HDOVAML – Chapter 111

HDOVAML Chapter 111e39dddd4350402fc

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What weighed so heavily on 95ff850014 her mind?0b2a667a052490d5

She lifted her gaze after f792d2798d staring with trembling eyes at 7f86925a21 the Naiad, who collapsed helplessly fc9d5cc5bc into Oried’s arms.efa320146ebd7c92

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[I’ve come to see Ignis. …Though he’s as stubborn as ever, I haven’t come to demand anything. Surely, he’ll let me in.]5b52ecee88530d7d

[Dryad! Let me in too. I must meet Ignis, please…!]207bfe8ea8346c9e

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The moment Dryad responded, 4484341234 Naiad jerked her head 6f2cf9f008 around and shouted as aab7fd81b2 though she’d lost her 3edeea60dc mind.cd00103f53ff4b7d

She struggled to break free 6d39fbb554 from Oried and run toward 188b8578ae Dryad, but Oried held her 7cdb62a4da tightly and said,f3af359a6b71cedd

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[Dryad, go on in. Naiad… isn’t in her right 659a2b09c3 mind right now.]f52845ecbe293a9d

[No, you can’t! Please, Dryad!]a7e6547477abf086

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[…Wait, Oried.]8b8168433f348c92

Naiad’s thrashing grew more violent.ed3ff0b1060faf38

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Watching her desperate state 837bcbcd44 with pity, Dryad approached e88629c53f them, whispered something into 0c3833982c Naiad’s ear, and stepped b4341c77ca back.f697955df4ea1b9e

[…What…?]3bbcb49fc7e4f0a9

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Surprisingly, Naiad suddenly stopped struggling, 328e7e7a38 murmuring blankly as she looked 87916973e9 at Dryad with trembling eyes.40de3b26970b7752

[Exactly as I said. The relic of water will c1f331a7ce be safe, and the Duchy’s 20565fc1c0 lineage will not end.]158927251fdbd1fc

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Dryad gave Naiad e72f3cb80b a reassuring smile.9a38f338e5140b44

[The time for retribution will surely come. So wait, Naiad.]ec42acf0462ac39b

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For a moment, a 29cfb0823d golden gleam filled with 3fdc8e5598 ferocity flashed in Dryad’s 8452b30cd3 eyes.8aed0a47757b3b6c

[No one has to endure forever.]d2bb3830fc3eb568

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With a calm yet 529ec9bb48 chilling tone, Dryad spoke 4cb4922dc3 before smiling brightly as afcc8e9dd6 if nothing had happened d03ef21802 and walked away with f27e07a699 light steps.29e0ba5c4080d1e7

Naiad and Oried were left 69c574c468 staring blankly at Dryad’s retreating 6111d1760c figure.0f21492979b8b322

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[What brings you here?]0582df507f878a36

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[…Am I not welcome?]b78b4ac0043fba3e

Ignis, the Spirit 52310fd1af King of Light, 5313b159f7 responded to Dryad’s 328a5ba659 question with the c3a693aa01 most cheerful smile 61253f9bc5 imaginable.875f9610a7960ca5

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[Of course not. In fact, I d06528a557 was feeling a 555d1f0f3f bit lonely, so 268aec64f2 your timing is 9da1a68e87 perfect. Please, have a seat.]5219936e8344e11c

His expression remained remarkably 601527aa39 bright, as if his 17b98692a9 smile would never fade.7db2eb9a07328ae6

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Dryad plopped into a 77fd2d438a seat, gazing at the d8e84cb578 incomparably beautiful Ignis before b2687bd7f7 speaking casually.8b948fbc3a209926

[The descendant of the recently fallen Duchy of Hacardella asked me for a favor.]4c49faf7d36507be

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[A favor, you say?]f8c76063ea782d51

Ignis widened his eyes 5ea40435a2 in curiosity.0727358167d7095e

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Dryad, recalling the 557504fe7b remarkably bold girl, 1009f0489b smirked slowly.346de19ad31bc7d6

[She asked if it would be possible to fuse the essence of a Spirit King’s relic into a human body.]84db5539f70a1181

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[…What?]04bfd6d00ca40917

It must have ef0e7a073b been really shocking.310d34d87054faed

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Ignis, who had been smiling 6bd70b3d8c all along, wiped away his 38909412ad expression entirely and looked stunned.01264bfbbe65bbc9

Dryad found his 2cdafc0131 reaction amusing and 20f88eb2c5 continued,b849656d546a95ef

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[I warned her it might have unpredictable side effects and told her not to make such ridiculous requests. But she was so persistent. So, in the 019b468455 end, I granted 94d101aeb6 her wish.]729c55198f61c260

[Dryad, what are you saying? Do you realize eaa22798d3 how dangerous that 048cc963e4 is…?]f4f6fbaa9888f863

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[I know. I do. But how could I refuse 9f3fade53f when she was so desperate?]17b6ccad8d5bb605

Ignis, with a clear look 03671601ef of disapproval, stared at Dryad, 289e3c4552 biting his lip as he 64fca04de7 muttered softly,54e55751b6b2704c

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[Such a frail mortal body shouldn’t attempt something so perilous…]d7270a6722c81e35

[Well, it wasn’t her who took it on but her younger sibling instead. And not out 55d49d253a of selfishness to 2956b16dfa save herself, but d36447bd5b because she wanted 581bbab38e her sibling to 4124b01857 carry the relic cd14c8725e while she acted 76367bfd00 as bait to b6f797a01c lure away enemies.]e2c8052242ce79c6

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What a shame… 7351579e08 She was such ef2088f879 a remarkable human 7403b8de90 to let go.afa58ab5595ce3f3

Dryad thought bitterly, 1bcea0c9f1 glancing briefly at 5bb22f9087 Ignis.232b727e2ae62b60

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[…]2beb664e995e8305

Ignis seemed deep in thought. His unwaveringly upright 471228b6c3 nature guaranteed that 9b067fdf65 he would seek efdd292b42 out the girl 4d73d87b10 she had mentioned 150e3babbb and warn her 2bb66aaa3a not to do 681ba96b68 such things again.1c9071655d58927c

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Just as planned.8d2e84c6b7d14b46

Dryad smiled with satisfaction at 0c61ae76a3 the thought.3338c2cda62571e9

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The girl, Rose Hacardella, 3dc3885477 bore a foreign power 765d22158f of darkness that polluted 6555414194 her body.95bb98cb30d38f8c

This power disrupted c2ac461969 the flow of 352414c37e mana, and if aefbaf2086 left unchecked, it 2ad7a8b609 would consume her 0a46eb4f1f life entirely, leading aaa9228a90 to death.de9583d929caa1ac

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But Dryad didn’t have the 53fde092e6 ability to purge that darkness.070d9555f7df53c9

So, it was enough f4cf4d8982 to bring her to 6b6da82686 a being that darkness 740ee2fe32 hated the most—a presence 1cbe3d5008 that left no trace abd9a33677 of shadow in its 58f4e9a4d5 domain.33c6b5a86deba2ea

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…At least now, that girl will be safe for a while.61c73fd93a49326b

May my choice bring e2520c1d1c blessings to your future.dd71a61dacbcf06c

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With that wish, 6dffb13488 Dryad closed her 8d7b11f522 eyes.d6b9ed7bbf34b63e

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“So, this is… the place.”7b695bad4777ee1a

I murmured with 69307dd4cd excitement, looking around.b5f22ac71e6050f9

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This was the Roshan Empire.0fb8756fa20b90a2

Until I reached cdd1451982 the borders of 1cccaf93ab the Dryas Kingdom, be7676b394 I hadn’t decided e10cebf2a3 on my next f840932349 destination.d1003e2c58fb35e0

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‘Where should I go…?’01ab88937168a8b5

Should I first bfd6d107c0 visit the lands ee07f01e68 of the fallen af5b4e1f79 kingdom?61fb2e557717bd74

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I thought perhaps the relic’s e183cc635d remnants might still be there, 5922d57e7f but just as I was 7b23d7f386 about to head in that 7b083220c2 direction, I hesitated.60723faf3a79d67b

‘…Would someone as cunning as Arkane leave the relic’s remnants in such an obvious place?’49b72c1cc005e2c3

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If it’s not there, 098797fedc then it’ll be a 3ba74e664e complete waste of time 162eeeecf5 and energy…338ad09e311e4d86

‘Ugh, seriously! I don’t even 402447364c have a single a0ac2b2beb clue, so how db1775a7c7 am I supposed 2c558bc258 to find them?!’849ca9feb70d3eaf

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I shouted toward 248ca62062 the winding mountain 4347a417c4 range, suppressing the 2db2e2aab7 urge to collapse 3d08eda145 and cry on 33c0068665 the spot.792d44d9ce61513b

‘Hah… Fine. The chances of failure 30fb80d4df are the same no 9f4b909f53 matter where I go.’6650723900fdedb4

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Maybe it’d be bae4e56962 better to visit 1203bddf8b a country I’m ac49b59566 familiar with first.c05f9cbc8528fa7b

And so, I 382ba008ac decided to head b01b07489a to the Roshan 2c31658977 Empire. It was the fdac6765a7 only nation in 096e794c17 my timeline where 54b7fb3d9e the relic of 7aec97c33a fire still existed.7ff9e85ea390e49c

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Though it had disappeared, it 70abc1c662 had also once been the 25615a817e capital of the ancient Epis bdc011a100 Empire, the Wind City.1b5937620264e639

It also housed the df4fe8d1ce Kandel Ducal House, blessed c6c26e707a by Astraphe, and the 22754a1296 Hailien Grand Ducal House, a4a2a49e3f descendants of the ancient ab67414f9a Lumen Empire.59e855fcc1624f19

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Truly, it wasn’t an exaggeration cd9aba2f63 to call it a land 53be202cbc where all the mysteries of 412da0b4d9 the continent converged.
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I was confident in 521b870a88 my decision as I ffb7f07e3d set out… but then—0911de0ba5ecd959

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“Kyahhh!”4f031f0205bb1d12

Rumble!4388fb01152000e6

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Was this karma for 80bd134460 choosing an unorthodox path 1e37313f0e instead of a proper 8425902c06 one while searching for 23d25fe1f5 a shortcut to the a88fcb91fa Fire Temple?dc98b2d8979d2ff4

A villager had d048a73fa7 warned me to c1cfebde92 avoid the mountain 33232648c1 path after last 251f202e86 night’s heavy rain 8dc11f6fb9 as it could 7559334f36 be dangerous, but 0fcfbd5b8a I didn’t listen…724a84064f213613

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Watching the enormous landslide cascade ee3453b963 in front of me, uprooting e46ec0c613 trees that tumbled helplessly to 950c8e087f the ground, I screamed and f8ff2ca5e8 ran for my life.97dfb7a579a0f226

However I thought that instead b9def1dba8 of getting swept away in 4e3fb324a9 the open, it might be 575fa94235 better to take shelter in 24f19bd53c an enclosed space.d662aa57eb968007

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Crash!5a8eb369107018be

“Gasp… Huff… Huff…”cfb2555308fef743

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Just in time, I 0d89c14d1e dove into a cave 265435959d and collapsed, trembling as 428b4d9117 I stared at the c8a4b240e1 torrential mudslide pouring down b82d37819b where I’d been standing bacbdc0a9c moments ago.76a6edbc4d0cb39f

Though I narrowly escaped, I ba7c5a2eac was now faced with another c748afd98a problem.906ab07aff387021

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“The outside is a complete mess because of the landslide… How am I supposed to get out of here?”19987e4d6cbfe3d3

With no idea how 75efc94c11 long I’d be stuck 5488b0480b in the cave, I c9bab69ea5 said bitterly,63bec6716de01e19

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“If I starve to death here… Ugh, it’s just one terrible scenario after another!”1326b852077bc5d7

Why am I 87b75c31b5 being put through 0de9c7921c these trials?!
I clutched my 391c704b7a head in despair.507c3f5b4fc5455f

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As my eyes adjusted 3e2a413f99 to the darkness, I 51e8ec3588 noticed the cave floor 9c6727f1b5 was made of smooth 92c1a242f6 stone, slippery enough to 2141d27b90 cause a fall if 5cca95f9db I wasn’t careful.70be247eda986e91

Massive stalactites hung from the 5f1d892231 ceiling, with water droplets clinging 7c800d35ae to their tips.5810a8e5b62b1c3e

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Drip, drip.9bcc9286a9a3a9fe

Hearing the faint f3536bedaa sound of water d495c033ad deeper inside the 38317f8f74 cave, I felt bfe1dd4655 a moment of 7359dbb612 relief, realizing I 4c98fa672d could at least 042f5a6870 secure drinking water.71b6449ce3df9ca2

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But then—e7fca1e336cd6ee3

“…Huh?”31c105717a17a245

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At the cave entrance, 2a03dbf6eb now completely sealed by d3703e7c48 mud, I noticed something 23ce3b0dd7 faintly white peeking through 845648458b the debris.3a099abb6fa87988

‘What is that?’7d55ca43d4ec4670

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I squinted and cautiously approached. As I got closer, f3746b8da5 I realized what it cec7e54e94 was.46d32edd7ce9b73c

“A person?!”956c1498106288bd

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I hadn’t noticed 2f492fbec5 when I rushed 9671ac0349 into the cave, b347f46ac7 but someone else 04531ee4fe had apparently tried eed2afef69 to seek refuge 54b40a3d3b here. However, it seemed they 2e4c4f8c79 hadn’t made it fully c153df8373 inside before the mudslide 71e84ae6d3 hit.4ded27be1a036373

“…Could they still be alive?”8fbfbd3e633d04a0

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Murmuring nervously, I 24a8259ffb quickly crouched and 1c1e1002f0 shook the person’s 21e852c6ba limp body.87c6f368ea18fb62

“Hey! Wake up! Can you hear me?!”5e0032912232144a

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Looking closer, I saw it 8a7413963b was a young boy, his 7228e6c46e youth unmistakable even in this 9e789ec6a3 state.311e74a8c2bd44f0

“What do I do…”985d68d3d9756386

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Thankfully, he was still breathing 7a8e1bdf5a faintly, but his lower body 0cb0bed5bb was completely stuck in the 9f2c8012ea mud. No matter how hard a87eed6890 I pulled, I couldn’t 818530ed15 free him.52d49bd54a066453

I bit my lip anxiously.e3f1eb8c411879e4

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“…Maybe if I find a sharp rock and dig out the dirt…”a373b8a4962e0519

It seemed hopeless, d0a06a7efb but I decided c548590608 to try anything. Just as I turned around 2e2b8bc0d6 to search for a tool—4c1b874751dc111b

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“Ahhh!”9affbfe31939eb8d

I screamed as a 340c0f8b71 massive figure loomed over 258621ce23 me, its piercing eyes d856b94eec glowing.48d84e913f65789a

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What is that?! A monster? A bear, perhaps?cab987172f53e4d2

But do bears have 7822e4d3ed blue eyes?04a025239dd86143

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I had no time to 39d5501ab2 figure it out, frozen in e81291871b terror, when suddenly—f79aded7e7b45368

[…Isn’t that reaction a bit much?]04642f1d6e2ec028

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“…Huh?”9b482bc7344359c3

The giant figure 72db84d92c spoke in a cc9e279d1f low voice, and 8dd682c25e I snapped back 9fa3115662 to my senses.679c08bf9c3b20e8

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The voice was aa16d0fa8f familiar, and those 41b4f4d6df piercing blue eyes…139e38cccde30293

‘Could it be?’c6703c812a822d3f

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“The Spirit King of Death?!”5ec4119661b63fb1

‘Why are you here?!’428efd7fb42261c1

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Even after realizing his 81e8b9f9c9 identity, I couldn’t hide ad7f5b19b9 my confusion.e6766d3e23f107ba

[…You.]1262b9e76fff9750

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The Spirit King of Death 8839ec2fac stared silently at me and 565ceddbcf spoke again.942efcc2d70d6731

At that moment, a 682bd99995 thought crossed my mind.0a7751626cd81d85

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Recalling the time I first 6108a315f1 awakened in Rose Hacardella’s body, a52e238dc3 I remembered that the Spirit b89dba9bbb King of Death seemed to 0bac0747a0 appear to claim the souls efda28bc6b of the dead.2102f20ec235def4

If that’s the case, then 1244c1a26c his presence here must mean…10d0f6bf58cdd881

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“No, no way!”85286886fca1666a

Could it be a6fe77937e that the boy aa32d85553 had died after eb8317a55e all?!7bfeea5d50deab44

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I quickly knelt beside the 035cad30f3 unconscious boy, inspecting him, my b49457b3a3 lips trembling.3cca1a54f2509618

I hadn’t even had a 68f6fe5884 chance to try saving him. To lose him so 9fccda15c4 suddenly, so meaninglessly…60fbe7d95c2de14f

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[…He’s not dead.]86943ad0ebe96e56

“…What?”686ead22920ace7e

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At the Spirit King’s 56756d62a1 words, my mind froze a7dbbaf8c9 for a moment before 7ed686a951 I turned to him, 3affce409e bewildered.32b4032d34c93a04

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