The Live

The frustrating air spread in the room.

Sitting on one side of the banquet hall, Arhan smiles awkwardly. I've never been in such an uncomfortable position.

The tea that came up with the refreshments had already been up for a few minutes without getting cold. Arhan looks at the two in the entertainment room with him.

One of them was familiar. Kim Jin-seok, who was his oldest friend.

The problem was the other person...... No, it was an angel.

“Why have you come all the way here? ”

Kim Jin-seok opened his mouth first.

Then Michael, the angel across the street, replied.

“That's a tight spot. ”

It was a completely different sound.

He gets up from his seat several times and then sits back down, revealing an uncomfortable feeling. What I had to do was, the narrow chair didn't have all three pairs of wings.

It was originally made without considering the wings of angels at all. Arhan continues to smile uncomfortably at the strange air flow between the two of them.

‘Why did I call you here? ’

The news of Michael's visit indicated that an angel had visited him, and someone below the clan called for Arhan in a hurry.

Arhan meets Michael, and Michael finds Kim Jin-seok. Arhan finds Kim Jin-seok in trouble and seats him in front of Michael.

This place was made that way. However, even after seeing Kim Jin-seok, Michael was still not getting the point.

I tried to wait until I opened my mouth if possible....

“If you have something to say, I'd like you to say it quickly. ”

Arhan couldn't take it anymore.

‘The stuffy thing is that I'm going to suffocate if I stay like this. ’

I understand Kim Jin-seok's atmosphere.

He was so clumsy, he had already adapted.

The problem was Michael.

It feels like there are two Kim Jin-seok. Arhan couldn't stand the atmosphere.

“What do you say? ”

Michael looks back at Kim Jin-seok.

What should I do? Kim Jin-seok's expression answered. I looked at his face, and it cracked on Michael's expressionless face.

After a moment of thought, Michael finally opens his mouth.

“How long do we have to wait? ”

“How long?”

“You did, didn't you? I'll give you a way to live, all of us. Believe me, we've been waiting for this. ”

Michael's words stemmed from Yoon Jae's promise. Michael and many other angels have been waiting for that promise.

But their patience also reached its limit. The word "wait" was the same as "wait for death," unless it offered a clear way.

Anxiety.

The angels gradually lost order. They thought that humans, including Yoon Jae, had deceived them.

Michael, who couldn't wait, eventually moved on.

“Well, I don't know about that. ”

“What do you mean you don't know?”

“My side's key left the house and hasn't come back yet. Probably looking for the right way to present it to you. ”

Michael's expression was slightly distorted in Kim Jin-seok's answer.

“You still haven't found a way? ”

The callous voice brings a frostbite of cold.

“Pathetic.”

It was a voice that didn't suit Michael.

It also meant it was that urgent. For him, this was at the risk of the lives of tens of millions of lower angels.

“I said I was looking for you. I didn't do anything. ”

“I hope you hurry. Our opinion is that we should push the Humans in immediately. ”

“Are you threatening me? ”

“We're not talking about threats, we're talking about facts. ”

“Suit yourself. I don't care.”

The atmosphere between the two of them has been heightened.

There's nothing strange about pulling swords at each other even if it's quick.

Eventually, Arhan stepped out.

“Jin-seok.”

“Well."

“You'd better not talk if you can. ”

“ ……. ”

Kim Jin-seok shut up because he had nothing to say.

It was hard to talk to someone through a fight with just a sword every day. Especially on such sensitive topics.

Arhan looks back at Michael and says,

“It's harsh, but there's nothing wrong with this one. We don't know how to do that either. ”

“Then what do we do? ”

After Michael's question, Arhan straightens his throat.

From now on, it was most important to give trust. To prevent unnecessary warfare.

“I'd like to avoid a war if possible. But let me make one thing clear. ”

Arhan spoke with a confident voice, full of trust.

“When the key returns, you must first tell your angels……. ”

“Arhan!"

Boom!

“Tell me the news……. ”

“Yoon Jae is back? What, an angel? ”

“ ……. ”

Arhan looks back at the eleven thousand that broke the atmosphere and opened the reception room with a cheerful voice.

* * *

After a long time, the house was comfortable.

Soft couches, clean wallpaper, and warm air.

Yoon Jae, who sat quietly in that atmosphere and drank warm water on the table, was surprised.

"Home."

Suddenly, this place became too comfortable.

It meant staying here for that long. It was because I had been to a difficult place, but this feeling that I was feeling was dangerous.

‘My house……. ’

Real home.

Yoon Jae, who was thinking of there, soon closed his eyes.

It was then.

Knock-knock.

“Let's go in.”

You hear a familiar voice knocking at the door outside.

Before I even heard the answer, the door opened and a group came inside. The foremost was Arhan.

“You came……. ”

Yoon Jae froze for a moment when she saw the face coming in behind Arhan.

I didn't think the line would follow to 100,000 and Kim Jin-seok, but I was most surprised that Michael came in with his wings folded in.

“Why is he here? ”

“I've been looking for you. ”

“Me?”

Jubbuck-

Michael loudly approached Yoon Jae and sat in front of him.

“What happened to the promise? ”

“You want to offer us a way to live together? ”

“Yes. We've been waiting for you to believe that. You killed one of our own. ”

An equally lively atmosphere.

Yun Jae listened and understood. From Michael's point of view, Yoon Jae is like the enemy who killed countless subordinate angels.

Nevertheless, the reason Michael had been waiting for Yoon Jae was for the other angels who survived.

“Didn't you say you'd figure it out? ”

At Michael's question, Yoon Jae nods.

“I looked into it.”

“What happened? Now that you're back, can I assume that means you found a way? ”

“I found a way. I knew exactly what I was fighting for. ”

It was a good thing.

I had to talk to the angels.

Yun Jae told the story that she learned at the meeting.

The dragons are the dimensional species that created the world behind the meeting with Zahar, and the presence of the monarch they serve and holy graciousness.

Every time the secrets were listed, everyone's eyes changed at a glance. Among them, Michael was the one who provoked the most anger.

“Now... all this, it's all a setup, right? ”

“Yes. You brought us here, and you created the world that brought us here. and the power of the Holy Grail, the sacrifice to preserve this world, and this system where the three factions constantly fight. Everything is made by the dimensional dragon species. ”

There have been many stories of dragons.

There were numerous hypotheses as to why they mediated the Three Forces' fight, how all individuals possessed such great power.

Among them, there was a hypothesis that the darkness of the world would be dragons.

But it was a secret that could never be revealed. There was no way to prove it, and no one really cared.

However, this was proven by Yoon Jae's words.

“And one more thing... ”

Yoon Jae spoke to Michael.

“I've got another one in trouble. ”

“What else? ”

“You know it's Baloch? ”

Yun Jae said, Kim Jin-seok's eyes shook small. He was one of those who fought alongside Yun Jae against Baloch in the Demon Land.

But his surprise was nothing compared to Michael's.

“Baloch? Was he here? ”

“You must know that. ”

“I have to know. The former Emperor is dead at his hands. ”

This was the first I had heard of it.

Yoon Jae looks at Michael's eyes and waits for his next words. Zahar has fought Baloch as well, but Michael seems to have known him a lot farther than that.

“He is a lump of every sin you know. He was on the horse system, but he couldn't be distinguished as a demon. ”

“Can't you tell the Devil apart? ”

“Most of his power comes from the negative emotions of the demons, so he's the closest. But it was also made up of angels and humans, negative times, jealousy, arrogance and narcissism, and all those emotions. You don't belong on either side. ”

Michael knew more about Balock than he thought.

The death of an all-conquering king. It was a natural story if it had anything to do with Baloch.

Michael talks about what he knows about Baloch, making a serious face.

“But he's here? ”

“Sealed by Zahar, master of the Holy Grail, to be exact. I don't know why I'm still alive.... ”

“He will not die unless his sin is expunged. I'm surprised you sealed him up when he died. ”

Michael feels great about Zahar, the key to the ancient humans that sealed Baloch.

That much was the object of fear for the angels and demons of Baloch. There was a rumor that the word immortality had originated from Baloch.

“Baloch is the key to the Demons. ”

“Wasn't the Devil's key? ”

“Satan is dead. Problem is, he was the key to the war. And that qualification is likely to remain. ”

Yoon Jae's words made me pause for a moment.

The same was true of Arhan, Hundred Thousand and Kim Jin-seok who were sitting around them. Kim Jin-seok in particular was the most serious face to the fact that Baloch was released from the seal.

Even with his body confined and his strength sealed, Baloch was an insurmountable monster.

“The dragons are driving me crazy, Baloch.... ”

Arhan rises from his seat, shaking his head.

“We'll have to watch out for the demons first. Dragons can't attack us first. ”

Like a smart Arhan, he quickly drew what would happen in his mind through Yoon Jae's words.

The dragons could not intervene on either side until the Holy Grail was taken over by the system they had built.

Baloch was another means to it.

To push the key, called Yoon Jae, out comes another key.

“Then what about the angels? ”

Ironically, Arhan asked just before he left the room.

Michael looks a little worried. He also knew the situation was urgent.

“I'll talk to Raguel and Anael first. ”

“And?”

Collaboration.

Arhan waits for the word to come out of Michael's mouth. I couldn't believe they were completely allies until I heard that angels were working with them.

After a moment of deliberation, Michael finally opens his mouth.

“…… until I destroy this world, I will help you. ”

In response, Arhan reaches out to Michael with a small smile.

“Take good care of him. ”