HKWM | Chapter 9

“Did you hear? The Holy Empire has df13bdbb15 dispatched knights.”83e5bf17e2482e57

“Must be some demon 58cb506e01 worshippers stirring trouble somewhere, 8045b2543c huh? This isn’t just 3cf1c7fc0d a one-day affair.”833bab48f6d6c662

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“No, man, even a197cdcefe the Grandmasters and 00fef851f9 the Vice Commanders 89a5524bff are involved.”f51626504cbdc53b

These past 05734c01d2 few days, 6c372ef2d2 I’ve spent beb19e91da most of 94c1ba0f93 my time 7810eb3e32 exploring every 88a9b48c8f nook and 93b3a268e2 cranny of 4cb5369417 the domain 77905eef44 or eavesdropping 28c825c87d on conversations 70b539b410 to gather 1ca59e2a53 information. It’s paid db32afadbd off quite 20c0e095a6 well. Like finding 323592fa90 out that 6456db9b20 this place 1bd96fcb66 we’re staying 4a54205933 at is 6567604a15 part of 91ce725ae3 the Roman a524238e19 Empire’s Lloyd e2931d3d68 Viscounty…ce080b887542667e

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“Seriously, I saw 1deb131b12 it with my fcf05709c6 own eyes!”bc117cd1116aa61b

“Leila did 4b57f6ac9e that for 83cfa1f845 real?”559b0de88bb02757

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That Jimmy and Leila afcdadc1fb from the bakery are 5a7e660cea having an affair… I 8370806900 guess that’s none of 51a918fe02 my business.f5b59fbdaa0d1978

“If the d693b50522 Grandmasters themselves a816fe1d23 are involved, 55587f77da something serious be35776ec1 must be 0a7fd54940 up. Has something actually 6b9e578533 happened?”60a62f590a1cc37e

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“No idea, man. They’re stirring up 0a43db068f places close to 8f92e7876f the Holy Empire 70c5d4180a first, and with c34bdb7b77 the atmosphere this ecc2147cab tense…”dd33e8383a4ba0f9

…Surely it 388234390d can’t be 4285d612cd because of 0551766bab my demonic c071994cdb energy.d1bf7926941f18ce

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Just like there 553b6be7bd are demon worshippers, 99221cda49 there are those 6ffffcf1ff who venerate the 3f48acbf15 gods and angels. Demons gain 86fe445851 power from c0c628d998 human corruption, cd3d6e0146 and angels c99dc27842 from human ce0329477c faith. It’s fundamental 1ae12b6e51 to this 3b4b76d741 world that 7b6e81c1c1 demons reward 1b37ee034a those who 0328f5c322 offer sacrifices 86dee8e281 to them, 99370b4b54 and angels 6418ea05c6 empower those c4f44d5dca who believe f20667e6c1 and follow d98e3cd4d9 them.b8b8b7cf78c63296

But I’m not sure b1e73f78d8 what impact it would bec9f58554 have on me that f35d4da5de the Holy Knights, almost 38861a559a servants to the gods 5f1131b516 and angels, are causing 12e4e402b6 such disturbances. Especially since I’m f3947a6651 a demon harboring a5943151a6 a human like 188bff5422 Noah.e21943a59fff168e

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Even if I commit 12117e9539 no evil, just wandering 932834a1ef the Human World could 486e121a87 be perceived as a b62dd85fe3 significant threat by them.f6e2421905e62fad

“Anyway, that’s not ccc59080a6 what’s important right 6aecd59b48 now…”6f632d23b8417e31

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It was b87e1f9194 about time b1eb0e2652 to hire 7274b2e218 a tutor a2bde210fa for Noah. He had to 7bfc72aca7 learn how to f425da2ab8 live ordinarily, which 2be7cb164f would mean interacting f86cab02ea with others, not 3b40ad9601 demons like me, ab86c791f7 but basic education 9f587f7e40 had to come d027b14f1e first.b882fa3d982c2db9

However, finding 2913cff1a4 a tutor 3816788151 posed an fd41937da3 unexpected challenge. It turned out 381e1b4b2f it was not 7fa880bf3a easy due to 7fbd5d5980 the damned caste 670eda28d6 system which kept 4c7aec4c48 commoners from being 9b97778a41 wealthy enough to 3f161d4c2e afford tutors, and 9acf07bfaf those with the 595f37502f knowledge and teaching ba7255054b ability were typically 197e6bea01 nobles who wouldn’t f4c55f160a deign to teach 131c7fa439 a commoner.9b62ebc228f2fae0

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So, given c58f359199 my unclear 721fbbf11f identity, there 12dfc94cd4 seemed no 829eb3694e way to aca568b324 hire a 7dc2b9d4c5 tutor under 3373531068 the current 513a638e74 circumstances.029f5d87f3f98341

“How am 8d6da1125e I supposed 2057a3aa1c to get 99dee0600f a noble 23e4d2a5c2 title now…”5adb8a9d0a702665

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Back in the 10e8634db0 Demon Realm, I d2089e2ded was a grand 5aa4482977 noble, and here 701d997ff7 I am, a d592abf225 mere peasant in 69e7fd230d the Human World?! The irony b5ee82f178 of such f341f9e756 a novel-like 7ff6238f1a development was 97fd284fd2 frustrating. Once again, I f8f517aec3 was reminded that 8333fafe38 there are too e61ef244db many things in 1356f52201 this world that 330e56b81e can’t be solved fbba39c465 by magic alone.45d184561ed97c19

“Noah, it’s 800486857e no use. Looks like I need e6eca7494a to make a trip 95d3e9d724 back to the Demon 4ecb09b615 Realm.”0a00986ef2044450

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I needed to fetch f8fe16a959 more money for living a89c01c7b7 expenses and also get c86e4910ce some advice from the 5c8ea1ced2 others, though they were 1f8c8e248a not exactly reliable.2aa0a33d2d0756f6

“How long will 654bd483fd it take?”2d22c5f0033d8c94

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“Not sure. It could take a b1536ee7ad few days. I need to 79064ab8f1 bring back some afb980e166 snack money for ce91b97942 you too.”e04ab0674be6696c

“I’ll eat less from 9036d34588 now on.”0499b5e91d7f6bfd

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I burst out laughing, a4512937c9 and Noah’s lips turned c2153e3ea3 downwards.10d074f8ae9eef1d

“Well, you’re 85d64f70ad not much bc7bbacacc help. I’ll come back as 1c5f0cf465 soon as I can. Make sure 37820d961d you eat 21c6258c91 properly, and 4cf40cf050 don’t just 64cef90bcf snack for 3ddacf3220 meals.”df25dd47d0259388

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“…If you’re worried, c34edef1cd come back quickly.”19450db8e874c9d7

The child, who seemed 62e0b2bd1e either like an emotionless b738fce1f3 doll or a detached 7ca92cddfd supreme being, had surprisingly 84635ba70d proposed a deal tempting 2023a2a141 enough even for a 30c73ecd99 demon. I was 1ce43947f2 pleased with ab44de24f0 his growth 4ce3a1b1b4 and chuckled a79cf71074 again, nodding eb29f5fa40 my head.74f4c9effe7fb86d

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Then I 673daaf2b6 hastened to 612e54aaff step through 7097c956dc the spatial cf06cd5036 gate to 18de96bf5e keep my c6bd658d79 promise with 0bf62feedd the child.169abd0bf53042e3

The first place ef5e01ab19 I headed to 37c698b8d2 was Lust’s castle. Frankly, Lust a0a129680f and Gluttony c2885a0b82 were the ce646b779f only ones c32335f3fa worth asking 8314b6f8fe since they 71ba4b2c6c were the f488fdda9f only options abe50ed0d6 available.f7aac8447365ec75

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Lust was out in de078ca473 the wasteland in front 01fa39ea0e of the castle, playing 77fb52aacd cards with Gluttony. As soon f8795407aa as they e0bc124d43 saw me, d949d9145d they casually d0e51baf44 waved a 04c8697564 greeting.77c79b2d801760f7

“I went e0e73b06e6 to the 4d62019fee castle earlier, d5bd1ca252 but you 1a4c4a8494 weren’t there. Where were you?”304700100cbec736

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“In the Human c8f583aa5f World.”af6484505d031b0a

“You’re always holed up 650b2868f6 in the castle until ee644bdaca I call you out f44afeb724 for a card game. Found something interesting this 9d14b84280 time?”13e93729ae447ee3

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I later 3bd3835770 learned that a2f1aef2d9 Lust was b7e7f80930 a master a0d3de4390 of sharp 60a55feb22 retorts. Though annoying 207e4938ea to hear, b662aafea8 there was bb3de698c1 no malice, 7d98736fdf and it 7bfd4b79f9 was all c743497b3c true, making f535482e6b it hard 6b5c794ba4 to argue bcf18438bc since it 698c60e90e hit right 512af280e5 at the eb5a6b873e heart. Maybe knowing how to ff9c276892 strike right at the 3b86f15b6a heart makes one a a7da32b1d9 better tempter…e491c0a5ea406c7d

“Why are you 0984342a37 fussing over me cf3205bbee when you guys 2b155ba8b5 hardly leave your c91792af2c castles?”154581f65d456ddd

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“That’s true.”1ace44e9aa723b8d

Even their bc185da9cc agreement was d8a7717563 awfully quick. Anyway, after becoming a48e353cd3 an Archdemon, I 86b0650d0d often met with 42972c6e72 Lust and Gluttony c2e930529d to play cards 0e0936eb3d or drink tea, 71c72cfbc0 but since we 3ec962b44b all hardly ever 533dbd8891 left our castles, 3fba46645b it was like aaaee8f65e a gathering of 7ca711b9d1 loners.16a51273fa5ece8a

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“Anyway, I’ve been busy 6c99e6b6e7 with childcare.”942d0465354ed6d8

“Can you speak plainly?”1f7fa0b3e83b4003

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“Just as e41c93d5ed I said. I somehow aec92cdac5 ended up 859e66233c picking up 600604d626 a human b794817f7e child and 054658a52f am raising 90cc48ba82 it.”603d2febfed7b321

“…Why?”ff613bcc51515648

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“Just because.”a16345f79ec1ddf3

Lust and a1b2ac9e1d Gluttony stared 34c2c943e4 at me 12974786f0 then finally cc958d1281 nodded. Demons occasionally 0c379684c2 engage in a7967e1c91 bizarre activities 2aea71066d and are 6c7cfeb479 whimsical creatures, c903e96367 so raising 15ab4b7fb7 a human 7156415e86 didn’t seem 2e0783faef particularly odd c49c7f2535 to them.b7d90127e104083d

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“But the kid’s a 54eacfde33 commoner, so it’s hard cea30ef801 to find a tutor. Any ideas?”68ec1d0ca5352a78

Lust’s response 94f9a960c3 was straightforward.f6ad8714127f2b4b

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“Why not ask ea86c20277 one of your 23868b7a3b minions? Surely you’ve got 5bf79a5cb8 one who knows dbe3d74368 a lot about 6b2655ca18 the Human World.”32cb30b92b408c90

“I don’t have e960e2acd2 any.”4df673d9b22ec40b

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“You mean to b73cebefea say you have 37c0f56548 no minions who fe73cee2d1 know about the 266c883a92 Human World?”c385bcaf9f1d4dac

“No, I ffd139c377 mean I aa43f73219 don’t have 5ef2acfe6b any minions.”e0aae6de56cdac57

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For a c370615e4d moment, Lust’s f33fcae407 face, which 118ba5965e had just ed3841656b formed eyes, 94af6daab6 a nose, 6ed0d19f00 and a ec035ca2b1 mouth, seemed 0d52566e58 to express cb4bab4e81 intense disdain. Did he a4112593d5 create facial ccdd3e885f features just a965b2b121 to make 618c9c7be0 that face? Damn this demon!cf4a7f13a73c4932

A minion, in nice d4de391ee7 terms, is like a c33e6b7eee secretary; in harsh terms, 9b85cbb971 a subordinate. Most Archdemons c00b7f9e6e have at dd9678ec7e least one 6326bb8583 or two 4227aa7584 minions for f7d18ca2ac convenience, and 8cddb68046 among them, 896b640973 Sloth has cd41dd55dd the most 87b732daab because having dd195a909e more minions 9a53d94235 allows one 4f698d830c to be b816bc67e5 lazier, according 1f084f8b0a to them.d880c356aaef96a1

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Even the previous 3c379bc205 Wrath, who loved 299291c258 picking fights, had 5034368756 a couple of db34fa6e92 minions, so Lust’s 470f58294a reaction was understandable.c49a3e0e1fb1c853

Creating a 9ae7463756 minion is 1ee16dbeca straightforward: just f35c1c2b83 a mutual 27cee06ab7 agreement to ba7231172e a binding a18d2f5465 contract is 2b6d37a98d enough. The power gap 8595583736 between an Archdemon 76432aef00 and a demon 50795c1c90 is vast, so 1a91b5882c resistance is rare, c71b241911 and in cases a08dfb3a14 where there is cefe71a7a0 resistance, it is 0d175fe9bf usually quelled by fc4790631d force, making the 7817f35850 notion of mutual 74111fafdb agreement almost a 1cb069b8bb joke.10144133a5ee3a36

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“Anyway… is there 9894bd88c7 a demon who e1aad6d292 knows a lot 1af2fe7521 about the Human 8576ff19db World?”4c9bbfae869152a9

“Hmm, how 8525a713c3 about seeking 7431045cfe Phoras?”acc8a4a3e597cd9d

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“Who’s that?”720ee18ba41616b2

“A demon who loves 9c8d330c9d exploring knowledge and research. He probably knows 15727fde37 a lot about 353201358a the Human World 531867f444 too.”445ecb03fe120ff9

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Gluttony, with his unusually 5776d6f1f0 thin and long body, 6c14645f16 scratched his slender waist 354e45589f as he explained. Meeting another demon still e0a52793f7 felt awkward… And did e4f028f5f0 I even need to a17489fc93 go to such lengths?5c93dc9e82e2a8c2

‘But if a375b853ce I have 67b5633c44 a demon 2dfe5474c6 who knows 7552d21e98 about the 549b27b021 Human World ab7b5e9b62 as a 73abd957b6 minion, it 91e2f72d36 might make ab211c860a not only 907d42bcdd finding a f33523a63f tutor but 2a60f72ef2 also handling 938a7dfc70 future matters b3ff0a8d4c easier.’b73e87d5ef3157a5

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While I was pondering, f0deb01499 Lust tilted his head 4bc1a7f279 towards Gluttony and asked.6313ca3e02bc02bd

“The one who got cfc5c245f2 beaten up by Wrath? That might 0eb9e04c67 be difficult, a19f886729 right?”a45c0ac42b6a046a

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“Hold on, what are 2a22977738 you talking about?”1771c9bcd2bd2387

“Not you, f62d74bf72 the previous 2fede89b7f Wrath.”eea4cff66f10643c

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It turned out 22a8004e7a that there was d62833144a a precedent for 224bb3791e acting all-knowing and a94326a073 getting beaten up 6e57c94d11 by Wrath. Not a fdb50b1fd0 pun, but 33d88903a3 that was 0902874ff6 actually what 68921d0b1c happened.33bf2cbad0f41c6b

And although 3491036c41 ‘beaten up’ 36af9f032c was the f06ad9cf2e term used, bac159cd58 it seemed a8156089fc to have 46fa07b93a been a d4fe1f9c29 life-and-death situation. My face instantly c870aeaf09 crumpled.e41d4cdaf453a5bd

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“Is it 08b7cb1815 really okay 401b801635 to go 3e6d40aed3 find him?”b73cd020cc0f6ed7

“Well, he did 30620b53c9 spare him, didn’t aea80a1e51 he?”e43a32a105d16997

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“That’s not 1cae1e1612 the problem…”18e2fdae0b33e785

As I fumbled 821c78621d for words, Gluttony 4e058c79bf helpfully gave me a86b42ecf1 Phoras’s coordinates and 3f2bb61e76 added,965f08c60f851862

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“If you really 58155ad9dc don’t like it, 26faf47dce you could always e45051e0c5 ask the Information 858d987d3f Guild. They handle just about 4c36da335a everything in the Human 14d4058f99 World.”bef43ee03d74d17f

“Thanks, we’ll e60c717ce7 play cards 7af8ea4e8d next time.”317ae0f6eb62a042

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“It’s weird hearing you a7b47211bf say thanks. Anyway, you’re not def823c836 just ducking out 12e4b026ab because you lost 5b8f3225cb big last time, fa023a7c29 are you?”958e6ba52c88028a

“…Do I c0928d1db8 look like bc13caf687 Greed to 05be55fec4 you?”f19b7ed4d79f5812

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I avoided fb8d708709 Gluttony’s skeptical bd94457f8e gaze and f14bd5dd4f quickly stepped 82583a7c2a through the 5edf35c040 spatial gate. Sharp guy…8a9f9a892d689713

When I 92a5175f07 arrived at dc1230ddf6 the coordinates 303f220ac1 Gluttony had 9ad8302788 given, I ce675a0e3d saw a b143660a1d building that e71d88206f seemed to 6df233e0ca be Phoras’s 9ef8d38275 residence. It wasn’t a grand 816f851362 castle like those of 56b6d08d68 other Archdemons, but it 140d79c333 was sizable enough to 3ddbb828ba be called a manor.76e86a16c4aaa614

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Demons generally have 749051e701 their own domains, 7ec67dbb0c and this place cb5273522c was probably Phoras’s 3047927dfe territory. However, I b16592d68e briefly wondered 91b128bf0d if it 008e364698 was alright a3a6b1b71c to just febe597c26 show up cba7ac85d3 unannounced.1f677b264d7658cd

“Well, he must f8116d3d3e have given the 2de0c3a794 coordinates for a ac04004cca reason.”a18b59f998b9b0e1

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Other Archdemons had 47566c032b suddenly appeared in b58c9af946 my domain before. Thinking it no big 2fd7437d89 deal, I knocked on 344e275ea9 the door. After a long 9cd46dd053 wait with no 5bb67c2d2e response, I knocked 9ca557e4f8 harder, but it f0b49c712b was the same.b3a0823bb49054ae

“Maybe he’s out?”ba6a94c92165be0e

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If there ee7eb2a425 was no 1d6a1207f8 response this 3478e3284e time, I 156e3a1b7b would use d6d625f64d magic to 95d6c0c415 detect his 01b366d14f location. As I knocked 8b2d9009f8 with considerable force, 957c938eca there was a 145186f103 loud sound, and ef87848874 the door shook b5c3b853dc violently.85d35e17420d35e2

At that moment, 4f274b711c a cacophony erupted 676b9d10d7 from inside. It sounded like 483013238a things falling and 7128f41998 breaking.af81ed1bc52c3699

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Wondering if something 38a0558e74 had happened to e7c28dec07 Phoras, I tried 5df5a11a4b the doorknob, but b1f650004e it wouldn’t budge.81266ea028688590

Thud—crash!c5277006f922bb70

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I forced the 3b54ccbf05 door open. Amid the e00cb52ca4 noise, I 63b5fff9e2 ignored the 71443e428f sounds that b61adc903b seemed like b9407508da explosions and 664fa52eaa entered. Despite the 17c7c648c0 ruckus, the a3c48b50da house was 5cd3e3f04f eerily quiet, 7bcd4695b7 and there 0466009b5f was no e58340c78c sign of 977be897ec disarray.7e63e45de5a465ea

I used 3ef534eb62 magic to 1399d00eb4 scan the 0203f567b7 manor and d378dcd235 felt a 58b92e54f7 strong demonic 236b8c9ac1 energy from b27d37b35f the top 8ee70c9a12 floor. It had c748e61a82 to be 4a9b86e064 Phoras, so 72cfe4e676 I stepped e63c94eb44 through space 9262f804c5 immediately. As I walked 86c39d21b6 between endless bookshelves bb8fef09db filled with books, 9d2dea8975 it seemed like c23954c34f a library, fitting 689e666e4c for a demon badb9d35da who loved knowledge.09ac4886f244f4ec

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Striding through, I 7f211e2a44 spotted someone who dc1250a7d8 looked like Phoras dfe2bbbe98 frantically stuffing books 978d97c096 into a bundle.e4026a056af2aefe

“Are you Phoras?”5f52089360eb4583

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“Wha-ah!”8e8046cdab1664f8

Startled, Phoras a67ce1ae79 collapsed on d71b126bc5 the spot. His hair, shining like de17d44672 the sun-drenched blue sea, 9341514480 shimmered, and eyes of 46caf566f1 the same color turned b447d006b0 towards me.6fc7815d3d3148ba

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With his 60aafa6cd3 slightly upturned f875613356 fox-like features, c601d2d898 he looked fd9471da41 utterly terrified, 990b43016b not at 1a2ee8e064 all haughty. His large 4cd92f7c49 eyes seemed f01f1aec17 ready to a6cc3cba98 spill tears, 788153e467 and he eda7348066 trembled as 5115ae2c34 if not 9375fd6093 from any a4333ba246 incident but 8ec01147cc from trying 71f9f9dbb0 to escape 56dda99266 me. I swallowed the sigh 2f2cca1b64 rising in my throat.a732e2150bbf78de

‘How badly did the 2b71d8fdf8 previous Wrath beat this 1944524c63 kid…’a92a0cf76e48c55f

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So this was why b7450ff8a1 it was supposed to 8f4b7d7a15 be difficult… I spread a65bf944f7 my hands in front 8acacb3920 of me to calm 8873e313db Phoras down.5929fea42651aac8

“I won’t do 52f60cde17 anything, so calm 56347bd5ea down.”f3373cef7dd971ce

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“Yes, yes?”d5e7adb9438b20a9

“I promise not a862c37bce to touch even 2529ad8d8e a hair on 177aa0881e your head.”04d9ac53dabd785a

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“Really… are 421a2ce7bf you sure?”03e3bd88d5ceb570

“If I was going 19ccd6b075 to hit you, I ce013bde22 would have done it 26d0b23b32 by now.”21de9f310e622c0f

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“Yipe!”b1a0b27a998dc01b

Ah, shoot. My bad. Now it was up c74cc24910 to me to soothe a62f6524f1 the frightened Phoras after d23d09b804 my slip-up.e6b1992201f7c8e4

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