Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 351

351. You Want My Autograph?

As Rembrary stared intently at Jang Taeri, Jang Taeri immediately realized that he wasn’t talking about him.

After hearing the Grim Reaper’s request for help, Jang Taeri had been discreetly sending people from other worlds back across the rift whenever he found them.

He believed he was striking a balance between saving the world and maintaining friendships.

However, this was his perspective, and the ‘King’ of the other world’s camp might have a different view.

Therefore, Jang Taeri hadn’t explicitly mentioned his actions. He thought Rembrary had somehow noticed and was now bringing it up.

‘What should I do?’

Jang Taeri quickly racked his brain, taking a swig of cider to mask his troubled expression.

“Taeri, are you hiding something from me…?”

As Rembrary asked weakly, Shin Jo-woon seized the opportunity and smugly taunted him.

“Taeri is bad. Tricking the Pig [referring to Rembrary, as he often calls him that]. Pig is angry. You should be angry in this situation.”

Jang Taeri glared at him, but Shin Jo-woon continued to tease him with a sly smile.

“Pig, Taeri is cornered, so he’s threatening the poor anchovy [referring to himself] with his eyes. Can you see it?”

“I didn’t trick you! Hmm. There was something I didn’t tell you, Yeon-woo [Rembrary’s real name].”

“Pig. He’s starting to get your name wrong. Aren’t you sad? I’m sad for you.”

“Shin Jo-woon, can’t you just shut up?”

“Pig, look at him cursing. He told me to shut up. Jo-woon is scared.”

“Be quiet. And Rembrary, what I was going to say is…”

“Your name is long.”

“Yes, my name is long… Shin Jo-woon! Do you want to die? Don’t interrupt!”

In the end, Jang Taeri, filled with anger, covered Shin Jo-woon’s face with Jin-yang [Jang Taeri’s mystical fur].

As Jin-yang stuck to Shin Jo-woon’s face in a large sprawl, Shin Jo-woon finally shut his mouth to prevent the fur from getting inside.

Rembrary looked at Shin Jo-woon, who had buried his face in Jin-yang’s belly, with envy and jealousy. When Jang Taeri cleared his throat, he refocused on him.

“Ahem. Rembrary, what I was going to say is, I didn’t deceive you; I just withheld information.”

“What did you hide…?”

“A gift!”

“A gift?”

Jang Taeri reached into his bag and took out something to hand over. Rembrary took it and examined it. It was a ‘Perfect Kitchen Grand Opening Free Tasting Ticket’.

“What is this?”

When Rembrary asked, Jang Taeri smiled and searched for something on his phone to show him.

It was an article about a newly opened restaurant occupying an entire 5-story building, and the restaurant’s name was ‘Perfect Kitchen’. The important thing was…

“A Gourmet Ability User?”

The restaurant owner was a Hunter, and uniquely, his awakened ability was ‘Absolute Gourmet’. An ability that could make any dish at least ten times more delicious than its original taste.

“Taeri…”

Seeing that, Rembrary was completely captivated and looked at Jang Taeri with tearful eyes. Shin Jo-woon hid behind Jin-yang and admired Jang Taeri’s thoroughness.

‘When did he even get that?’

* * *

Jang Taeri’s ‘thief caught red-handed’ tactic allowed him to escape Rembrary’s questioning, but Shin Jo-woon immediately realized that he was Rembrary’s original target.

The way Rembrary had been asking questions made it obvious.

So, as soon as Shin Jo-woon returned to the company, he created an address for Joo Kyung-yi’s uncle’s new house and sent it to Rembrary.

* * *

“He moved to a non-city area?”

Rembrary tilted his head as he looked at the text message Shin Jo-woon sent.

The environmental difference between a city and a non-city area was enormous. Of course, even among non-city areas, the living environment varied greatly depending on who the local leader was and how close it was to the city.

Even if there were jobs in the city, people who couldn’t afford to live there gathered in nearby non-city areas, and in such cases, the public order was relatively good even in non-city areas.

However, the new residence of Joo Kyung-yi’s uncle that Shin Jo-woon sent was not even near such a city; it was quite remote.

“Still, I should go.”

Nevertheless, he had to investigate. As soon as Rembrary received the address, he decided to go to that non-city area the very next day.

However, since the Lion Lord, who was usually a useful companion, had returned to his own territory, Rembrary had to find a new way to travel.

“Lend me someone who can drive, Dae-joo.”

“What about the Lion? Come to think of it, I haven’t seen him yesterday either.”

“He went to a lake alone and got hurt. He’s currently in his territory for recuperation.”

“A lake? Was he badly hurt? If the High Priest heals him…”

“No matter how much I can do, I can’t fix his pride.”

“Ah.”

Dae-joo provided him with a driver and bodyguard, and 30 minutes later, Rembrary went straight to the address Shin Jo-woon had given him.

However, a problem arose before long. The road conditions in that non-city area were terrible.

Because of this, the two got out of the car and started walking. Before long, Rembrary received a signal from Redrin [likely a deity or powerful entity he communicates with] and stopped abruptly.

This was a very rare occurrence, so Rembrary told the bodyguard to wait for 15 minutes and quickly focused on the voice he heard in his head.

However, after about 10 minutes, the bodyguard faced another crisis.

“What’s that? Isn’t that him? The Healer or something.”

“Looks like it?”

A group that looked like gangsters was approaching.

“Hey. Isn’t that the guy spacing out over there? Rembrary or something.”

The bodyguard became even more nervous when the approaching men recognized Rembrary’s face and spoke to him.

The gangsters had many scars on their faces, but none of them were very thin, and their eyes were all filled with murderous intent.

Moreover, they immediately recognized Rembrary’s face, which was a hot topic on TV. This meant that they lived at a certain level or higher in the non-city area, which meant…

‘They’re Hunter criminals.’

The bodyguard stood in front of Rembrary, tense. He wished Rembrary would step forward and suppress them with his unique abilities. What was Rembrary doing? He was still staring blankly at the sky without moving.

“Looks like it’s him.”

“Hey, he must be scared. Look at him pretending not to know.”

“I heard he was really strong, but I guess not.”

“If they knew he was a Healer, guys like you would flock to him, so he lied about being strong, you idiot. Can’t you tell?”

While the gangsters were snickering among themselves, the bodyguard prepared to use his abilities.

“My companions will be here soon. I don’t want to fight a futile battle, so please leave.”

Even so, the bodyguard tried to find a way to avoid the fight and spoke calmly.

However, the gangsters, who seemed to have a firm grip on this area, laughed at the bodyguard’s words.

“Companions will be here? We checked, and there’s no one here.”

“Looks like you’re new here. Do you think such lies will work?”

“That’s good. We’re a Hunter company too. We just haven’t registered yet. But… we needed a Healer anyway? We can take him. Right?”

They weren’t ordinary gangsters. They were somewhat organized. These guys were more dangerous in non-city areas.

As soon as the bodyguard made his decision, he drew a gun with his right hand and created wings with his left hand.

“That person belongs to ‘Redrin’.”

“If he signs a contract with us, he belongs to us. Right?”

* * *

When listening to Redrin’s voice, it was difficult to notice anything other than his presence and voice because they were so overwhelming.

However, since someone was yelling so loudly next to him, he could at least recognize that ‘someone was shouting’.

When Redrin’s voice became less audible, Rembrary frowned and turned his head. Who was it that had been doing that since earlier?

‘Huh?’

When he turned his head, he saw a group of burly men standing there. The bodyguard Dae-joo had assigned to him was standing opposite them, and his expression wasn’t good.

“What’s going on?”

When Rembrary asked, the bodyguard opened his mouth. However, one of the burly men interrupted first.

“I can’t take it anymore!”

What couldn’t he take? As soon as he thought that, the burly man came forward, grabbed Rembrary by the collar, and shouted.

“Sign it! Right now!”

Rembrary was dumbfounded. He had been yelling nearby, so he thought it was something urgent, and he had quickly ended his communication with Redrin. But all he was saying was to sign it?

Rembrary sighed. He thought something had happened again.

However, it wasn’t an uncommon occurrence. In his original world, there were many people who caused trouble just to see the tip of his finger, so Rembrary nodded and calmly asked.

“Okay. Give me the paper.”

The burly men were happy that Rembrary was willing to sign it and looked at each other with sly smiles.

“You should have done that from the start.”

On the other hand, the bodyguard, who was confronting the burly men, was horrified and shouted.

“No, Rembrary!”

“It’s okay. What’s so difficult about it?”

“How can you give your autograph to such people! Absolutely not!”

Was that bodyguard also an Ardor follower? Why was he making such a fuss over a single autograph?

While Rembrary was clicking his tongue, the burly men brought the paper. It was a paper with something written in English at the top.

Rembrary was afraid that he would look ignorant if he asked ‘What does this mean?’, so he casually signed the autograph in a familiar way.

Then, when he handed over the paper, the burly man chuckled and quickly accepted it.

“Smart. Yeah, if you follow us obediently, we won’t hurt you, a precious person, right?”

Then, he looked at the paper with greedy eyes for a moment.

-Please continue to support me

The burly man unexpectedly didn’t like the autograph. A blue vein popped up on his forehead, and he spat out a curse.

“Is this bastard kidding me?”

Moreover, the burly man got angry and shouted, even waving the autograph paper he had worked so hard to get as if he were about to tear it.

Seeing that, Rembrary realized that the burly man was quite meticulous, unlike his quick-tempered nature.

He had deliberately left out a phrase because his attitude in asking for the autograph was wrong. How did he know?

“You’re smart. You know a lot about me.”

“Is this a matter of being smart? Anyone with eyes can see it? Do it right!”

“You’re humble. Come here. I’ll write more.”

Rembrary reluctantly took the paper and wrote something he didn’t really want to write.

-I love you >ㅅ< ;; The sweat droplets attached to the end represent that he was not happy with this situation. That was Rembrary's feeling. However, seeing this, the burly man became even more angry and shouted. "Hey! What is this?" "The words you want to hear." "What, you bastard?" Even though Rembrary explained calmly, the burly man was about to spew lava from his mouth. Seeing that, Rembrary was really upset. They had gathered like that and asked him for an autograph, so he thought they were prospective followers, so he had endured their noisy fuss and signed the autograph twice. But after receiving the autograph, they were even more agitated. "You son of a bitch!" In the end, the moment the burly man grabbed Rembrary's collar again, Rembrary decided to put aside the benevolent and generous aspects of the High Priest for a moment. However, at the moment he changed his mind. Just as Rembrary was about to show the rude prospective follower 'the dignity of God', the burly man's hand froze white before that, and he let out a gasp and stepped back. Seeing that, the other burly men were horrified and looked around, and then they discovered a new person who was with them at the scene and backed away in the opposite direction. Unexpectedly, Shin Jo-woon, dressed in a black suit, was standing there with an anchovy in his mouth. As attention focused on him, Shin Jo-woon pointed at the burly man with the tail of the anchovy and asked Rembrary. "What's the situation?"