Episode 87 < The mind of the reader. (3) >
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Light flowed from my sword and covered the black dragon.
[The Compassion Sword resists absorption!]
However, there was a lot of resistance to me. Noisy! Black miasma overflowed like sewage during the summer rainy season. It was like a black leopard that had been sleeping quietly for a while and suddenly woke up when it was touched.
[Compassionate Sword is perplexed.]
[She reprimands her sister for betraying Lefanta Aegim.]
[The guardian goddess consoles the sisters.]
The light of my holy sword and the shadow of the black dragon mixed together dizzyingly.
[The Compassion Sword requires the qualifications of a new owner.]
White and black.
Neither side was willing to back down easily.
[The power of the constellation is enormous. It should never be given to someone who does not deserve it. The Compassion Sword does not yet recognize you as its new lord]
“okay.”
I quietly looked at the sword embedded in the black dragon’s chest.
“You have a point. But how do you prove your qualifications?”
Stagnant air leaked from the black dragon’s corpse. Rumbling… . A miasma so thick that it cannot be compared to before. It took shape.
dark angel.
It was an angel made of dark water from head to toe.
[I am a fragment made from the goddess’s compassion.]
[If you have proven that you can become someone’s idol-.]
[Now you will have to prove that you can feel compassion for someone.]
The expressionless angel spread his wings.
Even its wings were cloudy.
Dark saliva dripped from the two spread wings.
[I ask you to leave your body and mind to yourself for a moment.]
“Why should I do that?”
[This is to take a peek into your memories.]
The light emitted by the holy sword became a little stronger.
[The Guardian Goddess cannot agree. Anyway, as you travel together, you will automatically find out that the warrior has the qualifications to be your new master. There is no reason to take unnecessary risks.]
“no. it’s okay.”
I took the sword away.
“I can’t wear a sword around my waist that I don’t even trust. Even if it’s a world-famous sword, I can’t bear it because I’m anxious. come! Come and steal my memories or whatever until your heart fills up.”
That was the moment when I opened my arms.
[The Compassion Sword tests your compassion.]
The angel’s two wings covered my vision. Just like a mother bird wrapping around its baby bird, huge black wings surrounded my body.
It got dark everywhere.
And dream-like scenes flowed before my eyes.
「Kind man.」
A garden on fire.
“Just be patient… .」
“You poor things.”
A paradise shrouded in smoke.
“The whole world has become a ball.”
A snowy field where peonies bloom red.
“He is my disciple.”
The garden, paradise, and snowfield passed quickly one after another.
Suddenly, the dark vision became brightly bright.
The angel wings that had covered my vision disappeared.
[…….]
The black angel hurriedly withdrew its wings and looked at me. As a fragment of the constellation, it was still expressionless. However, in the black eyes beyond the black eyebrows, there was a sense of embarrassment that could not be hidden.
[you are… … .]
“I am not perfect.”
I said it first.
“I’m weak to people’s favor. Wanting to gain favor. It’s a bit of a stretch to do that. I really enjoy being praised, and I struggle because I want to be seen as a ‘good person’ by other people. “Maybe that’s my weakness.”
The fragment of the constellation closed its lips.
“And your former master is just as imperfect.”
[…….]
“Lefanta Aegim goes about killing the constellations with grandiose thoughts. I don’t know yet. Maybe it was a noble act. But even so, I will blame Lefanta Aegim.”
I raised my sword and aimed it at the black angel.
“If you think your former master was perfect and never did anything wrong, then don’t follow me. “I don’t need that sword either.”
The black angel slowly spoke.
[Are you planning to kill Lefanta Aegim?]
“If a person deserves to be killed.”
[Can you promise that your personal feelings will not get involved in that decision?]
“I don’t know.”
I spoke with honest feelings.
“Master is dead. Kangho was ruined. With so many people getting hurt and dying, I don’t know. But I promise I will do my best.”
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[…….]
“So, if you think I’m going astray, please do your best to correct me. I do my best. You do your best. “I guess that’s what it means to be together.”
The black angel’s wings were torn.
[My ability is pain.]
[Those who are cut by me will feel pain, but no wounds will remain on their bodies, and they will not die.]
[Pain without hurt is my ability.]
The angel’s form collapsed.
It collapsed and turned into black water.
[New owner.]
[I pledge to serve you to the best of my ability.]
Sigh!
Black saliva swirled and poured onto the holy sword I was holding. It was like a violent flood. The Holy Sword drank all the water like a thirsty fox in the desert.
[The presence of the guardian goddess becomes even more evident.]
The changes didn’t stop there.
-Oh oh…….
A divine beast that was once the constellation of this powerful martial arts group.
The black dragon groaned as the blade stuck in its chest flowed down and was absorbed into my sword.
-Oh oh…….
The black dragon was killed a long time ago. I had no heart left to express anything in words. The black dragon cooed as if she were just an old woman who was tired of life.
-Oooh, oh… … .
Finally, the black dragon’s body turned into slime and flowed out.
The dragon’s horn cracked and broke. The scales melted like candle wax. The beast that reigned as a myth in one world has come to an end.
And winter fell.
The snowy mountain’s ice cap collapsed. It was an avalanche.
I was at the top of the mountain, looking down at the snow falling beneath my feet and pouring out into the world.
“Winter is the season of death.”
The Librarian looked at the ground next to me.
“I guess you ended this lonely season.”
A white avalanche hit the white world. However, the area where the avalanche passed was no longer white.
The brown color of the ground shone through.
Brown was the flesh color of this world. The long winter has finally ended, and the earth has begun to reveal its bare skin.
“…….”
Why does the spring breeze smell so different from the winter breeze?
Master, do you know where the smell of spring comes from?
“…Director.”
“Please speak.”
“I have the clear privilege, so I can see people’s characteristics. “You can see the plot and characters that person prefers.”
“I know.”
The Librarian sighed.
The breath we take is no longer frozen white.
“I am in charge of covering the 21st to 30th floors. The director also prepared the special privileges you received. hmm. “I gave it to you as a gift, so of course I have no choice but to know.”
“The director’s favorite person is the [Constellation Killer].”
“I guess so.”
“Why do you prefer the Constellation Killer? Lefanta Aegim is a human who kills constellations. “He hated it when he hated it, I don’t know if there was a reason he liked it.”
“Hmm.”
The Librarian closed his right eye.
“Since you asked, I will give you a special answer. I have a dream for a very long time.”
“Is it a dream?”
“exactly. “It appears directly in my favorite novel!”
The constellation’s eyes shined innocently.
I was puzzled.
“If you appear in person… Isn’t this something we can do right now? Director, you can travel the Apocalypse freely.”
“Hehe. He doesn’t understand the reader’s mind. [Intervening] and [appearing] in a novel are a bit different. No, it’s really different.”
The Librarian covered his mouth with the sleeves of both hands and laughed.
“From the perspective of the Apocalypse, this throne is no different from a foreign object. Foreign substances, invasive species… A being that should not originally exist in that world. “Whether it is the Constellation Killer who killed the dragon of Kangho Murim or the main character, they are all common in that they are foreign substances.”
“…….”
“I do not wish to intervene in the novel as such a foreign body! Well, that shouldn’t be the case. I want to appear as a full-fledged character, on an equal footing with other characters, as if I had been in that world from the beginning! “This is my dream as a reader of all things!”
I still didn’t understand.
The Librarian looked at my complexion and smiled.
“Then let me ask you this time. Confucius. “Why didn’t you kill the Heavenly Demon?”
“…….”
“At the last moment, Cheonma mastered the state of killing with the heart. They say you can’t continue the power you had when you were alive, but if you had used your hundred ghosts to carry on your memories, you would have surely become a thousand soldiers and ten thousand demons. Cheonma thinks of you with great gratitude, and he will remain a reliable ally and excellent teacher. “Why didn’t he kill the Heavenly Demon?”
“… … that.”
“Shh.”
The Librarian raised his index finger and covered my lips.
“It’s okay. Even if you don’t say it. “I already understand.”
Jigsy.
The feel of my fingers pressed against my lips.
“You did not want to interfere with the end your teacher reached. Same. I do not want to directly intervene in the ending that the world has faced. Your heart and my heart are not different… .”
Before I knew it, the world had melted all the way to the horizon.
The sun shone on the lake where the ice had collapsed and exposed the surface of the water.
“I refuse to intervene. “Then there is only one way to become a character in the story.”
“…What is it?”
“If you think about it the other way around, it’s simple. “It is not that I am visiting a character in a novel, but a character in a novel is visiting me.”
The Librarian whispered.
“Lefanta Aegim. The Constellation Killer constantly travels between worlds and kills constellations. Someday, I will visit this world and the great library of all things.”
The Librarian smiled.
“To kill the principal.”
The constellation took something out of its chest. One book. It was different in appearance from other Apocalypses. More than anything, it was old. Did he take it out and read it dozens or hundreds of times? Like an old writer’s notebook, the leather cover of the book was worn and worn.
[Lefanta Aegim Epic]
The title was engraved in gold thread on the leather.
“…….”
“I am waiting for you. The day the Constellation Killer visits the Great Library. I hope that he will one day stand before my throne according to his own story and of his own will. that day. This throne will finally appear in the story of Lefanta Aegim.”
“Even if the ending of that story is your own death?”
“Of course.”
The Librarian smiled brightly.
The constellation looked down at the ground where the snow had melted.
The sleeves of the dress fluttered like a crane dancing.
“Isn’t being able to die by the main character the best epilogue?”
4.
I have something to tell you later.
“Ah, Lord Xiao.”
Before returning to the library, I stopped by the church members. I really wanted to make sure that Master’s funeral was going well.
“welcome!”
“Welcome, Master So.”
As soon as the church members saw me, they greeted me with open arms. But for some reason, I felt like he was embarrassed. Not just one or two people, but all of the church members were in a panic.
I tilted my head.
“Is the funeral over already?”
“Oh, no. Lord Sogyo. Well, the funeral hasn’t come yet… .”
“What happened?”
The church members noticed.
“That is… … ”
“The Heavenly Demon’s body has disappeared.”
Blood Demon, one of the Sima forces, said. He was a member of the church whom the Master often called “Hyeolgwidaeju.”
“yes?”
“You will understand quickly if you see it for yourself. “Master Sujiao.”
I walked quickly with my blood demon leading.
Before long, I arrived at the place where Master’s body was buried.
And I was at a loss for words.
“Suddenly the snow all over the world began to melt. Heavenly Demon’s body also disappeared… . I apologize. “It happened so quickly that I didn’t even have time to react.”
A place where the snow has melted.
Master’s body was not visible there.
No matter where I looked, there was nothing there.
“We think that the Heavenly Demon’s inner power was extremely pure, so as time passed, the body naturally dissolved in energy and disappeared…”
However, a red flower was blooming.
“…….”
The place where Master’s body last lay. Where the arms touched. Where your feet go crazy. Where the hair falls down. Red peony flowers were in full bloom there.
-That’s amazing.
Bae Hu-ryeong, who had been silent, muttered.
-The constellations of this world died and left behind only curses, but your teacher died and left behind flowers. Your teacher is better than the foolish constellation.
I approached the flower garden and bent down. I stroked the peony petals with my fingertips. The petal trembled slightly, rubbing its red cheek against my index finger.
That was the first spring to bloom in this world.
“Of course, we are still preparing for the funeral.”
The Blood Demon spoke from behind.
“Please, Lord Sogyo, please attend as well…” .”
“no.”
I shook my head.
“are you okay. “Don’t hold a funeral.”
“yes?”
“This is enough.”
I stood up.
I turned my head and looked at the church members.
“Even though I inherited the Buddhist tradition and became a small religious leader, there may be some people who still cannot admit it to their hearts. Strong pride. “At our school, it is customary for the strongest warrior to be promoted to the highest position.”
“Let’s replace a small funeral with a wedding ceremony. It is probably the custom of a funeral to offer the most precious items. Aren’t the swords the most precious thing we have? So, let us offer our swords to you, Master.”
I laughed.
“Go for it.”
Spring is coming.
Just like all people who live.
My next story will begin at a stage a little higher than before.
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