The Returner

4. What the hell happened? (5)

The countermeasures meeting ended with little income.

“Hmm.”

Lee Hyuk, who left Cheongwa University, sent others to the gate and he was walking home.

Everyone said that they needed time to clear up their thoughts, and sent Lee Hyuk. They also understand what pressure Lee Hyuk is under right now.

“There's nothing wrong. ”

Lee Hyuk gave an honest look at the scenery that caught his eye.

The world hasn't changed much since the countdown to destruction began. The road was still full of neon signs, and the road was full of cars. Those who passed by were walking around as if hitting the workplace was more important than the destruction of the world.

Ordinary life.

An ordinary world.

There are cracks in this daily life.

The world will be more and more destroyed.

Like the end of a towel falling into the water.

Right now, it's only wet, but soon the whole towel will be sucking up water.

Little by little, little by little.

Lee Hyuk carved an image of the world that might be the last.

Is it because of me? ’

Lee Hyuk couldn't get over the idea that this was happening because he came back to Earth.

If I didn't have confidence, would I have known that the magic system existed?

I know it's an unanswered question.

Even if it is not Lee Hyuk, the dimensions will get bigger and bigger, and eventually the Mahjong system may have dominated the world. If he had just returned a little later, the situation would have already been under the control of the Mahjong system on Earth.

Then we'd have to fight like crazy again as soon as we got back.

On the other hand, if Lee Hyuk hadn't come back, the world might have kept the peace.

"Unknown. ’

Nevertheless, the heavy turn of mind is probably related to the idea that the Earth is in danger in some way.

And…….

I am not sure I can solve all of them like before.

Even when Lee Hyuk had everything, he couldn't fight against the whole machinery.

But what can I say now that I am so weak that I can't even compare to at that time?

‘Destruction...' ’

Lee Hyuk quietly looked up at the sky.

It was easy for me to put it in my mouth, but when I thought it could really come true, I couldn't help feeling worse.

“You don't look happy. ”

Lee Hyuk sighed because he felt it on his shoulders.

“I told you not to climb on people's shoulders. ”

“Really?"

“Don't get in my head! ”

“Tsi, that's not funny. ”

Erkana grumbles and smiles at Lee Hyuk.

“Why are you so upset? Not like Darling.”

“That's not right.... ”

It's worth it.

I wasn't really interested in the concept of Lee Yi Hyuk before.

Herkana would have looked like the ultimate selfish. He doesn't even care if it's his job.

“The world has changed. ”

“Yeah? But I don't think it's any different from this world or Beraf. It was a little bit curious, but all that remained was the expression," Humans are just people. "”

“Maybe.”

Perhaps it was not that Beraf did not accept Lee Hyuk, but that Lee Hyuk had rejected Beraf.

I was treated as a devil and betrayed endlessly because my skin color was different, but after practicing magic, I could have changed my skin color, aged, and lived among them.

However, Lee Hyuk did not choose that method.

It was Lee Hyuk who rejected them with a mind that I was not a person in this world.

“It's a useless story right now. ”

“Huh?"

“It's nothing. ”

Lee Hyuk shakes his head.

“Margie's overflowing. Do you feel it?”

“Yes."

Lee Hyuk slowly nodded.

The world was changing. It's invisible to the eye.

And soon you will know with your own eyes.

“If he starts to move, the world will be gone in an instant. Darling, we can't wait any longer. ”

“ ……. ”

“Run away, fight... You have to choose between the two. ”

Lee Hyuk quietly looked at Erkana.

“What about you? ”

“Me?”

Lee Hyuk nodded.

“It's not like you've been on my side in the marketplace. It's an internal power struggle, but it's an external struggle. If you help me, they won't forgive you either. ”

Herkana laughs as if it were ridiculous.

“Now come on. What's the story? So you think I've been helping Darling with those calculations? Darling, I'm a Horseman. And the Demon Lord of Desire. I just do what I want. ”

Lee Hyuk's eyes sank deep.

“I know what you mean, but what's left of you is extinction." ”

“It doesn't matter.”

“... don't usually say it doesn't matter. ”

“Darling doesn't know. ”

“What?”

Herkana smiles seductively and says.

“I am the thirteenth Demon King. And the king of desire. But I'm surprisingly innocent. Without Darling, I have nothing to live for. I don't have much merit to go back to my boring life without Darling. ”

“That sounds like a great thing to say, shouldn't you be so bold about it? ”

“Huh? What's wrong? ”

Lee Hyuk sighed.

The Horsemen don't know the mood. They don't know the mood.

I like that, though.

“So you decided to fight in the end? Haven't you thought about running to Berav? I understand what Darling said the other day, but you know that's an excuse, right? ”

“I know.”

“Darling can move as many people as she wants. ”

“Hmm.”

Lee Hyuk scratched his cheek.

A hero who fled to another world with acquaintances, including his family, in the crisis of humanity's destruction... ….

“I've never heard of anything like that. ”

“Don't talk to yourself. Talk to yourself. ”

Lee Hyuk smiled and replied.

“Maybe that's one way to do it. But I don't know if that's a good idea. I know I've been there, but it's almost impossible for people who know society to adapt to it. The plague is no different than going to the Donnie Amazon Forest and putting on a piece of leather to survive. ”

“All you need is Darling. We'll be safe from external threats. ”

“Humans cannot live without civilization. ”

Even if I wanted convenience with magic, I couldn't fill people by myself.

“Especially when Yaewon tells you to live in the neighborhood, you're half crazy. ”

“But isn't it better to be alive? ”

Lee Hyuk laughed.

“Haven't you seen enough about what happens when a man who doesn't meet his needs just lives? ”

“… Hmm. ”

Ercana had no choice but to convince himself. If Lee Hyuk had not been immortal, he would have gone a thousand times crazier. From Herkana's point of view, I didn't understand why Lee Hyuk was in so much pain, but now I can feel him a little.

‘Humans are uncomfortable. ’

Unlike the Demons who can live alone, humans need humans other than themselves, and at the same time, they want civilization and culture. Many things must be fulfilled in order to live as one human being.

“So the only conclusion... is now we have to fight? ”

Lee Hyuk slowly nodded.

“Well, yeah. ”

“Are you confident? ”

“I'm not myself. I don't think so... ”

Lee Hyuk smiled subtly.

“Actually, it's not my style to run away without the horses. ”

“Yes. Darling is ignorant and brave. ”

“That's, like, swearing. ”

Herkana smiles.

“Besides, it's not necessarily a bad situation. ”

“That's right."

Lee Hyuk smiled.

“Pain and good things come together. It's true that if you just had to fight, you'd be quite comfortable. ”

“Think about yourself, Darling. ”

“Wouldn't it be great for you if I became a Mage? ”

“I'm not interested in Darling, who became a Mage. I like Darling who has a personality now, because I'm not interested in the horsemen who have the name Darling written on them. ”

“Hmm.”

Lee Hyuk nodded. That was also true.

“But the Demon Kings have been diligent lately? ”

“Darling's done that much. Even if the Demon King had a grudge set, it wouldn't be weird, would it? ”

“Yes, it is. ”

Lee Hyuk sighed.

This is why people should live a good life.

Lee Hyuk turned his head and opened his mouth.

“Why don't you just come out? ”

“Hehe hehe.”

Whoo-hoo!

At that moment, the space distorts, and the tortoise-like monster reveals itself.

‘Hey, it's... It's so strange to see something like that in the middle of the city. ’

“Found it. Nineteenth Demon King! ”

“Talking turtle.... I'll make a fortune if I put it in the zoo. ”

“You're not going to say you forgot about me, are you? ”

“Of course. I'll never forget that peculiar and peculiar look. So your name... is... uh... ”

Lee Hyuk tried to say something a few times and then shut up.

“Oh, I can't. No matter how much I look at it, it's going to be copyright. ”

“I don't know what you're talking about. I am Baratheon! Seventy-first Demon King! You have no idea how much I've been looking forward to seeing you again. ”

Lee Hyuk tilted his head.

“What did I do? ”

“Have you forgotten? ”

Baratha shouts, his mouth popping open with an irregular and sharp one.

“Your humiliation! And humiliation! I've never forgotten that. Hehehe, now we meet again. With you so weak that you can't compare to the past. ”

“Hmm……. ”

Lee Hyuk scratched his cheek.

A considerable pile of Mana flies away, injured and recovering. Apparently, healing magic was more polar than black magic.

We won't be able to deal with the Demon Kings who have passed away in the past as they are. So there was no way to deal with the Demon Kings who had been returned intact.

“You don't see me, do you? ”

Barabbas looks at Herkana and kills her.

“You're not trying to stop me, thirteenth Demon King. ”

“Can't you do that? ”

“Will he ever forgive you? Do you intend to tear your soul apart and suffer for eternity? ”

“You don't seem to know... …. ”

Herkana reveals her teeth.

“My life wouldn't be so different without Darling, even if I were alive. ”

“… don't. I'm ashamed!”

Lee Hyuk held onto Herkana and opened the gate.

“Well, then, great Demon King. ”

Laughing.

“If you wish to avenge yourself, follow me into this. I don't want this place destroyed. ”

Lee Hyuk grabbed Herkana's hand and entered the gate.