HH Chapter 20

“This is the library.”

“Is the library locked too?”

I asked abruptly, lightly touching the doorknob.

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[Magic detection failed! There is no magic on this object.]

‘This room isn’t magically sealed, it’s just locked.’

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The library was the only locked room without a trap. Moreover, it was easily accessible, so it was the first room I opened when playing the game.

“I told you there’s nothing special here. There’s nowhere for you to go in this house, so don’t even think about wandering around alone.”

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I grabbed Haylan’s shoulder as he tried to return to his room after less than five minutes. He flinched and looked back at me.

“You’ll come out for dinner too, right?”

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“……What?”

I used the ‘friend report’ as an excuse. Haylan’s brow furrowed slightly at my request to fully commit to his role as a source of income.

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“Just how elaborate of a report are you planning to write?”

His tone was sarcastic, but he didn’t refuse. I had a rough understanding of Haylan’s way of speaking. That meant he agreed.

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“I have something for you.”

Half of the luggage I brought was filled with snacks for Haylan. I’d prepared them for this morning’s affection-raising attempt but had forgotten about them while waiting for the right moment to give them to him.

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As I pulled out a wrapped bag of snacks from my pocket, he narrowed his eyes and replied,

“I don’t need it.”

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Yes, you do. You like these. 

I tore open the bag in front of him.

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‘Why won’t it open?’

I fumbled with it one-handed and finally managed to tear a small opening in the plastic. The sweet smell of sugar-coated snacks wafted out.

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“Here, try some.”

As I rustled the bag and offered a piece to Hailen, he narrowed his eyes suspiciously and said,

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“……What are you up to?”

Just try it. Before he could finish speaking, I shoved my finger into his mouth, and Haylan reflexively closed his lips.

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“I don’t nee….”

He couldn’t finish his sentence and started chewing. I saw his eyes widen.

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‘He likes it.’

See? I told you. I know your tastes pretty well.

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[Haylan’s affection points have increased. +1]

See?

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‘Yay!’

I felt like jumping for joy at finally earning an affection point through my own efforts.

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“Delicious, right?”

“Not… really.”

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His tone was indifferent. I chuckled because his words contradicted the system message, and Haylan glared at me.

Before he could lower my affection points again, I shoved the rest of the snacks into his hand.

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“Be careful, the edges of the bag are sharp.”

“…….”

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Haylan stared at the bag of snacks I’d forced into his hand, then shifted his gaze to my injured hand.

“Shouldn’t you be more concerned about yourself?”

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“Huh?”

“Doesn’t it hurt?”

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I then realized the state of my right hand. The wound had reopened. It seemed to split open again with the slightest movement.

Now that I looked closely, the bandages were soaked, and the snack bag I’d been holding was also stained with blood.

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“Don’t worry, I can just get it treated again!”

“…….”

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Haylan looked at me disapprovingly as I hid my hand behind my back and then disappeared back into his room.

‘Hehe.’

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I grinned, looking at my blood-stained right hand. This hand was Haylan’s weakness until it healed. I had to make the most of it within that time to raise his affection.

‘It’s a good thing I got injured at the right time.’

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I hummed a tune, thinking about how much the guys would scold me if they found out.

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───

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A suspicious intruder with black hair.

That was the servants’ first impression of Chahyun.

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They couldn’t bring themselves to like him. It was the same when they received an unexpected message from Odin.

‘The guest is coming again?’

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‘Why did Miss Christine leave such a will?’

For the past few days, the servants whispered among themselves whenever two or more gathered, talking about Chahyun. Haylan didn’t say anything after hearing Odin’s message, but his silence was as good as consent. It meant he allowed the man to visit.

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While everyone hoped Chahyun wouldn’t return, the head butler was the only one who thought differently. He agreed with Christine’s opinion.

「Haylan needs a friend to confide in.」

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Haylan’s life was too monotonous. He would show some life whenever he had a temporary distraction, but once he lost interest, he would shut himself back in his room.

Although his actual age was well over several hundred years, he appeared to be a mere six-year-old boy.

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He couldn’t do anything on his own. Even if he went outside, he couldn’t buy anything by himself, and people would look around for his guardian.

It was also impossible for him to interact with people his mental age. He couldn’t trust strangers enough to confide in them about his inability to age, so he couldn’t make friends.

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Thus, he had been thoroughly isolated for hundreds of years.

The head butler dared to pity the young master. Even when the current servants grew old and left, replaced by others and serve Haylan, he would continue to live, unable to die. That thought made him feel uneasy.

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But that suspicious guest knew everything about this house from the beginning.

‘You’re Mr. Haylan, right?’

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Although it stemmed from a slip of the tongue regarding the security magic, unlike the others, Chahyun wasn’t intimidated by Haylan.

Or rather, the man was too casual, which was a problem. He treated Haylan comfortably despite knowing his real age.

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‘The Miss wanted to find a friend for the Young Master.’

The head butler thought Christine had come up with a pretty good idea. Haylan, who tended to be somewhat passive, might surprisingly get along well with someone who have pushy personalities.

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‘I have nothing to do and I’m bored. Is there really nothing I can help with?’

Chahyun was bright, sociable, and even unnecessarily proactive. His lack of awareness was a flaw, but perhaps that made him suitable for dealing with Haylan.

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He had a feeling that even if Haylan said something unpleasant, the man would probably interpret it in a way that suited him. Indeed, Chahyun was completely unfazed by the servants’ cold attitude towards him.

‘Guest, please return to your room. I’ll prepare breakfast for you.’

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‘You don’t have to. It’s enough that the owner of this house is cooped up in his r….’

His words were a bit excessive, but it wasn’t wrong.

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“I’m sorry. I meant… I didn’t want to trouble you. From now on, I’ll eat with everyone else in the dining room.”

‘Is that so?’

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‘I’m not used to eating alone.’

Chahyun said so and added his concern for Haylan.

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‘It would be nice if Mr. Haylan came down too….’

Indeed.

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He, too, wanted Haylan to come out of his room. He wanted to see him truly live his life, not just existing as he was now.

‘I wonder if the guest can open the Young Master’s heart.’

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Honestly, he wasn’t sure. The chances were fifty-fifty.

‘My colleagues don’t trust me very much, so I was wondering if its possible I could send them letters occasionally?’

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‘Why don’t you get permission from him yourself?’

Everything that went out of this house required Haylan’s permission. He couldn’t readily agree, and that’s when someone sarcastically made that barbed comment.

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But an unexpected situation unfolded. The guest, without a moment’s hesitation, took her words literally and ran upstairs towards Haylan.

‘…Did he perhaps not realize she was being sarcastic?’

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As he’d often noticed, the guest seemed to be rather oblivious. It was best not to try to understand him. The head butler decided it would be better to just let things be regarding Chahyun.

‘While you’re at it, would you mind asking the Young Master how he would like his meal?’

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…Head Butler?

He heard Yur, who was standing behind him, call out to him in surprise.

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He hadn’t expected it. He simply hadn’t felt the need to prevent Chahyun’s attempts to approach Haylan.

Shortly after, Chahyun appeared with one arm covered in blood. His hand was mangled, as if something had happened in that short time. Moreover… he actually appeared with Haylan.

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‘Fortunately, we have one bottle of medicine left. The expiration date is… well, about a year past. We’ll have to use this for now.’

‘We don’t have any anesthetic.’

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‘…’

‘Guest, please bear with the pain!’

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It was a severe injury at first glance. If it weren’t for the last bottle of magic potion, they might have had to rush him to a large hospital.

However, despite having to endure the pain without anesthetic, the head butler saw the man in a new light as he tried to bear with it without a single groan.

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‘He doesn’t want to worry the Young Master.’

He was a thoughtful young man, considering others before himself even in this situation. He even tried to reassure Haylan, saying it was nothing.

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The head butler roughly grasped the situation after seeing Haylan’s seemingly guilty expression.

‘The Young Master caused that injury.’

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Judging by his uneasy expression, it probably wasn’t intentional. Instead, Haylan had reluctantly yielded to Chahyun’s persistent requests.