Chapter 327 - Angel's Descent
# Republic of Korea, on the outskirts of Seoul.
It was an exceptionally peaceful place with beautiful mountains and waters, unusually tranquil for Seoul.
Under the vast open blue sky stretching over the land, mountains with lush vegetation could be seen on one side.
Below them, a few houses were scattered among the fields.
A neighborhood with good air quality and tranquility, boasting a remarkable 0% terrorism rate for the past 10 years.
Today, tomorrow, and seemingly forever peaceful—unless redevelopment companies, tired of working in Seoul where they get destroyed by terrorism daily, turned their attention here.
A strange, unusual phenomenon was occurring.
Rumble—
Sudden roaring sounds from the sky.
In the blue sky above, something began to tear apart as if the heavens were opening.
And at that moment.
Whoosh—
The sky split in two with a thunderous sound.
Between the split, dazzling yellow light began to pour out, bright even in daylight.
"My goodness... what in the world is that?"
The sky splitting open with light pouring out—an unbelievable scene straight from mythology.
The surrounding rainbow-colored clouds and mists beginning to form were enough to make elderly women straighten their backs from work, take out their unfamiliar smartphones, and send pictures to their children.
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<[Mom, what's this? Is it a villain attack?]
[No, it ain't. But it's such a spectacular sight~^^]>
<[Wow Mom, take more pictures and send them. I need to report this haha]>
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These photos and incidents quickly heated up social media.
This was enough to catch the attention of news agencies that had been bored, looking for new terrorism incidents.
Thus.
The news about the sky splitting open on the outskirts of Seoul, with light pouring out and colorful clouds rising brilliantly, spread across the nation instantly.
Within just a few hours.
[Breaking news! Currently, mysterious lights descending from the sky in a village on the outskirts of Seoul are causing a sensation...]
This incident was already making headlines.
The once peaceful village began bustling with people who came to witness the mysterious phenomenon.
"Wow, look. The fog is rainbow-colored. What is this really?"
"Stop pushing!"
"Please don't come any closer. This is a restricted area!"
"Oh my goodness! Get out of my field, you rascals!"
"Is this some villain's show? I'm feeling uneasy."
The open sky. The vivid radiance pouring from it.
And the sacred, colorful clouds spread across the sky.
And this scene.
I was watching from a tree near a distant mountain.
"What a commotion. What a commotion."
Wearing a black cloak, I muttered while looking through my mask.
[Currently, the Association is considering this might be the work of a villain and is isolating people from the area where the light is directly shining...]
The news anchor's words reached my ears.
The angel was, as expected, making quite an entrance as a messenger of God.
Especially with such a spectacle—sacred light pouring from the sky that anyone would recognize as special.
After drawing attention like this, the one who appears is the Attendant of the Sun God. The angel who's called an angel simply because she resembles one.
After her first appearance, she remains quiet for a while until Celeste, who belatedly learns of the angel's descent, takes her away.
After being abducted and returning, she suddenly starts quietly helping people like a hero...
'In the end, it was all cosplay for the final twist.'
In the final battle, she suddenly transforms, wielding a scythe and beginning to slaughter people. With her trademark pure smile, she slices necks while her white clothes become stained with blood—a scene of pure madness.
As the Attendant of the Sun God, she was never normal to begin with. She pretended to be holier and kinder than anyone else.
Of course, innocent readers who didn't know the Sun God was the final boss thought during serialization, 'Ah, the author finally added a foreign helper because Stardust needs assistance.' Not a chance. She was an enemy too.
Anyway, I had no intention of witnessing that.
The Sun God...? In the end, stars defeat the sun.
And though it's not obvious, I also had the power of stars flowing through me like Stardust. My hair just didn't turn yellow.
While I was thinking this.
"Huh, what's that!"
"Can anyone else hear this?"
Murmuring sounds began to come from the front.
Under the blue sky on the open land. And numerous people gathered closely.
As countless people looked up at the light emerging from the split in the sky, with news helicopters flying around.
Suddenly, some kind of song began to echo.
[quae apparuit Omnes homines in hoc mundo salventur-]
The sudden sound of an unidentifiable song with incomprehensible lyrics.
The song echoed throughout the sky, like a hymn being sung from all directions.
Naturally, people were confused by this sudden situation.
"What's this? Who's singing?"
"Shh! Listen!"
[Vera salus est reddere vitam, quam dedit Deus. Pœnitentiam agite, agnelli-]
[Deae- Deae- Deae- Deae-]
As this alien hymn echoed everywhere.
People were entranced by the mysterious energy.
At that moment.
"Look, look over there!"
Whoosh
From all around.
An intense light bright enough to illuminate the entire world burst from between the split clouds in the sky.
For a moment, it blinded everyone.
And when they regained their senses.
"Oh my..."
"...what is that."
Rustle—
From the sky.
An angel with large white wings, wearing a white robe with blonde hair, was slowly descending from the sky.
Her tall figure, eyes tightly closed, hands clasped in front of her chest as she descended.
And that sight.
Even in this world where supernatural elements like superpowers, villains, and heroes abound.
"Ahhh....."
"Dear God..."
It was enough to draw sighs.
It was so mysterious.
And so sacred.
"....."
The angel who descended from the sky.
She floated above the field, still in her original posture.
Surrounded by the radiance still pouring from the sky and rainbow mist.
It was a holy sight too sacred to look at directly.
"Ahh... an angel. An angel has descended..."
Some people were already so captivated by the overwhelming sight that they knelt in prayer.
Those who seemed to genuinely believe in God had already fainted.
More overwhelming than what I'd seen in comics, I could understand why people were so enthusiastic about this angel.
While the angel floated with her eyes closed, I could hear journalists frantically clicking their camera shutters.
"Ugh..."
And to prevent anyone from approaching the angel, a transparent rainbow-colored barrier had somehow formed around her. Probably the angel's own protection mechanism.
While people around the angel were in chaos, I was thinking with a cold expression.
Yes. That angel will probably stay still like that for days. Inside a barrier that nothing can penetrate.
And during that time, news about her will spread worldwide as breaking news, and that fact will reach Celeste's ears.
And, of course, I won't let that happen.
I thought about this and grinned.
Well. Let's go now.
It's time to greet the angel.
Swoosh—
And so I.
Teleported away.
When my surroundings changed.
I was suddenly standing among the crowd gathered around the angel, no longer on the mountain.
And people quickly noticed me.
"Oh! It's Egostic! Egostic is here!!!"
"What? Where?"
"It's really Egostic!!"
In the already chaotic scene that became even more chaotic with my appearance.
I grinned, raised my hand to wave at people as fan service, and said:
"Yes everyone. Hello, I'm Egostic! Now, now. Please make way. Coming through."
As I waved my hand, people parted to the sides.
...Strange. Was our country always a society that made way so easily?
Anyway, walking through the path that had opened like Moses's miracle, I headed toward the barrier where the angel was sleeping, receiving expectant gazes from everyone.
As I approached, I saw Association employees struggling to break through the barrier.
They were struggling with some device to penetrate that transparent wall, but when they saw me, they were startled and made way. I felt conflicted for a moment. No, you should be stopping me. How can you step aside so easily?
Well, at least there's no violent confrontation.
With everyone holding their breath, bearing gazes full of expectation that 'Egostic might do something.'
I maintained my smile and arrived right in front of the barrier.
And then.
I quietly placed my hand on the barrier.
Zing.
Then, a yellow light shone between my hand and the barrier.
And my body.
"Whoa!"
"He went in!"
Slipped right through into the barrier.
Naturally, chaos erupted around me.
Regardless, having finally succeeded in entering the barrier, I looked up at the angel floating above me with a satisfied smile.
"Finally, I meet you."
I muttered, looking at the blonde angel in a white robe floating above me, eyes closed in prayer.
This angel is now mine.
I can do whatever I want with her.