Holy Idol [EN]: Chapter 704

◈ 704. Who is the Fisherman

Rembrary enthusiastically told Ardor and HwasaJa, “Let’s all three advance to the second round of the main competition!” but in reality, he was the least motivated.

Those who cling to meaningless titles are just nobodies without them.

Rembrary believed that since he was already a great high priest, there was no need to become a high-end hunter and shuttle back and forth to the island like an anchovy, forcing himself to attend meetings.

Rembrary thought it would be better to gather even one more believer and undo Redrin’s demonization during that time.

Once he got into the first round of the main competition, Rembrary no longer bothered to hide his half-hearted attitude. While others ran away, he simply found the accommodation and went inside.

‘Where is he going?’

‘Is he trying to monopolize the accommodation?’

The onlookers had terrifying thoughts, but what Rembrary did was find the room with the best location and leave his outerwear on the bed as a sign that it was his.

After Rembrary washed his hands and started eating at the restaurant, the judges, who had been nervous about the intense start, lost their energy all at once.

The viewers who were watching this live stream were initially dumbfounded, but later watched Rembrary’s *mukbang* [eating broadcast] and ridiculed the participants who had run away at the beginning.

―Why did the participants who ran away as soon as it started even apply?

―They openly showed that their skills were below Rembrary’s.ㅠ

―I’m so embarrassed. They’ll be so ashamed when they find out what they did later.

If the participants had their phones, they would have felt wronged by these reactions.

In the preliminary round, Rembrary, who knocked out everyone around him at once with a strange ability, was seen whispering with Ardor, who was making a name for himself with madness, and HwasaJa, who was notorious during his lord days, and then asking the judges if they could attack other participants. Who wouldn’t run away?

But fortunately, the participants had all submitted their phones, so they didn’t feel wronged right away.

However, the participants weren’t clueless, and after a couple of hours, about half of them realized that Rembrary wasn’t chasing them to hunt them down and returned to the accommodation.

“I guess he was just saying it.”

“He kept asking the national hunter if he could attack other participants, so I was terrified that he would actually hit someone later.”

The participants’ relief grew even greater the next day.

This was because Rembrary stayed in the accommodation and focused only on eating, surprisingly not interested in hunting.

Other participants were busy running around even at night to catch monsters, but Rembrary ate well, went to the bedroom, and slept soundly.

At this point, the remaining participants, who had not entered the accommodation last night and watched Rembrary’s whereabouts from outside, also quietly returned to the accommodation around 12 AM to rest.

However, even that evening, Rembrary didn’t hunt monsters, but instead ate a lot like someone who came on a gourmet tour, and if he was tired, he lay down and repeated sleeping, so the participants started to get nervous again.

“He’s too relaxed. Isn’t he doing that on purpose?”

“What if he makes us let our guard down like that and then attacks when there are no cameras?”

“But what does he gain by attacking us?”

“If you act with that kind of common sense, you would have been safely in first place by catching monsters by now.”

The participants calculated all sorts of possibilities.

However, unlike the participants who were wary even when Rembrary was quiet because they had to face the Redrin gang in reality, the viewers who were watching this live stream were increasingly disappointed as Rembrary, whom they had high expectations for, spent his time as if he were on vacation.

―Where did the crazy guy go?

―I had high expectations before the main competition startedㅠ He’s surprisingly quiet.

The viewers thought that Rembrary would immediately use a series of fouls as soon as the main competition started.

Everyone had subtle expectations because the questions he poured out to the conducting hunter were also provocative.

Even if he didn’t use fouls, they thought he would cause some kind of trouble or accident.

However, when they opened the lid, there was no *makjang* [over-the-top, dramatic] stimulating broadcast that people expected, but only a healing forest camping broadcast. People grumbled.

―Why are you doing a live broadcast if you’re going to do this? Why don’t you just edit it and show it to us after the game?

―It’s being made public for fairness.

―Is fairness visible there? All I see is a pig eating and sleeping?

On the other hand, some people who hated cruelty but had no choice but to turn on the first round of the main competition as a stream because they were fans of Rembrary were moved by this phenomenon.

―The sound of the wind is good, and the sound of the trees shaking is good too… I fall asleep well when I turn it on and go to sleep.

―And when I wake up, I see Rembrary >ㅅ< ―It's like a small vlog, so it's good. However, these people were only a minority. Since the purpose of the high-end hunter's first main competition was not a vlog [video blog], the majority of viewers were dissatisfied. However, since this broadcast was being broadcast live for fair selection, the conducting personnel could not intervene in this, no matter how dissatisfied people felt. So, in the end, as the saying goes, a thirsty person digs a well, the viewers turned their attention away from Rembrary and began to carefully examine the other participants. Among them, the ones who received the most attention were HwasaJa and Ardor, who had entered with Rembrary. Unlike Rembrary, they were actively wandering around the forest and catching monsters, so there was a lot to see. In addition, for some reason, they both moved separately, and unlike what people were worried about, they did not attack other hunters. "I was here first, heretic. Get out." Ardor occasionally made such threats, but it was only a threat. It rarely led to an actual attack. HwasaJa was the most unexpected. Unlike his notoriety as a lord, he acted quite politely. If there was an injured person, he took them to the medical staff, and when he discovered a monster and approached it, if another participant had arrived first, he would give up the first attack and just stare. Then, if the participant killed the monster, he would go somewhere else, and if the hunter who came first failed to kill it and ran away, he would kill the monster only then. The viewers were surprised that HwasaJa, who seemed strange wearing a lion mask, was surprisingly the most normal in Rembrary's group. On the fourth day that Rembrary was leisurely spending his time, Rembrary, who had been living the comfortable life of a pig, finally left the accommodation, taking advantage of the fact that most of the attention had turned away from him. The destination was the place that HwasaJa had subtly told him about during dinner yesterday. It was a place that a hunter who was definitely Blackrin frequented. * * * Rembrary moved without delay and went to the place HwasaJa had told him about. HwasaJa said that one of the participants who was definitely Blackrin went to a place with a small waterfall every day to start his day. ―From what I saw in the fight, he uses water. But instead of creating something that didn't exist like Shin JaeSu, he uses existing water, so I think he goes to places with a lot of water. It won't be too difficult to deal with unless it's a rainy day, by the sea, or near a large river. Rembrary recalled the information HwasaJa had given him and went near the waterfall before entering the water. The viewers who gave up the powerful fighting scene and chose to see Rembrary's face were initially happy to see that. ―Rembrary is going to swim. How cuteㅎㅎ ―I hope Rembrary does a small vlog after this is over. It's hard to take your eyes off the battle scene where curses are rampant. Even if you turn your eyes elsewhere for a moment, you might miss a crucial scene. On the other hand, the healing faction who were watching Rembrary had no need to rush, so they checked the screen only once in a while while doing their own thing. When they heard the news that Rembrary had moved, they moved to that camera and then went back to doing their own thing. If the screen was pretty, they would briefly admire the scenery and discuss 'When will the monsters all disappear so we can freely go out and play?' Then they would go back to doing their own thing. Then, at some point. The healing faction realized that something was wrong. ―Um… Isn't it time for Rembrary to come out soon? ―Did Rembrary go somewhere else? ㄴHe didn't go;;; ―Where is Rembrary? ―Anyone been watching the whole time?? ―I don't know what happened to Rembrary after he went into the water. What's wrong? ㄴIt looks like he went into the water and didn't come out ㄴSeriously? He went in like 30 minutes ago? ㄴNo one saw him come out ㄴ????? * * * Redrin was leaning against a cloud, listening to the prayers coming from all over. Contrary to the concerns of Rembrary, DaeJu, and other priests, their prayers were all heard by Redrin. It's just that it's hard to answer them in a voice that humans can bear. Then Redrin heard a real sound, not a prayer, and raised his head. Kamuel, the god of the northern continent, was approaching, clicking his tongue. [It's a waste of time.] Redrin lowered his hand, which had been propping up his chin. Kamuel roughly gathered the clouds and sat down next to Redrin, saying. [Think about it. It's not very effective.] He was continuing the story from the last meeting. [That's why I said I would 'think about it' back then.] Redrin frowned and spoke in a low voice, but Kamuel didn't leave and instead started nagging even longer. [I understand that you want to help because we got caught up in it. You're surprisingly kind.] […….] [Actually, I said that to make you feel good. I don't think you're kind either. So don't make that disgusted expression. Anyway, it's a shame to give up, right? You've created a priest in another world, and there are believers there too. But in the long run, my words are better for Earth too.] "Rembrary has returned to that side." [It's no use even if he goes back? How foolish. Don't you know if you look at me? Look at me. Morsso has already risen to a fairly high position there several years ago and has helped the humans there in various ways. But it wasn't very helpful. It might be useful for protecting the humans in our world from behind. But we're bringing the humans from our world back here. Once enough people have immigrated, it won't even be useful anymore.] Redrin sighed and waved his hand at Kamuel. [Go away. You're distracting.] Kamuel was briefly taken aback. But with only two gods left, they couldn't fight again. It was obvious who would win even if they fought. Kamuel reluctantly got up from the cloud and said. [Think about it.] * * * The news that Rembrary had gone into the water and hadn't come out gradually spread. As those who heard the rumor came to see Rembrary again, the speed at which the screen changed in the quiet Rembrary support chat room quickly increased. ―Is he sleeping in the water? ―Don't we need to go check? Is he okay? ―Can't someone go checkㅠ People were anxious and slowly began to stir. No matter how strong he was, he was still human. He hadn't come out of the water for so long, and since Rembrary wasn't a water ability user, people were worried that there had been an accident and were pacing back and forth. Only the Blackrin participant, who didn't have a phone, didn't know about this atmosphere and walked to the waterfront as usual. He was going to check if there were any monsters near the water, and if there were, he was going to hunt here. Then the hunter felt movement in the water and stopped. 'Is it a monster?' The hunter was nervous but also thought it was a good thing and slowly approached it. The hunter standing on the waterfront put both hands in the air and waved them, trying to lift the monster in the water whole with his ability. But when he floated the water inside as a lump, there was a person inside, not a monster. "!" It was even a familiar face. 'Rembrary?!' The horrified hunter was so surprised that he tried to approach Rembrary in the water. At that moment, Rembrary in the water raised the corners of his mouth. "?" The moment he found it strange, he was dragged into the water by the monster. Those who were trying to watch a healing broadcast were surprised and screamed when they saw a horror broadcast of a hunter being dragged into the water by a man-eating fish. Rembrary, who was in the water bubble, came down to the surface alone, looking at the fight between the hunter and the man-eating fish with a pitiful expression, and deliberately said out loud. "Oh dear. You're suddenly ambushed by a monster and get hurt. I'll fix you."