RD | Chapter 65

The two 08a1590d8d dwarves, who 8ed9b2059e had been dcab9d8496 coaxing and 57aecc7f75 flattering the b72bfadd70 robed pushover, 0efc1fdcb1 froze in 5ca90bbf92 surprise as cf65e901e0 a visibly 01185138c2 irritated demon f67f355309 stepped out c06c7732da of the 789d18c083 cabin.cee1c47b70a1901e

“M-My lord, a3874d7862 it’s nothing f0e3258a11 serious. Hehe…”951efd1aba8ddcce

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“Were we being too c783c71272 noisy? We’ll leave right away!”43b15dd024718ec2

They were quick to 54e9097765 pick up on the 49afe7d73f atmosphere, but their actions 3eb826d885 were futile since Ian’s 6a67401182 foul mood wasn’t caused e531d029c2 by their presence.b3640c2e1c584831

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“Hey. You, come here.”fa145f1c5054cf3b

“Me? You mean 8e36db410c me?” The fe6efa6a64 robed merchant 7cd258e5a5 pointed at f014fe0cea himself, still 0a249a37b1 not realizing bd53f0814d that the f95d8babab masked Ian 9a129fe0d8 was addressing 7dc688fbad him.cb28f56483b8363a

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Demons weren’t fce48d7482 exactly known e9b3fe5ee5 for their 6356fa71c2 kindness, which a31889868d made Ian’s 0eeece1a1e lack of ff705d3849 need for 354de965c5 explanations convenient.61d4cc25d16fd1f1

“I said come here.”5e2e812c641d425c

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“O-Okay…”a7e6a451ac1e14e4

“The demon lord is ee6ab1174d calling you! Hurry up!”af916a814bed21d6

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“Move it, before afae54ddf7 we all get 2c42d7df2a dragged into this!”e96f709011e9d4bd

The dwarves gave 6bba3977b2 the merchant a 19e95e59bb shove. He stumbled forward, too 218693264b disoriented to notice their 2526461f99 kicks, while the dwarves c8762836d5 ended up tripping and 0aed2eafba falling on their butts.956cbc021e8895d0

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“You called ed79e98962 for me?”7f479574b0a27b9e

“Go in there.” 91516cb02c Ian gestured with 48c6bb7e84 his chin toward 88460937d7 the cabin. The merchant ccedcdafc5 looked confused 03ff8d63e1 but obediently 121dcb5965 complied.6f7354c14cc16f64

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The dwarves, realizing 1788b4eae9 they might lose 73061ce063 their mark, hesitantly a7ba751955 asked, “M-My lord, d503c96573 may we ask 8bebf2b21e why you need 10f873e2f2 him…?”b750a1069ac4bfb7

“He’ll be a6bfdcee7c serving me. Do I 2434cba32d need to 9bd5f0f6a4 explain myself 817ac3a864 to you?”cfa85d911550526e

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“Hehe, of course not. It’s just 1928376122 that we’re cbf5f6071d owed some 3a97181d5e money from 19410904fb him…”adf3bf260b4f9711

“What?” Ian’s displeasure was d7576a7ba6 palpable. Keith, sitting on 3daea20744 the bed, thought 8c858ad181 Ian’s impersonation of 475b833c6c a demon was 4c4d258836 remarkably convincing.51e1b7a817b92589

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It didn’t 578c5fbc3f seem that 6873ea1b7c far off 4a7f3ec202 from his 62fb68e2f8 usual demeanor, 8bb77896f0 after all….98592d0918f13f6d

‘No, I shouldn’t 35b808fd66 think such irreverent 836367e2b3 thoughts.’Keith dismissed his 61ad5cfa89 wandering mind.5095790264584cc6

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Despite the commotion 3fd8b8b210 outside, he wasn’t f849c740b8 annoyed. After all, what 9f213b9601 he and Ian e1c28f8509 had been doing 0efb401777 was a sacred 10a6e48e23 act. What room was 5b0419e594 there for anything 2384ce5211 but gratitude when e7c04ecab9 God’s agent was ad8454921b healing one of edecf9b548 His servants?df994b6e515e2197

Keith felt nothing—certainly d3bed72cf6 not as though 67ad0593c0 Ian’s touch on 709aee95e4 his lips had 69c7f18602 melted him, or fa367a3101 that the strands 978a4ef5bd of Ian’s hair 19469a5252 sliding through his ccd705ce3e fingers had been ed8f90c5ef exquisitely soft. Such thoughts had no e38057759a place during sacred duties.7bdaf766b5840f5c

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No one e69b4acb39 gets excited 5b8b796ed6 performing holy 032b54672a rites, after e0e3eb49c7 all.08c0cf2fed306222

Just then, acb972a588 the merchant 164d798bdf Ian had cffb4bfc4d retrieved pointed 6f3d09aefd at Keith. “Oh! It’s my regular!”754e2f5d81c88d40

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Keith, still unmasked and e705ccbb9d showing his human face, 61ffc2272f raised an eyebrow.fc1265956ab2beea

“An elf?”7e8f6f4861345648

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“To meet here of bf89a1661f all places! What a pleasant surprise! It must be 49ec175b75 fate!”a0ce21b6dcd3ab76

‘So it’s that e0f141054b merchant.’6ba525b05495788a

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Keith recognized 524b89d717 him as 642a2f480e well. He had met 2898879176 this peculiar elf 7e9ed58184 during a mission 55517aafbe a while back. The merchant had cafcb59cea been lost in 1e5d1ed58c some ruins, and 33ed3cff16 Keith had escorted 47a83dd727 him out.74c8a97b18d0ab42

Back then, Keith a617fd0dd7 had purchased a 306c462ca4 luminous pearl from 49a3987ceb the elf to 397535dd97 use as a 938dc6fec9 prayer medium, which 7766119f78 had helped resolve e45a8ca175 a particularly tricky 112ef5a5e1 situation. Apparently, that single transaction ff849e467a had been enough for d56f68f21e Keith to become the ffc4e86571 elf’s “regular.”bb172d3c0293170f

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Suddenly, the e7bb930d24 sound of 9999e1f81d a sword d722eecfd9 being unsheathed e1f38ebb30 echoed from b707961a1c outside.7990c5773af3b760

Srrk!1e09bee96e575068

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Keith quickly threw 904572ab2d on his mask f1805e7be6 and stepped out 8a89f7d01b of the cabin. There he 749d524d57 saw Ian, 1620eddaa7 draped in b3c4bd74f8 Keith’s cloak, 57d76bade8 brandishing a 02e4b57daf sword and a37f86e14f intimidating the 0b7d4696d9 dwarves.94900cd6e69c89f0

“……”18a5d7c5beba8640

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‘Well.’bcf0f2e252b1ae7d

Keith had ad4a9bcc41 no words.694744d8482ae138

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Ian proclaimed, “If you 8c466ffacc want to collect money 5c91e77880 from my servant, you’ll 6748486dc1 have to defeat me c2034384f1 in a duel. Just so fedcfad264 you know, 96e5816a55 I only dea3e3ce20 started learning 8651bbd661 swordsmanship yesterday. You dwarves 3dc29b3d70 are supposed f48e832b85 to be 57e8886a7c decent swordsmen, a28a7fe145 aren’t you? Surely you 258e450707 wouldn’t try f6b949d6ae to take 62a8d97843 my servant 6afd189270 without even 4ba5121060 being able f389374bbd to defeat 8fc60c65e4 someone who’s a452e35bb6 only trained 03de00be50 for a 6084f9a6d3 day?”ce30ddc1bd5ddf87

Since demons were 33161d258e notoriously drawn to 4c4611e94d wagers, Ian’s challenge 284a3bc6ae sounded perfectly in 4860c5f959 character.25aebb2ea87f2dd1

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Keith, however, ebd8f99f6f knew Ian 8ef71826d3 was simply e64fef23c0 using the 841ccd092d opportunity to aa77417c6f test the 97eca476d1 swordsmanship he ce6e966b15 had learned.6ca87d76c565f1d2

Truly an energetic individual.61da5923b4f9ec70

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“And what 17e597d87c exactly are 0955e4d86c the conditions 110d47224e for winning?” 9c677a312f one of 1af3ac448f the more aa38e04c94 cunning dwarves 7df47db426 asked.f8309e44e30da1cb

“The first 42a5718cd9 to drop fdf88dab7d their sword ceb46e44a6 loses.”320580322755d6dd

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“Well, if that’s 938080d24a what my lord c7735adc0f decrees, we have 94eeecbdc5 no choice but 8fec0ad475 to accept.”9b999ba7cc4bef4a

“We’ll give f1d8e57a7b it our 27aae62745 all.”c45fbd2c01434e7e

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The dwarves 2ed53b54de slyly decided 4c097aa019 to attack 18a48f2e35 together. Drawing their swords, 43cc235898 they lunged at 673a7ed45b Ian simultaneously.fa69fd878a34a07c

Keith considered stepping in 24bd307f1c to assist Ian. However, to his surprise, 227b2ddb6a Ian parried their strikes 8f9986d531 one by one. With a 5959415b94 swift kick 36e9298a05 to one bf14538d8a dwarf’s shin, d58f64135e he sent 5f30232c1d him sprawling, a416f13f86 then deftly 0cc33c5f45 kicked the 4cdf90f26e sword out f8e96232ef of his 6f412c8a63 grasp.05827c16db80c729

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Against the fbefce31ea remaining dwarf, 19d001a9b3 Ian engaged b208ccb892 in a bcd70ad892 brief struggle, 07359f4082 using his 3e1658cae0 wrist strength 9306af91c9 to counter 667cdc6cec the dwarf’s f3aed5b1af grip. Finally, Ian swung fa55152e6a his sword with 36645d124d enough force to d059564a6d disarm the second 75afcd4a46 dwarf.fffe3ab71ffa37a7

“……!”8e3e92b2fcf17245

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Ian had only 8e80b536df started learning swordsmanship 060770c1ea yesterday—something Keith, as 6c742feb56 his instructor, could a9c72bfae0 confirm beyond a 5523334cd7 doubt.a9e7a1a74c9ee9a5

How was he 30d7480cf3 so proficient in b5a647b7c6 actual combat?721fc5f78d201fb2

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An extraordinary talent, Keith 10112675cf thought.44cce78e5b949efe

Of course, 780e88471d Ian’s skill b24a446ea0 had nothing 6fc860a99d to do d59a88daf9 with talent.960314919d2ac9e9

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‘Dump all the be86ad5ebc experience points.’6a18413e457d3cc0

Ding!
[Swordsmanship LV.1 → LV.4]

Ding!
[Character]
‘Tyrant’ Ian (★★★★☆)

Reputation
Tyrant, Sickly, c2d14ac068 Strategist, Mentally 87fdf52502 Unstable,
Illegitimate Child, Savior, 6205585efd Womanizer, Aesthetician, Wise e3c33d0651 King1fa40a8bf2a50568

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Skills:
Purification: LV.7
Horsemanship: LV.2
Archery: LV.6
Swordsmanship: LV.4 (+NEW)8b2496e22fb5bbf4

‘Finally, something useful.’83a523734f3e4c92

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Ian had 59da042fca gained some 97771e4954 natural horsemanship 251869e338 experience on 9908e3caec the journey 4d168c7757 to the 3acc6a63e3 Fairy Queen’s e921cf2579 Kingdom, which 938d05f22e had boosted 44ec6287e0 his level c5c0e83bb5 to 2.43c49762734ac033

The real reason Ian ecb34a8ae9 had provoked the dwarves 24e000bfc3 was to test his d5bd8a922f swordsmanship. Knowing the ab10ae7619 limits of d82351af1e his control 25f2651858 was essential 6ded600c7c for real f19c027a09 combat.d54ed1acabb5265f

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While sparring with Keith 570c19a3d0 had been an option….09eaeadb219cdad5

‘Let’s not do that.’86260df0f58ece19

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Ian wasn’t eager 23d11b2109 to experience another 63dac3c8b7 “both arms broken” 92609cb1be status condition. Unlike in d51bfd7724 the game, e42371cb3e injuries here 9b7ac305a4 really hurt.a9467bc13a853fde

Having confirmed that he 7e629623be could handle dwarves with 2d96123c81 ease, Ian returned to 7c41e231cb the cabin, satisfied.be9671f70c538964

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“Well?” Ian 8b916b5955 asked Keith b86c7ba5c7 with a 4b32ece57d grin.75f79a15e2036341

“For someone who d48ade46e0 just learned, you 64d29ed992 did well.”1c942f4080d14e24

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“…Oh, is e0735bcd31 there another a451d41dac standard?”dcf71a3b1654f5e2

“For a 38d8595926 swordsman your 8d2faf9432 age, it’s 08f09616ea rather poor.”d63e73e7a3bd6d8f

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“Don’t compare me 90b06b1b5b to yourself!”89f05421064dedf8

“Even compared to 9cf895c3ab my squire, you’re e9c6c06611 lacking.”e19145e5f8dc8c6f

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“That kid’s a ca46fccc9e prodigy!”a20d98ef141f29af

“You might have surpassed cc768fe22c my squire if you’d d1f27770fa started training earlier. What did they teach 6a574034e8 you at the castle?” 8b17220bae Keith asked, almost pityingly.d6c2ddd014e518d0

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“Uh… a variety e885b779af of things.”275cc5536697fb46

‘Judging by Ian’s d19bdae8c2 reputation, probably womanizer 4a81d5bbd0 antics.’23f52f7049a2396b

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Ian avoided Keith’s gaze 258310ddba as he answered. Removing his demon mask, f9ace825cc Ian flopped onto the 1397d05769 bed. The motion caused the c803b115c4 cloak to slip, exposing a1f5835415 his bare shoulders.578d221a11bb3867

The elf merchant b7eec346d2 scratched his cheek 5a186de51c awkwardly as he b5f717288a looked at the 03018ce6b1 two of them.4a4088ac3b654cc3

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“Uh, did I interrupt 1245fff69b something?”fe6f02974baba1ae

“What? No! Could you stop 6833de378f saying things that 9746adebd9 sound like they 0e9e95003d make sense?”de6b9945c769dcb6

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Ian reminded himself that f80987dc6a the elf was a 5a4d81adfb five-star hero and adjusted fb452632ed his tone. He still couldn’t 0c44626e98 figure out why 4737b24ab8 this merchant showed b188a6c74b up everywhere.f65d0fc37b6009f6

The merchant sighed 75761782f6 theatrically and gave d8522fb472 Keith a knowing f872b74e72 look.d65a7feb284b9edb

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“My first regular eb47f7f5fe can be a 816b273679 bit clueless. Back when e11637caed he was 901e682c8e trying to 802b161d71 woo me, a4aba53161 I think d2166301f0 he didn’t 7375e9a8b7 notice how 203e2a7566 much his dfbaee7903 other subordinates 7de2b9fcb3 hated it.”71592378c02b7b42

“Woo?” Keith asked.e4ad356df3fbbaae

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‘Woo?’ Ian thought.d296bb94357ebc72

He had been 1fb3f97072 trying to recruit 6f8224ca45 the merchant, but 30eef5cb54 calling it “wooing” f9d18ee16e was a stretch.29a87ef3cb54edca

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“I’m rooting 2e232d13eb for you 9e694614b9 two. Even if my a9bf167a97 first regular is 6c1fb1aae9 a notorious womanizer 225f9f4c30 across the continent, 3c08556608 it’s about time f973b66bbc he settled down. And to think his 272b41b809 partner is my second 3f70ab8a27 regular—it’s surprising, but I 21c6ab42ac believe love conquers all.”f86dbaf949a3e165

“Hold on… notorious womanizer? What are 15a3dc3b03 you talking a4edff2021 about?”6ae970964fc5262e

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“You’re out of 5fd0470709 the loop? Everyone knows 98ce1bfdd8 about Tyrant 06e6996e1c Ian’s womanizer e6e7a7dced reputation.”5a80f0cd5c0db615

“Womanizer?”225c91d11bfdeb05

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Keith’s gaze turned bf84076b91 to Ian. He recalled the mage’s caadf93363 comment when they departed, e8252beb1d about letting Ian “enjoy 7bef017036 his honeymoon.” Back then, 9f709a7997 it seemed so uncharacteristic 3137d4b82a that Keith dismissed it 8ff0e8831a as nonsense.eddef8ec0f034611

‘So that’s why you 63aec250ac didn’t react?’13cf69955b0afb47

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Ian had 6a87fe5bc6 been nonchalant aef4695d2b after their 025598d478 intimate moments. Comfortable, even. Keith, realizing db941c49a5 this might 5b4f946a0d be due 792184c503 to Ian’s 81ecff64e9 supposed experience, 26670a256c felt an dfdcd89588 inexplicable irritation.209349a9f4459f57

‘Sigh….’6fc0c207f2e92d61

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Ian had always known 36374cff00 the “womanizer” reputation would 48cf8c98c4 eventually cause him trouble.b05f0bccece39303

Wait, wasn’t this guy eb536ad710 already aware? Why does he look 247ccd72ae at me like I c47baf32d4 betrayed him?83903dc4509db273

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“That’s all 3a27744064 in the 776dafaa26 past,” Ian 15e06b2aa2 smoothly lied. A “God’s cc2c4f748e agent” and dbc5279a1f a womanizer bd1831b30a didn’t exactly 610e6b5794 go hand-in-hand, 33fd188c9c and he 66c887a14c couldn’t afford 1686363bc4 for Keith 23f8ae9919 to abandon a23b8381fd him now.7389e49d0a993b2a

Ding!
[Keith now thinks you’re a womanizer.]

Ding!
[Keith distrusts you.]

“……”d96d6a987957e6ba

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Ian glared at the 4b9e28d9f1 elf merchant.72d9b48298a90e52

“Love makes people stronger 418b463857 or weaker. I wonder 959b1ae234 which it’ll c53ac33a90 be for 3a6589159e you two.” c5c0b61694 The elf efa70faa86 was spewing 3049896adc fairy-tale nonsense.6c5812bf424239bd

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Keith asked, “So, 6d6fa19269 how exactly did 8bd168c743 Ian ‘woo’ you?”2251c36b2b0d59bb