The Returner
[537] 8. Human beings are inevitable. (2)
“You're... making a sound... ”
Hearing Lee Hyuk's difficult words, Barbatch smiled.
“No, you know, how I feel. Only you can know that. Among those many lives that exist in these many dimensions, there is only you who can understand how I feel at all. ”
I looked at Barbados with my face what Lee Hyuk was talking about.
“You've been around a long time, too. To find a human. ”
“ ……. ”
“Humans exist in Beraf, too. But you wandered around looking for other humans. Even though you thought there might not be any humans left where you came from. Why did you do that?”
“ ……. ”
Barbace looks up at the sky.
“You wanted to find it. The presence of a rival. ”
“You're fucking.... ”
Even the evil tales of Lee Hyuk did not shake Barbacee at all.
“Compassion has many meanings. For some, strength will be the standard, and for some, aggravation will be the standard. Is it a ritual for you? ”
Lee Hyuk didn't answer.
“Just because they look the same, because the genes are the same, they can't be the same person. At least the human standards you set were the ones who could share similar values. Even if we live in a different era than you, even if we don't know you at all. Those who don't can never fill your loneliness. ”
“Chuckle.”
Lee Hyuk smiled.
I had to laugh.
It made him laugh that the fierce and painful time that no one could understand or even hope to understand was the Demon Kings' leader.
Where is this black comedy?
“So you can understand. Only you can understand. I have suffered more loneliness than you have in years. ”
Barbatch spoke in a slightly regretful voice.
“It's a pity I can never meet the right opponent. And it's a sad thing. ”
“The bastard who used to act like the king of the world is spreading the word. ”
“I'm not wrong about that either. ”
Barbace quietly looks down at Lee Hyuk.
“I was king. You were literally the king of the world. I was able to destroy anything, and I was able to achieve anything. But... you know that, too. The value of what I get when I don't want it. ”
“ ……. ”
“It doesn't mean anything, it doesn't mean anything. I was just born strong, and I was able to have everything because I was strong. So what does a country mean by existence? Is it only my existence that is strong enough to sit on the throne? ”
Lee Hyuk smiled.
“I'm a little annoyed to hear the whining of a dimensional-grade Beast Master. I think this is the greatest dirt dump of all time, so I'd like to do a bit of anarchy. ”
“Heave-ho.”
Barbace smiles.
“It's an interesting situation, that you and I can understand each other even when we're enemies. There is no one who understands me but you, and no one who understands you but me. ”
“ ……. ”
“So I expected a little. Maybe you'll make me a little more fun. One……. ”
Barbace shakes his head.
“That was hopeless. ”
Kuaaaaang!
The world was exploding like a firecracker.
Wood Duck.
Barbara stepped off Lee Hyuk's neck and stepped on Lee Hyuk's shoulder. Along with the eerie noise, the shoulders of Lee Hyuk were literally crushed.
However, Lee Hyuk didn't blink an eye. And it wasn't what Barbados wanted. Barbatch also knew that it was impossible to subdue Lee Yi Hyuk in a way called pain.
“Perhaps you will be my adversary. I thought it was hopeless, but I couldn't stop shaking my heart. I have accepted your existence so far because I wanted you to become stronger and perhaps one day be able to please me. ”
“Hey, wait a minute. ”
Lee Hyuk raised his arm and said.
“Well, I know you have your slogans, but to be honest, I'm not interested in any of that. I wish we could just proceed as quickly as possible. Because I'm underneath a horse with no panties on, and I feel like I've come back to this world with a sense of self-pity. ”
“... Hehe. ”
Barbace shakes his head.
“You wanted too much from the humans. Maybe you can understand me, but that intelligence wasn't enough. ”
“You're cracking it. ”
Lee Hyuk twisted his body and crushed the ether on Barbacee's face.
“Hmm.”
Barbace looks at Lee Hyuk with an interesting face, though not particularly damaged.
“Are you too used to pain? ”
Barbatch narrows his gaze.
“But don't forget, Lee Hyuk. I am the Demon and also the Demon King. Even if it's not physical pain, it shouldn't be hard to make you suffer. ”
Barbatch flicks his fingers.
Kuaaaaang!
The explosion happened in a chain.
Lee Hyuk desperately turned his head while crushing his neck. To find out where the explosion occurred.
“Even if things from Beraf die, you won't blink an eye. But what about the others? ”
There's a smile on Barbatch's face.
“Even if the beings of this world die before you one by one, won't you suffer? I mean, can you really stand it? ”
“You bastard……. ”
“Hehe, that's a good response. Yeah, that's exactly what I want. ”
The naturalization rose in Lee Hyuk's eyes.
“It's a reaction I want, but I don't understand it. ”
Barbace bowed down and met Lee Hyuk's eyes.
“You know they're all going to die anyway, so who dies first and who dies later? All you have left is death. By the time you lose to me, it's already been settled. ”
Lee Hyuk smiled.
“Yes, I came to a conclusion. ”
His eyes were still burning with hostility.
“That's why the noble Demon King has such a penchant for winning. ”
“Enjoy?”
Barbace growls.
“Do I look like I'm enjoying myself in your eyes? Are you glad you've won such a futile victory? ”
Barbatch's face twists strangely. Lee Hyuk thought that it would be hard to understand the emotions he was feeling even if he was a human being, not because his faction was different.
“Victory is what's already in my hands. I always have been. There's no reason to feel sad, no reason to feel happy. ”
“Phew... ”
Lee Hyuk sighed deeply.
“I can't hear you. ”
“ ……. ”
“Put this away. ”
Barabbas tilts his head back at the words of Lee Ji-hyuk, who slammed his leg on his neck again.
“Why would I? ”
“I'll do whatever you want, so put this away. ”
Barbacee stepped off Lee Hyuk's neck without speaking.
“Oh, shit. ”
Lee Hyuk wiped the dirt off his neck and woke up. One arm was about to fall off completely, but Lee Hyuk didn't care at all.
“The Demon King is whining like a baby. ”
Lee Hyuk distorted his face and said.
“Shut the fuck up because I was gonna do what you wanted anyway. ”
“Heave-ho.”
Barbatch smiles as if it were amusing.
His eyes reminded him of a new feeling of anticipation.
“This was going to happen. ”
“I know, asshole. ”
Lee Hyuk sighed badly and looked at the sky.
‘It's filthy clear. ’
The world shook with their fight. Some clouds came and the sky was black. But the last thing that remained was a cloudless blue sky.
Lee Hyuk put the sky in his eyes.
as if you're looking at something you'll never see again.
His head slowly lowers and sweeps around.
“He looks... …. ”
I don't care what's from Beraf. Lee Hyuk's gaze came upon those NDFs who were staring at him with embarrassed faces.
Choi Jung-hoon and Seo Ah-young, others, and…….
‘Appledrice.’
Lee Hyuk smiled.
Unlike the NDFs, who are in a state of panic because they don't know what's going on, the appendage gazes at him silently. Her shaking eyes and her lips convey what she's feeling right now.
‘Funny thing. ’
That's what a dragon looks like.
It looks like it's been living on human mortals for too long.
Did even emotions learn to express like humans?
Sadness is not something a dragon deserves.
Lee Hyuk turned his head vigorously and looked at Barbados.
“Don't regret it. ”
“Hehe, that can't be right. ”
“Anyway, the Demon King. ”
Lee Hyuk sighed deeply.
‘It was going to happen eventually. ’
It was the same feeling as fate. Lee Hyuk was expecting this moment to come, as was the fate to face in the end, no matter how hard he tried to avoid it.
I tried to avoid it.
I tried to run away.
But it's inevitable.
Like the fate that afflicted him for thousands of years, he was not completely free after returning to this world. And the time will come when you have to choose between the worst and the worst.
‘There's nothing I can do. ’
I can't help it.
There's no other way.
Even if this was a result of playing into Barbace's hands, and even if it meant the complete annihilation of the existence of Lee Yi Hyuk… Lee Hyuk had no other choice.
It's just...
Lee Hyuk smiled bitterly.
‘Human beings are inevitable. ’
After all this time, I just came here. Why does my gaze keep turning around?
One last look won't make a difference.
Lee Hyuk turned his head and looked at those who were looking at him again.
They also saw him with a serious face, no matter how much they had sensed something. A mix of anxiety, sorrow and grief.
‘It doesn't suit me. ’
A face like that.
Lee Hyuk coldly turned his head. Then I closed my eyes.
The eyes that stared at him are clearly revived without shaking between darkened worlds.
Lee Hyuk smiled, clearly engraving his golden eyes, not human ones.
‘Hello.'
The last restraint, which controlled the black magic rushing up to your head, was released at this moment.