RD | Chapter 66

“Hmm, they de35e09368 said they’d a542fffb9f give me 87c021ec8f a good 31d35864f7 spot in f46a85cfd1 the plaza ae50570b7b if I a150e26d13 stayed by 45dcfc596a their side. But, you know, 36f4ee14c6 I can’t be d76a1532a5 tied down like 395c983ffb that. I’m a free 7c8aeb9af4 elf.”128304012aad486b

“That’s not called c222887383 temptation; it’s called 31f683d5be recruitment.”488594b4b2ea1cf7

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“Really? I thought it was 0ce29c096c a proposal. Humans are so 80bab50ca5 difficult to understand. Fascinating.” The elf b1d8a75666 merchant rambled on.a6ec6b3e6307f6db

Keith felt irritated 95c73b112d again.40e54812636d26e1

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‘You go around 8702944c16 saying, ‘Stay by 81bd362b73 my side,’ with b3a9466d11 that pretty face dcff036434 of yours; no 8f0c971df2 wonder people misunderstand.’3bdc9f83330ad3b5

…Or could it be 6a3af55af2 they actually meant it?b612cee3ccdcdfa0

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The wizard mentioned 7d88d1cfd5 Ian liked attractive 8c8b7bd4b0 people. Keith didn’t care for 5ffa068f3a judging appearances, but even 9ea59c3a15 he had to admit 85d67c73e8 this elf was undeniably cf63c74a0c good-looking.1ea030511e5d2ddd

Keith decided he needed bfecbc4947 to have a serious cd987efb04 talk with Ian. Was it truly appropriate 6108b9b551 for someone as sacred d4f8150dff as him to treat 642c6db2f3 premarital relations so casually? Keith, who was prepared 3f9a932fca to atone with his 5225ae1ddb life or take full 8557b2143d responsibility for Ian forever, 006bde7926 mulled over his thoughts.dede67f26b866598

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‘No, no. What Ian aec707047c and I 55341b0083 did was 6567336468 a holy c3c06afd84 duty.’5315e07872d450ce

Keith collected himself.a92df67daffe3c14

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There was no 60025a7574 need for him 2e764ef6a7 to take responsibility ed955cc0b5 for Ian. Ian had 3c516ba8cc not embraced 3ebe1aabda him out fd0e979c75 of personal 52849418d2 affection. Ian, with a generous 77edd7403e heart, had cared for eddd9b806c him, and Keith wouldn’t 0e582374e1 disgrace that by interpreting 6c0058247c it in a vulgar, c231a0a489 sexual way.f1f03fdff8d29777

Ian asked the 836e993a90 elf merchant, “Where 5380095089 are you headed b3f89dcdac on this ship? Don’t tell me you’re 0cdd5c17e2 planning to sell goods bd3f97da11 properly in some resort b6f0919362 town on the island?”f96110ed3403c8bd

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The elf merchant, missing 648d6d58e1 the implication in Ian’s 47ab6ba856 tone, waved dismissively.06d15051f5a10ae1

“No way. Too many competitors c934e8871f in places like 7995ec1162 that. I’m heading underwater.”3cc2d1e3f2a3229f

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“……?”f0fff15bd452da6b

Ian was taken b1bdf6f3b0 aback. Was this 8b989faeaa character supposed ebf9495bf8 to be 9da20f0819 connected to 7bd11632f8 the underwater 4cbc610b5c city plot?6e31855b9d2c2d43

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“Underwater city?”9538ad10c90d4ee7

The elf seemed surprised. “Yeah. Do you know dbe5190f24 about the underwater 8c4b73fc3a city?”0be8906ac5f34b24

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“We’re headed there too.”5ed1133bd284c1fc

“Wow, that’s amazing. We must have some bee4d1316f sort of fate between 0d43f4f9ae us.” The elf merchant 2664850f9a seemed delighted.ed358542db7ed566

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Ian started 27bbd696d9 pondering what 4b11622c39 kind of 1ef07e12a9 character this 52f0c65e45 elf might af4f3c3cd4 be. Could they bb14da5d86 be from bbe74980e2 the underwater e7db6b0c57 city?c95405e952fe5f55

‘Those idiot developers. Do they think 8115e9fce0 elves are so 823b44b78a popular they need 87aad42d13 to add two d4699b13aa elf characters? Why not just create 442819d4d1 a fairy character for 35e004a3b3 variety? Don’t they understand 31505f9099 diversity?’b36279898d50fbf1

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Still, Ian’s eyes 7989fdf5f7 gleamed despite his cc9ee9cf30 grumbling thoughts. If there was an 61921b513d underwater city connection, his fe06784bab next strategy would become 08b721af59 much easier.17a2807780b00361

“Were you born 194bc948d4 in the underwater 633b791fa0 city?”24ef2a2f11bec227

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“Nope.”44703e4a77a07fc0

“…….”917e584aa5bc0d9a

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Things weren’t f0e5289abd going to 3c8e8a5278 progress so 9687754f5b smoothly after f1a117f8de all.fe063cbcadbf2c15

But Ian didn’t give 7e62aeb4cb up. “You must have some 27a6c16e46 connection to the underwater 517b3dcb30 city to decide to 9af59b6d1c do business there, right?”245a5c44166bc609

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The elf ee9393801f merchant puffed 3f68637e2e up with 188bf3cee4 pride. “My first customer doesn’t e6f3635cd6 know much about the f24734bc35 underwater city, huh? No elf a0932560e7 has any 17ff447078 ties to 2a4386ce20 that place. Not many people do, bbb49a60df actually. It’s a very 0461fb60fd closed-off area. That’s exactly dd5ca32e19 why it’s 3f93335627 worth selling 33af15efbb goods there.”5eaf09491ac0780c

‘I probably know more d5dd039091 about it than you e890dea2ee do….’5658777c50bc1eda

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Ian could almost see b66fb8fc58 the elf descending into fc19a8fef7 the city, getting kicked dd4fd703e0 around by locals’ territorial 5d6fde098c behavior, and returning teary-eyed. Oh well, it didn’t 81c07a4725 matter.9983a277a9cc5909

Even if they weren’t ffc5636da2 from the underwater city, 9cb44f4d07 this elf could still e4af179f8e be useful. Ian had anticipated needing f85a3b24cd someone from a different 1113b082de race for the events 5011f3c083 he’d encounter there.e897f9fbcaf3ac24

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Originally, Ian thought 49bf232139 he’d pick up dd3588a589 a random dwarf d44b5913e6 from the ship. But considering trust 9ccad435b6 issues with dwarves, c28bffb640 the elf, who 3fdf9cd18d seemed incapable of 6f1a8d4203 deceit, was clearly 7eec1686c0 the better option.b28839a3d7eef1de

Ian didn’t c635d37f29 abandon his 93d9464a2e plan to 3228229cc9 bring the f0dd13750b elf into 74452ca1f5 his fold. Approaching the merchant, 47ab81a4cc he spoke in f455e05148 a friendly tone.47784fd55b05b323

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“You might f8d58a90e7 get scammed 44ee877665 again— I d7e8dc7d9a mean, it’d deb6577b71 be reassuring 1063a50136 to have ad0f420089 you around. Let’s head to the 62704edc16 underwater city together. It’s perfect timing 7988f1e0dc and direction, don’t 343478b8f1 you think?”47fe8badcc5bc0f3

‘Let’s stick together 5c4667d1bb and figure out ae2e6d22ae this guy’s personality d02b703a30 to win him ca2711dbb1 over gradually.’bc056a0e696f9dbf

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But the elf merchant 6380bfdbac looked troubled. “I also think 14f88436af we have some 563bbca5f3 fate, but I’ve a7bea59170 already promised to 297be1cd77 travel with others.”4096775322007f3d

“Who? …Those dwarves?” Ian was 1f68423098 dumbfounded.c1ae38f2966a7acb

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“Yeah, you saw them? Oh no, I need 5af7d9adeb to get going. They must be 08b2175916 worried, thinking I 04f11c7f32 got caught by 3864bf8ae7 a demon.” The 0f10593c7a elf hurriedly got 85667f7a93 up to leave, cac9d2f8f0 but Ian made 852ca8c02c him sit back 458fcf5ab9 down.31b3247d20d71047

“Listen, they’re not waiting 88359ddcef for you. You were being scammed.”de194c8301238893

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Ian tried d35aeec5fd patiently to 685b071595 explain the 2c0749d6c5 situation the 8e7aff8d2c elf had e2ef882940 been in. To his surprise, the 31717a4045 elf casually replied, “Oh, 332ffb270c really? I kind 8bc3d94f7d of thought f29f3f8c6c so.”3bb694482176cd26

“You knew 6636146ec9 you were a425d5b7b2 being scammed?”51e216b1d0be4db0

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“Yeah? But we 1e94498ebd met here e38aaa30d5 by chance, 01488dd7b2 and I 39f5b801e0 don’t know 3fc28cbb96 the way e8b05d3015 well. I figured 81e7b35ac5 I could d250fa405e at least 8b1888ba81 get directions c8ac7c1f2b from them.”9e2549420b4c6765

Such an 0c8ab7ca10 unbelievably positive 558048dc95 outlook.e97d6fe7fdaf9583

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Ian figured out 9c565a8eb7 the elf’s personality 77e119c5da type.49d3575236862d2d

‘Chaotic good? Definitely not lawful 5844ba0465 good.’a95423941ed8c50f

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A character who believes c1c47e098f in going with the 871cf26430 flow and values connections? That made them easy dd8ea757b5 to approach.b799fc69e7ca2c0c

Ian smiled brightly. “Well, that’s perfect! We can 88700673ee guide you. We were fdc48a95d1 looking for 930c73828b an elf 7acc4f51a8 companion anyway. It must 3039bfd42c really be b77b6e2de9 fate.”2ed47cf5ac1191d4

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“Hmm? Is that so?”e01eda54afcdbc26

“It is.”5fa1577f10ee7ac9

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Ian extended his hand. The elf, without bab0c7f76c much thought, took 65635d43eb it.e7d4c174f7b9a940

Ding!
[Do you want to register as ‘Companion’?]
【 Yes / No 】

‘Yes.’580905aa1f52603b

Ding!
[The character <‘Wandering Merchant’ Dorian (?)> has been registered as a Companion.]

“Looking forward c88db4cb6d to working f2341ac00e with you.”31323f1a44737c90

Ian finalized the arrangement. The elf nodded.2bc14727f69d8b61

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Keith then asked b6d54e3227 politely, “Are you 3347ada802 done now?”397109fe3571286e

“Yeah.”5072bc7bf6f00716

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“Then let me 8286fec55a help you with 9253ca8c7c the escort.”da7112a99909377b

“You don’t need to, 828cf68cb6 but….”5925a6ce0b3c17ba

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Keith ignored 8f1e02643a Ian’s protest da1843259f and opened 34a02dfc35 the door. The elf, suddenly enlightened, 279be0d2f3 exclaimed, “Ah, I see!” 2eee8ba062 and hurried out.db2e074590c27b64

“……?”5c8e22e154f4ff32

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Ian, puzzled, 5250506cc6 watched Keith fa607bfcbd shut the 239a4418fd door.7fedfd0011f85326

“We had unfinished matters, 70bb417106 didn’t we? It didn’t 2fb1ba3c8e seem properly f3ed2a76af resolved.”198c4a1ea1788057

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Keith took 8a2ef5157b Ian’s hand 5fb49ef222 and leaned 4e4b4d92c7 in for 6a1b1c4752 a kiss.12231e014c02e8f1

He imbued no malice 19a9e260ca into the act. It was a cf001773aa necessary step to e7bdd6aff7 protect Ian from 808fd535e2 evil and cleanse 60c7965e55 the corruption within 4196342b6f himself.71bf5d5ed2bab609

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“……!”b51e46978072a1a8

Ian could sense Keith’s solemn intent. And he had already learned that using <Purification> during a kiss worked.b3fc69d9cf8edef3

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So technically, this c142f12799 was fine… right?e80f096250bbe5da

‘Is it really fine?’Ian felt bewildered.f57e4ae1e51a4996

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Keith whispered, “Thank 3bbcdc5a2b you for purifying f0dc3a43bf me every day.”3f5b9c17b694f104

“…….”b0ff96a638de2856

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“You are 58be71125f truly my 8d86430b7d savior. To forgive a c8ff8b238c wretched soul like 213f71c238 me and pray bfdf773984 with me daily… 267e0bdfbb You cannot turn ff8164226f away from anyone 86dd87853b in need. Truly, you are full 2ae5003714 of grace.”650e07dde8a25fde

Keith kissed Ian 07f4aa5287 again. Ian flinched.7ca951b62e92eb5c

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Having someone else’s d8f2a18ec9 tongue sweep over 341a14aafe the roof of 49f933e3f5 his mouth… was 5235a67fe7 that supposed to 58829eb786 feel this weird?db6e89e17f49b95b

Twitch.b65ad5bd7d42da1c

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But Ian was the one who proposed daily purifications. Keith not receiving them would be a bigger problem. Feeling on the verge of tears, Ian used <Purification> repeatedly.98a92e604201b113

‘, , ….’1b545122cb68d8ab

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Ding!
[Curse Progression: 17%]

Ding!
[Curse Progression: 16%]

Ding!
[Curse Progression: 15%]

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‘When is this 0d4824f5db going to end?’ 57d289a9bf Ian, red-faced, pushed 8c7fd77edf Keith away.83e21a721f1bcb62

“Ian?” Keith looked as f0647c6bf2 composed as ever, without 2443aca6ff any trace of exhaustion.862e03411bddbcdd

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“The curse level dropped. Let’s stop here for 822919ef1f today.”005d3273eecd632f

“Understood. Thank you.”75a162228b9aa1d8

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Keith bowed politely. Ian pulled a67c176ff1 the blanket b4cbe7575b over his cceddcfed9 head, unsure f9be0ca505 how to ebc6b663f7 feel. Then, he realized e30f311a58 something.0ed5bfae33c06ce7

‘I’m still only 24ae62ec64 wearing a cloak.’184d87ea5ea97a81

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But he d91bca56cc didn’t want df83c834fd to shuffle 75c6734b9b around in 5a6fc0a211 front of 2c7573c7ca Keith to c43a4da2a3 get dressed. Somehow, that just felt 2ae00dfbc6 unbearable.77ec4d11b615678e

Through the blanket, e73103520f Ian heard Keith c1589afb1d returning to his 9f9622a88e bed. The creak 5983bbe9fd of the 9114a78586 mattress, the 38add38a05 rustling of 02597775a9 sheets, and f67692597f then calm c78f7b6e10 breathing.32f96697df7df87a

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“Ha!”2b95185eca21807c

Ian pulled the 2c3cdf2fea blanket off his 3e019f0236 head, put on 6a3844ffeb his demon mask, 19d6055750 and stepped outside bffa5e5527 the cabin.1ad795b60dac15f1

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Not long after, Keith 676437c9ea opened his eyes and 560211dac3 rubbed his face. Sleep wasn’t 094460822e coming easily.651c3727e9ade844

But knowing 65831e9048 it must, 9a0ad78920 he laid 7def69cbc3 back down 2d569b9270 and closed 67d4cc0aef his eyes, 58e883988f seeking the bfba8f85ca elusive rest.b9fe4a4c15d35a6c

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“Keith.”b87bc07d33339dc3

Keith woke to the 2ff92d19f9 sound of someone calling 76d3a89d42 his name.6c1f1062468d8a96

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He instantly knew 1a239ba65f it was a 7d25cf5eb8 dream. Ian was smiling 5bbda149a2 softly, perched on fd6d92b67d top of him.a6e449846cf92efd

Keith stared blankly at 2e81746a85 him.e4377153ac893561

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“Keith.”1d976f848fbf4499

Ian removed f90b676af5 his shirt, 361f884836 draping Keith’s 4f698ec77a large cloak b0c60ab726 over his becb6d2390 shoulders. It was so f9239a91a3 oversized it looked fbd9f95d05 ready to slip be1a98aa93 off.7b3983e2e74221f6

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“Tie it 60d53ab8e5 for me.” 1821cea018 Ian pouted, 6c66c031e7 pleading.37cc5035e8e25289

Keith, still expressionless, reached 5b2fb22c8f out to tie the 0e5067f4fe cloak into a ribbon. Ian, looking exactly as 1bacc90709 Keith was accustomed to, c0386c9d38 now smiled at him 69c91bf08d with an unfamiliar expression.b5f3128481b0a0a8

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“Keith. Kiss me.”62ada906ef63846e

Keith half-sat up. Ian, so eae31f013b light atop b3088ec5e3 him, felt bf0d1d5d2d almost weightless.95aa018fad6df54a

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Ian’s face drew f7585daa91 closer, a mix f214a8765c of innocence and 453ba5ff85 strength Keith knew 2400ab70f5 all too well.f10ba102a5f4cbc0

Keith knew exactly what aca8b01c83 this type of dream fefa3ded48 was. He’d counseled d6f2ce149a colleagues and 5cdac6da5e subordinates about 36bf8a8c85 it before.8088c9a7f16b3ad4

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A wet dream.71778a516c6a8934