132 – 132. Angel Arael (1)
The sparring with Midwinter ended with my defeat. To be precise, it was abstention, but even if you abstain, defeat is defeat.
After the Dalian, Midwyeol was confident that he could beat Ryu Tae-hyeon at this level. However, knowing his real strength, I couldn’t be sure.
At this point, Ryu Tae-hyeon’s strength is at the upper level of A-class. No matter how much Midwinter grew up in a week, it was not an opponent that could be easily defeated. Even in the original work, it was after going up to the second year that Midgeoreum first defeated ‘Ryu Tae-hyun, who showed his full potential’.
Well, that’s something Midwinter should take care of.
That’s how my only schedule for the weekend came to an end. After that, I spent the weekend with nothing to do.
On Saturday, after resting well at home, we had dinner together while Haneul came to Yewon’s house to get the genealogy for the test (actually, the genealogy can be sent by e-mail, so there was no need to come in person), and on Sunday, the faculty After exercising and training at the Yong Training Center, he went on a 3-hour evening shift.
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Like that, the weekend ended on a Sunday night. Exactly, the morning that goes over to Monday.
I came alone in front of the clock tower at Yeongnangho Lake Park to meet the angel Arael, just as she said.
The time indicated by the clock tower is 2:29 AM.
Soon after, the minute hand clicked and moved to indicate 30 minutes. As if it had been promised, a blue shimmer occurred in the space in front of the clock tower.
– Blame.
In the midst of the shimmering, an angel with white wings descended.
Purple eyes with purple-white hair. Her square-angled pupils suggested that she was no ordinary human being.
The hem of the dress, cut deep to the waist, fluttered slowly even though the wind was not blowing. The only thing she wore was her thin silky dress.
-Keying.
A yellow halo floated above her head, emitting a bright light that dispelled the darkness of dawn. Even though it was the descent of an angel, it was very noisy. As I frowned at the dazzling sight, the halo’s light gradually began to diminish as if it had been considerate of me.
“…… Long time no see.”
I said so in a calm tone. However, it was only a fake calm. A slightly trembling voice and a gaze that didn’t even make eye contact.
With that lack of confidence, I realized that the angel in front of me was the stupid angel I had met earlier.
“Yes. Long time no see.”
Angel Arael.
The detestable servant of the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure who possessed me in this world. She looked up at me with trembling eyes.
“Seeing that you are doing well, it seems that you are still hiding the fact that you were found out by me, right? I heard that the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure is also a god, so don’t you think it’s omnipotent?”
“… ….”
Despite my smirking, Arael just kissed his lips and couldn’t say anything in response. Hesitating while looking at the other side of the extension, even if his personality was weak, he was too weak.
“So. What is the purpose of the angel, the messenger of God, personally traveling like this today? They say it’s because of the quest reward, but it wouldn’t be an ordinary thing to come here yourself. Yes?”
“…… Me, as I promised last time. Everyone, I’m here to inform you of the crisis that will come to you. System messages leave traces, and I don’t have permission to send all messages in the first place, so I do this directly…….”
“Not authorized to send messages? Then what was the message that called me here?”
“That’s with the help of another sister-“
Arael, who responded reflexively, covered his mouth with a look of regret. I laughed bitterly at that response.
“Another sister? Are you talking about another angel?”
“…… I can’t tell you.”
“I can’t tell you. It’s obvious. In other words, there is at least one other angel besides you that is friendly to me. I knew it was good.”
“… ….”
Arrael chewed his lips with a look of resentment. I felt it the other day, but even if this angel was stupid, he was too stupid. To the point where I wondered if he was really the subordinate of the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure.
Could her stupidity in not being able to tell a single lie properly be because she is an angel?
It was an interesting topic, but it was a good thing. I skipped it with a smile and asked a question that came to my mind.
“But is it okay if you come to see me in person like this? What are you going to do if the other angels or the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure see it?”
“The sister who is observing you right now… …. There are no angels. Each angel has a job, and it’s my job to observe you.”
After saying that, Arael hesitated for a moment, then added in a small voice.
“…… There are three more angels observing the underworld, but those angels are observing the other possessors and won’t bother with this one.”
Unlike a while ago, this time it wasn’t a slip of the tongue, but it was meant to be clear. Besides, it was never something to be taken lightly.
“Other ‘possessors’?”
There is no reason to use such an expression if there is only one person other than me. At my point, Arael pursed her lips with an anxious face, then nodded slightly.
“Yes. Currently, there are a total of four possessed chairs in this world. Besides the Kang Ha-neul you know, there are still two more.”
“Who are those two?”
“I can’t really tell you that. Because when you find out the identities of those two, you’re going to do something. If you act as if you noticed the identity of the possessor without any clue, the other angels will think it strange.”
“Then why are you just telling me that there are two more possessors?”
“That… …. Ramiel unnie said so. Until then, I’d better tell you.”
“Ramiel?”
“Yes. For some reason, Ramiel unnie is very partial to you. She asked me to help you, and it was Ramiel who lent me permission to use system messages this time.”
For some reason, Arael coolly revealed the existence of another angel that had been kept secret until a while ago. Is it the intention of disclosing the irrelevant information first, rather than trying to hide it halfway and getting caught like before?
‘Anyway, he’s an angel who favors me… ….’
I couldn’t figure out why they were taking care of me, so it was suspicious.
However, even if he has an ulterior motive, it seems like he is kind to me and wants to help me on the outside, so it’s okay to keep quiet and watch him for now.
“…… Well, I can’t tell you more about the other possessors, so let’s just say this. So, what is the danger that will come upon me?”
“Do you remember how the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure personally intervened and made various changes in the beginning of the possession?”
There was no way I couldn’t remember. The existence of the guards, which were not in the original work right away, and most of the quests I had cleared so far were the result of the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure twisting the original work at will to fool me.
“…… Even the god who created the world is forbidden from interfering beyond a certain level with the underworld. However, the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure intervened in the underworld until just before you narrowly crossed that ‘line’. In particular, because of Ramiel’s sister pulling the knight’s tomb forward on her own, the walls between dimensions…….”
Arael, who was speechless, pursed his lips with a troubled expression. She opened and closed the fingers of her hands and made a frustrated expression, then she sighed and said.
“…… I can’t explain in detail, but somehow circumstances have arisen, and the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure will not be able to directly intervene in the underworld for the time being.”
“Isn’t it a crisis at all just by listening to the story?”
“No. Heavenly Demon of Pleasure is no longer able to directly intervene, so I raised the difficulty level of the ordeal set for you to the highest level. To make everything in the world work against you.”
At those words, I frowned. All the variables in the world are working against me. It was never something to be taken lightly.
“If the trials that came to you in the past were intentional trials, now various hardships that no one could have predicted will come randomly. No, it’s already started. The reason why Kang Ha-neul kidnappers were able to break through Green House’s security so easily and why Wilhelm became stronger than in the original story is all because the difficulty of the ordeal has increased.”
“Ha.”
I laughed out loud because I was so dumbfounded.
Both of the incidents that Arael cited as examples were recent major incidents that threatened my life or the lives of people around me. When I thought that such incidents would come randomly in the future, the future was bleak. Even the messenger of God, Arael, would not be able to warn me of the future if the occurrence of the incident was really ‘random’.
“f*ck. I wanted to be able to live a little longer, but the more I go, the more mountains I get.”
In my frustration, I inadvertently rummaged through my pockets for cigarettes and remembered what I had left at home. Hearing this damn news not long after I had made up my mind to quit smoking, it was as if the world was encouraging me not to quit smoking.
‘Well, if you think about it, nothing has changed that much since I told you.’
In the first place, the development of the original story was twisted. It was there when the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure intervened and now. The only difference was whether or not the process was under the control of the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure.
‘It could be a good thing. If the original story changes randomly without even the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure intervening, it would be possible to turn a crisis into an opportunity according to what I do within it.’
A typical example of this was the attack on the tomb of this article. It appeared much earlier than the original, and according to Arrael, the level of difficulty also increased, but I was able to somehow manage to capture it and get various rewards and a personal connection with Seol Ah-hyun.
‘…… Come to think of it, what the hell was that rosario?’
A red rosary that Wilhelm passed on to me saying that it might come in handy someday.
As soon as I received it, it turned into a red liquid and penetrated my body. What was it? As she looked at her, wondering if she would know if it was Arael, her innocent angel tilted her head slightly and asked first.
“Do you have any questions?”
“I have a question about the Knight’s Grave…….”
When I let go of my rhyme, Arael hardened her expression in shock.
“…… What are you curious about?”
At first, I was going to ask about Wilhelm’s Rosario. Although the dungeon has already been cleared, there are knights who have escaped from the dungeon. With the intention of asking everything I was curious about at this point, I asked a question that was different from what I originally thought.
“You said that the knight’s tomb became more difficult than before because of the increased difficulty. Then, is the four knights, which were not in the original work, also part of such an increase in difficulty?”
A word spoken like rhyme to ask about the escaped knight, Ein Dietrich.
“… ….”
However, for some reason Arael did not immediately answer the question. She or she could not answer. She, however, was not oblivious. Her hesitant face seemed to be weighing what was acceptable and what was not.
“…… Why?”
From that attitude, I was convinced that there was some important secret involved with the knight’s tomb. Otherwise, she would have no reason to hesitate, as she had been talking so well.
“Is this something you can’t reveal to me?”
Arael immediately nodded at my question. But the very next moment, he shook his head.
“…… Is that so or not?”
“…… Ramiel said it’s okay to talk to you about the Knight’s Tomb. No, she begged me to talk.”
“Then we can talk-“
“But I was against it. No matter how much unnie favors you, there are things she can tell you and there are things she can’t…….”
So to speak, Arael was torn between her sister’s orders and her own standards. If she, who seemed to have no backbone at all, would be conflicted like this, it would surely not be an ordinary thing.
‘What the heck is there a secret you can’t tell… ….’
That curiosity did not last long. It was because Arael, who had been conflicting while biting her lip, raised her head with a resolute expression, as if she had made up her mind soon.
“…… I’ll just tell you. There must be a reason why Ramiel-sister told you to tell this…….”
I wondered what kind of existence an angel named Ramiel would be to Arael, but it was something I would welcome. As if to say something, he gave a signal with his chin, and Arael, who had been hesitant, finally opened his mouth.
“Actually, the grave of a knight… ….”
The truth that eventually came out of his mouth was shocking even for me to hear.