Episode 183
If it’s something like this, you’ll be able to do it yourself.
“Are you going to go right away once this matter is resolved?”
“Uh. I do need to go to that star #299, but there’s something I need to do first.”
Even if it’s only for a day, it’s still something that’s been put off.
I don’t want to put it off any longer.
Platy of agar.
I should go and meet him now.
“Can you take an hour to finish the work you asked me to do?”
“… … What do you think of me as? 30 minutes will do.”
“Okay. Get it sorted out in 30 minutes and come back to Korea. You know the Salvation Tower, the place that was there earlier?”
“yes.”
“Go and see.”
“Your name.”
It doesn’t mean that it takes 30 minutes to go and set up a foundation or something like that. It means that it takes 30 minutes to kill everyone, hand over the job to the Salvation Guild members, and come back to Korea.
30 minutes.
It was really generous.
After roughly throwing the rebar I was holding to the side, I headed to Korea.
* * *
It was the same time as before again.
Han Jeong-ah sat comfortably in front of the masked man who was bound by a total of 112 mithril chains.
[Crystal of Grudge] asked.
“Do you trust him?”
“Yes. As you can see, he saved my life many times.”
“… … Let’s be frank. In any case, there is no one who has the upper hand in the terms of the contract between you and me. If either party wants to terminate, they can do so without any penalty. That’s why the most important thing between us is one thing.”
“Trust.”
“Yes, there is no trust yet. If we build it, you and I will be together for a long time.”
Han Jeong-ah accepted the man’s words like this.
Since there is no trust, you show the sign of trust first.
That’s correct, given the context and situation.
however.
This was just Han Jeong-ah’s thoughts.
“Let me give in first. My goal is Hancheon. I would like to destroy all of Hancheon, but it is certainly greedy of me to ask you to destroy one of the nine heavenly stars. Therefore, I will withdraw.”
“……yes……?”
“Jin Shihou, I am retreating because I know that he is determined to kill Han Tian’s Platy. Han Tian’s Platy, I want him dead.”
“… … It’s something I can’t do.”
“That’s right. If you become a ‘suitable person’, then maybe. No matter what you do now, no matter how much you struggle, you won’t be able to deal with the ascenders. But not Jin Shihou. And I repeat, what’s in that box is the seed of destruction. It’s a poison that changes the nature of mana, including the air, and brings disaster to the star itself. Give that poison to Jin Shihou.”
“That?”
“Yes, give it to Jin Shihou and get him to promise Platy’s death. Is this an appropriate token of my trust in you?”
“… … It’s not just adequate, it’s overflowing. Why on earth are you doing this to me?”
[Crystal of Resentment], who had been silent for a moment, spoke to Han Jeong-ah in a firm tone.
“Because I felt the law of cause and effect.”
“Causality?”
“If you find it hard to understand, think of it as a feeling of inevitability.”
“… … Where on earth are you from?”
“You were there the moment I discovered that room.”
“… … .”
“It is inevitable and causal. Because.”
Han Jeong-ah couldn’t even imagine what would happen next.
“Because the one who was there when that room was made was also ‘Han Jeong-ah’.”
“… … .”
“They are not the same being, nor do they have the same soul, but they are ‘similar beings’ and have ‘similar souls.’ That is the inevitability and the flow of causality.”
It feels like it’s getting complicated.
“I’m done talking on my end. What about you?”
“… … I have something to ask you.”
“Tell me.”
really.
Han Jeong-ah was really curious about this.
“… … Are you, by any chance, someone I know?”
[Crystal of Grudge] was silent.
It’s an uncomfortable silence. It feels like that for no reason. It feels like I asked something I shouldn’t have.
The silent [Crystal of Resentment] opened its mouth.
“Let me be clear.”
“I will listen.”
“If I tell you my true name, you will probably get criticized.”
“… … .”
“The revision will immediately isolate you and me, and eventually forcefully terminate the contract. That’s why I can’t answer. Everyone will understand that you will figure it out on your own as time goes by, but it would be completely meaningless for me to say it. That’s why I will choose to remain silent in response to your question. However.”
but.
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The following was important.
“I can tell you this much. I am not from Star #875. But I am the one who destroyed Star #875.”
“… …Is that important?”
“It’s important. Later on, when you want to know my true name, this will definitely help you.”
This is enough.
Han Jeong-ah was confident.
That we will soon leave the space and return to where we were before.
My vision is blurry.
In the meantime, [Crystal of Grudge] continued speaking.
“Jin Shihou will probably leave Star #12 soon. At that time, I will open your abyss. I will prepare the stage for you to become a complete transcendent being from an awakened being of the nature. Get ready.”
As soon as I nodded, Han Jeong-ah was in the office.
And in front of her like that.
As always, there was Jin Shihou.
What should I say?
I never believed in fate or anything like that in my life. I had no intention of believing in it, no reason to believe in it, and no time to do so.
“Did the conversation go well?”
however.
Now, for some reason, I want to believe it.
He said with a smile.
“yes.”
History repeats itself.
* * *
I sat at my desk in my office for a while.
As Hong Hyun said, this star is not where I should be.
He didn’t deny that.
I wanted to stay one more day, and I stayed one day.
I unexpectedly entered and exited the Abyss, killed the editor, and met several people, including Star’s Sister and Hyun, who I was supposed to be with.
My purpose has not changed.
Now that we’ve finished what we had to do, we can leave.
About three minutes had passed.
A huge roar erupts from the sky. The Heavenly Horse lands on the terrace of the Salvation Tower.
“Are you here?”
“Yes. I have completed all the tasks you asked me to do.”
I’ve finished talking roughly with Han Jeong-ah.
“Only Hanjeong.”
“yes.”
“I believe you will do well.”
She smiled as if to tell me not to worry.
I slowly got up from my seat.
“Are you leaving now?”
“I have to go. It feels like one day, but in terms of the length of the novel, it feels like I’ve stayed for almost a week.”
I touched the small box on the desk in my office.
“That’s good. We can communicate well.”
“Thanks to you, Jin Shihou.”
It’s all thanks to me… … ?
I had a hard time agreeing with this part.
The world I lived in and the world Han Jeong-ah lived in are different. Even though I have lived through all kinds of hardships and experienced all kinds of ups and downs, the mountains, water, and air I lived in are very different from the world Han Jeong-ah lived in.
That’s why, at this moment, I was convinced once again.
“He’s a dangerous guy.”
“Who is it? My background?”
He nodded. Han Jeong-ah asked with her eyes why he thought that way, but he didn’t answer.
At least for now, it is certain that the background is helpful to Han Jeong-ah, and there is nothing to be gained by me stepping forward and causing discord.
It’s weird to do that.
However, the system also judged that [Crystal of Grudge] was so overwhelmingly strong that it could not be measured by rank. The reason why such a constellation would make such a suggestion to ‘a mere’ Han Jeong-ah and act so humbly must be thought about at least once.
When I saw it, Hancheon or Seungcheonja or whatever, the first thing that came to mind was ‘Han Jeong-ah’.
What could it be?
Did you have a deep relationship with Han Jeong-ah on another parallel line?
I thought it was something like that.
I immediately took out a necklace from the subspace and handed it to Han Jeong-ah.
“What is it?”
“What is it? It’s a necklace.”
Han Jeong-ah said with her eyes that she couldn’t have asked because she didn’t know that, but this time she didn’t care.
“When I was on Titan, there were a lot of guys targeting my people.”
He stood up from his seat and continued speaking while putting his hand on Han Jeong-ah’s neck.
“So I made a few. Think of them as a sort of will-leaving device that can track location, share biometrics, and if one of you is fatally wounded, they can teleport to the other’s location.”
There must have been something strange in what I said. Han Jeong-ah tilts her head and asks.
“Which one?”
“Either.”
I raised my hand and lightly swept my left wrist. Then, a small bracelet that had been transparent came into view.
It’s not the bracelet I got from the editor, it’s the bracelet I gave to my older sister before.
I didn’t say this, but several of them are linked. Best of all, if your arm gets cut off, you won’t lose ownership.
Because this is engraved in my soul.
Perhaps, in terms of grades, it would be the highest grade among the only grades. Or it might be at a level that cannot be measured by grades.
After that, he took out one of the ‘boxes’ from the items he had just looted from the subspace and handed it to Han Jeong-ah.
“I took a quick look at the explanation and it seems like it might be helpful to you. Use it well.”
Han Jeong-ah, who received the box, opens her eyes wide after checking the information in the box.
I’ve been here at Star #12 for a few days. It’s been less than a week at most. During that time, I was really curious about the achievement shop, so I searched the internet for information about it.
[The Devil’s Case of the End]
[Rating: Unique]
[This is a demonic item with the power of the end. When acquired, you will gain the power of ‘Spirit’, and as the user develops, it will evolve into the power of ‘End’.]
The power of ‘word spirit’ mentioned here was a legendary (highest level) skill.
I heard this is worth about 200 million achievement points, but I asked for it because it seemed useful.
to be honest.
I really didn’t know it would be that long.
“… …Can I accept something like this?”
“What could possibly go wrong?”
As I smiled brightly, Joo Sung-cheol slowly approached me.
hmm.
“Keep in touch often and work hard.”
He smiled and took out the moving stone heading to Hancheon from the subspace.
The star of Platy, one of the ascendants.
I’m dying of curiosity about what kind of place it is and how strong Platy is.
“My lord.”
I turned my head.
Joo Sung-cheol took out a black mask from the subspace and was wearing it.
I also activated the [Heavenly Mask Ring] that I was wearing on my left hand.
A white mask is placed over the face.
“Go.”
“Please, take care of yourself. I’ll use this well.”
“Okay.”
He broke the moving stone he was holding in his hand.
