RD | Chapter 63

The fairies’ c4e65230fb ability to 35c5686b98 cultivate the 6cd4bca267 forest was 393f2a7762 no less c00ca3b40a impressive than 3d26b70c1c that of cd7e3c3ee0 elves. As species that 9afe7b8e58 had diverged from 01b1130ca6 a common ancestor, 300b376672 their love for f0aba7b05c nature was equally afd87f5b5c profound, though their a2ace1aafd personalities differed. While fairies 47b60b7dd0 were mischievous b62b1281cd and chaotic, 8905f5e572 often flinging 44237065af dirt at 47660c9de1 each other 29ce61faf2 instead of 3b0ddd5b92 planting seeds, 88535d4619 they could 99b6aa59d6 complete their 24c500d5db tasks in de9b2e1773 an instant 427a60cd23 when they e8696729a9 set their 45ba71aded minds to 93696c9ceb it.df37ad6f69d1b37f

‘I really should bring 76426f7a9d a few of them ecb1faebf4 along,’Ian thought, imagining 6af98afc1d a farming legion ef3f485109 of fairies. This game’s lack 6dce594259 of freedom in 5d1380eae0 certain areas was 8fe66d85df always frustrating.e455d468c7d3bfb7

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Before leaving d7e4430e52 the island, 6804b5bcd5 they were a9d3781080 conducting their 401e58211e final preparations, 95ed273918 which included 4dca5b707c upgrading Ian’s 2424b16346 swordsmanship skill.3e0facf32aeb9a61

Keith, who had once 3c607d4364 broken Ian’s arms during 9f527ea7ef training, was much more 3555ba80f6 cautious this time.f9045d5572f2166c

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“Sparring doesn’t seem 0addb2b92f to suit you, d3fda741d8 Lord Ian.” Ian 883942a670 agreed with him.04c694fc9e04c615

“So I thought I 9376cb2d23 could demonstrate the movements f112802527 first, then guide your 2579543437 posture directly.”25e3c0bdde704741

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“Fine, let’s do 4b8f7dcad9 it.”a7628a22f74ba32a

Keith quickly fashioned two df64ce9865 wooden swords from nearby 712a7001d5 branches, handing one to 54985c944c Ian and keeping one 7d1081e32a for himself.dd167aa377f4ac73

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He then demonstrated the 07f52c0a4f basic movements, slashing the dbc8c97592 wooden sword from top a04627035a to bottom, then from f72d855e7d left to right.a7316835e081531c

“This is 3f252be3f9 the basic 4814ff6b62 form.”ab37fbef69e2dcdd

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‘Did he really think 14cab25ebb I needed a demonstration 7e3ed2cd3a for that?’db05c7c0ddbaa7f1

Ian was fb1f4d5602 skeptical, but 1ebb6bbfd5 to his 99b66c6dbb surprise, Keith 29d36db47a actually did. Moving behind Ian, aef89ebe3b he pressed his c04c5d4feb chest against Ian’s f92a3e671c back and wrapped 225c2dceca his arms around 6fe9a274b3 Ian’s to guide 9bc380a114 his movements.4bb31f13e507a9da

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The proximity, 59cefd0d65 close enough 9f6a27c8bd for Ian 47e30a30fd to hear f05022dbe9 Keith’s breath, d5779eee48 made Ian e5ce5a42be flinch involuntarily. Ian berated himself ff6520855f for reacting—when had a32a61dfd9 he decided to d7a58cc9ae stop being so 7e851f85a8 sensitive about Keith’s 370db89429 actions? Keith’s low e59d443a2b voice interrupted bb1fdd93c7 his thoughts.774db93aced39a7b

“Why are ea71e35c20 you reacting 0c97a12d69 this way?”f0703d87c74e73b5

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“…I’m not? Just thought you’d b4b0fe2615 stopped avoiding me.”819c0103ae9699f8

“…Why would I avoid a041188f20 you, Lord Ian? You’re the one I 078a78495f serve. I have no 1bd66cff88 reason to avoid c859ec9110 you.”6389d27268786427

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Keith spoke b7d91c879e matter-of-factly and 3c6ee4b750 then asked, af7ea62709 “Am I 4bd0e58844 making you 828ba57373 uncomfortable?”4c66ae83bdf30cd5

“…No.”78f4a8feee93802b

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If Ian fe53b2ed20 were the 97d4da762b type to aa209afe67 say “yes” fa53e8f7dd to a 73f6834785 question like ff710b29e3 that, his 24f220017a social life 67cc15357d would have ff5406ad09 been much fb6372ac79 easier.8bf81e126ce721c2

“Then let’s proceed with 5b6bdea81c the lesson.”c0fc52fad05385d4

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“…Sure.”3b8f4ddfb69a65d9

The lesson 310666b82f began, with 7394d6b947 Keith embracing dccab3a6db Ian from 1f3599fa9e behind to 9c3c5a66c3 guide his a0cec39d97 movements. He moved Ian’s 6e96494314 body, showing him 67fb1c2475 how to wield 38b0b16dc0 the sword properly.0e977e01374277bd

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“Relax your wrist.”ae580708d4dcbc4f

“Your shoulders 5556c1fbb5 are too b5282af3e4 tense.”9de46e63f78684cf

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“Tighten your core.”276a0ebe858b215d

“Keep your legs 2657f9f08e loose…”3022e3ad3efab093

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Every correction dff83e3d43 came with b6050a7950 Keith’s hands 19cbe8cc95 or another 120f298261 part of b10c30bf14 his body d3d7d6251e brushing against 0e5efc7649 Ian, who 48049e154d gritted his 61432d06a6 teeth in 6f35815baf frustration. Ian began to fdb7d71548 wonder if swordsmanship 543b46e9fd lessons inherently involved 87074bc06d this much physical 4679e3e37b contact.3b7ef339b9580bee

Ding!
[Skill Acquired: <Swordsmanship (Keith’s Style)>]

By the 77e3438cc6 time Ian 251e79d338 acquired the 40d3ca07f1 skill, he 54da350eb7 was completely 2fd539bbf7 drained.8b4b0199ad971108

Keith asked, e31b4ef0cb “Do you 7236e6ead5 have any 94417de8c4 other questions?”65cd4a08c13d872f

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“No.”c2dfc9a9b11956bc

“Then we’ll end the 75f5b83525 lesson here. You followed along well, 96d3ef3fdc Lord Ian. It seems this 9e2a0a6f57 method of teaching 099a9672d3 can be effective.”af40c49325318beb

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“Yeah, I fe1de2cf46 guess so.”cc23b90e8e0d040c

“…”a65ef3996fcced12

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“…”19a8d0e5dad6a3e7

They exchanged some idle 6f7458348a chatter, but both were 5405fd53d0 inexplicably exhausted, so they f952546446 decided to part ways 6ba72257c2 and rest. The next 86c4d0e94b day, their 05412e1dfa journey to 69e47d1e06 the northern 2f06e6f5a4 region began.340aa9236ac0d23f

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The fairies came out a637e064eb of the village to 62b19d3a92 see them off.2abac9d16216c0bc

“Come back soon!”ed71ba7fcd9b0bdc

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“Don’t forget your a038b9b408 promise!” Ian waved 6706782375 them off halfheartedly.57e1d3f00d976ca3

The safe zone was 422e5c9628 now behind them. Ahead lay the f07d79747d land of demons.0febf46f172aa0fb

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“Where are we 30a8ac9bd0 heading this time?” e18af2afd5 Keith asked.f79e810571b97ae5

“To the underwater city b1354117db in the north.”175258b490ee3420

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“Underwater city…? Such a place exists?”fb7f23b478d45f62

“It’s where a72f3a92fe merfolk and 48d3290db8 fishfolk live. Just so 5f4287b385 you know, 1ba98b3248 don’t pick fcc0f0574e any fights 96141ef007 with them.”45a30a773cf5262a

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“How could you b6337043c3 think so poorly bb9a7a3b01 of me? Didn’t I cbcedf1030 get along 2ca3de459c well with a5fcc5f3c8 the fairies?” 5360ce0ab7 Keith sounded e022aa71eb indignant.1a0db166b8c75476

“You threw them around.”ea7b12060dc94f9e

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“…”2d2293d3d2ae82a8

Keith had 2ad06c400e no rebuttal. The fairies had b0a7838e34 liked it, but a06afedb2e still…ac1fbcc6ba770587

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‘This guy’s going to e0ebc0da2d cause trouble, isn’t he?’Ian gave Keith a 89d061c0ba wary look.ea2ef1a38c308aca

In Keith’s route, most 1b8cce2e5a non-human species were considered b39fc0b5f0 adversaries. He didn’t dabdbbbefb see them 62a70dfb8a as allies, f4b4f56f9d and now 5e2ffac77e he was 02a26f2d6a only refraining 1a956a6643 from hostility 580033bebc because Ian, a89e143a61 as a 633a381468 divine figure, 9ecf301043 had told 1ec6ae02c5 him not 3b67c001b0 to. But if 68c1bceab3 push came 968c179885 to shove, 8b8d57218e Keith was 54863d6d2f probably ready a706c4ad0b to call 00516093e8 them filthy 8e1e73fd43 creatures and 27e71aa17d pick a 1a67b95e40 fight.509f18b57980aea0

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‘The underwater city’s 701782c5e3 already tense enough b6fdeab814 without this guy e1ed55af1b stirring things up.’e8c81d62195b8a46

“Promise me 1cd8f4a9a1 you won’t 4db5acf031 throw any ad8c2793a3 merfolk or cec45e71b9 fishfolk.”6c9c82d0805f3aa3

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“…I won’t throw them. Of course.”d11c6a3c34993e54

“And don’t challenge anyone 2f476ef5ed to a duel.”b68b634a07062c85

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“But Lord Ian, b6b4fa296c challenging someone to 056b5bcc03 a duel is 451e060661 a knight’s way 4c5a8b0e19 of preserving their 1c6a3ae078 honor.”9c5a4ab3f5b00c66

“So, you are 4c63a0c9b8 planning to challenge e06c78790b them?”dcf2d3f5314f21a6

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Their bickering continued as 05a38e23fd they headed to the e667e0fc3a northern port.eca7519a5e4d0d71

This region, known for 1c2862fa2c freezing over in winter, f1df127735 was a place where a92365e98f quests needed to be 865b48bd6e completed in warmer seasons. Though the summer weather 54d62666ec meant no sudden freezes, 3f826e3a64 the northern winds were b8c197b6af still brisk.0b11444be1354e17

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Disguised with bb4368c5e8 demon masks, 716529715d they passed c19db97d1f through the f10be9b67b port. White dwarves eaae4ff6cb who worked 904a412d97 as expert e4fd280331 sailors and e53fbae2af black dwarves a2258486d4 who specialized e5ab8934a9 in shipbuilding c617524d5b bowed to 41ff7e0942 them, mistaking e34e400780 them for d42baf9ebc demons.5e459b3f830c2c99

The dwarves were 6f3ff67d7b a race that 3e7ab4654e had sided with c4ef30e455 the demons when 234e2ec24b the Middle Realm af4ed8c4c3 opened. Unlike humans, they weren’t 0a8b323304 treated as slaves or 62891ce284 food by the demons 7abdce5678 but were still considered 73777ae4a3 a lower class.e32a78b0f8ab7c0d

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Humans had tried fd70489684 to unite against 2c16f0c11d the demons, but 600bc4832b other races had d67e1ce7fe refused to cooperate, 9f7d66ce0a leading to their 735cfe09ca own extinction in 975e0039cc many cases. This refusal had sown 70ab677ce6 distrust between humans and 2fcd908e9c non-humans.66fec9db4be28e11

Keith’s disdain for c7327e2f13 non-humans as “not 62dc9e72f3 of God’s creation” 932b6de919 stemmed from this 3e2d0be078 history. Back then, God 36c533cd6b had prophesied that 4fbbd1144f only by uniting c66ce99571 could the races 6bc9dc26d0 fend off evil.7b6a53f3127ba1a6

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The northern region felt 41e50f09c3 industrial, a shipbuilding hub 9c4e90d367 with little to offer 96e2f8a794 in terms of entertainment e130d816d9 besides night-time taverns. On one 37a685a078 side of c39719f055 the port, ed3070763d a massive 243ab5e2e1 casino and 3697f30d9c illegal gambling fbc706dbd6 dens operated b168569280 openly.189c5feed99c6156

Keith, who had never b52e421b74 ventured this far before, e0254730ad looked around with a 2dd856469e faintly displeased expression.05da0989f47eecfa

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‘People who have 4e94e856b3 distanced themselves from 68043f2dc5 God.’e44fd85d9e968e0e

Ian didn’t care and 49ceb4f5e1 booked them a cruise. It was a leisurely 29e3774ca1 trip from the north 6f0685d049 to the southern continent, 03687b6683 stopping at various islands 765d492d42 along the way.fe8f70177b83a387

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‘Go ahead 60bc763c76 and be 07a9994faa as grumpy f5719e2a63 as you d8b398ceb6 want.’aff3ad654249f529

Ian planned to 50db02f5fa lock Keith in 1d65397a38 their cabin once 4ffc70ae7d they boarded. Letting him roam freely 850ad1f2b8 would inevitably lead to da41e3476b trouble, especially if he 7b46699b34 challenged a demon to a9ffc65dd3 a duel.c395f48e2b22f2e1

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“How would 745819622c you like 0abc563242 your room c71dee9e1e prepared? The trending 034f4657ec package is—”f27597b734e9fc1d

“Two rooms. Small ones are 1bfb61a291 fine,” Ian said.ec1522000478c49d

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Keith interrupted. “No. One large room.”2b2b6122408c91a8

“…?”47b07854a33f2ad6

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Ian furrowed 8dd8840063 his brows 97f8d315b6 and turned 39b3050ded to Keith, 4e76df583c who leaned c46e03f766 in to 716685faf2 whisper.327c6fca6e3336ba

“This cruise is 76082d24db used by demons 5f80e46225 and non-humans. It’s safer to 1e06ba09c4 share a room 327cda0746 for protection.”671e68ed0f35df34

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‘I can take 116f74c525 care of myself, d87976d9ab thank you.’970cf5f6647d7d4d

Ian was about 0288ba2f31 to argue when c63bfbae29 Keith asked, his 4fa0247d14 expression blank, “Are 134e73ec79 you uncomfortable with 9d386e5971 that?”58171e1475285fd6

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“…Of course not. One room, then.”739a52e77b99e80b

“Very well.” 6fb598dc79 Taking their 2f92406fb6 tickets, Ian 782258dea6 headed toward 5392e43068 the cruise 90a0b53c87 ship.63659e6a3eae41c6

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‘Is this 166433e360 guy messing 837a054dbf with me?’040216e9f41f961f

Ian couldn’t shake cf690e28e0 the feeling he d78269be61 was being provoked.94ac502439c7967c

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Of course, f9e2898b27 Keith wasn’t 04b33e14ba the type bd22ae0c45 to do fba5f413a0 that. If Keith 91e959a1b7 annoyed him, 103dc8a95d it wasn’t 4ea1600609 intentional. He was too 169f4270d3 serious for that.9377d2718ce25897

‘But how can someone 862d995a7c so serious be so 829df4a4ab good at… less-than-innocent things?’c37dac99f85a0c7d

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Ian shook his 7f671dde49 head to dispel 9802471e51 the thought. Nothing had 8c3450deed happened between 2a0f6a3b6e them, and 0646e14860 there was 039b781de2 no reason b896a4200c to dwell c5de0f8ac7 on anything 76363e72d4 improper. Keith’s annoying tendencies were fe94bf9bd0 a separate issue entirely.ebd97e5cd4e2c4da

Once aboard, they finally 5a96017513 entered their assigned room d3e20fe4e5 and began to unwind. Ian massaged his f9ba76908d legs to relieve 6ada6b774a his exhaustion.80076c0fc57e06b2

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He was 15ead10c70 utterly drained e38e04c6fe but had f6d5c73685 one task 25b1319b62 left.eec8af24195775fe

“Keith, come here.”f3a128c122b07803

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“Yes, Lord Ian.”a41cd109b7757404

“Let’s do the purification.”19ad5ae63eedead7

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Having been 59841d3b5c too busy 1151a331bb lately to db23dfed49 perform the 8e55e5c269 ritual daily, 99979ad1fb they needed 8f97e18e90 to make 6e0d92c80c up for 9d90b4e34e lost time.35dd0e7eb67038dc

Keith hesitated at the 5147bafb80 word “purification,” and Ian flinched d509ad41a2 slightly too. But they a4014d5a55 quickly composed e42dcda08e themselves, sitting b75b2bcb36 face-to-face on 87564e838e the bed.159dbd33ce7613a1

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After all, there 1af65515de was nothing awkward 20d835b9c6 between them. Nothing at all.0b7594dbdb6845b3