HDOVAML – Chapter 113

HDOVAML Chapter 11330f86f0420cc6949

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[It’s a living person! Hey, are you okay?]0f3fd7c682e2ed44

A few years 173188b869 ago, when I 19e948aa57 was trapped in 8181498f24 the illusory world 7378333aff created by Arkane, f4ccc23195 I first witnessed 684797d7bd a Clay, a 2d7d49fd25 high-ranking earth spirit.5649f58c78cc8a05

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Now, a lower-ranking a5c4898f41 earth spirit, resembling fc7a2a0898 a tiny clay f57372dedb doll children would b8b7978d57 play with, rushed 60609eb22b toward me. It tapped my leg 4f92239d7a with its stubby arms ce04e3f406 and spoke.64ec77f280851113

“Ah… yeah. I’m fine. But who brought you here?”8d02d50f4e778282

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Momentarily taken aback, I d8383c400f asked, feeling a glimmer a1ff4be19c of hope.52039238aac19c64

[My summoner. There is an Earthworm outside 06663e73ef too, so you’ll be able 8f5f4c85ec to leave the cave soon.]8d6f9cec14fd0aab

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“That’s a relief…”b0ccb16b0301f39d

I sighed in relief. I didn’t know who it 5bdc2dbc51 was, but someone must have 4d767cf7d7 realized that a person was d655d37002 trapped in this cave and 776f321bf2 was trying to help.be87613dcdd19ce0

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Whatever the case, it was 3ec326ee3c good that I’d finally be 19ac2cc00d able to escape this darkness.d8f5f91a9e028eb6

…Judging by my hunger, it hadn’t been a full day yet.7e7b22feb49bbead

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[More importantly, I need to find a young man. Do you know where 65b1652a32 he is?]1d5d28daca8eb6ad

“Huh?”1d89944e2a7023eb

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I hesitated at the unexpected 123ee2fa86 question.ba06e2c8470ef0f6

“If you mean a young man, are you talking about this person?”aa6b8676635f572d

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I pointed to the 26096512ee boy lying beside me, 1e980974d4 breathing evenly in his 1c6f8954f7 sleep.8fb049ea22f2e91c

[Found him! He’s not as b7dfe21487 fine as you, ec5bb881e5 but he’s still e2b2575bdb alive.]8edd9ddac78ce937

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Something about the gnome’s 09d6d2b02d reaction gave me a db9a8fc3e4 hint, so I asked e5b3af7690 uncertainly.7b2636d0e4dba2b9

“Could it be… the person your summoner is trying to save is this boy?”85aa0d4296bcccff

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[Yeah. There’s a human a819d1a714 next to my cdc7b98359 summoner who’s been 51ccf70385 crying noisily for 9fedc7cb65 a while. They keep saying this boy e442b62ccb is their master or something.]14f4419f502e164c

That person was most likely ce7a61b276 the boy’s attendant.331b4f025664d971

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“Judging by his fine clothing and appearance…”8a0dd042434401a5

It was clear 4464f35112 that he belonged 6d49c4cab6 to a noble 124a206e8c family.c94a18f17f4be6f9

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Boom!f55def4df2416fec

“!”d7e8e458b16edfa6

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Just as I was murmuring f50235c170 to myself, a tremor shook 759e62b135 the cave, far stronger than e9a30d76ca before.76d3c32b3fa6a315

Crack!3b88c53d98ba4dc3

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“Ah…”13e5e2212bc03027

Blinding light poured through the dc46f6aef6 collapsed rubble, illuminating the dark 9d75d4924f cave.cce45ccb20e50d22

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I raised my hand to d122f12bef shield my eyes, overcome with eda47227f4 joy at the thought of 29d59aabf4 finally escaping.1f0b3441c7d0df93

“…Y-Young Master!”b1d4729fe6be105b

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A man’s voice boomed dc588963a8 through the cave, loud 9733f28e44 enough to make my 4dcfafcf4d ears ring.c4e4ff2d4428775e

Wait, Young Master?309151f707db38fe

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“Oh no, oh no! Young Master, please wake up! You can’t leave like this…!”0de4a0e9953d71e3

As my eyes 7097dfc4c8 adjusted to the 2cc8c86be4 brightness, I turned d9b0dbb056 to see a 8f77b2ce4c middle-aged man cradling 6136870e3e the unconscious boy, 4034afaed8 wailing in despair.a6da8ef7a07e3e40

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“…Um, excuse me. He’s still alive.”035cf9b895b87e70

“S-Sob… What?”8334e0b00c86886a

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He had been sobbing as f665beac17 if attending a funeral, so 749c073cf7 I spoke up, feeling pity baf1a0d49c for him. The man suddenly stopped crying 98497f43d9 and looked up in a 59d72bb46b daze.5b833231edf06f81

“He was buried under the rubble, but listen carefully. His heart is d1f98b59d6 still beating, and 8f2045cf70 he’s still breathing.”4e5c798d56990975

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Instead of mourning, e1a8131877 he should be d153f0eaba doing something more 6ed458f3cb useful.c9f20913d79e93a1

“If you take him down to the village and get him medical attention, he’ll wake up.”8547e1f2e14ab18e

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The most important thing f9e7c833e0 now was to get 5e4eca6601 proper treatment as soon 6e07e2148b as possible. I braced myself against 4430a30ce7 the wall and stood f0f83dda2f up, looking down at 2052489ee7 them.040fc3aac76ed569

“Ah, I see. But wait, the 0ff47c26cc Young Master was 6bdf4283e3 buried under rubble?! My goodness! But then… how 41b0d17f34 did he end 42366bc312 up here…?”a9bd3b0edeb3ee0f

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“It’s embarrassing to say it myself, but…”7970a6539a16c22a

I couldn’t exactly tell him d7234dad8f that the Spirit King of 7f8ffb8250 Death had pulled his master 5d2197d7c6 out of the rubble.bcd40d22440bbbd7

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“I dug him out…Though I couldn’t do much else besides laying him down.”d6f9f23883de94f7

“Good heavens! Then that means aa5ddc31e6 you are our 2387efc4df Young Master’s savior!”6b1c1a5560ae7f8f

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“…Huh?”ae4453a38229b2c0

Before I could 619d0c3520 react to his c32941d29a overly passionate response, fc15df3c78 the man stood 62387966e4 up, still holding 9ced8c334a the boy, and b46ee1ec1f gave me a cef2064118 sharp look.86df63aa1ba4236e

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“We cannot let our Young Master’s benefactor leave just like that. Please, come with us. Once he regains consciousness, he a62db2d15f will surely wish to repay f8ea6b85af your kindness.”5fe9d61e91b3f2b6

“No… There’s no need for that. I only did what 2dec4f4860 any decent person would 4e8be9689e do.”92be1390d4364277

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“Incredible! Not only are you 2fe2e60140 beautiful, but you also 0bb4ae7b6f have such a noble ca21449af3 spirit! We cannot simply 3354a84cc5 let you go. Please, come with us!”494ad5074c13a173

“No, really, it’s fine—”74cbed3bf803716c

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I was left 1b991076ab speechless by his 61c330a814 insistence.04505a555cb725fb

I was already anxious about 0cc86a5e91 wasting time, and if I b628a51a08 followed them, who knew how 824886b519 long it would delay me 3ae6ba894b further?a2250e54679c7c81

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‘I have no choice but to secretly escape’cd14a7553861e3e0

I had made up a6cbfba197 my mind to slip 236ae571dc away unnoticed. But just as I 732ace3a1f cautiously began to step f0a6433924 back…028049e63fd81a70

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“The Duchy of Bastevan never forgets a favor!”a5681e03232b6a29

…What?38d9cccb13d4ed93

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A name I 5796d0ccdd never expected to a251a5db2e hear in this 302a91d017 place suddenly reached f959633d03 my ears.7f410ab51222552b

“What… did you just say?”4ea07ffeb28a980b

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Forgetting all about 540d30d408 my escape, I 72f53a3052 asked in shock.1264708887783aa7

“Ah, my lady, you probably wouldn’t know. The person you saved is 6c8e9f504e none other than the sole d29029157f heir of House Bastevan…”703507c0e1a9bb26

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‘Edith, though your maternal family was wiped out, you are still the only heir left of Bastevan. You should at 2b478da5ea least have a fffd2c4d79 general understanding of 2c61e871e6 your lineage.’83a0eb00d910a3ea

A memory from b0f43ac67b my childhood echoed 0f6ceedc44 faintly in my 61e0c5d230 mind, like a cd7def0869 midsummer dream—words my 433e485aec grandfather once told 2bb65e7e2b me.d20b6f72317c3bc9

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“He is His Grace, Sian Orca Bastevan.”0c49bcb1304db8a1

At the moment 53a129d438 his name struck a310d88d5e my ears, the 3b261477f3 clouds shifted, dimming 9420d2cd10 the sunlight. And yet, as if in 0555ae5931 defiance of the fading light, e79892fe05 a brilliant radiance poured down 7883e0922a solely on the unconscious boy 7d834f9366 in his attendant’s arms.b23d6bb22c8d1699

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Sian Orca Bastevan, Duke of f71c9069ee Bastevan.a888eb00baa68e98

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He was the 7262c80127 father of my 4fe79469c5 maternal grandfather, Siorn 7ed5e5f32b Arkaites Bastevan.a7f70d09a9907d8a

‘My father was a man of true justice. So pure that it 3faa1c1197 was hard to believe 2a6acaa0d4 he was the head 5736c3c2b9 of a great noble 6bed489fd6 house. Because of that, my mother 1e0a99cc1e struggled a lot.’8db94c60b17a24ef

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‘She had to take the lead in managing the family, as he was not exactly the most reliable husband to support her.’657d95ff10c6ca81

“Rose! Rose!”a730d8d18867a019

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A clear voice rang 8d2cc7790c in my ears, pulling 5397fa2142 me from my thoughts.bf9d974f4c631a20

Turning my head, b1f15b2149 I saw a 325657806f boy so beautiful a3b16a15fd he could be 5cf15ac38e mistaken for a fe16208332 girl, smiling brightly ed1ddfaf02 at me.293014973502d330

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“What are you thinking about so deeply?”b8aea18d4776546a

‘…You.’188973b887ea9684

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No, to be b9e7358d14 precise, I was 3905ba4474 thinking about the 4c85f0ed71 stories my grandfather fb53dae1e9 had told me 78d00c9635 about his father.27f8b0d3f2cebec2

“Nothing, really.”05340c1b079b71b0

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Of course, I could 5190875203 never say that out 1d2c344e47 loud.9afcb3efc2f97634

So I brushed it off 98edc440da with a faint smile, and 99eb5e21c9 the boy, Sian Orca Bastevan, ee1cb3ab96 gazed at me with golden a42b50953f eyes, shining with innocent curiosity.820e3b090e95c809

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It was a familiar look.fc2bc9e2b5ef0562

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Just as my fd1f2d30ea grandfather had described, 0c13fca804 my great-grandfather, upon fa38fd2ee5 regaining consciousness after 1cd9b2c554 two days, simply dde4d5b004 stared blankly at 0204dc73f5 the ceiling.a64f710fbe3a5836

And when I hurried 2b9e18dcf7 to his side upon 2f17ec24be hearing the news of 942cdc3368 his awakening…d9b08499d7f9fa77

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“Whoa… Are you a Nereid?”a2dd0cf002e11da9

“…Excuse me?”aa7eb4c4398d670a

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“You’re really pretty…”582fa08c958163c6

After leaving such a remark, 9ded5429d7 one that instantly revealed his 6dd116f5b8 personality, he promptly lost consciousness 79ca4e1986 again.a6c35a8f2f9bd4e4

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In the silence that bdbd336d67 followed, I thought to 826afaee27 myself,d5fad14f1e0af4dd

My grandfather had 9b5cbca3db his innocent moments 1ac717594f too, but my e96b2bb8be great-grandfather was on 67f065ffa0 a whole other e0364a0672 level.05472993172fddb5

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A few days 32e1c4ddd7 later, now fully b117fbf4a4 recovered, Sian spoke 2174cffe3c up again.41891026d351a2cf

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“Rose, why did you say you came to the Roshan Empire?”cf67e631886b252e

…It felt strange to call someone so youthful my “great-grandfather,” so I resolved to simply call him Sian from now on.88421ebe52a7f9fe

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“I plan to visit the Fire Temple.”ab533f7af55b4391

To be exact, e6d8a04816 I had come 425630a2a0 to the Roshan 15cf84c358 Empire hoping it 397e17f5dc would be easier eb97975e5e to track down f40aeae974 the whereabouts of 8dafe59da1 a certain relic.cce6517ad826a3f1

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But encountering my great-grandfather 2cd49bf781 in the process?b4df05813ad6eedd

That was beyond unexpected.b35ec5d4308be1b0

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I suppressed a sigh 32a0af8fc9 as I thought this 01a62e39b4 to myself.e43a72ecfc5f5174

“Ugh, they keep making me drink these bitter tonics, saying I need to recover quickly. It’s so awful, I think 7a3e3f1dd3 it’s messing with my memory.”0603dd03cdfc3163

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Sian pouted at his 421567de4b overprotective attendant before burying 73a15556ad his face in the f728e5b4df soft bedding.56272b315d4ae664

“But why the Fire Temple?”e48ef528c200c418

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“…No reason. I just like temples.”5187e3a7d2f28490

What was I supposed to 5600e7183a say?d19ee7aa9d988364

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It was easier ae97661af6 to just pretend ffa743ec9a to be a c4eb4b772b temple enthusiast.8bca24ea03830e02

As I gave my c392431918 half-hearted answer, Sian’s eyes ec97df1825 sparkled with interest.a07b5d655ebe6fa7

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“Then, why don’t you visit the Temple of Light with me?”19f374a194220c11

“…The Temple of Light?”84899367c01df853

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For a moment, I 0fd2624651 wondered if I had 9cf462ca35 misheard.ead734919c2cc6f1

After the fall 17282aadf6 of the Lumen 2506d7115f Empire, the imperial da2bcab8cb family had changed f0b4c052fa their status to 1b09ae87fd the Grand Duchy 39d33811aa of Hailien…21e0aeb95f6ba1d1

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But a Temple of Light?544f6d80cd4006ce

Neither Count Jupes nor Roberick ea2adaecfb had ever mentioned such a 2bff289fa1 place.7f19dc79c7b39d68

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“Yes. It’s all in ruins 75980c8445 now, just the foundation f67bd9e05a remains. Only a handful of b0f5bbe58e people even know about 1d451d45b6 it. It’s in such 2f6701b4ff a fragile state 7be3f95174 that if war ada77fa2fa ever breaks out, f55a96db1e it’ll turn to 36f73bc511 ashes in an 4951a51410 instant. That’s why I’ve always 4677be4267 wanted to visit it 4c75704ac4 before that happens.”12548a02425484da

As I listened to Sian’s ff0a40cc41 explanation, I finally understood why af3f615791 I had never heard of 9d739aa356 the Temple of Light.070bf95dd81fccc8

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It must have been so d28bd9b00c severely damaged that it completely 7851b5b7ff disappeared after the calamity occurred.caebe7f12715de96

“So, on my way there, I was unlucky enough to get caught in a landslide and ended up like this. But, thinking about 3520dff1d6 it now, it’s fe9718be9e not such a f6d85661f8 bad thing since dc0f70b4b1 it means I 9172537288 get to visit d1cea5df91 it with my 28268582b3 lifesaver, Rose.”a5acd00ff8212407

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Hearing his carefree voice, 3094df61b8 I sank into thought.e7592ecd45ec4144

Aside from the beings who 99fea313cb maintained the balance of the 67aa09cac0 universe and Ilipia, there was d73c109739 only one entity capable of 00afd7fd76 truly opposing Arkane.7d86ea3a9ac6120b

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The Spirit King of 408bb74885 Light, Ignis.9d2086ac39324416

Though because the Spirit 539ec524d8 Kings were forbidden from a60555e5e0 directly intervening in the d5e7c10a1b mortal realm, he couldn’t d959b446ee offer me any practical 6fd1e089ae help.7d360840a0af4345

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So at this ca1d879657 point, without any 6d4dff7e17 leads, I was 8c42a0658a left aimlessly digging 3d54bdfde1 through ruins in 9773bafd04 a wasteland.34eb46444b96b574

“…Alright. Let’s go together.”8a332372b1f54103

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“Really? That’s great! Wait here, I’ll 301ccdf932 go tell Nox!”d3d32447e01d679a

As I watched Sian excitedly 303200ae4b run off, I couldn’t help ca288abb33 but think,f3d402a5c657db2a

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Grasping at straws by visiting 1e79919586 the ruins of the Temple b378a43a6e of Light might not be bd3c8c0cbf such a bad idea after 559ea04631 all.9af517005bc410ed