The Protagonists Are Murdered By Me Chapter 16: 81-85, a 13 tzameti fanfic

Chapter 81

Slightly different and special people(3)

Translator: Asta

Editor: Aaghna

Yekaterina, a witch who used to be a sole prophet of earth. She used to live as a Witch while retaining her feelings, it was quite an exhausting life. Other witches who lost their emotions and judged with their logic always saw her as a foreign entity.

However, Yekaterina was too useful to be thrown away. So, they decide to do something to Yekaterina.

It was Confinement.

She lost her freedom. Moreover, in exchange for her prophetic ability, she lost her sight, her magic, and her passion, music.

And then, once she decided to throw away her prophetic ability, she regained her magic and music. Her sight was yet to be restored. But she said, with the help of magic she could read anything her fingertips could reach.

"You want to abandon the Morian guild and come to my guild?"

"Yes. I've lost my prophetic ability, and they never even treated me as a human being there. Moreover, my existence is unknown to the world, and within a few months, the prophet will disappear cause she died in some unknown place."

Yekaterina replied to Seodam's words, as she flipped through a magic book in her hand.

"Our guild is unable to provide you with a mansion and grand piano. The meals are also very bad. It will be difficult for you to adapt to Korea."

"It's okay."

She laughed lightly.

Really, it was okay.

Instead of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of steaks at each meal, it's okay for her to just eat stuff like canned food.

Instead of royal beds that costed tens of thousands of dollars, she could sleep with just newspapers on her back

Instead of an elegant and expensive mansion, it was okay for her to stay in a small single room

If it meant freedom. Uncontrolled, and live the way she wanted.

It was enough to have a place where she could hum freely even without a grand piano.

If anyone could get her out of her current place, she was confident she could even sell her soul to a devil.

By the way.

'I already sold my soul a devil, right?'

Yekaterina laughed happily as she looked at the man who was busy looking at her with confused eyes in front of her.

"I don't need any materialistic things like that. I just want the freedom to choose a place to sleep on my own, rely on myself, and be able to speak, sing, and work on my own."

In the end, her words convinced Yoo Seodam.

But right after that, she ran into the real problem.

"I can't get you out of Morian on my own. The Murim Alliance and Another League are very small new guilds, while Morian is a world-renown guild."

"It's okay."

Morian, one of the top 10 guilds in the world. Recently, he had heard that they partnered with Lost day to work on a gigantic project. A top 10 guild in the world, would Yoo Seodam be able to put up a fight against them if he decided to say something about 'Prophetic' ability?

Even though he had SSS-rank Seol Jungyeon as a backer, by crossing them, his scope of activity and future growth would be halted or even blocked completely if those giants guild decided to meddle with his affair.

'In addition, Morian is also a place where witches who use magic gather. The number of witches will be at least several hundred….'

Endless sense of helplessness washed over him.

"I….. There's really nothing I can do for you."

It had been awhile since last time he felt this hopeless.

Yekaterina tilted her head, as if she didn't understand what he was talking about.

"You've done enough for me, haven't you?"

"What? What did I do for you?"

"You broke the curse-like prophetic ability of mine, gave me knowledge on magic that I could explore endlessly, and even offered me a place to stay for free. To be honest, what you've done for me is too much for me."

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"No, that is…."

"From now on, I have to do it myself. I'm going to get up on my own and walk out of Morian Guild on my two feet. I don't need or want any more help."

With her transparent eyes, she looked straight at Seodam and said it.

"···well okay. I'll really welcome you if you want to join our guild. But as I said before, do you really want to work to the bone when you come to our guild? Freedom? Maybe there is no such thing?"

"Ahaha. It's okay. It would be more valuable than wasting the rest of my life doing nothing like this."

She laughed.

"I promise. Within half a year, I will surely leave Morian and visit Yoo Seodam's guild."

Then suddenly, she asked as if she just remembered something,

"Then, was the guild name, Another League?"

"Yeah. It's cool isn't it?"

She was slightly flustered by his sincere eyes.

"…Yeah? Ah….Yep. It has to be cool when two cool words come together."

"As expected of you, I know you could understand me."

Yekaterina changed the subject while breaking into a cold sweat.

"Then, what is the meaning of the guild name?"

"Nothing special……"

Yoo Seodam said as he looked at the magic book.

"Earth was filled with superpowers and science. But there's only a handful of people who can perform martial arts and magic. So, another league means a group of slightly different and special people."

"Ah….."

Thinking that way makes it feel slightly better… or not…? Yekaterina who fell into contemplation suddenly raised her as she felt someone tapping her cheeks.

"Ah. My guard is waking me up."

"What?"

"It looks like it's time for the 'witch meeting'."

Even though her mind was in the library, her senses were still connected with her body in reality.

Yekaterina hurriedly got up from her seat, smiled brightly, and closed her eyes tightly.

"Then see you next time."

After she bid him goodbye, she opened her eyes again.

A black world appeared.

That was her reality.

"Miss, It's almost time for the meeting. That's why I woke you up. Sorry for tapping your cheeks."

"It's okay….."𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕓.𝕔𝕠𝗆

She got up from her seat with a firm expression.

In exactly half year, Yekaterina planned to challenge Morian guild leader to a witch's duel with the guild leader based on the "Witch's Law," and she would win against her and confidently get out of this guild

Before this, it was impossible because she couldn't use magic.

Also, it may seem ridiculous for someone who was new to magic to challenge someone who had practiced magic for decades into a duel.

But, with the White Witch's Library,

'I can get out of this place with my two feet!'

Yekaterina could survive today,

Because now, she could see tomorrow.

The members of Murim Alliance were spread all over the world, including China. But, surprisingly, the main stage where Seol Jungyeon worked right now was not in China, but in the United States. To be exact, it's the capital of the United States, Washington D.C.

Yoo Seodam once asked why she preferred to work there, and her answer was because Washington is her hometown.

When Yoo seodam thought about it, he still didn't know Seol Jungyeon that well. When they spent the night together previously, they talked a lot but there was nothing he could find out because Seol Jungyoon was the one who asked the questions. All he did was answer most of her questions, so by now she probably knew how many spoons he had in my house.

"Yeah. First of all, please send the documents I sent to you by e-mail to Secretary Park Seong-ho."

Yoo seodam sent her what he found about mystical ability through Yekaterina's help. When he said so through his smartphone, Seol Jungyeon's calm voice answered.

-Well, the email is tricky.

"Aren't you originally a modern person? Even before you went to Murim, emails must have been active."

-I was very young back then.

"Ah… well. Okay."

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Unlike other people from Murim, Seol Jungyeon was pretty rational. Even though she hadn't learned anything about the modern press, she knew that Murim people had to quietly accept the society so that they could continue working as Murim people in the future.

There was only one thing Seol Jungyeon, the guild leader of Murim alliance wanted.

It was for the Murim League to become independent, functioning as they did in the Murim without interference from the world. Just like how the government did not interfere with Murim in Jungwon Murim.

But to be honest, from Yoo seodam's point of view, he thought her dream was too far-fetched. In this time and age, will the nation let some superhuman union work independently?

Seol Jungyeon knew that her dream was unrealistic. However, since he heard that she wants to recreate the world they lived in in the present day, he thought that he would also fit into her dream.

-···It's roughly finished here.

"Yeah. If you work hard for another half year, Murim will be recognized to some extent. By then, you won't even have to be tied up as a Murim master."

-If that's the case, that would be good. I still didn't know how to use Mugong to hunt monsters.

Since the birth of the Moorim Alliance, the Moorim people had been making huge amounts of money. They mainly went to the abandoned land where the nation did not intervene in monster hunting. They were very good at fighting, so they were able to net profits with just one knife without any additional equipment. What would happen if they wore etheric gear?

Seol Jungyeon also wore a Korean-style improved ether dispenser uniform, which was commissioned by a special craftsman, and her fans enthusiastically cheered. It even sparked a new trend of hanbok.

When Yoo seodam asked her why she wore a Korean-style clothes, she answered that it was because she's Korean.

-Anyway, I will visit Korea soon. It would be great if you came before that…

"Le…let's do that."

After finishing the call with Seol Jungyeon, Yoo seodam leaned against the chair and exhaled. Since all the work that needed to be done right now was over, it would be good to spend some time hunting monsters.

Even though Ye Sa-hye seems to learn Mugong from Ha Sun-young very well, it would be more efficient for Yoo seodam to hunt by himself rather than joining them.

'I have to get new armor too.'

Although currently he was using a fairly good first-rank ether suit, it was a little inferior in terms of defense and functionality and did not match his high mobility. However, if you go to a famous artisan and spend billions to commission them to make a personal gear for you, you will be able to wear an ether suit with design and functionality you want, just like Taylor Nine and Seol Jungyeon.

"By the way, what is keeping her so busy these days to the point I can't even see her?"

Thanks to Yoo Seodam's help, Taylor Nine had successfully finished Hellony's escort mission. The SS-rank Murim stalker was arrested and handed over to the Murim Alliance.

Taylor's reputation as a superhuman who arrested someone from Murim skyrocketed, and because of that, many high-ranking people from all over the world sent her love calls to hire her as their bodyguard.

If you hired Taylor Nine, who is pretty, strong, and competent, it would be a big social issue. Not only were they trying to use her as an escort, they were also trying to use her to build their own image.

Of course, it seems that Taylor refused everything and returned to Russia.

[Yoo seodam: What are you doing?]

[Yoo seodam: If you don't have any work, let's hunt together.]

In the past, he could never say those words. It was Taylor who often suggested it to him. The reason for that was because both of them had different styles. Yoo seodam preferred a dungeon that could be strategically broken through while Taylor preferred dungeons that she could break through with force by actively hunting as much as possible.

But now it was different. He also possessed the ability to break through the dungeon to some extent without caring about strategy.

'Ah, right.'

Yoo seodam remembered something and asked the system.

"Hey, system. The skill rewards obtained from hunting Dharma the other day aren't here yet?"

He tried not to rush the system, but it was about time to go hunting, so he couldn't help but wonder.

The system was silent for a moment, before answering.

I know the reason for the delay.

"What's the problem?"

Originally, Yoo seodam was someone who hunted the protagonist and absorbs some of the probabilities they have.

"I know. And then we can return to our original world using that energy."

By the way… You haven't returned to the dimension since you hunted the protagonist, right?

"…uh? Come to think of it?"

Right now, the excess probability is gathering around you.

"What? Probability? Isn't that dangerous?"

The probability is not risky. For most people, there is a very small amount of probability that is essential to living. But hunter Yoo seodam just didn't have it at all.

He felt sad to hear that.

However, the probability is accumulating little by little inside you. However, this was not a problem because it was a common amount among 'successful' people.

However,

The probability that piled up little by little, this time it was too explosive.

"…Then what happens now?"

If you blindly absorb any skills in this state…

The system continued her words slowly and carefully, as if taking a deep breath.

You could become a Protagonist.

"!!!!!!!!"

Yoo seodam couldn't help but be flustered and embarrassed at the same time after hearing that statement.

Chapter 82 Time to walk the story (Rewind)

Translator: Asta

Editor: Aaghna

'You could become a protagonist.'

I was flustered because of the system's statement.

It was a similar kind of feeling to when I was given a deadline out of nowhere.

Protagonist was a word that looked good at first glance, but I knew it was not.

It was because I had come to know that every single action they did was actually going with the flow of the probability set by the world, and their will was rarely involved.

With the power of probability and clichés, I'd gain many things easily. But I know that things would leave me sooner or later, and the world I lived in would collapse as well.

"…….How can I avoid becoming a protagonist?"

Of course, there's no problem right now, but what I'm trying to say Is….

"Wake up. Why are you stuttering?"

The image of the system in my head was a woman with a calm demeanor who was as cool as a machine. But when the possibility that I could be the main character emerged, I feel that she became flustered as well.

"If the probability is overflowing, can't we just consume it somehow?"

The probability is accumulated more and more as you consume it. If you are given a level 1 skill, you are immediately ready for level two. It is a phenomenon called 'probability inflation', which means that the protagonist must achieve a stronger and more stimulating performance than before.

"You're kidding me."

I thought about it for a while, but there was only one way to solve my current situation.

"Just like before, can't we consume the probability by going back and forth between dimensions?"

The amount of probability around you has become too big to be consumed by a single dimensional travel. Moreover, repetitive dimensional travel is impossible because it will be too exhausting.

"Then, is there anything that is less exhausting but still consumes probability?"

…..There is.

"Oh, what is it?"

Time travel.

Suddenly?

When I made an expression of disbelief, the system continued her words.

There are many types of 'cliché' in this world.

Regression, possession, reincarnation, transference, past life.

Among those, 'regression' is closely related to time travel.

"Oho, so you're telling me to regress to the past? On Earth?"

No! What kind of gibberish are you saying!? What will make you different from Protagonist if you do a regression on Earth?

"…..Oh, yes."

On Earth, we must never touch the time axis. Also, 'regression', which takes you back to the past, is absolutely prohibited. It would accelerate the process of you becoming a protagonist.

"Then what should I do?"

The client contemplated for a moment, then said in a brighter voice, as if she had found a way.

I didn't think of this before. But, isn't Hunter Yoo Seodam someone who travels between dimensions and twists the story of another protagonist by intervening the story of the protagonist and murders them?

"Oh….."

Is that really so? Because it's the first time I heard about it.

In that case, it would be possible to pull a regression and 'time intervention' while intervening with the story of the protagonist.

"Time intervention?"

Yes. By repeatedly intervening in the flow of the story, the probability accumulated in your body will be consumed. This time, as the protagonist Hunter's skill level reaches 4, it is possible to intervene with the time of protagonist's story.

"Okay."

But you can't abuse time intervention in any world. It's because excessive time intervention can lead to a conflict of probability.

"In what kind of world could I use it then?"

It's okay to use it in a world where the protagonist has already exhausted all probability. In other word, a world that would collapse soon.

"Is that so?"

In such a world, there will be no problem.

I had never seen the world collapsing before my eyes. However, I had indirectly experienced what would happen when the world collapsed after entering the dungeon that appeared on Earth.

The protagonist, who has consumed all the possibilities in the world, loses everything he had gained. And the world collapses and all life and civilization are lost, and in the process, only the protagonist, who possesses a tiny bit of probability, survives until the end and watches the destruction of the world.

There is one world that suits the keyword 'collapsed world'. It was a world that has already ended, and the protagonist's probability makes it a real 'collapsed' world.

"…Show me."

A hashtag appeared in front of me.

『The warrior could not save the world』

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The world ended in the hands of the devil.

The hero couldn't save the world.

"…The hashtag and the plot are pretty bloody, aren't they?"

After reading the plot, it's a place I really don't want to go.

"Is there a protagonist here too?"

There is. However, you have 0% chance to hunt the protagonist, Because the protagonist doesn't possess the probability of death.

Death by probability is inevitable while hunting the protagonist. I've hunted quite a few protagonists so far, and I almost gave all of them 'deaths that fit the probability'.

Even the level 500 Supreme Dharma had a death probability, but very occasionally there's such a protagonist which had no death probability, like the protagonist of the world I'll go to.

But… If you put 'time' as a keyword, your chances of being successful in the hunt increase slightly. That's why I chose this world. Of course, you don't really have to hunt them because our main objective is to consume the excess probability you possess.

"Alright then."

Do you want to depart?

"Yes, let's go."

In any case, there will be no problem as I just need to run away with a lot of probability.

[warning!]

[There is one soul who shares the skill 'Library of the White Witch(D)'.]

"You mean Yekaterina?"

[Would you like to leave a part of the skill 'Library of the white witch(D)' in the individual 'Yekaterina's' mind?]

Come to think of it.

Yykaterina's soul is in my head. However, if I take her soul and cross over to another dimension, her body will remain here and become an empty shell. That would be a problem.

"Leave it."

[A part of the skill' Library of the White Witch(D)' has been copied and left in the mind of the individual.]

Now Yekaterina's soul could remain intact on Earth.

"Let's go."

[Moving to 'Anwar Carmel Empire'. The original world of the protagonist Leskapi.]

[10…9…8….]

My surroundings distorted and soon a white light burst out.

[2…1…0]

[Transfer completed.]

[Current time: May 30, 3070]

[Current location: Devil Omega's castle]

When I opened my eyes, I could see the world falling apart.

"What?"

It was not a metaphor.

The world crumbled into dust, light, and fine particles.

The world was really disappearing.𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕓.𝕔𝕠𝓜

The land was gradually disappearing, and eventually it became a cliff that had been carved out on all sides. What would happen if one falls there, I wonder?

In the midst of such destruction, there was a giant walking up as it looked to the sky.

A giant that emitted a dazzling light like the sun all over his body. Wouldn't it be that way if God appeared in this world?

The world was cramped. Everything disappeared, and now there was little left. The sun was coloring the sky red, as if it was going to illuminate this world for the last time.

I glanced at the sight of the world perishing.

I realized that giants weren't important. It only looked like a god, it was neither god nor anything else. He was just holding onto the perishing world and crying to survive.

"···who are you?"

I turn my head to the voice coming from behind.

There was a middle-aged woman looking at me. Her whole body was muddy, she was wearing ragged clothes.But her clear brown eyes were shining brightly.

Above her head, I couldn't find the protagonist's mark. I instinctively asked her a question.

"What about the other survivors?"

Then she looked at me with trembling eyes, then shook her head.

"All are dead. Now, the only one left is me. The 7 survivors, including the 'Brave Leskapi', boarded the 'ark' and left for another world. Now this is the end. You, me, and that 'Omega', the Demon King of Disaster who led the world to destruction… will all disappear."

The lady with pointed ears stared at the Demon King. Her eyes seemed to contain both hate and compassion, but I couldn't understand well, I'm not used to reading people's feelings.

"The warrior couldn't save the world. And, in the process, I didn't do anything."

As if I was going to write a diary, I listened to that murmur, and after that I opened my mouth.

"Your name is?"

"Hah, you are still asking that even though the world is in the middle of being destroyed?"

"l'm Yoo Seodam. I'm a hunter."

"…My name is Nisha Carmel. Queen of the Anwar Carmel Empire and the last survivor. No, not the last survivor. There must have been one more person who survived…"

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Nisha looked at her giant with her blank eyes, and she suddenly focused and looked into its eyes.

Then, she slowly muttered something.

"Then….."

She wasn't talking to me. It was a word full of regret that addressed the past.

"If I hadn't relied on the hero… no. If I had accepted him in the first place, would things have been different …?"

A word like that was really meaningless.

But the moment I heard that, the world suddenly began to distort.

[Transferring the story of the main character 'Leskapi'.]

[Returning to the past.]

[Current Time: May 30, 3020]

[Current Location: Anwar Carmel empire, 3rd Imperial palace of Acacia-The Empress's Bed]

I saw beautiful brown eyes staring at me when I opened my eyes.

"…Nisha?"

"Do you know me?"

"……?"

I tried to control the fluids threatening to rise inside my body because of the motion sickness. Soon after, I came to my senses and woke up. The brown eyes in front of him did not belong to Nisha, but she was a girl in her early teens much younger than Nisha he met earlier.

"What is this…?"

Looking around her, a medieval bedroom came into my view. It was a luxurious palace. And from the window, a bright sunlight was shining.

I slowly approached the window and looked outside.

The high castle, as if piercing the sky, stood out exceptionally. The whole castle was being supported by some kind of an unknown device which even the Library of the White Witch could not figure out. Just by seeing this, I knew one fact for sure.

The magic technology of this world had been tremendously developed. Maybe, as much as the Vivienda Empire.

Successfully intervened in the story. You have returned 50 years to the past.

'Huh… It's amazing….'

This beautiful world with magical science which was similar to that of the Vivienda Empire was the starting point of the story.

I turned my head again.

The girl with brown eyes was still staring at me.

"Is your name Nisha?"

Perhaps the girl in front of him was the childhood version of the earlier Nisha.

"Yes. Who are you?"

"I, um… I'm just a passing hunter…"

Come to think of it, Nisha said she was a princess. And this is probably the bedroom that Princess Nisha used 50 years ago. I looked like a strange person who intruded the princess's bedroom right now.

For some reason, she didn't scream nor call the guard but smiled at me.

"I think I saw ahjussi in my dream before."

[Ahjussi means uncle]

"What? Me?"

"Yeah! I think ahjussi said something after making eye contact with me…"

Why am I in your dreams? (T/N:IKR? Why are you invading people's dreams!?)

"Well. By the way, what day is it today?"

Since the system said I successfully intervened with the story, it mustn't be a normal day.

Then, Nisha answered with a wide smile.

"It's the day I turn 9!"

I am not even curious about that.

By the way, as I looked at Nisha, I finally understood the plot of this world.

The Hero and the Demon King. It's a common cliché. It wasn't used pretty often these days, but it was popularly used in the old children's books.

'The warrior and the demon king. Usually, the cliché used in this case is….'

At that moment, my sixth sense warned me of a 'presence'.

As the eerie sensation descended on my back, I quickly turned to Nisha.

She was still smiling and looking at me.

"…Nisha. Don't look back. Got it?"

"Yeah?"

Dark and violent sensation filled the princess's bedroom. How could I forget about this cliché development in a story about Hero and Demon king?

'The kidnapped princess.'

Also, it's okay to say that the development of kidnapping princesses on her birthday was an inevitable development.

Damn it!

Something sneaky slipped through the gap of the door. It looks like darkness, it must be a 'devil'.

"Nisha. Listen carefully. Now you are having a nightmare. got it?"

"Yes. Yes···."

When I carefully reached out to Nisha, the demon reacted and ran toward me faster than the speed of sound.

Swooosh!!!

I cut the devil's neck with the ether blade in my hand.

[The flow of the story fluctuates, speeding up time.]

Chapter 83.

Time to walk the story(Fast forward)

The devil who came to kidnap Nisha had an excellent infiltration ability, but its fighting power was weaker than expected. I was able to kill it in one swing. Seeing the demon's body slowly evaporate, I tried to say something to Nisha

[Intervening with the main story of the protagonist 'Leskapi'.]

[Fast forwarding time.]

My surroundings distorted once again. Nisha's voice gradually faded, and day and night began to pass quickly.

The sensation I felt right now was similar to when I was dimensional travel, but it was slightly better.

[Current time: May 30, 3021]

[Current location: Anwar Carmel Empire, Victorian chamber of archive.]

Checking the time, a year has passed since then. As I turned my body and looked behind, I saw 10 years old Nisha walking slowly, and when she found me, her shoulder shook. And then, a dark figure started wriggling right behind her.

It was a devil.

Without any hesitation, I swung my sword and defeated the devil.

[Intervening with the main story of the protagonist 'Leskapi'.]

[Fast forwarding time.]

[Current time: May 30, 3022]

[Current location: Anwar Carmel Empire, Garden of Aden]

The following year, Nisha just had her 11th birthday.

Even that day, without failure, I killed a devil that appeared around Nisha.

[Current Time: May 30th, 3023]

12 years old.

[Current Time: May 30, 3024]

13 years old.

[Current time: May 30, 3025]

14 years old.

[Current Time: May 30, 3026]

When it was Nisha's 15th birthday, the devil was killed again.

And then,

[The episode '(Prologue) Princess was kidnapped' will be changed.]

As the episode changed, this time, three years passed at once.

[Current Time: July 19, 3029]

[Current place: Anwar Carmel Empire, Snow White's Podium]

[Intervening with the episode 'Birth of a Warrior (1)'.]

It was the year Nisha Carmel turned 18.

'I am looking for a hero to save the world!'

The Advent of Omega, the Demon King of Disaster.

The only one who could defeat him was a hero chosen by the gods by pulling the holy sword Youslet.

The only princess of the empire looked around the podium with a firm expression.

"Wowaaahhh!!!"

Tens of thousands of spectators gathered in all directions around the podium where the Holy sword Youslet, the symbol of the great Carmel Empire, which has passed through the hands of numerous heroes, resided.

'Omega, the demon king of disaster, has awakened!'

It was a wise and quick judgment of the emperor to summon a hero, rather than despairing at the news. Even now, people were looking forward to the birth of a new hero.

That was how a thousand years old empire handled this matter.

However, it was such an absurd story that only a hero could oppose the demon. The same absurdity applied to the story of how the holy sword Youslet only responded to a hero.

'I can't understand it.'

Does the Holy Sword Youslet have something special? It was only a shinier and sharper sword than any other sword, that's it. Nevertheless, only a warrior who could draw that sword can defeat the Demon King.

The reason why she couldn't point out such an absurd tradition was because she had only lived for 20 years unlike the tradition which spanned over hundred years old.

"Woaaaahhh!!!"

"Caldex! Caldex!"

People cheered as a man climbed up the platform. The man, who is presumed to be a warrior and seemed to have gone through numerous wars, waved his hand towards the crowd as he walked toward the mysterious silver sword.

Eventually, he put his hand on the silver sword.

"Hiyyy–ah!"

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…The silver swords didn't budge, and the cheers gradually faded.

"Caldex wasn't a hero either?"

"Nonsense. If Caldex-sama, who faced thousands of large forces alone, is not a hero, who the hell is……."

Caldex came down from the platform, and before long, numerous warriors climbed to the platform, but none of them could pull the sword.

Nisha watched the warriors struggling to draw the sword with an indifferent look.

One after another.

And then, after the last warrior failed like any other warrior, someone with a familiar face walked up to the podium. It was a man who always made her shoulder tremble.

It was Yoo Seodam, a man who always appears in her dreams.

"…Something wrong, Nisha?"

"Ah…."

At the question of the emperor, Nisha came back to her senses and realized that she was standing. It was a rude act from her, but without any signs of worrying about it, she sat down again and watched Yoo Seodam.

'So this is the holy sword Youslet.'

It was a pretty interesting story. The one who pulled the sword, became a warrior.

This was the beginning of the legend of Leskapi. This moment was supposed to be the moment where the hero Leskapi is born.

'Then, if I pulled this sword first, the hero wouldn't be born, right?'

That's right. By pulling the sword in front of him, he would prevent the birth of a hero and at the same time the excessive probability he got from killing Dharma will be consumed.

Truly two birds in one stone.

With the probability you currently have, you will be able to draw the sword.

To prevent the birth of the hero. It's a really refreshing idea in my opinion.

'It was good.'

Anyway, it meant that he could finish the current storyline.

With that thought, Yoo Seodam slowly approached the sacred sword and pulled it.

Flash!

A pillar of light fell from the sky, and the divine sword, Yuslet, showed its splendor.

"Oh….oh my god!"

"It is the birth of a hero!"

[Sensing a change in the story of the protagonist Leskapi, 'The Birth of a hero (3)']

Cheers erupted. The pillars of light showered the protagonist like a spotlight to bless the protagonist of this world. Even the emperor stood up and clapped.

It was the birth of a new warrior! The beginning of a new history!

[Congratulations! You have been chosen as the hero of the Anwar Carmel Empire!]

[But you didn't become a hero in a fair way!]

[Designated as a' villain' for stealing the protagonist's property!]

It does not matter. Being a villain or whatever, anyway, he had become a hero. Seodam thought so and happily raised his sword high in the sky.

[…..A new episode 'Second Holy Sword (1)' occurs.]

Second Holy Sword (1)

In fact, no one knew but the Anwar Empire had two holy swords.

However, it had been sealed for more than thousands of years because it could only be picked by a true hero chosen by the heavens, a true hero amongst heroes. But it was revealed to the world by the hero 'Leskapi'…

Uncover the truth behind the second holy sword!

Seodam couldn't hide his absurd expression as he read the plot of the new story.

'….Crazy!! How did it turn out like this?'

It was a sudden turn of events. The appearance of the second holy sword!

In the midst of it, Yoo Seodam figured blurred into light and disappeared with a dumbfounded look on his face.

[Intervening with the story of the protagonist 'Leskapi'.]

[Fast forwarding time.]

[Current time: June 30, 3030]

[Current place: Camellisian, capital of the Anwar Carmel Empire]

Nisha recalled the day when she turned 9 years old. That day, a demon appeared and attacked her, but she was saved by a man.

'What happened today is a nightmare.'

Also, people around her were telling her the same things.

'Princess, what happened that night was just a nightmare.'

However Nisha knew, what happened that day wasn't a nightmare but reality.

The only evidence, the devil's body, evaporated once and for all, and the 'man', who saved her, as well as the only witness, disappeared immediately after, so no one believed Nisha's words.

However, she believed in that 'man' who appeared every year on her own birthday. After that she always looked forward to her birthday to come instead of fearing the demons that would attack her.

But after her fifteenth birthday, the man no longer appeared. and Nisha tried to brush off their meetings as a midsummer's night dream.

However, once again, the man appeared. He appeared in a place that blessed the emergence of a hero!

But,

'That man is Satan!'

'He's an evil demon who stole the holy sword!'

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The following year, Leskapi, a true warrior who found the legendary holy sword that had been sealed thousands of years ago, appeared and denied the existence of Yoo Seodam. At first, people were dubious about his claim. However the rumored fake hero didn't show up to clear the misunderstanding. Eventually, the empire was furious at Yoo Seodam and tried to search for him in order to reclaim their Holy sword.

But Nisha still believed him.

How could a man who saved her and appeared in her childhood dreams be Satan?

But nobody listened to her. Nisha's most trusted maids, knights and nobles, as well as even the emperor, sided with Leskapi.

'You seem to be still dreaming.'

He said so to her.

She couldn't believe it. It was as if this world revolved around Leskapi.

'This isn't it.'

Nisha shuddered as she looked at Leskapi's eyes. It was a disgusting gaze that seemed to not see people as people. It was an unpleasant gaze as if licking her body. Nisha had never made eye contact with Leskapi, but unfortunately, when she first met him at the appointment ceremony, it seems like he really liked her.

'If I return after defeating the Demon King, can I propose to the princess?'

In response, the emperor gladly gave permission.

Thump, Nisha felt like a lump of stones fell from her chest.

She hated it. She didn't want to marry that terrible man. However, she knew he was the only hero in the world. Without him, the demon king couldn't be defeated.

'…If everyone could be happy at the expense of one person's life… That would be enough.'

The coolest man in the world, the hero Leskapi.

Everyone in the world blessed Nisha Carmel for receiving his proposal.

The most wonderful hero in the world and the most beautiful princess meet!

But,

Nisha Carmel hated being treated as just the 'most beautiful princess'. When in front of a hero, the title of 'the strongest', 'the greatest', and 'the most courageous' were added.

'···no. It must be my fault. It's my fault that I have been quietly living as a flower in a greenhouse.'

She slowly lowered her wooden sword. Her slender body was decorated with fine muscles and sweat trickled down her body .

On her palms, rough calluses could be found, unfitting of her title as a princess. It was a trace of her hardships, but no one in the world recognized Nisha Carmel as a Hero, she was just a princess.

"You are working hard."

Nisha Carmel turned her head with a stiff expression as she heard a familiar voice.

Behind her, a man who always appeared in her dream at her birthday was looking at her.

"….long time no see."

A black hair and white eyes.

Nisha Carmel smiled brightly as their eyes met with each other.

"This scammer. Everyone in the world hates you now."

"I know, the atmosphere was bloody. My God, what the hell is the second holy sword?"

Nisha didn't feel any sense of crisis from his careless answer. She put her wooden sword down and slowly approached him and stroked his cheek. She wanted to check whether it is a dream or not.

"You… haven't changed the slightest since that day. It was as if you are someone who comes back from the future…."

Seodam responded cleverly.

"Sometimes when there is something exciting, time goes by quickly, right?"

"Hehe. Is that so?"

Nisha was still growing. She was nineteen this year. But she had a more mature and heavier atmosphere than any other adult.

"People said what you did back then for me was nothing but a dream."

"It might be the case."

"But it's not. You appeared in front of me like this right now."

As she said that, she pointed at the holy sword in Yoo Seodam's hand.

"And… the divine sword is still shining. See, you must also be the hero whom the world chose."

"Oh, this is….. Um… there are some circumstances. Should I say that it shines, but it has no effect? It's just a little bit better than…"

Contrary to Nisha's words, Seodam was having a mixed feeling about the holy sword.

He thought that if he pulled out the holy sword he could somehow interfere with the protagonist, but rather, it seemed like he had helped the protagonist.

Besides, Seodam couldn't exert the true effect of the divine sword Youslet. That was because the system said that it wasn't a problem of whether the probability was consumed or not, rather, the moment he activates the Holy swords, he could proceed to become the 'protagonist' of this world

"I'm quite troubled now… wait."

An idea popped out of his mind while he looked alternately between the holy sword he couldn't use, Nisha, a princess who had just finished practicing with her wooden sword, and the ether blade.

"Hey, have you ever held a sacred sword?"

"Euum? no. I am not qualified."

"Is that so?"

One of the cliché in the story of the demon king and the hero was the trials that the demon king sent towards the hero. And by defeating those enemies, the hero would grow stronger.

The level of the trial would be something like this, Level 1 Miscellaneous Mobs, Level 2 Henchmen, Level 3 General, Level 4 Warlock, Level 5 Four Heavenly King, and Lastly Demon King himself.

In the course of the long ordeal where no forces intervened, the hero gains the power to defeat the Demon King while the Demon King regains his sealed power.

In other words, the Devil of Disaster Omega, which he saw 50 years in the future wasn't here yet,

Only then did Yoo Seodam realize why this world was destroyed, and when he tried to say something…

"This is just…."

Suddenly, the knights rushed to the training ground.

"Th, that way!!! I saw Satan approaching the princess!"

A woman pointed her hand towards where Yoo Seodam and Nista stood. Behind her, hundreds of knights were running with determination to protect the princess and to punish Satan who stole the sacred sword.

Looking at the sight.

Yoo Seodam laughed, then he wrapped her hand around Nisha's waist, lifting her into the air and screamed.

"Hahaha! The princess will be taken by the demon of rice cake soup, Yoo Seodam! If you want to save her, come to her devil's castle within a week!"

[New episode 'Princess, kidnapped by evil demon?!(1)' occurs!]

Chapter 84.

Time to walk the story(Fast forward)

Translator: Asta

Editor: Aaghna

Hero Leskapi was originally an ordinary young man from the countryside.

He was not a warrior, a knight, or a mercenary. But an accidental meeting gave him the opportunity to go to the capital of the Empire.

At that time, he entered a dungeon by accident, and coincidentally, the dungeon was the tomb of a true warrior that was sealed thousands of years ago. Very coincidentally, Leskapi was entitled to hold the 'True Second holy Sword' that was sealed in the dungeon.

The true Hero! Leskapi!

[The protagonist 'Leskapi' was born.]

He had a timid personality, had always been ignored, never been in a fight, and he was not even good at talking to someone.

However, after getting his hands on the second holy sword, 'Noslet' everything started to work out for him.

For some reason, even when he said something timidly, everyone listened to him. When he showed the sacred sword to the nobles, they all knelt down without questioning, not asking the credibility of the sword. He even possessed a stronger ability after training for a month compared to a wannabe knight who trained for 10 years.

Then, Leskapi finally felt something.

'I can do it.'

The world began to look easy. There was rarely an enemy who was stronger than him. And even if he encountered them, the divine sword noslet glowed every time he defeated the enemy and gained stronger power.

He became stronger than a swordsman who had been training for 15 years when he had been training for three months, and by half a year he was able to defeat even a famous knight who had trained for 20 years.

The world was easy.

Regardless of the dangers he encountered, the situation was easily solved by simply wielding the holy sword noslet. His teammates always listened to Leskapi's words like a fool, and for some reason the Demon King always sent an enemy around his level. He used them as a foundation for his growth.

When Leskapi said a word, women always blushed for no reason.

He could get anything he wanted.

Power, honor, even purpose.

So, after he was chosen as a hero,

'There was one more warrior…'

Leskapi began to hate the existence of Yoo Seodam, another hero who wielded a holy sword just like him.

And then, Leskapi, who was afraid of the existence of the other hero, started to spread an unlikely rumor about his opponent.

'He is a demon! He's Satan who stole the holy sword Youslet!'

Everyone in the world never doubted his words. The fact that he was holding a holy sword was like a proof that heaven had chosen him as a hero. So, everyone was furious when he mentioned that a demon had played a trick.

And then, the world starts to see Yoo Seodam as a demon. And Leskapi became the sole hero of the world. He gained more and more confidence and finally,

'If I come back after defeating the Demon King, will you accept my proposal?'

It was now possible for him to confidently confess to Nisha Carmel, the most beautiful flower of the empire.

Leskapi had no doubts, believing that the princess would also shyly accept his proposal while blushing just like any other woman.

However,

He didn't know.

'Protagonist correction' didn't work on Nisha. Because she already met someone who could destroy these probabilities.

'…·Sorry. Give me some time to think about it…'

'······!'

At that time, Leskapi could see the eyes of the princess. It was a look of disbelief! Maybe, that look was supposed to be the normal reaction.

Wouldn't he be like that too if someone proposed to marry him at the first meeting? The two didn't even get to know each other at all.

However, Leskapi had confidence he could win everyone's favor .

And so Leskapi approached the princess with all of his sincerity and tried to win her heart. He hoped that Nisha would really fall in love with him. However, it was too late now, the princess's heart was moving far away from Leskapi.

Before long, Leskapi became angry with the princess, and realized. He himself did not love her either. He just wanted to make her his wife because she was the most beautiful flower in the empire.

So his goal became simple and clear. The marriage itself had already been approved by the emperor. If he returned to the empire after defeating the Demon King, the Princess would become his wife.

·····It should have been that way.

'The demon Yoo Seodam kidnapped the princess!'

'In a week, the wedding between the demon of rice cake soup and Nisha Carmel will be held under the arrangement of the Demon King!'

The empire was overturned. It was an absurd situation where an imperial princess could end up marrying a demon!

The emperor called the warrior Leskapi urgently and ordered.

'Defeat the Demon King within a week!'

It was an impossible task.

No matter how strong Leskapi was, it had only been a year since he became a hero. He had not yet obtained enough strength to defeat the Demon King. He needed at least 10 years, or even 20 years more to train while growing stronger by killing more of the demon king's subordinates. He would certainly die if he went now.

However,

Leskapi was a hero.

He was obligated to save the world, the empire, and the princess.

'Hahaha…. Can I bring….the imperial army…with me…?"

'What are you talking about, Oh great hero! Only the hero could stand against the Demon King!'

For the first time, his opinion was rejected.

It was natural.

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'As long as a warrior existed in this world, only a warrior could fight against the demon!'

That was a law created by the 'protagonist correction' received by the hero.

It was created to prevent anyone from intervening with the hero's achievements.

It was created so everyone had no choice but to rely on the warrior.

'Ah.'

Only then did Leskapi realize something.

He was already too late.

But he shook his head.

'I am a hero.'

The hero chosen by the world. The first hero in thousands of years to wield the holy sword 'noslet' that could only be wielded by a true hero!

'I can do it!'

Thus, the hero, Leskapi, charged with a white horse towards Demon Castle, showing off his reliable back to people of the empire.

But, exactly three days later.𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕓.𝕔𝕠𝗆

[You have successfully hunted a level 78 protagonist.]

He returned as a corpse.

"The hero is no more…"

Nisha muttered while standing at the top of the wall and gazing at corpses of countless demons laying around everywhere. Not all these demons were killed by Leskapi. Most of them were killed by Yoo Seodam.

He couldn't help it. Because if he really took the princess to the Demon king's Castle, both of them would die.

Yoo Seodam put holy sword Youslet on the floor. A holy sword that had never been used since it was picked up. Right next to it was the second holy sword Noslet that Leskapi had left behind.

"Now… What will happen to the world?"

"Well. At least it won't be destroyed soon."

"Sorry?"

The theme of the protagonist's story in this world was the hero and the demon king.

However, it was not such a common cliché where there was happiness in the end of the story, rather, the theme was『The hero who could not save the world』.

In other words, it was a world where the 'Cliché Twist' was about a hero who couldn't defeat the Demon King.

What would happen to the hero who failed to defeat the Demon King?

After the world gets destroyed, the hero escapes from this world with his wives and goes to another world. That was the original ending that Yoo Seodam saw 50 years in the future.

But now, such an ending would be no more because the hero Leskapi was dead.

Sizzle..

"Th..The holy sword is disappearing…!"

Both holy swords turned into particles of light and disappeared.

"Now……what will you do? Will you… become the new hero?"

"Ehei~ I don't think that title will fit me."

"But the world still needs a hero…."

Yoo Seodam smirked at Nisha's words. He raised his head and looked far away.

Because the protagonist had died, the 'protagonist correction' was gone as well.

Now, all the powerful constraints surrounding the world had disappeared.

Du Du Du Du…!!

"There it is."

"That's……!"

The fluttering red flag she saw was certainly the flag of the army of the Anwar Carmel Empire.

Yoo Seodam watched the incoming army and handed the ether blade he was holding to Nisha Carmel.

"It's too far to go back, so I'll lend this one to you, be careful it's expensive."

"Isn't this Seodam-nim sword?"

"No. It's not just any sword. It's the third holy sword."

"The third one? No way…."

"Why? There's a second one, is there any law that states that there can't be a third holy sword?"

"Is this really…??"

When Nisha spoke as if she couldn't believe it, Seodam replied by clicking the button on the ether blade.

"No. Actually, I'm lying. It's not the third holy sword."

"…What?"

"Because you don't need any qualifications to lift it. Just hold it up, press the button, and the light will come out-"

Yoo Seodam continued,

"-The qualification to lift a sword is not determined by the sword, but by the person who must prove it by themselves. From this moment, this sword is the third holy sword. You need to prove it to the people that you are a hero worthy to wield this third holy sword."

"That….."

"Isn't that what you really wanted to do?"

Nisha flinched, as if she had been hit by lightning.

He was right.

Rather than the title of the most beautiful flower of the empire, she wanted to fight the demon army as a hero. However, she couldn't do it, because in this world, it was the duty of the hero to fight against the Demon King, and her duty was to become the hero's wife.

However, if the world didn't have a hero, it meant that anyone can become a hero.

Nisha Carmel, hesitated for a moment before accepting the ether blade, then she took out something. It was a pure white flower. A flower that was small and delicate, but still emitted strong life-force. She put that flower on Yoo Seodam's chest. The flower, which looked like nothing, was the only gift she could give to Yoo Seodam at that moment.

Eventually, she met Yoo Seodam's eyes and smiled. Then, she walked towards the edge of the wall.

Below, the army of the Empire were looking at her with longing eyes. The clouds and darkness are lifted, and the light of early dawn pours down.

At that time, it was really… really a coincidence that one of the first pillars of light lit Nisha Carmel.

"Everyone listen!"

"……!"

At the edge of the wall of the Demon's Castle, Nisha Carmel, whom they thought had been kidnapped by the demon, appeared, and all the knights of the Empire lifted their heads and looked at her.

"Pr, Princess…!"

"That's the princess! The Princess is there!"

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Just when tens of thousands of people looked at her, Nisha Carmel raised the sword and pushed the button. It was just a sword that anyone could hold, but at this moment, it was a very sufficient scientific instrument to dazzle everyone's eyes.

Nisha Carmel looked around.

"The previous hero is dead."

In time, a beautiful glow burst from the ether blade. Nisha's voice was rather low, but it reverberated towards everyone.

"So, from now on, I will catch the Demon King."

As she said so, the system message appeared.

[There is no story to interfere.]

You have exhausted all of your excessive probability. Returning to the original time zone.

[Fast forwarding time.]

The world's time has accelerated.

A day passed in just a few seconds. A month passed in minutes, Yoo Seodam rubbed his face. In the fast-flowing time, he could see Nisha Carmel grow more and more.

In a world where she would have perished, Nisha Carmel led the forces of the empire and fought the Demon King. Now that the Demon King failed to properly recover his original power, it was a war worth trying.

Nisha Carmel was no longer called the most beautiful flower.

She was now called as the strongest and most courageous hero.

So, one day.

The Demon King fell, and Nisha Carmel put her third sacred sword on top of the Demon's Castle.

The first victory achieved without a hero.

There, Nisha Carmel raised her hand and swung the imperial flag.

[Stabilizing time.]

[Current time: May 30, 3070]

[Current location: Anwar Carmel Empire, Empress's Office]

"…Yoo Seodam?"

As she turned her head, Empress Nisha Carmel, with her brown hair and brown eyes, was sitting in her office and staring with a puzzled look.

Her youthful looks were no more. Nisha Carmel had grown into a wise Empress from a young but confident woman.

"Oh my God…."

She rose from her seat, and walked toward Yoo Seodam, her gaze suddenly went to his chest. A flower that she had put in as a joke on that day decades ago was still there. The flowers still maintained its beautiful appearance and sweet fragrance.

"The flower has grown big."

"….Yeah. and you are still the same."

Nisha opened her mouth and closed it again. It was hard to believe that the very man who had been the pillar of her heart for decades had finally shown up in front of her.

There were so many things she wanted to say. There was a time when she prepared the coolest and most powerful lines in case he suddenly appeared.

But he didn't show up, and just when she forgot to wait.

He finally showed up.

"…..Sometimes, I used to dream. It was a dream with the same thing every day."

"What kind of dream?"

"In that dream, I survived alone in a perished world."

A world where everything had collapsed. A world where the Demon King had not been defeated. And, in that world where the hero ran away from the world, Nisha Carmel stood alone, preparing to accept the destruction alone.

"It was a terrible dream. Even though the Demon King was clearly defeated, I didn't know why I had such a dream. And today, the dream is finally over. …..Because you appeared in front of me at the end of my dream."

It seems that she has detected the slight change on the time axis. She's a person with a great fate.

Nisha laughed brightly.

"From then on, you go back in time… You removed all the stories that could lead into world destruction."

"Uh, but it wasn't intended to be such a great deal…."

"Thank you."

In fact, she may not need other words.

"Since that day, I've been working really hard. I always think of you every time I feel exhausted from fighting."

"……"

"Thank you very much."

After being silent for a moment, he checked the date and opened his mouth.

"Happy Birthday."

Eventually, the figure of Yoo Seodam disappeared, and Nisha was left alone while looking at the place where he once stood. She bowed her head once again. In the end, she couldn't show him what she wanted to show.

"….."

Nisha left her office and headed for the gardens of the Imperial Palace.

Over the past decades, after Nisha had been fighting against the Demon King, she focused her attention on something.

That something was restoring Yoo Seodam's image, who once called the devil, and now as a hero again.

And it was quite successful. She was finally able to build a statue of him in the Imperial Palace.

Arriving at his statue, which was almost 5 meters tall, Nisha looked at it quietly.

"It's a nice statue."

Nisha turned his head as she heard a voice from her side.

There, she found a girl with straight black hair and blue eyes standing next to her.

Despite being in a place where no one could come in, Nisha wasn't alert at all. She was already used to people popping in and out in her life.

"He is the one who saved my world."

"Is that so? He's still the same."

"Do you know about Yoo Seodam?"

"I don't know and I'd love to know. That's why I came here like this, but I think I'm too late."

The girl stared at the statue,

"But that statue…. He looks more handsome than the original? Especially around the nose…"

"Huhu. Memories tend to be glorified over time."

After Nisha said that, she looked at her girl again, and she had no choice but to be surprised. When she looked at her for the first time, she was a young girl in her mid-to-late teens, and now she had already grown up and became a woman in her mid-to-late twenties.

"…You, what are you?"

"Ah, it's become like this again. I'm sorry. Because I lack the ability… When passing through the portal, I was exposed to a twisted fragment of time. How does he get through these things…."

When she said that, she smiled bitterly as she took her necklace out and touched it. It was an object that did not exist in this world, a necklace made of bullets.

"I'm still looking for you, Professor."

Before long she disappeared silently, just like when she appeared.

In the corner seat of a certain café, two women with beautiful appearances were sitting by the window. This sight would surely draw some attention if the café weren't empty.

One of the two beautiful women was Taylor Nine, and the other was a woman called 'Joya Blestash'. Just like Taylor, Joya has beautiful silver hair and gold eyes, she was Taylor Nine's older sister and the eldest daughter of the Blestash family.

Unlike the perfectly poised Zoya, Taylor sat with her legs stretched out. She chewed the straw of her coffee while her chin was resting on her hands.

"Taylor. Isn't it time for you to come back?"

"I don't think so."

The Russian Blestash family was an unusual family. From generation to generation the members of this family were able 'inherit' superpower. Thanks to this, all nine children of the Blestash family had superpower related to dealing with 'light'.

It was a very unusual phenomenon. It has not been proven scientifically or unscientifically. Are superpowers actually inherited? If not, how did the Blestash family inherit superpower?

However, this inheritance phenomenon didn't happen in the Blestash family alone, there were few other families who had this kind phenomenon too, so it wasn't that unusual these days.

Among nine children of the Blestash family, Taylor Blestash or Taylor nine was the youngest among them. She also possessed the weakest abilities among them.

Her abilities were very straightforward.

'Making a mass energy-producing light float on her palm.'

From the beginning of her awakening, her abilities possessed quite a strong energy output, so she received great interest from the family. But unfortunately, that was all that her ability could do.

She could neither move the sphere of light nor give the energy to someone or something else. All she could do was float a lump of light with powerful energy.

Her superpowers, which could be dangerous if touched, were nothing more than just a flash.

"How long are you going to work under that funny pseudonym? You are really a disgrace for the family."

"Hoo! Excuse me, Ahjumma. It was only one line but there's already a contradiction in your word. How can I be a disgrace of the family when I'm working under this funny pseudonym?"

"…Taylor. Public knows that you are a Blestash. So let's stop now."

"Eh hey, this ahjumma started talking nonsense again. As a human, we need to have guts! I've been doing this for 16 years already, shouldn't I reach that 20 years point?"

"Sigh…. Your shallow way of speaking is still the same. You got along with those vulgar things, that's why you become like this."

"Ohh.. Miss 'Knight' here is so noble and dazzling."

Since the outbreak of war with monsters 31 years ago, most superpowers have been used to hunt monsters, but of course not all of them.

One example of superhuman who didn't use their power to hunt monsters was the Brestash family. They didn't work in the hunter industry, but rather trained their superpowers for military purposes, for war against non-monsters.

However, it had been decades since the last war broke out. The Blestash family is now a special superhuman family dealing with light, who had dedicated their lives to Russia, and operated under the title of 'Knight'.

An honorable family of knights of light dedicated to the nation! What a beautiful and pretty word.

In fact, when the title of 'knight' was revived alongside with the rise of superpower, countless superhuman joined the movement, and all of them said one same thing,

'Hunter is a vulgar job.'

Taylor couldn't help but snort after hearing those words. Just who did they think was fighting against monsters? And why did they pretend to be a knight after awakening their superpower?

However, it was impossible to laugh openly at them because they already grew too strong. Unlike hunters who grew by rolling on the battlefield, knights were able to possess very powerful power through systematic training and constantly injecting high quality ether to their body in a safe place.

"Why did they ask me to come back now when they were the ones who kicked me out in the first place?"

"We didn't kick you out. You left by yourself."

It was a story from a long time ago.

When all of the eight brothers except her awakened the power of light and were being appointed as a knight, she ran away from the family because she couldn't use her power well.

It wasn't a very good memory, but when she thought about it now, she believed it was a good decision. Thanks to that, she was able to meet the most precious person in her own life.

"…Father wants you to come back. There's an empty seat for you in the Royal National Knights of Russia. Your career as a hunter would be your fault, but father has also acknowledged your S rank ability. So come back. Now is the time to end that vulgar life and return to your original status."

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With that said, Joya took a picture out of his arms and put it on the table.

"Father wants you to marry him. He is the eldest son of the Romanov family. Unlike those friends you hang out with, he is noble from birth."

The man in the picture was someone Taylor knew. He was a genius among geniuses. He was an SS rank hunter who possessed both psychic and body-strengthening ability.

"Wow. You want me to marry something like that? He looks like someone who only eats bean sprouts for every meal."

"You can't demean a person's appearance, Taylor."

Taylor struck the picture with his index finger and sent it back to Joya.

"I'm actually pregnant. It's 4 months old."

"…Really?"

"Fu-hat, of course not. Actually, my taste is a Korean man, so if you want me to marry someone, bring me a Korean man."

"Taylor. You can't go against what your father said."

"Is that so?"

"Will you still come out with such a confident attitude if father called up the council and proposed a knight duel?"

Hearing Joya's words, Taylor's eyes, which had been calm all the time, trembled ever so slightly.

Ever since the rise of superpower, families with unusual abilities began to protect the secrets of their power more and more closely. They firmly believe that superpowers are contained in their genes. Likewise for Brestash, if one wants to go outside and leave the family, they have to ask for a duel.

However, Taylor in the past skipped the process. At that time, she couldn't use her ability at all.

"I don't know how you're so useless, but now you have a corner to roll them in, so you can pull them up as an excuse. I won't allow that. …I need to know with what honor that my father wants you, who is still weak, and who cannot properly express your ability unless you rely on the ether dispenser."

With that said, Joya got up from her seat.

"So, come back on your own two feet, Taylor."

When she disappeared, Taylor, who had been sitting there for a while, scratched her head.

"Ah, what a shitty day…"

Then she suddenly turned her head and saw some high school girls looking at her way with exciting eyes.

"Hey, why are you looking at me like that? It's the first time you've seen a political fight?"

"Unnie! looked at this way!"

"Unnie! Please curse one more time!"

Taylor immediately covered her arms and got goosebumps.

"What in the world is that? Are they crazy bitches?"

The Geumgang Gymnasium has always been my go-to place whenever I want to train my physical strength. Of course, in the past, I did it desperately just to survive, but nowadays I used this facility to test my Mystical ability.

One talent i obtained by hunting Leskapi this time was,

[You absorbed Leskapi's talent 'Insight (B)'.]

[Your level does not rise because you hunted a low level protagonist.]

[780 days of lifeforce has been paid.]

I was finally able to absorb Lee Dong-joon's skill that has been delayed too.

[You absorbed Lee Dong-joon's skill 'Dharma Pungcheonbo達摩風天步(SS)'.]

[This skill resonates with the 'How to run like the wind (S)' and merges.]

[Acquired the skill 'Dharma Heavenly wind god technique(SS)'.]

A whopping SS rank skill was absorbed. At first glance it looks good, but…

In fact, I wasn't very lucky. Dharma was a level 500 expert. He had more than hundreds of skills. Most of them were martial arts related skills, most were SS ranks and the lowest were S rank, and some of Dharma's original skills were all SSS ranks.

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It is true that I wanted the skill of SSS rank in my heart, but I was quite satisfied by the fact that the skill was combined with the existing skill and became a SS rank skill.

And lastly.

[5000 days of lifeforce has been paid.]

[Your current Lifespan: 10386 days 14 hours 28 minutes.]

As soon as the lifeforce was paid, my whole body underwent another change. Unlike the skeletal changes I experienced in the Himalayas due to a sudden multiple level up, this time it was a simple change, such as clearing the skin and improved vision.

"What….."

As I slowly approached the mirror in the corner of the gym and looked at my face, I felt something had changed. Somehow, I looked like how I was in my early twenty, and my skin was much cleaner.

It is the effect of lifespan exceeded 10,000.

It is natural that the body gets younger as the lifespan increases.

"Is that so? If it increases by about 10 times, will i turn into a baby?"

…It will not. You won't become any younger than your peak age.

"Hum……."

At first, I traded my lifespan to live. However, I grew stronger and I hunt protagonists to achieve my goal now. Does that lifespan really mean anything? Will I be able to live my entire life and die?

Lifeforce were given by converting the probability absorbed from the main character.

Since it has become 10,000 units, you can use it for other purposes.

"How?"

You can use a large amount of lifespan to heal your wound, Or trade it to instantly generate powerful power. Of course, its efficiency is not good, so it is not recommended to be used frequently.

"hm…"

You can use your life for other purposes too huh. It might be pretty useful if I ever find myself in a critical situation.

"Then, let's use what we got."

As I rolled my feet lightly and bounced my body, I felt something become much more lighter. Before the upgrade, I felt like I was riding on the flow of the wind, but now I felt like I was running through the path of wind I created myself.

If I have to make a comparison, it should be said that before the upgrade, it felt like driving on unpaved gravel in a wagon. But now I feel like driving on a paved road.

There was considerable difference in the smoothness of movement and speed.

Everything was better than before.

However, no matter how many skills you absorbed, one can't simply use it after getting it. The Dharma Heavenly Wind God technique can't be activated easily. It was similar to the Library of the White Witch.

The Dharma Heavenly Wind God technique will only be activated if I calculated my movement properly and was on a certain angle and a certain position.

I fell a lot. I couldn't even count how many timesI fell. I ran and fell to the point where I bruised my knee. But I didn't stop. In order to use it in live combat, no matter how tired, difficult, and distressed I am, I have to train repeatedly so that it would become a muscle memory.

After awhile,

[Skill 'Dharma Heavenly wind god technique 達摩風天身法 (SS)' is activated.]

My step was a little better than before.

"Pheww……"

As I fell on the floor and was huffed in satisfaction, someone came up and gave me a drink. When I accepted it and lifted my head, it was Taylor Nine.

"Uh? What are you doing here?"

"I got a text message, didn't you say you want to hunt? But it looks like you are already tired. Is there anything interesting going on?"

"Oh sorry. I forgot."

Come to think of it, I sent a text message to Taylor before I went to another world. Now, the difference between reality and another world is not very large because I can adjust the time difference by 3 to 5 times myself. In other words, I've been in another world for less than half a day.

"I'll go hunting soon. I was just testing the power I had recently gained."

"Is that so? Hmm."

Taylor knows that I am gaining power in another world. So, when I told her, she never had any reaction to it. But for some reason, Taylor scratched her own cheek and carefully spoke.𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕓.𝕔𝕠𝑀

"Well, out of all the powers you gained from the other world… Is there any power to deal with light?"