Possessing Nothing

“What do you mean? ”

Lee Sung-min tilted his head and asked, but Kim Jong-hyun only smiled and didn't answer. Instead, he glances at Bern and asks.

“By the way, what brings you here? ”

“You said it yourself. ”

Bern laughs in vain.

“I want to meet the mercenaries who subjugated the ogre chimera in person. ”

“Ah. Ah... I see. ”

Kim Jong-hyun nodded his head. He smiled, showing his teeth, and looked back at reason.

“You were the mercenary who subjugated the ogre chimera? ”

“Yes.”

“Younger than I thought. I can't imagine.”

Kim Jong-hyun said so and moved his hands. As I pushed out the air with my bare hands, the head of the floating ogre chimera flew towards Kim Jong-hyun. Lee Sung-min frowned and took a few steps back. The head of an ogre floating in the air is decapitated. His eyes were dug into a depression, and his mouth was wide open with all the threads he had sewn into his mouth.

“Very interesting. ”

Kim Jong-hyun sang a nostril. He reaches out and grabs the ogre's head.

“There are many different types of high level magic in this chimera. It's a dead body, but we can't get a complete picture of it. But it's clear that the wizard who invented this chimera is at least what you might call a wizard. ”

“That's hard to hear. ”

In Jonghyun Kim's words, Bern frowned and argued.

“The Great Wizard is not an easy word to put in your mouth. ”

“I can't say that. Even if the disciplines are different, don't you have to admit? ”

“Hmmm…! ”

Bern grunts. Bern sighs deeply and turns away, clutching his collar.

“I don't have to listen with you. I'll go back to the guild first. ”

Bern spits it out and leaves the room. Lee Sung-min, who was alone with Kim Jong-hyun in his slumber, was embarrassed and tried to catch Bern, but the door was already closed. Kim Jong-hyun chuckled behind my back.

“Jealousy is ugly, don't you think? ”

“... jealous? ”

“Bern has been at large for a long time. I mean, it's kind of like an aerial worker. You have to get over the wall to get to the next level. And Bern has not been able to cross that wall for a very long time. ”

Kim Jong-hyun muttered as he pushed the head of the ogre holding it with both hands towards Lee. It was like throwing a basketball. Lee Sung-min shunned as the ogre's head rolled into the air.

“Cross the wall and you might reach the Great Sage's foothills. How frustrating would it be for you to not be able to cross that wall? ”

Kim Jong-hyun said so and moved his hand again. The corpse and intestines of the floating ogre approached Kim Jong-hyun.

“Well, guess what. As I said before, this body is very interesting. I'd like to explain to you one by one how different kinds of magic were harmonized and what kind of monsters were used based on Ogres… but it's hard for you to understand, not a wizard. ”

“Let's get to the point. ”

“How was it?”

Kim Jong-hyun shrugged his shoulders and asked.

“I even heard from Rud, who went with you to subdue the ogres. But I wanted to hear your side of the story. How was the fight...? ”

“… I'm not sure exactly what you're asking. ”

“Haven't you noticed anything strange fighting him? ”

Kim Jong-hyun asked. In that question, Seong-min recalled the fight with the Ogre. Strange... I didn't feel it. In the beginning, it was impossible for Seong-min to think of anything different compared to other Ogres because she had fought them for the first time.

“Nothing.”

“How was your durability? Regeneration?”

“There were no scratches on the assault with power. It was best to target with weak areas like joints. I pierced his pupil, and I regenerated it in less than a minute. ”

“Was there anything else? ”

“I thought you were... flying. And the ball is heavy. I felt like it would be a bloodbath if I hit it head-on. ”

Lee explained what he felt fighting the ogre chimera. Kim Jong-hyeon nodded his head, listening to it quietly.

“I understand.”

“Is that supposed to help? ”

“Better than not listening. ”

Kim Jong-hyun laughed and caught the ogre's insides.

“That was quite a helpful story. The body is said to have a lot of information, but in the case of Chimera, there's not much to find out from the body. It unlocks the magic that hangs from the moment Chimera dies. ”

The complicated warped intestine is stretched out. Lee took a few steps back with his face distorted.

“Ogres are monsters classified as the top predators. But that doesn't mean it's hard enough to take the ultimate master's attack head-on. It has regenerative power, but it doesn't even regenerate a smashed pupil in a minute. It's been very helpful. ”

Lee looked away from Kim Jong-hyun who said that. After a while, Lee Sung-min opened his mouth.

“Before. What were you trying to say? ”

“Ahh. Ahh? Oh... It's nothing. ”

Kim Jong-hyun smiled strangely.

“You. You're twisted. ”

“… Yes? ”

“The causality is distorted. Did you know?”

In Jonghyun Kim's words, Lee Sung-min's face stiffened. Erroneous Causality Presence. The only people who recognized him were Mesh and Erebrisa's agents.

“… how did you know? ”

“You knew. Wow, you're amazing. If I had been in your shoes, I'd be desperate and crazy. ”

Kim Jong-hyun chuckled. He takes a few steps back and shakes his hand. Two chairs in the corner flew in and placed near Kim Jong-hyun and Sung-min.

“Would you like something to drink? There's coffee, there's tea, there's green tea. ”

“No... thank you. ”

I didn't feel like drinking something. You must be desperate and crazy. I was concerned about what Kim Jong-hyeon added. Kim Jong-hyun gave a dry laugh to Lee Sung-min's gaze as if he was staring at him.

“Who told you that? ”

Kim Jong-hyun twisted his legs and asked. I recommended it, but Kim Jong-hyeon didn't drink anything either.

“… Mesh. ”

“Aha. The god of trial and persecution. Did you do it on Mt. Mesh? ”

“… Yes. ”

“I see. How many years? ”

“Is this an important question? ”

“No, it was my personal curiosity. You don't have to answer. Yes. So... The Mesh told you. that the causal rate was wrong. ”

“Yes.”

“Do you understand him? ”

In Jonghyun Kim's question, Lee Sung-min took a short breath and replied.

“After death, you will suffer forever. ”

“That's an unfriendly explanation. ”

Kim Jong-hyun chuckled.

“Why your causality is distorted. Can you tell me? ”

“What if I told you that? ”

“I can answer any questions you might have. ”

"I can't trust you."

"I swear, I will never tell another soul what I've heard from you. This is an oath I, the Wizard, make to the great Mana, and I will never break it. If I break it, I'll die."

Kim Jong-hyun said as if it wasn't a big deal. Immediately after saying that, the blue Mana wrapped around Kim Jong-hyun's body. The oath to Manae. Lee Sung-min also knew about it. Wizards who walk the maze can never break that oath. Lee Sung-min stared at Kim Jong-hyun for a while and opened his mouth.

“… I died once. After he died, he came back. ”

“Regretted? ”

“That's right.”

“Indeed. So the causation rate is wrong. Yeah, I guess so. Being born, living, dying. It's the first rule that makes up the world, the most fundamental causality. All beings are tied to that causality. ”

Tuk. Kim Jong-hyun tapped the armrest of the chair with his hand.

“It's not just life. And the chair underneath my ass right now. The carpenter made a chair. The chair was used as a chair and was broken. Again, causality. ”

Kim Jong-hyun's mouth twitched and went up.

“What do you think you can do to get the broken chair back? ”

“... we'll have to repair it. ”

“Yes, that's right. But is that the same chair? Repair the damage and nail it again. And in the process, the chair becomes a different chair. But what about life? The return of the dead to the past... is against the most fundamental laws that make up this world. It's the causation rate, and it distorts in the process. It becomes an karma that builds up the soul. ”

Lee Sung-min silently listened to Kim Jong-hyun. I was excited by Kim Jong-hyun's voice.

“All karma is liquidated after death. The Mesh was telling the truth, but he was too unkind. It's not just suffering that ends. Oh, I don't know what kind of pain you're going through, of course. ”

“That's exactly what the Mesh said. ”

“I didn't die either. The mortal cannot know the existence of the afterlife. Well... Magic is the pursuit of the truth that exists at the end of common sense. If you peek at the truth, you may learn about the forbidden knowledge that is not allowed to mortals like the afterlife... But if you peek at it, you would be wise beyond the Great Wizard. ”

However, Jonghyun Kim smiled, panting. He looked at Lee Sung-min's face and said,

“If all you hear from the Mesh is that the causal rate is wrong, I have something else to tell you. ”

“… What is it? ”

“You're weird. ”

Kim Jong-hyun's eyes narrowed.

“Not only did you twist the causality, but you also...”

And...

Again.

Again, again, again.

Kim Jong-hyun's spit goes on and on for a long time. Lee raised his hand and blocked his left ear. The moment Lee Sung-min was embarrassed, Kim Jong-hyun's mouth closed. Kim Jong-hyun blinked his eyes and shrugged.

“I'm afraid not.”

“Yes?”

“You mustn't say. ”

Kim Jong-hyun said so, smiling bitterly. The words made Lee Sung-min's lips blank.

“What does that even mean? ”

“If I say it, I'll die. ”

Kim Jong-hyun said so and got up.

“Please understand. ”

“Now, wait a minute. What does that even mean? ”

“I don't know if I can say this much. ”

Kim Jong-hyun muttered.

“Your life may not belong to you. ”

It was an unknown word. Of course, Lee Sung-min did not understand Kim Jong-hyun's words. When Lee Sung-min opened his mouth again and tried to ask a question, Kim Jong-hyun raised his hand to block Sung-min's words.

“Can you come back another time? ”

It was a respectful request.

“I'm confused, too, and I think I need to clear my head a little bit. ”

“… I don't understand. ”

“So am I. ”

Kim Jong-hyun smiled bitterly.

“But this can't be true. If I tell you this, I will die. I don't want to die. At least not yet.”

Kim Jong-hyun said so, and swallowed his breath once.

“Come back next time. ”