RD | Chapter 13

“Louise. Where is your village?”f9a36d722f383a9a

“Huh? Why…?” Louise’s fur bristled like a startled feline.7de90ad6b9793179

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“You must be 5b45bbdc6e not far from a9f4a5a898 here, since you 7ded33c6dd were brought to c8265a25ad this forest as c262252852 a guide. Do you know 4d0f2aca4c what that means?”02f653799b889f49

“No… I’m sorry. I don’t know.”e2269db6fdd2e873

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“This area is originally part of the kingdom’s territory. All subjects within the kingdom must pledge loyalty to the king.”dc7bddd189d1be65

“……!”dc4159885c36e849

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This game had a class system. Ian intended to use it. What was good about Ian’s character?cad7dbf2d8c1242e

‘Nothing…’e1fa2dd128f4e1ca

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Well, except that e0dc91ab94 his status was a5aafb739a that of a 63af1a870f prince.c71bcd574362ccd5

To be exact, the king’s illegitimate child…a0082a4640cb205c

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“Since His Majesty is absent, I am his representative now. Guiding the subjects is the duty of the nobility. I must meet them.”45dcd47c9d89cc95

Louise flinched and 7fe95b7737 then bowed his 102d6fed31 head.1d2657aad074663e

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‘He must be hesitant.’bdca010af0913663

Even in the original game, Louise protected the traitor race’s community that discriminated against him. He was a character with a pitiful start, just like Ian…8ed9cb3090a9c222

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However, despite his harsh beginnings, his inherent special abilities were useful from start to end, and his other skills were excellent, making his route much less challenging than Ian’s.683d2a62b23bb773

Anyway, Ian added more 6a0c6439bb to persuade Louise.76113f2b25135f0f

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“They must have had their reasons for cooperating with the demons. How can the weak resist what the strong dictate? I’m not going there just to punish them.”ee6b21477dd3a52a

“What? No punishment? They are the traitor race!”48760b4b477b0154

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Someone objected.f3af71bfd9c5a3b2

[Loyalty: 40%]

Ian didn’t bother to check his name, just noted his loyalty and signaled Sema to deal with him.dede077fd479317c

This was 20a8335774 the guy 50f8d22b03 with the 3d3c4b4934 lowest loyalty. If he 84c2e9bbfe was silenced, 265fb554e7 there would 2f9425d7ec be no 03181966b6 one else deae304e7c to voice 11b1ae4506 complaints. Sema, closing 5eff2b2fa9 his eyes f3d36dcfd4 tightly, covered f73dbd96f3 the mouth e5f8811a67 of the 50369bb73e 40% loyalty 8c5e85056d guy with 5467feedc8 his hand.de12a55fd32c8982

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“Mmmph! Mmmph!”24d7c83300169a90

“……”95821626ec4e83a1

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When the 40% 3008bfe87b loyalty guy quieted 826aafc985 down, the cave 4196bbb5c1 became silent. Louise, having af63fd337b made up e185baa94a his mind, a2d7e8fcdf knelt and cd4bdc51a4 bowed his 5669e15622 head.db1bc386cd8038fb

“I will guide Lord Ian to the village.”4557d3551732644b

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Ian mobilized everyone cf5d56d4bf to descend to b32f73f4ad the village. It would be better d70370a644 if his force appeared 6a413d22ac larger.758c36adfcc30814

Sema, following behind 905c730621 Ian, was conflicted.0cf0f28fb09a03e8

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‘What does he plan to do?’d7e007d1688d0545

The traitor race 41dc0a0c94 had betrayed the 085a607698 human realm. No one trusted them. Who would edb7c5667a trust those 48ccf30daf who made 1ad962a9e6 the world 4f653e3163 like this?2e55702db4554d70

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If Ian forgave them, 8992bc0a2b the distrust towards the c70ae1e854 traitor race would transfer 957f689a19 to him.118f194736981dfc

‘He must have a plan.’aee6a46b6f115c37

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Sema tried to trust him. Wasn’t this the man who made him learn skills for a reason? There must be some strategy regarding the traitor race that he was acting on.50f3b9cbd4ee4ac5

Ding!7972d10c9b56c2a6

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[‘Mage’ Sema trusts you. Loyalty increases.]
[Loyalty: 80%]

‘Why does this guy’s loyalty keep going up and down?’Ian was puzzled.9a9a3fe54dfcda48

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He was thinking about the ‘Support Force’ system. In the world of <Reverse Dungeon>, there was a continent shaped like a gamepad’s directional buttons, sticking out in four directions. This was the only continent, and in its center was the Demon King’s Castle.28110162cca3dcc5

The best strategy for this game was naturally to conquer the east, west, south, and north, then bring down the Demon King’s Castle, restoring peace by separating the demon realm from the human realm.72c8193535a8b110

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But what Ian was aiming for now wasn’t this route.47e0d52ae8b51e4e

‘Unless I want to die.’2c0f0f1f909f9ebf

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What he aimed for e4e0cc1730 was to preserve his 50a64a5c76 life safely and for 983340423d the long term.93be29c7957afc1d

In this vivid world, 6b1bf7780a he wanted to live 4957e3162d well without getting hurt.4e47c18462282b23

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After spitting out a bucket of blood, Ian had experienced pain he’d never felt even in reality. Whether this was a dream or reality no longer mattered much.But, If it was an eternal dream, how was it different from reality?212c64b4dfcd3af9

The problem was 188b313d34 that this game 45ea19c25b incessantly tormented the f258f0a650 player.936c874ad9ba43bf

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Understandably, if a d5a004587c game left the 6beb60b19a player alone, would f71efc69e5 that even be 10e94b2f8e game content?83b7652378faaebb

True to its defense game nature, <Reverse Dungeon> had enemies attacking periodically.667d489a543394db

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Surviving while fending them off was Ian’s goal.fc993c4a28ade2d0

For that, he 896d8fc337 needed to strengthen 9b9486107a the dungeon.140424da6cfe677a

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There were 642ed46382 several methods a25e7f7d5a for dungeon b8c8bd21bf enhancement, but af7a85b35b what Ian 865038f03d was after 4941a7aa5a was external 5b5f8e3c6c forces.d23bdb32607eac86

‘Immediately increasing the number of people within the dungeon is impossible.’580850baac9a6dca

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Ian had yet to obtain the . Among the elves, it was known as the <Elf’s Tree>, and it was essential for dungeon evolution. Without it, he couldn’t recklessly increase the number of people in the dungeon.0d284d011052cf29

Currently, Ian had c2ebbf7421 twenty-one humans under e428ab7ef9 him. With one 61f10a5438 more just 7894f7e675 added, that c2470dfcdc made twenty-two.92fcc3d4ce8cf93e

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And that was the current limit of ‘personnel within the dungeon’ he could accept.827a05013c4e69e1

By the way, monsters registered in the dungeon’s defense system were not included in the ‘personnel within the dungeon.’ They were considered ‘useful assets.’ This severe discrimination of the system was evident here, treating only humans and other races as ‘personnel.’4b50e05a6a29bc68

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Anyway…0dc1b9783411608e

‘If I can’t increase the personnel within the dungeon, I’ll increase support forces from outside.’aecb19c2fd9150c0

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Isn’t that the natural solution?7ce7b58014c548f9

External support forces 50efd16366 had several advantages b067baa902 over dungeon personnel. Firstly, there 0bfa5d1325 were no 9a8fcf054b maintenance costs.4f1fd2ead29abf1d

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In other words, Ian 2a96e2f68a had to feed and 346609879d house the people he ae9edaed32 was currently leading.12fb730d37be4d49

Grrr…89a088f1d9f5298d

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A loud growl came from the people’s stomachs.f0ecf2e305ee5a56

Ian pretended not to hear and followed Louise. He adeptly pushed through the leaves and stopped on a hill. He told Ian: “This is it.”822c49691fc5b7b9

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Smoke was 4d707dcc10 rising from 5f8e420ac2 the village, 667bf71cd5 the scent 5841ce2d2c of cooking.0c3c62589796ca84

‘Smells good.’97a8378a15c4add2

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“Go tell the village chief to come out.” Ian gestured down the hill with his chin.b032c82a3074fc26

The village chief was 815652b3af an elderly man with 7704987f00 white hair. He was greatly surprised 18a54cb6fa to see Louise return cb59a0fcb9 alive and even more ff73babf85 so when he saw 444aaf3945 the strong men with 4d9ff1b481 weapons accompanying him.046eef3e4f52f7d4

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He was 5ac0607bb9 too shocked e33adb002b to resist bb52a85849 being dragged 695e1b7074 before Ian. Surrounded by men 1a4283025d with weapons, he 9cad6f9843 quickly assessed the 150ba263b1 situation and became 66be9346e7 polite.f73231128d922cf1

“Oh my! Brave warriors. What brings you here? To call for an old man like me…”fa64c22ce51fe20c

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“Are you the village chief?” Ian asked. The chief’s eyes darted around. “Yes. I am the chief, but I have no authority. As you can see, the village is small, and we barely make ends meet…”091cded6a2ee2272

“So, you sold me out to the demons?”92673d5a8fd272cf

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“Huh?”d5c4144df2babab4

“I am Ian, the son of the king. According to my subject Louise, you sold him to the demons and also handed over His Majesty and the subjects to them.”9b2ed0e8c196d87a

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Ian spoke with the tone of a noble. It wasn’t hard since he had seen it often in the game. What was surprising was how easily threats he’d rarely seen in the game flowed from his mouth.74cd197be28ae9d6

‘I must have seen it somewhere.’Ian thought casually.0be0fbf89c95204c

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“No, I…”79d3ebbc9ce97658

“Don’t think of denying it. His Majesty has passed away. You traitor race, not content with selling out the human realm, have now brought ruin to the kingdom.”b5bf690c863e48db

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The chief finally 9e389f8c57 crumbled.962e54be7ababc41

“No! No, Lord Ian! We didn’t do it willingly! The demons threatened our lives. I sent that boy to resist as much as possible. I don’t know what that boy whispered cunningly to Lord Ian, but I clearly told him, ‘Lead them the wrong way’!”cc2d906303dfff0d

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“That’s a lie!” Louise exclaimed in shock.6b312a1415e0bb1b

“Shut up, Louise! Lord Ian, 50316db01d listen to 020992984b me. That guy is 9b963d2622 a liar—he always 3ebe2cca76 has been. Of course he 70bb6d9dd4 is! He’s Louise, d32fd1e991 the son 9bff702d98 of a 6584556b07 traitor!”7683c813fd813384

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“His parents were the 257b2482a9 former village chiefs—the very ca41cd1153 ones who proposed opening 2795b0f2d4 the human realm to 34593f6f23 the demon realm! They are a5336d5285 the traitors, fc01dc21a8 not us! We knew nothing! It wasn’t c1fc88af6e our fault! It was all his 3fb1e21a87 fault!”4d04fe52e386ee25

The crowd murmured.cdce883c4a5fa884

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‘There was such a setting, huh.’7aa8db7f6c6595b4

Ian knew why Louise’s parents opened the portal to the demon realm, so he wasn’t perturbed.34836abe3d674399

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“Louise, is this true?”f6f82b39c1766876

“No! My, my parents were once village chiefs, but… No! This chief never gave me such orders!”c8c569cdfda2ffc9

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“Alright.”1bfed6af9fedddd5

“Please, Lord Ian!”2e16722b5eb809f1

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Louise tried to cling to him desperately. The chief wore a triumphant look when Ian said, “That’s what he said.”3acc36c02ee1f251

“Huh?” A dumbfounded sound came from the chief’s mouth.232c674164e0591b

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“My subjects do not lie to me. It’s you who is lying.”066c6dbe81bc40d8

“Huh?”9a521e1014dca657

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“……?”8df7c1cfcaa5ea52

Even the men d4309f0601 with weapons, who 60c486d5f0 had been trying 7edbdde4a0 to decide whom 81a11a6817 to attack, were f8d7ec13d5 confused.c83a3adad54f8bce

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Ian continued.2aff18fcafad7214

“But there 26e4b0158a is truth ae64f7e53d in your c154f3f55f words as 43e912b801 well. If the 400d996585 demons threatened afd8f58f68 you, then 8f858b6bca weak and f18f363b56 spineless as 8860a83f26 you are, 190100d649 you had 930f951d25 no choice.”76cb6b943fc76d83

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“Still, are 56ff19525c you not 6592b3d447 subjects of e01382ee1f His Majesty’s 4a82ae68db land? Even if you 514087ab9e are traitors… you e15d6299b3 were people we c774ca0c25 should have protected. I apologize, 7b894e2620 on behalf 833bf4934b of His dc75320f65 Majesty, for 5cb5da4283 failing to b674b642c6 do so.”de2459d391fab24a

“Huh?”b1dd3b1fa9050e8c

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“We will protect you from now on.”6d0103be3069be3f

“Huh?”7dbfc39a16e28f20

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‘These bastards are needed anyway.’ccf1b2297e443eba

Why bother 8eeb143ef4 catching them a2664c3754 like rats? Ian planned to 19a115a23c bestow favor upon 9460d11a71 them.dd8d8fa884ed331f

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