Ivory Tower Convocation (2)
Habitz’s army left Benaford and continued to advance toward Kashan’s capital.
It was an uneventful procession, but the expression on Balkan’s face as he sat in the soldier’s seat was meaningful.
Two dice were constantly spinning in his hands, and his eyes were indifferent to external stimuli.
“What are you thinking like that?” Natasha asked, but there was no answer.
‘I got 12 four times in a row.’ Vulcan opened his mouth.
“Do you think Habitz received preferential treatment?”
Sumodo and Zetaro showed interest as if they understood something from what he said.
“You mean the dice game last night?”
“okay. It’s not magic or tricks or anything. “Havitz almost died yesterday with a high probability.”
Sumodo said.
“Maybe the world still wants to keep him alive.”
“No, quite the opposite.”
Balkan thought differently.
“The world doesn’t particularly care about anyone. It’s a foolish way of thinking if you’re selected just because the same number comes up on a few dice. There are also odds that are much lower than that. The probability of one sperm fertilizing an egg is one in a billion. But that doesn’t mean I think we were chosen.”
Jetaro got the point.
“Because the results came out that way, I feel like I was chosen.”
“If you think about it, Havitz has always been like that. So let’s reverse our thinking. “It is not that Havitz was lucky, but that he is still alive, and that defines him
.”
Sumodo said.
“So it’s not a miracle or anything.” Vulcan nodded.
“Havitz could have died yesterday. And if he were dead, we wouldn’t even be thinking about this now. Just like that, the history of Habitz ends. But he lived and created a story that would later become part of legend.”
Sumodo, who was lost in thought, asked.
“What is time…?”
“The law that governs this world. Therefore, those who are bound by the law can never go back. Of course, I heard that Oh Dae-seong of the Ivory Tower is abusing time.”
Balkan continued his explanation.
“Maybe it’s already been decided. In the end, the important question we must consider is whether Havitz still exists at the end of time.”
Natasha asked.
“How can we know that?”
“No one can guarantee. Dying in vain after overcoming several dramatic challenges may have been the result… but
Habitz became Satan.
“Complete chaos. A being outside the law cannot be killed using any phenomenon in this world. It’s not like a miracle or something like a shield suddenly appears. “That result has already been reached.”
“Are you saying that stopping ‘Beopsal’ and yesterday’s game of dice were nothing more than furthering an event that had been decided from the beginning?”
“okay. It can be said to be a kind of apostasy in that it is outside the law. Although they lead the armies of hell, there are many strong people among humans. It’s especially crowded in the ivory tower. But we know the future of Havitz.”
never dies
“No matter what happens, no matter what absurd and heinous gambles he makes, Havitz will not die. What Havitz has is not force, but the unchanging future itself. We must take full advantage of this. And if my hypothesis is true…
Vulcan looked over the horizon.
“We will win this war.”
Ivory Tower 2-star resident Twelve Mini visited the 400th floor where Sirone was resting.
Normally, it maintains a body so small that it can fit on the palm of one’s hand, but today it maintained normal proportions.
Wearing a neat suit with glossy black hair, her expression was different from usual.
“Ivory Tower gathering. “It’s my first time.” The biggest meeting where all the major figures of the Ivory Tower gather under Tae-seong’s instructions.
As far as Minnie knows, the last great meeting was right after the 20-person judgment where Miro entered the dimensional wall.
said a woman with curly blonde hair tied back, walking next to Minnie.
It was Mini’s satellite Ariana.
“I heard it from Mr. Araka. “I heard there was a fierce battle for power among the five departments at the time.”
It wasn’t just that the intensity was so intense that the Ivory Tower almost collapsed.
“It’s quite predictable. Those who have received the title of star are all single-minded. In the case of Borbor, strictly speaking, he is single-minded in a way that is not single-minded.”
Ariana supported her head with both hands.
“That’s why it’s annoying. A gathering of all stars. Even satellites. It is not surprising if the ivory tower turns over. “What are you thinking, Taeseong?”
“That means the situation is not that good. In any case, we must assist Mr. Shirone well so that he is not pressured by other departments.” Ariana snorted.
“Hmph, I heard you’re twenty-two years old? Honestly, I don’t understand. How can you become the Ivory Tower Five Stars as soon as you graduate from magic school? Sentai Mahagaruta would approve, but
Minnie warned him.
“Ariana, this is a matter for the honor of the Unified Space Management Department. And Maha is as great a person as Ruta. “He is the one who single-handedly stopped me.”
“I know that he is one of the four superhumans of the law. But do you think philanthropy is what the world needs right now?”
“There must be a problem we can’t tackle. For example, Ariana, who operates at the limit of the law…
had an impatient personality.
“Oh, I don’t know. I’m here because I like being a ‘pair’ with you. If he’s a worthless guy, I’ll dropkick him. Then I tag you and hit you with a double back drop into the ground hehehe.”
She was a woman worthy of that.
“Besides, I feel bad about this. Other departments are busy with summons orders, so you even have to go pick them up, right? “I just received the title of star. Aren’t I being too arrogant?”
Even Mini had doubts about that.
“I’m not that kind of person. What’s going on?”
I arrived at Sirone’s house, but I couldn’t even feel the usual signs of popularity at the door.
“No? “I told you to go here.” When there was no answer when she knocked, Minnie exchanged glances with Ariana and opened the door and went in.
“Excuse me…
Her face turned pale the moment she saw the scene before her.
“Oh Daeseong!”
Bloody tears were pouring endlessly from Shirone’s eyes, who were standing in the middle of the floor.
Minnie walked hurriedly while the floor was covered in blood.
“Mr. Shirone! “How did this happen?”
Sirone had no answer.
He was just clenching his fists and staring fearfully ahead with his red eyes.
“Mr. Shirone…!”
That’s when I tried to touch Sirone. Ariana said.
“stop. Leave it alone.”
“But if you leave it like this, you’ll bleed…
“Calm down. “Come over here and take a closer look.”
At Ariana’s words, Minnie slowly backed away.
Holy radiance was dripping from Sirone’s whole body like water droplets.
“It’s purifying.”
“Purification? what?”
“anger. “I’m trying to get rid of every bit of anger that is deep inside me.”
Minnie shook her head.
“He’s a cool enough guy. “Now that we have reached the level of philanthropy, what is there to be angry about?”
“That’s why you go through this miserable process.”
Ariana looked down at the blood on the floor.
“Even if you’re a superhuman, you’re still human. There are people I love and things I want to do. Sacrificing for the world? “It is the emotion furthest from human beings.”
“…How long has it been like this?”
Since the order to convene had been given a week ago, it had to be seen that he had been preoccupied with agony for at least longer than that.
“I don’t think you heard anything.”
“I lost my temper in anger. “I am purifying you to the level of Yahweh, but if you fail, you will die.”
“Then you have to live!”
“But if I could come back, I would enter a completely different realm from the current Yahweh.”
Minnie closed her mouth.
“I heard that the Beopsal project failed. It might be a sense of responsibility for that. Or maybe it’s the feeling of shame for not being able to protect the people you love in a world facing catastrophe.”
“I heard you have a lover.”
“The reason I was able to accept the idea of fraternity was because of the hope that we could win. But when hope disappears, I start to wonder why I am the only one who has to suffer like this. “You are consumed by fearful anger and destroy yourself.”
“In other words, there is no hope.”
There is no way to overcome extreme evil.
It was said that the upper echelon of the ivory tower also guessed the concept of an immutable future that Balkan spoke of.
“It must be in the same context as this large gathering. Still, I’m trying to fight. “To become stronger.”
“What purifies your anger?” “Humans
are defined when they realize and act with their head .
But my heart is different. I want to go beyond this realm and truly become Yahweh. And at that point, Ariana got to the point.
“You could say they are the five great stars we respect.”
Mini looked at Shirone with a pitiful expression.
‘ please.’
The bleeding pain and the flowing radiance were the tears that Sirone’s heart was shedding.
How much time has passed?
The sphere of light flowing from Sirone’s head began to dissolve.
“what?”
And finally, it poured down all over his body, covering his body with a bright glow.
‘Ah, I see.’
The color of the blood flowing from the eyes gradually became transparent and turned into tears.
‘This world is not beautiful.’
The person who says it’s beautiful is just throwing the dice well and getting a high number.
But even that was nothing more than an occasional piece of luck in a ruthless gambling world.
‘I finally understand.’
I was defeated by Gaold.
The reason why he allowed the destruction of all beings until he gave up Buddha.
‘I don’t live because it’s beautiful. ‘To make it beautiful.’
If that’s really possible.
It meant that if you believe that you can realize your ideals in this hellish world, you should go to the end, even if it means breaking the rules.
‘That’s why we fight.’
Accept my enlightenment and go to a higher state.
Since everyone is in pain anyway, there is no point in even distinguishing between you and me.
‘All things are unified.’
Just one universe.
A light filled with love and mercy rose from Sirone’s entire body, as if burning her body.
“Oh Daesung…
Minnie and Ariana took a step back.
Shirone’s eyes widened as the fearful anger disappeared at once.
A being who goes beyond belief in love and carries out love.
“I can fight now.”
Although it was only a small change, the size of the heart that Sirone had to move would have approached the size of the universe.
Ariana raised the corner of her mouth.
“It has been surpassed.”
There was no trace of anguish in the sight of Sirone, with the light of Yahweh rising like a haze.
“Whoa.”
After finally finishing his long meditation, Sirone took a deep breath and calmly looked around.
“what?”
Two women neatly dressed in black suits were looking at them.
‘Who is it?’
Although it was my first time seeing the blonde, the dark-haired woman looked familiar.
“mini? “What are you doing here?”
A cute little girl who loves wrestling and makes sexual jokes without hesitation.
‘The atmosphere is completely different.’
But today, she had normal proportions and even wore a suit, making her look like a young lady.
‘Something has happened.’
Minnie said.
“I didn’t hear you either. There is a big meeting. Oh, and this is my satellite. “Say hello.”
Although she was nervous that she might be rude, Ariana bowed her head politely.
“It is an honor to meet you. My name is Ariana, the satellite of the 2-star Mini.”
Minnie breathed a sigh of relief.
