Chapter 424: Sharing |
Right after spreading the hosts and seeds across all dimensions, Ryu Min returned to the 102nd line, specifically to his home.
“I’ve captured the Dimensional God, the Phantoms will take care of the other worlds. There’s nothing more for me to worry about.”
It was time to live his own life.
Ryu Min’s family welcomed him with open arms after a week of absence.
“Ryu Min, how was your trip?”
“Good. I saw many beautiful places.”
“Did you take pictures?”
“Yes, here they are.”
Ryu Min showed his family the photos he took as a cover story.
“Only a week has passed in this world?”
Even though he spent months traveling through dozens or hundreds of worlds, only a week had passed in this world.
The effort it took was significant, but here it was reduced to just one week.
“Luckily, I said I was going on a trip beforehand. Otherwise, convincing everyone would have been difficult.”
When reading his family’s thoughts, he noticed the implanted memories had disappeared.
Not just in his family, but if he went out and read other people’s minds, he found the same.
The world, which had been chaotic, was now calm.
He no longer had to worry about the collision of memories or being treated as a lunatic.
“Even so, the aftermath lingers.”
Since time hadn’t been reversed, one could still find evidence of the chaotic period through the media and the internet.
Of course, people didn’t know why those texts had been written or remember it.
No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t recall words like [Survival Game], [Player], or [Round].
“Although the feelings from that time still linger, people remain uneasy.”
But it didn’t matter.
The Phantoms, released in every country, would protect the world.
Not just this one, but all the worlds he oversaw.
“Now I just have to manage the dimensions occasionally and live my life in peace...”
At that moment, Ryu Min’s phone vibrated.
[Min Juri: Ryu Min, are you home?]
[Min Juri: I have something urgent to tell you. Can we meet now?]
[Min Juri: It’s not something I can say over the phone. We need to meet. Please!]
What could be so urgent?
Curious, Ryu Min replied.
[Ryu Min: Sure. Where should we meet?]
After agreeing on a location, he prepared to leave.
“Where are you going, brother?”
“To meet Min Juri.”
“Min Juri? Why?”
“I don’t know. She says it’s urgent.”
Ryu Min left home with that brief explanation.
Ryu Won, his brother, pondered the words.
“Urgent? What could be so urgent for her to call my brother? Sounds suspicious...”
Ryu Won had a hunch.
Perhaps Min Juri was in love with his brother.
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Ryu Won’s intuition was spot on.
“Min, I have something to tell you.”
“......”
Ryu Min already knew what Min Juri wanted to say even before she spoke.
He had read her mind with a Rune of True Feelings without realizing it.
“Is this why she called me?”
Before he could brace himself, Min Juri spoke.
“I like you.”
“......”
Despite her bold confession, Ryu Min remained impassive.
Min Juri’s face turned red.
But she had already let the words out, and there was no taking them back.
She could only move forward.
“It hasn’t been long since I started liking you. Maybe a year? But you’re my first love, and I really care about you. So, would you...?”
“It’s fine.”
“What?”
“Aren’t you asking me out? It’s fine.”
An unexpectedly cold acceptance.
But what truly surprised Min Juri was what followed.
“Or we could get married first.”
“What? Get married?”
Min Juri’s voice was so loud that everyone in the café turned to look.
“Not so loud.”
“Sorry.”
“You don’t need to apologize to me.”
“No, but what do you mean by getting married? Did I hear wrong?”
Ryu Min responded calmly.
“What you heard. Let’s get married first and not waste time dating.”
“Are you... serious?”
“Yes.”
A serious face.
It was clearly not a joke.
Min Juri cautiously asked.
“Why do you suddenly want to get married?”
“I don’t like wasting time in a relationship. I feel something for you too, and you feel the same, right?”
“You feel something for me too?”
“Of course.”
Although he hadn’t shown it, Ryu Min felt an attraction towards Min Juri.
Though not from the beginning.
He used to see her as just a friend.
“But now things are different.”
From the first round to the last.
In lines 100 and 101, they had shared many challenges for four years.
Min Juri had been closer and spent more time with him than anyone else.
“We became friends because we’re the same age.”
Especially since Ryu Min knew how much Min Juri genuinely cared for him, thanks to the Rune of True Feelings.
Sincerity is powerful.
“I never thought I could be in a relationship. I didn’t have the time.”
It was true.
In the middle of the Survival Game, there was no room for romance.
“But now it’s different. Things have settled down, and I want to settle down and live a peaceful life. Preferably with you.”
“......”
Ryu Min’s confession.
Normally, Min Juri would have blushed and lowered her head, but she looked straight at him.
To see if he was sincere.
“He is sincere.”
Reading the sincerity in Ryu Min’s eyes, Min Juri slightly smiled.
A sense of peace came from knowing their feelings were mutual.
“I’m glad it wasn’t unrequited love.”
Min Juri, who had been smiling, suddenly put on a determined expression.
“I’ve made up my mind.”
“What decision?”
“I’ll marry you. No dating first.”
A statement that would have made her father, Min Do-hoon, faint.
“Are you sure you won’t regret it?”
Ryu Min asked intimidatingly, but Juri nodded.
Her eyes showed absolute determination.
“I won’t regret it. You proposed first, so I accept.”
“Was this a proposal...?”
“It was. You said to get married first, didn’t you?”
Min Juri teased, but only for a moment.
Ryu Min suddenly took her hand.
“A ring on this finger is a proposal.”
“R-really?”
“Wait. I’ll get you a big diamond soon.”
Ryu Min’s bold words made Min Juri’s heart race so much that she couldn’t look at him directly.
Her face turned red again.
“Was this the urgent matter?”
“Huh? Well... I felt like if I didn’t tell you now, I might never be able to.”
Ryu Min noticed her eyes growing thoughtful.
“Are you still afraid of the Survival Game?”
The memory implantation still had lingering effects on people.
Even Min Juri, it seemed, was still fearful of the Survival Game.
That fear had driven her to confess hastily.
Although she no longer remembered the game, the anxiety remained.
“This needs to be resolved before we get married.”
Ryu Min spoke seriously to Min Juri.
“So.”
“What?”
“What’s the most important thing in marriage?”
“Um... trust?”
“Yes. Trust. I believe the same. There should be no secrets between us.”
“I agree.”
“That’s why I need to tell you something before we get married.”
“Something...?”
“Um... well, it’s that...”
Why was he hesitating?
Min Juri listened attentively.
“I have a secret. A secret so big it’ll be hard for you to believe.”
“A secret? What is it?”
“You might be surprised.”
“It’s fine. As long as it’s not something weird.”
Min Juri joked, but Ryu Min remained serious.
She became serious too.
“I’m not like other people. I have what’s called a special power.”
“A... power?”
Min Juri was stunned.
Ryu Min decided that just saying it wasn’t enough.
“Do you want to know how I got my power?”
“Yes.”
“Then, I’ll share all my memories with you.”
—————-
Marriage is based on mutual trust.
That’s why Ryu Min couldn’t hide his secret.
“I can’t hide my powers forever.”
He could hide it from his family, but not from Min Juri.
You can’t hide the truth from someone you’re going to share a home with for decades.
Hiding the truth would be like a fraudulent marriage.
“Min Juri needs to know everything about me.”
So, Ryu Min shared his memories with Min Juri.
He didn’t know how she would react.
“She might be shocked and faint. Or see me as a monster.”
Despite that risk, he proceeded.
The method was simple.
He used the power of creation to copy Min Juri’s memories into a parallel world.
Then, he implanted them into the Min Juri of this world.
It was a specific memory implantation.
“Will she still agree to marry me after knowing all this?”
After implanting the memories, Ryu Min waited silently.
He didn’t know how she would react, but it was what Min Juri wanted.
He could erase the memories if needed.
“Oh...”
Min Juri, who had been staring blankly, soon regained composure.
She accepted and understood all the memories.
“Did this really happen?”
Ryu Min nodded.
The current Min Juri was no longer the same as before.
She had the memories of a parallel world and her own.
“Do you believe me now? About my powers and what I’ve done?”
Min Juri nodded silently.
“Can you still marry me knowing all this?”
Min Juri lifted her head.
It was a pointless question.
She loved him, no matter what.
“Yes, I’ll marry you, Black Scythe.”
And so, their marriage was sealed.
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