RD | Chapter 26

A priest with 627c6186a2 a bright red 573bc010d0 face staggered out.76c505077dd22830

“Where’s the sick one? The sick one…? Oh, Lord Ian!”8d0768ec6450fc4a

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Contacca didn’t trust this priest who seemed like an alcoholic at all, but he appeared to be the only priest in this village. Knowing the patient was Ian, he walked over as fast as he could, knelt before the stone, and began trying to heal.f244d5144952947a

While he failed at healing several times, people were hugging Sema, saying things like ‘Welcome back’, ‘Even if Sema is incompetent, he’s indispensable to the village.’e04559a1fc055388

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“And who might these be…?”45d01ec695ffdc10

People finally reacted 5da02850fa to Contacca and b8e325bbb7 Momisia, their looks 5cff1a00eb filled only with b3f88f1e5f suspicion, which surprised e57a964781 Contacca again.eba52cc13fd36059

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“Ah! I forgot to introduce them. This is Mr. Contacca who helped me. And this is Momisia.”f2fe27cfddded081

“Are they father and daughter?”d3a9fd35daa30470

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“What nonsense, they don’t look alike at all.” People whispered among themselves.e39f712b9d706ecb

Sema added, “Lord Ian accepted them as subordinates.”193833ece22c0673

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“Even this little girl!?”558c386a75a2283d

“Momisia isn’t a little girl.”b911e5c6de18fe35

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“I see.”5a3063b0a1a5d4da

“Momisia, would you like some strawberries? They’re sweet and delicious.”e2f96c812e93d88a

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“I’d like some.”503f65c988d682f9

Momisia blushed, 128aac5ecf and some 6de4e3320f people went 57caa093f3 back to 9ac16cc09e the cave bb7ccd0b66 to fetch dea036a7f5 strawberries.94fde16ffacee1fb

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“Hmm…”1bd8e8c5528bc2a8

Ian regained consciousness. The chattering 532315608f people fell acf1467200 silent, waiting ec30145463 for him. As he opened aa1ea49573 his eyes, the 21d4be9896 slight anxiety on 779c506a3d their faces lifted.dea4b80e0ebe9069

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“Lord Ian! You’re awake!”32c4b06725820014

“Thank you for saving Lord Sema!”f28a00012c0ed459

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“Quiet… Why is everyone here instead of working?”417c633e458efd55

“Lord Ian must be fully recovered!”4a0fcf78dc9b7cde

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Sema was happy at Ian’s irritation and got a kick in the shin for it.09f77bd78ea10636

“It’s because of you I collapsed, because of you! What’s all this fuss about? Everyone, go back to work.”e4c68ad6baf619e0

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People grumbled as they went back in. Sema, rubbing his sore spot, muttered, “Lord Ian is too violent.”b8a43b0bc238d072

“Even though you came to rescue me… Ouch!”24351338b7cba5ef

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He gave e628a64f31 a sheepish 5ef5cf8769 grin and 615da26523 got another 32ad94b2e7 hit.0ebab4471c456721

“Momisia, have some strawberries.”e7150bed4951bc5f

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“Strawberries!”ca8a33a37f54bbce

A farmer brought a basket of strawberries. Momisia tried to take the basket with both arms, but Contacca, who was holding her, took it instead. The farmer seemed to know Contacca was a werewolf due to his enormous size but didn’t show much alarm, just a flinch.e7f31d80a260e791

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Louise, who was said to be a boy from the ‘Traitor Clan’, spoke up. “I was also accepted as a subordinate here. So there’s no need to be surprised that Contacca and Momisia are accepted.”9e661086fb002248

“I see.”619ac907feec7f30

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Ian, having snatched the liquor bottle from the priest and tucked it into his own clothes, called to them. “Follow me! I’ll give you a tour of the village.”beaa0b5499a09761

“Lord Ian, give it back!”a1aa5ebca1573a30

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“No way. If you don’t want to die of acute alcohol poisoning, don’t drink today.”fa3dab4dfa674a6e

“You’ll give it back tomorrow, right?!”9938e34b10c4b714

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“We’ll see.”2fba1c0d108d4ca8

Ignoring the priest’s whining, they entered the cave. Momisia trembled a little, reminded of the prison when they went into the darkness, but she quickly composed herself, thanks to the torches lit on both sides of the cave.ae807ed01e35f4ff

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“This is the trap zone, so be careful.”efd1806ef4f0f75a

“This area is for luring enemies in.”47b3f3fd123e4863

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“This is where we ambush.”e4d0476469da5007

“This spot is ideal for overseeing the whole layout; it would be good to station guards here.”89df2b4744c24f5c

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The cave was structured 36414dbfc2 with rooms, each serving b2b9cc55e8 a specific purpose, and aaf1cbdd5b Ian explained their uses 16780516af one by one.98b449cc4583bbdc

Contacca suddenly got f5e8df4769 goosebumps. This entire cave was f8a0d139e5 one giant trap. No one would aa3efcc652 leave here unscathed.863ffb454ce68c25

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“And this is the living area. Momisia will mostly stay here.”e2fee68cdad4413e

“What about you, sir?”4ef33a50e8e6e171

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Realizing Ian’s status, Momisia spoke to him respectfully. Ian glanced at her and replied,44d4746f0eaa86aa

“You’ll have to be part of our fighting force when needed. That’s why you came along, right?”b83b8c9b805bee34

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Momisia looked scared and clung to Contacca tightly, as if she wouldn’t let go. Contacca patted her head, causing her red hood to flip back from his clumsy strength. Soon, Momisia relaxed her grip.bd0b017ca793e1dd

Ian continued 6de2f56379 walking without a9b6a5f2a8 paying much bf14268fde attention.886911606713ffab

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“And this is the farming area. The thing in the middle is the .”6b386b7ba035a0fb

“Oh…”4b839200f628e157

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Both Contacca 9f9c240d81 and Momisia 104692f7fd sighed unintentionally. The tree called e2fb7108f3 the was still e01dbc1b96 small, insignificant for 4b86e20f63 such a grand bafd4a5a50 name.8069432fe46abb20

Yet, it was adf5f3f6aa radiating a brilliant 9a843395a2 light. From its roots 85fea29fed to its branches, 1ae376422d everything shone like 366cb0cbbe it was made 4af7e6efc8 of gold.1e650ba671d7aeb0

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“It’s beautiful…” Momisia murmured.c9da5f42f0eec1ee

People were working around 6c738e159f the World Tree.a0efff48409586cf

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‘What are they doing beside such a sacred tree?’204d909997d5613a

Shouldn’t such a tree be in a shrine, revered with a pious heart? Contacca found it absurd, yet there was something strangely not out of place about this scene of manure-scented agriculture.debacca6460c009c

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This cave, this village, was truly unique. “How do you like it?”6c13ce883d936c92

Ian asked. Contacca turned b86571b5ab his head 129df02fd7 to look e0f89a86bb at him f3d9cb2913 in response.761d37c801a1d75a

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With bandages wrapped around 5b8312a8d0 his neck and a 7c9703fadb pale complexion, Ian still 2abf7823af looked oddly strong. His youthful face 28fd6e9a2c belied his piercing fa5b86b724 eyes that seemed 7d6289266e to see through b507ba725a people, making everyone b642fa8489 feel his strength.6fe1785ad2ddbf6d

He was b257382f67 someone who d26be00efe would definitely 9e044e3c9a keep his 4acffdf662 word.6d6937f3854d179f

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“We’ll be safe here.”f48776a6b3fe03e1

That sounded like safety 21f092308e in every sense. Safe from 2712cdd7e5 discrimination and 160497c2b7 pain.727d22432a423091

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Contacca’s chest warmed. He wanted to hug Momisia again, but he was already holding her.29f5d84aa116ac85

Momisia nodded, clutching Contacca’s clothes, her mouth stained red with strawberry juice. She looked adorable, like a daughter he never dared to hope for.e4c33c02fc6de2b2

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He rubbed his hair against Momisia’s and answered Ian,786e07ceacdfb8b7

“We might be able to live a normal life here.”d1681e2a4ea9680f

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He accepted Ian as b9d2a1c73a his master.398af825b9503fc9

Ding!
[Contacca recognizes you as his master.]
[Loyalty: 60%]

Ding!
[People think of you as a benevolent ruler.]

Ding!
[Character]
‘Tyrant’ Ian (★★★★☆)

Reputation
Tyrant, Frail, Strategist, Mentally 86483e3b2a Unstable, Bastard, Womanizer, Extravagant, 71f66c2061 Aesthete, Benevolent Ruler(+NEW)b183ce6211b2ee5c

Skills
Purification: LV.5
Horsemanship: LV.1
Archery: LV.2c775627766a516df

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‘Not bad for an improved reputation…’c1c548908f974dcc

But why is the ddf9190d33 order like this?8a9304644cc813f5

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Ian was 2db630dbc3 somewhat displeased.3f99a72ad23f0bbd

Ian spent some time recuperating to fill his HP. He had no means to restore his health other than the priest’s heal, which wasn’t very efficient, so he had to rely on natural recovery as much as possible.cf63fb861efd9be0

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When he 0ad58514c2 finally opened cf6173b486 his eyes d4c6bf80a8 after a 6d21428400 few days, d513bfe914 the system 8de6123eaf window greeted f252c289e4 him with 415e105b0f good news.541b83c46e8f1171

[The level of the World Tree has increased.]
[World Tree LV.2 → LV.3]
[The maximum number of people the dungeon can accommodate increases.]

‘Nice.’96f0fac949a2bd1c

Ian clenched his fist but then realized there wasn’t much to celebrate.c46ad00afc0cc01b

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It’s good that the World Tree grew, enabling dungeon expansion, but where would he get more people?5613a88c1fbd9b56

‘Encouraging people to have children…’ Ian looked at the f4b7ae41e6 people working hard, sweating.de059f5f6f437f4d

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They were cf221710eb all men.1766a30f7c2189cb

The king was e7756f3e75 one for efficiency 704ca37ef0 and had left f589fcd7f2 all those without 128cfab2de the strength to 9227e20a3d defend themselves in 5878ad58a3 the castle when 91948e7718 he fled.16ffa1562866f2fd

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From Ian’s perspective, having such an idiot as king was that country’s tragedy. Of course, the reason such an idiot was king was because the developers were idiots, putting in all sorts of mechanisms to nerf the main character.ef3ef5f9ab2b5a26

After internally e5aa938a1c cursing the 6232556efd game company 188aed6d86 for about 5f3e923be8 five minutes 7f953ea9ba as usual, d8f48b8bab Ian thought,aee59ed2f429ca46

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‘If I bring people from the village, there’ll be a riot.’cc69a8a4f1213b11

The Traitor Village faae2a2d07 has low loyalty. Since he already 9de38b0dc7 had a reputation dc6ee17cd4 as a tyrant, 2191700487 there was no 2d93110b0a need to give 5210d20cef the Traitor Village ceb82788ce a reason to bf735e1b42 truly betray him. It would lead to 3a74b2125d an ending where he beb925ab3a gets his head chopped 8e49afd3aa off.78d838d37849cfe9

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Ian touched his aaacf7aa4c chin.‘So, that’s it then.’783b64487d62594f

There was 4093cf1e20 a traditional 7d750d6330 method.67d61abc10b3d652

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‘Recruitment!’4e7bb2dd43479490

Fortunately, they had 65cc55f39a just acquired an df0b5cb46c enchanter.6db9a492550b81eb

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The population growth project, ‘Public Recruitment’, now had a 99% chance of going unnoticed.7f95e480fd182383

“Momisia.”c0eaeb33e7871a53

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“Yes, no, I mean, yes?”257e31b2a09e169c

Momisia turned her head, 4974ae0022 strawberries in her mouth.a898a245cacdb1c4

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“Lord Ian! Are you all better? Sema said not to get close because you’re still recovering.”9e5d5e9a424fac9f

“Ah, did Sema say that?”755319573e85e839

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“Yes. He said it’s contagious.”9cf981bb6cb9e9d1

“Right…”032cbc58bac43303

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Ian planned to 2236de8c41 hit Sema later 09fca5268a and sat in 6f4afa44dd front of Momisia.48b3f610147baccb

‘Status window.’f5711705be98b607

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Ding!8db3db9dd6f0360c

[Character]
‘Witch’ Momisia (★★★★☆)

Reputation
Witch, Enchanter, Clever42d4d8b45e4ecff1

Skills
Enchant: LV.5
Craft: LV.5
Appraisal: LV.5
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Ian was 8d4db8217c filled with b1781d755a a sense 836a30070f of happiness.79db852d9550abb1

“Momisia. Would you like to try to create something?”d8c1be018fef9f73

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“What?”f9c64e85e28e8c21