Muston swallowed his dry saliva as he looked at the dark green distorted space.
‘What is this?’
It is a portal of a structure that I have seen for the first time in my life. It’s not magic or incantation, but a friendly energy. It felt similar to the magic energy used by the demons of the Black Tower.
‘No, that’s not the problem now.’
The presence of a monster staying in the gap of that dimension was terrifying. I couldn’t feel the slightest energy, but just his presence was enough to make it difficult for me to breathe.
‘I can kill someone with just my fingernails…’ .’
I can’t move like a mouse in front of a cat. While I was frozen like a statue, not knowing what to do, I heard a second voice from inside the dimension.
“It’s rare these days to hear a child speak so frankly about jealousy.”
The young woman’s excited voice sent a chill down my spine.
“Da, who are you?”
Mouston wrapped his hands around his neck and forced his tongue to move. Is it because I don’t want to die? Instinctively, a polite word came out.
“You called me.”
Light green light sparkled from the diamond-shaped eyes floating in the dimension.
“I called you, what does that mean… .”
“You said, ‘I’m jealous. They will use all the means in the world to take away what you have. ‘I never miss it.’ “Have you already forgotten what I shouted?”
“Huh… .”
Muston covered his mouth.
‘You heard that?’
I just shouted because my heart felt like it was going to explode, but I didn’t expect anyone to hear me. Heat rose up her face and neck from embarrassment.
“There is no need to be ashamed.”
A voice mixed with laughter flowed from the dimension.
“ is an essential emotion that even a wise sage, the emperor of all worlds, and the greatest warrior in the world have. “There is a saying that everyone has a snake in their heart.”
“snake… .”
“Unlike hypocrites who wear masks and hide their true feelings, you honestly revealed your feelings. “That alone makes it much better than the two-faced trash.”
“ah… .”
Even though it was the voice of a woman who seemed much younger than me, it resonated loudly in my heart.
‘I’m better?’
After meeting Raon, I was not recognized by anyone.
Everyone shouted Raon’s name, and not even his teacher looked at him, but when he was recognized by others for the first time in a long time, he was so emotional that his hair stood on end.
“Emotions have to be revealed to be meaningful. “You are one step ahead of everyone else.”
The energy in my body that was shaking as if it was about to explode slowly subsides. It felt like the strong storm that was sweeping the beach had stopped and the clouds had disappeared and the sky was clear.
“So, you’re saying you can give me strength?”
“of course. Because that’s what I came here for. “Everything that the human being you were jealous of will turn to you.”
In the dimension, red lips smiled thinly. An incomprehensible ominousness emanated from her beautiful smile, but she could not back down since she said it gave her strength.
“Is it possible for his fame, talent, and people’s recognition to become mine?”
“It’s not that difficult.”
The woman answered immediately as if there was no need to think.
‘This doesn’t make sense. but… .’
When I heard her voice, I felt like I could do anything.
‘Who the hell is it?’
Is it because I was so surprised? I remembered that I didn’t get an answer to my first question.
“Da, who are you?”
Muston once again asked the woman in the dimension about her identity.
“I am the fifth Demon Lord of the Demon World. Lord of Jealousy. “It’s envy.”
From the cracked dimension, a pure white hand appeared that had never seen the sun.
“If you take my hand, I will hand over to you everything you were jealous of as a human being.”
“ah… .”
Mouston’s chin trembled as he looked at Envy’s hand.
‘He was the devil?’
No, it only makes sense to be the devil.
Now I understand that huge presence. Overpowering people with just their presence without any energy was impossible unless they were someone who transcended their species.
‘Is this an opportunity or… .’
Devil. No, the popular belief that demons grant humans’ wishes and take their souls came to mind.
“Well, then what do I have to give you? “Are you a soul?”
“You are with me.”
“Being together… .”
“You will come into my family, right?”
“Does this mean you will become a subordinate?”
“okay.”
Envy honestly told us what he wanted.
‘Isn’t it okay if it’s just a subordinate?’
Anyway, even if I live now, I’m not living.
The teacher’s attention has shifted to Raon, and he is only taking his side, so if he continues like this, he will wither and die.
It was a condition that could have been fully received as long as the soul was not taken away.
“hmm… .”
Mouston stopped while reaching out for Envy’s hand. When I saw the snow on the floor, my teacher’s face with his white hair neatly slicked back came to mind.
‘I should at least ask my teacher.’
Is it because I came to my senses from Envy’s presence? He wanted to visit Rektar once again and ask about his and Raon’s worth.
“Now, can you give me just a moment? The person I want to meet… .”
“It’s already too late.”
When he was about to refuse, Envy’s hand came out and squeezed his hand tightly.
“Because when you called me, the contract had already begun to be concluded.”
As soon as those words were finished, so much magical energy flowed into the back of my hand that it took my breath away.
Coo coo coo coo!
The dark green demonic energy instantly pushed away the aurors, took control of the mana circuit, and penetrated to the bottom of the soul.
Squeaky!
Muston screamed in pain as if his soul was being stabbed with a heated iron.
“Kwaaaaaak!”
“You just have to be patient. If you are patient just a little longer, you will… ah?”
Instead of going outside to complete the contract, Envy turned his head towards the top of Mt. Stelin.
“Slos.”
Her red lips trembled slightly and curled up.
“Were you there?”
* * *
Raon lifted his head as he looked at the messages that were floating around.
[All abilities increase by 12 points.]
[Due to the effect of winning streak, an additional 6 points increase.]
All of my abilities increased by 18 points, and I felt the joy of my whole body’s muscles and mana circuits pulsating.
My spirit was also uplifted and I felt like all my fatigue had disappeared.
‘As expected, they give it to you properly.’
As Lars said, the system provided high rewards according to the level of the bet.
-No, this is giving too much!
Lars opened his mouth wide as he looked at the message.
– King Bon only asked for five pineapple pizzas, so why did his stats increase by 18!
The guy screamed that it was a fraudulent contract.
‘The system you entrusted to me handled it very fairly, so why am I so dissatisfied with it?’
-The process is a mess! When the king returns, he will unconditionally destroy that one and rebuild it.
‘You said so.’
Raon shrugged his shoulders and checked the message that came up after the stats.
[The attribute is created.]
This time again, it was a characteristic named after a folktale. He is a guy who, strangely enough, loves flowers.
‘What is this?’
-You’re giving me barding? Is this really crazy!
Watching Lars do the anger dance, it seemed like a pretty good trait.
Uses Glacia’s cold energy to strengthen the inside and outside of the body.
The content was simple and I could understand it right away. The barding in the story was a defensive feature that reduced internal injuries and trauma.
‘Not bad.’
Since it uses cold and anger, it seemed like it would be easy to use.
‘Thank you for using us today. ‘Hogaeng.’
Raon bobbed his head loudly as if teasing Lars.
-You will be punished!
‘The heavens will surely punish the heavenly punishment that the demons speak of.’
-Keuuuuu, it’s true, this king… uh?
Ras gritted his teeth and turned his head towards the bottom of the mountain.
-Why is that scumbag here? Did that really happen?
The guy opened his eyes and let out a roar.
‘What. Why all of a sudden… .’
I followed Lars’ gaze, but all I could feel was Sloth’s breathing.
-Is it too much to run away?
Lars frowned and climbed onto his shoulder.
-Get up. And get ready. It will come soon!
‘You have to tell me what’s coming!’
As I was about to look at Lars to ask who Raon was, I felt a huge presence above my head that seemed to be the sky itself.
‘This… .’
I lifted my head, my chin shaking. A tall girl was floating in the air.
When I made eye contact with the girl who seemed so out of place in this place, I was shocked as if my soul vessel was shattering into pieces.
‘no way… .’
This is the second time that my soul has been touched like this. It was when I met Lars and Sloth. It seemed like that woman was also the monarch of the demon world like those two.
His eyes trembled and he looked at the girl closely.
Contrary to his youthful appearance, his body shape was thin and long like a flower stem. Is it because of the golden jewelry worn on the wrists and ankles? It is surrounded by an atmosphere that feels dreamy and mysterious at the same time.
I could feel a torrent of strong emotions flowing from the dark green eyes. A feeling of jealousy directed not at an individual, but toward the entire world. As I faced that deep and deep emotional valley, my heart tightened as if it would burst.
‘… Is that Envy?’
The only person who could think of the emotions in that woman’s eyes was Envy, the Lord of Jealousy.
-That’s right.
Lars frowned deeply.
-It looks like that stupid jealous guy caused the accident.
At those words, I looked at Envy again. A mesmerized Muston was floating behind her.
‘That guy summoned me?’
-As I said before, he was on the verge of crossing the border. He must have been emotional after being hit by you, but I guess something happened after he woke up.
‘Shit… .’
It occurred to me that I should have been more careful, but it was already too late. Now I had to find a way to get out of here somehow.
Gooooo!
As Envy slowly descended, the barrier installed by Sloth rose up and blocked her path.
“I thought I felt wrong about Sloth being a barrier.”
Envy seemed to sense Sloth’s barrier like Lass and stretched out his hand without panicking.
Don’t fall in!
As the dark green energy blooming from her hand advanced like a snake, Sloth’s barrier made of black air currents twisted diagonally.
“under?”
Envy, who easily got down to the top, tilted his head when he saw Raon standing next to Sloth.
“Why are humans here?”
Her eyes swept over Raon’s whole body like a snake’s tongue.
“You’re trash that doesn’t show any jealousy at all. But where did I see it… .”
Envy narrowed his eyes and clapped his hands lightly.
“ah!”
She nodded and smiled sweetly.
“It’s you. “I got jealous of this kid.”
Envy pointed to Muston behind him and quenched his appetite.
“I was just going to satisfy my greed and move on, but meeting you like this is really unlucky.”
“Ugh… .”
Raon bit his lip and lowered his posture.
‘Living?’
Envy’s atmosphere changed suddenly. The teenage girl’s playful smile distorted like a deadly devil on the battlefield.
It didn’t even cheer me up. Just the change in emotions caused a throbbing pain in my brain.
‘I have to endure it somehow.’
He rolled his eyes while using the ring of fire and cartoon ball. Sloth did not wake up even in this situation and was sleeping soundly.
‘Why isn’t that happening? ‘It’s a dangerous situation!’
-Even Envy cannot kill Sloth in one hit. It means it’s not dangerous yet.
Lars shook his head and told him not to try to understand Sloth.
“I think it was unlucky.”
Envy waved his hand in a sonorous voice. I felt a surge of her magnificent power in her light movements, as if she was chasing a fly.
Gooooo!
A feeling as if the sky was pressing down on my whole body. I was filled with fear that I would turn into a handful of blood and disappear from the world.
‘But this feeling… .’
I’ve experienced it before.
A memory came back to me a while ago when a swordsman struck down a sword wielding a ten thousand sword.
Raon operated the ring of fire with polarity. The seven rings created the most precise rotation ever, leading us into a world of hyper-focus.
-You idiot. If you want to stop it, get angry!
Lars shouted to arouse his anger, saying that he would not be able to successfully block that attack at his current level. Since it was the same demon lord’s emotion, it seemed like it could be offset.
‘… no.’
Raon chewed his lip until it bled.
‘You shouldn’t use it now.’
In order to live, you must save your spleen. Now was not the time to show anger and laziness.
“Ugh… .”
Believing in his improved strength, he stepped forward and drew his sword.
‘It’s too late to throw it away or throw it away.’
Since we didn’t know that the attack would come right away, we didn’t have enough time even though we were in a world of extreme concentration. There was no other way than to stop it now.
He grabbed the sword of the Jecheon Sword with both hands and raised it from the bottom up.
Quaaaaa!
The manga ball’s strongest defense, a wall of herbivorous prayer beads, spewed out red flames along the back of the sword. It was not a destructive firearm, but a protective flame to protect the owner, pulsating and smelting a magnificent shield of flame.
Wooooow!
Raon did not stop even after creating a wall of prayer beads. He imbued the rising flame shield with the techniques of heavy and absolute swords. It was a move to abandon softness and elegance and focus only on defense.
Wow!
Envy’s dark green energy collided with the flames of the rosary wall, shaking the entire Mount Stelin. The heat that seemed to melt all the snow on the entire mountain spread to my son-in-law.
‘Keuuuuuuu!’
Even though I was raising all my auras, my shoulders felt like they were going to be crushed.
They just used force to push it down without any technique, but the impact was so shocking that it was ridiculous.
-You idiot! Use your anger!
‘Not yet.’
It’s not a crisis yet.
I gave strength to my legs that looked like they were about to break and took out all the enthusiasm from the cartoon ball. I pushed away the dark green energy, enduring the pain that felt like my mana circuit was burning.
Wow!
The ice at the top of Mt. Stelin shattered like a spider web, and Envy’s energy melted without being able to overcome the heat of the rosary wall.
“under?”
Envy let out a laugh and tilted his head. Her eyes furrowed as if she was irritated.
“Do you want to stop that?”
A dizzying energy gathered in her grasp that was different from before.
-You’re just going to stop that? Do you really want to be killed!
Lars flew up in front of Raon’s face and his lips trembled.
-What Envy is aiming for is slowness. Even if Sloth wakes up now, he won’t save you. I’m going to go on a rampage and trample on you first!
‘So what should we do?’
-There is only one way for you to survive here and now. All you have to do is hand yourself over to the main king!
The guy raised his mouth with an expression that I couldn’t tell if it was a smile or a smile.
-Envy is different from Sloth, who doesn’t bother to think. You won’t be able to get away with it like before!
Lars said that things could not work out like Sloth did and urged him to hand over himself quickly.
‘If you come into my body, you’ll go crazy too. So, if the three demon lords collide, what will happen to Habunseong?’
-With that inspiration, you will survive for a very short time, but you will die quite a bit.
He said that the impact of the force would become so great that it would be difficult to stop it.
-Still, I will try to bring the King to his senses as quickly as possible. Because the King’s men are there.
‘Just one more thing.’
Raon swallowed dry saliva and opened his mouth.
‘It was said that there is a natural barrier made of human and monster blood in the lower castle, but is that also going to collapse?’
-Of course it breaks. Even lizards will probably come out and cause an uproar.
Lars shook his head, saying there was nothing he could do in the current situation.
‘Then you can’t do that.’
Raon shook his head. In order to save the people in Ha Bun Castle, such an outcome must never happen.
-You idiot! Envy may be dirty and disgusting, but he’s not stupid! Your mouth isn’t working! Give yourself up quickly!
Lars grabbed his collar and shook him, saying there was no time.
‘Snout… ah!’
The method of previously attacking Sloth and the information about Envy that I had heard through Ras were put together like a cogwheel, and the only way to survive here and now came to mind.
“A piece of trash without jealousy makes me move twice.”
When Envy was about to make a second hand gesture, he instead took a step in front of her.
“Let’s stop there.”
“What does that bug-like guy say now…” .”
“They have finally given permission.”
Raon aroused anger that he had never expressed even when he was in danger of death.
Gooooo!
Anger filled with blue malice enveloped his soul and he exposed his sharp teeth at Envy.
“Boo, anger? Why are you angry… .”
“Lord of jealousy. Envy. “I am a vessel that serves the Lord of Wrath.”
Envy, who was about to move forward with those words, was stopped by his hand.
-You idiot! That doesn’t work!
‘I have no intention of stopping here.’
Raon swallowed the blood that had reached his neck and calmed his eyes.
“A vessel of anger? “Why are Ras’ servants in Sloth’s territory?”
“Because this land belongs to Ras.”
“You’re out of your mind. “There’s a lot of Sloth!”
“He also belongs to Ras-sama.”
“What is that… .”
-What?
Envy and Lars opened their eyes at the same time.
“Lord of sloth. Sloth has already come under Ras’ command.”
A red-hot glow that melted jealousy flashed in Raon’s eyes.
-You cheater! What are you going to do again this time?
