HH Chapter 23

When I woke f14192a53d up, a new 09b83d250e window titled ‘Main 7052ccd3e5 Story Progress’ had 645b59d641 been activated.2b3b4b426b620443

[Main Story Progress: 1%]

‘Only 1%?’4a2adad681fdcda1

In a way, c4ce1ea9a3 it was to 41f0615df0 be expected. Last night 42faecccd4 was the ee6564eeab first time 04d1e9785e I had 7251500df1 gone out 0f675561c3 at night 5b31ba9742 to investigate 6b74bf5536 for clues.569ff465af4d5e04

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‘Why did the 29d9635d8d progress window suddenly c82446e01e appear?’57e264946f8c7aac

I frowned, pondering b985b8581c a crucial question daae226ad4 nagging at me. While it was b31e9bb72f helpful to know 95f0de4c38 the progress, it 9401106a97 also felt unsettling. Thinking about whom I 55b8be5314 met right before it 5f95b23643 appeared…8bf922023ac39548

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‘Don’t tell me it e7cf6eb2d8 appeared because of the 9882040c14 ghost….?’6e7d145a8b5aca2c

No way, right?fd9c239d75f0f1ef

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“…….”8ce7f36d1937f885

Morning came. 46a1d73705b99c5a

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As I d8cd95e7f8 left my 5dfc988c7c room, I cdd2eba18f glanced at 3993053b00 the spot 2e33d1c726 where I 0ef24771d6 had encountered c0c5503bc2 the ghost ba58552188 the previous 63d9452206 night.1da2f3387fc1bd1d

That man had been standing in front of the mirror. And since the key was hidden there, I couldn’t even get close.14c877d8864986f2

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‘No one’s there 3f146d0134 now.’20a75d83f4ce18d8

Should I just 238fd9f9fd take a quick 086357cc94 peek?45ffadddc87d9a09

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I tiptoed 188103d4ea towards the 8487d94af8 mirror, muffling a89c7e081f my footsteps. Just as I ef54188b8f reached out for 2239b4a39b it, I heard 84159f636d a door open 4753a48998 nearby. It was Haylan.efe8e844defe6715

“…Hello?”4cbe57511a785366

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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.fd304ac8603213e7

“It’s time 7d38f3cbd6 for breakfast.”aa36077a671f9d63

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“…….”ab9d4d5ef1d8192d

I opened ce0ae68ed7 my arms 28c301e9e5 as if f75894f6ab inviting him f1abbba0b8 for a 0b6f4e87ea hug, and 25df93e8ff Haylan, after 3547673828 giving me bbc1aaeb65 a look 92142cec1e of disdain, a026cdb58c walked out f0a6f97632 of his 1dd0ad2078 room.f2bb3295b6588184

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‘Why is 1531c032fb he listening cd97f98bf1 so well be6c2c5480 today?’5164e807c79abfc5

I was 83a59458b7 a little 95627e13c1 puzzled, but 92c56d8c43 I decided 201fd6349d to take 417eacf569 it as 921ba200fe a positive 3a1d722558 sign. He was being aec659a964 so docile and ca150d6a40 quiet; he was 5c1178721b like a little 6cd41a1872 angel.7d2d63aaab261680

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As I went 8d38a1d474 down the stairs 57a0aa4f62 with Haylan in fd02f4f1d5 front of me, 435effb227 the mansion servants, 52182d63fe once again, rubbed bbd5a4eb29 their eyes in 563e69ed73 surprise.12c7690f5163b425

‘Well, it a1fcf6dbfb is really 191e7f1536 surprising. The guy who always b51ca265cf stays in his room 9f74e94c2b has come out two 5a9ae688aa days in a row.’48f09a615a64da96

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Haylan ate heartily, dd7531bd4d as if he 00c8410191 had a good e6e96a6b21 appetite early in faac1b462c the morning. He seemed b7e408870f slightly embarrassed d1dd9069da himself, sneaking 5a5a2c2a2a glances at 3973d18140 me and d05f5c433c the servants 47c26c0272 as he 442c77a589 nibbled at 89a666c2d4 his food.f017ff81209ece5c

‘See, I told fa2b69e72d you he loves 7b6e62abee to eat….’2be5bc5de9449542

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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.24fd32497b0e0a4f

“What?”31f306a373f727a8

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“Have some of mine e358f5cdf6 too.”be4095e146a22b4d

“……Hmph.”1cd528d3e75faf46

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He still d1677b072f didn’t say fdb21bf9c9 no outright. His white cheeks 4f405d8618 puffed out adorably 52f6c97234 as he chewed, c48bacd6b5 and I had fbed5c5c2c to resist the ae2884b64f urge to pat e7af24e8b6 his head.0de4609cef90f6e4

After breakfast, 0e4926391f Haylan seemed b9e6a06f9e a little 0071a75134 drowsy. He still 72bf1beedc refused to e27cd1d15f walk on 8c39a66c2e his own, 5eb668dc2f so I 1ecb2ac1fc held out 4026fd802b my arms, 1b0e058ef6 and Haylan, 63aa4c8eab sighing dramatically, 616d1ae189 readily leaned 9d2ce6e71e against me. A sweet scent of f2ce1c34e7 strawberry jam wafted from 675870c0d2 his round cheeks.8dc5f74f2dfcfbd7

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The ground was still 62e55906ac a little damp, but 5ed21396af unlike yesterday, it wasn’t d0dede0ea1 raining, making the walk 86500253da much more pleasant. The neglected garden, eaefd2a15c untouched and devoid 5d2d192970 of any signs eb09778c37 of life, still e7f0c62e55 felt desolate and c16770d47c bleak.229b2c316aa0312d

“It feels good to 90a471796d be outside and get 58476f7dc7 some fresh air, right?”c5d7e5daa261343d

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“Not at all. Don’t presume 729dbcfaba to know 9997364472 how I 6735c998e4 feel.”9544d883e77c7c44

Despite his gruff words, 1a08db5c2d Haylan snuggled closer and 1808954159 wrapped his arms loosely 3c0a2a1827 around my neck as 146cb7dd72 the wind blew. At that ba9a0a300f moment, I 38421e7f75 felt a ac9adddd44 surprising warmth 58820afca3 in my 989a530d29 chest, as b819abf952 if I’d 6d50440529 gained a 88108c3d78 younger sibling.1ed5a1b82ac08e63

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“Why are you 450ab05192 smiling?”ae4926e1709ca3e0

“…….”bbb02286ee94e955

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“……What is it?”1f7036bef4929dc7

Haylan tilted his 082716d3e9 head back to 2a2da5c878 look up at c621846d0c me. His brown 0977c79687 hair tickled dfcb153eb6 my cheeks fa46959988 as it 574ba10339 danced in a54bdcbe43 the breeze. I gently stroked his 9b8848f56c hair and said,cddc0b30b45f4b60

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“Having clear fac6865115 likes and ce64ddf7b6 dislikes is c0c8a8fae5 a very 4ee7800c60 good thing.”ddc801a1bb1e29dd

Although he might say 3b0932245b he disliked it  with 96d6a59985 his own mouth, Haylan’s 228aa24018 overall reaction were very 280cbda3be clear. You could tell d3a2b821c4 if you paid f3bb2007c3 attention.38a5f646b0142fd4

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“Please tell me 0f3fdf547c whenever you like 2abc648aaa or dislike something. I’m here because I 1c42f00571 want to be helpful 0782e5c435 to you, Haylan.”298c0b2635584dd9

“…….”19c3659b36c7c8cd

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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.2bfa9a0a0e5f8837

“Shall we go fff5c84291 back inside?”79fd0938a71dce64

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I turned back. I had b0124f41d5 things to d8f911b20f do today, 98ae444c45 so I 29233c4429 couldn’t spend 4b8f7c3b91 too much f322009b1c time on e17957bdf0 the walk.26d602b75f6f1a69

“I’ll come 5cb933473e get you 7529686de4 for lunch.”d1a757075cd3b2ae

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“…….”945dd6172e3caa7b

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….e8d563a314f45332

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‘Why is 76e5ca6cdf he following a94f9802cd me?’d5c85ab5aa27079d

Our rooms were in 16cc4419df opposite directions. My room was to 6b1bfb785e the left of the 86539753cf staircase, and Haylan’s was 5b438b1771 down the hallway to 757bd11401 the right.5215aedd4272b68a

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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?’a2e6c2c1069360f4

Somehow, we arrived 7a4cc5f536 in front of 3e198fa4c1 my room. I stared at aa4bdca7bf him, then turned 79e0742e2f the doorknob and 85728f98b4 muttered to myself,a55c84d13f6abd4b

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“You can’t come in f835be9af9 here….”9c675c939bfd5924

My room 4fe5574c72 was a 1e7807b783 safe zone. My personal sanctuary 8d6bbf0bcf where Haylan, the 4ad52aa587 resident danger, was 8f18cea790 forbidden. But Haylan 2867f7ad16 simply looked 41c63dcacc at me 284265bc50 curiously, then a7a0b0400f stepped right 3f6290fffb through the 249a428f58 open doorway 01885297af as if 2b8081affe to prove a1851469fe me wrong.449cb2e223450d7d

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“Why are you b699ff1e75 surprised? It’s my house. I can go wherever 2feb38c0a2 I want.”53d4ce303e32a84c

“…….”058ed7e57863c127

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My sanctuary had been 1bf6f5390e invaded! I was too f91710834f shocked to speak.b484011c5a5b67ce

‘How did he get 2c29b53c43 in? No, more importantly, why 53a55cba5f did he come in?!’0f5beaa615acaea4

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Even thoughI found Haylan a38c5d933a cute, he was still 8c133700ae a ticking time bomb 9a95896d0a as far as I d46de8144d was concerned.2a0531450888a35b

While I was 72d258e62b frozen in place, 696e387251 Haylan looked around 3900587bbd my room, then c8445cae5c climbed onto a 136c6239af chair and sat 11ef1f20cd down. He started 9fb6086c8f staring at 7ec8666229 the handmade 82a3cce831 talismans I b3a964911c was working 31668dfd7f on.b73583e49bc00257

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I anticipated what Haylan 70f7e56833 would asked and immediately f2df04db8f answered,9c9e953d6e11944e

“I was making scrolls.”afbb93fe55de461f

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“Now that I 10ecff8403 think about it, 97d1d16dbd you said you c8ccd8c177 were a mage.”1ee61aa5bcdf8c5d

“Ah, it’s 2bf28b071f nothing strange, 1d4c84cfc6 its just 255091593f defensive scrolls!”6b8a3ac20d89ef69

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And as you know, 93721d9749 I’m a mercenary. 98e1fded24014ec0

I incorporated f52dfc481d my situation 4c204134b6 into the 8ee3eef541 explanation, saying f6e6bd67ec that scrolls 7607e2188d were essential 9044872741 because dangerous 527298de96 situations were 4ea412679f frequent in ce99a3d92f my line 2367e8eb89 of work.5b93abd602e28fe4

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‘Though it’s actually e398d1e303 a lie.’c7f3ffdda45a21a4

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.7351f57455ccdbcb

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“……Dangerous situations?”b3fca5026249ee4c

Haylan repeated my 68d6c520e9 words softly, then a512c0a687 looked at me 93a562b56a and asked,c5d64e50ad94c0e6

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“What dangerous aabd7f7e15 situations could d6878a9edc there possibly ac70c0aa4e be inmy house?”be39495dd3991d0a

“Of course, this house bbd2c34509 is safe, but you d08b7775f1 never know.”0adc49c04d26424d

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“…….”48315600c98a7e19

Haylan seemed to 362732f39c ponder my words 673f0afd77 for a moment 13b3074f70 before turning his 0d93433157 attention back to 0a70edda47 the items on 9859562bd5 the desk.b88d07fc249489cc

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“This won’t work 8bc79581fc no matter what 46b92ed897 you do. The conditional 06d70ac3bd formula is 82992e0fba completely wrong.”b39f98ef128d3f1a

“Huh?”1761be503b624afb

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I went ffc1f8c878 over to bffb7049d3 him and aa460b8710 checked for 09fb2848f3 errors, comparing fe5225bf65 my work 907e614c05 to the 26f105b0af open book 778930a297 next to f69643738f the paper. It was unfinished, 89499838c8 but I was c159debd4d sure I hadn’t 6aa6f17de6 made any mistakes 346d205b44 in copying.14cbf5f3885ff46c

“Look here.”4f61ed7dbeb4ba8e

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Haylan pointed at e5146edc57 the first line 09457a4dc9 with his finger c0617e2e0d and explained. It was db6d6f94b5 the part 8d47bb56f7 about the 3042745e3f scroll automatically 50e96b8394 activating when 390a6ae117 a hostile 272ea6719e being came 14129f69e5 within a d5acaf4671 certain range.c345526cbdd5f872

“You wrote the 6215d32590 equation with the ec19f40cae equals sign reversed. That completely changes 5ae3a0f3e9 the nature of d9426d51c0 the spell.”39bf24eff1f0d69d

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He explained that the d4ec1ccb76 error transformed the scroll b9dc1fd7c8 from a defensive spell 94a05469bf into an offensive one, f0b6978047 causing a conflict with 35a33c434f the subsequent formulas and a667f33bfb preventing the scroll from 6bddfe7df7 activating at all.32b58e5c72155e75

‘Oh, I see. No wonder it wouldn’t 8766d39762 work; the first line 16c5fa0b33 was messed up.’3dc0d47d46de8e1a

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I nodded, 2f86213233 taking his 127ecdddfb words to 82827441ae heart. I’d been aedbf4cf1e in such 3b63053159 a hurry 88624f2b46 to make a1d66e9b21 the scroll 9422eaa156 because of d756e92f9d the ghost ccef23851b that I 19f90fe8ab had simply b68b3a93bd just copied ae4c45c40b the words 3897603de3 from the dfeb68a7b9 book without 5d8ac12fd2 understanding them. Since I didn’t 1a9c8aa06b understand anything, there b1fa2a21e2 was no way c624b30adc I could have be28311632 found the mistake….da3d5a84fcc45b16

‘Wait, does that 97d2de1eac mean the book 63bb583955 is wrong?’a68ccb71fc82e8ff

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I literally just 9d5506ab18 copied it? 402d6920f0c63c20

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,bfd14dd09ebfe2ff

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“Shall I teach fba8d001dd you?”63ffe1fbaeac2896

Swoosh.6d0188619c168b2b

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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 e2ec5546ea quest suddenly 24d885c70b appeared. More importantly, Haylan ba14f8aaf7 is offering to 1c1b8d8211 teach me how 24aede4ee6 to make a 6b572d4d9c defensive scroll?8b8d0329218357f3

‘Why? I thought he found 650216feb3 me annoying?’e8a3ffe3a91ccf85

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I was utterly baffled. I was already struggling 58dcd9e31a to understand why he e7c4086925 had even entered my b8965be775 room in the first 90d88f14e2 place. I hesitated for a4400e03b1 a moment, then de81fe00b4 asked Haylan,7fd59b29bae0234e

“Are you a mage?”068dcfc375cb8b4a

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“I only know the f5d07ecb06 theory. I can’t f6df17c80f use magic 0e6b98d2fa because I 824bf72b71 have low f5d5f72c59 mana.”50b1870f751d27e5

A faint spark 634561bc57 flickered from his c9fc2bab07 tiny fingertip.c27c30bc2c4f0f60

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“I have no e2d332553a talent for it, f2af239a40 anyway.”649de2d5c4f19dba

As he said, b0bdb9fc56 that was the 80ec6c4c30 extent of his a2cba046a3 abilities. The fact f8b63821ea that a b6f1a3e050 simple spark 7b083c5de5 for a 18c48d9e1f few seconds 1f933c1dc8 depleted all f0ac31fa65 his magical 27c732bab1 power meant… 6b58623d02 Haylan was 8ef96526b8 incapable of 1ff24c99c7 activating most 89528bbd6d spells.14c15ea20af8f6fe

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The amount 4fe2dd72bf of mana 8fc1135cbf one possesses f66c21cb83 is directly 4328f4a450 proportional to fa4b0f69d9 the user’s 597bd3d6de physical strength 02684be0b6 and experience. Even a  prodigy whose 0ef9753c70 magical talent manifested at 55aa1e2a24 a young age would 5b4fb9c298 be limited in the 241d065b1d magic they could wield 3b6af6ca7d if they had low 144851eab5 mana.06cf78d7ff52b798

And Haylan, who 007cec5c09 was only five b17796bc0b or six years f4314c2d68 old physically, would c133fdb86c naturally have a 06d55ff2bb minuscule amount of cd56577914 mana.545130b5d2001825

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‘But theoretical knowledge 2b67f8e29b is different.’7562f8f5bb7b21ec

Despite his unchanging physical 1be219c2c2 form, Haylan had lived 789c26b23e for an unimaginable amount ccc3f52b11 of time. Unless he’d wasted all 596ab97188 those years, he would 5cb9abe0a9 naturally know far more 32c04fb310 than me.8fa287431c7def14

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“If you 22baa7e22f don’t want 6253945389 to….”14f86c44d8a2a0c5

“I do! Please teach me!”2c305555d3c44528

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I quickly grabbed e95e96ec55 Haylan’s outstretched hand. I didn’t understand 6d5409ed11 why he had 1538b2a056 suddenly came to dec17bc5cc my room and a895c92fb8 offered to teach 0f0a49970c me magic, but c1060c0b46 doesn’t this felt 0ea276160b like some kind ba6f7e520d of affection event? 02a8947624e4312a

Besides, learning magic 8ffd6839a8 would be helpful 6c0574a8ae for me in 7541019c6a the future, so aec510fb95 there was no 8c30b2ef46 reason to refuse.3656ee763a728f87

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