HH Chapter 23

When I f626a80680 woke up, 17412e197c a new ed4b384c77 window titled ea9dce5e01 ‘Main Story f04f7af88f Progress’ had d5aed1ada1 been activated.6697b7401b9cc626

[Main Story Progress: 1%]

‘Only 1%?’176d12547bf96c0a

In a way, ad2dbf2c8b it was to 1282ac6e22 be expected. Last night was d99c9c1ea2 the first time d1bb5472d2 I had gone 7bb99e6357 out at night 3716b86be2 to investigate for 9793fe0ccd clues.7b859ad20dacfabf

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‘Why did the progress 7521454899 window suddenly appear?’6170b37f4eabee6b

I frowned, pondering c102adf5c7 a crucial question 14dda6b104 nagging at me. While it 04bab56086 was helpful 83fde1aa32 to know f7d8735435 the progress, 376dec06d0 it also 1420b87410 felt unsettling. Thinking about whom feadb405d1 I met right c33a68d585 before it appeared…c1fd3e0d37f2371d

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‘Don’t tell me d9caaf4930 it appeared because 50853fa880 of the ghost….?’ef147691c407d750

No way, right?d692a942aa538fe3

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“…….”6cbfda6e361f4f36

Morning came. 0656186a8aaa3373

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As I left my d66ca52e6b room, I glanced at 3b8c0bc2ea the spot where I 48f9b64268 had encountered the ghost ab94da5966 the previous night.a0ff6702a0c074d9

That man had been standing in front of the mirror. And since the key was hidden there, I couldn’t even get close.2875a5616b2e287f

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‘No one’s b5a6acc272 there now.’af4b6c0c4b9e3ec9

Should I just take 1a79450d62 a quick peek?4e667d01207eb764

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I tiptoed towards the fcabb1468e mirror, muffling my footsteps. Just as I 45660f31b4 reached out for 5eb18fe706 it, I heard 9fbfb9133b a door open 17a1de8cbe nearby. It was Haylan.ae18091e904c82eb

“…Hello?”360f8118d3a7b955

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Self-consciously smoothing down my hair, as if I hadn’t been about to examine the mirror, I turned to greet Haylan.19133685c22250b9

“It’s time 327ed57747 for breakfast.”734f2b5fc5fc771a

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“…….”82545b24e681224e

I opened 3db16ba978 my arms fb006e8590 as if a1c71058cf inviting him e7d3666827 for a 38432fed3d hug, and 36ff1c3072 Haylan, after 40154fff52 giving me 3efe12cba7 a look 9d8f5410e7 of disdain, bfea55bfcb walked out 6f0e89def3 of his 6e67443ea6 room.f1549c6c4f769729

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‘Why is he 266d21cf46 listening so well 9ac04abbce today?’7b815204f4a76e31

I was a dedac3052a little puzzled, but bbc43cdff6 I decided to 7ee46ef564 take it as 9023820170 a positive sign. He was being bc049ceefe so docile and 83c72851f7 quiet; he was 5342b2bd15 like a little f7b1d65ad7 angel.6b7de7fa96ce09a7

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As I went down c40b3a6b01 the stairs with Haylan e1e2a71f71 in front of me, 8e455c143d the mansion servants, once 19b07be391 again, rubbed their eyes f82be93984 in surprise.af6c7653e858f5c5

‘Well, it is a879de4e90 really surprising. The guy who always e17e39d1cc stays in his room 116bb49e23 has come out two d1841adc0b days in a row.’8cbea7106a051c29

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Haylan ate d490383179 heartily, as 62dbc0ac09 if he 91ec4ffebd had a ac52decc2c good appetite 6d0d9b1727 early in 1ff1369b17 the morning. He seemed slightly embarrassed 1f31df35f3 himself, sneaking glances at e759455abd me and the servants aeb1b493d5 as he nibbled at 9c535d8040 his food.9249085e9a076f3c

‘See, I told 0473f36a8d you he loves b7d0368914 to eat….’8c9c4d68c8e005b7

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I almost teared up, imagining how this child might have gone without food for days simply because he couldn’t die from starvation.12e6663542430039

“What?”07658d0acdd10f55

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“Have some of mine 742d1b1d5c too.”19fa8e3b521566f8

“……Hmph.”25761237d16d0d02

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He still didn’t b9060df37b say no outright. His white 0cb6e6942f cheeks puffed 71c9e26e70 out adorably 80e9c68f3e as he 624bc5a55e chewed, and 0fdfc71432 I had cabf67c0a0 to resist bdfbf04bc8 the urge 2bd1a68bd0 to pat f829d6adc7 his head.34108bdb0d671b71

After breakfast, 5239cd7052 Haylan seemed e553dbf8f6 a little 5170824eae drowsy. He still refused 1a037015c8 to walk on ebfd1d6307 his own, so 899d13f24f I held out fa21ed83bf my arms, and 839138a48a Haylan, sighing dramatically, b761cce05a readily leaned against 9afdde3b60 me. A sweet scent fc61ea36d9 of strawberry jam b061e22b3e wafted from his bbb93e5d7f round cheeks.07b07f64264d64c7

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The ground was cc0d986d04 still a little 568089b022 damp, but unlike 9f3a0bfffd yesterday, it wasn’t 7f5a5244d0 raining, making the 183dd4e1e3 walk much more 84826cab98 pleasant. The neglected garden, untouched 466daceb92 and devoid of any 0d915f6b74 signs of life, still ef14f03be1 felt desolate and bleak.091a5976d3647cba

“It feels f5eefdfb17 good to 2a570734e9 be outside 9fde2a47f5 and get 8334727df6 some fresh 7491699427 air, right?”1bcf9ff498136a44

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“Not at all. Don’t presume to bf6c1be9c5 know how I f317f4f4f8 feel.”2689dbce1cc32e37

Despite his b0188e67bb gruff words, dfc5862a86 Haylan snuggled 23f61f40f1 closer and 42e5385d38 wrapped his 581ac7bda5 arms loosely 13d1cd924d around my 2c9e17d5b8 neck as d68ec13315 the wind 1f21383eb1 blew. At that 87de04778e moment, I 8834f8d10d felt a fccbde6a56 surprising warmth 9716149485 in my a6da3857ff chest, as a2345a2119 if I’d e2b4a482dc gained a 2387f630f4 younger sibling.667c1bd8e34ace5f

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“Why are you smiling?”f8d802708fedbf41

“…….”4e4b10ba27ccdd10

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“……What is it?”c25df87b8887aed7

Haylan tilted 406ed150be his head b68bb20807 back to 877bc76133 look up b797cec714 at me. His brown hair tickled 21fd8cead5 my cheeks as it 8f85588878 danced in the breeze. I gently stroked 5b2630e410 his hair and 55e27b4b49 said,b5d6d9a2c8282398

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“Having clear likes and b966595915 dislikes is a very 40db00fde2 good thing.”f7ec8e2519ef6680

Although he 4d8b557e04 might say 90f871b8ff he disliked 2394bf4fb6 it  with d5f7ec287d his own 80a0502d6b mouth, Haylan’s e10e6f18c9 overall reaction 3bd76c4db2 were very d5df82b805 clear. You could 6cd8473354 tell if 025d5ffb5e you paid 751ce883c1 attention.13d49a41f49f7d75

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“Please tell me whenever 788d5a0b61 you like or dislike 0d5f00f8ad something. I’m here 2767f96d79 because I c861bd4084 want to d6bfe8f6a0 be helpful fa0048e413 to you, 11faba4dbb Haylan.”2ec9d9de3b01750b

“…….”2447746285b70946

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Haylan turned his head away instead of answering. It was only natural since it had only been a day that’s why he hadn’t opened up to me yet. Unlike me, who had been fond of him even before we met.34deb165460b93b6

“Shall we 9509211e47 go back 82622af7b0 inside?”d6a283240780b77d

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I turned back. I had ef926130b3 things to c136e17d6a do today, 9f4b78d06c so I 4d4172b015 couldn’t spend 792b784214 too much 70b2a0bf12 time on 004326b8ca the walk.e2f3d9306a8c6ae3

“I’ll come get 5c96095707 you for lunch.”3fb9ade650c2d7e0

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“…….”aa3b6d862e299ee1

I put Haylan down and headed towards my room. Our rooms were both on the second floor, so it wasn’t strange that we walked up the stairs together, but….4b989d383c9f6a38

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‘Why is 3ea4efed98 he following 95a8f4be83 me?’6ef20a4acbfd3651

Our rooms 0356d5a738 were in 4b740f4b5c opposite directions. My room was to 93609fa84a the left of the c638276f99 staircase, and Haylan’s was 56580b97ab down the hallway to 7c6d059954 the right.00ca7d9aa060ccfc

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Wondering why the sound of footsteps hadn’t faded, I glanced back and saw Haylan following me at a distance, and I couldn’t help but look at him puzzled, ‘What’s this?’cb553b83c5e4a57e

Somehow, we arrived in 41ac633c85 front of my room. I stared 0d8d7ee331 at him, 4e690496ed then turned 222a770abf the doorknob a558214ea0 and muttered c2e62e50f3 to myself,848ad73eb5db766b

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“You can’t come in 0a525f7df6 here….”f76c1730fe92796b

My room 4153e4e9da was a db2223670c safe zone. My personal a564edd378 sanctuary where 753f29a1b6 Haylan, the 5c3bab0c98 resident danger, aa5b9d2eb4 was forbidden. But Haylan simply 0ca40e3b99 looked at me 455e761912 curiously, then stepped c9b81c8bd3 right through the 72b8f4053b open doorway as 9c803db62a if to prove 64ba6f4419 me wrong.b1907fa4ff4dae7e

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“Why are you 43b0df100f surprised? It’s my house. I can 99e31a163f go wherever 105d1d822b I want.”57be500a21d50c42

“…….”ba2f9d2fb2d050b1

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My sanctuary had 7f12821931 been invaded! I was too shocked 0ac6ae956c to speak.4ed7ea79986da671

‘How did he get 865fca93aa in? No, more importantly, why 1f3e27b7a4 did he come in?!’c613e94dc1ed0a21

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Even thoughI found 13f196ecf3 Haylan cute, he e2177870dd was still a 787e001966 ticking time bomb 494cc2d116 as far as 1fb4156db8 I was concerned.2a8e0f34693f0d00

While I 71a3fdda45 was frozen c21f881ca6 in place, c38a54feb3 Haylan looked 7419fa17c2 around my a5dcf44613 room, then 2b76a466cc climbed onto 5c70b1843a a chair 3b65709570 and sat 02770af0ae down. He started staring 7df86be13a at the handmade 3aa1d4f1f5 talismans I was cecbe5acfd working on.44692fa0ca2a49e4

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I anticipated what Haylan e41453f089 would asked and immediately 5ac7c87011 answered,eaf9bd5f8804a1d1

“I was 8ff645a179 making scrolls.”945f4ecdfa009411

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“Now that I think f9f2423baf about it, you said 24dde95a74 you were a mage.”ace5d83c9b252f34

“Ah, it’s 545852977b nothing strange, f529aa6853 its just 92263cf234 defensive scrolls!”6dae1542baf92700

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And as 30d52eaea8 you know, 42df6ed595 I’m a e1157e8833 mercenary. aba17699de912790

I incorporated c87eaf3b9c my situation 99f43ba4d5 into the e50e8b2e28 explanation, saying fbc28a0580 that scrolls 13540ef0e2 were essential c6a073bd08 because dangerous dfdd91f876 situations were 63278007b6 frequent in 57ae562dfd my line 2a8983a4ab of work.33e258bdf5f9a58d

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‘Though it’s actually f47571a1f1 a lie.’2985fa8c9f3ed01d

It was more efficient to draw magic circles on the spot than to carry scrolls around. Besides, defensive magic wasn’t my specialty, so I just copied those from a book.ec0c5636c1437f89

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“……Dangerous situations?”58446db094a6e283

Haylan repeated my cb6ebe712c words softly, then 38580d8d8d looked at me 1edea8f780 and asked,0744df3103a6da2b

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“What dangerous situations could 6f7f055228 there possibly be inmy house?”80d0713b3932f91e

“Of course, this e166259ef5 house is safe, 336f3a3921 but you never 379f4ed6d8 know.”9807133bfa5ce292

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“…….”4f7ed8527c398f79

Haylan seemed f8805cd712 to ponder 99062ecb20 my words 3a116d678d for a f8020c2fc4 moment before 0b3207c667 turning his 77c1fd02fb attention back a0d49ad861 to the 18f712a6b0 items on ad1d780d17 the desk.8230d2a783e7fe3a

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“This won’t work 82fed5c97c no matter what 914030e72c you do. The conditional formula 90540f331a is completely wrong.”ac2f7b8ef53d1ac1

“Huh?”dd3dfd400f77b211

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I went a1d4145fa5 over to 2e4a1483b6 him and 110f2796ca checked for 0ca4683c72 errors, comparing 1bb28101c3 my work c7f32c7ad9 to the ba2f451820 open book bfff0913fe next to ad4fe40445 the paper. It was unfinished, but 67c063117a I was sure I e305d4ddd2 hadn’t made any mistakes 8ebf4d36bc in copying.1b9a5c8943b9594e

“Look here.”2efafea2af10dad6

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Haylan pointed at the 7f9307606d first line with his 473e3ff469 finger and explained. It was 0356350214 the part 35afbeaf1b about the 483ffccae4 scroll automatically 4795c527cf activating when 11451a9ad1 a hostile dd84e61eb9 being came 8dcc95f184 within a 50521c768c certain range.09cad7af2e486f60

“You wrote 96c44cb380 the equation 812c3b9bec with the bf8f10aa73 equals sign 9f3d02d5b7 reversed. That completely changes 80f5b856fd the nature of 88213c240d the spell.”af49e2d613d28e3e

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He explained that 04cf0b9971 the error transformed 882af0d513 the scroll from 7ea582a154 a defensive spell 9b66a19146 into an offensive 21de78b1c8 one, causing a f9fb4afcd0 conflict with the fd943e4287 subsequent formulas and 1b52fadf2f preventing the scroll 023c884e27 from activating at 9230321770 all.7340df3bf2281d1b

‘Oh, I see. No wonder it wouldn’t 5aab0cb0a4 work; the first line 7e2e400d01 was messed up.’8023dfe3a15841a2

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I nodded, taking 7d6e0b075a his words to ddc2289a72 heart. I’d been in 88154d096b such a hurry 125ef770c0 to make the 457b49e0b5 scroll because of 4defd86275 the ghost that d9751b28b7 I had simply 6d78c8a663 just copied the e834d45fea words from the 0161cdf2c5 book without understanding 73c2583bba them. Since I ce4475e55a didn’t understand b66dffb91f anything, there b9e43fc0cb was no 2e1434129f way I efb40e376c could have f039b78a3f found the 25d68501b9 mistake….0dded3bbd2385633

‘Wait, does that mean 393899916c the book is wrong?’da1f0648a0f9cd16

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I literally just e4e50f23e1 copied it? 8c246170ecc759e4

Haylan glanced at the <Mastering the Basics of Defensive Scroll Creation> book I’d opened next to me, then looked up to me and spoke,fa48766ea9c81199

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“Shall I 5080ed292c teach you?”8e5f5db90329fa1c

Swoosh.646dbce72b528021

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[A new quest has occurred!]

[Sub Quest: Create a Defensive Scroll
Create one proper defensive scroll with the help of your mentor.
*To Do: Create a scroll (0/1)
*Reward: 50 Solra]

A new quest 012b5a031c suddenly appeared. More importantly, Haylan e397a53e46 is offering to be1ceb93ac teach me how 5244c585be to make a ebdfa34c4d defensive scroll?c799fcd789c64a99

‘Why? I thought he found 08dd48ca3f me annoying?’3d908bdf5278ffa6

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I was aa9546365b utterly baffled. I was 40e407b2a2 already struggling dc5f9c67e8 to understand 4b6e484548 why he 286c16d917 had even df5b21e207 entered my 6720f1ca34 room in 433eaff359 the first 5602e86ebe place. I hesitated for a a0b897f9c5 moment, then asked Haylan,751c50d452c7080b

“Are you fb3a87ad9f a mage?”5c6d3779a8c949c6

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“I only know the fcedb83bfb theory. I can’t use 8057e702e2 magic because I 29e050740d have low mana.”d734f34edfbad2bc

A faint spark flickered f9cb15c0ab from his tiny fingertip.da45ebbe177011e8

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“I have no cf00268f30 talent for it, 249504092c anyway.”e5552b96470363df

As he said, 64c1e1a68b that was the 7ffe2c613b extent of his 3e334e1892 abilities. The fact that e91da15434 a simple spark 52c4406662 for a few 7e39c21ee5 seconds depleted all 10d9f6d55e his magical power b2d1355517 meant… Haylan was e47aaf9f3c incapable of activating f1ac33048d most spells.1f488b309260c344

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The amount of d366d2f115 mana one possesses 8286667a4d is directly proportional a7a5d4bfea to the user’s 26ca840f27 physical strength and 8fc234d932 experience. Even a  prodigy whose 7c483a0dd8 magical talent manifested at 9ffea2d6a5 a young age would a7d61ab717 be limited in the 678108f1be magic they could wield d613956fb5 if they had low b222dfce4c mana.a286e8c198387e09

And Haylan, 3916612e05 who was 952dd5b8dd only five 241d670623 or six f5676c8273 years old b515057bc4 physically, would 5821595e57 naturally have 0b53978d66 a minuscule 57df8ce1dc amount of b6591bccf8 mana.0c5841023d94378f

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‘But theoretical knowledge is 5d5d870d42 different.’005022ff290205b7

Despite his e584a9680c unchanging physical f825a55009 form, Haylan 84fa16806e had lived 206e0791d2 for an 668487e616 unimaginable amount 69023862e7 of time. Unless he’d wasted all d43d21ddc5 those years, he would 66cf797351 naturally know far more 4d33bc006d than me.4968aae8ed4232dd

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“If you don’t 6104c212ab want to….”4b530d037a9d2b14

“I do! Please teach me!”a23ab2f9bffe04de

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I quickly 556ddd2e64 grabbed Haylan’s b2207a4387 outstretched hand. I didn’t understand 7dcd312a1f why he had 746c999841 suddenly came to 26656dd3a2 my room and 4a3c06baf8 offered to teach 6a3cf2f945 me magic, but 0cab9addfb doesn’t this felt 2cf5dd11d2 like some kind 3e2326735b of affection event? cbbacb6d8a5bed64

Besides, learning 2179a78c70 magic would 4feceeda72 be helpful 6b894cd9c0 for me ab9f65a4c4 in the a9d63304fe future, so c1993a6811 there was d2ceff1471 no reason f691a35a06 to refuse.cb36a9f9df35469b

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