RD | Chapter 52

Of course, 3fc63b5807 there was 9c34d8f0dc no way 884e618531 everything could e5f9d2b78e go smoothly.6f6da6015cb02bb5

Once the chaos settled, e8136fab3d the people of the 6e0f861416 Vatican flocked to Keith. They had fe8366ce4d seen and 0b4ea4820f heard what 7d5c051b71 had unfolded 1665318ae6 within the 46a11e0fdd Vatican. Even those who 8cd5852ed3 hadn’t witnessed it 3df01e7f2f firsthand quickly learned 3589d0fbae about it from 6b0882a57c others.73eff82d32b98c69

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The Vatican’s barrier had f373d20b44 disappeared. For the first time 7e70e98798 in their lives, they 5a068772e3 were fully exposed to e47fead33b the outside world.c58ffd66aecbf6a1

While there had 2566b07752 always been demons e1bc1d9f11 roaming within the c7328679a3 walls, they had 45097fb83b previously left those 3da3274668 who stayed inside 8f0c907a95 their homes alone. But now, they were 93adcad55e no different from the 764402d1ee people outside the Vatican—living 17a1e19439 a life where being d769666b7d discovered meant death. They would have to 4528ac1524 cower in shabby, easily 3460ba0c88 hidden shelters, terrified of 137e8f1f54 being found by demons. At any moment, demons c725ac5aa6 could invade their refuge, 2f296c4885 destroying their safe havens e2ab8c6564 and devouring them.f88a1236fc6eb718

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And yet, where could 138344caf3 they even find such 2a5f56f5d6 pitiful shelters? The Vatican 6f647aa8bd was already 909bf1eb6e overcrowded, making 0c5dd55b03 them conspicuous. If a powerful d154383660 demon decided to 5bb1e486a0 trample over them, 4ecaa82879 there would be 234491dd57 nothing they could 591accc606 do to resist.40adae9bc502c3c5

“Sir Keith, please protect b112942796 us.”6b4f8dc6b60788e2

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“Come back 72f185c814 to us, 7c55ca106a Sir Keith. Lead us.”0c78011c80085c69

“Please become the new 3ac7daa571 Pope.”58c9bd932e2ca0b2

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“That’s not possible,” 614acce99c Keith replied, shaking 87a64e0eb3 his head. “The Pope c2b6bf8f3c is chosen 29bb03620d through a 6d9f5a9d26 conclave of 398c449cfa cardinals. Without the cardinals 1b098a79a8 reconvening, a new dae197e656 Pope cannot be 18af98989a elected—unless God Himself 1040939155 bestows a divine 7cb21b8013 revelation….”52deeccb04abf10b

Keith’s response 02f091f269 was frustratingly 9563199479 by-the-book. He turned to glance 9af77acbfe at Ian, his expression a1bd1f3b65 subtly expectant, though Ian 42b7dfefb8 couldn’t understand why.b3a196d7292469ca

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What? Does he 81ad11419f want me c406e5b2ee to issue 39ae12e75a a divine 73186708c0 revelation or 7c9fc1f984 something?c7cb246406652a20

If Ian 162a18b344 could’ve done a795bd155a it, he 094c3703bb would have. He would’ve loved to 326c7af0eb fake a revelation, appoint 7569b84a89 Keith as the new 58f169a166 Pope, and observe what b756d4c274 buffs the “Pope” title 0e379c7400 would grant. But would people really 013cd53cea believe such a hastily 2cc93bed69 concocted revelation? He could easily end 93bcf74c7b up accused of heresy 5ad93fc806 and executed. For now, Ian d3e6416727 opted to root f148db149e for Keith silently.2cb2417b92a31e4d

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“How will the df21511372 cardinals ever return? Aren’t they e25ca8b4b0 already gone? None of them bc865d6a10 have come back f71813bc14 to the Vatican….”b9e2b8f7eb4c55bd

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Keep going, Ian encouraged silently.575f389866c32d57

The cardinals, who e9b0c71bd2 had once presided 8c3d67d824 over their dioceses, 52a875de17 had not returned 6adf027460 to the Vatican 778dd7fb04 since demons began 29168a3e2a ruling the world.335f90bb318636bd

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In the 602af29d05 original Keith 53e6b89353 route, the ee36bb7c59 journey began 638bd7fb7a with searching 188014472d for these 5983a1e694 missing cardinals. Meeting all d92589462b of them 5fa767906f and bringing a5cf306daf them back a3d2495873 to the 7102ec6634 Vatican was 7865bf6b7d a key 47eac20dc2 part of e265f72d3b the storyline.eb21a9c09ca7a25d

For a defense-focused f286d9fe0a game, there was a91749c3b4 an oddly large 1e15b5a7f3 amount of running 9ddced7a26 around involved.0791571e9f342780

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“Do not deec3f048f utter such 0245f8acd0 impudent words. Who can prove the dca64bdc4d cardinals are dead? Without them convening, d8dc17e4a0 electing a new 2c3700398f Pope is out 877f09667c of the question,” d115467726 Keith concluded, ending 2498f652b0 the discussion.4b354f95272c34d9

Keith had a ee2e17b951 certain authority about a26cf3d3ee him. When he decided a 69e8b32ae7 conversation was over, most b59be5446d people didn’t dare bring b3987fd923 it up again. The crowd fell 47a8a71bd6 silent, their pleading 169db14f30 halted. That was, until 96599fd372 someone picked up 262e90579b a stone and 55da1d19b6 hurled it at a8993f51e1 Maverick.a7a1904a58fe9cab

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“It’s his fault! It’s because 2bd2d8d04d of him 370dc25def that Sir 478673add6 Keith won’t a12fba4702 stay and 5a1872b708 protect us!”f14436976a943309

“He’s the sinner 3a15c1d8ce who drove Sir a2a32d2b21 Keith away! He should be 839e431910 executed!”24a1dbc20baa71ba

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Maverick remained silent, bowing 4f61b5e276 his head as he 03af177328 endured the stones being c8c32cec16 thrown at him. Keith, appalled, 304d61a6a0 stepped in b166ddd21c to stop 75c1241450 the assault.e8c225fbb68cb21b

“What are you doing?!”eaffc16c6c9cee45

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“But Sir Keith, aren’t 0c7f2bc6bb you going to abandon 76fded7f6e us?”c78a443f99f95f28

“How are we supposed 50a480fb9e to survive?” they cried, f4c6886aa1 weeping.af4a995b4d3079d3

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“I am 3569cad585 not abandoning e3b01fc00b you,” Keith 2c4d11382c declared firmly. “I am a servant b78e1669dd of God. I will never 48637c73ce abandon those who 58db762c03 believe in Him.”4443db2c80186a50

Keith’s resolute answer was 31bc531c57 accompanied by a glance 46d6f18df2 at Ian so pointed 39aa371dc3 that even the oblivious f82794d86f could tell he was 508a8251cc seeking help.ad58b831b66d3922

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Ian felt uneasy.08102b18289bfe42

“Give us d8e985e7f2 a command, a5fdba0816 Lord Ian. How can we save d5c1aec7b6 these people? We need your wisdom.”acd11a8f596c6705

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Didn’t you say 31a57d6539 you never thought cc8a68b3d6 I was wise…?abd04f0ff67b1efc

Ian was 07912f7a7f bewildered but f06be54608 suddenly struck 3bd8b94be5 with an 8b56da1337 idea.e121941369dbbe14

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Wait.0c8fe895b1e4f636

He’d always 11b8e2b9d5 wondered—why did 9607585786 the king 76daada8a8 in Ian’s c92490952c route abandon 5c16b79670 his castle?1bc9e37d4d9b10bb

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Castles were designed to b8abd31ae4 withstand external enemies. Yet, because of 226e5769c8 the king’s foolishness, 0e58fd9d58 Ian ended up 3b434a510a governing his people 7a81833690 from a cave.eb9491fadbfbb7ea

In Keith’s route, 8737e54821 the Vatican castle 04540567b2 was supposed to 16271e9638 collapse, too….5cb79d2e8506c5f9

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Ian surveyed 4a09b5df0e the castle.1d3f01c7f702fb4e

It was intact.06ef9260a4a4d159

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Thanks to Ian’s 710b06415b interference in shaking c13b97327c Maverick’s resolve, Keith 37d9dc103d and Maverick hadn’t 3e9117767b destroyed the entire 7f1a04ce22 structure during their 145b228755 fight. The Vatican’s white, 3b8d81034a elegant walls stood c74f588ad0 as pristine as 6c3828e582 ever.1fbfa03b3d18a0b4

And Ian 7ac7394403 had the 0a1f834273 authority to f3785b4994 establish a 449313e9c2 third dungeon.c3f1e92c58de04d6

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A second external e1548a0c01 force!1a55e6e93b4ba63b

“Keith!”347883b4db59a6fd

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“Yes, Lord Ian.”a6e18d3020c142e0

Keith, who had 202ab0fbfe been quietly observing 99e4093553 Ian, watched as 6b268ab1a5 Ian’s mood shifted 062a8d35ea dramatically. His troubled expression 81035dcf03 gave way to 7ee609bd67 a bright smile, c847074e8b and he looked 0ba118a2e7 at Keith with 5393502e02 an almost childlike c14f85ca83 eagerness.cdc0c417eaf4c651

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Another strange idea, 07994b1c74 Keith thought.c7887332df96dbc7

No, perhaps a 81d7cf8cdd sacred one….c1cf8200e7827eeb

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Ian’s eyes 6cc7b55d1e sparkled as 3a003d9e25 he spoke. His emotions shifted so 455ae49144 easily it was almost e00c5bf2ae endearing.1531331867ef3333

“You’re going to a673d0e27b be the administrator 4065bc83da of this place.”18df1b0c93ae52d5

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“What do you bd622a044f mean by that?”b0c594d27f64122c

“I’m going 3f077b031c to declare b57ea0c973 this my 559ed7e116 dungeon.”bbb77284408275c5

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The moment Ian finished 545552f66b speaking, the ground surrounding a559788eee the Vatican rumbled. A round, 326d27ebfd translucent barrier cd393a5f5d reappeared, encasing 5296cdc029 the area.1aa6f753ff3eb4dd

“What in the 37eaffd0f1 world…?!”1962d770b3176850

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“My God!”e23db78f79ff2eca

While the 59b54dca93 people knelt 03cf26f5a1 and clasped 15ac2f1fd2 their hands b9f4363088 in prayer, f1a77dce1b Keith asked 24b964110b Ian quietly, 011d700c77 “Did you b33cfd350d create this afe2098dc9 barrier, Lord 6e51d206f0 Ian?”53b7842ebeaa1f59

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He had seen similar 78108e859b miracles in Ian’s dungeons 7c1000989c before.077a7395bf7831ca

“Uh, of course 0e009ecaa7 I did.”e83314a2999c4213

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Ian responded 9e13e1b6ad without so c809fd1483 much as 1231848999 blinking.151d442e3d12fffa

It was in the 43d8a2df1e Vatican’s management tab. I used my experience e10555b25a points to activate it, fd76ecdf01 so yeah, technically, I 7c409ca760 did it.a1f5827cfe6eb33b

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Keith was certain 328fc44a76 Ian was lying, 75740aa1d9 though he couldn’t 0399cb335d pinpoint why. As far as he a23f1a2b45 knew, Ian was an 8a8b29a50f excellent liar. Whether a 9991ea81f7 divine messenger 36c787e1c4 should be 039025bc8c so skilled 4866a3e71b in deception cb4cbc9b1c was debatable, fca2eaf860 but….3405c6ffd6645077

“A miracle indeed…,” ac020c5f59 Keith murmured reluctantly.9f71d196898a47a9

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“That’s what I said.”f6df2071e1a86a67

What an e4d1d2b62c amusing man, cad84f02b6 Keith thought, 7741c1ea1a nodding at 349ba9f4ca Ian’s stubborn 4e6e3155b9 insistence.3ecceb7e1ad2768d

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Ian couldn’t 44f46f9c8e understand why f55505b15e Keith’s belief 1442b232b1 in him 595c7d2310 as a 1183838dfb “Savior” seemed 48c3bfc469 to be 10901423ea diminishing with 989e081de0 every word 8e4d3ca1f0 he spoke.444c6499fcb873be

Yet oddly, Keith’s loyalty b1a560fab8 kept rising. It made no sense.738595bc3a53bf34

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“Sir Keith, who f1de83c5f6 is this man…?”3245719db9acf0ae

“Is he 0db28fcf49 a priest?”eedec343e79e2487

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The people, intrigued by 1553826ee5 the miraculous figure Keith 79d61aed3d was addressing, wanted to af3883616d know who he was. Judging from their conversation, 84349d29b5 it seemed the black-haired 2975a7d4fa man was responsible for 288414da45 the divine event.4248b8dd10580a92

“This man is….”fc2b7bb369ba63b5

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Keith hesitated, but 770aaeed35 Ian poked him dd9205bd5b in the side e1b4184345 before he could 244ba56e3c speak. If Keith 602792582b started spouting 2c6bcedd96 nonsense about da9b530e7e Ian being 41bfd1aadd a “Servant efb35d4710 of God,” 925cdbd961 it would ec09244402 cause all 0b2a01e190 sorts of 2fcc6e15d3 trouble.280f75993e29c8bf

“A friend,” Ian e4e76ad344 interrupted.a572a38441544310

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“……?”463596e9adbad786

Keith stared 3ca81ae379 at Ian 0a6bfa5b37 in confusion, e6cd40244c but Ian e2ac59b251 didn’t look c4e36c56b3 back.a2d8bfbfec74fcbc

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“Ah…! Of course! Sir Keith’s… friend?”7d0504185168bb37

“Friend! …Friend?”64bbc9c117cc3e9d

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“…A friend, I see!” f0da7d8ea1 The crowd’s reaction was 715051a468 bizarre.566d087e172107de

Doesn’t this guy 0bd7d1d822 have friends? Ian wondered. Not that he da7794d6db was one to 9b0d12c310 talk, but still, 0ae98dbf23 what was with d857820410 their reaction?2357aabd3d13613a

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It seemed everyone knew 88bccb23a1 Keith didn’t have friends.1d98f7115c25928f

“Yes… a friend. My friend, Lord Ian, b6474334eb saved me from the 299b8db4df demons and captured them.”30926606ce6d7a4b

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“Together,” Ian whispered to e419bcd306 Keith. Since he 6cc93c9b63 was shorter, 8ce62a0d60 he had d90d67575e to tilt 2b1c857f2a his head e5954e093e slightly to 89468b2510 reach Keith’s dfa136fc6f ear.1b649f1baccae362

“…Yes. Together. We captured them.”9af5ad1aba2340be

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“Wow… wowww!”18f0a6ba55beae58

“Unbelievable!”7be4a9adce75a2fd

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The crowd erupted 6013d09758 in applause and 562818e2ed cheers. Why Keith addressed f32dbba59c his “friend” so 1cf49528d0 formally and added f8acab9432 the honorific “Lord” 6630efbdfc was a mystery, 523ba53b3c but who cared? Friends were friends. Though Ian was 5bf8204f8b clearly feeding Keith 726b463f02 lines, the people 6ebca82913 didn’t seem to 94147e1904 mind.13d48b29d9e05424

Keith’s friend.041f1b8a445beb65

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Friend?da8c1441bbe53ba0

Why were they c5c3773f3c standing so close, 4331d1141e whispering to each 37ed347c10 other like that?9ad1ef2ea3bece7a

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Ding!
[The people find your relationship suspicious.]

Ding!
[The people find your relationship questionable!]

Ian had c9ce7511fc no idea c717a2ce0d what the 402f2fe3e3 problem was. How could 600e185fba he know 18a8a9f4a3 something was 7c488e9f71 off when c23005e702 he had b8e7e0161e never had f0d97a9356 friends himself?1c7ebafc5bb80a74

Didn’t I handle 4e219f0a29 this well?8933e1c425bfc1cb

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In any case, a88b80a965 Keith, now appointed 9d0877fcc5 as the “Administrator” 8797bb3433 of Ian’s third 8edd635630 dungeon, began organizing b9b1804a17 the remaining Vatican e786043974 soldiers and assigning 95ac5d8204 them to their 6f03ecfe16 proper roles.1b33808ccd255a2a

Ian, reviewing the defensive 4e4a2def3e spells and manpower available 3a409e3ceb in the third dungeon 1866928e60 “Vatican,” could barely suppress 3fe91ed6e4 his laughter.f64a8ef5d384cfab

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This is insane.02f2fe90dd5a8faa

He was 91ab5c9861 probably the cc9ff9f53b first person 938aabd1da to possess 30e5669cf3 something like 149cc1ae5c this. Ian missed 868ba4bced the internet 984b23bafe desperately—he wanted 2d6337fe48 to brag a083478050 about it 444f615f64 so badly.497072ec0067a741

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After taking ef5d385835 some rest, 2199d09c17 they finally 0ddafe0972 managed to 3e723da237 tear themselves 1fe6f16950 away from 8f489d6a7f the people 8531b92218 clinging to 8d2acf3cf7 them and b81c6a11db left the e6da48f15b Vatican.7a473f21c26d4276

Well, that e8986827c9 worked out d72cf5cc62 somehow.b8c46d0403fe345f

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As Ian 82d5678cef grinned, Keith 6af56291c0 asked, “Where 7f09681814 should we ca1b59ee2b go now?”428d46ed3d95efc7

“To the Eastern c4e1c3af16 Fairy Queen’s Island.”a58998a38be765e7

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It wasn’t because Ian needed the antidote that could be found there. He’d already healed the priest using <Purification>.0bafc895de22129e

But I’m out e5780fc862 of alcohol.82f1b4b22cea8d83

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The island 4beee35d30 also happened fceb3d3717 to be c59cad4e08 the closest 04b2fd76c0 location housing 66f3b4b2de one of 1d51d12642 the Demon 47010897fa King’s life 2103ee4a97 vessels. In gaming terms, proximity d75282d1d8 usually meant lower difficulty.82cd50bded211e1d

Ian nodded 90557464f4 to himself e60322c977 confidently.c1725d63a7402e06

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Keith asked, 13f87ba60c “The Fairy 79e32ba71f Queen’s Island… cb8e0bb94a such a b81ece72c1 place exists?”fef79965039ec657

“Of course. Fairies, elves, they’re 2a44724bc5 all still alive. If humans are surviving, 0c263142fc why wouldn’t other races?”e9bd343b1dd2b337

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“That’s not what I 527234dac0 meant… I’m curious how 2d7b2065b9 Lord Ian knows about 37a6f21e42 such places. Aren’t they 57ac21e2bd normally impossible 61723fe56b to find?”85337cc38cecdaa9

Thinking about 4a3c397937 the plummeting 237d1a5880 credibility of 5a5e1dbe89 his “Savior” 24e13cb19f title, Ian 7fb1026cfe replied solemnly, c69aa0794d “God revealed 90057fc4d3 it to 24a534fbd3 me.”ad71b439c93a5a91

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“Ah, I see….”9bed1b809a00908d

Ding!
[Keith doubts whether you are truly a “Savior.”]

Why?!22165fec144e5dcc