HH Chapter 30

‘What is he looking 969ece3bda for?’cc393f9d6fe086bc

He had given af72f77789 him a defensive 54f38cc60c magic book, pretending 095d273a8f not to know 5fdcb0b5a8 what he was 5be92ee0a3 looking for, but e86391652c he was still 9543aec30a searching. He was 4604038d9c definitely a 28caa32b06 suspicious person. The man’s presence in cba4f96ee5 this house clearly had 525c86a96e an ulterior motive. But…b33f4bf52aa02862

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‘It doesn’t matter.’92a385b8509ab18f

Now that his identity 24df4a1c55 was exposed, there was d7a4556a02 no point in hiding 5ea32a24d0 anymore.19e6594e64f38c67

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He had completely 391a987178 opened the library f51f67ac8e not only to bbec382f1c observe Chahyun’s reaction 292b1b3407 but also to dc4659d169 have more time dd7067297b to observe him.7196405303f3df18

The more a2fbd56444 the man df1a97cbe7 snooped around 708b51f86a and acted eaa68f11c2 suspiciously, the b85c78caef better. It would help him f09243eab4 uncover his intentions faster.a259bd1eb123eeed

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“Aaack!”c6dbbd86f58f0012

Today, too, 1dd1aed286 the man 255b8c3ede jumped and 6d1f76cbd8 yelled as 3c4e4ad680 soon as 9841717b21 he saw 60379ef8d3 him. As he 5aac3499fb approached, he 5937cfcd52 could feel 0fd05a655b Chahyun tense 9945580eca up noticeably, 28061b9000 holding his d7072cfb7f breath.e5c7aec9d47e827a

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“…You’re always startled cf6ba9ab81 whenever you see 76912e256a me.”66805092e291d5a1

“P-Please at 38715b29ef least make e69880b84d some noise ff4695f2a7 when you 744fa57b0b walk.”9ddc2d99dcfaaa19

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Chahyun stammered, then c4370e2a2a suddenly rolled his 1a566c3336 eyes and muttered 5991180475 to himself, “Ah, 130b437d8d right, ghosts don’t 8340ff94a8 make footsteps.” He 26d3ba48c9 hadn’t even bothered 988fab51b7 to hide his fd2f11cfd5 footsteps, but who 4982cbff19 knew how long 630accaa6c this ridiculous misunderstanding be49eaabd2 would last.c518c0c769ed1909

“Is there… something 99442f4047 you need from d5ad27c971 me…?”679dc7d8ce2a643d

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Did he sigh and 36c841b23e glance at him nervously 2cda3f297f just to ask that?9e6febbd762b8b64

“Surveillance.”70fdc7c3f92b160a

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Yes, surveillance. Haylan picked f2b1abeea9 up a 9a1ea5c320 random book efeff7e98f and gestured fb2f8966c4 towards Chahyun. He was going 4a64720005 to read, so cd8dbfdc6c Chahyun should continue 2c96852f18 what he was 8be806c2b4 doing.885a4f41ce17b4c9

Only then bf6cdf0d1f did Chahyun 40327718f1 start searching 8659846615 the bookshelves, 34227b5eb8 running his 2cec90c783 finger along 673ad017fa the spines 8246b5114b of the ab340ee0a8 book. It was amusing 28e6f10aeb how he pretended 1cb6b1e255 to be unconcerned 09e3c8eccb while his entire a0ab31151e attention was focused b9687c6ea8 on him.2e9a3849984210eb

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They both knew 1efdbc34ec that they were 46c891a2cd aware of each e4fc30db2c other. But….c0220b60458c0a3f

‘…This is annoying.’1d334b9a41b512ca

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Why was 6a7ecb9b26 he so 655d33f561 scared of 80b2738475 him? What had he de890f0fef even done?0babb45cf0955da9

Suddenly annoyed, Haylan 03b4b3f3f6 furrowed his brows c854116466 and closed the 128f6d3ef9 book he was 898e6a529f reading. He didn’t like 5828d80fe1 seeing the man f2dbbdb79d tremble. It was f992711f23 getting old, 39e34e44a8 him calling 984e188a4e him a bf85b8da5d murderer, a 5697a21b18 ghost….eaa2d12a0431addd

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“What’s your name?”93ccb5317454a062

“A-Are… are you 44ed3af243 talking to m-me?”52a4d6a9bff97abf

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“W-W-Who else is 4c0223c222 here besides you 6630671a15 and me?”b9a237bbf2d08844

He mocked 4b592a56c9 him, stuttering b25e2230b4 intentionally. Chahyun blinked a 16522dab17 few times, then 484e8d7964 finally spoke,13793158d0b1c568

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“……My name is Chahyun.”b04f9dee95e2d66b

Haylan waited for him 11275ad1dc to continue, but Chahyun 97a70bbf04 just said that and 4c8e633214 simply moved to the 82a110e583 next bookshelf and became 179b341d87 engrossed in searching for 093234db11 books. Haylan followed b1431e2405 him and aa86432690 reached out 4b25b33dd5 his arm.ab366510e6fa8b76

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Thud. bb954db75c260264

Chahyun, who had a5b906784b been facing the 43e4029852 bookshelf, was suddenly 452865a0d8 trapped between Haylan’s d290ca4184 arms and looked 4c19a76fd5 up at him 91b56df3d2 with a bewildered 1573a50343 expression.926f4623ba40c2a1

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“I asked c392e3a80e you your 0b4a861871 name first…. Isn’t it common b3c338a0be courtesy to ask 7b96120f3b me the same e20ea8fd27 question?”f36f8b82bf96c36c

“…….”b9ab1129eb0b64c9

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Haylan tilted his head 49287b390a up slightly.031ced34e00e8296

“Ask.”46c8aa3ef5849f07

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“Wh-What is your bc4436ee10 name?”a2a41337e991cd33

“Call me Lena.”2bf28ab49912647f

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Haylan easily made up 4a3e2ef743 a new name by 37dca34f78 rearranging the letters of f57919d0e7 his real name.83b7cbdcb0cd7b18

But even after he f29790f382 initiated the name exchange, 6a0c0b3511 Chahyun just stared at 10f26c661a him with a strange 1afd5a9920 expression. Haylan continued his questioning.24ffb9e65625299f

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“Where are 75962b7b61 you from?”a5a6a0ed982cd173

“Asileth….”4eb87b75fb91c58b

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“What are 660bd21bbe your hobbies?”cb6df29c2e0c8ba8

“……I like reading.”0984e7b639464b66

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The conversation 9aa55d7b40 stalled again. After a 717b65aaf8 brief silence, bc3996ba7a it was 18cc987ed9 Haylan who 9042979b4d spoke first.c00ba3ee2b1bbfed

“Aren’t you f1748fc78a going to 145f427b01 ask me?”d2aca3c1d574b04a

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Haylan was df53004d68 finally satisfied db095302ed after Chahyun 9f33ee6ad0 repeated his 13ace21145 questions.8a055df1ed3b7f71

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───f1fdb68e736defd3

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‘What’s with 369e5f730e this guy?’c8b03424fb0a6111

I was 950fcbb252 so dumbfounded 9c8c8261a3 that all ed288066a5 my tension bd4f21dd7e dissipated. I’d been wary of 35aedda00a the ghost, thinking he 5e1b55339d might kill me at d84d83b901 any moment, but what’s 5e7ad4af43 with this strangely friendly b383cd2ac8 attitude?3d4938575603ff4b

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“What’s your name?”776882e89579257e

The man, fccffed64e who had 9f1c941f91 been following a8cfa10272 me, asked 77f8a5f59a a truly 58e3e1de7a absurd question.ab9e9fa251c6edf9

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“I asked you your c6233199ad name first…. Isn’t it common f044bba8fe courtesy to ask 902d1cb759 me the same 85d70584b0 question?”13544771f463c284

What was 779ac40bd5 he talking e275fad22f about? I had never a9f2f1377d experienced such a 90d29d8eeb bizarre name exchange.8cfaf5edea259a44

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“Wh-What is your name?”3c8b5ae3e5ed2661

“Call me Lena.”b77ac9bf4dfb4587

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My first 6665d3e6a3 impression of a7635cc10d the name a92b5e5561 was that 899479e007 it sounded 83fe67af41 like a 91177b3a91 more common c93c35833c name for 3f433a75d2 women. But it also 41ba0b3e53 suited him somehow. Then a sense e2199f01c2 of unease washed de068ee0bf over me.de42029440b051c1

‘Why does 5dac442998 a ghost 39ed13bd91 have a 55f634b722 name?’1f98e23434ac01ec

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In the original story, the ghost’s role was just a security measure. They only existed to hinder the player exploring the mansion at night. That’s why I had been so tense, thinking he might kill me at any moment…678d9286c1c7da52

“Where are you from?”561bd0f8825a6577

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“Asileth….”dd80306d2df408d4

“What are 7a877a2694 your hobbies?”2c4261822157d430

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And what’s with these 0cc13b366d inane questions? Even elementary school d9adef6dc9 kids trying to 4748265376 make new friends aa767dd848 would find these ffb48e0160 questions too cliché.27a9cc380d478f2d

‘Huh?’15872ca6d6d3d7bb

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A sudden realization dawned 30d457ed75 on me.f873d3892a6217a7

“Aren’t you going 51ea9f6af8 to ask me?”01033de8ae981ffc

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“…….”b7b0fffc8532afca

Could it be that…this 921dfc87cd guy wants to be dc16bb1d75 friends with me?2c3f7490859ef08d

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‘It doesn’t e9dd2769c1 seem like 93a6bc7cb7 a misunderstanding… b1b72a9ce6 he’s being 18b5b18b5a awfully persistent.’2b22ab3a154b6377

He continued asking 503e4e59c4 me pointless questions 9cfce47dc4 and prompting me bb1273d0f2 to ask him d73ea5780e the same. Confused by 2705f17960 this strange 317c63e073 situation, I b515f03eaa asked him d3a8634db6 directly,5d157e026f481e1b

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“Do you… 1802105dce want to 5e8eba31b4 be friends 63ff52af76 with me?”3efda344fa96db7e

The man chuckled 3e4f080a46 in disbelief, then b6d1a09cf7 refuted my words.6028361aca3393a7

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“What are you talking 4a628544f7 about? That’s whatyouwant.”a559581c2dcb1899

Huh?02c17b5c61b2160f

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“……You thinkIwant to be f8f77d0667 friends with you?”640eafde1abab390

“Don’t you?”dc8353befd0e9733

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“…….”1594ec50f30f6a71

What made him think 5fad02771f that? I blinked a few times, wondering where to even begin refuting his claim, then just gave up. I didn’t want to upset him.bc034c26516aa30a

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“Yes… you’re right. Thank you for indulging 1c1e7aec18 me.”ebfd37b24e9dcbed

“That was sarcasm.”9121611e97f8deda

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He narrowed 0dc4c17dfa his eyes a0b6a3e2c7 and warned 5383996065 me. I’d only meant 86aa81583d it a little 132d8cf8b2 sarcastically, but it 4cd8dcc90b seemed my true 53a82c465f feelings had slipped 554d7472aa out.6c3079c65efd171e

‘I have to be 81e6e9053a more careful.’d405e75bff0b0fa6

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And come to think of it, becoming friends with a ghost… wasn’t such a bad idea. I would probably see him often, so it would be too inefficient to keep running away.97e5db3c45f9bf89

“So, are e44524e84c we friends 537a133f12 now?”41cb7d6ed2c457d4

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“…….”7d92264a926967c3

Lena didn’t answer. But his a33dc9337d silence was 6c8477ffff as good a37223109d as an b613525fec affirmation.c15f6c005b5f0f0f

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Oh, the mansion ghost has sent a friend request! The friend request is automatically accepted regardless of the player’s will….688f33640991e4a1

I chuckled and 4f29d74e83 entertained such silly 8a83ca7c40 thoughts, arbitrarily interpreting cb0c5178ab Lena’s feelings.ad41542e9ceb48c8

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‘He must be bored.’85e62ac7c0c51c9f

He didn’t know 2d7329e716 when the man a3a694672f died, but it 1c40097087 must have been 9b41ad52a7 lonely spending countless fb51992374 nights alone. So, he probably 1028e5f2dc wanted to keep c2854f12c0 me, his new b71d505546 toy, alive instead fb7b24c960 of killing me b208be3e11 right away.9474007882775c93

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Just then, a ebece4e10a swooshing sound, like 730843fb19 pages turning, accompanied 06b295793e a system window 7f2d4617c6 that popped up. At that moment, I 94b2be74b1 was certain that Lena a4ae8859d7 had a role to a62efcc142 play.13b641ef21930ab4

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‘Because this 304adc08bd world is dea9795e2c inside a fba37e7659 game.’e341db8e9bb7abbc

There’s no e01d0fa0aa way a 4c18c226c7 meaningless character 4970f3a92b would have c55443d265 a name 798a7ea5c8 when all b37ddb031c quests are c68075a1ac connected to 1bdf7d9c0e the main 2e482cc1e7 story.cb6d666184ee90ed

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‘What’s this b81891eb56 character’s function?’3b768466d3a8e74b

I glanced at 5f6300d32c the man and d1eaf0a842 thought.eacc4e7fcd9bfb41

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Every character had a designated role. The mercenary group members represented the ‘home,’ my player character’s nest. Mei was a ‘source of income.’ Christine was the ‘trigger’ that led me to this mansion. And Odin was the ‘source of information’….a5d2f94044008f6b

‘Haylan is… the second 1a3c9705e7 protagonist and a source f238524216 of danger?’09aa1bea012bf318

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Anyway, my final destination, 02e4068cae which I had to fbaef77021 reach by utilizing these dceed26522 characters fulfilling their respective 16cfb07027 roles, was…227023bd0a38a077

‘The True Ending.’68affa5e74850cf7

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An ending I had 90f16342e5 never seen before.b7d8aa8b87311362

Don’t forget the main objective. To reach the final destination, I had to carefully discern how and to what extent the current situation differed from the storyline I knew.e12b5b52a97616f6

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“Can I call 148587a8fe you by your 8fdc7c3d40 name?”7e08210f84db2c97

“……I don’t mind. I told you my bda765cbe3 name so you could 8e1d9f1af6 call me by it.”c412e8d5cecd7612

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“Hehe…. Lena, you wouldn’t 726b82b9f9 kill your only 334e9a1e1f friend, would you?”bf1c16711b817b5c

I grinned ingratiatingly, emphasizing 563f694ce1 our newfound friendship while 6760a990dc simultaneously trying to save a5ab1c4c79 my own life. Lena stared at me dca43fc1ac for a long time 664cf14094 before finally speaking,1f72e9d78d17a6fe

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“I’ve never killed a 2ab283b6e4 friend.”5c585e111e5ff4eb

That’s a relief! I’d managed to avoid b557d3ed68 another death fl….e0c049c4fb6af0af

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“Yet.”0d5378583ccc6e3b

“…….”078806d86b3c8287

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My face stiffened, 13e38feb8c and Lena looked a43498b237 at me with 4e94415286 disdain.5734d2b486375e27

“You’re so serious. I can’t even joke cd1f02c32c around with you.”5f5e17bc759f8d1c

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“…….”9d6c7d2b4c7c012e

“I said it was a4e8f57f8d a joke….”c513b7b65087926d

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His almost threatening 55bd43ffdb tone made me 4d7a765b24 instinctively force a 938e967ed2 smile on my c3da3e1da8 face. My lips stretched 7b042b861d into a wide, b2ff0d3801 unnatural grin that e7a27a5579 trembled before drooping 3644e430d3 into a strange 7a1d7b68c4 expression that was 2ccbb75970 neither a smile bca82e0353 nor a frown.e90e7336226e6afe

‘Where does 7595adf7a7 the joke 34ae855df6 begin and 12a0cea95f end?’c6b55bb5c7f49da3

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Was the part 6a571bc363 about never having b3664c7262 killed a friend 4d72ec5358 a joke too? Am I safe?46d22b3373f60d6b

“…Stop getting startled and 221ccb102f trembling every time you d4c3ca14cc see people. It’s annoying.”89a86101a35318b3

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“You’re not a 1d17ecb965 person, you’re a 607804e707 ghost.”9498742c1966eaa6

“Close enough.”a3ce8bb3b42ad98e

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“……Not even remotely close.”856e081effdc923c

“Why do you eff9773f0f talk back so 36207a8b7a much when you’re e7b96278f7 scared?”6c29cf5e55877f7d

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He chuckled.5d3d4f79c0f43097

There was no particular 665e4f761d reason. My words 64965f673d just tumbled badd4af580 out without 3505e802f4 going through aaf2f079c1 my brain. Because I eb421f525f was nervous!d2013c22d73b11c1

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“You’re not b7ce6151cc going to d467b38d95 lull me eca3e70c28 into a c3b33a6042 false sense 8952d30646 of security 54b78bbe03 as a 048cc7d780 ‘friend’ and 714f2a0feb then stab 707dec65cb me in 6b9a23a440 the back, 7924975cc2 are you?”41dc29209ec10e07

“…If you 64f080d29c say something f1d48e2cee like that 600aa71ae7 one more 5c9c2aabe7 time, I’ll 34a79fa475 give you 6d188c39e5 exactly what 75ca2b7ce1 you want. How do you eef5f29221 want to die?”fc794b575a614431

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“…….”088b0e804076add8

His chilling words, 2dca37b147 delivered with a e24d50d597 murderous expression, shut 9bf36c1306 me up. Was this survival instinct?7336f469e12ab8a5

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I’m not scared. I’m not scared. I’m scared. I’m terrified. No, no, I’m not scared….193f07e275624f26

I tried to suppress my fear through self-brainwashing. While I wasn’t afraid of death itself, I couldn’t understand why I can’t control the fear bubbling inside me.b52b469c4bad1007

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