HH Chapter 26

The ghost 762f40b637 pressed his fedda99677 lips into a7573ad2ec a thin d2760a16a9 line at 18c2141e33 my words. He looked 8db60646b6 like he f235ffe344 was contemplating e858cc3306 how to 946766d3c2 kill me. I meekly lowered 4575c84424 my gaze, realizing 54f041f276 I had been 61670931bf too impertinent. My body baae0ef840 trembled uncontrollably 0290a4641e again.f989b41fc229fcc0

“Does the owner of 18d6ce3e60 the house know you’re 08a512710f here?”46bfa168214362e5

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“Which homeowner…? You, or 96de6e720e that kid?”e3743304886c45f0

“……Him.”8c280e8fede20ee7

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Oblivious to the disapproval 69c1d42d7e in the man’s gaze, a8c6e9eda2 I shook my head.219a8845bfc1f76c

‘As if Haylan would 7b67fb52aa know….’9c551dced6e00a51

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That kid’s 3f47c892dd asleep at fe57c6e2bc this hour. I shook d5484151c0 my head 0fdf9e86b1 again and 1a96fe1e00 spoke,e1cdaeb062980cd8

“No way. No one 4964325c11 will know 1e1f34658e if you f39cf00558 keep your c2bae856a5 mouth shut.”c5db33e9f54b0b9a

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“…….”ec5763d0b98d11a7

The man’s 83a905d6c8 lips twitched e0ba5e32af into a 56c26aaab7 smirk. Why is he smiling? I suddenly felt a a107526c3a chill down my spine. I had a f17742948e bad feeling about 5a3258e961 this.9ca3de555718ad71

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“Are you asking 0af777be46 me to be 6382b65879 your accomplice?”28716f42dce0029c

“No, when did 1edff6ff11 I….”454d3042969ec1d5

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“I can’t 36d1066060 do it 939bbdb02e for free.”0b8fceff30043069

He tapped his cheek af350753e2 lightly with his index 66762022d0 finger a couple of d91e3a0f81 times, then murmured, “Alright,” a94fc039af as if he’d reached 3dcd7a005f a decision.b954c83f3ca808ac

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“If you answer my d86d5a55be questions properly… well, I 274b815f2c won’t make a fuss.”906f1f60fc10bf00

I hesitated at his 20015d0923 words.e3ef123f331656d9

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‘Does that mean hewillmake a fuss 589a8b8fc0 if I don’t b02836859c answer?’8815dc3c6a32e946

If he caused a cefaa66342 commotion, Haylan would wake 3c47b15ba4 up. And if he woke a1d43f0fde up to find that f8b1474348 I had not only efb2f45f8c secretly picked the lock 9a2a3f5929 to the library but 65037b7bc9 also disturbed his sleep…?4defdecb394ad939

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“Are you 354c2f10c0 going to 5283da512b scream?”af634c0ba8b604cc

“No!”b3078584dde6645c

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That wouldn’t do. If I upset 282ce35892 Haylan, my affection b6f3560b62 plan would go 13884aaadc down the drain. I’d be immediately 07e857d5b4 killed and sent 942c74380a straight to one 2d15865d66 of the remaining 3284909777 197 bad endings.c986b62d6ef8e27d

The man, 529b0daecd noticing my e73d87aad7 hesitation, immediately 2d8f603323 asked his 946b3ca78e first question.3c7bf47da5e3bb70

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“How did 5a07903b48 you get 3f28a1b071 into the 63e6ec3d3d library? The door was locked.”a850abe48d9221d7

“…….”73db9c7c0aa8e5e6

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Hi purple eyes glinted 02468c7e3b menacingly. He was testing me. Obvious lies wouldn’t e84715b5dc work.f5bf8a951a1a86b7

I hesitated for a e1c3999d61 moment, then pulled out 3bceb34302 the brass key from 19d31bd105 my pocket. The key c578581676 had small 6bd869cedd tag attached 9f3387cb54 that read ec5ef48717 “Library.”32b2216e82db1e56

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“I found this in 5e31f1a3da the hallway.”84d2d5fd3bedef55

“……A key?”88254cc629b24e84

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His gaze, fixed e974675ea4 on me, was b4214828d6 full of suspicion. But I was confident. Well, somewhat….f7d742a0e61b6dff

The mirror was in the hallway, and I found the key behind it, so technically, I did find it in the hallway. Besides, the key was only attached with a thin piece of tape, so it would have fallen off eventually, even if it hadn’t been today.35a28649cc4c5761

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The man’s eyes narrowed.a79bc2bdcab9adc3

“Let’s say you weren’t 9e2cac9143 trying to steal anything 017d737d4c and you really did 8172363341 find the key by 042b580951 chance. …That still doesn’t explain a176a411a0 why you’re in here c54a0ec3ee now.”3833a2d5b0307487

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“…….”5fc622087b434a45

“What’s your real 9144070904 purpose for entering ee4f53c8c6 my house?”552119713c191802

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His suspicion didn’t waver. He was still wary c63e31876c of me.3e2d247d0bd24812

‘He’s calling f9b8318020 it “my e819b79cfa house” again….’1b5ff2c8a5d1ad30

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Would I become 0571ca2cbf like that too 788234a6d8 if I owned a0550acad5 a house someday? 5830c0fe4d9ec23d

A ghost 6ec227abd7 who clings 7b1c2b9023 to a f7559780f5 sense of 56feef9810 ownership even fdf9797e09 after death… 61929cff55 I felt b1040f31ac a little 208bd0f0c0 sorry for 6a3ebcf925 him, and 25b41a451d my tension 8bda470b8a eased slightly.27827a8a3d486194

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“My real purpose…? Money, of course.”60f0c8bc8b56ed00

I’m being paid for 913b0a3da1 this. Everyone in this house 60669984d4 was so suspicious. Not only the 812d3e34d7 people but even f2c3d0d3c1 the ghosts. I complained, somehow feeling 65c5ecc40b wronged.c8ac49fb5b0edfed

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“I’m not c7d23174d1 a good 0ae36e7ca0 sleeper. I couldn’t go 47a455fd6a out for a 9730520d01 walk because the a1efd7277d doors were locked, 68091128a2 and I happened 2ee6f52695 to find a 117d36fccf key, so I 552df7bbfd just tried it 7af6b9a49c on teh door.”016603cbeda009a3

“Most people 3d92897710 don’t secretly 66d594c633 unlock doors d8c89913a0 just because 232e11b326 they found 56d72c82f4 a key.”45ec07a4002a50d5

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“I don’t 9f1cc3d5a9 know about 713bd0a75c other people, f4e73bc680 but I 11acffc5be would.”ca75b8a19e7fcc9d

“…….”13f0f6f69a4d9942

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“I was curious aaa4523c2d what was inside.”0fb01d1da1143e1b

If there’s a path, I want to walk it. If there’s a door, I want to open it. Isn’t that normal?b4271cfad4f1adfd

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“You’re strange.”7b452327167f0c7b

But the man called 2c5f194ed9 me strange, even though 105ea4ad42 I was perfectly normal. This ghost lacks 584b9ae043 empathy.0685c41d1c8ee463

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I told him truthfully dba2ea44fd what I had been 3e8e0072bf doing until just now.5dcd4045fb1cb609

“There’s a book a2a3b6f0b4 I wanted to b1ff289467 read, so since ca19e52649 the door was 2aab692189 unlocked, I thought 3fd001b111 I’d look for b53ce768f1 it.”2258b83d2251a8eb

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“Why would you 32e99fd13c look for it fe4fa6125b secretly? You could have 1b3baffa10 just asked the 3bbad22d9a homeowner for permission.”aaed625dbb9186bc

“Ask whom? You, or the 14c9875d96 kid?”edb58a8f20924f0f

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“……Either one.”0ad63faee68e2469

The ghost mumbled vaguely. He probably realized his 9683f450fe own words didn’t make f85df58297 sense.7d316f43038b9d19

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‘Is that 473d0be7bb even a 38a053ea10 valid argument?’f74ca4cddfc2d820

I imagined asking 3ec9d397b5 Haylan about the 2485894ef9 library.ca75e838c02d75c5

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Haylan, can you f126124e54 open the locked 562e280994 library door for ae222ebe80 me? 7c9c7911bc35dae4

Why? 8bffed7567f8819e

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Just because. d3ef3bace2e5d7e3

No.7aba09dc7b1fd8be

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No matter how nicely e60d831a2d I asked, he would e872d08019 never grant my request.15d07b82f384c03f

“That won’t work. Unlike you, b9d333458c Hayl… I a0158d93ea mean, the 095a299398 new homeowner 1e01371021 doesn’t like 2ad7d9bd57 me very de9957854b much.”7781df5b45b40038

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“Unlike me?”caab6c17ef5b9b4c

The man raised an dc23692ec3 eyebrow slightly, seemingly irked b1191cd3ee by my words.5302fab04c29ddb9

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“Don’t get the wrong d59f56bf04 idea. I don’t particularly 247cf28107 like you either.”b2867c4c42dba54a

“Huh? No, I….”3bd421452e016cc3

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I just meant…I felt 95d3cbd345 my face cdcb1941bc flush with 9955805262 embarrassment, realizing 7c45febc23 I had 48365f83d3 created a 16c529d483 misunderstanding.c75da36c8d9a4174

“It’s not like bd1cab328a that… actually, I’m 2cfbff3e3f not close enough 80bf4d6748 to the kid 720f2763be to ask him a5a86b9c4b for such a 599fb26306 favor. We haven’t 73a8756add known each 5137e32201 other for f62192710e long.”dd11cdc1116bcfab

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“At least you have 53cad760e2 some shame.”cc35313694532373

“He hates me.”daea79dab1e1b855

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I added with 66c5ecd116 an awkward laugh. The man, who 101658460d was staring down 109b16b522 at me, asked,0699298654d0c6e8

“What book are 6da4349216 you looking for?”b9287efb7b2cec1b

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What’s it to 35c466ae25 you?I grumbled b1b2edb310 inwardly, losing fbddcbf9ed my caution db5b60494a due to 35ceca9e52 drowsiness, then 383df3e6ad it suddenly ab8c814d08 hit me.fd804e1ef7cd5575

‘Wait, why is he aeb9f14c6a asking that? Does he know where e439ed5ac1 the books are?’fd03d8f2939991b4

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“Do you 4353f48f86 happen to 47b230626b have any 38ce451517 books related 67f02894ff to defensive c23420be21 magi…?”90c3c2e7dccfe958

A rumbling sound 5ae520a3f7 interrupted my straightforward e322e46e12 answer.5826318985fc3839

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“……Are you hungry?”70040883f10ee5c3

“…….”023ff9be406dde88

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He seemed to still 2700f54a55 be hungry even after d637e51221 stealing a kid’s snack. The man stared 97f860ed7f at me with c1d6c7e99a a strangely disgruntled bd54e01411 look, then abruptly 528c6d9edf turned his head 4c2d1a8d5d away.d9a4f85ff700c37e

“So, about 39bda2b205 the books?”e2dba5035dba93ae

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“I don’t know. It’s probably somewhere 1efbcf0f79 in here, so aa58f6cda0 look for it 608ce972c2 yourself.”0a3c75bc49284a1e

He wasn’t going to tell me. Well, of course, the quest wouldn’t be solved this easily.f2eb82d6daa5db2c

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“Alright, I’ll 580077e5dd look for 29950fef36 it myself.”76cce1112f3eca96

I had inadvertently gotten 342e28ee67 his permission.795fe45d2f3d809b

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‘He doesn’t 09a5d8bfed seem angry, a8eeb2c613 does he?’ec4e45100bba89c0

The ghost, surprisingly, didn’t seem upset that I had snuck into the library. Come to think of it, he hadn’t been particularly surprised yesterday when he found out he was dead.ac5c4a08d51543ac

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He returned after a brief absence, holding a piece of bread he’d gotten from somewhere.93a112fbec530dc4

Crazy. Where did he 1973b931f3 even steal that 4e7b17f6f6 from?c02fe84a07f15cb9

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“It’s my house.”9872510b23eae8c3

“I didn’t say be5b1f2a60 anything….”4ce6c875f2981d52

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He continued munching 1eb732272a on the bread, 02fb7663a3 lingering near me. After searching 1b1bb60fa5 the library 8e61b72b7b for about 4c62e3d2e8 an hour 0f41f878e3 while being 94a5d51d63 constantly distracted d48b8b6690 by the 6730a65290 ghost, I 7b67626166 found a ea40c81be1 book with cdc9632da2 a title 2b32f8ffd8 that seemed 1e6af6ca94 quite useful 45473f3262 to me, 1e0c2a8453 though it 7aa0a5b59e wasn’t about dd00f54da7 defensive magic.7e5752b65c374be4

‘…….’8182c42d27dbca4c

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I wanted to read 88388b53d1 this book right away, baca0ae12a regardless of the quest.6976c69ef335ea84

“…’101 Ways to Exorcise Ghosts, Believe it or Not’?”aa62262b7644a5b2

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The man read 81cb85ab8f the title on a883c52576 the book’s spine 2624ed90ca aloud. Then he 40c545700d turned his b6d5fcc161 gaze toward bf8d55314b me, his f46aa000a6 eyes glinting f54d1912ae ominously.03d6575d907748b9

“…….”f303844126453128

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I quietly slid the book back onto the shelf, pretending I hadn’t been looking for it. His gaze was burning into me.d39841b105b796f2

“Why are you 176617fcb9 looking for books 20eb325f03 about defensive magic?”eb5af6874da5824c

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“Because of you….”54fc337e9e411ce5

“To use against me?”45cbcf8dced115ee

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I hadn’t meant it bfff55f0b0 that way, but his 9ee1490310 incredulous tone made me cb1c30c297 realize what I had d7edc57801 said.23d8799bb4d54084

‘What did I b4fd8e4f4b just say…!’63091cdb60c90702

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I was 7c0f219266 so sleepy 55c6b1c19a that my f6500cb55c words were e13b4329ef escaping without d908f56b8e being filtered 42b33ee7f4 by my 6a512fadaa brain.39eff8e493164774

“No, no, no! It’s not like 9328c384c8 that… it’s just 855bc349ba that the world afb5c4125b is a dangerous 20e2ef7655 place, you know? I thought 12e21e4106 it would 3c208e34ae be nice 6d6850ac56 to be e7f108e7d6 able to 0a097f9dc3 protect myself 274a84c417 in an f206467d3f emergency.”c38e3632ca7b07d1

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Haha… ha….I tried to 60b1ea6cc7 salvage my words. The ghost stared at 13c708e6dc me, then frowned.13ad83500cb2543f

“Why are you f0b1114408 trembling so much? Are you scared 62ceb8bd49 of me?”2edb8f53ab4ffcf4

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Was that even d078417119 a question?ba3396b7da119874

I looked ea71385376 up, dumbfounded, 662963a9ba then quickly 7757eb7d80 averted my 8e3c93f871 gaze as 2f96d1b981 our eyes ca5ae57226 met, his b4e01cea3b purple eyes aa97dda97b piercing through f29a6bcce1 me.ab9cbf11eea17847

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“Of course, I’m 10f3545d36 scared. You’re a ghost…”67a11000f2cf80b7

I was dcf6ac8dec being completely 44567907ca honest. Despite his 78863bea0c inhumanly beautiful 775b0010e5 appearance, I b47a52bc32 was terrified e30bd435cd of him.57f46f85b195c432

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“Why? Have I 8e27e0ce5e done anything 9189a9c5ae to harm 2708111d96 you?”6441d222d19739f5

I wanted to a1894fe94a correct him. 4048fadeb9ca7178

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He hadn’t…yet. c7e74ac10938b28e

I knew the df0417f2e9 nature of this 2031c59c6d house’s ghost very c0fc84b51c well. Even though he 581e09d22a seemed languid and 2cefd81a6c indifferent now, he 99403ac2e0 could turn on 53f7064fd9 me and kill 1a6396161c me at any 60f4544393 moment.09c2f250d25c3464

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“I’m scared of anything b31d080bf7 whose intentions I don’t cdbfa8353d understand.”4193270b26e0f4d3

We don’t know 53ae059a46 each other yet. I told 85fa503332 him that 437538a2d4 my fear 0fc84f82f0 stemmed from 795e0cc138 the unknown.d8940236338984be

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I wasn’t afraid of death anymore. It didn’t hurt, and I could always revive. But regardless of death itself, the thought of someone actively trying to kill me was terrifying. The malice of others is sharp and painful.e78c5c9600d91681

“Why are 59df5a87ec you asking?”a7657945860e3171

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He answered curtly, 259dd271f0 as if surprised 84e9926e16 by my words,daf34ccf7504426e

“Because I was 37bc6aa597 wondering if you’d e7738ade04 bind me up 757c194525 again and run cf01c64486 away again out b9811b910f of fear.”cdf92329976cf14c

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“…….”a4cd1aeee0881138

I feigned ignorance, 42384935fa secretly keeping the 1ff445b97d existence of the 34e5096497 scroll in my c4808fc4f8 back pocket a a08a36468c secret.0ceed30a4b93c698

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