Chapter 137 – Archangel Invasion (2)
Episode 137: Archangel Invasion (2)
The atmosphere that became cheap in an instant.
As Michaela’s smile faded, the emotions she had been hiding behind her mask faded.
‘As expected, he’s displeased.’
They disappeared within a few seconds, but Ikarut, who had a good eye, could see them all.
The celestial world governs the order of the world together with the goddess Gaia.
Although he despised the demons who caused chaos and confusion.
The demonic realm must exist to balance the order.
While humans openly fear or hate demons,
The Elyos were disrespectful or disgusted on the inside, but did not show it on the outside.
Her eyes, which had been watching Michaela who was managing her expression, fell down.
“If it came without the goddess’ knowledge, it must have been something related to the invasion.”
Raise the teacup and draw a full circle.
The calm tea water creates waves, which sway once in a while.
Michaela spoke first. That all order in the world has collapsed.
As soon as Ikarut possessed it, he declared war on the human world ahead of schedule.
With the saintess’ quick surrender, it ended within a short period of time.
The fact that an apostle who moved according to God’s command and came to Ikarut on his own means that it was a serious matter.
‘Did we end the war too hastily? Another variable that is difficult to predict.’
This game is still in operation.
Ikarut was wary of the sudden appearance of the archangel.
I was even thinking about situations I had to prepare for in the future.
‘If the heavens were to engage in war… The ending may change.’
In the name of keeping the balance of the collapsing world, it can put pressure on the Demon Realm.
Centering on the human world, the demon world and the heaven world were able to keep each other in check.
In the worst case, a great war could break out.
As Ikarut’s eyes widen, Michaela tilts her head.
“Hmm? Aren’t you here for a war you waged on your own? In the first place, we do not intervene in events that go according to order.”
“… If it was natural for demons to invade the human world, what is the real purpose of coming here?”
“Do you really want to know?”
Michaela’s long, thin fingers beat the air like staccato.
Then I gently stroked my cheek and covered her smile like a mask.
Her legs were crossed through the cracks in her split skirt, and she was showing off her bewitching figure by wiggling her feet.
‘The archangel is a character that does not appear in the game… Is it a new character related to a new scenario after the patch?’
Even when her slender bare legs were slightly exposed in front of her eyes, Ikarut’s mind was focused on the appearance of a new character.
I really wanted to see my own face, so I came here.
Archangel Michaela was an unpredictable character, not knowing where she would bounce.
A brief silence ensued.
Gabriel, who was behind his back like an escort, noticed and lowered his voice.
“Michaela. Keep your body tight.”
The air surrounding the two became more icy.
As Ikarut’s eyes grow fierce, the wall facing him bends into a crescent shape.
“I have a personal curiosity as to why Goddess Gaia is watching you so much… “
Her fingers, which had been patting her ruddy cheeks, rubbed her lips before she knew it.
“The purpose of my coming here is none other than that, because of the hero.”
“Rex… No, you mean Retina.”
“Yes, to be precise, I’m asking for the Rex Etia gun.”
She corrects her name, as if the previous hero knew that she had become a woman.
Michaela crosses her legs again and places her hands on her lap.
As if examining the inside of the person facing her, she quickly glanced at her and soon pulled her lips.
“Please kill the hero as quickly as possible.”
Heaven does not intervene no matter what happens.
I do not take anyone’s side because I had to balance order and balance the world.
That is the rule of heaven.
“Since the world was twisted once, the hero has become a risk factor that disrupts order. From the point of view of the archangel, this is something that cannot be overlooked.”
The archangel, who must have watched countless wars between the demon world and the human world, expressed his position for the first time.
Michaela’s eyes grew cold.
Only Ikarut was contained in her transparent eyes.
“I don’t know what kind of change of heart there was, but the hero is not advancing according to the destiny set by God. Even if I appeal to Goddess Gaia, she is silent… There was nothing we could do.”
“You’re asking us to remove the risk factors that cause turmoil.”
“I think for the first time and last time our interests were aligned.”
The current hero was moving in an unpredictable direction based on his regressive memories.
The celestial world could not directly touch the creations created by the goddess.
The Heavens, which watched closely the warrior who received the oracle, judged that it was against the rules.
He asks the demon king who opposes the hero to kill him instead.
“In a word, they will use us. This is it.”
“Oh, is that too explicit? But the Demon King wants the hero’s death more than anyone else.”
Ikarut was a game character programmed as the hero’s villain.
The demon king’s destiny is to kill the hero and rule the world.
Kwon Kang-han, possessed by Ikarut, was simply following the character’s purpose.
‘If you make an ending, you can return to reality.’
The reason was simple.
The only way to return to the original world was the ending.
‘If even the heavens appeared… Is something bothersome happening again?’
Not only the saintess, but the warriors and expeditions who were supposed to protect the world became strange.
A scenario that never changes. Until the appearance of a new character.
The game, which I thought would be easy to clear, was patched, so it turned into a harder mode.
It felt like the game itself was blocking my way, as if I was rejecting the ending.
Ikarut sighed inwardly and lifted the cold teacup.
“The hero is wearing a holy relic right now. It won’t be easy to track down, so let’s enlist Gabriel’s help.”
“For a moment! Michaela, why me?!”
“Isn’t what you do best is following or bullying others?”
“Ugh… You really… !!”
Gabriel, who inflated both cheeks, gets nervous.
Michaela ignores it casually and smiles.
“Don’t worry, I will provide the information the Demon King wants.”
“It shouldn’t be easy to borrow a hand from the demons, but the hero seems to have been quite troublesome.”
“It’s not annoying. It is absolutely unacceptable for an insignificant person to break the order.”
In contrast to Michaela’s calm voice, her eyes were as sharp as blades.
If there was a hero in this place, the anger was so strong that he would have torn him to pieces and killed him.
“The hero sincerely wants destruction.”
“You mean the hero who received that oracle?”
“Yes, we are trying to eradicate the world including the demon realm and the celestial realm as well. Shouldn’t you, the guardian of the Demon Realm, stop it together?”
Tok tok, the fingertips tapping on the knee became dull.
The hero went beyond blackening and became a completely different character.
If you see the archangel who is supposed to intervene couldn’t see it and hurriedly stepped into the demon realm.
For some reason, it felt like I had become the final boss character in the world.
‘He also had my memories.’
I had to find out why the returning hero had Kwon Kang-han’s memory.
There was definitely something There is a person who may have the key to the answer.
“I have a question for you.”
“Oh my, this is amazing. Do you have any questions, Lord Maou? Ask everything.”
Michaela straightened her shoulders patronizingly.
“… Indeed, Goddess Gaia seemed to be on the lookout for this situation, but can she know the reason?”
“Ha… That’s what I’m most curious about too. I don’t know why the goddess leaves the hero alone.”
Her straight shoulders bent back, and Michaela touched her forehead.
The two teacups on the table were completely cooled.
The tense air loosened once.
Thoughtful, Ikarut leaned back and bit his chin.
Goddess Gaia must also be a game character.
However, she was only referred to as the creator within the world view, and she was as mysterious as that.
No, did she really exist? She was a goddess whose existence was even questioned.
‘The saintess said that the world revolves around me, but she explained that in the game, she is accompanied by the goddess Gaia.’
At first, she remembered all the pictures, lines, and inserted songs in the tutorial video.
It is written in the text of the script that if the user selects a playable character and plays, the goddess Gaia will be with her.
The tutorial video was the same whether it was a hero, a demon king, or any other character.
[Atis is the world that encompasses the human world, the demon world, and the celestial world.]
[Goddess Gaia, who governs Attis, waits for someone who will one day be the center of the story.]
There is no skip button, a tutorial video that I had to watch.
I remembered that video now.
‘The final darkness must be Goddess Gaia.’
After her final thoughts, Ikarut raised her teacup.
Just then, Mamon, who was waiting outside the door, knocked on the door.
“Ikarut. I urgently report that the 18th gate aisle was destroyed a while ago.”
There were several gates in the underground demon realm.
The gate that is connected like a root has become a gateway that can be opened at any time.
Through this, a few spirited humans came in and collected rare animals and plants and sold them on the black market.
Of course, mutants and intelligent monsters also used the gate to cross into the human world and build their nests.
It didn’t open the passage of the gate, but being destroyed meant that it had great power.
As Icarut tried to give instructions, Michaela threw a single word out of her.
“Gate restoration will take exactly three days.”
“… Could it be that you broke the aisle?”
“Hmph, the passage to the gate to the Demon Realm is too complicated! I’d rather break it down and go faster!”
Gabriel put his hand on his waist and caught his snort.
Since the human world was sandwiched between the heaven world and the demon world, the gate passages were also intricately connected like a maze.
While looking for the gate to the demon realm, the impatient archangel seemed to have used his strength.
“Crazy, have you still not fixed your personality of destroying things whenever you pass by?”
“Ugh, you traitor, Raphael! Shut up before I cut off your humble tongue!”
“Sorry. Maybe Gabriel was very anxious, so he made a way. I will apologize for you.”
“You were the archangel who said it was okay to break down the passage! Michaela!”
Gabriel sighs and shoots at the round back of the head.
While drinking her cold milk tea, Michaela neatly ignores her colleague’s complaints.
“Is it okay if I stay at the castle for a while until the gate is restored?”
“… Didn’t you say you came here secretly?”
“Actually, even if I secretly went to the Demon Realm, the Goddess will know everything. You know, but you close your eyes.”
There was no way the goddess would leave the erratic archangel alone.
What kind of guts would you have here?
Ikarut looked at Michaela, who was completely confused, and then drank tea.
“The tea tastes good.”
Michaela smiles gracefully.
However, Ikarut’s tongue felt a bitter taste.
