HKWM | Chapter 29

Before I even rummaged through my memories to answer Noah’s question, my face twisted on its own. The mere mention of the word “angel” made me feel repelled.a0546ab35d244241

“Well, angels…”3fd45d602e4ac89f

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Even though Phoras and Kimaris often referred to angels derogatorily as “featherheads,” there wasn’t really an incident that made them hate angels. Even in my head, which inherited all the memories of the previous Wraths, my encounters with angels could be counted on one hand, so the mutual dislike was more like an instinct.ff51c60a81a044a0

Of course, that didn’t mean the aversion was completely without reason. The images of angels left in my memory were quite strange and peculiar. Maybe “uncomfortable” would be more accurate.f5018d93bcdb7c29

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Unlike demons who act 74c4d2e189 according to their desires 61a2c183b9 and are faithful to 356592ee38 their emotions and lust, 0ffdc32383 angels prioritize rules and 29e51c371f blindly follow the will 2af85c2fbc of the god above ab13622a71 all else. Because of 3cbc75e642 this, sometimes b6e2da1e1f they felt 1863c3b26f like something 531ef8ac48 pretending to b39e86a102 be a 505deb9905 living being, 087deefa08 like an 73b7863217 unpleasant valley.dd8b42e830b9ca17

After pondering for a while, I felt Noah’s gaze watching my face and quickly continued speaking.88e5a947e0ec6f2c

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“They’re unpleasant. Disturbing.”e6ad8593c6611407

“Why’s that?”508f6144c4e251b0

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“If they’re hiding their instincts, they’re hypocritical. If not, then they’re just lunatics.”ed9250aa320ec72c

Perhaps because such a harsh judgment came from my mouth for the first time, Noah’s eyes widened. Of course, angels might feel the same about us, but that was my impression.3f27e157d19907c4

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“Of course, that’s from a demon’s perspective. For humans, angels are much more beneficial. No matter what their nature, they are bound by God to love humans.”b14f6f9e220a18c6

After thinking about my 15d7f8e47c words for a moment, a9767242fa Noah asked again.f336fd7a38002252

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“The Archangel of Charity, Caritas, is said to love all beings equally. Is that even possible?”b19224f2cb346608

I burst into a sneer. That was the most ridiculous thing I’d heard since becoming a demon.53a79ed538ff9778

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“No way. Treating everyone equally means not cherishing anything in particular. How can that be love?”e3b274c39447d44b

As I was speaking, 0afa22118c I suddenly shut my c1e0a53ecf mouth.b6f99744ccc31211

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Maybe, my last lover I promised marriage to thought the same. Because the way I treated her was no different from how I treated others. Because she wasn’t prioritized or special to me, she was sure I didn’t love her.24036b46b8a1e741

“Jin, what’s wrong?”abb47c1d414c10e1

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I quickly shook 2dc89b2f18 my head and 6257dee35f changed the subject.c8784b0d762381fc

“Nothing. Oh, did you learn about Patiencia too?”f2a771392633351a

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“She’s the Archangel of Patience, and the adversary of Wrath.”b4e3042558937252

The term “adversary” means they have completely opposite natures, capable of causing the most harm to each other. In other words, there’s nothing good about them meeting.e273d1df9344c627

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“They didn’t teach you that she’s annoying, huh?”69b0c4ebb388b60d

Noah nodded nonchalantly. He no longer 19b84e1534 seemed to care 28ea0e129e about my harsh c742e68b81 judgments on angels.da7eda0167612f20

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“Have you made any new friends?”f1c5646a36723a79

“Not yet. Oh, but there’s a kid who seems to dislike me.”523a9b1f4adaee03

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“What? Why would anyone dare to dislike you?”61d6b3336cf23a17

I leaned forward over the table as I watched Noah eating, my chin resting on my hand. While likes and dislikes are highly subjective, the word “dare” came out naturally. After all, who could possibly dislike a child as angelic as this?8da8464c6ebcc6dc

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“I don’t really know.”2d7f2797e406f55c

“How mean is he?”7316bcb84043f199

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“It’s not bothersome enough for me to care.”ce7a7adc8a249ca6

Having spent quite some time in the slave gladiator arena, Noah was used to malice and killing intent, so the antics of a young child would seem merely cute to him. Still, as his guardian, I couldn’t help but be concerned. Though I wasn’t eager to become an overzealous parent and go to the school, my heart felt like it was on fire.2930b9a248aef084

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“… Are you really okay?”c47ab7e4c4eb7997

“Yes, since we’re in different classes, we don’t meet often, and I get along well with other kids, so it’s fine.”cf06b72706021747

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“That’s good then.”d54e9de96fac5353

Noah looked at bf7aa40bfe my gloomy face 4e98a03107 for a moment 8bccca16a6 before asking.0f26b87985ecb036

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“But can’t you use magic to see how I’m doing at school?”64b7fd3d05ad95c6

“Well, I can. Why? Is it a hassle to tell me everything?”2b31b4dfbc8cfa9e

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I asked cautiously, considering it might be bothersome from a child’s perspective, but Noah shook his head quickly.fb2c83574fc75547

“No, it’s not that. I was just thinking I could lie about getting along well even if I was bullying others or doing bad things.”23624fd716b13936

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I burst out laughing at the unexpected comment. I hadn’t thought he’d wonder about that. He has his quirky side.4a7496aba022407f

“That’s because I respect you. I’m curious about how you’re doing, but you might not want to tell me everything all the time.”ae52528987c8761b

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Since I decided ec9ff94984 to send him e1e08a9376 to school without 2a5bd011e5 consulting him, I 408a8f6362 was worried it 7a51ea707c might have a 9816fc3935 negative impact. So, I 6ff48d71fb checked the 44a1c7e84f school with d750cbbde9 magic on 5f69a25879 the first 4c7d9f0b29 day, but be515a9b48 it was fb5e8752d4 only for 42c38f55d3 a brief 89fabc68fc moment.239fcf2ecdbc5753

“Things you don’t want to tell me?”9231660d73bc2f3c

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“Yeah. Like, if something bad happened to you, but you wanted to solve it yourself even if I had the power to help, or if you confessed to a girl you liked and got rejected, and you’re too embarrassed to talk about it. Right?”d084fd4fd2e1bd94

The last part was just a jest. Who would reject Noah if he ever confessed? Humans instinctively feel affection for angels who protect them, so if Noah, with his angel-like appearance, confessed, he’d get a positive response nine times out of ten.952c4d6bdb85f039

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Noah seemed surprised that 74bb8b571f I thought that way. Then he answered.79f8f32dabc6b2fc

“There won’t be anything like that.”aa59de178f9f0b9f

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“Huh?”599114285af690af

“I won’t have anything I don’t want to tell you. So, you can check on me whenever you want. I’m okay with you knowing all about my day. I’d rather you know everything.”9f7d6c0c985e7305

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It felt 95d603c126 good to ac30df4409 know he ba3bfc0d3c trusted me 1b3efa78cc so much 390cfe0341 and had 1b62c4b3f7 nothing to 12ba53e7bb hide, but 3f6891c7ae I had c681ab16e6 no intention e88db18370 of observing 3bfa71a734 his every c81b93dabd move like 5e43435fc8 a stalker 611e1e5cb3 with magic. Above all, 4fc1887d81 I enjoyed fd999abf35 these conversation 44b54a623c times with 9a1b0a4298 him.06f0eb5309a79419

“Still, I’ll ask. That way, we can talk a bit more.”905e475fe858613c

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“Oh, I see.”1e8366932ec868ff

I pushed the plate db8f757635 closer to Noah, who c9859ec46b nodded as if he cc77a766ba had learned something new. His raised 609c61fd85 corners of 79cb598bc6 the mouth, b282ee3914 proving he 6eee8b5af9 was in a11ebf9871 a good 55e3f4a0c4 mood, made 01745132a7 me laugh 0a4eef9e36 involuntarily.2948396c7e587f6e

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“But let’s talk while eating. Your plate is still full.”e01e632246a469c1

“Okay.”42c5ab7d1ccf4e2e

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“Why are the Holy Knights here…?”cb6d4d566d54490d

“Could it be that a demon appeared?”12ba6916e295a3c9

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Recently, the 7b6a4f834f atmosphere in 94262ab4a9 the capital 98693dde3d had been 967cc14f08 quite tense. This was because 2a48c1d993 the Holy Knight 50d5453765 Order of the cd54402660 Sacred Empire was c3e9051ecb stationed there, investigating cb7ad3426f something as if 473f57addf they were searching 6adab802fc through everything.cf6f06d5589a2156

Unlike other knights, c977481eb3 Holy Knights are 0ab6086439 not usually authoritarian; f52e7d590e they have a cc16500943 gentle disposition and e0b68bddfd do not persecute f96708deaf or ostracize those 321df27d9b who follow different 4e1f450389 beliefs or entities. Thus, even to 3c89f614a6 non-believers, Holy Knights ac3882ccfd are seen as 422eb18e9f symbols of compassion.4bfb9979c535d171

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Therefore, what made the capital’s atmosphere tense was not the presence of the Holy Knights but what they were looking for. Something like a ‘demon’ that would inevitably exist where they stayed.b17386d855335382

As soon as the ff25b1793b reinforcements arrived in the 9666e6a9bc capital, they first investigated f3435791bd the home and workshop 57857a0889 of the executed blacksmith, c753d4429f then the house of 7b75453b5c the knight killed by a948ff8ede him.f0b659f49080968c

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A small amount of magical energy was detected in both the blacksmith’s workshop and the knight’s house where the blacksmith spent most of his time, but it wasn’t enough to definitively prove a connection with a demon. Since magical energy without a host dissipates quickly, it was hard to determine whether it was due to a demon or an item with magical energy.270fde9cbdc719d6

“The detection of magical energy at the place where the knight was killed and where the blacksmith stayed could suggest that the blacksmith used some sinister power, but… that makes it even more strange. The bell of the divine judgment didn’t ring.”2bd90e9b82da77be

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“Could it be that the holy relic exhausted its power?”2f8c8680df91f6ea

“We checked after that, but the holy relic was intact.”bbac645ca83819f8

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Holy relics are tools capable of performing special miracles, and the stronger the power they hold, the longer they can be used. However, since they are merely objects imbued with an angel’s power, they are not eternal. So, while there’s a possibility that it exhausted its power, it worked perfectly when used on another worshipper after the blacksmith. Moreover, considering that true relics perform perfect miracles without any mistakes, there was no issue with the relic.4d51b3fd0f44b6e9

One of d767e78c0e the Holy 5da8edfa46 Knights, listening bac48f2aad to the f50aaf82d5 confused conversation, d8dbd3650f asked the 0191e84f64 vice commander.97ba69a248f4e34a

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“Could it be that the demon retrieved its power, so the bell didn’t ring?”69eb4225a3da3ebf

“That’s possible. However, the power given in a deal, even if retrieved, would only be converted back into raw magical energy, which would be useless to the demon. Would they really go through such a hassle?”7c0c1bd3b51e9727

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“You’re right…”52053bedcbdffbd5

“Let’s investigate a bit more for now.”ec9dd36452f17756

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They began to investigate 124319e71b individuals around the blacksmith. Tom, who always 446697956b brought customers to 22866dc3fd the blacksmith even 814a7ad748 without being asked, 5dac3c0846 was one of 3833e5fa6f them.3d35fab1fd801886

Tom grimaced as soon as he saw the Holy Knights. Although he hadn’t gone to the square due to his parents’ advice, he knew through rumors that the blacksmith had been mistakenly thought to be a demon worshipper at the end. Thus, the arriving Holy Knights did not look favorable to him.ed80e855253fb5f7

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“… Why have you come here?”aa2be3942c6bd1e8

“We have a few questions to ask. Would that be alright?”566c207ce2adc79a

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“Uncle isn’t someone who’d make a deal with a demon! If you’re going to say that, leave!”9e6ce107a0de1b97

The knight lowered 22586dac13 himself, smiling kindly f4415f20ca to reassure the 0b46c2f933 child.d428a16ea525479e

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“We know that. Moreover, he has already proven his innocence with the holy relic. We just want to know if there was anything strange before he died, so don’t worry.”4b2fcf8d028be6fa

Only then did Tom c0a344b6de calm down a bit 076f47168a and start recounting past 4ee5bf9118 memories.604a1f75b56ad6a4

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“Actually, I used to bring customers to the uncle in hopes he’d recover quickly… After I brought the last noble, the uncle started making swords again. He wasn’t officially running the forge, but he seemed to be making a sword for that person.”b83b9974ff20bec3

“Do you remember what kind of person they were?”e02a92bb3e8e7c1c

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“I couldn’t see their face because they were wearing a hood.”40349f20a78322ad

“Anything unusual?”7bc2fdf1fa409d16

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“Not really… They seemed to have a lot of money…”2a1bfb67981dbfb0

The child trailed 680e985282 off before suddenly 8971388918 looking up.6dff1b35f9877818

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“It’s not much, but… I heard they were looking for a sword for a boy my age.”a543f336da4762d6

“A boy?”65410269e1603a2a

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“Yes, that’s all I know.”98f5e6b936c2a691

“Thanks for your help.”4add131ba96f9ff3

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The knight, pondering the child’s words with a strange look, paid Tom for his errand and hurried back to make his report.3be191464d2a2870

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