279 – EP.11 Fake Guardian-3
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After a satisfying meal, the two spent time at their respective seats.
Kang In-ho stayed in the kitchen and washed the dishes, and Kim Seong-ah stayed at her table and watched YouTube.
“There’s a sofa in the living room.”
Kang In-ho spoke while rubbing a sponge soaked in detergent into a bowl.
“Why are you turning on the light in the living room? It’s a waste of money.”
A darkened living room. Except when I came to this house on the first day, the lights were always off.
“It’s good to save.”
Correcting appropriately, he shifted his gaze to the sink.
Washing dishes has just begun.
“…….”
Kim Seong-ah alternately looked at his back and the screen of his cell phone.
The sight of him wearing an apron in the kitchen came to me without much discomfort.
***
The huge door opens, and a woman in an alluring outfit walks in.
As she wondered if she could stand, her high heels made a clicking sound.
Waist gray, wavy hair that goes down to the waist, with bangs covering one eye.
Clothing made of latex that sticks to the body.
The voluptuous breasts, narrow waist, and large buttocks swayed every time she walked.
“Four Heavenly Kings Lilith, meet the witch.”
Standing under her throne, she bowed her waist and showed respect.
“You sent bats and centaurs, right?”
Her voice fell from a high place where she couldn’t look up.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“I don’t think they were sent for the purpose of invasion.”
In other words, if they were sent for the purpose of invasion, it would be disappointing.
Gulping, the Four Heavenly Kings Lilith swallowed.
“First of all, it was to understand the magical girl’s power.”
“I guess I got something from Persona.”
“During the fight with Persona, the magical girl showed a level of magical power that exceeded our expectations. That’s why we tried to research information about her combat power again.”
Lilith explained while sweating.
“Did you get satisfactory information?”
Upon hearing a slightly softened voice, Lilith let out a sigh of relief within her.
“Yes, I have definitely seen growth since the fight with Persona.”
“I see. Again?”
The question was, “Is this really all there is?”
Lilith quickly opened her mouth.
“Also, there is something I gained through the eyes of the centaur.”
Lilith took one of her eyes out of her arms and crushed it with her fist.
The blood rose like steam, creating a picture.
“Hoo….”
The witch looking at the picture showed interest.
“I don’t know her exact identity, but I found a human accompanying a magical girl. Considering that she was next to her during the bat attack, there is a high probability that she knows her identity.”
Lilith quickly explained further.
“But the power of the stars would erase people’s memories.”
“Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to find out that part yet. However, seeing as he was next to her like that, we thought there was a high probability that he was connected to the magical girl in some way.”
“I see. Good job. Go away.”
“Yes!”
Lilith carefully stood up and slowly walked backwards away from her throne.
She closed the door and let out the breath she had been holding. It was her sigh of relief.
“…….”
She saw again the sight that the centaur’s eyes had seen.
An ordinary human being next to a red-haired magical girl.
“I think I saw it somewhere.”
All humans look alike.
With the strangely familiar human figure entering her mind once again, she moved towards her living quarters.
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2 O’clock in the morning.
When Kim Seong-ah went up, rubbing her eyes as if she was tired from her today’s activities, Kang In-ho went out to her veranda and sat cross-legged on her.
She wasn’t particularly upset when she got caught, but she didn’t need to show it either.
As he continued his meditation, he slowly let his consciousness settle inward.
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His consciousness was submerged in a vast sea of images.
I think I heard a splashing sound.
The feeling of being placed in a huge space. I feel a lump beneath my feet.
Pull it down and try her best.
Unlike last time when it didn’t move, it twitches even slightly.
‘Not enough.’
It is something to be happy about when power moves according to will, but if it cannot be brought out, it is meaningless in the end.
After several minutes of trying to muster up his strength and not getting the results he wanted, he slowly opened his eyes.
Cold sweat dripped from his forehead.
“…….”
The wind blowing from outside cooled his body.
He slowly got up and returned to the living room.
The living room, with the lights off, looks a little big somehow. He sits on the sofa and watches a TV that looks like it hasn’t been used for a long time.
It was a pitch black rectangular board that had no power.
The outside light from the veranda illuminated the living room, albeit in a small way.
He made eye contact with himself reflected on the TV.
With methods in the martial arts world, the power dormant inside cannot be utilized.
In that case, we should be able to use it using the methods of this world.
[It is a kind of self-suggestion, so it is a necessary process to derive power.]
What Seongah Kim said naturally came to mind.
“It’s a self-suggestion….”
He stood in the middle of the empty living room and took a deep breath.
“It was a mask, right?”
He took a deep breath, brought his right hand to his face, and shouted.
“With the power of the Four Heavenly Kings!! Transformation!!!”
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……
But nothing happened.
“Ha… Uncle, what on earth are you doing?”
Kim Seong-ah, who was watching the entire process, asked from the landing.
It was a sleepy, hazy face, but the voice clearly contained an emotion of disgust.