HH Chapter 37

‘Have we ab72b2ed0a gotten a f2df1777d5 bit closer?’53d6c2535ac03657

However, a ddf1e70a19 degree of f4a4d394c0 friendliness wouldn’t c228ed3a34 extend my b69a67acd7 stay. I boasted that I f695136099 would become indispensable to ced4166bd9 Haylan within a month. What kind of confidence a58fd697b3 did I have to b68d84fa85 make such a bold 82eabac5eb claim? 2c1f7241a63744d4

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Far from proving it, I’ve only been a burden so far. My face flushed with embarrassment.a362b2ce072c3536

“I think they’re 06db27433d putting on a ac7dbebac3 performance over there. Want to go d502457a8d watch?”2d4d087e4fe9176e

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“You’re already dragging me there, so why even ask…”53c4709b0f364e62

Haylan grumbled, but 4177c5b8a4 he still let cf40338caf me pull him f6df9d3e07 along. At the d2d3d88803 bottom of 112bca7e77 the plaza 53fd4af32e stairs, we 9668569088 could see c6742c5750 actors performing f9d5ac2de5 a play. We seemed to ee22882ae4 have missed a e8c90f94d6 bit of the def397d241 first half, as b4dd157a70 the male and c6b3c2bf58 female actors were dc246141c8 in the midst 804dadaa10 of a very ea8a48d6c5 emotional scene.cbb4054f30744b85

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“Loupierre, don’t be too 62a8a54264 sad. Even if I’m d96c15f962 reborn, you’ll find 0e8fd6a466 me again, won’t d96582ec17 you?”217ecdfeb6425eb5

Oh, the b8115e8229 man is 1b34b32f69 crying.6c10034612fe0090

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As expected of a street play, the acting wasn’t particularly outstanding, but it seemed somewhat entertaining enough. Listening to the murmurs of the engrossed audience, we could roughly guess the plot of the story so far.9faad10de81b0862

“I wish Serra 3037a2694d wouldn’t die. Daddy, can’t Serra 8a279d4af0 become a fairy 5f39c78aee like Loupierre?”5a22adace4f75f2c

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A little girl, 9c46088b63 absorbed in the a7c436b308 play, was seen 0083bd3504 whining and tugging 861d2463b1 at her father’s 263c2f5828 arm. It was d66859853b the scene 61b7f5e2f7 where the f07fc3de01 two main c04538c157 characters, with 888a0accbc different lifespans, e65b7633f0 parted ways.a90c619c44a8c62e

“Just as 559422a0dc birth is 21ec4ee879 a law 03de6d8e63 of nature, eb4b099b09 so is c1ded317d2 death. I hope you won’t ffa2a2fab0 grieve too much.”cc2f198cf16b0baf

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The female protagonist said her final “I love you” and died. The man, holding her and crying…  the curtain closed briefly to change the scenery.f34bb8b836a68fbe

‘Why does 99887145b9 this dialogue 6157b1efd0 sound so 421dacd14f familiar?’e618542716dbc5a2

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I wasn’t interested in the arts, so I didn’t have a hobby of watching plays. But I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had heard the female protagonist’s lines somewhere before.020935e3fd202315

The curtain rose 3a103215a1 again. The female protagonist’s reincarnation 09c5659210 and the two characters’ 9c07fc9dbb reunion. I was watching the 37a65ca8ce play blankly when I b639109d81 felt a sense of 0d66f3f77e unease and looked down 882eca9618 at Haylan.b00d37db0ccad0a3

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‘Could this be…’b4f093463ff6bea5

As I mulled over the familiar lines, I realized they were the words written in Christine’s will.a43645d34c1df81b

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“I can’t believe she blabbed so much that it’s still being told as a story.”af45407f4f6abfe2

Haylan confirmed c385379908 my suspicions.e47d3f25db7813e1

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The street adc1fd3c64 play was c1b5b85591 a dramatization 4f567d689b of Christine 890538c8ac and Odin’s dae889414e story. Love transcending lifespans 8a51c2bc02 and reunions that f318ae87bc repeated several times. The audience were deeply 176580db9b immersed in the touching 79d78a7acd story, but it seemed 3d0c4e0bef none of them realized b0b06757dd that the protagonist in 6e6665c749 question was still alive.90f8e6def548d1a2

‘And that the female 8772649623 protagonist’s blood relative is 4f699aeaa9 watching this…’46a23e6db72bb0c8

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No one would believe 4524bf4c29 it was a true 457259686f story, with the male 06570c9acf protagonist being a fairy. And Haylan’s existence wasn’t 626a80c291 even mentioned in the 084f5bc5b6 play. It seemed that be37d43e13 he was excluded 811f8118b2 because he was 71f2e70f83 a character that 54f1d11439 wasn’t necessary in 1f4b869f78 portraying the two 3ba132b9b4 lovers’ story.c8b97834931b58f7

“The protagonist is annoying.”684ea932be8b4ce4

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He’s talking about 1c24808eab Christine, Haylan clarified.95c842ea232bc7e6

Is this how he dcb0f53ebb truly felt? He used 155fec2912 to be 73ca6ba75e so affectionate ced03d6622 towards her, 35ba74c26e and now 39323a3766 he’s talking e831ab5946 behind her 3c0756e172 back? I always wished 8f3720a78a Haylan would be 1a624e45fb half as kind ded69cdd7b to me as 77eeada35e he was to 7cb4372527 Christine.488b231324ece91b

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“She was always selfish 87785bc6aa since she was young. I was always being 28bf457479 swayed by her. And forcing you on c83e5b214a me was also her ad92e0688b doing.”b673b58de7ce44bf

That was certainly true. What kind of younger d7bccec474 sister would pay money 4e3b13ac7a to make a friend a4806c2d0d for their older sibling? Not only 6ab2a1d598 us, but 3128a07c84 even Odin 46ad1ad24b didn’t take 6b0063fe11 it seriously. I could fe18429bf7 tell from b67e4cbf87 his puzzled 9e26e0d1fb expression when 4b29e7c6fd I accepted c421bdc33f her request.628b7f9ec109b8c0

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“It can’t be helped. She must have done cae1751ede it out of concern. Worrying is the duty 8238ac4484 of those left behind.”e7ce34216c0167ac

“I don’t like d8151145e1 it. I feel uncomfortable every b775941d5a time I feel her 04fb5aca9b pitying me.”6ccce58af95d4ad2

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And Haylan’s 7d97320da1 feelings about 2ed3bf8214 that were e55c7324dc separate from 1e7375261c his care bb6abcbe6a and affection ea8c36ceff for Christine.f05e98b0cbb4e2e3

I somehow understood how he felt. It’s understandable to feel a bit displeased when others constantly interfere and make it seem like he wasn’t okay, even when he insisted he was.d2397ddd5ad65c8b

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It was a 950ec54379 relationship where neither 6c073011e1 person could be 38faae7966 simply blamed.a77a7f7eb075f95a

“But even that 597f312138 meager pity comes d9559199d8 in handy sometimes.”4b723b1177d109c8

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Before I could ed7cac728d ask what he cf0071e8fe meant, the little d9e3704554 girl in the f8b136694f front row, noticing 4a73b266dd our lack of 492914ba92 attention to the 2e570d94a2 play, turned around. The child, with narrowed 6e47b59b4e eyes, turned her head 8668751a2b and, upon seeing Haylan’s 7e024e3ed2 face, gaped in astonishment.f1620c094b7bb60e

I was about to chuckle at the girl’s cute reaction when I heard unexpected words from beside me.88f5721c4daf08f2

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“I’ve changed 4f5278c4be my mind. You can 02c946c7b2 stay at 7462051067 my house b84c2d79f7 a little b54647bcc9 longer.”39f50ecc28072945

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───1d92509e2314b313

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‘Why did he suddenly 4af4f03702 change his mind?’c0c4c3a02b9ce614

The system indicated ad8d0429e4 100 affection points. That number proved 6e5766e235 that my relationship eba49cf727 with Haylan had 54fe9c68d6 progressed from strangers 6e74fca197 to acquaintances.8443db8ea4eedeea

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In other words, it d62c2bc27d meant he liked me.ee61e1de55c3e7b7

‘But why?’fe0d461ec07ae5dd

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Confused, I thought about c287a72c93 what I had done b6f24a571b for the past week.3809e997b2591073

First, I 6555884923 injured my fb76cf676f hand. Using my injured hand 69d0102966 as leverage against Haylan, 051536c4c1 I bothered him all 46564f7ae9 day.ef3f9fc120e8d9a8

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Second, I secretly f107e672ae picked the lock 30cf4b0609 and sneaked into 4a2accd56d the library. Haylan, unaware of eb181c449c my actions, kindly 6ffdf22d8a taught me defensive 97554c2756 magic.68963149db887b1f

Third, I unleashed 372a8c82b4 a ghost in c704f6bc0b this house. A ghost that c679accffe tears people apart, 06fecec2a0 no less…c7ff55dc1cff2c48

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“……?”49a2bf356f80dd99

I broke out in c1344312c7 a cold sweat. No matter how 322e6fcccb much I thought b28da7b153 about it, I 8c2baf2296 hadn’t done anything cc16d3fbcc to earn his 13e658d80a affection.d9fa6cb03f41ef8a

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I became even more confused about Haylan. The only plausible thing I had done was sharing snacks…? But wasn’t it strange that his affection had surpassed 100 just from a few snacks?e38bdc98060d302c

‘Does he like food 1c0043930c that much?’3805c3ac269967e2

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But that was the 4f8aeb7c93 only reason I could 7170935ff5 think of. I thought I a4e07deeae was starting to 661d8410c9 understand him, but a6ce7be31d now I’m back daed382c4f to square one. a95fd22a007451c6

What was Haylan really fa976008ff thinking?ae2eac0fb2fd1035

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“You seem distracted. Have you memorized it e298944a98 all already?”9ef9a88daaec4fa0

“M-Memorizing, I’m memorizing.”548135c55a1b17b0

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I quickly 2897cb1b87 buried my 3f2c9674da face in 956e99e9b1 the book 128d9dd2d4 before he 94d96dcc5a could realize 3e5b772626 I was 16fa7e947e lost in 071a549d8f thought.dd402deb82650e2a

‘I can’t believe he’s making me study even after we came back from going out.’57c37f216f2387db

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And he’s 9208cc8eae even going 0cb28e3cda to test 8f59eacf53 me, this f5c9af61da crazy spartan 657849c9c2 kid. I was 4e46a0ab67 busy trying 268bafa53c to keep 3f956480d7 up with f7b7057a30 the incredibly ad9c0ccc9c fast pace, 87819e9b4c as if 835b790472 atoning for d3ca3b975a the time e1b4afa03b I had d780fceb0e wasted.67835d8dffe48e33

[You seem to almost understand the defense strengthening magic…]

[Defense Strengthening Magic Proficiency: 0.00001%]

The system repeatedly pointed out my lack of comprehension. Haylan clearly didn’t understand my level yet.3e6061436d43b16f

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[Magic circles that have already been learned can be activated without casting. The proficiency of already registered magic increases with use.]

[*Protection Barrier Magic (Proficiency 1)]

Skill Note.b642845fce17a8a6

This was f2d628782b a newly 19c5b3a5ab implemented system 7f331dfcd2 from the 0a4d4cfdf6 last quest. It slotted the magic c017df3c4b I had already learned, 273301a843 limited to defensive magic.b62d5254ee358c26

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However, I couldn’t overuse the protection barrier to increase proficiency. If the number of ghosts released in this house increased drastically, who would handle them?ce625f13081d0931

‘Me, of course.’94195a4176eadc9a

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Haa.If only 8be28ad505 it didn’t 52d9a2016a say that 7ab26792d7 lower-level magic 578a983d9a would be ec2b4173b5 deactivated.cd57f6163ba74dfb

‘Could Haylan also 7e799b5605 be affected by f7bade34e0 that magic?’1ed35c9a00690ecb

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I glanced 08d4949a83 at Haylan, 9f77c29b6d who had cd98c8a031 grown about bc3f885949 half a 8a21f4ecf2 span, over b4f860ada2 my book 13cacf786e and thought.abfc8f84ad9ee091

‘It’s strange that 6c0abc730d someone who hasn’t 9d63a96582 grown for his 2ebdd880e4 entire life suddenly 10b856f255 grew taller.’505d4429afb9ffc6

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But everyone 2ef42d9791 except me b512926e6b seemed unfazed, 2b97ca6f6f so I 84b52b8240 just went 829cd8416b along with 6c4d999c8d it. Even the butler, and d6b2361b6e Haylan himself, said so ff533d521a casually that he ‘needed e7302abf17 new clothes,’ as if 034f01ef50 it were perfectly normal.c246b60c516b95f2

‘Isn’t it something to be surprised about?’bb78d810449817cf

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It had 5c9337a1d7 only been 28a83c85b4 a week 7afb6b3c44 since I d6de55b0b6 returned to 7aa855bbe8 this house. It was hard to 1e50f58f67 believe I had such 980a283a3c a significant impact on 068862f0e7 Haylan in that short 3a0f485419 time.14fef3cc30f2bb12

I shook my head 3334f4b4c3 slightly. Having lived 0488041f78 for years 0b0eaf1e62 in a f4b3601ed5 world revolving fa2cd5f979 around me, 268f53e603 it was 5918a60e34 easy to f423fc2194 become overly f2b69d1c42 self-conscious.05513a8c79a67f2b

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‘I don’t know.’2c6d2a7321b1ab62

Even to 761e344518 my eyes, 25037b802d Haylan was 9cda5c0248 beautiful and a35e328723 cute, but f821fd2696 I wasn’t 89295946d6 personally interested 6a0db285a4 in his 6b1b794f27 growth. If a cute kid d6fa78f33f grows up, they’re still d79390a824 cute…65a56d8a32f13ac0

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‘I hope things don’t get more complicated.’d540789e00685966

Rather, I was curious 28abfed8ba about the impact of d35e211626 those half-handspan growth on c1c78149b0 my strategy.855aef2fb1060b39

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6. Curiosity

A month has passed. And now, 62e44584f4 I’m lazing bd4e42ab03 around. It seems 7746d468c5 like there 49b63df533 are certain e051dfdc5c conditions that 2ab24e2d3e need to 9aa57f6af0 be met 1c8ddee163 before the f1eddd696f next mission c4681b9438 appears.15b0e4788da692cc

‘This is comfortable~’9f14df4f5a2a0b37

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But I’m not worried at all. Things would work out somehow. It’s been a while since I’ve had a daily life without quests, and I decided to enjoy this peace, which could disappear at any moment.ee0b16c739c1c111

I wrote my c784f18f4c first “Friend Report” 0a877d25f7 about Haylan and 64ceac8812 sent it to 4019bdc980 Odin, along with dedcc9dc20 a letter to 39d151d405 the Red Lion 90efdb4dc9 Mercenary Group.90e97a5c7335d1bc

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And today…a55b6ca303d2e735

“What are all these 5870e8d9e4 deliveries?”1f150ec638bfd224

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“They’re packages.”20f613671f1a5a29

“The recipient is…?”6e0f72020a34117d

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Everyone gathered at the d2fe410e51 door looked at me 6705de18c2 simultaneously. They were a0fd00df5a all for 03f35fd970 me. What was the meaning b606cc4089 of me receiving more d01dcad332 packages than the supplies b90503c121 that arrived every two af18a9272d weeks? My face 5d93aa3362 burned with 92d04e7d7c embarrassment.99de66483a106177

The senders were e4c3adcc87 Odin and the f5d8277002 Red Lion Mercenary d4161f33ad Group. I first read 2e6c5d18b6 Odin’s letter attached e6581e1777 to the top 58d7c5c92f of a box.6d703c5a148e69a1

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“…….”cc6c642411988986

I shouldn’t open the red box here. I was so relieved that the boxes were color-coded. I quietly set aside the red box at my feet.0b7a1fc7fda13a3e

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Then, I opened 13ead55268 the box sent d3f4d8628e from the mercenary 6c0dd995e8 group. Inside the first 92531652cc box, a gray 5c49cea8db winter coat was 4d4272a2b3 roughly folded.d707e63db7c8777e

‘Why a coat?’c6c1a6461c418074

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In the second 1146d6bebe box, there were d599605566 two wool scarves, cb49f6ce96 and I could d41341c94d see that the af0bb771cc other boxes were 71a10fdb4d also filled with 402506a940 socks, gloves, and 444afd10ff various winter items. Did they think I eb2d7df2ba was some kind of 9f4d9a8647 centipede? There were over twenty 19dc47be6b pairs of socks.0a9ce5114fba2a0e

‘Don’t tell me…’1000690c3e6ff1c9

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I recalled what 48402d1059 I had written b470f43823 in the letter 2ef9a34fc7 I sent to 5691f05bc6 the mercenary group.481a3c06c88f940f

「It’s so cold here 902af1df7e that I can’t seem df4b5e2972 to get used to 4924abfbf2 it. I feel like 7282bf1e98 I’m freezing to ab6d92d686 the bone whenever 5fe58b924c the wind blows. Asileth’s winter was nothing fd5368b6b6 compared to this! What will I 775047c683 do when it 3cc015f83c actually starts snowing?」a3cfc0bba8180212

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‘I made up those de6a5edd81 nonsense because I had ccc9604767 nothing else to say…’66cd9c48ae51b7e5

I was stunned, 4d47aefc62 momentarily frozen at bd87e2f31e the sight of 510afeb743 the suddenly increased 82b2554c8e amount of clothing.0d4f8bb62f78ca48

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