Something fell from the sky.
And what appeared made Yigon jump in surprise.
Because what had fallen from the sky was a pile of delivery boxes.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
The boxes landed precisely in front of him.
And their sizes were just as varied. From boxes large enough to hold a refrigerator, to small ones that looked like they could fit a book.
Altogether, there were over thirty of them.
Just as he was wondering what this was about, a voice rang out.
[The object has safely arrived at its destination]
[Skill has been deactivated]
[Please use the skill again next time]
[Rental fee of 100 dollars has been deducted]
[Thank you for using the Sagittarius rental skill!]
The voice came from the crimson light wrapped around the boxes.
Since the skill had such precise delivery, it seemed to be widely used in a courier-like manner.
But.
"The shipping fee is 100 dollars? How do you make any money charging a measly 100,000 won per delivery? You should be raking in 10 million won a pop."
"Hey, you little thief!"
Hugo scolded Yigon, but Yigon just snorted and opened the box.
From what he'd heard, money earned from offerings or rental skills was apparently converted into the wealth of the divine seat, called
'So it's currency used by gods.'
And with that currency, you could upgrade your sanctuary, pay salaries to subordinate gods or holy knights, and buy and sell items useful to the divine seat.
In other words, it handled the wealth of the divine seat.
'Well, Taksu said that's beyond the realm of humans, so he doesn't know the rest.'
He'd said it was the domain of gods, like astral gods and subordinate gods.
They merely piled up offerings and money in the divine seat for them. Then it would be automatically converted into the divine seat's wealth.
It felt like buying and selling goods with gold or jewels in the past.
In fact, wasn't it when he reached level 11 after completing the awakening of level 10, the so-called first trial? Strange skills had appeared.
[Wealth Conversion]
[Spectral Market Entry]
Up to level 10, the skills felt basic, like proselytizing or commanding followers, but now, the feeling was different, one could say.
'Has my rank gone up?'
Anyway, he didn't know yet since he hadn't opened those skills, but it was intriguing.
'Well, that's not what's important right now.'
Yigon turned his gaze to the box tied with a ribbon in pretty, heart-patterned wrapping paper.
And the moment Yigon opened the delivery box, Hugo burst out in anger.
"Hey. That's not yours, why are you tearing it open?"
"What are you talking about? It's obviously mine."
"Huh, why would a female fan send something to a scoundrel like you? It's obviously for me."
"What are you talking about, this broke-ass divine seat."
"What did you say?!"
The instant they opened the delivery box, their faces showed contrasting emotions.
-To Yigon-nim!
-I love you!
Yigon grinned as if to say, 'See?', while Hugo despaired.
His expression seemed to ask what he lacked compared to Yigon.
Inside the box were a beautifully wrapped object and a document binder.
Among them, Yigon picked up the document binder and laughed.
"Look at this, even the fan letter is written like a formal document, dozens of pages..."
But the moment he saw the paper letters inside the binder,
Yigon's expression twisted.
-Yigon hyung-nim! Please accept us!
-I love you!
"?!"
Yigon's expression was something to behold.
The pink letter was written in the bold handwriting of men.
But the problem wasn't the letter.
"What the? Why are there resumes??"
That's right.
Behind the letter, dozens of resumes were attached. They even had photos.
-Hoping to transfer to Ophiuchus!
-Please accept us! Yigon-nim!
Thanks to that, Yigon's expression as he looked at it was priceless.
"????"
At the same time, Hugo, who had been scoffing beside him, suddenly looked intrigued.
"What the? These guys are all Leo holy knights."
"Leo??"
He was asking why the cat bastard's holy knights wanted to come to his divine seat.
Especially with the Stephen incident, there was no way those guys would have good feelings toward him.
What's more, looking at their profiles, they were all high-ranking holy knights of A-rank or above.
They weren't second-stringers but all first-stringers, with incredible abilities. They were top talents actively serving in Leo.
So why would those guys...?
But he soon understood the reason.
"Ah. Now that I think about it, Noona said she was leaving the holy order."
At Cheon Seongjae's words, the startled Hugo screamed.
"What?! Yuha is leaving the holy order?!"
At the same time, Hugo clenched his fist as if deeply moved.
"Our daughter is finally coming to Sagittarius."
Cheon Seongjae shot him a look asking what nonsense he was spouting.
"Did you get shot? Why would Noona go to Dad's divine seat? She's obviously trying to go to Uncle's divine seat."
"......?!"
"So, the Leo holy knights are saying they'll follow Noona."
"......!!!"
Hugo looked utterly shocked.
His expression seemed to say that while his damn son might do such a thing, his daughter never would.
But regardless, Cheon Seongjae, flipping through the resumes, was inwardly surprised.
"Wow, there's even a holy order commander level. Well, I understand. Noona is incredibly popular."
He didn't know if she was really pretty, but in the world, she was famous as a beauty rivaling Scorpio.
The Leo holy knights, who could be called Noona's number one fan club, would desperately want to follow her.
But Yigon was indifferent as he tossed the resumes aside.
"Even though I like cats, these guys aren't cats, they're monsters. So I don't need those holy knights anymore. Yuha and Muffin are enough over there."
Realizing that "Muffin" meant Puffin, Hugo sighed.
"Has her piety even properly formed?"
"It seems to go up when I hit her?"
"......???"
No, how exactly do you hit someone to raise their piety?
Well, it didn't matter either way.
He seemed inwardly worried at the news that his daughter was leaving the holy order.
'There's going to be chaos in Leo.'
Ten years ago.
It was Stephen who had taken his daughter to Leo as if kidnapping her.
Of course, it wasn't a real kidnapping.
It was when Libra had done something wicked to Yuha's arm.
Back then, with the immense power dwelling in her arm, his daughter had gone berserk, not caring that her body was breaking down as she slaughtered monsters, and Libra had made a deal.
[Hugo. It's a miracle your daughter survived because she's outstanding, but at this rate, she'll die. So leave her to our divine seat.]
[......!?]
[The accident has already happened. The evil god residing in her arm can never be removed. So we will educate her properly.]
But that's when Leo's Stephen had butted in.
[Get lost. I'm taking Sagittarius's daughter.]
[?!]
He coveted Yuha's combat ability and mental strength.
[If you're worried about your daughter, you can come to Leo too.]
[What did you say?!]
That was already a time when Stephen was constantly sending love calls to Hugo, asking him to become his supporter.
Since Stephen was obsessed with Yigon's strength, even collecting his sacred artifacts.
So, he probably thought that if he placed Hugo, Yigon's dedicated supporter, under his command, he could become as strong as Yigon.
Well, anyway, Stephen had stabbed Libra in the back and arbitrarily abducted Yuha.
'I should have seen Libra's expression back then.'
That must be why Libra hated Leo.
Anyway, at the time, Sagittarius's divine seat was too weak to care for his daughter, so he'd let it be, thinking it was better than handing her over to the cunning Libra.
'But the Leo Astral God even appointed her as a Tenth Saint.'
Perhaps because her potential was highly valued, the Leo Astral God had elevated S-rank Yuha to a Tenth Saint, replacing their SS-rank Oliver.
Anyway, this was proof that they were keeping a close eye on his daughter, so if Yuha became a holy knight of Ophiuchus, it could be dangerous.
If things went wrong, Yigon might clash with the Leo Astral God.
Perhaps that's why.
Hugo urgently called out to Yigon, looking uneasy.
"Geon-ah. You're not going to take Yuha as a holy knight, are you?"
"Why wouldn't I? If I raise her well, she could easily devour you guys and still have room to spare."
"What?"
Hugo was dumbfounded, but Yigon could see it.
[Cheon Yuha]
-Overall Value: SS
The value of the holy knights, that is.
It seemed to be a composite of piety and potential, and the higher it was, the stronger the divine seat's level became.
[Overall Value]
-Total sum of: Master Level, Sanctuary Level, Follower Level, Number of Holy Knights, Fame, Bible (Myth), and Mythic Depth.
He could become stronger as everything combined and rose.
So, Yuha was just the beginning.
'I'll steal the useful ones from each divine seat.'
In reality, just taking Seongjae had raised his experience points so much.
'Seongjae was around A+, so if it's that level...'
The higher the level of a follower, the greater the chance they'd bring good offerings.
'And I'll devour every divine seat.'
Meanwhile, Hugo grew frantic.
"Leave Yuha alone. If things go wrong, you might clash with the Leo Astral God."
"So what?"
"What?!"
Yigon picked up a weapon sent by the Leo holy knights.
"It works out fine. Plucking the claws of the Leo Astral God to make a weapon would be epic."
Hugo's expression was something to behold.
"Hey, you crazy bastard, what are you saying...!"
"But before that."
No sooner had he spoken than an explosion rang out.
Boom!!!
"?!"
Everyone was startled by the sudden explosion.
They looked around in shock to find that Yigon had vanished without a trace.
"Geon-ah?!"
But then another loud noise was heard.
Boooom!!!!
"?!"
Just as they wondered where it was coming from, Hugo spotted a shining gate in the air.
It was a hole in the shape of a large circle, and beyond it, a beach in Hawaii was visible.
And that beach was unmistakable.
'Libra's hideout!'
It was the very hideout where Yigon had captured Yun Taewoo.
What was exploding was that Hawaiian island.
Boom!! Boom!!
Thanks to that, they were bewildered.
"What is he doing right now...!"
[Using Ophiuchus Awakening Skill (SSS)]
[Gluttony (SSS)]
-Devours and recreates everything within sight.
Effect: The effect varies depending on the target devoured (person, god, beast, sanctuary, etc.).
-Usable when divinity is above 70%.
-Chance of failure increases depending on target's level; penalties exist.
Yigon was using his ability to wreck Libra's hideout.
The reason was simple.
[Expelling Libra's energy.]
[Destroying Libra's barrier.]
[The area can be designated as Ophiuchus's basic sanctuary.]
That's right.
With his followers increasing and holy knights growing, he figured it was time to establish his own sanctuary.
He couldn't keep clinging to Sagittarius's sanctuary forever.
"Hahaha, Hawaii is great!"
At the sight, Hugo, realizing Yigon's intention, put a hand to his forehead.
Come to think of it, Yigon had always liked Hawaii quite a bit.
It was then.
[Insufficient divinity.]
[Libra's energy is beginning to counterattack.]
"Tch, look at this."
Yigon, in the midst of destroying the hideout, clicked his tongue and reached out.
"Hey. Toss me that thing."
"What? This?"
Hugo looked at the delivery box, dumbfounded.
Right then.
Yigon picked up an item sent by the Leo holy knights.
And...
[Using a sacred artifact imbued with Leo's energy.]
[Shattering Libra's sanctuary with the power of the Leo Astral God.]
Craaash!
After smashing all the barriers installed in the hideout, Yigon activated a skill.
[Designated as Ophiuchus occupied territory.]
[Experience points increase.]
[Can move to each outpost via the Return skill.]
[Would you like to assign a name to the new occupied territory?]
"Workshop."
-1st Outpost: Sagittarius Sanctuary Inner Room
-2nd Outpost: Workshop
At the same time, Yigon's eyes flashed.
"Creation Workshop."
As the words left his mouth, the ground shook.
Then, Libra's lavish mansions crumbled, and subordinate gods fled screaming.
Grind!
And in their place, what rose from the earth were the structures of Ophiuchus.
No, they weren't ordinary structures.
"T-That is?"
A mountain with lava flowing, alongside a massive furnace.
The anvil and various tools existing within Yigon's [Creation Workshop] were revealing themselves.
It felt like a villa had turned into a smithy in an instant.
At the sight, Yigon started walking forward slowly.
"Now then, shall we begin the upgrade?"
Yigon summoned his hammer and slime.
It was time to make equipment now.
(To be continued in the next episode)