episode_0527

Going beyond space

A little while ago, I was in the living room of my home in Seoul, a high-end apartment in Banpo-dong, but now I am in a completely different space.

Wouldn’t the most appropriate metaphor be that it is the center of the universe?

Below is a transparent glass floor, and what you see underneath is a mixture of blue, green, and yellow.

If anyone were to see that thing from here, they would all answer ‘Earth’.

Of course.

Because it’s Earth.

“It’s been a while, right? The thing that came to the ‘gap’ was.”

“This is the first time since I met the president in person last year.”

I have been here only once.

That was before 2025, and I haven’t been here since I infiltrated Sejong Academy.

Since I have never been to the United States in the first place, it is a natural situation.

“Only half a year has passed, but it seems like a lot has happened in that time.”

“When I look back, it seems like not much happened. I made four S-class women into allies and eliminated two demons of Pandemonium.”

“That’s why I called you.”

The commander grinned and pointed upward.

“There are three.”

“…Yes?”

“You may not have known it, but while you were unaware, a devil died.”

The sky above, as pointed out by the commander, is a space filled with only darkness.

And in that space, countless stars were twinkling, and a few of them were the brightest.

“That was the first thing that exploded.”

Where the leader points his finger is a turquoise star.

No, correct me.

No matter how much of a liberal arts person I am, I know that it is not a ‘star’.

It’s a planet.

And among them, as far as I know, there is only one ‘planet’ that shines in turquoise like that without a ring.

“Uranus?”

“Uranus, death.”

Kwa-euang.

“Chongsu Death Beam.”

“…No, Commander.”

“Hehe, I wanted to try it.”

As golden light emitted from the commander’s fingertips into the sky, Uranus exploded.

“You know this is all a visual production, right?”

“…It would be very difficult if you said that when you could actually do it.”

“Oh my, how could you say such harsh words to a delicate woman like me?”

“…….”

He may be very thin, but the image of the leader in front of me right now is just his ‘alter ego.’

“Hehe, and then ‘Mercury’ was also defeated.”

The commander extended his index finger downward.

Soon, the golden rays that flowed from her fingers, the Chongsudesubeam, flew past the earth below and headed somewhere.

Kwa-euang.

A planet painted in gray exploded again.

The planet was split into thousands of pieces by the total death beam that pierced the center of the planet, and all the pieces disappeared as if they were reduced to ash.

“And one more thing. ‘Mars’ defeated.”

The commander extended his index finger directly above me.

The planets are very far away, but the closest to my location was a sparkling ocher planet that exploded.

“It’s all the goblin’s achievements.”

“When did I kill the devil?”

“In Jeju Island.”

“…….”

The devil killed on Jeju Island?

“Could it be that the evil spirit of Pandemonium resided in Seon Ga-eul’s remains?”

There is no other answer than that.

“There is a possibility. If it were her, she would have been eaten by the demon of Pandemonium. He was trying to destroy the country by hiding somewhere or hiding himself, but he ascended to heaven because I touched the urn again.”

“…….”

“If I had known that was the case, I would have gone a long time ago and just destroyed the urn.”

“It wasn’t Seongaeul, that was it. The red giant that appeared in the sea off Jeju Island.”

“……Ah.”

I said something.

“…I think I was able to defeat it very easily with the help of Chaos.”

“It was because the goblins fought well, and it wouldn’t have been surprising if Jeju Island had been destroyed as it was.”

“…No, well, some kind of demon from Pandemonium is like that.”

If he had said something about him being the devil, I would have felt relieved.

“You should have told me… No, I guess you have no choice but to tell me that here and now. There may be listening ears down there.”

“I was going to tell you right away that you were going to be patriotic and go to Japan. I was fortunate to have moved to America naturally now.”

“I’m sorry about that.”

“It’s okay. Actually, it’s not something we should talk about over the phone or text because other demons don’t know, just like you didn’t know. Huhuhu.”

“…….”

If you want to deceive your enemy, first deceive your allies.

Those words came to mind again, and a pleasant sense of betrayal sent a chill down my spine.

“Doesn’t Pandemonium know that the demon of Pandemonium is dead? One of the new seven deadly sins?”

“That’s right. I know because I’m here ‘observing’, but they don’t know either. You know because I announced that the two of them are dead.”

“Indeed. Who knows more?”

“You and I.”

“……Aha.”

understood.

“You are planning to hide the fact that there is one devil left until the end.”

“Of course it’s you.”

“Are you vicious?”

“You, who immediately noticed that viciousness, have thoughts comparable to mine.”

“Would you rather be the head of a villain organization? I am not so evil that I keep it a secret from even my husband.”

“You are reciting the most shameful secret in the world very naturally.”

The commander pouted the corner of his mouth.

Beneath the brightly shining golden hair, a slight blush appeared on her white skin.

“There must be a crisis until the organization conquers all the devils and realizes a way to suppress them so that they no longer appear. At least until we make Korea completely ours.”

“I understand.”

Killed seven demons.

All the demons of Pandemonium are killed, and humanity regains peace.

But the general public will not know the truth.

Since they will think that the last devil is left until the end, they will continue to live with some anxiety and fear.

“If you like novels, how would you liken this situation?”

“Tosagu Paeng. It’s only in an old fairy tale that a party of warriors who defeat all seven demon lords are praised as heroes.”

“Hehehe. that’s right. The reality is that the hero party that defeated all the demon lords is eliminated by those in power. Like being a traitor who conspired with the devil and having his head cut off.”

“…For some reason, my head hurts.”

“Ahaha. Did you touch on trauma? Hehehe.”

The commander smiled broadly at me and nodded.

“Humans are all the same. Whether it is in the story or in reality. Since the story is a creation created by human thoughts, of course the people in the story have no choice but to resemble human nature.”

“If humans are left with a crisis that they cannot solve on their own, they have no choice but to remain conscious of that crisis.”

“Even if the crisis has already been resolved, it is similar to living without even knowing it. Well, to give a little analogy…”

“Apocalypse.”

I pointed down, towards the Earth.

“Isn’t this a cliché that often appears in stories about a world where nuclear war spread radioactivity and destroyed the Earth? We were killing each other and destroying each other inside a shelter, but when I opened the door and said I would rather die outside than here…”

“Ta-da. In fact, it was okay to go outside!”

“You know very well.”

“Thanks to someone. Huhuhu.”

Saaaa.

The leader’s appearance has changed.

Although she was not her original self, which I was familiar with, she stood facing me as the adult I had first embraced her as.

“The crisis will continue. I’m sorry to the people of Earth, but the existence of the devil will disappear completely when all the people of Earth who learn the truth that there is no devil can be suppressed by force.”

“When is that?”

“When the lives born from you become adults. So when are you… at least able to leave with peace of mind?”

“……Chief.”

I walked right towards the commander and stood in front of her.

“You must not say the word “leaving” carelessly.”

“…….”

“If the person who caught me says something like that, what happens to me?”

I held the commander’s hand.

“The commander-in-chief made it impossible for me to leave. You made it so that I couldn’t die, disappear, or leave. But are you still anxious?”

“I’m anxious. Do you know what? Men and women are programmed to not be able to understand each other throughout their lives.”

“Who did the programming?”

“I don’t know. I didn’t even do it.”

“Is that so?”

I pulled the gunman’s hand, but the gunman put strength on his hand and kept his distance.

“Mr. There is no need to be anxious. Because I have already made up my mind to live in this world.”

“…….”

“So, I execute the demons of Pandemonium, the villains, and the villains in my hometown. Honestly, I could continue living in America, but…”

If I were to pursue one greed while living in this world, it would be it.

“I prefer reading novels written in Korean rather than translated versions of novels in English.”

In America, I cannot fully enjoy the hobbies I want.

“So, the leader listened to my stubbornness. Kidnap novelists and pay them to write their works, and guarantee creative freedom even in a censored world. Well, leaving those complicated things aside…you showed me the sequel to the stories I wanted to see, the complete work.”

Living in this world and living as a person with special abilities is living, but I also want to continue living as a reader trapped in this world.

“If you attacked me with a pregnancy, don’t you have to take responsibility for that?”

“…That may have been the most horrible and cruel thing to you.”

“That should be so, but I’m not the kind of villain who just throws everything away and asks to erase the life that was born.”

I held the commander in my arms.

“You tell me not to leave this world and I will give you everything I have, so how can I leave?”

what.

“If there is a moment when I leave, it will be when I die and disappear, when this world is destroyed by demons and villains, or when you no longer love me.”

“Love….”

“Betrayal is death, Commander.”

You may call me a naeronambul, but I deserve it.

“I believe that while the possessed person was bound to this world with love, he or she does not intend to betray that love.”

“Betrayal….”

“Nothing special. Since you have decided to love me, all you have to do is love me until the end. like now. But if you betray that love. If you even turn your eyes to another man.”

I stroked the commander’s head and held him in my arms.

“I will become the devil of the apocalypse, destroy this world and leave.”

The leader is omniscient and omnipotent.

She knows I am possessed.