Genius Regressor Makes Mythic Items

As Kim Shimun’s hand delved into the void, Belial, who was watching the hand slowly withdraw with gleaming eyes, uttered a small sigh.

“Aaaah…”

An eerie moan, followed by an obsidian orb emitting a sound similar to that ominous moan. For beings at the level of constellations, especially one who was once an angel of the heavens,

“It’s not just exciting… it’s lewd enough to make me lose my mind. Truly beautiful!”

Belial, who had fallen and become a demon, recognized the object immediately.

“Finally, the humiliation of being pushed aside by Asmodeus is…”

His eyes, red as blood, glistened intensely, even radiating a small light.

Yes.

Desire.

It seemed as if his eyes were carved out of it.

“To reproduce the Throne of Lust… the glory of the Seven Archdemons…”

As he approached the obsidian orb emanating an eerie aura,

“Stop.”

It was as if he was interrupted in the midst of engrossing pornography. The obsidian orb disappeared as if it were a lie.

As if a drug-addict was suddenly cut off, “What… are you doing?”

Belial, trembling with rage, despite his intimidating demeanor, couldn’t take his eyes off Kim Shimun’s hand holding the Sin of Lust for a second.

Considering Belial was effectively the second in command in the Demonic Realm, the threat he emitted was on a different level from the mortal hostility he had faced before.

Though he had encountered many mythical beings and inherited Lucifer’s instrument, Shimun was not significantly threatened. Even in his excitement, Belial didn’t exude enough presence to practically affect Kim Shimun.

“Are you trying to tease me, Kim Shimun? You have quite the sadistic hobby.”

Knowing this well, “Stop talking nonsense.”

Kim Shimun, undaunted by the second-in-command’s threat, continued nonchalantly, “We have to settle the score first, don’t we?”

As if it was an unexpected statement, Belial, somewhat discouraged, touched his forehead and shook his head slightly, taking a heated sigh, he reached towards Kim Shimun. When he opened his clenched hand, unlike the empty grip, “Apologies for that. I got too excited because it was something I desired so much…”

『Quest ‘Master of Lust’ has been completed.』

『You have acquired the achievement points of 100,000 have been awarded as a reward.』

The quest completion and reward notification appeared before Kim Shimun’s eyes. Kim Shimun slightly nodded his head at the message.

‘With this, I’ve got the achievement points…’

The quest Belial had commissioned to bring the Sin of Lust. The reward was 100,000 achievement points, a gift from Belial, and a loan of the Sin of Lust. Among these, the achievement points were now received.

Belial’s gift was also settled with the ‘advance payment’ summoning of the fallen angels.

‘Only the final reward, the loan of the Sin of Lust, is left.’

The final reward of a 5-minute loan of the Sin of Lust was left.

Naturally, “A Constellation keeps its promises.”

Belial, who had commissioned the quest, knew the reward details well.

“I will loan you the Sin of Lust for 5 minutes as promised.”

Lifting his gaze from Kim Shimun’s hand holding the Sin of Lust,

“I recommend you use it here where I can see, that way…”

With eyes that now seemed to blaze intensely, he looked at Kim Shimun.

“I am prepared for any unforeseeable circumstances, you see.”

Belial suddenly appeared behind Kim Shimun, whispering in an astonishingly decadent voice, regardless of gender. Even if you are the heir of Lucifer, devil energy’s power might still be unfamiliar to you.

That voice felt so thick and sticky it seemed to penetrate the ear. For a moment, Shimun felt an eerie and sticky presence encroach upon his senses.

If he had not possessed Lucifer’s instrument, and if he had not absorbed the lost divinity of Vrtra before coming here, he might have been enchanted by the voice without even realizing it.

‘This level is incomparable to most mind manipulators.’

Thanks to that, Kim Shimun quickly shook off the trance-like state and muttered in a low voice.

“Die.”

“Ku-kuk! Truly not an easy one.”

Belial let out a short laugh as if nothing had happened.

“This only makes me more eager.”

In the identical position as before, Belial stood before Kim Shimun. One thing had changed, however.

“Indeed… Kim Shimun, you have quite the sadistic hobby.”

His eyes, red as blood, were now emitting an even stronger radiance of desire than before.

At this,

-That persistent nature of wanting to get anything once set eyes on hasn’t changed.

From his left eye, Lucifer’s grumbling voice was heard.

‘I agree.’

Kim Shimun also thought, ‘This is why the first clause of Lemegeton says not to trust demons, except for promises and oaths.’

He nodded slightly in agreement with Lucifer’s words.

But,

-What? There’s such a clause in Lemegeton?

Lucifer’s opinion seemed quite different.

-Solomon, that bastard! Does he have the right to say that? And why did Baal leave such a clause intact…

Lucifer cursed immediately, but that was all. Kim Shimun had no significant interest in the relationship between Lucifer, Baal, and Solomon.

“Anyway, Kim Shimun? I’m going to help you out specially, so use the Sin of Lust here.”

The immediate concern was resolving the current reward.

-From the beginning, the idea of co-creation was nonsensical! This is like a shackle for our Seven Archdemons…

‘Enough. Lucifer? I’m asking again out of caution, but is it really possible?’

Kim Shimun cut off Lucifer’s grumbling and asked.

-Don’t you trust me yet? Just as the ownership of Lemegeton belongs to Baal, the ownership of the Seven Deadly Sins belongs to me!

Lucifer gave the same answer he had given several times before.

At this, ‘Just confirming.’

Kim Shimun decided not to absorb the Sin of Lust he was holding.

“Forget it, let’s cancel the 5-minute loan.”

He offered it back to Belial instead.

An unexpected answer.

“… What?”

Belial, who had been so smug, looked astonished.

Then, “Did I mishear?”

Belial asked again, tilting his head.

To this, “No, you heard right. I’ll cancel the 5-minute loan of the Sin of Lust you included in the quest reward.”

Kim Shimun reaffirmed his previous statement.

“Ha!”

Belial let out a hollow laugh. His previously friendly gaze now contained suspicion for the first time. Even under Belial’s suspicious gaze, Kim Shimun continued firmly.

“It’s exactly as I said. Getting the Sin of Lust made me realize something. This is not something I can handle right now. Absorbing devil energy is out of the question.”

It wasn’t an incorrect statement.

In fact, after fully absorbing Vrtra’s lost divinity, Kim Shimun tried to handle the Sin of Lust with his improved specs.

‘The Sin of Lust’s power was incomparable to Vrtra’s divinity.’

The divine nature of it was not something mortals could handle. Of course, it wasn’t that he hadn’t found a way at all.

‘Stigma and the Dragon God title I obtained this time… If used well, I could somehow extract power from devil energy, but…’

As he began to grasp the concept of divinity, especially after acquiring the title of Dragon God, Kim Shimun realized, having been the energy source that maintained the Cradle of Pleasures for a long time, the condition of the Sin of Lust was deplorable enough to make Lucifer furious.

‘However, the state of the Sin of Lust is too poor.’

Therefore, it was better to leave the Sin of Lust alone for the time being.

“The quality and instability of the Sin of Lust itself are too risky for me to handle right now.”

“… You’re correct. Those vulgar reptiles! How dare they damage something so precious?”

Belial confirmed the state of the Sin of Lust handed over by Kim Shimun.

“I’m sorry for doubting you, even for a moment.”

Belial, despite being a Constellation, offered an easy apology.

“No need for apologies, and I’m not exactly giving up the reward either.”

Kim Shimun waved it off and continued.

“Belial, you must know that I’ve been through a lot for this quest, right?”

“Ah, yes. Only a high-ranked Constellation would intervene in such matters.”

The downfall of the Cradle of Pleasures, and the severe injury of its master, Vrtra.

“Though it was possible because you had the attention of the Divine Kings, there must have been sacrifices.”

Belial knew the value well.

“Right. I want another reward instead. Agreed?”

Belial, understanding, spoke first of another reward. Kim Shimun looked into Belial’s red eyes.

“Belial, you can restore the Sin of Lust, right?”

“It would take a considerable amount of time and effort, but… it’s possible.”

“Then would its stability be ensured quickly?”

“Of course. I would focus on stabilization before restoration… Ah, now I see.”

Belial sighed softly and smirked.

“You want to borrow it for absorption once I stabilize it?”

“Half correct.”

Kim Shimun slightly tilted his head.

“Instead of absorbing devil energy, I want a one-time loan.”

“What do you mean? There’s no difference between borrowing and absorbing devil energy…”

Belial, furrowing his brows, trailed off.

“Don’t tell me, you want to use it as a one-time item instead of absorbing it?”

For example,

“As a sacrificial offering to a Constellation?”

Like a sacrificial item or relic, using it to bestow causality upon a Constellation.

Kim Shimun nodded slightly.

“Correct. In my current state, absorbing devil energy would likely cause complications later.”

Divinity is toxic to mortals without the qualifications.

‘On the other hand, it’s extremely useful as a sacrificial or offering item.’

Given that divinity belonged to constellations, its value when offered as a sacrifice was significant.

Therefore, ‘I will gather as much as possible.’

Rather than absorbing devil energy’s simple stats, this approach was wiser. Understanding Kim Shimun’s intention to an extent, Belial, laughed with a hint of frustration, and then,

“Ha! Considering even the concept of divinity… you are truly… Fine, agreed.”

Belial nodded, his red eyes gleaming hauntingly.

“I will lend it to you as a one-time item whenever you want.”

He said while fixating his red eyes on Kim Shimun.

“But… Kim Shimun, do you really have no intention of forming an alliance?”

Belial presented another offer.

“I know you have the Stigma. But you don’t necessarily have to follow the system of the Galaxy Arena.”

‘Not necessarily follow the system?’

Kim Shimun’s eyes widened briefly at those words but he remained silent.

“If you already understand a bit about divinity… I’d like to form a very close relationship, even if it means clashing with the Divine Kings.”

Having received a similar proposition from the Constellation Quetzalcoatl earlier, Kim Shimun respectfully declined.

“I’m sorry, but I need to think about it.”

He was already garnering enough attention from the Divine King-level constellations.

‘Besides, I have some suspicions about this guy.’

He had tactical reasons for not dealing with Belial. Lucifer had discussed this with him previously.

-Seriously, hyung! What’s there to be suspicious about? The Seven Deadly Sins are mine. That guy has no authority over any of the Sins!

Lucifer had no ownership of the Seven Deadly Sins, he emphasized.

-You are my heir, and I have transferred the Devil Energy to you. Naturally, you are its rightful owner!

Lucifer kept reiterating that there was no issue, as the rightful owner was already him.

‘Still, using Belial is kind of… deceitful.’

-That may be true.

Ultimately, it did not change the fact that they were exploiting Belial.

-But isn’t the fool being tricked here? Also, brother, you seem to forget, he is a demon.

‘I know, but I’m not a demon.’

-Sorry to burst your bubble, brother, but you kind of are…

‘Stop right there.’

With this, Shimun needed to keep his distance from Belial.

However, to Belial,

“Ha! This truly… drives me crazy.”

It seemed to feel different.

With an intense crimson glow in his eyes, Belial thought,

‘Since it belongs to the Divine Kings, the pleasure of snatching it away will be even greater!’

Unaware of Kim Shimun’s inner thoughts,

‘I will definitely… lead you into corruption, Kim Shimun, even if I have to use the power of the Sinbell.’

Belial just licked his lips.

*

In a penthouse of Ranker’s Palace,

Kim Shimun returned.

“Ah, now that I’m back, I can feel it.”

Lightly touching his left eye,

‘Even though I can’t sense its location…’

The presence of the Sin of Lust, which he had handed over to Belial, still felt connected.

‘It’s evident that the Sin of Lust is linked to me.’

Though not physically in his possession, it felt intricately connected to his left eye like an invisible thread.

-See? I was right! The ownership of the Sin of Lust lies with you.

Lucifer’s voice echoed from his left eye.

-No need to worry about Belial.

This time, his voice was unusually serious.

-Reiterating once more, I had no intention of giving that demon any ownership of the Seven Deadly Sins.

He continued.

“Why?”

Kim Shimun blinked and asked. Considering that eerie hallucination in Belial’s domain, and his personality that disregarded gender and mortality, Actually, one could argue that no one was more suitable.

“Isn’t Belial suited for the Throne of Lust?”

Wasn’t he as crazy for pleasure as the Cradle of Pleasures?

But,

-That’s the problem.

Lucifer sighed deeply.

-He’s quite powerful and completely obsessed with pleasure, so yes, he fits the role perfectly… but his intelligence is lacking.

“True… he did accept my proposal too easily.”

-Exactly! That’s why I chose Asmodeus over him. Asmodeus was a lot smarter.

Kim Shimun nodded calmly at Lucifer’s words.

-But since Belial surpasses Asmodeus in lust, he will definitely restore the Sin of Lust. Once he does, you can…

“Take the fully restored Sin of Lust from him?”

-Precisely.

“What if he retaliates?”

-Retaliate my foot. Even if he froths at the mouth, if I command him, he won’t be able to say a word. I am Lucifer, the Archangel, remember?

To this boast, “You’re ruthless.”

Kim Shimun just shook his head.

Unsurprisingly,

-Hey, excuse me? You’re the last person who should be saying that! Hello?

Lucifer’s immediate retort was met with indifference. Kim Shimun had no choice but to ignore him.

Because,

『Extreme lascivious actions are filling the Sin of Lust with lust.』

『The Sin of Lust is being minutely restored.』

『As a result, you gain 1 Devil Energy.』

The feedback had already begun. The rare and natural acquisition of a mythic stat point.

“Ah… sweet.”

Kim Shimun smiled contentedly.

-See this? Sucking up others’ power! Were you seriously not a fallen angel in a past life? Or at least a demon…

Casually tuning out Lucifer’s chatter,

‘Alright. Now that I’ve got plenty of achievement points, it’s time to level up my specs.’

Snap.

Kim Shimun snapped his fingers.

Then,

『Insufficient alchemy strength to achieve the requested alchemy.』

『To establish an equivalent exchange with the Philosopher’s Stone shortage, 100,000 achievement points are required.』

『Do you accept? (Yes / No)』

A familiar prompt appeared before his eyes.

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