Chapter 366. Karma (2)
“Kim Soo-ho, I covet you. Because you are the person who optimizes hell that I have ever seen.”
Fuck!
The King of Hell smiled happily as he looked this way.
he snapped his fingers
Waves of strange magic spread.
I wrapped my arms around Xaviel, who was by my side.
flinch!
I could see Xaviel’s shoulders tremble slightly.
Could it be that I was attacked?
Lloyd swallowed dryly and glanced at Xaviel.
Xaviel looked this way and shook his head slightly.
He spoke quickly, as if in a low whisper.
“I was not attacked. but there is no sound. It seems that some unknown method temporarily blocked my hearing.”
“….”
Did you block your ears?
‘why?’
The moment I thought of the question, I heard the King of Hell’s low laugh.
“Aren’t you thankful? Kim Soo-ho, from now on, there will be a lot of stories you want to hide.”
“…Is that why you blocked this guy’s ears?”
“It’s just a moment of necessity.”
“Thank you very much for that.”
“It doesn’t sound like you’re saying thank you very much.”
“Unfortunately, it’s because I’m a person who values work-life balance.”
“It’s the same for me too, Kim Soo-ho.”
The King of Hell’s smile became more pleasing and even more coy.
“You are the best talent I have ever seen. I wonder if I have the best abilities to run this hell. That’s why. I decided to give you a good seat.”
“Are you saying you’re going to pamper me in hell?”
“okay.”
“Is that why you activated the restoration of destiny phenomenon earlier?”
“That too.”
“….”
“I don’t even want to stare at you with those eyes. It gives you a chance to show off your skills in a much more valuable place to hang out.”
“I never hoped for an opportunity like that.”
“But I am hoping.”
The immediate and resolute reply of the king of hell followed.
“I hope. May you unleash your powers in hell. I hope. May you act for me and be a good worker in hell. So I hope thanks to you i….”
“You want me to play and eat. Is that correct.”
“right.”
The King of Hell grinned.
I didn’t even deny it at all.
“Actually, I am tired. I’ve been wanting to rest for a long time. But the fate of the King of Hell did not let me go. Until now, I still thought it would be like that in the future. So I was half resigned. But Kim Soo-ho, you appeared. The most appropriately clever, moderately conscientious, and selfish person I have ever dreamed of.”
“To sum up, he’s a good guy to pamper.”
“yes. A person who can be safely entrusted with the work of hell. He was the kind of talent I longed for even though I thought he couldn’t exist.”
“….”
Lloyd kept his mouth shut.
I clenched my fists inwardly.
I get it now
What does the king of hell want?
Why do you covet yourself so much?
‘You made me look too competent. That’s why I’m trying to take over all my work. What about you? You’re saying that you’re going to keep playing as the king of hell while playing as a tangja tang.’
Hearing the king of hell, that was exactly the case.
It was absurd.
‘This isn’t some kind of dream of a pantsuit boss. Do you think I’ve been living my life up until now just to be nice to you?’
I honestly wanted to ask that.
But it is not yet at that stage.
There are still many possibilities left to explode in anger.
Thinking of that, Lloyd exercised patience.
I asked, suppressing my burning emotions.
“Huh, I know what you mean. You see me as a great talent, so I don’t know what to do. But I have a question for you.”
“Any questions?”
“yes. Why is it now?”
“Are you curious about the reason for bringing up the start of the Restoration of Destiny phenomenon?”
“yes. If you’re going to pamper me like that, you’d have to wait just a few decades. When the time comes, I will grow old and die on my own and come here, so I wonder why they are trying to destroy me and those around me by accelerating the phenomenon of restoration of fate.”
I’m really curious.
I want to know the reason.
That way, we’ll try to negotiate accordingly.
It will give you a glimpse of the possibility and hope of improving the situation.
Lloyd counted the number of goals and waited for the King of Hell’s answer.
The answer came back soon.
“Because it is only possible now.”
“yes?”
“Kim Soo-ho, the thing that binds you to hell.”
“….”
It’s only possible for now to keep this side in hell.
What does that mean?
The king of hell continued.
“Kim Soo-ho, you should know this yourself. You’ve cheated and used quite a lot of people so far. Sometimes it even put me in the most painful situation. Is it right?”
“It’s because the other person did something evil first or I should have done it….”
“But that is no excuse. Because I have to raise a ruined family. Because we need to survive more safely. ‘Cause I can’t take mine away There are many reasons for every evil deed. Some of them are good reasons and some are not.”
“….”
“Your behavior was the same, Kim Suho. Most of the evil you’ve done so far has been justified. However, it was also an evil act that could have made a different choice. That’s it. The bad karma accumulated on you.”
bad karma.
The King of Hell’s eyes flashed as he spoke those words.
“Yeah bad business. It’s accumulated enough. Enough to keep you in hell. But what if I miss this time? What if you were rich, affluent and easygoing? Then the story will be different.”
“Is it different? no way….”
“that’s right. I’m also quick-witted. From my point of view, Kim Suho, you are fundamentally a good guy. Up until now, I was just using the people around me to struggle in poor conditions. If you can afford to eat and live, you will definitely live the rest of your life taking care of your surroundings. Then, little by little, you will accumulate good karma.”
“Did you hate that?”
“I was anxious.”
“….”
“What if you, who are fundamentally kind, live a long and healthy life with the support of Berkis, the Dragon King? The good karma to be accumulated will erase all the bad karma of the past. If you do, I won’t be able to put Kim Soo-ho in hell.”
“So you’re saying you’ve hastened the restoration of destiny in order not to give me time to accumulate good karma?”
“Yes.”
“under.”
Lloyd stopped laughing.
When I heard it, I was really surprised.
On the one hand, lingering doubts arose.
“Do you think that I will die sooner or later just because the phenomenon of restoration of destiny is progressing? Unfortunately, I don’t think so.”
“Hmm, why do you think so?”
“What if I choose to survive to the end with a strong heart even after losing everyone around me due to the restoration phenomenon of fate?”
“under. Didn’t I consider the possibility?”
“….”
The King of Hell looking over here.
The eyes behind the rimless glasses were smiling heartlessly.
“There is no possibility that you, Suho Kim, will survive in the phenomenon of restoration of destiny. The reason is simple. Because the world doesn’t want that. Because you consider the guy next to you, Xaviel, to be the true protagonist.”
“….”
“So from now on, endless trials will come upon you. Even if you overcome the ordeal, it won’t be the end. No, it would be a start. of a greater ordeal.”
“….”
“Like a bigger wave keeps coming in. The more you overcome the trials brought about by the restoration of destiny, the greater trials will come to you. And he will tenaciously aim for your life.”
“….”
“But in the meantime, do you have the confidence to survive to the end?”
“….”
Lloyd didn’t respond.
No, I couldn’t answer.
It was because I couldn’t come up with a way to refute the king of hell’s words.
But he didn’t give up.
“Of course I have no confidence to survive. Just-”
“Just?”
“I want to ask you one thing. if so. If I promise in advance that I will accept the offer from the King of Hell and work in Hell…Can the phenomenon of restoration of destiny be stopped?”
I asked just in case.
I asked with hope.
after you die of old age.
I will work hard in hell.
If you make a firm promise here.
At least if you write a contract or memorandum.
Then, I wondered if I could undo the restoration of fate.
Even so, he hoped that Countess Frontera, Miss Julien Serazade, and others around him would not get hurt.
However, the King of Hell looked at me and clicked his tongue in sorrow.
“After all, my eyes weren’t wrong. He’s not a bad guy from the start. Unfortunately, what you wish for will not be possible.”
“I am…Even if you make a promise?”
“okay.”
The King of Hell nodded heavily.
“Regardless of your will, the phenomenon of restoration of fate has already begun. And once it starts, it never stops. Even if I want to stop, yes. Because the phenomenon of restoration of destiny judges and acts on its own. Indefinitely, until the conditions are deemed met.”
“Is that like a program?”
“yes. Kim Soo-ho, as if it were a program from the world you lived in.”
“….”
“Hani, you already know enough, right? That this is out of my hands.”
“Yes, I see.”
It really should be.
now i know
Those were the words of the King of Hell.
‘If the phenomenon of restoration of destiny is a program…It’s the same reason that the King of Hell is a programmer.’
Yes.
This is the situation in which the kind of program that runs once and does not stop is starting to run.
The King of Hell, the programmer, says he has no other way to do it.
There is also no way to stop the program.
so?
Even if they shoot the programmer with a gun in a fit of anger.
A program that has already started running on its own will not stop.
‘To make it stop…Then cut off the power to the device the program is running on or destroy the device itself.’
I should have done that.
Is there any way to do that now?
It was stifling.
But one thing was certain.
Lloyd looked up at the King of Hell with complicated eyes.
“Then there would be no point in talking like this. No, it would be just a waste of time.”
“I guess so. Even if you fight me, even if you kill me in the extreme, the phenomenon of restoration of fate will continue.”
“…That’s right too.”
It became clear.
Conversation and confrontation are useless.
Of course, it’s negotiable and nothing is impossible.
No, there is no reason to do so in the first place.
‘Tsk. If possible, I tried to apply for a postponement of the restoration of fate.’
Lloyd ate his sore mouth.
In the first place, that was the ultimate reason and goal of choosing to come to hell and face the king of hell.
That’s how I explored the possibility and made an angle.
Negotiating each other’s cards.
In the end, I tried to request that the start of the restoration of fate be postponed.
I was just trying to buy some time.
Have you been talking to one another?
‘That was impossible in the first place.’
The phenomenon of restoration of destiny that had already begun seemed to have no way to stop it.
So from now on?
‘For now, the meaning of this conversation ends here.’
Lloyd, who judged that, immediately went into action.
“All right. Then I’ll just leave.”
“Hmm, are you quick to give up?”
“Because it seems to be beneficial to move during this time of talking.”
“You mean you won’t give up?”
“You’ll have to struggle, just like you’ve been up until now.”
“It must be difficult this time.”
“It has never been easier.”
“Well then, let’s try hard.”
Fuck-!
The King of Hell snapped his fingers with an incomprehensible smile.
Waves of strange magical power spread like before.
He wrapped his arms around Xaviel who was by his side.
“…Whoa.”
Xaviel took a deep breath.
Has his hearing returned now?
As expected, the boy nodded his head.
His eyes seemed to tell him to be relieved that he was fine.
“Yes, I’m glad.”
Lloyd nodded too.
I paid a formal courtesy to the King of Hell and withdrew.
As I got out of Hell, I gnashed my teeth.
‘Damn it. Damn the King of Hell!’
The more I thought about it, the more my anger exploded.
Of course, I knew beforehand that the king of hell had a good view of this side.
I also knew that he secretly wanted to pamper me.
But I didn’t expect it to be like this.
To make sure this side is tied up.
I really didn’t know that I would mobilize the restoration phenomenon of destiny.
‘Besides, the King of Hell has a justification. Because I changed history. Because he changed the fate of many people, including the Countess of Frontera and Xaviel.’
People who were supposed to die didn’t die.
Changes have been made to the names listed in the list of kings of hell.
So, the proper justification for using the Fate Restoration Phenomenon to rectify it was in the hands of the King of Hell.
‘Then what should I do now?’
As you come out of Hell.
Staring at the dark hellish sky in front of him.
Lloyd let out a deep, deep sigh.
A little while ago, I came out with a loud bang in front of the king of hell.
To be honest, it was dark before my eyes.
‘What should I do?’
I closed my eyes.
Even if it’s dark before your eyes, don’t be engulfed by that emptiness.
I desperately tried mind control.
‘okay. Have you ever felt helpless in this life?’
Come to think of it, it really was.
in korea?
I had to discover and witness my parents who made an extreme choice.
After that, I went to and from the gosiwon and how pitiful I lived.
To be honest, it was a life where I could be pessimistic about myself a hundred times every day.
I can’t even ask for humane treatment.
Like a broken cog at the bottom of society, I had to survive day by day.
It was the same when I came here.
A lot of difficulties I’ve been through so far.
Moments overcoming death.
Thinking about it gave me a little bit of new courage.
‘okay. as it has been so far. let’s bump Let’s do it. What if? what is it Then I’ll just die.’
I rather think so.
I felt a little more at ease.
At last, the hardened head began to return.
It was from then.
Lloyd thought hard. Inferred. Devised.
possibilities you have.
ways to mobilize.
Anticipated situations and outcomes.
various variables that follow.
Another change that the variable will bring about.
I checked them out one by one.
The puzzles are scattered and gathered.
The cards are crumpled and unfolded.
Possibilities fade and then shine.
The moment when the tip of hope finally began to appear.
‘…That’s it.’
Lloyd raised his head.
maybe the only possibility.
His eyes, which gripped the ends, were shining brighter than before.
It was the look of someone who saw hope.
