Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 452 (Part 2)



452 (Part 2)

”’The difference is that now he is just rampaging without revealing his enemies.

[It’s truly a fascinating thing.]

“… What do you mean?”

[My power is fully contained within yet strangely the shedding is being done with the power of my true self. How can that not be fascinating?]

“Shed?”

I furrow my brows at the Blood Demon’s words. He definitely just mentioned shedding.

From what I said I felt a subtle vibration from the Ice Spirit.

[Oh… it seems you didn’t know.]

“What are you talking about? Speak clearly.”

[Seeing that you know me and the name you call me it seems I am still alive in your world… How enviable.]

“What…?”

Enviable? What is?

[How could a world that has undergone a change like yours not be enviable?]

That statement reminded me of what the Blood Demon said every time I met him.

He wished for me to rampage even more didn’t he?

It felt roughly like that.

‘Why does the Blood Demon show me such an attitude?’

He looks like he has some hidden agenda. The Blood Demon for reasons unknown has shown me a kindness that is not quite kindness.

That was truly unsettling.

[Let me ask you one thing.]

Suddenly the Blood Demon asks me.

[Did I perhaps send you here?]

“What?”

I frowned at the Blood Demon’s words. Did he send me to this world?

What kind of absurd statement is that?

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The Blood Demon mutters as if regretting my distorted expression.

[It seems not. Then who could it be… ]

“What are you talking about right now?”

[You are in a situation where you do not even know what your existence is so you could not have taken the step yourself. Then who sent you?]

“…”

A question arose within me from the Blood Demon’s words.

Now that I think about it why didn’t I consider this?

If this world is a different world it wouldn’t be a place I could easily come and go.

‘What about Dangje-mun?’

How could Dangje-mun who is already dead and only a remnant remains have sent me to another world?

Moreover what on earth is the Blood Demon trying to say?

And.

“… What exactly is this world?”

What on earth is this place I have come to?

At my complicated question the Blood Demon lets out a small laugh.

[That’s a strange question. What is the world you ask.]

“…”

[Hahaha!]

With a laugh the Ice Spirit exhaled a rough chill.

[It seems you really know nothing. How can that be?]

“Confusing people is the same here as it is there. It’s just as annoying.”

Tsk tsk.

[I’m sorry. Normally when one reaches shedding they should naturally come to know so it’s fascinating that you know nothing. How could that be… This is like… ]

Hmm.

[It feels like someone has deliberately covered your ears.]

“…”

Someone deliberately covered my ears.

Strangely that statement sounded somewhat reasonable to me.

If not it would be strange to have so many things I don’t know. Despite my complicated feelings the Blood Demon continued to speak to me.

[Did you ask what this world is?]

“…”

[This place is not different from your world.]

“What do you mean…?”

[It is merely one of the possibilities.]

That was an incomprehensible answer.

What kind of nonsense is that? I looked at the Ice Spirit. Ignoring my gaze the Blood Demon continued to speak.

[There is a stone on the ground in front of you.]

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“A stone?”

[You pick up that stone. You do not pick it up. There were such choices and you ultimately chose to pick it up.]

I wondered why he was suddenly talking about a stone but for now I listened quietly to the Blood Demon’s words.

[What do you think will happen from that trivial act?]

“What will happen?”

Is there anything that will happen?

I just picked up a stone; how could anything significant occur?

Seeing my expression the Blood Demon quickly provided an answer. And that answer was something I could hardly comprehend.

[This means that a world where the action of not picking up the stone was taken also comes into existence.]

As soon as I heard that I couldn’t help but let out a hollow laugh.

There couldn’t be more nonsense than this.

“So what? Are you saying that countless such worlds can exist?”

The Blood Demon’s words.

Drinking water. Not drinking it.

Sleeping. Not sleeping.

It meant that an unfathomable number of worlds exist due to these trivial actions.

What kind of nonsense…

[How can you be so sure it’s not true? The very fact that you are here is proof.]

“…”

I had to close my mouth at the words the Blood Demon spat out just as I was about to speak.

[Among the countless worlds created by such trivial actions do you think it’s strange that you and this world exist?]

If I had heard this from someone else I would have dismissed it as truly bizarre and treated them like a madman.

But given the situation I was experiencing directly it was a bit different.

‘Right.’

Let’s change my perspective.

Even if I accept that this is one of the other worlds created by such actions.

“… So what do you mean by the possibility you mentioned?”

The Blood Demon added to his talk about possibility.

Then what is this possibility for?

He spoke as if there was another meaning in the worlds that were thus divided.

After hearing my question the Blood Demon fell silent for a moment before slowly beginning to speak again.

[It is about this world.]

His voice seemed to have lowered slightly creating an illusion.

[It is a being that must create the outcome it desires to feel fulfilled.]

“What does that mean…?”

[If you have experienced failure twice you wouldn’t want to experience it a third time.]

“…!”

[The possibility of countless worlds is akin to the will of the world not to fail.]

My eyes widened at the Blood Demon’s words.

Two failures.

I felt I understood the meaning behind what the Blood Demon was saying.

Could it be…

‘The descent of calamity…?’

The first was the Blood Demon.

The second was my mother.

And both of them failed to become the masters of this land as calamities.

As time passed the thoughts of Yeonilcheon referred to me as a calamity.

But I was actually thinking of the Heavenly Demon as the calamity.

Then what the Blood Demon refers to as the possibility and the will of the world means.

‘Is it a world where calamity descends and fulfills its mission?’

Does it mean that countless worlds are being created for that purpose?

Really is that why there are so many worlds?

“Huh…?”

It’s a story that’s hard to accept.

I should have doubted whether the Blood Demon was speaking the truth from the start.

But if this ridiculous statement is true I had to ask one important question.

“If what you’re saying is true….”

If the Blood Demon’s words are indeed true.

“What happens to the other places excluding the world where the possibility succeeded?”

If calamity descended and succeeded in becoming the new master of the world.

What happens to the other worlds that could not do so like now?

To this question the Blood Demon replied in a calm voice.

[In that case the world would not need the unnecessary remaining worlds. The purpose would be one from the start.]

“…”

I had to make a face as if I couldn’t believe it at the Blood Demon’s answer.

Among countless worlds.

It means that the remaining worlds excluding the one where calamity properly descended would be erased.

This means.

All living beings would be erased and a new master would be welcomed.

Or the master would descend from another world waiting for the world to be erased.

The choices given to the current world are only these two.

‘Wow really.’

What a messed-up world.

Suddenly such thoughts flashed through my mind.”’