176. I forgot to tell you the most important thing

“It seems like you are asking me to follow you?”

Kyuha nodded at Kaakchi’s words and the two of them followed Balamku.

Balamku keeps his graceful gait and looks back from time to time to see if Gyuha is following him well.

Seeing this, Gyu-ha thought of Geum-bi, who was sleeping soundly at home.

How far did he walk in the footsteps of Balamku?

Dozens of times to cross and over terrain that an ordinary person would not dare to dare.

At last Balamku’s footsteps came to a halt.

“Is this…?!”

There was a pretty huge cave in front of my eyes, and the blue waves reflected at first glance seemed to be a cenote.

“This is a place called ‘Throne of the Jaguar God.’

As Kaakchi finished his explanation, Balamku moved into the cave.

Gyuha and Kaakchi followed suit.

“It’s a really beautiful place.”

Contrary to expectations, the inside of the cave was quite bright.

Curiously, there was a hole in the ceiling that was round enough for the moon to fit through, and the moonlight penetrated through it, and the cenote kept the moonlight as it was.

All sorts of bizarre-looking grasses surrounded the cenote, creating a mysterious atmosphere.

Balamku turned to face the two men at a distance where one step would reach the water.

“Grrrung”

Balamku let out a thin cry.

“What are you talking about?”

Kyu-Ha stares at Balamku’s amber eyes in silence at Kaakchi’s question.

“Looks like there’s something in there.”

“In the cenote? It’s very deep there. It’s dangerous.”

The depth of the cenote could be judged by the color of the surface of the water, and the deeper the blue, the deeper it was.

The cenote in front of me was almost a dark blue color.

Contrary to Kaakchi’s worried expression, Gyuha with a calm complexion stood in front of Cenote.

“I’ll be gone for a while.”

with a plop

Gyu-ha threw herself into the cenote without hesitation.

Balamku, who was watching the scene until the end, sat down on the floor and started grooming himself by licking his front paws with his tongue.

Only Kaakchi looked at the dark blue cenote that had swallowed Gyuha with a worried expression.

The water in the cenote was cold and there was no sound, as if a mute button had been pressed.

It was a place like an underground world without even common fish, but Gyu-ha went down without hesitation.

As we descended, the light was quickly consumed by the darkness, and complete darkness came before we knew it.

In the darkness of the abyss, something sparkling like a star caught Gyu-ha’s eyes.

Gyuha stretched out his hand towards it.

“When the hell are you coming? Even if you came up, you should have come up a while ago.”

Kaakchi can’t hide his nervousness while walking back and forth around the cenote.

In the distance, the black Balamku was still grooming, showing off its pearly body.

It has been 9 minutes since Kyuha went into the water.

If it was a normal person, even if he passed out, he would have passed it already.

“He’s a messenger of God. You have to believe.”

It was then.

Balamku, who had been lying on his stomach, jumped up and gazed at the cenote with amber eyes.

At the same time, Kaakchi also moved his gaze to the Cenote.

Air bubbles began to rise little by little on the calm surface of the water.

Chow ah

Finally, Kyu-ha’s face was revealed above the water.

“Lion of the dead!? Are you okay?”

“Huuk huuk Yes, it’s okay. He’s definitely deep-seated.”

Taking a deep breath and catching his breath, Gyuha answered Kaakchi’s question.

Gyu-ha got out of the water and stepped on the ground.

I was shocked to see that Kaakchi was in Gyuha’s hand.

“No it!?”

What was in Gyuha’s hand was none other than a human skull.

The only difference was that it was a transparent skull made of crystal, not calcium.

It was a crystal skull known to be the most mysterious of the Mayan artifacts.

Even modern state-of-the-art analysis technology cannot find out what method and technology was used to create OOPArt.

It was a relic of mystery itself, where not a single tiny flaw could be found even when looking at the surface with an ultra-fine microscope.

“I never thought the crystal skull would be in a place like this. I haven’t been able to find it until now.”

Kaakchi speaks while staring at the deceptive crystal skull as if possessed.

“This crystal skull was a treasure among treasures even in the old Mayan era. At that time, it was said that it took 300 years to make one crystal skull. So it was invaluable.”

Through Kankuen’s life, he had seen the crystal skull held by the priest at the time, so he knew it to some extent.

“Crystal skulls are tools used in ceremonies to communicate with the gods. They acted as a medium leading to the underworld. I heard from the previous priests that crystal skulls have divine energy and have healing abilities, and there are a total of 13 crystal skulls. It is said that when these gather, the ancient Maya civilization, which disappeared like smoke, will be revived.”

At Kaakchi’s words, Gyuha lifted the crystal skull.

The crystal skull, as clear and transparent as the water of the cenote, possessed magical powers that fascinated people.

It was then.

The crystal skull’s eyes suddenly flashed blue.

“Ugh!”

Surprised, Kaakchi managed to swallow his surprise.

In the Cenote Caves, strange melodic sounds and faint bells rang.

In response, Balamku also raised his head and roared.

“Keuuhhh”

Along with a roar that shook the earth, blue letters began to be engraved on the back of the crystal skull.

“X…i…o…l?”

In an instant, an explosive blue light erupted from the crystal skull and surrounded Gyuha.

Kaakchi, who watched with trembling pupils, opened his mouth with trembling lips.

“Sheol is a Mayan word meaning ‘human soul’.”

Time passes like an instant,

The blue light that lit up the cave gradually began to diminish, and soon the light disappeared.

“Gwa, are you okay?”

Kyuha looked at Kaakchi’s question and nodded.

“I’m not sure what has changed.”

Gyuha raised the crystal skull in his right hand.

Surprisingly, the crystal skull lost its original shape and became a stone of a similar shape.

Kaakchi, who had been looking at Gyuha with milky pupils, let out a deep astonishment.

“I can’t believe it! The old legend must have been true.”

“What changes do you see?

“What I said before. Do you remember? Unlike other people, Lion-sama has many soul colors.”

“Of course I remember.”

“If at that time the various colors had settled only in their respective areas, now the colors are starting to mix little by little, just like mixing paints.”

“What do you mean…?”

“There is only one bowl of souls, but it’s not a good thing to have many souls of different colors gathered together. If it was an ordinary person, he would have gone crazy. However, in the case of Lion-sama, due to a certain protection, he was maintaining a precarious balance. But now that the balance has naturally broken down and started to blend, there will be no more dangerous situations.”

Gyu-ha closes her eyes to Kaakchi’s words and contemplates her inner self.

As if all the wastes in the body had been drained out, the body felt perfectly light and the mind was cold and clear.

Other than that, nothing felt dramatic.

“Grrrung”

The giant black jaguar, Balamku, who had been forgotten for a moment, came to Kyu-ha’s side.

Kaakchi flinched at the overwhelming size of Balamku right in front of him.

an imminent situation.

Since he was Kakchi, who knew Jaguar’s aggression better than anyone else, his hands began to sweat.

It was then.

Suddenly, Balamku thrust his huge face at Kyu-Ha.

“Oh, no!”

Surprised, Kaakchi let out a scream, but his mouth gaped open at the situation unfolding in front of him.

“Oh no, what is this…?”

Isn’t Balamku, who boasts a huge body, rubbing his face against his legs sticking out his black belly in front of Gyuha?

Even more spectacle was the sight of Kyuha stroking Balamku’s head and back.

“You have a lot of aegyo, too. If you were smaller, I would have taken you home and introduced you to a friend named Geumbi.”

The soft hair of Balamku was stroked, and if he heard Geumbi, he was ordered to speak calmly of the words that would cause the game.

Balamku, who had been acting cute for a while, rubbed his head against Kyuha’s leg as if saying goodbye and left.

“Balamku also seems to recognize the messenger of God. Heh heh… I think I’ve had a rare experience in 200 years of Kaakchi’s life in the past few days.”

“Thank you so much for your help.”

At Kyuha’s words, Kaakchi vigorously waved his hand as if he was embarrassed.

“No. Helping my ancestors is a natural law as a descendent’s duty. Rather, I am grateful. Thanks to you, I can hear the voice of God more clearly. I don’t know how much longer I can live in the future, but I intend to fulfill my mission to the end. “

Gyu-ha, who had said a simple goodbye to Kaakchi, returned to the dorm.

Gyu-ha, who hid his presence so as not to wake up the party and lay down quietly, could not easily fall asleep and became absorbed in thoughts.

“We’re almost there.”

It was difficult to explain clearly, but it was clearly felt.

That the moment you wished for is not far away.

That’s how the last night in the Yucatan Peninsula passed, and the crew and cast of Survival Of The Fittest safely returned to Korea the next day.

***

Stellar Entertainment Headquarters.

“Have you been well?”

In a small conference room that has now become a hideout, he handed over a cup of cold green tea and asked how he was doing.

“Yes. It was fun. I personally gained a lot.”

“If so, I’m glad. I was nervous even after sending them away… But, are you sure you’ve been to the jungle?”

“Why? Where does it look weird?”

“No, it’s not like that. Why does the person who said he went to the jungle seem to be whiter than before? It’s strange… My eyes are weird.”

“hahahahaha, it seems the team leader missed me a lot. He said all those things.”

Han Jeong-hee looked at Kyu-ha with a meaningful expression.

“It’s nice to send it.”

“Yes? What is it?”

“It’s good that you sent it there. Gyu-ha’s expression just now. It was the best smile I’ve ever seen.”

“is that so?”

Gyuha, who had been struggling, wiped his dry face.

“I’m also sensitive to Kyuha’s changes. I like her expression much better. Strangely, her energy seems to have brightened.”

Kyu-ha, who was deep in thought at Han Jeong-hee’s words, burst into laughter.

“I told you before I left. I’m working hard. I’m glad you’re getting better.”

“I will do my best to help. As Kyuha’s family.”

So, the two of them had a nice meeting and talked about old stories.

While talking for a while, Han Jeong-hee suddenly clapped his hands.

“Ah! That’s right. I forgot to tell you the most important thing!”

“what….?”

“An invitation has been sent to Mr. Kyuha.”

“An invitation?”

“Don’t be surprised. An invitation came from the Cannes Film Festival.”