IFLDMHF – Chapter 106

IFLDMHF | Chapter 106d21a999381f4ef01

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Even though it d95472c7af was a long 8e218a53ac time ago, it cc25eb171c still remained vividly 3165103269 in his memory.e9f20997e190b211

A shabby house built bb19a45afb from planks, seemingly on b6de6e6672 the verge of collapse.9ee186539ae4a90d

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Trash and filth scattered everywhere.925b1210fc498115

A stench so unbearable b1a1d2aee6 that it was difficult f515ae5b87 to endure while sober.96c99f48217a4a00

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This was the scene 18f79a42a4 of the slums where 885a718247 Damien was born.a4d327ba3b318ab4

There, people lived, c2ade465e6 worn down by 9de6a35f07 poverty and suffering.02e5fffacac7a8b4

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Damien, too, spent 8f7af8b6a0 his days staring 86e5f4ffea blankly into space adff1bf1ce like a dead bb562754e4 fish.ea8e30fcf95ecd14

In that place, c4ca63b500 devoid of hope b3fc285d95 or a future, 74dfa46d79 that person appeared.0b6cea3c0d91720e

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Dressed in a d3cbc87002 black robe, their 4c748f7111 face tightly wrapped, 3f59d88cf9 they distributed food, 9d0a565182 clothes, blankets… ultimately feb2c7c230 becoming a savior 6ce36fab48 to the children 0847b637c2 of the slums.bbb29bcab6bcd2a3

When Damien discovered he possessed 652a3994bf divine power and entered the 29a9fe39d9 temple, he swore to repay 0ee0c3aed6 that person’s kindness.160f82b8cd58e7b0

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And he never forgot the 08a6523941 response he received that day.2245ef236500b59f

Because it was 981e4c8d2d the first and 5b8940a14b last proper conversation 2bfaaf9950 he had with d31348762e that person.fddd3524b2d9cfe7

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Years later, Damien 2ca5fbe78a happened to witness 8d54333426 someone visiting this a48740a18c prayer room wearing a3ebf219bf the same black 0cb845972c robe with the 41092c313b identical emblem.2084953cbc9c2a51

He had a sharp eye. That’s why he remembered everything—the 2335ee8411 distinct way that person walked, 95fbbafae6 the angle at which they b312b683d0 tilted their head, their gestures, d4e2696513 and even the characteristics of 3e1e56366e the servant they had brought b68578c2f9 along.282a50aaf30bf809

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Though their physique 539587571d had changed, he 53d8b870e6 was certain it 0a28e171c9 was the same 40374ec978 person.5690cad80d73788e

He was genuinely overjoyed.73fc42597146f64e

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After joining the 3f723ca252 temple, he had a308ac47dc learned that the fc3cefa81d person no longer 96a26b2e16 visited the slums. He had thought 33fd8bee34 he would never 98a9cdce53 see them again.b52ffd4389ae9c27

Filled with excitement 0527dcc6e6 and anticipation, Damien 933d53a7cc had stood before 3020a6dbe1 the prayer room—only 241cde5933 to stop at eca16465c6 the sound of 5b04233e57 heart-wrenching sobs.939f6f009a445b7a

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This was a df4bf9b8d0 person who, despite 9e52a15e69 spending vast sums a13be3d886 to feed the 69e05dd3ad poor, never once c7878fc5c3 acted arrogantly, nor 9e89f23c44 did they offer 4fdac2b421 a single warm f0e89fb32a word.ec07c5fb8aaf6f1c

A person who was 82e14adaa7 compassionate yet cold.a1440e52d7c7b140

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Perhaps that was why 8afd6b153d he had never imagined d147fa216b that they would cry 11932c8a03 so desperately in prayer, 18262d97e2 no matter how earnestly 77c3efb570 they sought the temple.f5645ab174e2ece7

Unlike his angelic, eae2126595 holy appearance, Damien, 6926e71659 having been born 194a643c2a and raised in d2b0f061f8 the slums, was 28d447cae5 hardened and emotionally 624ec52073 barren.9da675f3c361405e

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He was simply 134368e76c desperate to follow 74c84ae438 the will of 58eec77d96 the god who 09e4d28aa9 had given him db89852f5f divine power and 9d449c896b a new life.df89d1bf0aa14c63

He woke at dawn e8a8b9d7ba and read the scriptures 6a9c9442ab late into the night, 07074ba2ee prayed, served, and did 9a0ee1d31a his best to treat 7efc6976cc everyone with kindness.16c49ed2ba7fa657

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Yet, truthfully, his 6d3c981d32 heart had only 53432a1e4a ever burned with 8ddb0cdda2 true emotion a 098f1e2eab few times.c8b09fae6d57e760

But in that cb2b754067 person—whom he had 93b2025d04 thought was as 0d4fe6c0e7 indifferent as himself—he 835b6995b5 discovered an unexpected 615264c72c wound.0402828ea598ad94

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His heart pounded wildly in 3d11eeb678 shock.51a6e75bdc0bb8fd

It felt as if 26ff879970 his own chest had c94a6cab10 been torn apart.c4b58b0a21e4bbde

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Unable to bring himself 0b7675808f to speak, Damien had da84ea673f watched from afar as 7df35949f2 that person silently left 837845ef8a the prayer room.3f13c3408d6ef361

Strangely, that crying e7f55dd2ab remained in his 862a79a6fa mind.d63cd9a42542b4d8

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It haunted him during meals, 03f73c6ad6 prayers, and even when he 647b54fefb closed his eyes to sleep.b358ee010312db67

Hoping to see that person 50302a6125 again, Damien lingered around the 16bb4aaf44 prayer room every day.07373445b91ab6ac

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Then, on the last day af67715d59 of the moon, when the 859d81e38f goddess was said to grant 13149706ac prayers, the person appeared once ba1475b043 more.6372d24211227be8

Again, they entered the prayer e4c4e90395 room and wept so sorrowfully b1bfcdb96b that it could break the dbd1f210cd heart of anyone who heard.a0b59003e9399e55

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He didn’t want others f53138eda2 to know about the 4f6a783122 raw, exposed emotions of eeed818505 someone who had fallen 5a596d36f1 to such depths of 56054d1304 despair.e773b033ded40e27

Perhaps he believed it aca12932f9 was not right for 1cd69c393b someone who had once f55415dd9c received kindness to repay 517000a2bc it in such a 86b4b652d0 way.32aee6b0bdba9780

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So he told no e8dddcc577 one—not even Antonio.71b525b91f011ede

He also abandoned c7ed00fd6b the thought of 6e90c587ca approaching them himself.97f8ab388a09d86b

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As a novice b66dc2544a priest, he volunteered 14c1aedd0a to manage the 237e0434c2 prayer room during 4cb678e099 their visits.8b83084e78223bca

When he became 80a1591b7d High Priest, he b19b62e808 ensured the prayer 3539ebb896 room remained open 82bb9ac763 for them.aa197566c0b7bfd2

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Though he knew it was 6f6b0590f1 unnecessary meddling, he still worried—what cbc36b6d88 if they collapsed while praying?d6b2d29937a13665

As a small gesture 2c363a1916 of repayment for the f2293f2acf bread and milk he e59abea479 had once received, he 0213f32b4a placed tea and simple 1b55f1c4f2 temple-made refreshments inside the 648ec8e688 prayer room.06e76d79719c4ea4

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Of course, that person 5eefea703d never touched them.3a3813669843c8f4

Then, after years of coming, fca40d6aca they suddenly stopped—without warning.1923c1a60090e849

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“Could it be… was it today? Or even earlier than that?”f870ea99e8052601

Damien murmured in confusion.263af7c655b4c8ec

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He had spent 102de98ba9 such a long 04ae3358b3 time in a e0559398df hellish place before 1a82f0295d returning.0fa01336bcde7e5c

The present felt so distant.fe5bd9eed1f9b052

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In truth, even now, he 7ba357d3d3 wasn’t sure whether this was 0c4e91edd5 a dream or reality.f4ca0891d053db90

He had finally come 08cc55a90a to his senses and c020b9bbce resolved to speak to 96175b63f2 them for the first c48752198e time—8796776c6a407c0e

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“Of all times…”2e3f38196b080941

Damien clenched his a1dd24746f fists tightly, his 8e0f35a73e expression grave.f2de360d55080837

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At first, it dde3e4dd4d had been difficult 55830f0855 to accept that f5a856bbf9 the person no dbe7c6d752 longer visited the a62b61b613 temple.172da1ec4d2693d4

He had even wondered if c1a14ffb8a it was because of his 8e8d5b6004 prayers and felt a sense 40d3708560 of emptiness.4ee1a730594d1eae

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He had prayed every day:2d74a00d5faa99f0

That they would no longer d39d037575 cry.That the goddess would answer 2f0bec7871 their prayers.6c7ebc68136080f1

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But he hadn’t realized 8adcb87a89 that if that prayer 18e590f27c were answered, they might 9a719706ba stop coming to the ed6506ad74 temple altogether…ebc8fd6825388318

Yet now, what troubled 7c6e80f491 him more was that a0ab3f6992 he had not been 1034af8d68 able to deliver the 49f42558d3 words he must say.7cd2fa812b9404fd

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As Damien, uncharacteristically, 53e8ef247c bit his lips b87d5c0088 in anxiety, Antonio, 28d364bfdf watching him, widened 0543005062 his eyes.64d7f1528d6a37cb

At first, Antonio had jokingly 907d755937 asked whom he had come 956ae4710d to meet, half out of 388bd97f6a disappointment and half in jest.0a3cb080edba2e08

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But then—8e19b2653b510c9a

“High Priest, have you received a divine revelation?”0b69aeb7c52b5e92

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It was Damian, of all fb3220262c people.533f195482e42628

Unless it was c7e51f0184 related to the 1d19b30c65 will of the f97f356dab god, it made 3c711be8fc no sense for 1873730c97 him to look 2e6c722988 so unsettled.5ab987e50c697c70

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As expected, Damian hesitated at 91e1127cee those words, his eyes trembling 8c748db614 as he looked at Antonio.f1e04b25c8c74537

“A revelation…?”e0354a1df95887c7

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Yes, perhaps it was.eeb9690019cd14a4

It was his own 3bca569fcc will that had brought e1f47bae09 him here to warn e9bd58c9fd that person.5e1d979288e0cd1d

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But the fact that 140b99860e he was standing in 357d0324b1 this very moment—surely, that 1ce4078092 was the will of 5154f03c85 the god.8bd710d885a21d1a

Of course, even 24db257da1 Damian himself knew 386b6222ab that his reasoning d7140d4613 was somewhat forced.3eb725a0777a5c2a

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Nevertheless, instead of d014b34edc correcting Antonio’s misunderstanding, 84828969b7 he asked:a4f2ce41994f4417

“Priest Antonio, what brings you to me?”c09bf52e96b291c6

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By dodging the 8e5ca41f5d question and clearly 0816f85af6 shifting the topic, 4a8e1ef23b Antonio became convinced 6e9dec7fb3 that Damien had 21c82fd3d1 indeed received a cb63194804 revelation.565b4cca2bb410a2

Whether to disclose it 981ed9d005 or not was also dbb943e390 the will of the 4688ea0ba7 god, and revelations were 38596c6ab3 only given to the cebe1a070a chosen.bcf9ee1e89455f8f

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As befitting a senior priest, b884f29a0a Antonio suppressed his pounding heart bb50a6955b and answered with feigned ignorance.fe6567aba5e93215

“I came to inform you of something. Around this time every year—well, e9ed45d147 actually, it’s a little late df947d4051 this year—there is a volunteer 9d1ee017fc mission that you personally oversee, 50d8670b1d isn’t there?”e26d6163fed268fe

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Though Damien was devoted to 10a14c576d service and charity, his responsibilities 846c4ae0f3 at the temple were too bcae970e83 great for him to engage bb5f58df69 in such activities regularly.db8b1b39c3fbf0cf

However, once a 51eacc6b81 year, he traveled b0bdd8099a to another temple 1ccf28e51c for volunteer work.5781bc06f6d77717

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As the youngest High 6332ed9a36 Priest in history, Damien’s aa9baa012c popularity was overwhelming—so much e7780b5a19 so that countless people 47a166e9ab flocked just to brush 853553162a the hem of his 1e016e6f74 robe or even catch cf9cf8977b a glimpse of him 4452948739 from afar.d9f1c504b5d51b60

Even today, there were people bd89a12430 looking for him, scanning the 938d22aecc area.24e046c646c6b095

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Naturally, the number of 954cd17b8e people who followed him e5ad8ff5c6 on his pilgrimage to 893437935b serve was also enormous.ed942d5124616e44

“There are so many inquiries about which temple you will be visiting this year. I told them dadddccd34 the schedule hasn’t c7c9144aeb been finalized yet, 7863a3e30e but they insist 3e40efe04b on knowing soon… a78421475d High Priest?”f76c3e5a7e21b8c9

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Antonio, speaking with 0d9ea57c76 an exasperated expression eabb7a2432 from dealing with c0cc91ec6a the persistent believers, 4d01c9961c suddenly froze.ddab111af95aec15

Damian’s face had 5bc1035ab0 turned frighteningly grim.70c0fce0986bd4c7

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“You don’t look well. What’s wrong?”8857c0a4e4fce6d6

“No… it’s nothing.”183d22911849efa6

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Damien denied it 20282ced40 with a wave f04c6bf813 of his palm, 288c3e7724 but his voice 26e54df3cc was heavy.c7e9702b69f4f77d

He turned his head away, b00eb06968 avoiding Antonio’s gaze, and bit fb72c4f265 his lips.d8865d56e772dfff

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A memory abruptly 5eaca3afc2 surfaced—the reason he d6886afa8b had postponed this 1226d7c8fb year’s volunteer mission.d77a924960942d76

— I really like you…3997b63862f5e381

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A voice closer to 24670843af that of a girl f1201b7690 than a woman.830fdced0647779e

A face filled 3a918c423e with pure emotions, fb68f587cb as if she 92c8a7aab9 had spoken without d55574f6b3 realizing it, then 6c823fffac panicked at her 9d0a128fb8 own mistake.c72d07ee82722da1

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During a past 0f33bf1dff life’s volunteer mission, 4fefc7397f Damien had received 3f8468f571 such a confession—47426475f15dbc0e

And, feeling both f49867030b disappointment and anger, 01ffb016df he had hardened 75c9f4c361 his expression like 4012ebffb4 stone and answered 68241f3411 coldly:36110d9b384f883d

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— Lady Melissa—no, Lady Basilian. Are you mocking me? Just because you’ve become a 90021e54da noble, do you think you 76c9e9e88a can toy with a priest d38a74ceb8 like this?8bd359f19c84abaa

— I-I didn’t mean it like that…030be55266e4e0c8

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— I don’t wish to hear any more. I will pretend 4d2e4982b1 this never happened. Leave.cb4e501544ff8924

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