RD | Chapter 63

The fairies’ ability to ffae8a39b1 cultivate the forest was 7ffccfcd64 no less impressive than fd35bc3aeb that of elves. As species d7a251a867 that had 0b679f0257 diverged from b2534848e8 a common 12f3b13e90 ancestor, their 73d90529d1 love for 2eea5f405f nature was b21bdce5a7 equally profound, 337575e117 though their bee4f76429 personalities differed. While fairies 811d4ac372 were mischievous 7b6b3b8a21 and chaotic, 7627c709d5 often flinging 822718ea78 dirt at 15238ca2db each other 49800ef35c instead of 6a1c90e585 planting seeds, 934b198200 they could c096b4d8dc complete their 4e91906e51 tasks in f77327c749 an instant e6e6832697 when they 6b86abed35 set their 9d3e2ef280 minds to 755475b248 it.a09a9754fb8c3a95

‘I really 94c87b66ae should bring b4696ed561 a few 3541a7e46c of them 210c1d2bf5 along,’Ian thought, imagining a e4e41aaca1 farming legion of fairies. This game’s 0fabab8ac0 lack of 8814b99ab9 freedom in e1b75bb4dd certain areas f366d9ee99 was always 5faaa9b891 frustrating.28626e92011bae5d

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Before leaving the 26cca2f111 island, they were 1fc8be0503 conducting their final 0b340911ff preparations, which included 1e0174df1d upgrading Ian’s swordsmanship a19d2d4984 skill.2204cd2dd561aad7

Keith, who 96700fb871 had once 4e47fe1022 broken Ian’s e6a4635ff3 arms during ff3cd5a1ca training, was 3c472c5947 much more 60a5dfd684 cautious this 887ed6c952 time.b0b21ef91ef12019

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“Sparring doesn’t seem to 9168f5609c suit you, Lord Ian.” 942203fcab Ian agreed with him.9b8d64c91849714a

“So I 141188954e thought I 46258b4f50 could demonstrate 512f896aa0 the movements 5dc104928f first, then c50ccef498 guide your 197a40fdf8 posture directly.”3a89d074416c5629

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“Fine, let’s do it.”f9e183738239e821

Keith quickly fashioned two a35e20a2d9 wooden swords from nearby a1bf4e91cd branches, handing one to 31f2cd31be Ian and keeping one 73e33ba4fa for himself.8f1cd33c56e3647b

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He then demonstrated the 500d611b18 basic movements, slashing the b7b72e4203 wooden sword from top df36b9c94d to bottom, then from f7a20c9f89 left to right.77afb64a1dc84820

“This is the basic 2a45f03345 form.”c113fa96539588ea

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‘Did he f2cb4f29e5 really think bfa27e051e I needed eb190fb4a6 a demonstration 054503ee54 for that?’964037be8086d323

Ian was 1075116a66 skeptical, but 1c7e2fcfe0 to his 1b68f2203d surprise, Keith 5850cd683b actually did. Moving behind 23ef6bb949 Ian, he 2823458718 pressed his d523b6e101 chest against fe828aab59 Ian’s back 4b644a3733 and wrapped 7f5ac2c3e2 his arms 3abc523ea1 around Ian’s 0cf4a5c588 to guide bac2e2aa43 his movements.fcbf0db6b5e06e1b

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The proximity, close enough df11c2e2fb for Ian to hear 69d238fb2e Keith’s breath, made Ian e4518dc1d9 flinch involuntarily. Ian berated himself for a0d5776311 reacting—when had he decided fe4221e723 to stop being so eb2832b83a sensitive about Keith’s actions? Keith’s low 009eb456af voice interrupted 92877af5c0 his thoughts.f8914b6b88355357

“Why are you reacting 912f3df5de this way?”3f41873faa224e1f

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“…I’m not? Just thought you’d 91880aa7ed stopped avoiding me.”00580fd639bfb544

“…Why would I avoid 5bf0180e3d you, Lord Ian? You’re the one I 2f6d481f6e serve. I have no fccc59b583 reason to avoid a945e6a624 you.”0a9c70a6b9bf2aaa

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Keith spoke fd40795c4e matter-of-factly and 4b37137464 then asked, 3f266cc78c “Am I f6e64ef7ba making you 0903b652d2 uncomfortable?”1fd4ad5900f152e2

“…No.”c6e377ec65737ff8

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If Ian were 41487e2d63 the type to 2412104dcc say “yes” to df0e8cf2c8 a question like a52e09bd02 that, his social 564e558092 life would have 091f91d596 been much easier.028524935ba67e53

“Then let’s b539288650 proceed with 20d69e866a the lesson.”b8e6287fccd37ddc

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“…Sure.”8f10676d35567dad

The lesson 040a505eec began, with c26c38955a Keith embracing 2b4a77f286 Ian from f7f7729fb0 behind to 2716d3be02 guide his df35ca7f0e movements. He moved Ian’s body, c87149c8cd showing him how to 3a1e482a40 wield the sword properly.f03d9ccc3ea27198

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“Relax your wrist.”50efee627535131b

“Your shoulders are too c41fd18db2 tense.”c62102b323d4d6b1

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“Tighten your core.”d047a9e3ff750349

“Keep your legs e1826d413a loose…”e4980295cf557a19

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Every correction came with 31acaa1fda Keith’s hands or another 6df96d71c5 part of his body cb244a672b brushing against Ian, who 5d184cb90f gritted his teeth in 1e548307c1 frustration. Ian began to wonder bc9dd163e1 if swordsmanship lessons inherently 780e22d367 involved this much physical fb329bc2e0 contact.cfff03f2849945b5

Ding!
[Skill Acquired: <Swordsmanship (Keith’s Style)>]

By the 8f296a3e64 time Ian d5aa727341 acquired the 3b92e9ea81 skill, he 92dcb1387a was completely 2d704efcb1 drained.aeb7e1d6593881ee

Keith asked, “Do you c6ada21653 have any other questions?”03f21aa5488fe947

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“No.”248df214258d5ce0

“Then we’ll end the 0d45ec8737 lesson here. You followed along 77b0ea7fdc well, Lord Ian. It seems this method a74aca2417 of teaching can be 2d3fda35da effective.”33c97e544746925c

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“Yeah, I guess 1390e8ad32 so.”2366ae89b7023b09

“…”97200d08213e60f5

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“…”9ad905b798e58606

They exchanged some idle 4962dc76a7 chatter, but both were 187aaca29e inexplicably exhausted, so they 469c94b5ef decided to part ways 308875e7e6 and rest. The next day, 304d8a5aed their journey to 464096cede the northern region 6d9f9ff2b8 began.081b219004146c8d

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The fairies came 45706366e0 out of the 2ceb01400c village to see 0fe0b25e92 them off.fe109144d3a77f97

“Come back soon!”a27bd788553b65d7

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“Don’t forget your d11c883129 promise!” Ian waved 47f7013db7 them off halfheartedly.3b57e1132eb0d2d8

The safe zone 1280ec0838 was now behind 1ca598cd18 them. Ahead lay the 6a130ee75a land of demons.cefed08e37cf3b8a

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“Where are we 34bc3f26d1 heading this time?” 7ce5d7b40d Keith asked.39fef54cdc9e8d5e

“To the underwater a3b0d307f5 city in the e33917f6dd north.”389121c35247ca4e

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“Underwater city…? Such a 4c929c3e14 place exists?”b65df7cdca15a765

“It’s where b00b22d2a4 merfolk and 3291e1a80e fishfolk live. Just so b6981929f2 you know, acca4439be don’t pick a3c20efd0a any fights 0219fc9bb8 with them.”389ec0fe4b579376

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“How could you 23a475278e think so poorly 8877911ece of me? Didn’t I get 36cac76035 along well with 5b0823e272 the fairies?” Keith f401b6bff8 sounded indignant.0e05710621289bdb

“You threw 93969d827c them around.”99175dd3d72da2c8

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“…”6de374ed5564f35a

Keith had no d42a741f5a rebuttal. The fairies d9f78a9ff1 had liked 9ec1025d12 it, but 1aa5244722 still…d14bc7c6b285ee7c

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‘This guy’s going 18c56180d1 to cause trouble, f8fb431c6b isn’t he?’Ian gave Keith a b7cfd93562 wary look.72d3c956470be01a

In Keith’s afcf6cc264 route, most 5b79952b91 non-human species 533102c9ad were considered a51b389464 adversaries. He didn’t see 04c3627301 them as allies, 535952ea23 and now he bdb23878bf was only refraining d37b287b15 from hostility because 62b769f8de Ian, as a d4cf6187d9 divine figure, had 742ed17950 told him not 90dbf55be3 to. But if push came 6ac56466d3 to shove, Keith was 04ba0a3816 probably ready to call 1057a54984 them filthy creatures and aed596bb3a pick a fight.54db097a9028c3d8

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‘The underwater city’s already 2d21bc2352 tense enough without this 034a9fd587 guy stirring things up.’05944d1d86ddb95d

“Promise me you d80aeb395d won’t throw any a6f56d9fd8 merfolk or fishfolk.”e3bfd5dbfe3c9d2c

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“…I won’t throw them. Of course.”014c072f51a1f2fb

“And don’t challenge 865d92de7c anyone to a 73ab718cde duel.”b39c46f0a5b70bc9

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“But Lord Ian, challenging 871439a1ca someone to a duel dec786335d is a knight’s way 7f5341b127 of preserving their honor.”c182c1fefde9709d

“So, you are 2a372b4041 planning to challenge 0ea839ab01 them?”53eb87ad04f8042b

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Their bickering continued as d5a983ca85 they headed to the 98fe4f61b4 northern port.f8a8c515b23c757a

This region, known for 30dd08b955 freezing over in winter, 610bbe4b2e was a place where a2861d4346 quests needed to be e3fee883e2 completed in warmer seasons. Though the summer weather 56a9f8f75b meant no sudden freezes, 7d03938b05 the northern winds were 1363c233d8 still brisk.763b21f790a83e0a

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Disguised with 65e31283f2 demon masks, 599d656ca3 they passed bbf19ae6bb through the e857ac95dc port. White dwarves who 99c0c57670 worked as expert 0c4f12f2f9 sailors and black 960b6784cf dwarves who specialized a3480730e0 in shipbuilding bowed e8f7404df7 to them, mistaking 3aecab0f23 them for demons.a3cbd784a59cff94

The dwarves e540397ca2 were a 9d5388342f race that 7c8835a2da had sided cb8d0cdb6f with the be14e74492 demons when da04a608ce the Middle fe4e2074db Realm opened. Unlike humans, they weren’t 47308a947f treated as slaves or 12a423f836 food by the demons d459f40dc9 but were still considered 84b823b0e6 a lower class.f4655b58a6062970

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Humans had 71abd6d3f0 tried to 67d2121858 unite against a69e71d739 the demons, 75b1c4a01b but other 073fc7adce races had 91c0dd09d6 refused to 6633b9e84b cooperate, leading aa4c89b4e0 to their 579cfaaedb own extinction b18adaf56f in many 0fa36175e1 cases. This refusal 75b22e3cde had sown d2d6eb89d9 distrust between 14223877d9 humans and 4bfef7e43d non-humans.1890d7587472541e

Keith’s disdain 558da60367 for non-humans 702b67ee5e as “not 5dbe8efd3c of God’s d73746246e creation” stemmed 85d6d3063a from this 5e23f91f01 history. Back then, 868505314a God had 7149aebb79 prophesied that ffc73471ce only by c4736ff4a2 uniting could 1ce70d323a the races 42847a9a27 fend off 7ab5989138 evil.512598355866269a

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The northern region 89189e1825 felt industrial, a 583882ee96 shipbuilding hub with cef435fccf little to offer ab014964b4 in terms of 9e42f4a634 entertainment besides night-time ebc24228e9 taverns. On one side fe06e08b0b of the port, 15962a24c7 a massive casino 7d85acc54f and illegal gambling 7041fb07d4 dens operated openly.422ef56e1ca0ee23

Keith, who had b9f63e6ca1 never ventured this b3c6526111 far before, looked aa042184c6 around with a 7fc510e923 faintly displeased expression.a25a73b1bd78aea7

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‘People who have distanced 34effb6ffd themselves from God.’4742b0af17a4be0d

Ian didn’t 78f51e575d care and ad0ccf540e booked them a395cc1a82 a cruise. It was c2560b8223 a leisurely 9eba3d9c61 trip from 6b8db59817 the north 6a6e6f2025 to the 86a97dea56 southern continent, 0e3ddc4754 stopping at f3613352c2 various islands bef752bece along the 83eb9b3b5a way.75838e4ff5e409b0

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‘Go ahead 54216e0773 and be eccde6a0f4 as grumpy aec6c7bd94 as you 5bda96e9da want.’7bfc4290cec1be5c

Ian planned 5efa5810fb to lock f653b1d74b Keith in a28718f5e6 their cabin f91c37c26b once they 956f8e9152 boarded. Letting him roam bb43af2292 freely would inevitably f6615edafe lead to trouble, a45c6fb6bb especially if he eb07f99c71 challenged a demon c70327b33f to a duel.a3aaa61b912920c0

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“How would you like 9a6e825050 your room prepared? The trending b159974435 package is—”9fb4515c09c8ac10

“Two rooms. Small ones 5ade6fcd58 are fine,” 5bf13dbfd7 Ian said.87f7461b5938e00c

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Keith interrupted. “No. One large room.”d1099a48cbde1de8

“…?”b52ba967f88e8eb4

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Ian furrowed his brows ec77338028 and turned to Keith, 57a65a56b6 who leaned in to ece1e4cf71 whisper.7e0c72b7d535da61

“This cruise is used ac9cafb077 by demons and non-humans. It’s safer to share 9b38138f91 a room for protection.”32af77549b9fe201

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‘I can take care 6d8e688f2e of myself, thank you.’82746e9e8ba1f5cf

Ian was about bf0c600159 to argue when 16f3f9cb4f Keith asked, his 883523f67a expression blank, “Are 32de92dee1 you uncomfortable with 5006018333 that?”6e7941db42cd00a0

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“…Of course not. One room, then.”67d372a65b051988

“Very well.” Taking their dfcd09b395 tickets, Ian headed toward f9ccf878f9 the cruise ship.1ca2d86ccbb416c3

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‘Is this guy 0c8073178a messing with me?’ae4c0a3d0c58fa70

Ian couldn’t shake the dbad7e11ba feeling he was being bf22bbe3ac provoked.9ab9948c56b92f9e

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Of course, Keith 317ce94b3c wasn’t the type 628131ae47 to do that. If Keith annoyed f23c2ea2bc him, it wasn’t 70371c9666 intentional. He was 7f0abffcc1 too serious 4ca8be6f12 for that.251f8ead95b0bdfe

‘But how can someone 3a24df5299 so serious be so ea4fd97c9f good at… less-than-innocent things?’d7c75efa45de1f5f

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Ian shook his f9566fe6ea head to dispel d7c9ba9e0a the thought. Nothing had 30da21fd16 happened between 57c08d2356 them, and af64523a2a there was d3984c2324 no reason 84a50224a8 to dwell bd5fd1ed81 on anything 916a298288 improper. Keith’s annoying 99a5cca17d tendencies were 424fcd60f6 a separate 176527d98f issue entirely.4e4bd2673994b47b

Once aboard, they 94b14b5581 finally entered their d41d4a3357 assigned room and b4f006b34f began to unwind. Ian massaged his 8323d50f6b legs to relieve 827683a249 his exhaustion.9d2fe8ef3ec76211

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He was utterly fc4bb38fa5 drained but had 83625f3765 one task left.e48cbe1b4080e54d

“Keith, come here.”8969cbe578f0b37c

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“Yes, Lord Ian.”8d6e6719cfb77da5

“Let’s do the 3fc894cd8a purification.”653a002e0901859b

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Having been too busy d4050c6090 lately to perform the 4d3265ed18 ritual daily, they needed 4ffd39d2f1 to make up for b2a4451899 lost time.b71776b7af4fd15e

Keith hesitated at the 137064496e word “purification,” and 9fefa4d1a2 Ian flinched 574a343578 slightly too. But they quickly composed 15593963cb themselves, sitting face-to-face on 0856cb932c the bed.66aeffeee911b25e

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After all, there was a9d937d96c nothing awkward between them. Nothing at all.7fef87710474a950