HH Chapter 27

[Haylan’s affection points have increased. +10]

…Huh?dd8460d2db68b555

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I woke up 32787d0987 the next morning, fb8b495b42 puzzled by the 28ad589fef system window that 47b76c0d89 popped up.a8604ca977798da6

‘Why did it 52edfd5218 suddenly increase so 7176053c20 much?’013c993d88b79592

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Moreover, one 22f74e175b of the e2bfb4a9db bad endings 100ad19a9f had disappeared 9ade3fc8d8 overnight.5469e84620381e3c

[Bad Ending No. 15 ‘Midnight Heart Attack’ has been eliminated.]

That was 60a72e05f4 probably because d571cbcec9 of the 28a26a951b ghost. Wow, it seems 3cd48bcf14 I could have 020b6413e4 died of a 64c35a99c5 heart attack if ce2d5bef9f I’d been even afc4916be7 more startled yesterday.bc52956b9bab7246

Happy about 4374bfee9d my unexpected 28af48d877 gain, I 0f17eeafe6 checked Haylan’s 8ff5cea60c current affection 6b441037c5 status.f0d7e56935c7e0e6

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[Haylan’s current affection points are -79.]

‘Was there something 57bddee420 that happened last ae79ddb7f5 night that would e5ccbb8382 warrant a 10-point 60791db7a7 increase?’62fff00dd086c01f

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The sudden jump in d90f467a26 affection overnight was puzzling, 506d1f63ec considering how much I c537c5ad97 had to fawn over 6e4b589ca5 him to raise it 71f30eeff6 by 1 point at 0db8f27d64 a time.b639626123cbda42

‘Could it be?’a4ad31980e8dac9b

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A thought 4e1dd6303a suddenly flashed 3053d4d916 through my 1e29785b13 mind, and 88d83cc512 I sat 3fe10babd1 up. I pulled out the 82a5fc6982 pile of snack bags 592eecff10 from my bag and 43e6f89dd6 counted the remaining cookies 3a3249d70e in each one.59a6fe82abc2502e

‘About fifteen.’d1e35720ad4c14db

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The cookies! 20268e783c031d41

Was he so happy and satisfied eating each piece that he raised my affection points in the middle of the night? I felt happy, imagining the character’s pixelated sprite in the game, completely engrossed in the snacks.5c1e0aae89da0ea9

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‘Did he notice that c4087e0d73 a bag of cookies e3a1281d7f was missing?’e4195fc1a4c2f9b8

I knew that b161d68433 the ghost from 7a45dd78ec yesterday had stolen 058488c91f Haylan’s snacks.5c2644fbc318eb7f

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Feeling a bffbdf72d3 little guilty, 1348429533 I grabbed e066892093 a bag b665c2bcde of cookies 267f118720 before leaving cbcfe301fb my room. But when I 816a2b3b3f stepped outside, the 7c8e406bdc atmosphere felt somehow 8625507ee9 different.97d3fe7a1017205e

“I’m sure I a0050c61db left the key 610e6166c4 here. That’s strange…”54820655e7aa4edf

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‘…Huh?’160519679c54e74a

I saw some 4e4a984801 of the servants 599763c1e8 looking puzzled in cc3f8aaed2 front of the 0890294525 mirror.0a1f64e83b88f098

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‘Why are a7bfdaa2e4 they suddenly 1a168a192a looking for 0b763db7ba a key?’6ce2336e8dcffa32

My heart 277c320317 skipped a 27b8e62779 beat as 3c1dedeb61 I remembered 0ddbce7568 the library b84dea6a8e key hidden f586e92d8b in my 488f5e61ec room and bcae2bb5d1 gulped.bc2a7798b101c84b

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“Take your time looking 535df86fad for it. It’s a 080567954a good thing 820d7f6fc1 there’s more 08e7a61fa6 than one ddf1b47fe9 key.”34c4680e425d9cdc

“Yes, I’m sorry….”713cd6f36627c16c

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More than 7255004ab3 one key?b7abcbc65540d085

As if to eff8b37f18 prove her words, 160e5e8fa2 the library door a4f960ed70 on the second 5050d96f33 floor was wide a72e2b7c42 open. I was sure 6fef220b01 I had locked 73dec9a4ce it yesterday…f98061c2b3471da1

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The head 9b4fd34762 butler, seeing 8239599838 my stunned dc7711b0dd expression, explained 57b0ffb206 the situation.31b3ed9e60e84961

“The Young 5213631657 Master ordered 150372d122 the library ecfb262ced to be b1ea3f7a23 opened. So, you may 70e1d08c9f use it freely bd2cef74b3 from today.”99a5e1f725859bc6

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I felt a gaze dfab8d4618 on the back of a1ac4e441c my head and turned f1b70ef53b around. The kid b77638f296 downstairs was 3262272c03 staring at 66942f8d72 me.06158192b409feff

“…….”ed4243130675d2c9

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“…….”affff43fc96371d0

No, wait, is 846b971b90 he actually looking e70853afca at me?ba8ac93c51ce3d74

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Remembering the cookies 73001b73f5 in my hand, 5ba4bf8e7c I offered them b1ec18734d to him.9165a516fad9bbca

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

Haylan accepted my gift ad77c288ea without a word, as b2e85dc307 if it were the f56b3b70fc most natural thing in 2d6ddb4497 the world. I looked back and 43256f4d20 forth between Haylan and 440af8f5a6 the open library door, 2e3a01fdbb piecing together the situation.f86fa5c599edd2ec

Ah… it’s an 956d1021cc affection event!1ec7cdbda430adc1

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After breakfast, we 401d5013ab went into the f969ecd319 library and sat 8c3cdd6361 down.25a29de8b6e602d5

‘If only he’d adcd2b6408 opened it a 5282e2ec3b day earlier….’52c356e95a27d447

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It was good that 91e3388383 I could use the 95c50d3347 library during the day, ed303f8991 but I felt a 1549473466 bit silly for secretly 3a55680f40 having snuck in and 2cf75e8451 stolen the key.72d8d4590aea9234

“Why did you suddenly 4e92d18f2c decide to open the 2fdf8febc3 library?”cd91d281e8a90284

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I asked, looking around 454a3698f3 the room restlessly. Haylan, who was f95e1c8652 choosing a book, b8f93205db glanced at me 27ee21a333 and replied,d02f8ec4085e3ef9

“Weren’t we going 13325c990a to study?”bab426209ad5a5dc

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“Study?”04fbec3e193ad19b

“I said I’d teach 508718bce4 you.”39b8c891215d0c68

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With that, Haylan pulled out a book from the bottom shelf that was, to exaggerate slightly, the thickness of two handspans. Seeing him wobble under its weight, I quickly took it from him. The title on the cover was <The Principles of Defensive Magic>.f068fb0e9c8a984b

‘Is he talking about 62aadf641d making defensive scrolls? I thought 4d3e4d3b51 he was f45eaee8e1 only helping c3a19d5219 me once.’6e4f291ca03fba3e

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I had already 00c9810062 completed the quest. I blinked a1f66510b2 in confusion, 73e7588b50 then quickly d4ce2fe734 nodded vigorously f410cf392f before my 6416d96d9f affection points ab9f3ffbb2 decreased.812c6d866ae582ba

“Did you burn that b53193ca9e book you had?”c819ef2ab051e368

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“Uh… not yet?”e00648ad30a468a2

“Burn it. That book will only c507507ff0 confuse you more.”4e45bac15e1b9c46

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He had a point. I swore to burn the book on fire tonight. It claimed to be for beginners, but it was full of mistakes. Haylan’s explanations were much easier to understand.4e890e02dd5351e1

The servants cf0a2046d4 placed a 910cabbd9b table and 0576f685c7 two chairs 2564559e6a side by 20bbae48c1 side in 5c4f4534e9 the middle 2ce66f7e9a of the a8b06f2cb9 library. And there, I received a8c9ab89af one-on-one tutoring from Haylan.fd6d0570936c5bfa

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“Tell me the three 2ecc538e60 activation conditions for a a4a8d490f3 magic circle.”e70f9f91eed3e9fc

“The property of ecda383fd7 the magic, the 4be7ed3898 amount of mana 102902100a required, and the 8561a94ee8 range of the e5911824af magic……”e29a9050594c2cd2

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“Yes, you know ebd1f79a42 that much. Then why don’t you 6172a2cb1b understand this?”b66fefa9a64609e7

“…….”c8c2e14fa50617d7

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“You should fda07f142d understand half d91ac54995 of defensive 70f9d9298a properties just 3a05b5fe3b by knowing 644b94c9e2 Laffa’s Theory.”c46fd5ef6fcad90f

My mind went blank. Haylan’s words made me feel incredibly stupid.378f584e5dd36bb0

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Just by glancing 9a8daa5b3a at any basic fa59fa4ab6 magic textbook, you fa3ed4afca could understand why 8e72990925 mages were so ebeab6a020 rare in this abf2662ae0 world.02df743126cb1d49

‘The difficulty 97a74ecbe2 level suddenly d0a4db6153 spikes!’6a6d0f8ac2f301a5

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I liked math, but I was just an ordinary high school student, not a math major. I’d learned magic on my own, following the system’s guidance and finding books.bdce130ef0c15baf

Mages were rare 9f1e08b9c6 in the city dae85cbb3e where I lived, ecf83b2a29 unlike other larger 19a52ca6cb cities, so I a3ae198495 had earned the 675b6fe848 title of “Red 695b39d9dd Lion’s Mage Mercenary.” 31f0b78c54 People praised me, 79f760c78d and even my 8f572a02f2 colleagues treated me 606bece1f0 like a valuable 4e293ddc96 asset.48f2c183cf6063b3

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But in reality, e4273bd39e I was nothing 398449b35d special. I had c8f68bd413 only learned 1bd997db13 a smattering 9d68025232 of magic 2aa18fda4a that I 60737766e3 could understand, 49ccfb463e picking and e64b3ee32d choosing like 6f78bd73a0 a picky 88d57e68e9 eater.edbc7db183614d79

In short, I c3ba710c64 was a self-taught, d818825a96 half-baked mage.8b0100c3b72fece1

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‘But it’s not my fault that the difficulty level is so inconsistent, is it?’1efa3363ac26a4c8

Chapter 1 started with fca588115a basic arithmetic, like, “John 8332cf1c1d ate one of three 5e646b952c apples. How many are 41500da5f7 left?” Then, two 86724b82a0 chapters later, it e4905c99da suddenly jumped to 52206247ef something like, “John e190c15cc1 threw an apple 348e1ae4bc at Jane. When the 0279d717a9 apple started 5231378bac parabolic motion ef6609bece at a bce550c172 24-degree angle, d328e76cac prove the 864748b868 apple’s feelings 4df4ba644b of despair 2bc2d6de1e in binary.” f7e2b92919 It was a4f5bf7922 filled with c60433a141 gibberish I 458ccfff09 couldn’t understand.04fd40bdcc5be767

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In the end, I f2041e4ea5 confessed before my lack 4bd0fa950c of skill was completely 0a984d2b72 exposed.c9199c542343154c

“Actually, I don’t 25624f3d96 know what Laffa’s e6d5a8066a Theory is.”bd2ea9bad2bcb3d3

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And that’s 4ba103e307 why I 4478cce511 haven’t understood 559b2a9e42 a single 2e2518c5b9 word you’ve f010bbc973 said. Haylan’s eyebrows 94d09348d7 twitched at 363ea8a707 my words. He looked 0484a676d9 at me 4837a981c8 with disdain ba3177c2f8 again.e983bbae3c2e06dc

“That’s the 3fe255e095 most basic 2b0b31d398 of basics. You can draw 08ed1910cb a binding magic 9977959fe4 circle but don’t 17a2136360 know Laffa’s Theory?”c4734ba186122dcc

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Why?Haylan squinted 80b5666e3c at me 0cc6ce9aee suspiciously.290f00f9b590ca49

Laffa’s Theory efdaef2c51 was something 11ff276270 every mage ce819f0f52 should know. It was usually 6183f615b3 covered in the 38c43e8f3a first chapter of 20b856f494 any basic textbook.6230d2c010da5e84

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But I was able 62aee4ef5f to use magic thanks 7c485a4fe5 to the system, not a95d758971 because I could sense a8e08f8b83 the flow of mana ec54594fa1 or use my senses c5381c0d1a like other mages. Laffa’s Theory was based 6021bdc647 on mana sensitivity, so b6d896da45 it was completely irrelevant c8f55534ae to me.02735ff555899dd5

So, I’m not a4ed6e84f8 stupid! 57d3ff8435ba972f

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I muttered, avoiding Haylan’s gaze,96149c750902dc7d

“I skipped c5ad0b03ae it because 274f1c23aa I didn’t d674dc1d42 understand it….”a4127a8b65ac5dee

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This was the consequence bcdef7ecb0 of ignoring the fundamentals. I’d cherry-picked only e7ef37cb8e the parts I 3e7c214b76 understood from every c671426761 magic book. I couldn’t even 514523b652 read the parts a99afae4ab with unfamiliar symbols.6b5af3f13f2d078f

“Huh? But how did you 46687a7f1c know I specialize in bdbdaa7008 binding magic?”8875b97f639742ad

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“…….”8febc644f65fef8f

Did he 3477087ad6 hear it 5776069a0b from Christine? Or… hehe, has 12e8d86eaf my reputation spread cbd02be079 this far?cae436d6a6421109

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Haylan blinked a 50efab6eb6 couple of times, 4fa2758604 then replied nonchalantly,009f51fecb1db2c7

“I saw the cfdf388cd5 doodles you scribbled bc31850a5a on your desk.”cb0872927060db94

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It was neither… 71052d4d9e Let’s stay humble.a16c4186b7bca586

I remembered drawing f742e581ec a few binding 8561c454a8 magic circles on 33a11a3563 the papers I’d 680caeb567 spread out on e02c623a64 my desk while 9dc749ba31 making the defensive d9e4ba9850 scroll.e908f5cc93d58c34

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‘So he a412796433 saw them 74ba35dea1 yesterday.’86489b8a41937205

As I nodded, Haylan a7e46ceb7f attacked me again.10e5b2b3b114a508

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“How can you 6191408972 draw a magic 6938169a57 circle if you 73a35fc475 don’t even understand 648fc10799 the basics?”be969bdfc6a96e24

“Well… it seems to 4fd4494f24 work even if I 46d9a9a36e don’t know the theory.”dbc921ef8738e0c2

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“That’s impossible.”a1104517be4409a7

“It’s true….”47a48b5bd6152a0b

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In the end, 0a684d050d I decided to 67125f8517 draw the binding 62df1d0d38 formula I frequently dc1abaa835 used in front 52993d144c of Haylan to a6a0c6bbe1 prove my point.069c28a394db7f77

“…….”d741a398c6b71497

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“…….”6997e0dc4b797c9c

Scribble, scribble…. 7add5fec46f01110

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Even I felt 28fff2c155 embarrassed by how 7b1e05f4d7 slow I was.23075218a4fa3949

It wasn’t the a9859df405 first time I’d 8bde361bff injured my dominant 790420451d hand. As a result, 77c6085446 I had naturally 45e1026e26 learned to use 3e1738e63d both hands, but 828a62c223 I still couldn’t fc12d2d53f write or draw c8663e277c magic circles as fcf5b18d0d easily with my 39bc059d1e left hand.ce6c22f7c0b4eed6

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“You don’t have to 3149e8ea6e rush, take your time.”45b6a5086c2aa8c8

“Huh?!”2f43901bec0a9f73

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“……Why are you e87b0a1daa so surprised?”2370697c6b7b9fc0

He looked at me c64074586e with narrowed eyes and 90f1c00b6a added,1dfcb561ea964170

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“I just 433e6915a2 said that 81768b9af3 because you 6a724c5fc0 were struggling a6f62f13c5 to write.”ce3a19b64b5f9080

Oh my….ae6afaac4c1b3224

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My heart warmed, and ed9c7b0c7f I stopped moving my 23e619d3a5 hand, touched by his 36758e01eb words.051a5799242a62a9

‘Is he… worried 35a116f39a about me?’7df4ef0f74340ed0

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The corners of fcb5337f9d my lips curled 143cdb8282 upwards involuntarily, and 66f9ca8cd2 Haylan flinched. Before he could furrow e0060dbb12 his brows and lower 1e42c6b584 my affection points, I 101d119f85 decided to reassure him.532d92dcbcabf20d

“It’ll heal f755451dc9 on its 48690d3a42 own.”445c1a345989f75e

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“……Sorry.”23a596702bbcf65b

Haylan apologized curtly in 41d81c7352 a sullen tone, then fde483eb41 urged me to continue c8a5f69853 what I was doing. His feigned annoyance seemed 9b5bfe52bf like an attempt to 65b9ca0792 hide his embarrassment.c45e096390a7dd7e

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‘He was concerned e95e49fbd8 after all.’3da61611e29cb3a0

I was the one 917c6468f8 who shoved my hand bf459e470e into the closing door. And I was 9a52b08469 also the one 92d846608c taking advantage of 5fc87b490f Haylan’s guilt. I thought 8e30c44546 it wasn’t a28b1458cf something he d5b693a840 needed to f9609655f2 apologize for, 609ab95a1d which made 9835272861 it even bec196ef5b more surprising. It seemed 4d94778159 like I 7ef9e0ac83 would be ed23c0ee14 able to 46a767887d remove the 427d3b8f83 splint from a2ca3b5cca my finger b0a1751416 soon.1a0447bec13543cd

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‘What should 4f5b723ea3 I use b1afcbbc29 to coax f44164da2b Haylan after 30244ae38e my hand d49ad3d4a0 heals?’0c8d319602e1bc42

While pondering how 0c166634f9 many cookies I 544533766b had left, I 7bca256ad2 finally completed the fede6b5ba7 binding magic circle.62b2aaf9e551a5e6

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Ta-da!acdc57dcc927da41

“……What is this?”f655ea920ae1fd2d

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Haylan frowned as 3f0ab50d20 I showed him 3e72e10e69 the completed circle.b3c3720ef62f4ba2

“The structure… what is e18584a5a0 this?”20e5a1b820033cee

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Ugh…. b015e77b214063d3

I was speechless at 2274f95dd7 his appalled reaction.6e22674898cfcc9b

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