HH Chapter 20

“This is c540433ae2 the library.”39dad492322c1077

“Is the library 9a9bea55f0 locked too?”f8535ac43ea4e3a7

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I asked abruptly, 88e71e3a44 lightly touching the 4a9663486d doorknob.d5633439bf8484fd

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

‘This room isn’t magically 04db0639c3 sealed, it’s just locked.’56d5dbcc9b19bc7a

The library 44d2c399c8 was the af829aabc3 only locked 662b4e6227 room without d668ca3aa2 a trap. Moreover, it was c50afc64ff easily accessible, so a5bf10d974 it was the 52b02daade first room I 7f0de37dd8 opened when playing 73a1435796 the game.ce2c9f3da0c969e6

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“I told you cd1e97e088 there’s nothing special 57dd7a5ed7 here. There’s nowhere for you 5e5ec0fa0f to go in this b8afa3b0d4 house, so don’t even 3df1741f2b think about wandering around a770563a10 alone.”e549a3786e0b45b7

I grabbed 4be9f451cc Haylan’s shoulder 9ebacdf1d0 as he 3a1207209b tried to a1c497d65b return to 770e871c00 his room 58d39fbfbc after less e556d27480 than five 4d8c55266b minutes. He flinched 5dd9384928 and looked 9a3ff5b501 back at db77f1f1c4 me.392137efa41f1033

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“You’ll come out for 23834f069a dinner too, right?”e766bf80720ba24d

“……What?”5e896198688d74ef

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I used 0bd3007194 the ‘friend 2c0cdbd272 report’ as 33eede641c an excuse. Haylan’s brow furrowed slightly f669a50572 at my request to f7e49d8457 fully commit to his aae52638ad role as a source f33e32ac50 of income.086461ff4dc5ed77

“Just how elaborate of 3b1b759ac1 a report are you ea59eb686d planning to write?”4ad7b4a4387817a3

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His tone was sarcastic, but he didn’t refuse. I had a rough understanding of Haylan’s way of speaking. That meant he agreed.2ca56218fe9f439d

“I have something for 3d29a340ad you.”b48b5f6ece22bda9

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Half of the luggage 84a81ec3f5 I brought was filled f53d5bfb87 with snacks for Haylan. I’d prepared them 36e987d1bf for this morning’s db8b15be73 affection-raising attempt but 4241e8aef7 had forgotten about 6ceb74b85d them while waiting c5e39d7340 for the right b6d10266e2 moment to give 3748b1e0d9 them to him.d72b93c2fc57e096

As I pulled 4a93681946 out a wrapped a0c65c5796 bag of snacks 442c8dd768 from my pocket, bb272f3a46 he narrowed his fce3dd56d2 eyes and replied,7fb2691991fc1d1c

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“I don’t need it.”d32bd8c2e4163746

Yes, you do. You like these. 54f514e88cc5a3b6

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I tore 17672d45bb open the e8cbdebe48 bag in 7c95ffa5d5 front of 48c42907b6 him.0c052905111fa9dc

‘Why won’t bf6312b45f it open?’149a416f0cd688c2

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I fumbled 70b91b315f with it bba30e2cc3 one-handed and 83ccf8bd75 finally managed a2c185c8ab to tear dd0cdf9c70 a small 6b84d0c1db opening in 1054c1c2a2 the plastic. The sweet 5ba74c141d smell of 81b6e3fa86 sugar-coated snacks aafef5fe96 wafted out.efb4f10f3497b20d

“Here, try some.”01e2d1c51ba725d6

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As I de393439b2 rustled the 074bef7069 bag and cbf2576966 offered a 89da09d050 piece to 61e75bed4b Hailen, he 1e5e3b11ce narrowed his f302d125b4 eyes suspiciously 68226be019 and said,f06ff65e0a948f9d

“……What are c79412cda2 you up 6814508874 to?”9d3bc88c6c8d33a6

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Just try it.Before he could finish a1bc29bcac speaking, I shoved my ed1dcf08e8 finger into his mouth, 8b06be9cbf and Haylan reflexively closed 410e0e470a his lips.572af1941d7bed42

“I don’t nee….”a4ddb5ef41dc8357

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He couldn’t 5d35536f02 finish his f488697af1 sentence and 7e915df0ad started chewing. I saw his eyes c19023da2a widen.8a62ee1bdd48e829

‘He likes it.’d86fa33d4678626a

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See? I told you. I know your tastes 475d1e8f47 pretty well.694d6dd2b5adb149

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

See?2c95c07933ef25a6

‘Yay!’e8650fc41821dbbe

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I felt 6d2cb8b15b like jumping ced10a3696 for joy e1c2f9eab4 at finally 762a1b9775 earning an f4b0454ca7 affection point d286bc6e5e through my 278440c574 own efforts.6e2a4e9cf018987c

“Delicious, right?”5fcf4d05c2f73244

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“Not… really.”b0a3742bf206127b

His tone was c2f7f77c07 indifferent. I chuckled because his c2643173a3 words contradicted the system c144503a48 message, and Haylan glared 3a12b72e89 at me.84e84783f73bd999

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Before he bc0c023ec9 could lower 902d564059 my affection 06c8555404 points again, 166a322c64 I shoved afdcbf6f60 the rest dee8eb274e of the 9d09e510d6 snacks into 02bd17170d his hand.bb221df370c799f4

“Be careful, 44e86f31bd the edges 30f3c89c92 of the 994be68cf6 bag are 7765657916 sharp.”d082952d8c3e53a6

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“…….”f8a1bfad373e1a3b

Haylan stared 428c546f58 at the fead50d9b9 bag of a9acc2963b snacks I’d a0e8857e30 forced into 13d9d57507 his hand, be35798c88 then shifted a4ec774729 his gaze cad7950c96 to my 402b22ef4d injured hand.4ebc644903f6e00a

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“Shouldn’t you 1de7012460 be more 4a5a5b0146 concerned about 8e7c68156b yourself?”61372afe76184178

“Huh?”0b83fda3c935869f

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“Doesn’t it hurt?”a2de0264e2e6877b

I then 61711616f6 realized the b85cf977b6 state of a0c201e170 my right da150fe59a hand. The wound had reopened. It seemed to 150984da4d split open again e611c958ea with the slightest 21f8d4a59e movement.ec015d0a499b5974

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Now that b37f84b1dd I looked 23bf874de8 closely, the 31d335d3ec bandages were a95b9d0e96 soaked, and 65b09d5a5b the snack 3c22534a2a bag I’d d77682b302 been holding ade15c9143 was also 0a36899a67 stained with 8673cdc6c6 blood.d1b006fe7ec90cfb

“Don’t worry, I 0ddf71347a can just get b54eeb8e1c it treated again!”a9bf546ab62c0ca5

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“…….”5aaa2328390fb9e8

Haylan looked at me 4874203cdc disapprovingly as I hid 179c76233b my hand behind my 25f71a4d55 back and then disappeared 1813c749e1 back into his room.98e0210b4f4cd943

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‘Hehe.’a96efe42c459ed5d

I grinned, a92ce61235 looking at e1f996fb7d my blood-stained 9ef03c3262 right hand. This hand was 39bfcbb65e Haylan’s weakness until 131e013c64 it healed. I had to be16f680b8 make the most 3250ddf392 of it within 2176ca230b that time to 948b638d43 raise his affection.da35aa62efb88aa1

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‘It’s a 6381de0eb6 good thing 1a8269af92 I got d17468adf7 injured at b4c91fd49c the right d69c78e852 time.’bbeaa589c517df2a

I hummed a tune, eccea786bb thinking about how much 0d9cf32a39 the guys would scold bbe4030ece me if they found acddedec6c out.fa1bc3fd2ba7f79e

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A suspicious intruder 7cc3da217c with black hair.0e081c87a6acf63c

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That was the servants’ 22b22b456f first impression of Chahyun.f997837782e52864

They couldn’t bring themselves 04eb21613d to like him. It was b7f2dbf692 the same f00098550c when they 98950cbc18 received an 48557b0f84 unexpected message d5e69211de from Odin.88712c49ef02dd85

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‘The guest is coming 1443a3856e again?’42e99f122b36cefa

‘Why did Miss Christine 57dad8b6a9 leave such a will?’02f84154ce2dce86

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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.abb76ec060600b91

While everyone hoped Chahyun wouldn’t return, the head butler was the only one who thought differently. He agreed with Christine’s opinion.45d5549b290a298f

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「Haylan needs a friend 269a348eda to confide in.」b586ed288db9e9d6

Haylan’s life ffce108a7c was too 7e2a438fde monotonous. He would 5e52c9bc5f show some a953b2c225 life whenever d6e1d80a6a he had c9ab7d668a a temporary a40ec5cf1d distraction, but 880ff1b0a3 once he 0de0ec0e96 lost interest, 462f454667 he would 8b648928c2 shut himself 5bc25bf840 back in 330598a68e his room.728a3efeb6e74b6e

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Although his actual bb0ba74217 age was well 6971397bbf over several hundred f7b02114c1 years, he appeared 7551afe747 to be a d1cb3d964a mere six-year-old boy.0aa18b88f3f7844c

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.d2dcb1e07d86ddf5

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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.55d78437806dbdf4

Thus, he had 69aa4d15a2 been thoroughly isolated dd5764a797 for hundreds of 8abc21557b years.a562708efcfa5ba6

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The head butler bb0659ac18 dared to pity ccc6425c48 the young master. Even when the current a0248b55ed servants grew old and 3f60fa6761 left, replaced by others 5a436f902d and serve Haylan, he e0cf93dfd7 would continue to live, f0ce7b8c55 unable to die. That thought made d0c5de6401 him feel uneasy.0b9f1d747b1e1bfc

But that suspicious guest f7817a4551 knew everything about this d584f834fb house from the beginning.caf1d7bcc5182521

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‘You’re Mr. Haylan, right?’c30e3710b2aeb8c3

Although it fea83dc4fe stemmed from 0a793f98a2 a slip f64cbb095e of the 0a23c95c02 tongue regarding cadb841889 the security f66cc839f0 magic, unlike 2b1b7bae84 the others, 36552998cc Chahyun wasn’t 6d1e75af10 intimidated by 6cdf38a7a8 Haylan.542086e751a86a1d

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Or rather, the eb8b91b652 man was too 7fe8ffede9 casual, which was 383e900473 a problem. He treated Haylan comfortably 349982ab71 despite knowing his real 61423608d9 age.8f371aa66d14b376

‘The Miss wanted to 29cca0ea05 find a friend for 6c58ea8ed0 the Young Master.’520d99001aae3711

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The head butler thought 4cdb1df994 Christine had come up bc0a855a61 with a pretty good 3607ae2013 idea. Haylan, who f891791409 tended to 837a24448c be somewhat b62b7a48f3 passive, might 68a0a2d15d surprisingly get d3004b8b39 along well 1e0c999a96 with someone a7a8db6029 who have 9d33023d31 pushy personalities.aa01705187a02bef

‘I have nothing to 11e3c7e1c3 do and I’m bored. Is there really 9edd17112d nothing I can e8ecdde24a help with?’d7e254d21fe0f2ab

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Chahyun was 0e2aea6523 bright, sociable, 42232b4f81 and even edce571d9f unnecessarily proactive. His lack of c19033fd26 awareness was a a277e29974 flaw, but perhaps 9a27147c12 that made him 72f9ce1199 suitable for dealing b65ef0f771 with Haylan.085f600e7f572740

He had a feeling 67f6dede09 that even if Haylan a38ae1e414 said something unpleasant, the 922f037e0a man would probably interpret b592be8ebc it in a way 1b2759ef80 that suited him. Indeed, Chahyun was completely 1e270aaf70 unfazed by the servants’ 4490b0bf9a cold attitude towards him.4930082a7dd4257e

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‘Guest, please return to 705208adb4 your room. I’ll prepare 0ce7b1629c breakfast for 918c81d99c you.’15c8723152ee2f18

‘You don’t 020e5cbc95 have to. It’s enough that the 0b13edc8b1 owner of this house ca521fa51a is cooped up in a48fb69e57 his r….’49a3d474c4b3eb25

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His words 166101ab0d were a b3419655c0 bit excessive, 2729a523e9 but it a406f3c4ad wasn’t wrong.4878cdc37cf55214

“I’m sorry. I meant… d984b03035 I didn’t a4158f2b78 want to 48c0089f1a trouble you. From now fce2ec1cad on, I’ll 374aeb9a49 eat with 46d9f824bd everyone else 833d9bb7a4 in the a01bf20fa7 dining room.”0ce83b77e199bb75

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‘Is that so?’a882cafb49c2d6f5

‘I’m not used to 6deb6619aa eating alone.’715fa83a737c10aa

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Chahyun said so 8b6ac1d6bf and added his 3b43551094 concern for Haylan.b707cb0551d25e43

‘It would be 3297f23b44 nice if Mr. Haylan came down 2846974052 too….’334bd44c41f484c4

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Indeed.a3d1348b41c2107f

He, too, wanted 66ea5110a7 Haylan to come 498c7624e5 out of his 0cc5646aa0 room. He wanted to see 2ccb8d097b him truly live his 4aac488845 life, not just existing c7c99e3ef7 as he was now.481f697b119897fd

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‘I wonder if the ce4b7839dc guest can open the 3be336112a Young Master’s heart.’64abfbf4355d3067

Honestly, he wasn’t sure. The chances were fifty-fifty.982af776d9d25418

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‘My colleagues don’t e54b872c57 trust me very 9c0fd092c5 much, so I e2345c5179 was wondering if 9e3eaba9ad its possible I a5a35f5ddc could send them fdf626ca7e letters occasionally?’ef964087c4b2dbe5

‘Why don’t 25a6adcc36 you get 0a534e23c0 permission from 82c3035209 him yourself?’4030172260e3da53

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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.399a4415d406f95a

But an unexpected situation unfolded. The guest, without a moment’s hesitation, took her words literally and ran upstairs towards Haylan.1fcc473a2ce97239

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‘…Did he perhaps 79e83dc843 not realize she 84c31bbd45 was being sarcastic?’b490312e7be307ed

As he’d often fdcabfe3ce noticed, the guest 0574eeab39 seemed to be 2775fc409f rather oblivious. It was d1bdcf28a4 best not 476b404b39 to try 171fa872ca to understand 8eb5a15224 him. The head butler decided c29f761133 it would be better d64d54a36d to just let things d152c350f3 be regarding Chahyun.0ba05e7d0345e92f

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‘While you’re 08a7a5d5a7 at it, c1d89c11bd would you 8bd2730ab1 mind asking c77dd00a60 the Young c5fb6fc6ca Master how de93f3a9a6 he would 8a18b6bbb1 like his 9e4e6cfbfd meal?’06f24897eabbac3f

…Head Butler?31476bb05a02f7bb

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He heard Yur, 1c5d20699e who was standing 746a100423 behind him, call 5c0547c9da out to him f82cc7d7a6 in surprise.58b84ece93b0734c

He hadn’t expected it. He simply hadn’t felt the need to prevent Chahyun’s attempts to approach Haylan.1bff4456e6fb0493

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Shortly after, Chahyun appeared 9711f1779f with one arm covered 5f06a1466f in blood. His hand was 7a595f6492 mangled, as if 7cda65e33b something had happened e02f3fe8c2 in that short 2b6ac77224 time. Moreover… he actually appeared 7d1e437d8b with Haylan.a82df439abf485fa

‘Fortunately, we 6d69707970 have one 1ebc751644 bottle of 0c14d628b1 medicine left. The expiration date is… dfce832e08 well, about a year 7dce6d6cc5 past. We’ll have to c99290c873 use this for 99baa7d84b now.’24f6015676184600

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‘We don’t have 00f0a4edc8 any anesthetic.’dca9ed306412b47b

‘…’c944484574d5882e

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‘Guest, please bear e43db03322 with the pain!’77354775ddf1b9a8

It was a severe 3b36d192b5 injury at first glance. If it weren’t d22f025c6d for the last 52764a774e bottle of magic 10a693be8c potion, they might ea17790830 have had to a521eefb9c rush him to 6afe925c7b a large hospital.3e5e76bdd337e9ab

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However, despite having to ef4e38f3a4 endure the pain without 183697e825 anesthetic, the head butler a0f45b228f saw the man in 5ad3c4db23 a new light as 872cf62d8d he tried to bear 733aabe2fe with it without a 9a11c3e706 single groan.fcbaa568d37a7952

‘He doesn’t want 45dd60547c to worry the aba33bf273 Young Master.’5fbb9ab3d19198ef

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He was 67d9e27a42 a thoughtful 33039619d1 young man, b01fa20df0 considering others bd19032be4 before himself 2ec8e04a69 even in 13c7c0e7e6 this situation. He even tried to 2fef514131 reassure Haylan, saying it 9467ec844e was nothing.6c056e290c60ec82

The head c9344fe5b6 butler roughly ef0a8e7531 grasped the f8ca112b19 situation after 16a5e1314d seeing Haylan’s cdc85ed3e8 seemingly guilty 7655fa7ebf expression.443888e546101cfa

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‘The Young Master c086412475 caused that injury.’559e91cc35489bef

Judging by his uneasy 2f323dc6d0 expression, it probably wasn’t e34eb7103c intentional. Instead, Haylan had reluctantly aee5c61d9a yielded to Chahyun’s persistent 528764229e requests.1510597439615312

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