〈Episode 449〉 Ah, this isn’t it.
When was it?
No, how much time has passed?
I don’t remember exactly.
It was such a long time ago, and it’s also a memory I don’t really want to remember.
It’s something I want to bury deep in my heart or erase from my memory.
Even with those feelings, there are definitely things that are unforgettable.
No, rather, the more those memories were like that, the more vivid they were in my memory.
That’s what I remember from that time.
I became accustomed to the foul smell unique to the Demon Realm.
The rising red moon now feels like an ordinary light.
It was when I woke up late at night to stand guard as usual.
As time passed, the number of survivors decreased, and the order of the people became more and more tangled.
Hwaruk.
As the darkness grew thicker, fireworks were lit to obscure the view.
Even though the bet was as small as a rat’s dung, it only brightened up my vision and my body didn’t get much warmer.
I’m keeping it because I think it would be nice to have it.
Pick-!
A gust of wind blows from somewhere and blows out the flame.
[…]
He looked to the left with a frown as he watched the flame go out pitifully.
[What are you doing, you want to fall behind?]
It really brought out the annoyance.
That’s because the wind just now was an artificial wind created by a bet.
The person who extinguished my flame was looking at me with his characteristically cold gaze.
[You, of course. I warned you not to light a fire without permission.]
I clicked my tongue briefly at the woman’s cold voice.
[What can I do if I can’t see anything? If I can see something, I should stand guard or something.] [If you can’t see anything, then don’t look. If you can’t see this, then you won’t be able to see anything anyway.]
My brows furrow involuntarily at his firm words.
[You’re talking shit.] [That’s the truth. It’s better than having a monster rush at you when they see your flames.]
He blurts out something rude as if nothing happened, then grabs my long blonde hair and ties it behind my back.
The short white neckline makes it impossible for men to take their eyes off her.
Instead, I just avoided eye contact there.
It was not the woman’s beauty but her words that cut deeper.
[You’re weak, so crawl on your own. Is that what it means?]
I saw the woman’s shoulders tremble slightly at my words.
[… I didn’t mean it like that…] [No, it’s not like that. It’s okay, it’s not like it’s the first or second time.]
Now, there was no need to let such words hurt my pride.
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There is no way that my crushed and shattered pride can remain intact.
No, there was just a little bit left.
[… You guys who are so smart don’t know.]
So maybe that’s why I blurted out those words without realizing it.
[You have no idea what I feel like rolling around on the floor.] […]
The golden eyes turn this way.
There was a subtle irritation in those eyes.
I couldn’t even understand that annoyance.
The first person to rise to prominence, replacing Oryongsambong, is said to be a talent of all time.
That’s her nickname now.
Why do people find compliments on talent so annoying?
That was something I couldn’t figure out.
[What do you know to say that…?]
She told me that because she felt uncomfortable.
I just accept it indifferently.
[You said that because you know me so well?] […]
At my words, the woman, Sogeomseong, bites her lips.
I sigh when I see that.
This is an unnecessary argument.
I especially hated arguing with people who were more talented.
No matter what we say, it’s obvious we won’t understand each other.
Why would I have such a bothersome conversation?
As I was shaking my head at that thought, this time she asked me a question.
[You… why are you always so dissatisfied?] [What?] [If you act like that about everything, does that make you feel better?] [This b*tch. Now you’re trying to teach me things over and over again? Why are you trying to do something that even my parents couldn’t do?]
yes.
My parents didn’t do it, so I’m in this situation.
I swallowed those words.
[No matter how good you are, this is.] [I’m not good.] [Who are you kidding me about?]
You’re the one who’s taking care of all the fancy things, and you’re saying you’re not fancy? What kind of bullshit is that?
one.
[…I really wasn’t that good.]
Sogeomseong said that to me in a tired voice.
I still couldn’t understand what he was saying though.
[Yeah, you’re not that good.]
I just decided to skip over it because it was annoying.
What more can you do if you say you are not good enough?
I just wanted this time to pass quickly.
Not only was the night watch annoying, but it was also uncomfortable to stand next to Sogeomseong.
The order ended up like this because the one standing in front became food for the demon.
We already grind our teeth whenever we meet.
Those two are stuck together like this.
Seolbong, that rotten bitch, she must have known that.
It’s a fucking chore to schedule a night watch.
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That girl must have known that I was uncomfortable with the small sword, so she made me like this on purpose.
Anyway, she was a woman I didn’t like.
Anyway, it had been about seven days and nights since the two of them had become a couple.
Among them, today was particularly busy with conversation.
Oh, of course the conversation wasn’t peaceful and it was like before.
After a few more growls like that, silence began to flow.
I found this silence more comfortable, so I just sat there and counted the number of pebbles on the floor.
Sogeomseong immediately asked something strange.
[What is your goal?] [… Huh?]
I frowned at those words without realizing it.
What are you saying…?
It was such an unexpected question. What is your goal?
[What are you talking about all of a sudden?] [I wonder if someone like you has a goal.] [Why are you suddenly picking a fight? Are you crazy?]
It was absurd.
It felt like I was just staring at a rock and then got hit by it.
A goal in the meantime? A goal?
[…]
I thought about it carefully, but nothing in particular came to mind.
The goal wasn’t a life that I necessarily sought after.
If you have no affection for life itself, what kind of goal can you have?
How could something like that exist? It’s just breathing and living.
The more I think about it, the more upset I feel.
He looked at Sogeomseong with a trembling expression and asked what he had to say.
[So you. Do you have a goal?] […]
At my question, Sogeomseong turns his head and avoids eye contact.
[What? You don’t have any? It’s the same. What.]
As I said that with a smile, Sogeomseong turned his head towards me with his eyes bright.
It looks like he’s really upset that I said the same thing to him.
[…there is….]
In contrast to his fierce expression, his voice is extremely gentle.
I feel a little bit of embarrassment mixed in.
[There is? What is it?]
I wasn’t really curious about this at all, but I just asked.
Because I don’t need to know what other people’s goals are.
[…]
To my question, Sogeomseong did not answer for a long time.
I wondered what kind of great goal it was that made him hesitate so much.
Are you the leader of the martial arts world or something like that?
That might be a bit difficult.
Well, I guess you can have such a goal since you’re so talented.
As I was waiting for an answer with that thought in my mind, Sogeomseong spoke in a very small voice.
[…Mayo.] [What?]
It was so quiet that I couldn’t hear it very well. I strained my ears and asked again.
[…Mom…]
Sogeomseong said that to me with slightly reddened ears.
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mom?
[…?]
When I heard that, I made a strange expression and slightly distanced myself.
[…what.]
What do you mean, “Mom” out of the blue?
Did I hear that wrong?
[…mom?] […]
I asked back just in case, but judging by his reaction, it seemed like I hadn’t misheard.
Sogeomseong, who saw my reaction, started to get angry, as if he was being treated unfairly.
[… Why…? Is that weird?] [Then wouldn’t it be weird? Out of the blue, your mom is your goal.] [… Your mom is a great goal. Why don’t you know that?] [Is it because your mom isn’t here? I don’t really know.] […]
Sogeomseong shuts his mouth tightly for a moment at the self-harm that was spoken plainly.
I didn’t mean to say that because I wanted to make it that way.
[No, so why is that the goal?]
Why, out of all the great things that have happened, is it ‘Mom’?
It was the most incomprehensible thing I’ve ever heard.
[… It’s not like that’s necessarily my goal.] [You just said that was my goal.] [I just meant that I dream of a normal life.] [Hmm?]
A normal life?
[Meet someone. Fall in love. Get married. Have children. Fight and make up. And grow old together. That’s the kind of life it is.]
The more I listen to it, the more my mouth feels dry.
[You can do it. What’s the problem?]
Because it didn’t seem like something grand enough to be set as a goal.
It wasn’t that I wanted to become a powerful master.
It wasn’t that I wanted to become the owner of a great Sega.
Sogeomseong’s words that she wants to live like a really ordinary woman sound difficult to me in another sense.
I couldn’t understand why she insisted on calling it a goal when she could do it right now.
I wonder if he noticed my feelings.
Sogeomseong laughs bitterly with an unknown smile.
[Yes, it’s really easy.]
Even though he said that, I could clearly hear the quiet words he was saying.
-That easy thing is really difficult… .
He said.
After saying those words, she said nothing more.
I didn’t ask any more questions.
I followed her lead and kept my mouth shut, as if in silent cooperation, with the illusion that the night had somehow become darker.
But that day ends like that.
Strangely, the memory of that day did not disappear from my mind.
What was so great about this conversation that I can’t forget it?
If we look for the reason,
I think it might be because that was the starting point where I started to take her in without realizing it.
The reason I started chasing Sogeomseong was because I was curious about the fact that that great woman’s goal was nothing more than mediocrity.
Or maybe it was the desolation in the face of the woman who said it that was the problem.
Even now, I’m still not sure.
When I realized it myself, it was right after I had become like that without even knowing it.
It was probably around this time that the goal she had been asking about came into my arms.
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I didn’t tell anyone.
A goal that I myself didn’t know I had until I died.
The funny thing is….
Whether it’s her goal or my goal.
The point is that in our previous lives, until the moment we died, we never achieved that with each other.
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Is this an illusion?
no.
No matter how I looked at it, it wasn’t an illusion.
The swordsman’s gaze was clearly directed at me.
Why are you looking at me among these countless mines?
I kept checking to see if it was a coincidence, but Sogeomseong’s gaze was fixed on me and he didn’t move.
I looked into her golden eyes and felt embarrassed.
thud.
“…!”
I felt an unknown vibration inside my body.
Stroke the chest.
‘what?’
Thud… thud.
The vibration never stops and is felt continuously in my chest.
I swallowed my saliva as the feeling grew bigger and bigger.
‘…this.’
Vibrations felt within the body.
I thought I knew something about this identity.
He immediately turned his gaze to Sogeomseong.
She was still looking at me with surprised eyes.
This time, I will probably have a similar expression.
I guess she feels something like I do.
I clenched my fists as I recalled that.
‘Shit.’
Thud. Thud.
A vibration that continues to ring.
no.
This wasn’t a vibration.
It’s resonance.
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This is the same energy resonating with each other.
When I was convinced of that, my eyes rolled back quickly.
Why didn’t I expect this?
‘… What the hell, how could you have predicted this?’
It’s an energy that even I can’t feel.
Is it properly contained in the body, or has it disappeared?
It’s a fact that I’ve been suffering from without even being able to properly confirm.
This energy that is resonating with the spirit of the sword right now.
‘Divine Sword… .’
It was definitely her energy that I had encountered in this life.
According to my mother’s words, I am carrying her energy in my body.
That’s what’s resonating with the small sword that’s up there right now.
She must be feeling that too, which is why she is making that expression.
This was a mistake.
‘I didn’t know it would be like this.’
It is an unexpected fact that the energies would resonate with each other.
I was sure that the Demon Emperor would feel it, since it was the essential power that I possessed.
‘… Even something like this?’
This was something I really didn’t know Sogeomseong would feel.
The problem is.
‘You can’t even hide this.’
The thing about this divine sword’s energy is that I don’t know how to handle it, so I can’t hide it.
Thanks to that….
Boom boom boom-!
The resonance with her was growing more and more intense.
I was starting to feel nauseous as my head started to ring.
“… You even called me. Are you really thinking of going to war?”
I heard Mage talking while looking at the sword.
“It seems like you guys are the ones who want to see blood, not me. Don’t you?”
The voice he spoke with the corners of his lips curled up seemed much more murderous than before.
It really felt like I was going to kill them all at any moment.
In response to this, Cheonjon still held onto his luggage and spoke to Maje.
“I tell you again, we came here to make a deal.”
“If you keep talking nonsense, I will rip your tongue out right here and now.”
Knock knock knock.
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The floor where the demon was standing cracked!
Shallow flames can be seen rising from the scorched ground.
“This is a good thing. Since that incompetent bitch is here, I can just kill them both right here and now.”
This is fucking crazy.
A guy who has no intention of killing.
It was obvious that he was thinking hard in his head about how to send it back.
thud….
‘Ugh.’
The resonance felt in the lower abdomen becomes increasingly intense.
Then, I felt someone approach me and put a hand on my back.
The bet that was in the body is circulated.
The resonance was still there, but it felt a little better?
When I looked up with a sudden sensation, I saw that the Demon Sword Master had come over to me and was touching my back.
The Demon Sword Master looks at me and asks.
“…are you okay…?”
“… Thank you… for your support.”
I was surprised.
I couldn’t help but look at the Demon Sword Master with a look of surprise.
Why would someone who is terrified of touching others act like this?
It was fortunate that I felt like I could live a little thanks to it, but I couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.
When I was barely able to cool my head with the help of the Demon Sword Master.
Easy!
The small sword that was floating in the sky gradually descends to the ground.
“…”
It becomes more evident when you look at it up close.
What I’m saying is that what’s in front of me is her from back then.
In addition to an appearance that is not inferior to that of the Demon Sword Master.
She was a woman with splendid blonde hair and an exotic aura.
She is much more mature than the Wisul-ah I met after her regression, and has a more enlightened appearance.
I feel an extremely subdued atmosphere.
“… Maje.”
The sword master, who had come down gently to the ground, opens his mouth as he looks at the demon.
Maze, who confirmed that, growled and raised his voice.
“It seems like your life is not important. You came all the way here on your own.”
“…we don’t want a fight.”
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“With this much power behind you, you don’t want to fight? I don’t think you’re going to tell me to trust you.”
“…”
“Just tell me honestly that you want war. Then I will deal with you wholeheartedly.”
“… As the Heavenly Lord said, we want to do business with you…”
Kukukukukuku-!
Before the swordsman could finish speaking, a huge flame shot out from the demon.
The sword of the Sogeomseong floating in the air dug into the flames.
After that, the flames were seen disappearing just like before.
It was black flame mixed with magic, so the power of the perm she had must have erased it.
While Sogeomseong frowned at the sudden attack.
The majesty speaks to her.
“You are still mistaken.”
The flames continued to burn splendidly over the demon’s body without stopping.
“Do you still believe that this can be resolved through dialogue?”
The minions immediately release their magic at the Mage’s actions.
“I thought I had already burned all the flower gardens in my head. I guess there are still some left.”
“… Maje.”
Sogeomseong bites his lips.
Even in the midst of all this, I felt her gaze often turning to me for a moment.
“If there’s something you want, I’ll try to steal it…”
“…I will return your brain to you.”
The body of the demon who was about to jump in at any moment stood tall at the words of the small swordsman.
I too was taken aback by this.
Of course, I hesitated for another reason.
‘Thunder Fang… you say?’
After hearing that, I looked at the Demon Sword Master.
Magumhu was not hiding his displeasure at Sogeomseong’s words.
Looking at that expression, it seems like the brain is really over there.
‘That’s… what does that mean?’
I could feel my heart beating faster at these facts.
That would be the case.
Because in my memory, the brain of the Demon Sword Master never left her hands even once.
