The Returner

“Why do you want to go back? ”

It's empty.

I've already forgotten the reason for going back a long time. All that remains of him now is his will to return.

Nothing is more pathetic than finding a reason for something that has no reason.

But this lizard won't understand what he's saying. Because a creature called a dragon, which sticks together with reason and reason, cannot comprehend a human being that is full of contradictions.

You don't have to make me understand.

This is the wrong way.

She probably seems to be climbing up the cliff with all her strength to die. It can't be understood.

“Get lost.”

“I am an apostle of Latrell. You know I can't let you go like this. ”

“So you're going to stop me? ”

“… if I have to. ”

A low smile came out.

Very low laugh. However, as the laughter began to grow, it soon became a huge photon site and filled the field.

It's an interesting sight to watch from the side.

A giant dragon.

Lee Hyuk is standing in front of a 300m Ancient Dragon, so small that he feels like a bug. It will not be comparable to what others see.

But I also know Yi Hyuk and Apeldice.

Conversation, situation....

All that power is already in Lee Hyuk's hands.

“You stopped me. A thousand, two thousand years... I don't know how many years it's been now. ”

“ ……. ”

“I admire your willingness until the end, perhaps you are unfortunate. Poor creature who thinks she's rational, but doesn't even use her reason for God's will. ”

At that moment, there was a low flame in the mouth of the appendage. Lee Hyuk's words clearly annoyed her.

“What do you ask and what do you want to know? Your will is tied to Latrell anyway. I'm not trying to judge or think for myself, but what does reason mean to you? Aren't you trying to find the answer somewhere other than yourself? ”

“I am!”

Appeldrich shouts.

“It was my will to stop you. ”

“Why?”

Lee Hyuk smiled.

“You have no reason to stop me. Because you have to stop me because it doesn't exist. ”

“ ……. ”

“The reason you stopped me was because Latrel told me I was doomed to this world. That's all there is to it. Are you writing" will "on the subject of listening to delusions? Stupid lizard bitch who never lived by your will? ”

Lee Hyuk's tone became rougher as he went away.

“At least I thought you stopped me for a reason. When I found out it was because of that stupid trust, I wasn't angry. You know, when you really needed it, you used to think that the things you left to God were inferior to humans. Damn lizard bitch, we have free will. I don't know how good you think you are, but that has nothing to do with me. ”

Lee Hyuk smiled.

“Why do you want to go back? ”

What are you asking? The answer is yes.

There is no reason, but there is an answer.

“Because I want to go back. ”

A dragon who lives by the law, not his own will, will never understand.

Lee Hyuk smiled lightly and reached out his hand to the nose of the appendage.

“So get lost. Humans are fickle. You have always been a hateless enemy to me. But there is also a hatred for humans. At least I don't want to hit you with my bare hands right now, so if you walk away quietly, I'll give you your worthless life. ”

Aphedrice glances at him with golden eyes.

I knew that this fragile creature in front of me could tear her apart in less than a second if I just ate her heart. But she couldn't help but stop the interest.

That was the mission she was given, the trust.

One…….

‘Why do we have to stop it? ’

I have no choice but to question it. Don't let Lee Hyuk get into Latrel's eyes. It knows. But I didn't know why I shouldn't go in.

Her god was always telling her what to do, not explaining it.

Then…….

Do we just have to believe and follow things that we don't even know why we expect God's perfection? No doubts, no doubts?

The appendage begins to fester with a golden glow. As her body began to shrink, she reconciled to the human form and appeared in front of Lee Hyuk.

“Don't you despise polymorphing into the human body the most? ”

“… the last one, so let's call it a service. ”

Appeldrich quietly looked at Lee Hyuk and said.

“Go.”

“Hmm?”

Surprisingly, Lee Hyuk looked at Eiffel Drich with a slightly confused eye.

“Leave?”

“Yes, go. ”

“You're going against Latrell's will? ”

“Well, I don't know. whether this is a violation of his will or a greater will. ”

“You're talking nonsense. ”

“You won't change your mind no matter what I say. Then we will part ways here. In the form of my death. ”

“ ……. ”

“But the man I received from him also asked me to watch over you. Surveillance can be life-threatening. ”

“Heave-ho.”

Lee Hyuk laughed low.

This is almost cheating.

“Nice ulcer. I hope Latrell understands that. ”

Lee Hyuk began to move his steps. Aefeldrich grabbed Lee Hyuk passing by.

“Can I ask you a question? ”

“... This way, too. ”

“What do you want to do when you go back to your world? ”

“Whether you believe it or not, you're free.... ”

Lee Hyuk smiled and said.

“There's no such thing. ”

I looked at Aefeldrice with the unknown eye, but Lee Hyuk simply walked away without answering any more.

You don't understand.

You wouldn't understand.

I don't understand me. How can you understand me?

Lee Hyuk's eyes began to see the spire from afar.

At the top of the spire was what Lee Hyuk wanted the most.

Latrel's Eye.

It was the moment of the coming of the Doom on Terra Latrell.

“Shhh.”

Lee Hyuk twisted his whole body.

I tried to sleep, but I couldn't sleep. From the moment I returned home and lay in bed, his body began to twist slightly. Lee Hyuk, who was moaning with a blanket, finally woke up and stole his face roughly.

“Damn it.”

I don't know if I should take a pill anymore. The pain didn't go away.

‘Limits.’

Anyone else would have died a thousand times already. Lee Hyuk's body was at its limit. It was not just the matter of suffering, but the body itself was no longer able to maintain the phenomenon.

Lee Hyuk, who took out his cigarette and put the fire in his mouth, struggled.

“That sounds like shit. ”

“I agree.”

I heard a voice behind my back, but Lee Hyuk didn't turn around. I didn't have to.

I know who it is.

I feel a soft hand wrapped around my neck.

“Treat me. ”

“It's impossible now, you know? ”

“Pain. You should go. ”

Appeldrich bites his lip as he sees Lee Yi Hyuk trembling inside his arm.

I'm not shaking because I'm scared or scared. It's just that the pain is so intense that the body is trembling. Like a late stage cancer patient who didn't even listen to narcotic painkillers, Lee Hyuk was enduring the pain he couldn't endure every day.

“There are other ways. ”

“Not anymore. ”

“There's always a way. ”

White light emanates from both hands of the appendage. The light digs into the flesh of Lee Hyuk.

‘Not good. ’

I was casting heels, but there was no chance of my body being restored. Healing magic is a magic that maximizes human resilience based on external Mana.

However, Lee Hyuk's body was like the poison that is now underneath. No matter how much water is poured and poured out, the water never fills up. Yi Hyuk's body, which had lost its vitality, could not be restored by the magic of the appendix.

“That's better. ”

However, a low sigh leaked from Lee Hyuk's mouth, whether it had the effect of relieving the pain.

“How long do we have? ”

“... Do you really want to hear it? ”

“Of course.”

The appendage shivers slightly.

This man is always like this.

I always act and move as if I'm pretending to be unafraid, even though I'm suffering from something I can't handle.

There were times when it was thought that appearance meant completeness as a being, but now it is different. This man cannot entrust himself to another man, another life.

Being completely alone.

‘The one who hated so much. ’

Dragons. Horses.

Creatures who live in immortal times and seek answers from themselves, not from the outside.

Lee Hyuk was the most despicable creatures, but Lee Hyuk resembled them now.

I've lived so long, if it's natural, it's natural.

“… I don't know. ”

“Don't you know?”

“Tomorrow, or today, if I die, it's not weird. I don't even understand how you're still alive right now. ”

“That's a very scary thing to say. You mean like a half-zombie. ”

“A zombie would be better? ”

“... Thank you. ”

Lee Hyuk woke up.

“Where are you going? ”

“Now that I've heard that, I can't play. We have to move.”

“I'm going to die. ”

“I can't help it. ”

“You know, there is a way. ”

Lee Hyuk stopped.

“You told me that before. I'm the kind of person who thinks and can't move. ”

“I did.”

“You look the same to me now. You may think you're moving because you're rational, but I think you're just immersed in the cause. It's meant to protect this planet. How is that different from the word of the god you laughed at? ”

“ ……. ”

“Can you tell me exactly why I should? Do you really believe that? Of course not. It's just a purpose for no reason. Don't you see? You're going after what I used to do. You have no reason to protect this world, no reason to oxidize with it. ”

A low sigh came out. When Lee Hyuk rubbed his face, the appendrite said with a weak tone that was not like her.

“Worry about yourself like a human being. Weren't all human beings your top priority? It doesn't mean anything to you. No? Stop saying this world is precious. Because it can't be! ”

The poison is in the eyes of the appendage.