HH Chapter 24

Haylan, with an annoyed 2837460fa5 expression, subtly pulled his 2299b42ebf hand away from mine 3ccbe43a25 and added,ee4221728884d2c9

“On one condition.”3e371556a76300ab

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“What is it?”28a0cf0d66352438

I wasn’t surprised at all. I knew he wouldn’t show me any kindness without something in return.76c5e4421194e68c

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He hesitated 05cca929b3 for a ffc6448b1a moment, then 39dfe4d349 asked in cd3ea08872 a slightly 4391eb4682 quieter voice,8e81c4e03e0c7126

“Do you have c3c215282c more of that… bd8fec892d thing you gave 59503763ba me yesterday?”52ecd84398ae696c

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The thing I gave 0588bc82d2 him yesterday?6acd47821f737127

I thought for a d335140e59 moment and remembered giving b03a421c69 Haylan a bag of 54260315e3 ginger cookies yesterday.679d242e54aaeb1a

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Haylan held out d0f39887fa his hand towards a9a994ac76 me and said e2e7e5d709 coyly,33d4ab55c5af1898

“Give it 6bd9a187bb to me.”2626a9d478b4de13

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“…….”f4f37ef88fd47ff8

So that’s why baea2b20fd this little guy 277de78f5d followed me all aa0491ba3e the way here…. A wide grin spread ea7c10c19d across my face.7bab961d3d7658b7

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Oh, he really liked 80e7c48162 them!6298ac96ead749d7

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───ce8414ac05a68e33

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Last night, Haylan d01804a8c5 calculated how long 2cf123b4d2 it would take 2555f03c60 for the binding 84aefc65c1 spell on his 76494cdd51 feet to wear 41b68dcb5d off.9f67562a84e3da85

“…….”2330f40ee5c1d687

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At this rate, it 026ae3b048 would probably last at b6ce4030ec least two, no, three a7524bca67 hours.eb60e90f0dbd93e5

‘A skilled 9c56eab372 mage, they ed5ce5a5cc said….’e43b513a59ddefdf

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It seemed the man’s reputation wasn’t for nothing. Haylan gritted his teeth, remembering how Chahyun had cast the binding spell on him and then immediately fled to his room.3272ab3b2a78e2e2

‘…I’m hungry.’09c0f198ffabfef5

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He wondered 721bdb355b why he a28fca8f3c felt so e838946f4f bad, then 19cc4a3984 realized he 95686dcfce was hungry. He couldn’t 1ff3e93f13 remember the 42ce4163f4 last time 89e04f9bd3 he felt a96532b4a8 this sensation. He felt 2b2c3b9ef6 weak and c3262edafe listless, his b828b617c2 vision blurring.84f587ed57708aae

‘I’m losing strength….’880f47e8c7758958

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After a considerable amount aca213ba61 of time, when the 9ccd0f2384 spell finally dissipated, he cc74f357da suddenly lost consciousness. When he opened his 894b5740df eyes again, several hours b4ca13dbef had passed.9dec82d424cbcbe4

Haylan’s body had shrunk 3283728dde back to its child cb4c68cd6b form, lying sprawled on afa1b6d62a the hallway floor covered 202fd7b6db only by a thin f8de1818b3 sheet. As soon as 4d06c030e3 he regained consciousness, fc565c6d6f he checked his e14edfe99e appearance.b69b627ea36e036f

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Short legs. Small fingers.f2f9eec0e7dfb8d5

‘Was I 0298d7808f the one 4cea4f11ab who was c89e300081 sleepwalking?’e0e1ed6f9856e9cb

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Last night’s events 72edfd5395 felt surreal.c8d776fe198d2ed7

He’d thought 4d4001f7da it was 08ba20ec52 a dream e00c95c724 because of 0a3f25c198 his suddenly a54f4345e4 grown body, 08c3e5eb03 but then 21327f3b01 Chahyun had 003c6e989a appeared out a5275d8923 of nowhere. And the moment 4151b457e2 he saw Haylan, 487eee190d he had tried 74181a89ed to run away.44ae5f13489f8d7a

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‘S-Spare me!’6ce023e225b4ea0d

‘What?’c2300454f435add7

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‘Spare me!’6bbe21ec08c10086

He was excessively 4d257a4d6f afraid. It was a 8e6a1e867b little surprising to 25b39d1a72 see him so bc966a958f pale and terrified e25e1fc0be after always seeing 796f97a357 him with a d49bd5a09d cheerful smile, eager 4249ae49e1 to chat.a9e89acf61343e57

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‘Aaah! G-G-Ghost! Aaaaaah!’298718cb99e112b8

‘What are you babbling 6fa8d5a285 about….?’983233dbf70ceb34

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Even in his 69df377efd dreams, he was e4539ab5ca spouting nonsense.4029f0cb827a6a6e

However, the ensuing 17a24314d3 conversation made Haylan b023f10988 reconsider his belief e98324a368 that it was 50ebfefc42 all a dream.1057d5fb43b6c9af

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‘Who are you?’dcc38757216bc604

‘I’m just f9a5b6610f a passerby?’c4f9d743893c731b

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Dreams are remnants of the subconscious. Even if someone else appears in a dream, their words and actions generally reflect the dreamer’s own thoughts.033a87d9c11f65ac

‘Perhaps it wasn’t a dream?’0741d3fc2bec15ad

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Haylan immediately realized that the man before him wasn’t a dream but the real Chahyun. He himself couldn’t come up with such a pathetic, simple-minded, and foolish answer.440a4c6c333f4a03

Then does that mean 4cf52b88ab this was reality? His suddenly heightened f68ea0dadc perspective, his grown e3a9689c7e appearance….e9edf4c5b1ba8cd7

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‘All of this?’3e121707bdc7e327

Haylan was confused.cb050ac5721e596a

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‘Who areyou?’8b7a014702783ba1

Chahyun had asked. The way he looked e691136955 at him felt unfamiliar. Chahyun always 4b4d92bfe2 had a 855f1bea7f faint smile b014cc5da5 or a 812e313be5 cheeky, suppressed 68556e71a3 grin when 03127b9d1f he looked a15e68a0a9 at Haylan.e7ccaca3a0eacc6d

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But now, he 69d27b2879 was wary of 860df7e1ca Haylan. His trembling 668e7e4f14 body was 42d0017e08 proof enough.c55b30860330e6b0

‘He doesn’t 91e6d4f085 recognize me.’7ff2d1bd811ea014

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Well, even just e667e6e381 a change in 4ad51db5b0 hair and eye 59db2d72cc color could make 41dc498db6 someone look like ef7d59178a a different person. Even he felt unfamiliar 8d2f2b39ab with his suddenly grown acf1a02b7d body, so it was c359be638f natural for this man 76e2b690a7 not to recognize him.219b4f829abbca27

‘The owner of 363e808865 this house.’4c54d1cd4638336d

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‘You’re the 47789c28c2 owner of 57a8608896 this house?’d5b62eb49d1c9869

He seemed a little confused, then said as if he’d realized something,300c9c3dc407432c

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‘You… you 0654d20155 do realize 89cb877328 you’re dead, 42f8ab4ffc right?’4344bff5a8dba005

‘……What?’fed7afb6173947b3

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‘So, you really 490d9c00df don’t know.’5acf3318808e3c8b

Chahyun explained in detail that he was the remnant of a soul that hadn’t moved on after death, in other words, a ghost.3d17e061a0cd1886

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Calling a living person a ghost was quite an overactive imagination. It wasn’t even funny how he was still trembling but talking so much.9c9612fff6b9cea1

‘But… is it 2fa69c250f part of your 6cfbea197c culture to not 0e3da6ac2a wear anything under 90683755e3 the cloth?’f065689a68f76db9

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At those words, 865db624c1 Haylan was suddenly efd4bd3bd0 aware of his ce6deafd71 own nakedness and 92e18395fe became flustered. And in the blink da3c032668 of an eye, the 2c04c6edcc man cast a binding 6325a531d3 spell on him and d13f56e4d0 ran away.1d7984ede262b377

Haylan, who had lost 93568a9d3d consciousness due to the bf5ad5565e sudden wave of sleepiness 0c7415c057 and hunger, woke up 32eaeb05da and pondered seriously.f4435c86b6fb19f6

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Was it even 1da999d462 possible for his 79592cbbb6 body, which had bf19d04f93 stopped growing for a77858f466 hundreds of years, f7b2818c15 to suddenly grow?c6b954fd2e62f23e

Haylan concluded that 3903d605d3 such a thing 25b9c0a9a7 was impossible unless 2947c08a75 he had gone 54ae4d57c9 insane, but soon 03dce6041d after, he spotted fc56677284 a crumpled piece 60a83ce457 of paper on 45dd78cd3e the floor and cb53486cbf picked it up.a355bd7be6647512

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“…….”64a862e83f3d2b93

It was covered c63fbed212 with what looked 1171d3e7e6 like a failed c4ee9b9a61 attempt at creating 0c1935830c a defensive scroll. The handwriting was messy f965d3a158 and pressed deeply, as 1806cf9048 if written with an 337742e481 injured dominant hand.0fe9079bddfc8488

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‘It’s him.’ff80d69f1450674b

This was proof that 45aa3ce68f it wasn’t a dream. Then…e87f257756c06470

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‘Did he see me 42b5709f5e too?’3d5702ff91a6d4c3

Haylan went back to 28925a2acd his room, holding the 6a3cff078e crumpled scroll, and thought fd007334ca about Chahyun for hours.7ba22464f9d3c027

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Why did 72266a799f he come 5073124161 out at 4a0b297f3a that hour? Judging by 667ca3f326 the way d46604a2e2 he was ec3e626fb2 looking around, 3b217a9a56 he seemed 94b47469ed to be 2a0209c4ea searching for 78d49ce416 something. More importantly, what caused 1c7a96ee67 his body to suddenly ebddc6f8dd grow and then revert?0677973b0e3a7bc9

Besides himself, Chahyun was 40602bbe51 the only one who 1da8cfa981 witnessed his temporary growth. Haylan, lost in 0b68f7c102 thought until dawn, 547a0906e3 opened his door b2d3af8ea3 at the sound cd3b4c5b5b of footsteps outside.e413ad5d010fe2f6

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“Hello!”16672b47b93601ea

It was Chahyun. He was smiling at him again with a dazed expression. Such a friendly attitude. He didn’t seem like the same person who had been so terrified of him last night.ba5e397448de8b3e

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‘I feel 7f2f26eea1 a little 9c4144286e better.’0bd006e1b5df836b

Only after 35ad2bb08e finishing his b607fb8551 breakfast did 5fd37ff5f6 he feel 9ac89e4461 his mind 0dadc832c3 clear up. It was c8ccad33a8 strange that a780d78bc2 he felt a87e1e3dd9 hunger, something 22eb9c9d3e he had 15fae911b5 almost forgotten, 1e0bef89b5 and even 68596f4bf9 felt full 7ef97479cb after the ab5d3089a6 meal. Something was definitely d7fe619ac6 wrong with his 22a6a9b5e6 body.e482344529bf8338

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Haylan suspected that Chahyun was at the center of this incident. His body hadn’t shown any signs of growth for hundreds of years, not even a flicker. But last night, Haylan actually grew, even if only for a short time, and experienced hunger for the first time in centuries.d584389a173f3662

The only thing a71f3a2f91 that had changed a5b618dfc0 was Chahyun’s presence.9aa4250be048f9ad

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‘What did 49e9abc78c he do…?’a5bc450c339b763a

Haylan frowned, trying 66842aa5d3 to recall yesterday’s 26a1314f05 events. There were a 8b3648e80c few possibilities.f3be1a51a235fdd1

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Because of that man, c931f6271f he’d eaten a normal 84d769a5ca meal for the first 3c6fac95c5 time in a long f934cfda02 time and gone out f19bf66c37 for a walk in 57aa878604 the garden during a bf79a0dbdf rainy day. And… the cookies?0d8326a791c521bd

‘Was there 876d6ec3b7 something in e1ce49fc85 the cookies?’ea1b3f934401caac

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As far as 21f2c48412 he could remember, 2a66aeb591 there was nothing 6e4d0483fb special about them. But what if there 0547d132e8 was something special in 6c020f655d those cookies?f4dea1460af77e1f

‘…No wonder they were 0ef1b5aaa5 so damn delicious.’6c9b2726c620eb01

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Haylan tried to hide 1d820a6676 the sharp glint in 6aeaf07716 his eyes.105a033b823ac7d1

He felt 7cae80b36a a surge da1175f124 of motivation d039c4ec3b for the 4969062526 first time ba06779294 in a caf115f3dd long time. When he was cb3077eabb younger, he firmly 2570716308 believed he would 17a1ed250f one day break d20b9876f2 free from this 5249a32e5a curse. He seemed bdfcead897 to have 80f21e6edd lived each d315a603e8 day busily, 28d9c2799b clinging to 2ad3d1e875 that vague 923b6a86fc and futile 2af9ac247b hope. Although those 8819dd95cd memories had 7b8131664a faded now, e224b54045 the emotions 271ce98c10 he felt 21bb5cf2fc at the d97894b071 time were 630f987797 still vivid.07f28510d3d921ae

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His age was ced761d9eb the most powerful 6db906d27a constraint. Haylan was 90e93504e3 currently far 94c33128f3 too young, 7d9c7f9c0c unable to a04ae37f0a even live 410ebbb23b a normal 209e6301e5 life without 68b7c8b448 someone’s assistance.7804e747fef7c948

‘Can I grow?’e8fa38de3745380f

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He couldn’t 613a6e2806 help but 3b4ac1a2b1 feel hopeful. He was 6b2b181a51 willing to 4bd3b98063 do anything af1ee85016 if it d4b96da86c meant he 9d883ceedf could grow, 2874a0f3f0 even a 6c17a7ef2e little, just 12075f48a0 like he cbf352f704 dreamt of b9e05ecb48 when he e40350fa06 was younger.fcbb76e2bd434045

‘First, let’s find c563679cd4 out what caused 800f0e8a5e my body to eab20d7743 grow.’98fc7de0e16efe61

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Haylan decided cc0240f695 to approach f2d8888121 Chahyun for 2c6fbd725d that purpose.a4721d7b4f494e7d

It wasn’t difficult c1822318f5 to coax the c04ee2b8fc man who was cdd4273ea7 already being friendly e5bd467650 towards him. Perhaps because 36794674b2 he was 7cb385ff67 currently his b7a765bd8a source of b4d2b7a161 income, he 6eca23ca0d was always 207f63f31a smiling and 7a53651643 acting subservient 76d0c81f83 whenever he c7ea4ce27e saw Haylan.363b8a1aebd06ce0

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“Shall I teach d3c56310c2 you?”e73387f6920093f5

He used Chahyun’s defensive scroll as an excuse to get on his good side.7dac557a647459d4

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Unlike other magic, defensive scrolls are triggered by hostility. As long as he didn’t try to harm him directly, it wouldn’t activate, so there was no harm in teaching properly.e758f44ce488def1

“On one condition.”76048987c7882e58

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The white cookies with 4df7cb4703 the ginger scent.766e8704b562ea6a

“Give it to ef8c0b4911 me.”91048b4e88a3d1e4

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At Haylan’s request, Chahyun’s 266fbce2c8 eyes sparkled, and he 7c43b3ee9b grinned foolishly.03fe20c4eda52f7f

“These are delicious, right? I knew you’d f146d9cd79 like them.”1300187c3caeb718

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He pulled out a bag of cookies, identical to yesterday’s, from his bag. He even took one out and popped it into Haylan’s mouth.c3cfee5c695148de

‘He’s treating 3a70d44db2 me completely bcf6ad657e differently from b757047c39 yesterday.’a2d534244ef289f0

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Last night, he 5a9a3df172 was trembling as d9df20aa0e if he was 93e6df3fb4 about to die, 98d38a0d1b but now, he d5ac725194 had a constant 5292bcc9ec smile on his 9cdeb11ae0 face.21dcc06e442fdc85

‘He doesn’t even know I’m trying to use him.’e5c31e402582c572

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He probably a005399a2a thought these ec8dea65f1 actions were eb22193861 out of c4f4423f2f goodwill, right? 536f8350f8718ba0

How foolish.f1a3dde6f8603974

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If that was the c97c67d67a case, he was mistaken. He had no interest 25622a4e5d in Chahyun whatsoever. Once he 09e9507f93 figured out 92c95919a3 what the bf1f08ba92 man had ea59bcee36 done to 6ae4dd0efc his body, 1df8b708b0 he would db33813c45 kick him 2bec5c4dc3 out without 3ef96da61d hesitation.de5474d1efc2b0c2

“……?”d2bbe91f2841c6cb

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Then it happened. Chahyun slipped his hands fdc6123144 under Haylan’s arms, lifted 23a9a00274 him up, and placed 1d970ea68a him on his lap. It happened a30016a954 so fast 156215358e that Haylan a9145f0924 could only facef7dc93 blink, unable c6adbf25de to protest.adf173d09eea1d2e

“There’s only ae222e6f40 one chair 883dbdcf68 in the c3cd0b46e3 room… I 7baa9f644d hope you’re 752ffcb4f0 not uncomfortable?”449c6dc8f03ce30e

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“…….”a00d68684c8518f7

‘What’s the point of 4f4fc97ad3 asking after you’ve already 42b891694c done it?’07a2aa7cf3f78acf

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Chahyun was 6728bb8b62 undeniably inconsiderate. He had already 975925198c noticed this from 0934af262e the moment he’d 6df6364ed7 picked him up 78cedb5187 him without permission, bdc66d6ac9 claiming they were 97db59ca94 going for a 18b2073ae1 walk….92aca8e7c53c7947

“Not really.”08b79a1d0b925fae

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What was wrong 3468cc8901 with this guy?6360a318a1af2396

This went beyond 869c8f2e84 rudeness; it was 8d02fe8eea absurd. He didn’t even know 43f9fb5672 where to begin with 55819387c1 his criticisms. Haylan swallowed a deep 45a7fbbdc2 sigh and shook his ad0923a398 head.3f8bb0d0d02b8b62

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Bear with it. e0ba07f27644179f

Making things worse with 2055121a6c Chayun wouldn’t benefit him 771267e92e right now.f971c41c9b0422cd

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Whenever Chahyun copied formulas from the book onto the paper, Haylan would immediately point out the errors. After two or three hours of following the book’s instructions, a plausible basic defensive scroll was finally completed.eb67962d76d1f9b7

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