episode_0005

II.

I lost my mind to the point where I thought, ‘Ah, this is something called fainting.’ I thought it was okay, but I woke up again to this heat and pain ravaging my brain, and not anywhere else.

Time has passed so much that I can’t even guess how much time has passed. Well, the world is at a standstill right now, so it would not be correct to say that time has ‘passed’.

I don’t know how my fucking 20th birthday turned out to be so eventful.

Is this by any chance called ‘birthday bread’? At first, I was beaten to death by Rom and his men, but now that it’s over, some ‘god-like guy’ is giving me pain I’ve never experienced before?

“Drink. It will be a little better.”

At some point, the man who referred to himself as ‘God’ was standing next to me, who was sitting ugly on the floor.

It’s like ‘I came and picked it up.’ Like a tsundere handing out a gift, what he bluntly holds out is a small water bottle filled with golden liquid, the same color as the golden magic circle he casted a moment ago.

“What is this… I will drink it well.”

I was about to ask what it was, but I met the man’s eyes. Eyes and words dripping with irritation. Being a generous person, I decided to understand and move on. I’ll say it again, I’m not criticizing men because they’re gods.

The liquid the man gave me definitely worked as he said. The headache that was burning and throbbing, as if my brain was beating instead of my heart, completely disappeared, and my vision, which had been fluttering and shaking, returned to normal.

“Wow~! It’s really amazing considering it was given to me by a tsundere… Huh!”

“ done. I don’t even have the energy to grab you. Anyway, I’ll just ask you a few questions and then I’ll be back.”

“Yes, yes.”

“First of all, you may feel it, but you were one of the pieces of the originally one soul that was split into three. Originally, it would have been normal for life to have ended badly due to a lack of soul. If you think back a little while ago, it makes sense, right? I almost died unfairly.”

“Hmm.”

“It may be unfair, but that’s how it ended for both of us except you. I mean you’re not the only one. Well, that doesn’t make it any less unfair. Anyway, in that situation, I don’t know if it was another god’s intervention, or a mistake, but I’m 90% sure it was a mistake.”

The man paused for a moment, emphasizing the word ‘mistake’ with particular force. Taking deep breaths as if holding back some anger.

“As it happens, I was holding two soul fragments that you were lacking at the scene of your mistake, and as those soul fragments were passed on to you, the souls that were lacking were united. And it became perfect.”

I finally understood a little bit of what he said. Certainly, if the phenomenon called God’s grace had not occurred, I would have died.

It’s also very unfair.

Well, honestly, I don’t really feel what the soul is saying about it.

“In the process of filling the soul, memories would have naturally mixed together. The fact that you suddenly thought of words like ‘birthday bread’ and ‘tsundere’ was also the aftermath.”

“Ah!”

These are certainly terms with meanings that I had not known before. These were words that came to my mind so naturally that I had no idea that they were unfamiliar words to me until he pointed them out.

“These are memories from a level you don’t know about, and I checked in advance to see if there was any knowledge among them that could be a major problem. Should I say I’m fortunate, or should I say it’s pathetic? There was no such high-level knowledge from the two souls. but… … .”

“But? What else is there?”

“The two souls each had special powers. A child from the dimension called Joseon had an innate ability to manipulate energy, that is, divine power. Although he died without being able to fully blossom, he lived as a soul for a long time, so his ability to wield a lot of divine power with a small amount of power became even more extraordinary. This is a very powerful force. Because your affinity for divine power and your ability to control divine power are so great that I was surprised.”

Yes. The memory, which is now entirely ‘my memory’, says that what the man said was true. As soon as he was born, he was killed by his mother, and as a spirit, he did his best to prevent troubles that would occur in his country.

By blocking bad energy, evil, or evil.

“Souls from a dimension called Meta had unique eyes. It’s an eye with such outstanding, or even ridiculous, power that it can be considered a kind of divine eye. It seemed that the child also made money through it in that dimension and lived quite a wealthy life. It must have been a little inconvenient to live in.”

This time I couldn’t agree. Most of what he said was correct, but when I look back at the part about it being ‘a little’ uncomfortable, I can’t say it was a little, based on my memories now. Why would he have stayed at home instead of going out with that money?

“That power is now yours. You may not feel it now, but as time goes by, you will definitely feel that you have already awakened.”

In a conversation like this, it’s time for the word ‘but’ to pop up.

“But the power given to you is too great to take it all with you.”

“Well, so?”

“There’s no need to be that nervous. Because this is actually for you. The fact that the fragmented soul has become one has the advantage of being free from deficiency, but it also has the disadvantage of having grown the soul to a point where it is difficult for the human body to handle it. As if a dragon was squeezed into a narrow cage. It’s fatal. Because the instability of the spirit and body may ultimately lead to collapse.”

“Failure?”

He uses scary words so casually that I can’t help but ask.

“Okay. The best case scenario is to just go crazy alone.”

“Mi, are you crazy? You say it’s the best case?”

“Okay. The worst case scenario is that the overflowing power and potential of the body leads to slaughter. In this case, the target is not just a person. It could happen that it destroys animals, monsters, people, and even this dimension itself in the future.”

“Wow… !”

The man said it was the worst, but in fact, it seemed like there was more to what he said than just going crazy alone and pooping around the neighborhood.

“Your reaction now is also different from your original reaction. Anyway, in the end, protecting you is the same as protecting this dimension. In fact, this is why I sighed when the soul fragment was merged into you.”

“… … .”

“Human life lasts at most 100 years. Even if a being has reached the state, it cannot last more than 500 years. For us, that is just a moment. But what I’m worried about is if you can’t handle your enlarged soul and it has a negative impact on this dimension.”

The long story certainly made sense. I nodded to indicate that I agreed with what he said.

“I plan to seal away a significant portion of the abilities of the two souls. However, you must keep in mind that this does not mean erasing or eliminating it. As your abilities and physical level increase, the seal will be automatically released and you will be able to use the power that belonged to your two souls more reliably and accurately.”

“If that’s the case, it’s fine.”

“Good means you agree to the sealing, right?”

“Yes.”

“Good.”

After hearing my confirmation, the man smiled with satisfaction for the first time since meeting me and rubbed his thumb and middle finger vigorously.

Exactly!

I felt a unique wind coming from the man pass through my body.

huh? You can’t feel any difference between a moment ago and now, right?

“Has it changed?”

“Actually, the seal was already done a long time ago. I just needed your consent as the person involved. You probably saw it too? 6 sealing magic circles.”

Then the man made a circular motion with his finger.

“Ah!”

Those golden concentric circles I saw before going crazy in pain. It seemed like he was saying that.

“You felt like you were going to die earlier, right? Because it’s painful?”

I nodded reflexively. Because it really was like that.

“That is a very basic symptom of spiritual and physical instability that occurs when the body cannot handle your enlarged soul. As you might expect, the sealing consisted of six stages. If you break up with me and easily succeed in ‘summoning’, your natural ability and awakening ability, the first seal will be released. And when that time comes, you will be able to guess the level you must reach to unlock the next seal without me having to explain it.”

“Is that so…? … .”

“Finally, I would like to give you some advice: Don’t settle. Also, don’t rest when training your body. Summoning may be your ability, but I recommend learning weapon skills. Unlike magic, those who use weapons train their bodies automatically even if their level is low.”

It’s a weapon.

So, are you saying I should take an article class? Suddenly, where?

Did you read my thoughts? Or did he read my eyes? The man looked at me, clicked his tongue and nodded as if he understood.

“I have freely sealed your power, so I will give you a price. In fact, it was also for you, so even if I can’t give you anything special. No, I don’t. Because he’s also the culprit behind losing my damn vacation!”

“… … .”

I felt it from the first time we met, but this man is not normal.

I roughly nodded my head fiercely. Hurry up and say what you have to say and disappear.

“I will provide information on basic knowledge and training methods for handling weapons. Even basic weapon skills. Take your pick. What weapon do you mainly want to use?”

“Can you recommend it?”

Was it surprising that the question was answered with a question? The man looked at me with slightly widened eyes, and for the first time, a friendly smile appeared on his lips.

And without the slightest hesitation, he opened his mouth and answered. In a firm tone.

“It is a window.”