episode_0049

“Savior… Please, you don’t have to raise your voice.”

Angela’s voice was quiet, but there was earnestness in it.

She knelt before Hyunseong and looked straight into his eyes.

“I am but your servant. Every word you say is like a law to me.”

Her gaze revealed a strange obsession, along with worship. Hyunseong felt uncomfortable with Angela’s excessive devotion, but at the same time, he was curious.

Why are these angels so obsessed with themselves?

“Okay, Angela. Then I’ll talk to you. I have a few questions…”

Hyunsung spoke in a deliberately soft voice, observing Angela’s reaction. He needed to get as much information as possible to understand the situation.

“If you have any questions, I will answer them.”

A faint blush appeared on Angela’s face.

She looked at him with expectant eyes, as if she had been waiting for Hyunseong’s question.

“Um… First of all, why am I here? Why was I suddenly transferred from the Demon World to the Heaven World?”

Hyunseong asked the question he was most curious about. Angela closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them carefully and opened her mouth.

“Because the Savior…was chosen.”

“You were chosen? By whom?”

“It is…God’s will.”

Angela’s answer was ambiguous. Hyunseong frowned and asked again.

“God’s will? Can you explain in more detail?”

“I’m sorry, Savior. I don’t know much about that part. But I know for sure that you are the chosen one.”

There was a strange tension in Angela’s voice. She was avoiding Hyunseong’s questions.

“Then… what should I do? You call yourself a savior, but what do I have to save?”

Hyunseong changed the question and asked again. Angela hesitated for a moment, then slowly opened her mouth.

“You will save this world.”

“Save the world? How?”

“It is… not yet time. When the time comes for the Savior to know everything, then you will naturally understand.”

Angela’s answer was still ambiguous. Hyunseong felt increasingly frustrated.

“Then… when will I find out? I’m stuck here now, not knowing anything.”

Hyunseong honestly revealed his situation. He thought that this dazzlingly beautiful heaven might be a prison without bars.

“Savior…” Angela’s voice was filled with regret. “I understand your frustration. But please, wait a little longer. When the time comes, you will know everything.”

Her tone was soft, but there was a firmness hidden within it. Hyunsung realized that he could not get any more information from Angela.

“Hmm… By the way, you guys understand and respond to everything I say? In the Demon World, except for a few people, no one understood what I said.”

Hyunsung changed his mind and asked another question. He had to figure out the difference between angels and demons.

“Savior.” A look of disgust crossed Angela’s face. “Please don’t compare us to those disgusting horned things.”

There was a strange jealousy mixed with disgust in her voice.

“Unlike those fallen ones, we prepared to welcome you according to the long-prophetized prophecy. However, we never dreamed that the place where the Savior descended would be the Demon Realm.”

Angela’s voice was a mixture of anger and regret.

“But don’t worry, now I have rescued the Savior from those corrupt people.”

She kissed Hyunseong’s hand once more and bowed deeply. Her eyes were filled with determination.

Hyunseong found out several important facts through Angela’s answer.

First, the angels had known of the existence of the ‘Savior’ long ago and were preparing to welcome him.

Second, they have an extreme aversion to demons and feel a strong aversion to identifying with them.

Third, they are proud of having ‘rescued’ Hyeonseong from the demon world and have a strong will to keep him safe.

‘Interesting…’

Hyunseong muttered to himself. The angels’ actions seemed kind and devoted on the surface, but there was something unsettling behind it. It felt like they were trying to trap him somewhere.

‘The demons tried to confine me with force and violence, but the angels tried to confine me with clever words and surveillance.’

Hyunseong was lost in thought. The two forces had different directions, but their ultimate goal was the same. To keep him by their side and make him move according to their will.

‘It won’t be easy to find out information that touches the core of the problem. So we’ll have to start by finding out small things and fitting together small pieces from the outside.’

Hyunseong started asking questions again. This time, they were more trivial and everyday questions.

“Angela, what do you usually eat in heaven?”

“The Savior must eat heavenly food. We will prepare for you fruits rich in divine power, water of life, and bread and meat purified by the prayers of angels.”

“Angels have wings, so they can fly, right? How does it feel to fly in the sky?”

“If the Savior wants, I will help you fly in the sky at any time. The heavenly sky is beautiful and mysterious. If you experience it yourself, you will never forget the emotion.”

“Do angels sleep?”

“We do not need physical rest. However, we will always be there to watch over you so that you can rest comfortably.”

“Are there other people in heaven? Are there any other humans besides me?”

“Savior. This is heaven. Humans cannot exist. You are the only… special being.”

Angela’s answers were still ambiguous and sometimes meaningful. However, Hyunseong did not give up. Through small questions, he began to dig into the angels’ lifestyles, values, and the secrets they were hiding.

“Why do angels call me savior?”

“The Savior… in the prophecy… is the one who will save this world… .”

Angela stopped talking and took a deep breath. Her eyes were wavering and her voice was trembling.

“I’m sorry, Savior. I can’t say any more. The Celestial Council… forbids us from speaking carelessly about prophecies.”

“Can I go outside?”

Hyunseong asked, looking out the window at the beautiful scenery. The heavenly sky was clear and transparent, and the golden buildings were dazzlingly shining. However, his heart was still filled with anxiety.

He couldn’t shake the thought that this beautiful heaven might be a beautiful prison meant to imprison him.

“Of course, Savior.”

Angela answered immediately. Her voice was calm, but there was a subtle tension in it.

“Please don’t misunderstand. The Savior is not trapped here. However, I and the other Celestials must accompany him.”

“Why? Are there monsters here too?”

Hyunsung recalled the monster he had encountered in the forest when he first entered this world. He had almost died a terrible death there. That memory still remained as a deep trauma in his mind.

“Such terrible things cannot set foot in this heaven.”

Angela spoke firmly, but she hesitated for a moment.

“But… the Savior is our light. Those who are in the darkness will run to even the slightest light.”

“What does that mean?”

Hyunseong couldn’t understand what Angela was saying.

“There are many celestials in heaven who want to see the Savior in person… Among them, there are many who are so desperate…”

Angela said, seeming embarrassed.

‘If that Angela says it’s excessive, how much is it?’

Angela praised and extolled the Lord with a fanatic attitude, her body trembling and her eyes filled with burning passion.

‘But if she criticized it to the extent of being excessive…’

Hyunseong trembled without realizing it. He thought of the demons who were swarming in front of the Demon Palace. Their eyes of blazing passion and madness toward him. Although the celestials could communicate, their affection for him did not seem to be much different from that of the demons.

‘Maybe… it could be worse.’

Hyunseong felt uneasy. The demons wanted to suppress and possess him with their power. But the angels were different. They might worship him as a god and try to control everything about him.

‘Is it just that I was moved from a prison in the dark to a prison in the light…?’

Hyunseong smiled bitterly. His freedom was still limited, and he was still playing in the palm of the hands of powerful beings.

Angela didn’t miss Hyunseong’s slightly hardened expression and his anxiously shaking eyes.

“Savior, did you feel uncomfortable with what I said?”