106 – Hero (3)
Boom!
The thick steel door opens violently.
The hinge, unable to withstand the force, falls off.
It made a rusty squeak sound.
The surprised guards aimed the guns they were holding, checked the other person, and shouted in horrified voices.
“… Yo, hero?!”
“What’s going on in this middle of the night…” “
Erina walked inside without answering.
The guards looked at each other with puzzled eyes.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
I was startled by the voice I heard immediately afterwards.
Saint… No, the two who made eye contact with the witch trembled lightly like mice in front of a snake.
“… It’s going to get noisy from now on. “Can you please step out for a moment?”
After saluting Yurika’s words, the two left in a huff.
Rumble-!
Meanwhile, Erina, holding on to the bars, screams loudly.
“Si, Siwoo!”
“…… “
“Siwoo!!!”
“… Noisy.”
Erina breathed a sigh of relief at the answer she received.
However, soon her eyes opened wide.
“… City… “Wooya?”
“…… “
You can see scattered hair.
It appears to be covered in dirt and dust.
Dried blood and flesh were sticking to various parts of the body.
My younger brother, who had not been able to eat, drink, or sleep properly for several days, was looking very miserable when we reunited after a long time.
But something bigger than that…
“…… “
Those eyes that are looking right at you.
What a terrible life. Miasma. Hatred.
It hit Erina’s heart.
But I wonder.
It was strange.
‘…… What?’
Why… It’s not that painful or sad.
Originally, I should have suffered.
Why…… ?
It was a time when I was panicking because it was not working properly, like a broken machine.
“Excuse me for a moment.”
Yurika walks past and skillfully opens the door to her prison.
As soon as she heard that she came in and out often, she easily overpowered Choi Si-woo, who reacted like lightning.
A voice saying something evil is heard.
“…… “
Just like that, Erina saw her younger brother being dragged out by Yurika… She just watched helplessly.
*
In a moment.
Yurika looked down at her Choi Si-woo, who was on her knees, bound by her chains.
“… So, do you feel like talking?”
“… Answer?”
A mocking voice is heard.
And. Tsk-!
He spits at her face.
“…… “
Yurika neither avoided nor blocked her, wiping away her drool with her handkerchief.
She hears an evil voice coming from him.
Her cries of resentment are heard.
Yurika, who had been listening silently, turned her head towards Erina without any reaction.
“So… “Do you have anything to say?”
“… Uh?”
“Didn’t I tell you? She was captured to increase power… And as soon as she heard, she came running here.”
A dry answer.
Erina stared blankly for a moment as the words continued like a machine.
“Isn’t this your younger brother that I haven’t seen in a long time? “If you are going to solve a personal problem, there is no other chance than now.”
“…… “
That’s right.
It was like that.
He is… Talk to him… This is what I came to do.
Erina, who came to her senses belatedly, swallowed her dry saliva and took a step forward.
What should I say first?
It’s been a while… What?
How have you been? Go?
But…
‘… I am qualified to say that… ‘
Is this really possible? ?
“… Sick… ji?”
“…… “
Instead of telling her story, Erina grabbed the chains that were binding him with her hands and crushed them.
Surprisingly, Yurika did not react much.
Because I know all three well.
Even if Choi Si-woo, who is weakened to the point of deterioration, goes on a rampage, he will not cause much damage to the hero and himself.
“… Well, over there… “
“…… “
Hesitating.
The right words are not being spoken.
Oh… ?
The corners of my eyes are fluttering.
I can’t see the focus properly.
‘… Ah… ‘
I see.
I’m crying right now.
Trip-tuk-.
The flowing tears drop on the floor.
But it’s strange.
It’s definitely sad and difficult, so I have to cry.
Why am I…
‘Still… ‘
You don’t feel anything, right?
I was puzzled for a while.
Choi Si-woo’s shoulders are increasingly shaking.
A voice like boiling phlegm echoes from his mouth.
“… Why… “
“… Huh?”
“… Being the main character… Why, why does it look so bad… “
… Hero?
… I’m not sure what you mean.
I could only know one thing.
Now he was feeling sorry for himself.
I feel a look of sympathy as I see the sorrow in their eyes.
But soon to keep up with it.
“…… “It’s all because of you.”
He blamed himself more than anything else.
Cudangtang-!
Choi Si-woo rushes in and grabs Erina’s neck strongly.
Wow! The veins bulge along the back of his hand.
Of course, it is strength that does not contain magical power.
He didn’t cause much damage.
“… You’re a hero. You’re the main character. So… I believed it and left. Because I’m in the way. “I intentionally widened the distance.”
Why is that all there is to it?
Why did it only grow that much?
Why did you bring the world to this state?
“If you were you, you would have… “It couldn’t have gotten to this point!!!”
Erina watched as the tears flowing down his eyes turned into her own bloody tears.
Words like a curse flow out.
I couldn’t say anything.
I silently accept resentment with my heart.
Wow!
The strangulation soon turned into her punching.
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A skinny punch without any power.
But it was more painful than any other blow I had received so far.
Wait a minute, wait a minute…
‘… It hurts. I?’
Blood flows down the torn corner of the mouth.
It is not a simple illusion.
Are you truly feeling the pain?
“Please answer me. Erina Ulysse!!!”
“…… “
Her cries of resentment can be heard.
A dying voice writhing in pain resounds.
But none of the words reached Erina’s heart.
Instead, I slowly and calmly held both of his hands.
And…
He strangled himself with his hands.
“Wow… “
“… ?!”
I can’t breathe.
Tighten the force more and more.
Surprisingly, even at this time when consciousness was fading, the hero’s power did not activate at all.
In the end, Choi Si-woo, who was startled, hurriedly took his hand away.
“W-what are you doing!?”
“… Found it… all.”
“… What?”
A glimmer of light appears in Erina’s eyes.
More than anything, there is the vitality of someone who has seen something hopeful.
With a smile on her lips, Erina looked at Choi Si-woo’s hands.
A dark, dark energy flickers.
A heterogeneous yet absolute power that is on a different level from magical power.
He didn’t seem to notice, but he could tell.
That power.
That power.
There was no doubt about it.
‘… ‘You can kill me.’
With the power he had, he could give himself rest.
“Just a little more…” Harder… “
“…… “
That moment.
Choi Si-woo, who was lifted into the air with the sound of fingers snapping, is thrown to the floor in an awkward manner.
Holy chains transformed into blood bind his body.
“… Let’s stop there. Erina.”
“…… “
“You must not die yet.”
“…… “
After speaking indifferently, Yurika carefully held his face and raised her head.
“… You… “
“… “Let’s cut it short and get to the point.”
As soon as she finished speaking, a video played in her hands.
Choi Si-woo’s eyes shake greatly.
Inside an unknown quarantine facility.
Song Jun-ho, Oh Hana, and Jegal Eun-byeol were trapped there and banging on the outer wall.
“What a f*cking dog… -“
“-Quiet. I already told you so, so you know. “Everyone, including you, is safe.”
Not yet.
The meaning of threat contained in the afterword.
Choi Si-woo’s expression, understanding that, becomes distorted like that of a demon.
“This bastard!!”
“Let me say it one more time. Choi Si-woo, the demon slayer. Join the warrior party. And defeat Yukma Yeokcheon with your sword. Thanks to countless sacrifices, starting from 5th place to 2nd place… “We know where everything is located.”
‘Just go and defeat it.’ After leaving the words
, Yurika threw him into prison again.
“I’ll give it to you for one day. Will he lose all his colleagues? Will he become a new hero and hope for humanity? Choose.”
Ignore the echoing screams.
And then he looked down at Erina, who was still not coming to her senses.
“So is there anything else you want to say to him?”
“…… “
For a moment, Erina recalled her memories of her childhood.
Her vivid memories float in her head.
Everything that happened with him unfolds like a beautiful picture.
However.
Nothing could make her heart cry anymore.
Only one thing.
The only thing in front of me is the hatred and murderous intent he shows.
He could only remember one thing: that he could free himself.
“… Doesn’t exist.”
“Then wake up.”
Erina looked at Choi Si-woo for a moment.
Looking at her resentful eyes, I quietly placed my hand on her heart.
Thump. Thud.
Surprisingly, he was running.
It was spouting vigorously as if it was alive.
‘… Ah.’
Erina was sure.
As expected, her younger brother was the one she loved the most.
She was the only one who kept herself alive.
‘So… ‘I guess that’s why my heart is beating like this?’
That’s right… ? Siwoo.
*
Two years have passed.
Population is gradually decreasing.
Despair spreads more and more.
But it wasn’t all the worst.
-This time, Captain Choi Si-woo conquered the entire northern region, right?-
-Is that important! Isn’t he the one who cut off the head of the 4th rank of Yukma Yeokcheon? Thanks to this, demons are no longer rampant.
-Now I can see some hope.-
The news of victory continues.
The Six Demons are subdued one after another.
Even Erina was completely broken.
The time when she had a glimmer of hope in her heart.
For the first time in a long time, she went out for a walk with some of her subordinates in the name of patrol.
“Hero. It’s dangerous! I need to bring more escorts… “
“They are all weaker than me anyway. What.”
Erina ignored her subordinates’ fuss and played with her neck for a moment.
She tried many things after that.
After all, the ones who can kill oneself are the Six Demons and Demon Gods.
And…
‘… ‘Choi Si-woo.’
It was just them.
Erina, who had barely suppressed her desire to commit suicide, raised her hand to stop the sudden act of love she felt.
“Prepare for battle.”
With her answer, she narrowed her eyes and looked ahead of her.
A girl was walking.
Now, wait a minute, are you a girl?!
‘… In these ruins… ?’
Hair like a black waterfall.
Eyes stained with blood.
And even a dark, unidentifiable energy.
Erina met her eyes and summoned her holy sword without the slightest hesitation.
I take a gulp and swallow dry saliva.
Cold sweat runs down her spine.
Before her eyes, she feels dizzy.
‘Probably… ‘It’s the enemy!’
“Everyone step back…” “
-!!!!!!
I couldn’t continue what she said.
In the blink of an eye, the bodies of her subordinates are torn to pieces.
She strengthened her legs without any time to panic.
She imbued her holy sword with a brilliant light.
She literally moved behind her own and slashed down towards the girl.
*
“… “Wow.”
She exhales.
Black blood pours out from her mouth.
Her shaking hands run down her stomach.
Erina, who was staring at her pierced abdomen, raised her head with a look of despair.
-… Is it like this?-
I hear words that can only be described as making the world cry.
A tone that cannot come out of a girl’s mouth.
And the quality of absolute demonic energy that erodes even the world.
It was only then that Erina realized what was in front of her.
“… “Drank.”
– To be exact, it is an alter ego. Hero.-
The girl clicked her tongue briefly as if she had lost interest.
-I came here in person because I wanted to know what to do since so many people didn’t come. Is this really what it means to be a hero? Well, she was half a penny to begin with.
… Half a penny… ?
What on earth is that…?
No, I guess that’s okay.
“Cough…” “
Erina, who vomited her blood, smiled very faintly as her vision became increasingly blurred.
It may be a selfish thing to say, but I was truly fortunate.
‘… ‘I could die.’
During the fight, she felt it painfully.
They can never defeat the demon god.
How can a warrior who is struggling with just one clone have any chance of victory?
‘… A world whose destruction has already been confirmed.’
So, conversely, I felt at ease.
Now this heavy burden… I thought I could quit being a hero even though I didn’t want to.
Cold death is coming.
She closed her eyes, feeling relieved for the first time in decades.
… No, she tried to close it.
Kuzik-!
“Ugh!”
Erina’s mouth opens wide as the pain explodes.
When she lowered her gaze, she saw that the girl was inserting her hand into her pierced abdomen.
“What, clack…” Do… ?”
-How foolish. You wretched b*tch.-
The girl’s eyes are frowning.
She criticized it with an expression that made her look like she was looking at a pitiful bug.
-You foolish being who wants to die and blames everything on you. You have fallen into a disgusting being that can no longer bear the name of a warrior. –
Queuuu any any
In pain.
Erina shook her head as she watched her own body rapidly regenerate.
“Oh, no. Stop… “
-To you, death is a luxury. So I won’t take it down myself. What a foolish creature. You are a pitiful creature. Live with that deep-rooted, ugly desire until the end. That is… This is my divine punishment for you who are defeated.
“Ugh… Ah… ! No! No!!”
Erina, who had fully recovered, let out her heart-rending scream.
Her voice rings out, asking her to please kill herself.
But the girl indifferently left without even giving her a glance.
*
A few days later.
After being rescued, Erina was completely broken.
She is merely a puppet who wields her holy sword according to its will.
I have become so miserable that I can no longer be identified as a human being.
Ironically, the more it happened, the more the reputation of her warrior party, including her, grew.
The remnants that remained.
The descendants.
After defeating the demonic beasts and demons, only two great evil spirits were left.
2Nd place: No Face.
And drank.
Originally, it would be ranked 1st.
It may also include those who condemn evil.
For some unknown reason, it was reported that the 2nd place killed the 1st place, so in the end, those two were the only ones left.
The survivors gave everything they had to the warrior party.
Some people treated and respected each and every person as a god.
So, in a way, it was natural that their power became even stronger.
That’s why. No one can blame the hero or the saint… There was no one who pointed it out.
Except for only one person.
Boom!
Choi Si-woo grabbed Erina’s collar and became furious.
“What the hell… why!!!”
“… What?”
There is anger in his eyes as he shrugs his shoulders as if asking what’s wrong.
“The relief unit sent this time… It was sent to a dead end on purpose. “There were even a lot of refugees there!”
“… It’s speculation. “It just happened unluckily that it spread.”
“Stop talking nonsense! “There’s no way you didn’t know that I was predictable!!”
It’s just as they say.
There is no way he doesn’t know what he knows.
Erina smiled inwardly and looked at hatred and resentment.
A black energy runs through his body.
The power of nothingness becomes even stronger.
Oh, ecstatic power.
The power to kill even demons.
Just a little… Just a little stronger……
“That’s right.”
“… What?”
“I killed him on purpose.”
A bright smile appears on the lips.
“They’re trash that only eats food anyway.”
“…… Erina. What are you saying now… “
“Tell me again?”
She giggles and laughs at him as if she sees a foolish person.
“He killed me on purpose.”
A roar resounds.
Choi Si-woo, unable to control her anger, beat her.
I can hear her bones breaking.
I feel pain.
A very faint scent of death passes her nose.
Ah, as expected, it’s the best.
‘… This hope of being able to die… ‘
This allows one to live paradoxically.
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However, it is always tantalizing.
“…… sh*t.”
The man who was glaring at himself leaves.
Ha……
Isn’t this enough to draw a sword?
‘… ‘I can’t do it.’
Erina got up and took out a document from her file folder.
Song Jun-ho looks at the camera with a nervous face.
Ohana winks and places a gun holder on his shoulder.
I look at the profile of Jegal Eun-byeol, who raises his glasses with a hunched back and sighs.
The three people whom Choi Si-woo protected at any cost.
With a smile on her face, Erina entered her contact information into her conference room.
“Next operation.”
Introduce these three people.
