The Returner

“Dead... ”

Barbacce is reported to be interesting.

“Alone?”

“Yes, it is. ”

“Hmm……. ”

It was nothing unusual. Because being the Demon King doesn't make you immortal. Immortality and immortality are different concepts. They could live with little or no life limits, but the extinction of existence was inevitable.

What they were given was a lifespan close to infinity, not immortal power like the Lee Hyuk of the past.

Nevertheless, what was interesting was that it was humans who killed the Demon Kings.

Human.

‘Humans here are truly beyond imagination. ’

Compared to the strength of the individual, the humans here dared not follow the Madosas or the Knights of Beraf.

But the Mages of Beraf had never driven the Demon King to his death. Humans have accomplished what they haven't done in thousands of years twice a day.

“Should I say surprising? ”

Barbace snorts.

“If it's too easy, it's no fun. ”

There was no anger or sorrow about the Demon King's defeat. They belong to the same species, but are essentially complete creatures themselves.

Lives alone without herds. What was needed was followers, not companions. There was no concept of mourning because another Demon King died.

“How are you feeling? ”

Barbatch turns his head to the voice behind his back.

“Why? Did you want me to get excited? ”

Herkana smiles seductively at Barbace-looking Barbados.

“You can't do that. I'm asking what death feels like. ”

“Death?”

Barbace ridicules.

“Far from it. ”

“You must be thinking that too. But don't forget. Darling's back to bring you death. ”

“Lee Hyuk... ”

Barbace gives you a subtle look.

“Yeah, you're back. So, suddenly, the Demon Kings are dying. It's impossible without Lee Hyuk's intervention. ”

It was ironic that Irregular humans, but not humans, were leading humans.

“But……. ”

Barbace begins to kill.

“If I hadn't come back, I would have survived miserably, and I can't help but think it's foolish to kick you with your own feet. ”

Barbace rises up.

“I'll show you, Herkana. Lee Hyuk being torn to pieces by tens of millions. ”

“You'd better be careful not to look like that. ”

“… what should I say sometimes? ”

Barbace frowns.

“You're not human, you're a demon. Do you have any idea how unlikely I am to be defeated by the Nineteenth Demon King right now? ”

“You think so? ”

“I don't know where your blind faith comes from. No matter how strong Lee Hyuk is, it's in the past. Lee Hyuk is just a slightly stronger human being. Am I wrong? ”

“That's right."

Erkana rubs her lips slowly.

“With Darling now, I can kill him in a second. I'm afraid that's true. ”

“And yet you believe I will die at the hands of Lee Hyuk? ”

“Of course.”

“Why?”

Herkana grins.

“You're asking the obvious. Darling isn't the Darling you're supposed to be meeting. Darling is as strong as she needs to be. ”

“... Is it just faith? ”

Herkana glows.

“The source of that belief is not emotion, but reason. I've been watching him for over a thousand years. And then I came to a conclusion. He's always taken what he thought was impossible for granted. Should I tell you the same story again? ”

“That's enough. ”

Barbace growls.

“Then I'll prove it to you. He's only human. And even if Lee Hyuk regains all the power of his past, he's not my opponent. You don't think I avoided him out of fear, do you? ”

“Wasn't it?”

“You'd better not provoke me too much. ”

Barbace opens his mouth quietly.

“The promised time is three days. We have one day left. Tomorrow this star will be subject to the Magic System. And I changed my mind. It's too much to kill Lee Hyuk in front of you. Lee Hyuk will become a mortal who can neither die nor live. He will make me wander in eternal pain. That's the punishment for you. ”

“Hmph.”

Herkana licks her lips.

“Try me if you can. ”

“Hehe.”

Barbatch turns around and walks slowly.

Erkana's gaze at Barbacce's back was shivering a little differently than before.

You can do this, right, Darling? ’

His opponent is too powerful. As colorless as the people he's dealt with so far.

* * *

“Mom!"

“Oh my! Ji-hyuk! ”

“Big brother!”

Lee Hyuk flew to the United States and reunited with his family under Christopher's guidance. As soon as Park Seon-Duk saw Lee Hyuk, he hugged him and patted his back.

Pa-ang! Pa-ang! Paan!

The sound of a spike hits your back.

Feeling the shock of twisting the human body by itself, Lee Hyuk felt sorry for why his mother didn't walk the path of a volleyball player in her youth.

“Hey, you rotten human! What took you so long? ”

“Yes, it's very dirty to say that to my brother in a few months, but it's very gentle to say that. ”

“What are you talking about! ”

“… No, well, just. I'm sorry. Sorry. ”

Lee Hyuk shakes his head.

Who will take him?

It was Lee Ji-hyuk who thought that the destruction of humanity would not be bad to prevent his only brother from aging into an old maid.

“Yi, are you okay now? ”

“Well……. ”

Lee Hyuk scratched his head.

“We put out the fire in a hurry, but we can't say it's safe yet. Honestly, we're still a little disadvantaged. ”

Park Seon-Duk rubbed his shoulders, looking at Lee Hyuk with sad eyes.

“Yes, my son. You've been through a lot.”

“I didn't have to suffer much. ”

“Brother, can we get out of here now? ”

“No.”

Lee Hyuk just cut it off and said.

“This is probably the safest place yet. Just bear with it a little longer, even if it's frustrating. It will be settled soon. ”

“Uh-huh.”

Seeing Lee Hyuk speaking with a stiff face, I thought that I shouldn't make any more fuss. Lee Ye-won was well aware of how many people there were today.

“So now we have to go again? ”

“No. Well, I don't have anything better to do today, so I'll sleep here. I'll see you tomorrow. ”

“Yes, go to sleep. I'd like to feed you, but I can't eat here. ”

“Hey, Bob, what's up with that? ”

Lee Hyuk trembled.

Park Seon-Duk kept stealing his eyes because he couldn't feed his son after a few months.

“So, is there any hope? ”

“On…? ”

“... It's Dad. ”

“Ah! Father! How long have you been here?”

“I don't think you even recognize me from that face. ”

“I didn't know you were here. ”

If I send your whole family down here and they don't know I'm here, what am I supposed to say?

“Oh, so... what did you ask? ”

“There you go.”

“You need to come out. ”

Park Seon-Duk forcefully pushed his husband away and grabbed Lee Hyuk's hand and dragged him inside.

“Let's go inside. My son's been here for months, and I don't know what I'm doing with him. Ye-won! Go get some snacks. ”

“Yes, Mom. ”

Lee Hyuk smiled unknowingly as he was dragged into his mother's hands.

‘Something warm. ’

It's been a long time.

It was time for the darkness to settle down and for everyone to sleep. Lee Hyuk, who had a room inside, literally lay down on the bed after a few years of showering.

“Shhh.”

No matter how much I thought about it, the bed was one of the best inventions made by mankind. I don't understand being pushed by a wheel.

The softness of the back and the warmth of the air were melting the flesh of Lee Hyuk tiredly. Lee Hyuk closed his eyes, feeling the rushing fatigue.

‘There's really not much left. ’

Everything is only a matter of time.

The battle against the Horse Clan will soon be a battle, and Lee Hyuk's body will not last much longer.

Two fates are decided.

The fate of the Earth and the fate of Lee Hyuk.

The former was unclear about the results, but the latter was well-defined. Whether you win against the Horsemen or not, Lee Hyuk won't be able to live for more than a month.

‘That's enough. ’

I've lived long enough. No, I was too alive.

Although it is a pity that most of that life was filled with unpleasant life, it decided not to have a pity that it could not live any longer. That's just too cheesy.

‘I want to rest now. ’

As the body collapsed, so was the spirit. Recently, I started to feel that opening my eyes was painful.

You need rest, not rest.

Lee Hyuk smiled bitterly.

‘I can't wrap it up. ’

What was his life?

The ordinary man lived an unimaginable life because he was accidentally taken to Beraf. It's a life filled with a lot of pain and suffering, but I don't want to criticize it as bad. But I came back at the end, and I did what I had to do.

What was left of Lee Hyuk was one wish that he did not want to die unhappy.

Surviving life is practically impossible. If he insists on continuing his life, he will kill his own family. There can be no worse situation than Yi Hyuk becoming a Mage.

‘Hang in there. ’

You can die smiling as long as you can drive them all out. Though he may not be confident, in a world where peace has returned, his family and relatives will be able to find life again.

When I returned to this world, I thought I would live a life for myself, but now I realize that life for myself doesn't necessarily mean a selfish life.

After living alone for so long, I seem to forget this too naturally.

Lee Hyuk closed his eyes.

Protect the world with your life. And you end your life neatly. If I could just finish my life like this, I'd have more time...

“It can't be true. ”

I want to live.

I want to live more.

I thought I had spent so long suffering and exhausted myself, but I was so afraid that the end of my life was coming.

I was not afraid of death. I was afraid that my life would be cut off. I thought it was unfamiliar, but I tried to be unfamiliar, but it didn't work.

Knock, knock.

As I was about to get emotional, I heard a knock at the door. Lee Hyuk rubbed his face and opened his mouth.

“Yes, I'm not sleeping. ”