HH Chapter 55

“……So, what do 422ef74b86 you want from 8c4cab908e me?”69233b2cd56aecca

“…….”71e5534cec278621

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He believed in 2f2a29f757 give and take. What in the 00c6377ebd world would he 9f4d86e3ff ask of me b2d78fb27b in return once 40a4e07680 he found out d7ae69a5c6 about his own 451abc56ff worth?d29f70e8e12884c7

I couldn’t bring myself to tell him, “I’m safe as long as I’m with you,” so I chose silence.4a40eddac96a8473

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“You’re not 0037b503fa going to 825d7c381f tell me. Then I’ll 4fb022d132 just have 08aa2b2580 to guess.”4e91b74a10a98d7f

He interpreted my silence 38cd8f71f7 as he pleased and f0dd5ec2f9 paced around me.b6489992c1828998

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In any case, he 6e639126c1 was still on my 6f43bf7467 side. As long 92b0bb930e as I da4f8f3b3f cooperated with c0990e9447 him to 774940262e some extent, 3cf0d08ed0 Lena would 6a4a100b80 help me.370d5fb21f8730db

“By the 1f0727c087 way, do 0afa398de1 you have 0779944dc6 a plan?”e0ffd1caa5ecc736

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A plan? I tilted my ee30bd416a head, and Lena b36e75d8b7 sighed deeply.6ba621eb85b94c2d

“Do you know how 3d4b0feeaa many magic spells are 7e4dec0066 cast on this house? And you’re trying to a45b755a3f open the doors without 43a2d3b0f2 knowing anything? Do you even 8c94b68f8f know how to 6ab335484d deactivate them?”c3e3ac2fef2a910b

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Well… I didn’t know anything!fd66dac4f021d502

“I don’t.”b10de455efc7fbeb

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I sniffled from 6f1737c728 the cold and 35a032b984 gave a completely 968c26fae6 unhelpful answer. Lena reacted in a 56422738c5 very familiar way. He narrowed 600a882d95 one eye 8ee279c830 and gave 0cff88e0f2 me a 5552467e2a look of 1994e57b38 utter exasperation.1ffe8a282717ff5b

Ryzen always b911a35b59 made that 99c2b4fbfc expression while 073f1504a1 thumping his 0fc11b1e9b chest. After making that 4b536264fe face, he would 58923edee6 yell, “You idiot!” 2dc8ffaa81 It seemed Lena 859e48c401 also found me 534e004643 frustrating.aba3526faa64c688

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‘It’ll work 084ecfb117 out somehow.’c5d8215380228149

I dragged 33ef38a2d7 Lena along 7d04cbc615 as I a29a2a1416 explored the 767ef3f559 hallways, trying 62793262d1 to figure 64d6d57aa6 out how be0d6d6666 many rooms d3fa5a45fa there were 5281d68984 on the 3fb3db4ad5 second floor. Countless magic e32f2dc205 spells were c0a78f54a5 cast on 73424939fb even the 63408b1de7 smallest of 470ba94aed things.c74fd17821cdb68a

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It was probably because 1cb35daaf5 of ‘A Protective Heart.’ 0e360ef2fb This house had a d89b7eff26 long-standing reputation for being 795e74ffe8 haunted.8bfd2d590aa74bdd

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.cfeea21a84bb5546

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

I focused on b82af7b712 that single sentence 619647b40f from the quest. The servants in this 96fce3b489 house were descendants of 756eafb842 the ancestors who had 3cb6040bd9 served Haylan for generations. In other c1810959b6 words, they 3b2b211b46 shared his 8941df9448 bloodline.03283cfe5f44fc41

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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.5eb506558151f419

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‘Yeah, just 744bbd8531 attack me…’2ba6b609e2412bce

Don’t touch Haylan or f6c70f7b3b anyone else. As I 6dd9bf3828 was thinking 6bb086e5b2 that, Lena 62bf7307e6 suddenly appeared 23318f5782 in front f1d0900681 of me.a41fd335cc1b2b13

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“I got it.”1ce59c325da140c8

“……!”34ba64db65291417

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I reflexively ac4732ee3b covered my 967f2472aa mouth with ce41af6b9b my hand, 813bc11eb9 thinking he 7543e2396d was going a7cfae205f to kiss 5d9e1759f9 me again. He gave me d1fcfeb7da a disapproving look 007e405052 before continuing.192d4142963f1b23

“You know, you subtly 9b161bcfee grab my hand whenever 6d1c1ca279 that thing comes close.”1ea90b6aa2d916aa

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Lena held ddc274dbbb up my 426b472ea9 hand, which 8810aeca2e I was 50c4e099a7 gripping on 92ad6ee5cf him. The white figure 5258d2cbbe passed over our 9ed6b32d4e heads again.db6734095d1d6380

“As I thought…”cfcc8956d62af6ec

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He muttered ac49535524 with a 5c41e11e19 convinced tone. I must 07fadeed17 have been 4d6f72c622 gripping his 710c0d629e wrist tightly 1e34d0b627 without realizing 299b1f7125 it.e5f5546586104c76

“Are you scared of fe0415cfae it?”00ece00765746daf

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“……A little.”58aa7042162aa6d0

I answered, avoiding his bc82375b62 gaze. I wasn’t lying, Iwasreally scared of 4c1c5ab0b5 it.0aba98449d0e1bae

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‘He noticed.’ac6b941ced3b53d7

Anyway, since ec63c36dc4 my invincibility 6df75ca073 time recharged 1274ce7564 while in 418e3e03b2 contact with 339a12e50f him, it 9b3f64a2ed wasn’t a 9f505a9e04 loss for 98125516fe me.ee206151526ad32e

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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.8142470cd4df0039

Since both the bc676f10db ghost and Lena 483212a026 disappeared before sunrise, 795935b4e0 I had to acb77b0760 make the most d87c237e82 of the night.4c03ed24ff5aed4e

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“Look who 6e4aec8f50 we have 3ab2eca86a here, the 8b7ff7e552 great archmage.”1b35de99b18390b9

Lena watched me decipher f687c07b3c and record the magic 515469ec42 on each door, sarcastically 73496849d3 calling me a great fe024d5f11 archmage.f40a7e8e2e9ec5b6

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At first, I c83f956d0d thought he was a42642e55b complimenting my abilities, 996670a9d8 but then he b9c9500d82 added that even 013806d4b8 experienced mages couldn’t 3fd14a72a0 touch this house 01f9ffdf79 and sold it 25f5ddab84 off cheaply, so 77c04ca2a4 I belatedly realized b60ca57fc7 he wasn’t being 224327af99 sincere.36b6ae9e58701e71

So he didn’t 2fd097bb99 trust me!a951cefea7c3f469

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

‘Expensive…’8ce2e235bc8222f1

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It was half 7c8321567c of my total 174d83abcd points. But it seemed to a0e48937fc be a necessary item eba8ede6eb for this quest, as 1b9e856e35 I couldn’t start anything fa64e2dbd6 without it.fc7d017527538a16

I closed my 644088b357 eyes and purchased 56a68d0797 the item. As soon as 7c875e3d57 the points were a3d0b3fb79 deducted, I could 0466511931 see the tangled 4e84e30be0 mess of magic 5d1769f3bd spells plastered on 75af1fed52 the walls and 339413b86b doors.5a8ea9c9bca47aa8

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After purchasing all a2cdf000a2 the skill items 3091d3f130 I could afford, 1a87ef1793 I checked how 2a681e4099 many rooms I 62281cb0e1 could unlock today.4949cf8b6838eb41

[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.90c88b2d1009ab30

Fortunately, the trap 61118d541c stopped activating just bc4b30e984 before the Protection 2d17b00e80 Barrier’s durability reached e177bd8f7d zero and shattered. I used a 25e78e7b93 dispelling spell on eff06887f1 the location of 368d1adb0f the magic to d9d96d8440 remove the blade 04c516572b trap.1366bf8ca5838a6d

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“How are you 5be8a0599f doing that? What do you see?”7a1ab134497543d0

Lena frowned 5fb378913c and peered 0eb3735121 around me. I see it, very 13e6e2cee1 clearly. I checked the 38c3c80f6a quest points I 70d4cd604c received as a d60da6fe76 reward for deactivating 2297453ac7 the trap.6f1f3e218930026b

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“Now you’re 13b8c801de not even 28b4682772 trying to b4b46334f6 hide it…”a17c7ebca6246512

Lena clicked his tongue 25505f2923 at me as I 3437595ffc compared the quest window 958a08f4c7 with my notes. Well, who 88347dd70c told him 6ca874dbe6 to be b6bd815b2b so observant? I tended to let 052baece64 my guard down around 8aff6e95b1 him. There was no need 405c7ac0cb to hide it anymore.b2cc045dc067bb03

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“What exactlyareyou?”f2bb50c88d06881c

“Tell me your identity 33c15492e7 first, and then I’ll 4fb19f340f tell you mine.”96f7a7333b4b6657

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“As you know, I’m 063a8ee90d a ghost.”f6e6ca9581ddbe3e

“And as you know, cfcefac2b6 I’m an ordinary mage cb0068ec97 mercenary.”52c0cddb21337d6d

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“…….”365cacfa43fdcea7

Ordinary my foot. Lena scoffed sarcastically.a8e88e1bdc10a201

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We were 93af8ddf38 silent for a1a3e49d0a a while, 3d75f3b7d8 not speaking. We both had 1e474a4974 our suspicions about 83fc60d6fb each other and a97e124063 things we were cc116aa952 hiding. We both c2ff10d6e7 knew we 5e7a8faf29 had secrets.fe6d86287d9c696f

“……I got it.”89d80729942600a6

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After a while, 7239b738b4 a voice laced d4c1d93750 with amusement reached a40f027eab my ears as f1b9f155d8 I was busy 43eddf7cb8 dispelling the overlapping 28bad20e10 spells in the 6245116bd0 room.6e609d08800808d7

“You’re using d722eca085 me like c3303e2222 a security f1780ffb95 system?”578ea7f8081582aa

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A white figure d571c5b851 flitted past Lena’s 01f7922d02 head and into 7bd236dd3e the room, just 293c3adfd0 as he spoke c872ca28f1 with conviction. Startled by the sight, 86cbcf9e14 I almost fell on aaa0fa89e0 my butt, but Lena a303558db6 easily caught me and 29264131cf asked,1735f583e6e91d39

“That thing avoids e5fe0e847f me. So that’s d88d8c4bdf why you 924bac9a51 only cling 903f0c6e63 to me 4e46551404 only when 1b9d45720d it’s around, 0a3d3cb35a right?”10698894bb1582ee

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“…….”ecbe6e1abf522dc9

Damn, how d5218c0014 did he 12a02a9984 figure that 5323d73ebb out too?40b1f3e78fe7b7ee

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“It seemed like it a89263ef8b wasn’t just fear. …Does it 1b5f93488a tell you c5b288a252 that you’re d203953a3c safe when d46b44bf2f I’m around?”c25434209caf130f

He pointed his 96cfd51ea0 chin at a 38ee0ce8b2 random spot in cfed0e7d59 the air.af0922ca953bbca4

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‘Crazy.’b097b16a87889342

I was too stunned by Lena’s almost psychic deduction to even express my amazement. My jaw just dropped.27a2ddd6d796daaf

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Recharging itself was convenient, a4e95425bc as it only required 8542f54195 contact with Lena. On the c12688d94d other hand, e2d4e176d2 the invincibility b0b77f321b time continued 42cf37269e to deplete cf47211234 even during a8d89f16b5 the day. Even if I stayed 926d780ce0 glued to him for 1dad229a4f almost half a day, eefb80b88a the invincibility time would 6bdbcc2228 be completely gone by 84680f3172 the time I woke d5c5a431a1 up.cfabb039891dbf84

“Now I 90027717a1 see, I’m 7392dc1ae6 the one bd6f785386 with nothing 07e4766332 to lose.”6a4dfeb84d4f36c3

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I shook my head fa88cb13b9 vigorously and refuted his 8a46ca6e80 words with a serious e66479f078 expression.e1cd12163d82d8f9

“That’s not true. You’re still the 4886df63d4 one at an 5b6923ac9f emotional disadvantage, and 4a08bb4748 it’s not right 94118afaff for you to 844c52d63e keep blackmailing me 7a2ada38ed with trivial things.”51ce72ad6ff0ecbd

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He readily d5fda97789 agreed with 06623d3872 my words, 1552d2f928 then asked 31a14b27e5 again,93da4b24fd0a9f06

“So, am I making 6fdaa065d2 a good impression on a337967946 you now?”6d757f1bd0a8a0f8

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When I quickly adde28764b nodded, the corners 832032654c of Lena’s lips 0a3598896d curled up slightly, dc72852b54 seemingly satisfied with 0e53924d73 my reaction.35b1c9434867fdc1

Only after fc28e0f282 confirming that 14513aaf24 the ghost c23bbbe1ac had slipped e821d0d249 through the dbe0c9fa43 wall and ce99c595bf left did f57ba39d47 the strength 7eb8f0aa97 return to 36b17d2cde my legs.9a172003165f6bb3

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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.9cc6c40dfd7cd2f7

“Could you please 2e9b04d61a try not to 55c2d00a05 stray more than f80d618148 five steps away fb49b118b5 from me?”79a2f644cd6450f0

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“I will. What’s my reward?”45391bd15040bfc6

“Reward…”29b6608f23e24767

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“If you can’t 0f921147df think of anything, 6be597334c we’ll go with c9b3a6d33e what I decided. How about you 2712fd1834 letting me do 8c5800fafd whatever I want 7827a4a2ef to you for cd170520c2 five minutes?”622cf1a48645d6c4

“That’s too long. One minute.”85f9d4cd2a6051fa

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“Fine.”f1e5e45c0321f3d3

“……?”637135f9a3a5e0ee

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Why did I b806fb137f feel like I e9a73b4fa9 had been tricked a386490583 when he readily ebcc32963f agreed? I turned away with 5459bd83eb a disgruntled expression, saying a8564fc03e I would just finish 5ef4aca5bb what I was doing.7383d6b9282ef0b7

Just How many bd5c60c2c0 protective spells were dbffd37371 cast on a 0753d1ee3a single room? I struggled for almost 0c14ac1269 40 minutes before finally 1943c49581 completing the magic dispelling c02abd4153 process.d1df0e12f604d20f

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‘I’m done!’d93ba05ac0a82682

As I drew the 8c13be0798 final stroke of the 4427fa3826 dispelling formula with the bfb47e3fd4 chalk I was holding, 1d3e84271c the magic circle covering 63ff3d9a57 the entire floor glowed b524fe099e blue and reversed its c643221365 rotation.f267ac2113d25a0b

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[Deactivation complete.]

Finally, as it 80928d86b4 dissolved into the b7776bb029 air like smoke 70b5bbb625 and returned to 3d062ced7f its mana form, b999b144fc I heard the 90cb049b36 sound of a 468497bd55 page turning.61a00b5d125b42cc

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“Looks like 860f98bcd4 you’re done. I was bored 74ce5202cc to death.”e96bdc050a640216

Before I could fully da0d3ee50b enjoy my accomplishment, a 018dd6180a low voice whispered in 5c77f32479 my ear. Lena, who had 3f5331ea5f been sitting next 3295f8d950 to me, watching 0069d7db94 me intently, grabbed 839d14089a my hand and 999d67b474 pulled me towards f3dbc2871f him.7535dfa07ed8e5c2

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“Keep your promise.”a019e8611a1f9e68

“Wait…!”b763c0eb623d7c38

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[The proposal has already been accepted.]

What was 4881f06268 he going c50effa7a4 to do 57390c3a06 to me?I suddenly felt 3ee620406d uneasy. But contrary 08ecddcc62 to my 4493317a9c expectations, he cd3a6ea90a just hugged 872890ef6d me tightly d3b8b78111 from behind fcd13754ed and did bea156053b nothing.53b6d4bb61550b8b

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I waited for a 3c2afe18f2 moment and asked,5133e6edfa270297

“Is that all?”b5c174b28eb6ad0f

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“That’s all.”09acd290427f8963

“……Ahem.”b5796e6e544ce866

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“You can’t 3ed96b6e8f help it 0e80a09fb7 even if a72804e863 you were d86bc42dcc expecting something c519fe8909 more. What else 39d2117b5c can I ce054048d0 do in 597532b697 one minute?”0d1c8f0676d6baa3

It seemed I had bd891241d9 worried needlessly. Since he had confessed 83d47b65c5 his feelings for me, f77b4a5b76 I naturally assumed Lena 7bdaa0aa71 would touch me or 393f01fe7b do the “dirty things” 27d55b569d he kept talking about.ec5d5e7ee3c23cd7

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My face flushed with 70f13f3433 embarrassment, having imagined all 4ac71eb406 sorts of things in 03ef152387 that short time.511535d053f14786

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