Drug of Gold

**Drug of Gold** is the fourth song of the "Seven Heavenly Virtues Series". It follows the life of Prince Carlos Marlon and his tragic romance with Banica Conchita.

## Plot

Carlos Marlon speaks on how he had a strange illness since childhood which required him to take a special medicine. Shunned by his family, he lived a listless life for many years. When he was fifteen, he was arranged to marry a foreign nobleman's daughter. Introduced to a girl who was as thin as a stick, Carlos tells of her tragic history and her dreams to travel the world, as well as how he considered joining her. However, after witnessing Banica's shocking manners at their engagement party, due to her mother's abuse, their engagement was cancelled.

Later on, Carlos began to hear rumors of Banica's strange appetite and, disguised as a cook, began working for her; during this time, he saw that she had become beautiful but had lost her humanity due to a contract with an angel. One day, Carlos disappointed his former fiancee by asking to take a vacation; he then bemoans his tendency to run away, believing that he maybe could have saved her if he had accepted her in the past.

With his potentially dangerous medicine in hand, Carlos poisons two bowls of soup with it and invites Banica to eat with him. After they eat their last supper, Carlos loses consciousness, hearing Banica say that he has run away from her once again. He then explains how he was the only one who died and that he will now become a meal prepared by her. As Carlos is eaten by Banica, he concludes that he will not run away anymore and will be with her and her followers forever, as he is now part of her flesh and blood.

## Lyrics

*If only I hadn't run away*

I had a weak constitution

Wandering between life and death since childhood

A listless life where I continued drinking

A secret medicine passed down by my family

I couldn't do what they wanted me to

Shunned by my family

As being useless, my heart

Was gradually warped

I didn't have any hope left

Those were days of barely continuing to live

When I was fifteen

There were talks of marriage

My partner was the daughter of a disgraced nobleman

From a foreign country

Ignoring the reasons of our families

I understood that

This was just the means

For a good pedigree

A girl who was thin like a stick

That was my meeting with her

It seemed that she too

Had spent her childhood all alone

Her mother dead, her father sick

And her home fallen to ruin

"Someday I want to travel the world"

She said that was her dream

I thought that going together

Would not be so bad

They invited guests

And held a party for the engagement

It was there that I came to know

The darkness in her heart

Barely touching the food that was prepared

And violently expelling the little she ate

She murmured the words

"If I eat too much, I will be scolded"

The abuse she received from her late mother

Led to our engagement being broken off

As time passed, gossip concerning her

Began to reach my ears

"She's become the Blessed Saintess,

Making feasts from her own body"

I changed my face, disguised myself as a cook,

And was employed by her

There I met a woman who was so beautiful

I didn't recognize her

A contract with a holy angel

She wasn't human anymore

In those days where I made strange meals

These words unintentionally came from my mouth

"Before long, might I take a vacation?"

Disappointing her

I know that I have always been a dog

Running away with my tail between my legs

And once again,

I am trying to run away from her

If I had been able to accept you

The day of that party

Perhaps I could have also

Saved you from this fate

This medicine I can't part with

A bottle of fine golden powder

I grasp it

Along with my determination

This secret medicine that I have been drinking

Since my childhood

A medicine that becomes a poison

If the dosage isn't right

"Let's eat together today"

I invited her

And put the poison into

Two servings of soup

Going together won't be so bad, right?

Come, this is our last supper

And now I am one of the meals

Lined up on the dinner table

The poison didn't work on her

I was the only one who died

Just before I lost consciousness, I heard her sigh

"You've run away again and left me behind"

Having become food for you

I am headed to your stomach

And so I will become your blood

I will become your flesh

I won't be leaving you anymore, will I?

I will be with you forever

## Related Songs

### Blessed Saintess Conchita

Blessed Saintess Conchita details Carlos' employment as Banica's chef, showing both his attempt to run away from her as well as the ultimate result of his suicide.

## Appearances

* Angel of Temperance (mentioned only)
* Banica Conchita
* Carlos Marlon
* Charon Marlon (indirectly mentioned only)
* Cult Marlon (indirectly mentioned only)
* Kirk Marlon (indirectly mentioned only)
* Megour Conchita (mentioned only)
* Millicent Marlon (indirectly mentioned only)
* Muzuri Conchita (mentioned only)