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章節 404: Chapter 404

Seong Jihan's eyes sank deeply.

The entity before him, identical in appearance.

He could immediately tell who it was, feeling the faint power of the void.

"The Taiji's Lost Soul?"

"Yes. I have something to discuss."

The Taiji's Lost Soul, who confirmed Seong Jihan's question, sat down at the dining table with a familiar step.

"But before that, shall we eat first? Let's have a meal together."

He beckoned towards the dining chair, gesturing them to sit.

As if this were his own home.

"...Wow, is that a doppelgänger? What do we do, Uncle?"

"Let him eat a meal before he dies."

"Oh, alright..."

As Yoon Seah reluctantly placed the food on the table.

"Go ahead."

The Taiji's Lost Soul picked up the chopsticks.

"..."

Observing the opponent slowly savoring each bite.

Seong Jihan felt frustrated.

Why is he eating so slowly?

"Seah, did I eat that slowly?"

"No... Uncle usually eats quickly."

Ignoring the comments, the Taiji's Lost Soul savored each side dish.

After taking a bite of all the side dishes, he finally looked at them.

"Aren't you eating?"

"You… you're not my uncle! How can you eat with us?"

Swish.

At Yoon Seah's words, the Lost Soul looked at Seong Jihan.

"Seah, let's eat together."

"Ugh..."

"If it's his last meal, we should let him have it properly."

"You don't have to sit."

Pointing chopsticks at him, the Lost Soul said at Seong Jihan's words.

"If Uncle doesn't eat, I won't sit."

"Then sit."

However, the Lost Soul put the chopsticks down again as Yoon Seah spoke.

Who was going to serve the last meal to himself, enough to be ground by the Taiji Sword in infinite regressions?

'This is getting tiresome.'

Should he just flip the table and be done with it?

Seong Jihan pondered but.

"Once we finish eating, call my sister."

"Sister? You mean Mom…"

"…Alright. Let's sit."

At the Lost Soul mentioning his sister, he sat down.

So began the awkward meal.

The two Seong Jihans ate the food while.

"Ugh, what is this…."

Yoon Seah couldn't focus on eating, worriedly looking back and forth between them.

Maybe that's why.

Thud.

As the Lost Soul put his chopsticks down, her face brightened.

"You finished… didn't you, Fake?"

"Yes."

"Then I'll clear the table!"

Shwip. Shwip.

She quickly removed the dishes from the table.

"...She's bright."

Watching Yoon Seah's back as she busily cleared the table, the Lost Soul said.

"She'll live well if she moves to another planet."

"Move to another planet?"

"Indeed. In this world, my role. No, our role is to prepare for escape."

"Escape, you say."

"The undeniable fact of this world's impending doom. Numerous deaths prove that."

The Taiji's Lost Soul touched his face.

From his face down his neck.

Thousands upon thousands of shattered pieces of Seong Jihan.

Each one had been killed by the Taiji Sword in the infinite regressions.

"And."

Suuu.

He turned his gaze towards Seong Jihan's back.

Where Yoon Seah, standing with astonished eyes, was.

"In all these deaths, Yoon Seah has never survived even once."

"..."

"Most times, she died before me."

"Wh-what are you talking about? This fake…"

Seeing her confusion, Seong Jihan changed the subject.

"How did you come out? Surely you were gathering strength to take over the body within the Taiji's Lost Soul."

"Yes. It's true that 'Seong Jihan' lacked the strength to dominate the Taiji's Lost Soul. But."

Suuuu...

A screen appeared before the Lost Soul.

On the screen.

Dongbang Sak was shown drawing Taiji on a giant's head.

"This is..."

"Dongbang Sak granted Taiji to me to ensure your death… During the process of reconstituting the body, I seized control of the Lost Soul."

"Dongbang Sak..."

"This has never happened before. The Absolute, the Martial God, is wary of you."

Ziiiiing.

The screen vanished.

With a settled face, the Lost Soul continued speaking.

"However, there's no reason I have to follow the Martial God's plans."

"...What are you planning?"

"I've gathered enough strength. Join me in escaping this world. With our family."

"Escape…"

"Your sister agreed."

As he finished speaking.

Swooooo...

A purple portal appeared behind the Lost Soul.

And from within it.

"...Mom?"

Appeared the petrified figure of Seong Jiah.

* * *

"Sis, is that true?"

[...Yes.]

In response to Seong Jihan's question, petrified Seong Jiah nodded.

[Do you remember? I said I would save you.]

"You said you'd evacuate us to a planet with similar human species."

[Right. This world is doomed. I wanted to save at least my daughter and brother. But… it wasn't easy.]

She then looked at the Lost Soul.

[The Abyss Owner was restraining me.]

"At that time, I hadn't fully controlled this body, so I couldn't communicate effectively. And the escape plan she attempted had already failed…"

Suuuu...

The screen displayed the scene.

It showed Seong Jihan and Seong Jiah cramped in a refuge.

The small sphere soaring towards the sky.

It seemed to be escaping Earth but exploded in the air just before leaving the atmosphere.

Just before the explosion, Seong Jihan saw the Taiji pattern.

The Taiji Sword had persistently driven him to death.

"A total of seven times I've died like this. We needed a new way to escape."

"…What is it?"

"Changing species and opening the Void Gate to escape."

The Lost Soul twisted the corner of his mouth.

"We'll warp to a place beyond the Taiji's reach."

"...."

"We've already found a candidate planet. A world of similar human species… There, people live are very much like humans."

[That world has no BattleNet and is peaceful. Of course, there's different races and beings like demon kings? But they're so weak even Seah could catch them.]

"What is this… another world?"

Abandon Earth and escape to a new one?

'…Surprisingly, not a bad idea?'

Seong Jihan thought initially.

Seeing the Taiji granted to the Lost Soul by Dongbang Sak.

It seemed his memory hadn't returned.

So even if he defeated the Taiji's Lost Soul, he'd have to fight Dongbang Sak.

Then the Martial God awaited.

And the Martial God had the power to control the Golden Wheel that could turn back time.

If things didn't go right and reset.

Or if he lost to Dongbang Sak, everything would be over.

'Considering the Martial God's nature, he'd probably start the next regression by killing me or heavily restricting me.'

More fittingly comparable to a cautious snake than a Martial God.

Even if the situation was inevitable, it was clear he wouldn't give Seong Jihan the same opportunities in the next regression.

The fact that he possessed such strong power in this world truly made this the last one.

Instead of preparing for the unlikely.

No, honestly improbable victory against the Martial God.

The escape plan presented by the Taiji's Lost Soul was enticing.

Meanwhile.

"…What about humanity? This world? If we escape, if Uncle disappears, can humanity overcome BattleNet?"

Yoon Seah asked seriously but.

"Family is more important than humanity."

"That's true."

The two Seong Jihans said in unison.

"No…! What will I do if Uncle, too, says that?"

"I've seen you die countless times… I want to save you at least once."

"Through his method, it's promising. That's why sister agreed, I suppose."

"A fine answer… Will you join me then? If we act together, we can escape within a week."

The Lost Soul extended his hand towards Seong Jihan.

Saving family over humanity.

This proposition was undeniably attractive.

Especially to Seong Jihan, who knew how formidable his remaining adversaries were.

'Yes, let's accept.'

Rather than challenging a highly improbable chance, focus on saving family.

Thinking so, Seong Jihan reached out to clasp the hand, but.

"..."

Stopped halfway.

"Hesitating?"

[Jihan….]

"We are mere individuals. You don't have to worry about the fate of this world. This is an unavoidable end. If so… shouldn't you at least save your family?"

The Taiji's Lost Soul persuaded Seong Jihan, who had paused mid-action.

Their cooperation would make the escape much easier.

Leaving a doomed world, starting anew in an isekai with human-like beings.

It might weigh on his conscience.

Considering that Seong Jihan held the only possible chance to stop the doom.

But.

'Haven't I already failed countless times?'

The proof of failure was the Lost Soul before his eyes.

Though having uncovered the infinite regressions of the Martial God now.

The conclusion was clear, the difference was monumental.

Now was perhaps the optimal chance for escape.

The cooperative stance of the Taiji's Lost Soul should not be missed.

But.

"I have a bad feeling."

"Bad… feeling…."

In the midst of the grave atmosphere.

Yoon Seah asked incredulously as Seong Jihan mentioned his bad feeling.

He agreed with everything the mosaic Seong Jihan said, so why suddenly bring up a bad feeling?

"…You doubt me?"

"No, I think you're trustworthy."

As the Lost Soul frowned, displeased at the 'bad feeling' comment, Seong Jihan shook his head.

He genuinely believed in the proposal.

Logically, he thought they should accept the offer.

But.

"If I go, it won't work…"

"Wh-what are you saying, Uncle! You have to come if we're going!"

Yoon Seah retorted, but.

"..."

The Taiji's Lost Soul stood silent, watching him.

"I've already attracted too much attention."

[That's...]

"I have the red Administrator's hand. The Eye of Light is installed on my BattleTube. After escaping, is staying hidden really possible?"

"You can just hand it over to the Sun King or the Dragon Lord, who sponsored a lot! And stop watching BattleTube."

"No."

To Yoon Seah's retort, Seong Jihan, seemingly having organized his thoughts.

Spoke with a clear expression.

"It won't play out that way. There's already multiple Administrator powers intertwined; extricating myself alone from this chaos isn't feasible."

"So what… you're staying behind… surely."

"I'll stay. You'll have to take responsibility and get everyone to safety."

"….You."

"I'll eliminate the Martial God and call you back."

Seong Jihan smirked.

"Take a temporary trip to another world."


章節 405: Chapter 405

Yoon Seah's face flushed with indignation.

Even though her uncle Seong Jihan rationalized that it'd be hard to hide as he'd already drawn the Administrator's attention.

"In the end, you're saying you won't go because 'you don't have a good feeling' about it!"

"Well, yes."

"You expect me to accept that? I can't run away alone. If we're going, we go together!"

Yoon Seah insisted strongly that she wouldn't go if it meant leaving her uncle behind, finding it absolutely incomprehensible.

However.

"…No. It's a reasonable explanation. The fact that the me from this world has come this far likely owes much to that 'sense' of his."

The Taiji's Lost Soul nodded in agreement with Seong Jihan's words.

"What do you mean…?"

Attempting to speak informally to the Lost Soul as she would with Seong Jihan, Yoon Seah reluctantly adjusted her tone at the end.

The Lost Soul, seeing this, smiled faintly as he replied.

"I've faced countless moments where decisions had to be made. Choices where failure meant death. Those deaths didn't only involve me but included you too… Yoon Seah."

"Even me…?"

"Yes. But this world's Seong Jihan had an uncanny ability to always make the right choices. As a result, he became a variable great enough to attract the Martial God's attention, and you, Yoon Seah, survived to become a powerful player as well…"

[So, it means we shouldn't ignore Seong Jihan's 'sense.']

"Exactly, and."

Swish.

The Lost Soul looked at Seong Jihan.

"I wouldn't act out of some noble purpose of saving humanity. It's true that he simply has a bad feeling about it."

"You know me well."

"What are you saying? After everything Uncle has done for humanity…"

"He has basic goodwill, but he's not someone who would sacrifice himself or his family to save humanity. Isn't that right?"

"You understand me well, almost to an uncomfortable degree."

Seong Jihan nodded.

If he had the means, he would naturally help, but when it was beyond his capacity, caring for himself and his own came first.

'If I were Dongbang Sak or Ashoka, I wouldn't have become the Martial God's pawn to save humanity.'

Thinking of Dongbang Sak and Ashoka, who became pawns for the Martial God, Seong Jihan concluded he wouldn't have made the same choice.

Yoon Seah tried several more times to persuade Seong Jihan to escape together if he was going to escape at all.

"Escaping together isn't an option. I'm certain about that."

He remained resolute.

"…Sigh, that 'sense' of yours. Fine. I'll persuade Uncle later. What about Dad?"

Seeing that Seong Jihan wouldn't budge, Yoon Seah brought up her father.

"Thinking of it, why haven't you mentioned Dad at all?"

"Yoon Sejin? He cannot come."

"Why not?"

At that, the Lost Soul's eyes flared with intense malice.

"In every life I've lived, you died before me. Each time, I contacted Yoon Sejin to come to your funeral… yet he ignored most of my attempts."

"Oh, that's because… he had Shizuru."

"I even went to Shizuru's house in person. Standing at her doorstep, I was turned away 221 times. On the lucky occasions I met Yoon Sejin, I was kicked and beaten nearly to death 142 times…"

"W-wha… that many times?"

"The ones I hated the most weren't Dongbang Sak, who killed me, but him and Shizuru."

The Lost Soul, who lived through a world where Shizuru continually existed, harbored deep hatred for her and Yoon Sejin.

Even though he had regained his sanity after being deprogrammed, there was an unforgivable level of resentment.

[…Even if I don't harbor as severe feelings towards him, realistically, having him escape is difficult. Crossing the void gate means transforming species, and if one isn't already somewhat progressed like Seah, it isn't easy.]

Seong Jiah added that evacuating him realistically was impossible.

"No. I can't leave even Dad behind… This isn't right…"

"Not leaving behind, think of it as a journey. Go to another world and defeat the Demon King then return."

"What journey to another world! Either we all go together, or we all die together!"

Struggling to accept abandoning both her uncle and dad, Yoon Seah looked deeply troubled.

She sat with her arms crossed and closed her eyes.

Once in this state, she'd never change her mind.

The three exchanged glances.

'Persuasion seems difficult.'

'We'll have to take her by force. I'll strike her pressure points.'

'…If you're going to do it, make sure it lasts. We need to proceed with species conversion too.'

While sharing opinions outside Yoon Seah's hearing range, Seong Jihan questioned the topic further.

"…Speaking of species conversion, do we have to change from humans to entirely different species?"

[Yes. Humans can't pass through the void gate.]

"Why?"

[Humans and a few other species are on a void watchlist and are blocked. I don't know why.]

A watchlisted species?

Humanity, a newly advanced low-grade species, why the watchlist?

"When did this start? The watchlisted species."

[Since humanity first entered BattleNet.]

"Is it common?"

[No, it's very rare. Especially for the lowest-grade species.]

Had the void been watching humanity since the BattleNet entry?

Seong Jihan pondered this, recalling a conversation with the Administrator's hand.

It almost seemed convinced that he was the red Administrator.

He thought it was nonsense at the time, but it began to make sense when considering his unusual ability to understand the Administrator codes.

"Sister, is there anything special about our bloodline?"

[Why?]

"I have this ability to read characters. Plus, you have the divine eye."

[As far as I know, no. Our parents were ordinary.]

"Hmm. Really…"

Could his ability to read codes be unrelated to his lineage?

As Seong Jihan pondered this.

"…I also investigated this. Like the sister said, there was nothing special."

The Lost Soul, listening quietly, spoke up.

"However, after entering the Taiji Lost Soul, I gained a bit more understanding."

"Of what?"

"The special thing isn't our bloodline. It's the human species… itself."

Humanity as a species is special.

Seong Jihan recalled an event inside the Seal.

'Humanity's evolution had no preset limits, leading to the emergence of figures like Dongbang Sak.'

Dongbang Sak, who wielded transcendent martial arts with a frail human body.

His power was so formidable that the Martial God considered burning humanity and moving to another world.

Could Seong Jihan also be a case of transcending limits like Dongbang Sak?

While Seong Jihan was lost in thought.

"The operation will commence in two weeks. Come to my Abyss."

"You said a week earlier?"

"That was if you were coming. Since you're staying, more preparation time is needed."

"Ugh… Uncle, I'm really not going! How can I escape alone… it's humiliating as a top player!"

"Top player? Just among humanity. Staying here would only drag him down."

"Ugh…"

Yoon Seah couldn't refute the Lost Soul's words.

Even though she climbed to the top ranks among human players, she might become a burden rather than help against the adversaries Seong Jihan faced.

[Then, see you in two weeks.]

With those words.

The Lost Soul and Seong Jiah's form began to fade.

* * *

Three days later.

Seong Jihan was matching a general game in the Star League.

In the Defense map, while eliminating monsters alone with Heaven's Chaotic Flow, a level-up message appeared.

[Your level has increased by 1.]

Seeing the level-up message on the system window, he welcomed it.

'Three days of game matching, and finally a level up.'

With the Void Training Room unusable due to burning it with the Sacred Flame, he played games steadily aiming for level 500, and spent any spare time destroying dungeons.

In these three days, he pushed hard to level up but only gained 1 level.

"Barely leveled up once in three days…"

Slash!

In the Defense map, 'Dragon Hatchery,' Seong Jihan mowed down monsters approaching the eggs as he smacked his lips.

"I must've destroyed about 50 dungeons yesterday… recently, it's been slow. Any faster ways to level up?"

Opening the chat window to seek ideas from alien viewers, he asked.

-What level are you complaining about slow leveling?

-It's Star League, so probably between 450~500.

-If he leveled up once in three days at those levels, that's insane speed…

-It's not just fast, it's insane pace.

-Is he boasting about fast leveling? Mocking us?

-Ha, I've been stuck at level 455 for a year… dislike.

Alien viewers, misunderstanding his earnest query, started hitting the dislike button live.

"I've cleared most dislike achievements."

As Seong Jihan said this, the dislikes increased even more rapidly.

-Jealous aliens tsk tsk. Why should their leveling speed match Jihan's??

-For real, he's a talent noted by Administrators.

-No tips to offer for players of his level… Hard to say much without experience.

-Still wonder why Yoon Seah's streams stopped recently?

-True, she used to stream daily.

-Did she start dating?

Human viewers defended him, some asking why Yoon Seah hadn't been streaming.

"Hasn't Seah streamed yet? She's not dating. Seems like she's deep in thought lately."

Due to the escape plan, Yoon Seah stopped gaming and secluded herself in her room.

She needed some time for solo reflection.

'Even if she concludes otherwise, I'll immobilize her using Heaven's Chaotic Flow.'

Freeing his niece from the infinite regression of the Martial God was paramount.

Seong Jihan continued eliminating monsters, determined to carry out this unilateral decision.

At the end of the monster horde.

[Impressive that you made it this far, Guardian of the Blue Dragon!]

A massive Black Dragon roared with a mighty voice.

'Even defeating that won't level me up.'

Despite the Black Dragon's imposing appearance, to Seong Jihan, it was merely a monster worth less than 10% experience.

Better end this quickly and hit another dungeon.

As he thought this.

[Why waste your valor? Become my guardian. I'll reward you with a mountain of treasures, including gold and silver.]

The Black Dragon attempted to sway Seong Jihan.

"Forget money. Can you provide experience?"

[Experience… acquiring skills through combat? Become my ally, and fight those you once defended!]

A message popped up.

['Hidden Quest – Black Dragon's Persuasion' has been triggered.]

[Accepting this quest will make you hostile to your current team members.]

Having already defeated the minion monsters, the boss was the only one left.

The defense team included powerful players from the Star League and the Blue Dragon's Guardians.

Turning against them without substantial firepower was suicidal, but.

"Sounds good."

Seong Jihan betrayed the defense team for the experience.

[Wait… truly? Will you really join me?]

"Yes. Stay here. I'll handle the rest."

Swish!

Leaving the flustered Black Dragon behind.

Seong Jihan charged towards his former allies.

-Lol he betrayed immediately.

-Obsessed with experience;

-Used to be more chill about leveling… What's up?

Ignoring the viewers' confusion, Seong Jihan decimated both teams alone.

After annihilating both sides.

"Still no level up."

Disappointed no level-up message appeared, he smacked his lips in dissatisfaction.

At this rate, reaching 500 in two weeks seemed impossible.

'Guess I need to sweep through more dungeons.'

As he prepared to log out.

[The World Tree Yggdrasil asks if you need experience points urgently.]

[Yggdrasil offers to provide experience points.]

A message from Yggdrasil appeared before Seong Jihan's eyes.


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