Celestials. Or rather, it wasn’t the first time that a technique of the Demon Race was used by another race.
In fact, there were way too many instances.
The techniques of the Celestials and Demons boasted strength and uniqueness that couldn’t be compared with any other race, and many revered them.
‘Out-of-standard techniques.’
‘If I can pull that off, could I become like them?’
‘Could I possibly unleash power akin to a god?’
‘Could I, perhaps, drag them down?’
More than just humans, elves, dwarves, dragons… countless races devised methods to master the techniques.
And soon enough, they could figure it out.
The techniques of the Celestials not from me, but from the Saintess influenced by the Celestials.
The techniques of the Demons were simply the result of Demonic experiments.
Both races’ techniques unraveled far too easily, and many who grasped the methods cast them.
‘……’
And faced annihilation.
The sin of attempting to climb a sky that cannot be ascended.
The limits predetermined from birth were very clear.
Their fragile souls couldn’t bear even a part of the technique and were obliterated.
The Celestials and Demons must have known.
Whether their techniques were unraveled or not.
‘After all, everyone dies in the end.’
Even the upper Celestials struggled with ‘Annihilation’; how would weaker races fare, who couldn’t even compare?
I too am someone who barely mastered the technique after crossing death’s threshold several times.
‘For now, I can endure.’
Yet, the reason I shared this is…
‘Because the system hasn’t completely shut down.’
Thanks to the system,
A shield capable of brilliantly stopping soul obliteration and damage was still intact.
Thus, I shared, and Yena was vigorously growing her strength within that shield.
Even if the system were to fade far in the future, her already-expanded soul would be able to endure that strength.
‘The soul is like an ever-growing vessel. If you force it in, issues arise, but if you pour it in gradually, the story changes.’
Just as he had done for me.
I too was slowly expanding Yena’s vessel.
Although the vessel shattered when the system halted.
‘But anyway.’
“…Why isn’t it catching.”
Rustle. Rustle.
I rummage through Yena’s heart.
This should be catchable, but it’s just not working.
Is it because the dimensional boundary is vague?
Then again, if I exit, my strength would diminish, so it’s better to do this here for stability.
If I go out and lack power to save her, it’d be a disaster.
“Oh wow.”
“Um… um.”
“My goodness.”
But strange sounds have been coming from earlier.
I sharply focused and lifted my head.
Redberry and Leo, with red faces.
In the distance, the devil’s pupils are shaking, while Yul and Myul are having a conversation like, “Is this normal?” “No, you fool.”
“…What are you doing?”
“Uh…”
“Oh, no! Keep going!”
Redberry shook her head, her face as red as her hair.
“…?”
I turned my eyes to the chat window.
[Wow]
[Is this being broadcasted?]
[Whoa]
[lolololololololol]
[What’s that supposed to mean? lol]
[Why is Deoen involved in all this?]
[19+ broadcast omg]
[Wasn’t this a different place? Why is it all over the place?]
[Lily has that kind of taste, huh…]
[Isn’t this a stoppage?]
[OMG]
[So that’s why there are so many girls around Lily]
[Whoa]
[Lily’s a lesbian…]
[lololololololol]
“…Please don’t misunderstand.”
Seriously.
Whoosh. I withdrew my hand from the shattered soul of Yena.
My hand, flowing with pure holy power.
It seemed a bit ambiguous to turn off the broadcast, so I left it on, and it turned into a bigger mess.
In some ways, it’s a natural result…
“This isn’t what you think. I didn’t even touch her skin.”
I inserted my hand into Yena’s chest once again.
This time, deeply.
It passed through her clothes and straight into her flesh.
Only then did other questions pop up in the chat window.
[Huh]
[I clearly put it inside her clothes?]
[What’s that? Why is it penetrating?]
[??????]
[Did Yena become a ghost?]
[?]
[Whoa]
[Whoa]
[But isn’t this still touching her chest?]
[lololololol]
[But what exactly is happening?]
[Treatment (putting my hand inside her chest)]
[That’s a bit risqué]
“It’s not about touching the body; it’s about engaging the spiritual side. The area that needs healing is near the heart.”
I meant to say I didn’t touch her bare skin.
Of course, even after that, the students over there are still blushing red, and the chat window is filled with “Whoa.”
I sighed and continued searching the core of the soul.
Let’s just finish this job.
■
[I float.]
I am floating.
Where did I come from and where am I flowing to?
…I don’t know. I don’t know anything.
I don’t even know who I am or why I’m in this state right now.
In fact, I don’t even know if I should ask, but for some reason, I keep questioning.
No, I need to ask.
It feels like I should.
‘If I don’t, I feel like I’ll lose something.’
So I kept floating and asking myself questions.
Finally, when I had thrown out all my questions…
‘…..’
One fundamental question that I had been putting off came to mind.
‘But.’
“Deoen.”
Something feels oddly strange in my chest.
“Puhah!!!”
“Oh.”
Hah… hah…
Yena gasped for breath and looked around.
Directly in front of her was Lily, along with other users, staring at her.
Especially Lily, awkwardly raising one hand with a face that was rarely seen, looking apologetic.
“…Lady Lily?”
“I’m relieved.”
The awkward hand was placed on Yena’s forehead.
Saaa… The Holy Power enveloped Yena, and the feeling of it flowing like liquid drained away in an instant.
“How are you feeling?”
“…My chest.”
My chest feels weird.
It’s not exactly a bad feeling, but it’s strangely odd.
‘Something… something…’
Feels like it’s been touched a lot…
“I think your condition isn’t great yet. You should rest today and log out to get plenty of sleep…”
“Did you just avoid my gaze?”
“Not at all. No way.”
“What do you mean, no way?”
“Anyway, it’s not.”
[Ah, lol, anyway, it’s a misunderstanding]
[Lololololololololol]
[Memo: Deoen can touch chests…]
[Urgent) It turns out Deoen is rated 19+, shock.]
[Yena, make sure to watch the replays]
[It’s legendary, lol]
[Are they dating?]
[Viewership has surpassed 700,000, lolololol]
■
Yena’s sudden incident caused the tournament to be halted.
It’s a shame that we couldn’t identify the strongest, but after all, the tournament is just part of the lectures.
Everyone had already fought at least once, so we’ve fulfilled our role in the lecture.
“Originally, I was going to have a 1-on-1 lecture with the winner and give them a weapon. This was pre-announced.”
At my words, the seven who returned to the lecture hall nodded.
Yena logged out first.
I managed to attach her soul’s core back together, but it still needed some more time to normalize.
Rather, once this unstable state passes, Yena’s soul will become much bigger than before.
‘Of course, if this happens twice, I’ll really be done for.’
Honestly, surviving this was close to a miracle.
It could have turned into a serious issue if things went wrong.
Of course, there are methods, but they’re not fit for broadcast.
That would be truly slanderous.
“Due to stability issues and the current situation, we will end the lecture here for today.”
“Ah.”
“Just so you know.”
I handed each of the seven a magical stone imbued with Holy Power.
It was much smaller than when it was made into weapons, but still enough to craft a light dagger.
“This happened due to my mistake, so I will provide compensation to everyone. I’ll give some to Yena too, so don’t worry.”
“Oh.”
“Will we just take them?”
“Yes.”
The magical stones imbued with Holy Power.
Feel free to use them for reforging or as part of a weapon.
“Alright, you can make it part of your weapon.”
“As a mage, you can cast techniques by borrowing holy power like an orb.”
“No matter what, even a small amount of holy like that is a treasure to use plenty.”
“This won’t be as easily manageable as a magical stone. After all, it’s a different kind of power from mana.”
“Is this the next homework to operate it?”
Leo asked while rolling the magical stone with his hand.
I shook my head and handed each of them a scroll.
“That can almost be considered my last homework assignment. What we’re going to learn now isn’t that…”
flutters
“This… is a magic scroll, isn’t it?”
activation
From now on, it’s the real class.
—
“…So what does this mean?”
“I don’t know. It’s the first time I’ve seen something like this being possible.”
At the Nutri Company Korean branch, where you can view the entire city of Seoul at a glance.
The wage thief, employee Lee Jina, was watching a hot scene featuring Lily with her boss, the assistant manager.
During the lecture broadcast, a strange space was created, and when the user Yena collapsed, she put her hand on her chest.
Since Deoen isn’t a 19+ game, while it can touch, it can’t go inside clothes.
Nevertheless, Lily easily slipped her hand inside.
Of course, it was like passing through a ghost rather than actually touching…
“I guess if I ask above, they won’t tell me, right?”
“Of course not. But it’s fascinating, isn’t it?”
“Isn’t it a problem?”
“Who knows? Lily is very popular, after all. I doubt there’ll be any special sanctions.”
With the assistant manager’s plain remark, Lee Jina nodded.
This will probably pass by without much substance again.
Deoen’s operating method is to not interfere with whatever users do.
It can be deemed irresponsible, but as long as they don’t engage in bad manners, they’re almost hands-off, which makes people more satisfied.
If they start saying, “you can’t do this” or “you can’t do that” while everyone is having fun together, it would ruin the enjoyment.
Of course, what Lily did could be seen as ‘bad manners,’ but well, if no one raises an issue—
beep
beep
“Huh?”
“Uh?”
Suddenly, a signal that shouldn’t be heard echoed from every computer in the office, no, in the company.
A sound that only rings once a year.
And this year’s signal had already been heard once back in January.
“Assistant Manager, this…”
“…I think something is wrong?”
[Emergency Update – System Stabilization.]
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