084. Little Children of Purgatory

“Aren’t you crazy? Why are you awake all of a sudden?”

You don’t know how surprised I was to suddenly feel the immense power of God.

I had heard that Durishma had killed a god after a struggle, but it was unexpected for anyone to see a prisoner locked away in a dungeon suddenly become a god.

“What was the level of Petro Koperk among the executioners?”

“It was top notch. He is one of the strongest who has served the main god by his side for the longest time and is counted among three fingers. Even if I could hold on, victory was impossible.”

“Then he’s your closest aide, so why did you put that guy in here?”

“Isn’t that because you’re the one closest to me?”

“Well.”

Kim Woo-jin thought that Diane might be right.

The gods devised several plans to feed him, but failed one after another. Shin’s pride was crumpled and he must have needed a shot to succeed.

The closest enforcer of the main god, the one closest to the next god, was, in a way, the most reliable and suitable person.

If Diane hadn’t become Kim Woo-jin’s fanatic, he might not have been caught.

“The vaccine war must have been overturned again.”

Anyway, good is good. After all, it’s no different than having another god from this side kidnapped.

“What are you going to do with Patro?”

“There is only one way to deal with a god that has rolled in.”

To be used as manure for the World Trees.

“But wouldn’t Petro be a little different from Yulia?”

“It is different.”

From the point of view of the gods, Yulia is really an uninvited guest who suddenly appeared. Therefore, it is impossible to predict that she will become a god, nor can it be identified as her.

But Petro Koperk is different.

Since long ago, he has been leading a life as an enforcer of the main god, and is one of the candidates for the next great god raised by the main god himself.

If there is no one who has become a god among the enforcers of the vaccine war, you will naturally think of Petro.

All the more because he thought that there could be no two people like Yulia.

If so, I’ll try to get it out no matter what.

“Chief.”

Knockknock, then the deputy director knocked on the door.

“He woke up, but he said he would voluntarily get out of prison.”

* * *

release.

There are only three ways to get out of Purgatory.

or jailbreak.

or natural death.

Either that, or give up the power of a hero bestowed by the gods, in other words the power of a god, and get out of prison voluntarily.

Many prisoners in purgatory do not want to give up their power, so they remain locked up.

It’s not that it’s bad. In terms of bad things, the gods who only pamper themselves and pamper themselves with useless things are bastards.

Anyway, Kim Woo-jin, as the warden of Purgatory, is responsible for reporting before the vaccine and safely handing over to the convoy if the prisoner chooses to voluntarily release.

“You want to go out?”

“That’s right.”

Petro, whose complexion became much better after becoming a god, nodded cautiously. Even though he became a god because he ate one shot, he was still polite.

“I understand that the prisoners in Purgatory can be released if they give up their heroic powers. I want to go back to the original world.”

“It’s not the original world, it’s a vaccine war.”

“that’s···.”

“Should I call you Bariha Khan or Petro Koperk?”

“… the latter, please.”

“I don’t even think about hiding it anymore.”

“It doesn’t mean anything.”

Kim Woo-jin stirred the coffee cup with a teaspoon.

“But why now? There were quite a few opportunities for you to voluntarily leave the prison.”

“that’s···.”

“Shall I guess?”

Huruk, I took a sip of coffee. Mocha mixed with suitable chocolate always did not betray his expectations.

“Before becoming a god, it must have been to fulfill the orders of your master. No matter what happens, I won’t die, so I want to stay here. To see and hear as much as possible and to inform your master.”

So, even after going through the torture and suffering, he did not mention that he was released voluntarily.

“Of course, I also knew that I would not let you go.”

But that’s still the case. Nevertheless, it is not a different reason for Petro to show the card of voluntary release.

“Because the very fact that you became a god is more important than all of that. Executioners and gods are different. Having an enforcer in my hand is different from having a god in my hand. right?”

“···no.”

“No.”

Kim Woo-jin smiled.

“As the warden of Purgatory, I have the responsibility to release the prisoner if he wants to voluntarily release it.”

“I know that.”

“But it is not an obligation.”

yes, it is a responsibility

“…you mean that’s different?”

“Not different.”

Duties and responsibilities are the same in that they both have to be done, but in purgatory, duties and responsibilities are very simply distinguished.

“There is no provision in the contract that the prisoner must be released when he wants to be released.”

“…!”

If Petro is let go, Kim Woo-jin’s quota for escaping from the directorship of purgatory will be partially filled, but he did not have the heart to do the foolish thing of bringing God back to Baek-jeon to increase only one person.

“Such nonsense!”

“It makes sense. Here I am the king and the law. There is a nobleman like you among the prisoners. I tried to escape from prison, but I said I would voluntarily get out of prison because I was wrong.”

Tak, Kim Woo-jin put down the coffee cup.

“How do you think it turned out?”

“Are you in a dungeon?”

“No, I’m making weapons in the workshop all day long to get revenge on the gods. What do you think the point is here?”

“…is it impossible to get out?”

“No. If you surrender too, a happy life in purgatory awaits you.”

Normally, I wouldn’t even think about conciliating.

However, the fact that he was the closest aide to the main god, the fact that the limits of tolerance of the World Trees had already been filled, and the fact that Baekjeon would take it out at any cost changed Kim Woo-jin’s mind.

It was not easy to imagine how big a blow to Baek-jeon could be if he conciliated Petro, who was said to be his closest aide.

“What you do is simple.”

Kim Woo-jin took out the Akashic Records contract.

“I’m signing here.”

“How do you get the Akashic Records contract…?”

“You don’t have to wonder about that.”

“I will not betray you.”

“It’s not about betraying. You just serve two masters.”

“It is sophistry.”

“Then you will be in the same situation as Bern. Did you know that the World Tree was planted in Purgatory?”

there is no way you don’t know The energy of the World Tree remains so thick throughout Purgatory.

“Do you want to be sealed at the root of the world tree for the rest of your life and increase your mana and divine power?”

“You will be defeated in the end, and the Lord will save me.”

“You really think so?”

“Yes.”

As for the state of the executioner, he was now a god. He was sure that the Lord God would save him.

“Actually, that’s right.”

And Kim Woo-jin thought so too.

If they try to take the prisoner back because there was a mistake in the vaccine war, Kim Woo-jin has no way to stop it.

So, I wanted to appease him somehow, but the will of the closest aide to the main god was hardened.

Well, if he passed over easily, he would have made him his closest aide.

So, Kim Woo-jin cut off the link between Petro and Varian. The bond of family that connects Petro and Varian.

“Quaaagh!”

Petro screamed in shock as if his soul was being ripped apart.

“Uh, how…?”

After a while, a great emptiness hit Petro.

The bonds of family are never easily broken. In particular, it is not easy to bond directly with the main god, even if it is the same main god.

It would be a lot easier if there was a desire to untie the bond from the side of the family, but it was still the same. Is it for nothing that he is the Lord, and is he a subordinate for nothing? There is no way you can easily release a soul that has been bound once.

But Kim Woo-jin did it.

No matter how much his ability was noticeably weakened by the restraints, he was still a god. It is the bond of the Lord.

“I have a little bit of ability.”

Kim Woo-jin, who was wet with sweat, let out a rough breath and laughed.

Mana completely ran out of how strong the bond was. It’s never something to do twice.

Even so, it would have been impossible before. However, as he completely absorbed Kalkar’s power and fused with his flame, his ability far exceeded the normal level.

“Now, have you changed your mind?”

“It’s surprising that the bond is broken, but it doesn’t mean that my loyalty to him disappears just because the bond is broken!”

“You would, but would Varian do that too?”

“···what?”

“It doesn’t make sense to untangle the bonds of the family with common sense.”

Especially since Berian didn’t know that Kim Woo-jin ate Kalkar.

Impossible, but solved.

If that’s the case, Varian will think of the one with the least possibility.

“I wonder if Petro became a god and then he had a different mind and became attached to Kim Woo-jin.”

“… such nonsense!”

“It makes no sense. But again, it doesn’t make any sense. Do I know some Varian? He is very suspicious.”

I’m not going to say that you, who brought him from the closest person, don’t know.

“Okay, I’ll ask you again.”

Petro’s pupils shook.

“Do you want to surrender, or do you want to go back like this and be treated under suspicion?”

* * *

– Bird Dosae?

“Don’t be ridiculous, World Tree. I am not your brother.”

10 cm of Durishma pushed Lily away. However, Lily seemed to be happy with her new family and constantly wandered around.

– What?

It was the same with Nar. Gnar followed Lily around, as if trying to imitate everything her sister did.

“…Your condition is miserable.”

Except for Kim Woo-jin and Albenius, no one knows the identity of Durishma. It also meant that he had completely hidden his energy, and it also meant that his power had plummeted as he consumed all his magic energy in the battle with the gods.

Anyway, thanks to that, Durishma became an apostle of darkness that made the world tremble, not a titan, but a cute dwarf.

It was the greatest humiliation of Titan life.

“My hammer will not forgive anyone who dares treat me like a child.”

“The little crab has a ferocious temper.”

“Well, there seems to be something going on with Kim Woo-jin.”

“Are you a mutant dwarf? Among the dwarves, there are some who are born particularly small.”

“Are there only small ingredients in your world?”

“If the warden brought you, of course you are a comrade. Would you like to go with me to learn the warden’s doctrine?”

“Get out of here! Before I kill you!”

After that, no more prisoners approached, probably because he had asked Kim Woo-jin.

However, the world trees were an exception.

These naive rascals considered him their comrade. Even though I know it’s not a world tree, simply because it’s similar in size.

– Noja.

“Don’t play. I have to collect the lost magic.”

– Maggie?

– What?

“yes. I don’t know if coming here was a good choice.”

Of course, this was the only place that was safe from the gods. However, it was an extremely difficult ordeal to gather demons in this place full of light and divine power.

– It’s me. Margie. mana.

“You know where there are many Magi?”

– eww!

“You must not leave purgatory.”

– Yes, I know.

“Is there a space overflowing with demonic spirits in Purgatory? If so, there is no way that Kim Woo-jin would not have told me.”

– Pampering and chigu?

“Who dares to call a friend a blue lump of blood on its head? I am a great titan who has lived for tens of thousands of years.”

– I’m Lily.

– Whimping.

“I am not curious about your names. But I’m curious about where Magi is.”

– Are you sick?

– What?

“Tell me. I am not your enemy. world tree.”

– Arabic. Joja Chigu.

“I’m not even friends with him, but let’s just say that.”

Durishma nodded. If it was Kim Woo-jin, he had the right to be called his friend.

– Dara.

– Kigging!

Lily took the lead. Gnar followed, wagging his tail.

and where it arrived.

“···uh. World Tree? Are you Durishma? What are you doing?”

There was Kang Min-sik who squeezed out the poison absorbed by the monster.

Write it, take a deep breath and feel the familiar scent.

I had no choice but to acknowledge Durishma, the black miasma that was contained in the vast amount and the magic that Kang Min-shik embraced.

The magic and miasma floating in the air were sucked into Durishma. The Magi who responded to the Apostle of Darkness began to emerge on their own.

“uh?”

Kang Min-shik was taken aback by the bottles popping up from all sides.

“You guys are right. There must have been a place like this in Purgatory.”

– eww!

– Beep!

“Kang Min-sik.”

“My, mine!”

“Get out of the way.”

“This is mine! This is my poison that I worked hard to create!”

Kang Min-sik instinctively blocked Durishma and the miasma soldiers.

Durishma soon gained strength from his determined gaze.

“Well, it’s not polite to just do it without the owner’s permission.”

“you’re right! And as the owner, I never gave permission… Huh?”

But Durishma was no longer there.

– where?

“Who is the owner of Purgatory?”

– Joja!

“Okay, I’m going to see Kim Woo-jin. I will have to take them.”

Durishma licked her lips.