Episode 322 < Only you ■■ ■■■. (1) >
One.
[Returns to 24 hours ago.]
Tick.
I think the second hand moved somewhere.
“…….”
“Then, Confucius. Where will we head this time? There are quite a few paths we can choose from. We could attack the Gwangmagyo’s stronghold right away! One option is to go back to the city for a while and relax!”
I looked around.
slowly.
As if savoring this world.
-Terrorism, go away. Death, go away.
There is one existence that does not need to be savored.
Bae Hu-ryeong was reciting the most lame poem in the universe with a sullen expression on his face. It was clear that he was tired and bothered.
I made eye contact with Bae Hu-ryeong.
-…….
As soon as their eyes crossed, Bae Hu-ryeong pursed his lips. Instead, his eyebrows rose slightly.
-okay.
Bae Hu-ryeong chuckled. Suddenly, annoyance turned into acceptance, and boredom turned into understanding. Bae Hu-ryeong shrugged her shoulders once, as if looking at a helpless bastard.
-Good return.
‘yes.’
There was no further conversation beyond that. Bae Hu-ryeong and me.
Even if I caught a glimpse of the trauma of ■■■■ ■■ ■■■ and went back one day, I was still under the influence of [Cosmic Red Yellow]. The constellation was exerting its power over me.
Words that disturb ■■■■ ■■ ■■■ will be automatically filtered out. Memories will be deleted and distorted just like before.
‘It’s better to keep quiet as much as possible.’
Even thinking about it if possible.
I did not harbor any hostility toward ■■■■ ■■ ■■■, but just continued to look around.
The constellation was smiling brightly.
“If you go to the city, well, sure! Until now, Confucius has subdued numerous demons. “Wouldn’t the city’s residents, who have been plagued by pseudo-demon religions, be very welcoming?”
Over the shoulder of the constellation.
“Even though they are weak and cowardly, they will not forget Confucius’ grace!”
Tick.
A wall clock was turning its second hand.
“…….”
Only then did the true picture of this world come into my eyes.
There was no dense forest here.
There were no twelve great evildoers.
There were no blood demons, divine demons, white demons, or light demons that ruled both the dark and dark sides of the world, and there were no pseudo-believers who followed them. There were no religious headquarters with vast secrets, no cities, no villages, no streets, not even a small clothing store.
Tick.
Just a wall clock.
“what. While Confucius was contemplating which option to choose, an old man approaches from the direction of the White Demon Church’s stronghold that was recently destroyed. The old man looks like he recognizes you. No, it looks like he was exactly after Confucius!”
A shabby alcove.
A space of about 4 pyeong.
The wooden floor tiles had dust in every crevice. It was shabby. The floor of the room had a dull shine, as if it had been coated with dust rather than bleach. There was a window, but there was no outside, so only white heat illuminated the room day and night.
Grains of dust fluttered in the dim light.
The dust, too small and too blurry to replace flower petals, fell and disappeared on the bookshelf that took up most of this alcove.
Wall clock, wooden floor, window, bookshelf and dust.
“…….”
That is the 60th floor stage.
It was everything in this world.
“The old man said. [Oh my, are you the Death King? I am not a suspicious person. “I am an ordinary hunter who was captured by the White Demon Church and has been doing hard labor.”
Lastly, the constellations had no faces.
This is not to say that there is no brain.
The black color was distorted in places where there should have been a face, as if a child had inked it with crayons as a joke.
■.
Or ■.
It was either a window without an outside or a bar that confined the outside.
“[I am not the only one in the same situation. Death King. I know this is truly disrespectful, but if you have some spare time, would you please stop by our labor camp? I would also like to say thank you… . I would like to invite you to my place once.]”
Tick.
All that remains of the constellation’s face painted in black ink is the mouth.
The little lips moved, sometimes smiling, sometimes tight, imitating the old man’s speaking style.
“[Please come visit us!]”
Even though it had no eyes or nose.
He looked happy.
The constellation was happy now.
“Ego. The words end. The old man looks at your complexion. Perhaps the old man did not reveal everything about their situation. Confucius! What do you do now… … .”
Sigh!
The moment the constellation was about to raise its voice, a halo of light spread next to the chair where I was sitting. What appeared through the light was an unknown hunter.
Hunter looked around with a slightly embarrassed face.
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“uh? Where am I… … .”
“…….”
The constellation frowned.
I felt like a child who was interrupted while building a sand castle at the playground.
“Okay, congratulations. “You cleared the 60th floor.”
“… … what?”
“What is it? “It means there’s nothing more to see here.”
The constellation waved its hand as if it was annoyed.
“Get lost.”
[■■■■ ■■ ■■■■ ■■■ ■■■■■.]
Then, the halo of light enveloped the hunter again.
The hunter was engulfed in light and disappeared without any time to react.
“really. “The kids who break the flow like this are the most annoying.”
The constellation sighed.
“Ah, Confucius. Do not worry. You’ll forget everything that just happened! lol. “Anything that interferes with our story will be automatically deleted!”
“…….”
is it.
‘Just now… . ‘I’m the person who cleared the 59th floor and came up here.’
I realized what was happening.
After the Magic Tower collapsed by our hands. The number of challengers aiming for higher stages has significantly increased.
Some of them must have reached the 60th floor and are still on their way up.
The hunter who briefly appeared in [this world] earlier is a case in point.
‘And ■■■■ ■■; ■■■ is a pass. As soon as the hunters come up, they acknowledge that they have cleared the stage and then kick them out.’
That hunter probably has distorted memories.
You may think that you went on a worthy adventure on the 60th floor, received a worthy quest, and successfully completed the quest.
‘Even the Geomje misremembered the 60th floor.’
There’s no need to even say what other hunters are like.
It’s definitely true.
Now this closet has become a sanctuary just for the two of us.
“what! Let’s feel refreshed!”
The constellation said brightly.
“As the silence dragged on without an answer, an anxious look appeared on the old man’s face. Still, he must be a hunter who has been on the 60th floor for quite some time. The ability to manage one’s facial expressions seems to have disappeared a long time ago. The old man—–.”
Stroking.
“…….”
The constellation stopped.
After seeing the constellation pause for a moment, I realized that I had reached out my hand and stroked its head.
“It works.”
I muttered.
“Even if you lose your appearance, you can still touch it.”
“…….”
“thank god.”
The constellation’s lips parted slightly.
“… … uh? huh? … … Yes?”
Stuttering like a music box with broken mainspring.
The constellation bobbed its head left and right once, twice, as if it had no understanding of what was happening.
“huh……?”
A noise rattled in my head.
I could now see that it was a message from the tower informing me that the power of the constellation had been manifested. About the constellation that had no name and no coordinates and could not even be pointed out, the tower tried to make its existence known, even if only through a crackling noise.
If it had been before the regression, I would have forgotten the memories from just now.
But now, for some reason, I haven’t lost anything.
I vividly remembered everything, including spending half my life with Raviel and Master, talking with Bae Hu-ryeong in the white space, and even the time when an unknown hunter came up and was kicked out without a word.
“uh? uh?”
The Constellation was taken aback.
“why? … … how? This can’t be happening, hmm. hmm!”
[■■■■ ■■ ■■■■ ■■■ ■■■■■.]
It was no use.
“what?”
It also had no meaning.
“…….”
[■■■■ ■■ ■■■■ ■■■ ■■■■■.]
No matter how much power the constellation exerted, no matter how many times I requested forgetfulness from the skill, my eyes remained unwaveringly looking at the constellation’s face. Without change. The face of the constellation painted with ■ and ■ was reflected in my eyes.
“…….”
The shabby 5-pyeong alcove was still a 5-pyeong world, and the wall clock was still a wall clock. [Cosmic Red Yellow] did not erase or interfere with my memories.
My hand placed on the head of the constellation did not move away either.
“Uh, why… … .”
“Because I don’t feel any hostility towards you right now.”
I said.
“I will never harm you. I have no intention of ruining you or ruining your fun. It’s harmless.”
“…….”
“You must have been praying using [Cosmic Red Yellow]. Please exclude any beings or events that interfere with playing with me. Thanks to you, I was able to get rid of even the smallest voice or thought that was blocking our time together.”
Stroking.
My hands traced my face-less hair.
Something has been taken away and disappeared… … A border with only traces left.
Every person would have fold marks, but this constellation didn’t even show any marks.
I hoped, at the very least, that my touch would prove that there was something there.
“But your wishes do not reach me. no. Since I am touching it, my memory cannot be damaged any more. “The skill will determine that it is better for you to keep my memories than to destroy them.”
“what…….”
“I want you to be happy.”
“…….”
The movement of the constellation stopped.
“Did I give you hope?”
I continued.
“No one has satisfied you for thousands of years. As you walked through your life, you gave up the name you originally had, and even the face you originally had, but was there still a voice that completely reached you? “Have you lived like that?”
“I didn’t come up here to mean anything to you. yes. You can’t lie. I’ve forgotten most of what you told me. To me, you still have no name, and you will continue to be nothing more than noise that I don’t even know where you are.”
however.
“If you want me to mean something today.”
if so.
“I will also dedicate today to you.”
“…….”
“You’re probably not a perfect person.”
[The skill is activating.]
“When I first found a contractor and put his trust in him. Even the moment you trusted me, you probably knew in advance that you would be betrayed. “You must be at fault too.”
[You have been designated as a target of the Space Red Emperor.]
“So you are a bit hasty.”
[The skill works.]
“He is probably a person who quickly regrets the things he has done and feels discouraged, but he cannot give up his own pleasure, so he continues to challenge humans.”
Tick.
There was a small crack in the ink painted on the face of the constellation.
A gap widened.
“Are your eyes a little sharp?”
[Death King demonstrates his skill.]
The eyes and the corners of the eyebrows, just as I had imagined, were visible through the gap.
My imagination came true thanks to the space red yellow.
“……..”
“Hair, maybe green.”
Tick.
I smoothed his eyebrows.
“Because I think there will be a lot of jealousy.
“…….”
Tick.
The ink was a little more broken.
The shine of an emerald was hidden inside the broken shell.
“… … “It’s no use.”
Tick.
“I already lost it. Even the name. Face too. No matter how Confucius… … Even if Death King tries to find it, how can it not be found?”
“Then I’ll imagine it until I find it.”
Tick.
“I will give you silver hair. I’ll imagine black hair. Please look in the mirror at what I imagine, check it out, and then tell me. [yes]. Or, [no].”
“…….”
“Not just the hair, but the eyes too. Guido. Kodo. entire.”
[The skill works.]
“If you take the countless colors and the countless shapes and carve them one by one, one day, you will find what was you. Your name too. If you pronounce all the letters, a, b, d, la, the sound that was definitely your name will ring out.”
[The skill works.]
“Look for it.”
Tick.
“I will find it for you.”
Another black skin collapsed.
eye.
The constellation’s eyes were gray.
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