It’s the Apocalypse, but My Summons Do Everything - Chapter 12
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Episode 12
#Episode 12
Leon, who had ruled Trash Village, was devoured by the Flame Emperor’s fire.
The flames that began burning with a Bloodsucker as fuel didn’t stop burning until Leon was reduced to nothing but ash.
Since the Flame Emperor’s fire burns until the enemy dies, it also meant that if it didn’t burn them to ash, they couldn’t be killed.
Really, thinking about it again, what truly tenacious vitality that was.
“Was Leon originally human too?”
“Hmm… Since he was called the First Progenitor, he was probably originally human, wasn’t he?”
“I see…”
When Leon died, all the Bloodsuckers returned to being human as well.
Of course, after that we fled from Trash Village as if running away.
All the people had returned to being human and Leon was dead too.
Now they won’t be able to receive supplies coming down from Seoul anymore.
“Is it really okay to leave like this?”
Kim Yeo-ul looked back toward where Trash Village had been, seeming troubled.
I thought she had a truly kind heart, but what was needed now was a firm decision.
I grabbed Kim Yeo-ul’s wrist and pulled her forward.
“With how many people there are, they’ll manage to survive on their own.”
“…Right?”
“It’ll be a hundred, a thousand times better than continuing to send blood like that.”
“That’s… you’re right about that.”
Kim Yeo-ul, who remembered the faces of familiar people, showed a sad expression for a moment, but her steps didn’t slow down anymore.
“Walk diligently, we need to enter Sejong City today.”
“I’m fine since I re-summoned, but are you okay?”
The Flame Emperor’s aftereffect, overheating.
Surprisingly, when Kim Yeo-ul got overheated, one re-summoning cleanly cleared the aftereffects.
However, since I can’t re-summon, I’m barely holding on and moving forward with super regeneration.
“I can manage to endure it.”
“…Tell me if it gets hard, I’ll lend you my shoulder later.”
“…Thank you.”
Perhaps jealous of me and Kim Yeo-ul chatting harmoniously, Seo Iram suddenly offered me her shoulder from the side.
“Your support is actually uncomfortable.”
“My support is uncomfortable!?”
“Uh… it doesn’t really seem like that though…”
The 152-centimeter girl’s shoulder was too low, but I couldn’t ignore the pure heart that came out wanting to help with good intentions, so I patted Seo Iram’s head.
“Ehehe…”
“What, is this the mood where I should support you too?”
“No, you carry me on your back.”
“Wow, what complete trash.”
“But you’re faster than a car, I’ll re-summon you if you get tired.”
“You really have no shame talking to a lady, do you?”
All three of us chuckled at the silly but factual joke.
Of course, the thought that it would really be nice to have just one car didn’t easily disappear from my mind.
* * *
After walking for more than half a day, traces of the Sejong City administrative district sign gradually became visible.
“Haa… I’m doing a cross-country march now that I never did even when Korea was fine.”
“Tell me about it…”
It was a forced march that would have been impossible without a Hunter’s overwhelming stamina and super recovery.
Following the cracked asphalt road all the way, traces of Sejong City in the distance… why can’t I see them.
“What is that again…?”
“I don’t know either…”
“Oppa, it’s clouds! Fluffy fluffy!”
Dense fog was spread around Sejong City as if drawing boundaries.
The overly artificial fog precisely divided the inside and outside of Sejong City.
“That can’t be a natural phenomenon… right?”
“Has Nature become enraged…”
“Oppa, let’s go quickly!”
“…Let’s go in for now.”
There’s no other path besides this one anyway.
That’s because another S-class monster, a dragon, lives in central Republic of Korea.
Since it’s quite a sensitive creature, it’s better not to go near its territory from the start.
“If it’s really dangerous, let’s escape to Gongju City and go around.”
“Okay!”
“Sigh… why is there something everywhere we go.”
“Tell me about it.”
This cursed piece of land.
Kim Yeo-ul and I lamented as we entered inside Sejong City.
Fog so thick that you really couldn’t see even one meter ahead was densely spread everywhere.
In case of an unknown situation, the three of us linked arms and entered inside.
“But if we do this, I can’t use both my arms, you know?”
“We’ll protect you, so stay still, totem.”
“I’ll get hurt instead, so don’t worry, oppa!”
After cutting through the fog and advancing about 100 meters inside, a red System Message suddenly appeared.
“…Huh?”
“What’s this?”
“Memory…Devourer?”
“Is it an enemy!? Is it an enemy!”
Kim Yeo-ul and Seo Iram also seemed to have received the System Message, as they stopped in the middle.
‘Memory Devourer…’
It must be a monster that eats memories, right?
Does it not have any other special abilities besides that?
My mind began to spin rapidly.
Kim Yeo-ul and Seo Iram also quietly waited for my judgment.
Anyway, right now we’re in a situation where some unknown monster’s scheme has been brilliantly blocked.
Then there’s only one thing to do now.
“Since we need to get out of here anyway, let’s go deeper inside.”
“Got it.”
Since we resisted the monster’s ability and have an S-rank Hunter as an ally, there’s definitely resistance to variables.
Even if we can’t solve it immediately, we should be able to gather information.
Since I’ve set the ultimate goal as reclaiming the Korean Peninsula, I need to gather as much information as possible.
Preparing for any unforeseen circumstances, we linked arms tightly and went inside.
Fortunately, the misfortune of monsters attacking while our vision was obscured didn’t occur.
After walking for about 3 minutes, the fog gradually began to clear from our vision.
Beyond the pure white view, the first thing that came into sight was…
“…Huh?”
It was the sight of buses busily coming and going and people preparing for work.
* * *
From before the gates even opened.
The sight of people living their daily lives was spread out right before our eyes.
“What is… what is this… huh?”
“Hyun-soo, look, there are buses running over there…”
“Wow… that bread looks delicious…”
Except for one person, Kim Yeo-ul and I slowly entered the street with dazed expressions.
People moving busily with Bluetooth earphones in their ears, office workers in suits going to work, people in school uniforms going to school, and small business owners preparing to open their shops.
The ordinary daily life that could commonly be seen on the Korean Peninsula was spread out before our eyes.
“This doesn’t make sense…?”
“An illusion, is that what this is?”
“But they all seem like real living people?”
Kim Yeo-ul walked over and spoke to a passerby.
“Excuse me…”
“Oh… ah, yes, what can I help you with…?”
A man who automatically removed his earphones due to Kim Yeo-ul’s beauty lit up with interest.
“Ah… well… that is…”
Having approached him, but without any particular topic, Kim Yeo-ul trailed off.
Kim Yeo-ul squeezed her eyes shut and pulled out her ultimate move.
“Do you happen to believe in the Way…?”
“…No.”
The man who had been making an excited expression instantly showed obvious disappointment and put his earphones back in.
Then he began walking his own way diligently, pretending not to see her.
Kim Yeo-ul, her face flushed red, returned to me with quick steps.
“Ah, I don’t believe in the Way either.”
“Ugh…!”
“Yeo-ul unnie, do you believe in that stuff?”
“No! I don’t!”
Leaving behind Kim Yeo-ul who hung her head in shame, I calmly observed the current situation again.
This situation where real living, moving people were going about their daily lives, not illusions.
This is definitely not a normal situation.
It must be related to the Memory Devourer we saw in the fog earlier.
“Hmm…”
I couldn’t sense even a trace of monster energy in the immediate surroundings, let alone the Memory Devourer.
There’s no way a monster would create this kind of utopia for humans’ benefit.
There must be some purpose behind creating this situation, but what could that purpose be.
As my thoughts led to more thoughts and I pondered for a moment, Seo Iram grabbed my sleeve.
“Oppa, I want that…”
Looking where Seo Iram pointed, freshly baked bread was being displayed warm from a bakery.
Seo Iram was drooling and looking at me with such earnest eyes.
“…Should we eat first and then think about it?”
“Hehe… sounds good.”
“What, we can just eat anything we want?”
“Court Lady Kim Yeo-ul, deploy!”
“Hey you…”
Laughing heartily as we headed to the bakery, a warm-looking grandfather and grandmother welcomed us.
“Grandmother, what’s the most delicious thing here?”
The sociable Kim Yeo-ul asked with a gentle smile to the grandmother who was arranging bread.
The grandmother smiled kindly and handed her a freshly baked red bean bun.
“It tastes best when it just came out, I won’t charge you, so give it a try.”
“Thank you!”
Kim Yeo-ul hurried back and tore the bread into three pieces, sharing them with me and Seo Iram.
The grandfather, who had been watching this closely, cleared his throat and handed us a paper bag filled with bread left over from yesterday.
“Eh? Grandfather, what’s this…”
“…It’s left over from yesterday.”
Leaving those words, the grandfather went back into the kitchen.
The grandmother, who was arranging bread, smiled kindly and put a few more pieces of bread in the paper bag before placing it in my arms.
“You seem to be in a tough situation, don’t worry about the money, go and share it together?”
“What? No, we’re really fine…”
“Forget it! We won’t go broke from earning a few pennies less! We’ve lasted here for 40 years!”
“…Come back tomorrow if you’re hungry.”
The grandmother even gave us each a bottle of milk and practically pushed us out of the store.
“…What was that?”
“Ah, I almost cried thinking of my grandmother.”
“Unnie! This red bean bun is really delicious!!”
“Ah, I’m so touched.”
I wondered why they took such good care of us, but I realized when I saw our reflection in the store’s glass window.
Since we hadn’t been out of Trash Village for long, we looked like complete beggars.
“…Should we change clothes first?”
“We should go to a nearby park restroom…”
The three of us groomed ourselves in the public restroom and sat on a park bench to eat the bread we’d received.
Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with the food.
Kim Yeo-ul and Seo Iram were filling their mouths like squirrels and chewing the bread contentedly.
I also picked up a peanut cream bun to eat.
It wasn’t the common factory-made whipped cream, but was filled with tough and savory peanut cream.
It was so delicious that I couldn’t understand how something like this could be left unsold.
“Phew…”
After drinking the milk and filling my stomach, my narrowed vision finally broadened.
“Speaking of which… what kind of place is this?”
I could see young children chattering in the park from early morning.
People who appeared to be parents were sitting on benches having casual conversations.
The stories I could hear were all common ones.
About how prices had risen too much, about what their husbands did, those kinds of stories.
They had really created a common ‘daily life.’
‘I really can’t figure out the reason…’
It wasn’t like they were openly targeting blood like Bloodsuckers, or exploiting human life force or anything like that.
I couldn’t understand what meaning there was in just depicting daily life as it flows naturally.
“…Thinking about it won’t reveal anything more, so should we rest a bit?”
“I’m also tired from fighting since dawn…”
“Let’s look for a nearby inn.”
“I want a soft, fluffy bed…”
It seemed like the existing Republic of Korea’s currency was used here.
Fortunately, there was a thick bundle of cash in one corner of my bag.
It wasn’t particularly useful, and I had kept it as a sad memory since the country had fallen, but who knew I’d have a use for it like this.
Kim Yeo-ul looked back and forth between the cash bundle and the bread, then poked my side.
“…Hyun-soo, should we just live here?”
“Yeo-ul can live here.”
“I’m joking, just joking!”
* * *
“I really slept like crazy…”
It took quite a while to find an inn, so we could only get a room when evening came.
Since we had been on a forced march for almost 20 hours, we were exhausted to the limit and fell asleep as if we had fainted.
“Phew… good morning, oppa…”
“Uuuuh! I slept well!”
Kim Yeo-ul and Seo Iram also woke up following me.
Outside the window, people were continuing their daily lives today as well.
“It’s really fascinating…”
Since checkout time was approaching, I put on neat clothes and packed my belongings.
“We need to eat too, so let’s go out.”
“Let’s go eat bread again today!”
“Right! Grandfather told us to come again today!”
“Should we?”
This time I should properly pay and eat.
So we entered the bakery we had visited yesterday.
Today too, Grandfather was baking bread and Grandmother was displaying the freshly baked bread.
“Grandmother, Grandfather, we’re here!”
“Yesterday was so delicious… we brought money today too!”
Kim Yeo-ul and Seo Iram waved their hands vigorously with affectionate tones.
The grandmother and grandfather, who I thought would give us the same kind smiles as yesterday.
“Who are you…?”
“We’ve never seen these young ladies before…?”
“…Excuse me?”
They truly didn’t recognize us at all, as if seeing us for the first time.
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