The Gluttonous Apostle

I approached Meiling, who was laughing while bleeding out on the ground.

"Hehehe... we, we met again... You said you'd come find me... but you didn't... so I came myself..."

Meiling looked up at me and said that. I crouched down in front of her and grabbed her by the hair as she gasped for air.

"Ha... can you really laugh in this situation? Are you a psycho?"

"Hehehe... well... because... I met you again... Ku-heok... Heh..."

"This girl is completely insane."

It was obvious she had been beaten to the brink of death by Brynhildr, yet this crazy woman was smiling at me. She was even smiling because she was happy to see me.

"If you wanted to see me that badly, why didn't you just come find me? I would've welcomed you... Why make such a huge mess, you bitch? Because of you, a bunch of people are going through hell right now..."

There is a large time difference between the U.S. and Korea. Which meant that since it was daytime here, it was the middle of the night in Korea. I had crossed the Narak like a madman while I was supposed to be sleeping just to get here. I hadn't been able to sleep properly lately, and I thought I might finally get some rest, but this lunatic had ruined it all.

"You really are... ugh."

"Hehehe... s-still... you came to see me... Hu-heuh... Thank you... And, I love you."

"Don't laugh, you psycho. And don't confess your love. I'm exhausted."

I first branded Meiling's forehead with my mark. Then, I used Rising Flesh on her. Since she was already suffering from full-body contusions and compound fractures, it must have been excruciatingly painful. I hoped it would hurt her to death.

"KYAAAAAA!!!!!!"

As I expected, Meiling convulsed in agony. I could have left it to a Cleric or Priest class, but thinking about how I couldn't sleep because of this madwoman made my blood boil, so I poured the Rising Flesh into her without restraint.

'If I keep pouring Rising Flesh into Meiling like I did with Dante...'

She would probably turn into that hideous monster. But there was no need for that. She was already too grotesque to look at.

'That guy Dante... I'd better combine him with Kekere later. His appearance is so disgusting I can't stand it.'

Kekere would definitely absorb him whole. Thinking about feeding a minion of chaos to Kekere, who had already devoured a Toad-kin and a Dragon-blooded human, made me excited. The project to create the perfect biological entity, Kekere, was proceeding smoothly.

"The healing is done, so get up."

"Ku-heok..."

I forced Meiling, who was coughing up blood, to stand ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠up. Then, I had others drag her to the detention ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠room in Narak. It was a concrete building newly constructed in Narak. Since time flowed twice as fast inside, some of the parasitic humans had begun to learn construction techniques. It hadn't even been two days since I sent in the construction experts, but two days in reality meant 120 days in Narak. Anyway, if I sent her there and exposed her to Eila and Bella's sadistic remarks 24/7, maybe Meiling would soften up a bit, just like Anna. I would also have to visit her later to ask about Loki.

Anyway, with this, I had captured 10 Assassin-class Awakened, including Meiling and Yan Hongya. I could send Yan Hongya to the family head's mansion with Yoon Ha-jun later... and I would make good use of the ten assassins. I had unintentionally acquired an assassin squad. Since they all spoke English, I'd give five to Eila and five to Bella later. Both of them were high-ranking Assassin classes, so they'd know how to handle them well.

"Hilde! Are you okay?"

"Ah. You're here. I'm fine."

I went to check on Hilde and Helgen because they hadn't returned, and both were sitting and meditating. Helgen, in particular, didn't open her eyes even when I approached, and she was curled up, letting out groans.

"She's absorbing the Scorching Fire of the Giant King. She needs more stability. I'll be looking after her, so you go back first."

"Ah... yes."

Hilde said that after dealing with the monster called Surtur or whatever, she had fed its energy to Helgen. Thanks to that, Helgen was currently undergoing rapid growth. Since she needed absolute stability in this state, I decided to leave her with Hilde for now.

"Helgen... will she be okay...?"

"She'll be fine. Don't worry too much."

It didn't seem like there would be any problems since Hilde was managing her. However, Yewon still sighed with a worried face. Perhaps because she had been stuck to Helgen all day lately, she looked quite lonely. Since Yewon couldn't easily approach me due to the pressure from the other women, she must have spent all day in the infirmary with Helgen. That was probably why she was relying on Helgen so much. Also, she must have felt sad and disappointed thinking that her role as Helgen's guardian might be taken away by Hilde.

I took Yewon's slightly trembling hand. Yewon gripped my hand tightly in return. She seemed to have finally calmed down a little.

"Let's go home."

"Yes... um, Oppa. Can you... keep holding my hand until we get home...?"

"Of course."

"Hehehe... Thank you."

We entered Narak again. It was time to go home.

"Yawn..."

When I returned, the sun was rising. In the end, a whole day had passed without me getting a wink of sleep. I put everyone to bed and went to the rooftop alone to sit. Once I was wide awake, I didn't feel very sleepy. I was just a little tired.

"Whew..."

Incidents and accidents never seem to end. I clearly heard that the Pantheon and the Hall of Ten Thousand Ghosts were in a state where they couldn't pay attention to us anymore...

'Since Botamilli and Indikron cast a double veil... observation of our side has become nearly impossible. Plus... Anna, who was a variable, is now completely my woman, so she won't betray me.'

Maybe it's just because my fate is twisted to hell. I guess I'm destined to live a tumultuous life until I die.

'Come to think of it...'

I decided to check the achievement rewards I had reached last time but hadn't been able to confirm yet. This was an achievement I earned after fusing Kekere and Aran to resurrect Brynhildr, titled Liberator of the Demon Dragon.

"Huh."

All three had clear pros and cons. First, the Father's Search Talisman... it was clearly a reward created by the Dragon King to track down Hilde, who killed his child. The moment I accepted this and handed Hilde over to the Dragon King, I would lose a valuable military asset. It was a reward I should never choose. Yes, this was an item for those who happened to summon Hilde. Since I belonged to the Manma-jeon, Hilde naturally became my ally, but there must be others who weren't so lucky. That's why it ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠was prepared like this. If I just didn't get caught reporting her for four days, I could safely get rid of the Demon Dragon and receive a reasonable reward.

The second, the Lost Item of the Obsessive Man... no matter how I looked at it, this was Sieg's item. I thought Sieg was just a cool neighborhood older brother... but the more I dug, the more it was revealed that he was an irredeemable stalker. How much did he love Brynhildr? To think he even made a sealing tool specifically for Hilde. He probably intended to use this to play with Hilde however he wanted. As expected, even if he was a hero, Sieg was still a man with carnal desires. The desire to have the woman he adored all to himself was something any healthy adult male would harbor at least once.

Finally, the Golden Dragon's Pupil. Actually, since Hilde was already on my side, this was the only thing I could choose. There was no reason to report Hilde, and no reason to force her into slavery. In the first place, in a situation where there were already too many women, if I added Hilde to the harem members... I expected strong backlash from the existing members. Even now, Eunji and Hwayoung secretly wanted to kill Meiling, Harin's expression wasn't very good, and Yewon chewed her fingernails in anxiety that she might be pushed to the back again. They must have thought it would be troublesome if Meiling joined when there wasn't even ‍‍‌‌⁠​​⁠‌​​‍​​‍​‌​⁠‍‌‍⁠⁠‌⁠‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍⁠​‌​‌​‌‍‌‌‌⁠‍​​‌‍⁠‌‌⁠⁠enough room for them.

'The problem is, choosing this is one thing... but if I boil and eat it to get the effect... I'll become hostile to the Dragon King... but dammit, what does that have to do with me?'

Thinking about it, there was no reason to be afraid. Honestly, why should I be afraid of some guy I've never even seen, let alone the Dragon King? Sataniel, who was addicted to drugs, or Paimon, who was a klutz but my sworn enemy, were much scarier.

'Dammit. If they're pissed, they'll come find me. If they come, I'll just kill them, boil them part by part, and increase my magic power.'

How would the Dragon King's heart, eyeballs, and horns taste? Just imagining it made my mouth water.

"Give me number three."

-Thud.

A giant dragon eyeball the size of a small dog fell next to me. I immediately ordered the slaves who were standing guard on the rooftop to bring firewood and a large cauldron. I would have to boil and eat it alone without anyone knowing.

'Things like this should be boiled and eaten while they're fresh.'

Soon, the slaves brought the cauldron, bricks, and firewood to the rooftop. I made a makeshift stove with the bricks, put the cauldron on top, and summoned a Salamander to light the firewood. Finally, I put bottled water and the Golden Dragon's golden pupil into the cauldron and boiled it. Soon, I would be able to eat dragon eyeball soup.