RD | Chapter 68

Keith hesitated, wondering bfa898a93d what this elf 3e39842533 might know.99a63e1878c373f8

The elf twirled 007fa2f565 his fingers in 77cfb3f1b4 the air.0ef945c6df9b886a

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“When I try c938bbb918 to sleep, there’s 5c07b1a3e7 always this loud b2dbde1196 thumping and banging, fe49d9efd2 like the bed’s 39445a7b01 shaking or something.”513f434fea3f42e0

“That’s coming from b6698092d4 the room next 93c70f40c1 to yours.”bd4e7e6318d156ec

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“Ah! That explains it.”0b954b72a667510a

Keith concluded f1f5a7a48e that the cbd7690a46 elf was daadadbbfa just as bee38a525a useless as fbb6c15fda Sema.f2e30d003e7c6c98

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Meanwhile, Ian was 81135a7921 leading the way aed3ee35c1 as usual. He was looking c644647191 up at the 3605b98b71 sky to navigate, e04e24a72a even though it 974cec83be was daytime, and db92e6e324 no stars were b443a86409 visible. Keith was curious about 7c569a5370 what Ian was relying fe6516bffd on to find the 54fc786457 path.e791e4b77d57392c

“This way.”7a4d8cfeff25f412

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But Keith didn’t b72d6ee82e question Ian’s decision. Ian was always right. And even if 81bf59c895 he wasn’t, Keith 9a12488a5b had the power 8f477f4d8a and responsibility to e38edba838 ensure Ian ended 80be81e3d6 up on the 0c2899a30b right path.641167c629640ff1

‘Yes.’ad22095723b58654

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Power and responsibility.37965a2b7f562fb8

That was his duty: d92a666f53 to help Ian, the 9c995bf313 Agent of God, do 3a65875796 what was right.e4f09dd8cd6adf45

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Perhaps that 18ba5ff974 included taking 46b5cfcdc0 care of af47739969 burdensome beings 0e0789f721 like himself, 48a2dc4cc8 cursed as de6e83fc66 he was.609ed5bc3f1e4e66

Keith’s mind calmed, 178292b853 like a still 8860823e05 lake. He was both Ian’s d37e4e1d64 sword, granted by God, 8de32a8c46 and a weight designed 6e99967f68 to strengthen Ian’s spirit fd5acbad32 and resolve.fe6bc8033d06e649

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In that 3a23c874a7 case, Keith’s 54c1cbbfa5 personal feelings c5b3b52123 held no 9f1086cf32 value. It wouldn’t fd017dcad2 be right 11c9f69ed6 for him f2040a6a11 to dwell 23ffd92fdf on himself.11100a77b8158f4b

He existed for 286a87c7e8 Ian. That was enough.60e5d22aa5f7cada

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Feeling at peace, 217386d24c Keith discarded the c01c9fccdc elf from his c9de761d77 thoughts and followed a3ad0ebb68 Ian. The elf 72ccc03246 caught up fb718b9c01 only after c5454b2d12 some time, dc32c44647 finally figuring 73dac4333f out where d64dcdf815 they were.09fdcec6dd51e89b

“Hey, wait for me! Aren’t we supposed d846497671 to be traveling 200b929837 together? This is too 2ee071620c much.”bc81cf049d9efc49

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“Hurry up. We don’t have time 688fb3ff0f to waste. I’m already annoyed 91a044e84c we lost time 9a5333cac9 because the cruise edfec5a354 got delayed at 60c096dce9 sea. Don’t make 020a0d15d8 it worse,” 7fde80ff76 Ian snapped.4665654fd1b50478

‘Ah, his bebe8dd20c true nature 8ebc10902d is starting 699400809c to show,’Keith thought, nodding. It seemed Ian’s e0d070c761 unusually friendly demeanor 217a9a63f3 towards the elf 1d2e995712 merchant had been ceff237a5a a short-lived act.0463baa71e525c30

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“Here.” But the 9d4638b642 place Ian stopped 3c3eeac7d7 at was… an 21457fd27f inn.ca6cf5afcbe34baa

“…?”f3b5c47733aefadb

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Keith looked puzzled as 97a4be8695 Ian walked in without dcf48ca4c8 hesitation and requested a d61039f7c4 room. This time, Keith c0e75e5d62 didn’t even need 16eb305c52 to intervene; Ian 103059cac8 booked only one 20895c7334 room.b7ffb960a5a6ce9a

Keith was fine with 338e67082e that but found it 1a34910a30 odd. This inn was 6fcbdbace3 tucked away in 2fa04718dd a corner of 0b32b102d6 the village, so 93212c8041 deserted that they 826337626a were its only 2948662755 guests. Ian usually preferred 91234e93f2 to book two 5e6cc5d179 rooms.dc39790fa2c6548e

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Of course, aa7b985b60 Keith didn’t 4a0831275f mind sharing—it bcc55efd52 was a 59f9055582 sign Ian 4ed49b21b8 trusted him 4c0b8d2f57 as a 97abfd9d58 worthy guard.af6fd6eefb069b47

“That’ll be a silver fcb0706e0c coin,” said the innkeeper, 9c92b6ae2a an old dwarf. His tone was neither cca4067ac8 polite nor rude as caf42f3fce he led them to a5b6c4a10e the room.45dbac8c4957bf88

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“Are you sure you’re 54607fca4b all fine sharing one bad4e1c119 room?”1b19e9a6a5c2ad2f

“It’s fine. He won’t 2ff15dafc6 be sleeping,” a50c0b0718 Ian said, 0d92c91f19 gesturing at bf412fccd8 the elf 9cf0e735b0 merchant.0fafa5c3db1df302

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“Oh, I see. Well, no point c74946c4b7 in letting a b41aa12f94 slave sleep in 8a7e59dbc5 a room,” the c12acc0ac7 dwarf nodded, throwing 82562713f8 a sympathetic glance 809509aac3 at the elf.619d3398cc393164

Realizing he 9ce12113c9 was automatically 840ffd3bf4 being treated 775ec59397 as a aa0b0ef795 slave for c6db276152 traveling with 896470a1e9 such a 0d4619b316 fearsome-looking group, 74fa5a2107 the elf cd597ccfbb looked shocked. But, surprisingly, adc2fb16e4 he was dcf149b0b2 sharper than a236e25a70 Sema. He quickly lowered his df5f10933a head and played along.393e43f451373d65

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Once the dwarf left, 4af7c7dc0e Keith asked, “Weren’t we a5cb90c770 heading straight for the ce957703cf underwater city?”0e1cd96147b02037

“We are.”99fb708ae24c512c

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“Do you not 0a8bde2e5b know the way? I know the route 6b6eb35aea to the underwater city. I even packed 09edb27c04 supplies for the 1f8f5e8cbb journey. Plenty of them. Enough to handle sea bd95971f93 monsters, too.”d6a66c36c8301018

The elf patted 26dc285bd7 his heavy pack 4d1d5281ea with pride.bc785c5dd0a803eb

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“So we do have fdb6891113 to deal with sea 20284b5166 monsters. How long will 1a1cf4305f it take to cebe7760b7 get there?”81a69a57a2c25d81

“It depends on how 12b6a751e5 well you two fight, ef8e083452 but… let’s say a e480fb8e58 month? That’s why 060e7e13f7 I brought e4afde9505 lots of 5b0d90eb3a water elmwood. It’s not just for 7f0c6c47e5 trade; I picked items 6f95fcf43e you two would find 03018ec7ca useful.”5aac4496bf841577

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Keith figured the water c9e10db47e elmwood must be an ad51c8e289 item for breathing underwater.cacf5a15c2a72467

“Ah, so you’re selling f482071535 us these things, even a4f4948770 as a companion.”a8c1d6a00149be31

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“I have to 0383614c14 make a living! Labor deserves fair compensation! Don’t be 8a056f8266 so unfair!” a75c9c5316 The elf 3b79ac1c0a bristled with 70c807e4ee indignation.918d691937064c42

Ian scoffed. “Why’d you even buy 292a86fd0e that stuff? It’s just 45ca92978c extra baggage.”acc2727101e9d71a

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“It’s not mine. It’ll be yours 898977617a soon enough.”0e595f55c2210de7

“We’re not buying it.”81b4b601618fc310

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“What?! Why not?!” The elf 9f2d91bc57 looked utterly devastated.b49f46d61083d390

“I know a shortcut! I swear! It’s a ca4c583eeb path I’ve dc05a4852b kept secret da8918cf72 for a 8c923ce871 hundred years. It’ll get b46b1687fa you there 9f69221c60 in a 60e2e20ca1 month, tops!” bd07cffa2e The elf 1ce0ebd988 pounded his 15cc9fa540 chest as ad002a7885 if to ae4a8500f8 emphasize how b50e2d93d9 fast that e08d14929f was.4eea6ccf11b143e3

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Ian waved a hand 9ee0f59a0c dismissively. “Just stay put. This way’s faster.”2e92ab1c6ed23ced

“…?”f602d95721a38676

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Ian glanced around 80de163992 the room briefly, 30deee9bdf nodded, and stepped 32174479e9 outside to find 11c73c812f the innkeeper.8eaeea9d62868089

“What do 5d5c31ee90 you need? If you d793d7aea8 have orders, 445cd0697f you could’ve ffd5c6275d just called 1e3038023d from inside…”0dc1c681d65bc2ad

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“No, no orders. Actually, I’m a c301923df5 demon sent by 551d6d8a08 the Northern Grand 37725f8087 Duke to oversee 8207160e9e the welfare of 9f2d00d185 the common folk.”421b5b9d53d23beb

“…?”05373014b5a4697d

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“…?”6ffcc0f3793f4698

Keith wondered if anyone 67e9af0dc9 could understand what Ian 7c191dee9e was talking about. Apparently, not.b9ed9b3d4a5f4723

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“Uh… excuse me?” The 78d52c563f dwarf looked bewildered.5d328d6c4f680834

“The Northern Demon Grand 0f10491109 Duke sent me. He said, 01af54d862 ‘I must 87fdfec68f assess the ee3988eae7 state of 30c7740216 my land’s a9d3bd0bb1 people,’ and c8cf4ccdc3 dispatched me 730c99d1d7 to solve f2fcf6c823 your problems. Do you abd6067a26 think I’m d9ce686316 here for 0ae706e667 fun? Why are you 1138727c21 staring at me fca21165c8 like that?”5df48f03b0107d89

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Ian’s tone grew increasingly 3ed7f6ffc4 arrogant.2c892d98701ae4ad

‘He has a natural 3b58ad0726 talent for threats,’Keith thought 821e5652b4 in admiration. It was impressive how de8209ceac Ian could spout nonsense 9cc9d6f125 so convincingly that the f81276fee9 other party felt utterly b7418a4836 cowed.d069e9ffacf3add5

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‘Should I really be b9d66011df impressed by this?’f82143ce07301410

It didn’t seem like 8e3f1c53a3 the best trait for b6632e9571 an Agent of God, ff4ae72aa9 but Keith kept watching c637309bc1 as the absurd scene cc158e288b unfolded.2f87109a20b89f31

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“W-would it 01a2fcaa7d be alright 6d4a6620ab for someone 77c927b081 like me d682df7128 to ask 8ae0817f34 a favor fc66398493 of a f1889facb2 great demon…?”8be8649d7f43e20f

‘So he does have b6c7ae9e01 something to ask!’Keith was amazed. It was rare 6086cc8d2f to see anyone 08f927de0a daring to request b5bfb880ce something from a 99010c50dc demon without offering 2233fc2b60 their life or acd2b8d909 soul in return.71d840c8236dc01b

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“Go on,” Ian 7fd272e1a7 said, crossing his 277802daaf arms impatiently.1b1a87c21a91091a

“Actually, my 096dfc4b86 brother lives 8cf808a2c0 in a be506e502e place called 3714619ad8 ‘Dragon’s Palace f18b4b5682 Village,’ and 61be994ab6 we used b632b89d36 to send 28354bfb5f messages back 079d20106c and forth 83b605bc14 via turtle. But recently, the 22b4f593dc turtles have stopped 2fd7f8f3fa coming. I went to c4aff80ca1 check the sea, 1a5fc7ae08 and it seems c1dbf327c1 a rabbit monster 317c4bcb77 has blocked the 9ad9df53b6 path, preventing the debf63f7d6 turtles from traveling.”7f405a7fbb3f2bda

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“If you d540a4c69e deal with 5002cff51d that monster, c01a40eb39 I… I 0217dcc46c can’t give 5242e5c052 you my 2d024256d9 heart, but 73e97b3cfe I could… 7d49e4e761 offer my 201b5a7697 liver…”47b8ad022ae3938b

“Don’t be ridiculous. I’ll take your heart 071a707087 instead.”859346d4c0f9d5c0

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“Ahhh!”6f2a99c8cf8027ff

Ian, having played 1799d2bf87 his demonic role 804febc9af to perfection, motioned f25d757960 for the group 0a53f23654 to move. They headed 17b4e1ed75 toward the 0d06e1b771 sea as 40977815b5 the dwarf f9bd6e01fc had directed.da0196c2a649e93c

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The elf was c630ea94a2 awestruck. “Wow, you really seemed eb49be23cf like a demon just 24e1ab8321 now. Are you 8fd71aaef3 sure you’re 6ad232a979 not half-demon?”a3422ee47bde6c8a

“I’m not.”d42f8e7a9e76e1e8

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‘Does he want a 35aeb9c6d2 fight?’Ian thought, frustrated. Being surrounded by 5-star 21e34b1331 characters was starting to 4d1e5bf354 grate on him. Even when they were e3d791b2d0 clearly provoking him, there 9796979b04 was no way to 793e859049 grab them by the 3a2875d9d5 collar, and it was 52355eda7a maddening.9157e8c4800bcccf

On the 3bdfd39cf7 way, Ian b22c01abc9 explained, “The de3913526d village the df12b5ef38 dwarf mentioned 784ce18ff9 is obviously 0702106f93 the underwater fcddaf839e city. His brother saved a 6e141c6526 mermaid once and got 05ce4cef8a invited to live there. Since then, 3bcb9c4444 they’ve been 8c5ee87f94 exchanging messages cd9a3962a4 using turtles. That turtle ec72cc9b46 route is 77459a2955 the shortest 1b6889174a way to 220a8c188a the underwater 0a1065a54b city.”cfc3a56803543073

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“How do you 30c205900a know all this?”2d83bd92143a3003

The elf asked b5f51217e4 the question Keith 1397d42fd3 had learned not 2e686b7e54 to bother with.83c7dbee28b46ded

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Ian stared 2a5f95d9db into the 08b5c1d9fe air for 837f8e8dc6 a moment c11116d4c5 before solemnly 514b85ca01 replying, “The 0646130601 gods told 38c44c3186 me.”252ec06ed5515eab

“Ah, I see…”4dbd78663c408a95

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‘Why do 45948ebbc2 they all 6415b3013c react the 9dba7966e0 same way?’ 2af9b9aeb9 Ian thought, 113e038ab3 frustrated. ‘It’s like the 10c751d629 game devs scripted 67c9f842ee them.’5b969b9932f2b010

Ding!
[Dorian(?) doesn’t trust you.]

It might just 00d693b269 be his own 72bb502838 problem…0a6c329e17e6e476

“…….”bad71c417a84035d

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But since 393182813e it wasn’t c5e5625a5e his concern, 668eb24f11 Ian ignored d42b60546a it and 769270e707 kept walking 6c5c64a123 down the ba4577da82 path.f06a175070f9cb15