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[I am a divine beast, human. Are you deaf?]
“… … .”
I stared at the monster that called myself a divine beast.
No, to be precise, I couldn’t see her true form.
He calls himself a blue dragon, so he must be in the form of a dragon. As if to prove that he was insidious, he hid himself in the mist without revealing himself.
“Are you a divine beast?”
[Yes. You have accumulated wisdom over a long period of time that cannot be compared with your short life, gained a body and became a divine beast.]
“Why are you a divine beast?”
[I am the one who was born in harmony with the magical energy of this world. Don’t allow comparisons with other things that are wrong. Human, like you.]
At the same time, the self-proclaimed Blue Dragon explained to me about his existence.
It is said that the blue dragon was originally a formless spirit being, and was in harmony with the nature of Mt. Baekdu for a long time without having a distinct self.
If it hadn’t been for ‘that’, it probably would have stayed the way it is.
However, the situation began to change as monsters appeared and appeared one by one here on Mt. Baekdu. This place with a high density of force was equipped with the natural requirements for demonic monsters to become strong.
It is said that the blue dragon decided that he could no longer stand still, seeing the demons that turned Baekdusan into a mess, so he made up his own body with the corpses of already fallen demons.
It was the blue dragon that appeared on Mt. Baekdu.
“What’s the difference between you and a monster?”
[You haven’t explained it yet, human.]
“So you’re a divine being, and a monster is an unclean one?”
I’m not really sure what the difference is?
[…] … .]
The blue dragon was silent at my words. Did you notice that you were talking nonsense yourself?
Seriously, if a guy named Shinsoo had tried to differentiate himself from the monster, he wouldn’t have held hands with Ryu Gwangcheol.
[It was neglect, not cooperation.]
What Blue Dragon wanted was that demons would not approach Mt. Baekdu, and what Ryu Gwang-cheol wanted was that China would not invade Mt. Baekdu.
Does this mean that the interests coincide?
[Go back, human.]
“why me?”
[What?]
“A coveted prey appeared before my eyes, so why am I going back?”
Calling myself a divine beast is just my assertion.
How do you know this guy must have eaten humans by receiving regular payments from Ryu Gwang-cheol?
[I didn’t do that. Humans have no taste.]
Taken from https://noblemtl.com
Maybe you read my thoughts?
[It is possible to Again, I am different from other monsters. All I want is peace here, I don’t want to harm you or other humans.]
“I feel the truth, but I want to see your face, right?”
Being in harmony with nature, the heart seems to be much more efficient than other monsters.
I want to check it out.
[You’re a human who doesn’t understand words.]
“When did it go well?”
[Human, I know you have great power. Ominous, evil and crazy It is the first time I have ever seen such an evil power even with this earth.]
This guy is cheating again.
[Your mighty power pollutes and destroys the surroundings. Even if I fight, all that will be left will be ruins. I will not deal with you.]
“It’s not you who decides that… It’s me!”
Seeing an opportunity, I kicked the ground and jumped into the mist where he was.
The presence of the blue dragon is huge. If you follow him, it won’t be difficult to get to where he is.
If there is a variable, it is this fog.
Even if the scoundrel doesn’t show any movement, there’s no guarantee that the fog is safe.
What are the thoughts of this self-proclaimed divine beast? Are you going to let me get to where I am?
“If it’s used to cover your eyes, it’s a bit grand.”
[Stupid human.]
“If you are dissatisfied, let’s have a fight.”
[It’s okay if I don’t deal with you.]
Doo Woong!
I stopped at the sound of drums resounding in my mind. It felt like the space was out of place.
Then a change took place in the surrounding space.
I was standing still, wondering if the scenery would change quickly, and I arrived at a place I never expected.
I expanded my senses.
The presence of the Blue Dragon, which had been felt until a while ago, was erased as if washed away. When I activated the hye-gwang-sim language and tried to use the monster language, completely strange things caught on me.
“… So here it is.”
It was clear that it wasn’t Mt. Baekdu.
How?
I remembered what the Blue Dragon had said. Whether or not he’s ready to deal with me, he declared that he would keep his base from being destroyed.
That means… … .
“You’re using a fun trick.”
I got kicked out by the blue dragon.
* * *
The place where the blue dragon moved me was near Shin-Pyongyang.
I don’t know what he did, but he blew away the space including me. I was thinking about going to Mt. Baekdu again, but I came back to Joojang Palace to organize my thoughts.
Then I saw an interesting sight.
Some people broke in, unable to overcome Ryu Gwang-cheol’s greed for property, which I had instructed him to collect. Well, since I’ve been away from here and haven’t moved for a few days, that’s enough time for doubt and greed and action.
But if you’re going to steal it, move quickly, or you’ll get caught by me.
“Come on, you were wrong!”
“Help me!”
“why me?”
I twisted the necks of all the squeamish bastards. Lee Ryong-hwa, who came in late, saw the dead bodies and turned white and fell on the floor.
“Sin, sorry! Because I mistreated people… … .”
“You can’t control people’s greed at will. It’s not your fault. Get rid of these first.”
“Yes, yes!”
It was useful because he was quick-witted and able to control his greed for life.
It sounds like you’ve been trying to control it for a few days.
The subordinates who came inside at Lee Ryong-hwa’s call got tired of seeing your face and turned pale once again when they saw your dead colleagues.
The dead had action ahead, and the living survived with prudence.
“I don’t care, so keep doing what you do. If you can’t, you can run away.”
“No, I will manage it more thoroughly. We will do our best not to disappoint you.”
Your obsession with life is beyond your imagination.
So I’m keeping it alive.
Lee Ryonghwa was useful as long as I was here now.
If so, then you should throw the bait.
“If you go back to Korea and pay for your sins, I will spare you, not kill you.”
“thank you! I will do my best to assist you!”
“It doesn’t matter if you quit if you get tired of it.”
“no. I will do my best.”
Looking at him, it doesn’t seem like there will be any other problems.
I left once again to Mt. Baekdu where the blue dragon is.
* * *
“… I’m hot.”
The fourth time I was kicked out by the blue dragon, I gathered my eyebrows together. I don’t know what his gift was, but it was clear that it was applied by force independent of my will. I tried to interpret it in the language of sullen and hye-gwang, but it was not easy because it happened in such a short time.
It would be nice to have a cool fight, but he was completely avoiding the battle. And every time he saw me, I was treated as evil, crazy, and unclean, and it made me very sick.
“I think I should break my head once in a while.”
The problem was his complete ignorance. I tried several provocations, but they didn’t want to hang out with me.
“I think he’s playing around with the space around me.”
If it was applicable to me, I was able to respond enough. It seemed that the gift he activated after being hit four times was not me, but the space I was in.
Then I have to twist where I am and where I am not. If I actively use my gift, transference, there may be a way.
Well, speaking now, there was no such thing as a murderous intention to kill the blue dragon.
How about an amusing goal that suddenly appeared?
It doesn’t matter if it’s a monster, it doesn’t matter if it’s a divine beast. It was closer to wanting to check his face once than to kill him.
I headed back to Mt. Baekdu. A familiar fog greeted me for the fifth time.
[Did you come again?]
The blue dragon seemed to be tired of it now. I’m tired of coming here five times.
“If you are dissatisfied, you will get one.”
[I am a divine beast who has lived much longer than you, a mere creature, thought. If you thought you would fall for the low-level provocation of humans, you are wrong.]
“Then I will have no choice but to check your face myself.”
[This is the fifth word I hear.]
I dug into his space once more. A thick fog filled the space. It was the same development as before. He was watching the space itself as it was twisting and bouncing me off.
If so, there is only one way. If I go out of the space where the blue dragon bounces, he can’t kick me out. One of the ways to respond to that was transfer.
The question is, how do you figure out the timing?
This was also the third time I remembered how to do it. A faint heterogeneous flow occurs when the entire space is enveloped in an empty air current. It must be a situation where the original space and the space where I am located are separated.
At this point you have to get out. I threw the stone I was holding in my hand and cast the transference.
Transitioning to a stone containing my body temperature and force is like jumping one step forward, but when there is a space between the blue dragons, a completely different result was created.
Cheeky! Cheeky profit!
When I finished the transition through the forcibly twisted space, it was the same landscape as before. But where I was standing was different. It was empty, as if a block had been removed. The black universe-like space absorbed the light.
After a while, the gap was filled. I think it was right that he bounced the entire space and blew me away.
His clothes were torn to shreds, but his intentions were correct. I don’t feel bad.
However, the figure of the blue dragon was still not visible. Did you have a defensive posture with a double or triple?
This guy is also strong.
“Isn’t this the time to show your face?”
[Put on your clothes, rude man.]
“It doesn’t really matter. Can you hide more?”
[Why are you trying to torment me like this?]
“Because it’s a monster.”
[Isn’t the demon you are talking about harming and destroying others? All I have to do is protect the place where I was born and raised.]
The sadness in it is conveyed.
Actually, I don’t have any bad feelings anymore. It’s also quite fun to talk to monsters like this. Thanks to him, I learned to bounce off space and react to it.
It’s a perfect countermeasure to crush the head of a fussy guy with a space-based gift.
“Am I an intruder?”
I don’t have any excitement. After all, from the point of view of a monster, it is similar to humans and from the point of view of humans, it is similar to a monster.
He changed the way he thought it was no longer easy to convince.
[If you don’t follow me, I’ll give you a present.]
“gift?”
This divine beast is now even conciliating.
I’ll have to listen to what they bring out.
[This is the heart of what you call a monster. It belongs to the strongest creature I have ever faced.]
“If you’ve been against a monster, wouldn’t it be that your skills are also strong? Would you rather have a fight with me and kill me?”
[I can’t guarantee victory or defeat, and I don’t want my hometown to be destroyed. If I fight with you, this place will be polluted by your evil energy.]
I don’t know if they’re trying to convince me now or fight.
“You can fight somewhere else.”
[Don’t try to bring me down.]
No provocations
I lost my appetite. I wanted to look for it, but I was able to achieve my goal and I was wondering if I should stop harassing him because he said he would give me the heart of a monster.
“I wanted to win a match.”
[I would recommend that you take this and go back. This is the best for you and me.]
I can’t help it.
“Can I trust you?”
[I swear by the divinity of the blue dragon.]
I can swear well with what I don’t have. However, he lost steam because he did not show his will until the end.
“It’s like a cowardly child. I get it.”
[By the way, the last reason is still alive. It is a wise decision.]
“So, how are you going to pay for it?”
[When you return, my alter ego will come. Let me give it to you then.]
“Don’t forget the price.”
[It is you.]
I nodded and said to him.
“Give me back.”
[I get it.]
Could it be used again? If you said you couldn’t use it, I was going to use your hand, but there’s also a hidden trick.
At the most, I destroyed one of the guys, but in the end I was able to confirm that it was difficult to achieve my will.
I was demoted to New Pyongyang by the Blue Dragon again.
* * *
I returned to the tin palace and rested.
The nerve war with Blue Dragon was quite tiring. Since it is a divine beast staying in Mt. Baekdu, that means that there may be other divine beasts as well as blue dragons.
What about the other guys?
The blue dragon I saw was a different dimension from the monsters I had seen so far. Not only is he difficult to deal with, he has an ego and is free to make decisions, so it will not be easy if he meets an enemy.
I’d like to see each other again, but this blue dragon is like a loach, so it won’t be easy.
Should I look for other gods?
The next day, I woke up to the sound of squeaks.
[wake up!]
A blue dragon about the length of my index finger was looking at me in front of me.
[Why are you sleeping so long? You are a sleeper!]
“Are you a blue dragon?”
[right. I’m here to keep my promise!]
The guy whirled around me.
It’s a cute feeling that I couldn’t see in Mt. Baekdu.
If you put it in your hand and apply force, it will explode. Shall we give it a try?
“Give me a present.”
[Promise me before that. I will not come to Mt. Baekdu with bad intentions.]
“Can you believe me if I promise?”
[The promise with the blue dragon is sacred! Failure to do so will result in loss!]
“okay?”
[You can try it! It’s very hot!]
Then, the blue dragon laughed.
I took things from him. The heart the size of a child’s fist was smaller than the heart of other monsters.
But the power I felt inside was immense. It was incomparable to the size of the heart of a monster that I had drunk so far.
Is it a two-horned level monster?
[The deal is done!]
Then he looks at me with eyes full of hope.
You don’t want me to keep my promise.
“Good work.”
[to? uh? Is it over already?]
“I made a promise, so I will keep it.”
[Isn’t this?]
The blue dragon circled around me with a bewildered expression.
You’re being insane.
“If you have seen everything, go.”
[Will I be by your side?]
“why?”
[You are crazy. If I leave it like this, will the world be set on fire? I have a purifying function, so if you are by my side, it will help you come to your senses!]
The blue dragon crossed the line with a bright expression on his face.