Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 229

< 229. Upheaval >

Shin Jo-woon asked, flustered,

“Do Saints… get scolded by other Saints?”

Of course, Rembrary’s personality and behavior were already not what he considered a typical Saint. But still, he was a Saint. Scolding another Saint?

“That celebrity Saint. How old is he?”

“I don’t know exactly. He looks similar in age to Shin Jo-woon.”

The same Saint. And the other person is even older. And he’s scolding him? He didn’t even know if that was possible. But Rembrary didn’t seem to be joking.

In the end, Shin Jo-woon gave up on getting an explanation and decided to trust his own eyes and judgment.

‘I’ll know if I keep watching.’

“Here we are.”

In the meantime, Rembrary pointed to a large building, indicating they had arrived at their destination.

“Is the Saint an employee here? Or the owner?”

“I don’t know exactly. I’ve never seen him working, so I don’t think he’s an employee.”

Shin Jo-woon didn’t ask any more questions this time either. Instead, he obediently followed Rembrary into the cafe.

“I’ll have a sweet potato cream latte.”

Rembrary walked up to the counter and ordered normally. Before he knew it, Shin Jo-woon had ordered as well, and then they sat down.

“What about the Saint?”

“We have to approach him naturally.”

“Is he in here?”

Shin Jo-woon asked Rembrary about the celebrity Saint several times, but Rembrary didn’t say anything until he had drunk half of his sweet potato cream latte. It was as if he had forgotten about the celebrity Saint he was supposed to scold.

Then, he suddenly jumped up and quickly went somewhere. Shin Jo-woon followed him, and there was a door with a sign that said only staff were allowed.

“Is it here?”

“We have to go through here.”

“You could have just walked over here?”

“The staff kept looking at the door.”

Rembrary went inside and closed the door, then fumbled around near the light switch.

Shin Jo-woon watched him, wondering what he was doing.

“I thought this was the place…”

Rembrary fumbled awkwardly with the switch, and the moment he finally found the button and opened the hidden entrance, Shin Jo-woon couldn’t hold back any longer and asked,

“Wait.”

“We can go that way.”

“I have something to ask. Before we go.”

“What is it?”

“Are we sneaking in right now?”

“Ah. Did I not mention that?”

Rembrary asked as he took off his mask, about to enter the entrance, and Shin Jo-woon sighed briefly and gestured for him to go in.

“I think you did. In your own way. Let’s go.”

After passing through the hallway, a space like a lobby appeared. It was a full-fledged space with a counter, and someone who seemed to be either an employee or a subordinate of the Saint was sitting in front of the counter, reading a newspaper.

The person smiled brightly when Rembrary appeared, but then looked back down at the newspaper. He didn’t seem to care about them at all.

“Looks like you’ve been here before.”

Shin Jo-woon muttered, looking at Rembrary. He wanted to ask what he was going to do now, but he held back.

To meet the celebrity Saint, whom everyone was curious about but no one paid attention to, in this way was a bit ridiculous.

However, Rembrary, who he had expected to explain the situation with a gentle expression, had an unusual reaction.

His eyes were wide and his mouth was slightly open as he stared blankly into the air. As if he had seen something incredibly surprising.

Shin Jo-woon followed Rembrary’s gaze. There was nothing there? It was just empty space. If you looked more broadly, it was a wall.

“Pig?”

However, the gaze that moved wildly between this empty space and that empty space was not simply looking at empty space.

“What’s wrong?”

When Shin Jo-woon asked, Rembrary muttered, “That thing.” But that was all. He closed his mouth and didn’t answer.

In fact, it would be more accurate to say that he didn’t have the strength to answer.

Cracks. The cracks that had seemed to be less frequent lately were concentrated here. Just like in the underworld.

* * *

[The place you told me about had tight security, but that security was only for keeping out humans. There were no defenses against us at all. But there was one place that even I couldn’t enter. That barrier wasn’t made by a human.]

* * *

Rembrary recalled what the Tiger Head had told him. In fact, it didn’t seem very relevant at first glance. But as he was looking for the reason why there were so many cracks here compared to other places, it came to mind.

Did this phenomenon occur because Daeju was a priest? He didn’t even pay attention to that. Even though he, the more amazing Rembrary, was there, his accommodation was fine.

‘Could this be related to the situation?’

As he was thinking, Shin Jo-woon called his name in a low voice.

“Yeon-woo.”

“Tell me if the situation is bad.”

“It’s not bad. It’s just embarrassing.”

“What do you mean?”

“Can you distract that person sitting at the counter for a moment?”

“…Weren’t we sneaking in?”

“It’s enough that we snuck in here.”

There was no explanation this time either, and Shin Jo-woon had no idea what Rembrary was trying to do. But he did as he was told and approached the counter.

“Excuse me.”

When he opened his mouth in a soft voice, the person sitting at the counter immediately looked up.

“You’re the person I saw on TV.”

Then, he recognized Shin Jo-woon right away and started talking to him with a smile.

While Shin Jo-woon responded well to that, Rembrary entered the long hallway alone. It was far away from Daeju’s room. It was a place he hadn’t visited before. It wasn’t a place he was interested in.

‘Is it there?’

Among the many doors, Rembrary immediately recognized which door the Tiger Head had mentioned. He couldn’t help but know, because a strange energy was emanating from inside the door.

Moreover, the cracks. The problematic cracks were even more concentrated around this door. There would definitely be more inside this door.

But even when Rembrary tried to turn the doorknob, the door didn’t open easily this time. It was the same even when he used his divine power. It seemed to be locked with physical force.

“You didn’t have to go that far. I would have told you someday.”

At that moment. A voice mixed with laughter came from right behind him. Rembrary turned around abruptly. Daeju was standing in the doorway across from him.

* * *

Inside Daeju’s room.

Rembrary and Daeju were sitting face to face, and Shin Jo-woon was standing near the door, watching the situation. It was a strange composition.

“Would you like some tea?”

Daeju offered to Shin Jo-woon, but Shin Jo-woon shook his head as before.

When you think about it, it was 2 against 1, so it was uncomfortable, but Daeju seemed calm.

Rembrary waited for Daeju to finish speaking, then brought up the main point.

“What did you teach Im Yu-han?”

He was surprised by the unexpected concentration of cracks, but the most important thing was this. Daeju answered lightly.

“I think you can guess?”

“I hope it’s not what I’m guessing.”

“Things don’t always go as planned.”

Daeju picked up the teapot and tilted it, and the sound of water rang in the teacup placed in front of Rembrary.

“I told him that if he wanted to see monsters, he should become one.”

Shin Jo-woon thought, ‘Should I even be here?’ and was surprised by the story of seeing monsters. Moreover, the name Rembrary mentioned earlier was Im Yu-han.

Shin Jo-woon also knew who Im Yu-han was. As the president of an entertainment agency, he couldn’t not know a celebrity. That person wants to see monsters?

In the meantime, Daeju continued to speak calmly.

“I happened to have recovered the brush, so I gave it to Im Yu-han.”

Rembrary looked at Daeju with a serious expression and asked, “Recovered?” But when Daeju didn’t answer, he changed the question again.

“What was the result?”

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?”

“It’s up to him to decide whether to use the brush or not.”

“…….”

“It’s certain that he took the brush. But I haven’t been in contact with him since then.”

“Is that the truth?”

“Yes.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“I swear to God, is that the truth?”

“Of course.”

Daeju answered calmly.

Rembrary examined Daeju’s forehead. No mark appeared. He had used ‘Truthful Bet’ to see, but it was embarrassing, but Daeju’s words were true, and Daeju really hadn’t met Im Yu-han since giving him the brush.

In other words, Daeju didn’t know where Im Yu-han was.

But separately, Rembrary didn’t like the fact that he had given Im Yu-han such an option in the first place.

‘It’s better to keep a distance from that person.’

The feeling of being happy to see another priest who served the god Redrin had already almost disappeared. Was it because he was a priest from another world? Just as others found Rembrary strange, Rembrary also found that person strange.

“I enjoyed the tea.”

Having come to that conclusion, Rembrary emptied the tea in one gulp and stood up, and Daeju also stood up.

Is this the end of the business? Shin Jo-woon watched closely how the situation was going, and although he felt uneasy that it seemed to be ending more weakly than he thought, he was relieved.

But just before leaving. Rembrary turned to Daeju with his hand on the doorknob.

“One more thing.”

“Ask me anything.”

“Why is this place like this?”

Rembrary quickly pointed to the location of the cracks with his eyes. But even while asking the question, he thought about the possibility that Daeju might not know about this. It seemed that even those with ‘eyes’ couldn’t see the cracks.

But perhaps because the foundation was divine power, Daeju understood right away.

“You can see them.”

Not only that. Daeju looked around carefully, then raised both hands slightly to the left and right as if introducing something.

“It’s not far off.”

Rembrary was surprised again by that joyful voice and expression. Daeju seemed to be waiting for a certain day.

He thought it was related to the cracks, but at this point, it seemed to be more than just being related.

What on earth is going on, what is your relationship with the cracks, Rembrary was about to ask.

The cracks all around began to make a cracking sound. It was like slowly stepping on broken glass wrapped in plastic wrap with your hands or feet.

“What is this…?”

Moreover, Shin Jo-woon could also hear the sound, and Shin Jo-woon, who had not reacted at all when he saw the cracks all around, looked around in great surprise.

“What’s that sound?”

“It’s the sound of cracks.”

“Cracks?”

“Like spider webs in the air… can you see them?”

“No. Just the sound.”

Shin Jo-woon shook his head and clicked his tongue, saying, “This is bad.”

“I don’t know about cracks. But I can see some strange things.”

Beyond the cracks. Countless eyes began to appear.

In Rembrary’s eyes, they were eyes looking this way through the cracks, but in Shin Jo-woon’s eyes, they appeared to be eyeballs suddenly appearing in the air.

Realizing that the situation was unusual, Rembrary took care of Shin Jo-woon first.

“Let’s talk later. Let’s go.”

But just as he was pulling Shin Jo-woon, a sharp sound rang out simultaneously from the cracks that were barely cracking, and strange things poured out like a waterfall in the blink of an eye.

“!”

Rembrary hurriedly wrapped Shin Jo-woon in divine power all around.

< 229. Upheaval > End