Published at 9th of January 2021 11:05:34 AM
Chapter 363
Chapter 363 Sky Wings (1)
Team: HH, Yahiko, thursdays
“What are you……!”
It hurt so much that tears brimmed in my eyes . I was about to argue with him .
Hyung suddenly hugged me tightly, as if he would never let go .
“Never again . ”
I felt my shoulder becoming wet .
“Don’t ever leave without a word again . I’ll really kill you then . ”
He was saying that we should never split up again, right?
What a tsundere . No, his tone was kind of a yandere .
Of course, I didn’t say it out loud because I would probably get beat up again .
I hugged my brother back .
“Okay . I’m back, Hyung . ”
Yeon-woo slowly opened his eyes . He was in the real world, not the white world of letters . Brahm and Henova were looking at him with concern .
“Are you alright?”
“Fool! Why would you suddenly faint after touching the pocket watch?!”
Brahm cast magic on Yeon-woo to check if he was hurt anyway . Henova’s face was filled with worry while he shouted at Yeon-woo angrily .
Yeon-woo said he was alright and turned to Brontes, who was staring at him .
“How long was I like this?”
『It’s been about three days . 』
Yeon-woo clicked his tongue . He didn’t know it had been that long . But in a way, it was expected . He needed an extreme amount of concentration just to take care of the energy within the Soulstone . And considering the events that happened in the white world, three days was actually quite fast .
『I told everyone else that you were busy because something came up . 』
“Thank you . ”
『But . 』
Brontes trailed off, narrowing his eyes .
『Looks like you unsealed the Soulstone, is that right?』
“Yes, sir . ”
『Huh! That was possible?』
“Thankfully, I had a helpful tool . ”
『Still…… that’s amazing . 』
Brontes had studied Soulstones his entire life, so he began to admire the two brothers for being able to handle it .
『Then do you think you can use its power?』
Yeon-woo shook his head .
“Since there’s a big difference between handling it and using it . But I think if I keep on researching it, I will be able to someday . ”
Yeon-woo felt the Philosopher’s stone next to his heart . The vibrating Philosopher’s Stone was fine, like it had never absorbed all that energy . He couldn’t even sense any difference .
However, when he used the Philosopher’s Stone as a core to move magic power, that wasn’t the case at all .
His magic power was stronger than before . Just by getting his magic circuit to flow, he felt all his senses wake up . The three Blessings, Draconic, Divine, and Demonic were activated by it .
The quality of his magic power was incomparable to before .
Could it even be called simply “magic power” now? It was such a pure and deeply concentrated magic power, sticky like darkness in a void . It was completely different from what he handled before .
He considered calling it something else .
‘Later . ’
Gathering magic power in his hands, he smiled faintly .
‘This is enough . ’
Clearing his thoughts, he spoke to Henova and Brahm, who were still looking at him concernedly .
“There’s someone I want to introduce to you two . Would you like to meet him?”
The two tilted their heads, wondering what nonsense he was talking about . Henova frowned and touched Yeon-woo’s forehead .
“Do you have a fever?”
“No, sir . ”
“Then what……?”
Before Henova could finished… . .
Paaaaaah-
Yeon-woo pushed the magic power gathered in his hands into the pocket watch . The paused hands of the watch began to whirl around, vibrating .
Black letters floated above the glass cover .
The letters inside the diary came out as words and swirled around him .
Then, they gathered at the center and took the faint form of a person .
The more his facial features became clearer, the more emotions flashed across Brahm and Henova’s face .
First, interest, then curiosity, suspicion, shock, certainty, and joy .
“Y, Y, You……!”
Henova was so shocked that he almost fell over .
When the letters finished forming a human face, the thing with Jeong-woo’s face looked around and smiled mischievously at Henova .
『Old man, long time no see . 』
Clang-
The hammer in Henova’s hand dropped to the floor . Tears dripped down from the wrinkled corners of his eyes .
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The face that he hated but missed was there .
“I, Is it really you?”
『Goodness . Our old man must be losing his vision loss due to age . How can you already not be able to see properly? Wait . My face isn’t one that can be forgotten that easily . Then do you have dementia alread……!』
“I see it really is you after hearing you blabber on!”
Henova fumbled with his short arms and pulled Jeong-woo to him .
『Gosh, why are you being so cringy?』
Jeong-woo spoke like he was going to push Henova away but hugged Henova back with a grin . He had missed Henova too .
The only person who never left his side through the endless cycle of dreams . He truly was like a father .
Brahm looked at the two with red eyes . He also felt tearful . During times like this, he despised his Homunculus body .
Then, he must’ve realized something strange while looking at Jeong-woo and tilted his head . Widening his eyes, he turned to Yeon-woo .
『Yeon-woo, did you……?』
He quietly asked through the connection so Jeong-woo and Henova couldn’t hear .
Yeon-woo firmly shook his head .
『Please don’t tell them anything . 』
『…… . 』
Brahm’s eyes shook for a moment, but he bit his lower lip and nodded his head .
『Alright . Understood . 』
『I’m really tired . I can really take a nap, right?』
Jeong-woo glanced at Yeon-woo while nodding . Although he acted fine on this outside, he was actually extremely worried .
It was because his soul was too worn after going through all the cycles from the benefit .
This meant that he could be scattered into basic spirit at any moment . In fact, it was a miracle that he was able to keep his identity at the present without becoming less than a ghost .
Although Yeon-woo filled Jeong-woo with black energy, there were limits to restoring a broken level .
If he wanted, he could be raised to a Monster Portent level, but things could possibly become worse .
Jeong-woo knew his condition well, so he just felt more cautious .
He was finally getting to meet all the people he missed after waiting up from his long slumber .
He didn’t want to close his eyes again . But since he was less than a ghost, there was nothing he could do at the moment .
“Don’t worry . ”
Yeon-woo just pat his brother’s head .
He was speaking without emotion, but Jeong-woo felt comforted by it .
『Okay . 』
Jeong-woo closed his eyes with a bright face . With a swoosh sound, his spirit body scattered and letters returned to the pocket watch .
Yeon-woo stroked the pocket watch and turned to Henova and the others .
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“This watch is like Jeong-woo’s house . We have to fix it to heal Jeong-woo . ”
“Alright . I’ll help you with anything I can . ”
Henova raised his sleeves and asked what he needed to start with .
Brahm and the three Cyclops brothers moved busily as well .
With commands from Yeon-woo, different jobs of fixing the pocket watch were assigned to them . The party began to fix its broken pieces .
Thankfully, after moving all the purple energy into the pocket watch, examining the pocket watch went smoothly .
“It was created using ‘Sutra Bhasya’ as a foundation . Then it’ll be easy to fix it . ”
Brahm smiled as he examined the formation of the pocket watch . Sutra Bhasya was a type of study that he had created . He was proud that what he created had been raised to this level .
Yeon-woo had seen most of the secrets of the pocket watch when he peeked into Jeong-woo’s benefit, so its recovery was faster than when they created Kynee .
『The outside is the best . 』
Jeong-woo left the pocket watch frequently and moved around freely . He was so energetic, like all the concerns of him being able to wake up were futile .
He annoyed them because he kept on poking into what they were doing, and eventually Henova, who was trying to understand him as much as he could, exploded .
“You’re so hectic! Go away!”
Of course, Jeong-woo wasn’t one to listen .
It was a relief he wasn’t able to move far away from the pocket watch . If it wasn’t for that, he would probably poke around the entire holy territory .
After that short commotion, the restoration of the pocket watch was finished .
Tick, tock-
Under the clean glass cover, the hands of the clock pointed at the right time . The seconds needle clicked forward, showing that the pocket watch was functioning perfectly .
The only number left behind was ‘XII . ’ They had left it like that intentionally so its initial form wouldn’t be gone forever .
『Looking at this, I miss it . 』
Jeong-woo grinned, rubbing the fixed pocket watch . He smiled sullenly when his finger passed through the clock .
He could use it by using his soul power, but there was still a difference . The fact that he had died became clearer to him .
However, Jeong-woo didn’t express his feelings and turned the pocket watch over with a bright smile .
He could see the familiar letters .
J . W . CAH
『When I saw this, I wondered when you would grow up . 』
Yeon-woo frowned . He didn’t have any words to say . Back then, he really hadn’t known anytime . When he tried to pick up studying, it was horrible .
『And then you went to Africa into a multinational group . A lot has changed, hasn’t it?』
Jeong-woo and Yeon-woo had many conversations when Jeong-woo came out of the pocket watch .
Jeong-woo was able to learn what happened during the time he was gone through the lenses of his twin brother .
He thought many things had changed .
Five years on Earth wasn’t a short time .
Moreover, what Yeon-woo experienced in the Tower was all amusing .
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Actually, Jeong-woo didn’t expect that Yeon-woo would be able to find him in the Soulstone .
That was how complex the formation of the Soulstone was, and its secrets couldn’t be unlocked easily .
When he heard that Yeon-woo used the Philosopher’s Stone that was in his heart, he was surprised . There was nothing he left behind about the Philosopher’s Stone in the hidden pieces . .
Other than that, there were many things Yeon-woo accomplished by himself .
Things like Vigrid and the Demonic Divine Dragon Body . They were all things Yeon-woo achieved on his own . Jeong-woo thought that even if he hadn’t left anything behind, Yeon-woo would’ve grown finely on his own, although it might’ve taken longer .
‘That’s Hyung for you . ’
He thought it was like Yeon-woo to do that .
Because of that……
『Hyung . 』
“What?”
Jeong-woo was able to ask what he had been hesitating to .
『What about…… Mom?』
He thought that even if Yeon-woo did find him, it would’ve been after he arrived on the 50th floor and gained the elixir .
He had hesitated to ask the question because he thought Yeon-woo would’ve returned to Earth to heal their mother already .
While he awaited the answer, his heart thumped in his chest .
“She left peacefully . ”
However, Yeon-woo didn’t say the answer that Jeong-woo wanted . He just spoke in a calm voice .
『……Oh . 』
“Still, she believed in you until the end . And she smiled . She said she didn’t want to look sad when you came back . ”
『I see . 』
Jeong-woo clenched his fists . A shadow appeared on his face, and Yeon-woo couldn’t read it . Yeon-woo pretended not to see and turned away . Jeong-woo’s shoulders were shaking .
Jeong-woo raised his head, collecting himself . He didn’t look sad anymore . His firm eyes that were fixed on Yeon-woo seem to have decided something .
『I heard I have a daughter . 』
Had he heard from Brahm already? Jeong-woo didn’t seem fazed in the slightest even after hearing about the daughter he didn’t know he had .
No, he had probably come to terms with it and created a new goal for himself . Although he wasn’t able to save their mother, the will to save his child at the very least helped Jeong-woo to get up again .
『I was a bad son, but I want to be a parent like Mom . 』
Because their mother loved them so much, Jeong-woo wanted to be like her .
『So . 』
He put emphasis on his words .
『I want to live again . 』
Yeon-woo looked at his little brother .
『And I want to hug Sesha with my own arms, like Mom did for us . Do you…… think that’s possible?』