“After saying goodbye my mom first.”
Kang Chul-In tossed his hospital clothing aside and looked for Park Sun-Ja. Yes, he had to see his mother before leaving for battle. He was about to rescue Pangaea and Earth at the same time. He would be a bad son if he didn’t say farewell to his mother before progressing with such important business.
Kang Chul-In was able to find Park Sun-Ja on the rooftop of the hospital.
“Mother.”
“S-Son?”
Park Sun-Ja quickly wiped her tears.
As I expected.
Kang Chul-In knew that she was going to be on the rooftop. She had done this back then, too. When his father had suffered from the traffic accident, Park Sun-Ja came up to the rooftop to cry alone.
“W-Why are you here… you’re not exactly in the best condition to…”
“I’m fine.”
Kang Chul-In spread his arms wide apart as if to prove it.
“Son…”
“As you already know… I’m not an ordinary human. This kind of injury means nothing…”
“Is that something you should be saying to your mom?”
“...!”
“Goodness!”
Park Sun-Ja trembled with frustration. This was the mind of a mother. No matter how strong one’s child was, if they were injured to the point that they had to be bedridden, parents would feel like their own bone and flesh were being taken apart.
“I can’t believe you!”
“I-I apologize…”
“You’re the same!”
“Pardon?”
“You’re the same as your father.”
“Ah!?”
Kang Chul-In realized what Park Sun-Ja was saying. A forgotten memory popped up.
“Ah! It hurts!”
“H-Honey…!”
“Don’t worry too much. I’m not even that hurt, so what’s with the fuss?”
“I-Is that something you should be saying right now? You could die at any moment! It’s a miracle you’re awake right now!”
“Hahahaha~! Do you think this Kang Han will die from this? Don’t worry. I’ll be up and about soon. I can get through this with some food…”
“H-Honey!”
That was Kang Chul-In’s father, Kang Han’s, end. He had acted tough until the end and hadn’t been able to leave any sincere last words behind.
“Kek…!” Kang Chul-In laughed. “S-Sorry… mother…”
He shouldn’t have laughed. Thinking of his father’s end and laughing?
He was so fiery… thinking about it now… gosh… he was so foolish.
How could a person act so tough before they died?
“Keek…!”
Park Sun-Ja must’ve remembered it too because it seemed like she was trying to hold in her laughter.
“Son.”
“Yes, mother.”
“Dad seems foolish, huh?”
“N-No…”
“Come on~!”
“R-Really…”
“Don’t lie.”
“S-Sorry…”
Park Sun-Ja smiled. “Your father was like that.”
“Yes…”
“One day, his right shoulder was ripped to shreds after falling into the ocean, back during his younger days.”
“I see.”
“Do you know what your father said back then?”
“Hm?”
“He said some medicine would do the trick.”
Shock filled Kang Chul-In’s face.
What kind of ridiculous…!
It didn’t make sense no matter how much he thought about it. If a person was bit by a shark, they should immediately go to the hospital, but his father wanted to put some medicine on it and call it a day?
Was it that scar?
Kang Chul-In had seen a scar when he was young.
And…
“Son! Look!”
“What’s this? Did you get hurt?”
“This is…”“We are in a national crisis. It’s not time to worry about finances. Until my husband returns, we must go this route to stall for time. Do it immediately. If not obeyed, you will be punished according to kingdom law.”
“Yes, your second Majesty!”
Timothy bowed low and accepted Ninetails’s command.
“Also!” Ninetails didn’t stop there. “From this moment on, anyone foolish who tries to split the kingdom apart will be executed on the spot, understood?”
“Yes, your second Majesty!”
How could he not heed her orders? Ninetails were a sexy and cute wife in front of Kang Chul-In, but not in public. She was also a ruler.
Husband…! But her inner thoughts were different. Please return… quick…!
Ninetails didn’t know what to do. Everything was disadvantageous to them.
“Y-Your second Majesty!”
It was then.
“Bad news!”
“What happened?”
“Her Majesty Lee Chae-Rin in the south… lost…!”
“...!”
“They lost half of their forces and are currently retreating!”
“Your second Majesty!”
That wasn’t the end of the bad news.
“In the north, our forces have lost, and Esmeralda territory is about to be invaded by enemies!”
A dead silence descended on the Lord’s Hall. Ninetails bit her lower lip.
No way…!
She didn’t understand. The Valhalla Kingdom soldiers were the strongest in the continent. Even though two forces were attacking them simultaneously, they shouldn’t have been losing like this.
Something’s strange.
She could understand that the north had lost because of Saturnus.
But…
My little sister lost? No, never.
She couldn’t believe Lee Chae-Rin’s loss.
“Your second Majesty!”
Just then, the messenger added more information.
“W-We just received news…”
“What is it?”
“I-It’s…”
The messenger couldn’t speak immediately. He couldn’t believe the news he had received.
“Quickly report. Now!”
“I-It’s… the soldiers of Overlord Lee Ji-Tae… all 500,000 of them…”
“What is it?”
“They’re all monsters…!”
Ninetails suspected something was wrong with her ears. Monsters?
All 500,000 of them?
***
“Where are you going, your Majesty?”
Kwak Jun asked Saturnus.
“I want to meet my daughters-in-law. Kek…!”
“...!”
“I heard my son has a pretty daughter?”
“Y-Yes…”
“I must have that girl in my possession.”
“Pardon?”
“When my son returns, I’ll ravish my granddaughter in front of him. Hehe…! What do you think, isn’t it fun just thinking about it? Hahahahaha!”
The demon let out an evil laugh.
What a crazy bastard…!
Kwak Jun held in his curse from spilling out.
“Hehe… how fun… really amusing…”
“...”
“Having my son’s daughter take my seed will do it… hehe… yes, that might be even better… kek, kekekek…!”magic
Just how crazy did you have to be to think those thoughts? Kwak Jung couldn’t tell how mad Saturnus was.
Just…
Gosh… that bastard… is evil itself…
It was clear Saturnus wasn’t human.
“Then I’ll be back, so continue bothering my son’s army.”
“Yes, your Majesty.”
Saturnus began to move. His destination was the southwest, where the Valhalla Kingdom’s capital, Laputa, was.