Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 554

◈ 554. Rembrary Returns

“Just now.”

Rembrary answered as casually as if he had just been out for a stroll.

However, Woo Yeon-woo knew perfectly well that Rembrary hadn’t just been out for a stroll. He quickly scanned the living room and asked again.

“How did you get here? Hwasa? Did you come with that guy?”

The only ones who could appear instantly without using the door were Hwasa and the Grim Reaper.

But there was no way the Grim Reaper would leave Rembrary here, so Woo Yeon-woo immediately suspected Hwasa.

“No. I was next to Redrin. Redrin sent me here.”

But the name that came out was unexpected. Woo Yeon-woo frowned. Redrin sent him?

“To my house? How?”

Rembrary shrugged.

“Don’t you know?”

“He said I was being annoying.”

“When have I ever been annoying to you!”

“That wasn’t about you.”

“Then?”

“I don’t know. I just woke up.”

“Woke up?”

Instead of answering, Rembrary pointed to the cereal with his finger.

“Give me some too.”

* * *

Around the time Rembrary had eaten five bowls of cereal, Woo Yeon-woo couldn’t hold back any longer and asked.

“Hey. About my brother. Is it true?”

Rembrary looked up at Woo Yeon-woo, taking his eyes off the bowl for the first time.

“What are you talking about?”

“The recent stuff.”

“I’m not very interested in Woo Seong-woo. If you ask me like that, nothing comes to mind.”

“…The story about my brother betraying us.”

He should at least remember something like that. Woo Yeon-woo was annoyed but also relieved that Rembrary didn’t seem to think too badly of his brother.

“Ah. That story.”

Fortunately, Rembrary hadn’t completely deleted it from his memory and immediately understood.

“There is such a record.”

“…”

Woo Yeon-woo wanted to ask Rembrary, ‘Did my brother really betray us?’ and opened his mouth.

He was afraid of the answer he would get if he asked. But he still wanted to hear the details. Not listening because he was afraid was just avoiding the situation.

Overcoming that fear, Rembrary spoke gently.

“But you don’t know the exact circumstances, do you? You haven’t seen him yourself. Don’t worry too much. Give me another bowl of cereal.”

At this moment, Rembrary’s unfounded optimism was comforting to Woo Yeon-woo.

“Really?”

“Of course. Your brother must have had his reasons.”

“What reasons?”

“Like a change of heart.”

To express his gratitude, Woo Yeon-woo took out the special cereal he had bought for a higher price and hadn’t even opened yet, but then threw the box down in anger.

“That’s not a reason!”

“Isn’t it a personal reason?”

“Are you saying my brother is selling out the Earth because of a personal change of heart right now?!”

“I don’t know.”

“Hey!”

I’m crazy. That guy always talks like that, why am I trying to find comfort in him?

Woo Yeon-woo was angry and panting, but then he discovered the spilled cereal and got even angrier, grabbing the dustpan.

Rembrary watched the scene and asked.

“Yeon-woo, do you trust your brother?”

“Of course!”

“Then keep trusting him.”

“!”

“That’s all you need to do.”

Woo Yeon-woo frowned. That really annoying bastard. He makes people angry and then doesn’t even let them be angry.

“Yeon-woo.”

“What.”

“Your eyes seem a little warmer. Is that just my imagination?”

Woo Yeon-woo threw the cereal he had almost finished cleaning up back down.

* * *

“Seriously. What sin did I commit in my past life to meet you and be doing this.”

Woo Yeon-woo, who was grumbling and driving next to him, glared fiercely at Rembrary to shut up whenever he tried to open his mouth.

Rembrary reluctantly closed his mouth and looked out the window.

Anyway, Woo Yeon-woo grumbled but safely drove Rembrary to his house in a good school district.

“Okay. We’re here.”

As the car stopped near the house, Rembrary pointed to the house with his hand without opening his mouth. It was a signal to stop by, but Woo Yeon-woo shook his head.

“I’m not going in.”

“Why? Come in and have something to eat.”

“Who do you think is a pig like you? You ate eight bowls at my house. My stomach is full just watching you. And you’re going to eat more?”

“Isn’t it possible that your stomach is full so my stomach isn’t full?”

“We don’t share a stomach anymore, okay?”

Since Woo Yeon-woo was determined not to go in, Rembrary didn’t insist and got out of the car.

As Rembrary turned around, Woo Yeon-woo gestured for him to go in quickly.

Rembrary waved his hand and walked towards the house.

Woo Yeon-woo watched the scene with his hands on the steering wheel.

Just then, as if they knew something, the door opened before Rembrary even reached the door, and two children ran out crying.

But before the children could reach him, Ardor ran out first, arriving at Rembrary before the children and starting to cry.

Watching the children look at each other in confusion, Woo Yeon-woo reflexively muttered, “Ardor is even crazier.”

After a while, he saw Mullu, Nin-ling, and another family member whose name he couldn’t remember running out, and then Woo Yeon-woo left the scene.

He felt strangely sad.

‘Woo Seong-woo. You didn’t really betray us, did you?’

* * *

“Angel, where have you been?”

“Did I make you angry and leave? I’m not angry at Healer.”

“Is it true you went to heaven?”

“Why were you gone so long? What did you do in heaven?”

While the two children sat on either side of Rembrary, expressing their joy with a barrage of questions, Mullu called the Grand Master to inform him that Rembrary had returned.

“He’s back safe and sound, with no injuries. Yes. Yes. He seems fine. He just arrived, so we haven’t had a proper conversation yet.”

Ardor piled flour and eggs in the kitchen and began making a sweet pumpkin cake that would capture Rembrary’s attention, while Nin-ling prayed to Redrin for Rembrary’s safe return.

Kim Je-woo also hovered around Rembrary to express his joy in his own way but was caught by Ardor to be his assistant.

“Just the fact that the Angel is here makes the house brighter.”

Watching the situation, Joo Kyung whispered and smiled, and Rembrary smiled along.

“I’m happy to be home too.”

“Did you miss us?”

Rembrary had actually been sleeping next to Redrin the whole time, so he didn’t really miss anyone, but he lied for convenience.

“Of course, I missed you.”

Watching the friendly scene, Kim Je-woo asked Ardor worriedly.

“Instead of cooking, why don’t you talk to him? I’ll cut some fruit.”

He was being considerate because he knew that Ardor had been the most zombie-like in this house while Rembrary was gone.

However, Ardor refused with a calculating smile.

“It’s just tiring to have everyone swarm around and ask questions. The really important thing is to bring delicious food when others are being tiring. I’m going to give this to Rembrary when he’s tired of dealing with people and get praised alone.”

Kim Je-woo thought it was a very ambitious dream, but he quietly said, “I see.”

And Ardor’s ambitious dream was shattered when Jang Tae-ri and Shin Jo-woon, who had heard the news from the Grand Master, visited around the time the cake was finished.

* * *

Jang Tae-ri and Shin Jo-woon came with their hands full of pizza, and the group gathered around a large table to eat.

Ardor was distressed that his sweet pumpkin cake might disappear like this, but Rembrary fortunately liked the sweet pumpkin cake as much as he paid attention to the pizza.

However, unlike Ardor’s original plan, he didn’t monopolize all of Rembrary’s attention.

“Rembrary, what on earth happened? We were so worried when we suddenly couldn’t reach you.”

“I’m sorry, Tae-ri. Nothing happened.”

“You should have at least taken your phone.”

“Jo-woon has Rembrary’s phone right now.”

When Jang Tae-ri asked Shin Jo-woon, “Did you bring it?” Shin Jo-woon shook his head.

“No. I didn’t bring it because I was in a hurry. The phone is at home. I came straight from work. I’ll bring it later.”

Nin-ling felt uncomfortable and muttered to herself.

No, he went to see Redrin, so how can nothing have happened? Do they think our Redrin is some kind of demon? Heretics…

Shin Jo-woon noticed Nin-ling’s attitude, but he didn’t feel like appeasing her, so he asked.

“Why was the car wrecked?”

“I was in a bit of a hurry.”

Ardor glared at the people while cutting the pizza with a knife.

* * *

After the meal, Shin Jo-woon and Jang Tae-ri took Rembrary aside to a room and asked.

“Rembrary, nothing really happened, did it?”

It was difficult to ask these things in front of Redrin’s other followers, so they had been holding back even though they had a lot of questions and were only now asking.

“What do you mean, something happened?”

Rembrary asked, looking bewildered, and Shin Jo-woon replied.

“Your god put you to sleep because you were tired. But you don’t have trouble sleeping.”

“Ah.”

“You were asleep for days. That wasn’t because you wanted to—”

“Anchovy.”

“?”

“Have you been well?”

Jang Tae-ri glanced at Shin Jo-woon.

Shin Jo-woon stared at Rembrary for a moment before raising the corners of his mouth without a word.

He was speaking in a tone and atmosphere similar to his usual self, but he realized that Rembrary had just avoided answering.

* * *

Ardor hoped that the heretics wouldn’t appear for a week, no, a year, but Shin Jo-woon came again the next day under the pretext of returning the phone.

“Here. It’s charged.”

“It’s safe! My phone!”

Shin Jo-woon handed over the phone and observed Rembrary.

He avoided talking about Redrin, but he seemed fine. He was no different from usual.

That was even more concerning. Redrin didn’t seem like he would put him to sleep for no reason. Was he really no different from before?

“Jeong-seo sent a text.”

But Rembrary, regardless of whether Shin Jo-woon was observing him or not, sent a text to Jeong-seo with his phone and then smiled proudly.

“It’s thanks to you, Anchovy. You saved my phone.”

Shin Jo-woon decided to ask Rembrary about the child he had investigated later. He didn’t think he would answer even if he asked now.

“So, what are you going to do now?”

“I have to go back into the dungeon.”

“Go in? Aren’t you going to rest a bit?”