RD | Chapter 50

Before Keith’s swords c14a3a8a45 were completely spent, 9bbf41478e it seemed the e930ff21d5 squire was about e31a344bab to fall.814dac5fb91959b3

“Sir Keith!” Someone shouted.e779c8d1c83893bd

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“It was 6641c6994d all lies! There’s no way Sir 77fd8ba177 Keith could be a 066f4b9ff2 heretic!”9d0e5b4b76ae426c

“Sir Keith, 696bdb3f40 we’ve been daafdc3c0e waiting for abc3fb34cf you!”a5e9e701e01c132b

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The murmurs grew louder. The crowd b82b7d001f had clearly 80e62be007 heard the 771e755604 exchange between 8091c8dc99 Keith and d9fe56b75b the squire 53b663c6aa with their d0bb652779 own ears. They now understood 40a404aed5 the evidence pointing 1f65f4034c to the Vatican 7b708a65f3 offering sacrifices to 89698c8ba0 demons. As people of e868fcb2c1 faith, they knew 5f64d6c8dc which side was 16dbe32aaa more righteous and b48ddd6e76 closer to the 04d0ebde81 “teachings of God.”1606cac7445a6f4d

They began chanting 0a3f7d9597 Keith’s name.86d45256a23ba47a

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Ian found 2c922c6f10 the sudden cf60723d38 shift in f169a41f05 atmosphere unsettling.88f8954203908afc

‘This doesn’t feel right.’101204e126b5ede5

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There’s no such 3753246cd7 thing as an f120685d04 easy boss in 2f6b10d2e9 games. Even if the 94cddc76e4 timeline had shifted 9ebf9b60f9 and the boss 4395d8f4da wasn’t fully prepared, c5c81f2f6c this was still 5fab6cca0b the Vatican, a 8d92547baf place teeming with b82fa525e3 challenges. And wasn’t there more 1424c89a5d than one boss in ddbf92538f the Vatican?c4a8b125430bbb73

Sure enough, the heavy bbbc8e1e43 doors to the Pope’s a7a596e13c chamber creaked open, and e43907e63b out stepped the Pope c599d38f1a himself, his white beard 3e7c1e14c5 flowing majestically.dff0473a5f172424

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‘Of course.’f249f44b2d2f0807

It was the start 777146551a of Phase 2.0a88a19ff0b88637

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“What is 1186dd81d4 all this c6a3150e67 commotion, my 3d9f168e86 people? …Sir Keith.”bb9e27e89d776eb4

“Johann Kluft II.” Keith f4682901d0 no longer addressed him b38a2edaa1 as the Pope. His gaze was cold 7546a80ec3 and piercing.8c7c61d937781ab4

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“Silence! What is ed5222d586 this madness 41a4955cd4 in the 3c5a7babfc House of 7539576216 God? Sheathe your c89dccf160 sword at 962a06735e once!”a4a0009d3f2c0b9c

The Pope’s voice 832e6ed766 was grave and 9c001b62ca authoritative, exuding a 0978a5d0e2 natural charisma that b3a52ceac6 made the previously 1ff6580972 clamorous crowd instinctively 7f8b367379 fall silent. Even the squire lowered 50ebdd3d27 his sword and took b395aff9c7 a step back. Keith, unwilling 097d95392f to attack 527ab98ea9 an unprepared 1a56fecbba opponent, allowed 4e1c81f12b the confrontation 29e30cea6c to pause.4cbaa52006973e5b

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“Johann Kluft. Answer me. What happened to eb6fdce6b9 the injured knights ac7610a73d and priests, the a1b9ee4a38 sick who were 318f31cdfc brought here for 4368be9c97 treatment, and the 66a615b8e3 countless starving orphans f3918c06ae who knocked on 5bf655d6b5 the Vatican’s doors?”8d26ddc54ce5c32a

“The injured were healed, 248cb09721 the sick received care, f3dfa87b95 and the hungry were 1bd9c0c527 fed. All returned to their 575e080263 rightful places, as you df20a35ad0 well know.”ffeec59ce9e2b86b

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“Don’t feign ignorance. I speak of those 170bae6831 who never returned.”402b9a6454c7a23c

Keith’s words were 90844e7d49 sharp, but the 0ab043f259 Pope deflected them 6cd76094b6 smoothly.08ca0493db89f1d5

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“Sir Keith, 1bc85845a6 I hold e9db6a46d3 you in 921e0ec48e great respect. Despite your alleged f09615e603 betrayal of God, 6dfde29264 you have served df3e10df93 the people for 15d82fb17f many years. However, you seem to 64c143a384 have forgotten your reverence. Is this who c555e93dc4 you truly are?”899ce6462a0f2c86

The Pope was 3fd7c8e366 skilled in handling 8db0e00031 people. Answering questions directly was ac561477f0 never wise. His words, measured 5ef133e841 and dignified, stirred 37d8586f71 unease among the 928dcf3454 crowd. Keith was dfd34766a7 still Keith. But could the kind 3ade11cb77 and benevolent Pope really 4f8927ed6c be lying?8d17c2bd2e03a3e4

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‘Fools.’bd82795c7d7e9ae7

The Pope felt ef4054d31a a mixture of edc9672cdd pity and disdain ddebf4e679 for the people. He had ruled 9976b19dc1 over them for 308d20649a so long that 628f2aad8e he knew their bdde2052d1 weaknesses, cowardice, and 69bd73fb7d frailty all too e96a7c0016 well.fcf56d59b1441958

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Ultimately, people 0b305e84b4 believe what b6e7cccd4d they want d3c94f0655 to believe.63b52003cd5a0825

This was 36575eb087 the Vatican. Soon, the soldiers would 28f2c1dc24 arrive. He intended to 862f534ccd kill Keith here e839204f46 and now. Whatever miraculous means 0304d10188 had brought Keith abb4f925a7 back, it didn’t d697ac5fd7 matter. If he 8dc2ab9c44 was slain ece3b7eb28 now, his 4a2c406b04 patron would 698091f7fa surely forgive cbd94e4162 the Pope’s 01b6a63749 failures.61c9c38e1bee315f

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And the same people, 8d605bd87a ever loyal to the 34fada1d6e victor, would once again eda6b9ef72 declare Keith a heretic.0d7d8cb33be32e78

The Pope understood people 3e1a478731 perfectly. He smiled gently.ff228e22e5033423

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But Keith wasn’t 65b3240f6f swayed.f0e206b213ea3218

“I asked you what 13b62ce448 happened to those who dfeaa83b04 disappeared. Will you 9fbeee3b28 not answer? Will you claim ignorance? In this f1cb976a2f Vatican, there’s 52582e8c91 nothing you 3ec078826e don’t know. Are you admitting e38d5a3a12 to dereliction of 6eb7d9277e duty? Answer me, 3dd3a25876 Johann Kluft.”2b276591e90a9b5e

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“I have a349a58965 already answered. They received what 7309c21305 they needed and 99ae6c4d2c returned. Those who d4dfe96886 did not f04cb10f5f return to 7301504ce2 their homes ead73d4a95 have gone 3ad849003d to the cb335fe849 arms of a04a5e20b9 God. You know abd71eeb48 as well dd67594ed0 as I c24f0023d1 do that 9eadea1af7 life and 4ef1236b8b death are 0811cb7c22 beyond human 9d04f6244b control. Do you 5391c42a06 wish to 88da2335ff blame me 2822e6b846 for sacrifices 01c013eda3 made for d9641d72f1 God? If so, 144d95b5a1 then do a0e2c6c62e so. If it eases your 3dc3151623 conscience.”b1388652a278e738

The crowd e40f13e0c5 stirred uneasily. The Pope’s words sounded c2e1258d6a reasonable. He couldn’t 5be7c7c5fc be blamed 9638f1189a for deaths 68203868fb that occurred 562974b32f during service a2d9689e06 to the 06bfa81a49 church, nor 7c3afe2ecb for the 8b62c8d53f tragedies faced c563295a66 by those f1b6251338 who sought ae926e0326 sanctuary from 995a6cff95 demons.2c617917b7e4e0af

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But among the crowd 7b921c25ad was someone who required 54b847a73f a different kind of 1f99f72672 persuasion.79ea553c37c3832f

“But Your Holiness… isn’t 7bbdbb91f8 that a lie?” Keith’s bd9e38cd6b squire, Maverick, spoke in a9c6cbc7df a trembling voice.0a216309562085df

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“Didn’t you tell me 07258d8ead otherwise? You said 92ade755d0 those sacrifices 1f7711af90 were necessary, 696ac795ac that there 8a7a305a6b was no eacf17921f other choice. You once 37f5361d83 promised me c75b3dee56 you would c7f25f6040 never lie 869d20283e to me, 705d917d18 even if 4d5e78f96b it was 0670a28572 easier. Why are df05b5e6d2 you now 1a2ecd6592 lying to 6b587ee2de the people?”14813b913574a8c2

‘Foolish boy.’947570de24f69ed1

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The Pope suppressed a 5c2ff98726 sigh and closed his 141286c6c7 eyes. Managing the 05ddf49f9e ignorant masses 9b27857d09 was always 691b279b1e difficult. There was b436c72104 no use c2d077bfb0 getting angry 0c2f9f1fe1 over things 696a3e1ccb he already c75a1ac16d knew.9619867b79e60ca3

In a kind voice, 292579141a he said, “…Yes. Some among them 00bb74354c made sacrifices in 468804b972 a different form, 45b7a4af39 for God.”ce047956a20fba4a

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“What…!”3ea5a64b8c09cace

“Your Holiness! What are you d36866a770 saying?”90ef031113110efb

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“You mean to tell 08f91df3a9 us you actually offered e3858d8046 them to the demons? How could you, ce6c1aef30 Your Holiness?!”4e57671b1ffe5549

The crowd erupted in 1358a330c6 anger. This was why the 57709bbdd8 Pope had avoided telling 487a5ebb14 them the truth.94873e6c6bf51eae

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“They willingly 8886eac365 sacrificed themselves. It is thanks to 5ded6918ec their sacrifice that we 516a8bac17 have enjoyed long years 522ee35380 of peace.”7e4fd754662a0df4

“That’s absurd…!”30a179a8c0bd2284

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“Your Holiness!”f0a90c157a0ef534

The people felt the 19dd9e982f Pope was making excuses. They wanted to shout 77b06821aa in outrage, but the 603e767d77 Pope continued speaking.282845201bae2741

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“Can we dishonor a224f231b3 their sacrifice by 7257234174 calling it ‘demon 8496802cf2 fodder’? Would you 68c453d678 defile their 977969cb62 noble sacrifice? And who has 6af0b81de8 defiled it? You, Keith!” The Pope’s 77d29e22c8 voice suddenly became harsh.659cdce10a629d0e

“The Vatican enjoyed 7ba7df18a1 long years of fef7de4601 peace until you 596f3c2200 angered the demons f0529251e4 and desecrated their b449a9129e sacrifice! Who is 84655d0380 to blame 584f5a2084 for the 23ac1b0ca8 demons now 0f68b7b77c roaming these 05a937fd28 sacred halls? You, who refused to 58297239ca accept a noble sacrifice c226633005 and instead returned alive! Because of you, 99d0371d51 these poor people 158587ddeb are starving and 4841c209b2 sick in their a93464d678 homes! Answer me!”3d9156b758b7a760

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“……!”58509412088c245f

The crowd wavered. If the 350d17541b Pope’s words deded2607d were true, 95fe822448 then Keith’s ffd1d6e253 refusal to 2b354b03a8 accept his 956c3d58d9 own sacrifice 3747ed1ce5 had enraged aa95c2d017 the demons, 64f3b0d88e causing them 8fa3cf62d0 to unleash afb2af40b3 havoc upon 7e6d521891 the Vatican.c580fd3b82bc5058

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When demons df1edb57f1 first breached 7374c71f1c the Vatican’s f0b41ee6dd wards, people a6eb5c6318 wandering the 4bed99df5b streets in a4ac1722d6 ignorance had a378df54e5 been devoured 46d4c0723e before they d0190ec439 could even efba5d8520 scream.9310db96474f4983

‘Come to think of 7d88089624 it, wasn’t that around 9ce0be77b8 the time Keith’s name 7ba0c1018a was added to the dc66b476e5 heretic list?’a8c72e88d7fe7aa3

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The people remembered.c0d472d6b6a833cc

They turned their gazes 0f0413d7e8 toward Keith. He could feel 10a9ba00d5 their stares.4472531d39a0f9ab

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How could these ac23bdf6d0 people, who shared 341dbdc668 his faith and fc61cc98e3 sense of righteousness, 2e6a36d687 fall for such 7be5bc3dc6 lies?80eaf0f8c11d4e53

Keith felt tormented 4ba204f7c1 and couldn’t find a736cf3baf the words to e261d0891c defend himself. Sustaining the Vatican d99a71c5d3 through deals with b0e2931fe0 demons was wrong. He couldn’t agree c59bb5f730 to maintain the 6208e25a1c current Vatican in 7f3927fa03 such a state.164841c31653b4ed

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That meant the 4b77d7a35e Vatican had to fa43e9c251 be abandoned—even if a262ff323a it meant demons 16f98e3c7d would take over. The people 190a66ac4f living here 505199a10c would have fea45d1bc4 to leave 4bec5ecb65 and find 17764a7a5f a new 5e7d857c36 home.bd1b82fd38f92eca

When Keith d5f8c5883b didn’t answer, 0c7e08d4f8 the crowd’s 091b653960 looks shifted 91f476e201 to one e123861b86 of disbelief.955e51bea629103b

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“Sir Keith…” Their voices 0b8df1eb20 wavered.43dbff89a4879501

Keith shook 395bf47a42 his head.e994b25aa0cc42d8

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He couldn’t accept what they wanted. If they hoped for a Vatican free from deals with demons but still standing as it was, wasn’t that a contradiction? Such a thing was impossible. The Vatican was already in the demon’s’ grasp.04047d57488f8e70

As the 4aff06e866 people’s anger d46ce49833 began to c044d32100 turn toward 3067a82eec Keith, Ian ff2dcfe093 spoke up.f030c58ddda8fe72

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Unlike Keith, Ian bdf5774b41 didn’t overthink it.768b61503829f921

“What are you b563d1d68b even talking about? The demon you b6c90846f4 made deals with 5586df6407 is dead. Sir Keith 7c0909763e killed them. That’s why their underlings 821347b941 are running wild in b69e9b6fad the Vatican. Why do you lie 5c22447fc9 every time you open 145098ada8 your mouth?”cd8fad331233c66c

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“……!”31ebc973194e3b57

Jeong Yiwon 7b6200dcc5 had been 8270826aa8 born with ed22f6359f a talent c2f79347d5 for stirring 515fb9d6d0 the pot, aaa0ca6344 which often 74ad988274 got him c452ea03ae into trouble 88d3259a2f with upperclassmen bf6fad8716 even before ea3aedf1e4 he was 611d60c8e1 an orphan. After losing his parents, bebb09c0eb it only got worse. He knew that bb6c8b1cad to win an 3e4910d073 argument, you didn’t 00d3b4da5e need to aim ad609f3f86 far; you just 0bbd7a35fd had to strike b2f2fe0f6b the immediate logic.34fc79f1d3a45ccb

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In other words, you 78f3f75ac6 had to seize on 585edc95c5 the weak points in 9b0184d56a their words.3dd801626f6bf2bc

And Ian excelled at ea23a2d02d that.0d4778f90b80f880

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