"Wouldn't it be better if I took care of it? You'd only get hurt."
"I want to do it with my own hands."
"Why do you need to get hurt? What's the point of having a slave? This is what they're there for."
There is no polarity. After embracing Odette for a while, Karl took care of her body as soon as he calmed down. With just one snap of his fingers, all the wounds on Odette's body disappeared, and her fatigue completely disappeared.
Thanks to this, Odette was able to maintain her physical condition at its best.
'I can't believe I'm in such good condition.'
And yet, he made such a fuss. Still, he's a god, so she wonders if it's okay for him to be so shameless.
"How can a human being treat God like a slave?"
Odette, who was tired of the nagging, let out a light joke. But at those words, Karl's expression turned serious.
"I, no. Am I being a burden to be used as a slave?"
His low voice pretended to be calm, but it was filled with agony. His eyes also sensitively observed Odette's expression.
The sight of him lowering his body despite his large size reminded her of a dog with its tail tucked down.
'Why are you doing that? You look pitiful.'
"I was joking. Man, I'm so scared I can't even joke."
As Odette spoke in a deliberately cheerful tone, Karl quickly smiled.
"Ah... Just kidding."
The corners of his lips were awkwardly raised, his eyes still filled with anxiety. Anyone who saw it could tell that he was overly conscious of the word 'because she was scared.'
He really was like a puppy begging for love. She wanted to dissuade him, but the more she tried to dissuade him, the worse the situation became.
"Anyway, Rosalyn is my enemy. I want to sort it out with my own hands. I don't want to send her off nicely either."
"Then you should be even more cruel. It's my job to be cruel. You know that."
Karl answered, still forcing a smile.
"You've already been hurt many times. And just now you were caught up in my emotions."
His voice was as full of regret as it was of concern. He had lost his senses as memories flooded back, but he seemed to be blaming himself for having to experience resonance with Odette because of it.
"I just got better, right? Thanks to you, Karl."
Karl's brow furrowed slightly at Odette's refreshing words. It seemed like he had a lot to say, but Odette cut him off.
"Actually, I also wanted to ask you something else."
"What is it?"
In his determined response, she could sense his willingness to listen to anything.
"Please prioritize protecting the three Transcendent beings over there above all else. Even though they have been revived, they still seem to be in danger."
But when he actually heard the request, the smile that had been on Karl's lips disappeared.
"I'm really anxious because their breathing is weak."
It is unknown what happens to a Transcendent after the monster is forced out of his body...
You could become a normal person, or you could live as a transcendent being without a monster inside your body, like Karl before he regained his memories.
If It was the latter, there was no need to worry because they would regenerate, but if it was the former, it would be dangerous. The breathing of the three transcendent beings was so thin that it wouldn't be strange if they died at any moment.
'I don't think it was this dangerous when I first revived it.'
Even if he is are evil spirit, there may be limits to his ability to revive dead humans. If the basis of his power is time, then perhaps he is merely fixing their time.
She was afraid that while Karl was distracted by Rosalyn, these three people would really die. Then she would feel crushed by the debt.
Then, Karl asked a question.
"Do you think that what you feel now is just a debt of the heart?"
"...!"
When Odette, surprised by his question, looked at Karl, he seemed to be looking straight through her with his deep eyes.
It was a gaze that understood all of Odette's contradictory longings and confusion, as if it contained countless questions about fate and all of the answers to them..
'A debt of the heart... or not?'
During the brief moment of silence, which was filled with uncomfortable doubt, Karl muttered distantly.
"Someday..."
He sighed softly and finally nodded.
"I will do as you say."
Karl's answer reassured Odette. It was God's promise that they would never die.
Almost simultaneously with his answer, a ringing sound was heard.
"You receive power through the status window. Your body can't withstand receiving my power directly. It would be much more bearable to receive the power from the soul fragment."
[ 'Status Window' grants the 'Owner of the Status Window' the power of ]
[ Would you like to receive the power of? ]
[ YES/NO ]
Odette looked at the status window text and asked Karl a question.
"So the status window inside the necklace was a piece of your soul?"
In fact, she may have intentionally changed the subject to avoid thinking any further about the question Karl had raised.
"I indeed left a piece of my soul on the necklace, but I didn't leave it in the form of a status window..."
"Then..."
"The soul fragment inside must have made its own decision. To recover your status window that was taken away by Rosalyn, it wouId be better to merge with the status window itself."
"My status window?"
"The original status window was yours as the chosen savior. Rosalyn stole it along with your purifying power in your past life."
Odette recalled the role that Karl's necklace had played in < Redemption >. It was an item that could be used to gauge the likes and dislikes of the people around her...
'The other functions of the status window were all taken away by Rosalyn, and the remaining functions of the status window were held by Karl's soul within the necklace?'
In that case, the separated soul fragment was no different from sacrificing him for her. Odette fell into a brief silence.
"How did you interpret that?"
Said Karl in a desperate voice.
"If you find the status window uncomfortable and unsettling, don't worry. There's almost no ego left in the status window. The only thing that remains is the will to protect you. If you don't like that, since it's mine, well, I guess there's nothing I can do."
It seemed that Odette was uncomfortable with the status window.
The infinitely detached look he had when asking questions disappeared, and he returned to the appearance of a child who was afraid of being abandoned.
"Somehow, there were many things that didn't happen in my past life. Things like receiving a status window or revelations from God whenever necessary."
Now Odette seemed to understand. It was the fragmented soul of Karl that had guided her so many times.
"So in the end, you were the one who helped me, Karl. Thank you."
Odette smiled at Karl and pressed the YES button on the status window. At the same time, Karl's power surged into her body.
[ The body of the 'Master of the Status Window' cannot handle the power of ]
[ Reason: Fragile physical endurance ]
[ The limited power has been applied. ]
Then, a black light flowed out from Odette's body, and her teal eyes turned red like Karl's.
The view became brighter, and everything in the deep sea became visible.
"This too is more difficult than I thought?'
She thought she knew why Karl had told her to use the status window instead of handing over the power directly. It wasn't as intense as when she had resonated with Karl's emotions, but she felt a dull pressure on her heart.
'I only received a portion of the power, but is this how it is?''
Odette felt tired and exhausted in an instant. But...
'I can feel it clearly. How can I give Rosalyn the most horrible end?'
The existence of the evil spirit became real. All the ways in the world that could make Rosalyn a living hell were within Odette's grasp.
A devilish smile appeared on Odette's lips as she looked at Rosaline in the stopped time. It was the moment when Odette checked the reins of the monster in her hand.
'Huh?'
Cerberus of Shion. A creaking sound was heard from the reins connected to the guard dog of Hell.
Rosalyn's monsters, as well as those from John and Victor, were all still, but only Shion's Cerberus was making slight but sure movements.
'Besides, that monster has gotten bigger.'
Odette could intuitively tell that the monster of Shion was going through a process of 'evolution'.
The monster's movements, which had been getting faster and clearer, soon became as intense as a hunting dog urging them on. As it moved Iike a beast of prey desperate to hunt Rosalyn, the reins connected to Odette suddenly tightened like a tense bowstring.
In response to this urging, Odette snapped her fingers with a snapping sound. At that small gesture of hers, time in the depths of the ocean, which had stopped, began to flow again.
"What, you killed the Transcendents in the meantime?"
Rosalyn said in a surprised voice. From her words, she could guess at what point Karl stopped time.
"They all ended up being taken away. What a shame. I didn't know that all four S-class ones would be taken away."
Rosalyn muttered in a voice full of regret.
"There's nothing we can do. I guess I'll have to kill my sister and reset it. The World Tree said so. Then that bastard Karl will turn back time again."
Rosalyn had the exact same expression on her face as the smile she had seen on Han Soo-wan's face the moment she fell down the stairs and died.
An expression like the smile of a Saint, looking down with pity on someone who will soon die.
"Die well, sis. I'll be more thorough in the next life."
At the same time, a swarm of hundreds of monsters began to rush towards Odette.
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