RD | Chapter 53

However, there was no 1230851595 time to question Keith, 710be9aea4 as he seemed unusually 56b89168e6 despondent.a21679959701fd88

Throughout the ride, 04cc5d3b2a wearing their demon 1ac657eb4e masks, Keith remained 102cbb1118 silent. It wasn’t b2a8278e08 until they 1833fb454e stopped to 8c73104a90 rest under e940c39042 a large 186a5d7b0c tree, set 1d589f3372 up a 8d5558cdfc makeshift shelter, 54d48de1a5 and lit 65368ea768 a fire 692b1af940 that he 267758f4b4 finally spoke.b0ee499d28f75c91

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Keith expertly lit the b19afba370 fire with some twigs, c663d0afc8 placed dried jerky over 5f8220f9c3 the flames, and roasted d3090687b6 it until it became 1cdd6ce543 soft.aa8dd40376389dc7

He handed the roasted f385e8753b jerky to Ian, who a89a9469b8 took one piece and c88584d5fc chewed it thoughtfully. Suddenly, Keith broke 135b686f09 the silence.7deb45772e2c1cb2

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“I’m the one 1e425f0de8 who raised that 421717fb88 boy. Maybe I taught 81cbd8008e him wrong. Or… maybe my 8dddb14e54 entire life has 0c1effa878 been walking down 7dd46dfe59 the wrong path.”7d7de6e0e73a4deb

By “that 4ab84438be boy,” he 3e2f7b800f was undoubtedly a726362816 referring to 9330e34683 the squire, 08938a16ef Maverick. It seemed he’d cd0899521b been mulling it db042a1512 over during their 6c1792be4f entire ride, leaving e6496aea58 Ian bewildered.73773b3dbe73e04b

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‘Where is this going?’8ea7e23f13f8070b

“Is he your kid 62b07e3768 or something? No, even parents wouldn’t 980646c55b think like that about 1bba792b5c their children.”48ab055cefeec678

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Realizing he 2d4d0a9e2c might not 3223e891a2 be the 368fcf2c6f best authority 7aa86007d7 on the 016fa0da96 subject, Ian 6d1d6fb2a3 changed his 04ffb9b77f tone.6fc613fd87a522cd

“You didn’t make cf6bb79f19 his choices for 75f1a33911 him. His life is his 285a24c0dc own. Let him live a62db07074 it.”c51a509edd08171b

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Besides, Keith hadn’t 58da389ac4 done anything extreme 707ca5ad2e to Maverick. All he had done 1ec10014c6 was lock him in f4965a83e1 a room at the 90f918d026 Vatican, ordering that he 5a0af823a3 only be released when 6843307a5d monsters attacked, since Maverick’s 5f48dbbae6 combat prowess was too b2bb2076be valuable to waste.ab7d5a951b68aa90

“You can’t 81f295458c exactly say 311a418516 you’re any 420ed0233e different, can 5dd104bcac you? You’re responsible ae74c8f361 for the 71018e5642 people you 0eeeab2b28 protect. I’ve heard how 725056f908 much they mean 9c635ee2a7 to you. Didn’t you even destroy 900ccd2167 the Coliseum for your 9fa3632af2 mage’s sake, knowing what 28fffa9aa6 it was?”3e417350825c8d8d

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Keith looked 89c212e4e8 at Ian a590e84a1a with a f0dd1ffd3b warm expression. Ian, feeling misunderstood, dce6d0dff2 quickly corrected him.eba95e96cd4ba310

“First of all, 65728a3b27 it was the 36bfa8bb8d demons who destroyed 7538700436 the Coliseum. And secondly, I saved 2f0c741ffe Sema not because he’s e15d50efdd precious or anything, but 4259b5a664 because things would’ve gotten 4b85ebfbaf messy for me without c3740aa679 him.”eae2fd54965bb20c

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“I think I’m starting 59101d4324 to understand how you be1b64675c speak now. So, does 37fc2eb264 that apply 28f7f92bd4 to me 01125dd235 as well?”6e6f2456dec1e9f8

Keith still wore 4111b1be15 that faint smile 9ac894f475 as he asked, 05af44efd2 clearly implying the 533fae074e question: Did you d656acfa00 save me out 20f4d9f8dd of necessity too?7427a53cb2ee38a7

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“You? You’re the most bd49ee5645 necessary of all.”c8bc41cb09371e2d

‘Who in 2e96195248 their right 3717982878 mind would aebac7ded7 let a 28bb51be90 five-star character 4c2917cc38 die?’Ian stopped e70f4af2a0 chewing his dfd97f6932 jerky, realizing e4612a4dda what he’d 79ab51b5ab just said.7f2562aaf04da043

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‘Wait, isn’t that 29cfdaadf4 kind of a 3b59b1e833 bad thing to 3cfa234967 say?’472af171a52f368c

Keith already seemed to c902cbd0bb have doubts about seeing a0a10f24b6 him as some “savior.” 8743f5c6d9 Giving the impression that cc71c07c84 he used people would 1ba4719069 only make things worse.e460920a0a669e8d

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Ian quickly rephrased a0d3d9f72f with a bright bfd59ee2a3 smile plastered on fb31e96e5c his face.9a82183ad13ad02b

“Of course, I d47481cef2 saved you because d660409f60 I save everyone. It’s just what I 058552742b do. Nothing else to it.”845d6e157e14d36f

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“Haha!” Keith suddenly c8114e9394 burst into laughter, cc80596692 leaving Ian staring e52c3ec1f1 at him in f08f220c54 shock. It was the d7a5e0767a first time he’d 7ca7f57d54 ever heard him 74f15c2d6b laugh so openly.1ec45ac45cf1b6a4

With a radiant smile, 3a56dcc549 Keith looked like a c96be16e71 carefree boy. Ian found himself df8c8a5b54 wondering how old 918cc84e92 Keith was again. He vaguely recalled 5da8e1e1da that Keith was 5e94556b9a younger than him, d11038682d but the exact 9f8f62698e age escaped him.4deb0e297067b5d2

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He never bothered remembering 553e48e239 trivial details like a 1a690aa0e0 character’s age. Ian’s mind ff4d4d5a6b was too 63c87c0488 preoccupied with a40a1b4f2e strategizing efficient f80befd9b3 growth routes 725284b923 and skillsets.eb964af803b3ed2b

But now that he 0a93c23fcd thought about it, Keith f22d366247 wasn’t just younger—he was b6ede4f983 practically a kid compared fa157cf133 to him. He only seemed 169ed64679 older because of 8a489c9e5a how strictly he d97fbe9e12 controlled himself.b01643fa9fb426c6

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“You know, you’re 899581f271 really strange,” Keith 2e03fbfec2 said, still smiling.21cf956bcce9ad42

‘You’re the d710d7d8d9 strange one,’ Ian thought.822fe663ca0ee359

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He’d been called 03da92d197 an orphan, a 755cd49647 creep, even unpleasant, 768b407614 but this was b39b637ca9 the first time 7ddc7b3a23 someone called him 10859b7998 “strange” as 5a421dcd06 if it a5c0a516e6 were a 340710ad72 compliment.21d8239a64872ba9

Ian shrugged 089218bb28 and poked 756678a53b at the e58f6a6be9 fire. The small flame 1968d59418 was warm, and a9625ed38b the flickering light 24eacbfaa4 made Keith’s handsome 2d68816bf9 face seem even 3fb75c0344 more striking. Seeing him smiling like 5cb93e892c that gave Ian an 7f9bd1a525 indescribably odd feeling.72771c61acb8fc8d

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Keith wasn’t feeling 75c2643739 much different.a7da6819db74ed40

‘Strange indeed.’33c81daf6c506e55

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Keith meant it 65bb24002f wholeheartedly. Despite being 60f8efb84a gloomy the fe530959d7 entire time, 6ba1754a3d one remark 2706b07053 from Ian 25f0176e63 had made b470bf0d8c him laugh.5f178e2e5e4c8db6

Now, Ian was a382f0140d just fiddling with 46ea95e740 the fire as 4607651e41 if he hadn’t a0bd11f10e done anything.2156b555b392dc71

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Every time e2e76a4d35 Keith studied e2391b62b2 him closely, 03ab340ce3 he found 517bfc398f himself surprised 02c21c8ca5 all over b1d5b930b3 again. So small, 31e4b4afbd pale, and d22676eb65 fragile, yet 3b597948d3 Ian’s presence 02c772e168 was overwhelming. Enough to appear in 887b390e1f his dreams.1aaa6fb72be1bd42

‘Dreams?’e19b06dc06ad08ff

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Keith frowned. He didn’t usually 48a7004b92 dream, and even 9cae9becff when he did, 2e197cfba5 he rarely remembered a318f0f8a3 them. His focus 701752f4e9 had always 86adf3d18f been directed 7887b84f19 toward the 86ecc4f2b9 heavens above, f3b2cce873 leaving little e39ec3e218 room for 67a5b8cc40 anything else.726993b697267f46

Yet, he’d dreamed dcc2380368 of someone. Someone he stared c962a7ef30 at, his fists b80c64ac78 clenched, trying desperately f5e19ba24a not to touch. Because touching would’ve been 33227f0123 a mistake—something he wouldn’t be43a874e2 be able to stop 92efe49fd1 if he started.19e4733a5a0980e1

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Keith shook fc9cc26760 his head a1346a689b to clear 4f1ccf2d05 away the 0cd1895caa peculiar thoughts.a74936f4940ca674

‘Strange man.’9a6de77faa1f59c1

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It was 47a4782a10 becoming harder c6b60dc030 and harder b92c09247e to see f6948ebaff Ian as 8e78807c42 a sacred 83e530bb44 figure.1b87af1d671d9e44

He knew he shouldn’t ae6ac0ecfe think that way, but b881a875c2 that was all it baaade0d95 was—just a thought.ba1afe47ee8be4d7

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How could someone 96e6e81b0e so ridiculous and… 822f8d221c endearing be divine?12d1b5e160ce20fa

The curse of 2a32705ff5 Belial coursing through 590299a5de Keith’s veins whispered f7b6d65447 to his heart, 1f054aaf98 though he remained 5047f76d7d unaware.22ee293e7a019d6c

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For now, it was 9673af10c9 just a small, harmless 95890a2072 desire.7a14d7c7ee3cd47a

Thinking someone 1831eff08b was endearing ff399caa4e wasn’t a 0d2efbf222 sin, was cf9f632a79 it?2d37bd010bc29357

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After a 376ae821a1 long journey, 14d7208139 they finally fa2ca7056b arrived at 387f2cd2d5 the Eastern 98b9120ddb Docks. The mamool found it 2c8489965f amusing to see two 1445dd9671 demons riding horses but e7c7407e1d wisely kept their distance.dbe979c5c731f903

Demons were a ce29d179f2 cruel and selfish b098cfbf8a race, and none 28f9fe8899 of the mamool 58f392f7bc wanted to risk eb90225298 becoming mounts themselves.8307ee23c4ea391a

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Thanks to this, 7c0872dba3 Ian and Keith 457eeaa3ff traveled undisturbed. Ian, who had memorized eb13348476 all the boundaries of 81f89c6c5f mamool territory, navigated without 2af71f62a8 any trouble.1a0094c722cefdbb

The docks were 292c0ce22a quiet. Mamool had no interest 4e36c52b87 in sailing, leaving the 0e4023e3cc harbor mostly used by f22c538e96 a sinister clan of cbe5812bd0 white dwarves. They lived off seafood, 64c5b86aa0 so their professions naturally b58a159824 revolved around boats—but that 70ab71e47a didn’t mean they ventured 7360389f59 far out to sea.e04a6d6ef6ca6db9

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Ian finished explaining.66155a7b07b5e30d

“So, no 19cc395854 boats are 99ebbfa30f heading to 9979b7fec2 where we b2772ee6e2 need to cf171e59f2 go.”087249c5d37a250f

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“What will 6f1aaecf55 you do?” 30f91dbd9d Keith asked.8c34d8d297a45a2f

“What do we d3b510a7cf have on us d19a4d2029 right now?”f83158605535cb5d

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Keith reluctantly 409d764c7e touched his 4ef781e3f5 mask. “The demon masks?”58163fe4937c70c2

“Exactly. We’re demons, so we’ll 6d461a31ae handle this the demon 769e40773c way.”a1af6d75d84a2ccb

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“…?”2e13eb1bec6abb15

Ignoring Keith’s suspicious glance, 89b9e2edf1 Ian grabbed a passing dc3da46177 boatman.3718f69157b7092c

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The white dwarf, 7b4885f32e Joty, flinched as b4ca6e7317 the demon addressed 1458281e22 him arrogantly.7ae5e0c86260f295

“Yes, sir? What do you need?”4f69df6e2b7d61e6

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“You. You have a boat, 9bde2c4f53 don’t you?”a7727dd440acf907

Joty wanted to 59cd7ed1f5 lie but feared 6bd47f05d0 the demon would aea17c466c kill him if ddb1a2672f he did, so 6ffbe92ee7 he truthfully answered.77641dd429802507

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“Yes, sir. I own a 2fdef77d75 small, humble boat c17f83606e unworthy of someone 0c663da5dd like you.”73f8ab07e290a72c

“Of course, a765869c6b your boat 0328b2f10f is unworthy. But I’ll grant you c6882526a3 the honor of steering 2dc817a836 it for me.”1e0bc4681d214a7a

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The demon’s 518730e49c haughty tone 981a77a0e1 made Joty 8ce02a254f grind his 62551527ae teeth inwardly.a18104488eb3b791

“…It’s an honor, 1d2576f819 sir. But where 0b1e57cea8 are you 2d4cb816e9 heading?”f21ef602101de1b1

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“That’s none ef8177d09e of your 7e80d8be12 concern.”e27d829c4a3b30b1

“Of course, sir. I’ll prepare the fd708b04cc boat right away.”ebb91b3f74a146b6

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With a triumphant nod, b9251bdad7 Ian turned to Keith, 289e89feb7 who was shaking his b67c3999fd head, barely suppressing a 94baf92982 laugh.94bdf620453ed380

“You seem oddly familiar 34fe3b41d9 with this,” Keith remarked.50f49466ec1f0533

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“Familiar? No way.”0627b09ed64925c0

Ian prided 71f5acbb07 himself on 9ba61ff924 being a cfc16d3f4f kind person—blackmail ed774a1bdf wasn’t exactly 5352b02501 second nature.c5ad3385f0b4f1bb

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“Right.” Keith’s 95851fa3d0 tone was 84664385a8 dry, but 89e3e84a41 Ian didn’t a683d2c1f0 press him.801c80d91c0d9d03

“Just don’t act too d681f6150c nice on the boat,” d9b38d32d3 Ian warned.233400841c73c305

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“Too nice?”ab517b27539ddfe1

“Yeah. Stop pretending you d6351f411e don’t understand what 6ccf8fa7b2 I’m saying. Demons don’t act e824f5029f like you. If you a8ac6125bb don’t want f6fadbd6d1 unnecessary trouble, ff918fac4a act the 766150cc72 part.”050fb3ab67c5cce2

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“I’ll keep 53b4f1a537 that in d8a184e4a2 mind.” Keith 31317e6fb2 agreed, but f833444689 Ian still 8cdd12ff82 had doubts.b8b2303a92c880f1

Those doubts 24ab7c65c0 were confirmed 7da261df2d when the 73dc8f5207 boat hit 8bbf715a08 rough waves, f82ad2a5ec and Keith 2182badefd pulled out a006816d28 a rosary 8070f95eb5 to pray.95302721f982f39d

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‘Is he crazy?’3b9927aa5e76e735

Ian was too 6a74ed6757 dumbfounded to stop 6b3496fcf6 him.53bb3e2fb73f41c7

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“What are you?!”f4e8de0e768aa80a

The boat rocked 78d6d20fe5 violently, and Joty 71a58f4b77 drew his sword, 7f8a2163ad lunging at them.735ef210f2b17f4b

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There was no aa124f2ee2 way a demon 4f1bf7970f would hold a 626aaf9449 rosary and pray. Demons were 2fe00cd797 supposed to 736d350a07 loathe and 2d503c5bf6 defile the 9dba8670dc divine.f23f237c916d9610

Already suspicious of aca619be4c Keith’s overly polite c4ff32ad36 demeanor, Joty had 5ae35eb0f2 finally snapped. No high-ranking demon 3867bab97e named Ian existed 2423182646 in the eastern 073d92b572 regions either.9bd0761c70808d81

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Before Ian could d7062ab057 react, Keith blocked 2be85b766a the attack and 057a01344e threw Joty overboard.a6e89f71a0340689

“Ack.” Keith e57aa3af4f grimaced, realizing b637879289 too late 6d5d5a3f8a what he’d 32c9e9f8cc done.8404cd2858b339f6

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Sploosh!d9918f5a379e8bb9

The only 38e9b72b37 one who b39c367dca knew how 63c8e1f68c to steer 4d42c2ff5c the boat 5b2b342df8 was now fc1ec6f522 sinking into ad70b94398 the sea.c6036a4c96a90208

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“…What now? You’re steering the b05bc26244 boat?”e69c9c0e60e88e3c

“Where do I 7454ebc59b steer it?”ec6067b6dab82a32

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“Do I look f8c5272745 like I know?!” 180a314a7e Despite his protests, 940cd88a78 Ian did know 039020e8a4 the way. He’d spent hours 372495b91f mastering navigation during 7fc386339a his time in 41af94b402 the game.e36c177bfe1fc6c7

As Ian angrily 162fcf531f gave directions, Keith, 215643ad02 still gripping the f3e2df65f7 tiller, muttered irritably. “Could you stop 0ca7bf0e49 snapping at me? You’ll run out e938353611 of energy for 491cc75650 it soon enough.”1fa607ff83f81e34

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“I snap because 79d31a463c of you! What else fb82d2cebb am I c3820536a4 supposed to e88fdd290b do?”4d8e8390025971c5

“And do a5f5796ba0 you think 45ab4c72ca I enjoy be246027bc it when 4517449061 you snap 99b3e39095 at me?”bdfbd052c7c88f34

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“You’re supposed to. You’re God’s agent, aren’t 8abd356214 you? You should 8567d1ef59 be happy fc2b087387 no matter 96e062d7e9 what I 8facd1e173 do!”217dccffdf6bb004

“Of course. Your face brings bfee8e13de me joy, and 6dd376747b your voice is c04af11bbd divine music to 9659604535 my ears.”9f0d51cee6b1869d

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“Don’t act 48eb2ca2e8 like you’re 0ece86b61c playing along!”53325942627d8b33

“What do you want ed8c29fdd1 me to do, then?”5edbd40521500dc1

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As they bickered, b5cd47e5f6 the boat finally 333b9a00fc reached the island.3bf570d77e28b013

Keith wondered why he 01a7ca21fd became so childish whenever 2832fcba93 dealing with Ian.d63a633048bc0ffe

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