Chapter 2 – Misplaced Destiny
“Oh, no!”
A woman who predicts what will happen soon and cries out in pity.
“Patience.”
On the other hand, the man next to me ran without hesitation with a low curse. The blown man was hit by a car while hugging his child.
Kiyiik- Kwaaang!
Eerie sounds and screams echo from everywhere.
“Kyaaaaah!”
“What, what! What’s up?”
“Someone was hit!”
“The little one is fine! But the one who covered the child… Someone call 911 quickly!”
Someone secures an airway and performs CPR to save the man who has stopped breathing, while someone calls 911 with a trembling voice. The majority of people take pictures or watch the horrific scene with a sad yet interesting gaze.
A man was looking down on the whole situation.
A man with mysterious white hair and blood-red eyes.
There was even a tail reminiscent of a devil near his hips, so his appearance was no longer an ordinary person. In addition, the appearance of sitting in the empty air was very unrealistic.
The man who had been watching the situation for a while scratched his eyes as if in trouble.
“I just found it… You are one step too late.”
There was a deep sadness in the man’s eyes as he looked at the dead. Then after a while. There was a certain determination in those eyes.
‘Even if he was reincarnated, he is the person who was my older brother. I can’t leave it like this.’
Having made up his mind, the man raised his hand high and slashed down at the air.
Wow-!
Surprisingly, following the man’s hand gesture, the air split.
Through the cracks, the palace was lined with red silk and decorated with splendid decorations. The beings in the palace were staring at the empty space that suddenly split with astonished faces.
The man looked at the surprised faces with his hands behind his back and raised his eyebrows. Then the man moved his steps and shouted loudly.
“Come here!”
It was the moment when an emergency took place in the underworld.
*
A man who bravely sacrificed himself to save his child. Seo Joo-hwan woke up in a white space, neither a hospital nor the afterlife.
And the present, several hours after he woke up.
Seo Joo-hwan was struggling to come to his senses in a confusing situation.
Right now, in front of his eyes, a white-haired handsome man was sitting smiling round and round, and next to him was his grandpa, who was dignified and groaning with his head on the ground.
What kind of situation is this now?
This gray-haired man introduced himself as a demon from the 7th dimension and started a long story.
‘Am I crazy?’
I thought so at first.
However, he couldn’t help but believe it when he showed the miracles of spewing fire from his hands or making thunderbolts strike in empty spaces. Moreover, the story itself was only beneficial to him, so he wanted to believe it even if it was a lie.
After taking a deep breath for a while, Seo Ju-hwan carefully opened his mouth.
“Dream Demon Rust-sama?”
“Call me Russ. Speak comfortably Even though it’s a previous life, you were my older brother.”
“… Haha. I appreciate your words, but I am comfortable with respect.”
Seo Ju-hwan adhered to a polite attitude. No matter how much he was in his previous life, he was the older brother, but he is not now. To be honest, the story of my past life didn’t even come close to me.
Rust also nodded his head indifferently, as if he had no intention of forcing it.
“I can’t help it because it’s comfortable. But know this. As I said before, you were a hero worthy of praise in your previous life.”
“… That I was a hero I still can’t believe it.”
“He wasn’t just a hero, he was also the leader of all surviving humans. He had both strength and character, as well as leadership. Ah, anyway, the Earth was eventually destroyed by the void.”
“Is the Earth going to perish?”
This is a story I hadn’t heard. My head went blank at the news of the sudden destruction of the earth.
Rust giggled as if the reaction was funny and waved his hand.
“Haha. But don’t worry because I, reincarnated, got rid of the void. Oh, by the way, the earth you live in is in a different dimension. Totally unrelated.”
“Haha…….”
Seo Joo-hwan smiled awkwardly. He had been like that since he first heard the explanation, but it was quite difficult to follow the flow of the story.
Rust smiled and said, as if he had noticed Seo Joo-hwan’s appearance his.
“Just know that. Isn’t that what’s important right now anyway?”
“Ah.”
Every story that came out made my mind go blank, so I forgot the purpose for a moment.
Seo Joo-hwan brushed off his thoughts and asked the question again.
“Well, you mean you’re going to revive me anyway?”
“Yes. By the way, the point of return was 5 years ago, and the misfortune that was wrongly attributed has already disappeared. Of course, it will keep the memory. This is the condition for compensation given by the underworld.”
Compensation means that a person who has infringed on the rights of another person pays for the damage. In other words, it was said that the underworld had a history of violating Seo Ju-hwan’s rights and causing damage.
‘That damn bad luck wasn’t mine.’
According to Rust, he was originally a great hero in his previous life. Even so, it is said that he has lived an unhappy life because of the mistake of the underworld.
And the leader of the Underworld who made that mistake was Rust’s grandfather, who was trembling in a Wonsan bombing stance beside him.
Seo Joo-hwan’s eyes his, looking at such a great King Yeomra, were cold.
‘To think that such an unhappy life was only due to business mistakes…….’
What a difficult life he has been through. Physical factors such as hair loss or impotence are the second problem. His life his itself was unlucky, so he could n’t even meet his family properly because he wanted to harm the people around him.
However, it is said that such a life is only due to business mistakes.
Is this what it feels like to turn your blood backwards? His clenched fists his trembled as if representing his anger.
It was then.
Quaang!
Suddenly, with a tremendous sound, King Yeomra’s head fell to the ground. Even Seo Joo-hwan, who was quietly angry, was started by how hard he was hit.
Rust, who got up from his seat, was stepping on the head of King Yeomra. King Yeomra wriggled like an insect and groaned.
“Turn it off.”
“Anyway, these are funny bastards. Even though it’s a soul from another dimension, do you get confused about it and give it the wrong karma? Will the souls from the destroyed dimension reincarnate because they feel unfair? Destroy this place once again? Ok?”
“I’m sorry!”
“Tell me honestly. Is the soul given the wrong karma really my brother? I think there are several other souls as well? Let’s investigate once more. Hmm.”
When Rust said suspiciously, King Yeomra shuddered as if he had been struck by lightning. He thought, breaking out in a cold sweat.
‘The Dream Demon, who is famous for being a dimensional nerd, interferes in internal affairs! Absolutely not!’
As far as he knew, this was the first time that his karma had been reversed. But how do you know what the lower ones are hiding? In fact, I didn’t even know about this incident until Rust recklessly invaded. It was the end of the day, in case anything else really did come to light.
King Yeomra, who became desperate, endured the pain and quickly opened his mouth.
“Rust-sama, I’m sorry! I will be responsible for conducting a full investigation, so please trust me!”
Shit. Rust smiled as if he had waited for that one word. However, he spoke in a low voice without revealing a smile.
“Isn’t an apology supposed to go to the wrong person? Did you do anything wrong to me?”
At those words, the quick-witted King Yeomra raised his head and looked up at Seo Ju-hwan. Suddenly, the foot that had been trampling on his head was gone.
King Yeomra looked at Seo Ju-hwan and shouted desperately.
“I’m really sorry, Seo Joo-hwan. We made a big mistake in the underworld. Please release your anger.”
“Yes Yes?”
“It must be hard to believe that I apologized only in words. With my authority, I will return the regression point for another 5 years. Let me go back 10 years in total. Possession or reincarnation is possible if desired. This is my best, so please…!”
King Yeomra put his head on the ground again to make a thud sound.
It was truly an amazing sight.
The judge who determines the good and evil of his life, and the king of the underworld with eighteen ministers (十八將官) and eighty thousand jade guards (八萬獄卒) kneel down and bow his head to a mere human. If all the underworld messengers saw this scene, they would have doubted their eyes.
Seo Joo-hwan took a step back in horror at the desperate look of King Yeomra, and Rust blinked one eye at him and opened his mouth.
[Don’t show it because he can’t hear it.]
A voice suddenly sounded in my head. Seo Joo-hwan quietly nodded his head as advised.
[Even if it’s a little annoying, it’s good to accept it at this point. There’s nothing more to be gained by struggling here, and I don’t know how these guys will turn out if I push them to the edge. Nine out of ten they’ll do anything they can when I’m gone. Of course, if something happens to my brother, I will take revenge, but what will it mean if he is already dead?]
Seo Joo-hwan nodded his head once again to express his agreement to his. Before Rust came forward, he had a fever over the fact that he had lived an unhappy life due to the mistakes of the underworld, but now it calmed down.
And it was the yard where the existence of the king of the underworld showed sincerity to this extent. No, it was a situation that was beyond sincere and even humiliating, so as Rust said, there was no point in continuing the situation any longer.
In addition, the condition presented by King Yeomra was a reward sweet enough to dilute the painful past.
Seo Joo-hwan, who came to a conclusion inwardly, reached out his hand to King Yeomra.
“Get up, my majesty.”
Flinch. King Yeomra trembled when he saw Seo Joo-hwan’s outstretched hand in his. But it didn’t seem like it would happen any time soon. It seemed that it would happen only when the word of forgiveness came out of Seo Ju-hwan’s mouth his.
Seeing him, Seo Ju-hwan sighed and said,
“To be honest, I don’t think I can forgive you right away. It’s been pretty tough for a while.”
“Yeah, that’s right. Since he took on a sin he didn’t have, he won’t be able to forgive him easily…….”
King Yeomra’s face was stained with a look of dismay. His heart his burned, wondering if Rust was messing around again. Just a few hours ago, he had personally seen Rust rampage in the underworld. That devil-like appearance was truly worthy of the title of demon god.
‘I can’t see that again!’
Even if you are prepared for the punishment that will follow after this happens, even with the help of the emperor and the immortals…….
The time when King Yeomra tried to make some kind of decision. Seo Ju-hwan suddenly said with a soft smile.
“I have no intention of taking it further. The Great King has already decided to pay compensation, and in fact, the Great King is not the one who made the mistake? Let’s end this matter here.”
“… Are you really?”
“Of course. However, I would appreciate it if you would only punish those who made direct mistakes against me.”
“Yes, yes, of course! Big. Thank you for your consideration. In addition to compensation, we will definitely find out the culprit and punish him!”
King Yeomra took Seo Ju-hwan’s hand with a moved expression and raised himself. Rust snorted as if he did n’t like the image of King Yeomra, but in fact, he was spending his days thinking that he was lucky in his heart.
[Well done. No matter what, he is the king of the underworld. There’s nothing good about losing. In fact, if I run amok in another dimension, I’ll get annoyed.]
Thus, the great incident that overturned the underworld was settled.
*
“Hmm. Uh hmm.”
King Yeomra corrected his behavior and refined his voice. He straightened his back as if trying to preserve his dignity, and spoke in a grave voice.
“Then we will proceed with the payment. Seo Joo-hwan-nim, you can choose between returning, possessing, or reincarnating.”
“I will make a return.”
Seo Ju-hwan made a decision without hesitation. It was a great reward for all three, but it was not easy to see my family again if I chose to be possessed or reincarnated.
“All right. So let’s go back to December 22, 2015, exactly 10 years ago. It will take about 10 seconds, so please prepare your mind.”
Wooung- At the same time as he said to prepare, light began to emanate from Seo Joo-hwan’s body his.
‘I’m going back now.’
Ten years ago, he would have been 22 years old.
It was not a bad time as it was before the events that were still very unfortunate.
But I felt like I forgot something important.
A passing memory at that time.
‘… Wait a minute. When did I get discharged?’
The age at which most Korean men enlist in the military is 21 years old. Seo Joo-hwan enlisted around May 14, when he was 21 years old, and by December 15, he was still serving as an active duty soldier.
Seo Ju-hwan hurriedly opened his mouth with a white face.
“Hey, wait a minute!”
But savagely, it flashed at the same time as the shout! A halo of light completely enveloped him. The only thing that came out vaguely was Rust’s laughing voice.
[Enjoy this life, hyung. He secretly put a present in there, so make use of it!]
Rust’s incomprehensible sound lasted, and his vision his darkened.
*
Cookie.
〈 Enumeration 〉
“Yes Ino Ohm! Are you sure you don’t know your sins! Oh no, good! I’ll recite all of your sins myself!”
The ruler of the underworld, King Yeomra’s thunderous shouts shook Daejeon. In unprecedented anger, the angels of the underworld and the prison guards, as well as the eighteen ministers who were directly subordinate to King Yeomra, held their breath.
“Giving fruit to the soul is the main task and the most important event in the underworld, and for the soul, it is the fruit of good and evil accumulated over a lifetime. Careless management of this should not be the case!
But of course you neglected it. Even though he realized his mistake his later, he was in a hurry to hide his mistake his, let alone correct it.
Even that wasn’t enough, after a while, I heard that the spirit came from another dimension and said it wasn’t a big mistake, and I ate it as a snack at a drinking party, so I can say that I have no regrets.”
“Oh, how unfortunate, great king! In the first place, the spirit came from another dimension, so it was difficult to determine the sin. And at a drinking party, I made a mistake because I was drunk, so take that into consideration… “
“Innoooum! Noisy! You don’t reflect until the end, and you say that you did it because you were drunk and that doesn’t sound like an excuse! Even though I gave you a last chance, I can’t see any sign of reflection, so there is no room for forgiveness! Hello!”
The jade guards who were waiting for the call of King Yeomra rushed to their feet. King Yeomra gave a command to the prison guards like an abstract.
“Throw this bastard into the eight heat hell! Since the soul who received the sinful karma due to this guy’s mistake lived miserably for 32 years, this guy will have to suffer for 4 years in each hell, for a total of 32 years. Take me with you!”
“Insect!”
“Fa, eight heat hell! Oh no! Great King! Great King! I was wrong, great king!”
The grim reaper howled desperately with a pale face. However, King Yeomra did not give him a glance and spoke in a stern voice to his servants gathered in Daejeon.
“From now on, we will conduct a full-scale investigation. Eighteen ministers and prison guards, follow me. From this time on, I will personally pluck out the rotten parts of the underworld from the root!”
Saying so, King Yeomra’s eyes burned hotter than super fever.
Starting from this day, the underworld of the 69th dimension was praised for being the most fair and fair among all dimensions, and later, this King Yeomra received the trust of the Jade Emperor and became one of the best of all people. Get a seat
