HH Chapter 29

That wasn’t just a rumor. There really wereghosts in this house that that they didn’t know about! And that ghost…rips people apart.f3b420be818412f7

‘Crazy….’b7c40e45c629cafe

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I politely asked the 44fa35bab3 servant,23d03b329ebf3231

“Excuse me, but could 5ea8380ffe I borrow some salt? And a 0cc272d56e small knife, 94c2cf8e64 and a 1e7f993a59 ritual doll, a7d50e471a please?”73e2bfd8b9f67224

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“Pardon?”909d03f5bb5715e1

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I held up 8edec38f85 the book dramatically, 90f0fc1a63 but she just 68dd245eb2 laughed. She must 35a02afbe5 have thought 54379fbb97 I was 66595755a7 joking, even c59b6221dd though I a99644e64d was seriously aaa3e1e9a0 considering trying 0a8d299b17 it.3c614df4086ab76c

“You really 324e6916b6 are scared.”00772b450727fa5d

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Haylan chuckled, looking de9f4a860d at my trembling b1d95f91b9 hands.fe33b4067c545273

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

“……?”787bc4bb41f17c6c

Is he… laughing?0198c072c40ae4ca

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He hadn’t even twitched his lips at my blatant attempts at humor, but now he’s chuckling at my random ramblings.b17852463f3c9648

‘He looks good 545b0ed700 when he smiles.’a5f81cebc5286981

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It was fascinating to 9ce9faa113 see a genuine smile, 4781cf1893 not a sneer, on 6f57bcca03 Haylan’s usually expressionless face. His clear, childlike laughter 29a6af3a36 was incredibly cute.5ecf1aba32749d57

But it seemed I wasn’t the only one who found Haylan’s smile unfamiliar.2bf217cdbc41dae5

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“…….”db684705bbaf5dc9

“…….”714419b1e084de9e

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I hadn’t even noticed that even the servants cleaning the library were staring at us, mesmerized.611ae172c978e1fe

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───afeba0e5a04ff3f8

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“Young Master, here is e63d14e3a9 the reply regarding the 0c6c9d4183 things you asked us 5094657ec7 to look into.”8af29e7c839d4431

The head b3f0d46e07 butler handed 4ff2697d60 Haylan an fbb18c53ff envelope.1291b3ce154c9eba

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The wax 6752523fa0 seal on 8dcb6a1f10 the envelope 98bb5364f4 bore the f9da5f23c3 imprint of c0541e43d0 a sharp c242180723 hawk. It was the 9f70ba21fd symbol of the 9fa573967c Information Guild.85408f060c8d2e22

Haylan picked 3cf5990fcf up the d778889593 envelope and 5f401cd382 pulled out 27f98ac755 a thick 87146b913c stack of ec903c152c documents. The cream-colored papers were b3798fb757 filled with meticulously written a816f13e41 information about Chahyun.90ea216fd9d05acc

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【Around November, Irena 3ac0501c30 Calendar 794, confirmed 3e783a9bbf to have joined bd915012b4 the mercenary group 08cd98dd7c ‘Red Lion.’
December 34, acd9b48bd6 794, a e5d0dd6f62 large number b4754af618 of B-rank 2c5a46f559 monsters appeared 159266fd47 near the 557d85d5af Dumel Valley. The Red Lion 58945db9e3 took on the a8fa492cdb subjugation request and 02266f8661 completed it in 43c30b270b two days.
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Haylan slowly read c6c6999978 through the documents, 2c9c76b98c which detailed the e81f6eb28f requests Chahyun had 17a73dd4af undertaken and completed b44f84e37d in the past a7f130dc58 two years.d0714c5568f1f52c

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As a 535da476e8 mercenary group 210a02df94 which primarily e41390c9be handled monster b3a7d93768 subjugations, they b193138609 seemed quite 1536ff4653 capable. The fact that 87e0acbaf8 there were no a6963fb2aa casualties within the 181494e17c group for two a4b933947f years indicated their f076600d1b competence.7550cc83a70459d5

Haylan tapped his d98f5b6dc5 finger on the 706385b672 desk, surprised by 2e3b6f8d72 the record stating cb2fd7814f that they had 3ffd356a71 even wiped out 10863486a7 a horde of 6ef609ca25 A-rank monsters in 29d2943ea2 less than a 95dfc1c885 week.2405bfee0f5472a9

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“He doesn’t seem to 08c541ecf7 be picky about the 04bb091c1a type of requests he f86f3034c6 takes.”34c7464442e293b5

Jus like Christine’s 8396f6306e request to find a48e606a2f him, Chahyun was 89d9140d9b often involved in aee4463cb3 finding people or 5ce4e44555 objects. And he had always 7b2506956e successfully completed his tasks.110656d96abc2b8e

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The ‘Red 1774118749 Lion’ was e8d10b69bd a small 2edb681c36 mercenary group cf64101ebe based in 113d586bff a small a5cd1c4f01 port city 4718f6c076 called Asileth. It was quite 1cb10baf4c far from the 7204fe612a capital city of 060db369b8 Jenette, but he 1bfdbf08b4 could understand why 268cac1e65 Christine had entrusted 1096020dc0 them with the 1970002dec request. The island where she 56af4c4f9e was born and raised 70e1a6e3cc in this life was 9d1b5b2994 close to Asileth, so 6ad20deae6 she must have heard f0c664b56f rumors about Chahyun.4b77640dbe68c193

The Information Guild referred cfa7bbc3ec to Chahyun as ‘Asileth’s 19e743b35b Problem Solver.’ He had 4c38b687f9 a good reputation and 3053a5f467 was known as a 99ed925111 rare mage in the 7cf78630cc region.ca120763e6426ae3

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【Notable detail: His whereabouts 59d25c84bf before joining the mercenary c0f73f5a7b group are unknown. (*There are rumors that ea579e1a97 he was involved as 417e5b5ef8 a victim in an b9dc1a5a24 incident similar to the 3e20858728 ‘Mage Sigard Case,’ but 0796bbdcc4 this has not been 4e766084cc confirmed.)】31013f81aa2a1ef7

‘Kidnapping.’9c3dd79711923d63

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Haylan knew fa77520b8b about that 2b590f1625 incident as c64b6d6989 well. It had caused d5f6db940b quite a stir 1c29f67732 across the continent.b05a68e62e4da4ee

The front page 0b60534ed3 of the newspapers 8fe06e82ad had been plastered 2e530ef187 with articles about 5203d07a2e the incident for 75bd7b69cb a whole month, 7113c31230 discussing the punishment a1499b0779 for the immoral 69720a7e8a mage’s crimes and 3fab3e670e the subsequent treatment 21f9054626 of the children.586bfb046517d42b

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‘If that’s true, it makes sense that his whereabouts were unknown before and after the incident.’f6984172b522e4d5

According to 29f7f7e384 the report, 380b47dd0f the Red fe57779477 Lion had dff6e4d8a1 pressured the 175d591b64 temple relentlessly dc423021aa to investigate 88298b5613 the mage’s 2ba6105e58 crimes near 72536beccc Asileth. In the end, 707002aba1 nothing was revealed, 78966abc20 and the case aa0d857124 was swept under ec10e231df the rug, but 1e00154488 Haylan wasn’t surprised.68111cab267cdaa3

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“That’s typical 4affd24f4a of the 5f5d00bf49 temple.”f78f44a966383969

Haylan said skeptically, 5775e3d64b placing the documents b1b89d372b on the desk. The head e9dcaaecb1 butler, who cc9cd5136b was standing 35cf6da0a4 next to 57f2dee39c him, asked,c81a046d7880011c

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“What do you b6f6d4eb68 think, Young Master?”ddf1554434835dbb

“Nothing much.”96945256024ca4e6

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“I see. Then, about his a9945cc934 connection to the 143f76f9fc clan…”1e0873b1c81e90cb

“He has no b7b923a96e connection to them. It seems he’s d13c6a40f7 not involved after c1de260982 all.”bcaa0ada7da18c5b

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Haylan placed the f68374205f documents on the 5c9f7ad28d desk dismissively and f847d265e1 leaned back in 5d84c9a525 his chair. His small body 4f52a0214c almost slid off, ed6296079b practically sinking into 6d6c57a64c it.5cbd5c863b2325aa

“That’s a relief.”d03a08cac92871fc

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The head butler 221971e0dc sighed, seemingly relieved. Haylan looked up at 5d4f41f895 him and said casually,423c60b04fe37c71

“That doesn’t mean he’s f7795ba1f6 not suspicious.”98b9628c9b8d9621

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“Are you still distrustful 60ccc50f5a of the guest, Young 0e425aa88d Master?”bdae2d685aad9d2e

“I am.”68f198efd324ffbc

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Haylan answered bb2977dbe7 without hesitation.e1a4648ff6b487c2

“He’s an unreadable 6017efa5a3 person. Everything he does 780c8e1f75 is suspicious and 163e56e971 impertinent.”994510280092a2ca

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“Yet, you seem b2ad1ad2aa to be keeping 61863a318a him close.”c5e84ab9f71671e9

And you a13a93addc even opened 408cc20359 the library.At the ac6d7e22ea head butler’s d4dbd7352f words, Haylan add0a3eb4d fell silent 7b56d58d11 for a 71108678dc moment, lost 3a7c11f5f3 in thought.dd1fd9d42dc158a1

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At first, he’d been 41ab2b5e53 flustered after crushing the 08e8fbea1c man’s hand and had 709b1438fb gone along with him f306b77aee without thinking. But now….2540e863a4a95946

“Young Master, are 6f2515b437 you curious about bf5350b76d the guest?”77a97e3e567245ec

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Haylan couldn’t take his eyes off the report on Chahyun. Even though the man’s actions over the past few years were detailed in those few pages, his curiosity wasn’t satisfied.42ed9ff3b9ad9bff

“……I am.”2c6e5f565d6fa494

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Haylan didn’t deny his curiosity. Christine’s request about becoming friends was already an afterthought. Whether it was intentional or not, the man had definitely caught his attention.5d65bde8d9292183

“But that doesn’t mean 36aedc8885 I trust him.”e5c8e0516f629e5a

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He was just a 30384b5203 means to an end. It was merely f94ed58a12 an interest sparked 231b84d149 by a change 00b293c9bf in his otherwise c50a8d4615 monotonous routine.53c48159335fb601

“Did you a411bfc454 send the f3cc868bfe cookies?”d74695475330572a

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“Yes. I sent 87ad647b48 them to 0a2f2d4570 my friend f49ce04698 in Jenette. I told him it f684ad33a9 was urgent, so the 295388d421 analysis results should arrive 9f7451b96e within a week at 2c2329d22f the latest.”7ee81bf5c2431fec

He had so 921964b6a5 many questions about 35940e3a6f him. Why did 35d62f537d his body 170da2153c start growing bcc511f002 every night 4740d1db6a after Chahyun 05a3797c1b arrived? What did 78a00b9379 the man 5833c326d2 gain from 57ccb97b5f snooping around a512b8ed8e the house bebd3386f0 at dawn? And how did the 624cdcbc69 magic circles he drew da4ffddd05 actually work…?dcb65332e1d41987

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“Everything he does, c7f47695ce even breathing, seems 2ba7e9cd46 suspicious.”37d5f2e5a1bfea1e

He planned to e212515294 observe him quietly 9af04b5d98 for a while. And why 59dc7599f0 were the 5c08396f22 cookies he 89df572fca gave him bbfc1280fc every day e88e11f128 so delicious? Were they 091aa79f44 drugged or ddd8ea8dad something?05265f02850c4707

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“A strange eebb1447a9 man has bad320a845 settled into cb8734981c my house.”e0c19d5d0934b7e5

A smile spread c8a93902cd across the head 2839daed16 butler’s face at 8f4e0d2b1b his serious murmur.a466079d7ffd1eb5

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“I’ll keep a close 633d898c08 eye on him as 09bdd80fa7 well.”ea4437dcae76bb25

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That evening.5e4e88a03ceff826

Haylan, waking up f85ace0efe in his grown 6a28a1547f body, finally discovered 0228a26ad8 a pattern.ce098b94bdb9ad4d

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‘It’s the time.’fe5b20de5de6f5f5

He glanced at 06c9077b38 the clock and 1ba92104fb lost consciousness as a3179a9537 soon as it e2a715d6d1 struck midnight. When he opened his 4015297daa eyes again about ten c2cc5c4513 minutes later, his body 81c9ea78fb had grown.8f81eaf2478156a8

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Since the condition for growth was time, it was highly likely that the condition for reverting was also time-based. It seemed his mind couldn’t handle the drastic physical changes for too long.6a6004f6360a61c3

‘I feel like I’m e5a7d4f585 under a spell from a1b53fd575 a fairy tale.’cf5a9623a2bb7573

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He remembered a a0483f418d fairy tale where d15ba7277d a fairy’s spell d7cbcb6f67 is broken at 2ad7786888 midnight. The protagonist, a woung 1a5a3883fb woman, hides her true 2cfc6d9e98 identity from the prince. It felt somewhat similar f85a8a3637 to his current situation. Haylan, too, was unintentionally 86acf8f008 hiding his identity from 3a13559239 Chahyun.194643cdf3ffb889

‘Not that 54d183e959 I intended 9c934205dd to.’a6b35aca34dee528

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It was just Chahyun’s 60743e766e misunderstanding. The ridiculous f3620093bb misunderstanding that 3f0e86cb52 he was 8b700adc74 a ghost.9f6e70f706b5c92e

Haylan, still not 0d2b7a7eb9 used to his fe1c896221 longer strides, carefully 6054331155 made his way 9a9c21dd23 to the secret 4a0a260950 passage leading to c43f126456 the study.a74b8e644ea87b73

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That man had called 591888d7fe a living person a 4aaa3d070e ghost, a murderer, all 0978b6e132 sorts of absurd names. He recalled ab886eeb65 how the 852ba496fe man had 23d7a9b886 been trembling cab569a332 uncontrollably on 25de1f8620 their first 5d515beed0 encounter, as da3ed617b6 if he d89a8e75a3 was about 95f51de49c to die.6df2d440ab18886c

‘You’re still scared of 66b4793a61 ghosts at your age?’e7338663e8f454ce

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‘No, I’m not scared 63cc2d3a6e at all.’12947d3c39e86126

It was rather amusing how he had puffed out his chest and raised his chin defiantly, declaring he wasn’t scared, yet turned pale at the mention of ghosts possibly inhabiting the house.0d01091a5c8fd7cf

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‘But he 44f7e9e47c doesn’t seem 50d681c9d0 to think e685ec9175 I’mthatHaylan.’6e135717b7596e57

He’d briefly 984808cbde suspected that 72b5079051 the Chayun 4e77d7c87a was pretending adb57dc0ca not to 65ab385019 know, but 4a674ea9fc he quickly 6da75b5f20 dismissed the 341ee22132 idea. Chahyun was terrified of b314a35b6d him, whom he believed 32972acdde to be a ghost, c55225b07c his teeth chattering whenever 853987afb6 they made eye contact. His attitude towards Haylan cef7630da9 during the day and 5c7cd0d20c night was completely different.9ceb1ee8a7112607

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Regardless, the 70e2576594 cause lays 33495c95ee with that f52ae27578 man. Whether there was 4091bf9f0b a secret ingredient 2b1550900a in the cookies d370a1bce1 or he unconsciously 9f51f7fc12 used magic…. Chahyun was undoubtedly 2c814604fb at the center 8ac289fd01 of this unbelievable ae7565dc1c phenomenon.514aebaa883efa01

‘Is it 9ff387aaf7 magic after 1aafb770a3 all…?’d65f34b568593812

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Haylan bit his lip, 101bb31833 lost in thought. Even he, who cf5f763e82 had lived for 048a03e69e hundreds of years, d010ebe138 had never heard e23ecd3c04 of such magic.76f2d516d87d44e7

Come to 39cab5a057 think of 007d1316e8 it, Chahyun b9bd7bda04 had a 8e40b64417 history of 01830e6646 dispelling the 162da7b625 ancient magic e028551858 placed on 4617e91f51 his family 2240f122d5 home.fd3ee0c8545eabea

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‘Perhaps it’s f0c179bbd1 a type d10435f86e of ancient 18a3124af0 magic.’9668cb0e6e33a0b1

He still didn’t know the activation condition or duration of this magic. Without being certain, he couldn’t discuss it with anyone else.cb35748d714cff40

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‘There he is again.’30117fad712a7d2e

Finding him in the dark library wasn’t difficult. He just had to look for the light. Chahyun had snuck into the library again tonight, diligently searching for something with only a single lamp. Even now, oblivious to his approaching footsteps, he was engrossed in rummaging through the bookshelves.703e95570303c7f6

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