chsdbacks Chapter 217
Chapter 217
Chapter 217
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The Unclaimed III
4
Let’s clarify something: I and Endless Hell have a perfect hierarchical relationship.
In other words, there’s no cliché where “the sealed Endless Hell was actually secretly gathering strength with perseverance and one day ambushed me and Cheon Yohwa!” That just doesn’t exist. It’s simply not there.
“No, no, senior. Can’t you at least allow a 0.02% chance? Being the destined heroine who never wins is just too sad for my life, no, for my weird life.”
“Who’s supposed to be whose heroine here?”
“Well, I’m yours. Being the alter ego of a dual-personality heroine could be a cult favorite among certain fandoms, don’t you think?”
“Leaving aside the claim that Yohwa is the heroine, Endless Hell, did you perhaps... drop this?”
I took out a piece of paper from my pocket and handed it to her.
Endless Hell, who accepted the paper with "self-awareness" written on it, made a peculiar expression.
“What the heck? Why are you carrying around something like this?”
“Why do you think?”
“Hmm, maybe because you’re crazy? Preparing for a Korean language proficiency test with a vocabulary notebook? Or because you knew I’d say something like this someday...?”
Endless Hell’s expression twisted even more mid-sentence.
With her outstanding analytical ability, she reached the answer.
“That’s exactly it.”
Every alien god has their specialty. Their strengths.
And, of course, weaknesses.
Endless Hell is particularly vulnerable to 'regression' compared to other alien gods. Despite claiming to be the deity of random numbers, she can only act the same way in the same situations.
Moreover, as the 267th turn of the Saintess froze Nut’s domain herself, my regression became even more solid.
At least, Endless Hell cannot break through that.
“Damn it, this is unfair! Regression is such a cheat!”
Endless Hell stomped her feet.
It was a pattern I had seen many times before, so I wasn’t moved.
Even the tempo and speed of her stomping were identical to those I had observed in previous turns.
However.
Seeing her do it in Yohwa’s form felt a bit off.
“Change your clothes.”
Endless Hell tilted her head at my sudden remark.
“Huh?”
“The white sailor uniform is the symbol of Baekhwa High. You’re not a human affiliated with that school. So wear something else.”
“You crazy human! You’re the one who stole my intelligence! Right now, my brain’s like a computer with only 64MB of RAM!”
“That’s enough to run Romance of the Three Kingdoms III.”
Isn’t that enough? You sure are asking for a lot.
We laid down on the bench.
Strictly speaking, it wasn’t exactly “side by side.” I laid on the bench, and Endless Hell offered me a lap pillow.
A white fingertip covered by a black sleeve touched my forehead like a compass point.
“By the way, senior, it’s funny. You talk about cherishing the bonds you’ve built, thanking the 267th turn Saintess with all your heart, yet at the same time, you’re considering the possibility that all of it could be fake, right?”
“Move your hand.”
“Oh, sorry. Did it scratch?”
I gripped my cane sword tightly.
The white jest in the form of a fingernail fell from my forehead.
“Scary. I’ll dive into the dream quickly then, senior. Please close your eyes.”
I did so.
And then we entered the dream.
The destination was the 250th turn.
The previous master of the Incubus, Endless Hell. The current master of the Incubus, me.
Given the dangerous combination forming a temporary alliance, accurately targeting the desired dream was no big deal.
Thus, the moment we entered the lucid dream.
-Hmm?
A man turned to look at us.
He was Doctor Jang of the 250th turn.
He was sitting on a bench at Jamsu Bridge, reading a book. Phenomenology of Spirit. A book that he and the Saintess had read together around this time.
“Yohwa? And... me?”
Doctor Jang arched an eyebrow.
“A doppelgänger?”
“No, the 250th turn of Doctor Jang. This is a lucid dream, and you are a figure within the dream. The presence with me is not Yohwa but Endless Hell.”
“Ho.”
Doctor Jang's lips curved into a smile.
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