## Chapter 1411 – The Approaching Darkness

It felt something like that.

Everyone was struggling to truly understand the bizarre aspects of another world. Honestly, I’d felt that way myself quite often.

It’s only natural.

A world where millions of children receive twelve years of education? And that it’s not even a significant financial burden? It’s hard to believe. Liztina’s frenzy is understandable.

Even the academy in the capital of the Karga Kingdom is practically impossible to enter unless you’re the child of a noble or a wealthy commoner. Education is expensive in this world. They can’t comprehend the idea of cheap education.

“But does touching your hair really calm you down?”
“It’s quite soothing, actually. Look, I can stroke it like this and you stay still, right?”

—Stroke, stroke.

Liztina was still smiling as she stroked my hair. She’s done this before, but I’m only hearing the reason now.

Anyway, it feels pretty good.

I let her keep stroking.

“Hehehe, of course you’ll stay still.”
“Yes. I really appreciate that you take it for granted.”

I also really like it when my sisters let me touch their chests as much as I want, so I guess it’s a similar feeling. I understand now.

As Liztina stroked my hair, she added quietly, as if an afterthought:

“But sometimes, it might be nice if you growled a little…”
“What?”

—Clap.

Karin clapped her hands.

“Ah. That might be nice.”
“Right? Doesn’t it sound kind of nice?”
“Definitely. Now that I think about it, it sounds really good.”

Growl?

“Why? Do you want me to growl?”
“Yes!”
“Teeeeeeeng!”
“Why ‘Teeeeeeeng’!!!”

—Squeeze!

As a joke, Liztina used an iron claw on my scalp…! But it feels like a scalp massage, so it’s actually pretty good.

“Ahem, anyway. Ah… by the way. Isn’t it about time for a haircut? Seriously. I turn my head for a second and it’s grown down to your chest again.”
“Hair?”

Come to think of it, it’s been a while since I got a haircut.

“Hey. Speaking of which, why don’t you get it cut short this time? I don’t think I’ve ever seen you with short hair.”
“Hmm… that’s true.”

Claudia nodded at Karin’s words.

“When I first met Katt, it was already down to his shoulders.”
“Yeah. I felt the same way when I first saw you. I’d like to see it short for once. Can’t you do that?”

Get a short haircut, huh.

“Hmm… that doesn’t seem very Demonic Heavenly God-like. No. Don’t you like my hairstyle? It’s wild and cool.”

No lie, a Demonic Heavenly God needs this kind of wild, unkempt look. You want me to cut it short now? That’s not Kim Katt… I’m sticking with the Jean Valjean style.

“Ah, damn it. I don’t want to cut it.”
“It grows back fast anyway. Just do it for a little while.”

Well, it does grow back fast if I want it to.

“Then let’s do it next time. Shall we get up now?”
“Wait a minute! I still have a few more questions!”

Liztina reacted fiercely as I tried to cut it short.

“I really don’t understand the whole economic scale and technological advancement thing. How does that happen?”
“Hmm… I’ll explain it simply. Here, magic is something only rich people use, right? It’s hard for ordinary people to access. Generally speaking, that’s how it is. Hiring a magician costs money.”

Everyone nodded at those words.

“But it’s not like that there. Technology is so abundant that almost everyone can enjoy the benefits of it. It’s more convenient than magic and it’s widespread. You just heard, right? There are a lot of magic-like technologies.”
“But really, why? Why isn’t it monopolized and enjoyed by the ruling class, but available to everyone?”
“That’s because, sis.”

Basically, freedom is guaranteed, and…

Companies pursue profits.

“There are a lot of people, right?”
“You said 6 billion.”

Good memory.

“Okay. Good memory. So, another question, why do people who make those technologies make them? They make them for money, right? They make them to earn money. Unless it’s a hobby.”
“Hmm… well, mostly. Creating something is inevitably closely related to money.”

Liztina nodded, and

“Well, you can’t deny that it’s for money. Even strengthening combat power ultimately leads to wealth and fame.”

Karin also agreed.

“So, it’s money. There are a lot of people, right? So, you have to sell the things you make to those people. Then you make a shit ton of money.”

Having a large population means…

There are a lot of people to buy things.

“…Ah?”

Liztina opened her mouth as if she had realized something.

“It’s not just selling to a specific minority group. It’s literally selling to tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of people. That’s what happens when something becomes a global hit. Usually, even if it sells well in just one country, you become transcendently wealthy.”

That’s how technology advances.
The desire to earn more money and talent combine.

“Even if it’s just a million people, their combined wealth will be greater than that of most wealthy people.”
“That’s right! Mass sales because there are so many people!”

—Clap, clap, clap!

Liztina finally seemed to understand and applauded with cheers.

“Ah, damn it! Why didn’t I think of that! That’s so refreshing!”
“That’s because the concept of 6 billion people is unfamiliar to you, sis.”

It can’t be helped.

“Ah. And you said that the concept of distance is greatly reduced because of that technology, right? Then it must be easy to sell things?”
“Hehehe, that’s right. That’s exactly it.”

Karin also completed her understanding.

“So, the scale of the economy grows… that’s it. It’s a little refreshing, but it’s still hard to imagine.”
“I guess the only way is to go there in person.”

Claudia hugged me from behind and said that.

“Yeah, yeah. Let’s definitely go.”

But I can’t speak Korean right now. Well, once I go there, I’ll have to go back once first. Once I go back, learning Korean again will be a piece of cake. I have a Demonic Heavenly God brain, so language is nothing.

“Hey, and. First, I want to hear more about those weapons.”
“Weapon stories?”
“It’s fun. What else is there?”
“Hehehe, you’re really interested in killing techniques.”
“I can’t help it.”

Then let me explain.

“First, that thing I mentioned, the tool for easily killing people. It’s called a gun, right? But it’s strong, but it’s very weak compared to real weapons. Just about the level of an F-class adventurer.”
“Hoo.”
“Real weapons are like kingdom knights. Furthermore, the ultimate weapons are even more incredible.”
“That’s getting really interesting.”

This sister showed some SF-like imagination earlier, and now she has a bit of a military otaku side. Well, she’s from a knight background. She used to like collecting swords, so she can’t help but like weapons.

I hope she doesn’t start demanding that I bring back all kinds of guns and bombs as souvenirs when we go to Earth.

“Bombs. Tanks. Fighter jets. Missiles. Nuclear bombs. They’re divided like that, but roughly, the power of one gun is enough to easily kill dozens of people in a few minutes. Specifically, it’s about the level of a skilled combat mage.”
“That much? So, using one gun is like an ordinary person becoming a mage?”
“I think it’s almost like that. Ah. But it’s even worse. Mages have limited mana and it takes time to recover, right? Guns hardly have that. You just need to replenish the bullets, which are similar to arrows, and you can keep using them. Think of it as a magically super-powered bow. Anyone can use it.”
“Wow.”

Karin was impressed.

“But bombs, which are stronger weapons than guns, kill dozens or hundreds of people at once in just a few seconds. You can call a gun a bow, but this bomb is like…”
“A wide-area explosion spell. That’s exactly the feeling?”
“Yeah. That’s it. Of course, this is more convenient.”
“Hmm…”
“Besides that, there are vehicles similar to carriages that defend against guns and bombs, and missiles, which are giant bombs that fly to other countries. When I saw it, it couldn’t be compared to a mage. You just produce the weapons and use them, and you don’t need complicated procedures like casting magic. You said there are tens of millions of people, right? They make them with the taxes they pay, so there are really a lot.”

Karin listened to my words very seriously.

“Then what is the ultimate weapon?”
“Nuclear weapons. One can devastate several cities.”
“Oh, shit.”

She’s showing great interest.

“No. But then magic is meaningless. That’s like magic. Anyway, humans have such weapons… There are hardly any people with such power in this world, right?”
“Yeah.”

Except for me.

“Ah! But when I think about it, it’s almost similar to the technology of the demons!”
“Actually, yeah. There are some similarities.”
“If the number of demons is 6 billion, it won’t be a joke…”

It’s tricky.

“Anyway, a weapon that can destroy several cities at once. That’s so amazing.”
“But Katt can do that too, right?”

Claudia whispered in my ear.
I reached out and touched her ear as I answered.

“Hehehe, of course. I can do that much too.”
“He can even destroy mountain ranges. And his flight speed is fast… What you said is impressive, but it seems like it can’t match our Katt after all.”

Liztina stroked her chin with her hand for a moment and said.

“Ah. And you said that hundreds of people can fly at high speed, right? But when I think about it, Risha can also create gates, right? Is there such technology there? Instant teleportation?”

Oh.

That’s right.

There isn’t.

“No. There isn’t. That’s a product of imagination.”
“What? You have such destructive technology, but that’s a product of imagination?”
“Surprisingly. Yeah.”
“Not a single one of the 6 billion humans can make that? From what I hear, it seems normal to have it?”

That’s really amazing.

Why is there still no technology to create warp gates?
What have the scientists been doing?

“What is it? It wasn’t just great after all?”

The Earthlings have become not-so-great beings just because they can’t use warp.

“The level of weapons seems much stronger than here, but… Katt can do that much too. If Katt didn’t have such power, it would have been quite difficult, but I’m not particularly worried.”
“Worried? Is there anything to worry about?”
“Of course, there are things to worry about. Still, that’s another world, right? They might invade someday like demons or devils.”

Oh, shit.
Now that I think about it, that’s right.

“Isn’t that right? If 6 billion humans are gathered on one planet, resources will run out someday. That’s only natural. 6 billion people is a ridiculous number. Even if those people eat just one bread a day, that’s 6 billion breads? You know how much wheat that would take? What if resources are depleted? They’ll turn to other worlds like the demons who invaded last time.”

Surprisingly, the talk about resource depletion has been around since the early 2000s, but new oil fields are still being discovered all over the world… But it’s understandable to think this way.

“That’s true, but the concept of dimensions is a bit fictional there. Whether it will work or not…”
“You never know, right? Our husband came from there. Such a thing could happen again. Over time, that kind of technology might be developed. If there’s such magic-like technology, opening a gap in the dimension is simple, right?”

Is this Mist?

“Anyway, if those guys with such weapons invade in large numbers, it will be as tiring as the demons. Imagine ten thousand of them coming with such weapons. It would be really hard to clean up at once, right?”

Karin pointed out seriously.

“That’s right. You’re right. It would be tiring if they came.”

Honestly, warp gates don’t make sense, but I, right now, came from there because of that. So, there’s no guarantee that such a thing won’t happen again.

And I don’t think the Earthlings who discovered another world will stay still… Imperialism! That’s it! Imperialism!!! The future Earthlings with revived imperialism might invade this world!

Then, do I have to protect this world from the clutches of the Earthlings! That’s a tragedy! It shouldn’t happen!!!

“Then! This is now for reconnaissance purposes as well as sightseeing! We have to do proper reconnaissance when we go! Because those evil beings might invade!”

As I was thinking that, Liztina raised her fist. Well, reconnaissance is fine. But Karin is agreeing.

“Hey, hey. Then. That. Let’s do that too besides reconnaissance.”
“What is it?”

Karin smiled and said as if declaring.

“Reconnaissance by force.”

No. Do you think all reconnaissance is the same? If it’s reconnaissance by force, it means we’re going to destroy everything.

“Hehehe, that’s right. If there’s any sign of that, we have to sanction it.”

Of course, if that happens, I’ll take care of everything.

But would that really happen?

People in modern Earth don’t really think seriously about the concept of dimensions or other worlds. It was literally nonsense to drill a hole in the dimension or something like in the movie Mist.

There is a possibility, but they don’t really think about it seriously.

Earthlings invading other dimensions?

There’s a limit to how much you can do with classic SF cliches.

“Ugh.”

It was when I stretched like that.

—Flap, flap.

Claudia’s ears, which were touching my cheek, fluttered.

“Ah. Katt. It seems like Hilde and Winia have arrived.”
“Yeah. I felt it just now too.”

Looks like they’re here.

“Yes? Ah… Ah! It seems like they’re both here! Quickly! Bring them here quickly! Because we have to finish the story!”

* * *

“Katt-niiiiiiim!!!!”

Hilde opened the door and kicked off the ground, then rushed straight at me.

“Okay.”
“Haa… This feeling of comfort… It’s the best…!”

I grabbed Hilde, who was rushing at me, hugged her, and rubbed her back. Hilde made a feeling-like sound and drooped her body. This is really cute no matter how many times I see it.

“Blackie? Are you only going to hug Hilde?”

As I was doing that, Winia came up to me and expressed her dissatisfaction.

“Winia-nim! Keep your turn! How many seconds has it been!”
“If you’re talking about turns, I should be first! Hilde really needs to be beaten once!”
“Katt-nim! Winia-nim keeps bothering me!”
“Bullshit! Don’t be fooled, Blackie! It’s not me who’s bothering you, it’s Hilde!”

They’re fighting again.

“Hehehe, I know, I know.”
“Ugh…”

I reached out and touched Winia’s head. Okay, then. Two people have returned. That means I have to tell this story to the two of them too.

“Anyway, is Blackie’s body okay? Is the blood you vomited okay now?”
“Yeah. I’m okay. That kind of thing heals in a day.”
“That’s good… How can Blackie get hurt and vomit blood…”

Winia said that and showed her anxiety. It’s the same reaction as Claudia earlier. Winia was also very worried about me getting internal injuries.

“There’s a reason for that.”
“Huh? Reason?”
“Yes? Katt-nim?”

Let me tell you.

“Hilde. Winia. I have something to confess.”
“Yes?”
“Blackie?”

At those words, Hilde and Winia shifted their gaze as if trying to check the faces of Claudia, Karin, and Liztina, who were behind me.

“Yeah. I had to reveal it. I’m going to say something seriously from now on, so listen carefully.”
“B-Blackie…?”
“What on earth is Katt-nim…?”

They seemed confused.

“Katt-nim…? Ah, no way! Are you going to pretend to be serious and suddenly ask to touch your breasts!!!”

Hilde, who reacted fiercely for a moment, undid her front and revealed her breasts…! I had an urge to nod at that sight, but I shook my head.

“That’s not it. Hilde.”
“O-Ooh…? Katt-nim…?”

Then let me tell you.

“Winia. Hilde. Actually, I’m not from this world.”
“Yes?”
“What?”

I’m an Earthling.

“I’m not from this world.”
“Wh-What is that…? Blackie is from another world. You always do things that can only be done in another world.”
“That’s because I’m actually from another world. I’m a human from another world who came to this world by crossing the dimensional gap created by Lich.”
“…”

At those words, Hilde and Winia lost their words.

“…”
“…”

A long silence fell. They sent their gaze to the three people behind me and tried to say something, but they couldn’t open their mouths, and…

Soon.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!!”

Winia screamed and fainted!!!

“A-Anit!!! Wi-Winiaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!!!”
“Kyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak!!”

But Hilde was also screaming! Hilde shouted as if in a panic while holding the fainting Winia!!!

“Ka, Katt-nim!!! Winia-nim fainted!! She fainted!! We have to do CPR quickly!!!”
“CPR!”

That’s right!

“We have to do breast CPR quickly!!!!!!”
“Breast CPR!!!”

—Boo-ook!

Hilde tore Winia’s clothes with her bare hands as they were, and at the same time, Winia’s elastic bust popped out into the real world…!

“Demonic Heavenly God Art Breast CPR!!!”

I quickly reached out towards Winia’s breasts!!! I have to revive Winia quickly!!!