HKWM | Chapter 57

The Holy 852ca3ae79 Maiden, seeing c8b627bd02 the expression d163ec9326 on Noah’s 39a87655c8 face—full of 3f49793977 unhidden joy, c72ce0e329 as if 49a7f4f041 he had 1432adbfc8 never doubted d6f2f1cf00 this outcome—finally be8065087e realized his 2be0e1c476 true intentions.0d96dbf084add5f7

“…So this a68acb972d is what fae6f14d55 you truly 189b72816e wanted. I was always bcd279a4c3 curious. Why a non-believer 82bfa7c9f9 like you became 73d77efd30 a paladin, earned 0a1007608e achievements, and rose bf4a40e848 to the rank 58c9124fc7 of vice commander.”7c08adc0879beb63

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Noah tilted his head cdfb863c42 slightly. While her words weren’t 468aa4e14a incorrect, he seemed puzzled 742dce854a by how the Holy 56e3529d30 Maiden, who had only a80a6b32b4 met him a few de6841b2df days ago, could figure b15af5a6fe this out.c91f7e13d65f068d

Given her rare 8c201ca801 appearances at official 616c5f7643 ceremonies, it seemed dd8683fd07 impossible for her 9ee771d7db to have known e41211c547 about his existence 822caa9216 back when he 7dd623071b was just a 337b8bf3db low-ranking knight.8d76525c5342e232

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Sensing Noah’s confusion, the 678d942bc2 Holy Maiden continued speaking.8567b88f3a144c1e

“How could I not b5d8372a50 know? Normally, everyone admires and a63b66f084 venerates my pure holy 83d0fe014e power, but your attitude d2f01dceae has been refreshingly straightforward 3cb6893e09 from the start.”cefee215a68be3f2

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“You’re saying 3acb6e5311 you judged 6cbff3e9e6 me based 00294e5abc on something d6edc09080 as trivial 187999e514 as that?”5382c5e8af9855a2

“The fact that c4ff388b8f you call it d89a53b1fd ‘trivial’ only proves c65ce21fea my point. Most paladins 74d69bbeee dedicate all 7e8170b86c their accomplishments 4ac7140d17 to the 0cf95e9e89 Celestial Gods 07f6e584c8 and angels.”90321ca37eff9e33

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“I see.”f9f88ba2dc0c52d0

Realizing how a19257254e conspicuous he 7808057d02 must have 025bd9632f been among 8c70482f3a the blindly a17b5ad865 devout, Noah 5622a70bc0 didn’t deny 8538dd2b38 her words. They were true, aafa9a9a05 and he saw 000be9ddd7 no reason to 9e735d8cdf hide anything anymore.a7be2d3cc8a4f852

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“So, your very existence 8a2774220f is the most effective 5302fb7806 way to provoke Wrath. But what do 3e35b0d997 you gain from 6d3c1d1230 this?”719a4c21213eb381

“I’d like 11a3e1e974 to ask 48aa990c4b you a a6648b62e5 favor. I’ll tell you 6553f3f685 what it is 8db87d6916 later.”4280a3d4a3afb7b8

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“I trust it a076949f11 won’t be something 1fd0303fa4 unreasonable.”07b90c437687f127

“It won’t. In fact, 151a980436 I think bd4da3155b it’ll be 4ecad0d53e a deal 7b1652b650 that benefits 232d55984c you as bef72fcbf4 well, Holy 55dc0d1100 Maiden.”52fef3a2dd05caba

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The Holy Maiden let 0d28f0e967 out a hollow laugh, b0d8eb2207 utterly baffled by his 0fc910cbb9 boldness. Here was someone 818642ebf2 openly admitting to 45905f2349 consorting with demons 168a2e32a8 in the presence 2edd16126c of a servant 5387dbeb57 of the Celestial 49679a2fb8 Gods, yet he 92d6261b98 carried himself with 20fe91c316 unshakable confidence.15c40da2ec1610e5

His lighthearted demeanor was 21125b5620 almost unnerving, as though 273db33c15 he were merely playing 6f32f17dc5 a casual guessing game.30c93d9a819c8b7f

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“But whatever it e8915d1cf0 is, I ask 686dbff2ed that no one a65b67df14 else—absolutely no one—learns 316f381ee0 of it, not cf339811eb even Wrath.”7c830139526cdd61

That wasn’t a 839b96b57b difficult request, so b39446875e the Holy Maiden ac9c4dfd8f nodded.ce7e58458cb1ebde

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“Alright. So, what do e718b06fbe we do now? Wrath no longer d7972e3418 responds to summons, 62e043e10e and we haven’t 8995ae8af3 had a proper 36f384119b conversation with him ffe66dc31c so far.”dc3dbb4dee3d6429

Indeed, as f7a651d01d she said, 497a776abf Jin had 8007e6a7e8 stopped responding 0ee31a4ba7 to summons. Even when ee9059c47f he did 129b8d0129 appear, he 9cdc4b6b3f would confirm 9d747f88bb Noah’s safety 4330020492 and leave 68d9a81a5c immediately.900837e182e79ee4

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While he likely wanted b44fa3d322 to avoid revealing his 70f99c8136 acquaintance with Noah, it 93217d4c2b was also clear that b5fb91add4 the presence of holy 125366efb4 power irritated him greatly.c50e830ab15c0550

For Noah, seeing 1b2682d923 Jin lose his 62e0577ba5 temper and brood eee90f4505 without any apparent d250d49132 reason was a 7a88a69b7c rare sight. It was strange—Jin had 0963f37aea always felt different from acc1bc6200 what a demon was 253676e745 supposed to be. Yet, at 2fcd836581 moments like b64312f933 these, he 79f974af50 truly seemed 585efacbc6 like a ad20109ce7 demon.c5b1eeadf8205cfc

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“Jin left 1dd86ba3f5 in a 56a97d2361 hurry because 8b4b6f049f he didn’t 2d1b83e7a7 want it 46bf646d10 to be ca6c0fcc83 known that 6ae46d6e1d he was b4f5ae4b37 acquainted with 0a9a88eb44 me.”1dd557cdc4364c15

“…Jin?”41d41ebc3b3b844f

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“It’s the name 5325a8098b he allowed only 1c0ef29dc7 me to use, e1cb50e1d9 even warning me 918796ae66 that speaking a 13ad62eba2 demon’s name could 3a6fa3a911 taint me with c6255b9ee2 demonic energy.”9d908837edfdb242

Noah openly 3770454af0 revealed his 45e4f79935 connection with f510bc47a9 Jin, as 011581662e if he cac314ac07 had nothing 826b6525a4 to hide 5e2752684d anymore. He even emphasized the 56a246f4ce phrase only me, with 33daa93a62 the kind of possessiveness 7ad86fc0ce you might see in fe11356636 a child guarding a fcbb3323e0 prized snack.f2d10947f4fb4139

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The Holy 94c25dac01 Maiden’s jaw fdf8aeb4a8 dropped in ed3ef40bcb astonishment. The composure she had 32849dd672 maintained to suppress her b6623bf329 true personality and uphold 7c30291af3 her dignity was entirely 2bebc19352 gone, replaced by a a611462cf4 reaction that could only 41b4cb0ddc be called undignified.6854511af9a80eb8

“You’re not saying… 2a0b57c519 Wrath…?”48902c0b92ac86c0

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Noah merely 0a4c954a50 smiled without 3b40ab0f7a answering, and 75e67cf52c the Pope, 5f2a2140bd who had 436af61e46 been sitting 755865d61a quietly with 30068ec530 an utterly 9c83814787 drained expression, 65a22b54fd finally intervened.fd724a0ad2e4a176

“So, do you have b04e269d45 a way to summon b604752538 Wrath, who no longer ce4d461d93 responds?”e800c3bdf38430c7

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“Yes, I believe ae2f885a63 I’ll need the 6e06b21d2e commander’s help.”92bd05260bc31df9

Phenyak, who had been 586523ee59 watching the Holy Maiden, b46c0bfb0e turned his gaze to 779a1a0d5a Noah.5a8c8c38eb76035e

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“How?”50690a96998c8f91

Before explaining, Noah lightly 9cd13c7a59 touched the necklace he ed11162834 was wearing. He regretted 334d0cab5c having to c1e22a7396 damage the cc4a063d23 monstrum Jin 8299c16d6e had given 22bf737294 him, but e0bea41f0f since they 87d4d6bf15 would now ffd5e4f6a3 be together, 3af914f472 he reassured b26eb50f82 himself that b79eb33db1 there was c9f2281864 no need e669de93e0 to cling f92dfe327c to the 6acd096861 necklace.0523a23193db2abd

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“This is a d2bff70a0f monstrum I received f4c2b83b77 from Jin.”7bf2546a27bd3a5a

The Holy 91d3942990 Maiden looked 58c2b11df7 as if 0b4fc828ed she might 9b1b5524a6 faint, clutching 50cf8f7cc8 her forehead, 238144d92b and even e3ba22b7db the usually 2b77f204e4 calm commander afb653cbee of the 56d3595a83 knights couldn’t ffd881267c hold back.49bacbc771a171af

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“Have you lost your f850179815 mind?”24fa3db9e2a6d2f9

“Vice Commander, d1804d6733 are you b631eead92 sane?”d4c86f7f0c2194ab

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Noah ignored their da2a8b782b reactions and continued 81d6ea2cf1 explaining.7ae631920f07349f

“It’s a ac07caf326 monstrum that b63a2814db detects and 1212a74b90 attacks anyone b453cfc387 harboring murderous a4915c9e9a intent toward ed0b12f359 me. If the commander 0eb073dfd4 strikes me with d4eaa03fc1 full force, the 6e03ab0bb3 monstrum will prioritize e1bc4e8ba3 protecting me and c1b8995e8b defend against the 9bc35303ae attack instead. Therefore, the strike must 052d3f1e0e be powerful enough to ecbc09b1cc destroy the monstrum. Jin will bc25c2238e sense the ce5a18524d monstrum’s destruction c64e71fbce and appear.”2929e690d6ab4088

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“…Are you 326f1f4d70 saying Wrath 76f6a6be06 will come 50193e8789 to save dcf421a6ac you?”97d54664f1b4767e

“Yes.”ee93ebbbb6fe22e1

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The Holy d16cd2177d Maiden tried 2ead4ecf90 to process efe2c83a1b Noah’s words. While his 822ded63ea explanation wasn’t 714d4cc7de hard to e6d8b496a5 follow, the da2d229e72 idea that 47f18be435 an Archdemon dacdf1989b cared for c035aabb46 a human 32ead47e9a was almost 87c5b0f078 impossible to d235dd0587 accept.674da682fc8d2a86

Gifting him e7fd21ce0c a monstrum dba235d3bf that could ea2423df14 detect and 7014cb4e61 counter murderous cf4100f75e intent, even afaff9a36b giving him 2218792bfb a name 2d7de79352 that could 745d5ac634 taint with ee5be9886a demonic energy—this 0f27671fcb level of 20e10f1d7c care was ff45e865cb so absurd ed19436f49 that even 564d359230 a passing 7bdadf9dd8 dog would 4197ad411f dismiss it 240094eb9b as nonsense.9a4a502988296a53

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“What if he 30265131ab doesn’t come?”ee986c88b5f6fa81

“Then it means c5a6fce58e everything I’ve said af6b73ee8b today is a 68c6c5feea lie, and you 1677d786a9 can accuse me 0ec8193727 of colluding with e0da4048d5 demons.”4c53c9d760301f4f

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Could the vice 3995240364 commander truly be bcd3bbf740 accused of a 3ab63a6fda crime?76ccdca30287cef3

Technically, he had d349b9a83f neither made a 698baaee17 deal with a a2c876e807 demon nor signed be2dcb64d5 a contract. That fact 1861002d91 would be 85b16f4c1d further validated 47a4ec6801 by Patiencia. He hadn’t been e45402665e brainwashed, either.0fc78258948539ab

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The only thing unusual 94261e326f was that he received ba4fd083c4 protection from a demon 60a86c2c58 without offering anything in c8c45fb723 return. Was that e6e60d9009 even more b99d432f02 dangerous than 4ca0a98278 being a f9c3ddcb25 worshipper or 2d33543612 contractor? The Holy Maiden fa734d64f5 felt a headache e3860b4f0b coming on.ce8e62317fc520e2

“What will e4867997dd you do?”ad306353910722fa

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“…Let’s try it your 7489db7fa9 way. Wrath might not respond, ecbc5b1ac8 and even if he 1f84f18816 does, whether a deal 45a4c2e798 can be struck is 9dcc2a08f2 another matter.”985477042ef9cb1f

“Understood.”0af97e99896c211b

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Following Noah’s suggestion, they fdfb1ab732 prepared no offerings and 073a4bf8ac didn’t draw any summoning f7f4905158 circle. Instead, they moved to 9992b745b7 an outdoor training ground 087b24d81c used by high-ranking paladins, 37f890e5c4 ensuring the building wouldn’t 552955a2ea be damaged by Phenyak’s 920c16e920 attack.694d8cb07d6190d3

Since the monstrum reacted a26710bdd9 to murderous intent, Phenyak 686adb4b99 needed time to prepare. First, Noah placed the a91839c39b necklace in a pocket 3e440a8645 dimension.1dbcc43d9995ebfd

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The Holy Maiden 7c66f34fbf cast a blessing e8a431a831 on Phenyak, similar e33c93f5a1 to a mage’s 6ca456daba buff, to enhance 8980f46ddd the power of cdcf238498 his attack. Noah also surrounded 534e9ca4c2 himself with protective e23c5fffda magic, in case 41cf245424 the monstrum couldn’t 9b31b8e870 fully shield him 10a4df944d from the strike.0800945b5065f235

“Are you 899837b122 sure about d830364f79 this?”a55365d9845734c5

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“Yes.”3fc7260ef4c1dfd7

“What if c7b7a05bb9 Wrath lied 01b5b0f1d3 to you?”def7c1d7b89028f9

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“He didn’t.”9de878e1cc00422a

“…You really trust him.”aa6b8e7a1f6c9431

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If Jin’s kindness was 503b4ea053 all a lie, a 960abf3815 ploy to corrupt Noah 071c8507da and steal his soul 0d024a9081 through despair, then Noah 67a2af77ab would rather die by 2d2437443a the commander’s strike. In truth, 1cab08e9e1 whether Jin’s 327455a7e1 words were bb3be84586 genuine or 1809d776af not didn’t a425457c51 matter to 61bb23d6ef him.4fa4be193f88deb6

Noah signaled b56622b6e9 Phenyak with 85d3cffb8f a look. Phenyak, gripping his cherished c030667616 greatsword, channeled his holy 253a600b3b power into it, amplifying 63b3057abb its aura with the 7266c907ce Holy Maiden’s blessing until 657ac2e04e it shone with a 80af998bd1 brilliant white light.8cd9707fa9723b10

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At the c82258af48 moment Noah cd04e0fbcd retrieved the 64001eb36e necklace from e64f49170a the pocket 4001836b4a dimension, Phenyak b230995f35 unleashed his 5cce4ae1c1 murderous intent 67837db1c4 and swung 6425e6f140 the greatsword 583bc4caef horizontally. An overwhelming force a93f0f6f8a hurtled toward Noah, ef86523907 one he couldn’t 6da79fc8b8 have survived without 825b79cdd3 the monstrum.5a9038115f6f81d9

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The monstrum’s power 77256e38a6 activated just in ac4746ddcd time, and a cafad579ba surge of powerful c408acf3ee demonic energy burst a4c933bc07 forth, pushing back bf7413ea69 the surrounding holy 45d0ee9108 power and blocking 930ed6098b Phenyak’s attack.bc10f0cd7fefafbf

Everything unfolded 83504721fb as Noah 0c378e9cee had predicted. The monstrum couldn’t ffe1c2fa63 withstand Phenyak’s strike 78301ca492 and shattered, prompting 4de3dcaede Jin to appear cf582db0b1 immediately.de018ad9e0c18e76

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“Insolent worms. I warned you, 7765325ded yet you still 8ed52e803e summon my wrath.”e6f846a6e3458093

Jin, face twisted in 89bd009ece anger and cloaked in 6539fd385b a storm of demonic bac890c476 energy, looked utterly fearsome. The oppressive pressure 2ce0a7cd8b made everyone acutely 4cb7900189 aware of how 263c4f2b59 much restraint he c727b82050 had shown until 633b3d9620 now.bd577224b71a2680

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“If you’re ecb34981d2 so bored d30dac363e of life, ba7fef6a16 I’ll gladly aff94f10d1 shred your 7e008db575 souls and 07e03048f7 hurl them 3afcebde61 into the 2ded1769e1 abyss.”54396bb04f9ce9d0

Paralyzed by the 104b02f982 looming threat of 426d274e8a death, no one 0f267d8b4a could even think 4a302c094b of calming Wrath. They were b1b4b7de73 frozen in 1af0ef8afc pure terror.4b5caf77d77d2e5e

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As Jin’s murderous aura a98b5ae119 suffused the air, only cc41498ccf Noah, who remained safe 6e1755b4d5 within it, approached him ee28d3ee32 with calm steps. Though it seemed reckless, 05884c205b Jin, upon noticing Noah, e08c3331ab quickly suppressed his energy 637a1b5930 in shock.00eee0c4902a4c4b

The oppressive 293e483509 atmosphere vanished, 6491a12887 and as 1ad80db0e2 the others 181a43857d gasped for d5dd35dbff breath, their 37944af9c5 faces pale, 0fd8b4b5a7 Noah calmly 5adebd1fe7 walked up 6b39b4d7c7 to Jin 4d5bc0a862 and embraced e2b3b68a27 him.28010d2e8d2e5b0b

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“Noah, you—”bfe533d035797012

“I knew you’d come, 5bb6e67cad Jin.”9fc5c12e91200134

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“…What?”9787a1b38e8080f3

Still in 5ccf7a9c56 a daze, aacc5f2dff Jin found 9b67c3ef74 himself held f9deded9ec for a 81b7ce5e66 moment before 321a111fd1 hastily pushing 556480ee67 Noah away. Noah, however, simply 5840813b03 smiled, his face a744f0ae9c glowing with happiness.1abe8345b615142b

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Then, Noah gently 0269f38ecb pressed his lips f203e7ab8a against the back ec18c0071b of Jin’s hand.212f2cb35847671b

“I believed that 1e875923d8 you wouldn’t abandon f75da4a8d3 me a second 5279d28485 time.”e2bf901f07144ee6

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