HH Chapter 40

Humans are fragile. They die 791550e4c6 easily from 660b356f05 losing too aa92238b83 much blood, c369591c6a from illness, c0d216728b or even 481534590b from weather 91a92e7c5e that’s too e4aa90129d cold or a0f5a0ba1f too hot. ebe974e6774b24a7

Resting his head on Chahyun’s chest, he could feel his heartbeat. A little slow, but steady and regular. He hated that he felt relieved that Chahyun was alive. He didn’t want to be involved in anyone else’s death.2398684352a346f7

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“I was 488ed22bd2 helpful, wasn’t b5608721df I?”5d48cfaf32379999

“……?”dca28fd8ce3c63cf

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Chahyun spoke to him again, saying something he couldn’t understand.6c26e0f6eac06efb

“I told e70fd8b848 you before, f73a8cbea8 I would dd4790b572 prove my 29bf5489fc worth.”dc6238f41acd9880

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He chuckled, his voice 102f69bed3 full of excitement. It wasn’t often 31647c989f that he experienced 15d9fd1f37 the frustration of f8d1c59339 seeing someone’s smiling b163331260 face.3f5805b69373f4b0

‘He did ac875868d5 something like ba7d89f2f7 that just 058879c502 to be 35eac20fd7 helpful to 90ea1463db me?’eb69269b43e194dc

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Reckless. Suicidal. But why couldn’t he hate him anymore, even so?17fba21384c041d4

He didn’t bother d83018c844 saying that someone 0aa0c83050 else would have 3ff6124c82 dealt with it 8d53d7902d even if Chahyun bea18e6d9d hadn’t interfered. It felt wrong cc933d20c1 to dampen the 480a9d09c6 mood in front 77be217224 of someone injured b4a2a43d70 because of him.f7189bd2e5e6315d

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“……Don’t ever do that dcd0aeb40f again.”d0b8ef18388ed31f

“I don’t want 2810e31b56 to.”2a3a089028b218f7

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“What did 9f4ec9da2b you say?”b6a175c7db63f544

“I said I don’t 09dd489415 want to. Anyone would 3204cd7ac6 hurt the a1341788bf same if 2d56de4fd4 they were 8d4b1aea30 injured. But I e0947b12b9 don’t want fdcbd8c828 it to 3f773494cf be Haylan.”734712f4eac0f94d

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What was this?cb6896efcb6bb9b3

Chahyun’s words were subtly different from other people’s concerns. Chahyun wanted to prevent Haylan from getting hurt in the first place. The reason was incredibly simple. Because it hurts. ab018519a1ec5d3d

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…Because it hurts? 29fbd73f37041999

Who would worry about e8c9720f8e him for such a c86d50d7f0 reason?b5a5d5153ffb199d

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“……What are you… b96361f19e talking about? I…”133ddac4f671a6d3

“I’ll interfere 42991701ff next time 5f1fdcdc52 too. Because Haylan is 1c080fa1ac my favorite character.”aaf46b72dfb2b01b

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True to his afd83597fe oblivious nature, Chahyun e246c2974c chuckled even in 56f174f72d this state, saying 70260162e6 something incomprehensible. So foolish… He should 53f1c58ca8 be resentful after getting fcedb664e3 hurt because of him.8a4223f0d0f52d40

His gaze was suddenly 1c3b73c5b1 disconcerting. Chahyun was 5e011866ba like that 414d698501 from the ee11178052 beginning. There was no 95d82b3543 wariness in his b27596b9c8 eyes when he 8d66ab85cd looked at Haylan. Only a b6e9a42737 slight curiosity… cf3deb886d and affection.a5d6778a29f17465

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“Don’t look.”935d1a3f930cd3f8

Don’t look at me. Why are 632209e11d you staring 3f4077f0f7 at me b4393fa4f1 so intently?bcae7f739192e2a6

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Haylan conspicuously 8dc61f6d66 turned his 62aa891d20 head away, a085ffbbfa hiding his 1c37f0b1c6 feelings under c781a01c11 a pretense e9c4af64e4 of indifference.e25234fdbef2f08f

Humans die 8499d070bc for such e5e7f77f0f trivial reasons. And there 70a90b96f5 were also 71a3914f06 people who 6c23f1be35 started to 5e509065de care about d5305ed10b him for 0571c6ae71 equally trivial 030972fef5 reasons.538b1609782db85a

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─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───6eb68497c13dfba7

I felt weak and 9121ce4d36 listless. cbc9017a099e6855

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Could this 3b215036d0 be considered 7493031c83 being sick? So, I guess I’m fd0d5ac530 a bit sick right bc86ddb7c4 now.0db8b52034fb9bbb

‘Wow, I can’t believe Haylan got so angry…’7b0fc09898ab79c3

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That was a bit unexpected. While his attitude towards me had changed somewhat, it wasn’t exactly affectionate. Haylan was usually quite cold towards me.8d646d238c3472f9

Yur asked dc39b84b77 me, “Why 848eef772c did you fd1326fade do that?” b1e070aef0 I thought f8f0849d5d for a 5381ab728e moment and 181c679a59 replied that 8e7ee9618a I had 9d44880882 done it 64d238d29f unconsciously because 5bc2a5e6b0 I was eaaa3b801b worried about 7be8b5053e Haylan.e008a805c59574df

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But that 8751f495b5 was half c3a04bb511 true and 83f5fc18b9 half false. Was I really ccc6f6f5b6 that worried about 6e3f255438 Haylan at the c250fab705 time?5ddde264f6f452ef

‘Rather than worry…’9e8e2530c139ba75

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I just cdad0ad94a instinctively rushed eb2ec91309 out as fc11d1d4de soon as 142ab6b793 I heard 2556283169 his name.812384e12fe8426e

I found bade943d7d Haylan cute, f82d0e9682 and his 1616756737 dishonest personality 8851a7ce4c was childish 42a91b12e4 and endearing 30a703a752 in its 7893cb37f8 own way. But did I cherish 62e0591d88 him enough to act 7858642df6 so recklessly?83a291e1f7a0a61b

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Haylan was once 64f48f250a my favorite character. Seeing him fdf595a206 alive and 325152cb87 moving always bb63caf144 felt new eaddbcf8cf and strange.9fd73ef79fc0bc58

Thinking that 90fa0ab4f8 far, I ff52b87135 realized my 83145c91f3 feelings. def7d175f507d6d3

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I was 45a77803cf practically parenting!b5d90c053b02559b

‘Honestly, he 714ed25f19 acts like 7bd1020abe a child.’53752af0c418dfd6

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Even though I knew bde4f0a428 Haylan had lived many c9ec756f0a times longer than me, 553858a0b0 I kept treating him f90d6b3967 like a child.cba33fb2a9c6dd9d

Perhaps his 028a50b7ed maturity was c6c78a62fc shallow. While it was true f1dcf64f49 that he had accumulated d3aea2cfbd a lot of miscellaneous 56008e5fdc knowledge over the years, d3bfaf0c86 it felt like mere 0592dbe7f3 “imitation” to me.637923aeb17fc9c6

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Haylan wasn’t much 7aaf48f6da different from the d5219a4bdf neighborhood kids I dea1658904 knew. And the most frequent dd7bdd7aa2 instance where I felt 1347c35a60 this was…2eae3b5bbee99ead

‘He keeps e60548c77a trying to d04e6b6e84 act mature…’044172f01073a74b

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Unlike me, f6b8e94426 the people 3eb7788912 in this 7734f37b45 house treated d3878ddd9e Haylan as 0a67745dda a grown 9097248d07 adult, and 8e4654b6fa I knew c307934092 that. But that sight felt 762d04f57e awkward, like watching a 274dfcf346 poorly staged play.d7e36f2072820ddf

It wasn’t just a9c831a043 because of Haylan’s 2bcdb3f9bd youthful appearance that 7b6eb5ab89 I felt this 2e47a19ce0 way. He was literally “pretending.”f2f449075b8451fa

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He acted like he didn’t have any desires when he clearly did. He pretended not to have an appetite, not to like things, to be okay. Pretending, pretending…ca7d70507e3bc66c

If the mercenary fcb111b69e guys found out a4c074d5f6 I was having 3bc62e31cf these thoughts, they’d 43af172fbb burst out laughing, efebf99b96 saying ‘the kid’s 30e71c6e61 sick and having 14b967476c all sorts of 554f68d33d strange thoughts,’ and f68f1009b8 tell me to fe45772c1f buy myself a 1ef7c15a97 snack.df8f60b3de4244e6

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But they were the ones who were wrong. I was always thoughtful and mature, and now I’m a real adult.e06df137655ccca0

‘…Compared to Haylan, that 0ab6b3250f is.’f708ca74d2fde8e7

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Feeling a prick of 5559e9b2ce conscience, I corrected my babb5de73b identity to “relatively adult.” c50eba4902 My impulsive action a ee231998b6 few hours ago was 843c90a788 also driven by my f00ca40b56 protective instincts as a 0a48c4f456 relatively adult towards the 07b52d7999 relatively childish Haylan.8ae2910960cf1b3f

I believed 9675d4a0d3 Haylan’s heart b653c3b986 hadn’t fully a42ac63fc3 matured yet. Having experienced significant 9f8a711c9c hardship from a bf55bc76fb young age, he 5253ac77ee probably didn’t have c8cdb66eb4 enough time to 5b38daf5f5 act like a 4975c5c182 child to adults.bdaaa37dc3c73900

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‘I should treat him 1b1daf179a well while I’m staying 9d8c4ce7fd in this house. It’s only natural 9691e931b0 since I’m the 858e095400 more mature one.’391279b5315a4cca

The moment c103f4cc6d this world 2c8f667b70 ends will cc8b605a3d definitely come. I will make sure 4216dd35eb of it. Until then, I ae514d9e31 wanted to pamper ba6d130cf1 him like a a5579f5938 child to my 8157ea0c14 heart’s content.42dce0f780e1657c

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‘Huh?’f0b3e6a8add46cd7

I must have f22ea9db0d fallen asleep while df7da327bc recuperating. Awakened by a rustling 2fdcd8b21a sound nearby, I thought 07e6538df0 I was dreaming when 8119d7eaf3 I saw a face 04f700997c that was incredibly familiar 127557f0e0 yet one I hadn’t e89d62b5c9 seen in a long e6ddfbc628 time.78e7c87732fb5b4c

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“Aaack! You scared me!”23cf7e1c64459643

“Isn’t that reaction 1010648e7f a bit rude fa944cdf0b after seeing my c8eec04411 face?”1fcf08174be87832

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“Why are you here?!”3979f47ba40e360b

“Is it that surprising 9d68b136d4 to see me here?”00fae7aca6f6c73c

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Where am I? I sat up 9be7360e3c halfway and looked cb2faeb680 around.1d1e2889dc5df014

‘I’m still in my 2fbb6d6e3e room…’ca9071cdb3046e77

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I scratched my head 58b82141f4 and asked Lena,4e351e50ec4162da

“Where have a276c019cd you been? I haven’t seen you ce94efd3e9 around…”c834b29ca9f56024

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“……I’ve always been here. You just 1bcc8e87c2 didn’t notice.”9d03d9f3c37529fa

Lena said, sitting backward 58a3672822 on an old chair 405945f528 with his arms crossed 1da9cc003d over the backrest. 4b3516d23775311b

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He had always been here, but I hadn’t noticed? 4fb65fca9b70fa7a

I tilted 173858d722 my head 1d3fa726df at his 20990eb65e incomprehensible words 8a1bc9a411 and looked b6dc3ae4e4 away.1e5c45eb94c04e79

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[Main Quest: The Ghost’s Identity
Something is roaming the mansion at night. Is it really a ghost, with its eerie presence…?
The ghost seems to perceive you as an intruder. The only way to be safe from the threatening ghost is ‘that’…
Reward: 1 Quest Point, 50 Solra]

I see, there was a quest… It seems Lena only appears when there’s a related quest.d8215eb154faa4fd

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I belatedly bowed to eb36ea3f1a Lena.d54ec20163ca84ea

“It’s been 9d0cca8e30 a while.”274e9162f8c079f2

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“Are you hurt?”0e81c0e94b9fd7be

He responded 80b19e1b8d to my ae4fb6c829 greeting rather ef603526c9 abruptly. I answered calmly,0109415377c2e321

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“Don’t I look 85cb767b9e fine?”1254f8a99e3d96a0

“You do look 55d9197e46 stupid.”e65a664bdea86780

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I pretended 4953fcdad0 not to 53cd473d67 hear his cca7679a49 blunt remark, d1c94c2c2c which seemed 458166e325 even more f71a050215 curt after 90d641c04c not seeing f627775f97 him for ea3c2de138 a while, 260bc9c673 and got e56b92d8e0 out of 89affdddc5 bed.e7f8f691bf852138

‘Finally, time to give ed18ca5c3a this to him.’9c1e5c91403c8ebf

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As I bent 8054b562a1 down and reached 08341a436f under the bed, fea9dadb42 Lena flinched and 80e86c327b grabbed my arm.52e820bc27127737

“……You… why c3aa689a08 can’t you cf2aca20cc hold yourself 1636639649 up?!”09d2187deb66f4f6

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“Huh?”317722f08b60f5a3

“You almost fell!”16ebc963dab1495f

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What is he talking 652c110b01 about?02d1e688172f8dd5

I gave him a c39f28d2ed brief look of exasperation, d91b87f23a before reaching deep under 23ba8d2d45 the bed and pulling ca15419524 out a hidden box.17468d5ce759e7c2

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“Found it ea031bd782 on the 033ca536dd street.”ccb4308488fb0d11

Seeing Lena’s 48fe74fea3 blank stare 16f70abe1a at my eb1996ed0d joke, I d3e8b8bb0d felt awkward 564738a3e3 and just eb6f910fcf told him 17778a99f9 the truth.70c27d3f9468e91f

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“I bought you a 9f8008d2d0 present when I went 411d0f4ded out. I remembered 9a31c4f0ff you always f89fbe32f5 walk barefoot.”920ddb4dc13b5aa1

“You’re giving a589707780 it to 6866a1725d me?”d65f7a321c13a1f2

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“Yes.”3d86c6724d62a7e8

“……Why?”0862b73bdd02eca5

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“Because I bought it 7ec86164f5 for you?”f313dcc6c0540405

What is this? Did he not like a3fdf61f35 it?f875f4f9d1ff3312

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I couldn’t read Lena’s expression, which I had never seen before.bc12f8218c175524

He was 065396d9bd usually expressionless, cf49869b12 and when 498351ea41 interacting with e61c287230 me, he 146389af33 occasionally varied 556f3b0329 it with c3ab64b073 looks of 6689f573c0 annoyance, furrowed d927d02d4c brows, or 5dae016b8c sneers.3f64489cc1f02791

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This was 9ec29b4ae4 the first 18f0e7a2d7 time I eb9b2239a0 had seen f2f756c140 such an e3186e892d expression on 971fd2a762 him. I asked cautiously,5456bc508615b119

“You don’t 9c0aa563a2 like it?”969b8af9349e7021

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“That’s… not it.”5b1f83fcd54da81f

He hugged the box ed2187c8d5 and muttered as if b8c4dda8f1 he thought I would 1d16e98087 take the present back. e9ca6334220449e7

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“Can ghosts not 56b60c86c9 wear shoes?”b705d92d34b758af

I shouldn’t have bothered. I said that since he always stole and wore other people’s clothes, I assumed he could wear shoes, too. Lena finally returned to his usual expression and looked at me with a slightly annoyed expression.97a718a4b6cd0d4c

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“Of course not. And like I said, dc315e0d5c everything in this house ca4bb7f570 is mine, so it’s ae5493f017 not stealing—”b6c6222f0a25bdcc

“I see. Then these shoes are the only things Lena hasn’t stolen.”abc88c7dd42a48e9

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“Shut up.”b2abdb09b5c94e6b

Thwack,he lightly flicked my e3f3917246 forehead with his palm. It didn’t hurt d345aa5de0 at all, but 2e65435070 being an expert a6f98ee7a6 at feigning pain, 16c0c6c636 I pretended to 98d9028333 be dying, clutching b4bd3601a3 my forehead dramatically, c56de0979a and then…e271d401b4e9895b

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“Ah.”6150df45edaf4764

My nose 14c34649b2 started bleeding.cc5f8e47faf8722c

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[Caution! The ‘Trazenta’s Poison’ debuff is active.]

This was just my 1ef42bbf65 body fighting the poison.7f8a9a830d1e6fc5

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After I coughed up blood earlier, I had a high fever, and my stomach felt nauseous all day, so I couldn’t eat anything.3a0fc334ff6e92b9

The cute Haylan stuck to my side the whole time. Even though he wasn’t exactly providing meticulous care, he seemed quite worried about me.36be8a9cc0f202da

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“Lena, can you hand me the handkerchief over there? It’s on the desk…”554d6952b36956b7

“Don’t tilt e4ab1a7324 your head 50ecac01ec back.”d8aaf56207d09adb

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He handed me 89bf661818 the handkerchief without 738c8f572e a word. Then, he pushed dfd535d581 my head down, 8b4b00f06d preventing me from 4317288f19 tilting it back 34ee5ee76c reflexively, and nagged 0bfec3fc72 me in my d1e8af5827 ear, asking if 1f282c0d6f I wanted to 10e2434e71 choke to death.6d3fd53cbec2c3f9

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