＜ Episode 148 ＞
It is not directly visible.
It just appeared naturally, as if it was supposed to be there.
The gaze that began to be felt from each and every star filling the universe-like space was already filling their surroundings, and the transcendental something felt in each gaze made it breathtaking just to recognize it.
None of the three were non-superhuman, but despite this, their bodies shrank from the naturally constricting presence.
Beep beep.
Again the Great Hawk let out a long cry.
“······after.”
“Huh.”
The ego, which seemed to disappear under the pressure of a natural presence, found its place.
“Protect yourself with your abilities. establish one’s self This is not a real space.”
At Hawke’s words, John and Fioren hardened their expressions, and John’s superpower and Fioren’s barrier shone.
“······Right. Did he just blow away his consciousness? Then there is a way.”
Uh.
The red line extending from Fioren’s barrier was entangled in a complicated pattern, and the completed magical pattern released its power.
A subtle aura slowly spread out and reached the space supported by John’s ability, and I could feel John’s clouded mind getting a little colder.
“Thank you.”
“It was nothing.”
The agency pulled out this ability more vigorously, and based on that output, John’s gaze, which solidified the surrounding space, scanned the surroundings.
sea of stars.
There was nothing different from the space John had seen so far, but he opened his mouth as he looked at the approaching scene with a distinctly different meaning.
“Are each of those stars transcendent?”
“yes. Each one of those stars is what you could say is the gods, demons, and great spirits watching Luna.”
With Hawke’s words, his gaze focused again, and enormous pressure poured in, but he was already prepared and able to endure.
Countless countless stars.
It was to the point of being stunned to hear that each of them were transcendental beings watching Luna, and unlike Fioren, whose complexion turned white, John’s expression did not change much.
How to see as much as you know.
Fioren, who had been introduced to magic and delved deeply into it, and eventually ascended to the rank of superhuman, knew all too well how absurd the situation and the truth were, but it didn’t mean much to John.
The important thing is to identify your enemies and reach your goal.
The Fixer had no intention of giving up no matter what the enemy was, and that is why he was not frustrated even though he felt the bleak reality.
“······indeed. If so, there must be some possibility. Is it because I am a stranger who is not bound by the righteous cause and effect of this land?”
John couldn’t make out the meaning of what Hawk muttered, but Fioren heard it and changed his expression again.
“Do you think it is possible?”
Hawk laughed at Fioren’s voice, which was somehow filled with despair.
“That’s something I don’t know. it’s not my job I’m just showing what I want. but.”
As he regained his composure and watched the solver staring at each star with cool eyes, Hawk continued.
“I think that man would do something.”
“······yes.”
Human beings choose one of two things in front of an irresistible existence.
resist or succumb.
The wizard’s consciousness, which had confirmed numerous transcendent beings, was on the verge of succumbing in despair, but he regained his composure after seeing the solver calmly assessing his enemies.
fellow trader.
Being a business partner is properly established when each other is in an equal relationship, especially in Luna.
‘I can’t lose.’
A clear will builds a firm pillar in the heart and drives away the despair that engulfed the whole body.
oh oh oh
As the red line dances, the magic formula is raised and the barrier becomes stronger.
Wizards twist the laws to deceive the world, and eventually make their own laws and impose their own laws on the world.
Its strong ego is second to none, and its self-righteous personality stubbornly walks its path, even if it is wrong.
Fioren was like that too.
As he walked through the underworld, he was stained with countless blood, never ceased to fight, and eventually took the karma upon his body, but he did not give in.
All for the sake of magic completion.
Fioren’s expression became solemn as he reflected on his entire life in an instant, and a soft light emanated from the barrier surrounding his body.
“… Hoo.”
An exclamation of exclamation flowed out of Hawke’s mouth when he saw it, and John also made a surprised expression.
In this short moment, Fioren took another step forward.
“You don’t have to pay the debt.”
John nodded in agreement at Hawke’s murmuring.
It was the result of coincidence coincidence, but in the end it would not have happened if Hawk had not brought Fioren into this space.
Even after excluding Hawke’s debt to Fioren, there is still a lot of change left.
“Then talk to me.”
The cool eyes of the solver and the dark sorcerer’s eyes collided.
“What you want is the same. Of course I will pay the price.”
There was a strong will in the cold tone.
“I promise.”
Hawke’s expression became solemn.
“The promise of a seed that has the potential to destroy a single world…”
A smile appeared on the solemn face.
“Enough.”
Beep beep.
The great hawk let out a long cry and spread its wings wide.
The wings, barely large enough to cover Hawk’s body, grew endlessly and stretched out into the sea of stars. At the same time, a black line emerged from John’s body and slowly began to move.
“This?”
“It embodies the thread of cause and effect. I made it visible that it originally existed.”
Hawk is a sorcerer who has become a superhuman by only sharpening his good eyesight.
Although she doesn’t have any special fighting skills, her ability to see was unmatched by anyone in Luna, and it’s not that difficult to make the invisible visible in general.
“It’s not like I’m doing any damage, I’m just making it visible, so it doesn’t go against causality.”
He giggled and spoke.
“Let’s see. Who brought you here?”
John turned his gaze toward the black line that stretched out towards the sea of stars at a speed that seemed infinitely slow, but as fast as the speed of light.
***
“I think it will take some time, so let’s talk.”
The black thread was spreading at a terrifying speed, but this is the sea of stars.
The distance was farther than meets the eye, and no matter how fast it seemed, it would take quite some time.
Hawke took a peek at Fioren, who had her eyes closed with a solemn expression, and opened her mouth.
“Do you know why Luna is getting so much attention?”
“Well?”
This is a topic that John, who considered his own survival as the highest priority, had never thought about it.
“This is something you should know. After all, it is a story related to your situation.”
“Don’t listen.”
Seeing John straighten his posture, Hawk smiled in satisfaction.
“Luna. To be precise, it is the star we are stepping on. This star is old.”
The eyes of a blind man who lost the light captured the devastated star.
“Innumerable civilizations have been born and died. No one knows how many civilizations there were. It is said that human civilization peaked during the Great War, but a civilization comparable to that is buried in the past, and we are holding our breath as we watch the timing for the ghosts of the past to revive. What does the lifespan of a star like this really mean?”
“It’s a long story.”
I couldn’t understand the story on a completely different scale from the civilization of Earth, which was John’s original world.
“I don’t know what the civilization of the original world you were in is like, but this planet is special. Countless gods gathered to form a pantheon, and those gods protected the planet from external attacks. Well, that’s a thing of the past now.”
Hawke’s face twisted slightly.
“In the distant time, the power of the gods has also faded, and it seems that they are barely blocking external attacks. It’s also weakened, so it’s allowed to attack. After all, the star is devastated.”
There are holes in the atmosphere covering the devastated star, through which ominous energy is pouring into the stars.
“It is a devastated star, and its lifespan is short. It is a star destined to eventually perish. Well, that’s a long time for mortals like us.”
The sun, along with the stars, was also reaching its end of life, and was spewing out its last strength like a flame about to go out, so eventually this solar system will cool down.
“For the gods, demons, and transcendents of the outer world, there is no coveted corner. It would be too costly to use power on a dying star like this. Rather, it is more constructive to reach out to other stars at that time.”
A cynical voice came out, but John listened in silence.
“Still, there is a reason why they reach out. There is a reason why the exhausted gods are desperately protecting the planet.”
“What is it?”
The reason why I have to somehow reach out to the dying star.
Perhaps that’s why John was brought here, and so are the players.
“Causal.”
A cold voice escaped Hawke’s mouth.
“Or karma. Whatever you say, I like it.”
A devastated star caught John’s eyes.
“You said there were countless civilizations. These cases are rare. It was not simply a star where living things prospered, but countless intelligent entities prospered and faded repeatedly with their own civilization. In the meantime, how many causalities have accumulated in the stars? In the eyes of us mortals, it is a devastated and dying star, but in the eyes of the transcendent, it is nothing short of a brilliant jewel.”
Hawke’s gaze captured countless stars twinkling in space.
“It will shine brighter than any other star here.”
The devastated earth, where the polluted atmosphere barely wraps around the stars and protects them from space, begins to look completely different.
***
“······Then the players can be said to be the guardians called by the gods. Destruction like me is the advance guard of the invaders.”
“You should think so.”
At Hawke’s answer, John smiled dejectedly.
“It seems there is such a thing as fate.”
John’s life.
On Earth, he was put into countless black ops operations, and succeeded in more than half of them.
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Most of them are sabotage such as assassination and bombing.
Innumerable lives fell at his hands, and nations, groups, and cities were destroyed by his hands, losing power and falling down.
Even though it was done according to the order of the state, what John has been doing is terrorism in the end.
John was one of the top five terrorists in the world.
That’s how John’s mind and body were worn out, and when he was barely retiring and trying to live a new life, Luna was kidnapped and fell.
However, the reason for kidnapping him was to have him do the same thing as on Earth, what if this is not destiny?
but that’s why
“I don’t want to suffer such a fate.”
John did not want to submit to fate.
“I decide my path.”
Silently following the government’s orders is repaying the favor of accepting and training orphans who have no place to go.
Thinking he had paid enough, John left the army, and the state had no choice but to let him go.
However, isn’t the target who kidnapped him now as Luna not giving him any favors?
It made me sick to my stomach to dismiss it as mere fate and move on.
Uh.
Its organs pulsate and forcefully eject its supernatural powers.
Words with a stronger will than ever before are engraved in the world, and an extremely sharp mind has become a sharp spear, ready to stab anything in the world.
If John was the seed of destruction until just now, he is now a germinated sprout.
Hawk smiled softly as he watched John dominate the space around him with an infinitely ominous aura.
And.
“Looks like it’s almost done.”
The black thread extending from John’s body crossed the sea of stars and reached an ominous cluster of stars in the distance.
＜ Episode 148 ＞ End