The controversy over the authenticity of Kana's statent still lingers, but it’s undeniable that his words have caused a massive stir.
On a clear, sunny afternoon—without any clouds or eclipses—the sky suddenly darkened, and a giant arm tore through it.
The person who sliced it into pieces, like a cube steak, turned out to be an NPC from the ga, who claid to have co to save Earth from its impending crisis.
If this hadn’t caused a stir, that would have been more unusual.
Kana revealed himself and the truth during Da-eun’s personal broadcast.
At first, the buzz was mainly among people who enjoyed Da-eun's personal streams or played Celia Online.
However, given the gravity of the situation, the news spread quickly.
In just a few days, even those who weren't particularly interested in current affairs in the country had heard about it. Now, the debate had even spread overseas.
As a result, Kana beca the center of attention, but...
"But if Celia is really another world, what is Demonins?"
"Right? What is it really?"
"It hasn't been confird as another world yet, so stop jumping to conclusions."
"Can you get to Celia if you get hit by a truck? Please..."
"Now that I think about it, it's weird that there are no bugs."
"You coded it, and there's no bug? This is clearly a god."
Both Celia Online and Demonins were also drawing significant interest.
If Kana's words were true, it ant that Celia, the world Kana had co from, was hiding so kind of secret.
As a result, there were many calls for answers regarding Demonins, but no one had received a clear response.
The silence, which was almost unfriendly, had been the stance of Demonins ever since Celia Online was released, and it hadn't changed even after strange phenona began occurring.
"They probably won't even give an explanation, should we start a search and seizure?"
"Do you think you can just ask for a search and seizure like that?"
"Seriously, you sound like you're searching through your mom's wallet."
"? Is that easy?"
"It’s pretty easy actually."
"(Not human, KON)"
Amid the noise, there were talks about legal actions, such as issuing search warrants or making arrests. The common factor was that no one believed Demonins would provide a straightforward explanation.
Therefore...
[Official Statent from Demonins]
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Yes?
When the statent from Demonins was released, everyone couldn’t help but express their confusion.
It was unexpected because Demonins had never broken its long silence before.
For a brief mont, there was chaos.
People settled down and started reading the statent, hoping it would clear up all the doubts and questions.
“…Apostle of God?”
It’s finally co to this.
I shook my head sadly as I looked at Edel, who yelled back with a sharp tone.
“What’s with that reaction?!”
“Well, I an…”
The first eting wasn’t exactly pleasant, that’s true.
But even now, if you asked if I hated Edel, the answer would be no.
We were in the sa boat, and after misunderstandings were cleared up, there was no reason for to dislike her.
So, I chose my words carefully, trying not to hurt her feelings.
“It’s funny that you insisted you were a god, and now you’re calling yourself an apostle of God... it’s just... pitiable.”
“You just let your thoughts slip out. Can you not wear a mask properly?”
“I misspoke. That’s all.”
“Not a misunderstanding, but a ‘misspeak,’ huh?”
“…Wow. Not funny.”
Edel seed to have lost her sense of humor after losing her position, and I couldn’t help but feel sorry for her in her pitiful state.
“I’ll cheer you up.”
I tried to offer her support, hoping she could regain her strength.
“…I don’t know what you’re thinking, but it’s making uncomfortable, so stop.”
Edel shook with anger as she said this, making it clear that she wasn’t joking.
I pouted.
“I was just trying to help.”
“I don’t appreciate it, so put it away.”
“You two, please have your conversation while drinking.”
The sound of two steaming mugs being placed on the table interrupted our exchange.
In front of was a mug filled with a deep brown liquid, with waves rippling as a sweet scent rose.
On the other hand, Edel’s mug was filled with a black liquid that, while visually tempting, I knew would be bitter as anything.
Why would anyone drink that?
I shook my head and took a sip of hot chocolate.
“It’s good.”
Just as I expected.
It might be cliché, but it was exactly the taste I had hoped for, and I was satisfied.
“Heh, I’m glad you like it.”
“….”
I watched Da-eun, who was quietly covering her mouth and smiling, before taking another quiet sip from my mug.
Yup, still delicious.
“…Wait, hold on. This is nice, but please stop for a second.”
Unlike , Edel, who had been looking down at her mug, spoke with a confused expression.
“How can you accept all of this so calmly?”
“What do you an?”
“I an, it’s clearly weird.”
“So… what’s weird about it?”
“What’s weird, you ask?!”
Bam!
Edel slamd the table, causing her mug to wobble and coffee spilled all over.
I frowned as the bitter sll spread quickly.
“…What are you doing?”
“I’ll clean it up for you.”
“Ah, thanks... no, wait.”
Edel, who was about to thank Da-eun as she moved closer to clean the coffee that had spilled on the table, suddenly stopped.
I used to think the phrase “The older you get, the more shaless you beco” was just sothing made up to cause generational conflict.
I never imagined that it could actually be true.
Looking at Edel, who seed to have lost all human emotion, I couldn’t help but feel even more sorry for her.
“I am a god! I never had any human feelings to begin with!”
Edel shouted angrily.
She turned her head abruptly, her rage now aid at Da-eun.
“What are you doing, serving tea in soone else’s office?”
Da-eun, who was pointed out by Edel, blushed and shyly smiled.
“Hehe… It’s my little dream.”
“A dream?”
“I want to be a competent secretary working at a big company.”
“…If you’re going to have a dream, at least do it properly.”
“Eh? Didn’t I do it properly?”
Da-eun adjusted her suit as she spoke.
Wearing a perfectly fitting suit, she looked like a polished career woman, far from her usual chaotic self.
‘…Maybe I should try it too?’
I was suddenly tempted.
Of course, I didn’t want to pretend to be a ‘competent secretary’ like Da-eun.
But seeing her look so different from her usual self, I thought maybe I’d look a little more mature if I wore it...
However, I quickly abandoned the thought.
Even if the suit was said to be magical in how it elevated the wearer's dignity, there was a limit.
With my body, it would just look like a child playing dress-up.
If you remove the child part, it wouldn’t be entirely wrong, though.
“Is it enough to just wear the right clothes? You’re not the wife of the guest, what kind of secretary says ‘Please, have a drink while we chat’?”
“Uh… I read that in a novel.”
“…I can already tell this will just give a headache, but I’ll ask anyway. What novel?”
“‘123 Ways to Make a Tyrannical CEO Your Slave.’”
“….”
“….”
The title was even more chaotic than I expected, and both Edel and I were left speechless.
When Edel remained silent for a while, I took the initiative to speak to Da-eun, who was smiling broadly.
“Da-eun, you like that kind of thing?”
“It may sound weird from the title, but it was a really popular novel.”
“‘Weird’ doesn’t even begin to describe it.”
Edel, who had just regained her senses, interrupted.
Then she spoke to .
“Do you, by any chance, live like this all the ti?”
“Wait, what do you an, ‘like this’?”
Ignoring Da-eun, I shrugged.
“You get used to it. It’s not like I’m doing it with bad intentions.”
“You can’t possibly get used to it. …Not long ago, you were scared of , and now you’re making jokes. Did sothing change?”
“Well… I’m not sure if you’d call it a change in mindset, but after talking with Kana, I thought, ‘Oh, Edel is just like .’ Once I thought that, I wasn’t scared anymore.”
“…I’m not a human!”
Bam!
If you have a complaint, you should express it with words.
Once again, Edel slamd her fist down on the poor table.
Thankfully, or perhaps not, since coffee had already spilled earlier, no additional coffee was splashed this ti.
‘No matter how she rages…’
I clicked my tongue while sipping my hot chocolate.
The best way to handle Da-eun was indifference. Such reactions only served to provoke her more.
Sure enough, Da-eun’s eyes were now sparkling with mischief.
But I had sothing I wanted to say, and I couldn’t let them keep making small talk.
“Didn’t you have a change of heart, Edel?”
I changed the topic with that in mind.
“You suddenly posted that statent.”
When I made up my mind, I ended up having quite a few talks with Edel.
Deciding to speak a truth cleverly mixed with lies was one of the outcos of those conversations.
However, I hadn’t expected Edel to actually co out with an official stance from Demonins, which is why I ca to her office.
“Oh, so that’s why you’re here. You wanted to ask about that?”
Edel chuckled softly.
“I was planning to just watch quietly, but we’re in this together, right?”
“…So?”
“If you row on the left, you have to row on the right as well to make the boat go straight, don’t you? Now that you’ve stepped in, I’m just following your lead.”
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