Childhood Friend of the Zenith – 468 (Part 2)



468 (Part 2)

“…”

A tone filled with conviction.

Leaving aside how he could speak with such certainty.

The words that flowed out without hesitation were enough to stir my anxious heart.

“… How?”

I couldn’t understand.

It had always been this way but I couldn’t understand her.

Moreover I didn’t want to acknowledge it.

“You…”

Knowing the you I failed to notice in the past even now.

I hated it so much.

I know how damnable it is to see the version of you that I failed to recognize.

I had to close my mouth trying to ask something.

I repeated that several times.

I could see her tired eyes and her body wounded and bleeding.

I pretended not to notice that and asked something else.

“Then why aren’t you surprised?”

“…?”

“Isn’t it strange that I exist again?”

In this world I already exist.

Even just looking at it makes my irritation rise but that was undoubtedly me.

It was simply amazing that the Demon Sword Master who had grasped my current identity had no questions about it.

In response to such a question the Demon Sword Master merely looked at me with her characteristic blue eyes.

“… Amazing.”

Her brief reply seemed almost calm.

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“Just amazing?”

“Yes.”

“…”

So she wasn’t curious just amazed.

What should I say?

“… That’s so you.”

Incredibly it was a response that was more her than anyone else.

A slight smile crept onto my face at that sight.

Swoosh.

Her fingertips touched my cheek again.

This time I didn’t flinch in surprise.

In fact I could have stopped it but I chose not to.

“… Where you were… am I… there?”

“You are.”

It seemed she naturally thought I wasn’t a person from this world.

I didn’t deny that.

“How is it?”

“Similar. You’re as dull as you are now with those blank eyes.”

The Demon Sword Master’s brows slightly furrowed at my words.

Seeing that made my heart sink heavily.

“Yeah I’ve always had these eyes.”

The current Demon Sword Master too.

The Namgung Bia I knew.

They didn’t look particularly different.

But why did I think I was different?

No it wasn’t that I thought I was different.

I must have desperately wished for it to be different.

As we quietly locked eyes the Demon Sword Master spoke to me without relaxing her furrowed brows.

“You’re looking at the me from that place… with these eyes?”

“… What eyes? What do you mean by these eyes?”

I wondered what she meant and spoke again and the hand of the Demon Sword Master… Namgung Bia carefully fell from my cheek.

“I’m envious.”

Her words spoken with a slight lift of her lips brushed through various emotions.

It was a feeling I would have preferred to remain ignorant of.

What should I say?

Several words came to mind but in the end I couldn’t say anything.

There was nothing I could dare to say.

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As silence flowed I quietly looked at Namgung Bia.

“… For now….”

I reached out recalling that she wasn’t in a good state.

Given the situation it wasn’t good to stay here indefinitely.

For now getting out of here was the priority.

Additionally I needed to understand my body better right after moving to a different area.

I had to find out how I had changed whether I had truly become something other than human.

As I thought that I was about to pull Namgung Bia to a safe place.

Whoooom—

“What?”

Suddenly I felt something in the air.

As I moved my head feeling the distinct discomfort.

Thud.

A crack began to form behind Namgung Bia.

Zzzzzzz—!

Suddenly the air was torn apart leaving an afterimage.

I immediately pulled Namgung Bia back.

My expression furrowed at the sudden phenomenon.

No matter how I looked at it it was a Demon Gate.

Out of nowhere the Demon Gate appeared without any warning.

Just as I wondered why the Demon Gate had suddenly appeared.

Creeeak.

“…!”

My toes were dragged and my body tensed.

Something was pulling me.

This was definitely a force with intent.

I braced my feet and forced myself to hold on.

I couldn’t be dragged away by a force I didn’t even understand.

But.

‘What the hell.’

The force trying to pull me was absurdly strong.

What the hell was this?

‘I was trying not to use my energy until I confirmed what it was.’

I bit down hard.

I didn’t even know why the center of my energy had disappeared and at this point I had no idea what kind of influence the energy starting from the center would have.

I didn’t want to use my energy if possible.

But if I continued like this I would be dragged into that unknown Demon Gate so I had no choice but to express my energy.

Whoosh—!

As I exerted my strength the qi gathered in my center responded and began to vibrate.

The energy spread through my body along the acupoints.

I had to be somewhat surprised as I felt the heavy force settling in.

‘Much more than I expected.’

The amount of power I felt was unusual.

I didn’t know exactly but it felt like it was more than three times stronger than what I originally had.

‘With this much….’

I wouldn’t really get beaten up anywhere.

It meant I could confidently declare myself a martial artist of the Huajing.

‘But that’s not important right now.’

For now it’s important to get away even if I confirm it.

Tightening my grip—

Just as I was about to put my strength into my toes and escape with Namgung Bia from the Demon Gate.

Thud.

Something rolled from the air and landed in front of me.

What the hell is this….

“…!!”

Seeing the suddenly appeared object I let out a gasp. Namgung Bia did the same.

She even had to grab my shoulder in surprise.

There was no helping it.

The object that appeared out of nowhere was a human neck.

With clear signs of having been torn off the expression of despair remained as if it hadn’t reacted properly.

Moreover.

‘Why that person.’

It was a face I recognized.

The owner of the neck was none other than Cheonjon (天尊).

The old man who had killed me once.

He was the ancestor of Namgung Bia one of the Three Lords.

For a moment I was startled by the sight of Cheonjon’s neck rolling on the ground.

“That took a bit of searching.”

At the voice that followed my body froze like stone.

It was a familiar voice. Moreover a voice I could never forget.

How could I forget a voice deeply engraved in my heart?

A white hand appeared from somewhere approaching the Demon Gate.

It was a righteous hand but it wasn’t Namgung Bia’s.

An endlessly thin and delicate arm.

As the calm and light movements drew my gaze.

The fingertips like delicate fingers reached out and grasped the risen Demon Gate as if it were truly a door.

Kwahahahaha—!

Without any hesitation she closed it.

In the process an immense pressure of friction and energy burst forth but the woman seemed completely unfazed.

Swoosh—

The dizzying situation was resolved so easily.

That woman was something else.

A force that could easily handle an unknown disaster like the Demon Gate as if it were nothing.

A being that made one think that existence itself was unreasonable.

Creeeak….

The Demon Gate trembled as if it hadn’t completely closed with a slight gap.

The woman held that gap with her hand.

Even while performing such an act there was no sign of trembling.

Rather she seemed to find it interesting watching the gap she held with curiosity.

Her hair was a complete black without any other color.

Every time the wind blew slightly her dark robe fluttered magnificently.

Even while watching all those moments I still couldn’t utter a single word.

Eventually the woman’s gaze turned to me.

The moment I met her eyes I felt like I was going to stop breathing.

There were no special emotions that crossed my mind.

Fear.

The only feeling I had while looking at her was that.

The woman quietly gazed at me and smiled.

Her beautifully curved purple eyes.

Even her expression and atmosphere were inscrutable.

I had to bite my trembling lips to stop myself.

Why on earth….

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The woman who had been looking into my eyes slightly moved her head.

I saw her dazzling purple eyes incomparable to other demonic practitioners.

The master of countless demons the Heavenly Demon of the Demonic Cult.

An absolute being with unreasonable power.

There were countless strong names to call her but in the end there was only one word to describe her.

“Nice to meet you.”

The demon sent by heaven.

Heavenly Demon (天魔).

“Captain.”

Despair was smiling at me.