The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy - Chapter 251



Chapter 251 – Side Story: Synchronization – 3

A brilliant golden light burst out from the raised hand. It was divine power. I was dumbfounded when I saw that and said,

“Can a demon use divine powers?”

“Hey, that’s not what’s important right now! You bad boy!”

He must have been secretly concerned, because he immediately responded with a strong reaction.

The god of heaven was watching his sister with a bright face, as if he had been hoping for something like this for a long time. The god of heaven’s cheeks turned even redder. He changed the subject because he felt like if he teased her any longer, she would collapse like a Latina.

“How are you going to solve this?”

“If we exert our power, we can disperse the karma that accumulates in human souls. It may not be possible in the world we ruled, but Earth has extremely low mana concentration and almost no divinity, so it is completely possible.”

“I didn’t know you could do something like that.”

“We are gods. There is nothing we can’t do.”

“That’s because it doesn’t look like that at all on the outside.”

Masin jumped up and down as he smiled and patted her head.

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“You rude rascal! Don’t pat the head of a god without permission!”

“Then I will do it for the goddess.”

“yes?”

The celestial spirit, who had been standing still next to him, flinched for a moment when he was suddenly stroked, but then smiled broadly and stuck his head in. The atmosphere on this side had changed significantly, just as much as Masin.

The clone I met when I went to heaven before, who had been filled with emotions, seemed to have a personality that was missing a screw somewhere, so this one seemed closer to my original personality. The appearance that turned me into a child also probably had an effect.

“Ah, can’t I not stroke it?!”

“Anyway, you two are going to do it together. I think you think that the Lord will take care of your share as well.”

The demon that had been jumping around became quiet. Latina sat up and said a word.

“If you stay still, you’re halfway there, that’s what they mean, Masin. Why are you doing such a useless thing?”

“The goddess is honest. Unlike others.”

Leona also joined in secretly. I thought it was an effort to become closer. Mashin, who was shaking his clenched fists, shouted.

“I, I don’t need that kind of thing! Equinox, leave it at that! Don’t you have any pride as a god?”

“Isn’t there a sister like that? We’ve come too far to find something like that, sister.”

“Ugh… … !”

“And I need it. God and man are moved by praise. Don’t drag me into your sister’s business.”

“… … .”

The demon who had been betrayed by his trusted younger brother and had not recovered his principal sank to the ground. Latina clicked her tongue and lifted the drooping demon and sat it on her thigh.

A soft palm began to gently caress the child who looked just like her master. Masin sat down on her thighs and accepted the touch. Kang Ra-hye smiled happily as she looked at the two goddesses.

“Goddess, is it really possible for what I said to happen?”

“Yes. As you can see, even though he is such a god, he does not lie. However, he does have some side effects.”

“What kind of side effects?”

“The connection with our world will become stronger. We can stop it if we want to, but… … Have you ever thought that it’s strange that we can exert power in this world where there is no faith?”

“I don’t think I’ve ever really thought about that. I was able to take out the Holy Spear just fine.”

“yes?”

The angel’s eyes widened.

“Didn’t you both say that your existence is tied to the Holy Spear? If the Holy Spear can be used on Earth, then the Goddess and Demon Gods who draw their power from it should naturally be able to display divine power.”

Her mouth fell open. Her lips twitched and twitched as if she had never thought of such a thing.

“That, that… … That’s what it was like… … But in this world where there is no sense of divinity whatsoever, why… … .”

“The origin of the Holy Spear comes from me, so it could be something that operates completely separately. Don’t be too upset. So, why did the Goddess think so?”

“… … I thought it was because the connection between our world and Earth had become stronger. I also thought that the reason the karma that had built up over time was finally starting to consume our souls was because the connection had become stronger. If I had thought about it even a little, I would have known that wasn’t the case.”

In fact, I thought that the reason the Earth had been fine until now was because no one had killed enough people to have their souls devoured by karma. Even someone as weak as Karna only turned into a murderer after a long time.

‘… … Wait a minute. Something seems strange.’

Suddenly, I had a feeling that something was strange.

Karma is basically a concept that accumulates when a person kills another person. It doesn’t really apply to killing monsters, so it would be the same against monsters that come out of the gate.

The reason why the Black Star radiated murderous intent the moment he saw me was because of the humans I killed in the old world, not because of the monsters. But the fact that a murderer was born on Earth…

I was pulled out of my thoughts by the sound of my smartphone ringing just in time. It was Nikada.

“Master, are you okay for a moment?”

Judging from the fact that he called me master, it seemed like there was no one around.

“It’s okay. What’s wrong?”

“There’s that female hunter who turned into a murderer. She’s a wanted person. When I checked her background, she was in the database. She’s quite famous. She’s destroyed about 10 parties so far, so if you just take the average, she’s killed 40 people.”

Somehow, my ominous feeling was not wrong. I sighed and asked again.

“Do you know why he wasn’t caught?”

“The awakened ability is disguise. When I listened to the hunter who came to his senses, he said that he was planning to attack the gate together, but it seems like he was trying to do the same thing again. It’s better that it ended like this. The severed arm can be regenerated with healing magic.”

As a hunter with awakened disguise ability, even I didn’t notice it, so it seemed closer to overlaying a new skeleton and skin rather than a simple disguise.

“When I first woke up and didn’t understand the situation, I pretended not to know and asked him questions. I was just talking to a party member and walking down the street when I opened my eyes and found myself here. I don’t think I remember anything from when I was a murderer.”

“You asked me to let you go? Didn’t you?”

“Of course I did. He acted shamelessly, asking what he did wrong to be locked up, but when I showed him the CCTV footage and his original appearance from the database, he became quiet. But he insisted to the end that this was his true self… … .”

Nika smiled lightly, her tail slightly raised.

“I’ll bring a succubus over and have her eat me—ahem. When I made her suck out my energy, she spit it all out smoothly.”

“Okay. Surveillance… … is unnecessary. Just do it moderately. If you’re completely out of your mind, that’s problematic in its own way.”

“Don’t worry. Succubus is a pro at this kind of thing, right? Oh, Master. While I was getting the database, I also got a question asking who subdued the murderer. What are you going to do? Well, it was caught on a nearby CCTV, but they’ll never be able to tell that it was you, Master.”

“Say you don’t know.”

“I knew you would. See you later, Master.”

The call was disconnected. I had intentionally put it on speakerphone, so no one here could have missed what was just being said. Kang Ra-hye let out a deep sigh.

“I secretly hoped he was a human being with a purpose, but it seems he was just a piece of trash who killed people for fun.”

It seemed that he wished that a human with a weak heart, like Karna, would fall apart. Even more so, because he looked so weak that he couldn’t even kill a fly, even though he was pretending to be a magician.

“So then, you two?”

The demon who was pulling his younger sister’s cheek while saying that a traitor should be punished, and the celestial god who was struggling to shake his older sister off turned to look at this side. The soft cheek returned to its original state.

“Could you explain in more detail the method you just mentioned?”

The ‘Hunter Rampage’ that occurred in the middle of Seoul was attracting a lot of attention from the public.

There were many people who made absurd claims, such as that a zombie virus had appeared and that we must prepare for it, and people who spread all sorts of absurd rumors based on the appearance of the Eternal Guild’s guild leader.

Nika herself dismissed it as nothing more than a coincidence, but what were the odds that one of the strongest S-class hunters of the time, who was rarely seen outside unless it was a request, would be there by chance?

So people were paying even more attention to this announcement, and the announcement was shocking in another way.

– It was a problem with the equipment he was wearing. The hunter in question was a wanted criminal who stole the equipment of a dead hunter and wore it, causing problems due to the uniqueness of the inside of the gate. Experts are mobilizing all of their resources to investigate the equipment.

-The identity of the human who subdued the hunter is currently under investigation. The smartphones of the people taking the pictures were broken? If it weren’t for that person, it would have been the people’s heads that would have been broken instead of their smartphones, so think of it as a substitute for their lives.

-You say we have something to hide, look back at your own actions. We have said everything we need to say about this situation. I don’t know what more you want from this.

The person who represented the Eternal Guild’s leader left the press conference after saying exactly what he wanted to say amidst a barrage of questions.

There were many reports saying that there were more than one or two suspicious points, but the Eternal Guild didn’t bat an eye. The official position was that it was mental contamination caused by wearing the equipment of a dead hunter.

In fact, unidentified contaminants were found in the equipment. As soon as this fact became known, people’s attention shifted to it.

Of course, only a very small number of people knew that the pollutant was actually ‘magic’.

“The fact that the gates of the Goddess’ world are changing and the gates of Earth are becoming stronger is because the synchronization rate of the two worlds is increasing, right?”

“That’s right. We took some measures so it won’t spread any further… … but we were lucky. If we had been any later, it could have become a serious situation.”

“What are some examples?”

“It’s like a situation where a fully civilized monster like Earth’s humans emerges from the gate of our world, or the Demon King of our world emerges from the gate of Earth.”

“… … .”

It was certainly a serious matter. Ahem, Masin said, shrugging his shoulders.

“Look. If I hadn’t told you to go to Earth at this time, what would have happened? It’s all thanks to me.”

“Wasn’t it the goddess who first said she wanted to go play on Earth?”

“It’s ugly, sis.”

“Ugly… … ?!”

Masin froze. He seemed to have never thought he would hear such things from his younger brother.

“I guess I understand why you chose the Demon World simply because it’s cooler.”

“… … I’m sorry for having such an embarrassing older sister.”

The angel dug into Leona’s arms and nuzzled her face. Leona smiled bitterly and hugged the angel. Then she asked with a worried expression.

“Mira, are you really going to do this? Even for you, this is… … .”

“It’s okay. You go back first.”

“… … Okay. I’ll be waiting.”

Leona, who was holding the celestial spirit, returned to the island through the dimensional gate first, and Latina followed her. When only the three of us, Mashin, Nika, and I, were left, I snapped my fingers in front of Mashin’s frozen eyes.

“So, what should we do now?”

“… … Are you really going to do this, human?”

“Then I guess I’ll come all the way here and turn back. I’m ready.”

“But… … This is really the first time I’ve sharpened a sword on a human… … .”

Masin continued to hesitate. I grabbed his cheeks and pulled them apart.

“Hghghhh! What the hell are you doing!”

“Should the Demon God hesitate to give me a magic sword? This is another chance to use magic instead of divinity.”