44. Arcana Online

44. Arcana Online44. Arcana Online

I wonder if he heard my voice.

I felt like he was looking at me with warm eyes.

Yong-yong turned his head to look in the direction of Michael-nim and Lucifer.

Blue particles began to gather around Yong-yong's mouth.

When something starts gathering around a dragon's mouth, there's only one thing it could be.

A breath attack.

"Wh-what? If he fires that at Michael-nim!?"

As if shouting "first strike wins," Yong-yong's massive breath attack was fired towards the ground, and with an explosion, a mushroom cloud rose up.

The shockwave from the breath attack reached not just the nearby wraiths, but even the walls.

In a situation where I couldn't see an inch in front of me.

As I squinted to look, fortunately, Michael-nim and Lucifer were safe.

But something felt strange?

Space was distorted, and two new beings appeared to have protected Michael-nim and Lucifer, grumbling with frowning faces.

An old man wearing a black robe and an old woman appeared, with familiar faces.

"Fortune-teller grandmother!?"

Despite the distance, she seemed to hear my voice and waved at me.

The old man, looking displeased at this sight, clicked his tongue.

"Tsk! Young people these days. We elders have come, and they're looking down on us!"

Is he talking to me?

No, why can I hear him so clearly when he's speaking from so far away!?

At that moment.

A thunderous roar that shook heaven and earth rang out.

[How dare you speak such nonsense to my contractor.]

I was startled by Yong-yong's solemn voice, which I'd never heard before.

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As blue particles began to gather again, I shouted in panic.

"No! Come back now!"

With my words, the particles dispersed, and in an instant, he returned to normal with a bright light.

He was in my arms as if he'd been there from the beginning, but his face was full of dissatisfaction.

"Kyuung!"

"There, there. Good boy."

As I comforted our Yong-yong, who was shouting that he'd make them kneel before me right now if I wanted, I was pondering how to get down from the wall when a thought crossed my mind.

Couldn't our Yong-yong do it?

"Can you take me down there?"

"Kyuung!"

Blue particles appeared around me, and in an instant, I was moved to the bottom of the wall.

I didn't know our Yong-yong had such power.

It seems amazing, and I feel proud.

Is this how parents feel when raising a child?

"Kyuung!"

"Huh!? Ah, it's nothing."

He's so perceptive, asking if I'm having strange thoughts. He's really like a mind reader.

Our scary Yong-yong.

I've raised a dragon cub.

I approached the fortune-teller grandmother and greeted her, saying it had been a while, and she hugged me tightly.

That embrace felt like being in my parents' arms, and tears suddenly started to flow.

"Kyuung!?"

"I-I'm fine."

I hugged Yong-yong, who was sending fierce glares as if ready to pounce at any moment, and looked at the fortune-teller grandmother, who was gazing at me with warm eyes.

"Grandmother, what's your true identity?"

"What use would it be to introduce an old person?"

The old man, who had been listening to our conversation, angrily burst out.

"I'm listening right here, and it's so frustrating! Why can't you just say you're Samshin Halmi!?"

"When you get old, you should die. That's what the old man is saying."

"What!? Who are you to talk when you're aging together with me!?"

The elders bickered and fought with each other.

As I was dazed by this situation, Michael-nim approached from the side.

"I greet Lord Yeomra and Lady Samshin."

"It's been a while. How's your sister doing?"

"Still a troublemaker as always."

Everywhere we go, they ask about her sister. How much trouble does she cause?

"The one on the right is the manager of the afterlife, Lord Yeomra, and beside him is Lady Samshin."

Lord Yeomra, who's known for frying chicken in hellfire!?

Or not.

"Hello!"

"Yes, yes. It's good to see such a polite child."

"You old man, you never run out of unnecessary things to say."

As they were bickering and fighting, a voice was heard.

"Why are you stopping me!?"

The meaning behind Lucifer's shout.

She was crying out about why innocent lives had to be extinguished even at this moment.

However, the gaze looking at Lucifer was cold.

"Every child has a predetermined fate."

"Fate cannot be defied."

As soon as she heard those words, Lucifer drew out her pitch-black spear and took a stance as if ready to charge in.

"Now is not the time for conversation."

With those words, chains appeared from thin air and bound Lucifer's entire body.

Her whole body was tightly bound by numerous chains, to the point where she couldn't even resist.

Lord Yeomra and the grandmother approached me, passing by the struggling Lucifer.

"We'll leave the rest to our child."

"Stop calling a grown-up 'child'! It's creepy."

"It's my choice."

The grandfather looked at the grandmother with an incredulous expression.

He turned his head to look at me, and his eyes changed.

No, more importantly, are you telling me to resolve this situation!?

"Well, there's a reason for calling you a child. We'll leave the rest to you."

With those words, space opened up and numerous wraiths began to be sucked into it.

Some wraiths tried to escape, but it was useless.

"Don't commit any more sins. That's the only consideration I can give you."

"Tsk! They're all precious children. Why handle them so roughly?"

"Hey! Stop chattering beside me, it's annoying!"

At that moment, Lucifer's cry of anguish was heard.

Hearing her sorrowful wailing made my heart ache.

An angel who cared so much for humans had fallen and become a fallen angel.

An angel who sacrificed everything for humans without expecting anything in return.

As I approached Lucifer, Michael-nim blocked my way.

"It's dangerous."

"It's okay."

I approached Lucifer-nim, who was crying with a sorrowful voice and tears flowing, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief. She looked at me.

She stared at me with blank eyes without saying anything.

"Thank you for saving so many lives until now. This time, I'll save you, Lucifer-nim."

As soon as I took out a unique-grade magic stone from my inventory, Yong-yong made a fuss and snatched one, so I took out another one and used it.

The magic stone turned to powder and began to be absorbed by Lucifer-nim, and with a bright light, the chains began to disappear one by one, and her pitch-black wings started to change into pure white wings.

The change didn't end there, and two new wings appeared.

For the first time in thousands of years, a being with twelve wings.

A Heavenly King was born.

Not realizing her own change, she looked at me with blank eyes.

At that moment, Archangel Gabriel revealed himself.

Following him, numerous angels approached and knelt before Lucifer-nim.

Among them, the Archangels kneeling at the very front shouted.

"We greet the Heavenly King."

Hearing their voices, she spread her wings wide and took a step.

She had asserted her innocence but was ultimately exiled.

As she looked at Gabriel-nim with eyes so fierce it wouldn't be strange if a knife fight broke out at any moment, I tensed up.

"We'll talk later."

The angels tensed at her piercing gaze.

Well, it's understandable to be tense when someone who was your enemy just moments ago suddenly becomes your superior.

Then she approached me and bowed her head!?

"I will repay this debt of gratitude for the rest of my life."

Seeing this, other angels panicked, saying she shouldn't do this.

"H-Heavenly King! This is just a human! You shouldn't do this!"

Hearing those words, she raised her head and shouted.

"All life is noble and special. If you say such things again, I won't forgive you."

All angels bowed their heads, except for two.

Grumbling voices could be heard.

"They say position makes the person. Look at that, look at that. See how quickly she changes."

"Leave her be. The child can be like that. Really, you should age gracefully."

"What did you say, you old hag!?"

It looked like they were about to grab each other's collars and fight, but I wish they'd fight somewhere else.

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A golden window appeared for all players of Arcana Online.

[A new area, the Celestial Realm, has opened.]

[Due to the new area opening, a 200% experience event will be held for 30 days.]

The experience event was incredible, but with the new golden window that appeared, countless players couldn't help but cheer.

[You can change to the hidden job: Angel through Celestial Realm quests.]