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Ritual of Succession.
It referred to the ceremony where one inherited the power left by the previous Cult Leader. By offering the remains of my grandfather, the first-generation Cult Leader of the Voodoo Cult, Do Jun-Gil, I would receive his power.
[Just one question. Do you have any regrets about your choice?] Baron Samedi asked.
He was crossing his legs and looking down at me with a condescending posture as if he were scrutinizing me.
"No, I don't."
[Really?]
I nodded without hesitation. I had absolute confidence that I wouldn't regret my decision. No, perhaps it would be more accurate to say that I wouldn’t even have a future where I could regret anything if I didn’t undergo the Ritual of Succession.
Sitting in his chair, Baron Samedi looked down at me and smirked.
[However... there is a problem.]
"A problem?"
[As you may know, your father, Do Myung-Jun, did not undergo the Ritual of Succession. This is a very serious issue. Do you understand what that means?]
Baron Samedi stood up abruptly and approached me with determined steps. With a gesture from him, a glass filled with rum appeared out of thin air. Baron Samedi drank it in one gulp.
Crash!
The glass of rum that he threw toward the temple's pillar shattered into pieces. The glass fragments rolled on the floor and reflected the violet light of the temple. Baron Samedi nonchalantly stepped on the glass shards and approached me. His red gaze was soon right in front of me. An indescribably deep gaze of death coldly scanned through me.
[In only two generations, the Tradition of Succession was broken because of your father's negligence.]
"...Is that my fault?"
[Of course, it's not your fault. That said, it's not my fault either. No, perhaps it’s no one's fault. It’s not your father's fault, nor your mother's fault. However…]
Baron Samedi took out a cigar from his pocket. He flicked his finger and ignited the cigar.
With a seemingly satisfied expression, Baron Samedi took a sip of the cigar and emitted thick and heavy purple smoke. The sticky smoke stuck to my ...
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