The World of Masks

By the time Charles left the White House, it was already time for the sun to rise just above his head. The White House glows brighter with intense sunlight. Charles walks over to the front door. A short distance away, the man looks like a gardener mowing the lawn.

You walk out the door with a glimpse of the guard guarding the gate. In front of the front gate, tourists gathered from different countries as usual. The fanatics stared at Charles coming out of the front door for a moment, but fortunately he didn't touch him directly, and his interest soon disappeared. Lucky for Charles, I was out all night getting questions like that from the president yesterday.

[Don't be so hard on yourself because of my power.]

'Shut up, this is a mood problem.'

I responded harshly to the man named "God" in my heart so that others would not treat me as crazy. Even though I thought I might not be exhausted if I crossed the United States and shot the top of the Rocky Mountains again, I was exhausted, but I was exhausted. He is now coming to meet the President who has no place to be ordinary. I can't help but get exhausted.

[Fragile one.]

I wish I could punch one, God or Naval. Later, I decided that if he could materialize, he would twist his mouth right away.

But is it gonna work out the way you think it's gonna work? '

Shortly before Charles left the White House, the president shook his hand and hurried off, saying he knew the politics ahead of meeting with the Cabinet. Afterwards, the employee approached and asked if he would stay at the White House, but Charles said he liked the house and left. Of course, he gave me his contact information and his primary address.

[Well, that would be nice, but .]

God's tail is clouded.

'Hey, you can't do that. What's in it for me?'

You mutter in ridicule. There's a reason why an ordinary socialite, no matter how powerful he is, has invaded the White House. It was the responsibility of those who knew the good deed, humanity, and truth that they could not see the dying. But that fucking "God" was saying that he might be in vain.

[Honestly, I don't know how 'he' will attack. He's going to recognize us, so he's going to use some kind of groundbreaking strategy or tactic, or he's going to deploy a new weapon. In fact, I know monsters who are being mobilized for the invasion. Of course we created it. But the monsters we make aren't that strong. It was a beast-level, strong-willed dinosaur you know. But now the level of monsters that appear around the world surpasses that. Moreover, the moving skeletons that invaded New Zealand were the first to know they existed. Maybe he had to adapt it, or research it, create it, or mutate it, and then put it in.]

'Clever.'

[Because you made it so.]

It is no illusion that "God" has bitterness in his words. "God" worked hard to fix the emotion and continued to talk.

[If our world as we know it and the armies of this world confront head-on, the armies of this world are advantageous. Our "gods" have become incredibly civilized.]

Charles felt a sense of pride here.

[But as I just said, we have no idea what's going on in our world. Maybe it was completely changed by him. In that condition, you usually have to be prepared for the worst. Then it is best to assemble all the superpowers and the human army together. That's all I'm saying, and you'll agree.]

Charles nods.

[But there are huge obstacles here. Human doubt, greed, and pussy are all things that prevent people from uniting into one place.]

Charles nods again. It is so cruel that when it is good it is never good, but when it is cruel it can be so cruel. Presence with distinct duality. It was a man.

[I don't think it's just bad. They are also the driving force that humans have been able to make such remarkable improvements. We can interpret it as a diversity of species. Besides, it's the same for us. You can't swear. The problem is that the duality is likely to protrude in a bad direction this time. If it's hard, you could be in danger of being destroyed.]

Like you?

[Yeah, like us.]

Surprisingly, "God" easily confirmed.

'Well, I knew you weren't all that excited.'

I did not feel so strong about such things as majesty and dignity. To Charles who grew up in the United States, where Christianity is everywhere, God is called Jehovah. For Charles, who had a rigorous, heavy and noble imagination, the existence of a god like Ueron was a light cultural shock.

[When you were a kid, you learned to respect your opponent's culture.]

'No, it's usually applied to humans. Does that even apply to God?'

Is it okay to bring cultural relativism to God? Maybe this Ueron guy is more fun than I thought.

'But I'm surprised. I thought they were very irresponsible when I heard you.'

They were eventually expelled from the human world, and there was a slight sense of disdain. But at least now, Ueron was genuinely concerned about humanity. It was already one body, so I could feel his emotions weakly.

[I ran wild and got kicked out by a kid. If you can't feel anything here, you'll be like an animal.]

Don't you want to go home? '

[Why not? There are certainly many interesting and curious things here, but it is nothing compared to our world. I would try to go back when I had the chance. But right now, the priority is to try to protect the world. It's because of what we did. We'll do our best to deal with it later.]

'I got caught up in something that had nothing to do with it.'

[I sympathize with that.]

It's your fault, you son of a bitch! '

He protested with a fist in the air against Ueron's bold attitude. The people on the road around me looked at him as if they were seeing a madman. Charles shrugs his shoulders and walks away smiling awkwardly as if it were nothing.

'Let me turn around and continue with the question. Why did you think it wasn't gonna work out?'

[I didn't think it would go well. Which means it could be.]

'That or that.'

Charles grumbles.

[There may be humans who do not accept our existence. Especially the religious side. Of course, if you can control information that well, it may go well, but if it goes well, there is a good chance that forces will deny us. No, it's rather high. Besides, it wouldn't be a big deal just to insult or insult us, but there are people who are useless in this kind of place.]

'Ah, I know, that kind of people.'

Just so you know, there are people in my head all over the world who collide with the U.S. military and start terrorizing themselves. It was easy for Ueron to imagine what it was like to be an American. Moreover, this time, Christianity, Buddhism and Hinduism were not alone. After all, it was these "gods" who denied all the religions and gods in the world by themselves.

[Moreover, the greed of each country is also a problem. Perhaps there are countries that are trying to use their superpowers for military purposes, or passively thinking about or confronting their armies. The more of them, the more fractured the coalition will be.]

'Hnng.'

Charles groans at the persuasive words of Ueron.

[Moreover, there is a fire on our side.]

Your side? The gods? "

[Yes.]

Ueron agreed.

[At least I think we're responsible for this case. We must defend this world at all costs. Perhaps most gods think the same of me. However ]

"Maybe there's a god who thinks differently than you think, right? '

[Correct.]

"So it's not hard to fight back against all the superpowers and humans in union? '

[It's just an expectation anyway. Even if it is, we have to do something about it.]

With a bitter tone, the troublesome situation is postponed. Charles shoved his tongue lightly at Ueron's words. Nothing was right. No, there was one thing for sure.

You're sure I'm gonna have to fight for my life from now on? '

[ Sorry about that.]

As I was joking earlier, Ueron had genuinely felt sorry for Charles.

"Never mind. There was a time when I dreamed of protecting people with superpowers like the heroes of hero cartoons anyway. '

[It was a while ago, wasn't it?]

About 20 years? '

Charles chuckles. Ueron said it was ridiculous.

[I don't think he was the one who desperately denied my existence until a few days ago, singing socialites and socialites songs.]

Whining here doesn't change anything, does it? Once the situation is resolved, don't hesitate to go straight. It's my creed. '

[Good creed.]

It was my job to run away to die not to create that situation. '

Once again, Charles asks Ueron for his laughable voice.

"But do you want to be a hero? You're not gonna run off like some dark knight, are you? '

[Well, that's not going to happen under the circumstances.]

The world standing at the threshold of an invasion will not discriminate against superpowers. Perhaps this confusion was an opportunity for superpowers to be recognized for their existence.

'I don't think it's going to be bad, but let's think about it. There's gonna be some movement in the White House anyway.'

Charles suddenly asked as if he had said so.

'You know, if I become a real hero and I get a spotlight and I get a rich movie, Do you think she'll regret it?'

Ueron was silent for a moment. Then I burst into laughter. It was a laughter that made the listener feel better.

[Ah, you will surely regret hitting the ground.]

'That's it then.'

There's enough reason to be a hero. Charles clenches his fist tightly.

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