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“Savior…?”

Hyunseong asked back as if he was dumbfounded. Savior of angels? It was nonsense.

He was just a Korean young man in his 20s who lived an ordinary life, or perhaps a little worse than ordinary.

“Yes. I am a savior.”

Michael spoke firmly, ignoring Hyeonseong’s questions.

Her expression was serious, and her eyes did not waver.

Even in the midst of confusion, Hyunseong thought back on what he had experienced so far.

The moment I lost consciousness and fell into the demon world while trying to cook ramen in my room.

Times when I was surrounded by bizarre and beautiful demons and loved as if they were pets.

And even the memory of standing in the middle of a fierce battle between demons and angels…

“Why… why… I…?”

Michael slowly approached Hyunseong and knelt in front of him.

“You… don’t know your fate yet.”

Michael’s blue eyes looked deeply into Hyunseong’s eyes.

“But… you’ll find out soon.”

His voice was soft, but there was a strange power within it. Hyunseong could not resist the intense gaze that seemed to penetrate into Hyeonseong’s soul.

“You… are destined to save this world.”

Hyunseong stopped breathing without realizing it. Michael’s blue eyes were more beautiful and mysterious than any eyes he had ever seen.

The eyes of the demons I encountered in the demon world were hot and intense. It was filled with greedy desire, obsessive affection, seething jealousy, and possessiveness.

Their gaze seemed to covet the body, but it also gave a strange pressure that felt like it was binding the soul.

But Michael’s eyes were different.

His eyes contained pure devotion, reverence, and unwavering faith. Like a believer looking at God, I felt absolute loyalty, not allowing even a speck of dust.

‘Is this… the eyes of an angel…’

For the first time, Hyeonseong realized the meaning of the word ‘Supreme Being’. The moment he stood in front of Michael, he realized how insignificant and inadequate he was.

I felt ashamed of my dust-like existence.

‘But… why…?’

I couldn’t understand. Why does such a noble and great being look at me like that?

‘Something like me…’

However, Michael paid no heed to Hyunseong’s confused feelings and quietly opened his mouth.

“You are the chosen one.”

His voice was quiet but powerful.

“You are the hope that will save this world.”

“Me… ?”

Hyunseong frowned and pointed at himself.

“I… Saving the world?”

It was an unbelievable story. He was an extremely ordinary young man who lived an ordinary, or perhaps even less than ordinary, life. Saving the world was something that could only come out of novels or movies.

But Michael looked him in the eye without wavering and nodded.

“Yes, it is you.”

His confident voice seemed to penetrate deep into Hyeonseong’s heart.

The words that flowed from the mouth of a beautiful angel who seemed to have just stepped out of a painting were so unreal that Hyunseong felt a strange persuasiveness in her words without even realizing it.

‘The demons… It was easier to understand… .’

Hyeonseong recalled the time he spent in the demon world. The demons were honest and intuitive. Their desire was hot and blatant, and they didn’t even try to hide it.

Their eyes were full of greed, jealousy, and possessiveness, but at the same time, there was also a hint of childlike innocence.

But angels were different.

They were so pure and noble that it was impossible to know their true intentions.

In particular, Michael’s devoted eyes and firm faith gave Hyunseong a strange sense of anxiety.

‘For what…? ?’

What makes them so passionate?

What are you saying you chose yourself for?

Hyeonseong didn’t know yet. But one thing is clear…

Michael’s eyes were not lies.

He truly believed in Hyeonseong.

And that faith was so pure and blind that it even felt like fear.

Hyunseong said with a laugh.

“To be honest… I’m embarrassed.”

He shrugged and looked around. The dazzlingly shining celestial landscape was beautiful, but at the same time it felt unfamiliar and uncomfortable.

“Until yesterday, I experienced all kinds of things in the demon world… When I open my eyes, I see heaven. It feels like I’m dreaming.”

Hyunseong shook his head.

“Besides… The angel said I was the savior… .”

He looked at Michael and was speechless. The sight of Michael still kneeling in front of him seemed unrealistic.

“Well… I don’t know if I’m that great of a person.”

Hyunseong muttered self-deprecatingly.

“I just… I’m just an ordinary person.”

Michael slowly raised his head. His blue eyes were as clear and transparent as crystal sparkling under the sunlight.

“Child of man, you do not know yourself too much.”

Her voice was quiet but powerful. I felt a mysterious sound as if it was resonating Hyeonseong’s soul.

“You are the beacon of hope we have been waiting for for a long time. Your existence has been told in prophecy, and your birth has been blessed with the song of the stars.”

Michael slowly stood up. His movements were so graceful and sacred that it seemed as if he could forget the passage of time.

“You are our savior and guide. Please bring peace back to this world with your hands.”

Michael knelt in front of Hyeonseong once again. His eyes were earnest, and his voice was full of respect and adoration.

“Please… please lead us.”

Hyunseong kept his mouth shut. No matter how much I turned my head, I couldn’t come up with an appropriate answer to Michael’s words.

A being who radiated a sacred and noble aura that transcended the word ‘beautiful’ dared to kneel towards her and chant her praises.

‘this… Is it reality… ?’

My sense of reality kept getting blurry. All the bizarre and amazing things I experienced in the demon world didn’t feel as unreal as this moment.

‘In the demon world… There were so many pretty demons… .’

Hyeonseong suddenly remembered the time he spent in the demon world. Lilith with her captivating beauty, Sepia with her sexiness, and Leah with her adorable cat ears.

They were all demons who captivated him with their different charms.

‘And yet… like this… It’s nothing… .’

Hyunseong was surprised at his own insensitivity. Clearly, Michael’s beauty was on a different level from that of the demons.

Her beauty was more than just physical beauty, it was a divine and noble beauty.

The dazzling platinum hair shone ecstatically as if scattered across the Milky Way, and the blue eyes created a mystery like the deep, clear ocean.

The delicately sculpted bridge of the nose and lips boasted the perfect beauty of a classical statue, and the elegant neckline and slender shoulders stimulated the protective instinct.

But what caught Hyunseong’s attention more than anything was her cleavage exposed through the armor.

Her voluptuous yet elastic breasts trembled slightly every time she breathed, and those dizzying curves attracted Hyunseong’s gaze like a magnet.

‘shit… What are you thinking… .’

Hyunseong tried to look away and compose himself. The important thing now was not to be mesmerized by Michael’s beauty.

‘Why on earth… ‘Are you calling me a savior?’

Hyunseong still couldn’t understand Michael’s words.

“I… however… ”

Hyunseong cleared his throat and looked away.

“The battle that took place in the demon world… What happened?”

He asked, trying to pretend that nothing had happened.

“Mya contest… Angels invaded… I even remember the battle that took place… .”

Michael’s expression darkened at Hyunseong’s question.

“The operation to rescue the savior… It was very dangerous.”

Michael spoke in a calm but sorrowful voice.

“Mya Contest… The place was already filled with the greed and madness of corrupted demons. We risked our lives to rescue you from its vile clutches. Celestial elite forces managed to infiltrate through the dimensional gate and rescue you.”

Her voice was calm, but it contained deep anger and sadness.

“Numerous angels… I gave my life to save you.”

Michael knelt down and bowed his head.

“But… It was worth it.”

Michael raised his head again and looked at Hyunseong. His eyes were firm and his voice was unwavering.

“I saved you… That’s enough.”

“We… My sin of neglecting you in the hands of dirty demons for a long time… I will never forget.”

Her shoulders trembled slightly.

“As soon as possible… I should have rescued you and brought you to heaven… .”

Her voice was full of guilt and remorse.

“Makes you breathe the dirty air of the demon world… The crime of making you suffer under the gaze of ugly demons… I will live my whole life in atonement.”

Michael knelt down, placed his hand on his chest and lowered his head.

Only then did Hyunseong discover the wounds on Michael’s wings. There were dark red scars all over the pure white wings. It looked terrible, as if it had been bitten by a hideous monster. Black smoke was rising from the wound area, and the surrounding feathers were scorched black as if they had been burned.

‘That… It’s not just a wound… .’

Hyunseong knew it intuitively. It was clear that those wounds were caused by the dark magic of the Demon World. The dark energy that stuck like a curse was preventing the wound from healing.

For angels, the dark magic of the Demon World was fatal. It was like a poison that eroded their divine power and polluted their souls.

‘What a fierce battle it would have been… .’

Michael’s wounds showed how desperately he fought to rescue Hyeonseong.