The princess glanced at Baekyoung’s photo, but didn’t look particularly surprised.
He said in a calm tone.
“It is a vessel that has been made as I said before.”
“Your faces are exactly the same. Are you twins?”
The princess looked a little puzzled by my question.
Then, belatedly, he opened his mouth as if he understood the gist of the question.
“Normally, when you inject human blood into a vessel to create it, the resulting object is created in the same form as the main body. However, such an entity has a high probability of failure when possessed by a god.”
It looks the same as the main body.
I felt like it was like a clone.
That wasn’t a scene I really wanted to imagine either.
“In the process of studying the combination method to increase the success rate, I found out that if you put in some of the unchanging eternal divine power, the resistance will decrease. The divine power is so strong that the appearance remains the same, but it has changed.”
They all look the same.
Suddenly, I remembered Baek Young who came to see me when I was young.
At the scene of her parents’ death, she still had the appearance of an adult woman.
Even when the secret gate was destroyed, its appearance did not change at all, as if time had been frozen.
No matter how old I was, she always looked the same.
In that case, the Baek Young who hovered around me during my childhood was most likely someone other than Baek Young.
I was a little confused by the fact that there were multiple Baekyoungs, but in the end, the conclusion was the same.
All those with the face of Baekyeong were created as unchanging eternal gods.
It was a sure fact that all those faces were my enemies.
Then suddenly, the image of the test subject born with the head of a demon came to mind.
“There are also things that don’t look human. Why is that?”
“Sometimes, they are born as failures. It’s a shame to throw them away, but because of their looks, they can’t be used as a substitute, so they are used as fake clown masks.”
I thought it was really frugal and useful.
If you scout ordinary people and entrust them with these tasks, there’s a high chance they’ll reject it.
Even a fake clown was not something a sane person would undertake.
Burna looked like a normal human being, but… … .
… … Was he really human?
I looked at the princess with an idea in mind.
His face looked human.
There was no way I could mistake it for something other than human, but I felt a strong sense of unease.
“Team Leader Gong, are you really human?”
If I were the director, would I entrust important positions to people brought in from outside and share confidential information?
That can’t be true.
If you don’t trust someone completely, you won’t keep them by your side.
Clearly, the princess said that the entity that did not receive divine power had the same appearance as the original entity.
“You’re really quick-witted.”
The princess said so and smiled bitterly.
The being before me was not a human being, but a created being.
The princess continued speaking slowly.
“Those who hold important positions are born from unknown eggs. I am one of them.”
The Fate Protectorate was full of lies.
The pretense of protecting humanity was a lie, and the man in front of me was also a lie.
Even so, everything that came out of this man’s mouth would be true.
I had to know more truth.
“Princess Team Leader, you said you were looking for the first owner. Who is the first owner, and what is his relationship to the Protectorate?”
When I asked a question, the princess, who had been answering questions well until now, started to hesitate.
It seems like this is much more important information than what I’ve said so far.
After some hesitation, he finally opened his mouth.
“… … The first master and the unchanging eternity are enemies. From long ago, the first master has been hindering us.”
The two are enemies.
When the princess said she was searching for the first owner, I thought there was a high chance that they were her enemies.
The first master is my enemy, but if he is also an enemy of the protectorate, there may be some areas where I can receive help.
“I don’t know much about the first owner. I just heard that the first owner has something that would be a nuisance to the director.”
What kind of thing is it?
I don’t know what it is, but if the director is tracking it, it must be important.
If that’s the case, I should have gotten it before the Protectorate.
Besides that, I asked the princess things I was curious about.
He gave me the answer without hesitation, but it seemed like he was doing it for his own safety rather than because he trusted me.
I guess he thought that if I could take down the director, he would be safe too.
“You seem to be born from an unknown egg, yet you are not absolutely loyal to the unchanging Eternity.”
It was a contrasting attitude from Yang Yi-baek, who chose to commit suicide without even begging for his life.
Team Leader Princess smiled bitterly.
“I think it might be because of the influence of the original blood master. After all, we are influenced by the blood master. Such as personality.”
So does that mean that even beings born with the same face ultimately have different contents?
After hearing all the answers, I stood up.
The heavy door opened slightly without a sound.
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The princess spoke to me.
“Okay, is that all done? Then I’d like you to let me loose.”
All my questions were answered, but I still had some questions left.
I looked back at the princess and asked.
“Is it true that the Protectorate kills or criminalizes Awokens who refuse to be scouts?”
“……okay.”
“Were you there too?”
“Sometimes.”
I wanted to lie, but it was impossible because of the oath.
The princess’s voice trembled faintly, as if she felt some uneasiness at my question.
He looked at me and said.
“You’re not going to leave me here, are you? It would be a breach of contract if I starve to death or something.”
“I know.”
Because of the oath, I couldn’t harm the princess.
But I had no intention of leaving him alive.
There was a chance that he could get out of here and cooperate with the Protectorate again, and I also wanted to have his powers.
“I called because there is someone who wants to meet you.”
“……me?”
I opened the door slowly.
The door was slightly open to begin with.
Those waiting outside would have heard the princess’s final answer.
“… … This is the person.”
What came inside was not a person, but a doll.
Cheon Yeo-ul was staring at the princess with an unfamiliar expression.
Non-human things were facing each other.
“Seo Kang-rim, who on earth is this person?”
The princess spoke in an anxious voice.
That was because Cheon Yeo-ul’s face was filled with anger and murderous intent.
The waterless glass eyes were sparkling as if they were on fire.
“I am the family of the man you killed.”
When Cheon Yeo-ul asked me to give her body, she said this.
Help me kill those Protectorate guys.
That’s why I gave her a body that could hold a sword, and I decided to give her a chance.
If she were alive, would she have shed tears?
As of now, I couldn’t tell.
She simply raised her sword.
Only then did the princess seem to notice the situation.
He struggled to get out and screamed at me.
“Seo Kang-rim! Didn’t you sign a pledge with me?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“If this woman kills me, you will have to take revenge on her! Isn’t this woman your comrade?!”
That was a fact that both I and Cheon Yeo-ul knew.
If there’s one thing the princess doesn’t know, it’s that Cheon Yeo-ul is a doll.
Even if Cheon Yeo-ul kills the princess, all I have to do is destroy the doll.
After that, you just have to create a new body.
She approached him, sword in hand.
“Master. This body is not mine and is weak. So it will take a long time to finish the work.”
Also, Cheon Yeo-ul wanted revenge.
Even if I had told her, she would have accepted it.
I glanced at Cheon Yeo-ul and said.
“If it takes too long, I’ll leave.”
“Understood, master.”
“Seo Kang-rim! This is a breach of contract… …!”
-Kuung… … .
The heavy door closed silently.
Only Cheon Yeo-ul knows what will happen inside there.
I quietly left the basement and organized the information I had heard from the princess.
Some of it was expected, and some of it was new information.
The most important information among them is that related to the first owner.
The unchanging eternity is after something that the first owner has.
It wasn’t yet clear what it was, but it was worth finding out.
Even more so if the two gods are enemies.
Now the direction I should go has been decided.
Where the first owner is.
It was a place that even the protectorate couldn’t find, but there was a connection here.
* * *
Seomun Yongnyeo was standing in the laboratory where everything had been destroyed by fire.
The tidal wave of fire swallowed everything up, leaving nothing behind.
All that remained were ashes and debris, and not even a single corpse remained.
‘This is giving me a headache.’
When I first heard reports that a clown had invaded the lab, I was surprised but not overly concerned.
I believed that since there were two hundred sheep, they would be able to deal with any intruders.
But the results were disastrous.
Yang Yibaek died and everything was destroyed.
Looking at the situation, it seems that Yang Yi-baek burned everything out of fear that the information would be leaked.
It was better than having information leaked to the public, but it was a loss in many ways.
‘There is no one to take the position of director. Should I take on that role?’
Seomun Yongnyeo bit her lips slightly.
If the director is absent, the god without a body cannot exert his influence properly.
The vacancy needed to be filled as quickly as possible, but there was no suitable candidate.
‘If I fail to receive the divine descent, there will be no one to lead the Protectorate.’
With two team leaders currently missing, the decision had to be made cautiously.
If you yourself disappear, your power will decrease drastically.
First of all, there was no choice but to use those who seemed to have talent among the rank and file.
‘If there had been enough unknown eggs, I would have tried an experiment… … .’
Seomun Yongnyeo sighed as she looked at the destroyed research lab.
There could not have been an unknown egg that could withstand a tsunami of fire.
As she was looking inside with a troubled expression, a messenger shouted from inside.
“Team Leader Seomun! Come this way!”
There was a note of urgency in his voice.
As we headed inside, the cavalrymen were lifting out melted machinery.
While the glass tube was completely shattered and melted, one unknown egg was still intact.
“How on earth… … ?!”
Seomun Yongnyeo approached urgently and examined it.
I felt a faint magical aura emanating from it.
There was some sort of protective spell in place, and only one caster could provide the shield to withstand the tidal wave of fire.
“… … Team Leader Yang did it.”
Just before Yang Baek unleashed the tidal wave of fire, he cast a spell to protect the unknown egg.
Targeting one of the most important samples.
