Actually, it wasn’t hard for to guess the identity of the man in front of .
‘Dinsion traveler…’
Then, the most important question was why did a dinsion traveler co to Earth?
I was aware of the fact that dinsional travel could be done even if you were not a ‘protagonist’. Moreover, above the man’s head there was no hashtag unique to protagonists, and in the first place, a protagonist no longer exists on Earth at all. In other words, the man in front of was able to travel across the dinsions on his own just like Aracelli.
As soon as I got to that point, the thought that he was a dangerous person disappeared from my mind.
Well, I also thought about the possibility that the man was another ‘Protagonist Hunter.’ But again, the system had said that there was no Protagonist Hunter other than , so I put that thought aside too.
“You are from another world. You have worked hard to co this far.”
A guest from another world needed to be treated kindly first no matter what their identity was. I an, didn’t they travel across dinsions?
With the current Earth’s science and technology, dinsional travel was sothing which could be achieved in a few hundred years ti. Well, if the ‘Protagonist’s Correction’ ca to play, it would be possible to do right now too.
“Hmmmm…. I see you are soone who can be reasoned with words. Then, let get straight to the point, are you also soone from another world?”
At that mont when I tried to answer with the truth. That I am soone from Earth who was able to travel between dinsions;
The system interrupted my thoughts.
As soon as I heard her words, I turned back and looked at Taylor and Ha Sunyoung, who were waiting in the back. Disgruntled, Taylor pouted her lips but she still walked out of the room together with Ha Sunyoung as she couldn’t help it.
“Yes. I will tell you the truth.” After a while, since no one was listening, I acted as if I had turned more serious and hardened my expression as hard as I could before continuing, “I am also from another world. I am not from Earth.”
And blatantly told a lie.
Then the man nodded his head with an ‘of course’ expression plastered on his face.
“Of course you are… Because there are a lot of strange things about you, not only one or two.”
Perhaps the man was currently thinking about many achievents Another League had made. After all, developnt of magical civilization, setting up a base in another dinsion, and rging magic and science were things which couldn’t be done without knowledge from another world.
“Buandurk is the na of my hotown. It was a small world that was only about the size of Arica on Earth, but it was a world where wars to occupy that small piece of land had not ceased for thousands of years. I was a veteran there. Na is Bersok. It ans absolute wall.”
“I See…”
“Where is your hotown?”
After thinking about what I should say next, Aracelli ca to mind.
“My hotown is Vivienda Empire. It was a world full of dreams and romance with the sole goal of reaching Godhood by relying on human knowledge. In fact, the level of magic there was very close to the power of the Gods in this world.”
“Aha…”
Bersok listened to and nodded his head. It seed that he had never heard about Vivienda Empire, but it didn’t matter that much.
“Then… it seems that your world has also perished.”
“Yes?”
Bersok puffed another round of cigarette smoke. It quickly filled the reception room, but as the room was equipped with a high-performance air purifier, the smoke soon vanished completely.
“Because the world has perished, why not run away to another world and live there, right?”
“…”
I didn’t even know how to respond to his statent, so when I stayed silent even after several seconds passed, Bersok continued the conversation, “We are lucky. Those guys who can’t even travel through dinsions can’t even run away from destruction.”
“That’s… true.”
“I moved across the dinsions, visiting countless worlds, running again and again and again. No matter how far away I go, ‘destruction’ always ca to the worlds I was in. One star, one world. Everyone is dying just like that.”
That was a story I knew well. The cause of it was probably the protagonists. Bersok stubbed the cigarette into the ashtray and smiled in dismay.
“But, running away will soon beco impossible too.”
“Impossible?”
“Don’t you know? Destruction is approaching this world even now. And… there is no more place to escape. Here, Earth is the last world.”
“WHAT!?!?”
Suddenly, the world seed to have stopped for a mont as those words ca crashing down onto .
Earth is the last world?
What does that an?
“Do you know that other otherworlder aside from you who have fled to this place are living in hiding? They are enjoying their last rest before the destruction cos here too.”
“…”
I found out that the fact that worlds continue to perish, and the last Maginot Line was Earth, pretty baffling. In other words, Earth was one of the dinsions located at the very end of the many dinsional systems.
(Note: Maginot Line can be interpreted as the last line of defense that was made to withstand everything)
Now I know why Aracelli said, ‘Earth is too far for to co.’
‘Is it true that all the worlds are starting to perish?’
I threw a question into the air.
The system answered.
It was a situation where nothing but sighs could co out from my mouth.
“By the way, Mister Nobleman from Vivienda…. As a foreigner, shouldn’t we be mutually supportive of each other?”
“What do you an by that?”
“Looking at you, you are living well even though you are not from this world… You have a lot of money and you are living with beautiful people. Like I said, I know your secret. so-“
“Give a fortune, okay?”
For a mont, I was stunned and laughed out loud. Judging from the system’s reaction, there was no lie in his words. But, to think the reason he brought up such a serious topic was just because he coveted my fortune…
Of course, I was aware that money was the most valuable thing in the world. After all, there was a ti when I also lived in sadness because I didn’t have any penny under my na.
But in the midst of talking about the end of the world, he dared to blatantly make such an outrageous request to ?
“By my secret, are you talking about the fact that I ca from another world?”
“That’s right. So, as a fellow otherworlder, let’s have a good ti together, shall we?”
“Fellow otherworlder, huh? Do you want to be treated like ?” I smiled softly. “What you and I have in common is only the fact that we co from different worlds. That’s all. Our hotowns are different, and moreover, my world has not yet been destroyed.”
“…what do you… WHAT?”
“And… It seems that you just did a little bit of background check on the subject because you have just arrived on Earth…”
I tapped the table in front . Then, the posted articles related to floated on top of the table. And, amongst them, there was an article which said ‘Yoo Seodam of Another League is studying dinsional movent?’.
“Uh, uh…?”
“Your threat is useless to . Is that the only thing you know?”
It was true that my heart was pounding a bit at first since I thought that maybe he knew my secret about being a ‘Protagonist Hunter’, but if that ‘alien’ man had only this much information, there was no reason for to play along with his words.
“So, go away!”
Bersok’s expression turned sour and he slowly stood up from his seat.
‘Analyze that man’s energy waveform.’
I tapped the keyboard hidden under the table, and an invisible scanner scanned Bersok’s body.
“I’ll leave him to you. The number of aliens hiding on Earth are considerable, can you handle them all alone?”
“If they are only at the level of that asshole… There wouldn’t be any problem.” (Note: He’s talking to Smiling Shadow)
* * *
As Bersok left Another League’s hideout, I instructed Smiling Shadow to tail him. I was only able to give him such a mission because his stealth skills were at a level that could deceive even a person of a higher level than himself, moreover, it was difficult to detect him even with scientific equipnt.
And now, I was left alone in the office.
‘All the worlds are perishing.’
Slowly, one world at a ti, they all were heading towards their destruction. It might be sothing which happens naturally because a ‘disaster’ which anyone couldn’t respond to took place. But, my gut feeling was telling that it was certainly sothing that soone—presumably a being with overwhelming power—committed with evil intention. Otherwise, the word ‘protagonist’ wouldn’t always be put in the sa breath as destruction of the worlds.
The question was, just who?
Just what kind of being could designate a human as a protagonist and bestow all the blessings to them?
And, how could they destroy the world with just such a simple yet terrifying act…
“System… What do you think?”
Or maybe you just don’t want to answer.
“You said that not every dinsion has a protagonist. Why is that?”
“Overcoming it by themselves?”
And the client did not dare to show such a world. Even if the protagonist still exists, they were protagonists who didn’t have to be hunted.
“Across all worlds, are you the only one who can interfere with probability?”
If so, I have more questions.
Just who was the system who had the power to face those who wanted to destroy all the worlds?
“I’m sure that is the case.”
The system hesitated for a mont, then she spoke slowly,
“What? Why Hell Gate suddenly…”
Before I could even ask, she cut off.
Sohow, I found her words to be sincere, but accepting it was another matter altogether.
“Don’t talk nonsense. I only beca a Protagonist Hunter because I wanted to enter the Hell Gate.”
Even if I give up on everything, Hell Gate was one thing I wouldn’t be able to give up on.
* * *
On the other hand, Bersok, who failed to get anything from Yoo Seodam, went to Busan and was currently walking in a back alley.
In the first place, the reason why he ca to Yoo Seodam was because he wanted to live a better life on Earth. His current life is miserable due to the fact that he could neither adapt to the culture of this Earth nor could he speak their language properly.
“Damn it.” He cursed. Even if he wanted to overpower Yoo Seodam with his strength, his current power was not enough. The battery of the magic engineering weapon he used was almost exhausted to the point it was impossible for him to even hunt a monster.
As he walked around, a terrible sight of the intestines, flesh, bones and blood vessels tangled and wriggling hidden inside the coat ca to his sight.
It was sothing that one day would have been his ‘child’. However, shortly after exposure to ‘destruction’ of his world, his soon to be ‘child’ and his wife had fused into his own body.
The ‘destruction’ was simply that terrible. Soone who hadn’t seen it directly wouldn’t be able to understand it.
“Tch… Whatever! Anyway, it will soon co to this world too.”
He murmured and walked away like a drunkard.
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