# 293
293. Incarnation (1)
I took a deep breath.
My temples ached and my stomach swelled, but I forced myself to swallow it.
The 7-star promotion ceremony was still in progress.
“…Come now.”
It was a fact that was hard to accept no matter how many times I thought about it coldly.
Of course, it was not impossible that an Israt was a member of the Taonian royal family.
Hints were given in the middle of the mission, and if you look at the scenes you saw during the previous promotion ceremony or Freea’s words and actions, it was predictable enough.
‘But this…’
I walked out onto the terrace.
I needed time to cool my head.
Just in time, a gentle breeze was blowing from the terrace.
I decided to sit down on the iron chair next to the table and slowly look back.
‘Assuming the scene I just saw is true…’
That means I was from Taoni and was sent to Earth by Pria. Growing up as an orphan and not being able to find parents or family was natural. Because it wasn’t even there in the first place.
“That’s great.”
A mischievous laugh leaked out.
Like watching a movie with a mess of probability, I didn’t feel the slightest sense of reality.
Even if I tried to say ‘you were this kind of guy’ now, it would just be futile.
“It’s ridiculous.”
Are you saying that I was deceived from one to ten?
I frowned and scratched the back of my head. I can’t quite figure out what to do. Only leaves from the garden that had been blown by the wind piled up on the floor of the terrace.
“Pria.”
I turned my head to the side.
In the hallway across the terrace, Freea, dressed in her attire, was heading somewhere.
It’s probably heading to the meeting room. There, the leaders of each tribe, including the prince, would be gathering and having heated discussions.
“You… knew.”
Right before she died, she asked me to smile just once.
If I didn’t know all the facts, I wouldn’t have said anything like that.
“Since when?”
The conclusion came easily.
76th floor. It was around the time when Praios was arrogantly maintaining his form in the imperial palace.
The guy played tricks on Freea and forced her to recall memories from her past life.
‘Just then.’
she had noticed
For some reason, when I did a flower arrangement, it was because I wanted to say that to me.
And out of the blue, I said I would cancel the contract.
‘If I hadn’t sold Taoni, wouldn’t I have met you?’
The mischievous smile on Freea’s face came to mind.
Well, looking back, I don’t think it’s wrong.
‘You can forget the promise we made in the past. Do what your mission permits and return to your hometown. Find your own happiness there.’
As if playing a playlist of MP3s, Freea’s voice rewound one after another.
‘I have no regrets. My fight wasn’t meaningless. From the beginning, everything from meeting you until the end was all meaningful.’
Until the last will.
‘Please smile at me just once.’
I was wondering why your attitude suddenly changed, but there must have been a reason.
They say it’s like a snail.
Han Israt, a 1-star hero of the Taoni language, was just an insignificant 10-year-old.
And on Earth, I was a young man from an orphanage looking in my mid-to-late 20s.
It’s a combination that doesn’t fit at all. From height to physique, none of them match. No one can imagine that they are the same human beings. It was natural for Isel to be mistaken.
“driving me crazy.”
I still can’t understand
I just let out a deep sigh.
What do you mean?
Just because I’m Taoni, and what I believed was a lie, doesn’t change the situation.
After the promotion ceremony, I will have no choice but to return to Earth. Outside, a portal to Earth is being built.
It’s all a thing of the past.
It has nothing to do with me. I am not an ISRAAT. It may have been called that name in the old days, but one Israt died a long time ago. Now I am…
‘Han Seo-jin.’
In Mobius, he was nicknamed Loki.
I got up from my chair.
‘Nothing changes.’
No matter who I am or who I am.
The guy who directed this scene must have thought that I would cry and vomit after learning the truth, but it was a pitiful misunderstanding.
“It was a very interesting play.”
I chuckled.
“I’ll give you 1 out of 10.”
My business here is over.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.
And when I open my eyes again
thud!
A great vibration shook my body.
Familiar metal walls and tiles. He returned to the waiting room’s promotion area. The pattern of the magic circle, which emitted vivid light, had faded.
“Master, congratulations on your promotion.”
Nisled, who suddenly appeared like a shadow, bowed to me.
A distorted space swirled behind her.
“The portal with the Earth’s coordinates has already been completed. You can enter after finishing the preparations.”
“What should I do to prepare?”
“After raising the power of the 7 stars…”
“I don’t think I’m 7 stars yet.”
I shrugged.
Nisled hesitated.
“What… are you talking about?”
“The promotion failed. I think Yurnet gave me a defective item.”
“Tricks don’t work, Master.”
Nisled’s eyes sank.
Her right hand was already in the dagger sheath behind her belt.
“According to Yunet-sama’s calculations, the Master has the power to intervene to pass through the dimensional pressure with this ritual…” “Does it
look like I’m lying?”
I looked sideways.
The promotion process was over, but the success message did not come up.
[This effect is applied to all ‘heroes’ in the 1035 dimension ‘Taonier’!]
[Effect: Cancels ‘continuous recovery’ in the waiting room]
[Effect: All heroes’ stats -50%]
[Effect: Abnormal status resistance -50%]
[Effect: Magic power reduction -50%]
[Effect: All stats +200% to NPCs belonging to ‘Mobius’] [
Effect: Regeneration + 800% to NPCs belonging to ‘Mobius’]
[Effect: ‘Mobius’ Affiliation…]
Meanwhile, Tell’s interference seemed to have intensified.
Now he was openly using cheats. They put fatal penalties on heroes and put deceptive buffs on Moebius combatants.
‘…that’s ugly.’
It seemed that he was quite greedy.
It is not enough to forcibly suspend Amkena’s account and intervene, even adjusting the internal code. Did you want to get me while doing this?
“Wait, excuse me. Check…”
“Anyway.”
I raised both hands.
Nisled groped me all over my body with careful movements.
Suddenly, his eyes went up.
“Can you believe it now? Nothing happened.”
“This is…”
It’s not a lie.
There really was no change in my body.
“I’ll call you Yunet. If you wait a little bit…”
“Is there even a need to bother?”
Jijik.
The space next to the altar suddenly distorted and someone jumped out.
A black-haired girl dressed in a slim suit. Tell smiled and approached me.
“Congratulations on your promotion, Han.”
Nisled, who drew a dagger in an instant, tried to decapitate Tell, but
“Ugh…!”
“As if it were Loki’s hound, it seems that the worm doesn’t know the fountain.”
Tell tightened his grip on her neck.
A choking moan escaped Nisled’s mouth.
“It’s not your place to step in. Put it on when you put it on, get it off when you get it off.”
bang!
Nisled, who flew several meters with just a light kick from Tell, crashed into the wall.
Nissled, limp, fell to the floor. His life was saved, but it will be difficult for him to wake up for the time being.
I clicked my tongue and looked at Tell.
“How did you get in?”
“You think it won’t work? I’m the master of this game. I can go anywhere if I put my mind to it.”
Tell chuckled.
His white cheeks were flushed red as if he was in a good mood.
She walked up to me with brisk steps and crossed her arms.
“How was it, Han? Aren’t you surprised? It’s a wonderful birth secret. If this was made into a drama, wouldn’t it be a big hit?”
“I think I’m going to go crazy after eating a lot of cursing.”
“It’s my taste to watch while swearing!”
Tell laughed out loud.
“Did you know from the beginning?”
“That can’t be the case. It’s not like I can penetrate all of the 100 million dimensions. Originally… you should have been synthesized with Siris and died as a material for the 7-star promotion.”
Tell’s eyes narrowed.
“Right of veto? Do you think mere heroes have such a thing? The 7-star rule is a rule that was established from the time the game was created. It is enforced. If the conditions are met, no one can escape. … Ha ha ha! A ha ha ha!”
Tell grabbed his stomach and burst into laughter.
Tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.
“An accident. It was an unexpected… accident.”
“…”
“Think of it with common sense. Do you think I’m going to throw precious 7-star ingredients into a dirty account like Taonier? What if I die?”
Tell wiped the water from his eyes.
‘I guess so.’
It made no sense.
Called into the game to clear the tower.
If I had left me alone, Niflheim would have safely reached the 90th floor.
‘Buy it.’
just be surprised
I tried to kill him by making it a 7-star sacrifice,
but instead of dying, he fell into a strange world unrelated to Niflheim.
‘That’s why he told such a clumsy lie.’
The front and back finally matched.
“Loki. You are the object I have been searching for.
Tell continued.
with a delightful smile.
“Do you know why Niflheim’s heroes are so strong? Why can you, a mere user, create world-class weapons with trivial methods such as puzzles? Really, do you think you accomplished everything with your skills?”
“…”
“That’s a bug. The balance team is like decoration? Cheats like that are forbidden. I can’t deny that your skills were amazing, but from the very beginning, I put a lock on the 80th floor so that you can’t break it. But, you broke that rule.”
Tell’s eyes narrowed.
A sinister light flashed from the inside of her eyes.
“You are a human of a higher dimension, but at the same time a human of a lower dimension. An existence that shouldn’t exist in the first place. A contradiction that shouldn’t be allowed in the universe.”
“…”
“Loki, if you’re with me… you can recreate this game from scratch. More completely. More completely. Now you realize too, right? Who you are.”
“Are you saying I have special powers?”
“That’s right.”
Tell closed one eye at me.
“I promise you this time. I will risk my all to bring this Mobius back to life! Don’t you want to save your family too?”
“If it’s me, it’s possible.”
“Yes, if it’s you, it’s possible. Changing the fate of this universe.”
“This is a happy occasion.”
“Haha, the contract is concluded! Stop this trivial fight and head to server 1 right now…”
Oops.
His slender neck snapped in the opposite direction.
Tell’s body, which had been staggering, lost its strength and collapsed
.
Tell’s body trembled as his head turned 180 degrees.
I smiled and relaxed my shoulders.
“I heard the information well. Thanks to that, my curiosity was resolved.”
“This kind of welcome ceremony… I didn’t expect
it.” “I
heard
that it’s possible for me?
” Bullshit…”
I grabbed Tell’s head and pressed it against him,
then whispered in his ear,
“You still don’t know? I’m saying I don’t need you.”
Kwadeuk!
When I applied strength to my fingertips, Tell’s head was crushed with a heavy sense of resistance.
I stood up and shook my wrists. Dark red blood and flesh were clinging to them.
Tell’s body was fluttering. “Master, what the hell…”
Nisled
staggered to his feet,
“I’m sorry, but I think I have something to do before I go back.
” ….”
“Tell Siris. Fuck you.”
I put my right hand behind me.
“Isel.”
The stardust sparkled and scattered, and then a fairy the size of my forearm
came
out
. I wondered where he went. Issel’s room is isolated from the waiting room. This guy was hiding in his room while Niflheim took over. [What did Loki just do to the CEO! He might die!
]
” Then it’s a long story, huh?”
[No, even a little…]
“Anyway, give it to me.
”
I held out
my hand to Issel. I met these two hands.
Isel, who disappeared after spinning around, came out with the item.
[I brought it!]
“Good job.”
Took.
A book was placed on the palm of my hand.
‘The Book of Reversal.’
It was a keepsake left to me by El Cid, and
the book, originally only a worn-out piece of junk, was shining brightly as if it had never been.