Bab 6: 6. The Meaning of Greed

(A\N: I kept calling it a building because i forgot the term)

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Yuki stood up and dusted himself of as he started looking around the room. As he searched the room, he started thinking about what just happened. Although he had a clue, he didn't want to believe it.

[Insatiable Greed]

Greed was believed to be one of the deadliest sins to exist, second to only Envy and Pride.

The definition of Greed is the intense and uncontrollable desire to possess something, usually, or rather especially, wealth, power or status.

The very things Yuki sought after.

Even though Yuki desired to have the cow woman's body, his [Insatiable Greed] prioritized whatever valuables were here over the cow woman.

The very goal of him being here was to earn himself some quick money. He didn't except things to turn out the way they were, but since they did, there was no way he was willing to turn back now.

As he neared a drawer, he could feel something triggering his sense of greed. 'How can I sense treasure in the first place? Is it an ability of [Insatiable Greed]?' Thinking about it, he decided he would have to explore the skill more in the future.

"MMM!" Yuki turned to to look at Emma since her muffled screams were getting louder. "Is something wrong?" he asked in a somewhat sincere tone, almost as if he wasn't responsible for the tragic state she was in.

"MM! MMMM!" Emma flew into a rage after hearing Yuki's tone. Thinking about how he looked so innocent when he first entered the brothel, she felt like she been fooled. 'I'm such an idiot!' she thought bitterly as tears fell down her cheeks.

Yuki sighed as he looked at the crying Emma. He knew that it was his fault, but seeing a woman in tears because of him hit him like a ton of bricks. He turned his head away and kept searching the drawers, trying to ignore her muffled sobs.

Soon he felt his hands going over something smooth. Pulling it out, he found that it was a somewhat heavy little chest. Opening it, he found a collection of gold, jewels, gems and crystals.

"Haha, I've struck gold!" Yuki laughed out loud as he looked at items within the box. His mood quickly deflated as he heard the cries of the nearby cow woman.

Releasing a sigh of resignation, Yuki picked out a little of what he thought were the most valuable items based on his intuition. He put the chest back in drawer and standing up.

Yuki turned towards Emma who was also staring at him with a confused face. She didn't understand what he was doing or why he put the little treasure chest back.

Understanding the look on Emma's face, Yuki explained with a awkward smile "I didn't want to see you cry." Yuki felt like a scumbag when he said that. Here he was robbing her, and yet he didn't want her to cry.

Emma looked at the guilty look on Yuki's face and felt stunned. Was he serious or was he acting. A part of her wanted to believe him, but that feeling was quickly over looked when she realized he had actually robbed her. Her anger quickly returned as she stared at him with a gaze full of hatred.

Seeing that, Yuki just approached the window and proceeded to climb out of it. Before he was completely out, he looked at Emma and released another sigh, before vanishing into the busy night.

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"Thank you for you patronage" said a unkempt middle aged man as he waved Yuki out of his store.

Yuki walked out of the entertainment district with an emotionless look on his face. His mind was currently in a mess as he found a place to sit near Babel.

Instead of looking at the top of the tower, Yuki was looking at it's bottom floor, specifically the entrance to the dungeon. He looked at the entrance with a gaze filled with unbridled desire.

He controlled himself with all of his will to not jump into the dungeon. "Patience Yuki, patience." he murmured to himself. He knew very well that he was not well equipped for the dungeon. He wasn't stupid enough to jump to his death.

Dusting himself off as he stood up, he turned his gaze away and headed back to Cafe Wishe. Tomorrow would be the day he bought equipment and entered the dungeon. As he walked away, he was unaware that someone very troublesome was watching him with a beautiful smile on her face.