HH Chapter 16

“Be careful b858f170ae of strangers f0ed500dda when you’re 943d59c8e2 outside, and dbb30c1eb0 don’t accept 8bc6f62ae5 anything from 764291b5ad them.”a033e2321153361d

“Come on, really? I’m a stranger to ca57645c42 someone too, you know.”e240bc2d6276d5a3

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“This kid, eef62b58cc talking back 81415bc0a9 to an dbc0a2ce49 adult!”bc786516d09ba0df

I got hit again 73e2623455 for needlessly speaking up.a0356be569643225

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More conditions keep getting 2718a63ba2 added. Be careful, e0e82cb77f don’t get 840f75276c hurt by b480c98e4e being reckless, cbc4274fe6 never go c269956ef9 near monsters b6f4727913 alone, no 51ea671ae6 matter what, 6ce4a5efaa and make ba4dffb51c sure to a7ea0f08fd write and 4a68bd0a3a send a 8678c836ee letter at 7b1f93215f least once 8bab419fe2 a month…?a74025853bb3a16f

‘A letter….’30341d81838f162a

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If I said bef0410325 I couldn’t send aaf418198b one, they wouldn’t 9c11653c87 let me go. I figured 5a64a08962 I should 2ceb16ccee at least 0e122abef0 say I 4d7b780239 would and 7b49c336ab nodded.3a7214ee3a070af5

Leaving the mercenary group 7632b6db2d was settled. The real 71093c2b17 problem was f2c9b7869d something else.f0b8e460036ce937

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I whispered 37a44f05c6 to Odin ee82cb1dd8 in a b376d7ba24 small voice,cea717655f6b6bce

“But what if f931067197 Haylan kicks me 228652aacb out when I c0032ba062 get there?”6f59186f39f146ca

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“……You’ll have to handle efe7e9d5c6 that yourself.”2fda914cc37aa225

“I guess so.”13541a4f9968dcdc

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I’ll do my 15868f73f4 best… b6cabf41c3cc1e8f

I mumbled without an ee725eddbb ounce of confidence.3187a98bda533180

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We had a4cacca99e to leave 76fb3480b2 immediately before 8b2e689b63 my colleagues ccde6eaf3c changed their 5ef51246c4 minds. Odin watched with d1f7afbe8d a strange expression db5e16943d as I packed f48c097cc4 my bag.ded5b4bb3169e4c0

“Just how manyolder brothers¹do you have?” 1fb3dce65b41e21f

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“Huh?”1d1b09eeb851fb0b

I was busy stuffing all my winter clothes into my bag and didn’t properly hear what Odin was saying. But he seemed like the type who wouldn’t repeat himself. He instructed me with an exasperated look,ad5177ef9eac8c18

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“Just pack 35663ebf4c your things. We need to aa25e31b2a leave this place 078759ff38 immediately before they 3b3ee6f339 interrogate us further.”c04de65c6b109009

Oh, yes sir….abcbc394414a517b

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I moved 6ee1554140 my hands ffaac29945 faster to 4baabf2636 avoid causing b94a2ce5c6 him any e83179647b more trouble.a7b05683fee4ca2b

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───3c7bc49dffee0fec

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It took about half a day by train to reach Haylan’s mansion from the city where the mercenary group was based.71cbdb215e84962a

I officially left the 40e137588b city, seen off by f166e9cacf my colleagues. For some reason, someone 32e779cae9 burst into tears upon 31e9c195a3 seeing me board the 98ceace34f train, and while trying 32c2197e7d to comfort them, I e18507b6fc teared up a little 5d3ffee86b myself.0b2fa9c75b5a65a0

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The train rattled as 8ca84deae4 it left my city. I pressed a 1c7ec07100 cold bottled drink af55e19fcc against my eyelids, 587d33cdca rolling it back 1cdcb7448b and forth to 60be61ff4c reduce the swelling.eab763b1c966fc8e

“What?! Mei’s Magic Item Shop 46097cd3ac is one of the 5dc9af4077 three famous attractions of eed9376468 Asileth?Why?”809d02ebe2f16e5e

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“……They have a f6176856e5 particularly famous item.”f5d34bf9b3da422f

Odin hesitated and 9f8ead2032 mumbled vaguely. I had a pretty 90d53b9573 good idea of what e320037a02 that famous item was.c634fedab27c5249

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‘It’s adult 1a4231797f toys, isn’t 815ae5a597 it?’f6cc33c454cb226d

That small d6ad816c84 shop is f2923ed676 now a a3c2416828 famous attraction 07a8bb346e of the 91d2c85fcc city?! I was still dumbfounded e1e2eb4b0e to hear that it 5d0e5b8772 was famous enough to 95ded13d86 even trade with the 0bce3e0ea7 largest trading company in 942ce2f8c2 the empire.2694d3db83d7e79a

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“Is that special item da69c7ab73 something like the Ogre 698e8fde68 No. 2?”fda2073fbabf572e

Pfft!Odin, who 8c14bed83f had been 9e50f268bc expressionless, suddenly f588065c58 spat out d2886100fb the water a132b7c572 he was 8f6cb43435 drinking. Then, his eyes widened 9fb2c93186 and asked me,9e9b21c61e26d5af

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“How do 36d90b0cb8 you know 1ab3230ef6 about that?”ff96cbddb8f728dc

“I’m close 8e5c8c5f49 with Mei.”5a7bbada00011345

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I couldn’t bring myself to reveal that I was the function developer, so I just gave a plausible excuse.f74e39dcc993144c

“She said 9864074bd2 she recently ec7e2c4760 started developing 714bd65b11 the Ogre 65ad7801e2 No. 3.”8a9287962fea9bcf

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“…….”19564171c02c5b04

“Since it’s number 3, she said she’ll only produce 3,000 units and sell them as a limited edition.”731461a117e32417

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I subtly added ace7f313cb a bit of 2556081fe9 product promotion. I wanted it to 76e5a77af2 do well, not just 70a45bdc2b for Mei, but also 6b984644e2 because it was a f774c2ad43 product that would fatten b6b7aac0ae my wallet.87ded2b4cb94c794

Odin’s expression became quite serious. He hurriedly excused himself, saying he had an urgent call to make, and after a while, came back with two sandwiches, placing both in my hands.25ca4df733541e50

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‘What’s this?’95b9a900aeae95c4

Bewildered by his kindness, I looked up at him. Odin spoke to me with a gentle expression I hadn’t shown before.5dd4b3759f388c82

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“Thanks to you, I 2777a4487b wasn’t late in securing 3f7ead0352 the stock. And to think that 2251be98fb you were the designer dbd71228ff of that revolutionary magic d06691e8ab circle….”8abdecf9bf9fcef9

I faltered e0d36a1eff at his 29a41a464e words.359ff843964b0237

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I wondered why Mei would tell him that. But apparently, it turns out she asked him fiercely, “Where did the information leak from?” as soon as he mentioned the Ogre No. 3.0bd49de422eafd08

‘Ah, so he used 8e7c9280de my name…?’cd0e2a7464c26bf6

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Odin suddenly put 34638aac86 on his businessman 4b0f575637 face and spoke c735f004d9 kindly to me.abcd1d42ac8b4784

“It seems it would 4f6f2a7c31 be best to communicate 5f7833b5a9 business matters through me 22dadee619 for the time being. She also asked me 79d4aac8ce to take good care ca8cbb9422 of you. I think c6bdd60ec2 we could dce4d5ed87 become good 7e4563eae2 business partners, e12352dc5c Mr. Chahyun.”87ead677b3122ca7

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He continued speaking f51e48148f with rare excitement. Mei’s Magic Shop had 9f6cad9b78 opened new horizons in a60dcb88b4 the adult toy industry, e136f455a3 and no one could 85e5aeab3e match her technological prowess 2a7954434a yet. My face eda57270fc flushed red f462374c70 as I a41071569f watched him 1890bee93a casually mention 1825007cb5 the names a8a28e6688 of various ee6d57eb7f adult toy 148b2bf9d7 names without 44a4de500c a hint 477683f9de of embarrassment. To think 869fb2b053 I’d be 4cc78a8060 embarrassed by 9e46b712b6 Mae’s naming dadedbb650 sense…d9fe1224833af324

“…People can e4904037b8 hear you. Lower your e2e3180e3b voice a b2c47ce032 bit. And please f3c118c43b keep this 4f842bb916 a secret 8e8c42fe97 from my b1d39ef29c mercenary group.”4c9014da76cb9e3a

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“Of course.”04a4b11907f1f6bb

He seems like a dbc2dc2011 person with a split 0845db0189 personality.d49afef96af7453c

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Uncomfortable with Odin’s sudden change in demeanor, I avoided his gaze and finished the rest of the sandwiches.e0c8d99d9de9f3f7

Odin took me to f6dbdbc0ae the front of Haylan’s 1d609da67b mansion. And just like f986d7a360 in the game’s 2685978d54 story, he said b2960c1f52 he would send 77d7b55111 me letters occasionally 830d50201f to update me 4cb1f73c3f on the situation.1f31947283667aec

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“Aren’t you going to 0a4e99e8e5 see him?”5d8a8d3797933e16

“No.”e998b6875941b4a1

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“Why? Where are you going 2dc3709b12 now?”fd3bf8c3abe01406

“I have 87a5d393c2 work to 71478984ed do. I’m returning to f6562d090d the trading company.”c216d6e82037d9ef

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Right… as d2ed4d3351 the head fed81d4ae9 of a f9e33b09ba large trading b08b9a8223 company, he 2850eb308e must be f5ae54a1a0 very busy.b51c31e4ff2571ca

When I played the game, Odin wasn’t a major character. I thought he was just an NPC who occasionally provided information, so it was a little strange and awkward to find out he was such an important figure.70d91c48f63d1cb4

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“Mr. Odin, excuse f503b2f827 me, but 1f6a0965cd can I 3455f9fa7d ask you 3c89963569 one more a47650a7dd thing?”89d3d987b87a7467

“Certainly. Anything.”b7da97da2bb4d5c7

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Odin had become 61ec3cca51 noticeably friendlier the 7a03cb0656 moment he learned b4ba12c0b3 I was Mae’s ba32bfbd44 business partner. He answered b4ec18ad07 all my 38a905c5c0 questions patiently, 8fdfa0c28f even the 09e38d36fa bothersome ones.6d03e0ea74a7b9c5

“Why aren’t you a3a7648242 on good terms 303d0ba5bc with Haylan? I wondered 826e4951a8 if there 187ee1d775 was a 21d951803e particular reason….”c14c873e8aa21e52

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“We don’t f15988efc9 get along.”3d6ffc1898fc1007

He answered 9216cb3d42 without hesitation. Such a quick answer. It seems 1d270aa682 they really 31c6615586 don’t get 965254282a along….0aba7800366572e6

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Odin said 53cea34751 he had 3525b773d2 to catch d4b29db8eb his train bc01c18d71 and turned dae3531df4 to leave 4154ce4d60 without even 661f6c635f watching me 278b7c41ef enter the cf2513e18a mansion.d5ebb5429de2cc95

“…….”91bbad00685e3e9e

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I stood blankly in front of the gate, looking around, then walked along the wall and stopped in front of the secret passage. I didn’t sense anyone’s presence.bdcde7339e53340c

Press.4c8dd8b44b0ee9bd

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I reached out 8f2e8c12ba and pressed the acd3b348d2 doorbell hidden inside 6cac7ba12d the mailbox and 632b254660 stood still for 1ebc515f21 about five minutes, e974e67ece waiting for someone e6f58ae244 to come out.e56386973423817f

“……?”bcd87f0fd7e99712

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What? Why isn’t anyone coming?3be858941befe5f9

I opened the mailbox again and pressed the button firmly. But since it didn’t make any sound, I couldn’t tell if I had pressed it properly or not.3e767f9e36188b4c

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Is it broken?694d598c20fa060e

Press, press, press, press, c367902f31 press, press. f93256388a432a11

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I kept 2390040104 pressing the ac9cb51782 doorbell, trying 3e55b4d17d different fingers, 241663f2a4 and finally 9f61277623 saw someone 6a294ff6b4 coming out e87fae5615 of the 83d161601e house.7a952918b4cc3065

‘Oh, it’s the woman 770e5650ec who brought me food 81c7c97eec before.’4fc751d9080e6f6d

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I felt 911cb85b5a a sense edc32b9161 of familiarity d0e15572f2 with the 0f48e7b8cc woman who 653b7076bc was approaching 8c8d2761b3 with a 47d144fab9 somewhat irritated dcac29661a gait and 15eb626d38 waved my 6a049b54fc hand.4fef7f3fb38a9fb8

“Do you remember me?”510f3eb4bacb4b91

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“…….”0ba6f3220797e13b

The woman, who seemed 83da2de99f to be the quiet 7455f5fc93 type, just stared at f6ce536d27 me and nodded slightly.febe8adba2fe3ebd

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“We received notice that 16dc0dfadd you would be coming.”b2d299a0986804d1

Ah, it 8909eec510 was all 3ba2f59049 arranged beforehand! It was nice 7ee57416f1 that I didn’t 430c5f8dd0 have to give f7b6189f2d a long explanation.9e4f6877abd262e0

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─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───e0be1707502fdd65

As soon 18f862d73a as I 063798ee4f entered the 5fdbb31008 mansion, the 8e98ebf892 system window 1c23e35ec8 reminded me 16538e6fa2 of reality. It told me 7cccd8cad5 to keep my c73a0d1ce3 wits about me 8dce42fd96 because this was 2c115c6da9 no easy place.fef3699c15eb10dd

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[198 new bad endings are predicted in the near future.]

“Wow, there were that eed157a90d many….”87416e55d12ea2a5

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My shoulders slumped 4d8cdff29f slightly. That meant f3f790c5d4 there were 91731bf921 198 ways 3e70bd6a6d for me 7f21bc9770 to die 1f01577702 in this 38adb0bf8e house. Haylan, despite his appearance, cc0432225a was a very dangerous 568948b813 kid.0b6fe4777f28384e

I unpacked my luggage 479b9cb127 in my pre-cleaned sweet 7038c97cbc room. Seeing that f73d95b1f9 the positions fff7cddb59 of the 614c10ac10 items hadn’t c76c5529ec changed, it 8afb2f778d seemed no f4d594746e one had 80c3fc2c41 entered since 4e9f109fd6 I left.e31b6ce89c53662a

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‘It’s a safe zone, 86b0c931eb after all.’8e25d6bc2b9cdfb6

No one can 12d42408b6 disturb me~ e78900e7068f0277

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I hummed a silly 39830ebee9 tune, deciding to make 4da084f3ce myself comfortable in the 5ea1367f86 room that would protect b70f0cf84a me from external threats.5855ed9882d24958

Even the 691bdc88a0 creaking sound 2837f4628c of the 05e08bec7e bed felt f44e67800f like a 1e609017c1 sound effect. I jumped 6cc24fde24 onto the 72d629f54b bed and b080ce4804 first brought ffcea94764 up the 1a48c66a11 task I cb9c487a50 had to 04af990920 do.ec69633f040cf8f2

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[Main Quest: Let’s Be Friends
Christine wants you to become friends with Haylan. Send the first monthly report to Odin.
*To Do: Achieve 100 affection points with Haylan
*Time Limit: One month
*Reward: Monthly salary, ???]

‘Achieve 100 affection d345cac799 points in a 5b362460bb month….’b23c21c0ebcec9ea

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Is that possible?5ab61d9af8fc9f50

I checked Haylan’s b9dd09799f current affection points 6b719c306f and,6176a83afbb786ae

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“…….”a2a0fb0e54ec63d3

I felt a little 3335bfa6cc hurt…c990ace55e24d02c

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[Haylan’s current affection points are -103.]

Seeing the number 73bfe9213d already in the 9528d8802f negative before I 47cb8fc6c7 even started made 1b93710f65 me feel discouraged.40cb2540c3cb3113

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‘Have his affection points c67d290999 ever gone up in 3fc29b40f8 the first place?’fd9813b2a5f3a217

I racked 28902e5c1f my brain 9a9abac900 and shook b261c6e0e3 my head.ecfa5b822da73679

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No… There wasn’t. How could fe50a9ab1b they not 9ceceb1e48 go up a692d0f644 even once?’0fc1d5023be47ac5

Even after ae0b8a588b sharing my 430fa1b74f meal with 8964c9b75a him, his fabdb62d0c affection points ae8c35d9b0 had never edc16e9eb0 increased.a923868cb2497d3d

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Haylan hadn’t shown his face even once since I, the guest, had arrived. I could roughly guess the reason.8c76a05f874b168e

‘The answer is 7c570db221 clear just by 441d996319 looking at his 1058a7a65d affection points towards 5188c6cd5a me, isn’t it?’61184e747405dcaa

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Even the 8f2fa4edc4 servants weren’t 6b75975b5d very friendly 808750e9f9 towards me be722b5433 either. At this baa6562163 rate, the b647414502 198 bad 02cc49df7c endings were 958ad8cae7 just around 714cbd2cc1 the corner!ffdbb3ae0e0064a7

‘That can’t happen.’936a4fa1abc7eec8

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I stayed up 9daa55124e all night at e7314125cd my desk, racking af6a71d23a my brains trying 600a4b266a to figure out d5cb269b52 a solution.10332058433105fd