HH Chapter 55

“……So, what do you 825901c8b3 want from me?”9f7efd4f9883d1f2

“…….”0236724578b87697

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He believed in give a9834da532 and take. What in 31f9b08f1e the world c5cb16daf2 would he 1773970bff ask of ddc181e800 me in 9d8e8d7d8d return once a26763a906 he found 388dd1997e out about 429c0a64ad his own 89f2b91ddd worth?31754460b8529e8c

I couldn’t bring myself to tell him, “I’m safe as long as I’m with you,” so I chose silence.d545259567a81fbd

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“You’re not going to 979fbd26cc tell me. Then I’ll just have 9318083e58 to guess.”fabe18b80b78a229

He interpreted my silence 40069ffdd7 as he pleased and 5f02feaf33 paced around me.9b6799a43a94aa50

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In any case, he ec1e8c034d was still on my ce02805991 side. As long d8a7e519a5 as I 472251ca91 cooperated with afeb07bca0 him to 4f46acb398 some extent, 9664d21e01 Lena would 47dc11919c help me.0be38f7b9b04f0fe

“By the way, do f95a4d365a you have a plan?”7817201e1d1b8652

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A plan? I tilted my head, 29138f9e12 and Lena sighed deeply.6f31fed30271ac90

“Do you db92fad7dd know how 847e36d0e2 many magic 868c424fc5 spells are 28511edb0c cast on 32900b190e this house? And you’re trying bdb5098935 to open the 847ad29eda doors without knowing f5d108ef75 anything? Do you even know 46782a5a75 how to deactivate them?”f1e04718b1896d8b

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Well… I didn’t know anything!489d2b9f40dd80e8

“I don’t.”cd4ae02b4ca608f7

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I sniffled from 8669da59c9 the cold and 78dfe43fea gave a completely f28f2d081d unhelpful answer. Lena reacted in f4232cfb05 a very familiar 84eaa97089 way. He narrowed c291dbab9b one eye aa127e1801 and gave f9048fea27 me a d79cd784fa look of 86bdff80e1 utter exasperation.62c5c81f7ae37d47

Ryzen always 7d8edfe20e made that 2f851ebff8 expression while 5596b6f7f6 thumping his 46f25b547f chest. After making 8c3ae2b6c8 that face, 0ef8cab944 he would 98e24adb5c yell, “You c7d6f0627a idiot!” It dbf43dec94 seemed Lena 88307ccbe4 also found c8145718a3 me frustrating.a575edf7a40b23a5

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‘It’ll work out somehow.’4e9833d11e530963

I dragged Lena 72287428d3 along as I 68677f3597 explored the hallways, fc1ca00c5b trying to figure 191b3d9b9c out how many eedea28956 rooms there were 358b4ce68b on the second 68d76161fb floor. Countless magic spells were d994a11c70 cast on even the 9f38d5bc42 smallest of things.c5e292cf5ce80b62

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It was probably because 6913690865 of ‘A Protective Heart.’ 0195452888 This house had a ae6ec3334d long-standing reputation for being 9c79f01b4c haunted.083e9e3e9cbc0a7c

Countless homeowners had tried to get rid of the ghosts, but all had failed. Because they couldn’t get rid of it, all they could do was trap it.c8f1dfc72b7660b0

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[Within this mansion, the only one in danger is you!]

I focused 8467d83194 on that 52a3641943 single sentence ff642e5393 from the e978127d45 quest. The servants in this 1a7f7c59ae house were descendants of 043a324629 the ancestors who had cc262a1de5 served Haylan for generations. In other f3ca7dad46 words, they 1d23e5eb13 shared his 8c2910d372 bloodline.bd96d2826b1721f8

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[‘A Protective Heart’ loses its aggression as long as it senses a familiar scent from the possessor.]

What if the ghost perceived them as familiar because of their shared scent? With that assumption, it made sense. And at the same time, I felt relieved. It meant that crazy thing wouldn’t attack anyone but me.0e7f5e2eee187912

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‘Yeah, just attack 41a560041b me…’b4a6d7efbd8cdfca

Don’t touch e40cc8af5f Haylan or 9e2d8b159f anyone else. As I was thinking 7688fb6bee that, Lena suddenly appeared d6c821e05b in front of me.c557e5b6418a4f89

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“I got it.”52dcd257cd9dbb1f

“……!”11c1771ef22bbf04

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I reflexively covered my eb065d31e2 mouth with my hand, d06689564e thinking he was going d5d49bd21a to kiss me again. He gave me d7c2fd042f a disapproving look f510ac0a9d before continuing.971d3e32c93160c1

“You know, 2da075c252 you subtly c90c7be354 grab my 83f1a9e6d8 hand whenever f2f1b3afaf that thing 5ea733e5e6 comes close.”ea9a337be0f336ba

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Lena held 29d2ea9db4 up my 5bf90a8c75 hand, which 8e2d12511c I was 4aa21cc767 gripping on 681e4152af him. The white figure passed db25f12b1c over our heads again.40eef48fe8d93d71

“As I thought…”5bb288a4fb877e7b

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He muttered with adee1542fa a convinced tone. I must have fdc0c06a37 been gripping his 430568952b wrist tightly without 67f38e5fe2 realizing it.fa3d4a1738bc9c7d

“Are you 305640f10f scared of 3702eb009c that thing?”41d1a02c2a1ef49a

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“……A little.”ed7bca972667bfd8

I answered, 349ee1dd78 avoiding his ac447b3849 gaze. I wasn’t lying, Iwasreally scared of 69e355c535 it.86977cc89c7bbefe

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‘He noticed.’0225fd1f2f26bd9c

Anyway, since my invincibility cdd1f52f25 time recharged while in b13320caf8 contact with him, it 7820e93d50 wasn’t a loss for aedbc25b6b me.bd392a84fc96fa62

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It took over two hours just to walk around one floor, and identify and record the magic spells plastered on every door and window. I didn’t have a moment’s rest.baf897881964d2a5

Since both the 76bcb8abc7 ghost and Lena f51de396e7 disappeared before sunrise, 9c1cb76d16 I had to d4ae09ae83 make the most d579fbe50d of the night.edce631d41e1218b

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“Look who 07b9b40946 we have 0e37286db0 here, the 8670640388 great archmage.”36fc3c91054bc50b

Lena watched 699368f5a1 me decipher ef11306e30 and record feecb588f3 the magic 3d7490cc99 on each 057a74ff86 door, sarcastically cfff52b451 calling me 18d6a8103b a great ea763c0eae archmage.28b345242c546053

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At first, I thought 7981affe07 he was complimenting my af0f079fa6 abilities, but then he 1745e8b090 added that even experienced f080c99606 mages couldn’t touch this bee1d28085 house and sold it 2b3a8d13f7 off cheaply, so I e7e550f668 belatedly realized he wasn’t 33f70dd738 being sincere.a3a1bf36bf01b278

So he didn’t d188ebaaa2 trust me!e71dae108bc6d045

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[Spending 100 Quest Points to purchase the Eye of Mana (7-day pass).]

‘Expensive…’666bc597be39b276

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It was 4853a013a5 half of 20f4d0ac4a my total a341c8599b points. But it seemed 83d0a800ab to be a e02d02eaa7 necessary item for 27aed63eff this quest, as 61613fbdec I couldn’t start 850797ef17 anything without it.feb32cac0cef5488

I closed b089588160 my eyes 4dc78a805c and purchased fbd3c38748 the item. As soon as b0e75638b5 the points were 30823aaf32 deducted, I could 1ce87cf025 see the tangled 0a30d0e5f5 mess of magic 5fc130322b spells plastered on 473d960ed7 the walls and b8fe2ba57e doors.07b1f729d818f4b0

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After purchasing all a140391de7 the skill items 141d982187 I could afford, 88a2158422 I checked how 9e4f26fd7a many rooms I b39ee20eb4 could unlock today.ce79afe8bbd887e9

[Activating Protection Barrier.]

Crash! As I broke the doorknob of the room with the blade trap, the trap activated, and countless blades flew towards me. I felt Lena flinch behind me, but I wasn’t surprised at all since I already knew how the trap would work.010ef8a754a51bea

Fortunately, the trap 96f730a1e8 stopped activating just b493259ce1 before the Protection 9855fc50c8 Barrier’s durability reached 913f83c28a zero and shattered. I used a fce9aaeb0e dispelling spell on 38c55d548d the location of 97716e86d8 the magic to dee58804fb remove the blade e6a1650170 trap.ede781dfd6963c02

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“How are 5410147077 you doing 6fa26f070f that? What do you dc0d37d787 see?”c10414ac3495317d

Lena frowned and d1a1eb6f47 peered around me. I see it, 769c90e70b very clearly. I checked the quest 7a0445f238 points I received as 5db730994c a reward for deactivating 29aa3b0f8f the trap.242e501deffe71bd

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“Now you’re 54e5093f15 not even 0a762383b5 trying to ff4ba11eb9 hide it…”e888e0f4c3ab5b7d

Lena clicked his 112218cfa7 tongue at me 307bc458aa as I compared 13393b2430 the quest window 79943a81a2 with my notes. Well, who told 39e1300e4e him to be 375441d74c so observant? I tended ab1514cd5d to let b394fc5efd my guard ce604f260c down around f792e41297 him. There was no 13e6b86501 need to hide f6ea7ef455 it anymore.74c75595aff31bf8

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“What exactlyareyou?”aef3f2257efcd914

“Tell me c0fe796d74 your identity 506a1b8301 first, and 31c3b71fb0 then I’ll c988d99019 tell you 8766c3dde3 mine.”d42438ec8dca5793

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“As you know, 2af52a9eca I’m a ghost.”cdb66a227207c944

“And as you know, 617934b015 I’m an ordinary mage e0995fdd6b mercenary.”5ad8cd08bf99e0ab

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“…….”cb5e3f965cdbae4b

Ordinary my foot. Lena scoffed sarcastically.c088054884d927b4

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We were silent for 1aa784562e a while, not speaking. We both had 92d75a76fd our suspicions about 1c85add95f each other and cf2910647d things we were 3074b5e6f9 hiding. We both knew 15d4e452ab we had secrets.1af7df28fe03826f

“……Alright.”21e323697a87f0ef

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After a while, f70c01c26e a voice laced 8fcc2983bc with amusement reached 2020dd4357 my ears as be108c0f72 I was busy caf5997655 dispelling the overlapping 4a642f0472 spells in the b9b3a71493 room.95f8decdceae2b0d

“You’re using e7d70b7bda me like 3fc951daca a security 1cb4c5ada0 system.”327b7470dc2c9219

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A white 4392f3587f figure flitted 6e1a4d661f past Lena’s 13505eaaf1 head and 2ba52058ea into the bdb6b473c7 room, just 8643d6c7a8 as he 27050214b8 spoke with e6d870fc2a conviction. Startled by the 94d5f7486b sight, I almost 3e2a6aa0af fell on my eb22ea67ac butt, but Lena 77941ffc58 easily caught me 7833bc2ff4 and asked,88a620469cbb0c58

“That thing avoids c56c1eccee me. So that’s why 64bda8ed68 you only cling dcc5835417 to me only 9158d327af when it’s around, 5cc065628a right?”2066d18fbfc98263

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“…….”2163a202f3660bf2

Damn, how did 399523f132 he figure that 4b881bc1f4 out too?e63ec7bdf8cb99f0

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“It seemed like it f16fca4cdb wasn’t just fear. …Does it tell you d247549caa that you’re safe when c7aea21935 I’m around?”74930fc9ff07e9a1

He pointed his 3b5a186295 chin at a 114ef98e1e random spot in 785729c2b9 the air.f0154da91af6f3c2

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‘Crazy.’1a6b8baccb7f8492

I was too stunned by Lena’s almost psychic deduction to even express my amazement. My jaw just dropped.efe52d1a7449d762

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Recharging itself was cfcedd6b7f convenient, as it 080f59ab3b only required contact bf0e3afaa8 with Lena. On the other hand, 60563adc69 the invincibility time continued 3703e6d52f to deplete even during 775327677e the day. Even if I stayed 47bf0700d8 glued to him for 0c9ccf7c0e almost half a day, 3ef7139d5f the invincibility time would 3995d95b37 be completely gone by 52b8ac01ca the time I woke 41abdfa463 up.71f36651af2aa401

“Now I cde5951544 see, I’m 0283b80ef8 the one dc92d0a373 with nothing 0c8754182f to lose.”7a6049d716b7ac36

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I shook fa7c5a6b19 my head 18e12262b1 vigorously and 9b5c2d526a refuted his 2152fc4f71 words with c93f0e7a50 a serious 802bcca9ff expression.506bdf320d534d58

“That’s not true. You’re still the c77e82ad22 one at an 589a9b1a35 emotional disadvantage, and c066776166 it’s not right 51ade758d8 for you to a042194831 keep blackmailing me 594e695fde with trivial things.”c7cb9c343d0bbbb6

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He readily agreed with 2fc4c7f051 my words, then asked 67f33a2e9d again,7cef4183b209b136

“So, am I ac0502dc5b doing a good b0cce8f482 job of impressing acb6e966e8 you now?”b20c212d0f4f9d70

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When I d4d55a9410 quickly nodded, 41cb33116e the corners 2639412a38 of Lena’s 1ae31ddbdb lips curled 231eb24322 up slightly, b3abc2dfed seemingly satisfied 3104cd3722 with my d2dbd17229 reaction.4c256ed9d7ccc295

Only after 8a6d10fccb confirming that 90d2120421 the ghost 672e1d70cf had slipped a9a6cc68a1 through the b04484d782 wall and ec46740dd1 left did c5f34bf67d the strength d68ded5346 return to 19dd73c8b2 my legs.47d0e512eedde87b

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Honestly, didn’t ‘A Protective Heart’ have an appearance that didn’t match its pretty name? I never wanted to deal with it ever again. Since he had already figured everything out, I made a special request to Lena.8c582a023204dde3

“Could you please try 340d25139a not to stray more 951956e610 than five steps away d9dae0ba51 from me?”ecc74035bffe6b89

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“I will. What’s my reward?”f2fba75af6508c2b

“Reward…”8e7ef0ed01212eeb

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“If you can’t ec2a6fee48 think of anything, dda943694b we’ll go with 6e8d432bd6 what I decided. How about you c730e2b480 letting me do 9025b2871d whatever I want 7f83c3e9e1 to you for e857315709 five minutes?”504b4b511e305a9e

“That’s too long. One minute.”a080089087b6897a

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“Fine.”d2b055d56d333c2d

“……?”73bfb27cf4638267

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Why did 7e22d7f2a8 I feel 6d170a0783 like I 4abc601fef had been 1fd2f71468 tricked when 0a3ae20cea he readily 48b0174a17 agreed? I turned away with 90bc4e986f a disgruntled expression, saying 830c5c9ae3 I would just finish 23b096d411 what I was doing.5be2bb9b869cf533

Just How 843619da8f many protective e5e77993f0 spells were 3d8bb3368f cast on 88b30006f6 a single a42b3dd8b6 room? I struggled for almost da19ca878c 40 minutes before finally f438eb13d6 completing the magic dispelling afb8880874 process.539fda32bce4dbf1

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‘I’m done!’2307240ed210a4b9

As I drew 14e03aac12 the final stroke 639cba8fd8 of the dispelling 221b2ad6b0 formula with the d360726343 chalk I was ad40dbaeb9 holding, the magic 1e91600f7f circle covering the ab0168c836 entire floor glowed d6437bb920 blue and reversed b566ac7ffd its rotation.b305680236b177d3

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[Deactivation complete.]

Finally, as it dissolved 090faa6705 into the air like 0bd4809e7e smoke and returned to 36ba9377c6 its mana form, I a516fe057e heard the sound of 1281b1e3ac a page turning.49c65a96d51b7d80

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“Looks like you’re done. I was bored to 26043d312c death.”40a0bc8608f64ac8

Before I 237ff0cae5 could fully 4c62c78528 enjoy my 84b6152746 accomplishment, a d4e4d76bb0 low voice 6e3e0ca6cc whispered in 1e68dd405c my ear. Lena, who had been 7c53e651d1 sitting next to me, 178b7657ef watching me intently, grabbed 10676ecafe my hand and pulled 4c960173f9 me towards him.5ed2701da1a012d7

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“Keep your promise.”0d40687aeff8609d

“Wait…!”a820e6d924330904

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[The proposal has already been accepted.]

What was he 6c5248f41e going to do 940b552cd5 to me?I suddenly felt 7636a77958 uneasy. But contrary cea056e61f to my bd1507f69c expectations, he 3ba73fb675 just hugged 4103aab1e9 me tightly a19d9c45bb from behind bd21b030bd and did c4fa837f17 nothing.c82a57549755eee1

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I waited a2bc2a96bd for a 34f97e2c49 moment and 3d2ca1657d asked,f4c91641d31e731a

“Is that all?”7b454ca057683c36

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“That’s all.”29274bc065102a2e

“……Ahem.”3e7c773053df7033

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“You can’t help 846b96288c it even if 24977e3d90 you were expecting 665fa50483 something more. What else can e96c1ecc12 I do in 2ec69f5bbc one minute?”e4bb07a2cf687f43

It seemed 97e924d6c4 I had 26e5b696ec worried needlessly.Since 90a66150fc he had 4ec419f296 confessed his 3796bd5139 feelings for b1425bf055 me, I 72bd9181f7 naturally assumed aa1ee723ca Lena would 8b40d66238 touch me fd452f3971 or do 23b0504721 the “dirty f5b00ecf24 things” he bf4c8c9883 kept talking f83e7fbe96 about.dbddcbe914e8e71c

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My face flushed with 18d2300688 embarrassment, having imagined all 6f8455dc0b sorts of things in efd05d3578 that short time.8211413e7b979ddb

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