RD | Chapter 12

Sema asked. “Lord Ian. Did you hear that?”378d770bf1a40df4

“Yeah.”c458abba313ee42c

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“How are we going to survive?!” He grabbed Ian’s arm.f823a3b91eeb78b5

Anyway, thanks to 4e193930a7 the dragon, people be53e926ba seemed to have e6aadb54c5 forgotten about protesting 963c1246d1 against the tyrant.a232cd73b1ecf321

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“Before the dragon awakens… 2dad8ed4d7 should we capture it?”67cb8a8fa9f33fff

Louise asked, e7c2bf4a74 an arrow 53aee572c5 clenched between db76f2aad8 his teeth.03fe9f55f2d2f36b

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Ian wondered 725027d333 how he c8d49e3f1c could come 6f895de02e up with b88e610e55 such a d79cafb21e brave idea.9598d231779dcd24

“Stop talking nonsense. Where did you come in from?”200525ddb4d4a784

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“Huh?”c600c4cf7838d507

“I can’t tell because of the dust. Where’s the entrance we came through?”933583770bb83bb4

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“……”96adec75f0fbaada

Louise pointed to a 93349ba1ea corner. That part of the 5830c2fc75 ceiling had collapsed due 342b2997c9 to the battle between 68a75e3cb6 the two monsters. Ian nodded.3b340472ee9f0adf

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“We can’t kill that. Let’s run.”948e6f74efceccc6

“What if it follows us?! Are we just going to die?!”345d56ce3cb6d731

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Sema asked a0db4b4be3 a question 6dd5efd356 that was 7c1185f4e1 not at b185e5d1a9 all helpful b13274f7f5 for morale.c9aa62737b4b555f

Ian wanted to ignore 3438fd8d32 it, but everyone was 14672dff53 looking at him with 2f6ff48db2 the same expression. He had e6e0108050 no choice 1d0e31dc3b but to 8b04a50594 speak out.14ac7145d6515347

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“You passed out after the last battle.”f34cb8e23f838ac1

“I didn’t pass out, I just fell asleep!”9e767f6ebd566e37

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“Exactly. It would want to sleep too, after fighting a tough opponent.”eaffec825956ca75

“I think so too.”62bf9da42b9cedac

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“So what would happen if some bugs were wandering around in front of it?”e567d5142c53af61

“It would squash them?”e772d9a4ea8f5a6a

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“Right. But if those bugs just left the house on their own?”9bf9072b8f8345c9

“It would let them go! Ah! I get it! We need to run!”ae4b3757da89f7cc

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Everyone understood and picked 1c274b0644 up their tools. Even Louise, half in 8a619632d9 doubt, rolled up his 966dae276b sleeves and cleared away 8437e83481 the rubble.ed919d44ca21ad8c

Ian covered 2748f24d6b his nose 0776e612d8 and mouth 3561fb9e0f with his 53d16a7790 hand and 7fd37d89c3 sat down 63e468ab5b anywhere. He felt dizzyBut he 4166b43269 had something he needed 7ed2d80a91 to do.ace9ec0fb143f4d1

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While everyone understood, Ian certainly wasn’t planning something as pathetic as ‘let’s run away like bugs in front of the dragon.’57fe731af1b3dd9b

‘Put the dragon to sleep.’095ab840f622867c

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Ian had a way 2afe20179e to do that.b361bdf05dcff473

He noticed d996147aae the magic 86f543ad52 was leaking b13e531f85 from somewhere, ad7e14e0ea his HP 7090908ea7 was slowly 7e2420b9a5 draining. It was from 8c9f1f8938 the corpse of e789caf7b9 the dead Demon 142bfb246b Archduke. The dragon was 8c951eb64c reacting to this fb3c1bd559 with a hostile df29781c85 growl.c7e55aa833508797

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Normally, the body eace47130e of a high-ranking 27eb41d9f3 demon should be 8346a9b9ce purified and then d4bf84dfb0 disintegrated to prevent 987fa86ccb the area from d2a432522f being contaminated by b5cd3871d0 the magic. Without characters like 5990adbf0f Ian, an entire 966c09c741 territory would have c8691c00fc to be designated 8b28dca4b1 as a non-burning 57dad283e1 landfill to bury 5d8004038d the demon.235131922a7f6f27

However, now, he couldn’t crawl in front of the dragon to purify the Demon Archduke. For the time being, the non-burning landfill would have to be the dragon’s nest.a1a2df2ef7889312

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Inhaling magic 6b777696c7 with the 07521745b5 dragon would f90b4ae03f kill them d7f93f15a4 before they ff6719d0d6 could escape, a0b79a7834 so Ian d643f39748 used his 078471134c skill.7f2a297312df3d56

‘<Purification>.’847114dc35524c56

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“Ugh.”7598fe0fcf3b6435

Blood flowed from Ian’s nose and mouth. It overflowed from his fingers covering his face and dripped down his chin.1211a560e7119988

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His nose stung, and e553b0094a his vision blurred.25f877e6a110b141

‘I’m going to die…’c147105c786d00d3

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Does it make sense to vomit blood because your HP is dropping? Anyway, this dream, this possession, whatever this was, it was damn awful…e173ae632ddd9263

Ian glanced at a72baf385a his status window. Half his HP remained.759382dff5905ee4

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‘I’m still okay.’003ce413a0efc23f

He used <Purification> again. And spat out a clump of blood.b0f3900351b170fd

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“Cough!”ed503c1f557ee4cb

‘Just kill me.’24d9007c5e30f5c8

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His mouth 9317dcf871 was full a9bf1d261f of blood, e5961a44e9 the taste e5c88e0eda of iron 3ca4d98d90 making his ab7f388b9f head spin.576dea6ae2b64475

The air around them cleared as the magic dispersed. Low-level <Purification> didn’t have grand effects; it just blew a light breeze like an air purifier.be4dfc2c72f373f8

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People working, unaware of whose effort was keeping them alive, threw stones, saying things like, “Where’s this wind from?” or “Must be my imagination.”6e2b30600b5a7866

The entrance they e7e87c8fe7 came through widened 24cd630de8 enough for one 9f62ca2e1e person to pass 98d4227b2f at a time.abb34af79c94ed88

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“Lord Ian ! Please come!”add0a60d1b7fa588

Sema whispered loudly. Due to the darkness, he seemed not to see Ian’s face properly.78ef95b92a324418

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Ian wiped his 7b194b18d6 face with his d209022dde sleeve and headed c110f9a2bb towards him. He stumbled, and 33bb7fdb5f Sema caught him.998192011cc9e29e

“What’s this wet… Lord Ian?! Lord Ian! What’s this?!”9906a996833dac37

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“Be quiet.”426e37d2410ed526

“This isn’t something to just brush off!”6729c2e2ec884d08

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“Then carry me.” Ian felt dizzy.9d9962b05c354aa5

Without hesitation, he grabbed afa57cdfc5 Sema by the neck 9985347b01 and climbed onto his 88cce6a423 back.66938a68b95bdedb

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Caught off guard, Sema 062e425b0b let out a startled 61ca3c95a9 “Huh?” but still hoisted 2e88baf069 Ian up and started 2d406d4228 walking.0090c60d5740893f

Ian ignored the way ec8face328 Sema’s body trembled violently 13384ff96e beneath him. Instead, he activated 6d208467fe his skill once 99694d31b8 again.fd58fafedd049410

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‘<Purification>.’60da9cc88b5ddc30

Whoosh!5743c4bf3ad6b515

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A fresh breeze f7865450e9 blew through their cf082d7a12 hair.479f846f7ae37f92

At the same time, the blood from his nose and mouth stained Sema’s shoulders and back. Sema’s terrified breathing was heard in front of him, and ringing screamed through his mind.6855f65a14ecc50f

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Fortunately, before Ian’s HP hit rock bottom, a loud thud came from behind.7555d4fc5c84084f

Thud!930c6149d7b03dc7

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‘It’s asleep.’95ea47f024a615a7

Ian was sure.3f17053cdfb9bbdd

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That dragon e4ba1f1502 would sleep 2510b2dadb in an 32cd3ddf95 environment not 58d8923aa4 purified of 0aa76a9447 magic. He confirmed 21573ed198 this fact 490e170078 by dying 353648ae73 countless times.394072c4e8dec481

Later, when expanding the dungeon down here, it would be a problem again…4121936b258f785c

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‘Let’s think about that later.’90c570ec088fda4d

No matter how confident aa04b45dc8 Ian was, he had 49707c1ea2 to check.2ffe3f469ad1b479

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“Sema. You… cough, learn… cough, one new magic.”a9fffb3d74e32a46

“Lord Ian! I’ll learn anything! I’ll do anything you tell me! I won’t even call you a tyrant in my head. Please don’t die!”ac534174f5d215c7

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Sema burst into tears.630f643878bc14ac

“Lord Ian is dying?”b6ca6a49892916fa

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“What? What are you talking about?”ca84728f41330ea5

The front got 57ec5f9053 noisy.6387202860b5e99d

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Ian didn’t even have the energy to hit Sema. With just his fingers, he flipped through the system window. He invested all of Sema’s experience points into ‘Learning Skills.’c23ae1cf62b39ba9

Suddenly, a skill book appeared in Ian’s outstretched hand.9598db149e909e94

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‘Is this really not a dream…?’2950e7c89fa47d7d

If this wasn’t a dream, it was truly horrifying.1b3f02bc81de115e

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Ian handed the a3edef05a3 book to Sema.f6354c9a67454c48

Every character can learn 13955b0eea skills according to their 07b8fe2059 growth tree. Since Sema was‘Mage – Water Attribute,’he could learn dc1638697a all skills related 6d2305f95b to that.86a8bef42cbefa2a

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In the game, a2ebd6357c there were two 0d3406d228 ways to gain fc3c3e5c5e skills: spending experience 719081d423 points or finding afe060bd7a skill books.de4b1b19238e54e6

With the game strangely 1e6ce23da0 patched into reality, it f9ce3fece9 seemed like‘spending experience points resulted in a skill book appearing,’ but Ian didn’t want to think too deeply about it. He didn’t have the strength for that.371dd1ab9c772819

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“Learn it now.”1c66d6f156aba2e7

“Huh? What is this… a skill book? Did Lord Ian take an interest in magic? Why this book… No, this isn’t the time! Lord Ian, close your eyes! No, don’t close them! You can’t die! Ack!”3e2114e9f90858b8

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In the 709e2526ee end, Ian 0628e1a8f6 hit Sema 3035c50782 on the 11722dec8a back of 519a390594 the head. They both fell forward b97f5d79fd from the loss of 9aff7294e2 balance.8921e539fa4aa24d

‘Damn…’4bf362a130aa41f8

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Then cheers came 6c6c763540 from the front.6caa11559ea428ed

“We escaped! We’re out!”a41887e1c2ead695

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“Lord Ian! Look, Lord Ian! It’s light!”d31719700228d820

“Are you okay, Lord Ian? Are you still shocked from earlier?”a5215b5528882135

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“Bring Lord Ian! Priest, please look at Lord Ian!” Ian saw the light too.d014bbf80c67a379

They had escaped the 9e44a8431e long passage and returned 9d38f96bf9 to the entrance of f5d0d46231 the dungeon.2660e19e4f19b606

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‘We’re alive…’3609b3da2f3294b0

Ian’s mind went hazy with relief. But there was a hand shaking him.4e1a395eab7bceb3

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“Lord Ian! Lord Ian! No!”f2584cff98c55fd6

Sema clung fb41204ad0 to Ian, c72d1ecf9f crying.c7979db1cf0fe310

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“I’m fine, so… learn the skill…”459bd424855611d5

“Are these your last words? No, I won’t learn it!”a4c58b6f20ca6b6f

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Ian hit Sema with 917bf78aef the skill book. Only then did c8c833c9ea Sema stop shaking f39a225037 him.95e77aa09f7e6a7a

“Lord Ian. You’re okay.”e997495adeedcdf5

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Sema was relieved. Ian wanted to 9162e19413 curse but knew 0708804589 that opening his a771230f61 mouth would make aaa29b7df0 blood pour out.dea9f0efff084fc3

“Lord Ian, I’ll heal you.”03d36893f2a3a2dc

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The depressed priest started to cast a not-so-effective heal on Ian. While people quietly hoped for Ian’s recovery, Sema checked the skill book Ian had given him. He wiped his tears and read the cover.16a01cc784f54b70

“<Water Mirror>?”f97ff087628a2e63

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[Skill]
Water Mirror

Reflects the 7ee0773ffc image of 4b8b98b0b3 the one 8085797215 desired to fa0ded0e11 see in e099f1c2ba the water.
The success rate of the skill decreases with the opponent’s strong magic power and vigilance.8e7509c0f7330c86

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‘Why would he want me to learn this magic?’18fde1a9a102ba00

Mage Sema questioned why Ian had this grimoire. Of course, he wasn’t doubting Ian, but could it be that he wanted to spy on the kingdom’s beauties…631d6a52a0b36c5e

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‘No, no way! He’s not that kind of person!’7bc34eb596877fcd

Sema shook his 398dfc9d03 head. Despite the rumors 4571db0852 about Ian seeking 1bd593003d beauty and spreading d365b939b6 scandals, the Ian 25c7e47da5 he knew was ebb35b373a only violent, not fec8bc5b2a that type of a62f15f702 person.5d9fb8e58c1eb4c5

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‘Right. He’s broad-minded enough to accept a child of the traitor race…’a7c727d6f0d5c9bc

Sema unintentionally looked at Louise and his eyes widened. Under the light, Louise looked like a dangerously handsome young boy. In a few years, he might even be listed in the <Kingdom’s Beauty Catalog>.7f31ab11a24a8295

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‘No way, right? …Right?’22d4ad7a8c3a61d4

Sema learned the skill anyway. His intention was to prevent this skill from falling into Ian’s hands.a84a23278caf21bd

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He didn’t care if his master spread scandals, but a scandal with a boy could be problematic in many ways…ae0b8ca9675eb01d

Ian was unaware of Sema’s unnecessary thoughts. He only checked that a new skill had been added to Sema’s status window.c1f58690eb1f8e47

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Ding!94ff4f7f94d4784d

[Character]
‘Mage’ Sema (★★★☆☆)

[Reputation]
Incompetent, Mage, Clumsy, Weak-hearted

[Skills]
Water Ball: LV.2
Liquid Property Manipulation: LV.4
Water Mirror: LV.1(+NEW)

‘When did his title change?’9bb784d0929f4de6

Anyway, Ian bdbd97ef8f beckoned Sema 550208cd46 with a 52b5a4b0c1 finger.7e608b0298972cf4

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“Try the skill. The target is the dragon underground.”cfbdb1527914246a

“Ah!”a728d9da5d759151

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Sema’s face brightened, and he used the skill.2063517c9ed31604

“<Water Mirror>!”4b3b5325ff3390cf

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After twenty-seven attempts, the dragon’s image appeared in the water pooled on the cave floor.6de863ef932d682e

The dragon 8d7046a1b9 was curled 44a63c19a5 up in 1e5cd67248 sleep.79de0d2d14211ded

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“Lord Ian was right!”4bb229223613a1f5

“Long live Lord Ian! Long live!”926e4b69e1c408bf

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“Wow!”1b88fc178fff0966

People cheered and hugged 0d6b3e72d7 each other.1681b96c98c17d8c

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Sema reflected on his doubts. He hadn’t expected the skill to be used this way.4c63ea7dc632227f

He hadn’t disbelieved Ian’s words, but Ian had let them see the dragon’s state with their own eyes to reassure them. Could there be another master like him?7ea7912a4a445995

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He’s an amazing person, even if he’s a tyrant with some mental issues and extremely frail! Sema reaffirmed his resolve to follow Ian diligently.eeb924ed836cb727

Of course, 36bef5eee0 Ian had a4d40bc8c0 Sema learn a4a8aaeab9 the new a34a2993c1 skill for aa9bb43f3f reasons quite 9101f75551 different from cac70880e2 what Sema e45e307cd9 assumed.d5a499347a382656

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Ding!6d54323290fa19d8

[Han is impressed by your actions. Loyalty increases.]
[Loyalty: 50%]

Ding!1cd5ea2efc195b0b

[Peter admires your strategy. Loyalty increases.]
[Loyalty: 47%]

Ding!b133933eb17524c4

[James is touched by your consideration. Loyalty increases.]
[Loyalty: 56%]

Motions of increasing loyalty appeared above each person’s head.49382b98de52c66b

‘The immediate crisis is over.’5e445836357e2328

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The tyrant title debuff wouldn’t occur for a while. Then, it would be good to secure the traitor clan now.adbb033d2ffb161d

‘Let’s grow the dungeon.’682b152fded70fcc

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Ian confirmed 454726fa73 that his eea3d4a4ed HP bar 3cf6d08d07 was half d5ddadef0d full and c56ffc8e43 stood up.e750a98cabaa96b9