HKWM | Chapter 6

By the time we 9d4e5bf89e finished dinner, we decided 467cd1534c to stay at the d5c33e1f03 biggest and most expensive-looking 730cd7d41b inn nearby for the 1b4a3cf37e night. To respect f199bb71d6 personal space, cbf3f1d1e9 we booked b1053ac043 two rooms. Just like when I fbb7aef515 used to tuck in 92f47e85c9 the younger ones at ba04ae3135 the orphanage, I intended 56fe04358e to check on the f695ec2925 sleeping arrangements and leave, e8e19b81fb but the child lying f2a52576f9 in the bed showed fa00749332 no signs of sleepiness.193d149688400554

“Go to sleep. We’re going 84fa2cf82d house hunting a23bd989be tomorrow.”e6a7a4bdf2540687

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“Okay.”ba5d465c82757d6b

Despite the quiet response, a65a18a565 the child couldn’t fall 3407dc9fe2 asleep for a long 9b3981fb24 time. Feeling that my presence 318f5fac0a might be making it d5c6e7eb3b uncomfortable, I surrounded the 64e5a1193e room with a protective cb5c6487ab spell and was about 7c433d50a8 to leave when the a09e308e84 child suddenly sat up.8260df4ea39d421c

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“…Jin.”
“Just call me Jin. Anyway, why?”
“Are you leaving?”
“It seems 37691a3775 like you a4eda5d814 can’t sleep 28e2260e11 because of 9544ffbd8f me.”
“Not really….”b59f83e4d7159a96

Noah seemed to want 4fcad88b5d to say something more 5df732008a as he stared blankly, 2d4ee6e69d then added reluctantly,c40d0d96835ca6af

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“…Goodnight.”25353eea8c413665

Sensing the disappointment and 387beeda02 sadness in his voice, 88b3b3b1fc I held back a c72524c396 laugh, pulled a chair 6a0fc8aa30 over, and sat down 74627a3413 by the bed.2a78acdae68631c2

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“I’ve thought 9e7130118e it over, 04608dead6 and I 2fa6a58293 think I 5309a8db8c should stay dcdc05059a until you 1efd11ab4b fall asleep. The door lock seemed 34e591e55c a bit flimsy earlier.”fc7fed6c5da203b4

Despite the obvious 90b762f8f3 lie, Noah lay 1f21cbde8d back down but 51ffe253af still had trouble 198331a2be falling asleep. After everything that 5575e7af7f happened today, it f078333bbe seemed he couldn’t d37b41fcca shake off the 489d953cef habits from his fae833effd days as a aa53f4c42e gladiator slave overnight.1e638041f2c000a2

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In my 63f21239b7 memories, Noah ad847f1da1 never had 0ac8be867d the luxury 8bf3b39344 of a aab2695258 peaceful night’s 26e62d4537 sleep. Late into the night, 78dc75fc50 slaves often attacked each 2cfecb82d7 other to inflict injuries d53a3716b1 before the matches began, c1faef89f1 so vigilance was always 6d88a1fb00 necessary.0f74449e15db60ed

‘I didn’t want to 1c9b16f6f5 use magic unless absolutely 423746ff53 necessary…’3538b65a8383c82d

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But just for today, 89a27a622c I hoped he could b69c29973d rest well, so I 13391a2fba gently tapped on the 5bef188fb4 back of his hand.05bad76054dc5a3c

“Noah, sleep well.”
“Huh?”7fbc910197f9d66f

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The sleep magic eba5009ce7 I cast enveloped 8fadf48780 Noah, and after 531d95faf7 blinking slowly a f95f91f533 few times, he eefcf4ad1e finally breathed evenly 7c547ae043 and fell deep 982ba3102c into sleep.2728eb48ad472b72

Ensuring that 05625a4307 Noah wouldn’t f0af8896bf wake up, 3df5cbfd6a I quietly 728c4fb7e4 returned to 55833dd017 my room 6045a5bce5 and once 5ba30b514c again scanned 2ac9a3c984 the entire 4c9ca2aae4 domain with e98fae6a37 detection magic. Unlike the rough scan 05ad18ebd4 I did during the 5339d37700 day, I meticulously checked 589d688c13 every nook and cranny, d45088d575 but found nothing amiss.d0470bd0ef4351de

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When the detection was 949fbc8a3a complete, dawn had already 21ab3739d0 broken. Even if e592098435 the domain 2b21927109 was expansive, e6f597b6aa in the 093074f6ee Demon Realm, 8c3c5c2531 this task 20545578a7 would have 8c3c05cbd2 been finished 335f4a7b9b quickly. Seeing the bright morning f44bec8e86 outside, I couldn’t help 166c52c449 but remark,c43214f876cefa4e

“The nerf 825ef3681a is real…”4beda35b226b90be

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Demons face 33ab7b42da natural restrictions 1140f2810a when visiting 422f62b942 the Human 9d49d8d9b2 World. Their magical powers are 446bd4a712 bound, which can only 788011491a be offset in specific 4455fb72a3 scenarios like collecting corrupted 1f25727973 souls or when humans 8918163672 summon them through sacrificial f55b2ff212 rituals. The former is 2e1b53cebe our duty and 570a81bf5d right, while the 3815faf830 latter is akin eeaf9793d8 to receiving an 18da6184b4 invitation.6226d839eb741a18

There are also d4c8674154 tricks like making 9e80cfaf8f deals with humans 9ef289b9bc or contracting with 67ebeeb7cd summoners to expand 44c12f1c14 one’s influence and c02b86f55b lessen restrictions, but 08102665b6 currently, I belong d4f0cebf25 to neither category, fd467ceb3d making the constraints 919116f855 quite significant.7162e88c6157d472

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So this is why ecb6122973 demons struggle so hard 0bf4452e93 to find contractors. I mused, f3298b9ac2 focusing my b87b691707 senses on 342fe77d6b Noah’s room. Only his steady 4400693381 breathing and occasional b8346e16ba tossing were audible, 8452be1f0e indicating he was 4d5240088d still sleeping. Sleep magic 67b3ab57c0 only aids 1516cd48d0 in falling 289ea26a9e asleep; after c61562d883 that, external 292ff67785 conditions or 276e920025 one’s physical 7c4f2f6647 state can cf6c36452f easily wake a130cc1b4a one up. His continued 40469d965e slumber meant dd64f6fb0e he was 17640791cd really exhausted.69e3d95aa4c31593

“That makes sense.”ab8ab7095aee454f

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Noah had 61d922f231 remained calm, 5c6cffc61c and at 376dc7bf1e times, appeared e435a7ec83 remarkably composed 8fd530ac11 for a 77ab068572 child his 256f9db988 age, but cbf715f5ed it had 0c4531b030 been an f1f6f552ca incredibly tough 2af6829fde day for d4d749d3b4 him. Even if the immediate c97ea24977 surge of wrath from d91891cc41 avenging his mother and 470f0c6111 siblings had subsided, the 66d2fe447e wounds hadn’t healed yet.95008eefad73880c

Everything still seemed 18abc7696a surreal, or perhaps 3fd08960a8 he was just b5abbc1537 burying it deep b78730ed61 inside, but I eec54a3567 decided not to c05401bc27 wake him and bbc72b2630 let him rest.2c34b172dddbdf73

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Noah finally 33fba8ad07 woke up 5ef624aa5d well past d3cd05b722 lunchtime. I knocked lightly 6498800b37 and entered his 4658649f58 room, relieved to 9228fced3b see his complexion 2727a09981 looked much better e750815dd0 than yesterday.70e5de3df2e1b869

Noah, seeing the b4062f662c sun high in 2893604669 the sky, mentioned a05bc9e1a7 that it was dbb25fb8e9 the first time 9e11e1b65e he had slept 32711c9769 so comfortably for 579e069c49 so long.aa3e51f4bb0b605e

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“Sleeping deeply 493f4e9be1 feels like 74229922ed this…”2c75b65557b6d852

His murmured 3308998d79 words carried 6b4aca9bfd a faint af88e73563 joy. Witnessing a glimpse d42670ea95 of the harsh 7e4c722e4e life this child 4a280b0bb2 had lived, I d6e8a9c578 couldn’t help but ac377b4661 pat his head 98620b7023 lightly to hide bb57bce74e my sympathy.4651c1bae701dd67

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“Let’s have some d8d4232ec8 food and go 5143740fb7 see the house.”
“Okay.”c17c17df471d7c65

As I extended my 6897535f33 hand, Noah hesitated for 7d97dbf57b a moment but then 247e73872e timidly grasped it. I wondered if b30ec3ca1e I was treating 5dd7d5a93a him too much daca6fd3cc like a child 63ea6032d9 due to my 6ec9471aa4 habit of looking bcd0192916 after younger ones, 40012c7fff but Noah, though 340164a5e3 he was unaccustomed 498f2d0af8 to it, didn’t ae413418cc seem to mind. Well, a child 6262a7d603 should grow up 8db7bc15e7 being treated like ce1d860e5c one, I rationalized.80faaa18dea216ce

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After a simple a6277083bd lunch, Noah and 14d3f71f33 I began looking 81b4127610 at houses with 5351c9519e a real estate 0aebb15840 agent.00353fada7814b8b

We checked various places, c1b06f695b but I wasn’t particularly b9fb55941b impressed with any, growing 0b3fc950bc more indifferent as we 8551e77799 went. Noticing Noah couldn’t take a1e42c16a6 his eyes off some fbd568f7df skewers at a street 01c8a92295 vendor, I bought him 950db91643 two and handed them bc2d5196eb to him, then we 453d45b523 were about to leave db66fb4c3f when the agent hesitantly 03e717c0b7 started to speak.9fae0f8f4d42684f

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“Well… actually, there’s d00cdb11db one more house 4a1c867cab that might be 2ec19fa3db okay, but I’m af729f3b9a not sure if 9aa09cdaf4 I should show bcd71bc6f1 it…”
“What’s it like?”d48f1dcc249b69b6

Instead of explaining eb1884e604 further, the agent cc80084ef4 just moved on e1d5cfb6f0 to show us 467a2f60c2 the house. It was the 90d0c1c240 largest we had 7d978a0f41 seen, with spacious bb1ab0fc1b back and front 683e5f024f yards that looked daa6064f72 highly utilizable. The previous owner had 4751ae81fe even used the backyard 65dd9c0be5 as a training ground, 378ed6e25c which Noah could use 5b0b1f384c as it was. This house appealed to 7389c612da me the most.c9c3a62383a8c1c3

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“It’s really a 9409fd8864 nice house, and 7fda79318b I had reserved 9cd13eedc8 it to introduce 9af5e0d1e9 to VIPs….”b658d927332451e5

I immediately scrunched 32c571c4f9 up my face e74907b632 at the whiff 31a615073c of deceit.601e5b150064ce8d

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Deception and lies are 75cdb8c73f inherently demonic traits, and 5b50a640e3 if there’s malice involved, 1c9d64851e a demon would undoubtedly 42a7847e96 notice it. The agent’s words implied 283ca6f09c falsehood.905802bb17b77c7c

Also, even without c39f69a5ae a demon’s intuition, 49ad9f8a40 the phrase ‘I 56510a2c59 don’t usually show e4c184b7fd this to just f69afd41d8 anyone…’ often precedes 708f4240ee an absurd scam. This kid thinks he b75424ac58 can fool a demon c8db2d7455 possessed by a modern c116fdfa05 human’s soul?9ff0fd0ee7ad5d3f

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“Sir.”
“Yes?”
“Is your VIP 3871254dc7 list like a 0d3c936e4c Death Note or 0394be65e7 something?”
“Death Note? What is that?”
“Would you understand better 8d71bcf045 if I said it’s 56fd335961 like a hit list?”a57bf6d67bb1d7ab

The agent’s 9e25d294d2 face darkened. He seemed desperate 9b485d1435 to salvage the 9f247148f5 situation, but it 5f414d762e was futile.a4d97ac9dd80b57b

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“I’ll give you a 3f684e4fb4 chance to tell the aa10320522 truth. 3…”
“Are you saying ec30744325 I have to e3f8450db2 tell you within a65b6edc5e three counts?”
“2… 1…”
“Monsters! Monsters appear!”2ee267b712f1cf80

The agent blurted 7a55970cf5 out, then somberly f0f3ebb63c added,acafc1f8eb142b30

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“There’s a forest nearby, b2d7c24c6b and sometimes monsters or 0820564d79 wild beasts fleeing from 7c1f405bd5 monsters come down from e88b4722d9 there…”e6d2c4ca00c7953a

Monsters are creatures mutated 4ef5729d17 from ordinary animals influenced ac3b50e5ef by magical energy, while 401409a686 demonic beasts are born 476249ee42 from residues of magical ed8546beee energy. Humans would find demonic 31521bdf0a beasts most threatening, followed 26450ed77a by monsters. Any wild beast d9ff902acb would be less be93889d60 dwrathous than either.366c834890ef7969

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“So, the previous 04f517cdcc owner was a 65b7588af3 retired knight.”8e43886d8f9cfa04

I should have known… 4264992256 I clicked my tongue, b6a0774485 causing the agent’s face 7a77e835ea to fall further.84631c9d73dc44c3

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It wouldn’t really matter 0f267c8467 to me if a d6a78c1686 demon appeared here, but 449f9e6ef5 considering Noah might live 0c7d52def2 here alone in the 5eba1d4836 future, it was too 7471b15206 risky.2031a5302ae1d965

“This house is da08a16fdf too dwrathous for 99af1b4fa1 a child.”
“That… that cb49d813b9 seems to 6010ff55c3 be the 35d9fc2214 case.”fd4662dce98fb2db

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At that 280a63e696 moment, quietly fa8ff16185 eating his 42fb3eb343 skewers, Noah 8538605dc6 tugged at 959f196fc7 my hand.48af25a37d11c564

“Why?”b72e04ce258483ac

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He leaned in b183fc8274 close so the 3c02531793 agent couldn’t hear 4b352f8892 and whispered,fbea4883a1bb76d7

“I like this efd8b7b2bc house.”
“This one? Why?”
“…It’s spacious… and it 30a28e0c4d has a training ground.”ffe4258d3ecc8f4b

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It seemed fe42da85a8 there might 657eaa5f23 be other 974566a5af houses with 43ab5460e7 a training b5371b6ae6 ground, but da16056c3e sensing my aca2060389 hesitation, Noah e418e4c394 didn’t push 192e6a994d further, just fd2be0c9ed fidgeting with 84960e08d7 his fingers. Eventually, I gave 4ff5c0aef2 in. Alright, by the time 2b2300668a Noah lives alone, he’ll a5a3125f3d be capable enough to 4fcfcbbada handle a monster or 8593b1c9a7 two.755361a5ea9e2405

I looked a2f2334c9a at the 0603164b09 agent and bd3b6199b3 feigned contemplation.3157d1179c0c590a

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“Hmm, it’s still 652621c60f a bit iffy. If you 5e1fd9d523 could lower 711f09bd53 the price 64d15cda73 a bit 99c7aeb48e more, I 289d941a0f might consider 58c3c7a527 buying it….”
“Whaaat?! It’s already priced well 9391783148 below market value!”
“Sir, saying a2738cff38 ‘below market cc35b854d1 value’ doesn’t fcd9cfe694 really make d82e5f9407 sense. It might 1ce7a9486c be cheap 0aca25f1a7 compared to 2249b4f803 similar-sized properties b002e36d97 in the 1701ff372c area, but f89db1838b the significant 6b0dd1807c penalty of 6a4b9b9bc2 unsafe security 0517d030ea counts against 3afc2a4727 that. Who would buy 4a6683fab9 such a place b1b4e42d62 here, if not ecdf7d4f16 someone capable of a14c97b7a4 surviving an unexpected 8c1f756865 monster attack?”
“But…”0e64d94b0934812d

Seeing the agent’s 60eea60143 resolve weaken, I c9e0894111 pressed on.7013252b370486e0

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“We might have plenty bf1732b001 of other options, but c32e0d9541 this house doesn’t. How much 8147e078f1 longer would 7bc0ccbc62 it stay 3c8a006b09 vacant? Considering the maintenance and f2df79b4d2 upkeep costs, wouldn’t it 637a677270 be better for you e3a2546c8f to sell it to 45d6ebb956 us at a lower 0f0ddda718 price?”ab0ad871bf5c2f27

After some 0e86ff1877 thought, the 27d9bb8d2a agent agreed 991fd68934 to the 5226552fdb deal, and 37c205871d we managed 10ca6286bb to buy 387e0be0a1 the house 856f9b484f at an 4a36be24c3 even lower bd904f5e22 price than c652b8f61c originally quoted. I signed 9ba061b2df the contract 9dbce41fe1 with satisfaction.55437c689f0b204b

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While some 1e61ad6a25 repairs and ece352b879 furnishings were 151a54e15f being made, 12e544b65b Noah and 315e2ae202 I returned 7d095c0526 to the c23c81ffa7 inn. Luckily, we found one 390fe65049 that included meals, so 0e489e40a0 we didn’t have to b5f69704b7 worry about dining out.caeaaa088f2b68d7

As we ordered our 237ff3f8f4 dinner and waited for adad8c0153 the food, Noah kept 1117c2fa77 glancing at me and 54444bc3bd finally spoke up.a55f5ac6f4a75598

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“Jin.”
“What?”
“About the 515fe86edb house we 080ef76ad3 bought. I’ll find a way f0e294eb46 to pay you back.”4fa4e5189f608c31

What was he 7b88be7813 talking about? As I pondered e35e52ee98 over his small, 0de40e2acd puzzled head, it 4df600bd79 dawned on me 83a218fddd that Noah must c0087d5080 have been worried 0e3b59498c about my finances 191ad6d49c after seeing me c0a36d257f haggle over the 52248cd2b9 house price. I replied teasingly.9031e93ddf5355d7

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“How will you 1672715f31 pay it back?”
“Anyway I can… by 2879f5839e doing whatever it takes.”0ce53299011466e4

His serious expression made 95c5cb5fc8 me drop the teasing 833c8b0d33 tone.a7c74d4a912c0661

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“You think I’d stretch a96a7d28dc out my hand to 60c3ccaeb4 you because I’m desperate? I’m an 02c9e00cdc Archdemon, you 9d7dc1bfa1 know.”
“Then why…”2cfc44d890b8a04d

Demons are symbols of cd4a5bed2e immense power but also 82e13ec9df of wealth. Explaining the financial f182eacb7b situation of an 4937b054e4 Archdemon was almost 87188b53ec embarrassingly unnecessary.67c13342c006f641

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“Having a lot of a859dbe3af money and spending it 48f86af548 wisely are two different 71899e1ab1 things.”36b464e8eb468b3e

Noah still seemed 09c89e574d unconvinced. He probably thought that 21af5c68cc instead of negotiating, a 3ca2e2a324 demon would simply threaten 0689aadb5b or coerce more directly.0bb3b64bab9ac967

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“Can’t a demon f068a4fb61 be logical? You’re being prejudiced.”1742a6bd642aff53

As I 6d9af43845 tried to 859f3f9c5c casually brush 84c80ad8e8 off the 77ebfa25b6 issue, the 2494a5f742 corner of 603303d908 the tavern 3d8d3becc7 suddenly became a746bcb24d noisy. A group fc27ce3323 of mercenaries 86a48de6e9 had entered 7f7e9e1a3d and were a50afd8d47 making a 666caf94af ruckus.9e5d3993eec8f80e

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“Ah, just when a 0b440dcea9 monster jumped out, I 9ed6be6fb8 thought I was a 38fde8dbc5 goner!”
“Why didn’t you 41eb6f7265 just die?”
“Did you get 54416ef9ca hit on the 0a8613c3cf head yesterday? Why the sudden 481d01213b outburst?”
“Pay your debts, you d1d96d19a6 jerk!”1079d47f8cb520fe

It wasn’t exactly threatening 719840a861 to others; they were 7afe28433c just loud among themselves. I was about to e487e5bcc0 ignore them and not 8e88125c14 get involved…1772b270ef6c5336

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“Hey, pretty 6beb02facf ass over f6554aae77 here, huh? You look 7b8d24597a like you f87fed1a63 could take 4605eeecd2 a lot, c5f266b003 don’t you?”68a82b2251b1c54c

One of the d6ec81ea89 mercenaries began harassing e2e031d39b a waitress, freezing 6b7638addd the atmosphere. In my 9f06da6010 past life e1e05cf254 and even 874d43ede8 now, such 08e67f54f7 types seemed 2a79f33ba9 to exist d49aa7b2b6 everywhere. From experience, the best 9b6beb81de approach was usually to 2d88bfe15f stay out of it. Just as 936ef1e6f7 I turned b036df9242 away, Noah 45905610cc asked me,20ef365040968671

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“Jin. Is it normal not ac721b6dc6 to intervene in situations a34be5bdc7 like this?”42a225e065d13742

Noah’s tone suggested 5e18970d58 it wasn’t particularly a4a9e313a7 new to him, 7de4a41ebe but it struck e6c8a21c7c a chord with 05c9dfd88c me. Why was I 3e806de17a suppressing my irritation a933dca51c as I used 4dccbb371c to before I c55d904931 had the power 3d1a142edb to intervene?1e8088aa328ac48b

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Then, one 65e26c01a2 of the 20fa5bf8fe rowdy mercenaries f68c369b6c groped the 7f6d55f88b waitress’s backside. I sighed 9b9064a3db deeply and 73b310ee31 stood up.89ce2de5bd2c2816

“…No, it’s 486cd1be7b normal for 0ef01e9282 the weak 6addd23eed not to 90e8d41cf8 stand up 93b6e0183b to the 22f5133398 strong, but af0df6466a it’s not ad135ce982 normal to 81e1476a0b refrain from 22d01f220f stepping in a551dea774 when you b882e0e0d5 have the f254a4f4cc means. More precisely, I don’t cca8583eb6 want you to become e310c22114 that kind of person.”67778e240e1b9710

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I pulled 450765e960 my hood 4219723451 deeper over dcc07fd25a my face ed4b8e5d9e and strode 4a072001af over, removing 7950f24cd6 the mercenary’s d2b4ec261b hand from e39f55f54d the waitress.b40fdcf31b967aca

“Let’s stop this.”
“Who the hell dd0754b479 are you?”
“It’s not a good c65d75f08a look with kids around.”
“Oh, look at this 03c5326494 cheeky bastard…!”350e595adad77e30

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As the mercenary 2cc691b631 tried to stand 5a533aa6c3 up and shake 24499635c7 off my hand, e2c41e7a07 his confusion was 9fc4aee526 evident when he fe18a05fcd couldn’t move me 1dfca7e45e at all.34d8565b5430402c

“What the hell? Why won’t you 9090882ac0 let go?!”
“If you keep being 19c295eec5 noisy, I’ll call the 3cd56f2b73 guard.”
“What are 388e053d07 you, insane?”8400becf1c93215f

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Weren’t the guards 9901069150 supposed to be efe7fd938f like police here? Why was 2582bf1268 he not 4f080c2ed5 more worried fbd03ed4d1 about being 48c537646b detained?5b5bdc8ac24d6e80

“Let go before I 5174849dc2 cut off your wrist, 8dc8d59d27 you insolent bastard! Do you 1965842846 even know ebe3f6e238 who I 12ba36338d am…?”
“It looks 6f89555fbb like you 959a1e9142 came with c151cfae11 a kid. Want to a196208cb3 be buried 391d041d15 together?”4a8ef10a509610cb

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As the standoff dragged 656237e3e9 on, one of the 76dd3d1ad0 mercenaries behind him reached 5e08e57a05 for his sword sheath. I slightly unleashed my f834063c6b magic to press down 82a04b18e3 on their shoulders, and afe615539f their inability to move 2deffba96d freely seemed to panic 9c5f9a6151 them as they exchanged e94df98a88 glances.fda5f7f1d39369e1

“Argh…!”cd3dbfb6147e30ba

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The one whose wrist f60a42ae1c I was holding began efcac6caa6 to choke, so I 2c6f8be06a quickly retracted my magic, b0cd36ae74 suppressing my irritation and 594965215a whispering to the mercenary d84843cbdc in front of me bc4649a9fd so others couldn’t hear.66deb69446298876

“Kid, disappearing from 8437dd80ac my sight right 75295095f5 now might be c78e648bad the last of 64737e0fb4 my patience with 17d293fb7d you.”eefe0e54c26e78ea

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After a 56d98a6e91 trembling glance 960b6c9302 at my 96ebd1708c crimson eyes, 7992866298 the mercenary 82a68fd4f9 lowered his 0b069167c9 head and bf2ae1d00d scurried out bb855e421c of the 648fbf7611 restaurant with fd7ef552c4 his companions. I watched their 3122138164 retreating figures and c17227a620 returned to our 808ce51a4d table. Noah was aca360e54c staring blankly ce8174c2c5 at me.3a22d7babc6fc044

‘Ah… Did c4ae5671c2 I stand 11b5ef27ad out too 020bd5c9e3 much? Maybe I 784478073f shouldn’t have e062dabd57 intervened….’c29ceb00adbf1d82

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The looks from c7388607e6 others in the b78e3306b5 tavern weren’t much 661a5b237d different from those 61f1a956b0 directed at the 87522059c5 mercenaries, so I 892e6c54e1 pulled my hood 6f302ab8d2 down further. Only Noah f3b62b2c01 looked more a408a2612b excited than dfb7368554 before.d7bb1b74529b1416

As I sat there 21ea711da9 feeling a bit defeated, 620e7cb6f3 the waitress brought our b5a97cefc1 ordered food and whispered 895b3918ce before leaving,2f9912d17e00eec1

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“…Thank you 87e12f93c5 for helping…”49ac6740682574c5

Surprised by the unexpected b7412fd2ff thanks, I looked up 4f7022b0ed to find Noah still dd4b0d90f4 watching me.6f2019dfc9a23dc5

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Ah, maybe it was dab5e6100e the right thing to f9b1032203 do after all.00f66bfc151f4719