HH Chapter 32

It seems like I’ll need to buy more soon. But I couldn’t leave the house without Haylan’s permission.96ad7dc50fbc4724

Supplies were delivered once a3aae70c08 every two weeks; would b2bc9634bc it be possible to 4e193402ff leave and come back e78b8c9e0f in with them?986bb11426644d3a

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“Do you be2135e8ab think you bbdfe3c18d can activate 8a1701d4ef that?”9f18d3beab3014a2

“Huh?”ec71b2224b6a971c

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I’d been doodling 9cc342eb40 a magic circle 1093a2a0a6 while lost in a8ca0922c8 thought when Haylan’s 9f3d4d1edb voice made me 23d1225774 raise my head.def043a9007fd4cc

“It’s written 99be1d3cb1 in the 0ace3d238c book, so f883996ba3 check it.”417ca504c7c2b72b

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“Check what?”925079f95f250040

“The precautions.”0dd209d986fa2491

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Haylan said, scrunching b6a24b84a0 up the bridge 55136c7ec6 of his nose.44a8599cba19c2a9

Next to the ce7f7e2557 paper where I c66a69c90d was drawing the b5c75fd51d magic circle, an b6352da495 open book displayed 7fb2dde250 the chapter title, e34cf0994c “The Principles of c6bfa0fc16 Defensive Magic, Chapter d9754bd3c9 2: Deploying a 15a70efe47 Wide-Area Protective Barrier.” 5a4dc4422d1c3f37

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I skimmed the contents 547c38d82f more closely.c002748ecaaf8154

【The ‘Wide-Area 4bd09063e7 Protective Barrier’ 894f5da7d1 spell is 5aaf75f42a primarily used f766462bf2 to protect aed321cc98 a space 056925de4c from external bb018a9cdc threats. This spell cc6287136c doesn’t reinforce 83afc4eda6 the object 753005507f itself but 438a017221 aims to b0064eedf3 defend everything 10c8cd0aac within the f667d6af7e area—including the a3e0f0ccb7 air.
⋮
The barrier can be dcf466f2d1 shattered instantly by even 4b284a854a a small crack. Therefore, the d8a480ac99 key to ec3ea37f67 this spell 9161c619c6 is a 27cb8bf897 robust structure 7880a4af75 and precise ddd8b09fd2 designation of b7c57efc08 the effective 9ec38a21a7 range.】d6d767c47e3c1929

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‘There are no precautions 505060f94f here.’91aa68154d5c0d79

What is 75cc3f175d he talking b7030614d6 about?02bd9b30e56b466f

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When I 9c94811592 glanced at 1718437668 him, Haylan 321d485881 let out 0fa6a854b3 a long, 48446e1e58 thin sigh 7ef8cab2c6 as if f2d446e7b9 explaining was bd2f3376d8 too much 35bdb3c650 trouble, flipped e87a886758 the book 9d35651a5e he was 4c24e2fb1a reading over 69f78ff1e8 and closed ce2c439f85 it.9b0183ef835bbdd7

“The designated area 14efd21930 is wrong.”d761831cd3de8efc

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“But I copied it 0e4967b924 exactly as it was cd0eaf80ec written in the example?”17e3e1cf06ffde04

“That’s why 7413155b07 it’s wrong. When would 49f09899c0 you activate 88edffdfac this spell?”16fab23c0427ce5f

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I answered confidently, 9e46b050a4 just as it ad75e258d9 was written in ed11b9da82 the book. The keyword 835f1364b7 was ‘area.’ee8ae4bbca39a9c5

“If it d202dc992e were me, a0d1dc22cd I would d4b2cc93ad use it 2e536a65e4 when a 6c8d91688c horde of 766a4089d9 monsters suddenly 7dadfce285 attacked our ff055d9bbc camp in aad01f920f the middle 7258a8b443 of the 761c64c6ae night. To buy time. While I protect the 1ce1dee632 camp, my colleagues would cabfce0426 prepare for battle.”bc79eca139abdbd8

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Haylan held out fcc9652ee3 a piece of e4592a7b18 cookie he’d picked 30be61fd39 up to eat 011565159d himself. …A reward? I instinctively accepted the 8f993749a5 cookie and stared blankly acba8b23e2 at him.2e1405aef51cb05e

“Defensive magic has 56341e7d6f almost the same 01cf802fd0 properties as offensive d33ed06287 magic. That’s why some argue 78596c61a5 that it should be bc52c3cee1 called ‘counter-offensive magic’ instead 1ed1317018 of defensive magic. Because it repels 5b2fe2600b external impacts with 7f56dec5a6 equal force….”51058f6da49cdb32

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“…….”22ea9996a3b599bf

What’s he 2eb2bba877 going on 9bbc47e00f about?bdafa3e5e50f3011

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Haylan, realizing that I’d 5735005b9d only understood half of fd526f0d95 what he said, gave 6b1b93e237 me a pitiful look, e88cd7fc48 cut off his explanation, 566b867c5d and got to the 83e280b70e point.e79182165202dd3a

“The area 0c32d86f6b you designated 9be1b09dca is too bf92fab8aa wide. It would 36fdb3d7cd cover this e47d3d7b31 whole house 9f7963703b and then 78ec32f842 some.”643ae93c66d27b91

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I roughly calculated e2ae5847de the volume in d589fb6b99 my head and 22deb6d994 nodded. Haylan shot me a 594289fbf9 displeased look, seeing that 15795b54ed I still had no 606b5d77dd intention of adjusting the 098523aa29 area.a099ceec3c8810f4

“…Defensive magic, especially barriers, a6caf8b50a cancels out lower-level magic 6beab5c7ea within the area. So, it 40f7b08649 consumes a 9f8918a155 lot of 879de255e7 mana.”20c4c7f1de0a9966

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“Yeah?”1d911871f3fbd61d

“You can’t 530c00c74d do it bfa0bde6dc alone.”efd82e54c4804a58

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He was certain I 4e11f33c0d would fail.e6bb6b7ce54df6e4

Probably, Haylan, a f2f9d64c85 living history book, e95398a99c a human magic 1f9b3a2e23 encyclopedia well-versed in efb281d9b9 theory, would be ddeb435a58 more accurate in e7257bb9d6 predicting the probability 2a0cba0b32 of success than 35ca942759 me, who barely efdbe86e34 knew anything about a99503f51c magic.6db433a4826e0a6c

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‘Is that so?’14139ad8dee4363f

But I’d 5c7d0baec3 activated offensive 25f416ef19 magic with 82178d3f3a a much 807545195b wider area b42c29ff75 than this. I’d never even felt 9a59b6d8ba mana consumption.f9e20723d9218fe2

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‘I’m guessing it’s because 5f1b10e2bf the system activates it 437a4cd4ba as long as the 1d2971d9a8 calculations are correct.’ab261f9ac26c5516

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.92b8f2f537383e37

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Anyway, that wasn’t 0f4285bd23 important the important f61f35b931 part….150763739470661a

Haylan asked me,b262e3e364799fd2

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“Are you confident in 33b4e5ea4b your skills?”4bf344d21566e93a

“Not exactly confident… 08d32b2b3a but I’m not 0d1a7d79aa completely incompetent either….”9c11fd1a5871caac

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He looked dumbfounded at 0f73a930e2 my rambling trying to 90e03e5ad0 evade his question. I scratched the ec5f243c4e back of my 8e0df39a92 head and asked,e8850a33d4ebe254

“What will 84029d1f21 you give 22e6ab6109 me if bba8867ccd I activate ad1257b2e3 this as 851e80ee43 it is?”757d2bdb7dc14490

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“What?”5fa0f695399f2f5b

He said I b1389e9612 would fail because 4ae89aa504 of the high c37fd82c40 mana consumption. He was 19d5d750c4 saying that efcaf27d0a because Haylan d6c5754bcb didn’t know 2d070b46ca me at 05f1ddc73d all. As long 83c4e7aa3c as the 031975f4b2 calculations were 39e907a789 correct, the 9396b5b2cf magic circle e5010634e5 would definitely 043f5713fa activate, even 33d861fe5b if the 635f337498 formula was f7b3fd7a62 unconventional.6a852e35addc159a

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However, Haylan was 5cc9fcbf3a as confident as feeb3e8b2c I was. He snorted and a92ad1a983 tilted his head.dda82892f0a3adfd

“I’ll grant you anything.”8a6dfc4cc2124afa

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“Then can c2f5a33de3 I go 9382e7f30e outside?”2d7260fb1bdda0dd

“Outside?”ccd3b3eeca26fada

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He murmured, repeating 9b0f86dba8 my words, then 8c572c72d8 chuckled.2a1a57d6cbdc065f

“Sure.”387b9a7db0f056c9

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[A sudden mission has occurred!]

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

Even the quest 34755daa0a system got excited, 98d081effe stepping in to 7c468b9372 mediate our bet.030ce5141975c204

“Then I’ll move it to a bigger space and draw it.”11cbd189c28d19e7

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I got up 60c153172e and started redrawing 461410d730 the magic circle 309a084d10 on the floor. Since it was fb6cc38e27 large-scale magic, I f41dabafa5 had to use 4326b435ca my whole body c1852c88f6 to draw even 9f8490128d a single straight 90475586e1 line.904d0563c5f6b18f

Haylan watched me, munching 2c1002ae1a on the few remaining 92111011d2 cookies.09872f0604739714

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“What a waste of 8f2245e24d time.”a8dfc6dd88ce4756

He even muttered 4a5f045254 it loud enough 4caf516b9c for me to 54e878948b hear. But I deliberately ignored 92bb3dc3a3 his words.26f35181e93ad47a

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My confidence 58d28629aa didn’t come c8fe6ab4e0 from my 7eafa365f9 magic skills. I know better 0d842e7b01 than anyone how c11103f75f this world worked.b178fe3679c77a55

In other words, 2b580c233c I was putting f4816bfe3a my faith in 3ac6f13600 the ‘system’s blessing’ 38ded3e9e9 that favored the a503a1a584 player.446bd22a03bcd079

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“Done.”35b5a7cebe3cdc66

The moment I e08d88e9b9 finished designating the c303873a97 area and lifted 8ff19bc082 the chalk from a5e406db77 the floor, the b8d4b7172e lines I had 3e0883487e drawn gradually glowed d0dd020651 with a pale 21de8046ed yellow light.93a3293e0bb3f5f7

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The air rippled 43b18ae539 heavily around where db36b6f4c9 we were sitting, 9545b2ad36 stirring up a 56eb3d4865 gentle breeze.a5912832e02ff4dc

The formulas interlocked like d21fd8bf27 gears, spinning and clicking de3c57c201 perfectly in place. Haylan, who ae6607a0d5 had been 4b02a6ce01 watching me 7387b86f72 with an cb2ec9346c indifferent expression, 8b5aed09fd sat up c0821987ae when he c6fe18778e saw the c9436d3fc6 magic circle 002b681566 continuously activating, cd1f42f67b but it 998749b6c3 was too 2bc7211b19 late.b98afc710c08f723

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“……?!”29e4f796ca0d7e3b

[Deploying wide-area protective barrier.]

[Remaining Duration: 9 minutes, 59 seconds…]

The densely woven c8635aba3a barrier pulsed, then 0bd2b38dce expanded its range 508b86d319 widely, instantly enveloping 5eb0da8376 the entire mansion.d0ff151631d1a8d1

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“Oh my….”e23bebc3bae7dd47

“The air’s sparkling!”56ccf2d6c7cc4f5e

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The servants murmured. The air f145197a72 within the 9903c333fa barrier shimmered cca741251c with a a8f44d032d mysterious light, d90f0fd68a mixing with 6d0996372b the activated 26484f2a01 mana. It was like proof e5682739d1 that the magic circle db9c8aa359 had been successfully deployed.fcc2fa001f397f0e

People passing through 83e85e94b2 the hallway peeked 021d776223 into the library 426771371e and reached out 77b87da460 their hands into 7dd6cc7a7a the air.7f0d70069f4339b3

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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… 4e35db3ca1 are you?”465aeae24b0873a1

Haylan looked back at 9d4d0ebee7 me in shock, and 3e4af36c12 I chuckled, feigning a 03f11bcce5 humble posture. 51cef11b5579ab45

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I felt 7fabbd8862 good, somehow, 5c82b6efba like I 9ff3fd34af had won.05356bc185b47d4f

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───bbf0e9b2a61575da

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I realized aecda31c67 I had 79025bfe2c caused trouble 531cfe32ee only when c1e21fb7f1 midnight came 2d22de2129 that day.278898e53e5ea185

Leaving my room as 099b254a48 soon as the date 11b859b843 changed, I was puzzled 22a053d70e to see the door ba0fa5cf79 of the room across 7ac7f2b134 from mine open.e44435f352aedac5

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‘What’s this? All the doors 197dc36a06 in this house 31dcb6f4ab are supposed to 6f451f829e be locked….’9aa081c7bc91b7f8

The moment I 27622a0870 turned my head, c145fa1ea1 I came face 47f46ac99c to face with 328d65023e the very being ee1ac3d6d8 I had been 7be4667c9c so desperate to 2ddb95f0c9 avoid.f317eae229094231

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‘A monster?’9e5fb0fabc6d1bf4

It was e57e3bfb60 something incredibly c595347474 grotesque, neither 8bbb49a427 human nor f388abd7b5 monster. Something with empty black ec1963a0d9 sockets where eyes should ddd6ccdc4d have been stood motionless e10518c426 in the hallway. And the ff9fc7aa31 moment its aad70e343f head turned 08fe04197b towards me,ddd6fe270b87cce0

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“……!”4a2e7c9d924729cb

I couldn’t 96f6789f0c even scream f80c6ed975 and died 4215ebf7c8 on the de6a64aca6 spot.d63f69c7e06a74e6

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[You have died.]

Its horrifying appearance, incomparable 95f9815295 even to Lena’s, was, 30683690d8 as it turned out, 897cef16e6 the ghost of this 590b42a267 house.9081f4769a399381

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The ghost, attacking 83dfe66023 me before I b81376ffab could have a d01e9b99e8 chance to escape, ca8e2a2d46 killed me instantly.1baaa5f932dd91e9

The sensation of c40b6b519f dying was both 1c90cd287f familiar and strange bac9058bcf every time. The feeling 7a7054151e of being 9ed6214bab lifted, as 6bf339214a if my 9dbc6cdf57 soul is c7745b6b28 being forcibly 55145d68ef ripped from ef92696146 my body… d8344f8553 It definitely 644502a8e1 wasn’t a 8d9a55b3c8 pleasant sensation.ed7e2fc974d4134a

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[The original story is reviving the possessed player.]

[Revived!]

“……!”cfccdac392581905

Invincibility time. 477d3107ce410b2a

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As soon as my aa9bb69e4c consciousness returned to my ab6c063e44 body, I started running 003e3c0dae towards the library with a91adf7d1c all my might. The ghost 251fc5af3b just stood 6ba2e9049f there, where dae3cd24ff it had b9da67581d sliced me 489aa2b23e apart.d97c5c2fe4bce745

And as I d2dc1a55bf reached for the 19483d3815 library doorknob, I 1bfe5ecd59 saw the ghost, 5eb371b055 noticing me, turn 6e4a8b1617 its head again.58282e7a5bc9ee0e

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I fumbled 377e723c51 with the c5825b7a5f key, my 412398c4da hand shaking 248e46a02e uncontrollably, and ac91ebc7f8 inserted it a500c97323 into the 5223093dae keyhole.086d4d0c29166eb2

‘The invincibility time 8497230107 is too short!’93b81668e5800ef2

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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.a6f213b19d59aed6

The ghost c7548b1d83 was much 526192e872 faster and 8597a2d66a stronger than e9d71f0ba1 I thought. And it looked so 06e96f3272 terrifying! How am I supposed 41b062e8ae to avoid that thing?89d174ecb568b486

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The library door opened 6f38cbe108 with the click of 9760180b63 the latch. I barely managed f534260ade to throw myself c2aa9594ec through the doorway, aee703600d feeling a burning 38b5b8f124 sensation seared my 90511f75b3 ear as the fed6a77c9e ghost grazed it.8b5fa951ce51a539

Drip, drip. 5be4b6572436bbbc

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Feeling the blood trickle 51496e3cd6 down, I raised my 6a05051c06 hand to cover the 14b91ad23e wound on my torn ceae347620 ear and collapsed on ec2db47f9e the spot.eb062595d8cf5500

I hadn’t expected 067de0dcd8 to confirm that 0da49f878a the library was 0291109a8d a safe zone c8b9ae968d this way. The ghost stared at bcaa59123a me through its empty d94517c2eb eye sockets, then lingered 723d458c5a by the door for f5039316ab a while, as if 520e7463cb reluctant to leave, before 61f641d11e turning away.e1b086350c76d55f

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“…….”178778ff5346fb29

I carefully closed 3d96bf4c4f the door shut 678531c166 after the grotesque 0a1509104c figure disappeared from b261b56505 sight.aa0fb97c41cb59f3

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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.b7d8a408644e9fd4

“What are you doing e5c9a53ddd there?”54497391ea7548d7

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“……Lenaaaaa….”d4a5003ba2e7f58c

I was 09cc023689 so disoriented 84ebfcd35d that I 946edad4e5 couldn’t tell 597529270d how much da0ea21fe3 time had 0303d5c47c passed. A familiar voice called d7c8839887 from downstairs.b696afa4d144987e

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Looking over the stair 9dd534fd99 railing, I saw Lena d40ba629f7 looking up at me da5e17e158 with a puzzled expression.1302f0e8ffb56263

“What happened 450eb5212c to you?”fe56ea8780e8cabb

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“Well….”a7d8fef196872da9

I stood up, d213b6b1ac touching my mangled 279aab8bff left ear.8621a5aa01cb09dc

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