On a day of heavy rain.
Igeon picked up a cat in front of his house.
It was a kitten covered in blood, its whole body broken, and it had severe burns especially on its face.
“Oh my god… Nabi, where did you get hurt like this and come to me?”
Of course, that was Heilli in a powerless state, but at the time, Igeon had no way of knowing that.
And at that time, Igeon had just become independent from the orphanage and was living alone.
He was still a student and had no money, but he took the kitten to the hospital and nursed it devotedly.
“Get well soon, so we can go play in a nice place with oppa.”
It took quite a long time.
“It’s cold, why are you outside? Come here and sleep with oppa.”
Of course, Yeonu and Junu, who were still at the orphanage, also knew about the cat.
They knew it was a cat Igeon cherished greatly.
So when it suddenly disappeared, they were just as heartbroken as the grieving Igeon.
Of course, after the cat disappeared, they did see a girl with burns in the same places as the cat, but well.
At that time, they didn’t know who that child was, peeking out only her face.
But now, in the present.
Igeon gently touched Heilli’s face as she opened her eyes.
“Now you’re all healed.”
“……!”
Heilli, who opened her eyes, was incredibly happy.
How could she not be, when Igeon was right there the moment she opened her eyes!
And even a dream where that Igeon was gently stroking her!
Truly the best dream….
Dream….
Dream?
“??!!?!”
Heilli, who came to her senses, nearly screamed.
It wasn’t a dream.
The one stroking her face was unmistakably Igeon himself.
But there was no time even to scream.
“I searched everywhere for you, what a relief. You’ve become pretty.”
As Igeon gently rubbed his forehead against hers, like rubbing faces with a cat, Heilli’s face turned bright red.
It was close.
Too close to Igeon, and their lips were even closer.
And that was the limit.
[P-Princess?!]
Heilli ultimately lost consciousness.
The sound of her head dropping (?) was so loud that her subordinates cried out in anguish.
[Princess!!!]
Igeon was also surprised.
Especially since he had been controlling —— while reviving Heilli, he seemed very flustered.
“Damn, did this bastard cause trouble again?”
When he scolded —— for not holding out and causing trouble again, —— seemed wronged.
Of course, perhaps because of the extreme energy consumption from cycling through time,
The runaway symptoms temporarily subsided, but —— began to thrash wildly again.
The wailing that could be heard from all around was a bonus.
Well, though the saints watching couldn’t close their mouths when Heilli came back to life, and the Cheon siblings were sobbing as they clung to Igeon regardless.
But it was right then.
“Ah…!!”
The holy men nearby were startled.
It was because ghostly figures had flocked before Igeon.
“Those are…!”
They were none other than the subordinate gods of the Serpent Bearer, called the strongest god.
[The old subordinate gods of the Serpent Bearer feel their master’s presence and approach]
[The vacant seat of the Serpent Bearer has been filled, and other old servants weep]
[The old servants wish to see their lord]
All of them approached Igeon and knelt.
Of course, they were not their main bodies.
After the 13th original owner died, most of them had been forcibly taken by other holy gods.
So now too, they had come secretly, evading surveillance.
And.
[They say they are glad to see your face before they die, even though they cannot see you with their main bodies]
[They say they wish to become the Serpent Lord’s strength as before, but they cannot stay long because they cannot free themselves from the master they are currently held by]
In the end, at the Serpent Lord’s crisis, at the crisis of the original god seat, the subordinate gods, who could only barely send their avatars, shed tears endlessly.
[They say they can no longer be together, but they will help whenever needed]
[They ask you to preserve your body until the day they see you again]
Seeing them, Igeon nodded.
“Alright, thank you.”
At those words, the weeping subordinate gods vanished like smoke.
And now what remained was the leader of Ilnam, Lee Nam, and Sam Nam, who had been caught by the Twin Children Seat.
A god like a giant with thick white fur, reminiscent of a yeti.
[—— is glad to finally see the Serpent Lord]
[—— says he is sorry that the subordinates he sent were insufficient to give the Serpent Lord great help]
[—— pledges to swear loyalty to the new Serpent Lord]
At that notification, Igeon nodded.
“Alright. I permit it.”
Simultaneously, with a great light, the form of the thick-furred god changed.
It was the figure of a beautiful and strong woman.
[Guardian Gatekeeper of the Serpent Bearer Seat (Heimdall) (Supreme-tier)]
[The God of Light (Supreme-tier) has become a subordinate of the Serpent Bearer Seat]
[They possess the specifications to be placed in the position of Royal Guard Subordinate God (directly under the Holy God). Will you assign them?]
“No. There’s a guy I need to put in that spot first.”
And it was then.
Perhaps because not only faith but also the existence of —— was completely decomposed.
[Standards met]
[—— has become the sole god of ——]
[—— has become the holy god of the region ——]
[—— has been designated as the holy territory of the Serpent Bearer Seat]
[Will you give a name to the region ——?]
Igeon picked his ear as if it was very bothersome.
“My land.”
[—— has been changed to ——]
[You can raise heroes as subordinate gods and challenge other external holy territories]
[By the same principle, holy gods ruling other places may take an interest in the holy territory of the Serpent Bearer Sea…]
As if none of that mattered, Igeon looked around.
Now that Heilli had been returned, only Yeonu and Hugo remained.
But before that.
“Hugo. Come here.”
At Igeon’s call, Hugo wept.
“I really didn’t mishear! Master! Called my name again!”
And at that sight, the saints tidying up behind shook their heads side to side.
They had forgotten because Hugo had fallen out of devotion (?) to Igeon at some point, but the Hugo they knew was definitely like that.
On the other hand, Virgo, watching that scene, seemed lost in thought.
How could she not, when Igeon had unified the god seats and become the sole god of Earth.
So she ended up thinking.
‘Could it be that the Serpent Lord planned this?’
The 13th original owner.
He was one of the strongest gods who made a name for himself even in the divine realm, called the cornerstones of the divine realm.
Of course, as a mage-type holy god, unlike Igeon, he wasn’t outstanding in combat ability, but he was a god even the main gods feared.
But he was a gentle god who cherished the subordinate gods, who were treated worse than slaves, more than anyone.
Although they were of different god seats, he was a god even they followed well.
But on the day of usurpation.
When she said he must flee, he smiled and said this.
‘No. This is enough.’
‘What?’
‘Those guys are despicable usurpers. With this, my —— is over.’
‘……!’
That was it.
He was smiling even though his comrades were being killed by the subordinate gods and he himself was dying.
As if it was natural for the original owners to die.
And that smile, which lingered in her mind especially, made her keep watching ——.
As a result, there was only one thought.
‘The Serpent Lord, could it be….’
But that thought was short-lived.
“Aaaah!! Master!!”
Hugo, who had been happy at having his name called, screamed.
It was because he was being sent back to his original time by Igeon.
[Uses data of ——]
[—— (1 time)]
Igeon shattered a black gem.
And that was one of the countless data obtained from killing the young ——.
Well, since it was the data of young ——, he couldn’t use great abilities, but sending Hugo back to his original time was possible.
And perhaps because of that.
“Aaaah!!”
Hugo was being swept up in a massive light.
But regardless, Igeon grabbed Hugo’s forehead.
“M-Master?”
“Go back safely. Give my regards to the ‘me’ there and tell him to hang in there.”
“What?!”
“Ah. You won’t remember anyway, will you?”
“What?! What do you mean!”
Instead of answering, Igeon used the ability of ——.
Well, this Hugo was the Hugo of the 18,733rd world where he existed.
He was a Hugo from his own past.
In other words, if this guy remembered what happened now, the future could change.
So Igeon had intended this from the beginning.
[Erases all events that occurred here with ——]
At the same time, Hugo screamed and disappeared beyond the gate of time.
But right after Hugo vanished, Igeon flinched in surprise and exclaimed.
“Ah!”
As that was a rare scream, the saints were terrified.
“What, what is it! What’s wrong!”
“Damn. I forgot to erase his faith too….”
“What?!”
“Well, since he won’t remember, faith probably doesn’t matter.”
“Hey! That’s the most important thing?!”
But it was then.
“Ugh…!”
“Uncle!”
Igeon, who had been about to say something, clutched his heart and collapsed.
Perhaps the problem was that he had been continuously maintaining the runaway stage, stage 6.
[Warning. Even with ——’s ring, the limit has been reached]
[The stage 6 godheads are taking the owner’s life]
[They say —— must be chosen and all on ——’s side must be killed]
At those words, Igeon frowned as if telling them to get lost.
He had been enduring the pain and maintaining stage 6 to save those two.
Maybe that’s why.
Igeon quickly gestured. Then, from somewhere, a Kongkong slime appeared.
“Quickly… get Yeonu and Taeksu out first!”
But it was that moment.
“Cough!!”
“Igeon!”
With fatigue accumulated to the limit, Igeon vomited blood and collapsed.
He had expended too much strength in processing ——, but in fact, from the moment he reached stage 6, he hadn’t even slept.
No matter how much the Ring of Order existed, the moment he slept, he wouldn’t be able to control stage 6.
And in that situation, on top of processing over 18,000 ——s, he also used the power of ——.
There was no way his stamina could hold out.
[The godheads cannot be controlled]
[The stage 6 godheads are destroying the Serpent Lord’s body]
Along with that, Igeon lost consciousness.
And losing the one controlling them, Death and Life began to run wild like crazy.
“Damn it!”
Cheon Yuha and Cheon Seongjae urgently tried to control their respective godheads.
But it was then.
Kugugung!
“!!”
They were startled.
The stage 6 godheads that had been about to run wild suddenly vanished.
And.
“Huh, what about Igeon?”
Igeon had also disappeared.
* * *
“Wow! Humanity has won!”
“Igeon! Brought us victory!”
As the news that Igeon had captured —— spread across the world, the world was in a festive frenzy.
“Now we just need to deal with the remaining remnants!”
“That’ll be handled quickly!”
“Anyway, where is Igeon-nim!”
“Interview! Interview!”
The joyful people busily searched for Igeon.
But Igeon himself was in a different place.
And that place was a space not Earth.
[Geon-ya.]
“…Get lost.”
[Geon-ya.]
“…Oh Taeksu, get lost.”
[Geon-ya~]
“??!!”
Startled by the voice in his ear, Igeon bolted upright.
And having bolted upright, he couldn’t help but be shocked as he looked around.
How could he not, when the surroundings were outer space.
‘Where is this.’
But what was even more bizarre was this.
“……????”
Igeon was dumbfounded at the figure before him.
There was a blond handsome man right in front of him.
‘This guy is the 13th original owner of the Serpent Bearer Seat.’
And though his expression was playful, with a strangely arrogant smile, Igeon realized.
‘Since I returned —— to BC, in the end, this guy, the source of ——, showed up.’
So Igeon sighed and got up.
Well, since he was Yeonu’s owner, he wasn’t an enemy.
“Now isn’t the time for me to be meeting you. I have people I need to save quickly….”
[You slept an awfully long time. My son.]
In an instant, Igeon’s face froze.
What?
What did this bastard just say?
(Continued in the next episode)