Chapter 120: The Extraordinary Effect of Repetition

This too is an old memory.

The memory of when he was with ordinary believers rather than his subordinates who waged war alongside him.

– Demon God-nim! We shall worship you!

– Worship the Demon God! He is the one who brought water to this barren planet!

– That is not all! He turned this into a commercial planet where all kinds of races come and go! We are rich now!

With the Authority [Moisture Supply], he drew up water from deep underground.

He mobilized the giant race to cultivate farmland and build cities.

Because the planet’s location was not bad, he decided to utilize it as a transportation hub for the races under his command.

As a result, the planet flourished greatly.

The hunger and deprivation of just a short while ago disappeared day by day.

– Fufufufu. Tremble before this Demon God’s Authority! For I am the terrifying Demon God who plunges the universe into chaos and dominates it!

The Demon God fully revealed his presence, spreading his demonic Aura across the entire planet.

– So lovely! So respectable! I like the Demon God so much!

– The Demon God of Abundance! The Demon God of Wealth!

– Let us serve the Demon God! Worship!

The Demon God tilted his head.

– Something is strange. I told you to fear me?

A subordinate next to him spoke.

– They will fear you.

– Is that indeed so? They must be afraid after I showed off my power to this extent, right?

– They will fear your departure, Demon God-nim.

– What?

– Anyway, they say they are worshipping you. Then is that not enough.

The Demon God thought for a moment.

That was true.

Since they were worshipping him, what was there to question deeply?

Worship is what’s important, worship.

– Hmph, to be so deeply moved by such a trivial matter.

The Demon God regained his arrogance and looked down on the believers.

– But Demon God-nim, you are smiling too much?

The tactless subordinate babbled such nonsense next to him, but the Demon God had an excellent reason.

– I originally have a smiling face.

– …Pardon? What kind of nonsense— Gyaaack!

There was also a thunderbolt that was even more excellent than the excellent reason.

After roasting the subordinate several times to turn him into a whole roasted pig, he dedicated himself to appreciating the believers once again.

They hummed a song of worship for the Demon God in unison.

Raising both arms up and swaying, it was almost like looking at billowing waves.

While the Demon God watched with satisfaction.

– Let go! Let go! I shall not submit to the Demon God!

Someone was carried over the waves—that is, on top of the believers’ hands.

– Demon God-nim! It is a sacrifice!

– A sacrifice! A sacrifice!

– It is someone who refuses to serve the Demon God!

Along with the believers’ shouts, the sacrifice was lowered to the very front of the crowd.

The Demon God wore a cruel smile at the word “sacrifice.”

In the festival held for him, the sacrifice of a victim was inevitable.

– Is that so.

A truly terrifying and ominous voice directed itself toward the sacrifice.

– H-Heek….

Satisfied with the sight of the sacrifice trembling all over, the Demon God questioned.

– Why dost thou refuse to worship?

He did not forget to temporarily ease his Aura so the sacrifice could answer.

– I, I… lost my home because water suddenly spewed out from the ground. The sheep I gathered with such difficulty scattered to the winds too. How am I supposed to gather them again….

The sacrifice’s frustrated face made the Demon God smile.

Indeed. He really had a smiling face. He just smiled at things others did not smile at.

– Sheep, you say. Wert thou a shepherd?

The sacrifice nodded.

The Demon God’s eyes shone cruelly.

A fellow who had lived his entire life as a shepherd and only knew how to tend sheep.

– Give the sacrifice land and make him engage in farming.

– !

A harsh punishment of having to adapt to a completely new job!

Well, recalling his memories up to this point, he couldn’t help but feel a certain sense of déjà vu….

Anyway, returning to his memories.

– And I shall make it so thou canst not rest for even a single moment.

The Demon God exerted the Authority [Vitality] upon the sacrifice.

– Thou shalt not be able to say thou canst not work due to a lack of energy. Diligently plow the land and plant crops endlessly. Huhahaha!

The Demon God roared with laughter, looking up at the sky.

For some reason, the sacrifice was dancing and pledging worship.

And today.

Pantheon’s first concert.

This moment prepared by the members themselves, filled with anticipation.

The Demon God threw his signature worship question and looked down upon the concert venue.

If the first song was finished, they had to quickly prepare the next one, but such a silence was also familiar to Pantheon’s fans.

The fans filling the audience seats were also looking at the stage.

The excitement and heat of the first song billowed, and matching that, the worship toward Pantheon soared high.

And at this time.

– Creeeak—

A cracking sound was heard behind the Demon God’s back.

Precisely, the sound of cracks forming in one of the chains of restriction.

This time, it did not end with just cracks. Soon, a powerful snapping sound was heard, and a chain line broke away.

“Finally.”

The Demon God muttered contentedly and cracked his neck with a pop.

And with half-opened eyes, he revealed a languid satisfaction.

– Kyaaaah!

– Look at Sun-woo’s eyes!

A gaze filled with demonic charm.

At this moment, the recovered demonic charm was added, and an even more intense gaze swept across the fans.

He had never doubted his demonic charm.

He was certain that if he continued to strengthen his Aura, fans would surely gather.

But apart from that, the fact that the fans had worshipped him so faithfully was highly commendable.

Were they not staring with shining eyes, just like the planet residents who worshipped the Demon God?

‘It would be good if there were a sacrifice.’

The Demon God thought so to himself alone and was about to turn his body for the second song.

Just then, something strange caught his eye.

Several lightsticks were pointing in a different direction.

Drawing a circle, they kept pointing at the fan inside it.

Although it was merely a tiny portion of the audience seats, there was no way the Demon God’s vision would miss it.

“You there, what is it?”

The Demon God asked quietly.

The fans who drew circles with their lightsticks shouted with all might.

“Newbie! There’s a newbie here!”

There is a sacrifice.

There is a fresh sacrifice who has been in the fandom for just a few minutes.

And the Demon God was merciless.

“Come here.”

– Kkyaaak!

One piece of common sense familiar to Pantheon fans.

Crowd surfing is something that can happen to you even if you do not want it.

The fans lifted the newbie Kim Ju-yeon and passed her from hand to hand.

Before she knew it, the newbie arrived in front of the Demon God.

“No. This place really is strange. I want to go home. Can my worship not be canceled?”

She muttered such words full of apostasy.

The Demon God was highly satisfied.

Canceling worship. Is she not perfect as a sacrifice.

He raised his right hand.

He concentrated the recovered power as the chain shattered inside his hand.

Darkness deeper than midnight gathered.

A structure demonstrating a specific effect was bestowed.

He released the Authority.

The Demon God smiled coldly.

“Enjoy to the fullest before thou goest.”

The Authority [Vitality] swept over the newbie.

From her, vitality blew across the entire concert venue.

– What is this? I suddenly have energy?

– It was great coming here, but this is even better!

– Look at the newbie Unni too! She’s trembling with joy!

The newbie was trembling, just as the fans said.

As the existing Authorities were added to the new Authority [Vitality], the conditioning of her body and mind was completely renewed.

Her frail muscles overflowed with strength, and joint fluid welled up in her creaking joints.

With an unknown confidence, she felt as if this concert venue was the place where she belonged.

The newbie, and all the fans, were ready to enjoy.

“Wait a moment. I shall prepare the second stage.”

On this day.

Pantheon gifted their best stage with their strengthened demonic charm.

And the fans enjoyed the stage with overflowing vitality and confidence.

In a way, it was a scene of frenzy.

A scene of frenzy created by the male gods who descended upon this earth and their believers.

***

And as a matter of course.

The scene of frenzy was being transmitted to both fans and anti-fans through the online con.

Even the anti-fans paid money to watch the online con just to criticize them.

– C-Crazy…!

This statement made by someone reflected the minds of both sides.

– The atmosphere is crazy! Ahh! Why am I not there!

└ Did Sun-woo do something again? The fans at the scene suddenly heated up intensely?

└ He definitely did something. There is no way Sun-woo would stay still!

Pantheon fans felt it instinctively.

Following the acupressure massage and qi therapy, he did something.

The fans who went there experienced it first.

– Ugh…! It’s so regrettable…

└ Whew, whew, take a deep breath. We will be able to experience it soon too. Everyone has attached at least one photo of Pantheon at their bedside, right?

└ Just one? Fufufufu.

└ Fufufufu. Wor!

└ Ship!

On the other hand, the anti-fans who had not experienced the Authority were pitifully saying things like this.

– Did what exactly? To be honest, Pantheon fans constantly making weird comments is a bit…

└ They keep saying you get healthy if you worship Pantheon. Does that make sense?

└ At this rate, it’ll be a panacea for long life lolol

While these words went back and forth.

Crash! burst out from within the stage, and the Pantheon members leaped to an unbelievable height.

The first jump of [Crash To You] was an intense scene that even the anti-fans were always surprised by and questioned.

Yet.

This time, the fans brimming with vitality also leaped together.

– Wait, right now?

└ Did they apply special effects to the broadcast video?

└ It’s a live broadcast, so how do they apply special effects? Did they not all leap together just now?

└ Then did they install a special device on the floor…

└ Across the entire floor of the venue?

The anti-fans were at a loss for words.

The fans grew even more excited.

– What is it? What could it be? Did Sun-woo increase their jumping ability or something?

└ It doesn’t matter what it is. I want to leap there too!

└ Our spiral, shall we gather somewhere and leap together?

The fans watching the crazy performance slowly began to have crazy thoughts.

And as a postscript, after Pantheon’s concert ended, a group of people actually leaping in a park was discovered.

– The third song is a B-side? This is good too!

└ Was this Lucio’s song?

└ Yeah yeah This is also a club hit song

– What about the fourth song?

└ This one is Producer Hoon’s song!

Fans watched the online con together while biting their lips in their respective rooms, in empty offices, or on subways and buses.

Just by watching the online con, it felt as if vitality was circulating throughout their entire bodies.

And the anti-fans—

– They really are good

└ Now that I look at it, it seems so?

└ Wait, why am I watching this with such concentration…

They were gradually falling into the demonic Aura reflected on the screen.

If they hadn’t watched it, that would be one thing, but once they watched it, they couldn’t just turn it off.

Not a single person exited the online con.

Like the newbie who entered the concert venue and couldn’t return, they turned on the online con and couldn’t escape.

– Oh…

– Ohh…

– Is this what Pantheon fans were talking about?

Demonic charm was such a thing.

Something that sucks you in so you cannot take your eyes off it.

– I am fighting with my ego right now

– I shouldn’t. It shouldn’t be like this…

– For me, EXI is…

Pantheon’s anti-fans had mostly come from Izm’s fandom, after all.

They had merely paid money to watch the online con just to criticize Pantheon.

There were words Pantheon fans could tell the anti-fans.

– If you stare into the darkness, the darkness also stares into you

– If you look at the Demon God, the Demon God also looks at you

– If you watch Pantheon’s online con, Pantheon also looks into your heart. Is this roughly correct?

Even if they didn’t know the exact sentence, the meaning was correct.

Fans, anti-fans, and even people who watched out of simple curiosity.

The single word flowing out of the video kept lingering in their ears.

– Worship!

– Worship!

– Worship Pantheon!

The worship shouted by the fans.

– Also worship!

– We worship you too.

– Uwaaang! Fans, we worship you!

– In my heart, worship!

– Wor, ship, sob.

The worship shouted by Pantheon.

They ended up listening to that word as if almost brainwashed.

As a result, in a dark room of unknown location, an anti-fan quietly uttered a soliloquy.

“Worship.”

Brainwashing was indeed repetition.