RD | Chapter 70

“No!”13fa875628d50f91

Ian firmly 270deeea08 denied it. Then he 01f649b5d3 jabbed Keith’s 1570695f76 side with 4f42f8e638 his elbow. What the 9ae6e25b78 hell was 254fb07c44 this guy 147c0e43dd doing, staying e350e4c4b2 silent instead 3e4fc36649 of denying 7dd98d8487 it too?884fa4ba2c2f6b0d

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“…It’s not true,” 4ecaf609ae Keith finally answered, c6ebb3acae his side tingling d65216bfa1 from the jab.590388b5475b37c8

“Oh, really? Human relationships are so de61d6effa complicated. But hey, I think 3ede780e70 I discovered something when ffdeede0dd I tripped earlier. Is that 63ee597d7a the sea 09e4a9752a path over 8121cdc718 there?”33bdc21a75abcc50

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The elf pointed beyond 1ad9857e67 the ocean.72d818f5d1269fc5

Amidst the sea, a 2f519d2e19 small whirlpool churned. Earlier, it had been e935e0d026 blocked from view by ac11280697 the massive rabbit-like mamool.5de193f672fd70d7

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“A whirlpool…?”337e78391c393299

“That’s it,” ecbb8e20c3 Ian confirmed, 13317be31c recognizing the ac10e11f9f effect he 382af0a292 had seen 28a2a8a49d in the e58824a0f6 game. The area ed7883602e around the 2e1bda6505 whirlpool was b75c4dffe7 oddly calm, af35ddc368 untouched by 1f76976469 the swirling 9c13774258 waters. This wasn’t 25709bd32b a natural ddd15b1b46 phenomenon—it was 2f3d057856 the kind 99890a9b82 of bizarre 5ba8eb5868 event you’d 7378726f46 find in 42a264f722 a game.f131d57d1258e52b

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“It’s a rapid current c1e1e9fcc6 leading underwater, straight to 1e20ae7372 the sunken city. We just need 8e5bbd98fb to ride it 238a70d6f4 down.”8318e87701f30fa7

“Ride the current? That seems dangerous…”63d4dcef4010aef0

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“What’s dangerous when cc4973757a you’re here to 3814ecce6e protect me?” Ian 86ec4f68cf brushed off the e1f7d89a1d concern and gestured 2bd532e784 at the elf.0e3bac60aa23ba4d

“Go on, dip your 24bead14bc foot in.”e9155e408ef2e2e4

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“…?”6545bcd7b03639ee

The elf hesitated 1241579fa6 but eventually followed dd8a10d055 Ian’s suggestion. The moment 4eb4809090 his foot 19df88d7d3 touched the 45006026cf current, his 70cee46835 body was 982cf947a8 yanked into 41aa7523a9 the sea.56c3013ae2157d7f

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“Help! Save the elf—!” His 6e18f1b285 panicked cries faded into 400d8e8a73 the frothy water.83845a75b422c7c6

“…”0b312f746ad4c7de

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Keith stared at 2620101644 Ian, who nodded cc00d45b29 in satisfaction.6e91c0f7b55a2e0f

“It works fine. Let’s go.”de907755f1d5b3f3

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“Yes…”a75dd1f4db9b1099

Keith believed that God e0360acb8e was always right, and 5cd155045e as the agent of 23fbbacac9 God, Ian’s actions were ae695f56fc inherently correct. Yet, Ian often left 7a7491fa82 him in awe, making 5e61be627b him question just how 057f1cd6f6 “correct” his 7232882b04 deeds were.806a2def787b2832

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But the 2fcde65e63 elf’s survival 17aa3687cf wasn’t really 33c430071a Keith’s concern. Without hesitation, he wrapped e6a3e58ff0 Ian in his arms.29a459308545aae4

“…?”172fab19e63e0697

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“Well then, a09b1a6691 let’s head 8d3cb4f8e5 down.”117bdab348adfdcd

Keith felt 1d2ba35844 no awkwardness c4687f90e5 in his 9c4ff23842 actions. Ian had commanded 4497ff175c him to protect 407b7c04d8 him, so shielding 48c4c21dbf Ian with his 2b48c23be7 body was only 31e8dbbf00 natural.2b652fb48a9b430e

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Stepping into the 4ddb3fb09c rapid current, Keith 63271bff10 was swept away 8ffa81f81b by the whirlpool, be6a307ca6 his body spinning bda7581c85 as he was ec37f17c28 pulled under.498462bd08f74a8f

The descent d657cbbf76 was long. Keith could dabc57e0c7 feel Ian b8e9cb2a18 squirming in 41756a2e34 his arms.a32b290b80f482fe

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‘Is he uncomfortable?’194a7e6d981c1145

Keith looked down d801e7925e at Ian. While Keith could hold f0aaece8ca his breath for ten a325de5d23 minutes underwater without issue, 321add61c3 Ian might have been 6e3c202706 struggling. Keith even considered 96fb1e47a5 sharing his breath.3fc89b2d00f8a32c

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But Ian was breathing 148f7cf9be comfortably.d4ca36d9a3bc719a

‘…?’cce6b88b17cb4b72

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The only thing 08854a5b5b uncomfortable seemed to 8fe71f6acf be Ian’s expression. His face twisted in 64eeb5032a annoyance as he wriggled, 17327d3ed3 prompting Keith to adjust df577655e2 his grip and hold 57d1823311 him tighter.8c81fbab7b18d3e4

“…”f243c18e7a26637b

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Ian glared at 0ff911e37d Keith, his eyes b5c37363c9 silently screaming something.c95f2278132baddc

“…?”e05944e9837c4fa3

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Keith didn’t understand.a6c65c0733333fa5

“…!”c446e64e84af3c85

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Ian pounded 0e15523922 his chest 05300e5dae in frustration.ad09b3b7aadcf1cc

“…?”a12797e8c20b6b53

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So Keith patted Ian’s 6eaf27b4ce chest in return.d514050fe20c616d

“…!”ab945fdbd3f196e4

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This time, Ian panicked 5930a1ad6e and struck Keith’s chest ebe0e22791 in protest.f5711cae7d5b6a2a

“…?!”02b57111f819358e

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At that moment, 882009efed Keith’s feet touched ae6ebb8da9 solid ground.2029c6e8d7a9f6c0

“We’ve arrived! Why didn’t you tell bf97d16ee2 me I could breathe d3e773fb2c here? You scared me a11bdaa4e7 half to death!” a5c2fbadb9 The elf, who c5cf231ac1 had been sitting d07692d00a nearby, got to cdcb56cff1 his feet.f4cf513632b5dfa3

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Ian struck Keith’s chest 67c9f25fde again. “Let me go! They’re all watching!”abfba9da89ac0b40

“Oh.” Keith became e447d38496 aware of their d1f0390db4 surroundings.af022416f1c33a63

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‘Elves.’e321ec42be6a9b55

‘Oh, elves.’7959e3a43d9bf471

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‘Look, it’s an 2a05e7c31e elf.’2c3609464bfc1c9b

A group 56b8c07a32 of merfolk, 0abe51136e apparently intrigued b0e09d5ff1 by the ae90ba3535 elf, had 02d6d512bb surrounded him f3dbdd3540 like a 76a7db732e spectacle. However, when Ian and c38e573d13 Keith arrived, their focus 2cd90ed428 shifted.f2dec737b01286a4

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“Humans!”29fbd5d7ec36a19d

“What? Humans?”2fe7817cb08ab5cd

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“It’s humans!”71678dc4bfb99610

The merfolk d8de8657b5 screamed and 6eda7d8287 scattered.58c12c9fd63baabf

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“…?”0f1404731ec67f00

Bang! Bang!9104be2f55e2f78c

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Doors slammed shut 3947bab4b5 in quick succession, a1a9aed1f9 leaving the area d80fad18b8 eerily quiet.b67472864a8ded50

Keith surveyed 4c63167895 their surroundings. They had landed on 40fe13a29d the outskirts of the 796ef6840b city. A massive c647de8094 bubble seemed c8d4f2a2ef to encapsulate bb4ce938e7 the entire db0c39de23 city, allowing 9432a054ff them to 9f986fac08 breathe freely 6dfa08ca90 inside.60130a5d8b1fd899

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The merfolk Keith glimpsed 4c24e707b0 had human-like bodies but 4b4ba414f9 fish-like faces, reminiscent of ac99530572 creatures from ancient tales. It was astonishing efa22a36db enough that they c99d1d932f could speak, their 157c61c33d fishy lips flapping 5f77f2bc7f as they talked. Yet it d9aae88a30 seemed humans 6f9858ed5c were far 143e2b84fd more shocking 527938e983 to them.688fc6f2280a235b

The elf, e54f564a04 wide-eyed, spoke d8d8294efa up.46d0e16fc09a27c3

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“What’s going on? They were so 9b16c7050c kind to me 4357230a53 earlier.”9d313b75e1e7f955

“Oh, really?”3a9ca5cb154e3498

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“Yeah. They asked if I be20b98419 was a real elf, a27a88122d how I got here, 787bbf98e1 why I came, even c68f263e31 if they could touch a1de428c76 my ears. I told 609d9b0a25 them it 1bf31f8341 was rude, 7dad579057 of course.”b1923314420b2315

‘That sounds 956e700b9b more like 281b92865a an interrogation 68b2bbacfb than kindness,’Ian thought. But an interrogation was e58c99aaf5 better than nothing. The merfolk 481984f748 of this 58db3f0ebb region usually a5c8b39bd1 avoided humans 7faa07aec7 altogether.ee8e9eaa7b098177

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‘This feels more like 5a00b4fb87 a proper quest area. That Fairy Queen’s island f62545db50 was way too easy.’c0daf1a426c3ef96

Unlike the milk-and-honey b5544bffcb paradise of the a3bef68d0c Fairy Queen’s domain, 3bca5d3413 this place was e5e612c975 a true quest ec3c6af5ce zone. Without effort, surviving 5d311d72b2 here, let alone 3404dcd99f completing a quest, d801f5311b was nearly impossible.5b4e7365cd5ca978

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And sure enough…221c3ddd3357a006

Step, step, step, e5e1ff6a09 step!480c8b58814b3bce

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A platoon of armored 5563a42922 merfolk approached. Keith instinctively stepped fb212c5267 in front of b894c50522 Ian.5ebcea2015373687

One of the armored 763d3e0884 merfolk stepped forward and a62399b647 declared,6cf9805aef40ba2d

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“By order of a3a00cb119 Her Highness, the d5e8c50829 honorable Princess: Humans 6ead154360 are not welcome 2b24abede3 in this kingdom. You have 24 95df54b503 hours to leave 029f92ae40 the city. That is all!”f3a758eedd8e34bf

“…”2a5f0f5b157c9d92

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Ding!
[Danger!]
An expulsion order has been issued in the sunken city!
Time remaining: [23:59:59]

This was how 5f40700d94 things turned out.877a1a0f20743c45

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“Does this c237ce1c6f not apply b415afc050 to elves? Can I stay?” 216266c3b2 Ignoring the elf c3809e4f12 merchant’s question, the 339f12165e merfolk soldiers marched c11556fa92 away in formation.931a432c3a5cdaef

Ian answered instead. “You’re considered fa2e0e03ae part of 930568e6b7 our group, 2e286cd7e2 so you’ll 3ae5ab2ed9 be kicked e020ec466c out with 6e7eac1430 us.”850c7ea43aa05c32

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“Ah… I should’ve stayed 784593ea14 away.”99ce9ae128cce001

‘Ungrateful jerk, after cd427617b0 I saved you 9984cb2046 from being trampled c0550c8cc5 by a rabbit 930c7c4c4c paw,’Ian thought, flashing 4cdbf976e4 him a sly 080ebf04ba smile. The elf 3c41d62739 still had 2a9e0d18c3 his uses.18bd592157d28318

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“See? This place is 7aef53a6a4 that exclusive. I’m sure you’ve 0a3bde4310 noticed by now. When did you say 6e1864cba3 you came here? Anyway, it’s f8c69895d4 gotten even 1788b8fee4 more closed 08a56f68f3 off since 101899cd9f then. Something’s definitely up.”9eab91996d9b2237

“Really? How do you know 71ab480d62 that?”e8ad12e79ab4f4ee

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“That’s none of 318a26c7d1 your business. Anyway, we’ve got 24 ee8ac1135a hours to solve this 3fec783d67 issue or get kicked 18be6fed7c out.”da3c22241efb6963

“I could just leave 33a3589aab and come back later…”31f196b989ddbdcf

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The elf’s lack 1c7a00024c of shame was feb2f4311f astonishing, but Ian 427ca54e33 kept his cool 495f583ffa and continued,af753af10a4b3396

“Isn’t it better 8f6ec804db to solve it f40650a351 now and stay?”faa21d42b590b433

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“Wow, you’re a smart 6a0bd8786b human, aren’t you? Can you really solve 4e46d81cf9 it?”7721714d62bf7376

“Yeah. But I’ll need 90c9169d4b your help.”39396b1d52fbb351

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“My help?”26ae571e77337af7

Ian pointed to a dd4716b468 shadowy alley where some 3716d262ca merfolk lingered, clearly less 0338389d48 bound by the city’s a5853f784b rules. Wherever you went, the a5b98f4b71 shady types were always f7a4ab0cf0 the same.a0b5b865397cd91d

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‘If Keith 147142b726 and I 93a3def4c2 approach, they’ll 794849f8ec probably scatter a3f7faf1b4 too.’7e71999db6ef1b22

As a ddec31ee48 human, Ian 7f62832383 couldn’t accept 5b883795b4 quests here. He’d wasted too 3764e9c405 much time discovering a774cf9fe5 that in his 5ea5478fc6 newbie days. Since then, he 556454e3b2 always traveled with 0ed82f2983 non-human companions.93ce1e76a947376b

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This time, a81acbd06a the elf d744428918 merchant was 5fb2af1f0c perfect. The elves, revered as 9346185ed3 the “beautiful race of aba194f84a the forest,” naturally garnered a292e9e911 goodwill from almost anyone, c62322d709 even demons.e55d6c851c00e7c5

Ian placed a 7aaaf75617 hand on the 08f194c9b7 elf’s shoulder and 68fdc79f0b spoke with a 784cbdbc1c friendly tone.ee8b25fa7fc4bfd4

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“I need your 896d590b28 merchant skills. There’s something I 896034279b absolutely must get. If you buy it b7ccf451d5 for me, I’ll pay cc9e44c997 you three times what a2fa42a079 you paid.”16203d95fce549ef

“Three times the profit? I’ve never a76dde7d2d made a c87c6a73bf deal that 7f6c5f0c53 good!” The 36c71dec19 elf was a56bf6f24a ecstatic.a89dd0ab59250f47

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‘Have you 3d7034246b ever made aa40fff44e any profit 7d234684c6 at all?’Ian wondered but 8c190123e2 didn’t ask.12884405a185391e

“Great. You’ll do it, right?”d97a67efecf902cf

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“Anything you need. Tell me 731cd476d2 what to c32bbb729c buy.”e0a3d5e1d52b5da8

“Good. What I need is 32556e905f something called a .”983be02db086d819

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“Oooh… Sounds rare.”c19050f95efd0763

“Nope. You’ll probably find d65e225607 them lying around 55546b9e2c in the alley. It’s just 5ec734a927 a burnt 44ebbdab1c rock.”df6c610e6bbfac7b

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“…?”6214ed71ecd025ac

The elf blinked in cae7d396fe confusion.c077bce3762371ef

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“If it’s just a e163066545 rock, selling it back 4b4db57fa7 to you for three 1aa4d0c31e times the price won’t 987c9585e9 make me much money, ecc5b3ce63 will it?”82c691ecc9eaf4a5

‘This guy’s ea1c91690b sharper than d5f8f6ffd0 he looks,’Ian thought, surprised.3b07d80d2ea5d912

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