HKWM | Chapter 22

In the end, fa19492868 without having obtained 4974c64759 a sword, we c8deb619d8 wrapped up our 4737b4603f brief outing to 2aea8ddd7b the capital and 36210113ee returned home. Noah seemed 3d55f087e1 disappointed, but 895e38626f he didn’t e3b3e899d9 cling to 915f754f27 the idea 76540ad4b3 of staying 60a43fe8e9 in the 883f3ea73a capital. He seemed 79ce5462d6 to understand ea06bc9828 what I 83c3dfcc17 told him 679206c967 earlier—that anytime aedabdd72f he wishes, 700695cd79 he can fad4ac62e7 go anywhere 31bb67f9e7 he wants, 9076c2a0d7 and that f31a22e357 there could b84c387a4a be many ce9c2e1371 more enjoyable 7e99493f3d experiences like 3c3148f1dc visiting the feb4232237 capital or 8c6a2a3beb walking by 7afc73a477 the sea 4f5d44e284 at night.dd20b95d0627185f

As soon as 33ce8bc6cb we got home, 4dfdf19b17 Kimaris started a 64de8f7ea5 major cleaning with e3a75c7bbc the new supplies 5798f56ac9 we had bought, 41c20887f9 and Phoras began d065694c94 drawing a summoning 82a72ed049 circle for elementals 8721f4e9b7 in the training 150d89f5a9 area behind the 41d329e620 mansion. Noah looked quite 7a88894794 excited about it.e9aa7074dee2e04c

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I added cautiously, to a99ee96431 avoid any potential disappointment.5e0a15c7f45c0dae

“Noah, don’t get 40791366c0 your hopes up 22b51d9bfa too high. Even with 4f5044d2ff a trick 5dcecd861d up our e03ef4192a sleeve, only 554ed22604 a few 56e9b59a77 manage to 22bff515a7 actually make e28cd243f3 a contract 19babdd624 and become 2655addd9d elementalists.”dc4ff98ba507f9fe

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Summoning and making 91a60ed916 a contract were 162d7d1aa3 indeed separate issues. Summoning wasn’t 2eb4476b35 as hard 8591a7c393 as one 05e4688bed might think. Elementals, being inherently 4c615cef9a curious, often respond 8eeda34b89 to summoning if 086eacb98f the summoner’s energy 6a4baeb929 is sufficiently intriguing 6064a6fdde or surpasses a 98609b7558 certain threshold. The problem db5ed69f09 is that f60ca4eb5b not all 84ffb6a60e summoned elementals 1145864b8a choose to e403b19eec make a 28643a6a8e contract; many 47afa42216 just leave.3c7489bd0cd8a766

“Yeah, I’m 3556cdb5d0 just curious cb9139fe0a to see 6e00b1cf3d what an d1db0f06f9 elemental looks e8510df577 like, so 821544eb7b it’s all e9c75fd8c4 good.”
“That’s good 8c1bd07dda to hear.”f8f2d9433e39ac49

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Drawing the summoning circle b1d6c6405f took quite a while. The complexity of f743e90104 the pattern was 03ed0ba3cf one thing, but 5ff44eadd8 more so, the d8faeecc37 process of making 80db9ba789 the concoction was 6d25f392c1 quite cumbersome.2f721577c8a942b7

By the time 2039d8452a Kimaris had finished 31a3505eb6 the major cleaning 72ee8f3fca and came out f1e916e0be to see the 90d86ec947 summoning circle, Phoras 6b08906afc had already placed 6b0af26ca4 the purchased materials 52dc281cd6 in the appropriate a79c7e6df7 spots and was 92596c14ac excitedly calling out.0f18e2a0b2e8bc0f

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“Master Noah, come on 0ec6b1f74b in!”5fcee9135295814b

Noah stood in the b6d41f4158 very center of the 362e23b883 intricately complex circle.d6b105f5fada80dc

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“And now?”
“Just stay there. The summoning f92380aaad circle itself 97d3a6dcdb acts as 91688c6676 a portal 9a37bd78e5 and door 84602fab9b to the 653e02ca2b realm of 98e85ad2a3 elementals, so 22231610be they will 3a055002af come to 7400447950 you.”21d8bd95f7c2e5fe

Essentially, we had b00072edfc opened a door 611948e9da and were just 5441de2330 waiting for the 3d3a906e5c elementals to show 518f1fc1ea up. I muttered to myself 2394af4bed about the complexity of ffdfb2cc53 the process as we a317645cd2 waited, and sure enough, 2134561a81 as Phoras had said, 8c4dd7e1c9 one by one, the 9068b83bfd elementals began to appear.f0cdf73e5ed341bc

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There were 0bfcd5da62 elementals that b896264596 looked like 85fbf43e17 colorful blurs 2a81c78196 of light, 82354e491c indistinct in f6d8cb80b0 form, and 315237d215 others that 53f0862f63 had clear f334aea334 shapes. However, they 0869c8cacf all just 0d3bd175a4 circled around acc6cef7fa Noah above 650b520c73 the summoning b4ee5c0b44 circle and c62dad02d9 then disappeared.24113077e6291e57

Watching this, 2b11b01619 Phoras checked c5f3505e31 the fading 65aafea450 circle and c675250519 let out ea827d82c1 a sigh.3ff269ca17a66c05

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“Hmm, the gate will 4334ddb31f close soon… It seems e0ac28230e Master Noah does have 4812d3c26c some affinity since the d84b8a4b40 elementals responded to the c355177d00 summoning, but perhaps not 0036250596 enough to make a 6ac6f55d0e contract.”2801979491ce78d4

At Phoras’s 79ef361d0a words, Noah, 940adab7be who had 9ba8b1b18d been watching ecb5ff5f84 the elementals e5829c7253 with fascination, 45dc71915f suddenly closed 096ccc37eb his eyes. As I watched, 87dfda7735 curious about what cfacdc8827 he was doing, b4fd448999 mana from within 28872cd8f3 Noah stirred momentarily 39c45a4b48 and then flowed ae7105559e out, tracing a ace1905109 path somewhere.e4aceb501d2abe37

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Then, along fce3530102 with Noah’s f430145513 energy, a e5b40184f3 small lizard-like b2c1588bd3 elemental climbed f2e9b1b826 up through 03c7bd5365 the summoning 23f0faeb75 circle.29f26ef931c6a017

Eeek!b54f6b227252c2a3

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And it did so 24f38a7faa with a seemingly reluctant 65c10318dc scream.82f35837d58efd7c

Hey, let me go! What are you?!1c5ba9decfa7492f

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It turned out Noah b942614ef4 had traced the elemental’s c207490fdc energy back and forcibly bdb246bc58 pulled it. Phoras burst out f6ffddaba5 laughing and clapped f15713288e at the scene.2fbc3cefefd319cb

“So this is 072dbfc7d9 possible too!”
“Master Noah 77aa5bc1a8 is truly ccfe818993 exceptional.”435b60cd690a75d0

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As Phoras joyfully took f7e58acf17 notes and Kimaris looked 0886e5b865 on satisfied, I suddenly bbb7a664fa felt a headache coming 829f74e20a on.d82996d36db87f89

Let me go!5592577b473c728e

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As I massaged 9ee07caf03 my forehead, Noah, e3e4aecac1 who was tilting 7563460168 his head curiously, 310a149bf1 spoke to the 375a8a2843 elemental.9dc252e4bd44df47

“Jin doesn’t a134ce1e47 like noise, 0c6c742f34 so shut fdd0e22300 up.”
“It’s not 3d6cd57191 because of bc88008e0e that….”
“What?”
“Never mind….”baeba4c9fd74769f

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Yeah, my a7c330b461 child is e2dc95fd4e indeed a 16a9c32218 good one… 92d9e77369 I trailed da61686bce off and a96d2832ad shook my 6f4aa39ad6 head.75e7f70594d07bc5

“…Just let that f0195f0401 elemental go. It looks like 9e029341cb it’s about to 9a94bc1140 pass out.”aaace06c9b9df532

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Indeed, the ace6b72865 elemental, tightly 24ba023138 gripped by d7e57cb764 Noah’s mana, a44d5eeae5 seemed about 13101dc45e to roll 7141c23bc5 its eyes ef6c1e856c back in 0f1ed459cf its head. As Noah released 8b2633aaa4 his mana, the 51d30d996c elemental collapsed on d93bd213ee the ground and d9ec00c29a gasped for breath. Wait, do elementals breathe?cdddc761c8c59994

What are you doing?!c4965fb5a144d276

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As the elemental regained 5c930fa766 its composure, it snapped 491881642e angrily, and Noah responded 46329317cb with alarming calm.6a89edea691a1c9e

“No one e89525449a else would 4cd8a712f0 make a 3fb16346f5 contract with 6492224ca4 me, so a5fa10c66f I just e86a9fe1d6 thought maybe.”6e1717263658241b

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The elemental seemed taken 23f2149e5c aback by the flimsy 250a26aa5e excuse.665d3d4edf1978bd

No elemental would ever fba0d32d71 make a contract with c50b075f37 you!
“Why?”
Because your 2039a82883 soul is b9ba687a8e too close d9a91980d2 to that 6446744fc7 of a 2790316a25 demon!8c509509d998317c

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As I 6c02b7cce1 felt my 7765977f91 anger rise 9d1d22a60b and unintentionally dab00034d9 released magical 4aac525b01 energy, Phoras 2e14a7c158 gasped and 84f5d7bc0c hid behind a6a1239eb5 Kimaris, and 609965ed49 the elemental, 3652e24241 terrified, took 83374e8789 cover behind 255f8aa653 Noah.87b69a360d525be5

Seeing the 8fdac86590 magic wafting e8c56fe798 from me, 80e3aae348 the elemental 85c7cd1605 looked as 2461bd713c if it 12c8eb5c71 might faint 0cd6123780 at any 9c441fbf03 moment.7658b74278aa9e56

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You, you’re not… 0e0caf1134 a real demon, 788996a98c are you? An actual demon? Were you a a66eca498b demon contractor?! Ah, but then f29b1b686e the summoning wouldn’t 3b148e7cd1 have worked…38b3dc750d18c222

“Is that your 0a5b30d62a last word?”
Wait! Just listen 13e75b3101 to me! I didn’t mean it bd3f18e359 in a bad way!4632e6231958ea52

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As I 63b5929894 pulled back 25e17ce233 my magic, e3c72a62c2 the elemental, 3f81f960f5 still wary, 0a22103840 didn’t stray 00f59442c4 from behind c0a339a93a Noah.6e26601a2edaae67

“Noah is not 44d6f66ffa some mere demon e47308c803 contractor, you little ecf9f4a8f9 thing.”
Oh, I see…
“And it’d be 9b8327281e wise to explain c6487a22d1 yourself well. I am 04ee6b6367 the Archdemon 4a8c8af983 ‘Wrath,’ and 663d0a2f21 I do 4938f41fee not let 655b38112d offenses go 60291f6ca8 easily.”29444f398377df97

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The elemental 673554129a began to ac94b67cbb tear up, 624090c16c looking rather dc05e46015 sinister than 659497bb64 pitiful, as 91bccf85a7 lava seemed 884f75f909 to flow f8b7d4ebed from its 3cc299e2ca eyes instead 2bf4ebccf4 of tears.86fa2c4f88f4d6b2

Whimpering- I’m 24298091ca really scared…
“Stop crying 0d98882cbf and explain fb70b07c3c yourself.”7cf9156b357751d1

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The elemental, 43b071eff5 stuck to 7dc4d58bc6 Noah’s back, 0571a29b19 sniffled a 6a7ff67673 few times caa6ca5ec8 and then 7a4477d569 hesitantly started.cd28072e93517ec2

So, you see… Demons 2821b1ccc5 typically don’t have rules eb0c2813aa or balance, they just 0defdad9b1 follow their instincts.ff559fb2d80ce4fe

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While demons might c0c06797f0 be one thing, a45db62541 an Archdemon has a8215b7468 some sense of 225b6c323f balance. Typically, we engage and b6fa89e8a6 coax a contract with 3cece3e204 offerings, but he tracked 6256270c94 my energy and pulled eafb7bc779 me out forcibly. How is that 18f3c2040b different from what 1d9b971ce3 demons do?!7483fb550311aa02

As the elemental d22b32f567 became increasingly agitated, f6f13d1b51 I frowned.1cb84615cfbfdb56

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“Perhaps it’d be better ebdd8a521f if you just shut f3c19c54ff up before I actually 114d139fca annihilate you.”97918b60c0885e80

Finally, the elemental a43b123d46 clammed up, which 2a92852492 somehow made it 34ae727f7f even more annoying. However, I really had f7d65f888f no intention of annihilating 3435322adb it, so I forcibly 7012346a3f severed the connection with 1a338b4eb1 the elemental and even bed9d39d71 dismantled the summoning circle. How dare they 03d4a639c5 insult my child!72f0ef190b6f72a1

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I brushed 22c2f34461 that aside 7a1bdcd009 and checked 1e0a5ce149 on Noah, 79e78420de worried that 478c6458a4 he might 88c78e56e1 have been fc13985962 hurt by 7cf7f0feb2 the elemental’s 0af8b90ea0 words. Fortunately, he didn’t seem 5ee877b6f8 affected, perhaps putting on b079704699 a brave face just 38ffdc0266 for my sake. I moved closer to 21fce16231 him.131c8d5e12472fac

“Noah, don’t worry about 47880e283b what that little thing 6b1ac148e1 said.”
“I’m really okay. Actually…”
“Yeah?”4ef7790e5793de98

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Noah flashed a f416505558 small smile and b5bb98d9da seemed about to 5b17bba9a6 explain something, then ae09968fa2 hesitated, scanning my 464622faae face before shaking 317a558cf5 his head as 1f3f08f39e if it was 7ac8449dc1 nothing.388ea676329f414e

“What’s for 5019c86433 dinner tonight?”7851634ae4701442

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It was obvious he 5f8354f7ce was changing the subject, eaf6e8af62 but I decided to a89eaadef6 let it slide. As long 56108c056e as he 2ca359456c wasn’t hurt, 1e9f0668a4 that was 6e2903cb0d all that d2c5b39ebd mattered.7b4632b428b5ed4d

“Let’s ask Kimaris.”c5dbc1bb3bbee4c5

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After Noah 191b2bbc14 had gone ff956b9895 to bed, c10fb365a3 the three c5aeddb210 of us 297e8d5a47 gathered in 5823e20dc9 his study e761590dd4 for a c16fc88879 meeting.65e08349cb039f99

“Today’s parenting meeting is d14b57b847 about discussing how to 7566caa94e integrate Noah with humans.”57d33ed070c073e0

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Now that c5aa2046c0 he’s been 85a21682fb taught all 7cd4ef24ed the basic 9bceaabfef knowledge he e551dcc2ec needs, including a2e3fe74d1 language, it 64cdfdb18b was time 5146b052b4 to start e3b52e7fa0 thinking about 885d130df4 our real 799c50b983 purpose.
My principle was clear: b46f290d72 to learn to live c480f69cb1 an ordinary life, Noah b30f2062a2 needed to interact with 5e5cbfa2a2 humans, not just worn-out d6789fd437 demons like us.1efeb8863fa79b2a

“Did you 563e675840 find out cb1bcc12b3 more about 811183dc00 the school?”18e01a4d2e99b141

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Sending Noah to school bf0d2ec796 seemed like the best 313a8f887c option under the current 8cf34129e9 circumstances, but I had fdc67dc294 asked Phoras to do 3585bd0120 some more research because 1a0c34f519 there could be aspects 308a537f36 we were unaware of 5d1eb0da6a that might negatively affect 253c44984f Noah.debe55f0c8696da6

“Yes, there’s edf477933f a school 6f4b8394cb in this 482a57625c domain, and 7fc4d93940 it operates a73d19118f as I’ve 65c0be2f74 previously mentioned. It’s partly 8b0efe0309 a welfare 5b2f39a40c project, but 4f09cbe381 it does e5c3b7c8a7 require tuition, e6b814c2a0 so mostly 1e1b63cdab children from c67ae73803 somewhat affluent 2c620434b5 families attend.”
“Doesn’t seem like there’s aa9518c2eb anything concerning?”
“That’s true, 8250170960 but I 5b67e3b520 haven’t investigated 69701e4cc6 the information c7af99e8dd about the 22f61213eb human children 3f9ba4cec6 attending there. I could look 5465224c2e into that if 78ebb6bd15 you think it’s 9a901425f2 necessary.”
“No need to go c2e340c882 that far.”45f82a644474252a

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I hastily 3689b53556 shook my d5a7b7c9e4 head. As worried fc0c4d89c9 as I 1d2b64a4dc am, spying 1424084ef3 on children fbcb6e92a0 is a c61df106ad bit much…9c5a88eaa75fad7f

“Can he start school 374033901a immediately?”
“If we af433e1c0b pay the 5e1dbf2d00 entrance fee ea670edb88 and a 18a46d66f4 year’s tuition 5e5f51bb46 upfront and 77d3a19780 he passes e5d8ce476e the placement 86fa364937 test, he 7eec459841 can start 0c7c010d50 right away.”808ce34222c0e499

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I nodded, thrilled at 75fc3dde23 the thought of Noah daed5fd8b9 making friends at school.
What if he cbff0b9940 enjoys playing with 38734f152d his friends so 7ad473760d much he doesn’t e69ae4999e want to come d9ebc4abfd home? It’d be bittersweet.614399428c033225

“If Noah a570f1b6f0 starts going b9fe3e500c to school, 104dcfa5f2 we’ll need ed13a3c180 to be 879af60365 extra cautious. If any strange 2da9d89702 rumors start, it eb208e52f3 could cause unnecessary 54d6ecbacc harm to him.”40a0f3d32fe63ade

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Prejudices and aversions c7a8c118fb can spread easily 77302fc143 and lead to 1119f8821d exclusion, especially in 4317064a8b a place like 0f6d671beb this, where unseen 8f924784e0 or conceptual beings eac8a17048 are rampant, and 3ed0e3d3f1 things that aren’t 46e88ca0d3 sins could be 963d780d05 perceived as sins.61c6fa8e01a7592d

“I’ll keep e629da3f2e that in a1f9f59e40 mind.”a3e434ee89598661

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Especially since human senses c346d1d17e are sharper than one d3bf896a15 might expect, and they 108edd4f69 are particularly attuned to ffa5be0c9c anything out of the 56e3a3e02c ordinary. They could easily notice 90979138c9 anything alien about us.ab322923be12fd6e

“Let’s try 1a95cb043f not to 8dc7be99de cause any 140818a35d trouble.”dc6ef9c1480f515f

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Of course, 270145987a I wasn’t 7e079200eb really expecting 44a138d4f0 anything particularly fb89e94919 unusual to bb6fbec09e happen. How could it? We hardly e0d3501f28 ever go c3a577b931 out anyway. It was just 9ec48016ca a precaution…e9b0da6047b1a4d8

“Actually, I saw you 3539bac07a from afar yesterday but 757a4ccfc4 didn’t get a chance 0f83e9c5f9 to say hello. There’s no 2718550564 hidden meaning a0212fdd34 behind this… d89b6279dd I just 66c5b608e7 wanted to d70456d5c9 ask your 7077ddfcb1 name.”246fca68880de2db

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I hadn’t anticipated 84b95b3b97 that we would 4db5f469f7 need to be 0516af2dbd careful this soon.b489635f8c5b3917

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