Episode 221
“Let me add one more.”
“……what?”
“Those, those cigarettes you made. Give me just one.”
“… … Just wait.”
Yuha broke through the subspace.
And then he took out about twenty packs of cigarettes and handed them to me.
“Isn’t it a fortress?”
“I added a little more. So can I consider it accepted?”
He nodded.
Yuha stands up from her seat.
“I’m glad we had a fruitful conversation.”
Then he took a small crystal ball out of his bosom and threw it at me.
“If something needs to be done, just break it.”
Leaving those words behind, Yuha disappeared.
He must be a very busy person.
He took out a cigarette and lit it.
I waited.
I hope my sister calms down.
* * *
The world is full of unpredictable things.
Just as Shi-hoo was experiencing various things on Earth while he was briefly there, Joo-sung-cheol was also experiencing unexpected things.
In the collapsed ruins, there was Joo Sung-cheol.
He sat down and stared blankly at the ruins.
Although there were no tears flowing from her eyes, anyone could tell that she was very sad just by looking at her eyes.
That was understandable.
This place, now in ruins, is the Cheonmasingyo Church.
This is where the being called Ju Seong-cheol was born before becoming a constellation, where he ruled, and where he continued to rule even after becoming a constellation.
Survivor?
There wasn’t any.
Although there weren’t many people alive to begin with, there were still a considerable number of people on Star #1692.
They all died.
No.
Was killed.
[Plati]’s death did not change the status of the ascendants.
Rather, he became more active.
Joo Sung-cheol is not the hunting dog of [Plati]. He is the hunting dog of [Ascendants].
The ascendant of Jangcheon, the god of war, especially prefers to rule over the ‘central star’.
I have no interest in Earth, Varga, or anything else, even nebulae.
Only the central plains.
Star #1692 was also a mid-circle star.
With only a few weeks left until the destruction that history allows, a star was still a star.
I already found out.
When Joo Sung-cheol was stripped of his hunting dog qualifications and went to star #875.
From then on, Musin sent his subordinates down to star #1692 and began to rule this star.
It is not unusual for all those who followed Joo Sung-cheol to die in the process.
That’s what it means to steal a star.
Joo Sung-cheol looked at his wrist for a moment.
This is the [Editor’s Mobile Bracelet] given by my lord, Jin Shihou.
I couldn’t go right now.
Also, I didn’t want to damage it.
Joo Sung-cheol took off his bracelet and put it in the subspace and slowly stood up from his seat.
Constellation, [Master Dharma].
His real name is Bodhidharma.
That’s right, it’s the famous Master Dharma.
The founder of Zen Buddhism, the founder of Shaolin martial arts, and many others.
Joo Sung-cheol raised his head.
The monk who is now walking slowly down from the sky is Master Dharma.
“It’s been a long time.”
“… … .”
“I’d like to hear your thoughts on the new Central Plains. You seem to be very thoughtful.”
Dharma got down about 100 meters away from Ju Seong-cheol.
He said with a smile.
“Although you fell, as someone who stood in the heavens of the devil, what are your thoughts on the new Central Plains?”
“… … I have something to ask.”
Joo Sung-cheol didn’t answer the questions I asked, but I didn’t care.
Master Dharma said that this moment was just enjoyable.
“Ask me anything.”
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“Did you really have to kill him?”
“If you mean the unmanned ones from Star #1692 who followed you, then yes. They had to be killed.”
“It’s only going to be a few weeks anyway.”
“That’s why I had to kill him even more.”
“Why?”
“Because they were the ones who followed you.”
“… … .”
“This star belongs to the God of War. Those who go against the God of War have a few weeks, or eight days to be exact. I have deemed even an eight-day grace period to be a luxury.”
I slowly got up from my seat.
The world is wide.
There are several constellations whose true name is Bodhidharma.
Not all of them are good.
That Bodhidharma is just one constellation ruled by the ascendant god of war.
“I was of little help to my lord.”
He clenched his fist tightly.
“However, this [God of War] case seems to be different.”
thud.
Joo Sung-cheol’s body stretched forward. His hand went to Dharma’s neck.
It was quite a speed, but Dharma wasn’t Dharma for nothing.
His hand reaches out and grabs Joo Sung-cheol’s wrist.
As if he had expected it, Joo Sung-cheol continued speaking silently.
“Of the hands and feet of the god of war, one will be cut off today.”
Barley Dharma.
He is strong. I know this very well, having been the hunting dog, Joo Sung-cheol.
Additionally, he is so strong that he is called the left arm of the god of war.
The highest constellation among the constellations.
“Is that possible?”
“possible.”
A huge amount of Heavenly Demon Energy emanates from Joo Sung-cheol’s body.
The voice was low. Joo Sung-cheol asked with fierce eyes.
“Who do you think I am?”
Dharma answered without hesitation.
“A fallen star, a man who entrusted his unattainable dreams to others, a pathetic unmanned man who even threw away his role as a hunting dog. What do you like about him?”
Joo Sung-cheol.
His long coat flutters.
“Wrong.”
Joo Sung-cheol’s energy spreads out in all directions.
[Territory Expansion].]
[The vast and boundless world of the devil.]
All around, darkness fell. In the dark world, a man’s voice resonated.
“I am a thousand years old.”
His fist struck Dharma’s face.
Kwaaaaang-!!
Joo Sung-cheol’s voice pierces the ears of Dharma, who has flown far away and is stuck against the wall.
“You will scream until you die.”
In many ways, Joo Sung-cheol was having a busy time.
* * *
A considerable amount of time has passed.
My sister slowly opens her eyes.
“are you okay?”
“……huh.”
I stared blankly for a moment at my sister as she stood up from her seat.
There were two reasons.
To confirm that she is really my older sister, and to check her physical condition.
I kept looking at it.
First of all, my physical condition is not bad. There are some external and internal damages, but they are not major problems.
I looked into my sister’s eyes.
There is no shaking.
Is this really because she’s my older sister, or is this another Jin Song-i acting in the guise of my older sister?
I’m not sure right now.
“Do you still have doubts?”
It felt a little strange to see my sister ask that question.
“Don’t doubt it. It’s me.”
Then he taps my chest.
hmm.
How should I take this?
“Is this okay?”
“It’s okay. My head… … is complicated, but other than that, I’m really okay.”
“What happened inside?”
My sister spoke without hesitation.
“… … I remember filtering out what I have to remember, and I have so many things to remember that I get confused.”
I looked at my sister for a moment in silence.
A conclusion is reached.
Let’s just watch for now.
My sister said.
“The Abyss isn’t over yet. Are you okay?”
It was obvious what he was asking was okay.
The Abyss is not over yet, which means there are still ‘enemies’ living within it.
And that enemy is the constellation possessed by the incarnation. It is currently hiding in the corner and spying on us.
Let me tell you in advance that I didn’t kill him on purpose.
Because I had to maintain the Abyss until my sister came to her senses.
My sister asked.
“Can I kill you?”
As I nodded, my sister extended her hand. A sphere of light appeared inside. There was no light. It was tangled like a thread and flew in the direction where the constellation was hidden.
And in an instant, it came undone.
It was transformed into something like a net, completely covering the constellation.
By the way, the constellation tried to run away.
It was just caught in a net before.
Kwaaaaang-!!
There is a loud noise, and a crack in space appears behind my sister.
“Hey… … Now, are you going to organize one constellation easily?”
“Because it’s a low-level constellation. It’s on the same level as the apostle Jeong Seong-ju that I dealt with before. If you’re still wandering after all this time has passed, that’s a problem. Isn’t that right?”
He looked at his older sister with strange eyes.
My older sister was already a very stubborn person, but it seems like that tendency has gotten stronger.
Did he become like that by absorbing the memories of other Jinsongs?
My sister tapped me on the shoulder.
“great job.”
“I had a hard time.”
Sister Binggeut smiles.
“I’m grateful too.”
“… … .”
“Let’s go. I want to rest.”
I briefly looked at the back of my sister as she left the Abyss ahead of me.
For a while, it was like that.
* * *
But honestly.
Putting aside things like my sister having changed a little because of what happened in the Abyss,
I got to see a man named Yoon Young-soo again.
Well, to be honest, I haven’t run a business or founded one or anything like that.
So, I looked at the story that the market capitalization of the Salvation Group was in the hundreds of trillions before Phase 2, but is now approaching trillions.
That guy named Yoon Young-soo is good at running a business. He’s very smart when it comes to making money.
I don’t know the details, but I vaguely remember the process of absorbing all the companies that collapsed due to the cataclysm, but I looked into it again today.
Looking at the hundreds of legendary artifacts piled up on one side of the office, Yoon Young-soo expressed this opinion.
“The constellations are boycotting right now, and there are many Awakened beings who have actually broken their contracts with the constellations. It’s safe to say that it’s almost all Awakened beings.”
Yoon Young-soo continued speaking silently in front of me and my older sister.
“This is an opportunity.”
My sister reacted.
“Opportunity?”
Yoon Young-soo nodded and opened his mouth to write something on the transparent board.
“The first thing that an Awakened can obtain through a contract with a constellation is skills. The blessings granted by the constellations are buffs that are constantly granted, whether in battles between Awakened people, battles in the Abyss, or in everyday life, such as maintaining body temperature, smooth use of mana, rapid recovery, an unwavering spirit, and many more, there are truly countless blessings.”
Yoon Young-soo’s hands were restless. His words were also smooth.
“Second, skills. Needless to say, the skills of the constellations are treated as a kind of ‘unique skill’. The skill grade is divided according to the grade of the corresponding Awakened, so it is certainly not wrong.”
It wasn’t the end.
“And third, it can temporarily give you a backdoor. It means you can cheat to get at least one chance at a time of crisis. These are the three benefits of having a backdoor.”
Yoon Young-soo pointed to a pile of artifacts on one side.
“Guardian of the constellation? Of the artifacts there, 98 are unique grades, except for 10 of the legendary grade. A total of 108. These 108 artifacts have optional guards that are similar to or even superior to the guards of the common constellations.”
