Veronica took her own life, leaving a will to follow the stars to root out her lies.

 

And by reaching the Ice Lake, he found the true value of being able to contribute to defeating the evil spirits.

 

She just decided there would be real value in being able to help me.

 

“I see….”

 

I bowed my head.

 

I was grateful and sorry to Veronica.

 

But I didn’t want to waste time getting drunk with sad feelings. As her questions about Veronica were resolved, another question cropped up.

 

He raised his head and pointed at my face with his index finger.

 

“Then let’s ask this. Why am I possessed by this body?”

 

[I like the expression of possession. It’s just that a man named Isaac met the conditions the most.]

 

Stella projected two images into my field of vision.

 

One was me studying at a gositel in Sillim-dong with books stacked like a mountain next to me.

 

The other one was a young Isaac who was studying in a solitary cell like me.

 

[In order to transfer the soul, it must be in a form that somewhat fits the frame of the body. You may not understand it, but just think of putting someone else’s soul into another person’s body is a very tricky and complex task. And the target you were transferred to had to be alive near the time of Nephid’s resurrection.]

 

Stella pointed at me.

 

[The body that met both conditions was that man, Isaac. Isaac is Ian Fairytail’s academy classmate. Besides, your soul and Isaac’s body matched so well that with a little tweaking your soul could fit Isaac’s. The two had similar souls.]

 

The scene in my field of vision changed again.

 

Atop a high cliff. I saw the back of the boy wearing the Marchen Academy uniform. It was Isaac.

 

He said, “Mom….” He laughed vaguely and fell off the cliff.

 

Me and Stella walked over to the cliff and looked down. Isaac had already disappeared into the rough sea.

 

[Even fate had nothing to worry about. In any case, he was destined to commit suicide sooner or later.]

 

“Then now Isaac’s soul….”

 

[I won’t go into specifics, but that’s exactly what you just saw. Changing the fate you have chosen voluntarily is tantamount to abuse of power.]

 

I couldn’t say anything for a while.

 

I lowered my head and Stella continued her conversation casually.

 

[If there was one flaw, it must have been that he was the weakest member of the Merhen Academy…. That doesn’t matter anyway.]

 

Once again, the view changed to the middle of the universe.

 

[More than that… There is one fatal flaw in my plan.]

 

“A problem?”

 

I looked at Stella.

 

[It’s that you can’t fully grasp the power of the evil god Nephid.]

 

Playing scenes of the long-lost game Appeared in the air.

 

All of them hinted at the final chapter, a decisive battle with the evil god Nephid.

 

“The evil god pattern in the game is fake?”

 

I didn’t feel embarrassed.

 

I had already heard Dorothy’s story in the 1st episode and expected it, so I just asked back to confirm.

 

[Yes. It’s just a reflection of the information we barely got and the predictable attack patterns of evil spirits. And games are just games. It’s just designed to be clear. Conventional foes needn’t be exaggerated, but Nephid was a different story. I affirm. Nephid is extremely strong.]

 

The exact attack pattern is still unknown, and it’s actually filthy strong…. It was like that.

 

“Why is it that only Nephid can’t figure out the pattern? You said you could see the future of that world?”

 

[Since I can’t see the future right after Nephid appears.]

 

“What?”

 

[Nephid has covered the future from the moment he appeared so no one can see. If someone like me touches something like that, they’ll be eaten by the god-killing power. So I can’t do anything.]

 

I didn’t know about it in , But I realized that the power of killing God is very fraudulent.

 

In fact, Nepid is a munchkin only when the opponent is a god.

 

I felt like I could understand why the gods were so desperate to use humans as game pieces.

 

However, questions remained.

 

“But I’ve already been with Nephid once. Have you figured out some attack patterns?”

 

God’s game to deal with the evil god Nephid was scheduled for the second round from the beginning.

 

In other words, Stella should have known what happened in the first playthrough.

 

[It was difficult to fully grasp.]

 

“Why?”

 

Stella changed my view and showed me the scene where I fought the evil god Nephid in the first playthrough.

 

Even if the evil spirit waved his finger lightly, I was helpless.

 

[You lost in vain. It was all I could do to survive. I knew that would happen, so I planned to use it as a stepping stone for my first attempt from the beginning.]

 

It was said that the first round was a propellant for the second round.

 

“… So, what about the mid-bosses and minions?”

 

[They were close to the game, as we expected. The evil spirit was the problem.]

 

“… ….”

 

[In the end, time went back to the past with the power of the demon Lucifer, the ruler of the ice lake. The souls of the dead, the fairies, Ozma, and the fates of the past all returned. Except for the Ice Lake, which Lucifer can preside over. At the time, I stayed here and talked a lot with Dorothy Hartnova.]

 

It was the story of Dorothy in the first playthrough. It was a fact that I had already noticed after hearing her story.

 

Anyway, in the first round, Dorothy stayed in the ice lake and became an exception to return, and became a separate existence from the current Dorothy.

 

‘Even if I died, time would have gone back.’

 

When I believed that the status window was just a status window, I thought that surviving was the condition for returning.

 

The misunderstanding has been resolved. In the first playthrough, Ozma simply counted when Lucifer’s regression ability was activated.

 

Perhaps it was to convince me that the second playthrough was starting.

 

[Yes. But the opportunities are not limitless. No… , This is the last chance.]

 

“Why?”

 

[If you fail this time, things will be just as bad as the first attempt. No, if that’s the case, that’s fine.]

 

Stella drooled.

 

[The biggest problem is that there is a very high chance that Nephid will recognize Lucifer’s power. As long as Nefid knows when Lucifer’s power is activated, he will be able to overcome it with the God Slayer Power. In fact, from the third attempt, the possibility of defeating Nephid converges to zero.]

 

In other words, if you don’t defeat the evil god Nephid this time, you won’t have any more chances.

 

“Yes….”

 

After taking a deep breath with his eyes closed, he uttered a question that suddenly came to his mind.

 

“What would happen if I lost my body to Ozma on the first attempt?”

 

[It would have been useless. If so, you would have gone back to the past and regained your body. However, if it was stolen this time, it would have had the worst outcome.]

 

“Sure….”

 

Perhaps Ozma didn’t show [Her deity] In her status window in her first playthrough.

 

Because Stella must have told me in advance that I will be aware of the second playthrough even if I can hardly recall the contents of the first playthrough.

 

I should have been careful not to discover any suspicious circumstances.

 

And after watching the Primitive Demon Beast – Diakan, he must have realized that this is the second round.

 

‘In the first playthrough, he must have only faithfully played the role of the status window.’

 

The more I think about it, the more I am surprised. I managed not to trust the status window.

 

If it hadn’t been for Dorothy’s warning in the first playthrough, I might have already been taken over by Ozma.

 

Of course, it was all Stella’s plan to deliver the message to me through Dorothy in the first playthrough and to stop Ozma.

 

If I took good care of my reason, it would only be a matter of time before I stopped trusting the status window.

 

“In the end, unlike before, it is difficult to deal with Nepid only with game knowledge, right?”

 

Stella nodded.

 

You mean it’s all mine.

 

“… Stellar. Did you know I would make it this far?”

 

[No. I can’t see the future here.]

 

“No, it would be right to ask like this. Did you trust me?”

 

[…] To be honest, it was hard to be sure it would work out because it was very gambling and the possibility of failure was very high. So I want to thank you again and again. Thank you for overcoming the impossible.]

 

Stella bowed to me, but he had no intention of accepting the greeting.

 

“The Creator you said.”

 

Stella raised her head and looked at me.

 

She made eye contact with her again.

 

“Is that your representative of Hicks, ‘Dante’?”

 

Stella responded with a smile.

 

As expected. It was as expected.

 

Continuously, I put into my mouth the most strongly heard question.

 

“Then why me? Why did you choose me?”

 

I was just an ordinary person.

 

At that question, Stella smiled softly.

 

[There is no complicated reason. Among those who played Hard, especially you… , Was a person who would not break down. I can tell that apart. Secondary elements such as goodness were taken into consideration, but the most important thing is a will that never breaks down. That’s why you caught my eye more than anyone else.]

 

“… Is that so?”

 

It was such an ordinary reason that I lost my temper.

 

My vision changed again, and the view of the ice lake was reflected in my eyes.

 

It must mean that all necessary conversations are over.

 

Stella turned her back.

 

[If you have nothing more to ask, the story is over. Of course, if you succeed in defeating the demon, I promise to reward you well for your hard work. Then….]

 

“Not yet. I have a story I want to tell you.”

 

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I made an ice chair with [Ice Creation] And sat down.

 

I wanted to punch that god who used me, but I barely resisted the urge.

 

“Let me ask you one question. What if Ian used Domination of the Realm on Nephid? If you don’t know well, even a prediction is good. Be specific.”

 

[…] Why do you ask that?]

 

“I have a favor to ask you.”

 

After a while, I expressed my thoughts and asked Stella for a favor.

 

After hearing my story, Stella bruised for a moment, then burst into laughter.

 

[Cheuk… , Fuhahahaha! Kkeuk, hahahaha!!]

 

Stella giggled as if it were really funny.

 

[Oh, that’s an interesting idea… ! Being a human being, a weak human being who lives in a group, you can think of it! Even the power you’ve earned with all your might is just a means to you?!]

 

Stella shouted in excitement, spreading her arms wide.

 

[Human, I salute you!]

 

Stella came up to me with a smile on her face and put her hand on my head.

 

After a small amount of magic flowed through my head, Stella lowered her hand.

 

[That request, I will risk my life to fulfill it. I’m really glad I chose you.]

 

“I don’t think I need to say it, but I hate you.”

 

[I know that you are angry with me. As long as I can succeed in defeating the evil spirits and protecting everyone, I will accept the wrath.]

 

Stella closed her eyes and rested her forehead on my head.

 

[Seongho Han. May the blessings of the stars be with you.]

 

I blinked and Stella was gone.

 

I got up from the ice chair. He had finished talking, so he had to go back.

 

I raised my head and looked up at the huge demon chained on top of a distant altar.

 

I talked to him.

 

‘Lucifer. Let me ask I already knew that you would turn back time when the destruction of all things began. You seem like a traitor to the demon tribe, why did you stop following the evil spirits until you got to that point?’

 

It was a question. Lucifer is a demon, but why is he resisting the evil god?

 

Lucifer’s countless eyes looked at me. His thoughts passed through my head.

 

─ To become noble.

 

‘Noble…. What do you mean, what the hell?’

 

In , The reason why the rebellious angel, Vuel, tried to bring down the angel was also to be noble.

 

However, the nobility referred to by Lucifer would have a different meaning from the nobility that Vuel pursued.

 

─ Nobility means being clean. Sublime. That’s why it prevents destruction.

 

‘You are a demon. He must have had the instinct to kill, how did he come to have that thought?’

 

─ It is because there is no meaning to the act of following instinct. This body itself is evidence of a great deal of slaughter. It wasn’t because they fought against Nephid. This figure is the final destination I reached after deciding with my will to pay for my sins and receive eternal punishment. One day, this body will be reborn as a noble being, and in the midst of punishment, I will constantly meditate and find the sublime truth.

 

Lucifer’s firm intention has been handed down.

 

He gave up his instincts and chose to be sublime.

 

That’s why they had to pay for their sins and oppose the will of the evil god, Nephid.

 

‘I see. With pleasure.’

 

Bearing Lucifer’s will, I spread three pairs of cold wings and flew up.

 

* * *

 

In front of the elevator leading to the ice lake.

 

Waiting for news from Isaac, King Hades suddenly felt a terrifying magic power and prepared for battle.

 

Something was coming up from under the ground.

 

Wow!

 

A blue-silver haired man flew through the incredibly thick ground and spread three pairs of cold air wings.

 

The king narrowed his eyes. Because the man in front of him was clutching a piece of his omnipotence.

 

Isaac.

 

He entwined a cluster of stars and floated in the air, looking at Myeongwang. Those eyes were very cold and cynical.

 

[Wait, King of Ice.]

 

Dozens of gigantic arms stretched out from the golden ring that followed Myeongwang.

 

The absolute god’s arm, [Heavenly Hand]. It was the king’s power.

 

The King’s sharp eyes aimed at Isaac with a fighting spirit.

 

“… Thank you for that.”

 

As if responding to that, several light blue rings, the epitome of transcendence, rose behind Isaac.

 

A half moon of ice with starlight was created overhead.

 

Isaac’s eyes were colored with a mysterious blue light.