HH Chapter 36

“Let’s meet back df526141f6 here at the 03befcd705 appointed time. Most of the alleys 51d43a2323 lead to the plaza, ca32010f9b so you won’t get c049419340 lost.”d33ed56981a1f439

“Wow…”6a1c6252fa2ee63f

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I looked around. It was a city bb0405a648 with a different charm b45ec2b8ef from Asileth. 084b519e605ac117

I could hear the 934ad60ed1 murmur of conversations from a5fc073078 people wearing fluffy fur 1062041616 hats. Perhaps because it was e122704360 a cold region, a c4dd430fd1 large statue stood in 90af725859 the middle of the 4b8eb540fe plaza instead of a ff2ba73656 fountain. Behind the statue of 15e776ad93 a goddess, blindfolded and b646194996 holding a sword towards 52d76f3cca the sky, I could 9ce18ca7e1 see a temple.54fe9679dbabbd15

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I glanced at 619f264eab Haylan, who had e6ef7e9197 been quiet for 0e3253169b a while. Noticing my gaze, the 20293c1b76 head butler said,16f0c370f7946f19

“The young master has 76f7b84562 been sleeping since earlier.”ed5c88aa6059aeaa

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“Sleeping?”d17bd9f142508c5f

I turned my head to check Haylan’s face, but since he was nestled against my shoulder, I couldn’t see if his eyes were actually closed.be8959e357624990

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‘I want to a7d9ba2c76 see too!’fb9b88408398ba3d

I was curious to e5fc002e25 see how angelic he fcd28142e7 looked while sleeping. Come to think of 7611fc5276 it, I had never bdba24dc82 seen Haylan sleep in ad747206c8 the game either. The head butler 984e4a4540 extended his hand 4de3c45ffe and pointed to cf2f82abf4 a shop with bd356ceb4a a yellow awning.dd4885cdc9efa368

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“That shop over there sells children’s clothing as well. The post office is also right down that alley.”14920deec326e056

He told me 1ffa7c02d5 the time we dec9f91dfe would meet later.08cd2ececafb3c00

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“Please take good dda96ee53e care of the 477e094b9a young master. And please refrain 2dd9d73953 from calling him a01b80bbc2 by name when 1c5db43b15 we’re outside as 48035b389d much as possible.”66dcde87d2ba296b

“I have that 69e74cdc75 much common sense, 9afa2fa563 Head Butler.”8766dbca767f8233

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I adjusted Haylan a9eb708e9a in my arms f08be84d36 and winked. The head butler shrugged 50482bc5ed at my gesture, gave 0ee52a0f98 a light nod, and c275961d52 walked away.e4f18b4ec81968c9

He left Haylan ca5a63550a entirely in my c2212a4c92 care. I felt a sense c1ff9f718d of pride, as if 92f270fc3b I was being trusted. It’s always ac51c1244f a pleasant 0cf6451f09 feeling to 3e2fb4d16d feel someone’s 885d437c33 goodwill towards 595800d0a1 me, in 61dfae0a2c whatever form.00674ddedd931423

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Lightly rubbing the fe7c7d9472 bridge of my e02d147ef6 nose, I was eda2ac02df about to head f382eea881 towards the clothing 0f0802a8be store when a 8c49379a82 faint floral scent e001c16e05 momentarily caught my 04412dd7d0 attention.a3cdb9294876e278

“Would you like 2d6d2545df to buy some af6625db4d flowers?”1e884d5eb96df1d4

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“Just a small acd67ce6c3 bouquet, please. I’d like 8f72e780d4 to put 60add0db36 them in 309c78d020 a vase.”7d7532ff3225c34f

They were the flowers my mother loved. Every winter, I used to buy a large bouquet and hang them on the wall or put them in a vase. It was my way of commemorating my parents’ death anniversary.75c240c78118d0ee

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After being trapped in this world, I couldn’t keep track of any dates. Unlike my world, where a year had 365 days, the number of days in a year here changed every year, and I didn’t even know if the time here was parallel to the time in the real world.ca5d90248ad1db7f

“Why are you buying a6d4e0c56b flowers? Who are you f8ee8af80f giving them to?”7f29ff57035e9f7f

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“You’re awake?”0a9201ad45ed6a5e

“I wasn’t sleeping. I just had b3a695cacd my eyes closed.”49517c5d83bff820

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Haylan pulled aadca5f8a7 the ‘Oh, 7c60ce7de8 Daddy’s not f18b31a080 sleeping’ trick. I knew he 9c43687632 was lying, but 25c8604b25 I didn’t argue.9745e1bdfef076c2

“There’s a vase in c154ed1dfb the room, so I fc5d3f06c0 thought I’d put them c887172f40 there.”a1e6f3c8f2524c6b

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“Oh, I thought it a59a9a39f4 was someone’s birthday or 2a1c77006c something…”c0dc2b8193783d24

Speaking of 12bfa1b493 birthdays, I 46f0e612ca suddenly became 1879fccc09 curious. Haylan’s profile 98f5fb7ff2 had never 5bc7e13e13 been officially 68a77b114d revealed.3db51533740d0cda

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“Speaking of which, when 49b6110b29 is your birthday?”8e24b6b90688cb50

“The last day ed73cc5b97 of July.”2c42f9e0dfa9bf88

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I mentally calculated the e3b87a9523 date. His birthday had bf3efa05a2 already passed a 520f1d89ec few months ago, 92e91893cf from the day 3d972d5a92 we first met.3e34f6383015c044

“It’s long past. Should I buy 99afdf704e you a present 6dc31b7c4a even now?”16b9dd5be217fd49

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“A present? Why…? I don’t usually celebrate it.”c379910dbe703e82

“Oh, come on, it’s a special day! It’s nice to be congratulated!”ce3b61cc02cf6a6c

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“Why bother? You’ll understand when 05b10e8140 you’re my age.”5ec18242a03b273f

He frowned 14f3986caf and said ea83fcc984 indifferently.2463a10cd64bb701

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‘Did I say something 79d3e4bb84 wrong?’c0f52e5377cd2c6e

Wondering if there was 0f6bafc481 a reason he didn’t 7c097b5413 celebrate his birthday, I 0b01860438 watched Haylan’s expression carefully, f8497ad1c6 and he added in 77607414f1 a dry tone,204393499905345f

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“Why are you being so cautious? Don’t take it so seriously.”c9c616830f12ff34

“……Haha.”a6c26d8e6dd8cf42

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Was he joking?I belatedly relaxed 220de5327f my expression and b73ee0bed5 smiled, but Haylan 4eaacedb1a just turned his 0885095177 head away with 1ab358dd67 a huff.e95cfe961a6e320a

‘How am I d406c8406f supposed to get e4e1b0781f his affection to b5456cfc94 100 with this bfe7bb4d77 attitude?’abc9667ab312fd78

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I usually trusted the 80b7e13a44 system in most situations, 01e77d0dda but I was doubtful 5e6993ce5b about Haylan’s affection points 0cc62a5477 towards me. His attitude towards 36d80857de me was still d6cc989e5f cold.36a8bd2a47c9ad3d

“You.”5d8350d8d34c9fe0

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“Me?”a289a0d45845ad8b

“When’s your birthday?”4b8914d888a35038

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“I don’t really know. It’s around this ba6b57536b time, though.”c32c40d504b88f56

Haylan looked at me strangely when I said I didn’t know my birthday. But there was a reason. My birthday, according to this world’s calendar, didn’t exist.b5c9cfb6fa9f84f8

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A year in this 817cf8721f world consisted of 14 7440419cbc months. And there 9ea348caef were months 4f1dfe405f with only 2c910ea30f a little 6ba942d3bd over ten a1a3bef87c days, and ed60386893 others with 10eb95d054 up to 9bec5da146 40 days.d74d01196387aeea

November only had 19 13a3114620 days, so I didn’t b7c9ced07b know whether I should 8d73b244bc celebrate my birthday, which ace5d96d41 was the 20th, on deeac0ea13 the last day of 5c6a984c0a November or the first 16c0f3524a day of December.d785147502cf747f

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‘So I 956c35a35e celebrated both.’5a29c816eeafbcbf

Therefore, I decided 54b907a809 to think of 985f612b65 it as having 12ef84bd6c two birthdays. The more anniversaries, 51dfa70c41 the better. 9b95e0c159db34fe

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It’s not about 262552acd3 having a huge f5645b7155 party or receiving df5b91bcc9 double the gifts. It’s because my 0a0bbe7a26 mood for the d804a721be day changes when d53ffbb7bf I think of b644363c76 it as a 9ae8ee8dbc special day, even ce431c9e20 if no one 3a1a7ff7e8 else acknowledges it.87e9ee964577de82

‘I wonder what it would be like if the setting of this place wasn’t a horror game but a normal genre?’d7ec9dddcfe098b6

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I didn’t bother asking why Haylan spent his birthday meaninglessly.1382c3ad1ff38427

‘It’s probably because there’s 694c6d1ac5 no need to, according 9cb2d3740b to the system.’b74e01eee031e873

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In the 1ad7b005ae game, no 285e38885b one celebrated 32cd4214f0 anniversaries. Not only were 0f4122e7b8 birthdays never mentioned, 01ec732978 but the NPCs 3e9c56ad8e simply mechanically performed bd1d250bf8 their assigned functions f5608892e5 in their respective 2bbefcf089 positions.c1b0681623e73eae

Everything was predetermined. Everything operated according 87e52b8d59 to the rules f155650dc1 of the world. Even these people d015314414 weren’t real… Thinking d3d7b2dea8 that way made ec67e74357 me feel a 7648b3304a little sad.e536e16cfc4760c4

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After pushing 50393d1940 through the 584f1b1f8a crowd and 012242aa12 entering the 7751bcffcb clothing store, 0f5e14f0eb I took 8f4336b8bf advantage of 464948866e Haylan going 7d55547224 into the 940eec4fbf fitting room 39d2249fcf to change 1e87b51bd7 and looked c8aceabfd8 around. I wondered if a747d9f0c1 there was anything 4021924a31 I could buy ec8d3bcbe1 for him.299679cd00c865e3

Then, in a section 92e372495c filled with trinkets and 6f94ca1336 accessories for children, I 90edad937a picked up a faded e3679ed140 purple ribbon. Compared to ca8677a591 the predominantly 230bfee9bc red and a1c447d882 yellow ribbons, 3fdcb75779 it seemed c6708e149c less overwhelming 652ef61c93 with its d4ca615a8a lower saturation.2f60ebbf665a6da0

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“Is this a 30af61f607 gift for the 8a74eed5a3 little master?”24568210fbff9d39

“He won’t dislike it, 2a7b6e88c2 will he?”b424a55e6ac51674

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“Of course not! It’ll suit him well.”d64a1c9013ce2792

I secretly paid for fe0ec9ddfd it. Haylan, who had 180d159e9b just come out 497a2f4e0f of the fitting a77052ec5f room wearing clothes 74fd13c75e that finally fit d89aac820f him, looked up 80126469d5 at me. Haylan in his 350d7dbcca new clothes was 6827dba48a so adorable that 00b1b15c78 I wanted topress the screenshot button 0e5d0c38bf dozens of times¹. bca9aca0c2b6df77

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“Young Master.”edff19b30f6503b9

“……?”75fbdc64f2fdcf12

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He flinched 341ef3ed72 slightly, and c429d0df2a as I dedc96f8dc lowered myself fa146b7881 to his 29e3a8e32f height, he 239fa5735f continued in 1a9572af0d a small f0032ef430 voice, “Why ff80534a7f are you cd84fc2a30 calling me 203904e914 that?”d168a44b17f17d6c

“The head butler told 42979de7f2 me not to call 234c83ece3 you by your name 18c6aaa755 outside.”e041357f08026498

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I had taken the 7ae9ef8c5a head butler’s words to 1b059546c4 heart. If I mentioned Haylan’s b1a115f684 name carelessly, there was 14c24f7dde a chance it could eb550b0062 reach the ears of b13792123f those pursuing him.beeef7bd7349c955

‘Actually, it’s more his face than his name…’b72a347f7c1e861c

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Wherever he goes, people glance at Haylan. Logically, wouldn’t his strikingly beautiful appearance be more of a problem than his name? But seeing how he wasn’t sensitive about covering his face, it seemed like it didn’t matter.b1d1307d1899d967

‘I guess 9cb0146f6e his face 1e38687f2a hasn’t been e0e43e7b51 revealed yet.’11029195ff373965

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Thinking so, I sat 63e5d108d4 down at Haylan’s eye d56384c6ce level. When I c2286b69d8 raised my 28a3054b69 hand and fa05c26392 draped the 1f2599547f ribbon around 34337c285f the back eef7f76b7a of Haylan’s 309c19ac6e neck, he 38ea44ffd1 flinched in 3f3cda82ab surprise.d84b699bc6af881b

“It’s a present.”aa68a02415e57be6

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“A present? But my 507da55a15 birthday already…”66d3517171f5513e

“Hey, it’s not a belated birthday present or anything meaningful. I’m just giving it to you, so please accept it.”1142cf336d3266b3

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“Why areyougivingmea present?”5eb8fb252910ad09

“I bought it 719f238771 because I thought c9857e17a6 it would suit 09201d200a you.”f252ae5d4309554c

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I tied the a30648c66b light purple ribbon 8458471b7e I had just 5e58ffeac1 bought around Haylan’s 075d252f20 neck. It would probably b4a8c8a4df have suited him c977b8b440 regardless of the 596b43b3b3 color, making my a3ca992b2e careful selection seem 57076eb3fe pointless.8fcc5a3af1482660

‘…Ah, so cute!’f19939caddf8b293

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Haylan, looking awkward 95d876b60a as he accepted fb4ce818ed my touch, was 35d4a8a9e5 so cute that b5e7c0ff92 I lightly kissed b92480da56 his cheek. Haylan flinched and raised 62cd720227 his hand to cover 4bb0e40156 his cheek.305e38bf30b1f54f

“What are you…!”02b0689d687e77fa

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“You’ll understand when you b80f9d3e8e look in the mirror.”b0a90056d8993c70

I took d6bb4c1914 hold of b45bc5d1e0 the flustered 4d06a60ad5 Haylan’s shoulders 27749dfdec and led 1127953866 him to 1d74627092 the mirror.a97cdf1724b54dde

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See? Even you think d79f5bc3fe you look really 04392585cb cute, right?2bb54c7913629ac7

“Do you bb862ac7ad like it?”ccc0d59ae7cf23eb

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“…….”abe919683fce7a45

Haylan fiddled with the 2262c356d5 ribbon’s knot with his 81d3385d3e small hands, then let 7f3384e596 out a small sigh.8b4b971ae5461ac9

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“This doesn’t 6ff89b7c92 get you 42ce23bb42 anything.”ba9b87c45643be1a

“Oh, I wasted my b6748d1f03 money! I bought it to 8eb693150d look good in front 6f89cf427a of you…”a8b643ae80de8a54

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[Haylan’s affection points increase by 1.]

His lips didn’t even twitch at my joke, but his affection increased.6dc5e34dd3fdfb28

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‘He’s a funny kid.’f4a6c324767a6d33

Since he kept fiddling with it, it seemed like he didn’t dislike the ribbon. He said primly,c48dbb3dc5a6581e

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“For your sake, c0d497b81a since you wasted afb9dd63c2 your money, I’ll bbdc21213a buy you a cc8ee0b5e5 meal.”7714dd4185dc0678

“Thank you.”782b5797ab27b411

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Don’t mention it. 4f585c097818f83e

I smiled slightly at c0a713413e Haylan, who had a 5607aa39fd peculiar way of expressing 8155072bf0 gratitude.d4fd6019b15016e9

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After taking care fefb7e1788 of Haylan’s errands, 5223005ef8 we busily ran e59fb3e4d3 around here and 705a4c106b there to take a0288ce5cc care of mine. First, we stopped 445af84943 by a nearby 1b733605c7 bookstore to browse 4a6a6ed1b6 the books, then 90f70e4780 went to the 4af5d76c6b post office to cb8493711f send two letters 544ced0dcc to Odin.9088bfed4f2433a8

And now, we were 50b9382ae0 at a bakery, having 51c06e0090 swept up all the 0dc087e011 pastries and standing at dab3ad0419 the counter.80600b0d298d38cf

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“Your younger 20aca18359 brother is 34f7997738 so cute. Hey there, little 752058a92d one! Do you like 5330db5acc candy?”6ca50f96074227e6

“…….”77d1517dc5367c80

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The bakery clerk was c286eacc9c treating Haylan like a c1c78ef228 baby. Before he got annoyed, 6329e43d8c I accepted the candy 08520cc5e4 she was trying to 6ec41df0d3 give to Haylan and 287671bbcb thanked her on his a8a0b9dd95 behalf. Haylan didn’t voice 8023a95077 his displeasure until 450ad7fe02 we left the 46e7cc888f bakery.2f22416d4857ccb3

“Who does that woman c7a11d0cd1 think she is, treating c0fb3cfc46 me like a fool? Where are c5e8fccaba we going ffe52cfdf7 now?”f312d9981079d775

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“Well, I’m done cfe07fa9c3 with my business, 0f5051ba91 but there’s still a529d2d548 some time left.”261cc98c0d8fe56e

“……I thought you a80019c3f4 had some grand abe3e59798 purpose.”34617b71adb1e64a

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Even though we’d been 3e1828de2a looking around everywhere, all a3355327fa I had in my 7d30ef5de2 hands was a large 5e9dc75c46 box of pastries. Haylan mocked me, 326602ff12 saying I had 9e30d69932 come out just 5d038f6bfe to buy a 60accc5b20 few pastries.e6b886bb03e3302a

‘Just pastries, he 34e75e29e2 says!’ee13fb8158fbc306

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This was my 9c674fdbb3 leverage to stay 99e42348aa in that house. I wondered how 9c7a2c748f he would react 3c35ebb821 if I told bac6601386 him that I bc89491d07 had carefully selected e4f13d7444 all of these 1b8a83e838 for him.287022b7d4701b95

He would probably d913f71a5f just scoff… 52e2fa2d2217591b

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I felt d5437d96c9 like I cc08d1a0d1 was getting 95a8a96769 a sense 2c49e9bb41 of how e90c960fec Haylan would bf577a6f1a speak and 5329c9f533 act.e876577625c94aef