HH Chapter 29

That wasn’t just a rumor. There really wereghosts in this house that that they didn’t know about! And that ghost…rips people apart.fdd8bc0ae172a2ab

‘Crazy….’fdf3868739b6ad56

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I politely 8bae5098a0 asked the 50d98bbab4 servant,0396580d82edcfc7

“Excuse me, but 5b2772b085 could I borrow a7ce1d96f7 some salt? And a 0fb086be05 small knife, 02f2045190 and a 22238876e9 ritual doll, 66856656e6 please?”4665e6473c1439bf

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“Pardon?”089e1712b00154ad

<101 Ways to Exorcise Ghosts, Believe It or Not>b728b1fe2c2c2e46

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I held 2cdda43a58 up the 564c854aab book dramatically, 390dc5c0bc but she 8bdc1a5059 just laughed. She must 2d761ba405 have thought 53b94bbc12 I was 13857fbdc4 joking, even ee4fa941b0 though I fff2a6aae7 was seriously 60ae7515d0 considering trying 890a913fde it.2a7640b5df05ab90

“You really are 48a782fec1 scared.”c51f74c3f0cb7fdf

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Haylan chuckled, looking 342d0fe436 at my trembling 43dd087ba3 hands.9ef26554c379ea89

[Haylan’s affection points have increased. +1]

“……?”19bb96720dbe096d

Is he… laughing?79fc976cb5ac8de2

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He hadn’t even twitched his lips at my blatant attempts at humor, but now he’s chuckling at my random ramblings.062deb192918c40c

‘He looks good when 08a1d55989 he smiles.’dbd1a00d0c1f203a

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It was fascinating to ceae859bcb see a genuine smile, 8ad1eefa0b not a sneer, on 2f950bea92 Haylan’s usually expressionless face. His clear, childlike a01f3644e7 laughter was incredibly c8cfd16ef9 cute.5fa77a2ab8f4b83b

But it seemed I wasn’t the only one who found Haylan’s smile unfamiliar.7b58f9e803d5ed3d

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“…….”72640d176fd2d5cd

“…….”a424005aa83ee15c

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I hadn’t even noticed that even the servants cleaning the library were staring at us, mesmerized.a8816dacf8c65c87

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───e6dd4e00d248fab1

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“Young Master, here is b569efcf2a the reply regarding the c90db0f73d things you asked us 81d915b66f to look into.”36dd39fd132c035b

The head b68f169ce4 butler handed d74a2e7e12 Haylan an a8fc652fa0 envelope.c6b5de63dfe60c73

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The wax seal on 770d03db5e the envelope bore the 0b2b570540 imprint of a sharp 1869535c4a hawk. It was the c09d175b47 symbol of the aa63f1e46a Information Guild.77833f573ae60fd7

Haylan picked up the 7f879e7fd5 envelope and pulled out c316aa6e79 a thick stack of 5455c70863 documents. The cream-colored papers were a5d3cd1885 filled with meticulously written 392fd78fe6 information about Chahyun.f15ef21fee5e4858

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【Around November, 8dbbd084d9 Irena Calendar db60df0a4b 794, confirmed db58cd29b1 to have f28df010b7 joined the fdac3c25a3 mercenary group 4b3c793c2d ‘Red Lion.’
December 34, 794, 500306eac5 a large number 33e1cfd687 of B-rank monsters f1f65a2ec7 appeared near the 8c64cc8405 Dumel Valley. The Red Lion d1795e68b9 took on the 02a893fd19 subjugation request and a98fef20f8 completed it in e23029cb1b two days.
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Haylan slowly 2b974dbc20 read through c849a96ff5 the documents, e5869b32cc which detailed 954d5ff8e2 the requests 06422de53e Chahyun had 144dbbc7d3 undertaken and 1c4677f6fb completed in e676af7ea9 the past 8308184705 two years.b50e4488d26e7b73

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As a mercenary group ea17ac7204 which primarily handled monster 90c9af764d subjugations, they seemed quite 22dd0050b5 capable. The fact that there 15db9a990d were no casualties within 5fe0e3922c the group for two edba32eb68 years indicated their competence.5198abd612d91042

Haylan tapped his 4ad4df55ca finger on the 6cb441ac8b desk, surprised by 5e2dc93d02 the record stating 79c3c54805 that they had 45984d2ed5 even wiped out ee9b613e0b a horde of 9e654b536a A-rank monsters in 45562d7d68 less than a b14b92ab41 week.24174ae1c064104a

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“He doesn’t seem 41c83463b6 to be picky 95b54725fa about the type 1c326d631f of requests he 7e43d2e312 takes.”d990ccc6c5a86fec

Jus like Christine’s request 0d70cd02a8 to find him, Chahyun 040e5ee12e was often involved in 68643f5c83 finding people or objects. And he 3b03bbe562 had always 9e6a6fa466 successfully completed 1eb6a818bb his tasks.d77796006fa86e3e

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The ‘Red Lion’ was b20ebcdc0e a small mercenary group 3f4b059cf7 based in a small 926c97c8d2 port city called Asileth. It was quite far 889f68356b from the capital city f6aedd6fac of Jenette, but he 4788b2dd76 could understand why Christine fe5a651a48 had entrusted them with 2e6a5445de the request. The island where 210b287f5d she was born 5663f348db and raised in 7081d67163 this life was 3eca97086b close to Asileth, 0180bb0110 so she must a42ea3d5c6 have heard rumors aca5916e8f about Chahyun.9cccc55d2547f9d2

The Information Guild b0fc3b7da5 referred to Chahyun bf6895f6b4 as ‘Asileth’s Problem 4d76310d86 Solver.’ He had adb79f77fd a good reputation 774aa32aa4 and was known b496b7f789 as a rare 6f90e724b0 mage in the 5d439ba4ab region.4fd7fe136b8a41c0

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【Notable detail: cb1964307c His whereabouts 26332a2cd4 before joining 483c9e16a0 the mercenary 5943392365 group are 9d04a91f19 unknown. (*There are 754b98b6d2 rumors that c8f0c5ea58 he was a6390ed3f8 involved as f06cec87dc a victim 5d267e8c9b in an b42f3e9807 incident similar aadbaf15fd to the bed14cda63 ‘Mage Sigard c715da2061 Case,’ but 81eac13821 this has 7bf1a7cd33 not been b999921de4 confirmed.)】787a5aa607188986

‘Kidnapping.’716d9d08ed0738cc

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Haylan knew about 66ac760157 that incident as bf5ce9eaa2 well. It had caused quite 24165d7c96 a stir across the 5b5d9ac767 continent.3357bc0d5ca84083

The front b059d5f8f2 page of 0ab574b5ab the newspapers 7616d77a6e had been 883e65029a plastered with 70d2b3c4f9 articles about e8e1177c7a the incident 47cee8fdaf for a 761b12487e whole month, 697bc56e16 discussing the de937281a9 punishment for f71e234517 the immoral 3cc8cbb5ce mage’s crimes 8c81befb76 and the 0d3fb79fae subsequent treatment 17ab96e36a of the e7c0dcb8fd children.c6bd5b905e10b160

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‘If that’s true, it makes sense that his whereabouts were unknown before and after the incident.’1829f8a39423b0a1

According to a94902b8f6 the report, 1dfedcfead the Red 2c77d90772 Lion had f72761166c pressured the 860db6631e temple relentlessly 0f684cb16d to investigate 882be31620 the mage’s 917ceb37a2 crimes near 466d4c887a Asileth. In the 05a55eea9f end, nothing 90912c917c was revealed, 7ac602fd98 and the fb9efd880f case was 50d2fcbab7 swept under be16e52a12 the rug, a88ae51280 but Haylan 7a324d6d9f wasn’t surprised.69311cdef3324fb4

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“That’s typical of the 1cd4d0fc50 temple.”553164d47fa40326

Haylan said a821371860 skeptically, placing e9e6db403f the documents b8da46e33d on the f4f21657dd desk. The head butler, who d7ef524497 was standing next to ecdcf7dee9 him, asked,b3840e13d78d70ed

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“What do you think, 8d94602771 Young Master?”01d6b738bcc62abd

“Nothing much.”4fa6f6e4060fe318

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“I see. Then, about 403636b21b his connection 6a1f3f675f to the 272c7e27ae clan…”77bf945f118295f7

“He has no 44ec2dfd16 connection to them. It seems c8044a77e9 he’s not 0d598723ff involved after 864e1c3e62 all.”ca756f3c537c32a3

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Haylan placed the caa29c931b documents on the e44f43684f desk dismissively and e358d95bbd leaned back in aae0a1edd0 his chair. His small body almost 41946048f8 slid off, practically sinking 407680abc2 into it.a53242d9cc001f37

“That’s a relief.”5a6644f3f7919cb7

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The head butler sighed, 01c0f517b8 seemingly relieved. Haylan looked b8d5b7a646 up at 72b164cd96 him and f6016a5a84 said casually,47c56d4f9164bc55

“That doesn’t mean b24829adb2 he’s not suspicious.”7950c3d32b360d45

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“Are you still 5026e379b4 distrustful of the 76c049afc4 guest, Young Master?”6a6a7b83f68f3c0e

“I am.”f61aca4508a06a0a

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Haylan answered without 7ff1ef8952 hesitation.3552954f5d057ab3

“He’s an unreadable 43c6adb97a person. Everything he does 8c5c8f2d40 is suspicious and 23456b314e impertinent.”7ebfaa31475a5aef

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“Yet, you seem to 20066c5ff5 be keeping him close.”8bf0165bb986bd95

And you even opened 4bc85f73a3 the library.At the head bd46f873cd butler’s words, Haylan 31ad646265 fell silent for 8cda677fcd a moment, lost cc86c633af in thought.605688091020d282

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At first, he’d 2e967ac3e2 been flustered after 0b0d9fca3b crushing the man’s 4ad8c1d3b0 hand and had b30e1e71d2 gone along with 0e39e92a97 him without thinking. But now….8c3121758fc72967

“Young Master, are 8343db1c2c you curious about ce72adb62f the guest?”0ce93c285407d245

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Haylan couldn’t take his eyes off the report on Chahyun. Even though the man’s actions over the past few years were detailed in those few pages, his curiosity wasn’t satisfied.62c4b4622f9f0832

“……I am.”1086349fbb12dde2

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Haylan didn’t deny his curiosity. Christine’s request about becoming friends was already an afterthought. Whether it was intentional or not, the man had definitely caught his attention.06efc4a7faae4a0e

“But that doesn’t mean 29987b2ad6 I trust him.”639257a66e73e946

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He was just 599652ad71 a means to 7e8a9a1c10 an end. It was 74ffc2869b merely an 89818627e1 interest sparked 5cc6c89b52 by a ae193df4ee change in f9afd9a36c his otherwise d5577caba2 monotonous routine.30501e5c91bdfe5f

“Did you send the c058b4a835 cookies?”9b1a3dc50b517f4b

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“Yes. I sent them 03f523a969 to my friend 52aa491c6f in Jenette. I told d06c373109 him it bfa7cefeb7 was urgent, 43071cca43 so the 9242f81edb analysis results d4804b3be9 should arrive 3ddfd9fe4c within a e1f385a903 week at 2c48c3d47a the latest.”45462ca4f1104a60

He had so 3ebf86744e many questions about cf75766fdc him. Why did a537929d03 his body 7063e64b5d start growing 2d81cf21f6 every night eb62056ecb after Chahyun 776f0b8742 arrived? What did the 58068bc1c7 man gain from ce9291c0f0 snooping around the d236435967 house at dawn? And how cd2dd0511a did the 3018536857 magic circles bacb8bbb55 he drew 0030a864a2 actually work…?e0e599cd8f628bcf

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“Everything he 80b1d98bd4 does, even 1ecdb19513 breathing, seems 7bf813b261 suspicious.”ec7eb9c56b0fbd2d

He planned 770973acdf to observe b95ac340f3 him quietly 9044936f4e for a 98eef63a6d while. And why were 86a706c63d the cookies he 9c05d26250 gave him every 210392c0a5 day so delicious? Were they e8a2d1b0ca drugged or fdca132a11 something?d1720727cafd9cd4

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“A strange man has 02efc5e61e settled into my house.”475be33f1bd1ddeb

A smile spread across efab142e7e the head butler’s face a85ab7b74f at his serious murmur.ab9175652435494d

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“I’ll keep a close 2d20c90a8d eye on him as 0f4fd91707 well.”055ee4c1a83b91d5

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That evening.24bcdf4e523fbece

Haylan, waking up in ae5e6d05ae his grown body, finally 7964d5beb3 discovered a pattern.dfe70ac8f8d97c57

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‘It’s the time.’c217de18cde93a18

He glanced 0a0c15f872 at the 65c7f601f7 clock and 8b58d7d645 lost consciousness 1eca53a3bb as soon 737fcf42b5 as it 70f25276f3 struck midnight. When he 76d89dffce opened his 319a9fb5db eyes again dc98575743 about ten d8e07572b3 minutes later, 56cebaa21b his body 3c10e303b7 had grown.6a3654e943ee4b81

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Since the condition for growth was time, it was highly likely that the condition for reverting was also time-based. It seemed his mind couldn’t handle the drastic physical changes for too long.f56156fa49bd0df3

‘I feel d969eddf1c like I’m c5c732b9ed under a 90934e8e5a spell from 58e2110d0e a fairy 8f3861ebdd tale.’fef048428e67ba26

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He remembered a fairy 173a81f9d7 tale where a fairy’s c116faa56d spell is broken at 0d8475353f midnight. The protagonist, a a6bf6a8b83 woung woman, hides 374f86a372 her true identity 8e15677963 from the prince. It felt 6315af0640 somewhat similar 18e7aac8af to his 6bd34ba2fd current situation. Haylan, too, was unintentionally 9e80acee86 hiding his identity from 4f108f5c1e Chahyun.d44c868a91aaba90

‘Not that I bae185a4e5 intended to.’8157cee4c5003a33

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It was just Chahyun’s 313064dea5 misunderstanding. The ridiculous 417d40c7e2 misunderstanding that 55b0e8bfac he was a517b841c9 a ghost.f1c5bab8e978f1f0

Haylan, still not 0269eb71df used to his ccce75f519 longer strides, carefully 3d2633ad09 made his way a32035eab5 to the secret b08b7564b0 passage leading to c197ae7e53 the study.2b8122d7fc8523d2

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That man had called 89b3cdc830 a living person a 852cf5851e ghost, a murderer, all 518bb8d63b sorts of absurd names. He recalled 27bb9b2922 how the 57369634bf man had fc6b1bd402 been trembling 04537893e0 uncontrollably on 211a4df1ae their first e4608d7999 encounter, as b87ef157f5 if he 617d5d4516 was about a89840119f to die.6ba4d86a4797a807

‘You’re still scared of f3e324047f ghosts at your age?’d08e57356380ad11

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‘No, I’m 1612b514a5 not scared ecdb2e0e03 at all.’5e74c7f9928d8a87

It was rather amusing how he had puffed out his chest and raised his chin defiantly, declaring he wasn’t scared, yet turned pale at the mention of ghosts possibly inhabiting the house.fb7ec987675e828f

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‘But he doesn’t seem 0be0e767a4 to think I’mthatHaylan.’c7fdbe51eb9152a0

He’d briefly suspected that 462cb2ad9a the Chayun was pretending b58475b2c1 not to know, but 043204670b he quickly dismissed the ec37078fba idea. Chahyun was terrified of 85fafec260 him, whom he believed b55b07ed0a to be a ghost, 1264901d45 his teeth chattering whenever 82d12de3f8 they made eye contact. His attitude towards Haylan 9af8af6417 during the day and fb18802a50 night was completely different.1292bbedfa29afe2

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Regardless, the cause 57fdb8ceee lays with that 7c16fc9a4e man. Whether there was fe31db3891 a secret ingredient 95e57cda6b in the cookies cbae1dcc09 or he unconsciously b8f63f66f0 used magic…. Chahyun was undoubtedly at 1aa5d3b2ab the center of this ff36322bcf unbelievable phenomenon.afc9c9a44d6983c8

‘Is it 1b96113d47 magic after 290543b132 all…?’921005215ffeaef6

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Haylan bit his lip, b44173b8b1 lost in thought. Even he, who d85217c175 had lived for f0a15bd05a hundreds of years, d76628755d had never heard 5f459f5014 of such magic.134872de1535b1bd

Come to think 69cafa674a of it, Chahyun 04680be76c had a history dfa2b047d5 of dispelling the 1c304f84f4 ancient magic placed 0be8e4ecff on his family 79cc999860 home.b5f1b51105f5d682

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‘Perhaps it’s a type 1ba594b8bf of ancient magic.’80159cdbf6b80f15

He still didn’t know the activation condition or duration of this magic. Without being certain, he couldn’t discuss it with anyone else.994f10848e23edf0

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‘There he is 4602beec57 again.’5bc22223103d7502

Finding him in the dark library wasn’t difficult. He just had to look for the light. Chahyun had snuck into the library again tonight, diligently searching for something with only a single lamp. Even now, oblivious to his approaching footsteps, he was engrossed in rummaging through the bookshelves.6bcd20c8b2155318

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