God’s Nemesis Returns - Chapter 124



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God’s Natural Enemy Returns Episode 124

87. Negotiation on the throne

“okay.”

Lee Won-jeong also had a drink.

I looked at Sihyeon.

“What do you want to say?”

“We must put the greedy cult leader on the throne.”

“… … !”

Seo Jin-hee’s eyes widened when she heard those words.

‘The greedy cult leader is… … .’

Greedy cult leader Lee Si-eun.

In this place, where the name changed from ‘Gunju’ to ‘Saejoseon’, it was a name that was tacitly taboo.

This was because while Sihyeon was sitting on the throne, he invaded this place and killed and brainwashed numerous subjects and citizens.

It was at that time that a great disaster occurred, so Lee Won-jeong was unable to respond properly.

Because Seo Jin-hee almost suffered terrible things from Ryu Ji-yong.

I couldn’t have good feelings towards them.

No, actually I hated them.

“Phew… … .”

Lee Won-jeong took out the bear pillow from his bosom and sighed deeply.

‘……your majesty.’

Seo Jin-hee, who saw that sight, also didn’t know what to do.

‘Si-hyeon knows all the details. Then she’s not the type of person to bring up such things so carelessly. But she brought it up anyway.’

gulp.

‘There really is a need to put the greedy cult leader on the throne.’

I don’t know exactly what the benefit is of having Lee Si-eun on the throne.

Sihyeon wouldn’t have said something like that for no reason.

Phew… … .

Until the cigarette smoke filled the room.

An awkward silence followed.

Sihyeon didn’t even bother to break this silence.

Greedy cult leader Lee Si-eun.

To Si-hyeon, she was an older sister, but to them, she was an enemy they could not live under the same sky.

Sneak.

Seo Jin-hee, who read Lee Won-jeong’s gaze, stepped forward.

It’s been almost a year since she started serving Lee Won-jeong.

After all this time, it was like this.

“The Greedy Cult Leader is a person full of greed. He is a person who does not know the ‘duty’ of paying back the throne we lent him.”

“Still, I will keep the promise I made when I lent you my throne.”

“But this is… … .”

Seo Jin-hee’s eyes shined behind her glasses.

“It’s more of an emotional issue than a rational one. I don’t know about you or Your Majesty, but the people will not be able to accept that the leader of the greedy cult that killed their family, friends, and colleagues is coming here.”

“… … So I have to come secretly.”

“Secretly?”

“Why?”

Lee Won-jeong, who couldn’t stand to watch, asked.

“Why do we have to make that girl ‘strong’ by hiding her identity?”

What Lee Won-jeong said was true.

Lee Si-eun is an obvious enemy.

Even without that, he was ranked 2nd, so he had incredibly strong power.

If Sihyeon achieves the ‘King’s Rank’ as he plans, he will become so much more powerful that no one can stop him.

“That’s because Lee Si-eun is the most powerful of all except me. She’s also the only player who has the conditions to benefit from the throne. And… … .”

In the words of the following vision.

Their expressions became increasingly hardened.

Sihyeon did not look at the wicked as they were.

No matter how terrible a crime one has committed, they believe there is always something they can ‘take advantage of’.

Seo Young-woo also forcibly brainwashed countless people.

Park Na-eun also used numerous people as experimental materials.

The Orcs invaded the Earth, killing countless creatures and invading it.

Dacondo, who forced penalties on others.

Even without including the crimes or heinous acts he committed before his return, he was clearly a villain.

‘Except for Seo Young-woo.’

But all of them had ‘something useful’.

And now that they were his subjects, he could prevent them from committing any more terrible acts.

Of course, I had no intention of corrupting my older sister, Lee Si-eun, and turning her into a servant.

From Si-hyeon’s point of view, he could use her sufficiently.

No, rather, she was absolutely necessary.

Before returning, Lee Si-eun and the Greed Church, who had achieved the status of king, deal with numerous evil spirits that Si-hyeon could not deal with.

It firmly protected the Korean Peninsula from invasion by Chinese players coming via the West Sea.

How bad must it have been for the Korean Peninsula players to later call her the ‘China Iljin’?

Therefore, it was necessary for Lee Si-eun to attain the status of king as quickly as possible.

‘It has to be that way.’

Just like not looking at evildoers for who they are.

Sihyeon didn’t look at Lee Si-eun as family.

The reason he wanted to make Yi Si-eun strong was to fight against them when the region was later unified with China.

If it’s Lee Si-eun, she can act as a breakwater to block them.

That wasn’t all.

She also plays a significant role in fighting the numerous demons and alien races that will appear after the fourth catastrophe.

That is, the faster she gains the status of king, the more power the Korean Peninsula will have.

‘The fourth disaster is manageable since I’ve already planted Dacon. But I can’t use tricks like this for the fifth disaster. So even if you’re a greedy cult leader, I have to borrow your strength. To save at least one more person.’

And most importantly.

The fact was that Lee Si-eun had to quickly attain the status of a king in order to escape the influence of the demon she had made a contract with, ‘Mamon’.

“… … .”

“… … .”

Lee Won-jeong and Seo Jin-hee nodded after hearing Si-hyeon’s words.

Even though Sihyeon didn’t say all the thoughts and feelings inside her.

The two were somewhat persuaded.

-surely…….

– It’s persuasive. But… … I wonder if I can accept this… … .

-… … .

breakwater.

According to Si-Hyeon, Lee Si-Eun was a kind of breakwater.

Besides, while I am sitting on the throne, no one will be able to invade this place, Gyeongbokgung Palace.

During that time, there was also the advantage of being ‘safe’.

“That’s what I think. There’s no need to play around with the throne unnecessarily. It’s better to make it stronger quickly and use it as a force. After all, in the end, humanity must unite as one in the face of the great enemy called disaster.”

“Okay. I understand everything. I understand everything. But there’s something very important.”

Sihyeon seemed to know what Lee Wonjeong was trying to say.

“What do we see in the Church of Greed that makes us trust it?”

“Please trust me.”

“… … You?”

“If the Greed Cult invades this place, I will do my best to stop them, just like before.”

Sihyeon reached out her hand to Wonjeong Lee.

“I promise.”

And Lee Won-jeong.

After seeing Sihyeon’s confident eyes, I couldn’t help but fall for him once again.

Just like the twelfth plague, when they protected themselves from the War Beetle.

“… …Fuck. Got it.”

That’s how Lee Won-jeong grabbed Si-hyeon’s hand.

“Reverend.”

“… … What’s going on that makes you come running in such a hurry?”

Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul.

Manmajeon.

Looking at Hayera coming towards me with her short hair fluttering in the wind.

Lee Si-eun grabbed the rings that were floating in the air.

“A letter has arrived.”

“letter?”

widely.

When Lee Si-eun snapped her fingers.

Golden hands stretched out from the floor of the Manma Hall and swallowed the letter that Hayera was holding in her hand.

Tsuzujeok.

Then, golden letters with the same content as in the letter appeared in the air.

[Come to Gyeongbokgung Palace. Alone. Oh, you can bring Hayera.]

“Hmm… … .”

“… … What does this mean, Reverend?”

“Literally. This guy probably knows. That I think of you as my little brother, and more.”

“Go, thank you.”

“Thank you.”

He approached Hayera, whose neck was dyed red, and tapped her shoulder.

Lee Si-eun is naturally ready to go out.

“Reverend? Are you going right away?”

“I have to go. My real younger brother is calling me.”

Shh.

Looking at the corners of Lee Si-eun’s red lips that were raised to the max.

Hayera bowed her head.

“Okay, I’ll get ready.”

Although they are siblings, you can’t say they get along well or badly.

One thing was certain.

The fallen king, Lee Si-Hyeon.

He was the only blood relative of Lee Si-eun, the cult leader that Hayera currently follows.

‘In case of emergency, I am the only bloodline that can inherit this sect.’

“Is this where Ryu Jiyong died?”

“… … .”

thud.

Gyeongbokgung Palace throne.

As Si-hyeon said, Lee Si-eun came here with only Ha-ye-ra.

Of course, there was opposition from many believers, including the apostles.

Who is Lee Si-eun?

A figure who has now absorbed hundreds of thousands of players into his cult through his charisma and dominance.

No matter how much the believers opposed her, they could not stop her.

‘In some ways, I’m a little jealous.’

Seeing her enter with such poise, even though there was only one attendant.

Lee Won-jeong let out a low groan.

‘It’s been a long time since I’ve been alone.’

To the opponent who walked in so confidently.

Not only Lee Won-jeong, but also the surrounding officials were nervous and had their hands on their weapons.

‘If only I could just grab the book a little bit… … .’

‘Running straight out.’

‘You might as well do something weird so we can kill you.’

The feelings the subjects had were not just simple tension.

Hatred.

Although she may look glamorous and beautiful on the outside, this woman is a woman who hurts and brainwashes her colleagues, friends, and family.

If you do something even a little bit foolish, you can create a ‘justification’.

They will put their weapons in at will.

“Yeah. It’s been a while.”

“… … .”

The expressions of Joseon Royal Swordsman Lee Won-jeong, who was looking at her, became complicated.

He also hated Lee Si-eun for killing his subjects.

‘but…….’

I had no strength.

As Sihyeon said, future disasters will become more and more powerful.

I almost died in the third catastrophe, and the fourth one is coming soon.

Then, I didn’t know what would happen in the fifth or sixth catastrophe.

Players knew that the ‘right way to survive’ was to stop fighting each other and help each other become stronger.

However, accepting it with my heart was a different matter.

‘… … I’m just lost in this kind of sentimentality.’

Lee Won-jeong let out an invisible sigh.

‘You’ve become much duller since your days as a player. Of course, when you were a player, the only people you sacrificed were game characters, not people.’

But Lee Won-jeong didn’t know.

The ‘gods’ who are looking down at the Earth from up there right now.

That he and other humans are thought of as ‘game characters’.

“Everyone, get out now.”

“But Your Majesty… … .”

“Come on. That was the promise.”

At Lee Won-jeong’s words, the ministers left one by one, looking at him with resentful eyes.

Gyeongbokgung Palace throne.

Now there were only five players standing in front of him.

“Then shall we begin?”

Seo Jin-hee said, pushing up her glasses next to Lee Won-jeong.

“Okay.”

Behind Lee Si-eun, Ha Ye-ra appeared as if she was there but not there.

‘Is this the beginning?’

Sihyeon, who saw the scene from the corner, raised the corners of her mouth.

Seo Jin-hee.

From the public relations team of a large corporation.

Now, he manages all the major and minor affairs of Lee Won-jeong’s power, which has changed from the name of ‘Monarch’ to ‘New Joseon’.

A player who has made a contract with the lower-level god ‘Seohee’ and acquired skills related to administrative work, diplomacy, and negotiation.

The opponent is Hayera.

From the time Lee Si-eun started her life as a loan shark, a private moneylender, and a gangster.

In other words, he learned the job of following Lee Si-eun from the bottom and managed all the big and small affairs of the ‘Greed Cult’.

The ‘Apostle of Greed’, whom no other apostle can treat lightly.

Although he looks innocent on the outside.

A master of negotiation, dealing, and intimidation, rolling from the bottom up.

She was a ‘poisonous’ woman who would extract what she wanted from others regardless of the number or given situation.

“So in this case… … .”

“The circumstances are different. You invaded first… … .”

While the two were having a bloody argument.

“Are you going to stop coming out now?”

“You’re quick-witted.”

“How cheeky. I’ve lived two years longer than you, little brother.”

Si-Hyeon, who had been hiding in Lee Si-Eun’s words, revealed herself.

“You wouldn’t do anything stupid, would you?”

“The one who should be worried about being hit is not you or Lee Won-jeong, but me.”

Lee Si-eun smiled faintly.

Then he looked at Lee Won-jeong and said.

“You have a nice face. I think you finally have the mentality to be a ‘king.’ I was worried when I was young.”

“… … That’s funny. You’re younger than me.”

“Haha. Even so, isn’t it only a 4 year age difference?”

“you…….”

“Don’t worry. I’m more mature than you.”

“… … .”

Lee Won-jeong had an unusually stern expression on his face.

“Well. Let’s leave the headache-inducing stories to the subordinates. Should we talk about something more profound?”

“A profound story? What does that mean, Greed Master?”

“What. A deal. Director.”

When Lee Si-eun asked Lee Won-jeong in a tone that seemed to be showing mercy.

Lee Won-jeong frowned.

‘He used to be famous for his poker face… … but now he can’t even think about hiding his expression.’

Seeing this, I felt that Lee Si-eun was quite good at playing around with her opponents.

“stop.”

“……okay.”

Sihyeon’s expression hardened.

Lee Si-eun also just raised the corners of her mouth as if she had no choice.

“Well. You can figure out the rest yourself. Hayera is my agent who has entrusted everything to me.”

Lee Si-eun said so.

He sat on the throne regardless of what was said next to him.

“Then I’ll go.”

With that gold.

Lee Si-eun closed her eyes.

‘With this, not only will you become stronger, but you will also be unable to participate in the twenty-first disaster.’

Sihyeon raised the corners of her mouth when she saw that sight.

‘Okay. I feel relieved for now.’