Monarch of Gluttony: System of Sin

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[Two Months later]

Azekiel had kept moving up the floors with time. Fortunately, he didn't come across any more enemies recently, which made his life somewhat easier.

The Trials of the other Floors were also something that he was able to clear after spending a decent amount of time in them.

On the initial floors, only the people of Earth could see Azekiel climb up, but after one from their world managed to reach the Eleventh Floor, the entire system changed about it.

For some reason, they weren't able to see Azekiel anymore. It was as if he had simply disappeared after the last time they saw him. As there was no announcement that Azekiel had been killed, the people still felt that he was alive.

But if he was alive, why couldn't they see him? Just where was he? Even the Porters who worked for Azekiel had no idea where he was. Still, they held the same influence as before. No one knew where Azekiel was, but he was still alive and could return.

Just that fear itself was enough to keep the people within their limits. If Azekiel had died, the others could've overtaken the places that were under Azekiel's control, like the place where all the food was stored. They couldn't even dare to do that as long as he was alive since if he returned, that was going to mark their ending.

Everything in the tower worked as normal, especially the mini economy that was established in the tower like trades.

The people who were selected by Azekiel to work for him were having the best time of their lives. They didn't need to work at all since it was Azekiel's commands for him to stay behind. They could just sit back and become rich in the tower, enjoying their lives.

The information about Azekiel's disappearance also managed to reach the King of Sloth and the King of Envy. They also got to know about Azekiel leaving the tower for a few days before coming back. It should've been impossible, but he was able to achieve it.

Normally, they would've been happy if Azekiel had left as they were quite worried about Azekiel's next Target to kill being them. Unfortunately, he was back, which was worse.

They didn't know where he was either. Everything was too silent, which made them even more worried. They felt that Azekiel was like a snake who was hiding in the darkness, waiting to strike them.

Even though over two months had passed since Azekiel's disappearance, the two Kings were still concerned. They had decided to form a team of their own for their safety, to protect them.

It was decided that they were always going to be together. When one was sleeping, the other was up. And when the other was sleeping, the first one was up and awake. That's how they made sure that one King was always awake in case of a sudden attack, as they didn't want to be attacked when sleeping.

Working together, both of them managed to clear the next Floor as well.

On the contrary, Lucifer still had no idea what was happening. No one could reach him to inform him about anything. Even the other Kings couldn't contact him. He was too immersed in climbing the tower.

The only thing he knew about the current happenings in the tower were through the announcements about the Kings being killed, but none of those notifications came in the last two months, as if the killings had stopped.

Everyone was wondering just what had happened to Azekiel. Some wondered why he had stopped killing, while the rest worried about his current whereabouts.

While the people on the lower floors were wondering about Azekiel's current whereabouts, Azekiel was standing on the eighteenth floor in a majestic hall.

In the entire hall, he was the only person. Hair extensions, in complete silence. Blood was dripping from his hand. Even though the Palace used to be a very secure place, thanks to the powerful guards, no one could come here to stop him.

All the guards were dead already. And the nobility was hiding in their rooms in fear. The nobility didn't even dare to leave their rooms in fear of being killed, allowing Azekiel a free reign in the entry castle.

Despite being inside a castle that was filled with gold and Treasures, Azekiel still came to this specific place because there was something here that he needed.

There remained a tall mirror before him, in which Azekiel was looking at his reflection.

His reflection in the mirror wasn't completely identical to him though. There were some minor differences. His reflection looked much calmer. There was no bleed on the clothes of his reflection.

Azekiel placed his hand on the mirror. His reflection also did the same. As soon as Azekiel's hand touched the hand of his reflection, his reflection disappeared. The reflection wasn't the only thing that disappeared, as Azekiel also disappeared at the same time as if he had never been there in the first place.

Azekiel disappeared as soon as he touched the mirror. His body appeared in a similar place, which looked mostly identical to the place where he had been before, but things were different. Everything here was like a mirror reflection.

"Mirror Realm... The forgotten treasure," he commented, glancing at his hands. There was no blood on his hand anymore.

Not too far from him, there was another Azekiel standing, who was his reflection that he saw in the mirror.

"That's right. The Realm which is the same yet different," the reflection answered. "Welcome to my home."

"Temporary home," Azekiel responded. "You don't even exist, let alone have a home. You just appeared temporarily because of me, to show me around."

"Hah, I didn't say it was my permanent home, did I?" The reflection laughed. "You don't have to be angry over such a small thing."

"Anyway, as I can't read your mind, I'm afraid you'll have to tell me exactly why you're here?" The reflection asked.