2 2: Curiosity is Gluttony!
Azekiel sat frozen in his place as he witnessed what was happening before him! He couldn't believe his eyes as he read the words on the screen, again and again, to make sure he wasn't reading them incorrectly.
Fortunately, no one else could see the screen that he could; otherwise, there would've been a commotion in the tower! The Seventh King of Sin had appeared in the Tower! It wasn't something minor! It was instead something that could alarm everyone with just his appearance!
'I... I've obtained a system of my own?! And it's a Major Sin?! H-How?! After the day of the Awakening, when we all first entered this Tower, no one has received a System. How did I get it now, three years after we arrived? According to what we all knew, only sins committed prior to entering the tower are counted in the selection. So how?'
He weakly raised his head towards the roof as a pitiful smile spread across his lips.
"Did the Devil take pity on me?" He muttered. No one knew who had made this tower and where these Systems came from. But since this place was called the Tower of Sin, everyone had assumed that it was the Lord of Hell, the Devil, who had made this Tower. People didn't hate that though.
Just as God had failed to protect them from the apocalypse, the Devil came to the rescue. The people who lived their lives as good people were sidelined, and the Sinners got all the glory with the Systems of Sins that rewarded Sinners. At least, that was the theory that was going around. Honestly, no one could guess what the truth was.
Azekiel, who had been sentenced to death by extreme hunger for a petty crime, was resurrected. Not only was he back to life, but he was also five years back in time, to the place where it all started.
Looking at what was going on on the battle screen, he was sure about where in time he exactly was.
He realized that the King of Pride was fighting to clear the Fourth Floor. It had been three years since King of Pride had received his System of Pride, and he was already on the fourth floor.
Azekiel cast a glance at the man on the screen, who often fought alone due to being too prideful of himself. 'I'm not sure how this is possible, but it's true. It's as if someone above had heard me and granted me the opportunity to exact my revenge... Oh, sweet destiny~.'
"Pfft! Bwahahahahaha!" Azekiel bursts into laughter, throwing his head back. Even though he was laughing, a lot of anger was hidden behind that laughter and sadness in his eyes. Whenever he recalls the excruciating hunger he had gone through, and along with the intense torture, his soul felt a shiver. A tear left his eyes.
"Who is laughing? Shut up, you bastard!" Someone shouted in annoyance. His voice came from a distance.
"Yeah! The King of Pride is about to clear the fourth floor! Stop laughing like a maniac, and let us watch in peace!" Another person added.
"The King Of Pride is so amazing! He is just too amazing! We are so lucky to have him! Now that he is close to clearing the fourth floor, we should be getting more tasty food!" A man exclaimed in joy as he looked at the massive holographic screen before him. There was no limit to his excitement.
"YEEESSSSSSSSS!" Suddenly there was a loud wave of cheer as the crowd erupted in excitement.
"HE FUCKING DID IT! LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO!"
The screen displayed a handsome man who appeared to be very proud. He held a massive spear in his hand, drenched in the blood of the monster that lay dead in front of him. There wasn't a single soul around to confront him anymore.
The man lazily glanced at the dead monster before turning his back on it.
"He is so cute! I wish I could be the girlfriend of the King of Pride! My life would've been so good! I could've been living like a queen!" A young lady exclaimed, sighing.
She wasn't the only one here with the thought though. There was not a lady who didn't have a similar thought; even married ones did.
All the men in the tower wanted to be like him, while all the women in the tower had crushes on him. He was the King of Pride, one of the Six Kings of Sin of the Tower of Sin!
"Show-off." Azekiel rolled his eyes. He knew the King of Pride all too well since he had worked with him before. That guy was nothing but an arrogant prick.
The reason he fought alone without a team was that he was too Prideful of himself. Fortunately, this seemed to be working for him so far.
The only people in the team of the King of Pride were the Porters. They were ordinary humans who weren't selected as any kind of Lord of Sin. They had no System of Sin of their own and worked for the King of Pride.
They collected all the spoils for the King of Pride and carried the items for him, no matter how heavy it was. The King of Pride wasn't alone in it though. There were many Lords of Sins who used porters and hired people from Floor Zero.
The only difference was that only King of Pride had a team consisting of only Porters. No other Lord of Sin was in his team, fighting alongside.
"If I'm not wrong, one of his Porters has died in this raid. That's why he'll be sending someone to Floor Zero to select another Porter for the team. This was where I was selected last time. I was taken with them to serve them..." Azekiel mumbled, his tone filled with anger. "To serve those bastards who didn't think twice before tossing me away!"
'Fortunately, this time, things will be different. Before, I wasn't even a Lord of Sin, let alone a King of Sin. I had nothing. But now, I'm not alone. As I am not the same weak man, I once was!'
Azekiel gazed at the system screen before him as he grinned from ear to ear.
His eyes roamed over to the [Tap for more information] option.
Ignoring the shouts of the commoners who cheered for King of Pride, Azekiel tapped that option on the transparent screen.
If he wanted to be strong, he couldn't just be arrogant like the King of Pride. He knew he needed to understand the system and become stronger for his revenge! Without that, he was going to just end up wasting this opportunity.
After tapping for more information, another screen opened before him with multiple options.
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{System of Gluttony - Displaying more Information}
• System Information
• Mission Information
• Abilities
• Weapon of Sin
• Stats
• Mythical Support
• Welcoming Bonus
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These multiple options appeared before him; they were all quite different from the other ones.
"So this is what the Kings of Sins see. Fascinating..."
Azekiel had already known about some of these things. There was already general information available about these since there were some Lord of Sins who had boasted about their system to show off how important they were. Still, he wanted to go through all of it himself.
He pressed the first option.
[System Information]
-Tap
[System of Gluttony: A unique system made for the King of Gluttony!]
[Description: Hunger is Gluttony, Curiosity is Gluttony, To see is to devour! One of the Seven Major Sins! Gluttony is something that no one can escape from. It's a necessity, but when this necessity evolves, it becomes a Sin worthy of a King!]
'One of the Seven Major Sins, Gluttony...' Azekiel sighed. 'I already know about this. I just hope it can help me overcome the Sin of Pride. Hoping that you are strong enough for that...'
As Azekiel thought to himself, his stomach started growling. His hunger was setting in, and it didn't feel like normal hunger. For some reason, he felt like it was the same feeling of Hunger that he had experienced on the ninth floor right before his death. It was too much to bear…
"How is this possible? I remember this day all too well. In the past, I wasn't this hungry. Is it because I'm now a King of Gluttony? Now, my Hunger is..."
Even though the hunger had only been present for a few seconds, he began to lose his composure. He needed to find food at any cost, no matter what, even if it meant committing another Sin! Since this time, he wasn't scared in doing so.
Moreover, the food stock was controlled by the people under the King of Pride. If he was going to do it, what better motivation could he need? Azekiel decided to take his system out on a test drive.
