169 – Showdown (3)
Heaven.
To be more precise, the Heaven where the denizens of the heavens lived, also known as the Celestial Realm. There, in that place, the four Archangels, including Lawton, kneeled before the Archangel who looked down upon them.
Archangel Metatron, who would not even allow them to look up at him without his permission.
He looked down at the four Archangels and spoke.
[You have failed.]
His dignified voice resounded throughout the Angels, who lost their magical power just by hearing it.
“I apologize.”
[Angel of the Prologue, why did you take the Angels who were to lead the great sanctuary, yet accomplish nothing?]
Lawton bowed deeply at Metatron’s rebuke and answered.
“I am sorry. I have no words to say, even if I had ten mouths.”
[Very well. I did not intend to chastise you. I merely wished to ask how it was that one thousand Angels who had participated in the great sanctuary through whatever means were destroyed.]
At Metatron’s words, Lawton began to list the situation he had heard in detail, even while keeping his head bowed.
[Is that so…]
Metatron nodded slightly and opened his mouth as if he had heard enough.
[Listen, Angel of the Prologue.]
“I am listening, great Archangel and his right hand.”
[From now on, you shall ‘birth’ all the Angels beneath you and manifest them in the world, and you shall lead the sanctuary of all Angels.]
“…!”
Lawton and the other Archangels looked surprised.
“…But what if beings from other worlds interfere while doing so-”
In truth, Metatron’s declaration was no different from saying that they should launch an all-out offensive without any backup, so they spoke with looks of surprise.
[There is no need to worry about that at all. As long as He awakens once more, we have nothing to fear, be they from other worlds or otherwise. Do you doubt Him, Angel of the Prologue?]
He bowed his head to the ground and spoke at Metatron’s words.
“Not at all!”
[Then so be it.]
Metatron spoke once more.
[Hear all angels, including the angels of the prologue, we will now prepare for the great sanctuary. Prepare all the angels on earth to prepare the sanctuary.]
At Metatron’s words, the four archangels said nothing.
They just spread their wings, which were like their symbols, and bowed their heads.
Metatron, watching them, turned his light-like body away.
[And I will also descend to earth.]
With those words, he completely disappeared from among the archangels.
“…Ha-ha…”
As soon as Metatron disappeared, the four archangels there exhaled roughly, as if they had planned it from the beginning.
No matter how strong an archangel was, it was very difficult to face the archangels in front of them and have a few words with them.
…That’s how great the position and existence of an archangel was.
And that’s why.
“If Metatron descends to earth…”
“I don’t have to worry about this sanctuary being defeated at all.”
The archangels opened their mouths with thick smiles on their faces.
“Let’s all prepare for the sanctuary.”
With Lawton’s confident voice, a huge divine power spread throughout the heavens.
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“…”
When Kim Hyun-woo opened his eyes, he saw a very familiar ceiling.
He turned his gaze to the side and saw a familiar bedroom window. He stared blankly at the sunlight coming in through the window and had a brief thought of why he was here.
After all, he had fallen asleep in his office yesterday.
“…Ah.”
As he thought about it blankly, Kim Hyun-woo realized that the memories of yesterday were slowly coming back to him.
The situation had become very awkward thanks to Lin, who had barged in without any mood.
In that situation, Lin, who had caught Kim Hyun-woo’s hesitant feelings, had gently teased him and released them.
After that, the exact same situation as with Merilda was reenacted.
“…”
Kim Hyun-woo, who had recalled Lin’s appearance yesterday, which was even more beastly than Merilda’s, turned his gaze and looked at the black hair that was visible next to the bed.
At the sight of Lin, who seemed to be asleep, Kim Hyun-woo raised his hand and stroked her hair without realizing it.
“Hiick-!”
“…Weren’t you sleeping?”
Kim Hyun-woo replied in embarrassment, unaware of the noticeable reaction.
Then Lin seemed to wriggle her body and soon turned her body towards Kim Hyun-woo.
Of course, she was naked.
“Th-that…I was too embarrassed to get up.”
At the sight of Lin bowing her head deeply in front of Kim Hyun-woo, her face flushed red with a whimpering sound, Kim Hyun-woo thought she was quite cute and stroked her head.
“You charged in so fiercely yesterday?”
“We-well, yesterday was just…a little bit of borrowed power…Euaaa…”
Seeing her face gradually turn red as if she had remembered what happened yesterday, Kim Hyun-woo patted Lin’s back as if to calm her down.
“Calm down.”
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“Uh, ugh…”
Lynn, looking unusually timid compared to yesterday and somewhat gloomily, bowed her head and sneakily glanced up.
“By any chance… was it not good yesterday?”
“It wasn’t bad, but physically, it was quite—”
“Ah, no, that’s not what I meant—!”
Lynn, blushing as if embarrassed, covered her face with her hands and looked away, then soon met Kim Hyun-woo’s gaze and said,
“That’s not it, I mean… about me asking for affection in such a way, did you feel uncomfortable?”
“Ah.”
Upon hearing this, Kim Hyun-woo easily caught on to why Lynn was feeling anxious.
Certainly, yesterday’s situation had been one where Lynn was pressing forward unilaterally.
“It wasn’t like that.”
“Is, is that so?”
“…Well, in the end, I liked it too, that’s why I came this far.”
Of course, it would be a lie to say he wasn’t swept up by the mood, but that didn’t mean Kim Hyun-woo did something against his will.
In the end, he had succumbed to desire and had sought Lynn’s body.
“You don’t need to worry about that. I wasn’t uncomfortable at all.”
“Is that so…”
The timid expression was gone, and Lynn, now wearing a broad grin, received a smile from Kim Hyun-woo, who then stood up and said,
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“Let’s go out now. If we’re too late, people will start to suspect.”
“Ah, I understand.”
With that, Lynn got up from the bed, her face turning red when she noticed the mess, but
Kim Hyun-woo, realizing that the sun had risen quite a bit, quickly took clothes out of the wardrobe and dressed.
However.
“My… my lord.”
“My lord…?”
Before Kim Hyun-woo could question why Lynn was addressing him with a term he hadn’t heard before, he saw Lynn’s pale, stricken face.
“I, I have no clothes.”
“Ah.”
Following Lynn’s words, Kim Hyun-woo let out a low exclamation, recalling yesterday.
They had been in the office until dawn, and for some insane reason, they had both ended up in this bedroom naked
“Ah-“
Only then did her face begin to redden as if she had just remembered the situation in Lindo’s office, and after confirming that she was dressed, he, who had just walked out of the night, moved straight to the office.
Creak-!
The state of the office he hurriedly opened the door and entered was, of course, not very good.
The office was cluttered here and there with traces of yesterday, and on the chair were wolf ears that Rin had worn, and on the floor, liquids from the bottle she had drunk yesterday were still flowing near the desk without drying.
“…”
In fact, if he had only seen that far, Kim Hyun-woo would have sighed in relief.
The fact that the state of the office was the same as yesterday meant that no one had yet entered the office.
However, unfortunately, there was one person in the office that was clearly not cleaned up.
…The moment her eyes met Elena’s in the mirror, who was putting on a cheap cat cosplay outfit that Rin had worn and taken off at some point yesterday, adjusting it to her body.
“Ah.”
“Ah.”
Kim Hyun-woo and Elena couldn’t help but let out a low sigh.