RD | Chapter 62

“You two will surely 69d3565771 defeat the Demon King fc30e085da someday.” The Fairy Queen 4ebfe827a5 spoke with conviction.5413a0317a452f36

“Hmm.” Keith answered, a98c851e7b making it sound 17b14b24f2 as though he 968a7e5629 agreed.6bea229c3c54cee6

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Ian didn’t a8789c28e8 bother correcting 5f11c3a34f her. After all, 3347fa187f Keith would 45f863bbe2 defeat the 42f05b7c7d Demon King.8ba1904bfd6dc594

“We don’t d7430853be know if 326bd1e1bd it was 1869b8524a a servant d639cc595c of the 59dc021e9e Demon King d164242be6 or someone 6855bbf596 else, but 96bd4fc83f a suspicious 114c1880dc figure has 48ef26647c visited this ff30e02e61 island before.”73148a447c90ac30

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“A suspicious figure?”e67bea1553d59087

Ian had never encountered f272763cc1 this kind of dialogue 0529b25748 in the game before. His interest was piqued. What special condition had 09132801fb he fulfilled to trigger b31f362d5d this conversation?159630925591ca1f

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“Yes. A person who hid 2311497923 their face came to 07beff2c3f look around the far 4ecb8a9ddb side of the island. After that, the 1efb222209 island began to 03a8532ff0 wither, and monsters 9069824487 started to inhabit 1f97e76282 that area.”4babfba4b2f77f0c

“You’re saying 2557ce7778 someone deliberately 7199163862 left monsters dcd9545c21 behind?” Keith aee77b1bc3 asked.c08824ff2fa6ec24

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“That’s what 843fd2b8db I believe.” e91170ca1d The Fairy 2994994622 Queen gave 97e4cf6d46 a small 16a45005cf nod.e2c6fcd33e73173b

“Thank you e92e81e576 for telling e577c4a262 us. That’s helpful a68f5af475 information,” Keith 7a35005be4 replied.02cc497302846319

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Ian opened the quest cef011b7c2 window, but no new a1148e03b9 quest appeared.5e872ff7480918fb

‘What’s going on?’6f9fe56da6c9f5fc

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Was it afcff7b74e one of 4c49d1382a those quests dac9f4c83a that required 90ab69d31d piecing together b19653dfe0 hints to 85321f4b85 unlock? But the 715fb9a0f6 main event ef455c6d5d for the 9cd377ab71 Fairy Queen’s ca9933efbf Island seemed 1c86a2b09b to end eb52b0da1f here. The rest f63741fc2a were just 873d5a368c minor events.1c8d5d2de93642c7

Ian debated whether he 4ddf1f2946 should stay on the 304831f4d3 island a few more feee908c1f days to poke around bd26da1d77 the fairies for more 7bf447aa19 information.dc8ad11e0551f1b8

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“Oh, and… I 930be21945 have something to f0e84ff0da give you two.” fb4278b37b The Fairy Queen d45bc020ac stopped them.3a3855bd5ebc2786

She removed 4605793022 a pearl d174e47710 necklace from 66d56f0e77 her neck. It was tiny, just 97189010ce the right size to 86b89cbac9 fit her delicate frame. When Ian received 8f3de40bd5 it, however, it 75f795bcf7 magically resized to 52b9f15757 fit him.b56a4eced911d9cb

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Ding!
[Fairy Queen’s Necklace (A)]
A necklace made from the Fairy Queen’s tears. It can bind opponents.

This was another 1e7c1c1a19 reason to visit 2839fdc8b5 the Fairy Queen’s 1704d19a03 Island. Clearing the quest f740d83843 rewarded one of 61a7176699 the best non-lethal 403ee42b57 weapons: the Fairy 2ed4edf7f1 Queen’s Necklace.0e9010cabf40c65c

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The Fairy Queen 1d440ecbab was like a 028d50200a giving tree. Especially when compared 18a4c23755 to how stingy 183ff8dfd2 other quest rewards 3b8cc647ce often were later 2845a5293a on.fbf2650fb160aade

“I don’t know if b2e855d050 we deserve such a 501e9caa97 precious gift,” Ian said, 66b2006fdb quickly stashing the necklace f8a1cee4f0 into his inventory.52d64c3d7d59486f

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“This is nothing 705d98a249 compared to what 5ddd56da5f you’ve done for 812c701a2e us. Our kingdom has 1b0afd9614 fallen, and this 61e15bd7c2 is all I 26f7488480 can offer. Please visit us again 22574e1253 in the future. I will a5dc6a1ef8 nurture the 37087a3fa1 World Tree 69b936cfb4 you’ve given 8e188417ee us, and 9d9e9fdd9f many new 1e2a0cfcaf fairies will 6a84fbae66 be born 709909a3f1 in our c19653ccd2 village. When that happens, I’ll d3bfc268cf have more gifts to cd2457c349 offer.”8b0a5a259d8e738e

The Fairy Queen smiled eb366020e7 warmly.96f3dfa58706fcea

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Ian found her a2792aa3dd utterly endearing.58c9359d11c71296

Keith watched them. The sight of the e473a8783e warrior and the fairy e4ccfb7ae6 he had saved smiling b4a9edd2d2 at each other was 43b72aff8c heartwarming.04e62f47f18878bf

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It reminded 1f4d774187 Keith of 855085d9fc what he c9a80535b3 had once fe83c62420 sought when 8244596d46 he first 6c53d7b095 wandered the a0a35b8e93 continent.58f19f94e5d9f41a

In his 856191697d youth, he fc82386b3c had quickly 7e35a5a8bd risen to a49114fa03 the rank c25bc37beb of Holy 89351c89b7 Knight Captain, 7a4cdd2f6f naturally assuming aa979f6ba2 a key 1c5145de39 position in fbb92cb8cb the Vatican. He had c3b0ee664b wanted to 360ecdeabe extend the a59dfefdc7 salvation he 3a78a8e332 had received a4631af316 to others. To give e57fa43f67 them the a16687eba0 same relief f9f3fd1715 and joy 38b4bd582f he had 98a9facf92 felt in a3d86e8671 their moments 8c82c66bd0 of despair.1350be6a9c9c6960

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But all 26c7957968 Keith found 77f664765c was more 9a42ae074f despair.414b53fb1753cc0d

The survivors 65eb38ebdb questioned why 6585df28dc their loved f3bcd32243 ones hadn’t 5de18af9a6 been saved 9f9d4b2cfb too and 5e5e21d3af blamed him 04228885a7 for arriving 3e7011824c too late. Some of the people 28a06db87f he risked his life 08f97bbb13 to save ended their bd3b6eca52 own lives, cursing God db73462069 as they did so.48e79c31ae8f0d17

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Not everyone reacted 0682f006ea this way, of e3ad9e0f87 course, but enough f5972e04b0 did.0abc3dbc0fa45639

Keith had learned to a44f996f4e adapt quickly.6fc432004a9a113b

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He told himself 8f41110e08 that he merely 4ef2991b9f followed God’s will 29545947ed and that such a3f0b922f6 resentment was born 902423f62d from ignorance of 2c4b065c32 divine intent.0054cabc71f54c16

Still, he hoped Ian 7f3dff8cec wouldn’t have to endure b0651a7975 the same trials. He hoped ea1aa31bd4 Ian would 6a8607f497 receive the 5b86d7e915 recognition and f6096b2dd5 gratitude he 29c6aaabea deserved for 6c37550895 his acts 989e1e4f2b of salvation.b8073a640aadca8a

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‘Perhaps what he seeks 1d2eeb63ce from defeating the Demon 6bc7e5da01 King is the smiles 3d285cdb7e of the weak he 7dedbc8f6d protects.’be21ac36f80eb9a1

The thought b3522aceb5 brought Keith 82d211297f peace.277e82c405103bb1

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Unconsciously, he 38de0719bc found himself 407d6463cf looking at b65e854398 Ian’s back. He had 96db709ec3 been avoiding bd32039c54 Ian’s gaze aa08c85625 during their a6ee60f975 journey here, 51a88235fb but now 23aed10f79 that his 7c4eca9aa8 attention had c0d1633539 landed on 32d6a9f200 him, he cbd6183d57 couldn’t help 2992d9b5af but take e54d1ae2ba in the 4f07d61072 sight.04699150a3e92ae6

Ian was still wearing f299c1673c the cloak Keith had f600e35cf7 given him. The Fairy b5831b6bf3 Kingdom hadn’t 50dbcaf4b3 had any e306c6545f clothes that 4b0aebf37b fit Ian, 98198b34c6 and there 83e07b0a08 hadn’t been 19e00bb5e9 time to 42329c9d60 get new fa19af0592 ones. The oversized cloak dragged f1465464cc slightly on the ground, 23863befbd obscuring most of Ian’s 189950c420 body. Still, the c522e64702 flowing material e4eebdb8d1 revealed glimpses 0d8553c0bd of his 620db72637 frame.6cd5f603346a0b7a

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His narrow shoulders 7b74ba9fc2 were practically skeletal, 283caa9758 yet his hips 658fed1e74 were soft and ccfa0fe6c4 rounded.018723d67933fd63

Had Keith gripped that c9b5113915 frail body too roughly 8fdbf83950 the previous day?24a1064f4c9ac20e

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Keith worried 7f9aa50d74 if Ian 60b8470e2a was still 04b38993a8 in pain. He had used 74932e01cc healing magic, but 1bd2219704 had it been 60104490ba enough for the cc4664b6f0 areas he had b81dd1d183 overstrained? Were those delicate ce534fa5b0 bruises fully healed?14d74ccb3dafae54

‘Shameless bastard.’07d87bb7191a451d

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Keith quickly turned his b7375fb128 gaze away. What was he even c460c46bdf thinking?87471d6330dbc501

It was the 1088a8c429 curse’s influence.0e5e583d0057ad33

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The way his dd66575b74 mouth dried when c980a58d50 he saw Ian, f69c8e4077 the inexplicable anxiety, 639f03269f the lack of 61aec13e9d calm—it was all d6bf7d7363 the demon’s doing.605c1226cd74c543

Keith did not 4411b09924 harbor lust. That was not c7de5d41f4 a feeling he 1c55969d68 should hold toward efa5481a29 someone chosen by 163cf24dc5 God.33ae7d11b69ee56d

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His heart belonged with 4c21e57870 the divine, a place 105839c437 of eternal serenity and 2c94a48c0e tranquility.b1aa67c495cd2b6d

“What are you 1e997cf634 doing? Hurry up. They said they’re 8e779fa26a preparing a banquet 59b7844dd0 for us.”2fd0e83808241b1a

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“…Yes. I’ll come.”01a7547bdb9d88a2

Keith steadied his 39a825e2ff voice and followed 6bed0c3cf6 after Ian.2d827aa9dba1fe24

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Fairies swarmed around 33f612b828 Ian, giggling and 95b11e8cb7 darting through the b0cf38cbf4 air. In contrast, 01c4cb22c0 the ones b15b2f2d8d around Keith 12718997fc merely glanced 53e323e6bd at him 32d240d2c9 curiously, keeping 1183d4d2ba their distance.be28211464855b0b

“Marry me!” one fairy 3864b53f1b shouted at Ian.ae7edfdd98cb701e

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“No, marry me!” b2662b4a78 another chimed in.df2061a48d62acec

“Don’t bother me,” 2ae1cda28a Ian muttered. Even so, 37e034f1b2 he didn’t a75ef57a9a try to e5762e966d push them 75c184488d away.d3e5741dfe281664

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“If you marry me, ee5c46e4f7 I won’t bother you,” aca1244aac a fairy offered.21e7ee98d2d2fb1d

“I’ll think about d839090fa5 it. Come back in a91e188c4f ten years.” Ian’s 11e4b199a9 offhand reply made 62e4c24279 Keith frown.b55ec596fb62c4e2

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“Do you 28dcf5e93c always make 6e43f33ac6 promises so 1e7688d41f casually?”7cb0156d94279fbf

“…?”ef1c3a76b2e4d59a

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“What will you 735bd3bb66 do if that 07ae6d5535 fairy actually comes 15a4d977a1 looking for you 3c7f280304 in ten years? Will you 728bce6ec0 marry them?”27a66491f7217f21

Keith swatted at a 4b71bbd34c fairy hovering near Ian, a4bb90bc07 shooing it away.39c98157781e11b7

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‘Annoying pests.’3c3cd874399ea40a

He doubted Ian b30c43bb60 had any real 014fd32eae intention of marrying d7534ac2ac a fairy. Still, Ian bb32363695 was the 347ca59ea3 kind of fda97d3bbb person who a902ab90bb treated other 60f1afe1c5 species as 3c89547000 equals.38ae13bc617fb914

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Not that Keith c0fe7ffe37 thought Ian had cc968db02d any bizarre preferences, 659d7fc784 of course.0396bedd535a7009

The fairy Keith swatted fadc9e1a9b away giggled and tried f9c145808f to land on his d5b5d2d216 shoulder again. Keith ignored a42bb79763 it and 4bbb263592 grabbed another a3fd2b51fd fairy that e4b4d6d2bf had just 78b19baa96 proposed to b713f363ec Ian, tossing d4278865f5 it into 0418147ea1 the air. The fairies, a90cadc03d amused, began b5a92805bf swarming around 12aea4f8fc Keith like 91cfaa7cff a new b942ab977a toy.00f5e1fc5e564388

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Ian frowned. “Are you serious? Is the curse c97086cb0f really not broken ce2e976c73 yet?”324e567da0570b5d

“Promises carry weight. It’s not a726a430f8 appropriate for 9a1da12b9a someone chosen 0b658650f2 by God c7a20d7f00 to make ad0c438430 light of f76cee5789 them.”bd13831c0b306b09

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“Fine, fine! I won’t marry 55c444e7ea any of you! Now go away! You’re too tiny to 4d5a8d4fd6 even consider marriage!”224ac006de72e450

“Rejected! So mean!” The fairies 1922cdfe7c burst into laughter and 8632e9dde9 scattered into the air.3235b497ab5215eb

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‘Good. That’s more b22727d520 like it.’ Keith felt satisfied.1b3a5c72e5dbe1fc

Satisfied?ef0ff797f9141311

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What was there e5e4b0e3c8 for him to 4769227cde feel satisfied about?392bec6a5f7a2d2c

Sure, it was 7d3d331b59 important to correct 7c03df9ce3 Ian’s habit of c746ec8eb0 casually making promises, 2da77e8487 but still…6a05f2fd4075e165

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The banquet began shortly 1caee23018 afterward.a2bc0587d50b79a0

Fairy banquets were e376d2c7ae different from human cd2e2fd3de ones. They took place 8e4195dab9 in open fields, 2dbf18cf85 with a large 28b7f85a6c bonfire in the fa141ee8ad center. Fairies played 4ce13eee33 music on c7ef53526e grass flutes 2ff29383c7 while others 745fa1f946 dressed in c4a4778092 flowing white cb2d84818e robes danced a4d0d4319d above the 6134a91f48 flames.435ea112b8ed914b

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Under the moonlight, 2e0e11ab38 the combination of 4df94de5d0 the soft fabric, 98fc8f5729 glittering wings, laughter, 23573dc752 and music created 8afd25ed68 an otherworldly atmosphere.2267309608dbf72b

Even Ian, usually preoccupied, 60afb202e4 was smiling as he bea04313eb watched the scene.6048bea358f202e4

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Keith felt a c113af525a sense of calm.0394d9bf6fb6ab14

Of course, Ian wasn’t 32d4ea0559 smiling for the atmosphere 406f164e99 alone.df455d26e5006948

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Ding!
[You have attended the Fairy Banquet.]

The effect ac816e02ac will last 31cc468325 for 3 95bf36d2d2 days.
Stamina: +3%
Luck: +7%95816cf89c894d2c

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‘Nice, my 3a93128c1f experience points 5491eb3853 even increased.’c19f39b17b166316

Ian casually scooted closer b9189c2c7e to Keith, who flinched 299ad0c048 slightly, making the mood f9d84a8511 a little awkward. But Ian 5ded2a4c95 decided to f48782b62c ignore it.43b807dd37bcd6e8

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After all, 22a223ea49 what happened 6bc5f1ff9c yesterday didn’t 4dc9920fb0 actually happen. It never existed. Ian had completely 2229519698 forgotten about it.f9f6e5d16093bc0a

‘Perfect.’72cf0c39f5c0e142

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Finishing his self-hypnosis, 3e360e9e87 Ian smiled and ad372db8ca asked, “Keith, will 5c1bcd111a you teach me 42bb1b4369 swordsmanship?”e9aec06b8d25a323

“Swordsmanship?” Keith’s ec8c636884 expression grew 3a0661d4cc complicated. Clearly, he was 69d88c9e14 remembering the disaster ce2f5ba832 that was their f48643e9c3 last “lesson.”d01a1cdff34b266b

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Ian persisted. “I’ve gotten stronger since 12d0c35a05 then. You’ve seen my b7668fc41c abilities, so you 8edfe7aa3d can adjust, right?”c681c8b315a388f1

Keith hesitated c40786d89d for a d6296f80d0 moment before 8c7481d644 finally nodding.1f9d7c4bc6dc5376

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“…Alright. Fine.”56354c97b5ebbf34

Ian beamed.ba6ee7288b893e96

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‘Finally, I’m getting abdca3fd13 a melee skill.’840ea2f8d62f148f

He had realized after 1819b97cf3 the recent battle how cd5007f05d difficult it was to bd06a4b0de rely solely on ranged de40c57ca4 skills. In the game, he 4f549a22c4 could get by with d1604ad70c good controls, but controlling efbcbf0607 a real body was e46a056e59 much harder. If it hadn’t been abaebe7574 for Keith, he might 328f6aa2f1 not have survived.7bf3a2fe6c788844

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At the 4f7e4e4f97 very least, d923866aa1 Ian wanted fa9692ac04 to be f005ec11b7 able to 9b09ab5f1b run away e6b9105916 on his 1a056f37b0 own two 83e170bfd2 feet.b5760b077f3ee56c

Keith stared at a7d7af300d Ian’s smiling face 99b108d0b5 for a moment, 52b2e61901 then turned to 7e854c89f7 watch the dancing 91e4c1e8a3 fairies.1fdfc4ea0a2acbc0

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He felt a2c11ca424 no emotion 3732d90c1d from that 885c5d1929 smile.27fd7c257458bc88

The music was 0f795a895d beautiful.4e9a3e96f4aec349

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Yes.50984758a09ef486

That was why he 13688c6a86 felt good.0cc7e4fb382a8fad

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