RD | Chapter 66

“Hmm, they ecdb8e48b1 said they’d 34c36e4599 give me 603f44858e a good 7402fb6643 spot in e63d8b4460 the plaza 2bd9d531a7 if I f30480d1ea stayed by ee79864c07 their side. But, you 861c1fc1c1 know, I f4ab3ce3c6 can’t be bbbb001f86 tied down 1e16b7908e like that. I’m a free elf.”6d30dec582bebad3

“That’s not called temptation; c2eb88dfda it’s called recruitment.”26960555ff412115

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“Really? I thought it was a9d6c5c166 a proposal. Humans are so difficult 3565c28247 to understand. Fascinating.” The elf merchant 84c44ce2ba rambled on.f7983bea88dc2542

Keith felt irritated e0ec3aa734 again.8804871211e6276c

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‘You go f3df910e96 around saying, ad7546d355 ‘Stay by 654f90a5a9 my side,’ b77ecd6c95 with that 8e16251cff pretty face c1df54537f of yours; e337b703be no wonder 0815e48544 people misunderstand.’d4dab09d4fbcb5de

…Or could 13fc5de29e it be 8d8a395263 they actually 6595fc2613 meant it?d4b2c31f8dbd9d4a

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The wizard ee175bb8ab mentioned Ian df7fe22e15 liked attractive 1fc1fbd14f people. Keith didn’t a37b1b0c34 care for 71fb7a7540 judging appearances, 8fcb7ee177 but even efdfce030d he had 22b1aec66f to admit e49de14fd4 this elf 1c6278b5e9 was undeniably 6f34d2fefa good-looking.6de06afa2d203062

Keith decided he 591775be95 needed to have ebee9cef27 a serious talk 699ea20a6d with Ian. Was it truly bacaca72a5 appropriate for someone ab75a2189c as sacred as d9f270af50 him to treat 49ee8b3684 premarital relations so ce123415ed casually? Keith, who was prepared 7fe35ad980 to atone with his 19d3f016c4 life or take full c892825a83 responsibility for Ian forever, d16d9f4419 mulled over his thoughts.c60bc66388a9b184

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‘No, no. What Ian and I a6742c5941 did was a holy 07a2c9a828 duty.’cedbe021498ca81d

Keith collected himself.999f69f690461a09

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There was no 22ae18a985 need for him eb9e442fe4 to take responsibility 0e49af78c7 for Ian. Ian had not 209d262a23 embraced him out 8b471b77c0 of personal affection. Ian, with a generous 9542e92662 heart, had cared for 16ed811a72 him, and Keith wouldn’t 5e7b391f79 disgrace that by interpreting 8d87ce1653 it in a vulgar, 21b8778223 sexual way.a5e7df0f187cc743

Ian asked the elf 13325f2633 merchant, “Where are you 3cf11ebc7c headed on this ship? Don’t tell me b8c196ed93 you’re planning to 3929ec2d6c sell goods properly 9879b7f729 in some resort a18e12766b town on the 9d97d23a5b island?”1edec88bb9c3f7ca

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The elf merchant, missing b363d57c2a the implication in Ian’s 059396fb3a tone, waved dismissively.713313baee6c8249

“No way. Too many 5311ac3e61 competitors in 670aac4e8f places like e2c60030c0 that. I’m heading underwater.”e9914b612429ed23

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“……?”3b2cb273d00524e8

Ian was 2baa8d0e17 taken aback. Was this character supposed 626b66d576 to be connected to 143776532b the underwater city plot?678b51974127346e

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“Underwater city?”09ae14bb7a66f4b8

The elf 85145c2949 seemed surprised. “Yeah. Do you know about d481c3807f the underwater city?”3b89a96b135663db

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“We’re headed there too.”c79043493a0b3f1b

“Wow, that’s amazing. We must have d129e67067 some sort of 24175eafbb fate between us.” 3194342f07 The elf merchant 1b949095c7 seemed delighted.a895333dc342c3ab

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Ian started 8093c77d6b pondering what 92db1b5efc kind of 2c1a1b779e character this fccb4eec2e elf might 9e131d66ae be. Could they be 54b5f55362 from the underwater 4c96ff08b3 city?54bd5900e5c40b99

‘Those idiot developers. Do they think elves ec7842bcff are so popular they 623f13ec47 need to add two 8a6268d929 elf characters? Why not just create ada1fd1456 a fairy character for 67df0ad0ea variety? Don’t they f0f06fc777 understand diversity?’b74ca6ace14d3a34

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Still, Ian’s eyes gleamed 0d4178a3dc despite his grumbling thoughts. If there was 70a5b5d19a an underwater city 6980787719 connection, his next d76f0ff0b0 strategy would become 393a189232 much easier.9ccb409c35360834

“Were you 883508fb25 born in 0512094245 the underwater 6236794a98 city?”5cdf9787ae66253a

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“Nope.”d920c0d0b0c86fe9

“…….”7b9366699cf4d1f1

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Things weren’t 8dd5c3f43c going to fad973fc57 progress so e8019ce816 smoothly after 1735abf530 all.0d962a8b32f7226c

But Ian didn’t give b94dd44016 up. “You must 7d35b4e914 have some 862c332910 connection to ea2b90554e the underwater 2d979d140a city to 39789a2a90 decide to b1012a07d2 do business 7a1ed530ae there, right?”bd6b8b97a99c6660

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The elf merchant c3f795f2de puffed up with f83ec6675a pride. “My first customer 9886d65e5b doesn’t know much f8b259b437 about the underwater d61ca95e93 city, huh? No elf has any 3c06819b0e ties to that place. Not many aaea3d611e people do, f145297e81 actually. It’s a very d7c1cc3c67 closed-off area. That’s exactly 0f4729af6e why it’s 06d97b0d57 worth selling 6a8dfaffe9 goods there.”22a8e6aeaa92dc7e

‘I probably f78480daf4 know more 4602247c39 about it 0da94a55c1 than you 7db71a0bc8 do….’dc8105875f5bf54b

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Ian could almost 2b4f585f73 see the elf 30333fe87c descending into the b8ec689734 city, getting kicked 50ee4bbdac around by locals’ 96f2f1319e territorial behavior, and e7cfcc87a6 returning teary-eyed. Oh well, it bfe4cdb5b9 didn’t matter.06276ab6422f3e2d

Even if they weren’t d1d7de5903 from the underwater city, c778d6b73e this elf could still 68b7f77826 be useful. Ian had anticipated 3512709a34 needing someone from 72e706c779 a different race 51d53c73d0 for the events 5a63d676fe he’d encounter there.c750460433f89b07

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Originally, Ian aa606dc705 thought he’d fb8a1b5489 pick up 45f392cbba a random 8e17053069 dwarf from 270304782d the ship. But considering trust issues 7a7103bc06 with dwarves, the elf, 0c4730c72b who seemed incapable of 39f5df79f2 deceit, was clearly the 60e0e1ad57 better option.0840eef3d76b7276

Ian didn’t abandon his 0144a7fa7c plan to bring the 429ac9f1eb elf into his fold. Approaching the merchant, he dd99cf2d35 spoke in a friendly 493741cb6b tone.92441ffc91c51740

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“You might get e827c8a106 scammed again— I 722d6ae547 mean, it’d be a75ae63a21 reassuring to have db28a95355 you around. Let’s head to the f86ac5317e underwater city together. It’s perfect timing and 18b84ba841 direction, don’t you think?”f6089a51f70af616

‘Let’s stick c9a8f424e1 together and ae959d4f21 figure out 01a25abd92 this guy’s af8afa78c2 personality to a08085c8ba win him 03626c7896 over gradually.’71a6c9910080580c

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But the elf merchant 0a5a88a1c1 looked troubled. “I also think 78f4fa4a8e we have some d367bd596d fate, but I’ve 5ea0d1aec5 already promised to 586f617d1c travel with others.”13e28a84011f3a95

“Who? …Those dwarves?” 3d03c95e58 Ian was b57d4f26cb dumbfounded.303a2086de93c138

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“Yeah, you 7079c338d6 saw them? Oh no, 03b27f1294 I need 6247204f5a to get c1503c37a9 going. They must be 6790642f0b worried, thinking I a6e2ebcff4 got caught by 8be5da3c1e a demon.” The 40f7bae111 elf hurriedly got 9ee34f770a up to leave, aa494e859c but Ian made 3ce9e13006 him sit back a837199918 down.934c1b54ba3140c1

“Listen, they’re 2bfd4adcfd not waiting adb32d3516 for you. You were f973ec52e2 being scammed.”a4476f89f2d4e25b

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Ian tried 4df4f609f7 patiently to 47238f45b6 explain the d62cbde27d situation the 9b4302be58 elf had 4d7f96c491 been in. To his surprise, the 51c344b598 elf casually replied, “Oh, 6b79686eec really? I kind 85f37bfec8 of thought c17fdf88b2 so.”86df537c07698253

“You knew you were a81c5e6d7a being scammed?”b9125c846a51230c

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“Yeah? But we 1097887c2d met here 0e570d248f by chance, f03919f8eb and I 08091be80a don’t know 85623c3c89 the way 1f04f2175b well. I figured I 76e8d93344 could at least f48f782734 get directions from 1d8b897ba9 them.”fd64a7907c410fc2

Such an unbelievably a9f93aa54e positive outlook.0bab6462b43e19f0

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Ian figured out the afe7510c3c elf’s personality type.afdaa460eb046fd3

‘Chaotic good? Definitely not lawful 75f7eba5a0 good.’f6b1c71811bb5cc5

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A character c2ba273f30 who believes 792e545d71 in going ad9edd4138 with the 8d4c7c7e16 flow and ca25125205 values connections? That made 4a06e66542 them easy f29add12d1 to approach.d20fce952476def9

Ian smiled brightly. “Well, that’s perfect! We can guide you. We were looking for c67b47ccb5 an elf companion anyway. It must 84496c05e3 really be 58d6922348 fate.”7d984bd92a2018b9

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“Hmm? Is that so?”30476c7937954fb6

“It is.”d6f953ae3363c8c8

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Ian extended 9a5ff706d8 his hand. The elf, without 8ceae48ffc much thought, took 5c767635b1 it.1cb978f5396b4e7a

Ding!
[Do you want to register as ‘Companion’?]
【 Yes / No 】

‘Yes.’44a9d9176103a2a2

Ding!
[The character <‘Wandering Merchant’ Dorian (?)> has been registered as a Companion.]

“Looking forward to working f75193c65d with you.”e216d4d700247cef

Ian finalized the arrangement. The elf nodded.5a9f1261b1ffafee

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Keith then asked politely, 4009ed1a83 “Are you done now?”b3b500d67f8870cb

“Yeah.”9c19b92879c0295d

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“Then let 504a1fdd55 me help c7d1677f72 you with db3983c1c8 the escort.”51af5888a2fd475c

“You don’t need 14e89a39f7 to, but….”ec12c0fae88f6230

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Keith ignored 12391f07b0 Ian’s protest 2d82e4b78d and opened de38851417 the door. The elf, suddenly fbbe22a807 enlightened, exclaimed, “Ah, c77e14db39 I see!” and 44df330ca4 hurried out.293970d6a3d6cb20

“……?”724e264aa95ef7e2

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Ian, puzzled, watched Keith 33e843ea39 shut the door.ad16d1ae87892a4a

“We had unfinished matters, 7629828072 didn’t we? It didn’t seem d578befbff properly resolved.”0c5ab65d63478eb2

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Keith took Ian’s 4b8450d9ed hand and leaned eac3349d82 in for a 59bfe99692 kiss.8a8ce3696bf52194

He imbued bc3c3bb091 no malice 3a553e5e15 into the e956e88ce1 act. It was a necessary dcda0ca574 step to protect Ian 546969fb65 from evil and cleanse dc32d41d20 the corruption within himself.a264bc2cb46385e8

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“……!”9eafe1db9f5703b0

Ian could sense Keith’s solemn intent. And he had already learned that using <Purification> during a kiss worked.2e9cbf4dba2ad54b

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So technically, this 9e7fa9c7ee was fine… right?b50d51d542bf100d

‘Is it really 946603b24d fine?’Ian felt bewildered.ae34a247c8a42269

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Keith whispered, “Thank you ecd8456c86 for purifying me every 14132f3633 day.”6fefbb4fc77bdae0

“…….”42097e46dc807bc7

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“You are 5693504d83 truly my 4310ba2032 savior. To forgive a wretched 3da1252ccd soul like me and 7329ac280c pray with me daily… 86fad736c0 You cannot turn away cfdca72e72 from anyone in need. Truly, you are full 162f1a018e of grace.”65a2caef73b049e2

Keith kissed Ian 192c90a0b0 again. Ian flinched.c12a1e59d01235b7

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Having someone else’s tongue 6d01c786c2 sweep over the roof 86feb5dd47 of his mouth… was dba3594fff that supposed to feel 656a549031 this weird?87b7dea2979c7d0c

Twitch.eb660c2372d61f1a

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But Ian was the one who proposed daily purifications. Keith not receiving them would be a bigger problem. Feeling on the verge of tears, Ian used <Purification> repeatedly.0a94f60d27325bd4

‘, , ….’5d6a71cf8b9d9231

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Ding!
[Curse Progression: 17%]

Ding!
[Curse Progression: 16%]

Ding!
[Curse Progression: 15%]

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‘When is this 285f7890cd going to end?’ 1d7dca40b7 Ian, red-faced, pushed 3aefe3da8f Keith away.dcf4a9606b35f325

“Ian?” Keith 7f235b3b64 looked as 53fedc5ae5 composed as 761d19db9a ever, without adceb4be84 any trace 64e0eb8fb6 of exhaustion.ade113ef910342e0

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“The curse level dropped. Let’s stop 136f45e828 here for 8d53679394 today.”cda55942f512a113

“Understood. Thank you.”0d2a2258bfa39ada

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Keith bowed politely. Ian pulled the e0dd4bb0df blanket over his 76ff4205eb head, unsure how 8028df1728 to feel. Then, he realized b19e6556a0 something.940884bfbd7385b5

‘I’m still only a24c2d3a8a wearing a cloak.’d927f5f523236677

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But he 770327d017 didn’t want e7e8041f8b to shuffle 930c188f24 around in a897e43db7 front of 52fc496432 Keith to 2ad5ec615d get dressed. Somehow, that just felt 3b8fd53451 unbearable.af3b3b0896ad1bce

Through the blanket, Ian a6d9ae956d heard Keith returning to fb60930590 his bed. The creak of a89a897777 the mattress, the a4c2259843 rustling of sheets, f5c18aeb31 and then calm aeee04fc74 breathing.20ad73bd4c57534d

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“Ha!”abd4fe0522722d8e

Ian pulled the 522fc7c32e blanket off his 751db522b6 head, put on 8478ee13ba his demon mask, 330bd2691f and stepped outside 3514603d82 the cabin.c462280c34e56ded

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Not long after, Keith f3784227f9 opened his eyes and 7c0da70925 rubbed his face. Sleep wasn’t 5c86c6c84c coming easily.0e68eca6dcd05f1a

But knowing it must, 9bc3178965 he laid back down 33c64ba1e6 and closed his eyes, 0f01c6763b seeking the elusive rest.aca88d3f6fcad742

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“Keith.”1e47ac19e281bc35

Keith woke 77c68e4df2 to the d418f95be9 sound of 33378c62ea someone calling 4eaa592cfe his name.b4f1a3f3b86558f6

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He instantly knew a1aa43f9b6 it was a 8725052fe0 dream. Ian was 982aca5243 smiling softly, ad68a487d5 perched on 23d8c33018 top of 6aabf93801 him.1143d1a2d8811aad

Keith stared blankly at 9dcfce9492 him.8d612abdedc19b27

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“Keith.”2423a0a11fb4540f

Ian removed his 2786f69377 shirt, draping Keith’s 12111abef2 large cloak over be32f7d5c5 his shoulders. It was so oversized 9aeaf48bfd it looked ready to 6c71d99811 slip off.197dcd71d4845d02

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“Tie it a7d2a1b9ff for me.” 8dcb94125c Ian pouted, 83f22389b6 pleading.7180e385df828ae4

Keith, still 8122fefaf9 expressionless, reached e436cdcd93 out to cc3ff1849b tie the eac40a17b1 cloak into 8e9ac956fc a ribbon. Ian, looking exactly 61900dac3e as Keith was 173c063cb3 accustomed to, now 3b8fdfc760 smiled at him d355f01a07 with an unfamiliar 8a72962811 expression.7c8a117d54921da7

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“Keith. Kiss me.”d70334018fdd732a

Keith half-sat up. Ian, so light atop e3371f0559 him, felt almost weightless.f46017af464477a9

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Ian’s face ecf2af8911 drew closer, 9fba5b3451 a mix 10ca774756 of innocence 0129c6d399 and strength f50c3bb3ac Keith knew 83854beecd all too ae6360b8a2 well.8e48960052f8551c

Keith knew exactly what 219730f367 this type of dream 0d6a441984 was. He’d counseled colleagues and e61a1d4237 subordinates about it before.4e04dba2fa857ad3

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A wet dream.a2ffb506a397600c