119 – Symbol of Peace (16)
Orange Altair looked at him blankly. He was recognized. Not from people you need to protect, not from colleagues, but from enemies.
‘Are you… Making fun of me?’
No, it doesn’t look like that. There is a simpler way to be sarcastic or humiliating. There was no need to embarrass me by twisting things so complicatedly.
‘Then…..’
It has truly been recognized. Even the most powerful magical girls were trembled, and even the S-class monsters were embarrassed, and was recognized as the monster that is currently attracting the most attention.
No one paid attention. In the end, he even gave up on himself. But in her world, only one person acknowledged her, her enemy whom she had to kill.
My heart was beating fast. Her suspicions, which she had developed for so long, had gone to the point where she was naive.
Really, as he said, can he become a star himself? Can he be a hero?
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The wind blew endlessly and increased. Watcher watched the wind and tapped his shoulder with his axe.
“But to see the stars, you yourself have to raise your head towards the sky. Still, if you can’t see it, you have to approach a higher place. “If you can’t see it because it’s covered by clouds, you have to make an effort to clear the clouds.”
After a brief pause, he slightly turned his head and looked at Orange Altair.
“Now you know roughly what I’m talking about, right?”
“What?”
“From now on, you must challenge yourself endlessly.”
“…What?”
“Please note, this is not a proposal, but a threat. Follow me.”
“What, what bullsh*t…..”
I didn’t even give her time to refute. Without hesitation, he raised the ax and plunged it into the ground.
“Did you say he was immortal?”
“Yes?”
“That guy. Immortal? “When you say that, I suddenly become curious.”
Cow! Thunder rumbled from the ax buried deep in the ground. The ground rolled over like waves, and between the cracks, white lightning tangled like roots and rose high into the sky.
“Is he immortal because he cannot be hurt, or is he immortal because he cannot die even if killed? “I guess I’ll have to check the estimate first.”
The lightning that shook the land eventually reached the sea. Lightning mixed with the sea water rising in the wind. The storm soon became a thundercloud. Pure white lightning enveloped the entire sea water and let out a thunderous sound.
It is literally Myeongdong. The earth and sky shook together. The sea water filled with cold lightning froze as if it were burning.
As soon as the lightning struck, most of the ocean was evaporated, and the sea water that survived the evaporation turned into ice.
It was a disaster that devastated natural disasters.
October, which was at the center of it all, did not fare well either.
In an instant, my body was fried by lightning, and my entire body froze. He fell to the ground like a fly roasted by an electric fly swatter.
“Hyungniyiyim!!”
“Wow… It’s amazing as expected.”
“You idiot! Is now the time to admire?! “My brother…”
November was terrified, Jason was amazed, and Orange Altair was astonished.
“That… What…”
This large ocean was evaporated and frozen at the same time. Even if Red Vega and Blue Sirius tried together, they could barely achieve a miracle alone. It was all done with just one swing of the axe.
It was overwhelming.
How can I be of any help to someone like this? Actually, it was just a joke. Her self-esteem was once again undermined.
“Tsk.”
However, the person who caused the miracle seemed not very satisfied. The reason was quickly apparent.
October, who had been dying like an insignificant insect just moments ago, came back to life. The scars that had been obvious until now disappeared as if they had been washed away.
“…Brother?”
When November asked hello again, October staggered and stretched out his hands.
There were no words or roars. There was no sound. A whirlpool arose from that quiet movement. The whirlpool, so small that it could not be seen or felt, quickly grew in size.
The wind blew out again. It was a typhoon that was stronger than before. The land could no longer hold on. The stratum was shaking and the sand was flying with the force of a shotgun in the wind.
“Wow, you look really angry.”
“What, what did you do?!”
“As expected, Altair, I will need your help.”
“…My name. Do you know…?”
“Then you get it. “I know your entrance line.”
He continued speaking, blowing away all winds that could pose a direct threat to Orange Altair. It was clearly a friendly act.
Monsters are enemies. You must be suspicious and be wary. Even people should not be easily trusted the moment they become involved with a monster. Didn’t they know him so well that they even pointed the tip of their arrows at civilians?
“You said it was an arrow that would pierce the sky, right?”
The monster’s words cannot be trusted. But somehow I don’t know.
“Let me prove that.”
Orange Altair could believe those words.
I could feel great trust in each of his words. It seemed like if I pushed a little, I could get a guarantee.
Behind Orange Altair, who nodded absently, the Watcher spoke to the person who was listening to all of this.
“Did you hear everything?”
**
“Oh yeah. “I heard everything, but…”
Ayun Jo sighed deeply and smiled bitterly at the voice coming from beyond her belt.
His thoughts were so obvious.
An arrow piercing the sky. Why do you make something like that come true? There might be an easier way.
Why do you show mercy even to the person who pushed you?
“Hogu? “I’m ready to give up my liver and gallbladder to anyone who doubts me.”
[Our work is basically a loss. Haven’t we come too far now to just be a fan of hogu?]
“Yes, yes. I know that too. “Thank you for the advice.”
Jo A-yoon shook his head as if he was fed up and cut off his communication.
“What can you say to remind us of something we already know? “Then why would you do something like this unless you’re a bastard?”
She knows too.
This is something that will not bring you money, fame, or power. It is more foolish to think that you are fulfilling your own self-interest by doing something like this.
So I didn’t want to lose money, at least in my side job…
“Damn bastards.”
Although I expected that there wouldn’t be a moderate number of customers, I never thought that it would collapse to this extent.
Even if an accident occurs, it should be dealt with in moderation. What is a mass disappearance accident?
Jo Ayun sighed with a different meaning than just now.
Although he himself does not regret money, Han Jaejoong is different. He needs a steady income. Adequate money allows people to have more freedom. What is urgent for him right now is money that he can use freely without any emotional burden. He has the luxury of looking back and taking care of himself.
Even if you don’t regret the money in the first place, that doesn’t mean you don’t regret the loss. He said that no one would want to do something that is not rewarding.
Profit is a reward.
Yes, Boram.
Because of this one thing, Jo Ayun ended up like this.
I feel rewarded in other areas other than profit.
If it weren’t for this loss, would we have been able to provide this much help? I even thought about something like this.
At the end of the day, there were no customers at the cafe and I thought it might be a good idea for women to come and take a short break.
“I was crazy….”
Ayun Jo sighed for the number of times and looked around.
The scenery of the dying island was boring. The island’s awkwardly beautiful and harmonious scenery faded away, and only disaster remained, roaming the sea and land.
The wind blew strongly. At this point, it would be more appropriate to say that the atmosphere, not the wind, shakes the world with its will. He was not a government official and was showing off his power in all directions, so it wasn’t all that difficult.
But the most difficult thing was the people living on this island. Poor people who are swept away by monsters and suffer only hardships.
What she first saw when she moved here and took off was the sight of the villages crowded together on the island. She later learned about the situation on the island through a communication from Han Jae-joong.
There were more people in the sea of monsters than expected.
Slaves and voluntarily subordinates. They are probably missing people not only in D5 city but also in many other cities.
With the addition of magical girls, this space became a space for monsters, but the number of people was much greater.
I felt a sense of dejection rather than anger.
The fact that there are people who need to be protected even in the monsters’ space brings endless ordeals to those who are too tired to fight monsters.
“…Is this the end?”
Jo Ayun threw a butterfly. The wind was strong, but not unstoppable. It was a butterfly that could jump over any wall and move forward. A stepping stone that can connect all ends in just a moment.
A star that is shaped like a butterfly, but also somewhat resembles a swan’s feathers. It flew away and headed towards someone.
She was a middle-aged woman who was trembling with fear.
Their bodies and minds were so weak that they did not mind staying in the middle of a battlefield full of stars. It had to be that way. From the perspective of the weak, the only thing this world has to offer is fear.
“Uh, uh….”
“Don’t be scared.”
The butterfly touched the shoulder and the person disappeared.
“You will be safe now.”
This is the end.
We succeeded in evacuating everyone. Every single one of the monster’s subordinates in the building and these poor people here were sent off the island. I was fortunate to have released a few butterflies into reality in advance.
Now there is no need for others to sweat while protecting people. In a situation where it is difficult to protect one’s own body, there is no need to get hurt by seeing others.
But no one will know. No one will recognize Jo Ayun’s performance. Even those who were saved.
“Oh, I guess there is one.”
Your only comrade will recognize you. Thinking about that person made him feel nauseous, and his tired body burst into laughter.
“I’m so f*cking tired….”
But fatigue soon overcame the joy.
This teleportation consumes starlight in proportion to the distance. This is a barrier that is clearly far from reality. Unfortunately, because it has to cross dimensions, it is treated as a long distance. About a hundred people were moved like that. Of course, I had to use up most of my stamina and starlight.
“Huh….”
Now, the number of moves remaining is twelve at most. If it’s a lot, it’s a lot. If it’s a little, it’s a lot. In the end, it was up to me to write and think about it.
It all depends on what you think.
It was still like that.
“You.”
If you receive a look of resentment from someone you love, is that a sign that you have become corrupted?
Or is it proof that there exists a belief that must be carried out even while enduring the resentment?
Of course, that is not the essence.
“You… How are you using that starlight? “If you’re not a monster from the constellation Cygnus, how can you see the starlight of Deneb…”
Blue Sirius. He must have been seriously injured and was in dire straits. Most of her scars had pieces of her frost stuck to her. It was really impressive that someone who used ice magic could get hurt by ice.
That wind was quite strong, so it could have even repelled magic. Besides, there must have been her colleagues around her. Perhaps she sacrificed herself to protect her companions from her reflected magic.
She knows Yun Seol-hwa. Just from those scars, you can easily guess what kind of fight he went through.
“Who are you? What is the purpose? “Where did they send all the people!”
But her Yun Seol-hwa does not know her. Zhao Yun did not feel sad about this.
I slowly got used to that hatred. As I let go of her hatred, I began to understand a little how she was feeling.
She saved all the humans except Orange Altair and the monsters from the fall of her building. That’s why we know where Blue Sirius was. It’s quite far from here.
There was only one reason to walk through the wind with my aching body. To save. To save more people.
And the reason why I am so obsessed with Deneb’s starlight is because I cherished the original owner of this light.
A variety of emotions coexisted within hatred.
“Jae, Jaejoong… What happened…? Did you just move them… Like they did to us? Where? Where?!”
My exhausted body lost its composure and gradually became sensitive and nervous.
Jo Ayun admired her and sympathized with her. She always hoped that there would be no misfortune ahead for those who prioritized their dreams over their own bodies.
I didn’t want to admit it for a while, but I had to admit it now.
Joa Yoon feels proud in helping others.
Even if there was no reward or recognition for this act and what came back was an insult, he was not wrong in saying that he did the right thing. That’s why he can be proud of himself.
The role of helping someone achieve their dreams. Even if it is not a role that attracts attention, this is enough.
I removed all hostages that could hold me back during the battle with the monster. There is no need to lose strength over such trivial matters. You just need to focus on your dreams.
“Where are you?” “It’s a safe reality.”
A thin butterfly fell from Jo Ayun like a feather.
“Don’t worry. Because all the innocent people got out. “You are the only ones left here.”
The butterfly flew up into the sky, riding the wind. The speed was so fast that it reminded me of a rocket.
The world was endlessly shaken by the wind. The sky shattered and the earth split apart. It was like when a building collapsed. No matter how much we imitate the world, it is ultimately an artificial barrier. A space where the owner has disappeared, people have disappeared, and even the meaning of existence has been lost. If it receives a strong impact, it will simply break.
Gradually, this space itself began to collapse.
“…What is your name?”
Now that I think about it, I haven’t decided on a name yet. The name when it looks like this and the name of the cafe.
When I heard it was a cafe, a thought I had before came to mind.
No guests will come for a while anyway, so let’s use it as a resting place for these dreamers.
A peaceful space where you can stay for a while and let go of everything.
A space that is like a symbol of peace.
When I think of peace, I think of whiteness, and when I think of whiteness.
‘Parrot.’
[I am not a parrot, I am a swan!]
Yes, it has always been like this.
The mascot was said to be a swan and was so colorful that I inadvertently called it a parrot from the first time we met.
No matter how much you call him a parrot, his essence does not change.
Ayoon Jo smiled and answered under the mask.
“Odette.”
The name of the princess who turned into a swan was recited.
To some people, the appearance of this beast may feel like nothing more than a curse, but to her, the appearance of this beast only seemed elegant.
Even if they look different from other people, their actions will be noble.
It doesn’t matter how someone looks at it. Its essence does not change.
Jo Ayun was a girl. In fact, it still is.
Even if you can’t dream, you can protect someone’s dream.
“Why don’t you jump out while you’re idle? “It will collapse under your feet.”
With those words, he disappeared. He didn’t even give me time to ask or say anything.
The place where she disappeared was so clean. As if she had never been there to begin with.
“Oh, sister! Sirius! How about there?! “Did you find someone?!”
Blue Sirius shook his head as he looked at the spot where the strange monster had disappeared. He smiled as he looked at his outstanding junior who followed behind him.
“Let’s leave too.”
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He said that and left his empty seat behind. As soon as she took a step, the place she had been standing on collapsed.
“I guess there’s no one here anymore.”
**
Orange Altair trembled in fear and grabbed his bow. Naturally, that fear spread to the tip of the bow and disrupted the arrow’s aim.
“Can you do it?”
“Is this… Right?”
“It sounds obvious. Then this is correct. I guess not? Anyway, you don’t have the right to veto. Follow me.”
“Yeah… But!”
Her gaze was towards the sky. Literally heaven. The sky was starting to distort and crack.
“There’s no way something like that is possible… Yo?!”
“No, it is possible. You can do it.”
“On what basis!”
“My words. “On what basis?”
“Hiyak?!”
Orange Altair was startled by the new voice that suddenly appeared. When she saw its identity, she was even more surprised.
‘…Jo Ayun?!’
I clearly remember what that monster looked like before it changed. What I could see in the blinding bright light was Jo Ayun’s outline.
‘Eh, a. It’s not certain yet. Nothing is certain yet…’
Orange Altair stared at her blankly.
“…? What you looking at.”
“Oh, no. No, no. “It’s really nothing… Nothing.”
She turned her gaze back to the bow. But she didn’t last long before I looked at her again.
“Hey… what’s your name…?”
“Why are you so servile? I feel so f*cking bad. My name. My name is….”
She was trying to recite my name, but her words stopped.
“…Odette.”
“Have you decided on a name? I don’t know when I decided on it, but it suits me really well. “Except you didn’t tell me in advance.”
“Woo, is that important? I just decided! Ha… It’s a disaster. “It’s annoying that my body is shaking.”
Perhaps because the whole world was shaking, even his voice trembled to a comical degree. It felt like we were having a conversation on a trampoline.
Orange Altair’s pupils, who did not say anything, shook the most among them.
‘That cheesy way of speaking…! Absolutely! ‘It’s Jo Ah-yoon!’
It wasn’t a mistake after all. These eyes were accurate…! That guy has no intention of hiding!
While Orange Altair was trembling as he discovered the great secret, the Watcher once again explained the plan.
“Listen carefully. You probably won’t have many chances. This space will collapse in a few minutes, and if a guy like that is released into reality, the damage will be indescribable. The damage will be incomparable to that of previous bombings. So we don’t have much time left.”
Orange Altair felt uncomfortable with the briefing that so naturally assumed a human’s position, but as he said, there was not much time, so he immediately agreed. Because it was actually true.
Feeling a strange sense of unity with the enemy, Orange Altair nodded his head. For some reason, I felt like it would be okay to follow everything the Watcher said. Is it because he is a benefactor who recognized the value of this body?
“But the enemy is immortal. Even if you attack, everything regenerates. This will only lead to a waste of starlight and magic power. But here we have an arrow that pierces the sky and a bridge that connects us everywhere.”
They each looked at Orange Altair and Odette. As soon as his eyes met, a tremendous pressure pressed down on her shoulders.
“The point is simple. “After four years of hanging a butterfly at the end of an arrow, we hit the butterfly on that playboy.”
How many lives are hanging on her shoulders?
“That guy will be moved to the place where your arrow lands. In other words, the destination of your arrow is that guy’s grave. If he is immortal, all you have to do is make him repeat death forever.”
Orange Altair has finally realized this. Attention means responsibility.
The risk of failure has become incomparably greater than before.
“You shoot that arrow all the way to the sun.”
The fact that I was given the opportunity to demonstrate my abilities was not as enjoyable as I thought.
