HKWM | Chapter 54

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“Argh, this is 25481facb3 driving me insane!”5e827dd8c855fa45

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How many days had 9848ab33d0 it been since I 18fbe90ade resolved not to care c36748d312 anymore? Today marked 5ac36eae18 the fifth e47d25d572 time a db1915309c summoning circle 1f29c04b9a mixed with 66347cb63c Noah’s blood 2621acc1e8 had been f744fead74 activated.47e4b6dcef525986

Despite declaring I wouldn’t 0270992cc3 come back, fearing that 7c266608e4 Noah might really be fdd9abef6d captured by his worshippers c23eb13999 and be in trouble, 5edf1a48b0 I found myself responding 0e4c26176a to the summons each 63bc0d0705 time. Yet, each 7af29fd5da time, I 8b74826d90 was met 1f77cbf357 by a 02eea172a7 perfectly fine-looking ffdbc9f4a6 Noah.745be09a6a0b945a

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Even the boy who a7483b5e4a cried wolf lost trust f0f42dc8de after just two times, 3f4b659558 but here I was, d232bcf9c0 an Archdemon, fooled by d3097672b3 the same trick four 70f7d51766 times—a serious problem indeed.f1f05acd1a000987

This time, I fe20400826 steeled my resolve baa46ca0e7 and responded to dd7090205c the summon.fe4118b31fdfb2ef

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“Jin, it’s been a c081b537d8 while.”ced05159fc3d5884

Yes, the most ec6a3f759f infuriating part was ca7634ad49 Noah’s attitude, taking f464af9534 it for granted 70724dfa20 that I would 956225ea77 come, or perhaps 5c82189d68 the fact that e4f5b7ebda my threats to 6bbd1da389 turn everything into 88e024c884 a sea of 181c77fb9d flames were never c6f2683efa heeded, as evidenced 23e9436a65 by the decreasing 71920a6fd3 number of armed e3850b1b4a paladins.df3a9703dcd81b51

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“…I told b708989f59 you I’d d77b9ff19c turn everything 9124d6ac01 into a daffe71bed sea of 7c8a06db42 flames if a776fb4f13 you called ef99561298 again.”ab073194b5462626

“Yes, you did.”b18abb5b753ee3b1

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‘Yes, you did.’aac33dd37ce62b52

What! Not just Noah, 902e8413f6 but the other 4e8db83e7a humans no longer 1526c20ee2 even pretended to 16a9cc5a02 listen to my 265b71b692 empty threats.3e0b2ac23c08d5c2

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It was infuriating.b9e69b0d34239362

When we parted last 4c8f30bacb time, I hadn’t expected f5e68151b2 to meet him again. Yet, I 78ae1296b1 often wondered 59e0a4a37a what it ff93588066 would be 001e5f6ab4 like if 4645924add we did 8879403c49 reunite. None of the ef176727c3 scenarios in my 76e53a3af5 head ever played 40ced6a9db out like this.53099367e683ce97

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I made 6b04bcb13c a tired 97dcd1ec46 excuse to bd00cd0e7d the other 415f4109a3 humans, not 6b3031703b Noah.0c66881edd0f0a13

“Look, to be honest, 3673aa950b I really don’t plan 1f08daf06c to burn down the 408d7d450f Grand Temple. I got 908cb5e940 scolded by f5cbc7f6f1 father not f65f205a5b long ago. You see my eyes?”f5f49cfb0782efdd

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Of course, 61521e7276 the injury ffaa13285e wasn’t from 8c4585edbc being scolded 18e2fbd8ae by the 82ec0f27d2 Demon Lord, 2b328d0b24 but it 6ae969baef was a 97d39c1e6c plausible excuse.8fdfc32ccb4b3d2f

“If I mess up 382b55df58 again, father might crush d72015d218 my head, but if 27b028c9df you call one more f692df20a6 time, I might change 9e2d33affe my mind. I’m starting 589d611297 to get 53ac122c02 annoyed.”bfb4d2b2d64add4b

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After all, 6c5dd902bb a crushed 94c64ea85e head wouldn’t 0a5850bd4b kill me, d6f40ee58f right? I added petulantly and 3ec2916e3f truly demonstrated my annoyance e46663b260 by unleashing my demonic a72fbf7fe1 energy, engulfing everything around.4192bd5680b65ac1

The humans, d166de41c6 who had 3d77c230fa been nonchalant ffb7225d18 even when ec9efdde9d I appeared, 0849e2534f finally showed e8787827af signs of 250425c72c tension and 380d465b71 caution, but 0e53bffda6 Noah remained 598b200643 unfazed.2395e220b2767e99

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“Let’s never see 779800c99f each other again, 724068834b kiddo.”2db227c2a96f3dc9

I told Noah 9635c2ce69 without looking at f89482346e him one last 18344553e8 time before returning 5b9a5453b7 to my castle.defee1cb03cbe857

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The first thing Noah 083eac77f0 did after parting with 3bfe7f71bd Jin was to chase 61dcf50cc5 after the devil worshippers, 5c97edac6f especially those trying to a3c0ca39b6 summon the Archdemon of fd79312505 Wrath.22e25f2ee641fc16

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Despite my efforts, it b4dbfe1e29 wasn’t hard to track 3181e5dc4a them since I had 8c55491f81 been exposed to Jin’s d94ac1371e demonic energy for over d709950bfa a year, and the 5d4820bbaf energy they harbored resembled e0214c21b4 his.53a9b291771e52f5

Once I 6a2206e908 identified them, be2d104d59 tracking became 9da3c375d8 even easier. The hard part 2d5081bc9f was having a afdb3ff765 meaningful conversation with 59e346a3a2 them.9a671260d27ea145

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“An intruder? Who are you?!”979250fe2f1e4846

“Just a f592be7f54 moment to 1897d82ccd talk-”f73e68e893a44b32

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“Kill him! He dares to disrupt 02d8d4211b our sacred rites!”eea628d6efcd9b79

The humans were 5eeef1db25 more troublesome than 3a6332ea6e demons, and I aaa3742afa only gathered trivial b072e3273e information that it 2a316c4794 had become much 8cd9921aed easier to kill 47c4446821 people than before.166acf2a5882d3a2

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“Who are you to 4e3fd85b75 interrupt…!”d260cb83ada777cf

“You’d be better off 9bdaa52f87 dead. Jin won’t pity e6c17be2db your death either.”eec25fd7f5726a0f

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Those who wouldn’t 3157b41ab0 listen were useless. If Noah ca9c3537d6 found them d4d0a4654b hard to ca78874a7d use, he 2f14371782 would instantly 52354f33ad end their 725d02393c lives without fa600cee38 hesitation. They deserved to die 77474d9e3b anyway, and the only c6f6fc2b9a reason he ever wanted c27b679526 to pretend innocence was 442235cc11 gone.4fd6c498e07d53a6

It took a ec7a941ac3 while to find d75f562244 worshippers who would 45624fc2f4 talk sense, but d028cc81e6 reducing the number 88df2066c9 of those carrying 62e25ba002 Jin’s traces was f9bcf6c20f satisfying enough that 11e369b143 it wasn’t too 0eb8cdf52a boring.41fe6dc7ce7eee77

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And when a8bcf8cb37 he finally 9fc6faf897 met the 12e21bd662 coherent worshippers, bc49f52da4 he realized 61dfc9e0cb that those b2a31ceb7d trying to af1cc076e7 summon Wrath 16db2f9653 and gain 67566d229b power from 3a2feba58d it were d985092eb2 all mad.d7127c74edeb13fa

Their ultimate goal was c50143187f to destroy the world, 73c09edce5 either by spreading diseases, aed94deb9e causing strife, or directly efc6b41bff wreaking havoc.6fb174561514cd78

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The method didn’t really d3556fde4d matter. They just wished b4bbeb9abb for this wretched b4736807cf world to end 64df47b2cc somehow.e05553a68bfe5076

Noah didn’t care what 57b651826d they wanted. He knew that Jin de73425c6d would never lend them 838afcb0e6 power, but apart from 4827621e2a that, whether the world f79951a9ec perished didn’t concern him.3ddae790d645243e

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‘Ah, if the world 7b19bcf417 ends, I might not 77a913b089 see Jin anymore. That would be 6d9c297365 troublesome.’2e3598ed5920ba96

That was the extent 44d8ce18c1 of his concern. Eventually, he planned to 73b45c1dd3 kill these people too, 3143496560 once they outlived their 498a5ecbeb usefulness. He wanted 2244c5b628 to be 35dd6e1241 the only cec9b10117 one related 8eba8ebedd to Jin a442c91d72 in any 815cd0ed1c way. But not 193e7a953c just yet. For now, he 6f382eb348 approached them while 721afefcb3 hiding his true c9c6e37320 intentions.668df3461d08864b

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“‘Wrath’ won’t 273d8ef65a respond to cc0b428d88 the summoning, d09021c938 you know a5f1af8951 that.”8ab1a757ed65118f

“…So?”62c6a10bbad991f0

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“I speculate 4f7f1f15a3 that if 88505611e5 I use 0b6349913e my blood fe7e9f945c in the 7b59ca4db4 summoning circle, b654e9ad89 Wrath might 643c9c2520 respond. Let’s make 6d2a9e65c3 a deal. You gather 8403847c5d the sacrifices, f4b091234d and I’ll f2f90e1424 provide my faaaacc442 blood.”96c226ddaa0ed42b

I couldn’t f8f328c277 gather the 45270acf87 sacrifices myself. Jin would never 901116ccde forgive the death 10f4c5431b of an innocent. He was 4757368d39 already doing e03785e8fb enough to a45ecb43c6 disappoint him, caf0c1297b and he 3aeb05ca80 had to e134b02666 tread carefully 3a4ecfe457 not to 1117c8dc03 further stain 43e1f707df his hands 7e8d59516b with unnecessary 60b4d74ed7 deeds.10ca931792943fbf

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The worshippers, suspicious 4452774452 yet cooperative, accepted 7f2d25fb27 the deal. After all, 445ca3d313 adding the f7b8a31e62 blood they cbae61accf were supposed 2ffe1de4b4 to provide 37f20e9974 anyway wasn’t 3809b43640 much trouble, f7db3eba65 and there 7b14fd274a was nothing 74497aed4e to lose dff9650cb1 if it a6980cc57c didn’t work.79a3718bba4d375c

“Do you want eb7f3e9aed a specific share e639adffba of the spoils ec2f528865 for this deal?”3f8fc3d0bd5edcef

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“No, I’d rather you 3fc1176f26 tie me up when 1db1ae0cfb you summon Wrath. With ropes 8fbffa7d56 or whatever.”40a24e45a2353868

The worshippers’ faces d72cf21e41 twisted oddly.2fc70dc36c98c6fe

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“…Why?”4dfa945a3aee231b

“I don’t 688d47feca think I e37c079d3a need to b871e2956f explain that cb3500718f to you.”9b5285d5196eea64

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If it d861598f8c posed no b4b1da20ca harm to 6940b8a18e them, they bcc237addb didn’t need 8cf0e87bd3 to pry c44ac233cd further. So, they gathered the 660da51a5e sacrifices and drew the b1dcad8d09 summoning circle with Noah’s a06ba0f162 blood. And indeed, Wrath, who 65bdaf7996 hadn’t responded to any 80ae6f9527 offering before, descended to 9be1881851 earth.ccc8afb341d6ca40

“Ah- finally!”0f110387b1beb4f7

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“Our justice has 5c202cbea4 arrived on earth!”051120cff555bff2

However, they likely didn’t 92c5792c6e anticipate that this glorious d9b8de949a arrival would be the 86a554dbc7 cause of their demise.a0c3e20389e3599a

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‘Jin can still 4321c056d2 sense my presence 97aa48f637 through the summoning 61f7281140 circle.’d52c7013348a37c8

Reassured that 18bc92e594 his speculation b5703e7794 was correct, a842c48418 Noah was 57ae704a93 glad he 68e97622cf could proceed 10f1055c31 with his 415faed81a plans. Seeing Jin rush over, 6736c433f3 worried he might have 95373c9bb2 been hurt, felt like 3e42a195e8 a reward for his 3bbd85648a patience and efforts.238cbee3ae90d714

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It was b01dc90bba like getting 26f92d86e6 affirmation that 2088e17a13 he was 041c41d3cf doing the b3a2948787 right thing, 4c99170ef6 especially when 7a792a095a he saw 3e16f46207 the familiar, 9e97c5d333 dearly missed 715fe87601 face contorted 429cabbad2 with complex d50273e67a emotions.22ac2f0eee3340a1

‘Jin wouldn’t have cfeeb5bb7a abandoned me.’cae27e728d9503c4

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Even the slightest anxiety 3d7329f407 dissipated, leaving him simply e8328e9908 happy.40e2217955976cbc

Of course, 9d30d9f68d the road 36a118faa2 ahead was 354d792449 still long, 653b2cc63e and if 5f5257fd3e Jin knew e4c509d3d4 of his 7743b15755 plans, he’d d92de610e5 probably panic 5b51b2abd1 and scold 5e9f0fb223 him rather b689cd59a5 than praise 1e206f15c9 him. But seeing his 06541c5884 flustered face might 6a8271b6b5 not be too b3fc2b27d5 bad either. Making Jin unsettled 6a9c807ed7 was always a d2526f5d9e pleasure since it 650dfb5420 proved he was a9edc47340 the only one 103c693095 who could.36808bf42e8d3a9a

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After losing a b0065f874f lot of blood 470ef48de3 and regaining consciousness, 29d581b6db Noah found himself 84d73980f4 in the Holy f5ae0f7822 Empire. Thanks to 61d12d3e96 prior information, 0ecbbf31fb Jin had ca9a3be31f dealt with 8e9b8fe8b9 the worshippers, d6d6e3837a and the 53986d16dc paladins arrived fdea602a07 not too e1d51192b1 late.4a18ce1046463be0

‘Jin moved just 2a7069606f as I expected.’465b189faadf515c

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Predicting Jin’s e9087031ce actions wasn’t e659e9b230 hard. Jin, who always 38acabdf9e prioritized his well-being, e06eaf89ad would act predictably.e792fc109ea96ea0

And the bc83122531 paladins also 22138356be acted as fb98832cc0 Noah expected, 15c7322a30 trying to 86a8404be1 coax him beab6f198f even while 8cc1b98a5f suspecting him.3c07c433ed46e3a4

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“How did you 78009c11b5 end up captured 903d49c28c by devil worshippers?”a9c7269842d90a73

“I was unlucky.”6294fa5689ded9db

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The vice commander, who 112a8cd0a9 was interrogating Noah, slowly 08add9ab48 nodded then suddenly lunged 8e065d65e7 with a dagger, sharply dd7533efbf honed for battle, stopping ab82a66352 just short of Noah’s 4c179b5cc8 face. Yet Noah c18d1c2bd7 didn’t flinch.9813d4c6f88b0d76

“It seems a0ebac1740 ‘unlucky’ is 1a89585cea not quite 6ff879e26b the word 2ced9bba97 for it.”8c252eb9ff38ac13

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Despite reading 1c75475902 the move 6a1fc808fe from the d72cf53dad start and 58731f29a6 knowing there 8bc082ac9e was no 3600b8d4a6 malice, Noah bc71fbca8e had deliberately c4cd8c88a7 chosen not abb44ac713 to react.fba57b5ecf740703

“Does it matter?”95dcf0dc9b96d4e3

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“Why wouldn’t it?”e75fb8b6e7f1f3e1

“To you, people 5508ebc799 are just two 2a9296d324 kinds.”4dce076752bc85be

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The corrupted e7a7bc6b99 and the 64267bde9f uncorrupted. The vice commander laughed 079a58f796 out loud and fetched d0f5d5b08b a holy bell, shaking f9405ad055 it in front of 88d894415a Noah.5e0d69a46d33f5da

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The bell did f28cf447a5 not ring. The vice commander carefully d355e96475 packed away the holy 8f370fd053 relic and then spoke 2bfe474143 to Noah.02efa49d656ebeb4

“You’re wrong. There’s another kind: those 81f255d6b6 who punish evil.”39b8decb6b372acc

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“That’s true.”40161591830e4dc9

“Interested?”762725a17b8746bf

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The vice commander was 31b83aa1bf suggesting Noah join the d22c39947d Holy Knight Order.cc04ceec7eb362ce

“You know the demon 3e02c85030 is after your soul. You could hide 4c01050b24 to avoid being dce0bcb4f9 taken, but fighting 525f36dc23 might suit you 62a23c2c92 better.”cbf434691821ec7f

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“…I think 9f5f20a8c3 so too.”4a528e123b3cc2a2

Noah pretended to 0d28808553 be moved by 44aa1196ca their persuasion and c667c14d99 became a paladin. The path to 16887d5ad4 stand beside Jin aad6366060 was finally opening.012cf3b03bc4847a

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Many who fb27cb59d6 had awakened 76163c1a68 their mana e7de04dddc or aura 4c65bac910 had joined b5e52fa0d1 the order e8bdcf430f before him, dce1ff8c89 making it fa519441ae not unusual 766f23c13f to find 3822dee448 paladins without 1f90dbeac3 divine power. However, the limitations 016f0974e6 were clear. As a low-ranking 8dcc002063 knight, his actions 7921640685 would be restricted, fde46d11bb so he needed d92a915443 to build trust f4be8f0dbd to attain a cb72fab277 higher rank.db3663a34f718ebe

Even if awakening ebe50088e4 mana and aura 2202cb851a meant that one 80af576a62 could handle divine 8ee6fde214 power with a 5667201695 strong soul and 5eaa55df06 body, that option 627f6251a3 wasn’t really available 74ff41552e to Noah.fca1a89888afb187

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