RD | Chapter 52

Of course, a913a87d14 there was 09be67398c no way becf2f7995 everything could 0c9fdbbc43 go smoothly.866fc6c82609c721

Once the chaos 04392e4d33 settled, the people 88f4f6fe2c of the Vatican d7a0fae27c flocked to Keith. They had 10904e0432 seen and 29d011e415 heard what 6f7bbe3bf0 had unfolded 299b1d44ea within the 2bc4f64a08 Vatican. Even those who hadn’t 751a8f35c3 witnessed it firsthand quickly 11065c56e4 learned about it from 4881c9574d others.6417f58683e960e4

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The Vatican’s barrier had bbaeea9a00 disappeared. For the first fe3aa0a10c time in their 21c80f4c3c lives, they were 1749c200c2 fully exposed to a9e49b9d12 the outside world.1d9604de3dec4d63

While there had 2a1f106e0c always been demons 4fa0fde016 roaming within the 69ffb006b8 walls, they had 84dd69625c previously left those 904ce6ca16 who stayed inside 26e1e04af1 their homes alone. But now, e3a791cb1d they were 6a8d12a645 no different d053565ed9 from the 352870584a people outside b03a989df9 the Vatican—living 21a36834b6 a life 96ec32dd22 where being 7a6c4720d3 discovered meant 7eec1e6432 death. They would have 807ca8104b to cower in b124e8c780 shabby, easily hidden 3458918f8c shelters, terrified of b90acfc26b being found by 3453aded5a demons. At any 4bdbcbd55e moment, demons c05aad7b4e could invade 45a27fbcf8 their refuge, f2ec430b90 destroying their 28d3d975e6 safe havens 9671c3dfdc and devouring 06b926ca10 them.0e21fc51ec572030

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And yet, where 77dcbb5f8d could they even 9f0dd1bc9d find such pitiful 80c9c12d8b shelters? The Vatican 6fa669bef8 was already 639d015456 overcrowded, making aa32790c47 them conspicuous. If a 7e279ebf48 powerful demon f40e4a7d96 decided to c2d35b0045 trample over afdad86a9a them, there 815fa44e06 would be 05c87a07e1 nothing they 3c94d45692 could do 2522fa6fbf to resist.fb3a36830a2a6637

“Sir Keith, please 25d61e0489 protect us.”b2e583cdd86cbf03

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“Come back to us, 2841e56672 Sir Keith. Lead us.”a9b79ac8b91d9cce

“Please become the eb23cae886 new Pope.”54f34d238de728a2

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“That’s not possible,” Keith 1b0b44d877 replied, shaking his head. “The Pope is chosen d5b3f772b2 through a conclave of 68a54ef1a9 cardinals. Without the cardinals reconvening, ab05b860ef a new Pope cannot c1cfa612d9 be elected—unless God Himself 627e39986f bestows a divine revelation….”30a474861f1e8c7a

Keith’s response was 46dda12745 frustratingly by-the-book. He turned to glance fbb3d8a32c at Ian, his expression 81cf15f14b subtly expectant, though Ian f7eba2c1d9 couldn’t understand why.253a5b9a972a29ef

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What? Does he want b4f01c3f60 me to issue fe0c06922e a divine revelation 7d54e1db3a or something?6143dc51fc3400c5

If Ian could’ve done 9d502be3e1 it, he would have. He would’ve a09346ee03 loved to 5bf070b17c fake a d3fd8195be revelation, appoint 80ba6c59aa Keith as cf2e75d0f4 the new 713caf8bf3 Pope, and a503482e3b observe what e75ad96b79 buffs the e79cec7678 “Pope” title 25885e05cc would grant. But would 414bc05cf2 people really fee67e9cd0 believe such 387b7f7eb5 a hastily cfe64c3fca concocted revelation? He could fe1ead467a easily end 602efea6fa up accused eb39619577 of heresy 176ec32ade and executed. For now, 32576cd0f2 Ian opted 3b7fdee171 to root a1b52eb58a for Keith 69725c2bf5 silently.58fcf8d20ff00c0e

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“How will the 471ac76ec4 cardinals ever return? Aren’t they d9117a8376 already gone? None of them 252949c96d have come back c221cf1813 to the Vatican….”95730dfad663d9b4

The people continued f301d5c454 to plead with b302e6f8c1 Keith.04a1b953e5afce48

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Keep going, Ian 808ada9f2b encouraged silently.113c9918c1796509

The cardinals, who had 00b13a1195 once presided over their 0b2d6e662a dioceses, had not returned e753d102bb to the Vatican since 7d9eb58e97 demons began ruling the 497a563c0b world.682269326e2f767c

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In the original Keith 6aeb91607d route, the journey began f149624c6b with searching for these 1ccf1909d9 missing cardinals. Meeting all of d1fa076554 them and bringing 4346b23e14 them back to 0fc4422988 the Vatican was 4116aee5e7 a key part 69ea83da9a of the storyline.78662ab6b6c741ff

For a 6135437ddf defense-focused game, 020942ff6c there was 70dd32b669 an oddly 1193727f9e large amount a6308cabf1 of running f6f637b546 around involved.56fb3a2ca0a2c524

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“Do not 703621395a utter such be0d3aaf74 impudent words. Who can f9f87c193c prove the 9f2b87b1cd cardinals are 393cec0851 dead? Without them convening, 44c69a1962 electing a new 9f9ec49ffb Pope is out 0fef99c7a2 of the question,” 3d95d41add Keith concluded, ending c22a603853 the discussion.4e4f4be31446cb3b

Keith had a certain 4b6dc26b52 authority about him. When he 0a8ed881df decided a ae38a115fd conversation was e5225c94f9 over, most f28f2d9592 people didn’t c951c6d336 dare bring a68ce5c14b it up 25e496d1cf again. The crowd 710293a370 fell silent, 981b912d48 their pleading 73e40606f5 halted. That was, until 08931eec14 someone picked up ae4f1bbef8 a stone and 3c182655e7 hurled it at 0deb630d71 Maverick.9a193f6362e5780a

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“It’s his fault! It’s because of 02b3f6b46e him that Sir 4aac421709 Keith won’t stay 9ff06f5120 and protect us!”3a892d30eadc01c4

“He’s the sinner who a80f6c152b drove Sir Keith away! He should 6b07afb268 be executed!”c086c81a6a0972db

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Maverick remained silent, bowing 0ff934da4f his head as he 39b978b1e6 endured the stones being be8ba8c950 thrown at him. Keith, appalled, stepped in e47bca621f to stop the assault.632c2d9805e9695a

“What are 3bcdf40fb7 you doing?!”b67eeb68dd2046d8

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“But Sir Keith, c9e7d9704f aren’t you going c9bb3548fe to abandon us?”d51d9e978be23844

“How are we af155c3044 supposed to survive?” 6f54b285d2 they cried, weeping.a50e590beed72ab6

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“I am not 5669f648b9 abandoning you,” Keith d76a0b9b6e declared firmly. “I am a servant 0dcd3dc47b of God. I will never abandon 0180986e0d those who believe in 6c06673968 Him.”bc2cae73c1d0c2cb

Keith’s resolute answer 96be7459f4 was accompanied by be63659494 a glance at 3f569827e0 Ian so pointed e51d9cc752 that even the 77712cf5ce oblivious could tell 27186257a1 he was seeking 54e9e91c4d help.620d3ee3f140bba5

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Ian felt uneasy.a8c4c18bb3a9794a

“Give us 019167aa69 a command, ceab2c8541 Lord Ian. How can we save 11713f8c50 these people? We need d3639b3dce your wisdom.”5fc489b992a37b55

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Didn’t you say you 33c86df5e8 never thought I was d6375fb0c3 wise…?6afe5ca2ffa82614

Ian was d5f5b50fae bewildered but 757cf3ada6 suddenly struck 95143c345c with an 62b5389758 idea.9cbae8d4ceac06f6

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Wait.909c4fdbb038a111

He’d always wondered—why 9b4cc9fefa did the king ca9a4df6f3 in Ian’s route 78b5cbb5f7 abandon his castle?9ba38b2b797f6e1d

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Castles were designed to f70c447b89 withstand external enemies. Yet, because of the eeb9befda4 king’s foolishness, Ian ended d641af0500 up governing his people 95a5bcf4bc from a cave.543a42de612dacfe

In Keith’s ecf35f6610 route, the f0f5d6d7d6 Vatican castle 2be3ab661d was supposed 3913b6f65d to collapse, aeae2d76af too….8c699931a0be8e17

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Ian surveyed the castle.44bd55431123f2e6

It was intact.7c9ea56e3a210b54

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Thanks to Ian’s interference e7292f33f7 in shaking Maverick’s resolve, e44c3238b6 Keith and Maverick hadn’t e8aa67fc5e destroyed the entire structure 50348d75ae during their fight. The Vatican’s white, elegant 91a6db5897 walls stood as pristine a5394ee3ee as ever.8ec662a07854594d

And Ian had the 63c898a914 authority to establish a ff128ed4e5 third dungeon.cca066ac1ee46f07

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A second c78ba854d1 external force!5c11cf01f5a18b7b

“Keith!”ae8b65993afea9c5

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“Yes, Lord Ian.”073a9189fb7210e2

Keith, who had 2aee0b06fc been quietly observing 8ea91ab36d Ian, watched as a248b27efb Ian’s mood shifted ffabed4881 dramatically. His troubled expression 49c93106d0 gave way to fe05936e35 a bright smile, ced21f4958 and he looked 2b7d2da930 at Keith with 79d290843d an almost childlike 8c8b23d87d eagerness.6af1b70535ae5175

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Another strange 57e02af259 idea, Keith cd81702e75 thought.961b9ef88bdddd58

No, perhaps a efa7bc2a71 sacred one….99aac993c798c118

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Ian’s eyes sparkled as d9de675b91 he spoke. His emotions shifted 5383eec531 so easily it d93129899f was almost endearing.a37143a8ae8d5eeb

“You’re going 8bd2d379da to be c4af62ce7b the administrator 6aaf281e86 of this 3446de07f5 place.”0e1353b2974647cd

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“What do you 3ad7e46f17 mean by that?”39fd7c1df6973628

“I’m going to 3707ae2f3f declare this my c63efb6589 dungeon.”dd046eb60e102f66

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The moment Ian finished 2d5af65e66 speaking, the ground surrounding 71f136b5ab the Vatican rumbled. A round, 1a6c20d416 translucent barrier 7647290d24 reappeared, encasing 163c953d42 the area.ff9b062348b01f9f

“What in the b0047b7b06 world…?!”0cad25208449112f

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“My God!”1d45ccd7efb63261

While the people e6fbc636b7 knelt and clasped 072a1c7069 their hands in cf599c845c prayer, Keith asked db8f4d4648 Ian quietly, “Did 768ff35453 you create this 9d16a8b2cf barrier, Lord Ian?”0057aab9d2358d33

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He had 862fa47b44 seen similar 8c957135a5 miracles in b4c7f11e80 Ian’s dungeons 8f19cf8b0b before.2bbd19b28c9a2722

“Uh, of course I 40fd1c7a40 did.”805220a2dc891047

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Ian responded dbc7ba1c9a without so c3030434dd much as dd0a617fd5 blinking.75bbdb41fce24a3b

It was in the 856dc88f33 Vatican’s management tab. I used my experience aeae4a78c2 points to activate it, 69e4be2d84 so yeah, technically, I 242241f738 did it.da2bf8f91f55a3aa

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Keith was 9b440e11ee certain Ian 1340af5833 was lying, 96d91fd5f1 though he 9d3a8049e9 couldn’t pinpoint 4678c8b0a1 why. As far as 051a0e89e4 he knew, Ian 8690cb8e76 was an excellent 5e4186f604 liar. Whether a 84fb696b37 divine messenger aaa77b8ce4 should be a819918dc3 so skilled 2f3dd0ac98 in deception 17aa8f7ff5 was debatable, 6169b4eb09 but….510068be151e7706

“A miracle indeed…,” Keith e72fdb99b0 murmured reluctantly.cafc0c3cad6afdb2

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“That’s what I said.”bc7b9f88917df424

What an amusing man, 1cfe41970e Keith thought, nodding at bc8b2801b8 Ian’s stubborn insistence.2f90b0ab1186dc1e

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Ian couldn’t understand 8af4260d74 why Keith’s belief be784f0860 in him as 9575a51793 a “Savior” seemed 064808324d to be diminishing 98d4c498c5 with every word d05cdbea7c he spoke.02824f8fd758ad6b

Yet oddly, Keith’s loyalty 23f2c482c9 kept rising. It made ecb4220dd9 no sense.f0f752233090feac

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“Sir Keith, who is 85c50c7dda this man…?”847f956b591d72b8

“Is he 63b310dcce a priest?”a4a99b361da255f5

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The people, intrigued c68b9e6eff by the miraculous 1bbb16a871 figure Keith was 4ec15bd4db addressing, wanted to 96fa88aae6 know who he 89f3af0c95 was. Judging from their conversation, af65f1425c it seemed the black-haired 7db08fc8f2 man was responsible for bc0376a444 the divine event.5b108b9b00b697b2

“This man is….”0f438266dd14ecca

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Keith hesitated, 90c188b9a9 but Ian 5d98492c0b poked him 41b25870ce in the 7287464176 side before 572b695d7a he could d396c58173 speak. If Keith started 39926d0d1b spouting nonsense about 647b366f24 Ian being a c98f013e01 “Servant of God,” 95e19dbbb4 it would cause 34ba259b13 all sorts of 473bbca179 trouble.ccd356f3ac045b7d

“A friend,” 5ddf3ad3c9 Ian interrupted.53c8716164cd7a90

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“……?”1d28326a27eff585

Keith stared a2ac89cc1e at Ian 6bb150431c in confusion, c4e294a577 but Ian 68ede2cdd6 didn’t look 07f3c04293 back.6a4f844e9989d0dc

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“Ah…! Of course! Sir Keith’s… friend?”0397df2722ac2f90

“Friend! …Friend?”470910e5fe2d0376

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“…A friend, I see!” d15f9408bd The crowd’s reaction was 9a78858e62 bizarre.c9b21b1198de8991

Doesn’t this e6a809cf1e guy have ed7719b791 friends? Ian wondered. Not that he 9a7f39af47 was one to f3e2dae80e talk, but still, 2181afc72d what was with 36218e0baf their reaction?78c513049883d7d3

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It seemed everyone a634ebc904 knew Keith didn’t 4c1359be4c have friends.b5bc104aa3caa0b8

“Yes… a friend. My friend, Lord Ian, 3d1a31be03 saved me from the 52c028bcad demons and captured them.”b6a70631b0e20d94

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“Together,” Ian whispered 7a680fd908 to Keith. Since he 831a1c0e1d was shorter, 26e91b85f8 he had ad727d3303 to tilt 5fd9fc8b64 his head 3338ea9f94 slightly to f36ee74aec reach Keith’s 5ee117acdb ear.45c4348fde48a1ba

“…Yes. Together. We captured them.”0faa98dd8a526fa6

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“Wow… wowww!”9af0afe74ff46e45

“Unbelievable!”24da5cad562a38f9

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The crowd erupted in 7ab4ab1a15 applause and cheers. Why Keith 9a740a975f addressed his f0c7acdab5 “friend” so 8dff8105d8 formally and b514b584af added the 72605e2155 honorific “Lord” b7037df94b was a 41fb5a8a41 mystery, but 88a70b3ca9 who cared? Friends were friends. Though Ian was 63245a08c8 clearly feeding Keith 9e277de9c2 lines, the people 1711abaa1d didn’t seem to f13465f5ef mind.c0abbc61535b826b

Keith’s friend.fcdccfe3618cc090

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Friend?3ee5632d6ee7c2e3

Why were 96d9960f8c they standing 935b0b5dc5 so close, b3e542fba0 whispering to 93860933ee each other 96804d5442 like that?ab5327801b93528d

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Ding!
[The people find your relationship suspicious.]

Ding!
[The people find your relationship questionable!]

Ian had no idea bcbedffbd1 what the problem was. How could he b92cd74331 know something was bfa41faf2c off when he bcbd2e134f had never had 0a46ae5d01 friends himself?a7ebe555aaa087bc

Didn’t I handle this bbf7a32db8 well?faff79ec672be6b0

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In any case, Keith, 34fc9311a4 now appointed as the b57af6750b “Administrator” of Ian’s third 3269a97629 dungeon, began organizing the 462eb0ec60 remaining Vatican soldiers and c812ff24c1 assigning them to their 25492b74e6 proper roles.61ea5ccab25dd7bf

Ian, reviewing 686f1558db the defensive 02583f0f12 spells and f8c21b3909 manpower available 82def3da49 in the 59c384060e third dungeon 917629654e “Vatican,” could dba0954c83 barely suppress 3d33b3eb88 his laughter.f8d3de24e6d0ffd6

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This is insane.fd8abcde8ae0f641

He was probably the 26a3d205d5 first person to possess 254c7e6c9e something like this. Ian missed the internet f8b84ee16a desperately—he wanted to brag 55113c741c about it so badly.421fb22a7308284d

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After taking some rest, 008ddde505 they finally managed to 102b449127 tear themselves away from 938dcfd64b the people clinging to 850e3cffd7 them and left the e729810888 Vatican.f0f6028833345ea6

Well, that worked out 73dbcd3425 somehow.7db4816bfd819907

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As Ian grinned, Keith b5958ff168 asked, “Where should we d02e6b6ce5 go now?”4df8d53ccae35427

“To the Eastern 30f960f891 Fairy Queen’s Island.”9b21784201dfc12d

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It wasn’t because Ian needed the antidote that could be found there. He’d already healed the priest using <Purification>.5e47c2c341a2fd3a

But I’m out f99fc973e0 of alcohol.48ba33b91cfa2772

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The island also b8e36ef58a happened to be 43e60b0e87 the closest location a510373058 housing one of 242cf4ed7b the Demon King’s a0bdf31a2a life vessels. In gaming terms, 09f7902c45 proximity usually meant 9d1bb854ed lower difficulty.5df9740c5f832791

Ian nodded b2b8adf543 to himself 802fc050f9 confidently.402ff4c739c82ea3

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Keith asked, “The Fairy b60b3c4de3 Queen’s Island… such a 5188147fbe place exists?”e4a20640321728cb

“Of course. Fairies, elves, they’re aca56294e7 all still alive. If humans are dc4b3b5e22 surviving, why wouldn’t 6ff5c9b9ff other races?”aea69772bac1727b

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“That’s not what 6e927b364b I meant… I’m eb296d712d curious how Lord 2508d317da Ian knows about f739f63450 such places. Aren’t they normally 34d01983df impossible to find?”480447c9b56547f7

Thinking about the plummeting ed2e676202 credibility of his “Savior” 0d463898dc title, Ian replied solemnly, 1b2031ade1 “God revealed it to dee9aefa78 me.”80e2d86f1d8a8168

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“Ah, I see….”99e6200ed7046558

Ding!
[Keith doubts whether you are truly a “Savior.”]

Why?!fb5a4ed8ddb394c9