Side story. Director (Jin) Kim Woo-jin (3)

A black liquid struggling to escape.

It is not a simple liquid, but a living organism. Humans said they were monsters, but I didn’t feel any demonic energy. It’s more like a monster than a monster.

Although they are rejected, monsters, which are members of the dimension, and monsters, which are fragments of darkness, are completely different beings.

Humans are considered equal because they are easily stained by darkness and move with monsters when the end occurs.

“Uh, how…?”

“Are you talking in this state? What is the oral structure like?”

Kim Woo-jin tore the doppelganger’s body in half.

“Sah, save me…!”

Even so, the upbringing came out and I was alive. It’s a formidable life force.

“You mean you can transform?”

It was a pretty fun ability. I had only seen stories about monsters called doppelgangers in Earth novels, but I didn’t know they actually existed.

“When it changes, only the appearance? Or how much of his strength?”

“…”

“Ah, you ripped it too much.”

Kim Woo-jin attached the two separated bodies to each other. Thin tentacles extending from both bodies began to attach to each other.

“that’s interesting? How is your body?”

Hwa-reuk, Kim Woo-jin created a small flame.

“Is this playing too?”

Keee The doppelganger screamed and twisted.

“Say, live! save me! please! It hurts so much!”

Kim Woo-jin extinguished the flames at the black liquids bouncing in all directions. I didn’t know that there would be such an intense reaction.

“Play it.”

“Ha, I will!”

The doppelganger desperately restored his body. However, the burn marks and scars did not completely disappear.

“Is this the end?”

“This, this is the best!”

“It’s weak against fire… huh?”

Kim Woo-jin, who was waiting for his doppelganger to recover, belatedly recognized that there were onlookers.

“What, haven’t you guys gone yet?”

“That, that’s…”

“Go when they send you nicely. Don’t tell me you saw me anywhere.”

“No, of course!”

“Thank you for saving me!”

“Then stop!”

The mercenaries disappeared like lightning.

* * *

he has no name

There were many words to refer to him, such as monster, monster, and doppelganger, but there was nothing that could be called a name.

“name.”

So there was no name to answer.

“You ask what your name is.”

“… uh, no.”

“does not exist?”

“Oh, no…!”

My body trembled with fear. Having survived a long time as a monster persecuted by mankind, his most important abilities were transformation, imitation, and feeling.

To understand the opponent’s level. You have to recognize the strong, but you can run away and live a long time.

The senses that had kept him alive for so long spoke. The man in front of me was a real monster who could never handle something like that.

You must not resist. You don’t even dare to run away.

It was the reason why the man held on with his own strength even though he loosened his grip.

All I could do was endure the pain of the burnt wounds, and just tremble and not go against my heart.

“You don’t even have a name?”

“I’ve been called monsters, monsters, and doppelgangers, but I don’t really know the name…”

“Yes, you can. Guide me.”

“Yes?”

“There must be a place where you are staying. to guide you.”

“Yes, yes…!”

The man threw him to the floor. The still-healed wound throbbed, but he held back a groan.

“I···.”

“why?”

“Could I change into a human form and go? This figure is a little too fast…”

“Do whatever you feel like.”

“Yes.”

His black body began to change little by little. It takes shape, imitates colors and clothes.

“That’s the guy who threw up earlier.”

“Yes that’s right.”

The man, Kim Woo-jin, scratched his chin with an interesting expression. Somehow, the atmosphere itself changed.

“But it’s not perfect.”

“That… that’s… Until the noble one comes, no one can see that I have transformed…”

“Didn’t you notice?”

“Yes that’s right.”

“That’s only for those who are lower than you.”

“…you are right.”

“Is your left arm from the fire earlier?”

“Yes.”

His half-burnt left arm showed no signs of recovering easily.

The doppelganger’s dwelling place was a cave prepared in a forest. Contrary to the idea that there would be nothing, there were some things that were touched by human hands, such as furniture, tables, and convenience tools.

“Did you make it?”

“no. There is a human that I personally go down to the city of humans and buy, and use them like limbs. These are the things I asked for and saved from that person.”

“So you’re tricking people into making requests?”

“that···.”

“I know everything, so don’t be mean.”

“···Yes. I transform myself and put in requests, and sometimes I use my limbs.”

“Then what if the tail gets caught?”

“Move to another place.”

“What if I get caught?”

“If that’s still the case…”

there was no this

It’s definitely a useful ability.

“Are there any restrictions on transformation?”

“It is possible only for those who have contacted and understood.”

“I understand the contact, but what if it is understanding?”

“It’s good to eat things like hair, flesh, and blood, and it’s good to absorb mana. The greater the quantity and quality, the greater the effect of transformation.”

“So, if you transform, you can use the abilities of the transformed person?”

“Compared to the real thing, it’s a treaty, but a little…”

At those words, Kim Woo-jin was delighted. Although this is a completely deteriorated version, it was no different from authority.

Indeed, I understand why doppelgangers are called legendary beings. If this doppelganger had much better abilities, perhaps even Kim Woo-jin would not have noticed.

It’s not that they don’t exist, it’s just that they didn’t exist.

“Do you have coffee?”

“there is.”

The doppelganger brought coffee. Kim Woo-jin’s eyes stood out.

“It’s not perfect, but it’s been played a little?”

“Ah, yes, it is.”

The left arm, which had almost disappeared, had grown back just a little bit.

Tok tok, Kim Woo-jin tapped the armrest. Even though it is weak, unless it is specifically removed, the power of the universe always dwells in his flame.

The power of the universe was a different aura from normal mana. No matter how little it is, it overcomes it and regenerates faster than expected.

I don’t know if all doppelgangers are like this or if this doppelganger is special, but it was special anyway.

“Hey.”

“Yes, yes!”

“Can I change my country?”

“It is difficult for those with a high rank.”

Kim Woo-jin bled from his finger. I finished my coffee and spilled blood into an empty cup.

“eat.”

“···Yes.”

The doppelganger ingested blood. and had a seizure.

“Kheuhuhuhhh!”

“What, what’s up!”

“My, it’s too huge for me to handle…!”

His body lost its human form and turned into slime again. Then it split into hundreds of stems and bounced in all directions.

“You, too…!”

Kim Woo-jin waited for it without a word. She refilled the coffee in a new cup herself, slashing the tentacles flying toward her.

A week passed like that.

“Heo-eok, heo-eok…!”

The doppelganger, which repeatedly destroyed and regenerated, barely regained its stability.

“What do you think?”

“Lord, I think I will die.”

“But I lived.”

“Hey, what are you doing? How is this…?”

“Try to transform.”

“Impossible.”

“Make sense.”

“Your level is too high. To just eat a cup of blood and make copies…”

“It means you need more blood.”

Kim Woo-jin handed over a glass full of blood. A small spark was formed on the calm surface of the water.

“eat.”

“…”

This time it took two weeks. And finally, the doppelganger was able to duplicate Kim Woo-jin’s appearance.

It can’t imitate flames yet, but it’s almost perfect in terms of appearance.

At that point, Kim Woo-jin abandoned the idea of letting go of his doppelganger.

‘I don’t know what the future with the gods will be like, so I’d better get some insurance.’

Depending on how you use it, it can be quite helpful.

It’s still lacking a lot, but if you feed it regularly with blood and mana, it will gradually get better.

“···Hey.”

“Yes···!”

“You and I will work together.”

There was no right of veto.

* * *

I spent three weeks on my doppelganger, so I only had one week left.

In the meantime, Kim Woo-jin went on a continental trip with his doppelganger. Nothing great. I just wondered what happened to the dimension where I was saved and how mankind was doing.

“It is calm.”

It is impossible to compare it to the earth where monsters do not exist, but the dimension was peaceful.

They have returned to their daily life. From peasants farming in the fields, merchants in cities, and nobles in kingdoms.

There was no more fear of the end. Kim Woo-jin was satisfied with that alone. The damage was greater, but Glacc must be living like this.

The promised month has passed.

“Kim Woo-jin, I’ve come to pick you up. What is he?”

“If I’m going to be the warden of a prison, I don’t have to have limbs either.”

“…well, that’s it. No matter how the number of people in the prison is filled, it is your heart.”

Bern opened the space. And when he opened his eyes again, Kim Woo-jin was standing in a completely different place.

The clear sky, the bright sun, the gentle wind blowing, the tall walls and buildings in the distance, and even the dense mana.

“This is where you should be in the future, Purgatory.”

“The mana density is higher than expected?”

“Did you really think that the prisons created by the gods would be the same as those made by humans?”

“What should I do now? Can I just go in?”

“You just have to go in and take over the duties from the current director.”

“Are you not going with me?”

“I’ve done my job to get you here.”

Before he could say anything, Bern disappeared. Kim Woo-jin laughed in vain.

“let’s go.”

“Yes.”

As I got closer, the door opened.

“Krosis is waiting for you.”

The enforcers guarding the main gate guided Kim Woo-jin.

Inside was plain. It wasn’t particularly beautiful or anything special. It’s all about a huge building lying in an empty lot.

“I can see the warden’s aesthetic sense here is beggarly.”

The executioners flinched at the warden’s insult, but that was all.

After a while, Kim Woo-jin was ushered into the director’s office.

“Companions cannot enter together. The warden wanted to be alone.”

“I am waiting for you here.”

“Yes.”

The warden’s office was also ordinary. A desk and chair, a few bookcases. That was all. Kim Woo-jin met eyes with the director who was enjoying tea time sitting on the sofa.

The warden chuckled.

“nice to meet you. Are you Kim Woo-jin?”

“that’s right.”

“The way you talk is arrogant, but well, what does it matter. He was the first human to kill a god, and he was the benefactor who brought me out of this pitiful place.”

The warden held out his hand.

“I am Krosis, the great god of anti-vaccination and the warden of purgatory.”

“Kim Woo-jin.”

“Feel free from people.”

“I don’t particularly want to get close enough to shake hands with you guys.”

“Well, okay. It’s enough for me as long as I finish the handover and get out of here.”

Krosys shrugged.

“I know you’ve already heard about what Purgatory is like here.”

“A place where they make use of what they want and slander the unwilling warriors.”

“out of it. It is a place where greedy people who dare not know the subject and covet what is not theirs will repent.”

“That is your idea.”

“The will of God is the will of the world.”

Well, it doesn’t matter what you think.

“Because it doesn’t change what you have to do anyway. To have the prisoners here voluntarily surrender their powers and get out.”

Crosys has begun a full-fledged takeover.

“Actually, there is not much to do. All prisons are single cells and are managed by a system we created.”

“Currently there are 34 prisoners. Humans, elves, dwarves, beastmen, even giants. Very diverse.”

“Fifty guards. They are all enforcers.”

“Each solitary cell has a system called the punishment room.”

“The thing that redeems prisoners is what the Lord created as a means of redemption. It works so well that it will never work.”

Krosys held out a thick stack of papers.

“Check the details yourself.”

“Are you leaving the guards alone?”

“yes. It seems like you brought one person, but the two of you can’t manage the prison, can you?”

“How do you believe?”

“Are there any other measures?”

“I heard that there is a dummy used by the gods when they leave play.”

“How else did you know that?”

I heard from Albenius. This time, Vern was forced to guide Kim Woo-jin directly under the command of the main god, but in fact, God said that he was reluctant to go down to the lower dimension.

Because of the limitations, the sense of omnipotence disappears. Because of this, I sometimes use a dummy when I have to step out myself. It’s kind of like an alter ego.

“Pass it. According to the number of guards.”

“Just because you passed it on, you can use it as you like… ah.”

Krosis nodded.

“Come to think of it, you said you absorbed the spirit king’s essence, right? OK, I got it. Ask the givers. He will probably allow it.”

but are you okay?

The corners of Krosys’ mouth twisted.

“I don’t see how we can control the prisoners here unless it’s the enforcers. They are a bit strong because they are rebels who rebelled against God’s will. It must be a bit difficult with those spirits, right?”

“That’s none of your business.”

“Well, it has left my hand now.”

He brushed his hands in an exaggerated motion.

After a while, he left Purgatory with the Executioners.