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The Criminal Investigation Division of the Special Powers Management Bureau, a national agency in charge of special power crimes in Korea.
“···Wow, this is terrible.”
Black magician Ahn Sung-jin, who had been called in for advice as usual, stuck out his tongue without realizing it.
And then, with her eyes wide open and drooling, she took her hand off the man’s forehead as he lay on the bed, and shook her head.
“At this point, recovery is out of the question. It’s as if a nuclear bomb was dropped dozens of times. It’s completely destroyed. It’s almost like a vegetable… It’s surprising that the brain damage isn’t as severe as I expected.”
“The original condition was worse than this. I just called a priest to treat it, hoping it would get better. Well, as you can see, the results were hopeless.”
“I knew it, I knew it.”
At the other person’s calm response, Park Han-cheol, the head of the criminal investigation department, let out a short sigh and roughly rubbed the back of his head.
Since it was such a special case, I called in the black magician, Ahn Sung-jin, just in case, but it seemed like it was a dud again.
An Seong-jin continued speaking nonchalantly, not knowing whether he knew what was in his mind or not.
“I can only say one thing. This can never be fixed. What can be fixed when the foundation has been completely evaporated? It would be easier to create a new self and turn this human into a biological golem.”
“···You know that’s nonsense, right?”
“Hey, of course I’m joking. I don’t even have the materials I need to work with in the first place.”
Park Han-cheol frowned and clicked his tongue at the sight of him shrugging his shoulders and making a joke that was very black magician-like.
He is a rare sane man among black magic users, and we are on good terms with him on a personal level, but when I see him like this, I think he is no different from a black magician.
‘The funny thing is that he’s one of the better ones among all the returnees.’
As the head of the criminal investigation department, he knew this fact very well, having faced countless villains so far.
While it is true that most black magic users are dangerous, that does not mean that all criminals are black magic users.
No, even if they didn’t necessarily commit a crime, there were many cases where returnees who survived extreme environments had thoughts that were different from common sense on Earth.
The experiences and realizations that I gained little by little while overcoming adversity completely changed my outlook on life.
Just as those who have already achieved great social success believe that their way of life is the absolute truth.
‘It’s better if you have a sense of being a chosen people. If you go beyond that and start doing whatever you want just because you have power…’
It only took a moment for the society that mankind has developed and maintained to be destroyed.
Isn’t that guy lying over there proof of that?
“So, what happened to this guy? He’s not even in a hospital, so he’s in a place like this. I don’t think he’s just some ordinary victim.”
“···They say he was an attempted rape victim. According to the victim’s testimony, he suddenly started making a fuss and then disappeared somewhere in an instant. He was found lying around a little way from the scene.”
“Hot! This is great. It’s just karma, right? Do I really need to fix this?”
An Sung-jin frowned and glanced at the man lying on the bed.
He kept rubbing his hand, which had touched his forehead, on his pants as if he had touched something dirty.
“The important thing isn’t whether it’s fixed or not. The problem is that an Awakened person with this ability has appeared.”
People with psychic abilities were always subject to special treatment and were monitored closely.
Not only are there many restrictions on going abroad, but you also have to live with various interferences in everyday life.
It was only natural that the easiest and fastest way to destroy the social system was through terrorism using psychic powers.
‘The first thing the World Returners’ Association did when they created the Guardians was to gather together people with psychic abilities to create a defense system. If it hadn’t been for that, the world would have been in chaos already.’
From small misdemeanors to nuclear war that could engulf the entire world.
Because of this, people with psychic abilities had to be either persuaded somehow or eliminated without fail, so it was no wonder that the criminal investigation department reacted so sensitively.
Well, I heard that they treat you accordingly.
“You must have noticed, right? What level is this person at?”
“Hmm, well···.”
Moreover, if the target was someone with such powerful abilities that they could render even a master-level strongman useless, there was no choice.
Given the nature of the mental ability, which can be easily blocked by anyone of the same level, it was imperative to assume that the opponent was at a higher level than Lee Ja.
‘Considering its destructive power… it might even be transcendent.’
In order to prepare for any eventuality, information had to be collected without regard to means and methods.
To get even a small clue as to its identity.
“Well, I guess there’s nothing I can do about it. I’m sorry I couldn’t be of any help. But wouldn’t it be better to seek advice from someone with the same psychic abilities as me?”
“···You’ve already been there several times. All connections have been cut off and all traces have disappeared, so there’s nothing we can do. Still, I thought that if you’re a warlock, you might be able to do something, so I called you···.”
Park Han-cheol looks at him with a thoughtful look in his eyes.
An Seong-jin, who felt an ominous feeling for some reason, slowly took a step back, but stopped before he could take a few steps as an arm grabbed his arm.
“There was another guy who was transferred with the same symptoms before you came. Since you’re here, I’d like you to take a look at him too.”
“No, the conclusion has already been reached, so why am I···.”
“This time, it’s a completely raw sample before treatment. But aren’t you the top-class ace in this field? You keep nagging me so much from above that I can’t even get off work. Please do me a favor.”
When he said that, Ahn Sung-jin had no choice but to reluctantly nod.
Because I’ve received help from the team leader more than once.
‘Oh, I don’t have to worry about performance-based pay anymore, so I worked hard for nothing.’
As expected, a capable person is not left alone by those around him.
An Seong-jin licked his lips as he recalled the ‘support money’ he had received from Hahoe-tal through a very legal channel.
With that, I bought my parents’ store building and started investing heavily in finances.
‘No, wait.’
Ahn Sung-jin, who was following Park Han-cheol to another hospital room, stopped for a moment.
Suddenly, I felt a sense of deja vu about the current situation.
‘···Come to think of it, the encounter between Hahoe mask and the spiritual world was also in exactly this context.’
After thinking for a moment, he let out a small sigh and started walking again.
Unlike back then, I now have a strong support system.
‘I’m under Hahoetal’s command now. I’ve made many achievements so far, so I’m sure they’ll help me out if a problem arises.’
No matter how great that psychic is, he can’t be as good as Hahoe-tal.
As a black magician who had already met him in person, Ahn Sung-jin knew very well how terrifying Hahoe-tal was.
‘He is no longer human. He is death itself, which cannot be avoided.’
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But fortunately or unfortunately.
As if my worries were in vain, something like that never happened again.
Of course, it was the same with not getting any clues.
Just like the criminal we investigated earlier, his mental state was completely devastated, so no traces could be found.
“Oh, if I do this, I’ll go out.”
The team leader, who had been groaning and frowning, suddenly raised his head.
As if a brilliant idea had suddenly occurred to him.
“Come to think of it, there was a saint from another world! That white knight named Heinrich. Isn’t he still active in our country?”
“Oh, that gentleman?”
An Seong-jin also knew well about the other world’s saint, Heinrich.
No, unless you are quite socially isolated, it would be hard to find someone who doesn’t know about it.
This is especially true here in Korea, not in any other country.
“But wouldn’t it be difficult?”
“No, there is a possibility. He often volunteers and works miracles, even curing people with incurable diseases.”
Someone with that ability might be able to restore their condition as well.
I heard that they have been communicating with the government recently, and if you emphasize that in order to maintain ‘order’, you need to get clues about people with psychic abilities…
“No, that’s not it. Do you really not know?”
“···what?”
Still, it couldn’t have been easy to ask such a great being to do something like this.
Even if you get help from your superiors, there are probably a lot of things to prepare.
Park Han-cheol, who was at a loss as to what to do first to make this happen, was displeased with Ahn Seong-jin’s attitude of picking on him for no reason.
I guess it would be better to just send it back quickly—.
“That guy went to America, didn’t he?”
“ok?”
But when the other person continued speaking, he could only stand still and blink his eyes blankly.
“Huh? You really didn’t know? I saw it on the news when I came here.”
I had no idea.
Because I was busy running around here and there because of the ‘Mind Breaker’ that suddenly appeared.
Since the otherworldly saint Heinrich began to work in the sun, it was not even under his jurisdiction, so he somewhat became distant from interest.
“···Why did you go to America? When are you coming back?”
“Well? How would I know, since I’m not even a party to the case. I’m not even from our country. Well, according to what’s on the news….”
I asked back reflexively, but that wasn’t really important.
The problem is that the best plan we had thought of ended up in vain before we even got started.
He let out a deep sigh and rubbed the back of his neck while listening to Ahn Sung-jin’s answer.
“Did you say you were visiting the Pantheon headquarters?”
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Kiyuuung—
San Francisco International Airport in California, United States.
“There’s a car over there. Come this way, brother.”
Leaving the airport behind, where loud noises were constantly ringing out, Heinrich got into a vehicle that had been prepared in advance, following a sturdy priest in his forties.
“I am so deeply moved that I can finally welcome Brother Heinrich.”
“I feel like I’ve kept you waiting too long. I’m in a situation where it’s difficult for me to focus on just one thing right now.”
“Haha! No, I fully understand your circumstances, brother. You must have a lot of work to do over there, but the time difference between dimensions is inevitable.”
A middle-aged man with brown hair and a neatly shaven short beard, Father Jason, the head of the investigation team dispatched from the American Pantheon headquarters, smiled coolly and waved his hand.
Since his religious life was the most important thing to him anyway, he had a somewhat relaxed attitude toward his duties.
While I was in Korea, I had a very satisfying time interacting with other clergy.
Heinrich, who was chatting with Father Jason about this and that, looked outside the car window.
The United States is a land with many differences from Korea.
Although I had already been there once when dealing with the secretary, I couldn’t help but feel a new sense of excitement when I visited it officially like this.
‘I’m finally here. I’ve been putting it off day after day with the excuse that I have a lot of work to do.’
There was no other reason for him to come here.
As I was gathering and organizing information about the Bancheonhoeju, I suddenly realized that I had been missing one important fact.
‘That guy is not just a god, he also possesses his own divine powers… He is a being that is closer to a true god than anyone else.’
The secret plot of the Bancheonhoe was still continuing day after day.
Although the capable subordinates were somehow responding, it was true that it was a bit burdensome because the accumulated time and the scale of the foundation were different.
But even so, the reason they were able to endure like this was because they were also preventing their dark side from coming into the open.
‘And that’s entirely due to the restrictions imposed by the Lord of the Heavenly Kingdom.’
He himself has made various efforts to collect information during this time.
But I was still ignorant about what I thought was really important.
Why doesn’t mystery arise on Earth?
Why did the Akasha system make such a planet a hub connecting many worlds?
Also, why is the Heavenly King destroying other dimensions and trying to create new mysteries on Earth?
Heinrich, who had been looking outside, closed his eyes tightly.
The information I had gathered about the Bancheonhoeju during that time began to mix in my head and my thoughts began to sink deeper.
‘He can’t influence the world as he pleases.’
It was the same on Earth, as well as in other dimensions.
Like Kosiyasu, he had the power to destroy an entire world, but he never used that power from the beginning.
No, I couldn’t do that.
‘If the Heavenly King had been able to use his power from the beginning, he would not have been able to defeat him in Outerica.’
And it was the same for Ganghwan-gye, Debo, and even Kosiyas, who were eventually destroyed.
Didn’t it basically take several decades for a world to be destroyed?
Theologically speaking, it wasn’t all that strange.
Because gods are basically somewhat separate from mortals and are usually bound by their own rules.
‘I need to learn more about the existence of God. Not only in my homeland, Auterica, but also in other dimensions.’
What dimension did he gain his power from, where did his power come from, how did he become an angel and gain his own divine powers?
Also, what is the relationship between the Akasha system and the gods?
This was the place I chose to research him.
“You’ve arrived, Brother Heinrich.”
A hub of interdimensional religions—where most of the world’s faiths are connected to Earth.
“That is the headquarters of the Pantheon.”
The saint of Auterica and the angel of the main god has stepped into the pantheon of the other world’s religious union.
