He was a lord even the highest gods of the divine realm loathed to approach.
Of course, he wasn't the only lord that meddled with Earth.
First, the one who deliberately possessed a human body to enter the dome, only to be counterattacked and killed—[ ].
The one who sent a fragment to devour a constellation god, only to end up helping it merge with a bull—[ ].
The one you could call the commander-in-chief of the Earth invasion. The one who was extracting time as nourishment—[ ].
On top of that, Giselle, who infiltrated the human camp as a spy, and one last one hiding somewhere.
Anyway, there were many lords connected to the 12 constellation gods, but most of all—[ ].
[ ]’s ability was a threat even to the gods.
Even Lee Geon would not be able to escape that threat.
So I understood why the magic constellation gods used [ ]’s authority in this way.
‘A god’s existence becomes precarious without anyone to remember them!’
In other words, if no one remembers Lee Geon, it would be fatal to the Bible as well.
Even if that wasn’t the case, stealing people’s memories was advantageous for the constellation gods.
But even so!
“Hey! How could you forget me!!”
Furious, Hugo grabbed Lee Geon by the collar. He was truly upset.
“Hey, you bastard! Even while I keep remembering you steadfastly! How can the one I’m closest to, my best friend, do this to me?”
Hugo shouted, but only for a moment.
“Keuheok!”
Hugo was kicked by Lee Geon and sent flying.
“It hurts…! What the hell, you bastard!”
At that scream, Lee Geon, who was tearing into his chicken, scratched his ear.
“Ah, sorry. We’ve just met, so you wouldn’t know, but I can’t stand it when someone grabs my collar.”
“#$*&$*#!”
Hugo seemed really pissed off.
“Hey! How can you do this to a friend!”
“Friend?”
“Yeah! A friend! You and I are friends! No, comrades who went through life and death together!”
Lee Geon flinched at that.
Perhaps he realized who Hugo was. He looked Hugo up and down.
However.
“Ah, why would I be friends with an old fart like you? Ugh, this feels gross.”
As Lee Geon continued munching on the chicken, flames erupted from Hugo’s mouth.
“You bastard, you’re shamelessly eating the chicken I bought?!!”
No, before that, this guy didn’t even know who I was and had the nerve to tell me to buy him chicken?
Hugo’s blood pressure shot up and he was about to collapse.
But that wasn’t what was important now.
‘Even Geon lost his memory?’
Hugo seemed shocked by that fact.
So he asked to confirm.
“Geon, do you know who you are? Do you know who these kids are?”
Hugo quickly pulled out his phone and showed the wallpaper.
It was a family photo taken recently after Cheon Jiwoo returned.
Of course, they had each picked up one of the 12 saint dolls at the photo studio for the picture; except for Hugo, who stubbornly held his own doll, everyone else was holding a Lee Geon doll.
Though Hugo doubted his own eyes because the Lee Geon figurines everyone was holding had disappeared.
Even the Hugo & Lee Geon combo doll his wife was holding had only the Lee Geon part vanish.
But as if that wasn’t the point, Hugo showed Lee Geon the photo.
“Do you know who these people are?”
At that, Lee Geon glared at Hugo, seemingly annoyed.
“Are you kidding? Of course I know. That’s Jiwoo, Yuha, and Seongjae.”
“Then what about me?!”
“I don’t know you, you bastard.”
“Why don’t you remember me?!!”
“How should I know? Maybe you have a forgettable face.”
Hugo screamed in anguish.
He was furious, but judging from the aura he sensed, this was definitely Lee Geon himself.
Besides, [ ] would never stay beside someone who isn’t its master.
And whether it was due to [ ]’s influence or the magic of the magic constellation gods, it was true that he didn’t remember.
But regardless of Hugo’s screaming, Lee Geon scratched his ear.
“Ah, I’m thirsty after eating chicken. Hey, you said you’re my friend. Go buy me a drink and ice cream too. The drink has to be 100% fruit juice, and the ice cream, pure 100% milk.”
Hugo roared roughly.
“Hey! Tell me honestly! You remember me, don’t you! You’re doing this on purpose, right?”
“I don’t know. I don’t know who you are, but you look like you’d be edible.”
“Hey!!!”
Well, whatever, it was fine.
The situation was annoying, but Hugo actually thought it was a good thing.
“Yeah! Thanks to this, my faith must have plummeted!”
Hugo took out his phone and checked his faith level on the black screen.
“Whoa, crazy, this really was a huge incident. It’s at least a -500% drop in faith. Really, -500…”
[Serpent Bearer Faith: 600%]
“Why hasn’t it changed?!!”
Hugo threw his phone to the ground.
And not content with just throwing it, he stomped on it a few times, then took a deep breath and asked.
“Then do you remember about yourself? Your name?”
“I don’t know.”
“Okay, listen carefully. Your name is Lee Geon. And you’re my friend… and also my subordinate.”
Lee Geon made a face like he was chewing shit.
“No. I don’t think that’s right.”
“What do you mean it’s not right? You said you don’t remember anything.”
“Yeah. But I’m sure that’s not it.”
“Ri-right. Subordinate was too much. Actually, I’m the master who raised you.”
“Uh, that’s wrong too. I definitely remember things about myself.”
“Really? If you remember things about yourself so clearly, you must remember this too. You borrowed 1 million won from me a month ago. Remember?”
“Ah… sorry. I don’t remember that.”
In the end, Hugo, who had actually lent him the money, radiated killing intent.
“You bastard, even when you lose your memory, you do it selectively?!”
But then.
Perhaps his purpose lay elsewhere. Having filled his stomach, Lee Geon picked up Sky’s Judgment.
“Anyway, I’m off. I’ve got bastards to kill.”
Soon, he began walking into the fog.
So Hugo was flustered.
“Hey! You don’t even know your own name! Do you know who the enemy is?”
“No, I don’t.”
“You’re going to kill them without knowing?!”
“Yeah. Is there a problem?”
There’s a huge problem!!
Furious, Hugo, who had been about to go back to his wife, turned around.
“Hey! Wait! This master will guide your way!”
Hugo hurriedly chased after Lee Geon.
* * *
The 12 constellation seats each had their own domains.
First, Emperor Virgo, who ruled Western Europe.
Then, the saint’s land stretching from Western Europe to Eastern Europe.
And the sand’s [constellation] encompassing Egypt, the Middle East, West Asia, etc.
America’s [constellation], the bitter cold’s [constellation] of Canada, Russia, Finland, and so on.
Also, the southern [constellations] of South America, Africa, Australia, etc., were representative places.
And above all, every country bordering the Mediterranean was the territory of Pisces.
And since the Mediterranean is Southern Europe, it directly bordered the Virgo seat that ruled Western Europe.
One would expect conflict, but it was a surprisingly quiet place.
And the reason was that this place was a closed magic nation.
In fact, Italy, which received the protection of the magic constellation god, was already one of the cities transformed into a magical city.
The apartments people lived in, the roads, the facilities—everything was like a magical fortress.
And among them, Venice.
The city of water was a little noisy.
“Hey, did you hear?”
It was because of Lee Geon’s matter.
“My goodness, they say fog has covered all of East Asia.”
“East Asia? Isn’t that the territory of the Serpent Bearer, Gemini, Aries, and Sagittarius? And there’s fog?”
“Yes, it seems big enough to cover the whole country. But they say strange things are happening inside. People are on the phone and they can’t remember Master Lee Geon…”
“What? Really?!”
“Is Master Lee Geon okay?”
“They say it’s definitely a lord’s power. So armed magicians from here and Gemini have headed there.”
“What? Is that allowed? Originally, Master Lee Geon designated East Asia as a no-entry zone for armed saints. Even the presidents prohibit armed saints from entering the country because of that.”
“Ah, it’s a monster subjugation, so it can’t be helped.”
“True. They’re probably trying to save Master Lee Geon, after all.”
They looked at the very center of the magical city built on the lake.
There was the headquarters of Pisces, the Water Temple.
And a familiar face appeared in the temple.
[Are you listening? No matter what, [ ] is too much!]
The one who appeared in a fright was none other than the Pisces constellation god.
At the same time, it was the very constellation god who had once appeared in Lee Geon’s sanctuary to rescue the Pisces saint, only to fall into a furnace.
And she had come to warn her twin older sister.
As expected.
[Answer me! Even so, to distort the memories of the Serpent Bearer using [ ]! That’s too harsh!]
At the younger one’s words, someone sitting on the throne narrowed her brow.
[Are you listening to me?!]
Right at that moment.
Perhaps annoyed by her younger sister’s words, the girl sitting on the throne flashed her eyes.
And.
[Kyaaak!]
In the end, struck by lightning from the sky, the younger sister, who had been floating on the water, screamed and fell into the water.
But only briefly; the younger sister was pulled out by an invisible force.
At the same time, the girl on the throne rested her chin on her hand and frowned.
[Don’t blabber, you fool who went to Lee Geon on your own and ended up as a holy relic.]
[……!!]
That was the case.
The one sitting on the throne made of water was none other than the Pisces saint, Liv Richie.
She appeared to be the saint on the outside, but the content was unmistakably the elder of the Pisces constellation gods.
And she was the one who, 24 years ago, brought the lords to Seoul.
At the same time, she was the one who knocked out Kevin in the Demon’s Tower and transformed Jang Rui, who assassinated Lee Geon.
And the elder sister found her younger sister pathetic, who had become Lee Geon’s holy relic—no, now Hugo’s bow.
[You call yourself a magic constellation god and your ego seems intact, but have you nothing better to do than become the enemy’s bow?]
[……!]
[Well, it doesn’t matter. I’ll kill your current owner and take you back anyway.]
In the end, the younger sister, who had become a ghost with only her ego remaining, gnashed her teeth.
[That’s not the point! What were you thinking using [ ]!]
At those words, the elder sister’s eyes widened in fury.
[Kyaaak!]
In the end, the elder sister, seemingly pissed, walked over and stomped on her younger sister’s head.
[Exactly, if you hadn’t let the real Serpent Bearer slip away 24 years ago, this wouldn’t have happened!]
The elder sister was seething.
Having usurped the throne, long ago, they had cast a spell on the 13th constellation god, framed him, and killed him as a calamity god.
Of course, hearing that he had reincarnated, they tracked him down each time and killed him over and over.
But what do you know.
This cycle, it was especially hard to find the reincarnated individual.
So they searched and searched, and finally, 24 years ago, they were able to kill the reincarnated Serpent Bearer god again.
This time, it was a male.
So it was unexpected.
-I never thought he’d reincarnate as a boy this time?
Anyway, since it had been a pain to find him, they had fun burning him with fire, drowning him in water, breaking and cutting off his arms and legs. They toyed with him through moderate torture, then killed him.
Since he was the reincarnation of a constellation god, he didn’t die quickly, making him perfect to play with.
Of course, to prevent rumors from spreading that she had killed him, she deliberately transformed into a monster to torment him, so rumors wouldn’t arise.
But even as she killed him, there was one puzzling thing.
-It’s strange that he died more obediently than usual.
Well, it was only much later that she learned it was all to avoid revealing the existence of his older sister and Lee Geon.
‘Yeah. I never imagined he had split into two this time.’
That’s why he was so hard to discover this time. So when I found out about Yeonwoo’s existence, I was absolutely livid.
So I brought the lords and made sure to eliminate that one.
Because [ ] happened to take a special interest in the Serpent Bearer.
Anyway, thinking back now, it seems what the younger brother really wanted to protect was Lee Geon.
‘Did he perhaps know that he was his master?’
In the end, it might have been coincidence, but their power ended up going to Lee Geon.
‘Well, originally, the power of [ ] and [ ] belonged to the 13th original owner, so it’s nothing strange.’
That makes sense, since the 13th original owner was the one who inherited the divinity of the vacant [ ].
He realized the potential of the snakes he picked up, added his own power, and raised them into the circulating [ ].
‘Well, that’s not what’s important now.’
The elder Pisces god rested her chin and ground her teeth.
[Those loathsome creatures. Mere humans dare to harp on the past of the 12 constellation gods?]
She had caught on to Lee Geon’s side’s scheme.
And even the scribes who were entrusted with writing the Bible insolently brought up their past, drew their swords, and told them to leave Earth.
[Not just Lee Geon, but everyone who follows him. I will exterminate them like those cockroach-like scribes.]
It seems they think they’re pulling some petty trick, but so what? Just erase Lee Geon’s existence with [ ] and it’s over.
As proof, the corner of the Pisces god’s mouth curled up.
[The magic has already been activated. And that fog will gradually grow and spread across the whole world.]
[But using a lord’s power is highly risky, so if the conditions fail… Kgh!]
[Shut up. That’s why this time I set a condition of a whopping 500% faith.]
[!]
[Among countless vassal gods, I’ve never seen faith surpass that. So absolutely no one can remember Lee Geon.]
The Serpent Bearer constellation’s faith was 100%, and even the Serpent Bearer’s saints with the highest faith only reached 400% at most.
Well, there was Hugo, whom Giselle was wary of, but as I recently confirmed, he was at 450%.
Even if it increased, 500% would be the maximum.
It was within the predicted range.
[Isn’t that right? Unless a human goes insane, there’s no way it could go higher.]
[!]
[Therefore, this plan will never fail.]
The magic constellation god laughed coquettishly.
(To be continued…)