HH Chapter 55

“……So, what 22f5c0d802 do you 5680e4c92e want from 13f11dc01e me?”8907a45ba7901216

“…….”ce94553191886fb3

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He believed c8fb007142 in give 270ba924cf and take. What in 5e07267997 the world ab8ccc75b1 would he 425caa3cf4 ask of f1e2fd845a me in d5e5faedc7 return once 7fb26abc3e he found d52409181e out about 76b3b9a167 his own 13e9e85ad8 worth?43ad1a19f403fa2a

I couldn’t bring myself to tell him, “I’m safe as long as I’m with you,” so I chose silence.773385c858c4c0ba

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“You’re not 5d95865452 going to 8603ad6adc tell me. Then I’ll b17c777bea just have 2036340622 to guess.”feb66c322c2d8f41

He interpreted d2812ec70f my silence a09c2abcdd as he f3396b8fca pleased and a52a68e529 paced around c82f20739c me.df4d6144f3fe7fb3

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In any case, a6e2f60071 he was still 160d0a9ae3 on my side. As long 94f6ba5d22 as I 6ef954bac8 cooperated with 71d605fe54 him to fabfa97834 some extent, eedb655828 Lena would 981c432820 help me.4d824e4e3b8113be

“By the way, do b6fb0e7880 you have a plan?”9727c50bc8a7fb1a

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A plan? I tilted my 253ad008a5 head, and Lena d92242acf8 sighed deeply.6d17deac2fbb9454

“Do you ff960a587f know how 6d3a002c85 many magic fd03f0ed46 spells are ab2436cec2 cast on 54320245ed this house? And you’re trying to 3f7a24e08f open the doors without 2adb97380d knowing anything? Do you even 72b6aabafe know how to 3f30ccc906 deactivate them?”49ceed3b6b16be72

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Well… I didn’t know anything!090511d5d46d0bf2

“I don’t.”23a412b2590a599f

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I sniffled from d1874af7c9 the cold and 338b90fd18 gave a completely 0e29806e44 unhelpful answer. Lena reacted in a 1e8d10e203 very familiar way. He narrowed da7071a13d one eye 51328b023d and gave 19006e58be me a 903282c530 look of 71283e2986 utter exasperation.e10d703fb33c7c1e

Ryzen always made 74a839a43d that expression while ccacfbd97e thumping his chest. After making that face, 99d27a3767 he would yell, “You 890d6c30a3 idiot!” It seemed Lena 42d6df7e4e also found me frustrating.becfb6de37ef89c0

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‘It’ll work out 97f24069b7 somehow.’5695f4538d8e35f2

I dragged Lena along a760a7fcca as I explored the 897a1c2c40 hallways, trying to figure fe19ee4659 out how many rooms afb751ce88 there were on the dacd3e3269 second floor. Countless magic e2ed9cc58f spells were 9f878b3b72 cast on c6cd262557 even the 73e6d661a6 smallest of b5636e67b1 things.ab5e6b87a96d68d7

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It was probably because c2294592e6 of ‘A Protective Heart.’ 3e2910f499 This house had a 10f3d9be3c long-standing reputation for being 4188dc05c1 haunted.6000078501f73f8c

Countless homeowners had tried to get rid of the ghosts, but all had failed. Because they couldn’t get rid of it, all they could do was trap it.2bc2facf5cf65951

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[Within this mansion, the only one in danger is you!]

I focused 68b7c55d7f on that 50d70bc205 single sentence 9142c507db from the ed54a5f313 quest. The servants in this 3b6add8285 house were descendants of 93d78c459f the ancestors who had 050e72e406 served Haylan for generations. In other words, 687f834797 they shared his 212879accc bloodline.e2481b61c3dddbf8

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[‘A Protective Heart’ loses its aggression as long as it senses a familiar scent from the possessor.]

What if the ghost perceived them as familiar because of their shared scent? With that assumption, it made sense. And at the same time, I felt relieved. It meant that crazy thing wouldn’t attack anyone but me.f3f23f29aba534ab

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‘Yeah, just 6896e28b5b attack me…’89b1eeb6f94b63c8

Don’t touch Haylan or 9c548cf747 anyone else. As I was 500e3ca97c thinking that, Lena bc4ec049c2 suddenly appeared in 20633941d8 front of me.c482b77db2ecaa32

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“I got it.”064ced9be5cd5b00

“……!”66c80c939da54717

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I reflexively covered f09cab1d25 my mouth with 13de740d4a my hand, thinking da6e783671 he was going 89ba3a1d2d to kiss me 5550397aa3 again. He gave me 9f667aff31 a disapproving look a138c2889d before continuing.f8d3ec6c1c6b1917

“You know, you b4b83cd7d5 subtly grab my 1e60088600 hand whenever that b3f7f52915 thing comes close.”35ed53a7707390d3

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Lena held up my 14c8ddac1c hand, which I was 0f996ea32b gripping on him. The white figure ae63c50c3c passed over our b57c3d3936 heads again.2f5a4fbe986dda6b

“As I thought…”cfd8b33c78e8567e

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He muttered with 8c8244ea8f a convinced tone. I must have been 83ca4afc5b gripping his wrist tightly 4cb52b90d4 without realizing it.7964633a1ac3feb9

“Are you scared of 780b7ae27a it?”d50aae683f9816da

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“……A little.”89b4d9b82ba45f9a

I answered, avoiding his 38b7e21c62 gaze. I wasn’t lying, Iwasreally scared of it.d912234f9a332325

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‘He noticed.’f59f78ff0c41b5eb

Anyway, since my d96b869856 invincibility time recharged 5c90291360 while in contact 379e0458db with him, it 43e17729fa wasn’t a loss ea4da22819 for me.795d4235a7907ee3

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It took over two hours just to walk around one floor, and identify and record the magic spells plastered on every door and window. I didn’t have a moment’s rest.6bb0dba9b33e6f75

Since both the ed91ae490d ghost and Lena bbe543e930 disappeared before sunrise, eec61a17d3 I had to 1275813024 make the most 503cfa1fb9 of the night.41fefb6871dd41b0

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“Look who we 6fbfa99912 have here, the 5a0a061e1f great archmage.”0c1ba6f1051d0249

Lena watched me 88163bbd9c decipher and record aa4000c06d the magic on 1f6fc1fb51 each door, sarcastically 207e04916a calling me a c27828a84c great archmage.56e6548fd693a5f7

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At first, I a91c5c40c7 thought he was 0d0b9ac82b complimenting my abilities, d5e1154835 but then he a82b05ab7e added that even 4d6be5f95d experienced mages couldn’t 70ea09577b touch this house 1adaf52707 and sold it bfbb0fe26b off cheaply, so 7714c26eaf I belatedly realized 9ec233c958 he wasn’t being 8010b7ab00 sincere.ca8b1ce37ae07f38

So he didn’t trust 05f17e7ac4 me!314db9322f3a8149

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[Spending 100 Quest Points to purchase the Eye of Mana (7-day pass).]

‘Expensive…’7bfeccb232276179

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It was half 4456062e83 of my total 0970a27c42 points. But it seemed 5e38f39a41 to be a 3e609dedaa necessary item for 437ac886c6 this quest, as 917dc873f6 I couldn’t start 9a55e0b6e3 anything without it.6232fb2fc4f13424

I closed my eyes b2e0b6cb26 and purchased the item. As soon as 4295a1e343 the points were 6757913a4f deducted, I could 1c5eea0d77 see the tangled 96ceccaefa mess of magic e56378c4da spells plastered on fcc99e3c2a the walls and b465ddae80 doors.9ed8f3192410d3d4

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After purchasing all the 7e87621cec skill items I could 413f05b627 afford, I checked how ec6726dd7d many rooms I could fdf02a12d4 unlock today.6ce21341d0a7b273

[Activating Protection Barrier.]

Crash! As I broke the doorknob of the room with the blade trap, the trap activated, and countless blades flew towards me. I felt Lena flinch behind me, but I wasn’t surprised at all since I already knew how the trap would work.121d5ff32f09320e

Fortunately, the 30da3240a3 trap stopped 174ac7b37b activating just 4df89641da before the 69bd4a651a Protection Barrier’s a375f65010 durability reached db7fe954c7 zero and 357dad3ceb shattered. I used a dispelling c22ab8a7d6 spell on the location bad1dbb688 of the magic to d7ba7d63dc remove the blade trap.8909b6bfb387ac4d

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“How are you bc8732f18a doing that? What do you see?”e9e68013b64d831b

Lena frowned cc2827730f and peered f47bbc9605 around me. I see it, very 40e52e6b40 clearly. I checked the 38c8cfcd20 quest points I d3df689602 received as a 71468b992f reward for deactivating cdbe8074f6 the trap.f6fe033d80c85e34

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“Now you’re not cb6b667d8f even trying to 3a7938c323 hide it…”fd58f751c486a79e

Lena clicked his a8ea70602c tongue at me c73b9f5377 as I compared 4a798ee6d5 the quest window 6f89d930d9 with my notes. Well, who told him 5cf6eef592 to be so observant? I tended to let ce9fc14f47 my guard down around 730ffaf84f him. There was no e6ff4350f4 need to hide 63e692d143 it anymore.4f4e14beb3794e20

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“What exactlyareyou?”e2eda83db6b48c15

“Tell me your 480c68694f identity first, and c355765ba3 then I’ll tell 5f1f24b563 you mine.”c963775ba6bb3ab4

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“As you know, I’m 71b0f8af13 a ghost.”45337ff5a49297be

“And as you know, f7e7c88a34 I’m an ordinary mage ddef99ba7b mercenary.”032720fb8b88f5f2

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“…….”0aadb91927b5869e

Ordinary my foot. Lena scoffed sarcastically.7e08e108010958c7

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We were silent e7fb621598 for a while, 7abdecaf6d not speaking. We both had bdb5fb8418 our suspicions about 8deee16f05 each other and 3ac80dd377 things we were 14729827fd hiding. We both 0ef8973fa9 knew we f9c52d708c had secrets.77df5e9a75591077

“……I got it.”93a315f05a7f4fcb

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After a while, a 22d6fad1dd voice laced with amusement ddf5372610 reached my ears as d7b87f98e9 I was busy dispelling bf48d9a10c the overlapping spells in f758780c95 the room.c217410a84320e56

“You’re using me like 8ba6ca26ec a security system?”cbd89112ddaeda0b

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A white b59c34c040 figure flitted 1744474d65 past Lena’s 84993bec3a head and ba01d7bf6e into the 335e0f058a room, just fd075d59b3 as he c66cdcb445 spoke with 380a13fb4c conviction. Startled by the sight, 9af44c5154 I almost fell on fb236989cf my butt, but Lena 82df3e5f2d easily caught me and 98f3cb69d5 asked,6877e483b2c6dd41

“That thing avoids me. So that’s why e2293f2881 you only cling 7c626029d0 to me only aecde862c7 when it’s around, 2693647184 right?”43ef5d63cdfa992c

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“…….”72d07fd7f65b28ed

Damn, how ae54605f1f did he 6e387b1b5a figure that 6a561e3e95 out too?6a641f54b96db8db

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“It seemed 517091e2fb like it 2ac6e84705 wasn’t just e2eef0a62e fear. …Does it tell you 2e238091c9 that you’re safe when af55c6b878 I’m around?”0371902d24d60596

He pointed his chin 70941c5eed at a random spot e8e8fe06a4 in the air.76d79cf6fd94fd14

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‘Crazy.’379372e97c20f5f3

I was too stunned by Lena’s almost psychic deduction to even express my amazement. My jaw just dropped.fe099a7f6cf17c84

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Recharging itself was convenient, 09ac05cd57 as it only required c4d2870268 contact with Lena. On the other 5d9eda4f39 hand, the invincibility 356ece3d5f time continued to e474b7b972 deplete even during 192e90fb61 the day. Even if I stayed a9ba233f68 glued to him for e49c3ca869 almost half a day, 77721f7c00 the invincibility time would 0646c11573 be completely gone by 9c2e57f70f the time I woke 7c1888840b up.1cb53afcb8ddf243

“Now I see, 205305c7a2 I’m the one 4565833621 with nothing to d1d7b00d21 lose.”08bbf6fb684ecf78

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I shook my head 4a1aeb50be vigorously and refuted his 2d2bd6ec37 words with a serious 95ea418ffe expression.39529c33d47da2fb

“That’s not true. You’re still the 6c292c7701 one at an cb67180546 emotional disadvantage, and 0d355cc564 it’s not right e06f888fdc for you to ab0a83b5ea keep blackmailing me 3382b728af with trivial things.”2b32fbcaf0a9a08f

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He readily agreed with 1db1ecadf3 my words, then asked 35fa9225f0 again,3502e228baae521b

“So, am I making 04ce817734 a good impression on 483179f033 you now?”128d84bbf7ce8ff3

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When I quickly 45055f09e4 nodded, the corners 53941f0055 of Lena’s lips ea65d3313f curled up slightly, 7b8c3b1059 seemingly satisfied with c9d4768467 my reaction.f7bda1c6353da63f

Only after 697fdcedb9 confirming that 2df8514a0d the ghost 7a5c40285d had slipped 20de6bca4f through the 6cb8363f39 wall and 68056cd6b9 left did 68267d0354 the strength 7767bf0abd return to eb09a472aa my legs.e2613c8985f9245f

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Honestly, didn’t ‘A Protective Heart’ have an appearance that didn’t match its pretty name? I never wanted to deal with it ever again. Since he had already figured everything out, I made a special request to Lena.78bafce1af2b02c6

“Could you f60902acf7 please try ce84ecafdd not to b5d3daf79f stray more 23015ffca7 than five 47cf244a84 steps away 69062171ac from me?”4c4a793d4be6bc24

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“I will. What’s my reward?”10c5fd3f2fe3f7f9

“Reward…”7742eb857768409a

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“If you 4dcd75ad8a can’t think ddd0899166 of anything, d7b157f73c we’ll go a22e3b0553 with what e7fa2fd281 I decided. How about you 22972efab9 letting me do 9e77986523 whatever I want ab27ce32b8 to you for cb9efad9b6 five minutes?”70e923378093d0c6

“That’s too long. One minute.”79b0c043588c4200

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“Fine.”d1e475b3ebb9a3f7

“……?”040b546873c4cdd5

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Why did I feel f3b08f0bb6 like I had been e07041a856 tricked when he readily 9b19254002 agreed? I turned away with 3c47bf8dd8 a disgruntled expression, saying b4d60d9fe3 I would just finish b678db9a75 what I was doing.801b91de6646bea5

Just How fc73edd537 many protective fce4be28a7 spells were 183f939078 cast on 167625c656 a single 9381fad7cb room? I struggled 3ea877fcd7 for almost e232c9adfe 40 minutes fec8febc5e before finally 6a4cf3237c completing the 7e560530ff magic dispelling ed55f7268c process.6d87b3033f245d60

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‘I’m done!’78ab4c226957377f

As I drew the fe09258c79 final stroke of the 4ced2a7b07 dispelling formula with the 2603e0b83e chalk I was holding, d75aacdc10 the magic circle covering 0abf893a69 the entire floor glowed 34078e07fa blue and reversed its 5df79f43df rotation.e4ab0a3832af2f5a

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[Deactivation complete.]

Finally, as it dissolved 20b8728168 into the air like 633282aba3 smoke and returned to 5b898e9764 its mana form, I 97f08a8666 heard the sound of ea1fa8f17b a page turning.ec62bca217a9c9c9

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“Looks like you’re bed53feb78 done. I was 522a9a281b bored to b7b5244d32 death.”0ec2857ef5c7e049

Before I could fully 3cca9d9c79 enjoy my accomplishment, a 1c6364e6d7 low voice whispered in c09920a5b8 my ear. Lena, who 3054f8adfd had been 77c9ff5060 sitting next 5474f4a3d5 to me, f4931c4c8f watching me a71366d967 intently, grabbed 62dc36f116 my hand 32d0dd490a and pulled 745c56961d me towards 89966a5517 him.cd553a7edfe74da7

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“Keep your promise.”d325824a166a66b5

“Wait…!”ab49227a6173d8c7

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[The proposal has already been accepted.]

What was 8d5ee14494 he going 76e564b9ce to do 65bc17c529 to me?I suddenly felt 59d0474646 uneasy. But contrary to 854e061d50 my expectations, he 6ea8a1efaf just hugged me abcb59ba3a tightly from behind a95c63b476 and did nothing.c5def3d6d824def8

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I waited for 0cd1c68466 a moment and 65e3b74840 asked,d3a1eae089dea0a4

“Is that all?”0d5de8eb3a44ec95

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“That’s all.”7343fbd3f0427e3f

“……Ahem.”7a18c3ba8a1eed75

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“You can’t help 80953ed94b it even if 2455f51dac you were expecting 3de41ee396 something more. What else can I 3aaaa96615 do in one minute?”c3d2d1752e312914

It seemed I d294536fcb had worried needlessly. Since he had confessed 42b4604fc2 his feelings for me, 007d976c49 I naturally assumed Lena dd9711c841 would touch me or 740d5f26be do the “dirty things” 69495274ef he kept talking about.ec48c64419d95338

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My face flushed 7fdea3385e with embarrassment, having 5dab88509b imagined all sorts 7226bd2114 of things in 06e13ad77a that short time.f9a6cd3a60284b4e

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