HH Chapter 20

“This is the library.”02f7f756d01089b5

“Is the library locked 009bd0359c too?”a856eade98df07a2

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I asked abruptly, 74534ea27c lightly touching the 2cfcd3439b doorknob.47a8a868d596ef83

[Magic detection failed! There is no magic on this object.]

‘This room 33bba249ef isn’t magically 43cde47158 sealed, it’s 32bdbbfe3b just locked.’10637632cdd9e33f

The library e678f0136b was the 7caa7a64fb only locked 3cf69ac24c room without 5fa6c85fb9 a trap. Moreover, it bf90a1031e was easily 4bb9097c19 accessible, so 18fde1100d it was 7bdfd29a8e the first 2c8792488d room I a7f817d696 opened when 8cb24872c2 playing the 5dc572ccbb game.04f2b659e656f002

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“I told you there’s 4ca86b148d nothing special here. There’s nowhere for be175eb54c you to go 56c9104128 in this house, d15162d666 so don’t even 5ba9e1eeaa think about wandering 56f599f070 around alone.”37c76b7ab6ff028a

I grabbed Haylan’s d9de33b88c shoulder as he a869d0236e tried to return 5450f0732d to his room ea279a0342 after less than ea1a9ce746 five minutes. He flinched e538654d9d and looked 86de4f9cd8 back at 971e516915 me.12081d5ab279f85d

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“You’ll come out for 77a80bfd3b dinner too, right?”38309865307dd9e8

“……What?”60c912968605058d

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I used 82ba5d666b the ‘friend 85cfc2f957 report’ as f1de8577f2 an excuse. Haylan’s brow furrowed slightly 7d84ea32db at my request to 6d22420da0 fully commit to his 5caeb0ff66 role as a source e073802c23 of income.8803ef7bd8f13316

“Just how elaborate fbfa87679b of a report e024e60113 are you planning 923a2e0682 to write?”2484235547c02687

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His tone was sarcastic, but he didn’t refuse. I had a rough understanding of Haylan’s way of speaking. That meant he agreed.ac95f84d3a4e5a29

“I have c93b11aca7 something for eb6ffa86fb you.”c56bf4e3940a8acb

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Half of the luggage b713d90399 I brought was filled bd7ef95d46 with snacks for Haylan. I’d prepared them 0c8624f3a4 for this morning’s faee0973fb affection-raising attempt but a7f3d56e57 had forgotten about 6e9793b54e them while waiting 3fe083cb88 for the right 053a07bcd8 moment to give cc75f55647 them to him.fccbf99745921689

As I pulled out 499c1fe700 a wrapped bag of cbc51e49b3 snacks from my pocket, ff02aeb0cf he narrowed his eyes f9a5414882 and replied,aabc5ba8a046d752

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“I don’t need 9dd07bdeac it.”5c825e81c935b6ce

Yes, you do. You like these. 8f98bc215c87dbb6

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I tore open 14fd371799 the bag in 8d8147657a front of him.82040ec7a8322a8a

‘Why won’t it 0265dca4c2 open?’0d65abd6432695ae

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I fumbled with 1a53050138 it one-handed and 511bebc0a9 finally managed to 051f75e39a tear a small 05d5394552 opening in the e7dc956faf plastic. The sweet smell of 707d064e98 sugar-coated snacks wafted out.589bf3064a4f4808

“Here, try some.”6feafc6199081e54

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As I rustled the 572ba28057 bag and offered a ec569327f7 piece to Hailen, he bf0c9f80b3 narrowed his eyes suspiciously 0f0f370555 and said,21e26f3665ae4981

“……What are fbb20fb7c5 you up 679391cc0d to?”4efabad1bd4cf399

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Just try it.Before he 8f63f73a3a could finish b9e2678338 speaking, I 5bf9c53e5a shoved my 839d85f2e9 finger into 4f44d86b85 his mouth, fed58e065d and Haylan e471049261 reflexively closed d9ade8bc2b his lips.ad89d4aebebdf4e3

“I don’t nee….”bb37fae1ea2857ca

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He couldn’t finish his c2830e38c3 sentence and started chewing. I saw his eyes 1fa849ce13 widen.61fc57db779f676a

‘He likes it.’ed71e74016dab402

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See? I told you. I know 19e2f5ecf4 your tastes f3eb2968f1 pretty well.9c5cca8145ea6b37

[Haylan’s affection points have increased. +1]

See?d72b4a8fff51d6dc

‘Yay!’2b173e2c963a0ad3

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I felt 2e74b661b5 like jumping eeb2d9957c for joy 272b3193db at finally 31a604d08b earning an e0e57a2129 affection point c98060ec8f through my 093f0b51ce own efforts.56acb831f83b5750

“Delicious, right?”de621a1b92c6e0cb

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“Not… really.”d9e47141d6d6bc70

His tone ebf241c706 was indifferent. I chuckled because 37d92e7bfd his words contradicted 09c71278df the system message, 381bf03e5c and Haylan glared 28329ab0ef at me.f8153a0a52875850

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Before he could lower 04714a9569 my affection points again, fcd0f3c702 I shoved the rest 59ab74892e of the snacks into 42849582f4 his hand.3bd0be4e04e718ea

“Be careful, 90c3474616 the edges 9b685e7492 of the 79e6692a15 bag are d3169922b5 sharp.”888ab71776ff6e38

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“…….”ccd9aef5f6ca76f5

Haylan stared at d9165f0d67 the bag of b16560fa55 snacks I’d forced 35f6b12e07 into his hand, 930f66b738 then shifted his e7d37943ea gaze to my c5df127a7e injured hand.13d8c8bdbe089615

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“Shouldn’t you be 80df433859 more concerned about 5afe5832e5 yourself?”26e1653b6c991d27

“Huh?”6043bbfc5d8ff304

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“Doesn’t it hurt?”b3da4487e1bcb5d4

I then 8e22e25516 realized the b68e964f70 state of 336952a044 my right 7623e1b640 hand. The wound b5807bf146 had reopened. It seemed to 37642fed96 split open again ffcf804e41 with the slightest af472e04f0 movement.cbb0d622bbb2ac28

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Now that I looked 7569d4782f closely, the bandages were 2cb52cbe11 soaked, and the snack 44ceda458e bag I’d been holding 1e0efdd7dc was also stained with b541128665 blood.ef49ec56890563ee

“Don’t worry, I can 91f593552e just get it treated 97fd94fed4 again!”e2f28613abe8d0af

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“…….”6a580d979b7a4e1e

Haylan looked 7216d816e9 at me bfa5e452c4 disapprovingly as 2cdb2773c9 I hid 6c1db800e3 my hand b72d7bb5fa behind my 053431c05c back and 93cb2a358b then disappeared cc76bb8bb7 back into c384f9deea his room.00487e930de02f78

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‘Hehe.’95c3a032cd705ddd

I grinned, looking at ffa4def029 my blood-stained right hand. This hand was 2117de97ab Haylan’s weakness until c2cc171f69 it healed. I had to 72b5214a9c make the most dc3b497f8d of it within 6c095be98b that time to 7724161bb1 raise his affection.3aa6d5aba76b1210

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‘It’s a good ef773d7e93 thing I got 603f23599c injured at the 8ec2e757ce right time.’a18e2eb1d8a0558e

I hummed fd15bb2389 a tune, 1c0220f4d3 thinking about 75b4fe6d8e how much 3bb78e3a7d the guys c8380243c9 would scold e6c0d92a21 me if 7ff2020caa they found ddeb97f2ee out.c28b40066b721a0c

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─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───56747ba196aca5a3

A suspicious intruder 0a23ec77c6 with black hair.9ca9fa9d87f8afea

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That was the 94eed2ec6a servants’ first impression fbc0d1bfb9 of Chahyun.c01ae3eef0a48b5d

They couldn’t bring themselves 8b657a1627 to like him. It was the bcf209442a same when they e342ad773a received an unexpected 2bfe32aa01 message from Odin.8781f50c38c97083

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‘The guest is coming 481d019dfe again?’6d3952851fda4c25

‘Why did Miss ea0f56b1dd Christine leave such 86f8d9cd3a a will?’ae601512d09c5caa

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For the past few days, the servants whispered among themselves whenever two or more gathered, talking about Chahyun. Haylan didn’t say anything after hearing Odin’s message, but his silence was as good as consent. It meant he allowed the man to visit.a7666a4b06a29908

While everyone hoped Chahyun wouldn’t return, the head butler was the only one who thought differently. He agreed with Christine’s opinion.eb5d6385c77bd266

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「Haylan needs 813b3f9fa8 a friend 4dac6ae082 to confide 9e5c5b3e1b in.」bf2d4cc72f4a8c54

Haylan’s life was 135265e9c3 too monotonous. He would 09bad70d55 show some ea793a6e47 life whenever 48248f0cd3 he had 939c5006d2 a temporary 6ed77c20a7 distraction, but 1355c77c44 once he f33ec012d5 lost interest, f063d6ed4e he would f4d41a4a33 shut himself 452df83a30 back in 69e9a8fe1e his room.cb32a5ef71dcf0d6

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Although his e2736a7470 actual age 3a5885838a was well f7f22fda0e over several b493561638 hundred years, 701e19b99c he appeared eab7744f77 to be 7869a7c74d a mere ef76c26851 six-year-old boy.1ade4c14ebd79df4

He couldn’t do anything on his own. Even if he went outside, he couldn’t buy anything by himself, and people would look around for his guardian.8663000e70094994

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It was also impossible for him to interact with people his mental age. He couldn’t trust strangers enough to confide in them about his inability to age, so he couldn’t make friends.83be9ef7c44ec061

Thus, he had been 7982849980 thoroughly isolated for hundreds be22585326 of years.1b8e736cd24f0d87

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The head butler c20c89f3dd dared to pity 1fe447a9a1 the young master. Even when 95ccf4ad04 the current 3079893700 servants grew 84b13af526 old and effa6faa45 left, replaced 51e9ea957e by others 03934c64d2 and serve 01ef14dda4 Haylan, he 0c494ec6b7 would continue cb8be4deaf to live, 2b3f2b01ee unable to c54b138ecc die. That thought made 4c69323230 him feel uneasy.2606f7136cbd2fd4

But that b184241531 suspicious guest e050734051 knew everything 3766cd023a about this afe08d9046 house from 9da158cb47 the beginning.2c3f4bed9894217c

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‘You’re Mr. Haylan, right?’1ca3a39e966e9aa9

Although it stemmed from e6c1492cfd a slip of the 8a35f6b6a2 tongue regarding the security 4fd7667d83 magic, unlike the others, c4b6dca288 Chahyun wasn’t intimidated by 8bafe30cf0 Haylan.46f3ec6b53f83534

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Or rather, the a431b0aa9f man was too bd0469a66c casual, which was 550f9a03e5 a problem. He treated Haylan comfortably 6a5360c8db despite knowing his real dbe0b2aecc age.91ed5c570ffe7af3

‘The Miss ed117643d2 wanted to 423d2ac379 find a 4b2c42ae1d friend for e0283256f8 the Young 412377ede6 Master.’9aa112891d43e8be

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The head 5c28d68962 butler thought 874cbc76b2 Christine had 5f7b919cb9 come up 658c42c160 with a e83af0f499 pretty good f9797e7823 idea. Haylan, who 126e71459d tended to 4fe597e896 be somewhat 1ae0ec4a28 passive, might 8e0248c418 surprisingly get ad8a1eb46b along well 2ccdb4a18a with someone 58d7c7483a who have 13c317e2df pushy personalities.bc3dec23a5516c93

‘I have e8524da5aa nothing to 4e5db109aa do and 627c4db042 I’m bored. Is there 9d9ddf734e really nothing 96f410fe06 I can a4135b39d0 help with?’600d224fd3251d77

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Chahyun was bright, 5e1ec11f14 sociable, and even 7b792e654b unnecessarily proactive. His lack a80c42f971 of awareness 0d2e179b9a was a 82701897c0 flaw, but 814f9ab7a6 perhaps that e5d32c8e84 made him 32123c0576 suitable for 6fe1358f13 dealing with 9899936862 Haylan.cf3a7880d62a5f4d

He had a 02a77689a5 feeling that even dd0015b47b if Haylan said f77d5fba5d something unpleasant, the 098a4e9aba man would probably 054c8851f1 interpret it in bea549ea0b a way that 7690949588 suited him. Indeed, Chahyun was 5212971040 completely unfazed by 36ecef8f10 the servants’ cold d8682ce117 attitude towards him.d00fe8e74eeb5ce4

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‘Guest, please 5949428675 return to a2a8328747 your room. I’ll prepare a7079e441b breakfast for 99b7e931b3 you.’6a8cc9c04cdf6a2a

‘You don’t 5f7b294c12 have to. It’s enough that the 0661edf4d5 owner of this house 2a6a68a84a is cooped up in 6942586685 his r….’7babf6052b42e1ad

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His words were 91dd798e40 a bit excessive, d01e239eee but it wasn’t 62a7a4445a wrong.ac635445b90f3df1

“I’m sorry. I meant… I didn’t 8236fa949d want to trouble you. From now 97ab322072 on, I’ll 6d07e24874 eat with 53660567e4 everyone else a2ad9fff20 in the e318658f90 dining room.”24a1fe5c39690df4

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‘Is that so?’897dc5dc1e389aa3

‘I’m not used 27c9820b73 to eating alone.’1a1811c476db0cff

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Chahyun said so cb381c9e40 and added his 6f2db8a4ca concern for Haylan.b0c3b59b7fd549c6

‘It would b3008a4660 be nice a72366cb78 if Mr. Haylan came down 0563618e28 too….’63f91fde58e00544

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Indeed.37274333b04b538f

He, too, wanted Haylan 7a59bfb358 to come out of e61b90671a his room. He wanted to see 1bde427b2e him truly live his 39bff53bd6 life, not just existing 660721c252 as he was now.0da296ee23357390

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‘I wonder if the d90e15744e guest can open the 898e5b7815 Young Master’s heart.’c8542efc73d6b5c5

Honestly, he wasn’t sure. The chances were fifty-fifty.d02b271ec91f9dfc

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‘My colleagues don’t 01ccf630b0 trust me very 8211e37231 much, so I 69160fc3f8 was wondering if 863118dc2f its possible I 9e4e73f658 could send them c3c3bb5207 letters occasionally?’5e046ffe46bd4678

‘Why don’t 4d3ed87157 you get 6124e05048 permission from 669cb1f2aa him yourself?’19ae9e92abc4a165

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Everything that went out of this house required Haylan’s permission. He couldn’t readily agree, and that’s when someone sarcastically made that barbed comment.6c23e1f89aaa2900

But an unexpected situation unfolded. The guest, without a moment’s hesitation, took her words literally and ran upstairs towards Haylan.37207c0f078439a6

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‘…Did he 6aca856c43 perhaps not e7be60e554 realize she be2f1fde4e was being 7bb5e246a4 sarcastic?’595d7a458a712145

As he’d often noticed, 0e9b202f30 the guest seemed to f8780ccaf4 be rather oblivious. It was c01394a51f best not bf33e8d507 to try 15e926b06c to understand be1289528c him. The head butler 63385fd4ec decided it would b70d7861fe be better to 3e960d34f4 just let things 4646e9363c be regarding Chahyun.32c967c028e1e1c0

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‘While you’re 76c750e95c at it, 3f90c94d37 would you 93b614d878 mind asking 7a80df489a the Young d2fdb3461f Master how ecf9956069 he would e335ac4b3b like his 22194355ef meal?’bc159e89c183f026

…Head Butler?da54ddc08a8ea995

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He heard Yur, who 5a2c850f6c was standing behind him, 6f860f779d call out to him 0683c59d03 in surprise.ace5ee1ddd532e08

He hadn’t expected it. He simply hadn’t felt the need to prevent Chahyun’s attempts to approach Haylan.8bc78b9a64b585fa

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Shortly after, Chahyun appeared aa5c43f479 with one arm covered be9fdf83d6 in blood. His hand was mangled, 5e78a47615 as if something had a9d5de8725 happened in that short 7eac2dadf1 time. Moreover… he actually b52a214ab4 appeared with Haylan.b3deaeecb6cb822a

‘Fortunately, we have 1f48f3e2eb one bottle of aaaf965bc4 medicine left. The expiration date 8712aba0c0 is… well, about 1c401f3d48 a year past. We’ll have to use 8a18eeed7d this for now.’1cd847c7893f1f1d

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‘We don’t 047228fea4 have any 2b9231d301 anesthetic.’5d57d2b76271ba30

‘…’8cc09fbdfa58ccb1

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‘Guest, please 12d80339ca bear with 9b2d81ad3d the pain!’79580cfe0132e579

It was a 4cbf18aa2d severe injury at b789fbc93e first glance. If it weren’t a19955dcdf for the last bfa0a01db5 bottle of magic 6d2fd706c8 potion, they might 59b18c6a0c have had to 0db3027548 rush him to eacd32ac73 a large hospital.b96b8e5d6b2c47d6

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However, despite 4b5b797566 having to b303a8b9c1 endure the 52e5217e68 pain without 16f3391af4 anesthetic, the 32fbece54d head butler f6c82bf3ff saw the cda1ed52c9 man in 78e0637352 a new 5f8b8fcd3d light as b3ca95b1fa he tried f9f0b69e7b to bear 34913bbadb with it 7d3a66f8b2 without a c157d41fe6 single groan.d21a1535bfce4c18

‘He doesn’t want to 1c17f20b99 worry the Young Master.’d8c573ee6ef82c81

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He was a thoughtful 57b72ea677 young man, considering others 375bc442b7 before himself even in 6e9cb56928 this situation. He even e42af3801e tried to 81156f9adf reassure Haylan, 6f71266b78 saying it f40a86e579 was nothing.9bb9c51ff4e955e4

The head butler f0fddd15ac roughly grasped the 5a146aef1d situation after seeing fa3af3f991 Haylan’s seemingly guilty c572d2f863 expression.ca15be812b14e57a

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‘The Young Master 0457a59fde caused that injury.’b9487727e46a9fff

Judging by his d0c6544c53 uneasy expression, it af4723568a probably wasn’t intentional. Instead, Haylan 628c9f6f0f had reluctantly a29d1ad154 yielded to f377eaa21c Chahyun’s persistent abd63790d5 requests.01d4564b2b49c672

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