365 – 349.Opening-6
After receiving Hades’ report, I immediately left for the east.
In order to catch Pingchang, the bait named Kang Jun-hyuk was thrown out and now the bites have come.
In order not to waste time, I did everything I could to arrive at the eastern end.
‘It was a waste of time… ….’
Compared to the time when the bite came, I lifted the fishing rod too late.
The time between recognizing the kidnapping and the time it took for the report from Hades to reach me was just one day.
Ping Chang, who received the power of foreign media, would have been able to kidnap hundreds of Kang Jun-hyuk in a day.
In reality, there was only one Kang Jun-hyuk, so the kidnapping was easy, and the demon king was turned into a cold corpse.
It’s like losing the bait and even the hook while trying to catch a big fish.
I had no choice but to admit my mistake of being too insensitive to the Demon King and Kang Jun-hyuk.
‘The tension should not be relaxed until the end.’
It was my first time experiencing the bitterness of a complete defeat, but it was not the time to be disappointed.
Other operations to put an end to the foreign media were proceeding smoothly, and I had to work hard to ensure that Professor Veronica’s research was completed.
It was a pity that we lost Ping Chang, but we firmly believed that we could win even if she appeared again in the future.
Even if Ping-chang turns Kang Jun-hyuk into a being similar to himself.
‘My thoughts were short-lived.’
Only three days until the foreign press arrives.
Sure enough, Ping Chang and Kang Jun-hyuk showed up to deal with us.
Definitely different from previous enemies, they were strong, but they were not an opponent that could never be defeated.
But the biggest problem was not their military power.
‘Who would have imagined that such a variable existed?’
The most impressive ‘singularity’ among the stories told by Orti, the world manager.
He is a special being with the power to overturn predetermined fate, and only one person must exist in this world.
I, who possessed Bern, was the singularity, and Kang Jun-hyuk, who was the singularity in Adok Choi, ceased to be a singularity when another soul entered.
As a result, this world developed completely differently from the novel I knew, and Bern’s bad ending disappeared.
There was bound to be a happy ending after defeating the foreigners, but that dream was dashed.
‘I never thought Kang Joon-hyuk, who became a monster due to the power of foreign media, would become another singularity.’
He was originally destined to be possessed by a character in another novel.
I just faced a change in fate by becoming Kang Jun-hyuk due to a person named me.
From the beginning, he was not an outlier.
However, as Kang Jun-hyuk’s identity changed completely due to foreign media, he was reborn as an obvious outlier.
As a result, the worst condition of two singularities was created, and the world, which sensed a crisis, entered the path of destruction.
‘If you ask me what the true end is, I can now answer with confidence.’
The earth cracked, buildings collapsed, the sky turned bright red as meteorites fell, and finally, the sea swallowed up the land.
So is it safe in the sea? That wasn’t it either.
All volcanoes beneath the surface erupted, making even the ocean an uninhabitable environment.
No matter how strong the creature was, it could not prevent the endless natural disasters.
The world could not accept the fact that the singularity of Kang Jun-hyuk and I coexisted, and eventually it was destroyed.
That’s how my life was going to end in tragedy.
‘If it weren’t for Professor Veronica’s research.’
At the end of the apocalypse, time retrograde research has ended dramatically.
Professor Veronica remained alone and continued research even when all the researchers left.
Thanks to her hard work, someone was able to travel to the past and save her life.
She tried her best until the end, and even when she used her time reversal magic, she tried not to hold a grudge.
However, Professor Veronica said that thanks to her, she was able to complete her research, which she had wanted for a long time, and she handed over her permission to me.
“That’s why I have memories of the future.”
[It’s perplexing, but if you say that, it must be true.]
“I swear there wasn’t a single lie in it.”
[However, if there is one question, the contractor has never met a person named Professor Veronica. There was no one like that even at the Academy.]
“The reason is simple. The world has changed so that I cannot repeat time travel. “Professor Veronica has moved into a world where she did not do her research in the first place.”
In other words, there are no second chances.
This is the last chance, and it should be seen as a rule that the same mistake will never be tolerated.
“After failing greatly this time, I feel certain.”
[What is it?]
“I am not perfect.”
Force was natural and there was also laxity in planning.
Nevertheless, I let my guard down at the most important moment, and that complacency was truly fatal.
“So, I plan to set stricter standards for myself.”
[You have a good attitude.]
“If you feel like I’m loosening up even a little, please help me come to my senses by criticizing me.”
[Ah, if it’s something like that, I’ll do whatever I can.]
After overcoming failure, I reaffirmed my resolve to never let down my guard.
I lifted my head, removing my hand from the chest I had been clutching until it hurt.
The disaster was so painful that a fishy taste still lingers in my mouth.
I have to move forward in order to avoid having to go through that.
[So what do you plan to do now?]
“Let’s go and break the head of the Pingchang b*tch first.”
Whether before or now, my purpose has remained the same.
***
Bern returned to the not-too-distant past with the help of Professor Veronica.
In this episode, he arrived at his destination before Hades’ report came in and hid himself in the forest.
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There was also a way to protect Kang Jun-hyuk by hovering around him.
However, there was a high possibility that Sherin would not come, so Bern deliberately went to a far away place where no one could sense her presence.
While waiting in the forest for a while, the ground shook due to the clash between the Demon King and Sherin. As soon as Bern felt the vibration, he ran at full speed.
As a result, he was able to protect Kang Jun-hyuk from Sherin at the perfect time.
“Did you also consider killing me right here?”
“Hi!”
“But if you do that, you’ll only end up pitying the demon lord who protected you at the risk of death, right? So, I will give you special attention.”
“Thank you! Thank you so much!”
“If you’re grateful, go right back the way you came and take care of the devil, you bastard!”
Bern kicked Kang Jun-hyuk’s butt and forced him to wake up.
Then he motioned for me to go to the devil.
Even when Sherin was alive and well, Kang Jun-hyuk left for the place where the demon king fell without even looking back.
I believed that Bern would stop the damn stalker.
“Do you think you can run away from me?”
Tentacles extending long towards Kang Jun-hyuk.
But before it could reach close range, it was cut down by Bern’s sword and fell apart.
“Of course you can run away! “I’m actually blocking it.”
“Bern… ! Bern… ! Bern… ! Ber… !”
“Stop calling me, your breath smells like manure.”
“Kyaaa!”
Sherin turned part of her body into a strange creature and attacked Bern.
She planned to drag her into a melee by directly hitting her body like she did during the time of the Demon King, but Bern seemed to have no intention of acceding to her intentions.
Bern spun around in her place and kicked Sherin hard in the abdomen as she lunged at her.
With the clear sound of her bones breaking, Sherin flew into the distance and crashed into her thick tree trunk.
But beyond human limits, she flew towards Bern, using her tree as a propellant.
“Is the only thing you learned is hand-to-hand combat?”
“Shut up!”
Bern, holding the sword, unleashes all the strength of her arms.
His posture did not change even as he rushed at him with all of his pointed tentacles held upright.
On the outside, it seemed like he had no intention of responding, but Bern flexibly avoided or responded to the tentacles.
In addition, he took control of the mana of the surrounding area, slowing down the movement of the tentacles.
“Die! Die! “I want you to die gracefully!”
“I try hard. “That won’t narrow the gap between us.”
“Shut your mouth!”
In response to Bern’s provocation, Sherin began swinging her tentacles indiscriminately.
The trees that touched the tentacles immediately shattered and fell.
An attack that was by no means weak, but Bern cut down or ran over the approaching tentacles.
“I, who has been given power by the Great One, can’t get rid of one damn bastard like this? “This is ridiculous!”
“Doesn’t that make sense? At the point where you rely on power alone, you have no choice but to lose. Madame.”
“Kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill!”
“I just called you ‘Ajumma’. Do you think it would scratch you? Are you going through menopause? Doesn’t it seem like a woman going through menopause who gets angry so recklessly?”
The movement of the tentacle with murderous intent was even stronger and faster, but it still did not reach Bern.
In the meantime, the intensity of the provocations became more and more severe, and in the end, Sherin turned into a monster without any human qualities.
“Lord… Aimed at… Daa!”
“Okay, now I can finally taste the cutting.”
Bern had only used his sword to channel attacks until now.
As he was watching Sherin return to her normal form, he smiled in satisfaction, saying that it was the right size.
The breakup show of the long and painful relationship began now.