Side Story Chapter 27 - Back to Home (1)
The dimension of the abyss that covered the sky.
Distorted space-time.
The inexhaustible emptiness that exists within it.
What was reflected in it was only the dimension of the abyss.
“......!!!”
“......!!!”
The expression of the people of the Empire who watched the scene from afar showed a clear expression of astonishment.
The running away stopped, and
the screams that cried out for help stopped.
A knife-like silence descended on the scene that seemed like a fight.
shock panic fear.
All the emotions of surprise that existed in the world appeared on the faces of the people of the empire.
The relief of surviving.
The shock that goes beyond that dominates the mind.
Is that... is that really a fight?
No, is it the right level of force that an entity called an existence can unleash?
I don't understand even though I'm looking at the phenomenon.
Something unrecognizable haunts my mind.
A sight as if peeking into something beyond the unknown.
That is why it was a contradiction beyond any notion.
Wow..!
Eventually, when the space of emptiness closed and
the dimension of the bottomless pit returned to its place.
The Beserks covered the sky of the Empire in pitch black.
The Beserks, who had ruthlessly trampled on the people of the empire, had disappeared without a trace.
and.
Kwoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
A long cry was heard from somewhere.
The people of the empire looked at the place where the screams came from, as if they had promised.
And what was seen there was a being that foretold the end of Astelgia long ago.
A terrible evil that has left its name in the mythology of the empire and has been talked about until now.
primordial evil.
[This can't be like this...! Uh how...! How could this happen...!!!]
The primeval evil struggled desperately in the face of the chaos.
Exploding all the darkness, he squeezed out all the power he had.
Even so, the primeval evil could not escape the chaos.
beginning.
An existence that drove Astelgia to the brink of the end, and
an evil that even the first Transcendent could not handle.
Primordial Evil was something no one in the universe could handle.
To be precise, beings confined within the individuality of the universe could not stand against the primeval evil.
Such was the existence of evil in the ancient times.
But now.
A realm that transcends the limits of martial arts.
martial arts.
In front of that non-existent new state and far-off realm, the primeval evil was nothing more than a mere trifle.
〔no...! No!!!!]
The ancient evil scatters like dust and disappears.
The terrifying presence grows weaker.
The madness that would drive one's mind crazy just by facing it was gone.
Kwoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
There are only pitiful lives struggling to survive.
“Oh, oh, oh…!”
“Oops...!!”
A sense of astonishment sinks that does not even leak out.
between the horrors.
Beetle.
Seo-joon staggered.
Seo-joon hurriedly straightened his balance.
However, Seo-joon's body staggered again from the feeling of exhaustion sweeping through his body.
He barely managed to use Longinus's spear as a support, and thanks to that, he was able to avoid a falling accident.
“Haha...! Haha...!”
Seo-joon let out a rough breath.
Maybe because it wasn't perfect yet?
‘no.'
Seojun firmly shook his head.
This was not a complete, self-inflicted problem.
A realm that transcends the limits of martial arts.
Even at this moment, Seo-joon didn't understand that area.
My whole body trembles.
Seo-joon was confident that he would faint if he fainted right away.
However, Seo-jun bit his teeth and held on to the spirit of leaving.
The sight that lifted so slowly.
There was a reflection of the primordial evil that was disappearing.
The primeval evil let out a long scream and struggled in pain.
However, the screams of the primeval evil were no longer a sound and disappeared.
It seems that no more existence is allowed.
It seems that no more traces are allowed.
Seo-joon stared blankly at the scene.
And was it welcome?
Or was it a simple misunderstanding?
Maybe it could be both.
Seo-joon caught a glimpse of Astelgia, the first transcendental figure, between the vanishing ancient evils.
He was staring at the primordial evil that was disappearing.
A long fight that has started from the beginning.
Astelgia slowly turned her gaze to Seo-joon.
Seojun also quietly raised his gaze and looked at Astelgia.
In his eyes that met, there was infinite gratitude for Seo-joon.
Is it because of that?
[Really... Thank you so much.]
It seemed like I heard that voice
from somewhere .
Primordial evil has completely disappeared without leaving any more traces.
At the same time, the appearance of Astelgia also completely disappeared.
like that.
The story of the beginning ended here.
As a new ending, not a planned ending.
“......”
Dumb mind.
For a while, Seo-joon stared blankly at the two disappearing beings in the beginning.
But I soon came to my senses.
The story of the beginning has come to an end.
The story isn't over yet.
Seo-joon trudged toward the palace.
The imperial palace arrived after so many twists and turns.
The imperial palace was literally a mess.
The broken wreckage here and there reminded me of the middle of a battlefield.
I actually did.
< Gi Kim Seo-joon!!!!! >
At that moment, I heard a welcome voice from somewhere.
Where I looked, the mentor was running towards Seo-joon.
Fortunately.
Mentor seemed to be able to do it.
< I thought the Lord was dead!! I thought Seo-Jun Kim was dead!!! >
The mentor circled around Seo-Jun, waving his short arms and legs.
< Next time, don't leave me alone! Got it! yes?! Even if we die, let's die together!! >
How come he seems more fussed than usual.
Tears welled up in the corner of the mentor's eyes at a glance.
It seemed like he was genuinely afraid.
Seo-jun burst into laughter at the sight of such a mentor.
Then, he slowly looked around the inside of the imperial palace.
Emperor Elian fainted at the sight of such Seo-jun.
Vettel is dead with a spear stuck in his chest.
And the collapsed Carls was reflected.
Seo-jun hurriedly approached and checked Carl's condition.
It was impossible to tell whether the body was really dead or alive.
However, through Seo-joon's senses, he could feel the faint but heartbeat.
Fortunately.
Carls also seemed unharmed.
It couldn't be said to be safe, but there was no danger to life.
It was only then that Seo-joon was able to breathe a small sigh of relief.
And just then.
“You did it... you did it...”
A weak voice came from somewhere.
Where I looked, none other than Aren, covered in blood, was staring at Seo-joon.
Oh... Come to think of it, Aren was there too.
Seo-joon let out a smile without even realizing it.
“How are you all right?”
“As you can see…”
Seojun immediately regretted what he had said.
Because it didn't look good to anyone.
Seojun let out a shy laugh once.
Seojun trudged and walked in front of Aren.
Even if he said this, Seo-joon was not in a good condition either.
Seojun approached Aren and sat down.
“Agogo! I'm dying.”
Afterwards, he lay down on his bed and just stayed still.
Aren watched Seo-joon like that and slowly opened his mouth.
“Did you say anything else…?”
“What did you need to say?”
Seo-jun answered while looking at the open ceiling of the imperial palace.
“I thought you might have a lot of questions about me.”
“I do, but… are you willing to answer me if I ask?”
Aren replied with a faint smile.
“Um, just in case?”
“great. Then I will ask you one question.”
Seo-joon jumped up from his seat and shouted.
“You really have nothing to do with Elian?”
“......”
“Why, if you look at the mythology of our dimension, there are stories that appear in dreams and say this or that, right? In a way, Aren is also a figure in mythology, so Aren too...”
“No.”
Aren interrupted Seo-joon and forced himself to stand up.
I really thought I was going to die, but it was because I didn't know how far my imagination would go if I left it alone.
“Isn’t it really?”
Still a question that never ends.
“Haa...”
Aren let out a deep sigh.
“Do you know how ridiculous that is?”
“Ah, that doesn’t make sense. It is likely that affection will sprout between a teacher and a teacher...”
“Mentor?”
Aren called a mentor as if he didn't want to respond to Seo-jun's words.
< Yes, yes! >
Suddenly, the mentor is alert! He showed his posture and replied.
“Could you please check if you can connect to the Transcendent Academy now?”
< Uh... transcendence academy? >
“Yes. Perhaps... by now, the connection between the dimensions should have been straightened out.”
< Wait a minute... >
The mentor walked up to Seo-joon and pulled out his smartphone from his arms.
Before long, he manipulated his smartphone around.
< Oh! It works! >
the mentor exclaimed with delight.
Aren nodded as if he knew that.
Transcendence academy that was cut off due to an abnormal phenomenon in the dimension.
And maybe... the dimensional anomalies seemed to be due to primal evil.
But now the primeval evil is gone.
It seemed to have resolved normally.
The mentor continued to operate the smartphone here and there as if excited.
Seojun stuck his head out and looked at the screen the mentor was manipulating.
At that moment, a screen flashed through my mind.
《Kim Seo-joon member's causal balance: impossible to estimate》
< Huh? >
“Huh?”
The expressions of Seo-joon and mentor started to become dumbfounded.
At that moment, Seojun and the mentor looked at each other and shouted.
< What the heck is this!! >
“What is that...”
I wonder what to do if you ask me about that.
Seojun had nothing to say.
On the other hand, Aren doesn't know if he knows that.
“It's been a while since we met, but...”
But he won't kill me.
no way I could really die right now.
He kept saying something incomprehensible.
And why?
Aren was trembling with fear somewhere.
Aren took a few deep breaths and spoke again to his mentor.
“Mentor. If possible, can you contact the director? ”
< Ah ah? Ah?? >
The mentor turned his head around as if something was broken for a moment.
Perhaps the shock of the previous causal information did not seem to go away.
< Ah yes! That... I can give you a call. You probably won't be able to come here. Director, you have restrictions on moving between dimensions. Although the Observer has been exiled, it's still probably... difficult. >
“It's okay. Just contact me saying Aren is looking for you. Then maybe... I'll come by any means.”
Aren replied with a nervous expression.
The mentor looked at Aren with a puzzled expression and manipulated the smartphone again.
So little time passed.
< I just contacted you. But since the director is so busy, it will take a while to reply—. >
Right at that moment.
Quad de de de de de de deuc.
Suddenly, one side of the space began to twist grotesquely.
< What is it! >
Before the mentor's embarrassing words were finished.
A being strides out through the twisted space.
Blonde hair that resembles sunlight.
and pointy ears.
The owner of a look that can be said to be perfect no matter what standard of beauty in the world.
〔Mentor Aren is looking for you? No, where was the mentor and what was he doing?]
It was none other than Irina, the director of the Transcendent Academy.
< Ep?!?! >
The mentor was surprised by the sudden appearance of Irina.
“What is it?”
And it was the same for Seojun.
It wasn't as much as a mentor, but I never expected to meet Irina like this.
[Seojun Kim? Was Seojun Kim here too?]
Irina tilted her head when she discovered Seojun's existence.
It was as if he had no idea what was going on before and after.
And the same goes for Seo-joon.
Seo-joon slowly turned his head to look at the person who might know this situation.
And following Seo-joon, Mentor and Irina's heads also headed there.
A being that caught everyone's attention.
“Uh... um...”
Aren showed a puzzled expression that was not the answer.
That moment.
[Aren...!]
Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa!!!
Upon discovering Aren, Irina exploded with tremendous momentum.
A sense of dominance that weighs down the entire space.
It was a force far beyond the realm.
Is that why the power is so strong?
But Aren felt like he would die if he touched her.
In addition, there were even Carls and Elian here.
A situation where a serious accident can happen.
“Calm down for a moment, sir.”
Seo-joon raised his momentum against Irina's senses.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!
Eventually, the bursting momentum embraced Irina's senses.
A realm that transcends the limits of martial arts.
A new power that dwells in the realm of martial arts.
It started taking over the surroundings in an instant.
[......!!!]
Faced with that power, Irina's eyes widened.
bewildered eyes.
[What was it...? What kind of power is this...?]
Seojun shrugged toward Irina.
Aren, who turned around slightly, was making an expression that he had lived.
It looks like there is something...
“I think I need a proper explanation, Aren.”
At Seo-jun's words, Aren flinched.
#
“That's why... the director and Aren... this kind of relationship...?”
“What is it?”
Aren nodded calmly.
“oh my god!”
< My God! >
Seojun and the mentor exclaimed with shocked expressions.
And since Seo-joon is also Seo-joon, the mentor's shock seemed more.
< Woo, are you married?! >
It seemed like the mentor didn't know about it at all.
But was it true that even the mentor did not know?
Have you been together for such a long time?
< That's why you hit the iron wall despite the courtship of so many transcendentalists! I thought that you didn't look at me even if you didn't care because I was low on the level!!! >
The mentor opened his eyes as if he knew the secret of his birth.
< Nonsense! Unbelievable!! My God!!! >
the mentor mumbled... no, shouted vigorously, like a person who had lost his mind halfway.
“Since when? How did you two meet?”
“It's complicated to explain, but... If you're Kim Seo-joon, I think you'll know the answer.”
If it were me, would you roughly know the answer?
How can I...
“Ah.”
Seojun was able to nod his head right away.
The will left by none other than Astelgia, the first transcendent.
Because I realized Aren was talking about it.
At the same time as Astelgia created the existence of Seo-jun, who opposed the observer.
He twisted the fate of his child.
In other words, Astelgia had descendants.
If Aren is the descendant of Astelgia, the first Transcendental One.
To be precise, if it was that child, the bond the two would meet was full and overflowing.
Because Irina was Astelgia's disciple.
“But why are you here…?”
[I'd rather ask that.]
At that moment, Irina,
who was still, looked angry.
[Where the hell have you been doing all this time! It only appeared now!]
As expected, Irina's shouts resonated.
“That's...! Because you will get hurt if I am under the influence of the observer... Above all, the will left by the first Transcendentalist to Kim Seo-jun...!”
[Don't make excuses!]
Irina screamed at Aren as if she didn't want to hear it.
If that was the case, it was questionable why he asked, but
the atmosphere was quite different from the image of Irina Seo-joon had known so far.
Aren sent a glance at Seo-joon as if asking for help.
Seo-joon glanced away slightly.
You see.
It seems like we knew each other even before Astelgia was destroyed.
How many years have you been talking about since then?
This is what Aren did wrong.
It seemed that there was one more story that had started from the beginning of time.
Right then.
< I don't think Kim Seo-joon will be like that sooner or later. >
The mentor came to his senses and said to Seo-jun.
“yes? Why me?”
The moment I spit it out.
Seo-joon was immediately able to understand the mentor's words.
none other than a return to Earth.
Teammates and Seoyoon waiting there.
Perhaps... Seoyoon would have been waiting for Seojun.
Although time passed slowly in Astelgia, there was no change in how much time had passed.
“Uh...”
It seemed like there was a reason to go back as soon as possible.
In order to do so, it was necessary to gather cause and effect.
But the causal...
Huh? Causal?
“Ah! Come to think of it, cause and effect!”
Seo-joon shouted loudly as if he had just remembered.
That would also be the screen that was briefly reflected on my smartphone earlier.
《Kim Seo-joon member's causal balance: unpredictable》
Because it was a meaningful content that I thought I would never see at a transcendent academy.