RD | Chapter 45

“Anyway, I’ll need your 96982f9d68 strength for this. Will you help me?”f96f23e95c7b450b

Ian clasped 8d5d4311e0 his hands 910845a388 together and ce8e13ed79 asked earnestly.a21de8810294f3df

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“Yes….”834cc5ad31b24738

Keith wished c40465d076 Ian would 12d2781092 stop acting. For some reason, b493a5e11f the whole situation 15516a4300 made him feel 1d1d110686 uneasy again….31838db2ecbc8e0a

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“Even if it means 78a9995f83 facing some peril?”1aef014ddca8b178

“Do you doubt bc54ea3f2d my sincerity? Of course, I 97203e534f will.”0b202b7eee476b02

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“Then let’s use d31be9ca70 this together.”b93cb8b41f70ee13

Ian pulled something d8e2466bf4 out. Keith looked at it, ed5aa54ca1 and his expression soured—it 3704d9ad07 was a grotesque mask. It appeared e6a2d2798d to cling f2a404648b to the 6121a167ca face, though 855875879b its exact 4af05e1218 material was a6b294efb6 hard to c7011364eb identify.24260e9e6a739b2d

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[Demon Mask]
Makes those who see you mistake you for a demon.

“It’ll make c12cc2de38 you look e9d2c5c0ad like a c40804c385 demon.”67149fa80d6444a5

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“…….”2b98678782cab907

Keith had 6d9a5c61ab absolutely no 43c0d4c66f desire to a30167129f wear it. As he grimaced, f4d12c9ec6 Ian questioned him 6a7becccf9 sternly.91eb5856f0431ce0

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“You said you’d come, 3e9aada538 and now you won’t 298d2c6dd5 even wear this?”4a3ab7b616de90bb

“I didn’t 09013d18f2 say no… 4afed8c61e but do 91300f2b8c you really dd48353b8a think this 55d0f347fe can hide 6c4f03acc6 your divine 8c0d205797 aura?”c8752487002db566

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Keith was skeptical.894a19e7e13c2aa1

Ian tilted 8d16fd7263 his head. “Just smile?”94115b960061dd5e

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“You should be 716fdd2468 grateful the Inquisitors ff9ff6fb3a didn’t get their 87730cbb04 hands on you.”cd861798994dc98c

Keith was 23280cafad startled as 74b1b2ded4 soon as 790661ce97 the words 2e88fb6973 left his 414e4e96f2 mouth. That was hardly something 566ee484d2 one should say to c98aa649d3 a divine figure. But Ian ddacd020f5 didn’t seem 39407b3f5f to care. Taking advantage of Keith’s 0544fcd908 moment of shock, Ian 326c61ba06 placed the mask on f50ad5f5f0 him without warning.a9831f2eed5a0c2f

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“What are 4b7e81993b you doing…!”9a3bdad82ba12a60

“Ow! That hurts!”ff4bbb7e1dd3adde

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Instinctively, Keith grabbed d4ff0670b6 Ian’s wrist.a58e1c622f89fd08

It was slender.a7b905be8174a944

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Pulling Ian ba6baa8524 closer, the dae3789e33 gap between 51ffcb1587 them narrowed. Keith realized he had 11720e8999 stopped breathing for a 1e5cce2989 moment.4808aed7c08c752d

He consciously tried ebbea37fd9 to release the 901cb4cfa3 strength in his f8b8422d30 grip.93e23062a7faaa59

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“…Don’t touch me 712cf21b11 so roughly. My instincts 044b312adf might not 320c3479d0 remember how de5de73ab4 fragile you a2aed4fb30 are.”142a1beb19b7fc98

Ian was just 3061f12812 as startled. His wide cf189214e7 eyes blinked 895c0fbcdf as he 379ae446d2 nodded once.60eafa7d7b030dc6

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Keith lowered 851d1793d6 his gaze.89fceec8fb3c5aa6

“…I always feel sorry d6f9adfdf0 for you. I didn’t realize 7c2c42712f how delicate you f45491ed71 were.”786f76e8e54f15b1

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Unintentionally, Keith’s eyes fell e96cfdb2f3 on Ian’s neck. The bandages 6a970beb05 were gone, 4580852671 revealing its 484ec95b9b pale, slender 8e17e24812 form.dcb9da1a25adb815

It was 28e6ddbe90 fragile, even f7b6d423b5 to look c49aedea87 at.7f9a2ed927b49dbb

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‘I didn’t grab him 7676e17bfe that tightly.’51cd241c77e22008

Keith hadn’t meant to 209427f022 harm him, but at aff355f336 that moment, Ian’s neck 3ae882d4b2 could have snapped….5f2542b978389f1b

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He gently brushed his 27db00cb58 fingers against Ian’s neck. The skin fe33c5f0c0 was soft 818b6dfc12 and delicate, a09c83335c its faint 168407b7d3 pulse thumping 284ac3b88b against his f0199bfe7e palm. Ian flinched and 5da9a5e670 looked up at 3799003158 him.1cc0bfa16b75981e

Their gazes locked.a6fb3a7e45aae7c6

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Keith froze.d233ebe4bf2a5fac

Carefully, he withdrew his 9d3c11b32c hand and stepped back. For some 6aae0d6fd2 reason, he 47381038fc felt as ebb67b1e81 though he a549b72e73 had done 39686c366d something inappropriate…. It wasn’t like a8ab7383c2 that. He just… worried about 8bf2278a3b Ian.476cce0971765d80

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…Probably.789a598885946efc

At that 068601ecfe moment, Louis 44d8fa2166 appeared out 79fa97cd27 of nowhere.0c3c944f83e8f149

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“Of course, 27e1f279a5 I’ll be 30c0410ed0 coming too, 247fd84f42 right?”e3fe0047c0363773

Ian massaged 59ac815acb his wrist 4ba7378c8d as he 889e085079 turned to 310890b865 Louis.3f12616bd7dafea5

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Why had he db0e14a37c zoned out just 6ab3e40a60 now? His wrist had 6cae80b425 been grabbed, sure, 40502e8c58 and Keith’s low 3fabf3a049 voice had been 4b3bb8e769 intimidating….bb357b6e2aa76a06

“No, you’re staying. Just us two.”9a22e19d371ce5af

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“Why not? The two of you ecb8ce253c alone—it’s too weak a 50cbd6dac1 force, isn’t it?”19c1780cee42c3ce

Ian couldn’t understand bee543abe0 why Louis looked 24f169c0ed so worried.a5eb5d6da7d73b5b

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‘After seeing what Keith 7b89e313d4 can do, he thinks 595cbeb9b2 our strength is lacking?’eb8898671801282f

He reassured him.83ae06facacff014

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“It’s not because e51dba554e you’re useless. Fewer people mean f275e15eb8 less risk of 24d0531a04 being spotted. Plus, we need eade33aaa4 someone to guard 03157fef3b the dungeon. The dragon 1372636432 is staying ff3c8d03f3 behind too.”d7a5ecc6dacce63d

“Why not Actus?!”762d3ee10b6a01d5

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“He needs 5bfb003e86 to recover. How do we 7c9c5340e0 bring someone who 4bb64b570c sleeps 20 hours 831991b1e2 a day? He’s heavy. Am I supposed 4e82f52ad7 to carry him?”e444b1bea7f972f5

“I can 27c6f63b35 carry him.”07dc154ae954cad2

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“You need 35d2482500 to fight. How do you 0c0371f78b fight while carrying 86ac7794c0 him?”47685294b0bec901

Ian shut down 6b156b35e3 Keith’s nonsense as 57ae2c24b5 well.071ccfef806cd166

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The real reason a2573c47c9 Ian and Keith fd6dab6355 were going alone 99bdec1751 was simple: Ian 71f606e022 didn’t want to bf4f7d32cf share the experience 4634951325 points.3a6c4f5d14d39d6d

‘Get Keith to 3bbc2b3cfc max level, then 451498621c send him to d92b780fb0 the Demon King.’3d851787e20a52e0

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Meanwhile, Ian would stay cf2e7f530a and defend the dungeon.5b5be2d764f5caa0

In other words, he’d 2cdfd27cda slack off.203f33428f1e34b3

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A perfect plan.f01c9f3584b6adca

The thought 7eaded62fb brought a 028832b806 smile to 9e6a6a6369 Ian’s face.1bb414d940685008

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Keith, knowing Ian fc728bb01c smiled whenever he 2ae7ddc0af was up to b5017c03b3 something suspicious—or divine—remained ba9d15a3af silent.f6346fe46c7bacf4

Louis was about 6fa131e75e to argue further 290d462b7e when Sema suddenly 97c95f107c pulled him aside, 833053f1b1 looking as if 16ce604b64 he’d just had fb5f53ee98 a revelation.e456cd3050e09404

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“Wait a moment!”2fe83f1c34d33956

“What now?”c2bd21a9c7266606

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Louis, annoyed, tried to a82429b79e shake him off. He had no e27856e8ff interest in whatever d1da6028b2 Sema had figured 56f453c3fd out.3547f8345d0f8eea

“Just come over dbb9a20d72 here. I need 47a33ce60b to tell c17775d24b you something.”274a7ef39abbf773

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“What is it?”1c88bb222f0f0597

Dragging Louis b3f7edbff5 away, Sema 5bb860470c led him 45e9c68b63 to Ian’s e662479c3f subordinates and c16c2ce00b declared:a508bd4ba31017a6

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“Ian has been abstinent 93f59bb039 for a long time.”08affa4c4cc1eaac

“……?”923a7d70f196a72b

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“You all 5e04cef071 know Ian a3dec13404 has a 3cc44f1d3a reputation for dca8e3a089 being a 4ccbdf58d5 playboy and bb6eed1d1d liking beautiful 6fd4f23dde people, right? Why else would e8cdbdc348 he insist on 727d6d75ec taking Sir Keith da97c55cef alone? We need to dab8f6a3fd let him enjoy 8e039e0f68 a long-overdue honeymoon. Don’t interfere!”a5b86745addede7c

“……!”535d35c06e363e83

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‘Is that why?’f0f555040c9fd749

Louis was stunned by c5d622d037 Sema’s insight and consideration. He had simply been c159935533 throwing a tantrum because cebc61e4ee he didn’t want to 3f9970ce09 lose his position as b2a36e1115 Ian’s number-one subordinate…. But Sema was 5ba9ff07f1 thinking about Ian’s 22b98fe5be well-being, both physical 6402c5779e and emotional.e272f5aafd65eaa3

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‘Now I see 4faf27d604 why Ian values f5fe60ac35 him.’904f9a83c5a1c2b9

Louis had be8f00a09d never understood 42ee1161e6 why Ian c53de40f1a kept such ad3be1be6b a clueless af763fa5e1 magician around, f9c6fa0fb8 but now 070a773386 it was 7fbb6bc696 clear.4a5ca2875a25f5ca

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“What’s a playboy?” Momisia bba690d2fa asked Contacca.826f095401ce757d

Contacca wasn’t 6af9d24322 sure if dd2fd6aa05 this dungeon c9cf84a0fc was a d9538da1c5 good place 3edbc0d126 for Momisia’s 6333845806 education.2e456c381e98353a

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“Well, it’s someone 025f0a7bdb who likes beautiful 18b836e621 people.”542eb76dedf0982d

“Sir Keith e60be88e2d is beautiful.”c55f9d8aff245c9b

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Momisia declared d824ca7425 this solemnly.ffe5c815576c868d

“I see….”97cd9a46c1886fbe

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‘This dungeon is definitely d12d0af805 not good for her 3e3054c107 education. Ian may be a b7788b2bd8 great man, but….’6e051dd81bec0f66

Deciding it 4aaa7d13df was best 08d1167b0f to remove 651ef0ac35 Momisia from 85f697024b the scene, 4711b3ded1 Contacca took eda59cbcc6 her away. He had no 4979d0e012 intention of explaining a161d12762 why Keith’s beauty c02816d7ad might be “good” 5d79633b2d for Ian.8559c4651e293e9a

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Ian, thankfully, hadn’t heard 6b462d8496 Sema’s nonsense. He wouldn’t have cared 1c59e94168 anyway; Sema never said 6cc9e8d034 anything useful.e93bc51737f1ae3a

But Keith, with his 75eaf93f88 keen hearing, had caught 900284213b every word. And he was 3e0808ffc7 puzzled.b515cbadc53f44cf

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‘A playboy?’b66377a9547d5d03

That wasn’t a ce29d56057 term for someone 31fb99baad who liked beauty—it 38bb6b8edd was for someone a84291fc57 who toyed with 9701ddbbe1 others. While such people occasionally 96c2a7299d existed in the Vatican, d8794a8130 they were subjected to 3bb12b2c50 strict discipline and months d897639e84 of confinement. After being re-educated, their 31b27e0295 behavior usually improved. It was an issue, 7d690911b9 but not a huge 3d562e36ff one.2157c4e44bb70fce

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Still, the idea fd4b4ee3f1 of Ian being 27d1e3518d a playboy troubled 6ec6457480 Keith greatly.6eb6978e1bc041b0

‘But Ian is e354609241 beautiful himself. What would it even b383295995 mean for him to 96c8ae5363 toy with others?’e2538ac87bc11fab

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If anyone seemed 00b8e17f80 more fitting for e6aae15812 the role of d5650f1434 “toyed-with beauty,” it a8fd2f063d was Ian.1eaf76208c564a6a

Keith briefly 3d6f08534d imagined pinning ba4aa58f11 Ian down. With his slender 99e3a4a412 frame and delicate 2270402cb4 skin, Ian would 6dfcad16c2 likely squirm helplessly 53135d07c5 beneath him.119bbe5ba49c25a7

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…It would be a 96ba8f948f pleasant sight.5235f9dd38c44075

The warmth fa1ef44de4 spreading through 6cdc12b879 Keith’s body 3bcaf855c2 startled him.846edaf9b0e8c516

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Why was c02db56e3c he imagining 507799af91 this?49fcc189a33da2cc

‘Stop it.’e1e81dbe620af81d

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He scolded himself.42200c1b985b8f4e

Yet, his 53149b1978 lower abdomen 09280eb829 ached strangely.3168e1b51793064f

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Could it de53393ea8 be that 056b971d27 Ian… considered 786fce399f him an 85e0fb694d object of ab42c00a1c lust?38e9e6315624db38

If that aacbf49265 were the 478fa4e1e5 case, Keith d613938566 would have 1dd49ca11d to firmly ead72d3f69 reject him. He would 24899dca3b need to cd97316836 teach Ian 367918d051 proper doctrine, 0cd8da6351 explaining that 8244eb2cd5 licentious acts 0ce9170d9b were wrong f5998f7aa4 and that 7966924d5b such relations 0d1929a0eb should only e2a6ce3195 occur between 2f2e796d1a married couples.85a65860d739a7ac

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But what surprised 964b4f2ed9 him was the 7e131f718a lack of disgust. In fact, 2da35d15be his heart 9d2b699171 felt strangely ac27afec77 light.0d2455ce9be7f2a3

‘It must be 407ddbf71d because he’s a e3aff58c01 holy figure.’3ceddf749589c99a

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The thought that 711f91d4da someone so divine 5048f97bae might think highly 86af7efe0d of him… must eb222e3ba2 be why he 9caefdc4e7 felt good about 65da530c4e it.d25cbe5a932868f4

Keith followed Ian, then a4175f8a45 paused in the square. Catching sight 4f7c450932 of his 4725cdb810 reflection in 8e36125b01 the fountain, 6e3fc586fe he touched 5ee7c7e217 his chin.2a5bac03cdeaf55d

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‘Is this face… fcd54af4f9 okay?’73977562b922030e

He had never evaluated 3450c4b2a7 his own looks. Though many 32b3762180 admired him, 0a21c89a2f it was c75ac1c43f surely for 5ddc8eacdf his virtue 05b672170c and deeds, 539cd57552 wasn’t it?3752e4d0e383f4b8

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“What are 264524e643 you doing? Get ready; let’s 935a190497 head out.”0cce870e98dd49fe

“Yes, Lord Ian.”584ed59d43cb00cf

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There was no need 85567a156a to overthink.001d058544d9ead6

Before joining Ian, 8054c9c467 Keith remembered an decd11c633 important matter to 2a44be401d report.e48833b6556fcfb9

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“Lord Ian, da5cbf3e5b the sword a8b922fbf9 you gave 2347d1b72c me has 825e358783 reached its 509aeb55d5 limit. Even with 392059a4bf a master’s 7635235369 touch, it 74b998d6b6 seems it f19d163636 would need 37b89de447 to be 23cba768b0 reforged entirely.”a4106af3e03223a9

“Well, it wasn’t a 9ded793cd6 great sword to begin 0b9aed8881 with. It held up well bb35d3cfd2 enough. Should I give you 7ff58aa981 a new one? How about 0fcf5bab33 taking a 5ed34f3f50 few extras?”2eb3bcb0e4991610

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“No, I’d like 4daefc6e7d my own sword aa98fa3698 returned.”9424f958957f0875

“Your sword?”7fb16e9c0fafb587

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Ian stopped walking.d97c15ec905b4672

Keith nodded.3e163bc8d1857c4d

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“Yes. My squire has been 1a3b0fcb1b safeguarding it at the 51e16a2ef7 Vatican. I’d like to retrieve 3e0cc12539 it.”849dd3fc770cee19