Episode 217
57. An Unchanging Future (3)
‘Crazy bastard.’
That’s what I thought when I first saw that scene. Is this my past? I couldn’t keep my mouth shut at the shocking fact.
Fuck you, this is a total villain.
His words and actions that he would not know if he was just a villain would be insignificant even if he was called the Demon King right now.
Brainwashing isn’t enough, you’re offering it as a human sacrifice?
For a brief moment, the emotions felt in the assimilated consciousness did not even exist in the sense of guilt caused by the victim Artel.
As if he had originally intended to do this, Baek San-woo mercilessly threw it away.
To him, Siri was a useful toy, nothing more.
“What kind of bastard were you before I came in… … !”
I cried while grabbing my stabbing chest.
Of course, the words could not reach him, but it seemed that he would not be able to endure without doing this.
Then Baek San-woo, who had been standing still, turned his head to the back.
Even though it is clear that they are beyond consciousness where they cannot interfere with each other.
He made eye contact with me and pointed a finger at me.
“See you again, Player.”
“What!?”
“At the end of the day, we are all headed towards the same future. Destiny is not an easy thing to change.”
The face of the guy who smiled, raising the corners of his mouth as high as he could, was chaos itself.
“X foot… … .”
Outward appearance was what I was, but I couldn’t feel that it was me.
It’s not about admitting it.
It was a different being in essence. They only have the same face, but nothing is the same, even in values and personality.
Rather, it was the opposite of me.
He had no hesitation in harassing people and adjusting his thoughts at will.
In order to get what they want, the other party exploits them without distinction between good and evil.
He longs for a stronger power, and there is no hesitation in doing anything to achieve that power.
He was just moving for chaos, destruction, and the fear of the world towards him.
Living chaos itself.
It’s alien, unpleasant, and disgusting.
If it was much more difficult to bear than when I faced the three evil spirits, I said everything.
‘Ugh… … .’
It was at that time when I was struggling to suppress the feeling of vomiting that was rising from the back of my neck.
A feeling of distant vision enveloped my whole body.
Shoo!
The altar soaked in Artel’s blood and the image of the Baeksan-woo standing in front of it disappears from sight in an instant.
When I woke up, the sweet smell of the sea pierced my nostrils.
“Heh heh heh!!!”
Breathe out like a seizure. I lost my balance and sat down on the deck.
“You saw it.”
“Then do your duty. Dedicate our descendants, summon Sephiroth. Then you will wield the power of death.”
He raised his head and looked at the person standing right in front of him.
“you… … this bastard.”
Tergogh Jarl Grace.
In the past, the priest of the fallen Artel who originally faced the Baeksan-woo.
I grabbed my shaky legs and stood up.
“Why? Why do you hold such hostility toward us? Chaos was the one who brought us, wasn’t it?”
Degur.
His eyes that resembled Dongtae rolled bizarrely.
“If not, who are you?”
“I… … not you.”
“Do you really think so? Baeksanwoo, even if other spirits exist within you, you are still chaos.”
“… … .”
“Not being hostile to the world does not mean there is no chaos. Look what you did, you summoned us and awakened Sephiroth. If this is not chaos, what kind of existence is it?”
I was speechless.
Tergogh’s hand pricked my chest. It is the very hand that I sacrificed that took Siery’s life.
“This is the reason why the attack did not reach. We are different aspects of chaos that cannot be explained in this world.”
Corrupted Artels gathered around me.
Their voices resonate as if resonating.
“Since we cannot oppose each other, we will have our aspirations in our hands the moment we fulfill our duty.”
“Fulfill your promise. Who are you?”
Who am I?
A player who got into the game by downloading a strange bug patch?
It wasn’t.
I was already assimilated as a resident of this world.
The reason he was not obsessed with fixing bugs like before was that he had completely adapted to life on Paradise Island.
If you fix the bug, will you go back to the original world?
I felt sorry for the family left behind, but honestly, I didn’t want to.
So, am I a white cow?
It wasn’t.
It has only been a little over a year since I possessed this body.
Choosing to live as a Baeksan-woo means that you have to take responsibility for all the events that you have committed in the past.
I thought I should, but at the same time I didn’t want to.
Soon, a voice came from within.
“You are seeking only comfort without responsibility. You are an indolent soul.”
not a lion
However, it is a voice that is somehow unfamiliar.
The original self, hidden deep within. The guy was talking to me.
“But I am. If you don’t want to take on that responsibility, I’ll gladly do it for you.”
A quiet silence descended.
Even though there was obviously a fierce battle going on, my surroundings were as quiet as fear.
In the first place, I am not a vessel to lead people. I’ve only come this far by using my little game knowledge.
A hero’s guide?
It was a made up word from the beginning.
Among the many titles people call me, was there anything that I really wanted and achieved?
all inevitably.
To get out of a complicated situation.
It was the result of being forced to choose half of one’s own and half of others.
‘At first, I wanted to be comfortable. Unnoticed, just like an ordinary student.’
I wanted to have a love affair with a pretty heroine that I already possessed.
I also wanted to go on a plausible adventure.
I also wanted to sit around a small campfire and chat with the sound of grasshoppers in the background.
Like most students living on Paradise Island.
Be prepared for the future and run here and there… … . Suffering from all kinds of harm, relationships and grades are ruined.
This is not the life I wanted.
I mean, as one of the rare extras, I pursued a life that was no different from others.
‘okay… … Maybe we should have done this from the beginning.’
I suddenly felt at ease.
Until I cleared the back alley right away, didn’t the smuggling guilds be massacred by releasing the dreamers?
finally.
Only the behavior is different, but I am not much different from the Baeksanwoo of the past.
“Who are you?”
Another question came up, the moment I opened my mouth to answer.
“Calm down, you bastard-!!!!!”
In the blink of an eye, the swordsman caught in the storm unleashed an attack on Tergogh’s body.
Kaga-Gak-!
The sound of the metal grinding pierces my ears.
Then, another sign was felt.
“Sanwoo!!”
Kwaang!!
Camilla appeared with a shockwave that shook the entire deck. A hand wrapped around me as if to protect me.
It was the refreshing scent of a lily that would cover up even the remnants of the dreadful magic.
“you… … .”
Only then, noises that I had not noticed before return.
The battle cries of the comrades, the professors who always inspire morale.
And it was the calling of the most precious.
【Now done!! You’ve been freed from mind control!]
Kurung! bang!!
Thunder split the sky again. A gigantic bear roared, crushing the two corrupted Artel in the lead.
“Who am I?”
I picked up yam. A fiercely blazing flame ran wildly along the sword.
“I am me, you bastards.”
erased my thoughts Misconceptions only brought out something that wasn’t me.
I still don’t know if the memory I just saw is a real past or a fantasy.
One thing was certain: X had nothing to do with me now.
i am me
And I’m a do-it-yourselfer.
“Camilla, George, stay by my side!!”
He quickly exchanged glances with his irreplaceable roommates. It was an opportunity when the Lioner was dealing with the dwarfs.
“I hit the head right away… … !!!”
stepped on Feel the current flowing through your body and rush forward.
Whoa! As soon as a bright flash of light exploded, he raised his sword.
A trajectory cut diagonally. It aims at Tergogh’s neck.
The flames entangled in the yam are amplified. Blue flames engulfed in a violently roaring lightning explode towards the corrupted Artel.
“You foolish chaos that seeks to do useless things, to break its promises.”
Pakang!
The tree trunk that escaped from Tergogh’s arms blocked the sword attack. A tree shimmering in green.
Like Mary Celeste, it was a weapon made by processing Sephiroth’s wood.
“Didn’t you tell me? Attacks between the same chaos are meaningless… … .”
“know.”
I rolled to the side. My attacks don’t work on Tergogh.
“But it’s different with my best friends.”
“Earth crushing strike!!”
A fist with the power of the 4-star spirits slammed into Tergogh’s face.
“Kuh… … !!”
It was Camilla’s unique spirit fighting technique that borrowed the power of Yorgan, and it was a special move.
A striker that hits the vital points of the body in a chain from the head. Tergogh was helpless in the attack that did not allow even the slightest break.
“Ugh!!!!”
phut! woo woo-
A shock wave that was fired at the end of 42 consecutive hits. Tergogh’s body floated in the air at the gentle vibration.
Now it was my turn to finish.
With the help of Ceylon’s power, George soared into the sky and thrust a sword into Tergogh’s heart.
“Now just look around!!!”
I just threw it down to the ground.
Aww!!
Tergogh’s body, which was thrown from the sky to the deck in an instant, smashed the deck and fell down.
Absolutely perfect connection.
“nice!!!!”
I raised my hands high and shouted at them.
Trapped in the basement of the ark, Tergogh did not even move.
cold silence.
Realizing that their priest had been defeated, the ancient Artels who were fighting the Lioner all stopped at once.
“Hey, I won… … !”
Camilla jumped with joy. George, too, smiled broadly and shoved my rapier into its sheath.
It was a victory.
Even the cursed beings, who once surpassed the power of the Creator God, were not able to compete in the end.
“haha… … .”
I just fell down. The tension that had been gathering to the limit was released, and the strength of the body drained away.
“Sanwoo!?”
“Oh, it’s okay. It’s just that I’m a little out of power… … Can you help me?”
That was then.
Dump, quadruple!!
The deck turned over. The green seedlings grow in an instant and grow in the shape of a jet-black tree.
【What?!】
The first to be attacked was the Lioner. flash! A green flash of light pierced through Thunder Woong’s body and exploded.
thud. With that blow, Lioner fell to the floor.
The droopy guy scatters and disappears in a small halo.
“Lioner!!!”
He suffered unacceptable damage and was forcibly returned to the spirit realm.
“Hey, this!!”
George rushed towards the tree, but was quickly caught by a trunk that had pierced the deck.
Whoops!
“Ahhh!!”
I heard a sound I shouldn’t have heard. George’s ankle was bent in a strange direction.
“Sanwoo, run away… … !!”
sudden attack.
Camilla, unable to respond, was pierced by the stem that had been transformed into a sharp awl.
“Ahhh!!”
She is thrust into the wall with the stems that dig into her wrists, thighs, and shoulders.
Vivid drops of blood dripped down.
I was so shocked that I couldn’t even speak. How did this happen? I’m sure Tergogh would have caught him.
It was a fatal mistake.
“Like foolish mortals.”
Tergogh, who had been buried at the bottom, was wrapped in a stem and climbed back up to the deck.
“Confusion. With this the promise was broken. Even if we obtain Sephiroth here, we will not grant you the power of death.”
“Hey, baby… … !!”
“And in return for unilateral destruction, I will offer you what you value as a sacrifice.”
At his gesture, the stem flew towards Camilla and George’s heart.
“no!!!”
No – it should have flown.
“Tergogh.”
The rushing tree trunks came to a halt at the sound of a sudden voice.
When he raised his head reflexively, he saw the dark red Wyvern.
Artel with blonde hair riding on a dragon.
“Stop.”
Ishtar Arhalten came down to the ark and ordered.