384. Conflict (1)
‘Should I ask someone for help?’
Owen paced in front of the strange border with a nervous look on his face.
‘Brother Masain! If my brother were here, he might have told me a way to resolve the situation somehow!
As soon as I thought about it, I wanted to run out and find him right now.
But with my father and Mores in such an anxious state, I can’t leave here alone!
“Is there anyone outside? Chamberlain! Louis!”
Owen shouted out the door several times. But strangely, there was no sign of Lewis, who was obviously in the office next door.
Where is that? The hallways, which would normally be crowded with people, were quiet as if the people had disappeared all at once.
It felt as if the temporary treatment room itself had become a place that did not exist in reality, or as if it had been pushed somewhere far beyond the scope of human perception.
How long had they been standing guard in front of that gray, faded space?
sparkle.
Suddenly, the boy lying on the bed opened his eyes as if it were a lie.
“Hey, Mores! you… … !”
Owen smiled and called out to him.
However, just as he was about to approach the bed, Owen soon flinched back and trailed off. I realized that the strange boundary of space still remained there.
It seems that this strange situation is not completely over yet. Above all, the condition of the boy who opened his eyes seemed very strange.
‘… … ?!’
Mores, who stared straight ahead for a moment with his eyes wide open, soon began to slowly sit up with an expressionless face.
However, the appearance looks very heterogeneous, as if a mechanical doll is creaking.
‘Why is that guy acting like that all of a sudden?’
Owen unconsciously felt goosebumps forming on his skin. At first glance, the boy’s body seemed cold and solid, as if it were made entirely of inorganic matter, not a living organism.
In the midst of that lifeless appearance, the only thing that seemed alive was the boy’s eyes.
The bright gray eyes, shining brightly, emit a strange silvery glow in the dim shadows of the backlight.
The scene was unfamiliar to Owen, but also not unfamiliar at all. Wasn’t Seonghwang’s state similar to this, as he had been frozen in a daze from earlier?
Above all, those eyes-
That bright light that shines alone in the dark reminded me of a mysterious friend who once in a dungeon would sometimes give off a strange glow in his eyes.
-Let’s go to the middle!
-hey! Don’t jump out, newbie! It’s dangerous!
??!
The image of a small goat running forward without hesitation, making cute footsteps, suddenly flashes through my mind.
‘… Newbie?’
No, but-
Owen shook his head.
‘Am I out of my mind? Why are you suddenly thinking about the wrong guy? Right now, the work of my father and Mores is more urgent than anything else!’
It was right then.
The boy who was staring straight ahead with no expression suddenly rolled his eyes and cast his gaze at Seonghwang next to him.
* * *
[why!]
Owen probably hadn’t even guessed.
However, as soon as Seongjin opened his eyes, he was furiously venting his anger towards Seonghwang.
[Why on earth did you do that! I thought I was leaving everything to my will, based on my judgment!]
Is it because of the Demon King’s sacrifice that he was not even aware of? Seongjin’s emotions were so intense that he opened his eyes with a part of his consciousness that he normally completely suppressed. Because of this, he is currently a little confused about who he is.
So, for the first time since waking up in this world, I actively shot out thoughts using a flame crystal while maintaining normal consciousness.
[Why did you do that! Wasn’t it you who said that two oracles could not coexist at the same time?]
As the deeply suppressed aspects of one’s personality are revealed, an accurate perception of the current situation naturally also rises to the surface.
Thanks to this, Seongjin was able to clearly recognize that the interference that occurred earlier was Seonghwang’s doing.
[To avoid a conflict of perceptions, one of the two must completely give up their will for the future! So it’s always been that way, hasn’t it? But why, at such a critical moment, do you suddenly come to the fore and disturb me?]
The person in front of him is someone who can understand and manage all the affairs of the world if he wants to.
Therefore, there is no other person in the world that Seongjin can argue with as much as he likes, other than this person.
[If only I had just killed that guy, many future problems would have been resolved smoothly!]
I burst out in anger.
A target that was narrowly missed. Because of this, the most ideal future that Seongjin had in mind disappeared by just a hair’s breadth!
[To Sisley! To Logan too! And to you too! There would be no doubt that it was a much better future!]
It was a fierce backlash that had never been seen before.
Nevertheless, Seonghwang seems to have expected this and just looks at Seongjin without answering.
[In the end, if you were going to do this in the end, why did you do that to me…? … !]
Seongjin was currently filled with a strange sense of betrayal and frustration. It was not just because his will and that of Seonghwang directly clashed.
Now, Seongjin, who still has his personality and memories, albeit imperfectly, knows what burden Seonghwang shouldered to stop him.
That made me even more angry. Because of this incident, I could clearly see what price he would have to pay in the future!
[What on earth do you want? Why do you take the easiest path and manipulate cause and effect into such a complicated tangle? Even so, what more do you want to add to a topic that has so many things foolishly burdening you with? What on earth are they all?!]
A cause and effect so subtle that even Seongjin would have had a hard time understanding it right away. Even though such a small cause and effect was twisted and rolled, the ramifications of exercising power directly with the soul would be enormous.
It was truly infuriating. There are degrees of foolishness among people!
[Your greed is too excessive to converge all those countless branches of cause and effect into one point! It’s not like you don’t know! A perfect future without sacrificing anything never exists in this world!]
Blink.
Then Seonghwang, who had not moved a muscle until then, slowly moved his eyelids.
But his mind was actually full of other thoughts.
okay. Because the future of that wrong thing was also important to you. So, even though I subconsciously anticipated and prepared for it, the unexpected sacrifice it showed was such a shock.
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[…] Son.]
After choosing his words for a moment, Seonghwang called out to Seongjin, who was extremely upset, as if to soothe him.
[You are the oracle of the next generation, and the fact remains that your will is paramount in everything that will happen in the future. But you must know this for sure. Only when you look at the world through the eyes of a complete oracle can you understand all the causes and effects that led to the current results and intervene in them in the way you want.]
[Undoubtedly, I have moved all cause and effect as a perfect oracle up to this point. He went as far as erasing his own memories every time out of fear that the results would be even slightly distorted! Do you really want to say that I expected you to intervene as you please? In the end, are all of these things the result ‘I’ wanted?]
[I don’t mean that.]
[then… … !]
[I was just saying that your judgment as an oracle may be a little different from what you are now, who maintains a little bit of personal will.]
Until now, Seongjin had not made much of a distinction between the two. But it wasn’t until today that I got to truly experience it.
‘I’ probably anticipated the devil’s actions and prepared for them.
But wasn’t I completely unaware until just now that the Demon King was prepared to make such a sacrifice? Since he didn’t want that at all, he didn’t even assume that his family would go against his will.
[That’s essentially the Oracle’s perspective. If you try to carry out a clear will from the beginning, it becomes impossible to keep everything in sight.]
It is extremely difficult to maintain that gaze forever. Seonghwang added that.
[Unless the original will and emotions are completely destroyed, humans will never be able to be rational in the face of all the vortex of cause and effect.]
Seongjin pondered his words for a moment. But then he suddenly snaps and gets angry again.
[But at that time, I made an extremely reasonable and rational decision! Even now, that thought has not changed! Killing the puppet master was the only best choice for everyone in the Seonghwang family!]
[okay. Then don’t ask.]
In response to Seongjin’s strong protest, Seonghwang was not embarrassed and continued speaking in a low voice.
[Son. Was that the best choice the result of sufficient consideration of your own safety?]
[…] yes?]
[At the moment you decided to take the puppeteer’s life, did you also exist with everyone in the future that your intention envisioned?]
[that… … .]
Seongjin was speechless for a moment.
Of course, I thought it could be dangerous. However, he did it because he calculated that as much as he would lose something, the value of what he gained would be just as valuable.
But if you think about it carefully now, there are some parts that take some time.
‘To be honest, I didn’t have any desire to resolve my personal grudge against the puppet master.’
Even in a world where the puppeteer has disappeared, other dangers that are no less likely to arise will inevitably arise.
So, if you ask whether it is the most perfect and efficient choice for the future, there may be some differences of opinion depending on your perspective.
[But for Sisley or Logan, it’s much more… … .]
As Seongjin muttered stubbornly, Seonghwang slowly shook his head.
[You also fully know the answer to that. Do you really think that those children are not even able to take care of themselves without your help?]
[…] … .]
Seongjin remained silent for a moment, then slowly looked away with a slightly softened attitude.
[…] Well, I understand what you said. But from now on, don’t ever interfere with me like this again. Because I can do it more perfectly in the future.]
[…] … .]
[So, what I am saying is, don’t waste the little time you have left like that. Do you understand?]
Then Seonghwang conveyed a gently shaking wave. This is evidence that although he has lost some control of his body due to breaking away from the laws of the world, his emotions are still active as usual.
However, along with that faint smile, the feeling conveyed from the thought was a strange bitterness.
[How far are you trying to be inferior to others on your own? Why, from now on, are you planning on not just erasing your memories, but also practicing killing your own emotions more completely?]
[…] … .]
[In the end, I want to believe that you will not make the same choice as your grandmother.]
Seongjin’s eyes, which had been completely expressionless, only then slightly wavered.
Because the current Seongjin never knew what choices the former Oracle made and what the results were in the end.
[…] Well, let’s move on from what has already happened. The problem is next.]
Seongjin quickly called attention.
It’s not just that I narrowly missed the puppet master. Recently, Seonghwang’s position as the guardian of the dimension has been very precarious, because he has been neglecting his job of taking care of the Delcross dimension by continuing to stick by Seongjin’s side.
However, there was no way those who invaded this place would tolerate the prosperity.
Those who thought they had an opportunity launched a more aggressive attack than usual, and in the end, Seonghwang had no choice but to hold out, twisting the flow of time and delaying action as long as possible.
If he tries to sneak in again and deal with them, this time he will have to endure an offensive that cannot be compared to the large-scale air raid that took place last time.
[Considering what happened today, the six-person meeting will definitely not sit still this time. Why on earth did you do something like that?]
But even with all these karma in front of him, Seonghwang just responded resolutely.
[There is nothing to worry about. All preparations have already been made.]
[…] prepare? Are you saying that even after looking at that mess?]
I’m not a kid who piles up a mountain of vacation homework and pulls it out the day before school starts.
But Seonghwang really seemed to think nothing of this mess.
[Everything is still completely under my control. Don’t worry too much.]
After responding like that, Seonghwang moved his stiff facial muscles and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.
[You are still 650 years too early to worry about that.]
Seongjin was dumbfounded.
[…] I’m definitely trying to overcome my age by at least 10 years.]
In the end, Seongjin let go of his anger and muttered.
Logan and you do exactly the same thing. How can they be so consistent?
* * *
Wow!
Suddenly, Mores curls up and retches loudly.
“… … !”
At the same time, the boundary in front of me collapses like a lie, and the space that had faded to gray regains its usual presence.
Owen was startled and ran towards the boy.
“Mores! Are you okay? “What’s going on here?!”
But the boy, with his head down and his mouth covered, was urgently gesturing somewhere with one hand!
“ah… … !”
“huh? what?”
“Father… “Wow!”
“… … !?”
Owen was confused, but soon realized what Mores really wanted to say.
Slurp-
The body of Seonghwang, who had been sitting stiffly until then, slowly collapsed to the side as if he suddenly lost the strength to support him.
Slurp!
“father!? What the hell is this… … .”
Owen panicked and grabbed him, but Mores struggled to catch his breath and continued speaking.
“Katrina, call the leader. right now!”
“… “Director Katrina?”
“okay. And, Eddie… … .”
After speaking up to that point, Mores lay down on one side of the bed in the living room and suppressed the nausea that came over him for a moment.
“Call Edith here, right now!”
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