episode_0015

15.

My awakening.

“Well, of course, the evolution of your abilities was beyond my expectations. If it were possible, I would have done it sooner.”

Zeus shrugged his shoulders.

Upon hearing that, Seonghyun thought to himself.

‘Isn’t it Zeus?’

If not him, then who?

He had thought that Zeus was the one who evolved his abilities.

But after hearing the story, it didn’t seem like it was him.

“I haven’t personally been to the future. I’m not sure. It could be me, or it could not be. For now, as I am, it’s impossible to say.”

Is that so?

If that’s the case, he didn’t dwell on who that ‘someone’ might be.

“That could be true. When it comes to unknown things, it’s best to put them aside for now. It’s not a bad choice. It suits you. Maybe if you hone your senses to the extreme, you’ll reach a level of foresight. Naturally, you’ll be able to figure out who it is.”

Zeus didn’t stop talking.

“By the way, you can use the coins that are exclusive to the gods. Huh…! The combination of your talent and the coin shop. A monster is sure to be born from this.”

Zeus chuckled as if disappointed.

“Your talent has reached the heavens, and I’ve been watching over it occasionally. To think that your talent would surpass even this! It’s an unexpected turn of events in a good direction.”

Watching over it?

‘Even if one’s talent is exceptional, is there a reason to go to such lengths?’

Seonghyun thought to himself.

“Of course there is! The dangers of Olympus and Asgard are approaching in the near future. This is a preparation for that time, as well as a way to see the future hero in advance. There’s also a bit of amusement involved.”

Zeus transformed into a young man, his body glowing. A familiar face.

“Do you see this young body? When you come to Earth, such things are possible. It seems like you know this face as well. The gods are quite distributed on Earth in this way. Especially! If it’s you, you probably have quite a few god acquaintances. You, I mean, you, hahaha!”

Zeus patted Seonghyun’s shoulder while speaking.

Seonghyun was curious about how Zeus could touch him, but he didn’t dwell on it.

Instead, he thought about something else.

Acquaintances? Seonghyun began to think of the people around him.

Oh!

Suddenly, a suspicious person came to mind.

His ex-girlfriend from the past, who had cleanly and suddenly seemed to disappear from somewhere. Thinking about her, his stomach suddenly churned.

Reading Seonghyun’s thoughts, Zeus suddenly looked at a face he hadn’t expected.

“Oh, why her.”

Zeus broke out in a cold sweat all of a sudden. Seeing the usually composed god flustered, Seonghyun couldn’t help but ask.

‘Who is she exactly?’

Zeus was sweating profusely.

“Oh… Oh my! The Olympus meeting is coming up soon! I should be off too! There’s not much time left. Enjoy a little. See some familiar faces! Well then!”

‘Don’t mention who she is! Hey!’

Crack!

The sound of Seonghyun’s lightning resounded as Zeus disappeared.

“Uh-oh!”

As the sound of lightning striking echoed, baby Seonghyun began to cry. At the same time, his parents came into the room to comfort the baby.

“Oh dear! Was our Seonghyun scared?”

Seonghyun felt awkward with the unfamiliar expressions of his parents, but he tried to capture their happy faces as much as possible.

Mother.

That deep resonance.

Seonghyun knew that he would return to reality soon after a little time passed.

In that forest where the horses were neighing.

Suddenly, he had that thought.

‘By the way, what happened to my body?’

The body he had here seemed just like a spirit…

If it was left abandoned in that forest, it could be quite a dangerous situation.

“We might need to go back quickly…”

By the way, facing my parents’ faces like this, it felt refreshing.

Perhaps that’s why. Seonghyun opened his mouth.

Even though no sound came out. Only his emotions surfaced.

“Haha… Mother. It’s me, Seonghyun. You might not see me, but…”

Seonghyun began to bring up the long-buried stories in his heart.

“It’s been almost 20 years since that day… At first, both father and I were struggling so much. Father drowned himself in alcohol every day. I just stared at charts all day.”

As Seonghyun thought about the past, his eyes became empty.

“But. Thanks to that, I discovered my talent. Did you know, mother? I have overwhelming talent in investing.”

Like a child boasting to their parents.

Perhaps wanting to express his feelings, Seonghyun’s mouth hesitated.

Even though he couldn’t say it. Thinking of talking to his mother, Seonghyun’s face gradually took on a pure childlike expression.

“At first, it was so difficult, but as time passed. Both father and I started to get better. Thinking of mother on that day still hurts my heart, but we are just living our lives. So, please don’t worry too much about us.”

Tears flowed from Seonghyun’s eyes.

“Whenever father sees me these days, do you know what he talks about? When will you get married, starting from when you were in elementary school at your age. Haha, he says you’ll have earlobes by then.”

“Every time, I wish mother was there next to me. Surely, if mother was there, she would have scolded father for saying such things, right?”

Tap.

Seonghyun’s tears, which didn’t exist, fell into the past.

Was it a miracle?

At that moment, Seonghyun’s mother looked in that direction.

She met Seonghyun’s gaze.

And then, Seonghyun began to shed tears as if something had burst inside him.

“I… I mean, Mom… Actually, I’ve been feeling a bit difficult lately. Suddenly coming to a strange place and fighting for my life. It’s not just once. Kill one, and another one appears. Kill that one, and another one appears. But you know what’s the creepiest thing? I’m starting to adapt to killing…”

Seonghyun’s mother felt something strange and walked towards where Seonghyun was.

Was it mother’s intuition? Who knows.

Now, she was just one step away from Seonghyun.

“Honey, what are you doing?”

Seonghyun’s father called out to his wife, but Seonghyun’s mother reached out confidently towards him.

And then, a miracle happened.

Whooosh.

Crying Seonghyun appeared before them.

And from Seonghyun’s mouth, a sound came out.

“Ah… Mom.”

Seonghyun’s father quickly ran over to separate his wife and Seonghyun.

But.

“Honey, wait. Just a moment.”

Seonghyun’s mother raised her hand to wipe Seonghyun’s tears.

Her hand gently touched Seonghyun’s face.

As if a sculptor was carving the texture of a giant rock in the soul.

“Of course… That’s right. You are Seonghyun.”

The young mother said to Seonghyun.

Seonghyun’s father was still bewildered, not understanding what was happening.

A young man who suddenly appeared here is Seonghyun? Does that make sense?

Although Seonghyun’s father couldn’t comprehend it, his heart knew that he was his son.

A handsome young man who looked just like him.

Seonghyun’s mother must have felt much more than his father.

“How?”

How could Seonghyun’s mother recognize Seonghyun.

Seonghyun’s mother smiled.

“I am your mother. Of course, you should recognize me, my dear. That clueless nobleman still seems confused, but you know. You may not have known. Your mother was not an ordinary person.”

It was a story he had never heard before.

“Of course you wouldn’t have known. Your mother was a hero too. Although the power remaining now is not much. The memories and feelings from that time have not disappeared.”

“Mother… I…”

“It’s okay.”

Seonghyun’s mother simply embraced him warmly.

In that warmth, Seonghyun closed his eyes.

Eventually, when Seonghyun opened his eyes to speak to his mother.

-The effect of Aoudumra’s Milk has ended. Returning.

Seonghyun’s figure was gradually engulfed in light.

His mother looked at him sadly.

His father stared with his mouth agape.

Since there seemed to be a word or two left.

Seonghyun pondered on what to say.

He opened his mouth.

When Seonghyun was twenty, he wanted to warn him about September, but…

As Seonghyun tried to speak, his mother shook her head.

It was a feeling of ‘don’t.’

Her eyes seemed to say she already knew, and they looked sad.

That was all.

“I’m back.”

“Yes, come on in.”

So this was it.

Just an ordinary conversation.

The moment Seonghyun had longed for over ten years.

“Now seems like the right time. I’ll be going.”

Seonghyun’s mother smiled brightly.

“Yes, go on. But don’t go around getting into fights. Your mother will always be watching over you.”

“Yes…”

As the light began to envelop Seonghyun’s entire body, it seemed like the end was truly near.

Seonghyun tried hard to remember more of his parents’ younger days.

Once again, Seonghyun’s vision was thrown into a bright light.

“Whoa!”

Seonghyun woke up from his faint in that spot.

“Ugh.”

Swoosh-.

Although his actual body hadn’t gone anywhere.

The emotions from that time seemed to linger.

There were tears around his eyes.

As Seonghyun got up, he heard the voice of a young man nearby.

“Ah! You finally woke up.”

When Seonghyun turned his head, there were Zeus and a man who looked like Pan.

If Zeus trimmed his beard and looked a bit younger, would he feel like that?

“Zeus?”

“Hey hey, no matter what, am I too young to be compared to that old man?”

It was a situation that he couldn’t understand at all, but somehow, in a familiar atmosphere, Seonghyun let out a chuckle.

“Haha. Laughing in front of a god? Do you want to taste my divine punishment?”

In a posture that seemed familiar from somewhere, Seonghyun chuckled and made a clicking sound.

“My mother told me not to go around getting into fights. That would be awkward, wouldn’t it?”

According to an old saying, if you cry and then laugh, hair grows on your butt. What to do.

Seonghyun had already figured out the identity of his counterpart.

“Hermes.”

“Huh? You know me?”

“Of course. You’re famous. I just met your father too.”

“Huh? You just had Aoudumra’s Milk, met my father, and came here? What kind of guy are you? Or was that even possible from the start?”

At his nonchalant appearance, Seonghyun smiled.

“Well, who knows what kind of guy I am.”