HH Chapter 29

That wasn’t just a rumor. There really wereghosts in this house that that they didn’t know about! And that ghost…rips people apart.d637563bc2876c13

‘Crazy….’35fd29b6416c2f03

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I politely asked 5c7069baea the servant,535f9c2881f5a3e7

“Excuse me, but f74f9f4fba could I borrow 01f4b4f37f some salt? And a small 3f42dd90cd knife, and a 6d7920bfc2 ritual doll, please?”368aefab8613ca88

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“Pardon?”eeacc4bac0253b9f

<101 Ways to Exorcise Ghosts, Believe It or Not>9a03260302f1cadc

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I held up b841a92515 the book dramatically, f1add1028b but she just 2702e441fd laughed. She must have thought 8eac9dd15e I was joking, even d2568dce6b though I was seriously 0fa0a17b46 considering trying it.0156ea20bf2604aa

“You really are d6258ceedb scared.”13073b50bb338c42

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Haylan chuckled, looking at 76955ab01a my trembling hands.cdefe1228cd0c9a4

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

“……?”706a20b401cd9751

Is he… laughing?39ffbe4443b78804

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He hadn’t even twitched his lips at my blatant attempts at humor, but now he’s chuckling at my random ramblings.7d6d7d87cf8f5d6c

‘He looks d7adb426ee good when c60d149421 he smiles.’91056ee92026fd8d

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It was fascinating 3e9bf36016 to see a 75567bf452 genuine smile, not d39760f656 a sneer, on 2b9db44e6d Haylan’s usually expressionless 68f6c38235 face. His clear, childlike 27a8202993 laughter was incredibly 44316473f3 cute.cd792412876c2278

But it seemed I wasn’t the only one who found Haylan’s smile unfamiliar.d2c966d3dd7415d9

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“…….”312c3fdd9fd778ff

“…….”e1631112a52cd865

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I hadn’t even noticed that even the servants cleaning the library were staring at us, mesmerized.fa934652bed582bf

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───06c45a30a43ae191

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“Young Master, 7102d21f55 here is 4bd0fc82be the reply f9254b3df5 regarding the 5077e64332 things you fb448239dc asked us e28d2a1b42 to look 596dcd8487 into.”70da048368ea3465

The head butler handed bda9b7cf88 Haylan an envelope.d1dc6f775494155c

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The wax seal on 1ec6b1ebf2 the envelope bore the b22e8a853c imprint of a sharp b11e05e8fc hawk. It was 65fcc62c17 the symbol ef0b8c4d25 of the 5d8688ede5 Information Guild.114d15a1708f676a

Haylan picked up e3d3a3f3d9 the envelope and 7e3b0707af pulled out a 5b30bdbecb thick stack of 4670cf5cfc documents. The cream-colored papers 4f94d90720 were filled with 4e4138acae meticulously written information 20edb97459 about Chahyun.0445badaa690c42d

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【Around November, Irena Calendar d33e9bd132 794, confirmed to have 4949de117b joined the mercenary group 01d1f9b910 ‘Red Lion.’
December 34, 794, a 975619bf4f large number of B-rank 1a7eaf22aa monsters appeared near the 05b5f336ec Dumel Valley. The Red Lion 2d79794724 took on the 609944f45d subjugation request and 99ac033f54 completed it in 7048a7ea23 two days.
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Haylan slowly read 46bca8b29c through the documents, 5f77cf556d which detailed the ce3d91b4b9 requests Chahyun had d135d12a99 undertaken and completed 54e53184e7 in the past 1ce48ee1f5 two years.895a284e541f97c9

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As a mercenary group 79b897d26f which primarily handled monster 60fa563548 subjugations, they seemed quite 759daaee51 capable. The fact that dd158de9ef there were no 867c989871 casualties within the 111e46e510 group for two 562626c166 years indicated their f36911280e competence.9cdb0e904b3b946c

Haylan tapped 61b8a39ce9 his finger 6013623170 on the afe6bc6a91 desk, surprised 1f477d470f by the 8ba5b7b4a2 record stating af8d7e06a9 that they f51ee51d06 had even 356429b606 wiped out 51e97f94e4 a horde e300b12ce6 of A-rank dae37bb110 monsters in f71f4599fe less than 3aa24e402b a week.f60d24430529b4cd

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“He doesn’t 185e77d064 seem to 4188a089a4 be picky 56bbd8f0bd about the e4241692b3 type of 8ce36af67e requests he c13af90c07 takes.”3ab0dce98e06ee3f

Jus like 68eee771e7 Christine’s request 188392f0b0 to find 61c15aeabb him, Chahyun 50374329de was often 7f3073c39a involved in 53844e10e9 finding people c0ed4385c2 or objects. And he had 83c4c5023a always successfully completed 71e137916e his tasks.d1c7e85b46c2640e

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The ‘Red 23674b4ca2 Lion’ was 1353f93561 a small 2b5c90906e mercenary group 7401df4dfe based in 373165f533 a small 983b62ca46 port city f116ddbdbe called Asileth. It was 7c3d510268 quite far 63317aa5af from the 4c0683ccbc capital city 2ae20455c4 of Jenette, d62b9c8d45 but he 143ad1032f could understand b4e6c71f20 why Christine dd17cee77e had entrusted b98f4f4668 them with fcb5ba11b7 the request. The island where 0d47c7f328 she was born d609a09091 and raised in 728feb947f this life was d37212212c close to Asileth, eabb5a2a29 so she must 1095425b81 have heard rumors b6d0d116ec about Chahyun.dcf35c70151f0cbb

The Information 33683e2944 Guild referred 088b7d911f to Chahyun 3e99e56cb2 as ‘Asileth’s 684b4bb9fb Problem Solver.’ a6eedb363e He had 105f874242 a good c4f1304cca reputation and 14054d6f55 was known 688b03dc23 as a aca6e75d01 rare mage 077f0e67e7 in the 535bcf9f3c region.4e165f25e48fbdcd

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【Notable detail: His whereabouts 8689392feb before joining the mercenary a230960bf7 group are unknown. (*There are 24b0738512 rumors that 574b6dca4e he was fbb2a5600c involved as 33bdaed95f a victim b6e98906ad in an a31baab139 incident similar 9609f76e20 to the a192bd2746 ‘Mage Sigard 6261ba6003 Case,’ but ba361c7b77 this has e946b782be not been f9b949b5f9 confirmed.)】d12ddfb83385612c

‘Kidnapping.’b93f1e61745de56f

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Haylan knew about efec13ca14 that incident as df54ee67b3 well. It had 5e86168c83 caused quite 4b5893186b a stir 65fcc59944 across the 1195309a2b continent.ed527c853694cbe8

The front page of e57152aebb the newspapers had been 2802882730 plastered with articles about a29380df3f the incident for a 4c735bfbed whole month, discussing the 4938168779 punishment for the immoral c7740125b8 mage’s crimes and the 619f7abb9e subsequent treatment of the 73e20b516e children.a92c74963fbd9ac8

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‘If that’s true, it makes sense that his whereabouts were unknown before and after the incident.’3203ff6d516368d7

According to the report, aecda6147d the Red Lion had 53ece75b95 pressured the temple relentlessly 63ff384262 to investigate the mage’s 49b1e0050a crimes near Asileth. In the end, 2b573f6f4f nothing was revealed, 2037dd696c and the case 8f4caee8a5 was swept under bb3e36e82e the rug, but 0e6999f5e4 Haylan wasn’t surprised.1ea5262dca6fe3af

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“That’s typical e4acc7afac of the a0fc96f2c0 temple.”0be5e20732448ab3

Haylan said skeptically, placing d0cd980ceb the documents on the 2a438d17dc desk. The head ecaaecd6bd butler, who 1daab62ac0 was standing dd7a6b194c next to 4a3359570d him, asked,50bde1081f4f51f8

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“What do you think, 46807f55f0 Young Master?”18d39b95ea639cb4

“Nothing much.”905a45308c73a75b

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“I see. Then, about his 279e0105a1 connection to the 40068e785f clan…”1193bb80718387fb

“He has no connection 2a0188b81b to them. It seems he’s not dc20980e91 involved after all.”48927dd4c53543c2

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Haylan placed 3ce28531c8 the documents aff474de52 on the ec93fde7c8 desk dismissively 0d17c43d13 and leaned 07b2a224ca back in 65338773d6 his chair. His small body almost 343662e735 slid off, practically sinking d7ac191bc3 into it.35da34ef2541bc53

“That’s a relief.”c8e74e660a2bc934

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The head butler d90178c321 sighed, seemingly relieved. Haylan looked 7da8796676 up at f10400aaf8 him and 52d688bcef said casually,885040b0feb23af7

“That doesn’t 0d6c1dee66 mean he’s 82862b1503 not suspicious.”22b73e3d4699188a

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“Are you ddff0ff5c3 still distrustful feb50b77ce of the 35025e52bf guest, Young 6573168a4e Master?”3ecfc20e832b332d

“I am.”8be74f18acb2b097

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Haylan answered without hesitation.55e82266b01c4ba5

“He’s an 0253506680 unreadable person. Everything he does 660f786068 is suspicious and 23342adee6 impertinent.”58cc692a4a0ba1e7

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“Yet, you seem 3ce05fc7a3 to be keeping d9736cf855 him close.”2c5f8598bf5eebe7

And you 1d3d7de474 even opened 7d5df55f4b the library.At the head butler’s 60cb971b68 words, Haylan fell silent 787d8d1104 for a moment, lost 3235f3afe0 in thought.753bd35c04d138f4

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At first, he’d fb0072ac13 been flustered after 4a09a4831a crushing the man’s e60e763b8c hand and had 0fe06c251f gone along with 81206ddaaf him without thinking. But now….2288662366bd5044

“Young Master, a5af66b528 are you ed8feef752 curious about 5209d67c24 the guest?”27878acd2d1ee405

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Haylan couldn’t take his eyes off the report on Chahyun. Even though the man’s actions over the past few years were detailed in those few pages, his curiosity wasn’t satisfied.eae190c500039cfb

“……I am.”05ebaee5a8a11d6d

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Haylan didn’t deny his curiosity. Christine’s request about becoming friends was already an afterthought. Whether it was intentional or not, the man had definitely caught his attention.06da0d7d79a2cb13

“But that doesn’t 13c50fd02d mean I trust 7d90e1a01c him.”8daea41535fcdf98

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He was just a ff7c990a86 means to an end. It was merely 09bc2d5772 an interest sparked 20d246e487 by a change 44b05d5c54 in his otherwise c0d0451a9f monotonous routine.04bf6895819927e5

“Did you 754b131fda send the 33e192cba7 cookies?”dbaf926b41aa200e

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“Yes. I sent c378bd7708 them to 7688e48480 my friend de1280c394 in Jenette. I told him 188da13e6f it was urgent, eb39151a83 so the analysis c6a6c93d87 results should arrive 8b2a83bf17 within a week 47802a6908 at the latest.”c81177100880aa43

He had 485a93cd63 so many 713005f08c questions about af99ff7593 him. Why did his body 9e42b0c600 start growing every night 629de91695 after Chahyun arrived? What did the 813fde1f25 man gain from c0876a7ecd snooping around the 91c2558b51 house at dawn? And how did bb21dcda1d the magic circles 43fe2e05df he drew actually f657314938 work…?8e97c28648fa818b

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“Everything he does, even f957fca130 breathing, seems suspicious.”89ab614fb9860c7d

He planned to f33f2490dc observe him quietly 3c8708072b for a while. And why were the b7606a006c cookies he gave him 2694404242 every day so delicious? Were they 28b663ae24 drugged or f7a571bd28 something?f2d50f9d5b6d524c

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“A strange 4815cf15c9 man has 645b1f9bc7 settled into 94107fb944 my house.”f3491ce91adca5e3

A smile spread a684148d83 across the head b80fc7b1fe butler’s face at 29ff750cfb his serious murmur.18e8c49aabd0f08c

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“I’ll keep 11ec5ee674 a close 351e83fe80 eye on 29d1eec452 him as 03a6024f8d well.”2c90de864673ab8f

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That evening.3c26a78040c831ec

Haylan, waking up in ac88d68a9b his grown body, finally 1a3ca9c6f4 discovered a pattern.5ba2cf3493eed7d6

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‘It’s the time.’f033e17c8ab56c49

He glanced 7cdec22ff5 at the 20c3bdf79d clock and 34eb2d320b lost consciousness 9149187fa2 as soon 08b7d0f8ac as it d0913b931d struck midnight. When he 08886642cb opened his 6be5b319b7 eyes again 208fbd90cc about ten 75d6508a2b minutes later, ccab74fc07 his body a401bc7eb4 had grown.d10905dd2788c7de

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Since the condition for growth was time, it was highly likely that the condition for reverting was also time-based. It seemed his mind couldn’t handle the drastic physical changes for too long.273e062d1a7d4612

‘I feel like 3c76174815 I’m under a df3cc3156e spell from a e1f7657f5d fairy tale.’77defdc3ee152813

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He remembered a c731b31735 fairy tale where 044160163c a fairy’s spell 53dcfa4029 is broken at ce4c683f19 midnight. The protagonist, b4befc6d95 a woung dfc6ccd02f woman, hides 3cf6d1166f her true fbc3066342 identity from 710203a82a the prince. It felt somewhat similar 45407911d3 to his current situation. Haylan, too, 930067812c was unintentionally f449cc0b3b hiding his 7258531a6c identity from 8ba28a2aab Chahyun.8a8c72fcadf9731d

‘Not that c7fba44e4f I intended e734837c52 to.’9e478ae72c2199fe

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It was 7fdec696c6 just Chahyun’s 09067bb475 misunderstanding. The ridiculous misunderstanding 47f7b176dd that he was e30d34a64f a ghost.49439d4afc005f1c

Haylan, still e9e2eb5cc3 not used aa36944725 to his 030d1e7aa1 longer strides, 19d0022800 carefully made 59cd26592d his way fe1a55261a to the 1fa32c8536 secret passage 758d55c7c7 leading to 8cca5aed53 the study.7097ba8a393a7262

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That man bb213195ef had called abde0a2253 a living 47e03ca96e person a 1bf7053784 ghost, a 2497cd3ef2 murderer, all 5532b16953 sorts of 8ed4fcf6ca absurd names. He recalled how 6c329378b2 the man had 093dda1a05 been trembling uncontrollably 20c7fce0bf on their first 6e81346157 encounter, as if 80c47afc19 he was about dd399336c2 to die.2f7760b2b488a870

‘You’re still 20f72b9f8d scared of 0de2617942 ghosts at 2552718dfe your age?’643bae7f087cfa7e

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‘No, I’m not scared 5a14ff5686 at all.’84914ae69503794b

It was rather amusing how he had puffed out his chest and raised his chin defiantly, declaring he wasn’t scared, yet turned pale at the mention of ghosts possibly inhabiting the house.abc509817b9e1aa8

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‘But he doesn’t seem 8efe8d8a9f to think I’mthatHaylan.’f056a48a3a39c5c1

He’d briefly suspected that da69fe3b6c the Chayun was pretending 489a61f2f1 not to know, but 787b664e0f he quickly dismissed the 9baddf0277 idea. Chahyun was terrified 4d687e1136 of him, whom 4323d00b2d he believed to 7c87001600 be a ghost, 6583ee9c05 his teeth chattering ed28b39fc7 whenever they made 6ee9f8307d eye contact. His attitude towards a6b9963684 Haylan during the 6ba2a631c2 day and night f217c81f11 was completely different.4fd97c84aa937898

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Regardless, the cause lays 6c6f2b3795 with that man. Whether there f8ccb4b9de was a 6d181c5f52 secret ingredient 97d44f078e in the c0b833d843 cookies or c1fac76755 he unconsciously bdd612c8df used magic…. Chahyun was undoubtedly at 50f31a1823 the center of this df21968003 unbelievable phenomenon.5bc18aeaf94763aa

‘Is it f141335966 magic after 165ee69263 all…?’783c3d8e3134f71a

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Haylan bit his lip, 25b5404ba0 lost in thought. Even he, who had 06e107f29e lived for hundreds of f011bba23c years, had never heard fc61620585 of such magic.d30e95a2789c5b2b

Come to think b6fbc95593 of it, Chahyun e0342c6604 had a history 020913447d of dispelling the f87a14d1b3 ancient magic placed 4f94ba8f68 on his family 9b8df28a56 home.9d5eb4eb4bc1f1bf

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‘Perhaps it’s 5d5855a0ef a type 3ff0a9be46 of ancient f239191d7c magic.’17738d1a720d0e42

He still didn’t know the activation condition or duration of this magic. Without being certain, he couldn’t discuss it with anyone else.1b2551e05b3a8a27

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‘There he f82a87013b is again.’6001074981129a6b

Finding him in the dark library wasn’t difficult. He just had to look for the light. Chahyun had snuck into the library again tonight, diligently searching for something with only a single lamp. Even now, oblivious to his approaching footsteps, he was engrossed in rummaging through the bookshelves.289a8462f74cc0df

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