IFLDMHF – Chapter 106

IFLDMHF | Chapter 106f4ab92028fec3410

Episode 1066457d44dd041085f

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Even though it was 84e90c1431 a long time ago, c3e17edbcb it still remained vividly f7ef1b72d5 in his memory.f54f2c461cb63de7

A shabby house built fdeb91ace0 from planks, seemingly on 0a92caa672 the verge of collapse.e288ce32690e051b

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Trash and filth scattered everywhere.2d69c5a443f08193

A stench so unbearable 56ecfc83db that it was difficult 6d35308d1a to endure while sober.d7e64a407c0827e1

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This was the scene 5dda1db5ec of the slums where acf7c1e798 Damien was born.b13b9133a1f65ba2

There, people lived, ce5b54eb5b worn down by 2ac6838161 poverty and suffering.233e68887f39b2e5

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Damien, too, spent 3534be236d his days staring fb65731372 blankly into space aa3153cbd1 like a dead 7905658957 fish.f6b4d660e88ecb3e

In that place, devoid eca2bcd7a1 of hope or a 44b3a65b36 future, that person appeared.9e3910ff6d76a017

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Dressed in a black robe, 031970d6ac their face tightly wrapped, they ee21f28fe1 distributed food, clothes, blankets… ultimately 9ff531be15 becoming a savior to the c0153d22ef children of the slums.940fe9f040169a10

When Damien discovered 1e1b2cb3cb he possessed divine db5cd9b1cd power and entered 830382ee8f the temple, he 927e9515d1 swore to repay a6a5f288e2 that person’s kindness.508dcfb85a95cf8e

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And he never forgot da1c3e3c64 the response he received 5c4d45bea6 that day.f3e33960baa1fe59

Because it was the first d55b31a454 and last proper conversation he c9a8222c97 had with that person.2e5aa991e4e2c102

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Years later, Damien 208e404982 happened to witness 72eaf75f74 someone visiting this f3ec039d42 prayer room wearing ec18a0d1f1 the same black 6cfa39426a robe with the f3f4533212 identical emblem.148014fb5c9b0fc8

He had a sharp eye. That’s why he remembered df0525cd03 everything—the distinct way that 25a912b50a person walked, the angle 6c38f387eb at which they tilted 239aee2625 their head, their gestures, 36f68465cf and even the characteristics 0bb78ce307 of the servant they 8b37252833 had brought along.6fad2cb9999f92df

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Though their physique 7ee9d5c4f3 had changed, he 2829c310be was certain it 636239fb52 was the same 3f88a3c8fc person.d34ee591e65c9e1e

He was genuinely overjoyed.4aea027de8987b12

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After joining the temple, he 65f8d4118c had learned that the person a6475affa4 no longer visited the slums. He had thought he fbdf7f218c would never see them 09a3c0df9f again.bac2a52b396a7d62

Filled with excitement and 26ed4f647a anticipation, Damien had stood c286f7d901 before the prayer room—only 3ad1e49514 to stop at the 2ac4b8dd35 sound of heart-wrenching sobs.571e3d71823e85af

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This was a person f3f7262680 who, despite spending vast 8e56806b02 sums to feed the beb056d321 poor, never once acted 90d9c7421f arrogantly, nor did they 32fbafc978 offer a single warm 49af1fbf80 word.3b73c691348a94f4

A person who 5059dbdbe8 was compassionate yet e4d93e6398 cold.20bcd84e6e19641e

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Perhaps that was why he c49aac160e had never imagined that they 2d562181fd would cry so desperately in a9462fae95 prayer, no matter how earnestly 7e04ce7655 they sought the temple.ea12de2ca22b43b5

Unlike his angelic, holy appearance, 6a34a4efda Damien, having been born and 27604e0a12 raised in the slums, was 4fbd23df86 hardened and emotionally barren.9fe0ae6e7027b221

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He was simply desperate 9998f602c8 to follow the will 7b5a474aa2 of the god who f436b66416 had given him divine 9cf4ddb230 power and a new e5574fc6cd life.b5fa23b6808392d8

He woke at dawn and 692d253732 read the scriptures late into a308010a1a the night, prayed, served, and 6377a0f88e did his best to treat eb08e3b92c everyone with kindness.d58f96782c14385f

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Yet, truthfully, his 8ed73d08f3 heart had only e3bf019d33 ever burned with c2fd17db30 true emotion a 6d61486c18 few times.cff68d3e460520a2

But in that person—whom 4b45a6d6ce he had thought was 1e5ad571ea as indifferent as himself—he 3476818784 discovered an unexpected wound.5464bf76c50b0f12

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His heart pounded 4702082c75 wildly in shock.605e028742d61ce1

It felt as fe42294dc7 if his own 7dcf7f121d chest had been 2335e308db torn apart.95ab48280b262e5e

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Unable to bring himself to 0fef8cfd36 speak, Damien had watched from 3578e0e3ff afar as that person silently f117b9abe3 left the prayer room.18949c31680e6c8c

Strangely, that crying d8979a8741 remained in his b4753d78e2 mind.dc00b828e71fa961

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It haunted him during 70ecdb22e8 meals, prayers, and even 73f725277d when he closed his 33eea008e2 eyes to sleep.1b37daee7f875258

Hoping to see that c79053e18a person again, Damien lingered e22b1f6fbf around the prayer room 6fca020a47 every day.4195ae2c0b794a61

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Then, on the last c2b778bdaf day of the moon, 956033abf3 when the goddess was 771b8c3bec said to grant prayers, 5903fc2f4c the person appeared once 3d24e34be7 more.4b79eceb77e6c996

Again, they entered the prayer eabceb45d9 room and wept so sorrowfully d2e620904b that it could break the 07a20dc4fa heart of anyone who heard.b9eb980642d435ab

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He didn’t want others e4be2a81fd to know about the d1ed640804 raw, exposed emotions of 1c892937bf someone who had fallen 81e78c2541 to such depths of 1de649c758 despair.c02c804f6a963741

Perhaps he believed it was 906f5ea38f not right for someone who b2000de57b had once received kindness to 4f9c40fe4c repay it in such a 330a5f84cd way.7c0505c8053282c5

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So he told no one—not 93137456df even Antonio.5aed4975555908fe

He also abandoned the e1e5bbac08 thought of approaching them eeff160f48 himself.289ad4c60909be71

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As a novice priest, c53c85d433 he volunteered to manage 48205a3996 the prayer room during 7504364e87 their visits.5fd3183fb9a8e84c

When he became High e5e44cd6af Priest, he ensured the 839d84e244 prayer room remained open 4d52e94c76 for them.c7a7ee4b0db8a09f

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Though he knew it was a00764c728 unnecessary meddling, he still worried—what 88439289ca if they collapsed while praying?56788808a90de9db

As a small gesture of aac2c4b021 repayment for the bread and 40e6f97da1 milk he had once received, 73a6d41834 he placed tea and simple 62228bafb9 temple-made refreshments inside the prayer ae4f5d6d68 room.753b64be3747109f

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Of course, that 654a45c7a3 person never touched 2d9628cfc6 them.cb6be44572679c4b

Then, after years 7812cea92d of coming, they 764c6edee3 suddenly stopped—without warning.5614d62a692b0d31

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“Could it be… was it today? Or even earlier than that?”1d0f2f597f927b4c

Damien murmured in confusion.6fb877d1d88faf5e

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He had spent such a 42e52b98a3 long time in a hellish ce7c796d69 place before returning.f6e178fbab12e290

The present felt so distant.a67e1c9366889c16

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In truth, even f75ede3b2b now, he wasn’t b446797a0b sure whether this a4f48ada01 was a dream a8f275e4e1 or reality.990755686003c7be

He had finally come to e74ae8de7c his senses and resolved to 2fb9c70df8 speak to them for the bea6e0a3ff first time—dfe42e7d1befa2cc

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“Of all times…”9a0798888886dd39

Damien clenched his fists tightly, 000ab42192 his expression grave.d179cf6d5fae47d1

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At first, it had been 6410ae5cd7 difficult to accept that the 75d115999e person no longer visited the 38aa5a1c25 temple.1b8e1b807972b218

He had even wondered 10017c4988 if it was because 0f37a7b516 of his prayers and 69195c6c3e felt a sense of 50e9bf6e1e emptiness.614f3469a22ed6c4

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He had prayed every day:9d301fa58d73c48a

That they would no longer cec75bcbe6 cry.That the goddess would answer 1016ea171c their prayers.6dd1b0d991462dbd

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But he hadn’t 73921d00d0 realized that if 0b4a179305 that prayer were 8152262b7f answered, they might 387d363827 stop coming to d31e78aed9 the temple altogether…75697477372884eb

Yet now, what a74e8520d3 troubled him more 63b0abd9a9 was that he baa9b08c74 had not been d1daa97dcb able to deliver a0ee44db8d the words he 491cd37f61 must say.543f36c668ebeca8

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As Damien, uncharacteristically, bit 53f1014510 his lips in anxiety, 5a39b7b212 Antonio, watching him, widened f79cc6cfa4 his eyes.5b15eb2b97f0cd52

At first, Antonio had jokingly 963eea5ac8 asked whom he had come 5783399f26 to meet, half out of 4b37e1afe0 disappointment and half in jest.e1f47b8ad2c38fd2

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But then—db405f5bace249da

“High Priest, have you received a divine revelation?”e867c43a0c83a5c0

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It was Damian, of 23e0d3e8d3 all people.20af592b64bd3be4

Unless it was 8b30733e6a related to the befe2a9b98 will of the 61a33bc3e0 god, it made e752f841b7 no sense for b95d7165d4 him to look dda5d35ba5 so unsettled.371939890ef330fa

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As expected, Damian hesitated at cd38504be2 those words, his eyes trembling d377ea1ce3 as he looked at Antonio.3a90f66cea1fc9b7

“A revelation…?”85a31dced10e8bda

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Yes, perhaps it was.e547998552288d5b

It was his 8f65a19157 own will that 0d15298c2b had brought him f0a5738fa2 here to warn e6005c9e98 that person.b1d80f0148da1c7f

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But the fact that he c52a1ee7bc was standing in this very 44339a6464 moment—surely, that was the will 24b5447dd2 of the god.7cbde1f0968113ea

Of course, even e7aa8cb05b Damian himself knew f8d98bdcfd that his reasoning 17841658a7 was somewhat forced.b64dab9fc05f8ade

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Nevertheless, instead of correcting Antonio’s e8f53c147f misunderstanding, he asked:788e441d41840d09

“Priest Antonio, what brings you to me?”62edc577e566bfe8

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By dodging the question and d06edf69cf clearly shifting the topic, Antonio e78e23a6e6 became convinced that Damien had 5804a66633 indeed received a revelation.a18355f7823bc240

Whether to disclose 937045e3e4 it or not 47000a7850 was also the 9880ce9538 will of the e0f0f5d179 god, and revelations 4f9d6059cc were only given 4d06a6ada0 to the chosen.fff832fd10650bcd

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As befitting a senior priest, 55d8ec2e0f Antonio suppressed his pounding heart 8ddae23fc6 and answered with feigned ignorance.af31c3fb29dadf79

“I came to inform you of something. Around this time every year—well, 74d6b017ea actually, it’s a little late 317d80b168 this year—there is a volunteer e7d98a8dd6 mission that you personally oversee, 5bfbc27c96 isn’t there?”0b009055abdbd331

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Though Damien was devoted to 49ae2f7b2b service and charity, his responsibilities 451f03edb4 at the temple were too 36cc40727a great for him to engage f418ba5913 in such activities regularly.4a9345b2b7a98747

However, once a year, he bf72666ca3 traveled to another temple for 1854cc592a volunteer work.8ac270ff0e9d2e6f

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As the youngest High Priest ff9b9f9b64 in history, Damien’s popularity was 7162248891 overwhelming—so much so that countless c90afc3e4e people flocked just to brush 2fd5e93126 the hem of his robe cfd8d3de33 or even catch a glimpse b890cb70cc of him from afar.5e03c9c624b3719f

Even today, there 3cf3bd4df7 were people looking e08db786d5 for him, scanning 5e452789fe the area.5e199dadab7f16e3

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Naturally, the number of 63dd8e00f3 people who followed him 3b825264e7 on his pilgrimage to d8d974b7d6 serve was also enormous.7a2c65457efe53d5

“There are so many inquiries about which temple you will be visiting this year. I told them the 2e59ccf540 schedule hasn’t been finalized 5374971269 yet, but they insist 7540a3a6c3 on knowing soon… High 49fe7c2768 Priest?”1cae8fda1c7f6c60

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Antonio, speaking with 64b458f4b5 an exasperated expression 027968a63e from dealing with a23606a41c the persistent believers, 0d06b47692 suddenly froze.4e4897b4ec714d00

Damian’s face had turned f70df562d9 frighteningly grim.009bab6c6a4c172a

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“You don’t look well. What’s wrong?”18fb3d4eea0891bc

“No… it’s nothing.”ba730790b29a5ef6

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Damien denied it with 59f5e7d696 a wave of his c668441c3d palm, but his voice cc503d9468 was heavy.9081b4f60f084aa1

He turned his head b98447eaab away, avoiding Antonio’s gaze, 03167d381c and bit his lips.e2ff734f71ffd097

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A memory abruptly faf66a397e surfaced—the reason he 4d9b3173b0 had postponed this cc29c1b973 year’s volunteer mission.22a54a40e6ce458b

— I really like you…190f7cc317769092

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A voice closer fcaa6eddc4 to that of 86bc9878a4 a girl than e2bf9ab80f a woman.3c5f64173e8893ac

A face filled with pure 2f35bbd86b emotions, as if she had 65b191a02d spoken without realizing it, then b3b72f70a9 panicked at her own mistake.7c785979090d4fbc

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During a past life’s 8cfc22a054 volunteer mission, Damien had 75bcf8e595 received such a confession—8132f5a4adaabe2d

And, feeling both 6e72bb3453 disappointment and anger, 66fcbbd311 he had hardened 039b79c014 his expression like 21700ce876 stone and answered 8e533b7a70 coldly:318eb63cd85b69d5

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— Lady Melissa—no, Lady Basilian. Are you mocking me? Just because you’ve become 7de8c162e4 a noble, do you 1f84d35d65 think you can toy 25afc0ffb2 with a priest like 93b0194171 this?aeeac31d089fbdfa

— I-I didn’t mean it like that…0d22ef2745b30402

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— I don’t wish to hear any more. I will pretend 8df89ecfbc this never happened. Leave.c8b7406f7cbf7cef

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