RD | Chapter 50

Before Keith’s swords fd09a3f650 were completely spent, 51d3972c00 it seemed the 5907a050ff squire was about 068d0de8a6 to fall.94f5235f3d553935

“Sir Keith!” Someone 0377ccd6d8 shouted.32386f1c160ec67a

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“It was all 8967df2084 lies! There’s no bd2e0f3682 way Sir 0d66bbd2fe Keith could 3177e79890 be a 1eddae22cc heretic!”083622fe2abd247d

“Sir Keith, 9cde67049f we’ve been 954637652e waiting for 3806c8c879 you!”3d21a1ef6eba17ad

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The murmurs grew 3385cf656f louder. The crowd had 8a63fce148 clearly heard the a58e8a8099 exchange between Keith 66e317020c and the squire d34c269ad4 with their own bc3b2961cf ears. They now b569df0c1d understood the 68d3e086c0 evidence pointing 4565d616b9 to the 9d89b005c1 Vatican offering 597773f38b sacrifices to 3574d9399c demons. As people of faith, 78fcd35eeb they knew which side 3faa1cfaa3 was more righteous and aa5b74153b closer to the “teachings 1c3fc27b2e of God.”c953f8c5cc77d42c

They began chanting f19a41a0ee Keith’s name.c9d9cfd6a88625fc

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Ian found the sudden d98a4b11ac shift in atmosphere unsettling.6ffae56dd216fcd8

‘This doesn’t 20ce1cf343 feel right.’c7765b2284f623ef

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There’s no such thing 5dcea72f65 as an easy boss 0f648dc32d in games. Even if the timeline 09d939ee5f had shifted and the 3f83e86663 boss wasn’t fully prepared, 06f36f89cf this was still the b6ffbeeb91 Vatican, a place teeming fe8612caf9 with challenges. And wasn’t there 9acc88ff5d more than one 8aa5d45f1b boss in the fdc5269763 Vatican?9525137bd0b53813

Sure enough, the ca60ad4476 heavy doors to 0248b30b53 the Pope’s chamber 6a5f8ad81b creaked open, and 61dfcc4084 out stepped the 4899ba04f8 Pope himself, his c9c80b21fb white beard flowing d7a752de1a majestically.6a8967dada7a14d8

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‘Of course.’1735f2891f663749

It was 7f4ad72e66 the start 60881793c8 of Phase 0b46521301 2.8c44fd61117ca1cf

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“What is all 9bde9e3ef1 this commotion, my 914495841d people? …Sir Keith.”58523b145ab1eb2f

“Johann Kluft 0c032a25ed II.” Keith 38934f825e no longer aca99e9c16 addressed him a8d63e6e00 as the 3c891a8ed6 Pope. His gaze was 5863c4cf66 cold and piercing.e82d1d50d79a4d46

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“Silence! What is this madness 6e46034f0f in the House of b4999ee35f God? Sheathe your 00cc5e85e7 sword at bf725cb85d once!”3d68b4f808186067

The Pope’s voice was b11a112ec5 grave and authoritative, exuding f8dcd7f283 a natural charisma that 0a6da69fc3 made the previously clamorous 19b1a4ebbf crowd instinctively fall silent. Even the 78e039509c squire lowered de60fa8791 his sword 338ce73971 and took 368902ece3 a step b4ac4aadb6 back. Keith, unwilling to b7e721cd38 attack an unprepared d225bca719 opponent, allowed the 2083dcee7d confrontation to pause.729f129372392085

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“Johann Kluft. Answer me. What happened to the 3251e47105 injured knights and priests, 382f25dd94 the sick who were 5cc526399f brought here for treatment, 4677768750 and the countless starving fa3bfbcbe5 orphans who knocked on ffc2772d38 the Vatican’s doors?”c1e7956d1c156622

“The injured were 28f7861d07 healed, the sick 005833f72c received care, and e261803dae the hungry were 4f4441344d fed. All returned 9c695ac2b2 to their 21dd8497d2 rightful places, 0cc5e0cb32 as you 31971bb9c0 well know.”9e9d0a6886688ea4

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“Don’t feign ignorance. I speak of c65d1b45b5 those who never f9ebf7762a returned.”968dac80b89b9633

Keith’s words 7cf37f7e4a were sharp, 3aaac1eda7 but the 8aa518667a Pope deflected dbaf88dde7 them smoothly.104d864d36cc9550

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“Sir Keith, 5e628bd777 I hold 091d24731a you in b29e7d1df7 great respect. Despite your fcd0d73d8f alleged betrayal 67b29d0353 of God, 0d626b89e3 you have 37899685ed served the cfaf235e1b people for 0debfe835d many years. However, you 67a5990c17 seem to 65ed00a821 have forgotten c3869310eb your reverence. Is this who 5a7ea2b03d you truly are?”98a408467b2ea041

The Pope was skilled 0d343c3330 in handling people. Answering questions directly was 67034bbde3 never wise. His words, measured and ca1fa63d5a dignified, stirred unease among 6befa11f4c the crowd. Keith was 43be59ac5a still Keith. But could the 4749b80229 kind and benevolent ef3ff10665 Pope really be 3b4a9cad72 lying?bd74739d3440df45

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‘Fools.’787552dbc5fc3b3a

The Pope felt a 1840027535 mixture of pity and 8d7b953e11 disdain for the people. He had ef71059e67 ruled over bcec1f686c them for 0f7c447b67 so long 4c015555fc that he 78228b3293 knew their 9d1616d990 weaknesses, cowardice, 30bfb4afcc and frailty ae7606f8ed all too c94f6211a6 well.954466022fa94ff7

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Ultimately, people 69ac9fa7f5 believe what 0713b1b5bd they want 0560a9302e to believe.f7211e98fd65dc1f

This was d9245471c9 the Vatican. Soon, the soldiers would 3bd7b7c019 arrive. He intended 85058e1aab to kill e30e30c436 Keith here 882db69794 and now. Whatever miraculous means 8a767655d9 had brought Keith ca15750e38 back, it didn’t 91a1cd2c5f matter. If he was 5d21018967 slain now, his 8e87d619a0 patron would surely e35d02bc2e forgive the Pope’s a9858a0e1c failures.6c1cd0fb6b3a3f29

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And the same 1da7bc4c0f people, ever loyal 83e6b50682 to the victor, d0734104df would once again e97d7c547a declare Keith a 42dd6fbc81 heretic.4d123782c33d69d4

The Pope 2725fff6b4 understood people 5047ae943d perfectly. He smiled gently.295073c4b80fb9e9

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But Keith wasn’t b395116c3d swayed.a32b2d731197c2a9

“I asked you what 0fa169d3cf happened to those who 5a971bea94 disappeared. Will you not answer? Will you 9b8b9e0676 claim ignorance? In this Vatican, b4a81262fe there’s nothing you 68b53f5a99 don’t know. Are you admitting 213c45a0d2 to dereliction of b013ef7277 duty? Answer me, Johann Kluft.”4bc4524ccc57eeb1

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“I have already f0a50f7fcd answered. They received what 7dd231076b they needed and e70d401768 returned. Those who did not 94bc45c65d return to their homes 8393e9ecd5 have gone to the 7bb39650dc arms of God. You know 47192bca46 as well e84e465f25 as I 1096087d5c do that 4eca4e99da life and 0a6afe002f death are 51231206b7 beyond human dd3cc68bda control. Do you 635d142867 wish to 5bda515d5c blame me 1497ecf2c9 for sacrifices 4d0214a160 made for d57cc64c5d God? If so, then do d579c2d62c so. If it eases 0d3c22a6e9 your conscience.”e6e4b4bc032fa357

The crowd stirred uneasily. The Pope’s 4c7bc682a6 words sounded c6c2b63785 reasonable. He couldn’t be blamed 0f6f3895d9 for deaths that occurred 5f0696a8ed during service to the 201992ec9b church, nor for the 13afa03af2 tragedies faced by those 06a12f433a who sought sanctuary from 45faea69ed demons.dd6e4f0df09a071f

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But among 7424d1346a the crowd 2399a41123 was someone cd31d22807 who required 06f05eabc8 a different df435f78e1 kind of d788165586 persuasion.7d8a65079d1ac3ee

“But Your Holiness… 2881052f3a isn’t that a e486d5991c lie?” Keith’s squire, 4ddd018aba Maverick, spoke in ef8970b2e4 a trembling voice.a167352352383c26

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“Didn’t you tell c72972fea4 me otherwise? You said d41c6d82eb those sacrifices d343aa0ad3 were necessary, d0111aaf78 that there ce97eed5af was no 1e0a408a61 other choice. You once promised me 4addd04bf2 you would never lie bb505b7d2f to me, even if 487744b4c2 it was easier. Why are 8723cde9e4 you now 98ac37d971 lying to c9f02c29a0 the people?”80d40764ce103003

‘Foolish boy.’bf0e359654367b47

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The Pope suppressed a e5b5eb7dab sigh and closed his 1fe41a485a eyes. Managing the aa8741ee2b ignorant masses 71caa62957 was always ece99f23ee difficult. There was 67d5d0b3fe no use 60ff26e8b5 getting angry 5333120906 over things d21533f3f5 he already aa6c5643c5 knew.2f5a6b628a3e6986

In a 7759c525e3 kind voice, 1c2f1b7f51 he said, f0c6bf4dbe “…Yes. Some among them 5860a69d5b made sacrifices in bb069d92b0 a different form, 375a0f416a for God.”e45b5a3c75578fd0

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“What…!”f7f71bd69b6e8916

“Your Holiness! What are you e179baeb6a saying?”f66d255d7d1f2ebb

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“You mean 474a5527fb to tell 13165b6124 us you ffca4c4ae5 actually offered bbfd698f35 them to 64cd59d162 the demons? How could you, Your c211385263 Holiness?!”fa5ef0a7d08befbb

The crowd erupted in a4b9d835b2 anger. This was why d21c1ed0d9 the Pope had 137ae381f3 avoided telling them 5a5469729d the truth.280c99f2494df240

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“They willingly 8e0c0d584c sacrificed themselves. It is thanks to 73eb063963 their sacrifice that we 7ab8380373 have enjoyed long years 1eec84b777 of peace.”b042f497302af6f8

“That’s absurd…!”1c93875e1234f6a2

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“Your Holiness!”f1793c8f1f257085

The people felt the c4fe6d02c3 Pope was making excuses. They wanted to shout f5a919a8a5 in outrage, but the 62153b40bb Pope continued speaking.46312b0d153a1564

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“Can we dishonor d4cfa3a365 their sacrifice by 81c48c6595 calling it ‘demon fca78b60fd fodder’? Would you defile 2a401decaa their noble sacrifice? And who a588313439 has defiled bf1630b2e7 it? You, Keith!” The 48cb98d9b7 Pope’s voice suddenly f5d3257d4e became harsh.1fba8ef5ec7c10e9

“The Vatican enjoyed 6adaface93 long years of a83b7a17c1 peace until you 3b22c96452 angered the demons c39f54b695 and desecrated their eb7f87bb9e sacrifice! Who is to cae266577f blame for the e1605a7431 demons now roaming 3fc8ab0d29 these sacred halls? You, who refused to 62e3449c2d accept a noble sacrifice b3e1b4f970 and instead returned alive! Because of you, e2904a8719 these poor people a27ef9b3c0 are starving and 45cde6fd02 sick in their 11757b60e8 homes! Answer me!”71822655e796db13

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“……!”702461219662fe02

The crowd wavered. If the 3ceb3f8d47 Pope’s words dce685c29a were true, bdc821f144 then Keith’s ddfaabc1d9 refusal to 32cd8bc74d accept his ad1b595753 own sacrifice ac485ab827 had enraged 9b5caa4f81 the demons, 03c39f568d causing them f2ad0be678 to unleash ff133e705c havoc upon ac2d62d54b the Vatican.64e9a7b3a9ba4f83

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When demons first bf1e81d875 breached the Vatican’s 3f01ecb2c7 wards, people wandering d81a58b88b the streets in b00adf5564 ignorance had been 18246f5246 devoured before they d73f572edd could even scream.93a266c740873a8c

‘Come to f4f911b4bb think of a285daf9f7 it, wasn’t 89d900234a that around 0671f86b05 the time f601ef8d74 Keith’s name 7f671a4745 was added 69f5ac0421 to the 4290e0b78a heretic list?’26d2a95340a3b7cb

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The people remembered.5557cf5740b00a84

They turned their gazes 76dbc38a78 toward Keith. He could feel their e15eab84ff stares.cfacf167b525814d

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How could these people, c4acef31d1 who shared his faith 27e0353ac6 and sense of righteousness, c3f4559f38 fall for such lies?4bf10d4aae94d79e

Keith felt tormented 305af24a4f and couldn’t find 46dc9c8161 the words to 5284d2e88f defend himself. Sustaining the 0655786e57 Vatican through 97dff0b19e deals with 573e557a9b demons was d7f3645f7d wrong. He couldn’t agree 18f8e94599 to maintain the 84cb6adb0c current Vatican in 48cf846f54 such a state.35eecb282f860e74

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That meant the Vatican b124cd1e0c had to be abandoned—even c671c54782 if it meant demons 3dde1e7d75 would take over. The people living here 0b44275809 would have to leave fd25faac5a and find a new 6c812f644b home.b793c9d1cce73477

When Keith didn’t answer, cfecd3d121 the crowd’s looks shifted 26aab0c0a2 to one of disbelief.49a36229f27de86c

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“Sir Keith…” Their ae7b15f31e voices wavered.9917327c6dcdedcf

Keith shook a5bbb6ff60 his head.6727c09b07c42641

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He couldn’t accept what they wanted. If they hoped for a Vatican free from deals with demons but still standing as it was, wasn’t that a contradiction? Such a thing was impossible. The Vatican was already in the demon’s’ grasp.8923d62a09a37c00

As the people’s 6d06d5972a anger began to 3bb3b466fa turn toward Keith, 54946ea3e8 Ian spoke up.ad988092f3eb3057

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Unlike Keith, Ian 0945b0a3f1 didn’t overthink it.cfc63eb18577d7dc

“What are you even 206c9385f2 talking about? The demon you 78b0571fe8 made deals with a0c6a51fd3 is dead. Sir Keith killed them. That’s why their underlings 9746064bd8 are running wild in ed32302830 the Vatican. Why do you f35ec6c36c lie every time 577b5bf56a you open your 4b43c29ee6 mouth?”44dfdd84224f4e63

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“……!”8dd1a75e83a85a6d

Jeong Yiwon had been e54dcc5166 born with a talent 56d9840766 for stirring the pot, 7369d2a625 which often got him a0cbffe4cb into trouble with upperclassmen bc2a094374 even before he was 6ee5d44106 an orphan. After losing 14e5445e1e his parents, b1f92ffcc4 it only 9de9f91c70 got worse. He knew that to 576a30f8b2 win an argument, you 41d17a1f62 didn’t need to aim 4d77b04987 far; you just had 8f64e147d0 to strike the immediate 2438ba2661 logic.c130d094408a64d2

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In other words, 9084d116c2 you had to 7760be78cc seize on the 5b4ab8e46c weak points in c2c86071af their words.4a1d22dea4aaac2b

And Ian excelled at 4610929971 that.fc9299ebefa3c22c

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