Chapter 423 – Difference in Case (5)
Seven deadly sins.
Pride, stinginess, jealousy, anger, lust, greed, sloth.
A word that refers to the emotions of the seven sins designated in the Bible.
In each sin, there is a God who is no different from its essence.
And below that god are apostles, right below that are priests, and below that are believers.
An apostle is a special being who receives God’s favor.
Priests are those who live in the shadow of God.
And believers are simply people who blindly follow the missionary activities of apostles and priests.
Among them, Agwi (餓鬼) is a priest who serves Gula, the goddess of greed.
A fairly faithful priest of hers, who had an audience with her even from afar, and was given some of her power.
He was sure.
Priests who serve the seven gods of sin.
Among them, the number of priests who worship greed is the smallest.
Although it is not an official statistic, his experience so far proves this.
I’ve met quite a few priests so far, but there hasn’t been a single one among them who worships greed.
That’s why I’ve always waited.
The moment you encounter a priest of greed like yourself.
Is it simply because of a sense of kinship in worshiping the same god?
No.
“How delicious it will be… !”
Churp!
I was curious.
What would it be like to chew on a compatriot who, like himself, was given strength by a goddess?
I don’t feel any guilt.
This was also God’s will.
Didn’t she herself tell us to covet and eat whatever we want?
If there is a boundary to that greed, how could it have become one of the seven sins condemned in the Bible?
He said he was simply faithful to his essence.
He thought so.
It was a time when I was living in a state of hunger that would not go away no matter how much I ate day after day.
Finally the opportunity came.
A chance to meet yourself and your fellow countrymen.
A subordinate’s urgent voice is heard through the receiver.
-Kim Do-jin appeared here!
All kinds of noise that follows.
There is probably a fierce battle going on.
He hung up the call immediately after leaving a short reply.
“I am going right now.”
And then he immediately kicked the ground with an evil smile on his face.
Kwaaang-!
As if there was no time to go through the door, the angler breaks down the wall and continues forward.
Saliva was flowing from the corner of his mouth as he landed on the roof of the building on the other side and immediately jumped back up.
Unbearable hunger.
Curiosity toward food that has never been tasted before.
As a result, my patience ran out.
“Ugh… !”
Each time he runs, his cries resound loudly as he moves forward, leaving traces as if a small meteorite has fallen on the roof of the building.
“I want to eat it quickly!”
At the same time, the movement becomes faster.
In the blink of an eye, he crossed from the edge of the upper floor to the entrance and landed at the location he reported.
Kuuuuung-!
And saw.
Kim Do-jin, who quickly knocks out a gang member and then wanders around looking for his next prey.
The moment I saw him, I knew it intuitively.
‘Also… !’
My prediction was not wrong.
He is a priest who serves the goddess of greed just like himself!
His face was finally faced with a feeling of deep joy.
Soon, Ah-gwi was embarrassed.
‘Oh, no, wait a minute.’
Something is strange.
The energy felt from the other person is clearly a trace left by a goddess of greed like herself.
However.
‘W-what is it… , This feeling… ?’
It’s the same energy, but different.
If I were to multiply the energy I received from the Goddess of Greed by several or dozens of times, wouldn’t that be what it would feel like?
The moment I come face to face with him, the appetite that was burning a little while ago subsides.
At the same time, my whole body stiffens and cold sweat flows.
Suddenly an ominous thought crosses my mind.
‘Stand, stand, no way…’
I guess I may have been wrong from the beginning.
Maybe he is not a priest, but an apostle who has God’s love all to himself.
Right then.
Dojin Kim asks in this direction.
“Are you a ghost?”
Pure question.
However, Ah-gwi could not bear the pressure.
“Hi… !”
Instead of answering, I ended up hiccuping.
* * *
What is that?
Why is the situation like that?
I even thought about that for a moment.
The energy of gluttony that had been sitting in a coil in my stomach made me cry.
It felt like he was trying to tell me something.
“… ?”
I looked at the other person wondering what was going on… , I feel something familiar.
No, I see it.
Gluttony.
The energy I felt from him was definitely the same energy as if he was sleeping in my stomach.
Although it is so miserable that it cannot be compared quantitatively or qualitatively.
How did that guy get the energy of gluttony…? ?
Take a moment to think.
“Aha.”
A puzzle comes together in my head.
The body froze as soon as it saw me.
An energy similar to mine can be felt there.
Isn’t the answer derived from this obvious?
“You… “You are a priest of greed?”
At the same time, I realize one more thing.
I’m up, he’s down.
The two of us have a clearly defined vertical relationship.
“Hey, come here.”
“Yes, old… !”
Perfectly enough to invite the other person with just a single wave of the hand.
It was that easy for me.
It’s about stealing the other person’s energy and turning them into an empty shell.
He knows that too, which is why he is so kind to me.
Maybe this will work out easily.
“Name.”
“Ah, monkfish… , His real name is Ramazar… No see.”
“What is your nationality?”
“This is leader.”
Good.
I’m just drinking alcohol.
“Are you in charge here?”
“… Yes, that’s right. “To be exact, one of the people in charge.”
“How many people are in charge?”
“Well, that is.”
The guy who answered well, but then suddenly made a disgruntled look on his face.
Suddenly something annoying comes to mind and I frown and ask.
“What, are you under ban too?”
“… Yes, that’s right.”
“Ah.”
Kim is leaking.
The energy felt from him is clearly S-class.
I think he would have suffered a bit in his own way if he faced each other regardless of his superiors and subordinates. I thought he was a guy who would make a fuss within the organization.
No, his status may not actually be that low.
However, the organization that steadily imposes a ban on even such a guy may be too sincere.
“Is the ban on all members of the organization?”
“… “You can think of it as mostly hanging.”
“Most means… “It seems unlikely that there are people who haven’t been caught.”
In the end, in order to dig deeper into that organization, we have to catch those who haven’t been banned.
The problem is how to attract people who seem to be very high up in the organization at first glance…
I thought about it for a moment and then stopped.
Why am I worrying about this?
“Hey.”
“Yes… ?”
I put my hand on the stomach of the guy who was watching me and wondering how he could survive.
You can clearly feel his energy through the palm of your hand.
I take a little, just a little bit, of the energy of gluttony that I harbor and transplant it there.
“Kuhuhuh… !?”
This guy is suffering from the energy that suddenly invades and takes root.
My son, I’m going to kill him.
After confirming that the energy is properly planted in the stomach, quickly remove the hand.
“Can you feel it too?”
When I asked that question, the guy with a frown asked me back.
“W-what are you doing now… ?”
“Oh, it’s nothing special. “I just planted some of my energy in you.”
Why did you plant it?
Of course, it’s not to give him strength.
Quite the opposite.
It should have started by now…
“Omg… !”
This guy is embarrassed by the strange thing he feels in his stomach.
“Oh, ah, no…” ! My, my strength!”
There was only one command given to him as he planted energy in his stomach.
He told me to eat up all the energy around me.
And very, very slowly.
“Looking at your expression, it seems to be working well.”
Thank god.
Since it was my first time doing it, I was worried what would happen if it didn’t go well.
Realizing that the current situation has unfolded as I intended, the guy immediately falls to his knees.
“Please, please save me! “Aren’t we family members who worship the same goddess?”
Hehe, look at this bastard.
I smile brightly at him and answer.
“You don’t die if you don’t have energy.”
That’s actually true.
Even if you take away all of that energy, it won’t die.
However, it would be more painful than dying.
I don’t know if it wasn’t there from the beginning.
The process of losing your full strength and eventually turning into a weakling is nothing short of a living hell.
I know this because I experienced it.
When I said that, the guy asked in a pleading tone, as if he wasn’t paying attention at all.
“What do you want from me?”
Okay.
If you want to live, that has to come first.
“What do you want? Not a big deal.”
It’s really no big deal.
It’s an opportunity where I can achieve my desired goal and at the same time, maybe he can also make a contribution.
Additionally, you can kill two birds with one stone by saving yourself from unnecessary worries… , No, a plan to kill three birds with one stone.
I spread three fingers in front of him and opened his mouth.
“It will take about three months for my energy to consume all of your energy.”
After learning of the clear deadline, I continued speaking to the guy who had become even more pale.
“Bring it to me within that period.”
“Well, what…”
Isn’t that obvious?
“A bastard who doesn’t have a ban on his head.”
At best, he is a man with no backs and a weak will.
I say this while staring at the guy who has turned pale at the unexpected suggestion.
“If you can’t do it, tell me now. “I will make you comfortable right away.”
Even though I said that, there was only one answer that would come out of his mouth.
“Ha, I will…”
He grabs the neck of the guy who barely accepted the offer and pushes him into the pile of fallen corpses.
He speaks to the guy lying inside, as if he doesn’t even have the energy to resist.
“He’s hiding here like he’s dead. “I will take a look at the situation and find a time to get out.”
“Oh, I understand.”
“I know that because if we can’t get out at that time, our contract will naturally be cancelled.”
What do you do by doing more business with someone who doesn’t take the opportunity when you give it a chance?
After leaving a final warning, it uses magic to pull nearby corpses and pile them on top of the creature.
I didn’t want it to look artificial, so it felt a little messy.
“Okay, complete.”
I’ve got insurance, so now all I have to do is clean up the place.
We move into the upper floor to catch the other person responsible.
