Chapter Text
TCF Timeline: Chapter 776- can I rest now? (3)
TBOAH Timeline: In Volume 5, In middle of Henituse Territory War
TBOAH are on *
TCF has none.
Cale could immediately recognize the state of the temple floating in the air in the distance. The same goes for Super Rock.
—All traces of the remnants of the god have disappeared, and now the only power that can support that temple in the air is your power. However, in order to do so, you have to constantly provide an ancient power of the rock.
“There’s no reason to do that.”
It was a temple that had no use whatsoever.
‘Even if it breaks, it’s better to break it on the ground than in the air.’
It would suffice to cut the temple into pieces and use the materials elsewhere.
‘I told the Crown Prince to take care of that matter.’
It was Cale who didn’t even want to worry about the troublesome post-processing.
“Choi Ha-”
Cale was about to call Choi Han but the temple suddenly shone brightly, temporality blinded them.
“HUMAN!”
“CALE-NIM!”
‘What is it this time!?’
+++++
Cale blinks, finding himself in a large cinematic style room, supplied with a bunch of sofas arranged on both sides of the room facing toward the screen with him standing in the middle of the room. The thing that stands out the most was on the left side, It was filled with medical supplies and healing potions.
“...This is not so creepy at all.”
—Cale! Are you alright?
—Kekekekeke it’s time to run wild!
Creeeeak
“Hoh.” Cale exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the right side’s door opened. A very very familiar figure, he just met a moment ago, looking sheepishly.
“There's apparently an agreement between everyone and forces me to become host to this. As a form of punishment for breaking a lot of rules…..”
The god of Death explained after turning his gaze to Cale’s sharp eyes. The god was a bit embarrassed, they just had a conversation a while ago and yet here he was.
“I just found out about this too.”
The god of death avoided his gaze and scratched his head embarrassingly.
Cale signed in resignation.
‘Aigoo, when can I even rest.’
“Then, how do you even do this when gods can’t even interfere in the human world?”
The god let out an alarming smile.
“Ah well. By everyone, I mean everyone in divine races and gods”
As Cale’s brow twitched.
Those gods are really doing whatever they want.
“We decided to bring everyone and make them take a test in the content of watching the past.”
Cale paused and looked at him stupefied at what he just heard.
“Hmm, the people in [The Birth of a Hero] and the people in your world.”
Excuse me?
“Also Kim Rok Soo aka former Cale Henituse.”
What.
The god continues, ignoring Cale’s growing annoyance as he explains swiftly, preventing Cale from responding. Ironically doing this kind of thing reminded the god, the specialties of those bastards .
The god bitterly thought, aware that Cale also thought the same thing as him.
He also knows it will not end up good if he lets Cale give a moment of time to speak.
“They're going to watch from the time you wake up as Cale Henituse to the present time. Rest assured, the time outside will stop. I will be the host therefore, taking care of them. So you don’t have to worry.”
“I’ll be taking you as a hostage so they can watch as well.”
Hold in a fucking moment.
“Take this as an opportunity to rest as well. May eternal sleep be with you!”
The god immediately raised his hands and clapped.
‘Damn bastards fucking do whatever they want.’
Was the last thought of Cale once he lost consciousness.
“Hoh.” the god of death exhaled as he looked at Cale's unconscious form.
The god lifted his hand, Dark lines started to appear and encircled around Cale’s body and let it imprint on Cale’s skin, making it similar to the dark mana that invaded the human body.
“This could do.” the god muttered, lifted Cale and lay him on the bed, hidden on the right side corner where the shadow would cover him until they came.
“Let the show begin.” The god of death grins and clapped his hands before disappeared.
+++++
Kim Rok Soo was minding his business as he was determined to get rid of the night shift placed on the company. He decided to take a break by sleeping on his desk.
He was positive that he slept on the desk while working on his night shift.
Then, how did he wake up in a haunting looking room with a bunch of sofas?
Kim Rok Soo calmly sits up and scans around the unfamiliar room yet similar finitures are used on Roan kingdom.
He could help but feel a bit dread in his stomach.
All sofas were pushed back creating a semi-circle and were facing toward to the center where the screen is —that was so fucking huge. He hasn't seen a screen that huge yet. There were also coffee tables loaded with delicacies and drinks.
All of it makes his stomach turn.
The room had a spot on both sides, filled with medical supplies and healing potions. He didn’t like the amount laying there waving at him.
The right side has a suspicious shadow at the corner who was also waving at him.
He didn’t know what the god wanted him this time.
He thought he was done with this business.
Click.
Guess he’s having numerous guests today.
Before Kim Rok Soo submitted himself to be a slouching potato, the left door opened on the other side of an endless void painted with darkness. Apparently someone wants to give him a scare of a lifetime.
Because a very recognizable individual, he expected to see, was coming out the door.
However, something is not right about it.
And Kim Rok Soo figured it out.
He wanted to groan in misery.
Because fuck , it was his younger self
How is that even possible?
Heck, the kid is in armour.
Fuck, he recognise that amour he’s wearing. It was the one he wore when the Northern Alliance attacked his home.
Cale* realized his surroundings changed as he panickedly gazed around the room, pretending to be trash until it landed on the person blankly looking at him casually sitting on the plush sofa.
“Where the fuck am I? And who the fuck are you?”
Kim Rok Soo wanted to hide his face somewhere out here, seeing his younger self acting so tough in his trash act.
Was he always like this transparent?
Hah, to be young and ignorant.
Why is his younger self even here?
Why am I here?
Kim Rok Soo concluded to not complain about overworking anymore or any bullshit that he was complaining about night shifts and go back to his world as a nice old retiring man instead.
Bring him back.
He was done with this shit and what next to come.
Meanwhile, Cale* was getting more tense and scared as the guy just kept on staring at him without a sound. He didn’t realize he was being shamed by his older self and was currently having a mental crisis.
Kim Rok Soo heard another click and glanced back behind the 20 year old Cale Henituse* only to flinch in surprise.
‘Ah shit.’
Cale* peek back in curiosity after noticing the person shift his blank eyes behind him.
And Cale* scrunching his face was understandable.
It was Choi Han* in his horrifying glory.
He have joined battles with Choi Han* against White Star in those 20+ years of war.
He knew Choi Han*’s face doesn’t look good.
It didn’t help when he noticed, it was not the Choi Han* he knew but was sort of looking younger? Or was it that he didn't look so drained than he last saw him before.
Kim Rok Soo frowned, regretting sleeping on his desk.
While Cale* is frowning, no problem hiding his displeasure on his side but also confused, he remembers the guy was fighting against the crazy lunatic asshole knight that proclaiming shit legend.
Kim Rok Soo motioned his younger self to come and sit beside him. Cale* silently complies, feeling he’s much safer than the guy like him.
Bang!
The three of them flinch at the sudden sound of the door closing.
“....”
“....”
“....”
After realizing the situation, Cale* and Kim Rok Soo started to have cold sweats on their backs. They were locked out, leaving them inside with someone who is currently dangerous.
And a possible dangerous stranger with them.
Choi Han* frowned, as his sword is in his shaking hand as he saw at the front, the electronic technology he distinctly recollected way back to the days where he was ignorant to what is to come.
Choi Han* stiffen up, he didn’t know what to do, trying to access what’s going on especially when there’s also people occupying the room.
he looked at his behind, which made him scrunch up in confusion.
What was the trash young master at the Henituse Territory that is currently being attacked, doing here?
Next to was someone he wanted to question.
A muscular man, with scars decorated on his skin, gazing at him just as he is sitting relaxingly on the sofa but his prominent feature cause Choi Han* to be shaken.
Korean.
The blurry memories of strangers, places that are different from the world he is currently in.
Features that only he had, made him contrast from others.
The memories he looked back occasionally, questioning if the world he lived before was even real.
Moving aside what the trash kid was doing here, he shakily walked toward him.
He wanted to ask him, but he couldn't seem to bring his voice out.
Does he know hangul?
Did he also transfer here without him knowing?
How was Korea? His hometown?
He wanted to know. The sense of knowing someone from the same nationality, a place he was born in, culture that gave him a sort of feeling of belonging.
That he, Choi Han*, also came from somewhere that belongs to a society.
Choi Han* hurriedly moved without hesitation only to be smack with a loud ‘thunk’ by an invisible wall.
“......”
“.....”
Choi Han* didn’t realize, too excited to talk with, had a headbutted with an invisible wall and fell down.
Meanwhile Kim Rok Soo can’t decide whether to laugh at the sight or be scared because shit Choi Han* is now viciously glaring at them with fist ready to take down on the transparent wall.
Kim Rok Soo didn’t know Choi Han* was just glaring on the invisible wall and if he look closely he could see Choi Han*’s ears colored in red.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The transparent wall didn’t budge.
‘Shit. WHat the fuck. he’s taking out his sword!’
Cale* thought as he tried to move back further.
But before Choi Han* even moved another click to resonate the room.
Kim Rok Soo and Cale* felt their blood gone colder further.
Much to their confusion and horror, another Choi Han entered.
But the other Choi Han seemed to have a better appearance than the first and yet, for some reason, he entered in panicked state and scanned swiftly around until he stopped at the sight of Kim Rok Soo and Cale* with a momentary look of relief and changed into recognition that made Choi Han gaped.
“Cale-nim? and ….Rok Soo-hyung?”
Choi Han was dumbfounded.
Hyung?
What’s with the honorific in Cale-nim? On second thought, how the fuck Choi Han even know Kim Rok Soo?
What the hell Cale did?
Cale* suddenly swift with a look of incredulity to Choi Han after what he called him and stumbled back.
That made Choi Han feel even more dumbfounded.
Choi Han* has a mix of surprise, confusion, disbelievement and a much more mixed feeling that he himself doesn’t know what to express.
Please, He got himself emotional, and embarrassed himself, now there’s another him.
A deep compiling silence pressed down on four of them.
But it didn’t take long before Choi Han concluded on himself.
“...You’re not Cale-nim”
“No, shit.”
Choi Han* pointed his sword to the other Choi Han and perplexedly said.
“Who are you? Why are you calling him that?”
Choi Han just glanced at him and went back, trying to identify the two identities of his liege as he ignored him— well himself.
Choi Han* frown again at the person that looked exactly like him, He really didn’t know what’s going on now.
Choi Han*’s mind is currently in a mess.
Choi Han blinks, figuring out they’re from another dimension after seeing his other self showing his moment of bit displeasure to Cale* and Cale*’s behavior to him.
‘They must be the people in the novel Cale-nim talk about. But I don’t know why Rok Soo-hyung is here?’
Choi Han put his hand on his scabbard, preparing to protect Cale* against his other self as he peer at Kim Rok Soo who was sitting on the sofas with Cale* with the demeanor of a noble. He noted that Kim Rok Soo looks older than Kim Rok Soo from Earth 2.
‘Did Cale-nim go back to his body? Or is he perhaps the young master in the past, Cale-nim switched places with?’
Choi Han hummed what he thought about Kim Rok Soo’s reaction when he called him, he turned back to his other self and let his sword out.
‘Whoever he is, he is still in Rok Soo-hyun's body. I'll just ask him later.”
Kim Rok Soo shivered at the sight of two Choi Han trying to face off.
Are they trying to destroy this place?
If push come to shove, Kim Rok Soo was ready to use instant and pulls Cale* with him, away from those vicious people.
The tense atmosphere cause Cale* to unconsciously hold his breath while Kim Rok Soo was already holding his arm and is in a position to escape.
Two Choi Han started to use their aura but Choi Han* was a bit confused and baffled at the sight of his aura yet before it could even appear, it dispersed and dissolved to air.
Both suddenly bewildered at the sudden turn of situation, Choi Han* grimaced and looked at Kim Rok Soo for an explanation.
Jokes on him, He also doesn’t know, neither is Cale*.
Click.
This time, they looked at the left side’s door and things started to get crazy.
The door opened and frontline prominent war heroes started to come out. Each in everyone reacts in wariness, cautious and outright animosity.
Crown Prince, Alberu Crossman*
Tower Master, Rosalyn*
Wolf King, Lock*
Crazy Priestess, Cage*
Ron Molan*
Beacrox Molan*
Mage Slayer, Toonka the tyrant*
Supreme Chief, Harold*
Queen of the Jungle, Litana*
Whale Queen, Witira*
Strongest Warrior Archie*
All of them were looking at each other warily, wondering why other kingdom members, tribes and allies alike were here together.
However, things started to get even crazier.
Unique looking people were making an appearance.
A black hooded figure walks in, stiffening up at the changed place with a dark elf besided.
Kim Rok Soo noticed the crown prince stiffened up when the dark elf entered.
Afterwards, a drunk blue-haired person started to stumble in with a purple head trudging in seemingly so done with the person in front of him.
Kim Rok Soo assumed they’re a long time friend based on their interaction.
A green-haired noble woman with her hair up without a single strand that somehow reminded Kim Rok Soo of duchess Violan, giving off a refined look of grace, along with a cute puppy on her arms with eyes widened in surprise.
Then a beige-haired, bronzed skinned complexion in a farmer's clothes steps in, following up a person with pink curly-haired, light purple eyes.
And a pissed buzz cut hairstyle person in pajamas with a pillow in his arms entered the room.
Lastly, the entire Henituse Family* entered the room.
Kim Rok Soo tenses up and glance at Cale* from the corner of his eyes, cringing at the alarmed face on his younger face. He didn’t like the fact the Henituse Family was involved in whatever shenanigans those gods were doing.
He really didn’t like it.
Also the majority of people who came in, were wounded or were in the middle of a battle.
With the door shut tight behind them, everyone was looking at each other guardedly and some were stunned at the sight of another Choi Han on the other side.
Choi Han grimaced when he examined the appearance of his family’s other dimension selves. He moved back and quietly stayed behind, letting them focus on healing their injuries.
Although the left side that can still fight tried to start their power only to extinguish it instantly, causing them to panic and try to find an alternative to escape.
Beep. Beep.
The screen started to open up and words were appearing that somehow everyone understood it.
<Mana are disable here.>
Yes. We didn’t notice that at all.
Another line was added on the screen
<Neither power nor the dragon attribute can be used.>
Fuck , there’s a dragon?
Everyone mirted at the word, dragon. Warily looking for them.
Was it those colorful looking people?
And another line showed up.
<So please no violence and take a seat. And use whatever means to treat your wounds.>
… That it? What do you expect? They’ll follow? Do you even know those people?
A moment of contemplation set in.
Choi Han* grimly went to his companions and with the gentleness Cale* so far have not seen, urges the Wolf King* to lay down on the sofa and proceed to treat their wounds. Causing others to move as well and taking a seat to treat the wounds.
Cale* was dragged into his family far a bit from Kim Rok Soo before leaving an surrendering look of help which made Kim Rok Soo winced in sympathy.
Currently Kim Rok Soo and Choi Han were the only odd ones out here while they were busy patching up their own wounds and some were just waiting.
Another line chimes in the screen.
<There’s also food, delicacies and drinks to enjoy.>
Some who may have not eaten, took themselves the opportunity to eat.
Same goes for Kim Rok Soo. He was so done, maybe because he had forgotten to take up lunch this afternoon and quietly took the food in front of him and decided to sign Choi Han to take some as well.
Choi Han blinks and shakes his head, as he continues to stand at the side and just observing them.
Kim Rok Soo just shrugged at him, not bothering to disturb him any further. He didn’t want to get beaten again even though he was sure Choi Han won’t do it based on his familiarity with them.
Again, even though 20+ years may have passed, he could still feel the phantom pain he received back then.
Kim Rok Soo leaned back to the plush sofa, as his gaze observed Choi Han while Choi Han noticed he was straight out being gazed like an animal in the zoo yet he just ignored it.
Choi Han, on the right side, were literally less haggard, compare to Choi Han*, on the left side, this guy looks more healthy, lighter and brighter contrary to those dark clothes of his. Heck, There’s no more deep horrifying despair shown in his eyes. Well actually they’ll still there but not exactly like Choi Han* looks like.
If Choi Han is like this then their world is probably much better than the current other side.
Kim Rok Soo internally signed in relief, “Guess, I made the right choice this time.”
+++++
After everyone was done and cleaned, another click opened the door but this time, it was on the right side, which he decided to call “Side B” as they were the next people to arrive..
And everyone in Side A, gawked at the first person to enter.
It was the crown prince Alberu Crossman in his gracious glory with his most majestic outfit he had ever seen on him and his hand holding a translucent gun.
.
.
.
…a gun?
Since when the fuck they had a gun?!
That made Kim Rok Soo gaped.
And like what Choi Han did earlier, the crown prince scanned the room with a bewildered expression before looking at him in recognition and relief .
He still doesn't know why Choi Han knows Kim Rok Soo and now he speculates that the crown prince knew him as well. This was a very uncomfortable feeling.
‘Did Cale already tell them?’
He, foremost, wants to know why the hell the crown prince has a gun .
More and more similar people are entering the room causing side A even more stunned as they saw the people that looked like them yet different.
Future Tower Master, Rosalyn
Wolf King’s Heir, Lock
Excommunicated Priestess, Cage
Patriarch Ron Molan
Beacrox Molan
Chief in Command, Toonka
Supreme Chief, Harold Kodiang
Queen of the Jungle, Litana
Future Queen of the Whales, Witira
Whale Tribe’s Strongest Warrior, Archie
Marquis, Taylor Stan
Is that Taylor Stan? Shit. He’s walking.
Witira came with a guy that resembles her.
Is he perhaps her dead brother?
Kim Rok Soo just heard some people gasp loudly. Guess that answer to him.
Damn, Side B has more people compared to Side A and all of them look more healthier and alive.
Side B really changed, everyone seemed to be well alright and probably more powerful he can tell. Does that mean the condition there is okay?
After that a red and silver cats appears and blinks at their families and friends in a baffled expression before looking at their side and rushed off toward Choi Han and Ron for explanation, causing to make Cale* a strangled sound at the display which is very much understandable.
Next one was even more incredible, a cute small chubby baby black dragon dashed it and shouted.
“HUMAN!”
Its eyes suddenly zoom at Cale and rush at him.
“Wait! Raon, that’s not-”
Choi Han tried to stop the dragon.
Unfortunately it was too late.
“-Cale-nim….”
A loud “smack” resonates in the room causing everyone to go silent as the baby dragon head runs into the invisible wall.
Ouch.
“Strong Choi Han! You should have told me.”
The dragon whines as he clutches his forehead using his small paws.
“I did. You were just faster. Raon-nim.” Choi Han explained and walked toward the dragon, trying to massage the dragon’s bump.
‘Wow.’
Choi Han knows a dragon in their world. The dragon even let him touch his forehead. Kim Rok Soo can see how OP Choi Han became.
Meanwhile Choi Han is tending the small dragon, the unique individual that came earlier arrived as well.
Necromancer, Mary
Head of Mage Brigade, Tasha
Mercenary King, Bud Illis
One of the core members of Mercenaries Guild, Glenn Poeff
Queen of Molden Kingdom, Jopis
Beige Dragon, Mila
Pink Dragon, Dodori
Gray Dragon, Rasheel
And the Henituse family, all of them were dressed outside.
Kim Rok Soo made a confused noise as he saw the next people after the Henituse family..
The dead traitorous Sun God Twins, Saint Jack and Swordmaster Hannah, joined in the collections.
Another one was a majestical handsome elf Kim Rok Soo had ever seen, much more than the Whale tribe known for their attractive looks that defeated the elves.
There’s also that bastard Clopeh Sekka, Why the fuck is he here? How the fuck did he turn into an ally? He wasn’t the only one asking that, the side A were also angrily complaining, this guy was currently having a war with Roan kingdom at Henituse territory before they suddenly appeared here.
And for some fucking reason, Clopeh Sekka was looking at Cale* in a lunatic crazed eyes.
Kim Rok Soo unconsciously moved closer to Cale* so as the Henituse Family*.
The hell wrong with this person?
To add another surprise, everyone converse with one another, and Choi Han seems to be explaining the situation. He could see couple of glances to Cale*’s directions and the Side A, same goes for the side A glancing to the side B yet why does the crown prince seem to be glancing at him?
Though he is pleased to see that they were leaving out Clopeh in Side B.
He noticed that some individuals had bandage wounds but other than that everyone looked in a state of recovery. Did they come from finishing a battle?
A loud piercing sound rings through the room, everyone immediately clasp their ear, trying to cover the sound.
Cries and groans of pain coming from everyone as they try to minimize the sound.
Until the horrible auditory stops after a few seconds returning back to how it was before.
Letters from the screen were being erased as new ones appeared here.
<Welcome, You are brought here to heal, some to gain information.>
Choi Han rushed forward to the screen and stopped at the line on the floor where the invisible wall was. And banged the wall with his fist.
“Where’s Cale-nim?”
‘Vicious’
Everyone from Side B viciously glared at the screen, ready to take things down even in just pure strength alone.
The letter didn’t appear further; instead the shadow that had been covering Side B’s corner dispears, revealing an unconscious redhead lying comfortably on the sofa.
The baby black dragon immediately fled to the sleeping redhead and took a sharp intake of breath.
“Human! What is this!? Why is there black mana on human’s skin!?” the baby dragon shakily exclaimed.
Everyone went still, and Side B rushed to the redhead side.
To Kim Rok Soo’s surprise, the crown prince reacted violently and said angrily to the screen.
“What did you do to him?”
Kim Rok Soo frowned at the implication, wanting to know as well. He also can’t help to feel cold sweat in the situation, Murderous auras overtaking the room, the tension was dense that one could slice it with their sword.
<It will be what you’ve imagined will happen if you keep interrupting.>
The letter appears in response.
Crown prince Alberu thought about its response and clenched his hands as he took a breath to calm himself.
“What do you want? There’s obviously a reason why you brought us here while holding my dongsaeng hostage.”
Alberu compromised, signaling the others to leave it to him which didn’t cause much of a problem as he was second in charge if something happened to Cale like the current situation.
Side A agreed as well, as in their present circumstance, they are in the middle of a war after all.
Probably it had felt the atmosphere calm, the screen started to beep indicating its change of letters.
“Interesting.” Eruhaben muttered as he scrutinized how the screen works.
<As I have said earlier, All of you have noticed that everyone brought here has the same faces and some who are not because both sides were once the same.>
Both sides looked at their other dimensional self and some frowned who didn't have.
But Kim Rok Soo focuses on the last sentence which shows as he straightens up which didn’t escape Alberu’s sight and focuses on the screen attentively.
<Until the pivotal moment occurs, everything has changed.>
Kim Rok Soo nodded, it truly changed everything he can see the obvious result just by looking at the side B.
The deal he had with the god of death.
Kim Rok Soo, remembered what the god said to him.
“If you go into the body of the person you are about to possess, that will be enough to change the fate of the world. That is all I can tell you.”
Kim Rok Soo removed himself from his thoughts and frowned at the sentence shows.
<You will be witnessing the start of the pivotal moment.>
Alberu furrowed, having a hunch what the screen was talking about. He glanced at his instructor who had a grimed expression .
<For others to gain information about the war they’re in.>
<And for other to know about the said person’s mind->
“I refuse” Choi Han steps forward, scowling. He may be curious about Cale-nim's mind but he respects him enough not to do such a low thing as this just because he was curious. It was the only thing he could do for him.
It was also for Alberu and for everyone on side B.
<- and to help him.>
A sudden stillness that made them shut before someone scoffed.
It was Eruhaben.
“You dare to underestimate us? Funny, how you think we can’t help Cale on our own and would agree to the method of invading the privacy of the person’s mind.”
Eruhaben exclaimed, making everyone step up their opinion.
They were enough, they don’t need gods involving their matters. Cale doesn’t need to tell them what he thinks nor his decision. True, it was displeasing that he's trying to do things alone and coming back almost dead but if Cale wishes so, then it was only reasonable to respect and support him as best as they can.
“That’s right! I, the great and mighty, Raon Miru can help human alone!” Raon viciously glared.
“That’s right! Nya~”
“Yeah, we don’t need your help. Nya~”
“Tsk, I guess I will help as well” Rasheel states.
“Fuck off! You bastard!” Cage cursed.
The side B continues to let out their opposition as they surround, forming a formation protecting Cale, prepared to fight against a higher being.
Kim Rok Soo watched this, bittersweet emotions swirling in his chest, seeing the people ready to give up their life for Cale Henituse and knowing Cale* felt it more than him.
One thing is clear in side B, Cale Henituse is loved and respected.
The last thing Kim Rok Soo remembered being like that was his mother’s love and only her.
‘What an amazing person you are, Cale Henituse.’
“Hm, as you can see we strongly oppose this matter.” Alberu brightly smiled, and glanced at the silent side A, specifically his other self.
“We can also give information regarding the war as we have more than enough.”
A two birds in one stone from side B.
Kim Rok Soo thought about Alberu at side B and the corner of his mouth twitched.
‘This guy is even more cunning than the Alberu he knows’
The screen beeped once again.
<Humans are truly admirable.>
People started to frown at the being’s phrase.
<Unfortunately, it has already been set.>
“You rotten shit! I knew it! It’s you! You always fucking force things down! Always!”
An angry shout startled everyone as they looked back to see who said those rough words.
It was coming from the side A, Cage* who looked vividly angry.
It was god of death to those who realized by now.
Really, Kim Rok Soo lamented, he was so done with that being. Especially with those shady deals.
“What the fuck you mean it set!?”
Cage* was interrupted by the noise of the screen.
<I’ll be honest.>
Cage* was startled by those words and decided to calm down while Cage looked at her other self, noting that she was alone, made her inhale sharply and clasp Taylor’s hand in reassurance for herself which Taylor quietly reciprocated.
An overwhelming silence with vulnerability of the power being taken away from them takes the room, waiting behind the reason for this outrage. It was impossible for the high power to voluntarily do this graciously. It takes a lot of divine power to interfere with human worlds and even more with this.
<What I have is the truth, one needed an information to prevent 20+ years of wars, one will know more about the person who has most data and involvement as soon there will be more to come. >
“What?” Choi Han* startled, same goes for the others.
Alberu* eyes shakes, as his face starts to turn grim.
He didn’t expect it to be devastating long. It was the same for Alberu.
That would be their original future. Alberu comprehends the severement of the situation.
He glanced at everyone on his side, seeing on their looks that they as well understood the meaning behind. They only know what White Star's existence and plan is, thanks to Cale’s intervention.
“That doesn’t explain why young master Cale has dead mana on his skin.” Hannah sneers, same goes for Mary, they don’t want it to happen to their benefactor. Especially for Good Mary who won’t be able to help Cale because of the mana disturbance.
Their feelings sank further as they thought of the possibilities of what could happen once the dead mana had contact on Cale.
<It’s a reciprocation that if you dare to do something, the dead mana will immediately be released. For now Cale Henituse will be unconscious until the end.>
Cale* winces and rubs his arm, It was weird to hear his name even though his other self was being taken as a hostage.
Side B didn’t say anything further, as they looked at Cale, the sinking feeling continued as it mocking them, the black tendrils displaced on his skin as he slept. They are forced to watch beside as Cale were being sacrificed once more.
As it senses the side B has tied down, the screen letters changed.
<He’s not going to get hurt.>
Someone snorted loudly.
Yeah right, ‘not going to hurt’ yet there’s a motherfucking black mana tendril waiting.
<Also I’m not invading his mind, this has been already recorded past with each and everyone in it.>
“Recorded?” Cale* raise in his eyebrow in question.
“Huh?” Choi Han questioned.
“RECORDED?! Oh Cale-nim is truly a true legend for gods to record his tale.”
Everyone gazed at Clopeh who clasped his hands and sparkled while looking like a lunatic.
Whoever this is, this is not the son of a bitch he knows.
…that is not the Clopeh Sekka, The Guardian Knight of the North, he knows of. Definitely.
By that, Kim Rok Soo decided not to compare the people he knows to that world.
That guy, Cale, just changed the people he knew into unidentifiable.
“..just shut up. Shut up.”
Hell , even Choi Han looks so done.
No, basically in Side B is.
<That said and done, the pivotal points appears, will be->
Well fucked. He didn’t want to do this.
<-explained by Kim Rok Soo.>
Damn it.
The transparent wall in front of him disappears leading him straight up the stage.
“Hah” Kim Rok Soo signed.
He drags his old body up and purposely trudges himself to the front while everyone’s gazes at him.
Kim Rok Soo didn’t care. He was old. He was too tired of this shit.
“Hiya.”
Kim Rok Soo took a pause to remember his mother tongue before speaking, he did feel nostalgic about it.
“I’m Kim Rok Soo, previously Cale Henituse in my previous life.”
He was just looking straight at his seat, why was his seat even at the center.
“I died at the age of over forty years old by the hands of White Star and the god of death offered a deal.”
He could hear the gasp and audible gape of people.
“I regressed as soon as I became 18, I would be transmigrated to another world and possess the body of Kim Rok Soo.”
Dots are connecting, people glancing at him and the bedridden Cale Henituse.
He sense Cale* scrutinizing stares and nods at him, answering his quiet question.
“ I am now Kim Rok Soo, just as Kim Rok Soo is in Cale Henituse.”
And calmly went back to seat, unminding the chaos he created with a bitter feeling when he saw the Henituse family in Side B in shock by his introduction.
They didn’t realize their family member had been replaced, which speaks volumes about how their relationship was.
It has been years already.
He still has problems seeing their faces.
He was glad his family was safe and healthy in Cale’s hands.
gods, He missed the kid who calls him uncle that sometimes made his head shake in disbelief.
<As said and done we’ll start, all of the questions will be answered as you continue to watch.>
The lights flickering off caused everyone to shut up as the screen lightened up.
===
When I opened my eyes, I was inside a novel.
[The Birth of a Hero].
“Novel?” Choi Han* muttered.
Sucks to find out your lives were just a fairytale to others.
[The Birth of a Hero] was a novel focused on the adventures of the main character, Choi Han, a high school boy who was transported to a different dimension from Earth, along with the birth of the numerous heroes of the continent.
“High School?” Lily asks
“Ok. what’s Earth ?” someone questions with a hint of ridiculousness.
“So you did appear out of nowhere.” said in a satisfied voice.
I became a part of that novel as the trash of the Count’s family, the family that oversaw the territory where the first village that Choi Han visits is located.
Cale* still can’t get over the fact that someone possessed his body.
It was weird.
The problem is that Choi Han becomes twisted after that village, and everyone in it, are destroyed by assassins.
Lock* and Rosalyn* look at Choi Han* which he avoided.
The bigger problem is the fact that this stupid trash who I’ve become doesn’t know about what happened in the village and messes with Choi Han, only to get beaten to a pulp.
“I- What?” Choi Han gape.
“Bad! Strong Choi Han!” Raon scolded.
“Yeah! Meany Choi Han! Nya!” On swat her paw at Choi Han’s cheek.
“Yeah! meany! Nya!” Hong joins
Choi Han was being attacked.
Cale* covered his face with his hands.
Choi Han* clenched his scabbard at the fact their lives are in a novel.
“…This is going to be a problem.”
I feel like something serious has happened to me.
But it was worth trying to make this my new life.
“How is he surprisingly calm?”