✔Snow White and the Seven Deadly Sins [Books 1&2]

QOS: TREDECIM

"Brother, stop being a damn pervert! You should respect my sweetpea, you hentai bastard." Tumalim ang tingin niya sa kapatid. "Disrespect her again and I'll let my fried chicken warriors murder you."

Napasinghap si Lust. "Excuse me, brother! Nirerespeto ko ang lahat ng mga babae ko. In fact, sinasamba ko ang mga katawan nila tuwing gabi... But of course, once Snow agrees to have a night with me, siya lang ang sasambahin ko," Lust licked his lips sensually, "baka nga magpalit na ako ng religion."

'This is seriously getting out of hand.'

Natigil lang ang pag-aaway ng dalawa nang tumikhim si Pride. He glared daggers at his two brothers. Kapansin-pansin ang pagdilim ng aura nito nang marinig ang usapan nila. "Kung tapos na kayong pag-agawan ang maid natin, kailangan na nating umalis."

Nababagot namang sumunod kay Pride ang mga kasalanan. They followed Pride towards the other side of Hades' castle. Mabilis na sinabayan ni Snow sa paglalakad ang panganay, "Saan tayo pupunta?"

"Mansion." Tipid nitong sagot sa kanya.

Snow White rolled her eyes at his coldness. "At saan naman tayo dadaan?"

"Tartarus."

Iyon lang at hindi na siya muling kinibo nito. Masama pala talagang magtampo si Pride. Bago pa man sila tuluyang makalayo, sinilip muna ng dalaga ang kinahinatnan ng karwahe nila. And just like that, Mr. Bones, the carriage and its horses vanished in thin air. Kumunot ang noo ni Snow. 'Saan naman sila pumunta? It's not like they can still pass through the short-cut we took!'

At sa hindi inaasahang pagkakataon, sumabay sa paglalakad niya ang prinsipe ng katamaran. He looked deep in thought as he answered her, "Ipinagawa muna ni Mr. Bones ang karwahe sa pinakamalapit na repair shop sa Tartarus. Pride used his powers to teleport them there." Sagot nito na para bang nabasa ang iniisip niya.

Snow White stared at him. Hindi pa rin siya sigurado kung okay na ba si Sloth. Still, talking to him again brought a smile to her lips.

"Now that we can win the war, hindi na natin kailangang magtanggal ng kasalanan sa mansyon. Y-You don't have to volunteer yourself anymore, Sloth. Matatalo natin si Hades at ang Horsemen."

Sloth's dark eyes scanned her face for a moment. Para bang hinahanap nito ang katotohahan sa ekspresyon ng dalaga. Bahagyang kinabahan si Snow. Teka, bakit ba siya kinakabahan? Oh, right. She's guilty. Either that, or another emotion is surfacing her. And Snow White is scared to discover this new emotion..

Tipid na ngumiti ang prinsipe. The musician and lonely sin who played the piano when she first stepped inside that gothic mansion.

"Marami ka pang hindi nauunawaan, angel... It's not as simple as it sounds."

Hindi na umimik pa si Snow. Lalo lang siyang naguluhan. Ano naman ang kailangan pa niyang unawain?

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"Come one, come all! This is the best lemon store in the Underworld! We have lemon grass, lemon syrup, lemon cake, lemon pops, lemon tea---"

"Wait!" Napahinto si Gluttony sa tapat ng isang tindahan ng mga lemon. "May lemon tea pala? How can you turn a sweet lemon into a tea?"

Snow noticed that the store had fresh and juicy lemons growing from inside the shop. Sinipat ni Snow ang mga lemon at napasimangot nang mapansing kumikislap pa sa malamlam na liwanag ng kalangitan ang mga ito. They seem to good to be true. At sa hindi malamang dahilan, bigla siyang natakam nang makita ang mga produktong gawa sa lemon. Even the girl selling them had an unusal name on her name plate: "Lemon Tea".

Ngumiti ang tindera sa prinsipe at naglabas ng tea pot at tea cups mula sa kawalan. "Yes, sir! Isa ito sa best-sellers namin. Lemon tea is a sweet mixture of happiness and mischief. Anyone who drinks this will have an instant bond of chaos!" She opened the lid and let the fragrance of fresh lemons reach their noses.