072. Albenius of Purgatory

– Joja

“What?”

As usual, he was stroking and healing Lily.

The soft touch of your hand, the soothing scent of the forest, and the subtle spirit of the forest.

Lily was like a magic pill that relieved Kim Woo-jin’s stress.

– Joja.

In the midst of such a peaceful daily life, Lily’s mouth came out not ‘beep’ as usual, but inaccurate but human language.

I wonder if I heard it wrong, but Lily repeated it once more. Kim Woo-jin hurriedly grabbed her with both hands and met her eyes.

“…Lily, did you just say that?”

– beep.

Lily nodded. The words that came out again were not human language, but she couldn’t lie.

“What did you say?”

– Joja.

“Joja?”

– Joja.

Lily’s wing points to Kim Woo-jin. What does it mean?

“I’m Joja? Surely you are not a eunuch?”

Lily shook her head.

– Jojani.

One letter increased. But the things I still couldn’t understand didn’t change.

It was then.

“Ah, Mother Tree! Do it too much!”

The high elf, free from the restraints, came running with a calm voice.

“The first human words uttered were not Yulia, but the warden!”

“···Intestine?”

“Yeah. Didn’t you understand this? Whoever hears it is the warden?”

“Really?”

– beep!

Will parents feel this way when their child cries out for mom for the first time?

Feeling moved, Kim Woo-jin unconsciously pulled Lily into a sitting position.

“Mother tree! Me too! Please call me by my name too!”

– Gigi Lee.

“You’re a dwarf! Such discriminatory remarks against elves are not right! What in the world does a world tree say to a high elf like that!”

– Gigi Lee.

“Kyaaa This is a dream!”

psychiatrist. Yulia covered her ears and struggled on top of a tree branch before falling down.

– Joja, Yeola.

“Have you been contacted by the director? Are you the Mother Tree of the Daydram? What does the mother tree say?”

– Beep beep, beep beep, beep.

From there, there were no words that Kim Woo-jin could not understand. But there is an atmosphere. Watching Yulia’s hardened face and eyes in real time, I realized that something was wrong.

Got a problem with the daydram?

Albenius should be there now?

“What is going on?”

“…God visited the dimension. Looking for traitors…”

In a flash, the space split and someone fell.

“Hide me.”

It was Albenius.

* * *

“Please eat.”

“thanks.”

Albenius took a sip of the steaming tea. Whoa, he let out a sigh of relief.

“What happened?”

“As I was about to leave Daydram to find new former warriors, God appeared. You said you were looking for a traitor.”

“Are you a traitor?”

“I didn’t specifically call it me. But anyone can see that it was me.”

“Have you been caught?”

“Don’t say anything terrible. If you got caught, you wouldn’t be here.”

Albenius frowned.

“The World Tree of Daydram hid me in its arms. Thanks to that, I escaped his attention and fortunately I left. However, I decided that I could no longer hide there for a long time. They made up their mind.”

The world tree and the vaccine war are mutually respectful.

If it was enough to break the long-standing respect and invade, it would be safe to say that they noticed the collusion between the World Tree and Albenius.

And I got a rough idea of what that geondeokji was.

“It seems that getting Lily caught was a problem.”

“I guess so. Unless you’re an idiot, you can’t think that the seed of the World Tree suddenly fell from the sky.”

“Is that why you came here?”

“I have contacted the World Tree of Daydram and other World Trees, but they say that the gods are starting to search the dimensions where the World Tree is located. There is no good place to hide.”

“And what?”

“As long as the inspector doesn’t come, there’s no place as safe as this place. Moreover, for the inspector to come, you must give a notice one day in advance, so you have time to prepare in case of an emergency.”

“One premise is wrong. The illusion that I will let you stay unconditionally.”

“… you’re going to kick me out? I prepared 281 former warriors for you?”

“Why is that for me?”

“Because my job is your job. After all, neither you nor I can live under the same universe as before the vaccine, right?”

I had thought about it for a long time, but it was clear that dragons did not have a conscience.

But the problem was that there was nothing to refute.

“But don’t they go unnoticed?”

“maybe.”

“maybe?”

“Everyone is in the apocalypse dimension. I told you to build up your rank by catching monsters in the apocalypse dimension. Wouldn’t it be okay if the gods searched that far?”

“I have to tell Lord Durishma.”

“I already said it, so don’t worry.”

“I understand, but you have to hide well. Among the prisoners, there are spies of the managers.”

“There is a spy, but you release it freely like that?”

Beyond the window, where Albenius’ gaze reached, he could see prisoners roaming freely.

“They, like Albenius-sama, cannot be under the same universe as the administrators.”

“I see a few people who can be compared to Yulia.”

“That’s why I’m thinking of helping them gain godhood. With Lord Durishma.”

“It sounds like you’ve captured God and will kill him when you want. Would that be easy?”

“I already caught two of them.”

“…two guys? Not one guy?”

Albenius also knew that he had captured Bern. But at what point did one person grow?

“I was lucky.”

“God is not something you can catch simply by being lucky.”

“It’s long to explain.”

“Then hear me later. Can I take a look around Purgatory for a moment?”

“Don’t just think about it. All the more because you never know when the gods will play tricks.”

“Who do you know as a troublemaker? Anyone who sees it will know it’s my babysitter. I have lived hundreds of times longer than you.”

Albenius grumbled and went outside.

“Don’t get into trouble.”

Kim Woo-jin sipped coffee and recalled the past.

The time when he fought against the gods with the dimensional dragon behind his back.

At that time, the dimension dragon was running away from the eyes of the gods and ran away from various dimensions. I met Kim Woo-jin by chance, and he told me the other side of the gods and many things about this world.

And he was of great help in rescuing Glacc, the worst dimension he had been summoned as a warrior.

In the process, the hidden power was revealed and captured by the gods.

So I don’t regret what happened then. Because it is his iron rule to repay kindness tenfold and resentment a hundredfold.

“It’s not intentional, but it’s gradually becoming like a home base in Purgatory.”

You don’t know when the inspection will come again, so you should prepare in advance.

“Since Albenius is there, it might not be bad to secretly attack the domains of the gods and kidnap them, but…”

As a dimensional dragon, his authority is more than given to him if it is confined to space and dimension. Although it cannot be said to be perfect, there is no one in this world who is more skilled than Albenius in moving secretly from dimension to dimension.

“No, wait.”

Do I really need to?

Come to think of it, didn’t I say that the gods scattered all over the place to catch Albenius?

“Is this a chance?”

* * *

“Albenius? Is that the dimensional dragon named Albenius you said so?”

“Yes, that is correct.”

“He was a man comparable to God.”

“Because Albenius-nim can handle the power of a god.”

“It’s for dimensions. I want to fight.”

“Don’t act like an animal.”

“Am I a beast?”

“Are you a poisonous dragon?”

“Dimensional dragons can’t handle poison.”

The appearance of Albenius was a hot topic even among the prisoners in Purgatory.

The one who put Yulia here and planted the world tree. An adversary who opposes the gods.

As much as everyone gathered here hated God, his meaning was bound to be different.

“Who is Albenius?”

“Um, it’s just Albenius-sama.”

“Does it have dragon-like dignity or greed?”

“There is no such thing as dignity.”

“A dragon?”

“Should I say more like a friend than a dragon…?”

“Yes, that sounds right.”

space is divided Albenius, who should have been in the office, walked out.

“I do not intend to establish authority just because I am a dimension dragon. After all, it is the same for all who cannot live under the same universe as God.”

The prisoners who were noisy at his appearance fell silent.

The natural sense of intimidation and atmosphere made it so.

“Are you Albenius?”

Dercain stepped forward as a representative.

“hit. You are a dwarf.”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“I heard that the longest-serving prisoner in Purgatory is a dwarf. It looks like you.”

“you’re right. I was imprisoned for 300 years.”

“For a dwarf, 300 years is…”

“Is it true that a dimensional dragon appeared!”

It was then. The door burst open and someone ran out into the hallway. Soji, it was Werner.

“you?”

“It is you! Hello, my name is Werner Rattmann, the possession of this purgatory. It can be said that he is the director’s closest aide, and he is determined to fight against the gods.”

“…then you’re allies.”

“you’re right! I am an ally! In that sense, can I ask you one trivial, very trivial favor? As an ally.”

“ask?”

“We know that lizards regenerate their tails even if they are cut off.”

“what? How dare you compare me, a great dimensional dragon, to a lizard!”

“Of course not. Would you dare to compare? I just mean…”

Churup, Werner licked his lips. Albenius took a step back without realizing it at the terrifying stare at his own buttocks.

“I’d like you to cut off the tail a little…”

“Mi, are you crazy?”

“I cooked a dragon once, but it was a delicacy of the highest quality. However, I was very curious about what a dimensional dragon, said to be a higher being than a normal dragon, would be like… It doesn’t wear out anyway, does it?”

“What do you think of my tail! It wears out!”

“Do not play again. like a lizard.”

“Of course it is, but there is no reason to pull your tail over it!”

“Please! please!”

“go away! What, such a dog-like human being!”

Albenius widened the distance with quick steps. Berman followed. The two figures disappeared in an instant.

“…what is it? What just happened…?”

“They said they caught a dragon, cooked it, and ate it. Is it true?”

“I knew you were crazy about gastronomy, but I didn’t expect it to be that much.”

“I’m curious.”

Hmmm, Tarkan licked his lips.

“Because I’ve never eaten dragon meat before.”

“That’s for sure.”

“It would be even better if it had poison.”

“What are you all talking about! That person is a noble dimension dragon!”

“Aren’t you a god who has gained divinity? Aren’t gods more noble than dimensional dragons?”

“…That’s true, though.”

Yulia couldn’t find the words to refute Dercain’s words.

“Moreover, the warden is a monster who can beat even gods. It is said that it plans against the gods and is close to the warden, but that’s all, there is nothing special about the name Dimensional Dragon.”

It was because of the special environment called purgatory.

Even the great dimension dragons were mere lizards here.

“Anyway, I knew Werner was crazy, but that’s a bit harsh. You want me to cut off your tail.”

Derkhain clicked his tongue.

No one pointed out a single drop of saliva running down his mouth.

* * *

“That’s a dimension dragon.”

It was a name Diane heard often when she was an enforcer.

One of the races to be eliminated in preparation for the birth of a new deity. No, one of the only surviving elimination races.

“You’re friends with the principal, no, with the warden.”

So, I understand everything. Since the warden is taking care of them, it is only natural that the fakes cannot find them even if they try hard.

“You are also the warden.”

Diane’s faith deepened.

“God.”

She looked at the elixir in the palm of her hand. I don’t know why, but it was given to me by a person named Soji who was chasing the dragon of dimension.

Yeongdan, who purified the spirit plant and extracted extreme efficiency.

the warden said

Let’s work together to make sure she gains godhood.

“Make me a god…!”

Bern was rather wary of her. Even if he spared it, he kept the proper line, lest he gain divine power and become his competitor.

But how merciful is the Lord?

“Oh God.”

If you wish, I will gladly strive to become a god.

Be your shield and protect you.

I will become your spear and tear those arrogant fakes apart.

and after that.

“I will create a new vaccine war by your side.”

It was a lie if there was no desire to go to a higher place. However, that is also what God wants.

she was sure

Kim Woo-jin will surely stand at the top of that universe.

she hoped

At that time, I hope that you will be the one keeping his side.

May you be able to serve God closest to you.

Gulp, swallowed the spirit.