[TS] Became a Peach Saint – Chapter 225

“Whew, this is tough.”

“Is everything done?”

Turning my head at the voice coming from behind, I see Haetnimu approaching.

Seeing Baekseol on Haetnimu’s shoulder, it looks like they’ve been having fun on the hamster wheel.

“You’re here?”

“Yes.”

Baekseol, who was on Haetnimu’s shoulder, jumps and flies over.

“Oof.”

I thought she was going to land on my head, but she clings to my face instead.

Grabbing Baekseol and pulling her off, she dangles and comes along.

“You little rascal.”

“Yeah!”

“Did you have fun playing?”

“Excited!”

She must have been spinning on the hamster wheel like crazy, but I don’t know why she still looks so energetic.

“I’m hungry!”

“I’m hungry too.”

It was definitely morning when I entered the tent, but now the sun is already high in the sky.

I must have been so absorbed in summoning and assembling the skeletons one by one that I lost track of time.

I guess this is how people who build Legos or plastic models feel.

Somehow, I feel an inexplicable bond with them, even though I’ve never met them before.

“Since I’m done with what I was doing, I’ll make something delicious for you.”

“Yay!”

“Great.”

─Click, click.

“Whew─”

Ding!

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[Crimson Knight]

Grade: Epic (Hero)

●Rapid Regeneration

●Familiar Summoning

●Death Aura+++

●Berserk+++

◈Vanguard

Level: 14

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[Grim Reaper]

Grade: Rare

●Rapid Regeneration

●Familiar Summoning

●Dark Pursuit+

●Shadow Ambush+

●Death Sentence+

Level: 12

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[Arc Rich]

Grade: Rare

●Rapid Regeneration

●Familiar Summoning

●Elemental Grand Magic+

●Dark Magic+

Level: 12

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[Player Points: 0P]

[Remaining Balance: 1.74 billion won]

[Remaining Balance: 89 gold 46 silver]

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I got a bit too absorbed in assembling the Death Knight in the form of a knight, so the balance is a little off, but it turned out pretty cool.

Maybe it’s because I’m smitten, but the more I look at it, the prettier it seems.

“Feels satisfying.”

“Did that undead make it using Ga-eul’s ability?”

“Yeah. Isn’t it pretty?”

“I question Ga-eul’s aesthetic sense.”

“Haetnimu is pretty too.”

Even after the compliment, Haetnimu’s eyes turn sharp.

“Baekseol is pretty too.”

“Yay!”

When I pet Baekseol on my shoulder, she starts licking my face like crazy.

“Haetnimu, did you finish what you had to do?”

“I did it to my satisfaction.”

Despite the answer, Haetnimu looks somewhat dissatisfied and hands me a phone.

“That’s for you to use.”

“I used it.”

Wondering what she meant, I look at the phone and see a shopping cart filled with items, just like last time.

“What’s this? Wasn’t what we bought this time enough?”

“It’s a little lacking.”

I have no idea how pretty she’s trying to make this place look.

Scrolling down the list, I see a lot of small interior decor items. It seems like they don’t need big appliances like refrigerators anymore.

“I want a toaster and a coffee machine.”

“Sure. I’ll buy them next time we go out.”

“Thank you. And we also need an energy source to power them.”

“All the items we ordered run on electricity, no exceptions.”

Since we’ve brought modern items into this house, the most important thing to consider is the energy infrastructure.

Without energy, this house built amidst the mountains would be no different from a primitive cave.

“Doesn’t Ga-eul have electricity?”

“Me? I did bring a generator, but how did you know?”

“Didn’t you take something from Zeus?”

“Ah!”

I completely forgot about it.

I went through so much to bring it here, but since there were no signs on my body, I completely forgot about it after that day.

“Wait a second.”

*Zap!*

As I focus inward, a bright yellow orb crackles and sparks on my palm, glowing so intensely it hurts my eyes.

Baekseol jumps in surprise at the sudden lightning, but luckily, Haetnimu quickly throws up a barrier-like shield to protect her.

“What is this?”

The strange thing is, even though I absorbed it through my spear’s ability, it’s still inside me, unlike before.

It seems like my Gluttony ability worked even stronger while I was consuming it.

“It’s a Thunder Essence.”

“Thunder Essence? What’s that?”

“Literally, it’s the purest form of electricity in the world. The three great blacksmiths—Bronte, Sterope, and Arges—crafted the Thunder Essence into a form called Astrape and gave it to Zeus.”

“Hmm.”

“They are the divine beings responsible for thunder, lightning, and storms.”

Looking inward again, I also see something shaped like a spear.

“Is this Astrape?”

*Zap!*

Focusing my energy, a long spear appears in my hand.

“That’s correct. It seems only the shell remains, separated from the Thunder Essence.”

“Why was it separated?”

“It’s more accurate to say it returned to its original state. The Thunder Essence is a collection of the purest lightning that struck when the world was born, so it’s more correct to say it was forcibly contained within Astrape.”

Even though it’s completely separated, Astrape is still discharging electricity, crackling and sparking.

“I recommend consuming it.”

“Consume what?”

I blurt out without thinking.

The only thing I can eat right now is the electric orb freaking out on my hand.

“The Thunder Essence.”

“If I eat this, I’ll turn into a fried electric peach.”

The angel, who’s been trying to feed me weird things ever since she caught the dragon, stares at me with a blank expression as if there’s no problem with this.

Even when I was trying to assemble a skeleton, she told me to go outside and do it…

After giving me peppermint, now they keep trying to feed me something that I can’t tell if it’s good for my body or if it’ll kill me.

I really feel like I’ve become an outsider.

“It seems like you’ve only kept the Brain Lightning itself trapped inside your body without absorbing it at all. I’ll help you.”

“Like the dragon heart last time?”

“Yes.”

“Ugh, the texture was terrible.”

The angel’s eyes narrow again.

It’s like the face of a wife watching her husband complain about sausage side dishes.

“Ah, why! The texture was really bad, okay? And then a dragon popped out later.”

“Please consume it quickly.”

“Ugh. If I eat this, that pervy god isn’t going to pop out, is it?”

“That won’t happen.”

“Ugh. Aah, I don’t know.”

Closing my eyes, I force the Brain Lightning into my mouth, and it instantly slides down my throat.

The feeling of a foreign substance forcibly flowing into my body is extremely unpleasant.

—Zap!!

“Gah.”

From every hole in my face—eyes, nose, mouth, ears—lightning bursts out, and blood streams down.

I can feel the Brain Lightning squirming inside me, melting my insides.

—Zzzap!!

“Ugh… He, he, he, heal.”

My melting skin rises and falls repeatedly due to the healing and regeneration powers.

Just as I’m about to lose my mind from the overwhelming pain, a warm light envelops my entire body.

Gurgle.

At the same time, the Brain Lightning, which had been emitting thunder and lightning as if to melt my whole body, begins to absorb the lightning spreading throughout my body and gathers near my heart.

“Ughhh.”

My body trembles continuously, and my heart pounds madly.

Even in this situation, I have the useless thought of when I would ever hear my own heartbeat in my life.

“Ahhh—!!”

Zap!

The moment the Brain Lightning coils around my heart, my trembling body stops as if nothing had happened.

“Ah….”

As my legs give out and I’m about to collapse, someone wraps their arm around my waist.

Looking at the owner of the arm, it’s the angel with sparkling golden eyes, staring intently.

Next to her, I see a white cotton ball struggling against a barrier.

“Are you okay?”

“Yeah. Almost fell for you?”

“Seeing you joke, you seem fine.”

As my tilting body is straightened by the angel, the white cotton ball finally clings to my face.

“Ah, you scared me.”

Baekseol licks away the tears that flowed out from the pain.

“Mm, really?”

When I pull Baekseol away, who’s been licking non-stop, her eyes are brimming with tears.

“Our crybaby rabbit, you cried because of me. Sorry for making you worry.”

“Yeah!”

As I pet Baekseol vigorously, I feel the tension in my body finally easing.

I feel like Baekseol’s lifespan is going to shorten because of me.

“Thanks for helping me.”

“I’m hungry.”

“I’ll make you something delicious.”

“I’m excited.”

“Excited!”

The reactions of the expressionless angel and Baekseol are like night and day.

─Chik, chik.

“Hoo─ I’ll do it after just one cigarette.”

“Please smoke slowly.”

Even though my whole body was engulfed in lightning, I could feel that, thanks to the angel, I only suffered minimal damage.

If it weren’t for the angel, I would have already bought a ticket to the afterlife and been walking the path to the underworld.

“Haa─ Thank you, Snake Teacher.”

If it weren’t for the regenerative ability given by Mahuragaga, known as the Great Python that swallows mountains and cuts off foolishness, I would have been on the path to the afterlife as well.

Somehow, it feels like the angel did something, but thankfully, it ended quickly.

“Ugh, it’s infuriating.”

“It’s good for your body, so bear with it.”

“Ah, now that I think about it, there’s one more thing I received.”

It’s something that’s been faintly lingering since I leveled up significantly after catching the dragon.

Thinking of it, I take out the item to ask the angel about it, and they step back hesitantly.

“Huh? What’s wrong?”

I’ve never seen the angel act like this before.

“·····What is that?”

“My dad gave it to me.”

“Is your father perhaps the Cosmic Demon King or something?”

“Our pretty angel is now even making dad jokes. But it’s kind of similar.”

Ding!

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[Fragment of Mara Papiyas]

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The black orb I received during the test of the Diamond History lies quietly on my palm, without a single glimmer.

Despite being called a fragment, it takes the form of a sphere, like Brain Lightning.

Moreover, compared to Brain Lightning, it’s as gentle as a lamb.

“It’s called the Fragment of Mara.”

“Not the Fragment of Evil?”

“My dad said not to confuse Mara with evil.”

“What’s the difference?”

“Dunno.”

Haetnimu, who took another step back, stares intently at the fragment and shakes her head.

“It’s solemn yet infinitely melancholic. That’s too dangerous.”

If Brain Lightning was forcibly taken due to hostility, this one feels very friendly towards me.

“Do not consume it under any circumstances. Those who are unworthy will go mad just by being near it.”

Contrary to the angel’s words, I feel both familiarity and warmth from it.