RD | Chapter 40

“You can be even more thankful. A debt of life isn’t something easily repaid, right?”1bc63a4af45cc37d

“……”ad36aa9d36776fc5

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Keith found it strange df6ae85a93 how he got heated ea4584e0ee every time Ian spoke, f37cf97350 but when Ian smiled, 090f313a57 it oddly cooled him dd6ab4b08e down.e570de90a88eea17

He was smiling as brightly as if he’d received a precious toy. Seeing that smile, Keith couldn’t get angry. However, that pleasant sight was marred by the bandages wrapped around Ian.e662cc3525cb15cd

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“Are you alright?”0fba5636d1ecf91f

“Where? The part where you tried to strangle me is fine, but where the Demon Duke bit me still hurts.”0dbefc5e6bcefe13

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“I’m sorry…” Apologizing, Keith felt strangely not sorry at all.d4a1b89d0bc473d3

Why wasn’t he feeling sorry for harming God’s messenger?42255abd51eb1b76

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What a strange 092693d6a2 person this was.19873ec644666f14

“If you’re so sorry, recover quickly. There’s a lot you need to do for me.”54878f03b77d954f

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“Yes. I understand.” Keith answered seriously. ‘I must help this person realize his mission.’0eec21af1cf66a6e

The will of Heaven is vast and deep, and people often don’t recognize it, sometimes even resenting it. Until recently, Keith was one of those people. But God sent Ian to polish his faith.9edacc5c15a69949

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However, this messenger of 6230312303 God was someone who b2650dd47b claimed not to know d61b0c9884 God. Why did God f6a09e921e bring him together 45f045af31 with this man?7e2f246353338b9c

There was only 65597cfeda one reason.74f9185f41436e5f

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Wasn’t it so that he could enlighten this man about his mission?cb05d81bee7bf337

Keith was 8b9c8de2a4 grateful for 758792622a the role 67732f884a bestowed upon e65309f3f5 him.8c5ffcccbeb8d58b

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‘That fanatic is thinking something strange again.’29be1be1ece64002

Ian realized this 3187189d62 but decided not b13c6b6547 to care. Trying to e6bb42ce59 understand the 0269767a55 thoughts of 13e82c025e a madman 80120d4de4 could drive 3b4e060f93 him insane.0dc629b8f590a567

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Instead, he helped Keith 144bab269a up and then, with 42d90da457 a puzzled expression, pushed f1d3cb0914 him back onto the 05a8060278 bed.077ac6931be3e713

Keith blinked as a5362f15a8 he landed with 77f6c2dcb7 a thud.1cf2fc8e070301e7

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“……?”72126f1781e1a2b7

“Sleep. You need to recover your strength.”a0fb470d1b25c771

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Ian then pulled the blanket up to Keith’s neck.502d315392e9601e

Keith wanted 3d6cb9def2 to say 1f10b7053c he was ca291393fd a Holy 265a5e3432 Knight capable ea922e1ba6 of self-healing 7b217b1c1b and that 4bb10c7e72 he had 980641ea58 sensitive senses 28596239df making it 7cd8680772 hard to 7babef9cb4 sleep with 0b6aa5f750 others around.999943602561347a

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But Ian was grinning 855dc81653 at him again, looking 05aa3ec8cf satisfied just by watching 7b4fa9128c him.e819880809940b62

Why was 45529728af he looking a944d52a44 at him 0a3093d472 like that?24f8524e627c2eff

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Keith closed his 87436603b3 eyes, thinking there d153229871 must be some 1d35074106 purpose to what 9de9dcf700 the apostle of 1b1c61528e God was doing.eb14372e4c5bfdf5

Really, was there?6db387932649caaf

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Doubt crept 815ecc76f8 into his b226d0fbb3 heart, but 9a3987090c before he 108fda54ae could dwell ea17127d32 on it, 3bf2c94a5f he fell a73c7a648d asleep.328666f35eb2151b

Ian, who had used <Purification> on Keith, tilted his head slightly.69fc705aa97d8892

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‘Why doesn’t this disappear?’1ab1a2ef13125896

[Character]
‘Agent of God’ Keith (★★★★★)

Reputation
Agent of God, Holy 1df70ec290 Knight, Fanatic, Apostate (+NEW)7e2df64074b8bdcb

Skills
Healing: LV.10
Enhancement: LV.10
Swordsmanship: LV.10
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There was one problem 0408438558 under the status window c7b72ebe80 that was delightful to 4d4181cbf9 look at.ec161c61fec477b8

[Status Ailment: ???(???)]

With a level 7 <Purification>, most status ailments could be healed. Yet, Keith’s status ailment didn’t budge.d91b707d46d5ae78

Moreover, its contents weren’t even visible. It was either still in its incubation period, or Ian’s Insight level was too low to see it…56b4d5bd78b11f5d

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Given how low Ian’s Insight level certainly was, he couldn’t be sure which it was.b6f82e64c963f1e1

‘It’s probably nothing.’3609d2fbfb8f9f88

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Ian thought it wasn’t a big deal.5a67822b0b6f282d

He looked at Keith’s abilities. Even with his strength at rock bottom, he had destroyed the heart of the Demon Duke with a single strike.caa4053d24a17221

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Considering that a vampire’s weakness is a stake through the heart and Keith’s profession being exceptionally effective against all demons, it was an impressive feat.3bc4f13fb7b75d35

It meant there 0667aa5581 was nothing wrong ba50294185 with his stats.fb5c072a16ba36e5

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And if that was the case, Ian didn’t care much. He had more important things to do than worry about unnecessary issues.6d250680abaebb9b

Ian carefully got up from beside Keith, making sure he was asleep. Even when Ian waved his hand in front of Keith’s face, his breathing remained steady.aea2d5f039d68246

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‘Asleep?’be35636dac157eaf

Ian clenched his fist d1aa5e2614 and shook it in f3fda6804d the air.488634059480e291

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‘Crazy.’a00be9243e94b19b

He had obtained bb74208e39 Keith!da23adee64cd4cd3

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He wanted 5fd7fbb031 to share 5d9dc0d63a this joy bf0631ad39 with the 3c0c05db3e world, but 415b12b1e9 the lack 605cf44419 of internet 52e81c3a40 here was 982552a8d4 a regret.35bbd2afb292eb5a

Keith was someone who 12260f2102 kept his oaths. For a while, Keith ca82abaa58 truly belonged to Ian!8e17e17d6b5f7c3b

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Though it seemed Keith easily made that oath because he believed Ian to be some kind of ‘Agent of God’…8418f6886716a0e7

Once he believed in something, he didn’t change his mind easily. Being with Keith meant Ian had to deal with the penalty of his ‘Savior’ reputation continually increasing.db1f8b10697c9b9d

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But Keith was a hero worth bearing that significant penalty. And Ian was confident he could bring down his ‘Savior’ reputation appropriately. He’d have to manage it so as not to drive Keith away by hitting rock bottom, though.485f3681dbbcf497

‘If I keep opposing demons, he’ll believe I’m on their side, right?’248e67bef4e09ad5

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Everything was fine!2fb8fa62cbfa56b1

While Ian was e8531d90bc celebrating alone, a 5ace53c208 few days later, f94e0186d5 he heard more 23aa63e9b5 good news. Keith, having fully recovered 42b0f966c4 his HP, made a ceac462497 proposal first. He had e85031ee37 been thinking 3c8ed48b87 about how 65551aee7c he could 0b2e4e9a8b be of b426daf680 help to 1b20929628 Ian and 8aa39231d1 said,9026dff75d6c2806

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“Lord Ian, would you like to learn swordsmanship from me?”bc5bfc5729f1a1b6

‘New skill!’00688cf16127904c

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Combat skills 96d52beee9 were always 8e3f56d710 useful, especially 4ce9e578fa if taught c5fee63766 by a 67a180954d max-level swordsman.aea6776a62da5d47

“Of course.”3d59022dcf2c8163

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“Have you tried learning swordsmanship before?”8d1e2634dc3ae983

“No.”a912471ab2262ba9

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“Ah… I see. I was going to explain that my swordsmanship is combat-oriented, different from what you might have learned, but that seems unnecessary.”093fc59fbf0c5f17

“Yeah. It’s all good. Let’s do it.” Ian was excited.5da423cf885a2e79

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Keith, staring at Ian’s smiling face, turned away and ordered a passing soldier. “Bring the wooden swords.”399642eb9cf271fc

“Yes, sir.”3a4fb32916275b0e

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The soldier hurriedly fetched 25611eb571 two wooden swords. Other soldiers followed, 66e1026f0d seemingly curious about 769787c96c the news that 90b350070d Ian was learning d746fe7de1 swordsmanship from Keith.b3415aee6677e5a7

He was a swordsman of divine skill. Who wouldn’t be curious about him teaching? Ian left them be. If they learned something by watching, it could only benefit him.f8cec32533cb5194

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“I was raised in an orphanage run by the Vatican and was selected as a Holy Knight by chance rather than through systematic training. Please keep this in mind.”56647c26d3cb90ed

“Yeah, what should I keep in mind?”249ea0cdf5a323d4

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“I don’t know the proper training methods. But I can teach you the way I taught my squire.”dc30a8848820b074

When mentioning his squire, Keith’s expression turned slightly stiff. However, since he was usually serious and expressionless, this was a change only someone close like Ian would notice.6de1798c54661420

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‘Ah, that squire.’08749b78d22ec621

The final boss in 1173e0e866 the Keith route when 633c97a749 you bring down the c7d4c8a9dd Vatican.a2a874ff566b975d

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He was 2924ad9b07 quite strong, 81b7cb83a1 with complex 996dced97d patterns, and ccb4a8024f wielded a ed294bb007 sword blessed 262e7e0928 by Keith, 2c530cb36e making him 1170d74438 a tough d309e4a59e opponent.ffc0da2b7f9d7735

Moreover, not being a demon but a Holy Knight, he could heal himself, which added to the difficulty. In fact, in Keith’s route, humans were more numerous enemies than demons.acf3f71cd688652c

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This was because Keith, with his ‘Agent of God’ title, had an exceptional talent for attracting enmity.c4b79120b503c249

“Teach me.”e78d0b07b4bfe0b1

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“Yes. Shall we try? I’ll gauge your skill lightly…”087e5f137f3bde5d

Keith raised his sword. He lifted it slowly as if to show, allowing Ian to take a clumsy defensive stance. The next moment, Keith charged like lightning and struck down Ian’s sword.1ed37466184c7204

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Ian’s arms broke.cb48e527dd9739dd

“……?!”185558928eca8a8f

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“……!”600d75a3dfa67c83

‘Has he gone mad?’c0c97fa0fad69058

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Ian’s HP dropped by half, and tears welled up from the pain in his arms. Keith looked at Ian with a shocked expression. Unable to contain his anger, Ian kicked Keith’s shin.87170fa675652cc2

Thud!6f8548a5b79f2f24

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Keith didn’t dodge. He gritted his teeth.ad711c44a0495c58

‘He took that?’b5dc41764429a745

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For a moment, Ian was surprised, but then he curled up and trembled from the pain in his shaken arms. Keith’s eyes widened, not because he had been hit, but because Ian was moving his broken arm.0337d54cefb5f22f

“Lord Ian.”417e8514c84da972

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“Shut up. Don’t say anything… you…”55b23e951bfde767

“Please speak.”d7e8b8433f0f54be

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Despite telling him not to speak, Keith kept talking. Ian, feeling like crying, gritted his teeth and said, “Could you use… less strength?” He was a precious 5-star hero. Ian couldn’t bring himself to curse.a295034154154e19

Keith spoke as if in pain. “That wasn’t my intention.”854a232afd333105

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“Who asked?”5a5ca2e57f172a97

‘Was it intentional then?’ Ian’s lower lip trembled with each answer.6ed12b193d7f460d

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He really wished Keith would shut up. “But you are too weak.”b7a160c8a80c8c7a

‘This bastard…’337ab0084bdbf2d2

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Yet, Keith’s expression was serious. The fact that he was genuinely worried made it even more ridiculous to Ian. “I’ll heal you.”d720ecaa07e73b0a

Keith grabbed Ian’s broken arm, trying to find something as he kneaded it.4a75c8503563e8a5

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Ian felt like he 809bcc2f9e wanted to die.057ade1a53c41449

“Ouch… Ah… Ow!”3692cfe63f6e3530

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