#294
Episode 294
Darkness (1)
In a cave not far from where Yoo Seon ended his life.
A woman and a man were staring into space. Of course, he was observing the situation using long-distance vision magic, not just empty space.
“Hmm. “Is it really as you said?”
One of the two, Nyarlathotep, muttered: At first glance, she spoke in a tone that seemed interesting, but the man could quickly tell that there was not the slightest interest in her words. No, on the contrary, I felt even a slight annoyance.
The long-distance vision magic ended when the two escaped and the remaining man defeated all of his family members. The man who blocked the fight to the end looked like he was going to die at any moment… From Nyarlathotep’s perspective, whether such creatures died or not was of no concern at all.
“how did you know? “Will that person survive?”
“… … .”
Although they only did not handle it directly according to the contract, the power left behind was sufficient to overflow. In particular, the remaining thoughts of the Great Old One, which were left at the end as a half-joke, were something that no human being could do anything about. They were destined to die there.
“Don’t be so quiet, but let me know. huh? You know. “I can’t help but wonder.”
At Nyarlathotep’s urging, the man turned his head and looked at her. There was a time a while ago when she was a blurry figure, saying that she had to save her strength, but now her form was clear and communication was clearly possible. It also meant that there was no need to conserve strength anymore.
“self. Do you want this to continue between us? You’re a partner. partner. “You know you can’t do business if you don’t build a relationship of trust.”
“flaw.”
The man laughed at her words.
Trust relationship? She was sure that even if she searched her entire universe, she wouldn’t be able to find a word that didn’t suit her as much as that.
Both he and that woman were just using each other for their own benefit, and there was not even a hint of room for the word trust. Especially for someone who has almost achieved her goal, her current self is nothing more or less than an eyesore.
She hates phenomena she cannot understand.
Only when one knows everything in the universe can one’s intuition be resolved, and one enjoys making fun of and ridiculing those who do not know. Become the subject of a conspiracy and control everything. And seeing the distorted faces of her toys playing in her own hands was what she lived for.
“Would you mind telling me more about the miracle of the beginning?”
To her, the ‘unknown’ was something to be explored or something unpleasant. That was the miracle of the beginning. If she hadn’t made the ‘oath’, she would probably have been reduced to dust by now, or an experiment subject, or both.
“We do not interfere unless it goes against each other’s goals. That would have been the contract.”
“… It’s because I’m worried. Because I’m worried. Wouldn’t it be sad if that miracle from the beginning used a strange trick and its plan went awry? “I, who have experience, will help you.”
“That won’t happen. Why not worry about your business rather than mine? “Don’t you think that the Agent of the Universe was caught too easily?”
“oh. Something is being planned. You want to say that? Well, that’s right. But it’s okay.”
Nyarlathotep was also fully aware that sealing her away was too easy. It is said that he double- and triple-drew a trap through the Necronomicon, but even considering that, the Agent was caught too easily. Obviously, it would be right to judge that they are plotting something. And there was a good chance that something could cause fatal damage to him.
But still.
“I can’t wait to see the look on her face when that thing gets smashed.”
If only I could see it… I was willing to take any risk. Her face began to become ecstatic. As the man looked at her, he felt so nauseated that he stood up.
“huh? Where?”
“Thanks to you for taking the time, preparations are now complete. “Now that I’ve absorbed the power I received, I have to move it myself.”
“Hmm. okay. I wish you the best. Since this king betrayed the universe, it would be a shame if he died. “Shouldn’t you be the ruler of this universe?”
“It’s betrayal.”
That’s not wrong.
The man laughed self-deprecatingly.
Since the ‘Miracle of the Beginning’ was used to collude with the beings of the outer universe, it was a betrayal from the standpoint of the inner universe. Perhaps if Nyarlathotep’s plan goes smoothly and this universe falls into her hands… It’s probably hard to see a good side to her personality.
‘I guess it’s a good thing.’
If this plan failed anyway, there was no need to attach any significance to this universe, and if it succeeded, we would be able to drive out Nyarlathotep.
“… at las.”
The man left the cave with his fists clenched.
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“eww.”
Jeongdo groaned and came to his senses.
The high ceiling was full of stalactites, so it felt like we were in a cave. The moment when Jeong-do tries to get up.
“Ugh!”
I groaned from the terrible headache and closed my eyes again. Her brain was so fuzzy that it seemed like she needed a little more time to think properly. Why did you faint? What happened before I passed out?
After some time passed and the stinging disappeared, he slowly opened his eyes.
“… “What is all this?”
Countless notification windows were waiting in front of Jeongdo’s eyes. Most of those notification windows were notifications of an increase in ability due to Caliburn.
Yes, now that I think about it, right after Winry was sealed, her path was cut off and she suffered terrible pain. A little of her memory came back.
No matter how much I struggled in pain, the ability score notification window continued endlessly. As a matter of fact, I glanced at all of them and then froze after checking one notification window.
<The wire construction company has died.>
“… … .”
The pounding headache disappeared and my head instantly became cold. All the memories came together clearly.
Yes, Winry was sealed, monsters from outer space attacked, and Black Winry appeared at a critical moment to buy time…
A wire remains. To save myself from not being able to fight properly because of the pain.
“Yuseon! Pfft!”
When I suddenly got up from my seat, I felt a sharp pain, but this time I tolerated it. Yoo Seon risked his life, but he couldn’t sit down just because of the pain.
Even though Patience had grown so much, it was still an intense pain. But at this moment, I was fortunate. Thanks to this pain, my head cooled down quickly.
“Ixia.”
<Yes, yes.>
“Please explain the situation.”
<Well, I mean… .>
Ixia’s words were gibberish, but it was not difficult to understand their meaning. No, I figured it out and went to sleep and there was nothing to do. The conclusion was very simple.
While Wired remained to bide his time, Black Winry moved him to a safe place and disappeared. In the process, Yoo Seon died and Winry, who had exhausted her powers to the limit, left here to recover.
“You used your power to the limit?”
<Yes, he said that the compatibility between this space and himself is so bad that just being here consumes a lot of energy. That’s probably true. If he had his original powers, it would have been impossible for me to even talk to him.>
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“… okay. “Thank you for the explanation.”
<Hey, Jeongdo. The thing about Yoo Seon… Cheer up.>
“huh? “Oh, it’s okay.”
<Hey. Mr. Jeongdo. It’s okay to be sad at times like this. There is no need to hide your sadness even from me… .>
“No, it’s really okay.”
<Huh?>
It’s not that he wasn’t, but his tone was very calm. The shock I felt when I first found out about Yoo Seon’s death was nowhere to be seen. He cleared his throat as if he was a little embarrassed.
“Hmm. I was a little impatient. “As expected, you have to listen to the end.”
Following the notification that Yoo Seon had died, there was a notification that the category <Legends> had been opened. And while Ixia was explaining, I had just finished understanding the category.
<The first person to transcend into reality has died. Category <Legend> is now open.>
The <<Transcendence> system is activated when a <transcended> being satisfies certain conditions. You can further strengthen your character through <Legend>.>
<When <transcending> a specific person, the level of the <transcending> target is reset. Status decreases by 70%.>
<Talents and skills will remain the same.>
<When winning, there is a low probability that the level of your talent will increase or additional talent will be acquired.>
<The succession is possible for only one person at a time.>
<Character currently being passed down: Yuseon Construction.>
<As Wired Corporation dies, we return to the album.>
“… “It seems like a crazy game.”
Sometimes there are such lottery games.
As a game becomes popular and lasts a long time, there comes a point when the content runs out. Game updates cannot keep up with the growth rate of users.
Now, if that happens, the game starts to fail. Since it is already an old game, the PVP system has long since become a league of its own, and there is absolutely no merit for new users to play such a stagnant game. Even if you start, you’ll just become food for the dead. We are already far past the point where we can make up for it with a fee of one or two pennies.
And those stagnant people also have their own complaints. Even if you run the game out of habit, all you have to do is run the daily quests. My love is already cooling off, but I don’t want my PVP ranking to drop again, so I force myself to pay.
At a time when there is no new influx and old players are getting tired of lack of content, developers take out the card called <Legend>.
It allows you to raise your character from scratch! Then it gets stronger! About 10%? Of course, it will take a lot of effort and money to grow it again from scratch.
Of course, the barrier to entry for new users will be higher… Find out something. From the game company’s perspective, it is important to extract even an extra penny from those who spend money.
And Jeongdo also strongly agreed with the point that ‘it’s something to know’. It didn’t matter how much effort or time it took. It was important to him that he could see that person again.
<If the person who transcended into reality dies, loading will not be possible for 24 hours.>
As a test, such a phrase appeared the moment the album was loaded onto the wire. Jeongdo breathed a sigh of relief. That means that loading is possible after 24 hours.
Chiiing!
<Uh, Jeongdo?!>
“Yeah, I felt it too.”
The shattering of mana was felt at what was presumed to be the cave entrance. According to Ixia, Winry placed a barrier at the entrance before leaving… .
“It means they are enemies.”
The doctor checked his physical condition. Okay, most of the pain is gone now. Additionally, after using the mana a bit, the operation was much smoother than before fainting.
Is it the power of status increase? I can’t be sure, but in my current state, I didn’t think I would be defeated even by Cheok Jun-kyung, who was giving his all.
“Whoa.”
But if the enemy is off-spec, like the Great Old Ones or Nyarlathotep… It’s a sure loss. Jeongdo looked very nervous and looked towards the cave entrance.
Step by step. Step by step.
The sound of footsteps got closer and closer, and the energy emanating from the intruder could also be felt. The expression on Jeongdo’s face became strange.
‘This energy is definitely… ?’
The familiar energy of mana. No, to be precise, there was a lot of heterogeneous things mixed together, but the underlying energy of mana was very familiar to Jeongdo.
“Were you here? Is it the work of an agent? “I had a bit of trouble finding it.”
Saying that, a man wearing a robe appeared in front of Jeongdo. As the man took a step closer to Jeong-do, Jeong-do reflexively transformed the King of All Diseases into a spear. The man’s footsteps stopped on the spot.
“You don’t have to be so cautious. “I have no intention of harming you.”
“who is this. you.”
“… I feel a little sad. “Have you not noticed that I am giving off energy so blatantly?”
No, I noticed it. Because it’s a familiar feeling.
However, the identity was so different from what I expected that I was somewhat confused.
“You have no idea how long I’ve been waiting for this moment.”
As the man said that, he pulled back his robe and his face was revealed.
“nice to see you. Mr. Jinjeongdo. “I guess you don’t need to introduce me, right?”
Although it was my first time seeing the man’s face, it was very familiar. That’s because he felt like he would have looked like that a few years from now.
The man’s face was none other than Jin Jeong-do’s own face.
It was a moment when Winry and his own guess were proven… no. That wasn’t me in the ‘real universe’. If that were the case, something had to happen immediately to become a ‘transcendent god’. But there was no such feeling at all.
In other words, the man in front of me… .
“Your face is frozen. Oh, are you uncomfortable with this face? I’m sorry. “Because the barrier at the entrance was strong, it was difficult to do so without borrowing the power of ‘pacification.’”
With those words, the man’s face began to change. The man’s true face that was revealed was familiar to Jeong Do as well.
“Are you getting used to it now?”
It is not a copy ability like a doppelganger. The man’s ability to transform was something I had already seen before.
<Character load.>
A skill that loads the abilities and appearance of a character in the game and applies them to your body. Perhaps the fact that he has his own face means that in the ‘real universe’ a game has been created with the hero Jin Jeong-do as the main character.
“… “Did you kidnap Hae-joon and Ellie?”
“That’s right. “I kidnapped her ‘me’ and her ‘her’.”
man. Kang Hae-jun from ‘The Real Universe’ smiled brightly.
Kang Hae-jun.
Korea’s first Triple S level user and Kang Hae-sik’s older brother.
The man behind all of this was that man.
