RD | Chapter 51

The Pope gasped 080819bb80 in disbelief.ec3b1ec04139a580

“What kind of nonsense e08ce49e50 is this?!”a4f12b41cccf2007

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From his f1176a8c70 reaction, Ian 2b9b37aa1e realized that 2cf93b743b the Pope ea0c668b5d was unaware 9cfea83ee0 of the 0610292dd4 Demon Duke’s e8a4305117 death.88199e84d83d2f3d

“You thought 71d02908e9 Keith was c86d6f99d4 dead, didn’t 41c5096e65 you? You assumed 8fad832e47 the Demon 341b62656e Duke was d8873ee34b punishing you 55a5f75a64 for losing 3ba7348b6c Keith. But the c5ded90d41 truth is, dcef312f1d the demon’s 0588054bfc dead, and aa1255db92 the mamool 24a4a62f85 are running 3b60d44916 wild because daaac46d09 they’ve lost ff2d74b25a control. All that 90cbc8a34c talk about c874519413 sacrifices you 338c545f8d mentioned? Utterly useless 4085cfe595 from the a45f0dd526 start.”d003a78a4f1d96db

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“Don’t lie!”a096ddead548c022

The Pope knew how af700d8d00 powerful the Demon Duke 9e1623ec2d was. Even after e499986bd6 being struck 32726a9a02 down and 6c8a7ad3ec drenched in 4ee6923c1f blessings, the 62fea14f6e Demon Duke ecafefc3de would only 96dce17b4a decay for 11c340a4f8 a moment 62eefa200e before swiftly c089f92552 healing by aae2d5710e draining someone 2c8f442295 else’s blood—a 4aab584652 truly demonic 427ed8a3cc existence.4736d8dc4417f752

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His beautiful, ecae564294 powerful master—dead?ea1ea4648f7f8ffa

“What in 15a39a914e the…” Maverick’s 29d39ec53e eyes wavered, 8ebc104705 and the 6ddf8de118 Pope immediately aef1a5e2ac noticed. Without further 195c217e34 thought, he 23b2a61f3e commanded Maverick. “Don’t listen! It’s the whisper of 7ac2831b34 an apostate! Kill Keith!”7bf982dd1bfa2d81

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Maverick moved 598f7aa0df at the 83facf7309 command without 4f2f50f285 hesitation, his 36d0ae368c body reacting f045c07c64 as if 3a42e94797 pre-programmed. The Pope’s word was c530fdafc4 akin to the word 4bbc922b74 of God itself. He had to obey. He had 5af645a268 to strike edc7ac88f9 Keith down ce72907c38 and kill 253c466b73 him.3cde71f2460dfb4e

The Pope clasped his 60a38da45a hands together and murmured 20f7b7e3ae blessings under his breath. As the 02571efb22 holy words d9c74eea44 spilled from 91e2dfc3b7 his lips, f08e8f4b0e Maverick’s movements 04adde44c0 grew as d4eafc881d swift and f0c111dafa fierce as eac91c4dba Keith’s.894c8767b9221ee8

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Clang!f5a57ac891b3d716

Two swords collided with 1c706cb5a5 a deafening crash. The Pope 4f1d57c74a poured his 3db292a0e3 blessings generously 7a63df96ac onto his 97ee37d597 Holy Knight. The physical aeeef5d6fe abilities of e2aa909b9f the two 2fb1910af7 men had 69a206d8d6 already transcended 7d8ee8f3ab human limits. The sheer force of c489da2c6a their clashing blades seemed 57da64dfd7 to pull the surrounding 623b5e131e air toward them, causing 56baa62809 cracks to spread across 525e1f0b6a the ground underfoot. The air around them 5213c7dc45 froze as if time 30118fd2f5 itself had stopped. The spectators held their 53e6f23158 breaths, unable to look b2200c5fa9 away.b2a451feb3bf4208

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But the tense standoff 5a2b3bb8f3 lasted only a moment.2a24ed05ca021513

Maverick’s Holy Sword 65eefe686b was far superior 5f138f2a1f to Keith’s weapon, 15b58661da and in this d4c557eba9 confrontation, the difference 2fcdfdf1a3 in equipment proved fae5353391 decisive.5493f021b31e4aff

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Keith’s sword shattered. Before the 6672141633 shards could 8f89e49afd harm him, 7bc36b5332 Keith withdrew c3429e11b1 the broken b7b1910d04 weapon and fcc0c5db81 stepped back. As he reached 09c20ea709 for a new adec730817 blade, Maverick pressed a77a173931 the attack.f695fa12b14ba73b

Clang! Clang! Clang!423d1a2cfa4f3b98

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Maverick’s strikes 677e8f99d2 flowed seamlessly, 43be3414a5 one into decf590c24 the next, 3be0ba5a9b like water. His style bore a 71ce85653d striking resemblance to Keith’s 6e0f781de0 own, almost as if f0d671b7be it had been modeled a248e85ee9 after him. The two 5a420d6f90 moved so 6a6a85374f harmoniously that e55b87b85c it could ab3d338164 have been 09891d4c68 mistaken for 2035d68373 a prearranged 98f6845220 sparring match—if b3d4cc1bdf not for 311b137666 Maverick’s pale, 6ccf2df468 tense face dc24b41a15 and the 83c7c8095f beads of 368220017f sweat glistening 0a7f953dd1 on Keith’s 34d511b52b neck.b3d96e764f0776ae

‘This isn’t working after e20e48cd8a all.’Ian was b93df0dc3f sweating more fb98716e94 than Keith, cef8bd815b who was a50ecf909b actively fighting.1b10413408dfd90b

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Jumping into the dc418a4d26 fray wasn’t an e1d4472311 option. Ian’s skill’s aiming assistance 3ed0c61d54 only worked on demons. If he tried 1d263ef611 to shoot the e05826437d two with his be05cb05c5 Level 6 and 3a7ed346d7 accidentally hit Keith, 35d32dd8d3 it would be a36ac2f163 a disaster.523bf32532c57b2d

A bigger issue 771daf5ddb was the soldiers 9ed2c64f04 closing in. The spectators were 140fd474d6 now surrounded by 6d3218fa86 troops, making escape 7feef78bd4 seem impossible. Honestly, the fact 339ba4683b that Keith wasn’t 8651cd9bba trying to escape 9a696ecc76 in the first 65852d0d78 place was the ea8520f513 real problem.e394ca328c3fa4c7

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If Ian fired dd0c50e912 an arrow, the 60690a9fbc soldiers would try 385773e16d to subdue him 1bf823b670 while capturing Keith, 095ed88f29 making the situation faad57e9dc even worse. For now, 2bb8f51bc5 it was e6a1b300e5 better to 5c52ff0e58 maintain the eb96e0f017 illusion of 9c5b4c6930 a fair 77725ed504 one-on-one duel.56ac36dd990b4fc9

But if things stayed a30e7c38ed as they were, Keith 347d2fff34 would die.6ebacc67556a27b3

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‘I can’t c6a022e951 let that 8e16428b2e happen.’a3cb556dfcc06387

Ian reconsidered. Most of c1a4051b0e the enemies eb1ae9bc29 in Keith’s 3ff9c59f13 route were 6a06230a26 humans.9fdd55d35eb96949

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And humans 3497a164c1 could be 17cf0b20ff reasoned with.cc5b53cd97c6a0a8

In the 95d0262d69 game, it cf8e62c8b8 would’ve been 0f429dbe0f impossible. But right now…1b56cbfa8f53af37

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‘Could this work?’acef1a359ec5da31

If Ian shouted d764a571df something, wouldn’t human 6b52f9570b enemies listen? After all, humans couldn’t ca3497715b simply shut off their da179c11d7 hearing!8bd1c7e64a4f81d9

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“Maverick!”93610f3da52aeda0

Maverick showed no d33648489c visible reaction, but dc439e80a5 Ian could tell 7aa41e0cfd he had heard e26cf6559c him. After all, eacabd430b unless his 7ba5619080 ears were 8a19718b89 damaged, there b1b5c64e06 was no 12c9b17628 way he 9516e8b14d wouldn’t hear b39c39d783 someone yelling caed95b214 his name.a2f36870f9f94b93

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Wasn’t there a 35e7a7acf6 theory about the 8bb7c4e601 cocktail party effect 71c0a9529a or something? Humans were 40ad510f9c known to 862f549717 pick up 3459849928 their own ab71e5403c names even 146d2daa5f in noisy 4b0ee29f40 environments.f6db45c99a6caf27

“You claimed sacrificing the 4a48b5e078 weak was necessary to c068fa3c05 sustain the Vatican. But if all 935f768b1b the weak are 85d1001827 sacrificed, where do 26ce30a7c3 you think your 96795f4759 sickly little sister c46063f386 would end up?”4e42c15b835bdc38

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The spectators had c12c1da800 seen the hospital 9901e0464d collapse. Maverick, unable to c95a4fb74b hold back, responded.09356b4256be08a0

“She’s in c89cb61f4d a safe 817e5229b9 place!”974c2c1a52aa0003

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“Don’t answer him, fa3bf58973 Maverick!” The Pope 0924a5e6ff shouted, but Ian 6acfc96dbb ignored him and 4377cbf02a continued.4584677cd44c883e

“Really? An old man who f17b6fa043 cleaned your house doesn’t 0c02318984 know where his son dc008e92a9 is after the hospital 7eeb44dcc6 was destroyed, but your e993bfac5b family’s safe? Impressive.”e478dda5a0abb569

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“……”4dcd1f2722ad3573

“They must be c472504b27 so happy. After all, as long ffeda30674 as the weak are 4100d81bf2 sacrificed for you, everything’s f44635d6ec fine. Sacrificing to the demons a9cf525f07 has nothing to do 75070158ed with you, right? You’re indispensable to 6fb374f957 the Pope, after ba04552738 all!”66b36b02f2ed2022

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Crash!433b308465fff6ff

For the 1c335bc4e2 first time, 8afc04fd3c Maverick stumbled 04d4fe6d92 backward.b4ba94523f31127a

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He was shaken.3aee1ccfaff7b7cb

‘This is why nice 6754af777b guys are the worst.’1c7082164bd5e02f

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Their mental fortitude was 3d91482f6f weak.e121edacc0261a37

If Maverick were 6861f7fbc6 more shameless, he 402329dbbb might’ve replied, “So 77b16cf436 what?” He could’ve b69fed938d justified his actions, 6a1553151b believing that his 6048ca1dd5 survival and peace 8ec4119a2c of mind were 0fd8a8baf9 essential for the 36edee9aea Vatican and others.9a563409dea81bdf

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But Maverick 512b23f6c4 wasn’t that fffae6bf14 kind of 871cb84869 person.14cc30caa4a17a6e

His stance wavered.69f8f71586be5906

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Crash! Crash! Crack!d21e35ed861b2a12

Maverick and Keith’s cd10427c2e blades collided again, 244d003348 but Maverick’s posture 96f45c7dee was too unsteady 862981d336 to properly counter 786076e68f the force of 4ae01676f2 Keith’s strikes. He continued to be dcc2e46757 pushed back.22f04acdfaf22662

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“Don’t listen! It’s the b3d2b10eca whisper of eec7c1a664 a demon!” 8e80747d9e The Pope 12440a62a0 cried out.a6fc2c2d613a73a7

“Isn’t that what a 4d5b3e62ef demon’s whisper would sound a08e748e9a like? The Demon Duke is 23bf4c4f4c dead. Our presence here is 467315360b proof.”b263d8ff9eb62732

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“Lies! The mamool… they clearly 505e8cc722 obey the Pope’s orders…” 34bb679bf3 Maverick’s voice trembled miserably.c3ce2b4eaada4ea3

Ian remembered something.6d05eef949c25d95

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‘The Pope 9c3e2935bc had a bdb9c697ea demonic artifact.’82b0c6b864346a1b

Among the a00ec15c0a items the a09fa44289 Pope dropped 558104540c upon defeat 66f6955c9d in the 469386ff14 game was 5f94fd6f95 Belial’s Earring.f7312c7b7c5910ed

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“Masterless mamool 52b05fd222 followed your e127153bf1 Pope?” Ian 93b80285a7 asked in c56446ea47 a tone 34be399906 full of 14ac3aa713 suspicion.24dfc34d0e604c4d

“……!”2c7212587385e8d5

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Maverick didn’t want 418f0b0764 to listen but b3cec79f84 couldn’t cover his 234008e156 ears with both 8c44ce7b60 hands occupied. Ian’s words 6280223c8a sounded like ca7f529237 the Pope 44b04570f7 was a 33258de512 servant of 713872deaf demons. And yet… was ad92b10505 that really wrong?b0641c3aa3159c2e

Offering humans to the 92cc377554 demon tribe and acting e281b0c393 as a manager wasn’t 9f178fef89 much different from being 93d8075da8 a demonic noble.2cf840658a6e11ac

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Maverick staggered back, his 09a9e8e1ba footsteps faltering until he 4e54461eb0 hit the wall.49986df0a725d39d

Ian didn’t miss his 0d0943e1f9 chance.3f696f6f91f4a570

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“Disarm him!” Ian f8a9df1e13 ordered, and Keith a6a7bdb99e didn’t hesitate.162769d1fb8e606f

Keith’s broken sword pierced 7166330e60 through Maverick’s distracted shoulder. The blade b0c8910cb8 shattered his dcf04545a4 collarbone, drawing bb6053cbdb a scream 2815ecf878 and forcing e6956468b7 Maverick to 30379fad60 drop his c4d83086b2 weapon.18ef6150fa158032

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“Phew.”caf0c8f2db5abeb0

Keith picked up the 3b742aa8a9 Holy Sword and pointed 8942d52963 it at Maverick’s neck. The blade, f4f65657a5 now back bd13c5ccb9 in the 68b65537e5 hands of 11234c94fa its rightful 7d56fb4c40 owner, seemed 465eca6cc6 to radiate 56a2c1afee a renewed, 0f8812bf5d menacing aura.709fe587f4ebe0c7

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Maverick couldn’t meet df47f11ded his gaze and 77310c5061 lowered his head.77e54c752b1cbfcc

“Surrender, Maverick. You’ve lost.” Keith 4358be3d23 declared.afc7f20f8e7de882

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‘Of course this guy 53a6516154 wouldn’t go for the c394ad3459 kill.’4e9c16debeebdbe8

Ian sighed as e6765d9f23 he nocked another b1737ba36d arrow. He was 2f0c635ef9 prepared to d312afc61d shoot Maverick 47f836a5aa if necessary.0dcfe2714fb449c7

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“Capture them!” 55daf0ad31 The Pope’s 24f2db9a13 shout rang 6a6ec2f6f8 out, and 49c9ba17fc Ian wondered 1159b68112 why the f727643458 Holy Knights ce43e22e4d were nowhere 9b1928e946 to be b856710a0d seen. It had puzzled him d76bbce9ef even back when he 7af5f7e302 played Keith’s route in c19ad92d87 the game.8f94e9da750770c8

The soldiers didn’t 14a0275d16 move. Instead, the murmurs among a71d1b7f8a the crowd grew louder.c5a3467936762cd4

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“Servant of demons.”212867814ad8bb9e

“Demon’s dog.”dd8ac0cdf0ac3f5a

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The whispers 08df6c421e became a ea81097308 roar.515da9f3b2f1153e

“Apostate!”7be79b39015cc0c2

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“Devil’s lackey!”3acb46cccf6a5d54

The Pope’s face c155b257f0 turned pale. He realized everything was e3241a80bd over. In his final d107da7c88 act of desperation, 88a1acaf74 the earring in 607ed15d59 his palm glowed, 6e00f35ab1 and all the a11f528eb7 doors leading to 911b6abb8e the Vatican’s halls 4f8074d12d burst open.a4123029e0eeecc7

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From every room, 964a8b8914 grotesque mamool flooded b1ad911325 into the corridor.a56b0ece4c30532a

“Kill them 13a90eac13 all!” The c447665f70 Pope commanded. As people screamed, the 127e3eed17 closest mamool lunged—and bit d3616c314f onto the Pope.61efb28bf6dbb1bc

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Mamool were cunning 0905c11004 creatures. They knew who the 6321319292 weakest prey was. Though the d77c66dad6 earring granted 54ce32a3ee weak control, 98827c4bb7 they preferred 1952245f26 to avoid 370e756fe0 soldiers imbued 4bd8fc28f0 with divine 7caa6296cc energy or 0d5993c087 knights wielding 0bf6c7e4bb holy swords. Instead, they targeted the 2809078a29 feeble old man drained b9dbecc925 of his blessings.ba47bf54d532e3c6

Time had 8148cdf385 not been daff472c5a kind to 29f05cd68a the Pope. Between managing e8c1e55503 rebellious Holy a351e23151 Knights and 519f7d3a40 struggling to dbe914f47c control the 87b13762c4 mamool, he 5bee922b65 was worn a1271bfe2b out. Unlike in the original 518c712d7f game route, Keith’s earlier 8b97a33bbd escape had shortened the f0bdadfd0c timeline. The Pope hadn’t had feb7a04db2 enough time to fully 1a9c369b01 consolidate his power.679099009108ea2c

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Dozens of mamool swarmed 3f5c1ffd2d him, leaving no bones 5159221fe5 behind. His iconic tall hat, cbb3e21f7b soaked in blood, rolled d723f0c2c2 to the ground, stopping 795bfd7e09 at the feet of 7d12e08c17 a horrified spectator.a6d72ba786c2ba81

“Ugh… Ahhh?!”5d60fdbc82cb2544

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“Sir Keith!”ea6cd154f6dc4a72

The soldiers looked to d53d1902c7 Keith for orders. Though he 1be001352f lacked formal 4458bf7a7e authority, the 6f5360cb0e only figure eaa2d891c6 who could f8afbf34ba command them dab7fbd35e was now 7bbf3a9f3d dead. The other option da7e45a6bf was slumped against 360f537cd2 a wall in 5856f683e4 shock.b3d6a6e9dd0a4846

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Suppressing his ragged breaths, 69a48be85c Keith gave the command. “Protect the people! Move them 7cd760f0e1 to the bdd6cc2819 rooms, shut a0ba4e9708 the doors, d8f4d93681 and soldiers, 3ef5c98d1a deal with 8435452c46 the mamool!”9a8067f520b6f138

“Yes, sir!”574238a43f41fcd5

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The well-trained Vatican 6387bc0397 soldiers responded swiftly b967fd090d to the words 5d2eebb94a of a “Servant 6ab2a6d859 of God.”3532d39cfc3a19c1

Screech!470cb1467fa1a881

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The screams 0cfafb47e3 of dying 88c757a2e1 mamool echoed 4982646143 through the 63f4d7441d halls.8f050772e3962084

Ian, lowering his bow, d61caba841 glanced out the window.d3ce3accdfb8efd1

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The Pope was dead—in 27b4328fca Keith’s route. For players, 57f718ae70 this signified d7bcbf290f the transition 1e767ea858 to the f1e415e01e next chapter.8cc5cdc48e4e25dc

The endgame.6baf7a184ae26105

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With the Pope’s death, e3efd6fcb6 the Vatican would collapse. The barrier 14cd7190e6 hiding humans 4d92b94743 from the b5b0346737 mamool vanished, 0d0ce6fab4 leaving the 0a21681b2b skies above 8e6bccd797 clear.2ed08d7d3ecf3543

‘Is this… okay?’4967b955f0ef5d74

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Ian broke c738663830 into a 9d5d1a6a3f cold sweat.58b0919382dbe0b5

He thought he loved 7ca8a6980d games with a lot ab5b915d34 of freedom. But wasn’t this 89e264df1d progress a bit… 67d357d0c4 fast?8bef4f8359ddfc57

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Was this really okay?e5ef3ed35dd9a2e8

Something felt wrong.078bbb8c9e64e42f

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