Han Dae Sung Returned From Hell - Chapter 10
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[The body in this world returns to its original state.]
Finally 100%!
A thrilling sense of accomplishment enveloped Daesung.
Say goodbye to this boring advent quest.
“If you have anything to report, please let me know quickly.”
Normally, as soon as I completed the quest, I would have asked him to leave the Pantheon without any hesitation.
But not now.
Now that the implementation work is complete, the remaining messages will appear.
As Daesung waited silently, messages appeared as expected.
[Implementation of the Jade Body of the Absolute has been completed. The body of this world has regained its original strength.]
[The body is completely restored and the system of hell can be used even in this life.] [
The avatar exclusive to the Absolute is unlocked.]
[From now on, the Pantheon system can be used with the body of this world. You can use.]
As the message passes.
Daesung’s clothes changed as if the cuts in the film had changed.
Instead of the upper body with nothing on and the bottoms of the uniform with a black belt around it, he is wearing a patient’s uniform.
This is probably because the avatar was released and the physical body was summoned here.
However, the patient gown worn on the body lost its original shape in less than 10 seconds.
Crackling-crackling-
the fabric of the patient’s gown was torn like a piece of paper and the buttons were bursting one by one.
“….”
As soon as Daesung starts to wonder what is going on.
Whiing –
The floor in front cracked into pieces the size of a tile, and a full-length mirror came up.
Daesung stood in front of the mirror and looked at himself.
“This is…”
The patient’s clothes were tattered and torn.
It was the right size for Daesung’s skinny body, which had received only minimal nutrition for 10 years.
However, Daesung was now unable to hold on to the muscle mass he had regained and was torn apart.
The bottoms were also torn in several places, although not as much as the top, revealing the outline of the massive thigh muscles beyond them.
The previously docile eyes became sharper, and the short, jet-black hair became a tangle of white hair.
[I sincerely congratulate you on your complete ‘descend’ into this world, Absolute One.]
His appearance now
was reminiscent of a butterfly that had shed its skin.
But it didn’t feel very good.
The familiar scars carved all over his upper body made him feel uncomfortable.
Wounds that remain as traces of battles large and small over the past 80 years.
I thought I had finally gotten over it.
“It sticks to me like a leech.”
Even I felt resentful of myself for thinking this was more familiar.
Daesung sighed and checked the state of his fully recovered body.
Swish –
He waved his right arm up and down and clenched his fist.
No problem.
I
jumped in place a few times and then ran in circles around the mirror.
No problem.
‘This is enough.’
There will be no disruption to daily life.
On the contrary, it is a level of vitality that allows for more than just everyday life….
[Reward ‘Special Nutrient Tonic Extract for the Absolute’ has been provided.]
[Reward Information]
Name: Special Nutrient Tonic Extract for the Absolute
Classification: Consumption ‘ Special Nutrient Tonic Extract for
the Absolute’ It is a nourishing tonic that restores stamina and physical strength by 80%.’
An item like Cheongsimhwan was formed at Daeseong’s feet.
“Not required.”
Daesung kicked it away without any hesitation.
Because there are no quests to complete anymore.
“I just need to confirm this much. “Just get me out of here.”
[Since you have descended into this world, you can enter the Pantheon an unlimited number of times from now on.]
“Really?”
He answered bluntly.
He seemed like he wasn’t interested at all.
No matter how many times he did it, he had long since lost interest in the Pantheon.
More than that, I didn’t like the idea of holding on to me like this.
The body regained some of its original strength.
There was absolutely no reason to continue staying here.
“You’re making me say it twice.”
Daesung said in a slightly annoyed voice.
The moment I was about to say,
“Get me out of here-”
Keekeeeeek-!!
An ear-piercing scream echoed throughout the Pantheon.
“…Ugh!”
No, it’s not the Pantheon.
In my head.
Daesung frowned at the vivid scream that seemed to be implanted directly into his mind.
The screaming continued for a while.
Even though I covered my ears and closed my eyes, it was no use at all.
Just before Daesung’s discomfort reached its peak, the screaming subsided.
But the sound was so loud that even after it stopped, the echo of the scream still lingered in my ears like a mirage.
“…Wook wook wook.”
Perhaps because of the aftereffects, I felt like my skull was pounding.
The moment Daesung took a deep breath and regained some composure, he removed his ears.
The system displayed a sentence.
[Hundreds of millions of demons sealed in Pandemonium are in mourning!]
[Absolute One, please save hell from the beings of heaven.]
“….”
Daeseong’s heart pulsates wildly. I was only able to ask questions after it had calmed down.
“What on earth do you mean?”
[Hell welcomed a new monarch, ‘Han Daeseong’, but the Absolute One chose to return to Earth.] [Taking advantage of the
Absolute Monarch’s vacuum, heavenly beings sealed the space and time of Hell.]
[Due to the heavenly beings, The demonic beasts trapped in Pandemonium desperately await the salvation of the Absolute.] It was
a system that always repeated mechanical answers, but at this moment, it somehow felt different.
It seemed like they were crying out for help, as if sending an SOS signal.
“….”
Daesung looked at the hologram that appeared before his eyes.
Celestial Beings and Pandemonium.
Even though there were words mixed up out of nowhere, I was able to get my bearings.
‘So you’re not asking me to help you.’
After thinking about what he meant, I was shocked this time.
Daesung chuckled.
He had no intention of hiding his honest feelings.
He raised his head upward and asked at the shapeless system.
“The ones who were said to be trapped in that pandemonium. “Can you see what I’m doing here?”
[Argonia’s crystal ball is relaying the situation in the Pantheon.]
[The demons of Hell will only look at the Absolute in Pandemonium.]
Argonia’s crystal ball is an item that transmits the image of the designated opponent.
“You mean you can see it.”
If so, it means that your current actions are also being transmitted in real time to that round surface.
Daesung nodded.
And then he raised his right arm towards the sky.
Zek-
“I will use this as my answer to those guys.”
He raised his middle finger as if to show off.
Daesung felt like a scene was flashing before his eyes.
This is the scene where the demonic beasts trapped in Pandemonium or something have completely closed their mouths and become mute.
“Do you need further explanation?”
[The Demon Beasts are greatly discouraged by the Absolute One’s answer.]
[Some high-ranking Demon Beasts dare to ask the Absolute One for the reason.]
“Reason?”
I didn’t expect that you really didn’t know.
No matter how stupid they are, isn’t this common sense?
“I have suffered from you guys.”
Daesung said that in a voice as sharp as a sharp wind.
“Every day was a struggle to survive from you guys. That time is a whopping 80 years. But now you’re asking me to help you? Just because I became your monarch?”
I thought they were just savage beasts, but I had no idea they would be so shameless.
no. Rather, do they not know what shame is because they are stupid animals?
“I never told you to look up to me as a monarch. I didn’t even want it. Even if you give me that kind of position, I won’t accept it. “I have no intention of becoming your monarch.”
[Detects the magic power of a high-level target. An error occurs in Argoniac’s crystal ball.]
[The demonic beasts of Pandemonium seek mercy from the Absolute.]
When monitoring a target stronger than the user, the performance of the crystal ball is greatly reduced by half.
The more negative the person’s current emotions are, the more negative they are.
As if blocking radio waves, the magic power that flows out unconsciously acts as a firewall.
In other words, the video of the crystal ball that the demonic beasts are looking through must be simmering with noise by now.
Daesung added, recalling the desperate image of the demonic beasts whose hearts were boiling like that noise.
“I have no intention of saving you.”
To the point of Hwaryong.
“Suffer in some kind of pandemonium or something for the rest of your life. “You trashy beasts.”
He said something like an accent.
Everything I had to say was poured out and the business was already done.
Just staying here makes me feel nauseous.
Daesung spoke to the system.
“Speak for the third time. There is no fourth. “Get me out of here.”
[I carry out the commands of the Absolute.]
A message appeared and Daeseong’s feet were wrapped in light.
[Exit from the Pantheon.]
***
A new day has dawned.
Hyejeong went to visit the patient today as always, carrying a fruit basket.
Jisoo was not with us.
This is because she is currently sleeping.
There was a reason why the 19-year-old, who should be concentrating on exams, was sleeping until this hour.
And every time she thought of the reason, Hyejeong’s heart broke.
“Huh…”
Hyejeong let out a heavy sigh.
Daesung will complete rehabilitation treatment and be discharged in 1-2 months at the latest.
After I am discharged from the hospital, I will have to reveal everything about my home situation that I have deliberately kept hidden until now.
Stories that are extremely dark.
Until now, I had intentionally kept those stories hidden from Daesung.
Because I wanted to say only happy words to my son, who came to his senses after 10 years.
Of course, even before Daesung fell, the family situation was not that good.
Hye-jeong, who lost her husband in an accident just before Daesung entered middle school, had to become the head of the household.
Even Daesung knows this far.
But while he was unconscious, worse things happened.
To be honest, Hyejeong was afraid that the day would come when she would reveal those things.
My desire for my son to be discharged from the hospital quickly clashed with my desire for him to not know about his family’s circumstances.
‘…I just want to show my son a harmonious side.’
I was very upset and disappointed that reality was not like that.
I also felt sorry that this was due to my own incompetence as a mother.
So, while she was excited and happy on the way to visit her son, she also felt a great deal of remorse.
Hyejeong stood in front of the hospital room door, controlled her expression, and then knocked.
Knock-
“Son. ruler?”
“You can come in.”
Still, I was happy beyond despair because my son, who had never shown any hope, regained consciousness.
Every time I heard my son’s perfectly normal voice, I felt like the black fog was lifting.
Hyejeong smiled and opened the door.
“son. “Good girl…”
Hyejeong was unable to continue speaking.
For a moment, I had the illusion that I had entered the wrong hospital room.
“uh…?”
It’s worth it.
My son, who had been gaunt and thin until yesterday, was everywhere.
A muscular young man with white hair and a sturdy build was lying on a hospital bed.
Hyejeong was as frozen as ice and then checked the water in the hospital room again.
It’s not that you came to the wrong place.
But where is her son and what kind of young man looks like a trainer at a gym….
An honorific word accidentally came out of Hye-jeong’s mouth.
“Who are you?”
“He’s his mother’s son.”
***
The inspection continued immediately.
Blood test, urine test, CT scan, etc. A test is a test.
The results showed no abnormal findings.
So from a doctor’s perspective, it’s even more frustrating.
‘It cannot be explained by general medical sense.’
The middle-aged director looked at Daesung, who was sitting across from the desk.
When Hyejeong and the nurse found him, the patient uniform he was wearing had already become a rag.
So Daesung is currently in an x-large size.
The doctor thought while looking at the results scanned on the computer and at Daesung.
‘The test results are all normal. The stiff muscles have completely returned… or rather…?’
increased.
It wasn’t enough that the muscle cells, which had barely existed compared to those of a normal person just a few days ago, had returned to their original state… His skeletal
muscles had become as strong as steel, as if he had exercised consistently for decades.
An X-ray showed an unsuspecting strong bone.
Let’s say that’s it for now.
Let’s say God performs a miracle and your body recovers overnight.
‘What are the wounds on your body? ‘What’s with the suddenly bleached hair?’
No matter how much I thought about this, I couldn’t come up with a correct answer.
The scars on his body didn’t just appear recently.
It has already passed the inflammation stage, the ulcer has healed, and the crust has subsided…
The crust has completely fallen off, leaving behind a scar that cannot be completely removed even with surgery.
This entire series of processes cannot be completed in one day.
What about gray hair that has naturally lost its pigment and not been dyed with artificial dye?
“That teacher?”
Hye-jeong, who was standing behind Dae-seong, spoke worriedly to the doctor who was silent with a confused look on his face.
“Is there something wrong with my son?”
“No, that’s not it…”
The doctor glanced at Daesung.
“First of all, I think this is all we can do. “You may begin discharge procedures as of today.”
“Well then… what are all these things that happened to Daesung’s body?”
“That’s…”
The doctor thought for a moment and then spoke again.
“It’s a bit difficult to talk about in front of the other parties, so please talk to me privately for a moment.”
***
Behind the hospital.
The doctor who summoned Hyejeong separately spoke briefly.
“It looks like your son has awakened.”
“….”
Hyejeong was surprised for a moment.
The doctor took a cigarette out of his gown pocket and asked for understanding.
“Oh yeah. Smoke it.”
Chick –
Lighting the end of a cigarette, the doctor took a puff of smoke.
The doctor said, exhaling a long puff of gray smoke.
“I’m sure your mother knows what awakening is.”
“Yes…”
“People who awaken have a variety of specific symptoms. A spot appears on your face or you grow taller. Or, in rare cases, there are no symptoms at all.”
Hyejeong nodded.
“The physical changes resulting from such awakening are not something that can be explained by common sense. “Just like your son now.”
“Then of course…”
“Yes. “There is no other way to explain why my son changed so much in just one day, other than awakening.”
The doctor carefully put out his cigarette.
“There is nothing to worry about. No, on the contrary, awakening means that you have gained a much healthier body than the average person, so you can be happy.”
“…I guess so.”
“But for now, I can’t tell your son in front of him, so I’m telling you separately.”
The doctor was considerate of Hyejeong in his own way.
In fact, there was no need to hide this story because it was not like I had cancer and, depending on the person, it was good news.
Nevertheless, the reason the doctor did not mention this in front of Daesung…
was because of a request Hyejeong had made long before Daesung regained consciousness.
“You asked me in advance a long time ago. “Maybe when your son wakes up…”
“Please don’t tell me anything related to the ‘cataclysm’ because he might be surprised.”
The world has changed a lot.
It’s only been 10 years, but so much has changed in those 10 years.
It was the heart of a mother who hoped that Daesung would not hastily accept all the changes.
Therefore, if possible, the television was not turned on in Daesung’s hospital room.
Radio, of course.
Because there is news on television and radio.
Hyejeong had asked the hospital to take action to prevent the news from reaching Daesung’s ears.
“But it would be better to talk to you now. “What has become of the world these days and how has it changed?”
regime change.
Change in situation.
The doctor wasn’t just saying that.
“Yes, that’s now… it’s up to me as a mother.”
“As I said before, this is all we can do. The rest is just to visit the ‘Association’ and check whether they are awake or not.”
“….”
Hyejeong was silent.
A variety of emotions flashed across her face.
Worried, anxious, nervous. Feeling light and relaxed.
Beyond that, there is also a clear hope.
“That teacher. “My son… are you sure he can be discharged from the hospital now?”
“yes.”
Only then did I hear the doctor’s answer again.
Hyejeong was able to shed tears with peace of mind.
“…really. “I have been indebted to you a lot during this time.”
“Your mother suffered more. I sincerely congratulate your son on his discharge.”
The doctor gently patted Hyejeong’s shoulder as she repeatedly lowered her head.
***
Meanwhile. Daesung
, who had been
secretly watching
this entire conversation , was listening to it all without missing a single word.
‘What does all that mean?’
Awakening.
Association.
Cataclysm.
Those were words I had never heard even in my memories recovered with a memory chip.