Chapter 76 – Day 76

Day 76

Thump-. Thump-. Thump-.

In the hand of Cheon Seoa, who had somehow returned to her original appearance as a young girl, there was a small orb pulsating like a heart.

However, whether it could truly be called an orb was questionable.

Thick blood vessels protruded over the orb.
Something black flowed through those blood vessels, and the darkness emanating from the orb itself seemed to devour even darkness.

Just looking at it would be enough to make an ordinary mortal’s mind collapse from rising madness and cause their body to mutate.

But Cheon Seoa gazed at this horrifying and disgusting orb as if it were a beautiful gem, wearing a satisfied smile.

And for good reason.

“If it’s her child, I’m sure it can make a decent item.”

The terribly disgusting orb held in Cheon Seoa’s hand was, in fact, the beast that had been ‘collected’ by Cheon Seoa.

Cheon Seoa put the bead in her hand into her spatial storage with a satisfied expression.

Zzzzt-!

As if an electronic device was malfunctioning, the universe tore apart with an unpleasant noise.
Beyond the torn universe, thousands and tens of thousands of tentacles were wriggling and crawling out, causing Cheon Seoa’s brow to furrow involuntarily.

Certainly.

“It was too noisy. But.”

Why on earth.

“Are you the one coming out?”

Cheon Seoa’s whispered voice echoed through the empty outer space.

The tentacles that were creeping out from beyond the torn universe disappeared without a trace.
At the same time, the universe returned to its original state as if it had never been torn.

However, in that universe that had been ‘once’ torn, something completely different had taken its place.

Its outward appearance was in human form, just like Cheon Seoa.

The hair that reached down to the waist was neatly tied.
The clothing worn on the body was a black suit that exuded luxury.
The shoes enveloping the feet were also, like the black suit, clearly not ordinary items at first glance.

However, the face of this ‘something’ was hidden behind a bizarrely shaped mask, making it unrecognizable.

A mask that even Cheon Seoa’s eyes couldn’t penetrate.

This ‘something’ wearing such a mask opened its mouth towards Cheon Seoa.

■■■□□■■■■■□□-.

From behind the mask, an incomprehensible and unrecognizable voice flowed out.

It was similar to the sound made by beasts collected and turned into materials by Cheon Seoa’s hands.
However, the ‘level’ embedded in that voice was incomparably higher and more powerful than that of beasts.

Still, to Cheon Seoa, it was nothing more than an unpleasant noise.

“Despite deliberately taking on a mortal form, why do you speak like that? I don’t think so, but just in case, let me ask: are you trying to make me uncomfortable?”

“Ah-.”

As soon as Cheon Seoa finished speaking, a ‘human voice’ leaked from behind the mask.

“Sorry, sorry. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? I’m not fully adjusted yet.”

“Tsk.”

In response to the words of the masked entity, Cheon Seoa openly frowned and clicked her tongue in displeasure.

At Cheon Seoa’s reaction, the entity burst into laughter with a “Haha!”

Cheon Seoa frowned even more at the laughter that felt somewhat awkward.

This blatant display of displeasure even raised doubts about whether this was really Cheon Seoa herself.

However, the masked entity continued speaking as if familiar with this side of Cheon Seoa, seemingly unbothered.

“You haven’t changed at all.”

“If you have nothing to say, can I go back now? It seems like even a few hundred years won’t be enough to clean up this mess.”

“Indeed, you’ve caused quite an incident this time.”

“But I’m not the one who caused that incident.”

Hahaha-!

At Cheon Seoa’s words, the masked entity let out another awkward laugh.

How many days and nights would this awkward laughter from the masked entity continue?

Forever. The laughter that seemed to go on endlessly suddenly stopped with a thud!

“Can I have it back?”

Something wearing a mask upside down asks.

To that, Cheon Seoa.

“No.”

She expressed her refusal very firmly.

This was hers.
No matter what ‘that’ was, it couldn’t take what was hers.

That fact was also well known to the something wearing the mask upside down.

However, despite that, the something had to take the beast from Cheon Seoa’s hands.

And for good reason.

“Mother personally asked me to.”

Because it was Mother’s request.

Cheon Seoa let out a deep sigh when the word ‘Mother’ popped out of the something’s mouth.

No way…

“I didn’t expect Sister to ask personally.”

“Why is Mother ‘Sister’ to you, and I’m nothing? Call me Big Brother too!”

“No.”

“Tch.”

The something clicked its tongue in disappointment at Cheon Seoa’s firm refusal.

More than that.

“Why did sister… I mean, why did mother make such a request?”

“I don’t know that either.”

“Hmm.”

Of course, there was no way I could read my sister’s thoughts.

More than that.

“It’s such a waste.”

In Cheon Seoa’s hand, who was muttering like that, was the beast… the orb that had been thrown into subspace.

Cheon Seoa mutters while looking down at such a beast.

It was a waste.
Materials of this quality are not easily found even in the world of cultivation.

Especially since the essence of the beast tends to be similar to practitioners like herself who have learned magical arts, if used well, it could have been a clue to overcoming the ‘wall’ that was blocking her.

Of course, even Cheon Seoa, who had reached the realm of Dojogi, couldn’t be certain if there was another realm beyond that.

But at least there is a ‘wall’.
That’s why Cheon Seoa thinks and anticipates.

If she overcomes the ‘wall’ blocking her way, perhaps she could be the first among the cultivators who have existed for a long time to establish a realm beyond Dojogi.

No, even if not used in that way, various things could be created using the beast as a material.

To readily give up such a good material.

“It’s too much of a waste.”

“Ah, you said that twice.”

“I know.”

“Tsk tsk-.”

Something that keeps clicking its tongue like a child.

Ignoring that something blatantly, Cheon Seoa, who was looking down at the beast… the orb held in her hand, said.

“So, what did you say you’d give me in exchange for returning this?”

“Huh? I didn’t say anything like that.”

….

As soon as something finished speaking, Cheon Seoa’s eyes sank heavily.

At some point, omniscience dwelled in Cheon Seoa’s left eye, and omnipotence in her right eye.

Cheon Seoa-style magic technique, Omniscient Omnipotent Eyes.

It had awakened.

Facing Cheon Seoa’s black and white eyes, something let out another awkward laugh, “Hahaha-!” and continued speaking.

“Don’t humans usually play tricks like this? Or not? No, they don’t. The humans living on the planet I ‘ate’ used to play tricks like this.”

“It’s not funny.”

“Okay, okay. At this rate, I might hit oppa…”

Something’s mouth closed.

When was it created?

At some point, hundreds of large and small black holes were created around something, along with a supernova on the verge of explosion.

Of course, mere supernova explosions and being caught in black holes wouldn’t be enough to kill or annihilate something.

“Oh my, it was a ‘mask’ I put some effort into making.”

Whoosh-!
Crackle-.

As soon as something muttered, it burns in the heat flowing from a supernova and is torn apart by the gravity created by a black hole.

Something clicked its tongue and snapped its fingers at the burning and tearing body.

Snap-!

With a sound that was both dull and clear, thousands of tentacles stretched out from beneath something’s feet, and the supernova and black hole disappeared without a trace.

“What a pity.”

“This oppa is sad….”

“Stop joking around. So, tell me what unni offered.”

“I guess I really have to.”

Something nodded in response to Cheon Seoa’s words.
At the same time, something stared intently at Cheon Seoa’s back.
There, ‘Mother’ was peeking, looking as if she would tear apart herself along with the universe if this dragged on any longer.

Cheon Seoa had long noticed the presence of such an ‘unni’, but didn’t particularly care.

After all, she understood why unni had gone to the lengths of using a ‘deal’ to take the materials she had collected.

So, how long had Cheon Seoa been waiting?

After rummaging through the universe for a while, a book appeared on something’s hand.

It was….

“Messa di Requiem per Shuai?”

Messa di Requiem per Shuai.
It was both a magic book and an opera score.

The true name exists separately, and it could be seen as having more of the nature of an opera score rather than a magic book.

After all, the opera recorded in that…

Phew-.

“Oh my, that was dangerous.”

Cheon Seoa said, pressing her left hand against her head, as if trying to crush her brain to stop her thoughts.

She had almost gotten into quite a troublesome situation.

More importantly.

“Why did sister choose that of all things…”

Cheon Seoa muttered, as if displeased.

However, looking at it differently.

“It’s not bad.”

It wasn’t bad at all.
No, it could be said to be very good.

After all, the magic book held in the hand of something wearing a mask.

The value of that magic book, known to humans as “Missa di Requiem per Schwai,” was incomparable to the beasts she possessed.

So…

“What will you do?”

“I’ll accept it.”

Cheon Seoa answered with a slight smile to the question from something.