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After watching the video until the very end, Minhyuk realized what the Predatory Snake had meant.

‘Sacrifice, regret, birth.’ 

The name ‘Incarnation of Gluttony’ was a name that was given to Beanie by the Three Great Incarnations after his death. In addition, they hailed him as their king, in honor of his sacrifice for them.

Then, the notifications rang.

[The video of the Birth of the Incarnation of Gluttony (2) has ended.]

[You can now read the Incarnation of Gluttony’s Diary Entry (2): ‘I’m Fine’.]

[A quest will be triggered once you read Diary Entry (2).]

Minhyuk quickly read the contents of Diary Entry (2) as soon as the notifications rang.

[The friends who awakened me locked me up in a white room. They looked like they’re scared of me. However, I’m fine. I understand them. When the wolf with white fur attacked me, I could tell that they locked me in this Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Iron Room because of fear. It seemed like they’re more afraid of me than I first thought. 

Still, I like them a lot. I didn’t want to hurt them. I didn’t want them to be afraid of me. So, all I did was stare at them from inside the room.

I did not know why, but watching them like that made me cry again. I felt so happy just watching them. They were the first people who made me smile. 

I also heard that they will have their final fight tomorrow as I listened to them in this Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Iron Room. 

I also want to be a source of strength for them.

I want to help them. 

I want to be ‘friends’ with them. ]

The words ended there.

Minhyuk thought that the words and the videos would disappear after he finished watching the video, like what happened earlier, but that was not the case at all. Instead, he received another set of notifications.

[You are the owner of the Incarnation of Gluttony.]

[The supplement to the Incarnation of Gluttony’s last Diary Entry would be released.]

Then, the letters in front of Minhyuk were rearranged.

[When I opened my eyes again, they were there. They used the Book of Taboos to save my life. Although they couldn’t see me, I could still see them. I felt happy that they were finally my friends. They kept on saying sorry to me, but I was fine. 

Friends, stop saying sorry. I’m happier than ever at this very moment. This is the very first time that I ever had ‘friends’.

To the person who’s reading this diary, I’m asking for a favor. 

Please be my friend.

I will not betray you, and I will care about you more than anyone else. 

So please.]

Minhyuk read the letter until the very end. He felt heartbroken by the words that were written in the diary.

Beanie was a very energetic and happy pet. There were times when he was ‘Serious Beanie’, and there were times when he was ‘Playful and Mischievous Beanie’. However, by now, Minhyuk was certain that Beanie cared about him; in his heart, he also cherished Beanie.

After watching all these videos, Minhyuk was certain of one thing.

‘This video is a hint of what’s going to happen.’

The event that would happen in the future. The hint that was related to that episode was extremely obvious. There was also the black dragon that warped his body just before the seal was completed. Perhaps, this was a sign that he would reappear once again. That was something that could easily be interpreted from the hints that he had gathered. More importantly…

‘You can make a whole roast with the black dragon!!!’ 

There were a lot of recipes that Minhyuk wanted to try in Athenae. One of them happened to be a Dragon’s Breath Roast!!!

‘It’s somewhat possible!’

Then, Minhyuk returned to the place where he was before. After returning, he immediately checked the fragment of the golden crown.

(Golden Crown Fragment)

Can be used by: Incarnation of Gluttony

Special Abilities: Can unlock and awaken the powers and abilities of the Incarnation of Gluttony.

Description: This is a fragment of the golden crown that contains the power of the Sealed Incarnation of Gluttony. Only after you have collected all of the fragments of the Golden Crown will you become the true incarnation.

Minhyuk immediately used the golden crown fragment on Beanie.

[You have used the Fragment of the Golden Crown.]

[The Fragment of the Golden Crown is applied to Beanie, the Incarnation of Gluttony.]

At that exact same moment, the golden crown fragment that Beanie received from Minhyuk started to move. The fragment of the golden crown slowly landed on Beanie’s head before being sucked into his body.

[All of the fragments of the Golden Crown must be collected first before the Golden Crown appears.]

Then, the notifications continued to ring.

[The fragment of the Golden Crown will unlock a part of the Sealed Incarnation of Gluttony.]

[At someone’s discretion, a part of his power has been randomly freed from the seal.]

[Beanie has acquired the Active Skill: ‘Predator’s Acquisition’.]

The moment Minhyuk saw that ‘a part of his power has been randomly freed’ in the notification, he knew it was talking about Penrus, the Incarnation of Light. Then, he immediately looked at Beanie’s status window.

(Beanie)

Rank: The Sealed Incarnation of Gluttony

Race: Pet

Level: 8

Attack: 2,941

Defense: 3,541

Summoning Duration per Day: 8 hours

Summoning Waiting Time: 16 hours

Special Abilities:

•It will immediately detect if there is a medicine nearby.

•Pet Owner’s attack will increase by 20%.

•Pet Owner’s defense will increase by 20%.

•Passive Skill: Instinctual Protection

•Active Skill Predator’s Acquisition

•Can now equip three artifacts.

Condition for Growth: The blood of enemies

Potential: 184

Experience Value: 0% / 100%

(Predator’s Acquisition)

Active Skill

Level: 1

Penalty for Use: None

Effects:

•You can acquire and learn most of your opponent’s debuff skills, attacks, and magic through predation.

•You can replicate one skill. The replicated skill can only be used twice.

•Replicated Skill has a cooldown of 72 hours.

•The Replicated Skill can also be used by the owner of the Incarnation of Gluttony.

Predator’s Acquisition was quite a remarkable skill. There was only one reason: it had no ‘requirements’. According to the Predator’s Acquisition skill, Beanie would be able to acquire and even learn the skills of someone above Level 700. An example of a skill that was beyond Level 700 was Black Dragon Vormon’s Dragon’s Breath.

‘What will happen if you can acquire that skill and use it again?’

The answer was obvious. This meant that Beanie could even use a power that was beyond his current level. Then, additional notifications poured in.

[The Pet Awakening Linked Quest: Fragment of the Golden Crown (2) has been created.]

[Pet Awakening Linked Quest: Fragment of the Golden Crown]

Rank: SSS

Requirements: The owner of the Incarnation of Gluttony who found the first fragment of the Golden Crown.

Rewards: Awakened Incarnation of Gluttony.

Penalty for Failure: The Incarnation of Gluttony will not be awakened forever.

Description: You have successfully retrieved the first fragment of the golden crown. The hint for the second fragment is with Ankheseramun. Listen to her for the hint.

Fragments Gathered: 1/3

The quest looked almost identical to the first quest. After collecting the first fragment of Beanie’s golden crown, Minhyuk began to list out the information that he had gathered for the first 50 floors of the Demon World’s Tower in his head. He quickly formulated a ‘plan’.

‘Shall we feed Calauhel some big shit with Beanie’s Predator’s Acquisition?’

Then, he went and met Ankheseramun again.

***

Calauhel was able to successfully hunt Cerberus on the 34th floor without using any of his skills. After killing Cerberus, he finally received his last clue about his change of class to Maestro of Destruction.

Then, one being suddenly appeared in front of him.

“My descendant. Have you finally reached this place?”

He was King Arthur, a person who had once shaken the entire continent with his own hands. Arthur was widely-known for uniting all of the continents in the past. In other words, the Royal Class ‘Maestro of Destruction’ was a shortcut to becoming the continent’s King.

Calauhel could not help but feel delighted after hearing more information about the Maestro of Destruction. Of course, there was a setback of growing his kingdom step by step. He needed to grow his own kingdom into an empire, before taking over the entire continent. Still, it was a fascinating thought for him. Controlling Athenae, as the world’s wealthiest that was.

Calauhel nodded.

“The power that you can use to walk the path that I walked lies on the 40th floor. You have to go there with your most loyal subjects. In addition, your loyal subjects will bring you ‘pieces of the shattered blade’. With the pieces of the shattered blade, you will be able to gain the power to hunt Diablo at the end of the quest. You can’t kill Diablo unless you have the power of the Demon King, or Ankhassads’ Judgment from the daughter of the Demon King. As an exception, collecting the six pieces of the shattered blade will give you the ‘Dagger of Mortality’. Diablo could easily be killed with just a single attack from this blade. Doing this will let you sit on the throne at the end.”

That was it. That was the end.

Calauhel had summarized everything from the clues and points that he had gathered.

Then, he suddenly asked a question, “Why do I need to stab him in one strike?”

“Just like I said, you can never win against Diablo without the power of the Demon King or Ankhassads’ Judgment from his daughter.”

“Who knows? I don’t think it’s right for you to say that you can’t win completely against him.”

King Arthur laughed at his lofty words.

Calauhel was conceited. He had always placed people under his feet ever since he was young. Just as his face was about to crumple, King Arthur spoke once again, “He’s a sly and villainous demon that has been created from the condensed powers of the three great demons. Although a long time had passed and he had already weakened, based on the calculations by you, foreigners, his strength is still comparable to a Level 700 being.”

“…!”

Calauhel’s current level was Level 529.

‘Perhaps there are still a lot of things that haven’t been cleared up in Athenae?’ 

Calauhel had no choice but to swallow his pride.

“The Dagger of Mortality has a hidden, or whatever it was, power that can bring your opponent to a ‘stunned’ state. If you use that power, it wouldn’t be hard for you to press a sword through the stunned Diablo’s chest.”

Calauhel nodded before adding another point to his summaries. The final point, number ‘5’.

In fact, Calauhel knew that his final trial would easily be resolved once he had the dagger in his hands. It would not be hard to pierce Diablo’s chest with the blade once he was in a stunned state.

Not long after, King Arthur’s faint body disappeared and scattered in the air. After seeing that, Calauhel decided to summon his men. He was also a Monarch Class, so he could easily summon his guild members. However, his class was a bit special. It was because Calauhel could summon his guild members, party members or even servants.

The people whom he was trying to summon were all of the world’s rankers, including Deru, the 11th ranked warrior class player, and Leverlin, the 12th ranked tamer class player.

‘I’ll become the Maestro of Destruction soon…!’ 

***

Meanwhile, Ankheseramun was telling Minhyuk the locations of one of the remaining fragments of the golden crown. It was on the 50th floor, the top of the Demon World’s Tower.

One of the Demon World’s Tower’s creators and one of the Four Heavenly Kings had informed her that a fragment of the golden crown was located in that place, together with the treasure that could help Minhyuk make a Demigod oven.

It had been Ankheseramun’s mission to speak of the location of the fragment of the golden crown to the rightful owner of the Incarnation of Gluttony. However, right now, she was looking at Minhyuk with confusion painted on her face. She asked, “Wh…what?”

“The one and only daughter of the Demon King, Ankheseramun.”

“Th…that… How…”

This was a fact that only a few people knew about.

‘How the hell did you know about this?’

This was something that only the Demon King and the Four Heavenly Kings knew.

‘No, to be exact…’

It was information that only the Sage Aruvel, that once served the Demon King, knew.

‘But how does Minhyuk know that?’

Then, he spoke of something even more incomprehensible, “Can you show us Ankhassads’ Judgment?”

Minhyuk had just asked her to show and use the Ankhassads’ Judgment on Beanie, the owner of the golden crown.