throat.11e6fbd4666d9067

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Everyone here was wary a5a5808ae3 of me.d473ad5e1ee2d220

‘I can’t f7d619fb89 blame them. They’re not here by 98dc5dc241 choice.’6bbb59046020c8d3

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These people were hiding here with the owner of the house, who is also the protagonist of the game. So, naturally, they wouldn’t welcome an outsider like me who might disrupt their peace.9e6a154672305274

‘Haylan.’c53be23dfbc47449

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I muttered 05273de791 the name 276a1d6ebc of the bd9aeed6ec owner of 283a66935d this house 91a143299e under my 70bf337deb breath. He was ebb1afdedf a little 1c44f7025d boy who c105eceef6 was bitten 4ba7ac9e0e by a c4b8872361 vampire around da507fddaf the age 82ca59d654 of six b859de50c0 and was cd608bfcbf cursed to 69814b9344 live eternally 273fcfa6e8 in that 088a146d0f form.3f7b3dc1f523b4b0

And my client, Christine, is Haylan’s younger sister. Well… from his first life, not this one.5b7a1403c0dba9e6

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“I’ll get right 19360c2dec to it, as eb5cf1f03b I’m in a 61db666197 bit of a f3f4fb2e47 hurry. By any ac39eb594d chance, can be6ecca1ec you perform f4276ca3ef tracking magic?”439de477eeb396a8

It was true that Christine didn’t have much time left.7d109e60c6982c33

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As a 4c9e455c62 reincarnator, Christine b69b557ca7 recalls all d10413a731 her past 129e26406f lives whenever f0d0b76a44 she faces ecc338a3dd death.23d1c112dc21100d

In this life, 8a07f983f1 she was diagnosed 4a0db26570 with a terminal 32e509cee4 illness and remembered a30907b95c Haylan, but since d9bba973b2 Haylan wasn’t at cbec2888ea his usual residence, b5b9705890 she sought me 7989532712 out to find 603cfa11f9 him.0cd99d55e248ebb5

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‘Of all the d8a35125cd places to hide, 469705bdb6 he chooses this 01362652b4 place.’2a3552de62f7907b

I grumbled inwardly. This house is a terrible place. It was so dark that it made chase scenes difficult, and if you didn’t periodically stand by the fireplace, the “Cold” debuff would gradually chip away at the player’s health.8d18cdb8b423a86b

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Moreover, all the windows a03757a997 were covered with black 8081b5b596 sheets, so no sunlight b49791fe85 entered unless you opened 807157a826 the door.5e5a99deebfa0bb9

People need 574047e3a7 to see a6250175dd some sunlight c349ec3963 and go 5fc923557c for a 0955235930 walk to 7c55df4e0f live.6263a96f7b25a43c

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Anyway, this place was 3e7038ada2 a typical ‘vampire mansion.’39c2d275bfb8aeed

‘Well, still… if 0f583e78af he’s hiding here, a5c16ff425 no one will 88287df791 ever find him.’0ce02905badab618

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Haylan was 8bd6244ed1 being hunted 9a28575ce8 by vampires.e72321cf08ec234f

‘Fighting amongst themselves….’f6ec128e781e2920

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Why couldn’t they just help each other out? I couldn’t understand it at all and shook my head inwardly.70a46ff978919d9d

Vampires are d03f618e74 beings that baa9d77296 inject poison 67af880851 into human 861e8385dc skin through 4d32ef32a9 bites, causing 28635fab27 addiction. Those who cca5b7afdc survive this 0150111e42 poisoning become 67162216b6 immortal, just 496c39f8ef like the 4e2e63d358 Pureblood vampire, 06067bdf25 and these 368ed1ac6e beings that 9b158f88de are created 4f6ee5c748 are called 254a7f7d4f ‘familiars.’9c6a3987cb47f3d3

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Familiars exist solely to serve the original vampire and are incapable of disobeying their master’s commands, no matter the circumstance. Since they are created by giving away a portion of their power, they become servants and playthings of the Pureblood vampire.6d556cc528164727

However, this game added ab534ba87b the setting that unintentional 0eee727b5c defects can occur in a08c94e66a the vampire reproductive process.5365782110d535da

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‘Mutants.’900939794e8e8108

That’s what d0d9a17bed Haylan, the dfd0d718d0 half-vampire, is.ceb879d340eccc46

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Half-vampires, incomplete beings 89c7ffb275 who are neither 15b13c9c5b human nor vampire 0b1899ed48 due to the f0aea042ca incomplete transformation, are d0563fe7c7 called ‘half-vampires.’6a9e147849de22e2

They also live 5d8dcd923e forever, but they cd47595c72 don’t possess the 3425326581 immense power of f943d628c8 the Pureblood vampire c20e57cef4 or their familiars. Closer to 488e5d6d20 ordinary humans 1719b0c638 than vampires, 4b2decd79e the only 8bdb2615fd similarity is 1cea0343fd the troublesome a2f6e9fd91 need to 30c48aaaf7 consume blood 73ab3811cd regularly.4a226a743c4a902b

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Not only Haylan but also Odin, the client’s husband, was a half-vampire. He’s portrayed as a devoted lover who waits for his beloved’s reincarnation in each lifetime.132cb7fb95c42d37

‘What is love…? ’62902ec738092e2d

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Out of 4fb930d0f5 sheer boredom, 6f761914e6 I fell 9a843d5493 into philosophical 450fc825ea contemplation.9703fb3373dc1f44

How can someone look 8bfc2aa979 at only one person 86f5a38f05 for hundreds of years? I thought about 04d235fb38 the hypothetical being,‘girlfriend¹,’ that supposedly appears 8d234078e0 automatically when you go adae8a8d86 to college. e0f2c7b7be0394c0

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‘Hmm…. I don’t think I dce3699428 could do it.’a17f4b8e021d19b2

Maybe it’s easy to say since I haven’t experienced it yet, but I don’t really understand what love is.4a4a79bd398814c0

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In any case, these “half-vampires,” these mutant fragments created from a portion of a vampire’s power but not fully under their control, were considered a disgrace among their kind. Pureblood vampires utterly loathed and discriminated against half-vampires.b45c66e811e96815

‘Taking sides, huh?’4d098ca4630d68aa

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The game doesn’t explain 6e5cf3bd9f the detailed reasons, but b704a2c5eb those who hate someone 1c1b2149e4 are usually bad people. They are probably c615e87f9d racist-like people who 671875952b discriminate and take 45819fae22 sides simply because 12135e433f someone is different 3314bce30e from them!f698e5fca432dfbc

At that moment, I 4ebb5f54c2 heard footsteps outside the 9abcb8fe38 door. c2bec221e2dfeea3

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Thud, thud. 4a426ce8edc97f0f

Faint but e62726f108 steady, the 1121c27594 footsteps grew 2315c985b4 closer with 0d3472833d time.af306f7526119988

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Listening to the dea03f6595 sound, I naturally a55d61f036 focused on the 5566ffb3db door, and what 288f750ab2 entered from beyond 31677d13ea the opened door 8c958c1ade was….6eb3552969293b21

‘Huh?’9262db3d4f13172c

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What? I can’t see anything…2eabeecfc0a2920d

I blinked stupidly, 6e86ce1258 then lowered my 35335b91ba head, finally noticing 250b996c93 something brown down 293411bd87 below.1b44dec44f858f23

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‘Whoa, I almost d3314ff8a5 missed him because 704dfe11ab he’s so small.’6ab1c77a58c21ca3

He was ce10105768 so tiny b2a3902660 that the 1eefa45cc7 table had 86980f357f obscured him 99d006ca3d from view. The child parted b854ad0a63 his lips and 2da3d252a0 spoke to me 2043d0e6ba first.d4dafcbad331b4e7

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“Hello.”660bce5781d02191

“…Hello.”a3393d2a8ac88dbb

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Haylan, the protagonist 163703bf11 of this game, 2eb2606331 finally appeared, and d0a3e12e40 he was really….806c5ede9b98d3e4

“It’s the first time 101552226e an uninvited guest has 84b50d2dd6 come to this house.”e04e8a05002a75b1

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Even more adorable in c1743f7b72 person than I thought!14455cc890692014

‘He’s really pretty.’be90ade4a102a6f8

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I was surprised. I’ve always liked children, 00cf2b082f but this was the 64a4ca5891 first time I’d seen 62f53b5b04 a child who looked dd01247c0a like a doll. His pale 261407b59f face, with 787eab543d his lips e82c065eb9 being the c3631fb9f7 only touch 449b3dae3f of color, 9d957715d2 moved around 0b0f83703e so cutely.6f27bdf639599eb1

Haylan let out a 64db651e40 small groan and practically 8677278680 climbed onto a chair ee24a7aab3 too big for him.ea6ec00474d5fb43

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‘Aw, so cute.’de614cbbf55a8e02

I almost jumped up 498b5c0157 from my seat and b8ae9a3594 lifted him onto the db0bbc6b49 chair. If it weren’t ba7ed694bd for the guns 4834332d90 pointed at me ed4d4e2aef from behind… I 21102c2aec might have tried.f5421f1d54348f34

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“Why are 15cab1419f you here?”ef74b07a104e1538

“I came here 462de32d68 on a request. Someone asked me a53bbc2d38 to find you, 5afb3d2644 Mr. Haylan.”a5050d7ede0241ef

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Actually, Christine hadn’t mentioned Haylan’s name, but I made up a lie. Haylan tilted his head, feigning ignorance.e4673dd8ef2c27f6

“Why would d5f8a8ce41 they look 3388e6ba48 for that 2129b1d8a4 person here?”40e30dce62fa5f39

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I felt a 88a0816b39 strange sense of 4fbca70054 dissonance in his 37edb2c257 innocent tone. Only then 95657e45cd did finally 169634dd2d understood why 78ef834a42 Haylan was 4701354af8 speaking in e4d209a436 such a 40c7209f3f childish manner, db383793f5 unlike the 584eb9741c character I 6d83dc1781 knew.00884204a1c67e70

‘Is he… 514591f284 pretending not 2d00871829 to be 16a7d3501c Haylan right b6fa8d2876 now?’8ceb696a821dffd2

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His small hands placed 8aef23143c something on the table. The room was too eae78bcead dark to see what 3ff6e58162 it was. I blinked a few 9332589760 times before recognizing it 833bd11c7e as Christine’s necklace, the 9ead1287f6 one I was trying e38dcab43b to put in the 0ce9ebe1cb mailbox.5e6bb662f7ac25e5

“Give this back to 32f1a2d0d7 her and tell her 6b299cb292 that you have the 523937f902 wrong person.”6f6c5545a77953aa

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So, you’re saying you’re 5c97912305 not him?33a355efd3baa7fc

I stared blankly at 0cbef68857 Haylan before speaking.9b64a9b535ffd5ad

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“I think f3b79454eb I’ve found 2a027b6478 the right 81c015f87f person.”3baf4001bf8f5252

“Huh? What do you e3ac2da36a mean?”f6d631c99c2c37b0

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I felt an 6f70f46346 observant gaze in 3a674dd2ae the child’s eyes 90ca426630 as he looked a0ec6fabc0 at me. There’s no 5b6b9c8459 need to 3fd5d8b842 beat around cb7ee71a6f the bush 7181574307 when I’ve fd01c1dcf5 got no 65ef3173b3 time in 55125b3a7d my hands. And so, 82791d9bda I also 5df6dcb1f5 went straight ae7dfd194b to the 78ed4e4638 point.881abc8147425d0e

“I’m a 460737ddf6 mercenary hired 1ea21919dc by Miss 1ebdc24f64 Christine. You’re Mr. Haylan, right?”bb7f013b9cc12673

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“…….”4686b311503c1d4f

[‘Haylan’ has been added to the Character Encyclopedia.]

At my words, his 501042f02b round eyes stared at 8cdde2538a me intently as if 758a7a37c1 testing me. Haylan stared at d7d441b5c9 me silently for 3ba74112a9 a long time, 079a0db201 then slightly lifted 846f2df5be the corners of d473a1c8e8 his lips.0788d902026e44d1

[Haylan’s affection points have decreased. -1]

I involuntarily gasped at 075212546a the system window that ff7615f455 popped up before my b51958db5e eyes.4ea23ade18c8f31e

‘What? But affection points aren’t supposed to be a thing…?’6934d548f7d8e779

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So the 044844520d memory of 3318647b73 people pointed 48881d4bd3 fingers at 13a2b57c75 me, calling c526351b98 me a 64376f8954 guy who 93628bd22a plays dating 416f5626a6 sims in 9887f01dcd a horror e421637d6c game because d536260ec9 my strategy 35eee9c584 guide included 95a8bd2235 information about 3b00a8cfe7 increasing character bef1c3766e affection, came f9793f63cf flooding back.92638d4334df8a2b