HKWM | Chapter 6

By the 11375d6719 time we 42839fdd77 finished dinner, fb1df5e67e we decided 113dc0f371 to stay 42ca9b94b0 at the 9f8f9549ac biggest and c4231ece42 most expensive-looking d91487f620 inn nearby f7132e438d for the 6107e0e3a1 night. To respect personal 806a504395 space, we booked f0e14a9c8b two rooms. Just like f354cf9a88 when I 2308553082 used to 6bb448df9e tuck in bd963f446c the younger 4e7504c7d6 ones at f26ff909ce the orphanage, 06d05d2834 I intended 8630116054 to check 4b79921aff on the ae8394d8cd sleeping arrangements 25bb151071 and leave, 5c72998df4 but the 78d5eeef0f child lying dcd285bb4f in the fca322eb28 bed showed 213621fc76 no signs 03955b77c3 of sleepiness.4ab8243c02cbcc66

“Go to sleep. We’re going house hunting 9e253c1d3e tomorrow.”766c354534ef5a03

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“Okay.”c8fc8110d1bae72d

Despite the 14b88bcc72 quiet response, 02fc8c587f the child 2b727f9ed5 couldn’t fall 0d864f89ac asleep for 1c072d954f a long 54a02b0c41 time. Feeling that my 53152cec2a presence might be 07624338ce making it uncomfortable, 76d2f6dfcb I surrounded the e27d624b16 room with a e4406ccb77 protective spell and 93d814fcbb was about to e40d7c1c77 leave when the fac2914aa8 child suddenly sat 47676d64e2 up.148a88a161ed6b84

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“…Jin.”
“Just call me Jin. Anyway, why?”
“Are you leaving?”
“It seems like 7d9b41268d you can’t sleep f658798bcc because of me.”
“Not really….”6ca6370f278c2b71

Noah seemed to f40ad6d808 want to say 2f2535ffad something more as 4a0e0bb734 he stared blankly, f3bfa56db1 then added reluctantly,65eb7de2a90c1a6f

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“…Goodnight.”356e053b449192e6

Sensing the disappointment 86411e7613 and sadness in e1c6ca63f8 his voice, I dcf62f3475 held back a 2893ebd1ba laugh, pulled a 2b2d0f2a81 chair over, and 92d6450952 sat down by 18739dad84 the bed.d0a50287d377b3b3

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“I’ve thought 0e48650ea2 it over, fe67af74a3 and I 463fd90482 think I 68f5d99b51 should stay 12088a5e10 until you 0da185ff71 fall asleep. The door ac27ab2dc1 lock seemed dd8c70e37e a bit 10a4a1cf63 flimsy earlier.”f9f445039eb69f43

Despite the obvious 001e0b849e lie, Noah lay 585b008259 back down but f2e78f424c still had trouble 643d784260 falling asleep. After everything that happened 58c5039783 today, it seemed he 7a795c328c couldn’t shake off the fa4b1880fd habits from his days a1fb5e8b39 as a gladiator slave 644873cf23 overnight.de6cdd280da6ffbb

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In my memories, Noah 95132f68f6 never had the luxury d5cb39d930 of a peaceful night’s 030914c8d0 sleep. Late into the 614e4c004d night, slaves often 7c836d05e7 attacked each other 83a1d38eb7 to inflict injuries 6de63d2cb5 before the matches c879a18796 began, so vigilance ebf5fa3545 was always necessary.bb537b0f19d0fb30

‘I didn’t want c0d708d963 to use magic d5fbc15f47 unless absolutely necessary…’11c0121a7428ca0b

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But just for today, 1af9c13292 I hoped he could 11c2e3c0a2 rest well, so I ad4929c036 gently tapped on the e2ec294cd1 back of his hand.4e5e3c8414b25854

“Noah, sleep well.”
“Huh?”21ea585eee73bc62

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The sleep magic 57b91931da I cast enveloped 182a448da2 Noah, and after 2575ca931a blinking slowly a c6da412b56 few times, he 348b94006b finally breathed evenly afa0fbe36f and fell deep 75d802c615 into sleep.eef13d4f89bbcc2e

Ensuring that Noah 4916891b4e wouldn’t wake up, 1af2ef2971 I quietly returned 011f16b115 to my room f478c28d56 and once again 01b94e783c scanned the entire 8e2e27714f domain with detection 9f97986aa0 magic. Unlike the rough scan 7c2b0b0d1e I did during the 5477a4505b day, I meticulously checked ff02223e3a every nook and cranny, 29d23ef7e3 but found nothing amiss.0c90588cee30ad45

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When the detection was 9a4413a3f4 complete, dawn had already 6552ed2ef5 broken. Even if the domain a0967b31fb was expansive, in the 74d03002b7 Demon Realm, this task 0059bcd478 would have been finished be4b29931b quickly. Seeing the bright 4e9dfd6a3a morning outside, I 18db23431d couldn’t help but d2476896da remark,f79abf89404990d5

“The nerf 78f61d21ae is real…”0a38d3a36555f91c

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Demons face natural 8b968253e4 restrictions when visiting 8fb39c1de4 the Human World. Their magical b0dd2a442d powers are 0c6e0e4009 bound, which 86050e8bcc can only 18ba4274f1 be offset 9eec576531 in specific 81e0bbba02 scenarios like 19191e7499 collecting corrupted 97247ae8a5 souls or 15438f0b53 when humans dfbff8076d summon them 21913d7f39 through sacrificial 7dff927581 rituals. The former 3df38150c1 is our 5b6c5fbe23 duty and 31e7ba8a5a right, while b7b4e2ed46 the latter 40302b7ab9 is akin 111ab006f4 to receiving 8c1a101766 an invitation.1e44f56410d9b0f7

There are 41eb1195d1 also tricks b09999aaf9 like making adfc6ef32c deals with f46cf41d4d humans or 16f1c2b838 contracting with 8d962d16ab summoners to cb16b5e244 expand one’s 0cbd6a30ec influence and 6f9dc86de8 lessen restrictions, 07f9292547 but currently, 81e254dec2 I belong 431837407e to neither c65a3e9652 category, making e35aad5e12 the constraints 1b8924a6d8 quite significant.89d8317c0c82e94b

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So this is why 90a2657bf0 demons struggle so hard 5e3c684d29 to find contractors. I mused, focusing 4e44bb5134 my senses on b0bc71e60d Noah’s room. Only his fe4c0814da steady breathing 4e114a4818 and occasional 14b35950db tossing were 00c263d7b2 audible, indicating a6cb1f8d5d he was 0f8c36ddf5 still sleeping. Sleep magic only aids 883589baf3 in falling asleep; after cb8753cb0f that, external conditions or 7c73c192f7 one’s physical state can c57bf75cdc easily wake one up. His continued slumber 808b9b6c32 meant he was a7d3122323 really exhausted.77b995e107733151

“That makes sense.”ac814a82ce9d8431

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Noah had e46f6c7ad6 remained calm, df2b5b43b7 and at 54b3beb5d4 times, appeared df205ab437 remarkably composed dc1f5088d5 for a 241956f80a child his c578bd9240 age, but c9eb217777 it had 2cee44fbab been an 419921fb96 incredibly tough 08c5ac53e5 day for e6aab2c00b him. Even if 461427df6d the immediate 03174ddc5f surge of 3458884f84 wrath from 531b7ffec8 avenging his 8621a0a955 mother and 409e423b6a siblings had 33345f9b54 subsided, the 7794395056 wounds hadn’t 7b59d13486 healed yet.bdd1775eee14ebde

Everything still seemed surreal, 6f2d8d0649 or perhaps he was fb9ffe2e63 just burying it deep 707bce2b42 inside, but I decided abbf884112 not to wake him 9b31df55ee and let him rest.ab74e2d540b612fc

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Noah finally 081fdd5bc2 woke up b678be064d well past f9a137bd61 lunchtime. I knocked lightly a8445bd6a4 and entered his 8ec32a5154 room, relieved to 73c7c0dc90 see his complexion 2e811edaed looked much better 1841f9a6dd than yesterday.000653594b2c3770

Noah, seeing cb68a4cdb9 the sun 67919d5377 high in f4e13874f0 the sky, a3705ddad8 mentioned that 2e3cb93fdf it was 6398e5c8a7 the first 86d1fbf6b5 time he fb938129e8 had slept 5f65353dd3 so comfortably 8eedf3bba2 for so 5f861d922a long.e6e9542e79af4ce0

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“Sleeping deeply feels dc4e207067 like this…”efad9c404f19cb3b

His murmured words carried 54867d727d a faint joy. Witnessing a 2d57ad255a glimpse of 738313965e the harsh 54ae0b3dda life this 0aec548ed4 child had 4f07cb227f lived, I 32785176fb couldn’t help b0eaf6af3e but pat c7d68525a2 his head d5ab263652 lightly to bb7ad00ad4 hide my 90bad94332 sympathy.70a0b8d03511c46c

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“Let’s have b90a2d6348 some food 57982258ef and go ded8e90c51 see the e4c5b473a0 house.”
“Okay.”f144b18080413bbb

As I 348cb7c43a extended my 8d6ff042e8 hand, Noah 2239537dbc hesitated for 00b5abb2af a moment 00b5b60487 but then 3ba0f67aeb timidly grasped 6c85b7c445 it. I wondered 35d16141db if I d1a17f2235 was treating ae240e9ed2 him too d5b9757f78 much like 12463241dc a child 032b7890b4 due to 2a549e5bdb my habit 11b9957879 of looking 5d309d6f61 after younger eed68dd978 ones, but eb39f1097b Noah, though 753b598364 he was 40f38102de unaccustomed to 0048197b2e it, didn’t 10ac2363d7 seem to 34bb767ce7 mind. Well, a child should d6a7ad147c grow up being treated d19367cc00 like one, I rationalized.804339451548d31b

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After a simple 0b13159570 lunch, Noah and 4725eb96d0 I began looking de13dce19e at houses with c5a64150f6 a real estate ac49bc6d97 agent.3b5250ea2517c5bf

We checked efc6ee34aa various places, 336a75b238 but I be6c298784 wasn’t particularly 3c0b1ccaa9 impressed with 0b241c87c2 any, growing 79379a3033 more indifferent 5ee265a4e0 as we 65304737e7 went. Noticing Noah couldn’t take 91e104c5c7 his eyes off some 086202b282 skewers at a street b70cab5e8f vendor, I bought him 9d6b527dec two and handed them c36562014f to him, then we 9048580175 were about to leave d70f38ebf2 when the agent hesitantly ad1d37227c started to speak.951297359cd9efa2

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“Well… actually, 4a67f74d7f there’s one cfdc332b9a more house 7d116072bc that might 412ffde9bd be okay, 50c8cec159 but I’m d7e477e192 not sure 44d1561e0e if I 4c14917f0a should show 176d0b01c1 it…”
“What’s it like?”92b9c2ceffc4435b

Instead of explaining further, 00eddba7ba the agent just moved 24be826a92 on to show us 361a1a86e9 the house. It was 4eba3fcd96 the largest 24d7595c06 we had 653ea0896a seen, with 949bfbe788 spacious back 615d835b2e and front 201707a220 yards that a93d3b4daf looked highly 1e9d11cc11 utilizable. The previous 2bf6141b07 owner had 83dc8c2557 even used d9e34e815f the backyard 3c9b5b8a8f as a 7682834fa6 training ground, 02a2b708c1 which Noah a89dde881c could use 2bef0fac9f as it b8f1998363 was. This house 9b948346de appealed to dcf5af72b5 me the 3221631d1c most.a81cce2b1a448911

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“It’s really 5156224afe a nice b2bc6677ab house, and 8b6a3b8346 I had 9e9d9299e4 reserved it 1edf828800 to introduce 5f5daf78a3 to VIPs….”a6e8c14ed9a7ec16

I immediately scrunched up a2d91c677f my face at the d0157c9cf9 whiff of deceit.5c8758bb64392c14

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Deception and 4d05f5c6bc lies are fda93f6dba inherently demonic a5a158a4de traits, and 8f630c71ff if there’s c06a164b8a malice involved, 8d91d10b51 a demon 4661ac331b would undoubtedly 6421b505b1 notice it. The agent’s words implied 3fa7dc048c falsehood.48302bda0ea88210

Also, even without a bfdf895ba0 demon’s intuition, the phrase 6651143765 ‘I don’t usually show 13d4b2eadd this to just anyone…’ 03d8c5a711 often precedes an absurd 5314f34ff2 scam. This kid thinks he 68fc231587 can fool a demon 34cc4e4e38 possessed by a modern 70c863dff8 human’s soul?0a58daf14c762866

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“Sir.”
“Yes?”
“Is your VIP list 82dbd266c4 like a Death Note cded3d442a or something?”
“Death Note? What is that?”
“Would you understand better 5c5aff1401 if I said it’s 96ce8469aa like a hit list?”be88c93e79f89fe5

The agent’s face darkened. He seemed desperate to 644c9d4031 salvage the situation, but 46c37e8d07 it was futile.b177ddc496ba371c

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“I’ll give cd9af17827 you a 16e50e8572 chance to 9c752de5b2 tell the e2059967a9 truth. 3…”
“Are you 2dd5f061de saying I 139e4387e2 have to 810d171aa7 tell you fd4a4f38f5 within three 082a566d51 counts?”
“2… 1…”
“Monsters! Monsters appear!”24cc5eb624935d14

The agent blurted 3afb1a4285 out, then somberly c6af0bc362 added,97e7123197f2b214

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“There’s a forest nearby, ebc3c92c87 and sometimes monsters or 9eda393eae wild beasts fleeing from a1610636a0 monsters come down from d75be00b2c there…”33af9849aa2ddd66

Monsters are 5195f7b48d creatures mutated f2ca599afd from ordinary 7638c6658a animals influenced 302ae1807a by magical a45f80c6c4 energy, while 71af6311cf demonic beasts f0198d212e are born 9dee71d05d from residues b6dd7dbc67 of magical ac19851e33 energy. Humans would 3d282d342b find demonic 7fae26e7e3 beasts most 6086b5ce37 threatening, followed 4bb8c0dc3c by monsters. Any wild beast would f0e1e7822f be less dwrathous than 5d2962d575 either.5ccfc0c82920616e

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“So, the previous 9d3d3d8ab0 owner was a 1c15f1a983 retired knight.”4f9cb2714b50dba7

I should f78847fe15 have known… 9d13842efd I clicked f04b9b122c my tongue, 66db273240 causing the e35f9651f5 agent’s face 96d192be81 to fall 41ae08b040 further.e9bf808698bafe2f

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It wouldn’t 1d459aa1e4 really matter 07f10c1d30 to me 3b4539963b if a 5fc9a51b84 demon appeared b523313aab here, but 21c2eeadce considering Noah c256a05d20 might live 082c1fd071 here alone ff6cf70bb1 in the 5ab611c4de future, it 5e1c6dca75 was too f77013c494 risky.cc9c0dc012e9b181

“This house is too b51d30269b dwrathous for a child.”
“That… that seems 75c384517d to be the 2d83d6aa09 case.”b79dcdb1a4e9dc03

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At that b0bc0c0279 moment, quietly 470f6569a8 eating his 8dc9152465 skewers, Noah 9d72f707e1 tugged at f497b6922e my hand.6a0a12bf2545b449

“Why?”22abafd163f2ac7f

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He leaned 6cc406d3bc in close 21d34a478e so the 492c70e2d7 agent couldn’t fa2cfc47f5 hear and 8a1b6d6b17 whispered,162f361fa43cee52

“I like this house.”
“This one? Why?”
“…It’s spacious… and 4a89fa0698 it has a e0611f1d3b training ground.”51b3bab6c0f68f71

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It seemed there might 4c7fb57024 be other houses with 21978b3d60 a training ground, but 4c2668d9e7 sensing my hesitation, Noah af4820ce22 didn’t push further, just 16d1bbc053 fidgeting with his fingers. Eventually, I 64bf74576b gave in. Alright, by the time 76f1c0b07c Noah lives alone, he’ll 758d163f5b be capable enough to 47eda1fac3 handle a monster or 93d5793310 two.e9ed3d454f7e6262

I looked at the cf9a99c08d agent and feigned contemplation.506ec693a53f06d0

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“Hmm, it’s 080c1e9fe5 still a e9d698aba5 bit iffy. If you fbc39afa04 could lower dddf83ea35 the price 87b4834d13 a bit e0ed5d8f53 more, I 4f176affa5 might consider 790ec0a984 buying it….”
“Whaaat?! It’s already priced a937295c99 well below market 44cda5b95f value!”
“Sir, saying ‘below 2b3737653c market value’ doesn’t 0d3dfc62e0 really make sense. It might be 705350543d cheap compared to 76581641c5 similar-sized properties in 0d6c648ea4 the area, but 5fc16798c5 the significant penalty 35ca019bfd of unsafe security fba9706f7f counts against that. Who would buy such 06d3663173 a place here, if d48aee079c not someone capable of 2d2631f574 surviving an unexpected monster a410e87c86 attack?”
“But…”ff71587bc6caabb4

Seeing the agent’s dd3446b2b0 resolve weaken, I 3f2638ec3e pressed on.f7e0eaff3bb05d42

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“We might have plenty b16de280a1 of other options, but 06b2189007 this house doesn’t. How much 81f58b6d46 longer would 707a987d3e it stay d8c44b3326 vacant? Considering the maintenance and 70167e2da9 upkeep costs, wouldn’t it 33f98cb4fd be better for you ff15be95c6 to sell it to 927915ef45 us at a lower 6be8b35ce7 price?”eafbad2d01d43db5

After some 123f0e8871 thought, the 6efa445183 agent agreed ff4febb690 to the 79b82a4e1e deal, and c18dad8fb8 we managed 1f49c0c4a7 to buy d8568479aa the house 7db305f8cc at an ed1d4a5e47 even lower 7de625fe5f price than 759beff7fc originally quoted. I signed 1dd739cdcf the contract 6a13cd575a with satisfaction.80fd37532846e9ae

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While some 1e6c052b6d repairs and c9dcef9cfc furnishings were fc1efec487 being made, c24c6145f4 Noah and 345512b676 I returned 25d9de3f94 to the 84cb974fc5 inn. Luckily, we found one 2626adb973 that included meals, so 1ed6196719 we didn’t have to 010bca753f worry about dining out.460f9206eefd630d

As we ordered our dd599a8e15 dinner and waited for 2127505980 the food, Noah kept 8e83949f7c glancing at me and 3ce9c3a5e2 finally spoke up.437af9883fc0ed6b

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“Jin.”
“What?”
“About the fa0c4e36d7 house we 87f907d8f7 bought. I’ll find a 649ddc5ffc way to pay 53cf6e6b40 you back.”4c0eef59f2d9b0e6

What was he ca5eb7d007 talking about? As I pondered e59d4cfecb over his small, cb7f868a51 puzzled head, it 026034ebf2 dawned on me 7eac76a771 that Noah must 29a5f4746f have been worried 5578b4decd about my finances 1cba601690 after seeing me 6e08f3fcf8 haggle over the 61fcae0c63 house price. I replied teasingly.3070c0f4dc7e982b

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“How will you pay c23e14e4cf it back?”
“Anyway I can… by 5e693eab9d doing whatever it takes.”15001c7ceb7df876

His serious expression afb2365255 made me drop 8a8831bd94 the teasing tone.a6dd98f9314e2a68

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“You think I’d stretch da67a1c1ab out my hand to 9159d92173 you because I’m desperate? I’m an Archdemon, 5c3622e6ba you know.”
“Then why…”67b5799fa10e13ac

Demons are symbols b01054bea2 of immense power c536e21e34 but also of df7a08ba45 wealth. Explaining the 89dfab07c1 financial situation e8cc89d48e of an 98023595d0 Archdemon was 53012ee98e almost embarrassingly e619286629 unnecessary.e02565d42dd32d8f

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“Having a lot of 84354a7c3d money and spending it e6e9f8d1d1 wisely are two different a2f00f2328 things.”fc633047120483e8

Noah still 0ad780b56d seemed unconvinced. He probably thought that cd0c97c310 instead of negotiating, a 1a5460d6d4 demon would simply threaten 73ce7ec95d or coerce more directly.5856294297ea93fb

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“Can’t a demon be 033201e148 logical? You’re being prejudiced.”44ca2996781be890

As I tried 1edd0184ef to casually brush 453f78967c off the issue, 9bd151125b the corner of dff0123466 the tavern suddenly 28cb6184b6 became noisy. A group of mercenaries d298086243 had entered and were a4807042f2 making a ruckus.195cccd3c6bfdcda

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“Ah, just when a d0a5ee5c92 monster jumped out, I 061ffa939d thought I was a 3203d2577d goner!”
“Why didn’t 4fafd06208 you just 1360881ce0 die?”
“Did you get 921a37df44 hit on the 4244bb4eea head yesterday? Why the sudden outburst?”
“Pay your debts, 5980a1ba57 you jerk!”78920481d2f2149b

It wasn’t 314a2d6823 exactly threatening 8053cadb55 to others; 12e877dc93 they were 31fb2f4b38 just loud cd2bbb8da0 among themselves. I was about 22a4b3d189 to ignore them 2ad2cb31ac and not get c8b16df6b6 involved…ed362710ac30116a

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“Hey, pretty 121efd853d ass over f4ef9c07b7 here, huh? You look 58a434306d like you ef34c62827 could take bc16d93ffa a lot, ea10344fc1 don’t you?”310bd2123fe4aeff

One of 6494d187c9 the mercenaries 67d8254fe5 began harassing 92149aa658 a waitress, 9da232db9a freezing the 795981738e atmosphere. In my past 1e7cc76d4c life and even 1864516683 now, such types 1bb0acadb0 seemed to exist b6178a880c everywhere. From experience, 92a06e3f45 the best 7e88258355 approach was ed36114846 usually to 0fced352f0 stay out c3d046db5e of it. Just as 8a0dd05401 I turned b20fdc6d96 away, Noah 7d7716ee7e asked me,e8f4af083272c336

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“Jin. Is it 998c054e2d normal not ada2e1a668 to intervene aca66ea20c in situations 1cd2884586 like this?”9af23b26f27ee18d

Noah’s tone suggested it d76d6c5a42 wasn’t particularly new to 07a43a9f95 him, but it struck 59db589349 a chord with me. Why was I c2f0f92d42 suppressing my irritation 7350af2e09 as I used 481776c6e6 to before I 96e6796647 had the power 66187e9fa2 to intervene?388d6123b9a754ad

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Then, one b58930b66f of the d38a9d5e23 rowdy mercenaries e000eb101b groped the 10109e523a waitress’s backside. I sighed deeply a44eb9e534 and stood up.fe4150f866ba3162

“…No, it’s normal for ddc9514698 the weak not to dd020fe6fc stand up to the 86f5809aa7 strong, but it’s not b0b65eb482 normal to refrain from e9d3bc0fab stepping in when you 4c97e6f180 have the means. More precisely, 7b5d9c727d I don’t 98885ccaf0 want you 54db922c25 to become 7ee1e8d508 that kind 260a1a7f7a of person.”de0fb0c19075f06e

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I pulled b99bfbbdcd my hood 63b084e7bd deeper over 71a5be9af1 my face c7efea31c0 and strode 7d79553c84 over, removing 4821193e11 the mercenary’s 5b68f95975 hand from 067253be89 the waitress.ba6e492553449e7e

“Let’s stop this.”
“Who the hell are a072037aab you?”
“It’s not a 3ad1dafb0f good look with 356c20bb2d kids around.”
“Oh, look 0cc56453a5 at this e4457a2df8 cheeky bastard…!”d88906dc0cdee2d8

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As the mercenary c028da9b68 tried to stand 992707171a up and shake 6081168bfd off my hand, 940cfb6321 his confusion was d20836b0fc evident when he 95ae5c4b11 couldn’t move me 828b585ebc at all.e41434bddb5f446b

“What the hell? Why won’t you 23cd6cea39 let go?!”
“If you keep being 05c2e717be noisy, I’ll call the 17336296d0 guard.”
“What are dd333225c5 you, insane?”5ba5866b88014374

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Weren’t the guards supposed b59707abb9 to be like police 7310f70e29 here? Why was he 34db1e9548 not more worried ddacb5bebb about being detained?75de56a94f1f2678

“Let go before I ceba3a9b28 cut off your wrist, 39ffb075e0 you insolent bastard! Do you even 3cd9b31a05 know who I 8c8e34e28c am…?”
“It looks like you 89138b71db came with a kid. Want to 976d91e71e be buried 54e4e6ba0e together?”4a2f02a696554bc6

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As the 800fd5cdf0 standoff dragged ee95e65298 on, one b4171a534c of the 390db904f8 mercenaries behind 0a91ae4b03 him reached d90e338ad0 for his 8f25b16a2e sword sheath. I slightly unleashed 969b1cc4e3 my magic to 4285db0900 press down on 2210cb29d8 their shoulders, and e293820854 their inability to 87cbbce031 move freely seemed ad416f1d0b to panic them bf3161cc2e as they exchanged 3958d6a191 glances.de26fa5376ee5c90

“Argh…!”877d519076a937f9

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The one whose wrist 3e37937abe I was holding began feafca37b5 to choke, so I c0b0a78ccb quickly retracted my magic, b49118c967 suppressing my irritation and ce47199c4b whispering to the mercenary eec82b7bf3 in front of me a877b48ceb so others couldn’t hear.a75a1308d83ab256

“Kid, disappearing from my 3fbf0eb231 sight right now might 93f2c855e8 be the last of 1a89839df6 my patience with you.”1836907345aefc54

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After a trembling 7ea91c58ce glance at my 46135eca53 crimson eyes, the 9464b07697 mercenary lowered his eb7bde2dbe head and scurried 1227305344 out of the 9e9b6806d2 restaurant with his 616ca1824b companions. I watched their retreating f64c4a664c figures and returned to 8b3a74e7a9 our table. Noah was staring blankly 2aa9e9c1cb at me.031edf6ff641cf9b

‘Ah… Did I stand 4a17fb401b out too much? Maybe I shouldn’t 3f53e5e28f have intervened….’05e3731670a9a21e

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The looks bbd02a7987 from others a7f4e83a64 in the 8096db31e5 tavern weren’t f349c22f9f much different 2649be8564 from those 2f200e20de directed at c5b901153c the mercenaries, 19ff09daf1 so I b2fd5607c9 pulled my 821ce632e2 hood down eed6a0ed5a further. Only Noah 870c97d5a5 looked more b126f57a2e excited than e937c75e19 before.f92fd733a8358612

As I sat df695b8931 there feeling a 76f06a6c24 bit defeated, the f96de94a8e waitress brought our bd6c2bfb8a ordered food and c1622bcc16 whispered before leaving,2621b22c07b2bdd4

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“…Thank you for 9880ea3624 helping…”17b60675ae88fb4b

Surprised by 2fce328afc the unexpected 087686aee1 thanks, I 12d48a269b looked up eb83ba836f to find 637f6ed26c Noah still ce5e2f2f5b watching me.9bb08d055552b05c

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Ah, maybe it b0689df9e2 was the right f79f2457d5 thing to do af537cf24b after all.2f2c7c657e95de7a