After the screen turned off the god of death was looking for to do next for them to watch. Of course he had heard the golden dragon's words. He can only say good luck to the redhead, who had just been scammed...
When he found a new video, an image appeared on the screen. Cale, who was eating cookies that he had just made appear, didn't even notice what was displayed.
"Cale" He could hear Lee soo hyuk next to him calling softly. He was surprised when he heard this voice, why is he talking like that? It looks like he's trying to talk to a scared child.
He focused on the screen and he understood. It was this damn test.
The redhead turned her gaze to him, he could see that her eyes were twitching.
"You don't have to see it you know. You can go and rest while you wait."
The god of death wanted to speak here and tell him that yes, but a murderous look made him close his mouth.
Everyone turned back to Cale to see the strange interaction. And Cale's particular reaction.
"Is there anything with the following video?" Eruhaben asked curious, it's the first time he saw Cale react like that. Aside from when he said he was talking about his secret, he didn't seem as distressed.
"Do you remember Wind Island?" The god waited for confirmation from Cale's family to continue. Several dark looks told him they understood.
"Well, that's what happened the week he disappeared."
Based on Cale's attitude, they knew this wasn't going to be good. But they were still intrigued. Those who were there, this week was the longest of all. And Cale still refused to tell them anything. This may be the only opportunity for them to find out.
" I can start ?" The question was addressed to the redhead.
"Yes..." The answer was short even he hesitated. But he called the children back to be with him. They quickly came to snuggle up to him. He obviously did it so that they would not be traumatized by what they were going to see, nothing else. And He must stay with them only for the same reason.
As the scene came to life, Cale began to tell himself that this wasn't real. That everyone was okay and safe with him. He didn't even understand why he had to do this he knew he had already experienced it and had come out of the test so why was he reacting so strongly to it? He squeezed the children more against him, they let him. They could feel that he was not doing very well.
The corners of Cale's lips turned up as he asked.
"Will my body be destroyed?"
Everyone's eyes twitched at the words Cale spoke. Eruhaben immediately turned towards him.
"Cale?" The look was clearly accusatory and vicious.
Cale looked away but the others were no better. Before I can answer. The god of death intervened.
"I'm sorry, I accidentally slipped on another video. Hmm..." He didn't say anything more before changing the view on the screen.
Cale really wanted to hit this god, he was sure, that he did it on purpose! Fortunately his family is- *sigh*. He will have to explain to them later. He had other problems now.
Everyone is turned towards the screen.
He saw someone he didn't recognize as soon as he opened his eyes.
'Who is it?'
It was a young boy who appeared to be a teenager.
Ron frowned in surprise, why didn't he know this servant? Although he didn't know the timeline of this test, he knew servants younger than him. So why him?
His eyes opened wide once he made eye contact with Cale.
"Oh my god. You woke up right away, unlike usual.
Cale began to frown after seeing the teen call him 'lord' while looking directly at him.
Alberu had only heard what happened on this island but Cale's action on the screen. Made him smile, he knew it was Cale's worst nightmare.
"The moment you fear most will welcome you. "
The content of the test came to his mind.
"...I am the lord of the territory?"
"Is this related to what I fear most?
"Really..." Bud who was looking at the screen couldn't help but find it strange and funny in a way. This guy's fears really don't make sense. A look from his friend told him to shut up.
Glenn unlike his idiot friend could sense the strange vibe from the beginning of this video, that couldn't be all.
Choi han, who had the most memories of Cale, knew it too. That certainly couldn't be it's biggest fear.
Cale's expression became strange.
"Is this what I fear? "
"Are you not fully awake yet, my lord?"
The way this teenager treated the lord of a territory was similar to how he would treat a close adult. The teen shook his head and continued speaking as Cale looked at him gently.
"Yes sir, yes sir. You are a very famous lord. You are the great hero who saved our Roan Kingdom as well as the Western Continent and the Eastern Continent from the evil White Star."
Cale started to frown again.
"I think this servant is Cale's worst nightmare after all...he says a lot of scary things." Bud laughs at the redhead again.
Cale didn't even glance at him, he just ignored him.
Bud didn't notice that a lot of evil people were looking at him.
The teenager shows a mischievous smile after seeing Cale's reaction.
"Lord-nim always uses such an expression whenever I say that. Please stand up. It's breakfast time."
Cale looked towards the teenager who was walking towards the half-open curtains.
"You saved the world from the evil White Star?
This phrase struck Cale the most because he was referred to as a great hero or lord of the land.
"...Is this after everything is over?"
Eruhaben thought it looked too peaceful to be someone's most dreaded moment, especially someone like Cale.
Did this test show him the future once everything was done?
Cale's gaze, which followed the teenager, stopped somewhere.
He then flinched.
He could see a mirror.
"...I look like I'm in my thirties. "
Cale flinched as on the screen, that number wasn't a good number for him. It was just loneliness. These Hyungs stuck to him, if he refused the hugs then they had to show him that they were with him in another way.
A mature face different from Cale's original one, around twenty years old, looked back at him in the mirror.
It was a very tired and weak face that was frowning.
He was frowning the same way at the moment.
Shhhhhhhh.
He could hear the curtains opening. Cale watched the sunlight reflect off the mirror as he began to speak.
"How old am I?"
"Excuse me?"
The teen responded in confusion, but Cale didn't care.
He was in the middle of an exam. He needed to gather as much information as possible if he wanted to complete this test quickly.
"Aigoo, lord-nim."
The teen sighed as he responded.
"You are 36 years old this year."
36 years.
It gave Cale a strange feeling.
The birth of a hero. Kim Rok Soo's age before his transport in the novel and Cale Henituse's body was thirty-six years old.
Now that they thought about it he never knew how old Cale was in the other world. He appears to be older than most. This didn't surprise them that much, they always had mature reactions. Much more than a 20 year old should normally have.
Only Alberu had different thoughts. Even with Cale older, he was still her dongseong.
Cale thought back to his past when he sat in the corner of his room, rolling around his bed and reading "The Birth of a Hero".
The frown on Cale's face didn't seem like it would ever go away, and the teen had to watch him as he muttered.
were deliberately excited as he began to speak.
"It has been more than 10 years since peace returned to the continent. This is all thanks to you, my lord.
"Thanks to me, my ass."
Cale unconsciously commented and the teen responded.
"Pfff! My lord, this is still your response to this statement! "
"And I don't think she'll ever change..." Many sighed with this thought.
The mischievous laughter made Cale slowly turn away from the mirror.
He could see the window which was covered by the curtains.
He looked out the window at the landscape.
"...This is the Lord's Castle."
This was Cale's room in the Henituse estate. The fact that the room looked the same made Cale believe that it was the Count's estate.
However, the scenery outside the window was higher than usual for it to be his room.
Only the Lord's Castle had such a high room in the territory of the Henituse.
It seemed that the Cale Henituse of this life had created his chamber in the Lord's Castle.
"...Why did he set up his room in the lord's castle instead of the count's domain? Is he so busy that he can't even go home?"
Something is wrong here, as the scene progressed the uncomfortable feelings grew in every person watching.
Cale was unconsciously leaning towards Choi Jung Soo who wrapped his arms around him. For once he didn't refuse. Choi jung Soo would have been happy if his dongseong accepted this but not now, it just showed how upset he was.
Being a lord was already boring, but he was also a busy lord.
Cale took this information into his mind as he focused on the scenery outside the window.
He could see a clear sky and more buildings than he remembered down below, as well as small groups of people passing by.
He stared at this for a moment before he began to speak.
"...But."
It wasn't there.
Something that was supposed to be here wasn't there.
36 years.
Cale Henituse, who was now the age when Kim Rok Soo had disappeared, began to speak.
"Where's Ron?"
He was'nt here.
Ron was happy that his young master thought of him first.
The person who should wake Cale was Ron.
There were also other existences that should be there when he woke up that weren't there. The existences that yawned or said they were hungry or woke up earlier than Cale and talked about traveling the world weren't there.
The children were not there.
Cale shivered more at that. The others began to understand what the test was about, they now understood why Cale was like that too.
Choi han thought this test was cruel.
A completely impassive face turned towards the teenager.
"...Ah."
The teenager had a complicated expression on his face.
"That, my lord. Are you very tired?
The teen tried to change the subject.
However, the teen could only smile awkwardly and start talking after seeing Cale's calm demeanor and serious expression.
"The hero Ron Molan is in your heart, Lord-nim, as well as in the hearts of myself and the rest of the citizens of the continent."
"I'm dead." Ron said it without emotion. It wasn't that surprising considering his age. But he could already feel his son looking at him without saying anything.
"Haaaaaaaaa."
Cale sighed. He closed his eyes.
He suddenly remembers the people who came to console him while he attended this funeral during his life under the name Kim Rok Soo.
Some of them had a look of pity on their faces when they spoke to him.
'Mr. Rok Soo, no, I guess I should call you team leader now. Team Leader-nim, we will all remember the sacrifices of former Team Leader-nim and the others.'
"Everyone will know their great deeds. "
This was when the cataclysm had occurred on Earth.
Many people have lost one or two family members.
The people led by team leader Lee Soo Hyuk in the company Cale entered as a rookie were all people left alone without any family members.
Unlike Kim Rok Soo, who was an orphan long before the cataclysm, team leader Lee Soo Hyuk and the other team members had all lost family members to the cataclysm.
That was why Cale, no, Kim Rok Soo, was the only one who could oversee the funeral.
They already wanted to apologize again, but Cale definitely won't listen now.
And now...
What the teenager had just said came back to Cale's mind.
This was the answer to Ron's location.
"The hero Ron Molan is in your heart, lord-nim, as well as in that of myself and the rest of the citizens of the continent."
Cale closed his eyes.
Was he joking?
It was possible that this mischievous teenager was joking.
A calm voice began to come out of his mouth.
"What about On and Hong? Raon?"
The teenager responded.
"...My lord-"
"We are dead too..." Raon, like the two cat children, was sad that they left their weak human alone. They could sense how difficult this was for their guardian. But it comforted them in some way.
Eruhaben didn't understand how the children could have died while he was there as the oldest person in their group. He should have protected them. They really felt useless.
Many had the same thoughts as the dragon, especially the adults in their group.
He looked full of sadness and worry. It was enough.
Cale thought again about the content of the test.
"The moment you fear most will welcome you. "
Cale's pupils trembled as if they were waves.
"...What a cruel ordeal."
Many people nod their heads in agreement with these words.
His eyelids trembled. He wasn't sure what kind of expression he should have right now.
"Wow, Kim Rok Soo was so horrible. He didn't even shed a tear."
'Is not it? His friends and sunbaes are all dead, but how could his expression not even change?'
"Choi jung Soo?" The person called to tremble upon hearing his hyung's voice.
" Yes ?" He hesitated to answer in front of Lee Soo hyuk's vicious look.
"Are these people still alive?"
" I don't know..."
"Next time you go back there, please look for them."
He could only nod, he was too afraid to say anything. Even if he agreed with him. These people didn't deserve to live.
Choi han had the same thoughts as his nephew.
"The expression doesn't change?" I saw him frown several times.
'He's terrible. What a horrible bastard. I wonder if he even knows what sadness is.
"They're right..." Cale whispered it quite quietly, he felt responsible for all these deaths and knew it was his fault. He was told otherwise but he couldn't think about it after reviewing his test... he was responsible for everything.
Cale jumped out of bed. The teen who appeared to be his servant approached as Cale headed towards the door he assumed was the bathroom.
His servant began to speak.
"You don't have anything planned this morning."
"I am the lord but I have nothing to do?
My father, Count Deruth, was always busy.
Deruth didn't know what to feel after even just coming into their world this person already considered him his father.
Cale opened his mouth to speak.
"...What about the administrative tasks of the territory?"
The teen tilted his head in confusion at Cale's question before answering.
"His majesty has sent extraordinary people to the land for you, my lord. That's why you trust them with everything except the very important tasks. H, his majesty said he granted your wish, my lord."
After hearing that, Alberu at least thought he was alive but he had a feeling he wasn't.
Cale's expression became strange.
His Majesty.
Cale's wish.
It reminded him of Alberu Crossman.
The king gave him enough support to be a lord capable of relaxing.
It sounded like how Alberu Crossman said he would allow Cale to be a slacker.
Of course Alberu, would do the same here. But he will remain alive for his brother and his kingdom.
"...What is his majesty's name?"
The teen answered Cale's question with confusion.
"Robit Crossman?"
Alberu sighed, he had expected it but it was still annoying.
That was not the name of Crown Prince Alberu.
This was the name of the second prince.
"...How boring."
Cale started to feel angry. On the other hand, his body became extremely cold, as if it had been covered in cold water.
Cale didn't know it, but his fingertips were trembling.
His family was distressed to see Cale like this. They would also like to reassure him but they could see that he was already well surrounded.
However, his voice was still calm.
"I'm going to move out alone this morning."
He then turned around and went into the bathroom. He could see the confused servant outside the door, but Cale didn't care.
He did not ask the name of his new servant.
He didn't want to ask.
"...My lord?"
Cale could see knights calling to him, but he only glanced at them before continuing to walk.
The knights couldn't stop Cale, but their expressions were strange.
'Damn it.'
Cale, who knew the meaning of them
expressions, couldn't help but be annoyed.
There was a large book in Cale's hand.
He gripped the book tightly, but it was so thick that it was difficult to leave a mark.
He had taken this book from the library of the Lord's Castle.
Cale spent all day looking for things.
He wanted to know what happened in the past.
He wanted to know what had happened in the 16 years that had passed.
He searched everywhere looking for information.
Crunch.
He could hear the leaves crunching.
It was autumn at the moment.
It was late spring in the real world, but here it was late fall.
Cale just waited impatiently as he walked.
Crunch, crunch.
The leaves crunched under his feet.
However, Cale only continued to look forward and there was no emotion on his face.
His close family wanted to tell him that these eyes were bringing all these emotions and he was certainly not without emotions as he thought.
Cale stopped walking.
"...Haaaa."
He couldn't help but sigh.
"...It's definitely a fake and crazy test, but..."
Cale kept repeating the same thing, he started to whisper out loud. These Hyung was starting to worry like the kids.
The book fell to the ground.
Plop.
The fallen book opened.
< ...Final battle against the White Star. The Count's domain was destroyed when the White Star attacked Henituse's territory. >
Cale could see the Henituse estate destroyed.
<Members of the Count's household protected the citizens in Cale Henituse's absence by waiting for him, but ended up being seriously injured or killed. The seriously injured eventually died as well. >
Count Deruth, Countess Violan, Basen and Lily.
Deputy butler Hans, chef Beacrox and servant Ron.
None of the people connected to the Count's house were in this test world.
Everyone connected to Cale was dead.
Cale was the only one left.
He wasn't even looking at the screen anymore. But he was still able to hear those words echoing in his mind. He closed his eyes to calm down.
He could feel a hand on his shoulder. He turned towards the person in question.
"Cale, I think you should stop there. And go rest with the children."
He wanted to refuse, but he was unable to do so.
Lee Soo Hyuk who had spoken looked at the god of death asking him to hurry up.
He immediately summoned a room.
Lee Soo hyuk helped his dongseong go towards the room accompanied by the children.
When he returned a dragon was waiting for him.
" How is he ? " Eruhaben asked, he was worried about Cale. He had seen him get worse and worse as the video went on and he couldn't blame him. This test was horrible.
"*sigh* He should be fine now, I asked the kids to let us know if anything happens"
He nodded and they sat back in their seats. The paused screen then resumed.
It was a breakup.
He was separated from the world.
Shh.
The late autumn wind turned the pages of the book.
< ...Choi Han and Rosalyn, both worked together to fight the White Star until they were hit by white lighting from above. However, the people of the Western Continent who were under the light were able to survive because of their sacrifices. >
<...There were no more necromancers left on the continent. Mary, the last necromancer. She was the last. >
Many names scrolled through the pages.
On, Hong, Lock, Beacrox, Eruhaben, Jack, Hannah, etc.
As they thought, they were all dead and Cale was the only one left. And it clearly affected their redhead, it warmed their hearts that he cared so much about them. Even though he already knew it, he never said it out loud but they could tell by his behavior.
All the pages with names were creased.
There were a few slight cuts on Cale's fingers.
He had obtained these paper cuttings by quickly crumpling or turning the pages.
Eruhaben sighed even though he understood the redhead's disordered state of mind, it still wasn't good for him to get hurt.
His eyes were bloodshot.
< Hero Cale Henituse's lifelong close friend, Raon Miru. We need to talk about this Dragon. We must talk about his noble death...... >
Shh.
The wind stopped and the book stopped on the last page.
<The final battle. The hero Cale Henituse was the only one to survive. >
Even though Cale was no longer there, they don't like that screen repeating that they were dead.
<...He indicated that he wanted to keep track of his friends and family who accompanied him in the final battle in his domain. The current ruler of the Roan Kingdom, Robbit Crossman, decided to honor the hero Cale Henituse's wish rather than create a monument to preserve these items left by the deceased. >
Their eyes tremble with sadness at this.
< ...However, no one could say where the Cale Henituse estate mentioned was located. He isolated himself in his territory after the final battle and never appeared in the world again. >
They sighed, it wasn't surprising to them.
Cale began to speak.
"Super-Rock."
There was no response.
He tried to call all the owners of the old powers. None of them responded to his voice.
Cage could understand even for her it seemed strange to no longer hear her lord's voice. Especially when she was so alone like that, she could accept his presence otherwise he's just annoying.
"I need to hurry up and finish this test."
Cale had a reason to complete this test. No, he wanted it to end.
Cale took the book.
< His estate. >
These words caught his attention.
Cale changed direction.
He felt like he knew where everyone would be.
Villa Super Rocher. The place Cale wanted to live once this was all over.
The Forest of Darkness.
That's where he was headed.
"...I hate that."
He hated tests like this.
The back of walking Cale Henituse, 36, was extremely similar to that of Kim Rok Soo, 36.
His shoulders were slumped.
They were distressed, their Cale on the screen did not seem well. And from what they saw it had just started. They wanted to go to Cale's house already.
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I came back, well before January but it doesn't matter. Have a good year !