Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 683

◈ 683. I Like Consideration

“Well, I don’t know, since I wasn’t paying attention.”

When Rembrary looked at him with a disapproving gaze, Hwasa quickly made excuses.

“No, wasn’t I the one who was with them last? I think he took them somewhere. That loose-haired… Moolu.”

“Moolu isn’t here right now, so that’s why you’re saying that. I’ll have to ask Mulchi.”

Rembrary reflexively reached for his phone, but when he realized it wasn’t there, he lowered his hand.

“It’s inconvenient not having a phone.”

“Didn’t you live where there weren’t any originally?”

“Did you guys have them since you were born?”

“I had one when I was born.”

Rembrary was about to ask Hwasa how old he was when Ardor shouted from the kitchen, “Rembrary-nim!”

Since he was more curious about today’s food than the lion’s age, Rembrary quickly ran towards the kitchen.

* * *

After finishing his meal, Rembrary went to Redrine headquarters with Hwasa’s help, and Daeju immediately handed him his phone.

“Here it is.”

“My phone!”

“It’s fully charged, so you can use it right away.”

“Thank you!”

The phone turned on as soon as he pressed the power button.

Rembrary happily waited for the phone to turn on, and when the date and time appeared on the screen, he quickly entered his password.

However, the moment the password was unlocked.

Notifications for texts and missed calls flashed across the screen at such a rapid pace that it was difficult to distinguish who had sent which message.

Rembrary was so surprised that he couldn’t touch it and just watched as the notifications finally stopped after a long time.

“You’ve received a lot of calls?”

“Everyone has been looking for High Priest-nim for two years.”

While checking the notifications, Rembrary now realized how long two years must have felt for others.

He had been realizing it before as he saw how the atmosphere had changed, but most of it was an external realization, not a realization of the time his close friends had spent.

As he was doing that, Hwasa slyly poked his head in and asked.

“Who contacted you the most?”

“It’s Ardor.”

“Besides him.”

“It seems like Yeonwoo.”

“‘It seems like Yeonwoo’ means there’s someone else who sent a similar amount?”

“Yes, there is.”

As Rembrary swiped down on his phone and answered, Hwasa burst into laughter.

“Wow, the crazy human top three, top three. Who’s the last one?”

“It’s you.”

“The top three with deep longing.”

Hwasa, who quickly changed his words, huffed and glared at Daeju for no reason.

“No, shouldn’t you have contacted him more since your boss disappeared?”

Hwasa didn’t expect to be one of the top three people who contacted him the most.

Rembrary briefly considered whether he should tell them that although those three had the most frequent contacts, except for Ardor, who sent the longest messages, Woo Yeonwoo and Hwasa’s texts were all short and numerous.

‘I don’t need to tell them, right?’

On the other hand, Daeju was somewhat shocked that he had contacted Rembrary quite a bit, but he was ranked lower than Hwasa, who seemed to treat Rembrary the most casually.

However, he was too proud to show these emotions, so Daeju stared at Hwasa with a blank expression, as if saying, ‘So what.’

Regardless of what the two were doing, Rembrary diligently checked the notifications, but when he realized that they all seemed to say similar things, he became too lazy to read them one by one and just started sending greetings to people.

[Taeri-ssi >ㅅ< I found my phone] [Mulchi, I found my phone >ㅅ<] [Jeu, are you doing well?] [Jookyung, are you doing well?] [Siyoung, have you eaten?] [Moolu, where are you?] [Ninring] [Jungseo] [ㅇㅇㅇ] After sending messages to everyone except Daeju and Hwasa, who were with him, Woo Yeonwoo replied first. [What is ㅇㅇㅇ] ―Your name. I sent too many greetings to write them all down. [You're so insincere; you hate it when someone calls you Remburi, but why do you call other people's names however you want?] [Try sending someone's name with 땡땡땡 one more time. From now on, I'll call you ㄹㅂㄹㄹ. Got it?] [Hey, are you ignoring me?] [Hey, don't ignore me.] [Hey, you were the one who texted insincerely first] Rembrary was so happy to see Woo Yeonwoo's usual irritable barrage that he burst into laughter without realizing it. "That temper is still the same." 'Is that swearing? Are they fighting through texts?' Hwasa pretended not to be interested, but when he heard Rembrary muttering, he became curious again. However, Rembrary was busy receiving texts from other people and didn't notice Hwasa hovering beside him. [Congratulations on finding your phone!^^ Let's have a meal together soon. Tonight? Tomorrow? When is good for you?] [Benefactor! I already knew you were back from the news. Where are you right now?] [Is it okay to call you now?] However, unlike the others who replied right away, Shin Jo-woon, Moolu, Ninring, and the children didn't reply. He had heard that Moolu and Ninring couldn't be contacted, so he assumed that was the reason, but he was puzzled that the children didn't reply when Jeu replied right away, so Rembrary asked Daeju. "Daeju, where are the children staying? The lion said he doesn't know. I sent them a message, but they didn't reply." "The former lord who took them, 'Rapping Grass,' is taking care of them. He's not a lord anymore, though." "Then why aren't they replying? Did they go to school?" Daeju's expression darkened for a moment at Rembrary's words before carefully answering. "The lord probably changed his phone number." "Why?" "The atmosphere was very tense two years ago, although it's better now. Then, one reporter found out the children's contact information and contacted them. I know he changed it after that. Besides that, the lord tried various things to cut off connections with this side." "Then you don't know the children's contact information at all?" "No, I know it. I need to check regularly to see if the children are doing well. President Jang and President Shin probably know it too. I heard they're sponsoring the children. Should I tell you the changed number?" Rembrary stared intently at his phone for a moment before shaking his head. "No. It's okay." "Are you sure?" "They're trying to adapt and live there. Wouldn't the children be confused if I showed up? After all, Ninring and I are going back to our original world once things stabilize here." "!" "I'll go see the children when they look for me." At the words 'going back to our original world,' Hwasa and Daeju reflexively exchanged glances. "You came back after two years, and you're already talking about leaving again?" Rembrary smiled apologetically at Hwasa, who was grumbling, and then called Sagamjae directly. * * * When Sagamjae answered the phone, Rembrary put the phone to his ear and briefly went outside Daeju's office. The conversation he had with Redrine in his dream wasn't pleasant. If it wasn't certain and just a dream, there was no need to make others anxious. [You're finally back? The Great King said you might come back a few years later, so I was prepared for up to ten years.] "You're quite bold." [I'm bolder than humans. Where are you?] "I'm inside Redrine headquarters. Where are you?" [I'm at a funeral home.] "Is it okay to talk on the phone there?" [Yes. The deceased told me to take my time since they're watching their family. But I can't meet you right now.] Rembrary talked about the dream he had yesterday and then asked. "Did Redrine say anything to Lord Yama [the King of Hell]?" [As far as I know, no. I'll ask and let you know.] After hanging up the phone, Rembrary once again thought about the dream he had yesterday before returning to Daeju's room. Hwasa and Daeju were sitting apart, each looking at their own phones. Then, when Rembrary entered the room, they both lowered their phones with relieved expressions. "No, you guys have been together for two years, and you're still not close?" "It's because we haven't been together for two years. I only helped with transportation, but we lived separately." "I don't remember being with Lion-ssi for two years either, High Priest-nim." Rembrary put his phone in his pocket and handed the temporary phone back to Daeju. Daeju received the phone and asked. "Then what are you planning to do for the time being? Since there are side effects, fewer people will want to be treated unless it's an emergency." "I need to treat the people who were attacked by that jellyfish hunter. Those people won't have a choice." "That's right." "I need to find Ninring and Moolu too." "Have you been able to contact them?" "No, they're not even replying to my texts." Rembrary frowned. "Maybe their phone batteries are dead too." "That could be the case." Rembrary thought that if Moolu and Ninring were in a situation where they couldn't charge their phones, they would be quite busy, and then took out his phone again. "Are you going to contact them again?" "No. Mulchi and Taeri-ssi were fighting, weren't they? I'm going to make them reconcile." 'They fought? Did they fight?' Daeju raised his eyebrows and looked at Hwasa. 'Why does that bastard keep asking me?' Hwasa thought sullenly at Daeju's gaze and became serious. Since Hwasa also didn't seem to know, Daeju asked Rembrary again. "What are you going to do?" * * * "Then approve that case as previously decided. And only organize the newly submitted cases and bring them to my desk." Shin Jo-woon, who was giving instructions to his secretary over the phone, heard his phone vibrate. After switching the call to his wireless earphones, he checked and saw a text from Rembrary. [I know why you're avoiding me. I'll resolve it, so come to XXX at 7 PM tonight] Shin Jo-woon kept hesitating whether to decline the appointment until 6 PM. However, a short meeting came up in the middle, and by the time he finished all his work, it was already 6:45 PM. It was an awkward time to postpone the appointment, so Shin Jo-woon reluctantly went to the meeting place. He thought he should at least show his face, even if he made an excuse that he wasn't feeling well and left. "This way, please." As if a reservation had been made, the employee approached Shin Jo-woon as soon as he entered and pointed to a room upstairs. 'What should I say when I see him? Should I tell him the reason if he asks why I haven't replied?' Shin Jo-woon opened the door with a heavy heart but frowned at the person sitting there. It wasn't Rembrary inside. "Jang Taeri?" Jang Taeri also widened her eyes when she saw Shin Jo-woon and asked. "What? Did Pig-ssi [derogatory nickname] call you too?" "Called you too?" "He asked me to have a meal together. He didn't mention you." "Same here." While Shin Jo-woon was sitting down, Jang Taeri tilted her head. "Then he could have just said let's all meet together from the beginning. Why did Pig-ssi call us separately?" While she was wondering, Jang Taeri and Shin Jo-woon's phones vibrated simultaneously this time. "Did a message come to the group chat room?" Jang Taeri took out her phone. Shin Jo-woon wiped his hands with a wet towel and frowned as he checked the message. [Reconcile while eating delicious food] Jang Taeri asked, bewildered. "Did we fight?"