RD | Chapter 68

Keith hesitated, 539e1b6026 wondering what ba72830fe2 this elf 99369bfedd might know.8397e37166ee91aa

The elf twirled his 326f4da3e1 fingers in the air.2fdaa5a303d9b8c8

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“When I try to f4ceb4d3d9 sleep, there’s always this b71478d425 loud thumping and banging, f7a8f8b3c4 like the bed’s shaking 81f406358a or something.”070c7e697659f067

“That’s coming from a1badda787 the room next 71e4f80a61 to yours.”3adaa14f6c045ca9

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“Ah! That explains it.”acc3a1177314daf9

Keith concluded 1eef3f9a39 that the 6a970a8e73 elf was bce393c0d6 just as 99578c0e19 useless as 6a2729e1e9 Sema.bb663a3c4195bf83

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Meanwhile, Ian d6ed7c89c0 was leading 9f7d851bbe the way 31ecf6ecb6 as usual. He was looking bb5468d7dd up at the 34f61b9759 sky to navigate, ab0d84542b even though it 415637751b was daytime, and 5b8d3e7c85 no stars were 440d9814ac visible. Keith was curious 208e566931 about what Ian 4d8a0e1a9c was relying on 458cb0ff0f to find the 38663b51fd path.3bb96c210eb3b87c

“This way.”27bb986c622e3183

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But Keith didn’t question 6dcc0b1c51 Ian’s decision. Ian was always right. And even if he b26bb2b4c2 wasn’t, Keith had the 41f72a494d power and responsibility to cf8bb8cfa9 ensure Ian ended up 06f8198894 on the right path.0441c96444f50a2c

‘Yes.’6be7a5ae80ecc3dc

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Power and responsibility.15d98e3f2da7ec4f

That was d9ca874e18 his duty: bb597c5f58 to help faec2f63a7 Ian, the 3b05169fd1 Agent of 0dbccfc09a God, do 77f56d9efc what was c5e46322e0 right.9f5a467c387cfc28

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Perhaps that included taking 55c029bc11 care of burdensome beings 8c96ce5782 like himself, cursed as 85602ca832 he was.701990a7c990407b

Keith’s mind 138586d0f9 calmed, like 95e07846da a still 23bfe28bfd lake. He was both d83d8d0320 Ian’s sword, granted c167ee8d9c by God, and d77b61e111 a weight designed 01690e6e20 to strengthen Ian’s 00a33c4cd3 spirit and resolve.cf97a76a3d7c4a36

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In that 3fb4f3ab4e case, Keith’s 7a40f0b685 personal feelings 4b539be123 held no 18209ff8f8 value. It wouldn’t f2eb4201d6 be right d59c6461da for him 272821e0fc to dwell 39351975fd on himself.417abc9e7d6e4ec8

He existed for Ian. That was enough.1eb49b86b326057f

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Feeling at peace, Keith 3263129fc5 discarded the elf from 3a69ad2342 his thoughts and followed b18b04bbbb Ian. The elf caught up 0dd3889b2a only after some time, dd38ba61b8 finally figuring out where d17742f204 they were.1c3ccc9fed4e96f3

“Hey, wait b131eeedfc for me! Aren’t we f97667448f supposed to 63d42ddfe4 be traveling 00a529ed40 together? This is too 23b92429a6 much.”7183f9cd96ca49a5

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“Hurry up. We don’t have time bad493e526 to waste. I’m already annoyed we 991823ee8b lost time because the bc698d8095 cruise got delayed at 5939ccf402 sea. Don’t make 964d82bd77 it worse,” ebe6d926f8 Ian snapped.67122b32060e4a02

‘Ah, his true nature 7d4bf768e4 is starting to show,’Keith thought, nodding. It seemed 1bab2947a9 Ian’s unusually 7b0b277369 friendly demeanor ae52dabf66 towards the b5cb2ba204 elf merchant ddce306387 had been e91e8d4a4c a short-lived 3ea0fd61df act.8778c6e55b11bf42

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“Here.” But 18a32e505f the place 320ee3beb5 Ian stopped 767a6f8d3d at was… 2483d1c590 an inn.83e574a2262dfa92

“…?”6b382203b84fb119

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Keith looked d5f48e77d4 puzzled as 6866354f58 Ian walked f7689d4370 in without ae20fc6dba hesitation and 638a1d4643 requested a 403b0b1abe room. This time, Keith didn’t 790d94c531 even need to intervene; c54293ff45 Ian booked only one 120bb2f393 room.9c5eef823564a156

Keith was fine c420109814 with that but 48a5e06ef5 found it odd. This inn was tucked 7e6dfa7f71 away in a corner 1aeece01f7 of the village, so 34c6676e9b deserted that they were 6b5b606758 its only guests. Ian usually preferred 88b540126f to book two f467139b34 rooms.1768ae48235bb012

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Of course, Keith didn’t 93b11dd67a mind sharing—it was a 1983bfd555 sign Ian trusted him 7cd14f5397 as a worthy guard.bfc56bb3a0eb7e86

“That’ll be d368b505fe a silver fd06edc783 coin,” said a73e0540c6 the innkeeper, 39937bed09 an old 65b7ab099c dwarf. His tone was dc788e8e60 neither polite nor 3903fea4aa rude as he da100d9f99 led them to fa4d847135 the room.57092f31cd9ad70c

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“Are you sure you’re e7aaa2cd89 all fine sharing one 1bf029e6f0 room?”d135e1429ebe751b

“It’s fine. He won’t de04e821e5 be sleeping,” deb2beaf9a Ian said, 21fbfc8cf6 gesturing at 627f0e0537 the elf a793a7102a merchant.044733df42f497f9

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“Oh, I see. Well, no point ddb6396985 in letting a 19adc318d3 slave sleep in d0c508124e a room,” the d94fba6612 dwarf nodded, throwing 3e43ccd376 a sympathetic glance ef10fda39e at the elf.6766de9c4a19a675

Realizing he was 1a86bcec12 automatically being treated 53d419d6e4 as a slave 12870a115a for traveling with e21f9989e8 such a fearsome-looking fc7ec3f42a group, the elf 18490628da looked shocked. But, surprisingly, e89b726013 he was 3f39b2b691 sharper than 95a00b3424 Sema. He quickly lowered d0d1ce2629 his head and c61095200c played along.6f2f1d9d5f7ddb56

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Once the dwarf left, 6645b26985 Keith asked, “Weren’t we 5019cc0ff3 heading straight for the b7cc289b25 underwater city?”523ac0f316854954

“We are.”27bf52453a20d8ab

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“Do you not know 8dfcf4a7c8 the way? I know the b757428b05 route to the d6f5b7fee8 underwater city. I even packed 573e3ca26f supplies for the d54d3a127b journey. Plenty of them. Enough to handle 35f8c2e1f6 sea monsters, too.”f74ff29cc1beba69

The elf 16ada68f14 patted his 1944dd6415 heavy pack 5469fdb751 with pride.149a850bf018599c

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“So we 09b1182b3d do have aa62d2aa57 to deal b0370e8025 with sea b45a0c7365 monsters. How long 0e3f010450 will it d5ae83d896 take to dc609c39c3 get there?”5b20c0db590ef77b

“It depends on 4d6dac8223 how well you f28719fbda two fight, but… 6e187a83a6 let’s say a 7683470940 month? That’s why I 0360943b75 brought lots of 5b83fee614 water elmwood. It’s not just 0773f17d09 for trade; I b732cd4082 picked items you d731e93671 two would find 9ca79e959c useful.”e83457dc34f6e58c

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Keith figured 75004515da the water 727aa2645e elmwood must 6d8980e43a be an 0d193f8cca item for c7f329ca31 breathing underwater.31b096dfaa143836

“Ah, so you’re c6d61b27dd selling us these 4401e2c350 things, even as e702b88ccb a companion.”3fbbbc8b2ebb0c2b

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“I have to b82dbd689c make a living! Labor deserves 2e47b043dd fair compensation! Don’t be so 6899b46900 unfair!” The elf d84fea4e07 bristled with indignation.55d89b1d3b191344

Ian scoffed. “Why’d you even 47fb923f9f buy that stuff? It’s just 0d14015d83 extra baggage.”c88caedec6495193

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“It’s not mine. It’ll be 5f207f1483 yours soon a8b5d4e55f enough.”174bbfd135a8f515

“We’re not buying d6537ab53a it.”c1a103e19ff8abe9

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“What?! Why not?!” The elf 2c789c1d31 looked utterly devastated.5f6a679457fa890f

“I know a shortcut! I swear! It’s a path 8f053706b7 I’ve kept secret cb45ac578a for a hundred f786849785 years. It’ll get you 35012e4b41 there in a b1fe3af655 month, tops!” The 970cff7646 elf pounded his dd57f4cfe5 chest as if a242221782 to emphasize how 196bdde5dc fast that was.c6f2106eb1a652eb

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Ian waved a 8fe40fc2e7 hand dismissively. “Just stay put. This way’s faster.”ac93a2f793ccd827

“…?”220bcb3fbb7ba1b2

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Ian glanced around 9fad0bf53f the room briefly, 44b9984cce nodded, and stepped 5b0a671d7a outside to find a6cba677b8 the innkeeper.f88ce1520e24effb

“What do you need? If you have orders, c1671ff314 you could’ve just called c2e587d552 from inside…”09df7178ea700633

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“No, no orders. Actually, I’m a 9b06bdd47c demon sent by 17dbb44547 the Northern Grand 7fa98bf29f Duke to oversee 024438d4ea the welfare of fe59342b8a the common folk.”47155a975f524866

“…?”60d4c77e7f976d13

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“…?”25d747b75220da37

Keith wondered b6fa2bd479 if anyone 90774fcb9f could understand 556f6edb53 what Ian de5734733c was talking 42793c74ed about. Apparently, not.47ef0e5abd976210

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“Uh… excuse me?” The 144cd4f4ca dwarf looked bewildered.3720b4b93eae7521

“The Northern Demon 8dd229cf4d Grand Duke sent 249d5cf3fa me. He said, ff68f1d01b ‘I must 94435a4ccf assess the f63109eb72 state of ee4c0d8c88 my land’s 8007340a45 people,’ and fbc11e1015 dispatched me 1aae19026b to solve ea07086362 your problems. Do you think f037a11f9b I’m here for b215b056e9 fun? Why are 13e99c395e you staring cc6aed2d78 at me 06195e6ec4 like that?”ccab58c555bb30eb

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Ian’s tone 93c567bddb grew increasingly 8885424354 arrogant.2bc84b185f480830

‘He has be1b003b5f a natural 64050246b2 talent for 727002d49f threats,’Keith thought in 1d3413429c admiration. It was impressive how f2d043a1af Ian could spout nonsense 2eae84e71f so convincingly that the 899bcf6f39 other party felt utterly 45b1a45659 cowed.066522c14c3fbe92

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‘Should I really be 4352c5bf4c impressed by this?’1a9d288e334dd05b

It didn’t e99e252949 seem like e81ab39dab the best 6255ff858d trait for f710545406 an Agent d1e9be7ab3 of God, 971d753f44 but Keith c15c293457 kept watching 1a3ec5f729 as the dcac105946 absurd scene 1e6724bfbb unfolded.776bcc08d8477185

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“W-would it be 78ec4ebdf0 alright for someone cb2414fda3 like me to 0918cbe839 ask a favor d90a2acad3 of a great 4f50db3935 demon…?”1433429d933434b5

‘So he does e7d9c2ec47 have something to f8e05693d9 ask!’Keith was amazed. It was 07ebd39112 rare to bd4368b1b2 see anyone 7451eee852 daring to 7d33c478db request something 71d848aee3 from a 372b5d6916 demon without 9ccf466aac offering their 408cd49c65 life or 2f60d6a361 soul in aff96c70e2 return.38c6e8d73f99bf46

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“Go on,” Ian 2531ddbb33 said, crossing his e4e3b1d84c arms impatiently.e32a95c3e86089be

“Actually, my brother lives ae3a697c03 in a place called edc04dd522 ‘Dragon’s Palace Village,’ and 56db9f21de we used to send f0707b84aa messages back and forth e38f1200a7 via turtle. But recently, the ad13b4959c turtles have stopped 4f5968610e coming. I went c59a3a6187 to check 4862f3a86e the sea, 1db6b4bd19 and it d64a9deb2d seems a 89cd6240d8 rabbit monster eff9896749 has blocked 222d0ab3a8 the path, e008b173ec preventing the 5044fe58cb turtles from 1b2116e3b2 traveling.”2491f26116c9d9f5

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“If you 84c1be8bc1 deal with d10cb28696 that monster, bb0fa778ab I… I eb408f90b5 can’t give 2c778daf15 you my b42ba6a6d4 heart, but 664f7b2241 I could… 1e02542152 offer my 4f038c0bc8 liver…”cd4c0bcb416160ce

“Don’t be ridiculous. I’ll take your heart fe4e601a9d instead.”a4eac1128b7e303c

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“Ahhh!”da4b341d63989fab

Ian, having played 0afad58c9e his demonic role 591c3afba8 to perfection, motioned cdbc1de41a for the group 8e49a89195 to move. They headed 9893818bfc toward the f2e114938f sea as d37738f703 the dwarf 2d523cac5f had directed.2cec0c3fe08ef30e

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The elf was 284c193943 awestruck. “Wow, you b630ab25a6 really seemed 6fa5b18383 like a 44f23ea70b demon just b61ce1efc0 now. Are you sure you’re 0a8381ba9e not half-demon?”926a05c5a70bf8ee

“I’m not.”651c0026ac36fc16

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‘Does he want 53636c8b3a a fight?’Ian thought, frustrated. Being surrounded by 5-star 036e239179 characters was starting to 198ed638d4 grate on him. Even when 3d9cf2b76e they were 3ed577fbec clearly provoking eb975e27dd him, there 87ba6e0d5b was no 789cce49a8 way to 0a54030f4a grab them 33d8d4fcaa by the 65f7aa8ba0 collar, and 52606fc740 it was b5de2da1f7 maddening.e0f1d899413852ee

On the way, Ian f46a372d2e explained, “The village the 3788d4fee3 dwarf mentioned is obviously aa58ee6f9e the underwater city. His brother 19887fc3f6 saved a db532ab4a2 mermaid once d32d4fc6e5 and got 726b874847 invited to 8edabd0e89 live there. Since then, they’ve been 51dadf19a2 exchanging messages using turtles. That turtle route 0a967878b9 is the shortest a08884d2da way to the 0a3f3d3597 underwater city.”44e14bc4b0dc6a29

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“How do you know ee0405a990 all this?”c0543a3efea46c60

The elf asked the fda98b5e81 question Keith had learned 2373b05232 not to bother with.5884807322d1b5ed

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Ian stared 410e055499 into the fe83d0f991 air for 487d632b7c a moment a23ec14756 before solemnly 487f99ca3d replying, “The 9b78bc28ae gods told 0cb68e7c9d me.”530434273b2c1463

“Ah, I see…”5cedac9fbd03f5c6

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‘Why do f20c3c9e19 they all d461252ba3 react the bfce6162e3 same way?’ 0d9f2d865a Ian thought, 34e3235f8c frustrated. ‘It’s like be5939db1d the game bcb21a6cc8 devs scripted 1d3e1463d2 them.’bb795c0dc707f08b

Ding!
[Dorian(?) doesn’t trust you.]

It might just c4707fc878 be his own 4dd95b8c02 problem…591bcac0d9a7ed0b

“…….”85110b89ceb8e158

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But since it 5cc57a23f5 wasn’t his concern, 4d4a3ddfbb Ian ignored it c2cb303d6f and kept walking 655b68e896 down the path.1c7e257af52d2952