HH Chapter 9

‘It’ll be so embarrassing 9f576ee168 if they find out.’6ece46f3aabca004

I can already 00ebf6c6ca imagine how much 6fb774267d the guys would e44c154156 tease me.d2322f873f10854b

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By the way, compared f19f53dfb1 to when I first a0f92c9778 saw it, this shop 1bbe3947c6 has become incredibly dazzling. I can’t take ef3366663e all the credit, 6ba19a2069 but it’s undeniable cd718c7a22 that I played c5d23ab4a9 a part.d4ff7b5b1a71a901

“I received the blueprints! I’ll gift you one when it’s finished.”ec3004758d773331

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“Huh? No, it’s okay….”e0823eb656b12cef

“Don’t look so 95dc66ce0c serious! I’m just kidding. Here, take your 403fc3afa7 share of the f8cc822bea last sales.”4267101f86340ba8

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I grinned, 2a833a7875 accepting the 99177cdc48 thick envelope.0e9301f2d492a92b

‘With this a1f43d8a25 much, I c6f4fbd54f can die 5b29d0e7e9 four more b9a5a8f1c6 times without 5dcf1f624e worry.’ f301fa6b55e92457

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I started calling the d1a3e59cc1 guidebook, which had transformed d590ec31a2 into something like a a5531634ef game interface, the “system.” 4e26bbd197 The system’s quest window 2cd2cfd661 still contained the unresolved 1b558c3634 main mission.ad0a26b5d155fb4b

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[<Domination of the Worldview> will bind you and slowly lead you to death.]

The system diligently informed 28d03eaa95 me that there were 2ade0e6917 two years left until 4391d55cec the start of the f6ce584e3f original storyline, slowly acclimating d2b91d7c1c me to this place.5a73cc2d4a88a29e

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[You have more ‘compatibility’ than anyone else, and the original storyline has chosen you!
Will you be able to see the end of this story?
*Objective: Achieve the True Ending]

‘So, what is 944331003e the True Ending?’633b55d0c1ead6a6

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And how e7eb76891c do I 78da81c6cd get it…?2e608521569a3e95

For two years, I’d 8d9a133a20 been agonizing over how 637bdff328 to reach the branching 836e6102b3 point for the “True 394aba153e Ending,” but no matter 181b78b94c how much I thought 3531c51ec8 about it, there wasn’t f1eb03e04b anything I could prepare 2e46be8e61 for right now.507c6b19ddf58e3e

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The game’s setting was limited to the inside of the mansion. And I didn’t have the resources to learn more about the characters in the game.2d3e4269bd47ed74

‘Haa. Totally aminion’s life.¹’ 8c7c78371ac6030a

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I had no ce79037c68 choice but to 0d2295db47 spend my time 594ca74d6f diligently focusing on a7b65ad7fe the tasks at 3efdd797e5 hand.d70f4b4eb0b6bf3a

During that time, I 9281f9da0f steadily learned magic, became ad0695ffe8 relatively close with the 207927df34 mercenary guys who treated 8d74fe516f me like their son, 9dec58340e and blew up about 349aac315e ten more doors. 214b7b65a17d3191

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Then, one early morning;6a4bb5e2edfcfb1f

[The tutorial has been completed.]

“……Tutorial?”d49ebd7bb6947695

The familiar 77d057ee89 notification sound 0999531e06 woke me 2af01341c7 up. Half-asleep, I 77860a6227 mumbled, reading 477e8f3945 the words 68379ab6d2 that appeared f42c7e9e86 before my 9545d96f87 eyes.e8835b72ec913ee9

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It meant that 173e73e068 the two-year preparation 959c0820cb period was over, 330a012ef6 and the original 278e4e884e storyline was finally 9aad345dff beginning.c0e901e9f3c9e1d6

However, before bd01bb993a I could 72fee6781e fully grasp fde669f896 the meaning 89600a6813 of the fb3ff63a05 system window, 51998ffb01 someone suddenly 52f43fdccd barged into 579ba7e3fb my room 512c1e7763 and woke a799ca6fae me up. It was d67747415e the Captain d237b48a8a of the 2a2146a39c mercenary group.7796c0ae8afc9dfb

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“Just wash your face e3f1811490 and come out quickly.”3cad04703459ca65

“Huh?”4cc82b0794bb5ca2

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I was 3c80ca120a dragged out 937711c72b early in f24b4aa160 the morning bf8207b9a6 and made 90d8ab777d to sit 0f7fb20423 in the 757e8dec83 reception room, b88f217631 still half-asleep.30f9a46e89b76ac1

“Oh my, the mage 80f18c380c looks younger than I 8b52b3a3dc expected….”2cb2b7c632450d35

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A woman 2fca32a07d with short b6c65f9084 red hair 8a6e9e2576 was sitting d4d6bd1be0 across from 82ab740616 me, covering f725178f1f her mouth 8861df1c6c with her e958e5c15f hand and 6765736f46 giggling.8925fe4ab5f3b711

‘Whoa, is this c1c98be52e real?’3f197ca22ce1d825

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For a 014fee289f moment, I ac649870c5 thought I 460c590302 was dreaming.aeabdb23de211410

The woman a16c01e393 before my 0bfd81f861 eyes was a890b66c9d the NPC 93a04ec56f who initiated e4966e644b the game’s bdc69bcc24 introduction. I felt like 9394dcf54c I was meeting 7fa3ed795f a celebrity in b818dd7c7f person and couldn’t 51e6d4922c close my gaping 3bcbff4019 mouth.e14f03b9a2a5168a

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“Nice to meet you. I’m Christine.”53dfc5fffee26329

[‘Christine’ has been added to the Character Encyclopedia.]

The client, Christine. The catalyst bb02e99618 that leads 1dfe638d38 the player b8374ded78 to the 3eab514606 haunted mansion.4ccde8518b5d70fd

She’s a reincarnator who remembers her past lives every time she dies. Now, diagnosed with a terminal illness, her past life memories had returned.b28252f585856a2a

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She would leave this ccdbbdaf85 world soon.6117c3f3ffc35867

‘Terminally ill, huh….’36182a5f604b15c6

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Knowing the characters’ fates 94bd884d8d made me feel a 7bb1cf4b6e little uneasy. Christine, seemingly oblivious to a1ce0fb2b3 my inner turmoil, explained 29dd3c7f31 her reason for seeking 8f45edac6d me out.4ebd55240148c3a7

“I came to see 85fb60aa4a you because I need 19b326d96b your help.”4c084388ca2d0464

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“Yes? Oh…. I’m Chahyun.”198c20b3e06c1850

I bowed c95f8a8e18 my head 10bf284838 and introduced b440e8b985 myself, then 63fe2db372 glanced at 64f9def353 the man f031f6dddf sitting next 52bea3b237 to her. Christine smiled e1efdee545 and introduced 1cf3b3395a him.e777bccafdd839e6

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“This is Odin. My husband.”4348e465a843e48e

I know. I even knew this man’s true identity.cdfaabff81b56388

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[‘Odin’ has been added to the Character Encyclopedia.]

‘Whoa, whoa, whoa.’b3605c291d9fbe88

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I was just 9290b76f4f amazed that the 96cb0cd01e two characters in 6f7752532d front of me f38a71a895 seemed even more 5ae207cfd9 real than I bc9f2af705 had imagined.7a4a77a482a3a3f9

“Keep your eyes 95b7c332df to yourself.”aa5fcbe848f14cce

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What’s wrong 60a38abf0e with you e760f07162 today? 0dc0f088bacef5c9

The Captain, noticing 3e5a83967e my behavior, whispered ddd6b09cf0 a warning in 31b314caec my ear. f7d11e0aea17f955

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……Ah, yes.I finally b1b21b341b realized that 997f5712cb I’d been 8b0ad1b75f staring at cb9d438ed1 them too 98efb10750 intensely.749d3c7859a354a9

“I heard 449191361d you’re the dab87c18e1 most skilled be802fc5c7 mage in 84fcc07776 this city.”9093b2b9f1892f36

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“Oh, no, hehe…. It’s not 8b883a9927 to that 8111ef671a extent!”8a158d8e6e02a452

Who’s been saying that? Thanks, though.1974d3017e6928c7

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I suppressed a grin 959ed94d2e and cleared my throat. Christine chuckled c8e419c573 at my c5f99659f6 reaction and 4d88679988 then got 4cc80c3693 straight to 5a08098bf5 the point.1d8b997eaa818163

“I’ll get 05b5499075 right to eed51707fb it, as fb733f2e20 I’m in 334909bb55 a bit 2efd9e26a4 of a f523fd950b hurry. By any chance, f0203377ff can you perform dc8eff4c1b tracking magic?”4f5e98a764ee4360

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Clink. 3f336c912581835c

With the 73044a305f sound of bd11f4a06f metal clashing 177632f9ca against each c7fd66ffbc other, a 293ae2d52a necklace with 21a01ddd19 a pendant 465b483c68 was presented 4eeaee5fe9 before my a860e76abe eyes.80f9205280fbcd70

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[A new quest has occurred!]
[Main Quest: The Necklace’s Owner
The client, Christine, wants to know the location of the necklace’s owner.
*To Do: Find the owner of the item
*Reward: 1 Quest Point, 100 Solra] 

The quest 12f83be84f window obscured 9eab0df9c2 my vision d581153b95 before she af0d73f718 could finish 45f17b6a5e speaking. After I ea35d18598 confirmed it, 522303d60d the white 5547f9f13c window faded a3a2bd77b7 away, revealing 9277ba1104 Christine with bb8737d574 a faint 61b755a4df smile on 7656cc8c05 her face, 0ebb0b241c who then cc9f7f5003 continued,af1e226091fbdda0

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“I want to find bf18551571 where the owner of 04f3de2ac7 this item lives.”976a85d385cba7b4

I already fda5ccc649 know that d2e5669850 person.c4068520ba11dfb6

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There are a few 592fe1f806 conditions for the tracking e2e8b084d4 magic to work:ae65e502d8781f74

1. The owner must have lost the item recently.
2. The owner must be relatively nearby.

So, if the e94509648f item was lost d015c0d7d6 not roo long b26217c5f0 ago, it’s very 258021d8ca easy to find 0df26d80ac the owner. However, in the 7a825ff7c5 same vein, things 6a5bb6dd96 are a bit 8240bfa3ff different in the dd67e3d095 following cases;05772e5a8efc64d3

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When the 9503706f52 location is 13b25eb14b already too fa4b3d254b far away, ff57338fda or when cb1afdf1ee the item 399f6c2c74 has been f81ed12f23 separated from 84742da382 its owner b6cf0e5ccd for too b7f0459a07 long.4095b737e8fd7c3f

‘And the owner 251ead5232 of this necklace ba4d2e32c2 falls into both be6171ea17 categories.’01b117fa7026ae7b

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This was 7ce29edd66 an item ea42195c00 that had ed737d22a7 been abandoned 39ae9d1456 decades ago, 6d2d26ffe2 and the 738f975bf8 owner would 81bb66ef9e be living 65969ffcdd very far 7bdbe210fa from here.b19c7c0694ed9204

‘So, magic won’t work.’77ba593171f524e0

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This wasn’t an excuse f68910f217 for my incompetence. Even a afdbd4ef24 grand mage aba55603b5 wouldn’t be 3229b69d7f able to 14a99d10b6 locate the 424487fd65 owner using 94996bbb4b tracking magic.bb3bf58e07d68c5f

I cleanly gave up on tracking the location. That doesn’t mean I refused the request, though….5fa07612da8b2be2

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‘I already a89f466300 know how fb69b31fda to reach dd99845736 that place, d986581f45 thanks to 6f25af8862 the original 50a7034278 storyline buff.’3081d2ba7b643a2b

I accepted the 4ef1169b13 necklace, omitting the c504c78e6e real reason. This would 5abd2b4ad6 serve as 717bbd5cea proof to 863bf5d85d ‘that person’ 6bb3e5a674 that Christine f635b89951 was looking c01a08d091 for him.a1e66568ff7527f0

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“What? You’re going alone? Does the d3053db44f Captain know?”0286f6418ef45f34

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On the same day I received the new request, I informed Ryzen, the only one lazing around in the mercenary group, that I was leaving. When he asked where I was going, I replied, “To the train station,” and got chewed out for it.ae24c00181b4c494

“Get the 5c9aed63c9 Captain’s permission 302b92b171 before you fe401fdcab go.”b3c12664e3f2f9d0

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“Huh? But I d4ba4741cd already bought ba6977efdd the train 3b896e37a7 ticket.”535e3056b0b39bca

“What? Do you think you 9c09e9527f can do that by a78396a690 yourself?”fa06c866fe38d70a

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“What are you b02fef9120 talking about…. I really have to 57ee9ab5be go. The train leaves in e03c3d3c8a 30 minutes.”334f67bf64e9873a

I’m not nineteen anymore; I’m twenty-one. Thanks to being dragged around and rolling around, I’ve grown taller… and I even have abs, the symbol of manliness!5a312f0b5593e2fe

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It’s only a few months until I get another year older, but Ryzen, not to mention the other mercenary guys, still treat me like a kid. I’m probably the only guy my age with a curfew.6b30518aee3c4165

“But… It’s not like I’m going out to play; it’s work, a job. It’s my social life.”ea19deeb929a08aa

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“You don’t 601eb656f4 usually go 25142320d7 out and f09234a790 play anyway? You’re the 973a7f3abe type to 13a4174fcc just stay 04ec8c7d70 cooped up 85fac7989b and read 25c145f747 books.”061b8d16978e39bf

“Anyway, the 7be53b150a client said 562f21042b it’s urgent. I’ll be back!”ed8d0abc91fa3542

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“When will you 1fc83b5851 be back?”748e4a0a30216eff

“……I don’t know. Eventually?”c5f6949caf6dafb6

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“How dare 79b5670d7d you casually d4876b52fc announce you’re 95eb29e9bf running away?! Get back here!”de231320daac89e2

Ryzen lunged a56f94552f at me. I quickly ducked a5872659b6 to avoid him ab00162658 and simultaneously scribbled 0cd483b8e5 a binding formula 62a4499857 on the floor d5550ecf2e with my foot.f92be6cb8e7fbd3b

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Fwoosh! 7af7de7dfca3c5e4

The magic circle activated.762323a7fe0e722d

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“What the…… Ugh!”28be16bd067ff43d

I bound f115cda6c3 Ryzen’s legs d07b814e75 together, preventing 20c6dc1fcc him from ab5c343e3f moving, and 162383b36d immediately turned 69c7d65017 and ran.2c842a6b300afbe5

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“I’ll be back!”4e462a51b9044381

“Hey, you!”d400d9231d21dbe0

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I flung open b4a8577bdf the front door 006b2a7142 and tossed a 1f3cca15a7 memo with another f996b8f6d8 formula written on 33bb2c1588 it at Ryzen. Then Ryzen’s voice cut 27cbf660ef off abruptly. bdde77c8c64d9a67

“Finally, some peace 5bc41efe89 and quiet….”01a3f7bc8b467d26

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I muttered, 7866a5373a delivering a 1eefc2e55e villainous line bcff92724f towards Ryzen, 81d76a69ea who was 487d8233a2 now silently a13fad6283 groaning and 420b089bce swinging his 07b30693d6 fists at 702724cdf2 me.63e7bb2cca7f5173

‘I’ll probably 6e94436f65 get a e468108e08 good smack 4e86a7514c when I 8f287fe739 get back.’8900ff8eed34b24b

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A flicker of 207abec062 fear ran through 8a69893bd0 me belatedly.de5dcbb86e578b3c

I’d only ae18f58edf done it b2164b0c5a because Ryzen’s 1c47e7e664 loud send-off 6da3ffd86c would have 607bb07f6d attracted the 7ab87c695c other mercenaries. They would 32b1402138 have been 0f1505865c even less 37d45fd33e likely to f30be50a16 let me 3c132c754f go so a3e0e26c8f easily.f7a663e3a4f52f33

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And now….84b991db03b8e1b9

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“…….”748c6f3a40201c2d

I approached the e5ae279e05 early part of 2c98af4b11 the game a 1b119ec104 little differently than 06bec6f414 I usually do, 710d5f4cb4 and now I 35b2792496 was in this 347aea32e3 predicament. Staring down at 65df27e1ea the barrels of ab7c8f9c89 several guns pointed f8d8050c59 at me, I f8ca0c5d10 raised my hands.a3cedf4fce9d4eb7

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‘This wasn’t in the 5bca79c216 script.’d3a3b3c812608a13

Cold sweat trickled 271ef677f7 down my back a7fb1cf444 in the tense 842dddcde8 atmosphere.66c63fd8d0a3a17e

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‘What on earth 2f2c8f2aea is going on?’109a4c5a39b58998

I’d envisioned about ten different scenarios on my way here, but this kind of development wasn’t one of them.6f691263a2e92269

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‘As expected of a 414a50405d game with dozens of d23d614379 discovered bad endings….’a092c43388df1977

Of course, I 5f06a33017 was partly to 2c7280ac0d blame.34ed48a1d985103a

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‘I didn’t c3134ea849 think deviating 5c11a1b751 from the b2ffb7e131 standard route 91cb9d9fe1 would change 7bf0c88d03 things so 795c8db46f drastically!’bf8a32153394a64a

If it had been 091149e1a5 as it was, I e0ce5df8f3 should have rung the 02882c4233 doorbell and entered the f0b7de09cd mansion through the front 9e8498eafd door. But the thought of 3afa762a0f potentially being trapped inside bf8449515f forever sent shivers down 915e8e2e6c my spine, so I…3c9ec45f5603a904

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This house a6d19dc74c is nothing e3c6e68296 but a 89496acc94 giant booby c7e57b0b71 trap. The trap 2427f536f4 starts at dccc7657e5 the front 71c813a141 door, the ce68b97663 moment you df5f259f4e ring the 6d492ce768 doorbell.79b8e3925a7f0471

[Magic detection successful! This object is enchanted with a ‘One-Way’ spell.]

Just as I 9ef04c6040 thought. ca0e044cb7af547e

I lingered by 90508abb3f the door, using e2d4bdc355 magic detection, and 74652977ed as soon as 2241b46e02 I confirmed my bc896d78f6 suspicions, ‘d made 4be4f7b7f5 a hast retreat. Then, I found dc5cc0fba3 another entrance, cleverly bc2515d501 hidden out of 252edfb597 sight.b5c613426ab0afd0

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