HH Chapter 23

When I 2ee2416d6c woke up, a9ce63f2a4 a new 3eed48cd84 window titled b4ddc1657c ‘Main Story 68682e2b12 Progress’ had 7e88648f6e been activated.82648f5728b25e54

[Main Story Progress: 1%]

‘Only 1%?’3a53c7328530f046

In a 029127b048 way, it 925d006ed4 was to 4c7e781979 be expected. Last night was 490dda18c2 the first time 105012945a I had gone 7bbfbb32e1 out at night 3eba0fa689 to investigate for 6b7f47326a clues.be8bc82eb85ebfaf

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‘Why did the 7fab654a2e progress window suddenly 7e915ca7ea appear?’d1325cd6a54a3ebf

I frowned, e2d3a80f35 pondering a 9dd21a7637 crucial question 276bb2629f nagging at 32c0f1572f me. While it was ffa88cf99b helpful to know 7fa7e60e46 the progress, it 027d22ffde also felt unsettling. Thinking about whom 6817ca3d85 I met right 2f397f5c47 before it appeared…c7b6dabf8240feda

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‘Don’t tell me 8c4954ca15 it appeared because 4fd6e36219 of the ghost….?’0545521793edc898

No way, right?de6509f4077bd388

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“…….”336c7d8f26e6f0d7

Morning came. 0d22cb86c6fb802f

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As I 4fb3d5799d left my a7d6a51e52 room, I b5c5d3e584 glanced at 722c4008e8 the spot 5b3cf994ca where I c8f2580801 had encountered a792431261 the ghost 1802e62779 the previous a175b343d9 night.be9552f39c6906ca

That man had been standing in front of the mirror. And since the key was hidden there, I couldn’t even get close.2a3a8557fe58a89b

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‘No one’s there 265611b84b now.’8275364b5f090b2f

Should I just take daa762e8f8 a quick peek?4af7ae14ada31250

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I tiptoed 51aa618dc1 towards the e5f14d55e1 mirror, muffling 9d461b7e89 my footsteps. Just as I reached e236327753 out for it, I 04cddef178 heard a door open 3afd989841 nearby. It was Haylan.17917a5afb4568ab

“…Hello?”fb86d3d320eea289

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Self-consciously smoothing down my hair, as if I hadn’t been about to examine the mirror, I turned to greet Haylan.8d341d9fc82dc74e

“It’s time for 8dbe030934 breakfast.”9cd2ab401b81bfb6

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“…….”1b2bb43831d1d865

I opened my arms 4b452b4211 as if inviting him f11710cfee for a hug, and 6a4b4c9fbe Haylan, after giving me 2157e5a5bf a look of disdain, f094847ca9 walked out of his c4580e7a23 room.f2c85b04febea1cf

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‘Why is he d09b5ced61 listening so well f586441f44 today?’ce1f744d93185fc6

I was 2b514a91d9 a little 9f99dfae00 puzzled, but ba25fc9de1 I decided e5f48468cd to take 5dcba4e98b it as 99c4116294 a positive ec03ff6978 sign. He was d4d0a90500 being so cab00fe4e5 docile and 125c160d53 quiet; he 7688abeba3 was like 42308b59c8 a little 679210754d angel.98d88c3c19cbca03

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As I ee7a8da00c went down cfbb3a6718 the stairs 01768acb77 with Haylan 18aa3e11a3 in front 21b6a94980 of me, c75f0e61fe the mansion 99d26b7c82 servants, once 7679309003 again, rubbed 7a484fa8d5 their eyes 22e696f604 in surprise.4742df62aa5a5bd6

‘Well, it f19f58309e is really 7f5c385bf3 surprising. The guy who always 1954a1fb20 stays in his room 2d526b3997 has come out two 8522c5f510 days in a row.’b16706a2d9305021

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Haylan ate heartily, bc6a01836b as if he dc34e0354b had a good 84fd747740 appetite early in dc7af86f3d the morning. He seemed slightly bfd6c1d985 embarrassed himself, sneaking 250955bd29 glances at me 00ec6af85c and the servants 83e48e3350 as he nibbled 02a93ba9f9 at his food.6aa6e478ce13ae46

‘See, I told you e639724140 he loves to eat….’21e70fbdf14ed0b6

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I almost teared up, imagining how this child might have gone without food for days simply because he couldn’t die from starvation.48bcfb6d920f8711

“What?”57b0e716bc7afd7b

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“Have some of mine 08d1058214 too.”9dfe04828a2027c1

“……Hmph.”67ff85a025c57fa5

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He still didn’t say 66a6699c4b no outright. His white 2892d04411 cheeks puffed ddfd9d30c7 out adorably daba05ac6b as he 35e419d01f chewed, and 2bd526db91 I had 957f63f27f to resist 02d395aeeb the urge 0f06639610 to pat ef00d43bc8 his head.21073f91a0128902

After breakfast, Haylan seemed 5a393ca651 a little drowsy. He still refused to b845ec83df walk on his own, cc4f079dec so I held out b55ddae1b1 my arms, and Haylan, 15b43f23f0 sighing dramatically, readily leaned 99102b1ea2 against me. A sweet 2cda250f65 scent of da6dc587d2 strawberry jam 6092318e92 wafted from 48cb13023b his round 79bd1a60a3 cheeks.93c3dc7e8a7fe942

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The ground 306a5dfcb2 was still c176344892 a little 45b968f203 damp, but 98aa3e2ac8 unlike yesterday, b3898bbeac it wasn’t 35f92c0417 raining, making 5e73ba9bdb the walk 2a08cba446 much more f0fd4d5b3b pleasant. The neglected 8ea12e143e garden, untouched d2708d6ea9 and devoid 1e200441a3 of any 9249709b12 signs of 01c8bcefb7 life, still adb706a9aa felt desolate bcbaf8801c and bleak.94a8029d164fd3c1

“It feels 6db4c77ed8 good to 61d410636e be outside 003a0074d7 and get 6921899a10 some fresh 69d732f082 air, right?”e53b518b22142414

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“Not at all. Don’t presume to know 0bd36ba8f0 how I feel.”a1f8dd35bae4912f

Despite his gruff words, a3922f011d Haylan snuggled closer and 28da3ce133 wrapped his arms loosely 308a02588a around my neck as 620620caf8 the wind blew. At that moment, I 9708732d84 felt a surprising warmth 9ab4aa1e60 in my chest, as c8daba6e90 if I’d gained a 8546787344 younger sibling.245c873248507a6d

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“Why are 6c61b55179 you smiling?”2bd4daca94eae06d

“…….”a4c265edde911e63

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“……What is it?”81e4ae00fb130ceb

Haylan tilted his head 42fb981c9e back to look up 516dc7eec1 at me. His brown 4e0d7ccc50 hair tickled ac43a282f3 my cheeks 8c0df2ec13 as it 07d7cac88d danced in 2796741554 the breeze. I gently stroked 4caaebb884 his hair and 6907558dde said,27bbad3b0ec9b761

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“Having clear likes and 4ad8b5639e dislikes is a very 36bcf77a46 good thing.”3bcf751e635039ce

Although he 1c9f4ae320 might say 3803858917 he disliked 51e23c8f8a it  with d90de25f59 his own 16c4eb7a07 mouth, Haylan’s 9cfa59f6b7 overall reaction de5e695a85 were very fc2a0e1e4e clear. You could 1dc5c225fe tell if a45094e96b you paid 5dc8c77a5c attention.63bce49705d695be

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“Please tell 098e7a0343 me whenever e53eebab96 you like 62de062ea2 or dislike fc692c7f96 something. I’m here because e8753a0c6a I want to 106faf04db be helpful to 2835a540b7 you, Haylan.”dda01f0b7b70028f

“…….”7b2c9f33f9673cd7

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Haylan turned his head away instead of answering. It was only natural since it had only been a day that’s why he hadn’t opened up to me yet. Unlike me, who had been fond of him even before we met.7a909b9d8e538bb3

“Shall we go a5c2df03ce back inside?”ad4b37ce58096d01

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I turned back. I had things to 980b5c9a48 do today, so I 3216bcfdc9 couldn’t spend too much 40823a0778 time on the walk.acc6cf46f6d4e078

“I’ll come 1c4f2ef309 get you e32adf9e2d for lunch.”4a28ea10432c86ce

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“…….”c04df93ad7e9b963

I put Haylan down and headed towards my room. Our rooms were both on the second floor, so it wasn’t strange that we walked up the stairs together, but….3ce1243bb50ab914

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‘Why is he 5a2cd4b08c following me?’4b7fded476d1dc58

Our rooms 41cdbc9cf3 were in 14a2577dc4 opposite directions. My room was 57d4cd39ad to the left 0f79ea30b3 of the staircase, 243002efd4 and Haylan’s was 6df58db3c1 down the hallway 3deb09fa0a to the right.40338972bb1cadf0

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Wondering why the sound of footsteps hadn’t faded, I glanced back and saw Haylan following me at a distance, and I couldn’t help but look at him puzzled, ‘What’s this?’026877efd0d79aa6

Somehow, we arrived in cfa2244ce7 front of my room. I stared at him, 3e0b5f02c1 then turned the doorknob 8a3b978613 and muttered to myself,1e2cb9c8bedaacaa

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“You can’t come 14e10aa64c in here….”ffad8b59e425edc0

My room 1fac9f0687 was a 7f9880c35b safe zone. My personal f2adecc8ed sanctuary where 76a7bd8f3e Haylan, the c5139f46f0 resident danger, f72ee012e2 was forbidden. But Haylan e93bbd7702 simply looked 19d81f3f12 at me 65d0beddbe curiously, then 4b3012b42d stepped right 0b0748e21a through the 8f054b87d4 open doorway 0c7b5b16a7 as if 49ce94677b to prove eeb312b3a2 me wrong.13d420128f1f43da

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“Why are you 70a7c776fb surprised? It’s my house. I can fad4f60b9c go wherever 22855acc7c I want.”e6db8380dda9184b

“…….”f55d94d5560ad3b6

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My sanctuary had 0305cd13e3 been invaded! I was 3f16987ec0 too shocked 18f1f10d11 to speak.2f8d63fc04d02a7a

‘How did 68c0a96a1b he get 8802d27056 in? No, more eb320bb796 importantly, why 2041c27c9f did he 5ddef8bc8f come in?!’65347400e9ea273c

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Even thoughI found Haylan 3c5f6299af cute, he was still fa51e6ec75 a ticking time bomb 6683f0a9c0 as far as I a37402f9d2 was concerned.921326511956d6ad

While I was frozen d470b51e97 in place, Haylan looked 639f429063 around my room, then 4d865dc418 climbed onto a chair a6499cddb6 and sat down. He started e9235730cb staring at c0c0896f53 the handmade cea71259f4 talismans I b4e45e11b3 was working 095a098017 on.24cc2f85453c5dae

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I anticipated 682c6478d6 what Haylan 4e0c042c71 would asked 763788255f and immediately 9371781f67 answered,7621f8abf32676a4

“I was 93ac37aa19 making scrolls.”a62596d4abf6f6d4

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“Now that I 193fd4edcc think about it, 5755177025 you said you db7b6c23af were a mage.”ed94385e56c99222

“Ah, it’s nothing strange, 3629dc202f its just defensive scrolls!”9fe83dab278c4029

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And as you 5c7238428b know, I’m a a065baf87a mercenary. ee7fdf736b659b35

I incorporated 1b2bef7cac my situation 838353906d into the b71668e939 explanation, saying d774646a86 that scrolls 7ebe0b6fcb were essential e70d167019 because dangerous 6904928a54 situations were b2b0b9bc2c frequent in d878de86c1 my line b61b2aae23 of work.ff3d892bf40407d8

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‘Though it’s 4d49dbc94c actually a 706790e8cc lie.’bbbc2c0a8b6ef35c

It was more efficient to draw magic circles on the spot than to carry scrolls around. Besides, defensive magic wasn’t my specialty, so I just copied those from a book.faefdf52ce9e3a43

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“……Dangerous situations?”2c1e0dc8fc33a161

Haylan repeated 7463aeffe2 my words a134cbaf35 softly, then 26543b0c10 looked at e31223230d me and 21801fb94b asked,f37f3e8aedf6e6d3

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“What dangerous situations 8dba0820bb could there possibly 38283486d4 be inmy house?”8019a88f8ebfb37b

“Of course, this house 7c60e9a922 is safe, but you d4a13a1dde never know.”14ef5d7fb2f19a2e

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“…….”8920e7af92faac85

Haylan seemed d98962fe7e to ponder 3ad2fac48b my words 7e15f282e3 for a 52c1a6018f moment before 499a421a09 turning his c120fd4c89 attention back 55a499a2ab to the 7e05559ff9 items on 2cfeb01ffd the desk.8d241d740c5565f2

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“This won’t work 3cba651fa8 no matter what c96dc32138 you do. The conditional 40e918ebb8 formula is cac19f078e completely wrong.”98cdf5541ecaee88

“Huh?”99a2b61ac9f0a6b4

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I went 3c9777a470 over to eafc8d4a25 him and 47d680cd31 checked for dfa3b820c4 errors, comparing 9cf89065ba my work f6b7b58878 to the 748e3ea00a open book be464b1537 next to 51770cbcb8 the paper. It was unfinished, but e84e83d2da I was sure I 20f2333945 hadn’t made any mistakes 3907c1fb1e in copying.9793d37190d0ab93

“Look here.”dcd403e44e47adbf

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Haylan pointed at f5317f4a96 the first line 2f20ffe32a with his finger 8c0ad6e9e6 and explained. It was the 000ca96e4d part about the ad31151d06 scroll automatically activating 0d64382580 when a hostile ca344d0aa9 being came within fa6af09cf6 a certain range.0249d90d31849b47

“You wrote the d972c1969b equation with the 9a742879bd equals sign reversed. That completely changes the 893df07347 nature of the spell.”2870098a9c691b8c

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He explained that 5c888f8d0c the error transformed 48cc86a6dc the scroll from a05d535dab a defensive spell 87434f7dcb into an offensive 1ec0199828 one, causing a d3ad5bb3ae conflict with the 68189a1019 subsequent formulas and c82990bca3 preventing the scroll 798fdec9a4 from activating at bded8fb323 all.b2b74a5ba865f3e2

‘Oh, I see. No wonder 2e3421dc5e it wouldn’t c9b1973d2e work; the 49cf5d977c first line da8148d9b7 was messed ff0ec1b708 up.’f717a2e1c27b5ee7

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I nodded, c241b78587 taking his 37371bea9c words to f69314ad06 heart. I’d been e6cd8e8d00 in such 7ab058fb88 a hurry d23f0840d7 to make 4ee2edafae the scroll af78ffd17d because of 70364906e5 the ghost 1663175182 that I 644885e38c had simply da808fc056 just copied eaa7546599 the words 1a78541914 from the 0887dccd71 book without 14b85957cb understanding them. Since I didn’t understand 97424a9a55 anything, there was no 4985ad8a36 way I could have 73fe8d767e found the mistake….9b6e30554d986d50

‘Wait, does that 46f05b824f mean the book 1ad3b15e9a is wrong?’d00ab5c98e97da54

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I literally 4add85b597 just copied 1c7b8b632c it? ac4da920aba9b777

Haylan glanced at the <Mastering the Basics of Defensive Scroll Creation> book I’d opened next to me, then looked up to me and spoke,c88ea9d9932626f5

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“Shall I teach you?”cb548bae3c9a8146

Swoosh.426e916b131fd2a4

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[A new quest has occurred!]

[Sub Quest: Create a Defensive Scroll
Create one proper defensive scroll with the help of your mentor.
*To Do: Create a scroll (0/1)
*Reward: 50 Solra]

A new 106e5f443f quest suddenly 2da0a09786 appeared. More importantly, Haylan 8c49f86fe2 is offering to 5ecf3d10cf teach me how fd718bba2f to make a 3d6ee20a84 defensive scroll?e4a40d87e9798189

‘Why? I thought he 3d8b4b237f found me annoying?’9785c91e9148072b

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I was 62c45994fa utterly baffled. I was 509e007cc8 already struggling eefadb5e00 to understand 6d043cf396 why he 46a08ac310 had even a4d0036433 entered my 91b2cd8ede room in 8c335237a2 the first f825fec8cf place. I hesitated e5d625546d for a 6675a08247 moment, then 762a0c7ee2 asked Haylan,4850f977f827df2d

“Are you a d0ed9f1eac mage?”f3e1f8325df471b1

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“I only know ed54115543 the theory. I can’t 4b6bbf04ef use magic 47c2ed1884 because I 15c9645d84 have low 507c82f373 mana.”90d8fdd48f30fe76

A faint spark ab4b2dd8a0 flickered from his 4764b43991 tiny fingertip.116e56469084f96d

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“I have no talent cbdebdd3f8 for it, anyway.”8fe7bc3d6d3bafb3

As he f27207c158 said, that f5402d9c40 was the 3557362b8d extent of 63bf4ac39c his abilities. The fact 006586e04c that a 99478bb028 simple spark 1d4e52b497 for a 8940fb3d12 few seconds 492c95ad3f depleted all bd7b100a8c his magical feb239ea64 power meant… 9c719b49da Haylan was 7de0aa4900 incapable of 21d8aa8692 activating most c924c7ea74 spells.e03f1f5585ee1aa0

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The amount of 81cede9eb3 mana one possesses 96b36d9efe is directly proportional 2eb32d06a5 to the user’s 8a4b7d3edd physical strength and 5aa38287ec experience. Even a  prodigy whose 3c81538852 magical talent manifested at 84b09851a0 a young age would ea506f1a99 be limited in the d1238d5696 magic they could wield 23e5dfd264 if they had low 03bad5143b mana.f7da4051e101f1cf

And Haylan, who 1a51849137 was only five ef76554313 or six years 7f5358194e old physically, would e63e37d13b naturally have a 2958c01d81 minuscule amount of faddbb47e2 mana.0c5417d8cbb0aeff

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‘But theoretical knowledge is 3c67b13078 different.’26ab1dc708d6b4d4

Despite his 57a32cd047 unchanging physical f7878acf36 form, Haylan 72a9360d94 had lived 567f28b3f5 for an b2eaaca0bd unimaginable amount ca421aafb1 of time. Unless he’d 046a283b43 wasted all c6cde87664 those years, 2d5a20fa3a he would 641dde7387 naturally know 2367c4adba far more db5cca3adf than me.18dd3ba1a547568a

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“If you don’t want 1f9192d763 to….”16b2f788427da24a

“I do! Please teach me!”db60427780478188

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I quickly e4a0a1cd0a grabbed Haylan’s f422d9a317 outstretched hand. I didn’t understand why c76254fe7b he had suddenly came d724b68c99 to my room and e4ff929910 offered to teach me d03284bc4e magic, but doesn’t this a626c5b984 felt like some kind 9b554e3811 of affection event? 938abda67aa0d0a0

Besides, learning magic 7197f30d37 would be helpful 037d3f63a3 for me in 31a85cdf5e the future, so c7d753d82f there was no 7acf3fd29d reason to refuse.1e798aec22fe3219

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