<Episode 247 Unintentional Companionship. (3)
Kkwaduk.
The monster’s fangs dig into his shoulder.
Blood spurts out and I feel dizzy.
He endured the pain and lit the flame.
Hwaruk-
What a weak flame.
It was an indicator of how low my level was right now.
The flame that was burning so hard it seemed like it would go out was telling me what my life had been like.
A life like a burrow.
A life that is utterly incompetent.
It was a collection of such negative meanings.
Krrrr!
The demons keep coming.
It’s like a wave with no end in sight.
Should we call it a clot of despair?
But I had already given up on any hope of survival.
[This is a bit too much.]
As I watched this hellish sight, I couldn’t help but laugh humorously.
I guess that was a bit of a stretch to hope for.
How many miracles have to happen to survive?
I didn’t think it would work, at least not once or twice.
[haha.]
Should I at least curse that crazy bitch, Seolbong?
Or, should I have just told him to go instead when he said he was crazy and that sleeping dragon was going to go instead?
If not that.
Sogeomseong, when that girl was crying and telling me not to go.
I wish I could have said something else.
All of this is just pointless thinking now.
Even if I go back to that time anyway.
It was obvious that I would have made the same choice.
[Shitty life.]
I guess it’s finally coming to an end.
I have lived such a futile life, so I should be touched that I can now provide some help.
Unfortunately.
Maybe I’m not that emotional of a person.
There was no such warm thought.
Kwaaaaah!
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The monsters gather in one place and roar.
Can it be stopped?
No way.
It just caught my eye.
Even that couldn’t be all pulled out.
A moment in time.
Even this must be desperate for them.
I burned my body.
Hururuk.
The flames covering his entire body were weak, though.
Even that was beyond my level.
In an instant, my danjeon was empty and squeezed due to the sudden bet.
[Ugh.]
My whole body was in excruciating pain as my body was wounded here and there and my lower abdomen was howling.
But the flame burns even brighter.
Use my body as firewood.
Pour the innate energy like oil and burn it even more.
It means burning life.
What’s the use if I’m going to die anyway?
I saved it but it turned out to be crap, so I have to use it.
[It feels like this.]
Burn the innate energy and increase the size of the flame.
Funny enough, it feels like an epiphany.
How could I control the flame?
And how to make the flame grow bigger.
How can I have this realization when I’m on the verge of death?
[Anyway, I’m telling you, I’m just unlucky.]
Kwaaah-!
A monster rushes in at the sight of the flames.
It was like a moth finding a flame.
If we are to distinguish the difference.
[Ugh…!]
There were so many moths.
The flame is not large enough to handle it.
Kkwaduk.
I got bitten in the arm.
Since it’s surrounded by flames, the inside of your mouth will burn.
A mindless monster doesn’t care about such things.
Just focus on the prey in front of you.
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[Fuck…!]
Hwaruk-!
He fanned the flames even further and burned the one holding onto it to death.
Plus, it hits the wall with flames in a circle around it.
…
… .
…
…
Krrrr!
Kwaaah!
It was impossible to build a wall with something like this against those who had no reason.
[•••under.]
The demons are pouring out.
Is it because it is a flame that blooms alone?
The monsters that discovered the light gradually pile up and form groups.
Can it be stopped?
[no.]
Rather than asking whether it can be stopped, it would be more appropriate to ask whether it can be endured.
But even that was too much.
The demons kept swarming in endlessly.
My body wasn’t strong enough to handle it.
The fingernails penetrate the skin.
I can feel the canines of a thirsty person digging into my collarbone.
But the dizzying pain continues.
Damn it, the lifeline wasn’t easily broken.
That’s why it burned even more.
All I can say is that we can hold on to those guys for a little while.
[What a fucking idiot.]
What else are you trying to do in the midst of all this?
If it was going to be like this, why didn’t you just work hard from the beginning?
If only that had happened, life would have been better than it is now.
Is it true that we come to realize this when we die?
No, I think you probably knew it from the beginning.
I just lived my life ignoring it.
No matter how hard I try.
Because I thought it was something I couldn’t handle.
I just ignored it and ran away.
That’s what I regret now.
A shadow suddenly appears before my eyes.
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Another monster approached with its mouth wide open.
He probably wants to rip my head off and swallow it in one bite.
My body was already ruined beyond repair.
There is no chance of survival as a lot of blood has been lost.
I closed my eyes, feeling the shadow.
I can’t do any more than this.
I guess I’ve held out well up to this point.
A useless life too.
It’s over now.
Can we find some comfort when we are faced with death?
That’s what I thought at the end.
at that time.
Stop-.
I felt something dripping down the tip of my nose.
[army?]
It was only for a moment that I closed my eyes. But it was enough time to experience death.
But for some reason, my mind was still intact.
Is it possible that he’s dead and I don’t notice?
I opened my eyes slowly.
[•••ugh!]
I had to tremble at the sight I saw as soon as I opened my eyes.
The monster was still frozen with its mouth open.
The saliva flowing from the bastard’s mouth touched the tip of my nose.
[what?]
For a moment, I had doubts.
The monster that was trying to eat me slowly closed its mouth and retreated.
The fangs and claws that had been embedded in my body also began to fall out.
[Ugh…!]
Although the process was painful, the important thing was something else.
[•••Is the wound healing?]
Wounds that seemed like they would kill me at any moment began to heal in an instant.
The blood that flowed heavily on the floor disappeared.
The sight of a torn body being restored.
It wasn’t a situation that could be explained in words.
[•••What the heck is this… happening…]
When you can’t figure out what the heck is going on.
That Hr… sam-geu-reu –
[•••!]
The monsters that had been gathered around me gradually distanced themselves from me.
One step, then two steps.
The monsters were slowly retreating.
Suddenly, one by one, they began to slowly lower their heads.
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[Crazy, what is this.]
Those who have no intelligence at all and only feel hungry.
You bow your head to me?
Is this a dream?
Unless it was a dream I had while really dead, it was a situation that I couldn’t understand at all.
I was so flustered that I didn’t even realize I was taking a step back.
Bam.
Something like a wall touched my back and blocked my movements.
I knew it was just a plain with nothing there.
There was no way there could be anything behind me.
I thought it was a monster, so I quickly turned around to check its identity.
[army!]
The wounds that were inflicted all over his body healed in an instant.
There are countless monsters bowing their heads to me.
It didn’t matter now.
There was a bigger problem at hand.
[What is this… a tree…?]
What touched my back wasn’t a wall.
A giant tree.
I couldn’t tell how huge it was or how tall it was.
The branches spread out without gaps, so wide that they almost blocked the sky.
However, it dried up without even a single leaf growing.
I can only guess that it is a dead tree.
The problem is more than that.
The question is, when on earth did a tree like this appear?
[•••What the…what the.]
If it’s such a huge tree, it’s impossible not to have seen it before.
It was so absurd that no other review indices were discovered.
Where on earth did this tree come from?
In the midst of repeated situations where I can’t understand anything.
-Found it.
A voice came to my ear.
[Who is it!]
I look around at the sudden voice.
No matter how much I looked, I couldn’t see anyone who would talk to me.
-You finally found it.
No matter how I react, the sound continues.
-The embers that will burn this long, arduous task.
I turned my head after looking around for a while.
I looked up at the tree.
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Even though I thought that it couldn’t be true.
Because for some reason my gaze was drawn to it.
[…no way.]
Could it be that you are talking to me?
Is this the tree?
– Nice to meet you.
The greeting he gave was truly gentle.
The feeling of a sublime presence there made me feel like I could vomit right away.
My danjeon is shaking and I feel vibrations in my body.
-I am the fifth world tree that took root in this false land.
As the conversation continued, I felt myself gradually becoming dizzy.
My weak vessel cannot withstand the sound of the tree and is slowly cracking.
-They say it is called ‘no sprout’.
The moment I heard the name of the tree.
I felt like my body was melting.
My body started to tremble and drool.
I feel the roots of a tree appearing from somewhere enveloping me.
This meeting took place in a hellish realm.
This was the starting point when I had no choice but to kill all the other review indices.
That was the reason why I caught Cheonma’s eye later.
‘The seed of the tree.’
Could it be because of the memories from that time?
To the words, “The seed of what a beast does.”
I couldn’t help but think of that tree.
My memories of that day are hazy and foggy, and I can’t see clearly.
As if it was a dream.
Or he spits out words to me as if to tell me to think that way.
I could never think that way.
At least I know very well that it is not a dream.
“•••What is that?”
But the guy shuts his mouth again in response to my question.
I had no intention of waiting for silence.
Whoosh! I tried to reach out my hand to the beads.
[world!]
The guy starts talking urgently.
Even speaking was difficult, and his voice was full of gasping for breath.
It wasn’t a situation where I could care about that.
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“World? What world? Explain clearly.”
[•••The seed is… the seed… . The tree is… the world.]
“This is fucking bullshit. Is that what you call an explanation? Are you trying to get behind me?”
I knew from the beginning that he couldn’t speak properly.
I was so angry when I heard the explanation like that.
I just wanted to grab the beads and the crowbar.
[•••When a tree… grows… it will perish.]
• ••
I had to force my hands to stop as he spoke.
What are those scary words?
“This is a seed. When the tree grows, it will perish?”
[Knock knock.]
“This world? If not, what else would be destroyed?”
[Knock knock…]
“Stop nodding and start talking, you punk.”
I don’t know how it will be destroyed though.
“•••Why is something so scary here?”
This was the part I was most curious about.
If what he says is true, then this is truly the most terrifying thing in the world.
That’s what I meant when I said that something like that was just being carelessly left alone.
[Huh?]
The guy reacted as if he didn’t know how.
“I’m going to turn around.”
I couldn’t tell if what he said was true or not.
Plus, there are beads that our ancestors brought and placed here.
I couldn’t believe that something so horrifying could happen.
“What do you mean it’ll explode if I touch it?”
[•••Can’t handle it….]
“So what the hell are you dealing with… Wait a minute. You fucking punk, if I touch this, are you going to suck it again?”
[…]
“Then it’s not because of me, it’s because of you!”
If it’s that dangerous, you shouldn’t eat it in the first place.
“Are you crazy? My life was already ruined because you sucked everything I touched.”
[•••Krrrr…]
But he cries as if it is unfair.
Isn’t that the reality?
Because I was so hungry, I ate everything and I was the only one suffering.
“I’m going crazy. Really.
I wiped my forehead from the nagging headache.
What were the ancestors of the Gu family thinking?
Where on earth did you get these things and put them here?
“•••Does your father know?”
At least I didn’t know that this bead contained such a secret.
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I was just wondering if it was a one-time event and that I was just checking it out and looking around.
If what I just heard is correct.
I wonder if my father knows.
‘I don’t think you know… .’
The reason is that if I touch it now, it will explode.
It could be that the energy you have is so great that I can’t handle it.
It could be said that the marbles might burst and the seeds might be planted in the ground.
‘It’s a big deal.’
I remember a tree I met one day.
-Would you like to sign the contract?
A dog-like tree that asks questions without giving you only one choice.
I never want to see that sight again.
‘•••I have to go see it again.’
Somehow.
I had to head towards the devil’s realm where I had fallen in my previous life.
There was a secret in the magic mirror that fell at that time.
How many years did he roll around there?
At least ten years.
I spent quite a long time in the Demon Realm.
There were countless people who died as well.
Some survived for long periods of time.
The sleeping dragon did that.
Seolbong was like that.
The small sword was also alive.
Those who have just reached the terms and conditions.
As time passed, Irip passed.
The flow of time was originally like that.
‘•••This world is fucking shit.’
Later, when they returned to their original world.
Surprisingly, it had only been ten days since he had fallen into the demon realm.
Other later indices that had died there also returned alive.
Even as if the time spent in the Demon Realm never existed.
This is the state of returning to before falling into the devil’s realm.
The most important thing there is.
The point is that no one remembers what happened there.
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A guy who died in place of someone else.
Even those who betrayed their comrades to survive.
There was also a guy who was dying while screaming for help.
Even the guys who were confessing their affection to each other.
No one remembered what happened in the Demon Realm.
Everyone except me is talking.
It was only then that I understood what he had said to me.
‘A false world.’
Time and the world.
A magical realm where everything is twisted and broken.
That was the kind of place it was.
and.
I was thinking of heading there soon.
[Krrrrrr •••Krrrr.]
Meanwhile, the thing inside my stomach starts to thrash around as if it’s in pain.
From the moment you started answering my questions, something seemed strange.
Aside from hunger, this is the first time I’ve seen this guy shake like this.
What could be the problem?
Can I ask you more?
“•••In the end, the conclusion is that you shouldn’t touch it.”
I wanted to touch it right away to see if it was a lie.
If it was true, it would be a fucked up situation so I couldn’t do it rashly.
Honestly, even now.
I still had the feeling of wanting to snatch the marbles.
‘Is this kind of impulse also a problem?’
It’s as if the beads are tempting me.
Whether it’s true or false.
I thought it would be better to get out of this disgusting feeling quickly.
‘The question is whether we should leave it like this.’
If it’s something dangerous anyway.
I wonder if I should just leave it like this.
Also, I wondered what I could do since there was already a barrier in place.
‘•••Should I sneak a word to my father?’
It’s an ancestral thing.
Even if I go out like that, if you touch this carelessly.
There was no way of knowing what kind of scolding would come from my father.
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“It’s still hard for me to be a dog to my father… .”
Even later on, I wondered if it would even be possible.
Look down at the beads quietly.
with a splash-!
First of all, I turned around and went outside.
“It won’t go over like this.”
[Knock knock…]
“Explain it properly later.”
[…]
To the words I blurt out as if hammering nails into them.
The guy shrinks and avoids answering.
I had no intention of letting it go like this.
‘The land is so vast.’
The hidden secrets are all so dirty and big.
All the things that happen are things that make my head feel like it’s going to explode.
Stroking my throbbing hair.
He headed towards Mo Yong-hee, who was waiting outside.
First of all, we had to get down to the campsite before it was too late.
Take the road from the center and go outside.
Mo Yong-hee was still waiting for me with an upright posture.
I immediately looked back when I heard the sound of someone coming out of the entrance.
When I made eye contact with Mo Yong-hee.
She took a step towards me.
“Did you finish your work well?”
“•••Uh, um, uh.”
Did you do well?
No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t seem to be the case.
I wonder if you noticed something in my tone.
But Mo Yong-hee’s expression changes slightly.
It seemed like he didn’t want to ask any more questions.
I guess it’s because he knew I wouldn’t answer if he asked.
‘•••Anyway, I’m aware of it.’
I let out a small sigh and turned back.
When trying to take a step.
“Your Majesty, 1st Duke.”
Mo Yong-hee calls me briefly.
“why.”
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I answered, wondering what was going on.
Mo Yong-hee slightly extends her hand towards me.
I frowned slightly as I looked at her white, beautiful hands.
“What is this…?”
“Can I hold your hand?”
“what?”
For a moment, I thought I had misheard and looked at Mo Yong-hee.
Mo Yong-hee was looking at me without any change in her facial expression.
What is this?
His pupils were trembling as if he was very flustered by the unexpected sound.
Mo Yong-hee, who had been observing my expression, slowly took my hand away.
“I guess not yet.”
“•••What are you doing now?”
“It’s okay. I have plenty of time.”
As if he had no regrets, Mo Yong-hee passed by and went down the road first.
“•••What is it…? What is it?”
To Mo Yong-hee’s sudden strange behavior.
It felt like all the things I had experienced with the beads just now were disappearing from my mind.
Looking at that kind of Mo Yong-hee.
Suddenly, I noticed that her ears were red.
It seems like he feels embarrassed too.
Then why just now… .
‘no way.’
Suddenly, a thought crosses my mind.
I didn’t mean to make it seem complicated to you, did I?
Surely not.
It’s not anyone else, it’s that Mo Yong-hee.
“•••No way.”
Even though I thought it was not true.
I recall the conversation I had with Mo Yong-hee just before.
The current Muronghee Ah is also like the Demon Sword Marquis.
I had a feeling that things might be a lot different from my previous life.
Is that really a good thing?
I couldn’t dare to be sure of that.
However, that doesn’t mean it has a bad meaning.
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I slowly looked at the back of Mo Yong-hee, who was walking ahead.
So I took a step.
And by the time we got to the campsite.
The sun was rising little by little.
“… Where… did you two… go…?”
Namgungbi was waiting for me with cold eyes.
