You Have Been Invited to the Auction House of the Gods - Chapter 146

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146

 

Park Si-on was born into faith.

 

Even before he was born, his parents were Cult Members of the Vatican,

 

and he stepped into the world blessed by the Vatican.

 

For him, faith was the default setting.

 

Attending worship on weekends, participating in Vatican summer Camp every vacation.

 

These were all too natural parts of daily life for him.

 

Then one weekend.

 

He visited with Friends when he heard there was a popup event on the Department Store Rooftop.

 

Like any other Male Student, Park Si-on was also very interested in Hunters.

 

He never expected to encounter a crazy murderous Hunter there.

 

The Emergency Stairs and Elevator were blown up, trapping them on the Rooftop.

 

Before his eyes, a Hunter who had turned into a demon was glaring with menacing eyes.

 

That damn curiosity was the problem.

 

He never knew he would regret coming to the front row of the Scene because of the screams.

 

Then, someone pushed through the crowd and stood in front of him.

 

A high school student who looked about two or three years older than him.

 

In one of his hands was a Shield that had appeared at the popup event.

 

He put his hands together and prayed.

 

Please don’t let that person fall.

 

It was the first prayer for someone other than family.

 

That was the only thing Park Si-on could do in that situation.

 

But was it because his prayer was too weak?

 

Even that high school student couldn’t match the rampaging Hunter.

 

Just as the vicious demon’s Sword was flying toward the crowd, another Miracle occurred.

 

A Hunter who appeared with a massive cluster of light.

 

Park Si-on knew this Hunter too.

 

No, it was a Hunter that anyone from South Korea would know.

 

It was Han Sang-in, South Korea’s S-rank Hunter.

 

But what Park Si-on saw that day was different.

 

Would this be what it looked like if God’s Apostle manifested?

 

No, perhaps if God had a Divine Descent, wouldn’t such an aura appear?

 

To Park Si-on’s eyes, who hadn’t even had an Awakening, he could see the transparent Divine Authority radiating around him.

 

That day, Park Si-on gained both firm belief in his faith and questions about it.

 

Park Si-on became a Candidate for Sainthood not long after that incident.

 

***

 

“…”

 

Park Si-on stared blankly at Han Sang-in, who was sitting in Lotus Position in front of him.

 

‘Is that even possible?’

 

Well, of course, was it even reasonable to awaken Sacred Power with just one casually thrown remark?

 

Every time Han Sang-in exhaled and inhaled, Sacred Power was swirling within his body.

 

He knew he was an amazing person, but he didn’t know it would be to this extent.

 

Not long after the Department Store incident, Park Si-on became an ardent fan of Han Sang-in.

 

But he was too much a person from a different world to approach.

 

Other S-rank Hunters had fan meetings and sold merchandise,

 

but Hunter Han Sang-in didn’t even show himself to the public, let alone hold fan meetings, which was frustrating as a fan.

 

Was that why?

 

When Park Si-on became a Candidate for Sainthood, another hope arose.

 

The thought that if he became a saint, wouldn’t he be able to meet Hunter Han Sang-in?

 

Although he became too busy to keep up with his news once the factional fighting began.

 

But it was certain that his private audience with Han Sang-in… no, becoming a saint wasn’t far off.

 

Park Si-on had approached the factional war more earnestly than at any other time in his life.

 

He had received support from the Saintly Knight Captain, an S-rank Hunter from the Vatican,

 

and quite a few branches including the Holy Guild had joined Park Si-on.

 

Until she appeared.

 

There had been no precedent of a female saint candidate entering the saint competition.

 

Regardless of gender, the factional war had already entered its final stages.

 

In such a situation, the appearance of a new candidate was meaningless.

 

But that absurd thing actually happened.

 

The Saintly Knight Captain who had been supporting him suddenly disappeared without a trace,

 

and the personnel of the Holy Guild began to be replaced.

 

And what had the greatest impact on Park Si-on’s position was Yun Seo-won, who appeared carrying the Saintly Knight Captain’s holy spear.

 

The guild members who had supported him, Father Matteo, the Saintly Knight Captain.

 

It was strange that the Pope remained silent in such an odd situation.

 

And when he came to his senses, Park Si-on was isolated.

 

It was a night when he was pondering somehow to find a way out.

 

That day too, Park Si-on was walking through the corridor of the guild building, holding in his hand a talisman he had crafted himself and treasured.

 

He bumped into something in the corridor.

 

When he came to his senses, there was a small goblin-like creature in front of him.

 

He could hear commotion in the distance.

 

It was clearly an intruder being chased by guild members.

 

From Park Si-on’s standpoint, there was no reason to hide him.

 

Even though there were no adults left in the Holy Guild who would care about him.

 

Until he heard that word from the creature’s mouth.

 

“Lord…?”

 

The talisman that had fallen to the floor.

 

On the crumpled, laminated piece of paper, Han Sang-in’s face was printed.

 

That was the first meeting between Yamyeong and Park Si-on.

 

***

 

Park Si-on couldn’t understand why he had acted that way.

 

A candidate for sainthood helping an intruder who had snuck into the guild.

 

What was even stranger was that he had used one of his few overnight passes to go to the abandoned quarry.

 

Information that the goblin had casually thrown at him, saying he would repay the favor.

 

According to that goblin, his missing people were imprisoned in this place.

 

‘He said I shouldn’t stay longer than 32 minutes.’

 

He set his smartphone clock to 30 minutes and went down below the quarry.

 

Park Si-on could feel something strange and unsettling.

 

It seemed like a dungeon, yet there was something artificially sacred about it.

 

While exploring the surroundings like that, someone grabbed the back of his neck.

 

‘Was I caught?’

 

If Yun Seo-won had caught him, Park Si-on’s freedom would be over.

 

The face he looked up at while struggling was familiar.

 

No, it was that person he had always eagerly hoped to meet.

 

‘The good fortune the goblin mentioned was Hunter Han Sang-in?!’

 

“What were you doing here?”

 

“…”

 

He was so surprised that he froze completely.

 

“If you don’t want to get into trouble, you’d better tell the truth.”

 

It was that voice he had always heard only on the news.

 

His sharp gaze was so piercing it felt like he was being shot at.

 

‘If I ask for help, wouldn’t he help me?’

 

Such a thought suddenly occurred to him.

 

That if it was Hunter Han Sang-in, he might be able to reverse the situation he was in.

 

“Your identity is…”

 

Just as he was about to open his mouth, the goblin’s warning came to mind.

 

“There’s no time. We need to get out of here quickly!”

 

But it was already too late.

 

A loud alarm echoed throughout the mountain.

 

“…No way.”

 

With that, Park Si-on lost consciousness.

 

***

 

And when he regained consciousness,

 

Park Si-on had never been as proud of being a Candidate for Sainthood as he was that day.

 

The contract that Hunter Han Sang-in had offered.

 

There was no need to think about it.

 

From the mouth of his admired hero,

 

he had heard the words “Won’t you come to our guild?”

 

What reason could there be to hesitate?

 

It was just a preliminary contract, but that didn’t matter.

 

It was fortunate that Father Matteo was there, so he at least pretended to read the contract.

 

He quickly flipped through the contract and stamped his seal.

 

Setting aside being his favorite hero,

 

what candidate would refuse when Hunter Han Sang-in and Asin offered to become their backing force?

 

In Park Si-on’s case, he seemed more interested in the benefits than the ritual itself…

 

‘I can legally proceed with merchandise production now.’

 

Just as he was crossing his arms and drawing countless designs in his mind,

 

his vision suddenly brightened, and the surrounding objects disappeared one by one.

 

And in Park Si-on’s vision, only golden flames were rising.

 

Flames that were both sacred and eerie.

 

“What is… that?”

 

Those flames soon split into two different energies.

 

Blue Flames and eerie Yin Energy.

 

From those two energies, something split off.

 

‘Sacred Power?’

 

It was similar to Sacred Power, but different.

 

‘No, that’s not Sacred Power.’

 

And it was familiar.

 

Park Si-on had seen this energy before.

 

On the Department Store Rooftop.

 

It was exactly that power he had felt at the moment when God descended.

 

‘That wasn’t a mistake?’

 

He had thought it was just his own delusion from seeing a savior appear in that situation.

 

That’s why Park Si-on had harbored feelings of admiration rather than awe.

 

But now that he had awakened Sacred Power, Park Si-on could clearly feel it.

 

That the energy Hunter Han Sang-in was emanating was the power of God.

 

Soon those three energies entered Hunter Han Sang-in’s body and were organized.

 

“…”

 

Hunter Han Sang-in’s eyes slowly opened.

 

Their eyes met as he looked around.

 

Hunter Han Sang-in showed a briefly troubled expression, then put his finger to his lips.

 

Park Si-on instinctively nodded.

 

And that day, Park Si-on made a resolution.

 

That he should create sacred relics, not merchandise.

 

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