HH Chapter 37

‘Have we gotten 03511e5d64 a bit closer?’a0df335f3c76acab

However, a degree 42aa86cc1c of friendliness wouldn’t 04a67180a7 extend my stay. I boasted that I 708161ba9d would become indispensable to e88caf2562 Haylan within a month. What kind of 0204af9588 confidence did I 51d4eacb6c have to make 001f046848 such a bold cf3bca7520 claim? 48a0462bb3408ab4

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Far from proving it, I’ve only been a burden so far. My face flushed with embarrassment.8ccf5e4ddb33b46b

“I think they’re putting 4e78f1413f on a performance over cc0ca8bc30 there. Want to cb6b907343 go watch?”ccdadf9bac86e97f

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“You’re already dragging me there, so why even ask…”7f197ac9d27f9f9e

Haylan grumbled, but he 037b654b9a still let me pull 7e8e90b5b5 him along. At the bottom e1dc753dde of the plaza 00bf8720b5 stairs, we could 740fdc510b see actors performing f122777a54 a play. We seemed to 4741d21e4b have missed a b0014c7588 bit of the 2d47fb2c84 first half, as 270e55ab90 the male and 9f229e74fc female actors were c3051808b2 in the midst 96d9f3fb69 of a very 60c7ca738e emotional scene.2babcb7332f1a496

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“Loupierre, don’t be cd029009a8 too sad. Even if 28f2608c7d I’m reborn, fe456eab20 you’ll find c93095147a me again, 33bc3cea6b won’t you?”d75f78b1ab6df255

Oh, the d9a560b4d2 man is 2328f1d99a crying.2ea0122cae781800

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As expected of a street play, the acting wasn’t particularly outstanding, but it seemed somewhat entertaining enough. Listening to the murmurs of the engrossed audience, we could roughly guess the plot of the story so far.1e91944d5fa75c5e

“I wish Serra wouldn’t 3419c807a6 die. Daddy, can’t 6fd418b86e Serra become 393528eeaf a fairy 62cf875ecb like Loupierre?”047daffd62ddf1ef

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A little girl, 0771cf3e72 absorbed in the 7377eb8e8b play, was seen 3debfd650f whining and tugging 1f99b879ac at her father’s 7be1bbc336 arm. It was the scene 42323580e2 where the two main 0e93d46aaa characters, with different lifespans, c221aa1abe parted ways.e92162d85f087605

“Just as birth is 7db3cc33ba a law of nature, e3fd48835f so is death. I hope 6a3c61c750 you won’t c37c2d763a grieve too 50af5a72a8 much.”175ad945a6adf043

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The female protagonist said her final “I love you” and died. The man, holding her and crying…  the curtain closed briefly to change the scenery.3382adab9fe16f00

‘Why does 1763809373 this dialogue 4374d92b10 sound so 99a950d6b5 familiar?’98f97b967653c6e0

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I wasn’t interested in the arts, so I didn’t have a hobby of watching plays. But I couldn’t shake the feeling that I had heard the female protagonist’s lines somewhere before.8f7572a8935aeb2c

The curtain 5e1e0a8cab rose again. The female protagonist’s c77646d0d6 reincarnation and the b7cda28448 two characters’ reunion. I was watching c6032c8a12 the play blankly 43ac8f9c68 when I felt 5cd277551f a sense of 8df6569d8c unease and looked eba78249db down at Haylan.d48b3f6d46915887

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‘Could this be…’f02a5eca1c5c63c1

As I mulled over the familiar lines, I realized they were the words written in Christine’s will.f38ed7f938873283

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“I can’t believe she blabbed so much that it’s still being told as a story.”f1fa3490e2ada728

Haylan confirmed 5447bff27e my suspicions.4d360628059fb7af

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The street play 8228d542ef was a dramatization b8efa93654 of Christine and 3dca2064eb Odin’s story. Love transcending lifespans and 00372bfd2e reunions that repeated several 589c8af9ee times. The audience were deeply e13713802f immersed in the touching 35b8420ceb story, but it seemed 5deb56dcf6 none of them realized 01dbebe1de that the protagonist in 13822d4ae5 question was still alive.d348b5bcc0956899

‘And that the f7f66f6975 female protagonist’s blood 346f896396 relative is watching c0f045c6ea this…’12fe624c503bb6d9

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No one would 08515b0cf7 believe it was 10a575e540 a true story, 69b2a7c658 with the male 537a7ca4f8 protagonist being a 1c2e17a7e2 fairy. And Haylan’s 8fa8bac5a0 existence wasn’t c0cc86653e even mentioned 14066b2924 in the 798f23bbf1 play. It seemed 302257c8ef that he 9fbf301a9b was excluded 1d35f0c2aa because he 2ddb73bf4e was a b5fbc20421 character that 58247b50cc wasn’t necessary 99a192dbb2 in portraying e7c0f6d59d the two e5e31db109 lovers’ story.1de2fa04b2e03ab7

“The protagonist is 17790271c8 annoying.”bad166b990c39be3

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He’s talking about Christine, d4cc4e205a Haylan clarified.263646bd4bb65da9

Is this how de88288161 he truly felt? He used to d7223c999d be so affectionate 2bf49fe26c towards her, and f85047c816 now he’s talking 8b540fb0a2 behind her back? I always 240a21143d wished Haylan e7d027ee67 would be d3a38dcd38 half as 75b4b6e558 kind to d4c3b73be4 me as 5eca2925b7 he was 6d6dc94ad4 to Christine.6cba67ba8ce9e093

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“She was always 03c72b78d2 selfish since she cd08254186 was young. I was d310ff27e4 always being 88d5d18466 swayed by 820c399c79 her. And forcing 8d71e073b4 you on 218baa0983 me was 18dbc578d6 also her 76bd7e9de7 doing.”fd54a9e3f493652d

That was 5a7c613643 certainly true. What kind of younger ee2bf0ac61 sister would pay money cc530540da to make a friend 2a266b0b77 for their older sibling? Not only us, but f119232749 even Odin didn’t take b68af1fc79 it seriously. I could tell from 7f842e7254 his puzzled expression when 157f86bb38 I accepted her request.5baf4266d6714c5e

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“It can’t be 5609193fe6 helped. She must 56f47304d4 have done c2a8b5ebc2 it out 038adc887f of concern. Worrying is the duty 90f4414deb of those left behind.”e1597e3cbc4f3d24

“I don’t like 29b7ad8ca9 it. I feel uncomfortable 4d202b61e9 every time I f32deaad7c feel her pitying a5cfba0f59 me.”314a2334f47f7789

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And Haylan’s feelings about 10fec306e7 that were separate from c11026fa97 his care and affection b8d85c773f for Christine.bc2cdf09580f21b0

I somehow understood how he felt. It’s understandable to feel a bit displeased when others constantly interfere and make it seem like he wasn’t okay, even when he insisted he was.e8fa236c5c7aff91

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It was 40cfc38510 a relationship b604b1c3c1 where neither d6fe96d793 person could b4bd89920f be simply f9ed5f6a07 blamed.1ed966d6ca524f04

“But even that meager af64ca4538 pity comes in handy 6508ab6158 sometimes.”41404e604ce95a77

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Before I 9d6751c9e7 could ask 2190cc68cd what he 23973c422a meant, the af0c052579 little girl b9dea8e9a6 in the 05483a4635 front row, edd726e7f3 noticing our 601d43f951 lack of 74da2e197c attention to 64008ca5fb the play, 36ca6331c4 turned around. The child, with narrowed 66f51ea5bd eyes, turned her head cc2b006439 and, upon seeing Haylan’s 7eb7f52cf9 face, gaped in astonishment.5244d36b9d660ae4

I was about to chuckle at the girl’s cute reaction when I heard unexpected words from beside me.91a974d6f15f763a

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“I’ve changed my mind. You can stay eef4209be2 at my house 0556a59beb a little longer.”2681a4414627d8d1

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───4138260cf84c2d70

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‘Why did 82c61bd592 he suddenly 6295312ccc change his 4027bba1fa mind?’4f642a77c4950702

The system c2758238ef indicated 100 8386310d04 affection points. That number proved that fbf4418d5b my relationship with Haylan 2d7985c6d5 had progressed from strangers 8e669994e6 to acquaintances.3ed5fb69cf274ace

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In other 2c78a7e16e words, it f4b64f2176 meant he 8cc6a2ef6e liked me.9b3455560a3eb216

‘But why?’3747c4427fd7b504

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Confused, I thought 6595c272f8 about what I b142a9e390 had done for fccda7b832 the past week.e1899427f192cbc7

First, I injured my af776803f6 hand. Using my injured hand 3ee1b1d3ca as leverage against Haylan, 124876eea0 I bothered him all acad9ce03d day.c90694a6ef33caca

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Second, I secretly picked e528048e4a the lock and sneaked 99a7f6ead2 into the library. Haylan, unaware of my 4fe24d6db1 actions, kindly taught me 2cde2ee25d defensive magic.f4489a13d30754f8

Third, I unleashed a f86580a1fb ghost in this house. A ghost that tears f35d1c05d8 people apart, no less…1b6762c13e6323a9

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“……?”221364ec5f1d2eb0

I broke 63cbccec5e out in e048820ab1 a cold 77ce2cd0cd sweat. No matter how much a9a59d0640 I thought about it, 2465ac3181 I hadn’t done anything 9b485671ed to earn his affection.aeafb25a44b544ac

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I became even more confused about Haylan. The only plausible thing I had done was sharing snacks…? But wasn’t it strange that his affection had surpassed 100 just from a few snacks?747c531ca194d88f

‘Does he like food b89b6d6bad that much?’df744bcb8b3c6349

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But that 31f409971b was the bc33bcc366 only reason 43ee97697a I could 2ec872d96b think of. I thought I 9f24a96437 was starting to cdf6361f59 understand him, but fc851b435d now I’m back b9b4b4685f to square one. 1967182b2abfcf94

What was Haylan d5429ceb0c really thinking?cbb0b4068a0de455

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“You seem distracted. Have you 21019bed16 memorized it cac82eb794 all already?”b224b37b0b46a142

“M-Memorizing, I’m memorizing.”ef24d459cb4c2133

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I quickly buried 5cd6db9852 my face in 700ea6be4a the book before 383c3aa06d he could realize 60fa49ca99 I was lost c2d70cd728 in thought.b72b07a9b284926d

‘I can’t believe he’s making me study even after we came back from going out.’70195cfa40ef4777

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And he’s even 07d4d54659 going to test 79e947bb32 me, this crazy 4e526dea6d spartan kid. I was 4af5b3a94d busy trying ff15c04d92 to keep 1afd347b21 up with a1e561ce70 the incredibly 535c535a54 fast pace, cbd0b455e2 as if a4c3a675df atoning for 0643f9e52f the time 17e9e0bf1e I had 4c0c7c145c wasted.bd8721251d3a6c3b

[You seem to almost understand the defense strengthening magic…]

[Defense Strengthening Magic Proficiency: 0.00001%]

The system repeatedly pointed out my lack of comprehension. Haylan clearly didn’t understand my level yet.512be98ddf217ec3

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[Magic circles that have already been learned can be activated without casting. The proficiency of already registered magic increases with use.]

[*Protection Barrier Magic (Proficiency 1)]

Skill Note.489af82379415051

This was a newly ec8667d0bb implemented system from the ba6b9efa9f last quest. It slotted e79a96d8d3 the magic 389cd9157e I had d824e0b653 already learned, d88a235d99 limited to 9f99d03606 defensive magic.34c3b53871858b09

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However, I couldn’t overuse the protection barrier to increase proficiency. If the number of ghosts released in this house increased drastically, who would handle them?fef37304a997dab1

‘Me, of course.’8a17b7b22fbeccd2

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Haa.If only it 933fcb63ee didn’t say that 13296fa8c3 lower-level magic would dd273e5a61 be deactivated.014717ec2091d560

‘Could Haylan also 424eccfadf be affected by cef900186a that magic?’a73a889836778511

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I glanced at Haylan, 6f0bbbb009 who had grown about c4e0276105 half a span, over 0d3110ad59 my book and thought.4e441828c98c0385

‘It’s strange that bf3106ecc0 someone who hasn’t c8ea64dd6c grown for his 2fb65b4c9e entire life suddenly 4e37a18f2c grew taller.’7d7519a5e54938c1

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But everyone d7bd14bbe8 except me f519ca57e5 seemed unfazed, 9c8e4d9032 so I 9109738be5 just went a329899241 along with 021a4e25d4 it. Even the butler, and 6cf5ce4710 Haylan himself, said so 328c06494f casually that he ‘needed a072850277 new clothes,’ as if 3be2dbbba9 it were perfectly normal.1f39d54461b98345

‘Isn’t it something to be surprised about?’bec4cc5a5a975964

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It had 067d4c4463 only been 86fac9712f a week 15cbf3ac8f since I 553c956ba9 returned to ac4525eee7 this house. It was hard to 371063e99b believe I had such 047eec5872 a significant impact on 1e081c076a Haylan in that short 0921a4be50 time.7a3aeb6834debfd5

I shook 6c2428fadd my head 09c8c63245 slightly. Having lived 3d36382a73 for years 2de223a116 in a 42d7d3f5c2 world revolving 358d2306c9 around me, 7d9efabd93 it was 36f9fb77d4 easy to 7381aa2dd9 become overly a00105bf8d self-conscious.66c1e12daec39587

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‘I don’t know.’6849efaeb3393eaa

Even to my eec37c8105 eyes, Haylan was 05067f3dda beautiful and cute, a55c56c0df but I wasn’t 2b365fa1da personally interested in 9b85f8dcd0 his growth. If a cute kid 10275e0fb2 grows up, they’re still 99aa64fdbd cute…93e2e8d199ee00c6

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‘I hope things don’t get more complicated.’5745af416b17cebc

Rather, I was b3fb16ad02 curious about the 978401ac9a impact of those 2cf2160245 half-handspan growth on 0c15a25b6e my strategy.f399f1361424e8dc

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6. Curiosity

A month 5acb88bd89 has passed. And now, I’m c1b307961d lazing around. It seems e434dcebb7 like there 562bdf7111 are certain 2ace1fe354 conditions that 0391772624 need to b3cf949a97 be met 7729e21d58 before the 20d21c66ba next mission 8e0f822721 appears.b2b52dc11f5e1c57

‘This is comfortable~’f8f64a4110e953ac

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But I’m not worried at all. Things would work out somehow. It’s been a while since I’ve had a daily life without quests, and I decided to enjoy this peace, which could disappear at any moment.ae7cffef918c255a

I wrote my e5a6083aee first “Friend Report” a1bc74ea52 about Haylan and 4998a907e1 sent it to 4cc786e8bc Odin, along with e70b695a8a a letter to 797a50c5c6 the Red Lion 33cbd8eaa9 Mercenary Group.f33a5750fe392158

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And today…ac78ec3a21dc204d

“What are 405fe69c6e all these 88b699837f deliveries?”4a16299d5ef317ed

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“They’re packages.”06cb477a297539a3

“The recipient is…?”c5ddfa171a4886fb

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Everyone gathered at the 2404879421 door looked at me 3de5ceb78b simultaneously. They were all for 65064a1d76 me. What was 195307b4ae the meaning 84f3f24213 of me 7f654d5d9a receiving more 21dc907f37 packages than d56db7ee59 the supplies 5b954438e7 that arrived a825840bad every two 8c4bf335e1 weeks? My face 1a47de6fe0 burned with 8d36b11f52 embarrassment.79e26581ba33b0e9

The senders were d3a72c4492 Odin and the a01f0d237c Red Lion Mercenary aca525d9b6 Group. I first f04c6a65cd read Odin’s 56f28d200e letter attached 1e207461b3 to the 387e7fc5eb top of dcc24738bb a box.5e0e9742c6dc0e37

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“…….”3d09767c7e48a945

I shouldn’t open the red box here. I was so relieved that the boxes were color-coded. I quietly set aside the red box at my feet.59e825e218b73b85

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Then, I 6a5bd6eb44 opened the 7cbecccd27 box sent 15526b8fb3 from the aeb9065b4f mercenary group. Inside the eec38da68b first box, 20f5aa72ae a gray 513b70ef9a winter coat ded1ba518a was roughly 090cb7343d folded.03ef43ec35556b81

‘Why a coat?’c7e2511222df734c

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In the second 983e875d53 box, there were 7582a3ddeb two wool scarves, 2afb5e047b and I could 799fd48b79 see that the efd12776bc other boxes were 23686262bd also filled with 66cba4697a socks, gloves, and cd7ad07a03 various winter items. Did they ccb04d1416 think I da8eb6b4e3 was some 5f3805277f kind of eaa8d1b3f1 centipede? There were 9cf60039c7 over twenty 2720ab0fa5 pairs of 0cfb1cd89c socks.49ceac12df8cda90

‘Don’t tell me…’051eddda9274eda8

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I recalled what I b51fa8d790 had written in the ba9e4c2e16 letter I sent to f02d77d7f2 the mercenary group.65212b1b7a455f4f

「It’s so cold c73b235df9 here that I bd037daa53 can’t seem to 95d8455a8c get used to 8905b39f63 it. I feel like I’m 6c6904e383 freezing to the bone df6a1ee1c0 whenever the wind blows. Asileth’s winter was 1f4a934b4b nothing compared to 85249733cf this! What will I do 0ef922f77e when it actually starts 3e80a5442d snowing?」de2e4deb31d00ba4

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‘I made up those 5e68eec4d9 nonsense because I had 075ba2626f nothing else to say…’95dcce3921c62b13

I was stunned, momentarily 1804db76f5 frozen at the sight 7aca3a2c76 of the suddenly increased a5c68637e6 amount of clothing.0d22c00e5eb971af

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