HKWM | Chapter 12

“Oh, this 4341972474 one looks 5d9a21a918 really good 967c5e6b44 on you f4d47166c8 too!”a392f7054be78b43

Neither Noah nor I 16e05f87f3 knew much about clothes 7ee9302150 nor had much interest, 76eb37f379 so we mostly went 7e00cc283c with what the store bc01181435 owner recommended. It turned out the 66157386bb clothes were mainly functional fe705ae4fd since they were designed fd8ad2ab69 for commoners, and there ca592177ce wasn’t much in terms b97082555e of style.428f8b632f90873e

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Yet, the owner f0e5ff5a8b kept insisting we 07d7022218 try everything on, 175ba93d47 probably having noticed 88e88face8 that once we 81df45847b tried something, we 92ded89ae2 tended to buy 945b68f52f it.44f84bac80fc6146

It wasn’t a02fb39bbf even a 29c5a516f2 high-end shop e882d83a20 for nobles, 153fb18274 but it 70ea517845 was funny aa53338529 trying things 67ce744dd0 on, and ac5a1ae2a9 since we 0fdcaf7dd2 weren’t particularly 6212fc818a strapped for 0d732052e1 cash, we abe5b086d1 just went b480623956 along with 17cefd59ac it, nearly 631085bc07 clearing out fa581da201 the store’s b8ec3d5e60 inventory.66320993fe26df7c

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“Oh, this one 23f358ca7f too, really suits 40080e5c6b you!”145478ce3b9b4cdb

“…It’s fine. We’ll take e9b88450d6 this one 1308f30c6a too.”549612d1106c9181

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Now that Noah f3c6c5c285 had gained some 2f0a45ca26 weight, anything he df5803153e wore looked good e5aeaae5a0 on him, so 67425a2e2c it couldn’t be d3e3220fef helped. It was Noah who 3963c39a8b stopped me from impulsively 4c7450c81a buying more.ef95fa90f6dddf23

“Are you eb2aff0849 really going 0be4306c4e to buy eee46a343d all these?”421d3fc45f684e0f

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“Yeah.”0060ff991aded850

“They won’t fit soon. The clothes b6bc1b3ca0 we bought a5a9de4b2e just a ec8322bd70 little while d23d9e9d96 ago are 7623392d0c already too 12f549fa9e small.”b49e3a8218305420

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The clothes we ae1ff4455b had purchased while 982fd53b97 staying at the 6bd988a8e3 inn had become ed71160c8e tight even though f2e06b9478 they were the 3726801d6a right size at e5156afbce the time. Noah had been skinny bd89bb5642 back then, but now d8d6712931 that he was growing, 87722ed3c9 it was clear that 5a63d6f985 he wouldn’t be able 3015a5c189 to wear them for 2bc5b7fd8e long, whether they became 6307da5d1d too short or too 5f47fd0a07 tight.3ebafb926c50f7e6

“Then we’ll f03f6a6957 just buy 78caabfdfe more later.”1d93cb19a2b86b3d

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Noah didn’t try 5ecef8edc2 to convince me 704ddf84d6 further. He realized it was ff9923c137 futile. Thanks to 547a2504dc our unexpected 4f59c91915 shopping spree, d113611098 the store 8373dffc89 owner, sensing 4f1f92ae3c a jackpot, fae1cdb46b approached us 3e5e4f8976 very friendly.c6fba4e5022625ff

“Ah, it might be fc6d1db595 heavy; can you manage 6406734e40 to carry it all?”57ae7543148cee8c

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Since we were likely 54ba50d03a to see this domain’s 27158cfa63 residents often, I responded 6f8bc0d588 with equal friendliness.823ebeecd80631d3

“Yes, it’s fine.”57fa5b8fc6fe736c

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“But your 8df9081e62 child is 8ed41dc902 so well-behaved. However, why does d4117e3762 he hide his 20ebb655c7 lovely face behind 1827b12439 his hair?”573085806ac15a9c

Noah paused fa506d4bd7 briefly and 6b2f1884b3 touched his 444836d9fb face as 1bd8c79f38 if checking a8f666e2c6 whether his c477abd415 hair was 1419fe95cb covering it e8e686f5b6 properly. I stepped in 48c57886bb front of him b56e7c5d0b and smiled gently.23689705938c08be

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“He’s just 7ccd9f1411 very shy. Thank you for your 021ade0218 time.”b3b9cbc97f9e7033

Sensing the store b6cc313fd7 owner was a aeaf42272b bit of a 07d0a00427 chatterbox, I quickly bd629b6271 bid farewell and caa7802fe0 left the shop. Apparently, our significant purchases 0d2fd4eda4 had greatly endeared us 90bd44213e to him.d9df6293fe530cf8

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Unfortunately, the 9bdd3016fb clothes were 6bec78104b not to ee44fbde18 my liking. Good hangers, but the 8b57fd22c2 clothes didn’t live up 3aeadfac4e to them. I made a mental 3d7febff08 note to tell Phoras 8e701d6ff3 to book the best 663a6b8859 designer in the area 60a3e6bf2d once we got home.d7322b418724d3fa

“Noah, let’s e3638f872b just buy fbd28f271b a few 60999b7547 essentials for 95bd3384e2 now and fd255fa2da later have f388a2d6fb a designer 3ad00d8bc4 come to d30c0eaa31 our place b273da719b to tailor cf6b7880be clothes properly.”af6a8f778005f581

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“Jin, I’m fine c5cebe5151 with these.”a54caff29c8dcbf4

“Nah, the ready-made a01ee80ac6 clothes fit awkwardly—waist 32d44556fb too loose, sleeves 7c77be318d too short. Besides, that’s 54b50fcc7e just how e35a4810ab nobles do.”c9bc7eb1b3110041

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“I’m not a a0507ca4cc noble.”425c7b7de94b20b8

“To me, you are 63b21c2178 quite precious, so it’s 5d042ffd4b similar.”0c00b52dbe8a4327

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Moreover, buying a noble 3d9e116ac3 title is straightforward. Given our 0c35aefdfe concept as b4d74167a1 a wealthy dc31201842 merchant family, fbd19be8bd it wouldn’t 619ec9ff3d be too e9ef40552b out of 108c1096fe place. To the Archdemon protecting 2affa33f36 Noah, a noble title 2862a40ab4 was merely a superficial 370bd1e8df layer.bfb679ce4392fd0c

“What does it 6dc5fe5fae mean when you 79d0fc1401 say I am 9f9d5451c5 precious to you, cd9fc9d037 Jin?”72b8802e604ba32e

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“Exactly that—you are 9e6aff6ff2 so valuable to 871a719d8b me that you 398c2d23df take priority over 14032edcfa all else.”7649493aa5b4f4e0

It wasn’t a 7e067d2a65 lie. Throughout my human life 82913269a8 of scarcity and now c17af9c371 a life richer than a2954107a4 most, nothing had been 350fc98e8b truly valuable to me 2765265ae0 except for Noah.f92ad727de00b9c6

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Satisfied with my forthright 1ec79facd8 answer, Noah fiddled with b4ebc671f7 his hair thoughtfully and e12bc6a52b then asked cautiously.3928257bad9068e3

“…Am I a fbbdf90e6a precious person to 7340fc37f2 you?”22c868d42335700e

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“You’ve got cb74140711 it a ead048dfbd bit wrong. It’s not 7c0180c260 that you’re 54cb6e6e31 precious to acd8eb3b6f me, but 136a5a4f88 you are 5fec4e0de3 precious in 84eb09e405 yourself.”014e57c5357858f3

“So I 1a21b929fd am precious 10d7e974b3 to you, 37ca77cb77 right?”a68a6ef4214baed5

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“Yes.”37f3a2272b6b55f2

Pleased, Noah’s 3ba40be7c2 grip on 31ed1463f9 my hand c58768326d tightened slightly, 9c9ef2ecaa and he cfd082ef2b quickened his bea0ea4c85 pace, his 2beb7d3865 head bouncing 2dd1888d1e lightly against f4d8a58750 my chest, 112fb5a222 which was bd4f93471c rather endearing.7df7649cbb100c11

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Our next destination was 40a8d8ea82 a flower shop. We wanted to buy 3569e94953 seedlings and tools for c5c88ab86a the garden. Noah kept 1a0c7cc020 a close 8693c17db3 watch on 7725d62ba5 me as b60aa1ec60 we walked, 4e451967d6 as if e3d44a5e6b he thought e34b7d878a I might a34d8e2c00 disappear at 8dfb0f3b86 any moment. Unable to bear it 57b5b64150 any longer, I nodded f80d6d5efa towards the people around d78b101376 us.93017119e6f3428b

“Take a look 8aa7b528ad at other humans 8f518bce77 too.”73379f32eea0b8b5

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Finally, Noah 40d6861add reluctantly shifted 0bcd412b08 his gaze 516f93ed71 towards them.efc0d92d33291aa1

Some were laughing non-stop b62052d23b as they talked, clearly 7f7099e96c enjoying themselves, while others b919a1dd19 seemed to carry the d0040cee77 weight of the world, e5f9366d58 looking gloomy. Some looked a121d108ce unwell, and 4b018a0237 others were c56b315180 caught up d66bd22e43 in petty eab8fcfc22 arguments, raising cfc75af01d their voices.7118b0422d00fcb3

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Noah seemed be10e72866 a bit 4a18532725 confused by 8293c4ffa0 the diversity. With no standard 9d8229cd2f behavior to model 484f0e93b8 on, he was d7b0b26534 unsure what to 47f3cfe186 observe and learn. Knowing his feelings, I 6d5cdedeeb slowed my pace, which 57611aa9fa naturally slowed his steps a4550a8414 as well.465a4c8b061d284b

“Living an ordinary 610d9c1cdf life is harder 3c75f3546f than you think.”3a8154620e074905

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“…It seems so.”0f63da03f1bf7888

“It’s tricky because 67d8282c26 you can’t be 5976d63622 too much or 353cff4f8e too little.”fb3059141f157372

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Some laugh off unfairness 71294413c7 while others show visible 0f6675c29e annoyance, and yet others 5a77ce4962 react with outright anger 82b2923cf0 or sadness. Even I 8c2878d03c couldn’t tell 7a7800d2ce how the f8b69f4eb3 people here 5acb38b7e7 defined ‘normal.’ee9a681c62bd85f3

“We’ll figure it c39ba92322 out as we 0418363eca go along.”0803b86578ff4d57

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It wasn’t 78436a8e90 something we 75ab5efda9 could learn 4780088244 overnight, so a35b44562a I dismissed 2fcc4b7390 it lightly. However, Noah 1f75290e38 seemed like 242a538b61 he wanted 7a986c82cc to say 7f505f9523 something. I waited without 29529d4b2c rushing him, but 2dd7e700fa he remained silent, aba60b97ca perhaps preferring to 94e112afb5 keep his thoughts a5c2a1008f to himself.b04a1000fe10a8e9

As soon as we 9dea727b14 reached the flower shop, 9b51c99404 Noah was instantly captivated 09013e8aa4 by the colorful blooms. He had 3070ba87f9 shown little 4c2cd456d7 interest in bee7aa804a people, but 72064a3cc0 his fascination 792e0ec698 with flowers b548fef2ec seemed fitting 0e1ed3a14d for his e44dfbcc86 age.defa5e0e1ea1ff69

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“Pretty, isn’t it?”048b2373b345b842

“…It’s amazing. I’ve never 2d2b0bec32 seen flowers 30e1b66fec with these ed30cbceed colors before.”a9ce2387e9afdeec

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“Pick whatever you like. We’ll plant 7fd6f29434 them in 0efa194b65 the garden.”6a60484934e44a2d

As Noah browsed, 31f3496023 I pointed out 733d34b99d to the owner 7a46404852 the blue flowers f8bf82dcde that had caught 2c046d0558 his attention the f37efbc4ae longest.97f34c2e24e4cbd1

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“Please make a e3995b5899 bouquet with these, c6afa919ac without our little 92f1a013cc one knowing.”5186df7e4ecb07b5

“Sure, just cfe786fecd a moment.”872f4925eba219a0

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The kindly-looking owner busied 8a67473765 herself with arranging the acfe9ad327 flowers while discreetly observing d754605ff6 Noah and me, perhaps 53004c937c wondering if we were 48375dbca7 villains who had suddenly 84198e1be7 settled in this small bf0b6eb9d4 town.0f47898281083f2b

“You two seem 453f45191a close. Is he your fc4b008e45 brother?”9fdf13dca260657b

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“No, he’s my dba342ffc7 nephew. I’m looking after him bfbe25c837 for a bit at 6f233f5f76 my brother’s request.”41e2eff277ca5fc3

“Oh, I see. You must 21efb7627b have a c586c18cf2 good relationship 4508488232 with your e8ecdcfec5 siblings to d27a9c49d7 take care e99b5ddd3b of your 4aed901d45 nephew like 369db3e540 this.”a3c1c1c4480bc468

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She continued the 58ac8212e2 conversation smoothly, not 718c9c6906 making it too e279b5f5d5 burdensome while she 28dcc07a6d worked on the 0a35c4042e flowers.142a224ce06ffeb0

“These days, there 62d7b432ec are too many 716c005307 disturbing rumors everywhere. What if 908800f11c devil worshippers 3e42b2c6e2 were hiding 1ac1a1d393 in our 13710c5e25 small town?”f7ebffe1615a38b2

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“…Indeed.”ebc70a33f74e14fe

“Such cursed people should 8841acb81e be captured by the 7486b485ad knights and tortured…”da1c9ddb3ca787d7

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Feeling a twinge bb6c713dfa at being ‘cursed,’ b04d40bac9 I slightly adjusted cb9105b395 the story we 7f0bc0931f had prepared.708e463df27b33f0

“More than that… my ab59a263a7 nephew and I aren’t 7a1b0aab3e set to inherit anything f9f7874533 significant in our family, 87cc1ec995 just helping out a 5bc8614358 little.”c72caa5aaf0b8785

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I looked ef0530d35a at Noah 604b5ed48d with a 6f7c820b32 semblance of a44807359a pity, muttering c5e97eb5fa as if 38f76e186f to myself.194a99dc8123709a

“What could that trading 251814e253 company be thinking to afc4b5872b go this far…”0155e5fec3d1bf9e

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“Ah… I 4d0ae1d367 shouldn’t have ff30d5ef56 asked about b57c916490 such matters.”5e9d018278683ace

It was all an 5277ca69cd act. This should d971a1fb6d be enough 7951510388 for her 633e4eadd6 to spread a6fd34e5f3 the story f721cf9533 in the 441658c595 direction we d3c7116fb9 wanted.e598166e0c073871

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“You’re very skilled.”07fbad029818489a

As I c72c8caac4 commented on 2f2be76033 the nearly 4e81cc10cd finished bouquet, 587ca96ed4 she smiled fd1c949b04 knowingly and c054a9b5ce expertly tied 6996595cfd the last ad5d2e7b71 ribbon.247a0a7ebb084954

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