HH Chapter 32

It seems like I’ll need to buy more soon. But I couldn’t leave the house without Haylan’s permission.b3502ae405420ba1

Supplies were ba75541dc5 delivered once deb615729c every two ff5fe45fd4 weeks; would 67e7129cca it be 522a91c49f possible to e367e702d9 leave and 08387035f4 come back 76567ddd0d in with c34ace4b7e them?7b6913e697e47ff5

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“Do you think c813499e41 you can activate 217e5fc34d that?”b9874da041994941

“Huh?”fb0b95c2b305f584

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I’d been doodling 9e1bad3a12 a magic circle 7b52752770 while lost in 5b2ae7c3df thought when Haylan’s a61d046979 voice made me 2127378611 raise my head.0fde88570d1223e5

“It’s written in the 2b7e98b822 book, so check it.”4964f9ead5a327b2

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“Check what?”acddd2214eb28bc7

“The precautions.”a876a9bca22dc68b

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Haylan said, scrunching up cc730f37da the bridge of his 12f621df21 nose.1dcfe41a63880c1d

Next to bb8a679b2c the paper ab1f1f1f4d where I 43506204cb was drawing 49d7c3a2f3 the magic e2492b469f circle, an cc72d6cbfa open book 4692148a7f displayed the ef94e21ac6 chapter title, e653037fe7 “The Principles 8ca68b8fde of Defensive 636117bda2 Magic, Chapter 5b6d807337 2: Deploying dca297b582 a Wide-Area bd36c1e656 Protective Barrier.” 7fffdbdb00644402

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I skimmed 9d4e4e11f9 the contents 111375f2ac more closely.a17be2d68638ff00

【The ‘Wide-Area 0df0cbe016 Protective Barrier’ 240346e207 spell is c8b8b300c4 primarily used 4fbba81dab to protect 8138fcda39 a space 63fb137710 from external ee730184c4 threats. This spell doesn’t reinforce 1726b1acef the object itself but 9fc94cfd07 aims to defend everything 84083a0703 within the area—including the 6cf778b01d air.
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The barrier 56d4df8541 can be 5bf6a9ae33 shattered instantly 5dad9c798a by even b9bce19571 a small 2d0c32b010 crack. Therefore, the key 6599b01e12 to this spell 1657fb77f9 is a robust bd653c84c8 structure and precise 538da323c3 designation of the 83cdeb2370 effective range.】f54e16dcad9f80e6

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‘There are no d13ab7d84d precautions here.’7a425d06eda173bf

What is he 2309b81c45 talking about?f776e39e45e99ebd

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When I glanced at 6bf9a46aed him, Haylan let out 7de9399975 a long, thin sigh e5a1c334ad as if explaining was ff4980f0c2 too much trouble, flipped 62ee031f85 the book he was e458b475e0 reading over and closed 5d81113337 it.393d5cf290f17b5f

“The designated area is 9acf7c01df wrong.”d5c6c6eab1ef4d8b

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“But I copied 940730a72b it exactly as f78fcf2e6a it was written daf6babebb in the example?”cc84a0891b12b271

“That’s why it’s 5ef2920c53 wrong. When would 8963e411dd you activate f0646ee801 this spell?”57db450e31c044a8

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I answered confidently, just 292c2402b3 as it was written 64e1a9a0c7 in the book. The keyword was ‘area.’e73bc578505caf39

“If it were 84d5487d91 me, I would a75dbead29 use it when d6031f7055 a horde of d626e7fefb monsters suddenly attacked 8232dc48f1 our camp in accbadf89b the middle of bf0862dc5c the night. To buy time. While I protect aaa8962773 the camp, my 4ea0f6c481 colleagues would prepare e99748bfe1 for battle.”73f183addff549f8

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Haylan held 98f7ac1f29 out a e5bffd5434 piece of 17b5686e90 cookie he’d ea73e2e2e0 picked up b02432d8a4 to eat 4f91895d6e himself. …A reward? I instinctively 76b934b6fe accepted the 8f5f116930 cookie and 18bf8f881d stared blankly c73978a9a9 at him.95bc0ccd4a9388c5

“Defensive magic has almost 57072ebad9 the same properties as 1e5cafb92d offensive magic. That’s why 671ec0880b some argue 5e0ce57a2b that it c7b27dacf8 should be 4cdda1d52c called ‘counter-offensive 21859af415 magic’ instead 195860d0e5 of defensive 5e30c91d4b magic. Because it 0f2946cc96 repels external 82e364d594 impacts with 77707487bf equal force….”49b4afa3a34bf694

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“…….”396ff28fa0c96452

What’s he going 8bcc51c247 on about?a872adfdf4ed4fdb

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Haylan, realizing that d9c9d5ea92 I’d only understood 7dae88e8f8 half of what aa1b2addbe he said, gave d7a2eb498c me a pitiful 31937878c3 look, cut off 6754b99736 his explanation, and 018bfb382d got to the 1e73087cf5 point.5c516a17f1f30819

“The area you designated e06c5d8479 is too wide. It would cover c257ec27e4 this whole house 545a402b6d and then some.”34d4238fa015bd41

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I roughly calculated the 25f88438e4 volume in my head 1ef2e23498 and nodded. Haylan shot a257eb1077 me a fdc13c3a5e displeased look, c92dc3bd55 seeing that 04f5cb02d4 I still a5afc0cd2a had no bebd5d76d1 intention of 9ca5d4c0a6 adjusting the fff9d0ebef area.4994671e62a03750

“…Defensive magic, e3f16772d5 especially barriers, ed88da0b51 cancels out 05bbf82272 lower-level magic 20b57bef46 within the e2d55e4a02 area. So, it consumes a 605c080cf2 lot of mana.”b3e2155dea40fc6f

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“Yeah?”7e9027a9df9ceaf5

“You can’t do 0553f24f86 it alone.”9820c881caa9d384

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He was certain I 51ba95a3eb would fail.283405faf3d18a81

Probably, Haylan, a living 78ba925be3 history book, a human dc12d84317 magic encyclopedia well-versed in 1143d915c6 theory, would be more e951bc35aa accurate in predicting the fb9d773026 probability of success than 6bab0d45b8 me, who barely knew a418d7d3dc anything about magic.0ce5aac512e5a95e

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‘Is that so?’571353dc4731abdc

But I’d activated bb646cb35f offensive magic with 22b8c195c3 a much wider 89a9f947a1 area than this. I’d never even felt 8b17cc2f77 mana consumption.f38ff0a76a9bc6a9

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‘I’m guessing it’s because 6b00414f2f the system activates it 1e09e0e0c7 as long as the 756dc1f351 calculations are correct.’0f699efbead9a180

I didn’t fully understand why I can use magic myself. But one thing was certain; my mana sensitivity is practically zero for a mage. That’s why I couldn’t even measure my rank accurately. The rank-measuring crystal ball remained unresponsive when I touched it. The temple priests called me a “miracle wrought by the gods” and tried to lure me into their lair.df4723d07efbc054

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Anyway, that wasn’t dc52132091 important the important 76b0ef13db part….391b7bedd47b6afc

Haylan asked me,058a122db3925bb0

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“Are you 6162dfd2c6 confident in 6cf3f6bae6 your skills?”5048ad058712ebd1

“Not exactly 24828cff9b confident… but 737bfc5255 I’m not d3bfc51cc0 completely incompetent 1d86088e20 either….”aced3d0009f9dcd0

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He looked 04cf233054 dumbfounded at 9fbd70de84 my rambling 9001e8db4e trying to 2419431054 evade his 1b0cf340cf question. I scratched b667652962 the back 6014a8bac0 of my c1d49cb420 head and d25cf2cb02 asked,13d31ac121d5d7d5

“What will you 5a7c301f47 give me if 6dfa1abb28 I activate this 54508445d6 as it is?”6a770aaeda8500d6

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“What?”1d587320206f0094

He said I would 31bfc9b881 fail because of the df6ee0e6eb high mana consumption. He was 1fb8824f99 saying that 9eba09f595 because Haylan 48fe31a85c didn’t know eebd9331a3 me at aeb2f5097f all. As long as faeddb11e4 the calculations were 223e92e9e8 correct, the magic b12bcbd8fb circle would definitely 86e5a964ae activate, even if 181973dfe3 the formula was 50a1ea1019 unconventional.88184d6e6c34b811

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However, Haylan was as 0f1e0e023e confident as I was. He snorted 661c424014 and tilted 911c0a6ace his head.712c204081bdd560

“I’ll grant you 790119a7bd anything.”66e1d1ecc80d790b

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“Then can I b7475b8400 go outside?”58d27e9b7b298020

“Outside?”721f1c446001a200

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He murmured, repeating my 7f15572ee5 words, then chuckled.9b5ba02c1b12b4b0

“Sure.”bf9838dc1a85982c

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[A sudden mission has occurred!]

[Reward: ‘Permission to Go Outside’ will be granted upon successful completion.]

Even the quest 107e8fce07 system got excited, 203bc2bb4a stepping in to b595001f80 mediate our bet.4dcf623e2a5ebc68

“Then I’ll move it to a bigger space and draw it.”1281d9e9e2709413

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I got up and b3d05bc7d4 started redrawing the magic d4ce5a1bf4 circle on the floor. Since it was large-scale 454f264b67 magic, I had to 7c49942fdf use my whole body d800be8c4e to draw even a 688979d38e single straight line.a99766949b45b04f

Haylan watched me, munching 97ed0a3d6a on the few remaining c4a7148dbc cookies.9e6f921da86995f8

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“What a waste of 9307e5ab9c time.”5940192bdc56bf21

He even muttered a1c58bb269 it loud enough 1cac7bfce0 for me to 9690133553 hear. But I e689fb1656 deliberately ignored b0b75421ec his words.772905e3af36d686

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My confidence didn’t 9fc27e26e9 come from my e0908c00e2 magic skills. I know better than 1330a9b797 anyone how this world a5bffc7a90 worked.1c822ea70271a6c1

In other words, I 8635963348 was putting my faith d66ecc3cc8 in the ‘system’s blessing’ 9515c4b043 that favored the player.4dee19388212b89a

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“Done.”ec147cb18868d534

The moment I finished 88dec392d3 designating the area and 52c2529e03 lifted the chalk from 963cf4197c the floor, the lines 10704501e4 I had drawn gradually 62fa9fb967 glowed with a pale 2e866163bd yellow light.35f3f986d377797c

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The air rippled 005f95642b heavily around where b4174276f5 we were sitting, 11aebb02f4 stirring up a 4262d53fcc gentle breeze.ab91fa6788926bb0

The formulas 8f390dd30e interlocked like b1051b8ac2 gears, spinning a8d1fb5af4 and clicking 2cb3c5dd7d perfectly in 3df63a5b3f place. Haylan, who 77643348f4 had been 62ac411ab9 watching me e2e386caa3 with an 41c0a15683 indifferent expression, d29616f5af sat up da65b8382c when he 268ce0a27f saw the b118d9901c magic circle 23759339b9 continuously activating, 11454f6618 but it 00ead5e21a was too cf670867a5 late.4859e98742e37334

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“……?!”c1a5becb6a77ba8c

[Deploying wide-area protective barrier.]

[Remaining Duration: 9 minutes, 59 seconds…]

The densely dbb8ff6b54 woven barrier 6ffb50d08b pulsed, then c008cc7548 expanded its ff4e1d42e2 range widely, b32a879eee instantly enveloping 7c633c97f1 the entire 9d306cef8b mansion.f87f639c4c0700bc

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“Oh my….”888fe045b9762137

“The air’s sparkling!”923155f5e4950af4

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The servants murmured. The air 2289d5ea92 within the a814f7268a barrier shimmered e6eeb1724f with a 465b1300f0 mysterious light, b1a16a5d6b mixing with df9cc10307 the activated 57baa2c135 mana. It was like proof fc0c7fb71b that the magic circle 4b72b93fb0 had been successfully deployed.cc132fdda193de76

People passing 896be46b2f through the 60804fb738 hallway peeked 6cae522a7e into the 8e9ba85b68 library and 6395d8581f reached out 47053371bd their hands 359e2e79ed into the 2ffdc766e3 air.bc196800481a6b57

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[Mission Complete!]

[The effect of ‘Haylan’s Wish Ticket’ has been activated. This effect will remain active until the user’s wish is granted.]

“Just who… are you?”06511c31547a1df5

Haylan looked 1346c9e88c back at 9fecf84d7c me in 675740efa8 shock, and 7bd38e5e80 I chuckled, 74bcae0720 feigning a 723981d910 humble posture. 7842b33043f95d0c

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I felt good, 6767003198 somehow, like I 62acef8d4f had won.5ddaa5ab3ab09cd1

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───f3a017b897c05a5d

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I realized I had 4556eb6e30 caused trouble only when 21ffd719fa midnight came that day.4696edc194678e07

Leaving my 9725ea6ef4 room as 47ff0fcf1e soon as c958bb22e0 the date e21b784ae5 changed, I 9232ebbf3f was puzzled 48e3bd5d5f to see 663bc3fd87 the door d37e36a0c8 of the b6233b57dd room across 254cc74e62 from mine cda1a52ca0 open.778dca57f19fcd92

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‘What’s this? All the doors af6ae40a03 in this house 4a11ecb8e7 are supposed to 6f05bcacc8 be locked….’f2a774aaf2a7f869

The moment I 484c6eff86 turned my head, 48fa4705ce I came face 4ba1e91808 to face with 3441b0c43c the very being ab3b0f6f0f I had been a0afd931d1 so desperate to 972c8b6acb avoid.2210606a27c3d2b6

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‘A monster?’9ec8f520b033904f

It was something incredibly 11c1094c3a grotesque, neither human nor ede1138162 monster. Something with empty black 4f02b42f0b sockets where eyes should bfc6d9f86f have been stood motionless f0dfd48c9b in the hallway. And the 023f08d3fb moment its 07076e8eea head turned 3979d2279a towards me,88554ad0b7d71866

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“……!”1b96de9da79a6469

I couldn’t even scream 7d3db1a0a4 and died on the 08fadf6a59 spot.184105da4b2467e3

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[You have died.]

Its horrifying appearance, a424dc341c incomparable even to 923a5593dd Lena’s, was, as 2552607126 it turned out, 337bc6b369 the ghost of 32b1a7067e this house.842615b48b087365

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The ghost, attacking me 90bff52d78 before I could have e6bb046c79 a chance to escape, 046f9beb4e killed me instantly.77e6e0498ca95bdf

The sensation of dying a5bc4b2c37 was both familiar and 84a8dec995 strange every time. The feeling of being 94839a82a3 lifted, as if my 45b0102e90 soul is being forcibly cfdf739ac1 ripped from my body… 26cf3d0d35 It definitely wasn’t a c0e9baa037 pleasant sensation.e8973222e16758c4

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[The original story is reviving the possessed player.]

[Revived!]

“……!”d7cee2a4584d69f1

Invincibility time. 59939a23160b0dc2

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As soon 99e86bb1d4 as my e155514241 consciousness returned e11782d838 to my d38d3cff6a body, I 8dbf062b93 started running f53decf167 towards the e7fd922097 library with 42d57f3464 all my b33963c1b5 might. The ghost just stood 4362521417 there, where it had c67d8eee10 sliced me apart.d0cf2474308040ef

And as I reached 77d8c6ca8c for the library doorknob, c86748123d I saw the ghost, 5a40b5cd5f noticing me, turn its 2d44374143 head again.091922798a2eb481

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I fumbled with 77dc4145ba the key, my 3bcebea291 hand shaking uncontrollably, 548826ef4a and inserted it ce6d642f75 into the keyhole.32ddb4f008dd2419

‘The invincibility time 2e843fbd32 is too short!’432d117ab80f1250

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Immediately after revival, the player becomes invincible for 10 seconds. During this time, the mansion’s ghost doesn’t recognize the player’s existence, so the player has to get as far away from the ghost as possible or enter a safe zone to reset its hostility.d36ca858cb37ac0e

The ghost was much b9c0fc2df0 faster and stronger than 881d6da64a I thought. And it b6df749545 looked so f4ed21d09d terrifying! How am I supposed e03cb52423 to avoid that thing?6d3c4d4753d573b4

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The library door 792c38d635 opened with the acd1fb6646 click of the b4696544d0 latch. I barely 88c7fba612 managed to 417832dc1d throw myself dd300b5e15 through the e480fb8750 doorway, feeling a5fc0e869b a burning dc1fdd2c49 sensation seared 9401c5c7c6 my ear 1698ebed0d as the be76bdcb74 ghost grazed 89e4d057bc it.043706d1ff3d280c

Drip, drip. ed1b3bd7355350ca

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Feeling the 55f9a9b932 blood trickle d7428e5386 down, I ace4bf299a raised my 79d3e5970a hand to ba01e6f865 cover the b8efb014bd wound on 41a9a2dcbc my torn a2c8566896 ear and 12dcd93e57 collapsed on 832afb54cc the spot.a18593e33b2f5e80

I hadn’t expected 6a668ca323 to confirm that d042b4bc05 the library was d56d778c40 a safe zone e6c57b7e17 this way. The ghost stared 8e86e2e0a2 at me through 27f2377497 its empty eye 9addd0ca1b sockets, then lingered 4352cedb44 by the door 1a1373bdfe for a while, 818ceea94f as if reluctant 9c7802abe1 to leave, before d88da95173 turning away.c678a4bcf6bdd4aa

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“…….”3f4b9fd0ad42056e

I carefully closed 794ad18f2c the door shut eda0f774b2 after the grotesque 991fe3c7eb figure disappeared from 117ba5c6e3 sight.bd6702c3925f1208

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I exhaled shakily, catching my breath. My heart was pounding; it was the first time I’d seen something like that. Even after closing the door, I stayed crouched there for a long time, trying to calm my racing heart.144e3c0b632006fa

“What are you doing 89b31d5f72 there?”82df565ab2edb2f6

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“……Lenaaaaa….”f08451a0671ee6c6

I was c70bea8fa0 so disoriented 4ed6df2afe that I f0cf26fddc couldn’t tell b419d4d4c9 how much 432b4f4dd1 time had f54232dbb2 passed. A familiar 4e84eabe09 voice called a71b66b19d from downstairs.c6470132abfa3555

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Looking over the 4d3c3ca6f5 stair railing, I 03a7e6455c saw Lena looking 6a07b4431a up at me f97aa3b26c with a puzzled 5b9dbaa24d expression.edb569097d043903

“What happened 66320ba7d9 to you?”6b26bec14303edea

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“Well….”8609918b269711de

I stood up, touching 3929ec2902 my mangled left ear.2367017ce303b7f1

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