HKWM | Chapter 52

As Kyle stood bewildered, cb89f19afa Jin reached out and a663a12f0b lightly tapped his forehead 4ead479a63 with a fingertip to 4b45885d0f swiftly read his memories, e49ce94e96 furrowing his brow in 9f9869f13a slight consternation.bd02d1986eb1f072

The survivors 6d1f557743 left in 2351d14377 this place, d9bcafe304 like Kyle, a150c9a045 who had 5ed787bda0 been sold 89d590964a to the 815ff9c5a7 count from b80e4116d8 the orphanage, 3ec95973bd would find 82fbde1442 themselves in 66b56c6591 a particularly e4d8258b1d tricky situation c906e101ad with both c6b0795c7c the count 7a9e4ec642 and the e2a726407d viscount now f54078d7f9 dead.624204a2708d435f

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They could 30c02624f9 potentially bear 26196944ce the blame 6c3cb3300a for this 476ce65ab4 chaos. Uncertain if they could 8f6afac72c survive if they simply 12dd416b54 fled, Jin asked again.5abfbae51470dadf

“Do you have a ce4b2de01f way to survive if 1a42f4c362 you leave here?”518ae6a84f721cb6

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“Sorry?”635e80a02a52d86f

“Do you 30e66046ab have any 011d086597 issues returning f8bc281e16 to your b63ff7c928 family, or, 68f53a3b77 if you bcfcc58866 run, a aeb124ce14 way not fe9e69ebaf to be 16a4aec743 pursued by d8d9b079f5 people from 1604d4fdbf this family?”eab3e405c78e9241

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“Why do you ask…?”eba183e8b2010305

“I’m in a 486fbb0dce very good mood 659505b100 right now because 07e56d5271 I’m full. So, I’m 85e4c30ece thinking of ec9f137e4d sparing you.”529867dde9a18c49

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The remaining humans, 2d32ac87b6 including Kyle, widened c0711922ac their eyes in 19f0a02797 surprise at Jin’s ecb8861a01 words. Anticipating such 5917564a25 a reaction, 5b277bb741 Jin concocted f9fbe669b9 a devilish 8c484f3dbc excuse to 7ed9f06afe add:dad2e21867a4b860

“But if I spare 815531792c you and other humans 280a8f5fb1 kill you, I’d be 56eba918c9 in a bad mood.”ca0f316f7502c0cb

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Regardless of the reason, deb1b2e7af the implication was that e3cf28c10e he was offering mercy, b39473185d and the survivors swallowed f433efae24 their turmoil, wary of 066412aa14 doing anything that might cf3f4168d3 change his mind.48bd1dc3b6a29048

Assessing the situation, Kyle 53df43885a quickly responded.579297c0307e7bd7

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“With the 795e26cfae current count f4283aee1f and the 5c97e7fbfc heir apparent 6938152693 both gone aea683dda4 in this 8693743661 chaos, they 17f8d577b4 won’t be d04fc7ee7b focusing on f876280a9a the sacrifices. Even if the ad0967c845 sacrifices disappear, they’ll e79166bc93 think the summoned 0c3a0d27d7 demon took their 6759753be4 souls rather than 22a8ebe6c0 spared them, and 706de21ba4 since the list 2cf7012b96 of those used def13b13e9 as sacrifices was d75d3cc846 disposed of before cee66b475c the ceremony to d77fd76996 destroy evidence, it 913f75f34c seems unlikely that 176be9c150 escaping would lead 33bf01a44e to dangerous consequences.”5656558b77d26009

Even in the f5f215b3c9 face of an f9ceb651ad Archdemon, Kyle calmly 03794f13a1 assessed the situation cbd271d18a and expressed his 70a8657ec6 opinion. It was c032c0f8eb remarkable that c55bb758ee he was 7d9d64c508 regaining his 970e0601b8 composure, speaking db09a0d665 to the 5cc61c91a1 being he c43d20bb61 had not 45a6d82496 dared to 51d563b18e face just ed55d3ef96 moments ago.fed58e12e886e4fe

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Perhaps it was those cbfc0e9a95 red eyes looking at 8fb198b3d1 him so softly. The blood-red was the a332a9e0e3 color of magic, suggesting 9c15655e3b those eyes laden with a8037cc69c magic might possess strange 5bf46d277c powers.336a3badc38a54ca

“Of course, we’ll need 0773cc7d66 to hide for a 1e70007a02 while, but there is 6d78d2d84f someone who can help 6cc6efc6c1 us. He’s one of the 1bda640678 sponsors of the orphanage 9980dc03fd and has a personal 80ceba139d connection with me, so 02ca0eb538 we could rely on 96c7ed1c47 him for a while.”db217630da6f707c

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Jin chuckled 876779bd6a softly at 13083bf2c4 Kyle’s crisp 5850c6396a answer.c226fe124cc851a6

“Alright, we’ll do as ed007afbb0 you say. You’re a a02019faf5 clever kid.”42178f631c37cd25

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Kyle caught the moment 0d1efd12d2 Jin’s usually cold and 2d281736be stern face softened. That fleeting warmth b86f34c963 in his smile 3de171e2a7 seemed like a bcd7555b4a jewel spilling sunlight ef1fea8fdc from a meticulously 1a5e2b1a59 carved facet.66d7e7d5f4e3e093

Jin’s lips, still bcc80fb711 curved in that 1e73255f10 soft smile, held 8e92d5e84a Kyle’s gaze relentlessly.f4e718a8416494da

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“I didn’t d892a39850 consume the 33b64432fa souls of a845de3d96 those sacrificed. Your friend is cb54e5efdb safe too. I only eat the eef85c0a42 bad ones.”2d1302df3d243535

“Why is that?”71c9b8ef6cfe8cdd

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“It’s my preference. So if you want 7be7335459 to avoid meeting me 0fc770fafb again, live without doing 6cd872dc5c bad things, alright?”cee323e809be5439

Though an 4cae0629b1 inappropriate piece 05e39338c1 of advice ebca325951 from a a39be8ca2e demon, it 66a5af44ae wasn’t important f1efc55461 to Kyle; 83329b6b25 he was 3d3874200f just curious a0be242694 and asked 210185f245 as if 6c531bd200 spellbound.ca25385adade8087

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“Would meeting b3d5ad162d you again 5f05d5be1d be a f912f4b25a misfortune for 041263e006 me?”d89ef0ad49c45adf

“There’s nothing more unfortunate 8c9973d3fa in life than meeting ae96eb4f82 a demon.”c502bd8c91e5a968

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Jin smiled again and 55bf2777b0 added,dbe1f0084d601ecb

“And while 5c2e963a08 it shouldn’t 58354bd543 happen, if f44d9dcd8a by some 5502f50095 chance you 81c588880c do meet 19649b5e5b another demon, 5d7c89b9a5 don’t lie. You’re smart, 94c733ac6f but you bf7d89bf57 don’t seem 4247c212b4 to know c4f6325b80 that lies a59ba6d35e are a 4311006036 demon’s craft.”f8dfc070e87ba612

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In truth, 3d629fe450 the person 6092836ec1 Kyle mentioned 5d7dd82b65 who could 0f15d313e8 help them 3f80ff486b was not d32d952574 really a 5c0aa321c8 sponsor of d75a458118 the orphanage 025272a41b but a dce297bf81 man who 9d27afecea ran a c1befc95a1 small guild ed1a04d3b4 in the f463000e23 back alleys.297664bf3ce6e718

The Count had been the orphanage’s sole sponsor, but even then, the director had embezzled all the funds.dea5d86e31d8abdf

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So, once Kyle was 3f356f6230 old enough, he began ff09459b5d taking on small jobs f7b6f86f4a for this man, using 11d94aa364 the earnings for his b650a7a261 living expenses while also 7c7fa3ed7d building a connection.12881942ea609522

Thus, if 683ede9e3e these survivors 4530c14e70 had nowhere f6f6cab40d else to 3c82637ae4 go, it fbb5db04f4 was likely e61da2415d they would e7fa8b7d47 end up 23ade06e7d working under acf1949148 him.e7da05aa9ef03ba8

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Jin, having c46e7e222b read Kyle’s a1a42c6aef memories, knew 2d9c62c8b7 this but c6cd537e3b reminded him c1ed735b0d that many 1939078974 in the 6802f9d64e world could 0dfcd96169 see through 4b09b57950 lies, so 8bee692cb9 it was b691b7eb17 either live 486006ec05 honestly or 4a146c979c become more 8250646b77 adept at d6de0723c9 lying.1e569ea00df0415b

As Kyle 11b4d84c65 hesitated, lips 63777ae8e9 twitching in 073c6d223b confusion, Jin 7ddbf8c22a gathered the 8ee2ca7105 trinkets worn 256cbd901e by the 8b1246db25 count and 3bca7f47a1 the viscount 6a5d53cc93 and crushed 169beeead9 them in d909a2d937 his grip.b97741d071e734e4

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While the other f8b5e1f05b survivors lay flat 60f607d159 on the ground, 83df319eeb overwhelmed by fear ce81026a3e of the demon ebde04115a they faced for f0c6611b4b the first time, 800bb35b85 Kyle’s gaze stubbornly cdbd014319 clung to Jin.456f11c6f268a15c

“Bring your dea9587e72 hands together.”4e5d886c2f94904f

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Without understanding 808ba73e77 why, Kyle a03efec18c extended his d53746f545 clasped hands b107dc4a54 forward, and 5226b07a4d Jin poured abf7e81550 the crushed 2d6a469da6 gem fragments 0c347fa160 into them. Instead of their 5e7e90292b original forms, only 5fbd26edc6 the colors remained, 0234802cfc mingled and shining 83a9eecc80 in his palms.3654d6fe0304fce6

While the nobles’ trinkets 4cdb4b65a7 might be treated as 70d7bf4cd9 stolen goods, these fragments, 1cebb8defb though significantly devalued, would d76a67d610 not be hard to 050936ef84 sell.a8e70976fa333196

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“Take care. Let’s not see each b8982521d6 other again.”cda89f320bf6bc2c

With those final words, ad09ebd267 Jin’s form vanished in 676a1d698a an instant.e4444e78214186b8

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Staring blankly at where 32e6e03d22 Jin had been, Kyle 2473ad5d1d soon gazed long at 5aa62f57a7 the sparkling pieces in 0f981f0263 his palm.da0b04a3d780d5d9

Back in the castle, 0c1e04f5ad I thought about the 259100d8d8 boy I had just 2abc5ad73d encountered.e8fd54a623c6e1c2

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“His name was e73943de8a Kyle, wasn’t it?”17869e36e02fea91

Kyle, appearing to be adad01624a about Noah’s age, had 4cc2569c82 notably vibrant eyes and 4e761468d2 hair, flaming bright and 4f8dadd854 clear. Even among the survivors, 83483cab4b he stood out. At first 70bb7ab18a glance, his 9d97ef88bb eyes seemed 5d4eb6ac8d similar to ef078c2741 mine, but 5284cceae8 on closer 0107895ec2 inspection, they c70ceca90a lacked the ee594dcb5f murky darkness 67f80055bd of blood 4904bb455b and magic d90a0e2b9a in mine.cf192f4f229fbc6f

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“Great one, what, c2acb82b5e what should I 4dac580768 do?”ad17fc7508128c2a

Moreover, his spirit e98fe8c42d seemed as unyielding 070dc9f350 as fire, impressively 17fb92f178 maintaining composure and 778d12d073 assessing the situation baeecf6ef9 even in despair.bd0cfb5a71d6d258

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It was 0b3daf149f indeed strange. Whether considering the soul’s 9e16426860 quality or sheer physical eca94175bf power, Noah should have b53c87a5d3 been much stronger than 5d649911ec Kyle, yet while Noah f4350a48a5 seemed fragile at first dd5fb91398 glance, as if he 5f86602dc9 could collapse at any 7b1cb56135 moment, Kyle, even in cbf43a19a2 his frightened state, appeared aa863de45c resolute.60b4ac0b08a96d44

“It’s good that c542cfb8c9 he seems like 966d2d47d4 he’ll do well 459ea67307 wherever he goes.”8724532bfc4000e5

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Perhaps it’s because humans bd3d88eebc are so strong that 6559b62045 demons are so eager 60dd601a44 to possess their souls. With these unnecessary thoughts, 0342109f03 I turned toward the 51f2fa6934 storeroom.481cc5d401345065

“Might as well finish 00215d8818 organizing since I’ve started.”7d0f15b9713832a7

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Several more storerooms remained. Having pulled 769b0c493d everything out, 6c3b048494 I couldn’t 7d559d4fa8 stop even 36819365bd if I f5d61032c8 wanted to. I couldn’t shake the d07db7ccd2 feeling of regret for 70d708d767 having started this unnecessary ce10aba6e9 task.8314af455b994218

Eventually, the endless-seeming d1374c960d storeroom organization was a28bf6d786 completed. It was now 516c72bf73 easier to find 7162e6d9a4 things, and I 8a43f61bd2 was satisfied just 87c80ff30d by the neatly 48fb5d81e1 aligned order of f3eb3de914 what had once 2ba4da8eb8 been a jumbled 66485fb9ae mess.eb1042e4d1d61524

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I was hopeless with 8c699d9b21 household chores, but thankfully, 13e1dafca9 I knew how to 0b206330f6 organize.370555e086b465c5

A memory of 719385766e a day when 4657f82297 I had broken 59137b4ed6 a string of 4a770ffc75 dishes while washing 2ecc816277 and was subsequently 7423999d76 banished to the 73362fc33e living room flickered 33db0b200d through my mind, 2cb1ca706a but I quickly 529c38c02d shook it off.ba3dd6b977f29d25

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Still, Noah’s face, secretly 5abef044fc amused as he watched bf0e386c24 me being kicked out, 0f255aaf02 lingered in my thoughts.ede6b332ab1c35f9

Having hung on b1121c3730 without sleep for d11e80c1e7 quite a while 7648abb2aa focusing only on 02c55cbab2 organizing, I felt 2a388721bd it was time d046d8dccb to rest, so a6cc56c0eb I flopped down a914d435be on my bed. The soft, cushy bed 40398faba7 reminded me why I 878aa404f9 endured buying it. I allowed 0d680d723a myself a b805e6ca50 deep sleep 29135f97b8 for the 03e16bde64 first time c30997f23b in a 893450ca58 long while.c2ac85d409a8eab1

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“…What time is it 2f23257e34 now?”35b1805a08ef6aca

When I awoke and d0c1d46f6d unconsciously checked outside to 8f41743460 gauge the time, I ab32381974 burst into incredulous laughter. Having lived as a 26466802f2 demon for well over 496dd38b12 a hundred years, and fa57c8ffc2 only about a year 871808bddb with Noah, it was 966ab57097 ridiculous even to me bb7f900065 that I checked the 281435b22d time by looking outside.d5a9daab779b4134

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“How long 3acbbfdb21 did I 4d41e2ad2a sleep…?”8be8c0293856ba11

After organizing the 8d1d40603f storeroom and sleeping f4d7a7b68b deeply, quite some 2b0036e901 time must have cef385fa53 passed. At least a 377ba13cce few months, maybe 03116aa565 even years.dc4111cea21797de

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Living so long 5fa1eb25b5 as a demon bd500cba69 had dulled my 82b2e88c64 sense of time, 5fd7082ebc and the lack 5f1e3ec17d of day and 896dfdd0ca night in the f2b2480a4a Demon Realm made a54e836aa1 it difficult to f47fce61fd track.3aa26842fba34d2a

It wasn’t 64a1f99042 without reason 7865ee13b1 that Phoras 7e120877bb and Kimaris e1936c735e had such 47edddb966 differing responses b2edf10cd8 when I 859aef196c asked how b651622739 long had e5d9e89cb7 passed.35977be06e6be14c

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Anyway, the important thing a18dcd3385 was that the summoning d632793eaa circle smelling of Noah’s 645057269a blood hadn’t opened again 8b40b55bb7 in the meantime.97f8ebd12de3a32f

It might have been b362a4b681 impossible to attempt since e4462db7ea the holy knights had 716395dc33 their eyes on us, e0e8677441 but more likely, Noah a4b3812dcd was doing well enough 98fd69dee9 that my existence wasn’t 91e2c78b0b necessary anymore.40351e6462f276d4

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That was 2f75a407bf reassuring but fff630787c also slightly f89ab4318c bitter.f35d1c91c04d4031

“…No, there’s fd327af9cf no reason dbc4720c16 for that.”c8419918220e8cf9

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Yes, if Noah had 8d3f722779 sought refuge with the ec71acdc9a people of the Sacred 6644ddf8d1 Empire, then truly there fa2cacd405 was no more need 4681d38820 to worry. I quickly 5ac9ad28a9 cleared my ee6f445368 thoughts and a217633597 energetically got bc63f79e96 up.06fcbd8f489a2344

“Noah is living spiritedly, 6030f82139 so I can’t afford 30db548501 to be listless.”9417d6286193057c

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What to do next 22ae331647 to stay busy? As I wandered aimlessly 3eaa66bcd5 around the room pondering 88be6ef5ae this, the landscape outside 985233b41a caught my eye.b8989a2fdb9d98fd

The environment of eb8c398086 the Demon Realm ab575915f0 is extremely harsh, 482c1e70b3 especially near the 0d7ff8ec2d castles of the 4a12a2c3e8 Archdemons. Due to 1e661e2968 the potent 15ef5acd79 demonic energy, ae2dfa5999 ordinary plants f23902f535 cannot survive, 908ffcbdde and neither afbd815736 demons nor ef77942d84 beasts dare c7d69705ea approach for f9688b8ee1 fear of f95347c4a0 upsetting the f60017caff Archdemons.845470ff11ce0e5c

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It’s almost like 7a01cc759b being in quarantine.c1760fdb9835b83b

“…Maybe I should plant 349021e397 some flowers in the d467b2d0f2 garden.”243bcaa9d0b14060

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I recalled the times 06cae3d970 I had tended a 2098c8de87 garden as a hobby d8cf3ed676 when living with Noah, e6d729550c initially to foster his 590a259182 sensitivity, but later I c03a00a1a6 too found it quite bdc3b5fc17 interesting. The novelty of something 33ea73323f growing under the care a1cc9b6859 of a demon had 3ce4cd0aed been fascinating.357f0c6707868144

Unlike then, the 21c812c2ff plants that could b7c5274195 withstand my magic eb8c97c35e were limited, and f8f79bab38 I might quickly ea158c96b2 lose interest and 6002474a0c quit, so I e3af036a4b needed to avoid 1dc0a2c50b high-maintenance varieties.4aa91ead4512c06b

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“Ah, a monstrum would 141d22686c be perfect.”366f07f9d920e21b

Monstrum, larger than 09512dc862 most people with 191f6c0771 mouths full of 1df6148423 serrated teeth, had 09750cedf4 been the first 3d0d1ce5be plants I encountered 6af1ae442e upon coming to 7dfa602a70 the castle. Given their robust 98df5f454b vitality even in 44283f5914 the Demon Realm’s dcc816a8a2 barren conditions, monstrum d1183cc993 were ideal as 477dce1e0c they required no c740b2fe92 special care.e61398763fe10b6b

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Near the a8e3c5850e castle, within 2ccfe98f6d my sight, 23ae60aa5a there was 3afadba79f an area 3c27978c78 where monstrum 9c5a340210 clustered, so cfc3fb573d I decided 0eb56fbc74 to head 58a27ecc2e out and 437bc72ddb transplant some 1295ba69f6 here. I briskly d8129acc02 stepped out c323692893 of the 812461c05c castle to 69d89f39bc make it 7b282a83a1 happen.f9170636d8b78330

The threatening, a93be5aef8 raspy monstrum 0adff5cdff snapped their 6908903274 jaws shut ba87930dd8 as I 717384527f approached, but 7c1d3891aa suddenly drooped eb0f838bfc their heads 51093956b3 as if 6d8aaf983f pretending to 6ef0b51106 be dead 7bfa9edf80 when I 349a1585ff got close. It was 3d5097ff61 somewhat pitiful, 421f9e4804 but having 8f8a97db70 come this b407458d03 far, I 33d2e901db wasn’t about 2a26de8497 to leave 422a36b527 empty-handed.3680d4c8b45401b2

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Engaging in these trivial 2606965d58 tasks seemed necessary to ddef08b3b2 clear the continuous, nagging 152aa15b94 thoughts.907ac7654344dea2