176 – Divinity (6)
The archer recalled the past.
It was a time when the armor had not rusted yet.
“Why, why are you with a monster?!”
“Ah, I misunderstood. Don’t be too scared and listen. This guy…”
“Are you crazy!”
The sight of that little boy who was so angry.
“You have your enemies on the same side! Well, I didn’t know he was that kind of person. I will cancel your request for learning. Sorry. “I’m done.”
“Hey, wait a minute! “There is a misunderstanding!”
And the fact that she was younger than her little boy.
“This kid is a human! The name is Kim…”
I don’t remember the name. All I know is that it’s Mr. Kim.
“…Kimu?”
“Yes! Most people living in Korea have the last name Kim! If you don’t know him, just call him Kim. I’m the only one who can give you useful tips like this, right? Now, let’s teach something first!”
“So the teaching is done! No, wait a minute. Person?”
When the little boy asked, he nodded.
“Yes.”
“Did you tell me?!”
At that time, it was not very common to meet a high-level monster. If you think about it, it’s still the same now.
Just a year ago, most Korean magical girls had not met high-level monsters. They made plans in the shadows and fought countless times to get the opportunity first.
The organization called Dilemma is closer to the bottom of the market than a place for cooperation. If a monster helps a monster, the reward is fully received. It’s no different from a scam that replaces money with labor.
And after receiving the reward, he is completely different.
In reality, instead of helping each other, the majority of people are ready to backstab at any time and take what the other party has set up.
Maybe that’s why the tendency not to plan the board itself was popular for a while. Perhaps because a monster’s sense of time and a human’s sense of time are different, that period of time was quite long for humans.
When I think about it now, I think one of the reasons why I lived a leisurely life as a mercenary was because of my sense of time.
A few years seem short. No matter how old you get, you never get old and there is no discomfort. There was nothing urgent.
“Hey, this is also an S-class monster….”
“No! “You’re a person?”
“Well, then how are you going to prove it? “Is this monster suddenly becoming human?”
“Uh… Right.”
But it is different now.
“Okay, then prove it!”
“So… Um… I meant that it was supposed to be that way.”
“…Yes?”
I was different back then.
“You can’t come back as a human.”
I was always impatient.
**
“So, the old transformation was that you couldn’t come back as a person after turning into a monster?”
“Yes. “To be precise, this is a story limited to ordinary people, not magical girls.”
“You made something crazy….”
Sky Polaris. She was a crazy woman beyond imagination.
Even if Red Vega finds out about this, will he still be able to admire her like he used to? That kind of question arose.
“Oh, don’t misunderstand. “It was an accident.”
“You didn’t mean to?”
“Yes.”
Magenta Helios took a sip of coffee for who knows how long and then parted her lips.
“To begin with, Kimu accidentally touched the belt that was still for testing purposes. Unfortunately, he had an aptitude for it, and thanks to that, the transformation system was activated.”
“In other words, Sky Polaris had no intention….”
“That’s the way it is.”
“Helios, haven’t you heard this? There is also a possibility that he was deceived…”
“Believe whatever you want. “I just relayed exactly what I heard from Kimuwa-senpai.”
Hmm. Han Jaejoong groaned. I didn’t have very good feelings about the transformation system, so I couldn’t leave any good feelings for the developer.
Even though she was the first magical girl, the dislike for her was stronger than her sense of duty or role.
Still, fabrication and prejudice are not good.
“Well, most technologies start out with good intentions and convenience….”
Dynamite was originally a construction tool, not a war tool, and communism was for everyone, not for feeding the upper class.
The technology may have flowed in a way that Sky Polaris did not really intend.
“You mean not now?”
“It’s not that good of a technique.”
Thanks to that, I became terminally ill. I deliberately swallowed this backstory. I don’t need to tell you because there’s nothing good to be said.
‘Of course I benefited a lot.’
If it weren’t for this, I would have become a cold corpse, or turned into a monster and gone to the nether, regardless of my self-realization or dream.
“Hey, would you like another cup of coffee… Yo?”
Jo Ayun, who noticed what Han Jae-joong was saying, stood up from his seat as if he was uncomfortable.
“If it’s awkward to use polite language, it doesn’t matter if you speak informally.”
“Oh really? “Then it’s me who is thankful.”
I found it awkward to use honorifics because of my appearance, but I’m just grateful that you said it that way. Jo Ayun went to the counter again and made coffee.
Han Jaejoong asked while enjoying the scent and the sound of the water.
“How many drinks do you have now?”
“7Th cup. “I didn’t drink that much.”
“Then if you don’t sleep, you won’t grow taller, right?”
“Shut up.”
“I told you not to talk about your height!”
“No, I didn’t do it to you, why did you do this to me…?”
It’s unfair.
“Do you know how much caffeine has been controlled until now under that excuse? Rather than removing caffeine from modern people, they say it would be better to cut off oxygen. “I can last about three days.”
“Oh yes, that’s amazing.”
“Since I am in a foreign country, I will drink without worrying about what other people think. So you guys, don’t say anything.”
“No matter what, excessive caffeine intake is a bit…”
“I’ll pay three times as much per drink.”
“Thank you, sir.”
Why don’t you come here every day? Han Jaejoong smiled at the sudden pocket money he had.
But that is only for a moment. As coffee hit the table again, a solemn atmosphere returned.
“It’s so amazing.”
“What is it?”
“The guy who was a monster just yesterday is now a person in my eyes.”
“I have never been a monster. “He was always human.”
I don’t know what happens later. Han Jaejoong swallowed his words again.
Instead of talking nonsense, he thought of the monster of Sagittarius.
‘Hey Mr. Kim. ‘How did you end up like that?’
He died after abusing his transformation and became a monster. He may be Han Jaejoong’s future.
Since he was called Mr. Kim, he felt somewhat familiar.
Is this why names are important? Han Jaejoong chuckled.
But what was the name?
The surname is proof that a person originated from this land, that his blood inherited something, and that he had a connection with someone.
But the name is different. Something unique. Not to connect, but to differentiate. In this area of Chinese character culture, each name has its own unique meaning. This meaning was the only mark that distinguished it among numerous people with the same name.
What meaning did the name contain? How did the person who named it want to live in the world with that name?
Han Jaejoong suddenly became curious.
‘If I think of this later, I’ll tell you.’
That’s not what’s important.
“Then Mr. Helios. “Can you tell me?”
“Just decide whether to speak politely or informally… So, what is it?”
“Why was this transformation system created?”
A person from the past named Helios is before your eyes. He was a valuable figure who even knew the enemy who lived in the Sky Polaris.
You must obtain as much information as possible.
Knowledge leads to understanding. If we can learn more deeply about the transformation system, we may be able to escape from the shackles of this transformation system and fully control this power in the future.
[You have a big dream.]
‘Maw.’
The guy whose information has been controlled should keep his mouth shut.
Han Jaejoong waited for Helios to open his mouth. The same was true for Jo Ayun.
Why did this system give him blessings, but impose bondage and punishment on him? The desire to help him, who was terminally ill, led to curiosity.
A moment of silence. Helios wet his lips with coffee and let out the scent along with his voice.
“I heard this too, so I don’t know the details. Please take this into consideration and listen.”
That alone is enough. Han Jaejoong grinned.
From noble mtl dot com
“The initial purpose was to be a strengthening item for magical girls. It is said that it was intended to fight monsters with multiple stars while holding only one star. However, when one of his colleagues retired due to an accident, he revised the plan and added features.”
“A second chance for a retired girl….”
Jo Ayun muttered. Because she was the beneficiary of the technology mentioned in that way.
“That’s right. Even if you lose your strength and health due to the black dwarf, it restores them and gives you stronger strength. They say that was its original function. “An item to give hope to all girls who are or have been magical girls to move forward.”
Up to this point, it was what they expected. Belts were originally items for magical girls. There are no special side effects, and even though he is a monster, he can use magical power. It was a transformation that was overwhelmingly advantageous to the magical girls.
“Originally… It was like that.”
But the problem is with the general public. The point is that men, not women, can do it. If we say that the belt was only for magical girls, Han Jae-joong and Archer are clearly anomalies.
“While making the product, the senior had a question. ‘Why are we the only ones who can fight?’”
“….”
“Isn’t the sense of justice irrespective of men and women? She said she saw a man before. They say he died fighting a monster for his children. She said she saw some sister’s brother too. She was still a teenager who died biding her time to protect her baby sister. She said she saw an old man. “She said she saw many young men die.”
The world is unfair. This obvious fact became even more severe after the monster appeared.
Magical girls have the unique characteristic of only being girls. That singularity was enough to ignore everyone else.
This is true even if you look at the recent s*x ratio. The s*x ratio has become significantly imbalanced due to the excessive decrease in the birth rate of boys. There are also cases where parents lament to their girls, asking why they can’t become magical girls.
Magical girls were a blessing. However, a hero who could only be a limited number of people was close to a curse when viewed from the perspective of society as a whole.
“Of course, I have seen similar things. “That kid over there is probably similar.”
But the culprit of all this was a monster rather than human malice. They, who provided a society that needed heroes, brought about this terrible situation.
That is why monsters must be eradicated. Han Jaejoong once again burned his murderous will against the monster.
Joa Yoon instead looked at Han Jae-joong from his secret side. Even if there is no transformation, a madman and a good person will attack a monster.
“So, everyone must have the opportunity to struggle. A sense of justice is not just limited to girls. My senior’s logic was this. So I revised my plan again. “This time, with strength for all.”
This was the beginning of Han Jae-joong being able to use the belt.
“Okay. “That’s the background explanation.”
I wasn’t particularly impressed. All I can remember is that he was a truly unique and capable person. I didn’t know why ordinary people couldn’t use magic power.
“After that… Yes, a detailed technical explanation would be correct.”
Helios wet his mouth with her coffee and then began talking again.
“That ball you guys wear. That iron ball is just a passage. It’s a device used as a medium to make a contract with a star. Hmm… Where have I never heard of something like this before?”
Jo Ayun glanced at his iron ball.
“…Mascot.”
Mascot of a magical girl. A passage connecting stars and people.
“That’s right. It’s a mascot. But my senior called it something else. “It’s called ‘spirit.’”
“What does it come from?”
“Hmm? I don’t know. “If it’s that senior’s personality, they probably just gave it that name because they think he’s cool, right?”
As expected, it is unusual. Han Jaejoong thought again.
“Anyway, that iron ball is a pseudo-spirit that connects you to the stars. In a word, it is an artificial spirit.”
“How did they make something like that?”
“I don’t know. “Am I not a senior?”
Helios shrugged his shoulders.
“Then do you know why you become a monster when you transform?”
“Oh, I know that. “I asked that too.”
When Joa Yoon asked, Helios nodded his head expressionlessly.
“I told you earlier, right? That artificial spirit is something for magical girls. But the magical girl has already accepted a star into her body, right? So, you need another body.”
“And the best body to receive the stars is that of a monster…”
“Yes. That’s right. You understand pretty quickly, right? Transformation required an artificial body to contract with an artificial spirit. “That means he has become the most efficient monster.”
It was the story of both a magical girl and an ordinary person becoming monsters.
The questions are answered one by one.
But rather than the pleasure of knowing something, the feeling of discomfort persisted. It was because they did not know the most important fact.
“So… Do you know about the side effects of transformation?”
“…Side effects? Is there something like that? Ah… Are you talking about the transformation not working out? But you don’t have that. “If there is anyone else who uses transformation…”
“No, there is nothing like that.”
As expected. I noticed that he was bragging about his skills (he had an expressionless face, but he had a strangely high sassy attitude). She doesn’t know much about the misfortune this technology causes.
Rather than judging that Sky Polaris intentionally hid it…
‘It’s more realistic that we didn’t even know about Polaris at the time.’
That’s why Botis seems to take special care of herself and her archers. Because he didn’t know, he must have felt a certain amount of guilt.
“What’s so uncomfortable. Well, that’s enough. “Do you have any more questions now?”
“Oh, I have one.”
Ayun Jo hesitated and raised her hand.
“Yeah, what is it?”
“No, it may be a bit unexpected… But I’m curious…”
“Oh, it’s frustrating. “Just say it.”
Helios frowned ever so slightly. Jo Ayun finished the insurance work and confidently asked.
“What was that person’s dream?”
“Dream?”
“Okay. “What were you trying to do by creating this belt… or even an artificial spirit?”
“That’s what I said earlier….”
“That’s the purpose of making the belt. This is just a means. A means to give others a fighting chance. “Then isn’t it common to think that you had a dream that you wanted to achieve that gave you that opportunity?”
She admires those who dream, and she is determined to protect her dreams. Even if it was someone I had only heard stories about, it was natural to become curious about his dreams.
She was like a butterfly guided by her dreams.
“That’s… Um, sorry. “I need to think about it a little bit.”
“It’s okay to take it slow.”
“I’m not okay. So… A dream? “It was a dream… Ah, I think I hinted at it a long time ago.”
Helios announced his realization by clashing his palms with his fists. That’s a real gesture. Han Jaejoong admired something else.
“World peace.”
But that admiration was quickly erased by the words that followed.
“…What?”
It is a dream that is contrary to the destruction of the world, and is actually more absurd than that. Words that are literally like a dream. It was a goal that made no sense unless it was truly a dream, and could only remain as a dream.
“I hinted at this a long time ago. “Ah, I got a call saying you guys will contribute to world peace.”
Helios stood up after seeing the sparkling jewel near her chest.
“I’ll just go.”
“They said it was okay to miss the meeting.”
“If it’s not a meeting, you can’t miss it.”
An answer that is hinted at. But it was easy to guess what it was about. She was relaxed enough to even skip meetings, something she absolutely had to participate in.
Scorpion extermination.
“See you later.”
Helios waved her hand and disappeared. The goodbye was quite unusual. She said hello with confidence that they would be reunited soon.
I will actually watch it again. Han Jaejoong swallowed a bitter smile.
It was not long after Helios left that the radio call came to the archer and Jason.
**
“f*ck you!”
The archer drew his bow while swearing.
“Why am I in the rear!”
Unlike last time, he was given the role of keeping the enemy in check by sniping from the rear. Of course he protested and said a lot of harsh words.
However, it was not a great threat to the two men who were now accustomed to his profanity and the woman who enjoyed using profanity as much as he did.
On the contrary, the threat came back to him.
‘If you don’t do it right, the scorpion’s tail will teleport your skull.’
A threat made by Jo Ayun. There was a good chance that they would actually be attacked, so the archers had to stay in the rear, crying and eating mustard.
“f*ck, I guess that b*tch by mistake!”
Of course, there was no time for jokes like that. The enemies’ sniping was also quite fierce. Shoots down all the flying bullets and arrows, checks Silver Luna, who has regained her divinity, and defeats those who interfere so that the Watcher can kill the scorpion.
It was quite overwhelming to have to do these four things at the same time. Without these eyes that can broadly grasp the situation, it probably wouldn’t have been possible.
He pulled his bow hard. He didn’t stop for even a moment.
Perhaps because of this, even though Silver Luna kept Watcher in check from the beginning, the fight continued like the last time.
It means it was good.
The Watcher took on the scorpion, Jason deflected a dangerous attack, and Odette made excellent use of butterflies, showing off her three-dimensional movement without distinction between herself and her allies.
In the end, the Watcher was in a near-death state. He cut off his tail and used a jump kick like before. A large gap appeared above Scorpio’s forehead.
Now, just like in the past, stick the tail in and you’re done.
The difference from before is that Silver Luna’s offensive has become more fierce.
Silver Luna interrupted the Watcher who was preparing for the final strike. The tail he was holding in his hand lost its balance and fell. The final blow failed. The scorpion is trying to get up again.
Also, is there anything different from before?
“After all, it wouldn’t be possible without this strongest person!”
The archer is doing his duty by sniping.
A protest was held. The direction is not a check, but a strike. Scorpion’s weakness created by the Watcher. For someone who could hit falling leaves from a thousand miles away, inserting an arrow into a gap that large was not that difficult.
Just like that, the archer’s arrow pierced the scorpion.
It was the final blow.
“Ah, taking the last hit isn’t romantic. Oh no! hahahaha, this is my revenge! How dare you lock me in the rear? The scorpion you fought so hard for, I take it. “I’ll have to f*cking tease you later… Huh?”
The scorpion stopped breathing, and a spectacular explosion erupted from its corpse. The moment I saw the last one with my eyes.
“Oh what the f*ck….”
Pain arose throughout my body.
Starlight entered my body.
[I ordered a star■■■ Play ■■■■■.]
A noisy voice echoes from the broken belt.
The archer’s consciousness went to a distant place.
