Han Dae Sung Returned From Hell - Chapter 180

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“Relax your expression. “If you keep acting like that from the first day of school, all your friends will think you’re a gloomy and strange kid.”

“….”

“Daeseong.”

“…I don’t know.”

“uh?”

“…I don’t know if I can go and do well.”

“Are you not confident?”

“Yes….”

“Oh my son. “If a man doesn’t have this much confidence, what are you going to do later?”

“….”

“Daesung. Daesung? my son “Look at Mom for a moment.”

“….”

“That’s right. Daesung, listen carefully. There’s nothing to be afraid of. Daesung, you did well in middle school. I’ve never been bullied or anything, and I get along well with my friends. “If I had just gotten a little better grades, it would have been perfect.”

“….”

“Daesung, it’s okay. Don’t be intimidated. You have done well so far and will continue to do well. No problem. “Who gave birth to this son?”

“….”

“Go ahead and think of the faces of the people around you if you feel like you’re going to do something wrong, if you’re scared and don’t have confidence.”

“….”

“Mom and Jisoo’s face. Chanho’s face. Also, the faces of people who were good to you. Then you’ll be able to breathe a little easier. Even the scary things will fade away.”

“….”

“You are not alone in the world, Daesung. Many people are supporting and loving you. “What has a good guy like you to be afraid of?”

“….”

“You can go and do well, right?”

“…huh.”

“Then that’s enough. Quickly pack your bag. “I’ll be waiting for Chanho outside.”

“I’ll come back.”

“Yes, be careful. love you. son.”

“Me too, Mom.”

***

Daesung opened his eyes after floating in the darkness with no end in sight.

He suddenly lowered his gaze and looked at his hands.

It was pure white, like incense rising from a candle.

Not just your hands, but your entire body.

‘Spirit….’

Daeseong remembered that his entire body was destroyed after a brutal fight with Rudra.

The shell disappears and all that remains is the soul inside.

okay.

To put it simply, he is dead.

It became impossible for me to step into this world anymore.

< I don't know where we should begin by showing our respect to you. Your fight, your victory, your sacrifice.... >

“….”

< Thank you. For eliminating Rudra on our behalf. >

At the second ‘borderline between life and death,’ the sources of higher dimensions expressed their respect and gratitude to Daeseong.

Daesung said, looking up at the darkness that did not know how far it would continue.

“It wasn’t for you.”

< I know. It must have been for your precious relationships in your world. >

“….”

< Look. >

Some of the vast darkness split apart, creating a vortex of light.

It was none other than a mirror that showed the situation happening in the present world.

Daesung shifted his gaze and was able to see people crying or laughing beyond the mirror.

People embracing and rejoicing in victory in front of Rudra’s clones disappearing all at once. People crying and hugging their departed family, friends, and lovers.

The scene in the mirror changed.

Hyejeong and Jisoo were shedding tears as they looked up at the warm snow falling from the sky outside the tower.

Did he realize who the faint warmth in his eyes belonged to?

Many other faces pass by. Shin Cho-young, Park Dong-hyuk, Hwang Jun-young, Seong Chan-ho, Association President Park Jeong-ho, etc…

Some people laugh and some cry.

If there’s just one thing they have in common.

The point was that they were all alive.

< Do you see, great man? Your sacrifice was never in vain. >

Many people also noticed why Rudra’s clones had disappeared.

Because I knew that there was only one person in the world who could bring about this miracle and this kind of victory.

Many people looked into the distance with dim eyes and put their hands together and offered a prayer to the ‘Savior of the East.’

The wishes and sincerity in that prayer were also conveyed to Daesung’s spirit.

It was warm.

When I first came here, it was cold and stuffy, but now it’s warm and comfortable, like being in a greenhouse.

Images of 7 billion people and hundreds of millions of different races who chose to coexist with them passed over and over again through the mirror.

While I was looking at them endlessly, Daesung asked me a favor.

“…Can you show me my family one more time?”

< As many as you want. >

The screen changed. Hyejeong and Jisoo were still crying loudly.

Many people already knew that Daesung won, but only Hyejeong and Jisoo knew that Daesung made a sacrifice.

“….”

Daesung placed his hand on the surface of the mirror. As if trying to caress their faces. As if trying to wipe away the tears flowing down both of their cheeks.

But in this place, cut off from the present world, Daesung’s hands couldn’t even wipe away the tears flowing from his family’s eyes.

…Okay.

Because I wanted to live.

While Daesung could not take his eyes off the mirror for a long time, sources whispered.

< Oh, you came to Earth. >

< Congratulations on surviving. You know it’s all thanks to that person, right? >

< Did you come all this way to say thank you? Then, we'll have to leave for a while. >

< We'll be back in a bit, so you two can talk in peace. >

The sources of the higher dimensions left and the ‘Earth Source’ slowly approached.

But even in these moments, Daesung’s eyes were only focused on his family.

The first words that ‘The Source of the Earth’ spoke to Daesung as he stood in front of the mirror were not words of gratitude.

< ...I'm sorry. >

“What do you mean?”

< I feel like I made you make an unnecessary sacrifice because I was not good enough. >

“Don’t say that now. It’s all over anyway. And I don’t really regret it. “I had already decided that this would happen, and everything worked out just as I wanted.”

Even if it meant the end of my life, I protected the relationships I wanted to protect. family and friends.

Then it’s done, isn’t it? At least there are no regrets or regrets left.

< ...Do you really think that? Then why are you crying? >

“….”

< If you want to say something, say it. I am the only one who can listen to what you say now. >

A transparent tear streamed down Daesung’s cheek.

It went out of control.

Daesung spoke in a dull voice.

“I want to go and say I love you, at least once.”

< .... >

“I want to reassure you not to cry. It hurts so much to see Mom and Jisoo crying like that because of me. “I want to go and tell you that I love you and wipe away your tears, even if just for a little while.”

No regrets? No regrets?

Why do you come to the end and lie to yourself?

There’s no way you won’t regret it. There’s no way I won’t have regrets.

The relationships he preserved will continue to live in the future.

I will realize his death and be sad, but I will live desperately so that his noble sacrifice will not be in vain.

It was none other than the life given by Daesung. It was he who gave them the strength to continue living.

but.

I can’t help but feel regretful that I won’t be able to be a part of that life that will continue in the future.

Daesung just shed tears without a sound.

Even after rolling in hell for 80 years and returning to Earth, he continued to fight death and death, the weight of the word ‘goodbye’ was difficult to bear.

‘The Source of the Earth’ did not know what kind of comfort it could give him.

He spoke quietly as if he was sorry and regretful.

< If you don’t have a body to live in this world, there is no way to go back there. >

“….”

< Shall I give you some time to be alone? In the meantime, I will be talking with other sources about what to do with you in the future. >

There was no answer.

The ‘Source of the Earth’ seemed to have accepted this as another form of answer and left Daesung’s side without saying a word.

No, I was trying to leave.

“So does that mean I can go back as long as I have that body?”

The ‘Source of the Earth’, which was about to leave, turned its body and saw Daesung. A mass of high energy faced him.

Before he knew it, the tears had dried and Daesung’s eyes, shining brightly, were looking towards the ‘source of the Earth.’

‘The Origin of the Earth’ had a vague idea of what he was going to say. That’s why it was even more sad.

< The body of anyone other than yours is useless. The only body in which the soul can fully reside is one's own self. Unless there are two people like you in this world-. >

“There are.”

< ...What? >

“There is. “Another body that perfectly resembles me.”

< What is that... it can't be like that. How can there be two identical beings in one world at the same time ? When was it? Before Daeseong left to save Melcanon, who was trapped in the Tower of Germination, an old man from Hekkar gave him a 'secret art' that he thought would be helpful. The perfect form of self-immolation. An alter ego is an entity that goes beyond what can simply be said to resemble something. Another body where all elements fit perfectly with the ‘main body’. It was another version of myself. ‘The Origin of the Earth’ was left speechless. < ...There was such a way. >

“You said all you need is a body to live in this world, right? “Then, can you put my spirit into the self-immolation right now?”

< As long as Yu’s body is ready, it can be done right now if me and ‘The Source of Hekar’ join forces. Just... >

“Just?”

< If that happens, it means that you will have to live only in that body forever from now on. > The

moment the spirit merges with the alter ego, from then on it becomes the ‘main body’ rather than the ‘alter ego.’

Just before Daesung asked what the problem was, ‘The Source of the Earth’ spoke first.

< The clone you were talking about... is too weak. Compared to the main body, the body is so weak. >

“Do you mean to the point where it would interfere with daily life?”

< That's no problem. What I mean is that my body is not strong enough to link all the things I have gained by going back and forth to the Pantheon so far. > The countless summoned

beasts that exist in the seal of the product of the infinitely vast magical system, and Even the demonic beasts of Pandemonium.

The moment the alter ego, which has only 1/100th the power of the main body, accepts all of them, it will collapse.

In short, just as you can’t put all of the seawater in one bucket.

< If you want to live as an ‘alter ego,’ you have to give up everything. The moment that happens, you become an ordinary human being. Does it still matter? >

“That’s a stupid question.”

Daesung burst out laughing.

It was an immediate answer that came out right away without even a 0.1 second interval.

“I have never been anything other than an ordinary human being.”

< ...You're such a braggart. >

“Think whatever you want. I hate waiting. Please do it quickly.”

Fortunately, I couldn’t hide my joy at the fact that I was able to do at least this.

Without delay, ‘The Source of the Earth’ began the process of imbuing Daesung’s soul into his alter ego.

As time passed, Daesung’s spirit, floating on the ‘borderline between life and death’, gradually began to blur.

I hear countless cries in my head.

It was a farewell message from the summoned beasts who returned to the seal due to the death of the monarch and the demonic beasts of Pandemonium.

They sobbed and said:

-Please be happy, my lord.

Daesung chuckled as he listened to their greetings.

I’m sick of them, but if I go later, I might suddenly miss them.

“Be happy too.”

I don’t know where they will go after the breakup.

Still, Daesung sincerely hoped that he would get along well wherever he went.

‘The Source of the Earth’ spoke in a joyful yet bitter voice to Daeseong’s soul, which was flowing back into this world.

< I will always be here blessing you. >

***

Hyejeong and Jisoo cried and cried without stopping, clutching the snow that was falling from the sky.

How can you not know? We’ve been together our whole lives, so how could you not know whose the warmth in your eyes belongs to?

How much did you cry like that?

At some point, snow stopped falling from the sky.

It was a time when Hye-jeong and Ji-soo desperately cried out for them not to go because it felt like it was an eternal and irreversible separation.

“Mom Jisoo.”

A voice I missed so much.

Is it an auditory hallucination?

Hyejeong and Jisoo looked in the same direction at the same time.

There….

“Don’t cry.”

A warm hand reached out and wiped away the tears flowing from their eyes.

After such a short separation, the moment of reunion is sprouting.

Hwareuk-.

After sending off the man who returned with one last message, he quietly disappeared.

[Thank you for your hard work, Absolute One.]

***

A year has passed.

Nothing happened.

“Do you understand? Don’t just go and do something that stands out. When you see your seniors, greet them politely! These days, it appears on the news that no matter how good a university is, there are a lot of strange things that make a mess!”

“Mom, you have to say something that really makes sense. Are you pooping on your brother? “I’m not someone who wants to commit suicide…”

Jisoo laughed, scratching her messy hair from having just woken up.

It’s definitely not wrong.

What kind of crazy person would be able to show discipline to a man who was once called a ‘savior’?

Is it just students? Professors probably can’t even make eye contact.

But no matter how hard Hyejeong tried, she couldn’t shake off her anxiety.

It wasn’t because I lacked Daeseong, but it was a worry that I had no choice but to have as a ‘mother’.

“Daesung, you can go and do well, right? “Why does Mom keep feeling anxious?…”

“You can stop worrying.”

Standing in front of the mirror, Daesung adjusted his clothes and burst into laughter.

“A long time ago, when I was entering high school, a boy said something about how I wasn’t very confident.”

“Oh, he too. “Is it the same as high school and college?”

“It’s a shame. I know that because I’ll contact you later after it’s over. Chan-ho is waiting outside. “I’ll just leave now.”

Daesung, who thought he was completely prepared, gave Hyejeong a hug and then walked out the front door.

Jisoo giggled and shouted from behind.

“Don’t go and get killed! “Be a real man and make yourself a pretty girlfriend.”

“This bitch is being mean to you again.”

“Ah, why are you hitting me?”

Daesung let out a small laugh once more as they heard their conversation through the closed front door.

At the main gate of the Tower Palace site, a super car was parked with all its splendor.

The driver’s seat window rolled down and a tall handsome man showed his face.

“I will drive you to your destination, Mr. Savior of the East!”

“shut up. “I told you not to call me that because it would be embarrassing.”

Daesung shot a stinging glare at Seong Chan-ho and got into the passenger seat.

The supercar rode smoothly down the road.

After a while, when the car stopped at a signal, Seong Chan-ho asked.

“Does someone of your caliber really have to go to college now? “It’s just that this guy’s connections helped him get a job in one go.”

“it’s okay. “It’s because there’s something I want to do.”

“No, if anyone hears it, they’ll think I’m worried about you. I feel sorry for the new students who have to go to school with you. “Oh, I wonder if they can walk around with their shoulders squared.”

“I said I wanted to walk on my own feet on the first day because I didn’t want to hear that bullshit from you.”

“Oh, why are you saying such a sad thing? “Daesung, wherever you go, I will definitely follow you!”

“Crazy guy.”

After a moment of meaningless conversation, the supercar moved forward again.

Daesung slowly turned his head and watched the scenery quickly passing by through the car window.

Even though a year had passed, some remnants of the past still remained in the world.

Groups of different races were seen sparsely among the crowds on their way to work.

A medieval-style building was erected unnaturally where a skyscraper was originally supposed to be.

It is the result of coexistence and coexistence.

The different races who found a new home called ‘Earth’ have blended well into human civilization in their own way.

Of course, the rapid change of the times initially created many problems. Economic conventions, discrimination and disputes between species, etc…

But things are getting better.

As a result, experts agreed in the media that the harmony between humanity and other races was successfully achieved.

He added that it was possible because of someone’s struggle and sacrifice.

A new era has dawned.

At the same time…

“Hey, we’re almost there. “I see it over there. Was this university building always this big?”

“It’s okay.”

One man’s life was also becoming brighter.

What a wonderful life.

(Han Dae-seong returns from hell – finished)