episode_0573

The child in front of me is foreign.

But it was difficult to understand why it looked familiar.

“···who are you?”

“It’s not that I can twist the minds of demi-humans like Dantalian, but there are many loopholes in my schemes.”

It was something else.

With a bright smile, like a nervous child.

“Aren’t you asking who I am?”

“He’s Dantalian’s friend.”

‘Dantalian’s friend?’

It seemed like he didn’t want to say it with his own mouth.

But it was obvious who he was.

“I thought you started to hate Ajin now.”

─Prophet Prometheus.

He was looking at me with vague eyes.

“···Okay, once you get into that lake, it’s all over.”

“Not yet.”

“yes?”

Prometheus looks at me with wide eyes.

Just for a moment.

Prometheus has a childlike face and smiles like a child.

A servant. Like people.

“You are as crazy as ever.”

It was a friendly voice.

“I just live for my people.”

“I’m warning you, you will incur the servant’s wrath.”

“My friends are more important to me.”

Dantalian is my friend who helped me.

Additionally, there was something I really wanted to ask this mouthy servant.

＂···How do you smoke a totem?＂

＂It was created under the agreement between the nameless Mother Goddess and the servant.＂

“That means you gave permission.”

Prometheus nods.

“Why did you allow it?”

“Is his interpretation wrong?”

“It was right.”

“That’s why.”

A very concise reason.

But I couldn’t understand it.

Even if Prometheus is right, what about the people who disappeared in Laovia and turned into ashes?

“As always, the reasons are complex.”

＂The external demonic sutra was incomplete.＂

“The demi-humans of Pangea harmed each other out of greed, and the demi-humans of the Inner Demon World harmed each other to survive.”

“Which of the two would you choose?”

We will save those whose lives are in danger.

But you shouldn’t try to make me understand that.

because.

“Do you know that there is someone in me who died because of your choice?”

Because inside my body, the soul of a dead person is breathing, with the only thought left to kill the servant.

“yes.”

＂···I know, but you say that?＂

I glanced at the back of my hand.

Why?

Hell made no sound.

The servant who killed him and the people responsible are in front of him.

Nevertheless, only one eyeball was taken out of the stigma.

Normally, he would get angry and scream.

[We were curious.]

[Why did we have to burn to death?]

[I understand now.]

A voice that seems frightened and doesn’t match the words being spoken.

I followed his gaze.

[So, please take that away.]

Hell was looking at the lake.

Soon, a fuselage steals my attention.

Soon ‘it’ opens its eyes.

‘hell?’

Inside the lake, another hell was spinning around like an impatient animal, looking at me.

It’s the same black color, but a muted color that feels distinctly different from hell.

A little darker.

“What is that?”

＂It is the souls of people who died in Inoemagyeong.＂

[I don’t want to understand that!]

[If you understand that, you will break!]

There is a saying that similar people are scary.

If you look at it in that context, it was a very touching scene.

Because his anger in front of them is infinitely shabby.

“What will happen to hell if I go in there?”

“At least they will keep their mouths shut.”

[Don’t go in!]

I cried hell.

“Is your anger that small?”

[···what?]

“To be angry is to be angry.”

“Anyway, you’re dead and they’re dead too, right?”

“Be angry.”

[What nonsense?!]

I said this because I felt sorry for him for being scared.

I turned my gaze to Prometheus.

“The voice sounds familiar. Where have I seen you before?”

“It was recently. “You did something crazy and ended up on trial.”

＇Judiciary? Recently?’

No matter how much I think about it, it has never been like that.

Moreover, I didn’t just do something crazy once or twice.

“What kind of crazy thing are you talking about?”

“Didn’t you help a neutral person who was of no help to you?”

Now I realize where I met this kid.

─25 years ago.

The kid who asked me strange questions before the trial where he cut off his finger.

I couldn’t see his face because he had a hood on his head.

“So, why did you show up?”

Prometheus smiled brightly at me.

“Actually… I was secretly looking forward to it.”

“What will it look like when you get here?”

“I’ve been looking forward to this day for 25 years.”

I don’t know why I showed up.

But I didn’t really have the heart to ask that question.

I’m just curious.

“What kind of life was I living in my imagination for 25 years?”

“I have become a person who knows how to compromise and bend.”

Unfortunately, it didn’t.

“You became one of Dantalian’s heads, and you were correcting the world according to his will.”

Similar but wrong.

I’m correcting my mistakes and living for my people.

“I said. People with strange beliefs die quickly.”

As he said, he died seven years later.

Even in my next life, I didn’t live for a few more years before I died.

“You are stupid. Very much.”

“Thanks to you, I lost the bet with Dantalian.”

Prometheus scolded me, but he was smiling.

His prediction was natural.

Humans are animals that become more mature the longer they live.

‘Are you the same person now as you were 25 years ago?’

How pathetic and frustrating is this?

“But if you’re stupid even if you go in there, it’s really over.”

Prometheus points to the lake of nymphs.

“Is that what you wanted to say?”

“no. “I have something I want to ask you, I need to apologize, and I also wanted to say thank you.”

‘to me?’

He looked at me with a very serious face.

＂···If you can’t speak, you’re not a human. Do you still think this is wrong?”

“yes. “I definitely plan to consider it.”

Prometheus smiled bitterly.

This is true to some extent, but hugging others is also human.

“And an apple? What does it mean to be thankful?”

“It was our trick that caused you to have a hard time in the dark ocean.”

＂······!＂

“I’m sorry.”

My head is pounding.

‘That dog trouble was a servant’s trick?’

why?

Why was it necessary?

＂···What on earth was this trick for?＂

“The servants were planning to erase the Ogre species itself.”

I was able to figure out this malicious trick right away.

If there had been discord on board, the Ogre race would have been exterminated.

Don’t they know how the people on the exam stand feel?

“It was a miracle that we survived.”

“yes. We were also very surprised. Do you know how stupid you have been?”

A harsh voice steals my attention.

“···I beg your pardon?”

“Of course I should have cut the rope!”

But Prometheus scolded me as if he didn’t care.

Thanks to this, my eyebrows furrowed.

Prometheus’ gaze pointed to the shipyard manager.

“That wasn’t a test for you. “It was a test of that auger.”

“If it had attacked you at the last moment, the ogres would have gone extinct. “If I had accepted death, I would have maintained it.”

“But you should have cut the rope.”

I wasn’t even angry at the malicious testing method.

In any case, it means that the servants tried to kill the shipyard manager.

I wanted to swear, but I was just a child.

‘···At least on the outside.’

A child younger than Rohan.

It seems that Prometheus also read my inner thoughts.

＂···You know, right? Even if you die, you will be revived.”

“─If you die, you die.”

If you die, you die.

Even if you are reborn, you have no memories of your past life, so you are clearly a stranger.

─Therefore, it is only now.

I didn’t want to be disappointed anymore.

“What I want to say is… haha.”

Prometheus sighs and smiles self-deprecatingly.

“I’m sorry for testing you. And thank you for accepting him.”

“Is that what you came to say?”

“···yes.”

I noticed something strange about Prometheus’ gratitude and apology.

＇You knew everything about Feraku.＇

I asked how the shipyard director was still alive.

It is Prometheus who sees the future in the first place.

Therefore, it was Prometheus who predicted all of this future.

-He is grateful that the future he predicted was destroyed.

A strange feeling arises.

I took my gaze away from him.

“…I can’t believe I’m grateful for the stupidity that doesn’t even apply to foresight.”

Should I be happy or sad?

Moreover, it was achieved with the help of Dantalian.

“no. It is purely your will.”

“I don’t think so.”

I hung up my luck and stared at Prometheus.

“Now, I want you to return it to its original state.”

“… Please refrain from talking about totems so that I don’t get caught lying.”

“Of course.”

Prometheus bowed to me and stepped back into the nymph’s lake.

Hell clings to him and rubs against him like a pet dog.

Soon he sank to the surface.

“It just makes me angry. Because I was trying to cut down that totem.”

“That’s right! “You bastards who don’t even know how we live are giving us totems?!”

The floating object is converted into a fuselage body as if the [Play button] was pressed.

I got to the point as if nothing had happened.

“If I go in there, the inner world will be submerged.”

“I know. That’s why I blocked you.”

“A lot of people will definitely die. “I have no intention of letting that happen.”

The Prophet looks straight at me.

The carnivores have stopped, but that doesn’t mean they have let down their guard.

Depending on whether I answer or not, those animals will tear my limbs apart in no time.

“I need your help.”

＂What help?＂

“I’m thinking of building a boat.”

The Prophet grins.

He seemed to think I was tricking him.

“You are the most respected great person in the human world.”

“Everyone will follow you.”

“So, let’s lead the people and go to Pangea together.”

＂······.＂

But I’m serious.

Didn’t I think of this answer?

The prophet, who read my true feelings with power, looks at me with a blank face.

＂After a long voyage, I arrived at Inoemagyeong.＂

“I know how to reach Pangea.”

But even for a moment.

The prophet’s gaze sharpened.

＂···You cannot cross the windless zone without the help of servants.＂

＂You will receive help from agents.＂

─I cannot get help from a servant, so I borrow the help of a servant.

This is ridiculous bullshit.

The Prophet’s expression was subtle.

I think it’s bullshit, but on the other hand, I can’t ignore the temptation.

“An agent is the limb of a servant. Do you think they will help you?”

“Before we are limbs, we are human.”

“I know human nature best.”

It was an interesting opinion, but…

Most of the servants I met were humane.

However, I had no intention of teaching.

“Let’s leave this cursed land together.”

“It’s about showing a new world to your descendants and the people you lead.”

The prophet looks directly into my eyes.

How much time has passed? The Prophet laughed and looked at me.

“I received a request from a servant.”

“no.”

“descendant? The first thing the ‘head’ forgets is the descendants.”

It’s just speculation.

However, just being involved made me feel upset.

“I’m warning you, don’t get me involved with servants.”

Even now, I can’t forgive some servants.

They don’t care about individuals, but only care about groups, organizations, and species.

“This is a request from my friend.”

＂···A friend who knows the identity of the Inner Demon Lord.＂

The Prophet stares at me with a faint smile.

“We are doing well.”

“We have made great progress!”

＂But, you are just saying things that have no basis.”

“···Why don’t I just kill you and be done with it?”

Cheolpuk─

Hell is creeping out of the lake.

With clear killing intent.

For their descendants and future.

Hell moved towards the prophet at a snail’s pace.

“How about asking them that question?”

I pointed to hell with my chin.

The prophet who inspected the nymph’s lake glances at me.

＂What are you talking about?＂

＇Can’t you see it?＇

Even though I received Dantalian’s blessing.

I walked out to the lake and stood between Hell and the Prophet.

Hell had escaped the realm and was crawling with difficulty, but was unable to meet it.

Because all kinds of carnivores blocked my path.

“If you take one more step closer to the lake, you will regret it.”

A voice devoid of emotion grabs my ankle.

This was the limit.

I knelt down in my seat.

Hell reached out to me.

Not to ask for help, but to grab something and move on.

“Let’s see your descendants be happy together.”

I reached out my hand to the hell of the human world.

Bulging- Bulging─

Countless eyes sprouting from hell are scanning me.

“A world with a horizon, not just a horizon.”

[Ha, don’t do it!]

“Everyone may not be happy, but we want a world without hunger.”

The natives may seem scary, but you can definitely get along with them.

“Let’s go see it together.”

[Stop!]

For a moment, I hoped that an unfamiliar hell would watch over me.

They took my hand and began to seep into the stigma.

They recognized me right away and took the opportunity.

But the prophet tried to kill him.

Their choices were evidence for me to move forward.

“···You weren’t trying to help them.”

“I just couldn’t accept reality.”

“Ha!”

‘I became a prophet because I tried to change reality.’

But hypocrisy is also good.

How much has his hypocrisy, which even servants would admire, changed things?

I stood up and looked at the Prophet.

＂···Come back right away.＂

“But you have to be with me, even if it’s by force.”

“right now!”

“Because taming comes with responsibility.”

It was the prophet who tamed the demi-humans of this island.

Therefore, the demigods of this island must be led by a prophet.

Callisto had suddenly come to her senses and was looking at the prophet with cold eyes.

Carnivores also stare at the prophet.

The prophet looked around at that frightening sight.

Soon, Callisto’s gaze met.

＂──────?!＂

The Prophet drew his dagger and lunged at Callisto.

It was a very smart decision, but it was the wrong choice.

Wow!

Because Feraku’s fist was stuck in his face.

＂Gagging?!＂

The crushing blow sent the Prophet rolling several times on the ground.

＂You bastard.＂

Feraku appeared and smiled fiercely.

Just when I was about to finish it.

“···Thank you!”

Callisto hugged Feraku and buried her face.

Thanks to this, Ferraku had no choice but to remain by Callisto’s side.

＇You’re lucky.＇

If it weren’t for Callisto, I would have been beaten to death.

I secretly criticized the prophet.

The Prophet was distraught and tried to stand up, but he fell again.

“Brainwashing others is not something humans do.”

The prophet who stumbles and falls again looks at me.

“We are human beings who can lean on each other, but you’re saying that you can conveniently lean on yourself, right?”

“It’s a parasite.”

Everyone who was hiding reveals themselves.

The Prophet trembled and looked around.

“Haha…! Puhahaha──!”

Then he chuckled, wondering what was so fun, and then glared at me.

＂Stop talking bullshit!＂

“you?! Have you never brainwashed anyone?!”

It sounds obvious.

“yes.”

I have never brainwashed anyone.

But the prophet just burst into laughter.

“bloke! “Don’t pretend to be clean!”

Atypical expression of emotions due to excitement.

A crazy person has no value or business to answer to.

“I’ll give it to you for a week.”

“Collect your body and mind and gather all the demi-humans of the Inner Demon World to Elcostera.”

“Inform them that they are leaving for a new land and instruct them to build a ship.”

“The person here is a shipping expert.”

The shipyard director looked at me as if he was embarrassed, but he wasn’t wrong.

The shipyard director, who was about to say something, eventually kept his mouth shut.

“I will meet Maal after confirming that the ship is loaded with seeds of all demi-humans, animals, and plants.”

“······what?”

The Prophet was looking at me with a dumb expression.

I guess I had no idea that my suggestion came from the heart.

“If you don’t declare it within a week, I will have no choice but to kill you.”

I looked at Fera Ku and Callisto.

“Those two over there must be hoping for that very much.”

Mine for a week.

The prophet simply struggled as best he could.

＇I guess I’m just not sure.＇

It is a clear fact that the prophet contributed to the development of human magic scriptures.

So we must give the prophet a chance as well.

“In the meantime, we need to relieve our travel fatigue. ah!”

‘Now that I think about it, there was one more thing I needed.’

I reached out to the Prophet.

He looks at my hands and then looks up at me.

“Please lend me some money.”