episode_0004

I.

A man’s voice heard in the pouring light. The voice I heard was not an illusion.

Even the owner of that voice is standing in front of me.

With both feet in the air.

The downpour of light stopped. Those around me who were surprised also froze as if they had become ice statues, no, they were frozen. The bonfire that was dancing and blazing has stopped as if it were frozen.

Yes. The world has stopped. except me.

“Oh, it’s a pain in the ass.”

Oh, except for that guy. Well, there’s no way a man standing in the air could be ordinary in the first place. It won’t be an ordinary being.

But there seems to be a problem with this unusual, very, very special man. Maybe that has something to do with me.

no! What did I do?

I could have said this, but the man’s expression was quite unusual and he seemed far from normal, so I decided to keep quiet.

“How does this happen? At the end, what is this… … .”

The man who was holding his forehead while looking at me muttered that while looking into empty space.

Afterwards, the sound gradually decreases and you cannot hear what he is saying, but if you guess, it looks as if he is having a conversation with someone. I was very excited about it too.

“Ah, sorry for keeping you waiting. The name… White?”

“No. are you okay. It wasn’t particularly boring or anything like that. When will I ever try to move alone again in a world that has stopped like this?”

This wasn’t just lip service, it was sincere. When will you ever experience something like this in your life? No, is there really even one person on the entire continent who has experienced something like this?

‘Probably not.’

Is it because he died and came back to life? Strangely, even though it is an unusual situation, my mind is peaceful.

No, it’s not peaceful. okay. Saying that I am not afraid would be more appropriate for my condition. Because even now, at this very moment, I was excited about what was happening to me.

Maybe it was because I realized that I could use powers I had never known before through the storm of light I received when I just died and came back to life.

“How should I explain it? No, can I really tell you this? ha… . First of all, you are also a party. I was looking for a piece of the High One’s soul. Of the three pieces of your soul that were divided for some reason, two were gathered together, and if you had been destined to die here, you too would have died here. Unfairly.”

“Ah, I guess so. Definitely.”

“Yes… . That’s a strange reaction. Anyway, if that were the case, I would have gotten the one remaining soul fragment and finished my work. I would have been very neat, I would have gotten extra points on my performance review, and I would have been planning to go on vacation.”

“Are you saying that I am the last remaining piece of your soul? Oh, is it more accurate to say that my soul is the last piece of soul I need to collect? anyway? What, like that?”

“Yes… ji? But are you okay? About you dying or me taking your soul.”

A man whose expression of incomprehensibility is clearly visible on his face seems like a real man to me. Well, that’s just the way it is. It’s not that I’m in love with him, but I feel like he’s handsome even with a stupid expression on his face. A little bit unlucky?

“Just like that? Honestly, life is hard to worry about what happens to me after I die, right? It’s also tough.”

“That’s right. Anyway, I should have done that… … . One of your colleagues up there had an accident and you woke up?”

“Awakening?”

“Ah, they say you receive God’s grace in this dimension, right? Didn’t an oracle come down to tell us what the devil would do and prepare for it?”

“Ahh! I think so.”

“That thing that was pouring around you right now and then stopped. okay. That ray of light. Strictly speaking, it is an energy mixed with divinity. Ah, no matter how much I say, you won’t be able to understand it, right? Still, only understand what you can understand. However, the soul fragments that I am collecting, including your soul, are owned by this sacred and very deeply related being.”

That man’s thinking was wrong. It’s a mistake. I can’t believe you won’t understand much!

‘I don’t know anything?’

Aren’t you overestimating me? No, maybe that guy’s ability to explain things sucked in the first place.

“So, of course, the two souls I had reacted to the divinity poured out during your awakening and melted into it. To be precise, to you.”

“ing?”

I understand this one. I can’t understand! Now that means… … !

‘You mean I was used by a ghost!!’

“Okay. that’s right. Now you are in a very serious situation. Even if I explain to you what kind of serious situation it is, you won’t know, so feel the basics first. From now on, I will remove the wall of consciousness that has been blocking me.”

“Yes?”

hey. Please listen to me… … !

-What is here! It’s frustrating! Take it out! Take it out!!

-Heh, heh! I’m from a different world! I’m the main character of a fantasy novel!! The male protagonist of the harem!!

Suddenly, a man’s voice rang in my head.

Men’s voices.

Even if a woman’s voice suddenly rings in my head, it would give me goosebumps, but it’s a man’s voice!

I don’t know why, but just hearing the voice makes me feel uncomfortable, displeased, and nervous.

okay. hate. I just don’t like this.

“Be quiet.”

-This guy has no blood on his head! how old are you! I am now 1 year old. 60th birthday! You little bastard!

-huh? what? In situations like this, the owner of the body usually says, I’m wrong, try living well. Don’t you have to hand over your body? I’m mentally prepared! Hurry and hand it over!

“What kind of bullshit do you say with such sincerity? Annoying.”

“Stop!!”

Strangely enough, the voices talking about Jung-gu heating suddenly stop when the man shouts ‘Stop!’ quiet. So much so that the man’s sighs sounded like thunder. uh? Now that I think about it, why am I keeping my mouth shut?

“I’m asking this question just in case. I hope you listen without misunderstanding.”

“Yes? Yes.”

“You don’t have to be so nervous. Because of what the piece of your soul said a moment ago. Do you want to hand over control of your body, your body called White? To one of the two souls.”

“En? no? No, why?”

“Huh?”

“How could a guy like that exist in the first place? I don’t entrust my body to a woman, and I have no intention of entrusting it to a man.

“Is that the point? You bastard! Anyway, you mean you have no intention of handing over control of your body?”

“Yes. Absolutely. Never. Definitely. under oath. Never!”

“Okay. Okay.”

“No, don’t just listen. I’ve been through a lot as a gypsy, but now I’m the descendant of a hero, so I put some weight on my shoulders and become well-off, but what kind of crazy person hands me over after going through so much hardship and becoming well-off?!”

“… … Because I understand. Shut your mouth.”

He waves his hand and ignores my strongly expressed refusal. Don’t ignore it like that! Aren’t you being too rough with your own body?

I wanted to say this confidently and strongly once again, but if I didn’t see the incredibly handsome man’s brow furrowed, I might end up getting angry for no reason.

After all, intelligent people know how to be patient. No problem.

It’s absolutely not true. maybe?

“I heard both. This is unavoidable. Even if you were a god, it would be difficult to ‘forcibly’ take away the body of a being whose level has risen to the point of awakening. So accept it.”

“What? I sat there talking nonsense. You were already in a spiritual state when you met me. An old soul that is 60 years old. If I were not careful, I could have become a vengeful spirit. But what chance do you give me? The cycle is!”

“This is some kind of perverted sound. Why do I have to make you the main character of a fantasy novel? You fucking bastard! And is it my fault that he died unexpectedly? Don’t whine when you get stabbed while being abusive in a game. Because I’m annoyed.”

This is probably what I’m saying to the two guys who gave me the creeps in my head a little while ago.

I don’t know the context, and I can’t understand half of what he’s saying, but since he’s angry at the two guys, I just nod my head furiously.

“Above all, your body is rotten or dead, but that child’s body is intact along with his soul. So in the first place, saying things like “it’s unequal” and “it’s unfair” doesn’t make sense. Moreover, the most stable and best way is for the soul to become the master of the body. So just shut up and accept it.”

The man who had been gently admonishing me seemed annoyed at some point and said that and shook his head roughly.

I don’t know if he was planning on doing that in the first place, or if he was just really annoyed, but his face was red, he stretched out his right palm towards me, and muttered something unintelligible.

It was then that golden light burst from the man’s body.

The brilliant golden brilliance revealed itself as a circle made up of mysterious, incomprehensible patterns under the man’s feet and above his head, and in six directions: front, back, left, and right.

Could that unknown pattern be a magic circle or something similar? Maybe so.

The six golden circles gradually grew in size and began to overlap each other. Instead of being stacked, they formed concentric circles, and in the end, six concentric circles with increasingly larger radii from the same center were floating vaguely above the man’s head.

“Those bastards are so noisy until the end! If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have acted like a god! At that time, I said it was hot because it seemed like it was there for no reason! I don’t even want the 4 major insurance policies! At least commuting time should be guaranteed!! No, I don’t want that either. I really am because of the damn stupid, frustrating, ignorant little devil Naran!! Argh! It’s annoying!!”

Uh oh. That thing is in very bad condition. It was far beyond the level of nervousness that Genie, the most popular woman in Creşti, displayed every time she fell under a spell once a month.

“It’s annoying that it was broken right before completion, but one person said it was the first time, and the other person whined like hell!! Above all, I’ll see you in the new world, little one. I really can’t stand it this time. ****!!”

Was it because the man’s condition seemed serious?

As I looked at the situation nervously, I couldn’t help but notice the golden concentric circles that had already reached the top of my head. If my vision hadn’t been dyed gold, wouldn’t I have known until the end?

The moment when golden concentric circles surround my body, gradually shrinking, and are absorbed into me as if they disappear.

―What if you are God? So recklessly… .

-Huhhh. It’s Isekai Reincarnation! It’s fantasy! You’re not the main character! Harem, the fantasy romance… .

I felt bad for a moment when I suddenly heard two guys’ voices. Gradually, the two guys’ voices disappear. Like a dying bonfire. There was also a moment of delight in the phenomenon and a moment of teasing, saying, ‘Such a shame.’

“Quk!! Wow!”

I feel pain as if someone is pouring boiling water on my head.