‘I can recover even if my limbs are cut off…’
But he couldn’t save Yoon Jae if he died. It was an irreversible situation for both Jae Hyuk and the God who sent him back.
Moreover, he couldn’t turn back time on his own volition. He didn’t know how to reverse time, and the God, who knew, told him that this would be the first and last time before doing so.
‘I wasn’t being conceited just because I knew a little about the future.’
It’s just that… Jae Hyuk was worried whether his childish thoughts of showing off to Yoon Jae to prove his usefulness, had ruined everything else.
A message popped up before Jae Hyuk, who was struggling to release his power that had been held back.
[Transcendent Kwon Jae Hyuk]
[I will temporarily release the power that binds you.]
[It will only be for a moment.]
[So cut through the blocked dimension the moment I say zero.]
[I can’t guarantee success if you’re too slow. Please do it properly!]
[3]
[2]
[1]
[0!]
Jae Hyuk drew his longsword the moment he saw the number ‘1’ in front of him. When the counter reached 0, his body became lighter, and he immediately raised his arm and sliced through the void before him. The flickering air was split open, revealing the familiar base camp.
Jae Hyuk jumped into it without delay.
“Sob, my poor big brother. How awesome of him to unleash his anger on someone else! He’s so proud to become ‘his’ tool when ‘he’ was the one who killed him!”
As soon as he stepped into the base camp, he heard Yoon Jae’s voice. Jae Hyuk laughed at his harsh words that were funny, yet sharp enough to pierce bones. Perhaps the person hearing it would be quite upset.
[You… You bastard!]
As if Jae Hyuk’s thoughts were correct, the person, who also seemed to be the ‘disaster’, started to get angry. Jae Hyuk’s eyebrows twitched when he saw the knight, who appeared to be unarmed, trying to hurt Yoon Jae.
Jae Hyuk, who rushed right in front of Yoon Jae, charged towards the ‘disaster’ while drawing his sword and punching him in the stomach.
“Yoon Jae said the right thing. What’s wrong with it?”
[Kugh!]
What Yoon Jae said was always right.
Therefore, if Yoon Jae called the ‘disaster’ a ‘coward’, then it suited him perfectly.
The ‘disaster’ groaned and fell, the impact transmitted through the metal armour. Then, Yoon Jae heard a soft voice calling out to him.
“Hello, Yoon Jae-ya.”
Jae Hyuk, who greeted him while looking back, wiped off his smile and raised his eyebrows when he saw Yoon Jae. Yoon Jae’s hair, which was always neat, was now messy, and his body was full of dust.
He didn’t know the details, but he knew that Yoon Jae had been rolling around on the ground. Jae Hyuk was certain that the person who made Yoon Jae roll about must have been that ‘disaster’.
Jae Hyuk glanced behind Yoon Jae—there were Eui Yeol and Yi Joon, while Hyun Joo was just a bit further away.
‘These useless guys…’
Jae Hyuk clicked his tongue. Of course, they must have suffered in their own way, but he didn’t like that they had let Yoon Jae come forward. Moreover, what he disliked the most was…
‘What’s that dog doing?’
Jae Hyuk didn’t like the fact that Cookie was put down and gotten injured even after he became bigger. From his perspective, the ‘disaster’ could not have defeated him, a divine being…
[Dietrich…]
‘…I see.’
Looking back, it seemed that Cookie was acquainted with the ‘disaster’, Dietrich. When Jae Hyuk found out that the situation turned out like this because of Cookie, sparks erupted in Jae Hyuk’s eyes.
‘To put Yoon Jae in danger just because of a past relationship…’
It was funny that Jae Hyuk should have such thoughts since he had regressed due to his past relationship with Yoon Jae; however, he couldn’t admit other people’s past relationships.
In any case, it was fortunate for Jae Hyuk that he arrived before Yoon Jae was seriously injured, but not for the ‘disaster’. Jae Hyuk, who scolded Yoon Jae harshly for his injuries, was determined to make Dietrich disappear from the world and summoned his most familiar sword.
[What is this…? How could someone like you?]
Dietrich murmured, rubbing his stomach in a bewildered voice. This was a world without divine or magic power until ‘they’ invaded. In addition, the weapons that they usually used were low-grade weapons like those that shot out small pieces of iron with gunpowder…
It was incomprehensible that someone as strong as him could appear in just ten years since their abilities were also created by the fragments of gods.
‘How can he be so strong?’
Dietrich traced over his chest. It had a deep dent in the shape of a fist. His body had been altered and became an immortal body, but not completely indestructible.
The fear of death, which he felt once again, made his face pale.
[It can’t be! There’s something wrong with this!]
Jae Hyuk swung his sword at Dietrich, who denied that such a strong person could appear before him, and thought that it was probably a coincidence that his chest had been deformed. The momentum had already tilted.
Dietrich was unable to exert himself properly while being afraid of Jae Hyuk. Although he confronted Jae Hyuk with his sword at an invisible speed, he was gradually driven to being defensive.
Clangclang, the sound of clashing swords gradually became thicker and stronger. When the blades of the two swords began to shine, it suddenly turned into a bang!
As the grip on his sword grew more painful, Dietrich remembered that day—his helpless figure facing an irresistible force.
Dietrich was caught up in his past memories and it opened a gap.
[Ugh….!]
Dietrich’s left arm was cut off by Jae Hyuk’s sword and fell to the ground with a thud.
The moment his arm was cut off, Dietrich seemed to have lost all his fighting spirit. He dropped his sword and stepped back with his severed left arm.
His blood didn’t flow out, but Dietrich seemed greatly shocked.
[Ha… Hahaha!]
His eyes shook as if he couldn’t believe the situation, and he burst into laughter. Jae Hyuk just stared at Dietrich quietly. Dietrich, who was laughing, stopped.
[Ah… Father. You abandoned me when I asked you to save me, and now you’re judging me?]
He looked up at the sky with a resentful expression; he spoke sadly and picked up his left arm that had fallen on the ground. He quickly retreated to keep his distance.
He said to the two of us, [We’ll meet again. O hero of this world. O apostle. You all are just like me anyway…]
[Dietrich!]
Just as when Dietrich appeared, his back split open, and black tentacles widened the gap and engulfed him. Cookie called out to him as he disappeared, but the crack in the air was no longer open nor was the sky blood-coloured.
“…Is it over?”
The people finally relaxed when they heard someone muttering. The time of disaster had come to an end.
* * *
Gradually, people who came to their senses began to organise their surroundings.
People who had an interest in Kwon Jae Hyuk after hearing the story of him closing Sungwoon High School’s gate, changed their views when they saw him defeat Dietrich, a ‘disaster’ that terrified everyone with his overwhelming strength.
Before that, it was like looking at a celebrity with a little fame, but now it was like looking at a top Hollywood star.
“Hmm, this is good.”
However, my view of Kwon Jae Hyuk had not changed even if the views of others about him had. He picked up the longsword that Dietrich had left behind, muttered about it being something good and handed it to me.
“Take it, Yoon Jae.”
“Uh… Why?”
I asked him why he was giving this to me, and he smiled and said, “I want to give it to you because it is a good sword.” Jealousy flashed in the eyes of those who saw me. Of course, they were envious of the fact that Kwon Jae Hyuk had given me something, and not because it was a good weapon. I shook my head, feeling pressured.
“It’s heavy…”
“Is that so? It can’t be helped. Here, you take it.”
“Why are you giving this to me!”
Jung Yi Joon fumed—why did Jae Hyuk give the sword to him, a psychokinesis—but when Kwon Jae Hyuk offered it to him, he still received it with both hands. It was kind of funny to watch him grip the handle so firmly while complaining that he didn’t want it. Maybe he didn’t realise that he was acting contrary to his words.
‘I think Kwon Jae Hyuk is awesome unlike the others…’
It seemed that everyone was in a daze. Dietrich, who suddenly appeared and terrorised everyone, and Kwon Jae Hyuk, who chased Dietrich away, made Dietrich disappear as if waking up from a dream.
Everything seemed so unrealistic that they couldn’t react properly at the moment.
“Fuck… What’s going on here…”
It was Jung Yi Joon, who muttered with a slightly confused face;it seemed that my prediction was correct. Kwon Jae Hyuk told me to stay there because it was dangerous and he went to help the others. As he approached, everyone stared at him with blank faces wondering what to do. Then, a small thing leaned against me.
‘I can recover even if my limbs are cut off…’
But he couldn’t save Yoon Jae if he died. It was an irreversible situation for both Jae Hyuk and the God who sent him back.
Moreover, he couldn’t turn back time on his own volition. He didn’t know how to reverse time, and the God, who knew, told him that this would be the first and last time before doing so.
‘I wasn’t being conceited just because I knew a little about the future.’
It’s just that… Jae Hyuk was worried whether his childish thoughts of showing off to Yoon Jae to prove his usefulness, had ruined everything else.
A message popped up before Jae Hyuk, who was struggling to release his power that had been held back.
[Transcendent Kwon Jae Hyuk]
[I will temporarily release the power that binds you.]
[It will only be for a moment.]
[So cut through the blocked dimension the moment I say zero.]
[I can’t guarantee success if you’re too slow. Please do it properly!]
[3]
[2]
[1]
[0!]
Jae Hyuk drew his longsword the moment he saw the number ‘1’ in front of him. When the counter reached 0, his body became lighter, and he immediately raised his arm and sliced through the void before him. The flickering air was split open, revealing the familiar base camp.
Jae Hyuk jumped into it without delay.
“Sob, my poor big brother. How awesome of him to unleash his anger on someone else! He’s so proud to become ‘his’ tool when ‘he’ was the one who killed him!”
As soon as he stepped into the base camp, he heard Yoon Jae’s voice. Jae Hyuk laughed at his harsh words that were funny, yet sharp enough to pierce bones. Perhaps the person hearing it would be quite upset.
[You… You bastard!]
As if Jae Hyuk’s thoughts were correct, the person, who also seemed to be the ‘disaster’, started to get angry. Jae Hyuk’s eyebrows twitched when he saw the knight, who appeared to be unarmed, trying to hurt Yoon Jae.
Jae Hyuk, who rushed right in front of Yoon Jae, charged towards the ‘disaster’ while drawing his sword and punching him in the stomach.
“Yoon Jae said the right thing. What’s wrong with it?”
[Kugh!]
What Yoon Jae said was always right.
Therefore, if Yoon Jae called the ‘disaster’ a ‘coward’, then it suited him perfectly.
The ‘disaster’ groaned and fell, the impact transmitted through the metal armour. Then, Yoon Jae heard a soft voice calling out to him.
“Hello, Yoon Jae-ya.”
Jae Hyuk, who greeted him while looking back, wiped off his smile and raised his eyebrows when he saw Yoon Jae. Yoon Jae’s hair, which was always neat, was now messy, and his body was full of dust.
He didn’t know the details, but he knew that Yoon Jae had been rolling around on the ground. Jae Hyuk was certain that the person who made Yoon Jae roll about must have been that ‘disaster’.
Jae Hyuk glanced behind Yoon Jae—there were Eui Yeol and Yi Joon, while Hyun Joo was just a bit further away.
‘These useless guys…’
Jae Hyuk clicked his tongue. Of course, they must have suffered in their own way, but he didn’t like that they had let Yoon Jae come forward. Moreover, what he disliked the most was…
‘What’s that dog doing?’
Jae Hyuk didn’t like the fact that Cookie was put down and gotten injured even after he became bigger. From his perspective, the ‘disaster’ could not have defeated him, a divine being…
[Dietrich…]
‘…I see.’
Looking back, it seemed that Cookie was acquainted with the ‘disaster’, Dietrich. When Jae Hyuk found out that the situation turned out like this because of Cookie, sparks erupted in Jae Hyuk’s eyes.
‘To put Yoon Jae in danger just because of a past relationship…’
It was funny that Jae Hyuk should have such thoughts since he had regressed due to his past relationship with Yoon Jae; however, he couldn’t admit other people’s past relationships.
In any case, it was fortunate for Jae Hyuk that he arrived before Yoon Jae was seriously injured, but not for the ‘disaster’. Jae Hyuk, who scolded Yoon Jae harshly for his injuries, was determined to make Dietrich disappear from the world and summoned his most familiar sword.
[What is this…? How could someone like you?]
Dietrich murmured, rubbing his stomach in a bewildered voice. This was a world without divine or magic power until ‘they’ invaded. In addition, the weapons that they usually used were low-grade weapons like those that shot out small pieces of iron with gunpowder…
It was incomprehensible that someone as strong as him could appear in just ten years since their abilities were also created by the fragments of gods.
‘How can he be so strong?’
Dietrich traced over his chest. It had a deep dent in the shape of a fist. His body had been altered and became an immortal body, but not completely indestructible.
The fear of death, which he felt once again, made his face pale.
[It can’t be! There’s something wrong with this!]
Jae Hyuk swung his sword at Dietrich, who denied that such a strong person could appear before him, and thought that it was probably a coincidence that his chest had been deformed. The momentum had already tilted.
Dietrich was unable to exert himself properly while being afraid of Jae Hyuk. Although he confronted Jae Hyuk with his sword at an invisible speed, he was gradually driven to being defensive.
Clangclang, the sound of clashing swords gradually became thicker and stronger. When the blades of the two swords began to shine, it suddenly turned into a bang!
As the grip on his sword grew more painful, Dietrich remembered that day—his helpless figure facing an irresistible force.
Dietrich was caught up in his past memories and it opened a gap.
[Ugh….!]
Dietrich’s left arm was cut off by Jae Hyuk’s sword and fell to the ground with a thud.
The moment his arm was cut off, Dietrich seemed to have lost all his fighting spirit. He dropped his sword and stepped back with his severed left arm.
His blood didn’t flow out, but Dietrich seemed greatly shocked.
[Ha… Hahaha!]
His eyes shook as if he couldn’t believe the situation, and he burst into laughter. Jae Hyuk just stared at Dietrich quietly. Dietrich, who was laughing, stopped.
[Ah… Father. You abandoned me when I asked you to save me, and now you’re judging me?]
He looked up at the sky with a resentful expression; he spoke sadly and picked up his left arm that had fallen on the ground. He quickly retreated to keep his distance.
He said to the two of us, [We’ll meet again. O hero of this world. O apostle. You all are just like me anyway…]
[Dietrich!]
Just as when Dietrich appeared, his back split open, and black tentacles widened the gap and engulfed him. Cookie called out to him as he disappeared, but the crack in the air was no longer open nor was the sky blood-coloured.
“…Is it over?”
The people finally relaxed when they heard someone muttering. The time of disaster had come to an end.
* * *
Gradually, people who came to their senses began to organise their surroundings.
People who had an interest in Kwon Jae Hyuk after hearing the story of him closing Sungwoon High School’s gate, changed their views when they saw him defeat Dietrich, a ‘disaster’ that terrified everyone with his overwhelming strength.
Before that, it was like looking at a celebrity with a little fame, but now it was like looking at a top Hollywood star.
“Hmm, this is good.”
However, my view of Kwon Jae Hyuk had not changed even if the views of others about him had. He picked up the longsword that Dietrich had left behind, muttered about it being something good and handed it to me.
“Take it, Yoon Jae.”
“Uh… Why?”
I asked him why he was giving this to me, and he smiled and said, “I want to give it to you because it is a good sword.” Jealousy flashed in the eyes of those who saw me. Of course, they were envious of the fact that Kwon Jae Hyuk had given me something, and not because it was a good weapon. I shook my head, feeling pressured.
“It’s heavy…”
“Is that so? It can’t be helped. Here, you take it.”
“Why are you giving this to me!”
Jung Yi Joon fumed—why did Jae Hyuk give the sword to him, a psychokinesis—but when Kwon Jae Hyuk offered it to him, he still received it with both hands. It was kind of funny to watch him grip the handle so firmly while complaining that he didn’t want it. Maybe he didn’t realise that he was acting contrary to his words.
‘I think Kwon Jae Hyuk is awesome unlike the others…’
It seemed that everyone was in a daze. Dietrich, who suddenly appeared and terrorised everyone, and Kwon Jae Hyuk, who chased Dietrich away, made Dietrich disappear as if waking up from a dream.
Everything seemed so unrealistic that they couldn’t react properly at the moment.
“Fuck… What’s going on here…”
It was Jung Yi Joon, who muttered with a slightly confused face;it seemed that my prediction was correct. Kwon Jae Hyuk told me to stay there because it was dangerous and he went to help the others. As he approached, everyone stared at him with blank faces wondering what to do. Then, a small thing leaned against me.
