HH Chapter 26

The ghost 174486ea7d pressed his 3d71974304 lips into c917c444a0 a thin 412253b8ed line at 12ac3f3b62 my words. He looked like 2cf9c13fa4 he was contemplating 69599b4af8 how to kill f55b54316a me. I meekly 94f4e3b3d5 lowered my a14b77b52e gaze, realizing f8048546d7 I had 66c2b836d2 been too 88b5576b54 impertinent. My body a9c3b7509a trembled uncontrollably 245a83b09d again.82df2dacb53ef298

“Does the 56b1c9b2fe owner of a3a3c10347 the house 7f649641f5 know you’re a765dd656e here?”385cb1be506808c9

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“Which homeowner…? You, or that 0200cce692 kid?”dd7848adf80d5a74

“……Him.”11b1da254eb9a69b

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Oblivious to the disapproval 9a7301146d in the man’s gaze, 45c5857d87 I shook my head.1fb7e5c948457d39

‘As if Haylan 13e55cd298 would know….’2433865a4a8d5ccb

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That kid’s asleep at 05eb6d5433 this hour. I shook my head 50cf95ae40 again and spoke,e8c55b7c8264f86e

“No way. No one will know d377a5f08a if you keep your 3f92d81f15 mouth shut.”3ba549164d1761f1

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“…….”bcfe8dbd9ffbb18f

The man’s 02cafe3383 lips twitched 9108cdaa70 into a fc1e427fe7 smirk. Why is he f8c0de8ffe smiling? I suddenly felt 0b9a06c6d5 a chill down 8d57fce9bf my spine. I had a bad f752a6b112 feeling about this.082681f3dee22b56

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“Are you asking e156bc14af me to be 8032893ae4 your accomplice?”0c13263993539949

“No, when did 35e1bda35a I….”1d0f6aaf91c142d7

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“I can’t do it f5413b6ebc for free.”f316ead7acb1c93b

He tapped his cheek 27bd56372b lightly with his index aa93ca51c5 finger a couple of d76a199156 times, then murmured, “Alright,” 2ceb379c31 as if he’d reached 2458b84a5c a decision.4d5179ac01b95270

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“If you 9ceb93f3ac answer my 3df36a4399 questions properly… 78db8005b4 well, I 635a6b1a50 won’t make fb4f187bb6 a fuss.”e3d1c4494472cc9e

I hesitated at d96e631823 his words.0c853f4b40c5b16e

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‘Does that mean hewillmake a bebe4d7883 fuss if 4782028d3f I don’t 82d1b5324a answer?’69d15b38d41edc0c

If he caused a c853393ccc commotion, Haylan would wake 025c9f1335 up. And if he e6f41f0661 woke up to bb29e1ddb7 find that I e914dc4eee had not only a37bf2e1d7 secretly picked the e9b16d3db1 lock to the 428262813e library but also 0e1184bbae disturbed his sleep…?23a2ebca3b3f6e20

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“Are you going to ad6e2a74b4 scream?”b9f1f2c11de3f4db

“No!”53ce0736c7c94d0b

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That wouldn’t do. If I upset Haylan, 7fdb88eb11 my affection plan would ea3e12d2d2 go down the drain. I’d be immediately killed cc2c79dac7 and sent straight to 1bee6ee65e one of the remaining 47a4f89699 197 bad endings.1fddbac453d27585

The man, noticing 0a217d11d1 my hesitation, immediately 00999178aa asked his first 3decac68d6 question.25b8d43638e77b87

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“How did you get d5c2a64f02 into the library? The door 9905ff26a9 was locked.”85464ca56982c4b4

“…….”90147292da30dada

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Hi purple f9417f92e5 eyes glinted c9aff3cb61 menacingly. He was testing me. Obvious lies wouldn’t work.7ec1df23be6fd53f

I hesitated for a fc484ab361 moment, then pulled out bcb4bb1d8d the brass key from b5eb600ca3 my pocket. The key had small 0c01c66d4f tag attached that read 8c8dc07bf0 “Library.”6cf58f34d083da84

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“I found this ce92ff5902 in the hallway.”1edef04aba0f94d9

“……A key?”377df875fbd764ac

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His gaze, 3856e9afd8 fixed on af02d59320 me, was 6d0e2ab9da full of 0b200b0289 suspicion. But I was confident. Well, somewhat….96fb32a518fe4f46

The mirror was in the hallway, and I found the key behind it, so technically, I did find it in the hallway. Besides, the key was only attached with a thin piece of tape, so it would have fallen off eventually, even if it hadn’t been today.ccf01840356f8350

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The man’s 4097a23c2f eyes narrowed.b3dbc85eceab7eaf

“Let’s say you d007b85e8d weren’t trying to 1638e32484 steal anything and 0bbfc61c92 you really did 7bac5a8cb7 find the key c7399b970d by chance. …That still doesn’t 2fcfa85761 explain why you’re 2fabfb229a in here now.”1569325632cf4a20

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“…….”4729990ed70ffd08

“What’s your real purpose e3eefa2e18 for entering my house?”72f070e7d8b5b2f7

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His suspicion didn’t 77b82b479d waver. He was still 35fe4269a8 wary of me.f7f6f3bfc0768ff5

‘He’s calling it “my a164df738f house” again….’544f6167dcce4a46

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Would I become e9bde7df93 like that too b32c204ce6 if I owned 4cd7d50f54 a house someday? 2397057490b13e32

A ghost who 557d81a4d3 clings to a 7ed411c696 sense of ownership f6524df559 even after death… ec31f0e2e6 I felt a 780c465b65 little sorry for be96e3f41f him, and my 7a91f5f876 tension eased slightly.21b8076a6fd8629e

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“My real purpose…? Money, of course.”03236016702b1fcd

I’m being paid for 27f0172eaf this. Everyone in this house 590a38b6c4 was so suspicious. Not only the people 27bc12d541 but even the ghosts. I complained, somehow 381ee58fc0 feeling wronged.89bb8cce71c88618

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“I’m not a good 0d7407085f sleeper. I couldn’t go out 5a87fa468d for a walk because 2469d59c13 the doors were locked, d969eb87f3 and I happened to 0f8c3d9630 find a key, so efe846f0c3 I just tried it 386f9fa9c2 on teh door.”e4d924d85bd36d4d

“Most people don’t 67a7c35fbb secretly unlock doors 7b5fc5fd89 just because they 22f028f3b1 found a key.”e067392c28f7f3aa

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“I don’t 96a15dee1f know about 55dfe412ad other people, 2ea753a088 but I 0adcabc624 would.”de89980007f8d142

“…….”6de4311f4dc5e4d4

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“I was a9890d5c97 curious what c49ebca454 was inside.”e9e538dbd90d7226

If there’s a path, I want to walk it. If there’s a door, I want to open it. Isn’t that normal?05fbbc552fe77284

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“You’re strange.”6ff0fa44b02d2f9d

But the ccb257abaf man called 6393cbe3fa me strange, 3bbcb19871 even though 0702f60d11 I was 5f76a74099 perfectly normal. This ghost lacks empathy.4b873ca692afdf7d

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I told him 4ac09ac9d4 truthfully what I 3d0de5c426 had been doing 40f9c5f3b1 until just now.b1398f2afeec98b0

“There’s a e0d0d18e76 book I ea112b95bb wanted to 6348dabc33 read, so e95512252a since the 7c41e132ca door was 7177d261ca unlocked, I 5b5ccac0a5 thought I’d bdd2ad7be3 look for af63387002 it.”4846ceeeb35508c0

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“Why would 4148f2d7f6 you look 0b2ced15ca for it 88b92e2d63 secretly? You could have just fee330bf4a asked the homeowner for 3a7920126a permission.”ea4e790e822ca091

“Ask whom? You, or the 4c13333eda kid?”8b68516c0ae4bf80

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“……Either one.”85ec5599ee113ccb

The ghost 88c18e6a7a mumbled vaguely. He probably realized his 350cc93e97 own words didn’t make 8590850274 sense.eacd1c45a619e97b

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‘Is that even 867f6ccb6e a valid argument?’2b57f17d2092dd27

I imagined asking 9fbf79a642 Haylan about the 526f298034 library.467aa841911be949

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Haylan, can you 9a9072d8b2 open the locked 53253ee87e library door for bb1d86c397 me? 0497954a863d425e

Why? 7301d922d18fc814

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Just because. bcb9f4c840cc3e28

No.6ed4cac331f91570

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No matter how f9f8a07cbc nicely I asked, c36117c147 he would never ec185ecd35 grant my request.e074ea5ef56e0139

“That won’t work. Unlike you, 4edf34a4e5 Hayl… I a59f40fae3 mean, the 9245d5b7ae new homeowner 0a84decb64 doesn’t like 28785befa1 me very 2bdbd7a953 much.”ed82aae2126499cd

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“Unlike me?”1d0d3e221f0d4141

The man ffceac2112 raised an 1140405b24 eyebrow slightly, d75d707213 seemingly irked 0db3421905 by my a23c33c1a5 words.5bc1c1300b8c902d

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“Don’t get bf46f0da5d the wrong 3b63893a48 idea. I don’t particularly like edc500049f you either.”3b0e899861164e14

“Huh? No, I….”26dffd135e1ed5b2

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I just meant…I felt my 1747dbf376 face flush with ab560a46db embarrassment, realizing I 4565744288 had created a 98b7476aa7 misunderstanding.d88a3d61623dd491

“It’s not like that… 39f891bf8c actually, I’m not close ad25751c9a enough to the kid a076023c43 to ask him for 46a2390720 such a favor. We haven’t known ebca82c25b each other for b94f8ee96b long.”76dbd488429bca47

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“At least 124cdef181 you have 0b0c5a9cfb some shame.”c53cd30f6c85b4f5

“He hates me.”baf2612a6ee68930

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I added with 72e4f6522e an awkward laugh. The man, cab4d399a1 who was 17399f93b7 staring down 45005ef2bb at me, afa83dcaef asked,5ef0696a83c2a773

“What book 94e13f8276 are you c79b920265 looking for?”3353a9876f56cb8b

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What’s it to 659e07d4e4 you?I grumbled 0d1ade9693 inwardly, losing cbe348d02d my caution c4c31ef147 due to 188432287f drowsiness, then 6cc8f78125 it suddenly 5c10e28bee hit me.656be1bb899d7c79

‘Wait, why is he 079fce1041 asking that? Does he know 692483c64a where the books f4dadca7fc are?’1f7f5671871d3bf7

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“Do you happen f3d56f751d to have any 146451a4b2 books related to 7162c1f0d8 defensive magi…?”c9b86fb6c8aca00f

A rumbling sound 1a2e1f25c7 interrupted my straightforward d2b6954cf8 answer.8cfa3802342b5c24

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“……Are you hungry?”669d7c23967e143e

“…….”5adc8106700e58be

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He seemed to still c32d72caa9 be hungry even after d6eba49158 stealing a kid’s snack. The man stared at 99c28ccdd5 me with a strangely 72a5a8644d disgruntled look, then abruptly 259d0814a6 turned his head away.2bebd91c29787342

“So, about the 001a0353e2 books?”4d167f18e38066ec

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“I don’t know. It’s probably somewhere in 4ba40302fd here, so look for 03300c5d7b it yourself.”1e1461037164c90c

He wasn’t going to tell me. Well, of course, the quest wouldn’t be solved this easily.d36bfbfdd6cc7717

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“Alright, I’ll look for 51cc67e72a it myself.”2804f56d8759bccc

I had inadvertently gotten 0dffc1c183 his permission.dae7f926d638e443

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‘He doesn’t 8dbbcddd1d seem angry, d0785cb5b4 does he?’d325b10cf319c950

The ghost, surprisingly, didn’t seem upset that I had snuck into the library. Come to think of it, he hadn’t been particularly surprised yesterday when he found out he was dead.42cae30913e4f120

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He returned after a brief absence, holding a piece of bread he’d gotten from somewhere.cc9ec487ca9be4c3

Crazy. Where did cc237568db he even cf336c086e steal that 6f488c13e4 from?76835c43d30a56d0

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“It’s my house.”a7ec25fdf0aff8c1

“I didn’t 98e7f26795 say anything….”938a670596475a41

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He continued 0b9e487ef5 munching on 6ee884d3f8 the bread, b725999d1f lingering near c08c1abb2c me. After searching the 3126d34579 library for about 47a64f6408 an hour while 9f16987d7b being constantly distracted e23e1b177a by the ghost, 3b7eb97d23 I found a 3b03b93df0 book with a 32c2f939a7 title that seemed f76380bf87 quite useful to 3502aa6a85 me, though it aea909fff1 wasn’t about defensive 9f6daf7c9f magic.1976170969328556

‘…….’d8f96f113ad762e9

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I wanted to read ef0bb550b1 this book right away, b7ea301ff0 regardless of the quest.4917406f1e671ff6

“…’101 Ways to Exorcise Ghosts, Believe it or Not’?”a318e55f207afee9

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The man read the 1d0b5bad94 title on the book’s c9e4ae0605 spine aloud. Then he turned e38630929f his gaze toward fa4aff6eea me, his eyes cb8ad6e89b glinting ominously.a9de88bc4fa520b0

“…….”f891ebcf3e79d646

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I quietly slid the book back onto the shelf, pretending I hadn’t been looking for it. His gaze was burning into me.42a58f201e6dd771

“Why are you 2a41e281ce looking for books 36e7e74617 about defensive magic?”03e9e376859be591

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“Because of you….”ecf429085694eb98

“To use 144e47a8a1 against me?”1eb3df1736b17d3b

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I hadn’t b0a8d449d6 meant it fc13c65377 that way, e8d39535a5 but his 0b0aeacaa9 incredulous tone 4f7d6eda0b made me 3fc508dd7a realize what 67e0c77cf5 I had 6e60dded97 said.c402634ca86cda52

‘What did I just fa45fb4fcd say…!’cdb67b3604664912

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I was so 7810cbc856 sleepy that my d797103ec9 words were escaping 89626caaa5 without being filtered c6fef7da43 by my brain.dc6fc04027e9068d

“No, no, no! It’s not like that… ac46b6fbca it’s just that the 36f8083048 world is a dangerous fb649d9d3e place, you know? I thought it would 96cbdc1167 be nice to be aca1574e17 able to protect myself b78a817877 in an emergency.”5086210f20b5e492

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Haha… ha….I tried to fea08474c1 salvage my words. The ghost stared at c9f713b28f me, then frowned.8b8360bd42689453

“Why are you 2740db39f2 trembling so much? Are you scared abbfc6a482 of me?”1c17235cfad7505f

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Was that even fb94daf6c9 a question?b42e4061299f4674

I looked up, dumbfounded, a57081d19c then quickly averted my b4cc5241b9 gaze as our eyes 4fe7e7ae59 met, his purple eyes 69a1b3e6e2 piercing through me.c12673954e120f2b

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“Of course, a4d1eef094 I’m scared. You’re a ghost…”3c7d0127a0cc45cc

I was being completely 28ff568a5c honest. Despite his 79d5a85c3f inhumanly beautiful 4d88573301 appearance, I 2ab3453d7a was terrified ebf1613bd2 of him.391ee0c66d8a38d3

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“Why? Have I done 549eebeeae anything to harm d145c65a3e you?”ce4e9b1cc1be2606

I wanted to correct 2b2b671645 him. f2072097237710d1

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He hadn’t…yet. 56ae20b5b63f0c17

I knew the 02a1c98cc4 nature of this 99f0dc5556 house’s ghost very e3c2858c05 well. Even though 095e556e7f he seemed 2538afa3d2 languid and 867f62a5a9 indifferent now, 9ceb7e1a74 he could 5fc9b337d4 turn on 0b8a992629 me and 5305f2b850 kill me 4e67b4289c at any aadd83f811 moment.f5ee2689a129d6d3

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“I’m scared of anything 5a7cefa6c9 whose intentions I don’t 1d8582ceb5 understand.”7dd0418abbb2482c

We don’t ea73f940e9 know each 9352f5d54d other yet. I told him that 8a9808b7c8 my fear stemmed from 0deba37340 the unknown.a4412f5d87667777

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I wasn’t afraid of death anymore. It didn’t hurt, and I could always revive. But regardless of death itself, the thought of someone actively trying to kill me was terrifying. The malice of others is sharp and painful.bc61185908be6611

“Why are you asking?”8c31efb48680b256

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He answered bb73c0130d curtly, as 4e131218f7 if surprised 645261005e by my 18ecf321e9 words,7c16cef5233572a0

“Because I was e26116fb6c wondering if you’d d137fb5e6b bind me up 076fd0682b again and run e436799e0b away again out b289d47999 of fear.”53b93bbb1d0d839c

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“…….”e7ba2e79546b3490

I feigned 290d1ad621 ignorance, secretly a377c1ba9d keeping the 512b926b9f existence of 8e80f8c99e the scroll 994af2f37b in my eda7565bb0 back pocket 0619d67f90 a secret.2f7966c6b024a1fd

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