Cheongchuleoram?(13)
“Brain death…?”
[I feel a bit over-exaggerated, but it would be more accurate to say that the brain is not functioning properly.]
“Could it be because of the recent collision…?”
[It’s not like that.]
Mind barrier explained.
[From the very old days. At that time, I inhaled the terrible miasma and became a mess. If it wasn’t for me, I would have become a vegetable by now?]
If you’re referring to the terrible miasma, are you referring to the green cloud that killed Han Min-ha’s parents?
“It’s not that the lungs are broken, it’s that the brain is broken? How could that be?”
[Do I know what you don’t know? Anyway, what’s certain is that a part of your brain isn’t working properly, and I’m covering that part like a shield, intertwining it with an aura and somehow making it work.]
“That doesn’t make much sense. I’ve had several tests so far and haven’t heard anything wrong with the head.”
[You didn’t hear me right? Are you letting me function? From the outside, there is no problem.]
Is that how it turned out….
[You can never fix a damaged brain. It’s best if I hold on to it as a shield. Do you know how easy it is to be able to maintain brain function to this extent?]
I don’t know in detail, but I know that the brain has different areas of control depending on the part.
Then maybe the frontal lobe, which controls emotions, is injured?
Why, they say that psychopaths have problems with the frontal lobe.
Hearing my words, the mental barrier shook its head.
[It’s not like that. It’s not that I’ve been hurt by a certain part. I think it’s been cut across the board. It’s not a trauma, it’s an addiction-like concept. That’s why it can’t be fixed.]
“Overall…”
[Don’t you sometimes feel like you’ve done something that doesn’t make logical sense?]
“Well? Hmm.”
[Something like pushing Yu Hee-won out at the beginning of the semester?]
“Yes… It could be something like that. But I was mistaken for possessing a web novel…”
[Isn’t it logically absurd to think that you are living an possessed life?]
“Wasn’t that the logic you forced into to protect my sanity?”
[What are you talking about, really?! Didn’t I do it? Look at this You can’t think logically right now. This is all because your brain is not normal.]
In a dejected mood, I stopped laughing.
This is true. I don’t know what to say.
In the end, everything is said to have been created by me.
Is it because I did everything that the mental barrier was created, and the past was erased and the illusion that I was possessed by it?
To be precise, it would be more accurate to say that it was my subconsciousness to avoid unbearable despair, sadness, and guilt.
Well, that must be it.
[They say that if you do anything, it is always my fault. You did everything.]
“Yes. Okay. Okay, so don’t open your eyes like that.”
The mind barrier rolled its eyes and smiled mischievously.
“Why, the more I talk, the more I feel like I’m the only one going crazy.”
[Wasn’t he originally a crazy person?]
A scene from the past passed before my eyes like a kaleidoscope.
It was a scene where I, as a child, trampled on the head of someone who had fallen.
Dozens of children were lying around, bleeding.
When I was in middle school, I guess it was the time when I called the guys who bullied me because I was from an orphanage with no parents in one place and gave them etiquette education so they wouldn’t do that again.
[What if it’s not a madman who thinks of having a fight against dozens of people before he even awakens his aura?]
“How far can you look?”
[Everyone. Because I am part of you.]
“Then exactly you…”
[A very special shield combined with the caster’s consciousness. Unlike blocking physical attacks, it is a shield that holds the injured brain so that it does not get worse. But after all the rhetoric, it’s a shield based on aura. So in the end….]
“It means that it could break with a strong impact. That’s why I came to warn you. Is that right?”
[That’s right. If I break you’ll be sent back right away. It’s like having a bomb attached to your head.]
Just hearing that sounds like symptoms of a brain aneurysm. If it explodes, brain death.
“Still, it won’t break unless there is a very strong external impact.”
[That’s right, but there’s no law preventing something like this from happening in the future, right?]
“Okay.”
For over ten years, I have never been attacked defenselessly while dealing with all kinds of villains in Secreto.
Even when I dueled with Goth Hawk, that hero couldn’t even touch me with a finger.
[Conceited. While Han Min-ha had already suffered.]
Reading my thoughts, no, I laughed as if the shared mental barrier was ridiculous.
“This is an exceptional situation. The apprentice was on the verge of dying from a broken head right now. Could he have cared about an attack coming from above his head?”
[I admit that. But that’s why you have to be more careful. Although he is thorough and thorough in everything, he is not as good as children. So those children could be your weakness.]
“Weakness.”
[How ironic, isn’t it? Even though he is a hero specializing in defense, he couldn’t protect his precious things, and the things he had to protect could become a threat.]
At the words of the mental barrier, I closed my mouth and thought.
That’s true… What a tragic narrative.
“But the expression is so poetic. I didn’t know I was good at that.”
[When flirting with children, he only talks about his mouth well.]
“I’ve never flirted with you. The kids are liking me on their own.”
[Seeing that, it’s called ignorant temptation.]
“I’ve never heard of such a word.”
The mental barrier smiled just like Yu Hee-won.
[Anyway, be careful and be careful. Because if I collapse, you will immediately become a vegetable or die.]
“I understand. It’s a pacemaker implanted in the body.”
[It’s much, much more important than that.]
I asked after looking at the arrogant mental barrier.
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“I will ask you one last question. As you know, I am going to get revenge on the man who killed Han Min-ha’s parents and made me like this.”
[Aren’t you curious about what would happen to me if I inhaled even a little miasma in the middle of a battle?]
“Yes.”
[Hmm.]
The mind barrier twitched its chin and rolled its big eyes.
[Perhaps your brain is more damaged and the range I have to handle is wider.]
“How much can you afford?”
[I don’t know. And it’s not a problem that can only be discussed arithmetically.]
“For example, just because 10 is broken doesn’t mean you only have to cover it up by 10, right? You never know what additional side effects will appear in the process.”
[That’s right. Just like you lost your memory of Han Min-ha’s parents or mistakenly thought you were possessed. That’s not what i meant It happened by accident while defending your damaged part.]
The mental barrier smiled wickedly like Yu Hee Won.
[Let me tell you one last thing. Do what you want and live.]
“What do you mean by that?”
[Literally. Do whatever you want Don’t live conflicting, rejecting, and enduring. No matter how big or small the stress comes from, it all accumulates as damage to me. And later, when it piles up and explodes, you know?]
The mental barrier opened its mouth and flicked five fingers off the side of its head.
[Conversation ends here. It took too long. What if the children get excited and do lewd things when they see you who are dark?]
That really took away Yu Hee-won.
“Okay. All right. Then let’s break up.”
[See you next time you get a chance. No, you’d better never meet me again.]
The mind barrier turned and walked away, rattling its hips, against the white background.
I stood still and relived the conversation until the mental barrier was completely gone.
There are many things I realized, and there are also new facts I learned.
But for now, I’ll try to come to my senses.
Because my children will be waiting for you.
* * * * *
When I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was Han Min-ha, who was sitting down and holding on to her waist while making a song, and Yoo Hee-won, with her arms crossed.
“Oops, oops. I’m going to die… Professor’s shield is too hard…”
“This stupid thing really can’t go straight through one of them!”
It seems that the conversation with the mind barrier was only a few seconds in real life.
Looking around, there was no trace of Han Min-ha, who had been lying like a corpse, and Yu Hee-won, who had been sitting there blankly.
The urethane floor was shattered in concentric circles around me as if a comet had fallen, and my arms were full of dark red bruises.
I can’t believe it hurts so much even after layering so many barriers…. How hard is Han Min-ha’s aura?
“Are you all hurt, both?”
“A cowardly professor. A naive professor. A dirty professor.”
Yoo Hee-won glared at me and cursed at me.
“You hated losing to your students so much? How did you overcome that?”
“Student Heewon. Beating the professor is so great that you graduate early. It’s unacceptable to lose with something like that.”
“Oh, how annoying! I won them all!”
Yoo Hee-won stomped his feet, frowning, as if he was genuinely resentful.
In the sky, Doyoon Song was slowly descending.
“Haa…”
Song Do-yoon let out a heavy sigh and landed next to me, staggering as if he was dizzy.
“Sorry…”
As she was about to fall, Song Do-yoon lowered her head as she supported her.
“It’s okay. Anyway, you seem to have realized a very useful trait.”
“Yes. I happened to…”