Omniscient First-Person’s Viewpoint - Chapter 243

EP.243 There’s a gear in my head

“bruises?”

Aji tilted his head, but did not respond. Maximilien smiled happily and waited patiently for the dog’s reply. It was not a smile meant to elicit friendly feelings from Aji, but a smile that came from his heart.

But apart from his mind, Aji stayed blankly, not thinking about answering. No wonder. What he is doing now is no different from that of a regressor who asks Aji about today’s weather. Saying to Aji who the king is is an alarm to a dog’s ears.

Of course, Aji didn’t understand, and the answer was replaced by a regressor.

“idiot. There is no human king. Did you doze off during history class?”

“hmm?”

‘What kind of naughty bastard cuts me off?’

For a moment he was furious. Turning his head with a creak like a cogwheel, he saw the regressor’s face and began to match his memory.

A short-haired boy and a sword in both hands.

Click. His mind was calmly organized. The moment he judged the other, Maximilien quickly regained his composure.

‘ah. A boy who wields the power of a demon god. Yes, he deserves it.’

what? It’s a drastic change, like skipping something in the middle of thinking…? Interrupted in the middle of thinking

It’s a strange thing. He’s a regressor, he said he left his memories in the previous episode, but he’s obviously a decent person, right?

While I was puzzled, he quietly finished the evaluation and spoke in an exaggerated manner.

“Boy, can’t it be that people like you believe in a false history that is tailored to the taste of the victors?”

“At least more believable than the bullshit of a megalomaniac.”

“haha! Well, my thoughts are too big for the culprit to follow!”

Even at the comment about grandiose delusion, Maximilien was not offended at all and laughed out loud. On the contrary, the regressor who cursed felt worse.

‘How can that bastard be so full of confidence in every episode on the subject that he only points out wrong legs every time? It was the 4th episode, but at that time, they looked at me and said that I am the king! I have to give the sick guy a memory of the previous episode!’

aha. When I said something, it was an indiscriminate attack. Well, the human king probably doesn’t have such a revealing nature.

No, but a regressor. In fact, aren’t you greater than the king? Because even the human king can’t return.

Maximilien, who had been laughing, resumed his explanation.

“But even so, the king of men exists. Did we call the night while the sun briefly turns to the other side? Did the stern reason penetrating the distant world reach out with a smile on one side and reject us on the other side? no it can’t be All things in the world fit together exquisitely like gears, but the principle is extremely simple. Everything has a king, so even humans have a king. This is the truth!”

“The human king kicked him out himself!”

“I kicked it out, but I didn’t get rid of it. You can’t get rid of it.”

As if he were a history teacher, he continued his explanation while facing us. Moving at high speed on a straight road seemed no obstacle to him.

“Even if everyone pointed out that the land was flat and acted as if it were, the land would remain round and snort. If we try to disparage the vast land in order to deny our smallness, it will only make our hearts small.”

After a moment of contempt, he looked back at the regressor with an innocent smile like a child.

“same here. Man drives him away to pretend his nobility, and believes he will never return, but it is a vain belief that denies the appearance of heaven and earth!”

“Your false belief is what you do! Why is an entity that hasn’t appeared in over two thousand years suddenly appearing right in front of you right now?”

“Because the time has come!”

Maximilien exclaimed as if it were the truth.

“The last kingdom has fallen. There is no king in the world anymore. The owner of Golden Town, who understands everything, was eaten by a monster. The queen of Agartha, who was loved by everyone, had her face ripped out of ugly jealousy. The King of Kings who would tear the world apart was defeated by the King of Heaven who was born with luck. The royal family of Grandiomor, the last loyal member of the royal family, was executed for confusing abilities and qualifications!”

Upon hearing the remark about the royal family, the princess flinched greatly. Historia, who was riding with me, also noticed that, but Maximilien didn’t pay any attention to it. His attention seemed to exist only inside the lens.

“The five lords who drove out the human king proved their failure. The only thing left is an empire that barely survived by borrowing the might of a god. But God’s will is outside of man! Those who irresponsibly shared the king’s power are gone, so now it’s the king’s turn to return! So I would say The King of Men exists, and at this point he definitely exists!”

After finishing his long speech, Maximilien added briefly with a satisfied face.

“-and the dog king is one of the few ways to find him.”

“bruise? did you call me?”

Aji also had the same feelings as me. That dog didn’t care how the speech went, but only responded with ears and tail pricked when I was called.

In fact, Maximilien also didn’t care about each other. He only needed a dog king, but he didn’t expect a great reaction.

“That friend of Ebon did a very valuable job! I thought he failed because he wasn’t good enough. But no! It was there that the dog king would be, so he didn’t escape! Thanks to that, I didn’t have to go through the trouble of finding again what I found with the dog king! It’s all thanks to you, the boy with the power of demons! Thanks to you for killing Ebon!”

It may sound sarcastic, but I couldn’t find any hatred or resentment from him when he calmly mentioned the death of a subordinate who had put a lot of effort into it. I just accepted it similarly to the news that one gear was broken.

The regressor who noticed that attitude gritted his teeth.

“The madman’s subordinate…”

“He’ll be happy too! Now, I think I paid the price for blocking your path! Then can I take care of my business now!”

He shouted loudly and met Aji’s gaze again. Aji was still curious about the stranger who had called him. Maximilien spoke again.

“I’m sorry, four kings! The question is a little off! I’ll ask again. Who will shoulder your faith and fight the wolves here and now!”

“bruise?”

“Speak, dog king!”

As Maximilien urged with delighted eyes, Aji answered with a calm yawn.

“doesn’t exist! bruise!”

Maximilien’s expression hardened. Fortunately for him, who had high expectations, Aji’s words did not end there.

“bruise! All humans are normal! Humans are all human! So be nice to all of me! representative instead! election! king! king king!”

No matter who he was dealing with, it was still a doggie way of speaking, but Maximilien understood it like a stone.

“aha. I mean that! I get it. The one who carries the will of the people is the king! So, who is the one who is carrying the will of the people to the extent that you are satisfied?”

“Muppymong! Happy worrying!”

Aji cried happily. It seemed like something to be proud of.

No matter how much it is a dog, doesn’t that dog with a low mouth have the concept of keeping a secret? It’s a dog, so I can’t help it.

I silently asked the regressor.

“That Mr. Shay. Can I let Aji talk about everything?”

“Leave it. It seems that there is something to check with Aji. Maybe you can be satisfied with that and leave the military as it is.”

“yes? But isn’t Plague Maximilien a very important figure in the Ministry of Education? So he’s leaving the military?”

The regressor answered without letting go of his guard against Maximilien.

“The disease is thoroughly driven by interest. The reason why he came to Gunguk is because it is a place where he can fully develop his hobbies, in addition to the uniqueness of being a country that was born after destroying the kingdom. He may have an attachment to the military, but that would be just as attached to a long-used weapon or a favorite toy.”

“What if he finds the King of Men here?”

“I’m telling you, it’s not going to happen. Because there is no human king.”

“How sure are you? There might be.”

‘Because I saw the King of Sins in the previous episode.’

What the hell is the king of sin like? What does seeing the king of sin have to do with the king of men?

The regressor did not come up with a clear idea. After trying to shake off her thoughts, she looked across the road with a cold gaze.

“…And from the next block on, there are no gears. If you keep following until the next block…then Gwabyeong will pay for his arrogance.”

Maximilien, who had been paying all his attention to the dog king, was unaware of the regressor’s cold spit. He was still more interested in Aji’s gestures and words. Aji shrugged and held out a finger.

And he looked in the direction Aji pointed.

“Oh no.”

With a look of great disappointment… he looked in the direction of the white horse and the princess.

The lens creaks. After entering the lens, the princess trembled at the ominous feeling. Then, he sent a confused look at Aji, who pointed at him.

“ah? Oh…sheep? Is that me?”

uh? What am I not? Hey, have you finally come up with the concept of a white lie?

“bruise! The closest over there! Natural!”

what? So am I a form? Now that this doggie can’t speak, it’s putting wild food on people?

Well, I know the princess is of really noble blood and a pretty good leader. Still, seeing a rolled stone and hitting it higher…

No, why should I feel sad? Rather cool inside! It’s me who throws away Aji! It’s a sale! You go to the rich and noble princess!

“iced coffee. princess of ruin. Yes, she definitely deserves it, deserves it…”

Maximilien lamented with a look of great disappointment, as if regretting that she deserved it. The princess, who was riding a horse against him, greeted him clumsily.

“Ah hello…?”

“Hello. nice to meet you Grandiomor’s goddamn bloodline. The words of a rat dynasty that succeeds in prospering even if they don’t achieve success…”

The princess was frightened by the verbal abuse, whether it was an insult or not. Maximilien hung his head gloomily before her, as if he were the victim.

Historia, sensing that the conversation was over, called for Maximilien.

“Director Maximilien.”

Maximilien discovered Historia only then.

No, the word discovery is a bit ambiguous. Clearly, Maximilien knew that Historia was there. I saw it with my eyes and kept it in my memory. But I didn’t rate her at all.

It was a very unique point of view. It means that I wasn’t even aware of Historia until she called me or until I put her in the lens.

‘What kind of head to tear… ah. Six generals.’

“The Historia collection.”

It was a very unique point of view. A bizarrely existentialist idea that doesn’t even try to think about it until you’re conscious of it. A unique and disparate feeling, as if the cognitive process and the thought itself were separate.

More than anything, I keep hearing this cogwheel sound from a while ago. This thing that is crunching regularly in my head…

Ah.

It’s crazy. I was so deeply immersed in my thoughts that even I, a mind-reader, was late in realizing it. Just as a human being doesn’t always reflect on his existence, he also didn’t reflect on the gears rolling in his head…

and. really.

Putting a gear in your head that rolls at will?

Historia talked with Maximilien with only her head sticking out. Caught between the two great castles, the princess kept her mouth shut and focused on driving the white horse.

“director. I have a request.”

“Good. Just in time, I also remembered something to ask of you. And since I am the superior, I will speak first.”

“yes?”

Maximilien muttered with a different face from when he first came. It was as if he had just realized that the gift he had been looking forward to was actually something he already had.

‘If it’s the royal family of Grandiomor… ha. dynasty that already existed. The bone the dog king found is actually already chewed up, so no honeydew can come out of it.’

His disappointment was indescribable. Bitterly in thought, he gave Historia an order.

“There is a princess from the old kingdom. Kill her and return. Right now.”