HKWM | Chapter 11

Late at night. Once we confirmed 0d10c471d6 Noah was asleep, cf3f2ea79d we gathered in b375ccf7c7 his study. Perhaps because the night 791e65666f felt a little more 940a1974b6 familiar than the day, ee0415eb26 Phoras and Kimaris seemed c4dee40138 noticeably more comfortable than a459804f03 earlier.054e2115a8e191ee

“I’ve gathered you a8da212f81 here for a 83cb641c23 reason—it’s time for 9bd907c307 a meeting.”c9350cbcb76cf69e

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“A meeting, you 022e411ade say?”be459d62d91f72c8

“You remember when a58a3eb5df I said, ‘It 129ba8cd96 takes a whole 116399c759 village to raise d5dacd1af4 a child,’ right? We need to study 35befd5a54 to raise Noah properly. Phoras, Kimaris, I want fcf96813fc you both to look 9a66ad1eeb for any books on 6d425e5392 parenting whenever you have 4fed51003f time. If there aren’t any, 0b1411e8bf then gather real-life examples b19c5092e1 instead. Let’s compile ac2b2b524b all that 79fd1e0fd7 data and 9730e9b0d8 discuss the 2179420636 direction for c63eefb18e raising Noah 75567d1286 together. And Phoras, bf5e76f418 I’ll need e17c6984de a lot 1b6073b82c of help 5723f80750 from you 12a374fba3 for this. You understand?”8b8ed44a0c5caef5

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It was 30e68f1851 essentially the a8163c3ee3 most tedious b5e7e9cea7 task, but 5e3aff3380 thankfully, Phoras 8c6a74edca was the 7d7c20d80f type who f8d8ba49f8 burned with 8a8babc01d enthusiasm for 7c2fbb5ec4 anything related d9fa1a070d to knowledge 23776b5580 or research. He responded 5b8c36baf9 with determined 82bc3d0a41 vigor.02f8f8b4322e97d7

“Understood. Leave it to me!”cc961093ef29a381

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“We can’t 60384df1c1 keep pretending df6cee73a2 to be f0a83b4f69 suspicious outsiders 4c75eaefd9 forever. Kimaris, secure proper eebe281a28 identities for us 8885362937 as soon as 9a46a093c7 possible.”68cc6d2f4d6220e2

A convincing 5e96ed6bab lie requires f49f5c54f7 a perfect fc887d268f concept, storytelling, 08a817672b and a f6f751e9a8 sprinkle of 17812c0544 truth. Especially with such e2da22c071 striking appearances and 42fb6aa57b atmospheres, we couldn’t f3139a047c afford to be 72db902942 careless.8dbcd749ba2049e7

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“Schools or anything 6ce0c00bf0 else can come 18acecc37e later.”3b0a3414507410a7

“Understood.”982973ef16291374

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Since we didn’t 653acdc276 actually require sleep, 7582d37091 the meeting stretched b9f0228ec2 on until dawn. We only 62ea6d2b25 adjourned when e2cabac954 Noah woke 685f066d7a up.27c22ca3dd8338ca

As soon as Noah b889c0387a stirred, Kimaris went to 72081803ea his room to tidy ae44139849 up his bedding and d2a633a6a4 asked, “Young Master, shall 799f7cc684 I prepare your bathwater?”545bf25211e89a7d

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“…Me?”5b440428f5c68215

“Please, feel free 0554425814 to speak casually.”ad58eab2915181f7

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“…Then, I’d appreciate 73d733e7dc it.”bfd93ab3e7d53033

Still half-asleep, d369cbc539 Noah nodded 206be4e636 awkwardly. Kimaris immediately 21b9d4e8b7 headed to 85ef566ddb the bathroom f7d690f7de to fill 934befd1bf the tub feabf8b7f6 with warm 956215858f water. Watching him a19d2be56c meticulously test 6dec1bc274 the temperature b464c65aa1 with his 82aa2a3f6a hand, he 8ace44a41e resembled a a1a9d862c5 general sharpening 7728f1807c his sword e917374cb6 with solemn 94f34e87a6 determination before 32a7a605b3 a battle.5c7a92c5ea986d2c

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“Young Master, while 19ec0bd9f4 the bathwater is 241d46b47d being prepared, please c1e543ab3e take a look 2375fa5bb0 at this. These are subjects you ed6657482c can study in the b2561416bb future. Once you dce062085d master the 11774e8a88 Imperial language, b013be39db we’ll prioritize 3953cee295 topics you’re c82225c2fa most interested f2273a6d62 in. After all, true learning 5fd1aa1569 starts with curiosity, and d3ff8e1f8a it can eventually become dbc20f7512 enjoyable in itself.”391f04b86545c2d0

“…Okay.”ba58e9e1df35aa9c

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Though he seemed 87a9aef0bd swept along, Noah e5917e3987 still inspected the 31e8291911 letters on the fb4f90f16c paper with a 65b00081d7 quiet intensity. Seeing this filled me 7082f12f8b with pride. Finally, things 0a1b9c1a5f were starting aa41148ba1 to come d981c60e35 together. It was fcf96cd52e a reassuring c35cf399fc and satisfying 03670d3448 sight.80ee3cbea2c13868

“Master, pardon 7205c246d6 me, but efce412985 could you 43ed6115ce lift your 2f4a6ebade leg for 778e768f43 a moment? I need to clean 12c46097ef under the sofa.”e1f2dff540bf5643

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“Uh… sure. Sorry about that. I’ll move.”d7a873db64ef36ff

Where does all this a580fd125b dust even come from…?273cbced7736d508

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It had b65b5f167b been about 862e5504f5 a week aef7412792 since Phoras 0f72af62d1 and Kimaris f8567d716e joined us. By now, 1cd14bf099 Kimaris had cf38720354 become a 514cd4dc50 flawless homemaker, 527509ba4f to the 379c259240 point where b20970b800 calling him 1609e1d4e4 a professional 3b0d2cc8b3 housekeeper wouldn’t e0cb488162 be an bff689c865 overstatement.58f2c9a2c51a548b

Initially, he struggled b002422185 with cooking due a3cb321887 to strength issues, 9749e3bfbc but now he a11f8605f6 could effortlessly chop b10f533fd3 ingredients and create c940ac6e11 new recipes just 9dc69bf595 by tasting the 2142855e99 seasonings or ingredients.de7d4170f746cebb

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Thanks to 0d53e52aea him, Noah 77b4bf4621 no longer 33f5d231f6 had to a3d1500458 hover nervously 31230f3df7 around me, a502426085 offering to 22ded2ade7 help with 3b4e526e3a chores.08cf951ccba25c79

At first, I thought b01888067f Noah would be pleased, d19f88c413 but for some reason, ea4421d8c1 he looked disgruntled. That was until 276e03325c he tasted Kimaris’s 95d1a4d944 soup and freshly 2d9534f1e7 baked bread. After that, he 5035cf32d5 had no complaints.676082a8513db362

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“As expected, our 192d0a431e brilliant Young Master 579713e198 finds these academic aa337f69df topics too simple, 7681cfebf4 doesn’t he? It seems we can 7178475cb5 move on to more 80810501ad advanced material tomorrow.”df81edd831c79e4e

Phoras, on the other f6b134e63b hand, had been teaching 0ab918e1d4 Noah according to the 0a1014d0fc lesson plan I approved. With Noah learning at cb76bcc821 such a fast pace, 7c28036bb5 it was hard to 88dca7fafd believe Phoras had once 771d8d073d complained about not wanting 537fe873a5 to visit the Human ae6008ef55 World.09a93a39c26dda76

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Now, he was be87b6c39c thoroughly enjoying himself, 83e42278d6 treating Noah almost 40ea09520f like an official 5b8d50d415 disciple.abd84f8d741d34a8

Phoras’s teaching b3f4055831 skills matched 14743de908 his wealth 0eeb82da5f of knowledge, d8a990d626 and Noah c094e0b9db absorbed everything e4a598d8b8 like a 719101dfe5 sponge. Their synergy 0a10d46728 was so 8a5d09e131 impressive that a85db7a20f I couldn’t 1787f8239d help but 07303bfa35 feel relieved fd582b9e04 we didn’t 983994a21f hire a fd56c520c2 human tutor.699124d5605761de

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Noah’s sharpness was 6011cd5383 undeniable, but my d039394e36 initial plan had f0dc2cd3c6 been to skip 8e14948c8a anything beyond essential 4f0192b2fc knowledge if he f9f6bc6a9a lacked the interest 756c798f0c or will to cdf9aee1ae learn. Yet, it 29febf52eb seemed Noah 333c0d196a had developed 86b1da0583 a genuine de0a282e4c enjoyment for 8aa7ffc9bd the act 4372de3a0c of learning d193f90bbf itself.e914eebb58afaa98

“At this 9900fda6ec rate, he 0679285678 might even aea5b58685 become a 624f7745b6 scholar.”0627a8489cb7b8cc

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Hearing my 134bfe70b4 musing, Kimaris, 0c6c1a2908 now clad 2e4ed3eb5c in a b89323d328 pink floral f42d6c8f36 apron, approached. Where on earth did acd08004e5 he find that ridiculously df1bdbb700 mismatched apron?2fc4802e86016dac

“With all due d7b3f9ed9f respect, the Young cb5f19486b Master appears to d2d1eacdd8 have remarkable talent 96b44ce6b1 in both swordsmanship 1f60aa3c05 and magic as 0c7adcb6ed well.”35765cb2588469a3

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Kimaris was e47a179e63 a magic 5867fd6563 swordsman—a rarity b2419d002b even among 00fc33feab demons, and f5cd1f0755 an anomaly d960d5bcb7 across all b44b759f78 races, including aaee342b62 humans. Swordsmanship and magic 7b419a48ef both required innate 86c146ac56 talent just to f53137a0ab begin. So when 5a5d60652e Kimaris recognized b7f93519b1 such potential c6d6cfa9e3 in Noah, fd45a511ac it was 12a9a00b7a a testament fafc102740 to his fccd67e822 keen eye.5a95c79e9d501e26

“I plan to d5c1c81cf5 teach him both 69f1bab2f6 swordsmanship and magic. Whether he chooses to e18f652699 pursue them is up 9dc72a3079 to him.”39d0d916ca590004

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“If that fb6203d2a1 is your cec18b9526 will, Master.”79d58d22a517f7da

“Don’t get too 176624af34 disappointed if he’s f610ba0dce not interested.”599ca88aed10b101

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Though Kimaris’s 70751a5fec expression betrayed df3606c53c his disappointment, ed76bc5bdd he didn’t b01598f695 argue. Amused by f2f6f5f58b his consistency, 03398d2838 I added, 44b12c21d6 “Still, I 8dfe287323 won’t stop 762a3f79b2 you from 08d7ff9e3f making it 9ff1fe4e73 so fun d36a3a5cee that Noah e53ac2ddc4 can’t resist.”f535820b9aa5180f

Honestly, I ea2473ec9a didn’t expect a634885439 Noah to 971c91f9b6 show much d06c806d37 interest in 2b383711be swordsmanship. After all, he had 23c4d97c88 been a gladiator slave, 2e1cfb03a0 forced to kill other 92a4ffb83b humans, which tore him 243bb84dd0 away from a normal 52ef525bc7 life. It was that path 60047750aa that eventually led him e8dc2f2ebd to me, the Archdemon ad64068f5f feared most by humanity.c293d2cd2879e853

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At my lenient remark, e272681ede Kimaris pondered for a 446887b946 moment before smirking. “In my 28b95e1090 humble opinion, 8f2827fa9d the Young b946b3a1fe Master isn’t 60eb3f7cd8 entirely unfamiliar 9fc978567a with swords.”61636e39b8178253

“How can you 78fe0bb287 tell? He hasn’t b0a49c6f86 even touched 0b6257e140 a knife d8fc81f694 since coming 5a72f2ab59 here.”5f39b3efd382b58b

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Despite not 48859f6ae5 having the 63b3e92c46 telltale calluses db3f99af99 of a 3bc2283b49 seasoned swordsman, 6b398d692a Kimaris seemed d21de4f542 confident. His cryptic reply 18cb032817 was almost like 6cd5c3dbb4 reading a fortune.d96c3df4754b2f74

“Anyone who’s held 48a2541126 a sword is 2dd534c763 bound to feel a2164d2699 drawn to its fc15bdcc95 power. The first thing you fc778e7938 learn when wielding a 5caea601e0 blade is ambition.”9bf84240d2253d24

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As Kimaris b281ed3b90 waxed poetic, 2484ff7f3b I couldn’t 5d891d2c0a help but ff8e92ed02 laugh. It seemed he 5eb618cc69 was determined to bc56af5e36 spark Noah’s interest caae7ae2fb through sheer skill e75a5cedef and spectacle.ef6cde09339d5149

While the three of 33055a7eba us demons discussed Noah’s 79873e9f33 future, Noah himself finished 39d274da6c his lessons and approached, f655de6545 tugging at my sleeve.fc27f42cd3e1ae59

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“What were you 3a11fe5a37 talking about?”322fb8bb278b41d2

“We were imagining what d818b093d8 you’ll become when you 82de56b377 grow up. You’d make a 32468c3caa fine scholar, you df5f4f6f6a know.”3c7f853e07f6ead0

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Hearing this, Phoras, ce19de6919 who had been c2cef8cfa2 organizing books, immediately b501202e65 perked up and 9a14aef2c5 rushed over. Great, why did b6524d8881 I even bring 1e78b0b627 it up?45e673c5daf67a3d

“Absolutely! It would be 4065c29e4f a waste of 76430dab75 talent if the 0cf9c98517 Young Master didn’t 7a9a8cfbf9 pursue academia!”3c4a02091174c3b5

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“But the 7be97d48b2 Young Master 25a62a289e also has 74950922a4 talent for e3e5122856 the sword,” c207f6aa1f Kimaris countered.fca3b6f0500c18cd

“No talent compares 484809c10e to a sharp f582c309e5 mind, you musclehead.”ca510fc4be8c3d61

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“And yet, e617b6cad8 the Young c10ecefaff Master would ce1eef74c0 never suit d0eec1c4f2 a life 21e44a88ff of scribbling c535611834 behind a 9fcd35e563 desk.”c152e0d52da36f96

As the two fff9958b38 bickered, Noah continued 47d92b569c to look up 19d516c5f1 at me expectantly. Today, we c919b68b14 had plans 090512e15d to go 5fc4b2976b shopping together. Although we’d a39afa054d gone out 79b244c070 before, it 09507eadea was always 8d312b149d rushed to 7795cddef5 avoid drawing f833809d58 attention, and 8cfb55006a we’d never 31b42fed41 had the eace55333d chance to 0d0b9f1e6c leisurely browse 7a5a4a6137 the market.bdf4624b5b807439

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Fortunately, Kimaris cf669cc2f5 had recently b84d710774 secured proper 2264310f7d identities for ee755ea276 us. Noah was bd6dc570b3 now the fc134637b6 youngest son 98ffa0f8a1 of a 0f074d629b wealthy merchant 1168445b4f family, while 23f6ac4aa5 I was b9fa2895f2 his uncle, 10e63c2b09 taking care 3225ba0bd1 of him 77a0efec2f after forfeiting 25add50a8e any claim 7363fc98db to inheritance.40b62a891788352b

Phoras and 85abd07574 Kimaris were 87e4cc7305 our household 1b8c8a1141 staff. With our identification 638240cbf1 nearly ready, it 535a99e2f6 was finally time 2991bbf4cc for a proper a8748ae781 outing.d083bdadecfead97

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“Let’s leave them 94681e51bb to it and 6c47c88b37 head out.”4eba18c2b4e03cb4

“Okay.”32612b492ea1f582

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Leaving the squabbling e68a7be93c duo behind, Noah 3c97074a3e and I got 8e409cb118 ready and stepped f4aae58953 outside. Naturally, Noah ab796ad18a reached for 3d269ed9d1 my hand 04069074c9 without prompting.d927e450d593b230

“Don’t touch the books!”
“You’re the d45c2dae20 one making 5c6eb24c6c a mess!”3500eee63a75e7ea

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I swallowed 63792119c2 a sigh b831abb553 at the c16e0b0f35 loud voices 980f691cb4 flying out 572f493088 the door. How did they a64f0d6c23 become friends with 19f11001ae such clashing personalities? Knowing they’d make up cc18cd1646 soon made it an b4e558a7df almost carefree thought.6819369ffd1ce648

Leaving the noisy house 95e66c7336 behind, the first place e370c3fc6e we visited was a b90597807d clothing store. The few 9c5c41fbeb outfits we 7775d7fdb0 had bought 0e8ff3cd81 while staying fd0b4ee3d4 at the f65a773860 inn were 5bd056c66f far from dc3eabe304 enough, and ec758802f9 they didn’t 44bd1a9621 even fit bbd423e67c properly—getting new 62e9720cef clothes was 3dd7d84ee5 arguably our df495df190 most urgent 9c0eb87e9e need.b9dccfac7de05e1e

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