You Didn't Tell Me the Start of My Transmigration Was a Gate

Chapter 29 Part 2: Desperate Straits 

“I… I think I can die.”

“Han Seo-Ha, stop.”

Jeon Chung-Woon stopped me from the side. He covered his hand over my hand that was holding the divine sword.

“I can’t risk… your life..”

“Then you can risk your life too.”

I waved Jeon Chung-Woon’s hand away. I need to maintain a calm composure. We don’t have a chance to win right now. Of course I’m not really ‘Risking‘ my life here.

“You don’t want me, your fun toy, to die, do you? I mean, if you want to stop me from stabbing you with this sword, you can… Raise your arm, to divert the Divine sword in my direction. Which would then directly target my abdomen. It’s still not fully healed, and has barely been given first aid…”

“So…. Stop me with your life.”

Poof! There is no hesitation. It was my life to bet anyway. If I didn’t take this risk, I wouldn’t be able to clear this gate. Even if it was my life, I had to gamble it boldly.

“Han Seo-ha!”

“You’re crazy…!”

I could hear shouting around me, but I ignored it.

“Ha…ha…ha…”

I laughed weakly. On the Divine sword, Beelzebub was also sewn along with me. Funny. I had given it my all, and both of his hands were already impaled on the divine sword, so it wouldn’t have stopped him if I were to do anything else. The only option left was to throw myself at him.

“I’m satisfied with that.” I said, but I didn’t realize how quickly I’ve moved, and the impact had sent me stumbling backwards. He was already on top of me. His black hair cascaded down and tickled my cheek. His red eyes were in front of my nose, and he was coughing up blood, but he hadn’t lost his composure. The tip of the sword, pierced through his body, which protruded a little further and stabbed into my abdomen.

It was not enough to kill me, but it will hurt a lot. I grimaced at the pain as the wound reopened again.

“Stupid choice. Knowing what you know about the Toluk, you should have known that if I die here… I wouldn’t actually die.”

The Toluk haven’t figured out a way to come directly to Earth yet. At first only gates appeared. Then projections. And finally, direct manifestation, because he was still in the projection stage. No matter how real the Beelzebub in front of us looks, he’s still a fake. The real Beelzebub will also be in Toluk at the moment.

That’s the reason why I was able to take this gamble. No madman would really risk his life, but a projection’s life would be a worthwhile investment to save a toy.

“This time… I won.”

Beelzebub’s blood flowed down my sword. The wound was healing and tending to itself. I had slit his throat before. I didn’t know it then, but I finally realized it now.

I wasn’t able to really “Slash” him. He gave that chance to me. After Hye-won’s death, he must have realized that he no longer had a reason to hang on to this gate, which is why my crude sword skills were able to kill him. It’s terribly ironic. So I figured he’d invest a few ‘fake lives‘ to keep his interesting toy from dying.

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“Yeah… Looks like I lost this time…” He said, his voice slowly fading. He didn’t sound frustrated at all.

“But the next time I see you…”

‘Next time?’

That’s a terrible sound. I must have frowned, because he let out a light chuckle.

“At that time, don’t even think that you’ll be able to pass by such a crude trick…”

A crude trick huh. He thinks he had just been subjected to a crude trick.

“You promised to entertain me…”

He laughs softly. As if he’s amused by just the mere thought of it.

“All right, I swear. Instead, you’re gonna have to amuse me too…”

It was a promise made inside a quaint room. That one promise might just keep him obsessed with me forever. I’ve already done so much to intrigue him, and now I’ve stabbed him in the back. He’s never been subjected to such a stimulus before. His weight pressed down on my tired body. I groaned as the sword sank even deeper.

Ouch… Pain washed over me.

「Notice: You have hunted the boss monster «Beelzebub»!」 

「Notice: The gate has been cleared」

At last, the desired clearing notification…

「Calculating your contribution…」

「Your total contribution is 126,889 points!」 

「Congratulations, you’ve reached the top of the contribution list!」

「Items will be distributed according to your contribution…」 

All kinds of notifications went off one after another.

「You have achieved a legendary feat relative to your stats! You have earned the title «Demon Slayer»」 

「You have achieved a legendary feat relative to your stats! Your Strength has increased by 30」

「You have achieved a legendary feat relative to your stats! Your Agility has increased by 30」

Amidst the endless feast of notifications, I silently closed my eyes. I’ve lost so much blood, my mind is in a daze, and I finally drift off to dreamland.

『Breaking news: The Yeonhwado gate which was the largest in history has just been cleared after four months of great difficulty』

『It’s been three hours since the gate was cleared. The number of casualties is still not fully confirmed.』

『 Let’s go to our reporter Kim Jae-won who is on the scene..』

『It was a large-scale gate that was unprecedented in the world. We don’t know the exact number, but it is expected that the damage will be considerable because it includes a large number of ordinary people. In addition to the loss of life, the damage to property is also considerable, so it is unclear what compensation the government will offer…』 

『A gymnasium that was used as an evacuation center was found to be functioning as a shelter, and a significant number of survivors were living there. It’s being painted as an exemplary case, with even gate experts heaping praises on it, and here’s an official interview with… 』

『It turns out that one of the Largest Guild, The Red Flames was in charge of clearing the Yeonhwado Gate, and it was once a hot topic because of the use of Red Flames proudest rookie, Hunter Jeon Chung-Woon. Right after the Gate clearance, Hunter Jeon Chung-Woon said that he was not the one who cleared it, which caused a huge controversy. 』

『Red Flames’ side clarified that he did not succeed alone, but with the help of many people, including other guilds, and that there was some misunderstanding due to Hunter Jeon Chung-Woon’s lack of media exposure.』 

『There are so many Awakeners who have discovered their unique abilities inside this Gate. After becoming an Awakener through the Yeonhwado Gate, Mr. Lee, an ordinary office worker, went through several crises and gained unusually high stats. The theory that stats rise through crises gains momentum, competition between guilds for powerful new Awakeners is intensifying…』 

『Meanwhile, the nation has decided to accept admissions to the Academy, albeit at an unusually short notice. This could be interpreted as a sign that many of the new Awakeners are capable of becoming Hunters. A National Academy official commented….』 

-Beep.

​(T/N: WOOHOO!)