RD | Chapter 35

However, the man was protecting the family of traitors.

Keith judged that the man had been deceived by the boy from the traitor family. But the man knew the boy was from the traitor family. He was protecting those who had willingly abandoned God.

Keith was greatly disappointed. By principle, he should have killed both the boy and the man.

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But he didn’t.

Why was that?

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

He was the first person Keith broke his principles for and spared.

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And now, he was the one saving Keith.

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

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No, he did know why.

‘That dark magic.’

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The poison the Pope had infused in him.

It must be causing abnormal reactions in his body.

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

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

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“Demons are chasing us.”

“Demons?”

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“Yes.”

The man gritted his teeth. He seemed to think for a moment, staring into the air, then said,

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“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?”

“No.”

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“Don’t bluff.”

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

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The man blinked. He remembered their first meeting too.

For some reason, this fact pleased Keith.

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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.

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

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‘This is just a temporary measure.’

He knew that. But vitality surged through him, and strength returned to his grip.

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This was enough. To deal with demons.

Keith had never struggled against those filthy creatures before.

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Then the man said,

“Give me your sword.”

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“……?”

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.

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“……?”

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.

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The blade, now faintly emitting a sacred light, was sheathed again.

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

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The man was familiar with giving orders. Perhaps he had lived a bit whimsically due to his noble birth.

Keith had never liked such people, but this man was different.

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“Yes. I will follow your command.”

Keith replied submissively, his voice so low it was almost a whisper.

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

‘Why is he listening?’

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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.

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

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When the body weakens, so does the mind. Ian understood this. He had seen people who were arrogant when they were strong become humble when beaten down.

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

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“Demons…”

“Demons!”

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The knights from the Vatican were in uproar. They seemed unprepared for this situation.

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’.

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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.

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?

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Keith fell into crisis because no one wanted to be seen as defending an apostate.

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

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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…

‘Or would it?’

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“Are you here to help Sir Keith?”

“Colluding with demons!”

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Some knights were outraged, but they fell silent when they saw the demon, with its massive wings, charging at Keith.

Was the Sir Keith they were chasing really an apostate?

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

Not missing the moment, Ian shouted,

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“You minions of the demon! You claim to believe in God, yet you have no shame! Divine retribution will be upon you!”

“……!”

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“No!”

“What are you talking about! We…”

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

The Western Duke had no expectations from these lowly humans from the start.

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“Keith!”

The Duke called out to the fleeing knight with a voice full of joy.

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

“Don’t listen!”

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

But Keith said in a voice nearly dead,

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“I won’t listen.”

‘Why does he listen so well?!’

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Maybe people really need to be half-dead to listen?

Perhaps Keith in the Keith route was too healthy…

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“Lord Ian, we’ve arrived!”

“Everyone, get inside! Lock it up!”

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They reached the dungeon. Louise provided cover fire until everyone was inside, then followed.

Once inside, the dungeon switched to a wartime state.

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People from the labor areas fled to the living quarters in the corners. Those trained as soldiers took up their positions, and all the creatures in the dungeon guarded their respective areas.

Grrrrrr…

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The dragon, which had been sleeping, woke up to the commotion.

‘Ah, there he is.’

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

“Can you fight?”

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“If Mom says to fight, I will fight.”

“No, can you kill that demon?”

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“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.

‘So much for that.’

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What luck character?

Ian became humble again. Better to just focus on defense.

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“Wait, Duke?”

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

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‘You’re still little…’

What was this hatchling talking about? Was he told back when he was an egg or something?

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Ian felt dizzy. Was there a character chased by a Duke even before the tutorial began?

‘Is there someone with worse luck than Ian?’

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But Keith had overcome that bad luck with his capabilities…

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

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

In any case, Ian had to make the best use of this monstrous knight who could even heal himself, both to defend the dungeon and to save the 5-star character.

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

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

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“Smart! Yes, that’s it.”

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

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

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

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“Okay.”

“If you can’t, just run away.”

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“I can do it!”

Ian gave the dragon a light pat on its behind. The dragon flew off with a flutter.

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