chapter 385
385 – Scene 385# Oath
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On the last day of my part-time job at the company, I was able to visit a special hospital room in the basement of the company building with the help of Sehee Park. The purpose of the visit was, of course … To meet her sister.
My younger sister, Jeong So-ra, was lying on the bed, asleep, leaning on an oxygen mask.
There is now less than a month left until the service starts. There are still a lot of issues left to solve before the players arrive. I came here because I didn’t think I would have time to come see my younger brother anymore…
“Director Choi Jae-man said that… ?”
“Yes.”
After hearing an unexpected story from Park Se-hee, I was lost in thought. Director Choi Jae-man is known as a close associate of CEO Park. He was trying to do something against CEO Park’s will.
“In short, it’s an internal dispute…”
CEO Park Jun-hyuk and Director Choi Jae-man. These are two people who founded Stella together. I know that we were seniors and juniors in college and even worked on the Remina project together. To me, both are people who should be opposed.
I don’t know what kind of friction there was between the two, but what is certain is that it was difficult for me in this world. If Director Choi Jae-man stopped the game service as planned and took over this world, it would have been a bad ending.
“I think Director Choi Jae-man is planning to take control of the system. He has already hired talented programmers and hackers and is ready to take over Milky Way’s system.”
“Hmm…”
“And they plan to have me access the system. Jihwan and I are employees who have experience logging in while testing in the past. I think that’s probably why Director Choi brought me on as his secretary.”
Director Choi may have seen the potential of this world and coveted it longer than he thought. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have gathered people together and proceeded with the project without CEO Park’s knowledge. I thought he was simply an incompetent person who only spent money extravagantly, but he turned out to be something unexpected.
“You don’t have to worry too much. Rather, since we knew about it in advance, we should use this as an invaluable opportunity. As long as I’m here, I won’t let things go according to CEO Park or Director Choi’s will.”
Park Se-hee puffed out her chest as if telling her to only trust me. As she said, it was actually an opportunity for her to find out about this first. Director Choi could have seen this situation as advantageous as he did not know that Park Se-hee was on his side.
There was just one strange thing.
I have experienced regression several times since becoming Tristan. However, in the future that we have experienced so much, what happens when the game service is discontinued… Never once.
It would have been nice to know what was going on outside at the time, but at that time, we didn’t even know about the existence of Director Choi Jae-man and we were cut off from the outside world. In the end, I was just guessing. Could it be that my involvement in the ordeal has changed the future of the outside world? Did Director Choi Jae-man’s plan fail? If not that too… Was something happening that I didn’t know about?
Either way, it would be a good idea to warn Park Se-hee as well.
“… I think you better be careful.”
“Yes?”
“CEO Park and Director Choi seem like people who should never be taken lightly. Even though he has earned his trust, he is a greedy man. He will stop at nothing to satisfy his greed. Perhaps… He may be pretending to trust you to take advantage of you.”
“Hmm… That makes sense. “I also saw Director Choi again because of this incident.”
Park Se-hee stretched his body. Then he waved his hand towards me.
“Don’t worry though. Because I’m not that kind of girl. “Why don’t you give it a try?”
“… “Are you going to attack me?”
“Yes. I know how to do self-defense too. “I can easily subdue at least one man.”
Confident Park Se-hee. But I didn’t want to make a fuss in the hospital room where my younger brother was.
“No…”
“Yay!”
I waved my hand in rejection, but Park Se-hee didn’t let go and snatched my wrist and suppressed me… I was going to do it.
“… Uh… “La?”
“… “What are you doing?”
“Why don’t you move on?”
“… “Isn’t it because your self-defense skills are poor?”
“Oh, what… “It’s strange.”
Park Se-hee kept exerting her strength and tried to knock me over, but she had no use. No, her butt keeps touching her thighs and she feels a bit strange. Although she has been transformed into Trinity, that is only an appearance. He is a complete man inside.
“If you’ve done that, stop.”
“I definitely have to move on… Jihwan, tell me honestly. “You didn’t fall and held on, right?”
“You couldn’t get over it. “I will ask Bella or Helga if they can teach me proper self-defense skills later, so learn them again then.”
“Eww… I’m angry, but I can’t help it… All right…”
Park Se-hee retreats in despair.
She quietly made room for me. Thanks to you, I was able to say hello to her younger brother.
“Sora…”
I held Sora’s hand as she closed her eyes, as if she was dreaming. She was warm. Proof that she is alive. And that was the reason why I did not give up even after experiencing 526 failures.
As long as my younger brother was alive, I could try again and again. If only she could wake up again, I could become a villain or a demon lord. I could do anything.
There is now less than a month left until the service starts.
Sora’s imagination protects the world she created and saves her. And furthermore, my remaining task is to break down the wall between the two worlds.
Can you do it? Honestly, I’m still anxious. No matter how much I prepared and prepared, I failed 526 times. Because I died 526 times.
I experienced endless frustration and despair.
Me before… So, if it were Jeong Ji-hwan, he might have given up. You may be tired and exhausted and your heart may be broken.
The reason I was able to stand up again was because Sora was alive, but… Now that I think about it, it may have been because I was completely assimilated into Tristan.
It may be that he did not give up because he became Tristan, who was extremely vicious and did not lose his arrogance in any situation. In other words, failing 526 times means not giving up 526 times. Of course, Tristan wouldn’t have been able to come this far without the help of the people who believed in and followed me.
I held Sora’s hand and promised. No, I swore.
“The day you open your eyes again, I will be by your side.”
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“I have now returned from the north under the master’s orders.”
The ones who got off the horse were four annihilation maids and Lian, who was wearing Aslan’s uniform. They all stayed in the north according to my orders and made the Demon Forest and the demons and monsters around it obeyed. They were able to unite under the name of the Demon King Trinity.
Thanks to their hard work in the north, the empire was still on high alert. Even though they had formed an alliance, they thought that the Demon King might attack them at any time and maintained enough power to start a war right away.
In fact, it was all my plan to prepare for a decisive battle with the players. If we welcome the opening of the service with the same level of tension as now, there will be no need to prepare to fight with players. Now that the northern part of the country has been sorted out to some extent, the Annihilation Maid and Lian have been brought back here. The Black Earth people who became my descendants first will lead the demons well, so there will be no problems now.
“It was hard to stay and finish.”
“No. We are just happy to be able to help you.”
Myuri, the leader of the Annihilation Maids, smiled. Then her eyes widened when she noticed the woman standing next to me.
“Oh my goodness. Princess?”
“It was hard to come this far. Everyone.”
The last time we stopped by the Isaachel mansion, we decided to postpone the wedding for now. I thought about getting married before the chaos that was about to come, but I thought it would be better to get married after everything was over. Bella expressed dissatisfaction, but fortunately she was convinced.
But the day she met Duke Fred, Bella packed her bags and sat down at my mansion. She followed me everywhere in the mansion and shared my schedule. As if I were the hostess. Now, anyone can see them as a couple.
“Oh, hello…”
“It’s been a while, Wendy too.”
“Wow. Wendy. “Do you think she has grown taller?”
“Ehehe… Joe, a little?”
Annihilation Maid’s Cynthia and Rika laughed while stroking Wendy’s head. Wendy seems to be loved by everyone.
“Uh… It’s late, but congratulations on your wedding. “Count.”
“Chu, congratulations…” ” .”
The remaining two, Ryan and Beth, congratulated me. But strictly speaking, we’re not married yet. Am I mistaken?
The annihilation maids and Rian had been looking around for someone since a while ago.
“However… “Master.”
“?”
“Is your wife away by any chance?”
“… “She’s your wife?”
Bella’s eyes narrowed. She looked at me as if she wanted an explanation, but neither she nor I could understand. I couldn’t understand why they left Bella next to me and asked where her wife was.
But up to that point, it was just medicine.
“Oh, are you by any chance recovering for your 2-year-old?”
“Well, postpartum care is important for mothers.”
“Young master. “When do you plan to show me your son, who looks just like you?”
“Ah, lady!”
At that moment, Bella stumbled. She would have collapsed from shock if Blanche had not quickly caught her.
“Ah, son… What… Tristan… You…”
“It can’t be like that.”
“Then daughter…”
No.
I put my finger between my eyes and thoughts. About the source of this absurd rumor.
The answer was easier than I thought.
Why do Annihilation Maid and Rian have this misunderstanding? A crystal ball was used to exchange news with the women staying in the north. And she was tasked with delivering the news… Aslan’s vice-captain and my bodyguard…
“I believed that the Count would choose Helga.”
“It’s natural because Helga was the only one who showed the Count a consistent attitude.”
“…”
Well then.
There was no need to reason. Because she was the only person who could spread such absurd rumors.
“You may be tired because you have just returned, but…”
I sighed deeply and gave an order to the maids.
“… Go and bring Helga alive.”