Side Story 75
The outstretched hand towards the wall encountered something in between.
Tschut-.
A wall not easily traversed.
YuWon frowned and extended another hand.
If it didn't allow passage, he was willing to force it open.
["The Nameless Wall" is evaluating the target.]
The wall didn't easily allow passage. It was natural, as it was created to make going back and forth impossible.
Even the Outers had to struggle for a long time to open this.
Even the Rankers inside the Tower diligently exerted themselves to pierce through this wall of unknown identity, but in the end, no one succeeded.
But...
'This is the wall I created.'
At this moment...
YuWon recalled his abandoned Name and Throne as he extended both hands towards the wall.
'So, open up immediately.'
["The Nameless Wall" feels confusion.]
["The Nameless Wall" is creating a path.]
Zi-iing-.
Like tearing paper with both hands, YuWon split the wall.
There were conditions to traverse the wall.
A firm belief was needed.
The current self was not Kim YuWon. He himself had created this wall and the Outside World, he is the father of all things, Azathoth.
Wung, wung, wungwung-.
Flashing in purple, it vibrated constantly on the other side.
YuWon looked at Pandora and Tsukuyomi.
"Ready."
Following the indication, Pandora took a step forward. Tsukuyomi paused for a moment and alternated between YuWon and the other side of the wall.
'Sure, before...'
It was just for a moment. At the moment the wall opened, just for a brief moment. She saw the figure of someone else superimposing over YuWon.
With a robe.
A man of unknown identity with a hood on.
Unlike the ordinary appearance of the man, when he caught Tsukuyomi's gaze, he felt larger than looking at this world from above at a glance.
'Did I see wrong? No, can someone mistake something like that?'
Wooong-.
The wall was still open.
Tsukuyomi swallowed saliva.
'How did he open it?'
A wall that no one could open, not even break. It was even known that the Outers invested a lot of time and effort into opening it.
But he opened it so easily.
"Who... the hell are you?"
Asking like that, Tsukuyomi looked at Susanoo. As if asking if he knew. With that gesture, Susanoo shrugged and replied.
-Why should I call that guy 'Master'?
A long time ago, Susanoo said that when he first submitted to YuWon.
If he managed to surpass him, he would recognize him as his Master.
Indeed, YuWon finally surpassed Susanoo. But if that was all, Susanoo's attitude towards YuWon wouldn't be the same as it is now.
'What else is there?'
Although Tsukuyomi succeeded in remembering YuWon. Unlike Hercules and Son OhGong, Tsukuyomi didn't know everything about YuWon.
No.
In the first place, except for Pandora, who is right next to him, and Susanoo, who is subordinated to him, there probably isn't anyone who "properly" knows YuWon.
Step~
YuWon and Pandora.
Both crossed the wall first.
When YuWon crossed the wall, the figure of Susanoo, his subordinate, quickly opened up.
Tsukuyomi, left alone, couldn't stay still any longer.
'Come on, for now.'
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The sensation of passing through the "Wall" was new even for YuWon. Azathoth had only created the wall; he had never crossed it.
He couldn't feel the passage of time or the distance traveled. However, the sensation of walking for a considerable time was present. Finally, alongside Pandora, they emerged on the other side of the wall that only existed in his memories.
YuWon breathed in the cold air that he had only experienced in his memory. A strong wind swept across the vast expanse of the desert. Strangely, the sand didn't rise. The sky was a dark purple color, and there were no signs of civilization. It was as if an arid desert had replaced the vast ocean.
Pandora, with her eyes wide open, exclaimed in admiration. It was the first time she had seen such an extensive desert.
Tsukuyomi, who arrived a little later, also showed a similar reaction.
"Wow!"
"Stop imitating her and follow me."
Walking on the sand, YuWon looked at Tsukuyomi.
"Be careful with your steps."
Just at the end of that sentence,
Boom!
A massive, elongated mouth emerged from the sand, rising upwards.
Aaaah!
Crash!
The mouth, which had leaped in front of Tsukuyomi, submerged back into the sand like a whale jumping over the water.
Tsukuyomi opened her eyes in surprise at the peculiar sight.
"There's everything here, huh?"
"It's common here. Don't be surprised by every little thing."
Tsukuyomi, surprised by the casual response, asked:
"Do you know this place?"
"A bit."
"How?"
"I have memories of living here."
I have memories...
Although memories and experiences were different, the average listener couldn't help but feel the same. Tsukuyomi, with her eyes wide open, realized that YuWon knew a lot about the Outside World.
"Is that why you could become a Ranker so fast?"
She was wrong. YuWon didn't live here before entering the Tower. And that's why he could ascend so quickly and become a Ranker to fight against the Outers.
'Although it's not exactly like that...'
Was it necessary to correct the misconception?
Ultimately, it was also true that Danpung had guided him so he could fight against the Outers and defeat them.
YuWon, instead of denying it, nodded.
"Something like that."
Walking with a steady pace, YuWon began to advance. A desert stretching like an endless horizon. In that place, where creatures of unknown Name occasionally jumped, four people moved.
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Boom!
The Temple of the God of Lightning resonated with the roar of lightning for months.
The inhabitants of the surrounding villages murmured as they looked at the shining sky.
"There it goes again."
"How long will this continue?"
"Shhh, don't say it too loud."
Initially, people thought it was another war. Zeus's Lightning Bolts were not something seen often, and the fact that he wielded his Lightning meant something serious had happened.
However, when one day turned into two, three, four, and then months, the story changed.
They had gotten used to it.
Climbing the temple stairs, Hercules muttered as he looked at the Lightning Zeus was releasing into the sky.
"Is he angry?"
It was challenging for Hercules to fully understand it as a son. However, over time, Hercules gradually came to know the "man" called Zeus.
He was a being who lived solely for his pride. And that pride had cracked in the recent battle against Ananta.
Upon reflection, Zeus's reaction wasn't so strange.
Step by step, Hercules entered the temple, increasing his presence. The temple's Rankers who approached, thinking he was a stranger, stepped aside after confirming Hercules's face.
Even Hades couldn't enter the Temple of Lightning without Zeus's permission.
And they had already received the order not to stop Hercules.
Kwa-rang!
"How long are you going to keep acting unpleasantly?"
Zeus released a Bolt into the sky, sweating profusely.
Hercules clicked his tongue as he watched.
"That battle is already over."
At that moment...
Bum!
A Bolt shot up into the sky.
Kwa-rang!
A roar echoed in their ears.
The broken Hercules brushed against Hercules's cheek.
Zeus turned around, dropping sweat on the floor.
"It's not because of that guy."
"I need a believable excuse-."
"It's because of me."
Hercules took the towel that the servant had left and handed it to Zeus.
Zeus wiped the sweat, but his eyes gleamed with intensity.
"I've become too lazy because there's no room to improve my rank."
Zzzt!
The power of the Golden Bolt swirled in his hand. He felt overwhelmed by the desire to wield the spear again.
Kwa-ak!
However, he didn't want to show that ugly image in front of Hercules.
Not in a hurry, but with all his might.
Besides...
There was another person in the same situation as him.
"Of course, I'm not the only one whose spear has dulled."
At Zeus's words, Hercules thought of a person.
Kim YuWon.
Zeus was one of the few who remembered him.
When he said the spear had dulled, he probably referred to him.
"Still, I came for that guy."
"I thought you would."
"Did you know?"
"You haven't come to build a father-son bond with me, have you?"
Words that hit the mark. And words that somehow hurt his heart.
Tuk~
Zeus offered him a chair, as if he didn't have time even to wash his body. Still with an indifferent face, he gestured for Hercules to sit.
"Tell me. A father-son bond, we can build it slowly with things like this."
At the tasteless words, Hercules wondered inwardly.
Do you intend to?
"That guy opened the wall."
"The wall?"
Rarely did Zeus show a surprised expression. If someone who didn't know him saw it, they would say it's not a big deal, but this was quite a reaction. That showed how groundbreaking the information Hercules had revealed was.
"Was it possible to open it?"
Even the Outers had taken a long time and effort to open the wall. And YuWon had opened it on his own. He thought there was nothing that would surprise him anymore, but this event made him reconsider.
"Well, yes. But judging by the fact that he tried it now, it seems there was no need to open it until now."
"Thinking the other way around, it means that now there is a need to open it."
There is a reason he opened the wall.
Zeus interpreted the meaning of those words as follows:
"That guy is also seeking answers in his own way."
Just like himself.
In the battle against the Administrators.
And in the battle against Ananta.
YuWon probably felt the void of the last 10 years.
And Hercules was feeling it too.
"Yes. He has changed a bit."
The exact point was right after the first battle against Ananta. His aura had become as sharp as it was 10 years ago. YuWon had returned to that feeling from back then.
This time was no different.
Acting in a way that was always hard for Hercules's mind to comprehend.
[YuWon: I have to go out for a while.]
YuWon opened the wall by himself and went out.
"It's fortunate that he has come to his senses. The role that guy will play in the battle against the Administrators will be crucial."
"Yes. But there's one more thing..."
Hercules spoke up, holding the Player Kit that looked like a small marble in his hand.
"I don't know how this guy knew, but..."
"What do you mean?"
"Look at this."
Sss~
Saying that, Hercules showed Zeus the complete message from YuWon.
[YuWon: By the way, the timeout is a bit different.]
After that.
YuWon, just in case Hercules misinterpreted it, added this explanation:
[YuWon: Don't be late.]
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