Episode 356 < Return to origin. (1) >
One.
The wizard, [Primordial Staff] sighed.
“… … I don’t know how long it’s been since I last felt that feeling of shock. Geomje. “I can’t see you and you won’t talk to me, but I will tell you that there is a reason why you failed to conquer the Celestial Peak.”
The wizard touched his forehead. As if he was sick of it.
He would normally be a man who does not show his emotions, but looking at him reacting so strongly, it seems that the aftermath of Bae Hu-ryeong’s ‘Heart Sword’ was quite strong.
“hmm. What exactly happened… ?”
I shook my head to come to my senses. The aftereffects of jumping from the flat world to the original world have not yet disappeared. A slight nausea stuck in my throat and made it sticky.
“What’s going on? okay. “Something amazing happened.”
[Ancient Staff] frowned at my question.
“The stage almost collapsed.”
“If it’s a collapse… … .”
“It’s literally a collapse. Some stages are even constellations themselves. If the stage is destroyed, the constellation will also be damaged accordingly. But the ghost you are carrying around with you… … “They completely cut down the stage.”
“yes? “Mr. Confucius carries a ghost with him?”
The pharmacist next to me blinked. From the pharmacist’s perspective, this was a first-of-its-kind experience. But she didn’t answer her question because [her ancient wand] was too bothersome to explain.
“If you had left it as is, the wound your ghost cut would have grown bigger and bigger and expanded rapidly. The Jincheon World would have been cut like a piece of paper! “There are many worlds that can replace the 75th floor, but for the souls who are resting in the Jincheon World, why is this Hongdukkae in the middle of the night?”
The wizard glared into space. As if he would slap Bae Hu-ryeong if he were there.
“I don’t know why I did what I thought I did.”
-no. I just trusted you guys.
Bae Hu-ryeong smiled with his arms crossed.
-Even if the world collapses, you will do your best to stop it. okay. So to speak, I can say that I trusted your good intentions. Instead, thank me. Isn’t your goodness something that someone as good as me has willingly acknowledged?
“What does your ghost say?”
“uh.”
Gongja Kim, worries about every second of her life.
“I’m sorry for swinging the knife without thinking.”
“Still, I’m glad you know about shame.”
The wizard twitched his chin.
When I saw that, I felt a pang of conscience in my heart… … Can you feel it? f*ck you. Let’s think about it. Wouldn’t it be a prickly conscience to pass on stress to the other person by repeating Bae Hu-ryeong’s bullshit?
“…….”
While we talked, the apothecary was lost in his thoughts. I asked him if he was worried after hearing that I had a ghost.
“Why are you doing this?”
“ah. Not really, nothing. yes. However, I was wondering why I was selected as a judge for the 75th floor. “I guess it bothers me.”
Fortunately, the concerns were not related to Bae Hu-ryeong.
“excuse me. Mr. Confucius. “Can you tell me who the referees were before me and what the stages they were in charge of were like?”
It wasn’t a particularly difficult request, so I explained it step by step. The pharmacist’s eyes, as he listened to my story, clearly sank even behind his thick glasses.
“… … also.”
The pharmacist muttered.
“Mr. Confucius. “If I die, I will go to Jincheon World.”
“yes?”
“That is the standard of judgment. “What kind of heaven will I go to after I die?”
I opened my eyes wide. On the contrary, the pharmacist narrowed his eyes.
“Think about it. “You said that the world that the Holy Knight judges is a paradise of music, right?”
“yes. Yes, but… … .”
“Of course, Holy Knight is an expert in music. So it seems natural that he was responsible for bad weather. Yes, but if you think about it that way, it is natural that the world where I should be called as a judge should be a medicinal heaven… ? “My specialty is medicine, no matter what anyone says.”
The pharmacist spoke in a whispering voice.
“But the place I was actually in charge of was Jincheon. Regardless of your field of expertise, that is. “I’m not particularly good at [not lying], and I don’t have any expert knowledge about [two-dimensional planes].”
“…….”
“So, who gets to referee is not determined by whether they are experts or not. never.”
indeed.
I too followed the pharmacist’s lead and lightly folded my eyes.
“If a paladin dies, he will be reincarnated in a world of bad weather. When the count dies, to Geumcheon. When the poisonous snake dies, it goes to Mu Heaven, and when the Heretic Questioner dies, it goes to Beop Heaven. and… … .”
“yes. “When I die, it will be Jincheon.”
The pharmacist nodded.
“I thought about it while Mr. Confucius was conquering the stage. If I could die and go to the afterlife, what kind of afterlife would I want? It was hard to imagine, but… . hmm. “I came to the conclusion that I wanted to go to [a world where there is no need to worry about what the other person is thinking in human relationships].”
“… … okay.”
“yes. I did. Therefore, Jincheon is probably the afterlife I want to go to.”
I looked away. The pharmacist also looked in the same direction I looked.
There, the [Ancient Staff] was silently receiving our gaze.
“Is it true?”
“… … huh. that’s right. “That’s correct.”
The wizard answered quite coolly.
[‘The Ancient Staff’ acknowledges that your inquiry is correct.]
[You have discovered the information hidden by the ‘Ancient Staff’.]
They sent a message and confirmed the death. That’s kind of you.
“According to the original plan, when you arrived on the 79th floor, I was going to reveal [actually, what about the heavens you have been through so far]. “I wanted to create a final boss atmosphere.”
The wizard looked like he had lost a toy he had been secretly saving.
“But you figured it out much faster than I thought. ha. “The reward for surprising us has disappeared.”
“… … “Is there a certain heaven where I will go when I die?”
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“Hmm.”
The wizard smiled as if he didn’t know.
“That’s a question that can’t be answered hastily. Because it’s not something I can decide. Anyway, did you say pharmacist? Thank you for your hard work. “Just go.”
When the wizard tapped the floor with his staff, the area beneath the pharmacist’s feet trembled like a swamp. Forced repatriation began. The apothecary fell to the floor and floundered.
“Oh, me! Go, Mr. Confucius! cheer up! Fighting! I heard that I too will forget about this incident, but Mr. Confucius, I will remember… … .”
“yes.”
I smiled and saw the pharmacist off.
“I’m looking forward to the special potion that the pharmacist will develop next.”
Fondant-.
In an instant, the pharmacist’s body disappeared beneath the floor. There were only white ripples where the pharmacist disappeared, and even those quickly subsided.
One beat later, the 70th floor lobby was surrounded by a dreary white color.
‘These are stages that only I remember.’
It’s not a new thing.
I shrugged and looked back at the wizard.
“great. So who will be the next judge? Anastasia? Marcus? Considering that only the best hunters have been summoned so far, rank will undoubtedly be included in the criteria for selecting judges.”
“To be precise, you are selected from among people who have a close relationship with you.”
“Then is it Uburqa? Or Raviel?”
“Both of them have a deep connection with you. But neither of them wants an afterlife. “Death King.”
The wizard tapped the floor with his staff again.
“The judge who will judge you this time may be a little picky.”
Sigh!
Light bloomed around the tip of the wand. If you look closely, the shape of the light blooming resembles a lotus flower. As the neatly arranged lotus leaves parted, a human image could be seen through the gaps in the beam of light.
“uh—. what?”
Just like the people who had served as referees so far, that person also looked very familiar. There were a few people I thought I would not forget even after I died, and he was one of them.
It didn’t mean anything good.
“Summons? Is this a summons I only heard about? No, a guy with no business morals summons a part-time worker and is a damn bastard. “Let’s say hello somewhere.”
“…….”
“what? What. Are my eye colors wrong? I think there is a person in front of me who is so damn scholar that his name is synonymous with scholar. Well, is there anyone else who can summon me other than you? I was stupid. why? What did you call me this time? Should we dance again?”
I covered my forehead with my palm, muttering the name of the man who had been called as the new judge.
Yoo Soo-ha……”
“That’s my name.”
After all, it’s you.
2.
My head was pounding.
It is definitely a very appropriate greeting for [a person with whom I have a deep relationship].
“Why did you come here and make such a fuss… … .”
“under? I don’t know why you’re asking me that. “You summoned me.”
Yoo Soo-ha narrowed his eyebrows. The thin but thick eyebrows were elegantly curled.
“No, wait a minute. hey. I’m done living in your shadow. Can I still be summoned to you? “Is this legal?”
It has been a long time since Yoo Soo-ha left the summoning body of [Summoning White Ghosts]. I obtained a new body through the skill [Phalange Dragon’s Skull] that I obtained from the tower owner.
I would have thought that the days of being summoned on a random day and following my orders were goodbye, but I was suddenly summoned again, which made me furrow my eyebrows.
“bastard. Stop messing with me. I’m renewing my mind and living hard! Can’t you see what I’m wearing right now? This is a cafe part-time job uniform. “I was working part-time at the planetarium until I was called out by you, part-time job!”
Yoo Soo-ha seemed to have mistakenly thought that I had performed a summoning spell.
Could it be that he thought he might be ordered to do the Cossack dance again? In her tone of considerable urgency, she began to preach about her own pitiful situation.
“After finishing my part-time job, I have to go to Cheonmu Gate and run! Because you put me in as a disciple of Cheon Mu-munju, I, eh? Do you know how much pain and suffering you are going through? If the cub has a conscience… … .”
“Are you scared?”
“what?”
“Are you afraid that I might ask you to do something strange?”
“This bastard… … .”
Suha Yoo frowned.
“Are you looking at me lightly just because you are the second-ranked hunter, have the highest-ranked hunter as your personal bodyguard, are close friends with all the heads of major guilds, and are married to the most beautiful person in the world?”
“uh.”
“f*ck.”
It seemed like Yoo Su-ha had readily acknowledged the fact that he could be viewed as H2O at that level.
“Anyway, I didn’t summon it this time.”
“then?”
“It’s a bit long to explain.”
It went into a bit of a long explanation.
Currently, I am beating the 70th to 79th floors. In order to break through this area, I can’t just do well, I need the recognition of the person chosen as the judge. And this time you were f*cking chosen.
“…Hmm.”
Yoo Soo-ha crossed his arms.
Before hearing the story, there was a slight twinge of anxiety between my eyebrows, but now it has completely disappeared.
I don’t know what he’s thinking, but his dark eyes are scanning me from head to toe.
“If I summarize what you said. “If you want to go up to the next floor, I have to admit it, right?”
“OK.”
“Whether it takes ten years or a hundred years, I can sit here and watch you explode on stage.”
“okay.”
“Even the flow of time is applied differently between you on stage and me here, so I can quickly skip long periods of time if I want?”
I felt a strong sense of anxiety as Yoo Soo-ha kept asking questions, but I couldn’t pretend to get caught. Even if I don’t answer, the [Primordial Staff] will explain anyway.
“… … that’s right.”
“indeed. “There is an answer.”
Yoo Soo-ha smiled.
It was a devil-like smile.
“Try dancing first. Gongja Kim.”
what?
“Ah, of course, the dance is the dance I danced. That dance. Is it cognac dance or something… . Anyway, you know best. That’s what you ordered, right? First, let’s take a look at your dancing skills. “Let’s think about the stage from now on.”
hey.
“why? Don’t you dance? Don’t dance if you don’t want to. Let’s take a quick picture starting from 100 years. No matter how much of a monster you are, if you’re stuck on the same stage for a hundred or two hundred years, you’ll probably feel like dancing. is not it?”
hey.
“Of course, I don’t plan on ending it with just one dance. That would be a pity. Ah, then. Aren’t there a lot of feelings that need to be resolved between the two of us, Mr. Gongja Kim?”
Hey, this dog.
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