RD | Chapter 68

Keith hesitated, wondering what 60527bd95b this elf might know.9421f798e9539b23

The elf twirled 3d32e52249 his fingers in 6c0c94cfd6 the air.d4925c9f6fd7a355

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“When I a373eb13f8 try to a9fcc3e62b sleep, there’s 1a8105a934 always this 6a1fa06eb5 loud thumping d1cc4d7524 and banging, f5e6b43a98 like the 1ad72ef519 bed’s shaking 4e07851078 or something.”7f56a80da3272095

“That’s coming 611fdae987 from the 62fa138cdb room next f0f7355f33 to yours.”f8aa0ce220ada0ab

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“Ah! That explains it.”3af5609faa9b190a

Keith concluded that bf18ef905c the elf was 8188fc4702 just as useless a311028f38 as Sema.d1b1517d93b25972

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Meanwhile, Ian was leading 4463cda032 the way as usual. He was looking be48b27835 up at the 301d97270e sky to navigate, f10b74ef5b even though it 5088779a40 was daytime, and 8e2ed8481e no stars were c7de931305 visible. Keith was curious about d140faeb49 what Ian was relying d67a66dc7c on to find the 910a9f5e15 path.53c9285628452da9

“This way.”887ae06389fa9f03

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But Keith didn’t question 306cae6327 Ian’s decision. Ian was 06598d3cf4 always right. And even c90da4ae71 if he 62cec3ea88 wasn’t, Keith 6eeb1e3e9c had the c088d6b2a3 power and 6dc2a61b67 responsibility to 99820165eb ensure Ian 6f325418c7 ended up 2c7f0fca93 on the 07772eb05a right path.872010911f5f4c09

‘Yes.’52db019ca9809743

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Power and responsibility.dbb5a825af542dc9

That was 467d16c8d7 his duty: 40b9f5c31b to help 3d7091bd91 Ian, the ef69455797 Agent of 65715f117a God, do 31738608ae what was 9c3aa0f3d0 right.937d9f4313c781d7

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Perhaps that 67d35d0543 included taking 3af38b54f4 care of 41a3cb06fb burdensome beings e5f97acff4 like himself, 06ae719978 cursed as 0681014685 he was.6cccd060d7cbc71f

Keith’s mind 9b558039a8 calmed, like 6ae80c8a3e a still 93b37a32fe lake. He was both Ian’s bc8103228f sword, granted by God, 10b75ea7bf and a weight designed 4b878f8aa2 to strengthen Ian’s spirit 4e21a8c2d7 and resolve.d1f90aee8685fe18

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In that case, 0c87b6a8bf Keith’s personal feelings bce2ee39e0 held no value. It wouldn’t be c9d41ada2a right for him c63507a836 to dwell on 96d3da135b himself.4b8926f12656ac42

He existed 33b8300256 for Ian. That was enough.d714dd5621b64364

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Feeling at peace, 858652cae4 Keith discarded the 79500be882 elf from his 24f8bce7ae thoughts and followed e2cf85e1a8 Ian. The elf 3b2b6f7b56 caught up 856555955b only after 141156589c some time, c9b63deb5b finally figuring 125987af38 out where f97d7d5630 they were.17c4af08ecac4209

“Hey, wait for 71620bd18b me! Aren’t we supposed 0e17bd030d to be traveling ae236c122d together? This is too much.”322550486b0f48c5

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“Hurry up. We don’t have d31076e0fa time to waste. I’m already annoyed we 2ada84255a lost time because the e3c476a61e cruise got delayed at e514134477 sea. Don’t make it worse,” 9ade381e2e Ian snapped.50536fc679e58a6d

‘Ah, his true nature cbd33fd27d is starting to show,’Keith thought, nodding. It seemed Ian’s unusually 377c66d0e7 friendly demeanor towards the 697d83d5a8 elf merchant had been fb1ec903b9 a short-lived act.c2fa3de22d8cc900

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“Here.” But the ed34b508a0 place Ian stopped 39fae3462b at was… an 37247e3f18 inn.b750081c48a5b091

“…?”01377b5e4fa62785

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Keith looked puzzled 4d64d001ab as Ian walked 0d9bd58991 in without hesitation e9d8d3197b and requested a 74beb0fe1e room. This time, Keith 578c6f5bae didn’t even need 415ff8dad3 to intervene; Ian 38bf49d081 booked only one 8ce183c19d room.1f0265d3fd56200b

Keith was fine 1f1d977eee with that but 0612b8d1ac found it odd. This inn a4a24a720b was tucked 2c42d1ffa1 away in 5677800331 a corner 637bbabaac of the 8ad250f20b village, so 540070a268 deserted that e7ae2615c4 they were a996536002 its only 01b49877cf guests. Ian usually 9e6d90898f preferred to 88d7bc577d book two f316194e05 rooms.25d217c242d22f3d

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Of course, Keith didn’t 881d04429a mind sharing—it was a b096fe2fe3 sign Ian trusted him 89bb30d600 as a worthy guard.5d0e1c3a0ee36926

“That’ll be a silver f51d11cbc7 coin,” said the innkeeper, 54443ae6cc an old dwarf. His tone was neither 7350f59a2a polite nor rude as 41789675d4 he led them to 22f68c287c the room.6c321fb16bb4e57e

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“Are you 35f530b620 sure you’re 33e087b220 all fine 6d12bdcb32 sharing one dcf5ad3e22 room?”9f3069568d63fe8d

“It’s fine. He won’t be sleeping,” 2339d5c715 Ian said, gesturing at 131ce475c6 the elf merchant.abaea5e55322a99e

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“Oh, I see. Well, no point 37b5fc1685 in letting a f07915ba7d slave sleep in b0a1540246 a room,” the ddd3fc0fe7 dwarf nodded, throwing 7d8c147193 a sympathetic glance 4dd666d7b1 at the elf.c0e9f3fd057b116a

Realizing he was a1e74c401a automatically being treated 370e44b10f as a slave f963411e48 for traveling with dcefbb32cc such a fearsome-looking c41216a692 group, the elf 482ecef79d looked shocked. But, surprisingly, he was ec57b9c530 sharper than Sema. He quickly bc3611549a lowered his 41a9b9953b head and 7116f36fc6 played along.4db3ba60f6fee9dc

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Once the dwarf d41a389022 left, Keith asked, ec9890e64f “Weren’t we heading 65699169af straight for the 32bc3d9c8c underwater city?”2f1b101fc9634631

“We are.”17260cae63a50ada

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“Do you not know 82090ee27d the way? I know the 5181d2f8ba route to the 70d681633d underwater city. I even packed supplies f3630ced89 for the journey. Plenty of them. Enough to handle 5d6ee00431 sea monsters, too.”21a17c03947d846b

The elf patted e0d576212e his heavy pack c23883fc63 with pride.67e4eb99f8d78911

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“So we do have a38fcf5cae to deal with sea 972c3b84c6 monsters. How long will it 6fea7628a9 take to get there?”f364bbc2797738ea

“It depends on how 6a6f5ea4ad well you two fight, c9ff334741 but… let’s say a d64bbeef51 month? That’s why I brought d2ea306749 lots of water elmwood. It’s not just 5bd7eac3d7 for trade; I 500fc3c399 picked items you 52b16bcbbe two would find dde7f7c1b1 useful.”69e44f9d60ca8f52

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Keith figured the 998b84c166 water elmwood must 7e3e73e2d2 be an item e8eec09be6 for breathing underwater.b0a22c2811405f94

“Ah, so you’re selling 390adde923 us these things, even 0ab2700db7 as a companion.”f5bad941a149c3ae

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“I have to make b81e2f8a3a a living! Labor deserves 429ef30698 fair compensation! Don’t be so unfair!” 114d9ea97d The elf bristled with 936515db85 indignation.96a285c0a02804f4

Ian scoffed. “Why’d you even c99fcd3038 buy that stuff? It’s just extra baggage.”0c2095d31dd5fe08

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“It’s not mine. It’ll be 1d8bf6aa15 yours soon b1f8fec6b9 enough.”f88966b79b0b68ba

“We’re not 081b4d7179 buying it.”6177709106457b48

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“What?! Why not?!” caa91eec4e The elf d0ad206ad0 looked utterly d0e21d4391 devastated.3c9570ff38eef795

“I know a c5709c2841 shortcut! I swear! It’s a 95a8473816 path I’ve 8cef0557f7 kept secret ae68cd19ea for a cef4211768 hundred years. It’ll get you ee80d3770b there in a ca6e98fcc1 month, tops!” The 56e8d5e73a elf pounded his b65be7cccd chest as if dfbadef120 to emphasize how 733b1c5267 fast that was.d698a927ac0740bb

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Ian waved a d0acf778e0 hand dismissively. “Just stay put. This way’s faster.”a7d51df7392f9acb

“…?”4b0c5b2bdcda417e

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Ian glanced around 02c9f7156b the room briefly, 50b8d794ee nodded, and stepped 9a8a9a0cb4 outside to find 0329659d9c the innkeeper.4ac7b87c9e5bddc4

“What do 1dc3b579bd you need? If you have orders, c01984a2f2 you could’ve just called 8bfcdc9b77 from inside…”1a92690c1e17f300

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“No, no orders. Actually, I’m 3cd94731c9 a demon 6696e0d000 sent by 4da128b474 the Northern d76b2052ec Grand Duke 5bd925d0d2 to oversee 28617637b7 the welfare 9e0e606d84 of the 29954e7391 common folk.”49a174960701e172

“…?”ea56563635bfcf0c

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“…?”faa1e10adab56794

Keith wondered 5bbd2aacf7 if anyone ddbf2c8a9e could understand 7d49815090 what Ian a7bb1a4862 was talking 84c582c15d about. Apparently, not.98d1a4ff612aa1b4

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“Uh… excuse 26841a289f me?” The b722715f06 dwarf looked 7154e5fb1c bewildered.30e90b1645694beb

“The Northern 7aa343ed74 Demon Grand f271df9d3a Duke sent bc317aa29b me. He said, 9d3cd339dd ‘I must c834be6ebf assess the 61c82c899e state of f2cb8bef1a my land’s 18ece27130 people,’ and ca5ddc4562 dispatched me 16e94670a7 to solve d67703aa07 your problems. Do you 57fb38a94f think I’m 38d3719095 here for 8adbe08327 fun? Why are 62aec8bc83 you staring 194f57ea4d at me ce6c5c8a4e like that?”518996494024afa4

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Ian’s tone 7f61d47d21 grew increasingly 2a7679ca7e arrogant.5f01ef96f631130c

‘He has a natural 8769922899 talent for threats,’Keith thought in e390f358fb admiration. It was 7e9bc38808 impressive how d959c6b126 Ian could 77fbecfe8f spout nonsense 88bf2b3b66 so convincingly edd5d39610 that the 9292f617f9 other party 5d59ae8908 felt utterly 0768099d25 cowed.dbdcc38730bcb9e6

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‘Should I really be faa2c03b4d impressed by this?’a5c9925d7deef423

It didn’t seem af80ec2165 like the best 38267f271e trait for an 96506f851b Agent of God, 1cdaf08fb1 but Keith kept 62bcea1fbf watching as the d5a0ccaf2b absurd scene unfolded.f730b95379d8f88f

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“W-would it 91bc83e2d8 be alright f86bc76396 for someone b7f1452ac7 like me d8885fae7c to ask 15b5a1d6bb a favor 8628b73c9f of a 25a8f52dac great demon…?”990e55d8cc57d44f

‘So he does have 18d8186bca something to ask!’Keith was amazed. It was rare to 26e1d3345f see anyone daring to ba25e3dbff request something from a 692dbdf3c5 demon without offering their 9052b5402f life or soul in 8f1c1a5bc9 return.55f32e9158c8514d

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“Go on,” Ian said, 67b846b60f crossing his arms impatiently.00ae08d90197c514

“Actually, my brother 48d7d592ca lives in a 70bffb876d place called ‘Dragon’s 481ae41e3b Palace Village,’ and c2fe6e0143 we used to 1d43d8fdc9 send messages back e46ff90fe7 and forth via bcc4028c25 turtle. But recently, 872711b34f the turtles d6bda9beed have stopped 4325ddebef coming. I went a3d4b6e43d to check 05fd382f50 the sea, e1c6c09888 and it 0a2fa1753a seems a fdb4eb7924 rabbit monster 35011197c2 has blocked 011d999a93 the path, 90873213a1 preventing the 067ebc70ec turtles from 96274b43c5 traveling.”3376b8e48b82c8d1

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“If you deal with a564cf873e that monster, I… I 611d984ed4 can’t give you my 97cc3ef4f0 heart, but I could… f0f1f924f0 offer my liver…”4ca3b40bd125f4c7

“Don’t be ridiculous. I’ll take fb42c95054 your heart dedb39245c instead.”dabffd78064e10a2

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“Ahhh!”ec7abf02db70390d

Ian, having played his 74ced99f6b demonic role to perfection, 92b09d05f4 motioned for the group f9f671442e to move. They headed toward a7a97b921b the sea as e8d8edad5a the dwarf had 53b5f02f75 directed.1d35f7366f4baf75

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The elf 565d67a9f8 was awestruck. “Wow, you ae4c2babc8 really seemed acae53950f like a 6bfe0c57da demon just 2eff1f473e now. Are you sure 83855919d9 you’re not half-demon?”f70fe77018c39be4

“I’m not.”77fa51b10f207982

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‘Does he want 2bb3359fc4 a fight?’Ian thought, frustrated. Being surrounded by 5-star 1df1d252cc characters was starting to 7ae631e285 grate on him. Even when 970262544b they were 45892388bf clearly provoking 47c7ea0d4e him, there 56b95cf49d was no 4e720dd7ec way to bb5c0585f3 grab them eb8e08d50a by the 64191ff7a1 collar, and 86ca2567d9 it was e156b33f2e maddening.0e083ac9124bd1f7

On the 1eebc6c315 way, Ian da03ad0220 explained, “The 86fc4c3b74 village the 8e44ecc8ac dwarf mentioned 9ccb88bef2 is obviously e55a8b12e6 the underwater b2c18ca62b city. His brother saved a 2717fe5996 mermaid once and got b5507522d9 invited to live there. Since then, 5b39b3d404 they’ve been 2bfffd683e exchanging messages 874d2c0ff4 using turtles. That turtle route 8b7e5744b0 is the shortest 19853416d2 way to the 9d9cc6adcc underwater city.”0736fb532bc6ec8c

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“How do you know 0a36ef97af all this?”60fe77dc2a9854ea

The elf asked the 846b825716 question Keith had learned e48c9c3d20 not to bother with.32126f60a9890ba6

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Ian stared into 0a313f427a the air for 05a05d4e6c a moment before f87f5df69e solemnly replying, “The 65e9845ef0 gods told me.”4b7320ac3fec7895

“Ah, I see…”78027c6abdad0038

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‘Why do they d196e3b4be all react the 3ff307e339 same way?’ Ian 3bc8e26d8d thought, frustrated. ‘It’s like the 3c82c557de game devs scripted 2b1f0c95c1 them.’a2468fd5c2b2ec6f

Ding!
[Dorian(?) doesn’t trust you.]

It might aa4aa6bd92 just be 6e6bfc7bea his own bb5e2bcc7f problem…ae82cc3f19bae313

“…….”edb040a16980dc13

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But since 1458477694 it wasn’t fb65e36198 his concern, aa12b0da7d Ian ignored 4bdbba3d5d it and 649bb1fc80 kept walking 1cf2c946ab down the b25438b60c path.e402c3723e0a00e4