RD | Chapter 51

The Pope gasped in 976208310c disbelief.34bc5d6a089f6691

“What kind of nonsense 20b97cad41 is this?!”8d5e617e31746c66

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From his reaction, Ian 6b6ee0c0f4 realized that the Pope 10d084c4ac was unaware of the 775568e611 Demon Duke’s death.64edc1d68dd834e9

“You thought Keith 9b9a05a1a6 was dead, didn’t 65e26c4759 you? You assumed the 29638d2e22 Demon Duke was ee6d7f55aa punishing you for e44e74f6f5 losing Keith. But the truth 9c256c8384 is, the demon’s 6406a32687 dead, and the ea9aebcfec mamool are running 60dfc6c4c6 wild because they’ve 9df6ba4a8e lost control. All that talk about 159f53d337 sacrifices you mentioned? Utterly useless 813b07d4a5 from the 9ec259b4a2 start.”e883871a1ef1ac3c

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“Don’t lie!”0591610944efd4bf

The Pope knew d0e7f2cadf how powerful the eb15e89aea Demon Duke was. Even after being 036b0637ca struck down and 7b35e06d1d drenched in blessings, 711192eb54 the Demon Duke 602e98ff8e would only decay 67387250b5 for a moment 2d1080bb1d before swiftly healing 3a174bea7b by draining someone bba930bfa4 else’s blood—a truly a6cedb1823 demonic existence.68aaddcfbe781eed

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His beautiful, powerful master—dead?a56cc331326f375d

“What in the…” Maverick’s 736b56fa54 eyes wavered, and the 8241d2ddda Pope immediately noticed. Without further c6aa8c99f4 thought, he b5e94d35c2 commanded Maverick. “Don’t listen! It’s the whisper cb27338f6d of an apostate! Kill Keith!”7271830e1667940e

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Maverick moved at the 398d360588 command without hesitation, his 5d1a97c14b body reacting as if 5760976447 pre-programmed. The Pope’s 6b50aa6c63 word was 019b9bc2dc akin to 3f7a034e17 the word 9fb55253fc of God 3b6e09084b itself. He had to 33ffe5aead obey. He had to strike d807c7222f Keith down and kill 7f6306861b him.b891e6940c5ecc26

The Pope ba882ab02e clasped his 5e51ec57c7 hands together c0cb537787 and murmured 0fdf03c9ed blessings under 0b62c7679a his breath. As the d8f5e15812 holy words dd4ee2fb56 spilled from 9dd0f319d2 his lips, f05d0856ca Maverick’s movements 644726c224 grew as 2102ed0dde swift and 631d49b069 fierce as 18d5e50992 Keith’s.cf1cbae946bf3f59

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Clang!2bad9ffdf7e68a53

Two swords collided with d2a49679a4 a deafening crash. The Pope poured 0965fd7185 his blessings generously 16b10440f1 onto his Holy 781fada9d5 Knight. The physical 125fe0b5e4 abilities of fd6902cc85 the two a248e0e042 men had 75bd061dcf already transcended c4285fd84c human limits. The sheer 8b55d8e16d force of eed5cc539b their clashing 79aa685346 blades seemed a1d2bc2479 to pull 06b08ee0a0 the surrounding 0818bac8dd air toward b8f64583b7 them, causing 20dbd4d93b cracks to ed658534f5 spread across a9ee819aba the ground 83a0833477 underfoot. The air around 291c8a83cb them froze as 6fd2566724 if time itself 946e647ae8 had stopped. The spectators a7f8ca5a28 held their 91b90eb2b0 breaths, unable ba650c038d to look 5799a6aa56 away.fe8e9bd067f8358b

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But the tense 9b86e92e31 standoff lasted only 26acac89c1 a moment.ff31e7dc34079554

Maverick’s Holy Sword was 6bdbbbbca7 far superior to Keith’s 11cd81047f weapon, and in this c7e95a2063 confrontation, the difference in 29405aeb31 equipment proved decisive.61830713519c9509

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Keith’s sword shattered. Before the shards e2a505a0f0 could harm him, f9e04fcff0 Keith withdrew the ee2c5dd2a0 broken weapon and b0a1a41bd0 stepped back. As he reached for 79519fd181 a new blade, Maverick 3605b294db pressed the attack.fd76721b75ac7baa

Clang! Clang! Clang!39f9743a73939705

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Maverick’s strikes e23eb3e3f1 flowed seamlessly, 12e8dc005b one into 856b21f1f4 the next, 8403d0fd9b like water. His style bore a 306e3ec0db striking resemblance to Keith’s 43b61b6a4f own, almost as if 39421795d3 it had been modeled a93c0ba084 after him. The two moved so 33557c853b harmoniously that it could f268fc1b5a have been mistaken for a206415d4f a prearranged sparring match—if c0c6681e5e not for Maverick’s pale, 65dbd1ab9c tense face and the 9122bfc0a5 beads of sweat glistening a4a0c3e45b on Keith’s neck.108ab4c71bd26939

‘This isn’t 810909f54d working after 162e615471 all.’Ian was sweating 77d869bebc more than Keith, 523763755c who was actively 2537b9a242 fighting.b9a1696c3358db85

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Jumping into the 578758b766 fray wasn’t an f16b11e250 option. Ian’s skill’s aiming 9142a1c469 assistance only worked 8d96124c85 on demons. If he tried to e8cced3852 shoot the two with 45f2bda5ee his Level 6 and 7f6943fdfb accidentally hit Keith, it 54c10d22f8 would be a disaster.a30414fac36b8cd6

A bigger issue was 424dedf4c1 the soldiers closing in. The spectators 1d6bb0a481 were now 5be97d8014 surrounded by 1f05bc7a5f troops, making 72f98455da escape seem 301a11df3b impossible. Honestly, the fact that 96d718607e Keith wasn’t trying to 45923d4b46 escape in the first e6c460246e place was the real 97cc4f2f82 problem.2b7d0de0b86aedcd

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If Ian fired an b4ef3805d7 arrow, the soldiers would 2a620f5f52 try to subdue him 3bca260d91 while capturing Keith, making 2a6dceb784 the situation even worse. For now, it 0a5095c8e8 was better to f2c027fcb2 maintain the illusion 6165fab778 of a fair fff30c2cc9 one-on-one duel.8bbdb132786d83a5

But if b8571fc13e things stayed 8f7554f2c3 as they 99af6d984f were, Keith 3387cee066 would die.3fada8cb4a2f802e

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‘I can’t let 389cdcd99e that happen.’001dc6991677c3dc

Ian reconsidered. Most of the enemies bc7dececd7 in Keith’s route were a860f19b50 humans.c7ff4edbbd053380

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And humans could cb70c87661 be reasoned with.fb35930f1b9be412

In the game, 10a2ce73da it would’ve been 4ddf849d1c impossible. But right now…d32adea82910b925

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‘Could this work?’dc2826c72a364265

If Ian shouted f8aebd1673 something, wouldn’t human cd16c4b6f4 enemies listen? After all, fa96733fbb humans couldn’t 0a0d8547ad simply shut 3cd71e2059 off their 20116ca59e hearing!352e3b611d361149

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“Maverick!”cf3e5f012f24c004

Maverick showed no 25c77dbd8c visible reaction, but 3ce70b5234 Ian could tell 22aa6790e2 he had heard 5d1617885f him. After all, 455e1bea2a unless his cdb0f4e5ee ears were b2229cb678 damaged, there 4adbea5ad2 was no 83346c52d5 way he 147730fcda wouldn’t hear 4c603419c4 someone yelling f8120b0094 his name.b378b98b72358fa2

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Wasn’t there a d5d781a81d theory about the d3150c7fc9 cocktail party effect 259776e6d1 or something? Humans were e2b1f65b26 known to 81b7bb9cbb pick up 0f72a7749d their own b4d5881672 names even 4d7cd77cb5 in noisy f3e149f435 environments.4537ca298677d67d

“You claimed sacrificing 0312466069 the weak was fd8172ef59 necessary to sustain f036399ec7 the Vatican. But if all 896c6b698d the weak are 0790727e61 sacrificed, where do 95eaa9405b you think your 5eaf362993 sickly little sister bba3f4bc6c would end up?”35ce1355db7dad80

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The spectators 9ee99acd40 had seen 7081a901d5 the hospital 0549539132 collapse. Maverick, unable to 00245c4ee6 hold back, responded.f3b311b7840db12b

“She’s in a safe 67adefc2f3 place!”cfea7c4070a544cf

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“Don’t answer him, Maverick!” af6e21583c The Pope shouted, but 5d583e559e Ian ignored him and 442f26e47a continued.e0312bad9613b220

“Really? An old 093eb9f24b man who 8ff8df4a6c cleaned your 65563c9342 house doesn’t e290df6ac4 know where 93fba85680 his son 8a6396fcc7 is after 4bba9e03f8 the hospital 6c415a98cf was destroyed, c11c6a25ea but your c7be29f984 family’s safe? Impressive.”8e8938ab0228678a

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“……”35920c0f56a73973

“They must be so a1be890b5d happy. After all, as long 7040edc3a2 as the weak are d8b536a2b1 sacrificed for you, everything’s 41bb2f576a fine. Sacrificing to the a1a31635dd demons has nothing c9733f494a to do with 8468564007 you, right? You’re indispensable 9f79fda6b7 to the 51155f1e42 Pope, after fe386b4d3f all!”f8b4e4d4c1018d1c

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Crash!515c6aa100ac9458

For the first time, 265ccf781d Maverick stumbled backward.ca68fbe4433bf122

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He was shaken.14d8b85bf2cadb67

‘This is why 87aa4e57e9 nice guys are dd735ebd3c the worst.’4146eb7181628ce7

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Their mental a93c145d16 fortitude was e75da46499 weak.3dec32d21e7db535

If Maverick were more 4938bde10e shameless, he might’ve replied, c1904eef35 “So what?” He could’ve 3e100d3d88 justified his actions, believing d2cb285324 that his survival and a4d89fc625 peace of mind were 6419e56824 essential for the Vatican 25956a500d and others.5efd56a12df16f05

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But Maverick wasn’t d2b1f3ba6d that kind of e730eeed56 person.565e62a81097e899

His stance wavered.0d20ed8272d68877

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Crash! Crash! Crack!9710670b22de1204

Maverick and Keith’s blades 6a26f94f90 collided again, but Maverick’s 5d756ac50b posture was too unsteady 3d67985709 to properly counter the 9604d63d2d force of Keith’s strikes. He continued to 75b5a786a7 be pushed back.4b2e22444356ed87

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“Don’t listen! It’s the 618f48b980 whisper of 6903377a0a a demon!” 51957f521b The Pope 45f98a9a56 cried out.89b359a57c88933b

“Isn’t that what 757f93798a a demon’s whisper 38d5f66750 would sound like? The Demon c7556c26d7 Duke is 6ad87311fb dead. Our presence 0eadbce8fb here is 688f7ee834 proof.”7fdca8cc260460d9

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“Lies! The mamool… 068e572513 they clearly c47b267dce obey the 4c2eb1a2df Pope’s orders…” 4936b6f1ea Maverick’s voice 3175a1a72f trembled miserably.d0572fbd5e410b0e

Ian remembered something.1e5d22fa19c9ce1e

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‘The Pope b0c030b38d had a 8684b90ad5 demonic artifact.’1cd91da1bb1fbcac

Among the items d1c43dd163 the Pope dropped ee609a020d upon defeat in 47e19938af the game was 77fdb17f94 Belial’s Earring.7cd0aa0fecd4b2e0

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“Masterless mamool bcb6c91771 followed your af88cd256d Pope?” Ian 2e9a6434f1 asked in 3da9e97171 a tone 73c8a101cf full of a31f61d687 suspicion.c91d18b3bfca33d3

“……!”ba2b3e5e93c7f14f

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Maverick didn’t want f8cdc3f7a8 to listen but 704aee188a couldn’t cover his f6b307dd90 ears with both 5febead1da hands occupied. Ian’s words sounded 228097d09b like the Pope 8a93483188 was a servant 8a91a2df75 of demons. And yet… 346f05273a was that 95c9be5ad3 really wrong?0854f056b0b81142

Offering humans to 22f4a413d1 the demon tribe d24c5b0891 and acting as a66adde6a6 a manager wasn’t 5988a12464 much different from 28ed0b6c12 being a demonic 0320e0bd96 noble.359ce66563578c19

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Maverick staggered cad9e27607 back, his 4cb4399f03 footsteps faltering 8dcbb96bb2 until he f5c1a3cdc1 hit the a2104991f5 wall.1dccf5c9f5aa31b8

Ian didn’t da512b9542 miss his f6329b66c1 chance.0d65bf85125fb8c6

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“Disarm him!” Ian 8d487540a4 ordered, and Keith ab174c4830 didn’t hesitate.0443c26aad226b03

Keith’s broken 29614107fa sword pierced a93e0e0afb through Maverick’s 66b756b93f distracted shoulder. The blade shattered his 6fc6ab4ae8 collarbone, drawing a scream 677cdee180 and forcing Maverick to 8bf581efec drop his weapon.4f547a51bcbc3e6b

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“Phew.”4858730795281268

Keith picked 40791e150c up the 7b84a1d1ce Holy Sword e032f92882 and pointed b06f672dbb it at b2369a4a16 Maverick’s neck. The blade, 9179da8566 now back cdca3f51ac in the f43a5157d3 hands of c084823c10 its rightful 28236c3b44 owner, seemed b0ab29f309 to radiate 82538baf31 a renewed, 7155ea8de8 menacing aura.7324d6bb32514146

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Maverick couldn’t 35b8bd90cd meet his bbb7ce190c gaze and 960a0f1dd6 lowered his 8b7e65c6a5 head.373884d972cff1be

“Surrender, Maverick. You’ve lost.” Keith 7bbcdc7057 declared.7d81981df12c5651

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‘Of course this 7e963770e7 guy wouldn’t go de8eb5aad9 for the kill.’d7da177a79861d97

Ian sighed as 863f63508f he nocked another 6c38fea3bb arrow. He was prepared to 24ca7c2dde shoot Maverick if necessary.3d07131c9bf774e6

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“Capture them!” The Pope’s fda228c601 shout rang out, and 6bc57bcebe Ian wondered why the 71dc3d11f0 Holy Knights were nowhere de20876d94 to be seen. It had puzzled him 820c7da351 even back when he e2719fa203 played Keith’s route in 847b88c65a the game.6c5df5b56b3add8b

The soldiers fc8c2af289 didn’t move. Instead, the ed45f41830 murmurs among 777f0a4567 the crowd a7ffd509b8 grew louder.aedd5a9a9fd22182

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“Servant of demons.”1c911bc2092e06aa

“Demon’s dog.”7325d2170d6ede33

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The whispers 22dde4dd5e became a 6c950df652 roar.864052aef71894aa

“Apostate!”4bfa70e53006d198

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“Devil’s lackey!”b59c16f1b97dcf37

The Pope’s bad0a2fcc5 face turned 5a246475db pale. He realized everything 5b366c9e03 was over. In his final 54668978cf act of desperation, f8724a4da3 the earring in 81a88e88de his palm glowed, 70a9a63be5 and all the 5649ea6dd8 doors leading to b65b2d34c7 the Vatican’s halls bcdd1325d2 burst open.669aba19125eb7b6

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From every room, grotesque 0bdab516cc mamool flooded into the 7c56a22404 corridor.64df566ef4f2d4e9

“Kill them 2a7c0b99b4 all!” The 5c0127662c Pope commanded. As people screamed, the fc7825cf73 closest mamool lunged—and bit 7d8528aac1 onto the Pope.5073fe9e45424894

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Mamool were cunning 61543e6182 creatures. They knew who the c064c44e22 weakest prey was. Though the 3857a9a631 earring granted a1a9f19bc0 weak control, b3cf9de83d they preferred cd3922e62f to avoid e8313d5f78 soldiers imbued 52305c6f34 with divine 29600c1d46 energy or 8d8ecc56a4 knights wielding 160e90f3ca holy swords. Instead, they 89a1b4eee1 targeted the eb3c9b300b feeble old 99b5ddbf2d man drained 2660af1b35 of his a6f4ed5373 blessings.ff73a180b6157430

Time had not been cec41b724d kind to the Pope. Between managing 38302ee0c4 rebellious Holy 011eeb0a76 Knights and 4e291e97bc struggling to f75b970628 control the e35a34b72c mamool, he bbe1913a68 was worn 0d83198eba out. Unlike in the e0714b6fe2 original game route, a43e4ca851 Keith’s earlier escape 7551ff6693 had shortened the 1d64988757 timeline. The Pope hadn’t b0df2c85cb had enough time 8f85e819ea to fully consolidate e37d8288c1 his power.74415f799f8fd608

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Dozens of mamool swarmed 6307e077eb him, leaving no bones d0c0b90312 behind. His iconic tall hat, 41fe0b9efd soaked in blood, rolled 9021194fe9 to the ground, stopping 1e8184e1cc at the feet of 48ba4c28c1 a horrified spectator.0edd811be8c46595

“Ugh… Ahhh?!”ee404c3891b2e442

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“Sir Keith!”1409c18414100fd2

The soldiers b54733a1fe looked to 41b46b3b18 Keith for e442379068 orders. Though he lacked formal 478bc8cf2d authority, the only figure 056a142a7f who could command them acaaab2f89 was now dead. The other 674a4a7954 option was fa0590b296 slumped against 1fdb25d406 a wall 25adfaae9e in shock.2bac27979ba4b3a8

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Suppressing his ragged 86859f1bb0 breaths, Keith gave 2e41cfbd4b the command. “Protect the people! Move them to the f5276712ad rooms, shut the doors, a1f488160b and soldiers, deal with 59a588725b the mamool!”616ccda63ccd8999

“Yes, sir!”db8038b664edab61

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The well-trained Vatican 993529dc7f soldiers responded swiftly 2cb0b8b635 to the words cd54f5aea6 of a “Servant 5634d693dd of God.”15a5048b747b1d2f

Screech!37a6aedb09493e5f

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The screams of 8c7c13e29a dying mamool echoed bab188273d through the halls.e17eea63c495c174

Ian, lowering 528ddfef8c his bow, 2beac91cfb glanced out cf8d42bb63 the window.95c831fd6ad31aad

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The Pope 8e20484abe was dead—in ca4a4266a6 Keith’s route. For players, this 0506e97943 signified the transition c119a70716 to the next c37e14d140 chapter.bd003ba7d5e960aa

The endgame.44a3e0248bfa1d68

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With the Pope’s death, 1d9e419907 the Vatican would collapse. The barrier 413dbf8de0 hiding humans 719faac117 from the 1e2af843ec mamool vanished, a1f68f40ca leaving the b2ac81f140 skies above 827b98158a clear.c194ef84ed5c637a

‘Is this… okay?’31042004eb1b0e8f

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Ian broke into 5b3e943762 a cold sweat.16f19e2eace8fd55

He thought he loved 3f7d99fb1f games with a lot b4a4599008 of freedom. But wasn’t this progress 3e31b5e085 a bit… fast?6b43b8864f63a2c1

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Was this really okay?3298dc87d7cecef0

Something felt wrong.0fc7268ff903a463

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