HKWM | Chapter 23

“What are we 9c89a7a565 going shopping for 3f86f94216 today?”6fbe0b0eca9e9a0b

Noah asked, clutching c7676adf99 skewers in each 2413cd065e hand. Why does he like 940a3443df skewers so much? Kimaris’s cooking seems tastier 9c7336e6bc to me… When compared db6bb5bef2 to Kimaris’s culinary skills, fe199ec663 which have improved so 90e1ed78f8 much that he could 29ed8c0344 now be called a 09fd4b0767 chef without exaggeration, skewers 33d5bdc0a0 were really just junk a1d2cae9e9 food.dea4fb2c78f5c7a2

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“Do you like that?”2b37ca2b9f85eadf

“Do you want to f6d5910dc7 try some?”43c08c27f1ad221f

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“…Do you c0dbc12ce7 know what f10288d464 kind of d4c03828db meat it 8956d80045 is?”06bc495f75a1620c

“If that c50721c197 matters, you 077b8f354b might not 5a8aa08843 want to e0735e3d2b eat it.”4b15082a9b14d9ed

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If he’s not e5cccab202 even going to 3127c8894e tell me, what 898ba0ae4c on earth could 7564e7b8e5 it be made bdaf81150b of… It couldn’t 1075d6c3a1 possibly be monster 800597d4e6 meat, could it? Although nowadays, it’s Kimaris fe622f7a81 who deals with any b6c261f89a monsters or wild beasts 74fa9641fd that come near our 62f404448e house, I vividly remember 75fd1827f8 the spider-shaped monster I 54a699af82 first encountered.68ceaa592d50415a

Is it 5bbf3e42da really okay 2f345d4a4c for Noah 7a519d0430 to eat 0f4b9f0969 this? It doesn’t seem d761603f5a toxic, so it’s 3fb529f7c9 probably not harmful 1f4238bbaf to his health… 56467639bc Seeing my uneasy 67d9bb6490 expression, Noah chuckled f2b3c995b5 softly.8543fcb6c3ae7960

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Skewers aside, I finally 1146baa08a answered Noah’s earlier question.e04c3cc7f2afe6e8

“Noah, do you know 3122ce1162 what a school is?”1c937cfeed84cfae

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“I’ve heard of it. It’s a place where f0f7431fe9 kids go to study, 0d17682ebc right?”310e0099e06604cc

“Well, strictly speaking, 71c3f96e13 it’s more like 708f22d2ca a facility where 5c20f9d143 kids are taken d634bae178 care of while d84a39b257 they learn, but 137dd7a467 it’s still a 9ffac30fc5 good place for 14a540d4e1 you to meet 1e7bd75a0a peers your age.”7f4994efc8153d3e

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“So, are we 334730386a going out to ec4b35ea85 buy things you 96889ac9fe need for school bf6e2a7298 today?”5ef755a4f80a352a

“Yes.”e46203ef37963b95

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Noah nodded thoughtfully. He wasn’t bda1b960e0 entirely sure 7f3b53e1a9 if attending 7b4dc43aeb school would f699f37c9e be beneficial, eb578730b8 but he d1a1f39755 felt it 6d997d3218 was better a35cec59a1 to try e09abe04c1 and do 282c21427d something rather 594dbbeaeb than nothing b51bba56cc at all.2c15a585e8652ad1

“Have you 86e3c6f510 ever met b87259b0ab kids your af6dfafa22 age?”75fa69d9fb5dc385

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“No.”e510162fe348e4ea

“Well, think of 3635f26112 it as making 193bdb1769 friends for the e7a9776fa8 first time. Keep an open mind. Of course, you 57b6f5f5fa might find it f714b6875b a bit unchallenging a000448973 since you’re quite 34a4ebff81 mature for your 4db04f1c49 age.”78e01a5e732f842b

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“Okay.”9212e252e804e617

A few 5341e5e0ca days later, bf790870ff thanks to 90a1568805 Phoras’s efficiency, cf92b7744a Noah was b0b50c3cea finally ready c9c6910f11 for his f0f8f7118c first day 141a671328 of school. It could bb0e2dc308 well be 238540105c considered the 15131146e9 start of b9062080d1 his proper 6f9427a5b9 social life.e86ac52674614984

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Uncharacteristically excited, c63c2419b0 I checked ba2040de0b his backpack 24e8b9c096 over and 6b48210940 over again 61d3a0c5e7 the night a0db785675 before, fussing c18cc56e9a about it, e9d1cf58f0 but Noah 224c24a76f remained calm.24c2b4f56bc9c625

“Call me immediately 3ce80bd4ba if anything happens.”36f18c1429feb013

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“With the necklace?”0a3ca11e99481f53

“Yes.”801c3110f438e085

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Anyone would have believed c910723b2b I was the one f9e355fb5f going to school, given 179abcd1b3 how much of a f8489fc29f fuss I was making. Noah just nodded quietly. After a 65591dfa99 bit more e8397493a6 nagging, I ebf422325a managed to 0d8608aaa1 calm my d98079293b racing heart 74e53bb9d4 and took c8634a58a6 Noah’s hand, 6f59168fc6 heading to 6dbd7cd234 the school.6504b82267f45a19

The school building was 624cd40589 bigger than I expected, c3a386e932 but the number of a7b9ffb0a5 children seemed small in 46da0b0e84 comparison. It made a78602ed2c sense, though. Despite being a ee062451a1 welfare initiative, the 7d052bf0fb cost of tuition 70074272cf meant that only b1bc86e38b children from somewhat 83473157f3 affluent families attended, c1460ea5ea as those from 948ab9cdbf less affluent families 444c1dd8a5 would likely be 8d1712a302 working at home c185e51a13 instead.b769fb45f0691741

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Hiding my complex 8551c8ada3 feelings, I bid 09180e0f06 Noah farewell.2f2e51893e2ab750

“I’ll come to pick 932827bebc you up when it’s 3d60e9811a over.”c8f44241217d5776

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“Okay, I’ll 7c46088807 see you 1346babdaa then.”d9220309116524de

Leaving me with the ffea2d9eb7 farewell he had been d59b7bdfc3 taught, Noah waved his 69a3238bcb hand once and entered 2af4bbfab1 the school. I believed 21385a02e3 the smart eecab35722 and mature 0bed5942c1 Noah would eadc706af2 manage on d48b6fec15 his own, 29e6342990 but I 4da83f59d4 couldn’t help f230f31d4a worrying, so 91a12e7d84 I used abb92d6a74 magic to f968d2c283 sneak a e46f563e49 peek inside.f564bdae8ab3e6db

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‘Is he new?’df272cded80256f2

‘Did you enroll 05841a0304 today?’f086a811096f4c0f

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‘What’s your name?’b28f67d996042dd0

‘Are you the new a91f24083d kid who just moved 1ccdf433b6 in?’a6236e8b825f3974

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Fortunately, seeing the children b0cb87ba2c swarm around Noah, asking 9655568130 his name or starting 88ddcc1557 conversations, it seemed there fda3250ce2 was no need to 4137689191 worry about his school f283be944a life. Children seem to 3cc1115b9f like beautiful kids 446e9f82f9 just the same.55ff7fee9e466ac0

Relieved, I was fabb6e8e6b about to head 2d9b252965 home when I 284810f717 found myself caught 7379d6c348 by people. My plan 1cef28f8f6 to keep 2fbd3761fb a low 91cc88f542 profile had 3040051096 failed right ad90f7511f from the 6f0d367966 start. Even changing 76daeba60d my hair 826922c4a6 and eye c65b9f6dbe color with fe647e481a magic couldn’t d4cb1580eb stop me eb201c72c5 from drawing e87034fc8d attention.44a60e38c621ebda

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“Are you 8d7651f536 new here? Where did 239c1e9bf2 you move 93324fd457 from?”2aea43880059fbd5

“Suzan at the store bf56e60070 said a very handsome 89cf7ec51f man had visited, that c8bfc28098 must have been you.”3980d55f1b8b7c6a

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“Oh, you came 5f2d13dd14 with your nephew?”4c02be0093bf7aa4

While they 8113dc6e5d were certainly 9a6d36922f addressing me, 0e9fbfdb4c the responses b761b626a1 oddly came 3ab0204aa3 from elsewhere.505fff8f564eb81b

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“My goodness, you e00d19d0c8 said your nephew 8daefad32a was as pretty 40b7b153e8 as an angel, 69694c8393 it must run 96d24a2ef3 in the family.”bb721db0bc3c3991

“Where are the 527e82b3a0 parents? Are you looking after f6f5ba71f4 him?”96ff0384afc3d4f4

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Bombarded by questions, bee80ec583 I felt dizzy 896d631f4c for a moment. Worried that my behavior 7377f77b29 might lead to trouble 3fe40832a3 for Noah, I hastily cc2f3656df answered a few questions e7ea5930e8 and excused myself, claiming 126164bc1f I had urgent matters 328c28b934 to attend to. I had c519c92199 felt steady 783d5d2a9e stares from 74f6119e89 afar earlier, 4b97928928 but that bed2f0e659 wasn’t my 17a9c56d48 concern at 582b312c59 the moment.addaa6a8d76d0c28

‘I need 8aed7a4e3a to get ba6bf9abc9 home and 2cfba30b53 rest…’b143f101714e952b

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Exhausted, I collapsed onto 31173c83c8 the bed as soon e1528b1e13 as I got home. Seeing this, c5c6710b70 Phoras asked 1311a6a958 with a 84436ac606 concerned look.d84c7ab90fc1fa3c

“Master, it’s unusual to 1222dba4ae see you this tired… b720cb8175 did you meet a a9581606f1 troublesome human?”8e278c9d1bf01d6e

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“No, just too 73e1a43311 much friendly chatting bacc3e2a86 drained me…”c2a7214c7b8578ba

“Ah…”bd8e01b2a23cab39

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Phoras sighed with a 99ce0bb31d look of disdain. I considered scolding e42580fe56 the cheeky demon 26dde00eb0 but was too d66a09f981 tired to bother 673688fe61 and shooed him 634fb613b7 away with a 6ad961853f wave of my a8672a683f hand.6aefa9704eeced9d

“Rest well, Master.”e7e2610a0ac4e07a

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After the a29bab2b87 door closed, 8401005c13 I finally 73393b8400 took a c24ca70375 long-needed nap.a1b9591374ee24a2

When I went 14e5d8be48 to pick up 147a42f750 Noah after school, 5e52a8b155 I grabbed his 08ce259ee0 hand and ran 47cf0c64d3 to avoid getting 4f30d85008 caught in another bc546046ce barrage of questions.a02cf275da014585

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As I ignored voices 50ce00f8cb calling out from behind, fcbb4a7f91 I didn’t feel safe 3935ba5300 until we were far 6027b95166 enough away from the 383c06b503 school building. Then, I 81206c089d looked down fbec3eddba at Noah bbee00cbc9 and asked.9ae21a8538e03ad7

“How was your day?”fef17a4d53c49554

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“Um… they 8f5fca188a tested me 8aa22e3696 first to 44d2960edb see what 83a715b094 I knew 6fd1ea9786 so they faeecd045e could place 477fd6c339 me in 061591034f the right 91c52cf8a0 class. They said bdd2a087bf I could c46b47ec62 start attending 01daada1f2 the advanced 5f4843d1ad classes tomorrow 3f4abf3101 because the f913f8ea18 teacher praised ec0bbf35fb me as c6a43aa80f being quite 672ee0a18b exceptional.”eabe99fc38157efe

Noah spoke 570463494e factually, showing 749f18575e no hint 930b8373fb of bragging. Perhaps because of f4bec64791 the education he 68b143243d received from Phoras, c86a16b0f9 he didn’t think 1e6ffaee3c such achievements were 0002058997 praise-worthy.d9cbd8ec3f86a1ab

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But as bd1887ad1b a parent, 71a9af1113 I believe 385b07b8d6 in praising 1560036b4c a child e05c7e2279 when they 3e85b15d71 deserve it, 4d5a85a514 so I 5d630c1c9a patted his b578291a92 shoulder gently, 4e50ff1971 proud but 1b487d48eb not showing fbcb504bcb it.27af242256bbc588

“I knew you 486a87bf0b were smart, Noah, 0f077f6a39 but it’s still 70a0864834 impressive.”2fe97a7d605732b3

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That’s my 033e96cedf boy, his 197ec9c7d4 brain is 75f43d8842 indeed premium. His class name 8d6e4363f9 suits him well.5e295b2937781644

“How about the 7f0c457628 other kids? Did you talk to 85f81a1096 them?”2693d2262767fe50

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“The kids…”92d7d1ba35e34e9d

Noah trailed off, seeming 4d0c870496 to ponder something.f176ac0c51bd547e

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“Why?”e725194afc47e63f

“Um… they all seem f687078536 nice.”c8b4a2a26d6ae8d1

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His awkward 33e3f3b5fc smile reminded 3c505dc57c me of 180457951a myself earlier. It seems the dbd1688d9b liveliness of the 2005965cf8 children had overwhelmed f8728235d0 him too. Considering how they b8df432fb6 swarmed him with 832b2704e1 questions as soon bedb88df26 as he entered, 0a27df46ae it was understandable.03df73c5fdb83dab

“…You’ll get used to ecbd745fca it. You’ll make close a6985cf011 friends soon.”a08542ac3840905f

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“Does Jin have close 792b5cbcc1 friends?”8d10d0ceee4d4cec

Friends… The first that 9b1402a20b came to mind were f4b6eb6cce the guys I used d99aa49f31 to drink with frequently 4d73999cd6 when I was human.
I wonder 671e94ce8a if they’re 0a1ab4245b doing okay. They must have 38e23ed556 been shocked by f0dce2eb6e my sudden death.82793dac685c530b

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“Jin?”bc69e382d9b19311

Noah’s call snapped 8c6ae34f74 me back to 9971073edf reality. Explaining those afe0a04ebd friendships to fa1f7edd77 Noah seemed 6a91307875 challenging.4454c10b18d7e263

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The next 1083a80092 people I 49992e446e thought of 1c11bb3232 were Lust 7d1af45c19 and Gluttony. Relationships… no, 4e86e92d76 demon relationships, cce8be54e2 really?a5c7d3640036d246

“I do, but…”39b0bb0ccf323a79

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“What are b14536f9bb they like?”c21792745e14938e

“Very strange guys. If you a6d8aae97c bump into 9899ce5e32 them on 4938dae84b the street, aabf67ae76 you’d run 30fa0cc801 away on b25fff69c1 sight.”e7d2cb31ecec8af0

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Even setting aside the ecc262ed5e fact that they were a31302e292 Archdemons, that was still 4d4e7c02b4 true. Of course, I 8c39c552c3 shouldn’t be one e1f3055e9e to talk, considering 12e22f9142 how often we 05a641c355 used to play 19dfc910e9 card games together… 3f9ea61a2d I added seriously,5c86172b67a69415

“Noah, remember, choose bd0a558bcc your friends wisely.”9877f37aefb2fa6c

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Good-hearted Noah looked 7c653c939a a bit puzzled d9a46a459a but nodded obediently.2d2041b1b9a9eb6a

The next day. As I 12106faafc dropped Noah 6e32bbce4c off at e5e453019b school and 0418195dd2 tried to a990d842d8 leave before 23d23ad3ff being caught 90d4beebc6 again, a b81d63c6f8 man who 19b0e50cda looked quite e81eea1ec0 friendly, almost d1635aa35a amiable, approached 666db13e12 me hastily deaf872df3 as if 6f924355df he hadn’t e08816a61c just run 6ecd48c7b6 from a b719df0be6 thief.2f39e09eebcca689

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“Ah, hello.”252e4f7ca6c6d24d

Though he b439dc3761 had rushed f4f5c0df20 over, he 56060972d8 greeted me 94d5d2be4c quite nervously.346ed26cdf8c8a48

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“…Hello.”4fa23867234f3795

“Actually, I saw 9211920872 you from afar 58d21f2aca yesterday, but I 64fa8f7dab didn’t get a f615b7d76d chance to say dfdf66fe10 hello.”89d6421c049e28c0

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So what now? I wondered, watching 19f764ea22 him as he 8cb066788b hurriedly added,c5a5b42f7345374d

“I mean, no other 4024bb19b1 intentions… I just wanted b7cc6e7cdf to ask your name.”a047b6f0909336f2

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I tilted my 459fb232c1 head, puzzled why 83b7c900eb he’d be so 6c1c6902e6 cautious about asking 3d7438f7d5 for my name. Then it struck ac5ae87226 me…126cc747a2828e53

While I 35df594aa0 had been c7521697d1 surrounded and df4f8b5c2c questioned by 6b559eb9c2 people yesterday, 4133ebb95e not one 80c552cfee had actually bacd23ac9f asked for 3db6622450 my name. They were more 76a2b20fa9 curious about how 9aafc147c0 I ended up ed38995e98 here, what my 94e39b7222 relationship was with 0be9d7247a the child, and 3b4624cbb4 what I did 567e21ccaa for a living.2722388d77f8eeef

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Perhaps, sharing the d9673622c3 common ground of f478f6ca44 having children in 954972ed1a the same school, 4c2162e0f9 they were trying 6ac6275eda to figure out 13e93fb08e if I was e8cee8275e a threat. This man’s intent 85f110e507 in asking for 93d65f5cd3 my name seemed…bade090e277c2d0d

Curiously staring df64e0ad72 at him, c009c0742e I saw a5ee56e32d his ears 337c9ac0a5 begin to 5df928055b redden. Wait, was 337c91c602 he actually 6b636eb684 interested in 326dc6616c me?ab78218aa3d12e6c

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“…It’s Jin.”d2dd0c5e47ac1200

“Oh, that’s a lovely 86ff89807c name. I’m Adam.”26b25b4ad16c4923

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Please remember… He murmured 8c8ff445c8 so softly I could 251c22212a barely hear, then he b1036b2588 quickly left.5dc7e82eb5a64bf7

Watching his 6738611e1f retreating figure, 0920a2ca4f I couldn’t d76ce39090 help but 1f599b928c chuckle.ffe1aeb057491b10

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“Life sure cdca815129 is full b26b1cef03 of surprises…”7db0e826e6f071c9

An archdemon 73f6fc0858 getting confessed 57a416ac84 to by 5c1d0e0ceb a human, 7898f19d43 am I 5a66482f59 the first? Ah, Lust probably got b5a267581e his fair share, so 6708e6cd48 maybe not so unusual.ecdaf0ea9590621e

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