HDOVAML – Chapter 112

HDOVAML Chapter 112c1c9d7cb335a877d

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“Not dead?”b82e149019a47e7a

I stared at him blankly.eb2da26c912bad08

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The Spirit King 3e88b1def8 of Death looked 14bb963d73 down at me 4d0ab987e6 with an expression 730858e72e that seemed oddly 012d5becb3 conflicted and spoke.c2ce32da4f3a6a43

[This is not a place where death is destined to occur.]af843c68aedca1b9

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“Then…”9183962607c4cd06

Well, that’s a relief, a464570cb1 at least.4379bfbed5cf18e4

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I thought absentmindedly, then 931205fc12 fixed my gaze on d6b5003900 the Spirit King of e033389960 Death with curiosity.31f2fb515d51f97f

“Why are you here, then?”e0c12fd88983c9d3

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There was no one b5a7c6772c dead here.53e187dddf914bbf

[That…]50755325424c3d73

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At my question, the 44e70382de Spirit King of Death fbf6c8fa12 noticeably hesitated, delaying his e948af65a1 answer.69bf61ef0dd9ca72

[…]b3d1d7944996f305

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What’s with him?430b525f3ff62058

He should know the 04a54fc6a6 answer, yet his expression f742e3bdb2 almost seemed like he ec7122dd69 was searching for a d4195363c5 reason.2a8b027a42e8e5e2

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“Anyway, if no one’s dead, I should just get back to what I was doing.”d03d0d492120f740

I abruptly got to my 6e05e2e0a6 feet from where I’d been 4ff1dc7a3c sitting and began striding deeper 3da74d2f53 into the dark cave.4dfaa4c401eee3ea

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[Where are you going?]18a075009b79a757

After his prolonged silence, 742daa9215 the Spirit King of 7b4c9c68aa Death suddenly asked as a37c044f4a he followed behind me.891573acd819a00c

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“Even if he’s not dead, I can’t just leave him like that.”88ac5fae3ada8cb2

It’s not as if eda9caa82d you’d deign to help ad901de98c with something as ‘insignificant’ 68db2f7492 as saving a mere ea298fbb94 mortal.76197ec0259c79d8

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“So, I’m going to find some kind of rock. If I can dig through affb6c5900 the mud and free that f7979eca48 boy…”ea89e7f9d61bd877

He didn’t say anything 108e7d3a08 more, and I kept 02f35cebcf searching, feeling along the 3ac27f0fd9 walls and floor in fc705ab7a7 the pitch darkness for 237fc8aebb a suitable rock.0756da0ea115ae9f

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“…If only I could just break that off and use it.”5821f5dcf649e91e

But I couldn’t find b348d5070b anything usable. I muttered regretfully, eb72676625 looking up at 96a220842a the massive stalactites d91835ddcf hanging from the d11dc6689b ceiling.5728a3d2bf3cb780

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If someone strong 577244a494 could just snap 8c54df0214 one of those 62c0d025e7 off and hand 244a6c0846 it to me, 2fec9c0206 that would be 4d58169efb perfect.e141a640dabe9621

“…”6812717a11325587

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Then, as if it 696db8ddd2 were the most natural e903ee4bea thing in the world, d6f6216bc7 I turned to look 3af34e2508 at the large figure 1a21d3b827 that had been lingering 015e6ac246 behind me for some 9a62752c43 time.f2e2add1032600ba

His blue eyes, the only 65d0bf630d light source in this dark 740e2c281e cave, trembled slightly as he e62978f487 asked,9aeb2cc4569d97d1

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[Why are you looking at me like that?]575e7cee455e0639

Come to think of it, 514b502eb0 didn’t the minion of the 32617c6ca1 spirit king of death help 603fabed09 me before when I was 26694cee98 crossing the Ahilan River on 0e411a879b my way to the Kingdom 91ac288bc3 of Dryas?bef170e3405c1e2a

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When I was on the 963c927111 brink of being captured by ea4ea60822 Khalid Ilkai, the minion of bb48247bd0 the spirit king death appeared 2bfeaed61d before Rezeck and hovered around, 7c728e9c11 giving silent signals.742976570e2573eb

Since the minion 1faf55e928 wouldn’t act on e5a891f875 its own will, c603cd39bd the Spirit King 471a89837b of Death must b0c1cb5191 have commanded it…374d88359332d739

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“Excuse me, I’d like to ask you something.”c3c640700b7c8f49

This being might 75e10e4269 just help me.881088506a9a509a

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“Last time, the crow you assigned to watch over me ended up helping me.”fed47ec6f691ed75

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The Spirit King of c400ad8087 Death remained silent.26c099c3e41c7397

I hesitated briefly but decided ca6e2043cd to continue since I had e048ad361a already started.ae55bdcc8d434141

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“Please tell me. Why did you summon 11fa43be08 an ally to ensure eb95147940 my safe escape when 212eb55297 I was at risk 84c02cbced of being dragged away 5925dbaf72 by the prince of 052eb06bd7 Nisha?”16d96f6700a28d50

[There was no special reason.]a69aa197197878b9

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The answer came faster 845be046b0 than I expected, in 67d731325c a firm and emotionless a13ae16d73 tone.7dc5cb1032255d60

[To quickly fulfill the mission Lore entrusted to you, to recover the life I should have already taken,]280012bc9a9fd45b

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He looked down at 0e42411f0c me with an even d1e15ec7ab colder gaze.64290e2d2d45c4a4

[And to restore everything to its proper order.]0e9844217f682d52

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The Spirit King d7dcd2560e of Death had 6f742bb86d answered my question.785dc38b5ca0fd35

“I see.”3e06c5241cc6dd79

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I lowered my head 042ff2a49f slightly as I replied. Knowing the exact reason d89f29fa4d he had helped me 98e6bef48e felt like closure, in 80077fa5de a way.a3dd2cb83c56af8d

“In that case, I’ll feel more comfortable asking for your help from now on.”d2889dcd13f57e67

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[…]eb1b2b77c5faeb9d

When I mumbled quietly 35a29c8597 and glanced up, the f7f1139504 Spirit King of Death ceeee776f3 frowned slightly, seemingly puzzled 50adc0dfae by my words.7725c8df3a0f764e

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Everything for mutual benefit.6d23a6c63df21a0d

“In order to fulfill my mission as quickly as possible, leave this body, and part ways cleanly with you, Spirit King of Death, I need your help.”30d8395a32f16518

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[What?]18009288ad8e296d

Ignoring his confusion, 4fc88821b0 I raised my 3c267a1143 hand and pointed 694aaceb44 at the most 0929a3866d tempting stalactite.7138ebc6f21be606

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“To do that, I first need to get out of this cave. But I can’t just leave 11229fffaa with a living person trapped cde542bf28 right in front of me. So, I beg you, Spirit efeba1537f King of Death. Could you break 028918aa8c that stalactite and 5beb63ce3d give it to fad0c0630a me?”9c1f97fbbe0c94dc

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Though it was too dark dd592d82a2 to see his expression clearly, 3501ebf4eb I could tell intuitively—this being 11f45190c5 in front of me was b194599f7f genuinely baffled.3dc554e1fac9ec51

But so what? If he didn’t abe5c15d1a help me here, b183cc0db1 I’d be powerless.97ff3579574dafef

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Besides, I wasn’t asking him 39a8240965 to carry me out of 51d2c4e120 the cave, just to snap 60904efbc6 off a single stalactite. It wasn’t too 5035eb5bfc much to ask, 2a50cc3547 just the right 2f81f37905 amount of help 158526f284 would suffice.c42bf0225098a86a

If he refused even this…b3acf2b6d9f053ef

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No matter how much ac5cf167c3 he reminded me of f9e38e4a16 Ashmed, I didn’t think 688bb82c67 I could see him 8a8b12d198 in a positive light 8c39e138a5 anymore.6f26020c83331e6a

Not that my approval ade2f17b32 meant anything to him. But what was I 7c3e1e13af supposed to do? I didn’t have any other e411a81a85 options.0cc9ba6db20901c2

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I decided to stick to 353b484b78 my guns.cf1fce206185f9e8

[In all my existence… I’ve never met a human quite like you.]8f3bb2fb579dbdb9

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With a voice tinged with 574cb56c4e genuine exasperation, even shock, the 8e5d1502bb Spirit King of Death closed bcee65f736 his glowing blue eyes, seeming 07760478fa to contemplate briefly.d5a7678dcf540135

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Without a word, 15f9d7a0ce he strode over, e175772aa4 easily broke off 0e1447b5e3 the exact stalactite dc98034e29 I had pointed 34ded1e57a at, and handed 123d23e948 it to me.f14f24dd8ecff908

[Take it. Such a trivial request is e10353c8bb hardly worth refusing.]7e62215939390804

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“Thank you! As expected, you’re as 5ad859621f strong as you look.”3d8a07006b80a781

I accepted the heavy 390fcc1a3d stalactite with delight, even d9a29b2fd6 adding a bit of 61d5f6a1b7 flattery. But rather than d2bd7ce0d6 being pleased, the f7afc5f7cc Spirit King of 4dc19e3b73 Death’s expression hardened 29b8729c21 noticeably.66a78754c9ab1aec

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How complicated.bebe0955aa1fcda5

Still, it wasn’t f391181f2e my problem, so 3a5349b398 I held the cc10a727c8 stalactite tightly and 2b2a6098e6 carefully crossed the 987c9d00f7 slippery floor toward 3cb6505337 the cave’s entrance, 7bf0d410ff where the boy ad41c4214b lay unconscious.7ca1cc385f97af75

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“With this…”f78fad889716ff8b

Thunk. Thunk.378bf31d755d4a5e

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The dense, wet 439133abdf soil didn’t yield 21f7b622fb easily. But I didn’t give 633013ef33 up, wiping sweat from a2d293ce49 my forehead as I 1a9bf82c90 focused on digging.ee924fcc74c8c9a6

Thunk—2f87f5d0e91753b2

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“Finally!”3dc2c45e1e5d9f23

After what felt fca55b6a64 like an eternity, 4f67f33ba9 I managed to 70513d7b04 clear enough space 563b51935a to pull the 0c64c9afec boy out.ae82d321089175ee

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Overcome with relief, I tossed 8a6bd86151 the heavy stalactite aside and 3ee9091e39 grabbed the boy’s arms, pulling 2058803759 with all my might.01e458eeb91db8b7

“Ugh… Even after all that digging, he won’t budge…”164f62e7dacab7e0

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It felt as though 317a7cf7d8 all my efforts were 9cf2d5964a about to be wasted. The boy’s body showed 4ee3e5f468 no sign of coming f6ed65e687 free from the soil.868473318fff5b10

Frustrated, I muttered helplessly.e01e73f06c4035f1

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[Move aside.]61d8418fd0bf83ba

“What?”b403f28b7e5210b6

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Suddenly, the Spirit King of 932e5d4c62 Death, whose presence I had f3b9ae7556 completely forgotten, approached me.6e1152f4365743b7

Startled, I looked ca4551ceee up at him, a9f534acb6 but he simply 7abe507664 motioned for me 99d2dcff2a to step aside 16e6b40269 without saying more.c26ee9ef42fd4e45

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‘…What is he planning?’5fc282cd25d89db5

Hesitant, I moved back df119c3154 to give him space. As soon as 10668ab24e I did, the c3df45f03e Spirit King of ab3542dcfc Death grabbed the 4067c17641 boy by the feb7b591a8 nape of his 51da583a37 neck.50fc8b4b34dfcc0c

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“Wait—!”100ada0d9eea7a2e

Before I could 4b14f9ffab say anything, he c290302d54 pulled the boy 08f07fc28c completely free from 2fbb0daf94 the sticky soil a067ac9d37 in one effortless 30d72b8330 motion.70bc8f0abe65c86c

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“…What?”af9fc87ee4545167

Did I just imagine that?1b62a04e1f40d812

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I’d been struggling for 803d93d09d what felt like two d4757608c1 hours, and he did 04cbbd8d9d it so easily…83a472ed7f5ca8e3

“You could’ve helped me earlier… No, wait—amazing! As expected of 0c164ab165 the Spirit King d049c4c0ed of Death! You’re incredible!”c74b1d6c7c0ed477

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[…I’ll leave him here. Whatever happens next is 7c9a8fe2d4 up to you.]7d34ae3291b422a5

“Of course! I’ll never forget the two 30d7f2667a times you helped me today. I’ll repay this debt, even 9e43c92895 after I return to my 72fb2357c9 time.”993ea460bc8379ef

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Though exhausted, I couldn’t help a437ecd05c but express my gratitude.04969886545c2939

I carefully laid the boy 9147a7fe52 down, ensuring he was in c0627ac1d4 a stable position, and checked 56b0439265 for any other injuries.6638b6e34809dad5

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[…I’ll take my leave now.]1cdba3ce65a31857

The Spirit King of 8c99e220ba Death gave me an c5d25a2882 unreadable look before disappearing 5c1ecde506 into mist, just as d2f201b0b8 he had appeared.dd10c40d038cdc1f

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“He’s finally gone. Now what…?”439a229b07d76f6a

Even though I’d saved 3a9e122eda the boy, if I c9b59cad77 couldn’t find a way 551733b46a out of this cave, 9ca0b685a9 we’d both starve to 8ef94140e2 death.c84e8ef83225e35a

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That wretched Spirit King 8ba4c8380c of Wisdom hadn’t offered 646b70e4c5 a shred of help, fa7e22c42b even in the face 877b25ca79 of this danger.27b60ab3e86589d3

“I had to beg and plead with the Spirit King of Death just to get this far…”636b5cd5a8cab2fd

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I was exhausted—too tired f98ba7514e to keep going. I leaned against the cold 20eaefc81b cave wall and closed my b0c41025b5 eyes, thinking I’d rest for f54e722587 just a moment.bc3b3c0ae82ba8b0

But unexpectedly, I fell into 00a89a89f0 a deep sleep.8f1bf20921f8a929

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Boom. Boom—d9542c290ac23679

“What’s that noise…?!”894e674133c55ac3

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Startled awake by a 1ac9b1f9a7 strong tremor that shook 104bd31242 the ground beneath me 75cbd782c7 and a persistent, irritating 0cb480ab27 noise, I quickly turned b35c62c37a to check on the c970d1d5d0 boy I had rescued.b03be4c0605eec0a

He was still unconscious, 15835bcfb5 lying peacefully beside me. But the vibrations and 0ca1cf54d3 sounds… What on earth 13ae386c21 were they?664522edbcefe850

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Crack—cb9b40e60143a4d1

“!”dd821e2120ced2cf

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Suddenly, cracks began 2a0c2e068d forming in the ad18c54578 soil that had 65f8864de4 tightly sealed the 8493895938 cave entrance.5e08d167e1ba9006

Crash—6cf09af9deb0548a

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[Whoa, I made it in! Let’s see, where’s the 8b706011dd person… Oh?]9ea9271751ee2e94

Through a small 3fd44a9e05 opening, a tiny 65002c83f4 figure tumbled in cd4413ddbe and met my 3816505281 eyes.62596bff2384d6ba

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In disbelief, I muttered 43bdd5bd4d a single word.d585b65d6285d878

“Gnome…?”86f0846d501c66db

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