Chapter 212 – The Northern Front 1 (2/2)
“Do you love Rafael?”
“… So you’re not Rafael. You made me feel bad momentarily.”
Cruella showed hostility by laying down the old documents and taking a wary stance.
Woohyuk raised his hands to express his intention to talk and then opened his mouth to speak again.
“Actually, you’re half right and half wrong. I’m Rafael who has come back from the future.”
“You are from the future? How do expect me to believe that?”
“Will this be enough?”
Woohyuk pulled out the Lemegeton.
An ancient magic book that contained 72 Demon Kings.
Cruella looked surprised when she saw it.
“Nonsense…”
“I want to hear the truth. So, I need you to tell me everything about Rafael’s plans and what you were trying to do.”
If she knew that he was the reincarnated Rafael, he felt that Cruella would reluctantly cooperate.
As expected, Cruella answered with her head down,
“Rafael is trying to change the system with the angels who want a free world. Using the knowledge of this forbidden library…”
When light and darkness, which have existed since the beginning, became one, the world would face fundamental changes.
It was the Ark of Knowledge that led the world in the right direction.
So, the Ark of Knowledge had long been strictly managed by angels.
Woohyuk nodded at Cruella’s explanation.
“I roughly understand the story of the Ark of Knowledge. Anyway, the plan seems to have failed in the end. Do you have any guesses as to why that happened?”
“… I don’t know. How would I know?”
“Later, you become a fallen angel and create a riot. You didn’t even show an inkling of recognition when you saw me at that time. I think the cause is here. Can I check the documents you were viewing for a while?”
No matter how much he thought about it, the Golden Library wasn’t a place where an emotionally wounded woman should come right away after learning of her position in a love triangle.
As Woohyuk pushed her sharply, Cruella trembled with fear and stuttered,
“I… I become… a fallen angel…?”
“It’s because you touched the forbidden knowledge. And this is the Golden Book.”
Woohyuk pulled out the old document that Cruella was looking at from the bookshelf and frowned.
‘This woman tried to change the future to what she wanted.’
Instilling a personal desire into a common cause, for which everyone should join forces, brought a dire result in the future.
Maybe she wanted to be Rafael’s lover.
It became clear to him that she chose to become a fallen angel after touching the forbidden knowledge.
Upon grasping the general situation, Woohyuk snatched Cruella’s wrist.
“It’s your fault that Rafael’s plan failed. To make everyone unhappy just because you were blinded with jealousy is no different than what a witch would do.”
“… No! I never wanted Rafael to be unhappy! If that truly happens, I’ll burn this place down!”
Cruella’s eye became fiery as magical fire sparked from one of her hands.
Woohyuk quickly subdued her and prevented further trouble from happening.
“If you do that, nothing changes. This is just your imaginary world.”
“An imaginary world…?”
“You’re already dying. You’ve lost your loved ones and your own identity. You’ve been running away from the truth.”
Woohyuk went on to explain how he defeated her.
Cruella’s body convulsed as she heard his explanation with a shocked look.
“Ugh… black…”
“I will resolve the issue and end your terror. I have no personal feelings in this matter.”
He was not Rafael.
He may have been reincarnated, but he had no memories of his past.
However, the fact that he had a relationship with Leifina from a previous life aroused a subtle feeling within him.
As Woohyuk tried to stab Cruella’s heart with Verserios…
“Stop it.”
A man’s cold voice came from behind.
After confirming the identity of the voice, Woohyuk made a confused expression.
‘This presents a bit of trouble.’
Rafael.
The Archangel, his identity from a former life, was aiming a spear at Woohyuk with a threatening glance.
“Have you been listening to our conversation?”
“Yes. I honestly don’t believe it, but I’m willing to talk.”
“Actually, that’s the same for me.”
It was naturally difficult for any human to accept this kind of story.
When Woohyuk briefly talked about his past, Rafael looked worried.
“Am I not able to do anything… I feel guilty towards Pina after hearing your words.”
“She is someone I must keep safe and cherish in the real world.”
Woohyuk started to understand why Leifina was given as a hidden reward in the Witch’s Sanctuary.
The Creator was trying to intervene in his future through her.
However, Woohyuk was always ready to crush such a design.
At least there would be no giving up or sitting down on this new path.
After becoming a demon, he would destroy all the absurd systems created by the Creator.
This was so that everyone would no longer suffer from the Creator’s mischiefs.
When Woohyuk released Cruella with a determined expression, Rafael also loosened his attack posture.
“By the way, do you really have no memories of your previous life?”
“If I had any, I wouldn’t have suffered so much. The Goddesses of Fate, who replaced Pina, didn’t leave me with any memories or tips.”
“The Creator will always be watching you. It’s my personal opinion, but listening to you about the current situation, it would be better to seal all 72 Demon Kings first.”
If one could fill all 72 Demon Kings in Lemegeton, one could freely move to the Demon World and obtain a quest to become a demon.
At Rafael’s words, Woohyuk's eyes sparkled.
“A quest to become a demon?”