Volume 2, Chapter 61 – The Seven Original Sins: Greed

The future of the Graveyard?

No matter how you put it… I’m just an outsider, aren’t I?

For a moment, Samael didn’t know how to respond to such a question. At the same time, Tianyin, who also heard it, was equally bewildered. This sudden question really threw her off…

After all, when it came to the future of the Graveyard, if it were being discussed in front of others, she might still have something to say. But the problem was, how was she supposed to answer such a sensitive question? The one standing before her was none other than the ruler of the Graveyard’s undead, one of the strongest beings in the world, the Undead Grand Duke, Sargus…

「Xiaoyin… your body is just about ready for you to take control again. So, I’ll leave the rest to you…」

As Tianyin stood there in silence, unsure how the Samael controlling her body should respond to Sargus’s question, Samael’s voice suddenly echoed in her mind.

『Eh…?』

Before Tianyin could even react, she suddenly felt it — control over her own body had returned…

『S-Samael? What are you doing?』

Although she had been a bit displeased earlier about Samael taking control of her body, right now she was even more displeased that Samael had chosen to flee at such a time.

「Well, Xiaoyin, the one the Undead Grand Duke Sargus asked was you, not me~ After all, the girl actually called Tianyin is you, not me. I can’t decide your view for you. So, regarding the Grand Duke’s question… I think it’s better for you to answer it yourself.」

Samael’s explanation left Tianyin speechless. Even though it was obviously just an excuse for suddenly backing out, she couldn’t find a single way to refute it.

“What’s wrong, Tianyin? Do you have no opinion on the future of my Graveyard?”

Just as Tianyin didn’t know what to say, Sargus’s deep voice sounded again beside her ear.

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“An opinion… um, an opinion? I… I don’t really have one. After all, I’m just an outsider, right? So, I don’t really know what to say about the Graveyard’s future since I don’t understand it very well…”

Tianyin chose to play it vague, trying to muddle through.

Even though her Charm stat was absurdly high, Tianyin’s charm still had no effect on the Undead Grand Duke Sargus.

So her attempt to brush things off was completely useless.

In truth, Tianyin actually knew quite a lot about the Graveyard, thanks to the help of the System’s Light Orb. Her understanding of the Eight Great Factions was far more detailed than that of most NPCs.

“An outsider… no. To me, you’re not an outsider.”

Sargus shook his head. His resolute face remained expressionless.

“The Seven Deadly Sins… you should know of them. I knew it the moment I saw you. You carry the aura once belonging to the Blood Knight, Samael.”

“Eh?”

Tianyin’s face went blank. Although his words were shocking, Sargus had actually said something similar before, so she wasn’t too surprised this time. The reason she was confused was because he brought up the Seven Deadly Sins again.

“You’re wondering why I can so clearly recognize the aura of the Blood Knight from hundreds of thousands of years ago, aren’t you?”

Seeing Tianyin’s puzzled expression, Sargus’s gaze grew distant, as if he had fallen into memory.

“It’s because I know of the Seven Original Sins. And before that, the Blood Knight Samael was the embodiment of Wrath among them.”

“……”

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The embodiment of Wrath.

Those words made Tianyin fall silent. She was no longer shocked, mainly because Sargus had already mentioned the Seven Deadly Sins, the Seven Original Sins, and Wrath multiple times before. So she could more or less guess that he knew something, and that he wanted to say something.

But Tianyin remained quiet. It wasn’t because she didn’t want to answer, but because she knew that no matter what she said, it wouldn’t change the fact that Sargus already knew about all her powers. So instead of explaining, she chose silence.

“Do you know why I know who you are? Why do you possess the power of the Seven Deadly Sins?”

Seeing Tianyin remain silent, Sargus continued speaking.

“The reason is simple.”

His voice was calm as it carried through the cold air into Tianyin’s ears.

“I, the Undead Grand Duke Sargus, am also one of the Seven Original Sins.”

“Eh?!”

Tianyin was shocked.

The Seven Original Sins?

One of them?

What?

Even though Sargus’s words were perfectly clear, Tianyin still felt like she must have misheard.

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True, Samael had speculated before that the Undead Grand Duke might be one of the Seven Original Sins, but that was just her conjecture. After all, Sargus was an undead being who had lived for millions of years. It wasn’t strange for him to know hidden secrets.

But still… The truth was…

The Undead Grand Duke Sargus was actually one of the Seven Original Sins?!

What kind of joke was that?

Tianyin’s cute little face was filled not only with shock, but her eyes also held a look of disbelief. She couldn’t believe it, it was unbelievable.

“You’re… you’re lying, right?”

Tianyin muttered under her breath.

But Sargus shook his head.

“I’m not lying. I am one of the Seven Original Sins, the Sin of Greed.”

Greed.

Among the Seven Original Sins, there indeed existed Greed.

But still…

“You… you’re Greed?”

Tianyin still looked incredulous.

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“That’s right. I am Greed.”

Sargus nodded expressionlessly.

“Greed is me, and I am Greed. It is precisely because I possess the power of Greed, the power of the Seven Original Sins, that I was able to immediately recognize the power of Wrath within you.”

Ah…

It was then that Tianyin remembered. Back when the Undead Grand Duke Sargus hadn’t yet appeared, Samael had mentioned sensing a very familiar aura.

For Samael to describe something as familiar… other than another member of the Seven Original Sins, Greed, who else could possibly make her say that?

Most likely, Samael had already guessed that Sargus was one of the Seven Original Sins, but since the man himself hadn’t admitted it, she wasn’t completely sure.

But now, Tianyin was certain.

The Undead Grand Duke before her was indeed one of the Seven Original Sins — Greed!

“Phew…”

Having sorted everything out in her mind, Tianyin slowly exhaled. And Sargus, who had just revealed his identity as one of the Seven Original Sins, spoke again.

“So then, Tianyin, would you say that makes us one of our own kind now?”