Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 619

◈ 619. Often Makes Mistakes with Words

The Deputy Representative gave Rembrary a strange smile and muttered.

“Who am I supposed to answer to?”

Rembrary didn’t understand what he meant. He was the only one there.

Besides, the Deputy Representative was clearly looking at Rembrary while speaking and gesturing for him to sit on the sofa.

“Yes, what is it?”

However, something else was odd. He was suddenly using polite language, unlike before.

Rembrary was even more puzzled by the sudden change in tone, but deciding it wasn’t important, he sat on the sofa and said.

“I came to tell you something related to Lumena.”

[It’s about your representative.]

At the same time, Shin Jo-woon said something similar, and the Deputy Representative raised his eyebrows and smiled.

“Ah. I see. It seems that way.”

Rembrary looked at the Deputy Representative’s phone and said.

“Hang up. I’ll be quick.”

The Deputy Representative didn’t reveal that he was on the phone with Shin Jo-woon and casually refused.

“Don’t worry. I’m listening to ‘everything’ anyway. So, what news about Lumena made you come so urgently? I’m curious.”

“Lumena has heard your stories.”

[Someone ended up talking with your representative.]

He subtly threw questions at both of them, and this time, similar words came back.

The Deputy Representative nodded at Rembrary as if telling him to continue and responded appropriately to Shin Jo-woon, saying, “I see.”

Rembrary and Shin Jo-woon continued speaking simultaneously again.

“She lamented that you are acting in favor of Lumena’s enemies.”

[He’s worried that the remaining people are ruining the image he worked so hard to build.]

“Lumena wanted you to serve Redrin in her place.”

[He wants you to help the country and its people as a hunter company, even now. Don’t tarnish the reputation.]

However, the words that had been progressing similarly diverged decisively at the conclusion.

“Ah. I see.”

The Deputy Representative listened to both of them, nodding, and then burst into laughter at that part.

Rembrary and Shin Jo-woon both stopped talking at his sudden laughter.

The Deputy Representative continued to laugh for a while, then showed Rembrary his phone screen.

“Anchovy?”

Seeing the name ‘Shin Jo-woon’ on the screen, Rembrary frowned at the unexpected situation.

The Deputy Representative mocked them both while also switching the phone to speaker mode.

“I wondered why you didn’t come together but separately. It seems you both had different things to say.”

Rembrary was dumbfounded.

‘Is it because he’s an anchovy [slang for someone quick-witted and cunning]? He’s so quick. He called in the meantime?’

Shin Jo-woon also laughed in disbelief from beyond the phone. He said he was going home? Is that his home?

“This is quite something. But you’re both talking about the representative, but the messages are different, so how do I know which one is real? Don’t you think?”

The Deputy Representative ridiculed the situation, and Rembrary and Shin Jo-woon’s moods worsened.

Shin Jo-woon was silent for a moment.

On the other hand, Rembrary didn’t care and insisted.

“My words are real.”

Hearing that over the phone, Shin Jo-woon sighed.

However, he knew that while Rembrary didn’t hesitate to save people in unnecessary situations, he wouldn’t yield in situations like this, so he reluctantly agreed.

[Yes. That pig’s words are real.]

Since the important thing was to persuade the Mirage Deputy Representative, he reluctantly sided with Rembrary.

However, even though the two of them coordinated their words, the Deputy Representative burst into even greater laughter.

As they stared strangely at his incomprehensible laughter, the Deputy Representative, who had been laughing for a long time, put his hands in his pockets and leaned forward, saying.

“Wrong.”

Deliberately making eye contact with Rembrary, who was sitting on the sofa, he was clearly trying to mock him.

The Deputy Representative, who had been laughing, said coldly.

“Both are fake.”

Rembrary clicked his tongue again. Seriously, this anchovy. Why did he have to call at the same time as me?

“Rabsus died because he got caught up with Rembrary, and I know the representative disappeared trying to save him. But wow. You two are scamming people by selling the representative’s name.”

As he said that, the Deputy Representative grabbed his phone, and something must have been pressed wrong, because the call was disconnected.

Whether it was intentional or not, the Deputy Representative raised his eyebrows and looked at the phone with the home screen displayed.

Rembrary watched the scene, then got up from the sofa and slowly approached.

The Deputy Representative was about to call Shin Jo-woon again, but upon discovering Rembrary, he retreated with a wary expression.

“What is it?”

As soon as he disconnected from Shin Jo-woon, he had returned to using informal language.

Rembrary didn’t care and asked.

“Can you read the past?”

The Deputy Representative continued to move away at the same speed as Rembrary, asking back.

“Do you think I’ll answer you?”

Rembrary answered indifferently.

“You know I can find out the answer.”

“!”

“Do you read it, or is there someone around you with that ability?”

The Deputy Representative narrowed his eyes. However, as the story had progressed this far, he readily answered as if it wasn’t information that needed to be hidden.

“The latter.”

At that answer, Rembrary nodded.

“Good.”

Then he suddenly held out a hand.

“Then it’s okay to read me.”

The Deputy Representative frowned.

“What’s the trick?”

“If you read my past, you’ll know if what I said just now is true or not.”

“!”

The Deputy Representative stood there for a moment, looking at Rembrary. Although it wasn’t outwardly visible, he seemed swayed by Rembrary’s suggestion.

“Saying that makes it sound like the real Lumena told you to cooperate with Redrin.”

“Yes. So find out.”

Rembrary held out his other hand as well.

The Deputy Representative stared intently at his arm. He had a face of hesitation, wondering whether to take it or not.

“I refuse.”

But in the end, he backed away.

Even though he could bring a person with the ability to read the past to confirm whether Lumena’s message was true or not.

Rembrary lowered his hand and smiled.

“Yeah. You know that Lumena didn’t disappear because of me, after all.”

At those words, the Deputy Representative flinched.

“But you want to blame someone. And the easiest person to blame is me.”

Objectively speaking, the smile Rembrary was wearing now was gentle.

However, upon hearing those words and seeing that smile, the Deputy Representative felt as if he had been hit right on the mark and shouted in anger.

“Shut up!”

At that moment. The background around Rembrary all changed. Just like when he was with Hwasaja before.

People were passing by, and upon seeing Rembrary who had suddenly appeared, they belatedly exclaimed in surprise.

“It’s Rembrary!”

“It’s Rembrary!”

“He suddenly appeared!”

As everyone raised their phones, Rembrary smiled and waved his hand.

But there was definitely an achievement.

‘I’m sure of it now because of this. The Deputy Representative can’t move his opponent to a place he has decided on.’

It was clear that he always moved people to peaceful places, even though he seemed to have a grudge against this side.

‘Is that a relief? At least it’s a less tricky ability.’

* * *

Even after blowing Rembrary away, the Deputy Representative couldn’t calm his anger and repeatedly slammed his fist on the desk.

Then, when he tried to use his phone, he saw that the screen was shattered. It seemed he had slammed the phone while hitting the desk.

“Damn it!”

The Deputy Representative slammed the desk again and picked up the internal phone, giving instructions.

“A phone.”

Before long, the door opened and the secretary came in, handing over a phone.

“Here you go, Deputy Representative.”

“Prepare a new phone under my name.”

“Yes.”

“And that PD [Production Director] from before. What was his number?”

“It’s 010-XXXX-XXXX.”

As the Deputy Representative nodded, the secretary took the broken phone on the desk and went outside.

The Deputy Representative took a deep breath to suppress his still-boiling anger and called the number the secretary had given him.

“PD Gu.”

[Who is this?]

The person on the other end of the phone had a sullen voice, as someone had called him out of the blue from an unknown number.

“It’s me. Kim Murok’s documentary sponsor.”

[The number is…]

“I have my reasons. More importantly, what’s your decision? Have you decided? About Kim Murok’s documentary. Whether to continue it or not.”

[Ah, that’s…]

As PD Gu hesitated, the Deputy Representative needlessly pulled out tissues one by one from the tissue box to suppress his feelings.

A voice explaining in detail could be heard over the phone.

[As you know, there was the Kim Murok PD incident recently. It’s a bit scary. What if I end up like that? Rembrary seems to have treated Kim Murok because they had a previous connection, but how do I know if he’ll treat me too?]

Unexpectedly, the excuse helped the Deputy Representative calm down.

He found it amusing to see PD Gu worrying about that, knowing that Rembrary hadn’t blown up Kim Murok’s phone [referring to an earlier incident where Rembrary’s actions indirectly caused Kim Murok’s phone to explode].

“I see. Well, it’s understandable to be worried.”

[Yes. I’m the type to worry even about things I don’t need to.]

“Still, that’s a bit…”

[Yes?]

“You said you’d avenge PD Gu Ju-ho. So you don’t even have that much resolve?”

PD Gu became quiet. The Deputy Representative drove the wedge in once more.

“If you’re going to quit, I’d like you to tell me quickly. We need to find the next person quickly too.”

[…Then let me think about it for a few more days.]

* * *

Nin-Ling was worried because Rembrary had said he was going to do volunteer work, but he hadn’t come even when it was dark at night.

Ardor was already on the roof, and Kim Je-woo was going in and out of the kitchen to check the cold stew.

The only ones sleeping well in this situation were the children, who weren’t worried thanks to Mullu’s excuse that ‘Rembrary went out to play somewhere.’

Everyone else was worried. Rembrary was strong, but he had a history of suddenly disappearing.

Moreover, Kim Je-woo had found a recording of Rembrary being scolded while doing volunteer work, which made them even more concerned.

Then, as a car stopped smoothly in front of the house, Mullu hurriedly ran towards it.

Ardor jumped off the roof, deliberately getting ahead of Mullu even faster.

However, the stopped car was a taxi.

The group was all disappointed and stopped.

But the person who came out after opening the door was indeed Rembrary.

Rembrary looked at his family with a puzzled expression.

“Oh. Why are you all out here?”

* * *

When Rembrary came out after taking a bath, Mullu, Nin-Ling, and Ardor were sitting on the bed in a row, and almost simultaneously stood up and started chattering.

“Are you okay?”

“Great Priest. I hope you weren’t upset by something unpleasant…”

“I’ll find out Ki Sung-hyun’s address, Great Priest. I’ll go find him and carve etiquette into his soul line by line!”

Rembrary looked at them and, instead of telling them what had happened today, told them what would happen tomorrow.

“I’m going to re-enter the pillar tomorrow.”

It would be too tiring to tell them everything that happened today, as there was too much to say.

Ardor’s eyes widened.

“Weren’t you going to not destroy the pillars?!”

“I said I’d think about it.”

Nin-Ling asked cautiously.

“Then have you decided to seal the Demon King?”

“No. I’m going to leave two or three and think about the rest later.”

* * *

The next day.

Rembrary was packing his things to enter the dungeon when.

Unexpectedly, Woo Yeon-woo opened the door and asked.

“Where are you going?”

It sounded like the doorbell rang downstairs. It must have been Woo Yeon-woo.

“I’m going to the dungeon. Want to come with me?”

When Woo Yeon-woo looked disgusted, Rembrary smiled and immediately changed his words.

“I was just being polite. You’re too weak, so it’s useless to take you.”

Woo Yeon-woo was annoyed but denied it, afraid that he would say he would take him, so he grumbled for no reason.

“Finish packing your things. I’ll walk you to the front since I came all the way here.”

“Didn’t you come because you had something to do?”

“My business was you. No, you said before that Nak-ru and you guys had a falling out. I came to ask about that. Team Leader Gu doesn’t tell me anything. Do you know why Nak-ru had a falling out with you guys?”

“It’s nothing much. There was a prophecy that I would side with the Demon King.”

“Oh, it’s nothing… but?! Is it true? Are you going to do that?”

“Don’t worry.”

“It’s a prophecy!”

“It won’t all come true. I heard a prophecy from someone else before, and it didn’t come true.”

“No, why doesn’t anyone tell me these important things?!”

“Because you’re not very helpful.”

“Hey!”

“But aren’t you cheerful?”

“Is that all the praise you could find?”

“…”

“Why can’t you answer!”

While Woo Yeon-woo was so angry that he couldn’t breathe, Rembrary finished packing his things, closed his carrier, and stood up.

“Let’s go now.”

Woo Yeon-woo approached while still huffing and puffing.

Then, he frowned upon seeing the paper with ‘Morsseau’ written on it on the desk and asked.

“What is it? Why did you write that person’s name down?”

Rembrary handed the carrier to Woo Yeon-woo and asked back.

“Name?”

“Isn’t it a name?”

Woo Yeon-woo received the carrier absentmindedly, then asked in a trembling voice upon seeing Rembrary’s obvious gaze.

“Why. Why are you looking at me like that?”

“How did you know that was a person’s name?”

“!”