A meat restaurant near the dome.
“Damn it.”
Lee Geon muttered a curse without realizing it.
Before his eyes was a grill that had been mercilessly shattered.
“Shit. There’s still meat left.”
That was it.
Lee Geon had been so hungry that he had found a meat restaurant before leaving Belgium.
And the amount of meat he had eaten as soon as he entered was a whopping 70 servings by himself.
Normally, eating about 30 servings would fill him up, but strangely, his stomach didn’t feel full.
So he put it on Kevin’s tab and ate and ate, literally eating until his belly would burst.
But the problem was right after he finished eating the meat.
When he felt his stomach getting full, and he naturally grabbed Hugo’s drink—
Pop!
‘!’
As soon as he grabbed the can, the drink can burst.
He was taken aback, and then it was the grill’s turn.
Bam!
Ultimately, while trying to eat the remaining meat, Lee Geon poked a hole through the grill with his chopsticks, rolling his eyes.
As expected, chaos ensued around him.
“What was that sound just now!”
“Isn’t this a terror attack?!”
“I heard an explosion earlier too!”
“Kyaa! Terror?”
But regardless of the fuss around him, the culprit simply picked up the meat and ate it.
And the reason the hard can and the grill were shattered was just one thing.
It was all a mistake in controlling his own strength.
That’s what he said.
‘Tch, such a rookie mistake.’
That’s right.
He was currently in a state where he couldn’t control his strength at all.
It was because of the body upgrade reward he received after the trial of strength.
[Body upgrade completed]
[First molt successful, body strengthened]
[Shed the weak human flesh, first evolution into a divine body]
The one that was said to take about a full day had finally ended.
Of course, the change was just that his skin became as smooth as a peeled egg.
So even though it was called an upgrade, he thought nothing had really changed, but...
‘What is this….’
Lee Geon looked at his hand in bewilderment.
And Lee Geon remembered this situation exactly.
‘It’s that feeling from when I first awakened.’
Was it 25 years ago?
When he first became an Awakened.
It was the same back then.
Maybe because his body had suddenly been modified into a superhuman. For about two weeks, he had to adapt and broke TVs and desks, causing a huge mess.
And the one reason he suddenly couldn’t control his strength again was none other than...
‘I’ve become stronger than before.’
So he was even more astonished.
Body awakening had its limits. And he had already awakened to the highest level, the Saint level, so he thought his strength couldn’t get any stronger.
‘Indeed, the swelling of my muscles back then was a sign of this.’
When he was beating the monster with an axe in the Virgo Sanctuary.
As if on cue, the Sky Judgment standing next to him let out a loud roar.
Well, it didn’t matter.
‘I need to do a strength test.’
Because if he left it like this, he might end up sending several people to the hospital for no reason.
And the best way would be to test it on his own body, where he could feel the pain immediately, but...
“Ack! Why is the grill like this!”
Hugo, who had gone to the bathroom for a moment, glared at Lee Geon.
“Geon, you, what is it you don’t like again…! Huh? Ouch!!”
Hugo’s arm was instantly grabbed by Lee Geon, and he screamed.
“It hurts! Hey! Hey!! Let go!!”
At Hugo’s screams, Lee Geon’s eyes sparkled greatly.
That was understandable; a Saint’s body, even without divine protection, rivaled the defense of a decent monster.
Moreover, Hugo might be a Divine Archer, but he had been beaten so much in the past that his durability was excellent.
And yet he’s in pain?
“Oh, I really have gotten stronger. Or you’ve gotten weaker.”
This bastard!
“You son of a bitch, let go and… ow ow ow!”
“Hmm, I can’t get a feel for how much force to use. Is this enough?”
Crunch!
“Ow ow ow!”
“Or like this?”
Crack!
“Ow ow!”
Eventually, unable to endure, Hugo begged earnestly.
“Geon! I don’t know what it is, but I was wrong, so let go…!”
“Ugh, you weakling.”
In the end, Hugo, whose arm was nearly crushed, couldn’t say anything more.
“You moron, don’t go around saying you can use some strength.”
This bastard. I’ll cut ties with you immediately.
On the other hand, Kevin looked flabbergasted watching the scene.
He had come back from the Sanctuary for treatment of his severed arm and to deal with Perio’s remnants, and this is what he sees.
“Tsk tsk, as expected of the lowest-ranked Divine Seat. Your arm strength is so weak that… urk!”
Kevin was sent flying by Hugo’s suddenly extended fist.
Hugo, who had blown Kevin away with pure arm strength, was fuming.
“That guy’s the weird one!”
From the beginning, a Divine Archer who uses a bow has arm strength that rivals first or second among the Divine Seats.
Lee Geon, who can overpower a Saint of the Divine Archer with grip strength, is abnormal!
Gott was deeply moved by that sight.
‘To send that Virgo flying in one hit.’
He had forgotten because of Lee Geon’s absurd antics, but indeed he was the Saint Lord.
But Kevin, who had suddenly been hit in the face, opened his eyes wide.
“You dare hit a Saint’s face?”
“You’re not the only Saint! I’m a Saint of the Battle Divine Seat too! Don’t act all high and mighty just because you’re second place! Everyone is the same except the first rank!”
Maybe they’ve known each other too long.
When they grabbed each other by the collar like children, but as if they would kill each other.
[Body upgrade complete, the reward for the fame trial blooms.]
[Reward: Ophiuchus Awakening Skill (SSS)]
[Unique skill added.]
A pattern of light appeared on Lee Geon’s palm, and familiar letters surfaced.
It was similar to when he normally checked his skill window, but quite different.
[Unique Skills]
- God’s Gaze
- Creation Workshop
- The 13th Sense
- Combat God Instinct (Trial in progress/Locked)
- Ophiuchus Awakening Skill
That was when.
[A Holy City mission apart from the Ophiuchus Awakening Trial has appeared.]
“!”
[Holy City Mission]
- Create Ophiuchus insignia
- Designate a Saint (but only level SS or above)
At the new mission, Lee Geon furrowed his brow.
It seemed like a separate quest concept from the Ophiuchus Awakening Trial he was currently undertaking.
And the first one. Creating the insignia, that he figured he could handle.
Since he could just activate the Creation Workshop and make it.
‘Before that, I just need to get suitable materials.’
The problem was the second one.
‘A Saint, huh.’
Well, he had expected it to some extent….
‘SS level or above.’
Wondering, Lee Geon called up Seongjae’s data.
The method wasn’t difficult.
When he flicked the hand where the skill list had appeared, the list changed.
[Human Retainer (Holy City) System activates.]
[Ophiuchus Human Retainers (1/?)]
- Cheon Seongjae (Re-awakening complete)
(Unique skill has appeared)
(Can grant a baptismal name)
Awakening Class: S
Holy City Class: Rare
Faith: 300%
Contribution: 100% (Contribution EXP 1400p)
Role: None
[You can raise levels and skills with contribution EXP]
[You can designate a role for the holy city member]
As expected, he’s not SS-class. Well, though it’s something that the guy who was A-class awakened as S-class.
‘Well, if we’re talking about SS-class or above around here….’
Lee Geon looked at Hugo, who was fuming after kicking Kevin out.
“Taek-su. Want to join my holy city?”
Hugo’s expression was something to behold.
“Are you crazy?”
Is that a recruitment offer to a Saint right now?
But regardless, Lee Geon smiled.
“Like when we did with the Gemini, I’ll cut the connection with the Constellation God for you. I need a Saint-level.”
Hugo was dumbfounded.
“Hey. I know you’re not satisfied with anything less than Saint-level. But don’t you know you need over 90% faith to become a Saint? I don’t know what it is, but there’s no way I’d have that much toward… no, toward you.”
Then Lee Geon smiled slyly.
[Hugo Otter]
- Faith 400%
What 90%.
“You have more than enough, though?”
“????”
In that moment, Lee Geon’s eyes flashed and he reached out his hand.
[Act Forbidden by God]
That was precisely the fearsome skill that severed the bond between Saint and Constellation God during the Gemini incident.
The moment he was about to use it.
Boom!
Suddenly, flames erupted from Hugo’s body.
“?!”
[The Lord of the Scorching Sun Seat is extremely wary.]
[Warns you not to approach their contractor.]
Seeing that, Lee Geon clicked his tongue.
Well, he didn’t really plan on taking him.
But whether he knew that or not, Hugo was bewildered.
That was to be expected.
[The Lord of the Scorching Sun Seat grants various things to their contractor.]
[The Lord of the Scorching Sun Seat burns with enthusiasm.]
Perhaps telling him not to even think about going to Lee Geon.
Hugo was suddenly granted skills and items.
[Gives this and that.]
[Continues to give.]
“????”
Hugo was flabbergasted as he looked at the hair loss medicine, vitamins, and aphrodisiac that fell in front of him.
Well, it didn’t matter.
In any case, if you only considered potential, those kids were more outstanding than Hugo anyway.
[You have designated Cheon Seongjae as the retainer god discipline officer.]
[Cheon Seongjae: Leader of the 88 retainer gods.]
So for now, he entrusts Seongjae with the bothersome management and discipline of his retainer gods.
‘It’ll be good training.’
That’s because the retainer gods originally looked down on humans.
Being the aggressive general gods they are, they would certainly try to kill Cheon Seongjae, calling him a mere brat, but what does it matter.
‘If he doesn’t want to die, he’ll grow to SS-class.’
If not, I can just drop him in the middle of a red zone and leave.
Right then.
“Anyway, it’s almost train time. You said you’re going to meet Scorpio because of Libra?”
Lee Geon nodded.
Truthfully, it was Libra that came to light with the Perio incident.
The former number one Divine Seat, Libra, was the woman Lee Geon hated most among the twelve.
‘A waste-level like Cancer.’
Is that all?
‘To face that woman, Combat God Instinct is essential.’
And frankly speaking, Libra was extremely strong.
The only woman he honestly couldn’t say whether he could win against or not.
Her combat ability aside, it was actually her power that was problematic.
A special Divine Seat that can accomplish anything as long as the weight is right.
That’s not all.
‘That woman summons the Constellation God.’
Libra, that woman, has been close to her Constellation God since long ago.
‘If I make a mistake, I might end up clashing directly with the Constellation God.’
So it would be best in many ways to finish the trial and meet her in perfect condition.
Thus, for now, he contacts Scorpio, who seems to hold the clue to his trial.
‘She wouldn’t have handed over the fountain pen for no reason.’
Didn’t Capricorn say so?
That it was Scorpio who gave the advance warning of his death.
Anyway, it was when he was about to get up from his seat.
Buzz!
Hugo got a call.
“Oh, is it Yoo-ha?”
He was happily answering the phone, saying his daughter had been calling a lot today.
“Yoo-ha! What’s wrong!”
Hearing his daughter’s voice, Hugo’s face turned pale.
“Why are you crying….”
But Hugo couldn’t finish his sentence.
At the same time, Hugo bit his lip. It was after that that he opened his mouth.
“Is that so? Mom woke up?”
Over the phone, he could hear his daughter’s voice slightly teary.
- But Mom fell asleep again.
Hugo nodded, saying he knew.
Lee Jae-won was an Awakened, and though he wasn’t sure, he could get up from bed right away with Lee Geon’s power.
But his wife was different.
His wife was not an Awakened. Precisely, he wanted her to live a normal life, so she didn’t undergo baptism or testing.
In other words, a normal person.
They’d need to do a detailed examination, but she probably couldn’t get up right away like Lee Jae-won.
- But, Dad.
Hugo, who had his eyes covered, opened them.
“Yes?”
- Was Mom a fan of Uncle?
In that instant, Hugo stiffened.
His daughter continued.
- I didn’t know, but when Mom heard talk about Uncle, she was so happy.
“…….”
Sweat began to stream down Hugo’s face.
He must have been flustered by this unexpected thing.
That’s right.
Certainly, his wife had been a fan of Lee Geon.
And when she had lost a friend and was going through a very hard time, comforting each other had been the start of their relationship.
So when Hugo’s pupils shook.
Maybe because he overheard the daughter’s phone call, Lee Geon showed interest.
“What’s this? She woke up? Then shall we go see her face for a bit? You must want to see your wife after a long time too.”
Startled, Hugo flinched.
“Ah, no! It’s fine! Your, your business is more urgent!”
At those words, Lee Geon became indifferent.
“Oh, why not. Let’s go see her. I want to see your wife too. You said she’s pretty.”
“No!!! Just let’s go!!!!”
“????”
Hugo was desperate.
(To be continued in the next episode)