I, the spiritual mentor of beautiful girls from all over the world

Lynn keenly caught the fleeting stiffness on her face, and he turned around, revealing a gentle smile at just the right moment.

That smile snapped Gabriel back to reality.

She was startled to realize that she had been distracted by an "irrational" feeling, which in itself was a dereliction of duty in her spiritual practice!

She shoved a popcorn into her mouth and chewed it vigorously, as if using this mechanical action to suppress the inexplicable restlessness and emptiness in her heart.

"No, it's delicious."

She looked up and gave Lynn a flawless, perfect smile, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.

There, all that remained was a sense of bewilderment that even she herself could not comprehend.

In her heart, a pure and flawless field called "perfection".

A thorny, unusual black vine has quietly sprouted from the ground.

That is the root of the "Seven Deadly Sins - Envy".

...

After lunch break, Lynn suddenly made a suggestion.

"To celebrate Gabriel's great contribution to our family, let's go shopping and buy some groceries while we're at it."

Walking towards the mall, Gabriel observed this mundane world with such seriousness for the first time.

She saw young parents, each holding one side of their toddler's hand, their faces beaming with happiness.

She saw an elderly man with white hair being carefully helped to sit down on a bench by the roadside by his son, who was also no longer young.

She saw a young couple dressed in matching outfits sharing the same ice cream, oblivious to everyone else.

"Home"

This cold term, defined only as "the basic building block of society" in celestial texts, now appeared before her in an incredibly vivid and warm way.

Just as she was lost in thought, a warm hand suddenly enveloped her slightly cool hand.

"Gabriel, we're crossing the road, watch out for cars."

Lynn's voice rang out from above.

Gabriel froze, looking down at the hand holding hers, her mind blank.

On the other side, Yui Yuigahama smiled and took her other hand.

"Let's go, Riko! I know a shop with really cute clothes!"

Kasugano Sora walked ahead without looking back, but her pace noticeably slowed.

Gabriel was led across the pedestrian crossing in a daze, one on each side.

She could feel that the eyes of passersby would occasionally fall on the four of them.

To those passersby, at this moment, do we look... like a "family"?

The thought made her heart skip a beat.

After crossing the street, Lynn let go of her hand.

The warmth vanished instantly.

She instinctively curled her palms up, trying to hold onto the warmth that didn't belong to her, but in vain she grasped only a cold void.

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The four people entered the mall.

Yui Yuigahama enthusiastically picked up a hair accessory adorned with a blue bow and held it up to Gabriel's head.

"Little Riko, this suits you perfectly!"

"A practitioner should not be burdened by external things."

Gabriel subconsciously and politely refused; this was an instinct of "moderation."

Kasugano Sora also picked up a light blue dress, which was quite unusual for her.

"This isn't bad-looking."

"Thank you, but I already have enough clothes."

Gabriel refused again.

Yui Yuigahama's face showed obvious disappointment.

Kasugano Sora silently put the clothes back.

Seeing their dejected expressions, Gabriel felt a sudden, inexplicable pang of pain in her heart.

That fragile sense of connection, which had just been established on the street, seemed to be dissipating because of its own rejection.

"Gabriel."

Lynn's voice rang out at just the right moment.

"They just wanted to welcome you into our family in their own way."

"Home"

This word struck Gabriel's heart heavily once again.

"This is not simply a matter of material things, but a manifestation of 'heart'."

"In the human world, rejecting someone's feelings is a very cruel thing."

Gabriel looked at Yuihama and Sora's faces, which were filled with renewed hope, but in the end, she was defeated by the storm in her heart.

She spoke with difficulty.

"...May I try on that hair accessory and that dress?"

When she put on that dress and that hair accessory, and saw herself in the mirror, seemingly blending into the mortal world, and the genuine, joyful smiles of the two girls beside her, she suddenly understood.

She looked at the hair ornament in her hand.

It acts as an anchor, a tangible proof, firmly anchoring that vague illusion called "home" that I had just experienced on the pedestrian crossing into reality.

Having it seems to be like having that warm "proof".

So, she could no longer say the word "refusal".

She accepted the cute socks recommended by Yui—this was another thread that drew her into the "home".

She silently accepted the picture book that Qiong had her eye on—it was another brick that kept her "home".

When Lynn casually handed her a strawberry milkshake, she hesitated for only a second before inserting the straw and taking small sips—it tasted like home.

In the end, the four returned home with a full load of goods.

On the way back, Gabriel had a small blue bow on her head.

Her hands were full of shopping bags of all sizes, so many that they even made it difficult for her to walk.

As she was surrounded by these shopping bags of all sizes, the emptiness she felt from letting go seemed to be somewhat filled by the tangible "gifts" she received.

She thought this was the beginning of being healed.

Little did she know that the initial taste of "belonging" did not fill the emptiness in her heart.

Instead, it etched a deeper, more yearning rift.

That is the abyss called "The Seven Deadly Sins - Greed".

Author's Note: Leave of Absence Request (Free)

(This chapter is free if it is less than 1000 words)

Hello everyone, I'm the author.

I've been busy these past couple of days, so the total number of updates is only 12,000. I apologize and bow to all the readers who enjoy following my stories.

We will try to return to normal starting tomorrow.

If you think this is barely readable, please give it some flowers. The main problem is that this book is really terrible.

I can see from the backend that many of you have skipped the subscription. I'm basically out of money because this book isn't well-written and not many people are reading it.

I don't know what kind of storylines people on Feilu like to watch.

Sometimes the subscription rate for dungeons is high, sometimes for daily tasks it's high, but for this one it's surprisingly low. I've been looking at the writing styles of several crossover anime books on the top charts these past few days, and I feel out of place, so I'm confused.

As you may have noticed, I changed most of the style in these three chapters about Gabriel.

Below is a summary of how the plot unfolds later in the book. If you don't want to be spoiled, you can go back to the previous section.

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After Gabriel, the world merging begins, starting at chapter 127 at the earliest and chapter 129 at the latest.

After the world merges, things will unfold in unexpected ways.

Then the first disciple's story is basically finished, chapters 2-3, daily life of world fusion, followed by the sixth disciple (in dungeon format)...

Chapter 126: The Sin of Wrath! Gabriel Judged by Mortals!

As night falls, the hustle and bustle of shoppers returning home fades away.

Yui Yuigahama was humming a song in the bathroom, while Kasugano Sora sat in a corner of the sofa, holding a newly bought picture book, exuding an aura of "satisfaction".

Gabriel sat in the gaming chair that she had tacitly claimed as her territory.

The comfort of the chair sent a signal to her brain that she should "sink into it."

She looked at the dress she was wearing, then touched the bow hair accessory on her head.

These are all materializations of "heartfelt intentions," serving as anchors connecting her to this "home."

But the emptiness in her heart was not filled; instead, it became even more intense because she had tasted the flavor of "belonging."

She opened the "Guided Observation Diary," which only she could see.

[Day 2 of the Guidance: Target Lynn, Danger Level Continues to Increase.]

Today's shopping wasn't about indulging in material possessions, but rather a necessary social exercise in understanding the concept of "family." I successfully solidified my relationships with the other two contaminated individuals through the exchange of "heartfelt sentiments," laying a solid foundation for subsequent purification work.

However, the progress of the holy war remains slow.

The target's soul is shrouded in a thick mist called "laziness," rendering conventional purification methods ineffective. A shortcut must be found to reach the depths of his soul.

After finishing her diary entry, Gabriel closed the panel and felt her sacred sense of mission return.

Just then, she noticed that Lynn wasn't reading or watching TV as usual.

He sat to one side, his fingers dancing nimbly across the keyboard. On the curved screen in front of him, a swordsman character clad in magnificent armor was engaged in a fierce battle with a ferocious dragon.

The dazzling skill effects, the rousing background music, and the meaningless chat text of ordinary people scrolling rapidly at the bottom of the screen.

"what is this?"

Gabriel stood up and walked behind him.

"An online game."