44 – #044 The sin of doing nothing

A few months ago.

Our ‘strategy team’ and ‘heroes’ who destroyed and sealed all 108 pieces of the demon king, including the last demon king’s weapon, ‘barding’, gathered in one place.

“I know it cringes when I say this, but now is the time to bring everyone together.”

The leader of the strategy team, the ‘White Knight’, cautiously raised the topic.

“Speaks of course.”

“The ‘all’ here refers to all the heroes summoned to this world.”

“Wait a minute. Let’s take the leftovers with us? No!”

The ‘black mage’, a woman who was in a relationship with the white knight, openly rebelled.

“It’s just a hindrance! Some of the demon lord’s skills use the power of the dead! As soon as they die, the demon lord will absorb and use their skills! No!”

“Scheduled.”

“Absolutely not! Do you think it’s because I have malicious intent? Do you think it’s because we’re annoyed at bathing in flower oil in the back while we’re showering in monster blood every day in front of us? They all die!”

Most of the capture team agreed with the black mage’s words.

“How many people are not here right now?”

“Nine people.”

“You want to bring them all?”

“Uh.”

“Hey, Changhyeon. Will they come? They’ll be waiting for us to catch the Demon King.”

‘Weapon Master’ was openly sarcastic.

“What do you think of the undertaker?”

“Yes?”

“I’m not saying this as a warrior. I’m asking as an older brother. As a classmate from Earth.”

“…I think it’s dangerous too. Brother.”

I also presented my opinion as one of the standby teams rather than a raid team…

“Chae Yu-ri, Min Sena, Hwang Lian, and Park Ha-young. Right now, all four of them have A-class, no, S-class skills.

“In what sense is it terrible?”

“…If Chae Yu-ri dies, you have to have stronger flame resistance than now, and if Min Sena dies, the demon king will use the magic eye of fascination. “

Everyone shook their heads in disgust at my words.

“Wow, that’s really terrible. Isn’t it really crazy when all four skills are mixed?”

“A fire cockroach with flames wrapped around its body bursts into enchanted eyes and self-destructs! hehehe, that must be terrible.”

“Why don’t you say that even as a joke? I feel like throwing up.”

“Isn’t that a joke? If those four die, will that really happen? How much has the demon king done so far?”

“Uhh, it’s gotten worse. Cockroaches running around sparks.”

All the members of the attacking team showed disapproval.

“Did you hear that? It’s not someone else’s opinion, it’s Siwoo’s opinion. Has Siwoo ever been wrong? No, more than that, why are you saying that all of a sudden?”

“Just in case.”

The white knight raised his head toward the sky with a dejected smile.

“What if, after defeating the demon king, all the warriors are not summoned to Earth? What if only those present are summoned?”

If the white knight’s concerns are correct, those who remain after the demon king is defeated will be forced to remain in this world.

“…There’s a possibility of that. Well, if it’s like that, I’ll admit it.”

“Siwoo. I’m sorry, but can you take them from behind when they come?

“Look at me and those people? Siyoon-ah. Chae Yu-ri is there, look at me?”

“Sorry. Can’t you just take care of four people with disabilities? It’s a bit like leaving them in this world. Even if they’re redundant.”

“Kwon Si-yoon, you’re a legend when you speak out loud.”

“I’m just telling the truth. But, Siwoo, if you bring them, you’re the only one who can keep them with you.”

Kwon Si-yoon, ‘Dark Ranger’ said to me as he put his hands together.

“It’s the goddesses who are bad, but there’s no reason for us to blush on our own. Isn’t it?”

“…Haa. Okay. Vote, vote. Brother, vote and if the majority agree, I’ll take the surplus and take care of the surplus team.”

“The word surplus team… But thank you. I’ll buy you a drink when I go back to Earth later.”

“Do you think I’m the kind of guy who falls for alcohol?”

“Okay. Let me introduce you to my little sister.”

“Brothers and sisters? Are they prettier than Chae Yu-ri?”

“Her breasts are bigger than Chae Yu-ri’s, and she’s pretty enough to strike Chae Yu-ri’s face with those breasts.”

“I promised.”

I accepted the offer of the white knight.

“But what if they don’t follow through?”

“…I’ll try to persuade you. You never know. Maybe they’ve just leveled up and put you on the field right away?”

“Hyung. But if you don’t have the will, you won’t follow me?”

“I’m going to try persuasion. Persuasion.”

But.

“But it’s the last time, shouldn’t we all fight together?”

Eventually.

Five people listened to the White Knight’s persuasion and went to the final battlefield.

Four did not appear on the battlefield.

* * *

If there is anything wrong with Park Ha-young, it can be summarized in one line as ‘the sin of not doing anything’.

I understand.

Because the battle with the demon king was so intense.

“Hey, Park Ha-young.”

Park Ha-young remained still, collapsed in the giant’s hands.

Even though she was hit by me, she just trembled and she just stayed still.

“You mean, don’t you understand why I’m doing this?”

I went up to Park Ha-young and grabbed her by the collar again.

“It’s all over, you just have to pick someone to return to Earth, and you won’t understand why they’re messing around like this, right?”

Park Ha-young’s eyes are shaking.

It’s clearly a frightened expression.

Just like a civilian waiting for the demon king.

The eyes full of frustration, despair and fear were the eyes of many people I have seen many times.

And they all died in terror.

He died in front of overwhelming power, and even after dying in fear, he died with an expression full of despair.

“You can’t kill me. The ring is mine.”

“…….”

“I noticed. A ring activates when ‘I have to put it on’. Yes, that’s right. There is no point in physically forcing a ring. The ring activates only when I have the will to put it on.”

I can’t do anything with corpse bugs either.

Park Ha-young cannot stop me by attacking me by any means.

I secured the magic spear, and it is now in my hands.

“I honestly have no intention of fighting you either.”

“Then…”

“Still, you kill.”

“Why, why…!”

The ant’s crawling voice gradually began to grow louder.

“I’m trying to kill myself for doing something wrong!!”

Have you ever heard such a loud voice?

Probably the first time.

“What are you saying!”

“The hero who defeated the demon king. The last one left alive. The undertaker. Well, putting all that aside, I have only one thing to say to you.”

I grabbed the magic spear.

“I’ll let you go quietly, thinking of your friendship, so I want you to die quietly.”

“Then why are you trying to kill me!”

“Do you need a reason? If you need a reason, would you be willing to die? No.”

Park Ha-young is a woman who wants to live.

She is a woman who, whether others die or not, is a woman as long as she survives.

“Honestly, before you came, I thought of all kinds of reasons to kill you?”

Each had various reasons, and I thought of my own rational reason and sealed Min Sena and Hwang Lian.

But what about Hayoung Park?

Park Ha-young’s case is a little different.

“I thought about whether if you used your ability to deal with insects a little more, you would have been able to reduce the number of deaths as much as possible. “

Obviously.

There must have been a possibility.

Aside from the fact that the goddess’s return ring was only for the two of them, there must have been several people who survived at least until the end.

Whoever chooses to stay, whether they die or kill each other to claim the ring, at least more than five people may have survived.

“But those are all assumptions. Possibility of what if.”

You shouldn’t ask Park Ha-young for her sins by saying ‘if’ about what happened in the past.

Because that’s so cruel and selfish.

“So putting that aside, I’ll just tell you the facts.”

I braced my trembling heart and aimed my spear at Park Ha-young.

“What level are you now?”

“…….”

“Let me correct it and ask you. Before your raid team fought the demon lord, what level were you at that time?”

“…….”

“How much has your level increased now?”

“…….”

Do not answer.

As if she couldn’t even open her mouth because she didn’t want to admit that a child had done something wrong, fearing she would get scolded if she said it, Park Ha-young kept her mouth shut and didn’t say anything.

“Other people thought you were only level 20. But there’s no way someone who handles corpses on such a large scale is only level 20. Tell me, what level are you?”

“…….”

“Should I guess?”

I raised my hand toward Park Ha-young’s cheek.

“Even if I hit you with my fist, there is no wound. What happened?”

“That’s it, warriors…”

“No. No. It’s not because warriors can’t hurt each other.”

I grabbed Park Ha-young by the collar again.

“Are you on the same level as me?”

“…….”

“Or not.”

What a terrible story.

“…Are you at max level or something like that?”

“…….”

Park Ha-young still didn’t say anything.

“No matter how incompetent the goddess is, there’s no way you wouldn’t have gained the experience of the one your familiar hunted.”

“I…”

“Everyone thought so. I did too. If you asked Min Sena or Hwang Lian, they would have given the same answer. But didn’t they?”

But I can tell through her expression, through her body language.

“You can farm with what insects hunted.”

“…….”

“I control the corpse insects on a large scale that covers my brother’s entire body, but there’s no way you’re only level 20 or 30. To be honest, what level are you? To be honest-“

“…76 Then. 83 Now.”

That the worst assumption I ever had turned out to be true.

“Wow, crazy.”

I barely swallowed the harsh words that almost came out.

“How much? Did I hear it wrong?”

“…….”

“Did you just say 83?”

“…What’s wrong with that?”

Park Ha-young glared at me with her cold face.

“It doesn’t matter if your level is 83 or 100, if you get stabbed by the demon king, you will die anyway.”

“No!!”

“What’s wrong. The capture team you followed like that is all dead. Whether I’m level 38 or 83… Does it make a difference that I didn’t go to the battlefield?”

“Wow. Wow…”

Well, it can be.

“Why didn’t you tell me until now?”

“If you told me, you would have tried to take me somehow.”

“Did you keep your mouth shut for two years?”

“……If you revealed it, you wouldn’t have come every day to convince me that you would take me to the frontlines.”

“Why didn’t you come out?”

“Because dying was scary.”

As a result, it’s the same that I didn’t come out to fight in the end.

“I just didn’t want to die…”

Huh.

“Yes, yes. I can die, so I understand that you were scared. Yes, that’s right. That’s a normal person. I was also scared to die when I fought the demon king one more time. Yes, everyone is afraid of death…”

Yes.

Let’s say the level 83 insect master was able to control more insects after defeating the demon lord.

Let’s say that the time when I was hooked on the fake ring, after that time, I stayed right here and leveled it up.

“No, but f*ck for real.”

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