Chapter 254: It’s hard to keep track of your otherworld vocabulary
With another sense of being pulled by the gut, I stepped out of the portal into the land of Gluttony. Thankfully, Natha was there to hold me so I wouldn’t wobble undignifiedly in front of Gluttony’s mages and Castle staff.
We arrived at the magic tower too, and perhaps because of that, the design of the room was pretty much the same. If it wasn’t because of the different mages and reception committee standing by, I would have thought we were in the same place.
Upon closer inspection, however, there was a difference in ’quality’. That was, although the tower was made of dark stone too, just like back in L’Anaak Eed, the stones used to build here were of lesser quality. Not to say it was cheap, but that the realm of Greed was truly made of luxury.
I hadn’t realized it because I never went to other demon realms aside from the realm of greed. And after living there for months, I was so used to the view of luxury that it became normal. Perhaps because the Castle itself wasn’t decorated in a gaudy way; you know, with sparkling gold and everything--I heard the Castle of Envy was like that though, a gilded Castle.
The Castle of Greed, meanwhile, took their expense in making sure all the materials used in construction were of the highest quality. It was bedecked in black and white marble, decorated in just a few but the most high-rated pieces, and there would never be a case of the Castle losing power on mana stones even though the whole Castle was being protected by layer upon layer of barrier formations.
It was, in fact, an extravagance that could only be gained by the power of money. A luxury so thorough it felt like just a part of daily lives and no longer something to brag about. Ah, gems? Precious metals? Expensive artwork? That was boring. Bring something no one could get their hand easily, like the flower that only bloomed in a special region under specific conditions, or an all-cure miracle elixir, or, who knows...a dragon, perhaps?
That was the vibe I got from the realm of greed.
The magic tower of gluttony, meanwhile, was cold. Eruha told me that the whole realm was made that way; colder inside than outside, in order to preserve their food storage more. Because, as you might already guess, the realm was home to big eaters.
Just like the magic tower, the Lord Castle that was only next door was also made of material that made the temperature inside colder than the outside. So that was why Natha insisted I wore my fur coat still, because even though I still have the temperature balancing from Ignis, the Salamander wasn’t here to adjust it further.
But you know...this cold air that almost felt bleak, the dark stone material, the height of the building--which was probably made to accommodate tall vampires like Eruha--and pointy arches--same things, perhaps?--made me feel like I was entering some sort of medieval vampire fantasy novel setting.
Too bad that Eruha said he couldn’t turn into a bat or, I don’t know, sparkled or something.