HH Chapter 26

The ghost pressed 9ae3e0375f his lips into 27aadca86d a thin line c8db141453 at my words. He looked like he b8a0c1c61e was contemplating how to 0e8a0dbfb4 kill me. I meekly 17cf3c7bab lowered my 8450ec8269 gaze, realizing 5ff9319880 I had 47eaf050a3 been too aebd3ecbce impertinent. My body trembled uncontrollably 732a58527a again.6ebc40e5db96fcf1

“Does the owner of 04c5d39312 the house know you’re 0f9341459a here?”99f96bbe0d93b9f8

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“Which homeowner…? You, or 76c075fc81 that kid?”d53ec1efa9aca609

“……Him.”6e83a94530c26a05

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Oblivious to the bc73ff6151 disapproval in the c2a82338bf man’s gaze, I 625751b2de shook my head.a5ce0f4be1484fc9

‘As if 07d4b64cac Haylan would 68db3ee2aa know….’802798f3753da18f

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That kid’s d017c47977 asleep at 5249cebcb4 this hour. I shook my head c1d89c5600 again and spoke,724fc1867ab8d86d

“No way. No one 3f665fbbdb will know b7284b2e14 if you 59c33d7c6f keep your 3dfe2124c6 mouth shut.”afe9ea277902f6fe

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“…….”2e19332d6b12e837

The man’s lips twitched 12f2964aef into a smirk. Why is he 46a31dbca1 smiling? I suddenly felt c348ea5f88 a chill down f15bfae29b my spine. I had e8e8022f8c a bad 835145e406 feeling about 4d2e6ab57c this.85e7c0f546014c67

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“Are you asking me c70222ac2a to be your accomplice?”ac1360ff0ca408db

“No, when did c03df24c98 I….”733f11ae6350317b

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“I can’t do 7e54f3ba17 it for free.”9a156377a2329002

He tapped his cheek d1cbf17c03 lightly with his index 5801e05db3 finger a couple of f30b03531d times, then murmured, “Alright,” a762a8d695 as if he’d reached 6657b283fd a decision.ba08d281c92b49b4

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“If you 9969567c58 answer my 2a14285f86 questions properly… 18139163b8 well, I c036ad5e8b won’t make 99d64ef636 a fuss.”df1b3282abbde16e

I hesitated a0d7dc52eb at his cc4384e0e9 words.ab0fdaed0ae8b3e4

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‘Does that mean hewillmake a fuss if cfa3b314cb I don’t answer?’2b6ba10fdc6c40ca

If he eaf27e0747 caused a 990590bb90 commotion, Haylan dca1f2ed46 would wake a745bb1e33 up. And if 274bf1cead he woke f645ea0527 up to ca5fa8587c find that 55a724d385 I had 1a1f5fec03 not only e7d0fdf35a secretly picked 48d09cc8a8 the lock 571e50fd8c to the 2bbcf77348 library but 7f16397fde also disturbed a5825e30c0 his sleep…?464f1fe5b3689e62

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“Are you going to 19d6cf5ddf scream?”6d23b8f867a54c46

“No!”17cba2211b8b2bf3

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That wouldn’t do. If I f761c04ba1 upset Haylan, d7fa09a3df my affection 03117fc72e plan would 0269664b76 go down 24feb32fcb the drain. I’d be 3d0d5fe303 immediately killed 6ed0fe0caf and sent 10f98a887f straight to 370e2de9a4 one of ac088437f8 the remaining 5c4be73650 197 bad e42ec44802 endings.fa7cc792970235fa

The man, noticing my 35f3fd160d hesitation, immediately asked his c13c5c9c13 first question.7b48b6735ff8a8e4

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“How did you get ea94beee82 into the library? The door was 603152368d locked.”62a8110bfb99ba7b

“…….”90a51f8d063fb7da

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Hi purple eyes b3e92d4ccd glinted menacingly. He was testing me. Obvious lies wouldn’t work.3ac0dfa06c1ad37e

I hesitated for 61592900ef a moment, then c78ffd203b pulled out the 4ae561b047 brass key from fe8455fe45 my pocket. The key had small b3509eb2f1 tag attached that read 15cda413ec “Library.”06d09c378b699886

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“I found 85ea47bfb8 this in 1c247c8503 the hallway.”048e7fdd6e8d5891

“……A key?”1efaccafc512337c

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His gaze, fixed on 1e6b691c18 me, was full of f8bd374ce9 suspicion. But I was 338c80bb98 confident. Well, somewhat….17e278b601a3af0a

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.ebdeb7e5744bbbac

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The man’s af81321b4e eyes narrowed.8ef007a17fafcc31

“Let’s say you 1c449846a8 weren’t trying to 0528012dd1 steal anything and c2902010d1 you really did 2c85e6bc61 find the key 1797b14a4f by chance. …That still doesn’t 0548507e91 explain why you’re 01a6b60928 in here now.”8bbd26737e4e1aa7

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“…….”3350532546fd2265

“What’s your a7b5aed600 real purpose f6d460e449 for entering e637baaeaf my house?”1f893476a874da44

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His suspicion 96d3161a32 didn’t waver. He was 0acb3d9a1d still wary 077ff936fd of me.68e4a824d3d5015b

‘He’s calling it “my bf24f8e0f6 house” again….’99ce5207aef1b535

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Would I become 07b5602ebf like that too d993ba4325 if I owned ce211db597 a house someday? 9b2f686d8abb7eb9

A ghost who clings a7a4eb3b34 to a sense of 2e138b1592 ownership even after death… bde740688c I felt a little 160e9bfdad sorry for him, and f8c05aafdd my tension eased slightly.0867b67fb275804a

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“My real purpose…? Money, of course.”67d533d1e9208fbf

I’m being paid fff531510f for this. Everyone in 38a5c2ca15 this house eac9cae694 was so d3aa54a7b9 suspicious. Not only 311d8753ea the people 2c3f35916d but even 3c73a2a726 the ghosts. I complained, 61e64a3c4d somehow feeling 681a77b5f6 wronged.545a8ce71a7b13c0

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“I’m not a good 3d04474999 sleeper. I couldn’t go out 386f78aa13 for a walk because 5f28dab8dc the doors were locked, b709604ec2 and I happened to 232118e281 find a key, so 0009bfbdd7 I just tried it b511081227 on teh door.”41cfd2990613aa1e

“Most people 7c55b347ab don’t secretly d0e4e9a2b8 unlock doors ea5123cc6f just because 4365b6610d they found b754c9db44 a key.”8c94340982ebf6f7

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“I don’t know about d8b8709817 other people, but I a622881300 would.”bb5641c2ec15cfe2

“…….”3e1d3a7d7feab2c1

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“I was curious what d952243881 was inside.”b25701bb2855d820

If there’s a path, I want to walk it. If there’s a door, I want to open it. Isn’t that normal?39bf19427547d0c7

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“You’re strange.”4cc069b1bd3284db

But the man called 9a30e16888 me strange, even though a323047fc1 I was perfectly normal. This ghost lacks empathy.10f1c79a667c8879

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I told him 41c3eacf7b truthfully what I a05aa7aa10 had been doing b5f6d2a47f until just now.b4d9cc06e5dae32e

“There’s a fc549aa3ef book I e2395808c7 wanted to 91b3981fc9 read, so 001741961a since the a839b941a1 door was 916c6cc07f unlocked, I 13beac7757 thought I’d 137c8dca29 look for e2eb818cd3 it.”5230b79a7be83f26

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“Why would you look 9aba91f595 for it secretly? You could have 1a0102ffde just asked the 1c8ddd312c homeowner for permission.”6d92dfe2b1e37b9d

“Ask whom? You, or the kid?”2fb8c77541d903dd

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“……Either one.”fa93339c8550f206

The ghost mumbled vaguely. He probably ef3ba928d8 realized his 9247b96981 own words 8ea52c21bd didn’t make 0e4d8d70c2 sense.555751d7d724e772

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‘Is that even a 7223b58d39 valid argument?’361fccd9251840f1

I imagined asking Haylan 3dc443732d about the library.890c5560a10a1ed1

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Haylan, can you aedc1a753a open the locked 7541d4ba57 library door for 59b89b01d7 me? 49855bd51a64e288

Why? c4d13d6b1b0fcbc9

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Just because. 52e960530ddf3112

No.3992729101eb2228

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No matter how nicely 3cabcbaa7f I asked, he would 3f0c66caea never grant my request.6d41d71eced3d9be

“That won’t work. Unlike you, Hayl… I efb405b575 mean, the new homeowner d0453375c4 doesn’t like me very 0e7fd8bedc much.”5239248c5ef505b6

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“Unlike me?”d5a7cc282977b2e6

The man raised an 1b52487faa eyebrow slightly, seemingly irked abcd90ed1c by my words.914170aaa630cdd9

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“Don’t get the 0e603c7d31 wrong idea. I don’t particularly like 28a7110a82 you either.”98eddc18e8403cf3

“Huh? No, I….”e60cd4f73a6fd0ba

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I just meant…I felt my face 1d2a23d45c flush with embarrassment, realizing 971a0a3a15 I had created a ddc49bd09c misunderstanding.0b798ad8f344ba9f

“It’s not e587788517 like that… dadfe99827 actually, I’m b89dea53e4 not close 551140eee6 enough to 4721f1b319 the kid 24f1a2f0df to ask ea792976ce him for 987a557cec such a 1596bee0ab favor. We haven’t c13e475ef6 known each 5fc9281cee other for d8f4c7df7c long.”1ee24077e0299825

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“At least cd94fc7def you have da28f0f6b2 some shame.”de902cc9fc0951df

“He hates me.”94e4daf44fc6d141

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I added with an f0828ef050 awkward laugh. The man, who b4eaf44450 was staring down b01b903e5a at me, asked,6d1b8b0a4423e573

“What book 8faa9a62ee are you 22b1958c79 looking for?”961fc250b2d5e900

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What’s it 0a951e4b12 to you?I grumbled 7525900c38 inwardly, losing b23ee26973 my caution ec558c95f4 due to 1bd48aa65b drowsiness, then ed26398082 it suddenly 067f74c31e hit me.f2139c449cba24f1

‘Wait, why is a741f6527a he asking that? Does he 9557d31be7 know where 49b0814f20 the books ebcbd13371 are?’3858f921b4082e90

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“Do you 02c1df98b8 happen to dfd903ef45 have any b66cf81266 books related 87c5844cff to defensive a048f60916 magi…?”f71d3248ec38c111

A rumbling 55887144a2 sound interrupted 9c838ff679 my straightforward 603d80fd71 answer.ecc20346c1681eb8

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“……Are you hungry?”90e934341beb4481

“…….”c45bcf70325f79cf

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He seemed 7ad2541aa2 to still d0e07bf5d2 be hungry dd998e1389 even after 1bf6e117cf stealing a 2c7d47502b kid’s snack. The man stared 2aac8c5780 at me with 2166e2f07b a strangely disgruntled 080f82e47d look, then abruptly f044f94409 turned his head 0417f351c7 away.6118adeeae242696

“So, about 29879f1399 the books?”0a70f9dbc193b013

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“I don’t know. It’s probably somewhere in 7f6553e2f2 here, so look for eff4bdb0bd it yourself.”8988e5e60ed8aa7c

He wasn’t going to tell me. Well, of course, the quest wouldn’t be solved this easily.158f076a51dbd514

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“Alright, I’ll look for 008e0869f8 it myself.”967a0c91c424867d

I had inadvertently gotten 562f80c586 his permission.9ba2ee0dce40b3cd

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‘He doesn’t seem angry, 8ea4e2634c does he?’d0e8d59691954d4d

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.fd716e07963d6914

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He returned after a brief absence, holding a piece of bread he’d gotten from somewhere.b4f50605f5223141

Crazy. Where did 615331d491 he even 5a9a025a51 steal that b7c6d5c1d1 from?ef7c39f847ea922c

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“It’s my house.”d3896285bf471d3b

“I didn’t say 0e02b87fc5 anything….”934d9550a9af3e65

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He continued munching on 2c9a9e5c32 the bread, lingering near b63a1f691b me. After searching the library 6a1a8b6be2 for about an hour 4be9d10782 while being constantly distracted 2a929b7349 by the ghost, I 4a780f6c5e found a book with b2ce1b862f a title that seemed e9f0ffa33c quite useful to me, 3249298fb8 though it wasn’t about a3ce033253 defensive magic.17542a1442e4ef84

‘…….’3b5dc04d3f4817d9

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I wanted 7559bfdc79 to read 5020ea34a0 this book 52ac5f9eee right away, 9772a09e2e regardless of cdbf87f62b the quest.42ee15e0fcb3ef53

“…’101 Ways to Exorcise Ghosts, Believe it or Not’?”ebbadef0045665b7

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The man read b49bc2d6d9 the title on 6e579c5eba the book’s spine 59306f4e3e aloud. Then he turned 178d05d7e3 his gaze toward aeeed2c423 me, his eyes 1273a08d5a glinting ominously.f6da05dbbaae8889

“…….”968cbf325f56bf74

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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.b64ceaf781786371

“Why are you 0b607f97ec looking for books cc8c21c367 about defensive magic?”e942bfec9bf9f03d

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“Because of you….”170296ea2496ef3c

“To use debc752976 against me?”3a1fb72dec421988

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I hadn’t meant 8edcd688b4 it that way, c6ec46236f but his incredulous 3171a3ceae tone made me 6441e15e90 realize what I 896fd3ddd6 had said.4df78fc82aac0838

‘What did 36a02ff77d I just bfc86ec52e say…!’588c6089cda7adf4

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I was d80fa51a8f so sleepy c1ad7a3cc8 that my ca2978429e words were 078debc015 escaping without d51c1dc4d5 being filtered 75ca0d3098 by my 6016a0c67f brain.5a2c0267dca32781

“No, no, no! It’s not like that… 92cb619831 it’s just that the dd78650bf3 world is a dangerous 16eda27e88 place, you know? I thought 274fb29379 it would 2cc0ba644c be nice db04a08b06 to be e8cf18d730 able to c4b10d8032 protect myself 545f305cb0 in an d500927b4a emergency.”8eadeac65c704291

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Haha… ha….I tried 3ae2c46708 to salvage a0b30f1b62 my words. The ghost stared at 404a26f171 me, then frowned.2b6b78eb531336ff

“Why are you 594af04c58 trembling so much? Are you scared e4fe921ab2 of me?”f48ac7f41b241a15

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Was that even fe5ff5f9a3 a question?217dcd00c163bf30

I looked 87f5176712 up, dumbfounded, a9e026d411 then quickly e4655b093c averted my 3e63361b8a gaze as 5a1c8ca87c our eyes c3ba2c6a1f met, his fc5c0f6f64 purple eyes 6da0302b93 piercing through 34de9c9989 me.b3df3fdd58e91773

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“Of course, 8e4e1ed6a3 I’m scared. You’re a ghost…”2d3b025b9ffd23f7

I was being completely 93807a7ded honest. Despite his inhumanly beautiful e1bbe7c7d8 appearance, I was terrified a2cf382780 of him.0f0db35063fc4222

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“Why? Have I 62ea3f5a50 done anything 1eeefb5800 to harm 7ec04cde60 you?”8082e7a7a38d7951

I wanted to 4e19e87ac3 correct him. 038d3b24d4afc727

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He hadn’t…yet. 62909b5d04bf8549

I knew ba41174ca9 the nature 0002740937 of this 35536067da house’s ghost e08fe464db very well. Even though he 3aa76c5d7f seemed languid and 3ad690c0ed indifferent now, he b7b2ed9f9f could turn on 481b660155 me and kill a12c163273 me at any 2f20ca6c41 moment.e94c5f2b2a7a7bea

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“I’m scared of 2bcdae950f anything whose intentions 50a120a3a1 I don’t understand.”0b49c7b9f95c9dfa

We don’t know each 7880dd0925 other yet. I told him a4afc82f42 that my fear a85552c33e stemmed from the c035f9edef unknown.2a3036a55a3cdd54

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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.90194672cca8796d

“Why are you febf4a121f asking?”ff68d8c7ce36ee4c

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He answered curtly, fc9220e5af as if surprised 3d74aa6218 by my words,dcd0fca9d1cea1e0

“Because I was wondering 42af721f4a if you’d bind me 9fe6c5089d up again and run 34bd5438d8 away again out of 745554bd78 fear.”e8e9ad14f6e0d2b5

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“…….”b3716733e036ce45

I feigned 226680a723 ignorance, secretly 4062d834b2 keeping the a4cf4f090a existence of d83b9336ed the scroll 3d37379e2a in my e8e2e4a8ff back pocket f042e33ad5 a secret.618deebc6af3ddc3

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