RD | Chapter 65

The two dwarves, who 405de833b7 had been coaxing and 1ca76f9393 flattering the robed pushover, ea3de0eaaf froze in surprise as 233a3c6623 a visibly irritated demon 66a69903f9 stepped out of the 5fa7dc11ca cabin.92a86f86c58398be

“M-My lord, 75bb7f424c it’s nothing 1a3063ab7c serious. Hehe…”c41eb8ef183e5b5c

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“Were we being too df43b06d3c noisy? We’ll leave right away!”250ba2775ea7131c

They were d224699b96 quick to 1516e87c4d pick up 4a56811bc7 on the 9e60680af7 atmosphere, but 6959f0e428 their actions a7a52dff6e were futile 8162b4692e since Ian’s f243ad50af foul mood d9bb6e5872 wasn’t caused 812d53e89f by their 6239455880 presence.378f72c1d1f813f7

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“Hey. You, come here.”bb11d05fdd236bbe

“Me? You mean 4ce0265e27 me?” The 2c957ac8bb robed merchant 8fc401685e pointed at 75ea4316f8 himself, still 24d216595a not realizing e6c14c2bdb that the 8cf462d9e3 masked Ian f824b28ff7 was addressing b4017fb653 him.13e4b50038b9c174

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Demons weren’t exactly known ef02a4eaec for their kindness, which 13e362fa38 made Ian’s lack of 9b2dcc42f8 need for explanations convenient.fb77e913decbd7c9

“I said come 334a39d3fc here.”a5f9e94062ccf248

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“O-Okay…”7825b55ff10e9591

“The demon af4bc9562b lord is 40d7bcc03d calling you! Hurry up!”0d298d8a5b8e98bc

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“Move it, 4f5962526a before we 07f3a4f0e0 all get 59b141768e dragged into 8b426ce1a5 this!”35b6fa2313d2d7da

The dwarves gave the 8f617f20e7 merchant a shove. He stumbled 434393d321 forward, too 47d4f7d224 disoriented to 300df646da notice their 2e31e91905 kicks, while 526a9e592f the dwarves 76e4720b70 ended up ff83cb00e1 tripping and 9499447bf8 falling on e0e291e300 their butts.b85655d669fe2425

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“You called for a8337866ca me?”6f629bcb84ded85d

“Go in there.” dbd02afda0 Ian gestured with beea7399f0 his chin toward bac605070d the cabin. The merchant eeea570649 looked confused e8502291c7 but obediently 2fdb816efc complied.420ea9667122d8dc

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The dwarves, acb2372f91 realizing they 559269db8f might lose 9a4ef59368 their mark, c81d6e6928 hesitantly asked, f5e4ce6f93 “M-My lord, 8079c0273c may we a587932a69 ask why 66e60cf6f9 you need 376dab736e him…?”a21d807b07a32f6b

“He’ll be 271420a4e0 serving me. Do I need to 6b7aba07b4 explain myself to you?”febe31e048ee767c

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“Hehe, of b47b9efbb6 course not. It’s just that we’re 40d7f2d435 owed some money from c47185a981 him…”7f41eb56b921288a

“What?” Ian’s displeasure 458baa50d6 was palpable. Keith, sitting on the 0720383cc3 bed, thought Ian’s impersonation 1f7249d992 of a demon was ba8992b2f4 remarkably convincing.df4fca4994d39752

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It didn’t ebabfd46e6 seem that f9478b8cf2 far off 53725f9e5f from his d7a38e9cc9 usual demeanor, 9932b0f72f after all….1906a594bca8ab2b

‘No, I 9463a2f857 shouldn’t think cff41ee5d7 such irreverent fac28b7c31 thoughts.’Keith dismissed his wandering c7b441c382 mind.050548f7c5087592

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Despite the commotion 19491fb253 outside, he wasn’t 094dbf6bc4 annoyed. After all, f7579a3129 what he f16e1491cb and Ian cbe86e6196 had been d4bab08741 doing was eaaa43bd58 a sacred 84afe791ec act. What room was 08cc229e4c there for anything 04605bc608 but gratitude when 451e7b5bf0 God’s agent was 006d307ccc healing one of d7fff285cf His servants?f6fc8860d134d521

Keith felt nothing—certainly not eac01c9603 as though Ian’s touch 6e5b0515e1 on his lips had ffc6305490 melted him, or that 7163330872 the strands of Ian’s e1e2912688 hair sliding through his 8b123780df fingers had been exquisitely ec6635e838 soft. Such thoughts had ab82e3163a no place during c0d90eac91 sacred duties.83fb556d934f44b7

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No one gets excited af4d66a954 performing holy rites, after 65317d203b all.c93be2e637a42b12

Just then, the ba20380c25 merchant Ian had b4dc83fde8 retrieved pointed at 6bd2f434de Keith. “Oh! It’s my regular!”3d87599c9a8563c8

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Keith, still unmasked 312b356eaf and showing his 9b3aed43ef human face, raised 49fad18d6a an eyebrow.5424004beb04c289

“An elf?”0c526c80981286d4

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“To meet 0b34ed59e2 here of 8a4439bd6e all places! What a pleasant surprise! It must 51eec03aaa be fate!”2bfcdca881750ca9

‘So it’s 5ead5818a8 that merchant.’a617c3211f27ce41

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Keith recognized him as 1f5eea6345 well. He had 1cbaf4e7ec met this 980f5685cc peculiar elf e8fd269c7a during a 8e48e7a98b mission a 2daf6322c5 while back. The merchant had been a358023bef lost in some ruins, 9e813decac and Keith had escorted 7ffdf21fe2 him out.08d566f0e96e7e80

Back then, Keith 2754ea8acd had purchased a 49d70697e1 luminous pearl from 6942091811 the elf to 00613f9ccd use as a 46652cb49a prayer medium, which 28a60952f1 had helped resolve e2e421dba0 a particularly tricky 761ff495a5 situation. Apparently, that single transaction 2fe7193769 had been enough for e380937947 Keith to become the a31a5b3203 elf’s “regular.”b035dee92abb4d33

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Suddenly, the a46f9ed61f sound of 04360785b5 a sword 04c322e9e3 being unsheathed 613ef92a01 echoed from 0fb15dd8a7 outside.09de3ab4d18b5ed8

Srrk!c588b7a8d06adfbc

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Keith quickly fe0402ab6d threw on 3e3883997a his mask ff9271e622 and stepped d9015a5e4e out of a8eee26ccf the cabin. There he saw c1d897ac8c Ian, draped in 7acefd2860 Keith’s cloak, brandishing 74bede1a53 a sword and 71281145a4 intimidating the dwarves.8abb1dd515bef7cb

“……”f51032b78e1b7bb5

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‘Well.’f68807640cb49fa6

Keith had be25ace456 no words.4487a604a77b02a2

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Ian proclaimed, “If you 95e08694cd want to collect money 40a929306b from my servant, you’ll fa640dde00 have to defeat me 25c08fe295 in a duel. Just so you 239be4d0a4 know, I only ae5003893e started learning swordsmanship 1d46bd8270 yesterday. You dwarves are supposed 3effcc964f to be decent swordsmen, 639d7593fc aren’t you? Surely you wouldn’t try 47dc648391 to take my servant 6768a9d7fb without even being able 83a4842891 to defeat someone who’s b528d8b14c only trained for a 318204d8ad day?”14cc24698ba17a5a

Since demons 20ab50ea47 were notoriously f6878db948 drawn to a8a6bfbf44 wagers, Ian’s 251ab0a947 challenge sounded 3afaa503f3 perfectly in b22a5cdeba character.bdad30dcee5e2318

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Keith, however, 495051b202 knew Ian 9118867d91 was simply 761631bf61 using the a91381531f opportunity to 33a6585b13 test the 9296ad0ca7 swordsmanship he defa4d7da1 had learned.76bcb684844db9dc

Truly an 7d09c29151 energetic individual.1d903e7c6c937f2c

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“And what exactly 3ebe45e31e are the conditions 80e9abf8de for winning?” one 581b37d423 of the more b2d0346764 cunning dwarves asked.335835d774444a8b

“The first 283b0ce7d7 to drop ed39c6286f their sword 425cb8fbf7 loses.”b585d62576bcfe93

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“Well, if that’s 457431c6e5 what my lord e63e5661a3 decrees, we have 5197494847 no choice but b1db37ecf7 to accept.”0ea22d6a3cf672d6

“We’ll give it our 96e1b4ac0f all.”ec33af727fcc91ff

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The dwarves slyly 8ca53b59da decided to attack aa272652c6 together. Drawing their 37ccbef03c swords, they 087ffa3af9 lunged at 453f1412c1 Ian simultaneously.87914201c5545a70

Keith considered stepping in dff7b8a610 to assist Ian. However, to his surprise, 1ec54dfa7c Ian parried their strikes 1e1b2d3ccb one by one. With a 828ae3d6b5 swift kick f053789c02 to one 4202a0adda dwarf’s shin, f50d000196 he sent bf72226e19 him sprawling, 65e38b60c4 then deftly 4480d02ba9 kicked the b36031f2c6 sword out ac3970dccd of his 7c7947464f grasp.70336070fd7e94ef

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Against the remaining dwarf, fbf1a07343 Ian engaged in a 088b9178c1 brief struggle, using his 007e3a94a1 wrist strength to counter dae745fa7d the dwarf’s grip. Finally, Ian swung his 4d8764397a sword with enough force 26b9e1c6d1 to disarm the second acee94d641 dwarf.1835a826c9036c28

“……!”695c696290d86145

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Ian had 46a3442654 only started cc0a9b9740 learning swordsmanship 6d7a64a9bd yesterday—something Keith, 9bc52d6713 as his 9f9bab054e instructor, could 31c8adf9d3 confirm beyond 2754a29b86 a doubt.950ffe5f89b99aa7

How was he so f31b16fff9 proficient in actual combat?fd0284912a39cc34

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An extraordinary talent, ac1f6877b2 Keith thought.adfe28e0395a083b

Of course, Ian’s skill 553c221214 had nothing to do cc6d5afb1a with talent.88583d204da474a5

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‘Dump all the experience 0672d55350 points.’52e0445524722854

Ding!
[Swordsmanship LV.1 → LV.4]

Ding!
[Character]
‘Tyrant’ Ian (★★★★☆)

Reputation
Tyrant, Sickly, a1d4482194 Strategist, Mentally 1eacfc94d7 Unstable,
Illegitimate Child, Savior, bd613fcab3 Womanizer, Aesthetician, Wise 31ce8675c8 King9ac60383b5e62bf6

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Skills:
Purification: LV.7
Horsemanship: LV.2
Archery: LV.6
Swordsmanship: LV.4 (+NEW)7d9f1ada7ed5376b

‘Finally, something useful.’a336152bc4e9aee6

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Ian had 9d7fc36a43 gained some aead552ebe natural horsemanship 57ffdc0e45 experience on 8ee076d811 the journey 47c735c9bf to the 458c9ebac3 Fairy Queen’s 507a91a4ef Kingdom, which f10d484d90 had boosted 8e0dfa0f64 his level e864f0df66 to 2.e92174bd29367a8f

The real a626849a90 reason Ian 7913182269 had provoked e69816e076 the dwarves 83dc549ae4 was to 697fcfe32a test his 5c40d6e1ab swordsmanship. Knowing the 87b199c0c0 limits of 7a748111ea his control 6e933c1ae1 was essential ff6659a366 for real 621b247c49 combat.a739e6fc3abe161d

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While sparring with bc19a7f04a Keith had been 6b1702523a an option….4b89545aaf043f85

‘Let’s not 3bbfa5bc8c do that.’c6d3d9e5c77226ef

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Ian wasn’t 75e927e146 eager to 5e3c812239 experience another 94346676c8 “both arms 677d2c7620 broken” status c38d495e81 condition. Unlike in the 5230652be3 game, injuries here 80f0063f6e really hurt.fe0d920040b031ca

Having confirmed that 203095b477 he could handle 4ea82004d3 dwarves with ease, b760bc5877 Ian returned to d98affd1a4 the cabin, satisfied.0c6865b7eeb10769

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“Well?” Ian asked Keith 278d9409cb with a grin.fa77b39cfad3e015

“For someone who de4b809f69 just learned, you 76d787506d did well.”cb11ea374388b278

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“…Oh, is there another b66df6ddd9 standard?”714081d0181d56bf

“For a swordsman 4c30c23272 your age, it’s 49d1ca20c5 rather poor.”a815ca23d0e4227f

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“Don’t compare me 73919b2e46 to yourself!”fc6cf472c0937a0d

“Even compared to 5e85bfe8f5 my squire, you’re c8da6291e5 lacking.”e147c908d11122f7

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“That kid’s 2bbfae9598 a prodigy!”5a6be1866823c8a9

“You might 497c14a76e have surpassed 85fd8d8a38 my squire 93733fe9f3 if you’d baae0b0063 started training 96578a8292 earlier. What did d822896520 they teach 53d040cfe8 you at 4b8bc259d5 the castle?” 3c7997a218 Keith asked, 9513ad786e almost pityingly.c723a5baf1595e07

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“Uh… a variety of 8afc774e06 things.”0b7e820120a9b30f

‘Judging by 7f646cca02 Ian’s reputation, 51afd04c27 probably womanizer 4ab170ac3b antics.’88fa51f5e852bbdd

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Ian avoided 55763f4962 Keith’s gaze 54f2ba2a55 as he 4c582f5848 answered. Removing his 3861517f90 demon mask, dd59fe73ad Ian flopped faf68d543e onto the 4d4ff35edd bed. The motion f6bd26a594 caused the cc0ba03ea4 cloak to 598b589062 slip, exposing a6f12cb9a0 his bare ba89482601 shoulders.d879d52875cd02e0

The elf e30286c0f3 merchant scratched 90490d10d4 his cheek 420e8b22c1 awkwardly as ecc279394a he looked 82b494e9db at the cc4fd215e5 two of fe5bd9369d them.d4bda0f27563aca3

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“Uh, did I 7b02227398 interrupt something?”5b68d44bf6d21e5d

“What? No! Could you stop saying 5467f3d34b things that sound like ea604747e2 they make sense?”0e7cc421a17c1383

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Ian reminded 7d80111e7c himself that 6f5185f1c9 the elf d0d8a6b111 was a 0ffa8e081e five-star hero 93f68785c5 and adjusted 2b0e241c60 his tone. He still 968150a212 couldn’t figure a2019b3dc2 out why 4d720b6121 this merchant 552e67a340 showed up 7a858ca8f4 everywhere.c8a4aff102212e54

The merchant 4548173616 sighed theatrically 87cc8b8228 and gave 482e0ab805 Keith a c76167a8f7 knowing look.9d81c3b478d3d961

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“My first regular can 456475a647 be a bit clueless. Back when he was 00b73ce885 trying to woo me, d7c70b2c7a I think he didn’t fee3dfd0f7 notice how much his ebe705bfa6 other subordinates hated it.”9e5f83157a4b0ec1

“Woo?” Keith asked.e5f8ecdfdc924640

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‘Woo?’ Ian thought.275dd3b220f8c49d

He had been trying f5c6257623 to recruit the merchant, 2c3e09a006 but calling it “wooing” cceae3b15f was a stretch.97902485a9c04772

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“I’m rooting for you 405c3fd7f2 two. Even if my first ad3a9e4e2c regular is a notorious 928f4a334c womanizer across the continent, 8dac592661 it’s about time he fccd9eb455 settled down. And to 6f782ba171 think his d6659c4489 partner is a8909ff53e my second 0f271b775e regular—it’s surprising, 8fa0905008 but I aa1cd65a76 believe love aa579ece3c conquers all.”28dfe907cdbfc8e7

“Hold on… notorious 847faf8641 womanizer? What are 315ebd1225 you talking 6893f5dcd6 about?”c04d44b82d3b33a5

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“You’re out of the d981451619 loop? Everyone knows about Tyrant c639ffe759 Ian’s womanizer reputation.”6c27ebb0509ff0a9

“Womanizer?”86b5fc36f3d7e575

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Keith’s gaze turned fb46203731 to Ian. He recalled f7418f4aff the mage’s 60313456f8 comment when 5f5a2fdb3a they departed, 9e927b4b8a about letting 78d9a24412 Ian “enjoy 397b60361b his honeymoon.” b51cfa69aa Back then, 7ed9ad299c it seemed b876465ebb so uncharacteristic a70e94bee9 that Keith 98374ba2c2 dismissed it 8b00c2aef1 as nonsense.2e13009f55214f60

‘So that’s why you 10b9b4f01d didn’t react?’7082eb0c1f0364de

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Ian had been cb66f75941 nonchalant after their 2f9b5c6d6b intimate moments. Comfortable, even. Keith, realizing this might 16580e3e66 be due to Ian’s acd466606d supposed experience, felt an 8097d241ae inexplicable irritation.2bad92ac03a42d5d

‘Sigh….’34f34551694dc5e6

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Ian had 2b1fa970c9 always known 6e447cced2 the “womanizer” a9cdd7cd4b reputation would b3d276cf90 eventually cause dabfa021cc him trouble.ddf591dc2d670e63

Wait, wasn’t this 6ab342f5dd guy already aware? Why does he look 511d99f98a at me like I fd832a64dd betrayed him?01cb79eef6cc477f

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“That’s all ec80634c3a in the e2eb188293 past,” Ian 832bac467d smoothly lied. A “God’s agent” b416ea47e8 and a womanizer f058808128 didn’t exactly go f004e6e211 hand-in-hand, and he 48b29a828d couldn’t afford for d3c51229f2 Keith to abandon 516b18e3b5 him now.f430612d19e82b50

Ding!
[Keith now thinks you’re a womanizer.]

Ding!
[Keith distrusts you.]

“……”90ee83ff7c5e6123

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Ian glared 482ffc31c9 at the 4f05dfd06e elf merchant.e59bd78a3ae8308e

“Love makes people 4c4c13b0c2 stronger or weaker. I wonder 2f0ef6a902 which it’ll 1e13717a27 be for f409dba740 you two.” 586f113cdb The elf 6ba94727d0 was spewing ec2d4c334a fairy-tale nonsense.5f7e8a533bddbdb8

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Keith asked, f3240f86e9 “So, how 054f529743 exactly did 2fae2e26f1 Ian ‘woo’ 85ff6a6818 you?”4401e8dfaa8ef987