episode_0497

How much of a fool is Cheong Hye-seong?

correction.

How serious is Cheong Hye-seong in destroying Japan?

Through conversations with Cheong Hye-seong, I was able to feel his ‘sincerity.’

[excuse me….]

[You didn’t get caught?]

[Ah yes. I was hiding in the women’s bathroom. Fortunately, I don’t think I noticed.]

Ymir, who was waiting outside, was not noticed by Cheong Hye-seong who went outside.

[Thank goodness. If you had been caught, Cheong Hye-seong would probably have tried to stop the plan.]

[yes?]

[Go to the rooftop for a moment.]

I took Ymir towards the emergency stairs and went out to the outlet’s rooftop.

The rooftop door was unlocked, so I was able to see the night view of Osaka at a glance.

“Wow.”

[It must be a street with nothing special.]

“But it’s nice to see the night view like this. Ah, exactly…”

Ymir came towards me and crossed his arms.

“You don’t have to say anything more, right?”

[…Do whatever you want.]

“Heung. So what does Cheong Hye-seong say?”

[Because he is a brat, he is trying to ruin his country because he thinks it is a beggar. If he wants to interfere, he says he should try it.]

“…something like that.”

I told Ymir the exact same story I shared with Cheonghae-seong.

[Who said that idiots with beliefs are the most dangerous?]

“A little… I guess. You’re saying you won’t listen to anything other people say, right?”

[okay.]

If you think you are the only one who is right, how can you turn this around?

Especially when they reach S-level, their ego and sense of self are so strong that there is no way to stop them.

[A guy like that must be defeated with this ability.]

“You mean a head-on breakthrough?”

[okay. So…I think I need a little help from you.]

I held Ymir’s hand tightly.

[A person may be in Osaka, but suddenly travel to Tokyo this evening and create a water bomb in the middle of Tokyo.]

“I will teleport you right in front of the water bomb. Of course, if you do that, people will think that Platinum Sun moves like a goblin…”

Wow.

“At least, no matter how much I think about it, I don’t think it’s right for innocent civilians to be harmed.”

Fortunately, Ymir promised to cooperate once more in stopping the Blue Comet.

[Then the price is-]

“Teacher. Just because I always ask for patriotism in return for my cooperation with you, do you think I will ask for patriotism in return this time as well?”

[…no?]

“You saw it correctly. Heehee.”

After all, it is Ymir.

“Still, I won’t force it to the point where it puts a burden on the teacher. I talked to Nadeshiko, and she was really cool.”

[Nadeshiko?]

“Yes. I understand why my sister talks to the teacher like that but doesn’t really mean it, and why the teacher doesn’t attack her.”

[…If you’ve talked that far, it seems like he trusts you a lot.]

Nadeshiko.

Jinseong is a pure lover.

Others say it is a romance or an old-fashioned idea that does not fit with modern times, but to her, it is the value of her name.

Yamato Nadeshiko.

The image of a wise mother and good wife that the Japanese people desire.

I’m not saying Nadeshiko is that kind of physical appearance, but it doesn’t matter if she’s not Japanese.

[I am the first man whom the woman who loves me meets on the first night of her wedding? That is a wise mother and good wife and Yamato Nadeshiko.]

“Um…. I guess not? Already, hehe.”

[There is also that perspective.]

To what extent can we view ‘pure love’?

Depending on the perspective and scale, there are cases where it is pure love and sometimes it is not.

-If you’re happy, isn’t it pure love?

Under this logic, there are cases where harems, affairs, and even kidnapping, confinement, and training, Lily, are seen as pure love.

In the case of Nadeshiko, it is only pure love in the purest and most fundamental sense.

[Without love, human life becomes lonely and impoverished. The best object of that love would be someone of the opposite sex who understands and cares for me even though they are complete strangers.]

Just as Nadeshiko hoped.

[Cheong Hye-seong doesn’t have that.]

Cheong Hye-seong needs love.

[Whether you love your country like Gwang Ik-gong, an adulterous man like Baek Seol-hee, or even love your job, you have to love something.]

“Do you need something that you are so absorbed in that you can’t think of anything else?”

[okay. Cheong Hye-seong doesn’t have that.]

“…Isn’t it rather the opposite? I’m just in love with the destruction of Japan.”

[hmm….]

That kind of love, well, let’s come.

[Destruction pure love. I’ve never heard of anything like that…]

“Teacher?”

[Isn’t that true?]

I love the world so much that I want to destroy it.

This is a beautiful time for the Earth, and I am putting an end to it myself so that this beauty can be preserved and humanity will no longer degenerate into its ugly form.

[Right. Did Cheong Hye-seong need a ‘mother’?]

“…Suddenly mother?”

Whoever it was, there must have been someone who could be Cheong Hye-seong’s mother.

But now that she doesn’t exist, Cheong Hye-sung is just a stubborn lump filled with thoughts of destroying Japan.

[I don’t know what kind of mother you will need, but let’s first think about destroying the plan from the front.]

“Yes. Tonight…I won’t let you sleep.”

[I have to stay alert. yes?]

“Of course.”

Ymir held my hand tightly.

“Surely, if a water bomb suddenly drops while you’re doing that, you can’t rush out and show up in the middle of the city completely naked, right?”

[of course.]

Even if it’s me.

[The being who prevents the destruction of the world is a bit like the Panty Mask Hero.]

If you’re blocking a meteorite falling from the sky, but you’re blocking it while wearing only a mask on your face, that’s a bit much.

* * *

After returning to the hideout.

“You mean he said that? Ha, there is no answer. Should I just go and break the egg now?”

When Cheong Hye-seong’s declaration of war was relayed to Cheon Ju-yeon, Cheon Ju-yeon immediately protested.

“Calm down. If you become an older sister and say you’re going to break your younger brother’s egg, will you write it?”

“You should consider yourself lucky that they don’t make you into a woman! See.”

It feels like something has gone against what we talked about before.

“What do you think, Baek Seol-hee?”

“…….”

“Why. Do you have anything to say to the manager?”

“Uh, um….”

Baek Seol-hee pointed alternately at me and Cheon Ju-yeon.

“I didn’t intend to delve into the secrets of the organization, but no matter how much I think about it, there’s no explanation other than that case, right? Can you please just reply to me if I’m right? Seriously.”

“Tell me.”

“… That person you call Do-cheol Cheon Ju-yeon, is he possibly ”

“Yes, it’s all right ㅡㅡㅡㅡ!!”

Cheon Ju-yeon quickly ran to Baek Seol-hee and shouted.

“It’s been a while, Seolhee! Ugh, did you miss me that much?”

“…English-”

“Will you shut up?”

Cheon Ju-yeon placed her palm on Baek Seol-hee’s cheek and then twirled it around like a sandwich.

“I am Do-cheol and Cheon Ju-yeon. okay? Now, follow along. The being in front of me is Cheon Ju-yeon. Okay?”

“…….”

“Why aren’t you saying anything? Now, who am I?”

“…Cheon Ju-yeon.”

“That’s right! Hehehe, sister. So…”

Cheon Ju-yeon took off her glasses and brought her face so close to Baek Seol-hee that their breath touched them.

“Let’s not bring up dark history, shall we? Huh?”

“…….”

“Because he is dead.”

“!!”

Baek Seol-hee’s eyes shake greatly.

“So….”

Cheon Ju-yeon directly explained her condition.

“Can I reveal that?”

“Women have a past that they must protect at all costs. The other person is also Baek Sul-hee.”

A person who knows Cheon Ju-yeon’s past.

A person who had a fairly deep relationship with Cheon Ju-yeon.

A person who has some level of involvement in the society.

Even if they know the truth, they do not reveal it carelessly and can take it to the grave.

Baek Seol-hee meets all the conditions.

“Everyone has a dark history that they want to hide.”

“Dark history….”

“One thing you should keep in mind is that all the executives of the organization were resurrected as virgin ghosts and were reborn with new names.”

Between 2020 and 2025, with a name with a modern sensibility.

“What were the names of girls in the early 2000s? There would usually be a lot of kids like that in the class.”

Manager “Do? Could you please stop revealing other people’s real names while secretly giving examples?”

“I didn’t mean to say it.”

“You can’t even think about it.”

Is that so?

I can’t remember Cheon Ju-yeon’s name when she was alive.

Her real name, obviously-

“Eup-eup.”

“Brain, stop.”

“…Wow, you’re bold. I just covered the teacher’s mouth with my hand.”

“Because it is a dark history.”

Cheon Ju-yeon smiled brightly and tapped her fist towards my solar plexus.

“If we don’t want to explode, let’s be quiet, right?”

“Of course.”

I also don’t want my name before becoming Do Ji-hwan to be known.

“So, how did Baek Seol-hee’s curiosity get resolved?”

“…….”

“Why? Do you feel burdened by the S-class betrayed by the nation being resurrected as ghosts and pointing their swords at Korea? As a hero?”

“…No.”

Baek Seol-hee put her hand on her chest and smiled slightly.

“I feel lucky to be alive.”

“…….”

“Perhaps we can talk like before? Me, tell a story…”

“Yes, yes. It’s best to talk with people with similar abilities and attributes.”

Baek Seol-hee is an ice type.

And Cheon Ju-yeon is a ‘water’ type.

“What should I teach you? If you teach me something else instead, you will have to teach me something else as well. Um…your alter ego, can you teach me?”

“Of course. Well, you know.”

Baek Seol-hee approached Cheon Ju-yeon and whispered quietly.

“What do you do when the goblin bat cools down?”

“……Huh?”

“You were resurrected as a virgin ghost, but you are no longer a virgin ghost.”

“Hey, over there. I said that, but the other person…”

“Are there more than him? I’m serious. What do you do? Tell me.”

“…….”

“Try hard. Juyeon Cheon. It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to unravel, right?”

I quietly raised my thumb towards Cheon Ju-yeon and stepped back.

“Technological exchange is important. Well, of course.”

“The target is you…!”

“You can at least communicate verbally. Or, do you want to at least do it for real? In a situation where you don’t know when Cheong Hye-seong will bury the city?”

“…….”

I pointed outside.

“Let’s talk together in a healthy way today. A ‘junior’ who died and came back to life has appeared, so we need to be considerate of that.”

The night gets deeper.

* * *

and.

The night passed, and the morning sun brightened.

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