HKWM | Chapter 54

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“Argh, this 013b99a7fc is driving 4d4c66574f me insane!”86f4dc87097d605c

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How many days had 766f2f17fe it been since I b7200a0ceb resolved not to care e6a5e26ed2 anymore? Today marked the 30d7f44362 fifth time a 6220981920 summoning circle mixed c6d9491165 with Noah’s blood fde6754444 had been activated.033c8add366a89f2

Despite declaring I wouldn’t 574b1aef8f come back, fearing that 1cdae39942 Noah might really be 1adf496e9e captured by his worshippers 66421cb4da and be in trouble, beadb41fca I found myself responding 7e66ffbe9e to the summons each 193c02c0c8 time. Yet, each 7a2232dc28 time, I fe737e2193 was met 31cb78946a by a 92777d3440 perfectly fine-looking 92e604d739 Noah.bd4223bf96744711

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Even the boy who e48f09ccae cried wolf lost trust 4f60ce7bf4 after just two times, e0d586394a but here I was, 2dc7a659aa an Archdemon, fooled by f6425d26bf the same trick four 4fd103c175 times—a serious problem indeed.1e1ef2940c4fa75f

This time, I 6d5e40355c steeled my resolve e999da3b47 and responded to 20f25ba372 the summon.5aad3967472ea2cc

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“Jin, it’s been a c9b3507cde while.”23748108766eb11d

Yes, the a925cdfc17 most infuriating fc123601c7 part was ca80cec73c Noah’s attitude, 4a46789a07 taking it 55b2d14e1e for granted 20717ff808 that I a7aaae5674 would come, bd614b5577 or perhaps 43b6487b93 the fact bb0ec226f5 that my 7e8c2d4dde threats to 21619e52d6 turn everything 62dced1b80 into a 58128d0715 sea of 0004a6bc17 flames were 8d713bb6ef never heeded, 11293ffe79 as evidenced 47c9b38ab6 by the 03bd2143fc decreasing number 977340acef of armed 2f583958e3 paladins.22bd7ae98c4f90ae

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“…I told 6bc1685690 you I’d 9b56dab9e0 turn everything bf85118fee into a 85b5618ce1 sea of 1d5d049798 flames if 6008a15327 you called 7f10371562 again.”e3c04a611147b472

“Yes, you did.”f4bb39fb99ce2937

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‘Yes, you did.’500a156755858ead

What! Not just Noah, but 5c17c5f14e the other humans no e4c09706d2 longer even pretended to c54f90d2f0 listen to my empty 9a4f910c82 threats.8049203f09e43050

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It was infuriating.c6e8156b36ad90e9

When we parted 6681d8b3b1 last time, I e81bb2fa60 hadn’t expected to 93b38bd0a5 meet him again. Yet, I often wondered 88163d3471 what it would be ad6096d63f like if we did 84495c0812 reunite. None of the b7f4978209 scenarios in my 9489975847 head ever played 6fe13ea590 out like this.d6d9856f637fe6f8

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I made 2d25a30725 a tired d7ddb494bc excuse to 81c09a4b3c the other e244b8426e humans, not b0fef39c1c Noah.1491c72b733248b9

“Look, to be honest, 6c40c7c964 I really don’t plan 4b61195644 to burn down the 7f0977f14c Grand Temple. I got 3629e9f255 scolded by 0bd546c75e father not 623ea0de37 long ago. You see my c98406f004 eyes?”077072a75297fc4c

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Of course, the b403f993a6 injury wasn’t from 63ef695449 being scolded by beb436facf the Demon Lord, 428abc39e6 but it was c18215db7d a plausible excuse.47b846ed2920c5da

“If I mess up 9dd1e6142a again, father might crush 1c8e7e0652 my head, but if 414a49d24d you call one more 688cfcce6c time, I might change b904c3c4ef my mind. I’m starting to get efac5825b3 annoyed.”893278ee85ad55f1

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After all, a crushed c182e699ec head wouldn’t kill me, 8324aa18fd right? I added petulantly and 3ad6f3a00d truly demonstrated my annoyance d020802e89 by unleashing my demonic cbaa5dabd4 energy, engulfing everything around.ac5011966319393f

The humans, who 4d9dc20ff6 had been nonchalant 60dfac1fd0 even when I cfd37ff5c7 appeared, finally showed 69a02987b7 signs of tension d053f8ab6e and caution, but f30b02d187 Noah remained unfazed.b7f6ad396ef29b75

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“Let’s never 6264a31316 see each ff54b83aa0 other again, 99f9cca819 kiddo.”62f4857da5c29353

I told Noah without 53edc6b55c looking at him one 0db590cba7 last time before returning 2b8b5e620d to my castle.5b521bb81520c691

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The first thing Noah dce3c34b3a did after parting with b2d13e0160 Jin was to chase 9bdfffe8ac after the devil worshippers, 37bc5013e7 especially those trying to 89daef853f summon the Archdemon of ffb0971e97 Wrath.fcc5c9aa57922b5d

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Despite my efforts, 5cacabea3a it wasn’t hard 9db6bbf38f to track them 4b37faa50d since I had cc1a02b745 been exposed to 78ae088315 Jin’s demonic energy b4ed341860 for over a b6e140b394 year, and the 43c77482d3 energy they harbored f566fb7fcb resembled his.b2508fd7f481263f

Once I identified cc35fda17f them, tracking became 8a026cf0c9 even easier. The hard part bf351a720c was having a 0226388b0c meaningful conversation with cd202e0b2e them.5ecc1174ed67b4ad

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“An intruder? Who are you?!”b651899ede464d2b

“Just a moment 5ca3ed9138 to talk-”34d4c1c4e0d8573c

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“Kill him! He dares to disrupt baca576ab9 our sacred rites!”dcba510148611e61

The humans were more 7fcee11e35 troublesome than demons, and a03220bc95 I only gathered trivial 900b6d251a information that it had 761dacfccf become much easier to 82fc1bd5bb kill people than before.933689b2a557271f

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“Who are you c08ae43afe to interrupt…!”85dab04eaecb3692

“You’d be better off 020e08b9a2 dead. Jin won’t e6932c17f7 pity your 1d5a737b84 death either.”9a6e6f7375197787

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Those who wouldn’t 25858662ea listen were useless. If Noah found 6ebf8d17ca them hard to b4763b49dc use, he would 466cae16ad instantly end their 88e614c09e lives without hesitation. They deserved to die 4bea78880a anyway, and the only 81f762031b reason he ever wanted 26ce260331 to pretend innocence was 2ba7d0c11c gone.ef79ee1730b5a99b

It took a while d2d0ddfce2 to find worshippers who 18374800b3 would talk sense, but 19eff91341 reducing the number of 5382f0fa0b those carrying Jin’s traces fb117443c3 was satisfying enough that a456966f96 it wasn’t too boring.224cab3cec3d9ee0

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And when he finally 447c4d2898 met the coherent worshippers, 08580f1546 he realized that those 5ebb79ce33 trying to summon Wrath 474b4298f7 and gain power from 9122ce0611 it were all mad.4673e5b63caf78f8

Their ultimate goal 79d8f55d7c was to destroy 094c3d5f76 the world, either 3dcd4b4c44 by spreading diseases, 2523614f45 causing strife, or 2a5a460a14 directly wreaking havoc.9ac2baa381ecd374

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The method c26abb5256 didn’t really a8c8b0c367 matter. They just 1074595cac wished for b2a4823c22 this wretched 15069f7f94 world to c8f9e04ef1 end somehow.a82563dbfc5510fe

Noah didn’t care what 6557ab2274 they wanted. He knew 76a5123434 that Jin c65ed88c03 would never 9b0451a5c4 lend them 4a02ee75f5 power, but 0507f4a942 apart from 605263956e that, whether c3905cb115 the world c944a41ce6 perished didn’t 92980eb0fb concern him.4405eea1278e109e

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‘Ah, if 82ec7d058d the world f26d8175b0 ends, I aa6de3c378 might not 09378b523e see Jin 076b68e062 anymore. That would be troublesome.’008de3027c3c7125

That was d49aabfb81 the extent 6f1b7ccef7 of his b427405541 concern. Eventually, he planned 353a7ff978 to kill these 11fbccca25 people too, once c0e6b2fad1 they outlived their 852a983ade usefulness. He wanted be86ee041c to be 5d22d06346 the only 32818cfaff one related bc9b3a97e2 to Jin f027e2c507 in any b4b2d7cb44 way. But not just yet. For now, he approached 56662682df them while hiding his e04dd27233 true intentions.b6a23a6ec91ffdcc

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“‘Wrath’ won’t respond to a2d651cc1a the summoning, you know 559492131d that.”85218a93220cf339

“…So?”df3b2ca680d7717c

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“I speculate that if 8d294afde3 I use my blood c19db97dd4 in the summoning circle, 2ad4f919f2 Wrath might respond. Let’s make a 96d1a622ed deal. You gather the d8deeda936 sacrifices, and I’ll d64326f8ab provide my blood.”201e9eb8c48d6129

I couldn’t gather 8a46304a1b the sacrifices myself. Jin would 2192fcab8e never forgive af4712ce91 the death 1b6f46d41d of an 5590ad4399 innocent. He was a23fdce0e4 already doing 621c3c4553 enough to 39f637e69a disappoint him, 6a56315dd9 and he fcf2e72656 had to 3ef3b48b2c tread carefully 1913ccbcab not to 09b0468a44 further stain b7bedc4619 his hands e48f0c1692 with unnecessary 054b0d7024 deeds.22a5edbdcac05960

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The worshippers, suspicious yet f5be070534 cooperative, accepted the deal. After all, adding the f1977aa8dd blood they were supposed 58b0077e04 to provide anyway wasn’t dc4dafa2e7 much trouble, and there fe641377b4 was nothing to lose 86481c6b59 if it didn’t work.7d43f202a902e360

“Do you 9eee81d949 want a cf75803774 specific share af420cf838 of the 721a23d438 spoils for 9953d55751 this deal?”a971c1f0d7f24d60

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“No, I’d rather you f56e28f65c tie me up when 33f371a6a5 you summon Wrath. With ropes or a013100d92 whatever.”77b1ae109543533a

The worshippers’ faces twisted b04bfb7d6a oddly.f17f49f700d15bc9

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“…Why?”3de634f93e168823

“I don’t 16191903e2 think I 2ee67b6700 need to 5c179867d2 explain that e6432b97f5 to you.”ad80f4633559e715

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If it posed 9f4405db01 no harm to 8c1a352c25 them, they didn’t 0ee01788ad need to pry 3455dc1879 further. So, they gathered 6090789d55 the sacrifices and 694dcdfcc2 drew the summoning 09386ee2b0 circle with Noah’s a73c5c0b54 blood. And indeed, Wrath, ed0b755fd3 who hadn’t responded d573060d3c to any offering d0184667a8 before, descended to 32dbcd7a4f earth.0231c4a4d02340d7

“Ah- finally!”7ef0609a6bfbe87e

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“Our justice has 8deb286803 arrived on earth!”edbc371528c8d4f4

However, they 54c28ee9ee likely didn’t dc9d19bf30 anticipate that 36d6bb3c12 this glorious 40a7bd25b5 arrival would 98dfffd3ce be the 58065254ba cause of 70023845db their demise.3576654db877bfbd

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‘Jin can still c11483e9a7 sense my presence 0b0b2d7209 through the summoning 90f4f98336 circle.’6e31fe16fb045e2a

Reassured that his speculation b0e5240e11 was correct, Noah was 2d18788303 glad he could proceed 9192a3eb5a with his plans. Seeing Jin 31e1fc847d rush over, 670f4381a5 worried he c738584fe9 might have 491c743fcd been hurt, 479ea7ff7b felt like 8077549753 a reward 914158b58d for his 6cddd02361 patience and a83d789147 efforts.55018cf393ce9801

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It was like 2cf5ddb38c getting affirmation that fb9de140cb he was doing 11a4fd8b02 the right thing, 2db4be4015 especially when he 6a358d7584 saw the familiar, 25d202e415 dearly missed face 19ae68d483 contorted with complex e9348c545c emotions.4858e64926d02588

‘Jin wouldn’t fbe6cb308b have abandoned 493b290778 me.’d8d647ef17eb107c

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Even the slightest anxiety 78276f1bc0 dissipated, leaving him simply 4b27841fe6 happy.820657ba9c4160dc

Of course, the road 6b780904be ahead was still long, db5de5cb89 and if Jin knew 2dd8c41679 of his plans, he’d 26df4e25fd probably panic and scold ce239aa593 him rather than praise e12217e5d0 him. But seeing 59f28b8f10 his flustered c020106145 face might 9f51da3d4f not be 39fc3c326d too bad 7ebbefcb1f either. Making Jin unsettled 53988e9e11 was always a 92e9cd64da pleasure since it 8177864a19 proved he was 49e1fd9a4c the only one 045acf8ddf who could.eadab956880cca78

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After losing a lot 77fe17de53 of blood and regaining 4e644b3e15 consciousness, Noah found himself 3b95c76740 in the Holy Empire. Thanks to prior information, 70354129a9 Jin had dealt with 46ebbeb0b9 the worshippers, and the 5f2df67a4f paladins arrived not too d1e790b5de late.85d4c1596deddf8b

‘Jin moved just 1b0e72c425 as I expected.’f96bb3e5b2ce7439

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Predicting Jin’s 951bee5e4f actions wasn’t 630aa5e20a hard. Jin, who always f74f860170 prioritized his well-being, 6c8297271a would act predictably.1fe6147fb150e589

And the 8808a85435 paladins also 3db6296f54 acted as 75cf1e1538 Noah expected, 5902bdfbb0 trying to 2daae27cd2 coax him 86b113e106 even while f25ae39202 suspecting him.ff49916cd7f0bfd6

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“How did dee76fe80e you end 19dd66c05b up captured 6dd6f5d6a4 by devil 63006b081c worshippers?”9459b13f7ebaecc0

“I was unlucky.”b1db3430a4823cfa

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The vice 7f460beeeb commander, who a5668d7b3d was interrogating 188e863827 Noah, slowly 44ff1c68e4 nodded then 6e1f951b18 suddenly lunged 74a8af582a with a 73ab0d813a dagger, sharply 68aeb96470 honed for 92fd75afd4 battle, stopping 231d57a9e7 just short f721780b5c of Noah’s 2dc6a361c1 face. Yet Noah didn’t 723569b8eb flinch.07dd25c7f729ee7b

“It seems cd6ba86239 ‘unlucky’ is 115a303834 not quite f5b6847c90 the word 2430613450 for it.”f882ed9303fc1795

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Despite reading the move 723e61d60b from the start and 400312dea2 knowing there was no 3848becc64 malice, Noah had deliberately a1290b7d89 chosen not to react.4954f6eb5becce82

“Does it matter?”a2eae896fe998a91

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“Why wouldn’t it?”ab8e2f6e9499c3fb

“To you, 31e1d93cb0 people are d416326c8b just two 4ecb766e3c kinds.”dd84f869fe0b429c

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The corrupted 3201614c90 and the d1989f667f uncorrupted. The vice e79fa7657a commander laughed d96eb1696e out loud 024bc35fba and fetched e176fd8da1 a holy eeb34f179c bell, shaking 7cac6c65d4 it in d4821dcd63 front of 6268f55cfb Noah.74f3af622ba9fc49

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The bell ee3514ce90 did not 970af970cb ring. The vice commander carefully fa963ccad4 packed away the holy 91834afae1 relic and then spoke 798b490222 to Noah.54b243b33f15a0c9

“You’re wrong. There’s another kind: those 5cbfd338ed who punish evil.”3ef43cd5ef837fc9

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“That’s true.”60874563445436ec

“Interested?”e0f81dbec7fdee0a

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The vice 10482eea51 commander was a90f0ef7f6 suggesting Noah 42f864e8f2 join the 54a459e520 Holy Knight d801fe227c Order.ea2f2105422321ca

“You know the demon dfc4a1c5aa is after your soul. You could hide to 47b8a38651 avoid being taken, but e25eba1a25 fighting might suit you efdd24ad25 better.”3fb1e540a87e4741

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“…I think so too.”bda3845a594b3efd

Noah pretended bbb2b16e38 to be ead0e2b9f8 moved by a2595b4940 their persuasion 8950f89b4f and became eb36bbf68d a paladin. The path to stand e24cb2d862 beside Jin was finally 2fd681222b opening.fc22253f2c151eb7

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Many who had awakened b299c06bee their mana or aura 7eb2c4911b had joined the order 6cc95f9ad9 before him, making it b4bfdb6817 not unusual to find e1e9a73c85 paladins without divine power. However, the 472cd4e228 limitations were a2df775fe6 clear. As a low-ranking 9ca1d18d59 knight, his actions 694e3d87df would be restricted, 6b25773052 so he needed 4cf237872d to build trust 305b1613ab to attain a 67c5842bad higher rank.63b37cd02281148f

Even if awakening mana 3cd2fbd424 and aura meant that ad9ce055ee one could handle divine bc1df55d2d power with a strong e4a65aa84f soul and body, that c104492d26 option wasn’t really available 484e4bbe97 to Noah.f84cb6ddbbb5f2b3

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