The Divine Twilight’s Return

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‘…!’

Moodoo received a telepathic message that she couldn’t disregard.
Although she wanted to ask what the smaller demon meant by signal…

“What are you still doing over there? Let’s go!” the taller demon urged.
The smaller demon walked away.

Due to the smaller demon’s expressionless face, Moodoo couldn’t tell what was on his mind.
Hence, she just repeated northwest and emergency exit in her mind instead.

* * *

The had so many attractions that it turned into the Celestials’ vacation spot.
It even had a Ferris wheel rotating nonstop in the center, a long rollercoaster, and a merry-go-round.

Dolls were displayed as prizes in the shooting range in one section, and street stalls that sold cotton candies stood in the other section.
The Celestials wearing masks and casual clothes walked the streets.
The scenery looked freer than what Chang-Sun had seen inside the carriage.
It was actually noisier too.

Kyoo! Kyoo, kyoo!

Cadmus seemed to be loving this place, seeing as how its eyes were sparkling like a child who came to an amusement park for the first time.

「Wh-what is that? Oh… Ohhhh! I have only heard about those magic engines! Hey, Master! Can you please let me take a closer look…!」

Simon Magus was half out of his mind because of the magic machines installed all over the vacation spot.
However, something else caught Chang-Sun’s attention.

‘…
There are quite a lot of angels and demons around,’ Chang-Sun thought.

the Absolute Good faction and the Absolute Evil faction.
The of angels and demons were known to be working together to keep this place a neutral zone.
Even right now, angels and demons were patrolling all over the area.

Although some angels and demons with two sets of wings could occasionally be seen, most of the angels and demons guarding this place were low-rank and had only one set of wings.
It was difficult to come across these kinds of beings even in the .
Chang-Sun watched them with interest, seemingly having his fair share of angels and demons here all at once.

“Mercury was right about powerful Celestials coming to this place for the auction.” Mars suddenly chuckled.

Wondering why Mars was reacting like this, Chang-Sun looked at him, who was smiling menacingly under his clown mask.
Mars asked, “Can you see that guy all the way over there?”

Chang-Sun turned his head toward where Mars gestured with his eyes, finding a large group of angels getting scolded by an angel with two sets of wings.

“That angel is Paphiel, Uriel[1]’s right-hand man.
If he’s here, that means Uriel is here to keep an eye on everyone and prevent possible commotions.”

Uriel was one of the Four Angels of the , known to hold the sword of truth in one hand and the fire that burned sinners’ souls in the other.
Among the angels, Uriel was the most belligerent hardliner, so anyone who had clashed with him had been met with harsh fates.
He rarely made public appearances because he was the gatekeeper of the Garden of Eden, the sacred ground of the , but he was on the move now.

“And over there,” Mars said.

Chang-Sun turned his head in the other direction, finding demons standing with bizarre smiles and glaring eyes.
One of them had his chin up and his arms crossed.
He looked intimidating for some reason.

“He’s Barbason, one of Marbas[2]’ commanders,” Mars explained.

Marbas was the fifth strongest devil within and was also the chairman of the general assembly within their .
He was probably watching the Celestials from somewhere nearby.
Uriel and Marbas’ presence showed just how high-profiled the upcoming auction was.

“If I could do as I please, I would have tried fighting every single one of them.” Mars smacked his lips in disappointment.

Minerva slightly frowned.
“Don’t try anything stupid.
I’m going to ditch you the moment you catch other people’s attention.”

“Hmph! You don’t have to tell me what to do, so don’t worry!” Mars snorted, but Minerva still seemed suspicious of Mars.

It was only natural to act that way, though, since they wouldn’t want to attract anyone’s attention here.
The energy of the could badly affect Chang-Sun, who still had a low Class, and too many Celestials who were interested in getting him.

One wrong encounter with that kind of Celestial could result in Chang-Sun and the others getting kicked out of this place for causing a commotion, so Minerva had to do whatever it took to stop that from happening.
Chang-Sun’s goal was to leave as quickly as possible after buying the items he needed in this .

[The Celestial ‘A Good Season to Hunt’ whines at her mother that she wants to go to the .]

[The Celestial ‘Primordial Evil Dragon’ tells her daughter that she can go with her own money.]

[The Celestial ‘A Good Season to Hunt’ comes clean and says that she has used up all her allowance this month.]

[The Celestial ‘Primordial Evil Dragon’ starts lecturing her daughter for being too wasteful of money.]

Fortunately, Chang-Sun’s group managed to leave the amusement park section and enter the resort section, which where the auction house was located.

“Don’t forget to stay close to us,” Mercury warned Chang-Sun.

Chang-Sun nodded, understanding how dangerous this would be since more Celestials would be inside the auction house.
In fact, Chang-Sun would have had trouble getting to the entrance if these three Celestials hadn’t protected and led him.

“Tickets please.”

Entering the auction house was very tricky.
The gatekeeper verified people’s tickets and locked their inventories.
All kinds of commotions were prohibited inside the auction house, and if one did create a disturbance, the host committee members would hold the people responsible and severely reprimand them.

‘… There are a lot of them,’ Chang-Sun thought.

As soon as Chang-Sun stepped into the auction house, a giant hall that could hold thousands of people at once came into view.
He also felt the heavy auras that the Celestials exuded due to their high divine class, making him click his tongue.

「They’re all monsters.」

Kyoo.
Kyoo, kyoo.

Cadmus nodded in agreement with Simon’s remark.
At least three hundred Celestials were inside the hall, but rather than majestic, the sight was rather scary.

“Our seat is over there.” Mercury led Chang-Sun and the others to the third floor, which was also the highest floor.

Their seats were in one of the private rooms that the entire third floor was filled with.
Although they were far away from the stage, they still had a view of the stage and all the other seats, which could only mean they had VVIP seats.

“… These seats look expensive.
How did you get these? I have a feeling that the amount of Causality I gave you was far from enough,” Minerva asked.

“I naturally pulled some strings.
We don’t want to attract attention, do we? It’s better to watch and leave the auction quietly,” Mercury answered.

Minerva nodded in agreement.
The best part about these VVIP seats was that one could participate in the auction by pressing the button inside the room instead of raising their hand or a sign, letting the person stay perfectly anonymous.

“We’re here.” Mercury found their room and was about to enter, but someone suddenly stopped them.

“Hey, hold on.”

Chang-Sun and the others turned their heads and saw a slender person with beautiful black hair that reached his ankles.
He was so skinny that it was difficult to tell if the person was a man or woman at one glance, but his voice was sharp, powerful, and loud.

His every footstep and word he used was arrogant.
The man didn’t even hide his divine class, making the air around them hold quite the mixture of immense pressure and madness that usually drove people insane.

Chang-Sun was certain that the man was a great demon king within