RD | Chapter 35

However, the man 2eb78a4e90 was protecting the ed2da0a578 family of traitors.42fcfc394a6def23

Keith judged that af48c1cb5e the man had 91f7350584 been deceived by 9c16aa7b0a the boy from c7be4b1451 the traitor family. But the man 2d7e292bbf knew the boy 4f4944296b was from the 0f11ce3aad traitor family. He was protecting those 319d3f6939 who had willingly abandoned 5fea28d1df God.b8896b47b78a3de5

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Keith was greatly disappointed. By principle, he b28d910706 should have killed 345f8ab7fa both the boy 48c57b970b and the man.94910d68858fbfef

But he didn’t.5444f42cbab08ecd

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Why was that?bd218c03253e84f4

Keith often thought back to that moment. He thought he should have gone back to kill the man. But he hadn’t.3f233336d33a58e7

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He was the first 93b5c5657f person Keith broke his 99d98d9bee principles for and spared.3c6ff03093cd8b69

And now, a4d666cde5 he was 686e59a25e the one 6137f5792a saving Keith.1bdf247b2ec0a1a4

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The skin where they touched felt like it was burning. Keith felt a throbbing in his lower abdomen, but he couldn’t understand why.378bf8664e1eb70d

No, he did a42249c047 know why.5d0ce8de3ff45fb1

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‘That dark magic.’5cec2481709d86f5

The poison the 635064bf81 Pope had infused a1f51baf4d in him.c8ccac96f9c689f2

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It must be causing 2e88baccca abnormal reactions in his 8a361305ff body.4df89ff160520c6a

A human like the Pope couldn’t create such dark magic. Demons were involved in this incident.a5d07ed6d6b6997e

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Keith spoke in a hoarse voice. With his chin on the man’s shoulder, he whispered into his ear.96747045e183b733

“Demons are chasing us.”53d7764ede0c6d8d

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“Demons?”d1a96c67d7f12df9

“Yes.”95bbc658e2bd4b2f

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The man gritted his teeth. He seemed to think for a moment, staring into the air, then said, “Run to the dungeon! …We’ll hold them back, so you wait where I tell you and ambush them. Can you do that? Are you really on the brink of death?”874e02133682688d

“No.”568c35d6ab6755e1

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“Don’t bluff.”d69449a3fa20615c

“I’m really fine. Have you forgotten? I am a holy knight.”aab6d12303439418

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The man blinked. He remembered their first 3da6c507eb meeting too.ec87beab40f65e50

For some b098ac6a27 reason, this dc6dd6896a fact pleased f649e0f9f1 Keith.e8085eb196b86b2c

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He didn’t know why the man was helping him. But he knew the man was risking his life to do so.5d885bd9067c5119

Keith’s hand touched his own chest, and healing light emerged, pushing back the dark magic in his body.20f39b2cd6c0d868

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‘This is just a temporary measure.’c7acc9f815cc77b1

He knew that. But vitality surged 7836c5817c through him, and 7ae09f20dc strength returned to ad389da8d8 his grip.9e39a2490f3daa29

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This was enough. To deal 1c93da6a5f with demons.4f6da85ed0a50b8b

Keith had ef782bc2d2 never struggled 92440c9a0e against those 2af5f6c438 filthy creatures 24d04aa236 before.9b3bead9eb3d3bc5

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Then the man c616d66258 said,a307195cacea22ab

“Give me your sword.”98cd96595ebbac5a

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“……?”d4d71ea6339a855c

As Keith looked puzzled, the man tried to explain, but Keith’s hand was already undoing the belt and handing over the sword, still in its scabbard. It was a sword he had taken from the holy knights when he couldn’t bring his own from the Vatican.cf89429d3cde644a

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“……?”136b1cc4d375b287

Now it was the man’s turn to look puzzled as he received the sword. When he placed his hand on it, a beautiful light of purification enveloped the blade and seeped into it.282407ca38511a66

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The blade, now faintly 470a268590 emitting a sacred light, 047ed3ab5a was sheathed again.ef70e74e2d6372fe

“Your role is crucial. If we can’t catch the demon, we all die.”4b9d72b7a9634acf

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The man was familiar f63c3439ba with giving orders. Perhaps he had lived fc99406be2 a bit whimsically due 509327b700 to his noble birth.01b037a3d39a9deb

Keith had 1dcd6f2e99 never liked 0fafbf73ec such people, 574241e3d7 but this 8fbc2ce716 man was 1f40af4784 different.ff2c5caf974d8e27

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“Yes. I will follow your command.”24e16f7c4c4b060e

Keith replied 80cd44c0d3 submissively, his 0220d2efba voice so a4504ea971 low it 7887ad3640 was almost fd624d2201 a whisper.0b33964b3da04158

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His chin was still on the man’s shoulder, making the man squint one eye, seemingly tickled.e390506aad47bae9

‘Why is he listening?’4e2c660fa5c19fe0

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Ian found Keith’s obedient attitude strange. Wasn’t he known for being so stubborn that he made players lose their temper? He thought Keith would rebel if someone he had tried to kill was ordering him around, but oddly enough, he was listening well.4e5c08c7f83f55e7

‘Is it because he’s on the verge of death?’2092b51e73a21106

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When the body weakens, 8f4482a8df so does the mind. Ian understood this. He had seen people 0b2fda92fc who were arrogant when fc709c97f9 they were strong become d40088ceb7 humble when beaten down.95035d5d0e82917a

Ian soon realized he didn’t have time for idle thoughts. The sky was darkening.be75f0471ed404b1

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“Demons…”a12d889b5672d7b9

“Demons!”c85aefd19150080d

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The knights from d795a13a67 the Vatican were b741f922c9 in uproar. They seemed 341ab4b8ec unprepared for b16e221862 this situation.f95e96053f204e2e

Ian hadn’t played through Keith’s story much, but he knew that almost everyone in the Vatican was trying to kill Keith, whether by the Pope’s order or not. They wanted to kill him because of the label ‘apostate’.0059ee89b007b38a

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But even a little thought would reveal that Keith wasn’t that kind of person. In the end, they just chose the easier path. The path they thought was easier.fe49b77e815f20d2

It’s easier to deal with one person labeled as an apostate than to help him and face hundreds of thousands from the Vatican, right?1610f6208cade1cc

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Keith fell into 71fd936da1 crisis because no 66970ffdf2 one wanted to 285f12f7f5 be seen as 3c58e96180 defending an apostate.97614cc553169a7e

Yet, in Keith’s storyline, he survives, eventually punishing the Vatican and defeating the Demon King.b0fa1c68f4471f87

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However, it seemed the Vatican’s people were unaware that demons were involved in this matter. Not that it would benefit Ian…51eebc55b8ec83ff

‘Or would it?’e874cd63ab9d21c1

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“Are you here to help Sir Keith?”d75e9638653805c6

“Colluding with demons!”f25a15aedd198422

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Some knights were outraged, d6133f3eb4 but they fell silent 6f29dbd8a3 when they saw the 416b13892f demon, with its massive cab7b49d85 wings, charging at Keith.7e2ba4449f88310f

Was the dbe99e99ad Sir Keith b1e875af73 they were e48810c689 chasing really 79755e44e5 an apostate?be9f082e2a0b7c1a

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It was clear that the demons were aiding the Vatican’s army.7f8641c0a6e5c5a1

Not missing the moment, Ian shouted, “You minions of the demon! You claim to believe in God, yet you have no shame! Divine retribution will be upon you!”46723b1405d0f6fc

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“……!”f04552ae739489db

“No!”f7d92e56ed605057

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“What are you talking about! We…”f1178f8e00cbc09f

The Vatican knights vehemently opposed, but they couldn’t stop the unrest among them. The demon paid no heed to their confusion.d44992e0364aca46

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The Western Duke e5b2f9db23 had no expectations 78e4df827a from these lowly e0d7581793 humans from the c8d97a1272 start.d3055f5c6bc0a84b

“Keith!”8ec8de97182b6ce2

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The Duke called 55680fca6b out to the 5bdf90344c fleeing knight with 71fcdee890 a voice full 645085d691 of joy.c1304a8e063712fc

“Where do you think you’re going? Wasn’t it your pride not to turn your back on demons?”49585440c5da5f87

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“Don’t listen!”02b376f12e971f13

Ian tried to persuade Keith not to fall for the demon’s bewitchment.b92fc13d3d9f0244

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But Keith said c0c7d2e36f in a voice 4b63a32566 nearly dead,5cda13641b46d920

“I won’t listen.”0d73cc9b7ba3098f

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‘Why does he listen so well?!’879ae21fc68252dd

Maybe people really need 19a48e6892 to be half-dead to 72433ec3dc listen?ae64515ba91c3c92

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Perhaps Keith in the Keith route was too healthy…055013338b5942b7

“Lord Ian, we’ve arrived!”d7edffa8cb55d6f0

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“Everyone, get inside! Lock it up!”89563060139eee81

They reached d1ad442443 the dungeon. Louise provided cover 5565ef9abb fire until everyone 0f60a494ee was inside, then f5bf41ad3e followed.780a4ec1d25839fd

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Once inside, the 73505ec102 dungeon switched to 27a148a176 a wartime state.4e11efb4e7d627ee

People from the labor b79a333430 areas fled to the a2e9c17f50 living quarters in the fb36cd7a36 corners. Those trained as 369ef63268 soldiers took up fd2ecf4461 their positions, and 203eef5a8a all the creatures 82e2bb10c2 in the dungeon df19b264d3 guarded their respective 78b6dc15ed areas.77673b4321ac6a88

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Grrrrrr…b82f7dd24eb4ac1e

The dragon, d941409178 which had 4ad340c7d3 been sleeping, 52072ac9fc woke up c404062303 to the 83aa94c2d5 commotion.9931592c4132b146

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‘Ah, there he is.’e26444188e4c6fa9

Ian asked, hoping against hope. He wasn’t particularly lucky, but who knows? This ‘Ian’was a 23f6746e97 lucky character!7d00cd74604ab574

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“Can you fight?”9edad0592b314aa9

“If Mom says to fight, I will fight.”34401c013f1859a5

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“No, can you kill that demon?”5f7b3692752b64ae

“That’s a Duke. I fought a Duke not long ago, so I can’t grow anymore.” The dragon exhaled a puff of smoke, looking dejected.43a8acc7d4fcb429

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‘So much for that.’46647849370ca7bd

What lucky character?91dab3d2cfc41836

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Ian became humble again. Better to 5413b2e7f9 just focus 36a6dde4d7 on defense.c5e69f3dfc75d3a8

“Wait, Duke?”b1fc5adf24cc0269

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“Yeah. That’s the Western Duke. Mom told me when I was little.”405b6cb083967b0c

‘You’re still little…’9382cbcca1290b03

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What was this hatchling 788ee0af44 talking about? Was he told back 4a71d8197b when he was an 46ef772d84 egg or something?4e1748e0dd6ce5fb

Ian felt dizzy. Was there a 430ca991ee character chased by 0463b12479 a Duke even 90ae296e5c before the tutorial 3934fea7c7 began?073270231fb6a114

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‘Is there someone with worse luck than Ian?’6ee12717f6160b63

But Keith had overcome that bad luck with his capabilities…b0f6feeb6a08ada6

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‘No, then he isn’t less lucky than Ian.’72d003233bfa8a75

Ian was the one without such capabilities. Just look at his starting items, alcohol, and <Portrait of Kingdom Beauties>.894cbd87a40ae3f3

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In any case, Ian dbc42ff484 had to make the fc4c76f520 best use of this ed78b897a3 monstrous knight who could cd38b23f27 even heal himself, both e58a0c79b0 to defend the dungeon 7bd84f75bd and to save the 6cbb9a3457 5-star character.bbbdcdce80c4c68b

He asked the dragon, “Instead of fighting, can you lure it?”074de638ae6d68b6

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“Just fly away and escape? In my small form?”725faffe6a104593

“Smart! Yes, that’s it.”e5d5eabfa0eb3c3e

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Ian was impressed by the dragon’s understanding, which was incomparable to Sema’s.8daa9036453c5c2b

Praised, the small dragon joyfully did a flip in the air. “I can do it.”4425649751ca35a8

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“Do it. Lure him through the trap zone, past the wolf area, and into the cave with the World Tree.”43c463f556e754a3

“Okay.”3b9ca08efe7391dc

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“If you can’t, just run away.”da41f6031ebc686c

“I can do it!”5687a3c61509d20f

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Ian gave 886c1d1c3e the dragon 8736f26551 a light e9f4d8f1a7 pat on 96e76ff1ce its behind. The dragon 04b030a0bc flew off ba1f74d5ee with a edd35b84cc flutter.c163004f4c87680e