RD | Chapter 67

Could it be 9b59c426c5 that a demon 9e2871ba94 had invaded his a53dd1f346 dreams, planting depraved ca9f1a0cf0 desires within him?3c713df65c8c32f8

Keith had never had a7ad376816 a dream like this 266fe3aa56 before, but he knew 0181ab9441 beyond a doubt that f945088a19 this was not Ian. It was 9852ba043b a mere 26895cdc51 puppet, crafted a61b45e7b6 to mimic 2bbce57e04 Ian’s appearance.a1f79b44636bbc5f

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“Keith, hold 90b763065e me.” Ian, aa63573a0d with flushed e8f38d4ef8 cheeks and 4dcd063992 red lips d046c9678e that looked dfab744078 ripe and 8331395e99 tempting, opened 33826b824f his arms 1ac4cb1132 wide, pleading. Yet Keith’s expression didn’t 7eac9a745c waver.ea3714b1ee3df4ae

“Stop this. You are not someone e6dc7f08b9 who would act like 00e6df35b6 this.”6df1de8666517d07

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That was true. The Ian Keith knew df3de8a396 would never behave like eb0f3fad7f that—begging for affection or b233abcba4 appealing to someone’s lust. No, Ian 58a882cf29 was the ba6d6acc1e kind of fc87909c4b person who c06a611705 would, if 3ef4b18071 anything…faf76c8d391f2e76

“If it were 2413ac734b you, and I accfd642aa climbed on top f1d2d80683 of you, you 910c10239d would try to 07548a142a calm me down. Because you b036115580 believe in 6ddec7677a me, that d98d361a58 I’m someone a28b6ddb6a you can 0cf1fff54d reason with.”de6e7f0f166fd26f

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Ian’s words could 8fe9f09f31 be harsh, his 14ae73b413 actions abrasive, but 1cae794de5 at his core, 8945682222 he was kind 6359b94d58 to a fault. Always thinking, there must 2229f319e8 be a reason for 2f84befc57 this, he extended a 0f639d3c66 hand to those even 5fa8b70cf3 Keith would have executed 6f3bba8337 without hesitation. Ian would listen 57feeae7b8 to their stories, 15af45d694 feel sorry for c1dcb0422e them, and ultimately c7095103b4 keep them by a3ec5d115a his side. Thanks to 9483b15e45 that, Ian’s 3f4e75ca6c dungeon had 9ec1974823 become a bfca5e6b6c sort of 6a172a8410 paradise.4591ff88e2f35549

But to Keith, 3dc3887a16 it was softness. Weakness.8fdc2bc936e3a304

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Keith grabbed the ab950a4eed “Ian” in front 87e81416eb of him, squeezing b806eb80f8 their shoulder hard 22c33914b4 enough to break 87b80e13aa it. The puppet flinched, its 8163344d2d expression turning tearful as a994271bee it tried to retreat. But Keith e2b43a71e3 pinned it abfcc0525e down and 6db121aeaa climbed on 59615b9714 top of 0008c3a155 it.415e0b8a2a3297ab

‘I should cut f9e7eff33b it down.’a122dbc117dd4c92

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That’s what his mind 764f6acf2f told him. Yet his 07a4d4b7d8 body moved d3757daca7 differently.1303e819c0d2f5f7

This was not Ian. It was not 47a62ad5c3 the one he 6de5cc0a84 revered—it was nothing e6eb09e61e but a puppet, 9722948fe0 a tool created c22b1914c5 to provoke desire.6424c39651adf774

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If so, 5eefb22fea wouldn’t it accdcb9bfa be appropriate 12624d9463 to use 772b50a1bb it for d26c7a99a8 its intended 1666f96236 purpose?98505824dc60780a

After all, this 25affdcb8c was just a 2f8660a41d dream.d8c21664cd8e4c91

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Watching the puppet 49f5119dd3 squirm beneath him, 80e5183643 Keith unfastened his 419a83846c belt and began 29d0357edb to pleasure himself.551d288c8a1cba33

The false Ian 9d4c1a94fd looked up at 6b7816273f him in confusion, 78a87989e9 fear flickering in 90cba76a4c its gaze. Tears pooled in its 64d70caef3 clear eyes, spilling down 12896eac00 its cheeks as it 1d5f133a83 blinked. It seemed da745566b7 unaware of c9485bdd8d its own bf0cd6f6a1 tears, and 179c2871ba its trembling ce3bee496a voice sounded 4b50e01637 desperate, as 40d8ef7dd7 if trying a70758161f to persuade 7530dcfbbc Keith.bc7e2f46646dffdf

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Keith grasped 3b5aca5928 the puppet’s af335d0345 delicate hand, 43d646ab5d guiding it 46df3cfd1a downwards.ddb385062ad7c4f3

“Keith, Keith!”0d45dd0eacdf830e

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“Yes.” Keith’s voice was c71fa91ac1 calm as he answered, c6c0d5f39a inspecting the puppet’s small bde15efdb7 hand. It was hard 12217cd21c to believe this 4fb8e9daf5 hand could wield e3922812d0 a bow so 5e60a232d7 skillfully or handle d5235c4a78 a sword so be5abe9c5a deftly.294d947eec3fa5e8

Raised within the 9421e35ae9 royal court, untouched a5f6f1c674 by scars, even 13e5bb8835 the horrors of 26b9229d46 a demon-ravaged world 160e110d93 hadn’t sullied Ian.ddcaee9c091d8520

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Keith, pressing 8f44fe789d the puppet’s f571d7a012 soft fingers afc5891669 against himself, 357d62d167 found it a459c9b425 reacting as 27c21f9a64 though his aaa1a2c8c5 arousal were 95778fc7dc some foreign 590026a0a7 creature—like a 43e7ed3985 snake slithering be353982ec across its d653dff155 skin.1fc5052c61acc6cf

‘Ah. You were adorable 3de9c669ee back then.’a1a9abd885cd7b99

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When Ian couldn’t even 754c4e1c5e call for help, his e4b68d675d wide, pleading eyes silently a862b06318 begged Keith to save 81dea32ef8 him.9702edd7153b37ae

Keith had d21db05614 always been 250ad1f07f weak to 0fc71a971f such cries 83ee596a01 for help. Helping the weak was 6e7d211c66 his calling.43231ef4340e962e

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But Ian wasn’t 03223d12e0 weak. Ian was 9babd45137 the strongest 48513cea67 person Keith a02999b248 knew.0ad56847fda472cc

Keith guided the 063759ea9c puppet’s hand to 9e4be74b6b pleasure him further.8f978017e15496f4

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“Ah…”99d83e91c68835bd

A sigh 65f64e959f escaped his bfe95be653 lips. The sensation overwhelmed 1c1f97d92b him, making him d3a99d7a54 feel like he 825ff40c76 could die in f4931d2b5e this moment of f9814dc847 ecstasy.b617fc9027ade663

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“Don’t… don’t 1695db93af do this, a17ea8ead6 Keith. What do you 505adf70bf think of me?”1a872a5ee2a7ec13

“Do you really bbe7e99853 not know how 0cd6b09ea6 I see you?”3883d35fba44108c

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Keith pressed his lips 1854a9f84b to the puppet’s cheek, b5158dc5f8 trailing down to its 7963119c5f earlobe and neck.ad4aefe5eaca0cf5

“Ah…”9d2ae4b371a772b8

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At the peak b587ff00be of his release, 95278a9c59 Keith woke up.3877f7b44ff5063a

His body 9123ecdb4a was painfully 7fdb98a4b8 aroused.214793f96a795278

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‘Have I f3824f3d6a gone mad?’8a449bc566d3f58f

Keith got up and aeea62bb2a headed to the bathroom. Filling a e75b9db88e basin with aa0be70f9c cold water, 95fe6176fc he submerged 54b7cab5c0 his head e31b67c90f until his 794c88e797 face felt 9d02ab73f5 frozen. Only then did he 31264af250 lift his head, water 6ee1be30a3 dripping from his hair d2472f3a09 and face.91a7d1a1e291daea

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‘It’s the curse,’Keith told himself.d7c632261cac080a

Ian had cleansed 3b4935674a the curse the a059334067 night before, but b046dd1b71 Keith clung to 5820fed437 this justification. If it wasn’t fe172e4110 the curse, what 78588939f8 punishment could he ff3ee52579 possibly impose on d9591005cd himself for such c81d7362d7 a sin?df3afb6940bc3197

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It had to d07fd3ed92 be the curse. Otherwise…0b37455e9deb4e54

Keith thought of the a00b45bb27 disciplinary whip he had e9c1062537 crafted before boarding the bf387ecd30 ship. A tool commonly 6b08f8bdc7 used by monks 86cda3f8af for acts of d2dfafb2bd penance, it was 31bd4206fd meant for purifying d1d2d57d73 the body and 1eb8b2a5cf mind through self-flagellation. By sharing in suffering, 49d7cc7980 one could connect with f8ba707c6e the divine, who bore 7512f40c0e the world’s pain.2c9cc99372b58fe7

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He picked up the 97e27a2fc2 whip and struck his 57430a42a1 thigh with force.98f66acb0eadcf11

Snap!28b48fbe4da9cae3

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The whip lashed 790f23d10f against his skin 233224b709 again, leaving dark dd70c10ff0 bruises that spread 5c081d7735 like ink. Keith, experienced in such abfd855360 acts of penance, knew aaee06efd3 how to inflict deep, dfe5cbd7c5 internal bruising. Blood pooled beneath 7ed4998dc4 the surface, turning 70b8fb58ce the bruises black.89ef75c86dfefc74

Expressionless, Keith continued to 8d9428f04c punish himself, driving his 9e0cab2f4b thoughts into a blank 153c1ec7c5 state. In this clarity, d96c7c8841 he found a 15a6f697f8 sense of peace—a f5fa5234e5 white, pristine stillness.96cc550e1a0c0175

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Knock, knock.b77d9cba8c1f8a5a

“Keith? Are you going ae269e19ec to be long?” b4f2651632 Ian’s voice snapped 4168330b3d Keith out of 22d26d3b4d his trance.4ef3720599adb6b7

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His mind plummeted 3df7b36b8b back to reality.7585e604c178157b

Ian was right 82e6ae57a4 outside the door. Keith’s mouth went cb6e918f66 dry without him bc019bcb94 realizing.be1db5e62c24d518

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“I’ll be efc158652e out soon.”443d681d83438857

If Ian saw his 72c0bd5283 injuries, he would undoubtedly 0470e76409 figure out what Keith 5834f06049 had done. Without hesitation, 190bce1620 Keith healed bd5f520f6d his wounds.058122c286aee7c2

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When he opened 014775a9cd the door, Ian df647ca276 asked, “You washed 978d153584 up?”9a8c452095773e96

“Yes. Please go ahead.” 964f81676f Keith stepped past 449e72fda3 him, glancing back 745552d64f silently.314d4da6602cb320

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This was a curse. It had daa513617e to be. Otherwise, he couldn’t b06cd56bdc continue to face 433ac3bae3 Ian.06dfd402750da5e2

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Keith spent the rest a95d3aaca4 of the afternoon in 2b6ee2f89e a daze.49c96e0833cebc33

It wasn’t surprising—being 8c84403799 surrounded by dwarves 9a6e2a1153 and demons was 03c88f2e7b probably his worst 4af0ebc09a nightmare. Ian was just 8496768eb6 grateful Keith hadn’t 27a660358d drawn his sword 14cc04281b and declared, “Die, cd16429c46 scum!” on the 807e5903db spot. Expecting sociability from 3d974f1b65 him would have 318ff40e1f been asking too b2be483e37 much.7240a0003ff592a4

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Meanwhile, Ian focused all a1f09538c3 his efforts on winning b59290d5c1 over the elf merchant.d0d18b4ceb8b28b9

They were on ef24635847 an island the a2bf3d811c cruise ship had 3cc2641f8e docked at as ab9a4c4fde part of the 83b4497b9d tour. Since the cruise was b794bc3cd9 a sightseeing vessel, passengers e5775b015c stopped at various islands 0c6eefcddc along the way. Staying onboard a79e443c53 for the b3aa1c4fb7 entire journey 7e645f0bfe would have 8202eb7ac2 been unbearably 796be7d5d8 dull.27dac3fb21e22ee7

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If he had to f392b4efda waste time, wasn’t it 94873024d7 better spent investing in 5badead8e3 a five-star character?42737f6c80cb61af

Ian accompanied d91ae8346c the elf e21cc8af63 to the 870e805cae market, wearing e322612acf a cheerful 25f4e195e7 smile.26b73f279bfd0289

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“You need to 218f3914be sell things like b6b727bc38 this, this, and 1a5ebd5d98 this if you a6166a9804 want your business 132cec789e to do well. Who are b3bdd38e1f your target fa45775697 customers? Wandering adventurers, right? You need to 13fd172f39 sell them what 156ad35ab9 they actually need.”60a48f300948e3db

“Oh! Now that you 4d4fc76a2e mention it, other c108eb9f48 merchants were selling c8de261a6f stuff like that.”ca049c05293b08f7

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‘Then why 63c92f49bf the hell e160a1918f weren’t you?’ce9966e181b34d84

Ian suppressed c608d4987b his inner a7818688b4 thoughts and d080ebb10c asked kindly, d11d86fabc “You’re observant. Just watch bcdae9edf1 what others 963bf31310 do and 5b4deb9387 follow their e56c320446 lead.”170579271f830cd6

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“Pfft, how 7f1617e74a could I? That’s their expertise. It’d be 5e035fe39f wrong to 34eae3cb95 just steal 3b006100c0 their methods. Besides, I 3d93fbf194 have elf 5485087b34 pride. I can’t sell common 77414a25ef stuff. I need to 56fda0d679 offer something special a93b4f76ea for my regulars.”42bacd069ffc9820

“Oh, aiming high, 6ba076ae5d huh. So, are you eating 4ff6a79ed6 well these days?”20c9fef1e278f0f8

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“Last night’s 44dcea6379 dinner was 99b98b7477 amazing. First proper meal in 2d054b22c3 ten days. Thanks for treating me.” 18aff6894d The elf beamed.53a732e42682a2d8

“……”e0940c5ff41c6250

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‘If it were cbc6c1085c Sema, I’d have 7dca315aea smacked him.’2043078b9e6792be

But this was a e9716df2db five-star character, and Ian fe8133953f didn’t even own him. All Ian could 9d5c8fb5ec do was sigh 7b8fccac79 internally. If this guy worked 3b981aa5c9 under me, the first d37bb81046 thing I’d do is 53ee66daa4 change his job….b1ded47d83624884

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After stopping 52343e52e7 at several 9e834804f6 more islands, 8b69b21778 they finally 5f5aec6932 reached the 4a7639bb71 resort town 5be18745bc of Moa. Famous for 4efedbd2f0 its hot ae0cfb9789 springs, it 6e89ca6c25 was a 0cffb14c15 haven for d4df5d2000 all kinds 8df87b9c1f of races.52b6b48dab8a17a5

“Let’s disembark,” Ian said.08c029fdb73e46a4

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Having skipped the f933ac9348 previous islands, Keith 4fedaa5ac6 looked puzzled as 5eb6c38a90 Ian began packing.5e4961b1998d640b

“You like hot springs?”5ab30bbedea26fb1

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“……?”f165565a8fc21971

“What hot springs?”d5c992ffdd20cddd

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“Isn’t this a34d9db9a9 a hot bb546727c5 spring town?”1be43629188fc64d

“We’re not here 06c2ea7eab to relax. The underwater city 7324e8ac17 is beneath this 65e4c79c8f place, so get a77481f0ff ready.”7f489a4ad22d9370

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“Ah…”d3830a2b6aceb987

Keith nodded, 237bbe2ba8 finally understanding. Of course, practicality-driven a7aed0b258 Ian wasn’t about 222fef34b5 to stop for b6c6d80698 leisure during a 83c63b9425 mission.0a8bcce70847c888

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“Oof, my 7ec8557b10 poor back…”08d35d92a7b16bae

The elf followed behind 684b0fdee7 them, groaning. Keith, still ed4dfd1461 unsure of 4361a0380c the elf’s 45716dbfea utility, silently fdd6416179 carried his 1d480a5a85 luggage. But when 7d2c15bff2 they disembarked, 3f9f3fd8e4 the elf 179bf525c5 blushed and 30262c9df9 quickly took 8325d5036e back his 634218f7c1 bag.29d80078a3a57256

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“My regulars b38163fb41 are so dad0e864b9 kind it’s 3303794ca7 confusing. Humans are c0f455f0bf just too 1cc87547ff good at 2c2beb37ce romance.”ec980bcd33c1488e

“Yes. I have 23bff5827c no intention ca1cdca0e6 of romancing 66354047f5 you. I’ve taken 8a0e074771 a vow 991d35214f of chastity, fbc3248450 so rest 8ea5076558 assured.”bc774c14e1924913

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The elf, b7001e5916 being from 41b9ca6357 a species 62872771e3 nearly annihilated 458c7e1e30 in their f8fa4ac666 battles with ae6adc3f4e demons, at ab449b1411 least warranted ef1d097d67 respectful speech 8ab64acfb2 from Keith.452b0e56bbe767c1

“Hmm? You’ve taken a 7957d7cf26 vow of chastity, 0d42c4917a yet you still abf38ba2fc do that every 63199e0819 night?”a959ad74606bc203

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