
“What?” I asked.
“I made it up,” said the Fire Emperor. “Do you not recognize bluffing?” He chuckles. “I don't have any Lie Detection skills. It was a cliff to trick Saints. Wow, you two are so naive. Do you really believe me? ”
“L-then ..” My lips vibrate. I'm appalled. “Did you kill Saintess without concrete evidence?”
A Rank 9 Hunter, a Saint. Unlike the psychopath in front of me, he was an honest Hunter who donated most of his hard-earned money to the orphanage. That was how he earned his title as a Saint. But you told me that this man killed him based on suspicion?
‘If that's true, then ..’ He's not the greatest Hunter. He's the greatest psychopath.
"Hey,” said the Fire Emperor. “It was a rant. How can you judge such a person? Of course, I've checked it. The Saints really tried to kill me. If I don't kill him first, he'll poison me to death tomorrow. ”
The Flame Emperor spat on the floor. “Fucking plague! Just remembering it would ruin my mood. ”
“B-how do you know—”
“I know everything,” said the Flame Emperor, sounding as if what he said was obvious. “I only know everything. I have a secret trick. ”
I gaped at him.
“But you don't need to know about that,” he said.
I was at a loss for words. It was not just because .. Flame Emperor was extremely confident. There was a certain belief reflected in his eyes. The belief that there was a good reason to kill that Saint. At least, that's what it looks to me.
“Yeah, you must be really innocent because you heard me talking about
lie Detection Skills.” The Fire Emperor's voice dripped with sarcasm.
“Ah...” I can't keep my mouth shut.
“To be fair, this is the first time I've seen your face. I remember the faces of all the rats
hiding in this area. All 18 of them. I even counted their heads for
make sure I don't miss any fuckers. Anyway, you're right. I don't know seeing your innocent face among them. ”
The Flame Emperor touched my head. Patting. She smiles. Did he finally believe in my innocence?
“Thanks-”
“But you know who I am,” he said. “You even saw me kill Saints.”
Patted
“That's why you have to die for me.” His fingers on my head extended outwards, stretched out into the fire, and clasped my skull. Combustion.
“My name is Yoo Sooha. Goodbye to.”
The heat burned my head. The inside gets hot. Combustion. Simmers. My skull was spinning like an oil container.
I can't talk. I can't scream. Under the intense pain, all circuits cut off — it is impossible to make a sound at all.
‘For a madman like him .. I think I'll die like this. Me...’
Kim Gongja (fe).
It was the name given to me by an orphanage nanny. He wanted me to be a great man like Confucius. But I lived a life that was not like Confucius and died miserably like a skinny, dry street dog.
Sadness filled me. It overflowed from me and burned to the ground with the rest of me. If you compare this to the game, it would be a bad ending. In simple words, a broken life. The life in which you died is destroyed.
With only sadness left.
I hate that
『 Skills conditions fulfilled as a result of death.』
Why do I have to die like this? Why should I live like this? That's not fair. Fury enveloped me. Everything is unfair. I can live a better life. I have the right to live a better life.
But, I also made three mistakes: Dying by mistake. Life makes mistakes. Born by mistake. Was everything wrong from birth?
『 Copy Hunter Yoo Sooha skills at random.』
『 Making skill card.』
I can't hear anything. I can't even see. But, a dim light flickered. It felt like a firefly was dancing in front of me. Some fireflies are brown. Others are silver. And some fireflies are gold.
Quick.
Golden fireflies flew quickly. They were very fast, it was almost impossible to catch them. There are a lot of brown fireflies. They seem easy to catch. There are also many silver fireflies. As expected, it was also possible to catch them. Then there's the sun. The only golden firefly that flickered so fast that I could barely keep up with it with my eyes. It was shining as bright as the sun, difficult to focus on. That one.
『 Choose one of the skill cards.』
I grabbed the only golden sunlight.
『 Selected.』
And I caught him.
『 Copying skills.』
And then I died.
* * *
『 Activate skills.』
* * *
Do you know what hell is like?
I'll tell you directly. First, there is no hellfire. In fact, I couldn't find any fire. There was a gas stove, but it did not have the firepower to ignite the hellfire. Uh. Contrary to my expectations, Hell has a small fridge. It also has a small bed .. and even an old TV.
“Hah?”
In other words, it looks exactly like my rented room. Instead, it was my rented room .
No matter how I look at it, this is not Hell. It was my beautiful 125-square-foot room that I rented for cheap.
“H-huh... Huh?” I felt my head with one hand.
That's just fine. Just to be sure, I saw the reflection of my smartphone screen. I saw a face that looked like an unfinished statue of Apollo. It's not good looking, but not bad either.
I can't find any burn scars.
“...Huh? What the hell is going on?” Really, what the hell is going on? ‘ Did the Fire Emperor treat me and bring me back home? ‘
As if.
But that was the only explanation I could think of at the time. Maybe he's better than I thought. He's crazy, but maybe he's not a psychopathic killer. He could have pretended to kill me and instead saved me at the last moment.
Latest news.
Then did he let the TV on before he left?
The Black Dragon Guild tried to conquer the 40th floor of the Tower. Didn't they confidently declare that they would eventually show the strength of the greatest guild?
Unfortunately, they have returned empty handed.
No, that's not the problem. The Flame Emperor was not in this 125 square foot room. He also did not leave the TV before he left.
Instead of
Rank 1 Hunter! The Flame Emperor single-handedly subdued the Boss once more!
Instead, she appeared on the TV screen with furrowed brows. I found myself staring at the TV with a blank look.
Hello Fire Emperor-nim!
Uh. Good. Hola…
You have set a new record once again. You and the Sacred Sword are the only people who can subdue the boss monster alone. With
the disappearance of the Holy Sword, it can be said that you are the only person capable of such a feat. May I ask you to share your impressions?
In the upper right corner of the broadcast, there is a large bold letter that says: LIVE.
I keep glaring at TV.
First of all, I want you to change that shitty title.
Excuse me?
I'm talking about the Flame Emperor. Call me by my name instead of using that shitty title.
Yoo Sooha — Hunters World Rank 1. The protagonist of this era. The hero I envy is there. Exactly it. Maybe, it's inappropriate to say he was there, because he just killed me, and I died for him a moment ago.
Hey, the Flame Emperor is messing up again!
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Here.
Couldn't he hold his tongue while the rest of the world was watching him?
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There too.
The Fire Emperor has a girlfriend! Apparently, it was a Saint!
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This site also. The community also. Throughout all social media.
Same everything.
All the texts I saw yesterday were posted in real time. I must have seen this post yesterday, but people responded as if it was their first time seeing a TV interview.
Even so, there is something different.
I want to be like the Fire Emperor.
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I can't find the comment I wrote.
That's obvious. Normally, I would leave a comment excitedly now. But my soul has long since left my body.
I went back to yesterday.
I really went back to yesterday.
“... Open skill card.”
The flash!
A gold card appeared in front of me like fire.
[I Want To Be Just Like You (S +)]
I have memorized this skill after reading it several times since yesterday. Despite being S-Rank, it was a skill that could not be used. The price for using it is my death. It was a rare trash skill. But, that's not all.
“Yes God,” as I plead.
Two.
There are two flames in front of me.
[I Want To Be Just Like You (S +)]
[Returner’s Clockwork Watch (EX)]
Two gold cards floated in front of me.
‘How?’ My heart was pounding hard in my chest, hard in my ears.
Returner Watches’s Clockwork. This is a new skill that I have never seen before. It wasn't there when I checked it out yesterday, and it wasn't there right before I died for the Flame Emperor. I only have trash skills that are completely unusable; I have never had any other skill with that name. I would really notice something crazy like that.
‘ How? ‘So, of course, I can't understand.
How can I get this skill? How did it become mine ? I can't understand. I don't understand.
But.
‘ That's mine. ‘
I know it. This card is mine.
‘All mine.’
I also know: it could be a skill card that changed my life.
I grabbed the card and took it.
I flipped.
Returning. It reads “back”.
After death, you return to 24 hours earlier.
“Ah..”
As if my head was struck by lightning, I trembled. My heart was beating so fast that it could be a sledgehammer.
I finally realized it.
“This is the Fire Emperor's secret move ..” I muttered on the wall filled with news.
How did the Flame Emperor become a World Rank 1 Hunter?
How did he defeat the impregnable 10th floor boss by himself?
And lastly, why was he so sure that the Saint was trying to kill him?
I finally understood everything.
“The Saintess really tried to kill me.”
“If I don't kill him first, he will poison me to death tomorrow.”
These are his words.
“I know everything.”
“I only know everything. I have a secret trick. ”
“But you don't need to know about it.”
He died for Saintess.
As he said, he was poisoned to death. That's why he went back 24 hours earlier, gritting his teeth to pay back what he suffered. For revenge.
‘ And because of that, even I die. ‘I clenched my hands. ‘ He kills innocent people like me! Just because I'm blocking his way! ‘
He cut off my leg. He burned my head. And he killed me. He played with me like an insect.
The interview continues:
Before you leave, tell our viewers one more thing!
Huh huh?
From the reporter's question, the Flame Emperor scratched the back of his head.
Yesterday, I saw him as a hero. Today, I only saw a psychopath. It doesn't matter if he is a Rank 1. It didn't matter if many people praised him as a hero.
Dia adalah musuhku.
The Flame Emperor stared directly at the camera.
Those who succeed will succeed.
I glared back.
But, don't hinder me even if you succeed.
I clenched my gold card. It was the same card the man had, and it was a skill I copied from him. The Fire Emperor is Rank 1, and I am the weakest Hunter who doesn't even have a rank. But now, I'm on the same starting line as him.
Or I'll kill you.
This time, it will be my revenge.