Episode 297.
Siwoo’s mind suddenly became confused.
No thoughts, no ideas, no distractions, no imagination.
Nothing comes to mind.
only one.
“Da, how did you get here…?”
The blond man in front of me.
There were only questions about this unidentified man.
[long time no see.]
The blond man answered.
The small smile on her face was no different from that time.
A very long time ago.
The scene when I handed over Godtube’s smartphone to Siwoo.
The blond man stood in front of Siwoo, looking exactly the same as before.
“Why are you here…? How…?”
Siwoo repeated the same question.
There were so many things I wanted to ask.
If I could meet you again, there would be endless questions I could ask.
What is your identity?
Human or divine.
Is he a character from Godtube or a being from Earth?
Are you really a Pandemonium executive?
If so, is it really the devil?
If you are the devil, why on earth?
Why did you give me GotTube’s smartphone?
If you ever meet a blond guy, there are a ton of questions you could ask him.
But now that we’ve actually faced it.
No thoughts came to mind.
“Why…? How… are you… here…?”
This was the only question that came to mind.
The blond man said with a small smile.
[There’s a lot I want to tell you. I wish I could tell you everything, but…]
The blond man slowly turned his gaze and looked straight ahead.
Siwoo followed his gaze and looked straight ahead.
Dismissal, dismissal─!
A dark red current was shooting out in all directions straight ahead of my vision.
Kwakwakwang!
The red-hot current that had surged up was indiscriminately destroying objects in the vicinity.
[Kkaaaaaaah!]
In the center of it all, a red shadow was screaming in pain.
It looked quite unstable.
More precisely, it was the appearance of a red shadow unable to control its power.
[haha…!]
The red shadow’s breathing had become quite rough.
The blond man looked at the red shadow and opened his mouth quietly.
[It seems like you haven’t completely absorbed the sin?]
The red shadow looked at the blond man, breathing heavily.
A bright red glow visible beyond the mask.
It was so distorted with anger.
[You… . Why are you here… !]
The red shadow shouted as if gnashing its teeth.
Soon, the red shadow’s gaze turned to Siwoo.
And then again, my gaze turned to the blond man.
[As expected, it was your doing…!!]
The red shadow’s wrath exploded.
Kwaaaa …
A torrent of magical power swept through the red shadow’s entire body.
And then the moment.
Ssaeak─!
A new type of red shadow shot forward.
His new form became the eye of the typhoon, tearing apart everything he wished for.
‘…I can’t stop it.’
That was the first thought that came to Siwoo’s mind.
Oh my gosh─!!
A collision occurred in an empty space.
A huge wave of power spread out in all directions, shaking the entire landscape.
But it couldn’t stretch any further.
The torrent of swirling crimson magic was blocked by something and could not move forward.
Blonde guy.
He was blocking the red shadow.
Siwoo’s eyes widened for a moment.
A red shadow that has absorbed the power of sin.
It was a strength that even Siwoo couldn’t handle.
But now.
The blond man was able to fight against the red shadow.
He was able to block the red shadow.
In the midst of the conflict, a red shadow reached out again.
A terrible magical power surged from the outstretched red shadow’s grasp.
Soaring crimson magic power.
It hit the blond man.
but.
Kwaaaaang!
The blond man was able to block it too.
Boom, boom!
The two forces intertwined and the wall burst.
The clashing crimson magic and the power emitted by the blond man.
It failed to achieve its purpose and was destroyed.
[I wondered where the anger had gone…]
Beyond the pure white devil mask.
[Did you have it?]
The red shadow gritted its teeth and shouted.
[It’s my colleague’s power, so it’s not strange for me to use it.]
The blond man took the words lightly.
[colleague?]
under!
The red shadow seemed to snort.
[Without hesitation, he stabbed me in the back and said, “I’m a comrade….”
The light beyond the pure white mask flashed.
And it was directed solely at the blond man.
[It is truly abominable.]
Kwakwakwakwakwakwa─!!
Once again, a crimson magical power surged through the red shadow’s entire body.
The soaring magical power swallowed the red shadow.
And then, Saruk─.
The red shadow’s appearance disappeared like a shadow.
The blond man spread both his hands forward.
Kiiiiiing─!!
A pitch-black black magic power was condensed into both outstretched hands.
And phew!
It exploded with an invisible impact.
Crackle─! Crackle!
Cracks form in the space that could not withstand the explosion.
[What is the reason?]
And the will of the red shadow was heard.
But his figure was not visible.
His presence was like his nickname.
Red shadow.
[Why did you betray Pandemonium?]
It was nowhere to be found.
It existed everywhere.
[You, who have hated God so much, what on earth made you decide to stand on God’s side again?]
Wow─!
The space vibrated violently and the red shadow’s magical power shot out.
The blond man rushed in without missing the gap.
[There is no reason.]
[No reason?]
[Yes. In that sense, I didn’t decide to stand on God’s side.]
Kwakwakwakwakwang!
A blast that blasted the entire space rained down on the red shadow.
But the red shadow was gone like a shadow.
[Are you expecting me to believe that? That you have no reason to betray Pandemonium?]
The red shadow reappeared and murmured.
The will of the red shadow that was being heard was filled with doubt and considerable anger at the same time.
and.
[Betrayal…]
The blond man repeated those words quietly.
After a while, I looked at the red shadow.
[It feels quite new to hear such words from you. Saduz. No… .]
Boom!
There was a sudden explosion, and the new red shadow was pushed backwards.
A moment of silence.
In between.
[Judah.]
The blond man’s words of determination could be heard faintly.
* * *
The will that was heard.
Siwoo’s head became a jumbled mess.
“Judah…?”
Judas.
The blond man was speaking to Judas, who was facing the red shadow.
That means.
It could be seen that the identity of the red shadow was Judah.
But the name Judah was a very common name.
Judah is a Hebrew male name that means ‘praise God, Yahweh.’
Because of that, there were really many people with the name Judah.
It was difficult to determine his exact identity based solely on the name Judah.
The Bible, that is, a figure from the Christian cultural sphere?
That was all I could know.
but.
[If fellow traitors insult each other, what’s the use?]
If the keyword ‘betrayal’ were added to the name Judah, the story would be different.
Just one of many names of Judah.
Because only one person had anything to do with the word betrayal.
One of the twelve disciples of Jesus.
But the sinner who sold Jesus for 30 pieces of silver.
And thus, he became the worst traitor in human history, who ultimately drove Jesus to death.
Judas Iscariot.
Only that name bore the stigma of being the Judas of betrayal.
[… … .]
The red shadow didn’t say anything.
He neither confirmed nor denied the word Judah.
A suffocating silence descended.
I couldn’t even hear the sound of the wind.
At that moment, click.
The red shadow took off the pure white devil mask he was wearing.
The mask was removed and a long hood was pulled back.
At the same time, her dreamy platinum blonde hair fluttered like the Milky Way.
Beauty that is genderless.
The red shadow’s face, without its mask, had a strange beauty.
The eyes of the red shadow visible below were gray-white.
It was as if two tombstones had been carved into his face, and he had no life whatsoever.
A graveyard surrounded by thick darkness.
The sound of the wind blowing through the branches of the trees.
The sound of funeral bells and the ominous cawing of crows.
When I looked at the face of the red shadow, it seemed as if I could hear all the ominous sounds of this world.
really.
Could the identity of the red shadow be Judas?
Could it be Judas Iscariot who betrayed Jesus and humanity?
…I don’t know.
Siwoo couldn’t be sure about that thought.
That would be the case, since Siwoo knew another identity of the red shadow.
The 13 heroes, Saduj.
The Red Shadow was the hero who saved humanity from the brink of destruction.
Although he is now the ruler of Pandemonium.
But he was once one of the 13 heroes.
Let’s say the red shadow’s identity is Judah.
Let’s say he is a sinner who betrayed Jesus and betrayed humanity.
Then why did he save humanity?
For atonement?
To atone for the sin of betraying Jesus and betraying humanity?
That could have been possible.
Still, the question remains unanswered.
Why did you become the ruler of Pandemonium again when you wanted to atone for your sins?
Why did you betray humanity again?
Questions continued to arise.
The questions that followed eventually blossomed into doubts.
Can you believe it?
So, the blond guy.
Can I trust that blond guy?
Can we just believe the will he blurted out?
First of all, wasn’t the blond man dead?
Didn’t he die after handing over Godtube’s smartphone to Siwoo?
If you’re not dead, what have you been doing all this time?
Why did you only reveal yourself now?
…I don’t know.
I don’t know anything.
My head was filled with confusion.
And the red shadow gave no answer.
Saaaaah!
It just brought out extreme malice.
That moment.
[I’m embarrassed to say this, but I can’t beat that Judas guy.]
The blond man spoke.
The blond man wasn’t looking at Siwoo.
He just spoke to Siwoo while facing the red shadow.
[So, will you hand over your jealousy and laziness to me?]
Jealousy and laziness.
I couldn’t understand the meaning right away.
But maybe it was because he had fought the stingy raccoon, the shallow rabbit, and the honest cow before.
Siwoo could realize that it was talking about a crazy fox and a lazy monkey.
[My current level is not enough to stop that guy.]
It looked like it was trying to absorb that power.
Like the red shadow, the blond man seemed to be absorbing the power of the sins of jealousy and sloth.
Maybe that’s why.
“… … .”
Siwoo couldn’t answer right away.
Jealousy and laziness.
I couldn’t readily give the monster in my subspace pocket to the blond man.
The blond man was also a traitor.
As a member of Pandemonium’s executive team, the blond man was ultimately a ‘devil’ as well.
Regardless of the identity of the red shadow, the blond man betrayed Pandemonium.
And I couldn’t figure out its purpose.
The blond man’s purpose in betraying Pandemonium.
The purpose of giving Godtube’s smartphone to Siwoo.
All of that was opaque.
The blond man said there was no reason for his betrayal.
He just said there was no reason.
But it was clear that it was a lie.
Because there is nothing in this world that is without a reason.
Because in this world there is no effect without a cause.
Especially if it is an act of betrayal against a colleague.
If… . If.
If this blond man is also a traitor like the red shadow.
If this blond man is hiding some unknown ulterior motive.
I don’t know what the secret is.
If that is what will push humanity back to the brink of doom.
I… . I.
What on earth should I do?
What irreversible consequences will this choice bring?
These two sins have so much power.
It was clear that if one could absorb these two sins, one would gain great power.
Could this be the blond man’s purpose?
Absorbing the power of sin to gain great strength.
So, isn’t that why he betrayed Pandemonium and his comrades?
If that’s really the case.
perhaps….
Wouldn’t this give birth to an evil greater than the red shadow?
Is it really right to overlook these two sins?
What on earth should I do?
What choice should I make… .
[I’m sorry I forced you to make this choice.]
A will heard for a moment.
[But still, trust me.]
The blond man’s eyes turned to Siwoo.
fantasy,
