episode_0182

‘”Oh, my head”

Hild, who had been lying on the floor, got up and rubbed the back of her head.

“Where is…?”

Once, twice, three times.

He blinked slowly and looked around.

A night sky shrouded in a bluish darkness and stars decorating the sky.

A stillness somewhere between silence and noise.

And the horizon stretches out endlessly.

Libra, the balance.

Hild knew where this place was.

The scenery that had felt unfamiliar at that moment felt comfortable, like a familiar hometown.

“Oh my. It’s been a long time since I’ve been here”

Hild stood up with a faint smile.

My back was sore, but it was a pleasant pain.

By the way, why did you call me all of a sudden?

Hild walked towards the end of the horizon as if she was used to it.

With every step I took, the scenery passed by quickly.

It was clear that he was walking as usual, but it felt like he was riding a train and looking out the window.

The scales that had seemed so large even from far away were now right in front of his nose.

Now, even if I looked up far away, I couldn’t see the end of the scale.

“…Hilde?”

“Goddess?”

Hild turned her head at the sound of her name being called.

I thought maybe it was a goddess, but it was not her who called me, but someone else.

“Selene?”

“Why is Hild here…? No, but wasn’t she walking with Circe?”

Selene, who had come face to face with Libra, tilted her head and looked around.

Then, suddenly, a hole appeared in the floor and a purple lump(?) appeared.

“Charlie?”

“Ah, ahhh…Lord? Your Majesty”

Charles emerged from the hole with a blank expression on his face and rubbing his eyes.

Followed by-

“Hey everyone! Please help me out!”

There was Poppy running like crazy and Narae hanging precariously from there,

Whaaaa …

“Save meee!! Kekeke!!”

There was a Circe who fell from the sky.

A group gathered as if they had made a promise.

Fortunately, neither of them were injured.

“Heald came”

“…Stasia?”

A black-haired woman slowly came down the stairs leading to the scales.

Stacia was wearing sexy lingerie that showed almost her entire body.

Even the color was black, which matched her personal color well.

Stacia smiled happily as she watched him swallow his saliva.

“Look, I told you I was going to be completely blown away, right?”

“Yes, that’s right, Great Mother”

A young voice came from behind her.

Hild’s eyes widened. Her voice was slightly thin, but it was clearly that of a goddess.

He ran up the stairs with joy.

Overshadowed by Stacia’s tall stature,

A goddess with dark blue hair resembling the night sky poked her head out.

“Goddess!”

“Hild”

Hild immediately picked up the goddess and spun her around.

The goddess burst into laughter and stamped her feet like a little child.

No, actually the goddess was the size of a young girl.

After the whirlwind of joy ended, Hild slowly put the goddess down.

The goddess staggered forward with her eyes spinning.

“Goddess, it’s been a really long time”

“Oh, right”

Hild sat down on the steps and placed the goddess on her lap.

Looking at it this way, it was like seeing my older brother and his young nephew.

I felt a little envious at that sight, but unfortunately, I was not jealous enough to send it to the goddess.

There were no big kids yet.

“Goddess! That’s the right place!”

Oh, there it was.

Selene, the first in line for the throne, showed her love for Hild even to the goddess.

Everyone in the group looked shocked, but the person in question just sniffed around and crossed his arms.

The goddess was dazed for a moment, then burst into laughter and fell asleep.

“As expected, it’s Selene! This is what it’s like to be Hild-sama’s first woman!”

Perhaps pleased with Selene’s boldness, the goddess jumped up on her short legs.

“It’s nice to meet you all like this”

The goddess smiled brightly as she looked at the children.

For a moment, they felt the warmth of the entire space embracing them.

A body that feels tired and a mind that feels hazy, as if it had been immersed in warm water.

The group was all delighted with a sense of happiness welling up from the depths of their hearts.

“Why is the goddess so small”

Hild gently stroked the goddess’s head.

The goddess, who had been feeling his touch with her eyes tightly shut, opened her mouth after a while.

“Hild and everyone. I called you because I have something to tell you”

“What is that?”

The little goddess looked into Hild’s eyes, then met the eyes of the others, one by one.

“I won’t be able to meet you guys anymore. This will be my last call”

“…Why?”

“Did Hild-nim say why it became so small?”

“Yes”

“It’s simple. It’s because my power as a goddess has been weakened”

At the same time, the warrior’s mark engraved on the back of Hild’s hand shone.

“Is it because of me?”

Hild’s eyes narrowed. The goddess smiled and caressed his cheek with her small hand.

“No way. It’s not your fault. This is a natural consequence. You are paying the price for abusing your power and wielding your great power recklessly”

The goddess snapped her fingers and a huge sphere on one side of the scale fell to the ground.

It was so big and heavy that it seemed to reach the sky.

“Estella”

The goddess called this sphere Estella.

Hild came out and remembered the name he had told her.

“I’ve heard of it. Na-rae’s older sister told me. Don’t fight with Estella”

“That’s right. The current Hild cannot stop Estella”

“…What on earth is Estella?”

The goddess remained silent at that question.

The mouth that had been smiling several times seemed to be searching for an appropriate answer.

After a little more time, the answer finally came.

“The one closest to God”

The goddess defined her thus.

“Estella was the disciple of the first warrior I created. And she killed my master and took the warrior’s power for herself.

The power she gained was the power of creation. The power to grant power to others. The power of the Creator, like me.”

“…Is that possible?”

“Yes, only she can. I wanted the first warrior to become the last warrior. I wanted her to align this world for me.

But she was human. Humans are truly weak and foolish. She died even though she knew her disciple was trying to kill her”

“Why did you do that?”

“Because she loved him… She loved her disciple passionately. Human to human, that is. He was truly, truly a foolish, foolish human being.

Even though her disciple’s jealousy, inferiority complex, and greed turned into swords against her, she embraced them and died.”

The goddess looked complicated as if recalling that time.

While repeatedly moving my lips dozens of times, grabbing and releasing the air to try to catch something that was not there.

Hild sat beside the goddess without saying a word.

“I couldn’t control my anger. I couldn’t forgive the child who killed my first child.

So he created a warrior. He created it, created it, created it again, and tried to kill that child.

They were forced to go through trials and were given the opportunity to use their pitiful stories to create a sense of urgency.

Eventually, some children reached her, but the result was the same: either die, submit, or…”

The goddess grabbed Hild’s ball with two fingers.

A hand gently pulled her. The goddess smiled mischievously like a little girl.

“So I chose you”

“…Why?”

“Because you looked so foolish. So weak and precarious. So unsteady.”

So…

“Your life looked so beautiful”

The goddess gently touched her forehead to his.

Beans- beans- beans-

A small heartbeat was transmitted through the head. There was no strange phenomenon such as the goddess’s thoughts being transmitted.

“There’s another reason why I chose you”

“What is it now?”

“Are you curious?”

“Yes, I’m curious”

“Are you sure you can hear everything?”

“…No, I’m not sure…”

Hild took a step back slightly.

The goddess did not laugh this time.

The air became still. The hazy atmosphere became suffocating, as if pressed by a dark sea.

Everyone gasped and fell to the floor.

“I needed another child. Not the one I made”

“…another child?”

“Hilde. Because you are not the child I created”

Hild closed his mouth for a moment. Everyone’s eyes turned to him at the same time.

Oh my gosh-

Hild squeaked, unsure of what to say.

The goddess did not pat him. Instead, she took a step away from him and climbed up the stairs.

Just below Libra.

She looked down.

Like a goddess.

“Hild, what is your name?”

“…Is it Hild?”

“No, that’s not the question. Let me ask you again. Where are you from?”

“Started from Sir and now in Centurion…”

“That’s not it either. I’ll ask again. What is your age, occupation, and relationship with your parents and siblings?”

Hild clattered like an unoiled, scrap metal robot.

The more I answered the questions, the more my chest tightened and my heart started beating faster.

I was overcome with a sense of anxiety, fear, and vague feelings of missing out on something huge.

“Hilde. I ask you again. What is your name?”

Hild. I am Hild. I am from Sir. I am twenty-six years old.

My job is just an adventurer and I was raised by my parents, Gerald and Anna…

Hild… Hild…

Hill…d…

The voice grew distant. My ears felt numb, as if water had been poured over them.

A beeping sound was heard and Hild shook her head several times.

The fragments of memory hanging on a thin thread were in danger.

I am…

The magic was gone. It was the huge magic that had surrounded Hild.

Endlessly deep, thick, and dense…

The world surrounding him collapsed.

The whole scene went completely dark, and Hild instinctively started waving her hands.

Then, thump- I grabbed something.

It was a rough but strong finger.

Eww- Eww-

The tears burst out. Hild cried loudly and incessantly.

There was nothing else I could do.

The vision that had been dark has returned.

It’s light. Pure white light. A light bulb.

The smell of blood and medicine.

And then a woman came into view.

She is a kind and warm-looking woman, although her eyes are somewhat droopy.

After that, a man who looks strong and sturdy.

The man and woman were hugging each other and crying.

Hild flailed her hands. A plump, small hand came into view.

The woman smiled and took it. It was warm. It was cozy.

Eww- Eww-

Hild cried. She wanted to say something, but nothing came out except crying.

“Oh my, our Yugyeom is so pretty”

“Kim Yu-gyeom, this guy! How much trouble must he make his mom suffer”

My mind flashed as if I had been struck by lightning.

Hild suddenly stopped crying.

‘Let me ask you, what is your name?’

Only then did Yugyeom remember his own name.