Side Story Chapter 54 - Tea Party (4)

How are the cookies? Are they to your liking?

Theyre delicious. My wife will like them very much.

Heh.

Why are you laughing like that?

Youre already calling her your wife. Nice times.

Metatron and Baal soon received an invitation from Yeon-woo, who had already known of their descent. Yeon-woo treated them respectfully as the friends of Uranos, his grandfather. These were beings who had worked with his grandfather before the wheel of the universe began to spin, and tried to prevent the Black Kings reign. Although only a miniscule portion of their power from their prime remained, their missions were still deserving of admiration.

Yeon-woo requested they speak informally to him, and Baal readily agreed like the demon he was. Metatron just smiled in response.

But as soon as Baal dropped the formalities, he suddenly pulled something out. He said it was a wedding present. They werecookies and tea. Yeon-woo suddenly wondered if demons ate cookies, but he recalled Baal had the same hobby before the wheel was spun. Hed said something about how baking was his only hobby in the despair of repeating universes Something along those lines.

Together, they all had cookies and tea. Baal treated Yeon-woo like the grandson of his close friend, and this made Yeon-woos heart heavier for a moment. He was reminded of his grandfather, whom hed seen in Kronos legends.

Since Yeon-woo could rewind the wheel now, he thought about taking Edora to greet his grandfather too Yeon-woo began to make plans to visit.

You know now, right? That we were watching you all this time.

The Black King chose an executor from the wheel to lead the universe to its end. Yeon-woo was chosen as the executor for this universe, and Metatron and Baal made preparations to step up in case Yeon-woo awakened.

Butyour existence was suddenly transported somewhere else, and your aura changed entirely. As if your new aura was always yours. I was so shocked back then. Ha! Baal shivered as if he was still overcoming the shock when he realized Yeon-woo had become the Black King. For the Baal of this time period, it felt like the moment hed been waiting for so long suddenly arrived. Will you tell us about your life?

Yeon-woo nodded, ready to tell them everything. These beings deserved to know everything as they were the heroes whod awaited the peace and safety of the world more than anything else.

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And thats what happened.

Mmmm.

Yeon-woo told the two the truth about everything that took place. He shared how he became the Black King, why he rewound the wheel, and his plan to search for the star fragments after the wedding ceremony was over.

Baal crossed his arms and became lost in thought. Then, Metatron spoke up for the first time. Then there are two questions I have here, my lord.

Clink. Metatron put his teacup down, a small action that pulled all attention to him. First. What will happen to this Yvlke who opposed you? And theres also the issue of the other executor candidate, Harmonia.

Yeon-woo chuckled and responded, Did you forget what the purpose of the Bureau is, sir?

Purpose? Oh! Metatron tilted his head, and let out an exclamation when he belatedly came to a realization.

The beings of the Bureau were spokespersons for the system. They carried out the necessary procedures the system wasnt able to do itself. So what power did Yeon-woo have over them as the systems administrator?

I retrieved all his abilities as the Black Kings ego. I also removed him from his Guardian position. I think its only obvious what happened after that.

An Yvlke who wasnt an ego of the Black King or a High Guardian He did have his status as a face of the Heavenly Demon, but all greater divine beings knew the Heavenly Demon didnt pay attention to his shadows.

Yvlke had most likely lost the majority of his power as a face of the Heavenly Demon. On top of that, Yvlke was an object of fear and resentment within the Bureau due to acting as the villain for so long. There werent many in the organization who wanted him to stay in his position.

Yvlkes political enemies also wouldnt leave him alone. But Yvlke wasnt one to silently suffer, so he would step up to the fight. There were still a good number of beings who took Yvlkes side.

Metatron could picture clearly the Bureau divided over internal conflict.

Temper Metatron was reminded of what Yeon-woos subordinate called him. He quickly lifted his hand and lightly smacked himself on the lips. My bad.

The way your eyes are crinkled suggests you dont feel bad at all.

Its a misunderstanding, my lord.

You know, the truth always comes out when faced with a fist, sir.

Youre quite similar to your grandfather in that aspect.

The genes never went anywhere.

Yeon-woos brazen way of speaking was similar to Uranos as well.

Metatron shifted to look outside the buildings window. It was the direction of where the resurrected Kronos was staying. Based on what he could sense, Kronos had definitely restored his power to when he was king of gods. The Black King and the king of gods roaming the universe together

The end of things might be coming.

Perhaps it wasnt the right thing to stop the wheel from spinning. Metatron decided not to think any further on the topic. He asked, Then I will ask you my second question now. What will you do about this Tower now, Black King?

Ill leave it alone.

Leave it alone?

There needs to be a device in place that keeps the Black Kings real body bound.

Metatron stiffened, and Baal spoke up. Youre trying to prepare things in advance, just in case you get stabbed in the back when you leave for the Unreal World in search of the stars?

I prefer to be the one doing the stabbing. Id hate to be stabbed by someone else.

Baal had a dumbfounded expression as he turned to Metatron. I think he really is Uranos grandson.

I believe it would be more accurate to say he is a more advanced version of Uranos and Kronos.

All three generations are bad-tempered Now, even Baal was starting to worry about the future of this universe, but Yeon-woo wasnt affected by their reactions.

Anyway, so youre saying you want us to make sure no one touches the empty real body while youre absent searching for the star fragments, huh?

Yes, sir.

The Tower will be binding the true body of the Black King, R'lyeh, so you dont have to worry about it running wild on its own So all we have to do is prevent stars and other small fish trying to approach it Hm? Baal tilted his head when something suddenly occurred to him. Somethings weird though. To approach R'lyeh, theyll have to approach the Tower. Then theyll be trapped inside!

Baal trailed off and covered his face with his hand. So its a trap.

We need to catch the mice that are attracted to the cheese.

Baal started to become scared of Yeon-woo. Most of the small fish were probably going to be stars. They had preyed on each other, and they were probably starving for more power. If Yeon-woo happened to coincidentally be absent, theyd gather toward the Black Kings real body like moths. And that was what Yeon-woo was aiming for. Once they were trapped in the Tower, no matter how strong they were, they wouldnt be able to escape the Tower if they couldnt clear the one-hundredth floor. That meant Yeon-woo could retrieve many star fragments without having to lift a finger.

However, Baal was flabbergasted by Yeon-woos plan. He could understand trying to create a trap for the stars, but who would think of using the Black Kings real body as bait?! He was at a loss for words. I suppose hes gotten to where he is today because thats how he thinks.

Yeon-woo was fearsome in more ways than one.

Anyway, so you require beings who can control and rule the creatures who enter the Tower. Like what weve been doing all this time.

Baal scowled at what Metatron said. I thought I could finally rest now. But you want me to suffer through that again?

Yeon-woo shook his head firmly. Do you think I would work my grandfathers friends like slaves?

I think its plenty possible.

Of course not. Yeon-woos grin deepened. I will send companions to work with you.

See! I told you so! Baal stood up in disbelief, but contrary to his tone, he didnt truly seem upset. Rather, he seemed curious. He had spent his entire life trying to achieve peace and balance. But now that he was being set free, he was at odds at what to do.

However, Yeon-woo was now giving Baal a job that was similar to what hed done in the past, but it wasnt going to be as difficult. He was definitely curious. And since he was being given companions, he wouldnt be bored anymore!

So who will you send over? Metatron asked, also curious.

Yeon-woo smiled mysteriously and raised his head. I invited them here, so they should be arriving any minute.

What?! W-Whats this? Baal paused mid-tilt at the sudden pressure that tried to push him down and widened his eyes.

Crash! The sound that echoed in the air was something that resounded not in Baals soul, but in the abyss that lay deep beneath. Baal knew what this sound meant, so he frantically stepped outside. When he looked up, he saw it.

What the f! Baal unwittingly cursed. The skywas being stained black. At the same time, it was covered by fog and countless tentacles.

What in the world?

W-Why is that appearing here?!

Otherworld gods! Multiple otherworld gods have appeared!

Baal wasnt the only one surprised. All the guests who came to bless Yeon-woos wedding couldnt contain their shock. Beings of the outside who looked gruesome to the beings of the inside The otherworld gods who instilled fear and horror were about to descend!

[The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young responds to her fathers cry with a monstrous cry!]

[The Nameless Mist shouts his fathers name as he sweeps over!]

[The Source of Uncleanliness says he washed up for the first time in a long while so he can make a good first impression on the being who will become his mother!]

[The Green Flame congratulates his fathers marriage and dances around!]

[The Harbinger clears his throat saying he will sing a song for his father!]

[The Eight Gods of Disorder and other otherworld gods reveal themselves.]

[Night (Nox) blooms!]

Each of the otherworld gods were larger than most planets, so only a few of them had come. However, that was more than enough to display their presence. Everyone had been hysterical when only the Crawling Chaos appeared in the past, so they were speechless with all the Eight Gods of Disorder having arrived.

Just then, a giant eye opened where Night bloomed.

[The Resident of the Border salutes his one and only father.]

By companions, did you perhaps mean When Yeon-woo smiled quietly, Baal dropped his face into his hands. He almost cursed. As someone who had lived eons on hostile terms with the beings, this was something hed never expected. Hey, Metatron.

Yes. Please speak, Baal.

I take back what I said. That guys a greater psycho than Uranos.

I agree. Metatron smiled wryly and nodded.

But just then du du du! From the other side, a gigantic shadow began to stand up. A scary-looking bunny with thick muscles was slowly becoming bigger.

[The Lord of the Pole begins a muscle show for his father!]

Ohuhuhu. Please dont forget about me, the cutie Laplace!Laplace was an attention-seeker who would rather die than have the attention stolen from him.