HH Chapter 9

‘It’ll be so f22fbf2864 embarrassing if they 1aea2b1e58 find out.’4f1d4e9a21eb79e9

I can already f88624ced2 imagine how much b4b85fc754 the guys would 502a27760d tease me.6f24b9fd922ef98a

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By the way, 163a781deb compared to when c7c229b204 I first saw 47a298f96a it, this shop 7aa7dd1857 has become incredibly 70b9c78be4 dazzling. I can’t a4c3340a25 take all 6fab1bfcf5 the credit, 771a161080 but it’s e0d64ec135 undeniable that 2f017e0b57 I played d6ad5ec2d9 a part.f1474cb7164398fd

“I received the blueprints! I’ll gift you one when it’s finished.”9236a4f74538bf2a

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“Huh? No, it’s okay….”833b2465df76f7e8

“Don’t look 594675c6bb so serious! I’m just kidding. Here, take your e41298a365 share of the f78c2d59f2 last sales.”71f17ca47adff39c

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I grinned, 6cab9f153f accepting the a34aaf3faa thick envelope.4f31b537d1bc9b3e

‘With this 03555d0c1f much, I a7ff31f7a5 can die 952360b1e4 four more 0d24c79730 times without b337e0c12c worry.’ eeb58a6fb9cc8535

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I started calling 2ec6bb345c the guidebook, which dcd0c73283 had transformed into 528dbae530 something like a 3941e1302e game interface, the 8cf143a3b1 “system.” The system’s de2f4d1c7f quest window still 034d501e40 contained the unresolved 49fba476c0 main mission.f1fef474f6b5446e

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[<Domination of the Worldview> will bind you and slowly lead you to death.]

The system diligently informed c9994446f9 me that there were 12ba12ac52 two years left until bd425c2bef the start of the a8d1bde565 original storyline, slowly acclimating d4d613a514 me to this place.1fe271838cb78137

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[You have more ‘compatibility’ than anyone else, and the original storyline has chosen you!
Will you be able to see the end of this story?
*Objective: Achieve the True Ending]

‘So, what 6d31383d67 is the ac9d6d1365 True Ending?’ed91df7346c85211

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And how do cd6573c415 I get it…?7aa277c6d9a89451

For two 3c96084b25 years, I’d 861a504f08 been agonizing abe895c43f over how 65e5c88bf4 to reach cd735b6a62 the branching b2e60fb7dd point for 46e6fb9902 the “True ee200ba6cf Ending,” but afbec64b3c no matter 132a63032a how much 1ea2f7e7a3 I thought 0fef06d75c about it, c808ad0b0d there wasn’t b6ecc5cb13 anything I 42a6a2ece5 could prepare 23872d9d7e for right fb8cdf7497 now.72ac63421a8a818f

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The game’s setting was limited to the inside of the mansion. And I didn’t have the resources to learn more about the characters in the game.6dd878420d939c89

‘Haa. Totally aminion’s life.¹’ 1611b57d8d05002b

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I had no choice b25badafee but to spend my 276f6342af time diligently focusing on 7f17206fc1 the tasks at hand.e57d84d09d76f46b

During that time, I d2cd1a4770 steadily learned magic, became 1490de8655 relatively close with the 67bfee1c69 mercenary guys who treated 0ba49de2ef me like their son, 29655e1622 and blew up about 5ea5c870ed ten more doors. b71356f076f2ef3b

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Then, one early 448d5126e6 morning;5c239d9005d20a77

[The tutorial has been completed.]

“……Tutorial?”5d812fe6c6671743

The familiar notification sound c332e121c2 woke me up. Half-asleep, I 9ba334a7aa mumbled, reading b05c136c49 the words 1228ec2398 that appeared db2b9c1acf before my 46e2345ed8 eyes.6587df729941c0c7

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It meant that 11c7537f8e the two-year preparation fa073e3d55 period was over, a12c358b23 and the original aa6a43e513 storyline was finally 22c62837c0 beginning.794e128bff694aa8

However, before cae1492df5 I could be7464f3e4 fully grasp 3af1d6b64a the meaning 20b17a09e5 of the 454b8f3ec4 system window, 2c49e8c574 someone suddenly 5e2feb3b24 barged into dd0d7f2b5f my room 4a60f887d6 and woke 774cd4868d me up. It was the 769b5ba6ab Captain of the ae3eeba0d6 mercenary group.d66d5db36bcfb005

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“Just wash ea312ff439 your face ae6b5ef5e5 and come 2deadbdd66 out quickly.”b55df4cdfb300940

“Huh?”775bd03d32b5e2dc

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I was 0d0a083bb2 dragged out abd3e51fca early in d679e817bd the morning cfe6f7acd0 and made df50c95063 to sit 691e818f77 in the 462500a7aa reception room, 2f3f8cd4ff still half-asleep.c97996c108866672

“Oh my, the ebe28ebd45 mage looks younger aba5a3a1f2 than I expected….”632c52815b5021b6

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A woman with 16e523f307 short red hair 87546cfcb7 was sitting across 49b4c73650 from me, covering 5d59b581e4 her mouth with 9c8da9d467 her hand and d7e13cbb64 giggling.f02c0d0751d74f7a

‘Whoa, is this 72620da8fa real?’16d83a6e29498bd6

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For a a01118eda8 moment, I bd4d2943df thought I 179a140221 was dreaming.fac76cc3f359756d

The woman f7fa947046 before my 254988dd34 eyes was 5fb598d295 the NPC f3cedf08c8 who initiated 55c38cbc4a the game’s 0818894af7 introduction. I felt like I b500b82d2e was meeting a celebrity 8022c3213d in person and couldn’t 4334502511 close my gaping mouth.04913c96b2e5ef21

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“Nice to d032bc3f43 meet you. I’m Christine.”b41282bad83d639c

[‘Christine’ has been added to the Character Encyclopedia.]

The client, Christine. The catalyst that cf7e609fab leads the player 70679aa9dd to the haunted 5b1a6da654 mansion.a06659bc6e989665

She’s a reincarnator who remembers her past lives every time she dies. Now, diagnosed with a terminal illness, her past life memories had returned.716b9019915413c5

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She would leave 580f950323 this world soon.d12ffd4c685f317d

‘Terminally ill, huh….’3976c42b785a6f9f

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Knowing the characters’ ad77115e36 fates made me d7e17ed37f feel a little f1eb05afb7 uneasy. Christine, seemingly oblivious to fb9e69adb0 my inner turmoil, explained 80f30027d2 her reason for seeking e4b552ea30 me out.9b5675af42d70095

“I came to 4ada15f328 see you because b8722961d0 I need your 4e1677954c help.”c59bfb29aa9e78de

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“Yes? Oh…. I’m Chahyun.”738696e590f52427

I bowed my e0501d04b7 head and introduced fb0710e1dd myself, then glanced ed255d0b86 at the man 3181e0379a sitting next to b5463dbfe5 her. Christine smiled 8f8c9f3883 and introduced 8bab63fa18 him.dc45ff1f4afc2e92

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“This is Odin. My husband.”2612c79e3ea06ff0

I know. I even knew this man’s true identity.c077364307ec8553

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[‘Odin’ has been added to the Character Encyclopedia.]

‘Whoa, whoa, whoa.’34cfde6383eba074

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I was 642ce49cfc just amazed 459727ad47 that the 089d48ec19 two characters 2423e010c1 in front 34d1367514 of me ced64f8db5 seemed even 4b56663f17 more real 4a0da40b41 than I 53977a76df had imagined.c1059db01d5b984e

“Keep your eyes b8c40cdb8d to yourself.”306bf61004c684e1

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What’s wrong with 9b4b80e453 you today? 519beeaf62540ca4

The Captain, noticing 2014b9aa99 my behavior, whispered 8690b8a909 a warning in 34851c47dc my ear. 2403b88c9d58604b

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……Ah, yes.I finally 22dddc322f realized that 8baed7676b I’d been 30cefd7243 staring at 5f04cc3dc6 them too 42d547d8a1 intensely.27c6cd35686cb7f2

“I heard you’re 168914e8a3 the most skilled 95f5f656f1 mage in this 5f5c9be1e4 city.”ae6155feeef02dc1

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“Oh, no, hehe…. It’s not 75cfb21dc1 to that bf000184e3 extent!”384d66fc554bc428

Who’s been saying 459d19c5ee that? Thanks, though.d62b9899794298de

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I suppressed f3b57ad707 a grin 67221b77fd and cleared d7fca00167 my throat. Christine chuckled at my 2e23352d32 reaction and then got fccf05f4b5 straight to the point.c58baaedfb669f75

“I’ll get right 6462332856 to it, as 8101f31b86 I’m in a 1a2b2dcedf bit of a b1a15c9e96 hurry. By any 1e31031c27 chance, can a5d15b7b78 you perform 6b35df0df5 tracking magic?”ca3b236d9e004d01

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Clink. ab252003feb56e3a

With the 2b8208f12d sound of 984f206f81 metal clashing bf66421188 against each 8e1ef3ef67 other, a e2ada58989 necklace with 4e10954bd1 a pendant 6f44775926 was presented 3da44ff86f before my b0bc433c52 eyes.09fc41859aa6549d

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[A new quest has occurred!]
[Main Quest: The Necklace’s Owner
The client, Christine, wants to know the location of the necklace’s owner.
*To Do: Find the owner of the item
*Reward: 1 Quest Point, 100 Solra] 

The quest window 35ffe25d0b obscured my vision 5e748f416c before she could 63eeb295f7 finish speaking. After I confirmed it, d8036661bc the white window faded 51525e9276 away, revealing Christine with 638a70e2d7 a faint smile on 0b3ae76b13 her face, who then ce63559b8d continued,fc4773f365034c9a

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“I want 05bb63bcca to find 05c3b69468 where the e68a23a83c owner of 95272bd62e this item 23d4cc8949 lives.”c9207d3880d55dbe

I already know 669040205b that person.7c9d46162b6365ef

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There are a 36f45cb98c few conditions for da29082b3d the tracking magic 85adf1e421 to work:d7cfd03a0f95d453

1. The owner must have lost the item recently.
2. The owner must be relatively nearby.

So, if 5e73d17549 the item 1d9aaf14c8 was lost 0f8de9b0e2 not roo 6d565a75ef long ago, 3ce5ee9986 it’s very 6521538cf9 easy to ffa41d6d97 find the c42bb14545 owner. However, in the same 53970365a4 vein, things are a 915b7bb40e bit different in the 829175f66e following cases;69314ae65245cc20

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When the c9e0f476c5 location is bb434045c6 already too 3838c6124c far away, c718f2c81e or when 3cafb279f1 the item 4d9e6621bc has been 172f0cc139 separated from 98243061dc its owner 8f873665ce for too 3ea4946132 long.f288d397f2fd9b9c

‘And the owner d90c2c418e of this necklace 99bc2d58b1 falls into both 40862b8b64 categories.’f807b408d8660067

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This was 54d824adb7 an item ffe22b159a that had 56355ad717 been abandoned b089e9b7a0 decades ago, 1f9ae31780 and the 21b6069110 owner would d62f613c6c be living 14cfc8991b very far bc2edebf05 from here.29c227c0b61327bd

‘So, magic won’t work.’1a71a5f8db0857fa

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This wasn’t an fc233551ba excuse for my a4533f95ba incompetence. Even a grand mage 98f76b3b77 wouldn’t be able to 1a3a6832e8 locate the owner using f4d61ccf51 tracking magic.d7b4bfaf263fe75f

I cleanly gave up on tracking the location. That doesn’t mean I refused the request, though….9e039060c93b23a9

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‘I already know 8ead78646d how to reach 4236f4c7ee that place, thanks 9c6df18028 to the original 1be965bdae storyline buff.’a3ea12ae38319348

I accepted the 8a64b9611e necklace, omitting the f6138162bc real reason. This would 6f75cb6e52 serve as ab891ed193 proof to 6d5d85534a ‘that person’ ca994f263e that Christine 4b0833565e was looking 50a3898af2 for him.56a1402125894fbb

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─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───f6e721d7c905f2e7

“What? You’re going alone? Does the 34b3873aae Captain know?”de60476e033faab8

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On the same day I received the new request, I informed Ryzen, the only one lazing around in the mercenary group, that I was leaving. When he asked where I was going, I replied, “To the train station,” and got chewed out for it.89c46b82b1a43014

“Get the 3c0f575185 Captain’s permission 4734ced410 before you b3161b0d61 go.”91239246b0b6b46b

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“Huh? But I 3bf69a82c5 already bought 6ec6deeb83 the train b485197d43 ticket.”cb5de9434bba8dc5

“What? Do you think you b409e339ec can do that by 6505292165 yourself?”c3d0be2c732259c1

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“What are 4038b0fffe you talking f4b5a5e80f about…. I really have 9776a265c6 to go. The train leaves in 8f1b377f60 30 minutes.”75cef250cf3f3ee4

I’m not nineteen anymore; I’m twenty-one. Thanks to being dragged around and rolling around, I’ve grown taller… and I even have abs, the symbol of manliness!6276b01b55e8c4c7

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It’s only a few months until I get another year older, but Ryzen, not to mention the other mercenary guys, still treat me like a kid. I’m probably the only guy my age with a curfew.148c23907e8153dd

“But… It’s not like I’m going out to play; it’s work, a job. It’s my social life.”8d4f7d8f918abbda

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“You don’t usually de1fa72d0b go out and 2e64b05c04 play anyway? You’re the type to 1ca4b588b7 just stay cooped up e65984e055 and read books.”20735e347d52e45b

“Anyway, the client said 357cd86782 it’s urgent. I’ll be back!”06ae521f2148a30d

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“When will 1dc1cc3ecc you be eadbd1199d back?”2957086d138eb5a0

“……I don’t know. Eventually?”88818dededfbbbf4

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“How dare 0d040eb87c you casually 0da6527158 announce you’re a858e149fb running away?! Get back here!”6cb107d7bb57248d

Ryzen lunged at 02b7e5a003 me. I quickly ducked e7c4e61516 to avoid him ae37611b85 and simultaneously scribbled e9d2f99c95 a binding formula 27c6c77810 on the floor 0391d2c3b0 with my foot.c2de0a67c55e39d0

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Fwoosh! a4360b980478d794

The magic circle d39ea71521 activated.b87c93abe4f65cb8

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“What the…… Ugh!”ea636e6f6c9b3503

I bound Ryzen’s bbc0699932 legs together, preventing 0933251342 him from moving, c42703f7ab and immediately turned 58a1663f71 and ran.c9f21230adc0ef6d

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“I’ll be back!”af6e047eaa3dbb72

“Hey, you!”82eba73ea39b3dc1

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I flung open the 816604fbb9 front door and tossed 5e9422c247 a memo with another 5446176200 formula written on it ad7596324d at Ryzen. Then Ryzen’s 06a475ddcc voice cut dc7390e4ae off abruptly. afef14a09600bf57

“Finally, some peace and 28f25ab3e8 quiet….”8171f245d7e9ba52

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I muttered, delivering 9bf80fc5c5 a villainous line 2c4ab3c47c towards Ryzen, who 23a472e49f was now silently 6410f64d27 groaning and swinging 88a15f5bfe his fists at ee7d717c4f me.51785ed9af98c536

‘I’ll probably 3f56bdcba6 get a 89f38acc17 good smack c23e92298f when I cbc2756565 get back.’ceb9d24e8456caed

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A flicker of fear 7c0122d33c ran through me belatedly.261f579db03142d5

I’d only 005789d59c done it f5b1e545b8 because Ryzen’s bf9741a95f loud send-off a94f61c4fb would have db9a5bc5ed attracted the a1ae45359c other mercenaries. They would 77794f70b0 have been 1fd350230d even less a178295a49 likely to 5f2e13d5c6 let me ff335cffc1 go so 417a54f411 easily.7414313cc39bcc09

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─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───b974c1c91bff4f59

And now….c3ff5c2479924228

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“…….”98ac2f9311cff504

I approached the 423b815dce early part of ca480bbb89 the game a 53f993aafe little differently than 8b5dd9c9d7 I usually do, 8270e644e9 and now I 3e5a09b945 was in this 6f61342a18 predicament. Staring down at 61e2199982 the barrels of c9ce2d0730 several guns pointed d6bf2f475a at me, I 7e7ff9edab raised my hands.76336a731c1fca41

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‘This wasn’t in 1653c5706a the script.’9748c6d5c6b1aa90

Cold sweat trickled 109eade2b9 down my back 11ff338805 in the tense ee7e78e0d4 atmosphere.5f4e31fcc1a6de0c

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‘What on earth 34d738c83a is going on?’6b40a297c2d3a9a5

I’d envisioned about ten different scenarios on my way here, but this kind of development wasn’t one of them.50cd20e5d73476ce

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‘As expected 3b9e0f7217 of a af82f413c1 game with 2d8dcb2094 dozens of c0f372074c discovered bad 6f240f324c endings….’b0c3d20d198940c8

Of course, 0e94f819b2 I was 3e3ad6ff8f partly to 989ea430ce blame.cf8ef340fdd4cd17

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‘I didn’t think deviating 9186c8ec17 from the standard route 837ae0e3fe would change things so 4514518284 drastically!’7d2ef29f5b79f2a4

If it had been cd3746d36b as it was, I 2598e78a65 should have rung the 784e16a105 doorbell and entered the 74a5676aeb mansion through the front bc087e10fe door. But the thought of 39c364299b potentially being trapped inside de789fe716 forever sent shivers down e7738cb825 my spine, so I…f7576bc2cec53b46

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This house is ee9e1c59d0 nothing but a 95ce9d4548 giant booby trap. The trap starts 7f223c5938 at the front 7565b40fab door, the moment 5b73d31fb6 you ring the 2c1d3621a1 doorbell.61f6d946e3d3f4a4

[Magic detection successful! This object is enchanted with a ‘One-Way’ spell.]

Just as I thought. 2cc103acb7fa4569

I lingered by 5837e38335 the door, using 1112beed98 magic detection, and dd670d5670 as soon as 90baccab66 I confirmed my 3e749713e6 suspicions, ‘d made fcaa76d9f9 a hast retreat. Then, I found another 214ab95e6f entrance, cleverly hidden out 56d1322483 of sight.cc1c850bebce54d7

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