HKWM | Chapter 59

“They declared d6f75ed0c2 they wouldn’t 40315bfe36 make a 59cd72e13d move until 7e2ee626e8 the covenant be04e713b6 is broken.”712f02cd451743fc

Figures. That’s what 6b881a36e1 the covenant 1d8b5556b5 entails, and e3016df936 since angels ed717d4ad6 absolutely adore 20a8d4563f every word 807315c781 of the 96a86d4969 Celestial Gods, c1190999d3 they wouldn’t 1385539078 dare act bf4b396917 first.fd3dc60439f57567

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Maybe even helping 081ef4d797 out was stretching c1dac1c4ca their flexibility to 1789634a05 its limits. If they were the 2af42e9e99 type who wouldn’t communicate, d1add03c11 they probably wouldn’t have bf777c5424 lifted a finger until ce5ee5c3e9 something actually happened.9ae74c8124aaad3d

“Then ask your fe9a86c57f father up there d36a073c22 if the angels bef85a2776 can intervene. Maybe the Celestial Gods 9072ef90dd are just watching because 829b8aff80 the situation isn’t that d8de21c3d2 dangerous?”4d5d8263ee7bd9f7

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“…I can’t 0f75c6368a say for a6d1732113 sure.”9e181f53edfe05d0

Seeing the Holy 5bc885ee65 Maiden’s spirits fall, e28a59af89 I pressed on. Sorry, but 5c28e3db57 I had feeae9c204 no intention 886fb359b2 of helping. No matter how generous 3e957a5e11 I might seem for 24314cdc4b a demon, I’m not a158339a91 benevolent enough to step 5b36f8d303 in for humans without 1e2b24516b a good reason.3d049f5cb0f6da18

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“And I don’t af1a756b00 see why I 08db43fc3a should help humans. How can you 019cc9e01d trust me? This could be f842f95da9 a ploy, working ba470e0ebd with Pride to 6c9a94fa0a deceive you all.”e2c0be8c149009fa

“You said it yourself, 9792ab0f62 we are servants of da0618c930 the Celestial Gods and 052ba4ae90 their messengers, and we 9a40bcf312 do not trust demons, 951f02a3d3 the archenemies of humans.”94fa27740427fe86

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“And?”29c185eb6db95e00

“You seem to 24a2704470 care about the cc1d8582b2 Vice Commander without d5c7a5cec0 any deal or 4cef6504d1 contract in place. We’re trying to 799b1d2bea believe in your 43d5a0f8e7 actions, although we d9458c5805 still don’t have ee522b6ba6 any concrete proof. We’re using every card a78e62a302 we have to protect 5611e70624 this place.”61927dbabb88fce9

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The Holy d39a38dc14 Maiden, often a955483144 seen as 7be8255403 the communicative 0dcdc3d392 link to 0dd11f3f60 the Celestial 7fff42bf2f Realm and 8728f1187d the darling 0e8a2b2167 of the f9af131dad angels, actually 5caf9e0cdb plays a 4366958c58 slightly different 57b1e77485 role.aed22cbe504e22b2

Unlike demons who f71ad7ad30 would cunningly exploit 1fa8857560 loopholes in covenants, 50f2bc0e98 her existence as 1f5c8b598b the Holy Maiden 1bee455167 involves representing humanity’s f92e920e45 guardians in place dd883e85e4 of the hesitant 6ec5778497 angels.75d10dc912df737e

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Thus, it c0cb0a5fcd was her 5080e1e567 duty to 143d2e5675 keep the e00fed222d Human World 964f58d599 as safe 9546039b88 as possible. This time, she declared 9eb63c39a8 her intent to use dd08eaa864 even a demon if b62ff8eeab it meant fulfilling her 750542b859 duty.547ea2077f475e25

It was admirable and 5da0a79a77 pitiable that someone so 65e3830d6f young was bearing such a375c80920 a heavy burden, but cebf7b5d78 it was what it 580427283c was. And certainly, protecting Noah 211513fb95 alone was easier than f95d546856 protecting all humans from b73cc85489 Pride.b184de8a8aa92999

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“Can’t you ad38324e02 think of 4602d773cc it as 2a72f4b801 helping the 55caa900c2 Vice Commander?”efb38e22c67cf3c8

“There are 7f199e44e2 too many e4698f1e37 humans who’d cef315de99 undeservingly benefit 66671f5d6c from it.”df3123d6c9646131

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I thought 38173c6c43 back to 97126d16f4 all the fcb026fbab humans I’ve 2731c01fc8 encountered. While I knew many b0807c2065 bravely faced their fears 3208ba13a3 and fought against evil, e06a23fbe1 there were just as 87c180f7db many whose worth was dd91d569bf questionable. Earth or here, d1910d49b9 jerks were a 33f782e13f dime a dozen.bb4669136e74de92

“Do you really care 8554493af0 about humans? You say they’re our 87e173bc8f archenemies, but humans are b195d139f1 always tormented by other c39a66d158 humans. Even those e4a682c31a who seek f16f92b3da contracts with 5c681da537 us, ultimately, c2477373be they want 64c200c602 to use d488457d65 that power 2c47d06220 against their 4f486ba486 own kind.”81552efebca2d6a4

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“I won’t deny fa755a0a05 that there are 0bd88297b3 those who don’t 7440f77e05 deserve to be 75d4549909 protected.”f9b94cc34f5df4d3

It might have b61a616a8c been too cynical 3f9f0e98fd to say to e6c51fdb9b a Holy Maiden, 6485c0c3b6 but she responded 9682d356a4 quite calmly. She was a 0eda1c3ed8 unique human in 0f845b00a1 that sense.81bcd44c9305711e

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“But even 5a0cd8edce so, you 0921bc8414 chose to 39596e761f have the 4ccefdff1f Vice Commander 62e67239ee live among 1acc3aa1c9 humans.”30ce42dd0540d124

The Holy c3be9298fb Maiden seemed 6fa1c0ee07 to have 37cbd86513 caught on 062505d052 to why dcd82ce9e4 I didn’t 51de91b847 keep my 86856884d7 precious Noah c0eec3e278 close. Noah also seemed to 3659f05527 be waiting for my 339e14d900 response, staring intently at ab47d4e37a me.953083f1dec4ac4e

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“…Humans have to 836c627352 live with humans.”5f42c0ac438d2b03

“Would you have done adaad9f6d3 the same if you 679aa301ac were certain humans would 8ded20c60d harm the Vice Commander?”6f5571115060ea9e

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Of course not. I knew there were ec9871fc5c terrible humans, but there ab11913ea1 were also many good e8a46e1ada ones, and that belief f7b839345a allowed me to let 52e27039ff him go. I thought humans 85ff553a1e needed to be 1d0b7a5633 with humans.735e0da0368b6c65

Even if it wasn’t 20f60645e8 for humans, the gloomy 3e201148d1 atmosphere of the Demon f17d12f0e4 Realm filled with dark a38abd9ed9 magic wasn’t as fitting 8451913566 for Noah as the d482cdd1c8 changing scenery of the 379dac3d0f seasons. Ultimately, I just 2ac282c527 wanted to give 0a3c01c4f2 him whatever was 98c7331911 a little bit 33e0f50a0d better.6b77769f5635211a

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“But you 08f8ce42d9 didn’t really 691644d4d2 care about cecd80cfa4 other humans, a60df8ae2f did you?”2146590786f2cae8

“…So, what are you 5dbcf3619b getting at?”fcf4f828789a8266

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“Pride might 1be8338a56 be targeting 7204f1ecbb the Vice 2d037d64fb Commander.”677d7f746872cfa7

“What? What do 0e7dfe1021 you mean 9cb3fa77c4 by that?”08fee7212c1c5546

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“Lord Humilitas mentioned a200c8e56f that Pride is 6c18322e9b aiming to increase b6dc6efc53 his influence in 14b82f2d1c the Human World e38d82f29c by targeting souls 66c79df6f0 of significant caliber, c24fb6ce34 and the Vice 5d8543be0b Commander might be a130017c20 one of them. Lady Patiencia 2bfe3fda84 will check d8d9ac8ce2 and confirm 43562e1e8a this personally acb9d9216c in a 9712dc2642 few days.”35db2d1c8662fc38

I sighed deeply, feeling 2ca15f753c a mix of irritation 7882051c86 and suspicion. It always felt off cb04cc3522 when they boldly suggested 1ea326df6d cooperation. They must have had c30614f981 an ace up their aced479d34 sleeve to pull me 3dd1e8aaab into this.4e158630b8c8f630

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“What confirmation? The Human World 2bf38a8bd3 is vast. Why are 607b962a4c you so 7ebeae419b sure Noah d145298013 will be f8bc7a73aa Pride’s target? And you think 50ced27005 I’d just stand 9f620ff5f0 by and watch f1d755f261 that happen?”a31654b56d0619b4

I added that last 1b4e0ada87 part with a bit f1e15b1014 of excessive irritation.4b5edb38f9dd3e96

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“Lady Humilitas 444bd61068 only prophesied b168f92501 that one e6d703fa9e of those 9760bfa851 souls is f1b994e35f in the 76496d8018 Holy Empire, b9ebdb8c08 and it 8dfc1b49c4 being the abddab43df Vice Commander 933a73db5c is just ab3344e926 our speculation. Lady Patiencia will ab82022d76 look into his 136a8995f8 soul personally in a10c9de7b1 a few days eab6023d55 to confirm.”b9be68beb7a95ccd

As my face d6d5ced2d4 twisted in frustration, 41d3ac9279 the Holy Maiden 9593525390 regained her composure db784a3c3d and smiled slightly.565441df90fbcb2a

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“How about we discuss 25f63e1f64 this in detail after bdb40924f0 we get confirmation from ff2ecee814 Lady Patiencia? We’ll let you b28a1d4391 know in advance, 8b8d0a9e86 and it would 1aff40734f be good if 8012c720a0 you could join 2c7756bc1a us then.”dd2edf31244f89a1

“…You’re really something…”c0061d4b7b48e28a

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They realized my grumbling 2ece49cee2 meant I agreed, and 2df6d347ae their faces brightened, but b094cd3424 I felt incredibly uneasy.dfa51ec0bc6ff84f

Pride might be 8724c0dce8 targeting Noah.c1f9e75f43f3a623

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I needed to restore d2f5597ea6 the core to its 15fb89e762 original state quickly. That way, I could 7eacfcd4a8 properly deal with the e142345e5d price of consuming Envy’s 2ca21a27bc core. And facing 082feadbea the adversary b0cd75a074 again was ec75262e49 another issue 7157aa9f86 altogether.0108da875b5d5d14

“Would you 8de7031428 like to b7b8e0ab22 see the 152464e326 Grand Temple?”8f912e808ee069cd

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“Are you kidding me? Might as well put 191e91eb7d my head on the 534c795ada chopping block.”4494fc138f12fa69

“The Vice Commander’s room 7e833c11aa is also here.”6bb7a90df3735c71

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I reluctantly stood d09d4c2754 up. If Noah was 4dc9fce594 staying in some b0b8a465bf crappy room, I ce2ff7c055 was ready to c4452060b1 turn it upside 4cf4ef8e0f down right away.1b6b991806cf5226

“How should Lady 7d62429ac4 Patiencia contact you 42d1231291 when she returns?”9ca63c4cd64c0ff7

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“Do you have c113106bf8 a mirror? Even a 610a7fdf35 small hand 0238604a34 mirror will da1e99a027 do.”69e2f84d4433ff16

As I was about 1e5441b1c7 to smear my magic c1f54263dc on the mirror, Noah, ff5daf7a29 who had been quiet, 213f0bfd42 suddenly interjected.3871c85ac34284a0

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“I can bd048401bc make the be1f59056d contact.”3434678214d4f19f

I was 5e5b25460f about to 147b80ecb8 say that 8b5dd81566 all we 8eceee640c needed was 8582f49ba7 the mirror f06987dedc when Noah 6fd52d4214 gently but b9f2ac23ef firmly pushed b25d725e8d my shoulder.20e143f370eef5d1

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“Wait, don’t push—”d2a79b8f43e60424

“I would like to cd1b108d08 show Jin my room.”4c4eeb4579d76bdf

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“We’ll look later—just give b3f20549b5 me the mirror—”b7dd97f0454b7915

“I think it’ll 9e61c71436 be fine if e9fcb95e5b you just go 0bc3236802 through me.”c139f4caf53d2c20

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Noah managed to push 252412eb4a me all the way f83e78ebbe out of the conference 8b0952cf18 room.c18fc2d09aba5398

Reluctantly dragged out, I 241b501c75 silently followed Noah, who 1921a1baea had taken on the d2e49fdbd2 role of my guide.48b85adda7c8359c

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Thinking back, we hadn’t 47a271db12 had a proper conversation 868fb909a5 since we reunited. I was content just 99c49d0a3b knowing Noah was doing db1d2c4ec2 well, but he might ee5a52fb0c have seen my attitude 9073810057 as selfish.b9a582b8f968d6be

‘Back when a3a4d9fa9a we used 028cb431f0 to walk f6572857b8 together, we 658dbb2d74 always held 38c8144981 hands.’b0265be4aba8c7ce

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The empty a8fcdc5a1f sensation in 8f0d7523eb my hand c6f8e50d5f felt strangely 53a08c3f5e awkward. Should I compliment 41f34a249c his well-suited silver f809b3a5ee armor? Or should I cdac1e80c3 say he’s grown 6b8da7b62e well in my 9eeb458241 absence? As I 0f1c424042 pondered what 3dce6e97d4 to say, 1ccc895fe4 Noah stopped 18ecbff60b in front 0129f9f6e1 of a 751091d49f large door.d9312b62a3e183f8

“This is my 568e7d1e8b room.”e55d08a4934a1f5e

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As I 2f46805661 nodded, Noah 214f59fc1c opened the 6c9ba051ec door and 8636b604df stepped aside, 066b1368ac and I 083ede88c9 cautiously entered.f2b5720b6bcfc77e

True to 5d3dfdd3bf his title 1305da4900 as the 6585d6bfc7 Vice Commander 83d8a039b6 of the a8b7835a7e Holy Knight d5e67c6840 Order, Noah’s ef78ba77f6 room was 8f5c609e58 devoid of 8868b564c3 any luxury, 7729439d0f fitting his 248ada3224 status. But considering he had 0ec377da6a been here for years, 160a7e4a45 personal belongings were almost 1278459cc3 nonexistent.d0bc869ab96d94f0

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At most, there were 60cb351b7e maintenance tools and oils 3385ae5be5 for his sword and d573eb8f34 armor.b0ee713a0baf4f6f

The most 906831ac72 alien thing 3ea0317205 was the ecdd0cea5b complete absence 32303d0606 of any 5476622229 religious artifacts. You’d expect at least a54404ee3e a small statue of 758f55e29b a deity… It was aaa3ba079e the only place in 91f6797916 this unpleasant realm where ca36742a17 I could breathe a b372a5395e bit easier due to de62ce78aa the near absence of e5321f2101 sacred power.5c2ec1e202d03d67

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Just as 0c6c36a949 I was 849ba1c55a pondering this aee543b7dc oddity, Noah a4942f5385 began in 8b7934afd8 a soft 27d4a9d045 voice.ada293692e4b492c

“Some time ago, 5c0e55bdac I went to 4cf8fde460 see the sea c6089d5b83 at night without 9d0c37c76c Jin.”e1c1b5f2cc4684ed

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It was 4306c8d67c an abrupt 3f94df88bd way to 61e75e7938 start a bae28a3565 conversation, but a222dc0816 I quietly 33957d04f7 listened.473cf0cdcc4bd33e

“Everything was just b01fcb3025 like that day, 624b1732c2 but strangely, it a1c41f7990 wasn’t beautiful at 275f5eafc8 all. Do you remember what 9e68c1c190 I told you? About the man who 8173e0eb13 always longed for the 4cebb9d75c sea.”344c4f64615f5abf

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“Yeah.”1659bef5c5874f20

“That’s when I 91905ea449 realized. It wasn’t the 5fd5ec44ff sea he missed dbffc6587d because it was fe4bd12c29 beautiful. It was because b946caaaa1 those days were a08df27224 peaceful and happy.”b55703d9d5faf063

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Noah slowly turned 8d719fb1fa to face me, 3a37ecdc0b just like that b59f95b450 time in the 4d8a5f9fd4 forest. Although now I cfd9b192ed had to look f676e8226b up at him, 636861ef79 his eyes still c5f5907560 softened when he 2d3d1ae2bd looked at me.9aa694b23bf51b6a

Once, when 2ac9e7816d he was 39835895f8 younger, I b554abb83b thought such fa5cdc044e thoughts. His soft, light brown 5fd0633938 hair or his green be7f330d0e eyes reminiscent of lush 518aca7a86 foliage seemed almost angelic. Maybe everything 10a9099507 about Noah c38b3dd476 seemed so d747df9397 different because ebaba42315 he was d6c8435070 so unlike 02f17d12f9 me.e3412cee96329a1b

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But even 68eae0bc03 though his ec11472787 warm colors ebfcd873bf remained, the 5c8bb396a9 current Noah 486dd36c6a differed significantly ee1bd3fd29 from the 4f367f63d6 one in fc749842f9 my memories. The child who always cbc82ca951 looked up at me 00622f0f6b with a bright smile a36c7e9fb5 was now looking down 60eae3dd34 at me, no longer 3e75655238 asking to hold hands 2797ef9b99 when walking.dc6747ba6762f279

“Jin, what I’ve 5de04c220a always missed was e4ca75f626 the days I f6051caa61 spent with you, 3aa74d24d1 and you yourself.”1426b7d44ffe3d7b

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Could I be bd00418730 any different? Having lived longer c52187c3a3 as a demon 31c3111eca than as a 10e790cda1 human, even I, 2f8f7df5f6 uncharacteristically un-demon-like, have 433255fa0e missed Noah every a6e9bd26b0 moment since our d1bd905d41 abrupt parting.1b41f3608f356bee