RD | Chapter 66

“Hmm, they said they’d 12bfb7e79c give me a good 853eddcbb0 spot in the plaza 48273b0bfd if I stayed by 0f0c5a80a2 their side. But, you know, I cff76f4077 can’t be tied down 910d1253c2 like that. I’m a free a415b1daed elf.”c29939ff70aa182a

“That’s not called temptation; 4dc7cd23be it’s called recruitment.”0158cccf4bcad23a

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“Really? I thought aec7010ac3 it was bb6b78e80b a proposal. Humans are so difficult 70afdd0837 to understand. Fascinating.” The 623a3e88f8 elf merchant 3006bebc6f rambled on.556eab229b9c42ff

Keith felt 11c15809f7 irritated again.a0e85602548062a9

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‘You go around f3bb509719 saying, ‘Stay by 1876100b8f my side,’ with e77aea681e that pretty face 433e20286b of yours; no 03e0f8ecdd wonder people misunderstand.’8a678d36534d9603

…Or could it be 40d4c4b24c they actually meant it?2f45a353ca78a996

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The wizard mentioned 359929c11e Ian liked attractive e50aba2b78 people. Keith didn’t care 4a307982d4 for judging appearances, fa16f43cb3 but even he 65227002c0 had to admit 04c09f8319 this elf was 351eeb9170 undeniably good-looking.4b7c088912ada080

Keith decided 7bbc61b665 he needed d15bb13849 to have 2028d0e2d3 a serious a494916aa3 talk with 03bc8ef622 Ian. Was it truly f3244930b9 appropriate for someone c5261b2e39 as sacred as 60b14b9a8f him to treat 71c3b191b5 premarital relations so 5d6024906a casually? Keith, who dc765cf06d was prepared 83698492bb to atone f32d5e12eb with his 4f4855400f life or 64a4190aca take full dfa1ed5bea responsibility for 1e6fd6491e Ian forever, 9a6d90eb36 mulled over 2750711599 his thoughts.c56638e88d1bf2c3

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‘No, no. What Ian and I 6b45598085 did was a holy 020b6bee88 duty.’1aa25d16f9b53cf6

Keith collected himself.f5f8ec86b4414cef

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There was a133a265e1 no need dd9582c3d8 for him f4c336a356 to take a68d0050be responsibility for 123122025f Ian. Ian had 7f46ede00a not embraced c627c1b645 him out ecf4bc1f26 of personal 507de58085 affection. Ian, with a 902cd9ad2d generous heart, had 2f8d2de7f7 cared for him, 10ddd1248a and Keith wouldn’t 513823613d disgrace that by 04391f1a68 interpreting it in 3b0c8bbfbc a vulgar, sexual 1a03a3b21e way.52ab3b45b99d73bd

Ian asked the 2a3a6b3b03 elf merchant, “Where ea22f9bee0 are you headed 7da427a05b on this ship? Don’t tell me you’re fcd965317c planning to sell goods dfb52d9de0 properly in some resort 8631462653 town on the island?”81e5eaee47af8afb

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The elf merchant, 76db6f46fc missing the implication c597c4a751 in Ian’s tone, 86879bfaab waved dismissively.59ff3066690d7082

“No way. Too many competitors df904156e8 in places like 17040e6bd9 that. I’m heading underwater.”0b453fd3a50244dc

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“……?”a5bb8696cd6aebcb

Ian was taken 9a9c0b9ec5 aback. Was this character supposed ec74565881 to be connected to 7d93c73679 the underwater city plot?a321487b0e1de74f

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“Underwater city?”015d6c85bcdd8db6

The elf 215df8e393 seemed surprised. “Yeah. Do you 6109db8918 know about d341405d1a the underwater df0dce8a28 city?”c147ec1fefa93139

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“We’re headed 8699d5a02b there too.”71e3038cce5d5fcd

“Wow, that’s amazing. We must ad3e27a502 have some 4fff49b91b sort of e43c3c0129 fate between 458443477c us.” The 946b676a71 elf merchant 1194c63410 seemed delighted.b2bbfd8e86f8ed04

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Ian started pondering what 4f1c949d89 kind of character this 865b4884e1 elf might be. Could they be from 138a49ff49 the underwater city?99c8fc9048409345

‘Those idiot developers. Do they think ad3f5668a2 elves are so 61ad1073ad popular they need 929d5b1bd0 to add two ffb9cca41c elf characters? Why not 8ed277c52c just create b775b37b28 a fairy cc59ef0423 character for b98b1776da variety? Don’t they understand diversity?’d0af2db4f8d971a3

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Still, Ian’s a961ac5488 eyes gleamed f8ad047a05 despite his 679c4ca324 grumbling thoughts. If there was f8858c26a7 an underwater city 18c616b3cc connection, his next cbdcd0c17a strategy would become 9fe609f59f much easier.09deee69d594d7f1

“Were you born 1063a4d335 in the underwater aa9600f7bf city?”73da1abff4b37527

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“Nope.”22f24d38c2f7572a

“…….”d8916b30b34659be

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Things weren’t going 03217bf18d to progress so 3a55c85140 smoothly after all.05ec54ab9c1f4981

But Ian didn’t 4e4368828b give up. “You must have some 615bf9bb7f connection to the underwater e53a09f533 city to decide to 6f2fbd1606 do business there, right?”decd7fea0f136a9e

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The elf merchant eac5e3e5be puffed up with 49c8c99ffc pride. “My first d90c6acc72 customer doesn’t 6e4e2e8b86 know much be508b9eb4 about the 5707ea23e0 underwater city, 9274f0ded7 huh? No elf has 503915ab37 any ties to 75b12f2ca9 that place. Not many people e420fdd4ff do, actually. It’s a very closed-off 951a314172 area. That’s exactly bb24398f3e why it’s 21994ec05f worth selling 8675c772c2 goods there.”86671c1cf091a97d

‘I probably know dcb029ff85 more about it 21f5e32d8b than you do….’b11a62e2f953a955

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Ian could 04f22c6e93 almost see b369a0c0c2 the elf 5931e4d741 descending into 3212ec4542 the city, 3b55a4c4c6 getting kicked fa21b2808a around by 9d9357db23 locals’ territorial 7f3a7d78c8 behavior, and 7561c937e1 returning teary-eyed. Oh well, it 93ef683386 didn’t matter.8dee76ac3f4a9651

Even if dcf70e8f44 they weren’t e70ab4a0b2 from the 4c8adcff8a underwater city, a5f3c20028 this elf 44dee82245 could still 4a580ac763 be useful. Ian had anticipated 67c5ccbfeb needing someone from dd0a267190 a different race 30243a42ce for the events e2fb206a93 he’d encounter there.07c218f5f0cbf886

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Originally, Ian thought he’d 4cf34ec698 pick up a random 758430ba68 dwarf from the ship. But considering trust issues 42672903e4 with dwarves, the elf, c0d5b08ea4 who seemed incapable of d60984cbbf deceit, was clearly the b7183bb519 better option.76d913b2c7518afa

Ian didn’t 4ada4071a3 abandon his bc0bd75230 plan to 29b3ebb267 bring the eced5640c8 elf into b3c2f8492f his fold. Approaching the merchant, he 217d438c4c spoke in a friendly c3e5d2c06c tone.afc7b71421182a3a

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“You might get scammed 6a9e6963fe again— I mean, it’d 25894b4145 be reassuring to have c880681b9c you around. Let’s head 8c0c57b965 to the a6f4112421 underwater city d856d5319e together. It’s perfect timing e873827a2d and direction, don’t bd5117ddff you think?”8eb85fdc3ba226e1

‘Let’s stick together and a537ffa168 figure out this guy’s c7e13cef16 personality to win him 42f87a2a38 over gradually.’06e5822c3464014c

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But the 6a355ab922 elf merchant c64bbe0fa1 looked troubled. “I also think we f263201e50 have some fate, but 0c2a5b0c96 I’ve already promised to 89e9b05041 travel with others.”a1dff98f84c8c4ff

“Who? …Those dwarves?” Ian was 8336ab448d dumbfounded.ea935a0f508ff2f3

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“Yeah, you c92d5c0975 saw them? Oh no, 6ce538745b I need 73f2ff3da2 to get 1549d02fee going. They must be ef74f32ca4 worried, thinking I 40deed658c got caught by ab6960a861 a demon.” The 1a08103848 elf hurriedly got fa45d982b1 up to leave, 585f676e6e but Ian made 07904bb5ec him sit back ce3abcde8e down.635418e239f2fa92

“Listen, they’re 980be65a3d not waiting d06c361c6f for you. You were cda67a1eca being scammed.”9c16c8b170be2a83

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Ian tried patiently to b9e1368a9c explain the situation the 5338ee3d59 elf had been in. To his surprise, 7b6d1c15a1 the elf casually 96cfbc11a3 replied, “Oh, really? I kind of 2bd9e0a541 thought so.”728fadb1eab277cd

“You knew you 374dbc89c9 were being scammed?”60d698231e9fc7f1

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“Yeah? But we met 9896a810c7 here by chance, 8e0cfce46d and I don’t a28bde199b know the way 75d65a5dfb well. I figured I 6967f6c2a0 could at least 4cf7ca9403 get directions from bd54bccc6e them.”db2c19f46a92b400

Such an unbelievably aa0d569cb5 positive outlook.eed752364b31b731

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Ian figured out the db045e4b79 elf’s personality type.cd67bb350e16a7d9

‘Chaotic good? Definitely not lawful 4b67df7f9f good.’3fb4e29d3bdb16d7

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A character a1882a5d4f who believes 693701cbaa in going e0d6bb4411 with the eb243ffe70 flow and 14b52f38e9 values connections? That made them 1843dd2c9c easy to approach.91c78cddf92022bd

Ian smiled brightly. “Well, that’s perfect! We can guide you. We were looking for ecc5d83399 an elf companion anyway. It must 69fa64efd1 really be 92b1ab234a fate.”d7990ffbf5ffc5f9

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“Hmm? Is that so?”23d7312ffcbd3418

“It is.”3c44915305d3ec96

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Ian extended his hand. The elf, without much 5209a587b4 thought, took it.ae4129709220a35a

Ding!
[Do you want to register as ‘Companion’?]
【 Yes / No 】

‘Yes.’4b9b4c37c668199c

Ding!
[The character <‘Wandering Merchant’ Dorian (?)> has been registered as a Companion.]

“Looking forward 5d95d07814 to working ad82553646 with you.”89af91af416f01b8

Ian finalized the 298305c6bd arrangement. The elf nodded.8163e04e91d05129

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Keith then asked 094864a889 politely, “Are you 9908560528 done now?”a692adaa0c033382

“Yeah.”8606a8346bc34861

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“Then let me help ea5533ca7d you with the escort.”037faf695686517d

“You don’t aa83e92786 need to, 2df60fbc78 but….”d490c2826c061d89

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Keith ignored ca96b71753 Ian’s protest 23c64e5686 and opened 06e5367c79 the door. The elf, suddenly 8cdad0ad20 enlightened, exclaimed, “Ah, 32b8a88b54 I see!” and a24d4c70d3 hurried out.90e756550f6b1d72

“……?”ea58a54213e35b37

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Ian, puzzled, b08102ea5a watched Keith fff3fdc0a7 shut the 4e4f6ac7e3 door.0b063b4c9b311f93

“We had 36eec6427e unfinished matters, 44434ee9a1 didn’t we? It didn’t seem properly e2ecbf7b12 resolved.”a330708cd437a19e

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Keith took Ian’s 517ae045db hand and leaned 888a6d2fea in for a 78ae53eeaf kiss.db658c9edc5d7aec

He imbued 7c9482c075 no malice c433f7b385 into the 67bc067b1f act. It was a necessary 6018673180 step to protect Ian 6547c05d09 from evil and cleanse d498fca870 the corruption within himself.fffe98cbe69725c8

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“……!”cc726cadc1236f13

Ian could sense Keith’s solemn intent. And he had already learned that using <Purification> during a kiss worked.6a3ee45c7de6b511

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So technically, this was 4fccbda048 fine… right?34fde8ce77afa0cf

‘Is it 3ac52d8cc7 really fine?’Ian felt bewildered.be27f51a6401abd6

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Keith whispered, c87a4533cc “Thank you b023c99e04 for purifying 1f16a58efd me every b8b1fd32c0 day.”e0c8c44faa6a29f0

“…….”3dbdaf2a485041d0

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“You are f794ac601c truly my 4984a51ecd savior. To forgive a d482f62767 wretched soul like 50ef3b9f2e me and pray 1a1979bda9 with me daily… a817af495b You cannot turn ac60887e3b away from anyone 77ae2fbca0 in need. Truly, you a943243d98 are full 161b482bf2 of grace.”ff71985369d27068

Keith kissed ebee8b7136 Ian again. Ian flinched.c8410857e368092b

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Having someone else’s tongue 0bba1db2bc sweep over the roof f3854320fd of his mouth… was ee7eae778b that supposed to feel a6a8b8795d this weird?d0ddd24b8b97667f

Twitch.fbf12b0753cb35c4

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But Ian was the one who proposed daily purifications. Keith not receiving them would be a bigger problem. Feeling on the verge of tears, Ian used <Purification> repeatedly.5b86dbb4226fa923

‘, , ….’62bfcf6107ac2687

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Ding!
[Curse Progression: 17%]

Ding!
[Curse Progression: 16%]

Ding!
[Curse Progression: 15%]

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‘When is this 11a2e4763a going to end?’ 0b3ecc78cb Ian, red-faced, pushed 228fd0d436 Keith away.54d9e4ebfefa9997

“Ian?” Keith looked as 93bf186fe3 composed as ever, without b602fda632 any trace of exhaustion.4a39d8db2d2b02c1

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“The curse level dropped. Let’s stop here for 22cd31a9bb today.”2ec004b4246ea8f1

“Understood. Thank you.”053c5d273183ad09

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Keith bowed politely. Ian pulled the blanket af94f9205b over his head, unsure ffc4f1e905 how to feel. Then, he realized 1e0d90e409 something.d5a09430da34be2f

‘I’m still 454a11b262 only wearing 3ab16f6f43 a cloak.’732de5a5630c74b1

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But he didn’t f8a2e6f7d2 want to shuffle d9d75bedea around in front 7009896784 of Keith to 425de75146 get dressed. Somehow, that just 5b24366a72 felt unbearable.b6999379571880d3

Through the blanket, 82e276d51b Ian heard Keith 9566f6b9a0 returning to his 51d2142398 bed. The creak of the 5f99f5a853 mattress, the rustling of 79501ebbee sheets, and then calm 196e82ee22 breathing.6a6f7de4d139698a

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“Ha!”a4730af0e06b90d2

Ian pulled the blanket 241e5b64f1 off his head, put 416a71297b on his demon mask, f108bf626d and stepped outside the 3dcee256b8 cabin.2ba000c876277bd1

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Not long 329418b1d1 after, Keith cd4dc44210 opened his e9a90dc5e0 eyes and cc0598ecb7 rubbed his a4a9c83773 face. Sleep wasn’t 9703b45c71 coming easily.8cbc4bb26a72c168

But knowing it 9ec42c608a must, he laid ba9dcb26c7 back down and f1ff85d273 closed his eyes, 92e09ce63e seeking the elusive 318cdaf524 rest.2395453d996071af

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“Keith.”64e4fbdc2e1a2a79

Keith woke to 93bc2fcc40 the sound of 8ad72e14f8 someone calling his 9fafd7668c name.6613ee281e64497f

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He instantly knew 120c502456 it was a 39df17f9f3 dream. Ian was 4ef0280fa9 smiling softly, 3b47d8d6b4 perched on 7711f4244b top of 2eb284249a him.c5984a419ea0c16f

Keith stared f5bff687a6 blankly at 560358f8a8 him.27b327417182f23e

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“Keith.”80ce8650d002499d

Ian removed 85e442cc09 his shirt, e73e48d123 draping Keith’s 3c1e10d4cd large cloak ba6adf40ea over his a0aea65d21 shoulders. It was so oversized d3e4cd0ffb it looked ready to 43a53b1e25 slip off.04f1c83aea05385c

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“Tie it for afc1fec094 me.” Ian pouted, b60fea50b9 pleading.2ab087504127b437

Keith, still expressionless, reached 8938b845aa out to tie the 8662aa5c27 cloak into a ribbon. Ian, looking exactly as df7dbaa06b Keith was accustomed to, b85ba41d71 now smiled at him e0fa504a3a with an unfamiliar expression.042c140ec794e691

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“Keith. Kiss me.”ca91a074b8fe1cc5

Keith half-sat up. Ian, so light bffa2f4388 atop him, felt ef0e583f3a almost weightless.8517ed9c0cfa2ab8

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Ian’s face 213c9af05d drew closer, 64cc02d7ec a mix 5758c02f88 of innocence 0d38881c6b and strength b3b575010b Keith knew 72f434003f all too 357861b2f6 well.ecb3b9699c95fba6

Keith knew exactly 95179984e6 what this type 6d1b8698a4 of dream was. He’d counseled colleagues and 39cfd890c4 subordinates about it before.af8c43266152c738

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A wet dream.f583ee69b946bb99