The Second Coming of Gluttony Chapter 222:
Chapter 222 . The Spear and the Treasure Chest (2)
Seol Jihu felt Maria shaking in his embrace . Chohong promptly kicked her **** .
“Oi, what are you gonna do? Hurry up and decide . ”
“You gotta agree if you have a conscience~”
Hugo rubbed it in, knowing how Maria must be feeling .
“Ob…”
“Ob?”
“Obbiwusly… I agwee…”
Because she was speaking through her clenched teeth, the group needed some time before they could understand what she said .
Just like that, Flone came to receive a share of the loot . Since she was fully justified, this was a clean method that drowned out any controversy .
Seol Jihu chuckled, not knowing his share of the loot would increase this way .
Teresa winked at him secretly, while Maria cried . She must have been more than a little upset as she was bawling her eyes out .
Seol Jihu burst into laughter as he patted the wailing Maria .
“Things ended up turning out this way… but I never thought you would be the one to bring it up first, Mister Kazuki . ”
“Well… I tried to do my best, but this was the first time I felt sorry about taking my share of the loot in an expedition . ”
Kazuki replied flatly, then glanced at Seol Jihu .
“Now that you’ve secured the funding, will you be moving to Eva right away?”
“Yes . ”
“And you’ll make an organization in Eva . ”
“Probably . ”
“Will you have affiliate teams once your organization develops?”
“Huh…? Affiliate teams?”
Seol Jihu raised a question while replying nonchalantly . He didn’t get why Kazuki was suddenly asking him all these riddling questions .
“Why do you ask?”
Kazuki chortled .
“No reason . ”
“?”
“It’s just that, from the perspective of a team, I figured it wouldn’t be bad to work under a leader who’s fair in settling personal affairs . ”
He then turned around and began to bag the loot that was out . At that moment, the teary-voiced Maria asked .
“Oh yeah, Oppa, what are you going to do with the treasure chest?”
“Treasure chest?”
“Un, un . The spear is yours, but you haven’t opened the treasure chest yet . ”
Seol Jihu went ‘Ah!’ . He was so focused on settling accounts that he had forgotten about the spear and the treasure chest .
“No one opened the treasure chest yet?”
“It won’t open . ”
Marcel Ghionea cut in .
“We can’t see any keyhole . It won’t budge even if we try to open it forcefully . It looks like it’s made to be shock-absorbing . ”
[Hmph, of course . ]
Flone must have been listening in as her voice rang out in Seol Jihu’s head .
[The family’s secret techniques are in there . How could it open so easily?]
Flone seemed to know how to open it, so Seol Jihu decided to take a look at the spear and the chest .
Seol Jihu’s announcement must have touched Chohong and Hugo as they presented the items respectfully . The first thing that caught his attention was obviously the long, cloth-wrapped item .
“Take the cloth off and have a look . I’m not an expert at discerning the value of weapons, but it looked extremely precious even at a glance . You can tell just by how it looks . ”
Marcel Ghionea’s words raised Seol Jihu’s expectations by a notch .
‘Spear, spear…’
As this spear was one of his main goals for this expedition, he couldn’t help but be curious about it .
Ba-thump! Ba-thump! His heart pounded .
Seol Jihu did his best to soothe the beating that shook all his organs and carefully grabbed onto the cloth .
He took a deep breath . Then, as soon as he unwrapped the cloth, the spear finally revealed itself .
And Seol Jihu…
“… . ”
…looked down at the spear unknowingly .
“…Ah!!”
An exclamation of awe burst out a beat later .
‘Pretty… . ’
His first impression of the ‘Spear of Purity’, which he finally got to see, was that it was ‘pretty’ . He knew that it wasn’t an appropriate descriptor for a weapon, but the spear’s outer appearance truly boasted a captivating beauty . It was so much so that he mistook it for a figure of an alluring woman .
After gulping out loud, Seol Jihu carefully observed the spear .
First, the spear was extremely long . From the spear blade reflecting the moonlight and emitting a bewitching light, the long, willow branch-like spear shaft well surpassed 2 meters and 40 centimeters .
It was a whole lot taller than Seol Jihu .
The spear carried a transparent-white tone . Really, without a single bit of exaggeration, its clarity made it completely transparent . It really looked as if it was created by carving out ice .
Other than that, there were two elements that caught his attention .
The first was that the spear blade itself was 50 centimeters long . The lower part of the frame forming the blade started out thick and got increasingly sharper, and two crescent-shaped blades were attached to the side of the blade . No matter how he looked at it, it resembled the twin crescent-bladed halberd used by the Three Kingdoms’ Warlord Lü Bu .
The second was that seven circular groves were dug out on the upper part of the spear shaft . Insetting the jewels he put away in his bag would undoubtedly make it look even better .
‘So this is that spear…’
The Spear of Purity, which the Goddess of Chastity— Castitas— is said to have bestowed to the Rothschear House .
It completely caught Seol Jihu’s fancy .
He drew a huge gulp and examined the spear .
“Why don’t you give it a swing?”
Marcel Ghionea suggested in a timely manner, and Seol Jihu promptly grabbed the spear with an entranced expression .
“!”
Seol Jihu flinched . The moment he grabbed the spear, cold energy invaded his body and stung his bones .
Although the coldness disappeared in an instant, it was enough to jolt his consciousness wide-awake .
Soon, he grabbed ahold of his mind and raised the spear, but he was surprised yet again .
‘I-It’s heavy?’
A heaviness that surpassed his wildest imaginations could be felt from his hands . No—
‘It’s not that it’s heavy . ’
Whoosh, whoosh! He became certain once he roused his mana and forcefully gave it a couple of swings .
Rather than heaviness, it was more correct to call it resistance . Right, the Spear of Purity was resisting him .
Whether he stabbed or sliced, the spear blade strayed from his intended mark . As it was now, it couldn’t be called a proper weapon .
Aside from its beauty, it didn’t look like it had a special power either .
He activated his Nine Eyes just to be sure, but even the ‘General Observation’ couldn’t view its information .
Seol Jihu’s eyes narrowed .
The Star of Lust, Seo Yuhui .
And the Star of Sloth, Taciana Cinzia .
This was only the third time that he couldn’t view the status window with the green color .
He had a guess . These three all shared one common point — that they received a god’s power .
With this, Seol Jihu was convinced that this spear carried divine power . But he was also certain that the spear was useless as it was now .
‘Is there a ceremony I need to do to be recognized as its owner…?’
What should he do to drag out the spear’s original strength?
Seol Jihu’s eyes instinctively turned to the sealed treasure chest . For some reason, he felt like the solution to his problem would be in it .
However, it was just like what Marcel Ghionea said .
“Keuk!”
The chest refused to open, no matter how hard he tried to pull it open . By the time he had half-given up from exhaustion, Seol Jihu heard a sudden giggle .
When he looked down at his pendant, the giggle immediately stopped .
[You see the insignia in the middle, right? Try putting your pendant next to it . ]
“…You could have told me earlier . ”
[Sorry, sorry, it was just too funny seeing you struggle to open it… . ]
Seol Jihu smacked his lips before getting on his knees and putting the pendant next to the Rothschear House’s insignia .
Next, a mysterious light suddenly flickered from the insignia—
Clunk!
And the chest opened, just like that .
“Oh! It opened!”
“What? What, what?”
The expedition team huddled together and peeked into the chest .
Soon…
“Eh? What the heck…?”
Maria trailed off with a greatly disappointed look . But perhaps she was justified as the contents of the chest were far smaller compared to its size .
Inside were two battered books and a small wooden box .
Characters they had never seen before were written on the faded books, but the Synchronization must have taken effect as they soon wiggled and changed into Earth’s language .
Phi Sora furrowed her brows .
“Righteous Heart? Crescent Blade Spear Technique? What’s up with these middle school syndrome names?”
[What did you say?]
Flone got angry .
Seol Jihu took his eyes off the book and picked up the wooden box .
Click .
Once opened, a red light gently leaked out of the gap . What appeared underneath was something completely unexpected .
Hugo let out an empty chuckle .
“…The heck is that? An egg?”
Just like he said, an oval egg was placed in the wooden box . To be more precise, the smooth surface of the small egg, which looked just like a red jade, gave off a delicate scarlet light .
‘Jeez . ’
Setting the two books aside, Seol Jihu could only sigh as he had no clue how the egg and the Spear of Purity were related .
[Castitas, the Goddess of Chastity, bestowed the family with the sacred artifact, the Spear of Purity, which housed the Elemental Spirit, Arcus . The family thus came to be called the Spear of the Empire…]
[They are said to be protected by a mythical guardian Phoenix that symbolizes joy . ]
That was what was written in the historical records .
“Spear of the Empire… Do I have to awaken the Arcus Spirit and be acknowledged?”
Just as he lamented over his current situation…
[Eh? You knew?]
Flone’s voice rang out .
“What do you mean, I knew?”
[You said it just now . That you have to get the Phoenix’s acknowledgment . ]
“Huh…? Didn’t I say Arcus Spirit?”
[Hm? What do you mean? Arcus Spirit is a Phoenix . ]
‘What?’
Seol Jihu had to reorganize his thoughts due to Flone’s confused rebuttal .
‘That means… the two are one and the same?’
More questions flooded into his brain, but he decided to ask the more urgent question first .
“Flone, do you know how to awaken this Phoenix Arcus Spirit?”
[You have to hatch it . ]
Seol Jihu became dazed . This had been a series of shocking realizations . A Spirit wasn’t a bird, so how was he supposed to hatch it?
[Use that . ]
The pendant rattled, pointing to the red egg .
Seol Jihu blinked .
*
Along with settling accounts, the distribution of goods ended . Seol Jihu split the loot based on the rule he’d set out before the expedition, with him getting an additional portion for Flone .
He took home four gold bars, 178 gold eggs, 267 chunks of silver, 12,444 silver coins, 1,200 gems, and 20 offerings . The Spear of Purity and the contents of the treasure chest were also his property .
Although his comrades only received half of what he did, that didn’t change the fact that it was an incredible amount .
Once the difficult settlement ended, a belated dinner and a small festival broke out . The expedition team ate and drank to their hearts’ content and chattered excitedly .
“Equipment for sure!”
Hugo spoke with a stern, serious face .
“I’m going to bounce to Scherezade the moment I return to Haramark . I’ll go to the auction house and plaster myself in equipment befitting a High Ranker . With top-grade items and nothing less . ”
“Ha!”
Chohong sneered .
“Top-grade Level 5 items? Hilarious . ”
“What’s so funny about that!?”
“First off, you don’t even know if there will be any for sale, and fine, let’s say there is . You’re going to spend all the money you made? Why don’t you try to save up at least a little bit?”
“Why are you **** about me spending my own money?”
“Well, you’re right . ”
Chohong readily agreed, then smirked .
“But, as a High Ranker, it’s a bit unsightly seeing a Level 4 blabber on about High Ranker items . ”
“Say what!?”
Hugo glared at her furiously . However, he quickly grinned and turned to the side . As soon as he saw Seol Jihu sitting on the other side, warming himself up next to the campfire, he pounced on him .
“Seooooool!”
“!?”
Suddenly being bear-hugged by a large figure, Seol Jihu jumped in fright .
“W-What?”
“Seol! Seooooool!”
Hugo was determined .
“I’m sorry~ Don’t throw me away~ Huaaang~”
He clung to Seol Jihu’s waist and pretended to weep .
“I’ll always listen to you from now~ Don’t throw me away~ Huaaaang~”
Then, he abruptly stopped talking and turned back .
Teresa covered her mouth and burst into laughter .
Chohong had her mouth shut, glaring at Hugo as if to kill him . Her cheeks flushed red as she began to tremble .
Hugo grinned .
“I didn’t say this was anyone’s dream!”
“You son of a bitch—”
“Huh? What was that? Talk more? You want me to go into more detail?”
“Keuk!”
Chohong grit her teeth . Hugo put on airs and let go of Seol Jihu .
“Don’t get cheeky now . If you do, boom! I’ll just—! You know?”
Surprisingly, Chohong fell silent even though her face was contorting in fury .
Seol Jihu giggled, watching the scene unfold . On the other hand, he felt a strange sense of déjà vu . He felt like he had experienced a similar situation .
‘In my dream . ’
Seol Jihu stared at Maria, who was busy flicking the beads on her abacus .
That night, the expedition team partied until they fell asleep .
After confirming that Maria had fallen asleep, he told the two night watches to keep a close eye before using the bags containing the inheritance as a bed .
The next morning, he almost screamed the moment he woke up .
The bags were fine .
But Maria must have woken up before him, as she was squatting nearby, keeping a close eye out on the bags .
With bloodshot eyes .
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