episode_0839

[…I’ll do it.]

My vision is blurry like fog, someone is talking with me in the middle.

[There will be times when you lose. There will be times when you cry.]

Blonde woman.

The woman, who looks vaguely familiar but vaguely familiar, smiles sweetly at me and whispers something.

[All preparations are complete. When you go to …, everything will be taken care of.]

What are you good at?

What should I do?

No matter how hard I tried to remember, nothing came to mind, but I was able to clearly feel one emotion.

[If it were you, definitely.]

Warmth transmitted through hands.

It clearly means that I completely trust this woman.

[… will be by your side and protect you. Not only that, but so do others.]

Slowly, my vision becomes blurry.

My consciousness becomes hazy, and my vision begins to turn dark.

[If you don’t know anything else, please don’t forget this one thing. Humans are thinking animals. Imagination is the source of everything.]

What are you talking about?

Of course-

[And, please enjoy. Your second life.]

With those words, the woman covered my face with her hands.

[Everything, for…]

With those words, I lost consciousness.

* * *

“…Get ready!”

“……?”

“Come on, come to your senses!!”

A powerful sound that rings in your ears.

“Ugh, uh….”

The brown-haired young man frowned and opened his eyes.

In a blur of vision, I opened my eyes in a ruin-like building reminiscent of a battlefield somewhere.

“How did this happen…”

“No time to explain!”

A young woman with black hair was standing in front of the young man.

What’s unique is that he is wearing a police uniform, and the name ‘Choi Hyeon-ji’ is written on his nametag.

“A D-class [magic demon] has appeared!! We need to evacuate!!”

“What is that…?”

“I said there was no time to explain!!”

And the young man immediately recognized that she was pulling his wrist and running away from something.

“This is…?”

“Tch, did you get amnesia because of Shockwave?! It’s a pain in the ass!”

“Well, that’s…!”

“I think you forgot everything, so I’ll explain briefly!”

Officer Choi Hyun-ji kicked down the emergency exit door and ran out, shouting.

“You are a civilian! Now a monster appears! You must take refuge!”

“Ah.”

Is it because of the clear and clear explanation?

Kigi geek!!

Or maybe it was because I felt life coming from ‘something’ over 3m tall that jumped out from the remains of the ruins behind there.

“Ugh, wow?!”

“This way!”

The young man ran forward with Officer Choi Hyun-ji.

“If you get caught, it’s death! This guy is a monster targeting ‘non-competent people’ like us!”

It seemed obvious what the unidentified monster, probably called the ‘magic monster’, was aiming for.

Boom, boom, boom!

That’s right, because it was running on two legs, targeting the young man and the police officer.

Kwa-eu-ang!

The destructive power of the magic stone that completely destroyed the emergency exit door was stronger than that of a dump truck running at full power.

Although it was only 3 meters in size, the enormous force that destroyed the entire building as it jumped out of it was clearly enough to easily fold two humans.

Boom, boom, boom!

The speed is faster than a human’s full sprint, and they crush all obstacles with their shoulders, and the end they both run towards is a dead end.

“Student! Run away now! At least climb over the wall!!”

Officer Choi took out the pistol hanging from his waist.

Unlike an ordinary pistol, the body was covered with gold leaf, and the magazine the officer took out was also plated.

“I will stop it somehow…!”

“Um, it’s me…?! How do you do that…?”

“Chet, you remember that far…?! Take note! This is how non-competent people like us can fight against monsters like that!”

Crash.

As soon as the officer loaded the gun, a blue light began to flash from the barrel of the pistol.

“For the protection of the country and its people!”

As if ceremonial, the officer pulled the trigger of his pistol.

Soon, blue flames exploded from the pistol, and at the same time, a golden bullet flew like light and lodged in the monster’s shoulder.

Ta-euang!!

The mana shield spread over the monster’s skin shook greatly.

Taang, taang, taang!

At first, the entire shield shook, but as the shooting continued, the shield began to crack in the area where the fire was concentrated.

“What are you doing! Run away!”

“What about you, officer?!”

“I’m buying time, damn it! As expected!”

The young man grabbed the edge of the wall, but it was already too late.

Kwa-eu-ang!

The monster, whose shield was almost broken by concentrated fire, jumped high from its place and fell straight in front of the officer.

Phew!

The monster literally blew the officer to the side.

He moved his hand as if he was swatting away an insect, and the officer was thrown against the wall without even being able to resist.

“Ker, keuhuh…!”

Fortunately, he didn’t hit his head, but the officer fell limp from the strong impact.

“Come on, too…”

Ta-ang.

One last step.

Aiming the shaking muzzle at the magic monster’s body until the end, she fired.

Puzzle!

Did the officer’s wish come true?

The magic stone’s protective shield was broken.

Key profit!!

The magic monster let out a roar as if a hole had been torn through his clothes.

Swinging its massive body, which resembles a human but is more like a ‘sandman’ than a human, the magic stone monster raises its hand towards the policeman-

Thump.

He stretched out and forcibly took the gun from a non-officer officer.

“Ah, ah…!!”

Despair appeared in the officer’s eyes for a moment.

The magic monster picked up the gun with its thumb and index finger, held it high, and opened its mouth wide.

Crack.

The magic stone swallowed the gun.

It was similar to a giant demon eating a human, but the sound coming from the magic stone’s mouth was like a grinder crushing minerals.

Pushii ㅡㅡㅡ

White smoke rose from the magic stone’s mouth.

At the same time, the broken mana shield on the magic stone’s body was restored.

Kick, kick, kick.

The magic stone monster moved its mouth strangely.

The sound of iron clashing with iron seemed to be laughing at someone, and the officer grabbed his arm and lifted himself up on his back.

“Even if you eat up the magic pistol, ugh, if you hold on until the ‘hero’ comes…!”

[The hero does not come.]

“!!”

A clear ‘language’ heard from the mouth of the magic stone monster.

“Ma, that’s ridiculous…! It was grade C…?! More dangerous…!!”

[The woman is saved.]

Transmitting sound through vibration, the magic stone stretched out its hand towards the young man.

[I only eat men.]

“…….”

Wow.

The magic stone grabbed the young man with one hand.

[Didn’t you learn to run away when something appears, whether it’s a monster, a villain, or a devil?]

“K, ugh…!”

[Or is it that he can’t leave the woman who is trying to protect him alone?]

“Wow, hehe…!”

The young man’s face gradually turned red, and the magic monster opened its mouth as if enjoying the pain.

[That indecisiveness is what is killing you. Quietly become my ‘cell’, human.]

“Oh, no…!”

The officer stretched out his hand, but the magic monster opened its mouth wide as if it wanted to eat the young man head first.

“Please, someone, be a hero…!”

[The hero does not come. That handsome C-rank guy won’t come to catch the D-class bastards.]

The magic monster declared and laughed at the police officer.

[I’m sorry. Watch. Seeing the civilians you were trying to protect being eaten before your eyes. There is a fundamental difference that you old humanity cannot overcome no matter how much you use ‘magic stones.’]

Quack!

The magic stone monster immediately ate the young man.

He bit his head hard, and the part that was supposed to be his eye narrowed and looked at the police officer.

“Ah, ah-”

I hear a rustling sound –

Flashing.

A moment that needs to be heard.

Pa— ah!!

Golden light burst out from the magic stone’s body.

[Kaaah!]

The magic stone monster retreated, letting out a ‘scream’ that one would never expect to hear coming from the monster’s mouth.

One arm that was holding the young man, and the inside of the mouth that had eaten the young man, began to ooze white smoke as if it had been scorched by fire.

“Um, is that…?”

The officer saw.

Golden light leaks from the young man floating in the air.

And on the young man’s chest, something shiny and golden was emitting an intense light.

“Mapae…?”

It was ‘Mapae’.

Although he was wearing it like a necklace, the sparkling horse badge in front of the young man’s chest was running with ‘four horses’ overlapping each other.

“That can’t be…”

[Khaa…! As expected, my guess was not wrong!! I said it smelled delicious, and you had that!!]

Even though its mouth and hands were damaged, the magic stone burst into laughter and stretched its remaining hand upwards.

[I will take that!]

Just before the magic stone monster stretched out its hand towards the magic pack, the young man opened his eyes.

“Huh?!”

For a brief moment, the officer felt as if the young man’s eyes had sparkled the same gold color as horse badges.

But I didn’t have time to check the eye color.

The moment the young man floating in the air landed on the ground, there was a baseball bat shining yellow in his right hand.

Hwieueuing!

The magic stone monster’s hand, trying to grab the horse paddle, cut through the empty air.

[Slow.]

The young man who had dug under the magic stone twisted his waist to the side and swung the baseball bat at the magic stone.

Wow!!

With a very cheerful sound, the magic stone floated upward.

Very short height.

However, the 3m tall figure rose upward for a moment, and even the area where it was hit was greatly cracked.

The officer remembered.

Before graduating from the police academy, the situation when the magic stone monster, which began to appear in earnest a year ago, ‘died’.

[Oh my… how could I…]

Pusss.

In an instant, it loses its luster, its color fades and turns gray, and the lumps that were put together like rags suddenly collapse and fall down.

Coogugung.

“…hu.”

The young man, holding a baseball bat in one hand, remained still with his right foot on one of the scattered stones of the magic stone.

[Another useless thing.]

“……!!”

A low voice, clearly different from when the young man ran away.

The police officer froze at the sharp look in his eyes while whispering in a voice so low that it gave you goosebumps.

Passs.

When the horse flag and bat hanging around the young man’s neck disappeared into a cloud of light, the young man fell forward as if he had fainted.

Slurp.

I fainted.

The horse badge and bat disappeared, and the young man lost consciousness and could not wake up.

“What, what…?

Officer Choi had no idea who the young man in front of him was.

Tuk.

The old wallet fell from the fallen young man’s pocket, and the police officer moved forward and opened the wallet.

“……The name is Doji…”

The actual resident registration card in your wallet.

“Doji ‘Wan’?”

It was new, as if it had been issued as an adult.

“How can a ‘non-competent person’ be like this…?”

* * *

The roof of the building, above.

Ahhh.

A place with a clear view of police officers calling for assistance and picking up a fallen young man, and an ambulance entering an alley.

“…This is [Baekmyo].”

A woman with long white hair wearing all black whispered softly into her smartwatch.

“Operation name, [Prologue begins with amnesia]. First step, done.”

-Ah, you had a hard time~

On the other side of the smartwatch, a blue dragon-like SD character blinked and made a sound on the black screen.

-Then, please watch over us from afar until our ‘new student’ master enters school.

“Yes.”

Contact was lost.

“…Ha.”

The woman, Baekmyo, raised her head to the sky as she saw the young man ‘Do Ji-wan’ leaving in an ambulance.

“Not even an alt character anymore…”

night sky.

The full moon was silent and only illuminated the path of the ambulance.