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Looking at the huge beam of light falling towards the ground.

I noticed.

What will happen if it falls to the ground like this?

If it falls like this, all humans on the continent will die.

The ray of light contained the power to destroy humanity.

A light filled with power that goes beyond standards.

Truly, the arrival of the end.

However.

Even when faced with that hopeless light, I did not despair.

instead.

Wow─

I grabbed my sword and began to concentrate.

Concentrate your mind.

At its extreme, the moon looks inside me with mental power and concentration.

Then, I felt it.

Something that exists deep, deep in the world of my consciousness.

‘Moon’.

I opened that door carefully.

And then I saw it.

What’s beyond that door.

‘It’ is so huge and contains so much power.

Its identity was ‘center’.

Not the center of ‘me’, but the center of the ‘world’.

In other words, ‘source’.

I was facing the source.

I found out about it through Cheryl.

The existence of a ‘connected one’ who is connected to the source.

But, this was different from that, different from them.

They are born with a connection to the source from the beginning, but I came face to face with the source a posteriori, literally as an artificial human being.

I learned through the cry of my soul.

The true power of my realm.

The state of ‘synchrony’ and ‘harmony’.

It is the state where I become part of the world.

At first, I thought it was just my thoughts developing further, but that wasn’t the case.

Being part of the world meant that I could borrow its power.

It was the true value of the power of the world, the state of being able to reach the ‘source’, and the state of its ‘harmony’.

When I realized that, I recognized the existence of a ‘door’ that existed deep in the world of my consciousness, and in this way I was able to face the source.

As I quietly looked at the brilliant light, I immediately stretched out my hand toward the source.

The outstretched hand finally reached the source after a fleeting moment.

And when I closed my eyes and opened them, I was once again seeing a ray of red light falling towards me.

Looking at that beam of light, I swung my sword.

***

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A loud noise pierced my ears, or rather my head.

I immediately recognized the identity of the roar.

It was the scream of a man, a ‘king’.

The bastard, the ‘King’, was writhing in pain as his body was cut by my sword.

As if a living being had felt pain for the first time in its life.

No, it may not be just a metaphor.

That being, the ‘King’, is an absurd being.

He was born as the king of the world, and in his own world, he is literally a god-like being.

There is no way such a being would fight someone in his world or get hurt.

In the case of that being, the ‘King of the Demon World’, there was a past in which he invaded this world and fought against the hero Perdion and his party, but he himself said that his main body did not move at that time.

So, maybe that wound could really be the first wound that that being has ever suffered since they were born.

If so, it is understandable to react that way.

That’s what pain is.

Any living creature will react like that when it feels pain for the first time.

-Perdiooon… … !!

I heard the guy’s voice.

In that voice, there was a clear fluctuation of emotion that had never been seen before.

The guy was angry.

Me, the one who hurt his body.

Me, the one who caused him pain for the first time.

In that anger.

The air trembled.

The world trembled.

Such is the wrath of a transcendent being, God.

The mere movement of emotions causes nature to tremble and causes life on earth to tremble in fear.

However.

I wasn’t scared by that anger.

Instead, he laughed.

– You… … !!

As if the laughter offended him, his voice became even rougher.

– How can you have that power… ! The source… !!

The guy was angry and shocked at the same time.

– How can a human being be able to handle the power of the source? !

As if he realized that I had borrowed the power of the source, he shouted in an angry voice.

but.

– … Phew.

As if a switch had been turned off, the anger cooled down quickly.

– Well, it’s good.

He spoke in a calm tone.

– I don’t know what’s going on, but it probably doesn’t matter. There’s no way it can stay that way for long.

In those words.

“… … .”

I couldn’t return a rebuttal.

Because it was exactly what it said.

Although we reached the state of harmony and borrowed the power of the source, there were limits to this.

Although I have stepped into the realm of transcendence, I am a human being, and the ‘source’ is the world itself.

You can borrow and accept that power temporarily, but you cannot wield that power continuously.

Aside from the fact that it is against providence, my body and soul cannot bear it.

– Even if you leave it like this, you will reach your limit. When that time comes, all we have to do is carry out the apocalypse again.

That’s why his plan was fatal to me.

– Even if I keep the main body like this, I will suffer a big loss, but that loss can be compensated by taking the source later.

so.

– It’s my victory, Ferdion.

In that declaration.

“… … .”

I quietly bite my lip.

Again, I raised my sword.

– Are you going to struggle until the end?

Then his calm voice flew towards me.

– Stop it. Your soul won’t be able to endure any more than that.

“… … .”

– No matter how much your soul steps into the realm of transcendence, it is ultimately a human soul. If you use the power of the source excessively, your soul will explode. This means that you can never be reincarnated again.

It wasn’t just a threat.

I could tell that I was temporarily connected to the source.

That those words are true.

however.

Even though I know that.

I held the sword again.

– That’s foolish.

He called me foolish, but I couldn’t stop.

If things continue like this, I will lose.

Because this world will become his.

Because everyone will die.

That was all that had to be prevented.

Even if the possibility is low.

Even if my soul explodes because of it.

There was only one way to resolve this situation, and only one way to protect this world.

‘Killing the guy.’

Just that one thing.

Killing someone who is like a god.

Those were too heavy words for a mere human born with a mortal destiny to say.

I decided to dare say it.

I decided to kill him.

And to do that, it was necessary to accept more of the power of the source.

I closed my eyes again.

And, I faced the source again.

A brilliant light came into view.

I was connected to a power as strong as the world itself.

I stretched out my hand toward that light again.

I started to go deeper.

However, my attempts soon had to stop.

Because something was blocking my path.

I instinctively realized its identity.

It was the will of the source.

The guy was talking.

No more than this is allowed.

It is an area that is not allowed to anyone.

The will was strong, as if it would never allow a break.

I kept pushing my hand in.

Laws and all.

Providence and all.

It was none of my business.

I needed strength.

The power to protect this world.

To do that, he could defy providence or anything else.

“You know what will happen if you continue like this.”

Pushing my hand in, I spoke to Geunwon.

It was obvious what would happen if that guy was left alone like this.

All humans will die and this world will be theirs.

And then what?

“That guy will eat you too.”

Only when it ends there will this world become that bastard’s, so it was as obvious as seeing fire that he would do something like that.

“You don’t want to be eaten either, right?”

therefore.

“Just stay quiet and give me your strength.”

– … … .

No answer came back.

The source didn’t say anything.

However, I soon found out.

The source accepted my will.

“… … !”

My whole body began to gain strength.

A huge and fierce force.

That power gave me a sense of fulfillment that I had never felt before, but it also brought with it unbearable pain.

“Ugh… !”

My body was screaming.

The soul was screaming.

My whole body was struggling against a force I couldn’t handle.

My intuition and senses cried out.

Stop it right away.

I can’t hold on any longer than this.

However.

I ignored that warning.

Forcibly, I continued to accept the power of the source.

Because this wasn’t enough yet.

Because I couldn’t kill that monster with this.

In order to kill a monster that was as big as the world, I also had to contain the world within myself.

I had to accept the source as a whole.

That’s why I never stopped embracing power.

However, that didn’t last forever.

At some point, the influx of power stopped.

I didn’t even stop.

I soon found out.

This is my limit.

No more, you will cross a river of no return.

“… … .”

I thought for a moment.

However, the worry itself did not last long.

I began to accept the power of the source again.

For a long time, strength poured into my body endlessly.

Once again, the influx of power stopped.

However, it was not for the same reason as before.

The reason the inflow of power stopped this time was because there was nothing more to accept.

It was because I completely accepted the source into my body.

– what… … !!

A man’s voice was heard, unable to hide his embarrassment and astonishment.

– How can something like humans be the origin of…? ! The world… … !!

He shouted as if he couldn’t understand or accept what was happening in front of him.

Normally I wanted to say a few words to the shaking guy, but I couldn’t this time.

I couldn’t afford that right now.

I raised my sword.

And, it gave strength.

──.

Along with a violent vibration that felt as if the sword would break at any moment, light bloomed on the sword.

A light so brilliant that I have never seen it before, and so enormous that it seemed as if it could reach the sky.

I have a sword that shines like that.

I swung at the guy.

Sigh─

Everything in the path of the sword and light split apart.

Sound, air, light, and space.

Cutting through it all, my sword, the light, began to move towards him.

– Do you think they will accept it docilely? … !!

With a cry like the scream of a bastard.

Cheok─

The black sky split once again.

And then, rays of light started pouring down from there.

Several rays of light began pouring down at the same time, one of which would destroy humanity.

Eventually, the beam of light that he poured out came into contact with my sword.

────!

With a roar that was difficult to describe in words, everything began to twist and break apart.

The world was shaking and collapsing in the aftermath alone.

I gritted my teeth.

The body and soul were rapidly reaching their limits due to the reaction of the subordinate who accepted the source and the force of the monster.

I got a feeling.

I feel like if I take one step here, everything will end.

This is the final line that really must not be crossed.

however.

I didn’t stop.

As it was, he swung the sword, putting all his power into the sword and into his body.

At that moment, the sluggish balance of power collapsed—

-Perdioon… … !!

With a scream-like cry.

Sigh─

Everything split apart.

***

““… … .””

People were speechless.

Even though an uncountable number of people had gathered, no one spoke.

I was just blankly looking up at the sky.

There, an unbelievable sight unfolded before my eyes.

The beams of light that seemed to destroy the world were dispersing and disappearing.

However, that was not where people’s eyes were actually directed.

They were looking behind it.

The black sky that exists above it.

The black sky that covered the world and dyed it dark.

It was split in half.

***

– my… Yes, human… To someone like that… ?

A voice with a clear tone of disbelief was heard.

– That can’t be possible… … . No way… … .

The voice, the bastard, denied this reality.

He couldn’t accept the fact that he was ultimately defeated.

But no matter what his reaction, the decision was made.

That guy was defeated.

– That doesn’t make sense… … .

After the unfinished words, the man’s voice was no longer heard.

At that, I breathed a sigh of relief.

I had a feeling that everything was over.

However, there was no time to soak in that joy.

“Oh… ?”

Because my body began to sway out of my control.

As soon as I realized that, I tried to keep my balance somehow.

Whisper─

I collapsed on the floor.

No matter how hard I tried to get up, I had no strength at all.

I immediately recognized the cause of the phenomenon.

It was a reaction.

Due to the recoil of forcibly drawing upon the power of the source, there was no strength left in my body.

It wasn’t a reaction that could be easily laughed off, but considering what I had done, even saying I was lucky wasn’t enough.

If you think that even though the world was captured in a mere human body, and a being that was as big as the world was killed, it only amounted to this much.

Honestly, I was prepared to die.

I was even prepared for the extinction of my soul.

But, fortunately, my soul was safe and did not die.

When I think about it, it was a reaction so light that I could laugh and accept it.

Even if I had to lie down in this state for a few days, I could willingly accept it.

However.

“Nenom… … !!”

At the sudden voice, my laughter disappeared in an instant.

Only then did I remember the existence I had forgotten.

The presence of the religious leader who was here from beginning to end.

“How dare you treat my master…? ! My wish… !!”

The leader was glaring at me with bloodshot eyes.

Murderous intent and anger that could not be hidden were dripping from those eyes.

“Only you… ! As for you, the one who ruined the great cause… !!”

Soon, the cult leader began to emit sinister energy.

Looking at that, I was greatly embarrassed.

Due to the recoil that drew the power of the source to its limit, I was in a state where I didn’t even have the strength to lift a finger.

Of course, there was no way he would have the strength to resist the cult leader.

If things continued like this, I was really going to die.

“Die, Wade Heblon… !!”

That was the moment when the leader finally rushed towards me, who was unable to respond in any way.

Whoops!

A shield appeared in the air, repelling the religious leader.

“No… !”

The religious leader was astonished at the unexpected result, and as I opened my eyes wide, I heard a familiar voice in my ear.

“Wade… !!”

A voice I will never forget.

I slowly turned my head in the direction the voice came from.

And saw.

A familiar face is flying here, golden hair that looks like it was made of honey, blowing in the wind.

And, those who followed them.

Only then did I realize.

The identity of the shield that blocked the cult leader’s attack.

That was something Mary made.

It was a shield created by folding space.

“Do not disturb… !”

The cult leader immediately attacked again and destroyed Mary’s defense shield, but by then the companions had already blocked the cult leader’s path.

“Looks like we’ll have to deal with that guy. There are things I have to pay back, but it just worked out.”

A man took a step forward.

It was Ethan.

Ethan’s condition could not be described as normal even with empty words, but his eyes and his energy were truly extraordinary.

The reactions of the other party members were no different.

Mary, Rachel, Ira, and Estelle, Belouid, and Ethan.

Everyone in the room stood glaring at the religious leader.

“You guys… !”

At that look in his eyes, the religious leader ground his teeth.

However, that time was not long at all.

“Yes, good… ! If things end up like this, I’ll get rid of all of you guys… !!”

The religious leader burned his fighting spirit.

At the same time, the cult leader’s energy increased in size.

Due to this ferocious force, tension spread among the group.

The same was true for superhumans Ethan and Veluid.

The cult leader unleashed a ferocity that even they could not help but feel intimidated by.

However, in the end, that tension was unnecessary.

The cult leader’s energy, which had swelled to the point of piercing the sky, soon began to rapidly dissipate.

“Why is this… ?!”

Although the leader was greatly embarrassed, he tried to somehow hold on to the energy that was about to dissipate.

However, he did not achieve that goal.

The cult leader’s efforts were in vain, and instead of recovering the energy, the speed at which it dissipated only accelerated.

And, it didn’t stop there, and now even the bodies of the religious leaders began to scatter.

“… With the ‘King’ gone, the body of the religious leader, maintained by his power, is also scattered.”

Belude spoke in a calm voice as he watched the religious leaders scattering away.

“No… ! no… !!”

The religious leader struggled.

But no matter what he did, his body continued to disappear.

“It can’t be like this… !”

The religious leader shouted.

In that voice, in the face, in the eyes.

There was a feeling of injustice and resentment that could not be hidden.

“It shouldn’t be like this… ! Like this… … !!”

With that cry that was almost like a scream, the religious leaders completely dispersed and disappeared.

Just like that, the leader disappeared and there was nothing left.

“… … .”

I stared quietly.

If you look at it, the religious leader is the source of all disasters.

It all started when the cult leader, the ‘one who inherited’, sacrificed his soul to the king of monsters.

However, the cause or origin was not yet known.

What on earth made the cult leader curse humans?

Why did he want to destroy humanity, to the point of selling his soul?

That, I still didn’t know.

And, we probably won’t ever know.

In my ears, I felt some complicated feelings about that fact.

“… uh? The sky… … .”

Someone’s voice was heard.

Following the voice, I raised my head.

And then, I immediately narrowed my eyes.

The light was shining.

The black sky split, the dark clouds cleared, and light was shining through them.

Looking at that light, I felt it.

“… It’s over.”

The long fight is finally over.

The world is finally out of crisis.

Everyone gathered in the crater looked up at the sky.

The black sky that had begun to disintegrate, and the light that had begun to shine through the gaps.

And the blue sky beyond.

It was a blue sky that I had grown tired of seeing throughout my life, but today the sight seemed more special and beautiful than any other sight in the world.

Is it because the sky is truly more beautiful than any sky I have ever seen, or is it because it is the sky I obtained after enduring difficult times and darkness?

I didn’t know what the answer was, though.

I didn’t feel any need to look for it.

It was a time when I was captivated by an indescribable feeling while looking at the sky.

“Now everything is over.”

A voice was heard again.

It was a beautiful and powerful voice that could not be ignored.

Naturally, I turned my head in the direction the voice came from.

Not just me, but everyone in the room.

What was there was a woman as beautiful as her voice.

An unrealistically beautiful woman was looking at me with those mysterious purple eyes.

The woman, Estelle, opened her mouth.

“I know it’s not something to say in a situation where a difficult fight has just ended, but I’m painfully aware that I don’t know when and what will happen in the world.”

In a situation where everyone’s eyes were focused on her, she spoke in a confident voice as if she did not care at all about those gazes.

“Wade, now is the time to choose.”

“… … ?”

I looked at her with puzzled eyes, wondering what she meant by the time of choice, but she paid no heed to my reaction.

“The people in charge are all gathered here, so the situation is appropriate.”

Choice, and starring.

I had no idea what she was talking about, though.

“… … .”

“… … .”

“… … .”

Other people seemed to be different.

The expressions of the three people changed.

The expressions on Rachel, Ira, and Mary’s faces.

The girls’ expressions changed in an instant, as if they had noticed something after hearing Estelle’s words.

As I picture these women’s changes, I look at Estelle, who says something incomprehensible, with questioning eyes.

“Isn’t it time to stop pretending you don’t notice?”

Estelle said, looking straight at me.

I was about to open my mouth to express a question at that somewhat unexpected remark.

“What is that─”

That means it didn’t produce any results.

Because Estelle cut me off.

“How long are you planning on pretending not to know?”

“… … .”

To that question, I kept my mouth shut.

And then, I quietly looked into Estelle’s eyes.

While looking into those unwavering purple eyes, I turned my head.

I saw people looking at me.

Rachel’s rose-like eyes.

Ira’s deep blue eyes.

And, Mary’s eyes resemble the sky.

I looked back at those eyes carefully.

Soon, I let out a small sigh.

… Actually, I knew what Estelle was talking about.

And also, what they think of me.

Meanwhile, I was pretending not to know their feelings even though I knew them.

It was an extremely cowardly act, but there was a reason for it.

Because I thought I was not from this world.

I used to think I was an earthling.

That’s why I was thinking about finding a way to return to my original world, Earth, one day.

For that reason, I pretended not to notice the women’s favor toward me.

The favor not just from those here, but from everyone I have met in my life.

I thought that was right.

Since they were not from this world and would return to Earth someday, I thought I should not accept their feelings.

I thought that their favor should not be directed towards me.

However, in the end, that was a mistake.

I was not from Earth.

I was originally from this world.

There was no home to return to.

This land where I stand, this world.

It was my hometown.

Estelle was talking to me.

Don’t run away anymore.

It was a reasonable statement.

Now that I know that this is my hometown, there is no longer any reason to go back.

And, the excuses also disappeared.

I raised my head.

And then, I met the women’s eyes again.

The eyes of Estelle, Rachel, Ira, and Mary.

The eyes of the previous three women were unwavering, but Mary’s eyes were different.

Mary’s eyes were shaking greatly.

Just like that, Mary looked at me with eyes full of mixed emotions.

He soon closed his eyes tightly and opened his mouth as if he had decided on something.

“… Wade! Actually… !”

So, the words that contained Mary’s decision to come out into the world

“I know.”

I calmly hung up.

“Uh… … ?”

Mary looked at me with puzzled eyes.

Looking into those innocent eyes, I said.

“I know. So you don’t have to say it.”

I have known Mary’s heart for a long time.

What does she think of me?

There was no way I didn’t know.

Because Mary and I are closer than anyone else, and I know Mary better than anyone else.

I had known for a long time that Mary had special feelings for me.

I just pretended not to know.

Because I thought this was a world in a novel.

Because I thought Mary was the female protagonist of this world.

In order to keep the flow of the original story, I just pretended not to notice.

And now I had to face those feelings.

“I’m sorry. I pretended not to know until now.”

I apologized to Mary.

Because I ignored Mary’s feelings for a long time, she must have suffered a lot of pain.

It wasn’t something I could end with a single word of apology, but I truly felt sorry for Mary.

Mary heard my apology.

“… … .”

He looked at me for a while with trembling eyes, then closed his mouth.

After looking into those clear sky blue eyes, I closed my eyes.

It was a bit sudden, but it was just as Estelle said.

I couldn’t put it off any longer.

That wasn’t polite to them.

Now, it was time to make a decision.

After making up my mind, I opened my eyes.

And then, with difficulty, I got up from my seat.

It was difficult to even get up, and it seemed like I would collapse again at any moment, but I gritted my teeth and forced myself up.

Then, he opened his mouth again.

“I… .”

That was when I was about to finish everything.

“Wait a minute.”

A soft voice interjected.

I immediately turned my head in the direction the voice came from and immediately opened my eyes wide.

Because a completely unexpected person was standing there.

“Runia senior… ?”

Senior Runia, the president of the club I belong to, the ‘Historical Research Society’, was standing there.

“… Why is my senior here… ?”

Why is Senior Runia here?

No, more than that.

“What are you trying to say…? ?”

What did she stop the crowd for a moment to say something?

I looked at her with eyes demanding an answer.

However, Senior Runia did not answer my question.

He just walked towards me with great strides.

Before I could even react to that.

Senior Runia jumped into my arms.

“… … ?!”

I’m taken aback by this unexpected situation.

“… I missed you.”

The senior didn’t even care about my reaction, and buried his face in my arms and said something incomprehensible in a tearful voice.

“Runia senior… ? What is this suddenly… … ?”

To my ears, I was greatly taken aback by such sudden words and actions.

“… Hoo.”

“Wade… ?”

“… Mr. Wade.”

“Wade… ?”

Familiar voices were heard.

… No, should I describe it as a familiar voice?

The voice itself was obviously familiar, but the temperature and pitch were different.

Those voices were colder and harder than any voice I had ever heard.

I slowly, jarringly turned my head.

And then I saw it.

Four women with eyes colder than a polar blizzard.

Looking into those eyes.

“… No, this is also in English… … .”

I tried to make excuses to survive.

““““… … .””””

Their eyes gave me no room for excuses.

Soon they began to slowly approach me.

I felt a chill from his steps, his eyes, and wanted to run away right away, but I couldn’t.

Senior Runia didn’t let me go, and I didn’t have the strength to shake off her arm.

In the end, I gave up everything and raised my head.

There, the clear blue sky, which did not suit this situation, was finally revealed in its entirety.

Looking at that clear and beautiful sky.

“… … Haha.”

I sighed deeply.

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