Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 643

◈ 643. Unexpected Situation

Shin uses formal language, as if drawing a line, while Mullet uses informal speech.

‘Could his memories be returning?’

Rembrary felt a slight anticipation.

However, since Mr. Shin sometimes used informal speech in the middle of his sentences, it was difficult to be sure.

Rembrary gripped his fork tightly and stared at Shin Jo-woon.

Shin Jo-woon closed the water bottle cap and smiled lightly when their eyes met.

That smile contained all the answers. He had recovered his memories.

“Mullet… how in one day? You were an idiot just yesterday?”

“I wasn’t an idiot.”

“You were a stupid Mullet. You were so pathetic.”

“I looked at the dictionary.”

“Dictionary?”

“Korean dictionary. I read every word from the beginning. I thought there would definitely be words I had forgotten.”

“!”

“Fortunately, I didn’t have to go all the way to ‘Hieut’ [the last consonant in the Korean alphabet]; it came to me at ‘Bieup’ [the second consonant]. It was ‘unkind.’”

After speaking, Shin Jo-woon looked at the plate in front of Rembrary, took out a snack from the cupboard, and placed it in front of him.

“Is that enough to fill you up?”

Rembrary fidgeted and began to eat his meal diligently. As expected, Mullet was better than Mr. Shin. About a hundred times better.

“Don’t go around losing your memory anymore.”

“Were you sad?”

“It’s not that I was sad. It was just a bit frustrating because you didn’t know anything.”

Rembrary broke the snack into small pieces and glanced at Shin Jo-woon. Unlike Mr. Shin, Mullet didn’t get annoyed.

“You were upset. Right?”

He just kept teasing with a smile.

Watching his attitude, Rembrary ate the snacks one by one and impulsively suggested.

“Mullet, should I buy you meat?”

The chef, who was slicing onions, flinched and looked at Rembrary.

Shin Jo-woon took out the snacks one by one and ate them together, raising his eyebrows.

* * *

Labrum, who was diligently reading the newspaper, suddenly sighed, “Ah.”

Noir, who was building a tower with cards, looked up.

It was difficult to discern Labrum’s expression because he had no facial features, but it was clear from his voice that he was frustrated.

Noir hesitated whether to ignore him out of annoyance, but since they had become a team, he thought he should be kind to even a strange demon, so he asked.

“What’s wrong?”

“He took it. He’s back. It’s a pity.”

Why does he talk so annoyingly? Noir thought to himself and asked again.

“What?”

“Memories. Shin Jo-woon’s memories. Rembrary’s memories.”

The tower of cards that Noir was building collapsed. Irritation surged.

Noir knocked down all the cards and clicked his tongue, looking at the faceless demon.

“You found them too quickly. Isn’t your ability a bit lacking?”

“You should have stayed still. You ruined it. Why are you blaming others?”

“Hey, local. Do you know your *mal-tu* [manner of speaking] is subtly annoying?”

The faceless demon shrugged and pretended to laugh, then pointed at Noir and muttered, ‘Idiot, idiot, idiot.’

Cloth, who was lying sideways on the sofa, listened to the conversation and also chided Noir.

“I also think you interfered unnecessarily, Noir. It seems like you helped them find their memories faster. You gave them a hint, didn’t you?”

Noir didn’t answer, sulking, so Cloth clicked his tongue and lowered his slightly raised head back down.

Noir shuffled the cards on the floor and muttered.

“Well, anyway, the High Priest also knows now what it feels like to be abandoned by a friend. Isn’t that enough? Even faint memories are better than none.”

“That’s true.”

This time, Cloth agreed as well.

Labrum resumed reading the newspaper.

Noir organized the cards and took out one of the ‘powers’ Binak had given him from his pocket, looking down at it.

Binak had provided a total of three ‘powers.’ One of them was to be used if the High Priest destroyed all the pillars.

However, the other two had not yet been designated for use.

Cloth lazed around and noticed Noir looking at the ‘power,’ clicking his tongue again.

“Haven’t you decided where to use them yet? Will staring at them all day give you an answer?”

“It’ll come sooner than if I don’t look at them.”

“Where are you going to use them? If they’re useless, give them to me. I’ll eat them.”

Noir glared at Cloth as if he were a crazy demon.

“Are you crazy?”

Then, he suddenly smirked.

“Ah. Right. I have a good idea.”

“Are you really going to give them to me?”

“No. To the High Priest.”

“Feed him two?”

“Is there only one High Priest?”

“!”

Noir smiled contentedly and stood up.

“Where’s Yong-i?”

* * *

“Where’s the Pig?”

Shin Jo-woon, who had come out to prepare because Rembrary said he would buy him meat, asked a passing butler when he couldn’t see the child anywhere.

The butler, suddenly asked a question, was bewildered and asked back.

“Pardon?”

“We were supposed to have a meal. Why can’t I see him?”

“Well, I don’t know….”

The butler smiled awkwardly and shook his head.

Although he was the butler of this large mansion, he couldn’t supervise everything that happened here.

Fortunately, before the butler could give a difficult answer, Shin Jo-woon’s phone vibrated.

Shin Jo-woon’s eyebrows twitched as he took out his phone.

The butler watched Shin Jo-woon’s expression change. Shin Jo-woon’s expression was stiff after checking the message.

“What’s wrong?”

Surely nothing else has happened. The butler asked with concern.

However, Shin Jo-woon just laughed while looking at his phone. Not just a laugh, but a hollow laugh.

“That cheap Pig.”

Then, as he muttered, the butler asked again, “Yes?”

Seeing him mutter while omitting all the surrounding circumstances, the butler became even more worried.

However, instead of explaining what had happened in detail, Shin Jo-woon walked to the garage alone.

“Sir? Where are you going?”

“See you later.”

Instead of explaining where he was going, Shin Jo-woon went straight outside, got into the car, and closed the door.

On the phone screen, which he hadn’t even turned off yet, the message sent by Rembrary flickered.

[On second thought, it’s not my place to buy you meat >ㅅ< Wash away Mr. Shin’s sins first] * * * After sending the message to tease Shin Jo-woon, Rembrary went to the dungeon with the first pillar. There were still reporters in front of dungeons 1-6, so Rembrary deliberately came to dungeon 1-3, which he had already passed. ‘Will I be able to enter this time?’ If I can open the door alone, I’ll probably fight Noir again in front of the pillar. Rembrary was a little worried and couldn’t put his hand on the doorknob right away. He wasn’t afraid of fighting Noir. However, he hesitated because it was ambiguous whether he could win the fight. ‘Cloth will be there again.’ The two demons didn’t want to kill Rembrary, but they were eager to drive him out. Rather, that attitude made it difficult to fight properly. If they came out with a simple attitude until the end, there would be a way for this side, but if those demons thought it wouldn’t work, they would just kick Rembrary out of the dungeon. ‘If I can’t destroy the pillar this time, Tae-ri’s release date will be pushed back again.’ If she continues to be trapped in the pillar, Jang Tae-ri might make the same choice as Woo Sung-woo. Not to join hands with the demons, but for free activity. Rembrary didn’t want to see that. “……” I still have to go. Rembrary sighed and put his hand on the doorknob. However, before his hand touched it, a honking sound came from behind. When he turned around, Shin Jo-woon was looking at him from inside the car, having arrived sometime. As Rembrary looked on, bewildered, Shin Jo-woon opened the car door and approached. “Did you run away all the way here because you didn’t want to buy meat?” “I didn’t run away; I came to rescue you.” “For someone who came to rescue me, you even left a message saying you wouldn’t buy meat.” It was true that he came to rescue him, but it was also true that he didn’t want to buy meat. When he actually tried to buy it, he remembered how Shin Jo-woon had acted the whole time he had lost his memory, and he didn’t want to buy it. Come to think of it, wasn’t it Mullet who should apologize for what had happened by offering meat? Rembrary was a gentle and benevolent High Priest, but he was never wrong when it came to reason. “How did you know I was here?” “You just came out yesterday, after all that hardship. Don’t go in already. You haven’t even come up with a plan yet.” “Mullet, I think you just changed the subject.” “……” “And we need to go in quickly to bring Tae-ri out quickly.” “Woo Sung-woo told me. He said her life wouldn’t be in danger.” Even though he was trying to convince him that she would be okay, Shin Jo-woon’s expression showed concern. Rembrary stared at Shin Jo-woon and muttered. “It seems like you still have all the memories from when you lost your memory.” “!” Shin Jo-woon flinched but soon nodded obediently. Rembrary raised his chin and sent a strange gaze, then first took his hand off the doorknob. “Okay. Then let’s come up with a plan first.” * * * “So, what kind of plan are you going to come up with before we go in?” In response to Rembrary’s question after getting into the car, Shin Jo-woon handed him a bag of tangerines. “Eat these. Let me think for a while.” While Rembrary peeled the tangerine and ate it little by little, Shin Jo-woon leaned the chair back slightly and frowned. Rembrary passed Shin Jo-woon a tangerine from time to time, waiting for him to finish thinking. How long had he dozed off? When he woke up to the sound of the bag slipping from his hand and falling, he saw that Shin Jo-woon was also asleep next to him. He was about to scold him for sleeping instead of thinking, but Rembrary recalled Shin Jo-woon saying that he had been looking at the dictionary all night. ‘He couldn’t have slept at all?’ Then he could sleep. Rembrary sighed and quietly ate the tangerine again, looking at the high dungeon wall through the window. ‘Let’s think. But when Noir and Cloth attack at the same time, can I beat them? They’ll kick me out of the dungeon if they think it won’t work. Above all, God’s Majesty doesn’t work on Cloth. Noir is troublesome because of the mirror and illusions.’ It would be easier to bring several companions, but that could put them in danger. Hwa Sa-ja, who he thought was the most outstanding in terms of safety because he could teleport, wasn’t he in danger this time? ‘Huh?’ It was only when he heard the phone ringing that Rembrary woke up from his deep thoughts. When he checked, the person displayed as the caller was Dae-ju. Rembrary confirmed that Shin Jo-woon was still asleep and answered the phone, getting out of the car. “What’s wrong?” But unexpectedly, the voice coming from the phone was more urgent than usual. -High Priest. Have you seen the news? “These days, it’s all about me, so I don’t watch it. Why? What’s wrong?” -A man whose body has turned into a jellyfish is attacking people. Some of the people who were attacked have similarly transformed and are attacking people again. As soon as he heard the word ‘jellyfish,’ something came to mind. That strange demon he met at the abandoned hotel. The person who was attacked by that demon. Didn’t the hunter who escaped after being caught by Moruso turn into that? “Really?” -Yes, but that’s not why I called. “Then?” -Moruso, the Deputy Director of the Hunter Management Agency, has officially announced that this is happening because the High Priest eliminated the demons’ territory. “Moruso?” -Yes. I was going to call to protest why he was making such absurd speculations, but it’s a sudden situation within the Management Agency.