[Translator - Kiteretsu]
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Chapter 234
[Do you want to open the Mysterious Box (Sin)?]
The Mysterious Box (Sin).
What kind of item would be inside?
‘I’ll open it.’
With a tense expression, Jeong-hoon inserted the key into the slot.
He turned it slowly to the right, feeling it fit perfectly into the lock.
Click.
As the lock disengaged, light burst from the box, filling the room.
[You have obtained the Evolution Stone (Seven Deadly Sins).]
The light faded, revealing a single black gemstone gleaming brilliantly within the box.
“What’s this?”
Jeong-hoon picked up the Evolution Stone.
At that mont, Sloth, who had hidden in its shell in exhaustion, poked its head out again.
“Squirm.”
“You want this?”
“Squirm.”
Sloth nodded enthusiastically.
[Evolution Stone (Seven Deadly Sins)]
- Type: Consumable
- Grade: ??
- Upgrades a Seven Deadly Sins creature by one stage.
- Note: Only usable if the creature’s grade is Unique or higher.
It beca clear why Sloth desired this gemstone.
‘One stage upgrade?’
Would that an Unique could evolve to Legendary?
The thought gave him a bit of hesitation.
Upgrading from Unique to Legendary could naturally be achieved through absorbing enough stats.
‘It’d be far more efficient to use this when Sloth reaches Legendary rather than now.’
However, Sloth seed eager to consu it imdiately, crawling up Jeong-hoon’s arm toward the gemstone.
“Let’s save it for later.”
“Squirm.”
Sloth, however, ignored him completely.
“...Fine, I guess it’s okay.”
Seeing Sloth insist so much, there had to be a reason.
Jeong-hoon handed the gemstone to Sloth, who promptly began to absorb its energy.
[Seven Deadly Sins creature is upgrading by one stage.]
Dark energy rose from Sloth’s body, enveloping it entirely.
“What is...?”
Jeong-hoon’s eyes widened.
This wasn’t rely an increase in grade.
Sloth’s form was slowly transforming.
The shell that once gave it the appearance of a snail began to shrink as arms and legs erged, followed by a pair of wings.
The body reford to shape a head, and as the dark energy faded, Sloth’s transformation was complete.
[It looks truly grotesque.]
‘Honestly, it was a bit cuter before.’
As Mukho and Anima pointed out, its previous form had been much more endearing.
As the dark energy enveloped it, Jeong-hoon wondered if it might transform into a fairy—but true to its nature as a creature of the Seven Deadly Sins, it beca a demon instead.
“Ugh, I thought I’d suffocate in there,” it even spoke.
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[Seven Deadly Sins Creature]
- Type: Sloth, Gluttony
- Level: ?? (Grows by absorbing stats)
- Grade: Legendary
[Detailed Stats]
- Strength: 208
- Agility: 205
- Stamina: 204
- Defense: 207
- Wisdom: 205
- Magic: 206
- ntal Strength: 204
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Its grade had upgraded to Legendary, and its stats had soared past 200 in an instant.
And now there was sothing new.
‘Gluttony.’
Originally, it had only Sloth, but the Evolution Stone had added a new sin.
‘I thought I’d have to acquire each one individually.’
He’d obtained Sloth through a box containing one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Naturally, he’d assud the remaining sins would be similarly sealed in their own boxes.
But that assumption had proven false.
‘So, this Seven Deadly Sins creature was ant to be a single entity.’
In other words, the box hadn’t just sealed away individual sins but the creature itself.
Though Jeong-hoon didn’t know why the transcendent being at a Demon King level had kept this box, he realized that once all sins were unlocked, this creature would be whole.
“So, it’s still a long way from complete, then.”
“Right. But thanks to you finding that Evolution Stone, I’ve regained a bit of my power.”
“Really?”
“Yup! I can even talk now.”
Jeong-hoon nodded, now finding it odd to keep calling it Sloth.
He seated the Seven Deadly Sins demon before him.
“Alright, now that you can talk, I have a few questions for you.”
“Sure. Ask away.”
“Are all seven sins yours?”
“The seven sins? Yeah, they’re mine. I was split into seven and sealed that way.”
“Really?”
“Yep. Everything in the Seven Deadly Sins Box and what ca out of the Mysterious Box—it’s all .”
“Why were you sealed?”
“I don’t know.”
“…You don’t know?”
“Yeah. Most of my mories were erased along with the seal. I don’t even rember who split into seven and sealed .”
From the look in the demon’s eyes, it didn’t seem to be lying.
‘Ah, that’s really frustrating.’
Now that it could talk, Jeong-hoon wanted to ask it about the ga and transcendent beings. There were countless other questions he was dying to ask as well. But if it didn’t even know who had sealed it, he wouldn’t be getting much useful information.
[What a completely useless creature!]
‘That’s a bit harsh.’
[No, it’s true! “Oh, I don’t rember a single thing~” Seriously, if it’s going to start talking, why raise my expectations like that?]
‘Hey now.’
[I’m just voicing your thoughts. It’s not what I think.]
Jeong-hoon couldn’t say anything, because he felt the exact sa way as Mukho.
“Then, if I collect the remaining five sins, will you regain your mory?”
He asked with a glimr of hope—and received a positive response.
“I think so!”
“‘Think so’? So, it’s not certain?”
“Yeah. Until I used the Evolution Stone, I didn’t rember anything. I just had this instinct to consu whatever I could.”
“Ah, so using the Evolution Stone helped you recover part of your mory?”
“Exactly!”
So, to get more clues, he’d need to collect the remaining five sins.
“It might actually be faster to complete an episode.”
After all, how was Jeong-hoon supposed to find all the parts of a Seven Deadly Sins creature he’d never encountered before? The thought was frustrating.
“No way! Look, parts of my power were sealed, right? Which ans I can sense that power too.”
“Really? So you can track them?”
“Bingo!”
Alright, then. Adding the search for the remaining sins to the plan was a must.
“So, where are the other sins?”
The creature pointed upward.
“They’re not on Earth. They’re up there.”
“Other transcendents have them, then?”
“Looks like it.”
“So, if one of them gets close, we’ll know?”
“Yep.”
“Perfect.”
That ant getting closer to these transcendents would be his first priority. A gleam appeared in Jeong-hoon’s eyes.
***
To get near a transcendent, he’d need to enter a dungeon. That’s where Apostle-level transcendents would gather. Although he’d ignored it before, countless transcendents had sent him calls.
It was happening again. With each dungeon venture and every accomplishnt, the calls would pour in. But so far, there had been no response from the Seven Deadly Sins creature.
‘Well, there are only five of them.’
In contrast, the Apostle-level transcendents numbered over ten thousand. And focusing solely on Apostle-level entities wouldn’t suffice either.
The reason was simple: the first ti Jeong-hoon had obtained a Seven Deadly Sins creature, it was from the Demon King-class Mandora. This ant he had to consider even the creatures above the Apostle level, making the odds very slim.
Just then, a familiar slit opened in front of Jeong-hoon, and familiar eyes appeared.
It was Baal.
“Looks like you found the next dungeon?”
"From eight down to one?"
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