SSS-Class Revival Hunter - Chapter 346

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◈ SSS-Class Revival Hunter ◈

Chapter 346: The Voyage of the Full Moon (3)

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I put the operation into action.

"Hello, brother. Do you perhaps know the way?"

It might sound like nonsense, but any nonsense in the world gains a measure of reason when you are the one saying it. And since none other than I had just said it, one could say it possessed one li, a hundred li, and a thousand li of reason.

"Huh? ...What the hell are you talking about on our first meeting?"

Of course, the merchant who was suddenly asked if he knew the way furrowed his brows.

It was a fairly large general store even by the port city's standards. There were plenty of customers despite it being the middle of the day, including a regular playing chess with the owner.

Amid the various antiques displayed in the shop, the elderly merchant set down his chess piece and slowly pushed up his monocle.

"I do not accept minor gods. A perfectly presentable young man, reduced to trying such a rotten trick. There are no crumbs for you to pick up here, so clear off. Shoo, shoo."

"In my opinion, elder brother, it seems you need to know the way. Have you ever heard of a god called ‘The Eyes Dwelling in the Labyrinth’?"

"It's like a dog meowing and a cat barking......."

I was curious what that was supposed to mean, but the curiosity I wanted to address immediately was elsewhere.

'Hey.'

I tapped the thin snake wrapped around my wrist.

The thread snake cried out sadly, "Kiiik."

'Reveal a secret between the merchant and the regular customer in front of me. Anything will do. Just make sure it's a critical secret.'

[The Eyes Dwelling in the Labyrinth laments not knowing when it had fallen so low after being revered as one of the Twelve Zodiac Gods....]

'Should I add more sorrow to an already sorrowful life?'

[The Eyes Dwelling in the Labyrinth manifests its power....]

While the thread snake fulfilled its role, the elderly merchant clicked his tongue and turned back to the chessboard. The regular sitting opposite him reacted differently, studying my face before tilting their head.

"Hmm? Looking more closely, is this not the gourmet hotspot that caused the commotion down at the docks?"

"Gourmet hotspot? What gourmet hotspot?"

"You wouldn't know since you're cooped up in the store, but it was quite noisy. A new young man, not only a complete sucker but also said to have a delicious soul, you see? Everyone is eager to strip him bare."

"That frail kid? Really?"

"They say it's incredibly sweet."

The elderly merchant and his regular customer looked at me with greed staining their eyes. Their gazes swept me from head to toe like jackals with a Deodeok pig right beneath their noses.

[Exposure.]

[The Eyes Dwelling in the Labyrinth reveals a secret to you.]

Who the real tiger was remained to be seen.

Name: Serbados Xeniamilia

Previous World: Nameless Tower

Afterlife: Port City Levanta, Heaven of Gold

Secret: General store owner. The regular customer currently playing chess with this person actually has a boil on their buttocks, which developed because of the tea Serbados keeps recommending. Anyone who drinks this tea develops a boil on their left buttock. The regular customer always buys ointment for it, and Serbados sells that ointment.

Mental State: 'Even if I lose at chess, I won the trade. Truly, this is the art of losing the battle but winning the war! I shudder at my own military genius....'

I smiled broadly.

And then I said to the regular customer.

"The reason you have a boil on your left buttock is because of the tea you're currently drinking. This fellow here deliberately plays chess with you and recommends the tea to keep fleecing you."

"Serbadosssss!"

The regular sprang up and seized the elderly merchant by the collar.

"I knew something was off! Why would an antique store owner always come up with an ointment for the buttocks! It was your scheme all along!"

"Just wait a minute!? Misunderstanding! It's a misunderstanding! Do I look like a person who would do that to you?! Are you saying that some newcomer, whose origins we don't know, is more reliable than a friend you've known for decades!"

"Of course! Everyone who owns a store in Levanta is a scammer!"

"Even if everyone in the world is a scammer, I alone would be a true friend....!"

A commotion broke out in the store. Customers browsing the displays looked over, wondering what was happening.

But this was just the beginning.

'Snake.'

I pointed to another customer.

'Next.'

[Exposure.]

[The Eyes Dwelling in the Labyrinth reveals a secret to you....]

Words wriggled before my eyes.

Name: Sackspeener Williamtell

Previous World: Ring World

Afterlife: Port City Levanta, Heaven of Gold

Secret: Regular customer of the general store. This person has long known that the store owner was poisoning the tea. Sackspeener turned drinking the poisoned tea into a kind of trade, making arrangements for an acquaintance to steal items from the store whenever they drank the tea. Even now, if you look behind, a red-haired man on the left is secretly stealing antiques.

Mental State: 'Forgive me, friend. I am merely holding back my tears so that one day you may realize for yourself the truth that above every runner is someone who flies....'

"In fact, this person knew you were playing dog tricks, so they went one better and played cat tricks. Turn around and look to your left. That red-haired man has been stealing antiques every time."

"Sackspeenerrrrr!"

The store owner jumped up and grabbed the regular by the collar.

"I knew it! Every time you came by, something would always go missing! You thief bastard!"

"And you're the one who put poison in the tea, yet you dare point fingers!?"

And so, a real mess began in the store, but I'm sorry to say that it was far from over. I pointed at each customer in the store one by one.

"This person pretends to cooperate with you, but has actually written down the full history of everything you stole and is merely waiting for the right moment to report you."

"Dante Legggggggg!"

"The reason you got food poisoning from the Deodeok pig steak the day before yesterday was actually a problem with the pepper that person gave you. They soak pepper in their own saliva, dries it again, and then gives it to people. When they rejoice over receiving it for free, they think, 'Heh heh, look at those idiots celebrating my spit-pepper!' and comes out ahead in the trade."

"Mandeok Cheeeeeeon!"

"The toilet paper in this store's bathroom actually has a hemorrhoid-inducing agent applied to it. Every time you use the bathroom, this person gains a secret satisfaction."

"Serbadosssss!"

And so, a store in the port city exploded, but of course, my revenge was far from over.

[Exposure.]

I visited the shops along the street in order and kindly exposed their secrets. Screams soon erupted, collars were torn, and shouts and bellows beautifully decorated the harbor town.

"Kill that scammer!"

"And you cheated me too!"

"Ah, ever tried doing business? The one who gets deceived is the one to blame!"

"Let's see how you like getting beaten up by a real scoundrel!"

"Save me! Somebody save me!"

I hummed a tune while setting one district of the city after another ablaze.

Not with physical fire, but with the flames of the heart.

The residents of the Heaven of Gold were inherently scammers and thieves. There was an endless flow of secrets to expose, sweet as honey.

[Exposure.]

[Exposure...]

It took less than half a day for those who had chased me while calling me a gourmet hotspot to kneel and beg for mercy.

"Please, I beg of you...."

Before long, those who had their secrets exposed began to prostrate themselves before me.

Hundreds of them lay face down around the central fountain in the square, with the Mayor of the port city at the very front, pressing their forehead firmly to the ground.

For reference, the mayor had been exposed for fiddling with the taxes and thoroughly beaten by the residents. It had been some time since their face changed classes from flesh-colored to blue.

The Mayor was quite the fashion icon. Their sense of color was extraordinary, truly a trailblazer in fashion.

"I humbly and fully acknowledge that we were fools compared to you...."

However, the Mayor didn't seem interested in changing their current occupation to a fashionista. They pleaded sorrowfully, their tears soaking the stone pavement.

"In the future, for a hundred years, you will not feel hunger and instead, will feel satiated. On this occasion, we bow our heads and humbly admit defeat...."

"Hmm."

"Therefore, we beg you, O Plague God, could you please just get out of our city...?"

I nodded gravely, like a benevolent conquering monarch.

"I grant it."

At that, the people of the harbor prostrated deeply in gratitude.

"Your grace is boundless...."

[The trade is completed.]

[The trade is completed...]

Hundreds of messages popped up in succession.

I had graciously decided to leave the city, and they had managed to send me away. Wasn't this also a splendid deal?

[The other parties are very dissatisfied with this trade.]

[You are very satisfied with this trade.]

[You alone have gained a tremendous advantage!]

Amidst the unending wave of messages, I raised my right hand. Hundreds of shoulders twitched simultaneously.

"Don't worry. I will keep my promise and leave. However, I am curious about one thing."

"What, what might that be?"

"I understand there are more cities than just this one here. As I will be visiting the next city, bring me a map."

The Mayor convulsed.

Thanks to the information revealed by the snake, I could clearly see what the Mayor was thinking. They had realized that I intended to visit every city in this world, setting fires everywhere, and trembled at the catastrophe.

"Of course. Please wait a moment, oh plague of our lives! I will present it to you immediately!"

Of course, it was a thrill of joy.

How could they be the only one to face ruin?

There was no reason not to rejoice when I was volunteering to go thrash all the other cities in this world myself. The mayor mobilized every servant in their residence and brought me every map they could find.

"I have brought only the sleekest and most precise maps available in this city, so I trust they will prove adequate in the eyes of the Plague God!"

"Not bad."

"May only glory attend your path! Long live the Plague God! Long live the ruler who will set this world ablaze! Please tour the world and raise its average temperature!"

The citizens followed with cries of "Long live! Long live!", their faces streaming with tears, their eyes filled with the glory of meeting a messiah, their voices bidding farewell to a savior, or more precisely, relieved that they were not the only ones left in the gutter.

"Heh."

I tucked the maps under my arm and turned around.

My long coat fluttered, kicking up a cloud of dust, like a gunman exiting a western film. And to ensure hundreds of citizens could hear, I snapped my fingers as if tipping an unseen hat.

"----Adieu."

At that moment, messages exploded.

[The other parties are even more dissatisfied with this trade!]

Radiant satiety washed through my stomach. It was truly a magnificent spectacle and a breathtaking view. Satisfaction like the pleasure of a top-grade steak melting away on my tongue filled my belly. The sky happened to be stained red, and that was the juice flowing through my mouth.

-Poor things....

The Guardian Spirit looked at the citizens with pity.

-Why did you have to mess with such an absolute lunatic....

I walked out of the city and strolled leisurely into the wilderness.

Unfolding the map, I saw that the world was vast and the sea even vaster. It was a world mostly comprised of water. But what difficulty would that pose? Having mastered the art of [Stepping Across Water], the sea waters could hardly stand in my way.

Wait for me.

This world ends by my hand.

[The Cat that Bites Gold Coins urgently requests a conversation.]

At that moment, a Constellation sent me a message: The Cat that Bites Gold Coins, the Constellation that ruled this very world, the Heaven of Gold.

[The Cat that Bites Gold Coins asks desperately:]

[What exactly is wrong with you??]

No.

What I truly wish to burn is this rotten world, nothing more.

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