191. heaven and hell
Permission was dropped, and I thought there would be a different process.
It went in a slightly different direction than Leon thought.
The two went straight to the conference room.
“I didn’t expect you to use me right away like this.”
“I knew it would be like this.”
“Did you know?”
“Actually, we are desperate. Every cycle is frantic, but there is no result at all. I feel like borrowing a cat’s hand.”
Hell was more desperate than Leon thought. They try to negotiate every cycle, but always get nothing.
‘If I left it as it is, the real heaven and hell might have fought.’
It is a hell so desperate that it borrows the help of an outsider. No one knows what will happen if it becomes more desperate here.
“It will be more useful than cat hands.”
“haha. sure. You don’t know how strong it is. Besides, you are officially registered in the spirit world, so you won’t be able to bet on the heaven side.”
“Then I’m glad.”
Bringing the position of the grim reaper from the spirit world was a divine move.
“Can I ask you one favor, Mr. Noktu?”
“Please?”
“Yes. It is necessary in negotiations, but that energy that maintains heaven and hell. Can I have a little bit?”
“That much is possible.”
Noctu took Leon’s hand and gave him energy.
‘uh?!’
It was a very familiar force.
‘death?’
[It’s a little different, but it’s similar to the power of death.]
‘Different?’
[There are some impurities mixed in.]
It was natural that the power was squeezed from the soul, but mixed with impurities.
“thank you.”
“no. When you’re done, shall we speed it up a bit?”
“Yes. Let’s go.”
Rion and Noktu speeded up and moved to the conference hall. The destination they were heading to was neither hell nor heaven.
Heaven exists in the high heavens, and hell exists deep underground. The place they were heading to was neither the heavens nor the underground, but the center.
There is nothing in the middle of heaven and hell. There was only empty space. Angels and demons created a meeting hall in that empty space.
“It feels like a conference hall has been created on the border.”
“Right. This place belongs to neither Heaven nor Hell. I only use it for meetings.”
“Is it over there?”
Rion pointed to a white cube floating in the air.
“Yes. Right. Go right in.”
Guided by Noktu, Leone entered the meeting room. As soon as I entered, I heard the voices of the enraged angels.
“So what?”
“this. You chicken head!”
“hey! Are you done?! You guys live with black things on your hands for the rest of your life!”
“What? You guys? Where are the guys who live off of us!”
The conference hall was open.
‘It’s good that there is no war.’
Of course, that was not a hopeless situation. This situation was more advantageous for Leon to move.
* * *
Leon stomped his foot slightly.
[Death release!]
thud.
[Steps of death!]
Contrary to Bixby’s childish words, death spread from Rion’s toes and the eyes of the fighting angels focused on Rion.
“hello. It is said that I am Leon, the grim reaper who was temporarily granted the title of devil.”
The hell side was surprised, but it’s okay because I knew Leon would come. But, it wasn’t heaven.
“human?”
“Wait, humans are the grim reapers?”
“And even the devil?”
The angels of heaven were staring at Leon in amazement. The atmosphere wasn’t bad.
“Yes. As you said, I am a human, a grim reaper, and a devil.”
When Leone affirmed, the atmosphere in heaven changed.
“Could it be that you even brought humans in? Just because of this?”
“You were called a devil, and even your head has become a devil!”
“Is it going to come out like this?”
Hell did not respond even to words that bordered on abusive language. He only smiled as he watched the heavenly side shake.
Leon opened his mouth again.
“There is a story to tell on the side of Heaven as well. If you are dissatisfied with my participation as a temporary demon, you can grant me the status of a temporary angel.”
The meeting hall fell silent for a moment.
“What!?”
“I gave it to you because you said you would negotiate, but are you saying you’re going to stab me right now?!”
“hey! Nocto! He said he was a good guy!”
“I just remembered your face. wait 100 years You will see my face in hell!”
This time, on the contrary, dissatisfaction erupted from Hell.
“great. It’s fair to come out like this!”
“I’ll give! Get the armband!”
“What do you bring? make! right now!”
The angel started to move busily while smiling.
After a while. [Devil] and [Angel] armbands hung on Leon’s shoulders.
Although temporary, Leon was both an angel and a devil at the same time.
‘great. I got the qualifications.’
It was obtained almost like snatching, but this was something to be solved through explanation later.
Right now, Leone can’t be on anyone’s side, but he can’t be an enemy to either of them. I had to balance this out in the middle.
First of all, I had to show that power first.
‘Hey Siri. Does it look possible?’
[Checked the process of making the armband. It’s not that difficult.]
‘great. Then, let’s begin.’
Death flowed from Leon’s body, and Siri and Bixby began to move.
[Sealed Power. Activates the ‘Incomplete Power of Creation’.]
[Amplifies the energy of death!]
[Use the power of the temporarily granted qualification ‘Angel’.]
The power of imperfect creation.
aura of death.
angelic qualifications.
When the three came together, something amazing happened. A wooden chair was ‘created’ in front of Leon. As if the angels made armbands.
“I will sit in the middle. He is both an angel and a devil.”
Angel sitting on the right.
Demon sitting on the left.
angels and demons. Both of them looked at Leone without saying anything, and soon burst out in astonishment.
“Did you just create it!?”
“A human!?”
“Where does the energy come from?!”
“What is this! Devil you bastards! What did you bring! Why give the energy of death to humans!”
“What bullshit. You guys gave me the qualifications of an angel! Can only death create creation?!”
Angels and demons started the second round.
* * *
Those who fought for such a long time soon realized that this was meaningless. The problem is that they realize that they are the people who sit in the most prestigious seats, not themselves.
“Did you all fight?”
Leon told them with a relaxed smile. Neither the angel nor the devil said anything to the figure. The reason was simple.
When I met an angel in heaven, I always cringed, and when I met a devil in hell, I cried out for help.
Seeing a proud human being in front of them was actually the first time.
“First of all, I will apologize to the demons who manage Hell. You must have been surprised that I became a temporary angel.”
The moment the demons rebelled, Noktu intervened.
“Everyone shut up and listen. I became a gatekeeper because of my eyes. That’s why I gave permission for the temporary devil.”
Noctu gave strength to Leon’s words. Leon did not miss the opportunity.
“I promise on the name of the chaplain. I will give you what the devil wants.”
The name of the chauffeur. When I said that I bet something, the demons kept their mouth shut as if they were going to watch.
Instead, the words came from the angel’s side.
“Are you saying that you are given the qualifications of a temporary angel and do whatever the devil wants?”
It wasn’t the babbling that I had shouted so far. The old angel who was sitting quietly in the back opened his mouth.
“who are you?”
“My name is Archangel Raphael.”
archangel. It means a high-ranking angel that appears in the Bible. Leon opened his mouth after bowing politely.
“Even the angels know what they want. After all, don’t you want more energy?”
“In essence, yes.”
“If so, I can listen to what the angels want.”
“Hoo. Can you listen to us too?”
He stroked his beard as if Leon’s words were amusing.
At that time, even on the devil side, the one who had been silent until now opened his mouth.
“What? You say the angels listen too? hey. Look at me.”
“who are you?”
“It is Lucifer, the great devil.”
After the archangel, there was the archangel.
This one was not an old man, but a woman in her 40s.
“Yes. Lucifer. I plan to listen to what I want even in heaven.”
“I don’t understand? Are you playing with us?”
It was alluring, but Leon was not shaken by those words that seemed to cut his flesh.
“I will ask the Great Devil. Do you think there will be a one-sided deal?”
Of course not. So every cycle, the leaders of heaven and hell gather and hold a meeting.
“So, would you like to make a deal that satisfies both of you?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
Leon immediately added an explanation.
“Noctu-nim told me. That the difference between heaven and hell has continued until now without being narrowed down.”
After hearing Leon’s explanation, the archangel opened his mouth.
“You can’t do it the way you’ve been doing until now, are you saying?”
“Exactly. In heaven, it will be the end of maintaining the status quo by forcibly blocking things. Isn’t that right?”
“Yes.”
“However, it will be insufficient.”
“That’s right too.”
The fundamental reason why hell and heaven are fighting is simple. It was because the total amount of energy mined from hell was small.
“Hell will be as dissatisfied as hell. We have to constantly give Heaven the energy we lack.”
“right. To be honest, it’s a shame to give them.”
A backlash was about to come out from the angel’s side, but Leon intervened before that.
“Hell doesn’t know where Heaven uses its energy. Conversely, Heaven does not know where Hell uses it. So it’s a waste, and you start to suspect that it’s not being stolen.”
Everyone nodded.
The problem was that no one knew how to use the energy.
“I don’t think you two haven’t tried a way to get this out of the way.”
The archangel and the archdemon are not incompetent. God disappeared and maintained one world, but there was no way he was incompetent.
“However, I understand why you did nothing. No matter what you wanted to do, you probably didn’t have the initial capital.”
The world is maintained with the energy extracted from the soul, but that energy is always lacking.
I wanted to try something new, but I couldn’t.
“So my solution is simple.”
Leon took out an artificial god from his bosom. All of them were gods containing ‘death’.
“I will give you the initial capital.”
When everyone’s eyes were focused on something new. Leon opened his mouth again.
“I am a demon and an angel. This initial capital I’m giving you is the common property of both powers. Do you agree?”
At Leon’s words, the Great Devil clapped his hands and burst into laughter.
“Are you a masterpiece? So, did you get the armband? The devil should be like this!”
It was the same with the Archangel.
“haha. I already had an insightful eye, but the old man has made a mistake.”
If the head of each faction acknowledged it, it was simple from then on.
“I said earlier that it helps both factions. I have a plan I’ve made, would you like to hear it?”
The Archangel and the Archangel shut their mouths as if telling them to do it quickly.
The plate was finally laid.