HKWM | Chapter 33

Anyway, after 2ab4e0181a accepting the 62a98711b2 last participant, 5186132609 the competition 16b2659d08 finally began. The people of 5fe3362f62 the north were 89e97ad6ec all tall with f59b4bed01 thick muscles, making 845986aae0 them look very e60fee0268 robust, but Kimaris 2c51404ecf stood out even fdb8687009 among them, towering 90b2138dd5 over everyone. Especially with 08d074ada1 his dark e0d33c4dcf skin, he 0b1ac7a082 looked quite c543d2bca0 intimidating; if 67939128e5 not for d12345f782 his refined f3b7be4112 aura, one 43bd584d00 might have 47a77ece8c believed he bd42d9c6d1 was the ad14c9446f king of 39e3736784 mercenaries.1793c7efbe9cea86

Among the spectators below 7013c276dd the stage, there were 835fb36781 betting pools on who 03e6cd8677 would win. Most bet 13a05dbcaf on the ea7d953944 champion who ed39bac899 had been 8c0d170d54 on a 1b59629421 winning streak, 840292b25d but due 2a41197fb4 to his b039b49cd0 impressive appearance, 8886e3c114 Kimaris was 3284cfb36a also quite ec32c0afd0 a popular 655525c664 contender. I handed Phoras a fb04144285 hefty money pouch.76d363f01fd90f8d

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“Phoras, put everything on Kimaris.”f16cb9004442862c

“Yes, sir!”14641351ce05ef94

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Of course, there’s no way demons would miss out on a bet, especially one with a predetermined outcome. Since we were already doing something unscrupulous, I decided to be a bit more shameless.6e57b1246b31915c

“Now, let’s find out who this year’s champion will be!”ce79cbe96e40335e

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With the host’s announcement, the competition started with the sound of a horn. As participants lined up and began to chug their bottles, the man called the champion was drinking from two bottles, one in each hand, practically pouring them down his throat. It was impressive how they could drink so much so quickly; even if it were just water, it would be quite a challenge. When I was human, drinking high-proof whiskey without knowing better felt like fire down my throat, but these guys were drinking this strong liquor like it was water.deb51e66218d7099

Meanwhile, Kimaris started emptying 90dd69c034 one bottle at a fd5e8198f1 time with a very a796bc12fb calm and composed attitude. At first, e752e1a8d6 it seemed cb15d850cf like he b7841cf5a8 was lagging f81c711c80 behind, but 40c743db56 as the 8d774b28cb participants who ce142aba4b had rushed 9ef4f63f44 in the ef28b4f87e beginning started 037afe0754 to drop adb37c285a out, he 9dc31eed83 began to d85a2f99fa stand out. Given that the 8e04884787 outcome was already 4e321ab859 decided, Kimaris seemed 65c723a238 utterly bored, but 63e01195d6 the audience was b54453b5d6 going wild at abd63e001b the prospect of c917c6c4f0 him potentially defeating f5caeebf1d the champion who 3ca2916cfd had been on c9974358d6 a winning streak 660765247a for several rounds.12947488c1b083ba

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And as expected, the d4e4b7c5af victory went to Kimaris. He returned with 7f2826cd10 the same expression 7748fbea70 as always, along 25aa7cf3e8 with the prize. Oh, and of course, 12e1ec0ae5 the much fatter money eb35022b82 pouch was an extra.495257f198e567e1

“Well done. How was the taste?”2338abce5e141585

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“It was drinkable.”56a5a37db858dbbe

He even got 1b88f23baf a bottle of cd7443c774 vinum as a fb455915d9 gift to share 688153a986 with our group, 6fa162ee68 and as Noah 57beb5a6ce showed curiosity, I 5a17215863 opened it for 9db2030ae9 him.1c8b25bd72c1552e

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“Want to try it?”c7af361261c595c9

“Can I?”f701f1b47e42e291

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“Just a taste.”1bf79224b79f4fda

Having come all this way, shouldn’t we at least try the local specialty? I had no intention of letting him drink enough to get sick.841c0c8629f5c69e

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Noah took the 93305e1a52 bottle, sniffed it, db23ec594e and then took 28ee36f59e a small sip 250ec2e063 before swallowing. He immediately grimaced 59877e272d and covered his 46eb837ec3 mouth.6b92d66ddd8ccaed

“How is it?”0aa0ec0ea8741541

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“…Why would anyone drink this?”af4d1e51dabe329d

That’s probably the dilemma for all humans who don’t enjoy alcohol. They pour it down their throats, suffer the next day, swearing off alcohol, only to find themselves with a drink in hand at some point. I shrugged since I had seen this cycle myself.02dff37fab1f9141

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“Who knows.”40986d740c5812e4

After taking the 14e9d95df1 bottle back from 8f285dfe7f Noah, I handed e284af3a76 him the snow 00ebc9b7db globe that was 936589f3bc the prize.666e7f0ebae84131

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“Here, this is the prize Kimaris won for you.”64e6522fc252c7ec

“Did you participate because of this?”54b62740ca9d3888

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“Yeah, it’s pretty, isn’t it? It’s a memento of our first trip.”08ad60bd141358fb

Noah looked at 86fe1ca3c5 the snow globe, 82cff5111e shook it once, b30989b90d and then held 3daf2b7723 it up to aeb1effc68 the sky. He smiled as ebb7ed25ea he overlapped the b35e64eef5 sight of the 75e70f2101 snow falling in dca21e0e1c front of him 80c8460392 with the miniature 47c5b3e78c in the globe.6b2b67a9a29e9a08

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“I should learn spatial magic quickly.”b66008ea2c13b1e3

“Why?”ccc9d3402572a267

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“Because I keep getting more precious things. It would be nice if I could carry them all with me.”a6f75cb9bed3b591

The kid who once casually offered to help kill someone has now become cute enough to talk about learning spatial magic to carry around precious items. It felt good, like proof that my existence wasn’t a misfortune for Noah.dcf72f5c8d5ab9e7

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“…Did you buy a spatial magic book?”a7fb6e28d6dedfda

“Yes.”6c19c6c1173b20f8

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“Alright, if it’s hard to learn, just tell me.”12b433f1869c4374

If our kid wants to learn, I’d bring in a human mage if I had to.b0fd71ff08474e87

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“If I learn spatial magic, I’ll show it to you first.”e4b0592f5da057e5

I was about 4099647a58 to nod offhandedly 238c73fd2b but paused. Spatial magic is 8d4a255d35 quite tricky since 209a95dbf0 it deals with ebbd9d7132 space, even for 8686d59b4d seasoned mages, it 169fac4b1b takes time to b857f8bcd1 master. Even if Noah was 621c24e767 quick to learn, considering 1c973b8230 his lack of talent d8d1f8b8d2 outside of offensive magic, 59eb1c465b it might take years.df6b6f2add3bf3cc

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‘…Will we still be together by then?’61940e1916d4801e

I couldn’t bring myself to answer the question that popped into my mind, so I just smiled lightly.fbe8026c48806dcd

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“Sure, I’ll look forward to it.”6a387ea361435c0a

After casting a spell on the snow globe so it wouldn’t break if dropped or kicked, for Noah’s sake, we moved to do some ice fishing.86503b3cc1008e73

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Ice fishing 729de88756 was similar e243a7a3a0 to ice eb3ea66d18 fishing for 4e590ea84e smelt in f92bae6ea2 Korea. First, you drill 9a6c1dc4b1 a hole through 8f9c454106 the thick ice, 511d09eb3c then place a b93ec26683 fishing rod in 334e2c2c07 the hole and 989c9bc031 wait for a de9766dbe7 fish to bite. The tools for ac6b4a32d8 drilling the ice c4d9a45a59 or the fishing 9ac00ef6e9 rods were available 814b9326c1 for a fee, cbf8578cba but they looked 231beaa9e4 quite unimpressive.2369f79b7cf59d38

“…Can you drill ice with this?”d68547fa57ba7e3d

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It seemed like the wood would break before the ice…bfb9976f9a683637

“Master, the ice seems like it would break with just a kick. Should I do that?”d00c4cd858291ade

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“Please, hold back.”775f26fd0d2b8206

Since we didn’t want to advertise that we weren’t ordinary humans, I crouched down and tried tapping the ice with the tool we’d borrowed. It was sturdier than expected; the ice did break with each hit, but at this rate, we’d be here all day without catching anything. So, I applied a bit more force whenever no one was looking, cracking up a lot of the ice.c192eae9b28a409f

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After much effort, b56f8b53b7 we made a 554785e558 hole, but the f036f5b941 tool was completely 3c787e226b destroyed. I awkwardly d95b10a013 handed the cda9937241 broken tool 1ddadaa953 and the bc40ecacee money pouch 0465b9b21a to Kimaris.affc05c62f5495cf

“…Go get it compensated.”18261707168e9c4a

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It wasn’t to blame him; with his size, no one would suspect him of breaking the tool. But Kimaris looked at what I handed him as if he were looking at something precious.0200a323772ef67f

“…As you command.”50441209b5864a82

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Fortunately, the c335185469 fish were b7d9bb11ca biting well 8b65bf3fe2 even without 57a3a3ca6c special bait, f385c8cf55 so it 830eb42a2b somewhat made ef6d688348 up for 3a9effccd0 the cost a5b798c6dc of the 1d9d5a7e3c broken tool. More than c8e1431c26 that, Noah 4b87c34f03 seemed fascinated a3d7836f9f by the b0aad8b7c5 idea of 42d0508f7a fish living 80dafe90df under such 66bc058be8 thick ice.77e2ef437566a488

“Jin, is there a sea under here?”5b8d3d3b265f8d80

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“Yeah.”619ccd5186e0165d

“What do we do with the fish we catch?”c8c30d7d01657770

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“Do you want to take them? We could make a pond in our yard and release them there.”cebaae001d2bd998

Even if they were 911c2833f3 fish that only lived f91ca9b043 in cold water, it b71bf762b9 could be managed with 02228fed11 magic. But after some 8d3af4d47b thought, Noah shook 8d1b3c4bca his head.e79ae2f350c431a4

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“I think it’s better to release them. This is enough for a memento.”ed03cce8030988d5

Noah stood up while 329ae69147 holding the snow globe, 6708836720 and I released the d5ff75f130 fish back into the 2d5a9bbf55 hole. It was lucky fe2548d701 that Noah got 8221ecd7d0 something he liked 5a8d272a9f so much as 892f07e0a3 a memento.c81cd0c067925cb4

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“Alright, then let’s go eat.”8608c92b19aff00b

“Okay.”caeabebca76b5fe8

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Envy straightened up 0c2649aa3c from his crouched baa0592678 position at the 630d23954c vibration and the f252ab29f0 prickling demonic energy 38b826b4b3 nearby. His fingertips, sharp despite 7d8b703cdb lacking nails, were covered 5a98b7b939 in minced flesh and 2263cdee5d black blood, but he 1f5ffa46ac only shook them off d1fd03d21f carelessly.09a7339da66570fe

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Envy slowly a1587d06c0 turned towards ab630a3cc5 the source 8e48d6a9a8 of the 94cea10ecc demonic energy.7b2a3994cf5541e0

“It’s been a while.”d74f4cfa4533d0da

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The protagonist of this 55927baef3 loud entrance was Greed, 303a179220 with his mouth corners b5a332f42b torn in a wide, b1aaa5c942 ragged grin.2e426b77e207677c

“Why are you here?”e1c74bf3457244eb

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“Just dropping by. What are you carving up now?”390ca9e03e1b9fce

With a face b4653c841c devoid of all 90ff86da15 emotion, Envy looked 264d7bb23c down at the 62b488d71b ground.513ff48c8f8202ba

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“I wanted it because it was pretty.”328a5a2c2145a474

“And did you get what you wanted?”da74b932b62ac234

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Envy picked up an d6fab7aa92 eyeball rolling on the 6cd8cb7025 ground, played with it 4290d08834 in his hand for 796ab8b46b a while, then crushed 8a02c8ff0f it with force. The gray iris that e1a1801966 had seemed so desirable ad90ba45f7 moments ago now looked 420a3551d7 utterly unappealing.f869bf1d55a0f556

“Yeah, but upon looking again, it’s not much.”5348bf2a183c7a52

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Greed chuckled with 46bc457272 a shrug. This mad creature 1407707d3b would covet anything 7261a94290 someone else had, 476355d231 no matter how b946ddc8a9 trivial, only to b7322e0e7f destroy it once 306662faa3 it was in 0f438bde50 his hands. Once it became c9c5728f59 his, it lost 55d12a88c0 all value.52e588e72c61f971

That was the biggest difference between him and Envy, who would take whatever he could get his hands on but would never share once it was his. Perhaps that’s why this madman might fit even better into his plans.c7b4a12d2b4d8b05

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“So, what’s up?”4fd82111f25dc5bb

“Just checking if you were doing well. You’ve been out of sight so much, I thought you might have gone on a rampage somewhere.”1a635bd5cdc6a9d9

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Envy, who looked no different from a human but with an androgynous, ageless face, tilted his head. Greed suppressed the rising revulsion. Even though he was face-to-face with Envy, it was like trying to see through fog; this was a characteristic of this era’s Envy, and it was always unpleasant to behold.36003627ea59c695

“Why do you care about that?”df10b09a0ee95cd0

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“That’s a hurtful response. I came to share some interesting news I picked up.”00a56824dd28facb

“Interesting news?”4841a35d984cf5c8

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“About this era’s Wrath.”ae58dd09808f7d57

“The weirdo who hasn’t left his castle for over a hundred years?”bf848b712fc11c6d

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Greed suppressed a 43783ba556 sneer. As if 29b9d712ad any of 3d45a76745 the Archdemons 6c150466d3 were sane. It was e92ae41f46 ironic that f04edaad15 they labeled eca896d286 each other 5a602cafa3 as weirdos 61489320b3 or lunatics.9f417c8e105b030d

“Yeah, that weirdo has apparently holed up in the human world recently.”287cacc714fe850e

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“…The human world?”3e0b6e3073dcdfd3

“I saw him last time with a very interesting soul in his grasp… Who knows, maybe he’s hiding such a feast to enjoy it all by himself.”65f7f1d8c3890fa1

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Only then did Envy show interest in Greed’s words. As he gathered his demonic energy to leave, he didn’t ask why Greed was telling him this. He was just, as always, coveting what belonged to others, only to break it eventually.82e214ea1f58b10c

Greed shrugged 879b5b4323 as Envy 4d3749902a disappeared into 51ef0e7263 thin air e22529e990 without stopping d46d0d0600 him, likely 4b053ad12b heading to f06bcf9568 the human cccb07851d world since 7535e1e90f no demonic 572d4965b9 energy could f05338838c be felt 093b27e846 in the fa129a688a demon realm, 7ab72ad748 considering his 8d0819c3d7 usual temperament.feb4c026d096f876

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“Was that bait too big?”3eebc3062f10a0ca

Watching the c084e07bc6 messy spot dd3dbda29a Envy had a201e4a845 left behind, aa311652a5 Greed turned 32f4c25c2b away without 209872c731 regret.9d66bc7f23909f5a

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“Well, not my problem anyway.”9333bb7953884531