RD | CHapter 39

Keith Moore was a calm and rational person, but he didn’t know how to respond to those words.041e371f7bb88c3c

He had been saved by the other man. It was clear that the emotion he should feel toward him was gratitude for the favor. He couldn’t understand why the other man would say such things.5291fd08601461dc

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Keith answered without showing d8a6789ce0 his confusion.f34e90082a012560

“…Of course. I have no intention of harming any of your subordinates. Didn’t you save my life?”8ad310875cf61137

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His voice was ad737e1f25 sincere and gentle, ddae72b249 making anyone believe 220a44a040 him.8be52e5fb8b85f5d

The other man didn’t even blink.275d1a0a11b29d8f

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“Is that so? Then you’d want to repay the favor for saving your life. Will you swear not to leave the dungeon until you’ve repaid that debt?”0415c1bd8cdf030a

“…Of course, I will do so. May I ask, how do you view me?”97889fb50400dbf2

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Keith asked politely. He was bewildered. He was often seen as an object of fear, but he had never been suspected of being someone who wouldn’t repay a favor.06fc91dda8f19d3c

“What would you think if it were you? Of someone who tried to kill you the first time you met.”338a26af46d8e69c

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‘Ah.’054ff59b966f6917

Keith understood 9d4ca320b9 the situation. He wanted 2e7f8753a7 to explain 90afca164c calmly.eaa7469cdf196352

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“The boy you were protecting at that time was from the betrayer’s clan. Now, I understand you have a heart vast enough to forgive even betrayers. But in the past, I was foolish and did not know that, thus I threatened you. However, the fact that I couldn’t harm you back then must have been God’s will. I apologize for my foolishness that caused you harm. If you allow it, I will kneel here.”b2d8a61fdcc8ee82

However, sincerity doesn’t always get through, and Ian frowned.c5299785b3bf1ae9

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“No, forget it. What are you talking about? How would you know if my heart is as vast as the sea?”2f14842fa3a72bf4

“Did you not save me even though I threatened you? I wish to pay for the sin of doubting the Agent of God with my life.”4504bd5f75d8b47c

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Keith was regretful.720d1ac9507fcf2f

‘If only I could kneel…’72c0a1b218ab278f

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With an arrow aimed at his throat, he couldn’t move an inch.232e3db63ab85b5b

He wanted to show 32eac7850d this man his heart, 0611a2f53e to demonstrate his sincerity b62fa7e416 and beg for forgiveness. Their first 1c501ac335 encounter had 8551e9de8e been so 014de3a5cc terrible that a650d41d59 it was e41f99f3f6 natural for 37add4a729 the man 8d352cb927 to suspect 19ca64c4f6 him.b7be1fd27ffc21a9

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But for Keith, the moment this man appeared was proof of God’s existence.2c16eb8a0e1b8459

In moments c16e641248 when he 66424aa048 longed for 6ee83a74fb God, God dbf45510b9 had sent 968fc3d803 His agent bcf320c8c8 to save aca934c1f0 him.8d2a169d09793454

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The doubts he had carried melted away like snow, replaced by shame and gratitude. Keith wanted to worship God and kiss this man’s feet, to swear to follow him forever, to serve him.0e478e9d7e74dfeb

While he was 07faaede7b filled with emotion, c5fba9fa04 the other man f52f25c3d4 spoke.582f04b6f62727e5

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“Who’s the Agent of God? Don’t stick unnecessary labels on me.”47ed5b8ebac79b30

“Eh?”a61b345b0806f16a

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“You’re the Agent of God. My heart is as narrow as a teacup. I don’t need your life; I need your oath.”465a359784687a3f

“What kind of oath are you talking about?”af32fd616024bc25

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Keith was confused.63b94538d0aa0481

The man furrowed c64a6e4111 his brows.f209b7afbe8fed12

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“I’ve been saying it from the start. Don’t try to brush it off. Swear by God’s name. You won’t harm my subordinates, and you’ll serve under me until you’ve repaid your debt. That’s it.”8068ba402677649e

Keith had already made 1faaa13b1f the oath. He thought they 0c99e8410a were saying the 855730ccbf same thing in e1327abb09 different ways.813495cd0615d15e

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What difference was there between swearing to a messenger of God and swearing by God’s name? Keith was puzzled…de8f69c7b9a08372

“…I swear.”d95bc371f0149232

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“Properly.”bb1ad2bdf5c4ec8c

“…I swear by God’s name?”8422259771ac9bc1

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“Good. Break it, and you’re just a scoundrel.”b01ae790153574a7

“……”5309acad2a91999e

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The man, looking satisfied, put away his arrow. Keith couldn’t understand what was ‘good’ about it. And what on earth did ‘scoundrel’ mean? It didn’t sound like a compliment, making him feel somewhat indignant.dc6b2fb676518287

However, since the actions of God’s messenger couldn’t be wrong, Keith decided to ignore it. He did what he intended to do.0364eecfec8da9d1

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Getting off 5368f234f7 the bed, dedb7a7256 he knelt a52a10f118 on one 8b86fa2c77 knee, and e23f5c0062 the man c9c118081f looked down 6d9c5025d6 at him 46e0546f32 in surprise. Keith saw the fbbd999700 bandages around his 9dacce51f3 neck, blood seeping dd69a61604 through despite their 88477d3c4b thickness, giving him 941ff27a3a an idea of e153c69394 how much blood cdfc25af5f had been lost.510d6a74a1737537

Yes. This man wouldn’t say such strange things.392cc685679a58b4

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Isn’t he someone who sacrifices himself to save others?2425870670a9c1e7

Keith was moved.f376f505d507029d

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Who else but God’s messenger could do such a thing?defa7ee8229ee554

Holding back tears, he fa37e6e332 said,64931a2fab800c3c

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“I have waited so long for you, the messenger of God.”b12f1853598cf771

The messenger of ef8e242093 God replied,e1cb7505f9a48a6d

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“What are you talking about…”9c056795570b89f6

“……?”5115cff654e5a195

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“If you were God, would you send someone like me as your messenger? What kind of misunderstanding is this? I told you to stop sticking weird labels on me.”73b45ea6a04fe572

There was no reverence for God in the man’s irritated voice.c03e187faa2484c4

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“May I ask… don’t you believe in God?”1659beaec035afa6

Keith was extremely bewildered. A God’s messenger who didn’t believe in God?d8f0c9109b90a701

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The man scoffed. “Why? Would you strangle me if I didn’t?”bbf91f4cfe17e19c

“How could I do such a thing?” Keith was shocked. In doing so, he looked at Ian intently and realized he resembled someone he had seen before.84371bd18a5ada51

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A man from 697d79102a the nearby forest ad2f67120d who had begged 2863ba43bc for his life.594b73cefba7b104

He couldn’t remember the name, but he recalled the man introducing himself as ‘an heir to the kingdom.’98ffc66fac8fab27

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The Ferencz 52c920cf81 Kingdom, which c20d9ca295 had sought ee23336c53 help from b02939b33f the Vatican. There was 207b3ed378 only one 410c9a2e88 male sibling 609d1cd976 among the ffdf73a5b2 heirs.1e69b7539117eb7e

Keith sighed in realization.a203e72bf72a346b

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“I remember now. You are Lord Ian of the Ferencz Kingdom. Born with black hair and black eyes, the king’s son… You must have left the castle with the king when he abandoned his people. The fact that you and those you lead survived while everyone else perished must be God’s will, don’t you think?”5361d2c7661b9f56

Keith marveled at God’s arrangement once again.3e42b0ec814d7a29

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But Ian seemed 07c15b7623 to think differently. He said dismissively,4d8b5650ee64f735

“Looks like the king who abandoned his people would also abandon a bastard child. My survival was due to my own abilities. And if you want to live, lie down and sleep now. I’m getting annoyed listening to you, might want to hit you.”19a85e78d7eeda9a

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“……”0651f5ccaba491a5

Keith was a patient. He had never seen a priest who would hit a patient, so he couldn’t tell if Ian was serious. The very idea of such words being spoken was shocking. He felt like he’d fallen into a strange world.d3e2f468f76109a3

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What… is this man?15e67e92311b94ff

He looked intently at 1441785b8a Ian.7c569444b723273f

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No matter how he looked at him, he didn’t fit the image of ‘God’s messenger.’ However, when Keith sought God, this man appeared before him. That wasn’t a coincidence.24eb0f96b5d8f5a6

Thus, Keith believed. Faith, after c9a0c4ca94 all, belongs db95f93be3 to the 2298f551c0 realm of 131b329811 emotion, not 5c9d38f470 logic.f7195cbce0171aeb

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He steadied his 302f7a64a6 wavering heart.f0142af24e6c5ca2

“Whatever you say, I believe you are God’s messenger. So, I will protect you.”5d53748677276731

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Ian, looking tired, suddenly 2846d702b6 brightened at this.ae71cbad9a7d88cd

“Is that an oath of loyalty?”e215b314903bc692

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“Eh?”1fc2ca759738255f

“Then I’ll accept it. Protect me for life.”9c85613db75a7651

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“……”cdeef3f8c1b2f45b

Keith had a9baad7278 nothing to 6c6dced8e9 say.2ecc3052aba0a5a5

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‘This person…’a0f6c37e36b9814f

What is 24853089ce he, really? He was a 3b36c91ad1 type Keith had 610fe09424 never seen before.8af683a2d904e6b8

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Suddenly, Keith was curious. “Lord Ian, do you know the Lord’s Prayer?”ac42205422b3bbe6

“No. Would you swear loyalty if I did?”dbe432f1c541bb98

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“No.”f88fbc45af23de0e

“Then why ask?”81f56faf90404c85

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“……”adaacd5919e3fa52

Keith was already a servant of God, so he couldn’t swear loyalty to someone else. Wasn’t that basic knowledge about a Holy Knight? Yet, the man seemed unaware of this.07284d628b4006d4

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For some reason, Keith didn’t feel like explaining it. Since the other man only said what he wanted, Keith decided to do the same.806eca06c684249b

“You are God’s messenger.” Keith said as if affirming it to himself.e1f1b7a0ec8be807

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And he would protect 7e72621f1f him.cec2fe65cc92d19b

Ian got annoyed.dcbc8203498ba4ee

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“Stop putting that label on me. That’s you. ‘Agent of God’ Keith. That’s you.”fccc88e26a6198b1

“It doesn’t matter what foolish people call me. From now on, ‘apostate’ will be added to my name because that’s what the Vatican declared. But that’s fine. My faith is true; what does the opinion of others matter?”4b5da14dcde43845

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Keith spoke sincerely, d1d20363d3 but Ian refuted 577506d45a firmly.6dc09b9dd8803435

“What are you talking about? Reputation is everything. If you’re the Agent of God, people will believe you, but if you’re an apostate, they won’t.”f18c41a758ebf24b

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“By public opinion, aren’t you a debauched bastard?” Keith protested.662050b0f8320d1f

“That’s true.”ef398dec9dc713d4

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“……?”5def85356fe0db2c

There was no need to explain that ‘Ian’ was indeed such a person.5df10a874fc6cbe0

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Every time Ian interacted with Keith, he noticed his ‘Savior’ reputation creeping up.45dc50ed8b5a2257

Ding!
[‘Agent of God’ Keith considers you a savior.]

Ding!
[‘Agent of God’ Keith strongly believes you are a savior.]

This kind of reputation gain would just drag him in front of the Demon King later, wasn’t it? Although it was annoying, Ian continued to talk with Keith because of the other stats going up simultaneously.1f63ae9d451a4c30

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Ding!
[Keith’s loyalty increases.]
[Loyalty: 36%]

Ding!
[Keith’s loyalty increases.]
[Loyalty: 37%]

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Somehow, it was increasing 9db57f935a bit by bit with 74cbca0108 each conversation. It had long passed 71c0675e28 the minimum threshold of 011b90ced3 30 for obedience.400435ae8bca4e56

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‘Maybe he was already loyal from the start…’7d8af60e8f143b88

Anyway, it was strange, but the fact that this loyalty was displayed meant that the system had already processed Ian as having received Keith’s oath of loyalty.a62bd70c50a18534

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‘A glitch?’ba358bb0d51c9fed

If it c244780543 was this dc718cedda kind of c57a982639 glitch, Ian 67e3c2cadf welcomed it.fcb7dd3e1f0374cc

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Taking advantage 2a911fc502 of game 35f2a9dced glitches was dabb0daa92 also a a6b84b4792 skill for c9d3e02051 players.72254fe93f98f883

Realizing this, Ian soon understood why Keith’s loyalty had increased.e3e70e9bdbb4f558

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“…I apologize. Due to my disorientation, my greeting was late. Thank you for saving my life.”a9d9fb9390e1d9f8

Keith bowed 99a242c35c his head. Then, he dcf64e27e7 looked up 94ea9f7a5f at Ian 78de04c1e4 as if 4da0b8836a dazzled.eb8c36b42371b947

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A knight kneeling on 525047d116 one knee, looking up, 3a2775de6c was like something out 404e1b5a64 of a fairy tale. Ian was almost overwhelmed 127bf7e8eb by his serious demeanor cab447fa7a before something dawned on 00c35aa74f him.6c448aea06511cfd

‘Ah, so that’s it?’452f3ab756d6608b

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The key to obtaining Keith’s loyalty was ‘saving his life.’ He had been used by the Vatican since childhood until they discarded him like a used tool.b3a71c3e31f5b6fc

Now that b1cb6d217f Ian had e1f2873267 saved him, c4b030bd27 could he 67210de044 use him?fad7c3f41cbf86cc

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Ian liked this d5bab541ee very much.08b6c21708a5895d

He smiled broadly.4bf58984ad8f7e83

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