episode_0068

bang—! Bang bang—-!

Inside a clean room like a pure white business hotel.

It’s already been a few days since I was trapped there.

Two days, maybe three.

More than a week may have even passed while I was unconscious.

bang!!! Bang bang bang—!

Cradangtang—!

I picked up a chair and hit the iron door with all my might.

But there wasn’t even a scratch on that solid door,

The red letters on the monitor above the door glowed brighter, as if they were laughing at me.

[A room you can’t leave unless you kill one of them.]

“You fucking bastards…! Open the door!!! “Open the door!!!!”

My palm was torn and blood was flowing.

I was pounding on the door repeatedly, screaming so loudly that my throat was torn apart.

There was no reaction.

In the previous room, and even more so in the previous room.

As always, the door showed no sign of opening.

Paaaa…

Was it when I was wrestling with the door for such a long time?

Marie quietly came up behind me and touched my blood-covered hands.

When she gently touched the wound, the torn palm seemed to have healed, but

Even though I covered the split flesh with sacred light, it had no effect.

One of the saint’s eyelids was deeply sunken,

The place was completely empty, and I was only wearing an eyepatch that I had made by tearing off my shirt.

Inside, the bleeding had stopped and blood was flowing out in a shallow layer.

A place that tests humans with a terrible curse.

Her healing magic didn’t work at all here,

Just when what little hope I had was fading away.

Now it seemed like these psycho bastards were only going to open the door if it took the life of one of us.

“Brother, it’s no use… and if you get hurt…”

“No… Marie, there must be a way. “I’m the one they’re after…if I do something…”

「…」

She was silent and watching me with a sad expression.

I knew it too.

The fact that they will never let us go easily.

After I was trapped here, I kept my eyes wide open, looking for a way to escape this room.

I offered them a deal,

Look for levers or switches that may be hidden somewhere in this room.

She even tried to muster up the courage to grab a dagger and cut my wrists while her eyes were closed.

But for some reason, when I wake up after fainting, my wounds are fully recovered.

The sacrifice they want is not my life.

I had no choice but to come to such a terrible conclusion.

After slamming the door for a long time, I finally gave up and sat down with my back against the wall.

Marie was sitting next to me, folding her hands and praying quietly.

“Brother, other colleagues are waiting for you. It’s already been a few days since we were trapped here… and… everyone is probably desperately looking for you, brother.”

“…No…No…I can’t lose even you…I can’t give that up…I’m sure…somehow…”

It’s already been a few days since I was trapped here.

Two days, maybe three.

After taking office as commander, the day the war with the church came to an end.

I went to the cathedral with a happy heart and carrying the sweet food that I had found so hard to find.

After she and I gratefully ate our daily bread, we were praying to a god who was somewhere protecting us.

After being gently comforted by her for the last time to help me feel like my mind was about to be torn apart, I came to my senses.

I will continue to pour in all my strength,

I was trying to end this final war that was not far away.

A situation in which I, an unawakened person, took my place and became humanity’s last hope.

After killing all the executives except Tae-beom along with the colleagues he had rescued with great difficulty.

All remaining resources were used to achieve victory in an all-out war against the church.

The first taste of sweet hope since falling into this hellish world.

And the resentment from the past that vowed to get revenge on behalf of those who left first,

It was such a commemorative day, as I finally let go little by little and prayed for Marie and her children.

I definitely thought I would spend the day like that.

The last thing seen was a white angel breaking through the roof of the cathedral.

And it was spraying an unknown green gas at us.

When I came to my senses, she and I were trapped in this strange space.

As soon as Marie opened her eyes here, she made a meaningful expression.

At first, I thought it was a kid’s prank or something.

Perhaps the angel I saw before fainting was a hallucination or something.

‘I guessed that it might be something like a laboratory created by a half-crazed sister Joohee.’

[A room you can’t leave without kissing].

I never thought I would be trapped in a romantic place like the one seen in cartoons.

We sat on the bed for a while and hesitated,

I finally mustered up the courage, just because the kids outside were waiting.

I gently kissed Marie on the lips.

But her face looked a little sad for some reason.

He reached out and grabbed my sleeve to say something, but

The words she spat out were muffled, turning into powder in her mouth and disappearing.

‘It’s nothing,’ she muttered softly to herself.

Maybe I should have known in advance what kind of place this damn place was.

Finally, I opened the door and looked outside.

It was connected to another room.

[A room you can’t leave without hugging for 1 minute]

In the next room, and the room after that, the intensity of skinship gradually increased.

She hesitated, but with a bright red blush, she hugged me carefully.

I also slowly hugged her with a trembling heart.

Even after losing Arang so tragically,

With Marie’s help, I was barely able to stay sane in this crazy world.

No, maybe I’ve already completely lost my mind.

He may have been barely pretending to be normal while holding her hand.

Anyway, she was a very precious being.

I promised myself that I would protect Marie with my own hands.

“But…this…isn’t this…”

However, the escape conditions in the rooms that appeared next became increasingly bizarre.

[A room where you can’t leave unless you swallow a whole cake with a needle in it]

I swallow food full of needles so that my stomach lining doesn’t tear to pieces.

As soon as I swallowed the cake, I met the condition by immediately spitting out the food.

However, as we progressed through the rooms, the conditions for escaping became increasingly cruel.

Cutting a finger, bleeding, or even an eyeball.

They were making increasingly drastic demands without hesitation.

“No…no…Mari…the eyes…the eyes…”

“It’s okay, brother. “I have healing skills…”

Paaaa…

The cult’s techniques were cruel, and its talent for tearing human hearts apart was outstanding.

In the previous room, I was able to heal my bleeding esophagus using Marie’s healing skills.

I was holding on to a glimmer of hope.

Somehow, if I was with her, I would be able to escape.

If you have the recovery skills that a saint has, you will be able to escape without any problems in the future.

When her divine healing light shimmered and disappeared into black light.

The hope they gave us was filled with curses and trampled upon without mercy.

“Brother…there is no more time…”

“know…! I know too…! But…I can’t…Marie…I can’t lose you too…something like that…”

「…」

She knew it too.

I knew it too.

Either I kill her or

Unless she kills me.

These damn cubs will never let us go,

Even if they really did as they were told, it seemed like they wouldn’t keep their promise.

Ugh…

She gave me a warm hug.

And slowly, he placed a silver dagger in both of my torn hands.

“No… I don’t like it… I don’t like it…”

“Brother… I don’t have time to fool around like this right now. What about Miss Lapis? Even Mr. Surt and Miss Lauren. Everyone will be waiting for you.”

“Ugh… Ugh… It’s too much… It’s too much, sister… I… don’t like it… If you leave too… what should I do…”

「…」

“There were so many moments when I wanted to give up, but you always picked me up and kept me going. But…but how can I leave like this…I’ve never even said thank you…really thank you…”

“You just told me.”

Marie slowly placed her hand on my head and said,

Very gently, starting from the top of my head to the back of my head.

Carefully and warmly, just like she always did to me whenever I met her at the church.

Finally, he started stroking my head.

“I also wanted to get to know you longer. But…I’m sorry for lying to you so far. “This room…this facility…I know it well.”

“What do you mean…?”

Marie lowered her head with a sad expression.

Then he spoke slowly, in a hoarse voice.

“This is a room that was conceived by a believer who worked at a research institute… After building up the favorability of men and women… by stimulating the guilt of the survivor among the two… making a person whose spirit was completely broken become a member of the church. It’s a device. No… I think they said that even if they didn’t spread the word, they were excellent at getting rid of troublesome people.”

“So… you were all aware that you had to kill someone like this in the end…?”

“…yes. I knew that one day…I would reach this room. And…I’m sorry for tricking you. “The reason I was so stubborn and didn’t let you get hurt, and the reason I said I would eat the cake with the needle in it… was because I knew what would happen in the future.”

Marie gently squeezed my hand little by little.

Then he stretched out his arms and raised the tip of the dagger toward her heart.

“No…Mari…Sister Marie…then you would know…there is another way out…”

“There is no such thing. Brother. “If I had abolished all of these horrible facilities the day I quit my job as an executive, you wouldn’t have had to experience such misfortune.”

Slurp—

The silver dagger sparkled in the light,

I tried my best to shake off her hand.

But that day, I was so weak that I couldn’t stand up to Marie.

I cried and tried to pull my arm away, but it was no use.

“sorry. It’s all my fault. Still…if I die like this…surely, they will release you with a broken mind.”

“Ugh…Ugh…I don’t like it…let go of this…! I’m telling you to let go of this…! Let go!!! This is an order!!!!”

“Brother. So you must make up your mind. I have to prove it to them. “You have a strong spirit that does not give in to this tragedy and goes on to the end.”

Phew…

Drops of blood flowed from the edge of her solar plexus,

It fell toward the floor along the dagger’s blade.

Pop…

“so. Show them they’re wrong. And…please survive. That’s…my last request. “Commander.”

“Ugh…Ugh…Mari…Blood…Blood…Ugh…!”

Marie slowly closed both my eyes with her blood-covered hands.

Warm blood flowed down the corners of my eyes,

Along with the sound of breathing, I could feel the energy of life gradually weakening.

I’m used to it now.

That feeling I get when someone leaves my side.

It was such a terrible pain that it felt as if a chill ran down my spine and my heart was being squeezed.

She whispered in my ear and hugged me tightly.

Fuuuuk…

Drop… drop…

“Close your eyes… and hold the knife tightly. And when you hear the door open…you’re leaving right away. “See nothing, hear nothing…”

「Woo…Woo…Mari…Mari…」

I felt nauseous and felt like I was going to throw up at any moment.

The extreme level of PTSD I experienced after losing Seo A-rang.

Losing another person.

And that too with my own hands.

Every time she gently holds me in her arms.

Gradually, the silver dagger was driven deeper and deeper into her heart.

Die.

Another person.

Survive.

Such a miserable life.

And I suffered.

Such a shameful life, such a terrible tragedy.

I have no choice but to live.

Wow…

Fuuuk—!

Whoop—

She hugs me with all her might.

Immediately the dagger plunged deep into Marie’s heart.

Warm blood poured out from the area around the solar plexus.

She gasped, but didn’t even scream.

Just stroking my head with my bloody hands,

He whispered in my ear in a voice that was gradually fading.

“Ah… maybe it’s good… the commander is so soft… and a fool…”

“Ugh…Ugh…Mari…Mari…”

“The fact that you are struggling in a terrible tragedy… I am the only one who can understand… Maybe it is good… Our commander… I am so pitiful… That we can’t… be together anymore… .really…”

I hugged her with my eyes tightly closed.

Clang—!

The hateful iron gate was finally opened,

I gasped and barely suppressed my nausea.

I’m going to kill them all.

Not a single one left, all the ones in sight.

I shed tears of blood as I pledged revenge against the church.

“Now it’s time for you to return… Commander… everyone is waiting for you… so… please… do your part so that this world doesn’t perish…”

“Ugh… Ugh… I’ll kill them all… not a single one of those pseudo-bastards…”

“I…I just want you to be happy…so…please don’t get hurt…that’s…my prayer…”

What a tragedy.

my tragedy.

It’s my sin.

The original sin I bear.

In my gray, unfortunate reality that seemed like it would no longer be miserable,

When I got out of it and arrived in this world for the first time, I felt happy.

I was blinded by the attention and affection of people who were experiencing it for the first time in my life.

I felt loved by their unpretentious kindness and kindness.

Such greedy behavior brought about anger.

Entering this world itself was a sin.

Being born itself is an insult,

Just by breathing and being alive here in an unclean way.

I am.

He was a human being who deserved to die.

That is

That was my conclusion.

—-

Inside a cathedral located in Bulgwang-dong.

After she read all his memories,

Without saying a word, I held his hand and stood next to him.

Hot tears were flowing down Marie’s cheeks.

At first it was curiosity.

I thought that he might really be a member of the church, or that he might be an assassin sent to assassinate me.

After holding his hand and concentrating, she was able to read his memories.

‘How could someone… live in such a terrible tragedy…’

tragedy.

His whole life consisted of tragedy.

In a world that looks similar to this place.

However, this is a picture of a boy who spent his childhood in a society where something seemed different.

The child grew up suffering from countless domestic violence and loneliness since childhood.

One day, he sacrificed his life to protect someone and ended up in this world.

‘But…isn’t this…too much…?’

Even after arriving here, his misfortune did not end.

Continued violence, discrimination, disregard and contempt.

And the other women who helped him.

Soon, the nightmare of losing his life before his eyes was happening again and again.

The feelings he had in his heart grew deeper and deeper.

Hatred and anger towards one’s life, and guilt over helplessness.

He lost so many people, and every time he did so, he felt his reason being torn apart.

And in his memory.

Even the death of the saint himself was included.

‘How on earth… this is all… something that never happened in the past… but is this… the future…?’

Although he is a student, he is a hunter who single-handedly slaughtered a level 4 monster.

Not even a woman, but a man whose awakening itself is rare.

However, he is mentally broken and cannot be considered an excellent [S] class hunter.

He had fainted, vomiting blood, and had his body carried to the church he attended.

A tattered, broken heart on the verge of being torn apart.

On the outside, it looked fine.

Even though he was a little thin, his muscles were solid and he looked quite healthy.

His whole body was imbued with an unknown curse that was gradually eating away at him.

A terrible curse of a type I have never seen before.

Occasionally, purple and black noise would appear and the arm would twist.

He was coughing blood, and the muscles all over his body were cramping and convulsing.

The fact that he remains sane even in this pain,

That’s also the way he smiled and treated me warmly when I first met him.

Seeing how he was casually hiding the pain that couldn’t be endured with ordinary mental strength,

His mental strength could never be seen as weak.

Clap la la rock—!

Marie quickly opened an old book and started looking for similar curses.

It was a magical power I had never seen in my life, and the symptoms were truly unexpected.

In the end, I found the answer.

A being not of this world, but from another dimension.

And the more the being uses magic power, the worse the curse becomes.

At first, it seems like an ordinary illness such as loss of appetite or insomnia.

As time passes, the disease reduces life expectancy and ultimately leads to death.

「Glitch」

‘No way…you…’

Marie couldn’t help but believe her own eyes.

This student who looks so fragile, but possesses great power.

A unique being from another dimension.

A cursed person who is a thorn in the eye and is hated by the gods just by existing.

[Advent]

It was my first time encountering such a being in person.

“Ugh…I don’t know what happened…First of all…I need to give first aid…“

Marie exhaled and closed the old book.

She was so embarrassed that she didn’t know what happened.

This man named Han Seo-jin was no ordinary being,

Because in that memory, I had a very peaceful expression on my face.

Marie decided to save him from the mysterious atmosphere.

I definitely thought that I might regret this choice someday, but

Nevertheless.

I decided to do what my heart led me to do.