Ending Maker Episode 404
Chapter 3 – Double Team #4
Kang Jin-ho had no doubts about the fact that the man in front of him was Yuder Bayer from Heroes Chronicle 2.
In the first place, there was too much evidence shown by the man in front of her to doubt whether it was Yuder.
Of course, it was hard to believe that another world – the Pleiades, the setting of Hero Chronicles 2 – existed and that Uder and Cordelia from that world were right before my eyes.
However, Kang Jin-ho displayed reason and rationality as he had been trained by Alexei.
Juder Bayer and Cordelia Chase are right in front of you.
No matter how impossible it may seem, it was a phenomenon that actually happened, so there was no need to doubt or deny it any longer.
‘Always keep your victory conditions in mind.’
So what is the question we should be asking now?
If Uther and Cordelia were real, what would we have to ask them?
‘Why?’
Why did you come here?
Why did you show yourself before us?
Why did you come with Natasha?
So Kang Jin-ho asked a question.
The question that condenses all the questions into one: ‘Why are Uther and Cordelia here?’
And to that question, Yuder answered with a smile.
Because it was a question I had already expected.
“Because they are first and second place.”
Kang Jin-ho frowned at Yuder’s answer as if he needed a little more explanation.
So, Uder shrugged his shoulders slightly and continued his explanation.
“As you know, Cordelia is a sorceress. In our world, she is called the incarnation of a goddess, and she is a great sorceress who once saved the world.”
Kang Jin-ho felt a strange sense of kinship with the tone that seemed to be a mixture of pride, satisfaction, and pride, but for the time being he remained silent.
Uder raised his finger while looking at Kang Jin-ho.
“Traveling between worlds is not easy. If there is a starting point, there must be a destination, but it is not easy to designate that destination when traveling between worlds. Can you imagine what would happen if you fired a missile without designating the point of impact?”
“… … So Yuhee and I have reached our destination?”
“That’s right. While we were looking for a candidate location to travel between worlds, we were able to find singularities that had a strong connection to us. Those singularities are, as you said, you and Yu-hee.”
A lie containing some truth is much more plausible than a complete lie.
The explanation that Uder was giving now was not a complete fabrication.
This is because it was true that Kang Jin-ho and Hong Yu-hee were targeted as destinations when traveling between worlds.
‘It wasn’t just a coincidence, it was something I had planned on doing from the beginning.’
Anyway, facts are facts.
When Yuder spoke seriously with a clear face without a trace of guilt, Kang Jin-ho narrowed his eyes again and spoke.
“The reason it’s a singularity is… …because it’s 1st and 2nd place?”
“maybe?”
When Yuder shrugged his shoulders as if he didn’t know, Kang Jin-ho narrowed his brows again.
‘That makes sense, though.’
Hero Chronicles 2 was a worldwide hit, but Korea was the only country where Uder and Cordelia were registered as top rankers.
In addition, if we look at Hong Yu-hee only in terms of her ‘love for Cordelia’, it is no exaggeration to say that she is the best in the world, so it is somewhat understandable that she is talking about being a singularity.
‘There was too little information to begin with.’
This was because Kang Jin-ho had too little knowledge of magic to judge whether Uder’s words were true or false.
And at Kang Jin-ho’s worries, Yuder smiled darkly inwardly.
‘Yeah, there’s no way to check.’
‘So how do you check it?’ was also a question that was often used in the Pleiades.
Even Kang Jin-ho would have no way of withstanding a one-sided attack that took advantage of information asymmetry.
“Why did you have to move between worlds?”
‘As expected.’
In the end, all that can be brought out is a question that somewhat deviates from the essence.
That’s why this time, too, Yuder lightly presented the answer he had prepared in advance.
“First of all, because Cordelia wants to do it. I don’t know if you know, but Cordelia is very curious. Another reason is to prepare for an attack from an outside force… from another world. There is already a precedent for heaven and hell, so it would be a reasonable choice to prepare for it.”
It was a correct answer.
There were no gaps in Uder’s story.
But that was just then.
“Can I ask you a question too?”
Kang Jin-ho nodded in response to Yuder’s question.
It was I who repeated the questions as if I was half-interrogating him, so it was not right to refuse here.
‘There are things you can learn from the question.’
Questions ultimately reflect the questioner’s thoughts – As Kang Jin-ho, who was reflecting on Alexei’s teachings, relaxed his posture a little, Yuder smiled and said.
“It’s not that great… … I don’t think they’re that surprised by the fact that the Pleiades actually exist.”
Even though he’s Kang Jin-ho, I never thought he’d react this badly when he found out that the game he was playing actually existed in another world.
But Kang Jin-ho shook his head as if he didn’t know what to say to Yuder’s question.
“No, I was surprised enough.”
If Hong Yu-hee and Natasha, who were the people he had to protect, weren’t around – and if it weren’t a situation where he had to remain extremely calm – he probably would’ve looked a little more surprised.
“and…….”
The reason why Kang Jin-ho himself was able to calm down a little more.
“I was convinced the moment I heard it.”
“The moment you hear it?”
“Yes, the moment I heard your story… … I strangely felt convinced.”
Actually, it was a strange thing.
The very fact that I am now bringing up this story of being convinced like this is telling.
Is it because it’s Uderi?
Because it’s the original of a character that is like an alter ego of Kang Jin-ho himself, the one he’s played for the longest time?
Kang Jin-ho smiled slightly at the strange sense of familiarity, and Yuder felt an awkward feeling for some reason and fixed his expression.
And then another ten seconds or so passed.
“Uder.”
Kang Jin-ho opened his mouth again and asked in a much more gentle voice than before.
“Are you the ones who helped Natasha with her work?”
Even though there was a six-year break, Kang Jin-ho was Kang Jin-ho.
The reason for Natasha’s sudden appearance had already been figured out a long time ago.
However, what was questionable were the beings who solved Natasha’s case.
Who are they that can destroy an organization in a matter of hours?
Is it possible for beings with that level of power to suddenly appear and disappear?
In response to Kang Jin-ho’s question, Yuder nodded with a cool smile as always.
“Yeah, that’s right. That’s what we did.”
“Why?”
“Because you and Natasha are related? Cordelia cares for you very much.”
Kang Jin-ho thought as he listened to Yuder’s words.
The time when the two people first visited Earth.
Since I had taken care of Natasha’s business, it would naturally have been before Natasha’s visit.
However, if the reason Natasha’s case was resolved was because of Kang Jin-ho himself and Hong Yu-hee, it was highly likely that Yuder and Cordelia were also in Korea when Natasha visited Korea.
The time when Natasha appeared.
Things that happened around that time.
A gathering of chat room members.
Encounter with Yuhee.
and-
“Sprinkler.”
“uh?”
Kang Jin-ho, who had unconsciously completed a word, looked straight at Yuder.
Instead of the friendliness or skepticism he had shown earlier, he asked Yuder with eyes filled with strong conviction.
“Sprinklers in the underground parking lot. Was that you?”
To be exact, the sprinkler suddenly went off and the front door of Yu-hee’s house was broken.
Even the members of the chat room who suddenly had something to do on the day of the meeting.
Yuder smiled awkwardly at the sharp question, and for the first time in a long time, he called out Alexei’s name in his heart.
* * *
Same time.
While Yuder and Kang Jin-ho were taking turns sweating, Cordelia and Hong Yu-hee were having a sweet time.
“That, that’s why. That day, my brother… … .”
“Yeah, yeah! The guy next door! No, it’s Kang Jin-ho!”
At Cordelia’s urging, Hong Yu-hee wiggled her fingers and moved her lips, then soon raised her head and placed her lips next to Cordelia’s ear.
and-
“Whoa! It’s a wolf, a wolf!”
When Cordelia blushed and squealed at Hong Yu-hee’s whisper, Hong Yu-hee blushed even more, and seeing Hong Yu-hee like that made Cordelia jump around in excitement.
Because Hong Yu-hee’s embarrassed appearance was so cute.
‘Is this what Yuder felt like?’
So you were struggling all day to embarrass Cordelia?
‘Anyway, you’re saying that was said to our Yu-hee?’
Kang Jin-ho.
The guy next door.
The Uther of the past.
“Ugh, ugh.”
Is that so?
Kang Jin-ho to Yoo Hee-han.
“Hehehe.”
As Cordelia, who had been excited, smiled, Hong Yu-hee’s face turned even redder, and Cordelia’s smile grew deeper in proportion to her blushing.
But it was at that very moment.
“Hey, what about Yuder?”
“uh?”
“Uder. Uder, my sister Cordelia’s husband.”
If you proceed with the newly prepared happy ending route in Heroes Chronicles 3, Uther and Cordelia will get married, but it was strangely embarrassing for Hong Yu-hee to think that Uther and Cordelia would call each other husband and wife.
And the same was true for Cordelia.
Even though they had been a world-renowned lovebird couple for a long time, she still blushed when people called her husband or wife.
“Uh, our Yuder? Our Yuder is… … .”
Cordelia hesitated for a moment, then made up her mind.
Hong Yu-hee has said this and that, so Cordelia herself should say this and that to create balance, shouldn’t it?
Cordelia swallowed hard and clenched her fists, motioning for Hong Yu-hee to come closer. When Hong Yu-hee, who was already close, brought her face closer, she whispered softly in his ear.
“therefore…….”
Things that happened with Yuder.
Things Uder did.
Cordelia’s whole body turned red as she materialized the memories in her head into voice, and Hong Yu-hee, who was listening, felt the same.
Because it was a story too great for the small data of a short relationship period to handle.
“Hey, beast.”
When Hong Yu-hee gasped at the words that came out reflexively, Cordelia nodded with a somewhat—no, extremely excited—face, perhaps because her embarrassment had already exceeded her limit.
“It’s a real beast, a beast. But… …you know what?”
“What… is it?”
“So good.”
“Whoa!”
Hong Yu-hee covered her face with both hands and squeaked at Cordelia’s shy confession(?), and Cordelia also quickly covered her face as embarrassment began to well up again.
And there is one gaze looking at those two people.
It was such a lovely and cute sight, but she thought, her eyes turning cold without her knowing it.
‘Who am I? Where am I?’
Why do I have to hear Gino and Yuhi’s lovey-dovey story twice on my birthday, of all days?
My mental life has already been at zero for a long time.
‘Still… … It is true that it is the same person.’
Even though she was in a tattered state, Natasha was still Natasha.
Looking at the two of them in front of me like this, it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were real sisters.
‘They are not just sisters, they are the same person.’
But what on earth is going on here?
Natasha had not yet heard the explanation from Yuder and Cordelia due to Gino and Yuhi’s sudden intrusion.
‘Well, I guess you can hear it later.’
Natasha, who felt hot all over her body due to the embarrassing story of the two people, drank a cold beer to cool down.
“Hey, Yuhee.”
“Yes, sister.”
“So you still go to school these days? Kang Jin-ho still plays at home- no, no, that… …he’s retired?”
To be honest, Kang Jin-ho should just be playing at home, but he should at least have some basic manners.
As Cordelia quickly corrected her words, Hong Yu-hee suddenly laughed bashfully and started wiggling her fingers.
“No, my brother is working again these days.”
“Oh, really? What happened?”
“It’s something we do together.”
“With you?”
“Yes, me and Natasha sometimes do it too.”
“Natasha too?”
Cordelia looked back at Natasha reflexively and tilted her head without realizing it.
Because in an instant, the cold city beauty Natasha became a cute girl writhing in shame.
‘What the heck? What on earth are you doing?’
Kang Jin-ho, Hong Yu-hee, and Natasha are together, and what could possibly make the world-famous Natasha so embarrassed?
“What’s going on?”
“that is…….”
Hehe, Hong Yu-hee laughed and answered with a voice that was a mixture of shame and pride.
