episode_0548

My eyes open.

What was visible beyond the open field of view was the ceiling of a temple surrounded by silence and darkness.

And my wife.

no.

“… Gula.”

To be exact, a goddess who arbitrarily took the face of her ex-wife and covered it up.

“Hehe, you finally woke up.”

Only then do I realize my posture.

I am lying on the goddess’ knees.

Should I say this is truly an honor?

I am lost in memories for a moment with an unknown feeling.

“In the past, I used to lie down often.”

I remember.

I used to go to the Han River and lie on her lap and look up at the sky.

“You seem to miss it.”

“… I would be lying if I said no.”

I don’t miss Han Joo-hee at all now, but I miss Han Joo-hee back then.

Isn’t it said that a man can’t forget his first love even until he dies?

To me, Han Joo-hee is more than just my first love.

Perhaps the memories we shared back then will still find a place in the flashing lights that pass by right before we die.

“Tsk.”

I’m just so confused.

“I’ll stop talking about this… , Why did you call me?”

Out of confusion, I asked in a slightly blunt tone, and Gula shook his head.

“I didn’t sing it because it had any meaning. but… , I just held it to prevent your soul from leaving the body.”

“What is that… , Ah.”

okay.

The battle with Viktor Vadim left countless holes in my body.

How did they manage to protect the vital area, but I thought it must have been dangerous because so many were breached?

“… Is the condition serious?”

“It was like that. Until a little while ago.”

“A little while ago… Ramen.”

Does this mean that the critical situation was barely overcome?

“Han Ju-yeon… Was it? While the child was holding on to your breath, the saint arrived.”

“Ah.”

A saint has arrived.

Those words put my heart at ease.

As long as I hadn’t stopped breathing, she would have been able to heal me.

“Then shouldn’t you get up and take a look?”

I was about to get up because I thought this was not the time.

“Stay a little longer.”

Her hands grab my head and shoulders, preventing me from getting up.

“There are places that even a saint cannot heal. Do you know what that is?”

“That’s… .”

The answer is not difficult.

Healing magic is a power that is effective in treating wounds on the body and some diseases.

“It must be the spirit.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

As for the mental part, no matter how much she is, there is nothing she can do about it.

I heard that there is a sacred magic that clears the mind for a certain period of time, but it is only temporary.

So I heard that she sometimes experienced heartache.

At best, they healed their broken bodies, but there were quite a few people who were unable to fully return because their minds were already in a state of collapse.

After that, they said they were researching ways to heal even the mind… , Seeing as there is no news, it must mean that no results have been achieved yet.

“I went through so much in one day. It’s not easy even for you.”

“That’s it, well… .”

Even after decades of experience and wear and tear, there are some parts that we never get used to.

Sacrificing a colleague or losing a colleague.

This time, I even experienced both at the same time.

He stabbed his colleague to survive, and he ended up in critical condition.

“Now that I think about it, Francis… .”

“I don’t know. What you can know is limited to you.”

“I see.”

I wish I was alive if possible.

I wonder if it would be reasonable to hope for that without conscience after someone stabbed me in the back.

Still, I hit it hard in my own way.

I tried to avoid lethal places to avoid damaging my organs as much as possible, but…

“… I don’t know.”

I was worried, but I also didn’t want to think about it any more.

If you keep thinking about it in a situation where you don’t know the outcome anyway, all that’s left is stress.

okay.

It already happened like this… Well, let’s take a little rest.

“Do you feel like taking a break?”

“Uh… Because, as you said, I have accumulated a lot of mental fatigue.”

There is a lot of work to be done in the future.

It wouldn’t be a bad idea to take a short break before that.

Change your posture.

Perhaps because of her soft thighs, he digs deeper into her thighs as if being pampered.

Gula lightly strokes my head.

“You’re so good at digging into shameful places.”

“Umm… , I don’t know.”

It wasn’t intentional.

But after I recognized it, a strange feeling came up without me even realizing it.

The place where I put my nose is near the deepest part of her crotch.

As I twitch my nose and take a deep breath, a strange scent permeates me.

Sweet flower scent.

The scent of a strange woman wandering around there.

It’s really amazing.

Men’s smells are obvious, but women’s smells are so diverse.

If God created humans, this is clear sexism.

“It’s quite embarrassing, but… , bear with me. Because you are the only apostle of Yeo.”

“… … .”

Her words penetrate into my mind that has become hazy and fascinated by comfort.

The one and only apostle.

okay.

By killing Viktor Vadim, I am now the only apostle of greed.

Suddenly I became curious.

“I have one question… .”

“Tell me.”

“Why… , did you help me?”

“What do you mean, helping?”

To act like a fool.

“You called me and woke me up right before you died.”

“In that case, as I said before… .”

“You thought I would lose even if you woke me up anyway? Do you think I would believe a lie like that?”

“… … .”

If you think about it a little, you can see that that statement is false.

If she really didn’t care who became the apostle as she said, she should have left me alone.

Right?

No matter how much it is an apostle’s fate, it is a family fight in the end. What would you do if you made a mistake and one of you died and the other had an arm or leg cut off?

So in the end.

“You wanted me to become an apostle.”

This is the only conclusion that can be reached.

So I was more curious.

Honestly, if I were her, shouldn’t I have hoped that Viktor Vadim, who was more greedy than anyone else and even condescending to himself, would become an apostle?

“Why did you choose me, abandoning this greedy and loyal guy?”

When I asked her again with a clear reason, she answered as if she couldn’t do it.

“I wanted to see you at least once.”

“What?”

“Greed is dealt with in a completely different way than before.”

Without realizing it, my eyebrows narrow.

“… Just because of that?”

“At best.”

Gula laughs in vain.

Her words continue.

“You won’t know. How did she feel when she was always pointed out as a sinner?”

“… … .”

“It was really funny. Those who have grown and progressed because of their greedy hearts end up swearing at women and trying to distance themselves from them in order to pretend to be good people.”

Everyone has desires.

And such desire acts as a power source that moves a stopped person forward.

To make money, to gain power, to have a pretty woman as his lover.

Those who have achieved what they want to some extent hide their desires as if they had never done so before.

It seems like it’s my secret and weakness that shouldn’t be revealed.

Didn’t I do that too?

As soon as I started being talked about by people, I changed my attitude towards life.

I tried to pretend to be a hero, excluding myself from my wild, money-seeking days.

Even that was because of my desire.

A body with nothing.

I wanted to appear as a better son-in-law to my father-in-law and mother-in-law, who did not like me because of my social status.

From “Wo’s words, you realized this. And it changed.”

“So?”

“So what’s the point?”

Gula covers my eyes with his palms.

“I’m just curious.”

I was about to start falling asleep due to the warmth spreading across my eyelids.

Her words continue.

“What path will my apostle who chose harmony among people full of contradictions take?”

that… go.

“And maybe that feeling will last until the end.”

Hehe-

A soft laugh follows.

A strange feeling is conveyed.

Deep bitterness.

My sincere hope is that you will never lose that feeling.

“So go to sleep now. There will be a lot of work to do to make your desires come true.”

“Ugh… .”

I fell into sleep, intoxicated by the sound of words filled with warmth.

* * *

Kim Do-jin woke up four full days after the battle with Viktor Vadim.

It was about the time when the women’s worries began to deepen.

“Sister, she’s okay, right?”

“Even if it’s okay. The saint definitely healed me.”

“But why isn’t it happening?”

“That’s… .”

Han Joo-yeon’s complexion darkens at Shin Yu-jeong’s demanding attitude.

It wasn’t a lie.

The saint arrived at just the right time and completely healed Kim Do-jin’s body.

okay.

Just the body.

‘I’m in perfect physical condition. But still not waking up… .’

There is only one reason why he does not wake up even though his wound is completely healed.

Mental problems.

A series of serious incidents and wounds that led to death.

It could be that they have done so much damage to my mind that they don’t want to wake up.

If that’s the case, there’s nothing more she or the saint can do.

All I can do is hopelessly hope that Kim Do-jin wakes up.

That was why she remained silent.

I don’t want to cause even greater worry to the children who are already worried about Kim Do-jin.

“I’m going crazy, really.”

Shin Yu-jeong turns around, roughly ruffling her hair.

I understood it without even having to say it.

The fact that she was hiding something for them.

So, we shouldn’t push her further like we’re persecuting her.

However, I just feel angry.

Because I can’t properly support his back, which is always at risk.

‘If only I had been a little stronger… .’

I just can’t shake the thought that his body wasn’t such a rag.

As she was about to leave the hospital room, clenching her fists until they were crushed, Elena asked.

“Oil well… , Where are you going?”

“To kill the vampires.”

Shin Yu-jeong answers without turning around.

With the death of Jinjo, the Sanctuary of Blood is gradually regaining its original color, but everything is not over.

There are still some vampires that were once active within the sanctuary.

And the work to eradicate them is in full swing.

She’s going to add a hand there.

Of course, it’s all to vent his anger on the vampire who made Kim Do-jin like that.

Because it felt like it would really explode if I didn’t do that.

“… I’m going with you too.”

“I’ll go too.”

Elena and Son Seo-yeon soon join the war.

Although her expression was calm, her inner thoughts were no different from Shin Yu-jeong.

After the three people left like that.

“Ha.”

Han Joo-yeon sits down in a chair, sighing in relief, as if a day had passed.

Her eyes turn to Kim Do-jin.

“… I understand, brother-in-law.”

she knows

How much he admired Francis Maier.

We used to talk sometimes.

He said that unlike himself who pretends to be a hero, he is a real hero.

Then I stabbed him.

No matter how much it was Francis’ request, the psychological impact must have been significant.

She held Kim Do-jin’s hand tightly and said as if she were reciting.

“It’s okay if it takes a little time. Just wake up… , all you have to do is do that.”

It was a time when I was praying with an earnest heart.

I felt it.

The fingers he was holding tightly in his hand were twitching.

I was so surprised that my wide eyes turned to Kim Do-jin’s face.

“Tongue, brother-in-law… ?”

shake.

Eyelids that have been tightly closed for several days.

This is clear evidence that the mind is awakening.

“Brother-in-law, can you hear me? Brother-in-law!”

I cried desperately.

In order not to let go of the string of spirit that I managed to hold on to.

As if that wish had come true, his eyelids finally lifted.

His hazy eyes, as if he was still asleep, move slowly and turn towards her.

“Jooyeon… .”

“Yes, brother-in-law. It’s me. Are you feeling okay? Where it hurts or where you can’t move… !”

Kim Do-jin smiles at the urgent questions that pour out in succession.

“Calm down. Because everything is okay.”

“Brother-in-law… !”

Tears welling up in an instant.

She was no different.

It was four days that felt like an eternity.

He said he was fine, but I worried hundreds or thousands of times a day about what would happen if he didn’t wake up.

“I’m really, really fortunate. really… !”

The sadness and sadness that I had barely been able to hold on to burst out.

Kim Do-jin patted her without saying a word.

He smiled quietly at her deep love for him.

“Are you calm now?”

“Ugh… , yes.”

After crying profusely, Han Joo-yeon covers her face with both hands in shame.

By the time her wild emotions had calmed down to some extent.

he asked.

“What about Mr. Francis?”

“… … .”

A stiff face.

She hesitated.

Should I tell him the truth as he has just woken up, or should I keep it hidden for a while?

He noticed this and struck the player first.

“It’s really okay now, so you don’t have to hide it.”

Han Joo-yeon struggles to open her mouth.

“ Mr. Francis… , I think it will be difficult.”

Kim Do-jin’s eyebrows narrow.

“Difficult… You say?”

She shook her head with a tired expression and continued speaking.

“The saint… , you gave up on healing Mr. Francis.”

“… … !”

Words that were almost like a death sentence shook Kim Do-jin’s mind.