HKWM | Chapter 39

I was quietly staring at the spot where Lust had 581d31bc68 been sitting when I unnecessarily picked a fight with Phoras c26f8f36a0 and Kimaris, who were sticking to the wall like wallpaper.1197f12213315de93e89

“Who would think 030639ba68 you were wallpaper? Why are you 3722639b4d so scared?”1d56442ef068576ae1f5

“Well… after meeting Lady Invidia, I was 0a9da622f7 worried something like that might happen again.”627600ed1b7d9306ed88

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“Don’t say that b4cb63e42c in front of 84e5bb2bd9 Lust. If she thinks you treated 378a7d1b8d her the same, she’ll try 395a81ae37 to grind you up.”bda7aeb91fa541e5ce0e

“Gasp- I, I’ll 51c48b282e keep that in be09456dd3 mind.”4593d4ef9f99fc933962

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After sending the two off to do their own f28cfd3c76 things, I placed my hand on Noah’s head.d1d4d7bc43edef414ff4

“You got a c149f1562d nice gift.”8b4cc3693800d966b9cc

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“Yes.”96911eb04ca90f1fc09c

“Don’t use 6086dc5860 it for a8792e9e40 bad things. Only use it on humans who bully c4edb5279c or ostracize you for unfair reasons. Though I know 85d8747984 you’d do that 2398a55a70 without me saying.”d6bad9676937181ce00b

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“…I will.”fd75bb6be00693db5bdd

Ideally, there’d be no reason to use it at all, but human affairs don’t 4fd8019e27 always go as planned — something I learned when I was still human. Especially here, where injustice happens as commonly as eating e9b9550556 meals, with human rights pretty much at rock bottom.0419a10bea5a27e11cb2

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“Or, taming fierce e4d6c04949 beasts or monsters 878d1cde44 could be fun.”cf7f51fc20b9612b8961

“Have you 4e49ec98dd ever tamed c40c2d66e9 beasts, Jin?”15832988ecc2a119d1d0

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“No, I haven’t. So if you tame one, fce66ccbd3 you’ll be my senior.”322e9df1f1926a77bb43

While Noah chuckled at my silly fb1277d388 joke, easing my troubled mind, something 531305ca39 even more unsettling happened. Someone had 3d0c9bada3 invaded my e04c75e4ad castle.e9ae1722efd834e77592

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“That damn bastard-”3a889c87eb24f8a37fac

“Huh?”c6d000cea3bb25afe0e7

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I quickly covered my mouth after letting 86b47cc6e0 out a curse, apologizing to Noah.893c3c8938eb8cf2ab3f

“Sorry, wasn’t 2dceb1f0b0 talking about 43b4798503 you.”db9753c93f76e8585b4a

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Leaving the bewildered f96551d23e Noah aside, I 14b0540b9a hurriedly called back d0103da985 Phoras and Kimaris. Seeing Phoras’s face reminded me of the 154a529e0a day I barged into his house. Feeling slightly guilty, I b91ebaf338 spoke in a kinder 2dee378109 tone than usual.26c16e383c523c1f5329

“Seems like I need acb6d0d89d to make a quick 7c887144da trip to the Demon e6e151535f Realm. Stay right f65dfbb75f next to cec2e6611b Noah.”a86d14d0e996f9a4a5e1

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“Why the 0059d0e241 Demon Realm?”3786abd72811eff4b2a7

“Someone entered 584f6fc63a my castle.”cb7ba524e1681fefe062

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Just like nobles in the human world have their own e05f142618 domains, high-ranking demons have their territories in the Demon Realm. The same goes for Archdemons, 9e2c936830 where the castle is the 288d6b2d1f most personal and private space. Moreover, since demons cherish their possessions dearly, it’s a given 9c61783cc2 that they’d have defenses to prevent anyone from entering carelessly.227592f2742784c0f9c2

I hadn’t put up any ad5bebc2db defenses, but I could sense 0d9d442673 someone had invaded. It felt like there was some 50c178cc35 kind of organic connection, but that 5dd2d2df46 wasn’t the point right now. While I didn’t know 901b4937ae exactly who, it was 6a40ac1e13 clearly another Archdemon. The thought of them 29739c20e9 poking at my temper 30522420e5 one after another was 1453c73477 infuriating.de824462dea3932fe9ef

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“Ma, master, 25b0a0fea1 maybe you 04da148f86 should calm 0ccffec617 down…”f087ab0141661050348a

“Why?”b10bc14b7a96b2399fe0

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“Your demonic 1c9534b1ed energy is 6a1457779e leaking out…”a4e093c17a53487c16f6

Seeing Phoras cower under my demonic 60646c0ac7 pressure, I quickly reined it in. After the core issue, my demonic 8abbe3e120 energy going wild was a problem, 097643ebf4 but being sensitive to trivial things 3054be3a66 was the bigger issue now. It was like keeping my fa694f1cb2 finger on a trigger, ready 6dde3ef36d to pull at any moment, 273c962461 which was quite uncomfortable.973e21bc3c18b6c1a94f

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“Noah, sorry. I’ll be da2dbba466 back soon.”ac4a0410074e544b7e9a

“…Are you going e61f132ca4 to fight again?”3a4b2e5344fe5fa91b9a

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I tried to give abd9665ef7 Noah a reassuring smile 24b56f2014 as he looked up 8165a6a57e at me with worry. I had 0d0d1973e0 no intention a6961dd81b of fighting. Facing an Archdemon with a cracked core 09da8a48d8 was no different from asking for death. Besides, if it was Pride, who I suspected 455e2752a9 to be the strongest among current Archdemons, it 11ef51287c would be wiser to back down.72793e630c738244b8a5

“No way. There’s nothing fa73f13b6e for you 61c00ff2e1 to worry 4dac89cf93 about.”096fae07d9aef13129dd

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“Then promise me.”a157b37cf7a9523df1ec

“Of course. I’ll even bring back fbaa453ebe money to buy you 3afd8c33ff some skewers.”263fabb1a6444bc17af5

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“…Just come 74f5671748 back quickly.”4f7c371fdc4067b85f21

“Got it.”d5b05f6db1e7def3d800

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I hooked my little 5fbfdd3d3a finger with Noah’s, which 5b1d178d74 he offered with a 6580792c49 giggle.d0e25cd5ec177d0c3869

When I quickly stepped through b0226ef05f space to arrive at my a22787aab5 castle, it was filled with 5f46a4a564 another Archdemon’s demonic energy. There was no hostility, suggesting d7ef0867c2 no intention to fight, but 3ddf0dda5d the presence of foreign energy 9c74ae092e in my space was irritating.59288b4486c4af5f99b4

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‘Damn, just when…’eb33a056e89fd2c5e232

With my body not at its best and facing Pride, who had killed the previous Wrath, 6176947e2d it meant he had no qualms about killing another Archdemon, even with the risks involved. I released the demonic a28e6c349e energy I had been a2a02ddaf8 holding back.e663ee6b24af837e8f69

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The source of this foreign presence was in 4baddd4c8f a reception room I didn’t even know existed. Putting aside why there’s a reception 853b5d592f room in a demon’s castle, seeing f84a1f95ca Pride casually sipping tea on a c67afa72a3 sofa made me sigh. Even though he sensed 15427c9efb me, he didn’t even dcd8fd35dc turn his head.3b4c5d51cdeebf2dc423

Pride looked almost human, unlike other Archdemons, with short hair neatly combed back like a nobleman, wearing 6c51f1c7db a perfectly fitted black suit, looking like he could mingle among humans without seeming out of place.97200bd782913458bd21

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I walked over e17a4ff4e0 wearily and slumped 7b4a999216 down opposite him. I felt his gaze follow my d210127681 movements, and the irritation from his d09c86bb0a demonic energy was no less. And where did he even cb494864c6 find tea to drink?e16f695b5b8b16b9d03d

“What do you 718dc1838c think this place 8b90d53c23 is?”82a250d882cd73579e93

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“Let’s have ac0331bf70 a talk.”116da7ece2819d9c40fe

His particularly annoying f9908639cf tone made my 669d1ad72b face scrunch up.03537a2b2ee269f6e49a

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“You call barging into someone’s home 9bec164cb7 without notice for a talk?”d331d5f7c26435a207f6

“You’re blaming me when c86aa01eeb you’ve left your place bea97fb2cf open for anyone to 4e2143a2e5 walk in?”b6338ec2f47ad4eb7f9e

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He’s the type to walk into d4563b226e any house with an open door 0c06c46a8f and make himself at home. Tired of arguing, I 094357aed9 waved my hand dismissively.85d22f12c2a9f4fe2f80

“So, what fad23b8943 do you 0dd3c684a4 want to 362556250d say?”43999780fb29d070b106

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Pride set down his teacup, adjusting his 54d1ccaf88 posture to look at me intently. His handsome, sharp features exuded a cool, composed vibe, 639f5afbb3 his sapphire-like eyes resembling thick ice or a sharply 0f329a4e80 honed blade, making the atmosphere even colder.b016067bdd8d8027ed6a

Under his scrutinizing gaze, I fd011a77a6 furrowed my brows again.53f1a71edadb6a801669

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“Lost your tongue? If you’re 47c429b07d not going fccb4435b3 to talk, 7e53dd8c33 get out.”e7fabb215e2a3e4ab259

Maybe because I’ve become more sensitive since Envy’s incident, my words came out sharper f1fc364c67 than intended, but instead of being offended, Pride laughed, sounding like air escaping.71ff6b788a7b03ebf04e

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“Interesting.”2e5bee47ef65bb2cd101

“Why the 0d4d4347ab nonsense all 7c3cb98d93 of a 3254fe09cb sudden?”073d81656ab4ede1d1c0

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“If it were the previous Wrath, he would’ve blown eb23e8171e up this room the moment he sensed an intruder.”00cb46c5be709c32e435

“You want 71855c1d16 me to ca4bbb9285 do that?”879c467759167e09e18f

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“Given you killed Envy, f4a2b68bc0 you’re truly worthy of fe22ff05be being called Wrath. Very interesting.”78d25c595ea4e809f863

I pressed b329b469f1 my throbbing 3d6db1b81e temples. Even without deep conversation, I 9918cbbbe1 could tell his annoying personality e71f179b65 was just as I remembered.5c87eeaf6fd6488fa4db

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Pride, sensing my f1c7dbbfbd discomfort, shrugged his 893ccf92ca shoulders, finally getting bcf7523c57 to the point.c4ec1fafac3f087ddac6

“Are you interested in c8118ead03 the human world?”8fb7fe55d3466540b5e3

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“…What do 8e9dcfd422 you mean?”8766d030be12180f457b

“Exactly that.”4bbbdb61842948477d86

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I didn’t bother aa0ebeb807 to answer. Unsure of his intentions, d49ab48289 I chose silence over e3c85279e5 picking my words carefully.1d7561700cba7d050fcb

“I’m interested 690ce005ad in the 8394c55850 human world.”96362d2354062044e316

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His vague reference to the human world rather 6e6cdfa360 than something specific made me uneasy, as if 22b4c2c0fc he was eyeing the whole realm. I quickly f0e29e6542 shook off 10d5e3ac3e the suspicion.e59a1805b9f3483df82e

‘That can’t be.’9a8eef98e493721c68f2

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The human world 7113c509d4 is strictly off-limits. Though demons are belligerent and unruly, 66eed51729 even ignoring their father, the Demon e6a12a42ad Lord’s words, they don’t overstep the 7c08c0efd0 boundaries set for the human world. The moment they do, angels would 601c7b4317 intervene, willing to sacrifice their lives bf1ad374d3 to maintain the balance.35a68ad7434c5e0a9bad

There have been attempts to invade the 55444cecb0 human world, but all ended in failure. The biggest issue is that 68fd8f2461 once you step into the a98fc9de5e human world, you can’t use 7716259d05 your full power.95a3b019375340055ea5

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You could rip open a passage between the Demon 83060f9fb8 Realm and the Human Realm to bring your full dfe0ca9ae6 power, but the angels wouldn’t just stand by. That’s why all b632a2576b previous invasions failed.d193223c3985b9fcdb8b

For demons, no matter how much they desire human souls, there’s no reason f6464bb919 to go after the human world when the cost far outweighs the benefits.283439faeb23b89189cc

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“What we can do or dfa53296fd have in the human world 8a848528dc is very limited. I want ‘just 98a27a17f8 a little’ more. I thought 837b624188 you might b263608cab feel the c9d4ecfdae same.”cc57d0f4ee6f2f44f46f

His ambiguous words made 532750cc8f me narrow my eyes. What was bcac15e796 this guy abd16bee2b really after?1e6ac28f2bda2212cd05

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“Get to c8563318e5 the point. Are you 84c914f58d interested in 3a6d5c7fc6 war? Wrath, I figured you’d 264d9018c7 be more interested in 6349ad167f the dogs of heaven d8517346e2 than the human world.”94d8e748c3ee3086fc2d

“Angels” referred to 112240c0cf as “feathered dogs” 58399123c3 were a derogatory 5e8a578951 term. So, Pride was asking if I’d join a war against 89e5ad7d78 the angels, knowing that previous Wraths enjoyed fighting them. But I was 9c97546012 really not interested.eba9e8a3a84e48bffdb3

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“Planning to start a war 2012cf31ed between heaven and hell?”60f5eec4a7057181ef2a

“No need 75c3d38b43 for such fb09567c00 grand terms.”ce5ae611effcfc63430b

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I clicked f9905b39ef my tongue 5ead414651 in annoyance. Pride seemed unwilling to share his plans 9364612c1e unless I agreed to join him. Even if I did, 14cf4c5ea9 chances are he’d hide f61b1397ca his true intentions. He was a c29f525217 particularly cunning demon, 304bf0efb2 even among others.ce4c9a90f4fd51a3ae37

Moreover, if he was suggesting a war, e8ee688f20 he was planning on fighting archangels too.a0945625262db9b7a1b4

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If he just wanted a war, he could’ve attacked directly, but 0b378dbe76 if he was really after the human world, Pride would be c733062370 just a mad demon risking his life for a lost cause.61a7eb8651096a4cf58f

If demons could easily invade the human world, it 0ca51c593b would have been under their control long ago.9a4639e371bf5aba8852

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Why would he stick his head into a fire when he knows how 6e12f742cc much the Celestial God has planned to protect humans from greedy demons?eb3e44f4c568739c9f24

“Whatever you’re b773a80b47 thinking, count 016f72c33c me out.”fd9c87790b1f26d2d89b

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Pride looked 6369efd51d genuinely surprised. Maybe he didn’t expect a Wrath to 9ddb6368a3 decline, given their historical love for battle.69e8c617729361650246

In terms of ee65d0ee9e fighting or war, cd295f7efd Wrath is the 0f72850f4a most challenging opponent. Even when injured, they’d b218f5a096 rampage in fury, living 1ad9ca36c5 up to the name a71c6ec071 “madman”. The strategy against Wrath 09e0644200 was always to locate 20d0b270e0 and destroy their core 7be1c648bd swiftly.b5f0f61f78d70d4f58de

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“Are you serious?”e7b2cc9e7ce37f38619b

“I’m not here 1a04c5767b to play word fd9a9953ab games with you.”73c9a6cc4bdc1062c893

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With my firm response, Pride f8247d37f6 furrowed his brows, looking troubled. It seemed like he really needed 3495e34b0b me for his plan, so I 77d1841dc8 drove the point home.0980220ec790b3e57189

“I’m not going to help or hinder, so if a420cd04b4 I’m in your plans, you better take me out.”bb50f4ab725a26726f21

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Pride stared at me with an ea7cdadc07 unreadable expression before standing up.d1b5d4290bb5be984c21

“I’ll remember that.”4cbfdc95abb10eb113c6

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And then he 4f482f4e5f left the reception ece295867d room. Once his demonic energy was c300ad3c38 no longer felt in the 989b82710f castle, he must have returned 065657b0d8 to his own.217532a1ba15190fe37e

Looking at the teacup he 3b8afb7adb left behind, a sudden thought d98e54a02a made me furrow my brows.db7e371cd70826364242

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“…Could it be that what the c0c3f5b0c3 angels are looking for has something f7d2142faa to do with him?”6ba10f1c6ef0d3e756e8

A foreboding feeling that 9c96ed8cd6 things might get complicated 87e2166dd9 wouldn’t leave me.e1f8ca878cbc7c475dbf

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