The Second Coming of Gluttony - Chapter 389.

Chapter 389.: 389.

Not a single cloud was visible in the clear, quiet morning sky, but by the time afternoon rolled around, dark clouds rolled in and heavy rain began pouring down .

As the wheels of the carriage bounced up and down on the rough terrain of the vast field, they left a long track in the mud .

It was quiet inside the carriage .

A total of four people sat inside . There were five members in total, counting Hoshino Urara, who was sitting on the carriage roof .

Eun Yuri was dazedly staring into the air, moving her fingers nimbly as if playing on an invisible piano .

Someone who did not know her might think this as strange, but Chohong knew that she was a Magician and didn’t think too much of it .

In fact, her indifferent gaze was fixed on another person across from her—a young man sitting in the corner of the carriage and a woman using the young man’s thigh as a pillow .

They were Seol Jihu and Seo Yuhui .

Hmm, hmm . As a sweet humming voice rang out, Seol Jihu lowered his head and looked down .

“You’re not going to sleep?”

“Un . I was going to, but I can’t sleep for some reason… Why, is it uncomfortable?”

“No, not at all . ”

“Then can I stay like this a little bit longer? My neck is so comfy right now . ”

“Sure . And try to catch some sleep . I know you’re not feeling well . ”

Seol Jihu carefully placed his hand on Seo Yuhui’s eyes .

And as the large, warm hand covered half of Seo Yuhui’s face, a pleasant smile bloomed on her face .

“Auung~ I can’t see~”

It was clear to anyone watching that Seo Yuhui was squirming in happiness .

Chohong furrowed her brows . The way she rolled her head left and right and savored Seol Jihu’s thigh was unsightly, to say the least .

“Noonim, are you sure you’re sick?”

In the end, she asked openly .

“Yes? Ah, I’m fine right now because of this . ”

Seo Yuhui raised her left hand with her eyes still closed . The emerald ring on her finger shone brightly, flaunting its beauty .

Chohong leaned forward to take a closer look .

“What’s that? A ring?”

“Yes!”

Seo Yuhui spread her fingers out .

“Jihu gave it to me~”

She seemed to be boasting . The way she waved her hand, it was like she was showing it off for everyone to see .

“He said it was a gift and personally put it on my finger . ”

For the record, the ring was on her left ring finger .

Eun Yuri glanced at Seo Yuhui . She then looked down at the ring on her own left ring finger before sighing and shaking her head .

“So what is it?”

“It’s an artifact that holds a large amount of holy power . ”

Seol Jihu replied when Chohong asked with an unsure expression .

“The bishop received it from Luxuria-nim when he became a Level 6 . Yuhui Noona might run out of holy power on the way, right? This ring takes care of that problem . There should be no problem for at least ten days . ”

“Aha, so that’s why…”

Chohong nodded her head before doing a double-take . She glared at Seol Jihu and then turned away with a snort . She seemed to be saying, ‘Who the heck asked you?’

Seol Jihu chuckled . It seemed Chohong hadn’t forgotten about the argument they had a few days ago while training .

As Seol Jihu stared at Chohong, the corner of his mouth curled up stealthily . His expression seemed to say he just thought of something good .

“Oh no!”

Clunk! At that moment, along with a sharp scream, the carriage door shot open .

A woman drenched with rain swooped inside like a nimble gymnast .

It was Hoshino Urara .

“The coachman said he’ll have to stop the carriage soon!”

Seo Yuhui shot up .

Chohong grabbed the Thorn of Steel, and Eun Yuri began to chant a spell .

When Seol Jihu picked up the Spear of Purity, Hoshino Urara looked around the carriage and then nodded .

“He said we’d have to set up camp earlier than expected because the Horus got tired from running in the rain . ”

A silence descended .

“You guys got that?”

Hoshino Urara placed her hands on her waist and strutted out her chest .

Soon, Chohong’s fierce kick ensued .

“Kwack—!”

Hoshino Urara was sent flying out of the carriage with a squeal of a dying pig .

“That crazy bitch . Hey, close the door . ”

Chohong huffed .

Seo Yuhui went back to lying on Seol Jihu’s thigh, and Eun Yuri closed the door shut .

“Uaaaaang! I’m sorry! Don’t leave me behiiiind!”

They could hear Hoshino Urara chasing after them while screaming loudly .

*

As the raindrops got thicker, the carriage came to a complete halt .

They were supposed to arrive at their destination either today or tomorrow, but they fell behind in schedule due to the sudden, heavy downpour .

Valhalla’s main team set up camp and took care of dinner with Seol Jihu’s ramen .

As this was Eun Yuri’s first expedition, Seol Jihu handed her something that he specially prepared for her .

Eun Yuri looked down at a pair of ‘silver’ chopsticks and a ‘glass’ cup .

Seeing how everyone else had wooden chopsticks and paper cups, she scurried up to Seol Jihu and angrily threw the silver chopsticks and glass cup on the ground .

By the time dinner ended, Hoshino Urara arrived at the campsite, panting .

After watching her lick every drop of soup from the pot like a starving dog, the team members gathered inside the tent and set up their sleeping bags .

Seol Jihu laid down on the sleeping bag that Eun Yuri prepared for him and fell into thought .

‘I wonder how they justified this matter . ’

A fundamental question popped up in his head as he rummaged through his thoughts .

But it wasn’t really a problem . It was clear that the traitors were making a move, and he had made preparations against it .

Thanks to Seo Yuhui, he could be a step ahead of them and react accordingly .

‘Still, aren’t things going a bit too smoothly?’

If Seo Yuhui didn’t prepare such a well-timed trap, then Seol Jihu really might have fallen for the traitors’ tricks despite the Future-Gauging Nine Eyes . That was how scrupulous the bishop acted .

‘He hid lies within truths . ’

However, Seo Yuhui saw through his lies perfectly .

Not only that, but she also predicted his every movement .

Almost as if she knew the bishop would do this .

Like she’s experienced everything once before .

Of course, Seo Yuhui was an Earthling who had been active in Paradise for a long time, so it was only natural that she knew more about its politics than him .

It wasn’t so strange thinking about it this way, but still…

‘If I go to the temple and ask if I can spend contribution points to see the dream again, would Gula-nim agree?’

As he tossed and turned in deep thought, he suddenly caught sight of someone .

It was the person who hadn’t said a word to him ever since they left Eva .

“… . ”

Seol Jihu wiggled up and laid down next to her .

Chohong moved away without saying anything .

To the opposite side .

Seol Jihu chuckled blandly before rolling to her side once more .

“Chohong . ”

He whispered her name, but no reply came back .

But once he lifted his leg and placed it on her…

“Move it . ”

She reacted immediately .

“Ah, so comfortable . ”

“I told you to move it . ”

“Ehem . ”

Seol Jihu coughed sternly .

“Is that any way to talk to your dear husband?”

“Are you crazy?”

Chohong snorted with her back facing Seol Jihu .

“Husband, my ass . If you don’t move your leg before I countdown from three, I’ll break your leg . Three . ”

“I’ll return those words to you . You’ll regret it if you don’t face me before I do the same . ”

“Two . ”

“Jeez, are you Hugo? Sulking just because I was a little strict…”

“One . ”

“Did I say anything wrong? You have to focus when you’re learning . Were you that hurt that I asked if you were coming to the training simply to play with me?

“Alright, you’re dead . . . ”

“Noona!”

Seol Jihu shouted .

Seo Yuhui, who was sitting next to Eun Yuri and learning yoga poses that were good for the body, turned in a startle .

“H-Hmm?”

“I have something to ask . How do vows work in Paradise when a Priest swears on their god’s name?”

Chohong flinched . She could clearly feel pressure from the leg that was placed on her body .

“When a Priest swears on their god’s name? That’s not something they do so easily… Not Priests, at least . ”

“Really?”

“Yep . Priests have the closest relationship to their gods among the four basic classes, so a vow made on their god’s name places a heavy restriction on them that rivals an oath . That’s why Priests with even a little thought would never make vows on their god’s name . ”

Meaning, Chohong was completely thoughtless .

Seol Jihu grinned .

“What if they signed a contract? It was an informal one though . ”

“Then they’d really have no way out . But why are you asking all of a sudden?”

Seo Yuhui asked while doing a butterfly stretch .

Seol Jihu stared at Chohong with a snobbish look .

“Three, two, one… Aigoo, where did I put that contract again?”

“… . ”

“Well, I guess you don’t need to call me Dear Husband . Darling~ Oppa~ Master~”

Chohong shook in her sleeping bag .

Then, she slowly turned around and faced Seol Jihu .

Her face had reddened inside the sleeping bag and was turning purple in rage .

“You’re… still on about that…!”

“I have a good memory . You better respect me because I still have the periodic table of elements memorized . ”

Seol Jihu snickered before putting his other leg on top of her .

“Auu, how comfy . Chohong Pillow is the best . ”

“Y-You’re so shameless!”

“Be quiet, pillow . Also, please take good care of me tonight . ”

Watching this, Seo Yuhui could only tilt her head, not knowing that Chohong had once made a bet on Kim Hannah and herself coming to Valhalla .

She stared at the duo before excusing herself from Eun Yuri’s yoga class and getting up .

“Jihu, don’t do that . ”

“Huh? Ah, I’m just fooling around . ”

“Still, Miss Chohong hates it . Take your legs off, okay? If you really have to, put your legs on this noona later . ”

“Argh, it’s fine!”

Chohong suddenly shouted .

“It’s not like this is the first time he’s doing this . I’ll just live with it . ”

“B-But…”

“Plus, you’re sick . Just go to sleep in peace away from this bastard . ”

“No, you see, my lifeforce is inside Jihu’s body…”

Suddenly, the conversation took a weird turn .

The two women bickered for a while before finally compromising .

Seo Yuhui would have Seol Jihu’s upper body, and Chohong would have his lower body .

Suddenly having his face in Seo Yuhui’s embrace and his legs on top of Chohong, Seol Jihu blinked rapidly . But since it was comfy, he decided to be satisfied with how things turned out and went to sleep .

That night .

Seol Jihu had a dream .

He was alone on a boat with Seo Yuhui, riding on the calm waves of a beautiful sea that was scintillating under the glow of the setting sun .

He seemed to be lying down on the boat, and Seo Yuhui looked happy with him in her arms .

[It’s finally just the two of us . ]

It was undoubtedly a peaceful dream .

[My little rabbit . ]

But for some reason, a chill went down his spine .

[Run away! Hurry!]

[Oh? Black Rabbit is here too!?]

Black Seol Jihu suddenly appeared out of nowhere and ran away with him .

[White Rabbit~ Black Rabbit~]

When he subconsciously opened his eyes in the middle of the night, he found himself soaked in sweat from head to toe .

*

The carriage ran for another four days before coming to a stop .

Where they got off was the start of a mountain range that was beyond Haramark and past the Forest of Denial .

As Haramark’s surrounding region had stabilized in recent days, the range of area that was deemed safe for travel had increased .

Valhalla’s main team started their march with Hoshino Urara as the header . They were heading toward the direction of the former Delphinion Duchy .

The march went without a hitch as Hoshino Urara was a Unique Ranker Archer and Chohong had taken this route before when she went to rescue Seol Jihu, who was trapped in the laboratory .

Perhaps because they were in a mountain, night came rather quickly .

Valhalla’s main team marched for almost an entire day before arriving at their destination .

Because the bishop gave them a detailed roadmap, it wasn’t hard to find the place .

There was just one problem .

“Huh? This is that Gorad Boga place?”

Chohong frowned as she looked around her surroundings .

All she could see was a dense forest filled with trees and overgrown bushes .

She couldn’t see anything like a trace of a city that was once ruled by a god after his birth .

If anything, the darkness of the forest gave off a bleak, creepy feeling .

“What’s up with this place? For Huge Stone Rocky Mountain and Mount Peléeom, it was easy to see vital energy in the atmosphere . ”

“We’re talking about a myth from thousands of years ago . They say even mountains and rivers change in ten years . It’s not that surprising for this place to look like this . ”

“But still…”

Chohong smacked her lips .

Seo Yuhui also tilted her head .

“What do you think, Noonim? Can you feel anything?”

“Mm… I do feel holy power, but I’m not so sure… . ”

“Oh, you do? Then maybe Seol’s found the right place . ”

“It’s just… a little strange…”

Seo Yuhui continued in a doubtful tone .

“I can feel small clusters here and there, but they’re not connected . There aren’t that many, and they’re far apart . Moreover, they’re clusters of holy power, not vital energy . ”

“Hmm? Holy power? What do you mean?”

“Priests convert vital energy into holy power by praying in areas of high vital energy concentration . But this is refined holy power . I’ve never heard of a place like this existing . ”

Chohong scratched her head .

Seol Jihu met Seo Yuhui’s eyes .

The two of them nodded their heads slightly at the same time .

“But Noona, there’s still holy power here, right?”

“Mmn, yeah, but…”

“Then why don’t you try praying here? I’ll take a look around in the meanwhile . ”

Seol Jihu opened up a straw mat .

Seo Yuhui carefully kneeled down, closed her eyes, and locked her hands together in prayer .

“Chohong, set up camp next to Noona . Miss Hoshino Urara, be on the lookout for anything suspicious . Miss Eun Yuri, follow me . ”

Seol Jihu started walking right away .

He took a dozen or so steps before suddenly stopping and kneeling down .

Eun Yuri, who was following him while looking around, jumped in a startle .

Whoosh!

Terrifying energy that could not be described with words erupted from Seol Jihu’s body . She could not feel even the slightest impurity from this mana .

But what surprised Eun Yuri even more was that the boundless energy split into thousands of thin threads and spread out in all directions .

If Roselle saw this, she would undoubtedly exclaim, ‘What a beautiful application of mana!’

Meanwhile, Seol Jihu’s eyes waned as he stared fixedly at the ground .

‘Oh?’

A chuckle escaped his mouth before he rummaged through his pocket and then placed his hand on the ground .

He tapped the muddy earth and then got up .

“Miss Eun Yuri . ”

“Yes?”

“You saw me moving my mana just now, right?”

“…Yes . ”

“Can you do the same thing?”

Eun Yuri tilted her head at the sudden question .

“I’m not sure . I’d have to try . ”

“What about splitting into a few dozen strands and sending them in one direction?”

“I should be able to do that . ”

“Great . Then remember the spots where I’m stopping . ”

With that, Seol Jihu started walking again .

Eun Yuri stared fixedly at the spot Seol Jihu had been standing in before chasing after him with light steps .

Kneeling down, rummaging through his pocket, and then placing his hand on the ground . Seol Jihu repeated the same set of actions dozens of times while circling around the campsite .

“There’s more than I thought . Can you remember them all?”

“Y-Yes, I can, but…”

Eun Yuri stared at Seol Jihu curiously .

She had kept quiet so that she wouldn’t unintentionally bother Seol Jihu, but she couldn’t figure out why he was stopping at these places .

“Alright, here’s the thing…”

Seol Jihu lowered his voice and spoke .

After listening to his explanation, Eun Yuri became even more puzzled .

“So… that’s the signal?”

“Yes . Me raising this spear . ”

Seol Jihu smiled and tapped the Spear of Purity .

“Think of it as a cue . You know, kind of like how a movie director gives a signal before filming . ”

Eun Yuri rolled her eyes .

She understood what he was asking from her . She just didn’t understand why .

And so, just as she was about to ask him…

“What are ya doin’~!?”

An uninvited guest barged in .

It was Yishino Seolara’s older sister .

“Miss Hoshino Urara, what happened to being on the lookout?”

“I did it and then came here . It got too boring . ”

Eun Yuri furrowed her brows .

However, Seol Jihu didn’t get angry . He had brought Hoshino Urara on this trip, specifically calculating that she’d act this way .

If he wanted someone who would do their given duty faithfully, he would have brought either Marcel Ghionea or Kazuki instead .

“Anyways, I’ve been watching ya for a while, and it sure looks like you’re doing something interesting . ”

“?”

“You were burying things in the ground . And also…”

Hoshino Urara stepped closer to Seol Jihu .

“This, this . What happened to it?”

“What happened to what?”

“You know, the pendant that you always wear around your necklace . Why isn’t it with you today~?”

“… . ”

“So suspicious~ I can smell the fun from a mile away~”

Hoshino Urara closed her eyes and sniffed .

Seol Jihu grinned . As expected of a Unique Ranker Archer, her attention to detail was impeccable .

Hoshino Urara opened her eyes and then smiled .

“Now tell me! I wanna know!”

It was then .

The man and woman turned their gazes simultaneously .

Seol Jihu to the left, Hoshino Urara to the right .

Soon, a scream rang out .

It was from the direction where Seo Yuhui and Chohong had set up camp .

“…Iya…”

Hoshino Urara exclaimed quietly .

“Those two must be heated up . ”

In the next moment, as Hoshino Urara lowered her center of gravity to catapult herself out, Seol Jihu reached out and grabbed her shoulder .

“Miss Urara . ”

“Ang?”

“Promise me something before you go . Look at me . ”

Hoshino Urara slowly turned to the side .

“From now on, listen to me carefully . If you do, I’ll show you something fun and exciting . I’m sure you’ll enjoy it . ”

“…I get what you’re saying…”

Hoshino Urara raised her eyebrows slightly .

“But didn’t you hear that scream?”

“I did . That’s what I’m saying . I’ll let you have some nice fun . ”

Hoshino Urara’s widened eyes slowly returned to normal .

“…Really?”

“Of course . ”

“Oho . I knew I could trust my dog’s nose . Well, if you say so…”

Hoshino Urara slowly stood up .

Eun Yuri stared at Seol Jihu with a look of fluster .

The scream just now was most definitely from Seo Yuhui .

Seol Jihu’s group was far away from the campsite . There was a chance that they might be late even if they ran there . So why—?

“Now, then . ”

At that moment, Eun Yuri’s eyes lit up .

“Let’s go . Make sure to put on your most shocked, hurried face . ”

Because Seol Jihu had just raised his spear .

He had given the awaited cue .

1 . Again, ‘Eun’ means ‘silver’, and ‘Yuri’ means glass in Korean .

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