episode_0069

‘Han Si-woo.’

The child she mentioned was so obvious that it made me scream in my heart.

‘Unbelievable!’

I have never told anyone in this world the contents of this novel. No matter how close you are or how much you trust someone, I knew that this fact would never be revealed and that it was a story that would have to be taken to the grave.

But how does she know this much detail?

‘What is the possibility that her delusions were just coincidental?’

I shook my head slightly. This is because it was too similar to the original to be dismissed as a delusion, such as being able to see the future with an extraordinary ability or the unborn child becoming the center of the world.

“No, of course I refused. I had no sense of reality and I was only a middle school student. Then he disappeared, saying he would come back later.”

“… Did he call himself the devil?”

“Rather than saying that he was the devil, he said that he had been called the devil. The name… Uh, ah, Alex? Alex I think it was something. Ugh… Sorry.”

It’s Alex. Strangely enough, it’s a devil with a human name.

I calmly accepted her unique, muddy gaze that seemed to be thinking about something, but contained deep emotions.

In fact, although I was acting resolute on the outside, a torrent of agony was rushing through my heart right now. Because the other side of the original work that I didn’t know about was gradually coming to the surface.

“And the devil who came back said that he would start giving his powers to people. this… This ability itself is the power of the devil. Humans will react to the demonic energy spreading throughout this world.”

“… .”

“And then, you appeared on television and gave the Earth something called magical power.”

She flinched when she caught my gaze. She probably didn’t expect such an absurd development.

It was an absurd statement. Yes, it was such a vague and absurd statement, but it gradually took shape in a concrete and clear form, and it began to tighten in my mind.

“Well, I was briefly given a supernatural ability by that demon in the past. I saw the future. Of course, it may be an illusion created by the devil, but it is so specific… .”

“You received abilities?”

“It was temporary. It lasted less than a second. I thought it was nonsense and had forgotten about it, but that day it came back to me. That’s why I reacted intuitively first during the Gate incident. Of course, if you hadn’t helped me, I would have died.”

“… What was the future like in that fantasy?”

“It was prospering. It was truly prosperous, but it was such vain prosperity. All humans were living a false reality.”

“… .”

‘It’s scary,’ I thought.

The story, which seems overly fragile, is actually so shocking that it is strange not to feel scared.

It was simply because what came out of the mouth of the girl in front of me was an abnormal story that went beyond common sense, or rather, beyond common sense.

“So, when I thought the vision I saw was true, I immediately looked for him. I need to meet my uncle. I must meet you and tell you this story. I know it was a huge inconvenience, but at the time, I didn’t have time to think about such things.”

“You already knew that I was the devil. Why did you bother to tell me that?”

The development goes by like lightning. It was already too late to explain the facts. No, it’s something that can’t even be explained. Because I can’t tell the truth about this Elm.

It was a misunderstanding, but it was a misunderstanding that could never be resolved, so I had no choice but to accept it.

Even if she admitted it, it didn’t seem like she would say anything else.

“The reason is… .”

She was speaking in the most energetic voice possible, but from the looks of it, she wasn’t like that at all. He was clearly talking as if nothing had happened, but he looked like he was about to collapse at any moment.

“Ah, because you didn’t exist in that world. I thought I had to let you know… .”

“I… None?”

As she repeated quietly what she had heard, a tear rolled down her cheek as her emotions grew stronger.

Looking at that, I suppressed a small bitter smile.

“I know it’s presumptuous, and I know you think it’s arrogant. But if that future is true, then in the future… .”

As my mind gradually cooled down, my thoughts, which had reached their limit, were gradually returning to normal rpm.

Now that I think about it, Yoon Sia has been calling me uncle again, not professor or dean for some time. I’m sure she got emotional too.

‘Right.’

That was the reason why this child always wanted to be by my side and did not want to leave. My very existence was constantly pushing her mentally.

Since I wasn’t in the future she saw, she probably thought I was going to die. That’s why I think he was even more obsessed with me and was trying to find and eliminate all risk factors to save me.

I guess he was willing to endure being hated and do his best for her.

It was funny to those who knew the truth, but it was something that couldn’t just be laughed at.

‘… ‘It’s cute.’

He may have thought of himself as a devil who lost the battle for rank in the demon world and was exiled to Earth.

‘It’s only natural what she saw.’

If what Yoon Shia saw was the original, then of course I wouldn’t exist.

If I had met a being called the devil before falling into this world, it wouldn’t have been a new story for me to write.

I slowly got up from my seat, walked around the desk, and walked towards her. He lowered his head and lightly placed his hand on her shoulder, who was very timid.

“… Ah.”

“Foolish guy. Did you really think I was going to die? This Elm? It’s so absurd that I’m about to laugh.”

I gently raise the hand that was holding her shoulder, lightly squeeze her chin, and slowly raise it up so that she makes eye contact with me.

I can hear her nervously gurgling and swallowing her saliva through my fingers.

He lightly caressed her cute neck with his fingers and smiled.

“The future you see is not always right. Did that future you now have this ability? Have we become the same species as this Elm?”

“Ah, ah… .”

“Yes.”

What did I do?

In fact, I didn’t even know it myself. Why did he raise his arm and lightly hug someone? I didn’t know much.

One thing was certain: I was hugging and pulling someone, and I could feel that person’s arrogant softness against my chest.

The person was trembling slightly, and the rich, rich scent of peaches tickled my nostrils.

“Yes. The prophecy was wrong. The future you saw will not become reality. Look, hasn’t it already gone awry?”

Her hands are shaking violently as she has nowhere to go.

Because he didn’t expect my actions, he couldn’t come to his senses because his wish had suddenly come true.

When I looked at her, I saw that she was out of breath, as if she was extremely drunk on something. I can’t believe I’m out of breath just from the fluctuations of my emotions.

Her pupils, which had been vertically slit, widened, and her once pure white skin became so hot that it seemed like it might have originally been red.

I was worried that if things continued like this, her long hair would turn gray like Marie Antoinette the day before her execution, so I patted her back and slowly pushed her away.

“Ah… .”

A slow breath escapes from moist, red lips with an expression of regret.

When I saw that, I chuckled and shook my head slightly.

“Don’t worry. I never die. This is a dragon’s oath with the dragon’s heart, and it will never be broken. So, don’t act rashly either.”

“Ah, yes. yes Uncle!”

… Who is this?

This girl standing in front of me.

It’s so fascinating and bewitching that it’s rather strange.

I immediately realized that it was the girl who had been consulting with me just a moment ago, so I scratched the back of my head, feeling like my mind was pounding.

“… Hmm.”

All I could do was clear my throat a little and soothe my embarrassment.

*

“It’s a cruel world.”

Immediately after she left with a happy expression on her face, I became serious again and sat down on the chair in the principal’s office, crossing my legs greatly.

Because I had been chain-smoking, the ashtray was full of cigarette butts, and my favorite ballpoint pen was crushed on the desk.

This is because I unconsciously grabbed the pen strongly while organizing my complicated thoughts.

Looking at the black plastic fragments of the broken ballpoint pen lying around on the desk in my office, I put another piece of tobacco in my mouth.

What I gained from my conversation with her was so shocking. Especially the history behind the world that does not appear in the novel.

Yoon Sia. To quote the woman who met the devil who was Alex or something, the world of “Kiss: A Sense” was a world that could hardly be considered a romance novel at all.

No, it’s probably a romance. They are the only ones who do not know the truth of the world.

‘I was wondering how on earth humanity overcame the crisis in the original work. Was it something like this?’

okay. In the worldview of “Kiss Siege Sense,” humanity has not triumphed over monsters.

Rather, it was a dystopian worldview without dreams or hope, ruled by demons.

False prosperity, vain wishes.

They are like pigs being raised by demons, believing they have won.

They are trapped in a fantasy world where they dream of romance and say they are happy while living in a huge slaughterhouse with no future.

‘I didn’t understand that Africa was still in the same state at the time of the original work.’

This was the most puzzling part. When I read the novel, I didn’t think much of it, but when I entered this world, it was the part that felt the most disconnected from reality.

An entire continent has been taken over by monsters, and they are still teeming with monsters. Why didn’t they think about dealing with it?

Even though the blade is still pointed below humanity’s neck.

I guess that was the reason why it was simply called the Dark Continent and access to it was prohibited, just like the ban on the seas was issued in the Middle Ages.

and.

Considering that the supernatural ability came from demons.

If so, there is a high probability that the first generation hunters at the time of the original work, or rather the hunter leaders, knew the truth.

Most of them accepted the devils and sympathized with the cruel task of human hunting, and even if they were not directly related, they were clearly related somewhere and became cogs in the devil’s system of domination of mankind.

Those who rejected it would have fallen asleep in the dark and never been able to open their mouths.

Come to think of it, why were there so many cases of missing civilians mentioned in romance novels? I was foolish in thinking that it was simply to publicize the ferocity of the hunter-gatherer worldview.

‘You bastards.’

My fists trembled from the feeling of betrayal towards the hunters. The guys I tried so hard to raise, or at least the first generation hunters mentioned in the story, are traitors to humanity.

How did they take over the world’s leadership in the future? The answer appears. It must have been a place created by those damn scum.

They are the sympathizers of the devils who breed and eat pigs with the honey of the magic civilization. If that’s the case, wouldn’t they also be nothing more than devils wearing a sword?

Clink!

The crystal ashtray that was thrown with all its might flew to the wall and shattered, scattering fragments.

The cigarette ash that was contained in it splashed everywhere and left black stains on the oil painting on the wall, but it was nothing to worry about at the moment.

“I will never let that happen.”

After falling into this world, I made a promise to myself, and even now, thinking about it as my ultimate goal, I took out my greatsword.

Yes. A principle of action that is the basis of the character Elm Northmund that can never be forgotten and must not be forgotten.

“We protect the world of humanity by annihilating monsters.”

And that doesn’t mean the word ‘end’ will be used. As revealed in the conversation a little while ago, a new goal has emerged.

That’s it,

─The annihilation of the devil.

We must slaughter them first before pushing humanity into the slaughterhouse.

We will never allow a future to come where human beings with their own dignity are raised as livestock and treated as worthless red paint to be scattered on the earth.

Having come to that conclusion, the red dragonian roughly opened the door to the principal’s office and headed outside.