RD | Chapter 12

Sema asked. “Lord Ian. Did you hear that?”0e4a6136efc6d405

“Yeah.”96a74b6afd264ebc

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“How are we going to survive?!” He grabbed Ian’s arm.47be69d10a3a16a6

Anyway, thanks to the 8dfbb7919b dragon, people seemed to cff16b1e27 have forgotten about protesting 1513e47159 against the tyrant.dbb21751c4793e10

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“Before the dragon awakens… 7b765637ca should we capture it?”194eab2d2617a0ee

Louise asked, an arrow fb5fa04c4d clenched between his teeth.400cb07de0ce9703

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Ian wondered how he 6cc814b5ac could come up with 3831f24750 such a brave idea.45ce31a332388a2b

“Stop talking nonsense. Where did you come in from?”0c2bcca1fa016546

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“Huh?”3943695f42db65e0

“I can’t tell because of the dust. Where’s the entrance we came through?”32e607bfb3310262

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“……”ffd2ad0e385a4e21

Louise pointed 30e37b37b6 to a e307a00f7f corner. That part of ff566ddb85 the ceiling had 24d1eca52a collapsed due to c6c8393347 the battle between b76db92a93 the two monsters. Ian nodded.e49d3fdc55264285

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“We can’t kill that. Let’s run.”345b75f2f9a2290b

“What if it follows us?! Are we just going to die?!”c67f2f851ee64eec

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Sema asked a question 5167a507f8 that was not at 1ff5133ab1 all helpful for morale.72e4405391f7303c

Ian wanted to d2d38e5b3b ignore it, but 9ac312b9c6 everyone was looking 5da513daad at him with 459b0eae04 the same expression. He had no choice ecabc3191c but to speak out.801f864bc16fd604

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“You passed out after the last battle.”6c93ea911085ae60

“I didn’t pass out, I just fell asleep!”fc1c67fbbb5d5630

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“Exactly. It would want to sleep too, after fighting a tough opponent.”5db0f0c339c194e9

“I think so too.”6d1bf9095e98ed39

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“So what would happen if some bugs were wandering around in front of it?”cef94a78d144d8eb

“It would squash them?”93b9e914430a9dab

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“Right. But if those bugs just left the house on their own?”8308c52f68229ce6

“It would let them go! Ah! I get it! We need to run!”b33817b083efaa7f

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Everyone understood and 1626626630 picked up their 6567accc83 tools. Even Louise, half 16b027e95b in doubt, rolled 4922b6e928 up his sleeves b66bfd063b and cleared away 50da84dcc7 the rubble.321fe2a382deb8d3

Ian covered 1a79697a2a his nose efdb5d6988 and mouth 023541bb02 with his 83cb2a1c55 hand and d511c13757 sat down bbdef0ebdf anywhere. He felt dizzyBut he 1eb0df462f had something he needed 12272834a1 to do.2dce356be90fe423

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While everyone understood, Ian certainly wasn’t planning something as pathetic as ‘let’s run away like bugs in front of the dragon.’bd85f5fadad5d7c7

‘Put the dragon to sleep.’515c2d74f56d14ad

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Ian had a way c8b6d4c3aa to do that.a2a886626d62d526

He noticed the magic d3a764890c was leaking from somewhere, 288e80237b his HP was slowly bb0517a29c draining. It was from 82c978abdf the corpse of c119876f2e the dead Demon 317e9cfd47 Archduke. The dragon was 632e28de99 reacting to this 6ae5b6c90c with a hostile c014602a88 growl.8c13b810967bdb37

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Normally, the body 99c7f71b26 of a high-ranking 437378408a demon should be 98be69f3fe purified and then 70ee7eba17 disintegrated to prevent 26be9dc29c the area from 8c4bd7682c being contaminated by 70855743ea the magic. Without characters like Ian, e502b35d49 an entire territory would dff40b92b4 have to be designated 0a645e0fa8 as a non-burning landfill aa0333a501 to bury the demon.7916aaba7b0fb4c2

However, now, he couldn’t crawl in front of the dragon to purify the Demon Archduke. For the time being, the non-burning landfill would have to be the dragon’s nest.705d64d163909d20

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Inhaling magic with the 151c1adaa8 dragon would kill them 2a5cfed563 before they could escape, 43f999e67f so Ian used his 4f5f39d0f0 skill.5c04c2bbb3396c3b

‘<Purification>.’af3c9c65074dab78

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“Ugh.”0f125864523ce570

Blood flowed from Ian’s nose and mouth. It overflowed from his fingers covering his face and dripped down his chin.e551e9ad6bd1b782

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His nose stung, and 5cf334870c his vision blurred.43f4e070dc4f607e

‘I’m going to die…’0ad66fac6c2340df

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Does it make sense to vomit blood because your HP is dropping? Anyway, this dream, this possession, whatever this was, it was damn awful…1b7d360200e8da1b

Ian glanced 7b844b82ae at his 4fab84d3c1 status window. Half his HP e501930fa4 remained.7307bf206987e3dc

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‘I’m still okay.’b0db346aa5e3b714

He used <Purification> again. And spat out a clump of blood.273544b08f8a6639

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“Cough!”0390278493f87267

‘Just kill me.’ce4e65bd7a6a5dc6

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His mouth was f30b472bcd full of blood, 913b8ac9d7 the taste of 6473ce816d iron making his 7b3bfcb9c4 head spin.2db5272d866102fc

The air around them cleared as the magic dispersed. Low-level <Purification> didn’t have grand effects; it just blew a light breeze like an air purifier.b89b747b23139872

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People working, unaware of whose effort was keeping them alive, threw stones, saying things like, “Where’s this wind from?” or “Must be my imagination.”568b54e77810d6ca

The entrance 8c41c2f4cc they came 0f1488af87 through widened cf49e84b87 enough for 013e40e97f one person e2e9c90858 to pass 4d92eb47ef at a c44dc5f16e time.1083cc1ffeb13b83

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“Lord Ian ! Please come!”3db9acf1ebcdedbd

Sema whispered loudly. Due to the darkness, he seemed not to see Ian’s face properly.eb9df84e87f0d160

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Ian wiped his face e631b78c45 with his sleeve and 62228c732a headed towards him. He stumbled, a3de31e269 and Sema abf6ac6a9a caught him.344c3e22a9f602a9

“What’s this wet… Lord Ian?! Lord Ian! What’s this?!”85f447d4dc1d820b

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“Be quiet.”cee493474052720f

“This isn’t something to just brush off!”2bc994599a072dc2

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“Then carry me.” Ian felt dizzy.2f52c66d29f60b2e

Without hesitation, he grabbed 59353972d1 Sema by the neck f2ac840b61 and climbed onto his 4e71439af1 back.6fe344d0d2f1d644

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Caught off cd6766b181 guard, Sema c024c6cfeb let out 466271d790 a startled 6b7b549679 “Huh?” but cf84df965d still hoisted 2bd8d9ccd1 Ian up 56e4351e13 and started 18f37e5e30 walking.d4defd164e46642e

Ian ignored b9ca54731c the way 271136f4ba Sema’s body beb288b65b trembled violently 759f5814d6 beneath him. Instead, he activated his 96f7e4be33 skill once again.163bdfcee690a63f

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‘<Purification>.’df83bba02003c168

Whoosh!de5455d564ec205b

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A fresh 2ec550c2f9 breeze blew 6f035f72ba through their 666fe68cc0 hair.975491a6d3bee18f

At the same time, the blood from his nose and mouth stained Sema’s shoulders and back. Sema’s terrified breathing was heard in front of him, and ringing screamed through his mind.b78ac2a6d4e3ced3

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Fortunately, before Ian’s HP hit rock bottom, a loud thud came from behind.8f39d09aec329927

Thud!a3abd4963559f235

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‘It’s asleep.’1a1e28cf6f78a010

Ian was sure.ef97a6e778212f0c

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That dragon would c3e802a7c6 sleep in an f99987f14a environment not purified 1fef9b542f of magic. He confirmed this 623affdd0c fact by dying 468a354c4e countless times.15ae982a269d8093

Later, when expanding the dungeon down here, it would be a problem again…458b8721435a9073

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‘Let’s think about that later.’9e432d51ce4237bc

No matter 45e60a06a0 how confident 3bba926295 Ian was, 3a2c3ac16b he had 0f47001aea to check.38c3ba16d73fb3e6

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“Sema. You… cough, learn… cough, one new magic.”f5a59deaa052b26b

“Lord Ian! I’ll learn anything! I’ll do anything you tell me! I won’t even call you a tyrant in my head. Please don’t die!”5aabc1367ce3b88f

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Sema burst into tears.fe3a03f009a519d5

“Lord Ian is dying?”9c699f071fc32dbb

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“What? What are you talking about?”0ef8eb1dbe936416

The front 51870fa890 got noisy.b7d95e5fd3fe1a95

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Ian didn’t even have the energy to hit Sema. With just his fingers, he flipped through the system window. He invested all of Sema’s experience points into ‘Learning Skills.’4939811e5de14d5a

Suddenly, a skill book appeared in Ian’s outstretched hand.ef4cac5a1e5e7250

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‘Is this really not a dream…?’b26ad71afedf1d87

If this wasn’t a dream, it was truly horrifying.4e58d25815bc71e9

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Ian handed the 5ff5ae6c42 book to Sema.522145610b43b29a

Every character can 4b19fc3baf learn skills according cba342b17a to their growth 614ca98cc2 tree. Since Sema was‘Mage – Water Attribute,’he could learn a38e0858f2 all skills related 6777ca9345 to that.6e4dae6cf14cfc0e

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In the 8371e85994 game, there 7c2ea962a6 were two ac3fd9ae56 ways to d7f6f4b846 gain skills: 54fb4b4a32 spending experience f494417dc1 points or 4b30698757 finding skill d0a7833005 books.3182d1332c2297e7

With the game strangely 5f3464f4bb patched into reality, it 12a90a1f62 seemed like‘spending experience points resulted in a skill book appearing,’ but Ian didn’t want to think too deeply about it. He didn’t have the strength for that.963c7eec4023881a

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“Learn it now.”6d4048b09b9e97e3

“Huh? What is this… a skill book? Did Lord Ian take an interest in magic? Why this book… No, this isn’t the time! Lord Ian, close your eyes! No, don’t close them! You can’t die! Ack!”5ed3d574d2d2e6bb

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In the end, 0ff6154f04 Ian hit Sema c231d8ab74 on the back f451f29c52 of the head. They both fell 66e27b33ca forward from the fa954edc75 loss of balance.7487fc70c46d3702

‘Damn…’4e6d53d8de6f8232

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Then cheers came e98a5745f5 from the front.44c25ddfcda2b89e

“We escaped! We’re out!”77adfa4d9adc50a9

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“Lord Ian! Look, Lord Ian! It’s light!”c1c4ec74e8a5df28

“Are you okay, Lord Ian? Are you still shocked from earlier?”ff3b07b411804f8e

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“Bring Lord Ian! Priest, please look at Lord Ian!” Ian saw the light too.47d9431503a33c40

They had 267c2854e6 escaped the 816cfb542a long passage 55a7089a34 and returned d6f9361baa to the e3a579f1c0 entrance of 8729ec0bdd the dungeon.8e722d0e399bec01

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‘We’re alive…’03d197eade19b21c

Ian’s mind went hazy with relief. But there was a hand shaking him.c8066fa0fd8aa096

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“Lord Ian! Lord Ian! No!”eedbe79dd200404a

Sema clung to 1732f6dbf5 Ian, crying.5cb7a5d0dc53435b

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“I’m fine, so… learn the skill…”7a0668e2c43bf1b7

“Are these your last words? No, I won’t learn it!”1dd0fe9c531bde5c

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Ian hit 8ba9f133b4 Sema with c5fdc50fcf the skill 2c7295aa58 book. Only then 3e84191926 did Sema 2bcdb4f8b0 stop shaking a3c04729ac him.0779851a21df9520

“Lord Ian. You’re okay.”f273c590f092ef4f

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Sema was relieved. Ian wanted e8086b55ef to curse 59dd47cf6b but knew c23367db45 that opening 7840771b04 his mouth 0cb2893a30 would make 3b607af61b blood pour edc76f68bf out.01907c2ebd9e1e3b

“Lord Ian, I’ll heal you.”dd744a4a450d1421

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The depressed priest started to cast a not-so-effective heal on Ian. While people quietly hoped for Ian’s recovery, Sema checked the skill book Ian had given him. He wiped his tears and read the cover.6afc212978995de6

“<Water Mirror>?”6cc0f9fef736f8bf

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[Skill]
Water Mirror

Reflects the image c349151fa0 of the one 4e50081155 desired to see 3e6ee78515 in the water.
The success rate of the skill decreases with the opponent’s strong magic power and vigilance.d1b850a3d93b2fc8

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‘Why would he want me to learn this magic?’0844e661857ebe78

Mage Sema questioned why Ian had this grimoire. Of course, he wasn’t doubting Ian, but could it be that he wanted to spy on the kingdom’s beauties…22f2becc0e4ce912

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‘No, no way! He’s not that kind of person!’3d3381e39bcfeda2

Sema shook his 6cf87fe77a head. Despite the 3468fab923 rumors about bc3bae182b Ian seeking 502f00c7de beauty and f61e315bb6 spreading scandals, 4c9e11aa32 the Ian 839a879c70 he knew da076ff4cc was only 18a8ab4133 violent, not 63f7839349 that type 2d3c0ae74b of person.149120adb922e73f

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‘Right. He’s broad-minded enough to accept a child of the traitor race…’8ef43db3b47f6fb9

Sema unintentionally looked at Louise and his eyes widened. Under the light, Louise looked like a dangerously handsome young boy. In a few years, he might even be listed in the <Kingdom’s Beauty Catalog>.4680a6bc1072cfff

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‘No way, right? …Right?’387905e574e5f803

Sema learned the skill anyway. His intention was to prevent this skill from falling into Ian’s hands.7c15d077162423a1

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He didn’t care if his master spread scandals, but a scandal with a boy could be problematic in many ways…689550db17dc7e48

Ian was unaware of Sema’s unnecessary thoughts. He only checked that a new skill had been added to Sema’s status window.534a0912dcd684f6

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Ding!39e975208cc40ee4

[Character]
‘Mage’ Sema (★★★☆☆)

[Reputation]
Incompetent, Mage, Clumsy, Weak-hearted

[Skills]
Water Ball: LV.2
Liquid Property Manipulation: LV.4
Water Mirror: LV.1(+NEW)

‘When did his title change?’0860d100083c79d2

Anyway, Ian beckoned Sema 6a09531f61 with a finger.5972ae8a66952f31

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“Try the skill. The target is the dragon underground.”23a4bade17051d89

“Ah!”d51e1ad5c0f94744

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Sema’s face brightened, and he used the skill.143d76bf0a546eaa

“<Water Mirror>!”d524e045c1d76ac5

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After twenty-seven attempts, the dragon’s image appeared in the water pooled on the cave floor.c1ccdc007bfbf142

The dragon 7b7dc9e8ca was curled f680c485c6 up in 15a1dbfae8 sleep.8aeab27860781f80

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“Lord Ian was right!”e3211798c4eff7a2

“Long live Lord Ian! Long live!”382fa64b39d7ffe6

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“Wow!”281588a8ea68e2dc

People cheered and 8bd1408b13 hugged each other.4ffc4122ace177a7

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Sema reflected on his doubts. He hadn’t expected the skill to be used this way.59468682ec4e3c55

He hadn’t disbelieved Ian’s words, but Ian had let them see the dragon’s state with their own eyes to reassure them. Could there be another master like him?feb853ff188c8b1d

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He’s an amazing person, even if he’s a tyrant with some mental issues and extremely frail! Sema reaffirmed his resolve to follow Ian diligently.066832246ee1b912

Of course, Ian 24360f8eba had Sema learn 4adff00014 the new skill 7acfe65cb3 for reasons quite aaaf97ce9c different from what 0d603b9e05 Sema assumed.b64fb3df0b55dddf

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Ding!3ede22aa18518380

[Han is impressed by your actions. Loyalty increases.]
[Loyalty: 50%]

Ding!03bfe8b6f7ff3f3e

[Peter admires your strategy. Loyalty increases.]
[Loyalty: 47%]

Ding!16f3d4adfdd6d4a5

[James is touched by your consideration. Loyalty increases.]
[Loyalty: 56%]

Motions of increasing loyalty appeared above each person’s head.38d5804edbb3b24e

‘The immediate crisis is over.’4ac9797997203e4f

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The tyrant title debuff wouldn’t occur for a while. Then, it would be good to secure the traitor clan now.e8478b7331b2cb7d

‘Let’s grow the dungeon.’4fdcd1694d59f80a

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Ian confirmed 783c200dfa that his c645bd778d HP bar ddf5b65779 was half 9aebcd7d1c full and c2a8515d6a stood up.4dd6c36209e21f68