It’s the Apocalypse, but My Summons Do Everything - Chapter 68
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Chapter 68
#Episode 68
I considered putting him in a coffin altogether, but decided to show mercy by just restraining him with all my strength and dragging him along.
The scythe hanging around his neck was emanating a sinister aura, ready to slice through if he was even slightly late or had any foolish thoughts.
With each step he took, his legs trembled violently.
When I finally returned to where my companions were waiting, the others were waving their hands warmly.
Seeing how relaxed everyone was except Rey, it seemed they hadn’t worried even a bit.
“Still, isn’t that being too carefree?”
“We only worry when the opponent is worth worrying about.”
“That’s true too.”
I kicked Sion’s butt to make him kneel before Rey.
“Do as you wish.”
Unlike when he was rampaging with his clone, Sion looked up at Rey, completely terrified.
But Rey’s gaze wasn’t directed at Sion, but at me.
She felt awe at how easily I could subdue the terror that had made her tremble in such fear.
To the point where she felt ashamed of herself for acting so arrogantly as an S-rank within the stage called Japan.
With the feelings of a frog in a well, Rey stared intently into my eyes.
Countless emotions that humans could harbor were chaotically mixed together.
Then she clenched her fist and glared at Sion again.
Rey’s gaze remained fixed on Sion for quite a long time.
She pressed every aspect of his appearance firmly into her memory, as if she wouldn’t forget anything from head to toe.
“You… will pay for your sins.”
Rey carefully chose her words as various emotions welled up and she bit her lip.
Though her killing intent was fierce enough to kill him right then and there, Rey was desperately holding it back.
Knowing that life could be more terrible suffering than death, small tears flowed down her cheeks.
“I will watch you slowly crumble. I will watch you pay for your sins and see all the resentment of those you killed weigh down on your shoulders.”
“Hi… Hiiiik!”
Swish-!
Rey’s swung sword cut his hair.
Grabbing a handful of the unsightly cut hair, Rey scattered it on his face.
“Live your entire life in atonement.”
Having nothing more to say, she bit her lip and turned back.
Not killing him to the end and wanting to punish him through the nation’s judicial system was very much like her.
Right now, I could see two souls watching Rey’s retreating figure with satisfied expressions.
My eyes met with Rey’s parents.
I closed my eyes and bowed my head deeply.
The two of them looked at me intently, then held my hand and bowed their heads as if entrusting their daughter to me.
I didn’t bother to speak.
Because with that, those two people smiled kindly and headed toward the sky.
They even looked relieved, as if there was no longer any resentment keeping them on the ground.
‘…Good grief, is it really okay to entrust someone else’s daughter so easily?’
The other companions also tactfully boarded the car again.
Escorting and suppressing Sion, we were able to safely return to Tokyo.
* * *
That evening when a grand celebration party was held, in the underground prison.
Sion, whose entire body was bound with 200 magical restraints, was trembling violently.
It still felt as if the remnants of death were coldly rippling, ready to slice through his neck.
‘Monster… that thing is a monster… that wasn’t human power…’
The power he had felt face-to-face was not something permitted to humans.
Pure death itself, the emptiness where everything returns to nothingness had been pressing down on him.
It was such an intense experience that his meaning of existence in the world disappeared and he almost let go of his life in an instant.
Being tied up in this prison actually felt fortunate.
‘Right… I should rather go to the opposite side of the earth. Since he said he was Korean, I’ll go to another continent and slowly expand my territory again.’
I need to become much stronger here.
Strong enough to defeat even such a monster, and cover the entire earth with mist.
Since they said a trial would be held soon, I just need to endure until that guy leaves this country.
‘Anyway, I’m a Monarch, I’m in a position of different class from ordinary humans, so this is natural. If you’re a Monarch, it’s natural to reign…’
Sion trembled and struggled to maintain his sanity in the prison, hanging his head low for a moment.
“You look like you have a lot on your mind.”
Suddenly, a chilling voice that froze his heart pierced his ears.
A cold energy that felt like stabbing his entire body with needles.
How could he forget this intense aura?
“You… why are you here…!”
“Shh.”
What trick had he pulled?
No matter how much he screamed and struggled for help, no sound came out.
As if someone had intentionally blocked the sound in this space, his surrounding vision turned pitch black.
A black guillotine appeared above Sion’s neck.
Then, as if announcing an execution, the man gestured, and a massive scythe falling from the far end of the sky cleanly severed Sion’s neck.
Slice-!
With the chilling sensation of his own neck being cut, Sion died without even managing to resist once.
For a Monarch who had ruled the vast Hokkaido, it was a rather anticlimactic death.
* * *
After beheading Sion, rewards came flooding in.
Along with the message that direct communication was finally possible, Senior’s voice began to be heard directly.
[Finally, the restriction has been lifted… I thought I’d die from frustration.]
‘This is definitely much more comfortable for me to hear too.’
Reading all that “Lord of Souls this and that” had been quite a bothersome task until now.
Hearing it with my ears certainly gave me a different sense of stability than before.
[But is it really okay to just kill him like this? What about what your companion said?]
Sion’s head was already rolling on the ground.
Though the sight was somewhat brutal, considering the risk of keeping this bastard alive, this was the safest option.
‘Do you think a Monarch could be punished by human judicial systems?’
[It would be impossible. No matter how much he’s of human origin, being a Monarch alone puts him in a different class.]
‘Yes, that’s exactly my point. Moreover.’
I looked at the magical restraints binding him with slightly sad eyes.
The restraints that had been without a single scratch at first now had cracks here and there as if they would break at any moment.
No matter how much he had lost to me, he was still a Monarch in the end.
Human-made restraints couldn’t hold him for very long.
‘Not everyone can live in a fairy tale, can they?’
[…Now you’re finally acting a bit like a Monarch.]
‘Someone has to face reality and live.’
For some reason, a bitter smile crossed my lips.
Reading my expression, Senior urged me on to change the mood.
[If you understand, let’s hurry back. The time for the decoy I set up is almost running out.]
‘We need to get back quickly before we’re discovered.’
I hastily withdrew the darkness and returned to the hotel where the party was taking place.
* * *
The morning after the victory party ended.
Since it was time to return to South Korea, we naturally gathered in the hotel lobby to board the limousine.
Our destination was Tokyo Haneda International Airport, and everyone was stretching and looking refreshed.
“Ahh… I really slept soundly without any worries for the first time in ages.”
“It was like a dream sleep time…”
In the lobby, Exorcism Bureau Chief Sei had come out personally to see us off.
“I’m glad you seem to have slept satisfactorily.”
“I feel like I really rested well for the first time in ages.”
“I wanted to take the mattress back to South Korea…”
“I want the bathtub…”
“I want the massage machine…”
Sei chuckled and nodded at my melted colleagues’ comments.
“If you just let us know the location later, we’ll send them to your homes.”
“Oh, is that really okay?”
“You’re benefactors of Japan, so this much isn’t difficult at all. If you want, we could even give you a building in Tokyo.”
“It’s tempting, but I’ll just accept the sentiment for now.”
“Why? Build me a Baek Do-hyeon Tower!”
Everyone laughed at the half-serious joke and completed their departure preparations.
As we boarded the limousine and headed to the airport, the sight of Tokyo with its still-standing high-rise buildings began to appear, unlike South Korea.
Real-time Hokkaido recovery news was bursting out on all the building signs.
“There’s nowhere we don’t appear.”
“It was also a long-cherished wish of Japan, so the people are happier than ever right now.”
Our faces were plastered all over the Japanese media in huge headlines.
They could now step foot on Hokkaido land again, which they thought they’d never be able to reclaim.
As a result, not only the Japanese government but also various major corporations promised full investment in South Korea.
Those who had criticized the Exorcism Bureau Chief for wasting resources on South Korea when the country was struggling were all silenced.
They seemed to have promoted it as if it had been diplomatic activity for this purpose all along.
He’s truly skilled in many ways.
“We’re arriving at Haneda Airport soon.”
With the driver’s words, the limousine stopped at the airport entrance without needing to wait in line.
As news of our departure had been announced in advance, numerous Japanese citizens had already come out to the airport.
And in front of them was Rey, who had also come with a bunch of suitcases.
The Exorcism Bureau Chief smiled bitterly upon seeing this.
“It seems Rey has decided to come with us after all.”
“Her will was quite firm. Since she has no family to protect, she said she would follow us no matter what.”
“I hope we’re not wrongfully taking away your talent.”
The Exorcism Bureau Chief felt bitter about losing an S-rank Hunter, but he didn’t show any more displeasure than that.
“She’s a patriotic Hunter who risked her life fighting on the front lines despite being in an S-rank position.”
“That’s right.”
It wasn’t like she was emigrating; if anything, it was closer to studying abroad.
The Exorcism Bureau Chief looked at Rey with affectionate eyes.
“If Japan ever falls into crisis again, she’ll be the first Hunter to come running back…”
The Exorcism Bureau Chief, who had been looking at Rey with misty eyes, politely clasped his hands together.
“This is a personal request I’m conveying.”
He then bowed his head so low that his crown was visible as he spoke to me.
“Please take good care of our Hunter… Miss Kisaragi Rei.”
It didn’t feel like sending off a Hunter, but rather the affection of sending away a daughter going to study abroad.
In the tense atmosphere, I deliberately laughed exaggeratedly and waved my hand.
“…Anyone watching would think you’re sending her off to get married.”
“Ahaha… I’ve been watching over her since she was so young.”
With the atmosphere lightened, I now grasped the door handle.
“Well then, let’s get going.”
When I opened the door and stepped outside, Rey, who had been waiting, looked at me and my colleagues with bright eyes.
Then came the passionate cheers of Japanese citizens who had packed this huge Haneda Airport.
Rey stood before them and bowed her head toward me and my colleagues.
Under everyone’s cheers, it even felt like a new heroic tale was beginning.
“Please take care of me from now on.”
“I should be the one saying that, please take care of me.”
Since the impact Rey had shown in previous battles was so great, I had secretly been hoping for this outcome.
It felt like things were going well from the start. Though I had no evidence, I felt like I could somehow work through whatever happened next.
[Hunter Cha Hyeon-su, a building of unknown origin has appeared on Jeju Island. You should come quickly.]
That is, as long as a World Heritage site didn’t suddenly turn into hell.
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