Main Character Hides His Strength

Kim Sung-cheol sat at the table without saying a word.

The emperor raised his bottle and poured it directly into an empty glass.

Perhaps if the Imperial medicine man saw this, he would be frightened.

A majestic emperor following a drink to an enemy of the empire.

Kim Sung-cheol took a drink according to the emperor.

Unlike food, alcohol tasted pretty good.

“It can be tiring. You fought the odds.”

Kim Sung-cheol opened his mouth to see a lump of meat that didn't look very delicious.

“I didn't mean it like that. ”

The emperor took a piece of meat to his plate, cut it without hesitation, and brought it to his mouth.

“Mmm. Delicious. Take a look at this. ”

The emperor recommended meat.

Kim Sung-cheol reluctantly cut a lump of burnt meat and put it in his mouth.

[This dish scores... 18 points!]

[Kaaak ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~]

Kim Sung-cheol shook his head, scattered the text in front of his eyes, left it down his throat without chewing a few times, and then cut it off and washed off the awkward hind horse with alcohol.

“I mean...”

The emperor raised his glass and said,

“My eyes are dead. It reminds me of that. ”

“Back then?”

When Sung-cheol Kim asked, the emperor poured out a glass and replied.

“When you're not chosen by Liz Himmer and you go all booze and pussy. ”

There was a change in Kim Sung-cheol's expression that looked dazed somewhere. Because I heard a name I didn't want to hear.

“From what I recall, I thought you'd been through hell. Apparently, a woman with your child appeared and caused quite a stir in the newborn system. ”

“Th-that's...! ”

I was embarrassed by Kim Sung-cheol's face.

It was the first human reaction that appeared since entering the tent.

Bertelkia in her pocket sensed that Kim Sung-cheol's heart rate was changing and was shaking violently.

Unlike the restless Kim Sung-cheol and the intensely curious Bertelgia, the emperor spoke with a constructive attitude.

“Well, at least the baby she gave birth to was a graceful, black hybrid, so I shorted it. It was a close call. What if he looked a little bit like you? ”

“... I don't remember sleeping with that woman. I woke up drunk and she was next to me. It was a typical python.”

“A python.”

You have a human smile in the mouth of the emperor.

It was a funny word to think of as a solemn emperor, and it was an event.

“Well, the reason I pulled out the past is because your face resembles that day. ”

“Is that so?"

Kim Sung-cheol replied, sipping a cup.

The emperor nods.

He said, "Yes, he has a stranded face that cannot be called the enemy of the world. ”

“That's what I look like? ”

Kim Sung-cheol protested.

The emperor nods and shakes his bell on the table.

“Excuse me.”

When the knight outside entered the tent, the emperor ordered him to bring it.

Soon, the chef brought me a dish with a pile of steam.

Kim Sung-cheol who saw it reminded me of this.

“This is...”

It's butchery.

The only dish Kim Sung-cheol was able to make with the egg salad before starting to cook.

Everyone hated it as just primitive dishes cooked in water, but William said Kim Sung-cheol's dishes had a puritanical British atmosphere.

The emperor sliced the boiled pork with a knife and presented some of it to Kim Sung-cheol.

Kim Sung-cheol inadvertently took the meat to his mouth.

A terrible dish boiled in boiled water without removing any snacks. I don't have any kimchi to go with.

The same dish that Kim Sung-cheol served to the party members 20 years ago.

I remembered the bitter smile on Kim Sung-cheol's mouth.

“This is disgusting. ”

“I deserve it. ”

“Then I have nothing to say. ”

There was silence between the two for a moment.

It's because the emperor focused on food.

The emperor who poured out a sip of wine and a spoon returned to the original topic, gazing at Sung-cheol Kim again.

“Anyway, that's the impression I got. I don't see any more weather from you that I saw last year at the end of the year, that kicked off the World Congress before that. ”

“ ……. ”

“What happened? ”

The emperor's eyes sparkle.

At that moment, Kim Sung-cheol's heart sank.

Suddenly, he felt a trembling sensation in the root of his mind of a giant emotion that he had never felt until now.

It was amazing.

I thought my emotions had turned into blunt blades over the years of solitude and patience, but I still had so much and so much wealth in my heart.

Kim Sung-cheol gradually became aware of what that emotion meant in the aftermath of the shock.

His lips are tightly closed.

‘What. This feeling...? Is it possible that I... want to rely on someone? ’

The last day of the great year when the first disaster was finally resolved.

Kim Sung-cheol declared a separation from the emperor beyond the table.

It was because I didn't think the bowl was worth it.

But the atmosphere was clearly going in a different direction than the resolute decision of the time.

Then I could feel Kim Sung-cheol.

The depth of his wounds in the Spirit Realm.

I didn't just think I was tired because I was really tired.

It was because I couldn't accept it, so I closed the door on my own.

The only thing that's dull is acceptance. The weight of the crushing wound remains unchanged.

The emperor was silently staring at Kim Sung-cheol, who was conflicted while sitting still.

“Seems like a lot's happened. ”

“ ……. ”

Kim Sung-cheol nodded with his mouth shut.

The silence settles between the two again.

Soon, you hear the dragon's cry.

It must be Carnes struggling.

“That's ironic. ”

It was the emperor who broke the silence.

“I saw you and got all my heart, and now I'm looking at you with dead eyes like when did I ever see you again. ”

Kim Sung-cheol's eyes, staring into the blank air, turned towards the emperor.

“My associates, including our near-death forces, are trying to chew you alive because of last year's Younger Night incident, but I personally am deeply grateful to you for it. ”

“Thank you?”

“I must say I was impressed. I looked back at myself, looking at your face, deciding what to do and steering it unshakeably. I was ashamed.”

There was a disturbance in the eyes of the emperor.

It's because the liquor was poured beyond the drink of the emperor, not because it was too strong.

He picks up the bottle and pours it into the glass.

Kim Sung-cheol grabbed the bottle and held it.

“Drink enough. ”

“Thank you.”

The emperor smiled faintly, his lips curled in a glass and opened his mouth again.

“To be honest, I don't look like much. There's one emperor, actually. Something like that. ”

“Are you related to the Wandering King? ”

Kim Sung-cheol sat down and asked.

The emperor shakes his head and replies.

“No comment. Let's not talk about his work, his work, his big deal for one day. The story I want to tell is about you. ”

In the subject, Kim Sung-cheol recognized that the emperor was quite drunk.

In the meantime, I've been drinking.

“Anyway, that's not the point. What matters is you. ”

The emperor's finger pointed to Kim Sung-cheol.

“Snow's dead. In just a few months. What happened? ”

I remembered a faint smile on Kim Sung-cheol's mouth.

‘This is why it bothers me. Old... Friends...’

Kim Sung-cheol thought so and said in a bold tone.

“I've been beaten again. To the python.”

At that moment, I heard the knights guarding the Emperor's tent for the first time.

The unpretentious laughter of the Emperor of the Human Empire.

Surprised mediums and servants started to gather in tents one by one, two by one.

Kim Sung-cheol briefly told me what had happened to him in a bold tone.

It was because I didn't have to hide it or hide it.

The emperor sometimes frowned with a smile and listened to Kim Sung-cheol's story.

“You've finally completed your quest. ”

After all the stories, the emperor nodded.

“... I can see that. But it's not over yet. ”

Kim Sung-cheol felt again the foreign body of the crucifix that was embedded in his heart.

‘We're back to square one. A fighter at the Arena who has to fight to stay alive every day. ’

The Crucifixion of the Covenant Solves Disasters.

The reason Kim Sung-cheol moves eventually results in one.

To not die. The Crucifixion of the Covenant confronts the remaining disasters in order not to burn itself.

The problem is the concentration of the will to live.

Unlike his past, when he wanted to survive as a demon, his life's meaning is as dim as a pile of dust.

It was revealed in his mind, body and eyes that the emperor, who had long been a keeper, recognized it.

“... I'm sure you can find the answer. ”

The emperor stood up first.

It was unexpected as Kim Sung-cheol.

“What? Is it over already? ”

“I think I've had too much to drink. ”

“You must have something to say. ”

Kim Sung-cheol thought that the emperor would talk about the third disaster.

One king.

I'm going to get help solving it.

But the emperor did not end up talking about it.

“Talk? Ah, there's one thing. ”

Instead, he finishes a small banquet by telling his story.

“... I'm going to do my own quest. ”

With a confident smile, William Quinton Marlborough steps out of his tent.

The banquet was over.

*

After the banquet, the emperor immediately returned to his airspace.

It was too late for dinner.

‘Drinking habits remain unchanged. ’

It used to be.

The emperor always quickly ate, drank, sped up what he had to say, and left the bar.

It's not in the Emperor's dictionary to hold on to the time that passes and force words out.

‘It's a little short. ’

Kim Sung-cheol left the Imperial camp with a mind to have a drink alone.

The Imperial soldiers were all on guard against Kim Sung-cheol, but no one dared to challenge or stop him.

Kim Sung-cheol passed through the Emperor's camp so lightly that he could not imagine before.

However, not long after leaving the camp, Kim Sung-cheol suddenly turned around, feeling a sudden posture behind him.

It's nothing.

Contrary to her shabby assassin outfit, she was dressed in a splendid imperial suit.

Her eyes were always upright, and now there was a familiar cold hostility.

“Is that you? You led the Emperor and his fleet here. ”

Kim Sung-cheol asked me a question first.

Someone nods.

“The timing is different, but it's orderly for you to find the Tower of the Eunuch immediately after the second disaster has been resolved. ”

“... So you knew about the advent of the Apocalypse. ”

Someone nods.

“The most dangerous herd in the world except you. In the future, they'll be causing trouble all over the continent. By borrowing the power of forbidden magic from Humankind. ”

I remembered Lee Jae-chul's eyes, who was a little drunk.

“Can I tell you that? I am your arch-enemy and the disaster that destroyed the world you once lived in. ”

Although the hostility remained, Kim Sung-cheol was able to sense a change in the atmosphere of no one, no, Lee Soo-jin.

I did not change direction, but I noticed a big change.

No more unconditional hatred was seen.

Instead, you start talking about someone while revealing a cold, refined blade of fury.

“I don't want to believe it, but the future I saw is changing a little bit. No, technically, a lot of things have changed. At this rate, I may no longer be able to trust information about my past. And...”

One of them closes his eyes and takes a deep breath.

Lee Su-jin opened his eyes again, staring at Sung-cheol Kim and said in a calm voice.

“And my main purpose in this world is to prevent the destruction of the world. If killing you is hard enough, I can consider changing the course of history. ”

“That's encouraging. ”

Kim Sung-cheol smiled and joked.

Maybe it's the hangover.

Immediately, I noticed a chilly unpleasantness in someone's face.

One tongue at a time, she spoke in a cool voice.

“I still think you're the biggest threat. You actually have the power to do that. ”

“Am I more dangerous than a group that borrows the power of Asin? ”

Kim Sung-cheol asked me about the fly line, and I couldn't answer anything immediately.

Kim Sung-cheol stared at someone's face.

I'm hesitating.

‘You have a habit of lying. ’

“That's the story of the outcome. Anyway, I'll get to the point. ”

Someone steps back.

Kim Sung-cheol folded his arms and waited for her words.

Soon, someone opened their lips.

“Sooner or later you're going to have to make a choice. ”

“Choice..? ”

“You'll see soon enough. ”

“You sound like a fortuneteller. ”

“... I'll be watching you make that choice. ”

Someone leaves that word and disappears into the darkness.

Kim Sung-cheol indifferently watched her disappear.

Not long after, however, the screams of the sharp woman were heard in a short place, followed by a familiar scream as well.

“Peek-a-boo!”

It belongs to Marrakia.

Kim Sung-cheol immediately flew to the sound of Marrakia.

Marrakia and someone fall to the ground tangled in a collision on a dark road.

Kim Sung-cheol noticed the identity of the fallen person in the dark as he tried to approach and hid by the tree.

"Anyone?"

Probably bumped into Marrakia while hiding.

Marrakia is small and black with feathers, so it's hard to see in this darkness.

It was Marrakia who first came to his senses.

Marrakia flinches, staring at someone who fell.

“Where do you sell your eyes? Humans!”

“Ugh...”

A slow awakening peers back at you with a small jolt of fury.

Her eyes widen as soon as she feels her body stiffen.

“M-Marrakia? ”

Something unexpected happened.