Chun Yooha was surprised. As soon as the coin fell, her arms started to twitch on their own.
Flinch!
Her left arm was especially active as it tried to look for a weapon. This was a signal that it wanted to fight. Of course, the arm wasn’t on guard because of the coin.
- Let’s fight! Let’s fight!
It begged Chun Yooha as if it was excited.
- I feel a lofty power from this! This is a strong one! Let’s fight! Let’s fight!
Her arm slowly moved toward the short sword on her waist. It was trying to unsheathe and raise the short sword!
Tuhk!
Chun Yooha grabbed her left arm with her right. Then, she pressed her left arm down and gripped it with a serious expression.
‘You better stay still.’
The left arm didn't like Chun Yooha’s threats. It continued to look for the weapon. Thankfully, the fight with Thousand Legs had destroyed Yooha’s S-rank spear.
If she still had it, the spear would have been summoned in her left arm, and her left arm would have laid waste to her surroundings.
In the end, Chun Yooha put magical energy into her right hand, and the left arm finally quieted down.
A question popped up in her mind then.
‘It hasn’t been this excited in almost seven years.’ Her arms had a connection to the unknown civilization.
This had happened ten years ago. Her mother had disappeared, and that incident had left her father disgraced.
While her father was unable to pay attention to her at the time, Chun Yooha had become involved in a plot hatched by a different temple. In the process, a devil had entered her arms.
Of course, Yooha didn’t know the identity of this being. The only thing she knew was the words of the culprit who made her arms like this.
[It’s an evil god.]
Moreover, she had heard some murmurs from the Leo’s Constructs.
[This is crazy! How can a human survive with “that” in her body?]
[Even if those of the Leo temple are capable of containing beasts in their bodies, how could a human contain something of that caliber?]
[Are you playing with me? The girl had that thing in her arms before she became a disciple of our temple.]
[What?]
[She truly has an appalling talent! She’s blasphemous and unlucky. How could someone containing an evil god enter this holy ground?]
[Do you understand now? From now on, you shouldn’t even raise your head or speak! Live as if you don’t exist.]
[You are dirty. Your existence is a malaise to humanity!]
As some old memories came to mind, Chun Yooha shook her head. Anyway, the only certain thing was that the being trapped within her arms was a maniac when it came to fighting. Moreover, it was much higher in rank than the Constructs.
‘It’s not a Zodiac, but an existence on par with them.’
Well, there had been no downside to having it. At first, she had almost lost her life when her arms tried to swallow her up. However, shedding blood, sweat, and tears, she had gotten used to them. Moreover, her arms’ unruliness stopped when they were sealed.
On the contrary, Chun Yooha had used this power to overcome her brush with death. If something still bothered her, it was...
‘They’ve been acting since Uncle returned.’
Yes! To be precise, it started the day when the Devil’s Tower fell. Her arms had gone wild with excitement as if they were reacting to her uncle. This had shocked her. Why?
‘That’s interesting. They don’t even react to the Saint ranks.’
This evil god loved blood, yet its tastes were quite particular. In other words, it didn’t treat weaker beings like living organisms. Its standards were sky high.
Chun Yooha had seen this for herself when her temple fought against the Aquarius temple. At that time, Yooha had been about to face a Zodiac Saint, and she had gone through the effort of releasing the seal. However…
After seeing the Aquarius Saint Sophie, the evil god had gone back to sleep. This evil god barely opened its eyes when someone like her father or the Virgo Saint fought. Even then, it showed a zero interest in fighting. The being was picky even when its opponents were Zodiacs.
Therefore, Yooha thought about her arms, ‘They want to jump out of their own volition. It’s rare for them to be this excited.’
She knew her uncle was strong, but this reaction was quite fascinating.
- Let me out! Let me out! Please let me meet him!
Well, it didn’t matter.
‘It isn’t that hard to control this side.’
Fortunately, her right arm wasn’t showing any reaction despite the left one making a fuss.
Chun Yooha had been about to pick up Lee Gun’s coin when…
Brrrrrrrrrrrr!!
“!”
A desperate message arrived at her instant messaging service. It was her brother. The messages, ten of them, had the urgent tag.
She had just ended a call with her brother, yet he had sent so many urgent messages?
‘Is it Oliver?’ The flustered Chun Yooha opened the instant messaging app.
* * *
“You… You want me to guide you to my boss?” the surprised Secretary asked.
As if grabbing his head wasn’t enough, Lee Gun was suddenly talking about his boss. The Secretary continued, “I have no idea what you are talking about— Ahhhk!”
Feeling as if his head was about to be pulled off, the Secretary screamed.
Lee Gun laughed in contempt. “I don’t want to do anything bad to my disciple, so speak! Were you working under the Scorpio Saint?”
“…!” The Secretary froze as if Lee Gun had laid him bare.
When the Secretary turned his head, Lee Gun laughed as if he could see through everything.
[The Secretary is hiding all information about himself.]
[The Secretary’s level is high. Even Zodiacs will get confused when a Secretary censors information about himself.]
[However, the subject in question is a disciple of the Serpent Bearer. You can pierce through anything he hides.]
Well, Lee Gun didn’t need to pierce through anything. From the beginning, he knew the Secretary had a connection to the Scorpio Saint. Moreover, he knew the Scorpio Saint was the Secretary’s weak point. Why?
- (Deleted)’s Possessed Skills
[(Hidden) S rank (Scorpio)]
[(Hidden) A rank (Scorpio)]
[(Hidden) S rank (Scorpio)]
…
<Rented Skills>
[(Hidden) A rank (Scorpio)]
[(Hidden) B rank (Scorpio)]
…
Yes, all the skills the Secretary possessed belonged to the Scorpio. A person who hated all the Zodiacs possessed the skills of the Scorpio? This didn’t make sense from a common-sense point of view.
Moreover, the Secretary was a survivor. Even if he possessed skills that could make a fool of the Zodiacs, all the Zodiacs were looking out for him all these years. How did he survive until now?
Lee Gun could only think of one possibility. ‘The Scorpio Saint hid him. I’m sure of it.’
The expression on the Secretary’s face when Lee Gun mentioned the Scorpio Saint made it certain.
‘There is no way he would make such an expression unless the Scorpio Saint was his benefactor.’ It was a guess, but Lee Gun was almost sure of it.
Lee Gun let out a sharp laugh. He wanted to test the Secretary. “I know you’re connected to the Scorpio. Hurry up and guide me! I’ll give you ten seconds, Guisoon.”
The Secretary ground his teeth. “Why do you keep calling me Guisoon?”
“Hurry up and guide me! I have to give her my questionnaire.”
“Questionnaire?” Quick on the uptake, the Secretary glared at Lee Gun.
He was sure of it. This cunning bastard was using the fountain pen as a lie detector. Lee Gun planned on interrogating the Scorpio Saint.
The Secretary said, “Do you really believe I’ll let you use the fountain pen on her? It’s a nasty, evil thing!”
Lee Gun laughed as if he had caught the Secretary red-handed.
At the same time, the fountain pen wailed.
[Boo-ohhhhhh!]
As if it wanted to say how could the Secretary speak such harsh words against it, the fountain pen once again started to stab the back of the Secretary’s hand.
The Secretary felt like dying. He grabbed the fountain pen and said to Lee Gun, “Do you understand me? It seems your Zodiac made this item for you. I’m sure there isn’t a fountain pen in this world that possesses an ability of this quality! This is a bound item, right? That means you can’t use the fountain pen without my permission.”
As if he had finally found a way to defeat Lee Gun, the Secretary grabbed the fountain pen, threatening to break it.
“If you want to use this, you have to burn the contract first! Serves you right, asshole!”
Lee Gun wagged his finger as if the Secretary was speaking nonsense. “Pen! Come here.”
The fountain pen, which had been stabbing the back of the Secretary’s hand, suddenly disappeared.
The next moment, it cried out within Lee Gun’s hand.
[The fountain pen has suffered serious emotional damage.]
[The fountain pen wants an upgrade so that it can dish out a bigger pain.]
[Will you agree to the upgrade?]
When the fountain pen activated, the Secretary’s mouth fell open. “This makes no sense. You said it was a bound item! I thought only I could use it?”
Lee Gun laughed in contempt. “What do you mean? I’m the parent who created this kid. Even if my kids find their partners, do you really think they won’t listen to their parents?”
“…?!” The Secretary was bamboozled. He made it? That made no sense.
Hugo snorted at those words, of course. “You always make things like you. Moreover, a lot of kids don’t listen to the words of their parents.”
“I’m pretty sure my kids listen more than yours.”
Hugo was about to reply as he felt a surge of anger. However, the Secretary tried to use that opportunity to run away.
At that moment…
Bbah-gahk!
Chun Sungjae suddenly appeared at the scene and sent the Secretary flying. “Do you really think you can run away from Uncle?”
“Koohk! You brat!”
“Uncle is a Zodiac!”
The Secretary ignored the fanboy. It seemed the fanboy wanted to say Lee Gun was as strong as a Zodiac. ‘Does he think a newly born Zodiac can contend against the other twelve?’
A temple became stronger with more <Achievements>. It was said that the number of outstanding disciples and the overall number of disciples alongside faith a Zodiac had determined how strong the Zodiac was.
In reality, a high number of outstanding disciples and a high quantity of overall disciples alongside high faith made it easier to create good <Achievements>.
The Secretary knew this because he was, well, a “Secretary.” ‘Belief creates power.’
There was a reason the Bible, Quran, and the Buddhist scriptures were said to possess power.
They were like the Tripitaka Koreana, which used the power of the Buddha to defeat foreign forces. Holy scriptures were capable of giving humans special powers.
And if the content within the scripture was convincing, the scripture was more effective!
What about a newly born temple? Of course, when Lee Gun had opened his holy ground, the Secretary had thought the temple was large in scale.
‘It felt like the Libra….’
The pressure the Secretary had felt was comparable to that of the strongest temple. However, he realized it had all been in his imagination.
‘There is no way a newly born temple could possess comparable power to a large temple.’
It didn’t matter in the end. The Secretary glared at Lee Gun. ‘Yes. It’ll be possible with that person’s power.’
After completing his thoughts, the Secretary quickly grasped his necklace. He shouted while looking at Lee Gun. “Yes! If that’s your wish, I’ll allow you to meet her!”
“!”
Something surprising happened when the Secretary injected his magical energy into the necklace.
Flash!
“Koohk!”
Accompanying an incredible magical energy, a black magic circle made out of light appeared on the floor.
The magic circle with an M shape inside it emitted black light as it surged into the air.
Boom!
Then, a voice rang out.
[Who is calling for me?]
It was a cold, but very beautiful voice. However, just this voice exuded a pressure.
[Who dares use this precious ticket?]
The Secretary yelled when he heard the familiar voice. “I’m sorry! I crossed a monster I shouldn’t have. This is why I used this precious item. This will be my first and the last time doing this. Please agree to my summons this one time!”
The voice coming from the black light sounded irritated.
[A monster you shouldn’t have crossed? Alright. I’ll do it this one time.]
She sighed as if she had no choice. In the end, an unexpected person came out of the black light. She was a peerless beauty.
Hugo’s eyes turned round as if he had seen a ghost. It was the same for the Archer disciples.
The woman seemed oblivious to their reactions as she elegantly walked out of the black light. She possessed long black hair that looked like black silk, and her black dress revealed the silhouette of her body. There was no doubt about it.
‘Scorpio Saint!’
She looked to be a woman in her twenties with incredible charisma and power.
The woman who had finally agreed to the summons brushed her hair back. “Alright! Speak! Who is it? I’ll quickly get rid of—”
“It has been a while!” Lee Gun greeted her.
“…?!!” The Scorpio Saint’s expression was a sight to behold.
