RD | Chapter 6

Even after clearing the Ian route tutorial, if Ian still wasn’t trusted, people will start asking him to follow the king.

At this point, you can’t refuse. Refusing would cause the already low loyalty to hit rock bottom. From there on, no matter how much you threaten or give orders, the people won’t listen. Desertions will also start to happen.

In any case, if you follow the king’s party, you will inevitably encounter this massacre. It severely lowers the morale of all the dungeon party members and sometimes even brings about status effects like depression and despair—one of the worst events in the game.

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However, the worst part is the character that follows this event.

If you witness the massacre event, there’s a low chance of getting a 3-star character, but this character is usually in a “depression” state.

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And this character’s depression is contagious.

“Is that even possible?”

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Can depression be like an infectious disease?

When Ian first attempted the Ian route, he thoughtlessly mixed the newly depressed character with the others. Within a week, the entire dungeon party caught depression. Obviously, that run ended in failure.

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In the next run, he isolated the new character, and no one else caught depression. The new character ended up committing suicide, though. Then, the others were affected by a status effect called “guilt” for over a week.

Thanks to that, Ian learned a lesson that you should never leave a depressed character alone.

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“Yeah. I had a feeling it wouldn’t work…”

There was only one way to use the new character without issues.

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He needed to get some “Forgetful Herb” from the Fairy Queen’s island and feed it to them.

That would erase their memories causing the depression.

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A character who had their bad memories erased would adapt to the dungeon and do their job well.

The problem was that the Fairy Queen’s island was late-game content.

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“Ah… Ah…”

“Priest…?”

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Sema carefully called out to the dazed character.

The depressed priest Yurian looked back at him. The light returned to Yurian’s eyes.

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“Mage Sema? Oh, how…!”

“Under Lord Ian’s leadership, we successfully defended against the monsters. We thought we were just stalling, but… What happened here?”

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“Ah…”

Yurian covered his face with both hands. “I’m so relieved! Thank the gods! You’ve saved us! I’m so glad. We only received what we deserved.”

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“Eh?”

“His Majesty abandoned you as bait. It was a cruel and ruthless decision. I, too, am a coward for not rebelling against it. The gods sent the monsters to punish us for our failure. And that person…”

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“Who is that person?” Ian asked. Yurian, still overwhelmed with tears, didn’t realize the question had changed.

“Yes… That person, I didn’t realize who they were until after they left. We hid behind the last line of defense, and remember we asked the Vatican for help? They didn’t abandon us. They sent us a person for salvation..”

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So who was that person?

Originally, the ones who should have come to save them were a group of priests sent by the Vatican. There was no character who stood out enough to be called “that person.” Undoubtedly, the pope himself wouldn’t have come.

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Ian was surprised and intrigued by how the story was progressing differently from what he knew.

Were there elements of the game he didn’t know?

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“A person beloved by the gods. A man who performs sacred duties in human form. Sir Keith, the Holy Knight.”

“Sir Keith!”

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“…!”

A gasp echoed from all directions.

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This time, Ian was also shocked.

Keith? That character should not appear in the Ian route. He was a playable character, just like Ian.

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“Wait.”

In the game, it was obvious that you would never meet other playable characters while playing as Ian.

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It was a game designed that way. The developers had probably set it up like this because, if they let playable characters loose in the world, the game would become too easy.

A character with special abilities only needed one protagonist.

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That was what Ian thought.

‘Is he really in this world?’

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If that’s true, does that mean he can recruit playable characters?

This was practically a hidden route in the game…!

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…Or not.

Ian snapped back to reality. He wasn’t a person obsessed with the game, so he didn’t get excited at the sight of a crazy character.

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Sema, getting more excited, spoke up. “Sir Keith saved us! But, um, why didn’t he take you to the Vatican?”

Priest Yurian showed a look of resignation. “It’s because I’m selfish and filthy. I’m not worthy to follow that person.”

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“Eh?”

“Th-that person… He truly followed the words of the gods. When he arrived, there was one other person still alive here, besides me. It was Prince Eric.”

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“Prince Eric!” People stirred.

Ian didn’t blink an eye. Eric never survived in this event.

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“That person… He believed Prince Eric was responsible for the deaths of others. It wasn’t entirely wrong, either. He had been the one leading us.”

People realized the conversation was going in a strange direction.

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They fell silent.

“That person killed Prince Eric. I don’t know why he saved me. Did he think my blood wasn’t worth staining his hands…? I should never have abandoned the people in the castle. Before blaming Sir Keith, I should have realized my own mistake. Ah, I should have followed everyone’s lead back there… This is my sin. I am a sinner. I’m sorry. I’m sorry, Sir Keith.”

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The depressed priest Yurian cried as if he was dying, then suddenly collapsed.

Sema rushed to catch him.

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“…What should we do, Lord Ian?”

It seemed that everyone had realized that the knight from the Vatican, Sir Keith, wasn’t the one who had come to save them.

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If he had called those who abandoned the castle sinners, weren’t they sinners as well?

Already reeling from the massacre of the king’s party, the people were now lost in confusion.

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Had they truly been abandoned by the gods? There was only one place left to turn.

The tyrant Ian.

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‘…….’

They all looked at Ian in unison, but honestly, it wasn’t a choice they were hopeful for…

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Ian, on the other hand, was thinking about something else.

Depression was one thing, but there was also a strange status effect called ‘guilt’ attached to it. Had Keith left that?

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‘That fanatic.’

Ian had nothing more to say. It was the kind of thing Keith would do.

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The 5-star hero, Keith.

[Character]
‘Agent of the Gods’ Keith (★★★★★)

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[Reputation]
Agent of the Gods, Holy Knight, Fanatic

[Skills]
Healing: LV.10
Enhancement: LV.10
Swordsmanship: LV.10
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At first glance, this character seemed like one you could casually play through and still reach the end. But in reality, he was a trap hero.

Once you start playing as Keith, the choices become extremely limited.

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‘That’s not something someone who follows the will of the gods should be doing.’

‘That’s a cowardly move.’

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No matter what option you pick, Keith charges in the way he wants, and playing him feels like trying to play a game while reading a graphic novel. But Ian’s heart raced.

‘If Keith is here, that means I can recruit other playable characters, right?’

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It really felt like a hidden route… But that’s not the case.

Ian snapped back to reality. He wasn’t a person obsessed with the game, so he didn’t get excited over crazy characters standing in front of him.

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Sema, still with doubts, called out to him. “Uh. Let’s head back to the cave. No more survivors, right?”

Even if you abandon the depressed characters, loyalty still drops. The other characters will start thinking, “I might get abandoned like that too.”

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The loyalty of Ian’s character was already at a dangerous level. There was no need to test when a rebellion might occur.

“Yes. None.”

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“Let’s go.”

Ian’s footsteps as he returned to the dungeon were light.

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‘Who should I recruit first?’

Sema was troubled, as Ian was not hiding his feelings well.

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‘He’s really out of his mind. What should I do?’

His new master had been the one to show him how useful his magic was, but there’s clearly something wrong with his mind.

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Their party had been wiped out, and yet the knight from the Vatican was treating them as sinners, yet he’s still happy?

Sema, as a wizard, didn’t mind much if the gods treated him as a sinner, but he couldn’t ignore the fact that his new master was being treated as a heretic.

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Even in a world like this, people still believed in the gods.

He didn’t want his new master to end up with his head hanging outside the cave as a heretic…

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The Southern Demon Duke heard the news that the monsters he had sent were all slaughtered.

He didn’t understand.

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“How?”

“Yes, well…it seems to be the work of humans.”

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The demon butler, bent with age, spoke. “Weren’t there only a few dozen humans?”

“That’s what I was told.”

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“I don’t get it. How could so many monsters be defeated by such a small number of humans? It doesn’t make sense.”

“Yes, it doesn’t make sense.”

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“Could it be that one of my monsters reported falsely?”

“No, Your Excellency.” The loyal butler placed his hand over his heart.

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In the demon world, strength reigned supreme. It was natural for the strong to command the weaker.

There was no demon beneath the Southern Demon Duke who would dare lie to him. Especially not a lowly monster who wasn’t even a full demon. But the Southern Demon Duke was a master who cared for even the weakest of monsters as if they were his own children.

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If he were the type of ruler who didn’t care for his subordinates, he wouldn’t have allowed those monsters to feast on humans who had fled into his territory. They would have been devoured by him instead.

“My slaves were killed at the banquet table. How can I just sit here?”

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“No, Your Excellency, you are not that kind of person.”

“Prepare the carriage. I’m going.” The ruler of the southern lands stood up.

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