Chapter 763: To The End (22)

The first thing I was worried about when I saw the future was whether Kim Hyunsung could harm me. I even made several assumptions on my own. If he couldn’t stab me, I had to make him.

I was prepared to try everything, from revealing that Lee Kiyoung was really the masked hero to the situation in which I acted as the masked trash Lee Kiyoung in the first timeline. I even picked up a list of lines that could stimulate Kim Hyunsung.

They weren’t just stimulating lines. They were lines that depreciated Kim Hyunsung in the first round, and insulted even his fellow adventurers.

It was a shame that I couldn’t take it out, but…

I believed I was in a situation where I had to worry about other kinds of things.

It wasn’t just about getting stabbed in the stomach and dying. Kim Hyunsung thought that he should kill Lee Kiyoung in the most terrible way possible. He kept thinking of cutting off my limbs in all sorts of insulting ways.

I even began to wonder if the bastard was too experimental.

‘You can work as a heresy inquisitor… I’m not used to you like this.’

It was scary, not because Kim Hyunsung held my neck but because the hostility that transcended humans coming out of him was taking away my breath.

If Kim Hyunsung strengthened his grip, my delicate neck would break in an instant. No, it wouldn’t only break. It would shatter, almost as easy as crushing tofu with his hand.

I noticed Kim Hyunsung was being careful, however. He was trying to subside his anger as much as possible. He would be trying hard not to accidentally put strength into his hands.

It didn’t take long before I realized that he wasn’t Kim Hyunsung, which I was thinking of so far.

“Fucking trash bastard. Do you know how long I’ve waited for this day?”

“Ke… Keck…”

“Disgusting bastard.”

In the meantime, although I could see the limit of insulting language that he could say…

Crack.

𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

“Ke… Kehek… Ugh…”

I felt a pain in my arm that momentarily made me stop breathing.

‘Fuck… Fuck. Fuck… Really.’

I watched him smile.

‘Motherfucker. Son of a bitch. Really… Really… You really hit me. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.’

Of course, I knew he should do that, but I suddenly started to feel sad about my situation.

‘Guys, this bastard really hit me. Fuck.’

My legs were already numb, and my arms were worn out. It was difficult to think normally because of the tremendous pain.

I thought I was sane because of my high intelligence stat, but I honestly didn’t know if I could get used to the agony. It was so different from Kim Hyunsung that I thought that it was unfair.

When I ran out of breath and reached my limit, I felt him let go of my neck. Naturally, my body rolled on the ground, and I grabbed my broken arm.

It was simply that painful. If I had the anesthetic potion, I could afford a little pain, but there was no such thing.

Not only was my whole body coated with sweat, but my breathing itself was abnormal. Tears kept filling up in my eyes, and I felt like a groan would come out as soon as I opened my mouth.

‘Fuck. Crazy, mean bastard. He should be punished. Fuck. Fuck… Damn bastard. I’m really going to take revenge.’

“At least, try to make an excuse for yourself.”

‘How can you do this to me? Son of a bitch. How can you hurt me so much, motherfucker?’

“Sigh… Ugh… Ah…”

“Are you in pain? Are you? You can’t make that face so soon. I’ve only just begun. We’ll be having a lot of fun.”

‘This psychopath.’

“Who knew it would be like this, am I right?”

‘Yes, I didn’t know it would be like this either, you fucker. ‘

Of course, I bit my lips tightly.

‘I guess it’s better to watch out. I might get traumatized.’

My top priority was stopping the crazy runaway locomotive one way or another. I would be happy to offer my stomach, but I didn’t want to be thrown into the pigpen with my whole body as a mop.

I didn’t like the way Seraphim smiled, showing how much fun he was having.

Actually, anyone could see that Kim Hyunsung looked to have lost his reason. He didn’t seem to think of anything other than pouring out his anger at the villain who screwed everything up.

No matter what I thought, those bastards needed to calm down.

“Hyun… Hyunsung.”

“Don’t call my name using that dirty mouth, motherfucker.”

“Ah… It hurts. It hurts…”

“With only this?”

‘This bastard has no fucking mercy. Really.’

“Why…”

“You know that better than me.”

‘He doesn’t even give me time to talk.’

Since I was already crying anyway, I had to make it more sorrowful. I was already hurting, but I pretended to be in even more pain.

In the current situation, it would be the best option to keep playing dumb. I skipped the fact that Lee Kiyoung was the masked hero and kept with the position that the current Lee Kiyoung didn’t remember the first round at all.

‘I don’t know anything. Really. Why are you doing this to me? Why are you doing that all of a sudden? I don’t remember anything. No, I don’t even know what you’re talking about in the first place. What is the reason for this? Jin Qing was the masked trash. It wasn’t me, so why?’

I at least had to convey that much.

‘Is there any problem? Have you been brainwashed? I’m very worried about you, Hyunsung. It doesn’t matter what happens to my body, but I can’t stand it because I’m worried about you.’

The latter was more suitable for Light Kiyoung.

If it were the warm-hearted guy, he would definitely take the latter position.

His mind would definitely be filled with worries about the returner’s condition, even with his body in pain. Only then would this bastard feel guilty about the way he was acting. I actually thought he might hesitate a little. He had lost the reason, and his mind was full of doubts, but…

‘I know Kim Hyunsung. fuck.’

Human nature couldn’t change that easily. Despite all sorts of wars and the rough life he had lived, Kim Hyunsung was essentially soft.

Could he really throw a mace at Light Kiyoung without guilt, knowing he couldn’t remember anything and was worried about him?

Of course, he should be able to throw, but I didn’t think he could do the things he wanted.

Our bond was broken, but our memories remained. Of course, even if he said he couldn’t feel any emotions attached to them, he remembered.

I was certain he was feeling doubt, but I was suffering without knowing anything.

‘To be honest, you’re not that mean. I don’t think you won’t be shaken at all. It was Lee Kiyoung in the first timeline, not Lee Kiyoung in the second timeline, that committed the crime.’

Oh, of course, I didn’t mean I was the masked trash, but he would need to distinguish the first and second timelines if he thought so.

“Hyunsung… Hyunsung. Are you okay…?”

“I told you not to call me with that dirty mouth.”

“Ahhhh! Ahhhhhhhhh!”

‘Son of a bitch, he stabbed me again. No, I shouldn’t swear. I have to understand him. Hyunsung is having a hard time right now. I should think that he was mentally enchanted by that foreign pigeon.’

The culprit would be Seraphim, that motherfucker. The guy messed with Kim Hyunsung and made him suspicious of the innocent me.

“Wait… a little bit… Wait…”

“What?”

“I think I can solve this… Just wait…”

“You think you can deceive me?”

‘Yes, I think you will be deceived. I can’t erase your doubts, but wouldn’t it be possible to put in the fake memory I’m not aware of in the first round?’

I could bet it was definitely possible.

Since I had already changed my expression, I immediately changed the way I looked at him as well to look as if I was worried about Kim Hyunsung.

I showed the image of a saint among saints, one who endured the pain as much as possible and only worried about his brother’s condition. I was so focused that the agony engraved on my body felt intensified. I swallowed my groans and screams as I spoke.

“I don’t know exactly… what you’re talking about, but… everything… everything will work out. So please be patient.”

“…”

It wasn’t well stretched, but it would be okay to show the action of forcibly reaching out.

How would I look now? I thought I must’ve had a really tragic image.

I was shot down to the ground twice on the way there, and one of my legs was acting weird. My arm seemed almost smashed… since I rolled around the battlefield once, my whole body must’ve been covered with blood. It was dramatic, right?

“I don’t believe what you say. Dirty bastard.”

“Wait… little bit more…”

“Did you think I wouldn’t know that you’re trying to get out of this situation somehow?”

‘So he noticed.’

For the time being, I had to cry. I had to cry to make my acting look real. I had to apologize too.

“I… I’m sorry.”

“Don’t be ridiculous. Shut up before I pull out your tongue right away. Actually, you know it too. Don’t you remember everything? You were the one who brought all these situations on your own. You, you ruined my life, my soul. You took all of me and denied me and made me dance on the palm of your hand. Do you think I’ll be shaken if you look that way? Did you really think I wouldn’t know that everything was acting? I know now.”

‘Your tongue has gotten even longer.’

“How much did you think of me as an idiot? I can’t imagine how much you laughed at me when you stood next to me and controlled me in your hand. I will never be fooled by you anymore. Dirty bastard. “

‘Why do you keep saying I’m dirty? I am a clean person.’

“Say it… Tell me you knew everything.”

“Hyun… sung?”

“Tell me. Tell me that you were the man wearing the mask in the first round.”

“Do you need to confirm it? Kim Hyunsung?”

“You shut up. Seraphim.”

“… …”

Moron, getting humiliated after trying to say something. Loser, you just shut your mouth, alright?

“… …”

“I’m giving you the last chance. It’s your last chance to confess all the evil you’ve done. You will die anyway. I know. I already know that you are the man in the mask.”

‘You must be sure of that, well.’

“I don’t care what you choose. It’s advantageous that there are no worms like you in this world anyway. There is only one thing you have to worry about now. Will you live your whole life like livestock and end miserably, or will you die like a human being? That depends if you tell me the truth. Tell me everything you’ve done.”

‘You think I can’t tell?’

I could say what he wanted, even a hundred times, but the question was what kind of nuance it was. I wondered if it would be better to get as emotional as possible.

I didn’t know what to understand, but I sent a gaze that told him I did anyway. I showed an attitude that conveyed that if it could ease his mind, I would willingly suffer a hundred more times.

I made a face stating that if it solved the complex thoughts in his head, I would be willing to give Lee Kiyoung’s stomach.

It would hurt, but I had to bear it. It was painful and sad, but I shouldn’t shed tears anymore. Light Kiyoung never shed tears of sorrow, after all. No, these were tears of joy because he could sacrifice for his close friend, who he had already cherished the burnt life.

I forced my body to rise, which wasn’t moving well. I couldn’t move my legs, and it seemed to be torn down anytime soon, but swallowing my pain, I faced the regressor face-to-face.

I noticed Kim Hyunsung being wary of me.

However, did he realize that I wasn’t in the condition to resist? He was looking at me with one hand grasping the sword. The light, who had sacrificed everything for the continent, his friends, and brothers so far, to fulfill his mission, to sacrifice even in the end, would tell a white lie.

“Yes. I… I remember.”

‘If it makes you feel comfortable, if I can protect the continent with it, this kind of pain is nothing.’

I once again showed a tearful look and spoke with a smile.

“I definitely remember it.”

Kim Hyunsung’s hand became tense.

“You… You… You ruined all of me.”

“…”

“You!! Sniff… devoured my life, my soul! I’ve been swung over by you countless times without knowing why. I had to do things I didn’t want, and I had to witness deaths I didn’t desire. Everything was your doing! It’s all because of you!”

“…”

“Trash bastard. Dirty bastard! Dirty motherfucker!!”

For some reason, Kim Hyunsung was crying.

His face was definitely stained with anger, though.

As he seemingly unraveled the resentment inside,

He howled like an animal and thrust his sword forward, piercing my abdomen. With his blade inside my stomach, I whispered with a small smile.

“I believe, Hyunsung.”

At this, he looked down at his hand with a distorted expression.