The Divine Twilight’s Return

ded off when they were not fighting.
Although she claimed that she had to replenish her stamina through sleeping due to her old age, from the others’ perspective, she just seemed to love sleeping.

Still, she was the group’s oldest sister.
Whenever battles would tire out Chang-Sun’s group, she would take care of them.
Whenever Chang-Sun felt homesick, Crom quietly listened to his story and gave him advice.
Even after Chang-Sun’s , Crom continued to be the group’s oldest sister.

The and Celestials joined forces and set up traps to kill Xerxes, Kali, and Richardus in an attempt to get rid of anything related to Chang-Sun.
To make a complaint about how Chang-Sun’s was unfair, the three Celestials visited the courtroom, but that was when the Celestials from two ambushed them.

It was Crom who saved the three Celestials.
If she didn’t block the numerous Celestials’ and sacrificed herself, it would have been impossible for all three Celestials to escape.

Unable to keep reading the report, Chang-Sun shut his eyes.
However, he had already skimmed through it, the paragraphs from the report quickly flashing across his mind.

After Crom plummeted, all three Celestials escaped.
The and , which basically ruled , had decided to cooperate on eliminating the survivors, so fighting them would have been suicide.

Even Crom had told the three Celestials to run.
Until the very end, Kali yelled that she would stay and fight together, but Crom insisted, telling Kali to escape and find a way to fight back.
Become a resistance fighter, leave …
Crom told Kali she could use any method necessary, but she had to give up and escape first.

And…

“Twilight.”

Crom said one more thing.

“You have to wake up Twilight again.”

Kali nodded and promised Crom that she would come back soon.
However, they both knew that Kali wouldn’t be able to keep her promise.
Kali fled and tried to find a way to revive Chang-Sun just like Crom had told her to.

However, Kali failed to carry out her plan to create a resistance movement.
No one was sure how they found out, but the and Celestials raided Kali’s hideout.
During the battle, Kali eventually passed away, and her subordinates scattered.
After some time, the Elfin Root met Chang-Sun.

Xerxes died as well—no, he became literally so ragged and fell so hard that he was no better than a Celestial who plummeted.
Xerxes had always been parasitic on Chang-Sun’s shadow, so he was especially vulnerable to .
Eventually, he ended up on Earth.

‘He knows… I’m from Earth.
He was looking for me,’ Chang-Sun realized.

However, their timelines didn’t intersect.
The timeflows of Arcadia, where Chang-Sun’s colleagues were, and Earth were the polar opposite of one another.
On top of that, Thanatos had rewound the ‘small wheel,’ messing up the entire time order.
As a result, Xerxes fell deep into an abyss before he could meet Chang-Sun, leaving only his personality named Bardiya behind.
On the other hand, Richardus was…

‘Even Xue Yong doesn’t know Richardus’ location.’

The and had tenaciously searched for Richardus, but he had successfully vanished.
According to Xue Yong, the manhunt for Richardus was still ongoing, so he could be preparing something else from somewhere.
Chang-Sun could only hope so.

After reading through the report, Chang-Sun crumpled up the scroll and quietly closed his eyes.
‘…So Tian Shi Yuan is still looking for Richardus.’

The last part of Xue Yong’s confession was about the manhunt for Richardus.
Tian Shi Yuan, the leader of and one of Three Enclosures and Twenty-Eight Mansions, was leading the search and recently found a trace.

Amid Chang-Sun’s silence, Yool slowly said, “The King of the Underworld asked me to deliver this message to you, special-rank reaper.”

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“… What did he say?” Chang-Sun asked.

“‘I know we haven’t even properly begun, but I hope this gift can relieve your pent-up anger at least a little bit.’ He also added, ‘I don’t know about you, but I consider you my friend, not just a business partner, so I wish your heart won’t get wounded anymore.
’”

Chang-Sun couldn’t say anything, so he just chuckled.
It was kind of funny to imagine Thanatos saying those cringy words with sincerity, but he was still grateful for Thanatos’ consolation.

“Talking like this any further won’t do us any good.
I’ll contact you later.”

Thanatos told him those words after sealing Xue Yong.
It seemed this was what he meant.

“So you also know how to do that,” Yool said.

Chang-Sun wasn’t sure what Yool meant until he realized he had become slightly teary.
Chang-Sun turned his head slightly to the side and wiped his eyes.
Once he had calmed down, he turned back to look at Yool.

“He also asked me to tell you this as well.” Yool looked serious again.

Chang-Sun’s eyes also turned sharp, thinking this could be the reason why Yool had come here despite the risks.

“After you finished the sealing process, he noticed that the Celestials are acting suspicious,” Yool continued.

“How so?”

“They’re observing your every movement ever since they concluded that you’re involved in Xue Yong’s disappearance.
They have also asked the and for your information.”

Chang-Sun grinned.
“They want to know if someone is backing me up or if I’m connected to a Celestial.”

“That’s right.
Naturally, we have already taken care of everything related to you, so there is no danger of getting caught.”

“But?”

“When you postponed taking the test proposed by Satan, it seems they concluded that you’re hiding something after all.
They want to provoke you now to get some reactions,” Yool said.

“They would face consequences due to the law of causality, but they still wish to mess with me?”

“They even sent a document about it to the , so you better be careful.
And about [Execution Sword]—”

“I know.
I’m not stupid.
I won’t just pull it out without thinking it through,” Chang-Sun interrupted.

The [Execution Sword] was the King of the Underworld’s authority and relic.
Although Chang-Sun had earned the right to seal Celestials on Thanatos’ behalf, a catastrophe could occur if someone snatched the [Execution Sword] away from him.

and .
Sky and ground.
‘Eros’ and ‘Nyx.’ The border between these areas could crumble down.
That was why Chang-Sun had to be really careful in using it.

“I know it wouldn’t be an issue for you, but I thought I should remind you anyway.”

“I’ll be careful.”

Yool nodded.
“Keep in mind that you’re the special-rank reaper and the emissary of the , so your safety equals the safety of the .”

As his eyes gleamed, Yool paused for a moment.
He was slowly exiting from the subordinate he had descended in.
“…
And also the safety of the King of the Underworld, your friend, and my master.”

Looking at Yool, who was disappearing, Chang-Sun threw his final question, “I’ll do that, but I have one question.”

“What?”

“You said the Celestials are going to form a siege to capture me.
Who will be leading them?”

* * *

Focusing on the present, Chang-Sun looked at the message that popped up before him.

[The Celestial ‘Tian Shi Yuan’ looks at you with suspicion!]

Tian Shi Yuan, the Celestial who had killed his old colleagues and even put Richardus in danger, was currently watching Chang-Sun.

1.
This deity is actually a ‘he’ in the actual mythology, but it’s a ‘she’ in this novel.
The deity is an ancient fertility deity from Irish mythology.
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