Episode 190.
Siwoo did not open his closed eyes.
No, it couldn’t come out.
No matter how much time passes.
No matter how much time passes.
Siwoo’s closed eyes showed no sign of opening.
Only then could people remember.
I could now perceive what Siwoo’s appearance was suggesting.
Siwoo’s death.
“……”
“……”
“……”
There were no more shouts of joy from the people.
And it wasn’t just Siwoo.
S-class hunters lying in the shattered rubble.
His attendants, including Zhang Wei, who was bleeding and motionless
A lot of people were hit by the red shadow.
Life or death was not clearly confirmed.
But people knew that confirmation of life and death had little meaning.
And so one thought arises.
This… this kind of thing… .
Can this really be called a victory?
“……”
“……”
“……”
People couldn’t nod their heads easily.
This wasn’t a victory.
It was a victory that only left scars.
No, it couldn’t be said that it was a victory with only wounds.
The blossoming hope was dashed.
Only despair descended.
In between.
“……”
Baek Seon-pyeong slowly got up from his seat.
His body staggered from the wounds inflicted by the red shadow.
Baek Seon-pyeong got up from his seat and looked at the cityscape of the city where only despair remained.
“So that’s why… it was like this.”
Baek Seon-pyeong muttered quietly.
At the same time, a memory from a very long time ago came to mind.
Saint, Rudorea.
13 heroes like Baek Seon-pyeong.
It was a memory from when I was watching Rudorea’s death.
Rudorea passed away amidst the mourning of countless people.
Just before taking her last breath, Rudorea called Baek Seon-pyeong aside.
And he gave the sacred object that he had cherished so much to Baek Seon-pyeong.
A sacred object that was to be used only for absolutely necessary purposes.
Baek Seon-pyeong asked.
‘Why are you giving this to me?’
‘I thought it would be best to give it to you.’
Baek Seon-pyeong couldn’t understand what Rudorea was saying.
To be blunt, Rudorea had a child.
And she also had talent like Rudorea.
It would have been right to give this holy relic to Rudorea’s children rather than Baek Seon-pyeong.
But now.
‘Are you talking nonsense like this is a prophecy or something?’
‘Oh my. Are you only believing that now?’
Ludorea smiled faintly.
‘What do you believe? Didn’t I say it was nonsense?’
‘Tch. I knew it.’
Ludorea continued speaking with a pointed expression.
‘Then let’s just say it’s a woman’s intuition.’
‘Woman? What kind of woman is that old lady on her deathbed?’
‘…It’s too much.’
Ludorea pursed her lips.
‘No matter how old a woman gets, she is always a girl at heart.’
Baek Seon-pyeong just laughed.
After a while, he looked at the holy relic that had been given and asked.
‘What can I use it for?’
‘I’ll leave that to you, Kenseon.’
Ludorea didn’t answer.
Are you trying to avoid the answer?
Or maybe that was the answer.
Baek Seon-pyeong didn’t know at the time.
‘I could save you from dying right now.’
‘Geomseon, I guess I’m just like you said. My intuition on women is not right at all.’
Rudorea just had a gloomy expression on her face.
And Baek Seon-pyeong still just laughed.
‘Do you still think that the Demon King is neither the strongest nor the last? Are you saying that this relic is for that time?’
‘no.’
Ludorea shook her head firmly.
‘Ah, of course it’s true that I think the Demon King is neither the strongest nor the last. However, this relic isn’t a relic for that time.’
Rudorea continued speaking while looking at Baek Seon-pyeong.
‘This is a sacred relic for you, the Sword Master.’
At that time, Baek Seon-pyeong did not know the meaning of those words.
‘This is my small gift to you, so that the rest of your life will not be filled with regrets.’
And I still don’t know what it means.
Baek Seon-pyeong silently put the sacred object in his bosom.
‘How to use?’
‘Geomseon, just breathe in your energy. In exchange for your energy, I can save countless lives. Simple, right?’
‘Is that all?’
‘Once you use it, you can never use it again, so use it only for absolutely necessary purposes.’
That’s how Rudorea left this world.
So now.
“……”
Baek Seon-pyeong now took out the sacred relic left behind by Rudorea.
This holy relic, imbued with the power of Rudorea, could reject death.
That is why Baek Seon-pyeong had no intention of using this sacred object.
I thought I would never use it in my life.
Because death was also a flow.
Because I won’t do anything that goes against the flow.
Even so, the reason Baek Seon-pyeong brought this sacred object.
“Seonje, I wanted to save you….”
Baek Seon-je, son of Baek Seon-pyeong.
Wouldn’t it be possible to revive the dead Seonje?
I just had that little ‘hope’.
But it was only a small hope.
In fact, words can only deny death.
It was impossible to bring the dead back to life.
It means that you can deny the approaching death, but it doesn’t mean that you can ignore death itself.
Just as the resurrection of a dead demon is impossible.
It was impossible to revive a being that had already died.
So, until now, Kensun couldn’t understand what Rudorea was saying.
‘This is my small gift to you, so that the rest of your life will not be filled with regrets.’
Seonje is already dead.
Baek Seon-pyeong was already filled with regret.
But now.
“It was you….”
Baek Seon-pyeong’s gaze turned to the fallen man.
A man who destroyed the existence of the devil.
A man who stood up to the red shadow.
He was a man who changed the course of events that no one thought could be changed.
Perhaps it was this guy.
The one who gave Seonje the false hope that he could change the course of the world.
The last justice that Seonje tried to protect even at the risk of death.
“You guys… were you?”
Baek Seon-pyeong walked slowly.
A man who had collapsed while crossing the desolate cityscape approached Si-woo.
There was no way to describe Siwoo’s condition when seen up close.
You could just see him as dead.
But death has not yet come.
I was just infinitely closer to death.
Maybe that’s why.
“……”
Baek Seon-pyeong hesitated.
Defying death.
This is against your own definition.
But is it true that like father, like son?
“…I too, Seonje, was like you.”
Baek Seon-pyeong was also a contradictory being.
He was a fool who boasted about everything but couldn’t even keep his own justice.
That’s why now.
Baek Seon-pyeong was not a sword immortal.
It wasn’t one of the 13 heroes either.
“Because you’re such a worthless bastard.”
Father, Baek Seon-pyeong.
Baek Seon-pyeong’s voice trembled as he spoke.
Not only did he leave this world before his father, but…
Isn’t there a child as ugly as this one?
But what can we do?
As a father, shouldn’t you protect your child until the end?
So, this guy named Siwoo.
If this man is the first, your last justice.
Hwaaaaaaaah!
A burst of pure white light.
The light that contained the power of life spread across the landscape that had been plunged into despair.
* * *
A pure white light engulfed the entire area.
The warm light enveloped the desolate cityscape.
and.
“Huh, huh…?”
“How… me?”
The people who had fallen began to come to their senses one by one.
Those lying in the shattered rubble.
People who are bleeding and not moving after being hit by the red shadow.
Lee Ha-rin, Lee Si-yoon, Yoo Han-na, and Geum Cheon-gyu.
And his attendants, including Zhang Wei.
Those who were on the brink of death are slowly coming to their senses.
The countless people who had fallen down after being struck by the red shadow also began to come to their senses one by one.
“Uh, how…?”
The people who woke up looked around in bewilderment.
And only then could I perceive the pure white light that filled the landscape.
I could feel the power of life within it.
“How could this be…?”
“What kind of power is this…?”
The wounds of those who fell were slowly healing.
That moment.
Thump!
I could hear Siwoo’s heartbeat, which had stopped.
It was infinitely feeble.
“Hey, Mr. Siu!”
But Chaerin could clearly hear.
Chaerin called Siwoo’s name with surprised eyes.
Siwoo still had no answer.
But then again.
He showed a slight movement.
The dying spark of life was being rekindled.
“T, how is this….”
Chaerin couldn’t understand what was going on.
That moment.
“…Coolook!”
On one side, a painful groan could also be heard.
Not too far away.
Baek Seon-pyeong was staggering, coughing up blood.
“Your Majesty…?”
“…It’s okay. I’m just tired from using up all my strength.”
Baek Seon-pyeong covered his mouth with his hand, saying that it was nothing.
He continued to reassure Chaerin that everything was okay.
But to anyone who looked at it, it didn’t look okay.
He was panting so hard that he couldn’t breathe.
Baek Seon-pyeong’s staggering body finally collapsed.
and.
“Your Majesty’s energy….”
I couldn’t feel any energy from the swordsman.
A powerful spirit that was not even pushed back by the red shadow.
That powerful energy had completely disappeared.
Baek Seon-pyeong felt through Chae-rin’s senses.
He was no longer a swordsman or one of the thirteen heroes.
An ordinary old man.
So Chaerin was able to know.
This miraculous phenomenon that we see now.
This is Baek Seon-pyeong saving people at the cost of all his power.
These miracles had a proper price and reason.
“…Don’t worry about it.”
Baek Seon-pyeong spoke, perhaps noticing Chae-rin’s reaction.
Baek Seon-pyeong, who spoke, looked calm.
Soon, Baek Seon-pyeong’s gaze turned to the sky.
The sky, where the gate had completely disappeared, was blue without a single cloud.
But Baek Seon-pyeong’s aged eyes look up at the sky.
“Heaven does not easily grant me death.”
It just felt empty somewhere.
Baekseonpyeong looked like an empty shell.
“…Is this a punishment to live the rest of my life in regret?”
Baek Seon-pyeong let out a small smile.
But Chae-rin could feel the weight contained in that smile.
Maybe that’s why.
Chaerin didn’t know what to say to Baek Seonpyeong.
Should I say thank you?
Should I say sorry?
Chaerin couldn’t say anything.
At that very moment.
“Director?!”
A heaven-piercing scream was heard from somewhere.
At the same time, there was a loud commotion.
When I looked there, I saw a large number of guards gathered together.
Among those countless guardians.
In the center stood a middle-aged man with a cool impression.
Director of the Inspection Bureau, Baek Seon-je.
There were thin needles stuck in Baek Seon-je’s body.
At the same time, the condition did not look very good.
“I came running as soon as my body recovered….”
But judging from the voices heard, it seemed like his life was not in great danger.
Baek Seon-je looked around and asked the guards.
“Is everything over already?”
“Ah, no… How is the director here…? The director is definitely…”
“Oh, that’s right.”
Right then.
“initiative…?”
Baek Seon-pyeong’s trembling voice was heard.
The expression of despair that had appeared just a moment ago was nowhere to be found.
Open your eyes, wide open.
Baek Seon-pyeong looked at Baek Seon-je with an expression of disbelief.
Soon, Baek Seon-je’s gaze also turned to Baek Seon-pyeong.
And then I came across Baek Seon-pyeong’s appearance.
“father?”
Baek Seon-je also showed an expression of disbelief.
But that was only for a moment.
“Haha, so this is….”
Baek Seon-je quickly scratched his cheek with an awkward expression.
Embarrassment, shame, colorlessness, modesty.
All sorts of similar emotions were floating on Baek Seon-je’s face.
Looking at such Baek Seon-je, Baek Seon-pyeong stood up from his seat.
The old, weak body kept staggering.
Chaerin hurriedly approached and supported Baek Seon-pyeong’s body.
Baek Seon-pyeong barely managed to get up, leaning on Chae-rin.
Slowly and step by step.
I took a step towards Baekseonje.
Every time I approach Baekseonje like that.
Every time I look at the whitening cream that doesn’t disappear.
Every time I realize that all of this is not a dream but reality.
Baek Seon-pyeong is in the past.
I was able to understand little by little what Rudorea had said.
‘This is a sacred relic for you, the Sword Master.’
At that time, Baek Seon-pyeong did not know the meaning of those words.
‘This is my small gift to you, so that the rest of your life will not be filled with regrets.’
Even Baek Seon-pyeong just now didn’t know the meaning of those words.
But now.
“Because Hunter Maeng Si-woo saved me from the brink of death….”
Wow!
“Oh, father?”
Baek Seon-je was greatly embarrassed.
Baek Seon-pyeong’s sudden actions.
This was not the Baek Seon-pyeong that Baek Seon-je knew.
However, the strength of Baek Seon-pyeong’s embrace was too weak.
“…….”
Baek Seon-je silently hugged his father, Baek Seon-pyeong.
The sky over Seoul, where the dungeon gate had disappeared, was blue without a single cloud.
But why on earth is that?
Under the blue sky with the splendid brilliance of the sun shining down.
Thump, thump.
Transparent water droplets were falling to the floor.
* * *
A hazy state of mind, as if I was swimming in water, continued.
Nothing was clearly recognizable.
And then…
A gentle breeze brushed past the tip of my tongue.
…huh?
A question occurred to me for a moment between my drooping consciousness.
At the same time, huh?
Again, the question arose.
That would be the case, because the fact that questions arise means that you are conscious.
In a word, it means living without dying.
There’s no way that could happen…?
Amidst the doubts, a clear consciousness emerged.
So what about the afterlife?
Or maybe… .
‘Godtube?!’
Flash!
Siwoo’s two eyes opened at the same time.
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