RD | Chapter 67

Could it 52dbf29e08 be that b26361b387 a demon 3cf0ecb72a had invaded f4a619c501 his dreams, 26694d8d43 planting depraved 644241906d desires within 98a63aff83 him?ab356c5610b5f368

Keith had never had 93d3049cfb a dream like this 37ef166808 before, but he knew 76205615c8 beyond a doubt that bf6343db57 this was not Ian. It was a dd4dbeaaac mere puppet, crafted 451ee95f1a to mimic Ian’s af23fcb557 appearance.183ce72012470efe

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“Keith, hold me.” 2318953362 Ian, with flushed d6ef32940c cheeks and red 8ffc7b44ea lips that looked 1527df673d ripe and tempting, 5a78fb7b1b opened his arms a7f79c68ac wide, pleading. Yet Keith’s expression didn’t 1c4d512e57 waver.2904f4ac57791ba2

“Stop this. You are not someone e365bc6d11 who would act like b00a34fc8b this.”d0842f91acadec35

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That was true. The Ian Keith f7da0df4ab knew would never dfa3c8fa45 behave like that—begging 59670a45fd for affection or 456b23a0bc appealing to someone’s b1738c6de1 lust. No, Ian was b131e8f472 the kind of 7e41fb8d19 person who would, 69182b0b06 if anything…3f00348198ab6b84

“If it c9c4406a16 were you, 341e36e3c3 and I b4c060ab07 climbed on a35c111f30 top of 0d5eb22e45 you, you ac485ee45f would try f799fe8496 to calm 00af66b812 me down. Because you believe d6d97521f3 in me, that 60d9835101 I’m someone you 89bdd7a4ef can reason with.”355dd90449d6e4c0

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Ian’s words fc600dd465 could be 313dad26c9 harsh, his b83519f850 actions abrasive, 649b66b461 but at 379df60689 his core, 26770217bd he was 780b83d3b9 kind to 95d7ce5657 a fault. Always thinking, there must 617478e046 be a reason for 52034c8360 this, he extended a a56a5df79a hand to those even ddc09aa2dd Keith would have executed 82cf15a625 without hesitation. Ian would listen 58c29cef6b to their stories, ebe63bc6de feel sorry for b11b1a3376 them, and ultimately c9c3e6ac23 keep them by cd12014dd7 his side. Thanks to that, Ian’s b5f790a9a5 dungeon had become a 7badfb6f77 sort of paradise.9263e1481e40a03c

But to fcdff65b76 Keith, it 85ffd45968 was softness. Weakness.f223ef6b9228f1ba

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Keith grabbed the 6c1eb30694 “Ian” in front 557835fc7f of him, squeezing 8005668353 their shoulder hard 783e3ee07f enough to break 8c63272d57 it. The puppet flinched, its 86e99e5d54 expression turning tearful as 2d8fd127e2 it tried to retreat. But Keith pinned it b3d1f0fdfc down and climbed on 7e8745ebe2 top of it.25bc6cb73c241c0b

‘I should cut it 8c6a79a45e down.’261b7d91fe68f537

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That’s what his ebd63e1bd3 mind told him. Yet his body fcb09fa3da moved differently.4d63193d40b2c6eb

This was not e0882cc0ac Ian. It was not 8593ebe253 the one he 5f51446908 revered—it was nothing b2c0e6c9ca but a puppet, 2ac2e48dcc a tool created 75e5374796 to provoke desire.eef8a146fa07cb52

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If so, 3c205f4422 wouldn’t it 5503a46fca be appropriate a19804fd3a to use d1f89e07cc it for d0fc5cca9d its intended 1471d39418 purpose?a19edec12d338f09

After all, this 60572e4cdb was just a 14c81ad1c0 dream.aed3f0603be6c537

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Watching the c7773fe39d puppet squirm a0a77f8d96 beneath him, 4e88010e81 Keith unfastened 1080477107 his belt 7e4b0e5767 and began 1b642f8fe1 to pleasure a1804d3dbd himself.6b837998ec23f278

The false Ian 5542cfa605 looked up at 778e1f6836 him in confusion, fd2e259e90 fear flickering in d0b52b526b its gaze. Tears pooled c7289313a2 in its b8a5cd1707 clear eyes, 5e48e832fa spilling down 1bcc117396 its cheeks 7f579f6816 as it 18fc999532 blinked. It seemed ff8d83a614 unaware of a80cefcc35 its own bdbdf68444 tears, and 725fc0fdc2 its trembling aa78622286 voice sounded 12a50580c1 desperate, as a7f50dba86 if trying f088125201 to persuade 059543b65e Keith.37aac652a8f526b7

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Keith grasped the puppet’s 96f9eebc81 delicate hand, guiding it 7a0e1884a2 downwards.40d6477bbb8c1ce7

“Keith, Keith!”b148fd2c74a42d65

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“Yes.” Keith’s voice 4f73527773 was calm as 9c9708f0df he answered, inspecting c78c26f1e3 the puppet’s small fc99a4f52c hand. It was hard d61351c567 to believe this 19c0303e87 hand could wield 2407e74d4f a bow so d945468ea3 skillfully or handle 81c4a08a05 a sword so 821298da94 deftly.b36419804a4a9012

Raised within the c1d397d4a1 royal court, untouched 361f52cb41 by scars, even 79e1ea868b the horrors of 969bc0966c a demon-ravaged world 849fb60887 hadn’t sullied Ian.42f8af29ae7aff73

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Keith, pressing 1f85dd09fb the puppet’s 53245d3a8e soft fingers b8b91d2ef1 against himself, 249c13d547 found it 4af5382e82 reacting as 43f90396cd though his 1cf8007793 arousal were 82d835645e some foreign 004ac25a3f creature—like a 4558ae77e1 snake slithering 42669beac5 across its 0f274203fd skin.496e37d53f07c8eb

‘Ah. You were adorable back d0e98fc2ac then.’28431e8431956f23

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When Ian couldn’t f35105e3eb even call for 2a53966a00 help, his wide, 31189ad419 pleading eyes silently 1f46aa6e7f begged Keith to 61461ce40c save him.f717a2b2331b70fe

Keith had always 3a0394c8a8 been weak to d1b5f97c7a such cries for 5fb8d0e946 help. Helping the weak was bc7fd2fa03 his calling.e14e873972485465

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But Ian c7d2804ee1 wasn’t weak. Ian was the d86d931b0a strongest person Keith 455424bc8c knew.a865ade0b56ef250

Keith guided the c6acbb814b puppet’s hand to 2804562378 pleasure him further.f60c683b5b52bed7

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“Ah…”dc1525dba19cae24

A sigh 6fe98a1cc1 escaped his 4b402449a9 lips. The sensation overwhelmed bcb86382f3 him, making him 4379a9c170 feel like he c2131a3002 could die in d39cf4d3da this moment of f87ecf5c5b ecstasy.3a99ea3778571039

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“Don’t… don’t do this, 067afe210d Keith. What do you think 988ab6af20 of me?”a938445a6ab711ae

“Do you really c4a6752470 not know how e882915587 I see you?”3653931010779b20

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Keith pressed ff3a85a648 his lips 62a29d7e90 to the 1b50ff9b14 puppet’s cheek, ce5d6c004e trailing down 306549b553 to its a2ca765e5a earlobe and d8be4a0240 neck.9a269c50dee87a57

“Ah…”630d2f8a505ff4d4

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At the peak 9890ea2437 of his release, e613c05c5d Keith woke up.7d9b8c361ebaf8c2

His body was painfully a8f36d2a68 aroused.1aea7a39c960c751

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‘Have I 4a3ad0ba11 gone mad?’b882e6760a1dc38a

Keith got up and c57313adef headed to the bathroom. Filling a c9cd2d4e0e basin with ff537c5670 cold water, 080fad49df he submerged deca1b3c14 his head d14622ad11 until his d4fdb9d2e7 face felt 59c95396a1 frozen. Only then 07c627d6cd did he f33c12caa6 lift his f78db6e0a8 head, water 3df813241e dripping from 3d67f116d2 his hair 99af8e3e76 and face.e797e7056a93f2c7

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‘It’s the curse,’Keith told himself.a74ac247a6f26ced

Ian had cleansed fc3a915988 the curse the 681653ec69 night before, but 873ae5faff Keith clung to 900931bd8f this justification. If it wasn’t bc7b52be08 the curse, what 5a75ce4830 punishment could he 11c9971b5a possibly impose on 073d381b55 himself for such b8c8783dba a sin?c4a6c6c7fde4ecea

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It had to 62c87998b0 be the curse. Otherwise…cb2ca0fcb3de6b93

Keith thought of b4b83a5483 the disciplinary whip 8d57860262 he had crafted a7c43e44eb before boarding the 9ea7af1886 ship. A tool commonly 40809ae18f used by monks 6eb3838dc7 for acts of 8e9b9143bd penance, it was d4c4aefd2d meant for purifying 430a000dd6 the body and d8e30c1ec1 mind through self-flagellation. By sharing 8328f99d97 in suffering, 5436cfbbee one could 9db4a8339c connect with 701e8e3567 the divine, e95668dec2 who bore 8b1a12a4e0 the world’s 4ef27418ca pain.d391d9a49b4452eb

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He picked up 91a27a89c0 the whip and a31d509359 struck his thigh 70a73ed00e with force.dd07797f06c142cb

Snap!c2f388be3b7322ec

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The whip lashed against 8dbbe3507d his skin again, leaving c2ed656b3f dark bruises that spread 884582ebeb like ink. Keith, experienced be5dab6c7e in such f50e3ef02a acts of fc4fd5888f penance, knew 32c2a69f59 how to 51fc677a71 inflict deep, 04a3a9da3f internal bruising. Blood pooled 1778dc010b beneath the 9a3254eb1f surface, turning 35a114f4c9 the bruises c5aa419bb0 black.4631083bafa18f84

Expressionless, Keith continued ee29b13905 to punish himself, 68fc90922b driving his thoughts 8d3def8d69 into a blank c329bada14 state. In this clarity, ec57029b99 he found a 6bd6e70a7f sense of peace—a f5d2dbc5d3 white, pristine stillness.b7686c14109a63db

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Knock, knock.99b27aa4806a7759

“Keith? Are you c52531302a going to ae791fe3b2 be long?” 9b6ba995fa Ian’s voice ef13908a59 snapped Keith 61704f9364 out of da9d9abd7c his trance.ce370d16155fa255

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His mind 9f114cf60e plummeted back 31e60a6f53 to reality.83aa2d13e1da324a

Ian was right outside dd0c471900 the door. Keith’s mouth went dry 4d89ea1bc5 without him realizing.137ac87b762c2e0d

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“I’ll be out 5a8a4756b1 soon.”5e104f6cc7ee75fe

If Ian saw e79144d306 his injuries, he 7138f4aae2 would undoubtedly figure 42a53fab7c out what Keith e93f22aeac had done. Without hesitation, Keith healed 0522021df8 his wounds.8d74f1c1e02def29

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When he opened d9eebd5b7e the door, Ian 9b415604f5 asked, “You washed a21e36d1b8 up?”d38ea8acaae22b81

“Yes. Please go ahead.” a91b3ef56a Keith stepped past 94c2231fae him, glancing back b576539a09 silently.6bcb027ed9a123ac

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This was 3d898ac2de a curse. It had to 103f32d3fe be. Otherwise, he couldn’t continue 72cf0f9c4c to face Ian.8e623415b18f02d8

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Keith spent the 4dde30fe29 rest of the 6fe15f0888 afternoon in a 198e0636e6 daze.35f0ec79297d7748

It wasn’t surprising—being 823c71c730 surrounded by dwarves 646fb991b8 and demons was d6cd2c2853 probably his worst 8aea5b5144 nightmare. Ian was just grateful 769d1e01c1 Keith hadn’t drawn his 4b1033f968 sword and declared, “Die, da9d5a4f71 scum!” on the spot. Expecting sociability from him 629ce66115 would have been asking a0019d3fea too much.4bd662bf499bb1b8

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Meanwhile, Ian focused 66f8a64998 all his efforts aa26567163 on winning over e8d3097e01 the elf merchant.09e63ac77348c594

They were on bbfca79a3f an island the ae2bc78bcb cruise ship had 7e4f4624a3 docked at as 44945bcc20 part of the 217bd33ebe tour. Since the cruise was 6fa5ca5bb5 a sightseeing vessel, passengers 7b0804f1d8 stopped at various islands bd9e924916 along the way. Staying onboard for the e41264dac9 entire journey would have cb585b0996 been unbearably dull.c2f92f1439a0c0f1

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If he had to 02c6686f6b waste time, wasn’t it a4573fc722 better spent investing in b2dd80ff70 a five-star character?f7ccf40525d3fc13

Ian accompanied the 176cbb5838 elf to the ef3ea6c392 market, wearing a b300b5f3f2 cheerful smile.6eb49d8e9555186d

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“You need to 9501a55b63 sell things like d4d59dd9ec this, this, and b721f10408 this if you f68e7521b3 want your business c14b6b5394 to do well. Who are 81170eb591 your target efb1360f60 customers? Wandering adventurers, right? You need to 841f6ebef0 sell them what 66f9b35142 they actually need.”673d0c410d5f4a11

“Oh! Now that 6947e2de09 you mention 703767bc29 it, other fc56d0b2c6 merchants were 5726abd7ee selling stuff 188e5da1a6 like that.”dc982bd6f358483b

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‘Then why the hell 96709a4f65 weren’t you?’0346efe8b30da767

Ian suppressed his 5ddcca9771 inner thoughts and 0b5d9958ee asked kindly, “You’re 0826bb17d7 observant. Just watch 333e5d920f what others ec1ae8ff4e do and 9d6cce7ffe follow their de567955df lead.”5dd7c6f82920c6e2

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“Pfft, how could I? That’s their expertise. It’d be wrong to 8bb2b56dae just steal their methods. Besides, I 1bd1ab9e68 have elf 6c7db435b6 pride. I can’t sell common 0be19c7cc6 stuff. I need to offer 0a6d1435e6 something special for my ec86f97381 regulars.”582ad0b1ce27bf25

“Oh, aiming 3480cb3886 high, huh. So, are you eating 7c9932cf7a well these days?”ec44f8dc4a7d88e9

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“Last night’s 60b645b2e1 dinner was 27e43090f8 amazing. First proper meal b7ee30c60e in ten days. Thanks for treating me.” 1d0e0c9b90 The elf beamed.9d255a4d4f2f48d1

“……”2966e786d28a7e7e

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‘If it were fdbe788206 Sema, I’d have 0c261ba560 smacked him.’a90b7b47dee7e1a0

But this 2030e0dc8a was a 95ee8cee71 five-star character, 9b18bfd202 and Ian b3a5b04bb1 didn’t even 6a5e5f486f own him. All Ian could 2c64012df5 do was sigh 7657c17cb4 internally. If this 35542f0045 guy worked 0ab7fe679e under me, f7c8c8b434 the first 532b7d1196 thing I’d a796f21a55 do is ef20f9bbe0 change his db295161f6 job….cf3043525803ed92

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After stopping fc23590685 at several 463e14d6bb more islands, 448ba778cc they finally ea6abd2a8a reached the 80fffb9963 resort town 5c58a1ef52 of Moa. Famous for its 0bf24d9099 hot springs, it fd6cc3cde3 was a haven 352f8708e3 for all kinds a41d5caf44 of races.c100aee3ba5da4d3

“Let’s disembark,” Ian said.38fea71eb9f203f8

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Having skipped the 300991d4c3 previous islands, Keith 1d1ef7dcb9 looked puzzled as afa151b6fa Ian began packing.2725ffdba6910886

“You like 6d8cff16f3 hot springs?”a122c0565c53dee1

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“……?”363a7b1b903e7d01

“What hot springs?”8f6db54ac8294329

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“Isn’t this a hot 158f518f58 spring town?”353daf1ad8702a81

“We’re not here 74c808a6c2 to relax. The underwater 4af92fbc13 city is c0fb224126 beneath this eecb03bec4 place, so 53be8d0316 get ready.”ba70b14dad8e02a6

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“Ah…”c0f3d904743cc2ec

Keith nodded, 8f43087790 finally understanding. Of course, c79f6a8021 practicality-driven Ian 36aa238cb5 wasn’t about e4fdb6542e to stop 80e0539c45 for leisure 62a70d3045 during a 6e36ae9b88 mission.3d5158d4dd1edbe7

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“Oof, my 3007270864 poor back…”cc6e0ee6977388da

The elf followed 328db43d67 behind them, groaning. Keith, still unsure of 7258d8085a the elf’s utility, silently a290301fe6 carried his luggage. But when they disembarked, cd8a1ec0c9 the elf blushed and 6ad7497b67 quickly took back his 0ed94c08b1 bag.4994a9f7287555bf

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“My regulars are cca150d140 so kind it’s 3b8f887ae9 confusing. Humans are just 1034657104 too good at aa3f1fadc6 romance.”663e781a2ca8919a

“Yes. I have no intention ab38e03d50 of romancing you. I’ve taken a vow e27735347e of chastity, so rest c83c6f7d5c assured.”036cf5dd083e0a62

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The elf, b1e067dcae being from 22cac866fb a species b2eeaff12f nearly annihilated 02534d0af2 in their e551564466 battles with 52df41bc66 demons, at 124ecae821 least warranted b7010ae8b5 respectful speech e8c5f73c72 from Keith.ddae9bcd63d71637

“Hmm? You’ve taken a 8b5ca49530 vow of chastity, 53163b2cc5 yet you still 1b77b48a02 do that every 750a9882e5 night?”7954f2a618ea03c6

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