Monarch of Gluttony: System of Sin
chapter-66

"If I weren't busy that night when I was notified about him attacking my Empire, I would've gone down right away and finished him!" The King of Lust declared.

"Hmm? He attacked your Empire? How could it be?" The King of Sloth asked in confusion.

"What do you mean how could it be? Just like we attacked other Empires to finish the Trial of the Second Floor."

"I understand that much. I'm asking why he would attack your Empire after attacking the Empire of Elijah and mine? Didn't he just need two Empires to finish the Trial?"

"He attacked your Empire as well? That's really strange indeed."

"Not only yours, he attacked my Empire as well." The King of Envy also chimed in. "I thought he was just trying to clear the Floor and let him be, but it seems like he wasn't just trying to clear the Floor. He was trying to piss us off! That bastard was challenging us! Even after finishing the Trial, he kept taking over our Empires? That person has really gone crazy!"

The King of Sloth let out a tired sigh. "That man... He really has gone crazy in arrogance."

"Yeah. Since he killed two Kings, he thinks he's a god," the King of Envy rolled his eyes. "That kid is in for a rude awakening. It's like he wants to die."

"I don't think we need this meeting anymore. The only solution of that brat is killing him. Let's just go there and kill him. We need to show him his place."

The King of Envy stood up, prepared to go down personally.

"I guess you're right. That kid does need a lesson." The King of Lust also stood up, lazily stretching his arms.

"Calm down. We can't be this hasty." Only the King of Sloth was seated and calmer than the other two, partially because he was too lazy to stand up but mostly because he didn't think this was a decision they could take hastily.

"No matter how his personality is, it's the truth that he has killed two Kings. He does have the strength to support his arrogance. We can't be hasty in our decision."

"What do you suggest we do then? Just stay idly and wait for him to kill us one after another?" The King of Lust frowned. "I don't want to be having private time with my ladies while constantly having to look over my shoulders worrying that Azekiel would come to kill me next."

He continued, "If I need to fight him eventually, I prefer to do it now, compared to when I'll be naked."

"Yeah, Liam is right. I don't know why we're so worried about that kid. He killed Michael, but we both know that no newbie would be strong enough to kill Michael. He probably pulled some scheme to kill Michael since Michael didn't take him seriously. He could've even stabbed him in the back for all we know."

"As for Elijah, that trash couldn't even clear the third floor all this while. He didn't level up like we did either. He was a worthless trash who was probably on the same level as Azekiel, so he died. We don't need to be scared of that kid all our life."

"Also, even if he is strong enough to kill them, shouldn't we go to him even more? Instead of waiting for him to come to us when we are alone, we three can go together and see what he's truly capable of."

"I understand what you two are trying to say, but I think we should try talking to him first at least. Maybe we can find out why he's trying to kill the Kings when we're all climbing the tower for the same goal? We don't even know what rests on the higher floors. Maybe we might even need the help of other Kings for that."

"That's why I think we should avoid killing someone as long as we can."

"Alioth, you think Elijah didn't try talking to him before he was killed? The time for talks is long gone. If we want to be safe, we need to take him out because I can never trust a person who has already killed two of us. He can backstab us anytime like he backstabbed Michael."

"But..."

"No but. Alioth, there are three of us here, and I'm sure you know where the majority is. I vote that we kill Azekiel together," the King of Envy declared.

"I vote that we talk with him," Alioth replied.

Both the men gazed at the King of Lust since he was the last vote.

"Sorry Alioth, but this time I think you are wrong. I'll have to go with Jacob this time. As I said before, I don't want to have to watch over my back every second. I don't want to be in the announcement of who Azekiel killed. I'm getting tired of that damn announcement! We need to kill him!"

"That decides it. We need to kill Azekiel, and it's the outcome of this meeting. So, are you coming with us or not?" The King of Envy asked, staring at Alioth.

"Sigh, fine. If you both think that we need to kill Azekiel, then I'll go with you. We will kill Azekiel."

"That's perfect!"

Only five Kings were left in the tower, and three of them had decided to kill the fourth King. As for the fifth King, he had no idea as to what was happening on the lower floors.

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Back on the second floor, Azekiel stood on the balcony of the Castle of Envy. It was the last tower he had conquered.

The portal for the next floor had appeared right on the balcony of the Castle. However, instead of taking the portal, he went to the dining hall as a servant informed him that food was ready.

Azekiel went for dinner and took an hour to finish dinner before he returned back to the Portal.

He took a step to the portal, only to hear a voice behind him.

"King Azekiel, leaving so fast?"