Chapter 70: Angel Ring Collector
by fnovelpia
As expected, I really want that angel ring!
The angel ring and the black angel ring.
Wouldn’t it make a cookies and cream effect if combined?
“Hey, that angel ring looks nice. Can I take it?”
“What? You’re not serious…”
“Haven’t you heard the old stories about the saint who used to pluck angel rings? You should’ve heard them by now, right? After all, the reason angels fell in the first place was because of me. Hmm, did your memory reset when you evolved? No, by the look on your face, you seem to know.”
As I watched, the angel’s wide-open mouth slowly began to close.
“What… No way, you’re…”
“Now you realize?”
Yeah, you should know.
It makes taking it more satisfying.
I hope evolving you wasn’t a complete waste.
“Wa-wait, I just regained my consciousness…”
“And after all that time wanting revenge, now you’re afraid?”
Crunch.
I tore off her wing.
“Kyaaaa!”
“Wow, the black wings are a bit rough.”
Crack, snap.
Just a little more force and it’ll come off.
“Isn’t that a bit cruel?”
This young girl is too soft-hearted.
Just a moment ago, that thing was trying to kill us.
“You wanted to see it evolve, right? You’ve seen enough.”
Things like this need to be erased immediately.
“Well, yeah, but throwing away something we just evolved feels a bit wasteful.”
She has a point.
“True, the wings and the angel ring are quite valuable.”
“Hm.”
Yeah, killing something we just evolved feels like a waste, but leaving this fallen angel alive?
That’s a bit much.
Fallen angels are inherently treacherous, not worth keeping around.
“Now!”
See?
Just like that.
Fallen angels always aim for your back, like how it’s trying to target the young girl now.
That’s why I wanted to kill it from the start.
These treacherous creatures work for the Demon King and love striking from behind.
But the young girl caught the angel’s sharp hand without flinching.
“I’m not a child, you know. If it were really a threat, I’d kill it. But this one isn’t, right?”
[Prank – Stealing]
Before I knew it, the angel ring and wings were already in her hands.
Ah, I see.
She’s right.
Since it’s no longer a threat, that makes sense.
“Right.”
“Here, the wings and the ring.”
The fallen angel, which had been trying to attack the Pixie, suddenly stopped.
Since the essence is gone, there’s no real reason to let it live, but anyway, now that the wings and ring are in my hands, I might as well try them on.
“Hmph. Those are only wearable by angels!”
That’s irrelevant.
I have a goddess on my side.
“Please, Goddess!”
-I can’t with you.
With the blessing of the goddess, the black angel ring floated above my head, and the black wings attached to my back.
In short, I could now be both a saint and an angel.
“Wh-what is that?”
The fallen angel’s face twisted in shock.
If you’re jealous, maybe you should’ve worshipped your goddess better.
“Well, how does it look? Does it suit me?”
“Wow, it really suits you. You look perfect for the role of a villain. Truly evil!”
Thwack.
The young girl teased me, so I gave her a light smack.
A cute, round bump started forming on her forehead, like a steamed bun.
“Give it back!”
“Give it back? You tried to kill my friend, the Pixie, so you need to be punished.”
Despite trying to kill the Pixie, she’s full of complaints.
Honestly, even if she hadn’t tried, I was always going to keep these wings and ring.
How could I throw away something so precious?
“Angel rings and wings belong to angels! You, someone worthless, have no right to use them!”
“You’re a fallen angel, one that kills people.”
“Grrrr…”
Our dear fallen angel was trembling with anger.
That’s right, you murderous trash, you don’t get to complain.
“Well, now that everything’s settled, let’s smash her head, shall we?”
“No, saint! This is your problem—you always go straight to smashing heads with your mace!”
“What’s the issue?”
I’m tired of her constant nagging.
What else could she possibly have to say?
With her hands on her waist, the Pixie straightened up and puffed out her chest as she spoke.
“Ahem~ A classy Pixie like me uses pranks to handle things!”
“But don’t you find this annoying?”
It keeps scratching with its nails.
Even though it looks more human than angel after losing its wings and ring, having something constantly scratching at you like a stone thrower could get irritating.
“Now she’s just a human maiden?”
“She was an angel just a moment ago, but there’s no chance she can go back?”
“That’s right.”
I overheard Pixie and Jeon Taeyeon’s conversation.
Beside us, the now merely human angel had stopped clawing and was just panting, glaring at us.
This is pretty impressive.
Isn’t Pixie’s pranking essentially the strongest in this world?
“Wow, Pixie, your pranks are amazing!”
“But there are some people they don’t work on, like you. I’ve told you that.”
“Well, of course. I belong to the goddess. Hm? Wait a minute.”
Why am I suddenly being brought up?
“Huh?”
“So, are you saying you tried to prank the saintess? Without even a warning?”
Before I could ask, Jeon Taeyeon beat me to it.
Yeah, trying to prank me means you’re basically declaring yourself my enemy.
How sneaky.
I started casually swinging my mace around, eyeing her.
“N-no, I was just curious, that’s all!”
Curious enough to prank me?
-You’ve pranked me before, haven’t you?
This is absolutely unforgivable.
Let’s hear what this so-called prank was.
“And that prank was?”
“To… to turn your chest into melons.”
Turning my chest into melons?
So, in other words, you were going to make my perfect chest fake with your prank?
You wanted to get rid of this flawless volume by turning it into melons?
“Oh, I see. So, to put it simply, our little girl here was jealous of my chest and tried to use a prank to swap it out?”
“N-no, it was just out of curiosity! Even if it worked, I was going to reverse it! Unlike my wife, who’s the ultimate pranking champion, I’m not even interested in girls!”
Well, if that’s all, maybe I can let it slide.
But the fact you even thought about it is quite cheeky.
Normally, I’d have you on your knees by now, smashing your head with my mace until you respawned.
But, considering you gave me the wings and the ring so easily…
“Well, it can’t be helped. Since you gave me the angel ring and wings, I’ll let it go.”
“But are you really an angel?”
“Just look, I obviously am, right?”
I flapped my wings and flew up into the sky.
I can fly with these wings.
I used to have regular angel wings before, but they were a bit bothersome.
This black set suits me perfectly.
“Can we even call you an angel?”
“What?”
Where else can you find an angel like me?
Judging by her reaction, the young girl seems full of complaints.
“Never mind. So what about this?”
“Please give it back!”
The fallen angel clung to my feet.
Well, to be fair, I do have a bit of a collector’s obsession.
That’s why I secretly smashed angel heads and pinned the blame on the Demon King.
“I just got these. Why should I give them back?”
I’m not the type to return something once I’ve taken it.
I make everything mine.
“You’ve already got angel wings and a ring from before!”
“Oh, you remember now?”
That’s right, I do.
I can bring them out even now.
I revealed another set of wings from my back.
White and shining.
And I floated another angel ring above my head.
The young girl and Tae-yeon praised me.
Yeah, yeah, this is what I’m all about.
That’s the point.
But still, that’s that, and this is this.
Why would I give it back for someone else’s benefit?
“Anyway.” Yeah.
“That’s that, and this is this.”
“Grrr…”
Wow, she looks really unhappy.
Shouldn’t she be thankful I’m not killing her?
What’s glaring going to do?
I can smash her head anytime I want.
“Do you really want them back that badly?”
“Of course I do!”
“If you serve me as your master, I’ll consider returning at least the wings.”
It would be pretty fun to have an angel as my slave.
“You dog…”
“Well, if not, you’ll never get them back, and you’ll die anyway. So, what’s it going to be?”
“You coward!”
“Hm?”
Just as I was about to threaten her with my mace, the ground began to rumble, and a purple pillar of light shot up.
“Hey, saintess, something huge is coming up!”
“This is the day I’ve been waiting for! Finally, the Demon King has given me my chance! I’ve waited countless ages to take revenge on you!”
A fallen angel with six black wings appeared.
It had a larger, more imposing angel ring than mine, gleaming with authority.
Countless ages?
You’ve waited a long time, haven’t you?
Wait, more importantly, I know that face.
“Oh, of course. It’s Camuel.”
“Saintess! The Demon King has given me power. I won’t let you off!”
Won’t let me off?
Oh, how scary.
“Hey, even I don’t think I can handle this one.”
“Hahaha! You stupid girl. Now that Lord Camuel has appeared, you’re done for!”
The fallen angel, who was barely clinging to life a moment ago, now laughed at me with a smug look.
Archangel Camuel.
The top angel in the other world.
Well, technically, they serve the goddess.
-At least, they’re not my angel.
Not anymore.
The goddess Kanora has fallen, and even my faith has changed.
The angels have fallen of their own accord, so they’re meaningless now.
Anyway, even if that’s the case, this one is still one of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Camuel’s still powerful, having fallen from archangel status.
But here’s the thing…
“This is ridiculous.”
“What?”
“You couldn’t beat me even when you were an angel. Why would you beat me now as a fallen one? “
HOLY—CRASH…
SMAAASH!
Angel or whatever, my body is a copy of the goddess herself, got it?
Camuel’s head was shattered.
From a distance, no less.
The fallen angel, who had been smirking confidently moments ago, now had a dumbfounded look, with snot dripping down her nose.
So, this is your limit?
You think a fallen angel groveling to the Demon King could take me on?
Not happening.
“I… I won’t die this easily!”
Camuel rose again.
Be strong, Camuel!
Rise, oh warrior!
Or so it seems.
But there’s something you’ve mistaken.
“You know, you’re not even the real one.”
I’ve heard that line before.
That’s why I’m certain now.
This isn’t the original Camuel, one of the Four Heavenly Kings.
It’s just a copy. So…
Crack!
Camuel’s copy’s head caved in.
Honestly, she looked like just another middle-aged woman trying to act tough.
“It’s over.”
Smash!
“AAAAARGH!”
You think just having a bunch of wings makes you a real angel?
In the end, you’re just a knockoff gatekeeper the Demon King put up to protect himself.
This time, I’ll serve you something special.
The look on that ex-angel’s face as she blankly stared after being struck down shows the massive power gap.
How does it feel to see the superior you relied on get crushed right in front of you?
Now, those six wings and the particularly large, gleaming angel ring—those are very tempting.
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