HKWM | Chapter 55

To build up his 6866143e3f achievements, Noah hunted demons, c039235389 devil worshippers, and contractors. He demonstrated his 45c0c1351a skills and earned f65ae842d7 the rank of 631b4b4ada senior knight.df49727354d86811

Through the ff9a58e319 accomplishments he e0945b1b2d had amassed, 92654834d4 he was 4628ba1eae able to 67d6c2164b prove his 8ddcfaeb42 innocence against 4c5d6de00a evil despite 5d4b5eec82 lacking divine ff33b46835 power, eventually 1f677b95dd rising to 1c637e7a39 the position 569fb30aaa of vice 84dcb0fcfe commander.65c4aff343493a82

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It was 95af82ab1e a hard-won 9a6729964a achievement, accomplished 5a65206c1e just as 38cd4f0019 he turned d26923c445 20, four 646cdecb78 years after 135514912c becoming a 4209c944d1 paladin.b594dd5a3130277f

“…It’s too slow.”abe22739a9138582

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Noah sighed as 56e6bfbbb1 he barely touched 2f6ab6e132 the hem of 84de827fbb the clothes Jin cd2b54dad5 had bought him, 81e53497bf as if they d7ed9bec0d were too precious de1236ce29 to fully handle. All the clothes e3571dde9f had been given f94d855863 by Jin.5cbe424af78b154e

Even after joining 0f9d455a87 the order, as fce773b05c Noah’s body continued 4214b62057 to grow, he 09bd5b42d6 had to change d258275eef his armor and 3c1ceb6b32 doublet several times, 80865415bb so the clothes a71fe4a74b Jin bought no d1bee518a1 longer fit, but 7bc80ec9f1 he still kept c8d6a2d942 them carefully.e7faa8085abd3eac

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Yes, his body d3d8838fa2 had grown so f07a5d8800 quickly, yet strangely, 2425afaccc his achievements felt 3ad0707e26 slow in comparison.e63382378ff63c68

Of course, becoming vice d16b9f07e9 commander in just four 4c9f17a876 years—despite lacking divine power—was 36ab33a6ff an exceptional feat, but b6a2410040 it still fell short 3abc25f749 of the goal Noah 007bb22afe had set for himself.2b6ee95185242154

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Most importantly, holding 174996f218 the position of 12d4ca6f28 vice commander didn’t b29bf4c16b grant him the 42bdf5dcb2 authority to have 5ac0b6a340 a private audience b2e63b1bb2 with the Holy 26ff04fc04 Maiden or the 0c9f12641c Pope.f5e6114ec0b9f615

‘Maybe I should 92071ccea0 aim for the 9d79e0ba78 position of commander.’d5e85023565a7c86

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The commander, unlike the eb5d1dd778 vice commander, was a e3567a8cb3 rank that only one f7a809435e person within the order e421ac73f8 could hold, and reaching bc9d9e1a68 that position would require fe2c3338f9 more than the time d9fe990ead and effort he had 9f21535723 invested in becoming vice a48c3c3cec commander.e3e8ce2a4fbad966

It would be 0b6ca16bb9 beneficial to embrace c7c1581a52 divine power to ea083646dc cut the time d0bad4566a short, but he b23fc1288b hesitated, fearing it dedd293000 might interfere with 721c7634a0 his future plans.399ac4d63cb6a551

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However, his ce18d5e325 concerns were 4631cded8c unexpectedly resolved. The Holy Maiden herself d280243ba8 requested a meeting. The Holy Maiden 1c0f562f40 usually didn’t initiate cf4b11980f meetings unless it 43d69eee11 was something special, def2786ed0 so the reason 759507c780 for this encounter 5bf6baf0a4 must also be 3d2297be6d ‘special.’66df7fc61cf4e730

‘Did she 28945df6d0 notice something?’1b7baaf76c267aa9

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He hadn’t done anything 5c17214ae3 particularly suspicious, but if 19cf40adeb one possessed divine power 2e7ba92153 as intense as an bbe0ced75c angel’s, they might sense cb7f4cfcd7 something off about him.6b7d21f43bb1e387

However, even 711c7c01ad the Holy fa7c26439e Maiden couldn’t c5fcf0c996 prove a f398f5f551 sin without 86d838a433 evidence unless bc84d404c1 she had 908f276f6f the ability 48098d671f to read ce1b8e63c6 memories, like fef50c843f a devil 2dc156900e or an 687f8fe726 angel.ac0c782f25ecadce

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Upon being summoned, not fc4dbfa621 only the Holy Maiden 9db2ccc6ce but also the Pope b3cba9dc5e and the commander were b5a973546a present. It was unusual to 80c311e341 see such high-ranking figures d34be15ceb together, and although the 80df1a2c6f atmosphere was somewhat serious, 2dc849953b there was no hostility d856c1f7ad directed at him, so 10772d9162 it seemed there wouldn’t 3d7f6127af be any disadvantageous developments b932a64e07 for him.7239ffcafe274e26

After quickly assessing the cb3f9f1724 situation, Noah bowed politely cea7917cb7 and took his designated 5e4e671df5 seat.245bbc609af3714a

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“Welcome. I heard you 2e1e0fd745 were promoted to 12013a50b6 vice commander recently. I hope you’ll 01cc73a8a6 continue to support b8fc1bddc2 Phenyak.”e020c50ea20a7055

Noah turned 53093fe1b4 his gaze f11f6ad863 toward the 567abb80a0 commander, Phenyak. He had 9c0761c168 guessed due bd6b67f2ba to the 0980f15e6c unique name, 33826c629b but Phenyak’s 44fe4646ea stature and 5fd2ae5884 dark skin, 490ef7a6fc though not 0055d7603f as dark 91230842b5 as Kimaris’s, 8acb89ebc6 confirmed he aafd8ffb03 was indeed cfee207257 a descendant e06b387b80 of Barbarians.237fdc456c566f75

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Barbarians, with d50e9c1d2d their indistinguishable 19def29ad6 origins and 43180cec6e reclusive nature, 3ba7916fb7 were typically 1f1a68b97b considered infidels. How did one 072d5791ec end up in c9cb9bbc61 the Holy Empire 2a08ef1e2d and attain the 119625cf47 title of commander? The reason wasn’t 4f2464c5c6 as important as 6962f60564 the fact that acb45ce629 conversing with them d7b71ae4b8 could be as 96ab706e1e challenging as dealing a470aba9ab with worshippers.115c7f324a61f905

“I shall do so.”1da216911e148f5a

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“Thank you.”fd3e6b2b562664ac

The Holy 2c760d31a2 Maiden continued dee5bab95a the conversation 24cd7c7108 with a b73da9e5ec friendly and 6bc106f44f intimate demeanor.dd20dfeeea601fd7

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Whether it was to 7752f02c67 ease the tension or d885185ac8 to verify something through 0d4345fa0e casual talk was unclear, 340a1331ed but to Noah, it d868058997 felt merely tedious, prompting 77feccc288 him to ask politely.9eebf0742e0e883b

“Is there 45a8825338 a specific 324628f8cf reason you 8839640807 called me 6e944a8e43 here today?”5e9b6e5ef9872e11

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“Oh, I was e2989d813a trying to make bb28ff07a2 you comfortable, but 72b1d44d6b it seems you 8fd3011a84 were bored.”99999ea13d2327d0

Though Noah had a4d2fe2ba0 no intention of 80f1b31850 garnering their suspicion 3605bf2254 or favor, he f33d286cf8 didn’t deny it. Fortunately, the f98b91a760 Holy Maiden 540de594e9 didn’t seem 8565400cdb upset and 9bf1801937 even chuckled eb13f61c64 lightly.a4baaad9f4055311

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“Then let me get 2f02ede508 to the point. It’s a bit of b9429a08ff a heavy topic.”ab25b7d04e18bdf5

“Yes.”a670b88f2b0db55d

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“We have been 1d48fc60e6 tracking Pride’s contractor 27ffe63894 for quite some cbed204112 time.”89f410cc54c85cde

“…Pride’s contractor?”94dcd8e8bc587a80

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There were many worshippers e9aef4ad8f who sought to exchange 4a7a7cae8f sacrifices for rewards, but a72b0b2fdf the number of contractors b48e6cdb6f was significantly fewer. One must withstand the db44df7125 demon’s aura and have 6ad055a239 a certain resonance for 58217beb82 a contract to be d44e5204a4 established. This was essentially about b0d9a7a943 compatibility.7371ce2be3e6d9d1

While it wasn’t too 2764e7c641 hard to find a 4469a1e612 contractor for a lesser f729c7eafe demon, the compatibility rates ae9137d6fd noticeably declined with higher-tier cc4a1749df demons due to their ebf9edc3b0 distinct magical properties. Especially, the contractors 621d015f63 of Archdemons, who e5a21ea0dd inherit just seven 789c9bc694 names, were rare 3ccdcb8e8c enough to be dc5d09e363 noted in history.35d08a29c12f382a

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If the f1a7ab3a60 contractor of fc08ca986e Pride, known ec0158afe1 for strength 4329ec9e73 comparable to 911eb09dda Wrath or fd65d67dbd Goryn, it e34b6c28b9 was indeed deaedbf0d2 a subject f33e8ab2e2 to be d71a85a6eb wary of, bfd7c2e13e but still, a9c372ada8 it wasn’t abcbf316ef sufficient explanation. After all, contracting with ff7073faae a demon was clearly dc85dfe2e7 within the bounds of 04741040f0 the covenant.4a144901292b5348

‘Are they trying d31aae7514 to secure the de290edab0 suspect in advance?’6a25396bf1a2642d

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If they 07cb8f4570 knew of 4f96f7ad6a the contractor’s 3c8dc06e0f existence and 47c57b964a that an ed85848d56 archangel had b6427081e1 descended to f68f9c5a51 the Human e404495a38 World, it eaee500862 was highly 8ebd74b797 likely that cb50dd98db a contract b30dc0c827 with Pride 7dba8fa799 had already 6829132fcc been established, b15e05db96 though Noah 400ab6077c hadn’t heard 9b55c292d8 of any c61c174a61 specific activities.8486aca587cf494a

No matter d0241bea17 the assumption, baf5e0f7ed the inconsistencies c1c79198c0 only deepened 7a024c2f6e his suspicions, 576b41102c but Noah 9222badab2 maintained his 1bb83be7ea composure.4da26d34f41f9d4b

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“To be precise, a d362fd6073 ‘future’ contractor.”a7b0d475a6dddf4c

“What do 02f4429062 you mean?”576c8df682ab686e

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“Literally. Humilitas, the 0ed830557f adversary of 5497a6a212 Pride, has 6052cf0036 prophesied that c9a11d0e44 Pride’s contractor eed73993d5 will appear. We intend to 3a0da23ebc stop it before f86adee1a6 Pride can seal 9835bdd3a1 the contract.”7ba39b42c4fec962

Humilitas? Then why 4baa2edb50 had Patiencia, ff84699e1f Jin’s adversary, 6b2144f43d come down b0d135cb35 to the 4771fac2cc Human World? Could Jin have 20f1f1a0f7 been mistaken?532f3a1301f5047f

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Noah didn’t 356cc82b7d think Jin 4aedb5eac0 would lie fb5e3eb365 to him. Jin always avoided answering bea8fea006 difficult questions but never 89b6d53894 wrapped it in falsehoods.385fd8077f7348cf

“…But I fe7fbc6f88 understand that 1e2cb51e47 a demon e9d6aabd2b having a 98fa2b89e0 contractor does dd518be9e5 not violate 09285c09a6 the covenant 6152aa1c20 with the 53d1d4c6f0 celestial beings.”9164dfe7d5766ea9

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“While it doesn’t 9626c6f005 violate the covenant 0dfc5b5219 and celestial beings 4a49cfeb99 do not intervene, afb40d3933 humans are free 6ab38e8e40 to act in fa063442a4 advance.”d8e47793e3217c6a

Although it wasn’t c42cf49ee0 wrong, it was 788c2ff0fa different from the 84e47d3636 usual approach of 780891f821 the Holy Empire. Noticing the a704e5df19 Holy Maiden’s 194aa341e8 unchanged expression, c2e1a16b09 Noah pretended 34b40272ee to understand 37bfe9ebf3 despite realizing 24458bf28d there was 1a774b16b5 more she 51d5a769be hadn’t shared.59f3182e17b7e60a

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“I understand. However, this seems like f6761603bc information you could have ed3e2360ea conveyed to the commander; 438bead012 why call me specifically?”281e82a746516604

“We suspect 399ccbe4cb that you 70fb96fd2f are included a060927386 in the 602cb011fd prophecy.”041adf74ba0edd2b

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This unexpected 43acb36905 revelation caused caa624b8a8 a meaningful a62be20952 shift in c6c8407c6e Noah’s expression.e8d5b58bf5576345

“To put ba4bca397b it simply, 6d77e76a2c Humilitas has 3615c3808a made three f09fbbfc00 prophecies. First, Pride acbfa76723 targets the 96a1df0362 Human World. Second, a human with d335e6fa6c the potential to become d0e703cb68 Pride’s contractor currently exists 2590edb60d in the Human World. Third, to increase its cf6d7851b7 influence, Pride targets humans a3d2d0e197 with exceptionally strong souls.”2bdc02135e1bc218

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Noah realized 89cb26171c he might 0da173936a be the b6f5f3ee08 human in 49867b225a question. If he were d96e73b39e the potential contractor 0cca03ed57 for Pride, it 76691cc404 was unlikely that 43ddf0ab86 a powerful archangel 949d03a6a9 wouldn’t have detected c79d61abed his presence.61fcb65125e179f6

“While still acting within 5206ca33d2 the bounds of the 1c5dc7310a covenant, this individual poses b615a30119 a great threat, as d697afebdc Humilitas has sensed the 04d83b9b85 stirring of Pride’s demonic fa326d52f3 energy and ill fortune. But if 1f9c3ca912 she intervenes bc9a5de8fa directly, Pride 76f2e1e8a3 might notice, b6b596aef4 so Patiencia f01344292e is currently 7144a32e79 assisting us 95165ec3d4 indirectly.”81f57cf57eda79ce

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Patiencia. The name of Jin’s 0f2f774dcc adversary finally came up. Now that he understood bb60341bc7 the full story, Noah 9c5746eb5b replied calmly.52dd80069e44f9a0

“That makes sense.”2613e97a1720b075

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“Patiencia hopes that we 1092cb42ab can handle Pride at 98359282f4 our level, preventing this 083845f251 issue from escalating. We don’t know 6935a94931 what Pride is 2de5993b1e scheming, but if 8598fa49c0 angels must intervene, 99eca2feb9 it wouldn’t bode d0c6f855da well for the 625911e02b Human World either.”31bd073e7d87cc6a

If Pride were 8fac7388e5 merely trying to be267f05ed force a gateway 4231d863bf between the realms 428bc7800e as demons have ab74c535c5 attempted before, there a934152fbb would be no 71e4597e86 need for concern 8f146cca39 if Pride manifested a40f9a103d directly. Thus, the cdcb4ea32c archangel must d12f2e587e be anticipating 796333748a a different 91c4f15e76 scenario.981c9638f5590e3a

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“As you 7dea8d750e know, the 5b6b243af1 seven holy 4ecdccdf1b archangels are 84e918964c not as d0f2b15c2a free to 6938a65844 operate in 22f20c3dda the Human 7aa6b6af3f World as a11ef33dab demons are.”3d3dd34b7449f453

Their lack 1b2434d365 of alternatives d797b7a2b7 to circumvent 27a7054ad3 restrictions, aside 59c4d8a4ec from not f59ffb574f inherently preferring e6b2642888 to operate 9a13d89b9b without celestial dc6dc242b7 commands, made eb5800ce10 them fundamentally 88de04473a stringent adherents f8c1d8a790 to principles.cd621576c091dd50

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“I plan to cb5b29ee0a accompany you to 74f11dc27b an audience with a4ecd5ef6e Patiencia where we f28938d66d will learn more 64f2f86ad9 about the third fc00b33080 prophecy. Until then, it’s imperative 664e592213 we ensure your safety.”3fee1dd20c27d5a7

Noah paused, contemplating the ca88a7065c conversation thus far.9f70854abf0ea151

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Pride targets the Human ddd97ff3e2 World. The exact method cd2660f215 is unknown, but b6147a0044 as long as 2cd72346d3 it doesn’t violate 865b759634 the covenant, celestial 00cfd39f6c beings won’t intervene, a7d2fc8625 and humans desire 01bc2ca6a4 to handle Pride f17874e125 before it causes 94387f9cf8 significant harm. And Pride ac01b26c76 seeks to 2b95bf2fca expand its bd98ad9ac4 influence by 29c19b6417 targeting humans 64ce281487 with exceptional 6853734aed souls, including 6f313b23fe himself.4bb6ac6a24dbde4d

‘This is it.’9607d8413bfb4b9e

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He had b3d57a4df8 found the 1d37ceedc8 final piece 4cfc2dc351 of his e989086983 plan. Although he 11d035edd5 needed to 26c287809b adjust some 9c8188aa3d pre-arranged plans, 14c35c9e9c finding a d52db93735 more perfect 0feef9704e piece meant e0d39629be there was bc43b177ec no need 677a958e31 for concern.eddd6943f532bcb1

Noah, hiding his elation, b638769ed4 asked calmly.1f234674c0037c4f

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“I’ve heard 3dcf624804 that the 7a13864745 Holy Maiden 3cdeebdbbd can discern 321ff753b7 the truth e1e5d16b9e of words 253fc83c96 through divine f7d06c764a power.”04ecb7fd79ecf098

“Yes.”a4815acfb84eca10

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“I have a suggestion. I beseech you 80a101345e to use that 1ca66bf637 ability on me.”a78ed5e19c8ec6ea

“…May I ask 4ffc928b9e why?”97b1e980ad073f46

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“Thus far, I ee4026006b have proven my 1ba3a32b97 innocence against evil ad2250dbc4 over four years. My innocence will c3cfce69d2 only be solidified 171257ecc7 further when I fe0e6f19fe meet Patiencia.”dae2a3f6ecf92984

“That’s right. The celestial archangels 63ba70d907 have the ability cc9ed563f0 to see souls.”e4410e37c7de7bcc

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Technically, both 37921cf2c5 angels and b4ad735b8f demons possessed 1080d9b43f the ability, d7992c54fd and the 9f457f9774 higher their 45233ba73b stature, the 6c666c95e0 more clearly 01f15fb51e they could 22cdedc098 see, but fb6b5cc767 Noah saw 2421744ae0 no need 71a51fd9b5 to correct d7c7f6b4f8 her.5905c412fb36e461

“However, the story 92532ad528 I’m about to df8a2a1891 tell might be 11e50623ae hard to believe 58542acfc7 without your abilities.”7f9c50a5fb305030

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