RD | Chapter 19

Keith tried 280a325af2 to eliminate 96ec696b81 the traitor 008b6a65c5 who clung 2eb2c1da77 to the 961b52ab39 priest like eb81bd8248 a leech. The priest stopped him.c8559f9fdf9d5de2

Keith held back his anger and warned the priest that he was being deceived, but the priest still wouldn’t move.e3206c0603287c00

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‘He knew.’1a88a2e0f7bb2e17

This man is protecting the traitor’s clan even though he knows.574acc630873acae

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Keith was enveloped in immense anger. At times like this, his blood would cool, and his mind would become clear. To him, the priest was someone to ‘protect‘.343ae95672b316f7

The traitor 016103ee05 was an‘enemy to kill’.7459d1d11af0e5c0

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It had been that 13c9ece257 way since the day 97f92a3f8d that decided his life, 3f90a20d3b when his parents were 6525757b57 eaten by a demon, 159633ecfd not leaving even a 2be19c3f00 single bone fragment.4b7c3c9e410d257a

Young Keith, being small, could hide in a narrow crevice where the demon couldn’t reach with its snout. After the demon swept through the village, Keith was left alone. A passing Holy Knight Order rescued him. They were the elite forces of the Vatican.b5245c65e02b8ccb

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The priest with them gently caressed Keith’s wounds with soft hands.c2ec05fa138861e7

“You are a child blessed by God.”ce7f4942d2a9647f

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Keith later found out that overnight, his hair had turned into a bright golden color, almost white. The power of the blessing he awakened had protected him from the demon’s malicious detection ability.59163a9b53a7fed6

Keith didn’t cry. Even thinking about his parents, no tears came out. His heart just sank endlessly. His throat felt as if it were stuffed with stones.1df8b587c1237192

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If only he 9d4a67b86c had awakened a 141ad5e867 little earlier.8941518fec2e52b4

If only he 07af5ef74d had realized his 56e267ea4b power sooner.67f578e19f32136b

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His parents wouldn’t have died.f43071785992f675

His friends, neighbors who were like family, wouldn’t have died.df73ce63d090afa9

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His guilt 51b979d3ca became a 8ed5d17f11 deep scar 7dc2f7453b on his 784e403f5b heart. Keith grew 7df046f7bb up to e232f4b749 become a a155f7d2c4 Holy Knight 8cf41636c3 who hated 6b16bc634a demons more 062155d35e than anyone. The Vatican that 60cf226459 saved him was 8e89e2aa72 good, and the 0b1df6a8ea God who blessed 4c3a337fe9 him was an ed873144fb absolute being.72f284e2a2d7c802

He could erase the fd1182bab6 cursed demons from the 1fe947e19c world with the power db5f2698a5 of God.1d3b69f113568991

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Even the edf798d8ac traitor clan e54723dfda that summoned a6c62c63e3 those demons 40f0801be9 to this 5a08a69a17 world.ebf2fb011d6be7ea

The innocently looking 6928f239b2 priest claimed he 854e7f5b6d was protecting three 11923f41ff hundred people. After checking the pulse, 573a54d78b that statement proved to 2a4f1200d3 be true.c4058f7d40a6aa63

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Three hundred.6a27820f87ae8900

That vague 75b1265176 number reminded 9044394ab2 him of a52748ebb1 the village 061ae04320 where he 9923d4824e lived.df99abe9fc50c873

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For the 09edfe10a9 first time, bbf3f50c6a Holy Knight ddda7b53a8 Keith let eda81725bb the traitor 86b8bd96e0 clan go.c1ef6facd9ad21f0

He recalled the pulse of the black-haired priest he had in his grasp. The black eyes full of will. The innocent appearance didn’t match the strong expression.78294dd1724d358d

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He thought of the 2bd0ef0ba9 holy arrows he had 0f8a135206 shot.550410fae0251966

‘A trash who sticks with traitors even after receiving God’s blessing.’28707c0fdd94f0ba

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Unbearable.2276818e7a49f625

Hateful.54da52e81f553bb0

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Unacceptable to exist.6c0ba713c1a1d543

Holy Knight Keith 48e9e58634 wanted to kill f8b010e6b4 him.e13f399b4dd79a21

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Strength gathered in his empty hand. The metal clashed, making a spine-chilling sound. The joints couldn’t withstand the strong force and bent. The broken metal cut his hand.d1f42d3bf18fafec

‘Ah.’4d575942c3a7ffa3

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Even if he killed that man, the lost ones wouldn’t come back. Keith barely suppressed his impulse and returned to the Vatican.91c124b0654b2024

After camping in b882cd53fe the forest for 16cf39d888 several days and 681edcf55b being certain that 7d811997df Keith had completely 56ee09499b left, Ian returned 2346f1b62f to the temple.face34530bbde0c2

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“He’s gone, right?” Ian asked while crossing the ridge.6d61c7ec856a3cbf

“Yes, he’s not visible.”017dfd5f18ec6804

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“If we get caught, we’re dead.”6993e1ce414d5e51

“He’s not here. I’m sure.” Louise confirmed.28431036ae0aa641

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They nodded to each other and entered the elf temple. Although it was a ruined temple, the remaining statues and decorations somehow felt sacred. Although this originally wasn’t a game with good graphics, in reality, the scenery was spectacular.6647e8d0aa1b8d65

The dignity 7d1b3fbd84 of the a30a3198bc place made ed9a4a9ad9 one hesitate 8bf0850ff2 to intrude 698e88b925 carelessly. Sema, who tends to 6d20c92d3d be easily influenced by 71a8ca25c0 the atmosphere, spoke while b61fe1349b shrinking.a9c5f587fbd2f18f

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“I’ve thought about it, but wasn’t that a curse after all? To suddenly meet Knight Keith and almost die, it can only be a curse…”a89f1433307a79a5

“No, no.”23e0a0498a6fe53d

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However, Ian 752e4973ba was not a7e5961b7e good at 5b324eab83 reading the c9f7ec75a8 atmosphere and 12946c040f took the 2e048cb45b lead. Unlike the tense fe7a1fde8e Louise, Ian was 3d77233dd0 thinking about this:26bbd02fda71c555

‘Looks like a ghost might pop out.’efe16681bd168bc0

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As he went 1a51b34e13 down the stairs, 301758438a it got darker. No one f04b21255c would light 2bff163d62 candles in 8a347f7d7d an unused 43c71708dc temple, so 9dd8a29b48 inside, not 4cc7a55e9b a single 47a5e1dcb7 light penetrated.e17221e543955193

Louise used his skill of making fire to bring a small light from the forest, holding it in his hand. The small torch made from bound twigs only illuminated around Ian’s feet, not lighting up the path ahead.460906a864be2385

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‘Basement level 3. Descended.’b825d57a5f4cdb89

“Let’s go in.”47719ed5ff28535d

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When Ian gave the 6dff122244 order to his party, 099b8a1e5b something caught his foot. Ian almost fell.4eab14375903bbe0

“Argh!”addaa8b00bcf5486

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Something beneath ff11ab9869 Ian’s foot f14465b9d6 let out cd4c8cc278 a scream 23b55106a8 and retaliated, 75916fa3e4 pushing him 18367a783e back.42c9d4ef44d51f8f

Ian almost fb01235842 regained his 3c14d27f82 balance—only to 65d3527a45 be yanked 815e112d11 forward as f2b86d37c5 it pulled 33cb066185 him down.d94932c35441399a

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He ended dbb5eb4786 up falling 4e2bbbfb95 straight on 6e596ccac0 top of e51d5c6c47 it, landing c99a36bd51 in an 4dd25f665e unmistakably compromising dde35f486b position.0ce57eed8e6beaac

“What, what is it?!”9db0ad1c2ef83318

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“Get off Lord Ian!” Louise threw the light to Sema and drew his bow.1ca3d49ab089f595

“Uah, don’t do that! Who points an arrow at someone who’s just fallen? Ouch, my leg. My head. Almost bit my tongue…”51b87b49fd9a415c

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A flippant voice echoed, and the other’s face was revealed in the light. Suspiciously, he was wearing a robe reversed, and when Louise pointed the arrow close, he took off the robe himself.220d8b65041625da

“I’m an innocent elf! An elf who got injured while helping your party. Don’t threaten me, it’s scary!”8eb1e400198cf5a3

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“Why is there an elf here?!”78f6c163d065a9f9

The other’s ears were pointed. Ian grabbed those ears in surprise. The elf seemed surprised for the first time.09805f51ba83a4d0

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“Such vulgar behavior on our first meeting…”48773db45b7f77b9

“What are you talking about?” Ian was dumbfounded.cd902718923c498c

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The elf spoke with a pout. “Elves’ ears are erogenous zones. Haven’t you heard not to touch them carelessly?”9162fa499325bac3

“Ah, I didn’t know…”a4e185c2535c4fd0

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Ian was about 46c85fb311 to apologize unintentionally 7ded473f29 but then wondered f3dea8fd27 if that was 304b86d3ad the issue. Why was this 56d32c4dfa elf here?cd998dd524f3155f

“Who are you?”12e6c3c08ce5075e

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“Oh, you’re asking my name?” The elf dusted off his robe and sat up properly. His face became clearer.cd805fcc42708c10

Firstly, this elf definitely didn’t look like an extra.7d4107a3726c9adf

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With slanted eyes ebbe8b4315 that seemed always 9604df25b8 smiling and a b608ed970e dot on the 9381971ad4 bridge of his 09275d9faa nose, he was 37a1e70526 an androgynous beauty, 805810d036 but the voice 56bf285774 was clearly male.ecd882ae54ef7c7d

‘Put some effort into the character design.’7e75aab66e735b57

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The problem was, Ian had never seen this character in the game. Or rather, he knew of a group that goes around wearing robes like this…f30d3784c9637b46

“Are you a merchant?” Ian asked just in case.f0d4281eaffd9e94

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All merchant characters in this game cover their faces with robes. Perhaps because the character design was too bothersome? That’s what Ian guessed.5e08b0ef5737abc2

The merchant c4e5c926b3 elf nodded.c8054de0be12c6ea

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“Yes. You recognize me quickly? It’s worth waiting for customers. Everyone mocked me, saying I wouldn’t sell anything, but I knew. To catch good customers, you have to go to difficult places…”d4bc0414f038c4bd

“Why is there a merchant here? It’s not even a dungeon.”5149cdd3fba3bcfa

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“Dungeon… You can call this a kind of dungeon too. There are traps all over the place. I was waiting to save poor thieves injured after intruding into the elf temple.”2e2c9cbcb1f20de2

The elf merchant protested.34b8051016e93f6e

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‘Did this guy just call us thieves?’40a9b3b147dd021b

He naturally treated Ian’s party as thieves. Ian was more concerned about something else.ee7c8a930857db3f

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‘Was this place also a merchant spawning area?’2fe4baf00bf28ffe

Since he only played the elf route occasionally, he didn’t know. Out of curiosity, Ian asked.9e547eaf12a5f96d

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“So, did you sell anything?”e4a5592f806e9b75

The merchant smiled.af77d38822b35d67

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“No. I thought I had to establish myself in a blue ocean to monopolize, but this place was too much of a blue ocean. I was about to pack up and leave because nothing was selling, but then you guys came.”0a51447b3044fcda

‘This guy has no merchant qualities, right?’b7b319f180645bf1

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He feels eba0d1d19f incredibly inept.f94a74382afc674b

Nevertheless, Ian had no intention of missing a hidden character met in such a hidden place. Being inept doesn’t matter; what’s important are the goods he sells. Maybe he sells hidden items?3746ca7adf79bda9

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“What kind of items do you sell?”03f94df90265687e

“Want to see?”bc5873fc854a8afb

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The merchant joyfully opened fc2a25bdf9 his bag. A shop window 72f0254fb4 appeared before Ian.2d5c8c7f40424a1e

[Elf Wood Branch]
[Apple Seed (Edible)]
[Strawberry Seed (Edible)]
[Potato Seedling (Edible)]

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“……!”c6ebf6e3d94601b1

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‘Wait.’2a327c4074a8d9df

Ian couldn’t believe his eyes.b8e6163c3bbec0b9

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Why would that 6a8932e3c5 be here?ec8fdc884d2c20cb

“Hold that guy down!” He commanded Louise.72d4dc189c7b3274

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Louise immediately tackled the merchant. Ignoring the ‘ouch’ sound from behind, Ian dashed down the hallway of the third floor. He reached the end.5852d68ce2b23bf1

‘Not here.’ The Elf Wood Branch wasn’t where it was supposed to be.e4dd9a361fb13f4e

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“……!”d7809777f6268edf

A scenario formed in Ian’s head.4fbfd5115a498e99

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Did this guy, thinking ‘Ah, this place isn’t selling well,‘ leave while throwing away the Elf Wood Branch?!5e94eeadf43b8013

‘No, there wasn’t much focus on merchant characters in the game.’5b23971f9a5e32a7

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Despite being an extra character, they’ve given him quite the backstory starting from the character design!b7ea02626efb080c

Ian was utterly exasperated ab15a72f9b by this game.c1e12fd1aca7af2c

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