Translator: Irene_ Editor: Perriemix
Nine years old.
Chalker: Do you think Iâll turn bad, Margaret?
Margaret: Chalker, you must remember that Iâm an angel. With me around, you wonât go astray.
Chalker: But no one else can see you. How can you prove that I wonât go bad?
Margaret: You wonât, I guarantee.
Chalker: I donât believe you! Pinky promise?
Margaret: Alright.
Just then, Mother knocked on the door.
Mother : Still awake? Iâm coming in.â
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Mother: What are you mumbling to yourself about?
Chalker: Nothing. Iâm praying to God! Iâm going to sleep now.
Mother: What a strange child.
At nine years old, Chalker told his first lie. Chalker and Margaret shared a secret. Margaret was an angel. She promised not to let him turn into a baddie. Chalker did not want to be a baddie because Mother had told him that only goodies went to heaven. Baddies had to go to hell.
Twelve years old.
Chalker: I want to be a horseman, Margaret.
Margaret: How can you be a horseman when youâre so petite?
Chalker: Tell me then, Margaret. What can I be in the future?
Margaret: Here, take this. If you use this, you can be a horseman.
Chalker: Whatâs this?
Margaret: Gluttony.
Chalker: What does it do?
Margaret: It makes you stronger.
Chalker: Okay.
At twelve years old, Chalker was gifted Gluttony, and his appetite expanded tremendously. He started growing tall and big and was stronger than most kids his age.
Fifteen years old.
Chalker: Look at the way I hold my sword, Margaret. Do I look like a horseman?
Margaret : Yes, but without grandeur.
Chalker: Grandeur?
Margaret: A horsemanâs grandeur.
Chalker: What should I do?
Margaret: Take this!
Chalker: Whatâs this?
Margaret: Wrath. It will give you the grandeur you need.
Chalker: Okay.
At fifteen years old, Chalker received Wrath from Margaret. He became bad-tempered and Mother just assumed that he was undergoing puberty. Only Chalker knew that it was Margaretâs gift that made him this way. Through selections, he became a new recruit with the most potential.
Eighteen years old.
Chalker: What do I do, Margaret? I killed someone.
Margaret: Itâs alright. You killed the enemy. He wouldâve killed you if you did not do it first.
Chalker: But I killed somebody! Have I gone bad?
Margaret: With me around, you wonât go astray. Take this.
Chalker: Whatâs this?
Margaret: Lust.
Chalker: Whatâs it for?
Margaret: Not much, but it can make you happy. Youâll forget everything thatâs happened today.
Chalker: Okay.
At eighteen years old, Chalker accepted Lust from Margaret. He was very merry because he had become a real man. From then on, Chalker started on his horseman journey.
Twenty-one years old.
Chalker: Iâm the youngest general. His Majesty wishes to see me!
Margaret: Yes. The enemies are frightened by the mere mention of your name.
Chalker: But Iâm so nervous. His Majesty wants to see me and itâs a great honor and glory! What should I do?
Margaret: Take this.
Chalker: This is... what?
Margaret: This is Pride. It will give you confidence.
Chalker: Okay.
At twenty-one years old, Chalker was given Pride. He paid His Majesty a visit. His Majesty was an old man and Chalker felt he was undeserving of his throne. He told himself, âHow great. If not for me, this old man would already have been held captive by the enemies.â
Twenty-four years old.
Chalker: Tell me, Margaret. Am I wrong to have killed His Majesty?
Margaret: I donât know. It a path you chose.
Chalker: Did I do wrong? Have I gone bad?
Margaret: Are you sad? With me around, you wonât turn bad.
Chalker: A little sad.
Margaret: Take this.
Chalker: This is...
Margaret: Envy. It will tell you whether or not youâve made a mistake.
Chalker: Okay.
At twenty-four years old, Margaret gave Chalker Envy and Chalker became convinced that His Majesty was better off dead. He had been tolerating the old man for three years but what had he gotten in return? Only useless encouragements.
Twenty-seven years old.
Chalker: Iâm the emperor now, Margaret.
Margaret: Youâre not happy?
Chalker: Something feels missing.
Margaret: What is it?
Chalker: No idea.
Margaret: Take this.
Chalker: What is this?
Margaret: Greed. It will tell you what youâre lacking.
Chalker: Okay.
At twenty-seven years old, Margaret presented Chalker with Greed, and indeed, Chalker knew what he needed. His demands grew.
Thirty years old.
Chalker: Iâm aging so quickly, Margaret. Youâre still so young.
Margaret: Thatâs not true. Youâre in your prime right now.
Chalker: Am I? Why donât I feel it?
Margaret: Take this.
Chalker: This is?
Margaret: Sloth. It will make you feel young.
At thirty years old, Margaret gifted Chalker Sloth. Chalker was the emperor who idled his time away, playing word games with his subordinates.
Thirty years later.
Chalker had Alzheimerâs disease and had forgotten many things.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Margaret appeared unknowingly.
There was a day where Chalker was faced with a very young general.
At the front line, enemies feared his name.
Chalker could only say to him, âHow great.â
At sixty-three years old, Chalker had died in that young generalâs hand. Even until he was dying he did not know the name of his murderer.
Chalker saw God.
Chalker: I did not turn bad. Can I go to heaven?
God: No, youâve sinned. All seven sins. Youâre going to hell.
Chalker: Margaret said I havenât gone astray. I should be going to heaven.
God shook his head helplessly. âYouâve committed seven sins: Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Lust, Pride, Envy, and Wrath. Youâre rotten to the core.â
Chalker went down to hell and started thinking to himself.Am I really bad, Margaret?