Chapter 197. Human And Demon (1)
What does human power feel like?
It has already far surpassed the realm of what can be expressed by human senses from magic and magical power.
Human power is a feeling that is even more metaphysical than that.
To be more precise, it cannot be felt.
I can neither create nor control it.
Rather than feeling human power itself, I can only infer its overall form by tracing the enormous flow that human power creates.
It is as if I am in the middle of an ocean where countless ocean currents collide.
I have no way to change or control the ocean currents.
However, I can choose which ocean current to ride on by taking one step.
And once I choose, that’s it.
As is the case with all weak humans caught in the enormous flow.
It is already impossible to turn back.
‘Is it right to go to the present world?’
As I think so, a sudden sense of unease begins to creep over me.
I didn’t choose the flow of human power that swirled around me because it said, ‘This is the way to the present world.’
I simply chose the direction where the strongest and most viscous human power was acting.
I had a strong intuition that this was the present world.
The reason it took a little longer was because there was a flow of human power that was just as strong.
I had a headache thinking about the two human powers.
In the end, I chose the strongest flow of human power that I had chosen in the first place.
‘It’s not a power that can be used repeatedly. I have to succeed at once.’
If I were a larger and stronger being, I could always ride the flow of human power and go where the human power pulls me.
In my case, however, this is probably one of the one or two chances in my life.
A single chance that I barely got after erasing my existence and eliminating all the human power between the Demon World and the Underworld.
‘Life is a series of gambles. Oh, no. A series of choices.’
There’s nothing I can do if I think about it.
The longer I stay in the void, the more my body will weaken.
I made up my mind and took a step.
And right after that.
I began to feel a force pulling my body somewhere.
‘Not only me, but everyone here is in danger.’
I am the only one who has erased my existence, but in this void, everyone is at risk of annihilation.
The moment you let go of your hand, you will fall into a place from which you can never return, and you will be completely annihilated.
No one will remember or recognize you.
That’s why I grabbed the warm and cold hands in my hands and squeezed them hard enough to break them.
Later, even my senses became numb and I couldn’t tell if I was using my strength or not.
Nevertheless, I gave it my all and didn’t let go.
Now, this guy and I are inseparable.
I am alive because of Mijeong.
Mijeong survives because of me.
I exist for him.
He is here for me.
The day Mijeong dies is the day I die.
······And the day I die is the day Mijeong gains freedom.
“Ugh······!”
I opened my eyes as a salty taste filled my mouth.
I came to my senses and reflexively jumped up.
Then, instead of the dark and dreary scenery I had become accustomed to, a bright world unfolded before my eyes.
An endless sandy beach.
A sandy beach where the sea water is constantly pouring in.”Whew…”
As I confirmed this, a sense of relief washed over me and my strength suddenly returned.
I’m back.
To the mortal world. The mortal world I missed so much.
After many sacrifices, I finally came to the mortal world to keep my promise.
I couldn’t help but laugh at this.
“······Are you awake?”
“Yeah.”
Mijung, who was squatting next to me, greeted me with an expressionless face.
Her voice still seemed emotionless at first glance.
But I know.
I know that within this, there is tremendous joy and happiness.
No······.
The emotions that Mijung is showing now don’t seem to be just that.
“······You succeeded.”
“What did I tell you? I said I would definitely let you go back?”
“······Success, yes.”
“Yes. Success.”
“······Success. Eugene’s, everything, given, success. Eugene, alone, sacrificed, success.”
Creak.
Mijung’s grip on my hand tightened.
It’s far from enough to hurt me.
Nevertheless, for some reason, I feel an unknown pain deep in my heart.
“······I thought, I and Eugene, had the same, heart.”
“That’s right-“
“······But, it wasn’t. Eugene is, sinister. Eugene, if possible, would sacrifice his own, life, to save me.”
“That’s impossible. You’re just a slave that was brought in for free.”
“······Is that, the look, you give to a slave?”
“······.”
I was speechless.
Mijung, who had been staring at my pupils, suddenly hugged me.
Then she put her hand on my chest.
She draws all the magic in the area and casts an unknown spell.
“······I will, curse myself. From now on, the moment Eugene’s, heart stops, I will also, die.”
“Hey!”
“······So, for my sake, don’t think about sacrificing yourself.”
“······!”
I thought it was a bluff, but it wasn’t.
The curse spell really took hold in Mijung’s chest and is taking effect.
The condition is ‘when Eugene dies’, and the activation effect is ‘Mijung’s death’.
I was stunned for a moment, but then I realized how ridiculous it was.
Mijung looked up at me, smiling awkwardly.
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“······With this, it’s fair?”
“This punk.”
“······Ugh.”
As I grabbed her cheek and stretched it, Mijung cried out in pain.
For a moment, I was really annoyed.
But I decided to accept it.
Just like Mijung said.
It wasn’t fair until now.
With this, we have literally become one.
It’s not a metaphor or anything, it’s literally true.
“Whew······.”
Let’s calm down for now and take a look at the situation.
Judging by the climate and terrain, this is probably somewhere on the northwest coast of Gaul.
The sky is still blue and the plants and animals seem to be alive and well, so Draken hasn’t descended yet.
It doesn’t seem to be too late.
“My physical condition is terrible······.”
And my current condition is far from perfect.
First of all, I’m basically dead because I talked to the underworld god for so long.
And on top of that······.
“Profile.”
[Username: X X]
[Age: XX years old][The data has been corrupted.]
The system window was completely messed up.
When I load the profile, it says the data has been corrupted.
“Stat window.”
[The bell is deep.]
[When you are in trouble, when you are hungry, when you are hungry, when you are hungry, when you are hungry, when you are hungry, when you are hungry, when you are hungry, when you are hungry, when you are hungry, you will be hungry.]
[When I was hungry, I was hungry, and I was hungry, and I was hungry, and I was hungry, and I was hungry.]
[When I was in bed, I was in the middle of the day, and I was in the middle of nowhere, and I was in the middle of nowhere, and I was in the middle of nowhere.]
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If you call up the stat window, it’s crazy.
It would be nice if only the font was broken.
Considering that his body is very heavy and his strength has weakened, it appears that his ‘Guardian Knight’ trait is also not being activated.
It’s not just ‘Guardian Knight’.
All characteristics such as weak point, heavenly armor plate, camouflage, etc. Are not activated.
The good news is that even if the magic techniques and sword skills disappear, they have already been learned and remain in my body.
Unless I destroy my memory, my awareness will never disappear.
“Then from now on… Huh?”
First, let’s go to a private house and find out how people perceive me.
The moment I thought that and took a step.
I looked down and noticed something hitting my feet.
There, a woman with smooth, chocolate-colored skin was lying face down with her nose in the sea water.
“Ah.”
Only then did I realize it.
The fact that I brought not just one person, Mijung.
All this time I’ve been holding on to one person in each hand.
Mijeong in one hand.
This guy in the other hand.
While risking her life to cross, she unknowingly ended up dragging another person with her.
Former Great Devil.
Belphegor.
“I said I would take you with me, but…”
To be honest, I had no intention of bringing him in at the last minute.
I didn’t know the road back would be this difficult.
So I had completely forgotten that I had declared that I would take Belphegor.
I never would have guessed that he desperately captured Belphegor and brought him back alive without me knowing…
“No. “Is he dead?”
For a moment, an eerie feeling runs down my spine.
I wonder if they brought them all safely to this world and then died because they drank too much sea water.
With that in mind, he hurriedly dragged Belphegor to the beach and punched him in the chest.
“Huh?!”
Then Belphegor opens his eyes, spitting out sea water.
He wasn’t dead.
It was fortunate that the devil’s body was much stronger than that of a human.
This guy shouldn’t die yet.
Unlike Luna or Kali, there is still a chance.
Because she has a chance to pay for her karma and sins while she is still alive.
I am not hoping that Belphegor will be rehabilitated and do good deeds.
I don’t expect anything like that.
He just felt repelled by the idea of taking away an opportunity that exists for everyone.
“W-This place?! Ah, huh?! Tongue, this is the real world… !”
Belphegor looked around and suddenly smiled brightly.
It is an expression similar to that of someone returning to their hometown after a long journey.
It’s funny.
They are most afraid of the Demon World, the home of demons, and they like this world, which is full of people who hate demons.”How the hell did you do that? You… What are you? Are you human?”
The cheers around me lasted only a moment.
Belfagor took a moment to catch his breath calmly, then stepped back with a slightly wary look in his eyes.
Am I human?
I’ve met the dimensional being Draken.
I’ve met the gods of the underworld.
I’ve been to the demon world and was once half a demon.
But I’m human.
It’s not just my one-sided claim, I’m definitely human.
Rather, I can say that because I have had so many experiences.
I’m not as fair and square as the gods of the underworld.
I can’t live without committing sins like demons.
I’m much more cowardly, foolish, and chasing vain dreams than they are.
I’m human.
‘I think I know.’
About that time.
A way to recreate the ‘world within me’ that I had destroyed with my own hands came to mind.
It was easy, without the need for much thought.
Where does the world within me reside?
It resides within an intelligent life form.
So.
“I just have to conceive a life.”
“What, what the hell…?!”
All I have to do is create a life.