Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 334 (Part 1)



334 (Part 1)

”'<Chapter 335: Listen Mother. (1)

“What is that….”

[The reason is simply that there was no other way. The child was crying pitifully. The only thing this old tree could do was that. If I were to find a reason this is all that comes to mind.]

“ ”

[Going back in time is akin to bearing karma on the soul.]

My expression furrows.

That story was clear to me as well.

[The child made a choice but going against what is predetermined by reason is something that cannot happen.]

‘That is….

[One that child must have accomplished something. Therefore Sado can’t you engage with me?]

As the World Tree said Yeon Il-cheon succeeded in sealing the Blood Demon.

What he could do at most was to seal it which can probably be understood here.

And.

In the future the Blood Demon will be resurrected.

It also means that the world does not make such mistakes twice.

‘In the end the end will come.’

That was what Yeon Il-cheon conveyed to me.

No matter how hard one tries the end will come. Whether it becomes the Blood Demon or something else.

‘The world that the World Tree speaks of is it a being like a god?’

A being that the shamans and Shaolin respect so much.

Could it be such an existence?

‘That’s strange too.’

If the existence of the World Tree is erased and does not remain in the world.

It means it originally existed.

What would the Taoists have looked like in that world?

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With such a vast existence as the master of this beauty could one believe in a god?

‘Now is not the time to be pondering such things.’

I shook my head to clear my thoughts. There were many other things I needed to know.

It wasn’t the time to be indulging in trivial worries.

“…Then…. Hah.”

A sigh escaped as I spoke.

The current situation was overwhelmingly burdensome.

So in the end this situation was due to the mess our ancestors left behind.

Is it correct to say that I am in the process of cleaning it up?

It might not be that simple but.

That’s how it seemed to me.

‘What should I start with….’

What on earth should I ask first?

There were so many that it was hard to recall.

Damn….

My head is a mess.

How did it come to this?

What should I ask first?

What is the meaning of this?

I should ask what Heavenly Demon is.

Should I ask what this place is?

Should I start by asking what my regression is?

Or.

If not that….

[Sado.]

“…!”

As I forcibly rummaged through my chaotic mind.

The voice of the World Tree reached me.

[You seem quite exhausted Sado.]

….

!

.

“…It’s not particularly like that.”

It was a lie.

I already knew it myself.

That it was very burdensome and heavy.

That it was difficult.

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“You said my regression wasn’t your doing.”

[Yes what you did to go against time was not my doing.]

Surely I had said that I didn’t have the strength left.

Could that statement be true?

It might be a lie….

Bam-!

I hit my own head with my fist.

I did it to try to regain my senses.

To scrutinize each intention.

To discern whether it was a lie or the truth was my long-standing habit.

I couldn’t trust anyone.

Having experienced a situation where everyone was an enemy.

The memories of those who stayed by my side in that situation.

Their dying for me were etched in my memory.

It was a habit born from the desire to survive no matter what.

“…Everything is fine. Everything is good but…”

I held my weary head.

I pushed aside the thoughts I had heard earlier.

The words I wanted to hear and ask while looking at the World Tree.

The truth about how the world operates.

The secrets wrapped within it.

It was simply.

“What do you want from me?”

What I should do.

How I should proceed.

In this damned situation what are the unknowns expecting from me?

I wanted to know that so much.

[Sado.]

“…You told me.”

The flame that burns all karma.

The World Tree I encountered in my previous life said that to me.

Was it purely because I could ignite the flame?

No matter how I looked at it that wasn’t the case.

[Did I say such a thing to you?]

“Yes but I don’t know how to do that. Only humans can burn.”

The words about burning karma.

What could be the reason you said that to me?

I couldn’t understand anything.

So I had to ask more desperately.

“Where should I start? What should I do?”

How on earth should I proceed?

The number of those who stayed by my side increased one by one.

I found it ridiculous yet precious.

Even in such a situation the Blood Demon approaches.

The thought that I could stop Heavenly Demon was naive.

There was a greater truth hidden beyond that.

If it was to protect them I had to know.

Not for myself.

For them.

“You said I could burn.”

[…Sado.]

I would do it.

Whether it was to stop the Blood Demon or Heavenly Demon.

I had to survive and if it was for them I would try.

So please tell me.

“Sado yes. Was Yeon Il-cheon also a Sado? One who received your stigma.”

Seeing me being called a Sado.

Does that mean Yeon Il-cheon was also a Sado like me?

[…Yes that child was also a Sado.]

“Yeon Il-cheon called me a calamity. He said I would bring about the destruction of the world.”

The Blood Demon failed.

But calamity would not stop and would rise again.

If the World Tree’s words are true then that would be the case.

I thought that was Heavenly Demon.

[Are you saying you met that child?]

“Yes. He left behind a thought.”

It wasn’t a pleasant memory but I did meet him.

[That child left a thought….]

The World Tree seemed to be lost in thought but I couldn’t wait for that.

“What do you desire? For what….”

As I spoke a sudden thought came to me.

“Could it be…. The reason my previous self fell here is because you called me?”

[That is not the case. Even then and now my meeting you is merely a coincidence.]

That was a relief.

The entire situation of my previous life was caused by the demonic gate torn open by Cheol Ji-seon.

If it turned out that the World Tree had intervened in that it would have been a chilling story.

“Then please tell me what you desire from me.”

To burn karma.

To give me the stigma.

The one who taught me how to escape this world was the World Tree in front of me.

More precisely it was the World Tree I met in my previous life.

“…Do you wish to take me out of here and return me to my original world?”

The World Tree smiled slightly at my question.

[That is an impossible story.]

“Then what did you choose me for?”

[I simply wish for the children to live on.]

The world where the World Tree originally existed.

More precisely the beings in the world where I was living.

To continue living.

The World Tree is saying that it wishes for that.

“Are you saying you chose me for that?””’