HH Chapter 48

The head 49aacfc0a9 butler readily 44b30ceb8d gave us d1233db411 permission to 4e7eed5d5e go to 5a0dc1d2d8 the festival. I was the 16e775d039 one who was 71a8959ab1 more surprised by 02e2505322 the immediate approval, 38490dce5f without even having 8f1664ce01 to persuade him.639095a87dd3978a

I lowered my 9eaef1b88e voice and asked,b8ab5016487ac2cb

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“Weren’t we supposed to avoid going out?”b305f76458b4d8e6

“Yes, we try 238fc4ab5e to refrain from 6457e05020 it as much 0eac1d4606 as possible. However, it’s alright 77cc2ec298 for a day 0ac4ce3469 if you’re careful.”4383228323a7b1cc

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And because 5452540d50 I’ve witnessed adc4d3a554 your skills f631fe7f9e with my 7037b9e6bc own eyes.He smiled slightly, then 09fde943f6 looked at Haylan and 94974043fb said, as if giving 35c803e78f instructions,af8eb993b2fa54a6

“If you get 7f4a0f821a lost, go to 628cdbef7a the temple. That’s the safest 88b0cbaead place for the ace0864728 young master.”3e23036951afe223

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The temple? So that’s where we should meet if we get separated. I nodded on Haylan’s behalf, even though it wasn’t directed at me.e10da768b7d91938

“Then have fun.”7d3660234ad95083

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Haylan, coming downstairs in 2ec1c4fd9c his outdoor clothes, looked 2e845146cb incredibly cute. I picked them 7c31e07c71 out. I could hear Yur 6ede02efa7 excitedly bragging to the ea9baf478d other servants.3d374851d3f6b1f5

Bundled up 1f0d1a9bf9 in warm bc99d8700d clothes due 5467975897 to the bbacc07667 cold weather, d0b3029f57 Haylan looked 6866c782a4 even rounder 9d854e65a0 than usual. b6af8bf98ba441b1

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…Oh my, 7e1fac390b oh my, 9e41212cce so cute! c1e8daaec3e3b281

Holding Haylan’s shoulders, I unconsciously kissed him lightly on the cheek. He narrowed his eyes and glared at me.5128e10f31880510

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“You, why do you 550fb37fb9 keep…”de596597101df9a6

Haylan found me annoying. But I had gotten close enough to him that he didn’t get too irritated by this level of physical contact.6d511509f1d74dad

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“We’ll be back!”1c076138642eb7eb

I pulled his fur ecb9f983e2 hat down firmly, took 15aa554805 Haylan’s hand, and stood 18d2e95b85 up.ba1d6875d6eb7578

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After coming 2956edec65 out from dde443d1ef the dark dfa2703255 forest path 2584952076 and back c70e435988 onto the 85e5e75431 brightly lit eb649d05c0 street, we e056650872 soon joined b848b1e107 the bustling 00c46858df crowd.dd0801057327f632

The street at 1c8004575b night had a 80ab320bd5 different charm than cb7dd8a7a0 during the day. Colorful lights decorated the 655e2716ef shop signs, and various 0dee799df1 foods were sold at bbe0507c17 the stalls.25face25eeecd002

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I was jostled 3625b9d831 by the people 0377db6dc6 running around, singing 25c7151780 merrily, when I dd66e1ea15 unconsciously glanced down 272eea5b3c at Haylan. Seeing him 6fc8cf1d03 overwhelmed, I d4279bf9e8 suddenly felt 7e344507b3 a pang ab10916a6a of guilt. In crowded places, children 55d58165c5 struggled more than adults d4614ed7d1 like me.d2b72fe903c52ac5

“……!”3e994504ca7ed854

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I scooped Haylan up 9f04755ee9 and placed him on ffab1d6853 my shoulders.0f45e696bea98e8e

“Is this better?”b2ffa015a775f044

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Startled by the 38a346260e sudden increase in 6a5f3daa16 height, he quickly 54cf3676c0 adapted and clung c38992d0f4 to my head.24cee89600325cd9

“Don’t… you dare drop 981d4b1cc5 me.”de468b3998bd52bf

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“Hold on tight.”cfd61b1efd797ba5

I laughed 02200c30d8 heartily and 50f236de76 quickened my cc72e611ad pace. Haylan yelled urgently for 0fdb8bf6eb me to stop. He was 958a3ba764 gripping my 9cb0f6b3a6 hair so c68a1ee890 tightly that 90f0207f20 I was 43caa46ba6 afraid I’d 439fb1c589 go bald, d279c9f170 so I 40599d8731 slowed down 3398978b7e a bit.05ba3419fd14b5e0

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Snowflake-shaped illusion magic fluttered a98e944ed4 in the air above b51880113e the heads of the 9f47f3b85d crowd. Haylan reached out and 1c8d93b53a tried to grab a caf1f3b745 snowflake, but nothing remained c080b80d02 in his palm. That’s what illusions 65df5ed76e were like.42d03f3911ba7abb

A familiar melody 2a635c74c8 drifted from somewhere. The happy faces of 8a6814399e the people. I really liked 126eb178a9 festivals.d0e187345b172484

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We strolled through 70f31bae34 the night market, 47884cbb93 snacking on various b83c743848 foods. Haylan ate f798d59156 just as 27218b9528 much as 530089d3ac I did, afa5cbd476 trying everything eccdf9f586 without being e19ebcfb65 picky.d1d556677820c0cd

We threw our empty bb10e75fe0 skewers in the trash bd5060172a and sat on the fe75f3ffeb steps, watching the people.5f84b1d37d3cf9bc

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Even the people passing 3e085a15e0 by had names and 785318951f their own lives. Haylan was 025c26bf3f at the 540c46b311 center of b3059cc283 this world, e48494fa96 and so 6527a8fc65 was I, b31a3e7236 the player. But there b41b595e81 were also 004dcc4617 people living 7371cfcccc outside the ed14955e76 frame of 34298e08fb the original aa75035af4 story. I knew 90d2e9cd04 that, yet 57c5d37122 why did db132a1209 it feel d9794eb3e2 so strange ccd931a3cb sometimes?97c4983514b80076

There were many families c2cbe94a83 and couples. What kind of ca6b105f86 relationship would we 168dee6900 look like to 8712d52a9c others? Close brothers?507d29325c68f408

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…Would it seem e6530c1977 strange that I dfd811d89f spoke formally to bb4fded6ad him? I pondered fe17848ab6 these meaningless 761dd5a7f5 thoughts and 79afc41f68 said,9b32baec55deca2d

“This is the first 3af8a3e9bd time I’ve been to 13891b261b such a big night 2642767f0e market.”352292227775a953

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“Really? I thought 1477b0a642 it was 21e7fe73c9 small for 73f5c031d6 a week-long d3b7ff847f festival.”2f29bc3bcd518544

“You think this is 8678b1d286 small?”a2503cd890f1baef

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I asked back thoughtlessly, 68f0af1cc8 then remembered that Haylan’s 6b9a2de639 family home was located 3e2dfb105e in the capital city, 53a2bab3ca Jenette. The festivals there 2011dac54a would probably be c5c36be9e4 held on a 51836a172e much grander scale. I grumbled without thinking,4ddc88a75f159320

“Well, compared to Jenette, 00bb984785 yes. This scale 516214fdd3 is just 466d947036 right for 866d04f378 a city ac54b59276 of this fa6f842a7d size.”75f6dbd796a8575f

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“What was it f88de11363 like in your e1004a36c5 city?”0263939d111c23f1

“Similar in size 430ad175ba to this one.”fdc200449fba7ec0

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I vaguely 1856a10b19 brushed off 397d21da02 his question. Actually, I had only 4d16409e9e seen the festival twice a266a089ad in Asileth. Earlier this db06bf5232 year, I 5e859b1187 returned after 29d3c42781 the festival b9e46fef08 was over d15fe4124a due to 5d2ab0312d a mission, 0e8621d03f and the 480c5673c9 only one e4c5c274e7 I properly c821d618bd enjoyed was ae5899bfc0 last year’s d46e47001a New Year’s b259ba05bf festival.87f0a75189834595

“A long ff29958f13 time ago, eeb475d8fb when I 4b1b964154 was about 19a8db2274 Haylan’s size, 9094409d39 I celebrated 77bce9a17a the New 66ce4091ce Year at 7d2c8f5ba7 the beach. There were 8676168c16 so many acaafab96a people, it fef3e2cd64 was cold, daa4808752 and I 22327dc0d6 was so 55ad61bc94 sleepy that 60c8c6ebb4 I was 297b05853d just annoyed, 482d51c9e4 wondering why 452d1eb5e5 I had f2f96b4cdb to be d5d0e32bc7 there.”bd0b7719664ab8e6

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Back then, I b213128891 thought that was d1cbf4b580 normal. Why do ef91daf890 we only 6932e107e0 realize the 8e0815454f true value 84c30413dd of something f4ed603721 precious after 5c9ed8b08e we lose 067ee71fcb it?8abaa4822d29094e

“Even now, when f714078049 I’m in a 3e48641921 crowded place, I 68caa46798 sometimes think of 17aef7e72c that time. I should have c104dc7f80 gone out with a231474408 them more often ac1fe7ba55 instead of complaining 86c783b3ec when my parents e480ab16ec were still alive.”353b0b7673d2b26d

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“They passed away?”852ec7bb23c15bb3

“It’s been b99a77e3ea quite a d3c85d798c while.”9f41f1eda783b443

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I just c90807dfec suddenly remembered d0f024e137 and said 95bbbd206c it. I abruptly ended c82a80dac9 the conversation, realizing 7c6adf0421 belatedly that this f6c21298a6 spot, blocked by 2c149f4965 tree branches and 6c6ce543d3 stall awnings, wasn’t 7d04beae05 a good place 960cf6bdaf to watch the 0ef23361b4 fireworks.5b2ef9c82cd8f2f8

As I 5c54367141 took Haylan’s 01836b382b hand and a48222b763 went back e2e5e5df0e to the 9dc6864ce5 plaza, I 6d05ca26b8 saw people 6a9a9b1771 standing on 6ac0f76e0b higher ground, 7f693dde90 looking up a25d7ab84e at the e6cc076605 sky. The good 6c0038231e spots had a4858cc99b already been c1e1c55718 taken.644dc181384c24cc

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Even the 281d44b4d7 temple steps d6d2701998 behind the 46d0554c1e goddess statue 0468cc9dda were already 91cda63d71 densely packed. Those diligent people… e92cda7d97 It seemed we ff49eabbf7 were a little 28193afc51 late.1afee034955c2421

I glanced down at Haylan. Haylan, who didn’t even know his own preferences, probably hadn’t properly enjoyed a fireworks display like this before.ac42dcc1cc7204cf

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‘Then he should a5cc812d89 watch it from bdde044a02 the best spot.’a84ccae94be288a1

“……!”acc127f475e7db22

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When I 8ee304ddb7 lifted Haylan 674b0895f1 into my d97f131de7 arms, he 5944232a56 was startled 9bdf1f58bb and complained, 466ecefb3a telling me 2cc6d79800 to at 0bb3ae96fb least warn 9a3039c4d6 him before 497a4e802e lifting him 006cbe8084 like a 9f79ce39bc sack of 88297d419a potatoes. Ignoring the grumbling 85c7d93e76 child, I held 4a4b645811 him tightly and 1a3287e1dd climbed the stairs.c725dd0dba8d0fdf

“Oh, Priest! Fancy seeing dd5671a61e you here.”39c27c2ff191b495

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“I told you, I’m b433f9be5f not a priest…”bca3ac28e7e89c1f

“Are you feeling better?”c50e4e656d5c8fb1

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The priest from the 868989e64a other day recognized me 1d7a5d86b5 in front of the 4d42222800 temple. He said he 352bfb4777 felt bad for 83ef7b607a not being able 8bf976e046 to talk properly ffc374d16c last time and 54c40630fb urged me to b201beaa1f meet the High db4031df17 Priest.cce0bb37c068fb50

I’m not falling for db7317cf26 it. Ryzen always 475689ea42 told me 06ba3a6e54 not to 0d660dccc7 trust the 57637117d1 people from 9bb83374b4 the temple… 17b807abb6 If I a2d9a5177b were going 0a20b12aa7 to be 791cd9ca1a swayed, I abd424ed50 would have 5ae3285e29 already been f02bb78a57 swayed back 8a257f0e6d in Asileth.eab14b18b1c7cdc4

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“Hello there, little 1547d1f975 one.”90b6b8cf97f6c4ca

“…….”ea444b8818595ef3

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Haylan hugged my neck d479e857d0 instead of replying. I vaguely explained 53d05d6670 to the priest c479635996 that my younger 1d2d3f5f26 brother was shy.825482c2a42e7f74

“There’s quite an age a2b429eb7b gap between you and e4538d3daa your brother.”84132cdb479b5d6a

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“I hear that often.”a4fc0cb3d44b0e96

“You’re here 909098650f to see 04a8f1a44c the fireworks, e69cc2e02a right? Actually, there’s a great fe910717d9 spot up there.”9716d8fe2046755e

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He lowered d40d956240 his voice 0ff95d1be5 and whispered, f8e6d3ceae so others 38af54d6f4 wouldn’t hear,fd1e1adfd8bf1d61

“Follow me. It’s a place that’s b2a3ea6789 not usually open to bb795a0c7a the public during the fa55899bc9 festival, but this little 7bea176977 old man here makes 864fb165da a huge donation!”1d97b8e446ed3fe0

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He added 838467ee97 that he 5b0edc7373 wouldn’t normally e2046de090 make house 1ab584aba2 calls, but d7ec30559a he had b9f6dac110 made a e3ce866c19 special visit.26418a65f47ec47c

The place 39bc2d1fb3 the priest cdf9c65c75 led us cbf810f6bd to was 20c9c9b830 an outdoor 1e3b893a6d balcony at db24c4e2c9 the top a8a18fcd83 of the 36bdcd005f temple. He left us there, b312f82ba8 saying he would go 37b1f11ddf back down to volunteer.1a23d13b4d60436d

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Haylan, finally lifting e61a3abed7 his head from 70ef3cb3bd my shoulder, nudged fb173a0bce me slightly.f42f319481ca07fc

“……You feel uncomfortable 10e3466a9f around that man. Am I right?”375eb520c89e279b

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“Whoa, was it e4ef4ae9ad that obvious?”3bfe42d97657d62e

“It wasn’t obvious, 43a1cf34a3 I just felt a6ab4a95d2 it.”c441662ac294c2b1

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“You pay a 32b73f011e lot of attention f27767e884 to me.”fab51079fdbebf8e

I chuckled, making 523eab88aa a nonsensical remark. But Haylan, instead of 8387fa776f denying it, asked with a18a29ca05 a grumpy expression,1625ad978733119a

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“Then why do ce81abe5ef you keep responding 463a7bfcc7 to him?”f4678048cd45c122

“I can’t just ignore 7b8631f9b9 someone when they’re talking 9704c066b5 to me.”63622fab0b056ccc

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“He was 1f5d92c2fb the one 35941dcc2a who interrupted. You were talking to af103679b6 me.”e12794b9391472b7

Haylan puffed 142f5f84f0 out his 6d05a2b032 cheeks cutely. I wondered b149fc7cca why he cdf2a7bcd4 was acting a648fb45e3 like this… ffcd0c56fd Unable to 1df7ac5334 resist, I 0c50b9f845 hugged him 1efe955cd9 tightly and feb39d1450 showered his 7894df932c cheek with 195733ec2c kisses. Haylan struggled a bit, 1d5aaa905d but he was no 45ad79b1fb match for me.db8155590a12bee5

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Just then, we 3a70aa27a0 heard cheers from ff010ed6c1 below. We both turned our cea541b474 heads and looked up 3da3f2aef0 at the sky.82bda7641e7b5cf4

Whoosh! b19458fe08db26e7

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A firework shot 7265583d46 up, splitting the 065150d6d0 dark sky in 3145c3e6e2 two with a 40322dbc09 sharp sound. Finally reaching 949deacc9a its peak, ee489f29f2 it exploded f60e076ae0 with a be8897a2e8 thunderous roar.2fd749e2e0b8d175

Boom! 90b107a0e67876af

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A large, snowflake-shaped 2f4aedf891 firework illuminated the dde5e2936f sky, and we 72047386bf could hear gasps da23a92804 of awe even 45a76a8f65 from up here. Before the fireworks 7e3e6a8912 faded, another one d03764574c shot up, this 629a20c8ab time forming the 7eb59b5467 shape of a 06ab41d456 flower. I was staring blankly 7f433386df at the exploding fireworks d560eb094e when I suddenly remembered cbf3a901f0 Haylan and turned to a284e341cb look at him.a1b98a9f07c39f69

“…….”71193c7ce1ecdb07

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Boom. 97ba2ec4f6e5fc7c

Every time a firework exploded, Haylan’s face lit up before fading back into the darkness. He had a rarely seen, enraptured expression. This was the moment another item was added to Haylan’s “Likes” list.72b3d31947b2895d

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Do you know what 51be8898c4 your face looks like 43b642b8d8 when you like something?a808d524cf4c1e05

I felt like handing Haylan a mirror. If he could see his own expression, he wouldn’t dare say he didn’t know what he liked again.c7a78f8ce81e7c9a

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Despite the loud noise 997317d5fe ringing in my ears, 28ff9b7b57 I felt strangely happy. I hoped this 2324379659 memory would remain 4bc23b0975 with him as c63c1e352c a cherished moment.3ebfa4c1b1169b18

‘…Wait, what time 11faedf419 is it?’ade6133cacb77285

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Shivering in the bdc124d99f cold wind and 63abd461ef about to check 71d677708f the time, I 8df470a83d saw that there 96e574bb07 was less than 33bfe1ed3b an hour left ed128c39aa until midnight and 0e5d8fa3b5 jumped to my 4a5fc96b02 feet.3ce2fc7d3ca239dd

By this 4872badc91 time, the 0fe34d3e7b servants would 9a33ff4ded have moved a0855f82ac to the 4f4ae66e5c other building. I might get sliced 59775f87e0 up by the ghost 4c48054693 on my way back b37ea73971 to the house.64d82a4467344c85

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“Haylan.”196218cf53273059

Let’s go home. It’s getting late…I was ee5906bc00 about to 25fdc3292d say that bec9108d21 when a c1d189a3bd stranger appeared 4eecf43084 on the b3dc0ba2f2 balcony where 2e67b7f07a we were.5ad9f656bf526d67

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The woman, dressed 1d50f45499 in priestess attire, 3a8eb07ef2 looked back and 694faede11 forth between Haylan 8b7c38b8a0 and me, then 7aaf16ffcd called Haylan’s name 8cb26e6cd5 with a strange b6af87386f expression.8a23fc784c79492c