Episode 266. Choi Soo-hyun
The fierce battle that took place in the imaginary world ended in our victory.
If you die here, you will die in reality as well.
If we were humans, we would all die without exception, but since he is the leader of the evil spirits, he will not die easily.
However, since his own soul in the imaginary world has been destroyed, he will not be able to properly raise his head.
In the meantime, it appears that he will be completely defeated by Lyman and destroyed.
Now we can leave the finishing touches to the main character.
“Let’s go back, Radon.”
Jenny, whose body is gradually disappearing, reaches out her hand to me.
Then they reached out to me and advised me to come back to reality.
I felt a little embarrassed by the expression on his face that said he really wanted me.
Now that the God of Destruction, Endless, has been defeated, there seems to be no reason to remain here any longer.
Now that I think about it, I don’t know how they got in here… I’ll have to go back and ask them.
“uh?”
It was the moment when I was about to hold their hands.
Unlike them, whose bodies gradually disappeared and they returned to reality… I suddenly opened my eyes in an unfamiliar place.
“what?”
I was suddenly summoned somewhere.
It felt like I had been summoned to another imaginary world rather than returning to reality.
In reality, this place wasn’t real. It was a pure white space that was showing me something.
I’ve felt this way before.
A strange dream I had the night before leaving for Papyrus. The future I saw there and a woman’s voice.
The scenery was exactly the same as what I had seen in my dream.
[Are you awake?]
And then I heard a voice calling me from somewhere.
I had heard this voice before. It was the same woman’s voice I had heard back then.
[I’m sorry for bothering you. The others returned to reality first, but I left you behind.]
The wariness I had felt at the sound of that kind and gentle voice was instantly lifted.
It was a voice that conveyed regret rather than hostility.
Before I knew it, the woman who had made that sound was standing in front of me.
[Is this your first time meeting me like this, Choi Soo-hyun?]
Even the woman called me by my previous world name.
Her hair flowed white and her eyes were blue. The top she was wearing was religious and educational, like something a mission school teacher would wear.
I have seen her in all her forms many times.
A portrait of the great sage Dantia that appears when you enter the gallery after the ending credits of Devil Aka.
It matched that appearance completely.
[Ah… Since this is our first time meeting, I guess I should introduce myself first? My name is… .]
“The great sage, Dantia Alighieri. Is that right?”
[Huh? How do you know?]
“I saw it in the gallery. It’s a game you made. Don’t you remember it?”
[Ah… That’s what happened?]
Looking at the appearance of the great sage who was more clumsy than I thought, I wondered what this was.
If she were a great sage who had accomplished great things for the empire, one would imagine her to be dignified and majestic, but I had roughly expected her to have a somewhat clumsy personality.
Because I had already guessed it through Lyman’s mouth.
[Look at my mind. I made this and I don’t even remember it. I guess I’ve become an old woman now.]
“No, I was an ajumma from the beginning.”
[Ah… That’s what happened?]
Ah… That’s right. How many times do I have to repeat that?
According to the flashbacks, the mature Lyman was so busy taking care of his mother that it was understandable why he did that.
[Anyway… I’m glad we can talk now. There was something I really wanted to tell you.]
Dantia pauses for a moment, wondering what he wants to say.
And then he bowed his head to me with a pitiful expression and said:
[I’m so sorry! Everything Endless said a moment ago was true.]
The God of Destruction, Endless, had said that Dantia had brought the common people of other worlds to this side in order to save her children from death.
That he was used as a tool to change the course of this world.
Dantia accepted those words without denying them.
“So you really treated me like a tool?”
[That’s… I can’t just deny it.]
Honestly, it’s understandable. In the blink of an eye, I found myself standing in a school uniform in this world, not on Earth.
It’s beyond words to say that they sent me to another world without my consent.
[The reason is….]
“I know everything. What parent would sit still when they see their child’s death in the future?”
Even if it is a future where the children survive, it will only lead to the destruction of the continent.
No matter what future you look at, there are only two endings. That’s probably why they urgently needed a veteran like me.
“Honestly, I can understand. But it is right to criticize people for moving to another world without permission.”
[Hippy!]
I was surprised that it even stung.
It’s a bonus to use your voice to pronounce onomatopoeia.
but….
“But I can tell you this much.”
It’s true that I was suddenly sent to this world, but she probably didn’t do it without thinking.
I also feel guilty about that action.
If not, I wouldn’t have had the heart to apologize like this in the first place.
So I pointed out someone who I wouldn’t mind flying to this world with.
“Thank you so much for giving me a second chance at life.”
Choi Soo-hyun. Age 25.
Not only did he grow up as an orphan without parents, but he was also born with a remarkably small body.
Even when I was in the fifth grade, I was exhausted after doing less than five sit-ups while everyone else was doing 20.
Because of that defect, I didn’t do well in daycare or school.
The boys were playing soccer together happily, but I couldn’t join in.
Even in places where girls were having fun chatting, I couldn’t join in because I was a man.
But there was an area where I could socialize with others.
-You crazy bastard! How did you break something we couldn’t break?
-This skeletal guy did it?
-If Choi Soo-hyun catches him, everything will be cleared?
-Suhyun! Please. Please break mine too!
I was born weak, so I happened to get a hold of my friend’s game console.
I achieved the feat of beating my friend’s record by several times with just one game.
I, who was always nicknamed the skinny bony girl, was able to become close to the children from that day on.
Before I knew it, there were a lot of kids next to me who I had become close with through games, who had been neglected.
Thanks to this, I was able to realize what good and bad fortune are.
‘It was true that fortune and misfortune were like tangled ropes.’
Could it be because I regained my energy from that day?
As time went by, my body gradually recovered. My motor skills improved and I was able to lift heavy dumbbells.
Of course, the nickname of “Skinny Bones” remained, and he could not avoid the humiliation of being last in physical education in his class.
Still, compared to my elementary school days when I could only do 5 sit-ups or push-ups, I was a gentleman.
I even went to ‘that place’ and came back safely.
-Bones. Have a safe military career.
-You said you were eligible for active duty in the physical examination? What a strange thing to happen in life.
-The title of the novel has appeared. Skeleton Soldier Work Jump.
-Skeleton soldier lol so appropriate lol
-Hey skeleton soldier. Never choose a hell position.
The day before I enlisted, friends from my school days sent me messages.
And even after I was discharged from the military, I continued to meet those guys.
I also remember the kids whining and saying they were jealous when I bragged about having PX bottles back then.
It was none other than the game that gave me that blessing. It was the one that created the turning point in my life.
Among them, the one that caught my eye the most was ‘Devil Aca’.
My gaming talent was proven from a young age, and I was able to quickly become an expert at any game.
Devil Aka also became a veteran in an instant… but there was one thing that set him apart.
‘No matter how many times I play it, I never get tired of it.’
Other things tend to get tiresome over time, but not as much as Devil’s Ark.
For some reason, I just found myself reaching for that game.
It’s not only because it’s well-made as rumored, but also because all the directing in the work seemed to draw me in.
Now, it was impossible to give up on a game that I had been attached to for years.
In fact, whenever I feel depressed, I play it and find happiness again.
But that happiness didn’t last long.
I was preparing for a job when I suddenly collapsed and was hospitalized.
-You have 3 months left.
A word from the doctor.
At first I couldn’t figure out what it meant.
To be exact, I didn’t want to understand.
Because I instinctively knew that it was a limited time thing.
– We have confirmed that there is a lot of strain on the heart and other respiratory organs. This is due to frequent exercise that is not suitable for your body.
I have lived forgetting that I was born weak.
Well, I can’t help but forget it. I was so full of energy.
But, just because my energy level improved, my physical flaws didn’t go away.
It’s like installing a high-spec program on a low-spec computer and running it over and over again.
I didn’t even know that and I was so excited that I ended up overdoing it.
Even though I served in the PX in the military, my body wasn’t useless.
Even in guerrilla warfare and extreme cold, they had to run without exception.
My inner feelings at that time were consistent.
‘Fuck.’
I was able to realize once again what good and bad fortune are.
Is it because good things have happened so far that bad things are coming to me?
Yes, it’s true that I was happy. But was it worth ending it with death?
I still don’t understand.
It was already long past time for surgery, and even if I could have had the surgery, I didn’t have the money to afford it.
My acquaintances were also job seekers like me, so I couldn’t make them go into debt.
The curses kept pouring out of my mouth.
‘You’ve been healthy so far.’
‘Wasn’t this weak body something I could overcome?’
‘But why are you grabbing my ankle now?’
‘Why wasn’t that sign known to me?’
‘If I were to do too much exercise, at least a siren should have gone off.’
Why was there no action taken… . I never heard any warnings… ?
If it was such a serious curse, you should have told me in advance.
Even if you continue to complain to the world like that, it is already too late.
Because I’ve already been completely fooled.
It’s my fault for being cheated by this fucking world.
It’s no use complaining. You’re going to die anyway.
‘but….’
It was something I kept feeling foolish about.
That foolishness led me in one direction.
Following that guidance, I executed ‘Devil Aca’.
And as time went on, I couldn’t help but get more immersed in the game than before.
The main character, Lyman. Why does that guy want to die if he’s immortal?
This one is desperate to live… isn’t the deception too severe?
Isn’t it a blessing of immortality rather than a curse of immortality?
‘The real curse was placed on me.’
Everyone has at least one curse.
It may vary depending on your standards, but if you don’t realize it or ignore it, you will regret it for the rest of your life.
I didn’t notice the curse, and ended up being given a terminal diagnosis.
People must fight against the curse, or else they will be deceived like me.
But how much the curse’s erosion rate has increased… it’s not easy to know that.
‘Erosion rate…’
I didn’t even know there was an erosion rate and it ended up like this.
If I had known that… would I have been able to live a long and healthy life without dying?
Foolishness is coming.
I wanted to start over, even though I knew it was irreversible.
Yeah, if only we could have countered that erosion rate in advance.
I returned home with those thoughts in mind.
Even though it had been several days since I was given the terminal diagnosis, I continued with my usual routine.
Turn on the game console as usual and launch ‘that game’.
And when I opened my eyes, I was out of my limited-time body.
That was the birth of the boy now known as Radon Crowler.
Surviving as an Academy Fraudster
