Chapter 1759 – 1759. Savior Of The Academy
Thud.
Seong Hari’s black spear pierced Laplace’s body.
It didn’t end there. Laplace’s existence began to be absorbed into Seong Hari at a rapid pace.
“Hahaha! That’s it! Devour me, Baal! Devour me and become stronger!”
“Shut up.”
Swish!
Seong Hari lightly swung her spear. Laplace, who was barely clinging to life, was confirmed dead by that light motion. Laplace’s existence was sucked into Seong Hari and absorbed. I could see it clearly.
It was similar to when Seong Hari absorbed spirits.
I was bewildered. Her unique trait, Spirit Devourer (S), was supposed to only work on spirits.
“…Hari.”
“Oppa.”
Seong Hari’s voice was subdued. Her red eyes were calm. It was a very different atmosphere from the her I knew.
『The Demon Hunter (S) wishes to kill the demon before you.』
『All stats are temporarily increased.』
『Attack power against demons is temporarily increased.』
『The Demon Hunter (S) does not acknowledge demons.』
『The Demon Hunter (S) wants you to make a vow.』
‘Shut up.’
Demons or whatever, the person in front of me was Seong Hari. Me killing my own woman? That could never happen. I’d rather die than kill my woman.
The Demon Hunter (S) trait didn’t give up. I could even feel it trying to forcefully interfere with my mind to make me attack Seong Hari. But thanks to Absolute Mental, my mind was perfectly fine. All the Demon Hunter (S) could do was whine at me.
“Hari, let’s go back.”
I reached out my hand to her.
The world inside the dungeon was collapsing. We had to go outside the dungeon. That was the only way both Seong Hari and I could survive. I had a feeling that the current Seong Hari could go outside the dungeon with me.
“……”
Seong Hari stared intently at my outstretched hand. Then, she gave a bitter smile and shook her head.
“I’m sorry, Oppa. I really want to go with you, but… I can’t.”
“Why?!”
“Because I’m a demon now. Not just any demon, but a legion commander. You know that high-ranking demons can’t just go to the middle realm.”
“You’re Seong Hari before you’re a demon! You can go if you just accept the restrictions! Even if you’re a demon, you can live by hiding your identity! Let’s go together, Hari!”
“I really want to, too. But I can’t.”
“Why the hell not?!”
“Because that’s the price of the contract I made with a demon. Right now, I’m not Seong Hari, but Baal. The eighth legion commander, Baal.”
『Name: Baal
Strength: SSS+ Stamina: SSS Agility: SSS Durability: SSS Mana: SSS+
Trait: Indra’s Thunderclap (SS)
Skills: Divine Spear Unification (S), Spear Throw (S), Combat Sense (S), Combat Recovery (A+), Barrier (A), Demonification (S)
Authority: Gluttony Authority (SSS), Possibility Authority (SS-)
Affection: 92』
Her status window appeared. My face hardened. Was it because her power was enormous? Because the Spirit Devourer (S) trait disappeared and the Gluttony Authority appeared? None of that. It was because the name on the status window had changed.
The fact that the name on the status window had changed meant that her very essence had changed.
I gritted my teeth. The person in front of me wasn’t the Seong Hari I knew. But even so, she was still my woman.
“You can just ignore the contract!”
“The contract is already engraved within me. I can’t be with you right now. But… things will be different after the contract is over. I promise. I’ll be by your side then.”
She spoke with a confident voice and strode towards me. She wrapped her left arm around my neck and kissed me. We kissed like we always did. Our tongues naturally intertwined and then separated.
“So… please wait until then.”
“No. I can’t wait!”
I hugged her tightly. I could feel the hardness of the armor Seong Hari was wearing. But I couldn’t let go. If I let go now, it was clear that I wouldn’t be able to see her for a long time.
“Thank you, Oppa.”
Seong Hari whispered in my ear.
The world collapsed.
And we disappeared from the collapsing world.
When I came to my senses, I was in an empty space. The her I had been holding in my arms had disappeared like a dream. Only a small warmth remained in my hand, a trace of her.
“Come this way.”
Someone spoke. The voice came from all directions. Strangely, I knew which direction the voice was coming from. I walked straight ahead.
‘That voice is that guy. The god of another world or whatever.’
I had underestimated him. After all, he was a being that belonged to the world inside the dungeon. But now that I thought about it, he was definitely not someone to underestimate.
‘That guy. He seemed strangely friendly towards me.’
It could have been my imagination.
As I walked forward, the scenery changed. The empty darkness was filled with light. A small, sparkling light.
‘Starlight. Is this space?’
The lights gathered and formed a group. A galaxy. I felt like I had seen it somewhere, but I couldn’t remember.
‘Did I see it in a textbook?’
No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t remember the name of the galaxy.
“You’ve come.”
The guy was in front of me.
A form made of something that was neither light nor darkness.
“You… are you the same guy from before?”
“Yes. But I am not a fake from a fake world. I am now facing you as my true self.”
“A god of another world.”
“That’s what they call me.”
I tensed up as I looked at him. He had power that couldn’t even be compared to a demon legion commander. He had power that was truly on a different level.
“Why did you call me here?”
“It’s out of personal interest.”
“Is it because of that scale thing?”
“If it were just that, I wouldn’t have tried to see you in person. It’s natural for a mere human to possess the Scale of Karma… but when looking at the entire universe, it’s not an impossible thing. What I find fascinating is your existence. I can sense another trace of karma in you. An impossible trace of karma. Even now that I’m facing you directly, I can’t believe it.”
I frowned. I was annoyed that I had come here because of his interest, but I was even more annoyed that I couldn’t understand what he was talking about.
“Speak clearly. What do you want to say?”
“Very well. Did you perhaps come from another world?”
“Why would you suddenly come to that conclusion?”
“An unknown trace of karma. Most of which I cannot read… another world. In other words, it’s natural to assume it’s a trace from another universe.”
Did he notice the Game Life app? But he was too calm. If he had noticed the existence of the Game Life app, even the most noble god would be beside himself.
“What if I did? What are you going to do to me?”
“I would ask first. You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.”
“You’re different. You don’t seem like a god.”
“I’ve never thought of myself as a god. I’m just a being wandering this universe. If you consider me a god, then I’ll be a god to you.”
“I have no intention of telling you my story.”
“Is that so.”
“……You’re not going to try to find out by force? Like taking my head and extracting information?”
“There’s no need to forcefully find out the truth. The truth isn’t always beneficial. Especially the truth related to you seems dangerous.”
“If you grant my wish, I might tell you.”
“Tell me.”
“Turn Seong Hari back into a human.”
“Are you talking about the woman who became a demon? I refuse your request. Manipulating causality requires a lot of power. I don’t want to use my power just to know the truth.”
“……”
“It seems like our conversation is over, so I’ll send you back. I’ve lost interest in humans, so we won’t meet again.”
His voice clearly showed that he had lost interest.
Is this a god? I couldn’t understand him. I didn’t even want to understand him.
The moment I felt my body being sucked somewhere, I returned to the room where the Terra AI was outside the dungeon. The core of the Terra AI was still broken by Laplace.
I looked around and then lay down on the floor. As the tension released, all the strength drained from my body.
• • •
What I thought would be a headache was the aftermath.
I thought it would be difficult to handle the aftermath since hundreds of people had been massacred. But the aftermath was easily resolved.
Tenrai Nagisa had stepped in.
“He went berserk after receiving the power of Susanoo’s Magatama. It’s not unusual. It’s difficult for a human to perfectly control the power of a god.”
Tenrai Nagisa said. The massacre I had committed was turned into a rampage caused by the power of a god. Of course, the Japanese Hero Association couldn’t accept it. The damage was too great for that.
“Just try to touch my son.”
Seong Hari unconditionally protected me. Even if I had committed a massacre, she would scold me, but she wouldn’t ignore or abandon me. And she firmly believed that I had gone berserk after being consumed by Susanoo’s power.
I didn’t bother to reveal the truth for the sake of her mental state.
“He is a mass murderer. He committed a crime and must be punished. Originally, it would be the death penalty, but we will end the punishment by having the association directly manage him.”
That was the Japanese Hero Association’s claim. Their intention was blatant. They wanted to use me.
Before Seong Hari could go on a rampage, Tenrai Nagisa moved. She mentioned the corruption that the Kaso Academy and the deceased Hasegawa Isshin had committed in collaboration with the association. The most serious was human experimentation. Evidence of human experimentation on Kaso Academy students had been found.
If this fact became known worldwide, there would be an international outcry, as well as chaos within Japan. There were also many high-ranking officials in the Japanese Association involved. But they couldn’t attack Tenrai Nagisa either. She was one of the best heroes in Japan.
In the end, the Japanese Association decided to quietly bury the matter.
I returned to Arashi Academy and spent some time in the hospital room. It was a feigned illness.
‘Tenrai Nagisa is taking care of the situation. If I step in here, things might get more complicated.’
I also took a quiet rest.
I was lying in bed, fiddling with my smartphone, when the hospital room door opened and Tenrai Nagisa entered.
“You look annoyingly carefree.”
