SSS-Class Revival Hunter-Chapter 232: My Legion (2)

What would be the most luxurious sight a person could see when they opened their eyes? Some people would say the peaceful, clear sky. Others would say a ceiling that was unfamiliar to them[1]. However, I had the wisest answer to this question.

“Gong-Ja, can you hear me?”

For me, it was seeing Raviel. With her delicate and small fingers, she gently touched and rhythmically tapped my forehead.

“Raviel...”

“Yes?”

“It was really hard...”

I felt like I was about to cry.

I woke up in The Story of the City of Ascension: Side Story of the Spire Realm. This was where the Kim Yul and Ja Su-Jeong of this world had attended the schools under the same foundation. Uburka, Raviel, and I were staying at Ja Su-Jeong’s house for the time being.

“I just decided to dream... The goddess, the Tower Master... Ah, hell. Her whole life is a trauma...”

Uburka and Ja Su-Jeong were watching us, but I couldn’t stop clinging to Raviel. Right now, my heart needed the soft scent of blue lilies.

“Huh? Her whole life is a trauma? How is that possible?” Raviel asked.

“She always replays the moments of someone else’s death in her mind. She even immerses herself in them. ‘If I were on that battlefield, I would also have been shot to death by the cavalry before I could do anything.’ Something like that...”

“Isn’t that just a delusion?”

“It would be great if it was, but she’s simply just out of her mind. That psycho really made it possible. She has a Skill that allows her to time travel, she remembers everything that happened to her, and she can figure out the causes and effects of everything in the universe. With those... ” I tightened my arms around Raviel.

She patted my back, smiling bitterly. “It looks like my consort has seen something truly terrible. You rarely act like this. But that’s okay. Uburka and I were safe here, and nothing happened to us. You can lean on me a little more.”

“Raviel...!”

“Actually, you should take a long vacation. You told me that the Mirage-Walking Princess said the time flow of this city is completely isolated from that of the outside world. Gong-Ja, take as many days off as you want—maybe even a few weeks or an entire month. It would make me happy if you could give me time to console you.”

I ended up shedding some tears in the end. How was my spouse this strong?

“This is my first time seeing Daddy weeping, ugor...”

“Is that so?” Ja Su-Jeong asked.

“Uger, I was wondering why this was my first time seeing it, but if I see it a second time, I don’t think I’ll be able to call him Daddy anymore. He made a good choice to hold back until now. I think I’ll go to sleep...”

“Oh, I’ll straighten out the bedding for you, Mr. Uburka.”

“Thank you, Landlord.”

Uburka and Ja Su-Jeong went out to the living room, their footsteps showing the difference in mass. Now, only Raviel and I were left in the daecheongmaru.

“Raviel...”

“Yes, talk to me, Gong-Ja.”

Now that we were alone, Raviel hugged me tighter. After kissing my forehead gently, she spread her legs slightly and tapped on her knees so I could lay my head on her lap.

“What you saw had to have been horrible if it made you cry, Gong-Ja, but I can't visualize it properly based only on what you've already told me. Try explaining it in a little more detail.”

“Okay.”

I laid my head on Raviel’s lap. Initially, I was worried that my head would be too heavy, so I channeled my aura in my neck to reduce the pressure on Raviel. Of course, I did the same whenever a hair designer shampooed my hair!

I could hear Raviel chuckling.

“Gong-Ja, your consideration is adorable, but I don't find myself grateful for it. I doubt the weight of your small head would be too much for me. I want to take on all the weight you carry, so relax.”

“Ha...”

“Yes, good. Well done. You need to relax first before solving anything.”

The dark summer sky brought shadows to the daecheongmaru. A cool and refreshing breeze passed through the roof, soothing me. I dropped my head against Raviel’s lap, feeling as if I was hiding from the world.

Raviel giggled. “Good. My lover went on a long trip and returned safely. Very good. I already knew this, but moments of pure happiness are always followed by equivalent sadness. Anyway, what made you so sad?”

“Amethyst... The Tower master plans to comfort all the people who have been abandoned in this universe.”

In the shabby yard of the hanok, grass bugs cried.

“If there is a child who is dying in a fire right now, she shows that child another world, one where life would have been different because the Tower master was by the child’s side. After creating such a world, she lives happily with the child, even if it takes hundreds of thousands, millions, or tens of millions of attempts.”

“It sounds like something a goddess would do. So what’s the issue?”

I hid my face in Raviel’s embrace as the summer wind blew around us. “Some people only want revenge. For some, their world is just hell. All the pain they suffer is caused by living in this hell. It can’t be solved, and there is no hope of any change in their life. The only solution is—”

“Give worse pain to those who made them like that,” Raviel said with a nod.

I leaned against Raviel a little more. “Yes, the Tower master watches that person going through hell from beginning to end with her Skill. She doesn’t help them or stop their misfortune, even though she can. She just keeps watching them.”

Raviel paused for a moment and then resumed slowly stroking the back of my head. It seemed she understood everything.

“I see. She’s trying to tell people that she’s the cause of everyone’s misfortune and that no one or nothing else is to blame.”

“Yes,” I replied.

“The victims will naturally direct their resentment toward the Tower master, even if she’s a goddess. No, it’ll give them more reason to drag her down, tear her apart, and trample over her to take out their anger and resentment. Why?”

“She says she wants people to blame her. She wants all the people who feel like they’ve been wrongfully sacrificed to come to her so they can return all their pain and wounds in life back to her.”

“That’s...”

“On top of that, the Tower master can see the entire lives of the people who return the pain. She knows when they’re lying or telling the truth. Instead of just sympathizing with them on some level, she truly understands their pain so she can embrace it.”

Cicadas cried in the grass.

“In her head, someone is always stabbed, burned, or trampled to death. Every second of every day. Only memories of this kind are playing in the corner of her mind. She puts herself in that person’s shoes and gets stabbed, burned, and trampled to death herself. Raviel, in the Tower master’s mind, there are only screams...”

Raviel sighed. “Is that so? So that’s our goddess. If you want happiness, she’ll give you happiness. If you want pain, she’ll take the pain. The simpler a proposition, the more weight is placed on whoever said it. It can become as heavy as piles of gold. Yet the Tower master intends to carry everyone on her shoulders.”

“Yes.”

“That’s terrible.” Raviel just kept stroking the side of my head. Her red eyes were so close to mine. “But that means the solution is also simple, Gong-Ja.”

“Yeah.”

“A person that finds happiness within themselves, not from someone else, won’t need the Tower master. Those who overcome their pain on their own don’t need the Tower master.”

“Yes.”

“Everyone has no choice but to carry their own misfortune. The absolute truth doesn’t help us in any way, so very few people manage to live with it. Not many people get to live a righteous life. Saying the truth, doing what is supposed to be done... It’s difficult,“ Raviel muttered, looking up at the evening sky. Perhaps she was just reminded of a difficult moment in her life.

“You said she had a habit of saying ‘You didn’t do anything wrong.’ Is that correct, Gong-Ja?”

“Yes, the Tower master said no one was born wrong.”

“That’s sad.” Raviel skillfully opened a can of soda and held it against her lips, quenching her thirst with a sip before she continued, “That means her birth was the only thing wrong in this universe.”

“I’m sorry. It’s my fault. I’m sorry.”

Silence enveloped us.

“Gong-Ja, is the Tower master strong?”

I thought of the galaxy I had seen up from the ruined slum, the countless white butterflies fluttering their wings.

“Yes, very.”

“Can you win?”

“I’ll try to.”

Raviel looked straight down into my eyes. “I want my man to give me a clearer answer than that.”

I stayed silent.

“I didn’t choose to fall in love with you, I just did. I also didn’t vow to spend my life with someone who might die. I love you just because I do, and I made my vow because I’m going to die with you. Gong-Ja, as the Moon of Ivansia, you would have to give me a little more than that.”

I nodded. “Yes, Raviel. I’ll win.”

Raviel cupped my face. “Yes. Win. The reason I chose you as my life partner is that you will win, not fail. You don’t forget happiness. While the Tower master uses the misfortune of the universe as her winning condition, you will win with your happiness.”

Raviel leaned in, her face getting closer and closer. “Make everyone around you happy. Make them feel happy to be with you. Discipline and train them so that they learn how to be happy and can be happy with you. Fill this Tower with happy people.”

I smiled. “It’ll definitely be difficult, but I can give it a shot.”

“That’s the man I fell in love with,” Raviel replied, mirroring my smile. “But, first and foremost, you’ll have to make me the happiest.”

We locked lips.

“The landlord and Uburka will hear us...”

“The landlord doesn’t seem to care about such things. I already asked.”

“What about Uburka? He really thinks of me as his father.”

Raviel chuckled. “Indeed. If his daddy makes unsightly moans or screams, you may leave a scratch on the boy’s pure heart. So you better keep quiet.”

“Hmm. Raviel?”

“What is it, my love?”

“What are you trying to do with that thin towel?”

“I’m trying to be considerate and help you not moan.” freewёbnoνel.com

“That isn’t for Uburka’s sake, is it? You’re just doing it because you want to, right?”

“Shh.” Raviel playfully covered my mouth, her eyes sparkling like rubies. “The child is asleep. Be quiet.”

What was I supposed to do? I had no choice but to let my spouse gag me.

Gosh, I love you, Raviel. I’ll love you forever.

***

The next morning, I came out of the living room and ran into Uburka. I waved at him with a yawn. “Good morning, Son. Um, why do you look like a Shellmount who chewed on a chunk of rock salt? Oh, you had to sleep on the floor because of your size, right? Was it uncomfortable? I guess that’s inevitable.”

Uburka trembled. “Daddy, y-you...”

“Huh?”

“You’re a shameless loser!”

[The Immorality-Dreaming Muscle Pig is experiencing despair!]

Thump, thump, thump, thump.

Uburka ran out into the yard. His footsteps were so loud and heavy that I was worried the old hanok would come crashing down. After checking the state of the hanok floor, I clicked my tongue.

“What’s wrong with him? He’s not a kid anymore.”

Was he going through puberty? Raising a child was really hard.

1. The author is probably referencing reincarnation/isekai scenarios. ☜

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