episode_0076

Gulps and swallowing sounds can be heard here and there. A large number of people are staring at a single podium, holding their breath.

The one standing there, receiving everyone’s attention.

It was a man with red hair neatly slicked back and wearing a unique outfit that was hard to see around, no, it was something that was completely new to most people, except for a few people.

Soon, the surroundings became completely quiet. The man who had been waiting for him smiled and opened his mouth.

“The people gathered here are people who don’t care about every minute or second, so I’ll be brief.”

People nodded their heads at the man’s words that he would get straight to the point.

Indeed, as he said, most of the people gathered here were poor people who could not even afford to catch their breath.

The reason these people gathered in the first place was because they were told that they would be given food if they came here.

The man on the podium continued to open his mouth.

“I am a kind of practitioner who came to save those of you who are walking the wrong path.”

Seeing the man talking like that, several people let out a sigh, saying, ‘I knew it.’

The man, who seemed to be ignorant of the ways of the world, continued to open his mouth, not knowing whether he was aware of the atmosphere or not.

“We will give you dreams, we will give you hope.”

People were really shocked by the ridiculous nonsense. The world is so full of nonsense that it is hard to believe such nonsense.

There is no one here who is ignorant of the world.

The man standing on the podium seemed to be fully aware of him, as he smiled bitterly and gestured slightly behind him.

“You can refuse, the person we follow is not a mean person who sends you to hell just because you don’t believe in him.”

Then, from behind the stage, several people dressed in peculiar attire, similar to the man, came out carrying baskets full of bread and distributed them to the people.

“However, if you want to hear my story in detail, if you want to change your life, please stay here.”

After saying that, the man took a step back, carrying his luggage on his back.

Those who had come here to fulfill their purpose turned around and were about to head back to the cesspool covered in sewage where they were supposed to be.

“… What do you believe in?”

As if it was planned, a woman opened her mouth with perfect timing. Some stopped in their tracks at the sound of her voice, while others continued on their way.

And the man on the podium snickered as if he had been waiting for that question.

“I don’t know if you’ll believe me, but… ”

He pointed straight at himself and continued speaking.

“I too was a powerless weakling exploited by the strong.”

People tilted their heads with expressions filled with doubt. Their eyes widened at the man’s unbelievable words.

That makes sense… His current behavior is too clean for someone who lived in the slums. It’s obvious that he’s learned a lot.

If so, then those words must be words of empathy, so to speak, to appeal to their own difficulties in order to sympathize with them.

There’s no need to hear any more.

In that atmosphere, the man continued to open his mouth.

“I too was a resident of this cesspool, eating filth and sleeping with dirty rats.”

At the man’s words, people turned their heads one by one to look at him.

“I too was a member of a pitiful cesspool, without dreams, hopes, or even the strength to protect my loved ones. But.”

The man stretched out one of his arms towards the people.

“After following ‘Him’, I found purpose in life, hope, and strength.”

A small, black flame flickered above the man’s outstretched hand. People looked at him, as if they were moths drawn to the flame, fascinated by the beautiful flame.

“Here’s the problem, what’s the difference between me who came out of the gutter and you guys?”

Soon the man put out the flame and extended his index finger, slowly pointing at the people.

“Do you know why you are living in this cesspool?”

“You are powerless, not to mention those around you. You don’t even have the power to protect yourself.”

“You must be busy trying to survive day by day.”

“So you must be living a miserable life in this dirty cesspool, eating excrement.”

People frowned. But still, wasn’t that harsh?

I wanted to drag that bastard down from the stage and beat him up right away, thinking that he was like this because he wanted to be like this.

“…”

As the man said, since they were weak, they didn’t have the courage to bring down that man who was clearly strong.

He just frowned and kept his mouth shut.

The man opened his eyes wide at the sight of those people, spread his arms, and opened his mouth.

“But! If we follow ‘Him’, whom we believe in!”

Beating his chest, the man continued, his agitated voice somewhat calming.

“You won’t have to stay in this garbage place anymore.

Your future life will have purpose.

You won’t have to live as an underdog who only loses in the future. ”

The man who said that whispered softly, ‘It’s now,’ and took a step back.

Then, where the man had been standing, black flames began to swirl and burn, and a beautiful woman appeared from there.

“Hello~”

The half-naked woman smiled brightly and waved her arms at the people. It was Lily.

Lily scattered her magic as she recalled the request the man on the podium had made to her. The man nodded slightly at her appearance and continued speaking.

“I’ll give you a choice.”

Above Lily’s magic, the space began to ripple and a situation began to appear.

“First, spend the rest of your life in a cesspool with no dreams or hopes, eating dirty waste.”

In a dirty cesspool, a man is seen rummaging through trash cans to satisfy his hunger.

“Second, even if it is a little dangerous. Live in a place where you can dream, have hope, eat clean food instead of dirty filth, and keep your body warm.”

A man in his current attire is seen eating in places he never dreamed of, running around with loved ones, and training while absorbed in something.

“Decide comfortably.”

The man with crescent-shaped eyes smiled faintly.

“As I said before, the people we believe in are not the kind of vile people who send people to hell just because they don’t believe in them.”

Sure, his voice was small, but it had a strange power that made people focus on him.

“…”

People were worried.

According to his own beliefs, according to the man’s words, he chose whether to escape from this place or not.

One by one, people with worried expressions began to leave this place, but the man and woman just looked at them with expressionless faces.

There was no restraint whatsoever.

Now that we’ve confirmed that it’s safe to leave, there’s no need to hesitate.

People made their choice.

After so much time, there were only about fifteen people left.

Considering the number of people there at first, the number was small. The man opened his mouth with a sly smile, as if he had no regrets.

“Let me introduce myself again, I am Jack, a practitioner of the Cheonmasingyo.”

…

I looked at my colleague, who was sitting on the floor in a daze, as if his soul had left him.

“… What is this.”

“Jackal! Looks like Harang-nim sent you safely!”

“… Lily? Where am I?”

Lily tilted her head at the jackal’s words.

Where are you?

He looks badly injured, but could it be that his head is also injured?

“It’s the Demon King’s Castle!”

“… Was it like this originally?”

The jackal blinked both eyes.

“Oh, right! I don’t know! It’s been like this for a while now!”

“…”

…

-Cheonharang

The sight of the anonymous man laughing and smiling from earlier sent shivers down my spine.

Feeling that something couldn’t stay like this, I immediately escaped from Nameless’ arms and took a step back.

Glance- I turned my head. I could see many emotions in the nameless expression looking at me.

From small doubts to large resentments.

As I was looking at the nameless person with a small frown, the nameless person reached out to me, and I instinctively avoided it, not against my will.

“… Master?”

I heard a trembling voice next to my ear, and when I turned my gaze, I saw that Myeong had frozen like a stone, with his arm extended to me.

Hmm, I feel bad saying this, but… isn’t it fun?

It was clear that just a moment ago, I had a creepy feeling and quickly moved away from the nameless person. But seeing the nameless person reacting like that made me feel inexplicably happy and the corners of my mouth started to go up.

Suddenly, a thought occurred to me.

If you play around here, wouldn’t Anonymous show a very funny reaction?

Yes, I can control nameless emotions!

He thought briefly and acted quickly. He immediately made an exaggeratedly disgusted expression and quietly pushed away the nameless arm that was extended toward me.

“Ugh, move it over there.”

“…”

The nameless body, which was already stiff, began to split apart with a cracking sound as I began to pull my arm away.

The sight was so funny that I almost burst out laughing. I barely held it back and quickly turned my head away as if I was still in a bad mood.

Okay then.

My eyes met with Elia’s, who was looking at me with a somewhat complicated expression.

““…””

Elia pursed her lips for a moment, as if carefully choosing her words.

“Okay, it’s okay, I understand everything.”

He brought up a word that was somewhat difficult for me to understand.

… I don’t know what it means to understand, but somehow my face felt hot and I kept my mouth shut.