HKWM | Chapter 57

The Holy Maiden, f4b0ada18c seeing the expression d5efd62292 on Noah’s face—full 0684269863 of unhidden joy, f32a835434 as if he cd2aa92c81 had never doubted 4e15bbd611 this outcome—finally realized c0e46584f9 his true intentions.09a0bc391eb2e596

“…So this is 13cc8b9e78 what you truly 08adfd2c73 wanted. I was always curious. Why a 411bd6cab5 non-believer like f1b3afd9dc you became 3ac5d3e5c3 a paladin, 147c7bdbd8 earned achievements, 4961285236 and rose 1c7ce118e4 to the dcb7d2df02 rank of 2fe0fbe62e vice commander.”aca99e925e5c3924

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Noah tilted his head 752dee9361 slightly. While her words weren’t 16d20313d7 incorrect, he seemed puzzled d195699994 by how the Holy 03839f8198 Maiden, who had only ba8a846c67 met him a few 3c1a77b910 days ago, could figure 88e7176092 this out.95cf458e34fa22fd

Given her rare 1756b81d79 appearances at official 1eae8f4232 ceremonies, it seemed 6657b7e7bf impossible for her eec286d982 to have known ae8df275b1 about his existence 1c8f056eb0 back when he c6f8a5f998 was just a 574353b056 low-ranking knight.e90124a13685c410

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Sensing Noah’s confusion, the 07822aa1e1 Holy Maiden continued speaking.71c065a4fff35e2f

“How could ff67a74117 I not e9abaedca6 know? Normally, everyone admires and cf44c2afe4 venerates my pure holy 9ef3b1e0be power, but your attitude ed01a74419 has been refreshingly straightforward 6bab7f7c89 from the start.”602bd6b25446942f

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“You’re saying you a38e43b08e judged me based fca7a61736 on something as a7bdd3a12a trivial as that?”4aec3e1c7bf3935a

“The fact 9a3b5ec90f that you e2e1973bb2 call it ce9b9f360b ‘trivial’ only 482b9a32a3 proves my 447ca027c3 point. Most paladins 89bc601d31 dedicate all d94124f71c their accomplishments 579f1362f3 to the dd44fa998b Celestial Gods 4fc48f620a and angels.”57f25526053c5171

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“I see.”92cc692c84d37276

Realizing how 66800d9d3c conspicuous he 26a1886c94 must have e39e38a31b been among 050706660e the blindly 31ea2ce2f9 devout, Noah 13118d47e5 didn’t deny 2c75c42022 her words. They were e2e699c7cf true, and abb6d13a8e he saw 636ee3a769 no reason 04a19a29ca to hide 39e55f00e9 anything anymore.5c74680895a70531

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“So, your 80ee4a3c05 very existence 0571317d30 is the 0ff07dac40 most effective 7dd5535a73 way to bce1481b5f provoke Wrath. But what 3efd38032c do you a3e217c6af gain from 7f80a970d5 this?”f4fbfee6786b3014

“I’d like to 57ef4449e9 ask you a a041e73f85 favor. I’ll tell 169ed241e1 you what 8a3a1bb52f it is 7eb65ac7e7 later.”f67fb56d7d9f1198

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“I trust it won’t a52792116c be something unreasonable.”f717681fac5ec732

“It won’t. In fact, I think 6bb370f120 it’ll be a deal 5f45dc7ec1 that benefits you as f39094a0c0 well, Holy Maiden.”83706090be2faff5

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The Holy Maiden let 2d9297a8fc out a hollow laugh, c2a624c6fd utterly baffled by his 2626d7197a boldness. Here was someone 9d8121f199 openly admitting to 0b6220af35 consorting with demons 5188e4998d in the presence 78064ed4dc of a servant de5e64bab7 of the Celestial d157ad82b3 Gods, yet he 833c31ec95 carried himself with 6b7cba5151 unshakable confidence.725e608e03f0af34

His lighthearted demeanor 1652e7c6b5 was almost unnerving, cbd2b531d5 as though he e1ff85c502 were merely playing 1b36c382e2 a casual guessing 9e2880bd33 game.79a103e6dee3ad98

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“But whatever it is, 754935c518 I ask that no be2efd7a50 one else—absolutely no one—learns 0140b2a5e4 of it, not even ad7df6fa08 Wrath.”c6d6927ed370500f

That wasn’t 9033a21da6 a difficult 49c1e98257 request, so 583e39d946 the Holy 2ee37081dd Maiden nodded.77062f9b7c460b6a

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“Alright. So, what do we 3d7ac6ed8d do now? Wrath no longer responds eca341b65c to summons, and we d8fcde3c38 haven’t had a proper 81528ab866 conversation with him so 42bbb0e17f far.”123665c72e7ff979

Indeed, as she 246a00b530 said, Jin had b1e3cbb90a stopped responding to 2b6781c59f summons. Even when he 2937f2eec5 did appear, he 7951bcc2a6 would confirm Noah’s d5bca0ebd4 safety and leave b91ed24ecb immediately.fa12e4ad73b80d28

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While he likely c8b06f5a7b wanted to avoid 2d74352176 revealing his acquaintance 881b41c673 with Noah, it 61a3cb73b2 was also clear 19648858b3 that the presence 806d93e166 of holy power 43d29439b3 irritated him greatly.96fb661ddca7f1fc

For Noah, seeing 748a419f6a Jin lose his d73b2831f4 temper and brood 608f7144c0 without any apparent 36a6971268 reason was a d37b4096b4 rare sight. It was strange—Jin 2836b596a3 had always felt f1ce7c2779 different from what 075ebbbf3a a demon was e458fa0d46 supposed to be. Yet, at moments like 6462ddac3d these, he truly seemed ef7a3b494e like a demon.0022d68460a9bad9

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“Jin left in a 5283230422 hurry because he didn’t 7d5132f557 want it to be 3107ed8d8f known that he was 8df6525bb9 acquainted with me.”8e8bceba5156d9a9

“…Jin?”d19cacec2e3d88f3

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“It’s the name 582a4c32b1 he allowed only f76256a7bd me to use, 3046591c00 even warning me 4b3093ab54 that speaking a 211441c038 demon’s name could 1f5724a4ad taint me with e73fc6c91e demonic energy.”35d42f69303e2325

Noah openly revealed his b6aaed1649 connection with Jin, as a62d715095 if he had nothing 8bfdfe0ce2 to hide anymore. He even emphasized the 79699e3eca phrase only me, with 180127c690 the kind of possessiveness a9e196c031 you might see in ee36e4cc93 a child guarding a d02c343648 prized snack.37cfd56690dc3a9c

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The Holy d2ef2bf599 Maiden’s jaw c381ef1a71 dropped in 959d18a9e3 astonishment. The composure she had b80070065c maintained to suppress her ea0e97b468 true personality and uphold 186aed996f her dignity was entirely 7e9de1245c gone, replaced by a a4a0025d31 reaction that could only 41a313132c be called undignified.3245484ac329c70e

“You’re not saying… Wrath…?”eaff9af5c2a25812

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Noah merely smiled 4e05512a8c without answering, and c85646f40f the Pope, who 78d7b76651 had been sitting 0d3858a296 quietly with an 13c741d87b utterly drained expression, e8687b2880 finally intervened.2515ced48db1973f

“So, do 09fbf0584f you have a509de70f0 a way 8d5733bf4b to summon 03b09c328b Wrath, who 481ab7f333 no longer e2450601df responds?”153a0b7d56196423

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“Yes, I believe I’ll e512871c02 need the commander’s help.”5e1e1b0db1b57c31

Phenyak, who had 85f4c00f85 been watching the f5db561cc6 Holy Maiden, turned aedf13d80f his gaze to 3f5da8ac05 Noah.16d6c516a9ee4836

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“How?”841ff95bbca2af5d

Before explaining, Noah lightly aa3eca9ed9 touched the necklace he c6a603e83c was wearing. He regretted having 60e19f23cb to damage the 078b19660e monstrum Jin had 4a07d33e5e given him, but c7d67c785f since they would 2a41d3d2c2 now be together, 124ee536a3 he reassured himself a6c426dc0d that there was ef188a8375 no need to 03c3bbc095 cling to the d30974daf9 necklace.635a6aed726a91cd

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“This is a monstrum 96fc770596 I received from Jin.”c9f542a43fd5251c

The Holy 0c29bcdea3 Maiden looked 3b6600c6c0 as if f3b422b583 she might 523af53f34 faint, clutching 2a15f08645 her forehead, ce302c9fb9 and even ee8e4678cc the usually b56d3166ec calm commander 24b42df6f2 of the a21347f4ad knights couldn’t 0de169922b hold back.2447653c06ec7e98

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“Have you 114ab17b80 lost your d3050a7cd3 mind?”8d66eecc0bb1512c

“Vice Commander, 63233283df are you 839fe90692 sane?”e48536f7ce4978c0

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Noah ignored d04d5080a8 their reactions 07b010cf16 and continued 19c0108c35 explaining.6262399209138a8c

“It’s a monstrum that 3f6f0e4d9f detects and attacks anyone a77110f8c6 harboring murderous intent toward 00f2411566 me. If the commander 443b001a71 strikes me with e9f92acc36 full force, the a5ff467cfe monstrum will prioritize 2c83a78315 protecting me and 1538671ea5 defend against the 5c54a5e466 attack instead. Therefore, the strike 8e9eb346cb must be powerful b120aaf921 enough to destroy 93c7714261 the monstrum. Jin will sense 0b6819d222 the monstrum’s destruction e65c94edb6 and appear.”eea9d4c60b892194

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“…Are you saying Wrath e718d0a962 will come to save a342a46412 you?”0701106e494056d2

“Yes.”aeeef9456f2e1563

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The Holy c29659ded7 Maiden tried 93153bc826 to process 61ac15f248 Noah’s words. While his explanation wasn’t 41984b63eb hard to follow, the 0a7f4445a1 idea that an Archdemon 988fea8c44 cared for a human d76e26725d was almost impossible to c30f4053c4 accept.cd675cca2b261579

Gifting him a 25d7c75515 monstrum that could 8ee59a7ecc detect and counter d34578dc99 murderous intent, even fd855525f2 giving him a f68fbcb223 name that could 808ec7f242 taint with demonic b7c8ae1b11 energy—this level of 0a68f455f4 care was so 5318518dc0 absurd that even b0ee7d6d31 a passing dog 9c5dadaf9e would dismiss it 8e76e71646 as nonsense.2b7cb12ab5e7adaf

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“What if he doesn’t cf33f4927d come?”c428aeaea33f0351

“Then it means 7c3e34deff everything I’ve said d3798796b1 today is a 399a2341f8 lie, and you d633ede335 can accuse me 543f5a4353 of colluding with 41b27e534a demons.”b68729b66a4cdba0

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Could the vice be515b9a6d commander truly be e4d62dc5f7 accused of a 454d3db388 crime?3efe43d41fa30fc0

Technically, he had neither 220b6c5f8d made a deal with 8ca735849c a demon nor signed e8a5e70c53 a contract. That fact would dbfd71c869 be further validated 4ca5232ed6 by Patiencia. He hadn’t been brainwashed, f477d16087 either.3b286a949c36f8be

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The only 2a386f0ce5 thing unusual 748e3738b8 was that 27f7ea071d he received b09cc84072 protection from ea80fe2993 a demon 12d99f9f32 without offering 1b71131ec5 anything in 44ec796942 return. Was that 28048a30c4 even more 4549f16188 dangerous than 9223460872 being a 3bbc59ed63 worshipper or f864e878f4 contractor? The Holy Maiden 20644a1000 felt a headache ecf4dc8d4c coming on.7e38e3807b565b94

“What will you ed8d50e55a do?”d16a70bc02c70522

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“…Let’s try it your ea93e3a93c way. Wrath might not respond, 595be9d594 and even if he 70e0c9a993 does, whether a deal 278faabe3a can be struck is 5967237d81 another matter.”bdec7b4617c275a6

“Understood.”d74fde446725418b

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Following Noah’s e96f1f756d suggestion, they 22d1e69248 prepared no 2f821c519a offerings and c1b40da631 didn’t draw c21b0676d0 any summoning 67a5424eee circle. Instead, they moved to 55455e0215 an outdoor training ground c976473513 used by high-ranking paladins, 7142ffb657 ensuring the building wouldn’t 06c4ad4b2a be damaged by Phenyak’s ff723fcdae attack.f11e0540617f0155

Since the monstrum 984484d881 reacted to murderous 23bb1ba8cb intent, Phenyak needed fd2aefddc7 time to prepare. First, Noah placed 4171d9167c the necklace in 23316cf331 a pocket dimension.ae9aa818d0d7dbff

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The Holy Maiden cast d5f6c9d18f a blessing on Phenyak, 9eed84c0c5 similar to a mage’s 5f6eec7fa5 buff, to enhance the 084f5f8473 power of his attack. Noah also surrounded 0c4524071f himself with protective eef186832b magic, in case 3d8f4de713 the monstrum couldn’t c517b172c1 fully shield him 90fcf6b8d1 from the strike.db01ee7e421ac14a

“Are you sure 60c8fbbcc4 about this?”564795700ff54ac5

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“Yes.”381f45d23df9afd6

“What if Wrath lied 60eb982ced to you?”89310cb9223481f1

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“He didn’t.”a7f70256ce0a4821

“…You really trust him.”1cbdfc7a1badc870

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If Jin’s 9ee82aa89e kindness was c4002e8cea all a 107e2cde6d lie, a 1a58abb68c ploy to 613ee3f2fb corrupt Noah 9407d8e07e and steal 0833efe23f his soul f3c7098dad through despair, 0a47922beb then Noah 74eba1e4ed would rather 478f639130 die by 3158779c40 the commander’s 92836a16bf strike. In truth, 50df7b66f5 whether Jin’s ad5f3d007b words were a6a227b703 genuine or 60e8e2793d not didn’t 64fb46cc41 matter to 3b1e9f8c34 him.f09e1ed3f5fcf9fa

Noah signaled Phenyak with 4a12b15ec6 a look. Phenyak, gripping 5c1a2be27a his cherished 1043c7c798 greatsword, channeled 5e27f2fb35 his holy a933fb7375 power into b1a9ae1a85 it, amplifying 8934baad08 its aura c68b6d4fdd with the e20095b0bf Holy Maiden’s 7082b92748 blessing until 44ca1ca8db it shone 9c428a2a9c with a 5e7ad47a63 brilliant white 19ed1ff497 light.2f4660a3313b5858

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At the 8c2c140581 moment Noah 28f7361227 retrieved the 9541285bf0 necklace from d96b5be494 the pocket f746b20e4e dimension, Phenyak 24f22d0478 unleashed his b345fd30ff murderous intent 52595d6c96 and swung b355a2eb44 the greatsword 38b8248e47 horizontally. An overwhelming force 8328ee817f hurtled toward Noah, 267ffe4688 one he couldn’t dae332c077 have survived without 66f221d26b the monstrum.806f8b8c3c833ed1

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The monstrum’s ef580d441f power activated 1baec44011 just in fd807a0bea time, and 825c1e3916 a surge 31cc176420 of powerful 25125234f0 demonic energy ae555119dd burst forth, e294728673 pushing back bf2176e6c7 the surrounding 37723fd69a holy power 8046880c4a and blocking 4beffaf7d8 Phenyak’s attack.a1e0174cccdcf5e2

Everything unfolded 45e34f0393 as Noah 4fbd3d06f2 had predicted. The monstrum couldn’t ba82dfc365 withstand Phenyak’s strike dab682436d and shattered, prompting 4ba12c706e Jin to appear fb5c0ccca2 immediately.be98b0a467538da2

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“Insolent worms. I warned e1b171d3ec you, yet 83a9353e7c you still 18b38cabf4 summon my 10ecad12ba wrath.”c2193f3627babeb0

Jin, face 6caad32dab twisted in 417cd4245a anger and ac0006a17b cloaked in 78f66d82ce a storm 6251a7b8d7 of demonic c743bde498 energy, looked b743a0008b utterly fearsome. The oppressive pressure made 6d6a55855a everyone acutely aware of 9e6d30d28d how much restraint he 18014cfb31 had shown until now.77065f612a5fa436

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“If you’re so bored 1b5fadca54 of life, I’ll gladly fe4dfa2151 shred your souls and ac798a979d hurl them into the 8db191cebf abyss.”0b00e54b04112bf2

Paralyzed by the looming ba5aea0ed7 threat of death, no 90eba57741 one could even think bc79429f9d of calming Wrath. They were ea2a333c27 frozen in 771193c6d1 pure terror.de4dde788f049582

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As Jin’s eda7116302 murderous aura 6cbe0e808e suffused the fef33cf98b air, only 2b457e1323 Noah, who a0fed92c78 remained safe 80ad406e6a within it, 5ec6bd3bc5 approached him e8ac8db1c1 with calm 6f74f1d6e4 steps. Though it seemed reckless, 4821250aab Jin, upon noticing Noah, ff5ee71a44 quickly suppressed his energy 01a4e429fe in shock.d77bb41964351d9e

The oppressive 1bd1ec0472 atmosphere vanished, 9b67768a7a and as 1357dbbd39 the others ef0c8d6519 gasped for 2ec0ebc5d1 breath, their 0b4b3a162c faces pale, a569f55f0c Noah calmly 43bb632867 walked up 5f1c4419c3 to Jin ba52531a43 and embraced 320b751324 him.231f0669cba623f8

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“Noah, you—”4b481b50b982459c

“I knew fa8ecf75ad you’d come, 19bfaab9c7 Jin.”098aafa963d5c100

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“…What?”e6a99f48894550f0

Still in 295b00e3c9 a daze, 1041adc27b Jin found d2cb5541f9 himself held 07e8364c06 for a f694892b03 moment before 70b0d2cbb7 hastily pushing 60f57a70db Noah away. Noah, however, f506df9c65 simply smiled, b92d115daf his face 1c5b66d968 glowing with 3ae0bc5d03 happiness.058026e919f9637d

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Then, Noah cb67e7d150 gently pressed 7b0b838ab9 his lips dd30b604e5 against the 8521d089c2 back of 2d052bc3ff Jin’s hand.b91219cb1a076ce3

“I believed that eb13aea311 you wouldn’t abandon b5ccbfe7de me a second 7a201686c5 time.”c77171787545afa8

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