Chapter 656. Cheap Trick (3) #PART 1
No matter how much I think about it, I just can’t accept it.
‘Grandfell, you’re a demon.’
Of course, I don’t have any intention of blaming you.
Even if you do whatever you want, there’s no way you could choose the parents who gave birth to you, right? If that were possible, I wouldn’t have been born as the youngest in the Lee family.
‘…At least I would have been born sooner than Lee Yerim.’
Most importantly, I knew you didn’t like the power of ‘Pride.’ If you did, there’s no way Pride would have acted the way it did.
In that sense, there’s only one thing I want from you.
Just.
‘I want you to know that I’m not angry because you’re a demon.’
I am angry at myself, Lee Hoyeol.
I didn’t know anything about you.
And while you could clearly hear me,
I burned with hatred towards demons, and that’s just pathetic.
Of course, if I were to just apologize, I wouldn’t have sought any understanding.
‘We’ve exchanged things, haven’t we?’
Yes.
In this moment, not only was I responsible for the previous misdeeds,
but I also caused another incident.
…Pug.
It hurts.
An unaccustomed pain.
I stared at the Gwicheol piercing my heart. Needless to say, Gwicheol had no right of refusal. It was not a request from the main body or alter ego, but an [order] given to an item that I own.
‘You can’t ignore the Arcana Continent’s electrical system.’
If I could just casually swipe items like this,
the Arcana continent’s electrical system would be full of players who make a living by PK or thievery.
You, a demon, should know better than anyone how evil humans can become, right? Without this system, proper play would have been impossible.
Enough with these random thoughts.
…Gulp.
The bitter taste of blood surged from my throat.
‘It fucking hurts, really.‘
If the system were working, I’m sure messages would be flashing non-stop,
saying that my vitality was dropping rapidly, that death was imminent, all causing a frenzy.
‘Who’s alter ego are you? You’re so sharp.’
Of course, our Gwicheol isn’t just any weapon, right?
Moreover, the current form is the ‘Demon Sword, Sword of the Oath.’
Even I haven’t fully grasped its power.
But maybe because I’ve been stabbed by it, one thing is certain now.
‘This could be useful after all.’
Although it’s impossible to communicate with the demon sword, I’ve learned that I can control it through forced commands, so maybe it’s not such an unjust death…
‘As I said, I didn’t pierce my heart just for this.’
Of course, I can’t explain the reason I pierced my heart with Gwicheol because of such a trivial reason. Just look at the nameless Claudi’s reaction.
“W-What are you doing…? I haven’t done anything…!!”
In front of Grandfell’s Evil Eye, which had invaded our consciousness, he was at a loss for what to do.
Just moments ago, he was exuding murderous intent to take control of the consciousness.
Now, he’s just standing there with a foolish expression, missing the chance to boast about overcoming the superior exorcism ritual, Exorcist.
Actually, the reason for his behavior wasn’t hard to guess.
‘It’s probably because you’re watching over us.’
Grandfell.
I don’t know how your Evil Eye was able to invade the consciousness where only the nameless Claudi and I existed.
But I didn’t have any doubts about it.
‘Grandfell, you must be amazing to pull this off.’
The question I had wasn’t “how” but “why.”
Why.
Why are you spying on the consciousness of both me and the nameless Claudi?
Thankfully, it seems our time together wasn’t in vain.
I could easily figure out your intention.
‘This was probably part of your plan.’
Suddenly, the wish you made came to mind.
-“Kill me.”
I officially granted that wish.
-“Of course. It’s our pride.”
Maybe for me,
you allowed it to rise above the Arcana continent.
Having taken on so many tasks alone, surely you would have taken on the negative emotions too, weakening the demons on the Arcana continent, wouldn’t you?
‘You probably anticipated that I would hunt the weakened demons.’
Just as I know you well,
you must have guessed that I would scheme.
And in reality, I fell for your plan.
The nameless Claudi asks.
“What exactly is your scheme in trying to kill yourself?”
Grandfell, under your plan, I could have hunted that demon.
I could have retrieved Harkon as my goal.
But I couldn’t do it.
I turned to face you, who had appeared behind the nameless Claudi.
“……Because I’m not you.”
It was painful.
I couldn’t bear to see Harkon, controlled like a puppet by the demon.
I felt like I had ruined the future of Harkon, who was supposed to thrive in the empire I had reclaimed. My chest felt like it was tearing apart.
‘If only I hadn’t sent Harkon a telepathic message.’
If I hadn’t, maybe Harkon wouldn’t have gotten involved in this incident.
Even though I knew it was irreversible, I couldn’t stop blaming myself.
Yes.
Perhaps this is the limit that a simple human like Lee Hoyeol can endure. That thought crossed my mind.
In such a situation, your Evil Eye appeared.
Should I confess honestly now?
“You know, I still don’t think it’s over.”
Second year of puberty.
The phase of my adolescent turmoil.
Maybe it’s still ongoing.
Otherwise,
Who would think about confirming things by piercing their own heart?
My legs feel weak.
‘Maybe…… I’m still living under the illusion that I’m amazing.’
But even as I collapsed to the ground, I continued speaking.
‘Maybe even I’m nothing to you.’
Well, maybe I would feel truly disappointed…
But still, I wanted to confirm it.
Even though I know you better than anyone,
I still couldn’t be sure of your true intentions.
That’s why I wanted to confirm it, even like this.
“Here.”
I forced a smile as I looked at your Evil Eye.
This way.
If you don’t intervene, I’ll die.
“Well, can you still say this was part of your plan…?”
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