___ took away Igeon's existence from the people of the world.
Moreover, the bastard took away Igeon's memories as well.
Not only memories about himself, but about his friends, even about his enemies.
Perhaps because Igeon had once been swallowed by ___.
Based on the data from that time, it was most certainly stealing away many memories from Igeon's mind too.
___ makes others forget the existence of the one swallowed, but it also steals the memories from the mind of the one who was swallowed.
That must be why Igeon lost his memories.
So Hugo tried everything to protect his friend.
Because if he lost his memories, he'd forget his own power too!
Just like 20 years ago, when Igeon lost all his senses.
So whenever even a hint of danger arose, he'd step forward first.
'Geon-ah, the ground over there is dangerous! Keuk!'
Just in case he might remember something about himself, he bought him his favorite foods.
'Geon-ah, this is the hamburger you like. Maybe you'll remember something about yourself!'
And when saints from criminal god seats who held a grudge against Igeon attacked, he'd throw his body to protect him!
'Geon-ah! Danger!'
'Geon-ah, don't you need this? It's a hat from your favorite brand!'
Anyway, Hugo put in all sorts of effort.
So much so that his own children made a huge fuss: 'Dad! Why are you only taking care of that hyung!' 'Look after us too.'
Anyway, he tried so hard to protect his friend's memories up to this point!
But then!
"You bastard! Weren't you supposed to have lost your memories!"
The moment Igeon viciously burst the enemies' heads, Hugo couldn't help but raise his voice.
Not only could he casually use the power he was thought to have lost.
But he also attacked knowing exactly where the fairies' weak points were.
And above all, Taek-su?
"You remember him too, don't you!? You knew and yet deliberately took everything I gave you, right?"
But Igeon picked his ear.
"I dunno. I don't remember."
"Wow! If you remember, you should say you remember..."
But Hugo flinched mid-sentence.
"Are you doing this because of the 1 million won I lent you, you bastard!"
"I dunno? I don't remember. Who are you again?"
Hugo twitched his eyebrows as if pissed off.
"Fine. If you don't remember, then I guess you don't have to pay the 100,000 won repair bill on credit, huh?"
"100,000 won? What are you talking about, it's 119,819 won?"
"...Hey. Why do you remember that exactly??"
In the end, Hugo had no choice but to grab Igeon by the collar.
"Pay up! My 1 million won! No, with everything else, it's probably 3 million won!"
"What's wrong, ahjussi? Do you know me?"
"Gah!!"
And that was when.
When the fairies who had approached Igeon with ease were killed, a group went into an uproar.
[What is the meaning of this.]
[Why can you use your power!]
That's right.
They were the other fairies who had come with the ones slain by Igeon.
And they were the ones bringing ___ here.
Of course, their forms were not visible.
But their voices kept coming from the air.
[That is clearly the power of the Snake Lord.]
[Why is he able to use his power!]
[The saints of the Snake Lord also clearly lost their memories, didn't they?]
At that voice, both Hugo and the Cheon siblings flinched.
That was because, while the earlier guys were handled by Igeon before they could even step in, these ones were different.
'The feeling is completely different from those earlier guys.'
Even the presence of the Fairy King could be felt.
So they were wary, but the concern of the voices didn't seem to be about them.
[It is certain. Seeing that bastard able to use his power, there must still be a saint who hasn't lost their memories.]
[What? But even the saint of the Snake Lord was taken in like that. Where in the world is there a madman with higher faith than a saint?]
Igeon stifled a laugh.
Hugo immediately shot a glare at him.
But then.
[A serious matter! After checking, there really is one saint who circumvented the condition!]
[Circumvented ___'s condition? You don't mean it exceeded 500%?]
[Yes, one human remains! It's 600%!]
[What? 600%? What kind of crazy bastard?!]
[At that level, he's not a zealot, he's a pushover caught by a god!]
Hugo couldn't lift his head.
Igeon, shaking with laughter, now couldn't lift his head either.
It was all fine regardless.
[Found him. The 600% is nearby!]
[Kill him quickly! Because of that human who still remembers the Snake Lord, the Snake Lord can still use his power!]
"!"
Hugo realized too late.
Their target had shifted to him.
And the Cheon siblings were not ones to miss that.
"Noona!"
The Cheon siblings immediately activated their skills.
"How dare they go after our dad!"
"We won't let you lay a finger on the great Snake Lord God!"
As the Cheon siblings rushed out, Igeon smiled contentedly.
"Kids, don't I need to help?"
"It's fine! Someone weaker than Dad should hide somewhere safe!"
"Dad, who is ten million times stronger than hyung, will protect us!"
At that, Igeon burst out laughing and said serve you right to Hugo, and Hugo buried his face in his hands.
Those kids, once they recover their memories, they're really going to raise hell.
And that moment.
Was it because of the advantage of being from the Twin Child Seat, and the skill that allows warping toward an opponent with malice?
Kwa-gwang!!!
The Cheon siblings immediately knocked down a suspicious object.
What they attacked were none other than telephone poles and road signs.
[Kk!]
The fairy that had been disguised as an object returned to its original form.
At a glance, they were fairies with a spirit-like appearance.
And had they been using a teleport skill to summon ___ all this time?
The fairies acting as the medium gnashed their teeth.
[Those brats...]
The more the Snake God's power weakens, the saints' power should also weaken, but well.
Because of the crazy saint with 600% faith, that power was almost intact.
They glared at Hugo.
[It's because of that bastard.]
At that killing intent, Hugo and the Cheon siblings each launched an attack, but it was useless.
"!"
All attacks vanished in front of them.
Cheon Seongjae, who knew the reason well, widened his eyes.
'Fairies are all saint-level mages.'
Though it varies by rank, they are sages who possess saints and teach them how to wield magic power.
Magic that deflects attacks elsewhere is nothing difficult for them.
'And those guys are direct subordinates of the Fairy King.'
And that was when.
'!'
The fairies began muttering something. At the same time, as a magic circle spread on the floor, Cheon Seongjae immediately realized.
He was a former Twin Child Seat mage.
He recognized right away what magic they were using.
And he immediately teleported to appear behind Hugo.
At the same time, he tried to touch Hugo's back and send him flying.
But.
"Don't use skills!"
"!"
Cheon Seongjae flinched at Igeon's shout. And even though his dad would be killed if left alone, Cheon Seongjae couldn't use his skill.
For some reason, he couldn't disobey Igeon's words.
Simultaneously, soldiers were summoned 30 meters in front of Hugo.
They were all direct subordinates of the Fairy King!
"!"
Hugo immediately tried to jump and dodge the enemies' attacks.
In terms of pure power, they had attack power at the saint level.
Of course, the distance was close, but this was nothing to him.
But.
"Agh?!"
Hugo couldn't lift his foot.
At the same time, looking at his leg, Hugo almost cursed.
He couldn't help it.
Though invisible to others' eyes, what was binding his leg was none other than a skill!
And judging by the energy he felt, it wasn't used by just any saint.
"Hey! Geon-ah you!! Mmph!"
The snake-catching skill constricted Hugo's body, and even gagged his mouth.
"Mmph!!"
In the end, the soldiers approached Hugo, unable to move.
The distance was right before his nose!
[If we just kill this bastard, this plan will succeed...!]
But just then.
The Celestial Punishment intervened between Hugo and the soldiers.
Bam!
[!?]
As if putting up a police line, Igeon extended the long Celestial Punishment and blocked the soldiers' path.
At the same time, Igeon grinned as if looking at fish well caught in a net.
Sure enough.
Kwa-jik!!!
[Keoheok!]
Those who had aimed at Hugo's front were bound by snake-catching chains rising from the floor.
Of course, the attacking soldiers were not only in front but also behind.
But the soldiers aiming at Hugo's back were panicking.
They couldn't help it.
"Hey, hey! Geon-ah you!"
Their swords were aimed at Hugo's back, but the blades had all shattered.
So they were surprised.
'Defense Authority.'
There was no mistake. It was the Defense Authority of the Bull Seat.
'So they had merged the Bull, and already transferred the authority!'
As evidence, a green light was surrounding Hugo.
Like a thin defensive barrier.
And where the impact hit, the light spread like the shape of snake scales.
Thus, they couldn't help but be bewildered.
'As expected, the Defense Authority has been converted into a Snake Lord Seat skill.'
The Bull Seat's authority, the only one among the god seats with a Defense Authority.
But even if they had transferred the Bull Seat's authority, it should take time to convert it into a Snake Lord Seat skill...!
That wasn't all.
The ones who had their hands on Hugo's back broke out in a cold sweat.
'Definitely a magic attack was dealt.'
Hugo seemed to feel no pain at all.
'Could he have even defended against pain?'
'Pain defense?'
It was a new feature not seen in the Bull Seat's Defense Authority.
But there was no time to analyze even briefly.
Once again, the soldiers screamed as the snake-catching skill surged up from the floor.
[Keoheok!]
The chains didn't kill the soldiers but tightly bound the attacking fairies.
It was truly an instant.
But Hugo himself raised his voice in anger.
"Geon-ah you! You deliberately held me to catch these bastards, didn't you!!"
"Of course. Those guys are so fast like flies, you can't catch them easily otherwise."
"Hey!!"
"What's the big deal. I put up the Defense Authority for you."
"You just wanted to test the new authority's power, didn't you? Since you got it from the Magic God Seat anyway."
"Ah, I don't remember."
Should I kill this bastard?
But soon Hugo grew curious.
"Geon-ah, why didn't you kill these guys with ___ and leave them alive?"
That's not like Geon.
But soon he found out the reason.
"I want to negotiate a bit."
"Negotiate?"
"To completely eliminate this fog, we have to get rid of the core mage. That's definitely the Fairy King. Well, even if we kill these guys, some of the fog will lift, but... we have to catch the Fairy King to end it. Anyway, I can't sense the bastard's presence. If he just comes out, I can subjugate him."
At that, the fairies caught by ___ were dumbfounded.
[Subjugate just by coming out? Are you blaspheming the Fairy King!]
[That's right! The previous Fairy King Leriquinn was a coward and submitted to you, but that king isn't even worthy of being called our king!]
At this, Cheon Seongjae tried to summon his first Fairy King, but.
"Huh? No response."
It must be a side effect of not remembering Igeon.
Knowing that, the captured fairies laughed.
[In the first place, we are direct subordinates of the newly chosen Fairy King. Do you think we'd submit to someone like Mimirs?]
[And we are spirits born from the Fairy Garden, with vitality rivaling the Snake Lord...]
But at that moment.
Seeing Igeon's expression, the fairies in the front row fell silent.
So the fairies in the back row were puzzled.
"Yeah, fairies are magical lifeforms so their vitality is incredible. Those above a certain rank wouldn't even die at all. So when I subdued a Fairy King named Leriquinn long ago, I struggled quite a bit."
The fairies trembled at the voice tinged with a strange, joyful laughter.
Sure enough, Hugo also trembled in fear at Igeon's expression.
"Geon..."
"But in the end, that Fairy King crawled away when his limbs were torn off, you know? As a bonus, the vitality was really good, so I put his subordinates in a juicer and juiced them, and the Fairy King surrendered immediately."
[?!!]
Hugo was horrified as well.
Could Leriquinn's reaction of fainting at the mere sight of this bastard also be...!
"That's why it's a shame. Since I called ___, I thought I'd call ___ too."
[?!]
What Igeon referred to as ___ were the red-eyed brothers.
And they made an expression as if wondering how Igeon knew of that existence.
'There shouldn't have been any leaks...!'
But regardless, Igeon raised the corners of his mouth.
"If it were ___s, I thought I could even torture the Magic God."
"Wh- what are you saying!"
Of course, half of it was sincere, but Igeon's purpose was a bit different.
'I can feel the aura of the red-eyed brothers, but I can't find their location.'
They were bastards hiding ominously and thinking of striking Earth, so he intended to eliminate them before they could invade.
And at the same time, he planned to use that to deal with the remaining gods by proxy.
Perhaps sensing that purpose, the fairies trembled.
But.
"Well, since I called ___ too, I can't not call ___, can I?"
The fairies trembled at that menacing gaze.
"Ah, the Fairy King can call that. He's hiding nearby watching us, right? Ah, if I catch the Fairy King, I wonder if I can drag out the gods in one go?"
[!]
Moreover, through Hugo's phone call earlier, Igeon had also grasped the matter of Hailey.
So he stepped on the fairies entangled in the snake-catching skill.
And.
"Oh, sorry but I lost my memories because of ___. Even if I want to go easy, I can't remember the methods from back then."
[?!]
"Sorry, but I'll try one by one carefully until your boss comes out, okay?"
Igeon's eyes flashed.
(Continued in next episode)