Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 654

◈ 654. Not Everything Is Better Doubled

Rembrary looked down at his phone. Morsel’s name was on the screen.

“Hello?”

As soon as he pressed the call button, the main point came through immediately.

—You told me to tell you if I thought of anything strange before, right? When I think about it, when I resented you, I had anger and a desire for revenge, but I didn’t think about announcing it in connection with the Demon Realm? Because I know it’s harmful to not only you but all transmigrators [people who have been transported to another world].

“I thought you didn’t know.”

—No. I definitely thought about it. But at some point, I suddenly got so angry that I couldn’t control myself and started doing things.

“You couldn’t control your anger. But don’t other people act irrationally in a fit of anger?”

—Still, usually, no matter how angry you are, there’s a line you don’t cross.

“Looks like you don’t have that line.”

—…….

Beyond the receiver, someone’s scream of ‘You can’t throw your phone!’ could be heard.

Rembrary shook his head at Morsel’s behavior, which was unbecoming of a high priest.

‘To be so clumsy even after living as a high priest for so long,’ he thought. Since his superiority stood out more when there was a comparison group, Rembrary became a little pleased.

But as something flashed through his mind, his good mood disappeared.

Rembrary widened his eyes and called out over the phone, “Morsel, Morsel.”

—What.

“Did you happen to drink any golden liquid?”

—Golden liquid? What is that?

“Anything.”

Rembrary looked down at the glass bottle in his hand. This liquid made with the power of Binak. Did the demons feed it to Morsel too?

—I think I drank some honey water.

“Honey water?”

—I received honey as a gift.

‘I think he ate it after all?’ Rembrary asked urgently.

“Who did you get that honey from?”

If the honey Morsel received had Binak’s power mixed in, it was dangerous.

Was there an enemy in a position to make Morsel accept the honey without suspicion? That enemy must be a minion of the devil. That minion is—

—From the Black Dragon.

‘Was it not a minion but the demon himself who gave it to him?’

—Why?

“You idiot.”

—……I know what you’re thinking. There’s a story here—

Rembrary pressed the end call button and crossed his arms seriously.

He hung up because he was fed up with Morsel, but this was still a serious matter.

‘Liquid made with Binak’s power. I expected it, but it’s more dangerous than I thought. It made Morsel, who was suppressing his anger for the sake of the Kamuel followers, act without thinking. It was mixed in honey and diluted with honey water, so he must have eaten it quite diluted. But even so, if it’s enough to overwhelm Morsel with anger…….’

Rembrary looked down at the glass bottle.

‘Does it taste like honey?’

* * *

“Are you okay?”

Rembrary was lost in thought about the ‘Fifth Pillar’ when he raised his head at the worried voice.

Goo Joo-il was sitting in the chair across from him, raising his eyebrows.

“You keep furrowing your brow.”

“Ah. I have something to think about.”

Rembrary mumbled and took a sip of his corn latte.

“Something to think about? Ah. I heard that Woo Yeon-woo woke up. Is it about that?”

“No.”

Woo Yeon-woo did wake up yesterday.

But what made Rembrary space out and get lost in thought was Emperor Shin Jo-woon who appeared afterward, or rather, the ‘Fifth Pillar’ he gave him.

He thought that Binak’s power would be strong, but it seemed to have more influence than he thought.

Because it made Morsel, who drank the diluted liquid, forget about the Kamuel followers and rush to get revenge.

Goo Joo-il asked cautiously.

“If it’s hard to concentrate, should we do the interview later today?”

Rembrary smiled gently and waved his hand when he saw that Goo Joo-il was embarrassed because of him.

“No. It’s not that bad. I was just thinking about the lives of the countless people who entered the Demon Realm.”

Goo Joo-il’s expression became even paler and asked again.

“Wouldn’t it be better to do it later?”

Rembrary shook his head.

“I’m fine. More than that, you’ve been working very hard these days? It seems like you’ve been coming to see me a lot lately. Now that Documentary 1 has been canceled, shouldn’t you be able to produce it more leisurely?”

“Even if it’s canceled, the trailer has been released and many people have seen it. Mirage’s Deputy Director might gather new information and try to make another documentary. So we have to make it quickly too.”

“You’re suffering.”

“No, I originally like it. It’s also my job. And I received a lot of help from Rembrary.”

Goo Joo-il took a sip of the coffee he ordered and smiled bitterly.

“Have your aunt and uncle calmed down a bit now?”

“It’s my sister and brother-in-law. They’ve calmed down.”

“That’s a relief. You were very worried.”

“It’s all thanks to Rembrary. Ah. Right. Rembrary, do you know anything about an Awakened [person with supernatural abilities] or demon with silver hair and a very handsome face?”

“Huh? Why? Is he your ideal type?”

“He’s my enemy.”

“Enemy?”

Goo Joo-il sighed.

“My sister has become able to talk about what happened at the time more calmly… So I asked her yesterday. My sister and brother-in-law shouldn’t have any reason to meet Jellyfish Hunters, so how did they get attacked?”

“?”

“My sister said that a silver-haired man like that suddenly stood in front of the running car. She was surprised and turned the steering wheel sharply, but when she came out to check later, the silver-haired man was nowhere to be found. Instead, the Jellyfish Hunter appeared. The silver hair didn’t attack, but the timing was suspicious.”

The image of the Black Dragon yawning flashed through Rembrary’s mind and disappeared.

But Rembrary soon shook his head. A silver-haired Awakened or demon wouldn’t be just the Black Dragon.

The Black Dragon would want the documentary to be released. There’s no reason to attack Goo Joo-il’s sister and brother-in-law.

Goo Joo-il smiled as Rembrary tilted his head again and packed up the luggage he had spread out.

“Then let’s stop here for today. It seems like Rembrary can’t concentrate either.”

“Ah. Yes. I have an appointment today anyway.”

Rembrary checked his watch and agreed. He really couldn’t concentrate.

Goo Joo-il, who had packed all his luggage, got up first and waited for Rembrary to get up.

Rembrary grabbed his phone and quickly got up.

Goo Joo-il took out his card to pay and asked.

“Then when should we meet again? You’d hate it if I asked to meet tomorrow too, right?”

“Anytime is fine.”

“Then shall we meet at this cafe at 2 PM tomorrow too?”

“Let’s do that.”

Rembrary, who came out of the cafe following Goo Joo-il who had finished paying, checked his watch.

Goo Joo-il checked the location of the parked car and asked.

“Where is your appointment? I’ll give you a ride.”

“Ah, it’s a party at home. Just drop me off near my house as usual.”

“A party?”

“Yeon-woo woke up yesterday, didn’t he? It’s a party to celebrate that. It’s a simple gathering of friends to celebrate.”

Rembrary sat in the passenger seat of Goo Joo-il’s car and asked casually.

“If you’re free, would you like to come too?”

He didn’t really think he would come, he just asked. But unexpectedly, Goo Joo-il immediately agreed.

“Ah, can I?”

“Huh?”

* * *

‘Just because I apologize to Rembrary doesn’t mean my resentment towards Shin Jo-woon will disappear.’

Goo Joo-il thought to himself as he got out of the parked car.

The intention to use Rembrary to attack Shin Jo-woon had disappeared, but the resentment towards Shin Jo-woon still remained.

Goo Joo-il was planning to repay this grudge no matter what. Even if it took a long time.

But in order to win, you have to know the enemy well. That’s why Goo Joo-il followed.

‘If ‘friends’ gather, Shin Jo-woon will definitely attend.’

‘Shin Jo-woon… I’m finally seeing you.’

Goo Joo-il thought to himself and followed Rembrary into the house.

‘Even Shin Jo-woon, who is thorough in managing his image, will relax when he’s with friends. I’m going to find his weakness today.’

But the first thing he met when he entered the house was not Shin Jo-woon but Ardor.

“Did you come to find your death with your own feet, heretic?”

With a click, a gun was pointed at his forehead, and Goo Joo-il froze.

Even after becoming a follower of Redrin, he tried to avoid meeting Ardor as much as possible.

Ardor appeared as soon as he opened the front door. It felt like a slide had turned into a roller coaster.

“Haha, Ardor. Don’t joke around.”

The gun was put away when Rembrary spoke gently, but Goo Joo-il couldn’t move easily.

‘Rembrary. I don’t think he’s joking.’

“PD Goo is not a heretic but a follower of Redrin.”

‘Rembrary. That’s not the part you should be pointing out.’

Rembrary gently pulled on Goo Joo-il, who was frozen.

Ardor’s eyes became even more ferocious at the sight, but Goo Joo-il, whose fear soared, hurriedly followed Rembrary.

‘Should I have come?’ Goo Joo-il, who hadn’t even thought about meeting the crazy Ardor, began to regret it belatedly, but he had already stepped in.

“Let’s go to the dining room.”

Goo Joo-il followed Rembrary well even in the midst of his dizziness and safely reached the dining room.

“I brought PD Goo Joo-il too.”

But as soon as he arrived at the table and tried to sit next to Rembrary, he heard the sound of a gun being cocked again from behind.

Goo Joo-il hurriedly moved away from Rembrary to avoid Ardor. He didn’t even have the mind to check who was next to him.

But as soon as he sat on the chair, a fork was slammed down on the table in front of him, and Goo Joo-il had to look to the side in horror.

The person sitting next to him was a woman with green hair.

‘Commander of the Holy Knights, Mullu.’

Goo Joo-il, recalling the name of the green-haired woman he had heard from Rembrary, made an excuse to go to the bathroom and ran out of the dining room as if fleeing. He needed to sort out his thoughts.

But since there was someone else in the first-floor bathroom, Goo Joo-il had to go up to the second-floor bathroom.

Goo Joo-il closed the bathroom door and tried to calm his agitated heart while washing his hands.

‘No. Don’t be afraid.’

He was so surprised by Ardor’s gun and Mullu’s fork that he didn’t even notice who was around the table. This won’t do.

‘You came to see Shin Jo-woon.’

Goo Joo-il steeled his heart with cold water, then wiped his hands on a towel and went out.

Then, as he walked to the stairs, someone pushed him from behind this time.

“!”

He hurriedly regained his balance to avoid falling and turned around to see a man with light brown hair who looked very kind.

The man whom the Archpriest called ‘Ninring’ at the Redrin gathering.

As their eyes met, Ninring smiled kindly and asked in a gentle voice.

“Are you okay?”

After pushing him. While still not lowering his hand. Goo Joo-il’s spine tingled at the sight of him calmly worrying.

“Yes, yes.”

Without even being able to protest, ‘You pushed me!’, Goo Joo-il hurriedly ran back to the dining room and looked for Rembrary.

‘It’s a den of crazy people!’

He felt like he would be relieved if he stayed next to Rembrary, whether Ardor threatened him with a gun or not.

However, Rembrary was nowhere to be seen, and instead, he saw his enemy Shin Jo-woon, whom he had been looking for so much. But that enemy was…….

‘Why are there two of that bastard again?!’

There were two of them.