Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 315

315. Problem Solver

Daegu didn’t even glance at Sagamjae. He only looked at the Eastern High Priest.

“How absurd.”

Daegu stared at the Eastern High Priest’s purple hair and scoffed indifferently.

“I didn’t help you so you could side with them.”

“I was grateful then.”

Daegu had helped the Eastern High Priest, who had no connections, after his memories and reason returned. Now, he was bringing up that past.

Daegu smiled faintly as the Eastern High Priest thanked him without denying it.

“To offer greetings in the midst of all this. You may lack loyalty, but you seem to have manners. Well, even a trained dog has manners without sincerity.”

The Eastern High Priest tried to appear calm, but a vein popped out slightly on his forehead. Daegu’s words had clearly offended him.

“You shouldn’t just say whatever comes to mind.”

“Indeed. My apologies. Comparing you to a dog.”

“?”

“Dogs at least have loyalty, so you can’t be compared to them.”

Daegu smiled kindly, and Sagamjae thought Daegu was annoying in a different way from Rembrary.

The Eastern High Priest, realizing that arguing with Daegu would only be a loss for him, silently rotated one wrist in a circle and asked Sagamjae.

“Just kill him, right?”

“…Try to capture him alive first.”

At Sagamjae’s words, the Eastern High Priest nodded in agreement and then rotated his other wrist as well. The threatening movement resembled mockery. His attitude seemed like he was leisurely contemplating, ‘How should I deal with you? I’ll win anyway,’ which made Daegu sigh as he watched.

“What would your god think if he saw you now?”

“I am a follower of the gods, so I will follow the gods here as well.”

Daegu pursed his lips. He thought, ‘He’s not just following ‘when in Rome, do as the Romans do,’ but ‘when in Rome, follow the Roman gods.”

At that moment, the Eastern High Priest, who seemed to be rubbing his wrist, lunged forward. Daegu ducked to avoid him.

‘The ability to turn opponents into vinyl. He probably can’t use it right now. That grim reaper told him to capture me alive.’

Still, he tried his best not to touch the Eastern High Priest. Of course, he knew that the Eastern High Priest’s ability could be used without touching someone, but he still avoided anything that felt unsettling.

As soon as Daegu dodged, the Eastern High Priest kicked in the direction he had moved. Daegu blocked it with his phone, twisting his body to aim for the Eastern High Priest’s head.

However, before his foot could reach the opponent’s head, the Eastern High Priest slightly lowered his body to avoid Daegu’s kick and swung his fist, taking advantage of the opening created by the wide leg movement.

A fierce battle with no quarter given. Sagamjae crossed his arms and tilted his head at the sight, finding it difficult to predict who would win.

“What if Dongcheok loses like that?”

The grim reaper next to Sagamjae also asked worriedly. The Eastern High Priest and Daegu seemed evenly matched.

“But they’re really good at fighting. The saints in our world can’t fight at all. Maybe the saints in that world are chosen by their fists?”

“Maybe.”

“But what are you going to do if Dongcheok really loses? Just let him go?”

“If it looks like he’s going to lose, I’ll have him deal with it by turning him into vinyl.”

“Isn’t that too pitiful?”

Sagamjae didn’t respond to his fellow grim reaper’s generous expression. He didn’t feel the need to answer. Wasn’t that the reality?

He didn’t like them either, but at least Redrin and the other world immigrants came to find their own way to survive, so there was some room for consideration.

But this guy wasn’t from another world, yet he pledged allegiance to the people and gods of another world. And he’s pitiful? There wasn’t even room for sympathy.

Meanwhile, Daegu was grabbing dirt and throwing it at the Eastern High Priest.

“Foul…!”

Daegu knew how strong the Eastern High Priest was. Even right after hatching from the frog egg, in a state where his memories and reason were not fully intact, how much damage he had caused to so many people.

On the other hand, Daegu’s own abilities were truly close to a ‘miracle,’ but far from offensive. He couldn’t use them to capture people instantly or subdue the Eastern High Priest in one blow.

So, he had to find some way to win while the Eastern High Priest was deliberately not using his abilities.

Sagamjae watched this and, when the Eastern High Priest staggered, put his hands together and shouted into them, demanding.

“It’s okay to turn him into vinyl, so catch him already.”

The Eastern High Priest was a little offended that Sagamjae was now changing his words, after telling him not to use his powers. It was as if he was admitting that he was losing if he didn’t use his powers.

But setting aside his pride, there was no need to take the difficult path when there was an easy one, so the Eastern High Priest decided to use his abilities as Sagamjae had said. In the end, everything would be judged by the results.

‘This is troublesome.’

Daegu, who had heard all of this, was genuinely troubled. Daegu also knew that he was inferior to the Eastern High Priest in a battle of abilities.

So, he should have ended the situation when he wasn’t using his abilities…

‘Redrin-nim.’

Calling out to Redrin in his mind, Daegu became extremely vigilant. His expression didn’t change, but his heart beat faster.

However, the Eastern High Priest slowly moved his hands without mocking or looking down on Daegu.

In that desperate moment.

“!”

“Ah!”

“That’s!”

“Oh my god.”

A foot suddenly appeared out of nowhere and kicked the Eastern High Priest in the chin.

“Keuk.”

Caught off guard by the sudden attack, the Eastern High Priest staggered back several steps, feeling a sudden pain. He couldn’t easily grasp the situation because his chin was numb and his head was buzzing.

“Rembrary-nim!”

Only after hearing Daegu’s shout did the Eastern High Priest realize who had kicked him.

It was difficult to maintain his balance, so he took a few more steps back and looked closely. The human who had dared to kick him was the detestable Western High Priest. He had suddenly appeared out of thin air, kicked him, and landed.

“Rembrary!”

The Eastern High Priest gritted his teeth. Next to Rembrary, a person wearing a lion mask had also suddenly appeared, but he didn’t pay any attention to him.

It wasn’t just the Eastern High Priest who was surprised by this situation. Everyone present was flustered by Rembrary’s sudden intrusion and widened their eyes. Only Rembrary was calm.

“I’m glad I made it in time, Lion.”

“Me too.”

The most curious thing to people was how Rembrary had suddenly appeared, but the Eastern High Priest was more angry that Rembrary had appeared in this situation than how he had appeared, and he spat out harsh words.

“To have to see that unpleasant face even here.”

However, Rembrary himself stared at the Eastern High Priest for a moment, then asked in confusion.

“Who…?”

He had just attacked him, but he acted like he didn’t know who he was.

The Eastern High Priest was dumbfounded by Rembrary’s question. What? Did he kick him without even knowing who he was?

Fortunately, Daegu subtly informed him from the side.

“It’s the Eastern High Priest, Rembrary-nim.”

“There’s a priest here too?”

“He’s a priest from Rembrary-nim’s world.”

Only after hearing those words did Rembrary look at the Eastern High Priest more closely, then exclaimed in surprise.

“Oh, aren’t you Cock-Cock [a silly nickname]?”

“The chicken brain is your head, which can’t remember me no matter how many times you look at me!”

However, the Eastern High Priest was displeased and annoyed by the nickname he used after barely remembering him, so he shouted back.

But Rembrary’s attention had already left him.

Looking back, Rembrary had fought this purple-haired man when he was in Woo Yeon-woo’s body and hadn’t fully regained his memories. However, that incident was no longer a concern for Rembrary. Rather, Rembrary was focused on Daegu.

“Daegu, why are you fighting that guy? That guy is the Eastern High Priest.”

“I know. I just told you.”

“Did you?”

“Yes.”

“But why are you fighting?”

“He betrayed us.”

“Cock-Cock originally serves a different god.”

“He switched from that original god to the god of this world. Not only that, but he helped those grim reapers try to kill me.”

When Rembrary looked at the Eastern High Priest, he answered indifferently.

“I only follow ‘God.’ This isn’t betrayal.”

“What about Lumena?”

“You must be feeling the change too, Rembrary?”

“Change?”

“That God is not an absolute being. Following Lumena here is no different from following the Demon King. It’s only harmful.”

“……”

“Do you still think I’m wrong?”

“You’re still Cock-Cock.”

“What did you say?”

“Don’t you even think about who you were able to come here thanks to?”

Rembrary looked at the Eastern High Priest as if he was pathetic, and the Eastern High Priest’s eyes narrowed. His atmosphere was unusual. It seemed like his target would change to Rembrary at any moment.

“Don’t attack Rembrary, Dongcheok.”

However, as the atmosphere turned rough, Sagamjae surprisingly stepped in to stop the Eastern High Priest.

“!”

The Eastern High Priest turned his head sharply towards Sagamjae, frowned, and demanded.

“Why shouldn’t I attack only him?”

However, before Sagamjae could answer, Rembrary warned Daegu one step ahead.

“You shouldn’t attack Daegu either, Gamjae. If you do… you know?”

Rembrary omitted the rest of his words, but Sagamjae naturally understood. It meant that he wouldn’t return his colleagues who had been turned into pigeons to their original forms.

Sagamjae, who had already brought a cage filled with pigeons to find Rembrary after dealing with Daegu, was troubled.

Dealing with Daegu was important, but taking care of his colleagues was also important.

But the Rembrary he knew was subtly stubborn, and he didn’t seem like he would easily bend his opinion on such matters. He seemed like the type of person who really wouldn’t help if he decided not to.

“…I understand.”

In the end, Sagamjae, who had been staring at Rembrary with force, reluctantly agreed to Rembrary’s warning. People who had naturally thought that Sagamjae would reject Rembrary’s proposal were surprised and looked back and forth between the two.

Daegu was surprised, thinking, ‘Why doesn’t the grim reaper listen to the High Priest’s orders?’

The Eastern High Priest was surprised, thinking, ‘Rembrary should be a complete heretic here, so why is he listening to his orders?’

The Lion Lord was surprised because everyone else was surprised, so he felt like he should be surprised too.

However, Rembrary, the person who had surprised everyone, said to Daegu and Sagamjae more calmly than anyone else.

“I’ll go first, so come slowly.”