RD | Chapter 9

The butler of the 493fa34475 Demon Archduke, who had 6d8c7aba9a arrived at the cave, 982e8994c5 bowed his head to 8cc9762f71 his master.c4afac031296da15

“So, my lord, a335e822f9 what should we 7abb58a5f3 do with this af2fe4e9cd human?”f8a055f194a39954

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“Do whatever eb17bed620 you want.”66179b924dfd3384

The Demon a136e36aa2 Archduke spoke 7620ee8ad8 with tears c0f807776b in his 272d0e5317 eyes. He was 5c618d6d43 so filled 98210a1a6d with sorrow ff0629e296 from losing e424e84b36 his slaves 28303d5257 that he cf79b33f71 couldn’t spare 403428098b any attention 855fb70b42 to a 32ed2eb027 single human.ea7745cd280bfa8f

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Demons, whose madness 94f27d6ccc had penetrated to 8eb04cca29 their very marrow, 5b7c2ed3ee tended to be 46f4c2d858 crazy in peculiar 1a116f184d ways. In this case b77b6af3e4 of the Southern 1c9b4b17b9 Demon Archduke, it 42ad3738a4 was his extreme 34906e3c19 emotionalism that stood 91342df603 out.fc600aef661d668b

The butler 5edc149a4c had expected 9042dfab4d such an 1477fc1293 answer from 66971e0e93 his master.6fd82daf1085942f

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“Thank you, my a4fd5ed822 lord. I will feast e369d476bd well.”983f9b26a2b63cdc

The old butler’s 492ceea9bd mouth opened wide 8583dbaa93 to an unbelievable aa1a4e6bda size, swallowing Louise 9e62333b9d whole from head 324651443f to toe.ca111286515fda4e

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However, Louise also d4b7c5134e knew that these c20f52b8fe demons wouldn’t let 44e1eb925f him go easily.684ca6ef849f42dc

His spirit e7d495b620 split into 4d761a83b8 two. As the demon 3def59b104 devoured the illusion, 18a6288a32 Louise immediately ran c1af3f672a toward the nearest 5098e0be34 escape route without 9369d784fb a second thought.d8483f52a2a161c7

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It was b36b92d6cc a cave.209a3d2a2ee9eccc

“You’ve aged, haven’t you?”8732513f2e63bc15

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“Forgive me, Your ccc5755a12 Majesty.”146a6dc583c5e873

“It’s fine. I suppose it 5c8d8e8577 doesn’t matter.”65bdd9f48c5f0749

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After all, 74dfa891e2 all the 5e594a25de humans inside 665d3e4735 the cave 1255739cdc would die.2f5dcaeae54208e2

The butler led the 27df6240ef way, followed by the 81386dc038 Demon Archduke as they e92f62e5d4 entered the cave.77b369570e4fb35a

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The cave was ec9a1a8058 dark, but not e13d3906b3 to a degree bb80469305 that would interfere 9df7d72c12 with the demon’s b5cf8c6652 vision. The unusual thing ad8ffe87d0 was that the 58097386ef ceiling was high cb58a3a389 enough for the b538b15b6a Demon Archduke to c68555e7ab not need to 59d1688fc1 crouch. The width was also 0a46b90e4e expansive, making it easy aca81c9a85 to navigate shallow areas.8c42e471abfee7bb

Not long after 57dccfd397 the Demon Archduke 582319bf81 discovered a trivial 8c7a6d1329 trap, the water a7db2c88e9 on the ground d028b6e7b0 suddenly turned to c499beb7cc oil. It seemed as though e8e0fbcb6f someone had lit a e78e6445f7 fuse at the far eb82e35daa end of the cave, 6cc3cba3ff and the oil caught 6a5ea539f3 fire, rushing toward the 115109f787 Demon Archduke.eadd74297d3ec414

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The Demon Archduke opened 204f900cbd his mouth. Then, he spat out dbfa8a3888 a sticky liquid.f7161574fc01b685

The flames that 8f0315ed91 had been flying e8564263d8 toward him were, da2708b799 strangely, extinguished by 8eb53062f3 the Demon Archduke’s 437d86291e spit.1a82828ad97cb99b

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The Demon c1a8db3816 Archduke’s excitement 27ae6e4f9d faded.35ad02119d847a83

Was he really bce744094f trapped by something a393cece24 so trivial?98d9365ee8805ed0

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While he admired dcf605902a the courage of d0f320648c the Warrikka tribe, ac94d0dd89 but their stupidity ad89ce53fe was a flaw.6dc8ed2f99ad531c

When they passed through 9dfd3482ce the passage and reached 7ac975986a the next area, the d4f3c4ac4b Demon Archduke couldn’t help 2875634594 but frown in disbelief.3d90b9bd250df2ec

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His slaves, the Warrikka 6eda893a0b warriors, were pointing their 8bb160d557 spears at him.004a5ea2cccc7e90

“What are you aea6ab37b8 doing? How dare you!” 76115994dd The butler yelled. However, the Warrikka 4f2860875c warriors only made 7a357707b2 a hissing sound, bccfa8c533 pointing their spears 01688120b4 at them.d048e701ca19ba7d

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‘Is this brainwashing?’60a45aea4c3607f2

Incredibly, it 0397e831ca seemed as c39e668659 if these e95121a4a5 monsters had 6329f3e4ee been brainwashed eeaa73551d by humans.8a68a5ce79b002e5

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The Warrikka warriors didn’t 92f96cc90b appear to have lost 544b84cc43 their senses. They still d4ad701e8d retained the e0387e6bd1 intelligence of 9ed71f06f3 warriors but 0309d09ad9 yet, despite af9f0a277e knowing they 7d9c0cd02e were facing 5e9af2237e a terrifying 30dac5acce enemy, they 9d06997e98 were hostile 0b7c6ffbec toward the cd404e2984 Demon Archduke.bd3eb5116a60c8a1

“So that’s why my 5107391430 slaves died.”15b7d0f6d1672d1c

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The Demon 8ad59a7030 Archduke personally 09ea43e5fd snapped their aebc10aa8b necks. The monsters collapsed right 948a3b686f there.5b540f905b9caa0c

Among the humans he 30495e27f8 had come to capture aabeba0f9c was a skilled beast a4b0499091 tamer. Someone capable of controlling 145d933f11 monsters. However, in front of a7123bec51 the Demon Archduke, that 70b62ec127 ability was useless.fa96b601661bd634

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“Is that all?”98cf138ab128ef09

The Demon Archduke raised 2142cea180 his hand. With a single 0b49695877 gesture, the narrow a0406b65a8 passage in front a0cd57629d of him was d6d882e62a cleared effortlessly.352f85b6b776677f

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It was as f916ca41f9 if someone had 16f6aebdf1 placed a round e764d6f554 mold and pressed bdabfcb53c it with a bb0d0d8125 compressor, as the 03eaa952e5 cross-section of the 2d8f44c5fe cave was smoothly 8235d7d1c3 carved out.20c808f8dbe12d74

The Demon Archduke aeed86345c followed the newly 4dd46ef228 created path. Then, suddenly, he 2d014ff068 was struck with a0a20358e4 shock.780659158f8dddcb

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‘This…!’7716b88fbc851507

He could ad6f17f29e feel an d01bfcf969 enormous amount 4bf518fa30 of magic 7e382d8212 from the 0b5f4316cc direction he ba733e5bb1 was heading. It was 1750d46b3a beyond what c795788be3 could possibly 154f642150 belong to a9f73d3115 a human…7ec2993f18c85362

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Was there really 44f0d1a0f7 such a human c0e3864ca7 on my land?98eb871ac22864d4

Cold sweat formed c1f39ab570 on his back. It was a 6096427472 feeling he had ca444beb0c never experienced since 22a953900e becoming the Demon 6d8f704f0b Archduke. Tension and fear.f5eaf63099f1a77f

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Unable to accept it, 0a3d0734eb the Demon Archduke raised e900e26866 his hand and opened bde8d799fc the path again.20fcee287ab8d6f3

I will c16e23c8ff erase that 0d41f3c72a human from 74dffafdab my land.5590323728ea3dab

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The path was carved, 06323feba4 and the sturdy wall f4bc06c203 blocking the end was afecae2f01 destroyed.69239e3fe3797dbc

The next moment.fdb100dec67d4373

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Kraaaarararara!0b77f2a8fb680873

A dragon, fed3a9c6f4 who had 708053c586 been sleeping 7c001b2f9e deep in 70c4071c94 the cave, 9322d0314c awoke.d955b8ef62cae110

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“……!”970fa96de3363b9d

The young dragon 25bb143a58 had been sleeping. This was a dark 68271b21ab and filthy place. Staying awake would drain 3566a84e2a his strength.33e8dd2f619e38d4

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Someone had told c82c17ade5 him that fact. Or rather, b857a2df86 the dragon 99e21e8bcb instinctively knew 46d99808f5 it. Just as the 689c5bc306 adult dragon, who b97d7aecdc had hidden him 20e3f7fd99 deep in the 2b8df39a76 cave, had known.3d34612956fd4929

This young dragon, still b2433c0a2d under three hundred years 64f2724ec7 old, understood that he 01d59d568c must remain asleep. He had to b127ff5752 fall into a d8eb32fc79 long slumber until 362a5ecee8 he reached adulthood, 66c88f7293 conserving his magical 267e5ac0cb power and purifying 1e0f770005 this place.bae5363eaad7f0e3

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Only then could he bdf3a8208c awaken all of the 62d0eb6512 dragonkind.ba741eed0345d51a

The young d7f1c8a45e dragons, including eb6420a246 himself, remained 0a053796ef asleep with 1da9c04117 the knowledge d3a2e17536 that they 1a179c1818 must stay d6f2e41cb8 in their e3079cd88d eggs. The adult dragons 840fc8696a chose not to 5c5e770f77 wake them up 1053a903a8 in order to 4b91034ee6 preserve their future….9b7c17fb258ddb60

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Except for 010bf20936 one, the 93dca726ac young dragon.a9fd9977104a7e1c

He had to b3cf799811 wake his kin. He had b1240be62b to become bb09f67cb5 an adult. He was the c186b0fef6 most powerful dragon 5971c05921 of his generation. It was his 7450adc5d1 duty.1c05dabb423bb10a

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Then something warm began aa527b077b to approach him.14bf272727289d9e

‘Mom?’e5e817724228e327

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It felt similar f9b9cc4fff to the warmth 5f06bfcca5 his mother had 76f690da4e given him before 833d8780c5 he fell asleep. The warmth is 4198d3c533 full of affection, 6f61eec8a4 cleaning away the 6e19727455 filth. It was slowly 57b33348cb making its way b0fb61fa20 toward him.0be1fd3399ddec43

‘Just a little 69f52e0da8 more.’1127a4437689d89b

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If it came just e0436c9365 a little closer, he 72938d09b4 would open his eyes. He could finally 6a2acdc15c be in his 2d556f15c5 mother’s embrace. But it didn’t cb1384e8f8 come any closer. It stopped, 4b472726b2 leaving only 842fac6069 an aching d6e87a0a6c distance between dfdd7f3f19 them.787d3e1727195e0b

The young dragon 23e061e338 waited, half-conscious in 18881cce67 his sleep. But after a c44bcfb28c moment, instead of 2120873ec2 the warmth he 2883f7a997 had been expecting, 523eb33ef1 a violent and 5cd190982e malicious energy suddenly 0b61758b0a engulfed him.4cf13b558f9ce1c5

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“Mom.”8705cd9ba673033d

The moment the dragon b83aba39b6 opened his eyes, the cbcca6f2f5 world shattered. The disgusting magic of 6ab4891df7 the demons dominated the 825895a7e8 space.21410f5f9c84edbd

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A huge, black form dc6805c344 opened its mouth.7d35153f36f2ed6b

The dragon was enraged.455a6eed8e19f94d

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There was no mother. And…27d094a36a8f706c

‘That’s the enemy.’22effe1d603d1aea

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Give me my 82d81d549d mother back.81d7ef880081e256

The young dragon 6ea5ec132b roared in fury. The cavern shook with e09c78b2b5 a thunderous roar from 931d24bf3c his scaly body.921d32ca4a56be09

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Kraaaararararaaa!51494e5473032f34

‘I’m going ac5a6d2906 to die…’17e9f60e89726759

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Ian leaned against 13aa0a8fc5 the wall, watching aecfe3a6e8 the Demon Archduke f082238234 approach down the b542640e38 path they had 29752cf99f dug beforehand.8a99fcfadf670f9a

The people ecb77b7b42 he had 2f72f95b9d dragged down 45e7f71d18 huddled together, 48b3e8d859 crouching in 818e81899a the shade.6c11850a0646f27a

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If they 93daee80db were caught, ff2c8bab9a it would 43033437d9 be the 2dda99b72f end. But Ian was confident cd48874d50 they wouldn’t be caught.e999d8a39acddd07

Would the 8fd416bf9b demon even 520c37bb95 notice the 2d1fe45315 presence of bf73b4670b humans in bb6e742648 front of ee75f56486 the dragon’s caa5b97646 magic?85c68d3f58262691

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In truth, 7e636c0cd1 Ian was 3c90603293 almost certain ad29e3231d that the ee71d8b03b plan would 289f9e7e92 succeed. The important thing 275fdfe79f in this plan e0961b2508 wasn’t just luring dad5359c43 the Demon Archduke, f9b9fd39c9 but ensuring that 5ebec4566f the person who f46050e92e awakened the dragon c8c209feb2 wasn’t Ian himself.b273dd2d08f8a653

The first being the 6670610ec4 dragon would see had 7672c66899 to be the Demon 171bc00b5b Archduke.94efe72add78f68a

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A dragon, 98f0a6a824 just awakened 060db2e041 from its 36072a4dd2 slumber, would d161374c97 consider any 5a63376216 creature that 78c07f9226 entered its 3feef1a806 dungeon an 0e19a74ac9 enemy.853ae54e44bcf3a0

Wouldn’t anyone do 6e79b8fdda that?87837a3cc4f34fb7

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If you 6d9bf5722b closed your cfddbf4461 eyes and a434f1e7cf opened them d12a25dc26 to find c259e42e4b an unfamiliar f80ae3cd43 person in bda211df77 your home, 35610518b0 you’d grab 4f7ea697be the nearest 2fb7cf7f33 weapon and 468c614e48 swing it.b7c088e97704890c

Since the dragon’s body 45e5053e5b itself was a weapon, 048772697f it was natural for 7c5d5e5ab7 it to think of eaf1053ed7 swinging its body.9008696b0bf3e12c

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Then, suddenly, 258d33399f a scream 8096e7859d came from 188c65351e behind followed cc22d191f9 by someone 31bf4447cc shooting an 44b77a8ed0 arrow.19e95784b4e694d0

“Ugh!”2f76412266f13dd2

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“What is that!”21883b3d2dfbd5dd

‘Are they crazy?’413f6fbfaec5f71c

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Ian was shocked and 1567fd072c turned around. If they kept 0138014b04 making noise like 1238f5b5d4 that, they’d attract 649450ed3e the demon’s attention, e391766cb4 and everyone would 26d76836ae die. “I already warned 218a23e234 them to just 45246c89d0 breathe quietly…!”c785356966b0d337

One of the people bfff90df74 in the group made fae2e469e9 a sudden move, but 912f19a2a9 Ian couldn’t tell who ea60252d2b it was.996e85abcf3e4883

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He didn’t have b37f9974db time to figure 31654abbe1 it out.e9ef9b6018002d7a

The arrow passed 593645b717 by the Demon e8ad9552c7 Archduke. Normally, it d012902cff would have f7c75eeae6 been ignored 7141196098 as a 71d84e0c99 powerless arrow, 3ae507e509 but the 8d11284aa0 Demon Archduke 31ff0b2389 was facing f13625682f the dragon. When some unknown attack b929aa6e89 came at him, he ffd8a45128 instinctively avoided it.ef1aaea83af60c28

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That created an 77fa231aef opening for the 214e2fbaed dragon. The dragon’s tail struck a3ce3a9eb1 the Demon Archduke.d031b83a02858c7b

Bam!b7706dffe62ca270

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The Demon Archduke ea6a0b4a12 was slammed into 664d597516 the cave wall.3885c76ae81ef25d

Crash!0ffac35e06e65519

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The ground trembled violently.69f6feae324ddffc

Ian, sitting cebfde013f in his 051936f8c3 spot, saw 33e952b8a5 debris falling 8cf246135e from the 4762656d3e ceiling. The sound 9552d75f33 of a 3262fb2315 beast’s roar 200d633a6c and the e1be3d614f Demon Archduke’s ff5c6e1d76 angry howls 8c2bd4f47a echoed through 3813a0b3b1 the chamber.7208653e4e807594

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Ian activated the skill <Purification>.0e05c3532d2f7365

The demonic f46377a5b5 magic that 94282bf3a9 the Demon b6a47e5fb9 Archduke had e97a1e3653 been emitting 5c3317a0c2 faded before 4dc06c1024 it could 741aab0004 reach the e25a2a4fe1 people. The faces e5393415e0 of those cb051cf62d who had 58b6a5bfe4 been on d8ad178fb1 the verge 6f555d767f of suffocation 9aa94f4056 relaxed slightly.762287e9b32dbe6f

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‘It worked.’b8c26a1c953f8b35

Ian checked his abe43ad9e9 skill window.3cfe3b8b2d5358d8

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He could 315663acbc clearly see 1ee8926dd7 that his 741fe8316e magical power e0fa50120f had decreased. But how did the 710cead54e skill activate?0761f7083888303b

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.9cc4d6ea248d9b4f

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The cost was 4283d3ad03 that his magical 251b72a83f power was completely bbfe78ba37 drained.7d63d066016bc21b

Could it 9401f5890b be that 8f9c7b479e the magical ffde59fa3b power was 7350eeb3f1 regenerating?34c2f40b57744e30

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It wasn’t as b96c208861 if Ian had 20b1090ed5 any item to 4e8287656a restore it…0de552fc3be51f1d

At that 385e812a02 moment, Ian 1960d3b4d1 began coughing.24e49fbbfa2b5763

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“Ugh! Cough! Cough!”bbda908650ce9f09

The coughing wouldn’t stop. Ian quickly covered 45ba2dd78b his mouth and 5a40f34cef tried to muffle 4201597db5 the sound as 563e420783 much as he c8945e010c could. Then, he uncovered 057397cc78 his mouth.16135300dfdfa670

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‘No wonder my throat f5b0b53417 hurts…’21b9ddf19151bda9

It felt like a 65ca540eb8 sharp blade was scraping 620ccf9c9c his throat, and blood 5d49f6cd32 stained his hand.a5d1b35380a5153b

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‘Using too many 558574277b skills drains my 80a36857a8 health.’8660aed9711c9d9d

Even in games, HP d96ef625ee decreases. It’s crazy 96494946d9 how they’ve 30e836a209 implemented so dc2f443536 many little 6d0df6d9ca details, but 2f6643d368 the reactions d796932448 around him c2abe58722 were strange.ce736d537863cdc9

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“Ian, did 60767e88c8 you just e27f13ea40 spit up 5aa9e8d777 blood? Could it fba1f8ddb5 be from a3eda8ca7a the demon’s fb6bb9db1c scream…?”330cbb8abef882b4

Sema spoke nonsense.c58c55e50fe77232

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Ding!78f173625dcaf375

[People think you’re weak.]

Ding!db6028344ac23bce

[People think you’re terribly sick!]

Ding!0ba5f2ae9abfc802

[Character]
‘Tyrant’ Ian (★★★★☆)

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

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

“…….”701ff28e38cb0f80