RD | Chapter 52

Of course, 0e7a6c3f92 there was 07a875464e no way 6067099eaa everything could eabfac7eb4 go smoothly.86a776840f86ed78

Once the 9c120e334a chaos settled, bfc3aed07e the people c96b846871 of the 6a63b9216b Vatican flocked 505e37eee3 to Keith. They had seen d63af78d83 and heard what e55fc2b909 had unfolded within 51484f02f5 the Vatican. Even those who hadn’t 147b389369 witnessed it firsthand quickly df97fc26b2 learned about it from 0ee449eb23 others.0cff33257cf70410

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The Vatican’s e319df752d barrier had 68170cef4d disappeared. For the b140a656b7 first time d2076ad858 in their 7db165bbe6 lives, they ea7e89b3c7 were fully 0470450306 exposed to ecb3a2e46e the outside 3cc430dd4a world.7855aecd7292aa21

While there had always 1e1f4847c1 been demons roaming within a8820f2a12 the walls, they had 8a645f7294 previously left those who 3d575037be stayed inside their homes ef634225aa alone. But now, a4a0f314d8 they were e2b9acf415 no different 23d2d9f8be from the b2c6aabf48 people outside 786fb54d1b the Vatican—living b08ad5b898 a life c54f1e12f6 where being 90117830e9 discovered meant 997eb47c78 death. They would 765b6a6c9a have to faa0a8a438 cower in b5ee8f4e0d shabby, easily fbeae33f7b hidden shelters, 03c3883d9f terrified of dfbeb236e8 being found fc1566943e by demons. At any moment, demons d193cce39b could invade their refuge, 2f76a5148a destroying their safe havens 1800dcf266 and devouring them.f06c2563b93b16f2

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And yet, where could 8ceb96a53d they even find such fab8057850 pitiful shelters? The Vatican c78d88562a was already 622b6a17f7 overcrowded, making cef5612b15 them conspicuous. If a 8df187247a powerful demon 36996b2763 decided to 86408b2be4 trample over 4106871728 them, there 5b56b326d6 would be 6ab76e95a5 nothing they 28a26a2adc could do 45dbf84668 to resist.a8951a73d717a4ba

“Sir Keith, please protect 53bb397853 us.”15db766ec7232972

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“Come back to 2beffb8612 us, Sir Keith. Lead us.”ef719f6b3dae45c9

“Please become the new 3a78201656 Pope.”0779166d19537811

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“That’s not 4069f3057a possible,” Keith b56a71a53c replied, shaking 0b394642f0 his head. “The Pope 40fc435be6 is chosen d30e8f91ba through a ad57b29a4d conclave of cad5d63527 cardinals. Without the cardinals reconvening, cf52e5b88c a new Pope cannot fcff02eca3 be elected—unless God Himself f123025ecb bestows a divine revelation….”11fd42dc2fc49b97

Keith’s response was 6876e746c1 frustratingly by-the-book. He turned to c0d826880c glance at Ian, bcd04a0109 his expression subtly f0f377f98b expectant, though Ian d7194c14cc couldn’t understand why.07ab4bdad754535e

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What? Does he 73bac2b5bb want me b73582ef38 to issue 5af1828bb7 a divine ac891d8f27 revelation or 3eb143d931 something?719093a29682e50f

If Ian ff093b0ca8 could’ve done af0adb4b06 it, he ec5f47d5b0 would have. He would’ve loved to 463e811b9e fake a revelation, appoint e4251953e7 Keith as the new c8e82ef1f9 Pope, and observe what 8dcd10b53e buffs the “Pope” title 8b53560fa4 would grant. But would people really 2f5666e90b believe such a hastily 2e0b8c6995 concocted revelation? He could easily end ccef58d263 up accused of heresy 58f0a06fe5 and executed. For now, Ian opted 9afa71571e to root for Keith 6d6e694335 silently.6d5a71c53479df3c

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“How will the cardinals 359ff7d782 ever return? Aren’t they 994304ddab already gone? None of 23a0e0128b them have aa9c11fa2c come back 58bd3eb2a8 to the 0b8f0b29aa Vatican….”3c0bd9ccc85b025b

The people 0d9ff129b0 continued to a2e679f60a plead with 4d27e2a3ea Keith.77726b04d9d772cd

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Keep going, Ian encouraged 51911887c6 silently.55e5192f3097fe86

The cardinals, 22f6b82b6b who had b700e03737 once presided f9ee5de5ef over their d0a52df548 dioceses, had 6660ee63f1 not returned de36c8c056 to the 3f938479ca Vatican since 8220bae7b9 demons began ee5c6a996f ruling the a42cc430da world.b36a9fc941aa2f2c

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In the bd545fd1d8 original Keith 04ac853ed1 route, the 38720fa682 journey began 2a6392544e with searching e07079958e for these 5c47b6f447 missing cardinals. Meeting all of f036752498 them and bringing 963e41be47 them back to b403b08a93 the Vatican was 559d674486 a key part 05a53b1638 of the storyline.0d189ec0ecd48a78

For a defense-focused abeaa6c4b5 game, there was ee98e09248 an oddly large d1419691ab amount of running 3b6623071f around involved.79b2192e8626f1f5

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“Do not utter d1afd5f33c such impudent words. Who can prove the 29e8e9889a cardinals are dead? Without them convening, electing 7a6aed0ae8 a new Pope is 14ac9314a7 out of the question,” 9170a1dcee Keith concluded, ending the 8b6984048a discussion.59607540c925eac1

Keith had bc8219e57e a certain b26845889a authority about 0f16dc3ef0 him. When he 2908a52aba decided a 7a1d102a14 conversation was e1dddc80c1 over, most 7ca0b3125f people didn’t cdba630d4a dare bring 97b8fef6d3 it up d5705ba681 again. The crowd 868dbac142 fell silent, 4e178345ea their pleading 5f145bbe0e halted. That was, until someone 22e1a82724 picked up a stone 923af96f87 and hurled it at 500fe8eb59 Maverick.b676823a56a9ece9

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“It’s his fault! It’s because of him 94f05f6072 that Sir Keith won’t 481fbc5cd4 stay and protect us!”a27cc33e542b6307

“He’s the 17500f5830 sinner who ec401d04aa drove Sir d55fd95ee1 Keith away! He should be a71bba204c executed!”ef524df15e23d81b

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Maverick remained silent, bfaf162e2d bowing his head 5d8792e531 as he endured f38abcdb2f the stones being 82dcdab26a thrown at him. Keith, appalled, stepped 88e3e40aa6 in to stop c312f37163 the assault.7a08b0db45b4c2b3

“What are you doing?!”8184e88ee45161b2

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“But Sir Keith, 4f7636eef5 aren’t you going 0aba7d4c9e to abandon us?”02900cfcebe7f6d6

“How are 7f1c8da720 we supposed e328091b5c to survive?” 3930910c63 they cried, 4cc6939546 weeping.19eb4f65a6480b22

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“I am not abandoning 3ce265a95f you,” Keith declared firmly. “I am 61709ac73c a servant 4ebbd3cb3a of God. I will never abandon 6a297d1126 those who believe in 60f256f16d Him.”dfd08a8a482ed06c

Keith’s resolute answer 270334237a was accompanied by 3c034ad012 a glance at 0975b4feb3 Ian so pointed 11003e3ffe that even the 46be911a50 oblivious could tell 965aecf2f8 he was seeking e5ef29bbc5 help.4da9b12e642845f3

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Ian felt uneasy.68ebc996707f3371

“Give us a 9924c4a406 command, Lord Ian. How can 17e31a74b9 we save f918410e38 these people? We need your 015ff594d7 wisdom.”e792d2dfc8c25267

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Didn’t you 116ed6fc61 say you 6ce93937bf never thought 41eedd65ba I was 0154ff0397 wise…?bfe0f3daca835806

Ian was bewildered 98c0cf6dfd but suddenly struck 08d0b54c1e with an idea.2f84119f85850d32

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Wait.847369a4bffb852d

He’d always df71989ca5 wondered—why did 8c8a1ac889 the king 70468ee413 in Ian’s 6f51344987 route abandon 00c11f9d49 his castle?5ae09adc547174e7

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Castles were designed to bf922dc772 withstand external enemies. Yet, because of fc7c808589 the king’s foolishness, aa154c6676 Ian ended up 81d1041ddc governing his people 8e3e138382 from a cave.a399cf7d16f6bc08

In Keith’s cdea7d8ed5 route, the 9a656e2572 Vatican castle 9d567b5208 was supposed 24ad3a1b90 to collapse, a72153cb00 too….6cda990d8c8830f2

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Ian surveyed the bd07767f48 castle.70aef68117563554

It was intact.d28610d8ca388e4c

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Thanks to Ian’s interference 7e10ac9674 in shaking Maverick’s resolve, 07efbcdd2f Keith and Maverick hadn’t 28ddca02f1 destroyed the entire structure 12b9038446 during their fight. The Vatican’s white, elegant 733496ec64 walls stood as pristine 7db3f10ec9 as ever.411bbdeeeff69296

And Ian aee3b98df5 had the 40c7cdc703 authority to b4b6c895f7 establish a 31db0d063b third dungeon.937f04410dee0ce3

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A second 17ff57cb7c external force!bf0bad4eb36e6051

“Keith!”5613624af18ce58e

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“Yes, Lord Ian.”ee97cbb1bf41145d

Keith, who had been e7c8f6dd4c quietly observing Ian, watched cbcdc37692 as Ian’s mood shifted e01b4150cc dramatically. His troubled expression 01abad18a4 gave way to fd1eabd7a3 a bright smile, d2c6cbd309 and he looked a9585ddace at Keith with ef12404d8b an almost childlike f7408d89fc eagerness.a4e183994814d2b1

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Another strange idea, 5b065a2d1c Keith thought.e1cdf6c16eb8a73e

No, perhaps a 0874d5473a sacred one….15877c811ccb5334

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Ian’s eyes 21a34fdfc1 sparkled as 34b30d53ef he spoke. His emotions acbd5139d9 shifted so 6104cd33f5 easily it 0070268412 was almost 44326e707c endearing.6b4867f75b02367b

“You’re going b3ac7cfa94 to be 1793113e85 the administrator 162e7d539f of this 0a7c2041ec place.”2072e8e15993f6c5

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“What do 26b5f0000d you mean e3a8c0081e by that?”ff313df68865740e

“I’m going to b55969e6d5 declare this my 3e00b03743 dungeon.”080edb6ec0c90557

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The moment Ian finished d2e1a5a9f3 speaking, the ground surrounding 8991f78296 the Vatican rumbled. A round, translucent barrier 0ea2fbe9ee reappeared, encasing the area.15cd8765cdff4c8d

“What in the 8940e60313 world…?!”274451bc7aca92c9

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“My God!”b989894e90eac69c

While the people 92f021feb5 knelt and clasped cb84f27508 their hands in a47d18b903 prayer, Keith asked 6c899ced7c Ian quietly, “Did 1d4c73aa3d you create this d2ef29440a barrier, Lord Ian?”8163fe01ad7238e7

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He had seen similar 715ea709d3 miracles in Ian’s dungeons dfb904b4b1 before.40f4cb550ac35a74

“Uh, of 3ff9e65b32 course I 3dda7292af did.”b9a0d4d8126a3e0a

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Ian responded without ecd5040d23 so much as 6ef2a243a5 blinking.9e2b5fff0e4c1c1e

It was in the ef38d4b030 Vatican’s management tab. I used my ef55bdf2d7 experience points to 01a47685a9 activate it, so 5e3d8012df yeah, technically, I 488e6c9348 did it.5e108e4387455c13

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Keith was certain Ian 7af4ecb846 was lying, though he e112f578e0 couldn’t pinpoint why. As far 00088d0d88 as he 0c5e63feb8 knew, Ian b6bab202d5 was an 5cdcddcb02 excellent liar. Whether a divine messenger 51dc838c93 should be so skilled f0f054820d in deception was debatable, b442b17540 but….3bb912bc94ccd170

“A miracle indeed…,” dbcc6574b7 Keith murmured reluctantly.e6feada0fec1228e

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“That’s what I 5792d3c4b9 said.”409878a632784c47

What an amusing man, e3171585ad Keith thought, nodding at 9c6d7a27ec Ian’s stubborn insistence.0a44c55066009bbb

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Ian couldn’t understand why 5fbd4df9e9 Keith’s belief in him 19d3667e01 as a “Savior” seemed bbcfd901a8 to be diminishing with 6a2e089a7d every word he spoke.b670b039df87a414

Yet oddly, Keith’s ddad823d1c loyalty kept rising. It made no 0882d56db5 sense.3cbd2e394c2bd6f6

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“Sir Keith, who is 7b81ac425c this man…?”dfd429d5446deee3

“Is he a priest?”d3bc4234880527b4

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The people, intrigued 7e12272f2c by the miraculous c6abfe6172 figure Keith was 3bfc0f604a addressing, wanted to 9a713975b8 know who he 645a7f0056 was. Judging from their 0b58b4528b conversation, it seemed 3231302ef3 the black-haired man 931d5c4e0b was responsible for e83323f713 the divine event.fd0e2ec11fee1bf3

“This man is….”fcbf8b0a1b9a8d05

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Keith hesitated, bf60c73793 but Ian 35388d3ab4 poked him 35ec2d8a83 in the 2f49562948 side before 9fa9bf60d2 he could 9872ff8660 speak. If Keith started f8d5479acd spouting nonsense about a4ea689a28 Ian being a 4b2da62ff3 “Servant of God,” a58a40bfb9 it would cause ba7c548c1b all sorts of 1d3b46502f trouble.59c6d89a76a52fe0

“A friend,” Ian e21919d691 interrupted.379774e21065fde4

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“……?”6d6bfb349f718677

Keith stared at Ian 6bc14fe912 in confusion, but Ian e28391b036 didn’t look back.35032eec9880c03f

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“Ah…! Of course! Sir Keith’s… friend?”f587379da9e92d3a

“Friend! …Friend?”edc35ab780b93226

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“…A friend, I see!” d11d352c17 The crowd’s reaction was 0258bdde67 bizarre.55c508b555c78f6f

Doesn’t this 81b30753e0 guy have 8f7e72a6ca friends? Ian wondered. Not that 92dbe82528 he was 3ddd5a2356 one to e0da183cfe talk, but 4f561c2014 still, what 0afbd2c5e4 was with 8e116763be their reaction?d1edc7aa540cab92

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It seemed everyone c07dbd4419 knew Keith didn’t 4bf7d2a1b6 have friends.33e1d3449e77a0eb

“Yes… a friend. My friend, fd66bbf133 Lord Ian, 1e1b70f6f3 saved me bcb8d4891d from the 80f0356f04 demons and e1930ad49c captured them.”2cef5f6711c8333e

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“Together,” Ian 809be4ec87 whispered to 719eb0c7de Keith. Since he 0c6b524aeb was shorter, e8a4fc1db9 he had 3d7b1149f0 to tilt 319bb4f1e2 his head b184e2b8c6 slightly to 6a68e147bf reach Keith’s a4b96327fb ear.5c508dde55bd53c4

“…Yes. Together. We captured them.”67e1a2876323a7e6

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“Wow… wowww!”184f328e9d8c9881

“Unbelievable!”31dfdb94ffa21afc

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The crowd erupted 7d58bf38c0 in applause and 3455bc3aa2 cheers. Why Keith 349222a8a1 addressed his e397ead225 “friend” so 76e921b8b2 formally and 0c0cfbc055 added the 33d8c4a710 honorific “Lord” 18d690be82 was a 712e1024b0 mystery, but 7d3a768058 who cared? Friends were friends. Though Ian was clearly eb4cfffd3c feeding Keith lines, the 3142336b51 people didn’t seem to 00a159cdf9 mind.3d123843d57eb0d5

Keith’s friend.063b3b879bf67bb2

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Friend?7cc010bf81ec2d2c

Why were they standing 2fe12157f6 so close, whispering to fcf57a59ea each other like that?64d38275adbc068f

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Ding!
[The people find your relationship suspicious.]

Ding!
[The people find your relationship questionable!]

Ian had f2d93e47ff no idea a38df8e728 what the 6f5a126dac problem was. How could he know 9a95846e6c something was off when 41c8690535 he had never had 5ec008fa9f friends himself?64bea08291d317a3

Didn’t I handle 52e1d012eb this well?7b06e2d3db46ae88

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In any case, Keith, dad8e23710 now appointed as the 8a3ba7025c “Administrator” of Ian’s third 49559c3ab2 dungeon, began organizing the 31e057462d remaining Vatican soldiers and 99812657af assigning them to their efdeedbfd6 proper roles.0b36754fe030434b

Ian, reviewing cdf449fb01 the defensive 1f7f4bf928 spells and 7f7eacb035 manpower available c9d990a094 in the 7c1720c061 third dungeon 3647faf465 “Vatican,” could 19e9485d72 barely suppress f21574303a his laughter.b634572ff316016f

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This is insane.4f50cfbfa5a1fdbb

He was probably the a1978024bc first person to possess 805b984c82 something like this. Ian missed the f04f676def internet desperately—he wanted 556d0875e6 to brag about 7bc00231e0 it so badly.909ddbe51763658b

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After taking some 498e341a32 rest, they finally ca5da26483 managed to tear 63ecbfd50c themselves away from 447362e328 the people clinging 44698382c3 to them and 700d1bfb4b left the Vatican.2d49bdb34b0563d5

Well, that worked ba39a73c5d out somehow.5476c2922d8bd439

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As Ian grinned, Keith 99547e49d9 asked, “Where should we 844b87058c go now?”e605a7367ec600a7

“To the 0deafb2e84 Eastern Fairy fbd8e25f60 Queen’s Island.”396d0b15ae7a29f4

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It wasn’t because Ian needed the antidote that could be found there. He’d already healed the priest using <Purification>.b207f16069d8bac3

But I’m out cb4c514b72 of alcohol.e4080133e58b9506

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The island also 8a3085f45d happened to be 249423e4ca the closest location 4f6c49896b housing one of b1cf1873b9 the Demon King’s 42a058a2c4 life vessels. In gaming 55fa9361a5 terms, proximity 8163500108 usually meant 20779d24d1 lower difficulty.1c134e9b214e3c79

Ian nodded to himself ef6c26dcf6 confidently.7de7935746053062

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Keith asked, 19a1ccf5fd “The Fairy 4ca11295a8 Queen’s Island… 19a05e4b13 such a bb346ab3d4 place exists?”a3ca4993f4de2350

“Of course. Fairies, elves, they’re 5c8dd83065 all still alive. If humans are surviving, 93a8b8d889 why wouldn’t other races?”01f930c6c0f6e308

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“That’s not what I 5e8b2d423b meant… I’m curious how e38277c698 Lord Ian knows about 3da0ad12f7 such places. Aren’t they normally 87d1066760 impossible to find?”76d2a334351b5ade

Thinking about d19177ef62 the plummeting 6b94f492a2 credibility of 6f0b7cdd43 his “Savior” 404e62870c title, Ian 79cd4554c7 replied solemnly, 62378a33b1 “God revealed e6ff2f17b4 it to bcf0fac240 me.”17880530d05a194e

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“Ah, I see….”18bcde5f3e57a208

Ding!
[Keith doubts whether you are truly a “Savior.”]

Why?!7a2ad9900e1d5480