Chapter 283 – 283. In the Distant Past, Earth and Heaven…
How long has it been? Having experienced dozens… No, hundreds of deaths, I finally pierced the heart of the guy in front of me.
I pierced his heart exactly, but I also lost one eye and my jaw, and every inch of my body was covered in rags.
“Huh… Uhuh… Sigh…!”
“… I passed”
A trickle of blood flowed from his mouth and down his chin.
After confirming his words, I pulled out the fingertip that had been inserted.
The hand I pulled out had red blood and numerous bone fragments embedded in it, and there was a lot of bleeding on his body after I pulled it out.
I want to talk, but conversation is impossible because my jaw is damaged.
I don’t know anything else, but if I can get my money back, I will endure a greater ordeal than this.
“I’ll give it back”
With his heart pierced, he took a few steps backwards and summoned a white sphere from the air. At the same time, a golden slime appeared inside.
“Hehe… Hiiha…”
Although his jaw was broken, and he couldn’t speak, he was freed from the sphere and immediately ran to me and hugged me.
-Shiho! It hurts? So sad.
Although it was extremely painful, he jumped up and hugged me and stroked Kyuun’s body.
Looking at the condition, there seemed to be nothing wrong with the body.
Ah. The strength in my body. The tension has gone.
I can’t help but feel nervous while fighting while experiencing death.
As the tension eased, I felt more intense pain throughout my body.
My legs are shaking. Kkyun had already checked my physical condition, so he got into my clothes and stood up.
-I will protect you! It’s sad when Shiho gets sick!
It usually protects my body like this, but this time something is a little different: a golden ring is floating above my head.
Seeing this figure, which was reminiscent of an angel, was… A bit strange.
“Cough.! Take this…”
What he floated in the air was a pure white feather-shaped karambit and an opaque sphere.
When I received these two floating in front of me, my damaged body was restored to its original state.
“Cluck… Cluck…!”
He sat down helplessly and just looked at the ground.
The sound of breathing on the verge of death is heard when one knee is raised and the body is supported.
Even though his death was approaching, he slowly opened his mouth.
“I’m begging you to do the next thing. Cough.! “Her… Heo Eok. Save… Give.”
“Truly, why are you asking others to do what you couldn’t do yourself?”
“I. Failed. But. It is possible. Because you are the ‘you’ for that!”
He continued talking, adding more words that were not yet understood.
“In order to meet her… To meet… My… Her presence, I summoned her to the time axis… Clack .! It’s time. The rest…”
I fell down without being able to speak until the end (Mirae).
Dead. I killed it. I killed myself (the future).
-Shiho… He’s dead… Ugh…
“Yes.”
I don’t feel good because I’m watching my own death right in front of my eyes.
As if expressing his emotions on my behalf, he cried loudly like a screaming child.
-Beep
[Exclusive quest completed.]
[Shiho]
-Challenge again
4. Check your memory through the sphere.
Sphere… Are you talking about this? But how do I use this…
-Beep
[Would you like to check the memory?]
YES/NO
YES
—-
-Shiho? It’s Siho!
Under the sparkling night sky. I saw him sitting alone on a hill, taking in the gentle breeze.
The by-product of the cloth transformed into the shape of a young girl and ran, calling the name of a man not far away.
“Shiho! Uh? Wow, this body is amazing!”
The more I ran towards him, the more his thin and opaque body gradually transformed into a human being.
Skin, hair, and vocal cords developed, and he was reborn as a complete human being.
“Shiho?”
“Irion”
“Wow!”
Kyuun, who had a human body, ran to him and was held in his arms.
A stable embrace with a good smell.
I was held in his arms as if I had completely forgotten the pain from just moments ago.
“Shiho! Are you okay now?”
“Yes. Baby”
“Yes? “You’re not a baby!”
“Can I ask you one favor?”
“Yes? Hum! If it’s Siho’s request, anything is fine!”
The feeling of my hair being gently brushed by a human body was unfamiliar, but it felt good.
For some reason, even though his hands were all covered with calluses, his touch was still gentle.
“Please take care of that guy”
“Yes? “Who?”
He didn’t answer the question, just gently ruffled his hair.
“I like Shiho! “Your body is amazing!”
“Yes”
He just stroked my head.
“Baby”
“You’re not a baby!”
“I love you. Be his strength.”
“Yes? I love you too Shiho!”
For some reason, his voice was heavy and solemn, announcing the end.
—-
“This is…”
-Fuuuuu!! Kwaaaaang!!
When I touched the white sphere, it was transported to a completely different place.
Thick, black storm clouds and the surrounding area is completely devastated.
Here and there, traces of fire and explosions were clearly engraved on the ground.
Around the traces of the explosion were the arms and legs of various creatures, as well as other unpleasant things that were presumed to be the contents of their stomachs, along with red liquid.
I wondered why I had come to a place like this, but the answer didn’t take long.
Not far away, there is someone wearing a black cloth and hugging him.
A woman with a pair of pure white wings that seemed to be a light in the dark sky was sitting in the middle of the war.
She screamed at the sky and did not hide her sadness as she hugged him as he lay helpless.
“… Adele. Why.”
The woman who was wailing without hiding her sadness was a woman I knew very well.
Because she was so beautiful, I knew immediately who she was, but this was my first time seeing her so sad.
“Huhhh… Why. Why.!!”
“… It’s pretty”
“Are you saying something like that in the current situation?”
The two tears flowing endlessly from her small face were shining softly.
Dark red blood was forming a puddle beneath him as he lay helpless.
“Don’t cry. Why are you crying?”
“But… But… I would rather…”
“Stop… There’s no need for you to blame yourself. I am a human and you are an angel. In the first place, existence itself is divided into classes…? “What are you trying to do now?”
“Me too… I want to join you too.! “I will never let you go alone.!!”
What she chose, holding back her tears, was to grab his fallen dagger. And.
It was the act of pointing the dagger at the neck.
“Put it down.!! There is no way an angel would allow death.!”
“No! Death is not permitted by law only when you are in heaven. “It does not apply on land.”
“Stop… Stop…”
As she held her dagger with both hands, she began to tremble violently.
Her breathing became so rapid that it was difficult for her to breathe, and her hands dropped so hard that it was difficult to even hold on to the dagger.
“If… You are willing to face death… Then I too…!!”
“Please. Even if I live now. I’m only human. To an angel, my existence is just a moment…”
“The meaningless days of having to obey the law… In the end, I participated in a war I didn’t want to see… I killed those on the ground… It was you who taught me the nobility of life…!”
“Ceresti.”
“If you give up like this, I will give up too!!”
-Hook!
“Ah.”
When the angel stabbed the dagger he was holding with all his might into his neck, a pure white light was shining from his neck.
Her tear-filled eyes gradually lost focus, and her head dropped helplessly.
“Celestia… Why… I’m just a human… Why…!!”
“Now that the death of the Demon King has been confirmed, Cheon has decided that there is no longer any reason to keep you alive.”
Gradually, a soft light emitted from her body, and the light became stronger.
Her body began to float into the sky.
“Ah… Don’t go… Please…”
Since the souls of angels return to heaven, death virtually does not exist for angels.
That’s what I heard.
“Witch.!!!!!”
“Did you call me?”
“I will use all my remaining strength…!”
“I know what your intentions are, but… It’s not enough.”
“No! It would be possible if I achieved the feat of killing the Demon King at the cost of my existence.!!”
The witch, clad in black cloth, appeared silently and approached him, placing her hand on his chest.
“Will it be okay.?”
“I will never leave her alone. I promised myself from the moment I first met her.”
“… I respect your resolve”
“I’m sorry… For leaving, you alone…”
“This body also owes you a debt, so there is no need to worry.”
“I’m sorry. I only asked you to do it unilaterally. Hehe… Heo… Now… It’s time.”
“The end of you. “This Stella will watch over you until the end.”
As the witch placed her hands on the dying man’s chest, her soft light soon became bright enough to cover her surroundings.
The most intense light began to shine beneath the dark clouds.
“I was convinced that that was the gift you gave to this body… Dear, I will meet you again in the distant future. I dream of a new you, who will inherit the power you always talked about, and turn it into a price, protecting countless lives in the future. This time, we will all gather together in a cluster of stars…”
