My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 207
#207
The dawn of chaos (2)
Instead of the radio, I can hear the sound of the TV playing..
wajangchang—!
The utensils that had been placed on the table fell to the floor..
“···shit! What is this suddenly···!”
I managed to grab the table with my struggling hands, leaned against it, and gritted my teeth..
Before I knew it, the tidy living room floor had become a mess, but now was not the time to worry about such trivial things..
The abyss of mental erosion that suddenly began.
Hans, who became the Immortal King, had immunity to mental attacks even if he did nothing, but since the current erosion was not an external attack, such defense was not particularly helpful..
‘From the moment he looked into that guy's eyes, the abyss was moving in Hans' heart... inside him. This level of reaction is greater than when fragments are absorbed..’
Of course, even if its own mental defenses became useless, it wasn't a big problem..
When you combine his mental ability, which has grown by investing a huge amount of karma, with the resources he can draw from other avatars, he has such transcendent mental power that it is strange that problems arise..
If you use it to moderately suppress the rampaging erosion and change the direction so that it does not flow back toward the main body, there will be no problem..
Wasn't it because of these fraudulent characteristics that Hans was able to use the dangerous power of the immortal king in the first place?.
“Ugh, why not now?!”
···If it were normal.
Although Hans' mental resources were overflowing, his inner self was too precarious and unstable to fully utilize them..
‘Damn it, I can't suppress it. After all, right after my mental world was damaged,!’
All kinds of negative elements explode from within..
The negative emotions that I had already experienced several times and had been steadily blocking ever since were amplified several times in an instant, reaching the limit of the “Mind Hub”..
‘If we continue like this, it will flow back.···!’
In an instant, numerous thoughts passed through my mind..
Unsummon?
No, that's putting the problem aside..
Since there is already a bomb inside Hans, the same thing will happen again as soon as he is resummoned..
And at that time, ‘Hans in trouble’ will exist right next to the defenseless body..
‘It's a bonus that you can't suppress your energy properly, so your location is exposed to all directions! Unless you want to seal Hans away forever, that's the worst option..’
No matter how much of a barrier is installed in the house, considering the energy emanating from Hans' body right now, it would not be possible to do this..
As expected, it was best to solve this problem now that Outerica was immortal..
‘However, if my mind is polluted, it's the opposite of true, so I have to prevent that somehow..’
The erosion had already crossed the limit and was pounding the boundaries of the “Mind Hub”..
I stopped all the avatars' movements at once and focused my mind solely on Hans..
It protects the mental world damaged by the ruler and prevents further damage..
It gave strength to “Myunggyeongjisu,” which was shaking back and forth like a sailboat caught in a storm..
「While controlling “Persona”, the security of “Mind Hub” has been further strengthened..
In the process, I realized that the regurgitating abyss contained some information, but I had no time to distract myself from it now..
‘It's really dangerous like this. There is some solution···.’
But even such resistance did nothing but buy time..
The situation was still depressingly dark..
When you are doing your best to find a breakthrough.
‘···Wait, that's?’
Suddenly, the bead left behind by the ruler was sensed in Hans' inner consciousness..
Even though upheaval was raging around it, it just stayed calmly in its place, as if it didn't care about what was going on around it..
‘Amplification of mental abilities. I don't know if that will help with this, but it's still better than nothing..’
In fact, isn’t it because of that thing that this Sadal was born??
There was no time to choose anything as long as it helped resolve the current situation..
‘uh? This might be better than you think?’
However, the product, which I used as if grasping at straws, performed better than expected..
It wasn't a dramatic effect, perhaps because it wasn't used correctly, but it was at least enough to help prevent reflux and block the gap between them..
‘It will be later to sort out the abyss that has swelled inside Hans. First of all, the priority is to strengthen the perimeter and prevent backflow. Just finish this···!’
Afterwards, a tiring struggle with the abyss continued for a while..
How long has it been since we responded to erosion like that?.
Actually, it wasn't that long in reality, but it felt like a long time had passed, perhaps because I was going through such an exhausting struggle in the mental world..
“Phew—.”
My whole body is drowsy, covered in sweat, and I feel uncomfortable..
The fact that you feel this way is probably proof that you have the space to turn your consciousness outward..
‘I did it···.’
Yes, it was a success in the end..
The task is to block the contamination triggered from the abyss and build an additional barrier at the border of consciousness to prevent it from crossing over..
Jjiing—
However, before I could even feel relieved about it,.
Crunchy soup!
I stumbled from the sudden dizziness that struck my head and fell ungainly on the messed up floor..
“Ugh, ugh.”
Is it because I overexerted myself in a situation that suddenly occurred??
We were able to definitely prevent the contamination flowing back into the body, but there was nothing we could do about the mental shock and fatigue inflicted in the process..
Even though I tried to continue thinking somehow, the flow in my head was interrupted and my thoughts were not connected..
It was all hazy, as if I was dreaming, and I couldn't concentrate properly, so only fragmentary thoughts ran through my mind..
《Unique skills grow and unlock potential···》
But before the paragraphs even took shape,.
I felt my consciousness slipping away and fell into darkness..
***
After some time has passed since then.
Clap—
With the sound of the doorknob turning, a person came into the messy living room..
He looked around lightly, then looked at the man who had fallen on the floor and sighed deeply..
“Haha, I didn't expect this.”
And when he entered the living room, 'Hugo' took Han Seong-hyun, who had the same face as himself, and laid him down in the bedroom and checked his condition here and there..
‘Since I was just running my avatar in a safe place, I never even thought about this situation. It's natural for things like this to happen when the mind is strained..’
I was quite embarrassed as this was my first time experiencing a shock to my body like this..
Fortunately, after looking at the details, it wasn't that serious, and it seemed like if I rested like this for a few days, I would get over it quickly.···.
‘No, that's not the problem.?’
Suddenly a cold sweat ran down his spine..
In fact, the real problem started now..
‘Whoa, let's calm down. Let’s summarize the situation first..’
Hugo, who was not long after being created and still has a weak 'personality', finished cleaning up after everything and sat in the massage chair as usual, lost in thought..
Every person has a different side, no matter how big or small..
It can change depending on the situation or place, and it can also change depending on the person you are dealing with..
When at work, with family, when doing hobbies, when meeting with friends···.
A person who is fairer than anyone else in society may be a tyrant who gets angry over trivial things at home, and a bloodless and tearless villain who murdered many people may be the head of a family who loves his children more than anyone else..
Because it is so natural, there is no need to divide it into a framework such as dual personality. It is an expression of the diverse and complex emotions that all people naturally have..
‘And the individuality given to the avatars through ‘Persona’ comes from the emotions of an individual named ‘Han Seong-hyun’..’
Each avatar was a side of Han Seong-hyun and a projection of his image..
Even though everyone seemed different, it was still unmistakably him, and even when the main body passed out, he continued to share memories..
However, what each person expresses is different depending on their individuality..
In particular, his first avatar, Hans, was a being who contained all his negative aspects and was, so to speak, an emotional trash can..
Grief over losing family, resentment toward the world, anger toward the criminal, despair about the future, etc..
Of course, it could be seen as a big problem if an ordinary being had such emotions, but Hans, the avatar, was different..
‘In the first place, they were compatible with undead, and those negative emotions actually helped control the 'Heart of the Immortal King'..’
Also, it was possible to objectively control the avatar's personality independently of it through the "Mind Hub", so there hasn't been any problem so far..
‘So far, that is..’
「If Han Seong-hyun, the owner of “Avatar” and the subject of “Mind Hub,” was alive and well,.
And unless that Hans is right after being contaminated by the erosion of the abyss..
“Hahaha... this is true.”
Hugo, who was smiling awkwardly and scratching the back of his head, swallowed his saliva and then let out a short sigh..
“···I'm bored.”
That brief sentiment was the common thought of all the avatars except Hans..
***
‘useless worries.’
Hans suppressed the abyss welling up inside him and muttered briefly to himself..
No matter how hard it was to focus on preventing reflux, the mental power level that was concentrated on Hans was not easy..
It is inevitable that additional contamination of the abyss occurred due to this incident, but that was the extent of what had happened before, so there was nothing much to change..
‘This body is a ruler who transcends death and a righteous king. Never play according to someone's will.’
Whether it's the abyss or something hiding behind a giant..
While he was thinking that, he heard Dwell's voice fussing next to him..
[O king! Are you okay? sorry! I should have sealed that arrogant giant more securely. I never would have thought that even in that state, he would try to play a trick on the king.!]
When I looked around at those words, it seemed as if not much time had passed, and the surroundings had not changed much since before..
[It's okay, so just shut up, Dwell. This body has something to think about.]
[Huh! Ah... I understand, king..]
Hans said a cold word to the man who was talking annoyingly next to him, then turned his head again and looked at the giant's head with a hole in its forehead..
A huge head slowly falling apart in the aftermath of nuclear destruction..
‘under! mission? main? funny sound.’
He looked at it and laughed inwardly..
I haven't analyzed all the information I got this time yet, but I still felt like I had a rough idea of the situation..
It seems that both ‘death’ and ‘madness’ were designed to act according to someone’s intentions..
Perhaps the giant's move just now was also a procedure to restore the Immortal King, who was not moving as he wanted, to his original state..
If you weren't an avatar, you might have ended up playing the guy's intentions..
‘I don't care what you do. Just get rid of anything that gets in the way of Hannibal Strauss. Just like those pledgers in reverse..’
From the beginning his purpose was only one.
‘Obtaining a huge amount of karma through 'home theater' and using it to destroy the Earth's Buncheonhoe..
He was moving only for that..
‘However, after dealing with it in person, I realized that the meeting was not easy..’
As Hans was looking at the giant's head, his thoughts naturally flowed in that direction..
There is one conclusion that naturally follows from there:.
‘After all, more karma is needed.’
The point was that karma should be harvested more surely, rather than in a lukewarm way like now..
I've thought about it several times before, but I was never a good being..
The man named Han Seong-hyun, who had already been ruined a long time ago, was the kind of man who could slaughter countless people without blinking if necessary..
‘matter of course. How many people has this body killed so far?.’
No matter how much the “Mind Herb” filters, the fact of killing a person does not disappear..
However, even though the number of people he has killed directly or indirectly is already countless, he has never been particularly shocked..
Doesn’t that prove that it wasn’t normal from the beginning??
Nevertheless, what I tried to do to reduce the damage to the civilian population... was just an excuse to rationalize myself and for self-satisfaction..
Struggling to protect what little humanity we have.
‘It's funny.’
however.
Now the shackles are off.
‘We need to improve efficiency..’
The policy he was taking now was extremely inefficient..
Home theater, good..
The enemy of the hero and the devil, great..
So do you like the current scenario??
‘no, that can't be!’
What are you doing now??
It's not like playing house, we just play pranks by occasionally sending out small children.!
In an RPG game, even the Demon King, who raises heroes by throwing his subordinates at them step by step, did not launch such a clumsy attack..
purple! The powers that are now piled up in immortality.
The immortal army just piles up with nowhere to go..
What kind of waste is this??
As expected, I didn't like the current method at all..
[Dwell McCain.]
[yes! Immortal King! Dwell, you are here.!]
Did he sense that the king's reaction was somehow different from usual?.
Dwell, who was next to me as if he was not there, bowed down and shouted..
Hans stared at him prostrate on the floor for a moment, then uttered a short word..
[Summon the executives.]
[yes! I will carry out your order immediately.!]
Dwell, who disappears from his seat as soon as he finishes speaking, as if his discipline is strong..
Hans, left alone in the laboratory, looked again at the giant's head as it turned to ash and disappeared, then turned his gaze to the ceiling..
There was only black stone, the basic interior of immortality..
He whispered softly as if he was talking to someone..
[This body is Hannibal Strauss.]
Hans... No, the immortal king Hannibal Strauss.
[He is the one who will bring an end to this world..]
He began to extend his black hand towards the continent in earnest..
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