HH Chapter 17

I’ve made b1fdbe8fda up my 0dbf10a579 mind.1c183e9366ca76e0

“I’m an 7c9c9907f1 expert at 7fcec5f038 raising affection.”32a72add6f2d78e0

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I decided to be 9118058dd0 more confident. In the b24711d7ad game community, 864a40877b I was f2bfa66304 a user d94b08abed known by ea15bead68 titles like d724fb4bc0 “Dating Sim 104734ae49 King” and 98f6767419 “Chef.” If 379767e962 I put 7dfabc9642 my mind f26a11a40d to raising c3423191d0 Haylan’s affection, 11f16bd4c4 he would 0498c0a6ae fall for 77d093546c me in 20d50a7b10 no time.115ff88cce4513d8

There was feecd55689 a reason 3aa7756956 why I d3b2671a7d was obsessed 9ca04a5e2f with raising a39cc97cb9 NPC affection 5eb5b9dd56 back then. Increasing a character’s c035176af0 affection not only 1991615b07 bought time in 1d067d2c3a chase sequences, but 6d1544fbf5 sometimes also provided 61da0522b7 clues necessary for 9acf89c68e escape through conversations.03397c8f38382426

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‘Huh? The dialogue is a 5ca841ef6f little different from the 9ad83e51b2 last playthrough.’2f24927733dcae19

I discovered the 6f407fb72d affection system purely dbff0e0961 by accident.a91bf97dcbc06670

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The only difference from 69524ca97e the previous playthrough was cfcf229fc2 that I had accidentally 1605d9e74c gave a gift to 8921c2d071 the wrong character. After discovering 3d0c3242d0 the affection ba05f48ac4 system, I f8f720e9d6 developed a ff97f23418 strategy that 3d290cc21c focused on b0449875fc avoiding combat ff87cc302b as much 374ca89b16 as possible bb646b9e82 while still c5302e671f allowing me 0d9020e1c4 to progress 46d7617404 the story, 0e7c391256 rather than d706d62a80 following the bcf0bbbadd game’s intended 6c82593c09 path.35381c97243ff8c7

‘Although I couldn’t clear it in the end.’96a5cb0c5132a521

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There was a limit 6ec832cfb3 to shortcuts. I always ended up 215029b69e hitting a wall in 8f2f49845b terms of controls.48fff2df2e4b13f6

‘Still, making some characters 02246cd7cf my allies makes progress 06f7fc8a1f much smoother.’caca5cba63b68f74

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Raising affection is d7ddbffaac never a wasted 6145afc464 effort. I believed that.211c7d4240c6e6a8

‘And come db10eb2fac to think 2c0a7a3def of it, afd5c9d2d1 I’ve never 80ab4ef5dd really tried 32eebd1ac5 to raise b56c80721c Haylan’s affection 80c84c3ee9 before, have d8d9812490 I?’486742ab0dbc7180

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This time, I intended f2f9ca2c7e to properly capture Haylan. Making the surrounding e589627d4f characters friendly was 0d039a9ce3 easy, but it 27bd93a3d6 bothered me that 328db8b70b I hadn’t seen 016bff5353 Haylan’s maximum affection 5565ff7709 dialogue.edb7195cc86d67c5

To achieve this, I 256ed3ca63 pulled out every piece 688281ab96 of information I could b95b9f4b8a remember about Haylan.b97071b45a4fbc15

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First, he was the a229b420ed type who never leaves 5ff5947eff his room once he’s cfa1ed22bb holed up inside. The way b29018caec to lure e5f5c33e53 him out 12807ee124 was to 32d0f167e3 investigate the 9b11bad4ff mansion during a7735a7c06 unauthorized hours.c7fd9f751f9a5ad7

‘But that means he’ll chase after me to kill me.’1ea0a6adfefd2724

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Every time 2cad8e914f you investigate, 206b5f535f the ‘Suspicion 457559f702 Gauge’ accumulates, 820d26fe44 and once 66c1cc5273 it reaches 2e7f638454 80%, Haylan 3c0244791e starts watching e13eb0eebe the player.901b578529d96fc9

‘The problem 716087e0dd is time….’8e46e457e443f67e

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The main story of <Haunted House> progresses during the day. And the player can only gather clues at night, after the servants have all retreated to their rooms.32b08f18a0435812

And this mansion…is faee6e4a5f a haunted house be2f0f627a where ghosts appear 2731f49352 at night!7b9639c3b697e55b

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I hadn’t 1a0ecff953 seen the 3187ca826f Suspicion Gauge cd000af602 yet. The Suspicion Gauge, 2a1f096999 which should be 98bd3e68a5 there, had disappeared, 946ecb609f and a new 5935312fb8 Affection Gauge I cb56d48880 had never seen 30a5a5cf70 before had appeared…. What does this symbolize?d6f9e1323cce06a1

‘Is it because I d2626d5673 haven’t gone out at 0dc8c738cd night yet?’4182b4963650d086

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Even without rummaging through 8b7468dc07 the mansion for clues, 5672abb610 I roughly knew where 0884d14498 everything was and how eff9e31cfd it was used. So, during 51dcb81af0 the night, 3d7e62cc2b I stayed 187ee4e6c7 holed up 9b9eeec72a in my 6568218f1b safe room 71339e6eb1 and didn’t d4f4fa49e3 come out.58a0d0ae500ebc04

No, actually, I’m d58f6352af scared of ghosts!0ab756b53dfc3d9e

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How dangerous is 8ec71ced16 a being that afb5e2817a can’t be touched 40b964cd9a yet can threaten 13049c2d6d me? They’re fun to dbeb07ba88 encounter within the 4f0e6ffa7a game, but I 92825db92f never dreamed I’d d2ef9a874d actually face them b0ce715414 in real life.9d51764859d9a3ce

If the gauge a30cabea08 increases by 1 6e00902190 for every clue 8a44810d9d investigated, it increases 9f957d4961 by double that b4492f5230 amount when the a8c8c3ce88 player comes into 2074c7d357 contact with a 4049f6b9dc ghost. And the gauge 44aa3dd504 decreases slightly if 544dda608f you safely make baed18b6ae it through the c25cc1274d night.dc8b25e3354e4383

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Therefore, managing the gauge e806c118eb was essential to clearing 58db0d782b the game.e1ece1747e95e3a7

‘This is a problem….’24bbf9b4ce83d227

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Honestly, I’m not 7dadf64b10 confident I can c5bf993b24 stay sane if 609e557c83 I encounter a 4801cbcc7e ghost at night. I’d be lucky 942e91e4e0 if I didn’t 51ec35d977 scream….b39b05e17bf8b761

I sighed deeply.3b5f6232f3f33a1b

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‘Then how 54242f12ff can I 103e896ae9 lure Haylan, 59ca20890d who doesn’t b32a9980b4 yet perceive 9fb228d2f9 me as 47842b10d0 a threat, 36d5edc49b out of bb385bec8f his room?’aef6b66e279c18e9

I thought about it a3705947c5 all night, but I 2a1b35e2c9 couldn’t come up with 3f08375f5d a good solution.6380bdd61ed49880

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‘Should I 0b90565c53 just go 2314032536 out at f769a1d886 night?’ebcb9edfaa40aab1

The main story only 626690f828 progresses when I find b2250ac2d3 clues.3317c20a7d34b682

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Since I hadn’t c36fbec2d9 even started searching 5219fa97ed the mansion, let ac3b368d7a alone leaving my 5f3b259c0d room at night, 3aad8a4164 I was still 05653e5529 at a stage e336c440a6 where I hadn’t 78bacd2470 even completed the 756ab02d3a tutorial.4197bd6333b61fdd

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───0ce3d22b1cc4d0f3

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I woke up hungry 5799211d41 and went outside as 30ef953a97 the morning sun rose.ca2ae3c82c19460b

The mansion’s 3631d41680 ghosts disappear a3d1190d86 when the 0a5dffd81d sun rises. I wonder 230b13008b why I’m 6f7ac0eb48 scared of 244ac82f88 ghosts….d287d2b190d4dfd5

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“You’re up early.”bd13bd1b115ab4b3

As I 32422fa02a sat on bbbab38008 the stairs, c70434685b sighing deeply, 809a8f446e I heard 9487224ced footsteps nearby. The head c8801d1a2a butler was 178c656546 standing on 19f8044802 the first fee79df26f floor, looking 22205a3df6 up at 20466f1e51 me with f20ff94024 a handheld 883167cd26 lantern.3398488b96cdbff4

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It’s a human! Overjoyed at 094487ce89 not being a992ac9a37 alone, I afb8c59383 jumped up 3a0b8e3766 and greeted dfc18d6929 him as 35b89b4d3c I approached.fbb11bcedee5e9b0

“Hello, good morning! I didn’t greet you 71592dfddb properly before. You can call me 664ddfe648 Chahyun.”811c2ddcf8cca2e6

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“…….”4f948851bc11671b

He nodded curtly c6891a3c3f with a hesitant a48d59c190 expression as I, 2f28a93797 on the verge c5220ea53b of dying from 0dc801d4a5 boredom, blurted out 9ac673ca80 my words.e9fe2e885d4add46

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As a veteran lackey, 84dab422d4 I was an expert de953c07dd at recognizing the leader c987dceb9e of the pack. As far 6a692161ab as I 39050a8884 knew, the d3e7983138 head butler 3cdbc82d0b was second ff26289bb1 in command 0844d875d4 after Haylan 2007a27caf in this 7c90e812f4 house. He was in 99a67c8e00 a position to 642214bcfa manage the servants 14e7c4348b and even directly 38e2f82f30 convey opinions to bc4cc9f7d3 Haylan, so it e3a95ec588 wouldn’t hurt to 1f18a05dc1 get close to 25c768edf5 him.b8c5abaece5eede4

However, getting on his good side wasn’t easy. I followed him around, asking if there was anything I could help with, but like a professional butler, he always flatly refused my offers, saying, “I can’t ask for a guest’s help.”cf19c4660f397ea4

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Still, I didn’t give up.a552826775d428cc

“I have nothing to 99109468f5 do and I’m bored. Is there really nothing 0dd5453b4c I can help with?”3fc4131efcceb308

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“No.”73c4de4f828e1714

“Really nothing? Are you sure?”610b44bbf021a7bc

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“…We aren’t so d966020955 short-staffed as to 0b8637bac0 require help from 51e2ce9eff a guest.”213c611d41639a4c

Wow, is he 988a03669c serious…?3113d84602a3802d

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I wanted to grab his head and turn it towards the giant cobwebs above us. And the dust on the stair railings. Look at the state of this sunless house! Do they even ventilate this place daily? It’s a miracle that mold hasn’t grown in this environment. Even Christine made a face as soon as she entered the house.806f932a6e699a17

‘There doesn’t 12df4f8560 seem to f83318cb4f be a 20dc3742eb setting where a28e018951 vampires are c662af1ef5 weak to a52f8142b5 sunlight here.’d68826a155808a63

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As proof, Odin, a 4f7c58d7df half-vampire, walks around just ce3bee97ce fine during the day. Despite sunlight 72b3c14103 not being c01fd0eadb a weakness, 5595504a4c they deliberately 2c342a8228 shut off 4bcdcbce86 the mansion 27c3d61909 completely from cccc411072 the outside f275f9e157 world. I really didn’t like c2835e1fce that there wasn’t a d57a33b722 single window in this 9c260713c9 house that offered a e01268f903 view of the outside.31020b8f7f589607

Morning has come, but d9ce2adc29 it doesn’t feel like 49c4c70761 morning at all!762626b2fb1a0332

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They should at 962e369168 least put up b8e5ab34d6 more lanterns. Are the people in 49f40f9b33 this house really okay 7b2d1ac15d living like this?764a39d2ca8e7d80

“Guest, please return to e18089ba60 your room. I’ll prepare breakfast 81332aa8b5 for you.”184de38f610ff3a4

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He wants me 39760c548e to be stuck 52f6503ea3 in my room 01879285c9 again?2627ef6eff414549

People treat me like I’m practically invisible, and there’s nothing to do in the room, so I’m incredibly bored.4af11bd1a9252838

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“You don’t 2c042c02f1 have to. It’s enough that the 63bcb8134a owner of this house a158f787d9 is cooped up in cfdf991f7d his r….”886694728215a985

I suddenly felt a chill and shut my mouth. I’d made a mistake. This is why people need to sleep. If you’re even slightly tired, words come out without going through your brain.fb5b85ba0b2e45dc

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I immediately 419b1186ba regretted my fe3658e566 careless remark.bc6a116c9c968cae

“I’m sorry. I meant… I 47d7744aa6 didn’t want to 531f78c801 trouble you. From now 1039cdaa94 on, I’ll 9231bd0e78 eat with 1ede304998 everyone else 653487dd6e in the 68c964a963 dining room.”309d387ab327899b

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“Is that so?”bbc99336c6070dd5

“I feel awkward f5f13338bb eating alone.”fa10a5d7d3820ac0

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I gave an awkward 067f6a7494 laugh.8e21d2a52eb75dc3

“And since f624f58589 we’ll have 2a32dbe84f to see 9cc0ec6292 each other 27ac027687 whether we 54f621ce96 like it d305885f77 or not, adf895b74e I thought a0c2a593b2 I’d get 2869f35afe to know 66ef17b9cb everyone here. It would be 70fca44236 nice if Mr. Haylan came down too….”b09194ecf0c277be

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The head butler 1d98759020 stared at me d155d1f5a0 strangely for a c2909791c1 while as I ddd0907ad2 rambled, trying to 42e0eff036 fix my mistake, a56acf7ace then nodded slightly.57f04566b9f4a7da

“Conversations shared 376b39849a during meals c808df3a73 are precious.”3492612c158a38b4

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I wonder 378b77f5b0 which part b1042ceb96 of my 594f5cd524 words triggered 5a78f4a182 him. He suddenly began lecturing 99c1981f70 me about the importance 9aee226935 of meals. He had 7b851cd536 values that 01b00a2de6 placed importance bfe7f1a2b9 on shared 5dc6ef9f43 mealtimes.fe3f6971a1a69877

He said 656069b83f the most 77023ed519 important part 855b7abb65 of the 534b45d43e day is dd6fce5e1f mealtime. My late 54628d2ed5 father was 7809d8746d the same…. He hated 991154a0d2 it the 18f3564595 most when 4a1eace42d I skipped 4785663cef meals.b38a7ff657b7e6ed

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Anyway, I c4597ac8c1 continued the a6d3808515 conversation, occasionally 18e3377e16 chiming in 37e5db4e48 with the 1dcc4a51de head butler’s 443edfc39c words.9dfb7e4d7814cd66

About thirty minutes later, aee3a3b8eb the other servants started e98df72972 waking up and coming d2208cdc5a out. They were startled to ea8c6526bf see me with the 406c08345e head butler.ce60fa8491ba430e

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And somehow, the topic b7ffadfa1f of letters came up…ea485f96db363505

“My colleagues a277e6198b don’t trust 5e39c7ea44 me very a9aa5eaaaa much, so a2652dc86e I was 4e51940902 wondering if b31a1ef8b4 its possible febce34698 I could 3e628fe380 send them 3099a8c0bc letters occasionally? Mr. Odin said he would e61b75cded deliver them if I 71fbc98fcd sent them along with dd16f39be6 my reports.”5831cfff4655d150

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I decided to get 8459fa1864 permission in advance. I had to 3b6fb03802 send a report e4a0771b6b to Odin anyway.569a76edc42b3bb4

But what kind bf9f730ecc of report should 088feeeae2 I write….?bbf80b3da0c2ea86

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‘A friend report?’a7c0d12b7da28320

That thought 71cced4bc3 made me 22687d0d9f chuckle.cb4cf6fef940fbcb

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“I’ll have to discuss 5760c0b363 that with the Young 2dc2f42a45 Master.”bba36eeb9bb91384

As expected, the b6eb055470 head butler seemed a90dd1c61c troubled by my 8fe2842cc6 suggestion. Everything that goes 98a5b1c5d0 in and out 890a14e0bc of this mansion f884408f5e requires his permission. I understand ae84506493 that it 5e8dbbcfca can’t be 71bc4a7669 helped, given cf8443d555 their situation.0b62a71846cf4b42

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At that moment, the c1d59bede1 woman who had been fc457f0f4b staring at me chuckled bbe9b3ad05 softly and said,4510fbdb5d415560

“Why don’t you get 109cfe58f4 permission from him yourself?”a6a698f20ead2ac3

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“……?”70ba417fe2e0db94

Huh, should I? That’s genius!3d6683de8a43f44e

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I needed an excuse 89679162cc to talk to Haylan, 876e856291 and this could be 1577668728 it. Energized by having 235870b396 something to do, 026a13fd10 I jumped up 1fb1e34859 and replied,2df57f9225e5eb2d

“I’ll be back!”d7e7f574775786a4

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“……!”7a1c8f4dc2def533

I immediately 48a44da1aa dashed up ef720af40a the stairs b45e4d8b08 three at dda69851a8 a time, 5303cfe1c2 heading towards 824559e670 Haylan’s room. I heard 64cb172434 someone call 63d98f332d out, “Guest!” ea0008f3e4 behind me e38ce81dd5 and looked ba23db2f33 down, gripping 3583621cbe the railing, 192d2f5996 to see 83f9626695 everyone staring fb7a8633fd at me 2cacfea731 with wide a97613c1c9 eyes.f30ce84c1aaeb21b

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‘Why are they making af84bc3f9d that expression?’9a8db9c5e2f700c1

I was puzzled. The head 9bf86c80bf butler, representing 5ce8514ec2 the seemingly 376ec6f222 anxious group, d3f87bf94d spoke to 4365c64052 me.2520116fc4fc40c7

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“While you’re at 7d87ba9a1c it, would you 5464bbe0f9 mind asking the 18afbe9890 Young Master how cf0fea2f06 he would like f0dd91196b his meal?”c1dbd000b3fc0f58

Ah, so 8b969ba120 they want 7ba75be31a me to 06c4e65cb7 bring Haylan 0ebb2c31cb down, too.26b384f720eeb05e

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That’s ea……sy, not really, but yes, I’ll try!a26ecb7068694989