HH Chapter 27

[Haylan’s affection points have increased. +10]

…Huh?7d29e592a040a3ae

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I woke up the f623bad524 next morning, puzzled by 3b52be0fab the system window that 500e324a51 popped up.6f762fb6b07c5497

‘Why did 3f30b4dd8c it suddenly 868eb97461 increase so f13ab15632 much?’19d320f4b8447afe

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Moreover, one of the 65892a7c26 bad endings had disappeared 18eb93bb1b overnight.85d4e62431709866

[Bad Ending No. 15 ‘Midnight Heart Attack’ has been eliminated.]

That was 07d9d2c6c3 probably because 8f2b90d732 of the 62d39c36bf ghost. Wow, it seems I 1266d07b0c could have died of 0f712167f0 a heart attack if 0b2e7ed7cf I’d been even more a05c4fe3b9 startled yesterday.87bc488cf6161eab

Happy about e30ecf48b1 my unexpected 994213c01c gain, I 553dfd4353 checked Haylan’s ab1259f37b current affection 8212f3b8a9 status.3097dbd731e18a40

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[Haylan’s current affection points are -79.]

‘Was there something cab21d2811 that happened last 980960c561 night that would 9d4cd343b6 warrant a 10-point e2b53cc993 increase?’c5b2ccdebd8c8cfa

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The sudden 3dee2d89ce jump in 0f9060c845 affection overnight d931737196 was puzzling, e2ebdef70c considering how bca8ff332f much I b6d9dd6422 had to 1ea353e993 fawn over 277a8831fb him to 8c3d120da3 raise it ebc3061333 by 1 cd75805296 point at 92360cb618 a time.d21b94947f624108

‘Could it be?’9f45a8ce56bb1be8

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A thought 674a810f41 suddenly flashed 5c1731bec3 through my f8ab4eaacf mind, and 7c397303a5 I sat 7eea629f5b up. I pulled out the d4ce60a0bf pile of snack bags 6c31259c7e from my bag and f982cc3262 counted the remaining cookies 5d32286412 in each one.d167c858ab8b745b

‘About fifteen.’bc030ecc6af8ed8b

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The cookies! e186049db3747477

Was he so happy and satisfied eating each piece that he raised my affection points in the middle of the night? I felt happy, imagining the character’s pixelated sprite in the game, completely engrossed in the snacks.34ff0f41cc8614a6

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‘Did he c01495df0a notice that 8a1b7e3070 a bag cd38fa7872 of cookies 0017105166 was missing?’2ab30eb8e284aaf9

I knew that the b04a01773c ghost from yesterday had 5579af0b89 stolen Haylan’s snacks.b547dfca7a4f07db

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Feeling a little guilty, 086bed4208 I grabbed a bag bdeea1593e of cookies before leaving 4c93df0acd my room. But when I stepped 7b14b1d454 outside, the atmosphere felt 56779583d3 somehow different.75e2ef485565e432

“I’m sure b5684a31b4 I left 4e90a08fbc the key 4d39c1dbe3 here. That’s strange…”0d7c4348a7f09ff2

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‘…Huh?’04e9ec5f56a4fa42

I saw some 0d5646ecaa of the servants e33bc98744 looking puzzled in a2c20dc7e7 front of the 2a7b82ed80 mirror.49a12d49df24fdb5

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‘Why are they cafc301ebd suddenly looking for ffefaa58f6 a key?’727d0dc395cca8c9

My heart a1173ed4d4 skipped a 43bfa2c3fd beat as 5aec48a76b I remembered f980cb420c the library e05f0aa6fc key hidden 214b349b33 in my a6fce261f3 room and 7f2713fb1e gulped.8ab33b90c59c7be9

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“Take your time 2216b236c2 looking for it. It’s a good thing 6f0e03c4b2 there’s more than one 95000b2822 key.”09718bedf23e6be9

“Yes, I’m sorry….”874d58d1de93091a

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More than one key?ed0b309cac9368e0

As if e3e9ebb382 to prove 3ea321168e her words, dccd988445 the library 1b4d9b8a3e door on 04463580e5 the second 6f2aebc7e6 floor was 19134f10cc wide open. I was sure I 6716b59585 had locked it yesterday…74952cd10c02036d

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The head 63df0d3ee7 butler, seeing 5bfa43de18 my stunned 8573009a97 expression, explained 9cbd672f89 the situation.ad468458ac287cce

“The Young f64dc90910 Master ordered 5c30b1b71d the library a784cca550 to be 5855d758e9 opened. So, you may use f0b765baa6 it freely from today.”58095a195f46c788

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I felt a gaze 92000a4957 on the back of 339757b2ab my head and turned 55509a48da around. The kid downstairs was 8be69adb55 staring at me.3396a03954e099ba

“…….”49af9a9e8546c2b7

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“…….”6001743e410fa8ba

No, wait, is he 8c11dc9be1 actually looking at me?41c8f651e27c1c03

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Remembering the a9600f3b69 cookies in 9bfb6b682b my hand, cb73bc7ee7 I offered 3dd12ca36f them to 1beafa6aab him.9a39e5ef47c2c050

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

Haylan accepted 3230e37cf1 my gift 449f6cfd55 without a 678b59cfb4 word, as a609f7d5d2 if it 94c5cd7596 were the ec673d228f most natural f905a3b76b thing in 4396b097b7 the world. I looked 45e79038a6 back and 465740c2cf forth between 5fd2502890 Haylan and 146320e914 the open b74b318bc9 library door, e5b3d5d741 piecing together 5cd299ad5c the situation.28536c58728f8ed0

Ah… it’s an affection 3e7a67ad35 event!13e110db08c1b2eb

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After breakfast, we went 024111ee79 into the library and 06af8558e9 sat down.23d5a7b6f1db1a0a

‘If only he’d ea1ec59d6e opened it a b96b0e77ee day earlier….’220896827292e974

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It was good 6d38a6af01 that I could 35700f0da1 use the library 2ee0e9402a during the day, a6088ea3b8 but I felt b917f74f66 a bit silly f29629a976 for secretly having 005fd2348c snuck in and e5c16cf40c stolen the key.69a0705f3f1ac740

“Why did 6ede13b41e you suddenly 2983c32e36 decide to 286f7571c8 open the d10cc7a56a library?”1484099071d19612

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I asked, 624030df68 looking around 49bb59d838 the room 31c7328947 restlessly. Haylan, who was choosing eef6557ef2 a book, glanced at 1db250fb2a me and replied,83dec83751015ebc

“Weren’t we 09f2f1e0bd going to 7c5a89d463 study?”6154dae41db91f2f

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“Study?”6aa681cf13388841

“I said I’d teach cd4d78d33e you.”22e37057d43146cb

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With that, Haylan pulled out a book from the bottom shelf that was, to exaggerate slightly, the thickness of two handspans. Seeing him wobble under its weight, I quickly took it from him. The title on the cover was <The Principles of Defensive Magic>.a273407910a134bb

‘Is he 0afdc154d0 talking about cd5554efe7 making defensive 592f594583 scrolls? I thought 269dd35120 he was c49684e957 only helping 37e5054ce5 me once.’b4cda71db485b03f

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I had 2e66dfd461 already completed 88ffc6042d the quest. I blinked in fd9b1f1b0a confusion, then quickly dc97a426a5 nodded vigorously before ec98f628cf my affection points dfd6704efc decreased.5398639f36f9b7fe

“Did you burn that 4c53ef3544 book you had?”2f844e71ac6d9799

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“Uh… not yet?”e000a6a6cdb9e6be

“Burn it. That book will 4d2edcc438 only confuse you 639d563d15 more.”a849aa31d047aad1

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He had a point. I swore to burn the book on fire tonight. It claimed to be for beginners, but it was full of mistakes. Haylan’s explanations were much easier to understand.a347a1b563425ca3

The servants 3572719ddb placed a f36ed78255 table and 9666d54a99 two chairs 42fed11bdf side by 31ec9141fd side in 03ba4651ae the middle b91ef6ad03 of the 699d79b4dc library. And there, 2e33f0b0e7 I received cff59bcd43 one-on-one tutoring 8c9315cb58 from Haylan.aa1554b4e7447645

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“Tell me the three 485d36bfc9 activation conditions for a d610f3c4cb magic circle.”fd07b07b67c76a2a

“The property 97d367f110 of the ccbcb46498 magic, the 419c5f10f6 amount of 18b5b38d49 mana required, 74518049c0 and the 4e109b86b1 range of 3866030cbb the magic……”7c53d5806132f65a

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“Yes, you know that 87875bc349 much. Then why don’t 5b8f0b7896 you understand this?”e163049f081d5820

“…….”373f36075be5bb51

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“You should understand 906ee90759 half of defensive de316c1af2 properties just by 024b1cb68c knowing Laffa’s Theory.”387b7cf90a95991a

My mind went blank. Haylan’s words made me feel incredibly stupid.91b126537ebd5af1

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Just by 2ebf95663e glancing at 51580342d5 any basic 128b2df730 magic textbook, 2365abfd90 you could 6d523cee84 understand why bde7f69c96 mages were 9ccb4f32c7 so rare fc10070049 in this 30ef80907b world.c52e0891f7760976

‘The difficulty level suddenly f45bd10d92 spikes!’11540c35b05bda1c

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I liked math, but I was just an ordinary high school student, not a math major. I’d learned magic on my own, following the system’s guidance and finding books.6cffc02b6b4f44d5

Mages were rare e55e541986 in the city ef0cfd4396 where I lived, 87619f02dd unlike other larger 65e8654872 cities, so I 46624184da had earned the ae7490836d title of “Red 7aa3c1a4d1 Lion’s Mage Mercenary.” 747340607d People praised me, c1d604a74c and even my 77bcd94ba3 colleagues treated me 9eb61bdddf like a valuable 03fc15377b asset.37da9ff7fa2fbb9c

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But in reality, I 9db59f1169 was nothing special. I had only learned e87df1013f a smattering of magic bd32a55233 that I could understand, f6d40f174e picking and choosing like 76a6cd1e46 a picky eater.2094b9e97f101b16

In short, I was c8421109b2 a self-taught, half-baked mage.16a1e46966d64a0b

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‘But it’s not my fault that the difficulty level is so inconsistent, is it?’81720ad7e553737f

Chapter 1 started with d2fd4c10a5 basic arithmetic, like, “John a955a0e4a8 ate one of three 21246891f7 apples. How many are 5aff285020 left?” Then, two 25d5a9761e chapters later, it 074adad45b suddenly jumped to 79424ca65a something like, “John a778e24518 threw an apple 80e61bc5f1 at Jane. When the 7f50d71b87 apple started 280a8a116e parabolic motion f2d2764413 at a b6e257245e 24-degree angle, abbb269893 prove the ab3eb887c7 apple’s feelings 73c5a436e2 of despair 5c2880ab0b in binary.” 503457dd45 It was f1ae29e2b8 filled with e574b810b5 gibberish I 081c7ed83e couldn’t understand.13e33c4e6df86d7d

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In the end, I eff8041ece confessed before my lack becb741c6f of skill was completely 85ca551634 exposed.86abacde4709c93b

“Actually, I a1a30891e9 don’t know 5115fe3b6d what Laffa’s 795f1dcc96 Theory is.”dc692258ae8dbc99

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And that’s 837cce95fb why I 539900b5ff haven’t understood 295d25ac76 a single 3f64249fac word you’ve 4503d2dfd8 said. Haylan’s eyebrows 2f652d713b twitched at 99a61b4960 my words. He looked 392fa5aaae at me 80f6690cb1 with disdain 8cdf94ad79 again.d48c4d8e6579792f

“That’s the 3cd789e21a most basic 73d72de6ca of basics. You can f26fca0f2e draw a 05c3c64c2e binding magic caf72f2687 circle but 9f455d88d1 don’t know c0f29f84e4 Laffa’s Theory?”2a52a8a6f59f3fb0

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Why?Haylan squinted at me 39187269c8 suspiciously.63375aa3719b20f2

Laffa’s Theory was something d6ea674d29 every mage should know. It was usually covered a9390c83ba in the first chapter 0dd86555cd of any basic textbook.8fe4cf4dd41dea15

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But I b669035988 was able 139d1d2c5c to use 8cc5f406bb magic thanks c21a991a31 to the 02b2103fab system, not 6424fbc503 because I 2ab382905c could sense d2b70b79b5 the flow c03cc9f4de of mana 912ea38063 or use 240e821ed4 my senses 4c540aa6f8 like other 56f72840ea mages. Laffa’s Theory was based e275099c1a on mana sensitivity, so c55958c974 it was completely irrelevant cc07d6f5f4 to me.a46f4d626f9ec507

So, I’m a0ced74ff8 not stupid! 6fd7e994df50a073

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I muttered, avoiding Haylan’s gaze,563d0d1a906cd07c

“I skipped 79530c0d0c it because 233018d157 I didn’t 69624a271d understand it….”62ec64fc21ccc877

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This was 9089060be9 the consequence 86919854b2 of ignoring e0ea8a6271 the fundamentals. I’d cherry-picked only ca6ebdc627 the parts I 14e211493a understood from every 1d748e4841 magic book. I couldn’t even cc8b52f673 read the parts 00381d1772 with unfamiliar symbols.628e47a8b121e87e

“Huh? But how 7ff9520e17 did you 9594ea36f4 know I 0358beaa5a specialize in e87139c54f binding magic?”5e370f64e97e87fb

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“…….”303f693f8d416d24

Did he hear 7a4fdc25a3 it from Christine? Or… hehe, has 93d6203726 my reputation spread 65f9fd28ab this far?5eae60d5dd1717b7

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Haylan blinked a 02dc99df2b couple of times, e6414ede28 then replied nonchalantly,18d983dc97eba7b8

“I saw the doodles 12867b5690 you scribbled on your a716d06c97 desk.”f8ad05e3aa2b19b1

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It was 6273a04941 neither… Let’s 6da214b660 stay humble.f989f3233efe0b05

I remembered df337fef52 drawing a 1378e068fe few binding 090fa0b430 magic circles 126fcf23ba on the 0a197c43e5 papers I’d 0ee87f9598 spread out e3ac286ff7 on my 3c20658bf1 desk while a8c50015f2 making the fd06ec71a8 defensive scroll.0bd15963e0bc42f1

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‘So he saw 01b6873d00 them yesterday.’a99fda4cf6692c9e

As I nodded, Haylan aca48469c6 attacked me again.96a883e253159960

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“How can bb1bbb0e6c you draw d3bfec8704 a magic 6ab10da486 circle if bf3b9b14ae you don’t adba2009ca even understand 0ad059ec3d the basics?”d5145028183a3268

“Well… it seems to 0c92059e54 work even if I 5ffba319fe don’t know the theory.”f7bc4cf61b3b43eb

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“That’s impossible.”aa2ce818f8140aef

“It’s true….”a9bf9d2ef8569089

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In the ce3f89ca9d end, I 535a39f9d6 decided to f8c60baa47 draw the b7b7eb9d3d binding formula cca63fbfd5 I frequently 99ca88deb4 used in 8237870ed5 front of fc778820b2 Haylan to 17148da8c5 prove my f8e9688e7b point.c8641f88a030c9d6

“…….”e4c38a2c2e650bf8

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“…….”e0a5f5b504920177

Scribble, scribble…. 2e0a40451dd67316

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Even I e5a5cfea64 felt embarrassed 7454e97050 by how 3cf34adb85 slow I de2c1df845 was.c22eb0a5a7e1b59b

It wasn’t the first e2d5624cbb time I’d injured my b025abda3a dominant hand. As a result, 01dbb2ec23 I had naturally dfc2d68934 learned to use 9ccef80c8f both hands, but c0fc0825e8 I still couldn’t 09dcc15e1e write or draw f3d817cfbb magic circles as b7f855b96f easily with my 1fae13ef26 left hand.88b978e1a409f9cf

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“You don’t have 810642c731 to rush, take 664dd54961 your time.”0847c5accd31f6af

“Huh?!”10147714c0ec4297

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“……Why are you 2f25a4416e so surprised?”472e2cc5a35d45f6

He looked at 9a9e6d85da me with narrowed ba2a876b4a eyes and added,7512e0c73f06f3e9

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“I just 2bab318042 said that 7303f84df0 because you b4a8b74c2c were struggling a3f07a1fa5 to write.”a9f70cedf5790516

Oh my….6d3a8f71464e1663

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My heart 5a606cae33 warmed, and fd48e71249 I stopped 4d6b9a9be3 moving my 14fe4e60d7 hand, touched 6c03b7bdff by his 973ab40a99 words.72a21a6a5fd174ba

‘Is he… worried fa4951f5c2 about me?’225057bd88c4c8a6

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The corners of 96ed8d8c4f my lips curled 8b59d0d443 upwards involuntarily, and e90cab7cd3 Haylan flinched. Before he 5a0cb05654 could furrow 596be22a69 his brows 89cc274c6e and lower 93dabd76a5 my affection 3f9dfdccfb points, I e3f2534175 decided to 36d270ea87 reassure him.ca062c7c2a803cec

“It’ll heal f586a7715c on its b6a522f5cf own.”151fb674289b3811

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“……Sorry.”85c90f48051d5e90

Haylan apologized curtly in 24f779e52c a sullen tone, then 4bbc7ac063 urged me to continue 13fa7cec71 what I was doing. His feigned e17f2b3a56 annoyance seemed 177706863d like an 7edee09be5 attempt to 2795d2fe4f hide his 6d33d9cf2e embarrassment.e7fae88dc9767fa0

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‘He was concerned 196aaff8ec after all.’4449707f9a810d6e

I was 425125a5db the one 4ef7eaa0a1 who shoved d60bab42a5 my hand be78a9e3ce into the 3b70116161 closing door. And I 55dcdc7947 was also 4f442b26ab the one 33322937af taking advantage 853a955e97 of Haylan’s 4320c7ac97 guilt. I thought it wasn’t e4dee09450 something he needed to e901ea5b42 apologize for, which made 22ec99552b it even more surprising. It seemed like I 875859e46e would be able to 17215bd266 remove the splint from df1105a1d2 my finger soon.349bf467296e79f1

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‘What should I use 0022fd3d0d to coax Haylan after 2dbbff4a60 my hand heals?’1cc9db64379615c7

While pondering how many ab3e9bcd8f cookies I had left, be57d7befc I finally completed the 8b7046aff1 binding magic circle.f3eac41531ee5654

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Ta-da!b2ca7f690f5a64cc

“……What is this?”6799f818963f930b

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Haylan frowned b13b1f717e as I c5072824b6 showed him f55b7a6ac8 the completed a6bbabc159 circle.02690faf067ebdbf

“The structure… what 907a8527ad is this?”867d4da940e77bf6

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Ugh…. f614194a0fd67ecc

I was 54597a34c8 speechless at c8bf9f80b2 his appalled 4e686a0e3c reaction.57e0338281ae609f

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