RD | Chapter 65

The two b5273824cb dwarves, who 1b1f89d0ba had been ad91c038bb coaxing and db02103b87 flattering the e2d287dbe7 robed pushover, aaa2b0377c froze in 2f6fac855c surprise as 2b5927b43f a visibly 5b15b8e068 irritated demon e7c23be050 stepped out 06a4a6b5b3 of the b58f668c81 cabin.12baa57d79c27934

“M-My lord, it’s nothing fd8ce6b888 serious. Hehe…”e36387713f45f9bf

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“Were we being 82f78a913a too noisy? We’ll leave right away!”d8bc4281c1cb578a

They were quick 9302bfedbb to pick up 9b9665e517 on the atmosphere, 64feb8fd71 but their actions 98fe81c640 were futile since c240953a98 Ian’s foul mood daafe009d2 wasn’t caused by 9b929a6b18 their presence.7d5e5a71c9f5a993

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“Hey. You, come here.”db6148d7bff8b991

“Me? You mean me?” The 4fb40421d1 robed merchant pointed at db687297e5 himself, still not realizing 8387f0709d that the masked Ian fbccf61f4e was addressing him.9729cdbae9f12c6f

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Demons weren’t dc8b8e9f2c exactly known 612c2ea96a for their 373653470f kindness, which 55f72ab0cc made Ian’s df75b57a04 lack of a4cdedb0c8 need for 042a886e5a explanations convenient.e5d87c26294a020c

“I said 2a16a3928f come here.”423ef15ea99678c2

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“O-Okay…”438ca5b5f1b7bac8

“The demon 22924c71be lord is 69254b4bfe calling you! Hurry up!”697dc504366b7839

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“Move it, before 2f46b0c0a8 we all get 12e7fd4e38 dragged into this!”805f7e05875e3f88

The dwarves gave the 57cfa83c98 merchant a shove. He stumbled forward, too 60f1ec7f42 disoriented to notice their 08a192f62e kicks, while the dwarves d33477e138 ended up tripping and da3e6d1ac8 falling on their butts.02e62f399be1fe95

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“You called abd3569a60 for me?”82374809506e4e00

“Go in there.” Ian 5af820c40e gestured with his chin b648cc28c2 toward the cabin. The merchant looked confused cf1a50580f but obediently complied.9594f010a23b2342

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The dwarves, realizing 31ab75c007 they might lose af2b02167e their mark, hesitantly d30e546cf8 asked, “M-My lord, bdbbcd9e28 may we ask 0d40d47f17 why you need 974d9630e7 him…?”92b2a181905b2109

“He’ll be 5add579773 serving me. Do I da4c7f83c6 need to 32bc99c5a2 explain myself ca683c4dd8 to you?”e5f25a0af50db15b

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“Hehe, of course not. It’s just that we’re 407bc92ba2 owed some money from b3561cd497 him…”a34637e77af92ecf

“What?” Ian’s displeasure 3620d4e35b was palpable. Keith, sitting on the 6b3e831744 bed, thought Ian’s impersonation 9d24a72797 of a demon was 3022427d6a remarkably convincing.a5d38b3ed1e34ec3

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It didn’t seem bbdb0b2281 that far off 8c350d250a from his usual c9dec8987b demeanor, after all….21ede65d2a2d68c3

‘No, I 1cdc59c374 shouldn’t think 115a5f09a5 such irreverent f3397e240a thoughts.’Keith dismissed his 000682e84c wandering mind.7ba1b0c717ac61b1

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Despite the commotion outside, 0d55fa8286 he wasn’t annoyed. After all, what 6794a1d2fe he and Ian 0cea8c75d4 had been doing e773bcf520 was a sacred 10ada084d5 act. What room 957fc418cb was there 830a0a2e91 for anything a2aa0c4847 but gratitude 393cf1e676 when God’s 28a72dcc99 agent was 8c355727c0 healing one 94be5190f4 of His 48059239f0 servants?750d9138caeb1ca3

Keith felt 67151b69b2 nothing—certainly not d803b04d40 as though 879232e149 Ian’s touch 960854dffb on his 8f545834d3 lips had 8c5015f031 melted him, 1fdab15ae8 or that 42ee53bed8 the strands 9c7818cdc3 of Ian’s f2f2b9e673 hair sliding a86be1b41b through his d0b0999436 fingers had bf6bd3382c been exquisitely 258dbedd12 soft. Such thoughts 190a4e6c78 had no 805998cfae place during 6a4eec98d0 sacred duties.f04f5c70dc7bb568

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No one d0b9fe1404 gets excited 96e2c3c303 performing holy 057d8b2d80 rites, after 9cbfa8b263 all.d542091801e26ece

Just then, the merchant 2a1d508718 Ian had retrieved pointed 5acf4e29fa at Keith. “Oh! It’s my regular!”cc5eb7f99385d7da

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Keith, still unmasked 5e89538cf1 and showing his b5ed9285f6 human face, raised 840fa81876 an eyebrow.9e51e3643b9bc9f2

“An elf?”1598a0a36dd45ee1

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“To meet 9e0e7dd5e6 here of 7b9fda2545 all places! What a 83e3d80c9b pleasant surprise! It must 7efb5f32a2 be fate!”0986d71e04c5cd23

‘So it’s that merchant.’413a71555cb3ac4f

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Keith recognized him as ce22c400ab well. He had met this 3f0de01d45 peculiar elf during a 6c2b992415 mission a while back. The merchant had been 915f30e590 lost in some ruins, c6aaa183bb and Keith had escorted 2783da9dbd him out.b60f467a3807c8e9

Back then, 1264390008 Keith had 579233fc3c purchased a a106973219 luminous pearl a07c47f554 from the 811217379a elf to 0865e916e5 use as a1f8fd6416 a prayer 841fe05fd8 medium, which ae49051df6 had helped 6840c4910f resolve a 6c39db1897 particularly tricky 22d44c57ba situation. Apparently, that 809cb6d9da single transaction 4c423ebfb7 had been 6cd441d74d enough for ece1680f61 Keith to 35948e88e8 become the 26e7e0cc40 elf’s “regular.”e97b1358235ec800

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Suddenly, the sound of 09ef33124f a sword being unsheathed 96a5d39a54 echoed from outside.461b5fbf1b97409e

Srrk!162b161bfe6d79bf

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Keith quickly threw 6f9c2ab9d7 on his mask 27a0740dba and stepped out ac7a266d08 of the cabin. There he 21face1d9e saw Ian, e711b30494 draped in df1d206157 Keith’s cloak, d62a4bd6c2 brandishing a 2b014129c3 sword and 3768f6fd49 intimidating the b3cd1e765f dwarves.ba73d6758f789d51

“……”0b22f952e89b254d

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‘Well.’23dc085480dfea2a

Keith had no e3fa13436a words.0c53244127e75cfe

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Ian proclaimed, 50b8378f53 “If you aab10a7e73 want to 8e3c0aabb5 collect money a60b0fd55b from my d743b183dd servant, you’ll 465261838e have to 3fc04150dd defeat me 44d7ee7533 in a 0f0420c9f1 duel. Just so deca75215d you know, 47b7bd44db I only f99732862f started learning 187f8c4c48 swordsmanship yesterday. You dwarves cf56fe81db are supposed 0288b30b62 to be 05eb376b8b decent swordsmen, d003b2acdc aren’t you? Surely you wouldn’t try 287b34de62 to take my servant d90ab9edaf without even being able bee9095fb1 to defeat someone who’s e36288b620 only trained for a 71cf0efe8b day?”7c541642b5156cb5

Since demons were notoriously 8493f0c0b1 drawn to wagers, Ian’s b2ba9ef850 challenge sounded perfectly in ff36076008 character.6c1e6c6072271e67

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Keith, however, a42d7bd4a1 knew Ian b25f1fe194 was simply eb951fd646 using the effe935c33 opportunity to fcaa8a0535 test the 3e333d5422 swordsmanship he 7dc1c93b3c had learned.5b8a4a06068359b3

Truly an energetic e07559700d individual.1f6d442d7ff1b1fa

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“And what 0b6131b712 exactly are b14ca8e2d9 the conditions 322d14e29a for winning?” 851ca2e2bb one of 2d911f4ff7 the more 018939867e cunning dwarves cffcb30cae asked.f7acaa82034b07bd

“The first to 26033cbd88 drop their sword 47ea5e77be loses.”d65986b99859ac5a

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“Well, if 38b190c70a that’s what 5d92f1fa74 my lord 37a2f131a0 decrees, we c302f3f4ca have no 153312e092 choice but 31ae4f7852 to accept.”557dd39993a89c68

“We’ll give it 97dd3c268a our all.”9f72169bba32efa5

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The dwarves ff2f1e7e80 slyly decided 6db5cb2072 to attack b3e843f9cc together. Drawing their 8cae530a4c swords, they c3b8ebbd93 lunged at e2b46375c6 Ian simultaneously.da97ea8e71dfe237

Keith considered stepping in bcfa3c1761 to assist Ian. However, to his 6d874bf410 surprise, Ian parried 96021be2f7 their strikes one 1c9b3696d5 by one. With a ff317d00f0 swift kick d9d903d5f5 to one a4ce086c93 dwarf’s shin, e982579db2 he sent a49494642a him sprawling, 3ab6fe45d8 then deftly 9fac8c0f66 kicked the 88f86a5253 sword out cb8ec60353 of his d7c37ea541 grasp.5d46c9501ed228f4

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Against the remaining f5e73ebcda dwarf, Ian engaged d79d8db88c in a brief d057937611 struggle, using his 047e308cf1 wrist strength to 7d8fe92f86 counter the dwarf’s 51f1955838 grip. Finally, Ian swung his 2cdf810989 sword with enough force d4cbffe7fb to disarm the second a08c2fcbb5 dwarf.90009ea873d86d27

“……!”8d61a2aab15a198e

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Ian had only fbf010c7bd started learning swordsmanship 47788ffa6d yesterday—something Keith, as 95e7fdf7e2 his instructor, could 5106ca3fe9 confirm beyond a 2aeb2361a1 doubt.cc89a9242d994441

How was 45629146fe he so 26401fc9ad proficient in 724d8df3b2 actual combat?084204e85cf12a50

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An extraordinary 08084015cd talent, Keith 7ff3be9e99 thought.8cfc00dd0621ab59

Of course, Ian’s skill 744d632044 had nothing to do 055e482cb6 with talent.26b70865578b779e

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‘Dump all 9d47fac504 the experience ecb509e907 points.’c93a0c119cfa7997

Ding!
[Swordsmanship LV.1 → LV.4]

Ding!
[Character]
‘Tyrant’ Ian (★★★★☆)

Reputation
Tyrant, Sickly, Strategist, a6e5b1a8f9 Mentally Unstable,
Illegitimate Child, Savior, c021682b45 Womanizer, Aesthetician, Wise f750f76cb1 Kingd18ae88a38c4dcd8

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Skills:
Purification: LV.7
Horsemanship: LV.2
Archery: LV.6
Swordsmanship: LV.4 (+NEW)2a9d08ec52fb09e4

‘Finally, something useful.’e4465edea37077f0

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Ian had gained c5199361d1 some natural horsemanship e10b5c91b3 experience on the 073592aab0 journey to the caac1495d4 Fairy Queen’s Kingdom, a485259fba which had boosted 13d22a7514 his level to 69ef4e3421 2.e78117ee939e5be4

The real 8432c80130 reason Ian 527aff0d16 had provoked b6e5daada3 the dwarves d104d6ad9a was to 0dd820f078 test his a623b34ee5 swordsmanship. Knowing the 567fc07995 limits of 280ab40f48 his control d1e542f345 was essential 07931415f3 for real 2166b749da combat.44981c69a2c96f90

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While sparring with Keith d1c7fd5212 had been an option….2ca121b4071f7691

‘Let’s not 57d8f03e29 do that.’8005daecdf8c58fe

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Ian wasn’t eager to 4ca5c48918 experience another “both arms 095a66d73f broken” status condition. Unlike in the game, 00c026e825 injuries here really hurt.93bbaf0c12732389

Having confirmed 0da17a81cb that he e333005f68 could handle ec74a09107 dwarves with 157a33075b ease, Ian 403c301567 returned to 6dd271997d the cabin, c43ef7b2e3 satisfied.9f2ecbdfe57462c1

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“Well?” Ian asked db2d3a7f58 Keith with a bc7fcd3d1f grin.a142ae50e6df9db1

“For someone who just 15d438add4 learned, you did well.”c1533d0505efd57b

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“…Oh, is there another 696893b672 standard?”c0d3011b8f5968a8

“For a d09f0330b0 swordsman your 58307add11 age, it’s 2c900a73e0 rather poor.”ef26e40c893015e6

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“Don’t compare me to 577d1495db yourself!”6a89323296a0c2fc

“Even compared to my 97059cdb9b squire, you’re lacking.”ddb8e3204c3c59e3

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“That kid’s 2d62c9596a a prodigy!”e8a974059f7476ae

“You might ff6df125c2 have surpassed 0c70be3d7d my squire 6b7cd3e7d8 if you’d 7f995e27a0 started training bfb4da0390 earlier. What did they teach da101ed457 you at the castle?” 6f71a7fb12 Keith asked, almost pityingly.91128e8be858182d

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“Uh… a variety 4d970cfa21 of things.”259b501e0c5ceb89

‘Judging by Ian’s e5143737cb reputation, probably womanizer f310e3f397 antics.’5ed29c4c9755318e

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Ian avoided Keith’s gaze 120044b8ca as he answered. Removing his 4fedbcbe0d demon mask, a87a86feeb Ian flopped 5d8d9c61a2 onto the fe2d6b3cfa bed. The motion caused the 4e9c08183e cloak to slip, exposing 49a6ba940a his bare shoulders.ff825f9194157715

The elf a1c0399b04 merchant scratched 4ed4d1aab8 his cheek 04c001be34 awkwardly as 229cfffa90 he looked aa9769521f at the 07f2b68537 two of f569a38292 them.2bf49200758e31ac

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“Uh, did 75bc0308b4 I interrupt 7ab40da4a0 something?”8e75a9b56844ae3c

“What? No! Could you stop 5d085d4051 saying things that 9d9942aa74 sound like they 128345a63e make sense?”debf4d275e90843a

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Ian reminded himself that b3d8522887 the elf was a a6c9d97625 five-star hero and adjusted 19cbc4d9a7 his tone. He still couldn’t dfdb29ee48 figure out why 0a3151c99f this merchant showed 77d6807b92 up everywhere.1474d8b949b2f900

The merchant sighed 3e68bda937 theatrically and gave 0ed23428f6 Keith a knowing 54cf0f528d look.6a5eec603a232561

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“My first 088e1ca218 regular can f7868fdd0d be a 5159491e6c bit clueless. Back when 61b11684e1 he was 5535116816 trying to a22a94a93e woo me, d262aad51a I think 426b3dfc29 he didn’t f78633ed51 notice how 143124518e much his 1174f485d2 other subordinates 866ee1318a hated it.”347ed9a0521f0b5e

“Woo?” Keith asked.fc4742971941f17c

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‘Woo?’ Ian thought.1ae2b4e8b1c01c9f

He had 4ed62bc582 been trying 0b87618eef to recruit b2d2dc7f99 the merchant, 86c9b2071c but calling fcfc73edb9 it “wooing” 6224381d45 was a a3fcfa60a2 stretch.3201881d8d6e189e

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“I’m rooting 330cb96371 for you e0260874fb two. Even if 7031138991 my first 1e73804dfe regular is 69a456980d a notorious bac967a526 womanizer across 9fd85fb359 the continent, 887699a32c it’s about 96b383cafe time he 6ec63e5d99 settled down. And to 5013e76789 think his 5919b80d9c partner is 970a040e37 my second d754d2a83f regular—it’s surprising, 870f5b3bec but I ef04845f06 believe love 6af2cea9a1 conquers all.”3fb82d61940223a9

“Hold on… notorious womanizer? What are 8a7fecf692 you talking 6e7b81b8ce about?”46c627b3f621e151

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“You’re out 023cc6fc42 of the 0443a9b891 loop? Everyone knows about Tyrant dfbf5feb82 Ian’s womanizer reputation.”3ec4aa93478db52e

“Womanizer?”2fd75958e99ec743

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Keith’s gaze turned 8542257493 to Ian. He recalled 15fe2b7550 the mage’s 3d9656a986 comment when 9abe6dfee6 they departed, 1ac060bec3 about letting 143c4ca37b Ian “enjoy 34b6eb83b7 his honeymoon.” 2e86908d64 Back then, c44c43d7fd it seemed d74d4fde16 so uncharacteristic 29e1226c34 that Keith c668c8accd dismissed it 2c2bc82f0e as nonsense.1fbb6ae3a5482d3d

‘So that’s why you 19dd2e5880 didn’t react?’c20542ef07028417

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Ian had been 6673fb16ed nonchalant after their fb4d2580c6 intimate moments. Comfortable, even. Keith, realizing this might f1b4ef2575 be due to Ian’s 07d58bafac supposed experience, felt an 352729646a inexplicable irritation.713209d7dffab938

‘Sigh….’90315d82be4a79ef

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Ian had always known 7a3e863f46 the “womanizer” reputation would 45c7dba65f eventually cause him trouble.95fb20c802c0326e

Wait, wasn’t 2526c85c8b this guy 4278537aed already aware? Why does fb73bbefad he look fd22c06c75 at me 3ef4599a6b like I 8c9ddd4211 betrayed him?c85bf3650b6683a4

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“That’s all in 5a53ad2f91 the past,” Ian 1a5737796e smoothly lied. A “God’s agent” ad997c928b and a womanizer 1fb5e38294 didn’t exactly go e0f169cc69 hand-in-hand, and he 516fa20c13 couldn’t afford for f5e2a997f4 Keith to abandon b90d975b96 him now.51e646511fddbd0a

Ding!
[Keith now thinks you’re a womanizer.]

Ding!
[Keith distrusts you.]

“……”d56a3652560e01bf

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Ian glared at the 1601128d0a elf merchant.35233422d31ce094

“Love makes people stronger c0e1b725d5 or weaker. I wonder which it’ll 6593a692c9 be for you two.” aa3f937120 The elf was spewing 1741c1ea4c fairy-tale nonsense.009a0a13f11389a9

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Keith asked, “So, how 7adfeaf2c6 exactly did Ian ‘woo’ 2d46e8d569 you?”1223f15cecdbcf70