episode_0203

Not an Awakened Person (1) – One Mind Salvation Church Paradise

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A heavy silence fell after the castle lord’s whispers.

In a secluded room in the temple where no sound could be heard, he quietly tapped his thighs and clicked his fingers.

Seongju watches anxiously as his fingers bob up and down ceaselessly.

No, that anxious expression might not have been sincere.

“Let’s ask the most important thing first.”

“Oh my – of course! I’m ready to answer anything!”

“Why is the reason why I am in Korea the reason why someone else is in the US and China? To put it bluntly, we could be the last humans in this world?”

“A- If that’s the case, there’s proof that you can’t gamble!”

Seongju points to the window of a secluded room with a confident look on his face.

The tall tower his finger points to.

“Tower of Babel. If the stage is limited to Korea, there is no need for language-related landmarks. There is no reason for it to be the number one item in the auction.”

As I listened to him, I gazed at the famous landmark of Salvation Church, the use of which is still unclear.

“Furthermore, there were no foreigners to be seen among the numerous believers gathered on the train platform. As if someone is in control.”

“… … .”

… … surely.

I was reminded of Seongju on the train platform, shaking his head during the fight.

The angry face of the guy who was shaking his head and shaking his head in a cloud of people.

“It wasn’t shit, it was exploration.”

“I found fragments that would lend persuasiveness to my hypothesis. The Tower of Babel and foreigners who are particularly invisible in Korea. This guy already sprinkled the rice cakes.”

Seongju laughed, poking the ceiling.

“Like a real game update. So it was easy to predict.”

“… … .”

I didn’t bother to open my mouth to his blunt answer.

I quietly looked down at Seongju, who was acting more than lively even when his life was in danger.

Knock- Knock-

Fingers tapping my thighs again.

I continued to worry even when my fingers were reflected in Seongju’s eyes as he was constantly worrying.

Should I kill you or not?

“Uh- Teacher? If that finger touches your thigh, will you die? If I don’t touch it, will I die?”

“I’m thinking about that.”

“No—! I only said the right words for the sake of the religious leader?!”

“Regardless of whether it is the right thing to say or the right thing to say, I know that many people who used to say the right things have died.”

“… … Oh my!”

widely-! Seongju hit his forehead and opened his mouth.

I looked down at his innocent face and continued to think about things that I could not easily decide on.

When I hung that guy up in this lonely room, I had no hesitation and just wanted to kill him.

That’s why I was able to show this side of me without hesitation.

“Still worried, right?”

The purple pupil sparkling in the light asked you.

“I planted a bomb on the cult leader’s head.”

pop-!

He exaggeratedly imitated the sound of an explosion with his mouth and spread his arms wide.

“I don’t know how the cult leader killed Yeon-cheol. But I know for sure that you killed him. The future is the realm of prediction, but the past is the realm of analysis, right?”

“After subjugating Minguk, you immediately appeared at an official event with Ha Chae-kyung. But Daehan-”

The guy shrugged his shoulders and slit his throat several times.

Quack!

“You must have thought nothing of it after killing him. But after hearing what I said, something must have felt uncomfortable. Thanks to what I said, the leader started thinking about the future. Drops of blood splattered after breaking Yeon-cheol’s neck, just like you did to me.”

He laughed, pointing at my hand that was tapping my thigh.

“The thought that those drops of blood that would have been harmless could come back as a debuff.”

“He’s too fine right now for that to be the case, but you never know if those drops of blood overlap.”

“In the future, it will return to the pattern of instant fraud that cannot be avoided even if you know it.”

pop-!

The guy who imitated the explosion sound once again chuckles.

“This is why instant fraud is so scary. It’s the height of irrationality, but it’s definitely present in the game.”

“I don’t think being so foolish will be a positive factor in surrender.”

“Of course I know. What should I do though? I’m not a plump beauty like Ha Chae-kyung, and I don’t want to die like Yeon-cheol. We must desperately let people know that it is a useful sword.”

“I understand that there are too many swords to talk about.”

“Originally, all famous swords are ego swords. That’s a bit much to say. It’s a cliché. Didn’t you know?”

“… … Ha.”

Really, now I’m more than just annoyed, I’m amazed.

“And it’s not up to me to decide whether it will be a sword that I can only talk about or whether it will be the legendary Ego Sword. The swordsman, not the sword, decides what kind of sword it will be, Master.”

“Even in moments like these, he quietly inserts sales points. As if you were a real ego sword.”

“That’s what business is all about. To get the price right, you have to exaggerate it by inflating it as much as possible. I said this to those who are good at distinguishing between them, leader.”

He spread his arms exaggeratedly and spoke theatrically.

“Ah― As expected, the first condition of a monarch is the ability to see people―”

“Then, you are immediately eliminated.”

“Ah― The second condition of a monarch is―”

“Stop.”

Fuck – once I start talking, there’s no end to it.

“The more we talk, the more I know that you prepared a lot.”

“Just preparation? I had to make a decision and be confident.”

“… … Are you sure?”

“Yes!”

When asked about the offensive word, Seongju answered with a nonchalant expression.

“At least I won’t fall behind here, right? Perhaps he will become a story like Yeon-cheol and suffer a beautiful defeat like Ha Chae-kyung?”

“When you say that, the tree frog symbol is starting to activate… … .”

“A- Even if you scare me like that, nothing will change. The leader can’t do that anymore.”

“… … You can’t do that.”

I can’t kill you on my own land… … .

Seongju smiled brightly as he met my narrowing eyes.

“I told you—! There is no fan on this earth who is more passionate than me!”

It’s a proof event with the wicked fox Ha Chae-kyung!

“The leader spoke to the fox while countering Ha Chae-kyung’s attack with the Book of Salvation very nicely.”

A broadcast from Republic of Korea where Ha Chae-kyung attacked me through the Book of Salvation.

What I said to Ha Chae-kyung while unfolding a hidden move on that broadcast.

“Words have a strange magical power.”

“I still don’t know if our great religious leader has become a god or not, but someone like you is not someone who should be treated as an awakened person. As if I were the lord of the castle―”

Seongju whispered with a small smile.

“Because you are the leader.”

Not a powerful awakened person, but the parent of a large organization called One Mind Salvation Church.

Tiring—!

[A large-scale event planned directly by the Awakened has occurred!]

[‘surrender’]

“Look at this… … .”

Seongju, who was looking into space with me, muttered.

“There is no such thing as favoritism… … .”

[Lee Hye-seong of ‘World’ surrenders to Han Gu-won of ‘Paradise’!]

[The system assists the awakened people’s events!]

[One. Han Gu-won doubts Lee Hye-seong’s surrender!]

[2. Lee Hye-seong tries to prove the true intention of surrender to Han Gu-won!]

[3. Both awakeners recognize that the story is not complete through simple violence!]

[4. Prove yourself with your own story!]

… … end?

I read the event description window again, which ended ambiguously in number 4.

Unlike the detailed information at the proof event with Ha Chae-kyung, the information is vague.

But Seongju, who was staring into space just like me, was nodding and whispering.

“Don’t you dare dream of a simple surrender without a story to the Korean protagonist… … .”

“Is this the favoritism you were talking about? Even after seeing that the system blatantly complicates a simple surrender with strange events?”

“A– Couldn’t this event have occurred because the cult leader didn’t see it as a simple surrender?”

“So the conclusion is my fault?”

“Oh my gosh, that can’t be possible! Our world is full of hearts and minds to create touching stories of surrender―!”

Surrender, sincerity, proof.

I put my complicated thoughts aside for a moment and pointed to the bed in the secluded room.

Seongju looks at my hand pointing to the bed and points to himself with an expression of ‘No way-‘.

When I nodded to indicate that the question was correct, the guy jumped up and asked again.

“No—! How can you sleep on a bed with only powder visible due to the broken walls?!”

“I don’t like it?”

“… … no! Just as I was about to close my eyes, there was a bed right next to me with perfect timing! Wow—!”

Seongju asked me as I left the room, leaving behind the guy who started making a fuss again.

“But is it okay if you leave me alone like this? Why don’t you add something like a person?”

When I turned my head, I saw Seongju, who was stuck under the blanket, sticking out his face, looking at me with a curious expression.

I gave him a small smile and answered.

“Why do you think you’ll do something suspicious if no one comes along?”

“Ah! That’s not it! If you just watch spy movies, you’ll see beautiful bodyguards at times like this -”

“Ha. Do everything you want to do.”

A light throw of permission, interrupting the guy mid-sentence.

Uncharacteristically, I spoke to the guy who kept his mouth shut.

“You said that the confidence that you are alive is because I am the leader of the Salvation Sect.”

Since he is the head of a group rather than an individual, he cannot act as he pleases―

“If there is a guy in the Salvation Church who did something stupid, I don’t think there is a need to treat him with a national mindset.”

“… … Just attach someone. You are saying such scary things.”

“So, if you have something to hide, hide it well until the end, Lee Hye-seong.”

I whispered, looking at his cheeky purple pupils.

“This is an event where if our number one loyalist Lee Hye-seong is caught, she becomes Yeoncheol, and if she isn’t caught, she becomes Ha Chae-kyung, right? Isn’t that right?”

“… … .”

I left the room without listening to Lee Hye-sung’s answer.

chin-!

When I heard the sound of the door closing, I bit my lip and looked at the ceiling.

Anyway, it would be a much less painful choice to go up to the vice president’s office than to worry about tying my head.

Tap- tap- tap-

I whispered softly as I walked down the hallway to the vice principal’s office.

“… … Soyoung.”

“Why.”

Pot!

As soon as my name was called, Soyoung Shim was walking down the hallway next to me.

I smiled as I saw her cheekily starting to say that we were together again.

“How can it just appear out of nowhere if you call it like that? What, was it stuck to the ceiling like Spider-Man?”

“Approximately. Well.”

When she gave a very insincere answer, I smiled and whispered lowly.

“Now, instead of being an escort, watch Seongju, who is probably stuck in the room I was just in.”

“Tess, who just looks like she’s going crazy?”

“Yes. That Tess.”

I answered her question positively and recalled the memories I had with Sim So-young.

“You know, Soyoung? If you see me fooling around-”

In the middle of the hallway, I turned my head again and stared at the door where the guy was stuck.

He threw a jab that was so strong that it took my breath away-

In an instant, he extended his next fist.

No matter what meaning that fist holds, its purpose is clearly for the ‘successful progress of the game.’

And there was no need to stamp your feet and make a fuss about what that fist meant.

Becoming a story like Yeon-cheol and losing, or having a beautiful defeat like Ha Chae-kyung.

That’s entirely up to him to decide.

“… … Kill me.”