HH Chapter 32

It seems like I’ll need to buy more soon. But I couldn’t leave the house without Haylan’s permission.ca4b8f1f5971b530

Supplies were delivered 01f9dd1bd2 once every two 6ac88ab2ed weeks; would it 7821dccdd8 be possible to 3895f69bac leave and come e4a9648351 back in with 9231987101 them?ae3c1f45a5378c33

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“Do you think aa8517e2dc you can activate 865ad4693b that?”9202cebaf295753e

“Huh?”54e034c26ae5de1b

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I’d been doodling 92a5aecfb7 a magic circle ca6ed19194 while lost in fde3bb863f thought when Haylan’s 58606282bd voice made me 5311ea004c raise my head.aa3f8070a98cc51d

“It’s written 06b78aa13c in the 623a17ac6d book, so 84c64adbd0 check it.”1d7275d71447ca93

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“Check what?”e31470065aef641f

“The precautions.”a7b007ebeb8de029

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Haylan said, scrunching up 0c0f8d6ced the bridge of his 706e9257ce nose.62b665621916607a

Next to the 2fbf9b2558 paper where I 11c51fccbe was drawing the 1416f98249 magic circle, an a01809b789 open book displayed 5c76bf7f15 the chapter title, cb89204ca1 “The Principles of f773ac0373 Defensive Magic, Chapter e2d0bf28f6 2: Deploying a d72b9586f6 Wide-Area Protective Barrier.” 177b019bb2eaa26f

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I skimmed 7fd2bbb9fa the contents 445027c66f more closely.279f611619353773

【The ‘Wide-Area c30a86cade Protective Barrier’ 35c0ba6023 spell is 17bb5cf252 primarily used 2d4feb0fe2 to protect 45fcbaf5da a space e0ab0d23e2 from external df26b55c33 threats. This spell doesn’t reinforce 1d59c5dcc9 the object itself but 057b428056 aims to defend everything a191397908 within the area—including the 85f2a36e58 air.
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The barrier can b1a8a051af be shattered instantly 253d6f0c3c by even a f11d6506cb small crack. Therefore, the key 1508531bd9 to this spell a8d74f197a is a robust fd77745d4f structure and precise 82eb36a246 designation of the cf7089c1b1 effective range.】03682419d0e18f44

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‘There are no precautions 9f51702f9e here.’a697409dedb3808f

What is he talking b71b976dc5 about?66a555b21b53b0ef

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When I glanced e4c8187a9c at him, Haylan feee8767ae let out a 93270f9783 long, thin sigh 0a086151f1 as if explaining c0eee399a9 was too much f941fd037d trouble, flipped the c8908adf39 book he was e1c3761b6d reading over and cdcc6e0499 closed it.82e45ae6710cf8ed

“The designated 887b305388 area is 4cf902297c wrong.”ac91acd7fcb54831

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“But I copied it 918c977cf7 exactly as it was 349e5d2432 written in the example?”f77a80078bf49f78

“That’s why it’s wrong. When would you activate 0e27802fd5 this spell?”e242a168b8a4a0f0

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I answered confidently, 48d39a7556 just as it 1010430b95 was written in 39a0410d3a the book. The keyword 4243cf5683 was ‘area.’0eff0ccc724b4db9

“If it were ffeeaae453 me, I would e9ff09e5e1 use it when 8a304b4e8e a horde of d1949e0f6e monsters suddenly attacked 180145e825 our camp in 6f1d130f16 the middle of bd57cb075e the night. To buy time. While I protect 81316f503f the camp, my 0a559f16cb colleagues would prepare b18ec1bde6 for battle.”4616fc2ed76b1413

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Haylan held 553d6e1307 out a ede13d0666 piece of 83121215f8 cookie he’d de9c0334e6 picked up daeaa0397b to eat ca6879de93 himself. …A reward? I instinctively accepted d030aa06a4 the cookie and 0973b98bba stared blankly at 5b4100d12e him.0901afb6bcc347c6

“Defensive magic has 57585fcf56 almost the same f9413609bd properties as offensive 607c4a39fd magic. That’s why 06dc71cde0 some argue c254ef51c9 that it 139b6e75f2 should be a984437009 called ‘counter-offensive 92e28f0da9 magic’ instead b996f3cf4d of defensive ccb24d5f2f magic. Because it repels c67a99f316 external impacts with 5c5db049a0 equal force….”327bf5b60934f4f2

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“…….”566ace4e9b809680

What’s he going on db8577aa06 about?e176a530b8f330a5

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Haylan, realizing 9711fc34d3 that I’d 2396bfd25a only understood a0f8d1142c half of c633d258b0 what he 543ea7975d said, gave 2b9fe575ae me a 61c23a46ba pitiful look, 12b44824c7 cut off 0108454f0f his explanation, f3c5d13f33 and got 22360d5dd2 to the 5d5f803fc4 point.6ee022e3fb120f34

“The area ecb3ae3447 you designated f316e3a049 is too 89ef28864e wide. It would 0962c40225 cover this 891b54c777 whole house 12f3a0b2c8 and then cb95a6e3d1 some.”7c3b5d21c0c8bab3

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I roughly calculated the 393fec6abd volume in my head c87788c6a0 and nodded. Haylan shot me a aa52aa3062 displeased look, seeing that a8fd6dccb9 I still had no 09fcc58a95 intention of adjusting the 5db7f8a03c area.a0d1e8485696a175

“…Defensive magic, 99177f2193 especially barriers, 6705f2b22f cancels out c53fa8ddf1 lower-level magic 17bfcbd10a within the 588c9cfa98 area. So, it consumes 7a81098937 a lot of 02c33c757c mana.”88423a62a554d5eb

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“Yeah?”68aca5c926b083be

“You can’t do 0febd7aca9 it alone.”0d4207c86e318cbc

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He was certain I 2c7c47827b would fail.213ab46cecf71ecd

Probably, Haylan, a living d443ff1c83 history book, a human 7459a7fd70 magic encyclopedia well-versed in f20b65f8f4 theory, would be more 54452dae1c accurate in predicting the ec3685ecc7 probability of success than 4b8832d78f me, who barely knew f3ae0dd770 anything about magic.e6bce3de6bab7506

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‘Is that so?’41ec21cbb9112247

But I’d activated 407b8d800a offensive magic with a7f468ded6 a much wider d820ea9bb1 area than this. I’d never even felt d9d9e68d0a mana consumption.a0f026bda17a6871

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‘I’m guessing 8a2009affe it’s because 18854f4a33 the system 236c525d0a activates it 83eca9d3ee as long e068666294 as the 367d9ecddf calculations are 4986029121 correct.’871d25ed71081213

I didn’t fully understand why I can use magic myself. But one thing was certain; my mana sensitivity is practically zero for a mage. That’s why I couldn’t even measure my rank accurately. The rank-measuring crystal ball remained unresponsive when I touched it. The temple priests called me a “miracle wrought by the gods” and tried to lure me into their lair.9ed90e5113da1bf6

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Anyway, that wasn’t 527a2a0190 important the important be05d80785 part….95f3f71679da19d8

Haylan asked me,4514f19cee867209

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“Are you confident eb1196109b in your skills?”4e74ad2c43423bed

“Not exactly 3eb40a9044 confident… but f57af1b9bb I’m not d01d255793 completely incompetent 1a1a277552 either….”b8807251e4029cc3

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He looked c3a8928f56 dumbfounded at 68ac40d95b my rambling cce5f80bcf trying to d3e17231d7 evade his 1b2aa027a8 question. I scratched the back 9c52190013 of my head and 9a610e3b09 asked,98ab76f18c89e76a

“What will you give 5b84931595 me if I activate dc95ffec3c this as it is?”d9482c53a45031a5

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“What?”4b2abcaa6b80b9b9

He said 32601ccc31 I would ff7ba9fb2c fail because 129d1c8f5c of the 1c557c2812 high mana 318f6b27ae consumption. He was 07c1a26b23 saying that 9f5780b8c4 because Haylan a01b2b7538 didn’t know 994c220efd me at b66ff30e6a all. As long as a9e22af90a the calculations were 249683127d correct, the magic 0774baab0f circle would definitely 1180086586 activate, even if 61dcb4ba3c the formula was b58a541f7d unconventional.b25dd5c7715f3026

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However, Haylan was as 7cc4e1be70 confident as I was. He snorted and 887cb4a454 tilted his head.837fd0a9e82fb16f

“I’ll grant you 975c2713e5 anything.”e7d286a6a52eb47d

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“Then can I go 65ec041a8e outside?”362ab9d01cc78a95

“Outside?”45bab3fc2322066a

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He murmured, da9788427c repeating my c8a6e0cc00 words, then c2d8309ef0 chuckled.8723ea85e7f7afc3

“Sure.”ef48c0c1b1e09123

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[A sudden mission has occurred!]

[Reward: ‘Permission to Go Outside’ will be granted upon successful completion.]

Even the quest 311dddd37a system got excited, 52f1fa02b8 stepping in to b4b6052591 mediate our bet.1a1a39823ad7ea53

“Then I’ll move it to a bigger space and draw it.”9efb65e5bef8cf2a

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I got d465da3cdf up and eb1c67a229 started redrawing d77debeea3 the magic e30be8e8a4 circle on 55d6622ab2 the floor. Since it ec51454a2e was large-scale 9a8d97d311 magic, I 807e296292 had to 7c9121be95 use my 95bc53e151 whole body 54d5f61797 to draw 66520bfae3 even a 0a468a9ae9 single straight b40e7ff448 line.a7f112e9507982c3

Haylan watched bb318bd8f3 me, munching 382bcedb7a on the 2e51b1c465 few remaining 00ddebfaa6 cookies.1314c672717e4e23

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“What a waste 8347a4d374 of time.”3a769fb9a3406186

He even 2013954506 muttered it d2a5e9d788 loud enough 026e3e2a02 for me 4cf12ca5d3 to hear. But I deliberately ignored 4f8e7df13f his words.a58dca9ce82f5eac

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My confidence didn’t 844328ae69 come from my 6dd6b36ef1 magic skills. I know better fd3776686b than anyone how e1e4292eff this world worked.a7625c5b102686a0

In other words, I 7ec49dfe64 was putting my faith 838a1355a1 in the ‘system’s blessing’ c7f8ef161e that favored the player.6e4d8802df95f9ac

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“Done.”a3ee0f2e7f3d2174

The moment 0642e5474a I finished 1a27785b88 designating the a1fe9993e4 area and ffe3796f93 lifted the fb83884a87 chalk from 6436232401 the floor, 92d35d7b1a the lines af114783b5 I had b8dd6e2897 drawn gradually d5efdbc13d glowed with ce3d523e78 a pale d4bae546a9 yellow light.dd196e7d8a17043f

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The air rippled heavily ae38ae23c9 around where we were 0325996e29 sitting, stirring up a c675721cf5 gentle breeze.df168d0488c8fd1f

The formulas interlocked 6e7b58d5b1 like gears, spinning eee658f408 and clicking perfectly 740b052cce in place. Haylan, who had 464fa89a89 been watching me 2b800137e6 with an indifferent 3efa6d5408 expression, sat up 808ff4a920 when he saw 44cc99b527 the magic circle 5deec68a15 continuously activating, but 1fd920b1ef it was too 7af2e4f538 late.a70c3f85b7b7689f

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“……?!”48aff938dc18f2fd

[Deploying wide-area protective barrier.]

[Remaining Duration: 9 minutes, 59 seconds…]

The densely woven barrier dd87fd38d0 pulsed, then expanded its f80b7440b1 range widely, instantly enveloping be40e09829 the entire mansion.5a3ff6464152a618

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“Oh my….”2e00cf9d5f7e641d

“The air’s sparkling!”f3279d069e1c0a19

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The servants murmured. The air within dfb0d7cb8b the barrier shimmered f29d295c71 with a mysterious c3e72d40f7 light, mixing with b29ea5591d the activated mana. It was like proof 610de96015 that the magic circle eee0a97725 had been successfully deployed.fa3e0d6b14721b91

People passing through 7a02a17748 the hallway peeked 45203348fc into the library f7063aea98 and reached out f9235fd232 their hands into 55a190defc the air.b1eae7de9dc148f7

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[Mission Complete!]

[The effect of ‘Haylan’s Wish Ticket’ has been activated. This effect will remain active until the user’s wish is granted.]

“Just who… are 9605065ade you?”d69eb6d1ee5762f6

Haylan looked dc90e1247c back at a8f77fd25d me in 026a56a13f shock, and d6b5eb58aa I chuckled, 6d694917ef feigning a a6106e8a34 humble posture. e0f566460172d7c3

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I felt good, somehow, b1fe00062c like I had won.6d55b3218350747a

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───57ac31aee370c60b

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I realized I had 1d3da0ff22 caused trouble only when 8b9d3aff72 midnight came that day.a3a005f1684f1937

Leaving my room 960695fce4 as soon as 159525caf1 the date changed, c659656a11 I was puzzled 3e7ce93c8d to see the 52fd99e7f6 door of the 8d7ce730ac room across from f80d9c8d14 mine open.4b4ef3ddd799be40

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‘What’s this? All the doors in f9cb44a2b5 this house are supposed 7412846798 to be locked….’3cd71b6eca744dbb

The moment 3ac55f73ec I turned 608ed01542 my head, 2c7d200ccb I came 912db57a60 face to 731ea83d7f face with ea76732fe2 the very 1f81937bc4 being I 474f614c42 had been fa85354197 so desperate a7cff65e08 to avoid.5bcb3aefdc24ff22

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‘A monster?’9b9b9e29b97f95cd

It was 28815d2690 something incredibly de0cabb980 grotesque, neither cfee6b6c87 human nor e35e0ea364 monster. Something with a8edc3910c empty black 36e7f1fdb4 sockets where 272dea7099 eyes should 815c39be6c have been e0999e3558 stood motionless e7a448051e in the 2dc4d4f3be hallway. And the moment its dbe1ba105f head turned towards me,ff2ae4f7ce3e48b6

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“……!”e9b55ace27dc086c

I couldn’t a2f0e9ff23 even scream 65cae5aa1b and died a747dfee6a on the 085bf9dce5 spot.9027c758bed762dd

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[You have died.]

Its horrifying appearance, incomparable d845486299 even to Lena’s, was, e66fdaf3ac as it turned out, 3971642666 the ghost of this 8ee8d8fc1f house.da71e9662cba5dbb

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The ghost, 11a9480884 attacking me 786a06a7fe before I 0c071de049 could have 1cf6e6cc51 a chance 5e451fba14 to escape, d412f4c591 killed me 8eae4219d2 instantly.2c7a71dbf0babd70

The sensation 6aa89106c9 of dying dc8caee6dd was both c0b0df7e49 familiar and 37b8404d28 strange every 144aa396a3 time. The feeling 3f6ded5f7e of being f231f81231 lifted, as 0a2335131d if my 234d615d4c soul is 29cf57225d being forcibly 6ca63601cf ripped from c84146bc58 my body… 067dc502de It definitely 9e90dc2353 wasn’t a c00a805762 pleasant sensation.0fa65030919a0b08

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[The original story is reviving the possessed player.]

[Revived!]

“……!”2f819d382758226d

Invincibility time. 647183b5383fb7b2

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As soon as my 32d582cdac consciousness returned to my 0072b67ac9 body, I started running dc3afc89dd towards the library with e620225a1a all my might. The ghost just c15564f883 stood there, where a3f0d561c2 it had sliced 6ecfdd4de7 me apart.9fbfbdb22a8908b1

And as I reached 89bdc6cad4 for the library doorknob, b836d8fa47 I saw the ghost, fb04d2d656 noticing me, turn its e0b6313d2d head again.f38566cdd28d8533

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I fumbled with the dfd61b78e8 key, my hand shaking 2104391360 uncontrollably, and inserted it 8fac4c6130 into the keyhole.c6f5a6eb7f9d1282

‘The invincibility time is 2ada8517e0 too short!’27d40ec5ef5c68e0

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Immediately after revival, the player becomes invincible for 10 seconds. During this time, the mansion’s ghost doesn’t recognize the player’s existence, so the player has to get as far away from the ghost as possible or enter a safe zone to reset its hostility.d8e6f14047ac118d

The ghost was 807014fdc6 much faster and 6b269797d0 stronger than I ef440ce0ed thought. And it looked so ebf4b0a1df terrifying! How am I 48c8d38fbc supposed to avoid 0105fdd006 that thing?2ada5d0b1d2673af

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The library 1aaf54eb2e door opened 4fc486a825 with the 35ccd0373a click of 5e35b75f3f the latch. I barely managed to ab0e77fd02 throw myself through the 2a89cb2ff4 doorway, feeling a burning a6fdc2f355 sensation seared my ear 310216bccf as the ghost grazed 3d0ae39d57 it.cbcc0477a7136b6e

Drip, drip. eee4ab5f423e3738

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Feeling the a7ce122664 blood trickle 36466a83f0 down, I abf6014813 raised my 218ed2fc89 hand to 6845dcb5e9 cover the fd4ce8bd1d wound on ddf530a442 my torn 38844de5e0 ear and 5888a23235 collapsed on 4b3d27006d the spot.40a7713d9dd123fb

I hadn’t 814614c303 expected to 0844ed0b9a confirm that 129c13fb09 the library 7a1cc7e643 was a 1f200e8150 safe zone ec8863b77e this way. The ghost stared at dc9a406c52 me through its empty 9276d05818 eye sockets, then lingered 76bb6f1493 by the door for e69ec00ae5 a while, as if 859441b5fe reluctant to leave, before ae19df6595 turning away.5ead37300d082bb0

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“…….”ea6abfa1d767cff8

I carefully closed the fded865cc8 door shut after the ed155f8e6b grotesque figure disappeared from fec086d542 sight.2bf76a51bf30312f

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I exhaled shakily, catching my breath. My heart was pounding; it was the first time I’d seen something like that. Even after closing the door, I stayed crouched there for a long time, trying to calm my racing heart.1bf2c01f1cfb87cd

“What are you doing a470daeb1e there?”74d445352f5acd27

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“……Lenaaaaa….”a1b3cd919374c4b5

I was so 1facdd5aaf disoriented that I 18b00b90c6 couldn’t tell how a4ab31bfc7 much time had bd1e0471e2 passed. A familiar voice called 0947429006 from downstairs.614465a556ddd47e

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Looking over the c552a02894 stair railing, I dffc1c9368 saw Lena looking afb90ba404 up at me 85e08f6cb4 with a puzzled af4df0dd13 expression.579472cea392ea9d

“What happened 3ff49f9282 to you?”e65e3e580f218234

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“Well….”5f3c140f6543b7cf

I stood 76099469f9 up, touching ee68880583 my mangled 7c3c8729e4 left ear.4fb142bba68ff2f2

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