RD | Chapter 5

“Cough! Cough! Gag!”e93994a13e50410b

The priest, 55dbe13090 whose throat 1cabab8faa was constricted, 21662d1da6 coughed violently. His face turned pale 94b31814c0 from the lack of c41dc9b764 blood flow, and clear e38a3df7c4 water was dripping from 6a69de9f57 the open holes in 50967b9fcf his face, like his c5b837971d eyes and nose. He couldn’t tell 6386e38eb5 what the other ad161058dd person was asking.f604b41b13123eb9

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‘What is it that’s 5c0fc02a93 true?’63fb93e7595ab476

The thought ca1bb7cc7b barely crossed ecd82de340 his mind 768a292044 before the 945f2e686f fear of 1f324b1569 death overwhelmed 06547d95f1 his entire e0f150290b body.3c6be9fb6af3e896

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The Holy e8c387e49c Knight released f8cf34d833 his grip 47a0152654 just as bc40c9c298 the priest a693bce4f6 was on 4e8256fb17 the verge 74ede0c740 of death. The priest’s neck was c9306014fd bruised, shaped by the 2617ce7cf3 Holy Knight’s hand.a66dd0912f97e7ce

“If It’s 5cbba5671b true that 4a0b86fe90 you carry 7b40712572 guilt, I 76018a45b1 will not 2fcb702901 kill you bead036ace with my 66c4f5ea9c own hands. The scriptures 5103ccaf0b say that 6ffa053e39 when a a8ad1fcd37 sinner seeks 77c8ab3632 punishment, forgive afd6b799df them. You are seeking punishment, 3656c3f55c so you are deserving eb7e4d2f66 of forgiveness. But whether f9235a6602 the poor 3de481238f believers you b7b24fd398 betrayed will fd8398de15 forgive you… aad61338ca I do df672dd983 not know.”997f7f705cf6c1d8

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The priest could breathe 57c902708f again, but an intangible 822fbdc168 guilt choked him.62916db93b978344

All this time 777ea02c6c he followed the 0378406a90 king and abandoned 1cd9112d6a the castle, he cae5aae8c6 had been tormented 90e87e99fe by shame.b6b51d55db5aad4c

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Was it right e07f9bfd9b for someone who b92c3a4399 teaches the ways c94320b0df of the divine 826244c36a to abandon the 542c09505c faithful and save 501f1f33b4 his own life?cbe5ffc7950fbdcb

Royal blood is indeed 734d32ad81 precious. But was it truly e49ae2c081 right to abandon the f7d40acb41 lives of hundreds to 8428b39c9e protect them?a35d46ab6b5b63bc

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The Holy Knight 9cd24137f7 tossed the priest 1240914430 aside like garbage 1c12a8de4a and looked around.29dc5168844b473d

There was life nearby.6b2f0eec9abe8d96

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“Please… save me… 744b9e704d Save me, and 517818415c I’ll give you 7027a2f41c gold and treasure…”526b72b54848eec4

The voice e24dedae3c of a 2a75ca737c dying man aa1fe21ccc faintly echoed 74722057e5 through the f90b05e2f5 forest.63b9d0ac97106ef1

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The Holy Knight aa348e9ad9 walked among the 9df2ce9d2f bodies. His pace was not 3800a93b7d rushed.55bf839b6205b08c

He had been riding 73869c113d nonstop to respond to 6ba67446fe a rescue request, but a6a010fb35 after hearing the priest’s 6b188a0be2 confession, he had lost 9059556008 all desire to continue.b4c1788ee6d483b3

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Nonetheless, his expression cd922c0bf1 was solemn, and 6369fc3cc6 from the outside, 60420275f6 he seemed like 80aa28dc6c someone paying respect ea144efd0a to the spirits 47f74facfe of the dead.2521d89613a04cb7

The Holy Knight, as 81f431fc87 if on a stroll, cbfca3d30f stopped beneath a tree.ec34a07caa3a09b1

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The voice came from c95e07742f a man who was e783d04fd4 half-devoured.4a73606b05cc0994

The man wore 6839af9147 a cape, and 66f343c59f in one hand 17f90e8ce0 held a sword. However, whether 9def45464d he had d11c48e96e drawn the 22747832ab sword or 672041ef7b not it 629bb006c3 was still e5e4906ce8 in its be39510615 sheath.b792de7e3bb389d3

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The man’s rank 10d53e6198 was probably high. The purple cloak 9cfeeb46bc was not something 432e710b8f just anyone could dd7f05f9fb wear.3392400830ecd595

There was 44774ff137 something else 3bf4b440dc that hinted 26688edb43 his status—his 86bf975cf6 body. His lower half had 84cfa25b2e already been devoured by 27cd566dea monsters, leaving it unrecognizable. But above the 06be2573ca waist, he was d9644dedab alive and still 804a681c18 seeks for help.d77d9708bbf2baca

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From birth, his body 58bc79dde7 was clearly blessed countless 2138260301 times. Even though c6604d6bbe he had 175dba32ef lost his 54fe1fb3f6 lower half, cc65b41f4f divine blessings f83e48112a kept him cdd9a2697a alive.885c4ffd60b650c2

Whether that was truly e49d4c98cf a blessing for him, 97d8e6c6fe the Holy Knight couldn’t 8af3fee39e know.The agony of being 98a555564d eaten must have been 47a1a423da unbearable for the man.b9e0a906c78b284e

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The Holy 08550e9614 Knight approached 5c33dd5d24 the man cedb84d646 who had 727fa0c720 only his 576ee2257f upper body 5a92d1d44d left.e69d786c6ddc1531

“Save me…”ebf446fb183abcab

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The man repeated 3fabb780b6 the same words, 2668094302 his eyes empty, 96934b2592 staring into the 93bc1ac407 air. “I am… the c106cdd907 heir to the 02c3d76e45 king… Eric… Save 9ac7b7992b me, and I’ll 0b08e0a1ed give you…”9049368a480e7ab3

‘The heir to 084346d68c the king.’75da56f2594d80ae

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The Holy d71528f2dc Knight knelt 49f4549243 before him 99ec4efd5e with a e15d3f5517 solemn face. “I have seen the 5687fdc5fe people you killed.”ca7cb6e2d3fee5e5

The Holy Knight whispered. Before he came here, 7cf1b595c6 he had gone to cf20d93b50 the castle first.6804f8e28ca3e1bb

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The rescue request 78274f4f5b had come from 7d580160f7 the castle. He had 4c999c1814 left the a3eac7046c Vatican to fd098d8d67 help the 6479197245 citizens of 1f1152783d the fallen 1345663692 kingdom escape.37127b90b835c64f

But the 9e597b7cd5 castle had 28bda1d8c7 already fallen, afce48a4ce and there 7a649c65cd were no a1cb1af470 survivors. The Holy 21812bd70d Knight had 9bdb232878 followed the f6ec8ae71e traces left 3063b19f76 by the b43c96242f fleeing people 3572386688 and came 1adac4e30b here where 92c8b99561 then he 9073c3f311 heard the 6891ee098f priest’s confession.7d8505ce4f6e92a4

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Among the dead from 3403e78bbb the castle, there were d4fe3c12d9 no knights or mages. They had escaped 15272adb26 together to protect 46d5c8f01a the king and 359c74712c his heir.f07d4d341bc6abd1

And here, they all cdab538092 died.a45a011e933978d0

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If only they d8dabeeceb had stayed at 563b28b3db the castle, things 228dfc7e45 might have been 80222f47d2 a little different. If only the people d85f16f265 in the castle had 70fe0f8601 held out until the 7141bf245b Holy Knight arrived, they 576925ccaa might have survived.5b6ac9e5685d1e2b

He felt anger and b331984a7a sorrow, and for a 60852e6c46 moment, he couldn’t hide dc89bbcade it.05726bd2c2ab5db0

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Prince Eric’s lips 565f247e5a trembled. “Save… save me…”143dc092a0ed13e9

“People like 14a737a2f6 you would 406f14bbaa be better a7e318f221 off not b7b3f16aa1 being alive. Even the gods 8000b6e66b would likely wish 1d9e182bfd for that.”6ae5ff0a4938ba0e

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Tyrants, despots, the 1b5401b9f7 useless privileged class.813b1ff4d196c264

People like 0d7df37367 that have eb10725d52 no place 2ed2f92f64 in this b70aaefe58 world.95365380f01d030f

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Keith’s thick hand covered 3554e6a06d Eric.7df07187d3f0b446

The forest 6f73bf8a52 fell silent.b08df8ec2339a4f9

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Keith thought to himself.698ee1b1d1cd69ab

‘Should I head to f9db1b8b90 the cave?’0cec62a5efdecfab

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He had found 2fb0aa4c70 traces leading that 3e9ca256ed way. Those traces had been 7e0d1421e2 left by monsters.68f4036f489fa25e

Probably, only a 5e883e1511 few people had 787bbfe242 fled there, and 91124c4020 a few monsters e5b93aebe6 must have acted 1a79765e25 alone to chase b8dcd1a720 them.b44318533429317f

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Keith stared at dead 445f7cbc3d Eric. The king and his d200938301 heir all had died 542aafd2d9 here. It was hard f369107a52 to imagine that 367d067902 there had been 26c42c3a29 anyone with real 1d02be6395 power among those c764f062b2 who fled. Most probably, they’re 9bdfb01dd5 already dead.9a113b60400a9bbf

Keith had seen too 3bbe68f4e3 many deaths. He no longer had f96f1f5dc1 the strength to bear dd6cbfc9cd the sorrow, so he c0b7b97037 decided to leave.8d8ef1a8307d328d

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The quiet forest 91b842c9e9 was now left ff0cb61a74 with only the 19016b5e09 lifeless priest.15daba8362a1f88a

The mentally unstable 4238bae862 tyrant Ian was 642bf0a53c paying the price 4fbddb4af8 for his reckless 8590081f25 actions.b7b8f6522682b2d2

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“I-Lord Ian, would you 90f006f090 consider returning to His 19886b6218 Majesty? I’m sure 1481063283 His Majesty 54927e5152 would be 045fefa99b pleased to a661c5a7f1 hear that 5270d88d38 we’ve successfully 00e11380b9 fought off 95239ddc09 the monsters.” 46b43b98fd Sema the fc5f0cc718 mage spoke.48873e86c4297fb9

People behind 7b447e68d8 him nodded 76e9cd06c0 in agreement. They each held the 1d83717d4a tools they had used 031bfb89e6 to dig, and their deed29d258 presence felt rather ominous. But Ian bdaf5c83df was curious 350fbb608e about something 069a32d7cf else.f07f48da6e6cdd2f

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‘Why is this event 9bb3d9d0bd showing up now?’9946d6b6b643fb62

He had acb6e7c0cd done a 5f86f7ca3b superb job 69137271f9 with the dbc0635c70 defense. Usually, when one performs 98e10f4dc3 at this level, loyalty a7999b8e5a increases enough that no 3ac518588c one would suggest returning 654e0494d0 to the king. The situation eac57894f9 felt off.1707a17ec3fadae1

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Ian quickly 12db37380e realized why 2b10838a26 things felt 2695f5aaad strange by 56ffe04262 looking at 00b8966fb7 Peter’s status 59395a242d window.885b1966c7883eac

[Character]
Peter the Farmer (★★☆☆☆)

[Status]
Disbelief: 70%
Loyalty: 30%

Loyalty at 30% is 97a3501254 the bare minimum for 31ed08460a listening to orders.3fb8bf5d14c1e67a

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If it was da233af6d8 only that low, e0e3c36b1b fine. But the high disbelief 83f141296e was strange.The defense had 081812cafe just lowered a bit, 897ddc7c39 hadn’t it?f0088805d2e8a2e5

Disbelief: 70%
(Details)11da798161e5ed50

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Ian pressed 5d17f12d41 the “Details” 8e6e02ce4d button.864cfd3b2ac88f0a

[Disbelief]: 70%
‘He’s mentally unstable. No wonder there were no good rumors inside the castle!’ (+NEW)
‘Genius strategist, long live Lord Ian!’
‘The king’s debauched illegitimate child. We’re all dead.’

“…”329b04c2a85e45c9

It seemed like 3305826514 he had earned 60150c1883 the reputation of cb3ae47615 a madman by d60ce9bab2 screaming and acting 38a9232e5c crazy. But how else 157ceb14b5 could he not 2a5b80db28 use hatred in 5ce4789f03 such a situation? Ian was almost 7a78c1dac3 losing his mind.2029e2516ba4fcea

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He had never 0df0e402d7 wanted events like 063494638d this to happen 76473b8414 while he was e38b31547d playing game. The kind of event 95a7c9084b he wanted was something 511b5c5e90 like winning the lottery.9310ae517243066c

‘They won’t even b482cb3eff grant my wishes!’f5022e5637145cb8

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He held back 6cb50847e4 the urge to 4cded0e7b7 bang his head fc864983ce against the wall 1a723808cd and replied to 19df2982a1 Sema.e1deb01ce10fd829

“Uh, sure. I think 55087eb188 His Majesty 82dc8337d5 would be f59d601248 really pleased.”54255455b69adbf8

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A bastard who 3b28ee3021 was abandoned returning 7c56ab52c3 after achieving something? Of course, 5034364d8b His Majesty 91cde924b4 would be 372bdb761f thrilled.e308183df8dac3b7

“Right? My mentor might 203ed5b269 even praise me.”f25bd6d30679c545

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Sema’s cheek flushed slightly.9551031de4280d80

“I hope so.” 67b9765b2d Your mentor abandoned 242ae8ce38 you too. Ian smiled softly, 94c3e5b291 hiding his true 224cdbb248 feelings, and the 58171c56b9 atmosphere lightened.47ae6b922cc02458

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‘What a waste of 0c3b05872c time.’5101992f92015f08

Ian thought, but he 2db1a61489 didn’t want to dampen 42e01e48f5 the hopeful mood of 7b2a14dc22 those around him.3604c41ee48581f7

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They’d find out the 13901e1267 truth soon enough anyway. If he could join 2ed0cceb22 the king’s party, would 15012d750b this route be called a9d15aa298 Ian’s route? No, it 23e1bde4ef would have 556e574282 been the 9c7679e369 king’s route.64c30791c3a2f8d4

They quickly left the f764fc54c8 cave and returned to 87dc3fac67 the path where the bab05c4247 king’s party had fled. It wasn’t hard f40305a2d7 to find the 02f2b9ef86 way, as the 00a80b09a6 ground was dug 9739fdfa6c up. Ian was seeing things 7f9ed9ff97 that others hadn’t noticed. Every so often, 815a99eced he saw shimmering 7541eeddc8 scales stuck to 740b0e1c35 blades of grass 5a7991ac97 or branches.855e44fc65c57a31

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‘The pursuers 545e9a9a97 were here.’ac08753b42df7675

The king ba655dc14f couldn’t shake ce061d1989 off the 674aeebe7f pursuers. And the result f5ab252a49 was now in 8b65c6df66 front of them.d8180fc14928c3a7

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“Ugh…”306f47b4e5c2f03b

“Wretch…”a7441f9d45e5e5cf

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People gagged. Some even collapsed, clutching 45f9b13729 trees.cde5018d95be0480

“Mas… Master.”0029ca45e6a5fe37

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Sema approached a 695297b7ad body wrapped in 53189237ca robes. When he pulled back df1da644ec the robe, the old 6044fb4324 face was revealed. The eyes 14815da15d were unfocused, 6bf64eaf62 staring into 03f32f1f96 the air.3a070b09cbc72d39

“No!”06cf5e38e889ee6e

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Crying, despair-filled groans echoed. Ian barely 8df327e706 managed to 0613afd623 suppress his 15f1e8c064 own gagging. A headache followed, 3015111030 and he rubbed ec1127447c his forehead.66eccad2c5769f2b

The smell of blood dddebe3b91 was raw. This wasn’t a dream. Such vivid 2de3513f40 sensations couldn’t 73e41c5bf9 belong to 0503fc7659 a dream.23b0275e451f6b6c

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This was reality.bf337222aaa4921a

Perhaps because of the 27444f03b3 earlier despair, he didn’t ec6e78eb79 want to sit down ff9e06dc0b and cry.349c00be96ea2160

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‘This is driving c728839810 me insane.’9f9163d4f30799f7

That was the 867a063f13 only thought running 53a4e495cf through his head.618d14118909c081

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Instead of pounding the 47179f1f21 wall or yelling, he 8c98411263 gathered the people together.a82e243eac4c0a5e

“Find the survivors. Collect the bodies.”c5ebbf255f55997c

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“W-Would that be de660204a1 alright? What if c932324655 the monsters f6d922d5ca come back…?”1e58bebbb0de7abe

Sema, who had f11700896c been crying, asked. Then he startled himself f2ecd4b387 by realizing his own 2eee5133ef question.e5ea97e407c2052f

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As a disciple, 6fc229110b it wasn’t right 13cfcbfab6 to leave his 32f273b994 master’s body behind. Could he really collect ae32f60922 his master’s body? Even if monsters f640530d70 were frightening, wasn’t a1fdddfa71 that a sacrilegious 9057b7cbe9 thing to say?aa81a414eb785f72

But it 3b952db914 wasn’t like 79a58cb947 they were 8673438511 alone, and af15ba8cbc collecting the 63c37ca963 bodies might d0d6238dbb put others 6826559d83 in danger.5236fc0db15c1070

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Sema hesitated, 0062c0eeec but Ian 084ed80f93 assured him.aaf4c2db0d24959a

“They won’t cdb0ef38ad come back 8e30f7b6d0 for a e4a6ac2d7d while.”90912c787ae05d41

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“Eh? How do you know…?”24b7dd89cd0b2893

“Look around.”9194a033cd546713

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The people, who had 7a2fed4567 been filled with despair, 802e2ba8d5 slowly looked up and dd1bb52aa8 surveyed their surroundings.9e9fa5d1cc2d1b71

“There are 786e1bd6cb more monster 2f28ac2547 bodies than 681bfad8c0 human ones. The monsters that 24667c18fd attacked here are b6d00319d3 all dead.”db85421b61ba6bf1

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“Ah.”c5565f9243c1acb2

“It’s safe for now.”38189d21fb992241

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Ian knew why 7299aef0c7 the monsters were 79bf6cf3cc all dead, but a66eaafa02 he didn’t say 6640da7eb5 it out loud.0c3a9e03e438b511

For now, this explanation 7f33d0c7d9 was enough.eb997cdd4cc5b59d

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The people, who had 3b92699b64 been lost in despair, f1c4d5de1e stood up as they c432aec838 saw Ian—who wasn’t shaken—leading 50b3439024 them.2970ece73360609d

Their new master e44823eaef was a tyrant 11b7f45db4 and mentally unstable, 1a570eb21b but at least 2dadff2742 he was a e9c7a7304d genius strategist.3ae9c6d75f1ff3ad

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A debauched, extravagant 10a513b4df bastard who had 5889ba1ae2 a weakness for 11fe5998d4 beauties, but still.a6bbd471f2e8cc1c

He must have some 45c3ae6aa5 plan.4021377b3e073373

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‘…Right?’267e50d3104a3beb

What would 4fccd3298b they do b06c682fb6 if he 184d645b98 didn’t have 2be61eaff9 one? If they did nothing, 0678d3ce77 they’d probably end up da629ba6d9 getting hit with an 1cfe7ec908 arrow.2dd6bf9ce2891051

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Though they were 1734935113 curious if their dd054321c5 new master’s arrows 77fd930821 could hit them. They’d heard he had ab5764423c excellent archery skills, despite 6524f71ff2 being a bastard with 081b90f3d1 a hunting hobby…ba81ebbdba8cf853

Anyway, they 06054b0cb4 soon found 55957f60b8 a priest 08de16c0b0 sitting lifeless c407177f30 behind a 8a4887d478 large tree.e6a0f4605a50376d

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“We found him, Lord dedff08b1f Ian! A survivor!”28f8af5a3f6c4002

‘Ah. So there 604435edc2 is one.’0ce5112fe296fa26

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Even if c6a53f2592 there was be5e464a1c one, it 7793218712 wasn’t useful. The reason 83e2f66346 Ian didn’t 69b7b752d0 want to f9c22fb4c0 come here 50ee924510 was simple. Even if d36101166e there were 78561c747a survivors, they 1c8b8a30f5 were of b6be0f2d93 no use.10dd8c0bb5519d61

Ding!05043fa07bd8c8ff

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[Character]
‘Priest’ Yurian (★★★☆☆)

[Reputation]
Priest, Diligent

[Skills]
Healing: LV.3
Herbalism: LV.2
Cleaning: LV.5
⋮

[Status Effect ‘Depression’ reduces stats by 70%.]
[Status Effect ‘Self-Blame’ reduces stats by 70%.]