#Episode 144
The area expansion is released.
In front of me was Jeongbin, dead with his heart pierced through, and I was standing in front of him holding the Cheonha Sword.
I looked at Jeongbin without saying anything.
I don’t easily form relationships with people. I’ve never once considered a relationship, whether it’s rational or not, easy.
Isn’t that what a relationship is in the first place?
You can’t be friends with just anyone, and you can’t have s*x with just anyone.
After reaching a certain level, it got worse.
I had to distinguish between those who wanted to exploit the power I had, the background I had, the things I had accomplished, and those who didn’t care, and that naturally led to who I am today.
My relationship with Jeongbin really started by chance.
When he first came to Earth, Jungbin said that today was his birthday. He gave him a birthday present, saved his life, and rented Jungbin’s house to sleep in.
By chance, I found out that Jeongbin had dreamed of writing in the past and asked him to write the novel Titan.
They say that when coincidences overlap, it becomes destiny, and although it took a while, it was okay.
Our relationship built up and built up. I didn’t intend to take it lightly.
Although we’ve only known each other for 36 days, Jeongbin is one of the few relationships I’ve had since returning to Earth, despite my pathological dislike of human relationships.
And now that connection is dead.
I killed them with my own hands, but in the end, the ones who created the situation were the ascended ones or something.
They created the situation and they killed one of my loved ones.
Suddenly, the moving stone in my arms comes to mind.
‘If you want to bring down the ascendants, come to me.’
Cheonma Ju Seong-cheol.
Did he anticipate this situation to arise?
I slowly turned my head.
“… … Shihuya… … .”
It was my older sister.
My older sister looks at me and Jeongbin’s body alternately with a complicated expression.
He smiled faintly.
“It’s okay. There was no pain.”
“… … .”
“And, do you see? He’s smiling.”
My sister’s gaze turned to Jungbin’s smiling lips. Jungbin was definitely smiling. He was smiling until the moment he died.
I was sure my sister would wonder why I was laughing, so I told her.
“I decided to get revenge.”
“……plural?”
“I think you know too, Sister. I heard that these days, those constellations and all, these guys are sending messages and stuff.”
He continued speaking while looking at his sister who nodded.
“The guys above them.”
“… … If it’s revenge, is it what I think it is?”
I don’t know what it is, but honestly, when the word revenge comes up, there’s only one thing.
“To kill them all.”
“… … I’m getting a ton of messages right now.”
“What are you saying?”
“Don’t do it. If you do, they will become your enemies.”
He chuckled and ended up laughing.
“I don’t care about the pyramids. Tell them to behave themselves, whether they climb or not.”
My sister looked at the empty space with a dumbfounded expression. I didn’t care. I looked to the side for a moment. Behind my sister, there was Secretary Yoon Young-soo.
You can see the Balmont he is holding.
“Can you give it to me for a moment?”
Yoon Young-soo handed me the note without saying a word. As soon as I picked it up, a voice I hadn’t heard in a long time rang in my head.
-……long time no see.
“Yeah, it’s been a while.”
-I heard the general situation. You came back to Earth?
“I’m back.”
-What about Grandma Minjae?
“He passed away. I heard you said that?”
-But I want to hear it from your own mouth. Hey, since we’re on the subject, let me ask. I’m Balmont. It’s one of only five Ego Swords that have appeared in the entire history of Titan. But why did you give it to him?
I ended up laughing.
He continued speaking while looking at Chief Secretary Yoon Young-soo.
“Because we look alike.”
-Who? Minjae, no?
“uh.”
-… … Are you crazy? How does he resemble Minjae? His intelligence is far behind Minjae’s.
“That’s true, but you can fill that in.”
-… … .
“Are you doubting my judgment right now? This is disappointing.”
-… … That’s not it, no, common sense… … This is driving me crazy, really.
He continued speaking with a smile.
“Don’t worry, raise him well. He is the person my older sister trusts the most.”
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-… … Well, I can’t help it if you say that. But.
Balmont’s words trailed off for a moment.
I waited.
Balmont continues speaking.
-You seem to have been very quiet here.
I didn’t necessarily deny it.
– Was it the Conqueror’s Guild? You destroyed that one? Wow, that Jin Shihou has become a better person. Hey, he’s become a better person.
“I just protected what I had to. This isn’t Titan.”
-If it were Minjae, he would probably have said this. Stop talking nonsense.
“okay?”
-You’re saying this place is different from Titan? What’s different about it? It’s a mess, but that’s not true. But more than that, the dead human over there is one of your connections, right?
“That’s right. It’s the first relationship we made after returning to Earth. You can think of him as a kind of step-brother.”
But that younger brother is now dead.
-… … This is driving me crazy. Don’t they know who you are? How dare they mess with this crazy guy.
“Your speech is still the same.”
-Then kid. Should I change my tone? I’ve been living like this for a thousand years.
That’s what I thought.
The moment I spoke with Balmont was quite enjoyable. The emotions that had been boiling over for a long time calmed down a little.
like.
It looks like it’s on Titan.
-So, what are you going to do now?
What to do has already been decided.
“Balmon.”
-why?
“What do you want most?”
-… … It’s rest.
“Nothing has changed.”
-Why would you change? Do you think it’s easy to live with an ego sword? Having a body was my first wish, but it’s not much different. I just want to die without regrets.
“Can’t you have that rest after you have the body?”
-Will that work? Even all the great wizards of Titan avoided it while sticking out their tongues.
“I’ll find a way.”
-… … Did I mishear you? What did you say?
Said it again.
“I’m trying to find a way.”
-… … Are you Jin Shi-hoo? Why did that crazy dog turn into this?
“This is my original appearance.”
-… … .
“answer.”
-… … That’s right, Jin Shi-hoo. So what do you want?
“I told you earlier.”
-You want me to protect your older sister?
“uh.”
-… … I guess you’re going somewhere. Okay. I’ll try.
That’s fine.
Oh, and.
“Minjae hyung asked me to tell you something.”
-… … I guess there was time to leave a will.
Of course it was there.
hmm.
“If there is a next life, I hope you are born as my younger sibling. Thank you. Please tell me this.”
Balmont was silent for a long time.
-……thank you.
“it’s okay.”
He handed the note to Yoon Young-soo and then turned around to look at his older sister.
“Sister.”
“huh.”
“I’m going to go out for a bit, but it might take a while. Is that okay?”
“Yeah, it’s okay. It was important for me to be sure that you were alive. Looking back now, it seems like even if I die, I’ll die first and you’ll never die.”
I don’t know if he’s joking or being serious.
So I just laughed. I laughed and hugged my sister lightly.
“It won’t take long.”
And because of the bracelets already on my wrist and my sister’s wrist, my sister will never die unless I die.
He turned around with a smile.
It’s already been decided.
I plan to use the moving stone in my arms, heading towards star #875.
Before that.
There was a place to stop.
* * *
Yosemite National Park, California, United States.
There are several cliffs on the outskirts where few people visit.
Here, underground, the Freemasons built a factory.
A factory where the apostles captured by Qin Shihou are imprisoned and their blood is drained.
Helena calls this place the ‘Blood Plant’.
A direct translation would be ‘blood factory’.
Here Helena was waiting for someone.
A small door at the bottom of the cliff opens.
There, a man slowly emerged.
As soon as she saw him, Helena smiled awkwardly.
“You’re not mad at me, are you?”
Jin Shi-hoo asked back with a puzzled expression, perhaps because it was such a sudden statement.
“Me? To you?”
“yes.”
“Is there a reason for that?”
“… … You seemed a little angry when you were talking about that Akaruan guy before. It’s okay if you don’t.”
Oh, that’s what you’re talking about.
Jin Shihou approached Helena with a smile.
“It’s true that I was angry at that time. But it wasn’t at you.”
“is it so?”
“I was just a little annoyed that the goblins and elves were interfering with what I was trying to do, not you. But why are you so timid? Did the Helena who used to speak confidently at the Abyss Gate die in the middle of the process?”
Helena burst into laughter, seemingly speechless.
“More than that, I didn’t know you would contact me like this. I thought I was seeing a ghost.”
This also sounded like a completely random question. Jin Shihou asked again.
“What are you talking about?”
“… … You didn’t know?”
“What?”
Helena said.
“That manager, Goeuroon, came to me a while ago.”
It was truly the first time I had heard of it.
“How long ago was it?”
“Before you met Goeurun in Munich.”
Jin Shihou thought for a moment.
At that time, Gowoorun was in Munich, but honestly, Gowoorun wasn’t weak. A strong person like that can move through space. From Munich to America.
Seriously, it doesn’t even take 10 minutes.
Of course, if you run like I did, you can shorten it to about 5 minutes, but I was a little curious.
What kind of conversation did you have with Goeuroon?
Helena took two objects out of her bosom. One was a multicolored crystal, the other was a luxurious letter.
Helena was the first to open her mouth, holding up the five-colored crystal.
“Goeuroon came and said this. The origin of vampires started from Star #1.”
“#1?”
“It was called Fantasia. The origin of all species began here, and the Myers and Blood families were very famous families in Fantasia.”
A question arose.
“But why are you here like this?”
“yes?”
“If Fantasia is the origin of vampires, shouldn’t you be there? Why are you on Earth?”
“I don’t know. He didn’t tell me that much. He also said this. Fantasia was destroyed a long time ago, and it doesn’t make sense for me, the successor to those families, to be staying in that state. If you want to become stronger, destroy this.”
Jin Shihou, who was staring blankly at the five-colored crystal, asked with a hopeful mind.
“I guess you’re not the only one who received it.”
“Yes, I heard that he approached Lazarus and Yuha as well.”
“Yuha also came from that place called Fantasia?”
“… … They didn’t tell me that. I asked about that too, and they said that the werewolf species is a ‘created’ species.”
“Really? It’s so complicated.”
“So. Anyway, as you guessed, this letter is from Lazarus to you.”
