#Episode 85
“Asura, how about we think a little differently?”
“… … What are you trying to say?”
“It’s nothing much, let’s talk about the nature of the soul as you said. I’m definitely an Earthling. How long have I lived here?”
“… … 18 years. You lived on Earth for 18 years, and then moved to Titan and lived there for 10 years.”
“Yes, that’s it. If you look at it in simple numbers, I’ve definitely spent more time on Earth. My soul was definitely born on Earth, and I’m definitely an Earthling. But have you ever thought about the possibility that the soul’s essence could change?”
“… … What the hell are you talking about? How can the soul be transformed… … Surely, if I reach the level you are in, my soul will be transformed?”
Jin Shi-hoo laughed.
“It’s not a simple matter of realm. The time I spent on Titan is definitely 10 years if you look at it only in terms of surface time. But is it really 10 years?”
“……what?”
“I told my older sister something similar before. I was in the Time and Spirit Room of a world called Titan for thousands of years. They say it was thousands of years, but I only remember a few hundred years.”
“You don’t remember… …?”
Jin Shihou had no intention of hiding it. He simply pointed to his own head with his index finger.
“I guess he couldn’t handle it anymore and closed it. It might not be thousands of years, but tens of thousands of years. If he lives that long, won’t his soul be corrupted?”
Jin Shihou’s words meant one thing.
And Asura did not take that meaning well.
He looked astonished and moved his body backwards, a euphemism for fear.
As a result of interpreting Qin Shihou’s words as Asura’s head, one conclusion is drawn.
Jin Shihou is not human. He is not a new species.
The realm that Jin Shihou is in is the realm that deals with the power of the soul. To be exact, it is the level above that.
That means you have a body that is optimized to use that power.
“… … You have the body of a god… …?”
“Is that so? Is this the body of God?”
In fact, Jin Shihou didn’t know either.
But Asura was confident in his own intuition.
The moment I became so sure, one more question arose.
“… … The fact that your body has been transformed to that extent also means that there are hardly any traces of Earth left on your body. Why on earth did you come to Earth with such a body and such power? This is clearly not where you belong.”
Thanks to Asura taking a step back, the distance between the two men was a bit far. About 50cm.
But that’s within arm’s reach.
Just like now.
Jin Shihou reached out and grabbed Asura by the hair. Then he dragged her forward again.
Jin Shihou said, frowning slightly.
“Why are you judging that?”
“… … .”
“Looking at it closely, these guys are really weird. In the world I lived in, there was one law. The strong take all, the strong eat everything. First, second, third, etc. Looking at the order of things, it seems like you guys also value hierarchy. If you don’t understand this, isn’t that even stranger?”
“What on earth are you trying to say?”
“I just came because I wanted to.”
“… … .”
“It’s where I was born and raised, and I came here because I have a family. Why do you keep making those half-baked, worm-like kids say the same thing? You little punk, you can’t understand once you say it?”
He slapped Asura’s cheek with the palm of his hand.
The words were sharp, but looking at the teeth and blood bursting out in all directions, you could tell that its power was definitely not weak.
“Mr. Soob, you little punk who is nothing but annoys people.”
He just threw Asura’s face into the snowdrift and rubbed it. The blood-stained face was somewhat washed away. He just listened.
Jin Shihou asked, glaring at Asura.
“Once a man makes a promise, he has to keep it. Right?”
“… … .”
“I’m going to ask this very politely and only once. Where is that bastard called ‘him’ now?”
* * *
A man looked at the watch in his hand for a moment.
Big eyes and thick lips.
The man was in good shape.
I work out hard and also go to the gate clearing area diligently.
Exactly a week ago, a man said this to this watch:
‘Good luck.’
And yesterday, he said this to the first-ranking Asura, who could be called his loyal subject.
He told all the apostles to stop what they were doing and go into hiding.
Unknown to the people of the world, the great beings known as apostles chose to evade war with a man.
In a way, this is like admitting defeat.
I had no intention of denying it.
It was a risk we had never calculated for, and one we could not even predict.
The 200 people sent to Titan, although it may be a bit embarrassing to say this, had some sort of talent for mana and were useful in some way.
To be frank, why is Jin Shihou hostile to the apostles?
If the reason for sending 200 people to Titan was simply to prepare for the Apostles’ goal of preparing for the great threat that is the System, then the past reason could have been buried.
This is a clear fact.
No matter how strong Qin Shihou was, those around him were not that strong.
If the world were to turn into a huge battlefield, Jin Shihou would be able to protect those closest to him, but he would not be able to protect anyone else.
If you join hands with the apostles, you can protect others too.
If you are looking far into the future, it would be ideal to leave the past reasons behind and hold hands for a while.
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Who will strike the back of the head later, or who will let go of the hand they were holding and point their swords at each other? These are all problems for later.
But Jin Shihou never even thought of joining hands with the apostles for a single moment.
From the beginning, he had been moving with the intention of killing all the apostles, and the moment he heard the apostles’ purpose from Gandharva, his movements became more intense.
The reason for all this is that the Apostles did not simply send ‘200 humans’ to Titan.
What would have happened if the system had been brought down with only 200 people on Earth, without the presence of the apostles?
This was really simple.
All 200 of them would have become ‘unique awakened people’.
The system also has an eye for detail.
If you don’t give the unique Awakener’s talent to the 200 most talented people, then who else would you give it to?
This is why.
When the apostles descended to Earth, they took upon themselves the task of eliminating the ‘future talents’ that would most likely hinder their work in the future.
That’s the 200 people.
After sending all 200 of the overwhelming future talents to Titan and drying them out, they settled on Earth.
Jin Shihou knows all these facts.
I was one of those 200, and I got to see them firsthand on Titan and feel their talents.
No matter what excuse you make, it won’t work on Jin Shi-hoo.
Even if you bow your head to Jin Shihou and go in, Jin Shihou probably won’t accept it.
More than the threat to the system, the actions of the apostles will be very displeasing to Jin Shihu, and there is no room for compromise in this regard.
What this means is that the apostles and Qin Shihou cannot live under the same sky and breathe the same air, and as of now, Qin Shihou has an overwhelming advantage.
The man put down his watch and quietly looked up at the sky.
“It’s hard.”
The voice that came out of the man’s mouth was clearly Korean.
He opened the door in front of him and walked forward.
Everyone’s eyes around them are focused on the man.
The man was a celebrity.
Everyone came up to me and asked for autographs and took pictures.
There was no trace of the tired expression on the man’s face from before. Hahahaha, he took the picture while laughing heartily.
He walked away after satisfying the fans’ demands while wearing a tiger skin over his head.
As he entered the huge building, a man in the lobby greeted him politely.
“Are you here, Team Leader 2?”
The man, no, the leader of the Salvation Guild’s second strike team, commonly referred to as Team 2, ‘Yoon Ji-hoo’, smirked.
“Yeah, are you inside?”
“Yes, you are here. Would you like me to hold the elevator for you?”
“Okay. Go to work.”
Yoon Ji-hoo waved his hands and boarded the executive elevator, heading straight to the top floor.
The elevator door opens with a ding.
I started walking again. After walking through the ornate lobby, I knocked lightly on the door at the end.
I hear a voice from inside.
“Come in.”
The man walked straight inside.
There was a woman there.
He is the leader of the Salvation Group and a hero among heroes who rules the current Republic of Korea.
Jin Song-i, the magician of light.
Jinsong, who was sitting at her desk scribbling something, raised her head.
“I just got a report that you arrived at the lobby. Did everything go smoothly?”
“Yes, of course.”
Yoon Ji-hoo took a step forward. He looked down at Jin Song-i and thought for a moment.
Is this woman suitable?
Or perhaps one of the beings from the Underworld is the right fit.
Finding the right fit is obviously important.
This could be said to be the main purpose of the apostles.
So then why do the apostles look for the ‘fit one’?
It was simple.
The purpose is to inject the ‘power’ created by the apostles into the suitable person to fight against the system.
And what is needed to dismantle the system is a ‘key’.
There is something to think about here.
Why on earth do the apostles only search for suitable beings on Earth?
The 200 people who went to Titan were all people with extraordinary talents, but they weren’t even thinking about it in the first place.
Even though Jin Shi-hoo had returned to Earth, he was not included in the scope of the investigation even for a moment.
Is it because the apostles are really as stupid as Jin Shihou said?
no.
That’s not the reason.
I sent it with only those who weren’t there.
The 200 people who went to Titan are not suitable candidates. To be exact, they are not suitable candidates. The period of time that the Apostles ‘observed’ the 200 people on Earth was definitely not short. They were people with ‘weaknesses’ mentally or physically, and no matter how much time passes, they will never become suitable candidates.
Jinsong asked.
“What, you said you had something important to say, but what was it?”
The man smiled as he looked at Jinsong, who was smiling brightly.
“I just want to take a vacation, Master.”
“Are you on vacation?”
“Yes. I would like to go to Boracay Island and rest for a few weeks. Is that okay?”
Jinsong looked at the man who spoke politely with a strange expression for a moment. Then, he made a truly apologetic expression.
“… … I was so careless about this.”
“yes?”
“You’ve never been on vacation before.”
The man nodded.
“From the early days of the Gate until now, you’ve only been clearing the Gate… … I’m sorry. I should have told you earlier.”
“No, Master.”
Jinsong continued speaking to the man who was waving his hand.
“No, that’s not true. I’ll approve it right away. Since Phase 2 is starting, just rest until the day before it starts. I’ll pay for all the security.”
Jinsongi was a big shot.
“You can take my plane. If you want to bring your friends, take them with you. As for the corporate card… I don’t have it with me right now, but I’ll ask the director and get it for you.”
The man smiled and nodded.
