Episode 274.
A stranger with a similar appearance to Kwon Pil-sang.
Of course, it was only at a similar level.
Kwon Pil-sang’s impression was quite unique.
However, it is not the case that impressions like Kwon Pil-sang do not exist in the world.
Also, since I only heard it through word of mouth, it wasn’t certain.
There was a possibility that it wasn’t Kwon Pil-sang.
“Let’s go to the village together.”
But it was necessary to check.
Siwoo was able to make a decision quickly.
Siwoo headed to the village with the people.
How long did it take?
“But brother. There’s something I’ve been wondering about for a while now.”
Kim Lee-jun, who had been following along, asked cautiously.
I turned my head and saw Kim Yi-jun taking pictures of Si-woo with a camera.
“Were you filming during this time?”
“I’m your cameraman. It’s my mission to film your accomplishments.”
And yet, he shows a determined expression on his face… .
Siwoo just shook his head.
“First of all, before coming to Myanmar, Deokgu Noona asked me to do a favor. She asked me to film not only dungeon raids but also everyday scenes like this one by one. She said that would make it easier to create a story and make V-Logs.”
Deokgu, editor of the Seongnam Channel.
It seemed as though Deok-gu had asked Kim I-jun a special favor before leaving for Myanmar.
‘When was the last time we talked about that?’
I wanted to protect the camera even as my internal organs were bursting and my limbs were torn apart.
… But wait a minute.
“Sister Deokgu?”
Siwoo tilted his head without realizing it.
“Are you younger than Deokgu?”
“Yes. I’m 20 years old, and Deokgu-noona is 21. Didn’t you know?”
I heard it when I first had the interview at Deokgu.
However, because it was so long ago, I couldn’t remember exactly.
“I think I was 20 or 21. I just remember it as being around that age.”
“You are 21 years old. In that sense, Han Chae-rin and Deok-gu are the same age.”
Deokgu and Han Chae-rin are the same age.
Siwoo was able to organize his family tree anew.
“Anyway. I’ll be recording your every move, hyung, so don’t worry!”
Kim Yi-jun really showed an expression that said not to worry.
Actually, I was more nervous than worried, but anyway.
Siwoo just shook his head.
“By the way, brother. Over there, that person.”
After a while, Kim Yi-jun glanced at a corner.
The silver-haired woman follows behind, squeaking.
Could it be that I am alone in another world?
It was a beauty that made me think that way.
It was Selina who naturally created that sense of alienation.
“Aren’t you Princess Selina?”
As expected, Kim Yi-jun also knew Selina.
From the very beginning, anyone who saw her incredible beauty could tell that it was Selina.
That face is something you can’t forget once you see it.
“that’s right.”
“also….”
Kim Yi-jun nodded as if he knew this would happen.
“But brother, why is Princess Selina here? Isn’t she in England?”
“I don’t know either.”
“yes?
“Why did it suddenly appear?”
“…yes?”
For a moment, a look of bewilderment appeared on Kim Yi-jun’s face.
It was also an answer that was quite absurd.
But what can I do?
“It fell from the sky and just ended up here?”
That’s what really happened.
Kim Yi-jun kept his mouth shut, as if he was speechless.
But that was only for a moment.
“But wow… .”
Kim Yi-jun glanced at Selina again and said.
“It’s really pretty, just like the rumors say. It was pretty when I saw it in videos and pictures, but in person it’s just unbelievable.”
Kim Yi-jun couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
Even the appearance of Kim Lee-jun, who spoke like that, was not at all shameful.
But in front of Selina’s beauty, he was nothing but ordinary.
“At first I thought she was not a human, but a goddess who came down from the sky.”
Siwoo also agreed with this.
Even Aphrodite was able to defeat Selina, so she could be said to be more beautiful than any goddess.
I guess I’ll have to bring someone like Adonis to have a go at it.
Selina was so incredibly beautiful that it made me think that way.
A beauty who cannot be considered human.
So I understood.
Kim Yi-jun looks at Selina and grins.
I completely understand that feeling.
But why is that?
“But you. When did you never say something about a passionate love?”
Should I say that I feel uncomfortable?
“ … Yes? Oh, yes. That’s still the case now.”
“Does that kind of person just say that any girl is pretty?”
“I don’t tell just any woman that she’s pretty. And I’m not a pushover either.”
“Are you going to wipe the drool from your mouth before you speak?”
“Huh? When did I ever… spit?”
Kim Yi-jun hurriedly wiped his mouth with his sleeve and started to act silly.
But when Siwoo stared at him intently, Kim Yijun rolled his eyes and said.
“Honestly… isn’t it true that Princess Selina is pretty?”
That was true.
But I didn’t feel very good when Kim Yi-jun said that.
I couldn’t quite figure out why I felt bad.
But what should I say when I see Kim Yi-jun blushing while looking at Selina?
“The video I’m shooting right now. Don’t delete it. I have to show it to Seo-ah when I return to Korea.”
I felt as if I had witnessed an affair.
Even though that’s not actually the case.
“Huh?! Why is Seo-ah suddenly here!”
Then Kim Yi-jun was startled and shouted.
It seems like there’s something else going on too.
“I wanted to show Seo-ah what I did in Myanmar. What’s wrong with that?”
“Oh that….”
“What’s bothering you?”
“Oh, no. That’s not it… .”
Kim Yi-jun rolled his eyes again, not knowing what to do.
“I just said that Princess Selina was pretty….”
“Who said what?”
“It’s my brother….”
Kim Yi-jun had a gloomy expression and a sad face.
But Siwoo just walked faster without saying a word.
How long did it take to walk like that?
“Over there, over there is our village.”
Siwoo was able to reach the village where people lived.
* * *
The small village you see in the distance.
Shanty Town was overall eco-friendly, perhaps due to its harsh jungle environment.
Although there were some artificial elements, it was close to being natural.
Outside the town, shabby buildings lined the streets.
A building made of grass attached to a wooden frame.
It was more like a temporary residence than a building.
It seemed like an isolation facility.
A plague is a disease that is contagious.
It seemed like an isolation facility outside the village, where the infected could not be kept inside.
“Please use this.”
Soon, one of the villagers handed something to Si-woo.
A dry piece of cloth with dust and dirt here and there.
The man made a gesture covering his mouth and nose.
It seemed like they were using it instead of a mask to avoid getting infected with the plague.
Siwoo accepted the piece of cloth without saying a word.
As expected, it was just a plain piece of cloth without any special treatment.
The quarantine effect did not seem that great.
Still, it’s better than nothing.
Siwoo covered his mouth and nose with the cloth he was given and approached the quarantine facility.
The quarantine facility that came so close.
This was supposed to be an isolation facility, but it was an isolation facility that had no isolation effect at all.
Is that why?
A truly foul smell assaulted my nostrils.
The smell of corruption.
It had a terrible aura of death, along with the disgustingness.
Even though I covered my mouth and nose with a cloth, I could still smell it.
“Ugh!”
As expected, Kim Yi-jun frowned and trembled.
“Whoooosh!”
Eventually, Kim Yi-jun, unable to bear it any longer, began to retch.
Siwoo slowly entered the quarantine facility.
As we entered the isolation room, the smell became even more extreme.
At the source of the smell, there were many sick patients lying in bed.
A great number of people were lying on rags as beds.
There were eczema-like bumps here and there on his face.
Pus was oozing out from the places where the blistered wounds occasionally burst open.
In some places, the skin was necrotic and had turned black.
Is the pain significant?
All those who were sick seemed to have lost consciousness.
“Hahaha···!”
“Ugh···!”
Still, groans of pain were leaking out.
It means that he is so evil that he can feel pain even in an unconscious state.
“Oh, how could this be···.”
For a moment, Selina’s voice was heard from behind.
Selina was surprised, her eyes wide open.
Also, Selina wasn’t covering her mouth and nose with a cloth like Siu.
Because there was no need.
Selina’s personality, Divinity (S).
Disease is ultimately a virus that invades the body and causes illness.
And the divine power is a miraculous power that purifies all impurities.
Moreover, since all the blood flowing through her veins could be called holy blood, Selina could be said to be immune to all diseases.
He is truly a godsend.
It’s a living, moving miracle.
‘She’s not called a saint for nothing.’
Siwoo seemed to be inwardly impressed by Selina’s abilities.
Well, anyway.
Doesn’t divine power even purify smells?
Selina had a deep frown on her face.
Even that frowning appearance was not human beauty.
Siwoo calmly looked around the inside of the quarantine facility.
I examined the patients’ faces in detail.
Because his face was swollen and ruptured all over, I couldn’t make out his facial expression properly.
But in one corner of the quarantine facility.
I could see a man with an unusually striking impression.
It couldn’t be helped because he was the only one among the bedridden patients who had no hair.
That’s why he was a man with a familiar appearance.
Siwoo took a step closer to the man.
Shiny bald head.
A beard so thick that it’s almost bushy.
A man with an impression similar to a Goguryeo bandit.
“Kwon Pil-sang Hunter.”
This man was clearly Kwon Pil-sang.
* * *
Selina couldn’t even open her eyes.
Eczema, a fungal rash that appears on people’s faces
Pus occasionally oozing from a ruptured boil.
The skin has died and turned black.
“Augh…!”
“Ugh!”
I couldn’t bear to look straight at this tragedy.
I couldn’t keep my wits about me at the sight of such a horrible sight.
This… this was not the world Selina knew.
This was not the world Selina had seen.
The world seen through the palace windows.
The world was always beautiful.
It was a world where everyone looked at him and smiled.
It was a world that always loved me with a happy smile.
It was a world filled with hope and love.
A world protected by 13 heroes.
It was a bright and hopeful world.
The world Selina saw was like that.
But… but… .
“Haha…!
“Whoa, waaaaayy …
No it wasn’t.
This world wasn’t always beautiful.
No, this world was terrible.
The world that Selina saw was only beautiful.
The world seen through the palace window was full of hope.
The world outside the palace…was never beautiful.
He was so cold-hearted that it was almost ruthless.
It was horribly miserable.
For the first time, Selina was able to face the true face of the world outside the palace.
Maybe that’s why.
I could recall what my great-grandmother, Rudorea, had said long ago.
‘Selina, my dear. My colleagues and I have not struggled to make the world a paradise as you think.’
Rudorea, one of the 13 heroes who saved humanity from the brink of apocalypse.
Selina couldn’t understand.
It wasn’t the 13 heroes who saved the world from demons who tried to make the world a paradise.
‘We had neither such ability nor such power.’
This was even more incomprehensible.
The peace that was restored to humanity by 13 heroes.
Because of that peace, humanity was able to survive.
I was able to feel happiness in my daily life.
If this isn’t paradise, then what is?
‘We were just struggling to save the world from hell. That was all we could do.’
In the memory, Rudorea’s expression was dark.
A wrinkled face with diminished divine power.
In her memory, Rudorea’s face was filled with an inexplicable regret.
‘So, Selina, can you make this world a better place?’
Selina couldn’t understand at the time.
Because the world was already peaceful and like paradise.
Because the world Selina saw inside the palace was no different from paradise.
So all you had to do was enjoy peace.
I just lived happily in that peace.
however.
“Ugh!”
“Ouch!”
No it wasn’t.
Peace did not mean paradise.
A peaceful world does not necessarily mean a world good to live in.
‘Selina, what my colleagues and I have not been able to do, can you make this world a paradise?’
There was victory in peace too.
A victory no less lofty than the battle in war.
Selina didn’t know at the time.
That’s why I couldn’t understand what Rudorea was saying.
But now.
“… … .”
Selina stood there blankly, staring at the tragedy before her eyes.
There was no one… no one.
There was no one to help with this tragedy before my eyes.
Even though I have the capacity to help.
Even though I have enough power to help.
They all just turned away, saying there was no need to worry about other countries’ affairs.
Maybe this is reality.
It might be a natural thing to do as a human being.
Not interested in other people’s business.
Only interested in their own gain.
A selfish and calculating person.
In the East, this human nature was apparently referred to as evil.
So maybe Selina ran out alone without saying anything.
That’s why Selina couldn’t understand.
“Why are you staring blankly like that?”
This man named Siwoo.
Why is this man here?
Why did I come to a place that everyone ignored?
“Don’t just sit there blankly. Take a look at the patients. How can you treat people?”
Selina couldn’t understand this man at all.
fantasy,
