episode_0019

I gave the butterfly human a rough treatment and heard a detailed explanation.

And she told me the reason why she came to our house.

“So, to summarize, you didn’t know what to do from here to here, right?”

“Yes.”

“You came home thinking you could learn directly from your older sister?”

“Yes.”

“And then it became like this?”

“Yes.”

“You too have a hard life. Not only did you go through all the hardships to become my sister’s incarnation, but you came to me to receive my teachings directly.”

“That’s me, sir. I’m a proud butterfly.”

“Yeah, yeah. That’s why your wings and antennae were torn off.”

“Enoch!”

“Okay. Then, wait here for a bit. My sister will be back around lunchtime. In the meantime, just wait while picking at the seaweed piled up over there.”

“Is that Kim?”

“Yeah. Can’t you see it?”

I pointed to the boxes of seaweed piled up in a corner of the kitchen.

The reason I have a whole box of seaweed is because my older sister bought it for me so I could nibble on it whenever I was hungry, as it was a snack that was easy to eat.

Since one box is enough for one day, I haven’t had to worry about snacks for about two months now.

This was possible because seaweed has a good texture and is easy to eat as a snack without getting tired of it.

“So, do you want to eat it?”

“No! I will train to live up to your expectations.”

“If your body is like that, why train? My older sister used to say that rest is the most important thing in training. You’ve been training all this time, so take a rest today.”

“Ah. Now that I think about it, I have something to say about that, Enoch.”

“What is it?”

“It’s faster to show than to tell.”

Sian took out the photo album and opened it.

The photo album kept turning the pages one by one and then stopped at one point.

In one scene of the photo, my sister and I were in a dobok and I was being trained by my sister.

「”It’s melting. I think it’s time to stop now.”」

It brings back memories. Now that I think about it, there was a time like this.

When I was a child, I taught Noah Mercy years ago, when my older sister had not yet been chosen as an incarnation.

Noah Mercy was more talented at fighting than I was, to the point where he and I exchanged ten rounds, while I could only exchange two rounds.

I was training late into the night because I was jealous of Noah Mercy being praised by his older sister.

And then my older sister came to me and told me to stop, so this must have been the scene from that time.

“-No. I can do more… … .

“Melting. If you push yourself like this, you’ll hurt yourself. For now, let’s rest today and tomorrow… … .”

-No! You can do it!!”

I hit the scarecrow with my fist and it bled.

My sister grabbed my wrist and stopped me from hitting the poor scarecrow any more.

「”Calm down. You can’t become stronger like this.”

-No. I will become strong like my older sister or Kushi.

“Oh my. Enoch! If you keep disobeying me, I’ll say this to you?”

-What can this guy do now that he doesn’t have a mother anymore?

“No, you can say it.”

-Why? It’s true that we don’t have a mother anymore.

Did I say something like that when I was younger? It’s been so long I don’t remember.

But I would definitely have said something like that.

I don’t remember it, but I’m sure I did it.

Because this photo album is a sacred relic, and it is a taxidermy of that scene.

「”Ha… … Yes, Enoch. You train so hard. So you can beat a grown woman?”

-If we keep going, won’t we win someday?

“Yeah. I’ll win someday. But it won’t be right now, and it won’t be a year from now, or five years from now. So when do you think that will be?”

-You’re saying that I won’t be able to beat a grown woman even after a year?

“Oh. Because I can’t win. Sister, I’m just telling you the truth.”

-It’s so cold… … .」

My sister’s words were cold and realistic.

But there was a lot to learn there.

Unlike the present where I was the strongest incarnation and then rose to the current constellation, I could roughly sense what my older sister in the past, who had not yet been chosen as an incarnation, was thinking.

And there I could also see how much my sister loved and cared for me.

There was a long silence between my sister and me.

Even in the midst of all this, her wrist was held tightly, and when her sister came to her senses and let go, her wrist was covered in blood.

「”Sorry.”

-It’s okay.

“Nok-ah. But I have one question to ask. Are you going to keep training like this all night long?”

-Yeah.

“Okay. So, how long has it been since Noki trained all night like this?”

-Uh… …Today is the fourth day.

“Really? Then, take tomorrow off.”

-Why?

“Training is good, but the reason you train to become stronger is so you can rest comfortably. Also, you shouldn’t train too hard when you’re young. If you do, you won’t grow tall and you won’t be popular with girls later on.”

-I don’t know what you’re talking about.

“Okay. Then, I’ll explain it simply. Resting is also a type of training. It’s also the most important part. Resting every day is not good, but that doesn’t mean it’s better than training every day. Because muscles grow when they rest. So, do some rust today and stop tomorrow. Rest and start training the next day. Got it? ”

-Uh… …I understand.

“Yeah. Our Nok is nice. Come on in.”

-Yeah!」

It ended harmoniously. It was nice to see.

But strangely enough, the scene didn’t end like that.

After my sister saw me enter the room, she took the key out of her bosom and turned it in the locked door next to the training ground.

Then the door opened, and numerous robots inside appeared.

The older sister began to compete with the robots without saying a word, and the robots competed for more than thirty moves before slowly breaking apart one by one.

He jumped up and kicked it sideways, then connected with a counter kick to break it, and after blocking several of the robot’s attacks, he once tore its neck out with his hand and broke it.

After destroying about twenty robots, the robots began to take out their weapons.

The robots fought each with different weapons, but Nuna fought by stealing the weapons they were holding.

He used blunt weapons to cave in their heads, spears to pierce their psyche, and daggers to stab their bodies dozens of times, slowly breaking them apart.

My sister fought without realizing how much time had passed and her stamina was completely exhausted. The robot took advantage of this gap and stabbed her with its longsword.

“[Your background stops the training.]

[Your backstory commands the incarnation to rest.]

But at that moment, something that seemed to be behind the scenes sent a message.

It’s strange. Obviously, as far as I know, my older sister at that time had no background.

But as if my memory was wrong, my older sister told her backstory.

「”No, I can’t. I can’t do that. How can I rest still when I haven’t found them yet?”

[Your background tells you to postpone revenge.]

[Your background advises you to take a break.]

“I’m fine. I don’t get tired thanks to the constellations, right? So I won’t think of something as weak as rest. Even if I do rest, I’ll find those bitches and take revenge on them first.”

[Your background worries you.]

[Your subordinates quietly resume training.]

“Thank you for following my will, Constellation.”」

That brought back memories from the photo.

And I was a little upset.

“No, you told me to rest, but you did that all day? Isn’t that too much?”

“The tyrant is saying that because he is worried about Enoch. If he wasn’t worried, would he have said such things?”

“Are you the only one who worries? Are you the only one who worries? I do it too, so why don’t you think about me?”

“Rather, isn’t it that he was fighting alone quietly because he was thinking of Enoch? He’s his only blood relative.”

“Hey.”

“Huh?”

“Why do you protect your sister like this?”

“Well, I am the incarnation of the tyrant.”

“What the heck, ha… … Okay. Okay, I understand. Just finish your business and go. I’ll sleep in my room. Got it?!”

“Yes, I understand.”

Enoch went into his room in anger and slammed the door shut so hard it made a loud bang.

Although Sian was not pleased with his behavior, she overlooked it because she had indirectly observed the life he had lived through the photo album.

Enoch fell asleep during lunchtime, while Cian waited for his superiority.

But when lunchtime passed and Enoch woke up hungry, she still hadn’t come.

No, he couldn’t come.

Because Iris has not yet escaped from the family’s basement.

***

[The constellation, ‘The Corpse of the Sinking World’, shows hostility towards the family.]

[The constellation, ‘The Corpse of the Falling World’, informs its incarnation that escape is imminent.]

“Constellation, you don’t have to worry about it.”

In the basement of a mansion, Iris collapses, exhausted from the endless onslaught of troops.

After sending a clone to protect the exhausted incarnation, Iris was able to escape ahead, but the clone was destroyed and Iris was isolated, unable to overcome the remaining barrier to escape.

Isolated, Iris didn’t have enough strength to break down the wall, so I tried my best to help her get over it, but she was still just kicking her feet in place.

I made a suggestion to Iris.

[Constellation, ‘The Corpse of the Falling World’ demands your body.]

“Yes? Your Majesty. That was my taste.”

[Constellation, ‘The Corpse of the Falling World’ is not the answer.]

[Constellation, ‘The Corpse of the Falling World’ refers to the ‘Incarnation Body’.]