## Chapter 1533 – Chronicles of the Black-Haired Foreigner – Demon God of Another World

“Hmph… Let’s assess this coldly.”

Kadiea downed the wine in her glass like water and set the cup down.

“Even if a family claims their son is the Heavenly Demon, the world is unlikely to believe it. No, they’d be lucky if they weren’t treated like lunatics.”
“That’s true.”

Well, our family doesn’t exactly have any authority, so who would believe us? Besides, Kim Geuntae, the Earthling, is still missing. They’d probably dismiss it as the ravings of grief-stricken parents.

Of course, that’s assuming the media even picks up on it. If not, we’ll be completely forgotten.

“But didn’t you say you were going to give them gold and jewels as a gift?”
“Yeah.”

I was planning on giving them a gift since it’s been a while.

“If such treasures suddenly appeared in an ordinary household… it might lend credibility to that outrageous claim. Humans tend to believe what they see.”

A shrewd point.

“Wow. So, you can’t even give them the gifts?”
“That’s a bit much.”

Karin and Liz said, sounding sympathetic.

“This is a truly difficult problem. I never imagined it would be this hard to meet Seongdo-nim’s family. What should we do…”
“Ah. Or, Katt-nim, you said mind manipulation and such wouldn’t work, but what about this?”
“What is it?”
“You could use your power to create a ghost-like entity.”
“A ghost?”
“Yes, a ghost. From what I’ve seen, there’s still a lot of folk religion in Korea. Something ghostly and blurry, similar to your past self, Katt-nim. You could create that with your power and send it. That might work.”

The dead son returns as a ghost.

His father would definitely believe that.

“A ghost.”

Sending a phantom created with my power to say hello remotely. In other words, I’d be controlling it from here, and my family would be talking to something like a drone.

“You could say your greetings and then disappear as if you’ve resolved your regrets. That kind of performance might convince them.”
“Convince them, huh.”

Hmm.

“If not, I could just enter their dreams and pretend to be Katt-nim.”

I don’t know what kind of mental shock Hilde would suffer… I appreciate the suggestions, but those two aren’t it.

“Thanks, Hilde. Thanks for helping me brainstorm.”
“Huh? Ah, it’s! It’s only natural! Your worries are my worries too!”
“Hehehe, you’re so cute. Thank you.”
“Aah…!”

Hilde’s idea is on hold for now.

Then Winia sighed and said,

“Haa. If only Blackie could transform, there wouldn’t be a problem.”
“Real transformation doesn’t work.”

I was going to learn transformation magic from Risha, but even the Heavenly Demon Kim Katt couldn’t master it. Because I couldn’t change my appearance.

This body is too fixed to transform.

Kim Katt is immutable.

Therefore, there’s no way I could transform.

“Hmm… This is definitely a difficult problem.”
“Yeah. I can’t think of any good solutions… I’m sorry. I’m trying to help, but nothing’s coming to mind.”

This isn’t something to apologize for.

“No, I’m grateful that you’re helping me think. I’m really grateful. I’m so happy I could cry.”
“Don’t actually cry.”

When I pretended to cry, they started comforting me. Seriously. This is ridiculous. The Heavenly Demon Kim Katt worrying about something like this.

—Swish.

Then Claudia placed her hand on the back of my neck.

“Katt.”
“Hmm?”
“I think you should just act like Katt in these situations. It doesn’t suit you to just keep worrying like this.”
“That’s…”
“When the situation actually arises, you’ll handle it well no matter what. Just like you always have.”

That’s right.

“That’s true.”

There’s no end to worrying about it.

The best way is…

“Yeah.”

To find it by throwing myself into it.

“I’ve decided. I’ll just go and wing it. Improvisation is my specialty.”
“Well, as long as you don’t start dancing, Katt, I won’t worry…”
“What, am I a dancer?”
“You are a dancer too. Alright! Let’s drink some more!”

Let’s drink before we go.

          *     *     *

The towering sky.

“…”

Looking down, the entire Asian continent came into view.

Focusing my eyes, —Tsupat! The light emanating from my eyes illuminated the surroundings. At the same time, it expanded my vision. I fixed my gaze on the Korean peninsula. The place where I lived as Kim Geuntae. My old residence.

—Hwaaaak!

Even though I was so high up that I could see the entire Asian continent, everything was clear when I focused my eyes.

“Hmm.”

It was a familiar city.

The city I lived in for years after moving from the countryside. My second hometown. And the appearance of that hometown hadn’t changed much. After the Gate incident, monsters destroyed a lot of buildings, so there were a lot of reconstructed areas, but there were hardly any reconstructed buildings here, so there must not have been much damage.

Did everyone move away?

Honestly, they probably did. Especially since that bastard, my dad, would move without saying a word to me.

But.

I wanted to check here first. If they weren’t here, I could just scan each province of South Korea one by one.

I might not be thinking about them, but I wouldn’t forget them. I’m not a guppy, I wouldn’t forget my family’s faces. I quickly searched for my family, reading each of the tens of thousands of people in my sight.

That’s when I shifted my gaze towards the house I used to live in.

“…Found them.”

What I saw was…

My younger brother, Kim Geunsu (金斤水).

The same “Geun” character as me.
Geunsu, using the axe “Geun” and water “Su.”

My old brother, whom I hadn’t seen in a long time, had become a man in his 30s. That was only natural. Time had passed. Seeing his aged face, he looked somewhat like my father, which made me uncomfortable.

Damn it.

So, he definitely recognized me?

“You’ve aged, my brother.”

Geunsu was walking while looking at his smartphone. What a guy without a sense of crisis. Well, if I recall, he was always a carefree guy.

Seeing him like this brings back memories.

I had a lot of childhood memories with him. They seemed to be mostly related to insects, and Geunsu in my memories was always in a tough spot. Or he’d walk around calling himself Imhotep.

“He was a crazy guy.”

—…

Geunsu, who was walking while looking at his smartphone, went into the house.

“…They didn’t move.”

Just an ordinary small villa… Wow, damn it.

A villa. That two-room villa I used to live in. It was exactly as I remembered it. No. Maybe even more run-down. They were living well without moving.

“Damn it.”

That’s so weird.

I was definitely in that villa. The moment I opened the door to go to the convenience store or the bathhouse, I was in another world. I was miraculously caught in the dimensional magic that lich bastard was casting. Starting with that, I became who I am now.

“That’s really damn weird.”

I sensed the presence in my house. The people inside… including Geunsu, there were a total of four. Father. Mother. Geunsu. Geunmi. Were they all there? Or did one of Geunsu and Geunmi get married?

I immediately contacted Risha.

“Risha. I found them.”

—Whir.

As soon as I sent the message, a gate appeared next to me. Risha came out of the gate with a composed posture.

“You have found them.”
“Yeah. That. That building. Put up a barrier around it. And use perception-blocking magic on the people in the other rooms, except for the left room on the 4th floor in the villa.”
“Understood.”

Risha immediately deployed a magic circle and erected a barrier. Her skills were so refined that it was almost instantly completed. I praised her skills while touching her ears.

“Hehehe, you’re so good, aren’t you?”
“T, this much is basic…!”
“Then I’ll go.”
“G, good luck. I’ll be waiting…”
“Hehehe, okay.”

I’ll greet them first and introduce you depending on the situation.

—Flash.

I immediately began my descent.

Since the demigod Risha has deployed a barrier, no Earthling will be able to recognize me from now on. Except for my family.

—Thud.

I landed in front of the villa’s main entrance.

“It’s quiet.”

Without hesitation, I opened the main entrance and went up the stairs. This damn villa doesn’t even have an elevator… Well, it’s been a while since I’ve seen the stairs in my house. It feels quite strange.

“Oh.”

As soon as I arrived at 401.

—Pachut.
—Beep beep beep.

I unlocked the door and opened it.

“Stride stride.”

And so, I strode into my old house.

At the same time.

“Uh, uh…?”
“Huh.”
“Wh, what?”

My mother and Geunsu, who were doing something in the living room, stared at me blankly. Welcoming? No. That was surprise. A muscular Heavenly Demon over 2 meters tall opened the door and came in, so of course they’d be surprised. Their brains would inevitably short-circuit.

But they don’t recognize my face.

Well, how would they recognize me?

—Rustle.

My father was.

—Rustle.

With his back to me. He was sitting on the living room floor with an jade mat laid out, turning the pages of a newspaper. So, I couldn’t see his face. But I could tell that he looked older.

—Rustle.

Someone came home, but he didn’t even turn around. He still had a bizarre personality. Or maybe his hearing had gotten worse? Or did he have dementia?

As I was thinking that, I tried to open my mouth.

“…Red ginseng.”

My father’s voice was heard quietly.

“What?”

The sound of the newspaper turning stopped.

“You came home after all these years. And you didn’t even bring red ginseng.”

—Swish.

Still obsessed with red ginseng, he put down the newspaper and slowly raised his head.

“You’ve gotten a lot thinner.”
“Because I haven’t been able to eat red ginseng.”

Wait, this guy started talking about red ginseng as soon as he saw me? He’s a complete lunatic… No. More than that, does he recognize me? Since when? Since I came in? Or from the beginning?

“…”

Feeling incredulous, I stared at my father’s face.

“After you disappeared, Geuntae… no one bought red ginseng for the house.”

He said in a tired voice.

“I want to eat red ginseng after all this time. The red ginseng you bought, Geuntae.”

What, is he trying to be touching, this red ginseng freak.

“Wh, wh, what are you talking about! Th, that person is Geuntae-hyung?! Father! What are you saying!”
“Uh, uh…!”

Geunsu and my mother were in shock.

And.

—Bang!

The sound of the door opening urgently.
My younger sister, Kim Geunmi, who had become an adult.

“Kya, kyaaaaaaaaah!!!”

In Geunmi’s room, visible behind the shocked Geunmi.

“I, I was oppa’s fan!!!!”

The Heavenly Demon posters were plastered all over the walls.