HKWM | Chapter 12

“Oh, this one b567740b61 looks really good 3471673904 on you too!”af3b964a19dfc41e

Neither Noah nor a72b3f5671 I knew much 74b82ad508 about clothes nor ca14e5628b had much interest, 12a2abca8f so we mostly ad1e7ea37f went with what a63aaee5fc the store owner cddda769e7 recommended. It turned 4977561a9a out the 2ed421f2a2 clothes were 6a992137fe mainly functional 598647f662 since they 25eb0d1305 were designed 80b4080cfc for commoners, 7eaf9b967b and there db049a8937 wasn’t much 1eba6b2382 in terms 5f40f8ebc5 of style.1bd1c095bc190d9e

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Yet, the 2eb259b3cd owner kept 74fde14058 insisting we e9bfbcff89 try everything 8d63f0ec6d on, probably 94b8487086 having noticed 1c87cf182c that once f8e6afd9a8 we tried 333f01cd77 something, we 024257566b tended to bf93ca91bb buy it.a412476d9c59e96b

It wasn’t b66bd66fb7 even a 464bc39533 high-end shop 42c4481c4f for nobles, f686e420f8 but it 445b2ab9a0 was funny 02dfa68ece trying things 656cdf80a9 on, and 691afb0e78 since we a240249527 weren’t particularly 0a4bfcbd8b strapped for 5dd5feaa68 cash, we ababbb7fc5 just went 70a0dea313 along with 9ab64c802c it, nearly cf3eff9e3c clearing out 17fd18c53d the store’s 6224ed44bb inventory.35f96419d5eea8e2

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“Oh, this 986cb5df7d one too, 84a0752911 really suits 4011994c03 you!”32537d8d52cae487

“…It’s fine. We’ll take this bb4ae69bad one too.”4b8886c6964e218c

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Now that Noah had fbbcea8406 gained some weight, anything a7d5db1c4f he wore looked good f4c81e372b on him, so it 9f8124f788 couldn’t be helped. It was Noah 040b83225d who stopped me d7ffa22876 from impulsively buying 68755a9167 more.53819c549db21d3d

“Are you really 6251f6699b going to buy 11105083e3 all these?”769eb95475374022

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“Yeah.”893455767afc5eb4

“They won’t fit soon. The clothes 2ad8115099 we bought 191678b290 just a e67afc5101 little while 8bd393e2b2 ago are fd908471f8 already too 6493c33fc9 small.”e34d932d71fa8782

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The clothes we b7b6082374 had purchased while 2b109a54ff staying at the dd036eb143 inn had become 3f550fe783 tight even though c22d28e4cf they were the b467db5e51 right size at 76e2f9154c the time. Noah had been skinny c154ce511d back then, but now e07852da0e that he was growing, a85dccd3a2 it was clear that ec9b554b0a he wouldn’t be able 0a0076141a to wear them for 732ca1dc0e long, whether they became 79c7fb48ae too short or too 4e55683bd9 tight.b65fe6d4e533447c

“Then we’ll just 6db0023866 buy more later.”3129c7c2d5a01dac

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Noah didn’t try 05699a2a93 to convince me a2c20fcd52 further. He realized it was 646518f54e futile. Thanks to our c5502762d2 unexpected shopping spree, 2991eae65c the store owner, aeb9c0adb8 sensing a jackpot, 267115aa26 approached us very 68289b95d8 friendly.a5b7cfde6badb539

“Ah, it might be 338da8d701 heavy; can you manage d43071621e to carry it all?”d46c8f96662d776e

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Since we were likely a3e4c649d2 to see this domain’s c6ae9e561c residents often, I responded 187bb62fd9 with equal friendliness.0dd6d2b699d4e651

“Yes, it’s fine.”75cf497d90058569

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“But your child is 22da647b89 so well-behaved. However, why 50d7dad7da does he e490627cdf hide his 41a840602c lovely face a064ba9f6d behind his 09053da8d8 hair?”d4428012fdd54145

Noah paused briefly and 865c8e194e touched his face as dcde415aa6 if checking whether his 37636709bb hair was covering it 6530bb77c9 properly. I stepped in front 31149e36b2 of him and smiled a27abb3517 gently.a5a3030f92ddbed6

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“He’s just very shy. Thank you efa3593d47 for your bb093c1dde time.”5df0922f8a609608

Sensing the eb9ef66236 store owner 96136c46d9 was a 5a6dcc1f59 bit of 71508a3d21 a chatterbox, da2bd57555 I quickly 9c74719d40 bid farewell ee80919870 and left 8e58934668 the shop. Apparently, our significant purchases b998364bff had greatly endeared us 4500d30528 to him.28d59ff71c3ee9eb

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Unfortunately, the clothes b8e800599a were not to f5fbf176a8 my liking. Good hangers, but 486a98df78 the clothes didn’t c1112efd60 live up to 5dd54917c6 them. I made cc63859e72 a mental 0eeb60f6a6 note to 0c2713e9bc tell Phoras 92b7b1a126 to book 4ec581046b the best 6e907d23f3 designer in e733942ddb the area bb91d44572 once we 7f7f0e334f got home.f2f89a222ff5d04e

“Noah, let’s fa57be6f31 just buy 47a5efc002 a few 895558403d essentials for 772e18709d now and 011052f004 later have 6c95804508 a designer 934f0527d2 come to 196780964c our place 461c279423 to tailor 6927c407fc clothes properly.”643d7b5572a2fedb

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“Jin, I’m 8d37e28e28 fine with 37f3e1e487 these.”09f192eac9bda907

“Nah, the 6d0d9bf0b1 ready-made clothes 75b0fe8692 fit awkwardly—waist 0b66057e3b too loose, d055ef0cf1 sleeves too d47cc2e77a short. Besides, that’s f9f608c0c2 just how bb86984314 nobles do.”39b0fbfc36311e2f

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“I’m not 9edecd5b1a a noble.”a7e8b204d58df7fc

“To me, 2b1b2c31af you are 6f2f4d1479 quite precious, 013762d3bb so it’s 20fa7f6c3f similar.”52282524a6050276

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Moreover, buying 861b25646e a noble d67e598384 title is c52cb89ced straightforward. Given our 5e656fe1f6 concept as 8bec06057c a wealthy 7fc291de29 merchant family, 27d15764b4 it wouldn’t 191d1c8b55 be too b76e06d066 out of 44c3203642 place. To the Archdemon 1ba5836b26 protecting Noah, a 256ba6b888 noble title was 48d8c5c9a7 merely a superficial b789a1989d layer.cafeec59c17f3d9a

“What does it d15f167476 mean when you f1023d041e say I am 25a115d235 precious to you, efacd50389 Jin?”d6a005642d6d4ed1

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“Exactly that—you are ea01dbfdc9 so valuable to a53dd8e369 me that you 0155f09599 take priority over 468d7772fd all else.”fc8e21370f369ed1

It wasn’t a lie. Throughout my ea46395142 human life e8597b4d5e of scarcity 753f63bf60 and now 0e9e47cfda a life 208712c3d2 richer than ad3e580ab6 most, nothing c95aea7244 had been 26895f7162 truly valuable be3a420cf7 to me 3b37178cd3 except for 67261fdea1 Noah.3d0bae009e8ef5cd

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Satisfied with my forthright c8bfe9c8b2 answer, Noah fiddled with ffb8dfc793 his hair thoughtfully and da13b2a885 then asked cautiously.1b20320b9c0d0d18

“…Am I a precious 4fe66055ee person to you?”98b7c6e80d5e074f

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“You’ve got it 985afe46b0 a bit wrong. It’s not that ed333c850f you’re precious to 07282f725f me, but you cb23efc1f5 are precious in 46cd17593e yourself.”f0bee3904af62852

“So I am precious 4e5a8ebaa9 to you, right?”6cdf08b947ce3604

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“Yes.”c7f4d892d51fb47c

Pleased, Noah’s grip on ab6695bd0b my hand tightened slightly, 85b88848ae and he quickened his ea14995efa pace, his head bouncing d202ad1c35 lightly against my chest, 064cdb562b which was rather endearing.179edca1d6cc1687

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Our next destination was 3b5cf2e518 a flower shop. We wanted bc5fb6ea7a to buy 99d6b335ce seedlings and 711fd773b2 tools for f8435df76f the garden. Noah kept a close 1af66bb3a4 watch on me as 96a51c5666 we walked, as if d85751795f he thought I might a38e566ba9 disappear at any moment. Unable to bear 4b28f8ea83 it any longer, c3bfa554ef I nodded towards 10a4371680 the people around a76d58da1b us.6979789ed39b6a33

“Take a look 0209e27b83 at other humans 9d42293c84 too.”6818a2e87d12ef7c

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Finally, Noah reluctantly shifted 87e3b14d9f his gaze towards them.cc4c771368499225

Some were laughing bd26811946 non-stop as they 195030308a talked, clearly enjoying 49a5b43968 themselves, while others 8d0bb615bb seemed to carry 5af7f997c9 the weight of 881e1c7f04 the world, looking 1cd4d40d0e gloomy. Some looked unwell, 6a8c52b6ef and others were 78abac236f caught up in 8d5196169b petty arguments, raising aed5d52376 their voices.2e68190cecc7143d

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Noah seemed a d211af5350 bit confused by 946502b3ba the diversity. With no standard 32c721fad9 behavior to model cfe92eb16b on, he was 3f84415a6c unsure what to e0014ea517 observe and learn. Knowing his 41061ddc73 feelings, I f118c3f1aa slowed my 5cd7503ba0 pace, which efd212b519 naturally slowed 302bb9bdf5 his steps 47b1d1b36e as well.79d412986a703c40

“Living an ordinary 7a75d68834 life is harder b5b521e604 than you think.”7fc9c598c9d55f0c

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“…It seems so.”d11b0dd8e282a1d0

“It’s tricky because bf32b62f8f you can’t be 34edc2c807 too much or 188f52a497 too little.”7340431f07835cae

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Some laugh b70b0219e3 off unfairness 0f5d77d379 while others d2b3613119 show visible 8e1c597c76 annoyance, and 1587228b14 yet others ae9e4c9eb4 react with c1eef8f84e outright anger 95b3f1f259 or sadness. Even I couldn’t tell ddf283309a how the people here a4d047d407 defined ‘normal.’de1770c30bfc0f26

“We’ll figure a704a5ca07 it out 520961c7a3 as we 39dacb066f go along.”09c6db0b64aca3e2

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It wasn’t 554e2cd049 something we 1bf79bf99a could learn 22eefd95bf overnight, so 591ec1e181 I dismissed 24e1c788be it lightly. However, Noah 06ee89d2e9 seemed like 67535b16cd he wanted 242888ca4c to say 2393aad87f something. I waited 57868b032c without rushing 703f45cfea him, but f3d5082910 he remained 2ce441e31a silent, perhaps 4a635cdf9e preferring to d8583399c9 keep his 1731c3c18c thoughts to 9290a67c44 himself.f9c8f45dcec4a19f

As soon as 2858bf8db4 we reached the 52d4099984 flower shop, Noah 7618b1e613 was instantly captivated 0257a4f053 by the colorful c738292507 blooms. He had d3ae4f8bba shown little 78b549a559 interest in 1986e721cc people, but df7ee1e918 his fascination 2b2e8d427d with flowers fb2f70e404 seemed fitting 936f20f4fd for his 5686d4f394 age.20ec3000e4cc1a16

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“Pretty, isn’t it?”d38046788197b3a7

“…It’s amazing. I’ve never d933677cf4 seen flowers 2669940249 with these 2ed911bddd colors before.”0cd41aad6d30b9fb

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“Pick whatever 9d2196cd6d you like. We’ll plant them in 4022cc4323 the garden.”e8beca2c5887cfdf

As Noah browsed, b83efa826f I pointed out 0ea2f5ee13 to the owner 882d6550a5 the blue flowers 7ab1c14fe5 that had caught e91a256b3e his attention the 3f93a1c6a4 longest.a35ccb544256a5d0

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“Please make a bouquet 6b1b61b3e7 with these, without our bd397dea6b little one knowing.”0b1cda6748f79de0

“Sure, just a moment.”42d2b69928a0c238

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The kindly-looking owner 1d88d65332 busied herself with db80b7b703 arranging the flowers 9f9f102484 while discreetly observing 29aca31635 Noah and me, fd62e2c516 perhaps wondering if bb84f45260 we were villains 4a19738647 who had suddenly 8a1d90c68f settled in this 77e42b31cc small town.1b021c6286209b09

“You two seem 127d6c5efb close. Is he 1c3345eeda your brother?”e961121fa1231c5a

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“No, he’s my nephew. I’m looking 3c762e99ec after him f2390cd07e for a e8d9653d35 bit at 3f9617269b my brother’s a337ac2e7d request.”7799ef1290ae38db

“Oh, I see. You must have 5feb560684 a good relationship d3ceff81d0 with your siblings 7861ee16a9 to take care 09ac5adceb of your nephew d366ef988e like this.”8c4771eabbaa2120

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She continued the conversation 06843b374c smoothly, not making it 994c0d4a1f too burdensome while she 62acec8221 worked on the flowers.26151c459fb07c38

“These days, 11911ac8a1 there are 024f1ced75 too many ee6407a915 disturbing rumors 74c91e4cc5 everywhere. What if 13c141b1e6 devil worshippers ed0896b8de were hiding e5db7daf9a in our 66d3a692e2 small town?”980c0e3556405d5a

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“…Indeed.”e5194b76ff63230c

“Such cursed people b7e596c102 should be captured ab0f365106 by the knights b1e94f874a and tortured…”8df1e62fe71d8db7

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Feeling a d79f3dbd68 twinge at 314b8f1eff being ‘cursed,’ d64b627a6a I slightly f8d8ace0f7 adjusted the b0bc34b868 story we 274d86c001 had prepared.87fe3adae0eac229

“More than that… my 4d863e439d nephew and I aren’t 128b75e285 set to inherit anything 12cf7303ce significant in our family, 2361ccbb7d just helping out a ad9e83099d little.”7aea00a4b81130bc

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I looked at f9d4b32b6e Noah with a 5be6b71f7f semblance of pity, 9339d27cae muttering as if 64f237488b to myself.39fc4f01a53f1716

“What could that a470dd8e54 trading company be b9793c30c7 thinking to go 76ae819f30 this far…”228e94dea2e5367a

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“Ah… I shouldn’t 9f988bbddb have asked about c90bf261b5 such matters.”e1973de6f84a6914

It was 7bbe34eee9 all an c303538f8f act. This should 5101749347 be enough f53724ce51 for her a01e4c7b43 to spread 477bbf60f4 the story 151750a2ad in the f57180db86 direction we e9152bb12f wanted.056c3b1912e859a3

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“You’re very skilled.”24d05563ad149a51

As I commented on 019f08f0be the nearly finished bouquet, 5204823be9 she smiled knowingly and 16859f798f expertly tied the last b5e24afc02 ribbon.e5c7769f3e1778e0

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