Ch.9797. Irua Predicts the Final Scenario

Three months had passed since that vacation.

In the process of rebuilding from the damage, the world was actually bustling with economic activity.

Vengeance had naturally infiltrated the world alongside the system, and there was little resistance from citizens.

Since there was still time until the next scenario, the original organization members and the evil sentai members were being given relative freedom.

I spent a lot of time with Lu-a during this period. We did things that normal couples would do. I reconfirmed that she was originally the person I spent the most time with.

I think we’ve become more intimate.

Though she’s lovely, honestly, it’s still difficult to see her completely as a woman.

Somi, on the contrary, has been keeping her distance from me, traveling around the world and volunteering for difficult tasks.

Still, we maintain regular communication.

As it was time to hold a meeting, I summoned the four sentai members.

“Make it quick, I’m busy. Unlike you, Geo, I don’t have the luxury of spending all day on community sites using sloth as an excuse.”

“You mean when you posted on the villain gallery claiming to be Gerogius with your real account and made Deep Dive do that naked pose? I saw that!”

“No, I didn’t know it was Deep Dive. She could have just deleted her account and been done with it. Why did she post her real photo online?”

Deep Dive was bedridden from the shock of that incident, and I had to work hard to comfort her.

She could have just hacked it to verify if it was real. Was it about her community site principles or pride or something?

“Time’s up. I’ll be going now. Lu-a, please take me back.”

“We haven’t even started the meeting. What’s keeping you so busy?”

“It’s about time, so I need to perfectly organize the company.”

What Lena means is Elly’s resurrection. With the Holy Tree growing through my contract, and L Corporation, which is closely connected to it, expanding to a global scale, it’s natural that she’s busy.

It seems she has a lot to prepare so that Elly can easily manage the company when she returns.

“I understand, but please spare a little more time. Today we need to talk about the final scenario.”

I distributed the materials I had prepared to the four of them.

“Dark Kingdom, Galaxy Empire, Absolute League—one has disappeared. You said you don’t know who the last one is, Geo?”

I nodded at Lu-a’s question.

“So I’ve compiled a list of candidates.”

“The key clue is the phrase ‘matching opponent,'” said Somi.

“Is it a club? A booking?”

“A club… that would be fun too. If I went with Geo…”

Lu-a was clearly distracted. I clapped my hands to bring her focus back.

“As I’ve said, I have some knowledge about villains. Apocalypse told me.”

Since I couldn’t explain about the original work or game, I had roughly explained it that way.

“There’s a good chance it’s not on this list. But I’ve written down almost all the types of villains I know. Let me know if you can infer any causal relationships.”

“At least it’s not evil originating from Earth.”

That was Somi’s opinion. I agreed with her on that point. After all, the human-created Asura had disappeared.

“Then it means they’re coming from aliens, another dimension, a higher world, or from the past or future.”

“Any of those are possible. And they all seem like major threats. Transcendents, gods, rulers of time. Isn’t it chilling?”

“We only have 15 months left. That’s not a long time. Above all, our growth rate has significantly decreased compared to when the Galaxy Empire was around. You all feel it, right?”

Everyone nodded at my question.

With the fourth scenario gone, there’s the advantage of reduced fighting and damage, but there was also the biggest problem.

Everyone missed opportunities for growth.

But it’s clear that the power inflation of the final scenario will still apply. Especially if they are external beings.

“Hey, Geo. I’m curious about something.”

Lu-a asked.

“What is it?”

“What does the phrase ‘the only power that can save the world,’ which is only added to Geo’s apocalypse, mean?”

The other three didn’t understand the question itself. I hadn’t told Somi about this either.

Only Lu-a, who can read the text in the system window, could know about this part.

“Does it mean… if Geo wasn’t here, this world would have been destroyed long ago?”

I slowly nodded. As much as self-importance is unseemly, it’s a fact that I’m the only possessed person and player.

“Hmm.”

Lena glanced at me with interest. It’s pressuring.

“It’s not that great. I was just chosen somehow.”

“Even if being chosen wasn’t your choice, all your actions were your own.”

“Well, that’s true.”

“Take pride in it.”

“Enough. Anyway, why did you ask?”

“Kuk kuk. So Ui-seok can be embarrassed too.”

“Didn’t you say you were busy?”

“For a topic like this, I can spare all the time in the world.”

As expected, Lena has a nasty personality.

“This phrase ‘matching opponent’—could the ‘opponent’ it refers to also be someone who can uniquely save the world, like Geo?”

Hmm.

Hearing Lu-a’s words, the pieces in my mind came together like a puzzle.

“Incursion.”

“Incursion… Ah, it’s listed here.”

Somi checked the materials. Among the various storylines from the original game, it’s a comic book concept like Civil War.

“A collision between parallel worlds. Two Earths from the same time period with similar appearances begin to merge, and a battlefield is established. Only the winning world survives, and the losing one is annihilated. Hmm, isn’t that interesting?”

If a parallel world similar to this Earth exists.

There would be people with the same abilities there too, though their personalities and relationships might be slightly different. Lu-a, Lena, Somi, Boksil.

The scenarios would have progressed the same way.

But in this case, the “possessed person” would be different.

That is, depending on that possessed person’s actions, that Earth and my Earth would look completely different.

Whether they are a hero, villain, or unaffiliated.

Depending on what tendencies they chose and who they recruited as allies, the world’s foundation would completely change.

In a normal progression, Lu-a and Lena couldn’t survive. They’re both scenario bosses.

Those two worlds begin to merge.

The losing side is annihilated.

“The reason for the countdown’s existence makes sense too.”

It’s because we have to wait until their fourth scenario ends.

Only then is “matching” possible.

If this is real, it’s an enormous event.

It means there’s another possessed person besides me, and one of us has to be annihilated.

“That was a good opinion. Well done, Lu-a.”

“Hehe.”

Lu-a smiled brightly. She’s been expressing her emotions more since we started dating. I think it’s a positive influence.

“If we assume it’s an Incursion, we need to prepare intensively. It means there’s someone on the other side with abilities on par with my apocalypse, and since they’ve cleared four scenarios, their level will be extremely high.”

“What grade level are we talking about?”

“Think of it as an average of T13 for simplicity.”

“That’s too high! Right now Geo is 10, Boksil is 8, Lena and Somi are 7, and I’m 6…”

“If that’s the average, then to ensure victory, we need to reach at least level 15.”

“We lack practical experience. The training we’re continuing now won’t be nearly enough.”

It’s definitely a problem.

We have no enemies right now.

No monsters or heroes threatening our lives.

Because we don’t know the battle rules of the Incursion, not only the evil sentai but all villains of Vengeance need to grow.

Personally, I’ve already achieved both goals of ‘Hero of Light’ and ‘Lord of Evil,’ and I’ve unlocked the final form of apocalypse, so all I can raise are my stats and ability levels. This means I need pure combat experience.

Not easy.

Lena left first since she was short on time, and we continued the meeting, but time passed without any suitable plans emerging.

During a break, a quick-witted guy reported to me.

“Lord, I think you should meet a certain boy for a moment.”

“A boy? Is he an ability user?”

“He’s an ordinary person. However, he has important information.”

“Very well.”

I let the boy in. Though he was big in stature, the boy with a still youthful face showed signs of extreme nervousness.

I quickly scanned through the data on the storage device he brought.

It contained information that one of Vengeance’s subordinate organizations was actively smuggling drugs.

My brow furrowed.

I should have banned production and trade as the top priority because of the danger.

Pestam.

I heard the circumstances from the boy. He lives in a slum in a Russian city, is still a minor, and was forcibly recruited as a drug courier.

Just yesterday, he nearly died because of it and barely survived with the help of an ability user.

He also said they couldn’t resist because the mafia was backed by Vengeance’s authority.

I didn’t expect orders to be properly executed in just a day or two, but it’s been three months already, and this city is clearly under the management of a villain named “Bloom.”

Bloom is one of the four bosses who has been with me since Harbor 7, including Kang Wan, and is loyal to me—a trustworthy guy.

But in a slum of a noticeable city, not some countryside, they’re distributing drugs, even killing minors in the process?

An interrogation is necessary.

If they don’t obey, of course, they’ll be purged.

It was good information. I plan to send the boy back with protection and financial support for his studies so he can focus on his education.

But before that, one thing.

“Boy, you said an ability user saved you and brought you here. This information was also organized by him.”

“Ah, yes.”

“What’s that villain’s name?”

“Um, he said he wasn’t a villain.”

“Unaffiliated then?”

“…He called himself a hero.”

It was strange.

In today’s world where villains have become good and heroes have become evil, there are few who deliberately call themselves heroes.

“His name?”

“Sulphur. That’s what he said.”

It means sulfur.

Interesting.

In mythology, the Red Dragon of Apocalypse meets its end by being thrown into sulfur fire.

It seems a hero who wants to kill me has appeared.