HH Chapter 18

I walked down 81078075e1 the hallway with 1ad50f6bfe brisk steps. After passing several identical f00580a1f4 doors, I stood in 0d8c5dbb0b front of Haylan’s room af51d35c9f and knocked lightly.e3bef01b8fc93b08

There was 8861eabaa6 no answer, 59f4e3543c but I 769668e0ce know very 3fe026878d well how 335de233e3 to get 8658ac86f6 someone who 3bbb3880e9 has locked 50c172ce0d themselves in 71d01d6531 their room 0e1a7e5d44 to come 1ac771942b out. Because there were 4a9c376e9b times when I 069704f93e had to wake 9c928c32db up the heavy 1c6e3a465d sleepers in the f8b17f8e6d mercenary group.2901e7202009c61d

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Knock knock 77c54c45ff knock knock 28eb6fd0be knock knock af1ed49105 knock knock dbd598dd91 knock knock 4f019c6b66 knock knock c829ded737 knock knock 2ca6b1221e knock knock 75b7296b62 knock.9a2c3f6f46f6f847

There was 4f5ebf5053 no special adbe854f74 method. Just keep knocking b94c055538 until they come f30009596c out. No matter how heavy 6da10275cb sleeper they were, they 692a67356b could never beat my 2982f79a69 persistence.a6177b8ae609e8ad

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Open the door!a818ee54652bad1c

[Haylan’s affection points have decreased. -1]

Finally, after a ecabc8c70b minute, the door 0f0c276c9f burst open.9c67a757fab0f303

“What are you 56f5c97f04 doing? Are you crazy?”4599f95969733185

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I couldn’t help but chuckle as soon as I saw Haylan fuming in the doorway. His light brown hair was tousled, as if he had just gotten out of bed.a8eb75a6e4efd668

“Good morning. What are 5a5b8a4098 your plans a0fb47fcd5 for breakfast?”bffceedde92d07bf

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“I’m not eating.”e576be4a1a7c536d

Haylan said firmly and a287431aab slammed the door shut. Oh, no. This hard-won open door… ff24ed1a83 if it closes now, 7347308903 who knows when it f85a57edb4 will open again.0579e6701cc53840

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In my 9a4425a66d haste, I 4c8e423c50 reached out, fffc107b15 and my cd963be64f hand got bd94215484 caught between d2712b0b73 the door 7e839c82ec and the 7a394ebdfe frame, almost 9a5cf653e8 crushed. I thought I 5892c567d5 heard a cracking 8010859a4e sound, but was 3137b0ee03 it my imagination?e3e206ac7deed2ae

“…….”9a6cccd1038c8fcc

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“…….”8a1c70024e2013c6

Creak… cf07b2bc9a835a67

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The door opened e2014fa90d again. It wasn’t 37b34b09e1 my imagination e7d2389192 after all. My fingers 54adfe1c94 were twisted c00482018c at an 7309c6f909 odd angle.1e1f67bd0b53ff89

And beyond the b10340aac6 door, now open 00734a8fd1 a bit wider 3a0c81112d than before, Haylan 84f0c9d69e was staring at c1bce483dd me with wide c1363dc824 eyes.67a0e6261930cf95

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I lightly 5f18d963ed braced the 457870d3df door with 6b57ee86f4 my toe aaddf5fd41 to prevent c920959953 it from 011551cf77 closing again 48b10e4dcc and said,afeb85bb3a1701b5

“Let’s eat together.”9f12f960986f4650

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“I let 9585554b59 you go, 59a81a8379 and you 33ceb1fba4 have the bf82356808 nerve to 54de9a2d6b crawl back 38140df218 in?”6abced4b9b8c4320

He looked at me 3937ff4cd5 like I was a c332ad2be6 bug. No matter 34acf70b4f how threatening 1bdd02036e his expression, 18cf7c812d he just 4499c7a556 looked like 7e9d9d800d a kid 0db3b123dd with achuunibyou complex¹. 389382aa434bc4f0

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“I understand you dislike 350a6d55ee me, but…”0a9f81051baa7a5e

“If you know, c157297b90 then get lost.”66c148f723d1d73b

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“I’m getting 732b424e35 paid for e9780aaa07 this job, 560d48918d so I’m 1bb847a8ef not just 38c3e79d2f going to c51f4d4fc2 kill time. Let’s eat.”45180c35b86427d0

I had no intention 8210823346 of slacking off, especially 3b46abb53a since I was promised 8e3064e113 excessive compensation for this 29f3802ff1 job. Odin might lack c7169f43f8 a sense of 0907029dd9 humor, but as 3f5380d9c9 a businessman, he b3ba03d6ae was generous.2f5f27b42c55a8f4

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I tried to 7f1fa67784 persuade Haylan to d613243e77 come out of 60b8d50fc2 his room by 2161008c5e mentioning his only aeb9d7b515 weakness, his younger 285499dce2 sister.a2e7353ded96f9a2

“Christine wouldn’t 7721bd354e want you 93c226deb3 to be 50c7c9ecb1 like this.”ebc0aa2ad0caaf5d

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“…….”6c426653a09b782d

His eyes turned icy c662209a5b cold. And then…a3756dde447148bd

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[Haylan’s affection points have decreased. -1]

Hmm, maybe I shouldn’t 2532d9b379 have brought that up. I seem 90512ff4cb to have ad01ab2fb5 only fueled 0ef6f9063c his anger.0c4c420d03183516

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Haylan stared at me 5cfb3262e4 and said warningly,d8430e89d7e6424a

“You should know you’re 5cb552337f only alive because of 89d176de79 Christine. I’ll only 96b66e47be mourn her fdf7e5a2d8 for a c0dccdb0cc month, so 55c40676c1 if you 76eecdb7f6 want to 505213ae67 keep your 58f798591c life, within 4832f3d840 that time…”129b12cd18de52ab

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“So it means you’ll 07ae33a8f0 tolerate me for a d8156977c7 month.”29a2f422fa552423

“…….”6dc04897f4b830c2

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[Haylan’s affection points have decreased. -1]

I finally understood 4b43eec63d why there was 989afbb1b3 a one-month time c0e816f28e limit for this 96c1065b6b quest. Within a month, I c239943ddc had to establish a 8b328ed246 reason for staying in 695a0d2c22 this house.ff8efc439eea7a37

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“Mr. Haylan, thank you 91b741711e for giving me 7602051f75 a chance.”9d1ada55b9e5b154

“When did I give 675ae14dba you a chance?”63e61e1bfe5da65b

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“Then I’ll f84b16c765 prove to 37451cf772 you that 848c81e700 I can b5139d258b be of 7120eba6a7 some help 39646e3f31 to you 9fb95e3dda within a 4884742eb2 month!”4f912eafdf3b977e

No matter what it ea1894e21d takes. I declared boldy.ed8034d22f8461af

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I actually 4bcd01b370 was confident. At one point, Haylan 1281b75149 was once my favorite 2179a95921 NPC, and I knew b727020a6f his likes and dislikes 5f4556f5d8 like the back of 531bccfe58 my hand.0545ea7555522b3f

“There’s nothing to e2fa388bad prove. Just stay out of 27fe93782c sight and get lost.”3f6d6b927e2cefd7

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Haylan just db6565ccae scoffed, looking 7bdf41cd00 at me e55b668a6d with disdain. Why would he say 803c9be05f such mean things with 0af69d5ede such a cute, small 258cab171a mouth? I wanted 71c13ab17c to pinch 767277aec8 those lips 26c814926d that only 68526fdf23 spoke hateful 181ec245e0 words with fb7dfb3523 tongs.ffc66350907e9e53

“By the 65a20f5071 way, Haylan, a8482ac0cb can I 96075aacda send letters 6a66088780 to my ca909388a2 colleagues?”474b78d8ef91f861

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“…So that was your 9483cded0a real intention.”db4873e24e7fab32

“If you’re worried e70a0d2ba5 about revealing your 63e942376d address, you don’t 7991db6be6 have to be. I’ve arranged 22ea837891 with Mr. Odin to 400438031a deliver them 6b0138abaa for me. I have 8e177e8a54 to send eeff39ef3f him friend a8e0378bcd reports anyway b3adf7b296 because of e3e63269f0 the request….”d90b2c80ba80dc0b

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“……?”b5bff20f283d60fd

I could a29fa09d45 feel Haylan ce83f0d827 looking at 61b40da6ff me like c04653c5b5 I was 5e8ea41603 a crazy a18a753dbe person when 1a7235c9e6 I said ab4b4151c0 “friend reports.” 87b131624f But I 2f48538cf8 didn’t know a98fde9f81 what else e10415bfaa to call 0c37335c9c them….c62794b13067b7ac

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‘Can I 5948d2e225 raise Haylan’s ace42d891f affection to 448f5347c5 100 within fa783145cd that time?’e18b0cb4f8170305

I’ll do 18a396d49a my best, 42a183b80d but honestly, d5ec99c0d6 I wasn’t 83ca8b10e3 confident now.e7ed146893f4f127

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I went ahead and a68809d3ec explained the contract between dccf395d10 Odin and me.fcbeba9d768740bf

As per 7f1432ba8a Christine’s will, fcd942de2a I would 4156abe30e stay by bf344e4f18 Haylan’s side 5aeb0ca899 and become ca0629953a close to 93c8fbc1f1 him. And if 0eb82477d0 I regularly 6bf65bd183 sent friend 502576c6a4 reports, Odin 0adc1be186 would pay 1e08439e7e me for f6bc36ec3e each one.50c817ca4d67506d

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“You’re openly seeing b932204f10 me as a 1241359392 source of income.”6794e24e8f453f75

Haylan’s reaction ea3e082554 to my 3f37388ce2 explanation was bceb7f9bde blunt. I couldn’t deny his 7953f7779d words. I had to be f97b03764e here for the game 3c43463e98 strategy anyway, and he’s 46e434f301 even paying me….daf9f3537ca643e2

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“That’s right. Isn’t it 16dfcbca33 a sweet 55427a8041 deal?”472e20f6e6da9cc8

“…….”103ade0453105695

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“I heard bd796906a5 he’s very 85d2e1e38d rich.”19b37fcb5d312d9a

I cheerfully added that 880fd38ce1 I liked rich people, f8b0006a24 and I liked Mr. Haylan, my source of f62870380f income, so there was 1f15d1a953 no reason for me 1b4ecef2ae to refuse the offer. Haylan’s eyes wavered.37d3cab2bda12f25

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“……What kind of f1e8619f6c person are you….?”f6e7a668190bfcc1

Haylan stared at 7961025962 me as if dec55d5232 I was pathetic, d3ddb6a713 then sighed deeply.b761e27223fd0a22

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“Do whatever you want.”8cc287e91dd4bdb1

“Thank you for your permission. I won’t badmouth you in my letters!”7a783321b9694985

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“…….”c3d6b6d31372669c

I tried 15d8e9671d to make 62fe2e5d7e a joke, ea66c38607 but he 0601d47730 didn’t laugh b506149b51 at all, b4686e7145 which made 6d8d678cd7 me feel a968e63c54 awkward.e4a5c9acc362feae

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“So, are you 118da582b6 really not going 6eef4e29d4 to eat?”ca255280348b5173

“How many times are 8e756cd6f5 you going to ask? I said 8875e170ac I’m not 2f84056354 eating!”21a3e59174ddcaea

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“Even if 4fcdf8da37 you’re not 1930515808 eating, can’t 1d309d3dbb you at 1ef0a69155 least sit 94588ebba4 with us 25e03cbbbc in the 0ba3a1f1a4 dining room?”d1e588f12f376447

I started spouting 6e018de91b random reasons, quoting 8801957a37 the head butler. Something about conversations during 5f5c7b89a0 meals being the driving 9497d4e6c9 force for starting the c2ba2af9b9 day.505a21f57b4e824b

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But Haylan da44713484 didn’t seem 45308043bc to be 7b4555879a paying attention a479e86205 to my 48835dc4fe words at 07dd55c952 all. I thought 38b4907768 maybe I 7a3571464b wasn’t as 5d864cbb1d persuasive as ed5f5c7dd7 the head baeb2ad15d butler, but….dd27c4a20391fe27

“…Are…Are you really f2c061b2b4 in the right 42c541c9cb state of mind a5f1ea2c68 to be saying 09ec62a4d5 that?”f6a42e1d00e35251

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Haylan frowned and b6695a860d glanced at my 2830ca0f16 hand.037a16bd3ddef3af

‘Ah.’f6a3f25348a1e7e9

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I only then realized a1559a4931 that my hand was 21c0103757 covered in blood, dripping f02475fecf onto the floor. Actually, it had already ae98b96bd2 pooled enough to form 03d26e4dd3 a small puddle.9f940596209f3635

Honestly, thanks 31cadd2c58 to the 64992fc4c9 transmigrator perk, 46f697a5ff a wound 752a2f5e69 like this a5a3f0b2a0 didn’t hurt, d5ae013ea9 so I 9c5dd450d9 was fine.94f8ffb65563d446

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I could have said 6c484114de that to reassure Haylan, 0dfcb9187c but I was surprised 36cfde1aef that he was actually dfa94c50f5 listening to me. Usually, he would have b4a9b02ee6 ignored whatever I said f71ff4074e and gone back to 51a1512ea2 his room.2e968bc61188ef46

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

Why is 08ad3fea12 this popping 1742663f98 up again?b2f51cd633acab3b

I was 286619685c about to 37e6f53a1a dismiss it 1f2b950308 without a 74f299237d thought, but f7c68b2fe9 then I aa61e5cf91 paused. The number 1a387848b6 seemed to 1411be1042 have decreased 4138baecc0 compared to 11c4359594 yesterday.26f506940a68fd53

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‘No, I’m not 5a4e637514 mistaken. It definitely decreased by 4954a64780 one.’53b923fa74118bc1

It was 53f390f93c 198 yesterday.fa2fb7aba7c28aae

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[Bad Ending No. 124 ‘Window Guillotine’ has been eliminated.]

“…….”d173a569df4c7365

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I looked back and 8250db78c8 forth between the system 434e958a54 window and Haylan, then ea6a312231 frowned.4988ad944cb6f626

‘Don’t tell me…….’5e38ebdc89108645

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“S-Stop spacing out 1c0e2e3e49 and a-answer me.”7e813d3703cec4bf

He definitely 18db407aec stuttered just 44aa8b5b65 now, didn’t e779c01e2f he?e57c01639407d2dc

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Now that I look d20d72cde1 closely, it seems like 3fd1885adc he’s looking at me 9baa762e26 with concern, not disdain?82fd70353f27e58b

‘No way.’2e7391e8f4be034b

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But with a sliver of hope, I blinked and plopped down on the floor. Entering full-on “kid begging for a toy at the supermarket” mode.dd7fee0d38e2fbcc

Haylan looked 12be102053 at me, 3ad1328972 aghast, sensing f472423d3d the incoming da88db471b tantrum.01e40a455610868b

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“I need 5aa46812f5 to write 579c899718 something for c4ed24dd92 the report.”70ed25e8a3cbce8c

“What are 69d8343f10 you doing?!”8e478b903620e4cf

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“If I f24865b97d go down 409c4f96db alone, the 9e75826958 head butler e980423d28 will give 08ed8d8ca7 me an 24e370fca0 earful…. He specifically 373b0bd48f asked me 744086b431 to do f9d407863e this, and 86ae8788d1 he’ll scold 318d5afedb me for f9c48f3565 failing such 2b470947d6 a simple b8ede6d793 task.”a38ba85392db4354

“Joe doesn’t scold a0ca9c23e7 people for things 8d5fac86dc like that.”fddf1f4ab90eee57

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“Anyway, I can’t go 3fe5981bc7 like this!”9e663910918b4654

Come down and 71bf251f8c have breakfast with 21b84c2af5 me! 412198661346e2c4

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While acting like a 43b7be2772 spoiled brat, I stealthily ab2befba96 glanced up at him 8907b0d941 and saw…b5a4e6d7e00bcc26

‘Wait, is 2d445f6fdf this actually ffc4afadac working?’22125eac8e554a97

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To my e5bdda4875 surprise, I 6a2587e52d could feel 0ea1c1ea5a Haylan fidgeting 558669a9e9 as he 9defbabceb looked at 11f2ddd868 me. Even with my 222346296e unreasonable behavior, his 0d22edec18 affection points weren’t 1bdc1776a7 decreasing….5ff0e7711c30a062

More than anything, 1fdd5ffa26 his gaze, fixated 7202ca86f0 on my hand, ecbfcb6b4a was wavering intensely. The suspicion in my eff061a597 mind was turning into 5cfb6fa267 certainty.77d09f3e03e1c8b3

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The reason Haylan is a72c58d159 weak to Christine was ae5a0d4c7f because of guilt. And since Haylan 299fa10962 was the one 8bfc3e243c who caused my c49754e713 hand to be f10dbbc2f3 in this state, 668c251017 he must be a16fa87983 feeling…910c034cd40a5e98

‘Guilty!’9c42e586be17e0e0

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The decrease in the number of bad endings was also related to his feelings. I couldn’t miss this opportunity. I had to press my advantage while Haylan was vulnerable!4a197ee0416326dc

Haylan, who had 31f603a73a been looking at 56d715a53c me pathetically, finally 200547192f yelled at me 81dddc08d6 irritably,1f80cf56d3638b35

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“Get up! Let’s just go!”948160452d809002

Wow, is this efbbc62fb4 really working?597545e0ea48a618

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I was a d5486989de little happy but c01b5ad009 also had a 2573fbc593 sudden realization and d37ff40648 got embarrassed about c09e6b4219 acting like a 4bfd84d752 baby in front bcc2ac542a of a child. I quickly 8ae32c1e8a wiped my 519de5b00f tears and b0d39999e3 used my 40918d3fbc sleeve to 471630eba2 wipe the 37f83d5c8c blood off 2611cb6750 the floor.730cfd8ad6ff392b

“…Stop it. What are you e3ae83cd1b doing? It’s dirty.”977c898d432dc562

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“I spilled it, 51499951d0 so I should a805fa30a9 clean it up.”e69007a912ea96cd

I showed responsibility. That’s the way 45f595a378 of a true 2e6c09ff93 adult.a600b41cb5c9531f

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“Leave it!”b41b816ce390983f

Anyway, I successfully a35bddd3db managed to bring 33b71edbce Haylan downstairs. It seemed the others 7b73b8a86d hadn’t expected me to 4fb0899290 bring him down at 29492ede64 all. As soon as 9ba8423ebf they saw him, f23d83f359 people started sputtering 4e6a646bc8 water and coughing a393bef504 everywhere.8512de6e28c3cdcf

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‘To think 3e7468b417 they’d be b0c1a9fef3 this happy.’2083d04dea9b5567

I smiled a75fe37d00 with satisfaction, 18f82d0557 feeling a 17bcd10263 sense of 2cbb7d55df accomplishment.afe0d30d368e94c2

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