Published at 10th of November 2020 08:00:13 AM
Chapter 320: 320
Chapter 320 – Letter of Friendship (5)
Team: HH, thursdays, Yahiko (8/10)
“Pahaha! I feel full watching you eat . ”
The Gluttony Emperor patted his own stomach, looking at Yeon-woo’s empty plates .
Yeon-woo thought it was funny .
‘Hilarious . ’
He snorted .
The Gluttony Emperor was full just by watching him? Actually, he had eaten most of the food here . His stomach, which had grown twice its original size, was proof of that .
Of course, Yeon-woo had eaten quite a lot as well .
The Gluttony Emperor may have been someone he needed to kill someday, but he had no reason to refuse something nice .
Thanks to that, Yeon-woo was able to taste many elixirs he didn’t even know about .
There was the soup created using a Fenghuang, the apple that increased your lifespan with just a single bite, the mermaid meat that increased your stamina, and the Divine Wine that kept ghosts away, among many others .
Yeon-woo saw his stats increase at once .
“And lastly, try this . It’ll be perfect for cleansing your palate . ”
It was a golden wine in a small flask . It was beautiful, like waves reflecting the morning sunrise .
This was the most unique out of all the foods he had enjoyed, so Yeon-woo examined it with his Draconic Eyes and was taken aback .
“This is… . . ?”
The Gluttony Emperor chuckled .
“Uhehehe . You recognized it right away . You are correct . It is… . . ”
‘Jamshid’s Liquor!’
“It’s liquor that the King of Ten Thousand, who was as cruel as the Vampiric Lord, made himself . I also only enjoy it when special visitors come . ”
Yeon-woo didn’t have anything to say . The Gluttony Emperor was giving Jamshid’s Liquor as an after-meal treat? He was probably giving it because he considered Yeon-woo a precious visitor, but Yeon-woo felt like his efforts to get it were in vain .
“What are you doing? Quickly, drink it . Ke! It’s nice . ”
The Gluttony Emperor tipped the flask back and had a happy smile . His layers of skin shook .
Yeon-woo looked at him for a moment and brought the flask to his mouth . He could feel the Blessings in his body try to circulate .
‘Boo . ’
「Yes . Sir . 」
Before Jamshid’s Liquor was absorbed into his body, he told Boo to store it somewhere else .
[You have obtained one of ‘Jamshid’s Liquor . ’]
[Currently collected: 3/5]
Thankfully, a message saying that the liquor was separated into the subspace popped up .
Yeon-woo sighed, and he looked at the Gluttony Emperor with a calm gaze . He was still trembling from the aftereffects of Jamshid’s Liquor . It was like looking at a high drug addict .
Yeon-woo guessed the difference in power between him and the emperor . He could see open spaces through his wide-open Draconic Eyes . The flaws were tied up in a complex manner . It was full of imperfections .
What if he ran at him with Vigrid? The thought suddenly occurred to him .
The Gluttony Emperor’s obsession with dragon meat began a long time ago . That was why he had begun to pressure his brother way back when .
‘That’s also why he sent Viscount Lao . ’
He was someone who Yeon-woo had to catch someday, like he had caught the Summer Queen . He felt an impulse to do it as the emperor showed that attitude of his .
But .
Yeon-woo slowly regained control of his emotions .
The Gluttony Emperor wasn’t someone who could be defeated that easily, and even if he succeeded, the real problem followed after .
Outside, there were the two dukes, the 36 marquises, and the 108 counts . Behind them, there were tens of thousands of soldiers .
He couldn’t avoid all of them and run away . It wasn’t time yet .
And .
The Gluttony Emperor opened his eyes . Not knowing what Yeon-woo was thinking, he smiled with happy eyes .
“It’s so fun to be able to eat with a cherished friend . ”
“I’m the thankful one . And this is a present I’m giving to Your Majesty . ”
Yeon-woo pulled out a box and handed it to a servant next to him .
The emperor rubbed his hands together and licked his lips .
“Goodness . You didn’t have to do something like this . You don’t have to worry about it, but since you’re offering it to me, I won’t deny it . ”
What had Yeon-woo brought? The Gluttony Emperor opened the box with an expectant face . Soon, his eyes widened and his chin fat trembled .
“T, This is… . . ?”
“Dragon meat and Dragon Blood . As you can see, it’s the Summer Queen’s . ”
“Oooooh!”
Kwang!
The Gluttony Emperor burst up from his chair . His flushed cheeks were filled with anticipation .
The dragon meat and Dragon Blood he had wanted so much were in front of him . And it was from the last dragon, the Summer Queen!
“Tuan Tien! Quick! Quick!”
Kwang! Kwang!
At the Gluttony Emperor’s beckoning, Duke Tuan Tien hurried .
“Hahaha . Today is the happiest day of my life . When will I be able to experience a day like this again?”
The Gluttony Emperor put down the plate he had been licking and trembled .
Yeon-woo laughed . He didn’t like seeing the Gluttony Emperor so happy, but the things he gave the Gluttony Emperor were useless to him .
He had only brought dragon meat scratched off from the ribs, and the blood was only what was left over after they were done using it .
It was hilarious to see him be so happy with what was merely trash .
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Moreover, he was someone who ate soul shark caviar or Fenghuang soup until he was full . That was why Yeon-woo saw that the value was subjective to whoever bought it . He couldn’t help but laugh .
Just then, red light gathered in the Gluttony Emperor’s eyes and vanished . His large stomach waved grotesquely like a snake trying to digest what it swallowed whole .
Then .
Urrrng—
‘What?’
The pocket watch shook .
Yeon-woo put his hand inside of his jacket and touched the pocket watch . It was different from the vibration he felt when he heard his brother’s voice .
‘It’s similar to the time when it came into contact with the Despair and Grief of the Black King… . . ’
That meant .
‘Does the Gluttony Emperor have something to do with the pocket watch?’
Just then, the two voices of the Cyclopes rang in his head .
『Master, that’s… . . 』
『It’s a Soulstone . Ha! Were they that common?』
‘What?’
Yeon-woo’s eyes widened . Why was the Soulstone coming up here? At that moment, Yeon-woo was able to share the vision of the two Cyclops .
There was something bundled in the chest of the Gluttony Emperor .
The dragon meat that the Gluttony Emperor had swallowed was being taken apart inside him and circulated throughout his body .
『It looks like Gula . 』
『But he’s not even using 5% of the Soulstone . Is he just barely using Luciel’s Authority? Hmph! That’s like putting a pearl necklace on a pig!』
Brontes and Steropes didn’t stop criticizing the Gluttony Emperor .
However, Yeon-woo was able to learn something from what they said .
There wasn’t just a single thing or two that was off about the Gluttony Emperor . It wasn’t easy to tell where his power came from .
But if he was borrowing that strength, wouldn’t there be a way to defeat him?
The Gluttony Emperor had an Authority that could digest the Blessings he swallowed and turn them into his power .
Of course, Yeon-woo didn’t have to worry about it because he wasn’t going to give the Gluttony Emperor his power, but the Authorities were still annoying .
Unless one was a strong player like the Martial King, one wouldn’t want to go against the Gluttony Emperor .
‘Thinking about it now, the Gluttony Emperor was treated as the weakest and most powerless king in the history of Blood Land’s leaders . And then he suddenly became stronger . ”
It made sense if he really had borrowed the strength of the Soulstone from Luciel like what the two Cyclops said .
And if it was true, he might have discovered a way to bring the Gluttony Emperor down .
Yeon-woo hid his sharp gaze .
‘The Gluttony Emperor . How should I bring him down?’
Yeon-woo had picked his next target to be the Gluttony Emperor .
The Gluttony Emperor had finished digesting, and he began to speak in a serious voice .
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“I’ll swear on my name . If you need anything in the future, let me know . The entire empire and I will forever be your friend . ”
‘He looks like he’s high . ’
Yeon-woo nodded . It seemed appropriate to bring it up now .
“Then, may I request something from you?”
“Go right ahead . I said I’m your friend . ”
Did he know how dangerous what he said was?
“Can I have some more Jamshid’s Liquors?”
“Hm? The liquor? Did you like it that much?
“Actually, I have to use it for something personal . ”
Yeon-woo explained that he needed it for a weapon .
“How much… . . do you need?”
“I need about two barrels of it . ”
To be exact, only two cups were needed, but he wanted to get everything he could .
The Gluttony Emperor didn’t respond for a while .
He said he would do anything, but giving Jamshid’s Liquor was something else . He had to struggle to get the Jamshid’s Liquor as well .
Actually, it was so precious that he always drank it with careful hands, but when Yeon-woo said to give it all up, he felt his heart fall to his feet .
“… . . What happens if you don’t have it?”
Yeon-woo answered with a slightly exhausted gaze .
“I might be in danger . It would be harder to help you in the future . Of course, this is only a request, so you can deny it if you want to . How can I force you to give me something?”
Yeon-woo spoke like it was okay to deny his request, but the Gluttony Emperor had his reputation as an emperor and couldn’t take back what he said .
And in this dining room, many subordinates were watching him . They looked at him with assurance that he would give Yeon-woo the liquor .
“Your Majesty . ”
Just then, Duke Tuan Tien carefully approached the emperor and spoke in his ear .
Yeon-woo’s eyes flashed . He wondered what the emperor would say next .
“Ahem! You said you needed the liquor, right?”
He narrowed his eyes with a cough .
“But as you know, Jamshid’s Liquor is extremely precious to us, and I cannot give it without permission from advisors . ”
“Is that so? Oh well . ”
“However, it’s not impossible . Let’s make a deal . ”
“A deal?”
“You were also attacked by that damned Summer Queen on the 27th or 28th floor, right?”
Yeon-woo realized what the emperor was going to say .
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“Yes?”
“Then work with us . We’re actually working together with Black Dragon to take revenge for Duke Ardbad . Help us . ”
Yeon-woo’s eyes widened .
‘Work with Black Dragon? To catch White Dragon?’
“I won’t be of much help . ”
“Don’t be like that . Do you think I don’t know you split apart Triton alone? And you have those friends in the shadows of yours . ”
‘He knows about Shanon and the others . ’
The Gluttony Emperor spoke like it was nothing, but Yeon-woo didn’t miss the nuance in his words .
It was incredible that his Spirit Familiars hadn’t been caught until now .
With everyone focused on him, his hand was beginning to be shown . The Blood Land had probably looked into Yeon-woo, too .
“And the Fantasy Regiment . ”
The Gluttony Emperor eyed Creutz .
“And even . ”
In that moment, he wasn’t a picky wealthy man but the emperor of a country .
“With where your teacher is, with the One-horned tribe!”
Just then, a violent aura spread through the hall .
‘That was easy . ’
Under the mask, Yeon-woo was smiling brightly with his fangs bared .
His enemies would be fighting each other . If he could get the Jamshid’s Liquor just by lifting a single finger, it would be a huge profit for him .
The only thing worrying him was the participation of the One-horned tribe, but the Martial King would take care of that .
Also .
‘It’s not weird if something happens in the war . ’
Yeon-woo had already started to calculate how to take the Gluttony Emperor’s life in the confusion of the battle .
Shanon began to hum to himself .
「Stabbing in the back~ stabbing in the back~ what a fun song~♬」
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