It’s the Apocalypse, but My Summons Do Everything - Chapter 25

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Episode 25

#Episode 25

The senior’s flustered gaze pierced through me.

“May I hear your reason?”

“If I become a god, won’t I inevitably be unable to meet those I knew and got along with during my human days?”

“What reason would an omniscient and omnipotent being have to meet mortals who pass by in an instant?”

I could feel that his perspective was certainly different from mine, who was merely human.

That’s why I felt even more strongly that I needed to push through with my thoughts.

Humans are social animals.

They’re not animals whose relationships are determined by people’s usefulness, but animals that live by forming groups and societies.

“If ascending to godhood means relationships and encounters are determined by necessity, then I have even less desire to become a god.”

“Hmm… Even so, wouldn’t it ultimately just be shallow and thin relationships between mortals?”

“If the relationships are shallow enough to dismiss like that, then why did you give me the power of resurrection? As you say, the fly-like lives of mortals are just an instant compared to the eternal years that gods live through.”

At my question, the lord trembled his hand as if struck in the head by something blunt.

He muttered some incomprehensible words to himself for a moment, then belatedly nodded his head.

“Certainly… such a perspective might be possible.”

“Do you understand?”

“Hmm…”

What kind of expression was he making?

I wasn’t sure, but a more benevolent gaze than before was directed at me.

He pondered for a long while, then slowly nodded his head.

“Betting on such a future wouldn’t be bad either.”

“What are you betting on?”

“…You’ll find out in time.”

As soon as his words ended, I noticed the dance of stars that had been stopped slowly beginning to flow again.

It seemed the time granted to him and me was gradually coming to an end.

“It seems going any further would be too much.”

“Are we parting now?”

“It would seem so.”

I felt the dance of stars gradually speeding up and the distance between him and me growing farther.

The gap began to widen to the distance that he and I originally should have had.

“On your way, I’ll give you a gift.”

Just as we were about to part, he caught my wrist.

Then he pressed down on the back of my hand firmly before releasing it.

“A lord can’t maintain dignity if he just keeps getting beaten up.”

“What? What is this!”

“When you descend to the Lower Realm, you’ll gradually find out.”

Unable to stop any longer, I could see the distance between him and me growing exponentially farther.

He was waving his hand at me as if regretful.

“Farewell, little lord who possesses the possibility of the incomprehensible.”

* * *

“…Jinu, your brother is alive.”

When I opened my eyes, what I saw was Kang Jin-woo placing flowers one by one in front of me.

He must have cried with tears and snot mixed together, as his sleeves were completely soaked.

“Hyuuuung-!!”

When I got up nonchalantly, Jinu rushed at me like an arrow.

He checked various parts of my body to make sure there were no problems.

Of course, Jinu’s expression still wasn’t good.

The proof was that he was biting his lips tightly as if tears might burst out again at any moment.

“Why is a grown man crying like that? It’s not cool.”

“Hyung… But Yeo-ul noona and Iram…”

“Yeah, what about Yeo-ul and Iram?”

“…”

Whether it was difficult to accept the fact that his comrades had died, or he felt reluctant to put the word ‘death’ in his mouth, Jinu couldn’t easily speak.

‘Should I tease him a bit before reviving them?’

Fortunately, enough time had passed that I could resummon them.

I resummoned the prepared Kim Yeo-ul and Seo Iram.

Swoooosh-!

Darkness gathered and formed a square black coffin.

The refined black coffin, as if made of obsidian, opened, and Kim Yeo-ul and Seo Iram walked out from within.

Then the coffin crumbled to dust and disappeared.

“Phew! I really almost died.”

“Unnie, we actually did die.”

“Ah, is that so.”

Jinu’s eyes widened as if they might pop out at the sight of the two people walking out so casually.

I laughed heartily and shouted.

“Hey, our Jinu was bawling his eyes out.”

“Huh? Huh?? Hyung…? Huh? Am, am I dead too? Huh huh?”

Kang Jin-woo rubbed his eyes several times at the illogical impossibility that couldn’t be rationally processed.

Kim Yeo-ul seemed to roughly grasp the situation and shot me a look, then naturally sat down next to Kang Jin-woo.

“Pretty confusing, right? I’ll explain everything, so calm down.”

“Ah… uh… oh, yes…”

Jinu, who had steadied his rough breathing, carefully sat down in front of me.

Still finding it fascinating, he kept glancing at Kim Yeo-ul and Seo Iram, then let out a sigh of relief by himself.

‘What a coveted talent indeed…’

Seeing how he protected me while I was unconscious, his trustworthiness is sufficient.

His human nature seems fundamentally good to begin with.

‘At this level, there shouldn’t be any problem just telling him.’

I got down from the chair and sat in front of Jinu, meeting his gaze.

Various words came to mind, but what ultimately burst from my mouth was the most direct explanation.

“I can resurrect dead people and use them as summoned creatures.”

“…What?”

“I’m not lying, and you heard correctly.”

That’s the normal reaction.

Excluding undead, skills that resurrect the dead had never appeared even once throughout human history.

Jinu stared at me blankly, mulling it over for a while, then nodded with difficulty.

“Then, does that mean Yeo-ul noona and Iram over there have died once each…?”

“That’s right.”

Jinu shifted his gaze to Yeo-ul in bewilderment.

Kim Yeo-ul, who had been playing with the children, only smiled gently.

Kang Jin-woo looked back and forth between me, Kim Yeo-ul, and Seo Iram, then nodded as if he finally understood with difficulty.

“Then, the reason Iram and Yeo-ul noona charged in fearlessly was also…?”

“Because they’re summoned creatures, they can be revived even if they die as long as I’m alive.”

“Isn’t that too overpowered…?”

“I think so too.”

Jinu was feeling awe at the very concept of resurrecting dead people and using them as summoned creatures.

He was probably questioning whether such a skill should be placed in human hands.

But well, what could be done about it.

He had just witnessed his companions being revived right before his eyes.

Jinu, still unable to believe this situation, looked back and forth between me and my companions several times before slowly nodding.

“Hyung.”

“What.”

“With your abilities, you could receive state guest treatment in other countries, so why do you specifically stay on the Korean Peninsula?”

I realized this question would play a decisive role in the relationship between Jinu and me.

Therefore, I didn’t answer carelessly and thought for a moment before slowly expressing my opinion.

“Because what I pursue isn’t money.”

“Ohh…”

“And, even with such overpowered abilities as you said, I didn’t want to abandon my homeland and run away.”

“Then what is your goal, hyung?”

“To prevent monsters from running wild within the Korean Peninsula.”

There are several more plans beyond that which I had only imagined.

But the most fundamental plan is reclaiming the Korean Peninsula.

Jinu also seemed to roughly grasp the grand-scale plan as his eyes began to sparkle.

“As expected, I want to go with you too, hyung.”

“What about your siblings?”

“As you said, we should entrust them to the National Assembly members.”

There was no more hesitation in his words.

His siblings, who had unknowingly become shackles, seemed to have heard about it beforehand and were making brave expressions.

“Big brother said he’d come visit us regularly!”

“He said horns would grow from his butt if he lied!”

Infinite affection for his siblings still surged in Jinu’s eyes.

But even more than that, hope engraved in his pupils was stirring.

Jinu no longer had the eyes of a boy, but those of a man.

I didn’t pat his head.

I only patted the shoulder of Jinu, who had become a man.

* * *

“Huhuhuhueong! Kids! You can’t be picky eaters! Eat your bell peppers well, and don’t pick out the carrots!! You won’t grow tall! And if possible, drink milk too…”

Jinu shed tears watching the National Assembly members growing distant.

“You pretended to send them off coolly, but now you’re crying your eyes out.”

“They’re like my own children, those siblings! Hueong!”

“Then go back and coddle them!”

“I don’t want that either!”

After handing the children over to the National Assembly, we were heading back to Taean.

The car we originally had was completely destroyed because of Karnack, but fortunately we were able to get another car thanks to the National Assembly.

From what I heard, Sejong City seems to be gradually functioning properly.

They said they gritted their teeth and prepared for possible monster invasions, so perhaps Sejong City might become the second capital.

“So now we’re going to save Hunter Kang Cheol-u in Taean, then go to Seoul to save Hunter Baek Do-hyeon?”

“That’s right.”

“Wow… It’s like a dream team.”

“You’re included in that dream team too.”

The road to Taean was surprisingly clear.

No particular monsters were visible, and of course, no people were visible either.

How long had it been since such peaceful rest?

I leisurely leaned back in my seat and just pressed the accelerator as the scenery flashed by.

Since autumn was gradually approaching, the cool breeze blowing in was quite refreshing.

After racing past the ruins of buildings for quite a while, I belatedly noticed the pattern on the back of my hand.

‘Come to think of it, Senior said he gave me something.’

The black scythe carved on the back of my hand was emanating a brilliant aura.

Its appearance was cruel and terrifying, but the aura I felt was warm and gentle, similar to when I saw Senior.

True to being a gift from Senior, how to use it was already imprinted in my mind.

Since evening was approaching, I stopped the car.

“Let’s stay here for the night.”

“Okay~”

Kim Yeo-ul, who got out of the car first, lightly stretched her body.

Fortunately, the sensible National Assembly Members had put a pop-up tent in the trunk.

“Wow, is this roughing it or camping?”

“I’d rather sleep on Yeo-ul unnie’s thighs though…”

“So you were the culprit behind my numb legs every morning!?”

Having become a pro at roughing it, setting up this kind of tent was done in an instant.

I lit a simple campfire and put Jinu and Seo Iram to sleep first.

Kim Yeo-ul naturally ended up keeping watch with me.

Actually, as a summoned being, not sleeping wouldn’t be a problem, but I periodically slept to maintain my humanity.

After confirming that Jinu and Seo Iram had completely fallen asleep, Kim Yeo-ul plopped down next to me.

“Phew… I’m tired, so tired.”

Though she acted nonchalant, I had a rough idea of what Kim Yeo-ul was thinking.

“Aren’t you curious about what happened that day?”

“It would be a lie to say I’m not curious, but I don’t particularly want to know either.”

“Really?”

Kim Yeo-ul looked at me intently, then lightly touched the bridge of my nose with her finger.

“It’s probably a story that caused you pain anyway. Even if you’re a summoned being, you’d feel guilt about a friend dying.”

“…The problem is you know me too well.”

“Of course, we’re going to be together for life, so how could I not know at least this much?”

As if reading my expression, Kim Yeo-ul smiled a sweet smile mixed with aegyo, as if she had me completely figured out.

She quietly rested her head on my shoulder and continued the conversation.

“Still, since you’re alive like this, isn’t that enough?”

“That’s… true.”

“Ah, and you gained a new power too?”

“Huh? A new power?”

“Yeah.”

I got up from my seat and activated the pattern on the back of my hand.

Mana from my heart traveled through my body and manifested the darkness on the back of my hand.

Darkness was grasped in my hand.

The cloud-like darkness took shape and transformed, soon taking the form of a long scythe.

The scythe in my hand had an eerily long blade.

When I lightly swung the scythe to shake off the clinging darkness, the now-clear scythe revealed itself.

A chilling aura flowed as if declaring the end of the world.

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