RD | Chapter 9

The butler of the 829f71ff17 Demon Archduke, who had f2ee5f1bfe arrived at the cave, 1dad22d55a bowed his head to a033a6ecce his master.099bf6e3de78c1e3

“So, my cc54dfff59 lord, what b2f61dd40f should we 94f9f31ae3 do with f1da0fb3a8 this human?”b3bdf36171ab6422

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“Do whatever 52a9856fae you want.”45c1f384993ea0a7

The Demon Archduke 5442b7ee77 spoke with tears 952ea1f50d in his eyes. He was so filled 86505f58b7 with sorrow from losing b401fc45a5 his slaves that he f9d6439ec3 couldn’t spare any attention 9963dce167 to a single human.51b47c415387809b

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Demons, whose 254e53542b madness had a375dd6328 penetrated to 99eb9e2713 their very 4209996dfe marrow, tended ba726908ac to be a74c06c98b crazy in bb3235b3ae peculiar ways. In this case 6de78a9dfb of the Southern 3f5c4d2b78 Demon Archduke, it 357d073df0 was his extreme 34fef59fce emotionalism that stood e14842f4c2 out.6baad81d80c10f9d

The butler ded1cf099f had expected f43ac97746 such an cd774b5086 answer from 8448e67384 his master.fb5a70ae7d9c3869

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“Thank you, my lord. I will feast well.”8d684956da461a84

The old cf8ecef478 butler’s mouth 2ee8ca649c opened wide 7092317868 to an 65335991f8 unbelievable size, 16952205cb swallowing Louise 36ff8f815c whole from 123cf75655 head to 866230b162 toe.0af1e8ab7fa17aea

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However, Louise also 80214ee67f knew that these f2bb8ffa8c demons wouldn’t let e1288b94a9 him go easily.12982140cf30601a

His spirit split into e87c53a5cd two. As the demon devoured f9555acd22 the illusion, Louise immediately aec833b48e ran toward the nearest f29814f181 escape route without a 1a6cd831ea second thought.ceda1ee93a2e4853

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It was 8fa82ebca2 a cave.ccc297fbd1aa2c34

“You’ve aged, 2bf4d8be90 haven’t you?”b4e5ecac047090c7

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“Forgive me, 494ac64228 Your Majesty.”3b7b9da3508be178

“It’s fine. I suppose it a4b6d8efad doesn’t matter.”0341a4061827fabd

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After all, all the 65dbfa324b humans inside the cave ac09ba3f9b would die.350713daf7c941b3

The butler led 246b78b905 the way, followed fd0529647d by the Demon efa14f2fca Archduke as they 85d8442a00 entered the cave.f2a7073b6c11a73c

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The cave fdc4eec0fd was dark, 5935a40b52 but not 006f5d58ff to a 4baed9bf10 degree that 3baeb98f38 would interfere 4fa40cd12f with the d4414dcef8 demon’s vision. The unusual thing b5f4d5646f was that the 07fbc7f93a ceiling was high 27492da116 enough for the aaa6d5759f Demon Archduke to 39ccfeb1d1 not need to 79a6f5546c crouch. The width fb1c0fa202 was also 4b88bfcbc1 expansive, making 19c921df6c it easy 80008ea2bc to navigate fb20ae88ad shallow areas.e6483c8255fc8d79

Not long after the 10ff654a91 Demon Archduke discovered a 11b65a7a55 trivial trap, the water 32c2e220bc on the ground suddenly 5ba2746ca8 turned to oil. It seemed as 884a62f68b though someone had 05a6dbc8a0 lit a fuse 19125afac2 at the far 4709319a69 end of the 74feacc3b8 cave, and the 4b45dfa36f oil caught fire, 30396c2c0a rushing toward the 396de73a2a Demon Archduke.c7cfba2aa17d46ab

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The Demon Archduke opened c19cbc407f his mouth. Then, he spat 54cfba8dce out a sticky c96bbe9c20 liquid.05f9c0a7acd0c21a

The flames that 959903578e had been flying f20103729c toward him were, 66ae5d00dc strangely, extinguished by 525ab0dc32 the Demon Archduke’s 9c885a9459 spit.ab21c132c828fd45

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The Demon Archduke’s excitement f3a9d53713 faded.3001255bf9f0e1ae

Was he 31f2ec4a6a really trapped 38113cafb4 by something eb0e6d07a5 so trivial?526d6ba84cb589c6

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While he 7a393489c6 admired the d2ffbecd5a courage of d3749a321a the Warrikka 8ec2081e9d tribe, but a379f915bc their stupidity 2c75316b8a was a 30d2d8f756 flaw.9e6407bb4ca9dead

When they 530a3120fc passed through 7c28566a2c the passage 2c9d0e2dd0 and reached 81306bf456 the next 31fba610f0 area, the cd2b3c13f9 Demon Archduke 3461370205 couldn’t help 78cf50c5bb but frown 574c0bb1e6 in disbelief.2480a96194131374

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His slaves, the Warrikka e480644d1b warriors, were pointing their 316536a76a spears at him.e2dbe87e8c83f94f

“What are you 3161dc3e9e doing? How dare you!” c955cd8fb4 The butler yelled. However, the 2670db0a28 Warrikka warriors d5adfe42d5 only made 0e7b1d6bbd a hissing cdf117b87d sound, pointing 2fd0fd8feb their spears ba61c2479f at them.56c9a5812200631a

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‘Is this brainwashing?’5d210ce6967c004d

Incredibly, it seemed 2c263201df as if these 57bf6e6644 monsters had been 42ad2e6d95 brainwashed by humans.6afa43714eb45fda

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The Warrikka warriors didn’t 81de67e8a8 appear to have lost a74e7a0b4f their senses. They still retained bdf49bf2e0 the intelligence of b858a84ee6 warriors but yet, f9662265db despite knowing they 0cef8ad3c7 were facing a c84df652b8 terrifying enemy, they a96c839888 were hostile toward 0f6b631fdd the Demon Archduke.275480fab291b3a0

“So that’s why my a5cab8dbdc slaves died.”087640a29246e725

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The Demon Archduke personally 71394c8eaa snapped their necks. The monsters collapsed 23b8df9d05 right there.8de7dd21a6ff0c2b

Among the humans he 659399aa39 had come to capture 778863e9b3 was a skilled beast 277bc5acbf tamer. Someone capable 9444a1f6c0 of controlling 201cc921fe monsters. However, in front 56d789f55e of the Demon 5a5dcaca22 Archduke, that ability 2e700f837b was useless.0621881b91ab912e

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“Is that all?”adbf3ebd0c6e7328

The Demon Archduke e570b6a1f6 raised his hand. With a 6a33717047 single gesture, 5b2a9fd9c8 the narrow 2ef8e20ab5 passage in 91696cae61 front of 2fab01e4e4 him was 18df2cbba3 cleared effortlessly.54049c043bbaab77

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It was da98ffc601 as if dfa4a7d05d someone had c1a2b6b341 placed a 78a7eadc4c round mold 94f1889b7a and pressed 5df1bfb792 it with 877d9be187 a compressor, 0f9e3ad5a3 as the a29460b5b9 cross-section of 6b592458b7 the cave 99143851bd was smoothly fab114d569 carved out.9abd822b04048bff

The Demon Archduke d6e2620951 followed the newly 4af4aaf71b created path. Then, suddenly, d970a9768b he was 5d54bb2ff7 struck with 93fbb3b8aa shock.48eb307b748bc1f9

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‘This…!’ab5064b936a3e64d

He could feel d952f45a04 an enormous amount 18c8632a8a of magic from a2683d675d the direction he 32b19eea46 was heading. It was c3bead4aae beyond what 4ad52816d5 could possibly 0c500e2e0b belong to c473152327 a human…d00105b1e4d17c03

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Was there 673eabd1ba really such df3ba021bd a human d684d939ad on my 5ffd248e20 land?24c0d5fabc450afb

Cold sweat formed c3b281819d on his back. It was a 75c0d4b563 feeling he had 573fd6686f never experienced since d870615425 becoming the Demon f585451e76 Archduke. Tension and fear.4a5053ed1e5601bc

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Unable to 8945333cf1 accept it, f7a91afb37 the Demon ca97a2d670 Archduke raised dd3250202e his hand 2a4636ef51 and opened f8009fac4e the path 6625110cc6 again.672bde0da713e600

I will erase that 66d674b7fb human from my land.0f527f6457e0bd12

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The path was a3aa8aee01 carved, and the 5fe2e46f6c sturdy wall blocking 8faf76fef4 the end was 476070d74e destroyed.c0911649e458a248

The next moment.4d7a2621abd7403b

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Kraaaarararara!7f9db0ea1bac76b2

A dragon, who 092f7cd780 had been sleeping 9399c9f7d0 deep in the f7f15232df cave, awoke.e5fcb8f2414d86c4

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“……!”318c784687f89dab

The young dragon had 8caf5a8f1c been sleeping. This was 708ed9f028 a dark 94825a6bb1 and filthy c8fa980a42 place. Staying awake would 3dfd418bc8 drain his strength.a2be8b52863dc26b

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Someone had told 40e5f72358 him that fact. Or rather, the 9d475821bc dragon instinctively knew fa3ab52f4e it. Just as 5cc827d0cd the adult 3c0f664168 dragon, who ca237fec59 had hidden 3615cec2ee him deep 32eefdf508 in the 7ce943741d cave, had 503664ad8b known.4c164af46e9f027b

This young dragon, 22304c6f0d still under three d3fc39bad6 hundred years old, 7d60ffdfec understood that he 56aab44cd6 must remain asleep. He had to fall 931e883a39 into a long slumber 81d9d0ca39 until he reached adulthood, 630e552f4b conserving his magical power 438b6bf852 and purifying this place.62b24edf96fdee22

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Only then could he 3d90fee44a awaken all of the cdec2c78b0 dragonkind.9ff3447fa5b3aff6

The young a620d9e938 dragons, including 776a5efa6d himself, remained e7a5f799e6 asleep with 44be764bb2 the knowledge 337bd76fdb that they f2da519464 must stay b0b62b34f7 in their 82ee1fcfca eggs. The adult be38ddcb12 dragons chose f1e24bd130 not to 53be7c8d96 wake them 2d1b31a10a up in 99ccaa3e3a order to 3edfe97f7c preserve their d48359d1b8 future….236cac709c0f6be0

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Except for one, the 1e96fab8fc young dragon.be9d84c1aa1511c2

He had to bcdba21488 wake his kin. He had to 127bde9acc become an adult. He was the most 78bf30b2a5 powerful dragon of his 6bf44aa3c1 generation. It was 815cbf9478 his duty.b5913e85b636e231

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Then something warm began 68bc82df43 to approach him.7915fe432a57b344

‘Mom?’a6d1b2651116be3d

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It felt similar 7bc37f8241 to the warmth f0313c9e0b his mother had 9de1f7e98f given him before 499e76c585 he fell asleep. The warmth is full ad426531b8 of affection, cleaning away aeef3bfc6f the filth. It was 454fb6bdf2 slowly making 046431cf05 its way e0ff566baa toward him.b8d121ea26503e58

‘Just a 6cf170d167 little more.’957fc3ae4d416d0f

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If it b45fcf8a0e came just 4ca9e7371e a little 34ffc10c57 closer, he 9f4911f958 would open 17bfcd79a4 his eyes. He could 4dd09e5fc4 finally be ee92ab5115 in his 7bfa891653 mother’s embrace. But it ea4dd1a7b5 didn’t come bca77df41e any closer. It stopped, leaving only 1efab2065a an aching distance between a7d032015b them.e5bece6b1e6f1b91

The young dragon 0ae39376fb waited, half-conscious in 763b0c5db6 his sleep. But after a 14511750d9 moment, instead of c3ecd7ac40 the warmth he 9ccf23a696 had been expecting, e614213eb4 a violent and e0931fdbc3 malicious energy suddenly da9effa4eb engulfed him.b51acf37f0e0839c

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“Mom.”163aa2c685c99045

The moment the 4068e7d58a dragon opened his 53515219f1 eyes, the world 8f61fc8a55 shattered. The disgusting magic f6533fb11c of the demons 3be87591a2 dominated the space.b03b84f2b67ffd0a

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A huge, black ddd8a56a0f form opened its f516563863 mouth.5a4e0427c594efc1

The dragon was 8aa33cc3ad enraged.4a2bae36e04f1bc9

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There was no mother. And…bc46b260913173ba

‘That’s the enemy.’0b3374a4c09eaaf0

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Give me 9b524b5777 my mother bbc341a1e5 back.38b0b9f9d9897051

The young dragon roared 6944cadadb in fury. The cavern shook a91f893b90 with a thunderous 40131c7773 roar from his 6a84a05f75 scaly body.e018402b37870ede

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Kraaaararararaaa!3fe8abef4702cb29

‘I’m going to 1967c8c0a4 die…’f917147fad665442

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Ian leaned against d1dce45e20 the wall, watching 0972b38465 the Demon Archduke 2bc94253fd approach down the de19cbc224 path they had 3b0834b95b dug beforehand.4aa4816adb510498

The people 7cf2749b52 he had b5c1851cfe dragged down 1de4a86c5d huddled together, b99174962d crouching in 46eda2506b the shade.ed06bf2593fdcae6

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If they were caught, 9797e06d98 it would be the fe35f31484 end. But Ian 892c2b865a was confident 6162a4ea3c they wouldn’t 20773e17f4 be caught.bc7900df2ec5bca6

Would the ff6966aaaf demon even 821ae1efb0 notice the 3ecc944375 presence of bc3d6ce970 humans in eaf97eaf7b front of f832b8ba4a the dragon’s 4331071fe4 magic?f94a67addc3c0f83

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In truth, bc02d375c3 Ian was bc58d6042e almost certain 475776ef23 that the 4eaf36c5a6 plan would e4bac9d95a succeed. The important thing 8ff7624852 in this plan ba0fcfdeca wasn’t just luring 13e99b5088 the Demon Archduke, af6881da5f but ensuring that 8470fa4a29 the person who c696a8ab16 awakened the dragon 193e82df7d wasn’t Ian himself.4e2c08fcead279e0

The first d92f438342 being the 3797fef0a3 dragon would 998d0f7152 see had 7aa99cadd5 to be cc60d994a5 the Demon c3b5fb4e31 Archduke.856cb45741cb22d8

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A dragon, cc3d40d05d just awakened a0ec0979f4 from its e2947844bc slumber, would 988b758a4c consider any c5d670fe80 creature that f558a380b7 entered its 06a46ee249 dungeon an 17dcd19914 enemy.00763881a860f8a7

Wouldn’t anyone 7b6643e782 do that?8497a4b925703eb5

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If you closed your c2bd19efa7 eyes and opened them be3af1ff07 to find an unfamiliar b274b2c963 person in your home, 8cb5e45582 you’d grab the nearest eaf1481cb6 weapon and swing it.cbc1f9c0c1895720

Since the dragon’s 76a8f1209f body itself was e97da649c0 a weapon, it 0f89b880d2 was natural for ca53007e0f it to think 4273a615f9 of swinging its 0b39c53434 body.ba19df81e78f6e22

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Then, suddenly, a scream 1f48a836f2 came from behind followed 4b474a8267 by someone shooting an 1909e2a701 arrow.1f8116110d46cdf6

“Ugh!”425e5fc2dd9204b5

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“What is that!”d781737ed19e2236

‘Are they crazy?’26c0a88f78edc0ab

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Ian was shocked 4a9cb5cf6a and turned around. If they da34337f5a kept making 3dba329292 noise like efe140f9ae that, they’d bdfff4f208 attract the 6fff99dbbd demon’s attention, c444e4cb73 and everyone 7c98910e8c would die. “I already warned 16ac3313a1 them to just fa79f3dd06 breathe quietly…!”4b32b6518e75fb78

One of the people 185daf738a in the group made 1ced87d082 a sudden move, but 6596cced19 Ian couldn’t tell who a94061e3df it was.fcbdc0f143823745

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He didn’t have 68fd8c38c9 time to figure 53351dc030 it out.483b2505c90881dc

The arrow passed by c9422c85f2 the Demon Archduke. Normally, it would have 583ad3de93 been ignored as a 1d33da3686 powerless arrow, but the 73e352a6cf Demon Archduke was facing 17217a4deb the dragon. When some unknown 157548eb33 attack came at 92a6fd8ebf him, he instinctively a5e994fcc7 avoided it.4c854d42cb86e228

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That created an opening d673785b30 for the dragon. The dragon’s 1128e72fca tail struck 5d535076df the Demon d4b8b972ee Archduke.03e4ab7f1a2ea68c

Bam!8de25623a9c04a61

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The Demon 17c3ea1412 Archduke was 1a5a1f97bb slammed into dc9af83737 the cave e47d8321b4 wall.373ed51eaae259e5

Crash!5800191019c92628

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The ground cf8a4df901 trembled violently.bf2e8d1f1014b1f8

Ian, sitting in his ce7152c562 spot, saw debris falling 6d5a9bd714 from the ceiling. The sound 7e01f8b7ba of a 072f4915d4 beast’s roar 003a27d3ce and the 5f0f5d349f Demon Archduke’s 036b4a6601 angry howls 87c8035e80 echoed through aa2c0399f3 the chamber.6ce6d23c44676edf

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Ian activated the skill <Purification>.36cb4b0e8f0db052

The demonic magic that 32b1a95484 the Demon Archduke had bfd53a8f97 been emitting faded before 3c6b06695d it could reach the e13c82ec5c people. The faces of 378b03718d those who had 1f62a8a727 been on the e859a4249c verge of suffocation bd57f84834 relaxed slightly.8cb76bfe4777a45c

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‘It worked.’2297acdf9afb3407

Ian checked 18cf6b5cbc his skill 816644ba1c window.28cc9e2c4e1049da

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He could 02e524e09d clearly see e957f9269b that his 6e2b5eb6be magical power d802523162 had decreased. But how did the d31071943a skill activate?29a05fb6a7e498c2

The area around the dragon’s dungeon was filled with demonic magic. Whether it was a precaution by the dungeon’s creators or something else, Ian had to reach the dragon, so he used his level 4 <Purification> skill repeatedly. Eventually, he had dug through to the spot he wanted.8af0abf8fd3442b2

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The cost was that 46edfa5485 his magical power was f5871ec679 completely drained.697f4b31b05d8785

Could it 27c41a410e be that c7e7f351dd the magical 6b4711de50 power was bc6e245c82 regenerating?5f52b39265dfcf66

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It wasn’t as c650e7eea9 if Ian had c819d6b7d7 any item to ad87c32079 restore it…f0d8fdc0e4f75ad4

At that moment, b3d5356a3a Ian began coughing.358e0e28898a09f6

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“Ugh! Cough! Cough!”c15a5098786c96bf

The coughing 68fd6b2993 wouldn’t stop. Ian quickly 6e37065ac1 covered his d6ec2f75d1 mouth and 688487f0ea tried to f03e39c41e muffle the 328ca9c8c6 sound as 6060e49a58 much as 42b9a17942 he could. Then, he uncovered d31cb5c99d his mouth.18871541e9dd6b9c

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‘No wonder my d797f4123f throat hurts…’33257696bda180a5

It felt like aef5b6dd79 a sharp blade d149a297b2 was scraping his e26135fc28 throat, and blood c67633efca stained his hand.d0feae433ac3eb6f

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‘Using too 8de77b6b13 many skills e90a7f8862 drains my 22e7c8393b health.’6ce0c4b00777918e

Even in games, 07f107983a HP decreases. It’s crazy how f64300f500 they’ve implemented so 332d043d5c many little details, d0b46528cd but the reactions 93967d299b around him were c7fe23e422 strange.2096cd3a05c1f0bf

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“Ian, did you just f274b30ca7 spit up blood? Could it be 45320869a5 from the demon’s c7457e51ec scream…?”81372928a1858ed1

Sema spoke nonsense.68bcde9aac35cce7

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Ding!22cea951da24dbc0

[People think you’re weak.]

Ding!5d89f2fd51a88c93

[People think you’re terribly sick!]

Ding!10f111cdd8051aa9

[Character]
‘Tyrant’ Ian (★★★★☆)

[Reputation]
Tyrant, Bastard, Playboy, Lavish, Hedonist, Strategist, Mentally Unstable, Sickly (+NEW)

[Skills]
Purification: LV.4
Horsemanship: LV.1
Archery: LV.1

“…….”a105205f9741d455