Absolute Necromancer Chapter 155

Perfect! Perfect! Perfect!

The sound of nails being bitten echoed inside the Gold Rich Hotel room on the 100th floor.

Perfect! Sigh! Perfect!

“Ugh… … sister… … Noisy… … .”

“… … Sorry, I won’t do that anymore. “Go back to sleep.”

“Ugh… … .”

Miho, who had fallen asleep when she heard a crackling sound during the night, walked out of the room, rubbing her eyes.

Ha-ryu must have relaxed when he saw Miho half-crawling out, so he stopped biting his nails and sent Miho back with a faint smile.

Miho smiled slightly as if she was satisfied with Ha-Ryu’s answer and returned to her room.

It was a very spacious room to use alone, but perhaps because of the soft bed, Miho didn’t mind too much.

“Panni, come, Dae-”

“Foot… … Okay, I’ll be right in.”

The slurred pronunciation due to sleepiness was so cute that Haryu burst out laughing and nodded.

This was because I could already tell that it was late at night just by looking at the moon shining outside the window.

Thanks to Miho waking up, Ha-ryu finally realized that it was late at night and sighed.

“ha… … “I hope your brother is okay.”

Three weeks have already passed.

Jinhyuk left to subdue the doppelganger.

If it was short, it was short; if it was long, it was a long time, but for downstream, it was a very long time.

Those concerns were even greater, especially since we were going to defeat dangerous monsters rather than travel.

“Don’t worry. “As long as I am safe, there will be no problem with him being fine.”

An old man’s voice came from an empty room.

Instead of being surprised, Ha-Ryu raised his head and looked at the owner of the voice and asked.

“… … grandfather. I guess your brother is really fine, right?”

The owner of the voice was none other than Balkan.

In response to the words of Balkan, who was like a paternal grandfather who was always by Ha-Ryu and Miho’s side and taking care of them, Ha-Ryu expressed her worries about Jin-Hyeok, whom she had not even heard from.

It was also a worry that could never be brought up in front of Miho, who was still young.

“… … Yes, you’ll be fine. Even if you throw him in the middle of hell, he will come back alive, so don’t worry and sleep well. “Isn’t there training tomorrow as well?”

“yes… … That’s how it should be. “I’m sorry for worrying you, but please sleep well, too.”

Faced with Ha-Ryu’s worries, Balkan lightly patted Ha-Ryu on the shoulder and told him to sleep well for tomorrow’s training and sparring with Kyung-Hoon Choi.

Ha-ryu smiled bitterly at Vulkan’s advice and collapsed onto the bed.

Balkan immediately closed his eyes and looked confusedly at Haru, who quickly fell asleep.

“… … Where on earth is that damned bastard doing with this young child? “I hope that child’s heart isn’t broken.”

Since Balkan saw Ha-Ryu every day, he clearly knew what kind of feelings Ha-Ryu had for Jin-Hyeok.

Gratitude for lifesavers and the tender love that exists between men and women.

These two things coexist with each other and maintain the current situation, but one day, Ha-ryu would clearly realize what his heart was.

And Balkan was worried that Ha-ryu’s heart would be broken before his mind was made up.

“I worry and worry because I don’t know when and where the pillar of my heart will collapse, so it is not surprising that the heart of Ha-ryu, who is still young, falls apart. “Whew, come back quickly you damn bastard, don’t make people nervous.”

Although he didn’t say anything out of fear that Ha-ryu might worry, Balkan felt Jinhyeok’s mana, which made up him, dissipate several times.

There have already been too many times to count on one’s fingers that Balkan, who felt that the mana that made up himself as a soul disease was collapsing and was returning to the soul itself, had to scrape together his spiritual power and mana to maintain himself so as not to be discovered by the lower class.

‘I guess it means that he had some ups and downs. At times like this, it’s a shame that I’m not alive.’

There were no particular complaints about living with a mental illness.

I felt that way at first, but now I am very satisfied with the current situation.

Jinhyeok also promised to create a ‘homunculus’ for him, so he didn’t have much desire for a living body right now.

However, because he was a soul disease, he could not climb the tower, and he was sad that he could only do so by clinging to someone.

If possible, he would like to go to the 105th floor alone and check if Jinhyuk is alive or dead.

‘… … Still, I guess I’ll have to wait for now. Until he comes back. That is, until I am no longer mentally ill.’

Just because it’s other people doesn’t mean my body doesn’t get hot.

Not just Ha-Ryu, but also Hendrick, Kyung-Hoon Choi, and Goldrich.

Even Muyoung, Genno, and Melton, who were waiting for the doppelganger’s core in the Gold Rich workshop, waited for Jinhyuk.

There is only one reason.

-Never come to the 105th floor until one month has passed.

‘Damn you. ‘Isn’t a month too long?’

It was because of Jinhyuk’s words before leaving for the 105th floor.

There is a saying that time flows differently inside the doppelganger’s cave than outside, so in case other colleagues may come to visit even if it hasn’t been long inside, the period was set at one month.

It was the right choice.

What happens if someone enters the doppelganger’s cave? Even if they were able to enter, a doppelganger who looked exactly like Jinhyeok could have greeted them.

But other than that, one month was a very long time.

Sigh-

“Tsk, why are you sleeping without covering yourself with a blanket if you catch a cold?”

Balkan clicked his tongue as he looked at Ha-ryu’s moist eyes and soon covered Ha-ryu’s small body with a blanket and left. * * *

“Baal, let’s talk now.”

After killing the doppelganger, Jinhyeok absorbed everything he had and called Baal as soon as he came out of the cave.

Rumbling-

I waited for Baal’s message, leaving the cave I came from collapsing with a terrifying sound.

[The pinnacle of all evil asks what happened.]

“… … Don’t act like a fool. “I guess you promised to tell me everything you could say?”

I frowned at Baal’s attempt to cover up what happened in the cave as if it never happened.

If it were something else, it might have just passed by.

Because you can’t afford to mess around with gods and demons.

But the problem with this case was that it was difficult for me to just ignore it.

[The pinnacle of all evil sighs, saying he understands.]

In the end, Baal must have realized that he couldn’t back down, and with a sigh, he told me everything he knew.

[The pinnacle of all evil cannot tell us the details of the production process, but he says he created the doppelganger.]

“… … Were you the culprit after all? “Then the production book is also your masterpiece.”

[The pinnacle of all evil says he just gave you a recipe for a weapon that fits your class and can be used while climbing the tower, just like you said.]

“There could have been other items as well. However, you gave me the recipe for the weapon that requires the doppelganger core. No, maybe even if I gave you a different recipe, the core of that weapon’s recipe could have been the core of the doppelganger, right?”

[…] … .]

[This is the pinnacle of all evil, so quick-witted children say they don’t like it.]

Embarrassed… … A message full of .

The message that came next helped me understand the situation.

‘The quest, the recipe, and even the doppelganger’s core were all Baal’s plans.’

The incredible game-making ability made me think that the devil was indeed the devil.

No matter how much I was in an advantageous position to plan the game because I was in a superior position, it was a game that could not be successful if I did not know myself well.

‘I thought I won the quest, but I was just looking for the opportunity that Baal would give me, and I thought I screwed up the recipe book, but this was also a ploy. It looks a little weird.’

Feeling like a chess piece on a chess board was never a good feeling.

The fact that I was moving and living the way I wanted was actually being controlled by someone was not a very pleasant thing.

[The apex of all evil excuses itself by saying that it had no intention of playing around.]

“I guess so. But it’s true that you had fun doing it, right? “You think I don’t know?”

[…] … .]

It came to mind again… … ’s message.

I snorted at that.

‘That means there was no intention to play around with it. That’s something a devil can say. Baal’s original intention may have been to lead me in the direction he wanted, but it is highly probable that he enjoyed manipulating me in the process.’

In the past, Bune, the ‘devil who wields death’, tried to test me and failed, but that’s the nature of devils.

By testing and retesting the beings in which they are interested, they try to find out if they are really what they want.

The process is carried out so much as one wants, that the victim feels like a piece of chess.

‘Should I say I let my guard down? He was a guy I knew from a previous life, so he never thought something like that would happen… … .’

Past life.

Since he is Baal, whom he met during his time on Death Star Cha Jin-hyuk, it is true that he has less vigilance compared to other demons and gods.

I couldn’t openly pretend or say anything to other gods and demons, but it was always different with Baal.

Baal just laughed it off even though other gods or demons would have been furious, such as cursing and chewing on messages.

‘There were times when he was servile and said he was wrong. ‘Is that what created the current situation?’

Because Baal always made me feel like I was number one and acted like he was number one, it made me implicitly think, ‘I can do whatever I want with Baal.’

That’s why I never doubted the things Baal gave me, and that led to my current situation.

And when I thought about it that far, I became certain of one more thing.

“you… … You know that I’m Cha Jin-hyuk, right? No, it would be correct to say that it was there.”

[…] … .]

It was a funny thing to say.

From a certain point on, I did not hesitate to reveal my name and occasionally took off my mask to express my presence.

But the important thing was that it started at some point.

In other words, from the beginning, I didn’t go around letting the neighborhood know that I was ‘Death Star’ Cha Jin-hyuk.

Nevertheless, looking at the current situation, it seemed like Baal knew from the beginning that I was ‘Cha Jin-hyuk’.

In fact, there was a lot of evidence here and there.

‘It was Baal who first learned about me and showed interest in me. After that, Baal always treated me as if he knew me well. It’s only natural that I already know about Baal… … Baal treated me as if he knew me well, even though it was normal for him not to know me.

From the time I ascended the tower after my first reincarnation until this moment, Baal treated me as if he had known me for a long time.

That’s why I asked with a slightly stiff face.

“… … How far have you touched? Even before reincarnation? Or right after reincarnation?”

I couldn’t even guess to what extent he had touched me.

Is it everything from the time I first climbed the tower to the current situation, or is it from when I met death at the hands of Nine Stars before I was reincarnated?

I couldn’t guess or anticipate it at all.

Baal answered my question like this:

[They say the pinnacle of all evil cannot tell you that.]

[He replies that he is the pinnacle of all evil, but one day he will know everything.]

“… … “Is it avoidance?”

evasion.

Baal did not answer my question.

Unlike before, I nodded at Baal’s answer, which gave off the nuance that he could never say anything.

“Okay, this has nothing to do with the current situation, so let’s move on. “From the beginning, I told you to answer only what you can answer.”

I had no intention of burying the past.

However, what happened in the doppelganger’s cave was not in the past, so it was buried for a while.

Because that wasn’t the answer I needed to hear right now.

‘I said you’d find out someday. I don’t know when that day was, but she clearly remembered those words.’

But of course I didn’t intend to bury it forever, so I engraved Baal’s words deep in my heart and asked what I was most curious about.

“So who copied your past self into a doppelganger? You said you weren’t? So who on earth can show you who you are?”

Baal said that he has never had a doppelganger copy his past self.

However, a doppelganger cannot change into the other person by looking at a photo or something.

This means that a living entity must be in front of your eyes. 

That’s why I didn’t believe Baal’s words.

‘A being of Baal’s caliber would be able to show his past weaknesses and copy them to the level of a doppelganger. Since Baal has something to hide from me, there is no reason or need to trust him 100%. ‘I doubt everything that can be doubted.’

But the reason I’m talking to him is because I trust him from what I’ve seen.

Even though I was foolish and foolish, I always had something to hide from me, but I never lied, so even if I didn’t believe Baal’s words, I still believed in Baal.

Therefore, I could not help but be shocked by Baal’s words.

[The pinnacle of all evil says that he is the one who injected his past self into the doppelganger.]

“… … what?”

I feel signs that my faith is about to collapse.

Just when my body was about to reel from the betrayal of someone I had been arguing with for over several years, if we count the past –

[He answers that the pinnacle of all evil is himself, but not himself.]

“What kind of bullshit is this?”

I frowned at the sound, which was even more absurd than before, and glared at the message window in front of me.

Be yourself, but not yourself.

How is this any different from saying that you drank alcohol but did not drive drunk?

When I frowned and tried to argue with Baal, wondering if he was making fun of me.

Baal said something that could end this situation at once.

[It is said that the pinnacle of all evil is that the doppelganger who injected his past self is the half that was separated from him a long time ago.]

[I warn you that the pinnacle of all evil seems to be targeting you.]

“… … .”

A warning message.

It was black text on a plain white background, but the eerieness contained within it made me look at the message window without saying a word and then with difficulty open my mouth.

“Tell me in detail. “About that other half.”

[They say the peak of all evil will take a long time.]

“… … doesn’t care. “I still have time until the time I tell the kids.”

I wanted to return to my colleagues as quickly as possible, but my body felt like it was going to crumble from fatigue.

I opened my eyes wide and urged Baal to talk.

In the end, Baal had no choice but to nod his head.

[I begin by saying that the peak of all evil was a very long time ago.]

A long time ago.

Even before the tower was built, stories from the distant past began to flow to me through the message window.