The next night, Jiwoon dreamed.
Not of the past.
But of a table.
A long, endless banquet table stretched across a darkened void.
Empty plates. Flickering candles. And shadows sitting in every seat — faceless, waiting.
At the head sat himself.
Not the child.
Not even the adult.
But something older. Hungrier.
With eyes that swallowed light.
"We feast soon," the voice echoed from within.
"Not on food. But on the sins of gods."
Jiwoon Woke Up Hungry
Not for food.
For answers.
The System was silent.
Even Vera and Kaelya noticed. His eyes lingered longer. His thoughts wandered further.
"You okay?" Kaelya asked.
"Just… remembering something I never lived," Jiwoon said.
Meanwhile – Echo Faction Base
Qilin sat with Kravein, going through incident reports.
"The Sin Resonance is growing," Qilin muttered.
"Even dormant relics are reacting to Jiwoon's presence."
Kravein narrowed his eyes.
"What happens when the feast starts?"
"I don't know," Qilin replied.
"But I think he's not the one eating… He's the table."
New Target:
Sister Liora
Affiliation: Church of the White Sky
Crime: Harvesting divine power through synthetic sin
Location: Isolated Monastery – Sector X
Jiwoon stood outside the gates.
Not trembling. Not angry.
Just… still.
"She's feeding the System with false divinity," Vera said.
"Making sins where there were none."
Jiwoon nodded.
"Then let's starve her."
Inside the Monastery
Rows of children knelt in silence, eyes glazed with fake enlightenment.
Sister Liora stood before them, arms outstretched, her aura bright with stolen light.
"Do not fear the darkness. We eat it to survive."
Jiwoon stepped into the circle of prayer.
A flicker of red in a sea of white.
"You're not surviving."
"You're feeding something worse."
Liora turned, smiling.
"Little god-child. You've come to eat."
"No," Jiwoon said.
"I've come to end the meal."
[Sin Avatar Fragment – Woken Hunger: Stage II Initiated]
The room darkened. Candles snuffed out.
Jiwoon's aura flared. A spectral banquet table rose beneath his feet.
Shadows screamed as invisible chains dragged them to their seats.
One by one, the false saints were forced to dine on their own sins.
Liora backed away, trembling.
"W-What are you?!"
Jiwoon's eyes burned crimson.
"The hollow feast begins with you."
[Purge Complete]
Sin Points: +210
Avatar Progression: 72%
System Alert: "You are being watched."
Back outside, Kaelya looked worried.
"Are you still in there, Jiwoon?"
He looked up at the stars, then whispered—
"I think I'm starting to understand what I am."