Episode 303. Schullus (2)
Neither he nor I knew well because it was our first relationship.
People said we were a good couple that never fought.
I felt it when I saw couples who started dating similar to ours falling apart like crazy.
We rarely fought, and the usual boredom never came.
Perhaps it was natural.
Because compared to other couples, we had significantly less time to meet.
The writing, which was half hobby and half sincere, suddenly exploded.
Contract offers came in from here and there, but I had no experience and no one to advise me, so I ended up signing the contract with ridiculously unfavorable conditions.
In the early days of our relationship, I hardly met him because I had to write 120 episodes within two months to prepare for launch, and after that, I was busy with extensive review and revision and even writing in order to advance to other platforms.
Breaking promises was a common occurrence, but he never got angry with me.
Around that time, I had a hunch.
I thought this was the end.
I thought that I wouldn’t be able to date properly and that I would have to pay the price for confessing.
That day the guy came home neatly dressed in his clothes.
In a rather serious atmosphere, the guy said.
Let’s live together.
Stop eating cup ramen and eat your own meal and focus only on writing.
Instead, let’s get out of the room during break time and face each other.
Now let’s talk often and fight once.
From that day on, my house, which was like a garbage dump, became tidy.
The laundry basket, which had been piled high, was also empty, and the box of cup noodles I had bought was not even touched.
From that point on, my writing muscles were quite strong, and I was supposed to be able to complete the first episode within 3 hours.
Every time I had a chance, I would come out of the room, make eye contact with him, hold his hand, and talk.
I took the time to go on a lot of dates that I hadn’t been to before.
It wasn’t until after 3 years of dating that I found out.
The fact that he’s so active, so loud, so stubborn.
We also fought a lot.
We fought so much that it was surprising to everyone around us.
Still, there was no crack in the relationship.
Because we knew very well that we cared deeply for each other.
It was around the time I realized that this was love.
What caused the disease to him?
It seemed like a lie.
Whether it was a coincidence, or whether the psychological weakness also affects the body, the boy’s disease progressed rapidly as soon as he was diagnosed.
The sight of a guy who just a few days ago was laughing, talking, walking, and running, barely holding on to an iron bar with shrunken legs in a cold sweat, was truly shocking.
I couldn’t even say that it would be okay, that it would get better soon.
Everyone who visits the hospital says that, but I couldn’t bear to say that.
Because I could already see him dying from then on.
[You can return to the original world of the past 4 years from the time you possessed this world. Since then, ‘Han Ah-reum”s incurable disease has not manifested.]
I was out of breath.
Four years ago, he was still healthy.
It was a time when I didn’t even care about minor illnesses, let alone incurable diseases.
You can go back to that time.
Even the guy’s incurable disease won’t develop forever…
“Alexia.”
My teeth were grinding.
Alexia lay on her back on the ground, clutching at her breasts, looking up at me with difficulty.
She came up with a great plan.
This is how you will send me back.
You shake my heart.
Most humiliating of all was that I was smitten with that offer.
Until now, none of the things that have popped up on the status window have been lies.
I don’t know if it’s because the god who created this world is honest or if he’s bound by rules, but at least if he accepts that offer, he’ll really be able to go back four years and meet a guy who has nothing to do with incurable diseases.
It sounded like a dream.
It was so absurd that it was almost suspicious.
I wondered if it could be this sweet.
“Chullus······. What are you thinking about? What you want so much is right in front of your eyes…”
“Shut up.”
I remembered.
Exactly four years ago from the date I possessed this place.
That day was the day after the successful confession.
Mine’s superhuman memory brought up the events of the day vividly.
As usual, I attend class at 9 o’clock, and my eyes are drawn to the beauty sitting next to me.
And then I remember.
That this person became my girlfriend.
That I succeeded in confessing on the night before I poured all the liquor I had only had to drink in order to gain courage.
Amazed by that unbelievable reality, and at the same time overjoyed, I…
“Ha.”
A smile came to my lips.
I was happy just by reminiscing.
I made up my mind and opened my eyes.
“Alexia.”
“Huh?”
“Please don’t do this. What kind of a nuisance is this? Huh?”
“Schluss… I can’t believe it…”
“It’s useless. I’m not going back. I’m staying here.”
I have already been given so many opportunities.
In this world, I was able to reunite with him, even though it is in the form of a soul.
And it was my choice to let him go.
Yulia, who is like his alter ego, was also sent away.
I literally buried it in my heart.
For a long time, I was obsessed with the past and chased only the dead.
But now I’ve learned to let people go.
I learned how to say goodbye.
I realized too late that everyone else learns early.
“I’d be happy if you just revived him without any cost. This isn’t a big deal. You’re surprised.”
“Why…”
“It’s thanks to you, Alexia. It’s thanks to you getting me into the Imperial University.”
“That’s… What the hell…”
I will never be able to forget about him, but there are people around me who will heal the wounds.
After coming to this world and entering the Imperial University, I got people who cherish and love me just as much as he does.
There are aspiring terrorists who do not know what kind of accident they will cause without me, and there are monarchs who do not know when they will turn into tyrants.
You couldn’t leave the living and go see the dead.
No choice was as foolish as that.
[Confirmed your will.]
[Shut down the system.]
At that time, the screen floating in front of my eyes disappeared in an instant.
No matter how much I shouted for shops and abilities, the translucent window never reappeared.
Instead, a window popped up that I had never seen before.
[Profile]
[Name: Schullus (Kim Jin-woo)]
[Gender: Male]
[Type: Mine]
[Congratulations.]
The last spear that came to my mind disappeared without warning.
That was the end.
All of the possessed perks disappeared.
I am now part of this world.
***
Alexia is dead.
When she came to her senses and looked back, she had already choked and her breath had stopped.
I went down the mountain and found a heart locker covered in snow and dragged it.
He was also on the verge of death, but after coming down and being nursed for a few days, he got well soon.
Anyway, it was filthy hard to be hard, in case it wasn’t the main character’s constitution.
I was very surprised when I heard that there were no deaths in the south.
I had a hunch that at least one of the two, Trienna Feline, could die.
Although Fellain was fractured all over her body and was unharmed, she said that Iris said that her complete recovery was possible.
She says that it will take a while, but if she stays calm, she will be able to return to normal ······.
Of course, she said that her body was moving a little, and she immediately tried to pick up her sword, but she broke her bones a few more times before she calmly focused on her treatment.
Trier’s wrists, which had been cut off, were attached very easily.
Because Iris was slick, she attached neatly.
She gets rid of her scars one last time. She has a round scar on her wrist, like her Frankenstein, due to Trier’s extreme rejection of her.
The one with her scars is cool or something ······.
It was an incomprehensible sensibility.
Still, the feeling of the bumps on her wrists when walking while holding her hand was subtly not bad.
“What is that? Explain it, Aria. Why are there so many people gathered in front of my house?”
“Ah, that’s what you mean. To put it simply, it’s because you’ve become a god.”
“What…?”
And then I became a god.
In place of the Aegis, whose prestige was severely damaged by the collapse of the Holy See, Aria began to present me as a god.
No matter how much I expressed my dislike, it was useless.
Actually, now that I’ve become the only demon, I’m no different from a god living eternal life with power close to omnipotence in this universe.
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In the end, I gave up.
I decided to be consistent with no response, regardless of whether others regard me as a god or not.
I was building a strange temple, but I was asked to come to the opening ceremony.
Of course, there were good things about being worshiped as a god.
All the remnants of Asylum have become loyalists who believe in me and die at every word I say.
As soon as I gave the order to dismantle Asylum, they quietly took care of themselves and were captured by the Imperials and taken away.
Citizens no longer tremble at the threat of suicide bombing.
“This is good news. The number of followers who have joined the Schluss Church has exceeded 10 million.”
“Why does it keep increasing?!”
At the same time, Schlussism continued to grow.
The Old Church and the Aegis Church could not be threatened, to the point where they could eat them.
Because of this, the confrontation between Catholicism and Protestantism became inevitable.
When I heard the news that Aegis was a real god with tradition and that Schlust was a real, real god, I was so ashamed that I was going crazy.
Although I have rarely intervened in religious activities, the use of force by believers is strictly prohibited.
I have never seen a religious war waged under my name in my lifetime.
As for marriage······ haa······.
There are so many things to say and they are deep.
Just thinking about it again will make the pain go away, so I’ll say it later.
Any other story can be said happily.
For example, yes.
Something like school talk.
“So… I will take a total of 50 credits of classes. Are you saying this now?”
“Yes, it is. Head Professor.”
“I refuse. There is no increase in credit limit.”
“If you accept, I will consider entering graduate school after graduation.”
“You should have said that earlier. Welcome.”
A total of 50 credits.
If that’s enough, you won’t even be able to go home because you’re taking care of all the food and lodging at school.
I decided to run away to school for just one semester.
Because of the marital problems, things got messed up, so being at home became a little, no, very uncomfortable.
The castle of refuge is a little dark, but it had its own justification.
I couldn’t graduate with them if I didn’t do something like this in the yard where I almost took two semesters off.
All I have left now is time, so there’s no problem with graduating late, but…
“Thank you. Then I’ll understand that the course registration has been confirmed.”
“Wait. Stop it.”
“What’s going on?”
“Are you really going to live forever?”
“Yes, it is.”
“·······.”
And I finally chose to live eternal life instead of Julia.
I decided to live forever, until there was no one left in this world except me, and he couldn’t be reincarnated.
When that time comes, there will be no one to whom I can remove my authority, so there will be no way to really turn it back.
Until then, all I had to do was pray that I wouldn’t hand over my powers to some strange guy if I went mad or capricious.
I can’t bear to give up my eternal life even if I’m embarrassed that I’ve been licking my mouth like this.
You should think about how to spend your old age, which is boring and boring.
I’ve seen one guy who lived without thinking and lived a lonely life farming vineyards and regretting it.
“Schlus Heinkel.”
“Oh, I dropped the last name. Now it’s just a schluss.”
“I see… Schluss. Do you know the meaning of that name?”
“The end in Freya. The end. Isn’t that what it means?”
“You’re well aware of it. Get off now. It’s unpleasant when the smell of demons taints the laboratory.”
A rare smile appeared on Ludwig’s face when he said that.
I bowed lightly to Ludwig and turned around.
“Whoa…”
I left the lab and smoked a cigarette.
As I raised my thumb, a spark burst from the tip of my finger and touched the end of the cigarette.
After that, he exhaled smoke and looked up at the sky.
It was a nice sunny day.
It was such a fine day, with no flashes of light pouring down from the sky, and no explosions heard from somewhere.
“Grunt·······.”
I smoked halfway, then turned off the light and stuffed it into the cigarette pack.
Because Emilia hates the smell of cigarettes…
She put a pack of cigarettes in her pocket and moved on.
I don’t know where I’m going.
On a fine day like this, I felt like walking anywhere.
‘Come to think of it, what was that profile?’
At the moment when all the perks of being possessed disappeared, a window that I had never seen before, called my profile, popped up.
There was definitely my name, along with Schluss, Kim Jin-woo, my real name.
It was proof that I had not completely assimilated with Schluss.
I decided to live eternal life, but the end of this life definitely exists, and after that, Kim Jin-woo’s life continues.
As the last profile, that fact was confirmed.
Who am I?
It’s a question I’ve repeatedly asked myself countless times, but I’ve never been able to give a clear answer.
But now I can say it with confidence.
The one who sees the end of this world with both eyes.
A person who closes his eyes only after this world ends.
The end of everything.
I am Schluss.