Ch.260Chapter 10. Will Carries On (1)

Lord of Radiant Wings.

At his peak, that is, to put his power during his lifetime simply, he was someone who could aim for a draw when fighting with full strength against three executives.

If four executives joined forces, the Syndicate would win, but the executives would need at least half a year of recovery.

At his peak, that is, around the time when his imagination and fantasy were exploding—around age 15—the Lord of Radiant Wings was truly the strongest.

This country, South Korea, was able to properly extend its influence across the world thanks to the Lord of Radiant Wings’ existence, and the reason the whole world believes that “the end of the world will not happen” is also thanks to him.

Even though he died a virgin.

“Oppa. Do you know what people call someone like you?”

“What do they call me?”

“Tsundere.”

“I am not.”

After getting dressed, I entered a club some distance away from the Ulleungdo pension with Yoon Hye-ra.

One might question why there’s a club in the sacred patriotic location of Ulleungdo, but we’re currently in Busan.

Not Ulleungdo.

We traveled from Ulleungdo to Busan, where the Lord of Radiant Wings is staying, through spatial movement.

“You could have just called him or ignored him, but you specifically asked me to use my magic to come here. That proves you’re a tsundere.”

“I told you I’m not.”

“Then why did you come all the way to Busan via spatial movement to meet the Lord of Radiant Wings?”

“If I didn’t meet him, you’d think I was being petty.”

If we were in the middle of actively serving the country, it would be different, but since we were just building up to it when the text came, I could spare some time.

“Besides, he suddenly texted after not contacting me at all since what happened last year. I came because he might achieve enlightenment.”

“I don’t think he’s close to enlightenment…”

“Well, that’s probably true, but you never know what might happen. He could have had an epiphany and left.”

“By ‘left,’ you mean gone to the afterlife?”

“Of course.”

If any other thought crossed my mind, I would dismiss it as an impossible dream.

The Lord of Radiant Wings having an epiphany and achieving enlightenment?

That’s impossible.

He’s already tried and knows it won’t work, which is why he remains in this world as an earth-bound spirit.

“We should be arriving soon… Ah, here we are.”

The door to the room opened.

The person who entered was a tall female bodyguard dressed in a black suit, someone we knew well.

A woman with sharp features and short black hair.

Though her magical power was only E-rank, anyone could tell she was female thanks to her distinctive features that couldn’t be hidden even by the suit.

“It’s an honor to see you both.”

“It’s been a while, ‘Secretary Kim.'”

Both Yoon Hye-ra and I raised our glasses to greet her.

“He suddenly wanted to go out, so you must have had quite a hard time.”

“I’m fine. It’s my mission to serve him.”

Secretary Kim bowed her head and gestured behind her.

And soon, the person in question appeared…

“Long time no see, Sister Qiongqi. Hello, hyung.”

A man with golden hair and golden eyes, dressed in a black suit, entered the room.

His refreshing face and sturdy physique were impressive enough to make even me, a man, slightly envious.

His face was handsome enough to rival any celebrity, his physique was excellent, and that part of him was as impressive as mine.

It was as if God had poured everything into this man.

Except for one thing.

God gave this hero everything but didn’t allow him to fulfill his desires as a male before departing.

“Why did you come in your true form when your mana is constantly draining? You could have just come in child form. This place is run by the Syndicate.”

“But it would be troublesome if a child entered a bar. Haha, are you worried about me?”

“Hardly.”

Next to me, Yoon Hye-ra chuckled and mouthed “tsundere” to provoke me.

I lightly placed my hand on Yoon Hye-ra’s thigh and flicked it.

“If you disappear, others will have to work harder. You can’t die yet. There are still six of the Seven Deadly Sins left.”

“Haha, that’s right. I can’t just leave before they’re all gone. But don’t worry. I’ve figured out how to maintain this appearance with minimal mana consumption.”

“Don’t push yourself unnecessarily and just switch to maximum power-saving mode. No one here will say anything about it.”

“I can’t. I came to have a serious conversation today.”

The Lord of Radiant Wings stubbornly maintained his true form.

“The Sephirot Knights.”

“……”

“The Syndicate created that concept and is currently active with it, right? And both Dark Charisma and Hesed Black War Dragoon are you.”

“Wasn’t it Black Dragoon…?”

“In Korea, everyone calls it Black War Dragoon.”

“Then we should follow the Korean version… But why do you think it’s me?”

“There’s no one else in the Syndicate who would do something like that.”

That’s true.

“It’s amazing that you figured all that out from your room without anyone telling you.”

“When the Sephirot Knights appeared and the Syndicate didn’t have any special reaction, it was obvious.”

“You’re probably the only one who realized it was the Syndicate’s alternate concept without any clues.”

This man, true to his official setting as an “overpowered character,” is also quite intelligent.

“So what do you think is the purpose of the Sephirot Knights?”

“To draw out the Seven Deadly Sins and eliminate them all at once. If the Sephirot Knights continue to publicize and oppose the dangers of Pandemonium, Pandemonium might eventually decide to target the Sephirot Knights.”

“Right. So why did you bring up the Sephirot Knights?”

“This. Yunhwa. Can you show the video?”

“Yes, Master.”

Secretary Kim—Kim Yunhwa—took out a tablet and played a prepared video.

It was a speech by John da Art, and the Lord of Radiant Wings pointed to the middle of the video.

“I am a being from the future. And I have returned to the past with ten guardians from the future.”

“……”

“I know it’s a lie. I also know it’s another powered individual you created. Not someone who actually exists in the future, but a being created from imagination and fantasy.”

“Correct.”

There’s no way to hide it.

He’s worthy of having abilities comparable to the protagonist and the chairman.

Which makes it all the more unfortunate that this man—

“Hyung. You’re looking at me with those eyes again?”

“……”

“Ah, damn. I’ll definitely do it before my soul disappears. And I’ll definitely call you before I go to the afterlife.”

“You shouldn’t be calling me, you should be whispering more words of love to your partner.”

I pointed at Kim Yunhwa sitting next to the Lord of Radiant Wings.

“Secretary Kim is 20 years old this year, right?”

“……”

“How long are you going to leave her be?”

“…Do you think I’m holding back because I want to?”

The Lord of Radiant Wings trembled with his fist clenched and gritted his teeth for a moment, but he only expressed anger without being able to refute anything.

In reality, he’s now a ghost maintaining a body with mana, but he can’t achieve enlightenment.

“Hye-ra. If a very competent employee from the Syndicate decided to take care of a dead ghost and be his secretary for life, but the ghost doesn’t make his secretary happy, what should we do?”

“I’d like to kill him, but he’s already dead so I can’t. Sigh. Really, what should we do?”

“Please don’t talk like that. Master is really trying his best. It’s just… impossible for him.”

“Hey. When you talk like that, it makes me sound like I’m impotent.”

The Lord of Radiant Wings pounded the table with his hand.

“That’s not what I came here to talk about.”

“Is that so? So you have no experience…”

“Ah… Hyung, I’m really being serious here.”

“I’m being serious too.”

“Are you upset because I texted while you were serving the country? I believe the Goblin wouldn’t be so petty as to hold a grudge over something like that.”

…

…

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“Of course not. I’m just supporting Secretary Kim. I thought you brought good news, but since you didn’t, I’m disappointed.”

“Good news? What kind?”

“I thought you finally got Secretary Kim pregnant and brought a wedding invitation. That’s why I flew from Ulleungdo, but you’re talking about the Sephirot Knights instead, so wouldn’t I be annoyed?”

“D-Do Team Leader! Wedding invitation? That’s…!”

Kim Yunhwa blushed and started looking nervous, but on her left ring finger was a ring flowing with golden magical power.

A ring someone gave her before dying.

“Wedding invitation? When I might disappear at any moment, would I make a woman with a bright future ahead of her a widow?”

A man with nothing but a sense of justice. That’s why you’re still a virgin.

I almost said that.

“…Fine. You didn’t come to deliver a wedding invitation, and you’ve already figured everything out on your own, so let’s hear what you have to say about the Sephirot Knights. What do you want?”

“If there’s an open position in the Sephirot Knights, I’d like you to give it to me.”

“……?”

It was something I hadn’t expected at all, so I couldn’t help but question his intentions.

“Even if it’s an alternate concept, what are you talking about when you can only fight once?”

“I won’t be the one fighting. You or someone else will become like the Lord of Radiant Wings.”

“……?”

“To put it simply, I want there to be a being called the Lord of Radiant Wings among the ten guardians who came from the future.”

The eyes of the Lord of Radiant Wings, Kim Jin-ho, were truly serious.

“I want people to believe that the Lord of Radiant Wings has returned from the future to protect humanity. Even if I disappear when my magic runs out.”

“…I understand what you’re saying.”

This guy wants to become a “symbol.”

Even if Kim Jin-ho, the Lord of Radiant Wings, disappears, he wants to be a symbol of faith that the strongest guardian this country, this world believes in, hasn’t disappeared but continues to exist.

“Hyung.”

Kim Jin-ho nodded to Kim Yunhwa and passed the tablet to me.

“I’ll tell you all about my abilities, so please become the Lord of Radiant Wings. The guardian of humanity, a hero.”