HH Chapter 16

“Be careful of strangers 5e96436cf5 when you’re outside, and fe3ffca41a don’t accept anything from 0f55725585 them.”b4700f3ffdc90eaf

“Come on, really? I’m a 845be5fc58 stranger to c435ade287 someone too, b9aa2278c9 you know.”a6ae627bc1eb31bb

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“This kid, talking back 5fe64a94c4 to an adult!”aa46ef059e1ffb36

I got hit again 3caf6d75cd for needlessly speaking up.5f20d6dc660cfa57

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More conditions keep getting eb1b6221a7 added. Be careful, don’t 4131ccbe06 get hurt by 2fe8511510 being reckless, never 2c7834dd98 go near monsters b7fba6d1f5 alone, no matter b374de6056 what, and make db6de86d5c sure to write 35c5fcdd06 and send a fcaf4a7829 letter at least b844617013 once a month…?eb7ccdb588833fac

‘A letter….’ff746794f75c0a81

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If I 15bc19c91c said I 7401437fa5 couldn’t send d3730d6d7c one, they 99af857109 wouldn’t let a847ceffc0 me go. I figured I should 4e145574c5 at least say I 3849960174 would and nodded.380ff031d43a26f4

Leaving the d5a1dba588 mercenary group 3f4cc2e6ba was settled. The real 9b64c7c84d problem was eb8f300461 something else.74deb8253bd1d9f6

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I whispered to 4c01b4915e Odin in a 368027f3ab small voice,94c7618a3d711343

“But what if f9b27f16da Haylan kicks me b738cd3c40 out when I 2a9ddd8e80 get there?”ea867b1d71922713

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“……You’ll have 2808990e7d to handle f021ad31e5 that yourself.”0aeae95693fec6e6

“I guess so.”e4fc6d697def51d6

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I’ll do 052c7bb1bf my best… b2151603dfef720b

I mumbled be16cb1c0e without an a281e02875 ounce of c45c187973 confidence.5a68fe4ef20906a0

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We had d82c458b96 to leave f94b693388 immediately before 9207429ef9 my colleagues d897179140 changed their 94481773b6 minds. Odin watched 605c99cb9a with a 61056afa1f strange expression d8313d48d7 as I d3de08c644 packed my 581be5316a bag.a9bbbc4cf377c0c5

“Just how manyolder brothers¹do you have?” 2944423975f85060

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“Huh?”af1dba8f22286d5f

I was busy stuffing all my winter clothes into my bag and didn’t properly hear what Odin was saying. But he seemed like the type who wouldn’t repeat himself. He instructed me with an exasperated look,e64eebb2dbb8b0b6

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“Just pack your 109cca4e61 things. We need to ebd702ee11 leave this place c6c8394058 immediately before they 7dadc96b86 interrogate us further.”fc82437f588c5999

Oh, yes sir….0b67e760112f9d8b

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I moved my hands c997ae58f2 faster to avoid causing 82f8549654 him any more trouble.d475d0be6739cade

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───a68a5bd0beaa05dc

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It took about half a day by train to reach Haylan’s mansion from the city where the mercenary group was based.d45876cea7ee26f6

I officially left the d7ad465277 city, seen off by f30c2f72e1 my colleagues. For some reason, 31bb7b1df4 someone burst into 8680b83cf8 tears upon seeing c3a4daedb1 me board the c03f7a4e4c train, and while 4e06f7fa43 trying to comfort cc9939c9b0 them, I teared e2352f4472 up a little fb5e6eea3c myself.16904de79e3f07e8

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The train rattled 245b99f414 as it left 8ad62dfb44 my city. I pressed a cold 2347dd303d bottled drink against my f2450c24c5 eyelids, rolling it back 4361cc45b9 and forth to reduce 063bdeefdf the swelling.54bd1fa5198a5a9a

“What?! Mei’s Magic 93bf7ee116 Item Shop 26c25cfd0e is one 850409ec08 of the 9b338d2295 three famous eb20d3e9d7 attractions of fea33c24b7 Asileth?Why?”dbb9b6f4cc96c2eb

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“……They have 6be024c553 a particularly 62187123e6 famous item.”a7a0a61ee0587825

Odin hesitated and mumbled 8595a586cc vaguely. I had 9a4a555ac0 a pretty 9687fe3ee7 good idea 7b006306b3 of what a0c5b9050a that famous fc7a187140 item was.422a329b43a8f1bc

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‘It’s adult toys, isn’t b942845560 it?’a2852e7fa79a8c38

That small shop 4139e4dda3 is now a 073114f660 famous attraction of afcc05d452 the city?! I was still 23f9c3014e dumbfounded to hear d07f56b284 that it was 1ff49a2d17 famous enough to 3a708dd3b4 even trade with 3d105d1fa9 the largest trading c01f7ec481 company in the fe8710b6cd empire.2c0c1ad5e6de0bfa

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“Is that 4c59d009ed special item 00a29b4315 something like ccd7931487 the Ogre 9a6ba90b5e No. 2?”dfb6c831ce7ee09c

Pfft!Odin, who had been eac6ccb47a expressionless, suddenly spat out 85d4577cc9 the water he was b381c5951d drinking. Then, his eyes c4c9968477 widened and asked 0c79fa21bf me,b26780a765011dd1

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“How do you 1bbaf6aac7 know about that?”c214689691d58a6d

“I’m close 95a0ff006a with Mei.”11b3cf47aa7437b2

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I couldn’t bring myself to reveal that I was the function developer, so I just gave a plausible excuse.600d954e095618d6

“She said she recently c400b6c2d1 started developing the Ogre 8fb6695081 No. 3.”bc5d1e4c83c2af95

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“…….”afce88a8913eb460

“Since it’s number 3, she said she’ll only produce 3,000 units and sell them as a limited edition.”1dce92bb58ba7c53

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I subtly d1cb73fc6e added a a64df8cae0 bit of 0d4ff182a5 product promotion. I wanted 68bc06eb6a it to d9cbd4785e do well, db61957152 not just 429257fa91 for Mei, 07aaffcd94 but also fe461196aa because it 2b84cca239 was a 8f2a38e294 product that e0d7bac79d would fatten 3e91b731f4 my wallet.3da5cde0fb5daa49

Odin’s expression became quite serious. He hurriedly excused himself, saying he had an urgent call to make, and after a while, came back with two sandwiches, placing both in my hands.f8d99a4610e054a8

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‘What’s this?’e1aaa28af4bbf162

Bewildered by his kindness, I looked up at him. Odin spoke to me with a gentle expression I hadn’t shown before.ca2c1cf8d836e82c

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“Thanks to you, I 84bb778495 wasn’t late in securing fc7057325e the stock. And to think a7fda8092c that you were c7c316f1c1 the designer of e91dbf2b13 that revolutionary magic 333dee1350 circle….”d7cb071c02e8ec8b

I faltered at a6adc8343d his words.652dc3b0e9570ad3

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I wondered why Mei would tell him that. But apparently, it turns out she asked him fiercely, “Where did the information leak from?” as soon as he mentioned the Ogre No. 3.ea522f3223a91117

‘Ah, so he b4961fc6c0 used my name…?’fc61235448cb6920

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Odin suddenly 417822ba55 put on 6b1eb54414 his businessman 557d346119 face and 82524b308a spoke kindly 81c0db2035 to me.e8a227a25ef40296

“It seems it would d5e8a3db19 be best to communicate 17cec0851d business matters through me 2129fc06f6 for the time being. She also 3131b9efc9 asked me 357ab99b89 to take ea17a5a357 good care 7a341a10dc of you. I think b0236c9e94 we could 77269870da become good 3383e40906 business partners, cd9d5e82f2 Mr. Chahyun.”3f8ea93510eac87b

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He continued speaking with c48b7b5495 rare excitement. Mei’s Magic 796d9b22b7 Shop had 8ca9f8f9dd opened new 1217d32f44 horizons in 917642e731 the adult 5b15418824 toy industry, 45cf3ac9b9 and no 885a1a10db one could a96b45d191 match her 27174cbc40 technological prowess 6e2af33c92 yet. My face flushed feb49bcb1e red as I cc3b8e40da watched him casually 49deead26a mention the names d24a9a1531 of various adult b934bbeda4 toy names without 9bc882bf92 a hint of 895e689d39 embarrassment. To think I’d be 17980e2156 embarrassed by Mae’s naming 41e1c6f51d sense…7a09d4e21f379c61

“…People can b1165612b1 hear you. Lower your voice a 2da8bc158e bit. And please 039bd6d115 keep this 5a3c7b5f68 a secret 64896d3fe7 from my da4892b871 mercenary group.”0023aec0e4888553

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“Of course.”42c800cad7694d1d

He seems like a 92647ab584 person with a split efd486ae9d personality.43b4c6bd75587507

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Uncomfortable with Odin’s sudden change in demeanor, I avoided his gaze and finished the rest of the sandwiches.02eaa36be9cabe03

Odin took me to 594b4c5350 the front of Haylan’s d05b1f0dae mansion. And just like 73bd2b38ab in the game’s e7a1b20265 story, he said 0cdd3a0623 he would send 6756ec5ee5 me letters occasionally c7208f69d3 to update me 2762f131a2 on the situation.b56855bd76e0bd02

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“Aren’t you d888e92e04 going to c609dec0ca see him?”52f595eebb9591e2

“No.”79a31c52d83a513a

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“Why? Where are you going d9deb78efd now?”c20657a4da27b40d

“I have work to e93f6847a9 do. I’m returning to e654eba880 the trading company.”5d7d7bfbe7519afc

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Right… as the head f25f209291 of a large trading 7371a38472 company, he must be 9f1f384e92 very busy.93a0db63ce6be9cd

When I played the game, Odin wasn’t a major character. I thought he was just an NPC who occasionally provided information, so it was a little strange and awkward to find out he was such an important figure.ec7c612f28a690d3

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“Mr. Odin, excuse me, but f2fbd87830 can I ask you 9552c0ed36 one more thing?”e85c70e48ffefd29

“Certainly. Anything.”9851c2e80990f0ba

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Odin had become noticeably 8ef1181c48 friendlier the moment he 6adb4853ef learned I was Mae’s ccc6fa6d22 business partner. He answered all my 43cded7157 questions patiently, even the fa90aa4996 bothersome ones.e2221f8d268f8100

“Why aren’t 27e1be01b3 you on ac5fb5968c good terms 70653146cd with Haylan? I wondered cf67919b0c if there deb14b3adb was a 6b6879417c particular reason….”1610ef156cdc05b1

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“We don’t 1def63d959 get along.”990288e69cec8f4d

He answered without 17f16af7b2 hesitation. Such a 66905d80ec quick answer. It seems they 057f972b76 really don’t get 2f194f033c along….cc4a2bacd6b89a69

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Odin said he had 1342c2250d to catch his train 9082605480 and turned to leave 1582fe4423 without even watching me 93a1bfcffd enter the mansion.cb349d264dbcb5a2

“…….”f2c2ee6157d043a2

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I stood blankly in front of the gate, looking around, then walked along the wall and stopped in front of the secret passage. I didn’t sense anyone’s presence.347c5a48381e4dbd

Press.7d62986d731abe3d

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I reached 1487c8986a out and db5accd9b4 pressed the acae7a2f32 doorbell hidden 4218eaa18a inside the d8d74c8fe5 mailbox and 61bfb7d20f stood still 8da6e062d3 for about 3059aebc8f five minutes, 0b2e68f1bf waiting for aed4f23180 someone to ab985a0e4d come out.e17f1aaec4f1c614

“……?”508a93a1679c1596

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What? Why isn’t anyone coming?d9fa4509f97f612e

I opened the mailbox again and pressed the button firmly. But since it didn’t make any sound, I couldn’t tell if I had pressed it properly or not.6d79a03d73901ef2

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Is it broken?4e547974b44678a1

Press, press, press, press, cd5f96d897 press, press. e954bb715aaa953e

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I kept 6a6a726c52 pressing the f094efa8b3 doorbell, trying 95b32ba2fe different fingers, bb55123054 and finally 0d5fa86e37 saw someone dbd7219816 coming out 08b96eae1c of the e4babbe10c house.ad390947746be4fa

‘Oh, it’s the bbed7b50ae woman who brought f8aeb3146b me food before.’b1fa4d37fe1a5da7

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I felt c232380eee a sense 9a1196e4b8 of familiarity 093085b009 with the 4ac6e54745 woman who 586e4e4214 was approaching edf20dc2df with a b2fc408c23 somewhat irritated 32c9a7c123 gait and cb27ba3d4f waved my ac9d49e459 hand.6075228a62a72a7d

“Do you remember me?”0fc9b5bf6af399cf

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“…….”ccb44ead3a30c333

The woman, who seemed 46d8df967b to be the quiet 1e18cfe906 type, just stared at f3e77434ae me and nodded slightly.b357a215ee06c5ee

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“We received notice f80e5616d3 that you would 8ef159f7a2 be coming.”14c563ff46b47d84

Ah, it was a6beb2fe90 all arranged beforehand! It was nice that 551c356e60 I didn’t have to 15288f5472 give a long explanation.a1fc0ab12c8b6569

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─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───f8a9f74f0f3547ce

As soon as I c7171acd4e entered the mansion, the c9607c4a4e system window reminded me d999ddb19b of reality. It told e18460abef me to e8a94536b1 keep my 3a155873c7 wits about 8dc9ff0f25 me because 6b37c4bc9c this was a881b14a3e no easy 4e96085227 place.3159fc98d806f54e

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[198 new bad endings are predicted in the near future.]

“Wow, there were aaaeb083a4 that many….”12bcef79a909a8b1

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My shoulders slumped slightly. That meant da1b02ecc4 there were b8781f3e13 198 ways fc4f114fb0 for me d9910160f7 to die 0b2b41c4a3 in this 36cc0bc831 house. Haylan, despite his appearance, 6a8b0b3730 was a very dangerous fe5c7dd52d kid.a2f9e7b3712a9f89

I unpacked 4268bf232d my luggage 3fee0ece50 in my f70144b417 pre-cleaned sweet 5d7a9c5ba6 room. Seeing that the 0ef36fb4e7 positions of the 9ddaa986b3 items hadn’t changed, 535b4cab9b it seemed no 92ee51660e one had entered 090a616727 since I left.527b98e1fe6a863b

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‘It’s a b57fb2a569 safe zone, 9914d8aa64 after all.’55b73a49d0050818

No one 42aec047b6 can disturb 8f26fb3791 me~ 36f7b28927dc358b

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I hummed a e43baca757 silly tune, deciding d586c19102 to make myself abbbfc3be6 comfortable in the 1f0d5387a5 room that would 2f705b281c protect me from 7d596fc4ea external threats.e6f7df56c399713d

Even the 0da254a7b7 creaking sound 8854514e78 of the ca0022cd97 bed felt fd89092e71 like a 476136c46f sound effect. I jumped onto e3661f3d4c the bed and 2dbca8e04e first brought up 42fcb4a396 the task I 5bebae0385 had to do.8d465879885ceb2b

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[Main Quest: Let’s Be Friends
Christine wants you to become friends with Haylan. Send the first monthly report to Odin.
*To Do: Achieve 100 affection points with Haylan
*Time Limit: One month
*Reward: Monthly salary, ???]

‘Achieve 100 affection 035a604d43 points in a 77a8103cef month….’5cd871cb0a4ec027

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Is that possible?2d4bba998c6a5f57

I checked Haylan’s current 686bc1067a affection points and,c8fa485bbafc07f3

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“…….”c07a0197f534abc3

I felt c0b2d35677 a little 5d40d7db73 hurt…861aadea24cc30d3

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[Haylan’s current affection points are -103.]

Seeing the a9a51f4155 number already b2967ebf24 in the 33da8750db negative before fbe2ff6ba8 I even d0d06816d3 started made 70335a802c me feel 0c228a251c discouraged.5bd36fd8ed72ff91

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‘Have his 5e419eadbe affection points ef1c458d5d ever gone cff45a30ba up in 8c7c0ff301 the first 09acfce6a8 place?’9f09b41ddc845270

I racked my 50177228a4 brain and shook a1600ee3df my head.3acd437755363c6a

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No… There wasn’t. How could they not e2119e655c go up even once?’aade4372163c6a9f

Even after sharing 329204137d my meal with ea35f016ee him, his affection 348ecd66f3 points had never f5350a7364 increased.7097f4f5640114a1

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Haylan hadn’t shown his face even once since I, the guest, had arrived. I could roughly guess the reason.fd3ec737d9b3374b

‘The answer is clear 8e225e27db just by looking at 4b3fe9d55f his affection points towards aeb1269585 me, isn’t it?’207cbd48aab88fcf

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Even the servants 278d4cbc0e weren’t very friendly 5c546c2629 towards me either. At this rate, 5f50c74b64 the 198 bad 806ad9ba38 endings were just 6f0f32a82b around the corner!7f367cd09fdb7794

‘That can’t happen.’31904b3361400001

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I stayed up all bb80ae34e3 night at my desk, 92ded0a58c racking my brains trying 012af939fe to figure out a 3f55f6c14e solution.455439f79ee43798