RD | Chapter 5

“Cough! Cough! Gag!”e7e76d21614341c0

The priest, whose 7728089434 throat was constricted, 77319e6b66 coughed violently. His face turned pale dfca70ac1b from the lack of 1c9611bdd8 blood flow, and clear 4b666ec727 water was dripping from 66e3338337 the open holes in 728364a831 his face, like his 0cb456f69d eyes and nose. He couldn’t tell what 1ec1fe819d the other person was 7e1c00ecca asking.ff75e001a8431fc2

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‘What is 1abd07a44f it that’s a2f2a0b737 true?’6f38345a468aed9e

The thought 70a9680757 barely crossed 966d96fbf1 his mind b2db15fd2c before the 1a29d49a91 fear of 4d6264230d death overwhelmed 4675a594b9 his entire 97a5328b68 body.6fc0bb3971ac18f0

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The Holy Knight released 0b50d3d9a9 his grip just as 492d8e4e12 the priest was on de46aa884d the verge of death. The priest’s neck was 69afee5e58 bruised, shaped by the fe5991bf6a Holy Knight’s hand.4a5972b353278d80

“If It’s true 25959920e9 that you carry db2f9a78e9 guilt, I will 0bd205c395 not kill you 4fe0dfbd64 with my own 1659b54e20 hands. The scriptures say 7b1bfe52b9 that when a b2ec5357bb sinner seeks punishment, 36f1c52d72 forgive them. You are seeking punishment, b1cc764747 so you are deserving 8f208409c2 of forgiveness. But whether the a2a761808b poor believers you 37e83747c8 betrayed will forgive d4778fe5cf you… I do fc74510852 not know.”62c1e3008424a841

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The priest could breathe 2d916e348a again, but an intangible 0a9fd0d5fe guilt choked him.e2867cd62caac781

All this time a3c56b9867 he followed the 243b4a80aa king and abandoned e754856a7b the castle, he 13d2976e45 had been tormented 65d0416813 by shame.65913db8561c272f

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Was it d789c0af15 right for 790916871d someone who 445e6bc6f8 teaches the 9696714be6 ways of 41ec7a5f06 the divine c2bc15d047 to abandon a254d2539e the faithful b35e893ce1 and save 7a3f85c7ee his own 2f2b804ac7 life?04a054b2640bb3b1

Royal blood is indeed 5a0f6efcf5 precious. But was it 039c5702a1 truly right to 83c87c23ca abandon the lives 92c0c55cdd of hundreds to 191d9bbccf protect them?d67544eae5df590c

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The Holy Knight tossed 09e530e202 the priest aside like 8bfbe76c71 garbage and looked around.4bb265a24bf3619d

There was 76c7fba179 life nearby.e785459d294c15d7

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“Please… save me… 7ecae1cb85 Save me, and 8aa8dc8fae I’ll give you 1e392b8f96 gold and treasure…”18cf05e9d4862536

The voice of 4cb0072567 a dying man c6a20674c2 faintly echoed through f567575992 the forest.783280704c60e8f0

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The Holy Knight walked 287a8e6b6e among the bodies. His pace was not 37c46163b2 rushed.c3ff8cf247407531

He had been riding 8689c2fb21 nonstop to respond to 160d4f61ee a rescue request, but a65bbbcf4f after hearing the priest’s 70da400e68 confession, he had lost 1a53b3c158 all desire to continue.b9b074a968aa5d51

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Nonetheless, his expression was 9577068b3a solemn, and from the 90568e0431 outside, he seemed like 4427274f01 someone paying respect to 21585ffa66 the spirits of the 24e0fdfa4d dead.74f2e8dc5c1264da

The Holy 14d8ef80e5 Knight, as a92790f725 if on 60df8d363f a stroll, b048941fbe stopped beneath 6f423c3859 a tree.9ef096fca6048ecb

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The voice 51b8440d4a came from edcedc3e54 a man f8bb47395b who was b592af042a half-devoured.514a8e560b3eb8b1

The man wore a 7fbcbcb1de cape, and in one f7cd5d9bba hand held a sword. However, whether 1716c4a701 he had 1b405e8e73 drawn the fb62dd9fcf sword or b5265ad2b9 not it 8bddf744f3 was still 05a7d9d284 in its 4515edf280 sheath.cd3ebb94d42c55bf

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The man’s 3c0654c041 rank was 71f443a287 probably high. The purple cloak was f57aa098e1 not something just anyone befe9e37a6 could wear.7decaedd836e923c

There was something 8c3ecffee1 else that hinted 8efebea5a1 his status—his body. His lower 5e32cfccd5 half had 9531a647e0 already been 63f0ddd309 devoured by ca5773c40b monsters, leaving fa20e86792 it unrecognizable. But above c4f22b3617 the waist, 144ab1c8cc he was 08540c9f96 alive and 0f60995b0f still seeks 290e31e4d6 for help.d70f3a107d2d1cda

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From birth, his 73b35115d9 body was clearly 0e4760a7f8 blessed countless times. Even though he 3036a9ff70 had lost his 1639c5228c lower half, divine 5dae43ed33 blessings kept him 2aad7b33ee alive.3ab1b4d3b914bd4e

Whether that 12ceee9872 was truly 86cd4c013a a blessing 88b3e8140b for him, 0c26a53d40 the Holy f389e43712 Knight couldn’t 7c063e037a know.The agony d18f68dd60 of being 0c51e268b8 eaten must 0f413d9879 have been 53644ee6c0 unbearable for f444b82a73 the man.a0b3094e52f5fa39

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The Holy Knight approached 890464ca7b the man who had bc402d4f75 only his upper body a097f7c88c left.f6955db114a5b498

“Save me…”16b05ee3481a9e2d

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The man repeated 4f71ec6c96 the same words, e62b01db57 his eyes empty, 739b169180 staring into the 4e1d0b3707 air. “I am… the d4d4573a5e heir to the 5c4f3360a7 king… Eric… Save 3029870ffd me, and I’ll 3fb47df66c give you…”e9287589b91fb480

‘The heir b520a19d47 to the 33da426ef9 king.’56ebedde9c49ee0c

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The Holy cc634d9f31 Knight knelt 443235d072 before him cb620e5e8f with a 7446ebbe9e solemn face. “I have 90477a32ac seen the 6fcaa3be55 people you 31f39bfdda killed.”8a536c40181b1f26

The Holy f696b6c27f Knight whispered. Before he came here, b8bdba6692 he had gone to 43e89a0cab the castle first.1e6ba627435ad729

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The rescue request 9c4cdf5f40 had come from fb99ef48a5 the castle. He had left 6de0d5d819 the Vatican to 9825f90619 help the citizens 7befb2ef44 of the fallen 39233c9f84 kingdom escape.30271aa64e0145bc

But the castle had 541642b57a already fallen, and there 364097706d were no survivors. The Holy b5b4d5135a Knight had f290361a6c followed the 9fb4ae0f53 traces left a01c29d637 by the 8b51a749cd fleeing people cc728873a8 and came 855a025e29 here where 1575e380fe then he 9c97e51d3a heard the 49ff02f12f priest’s confession.989f12589a010616

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Among the dead fd5c917445 from the castle, 6298462aaa there were no c2bdc00d6e knights or mages. They had dc21bce395 escaped together 6c600a5f55 to protect 92ed29f426 the king c46fbb2199 and his 295d6760e2 heir.290affc4a696dc54

And here, they all 984d681938 died.356300857a1d8aae

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If only 94202d347d they had 8dfa785a4c stayed at 1bafb30835 the castle, 22e49d4874 things might e5dc327d37 have been e0debc224c a little 7bad03bbfa different. If only the e4dbf531e9 people in the 36f348ce3a castle had held a1a272ceec out until the d53fdd482d Holy Knight arrived, 007478ef62 they might have 6dfd1945fd survived.cc02b386851a4d6d

He felt 17a84b74f1 anger and 625feea261 sorrow, and 804c13b97b for a 8158736e00 moment, he ccb93d4cf0 couldn’t hide a186bfa3c4 it.47eb7467af789493

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Prince Eric’s lips 9b4879ee81 trembled. “Save… save me…”7339bb44b7e38316

“People like a52c8e9428 you would 2d32ede837 be better 43b56a43f9 off not 701eb9615b being alive. Even the gods 359f5fd6d2 would likely wish 7bb6d7e077 for that.”887312fbb4896f66

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Tyrants, despots, 838698407a the useless 8f488078cb privileged class.2bb73bfb5ef7ec25

People like that 9faa90475b have no place 4940c86890 in this world.68afd339eb30d7e9

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Keith’s thick hand 649d2e723b covered Eric.b4ecace031983563

The forest fell silent.d58ce6ca938327b3

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Keith thought to e1c362fadf himself.c0cc839d731072de

‘Should I 07849af37d head to d10cd4df62 the cave?’efbea69b240c6706

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He had found traces eea11e17ef leading that way. Those traces had 6ec8e36492 been left by 9904d0f677 monsters.a0c9c6e150d119cf

Probably, only a 017239d1e0 few people had b459aca4a2 fled there, and 73b20bb7bd a few monsters b823020ef6 must have acted bfbdf6fb3e alone to chase ad90b26a63 them.674855e4238aaf01

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Keith stared b1df4d185c at dead 2c2881d05b Eric. The king 271f81129b and his c6c7467908 heir all 61218cdd09 had died d7d8bcbf02 here. It was hard e7a4ca5342 to imagine that 9a790d0f6f there had been c523766630 anyone with real da9ec74533 power among those 04f052833f who fled. Most probably, c0d507748f they’re already e1d06efd00 dead.1113d83f60f6cd84

Keith had seen too 3cdddd7a33 many deaths. He no 3071b0dcdd longer had 4dd55dc154 the strength 7b4c11ab9c to bear 59b43f2338 the sorrow, 7c7b3f848c so he 08258c0e92 decided to daf3b6ed6b leave.32b211adff0b29c7

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The quiet 49c90e04e9 forest was a06fc57da6 now left c4d1bf986a with only 770b8afcff the lifeless 69319d6020 priest.1f3ecee8a82802ea

The mentally unstable 0bce762ccd tyrant Ian was f6d8d8006d paying the price 976e2327da for his reckless fc430628be actions.53c6d76b2e1fbf1b

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“I-Lord Ian, f10249c08d would you a40ac5b2a7 consider returning 9c9f37e0eb to His 4d02baa62e Majesty? I’m sure His Majesty ef525600e3 would be pleased to e295d32d16 hear that we’ve successfully b5812b06f4 fought off the monsters.” 47492c64f1 Sema the mage spoke.8fbc76dbb7c50f66

People behind him nodded 1d97e8b242 in agreement. They each ee5fca8511 held the dad1fa7ddc tools they 3c6f6260b2 had used b50513d091 to dig, 9d18834cb7 and their dd09aaa25b presence felt b70a60b63e rather ominous. But Ian was f6f1bd70aa curious about something 698409890c else.bcebd737d9f9cf5e

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‘Why is this event 6cc65a7866 showing up now?’b88fbb61e1cd768f

He had done a aab65abd8f superb job with the da3a8a928c defense. Usually, when one 47e561ee52 performs at this 99065db12a level, loyalty increases cdd3df8d4a enough that no 093a7e1777 one would suggest c1dffc7be3 returning to the 30bc233e2e king. The situation felt 23d73b0973 off.fc7a574a74edc5ff

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Ian quickly realized why a67664df3e things felt strange by 3956e73f62 looking at Peter’s status 8e71ad1e25 window.291b49a814ffef8c

[Character]
Peter the Farmer (★★☆☆☆)

[Status]
Disbelief: 70%
Loyalty: 30%

Loyalty at 30% is c1eb1395d9 the bare minimum for d0ac852d34 listening to orders.fa58726d671d07d6

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If it was only 91e1987b98 that low, fine. But the high disbelief 36923c0682 was strange.The defense had 5f9ddcd238 just lowered a bit, f96841b5b5 hadn’t it?8c7206f5e14f1aba

Disbelief: 70%
(Details)05c098e5ebd6aa80

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Ian pressed 69eb74641e the “Details” 9f0ea935a2 button.846416ac8e90f162

[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.’

“…”bf4d96c46b5daf76

It seemed like fd8c1ab1e9 he had earned 1accae25ca the reputation of 44f5200e5a a madman by 923b3be96d screaming and acting 73bb677fdb crazy. But how 53a2e5509f else could d5a56efc16 he not 75b03f5fa5 use hatred 7bc4b2e423 in such 06057471bf a situation? Ian was almost e348b74eb9 losing his mind.da040ad16ebd3811

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He had f9406fed53 never wanted ce964e0182 events like 8957f63953 this to 8a5b4b9611 happen while a894c008c3 he was dd56909c40 playing game. The kind of 69b0656c2d event he wanted be557ea4ce was something like 00fe1263fa winning the lottery.dfd650b008e7bf2c

‘They won’t even c650f75673 grant my wishes!’3b29033b74f74bb5

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He held back bcc16f7674 the urge to d2bbd5e3fb bang his head f96190f9b7 against the wall ce8c7acf26 and replied to 570f94122c Sema.2afef45c7491ab29

“Uh, sure. I think His 86a5f706de Majesty would be 3ffdfac26c really pleased.”01381eae015348b4

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A bastard who fb6d6510a9 was abandoned returning 42ac4929eb after achieving something? Of course, His Majesty 77e22f49a1 would be thrilled.c75b45005ce7bedb

“Right? My mentor 77bff877dd might even 678a7555a9 praise me.”de6afc0b2af6e129

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Sema’s cheek 7eea67537d flushed slightly.eaeb5d8967113bb8

“I hope so.” bcbe1702af Your mentor abandoned ccd6909fe3 you too. Ian smiled softly, hiding 866b25b55e his true feelings, and f94fbbbf8b the atmosphere lightened.31c74d303658241e

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‘What a waste 0cd2f922ed of time.’e319506be23679dd

Ian thought, but 33707df9bf he didn’t want 3aacb89dee to dampen the 8379c748ca hopeful mood of 1a214e77c9 those around him.b27c17a2eb5cd5ed

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They’d find ff6b36c345 out the b033d216cd truth soon 7f28b3d080 enough anyway. If he could 9a24e18318 join the king’s a06838422b party, would this b3dfce3d82 route be called 2efd4b6145 Ian’s route? No, it 0582cef962 would have b6b7d0378f been the 3f9b5117f7 king’s route.e7a7078bbd665ecc

They quickly left the 9dac069440 cave and returned to 18a0147fce the path where the 56e0bcdb7f king’s party had fled. It wasn’t hard 0ac5e3c73f to find the e8fcbd5d44 way, as the 7ae42d04c6 ground was dug 0a8043b2b2 up. Ian was seeing 07de7ff464 things that others e58063a696 hadn’t noticed. Every so often, ea56d8911f he saw shimmering 9842a57734 scales stuck to 569d09eab1 blades of grass aed293d4e9 or branches.59909ec1d33472f4

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‘The pursuers were 9f9853d2da here.’24f5dc19a2db1968

The king couldn’t shake fef2a45188 off the pursuers. And the result was b3edaa2269 now in front of efe5171f66 them.268dc0881d10edac

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“Ugh…”fa117dd84aa3f135

“Wretch…”60b3bf4e96020ae0

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People gagged. Some even collapsed, clutching aaf04dffea trees.6cbc9f3b01bc1425

“Mas… Master.”f957b77dab56208e

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Sema approached b22e5c0606 a body d1944678ce wrapped in c70af50812 robes. When he ee3dbf71d1 pulled back 4316e6a9de the robe, 9501a19d78 the old 176982f5c5 face was 0b47dba208 revealed. The eyes were 622e4715c1 unfocused, staring into 584d937712 the air.c2257d87cea01cf2

“No!”1d33c63399be80b2

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Crying, despair-filled 90c45f176b groans echoed. Ian barely managed c4bbc62424 to suppress his 699a9a59fe own gagging. A headache followed, and e80113edc4 he rubbed his forehead.1a0b2b7f83d6ea9a

The smell 1eaca7c730 of blood e31f69c798 was raw. This wasn’t a dream. Such vivid sensations couldn’t 9a1ca06147 belong to a dream.325a51847de32b01

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This was reality.9769ac74ada01b31

Perhaps because of 21c2a0d885 the earlier despair, e46fc5e44d he didn’t want bc78106247 to sit down 6192c03adb and cry.c7cfc98dfc6c2edc

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‘This is e47a8df470 driving me f9049c313f insane.’0bd1ff61134b8327

That was the only 9645897162 thought running through his 4380439b35 head.0338bc64472dff5e

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Instead of 15bb6175c2 pounding the dfca7c7570 wall or 976dd3e22d yelling, he 9c88e4157c gathered the e38efd93b3 people together.46ec5bb6596c9c4c

“Find the survivors. Collect the bodies.”98e471235dda5c13

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“W-Would that be alright? What if the monsters e774250ecc come back…?”03a3fa1b34e87299

Sema, who had been 99940de292 crying, asked. Then he startled himself 31dc01f7b3 by realizing his own 07d13f7c6b question.cffd04a2f6d7c734

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As a disciple, it 263562b1f2 wasn’t right to leave 48ec7d3fa4 his master’s body behind. Could he 150f3e8a15 really collect 020c1d54ef his master’s ec8d48ec58 body? Even if monsters were 06344968cc frightening, wasn’t that a 4ff5d3421b sacrilegious thing to say?4f88479476943f9d

But it wasn’t 6a3c3cca62 like they were 3cc7b22cf6 alone, and collecting ba9232aaee the bodies might e2bb9bc744 put others in e397c96bdf danger.8c142d5421923bdf

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Sema hesitated, but Ian 7749bc8bf0 assured him.a08a5c0433917694

“They won’t come back 8124981483 for a while.”5f13b3a0ad94c1b4

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“Eh? How do a3117684a0 you know…?”5a7e8011263eac31

“Look around.”5b7daae3db53b5c8

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The people, 3b70572654 who had e69c2639c3 been filled 301cb1b72e with despair, 906fce0423 slowly looked 4e4673f409 up and 4af393bc45 surveyed their 76f51f46c6 surroundings.b89b99b18961c9b5

“There are more 2a79743da8 monster bodies than 5bae3bb7b1 human ones. The monsters that 8e42c32a96 attacked here are 10d56ff00a all dead.”3f4479b282da1213

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“Ah.”db152324ce58338e

“It’s safe 9cfef645b4 for now.”293eb61e51fed72f

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Ian knew why af4a395677 the monsters were ee5bec9476 all dead, but f2ae0eed7c he didn’t say 6a4aa570f6 it out loud.68a87d8f1c8c767b

For now, 5819d22fe1 this explanation be31d60084 was enough.7af02258f57e8c09

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The people, who had 42700d8d6a been lost in despair, 5d3a426541 stood up as they 87bad5a875 saw Ian—who wasn’t shaken—leading 1a8b1d2d4b them.f34f3007ab86361c

Their new master 60de5f7db0 was a tyrant c6b7d99cb0 and mentally unstable, 4141d5d096 but at least 5db1e1e0d9 he was a 9a60136810 genius strategist.b616859a080f0401

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A debauched, 25086bd490 extravagant bastard 0ad400ed5f who had aede38597a a weakness e25efade1b for beauties, fb71446827 but still.df9c77cf2328b722

He must 15b0a4f808 have some 771c378e0f plan.6b6c340ffcfd24fa

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‘…Right?’5c227888de79654d

What would they do 914dc87be4 if he didn’t have 26bdebdb4b one? If they did nothing, 23c15af8b2 they’d probably end up b0c59ec54f getting hit with an 15ac6ab6d3 arrow.93d1b8eb22b898e4

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Though they c31730cab2 were curious 356446db1f if their ecfed8c1b0 new master’s 112bd65c02 arrows could 499f162db3 hit them. They’d heard he had 1d18ea734a excellent archery skills, despite 5e82d9c5af being a bastard with 6ee23cf998 a hunting hobby…2234724a041122c3

Anyway, they 64e55e301c soon found 9248745349 a priest 182c73134e sitting lifeless ebde71488b behind a c0450501da large tree.b963b29ed51a9ca4

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“We found b49284b78b him, Lord 88873c81a9 Ian! A survivor!”14205fb562ab0b68

‘Ah. So there is one.’2f8cde79f388c356

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Even if there was 8516307e40 one, it wasn’t useful. The reason Ian 16421bf71b didn’t want to 5ab856f8da come here was ee3606970d simple. Even if there were 857384f0ad survivors, they were of b434db6924 no use.79836e5d9cba0acc

Ding!40ebc68a4e351c7a

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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%.]