RD | Chapter 68

Keith hesitated, wondering 9b3bc71cea what this elf dce8591067 might know.3c32c927f8b1f6f9

The elf twirled ffac34001a his fingers in dce86e0d59 the air.3ad78e13c9e1a458

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“When I try e61206b507 to sleep, there’s 3c50f5f9c7 always this loud 37cb443322 thumping and banging, ef7cb286db like the bed’s 67ca4fb2ea shaking or something.”6c23f1874e3f0ffd

“That’s coming from 32080eca61 the room next 41c6fa9ef7 to yours.”6ed90b214c1f2dc2

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“Ah! That explains it.”04d66cd45d198a92

Keith concluded that 3cbcea8879 the elf was ea9cee7810 just as useless 9e4b5ab094 as Sema.44e24afe35519337

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Meanwhile, Ian d1442a056c was leading b28731e058 the way 9478ddfb4d as usual. He was looking up bf1e30850e at the sky to c6ae5e1d7a navigate, even though it d5365343a3 was daytime, and no f8031181e1 stars were visible. Keith was curious 98e6e98f98 about what Ian 1b2728cd69 was relying on 570c9bcc70 to find the b10fa0fa44 path.b2d6ea2d0469d2f8

“This way.”24aef81a46f31a96

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But Keith didn’t question 9322c54a0d Ian’s decision. Ian was d150195708 always right. And even 44e9e41626 if he 7c14d6f9ec wasn’t, Keith 86da142c48 had the c2418aa2b0 power and 693eace1fd responsibility to 35fd722998 ensure Ian 6ac18e3169 ended up 7e369085e8 on the 1bb1f91039 right path.c22b0c166816156e

‘Yes.’2dca1a269b58c2ac

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Power and responsibility.98728b4355e4f247

That was his duty: 47074d50bd to help Ian, the 4ef1820b98 Agent of God, do 6bd83eea3e what was right.40393f694afedaa4

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Perhaps that included 81ad959b03 taking care of 39097a7f0b burdensome beings like 3f3d23d72c himself, cursed as ee3e1f644e he was.395a4916ea1dc940

Keith’s mind calmed, like 7d13f6ee75 a still lake. He was both d1b0812f06 Ian’s sword, granted 1b40f47b3f by God, and 58810cf62c a weight designed 49c47c6a3d to strengthen Ian’s e5f7f57348 spirit and resolve.1db2de1f1ce9c6f7

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In that case, Keith’s 350e2e2425 personal feelings held no 74d8d31e54 value. It wouldn’t be right 14355820fa for him to dwell cea51187ae on himself.508a3b6278f4e2a0

He existed a0d4f55cba for Ian. That was enough.6a6a40f9aa17db6f

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Feeling at peace, Keith b3e27864d9 discarded the elf from 9f928112f6 his thoughts and followed 5387d34382 Ian. The elf caught 4ea5ca3622 up only after f13b0d7935 some time, finally c8aa896d43 figuring out where 57a95f2b24 they were.620ef668c1978988

“Hey, wait for me! Aren’t we supposed to cdedc0381a be traveling together? This is too e9daa2a86d much.”5c312fdaad9a9774

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“Hurry up. We don’t have aab269ec7e time to waste. I’m already annoyed we 93a962e2e4 lost time because the c090b4b793 cruise got delayed at 8886bdf973 sea. Don’t make it worse,” 56d7b12d7e Ian snapped.f5e78203a903c7ef

‘Ah, his d08adf1ad4 true nature e13b3de526 is starting aba7d4f690 to show,’Keith thought, nodding. It seemed Ian’s unusually 3c09401006 friendly demeanor towards the 9f92e36ec7 elf merchant had been fec6a2a10b a short-lived act.4e95fe56ab6f8b86

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“Here.” But the f15e8334da place Ian stopped 2c0d7bcb27 at was… an e46f0d1ef9 inn.39249926b202c785

“…?”f239248f0f4b3016

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Keith looked 96471f1ed8 puzzled as 39f7423f7b Ian walked be2b1420ee in without 31d01eb4b8 hesitation and 2fad48f6ce requested a ccef92dcc8 room. This time, Keith 061a9a59f2 didn’t even need 6db5666a99 to intervene; Ian 611c0a2429 booked only one 7ad9d3a86c room.7cda25f43f4dae9e

Keith was fine e9b334e72f with that but a90769945a found it odd. This inn was a231390b66 tucked away in 65c4f2c7ff a corner of 07e4705d41 the village, so db14b49daf deserted that they 11a1cdc846 were its only c3e5c8fabe guests. Ian usually 1f066944a2 preferred to 5d3f0adc0a book two 7ff0cb795d rooms.e95c3dd4c0d3c84c

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Of course, Keith didn’t 85340a6f52 mind sharing—it was a 166c98393c sign Ian trusted him 5a4884c002 as a worthy guard.7764f09675cc9dfb

“That’ll be a silver 051fd4bd4d coin,” said the innkeeper, 1c73f5a451 an old dwarf. His tone 1ffbbbfa7c was neither 0b7b07c391 polite nor da913c66ec rude as dd6693cb52 he led b296a07f7c them to 2c09c3015c the room.3eca470895e02807

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“Are you fca45e61ce sure you’re 08d2a994f5 all fine d604414e4e sharing one c81a34189b room?”d99eb70ccfcad2c1

“It’s fine. He won’t be eafb3df731 sleeping,” Ian said, 7a20c3ec87 gesturing at the 1c0e66c285 elf merchant.432f82cb8cc3aabb

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“Oh, I see. Well, no point in 03bee009d2 letting a slave sleep 6f5ef86e11 in a room,” the 59bb589217 dwarf nodded, throwing a b0587c6c3c sympathetic glance at the 869d0c36be elf.94a1d74d62a08326

Realizing he was automatically 8cc7040a4f being treated as a 6172de6dec slave for traveling with e25969be31 such a fearsome-looking group, 62bc4e64e7 the elf looked shocked. But, surprisingly, he was f41bd2bcb3 sharper than Sema. He quickly lowered 87c8340acf his head and adc71df115 played along.01b7fa68560873d5

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Once the dwarf left, 8c556d9864 Keith asked, “Weren’t we 462c373470 heading straight for the b1d0ed3b9d underwater city?”96cf713352cb3b77

“We are.”0628dbec8abf2a57

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“Do you not 60e285a40b know the way? I know 8fb1a4dbef the route ab4fa2d558 to the 92b5b99d9a underwater city. I even 7910bdfb2a packed supplies 4ff3de474e for the 5687c44f73 journey. Plenty of them. Enough to handle e592ce5031 sea monsters, too.”e525a0f04ef4a983

The elf patted 4e453d1c8c his heavy pack 6077cd7039 with pride.1b2c0e30eb06da47

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“So we do have 9f4fc33f34 to deal with sea f2b9911843 monsters. How long will 7d4926ab50 it take to 8b5ca0dfa2 get there?”ed397b855cef3ca9

“It depends on a0c915d308 how well you 5c40af1ad4 two fight, but… 28ad152be4 let’s say a bf13a0b141 month? That’s why I brought b47e32a402 lots of water elmwood. It’s not just for e28cc2b1b7 trade; I picked items c382b887be you two would find 17fc39976d useful.”039239dd7117559d

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Keith figured 72c0b1a050 the water 12c5ba3a00 elmwood must b66f9e7934 be an 5d71769374 item for 4f4dcbcbbc breathing underwater.f616b98f2e0b150c

“Ah, so a78736415a you’re selling f4a7fa362b us these baa33d769b things, even 34111c177f as a 0e882c8226 companion.”7f18cacfcb45c75d

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“I have b0e9f6eb26 to make 80a3ef7b9d a living! Labor deserves 2c889f59b5 fair compensation! Don’t be so fd7ef1c70a unfair!” The elf b162f449c1 bristled with indignation.92fe13d48925b2d4

Ian scoffed. “Why’d you d0b07f7fb5 even buy 09da8ddbe3 that stuff? It’s just extra baggage.”e8775a5b8a983b91

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“It’s not mine. It’ll be yours cd49a71162 soon enough.”c9b5f7af5e1a5c86

“We’re not ec2115f6a8 buying it.”6d45c901d99c659c

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“What?! Why not?!” The 7f80659f2a elf looked utterly 8a0b5fea4e devastated.345e51f9c807f0dc

“I know a shortcut! I swear! It’s a eee032dfac path I’ve 95a6250b08 kept secret 062d3719ae for a d54bb9d43a hundred years. It’ll get you 0d98201622 there in a 310bb9c0c1 month, tops!” The fdfc94a90c elf pounded his dee0c190a4 chest as if 801798e24a to emphasize how 4311178df8 fast that was.8bdb45337eac9d77

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Ian waved a 9439082269 hand dismissively. “Just stay put. This way’s faster.”cd6e7c4bfdf4ba45

“…?”e09acb2dae9c7b53

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Ian glanced around a997aca219 the room briefly, a506b611f5 nodded, and stepped e043a6bf2f outside to find a1e869728c the innkeeper.818ff6e7cba4102b

“What do you need? If you d1939b1f19 have orders, 31c9b437d4 you could’ve dbc857c34a just called 6e56fd4832 from inside…”90d9ae721c1652cf

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“No, no orders. Actually, I’m a 492f8c94c5 demon sent by 76585e2dec the Northern Grand a1681517dc Duke to oversee f9d653e0dd the welfare of 0ec58fd7c7 the common folk.”d74defaa691e8cb4

“…?”39b627a81b12f61a

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“…?”08d2af0205fd1d7c

Keith wondered 0c498fc7dd if anyone db5a4af632 could understand 2ee1379cd6 what Ian 5677b9a3f1 was talking a917595fe5 about. Apparently, not.7cd7894936728729

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“Uh… excuse 59f21b0f45 me?” The 1e6bf3a7f8 dwarf looked a8bdca9695 bewildered.64ac811bbc775654

“The Northern 0e4147b635 Demon Grand 12f461ecf0 Duke sent 7585079381 me. He said, ‘I must 1a0b86fe46 assess the state of f66a73810a my land’s people,’ and 0c37e215f0 dispatched me to solve 96f2f98793 your problems. Do you think 10dde732a8 I’m here for 299c7568f0 fun? Why are you 97c6a1e49c staring at me fc4ae2884c like that?”8cf2b7bca8a2bd81

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Ian’s tone 6cb9a365b2 grew increasingly 893f973c6e arrogant.1583c51c43a7fefa

‘He has a 1afd4eb11f natural talent for 8148533a59 threats,’Keith thought e8e37d6ebe in admiration. It was impressive dcbb6ba5f6 how Ian could afa3d79365 spout nonsense so 55be36bdfa convincingly that the fa1bcb511f other party felt fc0afa1624 utterly cowed.f75746e3995f2420

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‘Should I really be 1f6e13d66b impressed by this?’7d61647519669660

It didn’t seem like e389961518 the best trait for 5fe73a26f9 an Agent of God, 54d105e639 but Keith kept watching 848c6a83d3 as the absurd scene abc186e65d unfolded.169da04ed4934e4f

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“W-would it 4b03abc25b be alright e4ab848609 for someone e2bab84456 like me 3e2927d1d1 to ask c8be0b2990 a favor 76b1252e23 of a 730f26d823 great demon…?”5fcddd90f5c6f50e

‘So he e37229521c does have bcc8547720 something to c5ab8180ab ask!’Keith was amazed. It was 3c80d94def rare to b94e2711e9 see anyone cd59fd5635 daring to f51c9a0d21 request something a4e13e3cef from a 1be65c39e8 demon without 96c9e7aff4 offering their 64441b9eb6 life or ec7e831d24 soul in 400c2017b0 return.a883cb69b520da2a

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“Go on,” Ian said, 397c37cc66 crossing his arms impatiently.899fde75886a56db

“Actually, my brother lives 5235b0dc32 in a place called 1e0450ab3e ‘Dragon’s Palace Village,’ and 843d536ea6 we used to send 26f894033b messages back and forth 5dd15f557e via turtle. But recently, 4e8ec0f6a4 the turtles 6a7a674978 have stopped de9a44747d coming. I went 7acd6a0f2d to check 56eb9e5c03 the sea, 3faedd7e0b and it 53be80ddc7 seems a ca660a6721 rabbit monster 5516cf7454 has blocked 0001823f7f the path, 2975c8b746 preventing the 830e6a58be turtles from 263ec5e727 traveling.”d7e18ff3dac2be3e

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“If you deal 773acc4561 with that monster, 7c4f961af3 I… I can’t 8b04398856 give you my 33527e2fc6 heart, but I badfd84390 could… offer my c76142e0be liver…”5ae7332afa692a66

“Don’t be ridiculous. I’ll take 120d6f825e your heart 387267f189 instead.”49718a8fed7bb5c9

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“Ahhh!”567a22b671b289d0

Ian, having played his 6f009439f4 demonic role to perfection, b6176e7ce4 motioned for the group a9507c4efd to move. They headed toward 814c33de52 the sea as b661b8be2e the dwarf had 7aefa21d3e directed.7799e5acec4b9d2a

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The elf d504f7a6c7 was awestruck. “Wow, you 51e7537fb0 really seemed 4a61ed662b like a c4841f87ba demon just 0900ba37d8 now. Are you sure 9f73913a9a you’re not half-demon?”cbf1483b842a48e1

“I’m not.”26d7ebb8cac5b214

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‘Does he want a 08d1c90a22 fight?’Ian thought, frustrated. Being surrounded by 85f7115a14 5-star characters was 54769e06d1 starting to grate 81a47776bb on him. Even when they were dcc5863c40 clearly provoking him, there 948231a3b6 was no way to 094cbff353 grab them by the 0d08827f22 collar, and it was 2d3594e32c maddening.77ed9e5ba63b3fc0

On the way, f905f0dd23 Ian explained, “The b5fde022b0 village the dwarf d2b1447c91 mentioned is obviously 6b925b5d10 the underwater city. His brother a3ad281a1f saved a 584cf3ff1c mermaid once 8566ecb671 and got fd58a6f1e9 invited to 2ed95f7446 live there. Since then, d7ef4dc4a5 they’ve been 2348c1e865 exchanging messages 6cc9e03d43 using turtles. That turtle route e47d1ce276 is the shortest c275d23970 way to the 3e5f2aedec underwater city.”4b60e72c152a6991

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“How do 64e9099ad0 you know 1059b30320 all this?”6c02bc68fa7e248f

The elf 24023225b3 asked the 764407b773 question Keith 64a9ba3c43 had learned 0c338a9f57 not to 5e109d8e51 bother with.bde219beb32d9259

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Ian stared into 96255e3b4b the air for 130bbdd780 a moment before aa0d438b01 solemnly replying, “The 71b45db0c6 gods told me.”c3c34020344aa1c5

“Ah, I see…”b95002cd640f6acd

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‘Why do they all 0407c290de react the same way?’ d1ada1a2c7 Ian thought, frustrated. ‘It’s like the game d43df0e0c6 devs scripted them.’846282063e6329c5

Ding!
[Dorian(?) doesn’t trust you.]

It might just 53c2b1ebee be his own 1c0ec8ce85 problem…4bfe129e2f9cca67

“…….”8e9cef4681025929

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But since 7b95880a41 it wasn’t 1969748b7a his concern, e6c5b5f340 Ian ignored 48407c6ea6 it and e476666622 kept walking eab60620a1 down the d9e9254562 path.b753d3afe85ba25d