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The Maestro could not understand what was happening before his eyes.

No, I couldn’t quite accept it in my head.

why.

Was Lee Ho-yeon right in front of him?

What is the identity of the burning pain felt in the abdomen?

Why is my body stuck on the wall?

‘… ‘This too is fate.’

The Maestro eventually acknowledged the reality he saw.

He was defeated.

A man named Lee Ho-yeon was like that from the beginning.

He ignored his own brainwashing as if it were natural and disrupted all of Pandemic’s plans.

Perhaps losing like this was also fate.

Thinking like that made me feel at ease.

He was destined to leave like this.

If you were of any help to the Demon King, you can end your life with that.

However, the little remaining regret postponed death.

‘What kind of help have I been to the Demon King?’

The Maestro thought.

He said he was of no help at all.

The black pillar that appeared in this world changed the Earth’s environment, and the monsters and demons that emerged from the gates of hell paralyzed human society.

There was nothing he did in the process.

We created a pandemic and collected sacrifices for the Demon King, but did the Demon King really need it?

If the sacrifices he collected were helpful in the coming of the Demon King, why are his prayers not accepted?

A feeling of resentment welled up in the Maestro’s chest.

He accepted his fate to live a life for the devil.

In that case, I wanted to at least help the Demon King.

Even if there was no Maestro, it was fate that the Demon King would descend.

What on earth was your life for?

“Huh, heh….”

The Maestro slowly got up.

It hurt like there was a hole in my stomach, but I didn’t care.

Have you really been of help to you?

You have to ask the Demon King directly.

‘I can’t die like this.’

I am not sick at all.

His body wasn’t hurt at all.

Strong self-brainwashing that denies reality.

The Maestro looked straight ahead, forgetting the pain.

‘What is that again?’

Hoyeon Lee looked at the Maestro and concentrated his magic power.

I used Eraser to remove the barrier and puncture the guy’s solar plexus.

It was worth saving because I used it properly at the most important moment.

Actually, I thought it ended there.

Lee Ho-yeon knows best the power of his attacks.

The rune barrier surrounding the body, the devil’s arch, and the acceleration of space were used to hit the physical force at an incredible speed.

In fact, there was a huge hole in its stomach.

However, the Maestro in that state slowly stood up.

As if that wasn’t enough, my body was slowly recovering.

‘I don’t have healing magic, but my wounds are healing?’

The sight I read with my eyes and heart was amazing.

The magical power of brainwashing that filled Maestro’s body was recovering his body.

I knew this because it was Lee Ho-yeon who had reached the realm of God through the Hall of the Current Moon.

Now the Maestro has stepped into the realm of gods, even if only for a moment.

“There is no one who rummages until the end….”

“It’s not over yet. Until the Demon King comes, I have to somehow stay alive!”

Kuung-!

The Maestro raised his blood vessels and moved his magic power.

In fact, his body had already reached its limit.

Unlike implanting brainwashing magic into living things, using brainwashing on non-living things was not efficient.

That was the reason why the Maestro had not made a move himself until now.

However, the brainwashing that deceived even his own body strained the Maestro’s body to the end.

bang. bang. bang.

Numerous pieces of building debris fell around the Maestro.

Each one became an obstacle blocking Lee Ho-yeon’s movement.

Hoyeon Lee clicked her tongue and looked at the Maestro.

“Are you saying you’re going to hold on?”

A move to hold out without going on the offensive.

The purpose was obvious.

This means that Amon and Malfis will join forces after defeating the punitive force.

‘I have to break through.’

There is also a way to turn back and join the punitive force, but the compatibility between the Maestro and other humans is the worst.

It’s better now that that guy is obsessed with him.

one. two. three. four… .

With his foresight and insight into the future, he finds the gaps between countless obstacles.

‘found.’

Acceleration.

The combination of the rune barrier surrounding Lee Ho-yeon’s body and the Demon Heavenly Palace further increased the efficiency of acceleration.

Lee Ho-yeon’s body arrived faster than sound and targeted the Maestro’s body again.

Kuung-!

But this time, the results were not the same as before.

Maestro’s body reacted much faster due to strong self-brainwashing, and numerous barriers were erected in front of him.

Dozens of small-sized barriers had been created so that they could not be erased with an eraser.

‘… ‘It’s annoying.’

It may take some time, but the winner of this fight is determined to be Lee Ho-yeon.

Now that we have found a way to stop brainwashing, the Maestro’s only weapon, it is a natural step.

But it wasn’t just the two of them here.

If we only focus on holding on like we are now, the devil may annihilate the punitive force first.

Then, the loser of the fight becomes Lee Ho-yeon.

“The tide of fate has turned. Can you see your defeat deepening?”

“Is it fate or the devil? You only say stupid things. The devil doesn’t care about you.”

“You die here. And I will witness the coming of the Demon King with my own eyes. Proving my existence. That is my destiny!”

The magic of brainwashing emanates from the maestro’s cries.

Even the current conversation was part of his brainwashing.

The guy was seriously brainwashing himself.

‘The negative emotions he feels are greater than I thought.’

An angry expression and a loud voice.

It seemed like I had finally found some way out.

‘Amplification of emotions.’

A gap in the Maestro’s heart.

Dig into it.

“Did you know that you were abandoned by the Demon King?”

“….”

Negative emotions that amplify are anxiety and fear.

I was able to sense it by saying that I was proving my existence.

The Maestro was abandoned by the Demon King.

Actually, I thought it was strange.

In the original, the Maestro sacrifices himself as the final sacrifice to bring down the Demon King.

But it’s different now.

The black pillars that were not in the original and the early gates of hell hastened the assimilation of Earth and Hell.

If we see the Earth assimilating with Hell and demons emerging, the Demon Lord will soon descend on his own.

The assimilation of hell occurred much faster than the original time, making the Maestro’s activities meaningless.

The purpose of the god of this world inhabiting the body of the demon king is to kill me, Lee Ho-yeon.

The god of this world has only that in mind and is trying to descend to Earth as quickly as possible.

There’s no way a guy like that would care about the Maestro.

“What do you know that makes you open your mouth? The weight of fate I carry is heavier than anyone else’s.”

“Fuck you. You’re an abandoned stooge.”

Hoyeon Lee looked at the maestro twitching his eyes and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

The ‘villains’ of this world created for the coming of the Demon King have lost their purpose in life.

What he wants is to have his existence recognized.

Because I so desperately wanted recognition of my existence, I awakened to the point where I stepped into the realm of God.

However, because you want it so intensely, it becomes a weakness.

It wasn’t difficult to stimulate that part.

“Your intentions are obvious. You plan to just hold on and then attack with the punitive force and the devil.”

“What do you mean? Can you stop it?”

“Well, but even if you kill me like that… will the Demon King still need you?”

The Maestro’s eyes opened wide.

Hoyeon Lee was right.

The devil was ultimately the devil’s servant.

Even if they use their power to kill Lee Ho-yeon, there is no way the Demon King will recognize their existence.

Of course, killing Ho-yeon Lee does not necessarily result in recognition.

However, Maestro, whose fear and anxiety were heightened, fell into confusion.

‘My existence is for the coming of the Demon King. However, borrowing the power of the devil is the same as receiving help from the devil… .’

If he can’t accomplish anything on his own in order to bring about the return of the Demon King, then who on earth will acknowledge him?

Sigh-

The Maestro fixed his gaze straight ahead.

However, I had no intention of just attacking him.

Most of the remains of the buildings lying everywhere are maintained.

However, if I could kill Lee Ho-yeon, I wouldn’t miss the opportunity.

It was just a change in thinking.

‘The look in your eyes has changed.’

Hoyeon Lee checked the magical power around him with his opened eyes.

The barrier blocking his approach was still there, but the magic of brainwashing that had spread everywhere had decreased slightly.

In other words, that much magical power was returned to the Maestro.

Cooung-

A storm of magical energy rushed through the barrier blocking movement.

Hoyeon Lee accelerated his body, dodged the Maestro’s attack, and rushed towards the Maestro.

Paaang-!

I winced for a moment as the wind was so strong that I couldn’t open my eyes, and at the same time, a heavy pressure hit my arm.

“This is truly ridiculous.”

Hoyeon Lee frowned at the Maestro.

Just now, the bastard not only defended his attack but also counterattacked.

‘It doesn’t make sense to increase one’s physical abilities beyond their limits by brainwashing oneself.’

Innocent children have the belief that they will not get hurt even if they fall from a high place.

But you can’t overcome the laws of physics just by trusting in yourself.

‘It has surpassed the realm of living things.’

Hoyeon Lee, who created the Hyeonwol Hall himself, can tell.

Maestro’s self-brainwashing has already transcended the realm of humans and demons.

‘God’s domain.’

The Maestro has completely ascended to the realm of God, where he had only briefly stepped foot.

Hoyeon Lee smiled at that fact without realizing it.

“… Pfft.”

Maestro, seeing Lee Ho-yeon’s smile, narrowed his eyebrows.

“How can you smile in a situation like this? You don’t have to wait for the devil. If I were you, I could finish you off on my own.”

“Do it if you can, asshole.”

Blue magical energy surrounds Lee Ho-yeon’s body.

The golden eyes flashed and rushed forward.

But the result was the same.

Maestro blocked Lee Ho-yeon with his enormous physical ability and overwhelming magical power.

Even without the magical power of brainwashing, he was able to overwhelm Lee Ho-yeon.

After a few battles.

Lee Ho-yeon, who stepped back, shook out her left hand and frowned.

I tried to use spatial acceleration to give it a shot, but it ended up being grazed by the storm.

With just a brief brush, the bones in my fist shattered.

“You’d better give up now. The fight over there will soon be over. You too must submit to your fate…”

“In this world, there is something called the law of the world.”

“… What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“If you go beyond the limits of your species, this world will stop you. That’s the law of the world.”

Hoyeon Lee smiled softly.

The Maestro’s magic, visible through the opened eyes, completely faded.

It was just as he confirmed.

“The place you are stepping on is God’s territory. No one like you can step on it carelessly.”

“What is that…?”

Fighting-

The maestro’s body suddenly stopped, accompanied by a strange sound of his body’s joints being forcibly broken.

The limbs that had been moving freely until a moment ago did not listen to the brain’s commands.

“Big, big…?”

“So you were just defending yourself?”

Hoyeon Lee finished predicting the future while looking at the Maestro, who was as stiff as a stone statue.

From the moment the Maestro was ready to attack, Hoyeon Lee saw only one future.

The Maestro’s body was unable to withstand the unprepared entry into the realm of God and collapsed.

If we had focused only on defense, we might have had a different result.

However, as he took an offensive stance, the strain on the Maestro’s body increased exponentially.

He couldn’t block his emotions.

“W-what on earth is this…? What have you done!?”

Embarrassment appeared on the Maestro’s face.

“It doesn’t happen because you force yourself to use your body.”

One may acknowledge one’s passion for the significance of one’s own existence, but the realm of God that one has been fortunate enough to reach eventually reaches its limits.

The Maestro’s body had long since exceeded its limits.

When I see that, a thought suddenly comes to mind.

If the God of Betting had not stopped him, would Lee Ho-yeon have ended up like that?

‘I don’t think so.’

There was no evidence, but that was the feeling.

Unlike Maestro, Hoyeon Lee had solid preparations.

Tuk-tuk-

The remains of the building that was floating in the air and acting as a barrier slowly fell and grazed Hoyeon Lee’s shoulder.

The Maestro’s magic had lost its power.

“No, that’s ridiculous….”

Whiiing-

Ho-yeon Lee, who confirmed that Maestro was completely incapacitated, concentrated his magic power in his hands.

A spiral-shaped magical storm blooming in the palm of your hand.

It was a spiral.

“This can’t be like this. How did I survive…!”

Jerk. Jerk.

Maestro’s face distorted as he saw Lee Ho-yeon approaching.

“If I were born with the same fate as you…!”

The Maestro cursed his fate.

His fate of having no choice but to aid in the destruction of the world tormented the Maestro until his spirit was broken.

In the end, the Maestro had no choice but to accept his fate.

However, it is different now that I want to reject death and leave behind my own existence.

I was so angry at this situation where I had to die at the hands of the enemy of fate.

“Do you want to live?”

“….”

“No matter how long you live, nothing will change. In the end, your fate to destroy humanity will repeat itself, and I will have to stop you again.”

Hoyeon Lee made eye contact with the Maestro.

And instead of persuasion, I raised my magic power.

“So, I’ll save you from that shitty fate. It’ll only take a little while.”

“Ha, haha… I see. There was such an easy way. Why did I give in to fate?”

The Maestro slowly closed his eyes, and Hoyeon Lee slammed down the spiral in his hand.

The end of his life, which he lived only for the destruction of humanity and the coming of the Demon King, was surprisingly vain.

“… Tsk.”

It has a bitter aftertaste for some reason.

What if it was the original Lee Ho-yeon, you idiot? I would have killed him.

I may have become sentimental because of the word fate.

“Eclipse.”

Gather the Maestro’s magic power spread in the air and create a small sun.

Without saying a word, Hoyeon Lee burned all traces of Maestro left in the world.

I had a headache as an aftereffect of activating the future prediction, opening eyes, and mind at the same time, but it was still bearable.

“My head hurts… but it’s not as bad as I thought.”

Hoyeon Lee turned his head.

Even if the Maestro died, the eradication of the Devil Cult was not over.