Episode 107

“Yes, how did you, how did you? Did you, by any chance, clear the Tower of Dreams?”

Seonghwi’s voice trembled.

The Tower of Dreams was an infamous tower. It showed all sorts of illusions and incited climbers to fight each other.

Therefore, its difficulty was extremely high. Even the leader of the Brigade of Eternal Heaven couldn’t clear the Tower of Dreams and barely managed to extract Seonghwi.

But I was different.

I was immune to all sorts of illusions thanks to the Energy of Defying Heaven.

The same went for curses. The only things that could affect me were direct attacks, which I preemptively blocked.

A curse or illusion mage would need to be at least two levels higher to stand a chance against me.

‘Then there’s the Absolute Command Authority.’

I looked at Seonghwi.

A succubus who had emerged from the Tower of Dreams for some reason.

I had completely cleared the Tower of Dreams. That must be why I obtained the Absolute Command Authority.

‘Isn’t this great?’

Her level was high. But depending on the situation, she had the potential to overpower even the highest-level beings.

For anyone but me, someone at her level would be one of the most challenging beings to face.

In fact, except for Ershil, everyone at school, including Kim Seo-hyun, had a tough time dealing with Seonghwi’s illusions.

I looked at Seonghwi again.

As soon as I obtained the Absolute Command Authority, I could see her transformation. Pink hair reaching down to her waist and pink eyes.

This was definitely Seonghwi’s true form.

And just in case, I scanned her body with Divine Sight. There were no bugs or listening devices.

I looked around. The surrounding gazes were directed towards us.

We needed to get out of here first.

“Let’s change the location first. Follow me.”

“Okay…”

Seonghwi replied with a somewhat dazed expression.

Was this really like some kind of hypnosis? Chuckling to myself, I led Seonghwi to a secluded place.

As we headed towards an alley, the crowd disappeared.

Then Seonghwi’s eyes began to return to normal.

“You, you! How, how did you clear the Tower of Dreams?!”

“There’s always a way.”

I shrugged my shoulders and looked at Seonghwi.

Seonghwi blushed and looked at me.

“Wha, what are you going to do by bringing me to such a place?! Are you planning something violent?! Just because you’re good-looking! Be gentle since it’s the first time…….”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

Seonghwi looked at me with a subtle expression. It was a look that said, ‘This is not it.’

Looking at that expression, I was reminded of my ex-girlfriend.

I might not know about other things, but her advice had been quite helpful in my life.

-Seo-ha, you’re handsome, and girls weirdly flock to you, so you need to be careful down there. If you want, I can always help you out, just say the word. And if you ever fall for other girls’ temptations, make sure to use a condom. I can forgive anything as long as you don’t get a child. And girls with strong sexual desires are all prostitutes, you know? There’s a risk of STDs……

Thinking about it now, her obsession was quite intense.

The only people I was close to were my ex-girlfriend, my workplace superior, and a junior.

No, that’s not the important thing.

I looked at the imprint of the Tower of Dreams. I couldn’t grasp how to use the Absolute Command. Just command it?

Whaak.

A pink light burst from the imprint. The instructions flowed into my mind.

‘So this is how you use it.’

Put power into the words. This was almost mystical. It didn’t clash with the Energy of Defying Heaven.

“First, stand on your head facing that wall.”

“What?”

Seonghwi had a dazed expression, but her body moved on its own. She stood on her head facing the wall I pointed at.

However, I felt a slight depletion of my mental strength. The power was feeble, but it definitely consumed energy.

‘Quite useful.’

I spoke while looking at Seonghwi, who was standing on her head.

“First, give me information about the Brigade of Eternal Heaven.”

I asked Seonghwi various questions.

“The Brigade of Eternal Heaven is essentially a group of thieves. All members are villains. They don’t take in Mines.”

“Not the basic stuff, tell me something else. Like the abilities or characteristics of the brigade members.”

“Well, the Witch Maiden is a master of demonic arts. Her Asura Maw is too compatible with demonic arts.”

“Anything else?”

“They’re searching for traces of an individual called Heavenly Demon. If they find traces of the 11th Heavenly Demon, renowned as ‘the only one under heaven,’ the Witch Demon would do anything. So, other members are showing temporary interest too.”

“I see.”

I spent an hour listening to various pieces of information from Seonghwi.

‘Nothing much has changed.’

I looked at Seonghwi.

Seonghwi still hadn’t made herself known to the public yet. Even when taking on missions for the Brigade of Eternal Heaven, she would go out in disguise, making her a convenient subordinate among the brigade members.

The best method would be to use her to monitor the movements of the brigade.

The Witch Maiden warned me. The Brigade of Eternal Heaven was going to move directly. At least five members.

‘But I can’t trust her.’

I can’t trust Seonghwi.

Even though I have the Absolute Command Authority, even if I restricted her in every way possible, the person who extracted Seonghwi from the Tower of Dreams might be able to break it.

‘This is quite troublesome.’

The Brigade’s Leader has a talent called [Judgment of Discipline (S+)]. It’s the reason for the cohesion of the Brigade of Eternal Heaven and also why they haven’t been invaded from outside.

The ability of [Judgment of Discipline (S+)] allowed the caster to impose rules on a being. If these rules were broken, the caster could then punish them. The problem was that this punishment depended on the caster’s will.

Even if I restricted Seonghwi and placed her inside the Brigade of Eternal Heaven, if the captain sensed something fishy and imposed [Judgment of Discipline (S+)] on her, assigning penalties, she could reveal my information to the enemy.

I stroked my chin, pondering.

Then the best way was to keep her with me.

‘…….’

I looked at Eternal Heaven, wondering if I could put Eternal Heaven inside Seonghwi.

‘Eternal Heaven. Can you control this person named Seonghwi?’

-Um, if Seo-ha-nim continuously infuses the Energy of Defying Heaven, it’s possible…

Eternal Heaven trailed off.

True, Seonghwi was easily overpowered by me, but that didn’t mean she was weak. It was just a complete mismatch in compatibility.

Then I should keep her with me for now.

I looked at the imprint. I wanted to give an Absolute Command. Thinking so, the imprint started emitting a faint pink light.

“You cannot betray me for any reason.”

That was the first command.

“You cannot convey any information to the Brigade of Eternal Heaven through any means, be it symbols, text, phone calls, voice, illusions, or others.”

Seonghwi twitched. So she had plans to convey something.

“Save my life at the cost of yours if I’m in danger.”

“Help me in a fight against the Brigade of Eternal Heaven, even if it means breaking the rules.”

I issued various other commands.

Then I felt my Nyeom being cut in half.

‘The consumption increases drastically with each overlaid command.’

This way, I couldn’t restrict her with many commands at once.

After giving the minimum necessary commands, I led Seonghwi.

“Do you have a car? Is there a bug in it?”

“There isn’t one……”

Seonghwi said with a look of injustice because I had told her to speak to me formally.

The beginning of discipline starts with formal speech. The source of this idea was my ex-girlfriend.

I led Seonghwi to a nearby abandoned factory. Getting out of the car, I looked around.

Such places were common in Korea.

Many places were destroyed as dimensions overlapped. Although buildings were constructed on that land, when North Korea emerged, many left to develop the area.

‘I doubt the Brigade of Eternal Heaven will react immediately.’

I brought Seonghwi here just in case, but there seemed to be no response.

“……!”

The keen senses of the Sword Demon warned me.

This place was dangerous.

I reflexively created a foothold in mid-air and leaped.

At the same time, I heard a gunshot.

Bang.

The sound of a gunshot.

I turned my head toward the direction of the sound.

“Sharp senses. Not something a mere student should have. To avoid a strike like that, it’s a sense that only a being who has fought numerous battles at a high level could have……”

A man’s voice, without inflection.

There was a man with grey hair in a white uniform. He wore a white uniform hat and a cape that fell to his waist on the right side.

On the right side of the uniform, over the heart, was a peculiar symbol with an eagle under a swastika.

“Why did this lunatic have to show up?”

Seonghwi clicked her tongue.

He fixed his gaze on me. I smiled inwardly. I had snagged a big one right from the start.

“Interesting eyes.”

The man, muttering to himself, lit a cigarette.

“I’m Grey. A member of the Schutzstaffel, serving the Black Sun of the Nazi Empire. Kid, what’s your name?”

Ignoring Grey’s words, I aimed Black Heaven at him. The grey-haired man smirked.

“Don’t you know the etiquette of war? Come at me.”

“Seonghwi. Are you ready?”

“…Yes, I was ready the moment I saw you.”

“Ho? You were prepared knowing I would come? Where did the leak come from……”

Thud!

A dagger created from the black bracelet pierced Grey’s thigh.

“…When exactly!”

“When did you think you had me trapped?”

“What?”

I raised the corner of my mouth and approached Grey. Seonghwi’s hypnotic ability was indeed unrivaled at her level.

I lifted Black Heaven. Unlike usual, my movements were relaxed. But Grey’s gaze was fixed to the right.

As if he couldn’t recognize me.

I emitted the Energy of Defying Heaven. Only then did his expression change.

‘The downside of the Energy of Defying Heaven.’

It even dispels illusions cast on the opponent. I chuckled bitterly and struck down with Black Heaven.

‘Where did it go wrong?’

The brigade’s leader, fiddling with his mask, pondered.

It was just a moment.

All beings related to him, without exception, lost contact. The same was true for anyone even slightly connected to him.

It was so covert that he hadn’t noticed. And it meant that a transcendent being, one of the few in the world, had acted.

The members of the Brigade of Eternal Heaven were being shaken because of it.

The leader turned his gaze.

On the wanted poster, a supremely handsome man was turning back, smiling. The bounty was a whopping 5 billion.

‘Lee Seo-ha.’

Intuitively.

The sense that had kept the leader alive until now was sounding an alarm. It was the price for touching Lee Seo-ha.

‘She left them alive on purpose.’

It’s said that starlight fell from the universe.

This was the phrase that emerged when his contacts on Earth lost touch.

Then the one who acted was Seo Ye-bin. The Emperor had personally moved.

The leader’s eyes grew dark.

“It’s too late to turn back now.”

After all, the members of the brigade were just like chess pieces. It was time to let go.

Exchange Lee Seo-ha with the vice-leader and absorb them.

And he himself would.

‘Ascend to the new seat of evil.’

The Seven Evils would become the Eight Evils.

And then take revenge on the Emperor for the brigade.

“Everyone, gather.”

The leader moved the Brigade of Eternal Heaven.