The Trash Wants to Live - Chapter 78

‘I can recover even if my limbs are cut off…’ 

But he couldn’t save Yoon-jae if he died. It was an untouchable area for both Jae-hyuk and the God who sent him back.

However, he couldn’t turn back time on his own. He didn’t know how to turn back, and the god who knew told him that this would be the first and last time before turning back time.

‘I wasn’t conceited just because I know a little about the future.’

It’s just… Jae-hyuk was just worried because his childish mind, which he wanted to show off to Yoon-jae that he was a helpful person to him, seemed to have ruined everything.

A message popped up in front of Jae-hyuk, who was struggling to release his power that was holding him back.

[Transcendent Kwon Jae-hyuk]

[I will release the power that binds you for a while.]

[It’s only for a while.]

[So cut out the blocked dimension the moment I say zero.]

[I can’t guarantee success if you’re late. Please do it properly!]

[3]

[2]

[1]

[0!]

Jae-hyuk drew his longsword the moment he saw number 1 in front of him, and when the count reached 0, his body became lighter, and he immediately raised his arm and cut through the void in front of him. Then the flickering air was splitted open, revealing the familiar base camp.

Jae-hyuk jumped into it without delay.

“Sobs, my poor big brother. How awesome of him to unleash his anger on someone else! He’s so proud to become ‘his’ tool when ‘he’ was the one who killed him!”

As soon as he stepped into the base camp, he heard Yoon Jae’s voice. Jae-hyuk laughed because his harsh words were so funny and sharp enough to pierce his bones. Perhaps the person who heard that would be quite upset.

[You… You bastard!]

As if Jae-hyuk’s thought was correct, the person who seemed to be the ‘disaster’, started to get angry. Jae-hyuk’s eyebrows twitched when he saw that he was trying to hurt Yoon-jae, who appeared to be a knight but unarmed.

Jae-hyuk, who rushed right in front of Yoon Jae, rushed to the ‘disaster’ while drawing his sword and punching him in the stomach.

“Yoon-jae said the right thing. What’s wrong with it?”

[Kugh!]

What Yoon-jae said was always right.

Therefore, if Yoon Jae called the “disaster” a “coward”, then it suits him perfectly.

The ‘disaster’ groaned and fell, as if the impact was transmitted through the metal armour. Then Yoon Jae heard a small voice calling him.

“Hello, Yoon-jae-ya.”

Jae-hyuk, who greeted while looking back, wiped his smile and raised his eyebrows when he saw Yoon-jae. Yoon Jae’s hair, which is always neat, is messy and his body is full of dust.

He didn’t know the details, but he knew that Yoon Jae was rolling on the ground. Jae Hyuk was certain that the person who made Yoon Jae roll on the ground must be that ‘disaster’.

Jae-hyuk looked behind Yoon-jae. There’s Eui Yeol and Yi Joon, and Hyun Joo is a bit further away.

‘These useless guys…’

Jae-hyuk clicked his tongue. Of course, they must have suffered in their own way, but he didn’t like that they let Yoon-jae come forward. And what he disliked the most was…

‘What’s the dog doing?’

Jae Hyuk doesn’t like the way Cookie bled and fell down after he got bigger. From his perspective, the ‘disaster’ could not have beaten him, who was a divine being…

[Dietrich…]

‘…I see.’

Looking back, it seemed that Cookie was acquainted with the ‘Disaster’, Dietrich. When Jae Hyuk found out that the situation turned out like this because of Cookie, sparks erupted in Jae-hyuk’s eyes.

‘To put Yoon-jae in danger just because of a past relationship…’

It’s funny that Jae Hyuk, having such thoughts, turned his time back for his past relationship with Yoon Jae. However, he couldn’t admit other people’s past relationships.

Anyway, it was fortunate for Jae-hyuk that he arrived before Yoon-jae was seriously injured, but not for the ‘disaster’. Jae-hyuk, who scolded Yoon-jae harshly for his injuries, is determined to make Dietrich disappear from the world, and summons his most familiar sword.

[What is this…? How could someone like you?]

Dietrich murmured, rubbing his stomach in a bewildered voice. It was a world without divine power or magic power until ‘they’ invaded. In addition, the weapons that they usually use were low-grade weapons like shooting small pieces of iron with gunpowder…

It was incomprehensible that someone as strong as him could appear in just ten years, because their abilities were also created by the fragments of gods.

‘How can he be so strong?’

Dietrich traced his chest. His chest was dug deep in the shape of a fist. His body had been altered and became an immortal body, but not completely immortal.

The fear of death, which he felt again, made his face pale.

[It can’t be! There’s something wrong with this!]

Jae-hyuk swung his sword at Dietrich, who retorted that there could be no strong person beside him, and that it was probably a coincidence that his chest was dug out. The momentum has already tilted.

Dietrich was unable to exert himself properly when he was afraid of Jae-hyuk. Although he confronted Jae-hyuk with his sword with an invisible speed, he was gradually driven to the defensive.

Clangclang, the sound of clashing swords gradually became thicker and stronger. When the blades of each other’s swords began to shine, it suddenly turned into a bang!

As the grip on his sword grew more painful, Dietrich remembered that day. His helpless figure faced the irresistible force.

Dietrich was caught up in his past memories and it became a gap.

[Ugh….!]

Dietrich’s left arm was cut by Jae-hyuk’s sword and fell to the ground with a thud.

The moment his arm was cut off, Dietrich seemed to have lost all his fighting spirit.  He dropped his sword and stepped back with his severed left arm.

His blood didn’t flow, but Dietrich seemed greatly shocked.

[Ha… Hahaha!]

His eyes shook as if he couldn’t believe the situation and burst into laughter. Jae-hyuk just stared at Dietrich quietly. Dietrich, who was laughing, stopped laughing.

[Ah… Father. You abandoned me when I asked you to save me, and now you’re judging me?]

He looked up at the sky with a resentful face, he spoke sadly and picked up his left arm that had fallen on the ground. He quickly retreated backwards to keep his distance and said to the two of us.

[We’ll meet again. O hero of this world. O apostle. You all are just like me anyway…] 

[Dietrich!]

Like when Dietrich appeared, his back split open, and black tentacles widened the gap and engulfed him. Cookie called out to him as he disappeared, but the crack in the air was no longer opened nor was the sky blood-coloured.

“…Is it over?”

The people finally relaxed when they heard someone muttering. The time of disaster has come to an end.

Gradually, people who came to their senses began to organise their surroundings.

People who had an interest in Kwon Jae-hyuk after hearing the story of him who closed Sungwoon High School’s gate, changed their views when they saw him defeat Dietrich, a “disaster” that terrified everyone with his overwhelming strength.

Before that, it was like watching a celebrity with a little recognition, but now it was like watching a top Hollywood star.

“Hmm, this is good.”

However, my view of Kwon Jae-hyuk has not changed even though the views of others about him have changed. He picked up the longsword that Dietrich had left behind, muttered something good, and handed it to me.

“Take it, Yoon Jae.”

”

”

“Uh… Why?”

I asked him why he was giving this to me, and he smiled and said, ‘I want to give it to you because it is a good sword’. Jealousy flashed in the eyes of those who saw me. Of course, they looked envious of the fact that Kwon Jae-hyuk gave me something, not because it was a good weapon. I shook my head because I felt pressured.

“It’s heavy…”

“Is that so? It can’t be helped. Then you take it.”

“Why are you giving this to me!”

Jung Yi Joon fumed why Jae Hyuk gave the sword to him as a psychokinesis, but when Kwon Jae-hyuk offered it to him, he received it with both hands. It’s kind of funny to watch him grip the handle so firmly while complaining that he doesn’t want it. Maybe he didn’t realise that he was acting contrary to his words.

‘I think Kwon Jae-hyuk is awesome unlike the others…’ 

It seemed like everyone was dazed. Dietrich, who suddenly appeared and terrorised everyone, and Kwon Jae-hyuk, who drove Dietrich away, disappeared as if waking up from a dream. Everything seemed unrealistic and they couldn’t react properly at the moment.

“Fuck… What’s going on here…”

It was Jung Yi Joon, who muttered with a slightly confused face, as if my prediction was correct. Kwon Jae-hyuk told me to stay here because it was dangerous and he went to help the others. As he approached, everyone stared at him with blank faces wondering what to do, and a small thing leaned against me.

T/N: I think I’m able to update as usual again for now. Well, see you guys again next week ❤️🤗