The Returner

“Shall I tell you what I don't understand most about you? ”

“No. I don't really want to hear it. The Talking Demon King? ”

Barbace shakes his head.

So did Lee Hyuk, and so did this human... It seemed that people could not rest from the fact that they were human mouths.

“I don't know where the confidence in the foundation comes from that if you do that, I will remember you, of course. ”

Exactly!

Barbatch flies his finger again and his remaining arm flies away.

Even though the shock seemed like it wouldn't be strange to die of shock, Choi Jung-hoon didn't even flinch.

"That's amazing."

Usually, a person dies as soon as their arms fly off....

The pain is clear, and the consciousness is not blurred. Even at a moment like this, do we have to thank Barbacce for the thoughtfulness of hurting him so carefully?

“Jung-hoon Choi! ”

He remained relatively bold, but Seo Ah-young did not.

Seo Ah-young, screaming, and stopping her, heard their harsh voices in his ears.

‘I can't do that. ’

It is a fight of pride in his position, but the watchers will not be able to sympathize with him. All I have to do is watch him die being played.

It was too harsh to show this to others, especially to Seo Ah-young.

“I don't know why you're the one who's dying, but I'm the one who's grieving more than you are. ”

Choi Jung-hoon opened his mouth.

It felt like his tongue was not turning smoothly without him knowing it was quite damaged.

“You'll never understand. ”

“ ……. ”

“How lonely it is to die and have no one to mourn you. ”

“Human emotions are unnecessary. ”

“Then you don't have to wonder. ”

Barbatch closes his mouth.

‘I don't understand. ’

I really couldn't understand. These things that were called human beings were completely inexplicable by his common sense.

But one thing I had to admit was that Barbados was trying to understand humans who didn't. You don't have to understand.

As Choi Jung-hoon said, he was thoroughly ignoring things about humans while also being curious about humans.

‘The thing I don't understand the most is myself. ’

He has already decided to exterminate the humans. I intend not to let any of them live. Then, why are we curious about humans who have already decided to get rid of them?

No matter what they think, no matter what they think, what it has to do with Barbach himself.

“Am I the one who hung the most for being human after all? ”

Barbase is low self-esteem.

Barbatch laughs bitterly as he realizes in his heart that he has more interest in humans than in his near-destroyed compatriots.

“What a useless obsession. I don't think I have the right to blame you either. So I'm gonna kick your ass. You were brave. I'll let you remember that. So rest in peace, mortal. ”

Barbatch shakes his head.

It was impossible to subdue this human. Even if you leave him alive and take him to the throne and torture him for a thousand years, the interest will not be shaken. The only way to subdue interest is to destroy the mind.

But destroying the mind and subduing him means his defeat. Choi Jung-hoon is no longer Choi Jung-hoon who has been demolished.

Defeated.

A defeat you must admit for the first time.

It is absurd that the one who defeated him was weak, but on the one hand he was also weak.

Barbatch raises one hand.

This will end it all.

Choi Jeong-hoon looks at Barbatch's fingertips pointing at his head and pulls his weight.

I didn't give up the Resistance. This was the best he could do. Fighting someone who can't fight is not a struggle, it's an act.

Accepting death with the utmost confidence is the best resistance he can give Barbacee. Barbatch would want him to roar, scream, tremble at fear.

I never want it to look like that.

You have to keep your face clear that you don't have any regrets.

What's it really like?

‘It's crazy. ’

I don't know which madman said he had no regrets at the moment of death after everything he did, but his insides are boiling.

No regrets?

All that was left was regret.

I know it was a force majeure. He also understands that no matter what he does, the result will not be much different.

But that doesn't make any sense. Choi Jung-hoon struggled to stir up the boiling anger like lava.

Then I turned my head and looked at Lee Hyuk.

It's strange.

There's nothing there. The person who looks like Lee Hyuk is suffering, but it's just the person who looks like Lee Hyuk. So you don't have to look back.

But it was also not strange.

People are comforted to fill someone's void with their belongings or photos. It was worth looking at, even if he was no longer in the world.

‘Why are you looking at me like that? ’

Lee Hyuk raised his body to try to settle down. Choi Jung-hoon's gaze is on him.

Emotionless.

Just looking.

“Not me, you idiot. ”

I have no choice but to feel.

Because where he looks, there's no one he wants. He's not Lee Hyuk.

Even though he had memories of Lee Hyuk, he was fundamentally different from Lee Hyuk. I didn't know why Choi Jung-hoon was looking at him, and I couldn't help him.

And…….

Whatever Jung-hoon wanted, there was nothing he could do. He already doesn't have the strength to defeat Barbados.

"Asshole. ’

It was Choi Jung-hoon who brought about the outcome of the battle. If he hadn't actively helped Barbados, none of this would have happened.

I have to...

Won't make a difference if Lee Hyuk wins. After all, the humans were merely best men who were forced into a fight they couldn't win. But in the end, the best men cut off the fighting direction.

So you can smile cheerfully.

This is the end you chose.

I'm not gonna die alone, either.

You can laugh at it like that.

But…….

Why is he looking at himself like that?

And why can't he ridicule Choi Jung-hoon like that....

And why would Barbatch want to torture him and kill humans? He's not human anymore.

Wook Sin!

I felt an unbearable headache.

‘No.'

The existence of Lee Ji-hyuk disappeared. It is impossible for Lee Ji-hyuk to reclaim his body logically. There's no turning back a missing person.

This headache did not originate from Lee Ji-hyuk's past. If Lee Hyuk of the past still exists within him, and if he wants to reclaim his body, it is still possible. He's already lost all his powers.

The fact that he was still conscious was a proof that Lee Hyuk had disappeared completely.

So what causes this headache?

[… I'm working on it.]

His body was flawed.

They're coming.

A voice full of laughter.

‘I did.'

I've already experienced it once

Memory.

Just like the data listed, meaningless memories are embodied to have a personality.

It was not the result of Lee Ji-hyuk from the past, but the result of Lee Ji-hyuk from the present.

I can never understand and despise it, but on the one hand, the curiosity about the past that I just had to admire is creating the existence of Lee Ji-hyuk.

It's just an illusion.

Reconstruction through memory, not personality.

Because there are so many memories and so many examples, it is only configured to be precise. Memories without souls can't be personalities.

[… listen!]

"What?"

You hear a voice that seems to be full of noise.

Get clearer, and clearer!

[Run... you idiot! If you have the strength... to stick your finger... tear it off!]

It is not clear.

It is still unclear

But it was so clear what Lee Hyuk, the memory of Lee Hyuk, was saying to him.

‘Idiot. ’

I mean, come on.

How can I fight him?

It was never possible. He doesn't even have a handful left.

Barbase raises a hand in his eyes.

Choi Jung-hoon will say goodbye to Lee Seung Seung Won just by hitting his hand. And it's a sign that everyone dies. Everyone.

What does human death mean to him?

Nevertheless, why can't he stop caring about Humans?

Confused.

I'm just confused.

He was human, he was a Horseman, and now he's neither human nor a Horseman. Who should he ask to clear this mess up?

[Fuck you!]

Sounds like thunder. His voice, filled with annoyance, echoes in his head.

[Don't be such a crybaby! Time to move!]

Move?

To where?

[Shut up….]

Strengthens the body.

I don't know where that came from, but Lee Hyuk's whole body muscles were pulled tightly. As if he knew what was coming next.

[Rush!]

At that moment, Lee Hyuk's body protruded forward. You don't even know what you're doing.

I've lost most of my strength.

Even if he does everything he can, he won't be able to hurt Barbatch. In other words, what he was doing was neither more nor less suicide.

Nevertheless...

“Barbace-e-e-e-e!”

He had to run.

Memory screams.

Jump in.

The memory speaks.

We have to stop that now.

Memory is the memory of Lee Hyuk. It's not his memory. But... what remains of him is his. So those memories are his memories.

It was his voice that was shouting for a while.

Lee Hyuk rushed in with bloodshot eyes. Pulling out all the power he could.

“Hehe?”

Barbace turns his head.

Do you still have that kind of power? ’

What kind of power was he that didn't have the strength to pull out a single grass?

“If you want to die first... I'll do whatever it takes. ”

Barbados turns to Lee Hyuk and casts his magic.

And at that moment, he heard a strange voice in his ear.

“Heroes come last, Mr. Barbacee. ”

Awaiting the end, an Alpha that has infiltrated the spine behind Barbacee's back twists the blade into his spine.