Chapter 705 – Two Stubborn People

The Son of Man answered.
The moment I was about to get up, I heard a voice, so I immediately sat down and called out to him as if I was caressing him.

‘Do you come to your senses now?’

Because the trauma was so severe, it must have been difficult to come to your senses.

‘Answer when you hear.’
【 … 】

The voice that was crying will not leave my ears.
The Son of Man was speechless again. I waited for him as long as I could and then clicked his tongue.
Dajeong asked, reaching out to me in response to my nervous reaction.

A gloved hand sticks out to the face.

“What happened… Not this. Anyway, wake up.”

The figure seemed to be urging me to get up, so I stood up with my hands on the ground.

Dieffenbachia, who had reached out to me, lowered his left hand, pretending to stretch it, as if he was upset about something he had just done. I held Dajeong’s hand again.

-Kwaak.

The cold iron armor is thick, but this cold hand is the one that will save me.
Dieffenbachia wrinkled his nose as he shook his hand with all his might.

“Now… “Please let me go.”
“Do me a favor.”

Dajeong, surprised by the serious voice, stared at me with a determined look on her face.
A steady response like a class leader. Dajeong asked, holding my hand in the opposite direction.

“Ask. “What do you mean?”
“This will be a bit of a difficult request. Dajeong, this is something only you can do.”

Dajeong’s ears perked up as the inside of her helmet was visible.
After being startled for a moment, he made his eyebrows look like an inverted letter 8 (八), as if he was a little angry at the harsh name, and then pressed on me.

“I told you not to call me that name.”
“Yes, I love you too.”
“… Phew. What kind of man is you… So. Please… ?”

Although his gaze shows nothing but hatred and disgust rather than shame, he is good at finding things to do.

“I have to meet the Son of Man for a moment. Inside. “It won’t take long, but it would be nice if you could give us some time in the meantime.”
“You are telling me to protect it.”
“Uh.”

Da-jeong, who quickly understood the true meaning of my words, nodded.
As soon as I saw that he had confirmed, I immediately crossed his legs and put him in a lotus position.

“It’s like entrusting your life to me. “I believe it.”
“Don’t say anything you don’t mean.”

It was true that going inside now was dangerous.
If he were exposed to King Mokryeong without any resistance, his crown could have been taken away.

“But it’s not gambling.”
“… “What do you believe?”
“I trust my corps.”
“It’s not your corps, it’s my corps.”

Once you have helped me, you will have to see it through to the end.
Dajeong realized my will and pretended to gag in disgust.

‘Then.’

As I concentrate, my vision becomes blurry.
I survived thanks to the arrival of the military at the right time.

Once the fight in this tower was over, I had to immediately prepare for the final battle with Engahero, so I had to use the crown to finish it as easily as possible.

The first button for that is the relationship with the Son.
My priority was to develop a deep relationship with the little boy I had been attached to from the beginning.

* * * * * * * * * * * *

It’s lonely and dark.
For the dozens of times, I sat among the rocks and recalled that man’s memories.

The son of man was relieving his long loneliness by looking at his future self.

─It’s been difficult so far.

I have felt comfort and sympathy for the first time in a while.
Have you ever sincerely heard someone offer comfort to you?

The Son of Man continued to retell his story as it remained in his memory.
After the portrait, my eyes were fixed on the screen as if I was staring blankly at a video filled with memories of my time with the lion.

The words I spoke, which I had memorized before I knew it.

─You need that person.

I didn’t know what he was talking about, but he didn’t want to wait any longer.
There was no need to wait in the first place. Since mom and dad betrayed me. This was because the hope of the Son of Man was nowhere left.

I thoughtlessly responded to Lee Si-heon’s words, but
Soon he lost his pride and gave up on answering.

‘… I am.’

At this point, I have an idea.

I am an artificial life form that has no name and is nothing more than a tool.
Without the crown, it was a stern body with no purpose.

If there is a reason why people are born. Why was I born with an ego?
It is said that life and death have no cause for humans, but as an artificial life form, there must have been a motive, although it is unclear.

When someone created a human being, they intentionally implanted their ego.

The Son of Man thought.
If that’s true, why is it giving me such a hard time?
It would have been much better if I hadn’t put any emotion into it when making it. . I wouldn’t have had to wait comfortably and blame anyone.

‘If there is no crown. I am nothing.’

Now I know.

An intermediate creature that only exerts the power of the crown a little better. Even if a part has its own identity, only errors will occur.
Since I wasn’t great, my mom and dad easily abandoned me.

– Kuuk.

The Son of Man sat with his head on his lap for a while, tapping his ear.

‘…’

Flash.
When I lowered and raised my eyelids, the dew hanging on the leaves fell.

As I rubbed my eyes, which were numb due to being so swollen, my vision blurred and returned again.

‘He… Why.’

Blink again.

“Why… “Maybe they brought me back here instead of killing me?”

To the question that spread to myself, I heard the answer.

“Stop shaking and get up. “I said it once.”
“!”

Flash. When he opened his eyes, the crystallized vision came together one by one, and the man’s figure came together like a puzzle.

In-sa’s eyes widened at the sight of the man who did not know when he had arrived in front of him.

“… You.”
“Answer. Do you want to be hit twice instead of once?”

It’s a ridiculous thing to say, but I don’t have the strength to answer.
Inja, stained with dirt and blood, called out to Lee Si-heon in a dark voice.

“Why, why did you do that… ?”
“What.”

Unlike Si-heon, who appears to be in a hurry, In-sa mutters like a turtle.
Lee Si-heon, who instinctively recognized that this was an important situation in her son-in-law’s life, began to calmly examine her complexion.

“You, uh, hate me so much. But why did you save me… ?”
“I still hate it.”

Know.
Because the emotions that followed said so.

In-sa thought with certainty that the two of us would probably never be friendly to each other again in our lives.

The reason Lee Si-heon saved his life was because of the crown.
It was explained that she was going to lock herself inside, and use it as a tool to draw out the power of the crown.
Because now he had no means to resist.

Now that he’s like this, he can’t even commit suicide. She would be used as a neutralizer for the crown all her life and then go crazy and die.

─If you are watching, please listen. Before that person breaks down.

‘Late…’

I’ve come back too many ways.
From the moment I touched this man’s daughter, it was like running on parallel tracks.

He took advantage of all her weaknesses and made her have nightmares.
It was difficult and made me shed tears.

The moment the Son of Man accepted his fate and closed his eyes. Lee Si-heon answered.

“You know what? Saying that you did something terrible with your mouth. “This is my first time.”
“… ?”

Until now, let alone feeling guilty, I didn’t even think that I had done something bad to the other person.
Like a ghost, she knew his weak point and attacked him, but she took it for granted.
And I thought arrogantly. Because I was sicker. This much is natural.

Even actions that would be the worst for the other person were not taken seriously.

That factor has changed.
At least he knew the extent of what he had done.

“I met you from another world. You may have seen it from memory. “My body was a mess.”
“… Saw.”
“You’re not saying you want to be like that, are you?”
“Then… “What are you asking me to do?”

Even if I die, I can’t apologize.
Lee Si-heon sneered at the son of man’s foolishness.

Yeah, that’s better.
Rather than apologizing with lies, it was more benevolent to be stubborn and fight until you gave in. That was better.

At least he’s a hundred times more adorable than those who try to stab him like Engahero.
The good news is that my temper died more than I thought.

“Your future self asked me a favor. “Don’t be too harsh.”
“Why are you treating me so harshly? “What do you know about me?”
“Did you know me well and act so rudely?”
“Then… ! Porridge, crab… Don’t… “Why did you do that?”

Inja, who lost confidence, clenched his fists and shed tears.
He was so sad that even his shoulders were shaking and sobbing, and even his nose was running down his nose.
Rather than feeling sad, I felt annoyed, so I made an imaginary tissue and wiped his runny nose.

“Ugh, huh… Don’t touch it… “You bastard.”

The man tilted his head back.
The snot on the tissue stretched out like an arch bridge reflected in a river.

Lee Si-heon’s face frowned.

“Look at this. I hate you too. “I don’t like it, but I’m doing this to try to work together as much as possible.”
“If you don’t like it… You can just quit. “Black.”
“Do you hate me that much?”
“… No.”
“Why? “Let’s at least know the reason.”

To Lee Si-heon’s serious question, In-sa answered with tears in her eyes.

“Not one… “He doesn’t look like a king.”
“For that reason?”
“It’s stupid. “You just do reckless things.”
“And.”
“He loses to women quickly… My heart hurts. “He wasn’t the king I imagined.”

The emperor-like appearance that the Son of Man has always been shouting about.
Apparently, it wasn’t easy to get there.

“Yes, I guess so. The first time you met me was not long after I fell here. “I understand that you weren’t satisfied.”

The son of man’s crying stopped for a moment at the dry words he spoke.

I didn’t expect that a man who had been my enemy all my life would say something like this.
If you think about it, Lee Si-heon has become very cool and calm since becoming King Mokryeong.
To the point where it doesn’t matter if you turn away from your friends and embrace your enemies.

Looking back, definitely.
Lee Si-heon was gradually becoming closer to the king.

There was a clear visible difference between Lee Si-heon just before entering the Tower of Time and Lee Si-heon after overcoming the ordeal.

“… “Why are you saying that?”

The Son of Man felt a doubt.

Even now, Lee Si-heon doesn’t think of himself as very cheerful.
If asked whether he was positive or negative, he would clearly be biased towards the negative.

I don’t like it, but I’m trying to get closer to it.
Why are you trying to become friends when you don’t like me?
The little man could not understand.

“I am the same. It hurt a lot every time you showed me your harsh dreams. “Especially when I was dizzy.”
“… Know.”

Because I did it on purpose.

“The future you said. I bet you were in pain because of the crown too. I know very well that you hate me. Still, wouldn’t it be better to go together rather than doing nothing and going crazy with each other?”

Persuade.
The Son of Man was speechless.

What he proposed seemed reasonable at first glance, but his proposal was too biased towards himself.
In the long run, it would be beneficial for Lee Si-heon, but that was too far into the future.

“I heard your crown hurts.”
“… It hurts so much. “You can’t stand it.”

The words were nerve-wracking to the end, but I was already fine.
If you get scratched with something like that, you won’t be able to do anything like King Mokyeong.

“Teach me. “If you share the burden, you’ll feel better too.”
“… Why.”

Let’s go back to the beginning.
Since the time is incorrect, you can reset each timer to the beginning.

“Just say it. “What are you going to do?”

The Son of Man could not answer and fidgeted for a while.
His youthful face suddenly changed, his hands started shaking, and his feet started stomping.

“… Me. “I didn’t apologize for anything.”

Hearing a false apology doesn’t make you feel better.
One day, when you truly sympathize and understand, you can apologize.

“Are you okay. Now.”
“… Now?”

Shining in the sunlight, Lee Si-heon held out his hand and Minnie and Insa held it together.

Although their eyes still looked at each other, they were full of mistrust.
This one broad step had a much greater meaning than the past three years.

The reason for putting ego in artificial life forms.
I guess we’ll find out soon enough.

-Smurf.

The half crown protruding from the Son of Man’s head is placed between the two.

Emotions enter the body where the connecting lines are connected. The dark red pulsating crown slowly stimulated the two people’s heads.

-Strong.

The pain is enough to make your eyes squirm.

I was even in awe of the man who had endured for over 100 years.
It was nothing compared to the pain of losing my daughter.

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

“Commander of the Corps!!!”

The peeled helmet rolls on the floor, and the light ivory hair comes loose and shakes in the air.

Blood flowing down the forehead. Dilated pupils.

Although the iron armor on his shoulders and breastplate was shaking, Dieffenbachia was holding his spear unharmed.

“Well, I think I need to take a quick step back. Stock up on stamina…”
“No.”

After speaking firmly. Da-jeong points the tip of her spear at King Jeon.
With one eye closed, she gasped at her mission, but never chose to run away.

‘Rather. She might have dreamed of something like this.’

A knightly thing.
Protect people and risk your life.

A long, yellow flower grew on her hair as she smiled weakly.