episode_0159

[Not permitted.]

The Spirit King’s gaze was aimed squarely at Horn Lake.

His expression no longer had the composure it had just before.

How can something change so drastically in an instant?

Horn Lake harbored a small fear.

[Not allowed. The throne must be maintained. Do you think that the continent can be filled with just the bowl of a lake?]

“Is it a peculiarity that the tongue becomes long only when it is time to turn? Why did you decide that?”

[disallowance! disallowance! fire… !]

“Shut up.”

Paang! Deltan kicked the Spirit King in the face.

Hornrake trembled.

What comes to mind is what the Deltan said ten months ago, on the day we reached the sanctuary of Lastoria.

-You should become the Spirit King.

-yes yes… ?

-You should become the Spirit King. I’m going to kill the guy sitting right now. My plan can only be completed if you sit there.

-Oh, no! I am not a vessel to hold an entire continent! Even just containing one lake is too much… .

-don’t worry. Because I will raise your bowl.

Deltan said. The current Spirit King is the main culprit that caused all these accidents. That’s why he must be killed, and a new spirit king is needed to maintain the world.

In fact, it was something that Horn Lake did not really understand.

What is important to Horn Lake is the lake where she was born, Agnes, and the Deltans for whom she developed an unpleasant affection.

However, I couldn’t ignore what he said just because I wasn’t interested.

-Protect me and Agnes’ child. For that, I need your help.

That’s why he asked Hornrake a favor that he could never refuse.

[father… .]

[Lake, don’t be overly greedy.]

[It’s not overindulgence. I have already finished the bowl.]

Agnes was in the womb for ten months.

Hornrake was proud to say that it was she who spent the most time interacting with the newly born Arya.

Since the great powers and parts of the supernatural abilities that formed Arya were equally present in Horn Lake, it could be said that Horn Lake was already the child of Deltan and Agnes.

An object has been added to Horn Lake’s undying love.

That was the young sister who couldn’t even speak yet.

[I can take over from you.]

There was no guilt.

If I were to pick a feeling along the same lines, there was something that struck me as odd.

[I’m just curious.]

Hornrake asked.

[We can only love one thing once in our lives, but what did your father love?]

Wouldn’t it be funny to even ask this?

Since he had already begun to love many things, he would not have loved just one.

But there was one thing we could be sure of.

The Spirit King loved only himself.

Hornlake let out a bitter smile.

[It would be meaningless to continue talking.]

Damn it, Hornrake’s arm turned into a huge blade.

It was not the realm of supernatural ability. It was the nature of Horn Lake that had been altered while existing in Agnes’s stomach along with Aria.

[I will take the throne.]

Because my love wants it.

Hornrake swallowed his words and swung his blade.

The Spirit King’s head was gone.

*

Arya is clearly a demon.

Agnes, her mother, is also a devil.

So then, how should we define Horn Lake, who absorbed parts of that power and special ability?

The answer is obvious.

Horn Lake absorbed the Spirit King.

There could be no better expression to express the Spirit King being reduced to powder and sucked into Horn Lake’s chest.

Anyway, there was an interface that emerged as a result of that.

The appearance of Horn Lake has changed slightly.

To be more precise, it should be said that color has been added to the body that makes up her.

Her pure white hair, reminiscent of a snowy field, was the same, but her shiny apricot-colored skin, light blue eyes, and blue lips showed that she had become closer to a human form.

Yeongwang.

Deltan chuckled at the thought that it was too grand a title to call Horn Lake.

“Good job.”

“Hmm, I’m not sure.”

Hornlake smiled shyly and scratched the back of his head.

“Anyway, is it all over now?”

At her question, Deltan turned his head and looked at the Colosseum.

While killing the Spirit King, demons and Kaltara tore all the usurpers in the hall to death.

‘fairly… .’

Did it end in vain?

No, absolutely not.

The past 5 years of entering the game without knowing why and struggling without any clues to escape, and the past 2 years of finding and solving the reason why I entered the game through the clues I could barely get my hands on.

Considering the hardships I had gone through, the word ’emptiness’ could be said to be an absurd word.

[You have performed your duties well.]

Palantir walked up.

Lastoria was next to him.

Did you say they were a married couple? Standing side by side like this, I think they are a couple that fits the theme quite well.

“Isn’t it too early to talk about your hard work?”

As the Deltan spoke, Lastoria laughed.

[What a thorough kid.]

She looks really happy.

Deltan snorted.

In fact, taking down the hall was not difficult at all, so the only thing Deltan cared about was the future.

“Now I have to put everything back in its place.”

Deltan received Aria back from Robrace.

With the weight of my daughter in my arms, I feel like my heart is calming down a bit.

“Let’s go.”

The reason why the hall and the spirit had to become the usurper.

To the place where all the foundations for creating and erasing them lie.

“Death, let’s see how amazing you are.”

To meet the great death they lead.

*

『In the beginning, death existed.

It stood before anything else and created everything.

By tearing off pieces of flesh, they created life, and by scattering blood, they divided time and space. Then, over a long period of time, they collected what was lost one by one, and there is no way to explain it other than death.』

It was a sentence related to death found in a banned book by the church.

It was quite a metaphorical expression, but Deltans had a keyword that made it intuitive to understand.

‘The total amount of life that can exist in the universe is fixed.’

In other words, all life is derived from the body of death and can never exist beyond what death separated from it.

What Robrace said was indeed correct.

“Is that death?”

[Yes, our father.]

It was about 10 minutes after leaving the Colosseum.

After traveling through space without stopping due to Palantir, the Deltans finally arrived and were able to see a huge black hole.

‘It suits you.’

Black hole and death.

It looked quite similar in terms of sucking everything in and erasing it.

It was not just a black hole in the phenomenal sense.

As Deltans looked at the black hole, they could feel a sense of power that bordered on wonder.

I feel like I can’t dare reach it or fight against it.

No matter how great you become, you cannot erase the thought that death will stand above you and look down on you.

An absolute and pure transcendental entity.

The Deltans couldn’t find any other words to describe that being.

There was one question that came to mind.

‘Do you have an ego?’

Does death have a self?

Also, do you want to do something of your own will?

Does that have a personality?

The passing thoughts soon lead to one answer.

‘doesn’t exist.’

There is nothing in that.

It was just a disaster, constantly empty and just picking up the pieces of flesh that had been shaken off.

[Now, what should we do now?]

Palantir asked.

Now that he had completed all his tasks and felt relieved, he took a step away from the work and showed a relaxed behavior.

I really didn’t like it.

Deltan snorted and answered.

“We have to negotiate.”

[With your father?]

“uh.”

[how?]

Palantir seems to have an accurate understanding of death.

He is clearly asking, ‘How do you plan to deal with a being that has no self or personality?’

Deltan answered the obvious question, “How?”

Holding a colorful staff in his hand and holding Aria in his arms.

“Trading is possible because there is no ego. Because that guy is the guy who makes the most rational calculations.”

Transaction based on rationality.

That was what Deltans were most confident about.

*

After Deltan left, Agnes went up to the bedroom and immediately fell asleep.

Although my body felt more alive than ever before and I could jump right away, my mental fatigue was so great that I had no choice but to fall asleep.

When I wake up now, will Delta and Aria be in front of me?

Agnes fell into a trance thinking about such things, and dreamed that the three of them were traveling around the continent together.

All over the continent we’ve been to together, and beyond that, various tourist destinations on the continent we haven’t been to yet, and even the hometown of the Delta people we saw during the wedding ceremony.

There was no place the three hadn’t been to.

And finally, we settled down and continued our happy days.

Is this really a dream, or even the future that Shinbi shows?

Agnes was left dazed by an unknown phenomenon.

“Agnes.”

At that moment, I hear a voice clearly.

“Agnes.”

It was a voice that sounded like he was getting angry even if he got even a little fierce.

Still, it was a voice that felt so warm and lovely.

“Agnes.”

As the voice becomes deeper, the dream disperses.

Thoughts floated above consciousness and began to erase Agnes’s forehead.

Finally, my eyes opened.

It was there.

“The nap is too long.”

A man as red and brilliant as the sun was sitting on the bed with his back to the sunset outside the window.

In his arms was a small life that made my heart ache just by looking at it.

Agnes slowly engraved them on her retinas and then got out of bed.

I’m still a little dazed.

Even so, I asked because I remembered something clearly.

“Are you done?”

Is there no longer a wall between us?

Looking at the heartbeat, it seemed clear that the problem of longevity had been solved.

In other words, if Deltan answers ‘yes’, all issues related to Aria have been resolved.

I had low expectations, and Delta Inn lived up to them.

“Uh, it’s all over. Cleanly.”

Agnes suddenly felt a sinking feeling in her heart.

Being able to now look forward to tomorrow with ease, and no longer having to live looking at death, brought to Agnes an indescribably complex feeling.

I’m confused about what to say first.

So, while her lips were moving, Deltan took Aria in his arms.

The child’s body temperature is transmitted.

Deltain wraps around your shoulders for added warmth.

Only then did Agnes chuckle and say one word.

“Welcome. Thank you for your hard work today.”

today.

I uttered words that made such a natural promise for tomorrow.