HDOVAML – Chapter 113

HDOVAML Chapter 113b225bd61af8c818c

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[It’s a living person! Hey, are you okay?]8a4c5efee1125e30

A few years ago, when 14f86d454f I was trapped in the 66772b8c58 illusory world created by Arkane, 45ac946ce8 I first witnessed a Clay, 97ba8e4850 a high-ranking earth spirit.43d4740fea6629cd

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Now, a lower-ranking earth bdf93a3998 spirit, resembling a tiny 34220fde02 clay doll children would 19d800dacc play with, rushed toward 7ee9c00389 me. It tapped my leg b1caedb2d9 with its stubby arms d3da1deea8 and spoke.28e9ec70823025cc

“Ah… yeah. I’m fine. But who brought you here?”faeab33428c7fbdb

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Momentarily taken aback, I asked, 54e2f2b0b0 feeling a glimmer of hope.1974bc2c5818a3ef

[My summoner. There is an 3ae1151959 Earthworm outside too, 2155e20015 so you’ll be 48c41bfbc7 able to leave 37c750a405 the cave soon.]7620b866519cbdbd

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“That’s a relief…”13d12571457d7323

I sighed in relief. I didn’t know who it 77aafd6f71 was, but someone must have f5f85c74c1 realized that a person was 5877e3fde5 trapped in this cave and b432e57f01 was trying to help.aed2910d9d0e7945

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Whatever the case, it 362916bf11 was good that I’d dd3d5fd088 finally be able to 075d3d998f escape this darkness.d2eaf7a459981238

…Judging by my hunger, it hadn’t been a full day yet.8fe4f9554b3578e4

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[More importantly, I need to find a young man. Do you know where 3d4318fcb6 he is?]7ab09473085b6df4

“Huh?”b5b2c25cc23df955

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I hesitated at the unexpected d2a8d459ff question.d9f175c1f511ec0c

“If you mean a young man, are you talking about this person?”f7725b40f6785437

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I pointed to the boy 002f1a5d69 lying beside me, breathing evenly 907e5040a2 in his sleep.a2199d0dfff4ce62

[Found him! He’s not as a8e95e13b4 fine as you, cede71e9de but he’s still a8f4a9e387 alive.]57cf4693143e1aaa

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Something about the gnome’s reaction cc075b2454 gave me a hint, so 4b5161a76c I asked uncertainly.7b3563bc497bd8d2

“Could it be… the person your summoner is trying to save is this boy?”1a10eb998c903dde

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[Yeah. There’s a human next fe9d2ad6d0 to my summoner who’s 566c35308b been crying noisily for e38724f1c8 a while. They keep saying this 793bf89d55 boy is their master 53c7052448 or something.]9f5f72645e56d965

That person was most likely 8ae60abcbb the boy’s attendant.3c7a87556e40567d

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“Judging by his fine clothing and appearance…”6c23dce853fe6ea5

It was clear 7ae2140c34 that he belonged 17647724ad to a noble 87892dd4c8 family.41de004d2da5dfc0

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Boom!d97b487d53c5192e

“!”0f3aeae2623965e4

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Just as I was murmuring f627cb3854 to myself, a tremor shook a84840f2b8 the cave, far stronger than 83ca436116 before.ffd7835154bfdd5f

Crack!4c61bce87a18b828

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“Ah…”1522139e0684685e

Blinding light poured through the ec371defdc collapsed rubble, illuminating the dark cb0a4514f4 cave.228ef27a7e3e3b7e

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I raised my 67aa7e75ea hand to shield ccfe2b3677 my eyes, overcome 4e79a348c8 with joy at 12aed3e591 the thought of 8b30c51070 finally escaping.eb1a8a262cd49e31

“…Y-Young Master!”520cbcd51f43587b

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A man’s voice boomed fe708e7357 through the cave, loud b9a0375fae enough to make my 9ca6c1e073 ears ring.aadef76cd5c5f91e

Wait, Young Master?4f2a21b31ff0de65

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“Oh no, oh no! Young Master, please wake up! You can’t leave like this…!”e82c86472c3f4c8b

As my eyes de0327b4be adjusted to the 0c8325846c brightness, I turned 6b8c66941e to see a 85de8a7ead middle-aged man cradling 7662784e3c the unconscious boy, a1eccb773c wailing in despair.fb6e52d7fae706b2

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“…Um, excuse me. He’s still alive.”553e3fd2a0eca9da

“S-Sob… What?”849e0db5804d9dac

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He had been sobbing 50254a5986 as if attending a 22b0d098a4 funeral, so I spoke c55cdee628 up, feeling pity for 4ab6bed748 him. The man suddenly cc9f105206 stopped crying and e566349ace looked up in 0b0d68a508 a daze.0dce2d8cc19eb11b

“He was buried under the rubble, but listen carefully. His heart is still 04f97d7600 beating, and he’s still 32de0808ee breathing.”60f19513d8b459c5

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Instead of mourning, he a4f8987427 should be doing something 925f4acca2 more useful.799810d4844be34b

“If you take him down to the village and get him medical attention, he’ll wake up.”49b800dd4695c2bd

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The most important thing 2485d56958 now was to get ce46238d03 proper treatment as soon a1c079de08 as possible. I braced myself against the 433d523e25 wall and stood up, looking 75c7233cdc down at them.73829ad55c6ac28a

“Ah, I see. But wait, the Young 07c538c683 Master was buried under 35dc8c4443 rubble?! My goodness! But then… how did he 3e0a935728 end up here…?”17889ebe7a5bd762

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“It’s embarrassing to say it myself, but…”2fd1e8bb19285d80

I couldn’t exactly tell him b944b86cab that the Spirit King of 11511ffbe2 Death had pulled his master 1e0fd51134 out of the rubble.bba91c34e41968a5

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“I dug him out…Though I couldn’t do much else besides laying him down.”a294ff44eeb562a6

“Good heavens! Then that means you 1fa1e43a48 are our Young Master’s a04cb257f5 savior!”91958134d25278d9

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“…Huh?”587b984dc1c9fa1d

Before I could react 2d2c76561f to his overly passionate d25ea3ca70 response, the man stood 67693f27f6 up, still holding the 3dc9c68530 boy, and gave me 56a8206d7f a sharp look.b1e5ae408ce09a6c

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“We cannot let our Young Master’s benefactor leave just like that. Please, come with us. Once he regains consciousness, he 3cd6920a28 will surely wish to repay c513c68fe8 your kindness.”329757f097bd29cd

“No… There’s no need for that. I only did what any 3d51935f41 decent person would do.”bd9ab6575380e623

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“Incredible! Not only are you beautiful, d8bf179d6a but you also have such f7f83ea97c a noble spirit! We cannot simply let you 009d1f7c95 go. Please, come with us!”574a045b7a56ffcb

“No, really, it’s fine—”ddbb4e40cca61cc7

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I was left a64c2360e1 speechless by his 9a1eb6e752 insistence.3f69bcc127661386

I was already 0b486fbd90 anxious about wasting 52ccd487f7 time, and if f480120440 I followed them, 2ab558000d who knew how 42e27abe78 long it would 0986bb49ab delay me further?711db7a5aabaa904

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‘I have no choice but to secretly escape’5e82cbf1b2ad39dc

I had made up my 1705074c29 mind to slip away unnoticed. But just as I 401e224c70 cautiously began to step f6d462df11 back…33a7969165a56711

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“The Duchy of Bastevan never forgets a favor!”c1ed28605da29b90

…What?7ff059a9400a6211

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A name I never 308fb9001e expected to hear in 829e5f4ae0 this place suddenly reached c1497e3f72 my ears.d9bc38fcf137ed3e

“What… did you just say?”5726b6129c0fc9db

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Forgetting all about my escape, b07aa9cafc I asked in shock.f709bfa360cf0971

“Ah, my lady, you probably wouldn’t know. The person you saved is 138ecb0c4e none other than the sole 53926cbd89 heir of House Bastevan…”ac3f35c1752cca9b

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‘Edith, though your maternal family was wiped out, you are still the only heir left of Bastevan. You should at least have 3fcb1cfb1d a general understanding of your e4ef0729ce lineage.’84242299f16f31e9

A memory from my d46d9608b8 childhood echoed faintly in d90116f196 my mind, like a 310579f232 midsummer dream—words my grandfather bee802f352 once told me.55a1d1389f509088

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“He is His Grace, Sian Orca Bastevan.”73011463191aca3b

At the moment 7b0a8b7a5b his name struck c397e8096c my ears, the acd80498fb clouds shifted, dimming 3cc9f2198f the sunlight. And yet, as if 5f4b8285ca in defiance of the f95bf7a0eb fading light, a brilliant 941ba142b6 radiance poured down solely 003f76c1e0 on the unconscious boy 6a4201eb4a in his attendant’s arms.528f052125e346b8

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Sian Orca Bastevan, Duke 3fc14ef1ab of Bastevan.18b544becf2a12ba

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He was the 932ab9217e father of my 550303e71d maternal grandfather, Siorn f08cdc8a12 Arkaites Bastevan.a70f46c4bf9466dc

‘My father was a man of true justice. So pure that it was 6e8d9ca702 hard to believe he was 4e061f8051 the head of a great fe2b609464 noble house. Because of that, my 2745bbc5b8 mother struggled a lot.’29a7ecd4eada9f3f

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‘She had to take the lead in managing the family, as he was not exactly the most reliable husband to support her.’2f14cb85a38984b6

“Rose! Rose!”8303d419f7c8ae94

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A clear voice 47ef66a743 rang in my 2e4b8704c0 ears, pulling me 27619f4e17 from my thoughts.a726a3396166c259

Turning my head, I 5dab0a7782 saw a boy so 64549de7b8 beautiful he could be 7e2b794a2b mistaken for a girl, b561cba285 smiling brightly at me.c90c9959b3ea634b

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“What are you thinking about so deeply?”fd5176e733168d2c

‘…You.’69da224666bc0117

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No, to be c6de50d498 precise, I was b389c723b2 thinking about the e277e4a5b8 stories my grandfather 1b349a1a6a had told me 8a5290d736 about his father.f4b40be2719278f9

“Nothing, really.”472cc59e6e439bf6

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Of course, I 77a1739f33 could never say b689077c0a that out loud.3665ba50542da1e2

So I brushed it 0a354722fd off with a faint a2af38bc71 smile, and the boy, 082d730031 Sian Orca Bastevan, gazed cae4cb49dd at me with golden e3e90b3b9d eyes, shining with innocent 947d03c8d8 curiosity.11f822e67700aeb7

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It was a familiar look.9a667bc02284c4fc

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Just as my a80c73873c grandfather had described, 16231c7291 my great-grandfather, upon ab158f7cda regaining consciousness after 96d39d13d2 two days, simply bb6fdd1936 stared blankly at 6f9b2bed73 the ceiling.18f96b01eb17c01a

And when I eb1b571473 hurried to his afdb75e00a side upon hearing 539036dca9 the news of 8fc13d039e his awakening…f445d001af7f46e1

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“Whoa… Are you a Nereid?”ccd2eb817a652278

“…Excuse me?”fa45ee42704e3968

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“You’re really pretty…”b852381811cf9c76

After leaving such c15612d6b0 a remark, one aa84598459 that instantly revealed c49d5514ef his personality, he 40eb3a9772 promptly lost consciousness 1501547d0f again.f6fcfed105d75ef0

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In the silence 4e2b9f2d83 that followed, I 33b9366ca7 thought to myself,5ad305151c9e5e3d

My grandfather had his innocent 5838158afa moments too, but my great-grandfather f560b84375 was on a whole other c277d7bcdc level.e41c5f0d6ca4634b

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A few days 1c467c8206 later, now fully 3a02e3dd28 recovered, Sian spoke c25a4ed40d up again.cce479284a6ae121

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“Rose, why did you say you came to the Roshan Empire?”c6ffdb11238f0f8a

…It felt strange to call someone so youthful my “great-grandfather,” so I resolved to simply call him Sian from now on.c4a2525615daf757

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“I plan to visit the Fire Temple.”f70dea80537b7613

To be exact, I cf999963a7 had come to the 979ce551ba Roshan Empire hoping it e4b40d426f would be easier to b2fee7c7ef track down the whereabouts 8303ee8e79 of a certain relic.e72a21625a5d1a0a

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But encountering my great-grandfather in 4335759be3 the process?376e439c735dfb16

That was beyond unexpected.8c38e39b04a29e44

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I suppressed a sigh as c504768c2c I thought this to myself.3b43bbb4717b5714

“Ugh, they keep making me drink these bitter tonics, saying I need to recover quickly. It’s so awful, I think 532fe32642 it’s messing with my memory.”9b67d0d5e903ad5a

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Sian pouted at his c53822dbd0 overprotective attendant before burying 60b1edfc77 his face in the 79657d4fd4 soft bedding.cad4227ebc31f082

“But why the Fire Temple?”bbc01ccf86f052bb

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“…No reason. I just like temples.”3baba1f934de446c

What was I supposed 0fcdb12739 to say?78f5d4eb6096fde0

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It was easier to 9c94b83ef3 just pretend to be e27f224672 a temple enthusiast.e0a9e71cdfa7ae05

As I gave my 519fe860f2 half-hearted answer, Sian’s eyes 7e804ebc86 sparkled with interest.08e2941b9809f7b0

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“Then, why don’t you visit the Temple of Light with me?”0a2429df5470b859

“…The Temple of Light?”d0051bf079f9d90e

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For a moment, I 74bce47e0b wondered if I had b3b39899cf misheard.76209c15537da7a4

After the fall of 433c12a36d the Lumen Empire, the dea06ad6bd imperial family had changed e245347352 their status to the c899201220 Grand Duchy of Hailien…1961c972c29211b3

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But a Temple of Light?4105c78d9cdcb75a

Neither Count Jupes 43f0c5f401 nor Roberick had c879980a58 ever mentioned such 3486530f4f a place.fb08d7fe46701b8a

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“Yes. It’s all in ruins 726a1576a8 now, just the foundation 800485ad3f remains. Only a handful of 57a534b6cc people even know about 1f3267ddea it. It’s in such a fragile be8cb57842 state that if war ever 5aaaaf7be1 breaks out, it’ll turn to 19ee524ad1 ashes in an instant. That’s why I’ve fbd8447f4d always wanted to e2893ef018 visit it before b57efd184b that happens.”e00c57a9334c6821

As I listened to 01e0c9bc50 Sian’s explanation, I finally 4ff4e1364e understood why I had 70677c2265 never heard of the b635c09121 Temple of Light.1a6005eb18c94739

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It must have been so 050fdf294d severely damaged that it completely 0957497d8c disappeared after the calamity occurred.1e970ba915168c46

“So, on my way there, I was unlucky enough to get caught in a landslide and ended up like this. But, thinking about it now, e13c4fa5ea it’s not such a bad 6ba0a0d2dd thing since it means I e41247ccf8 get to visit it with 9b4dfdb01e my lifesaver, Rose.”c76abea6dc626d50

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Hearing his carefree voice, 199eb768d7 I sank into thought.0d37b54483710793

Aside from the 7799fe17ad beings who maintained 60ed9b4287 the balance of a8ac2fbf02 the universe and af31c74d00 Ilipia, there was 27d3cf1aac only one entity 5287cd1b6d capable of truly 7af39ad87a opposing Arkane.1ddcc98a7471fd89

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The Spirit King of c6b518ae73 Light, Ignis.fbd86ba270e80a44

Though because the Spirit 3aac7ff339 Kings were forbidden from 56cda6aa13 directly intervening in the 6e82498e72 mortal realm, he couldn’t bf1585b030 offer me any practical 9866ae06f9 help.2e1f532eabe7158c

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So at this point, without f8866d2b26 any leads, I was left f493b202aa aimlessly digging through ruins in 937bc2eec9 a wasteland.03bd3f994e6e6007

“…Alright. Let’s go together.”f7b1d929a45748b6

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“Really? That’s great! Wait here, I’ll go tell e11d381401 Nox!”b332cd7284617736

As I watched 1337f95c9d Sian excitedly run 63b9d0133e off, I couldn’t ab799b1709 help but think,5f8abf1e1af64a4c

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Grasping at straws c70bbdac66 by visiting the d50c6736f5 ruins of the 0ddf7f88b4 Temple of Light 83a6effde1 might not be 47eb389a54 such a bad ddc6bc4be8 idea after all.4c72f3af44284936