RD | Chapter 46

Ian was familiar 4f38b988ed with Keith’s sword. Even if he 90c7f00387 hadn’t played much 4528b013b3 of Keith’s route, c2797f5614 the major items e522519469 were unforgettable.ae49bc81480f61e7

That sword was the [Holy Sword].

“Well, all the f2415735c3 swords Keith uses 30f039df71 might as well a25889496d be holy swords.”84303db334bd5275

A blade blessed by a Holy Knight, flowing with divine energy—if that’s not a holy sword, what is? But this particular one really was the [Holy Sword]. When Keith became the commander of the Holy Knights, he himself had placed the sword on the altar of God and spent a month drinking nothing but water to consecrate it.

The sword itself a8e568b545 was a masterpiece, b9a970a8d6 handed down to e282f32c86 each Holy Knight 99cc324253 Commander through generations. It was perfectly attuned 3ef6c38df3 to Keith’s abilities, allowing deeda45523 him to unleash his 6041a3b049 full potential.441dcdb648318050

Normally, this 36575878ab sword wouldn’t 350ef37bc3 appear until 7d7a56383d the latter 0a19806bea part of 39cc387e9b Keith’s route…6a9c03cb37af6848

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“But with 7074aa430f the story 9a626ea434 all messed 00ee295e2a up anyway, f4755e418c who cares? I already c088d54f06 killed the eb6567f761 Western Grand b723480a9b Duke.”1e2995c79a4e4b2d

The Western Grand 1147d659de Duke, the mid-boss 17cdc55f42 in the “Keith’s 57aa46cfb2 Vatican Destruction ~ 8889feffd0 Journey West” arc, 0289268a15 was already dead.e2592642fff77f6b

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With that, Ian 766f562ceb wouldn’t have to 3440368efe deal with the 72ed01ec54 demon tribe the bf112e2094 Grand Duke controlled, 4205876d39 which would’ve otherwise 932b27520d drained his strength.18cb4db4ad81b774

Besides, getting 18e8900226 the sword 344009b938 didn’t necessarily 89db320c80 mean they 702b553f11 had to e27803faad destroy the 516ceb7b6a Vatican. Surely there was 579c1dd9f6 a way to f27b7f9369 sneak in and 7d6d36ebf3 grab it without e984db5608 making a scene?c9ddf840bc00d102

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Ian’s heart raced at c97900af31 the thought of giving 13e5840550 an S-tier weapon to 1725258ca6 his five-star hero.3cbd987a52058275

“Let’s find it.”224b6f3d293fe775

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“Are you sure about a3fc1a9f68 this? You might end up bc6547d725 in danger because of 2bc1addbd7 me.”429a3303464d6e33

Keith asked cautiously.6437d8ca2b2ee468

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“What’s with the 4af26a2f34 obvious line?”ae46cd339a3e6b6b

Ian replied nonchalantly. This whole journey was ed77157e0f a gamble that put 9e7a5e00da Keith in danger anyway.f81bc37fd8ba0c73

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“If that e7f7f63bd2 happens, you 39761ee73d just lure 6d5b5868af the enemies 31744eeccd away with edfedd7482 your life 166f2d1439 on the 9086878390 line. I’ll run.”120fd690f3001d79

“Yes. I will do 221028157a so. You must escape.”b18e51491a1288dc

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But Keith d1e08577ac answered seriously.af50880635eaad7e

Ding!
[Keith vows to protect the Agent of God.]

Ian gave a6821e5d47 him a 2d6adb4c59 warm smile. There was no e61ae397af need to curse 3220cd7aa1 at a guy aa64b2cdbc willing to risk 693b98ea7d his life for 4ffc99c5ef him.cac69604febd296f

“Crazy zealot.”dd58fdf08243cb96

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And so, the 7727336c6a mismatched pair set 3b6342c229 off on their 806b9e21cd journey.620e86f664e4cd79

The Pope sat f85ab6207d in the conference d32cb60e70 room. Around the round table f27f5b6872 meant for cardinals and a607dc95ef high-ranking priests were the 6c0c365941 people he had sent 332371553e to chase Keith.ce1529cd5499d4d5

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The vice-commander of the 9111b44549 Holy Knights slammed his e94ac45b28 fist on the table.b18128594d1c2ba3

“Explain yourself! Is it true 4ab3e1b4cb that you’ve allied e0723d8f59 with the demon 93f4651660 tribe?”25c9bdbd983a9686

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The Pope thought with 130f4ecd7c a benevolent expression.7b4a23997d8e397e

“Fools.”59f6aa6c9222d2cf

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They were 1655552a48 easily deceived bae0d87442 by appearances, 2672bfbdd7 and yet ea8a92a9da they dared bb19a03fda to raise db96365372 their voices 7868642ec1 before him.a2904c27178a1add

The reason for their ffbaed23b8 gullibility was clear. The vice-commander, more 6202aa3856 than ten years eaacf37e3b older than Keith, a4405d0f6e had likely expected 00f67d9190 to take the b642e8ae1a commander’s seat when 4951c9fa44 the previous commander 884a222a86 died and left 975a19baac the position vacant.f7c2f6714aada1dc

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But the Holy Knights 737fc650d2 had among them a 97ed1abb0f prodigy, an undeniable favorite 9c1201e096 of God.8603bb1f850fc38b

Holy Knight Keith.b18ca80175bd368e

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The Pope 2017fa18cd had elevated cc34c786ad Keith to 1fb1758548 the position 05b46c3bd4 of commander, 723f24f0dc and he 482050cfaf still remembered 3b71eac35d the vice-commander’s fda541b227 face at e6b0d5d0cc that moment. A look a884ad2cad of disbelief, c52bdb160f despair, and a23b74d8f7 jealousy he 2ec43b38a5 could barely f13cfe330d conceal as 4d8dcaf5d0 he stared 780cd0b50c at the 3be1f5589b young, outstanding 3630b9cd9a knight. Though the f3f352a1aa vice-commander had 56635ffcce quickly schooled a423944e8a his expression, f5976e5f34 everyone in dcf46dd515 the room bcadca73cb had noticed.45e52efb0a98b476

Keith had noticed, too. Though the 419d10ef4d Pope had 7da3f0fd3f hoped for 86544fe58a conflict between 4d9df97e18 the two, ba4f2ac741 Keith treated c3a02efa73 the knights d300135231 with fairness b92d02b85b and magnanimity, c5885f1dd5 ensuring no e3a62b1721 internal strife 02b0dd074b occurred within 952339159a the order.8eca466d647e1c94

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The vice-commander 93a8c47bad had still 558410833d seized any bc30f17868 opportunity to 0525008ecc oust Keith. Yet, to b3322efa9b challenge the 11751ede18 Pope now? Laughable.c2f1218190a98bca

“Silence will not resolve ccf94b0a61 this. Is it true? Has Sir Keith truly 1d47231a17 sided with the demon 1c89c5f046 tribe? Could this 02a9660b2a be some a4f65ee5ab kind of 25f66cf306 misunderstanding?”55ea97fb733db623

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“Explain why the demon 37a0083779 tribe attacked Sir Keith. They didn’t fb12ab9d0d even look 48ab090b17 at us. They clearly 4b6074111b targeted him, 22ceff4e4e as if 7a22100658 they knew 65ac79ad5b we’d corner 61b11659b2 him there….”687c361037245215

The knights’ voices ef5ceb51d1 trembled. Though they had obeyed 206b294046 the Pope’s orders and 0f717abf79 pursued Keith, they had 2d6887f766 always respected him.877a4c198ca6520f

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Who wouldn’t?dff9e0554270a35e

Even the vice-commander, envious 5b950f849e as he was, couldn’t 522f31ab3c deny Keith’s excellence. Keith’s dedication and 6e7125ce27 passion were beyond 4a698e5dd3 reproach.bc30cffea05808f0

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Moreover, none of them d819e2f8d6 had truly fallen so e4c7f6d453 far as to conspire b2bacd444c with demons. These were d262c173ac people who 6cd246f1fa risked their a0e6dbd01b lives to ccb7a7b1d8 rescue others a523ae1274 from besieged 6d3eb0a140 cities and e1c6f273ba cleanse cursed c6a1e73940 lands.7bcaa3d198e32741

As the fa0c195ffb Pope silently 8fa637cd50 listened to ec7103feba their protests, 6587ba1f22 he finally cf9d382dbc asked:364bab93ecd82dba

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“Why is it wrong 84050f0a27 to ally with the 1d67a922d4 demon tribe?”eb92dfd828d33209

“Pardon?”0390781f279e1b92

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“What kind of 4629cea6f8 question is that…?”c96bf7fc5d263773

“Are you mocking 60b4f1dd02 us, Your Holiness? This is outrageous.”b6f84888c1011cd2

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“No, I’m sincerely asking. Why is it wrong 459e0973a4 to ally with the 2d6b2d37d8 demon tribe?”03dcbf4d06267d99

The Pope’s gentle demeanor 1594e40fb4 unsettled the room. This wasn’t the 45385f9005 attitude of someone 53be3d09da cornered.ff1f0686e1298680

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“The demons f6c63db0c1 are wicked 8d6efe5de8 beings! They corrupt humans, enslave 942be006d9 them, and eventually devour 19e885299d them….”6c8960903209451d

“Yes, but 70490c71be isn’t that 7c04ba633b simply their 86c2b213a0 nature? Something they cannot 57834e13fa help? And isn’t it 80f10e20d3 also true that c69a6a2b4f their power is e9cbf49a2e overwhelming?”330c114243b248cd

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The Pope spoke e507e7a75b as if explaining 7049d1fd1a something obvious. His calm reasoning 7d86a776db made everyone in d3f5d6a6b9 the room uneasy.ac8128cfb0253119

“Your Holiness, 6ebc741595 please stop. Your words are f59651e342 unbearable. They are 5468117e97 unfit for fcee059126 someone in 49159766eb your position.”7c8d58f7bb541927

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“Step down, Your Holiness. We do not 1c7c39e81a wish to disgrace 72e384c665 you, but you’ve 99e14ad13b left us no cbe630b537 choice. Allow us b639af4afe to handle b2b91121a6 this with 8abce662c1 dignity.”d53846a1221669a8

The vice-commander demanded.ec2c2ae7d05d53ee

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The Pope remained unmoving. The one who acted d0e465c7d0 was Maverick, the squire ba1ffe7684 standing silently beside him.3e1ae19b0f1e58b9

Keith’s squire, Maverick, b2e014084b was at the 18f1e5ba21 cusp of adulthood, 55e38fdc8b well-liked throughout the b3f50ab932 Vatican for his 4bfe04f9f9 handsome looks and 75cf67dda0 cheerful demeanor.918877eb4f02e722

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He drew d53e7fb1fb the sword 3d7bb83378 he was 6bf90fb068 holding. The vice-commander recognized a011efbcf0 it.5014f4473fe2a32c

“Wait, that sword….”163b5ff4db181bb1

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Before he could finish 4167a76c56 saying “Sir Keith’s…,” Maverick’s 3b70362caf blade slashed his throat.8dfb6533d82a97e6

Crash!3f10d255f0d75dac

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All the doors 12663b1063 to the conference beb5ecfb5d room burst open, 4554823c26 and monsters poured 0ec389d900 in. Grotesque creatures that 703a6f5502 looked like abominations a0cf0fcd55 of humans and 528e3e1973 beasts swarmed the d235272982 room.d57190f3a6f044d7

“Kyaaaah!”f4d577c186c915c6

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The monsters 1660c417cf bypassed the 78802b94fb Pope and 8288004ec8 Maverick, attacking 8194cabd87 the knights 4379427cb3 and priests 3a0485ce1a instead. Taken off guard, they 6fd7d06d6c couldn’t react in time.79c37c069c0ba640

It was a 805d46f452 fatal mistake. They had come 40ac96ce18 unarmed, not expecting 212a417887 a fight. The monsters tore into 6a4aafbad7 them.4bf57daa6f0efacd

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“No! Fall back!”84c760c300ef4e54

“Hold the line!”9e9a5fc8fabf5645

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Attempts to e58e56787b regroup failed. The Pope pointed 5d20c4ad3b out the remaining e80d160253 knights still holding 88b817ebfc onto their senses. Maverick nodded f0ad4b2177 and charged 0484ae9e14 at them.7ccbab8d26ab345f

“How could you…?”0e17a16491e3f34f

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The knights, even as 26a9833714 they fell, couldn’t believe bdc6ec4ad9 the squire they had 737184fb0f cherished would turn on b591275459 them. One of them spoke a520797929 as blood poured from 3407bbc260 his mouth. Maverick silently pulled his 61d8753552 blade free from the 6926355c8f knight’s throat.429de70077f622cc

Crunch, crunch.6d39ea2972fa7705

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The room a5107774f8 fell silent, e981499e00 save for a37caf4977 the grotesque dcbaf26f6c sounds of b86b80d51b monsters gnawing df851eef40 on flesh da4b1ede1c and bone.e6c24811035c92a3

Maverick sheathed his 5ff1f10017 sword and trembled, a43ac419fc lowering his head.a3c77ff2f03595ce

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“Is this really okay?”f6067a7ad90ed319

His voice was soft, cd0e71abf5 like that of a 58bbadf060 boy unsure of himself.8c344e6c6f037c47

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“It’s for the good c86a046d92 of the many.”7211876b7329ebdc

The Pope replied tenderly, 72af0e4857 as though comforting a 771c92ab8a troubled child.d23e77496d5fb4c2

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“This is a 6f73bfa885 sacrifice to protect 5abd48881e the majority. You’ve lived fba0697c59 a safe 4b14305cac and happy cdc91330e7 life here, 970def4db9 haven’t you? Your sick little sister 15e0e6a1ba is being treated, isn’t 2e5854b70f she?”c605264cc4c13938

“Yes, Your Holiness….”7c04f06d857bae6d

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“Exactly. This place is c76af4ce05 worth preserving, even 37d7d60e9a at the cost bdf49022da of a few 47d5e8cffe lives. Without it, 91efd991fd everyone would 1fee179144 be devoured d0c3dc752d by the 7eedd09766 monsters.”dbc39967486b9916

“Yes… Your Holiness.”3ae7af3da55a4e70

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Maverick wept. The Pope rose and a401c39528 gently patted his shoulder.6bd276b7b5349c20

“Didn’t Sir Keith 2ae2cce266 teach you what 28bd3548d0 is righteous?”7a485b80f0a2d5ea

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“Yes, Your Holiness… c1d04bcf89 the Vatican.”3529fc9b9bef774d

“That’s right. So you’re not c1b54f59dd betraying Sir Keith 56f50ef74c by helping us. He would be 93061f54fc proud of you 1dd5b932e6 in heaven.”2ca08030a842a40d

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Maverick closed 471f2acb1a his trembling 71b16f1f75 eyes as b3edb16b4b the monstrous b160d555f7 chewing noises 865ca6d207 filled the b5d5cf65a7 air.d164e3abd90c8c84

Was this truly 3e16f471d7 the right thing?9c5f68e5dbf4430a

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He didn’t know.f097349c49908a46

He could only d45b52ab3e believe.63dfa72a46a16d74

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The Pope 3f185f8679 is always c67f5e23f7 right.ed354c080bc43f37

The Vatican is always 7a05a3b80e right.ee2c7926c17491d6

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It’s God’s will.bd5920a33a32e81a