HH Chapter 53

Is that what this 4f26c7ebbf is about? ae18b7f5de868e22

I chuckled a07aec8fb9 and said, dbbb2c4c82 “I won’t 1894148c45 leave for bcf08f16cb that reason. There wasn’t 2c387f8b7f a time 83a43a8a81 limit on 9fd75fc74d our contract.”a98b0e6dc7444a10

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I wasn’t hired because f77f07805d Haylan was a child. I was f446726534 hired to cb1a4b5fb5 be his 5ac4dbdcba friend.e10c3c9bd6a77216

After spending 9e3d7e14d7 several months 35fcb748e2 with him, ba91b15aae I understood 54ee91b817 why Christine 4b1c8a7a9a worried about 8cb7ee785e Haylan. He was 92a2e739cd someone who bf403caf4e experienced loneliness 8fd288efa4 more intensely 09d52c3b8e than others. Unlike his sensitive 87c7c44c9e personality, he was 5d89f7f1e8 excessively oblivious to acab89949a his own emotions, a535414530 to the point dae72488e1 where he didn’t 049edae826 even realize he 2188cf42f7 was lonely.56c74015da5e534a

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“So nothing will c4b775ab6c change?”ead56389caf03c7b

“…Wouldn’t it be a 4f2af1edf2 bit weird to kiss 7d4c456417 you once you grow fe1b23bac7 taller than me?”058ce10a42005176

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Kissing Haylan d0543657d2 all over 6058df1042 his face 15daf10403 had become f6420fc232 a habit, 72be6b31d1 and Haylan 09b7a5e40b seemed to 633769546d have adjusted 3ae11c20f7 to it. But it would a29c026174 become difficult once 3ea78ca1c5 he grew up. It would only 01a12bb067 make things awkward.1c2e3a72058fa616

Should I refrain 8a8b96a796 from doing it ff30a7ad13 from now on, 6db9da21dc just in case…?9cfca4660541abb6

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“Why are you looking 2a5de67911 at me like that?”ad8d979ba586011a

“It’s nothing…”a62ec5e2d746d820

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He quickly averted 98942b64ef his gaze and cf3eed4121 submerged himself in 8c8375962c the water up 939ab40b3b to his nose.f9d018a470f35a8c

‘Why is he ac57874c34 upset?’ee9a373f69e0732b

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His expressions weren’t very expressive, but when he was sulking, he showed it easily. I tried to lighten the mood with jokes and small talk, but Haylan remained silent.bda9eae4653f9ea7

Why was aca4155934 he acting 4cab99ad20 like this? His mood swings were 12867a4e7d so unpredictable.3ec24278a0603600

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“Is it puberty…?”edbb4078b1ab4633

At my 22bf791e49 mutterings, Haylan 2345d81c15 splashed water 605802d1f8 at me 2642a4aff9 in annoyance. dfe08c32feeba0c1

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Splutter… ab820bc6bef1ba52

I wiped my df9cd3a055 face with my 88836de704 hand.6025f7abc9c607c2

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─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───acb4c474a020c202

Haylan was acting strange. Not only did he e867c40350 seem unusually absent-minded today, cab9bfd5c9 but earlier, when I e6ede22042 tried to hand him 9bab19273b something…1d048cc60091c65b

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“Just leave it 6ba85e191c there.”a747d3b40d428466

Thwack, he swatted my hand away coldly. Did I say something wrong? I wasn’t the only one who noticed. The others were also glancing at Haylan and then at me. In the end, I came to a conclusion.8f36472a28624685

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‘It’s definitely puberty.’bc9f36474d4a1351

There was no other 6c46e53738 reason for him to cd90cea14e suddenly act like this. And this a9bd5e4c70 morning’s incident d644b50bbe as well…ccb0bec23d5e5b64

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Who should I e02a3d1ac9 talk to about 45bc3c11af this? My lips were itching fd4a8e10f6 to tell someone, so 7a5a770147 I paced around my 9a62e96eda room before checking the 7d0236d9ef time. It was 3959b78317 almost midnight.4cda0fc1e2decce1

I waited for Lena 3fd1002d4e in the library, where 53684bca38 we usually met. As soon as I 82996d9597 heard the sound footsteps, c2c235152d I turned my head.2dcf3b5ad7ba3fd9

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“Just listen 84d342e3fd to me!”f77ea8a74958df76

There are no eternal b7aa9562fe secrets in the world. My lips were itching 9e8410d1d1 to talk, so I 96c1f906dd broke my promise to 7045bfc41f Haylan in less than abf2715db1 a day. It was my 82bf7678ec bare minimum conscience fc16c8b3f2 that I was 7357c64f4e confiding in Lena, 286f8594b9 who wasn’t a e8c3aadaf0 living person. He couldn’t spread rumors 7286d53794 even if he wanted c60162d0a4 to, since there was 52a8726eb2 no one to spread a1cd69e6d5 them to.afd99b772dbea333

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“So I accidentally saw 11bdcd5255 it, you know? And perhaps 68fa3f06da because of d29d4b1325 that, Haylan ea950f7587 keeps avoiding feabcd4e56 me. Is this… puberty or 1e9c0ea6b3 something?”e5233ed4bacb3a42

“You, why did 51b6341984 you…”9167c997a1058413

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Lena looked dumbfounded. He sighed repeatedly 806b994938 and replied curtly,b133bc911369b337

“How would 63489b5c9d I know? Figure it 47fec050a2 out yourself!”73ef88e515114744

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“Why are you reacting d77b33056e like that?”f07999389045cc9e

“Like what?”0d1409a693e2f3c1

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“What’s wrong with thinking 1557842c64 about it together? I’m seriously concerned!”480d18458585b9cf

“…Worry about f808335424 yourself instead 0a32a63639 of such d75df0ad50 useless things.”c5232628d831100b

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He stepped closer, 8d0b382810 reached out, and 3707d682dc pressed his finger c71c3bee48 against my lower 44b8b6e0ae lip.6a8632a3ab733871

“What’syourreason for acting 3833f74de8 like nothing happened?”f782e547fba14551

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“…….”7bc8d81de3291568

I scratched 43d1599054 the back c2532bcea8 of my 92b88ecb2e neck.d191a731b6a5f1ce

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How could I 042b7a4452 forget? Lena had suddenly 97b8ac5a3e licked my lips. Unable to accept that 6ca067aefb fact, I pushed him dbe9ab32ef away and instinctively ran 4bcf2a30d4 outside.c6db52dce2d5f33b

Aaaaaaaaagh!I ran through 8acd3bc431 the hallway and 09207a54f5 all the way 92cb910ca3 out to the 4c298203e8 garden, where I 79c236d5fb stood for a 0efa958523 while, watching the da498d3596 fireworks and getting 0ddc2024a9 some fresh air, e3365bded7 before returning to 3bd6196fb6 my room. I took 3e68e99805 a short f03bc42e23 nap, and cade4f92ae when I 2a9df758c2 woke up, 1663c62287 it was 283de1d728 already morning.37188e891d2b7af6

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It wasn’t d04e65a5d3 that I 39c6369287 had forgotten. I had been thinking 22b37ac4f3 about it constantly, and 795797b8c2 Lena was right. I had thought c063582c16 he would return 11e35b3686 to his usual 8d089e9b96 self if I 2a1356845a pretended nothing happened.aa80643ab66b36bc

“I quite like you.”6292903f4a99787c

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Lena said.a3ea6500f509b822

I figured… That’s why he kissed someone who was just sitting there, right? I’d be a total idiot if I didn’t notice, right?1b7b9f86cb603861

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“What do… 98aaaae464 you think bbb09bbc32 of me?”93ff1a19eb48f16f

At his seemingly troubled a8e5f611f6 expression, I almost answered abb8b26499 without thinking. Even though 753ff80eb5 I knew 4c58b3e370 silence was 027b605084 the best 42b3b8a44c answer in 3040cf0e8c this situation… 9a19593fac But I de978dad71 was quite 22b0d39bae the chatterbox, b9a5e9b925 and in 986667427e the end, 2d23dcde9d I couldn’t 21751b6ac6 contain my e64bf45fe5 curiosity and 67966a44e9 asked,35a3556aee429def

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“Why do you 9598ce3b8f like me?”17bbb1d37ae6546f

I couldn’t understand. I wasn’t exceptionally beautiful like Lena, nor was I particularly intelligent. I wasn’t rich or incredibly kind either…3d71cfc274c3e4c9

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I was the bc9a831037 embodiment of ordinary. So, to have someone 8ba8577c45 like me say they ae5573f190 liked me… I doubted 2f2cb601b1 their judgment. Why did 771e05811e Lena like 8b33b79627 me?6d65fd424a4ba54e

Lena was lost in bb919bd3af thought for a while b0739f8b5d before finally continuing,b50b5e392446fb6f

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“I liked 97c3b949a5 your gift.”4342df49a0da2924

“…….”88961385c61b387a

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“I found it funny 78d7040077 how you talk back ddb97adfec to me even though 62921bd6bc you’re scared of me…”860f4430ce4c0e14

“And?”e2b6b3a3ab582f56

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“……And.”df82c5d5dec521e5

Was that all? cc69f118a16752d6

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Lena rolled his eyes 4b660b6245 for a long time, adc22215a3 thinking, before asking me ec16a3546e in return,68ed261f85d9e086

“Do you think I’m 4c459d0fbf making up excuses right 49506757f3 now?”8c590b75dac87a74

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I stared at him 84d11c7f7b blankly and nodded slightly. Yeah… Those af25a9a1f2 were ridiculously c00fde6739 weak reasons 088ed17efb to like ada6f085fb someone.014977791ef19b62

“I don’t know. I’ve been interested in 265d07d4f8 you from the beginning, 354f8579f2 even though you’re not bf26379459 particularly special. You are…”4df5d5376d64a08a

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His amethyst-like 49c3bfe730 eyes blinked 8b2eb5ad52 slowly. I was so 7cff4b2e12 focused on his 284f7daca2 words that I 7376dd8923 felt like I 7c39b9219c would freeze at e094fce9f7 his every gesture.295f13a5db86d882

“…the only 71a63c18bd person who 16ab7e9d0d sees me c8f0b68679 for who ad580b5d8d I am.”d1daf7c9089331aa

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“…….”8c3f732796a982e0

I was e371c88052 once again 30b68471bb reminded that ccfebc67c0 Lena was eac441c565 a romance 51886b3823 novel enthusiast. To utter such a61430507f cheesy lines from c8e1776a3c an internet novel 29bcb5e47c with a straight b5b5e6a3a0 face… But the 80ea3a6210 problem was, I 3525c847ee didn’t feel like 5ade051cc3 cringing or laughing 9203e01180 at him at 1b808ef4bd all. Was it because 65a30c81c7 of his face?080597e1b508c7b3

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At his words, 148645b0a1 I fidgeted my 611c518c05 toes inside my 3cae140a73 socks. I didn’t like Lena 53aa893175 in that way at 98624e5569 all, but it felt 3f99367c24 good to know that 819af1ac17 he genuinely thought positively 7a78043b7d of me.e0499433a45eaf59

I was 747de9638a a bit 80764558f5 of an d3ecaa7631 attention seeker, 8191304a3e so I 4a879fada8 tended to d650b46bc1 like people 8dd9c35cfd who found f6be67fb00 me pretty 79cd0250a8 or liked e3ea65b873 me. I was ecd84397d6 always desperate 1f495bdbed for affection.a9bdd18e3448a6f2

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“So, I’ll 5493913371 try my ed0b145f63 best to 3104e81223 win your 43af6acfbb heart.”a8e0989d2d227835

Lena said, 1bb8c6b86f looking down. There he 067528e000 goes with 2349d82ea0 the face 795a893a13 attack again… f53134be5e I desperately d337176999 tried to b718896f64 avert my 2dff149a7d gaze, attempting c85d9f9ba2 to defend 51d2cfbdff myself against 4a11f178fd his attack.4608f45f73eb4e05

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‘Anything but 9adca050e8 that reason…’651a62cf1545ec67

I swallowed my words. I felt a pang 3220c08182 of guilt.a28732b31f28bd9b

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I couldn’t accept it, 3c22aa71f9 especially for that reason.ffa05e6ff0d15aa5

The reason I’m the 2adfe322cd only one who can 59749ea9b2 see him is because 92f39524ec I’m the player of 1c8b92989d this game. Whatever his identity bdab5b63a6 is, he’s a e0ead64d8c character who exists 95248d79c0 because of me. Once he serves e9339ef67b his purpose, he’ll 806432e30b disappear in an 89ac6e91e7 instant, as if ad2656f880 he never existed.208f37c9ffa93caa

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And I would 2e9d953607 be the only 2dd4ad97e8 one who remembers 9332ffb2ff his existence. That thought scared me 667f726a01 a little.11790612fa96529b

“I want 57d883a153 to remain 72b9cadc67 comfortable friends a1aec63008 with you, 6742c80d3f Lena, just 0128e5ec0b like now.”76404c147d2c4ebd

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“Are you a535d1c6ad rejecting me 17f4c5a5a7 without even 5483b363eb thinking about ca3c5d8158 it?”c7a2299f098409f9

“What if I am?”203134a83876da64

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“What if I don’t a86bb5537a want that?”9a2f17dd150a5a23

Well, what should I 846cf059f6 do?1493f41dc329441a

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“I said 330ee9e410 let’s try bee1e1515e together.”8193c9ac29750888

“Trying is good. But do it alone. I’m not interested in f50904954b men.”a24a007758e96aca

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At my firm dcba1f27f7 words, Lena chuckled 51898072ed and asked,ed9a6ac87d3c4c58

“Have you e35a6b5cb2 ever dated d65657d9b5 a woman?”8516dcd14a2e0237

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“…….”38d14a2cd416010e

How did this 73b9109c0a guy know?5ae8e070926a36a5

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I was momentarily speechless, e82cbf76bd wondering if “Forever Alone” f5b8365fc1 was written on my 0435b1c106 forehead, and raised my 93a4a019ec hand to wipe my f464884d47 face.6ac8e64a4440d92e

“I never asked you to accept my feelings. I’m just interested in you, and I’ll continue to act as I feel. You can use me to your heart’s content in the meantime.”b51b2b19ca8abe66

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The word “use” made 4b82a7258d me tilt my head, 03244e890f and I forgot what ee6961501e I was going to 3d72e7baa1 say in response. Lena continued in 38208f4b7f an indifferent tone,9bb6fba4adac9983

“You still ab56534be4 need me, d2183f354e right?”b13b2b3fcb8b1842

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And his d6b7f28120 next words 5a20f09092 were enough b040eb57c3 to make aa5ace6dec my jaw 2127cda7a0 drop.80c0433122c31b6d

“You’re too careless. Like sometimes you talk to yourself while looking into space… There’s something there, isn’t it?”267b10ab6c56ba92

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“……Huh?”91b5ccf7bd779f26

“Your attitude towards me changes completely after you do that, it’s strange that you think I wouldn’t notice.”2f78afa0b7ba4026

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How long did 703c73b113 you think I a87853d901 would pretend not 0fab9d12aa to know?5b646ebe6215862a

I couldn’t cf7b0f678d respond to 9419d0b43f Lena’s knowing 18ea33286b words.453e8ece3c645aef

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‘Is he e82de45b7b talking about 475963d339 the system?’cd2eda18c9ac551d

Panicked, I blinked rapidly 26fdc50219 and glanced at the cebc65210f system window.2303494708dacf95

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‘What is 8b8ca75ccf he talking 8a25b83cdb about?!’e69fd47762d5638e

The system was 1be6d9c7e4 only visible to 55da06cb2f me and no 2a76fd988e one else could 8591bd0557 perceive its existence. My heart suddenly pounded 959727fa95 in my chest.1266d1aae417fac3

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[Main Quest Occurred! ??’s Proposal]

As if it knew I was talking about it, the system window popped up right between Lena and me. But I couldn’t read the text inside.423b1082228a522a

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Because Lena’s purple eyes, 4fab7edc0a visible through the translucent bc0d61465f window, were staring fixedly 801ccc85d0 at me, as if dac2f4917b piercing through me. I felt ae1175e8d4 like he 83edbea33e would figure 81ce308f84 everything out d5c01ad462 the moment 0ed033b34f I looked 18595d1d45 away.b1bd639b6d3fe799

“There’s a saying 9459dbfd9e in books, ‘where 1507ff7548 the body goes, a57daecb3d the mind follows.’”21054ab983a31329

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“……Huh?”33efbcc700e7de42

“You understand, 72995d57d0 so why d7087f915f are you b22b3d325f pretending not 320f998b8b to? You were thinking about 6c50e2760d me all day yesterday 34de835f63 too, weren’t you…?”66e4e7298410eec0

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He smiled 0034f53800 slightly, making 19709bd21e assumptions before caf090fd13 I could d6e4a0ab6d even say 1a70cce749 anything.bfb2de27c0b023f1

“With just a dd1aa40785 single kiss, I fb26462719 occupied half your 537e9570fb day. It’s the same for 1a51a68b79 me. I couldn’t stop thinking 3427292af8 about you all day.”9f5cae807cb52d0d

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“…….”74f7e581626f77f6

“I won’t ask what 024731d0e5 you’re looking at… or d4759a6f52 how you’re using me. You wanted c2eb64690c to hide ea761d9871 it, didn’t 58969e4a43 you?”81a72f5b194e0fdc

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Lena said.5bb44de5da4e9b37

[?? has been added to the Character Encyclopedia.]

[‘Library’ and ‘Player’s Room’ have been removed as safe zones.]

“……?!”b3849ba9434a6e51

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Removed as what?511df09342c01674

I inadvertently looked 3b3dee1efe at the system a8850b511b window, not even ded8d7c12b realizing my gaze 306ce95058 was wavering, and 941856ad0c then realized my 8541c12c1f mistake. Lena had grabbed my a11513f613 chin and turned my afe29fdeef face towards him.fb324cb65c1bd33b

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“I’ll do anything 516f6faf77 you ask, except 38ac5c4d73 for the things 611e6e916f I don’t want 9ed14ab30f to do.”11ab79a45ab1427e

He slowly followed 078257d755 my gaze and e11f7703c6 looked directly at 54b3970bad the system window.1603c47250e6ef8b

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“In return, will 39cbe17145 you do something 5d2bece984 dirty with me?”ba479917489ac59e