100 – The Truth
After receiving the sealed letter, Iron Bucket looked at his future self again.
─First of all, I am grateful that you are willing to help my master.
“Not your master, but our master…”
─I will forward this letter to my master. But there is one thing we must make clear.
Even though we are aware that we are allies.
The Iron Rice Bowl spoke to the future Iron Rice Bowl, showing hostility.
─You and I are not the same beings. Please keep in mind that you are also my master, not your master.
“What does that mean?”
The eyebrows of the future iron rice bowl twitched.
A faint lifelike spirit flowed out and filled the space, but Iron Rice Bucket paid no attention and quietly blurted out what he wanted to say.
─You are only vaguely similar to me in name, appearance, and life background. It’s a completely different entity. So, rather than saying I came from the future, I think it would be more appropriate to say I came from a parallel world with a different time zone. If you were successful in completely reversing time, wouldn’t the power you had built up also go backwards and disappear, and you would still be where you are now? You failed to go back in time when you first came over with your body preserved.
“······I am vaguely aware of that. The fact that two of me exist in the same time zone is closer to dimensional movement rather than time reversal. But so what does that mean?”
─Even though you know that, you still come out so shamelessly? You and I are not the same person, so how can my master be your master? Don’t you think it’s contradictory?
For some reason, Iron Rice Bucket’s emotions seemed to be heightened. The slightly trembling voice was the evidence. The appearance of always maintaining calm was nowhere to be seen.
“Although we are in different dimensions, we are so similar that it is no exaggeration to say that we are the same.”
─Shut up. Even though I am different from you, I am completely different.
After cutting off the future Iron Rice Bowl, Iron Rice Bowl glanced sideways at Cha Yu-ra and then spoke again.
─You massacred innocent humans in your anger at losing your master. Palbuntu······. No, everyone except Youngji Kim… Even the assistant in the car next to me right now.
“···Please correct your remarks. They were not innocent at all. “I hated and hated my master, so I deserved to die.”
─Don’t talk nonsense!
The iron rice bowl shouted, which I had not heard before.
It was unusual for such emotions to be revealed.
The Iron Rice Bowl continued talking while glaring at the future Iron Rice Bowl as if looking at a bug.
─Do not shift responsibility. They were victims just like you. Don’t you know this deep down? How long are you planning to ignore reality and pretend to be a victim? Rather, you should have sincerely apologized to them. Even though you were brainwashed, you were the one who created the drug in the end.
“······.”
─I cannot understand you at all for turning your resentment towards innocent people. Even if something like that had happened to me, I would have blamed myself, not them. And together with them, he would have sought revenge on the beings called writers. So, don’t conflate you and me, both of whom have rotten ways of thinking, as being the same. It’s unpleasant.
“If you were to experience that future, it is clear that you would make the same choice as me.”
─Do not make any assertions. I told you I am different from you.
An unusual current of air flowed between the two.
It was like a confrontation between archenemies.
But did they decide that there would be no benefit in wrangling here all day?
The future iron rice bowl was the first to raise the white flag and live.
“Yes. It certainly seems like you and I are different. I never thought you would show your emotions and focus on the fact that you only killed humans. “Not now, but at the time, I thought that a world without a master had no value in existence, and that the humans in that world were also trash with no value in existence.”
─······Of course, I agree with that idea to some extent. Because I don’t care about people I don’t know. However, my close friends, like my assistant, are second only to my master.
The future iron rice bowl smiled bitterly after hearing the answer.
“In this world line, there are people other than my master who are important to me… “You seem to have a different way of thinking than me.”
─Do not smile at my face. It’s disgusting.
“Yes. Because expressionless expression suits me.”
─Why did your tone of voice become obscene again? Please use your original tone.
“Didn’t you say that you and I are different beings? “I want to change the way I speak to differentiate myself.”
─······The more I listen to it, the more disgusting it sounds, but just do whatever you want. It’s not my place to interfere, so I’ll just ignore it. Anyway, so what are you going to do?
“What do you mean?”
─Didn’t I tell you that my master is not your master? That means there is no reason whatsoever for you to help my master. Are you still going to help me?
“Of course we have to help. Otherwise, the reason I came here will disappear.”
─I understand. Is there anything else to say?
“Yes. “I already finished what I wanted to tell you.”
─Then let’s go. Don’t worry, this letter will be delivered well.
The Iron Bucket gently shook the letter and then turned towards the portal. Then she tapped Cha Yura’s shoulder and said,
─Tea assistant. What do you do while you’re blank?
“Huh? I was trying to sort out what I just heard in my head… Because it’s full of things I don’t understand.
─I will get the master’s consent later and explain it step by step. For now, let’s go back.
“Uh, yes!”
Just like that, Iron Rice Bowl and Cha Yu-ra crossed the portal and left the back room.
***
Letting go of the iron rice bowl.
The future iron rice bowl that was left in the back room collapsed on the floor, as if it had run out of steam.
─Hey, hey. Are you okay?
Azazel asked as if he was worried.
The future iron breadbasket waved his hand and made a motion indicating that it was okay.
“I was just a little dizzy from being beaten with facts. “I think my performance in this world is very good.”
─······I see. But didn’t you say you should change your way of speaking?
“I just tried it. “It seems like you’re wary of me, so let’s lighten the mood.”
Ryoji Kuroda, who had been watching silently, slowly approached and asked.
─If what that guy said earlier is true… Doesn’t that mean you won’t meet your master after all?
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“Yes. My master can never return. Because I killed him with my own hands… “I feel mixed after facing the truth that I had tried so hard to ignore.”
─Anyway, although the appearance and personality are the same, the Lee Hyun-seong of this world is a different being from your master.
“Yes. “It was just my selfishness to project my master onto that person, even deceiving myself.”
─Then the person to ask for forgiveness is…
“My master has already disappeared, so I have no one to ask for forgiveness.”
─······But are you still willing to help me by sacrificing your soul? Even though he is not your master but merely a similar being?
“Of course. Even though he is not my real master… “If I don’t atone in this way, all my actions so far will have been in vain.”
The future iron rice bowl jumped up from its seat.
“Me from the past…. No, I also hope that the iron rice bowl of this world will not face the same future as me.”
The future iron rice bowl reached out to the wall. Then a black portal was created.
“I’ve delivered the letter, now let’s just do our own thing.”
─There is no time to rest.
“Fake gods are disgusting creatures that multiply faster than cockroaches, so there is no time for them to rest. He quickly kills all the writers and liberates this world.”
They crossed the black portal and disappeared from the back room.
Further observations were impossible.
***
The day before the friendly sparring.
All Hero Academy students, including instructors, were gathered in room 204 of the Pasasak Mansion.
Instructor Tak Jae-hwan.
Instructor Yumi Han.
Baek So-ah.
Currently, there were three people who did not know that I was possessed.
Kim Young-ji and Seo Han-bit already knew.
Cha Yu-ra said that she met and became acquainted with the Iron Bucket from the future some time ago.
At first, I wondered what it was.
I received a letter from a guy who said he came from the future.
I didn’t believe it at all until Iron Rice Bucket explained it in detail.
‘When the novel enters the second part, the genre changes and I am hated by everyone and then executed… What’s with all that development? Is the author out of ideas? ‘You should also hit the brain in moderation.’
Somehow, it seemed like the writer looking at me was crazier than I imagined.
And this fact was first conveyed to Kim Young-ji.
When Kim Young-ji heard those words, she cursed as if she was dumbfounded. She said that the writer should be materialized somehow and beaten up.
Anyway, the reason we gathered like this was, of course, to explain the situation I was in.
When this world reaches its ending.
People around me may change their feelings toward me.
Since we were planning to attack Liberation immediately after the friendly sparring, it was right to prepare our hearts in advance.
“So… Lee Hyun-seong, are you saying you have two souls?”
Instructor Tak Jae-hwan asked me a question.
The possessor could be misunderstood as someone who originally stole Lee Hyeon-seong’s soul, so as Kim Young-ji advised, he was introduced as a fusion person. In the end, there was no problem because the meaning was the same.
“Yes. “You can think of it as a fusion of souls from different worlds.”
“······It is the fusion of souls. “If you think about it, it’s not impossible.”
I continued the explanation step by step, starting from the range that was understandable.