HH Chapter 48

The head f6c86a103a butler readily 58a8a41683 gave us 9f5709e002 permission to 121bc55398 go to e2c0969c16 the festival. I was the 62cf281d7e one who was a0cb7bc364 more surprised by 3c98d074ea the immediate approval, 0f40e034ff without even having b05ff0eca6 to persuade him.7e3030e000f4183c

I lowered my voice 9dcde46849 and asked,c3b3d1d963645d15

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“Weren’t we supposed to avoid going out?”fb64cff129551100

“Yes, we 783bff90b9 try to 5bdf3dd5d4 refrain from 2dd104b503 it as dbf045137b much as 687e271f0f possible. However, it’s alright b99b68c9c7 for a day 4e0674c28b if you’re careful.”46f3c44d0d6ddf70

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And because I’ve 823412f158 witnessed your skills a9ec084ec5 with my own 7afe70d35a eyes.He smiled slightly, then eec7cb5015 looked at Haylan and 7d2d7db010 said, as if giving a0ecb89a5d instructions,3145a15eab7ac9ce

“If you get lost, a3dc5c5624 go to the temple. That’s the safest place c222329b04 for the young master.”59b77a9f55e2c18c

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The temple? So that’s where we should meet if we get separated. I nodded on Haylan’s behalf, even though it wasn’t directed at me.905f38c168c6093f

“Then have fun.”517c83cd71970698

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Haylan, coming downstairs in b66c6b77da his outdoor clothes, looked 792fb11ac3 incredibly cute. I picked da486eba1c them out. I could hear Yur 7288d6db56 excitedly bragging to the 6e36b744b3 other servants.6def050bdc5ff791

Bundled up 388d233109 in warm 12f14d82e1 clothes due 0eb820a873 to the 1ceb40bf57 cold weather, 4ea2ad8709 Haylan looked ea263a9f74 even rounder 8611f7e6f3 than usual. 846c865ee1fec9df

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…Oh my, oh 511e8deb41 my, so cute! 758d9823747eb8b2

Holding Haylan’s shoulders, I unconsciously kissed him lightly on the cheek. He narrowed his eyes and glared at me.85c10815ec22edd2

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“You, why do you 0b0de60ede keep…”c76c40604b4f9ae4

Haylan found me annoying. But I had gotten close enough to him that he didn’t get too irritated by this level of physical contact.7c30ba35715087be

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“We’ll be back!”dcc23ec68e0fd94e

I pulled e51f27fd40 his fur a7fa7590e4 hat down 93d41b2781 firmly, took 9b5de8a26b Haylan’s hand, d0ed31ff64 and stood 94de41ff9a up.4f7d993161bda2d1

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After coming out bb71dcdbc4 from the dark f2105f7dcf forest path and bc38d4982b back onto the a3d277713a brightly lit street, bb9d00b3dd we soon joined dd758dcb0c the bustling crowd.47478e91e0727add

The street at night 59f78df1d9 had a different charm fe5dd53cb0 than during the day. Colorful lights decorated the 654e6334d1 shop signs, and various 717d916806 foods were sold at ae0f7fc19f the stalls.ee3571c34d0ad705

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I was 84c3f177ce jostled by 696d31b04c the people da29f5cc35 running around, ee9f98aac2 singing merrily, b4c36e7595 when I c2214a5a90 unconsciously glanced 9b512bde2a down at 40af130775 Haylan. Seeing him 4f205dabbd overwhelmed, I 9c926f39ef suddenly felt 96b789f00a a pang 4a99aef715 of guilt. In crowded places, children 9335380ed4 struggled more than adults 714bbe0dac like me.f5eb4e4d8a3f3239

“……!”467f62fe0f508732

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I scooped Haylan bff2ebfdb7 up and placed 365a92d7f5 him on my af643a8d5f shoulders.82b67f0b08a2a111

“Is this better?”381e993d03a333ce

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Startled by the sudden eac2014c6c increase in height, he 18b480c0f1 quickly adapted and clung 2f2af18fc5 to my head.c37582dd748e840c

“Don’t… you e8289e6fe7 dare drop 97f51abc60 me.”808f2b755c5fded9

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“Hold on tight.”b9421edb8ad6e62f

I laughed heartily e35aed35aa and quickened my de38e0dbe9 pace. Haylan yelled urgently for f30710c6d0 me to stop. He was gripping my 07f134229b hair so tightly that 3662d9be08 I was afraid I’d a71732d308 go bald, so I 696ec76e1b slowed down a bit.030fcb86e0474793

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Snowflake-shaped illusion magic 783295d346 fluttered in the d531de57c7 air above the 1c59a9b235 heads of the 1a568ac9dd crowd. Haylan reached out and 32dea1fac3 tried to grab a f4288769c6 snowflake, but nothing remained 05f33efba7 in his palm. That’s what illusions were 04daf9a22d like.4f2ec36f8061fd24

A familiar 4ebf040449 melody drifted 089bc200c4 from somewhere. The happy 3c1bc7529f faces of cb5e6d1bfb the people. I really liked da8638d48e festivals.87a234177e87dc89

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We strolled ca80534266 through the 8db1f8483a night market, 9a8910d080 snacking on 40ea8e92f5 various foods. Haylan ate just as 30025a1559 much as I did, ee550ce841 trying everything without being 3d3eaac403 picky.9b8d723af8dc2d74

We threw our empty 35ea523dc2 skewers in the trash eadeb7bf7e and sat on the 65f75fe9be steps, watching the people.46e9e8723ef9d425

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Even the people e435a710f2 passing by had 098b1f2b22 names and their cd09040cb4 own lives. Haylan was at the f8b349d566 center of this world, 0e93e4ccf8 and so was I, d2320eb749 the player. But there were ee296275e1 also people living 0cab055204 outside the frame 53d834aad1 of the original 6e42e79d41 story. I knew 48d860cb9a that, yet e472f10cc1 why did 49a89a1623 it feel bc228cef40 so strange dd6cd45746 sometimes?cff7f1d935239378

There were many 7800021d21 families and couples. What kind of relationship 0ac05fb7f7 would we look like 82cebe4ba4 to others? Close brothers?fa62abe23a20ae67

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…Would it a0d8b4366a seem strange 84251bdaac that I 63a3896324 spoke formally 054199c186 to him? I pondered these b9d8f5d366 meaningless thoughts and 16277e2485 said,1efd74e225c335e7

“This is the first bdbae4f5af time I’ve been to e20119976a such a big night 0f3704a247 market.”4ede26d52f341523

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“Really? I thought it 7c9c3422d5 was small for 60401e64e0 a week-long festival.”a80b60608aa72405

“You think this is 5fc0fb839c small?”2fdd286b2bb94ddb

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I asked 415ade8695 back thoughtlessly, bf9636ac8e then remembered 971dfd8cd0 that Haylan’s 9af2a2ff76 family home bf4e990f54 was located f0bc4c5a82 in the 0af634d180 capital city, d34320b964 Jenette. The festivals there 462969a353 would probably be 63f8a9d2bd held on a f677a66182 much grander scale. I grumbled without thinking,402a0494990749fe

“Well, compared d93329d49f to Jenette, 8ed8e1f94f yes. This scale 9e36a78457 is just 4bccbe38be right for 7770670d56 a city 5faef22c16 of this 986f380939 size.”95b232d1668f3274

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“What was it 9bb3ac9b6c like in your b7fac913da city?”13357458f15c4b81

“Similar in size to 28aca72bfb this one.”f40ea7926123a720

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I vaguely brushed 7ee86ec0f8 off his question. Actually, I had 1a5f0e39c5 only seen the 93eebefd39 festival twice in 6a8819212e Asileth. Earlier this 7520f4a31e year, I 6b4353af3d returned after 717274aa54 the festival d7e86b6561 was over 9db7a113e3 due to ccfc51f7e2 a mission, 2f7c857332 and the 7f98ea7c34 only one f8245248a9 I properly 987050e7cb enjoyed was 619db5391a last year’s 748738d915 New Year’s 3cc932a009 festival.0341aa7458e964de

“A long time 897fc0fa1e ago, when I 1b63a49100 was about Haylan’s 6a1ce40b0f size, I celebrated ec6a8c002c the New Year 4592b25eee at the beach. There were so many 77f585cc0a people, it was cold, 2be2c8cbfd and I was so d2c3c8cea1 sleepy that I was 7267fa41ed just annoyed, wondering why 5737116d72 I had to be 73d13c5da5 there.”869643b34ec6328c

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Back then, I thought d06948f9c4 that was normal. Why do we 43ddc4c0fe only realize the e50a96a112 true value of a8ac2a2196 something precious after 69f5900470 we lose it?617237a03cfe333c

“Even now, cd7575b248 when I’m c9454b248f in a a14b92405b crowded place, 9b9f3f9887 I sometimes bc031b02b2 think of 691956e3dc that time. I should c8129778e9 have gone fcc9bbd83c out with 97f9580e9f them more ccc44aae1d often instead 1cee067e11 of complaining 2da7b1152b when my 93756143ff parents were 6fc12c05bc still alive.”6a86cb26e563910f

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“They passed away?”c3938a313ee5c90c

“It’s been quite a b894659ba6 while.”b946e64d4160ef94

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I just suddenly 15d1d811a2 remembered and said ecfe717e72 it. I abruptly ended the e17c053e4e conversation, realizing belatedly that 405eab18a2 this spot, blocked by 7a66ac753f tree branches and stall d02c05642e awnings, wasn’t a good c37019fc54 place to watch the 6a68cf57a5 fireworks.00390c43dc3e8717

As I took f938c642ce Haylan’s hand and ee99073881 went back to 2e81dfa390 the plaza, I c30b2e8671 saw people standing 1b63d08dc3 on higher ground, bb5e934b6c looking up at d0408671ca the sky. The good 9197321db2 spots had 3a1446fa30 already been 0bbfa5f1e4 taken.d998136a42a88ce9

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Even the temple 34b993afdd steps behind the 02b7bdc707 goddess statue were 874b02252c already densely packed. Those diligent people… eceae24cff It seemed we 806b5e48d0 were a little 851854da57 late.30d8281b002da685

I glanced down at Haylan. Haylan, who didn’t even know his own preferences, probably hadn’t properly enjoyed a fireworks display like this before.2856fed2cff3c14a

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‘Then he should watch 85b6d946e2 it from the best 6e4c99e213 spot.’b2653349f7d27621

“……!”3e2e403efc43844e

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When I lifted Haylan ff254d1b3a into my arms, he c4bef12b94 was startled and complained, c2f759b1a6 telling me to at 5be2099e1d least warn him before 3769217ab4 lifting him like a 34bce2431a sack of potatoes. Ignoring the grumbling 721fb2c43b child, I held 7ad740e955 him tightly and 554659bdc3 climbed the stairs.19d44e7c59bed3ab

“Oh, Priest! Fancy seeing you here.”284faf50968e156a

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“I told you, 62a6cab0ce I’m not a c233ec831b priest…”888baae5d9f24208

“Are you feeling 4325683a55 better?”97a030fa05321f07

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The priest from the c74eabc70a other day recognized me e34dc75f2b in front of the 2b8830a436 temple. He said he 35d16d73a9 felt bad for d597820e7e not being able 5d88ab9e49 to talk properly 6ed81b8bf2 last time and ff16059f40 urged me to 2febc4b65e meet the High 66edf3a66b Priest.70e601931a985ebb

I’m not falling 6c789cab66 for it. Ryzen always told 284e5cdea5 me not to 4696f9996b trust the people e60dde8006 from the temple… 70fd6535be If I were 2c68e838a1 going to be 7cff53b2c3 swayed, I would c49bc525e6 have already been 06f7badc6d swayed back in ba2b70f144 Asileth.61271a3d2f62fa23

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“Hello there, little 81b65a6cf0 one.”bad7aa9fff25b077

“…….”9433ab87d245a7a5

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Haylan hugged e9756d2940 my neck bb29b10f7f instead of 2933289442 replying. I vaguely explained 66188aab66 to the priest 77b805a1a1 that my younger 08c80e8610 brother was shy.bfc52fc91e280dfe

“There’s quite 24d49cc44c an age c4c5cd3a10 gap between 9b2efc81b6 you and 76eeec4c54 your brother.”800cd21c1c6d0f35

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“I hear 66af1f0fee that often.”b8716fc5a3824861

“You’re here to see 141cb29959 the fireworks, right? Actually, there’s a a1fd14fef6 great spot up ffe6a56aac there.”667029eb963ce8a1

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He lowered c3a3b95409 his voice 1d786be5ba and whispered, 6e365743ac so others 49aec3e158 wouldn’t hear,62c2525648b3df6a

“Follow me. It’s a place 88b54f41a1 that’s not usually be215809ff open to the 4b8f8bd1f9 public during the 7bce8c8de7 festival, but this 387637d880 little old man 8d097fb459 here makes a 73e711e21b huge donation!”5b1b6ee4d25cf2e8

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He added that c25a7c3f95 he wouldn’t normally 67d803e561 make house calls, aa519fa374 but he had 7f5e9d4ad1 made a special 41831efbab visit.6a15ba0cf7dca3ee

The place e44097f84a the priest e92091ec7e led us 83cdc9585b to was 64aab77fcf an outdoor b2545173d5 balcony at 83fa2df5af the top a7689359fc of the 6047e01f80 temple. He left cbea934b33 us there, 1925dbad5f saying he 714004e203 would go b39e2b4a02 back down de2b17cbf3 to volunteer.0cc3641772c41d97

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Haylan, finally c3f05904ee lifting his 3bf7bf13bf head from 0cbfb717d3 my shoulder, 8482162ce2 nudged me 44b1e75109 slightly.c36f59a837d6f39a

“……You feel uncomfortable e5f34d7f4f around that man. Am I right?”6c482701e7dcba66

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“Whoa, was it that 8526c38ded obvious?”827219280e0a45b5

“It wasn’t b2105fa9c7 obvious, I 62b64a4e71 just felt 2a442aa4ee it.”d66964453cebd10b

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“You pay a lot 48e1242833 of attention to me.”2a3ee33ef9d0ee08

I chuckled, making 0bb7dc113a a nonsensical remark. But Haylan, instead 93a3603d10 of denying it, 73df3f0a8f asked with a 4294a327d2 grumpy expression,833d95ecf547919f

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“Then why 810f5db6b3 do you 62df6b9dda keep responding a3bc4682e9 to him?”681f8ffcfd9586a1

“I can’t just b6d95dd1c9 ignore someone when ed2d3d7837 they’re talking to 6f1ef31dde me.”05bce59b63ff673e

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“He was the 26d0188079 one who interrupted. You were talking to 43df4bfd84 me.”b8df0ef0df54f939

Haylan puffed 01b3de1270 out his 86c9736f32 cheeks cutely. I wondered why 4333142833 he was acting 3767efe721 like this… Unable d3804d475e to resist, I 3ca22e4524 hugged him tightly 0471a79e26 and showered his a01503d330 cheek with kisses. Haylan struggled a 8d539c7967 bit, but he 004a8fb9e7 was no match 1526c5cb58 for me.1360b175beb80bf2

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Just then, we 0950cd0311 heard cheers from 0d947be838 below. We both turned our 5c060a076d heads and looked up f91d69662c at the sky.2a3ac55a8c3694b3

Whoosh! 76e7577c4b7a52ff

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A firework shot 246e76731b up, splitting the aa07a0a1dc dark sky in 77d2d4772b two with a ce0cbbcd1c sharp sound. Finally reaching its peak, 8401a69fdf it exploded with a 0caba347c0 thunderous roar.4a6ca5d77c88cda9

Boom! 08fcc1f0b7e871ff

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A large, snowflake-shaped firework 03999f1caa illuminated the sky, and f3ba16571c we could hear gasps 6cf0ddc402 of awe even from 3b869f0a7d up here. Before the fireworks f78558ca83 faded, another one 6e239f242a shot up, this 512db8547e time forming the 6f44e55862 shape of a ea2ff30da1 flower. I was 567458adb5 staring blankly 157c50113d at the ebebcdc805 exploding fireworks 957d07f5a5 when I 37e5b6b6cb suddenly remembered 9296d42029 Haylan and 548af1afcc turned to 660f572da5 look at a1ebe63ee0 him.072e0c07921f32bf

“…….”12a92a3414db8ca5

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Boom. b8f4a11adbc7a19e

Every time a firework exploded, Haylan’s face lit up before fading back into the darkness. He had a rarely seen, enraptured expression. This was the moment another item was added to Haylan’s “Likes” list.980267edc3c97f8c

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Do you know df2249243e what your face 5eca4f70df looks like when 0abb2a9ab3 you like something?7094911e1eee6af6

I felt like handing Haylan a mirror. If he could see his own expression, he wouldn’t dare say he didn’t know what he liked again.6e9cde59fd55a5a4

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Despite the loud noise ea6124d593 ringing in my ears, 14d3f63d71 I felt strangely happy. I hoped 9fc9f41b27 this memory 8a7683063d would remain 534548ebe5 with him df0cf03ab0 as a 6c05b195fa cherished moment.6600fb414038e4dc

‘…Wait, what 33f0653dd3 time is 94915d8dd2 it?’de4d7f1999ab5bc5

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Shivering in the cold 0f4bf9c7ef wind and about to fb8817d200 check the time, I 6203d94294 saw that there was 8e1796b357 less than an hour 12f2cd67da left until midnight and fcc4736b0f jumped to my feet.cd392be67a023cd6

By this dea8574001 time, the 6ebe55cc71 servants would ef7d5bf8bf have moved 0054f0845b to the ebba42afce other building. I might get 7ba955481c sliced up by b98a209bd9 the ghost on f4e7184544 my way back cb84366c1c to the house.4caa43f3dcd8f05f

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“Haylan.”2fc7a46cea1f6922

Let’s go home. It’s getting late…I was about to cdc447a728 say that when a a2c8e29426 stranger appeared on the b79dad3361 balcony where we were.82c32ba0533aa6f5

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The woman, dressed 879f9f92a5 in priestess attire, 3ed669bfe7 looked back and d1b9d0ac39 forth between Haylan 6a554aecc4 and me, then 52ae1d3f3f called Haylan’s name d10d3ecf25 with a strange 14de777d76 expression.ed2d3114e0d8415d