TINL Ch 3
by mimi“Sunwoo. You’re overdressed. Are you going for a job interview or a blind date?”
“I was told to dress to kill, to intimidate those celestial beings from the start. I was told to show them, with my own body, what the discerning eye of Seolmundae Halmang, the highest god on earth, is capable of.”
Sunwoo, leisurely responding to Seolmundae Halmang’s teasing, held up a glossy tie and a matte tie in each hand. Seolmundae Halmang, after a moment of contemplation, poked the matte tie and gave him another piece of advice.
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“Don’t get complacent just because of your looks, okay? Mago Halmang is definitely not someone who would offer such a good contract. Becoming a god after just one year with no strings attached… It’s a trap.”
“Oh, you’re being overly cautious.”
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When Sunwoo replied calmly while knotting the matte black tie, Seolmundae Halmang burst into anger.
“You grew up pampered in my care, so you don’t know how scary the world is! They say doting spoils a child, and it’s my fault, my fault, for letting you play around as a resort CEO instead of putting you through rigorous training!”
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“Now, let’s be honest. You gave me the CEO position because you were too lazy to go back and forth between the tax office, city hall, district office, and the health center yourself. You said training methods to become a god should also change with the times, and then you worked me to death without paying me a single Wol, and now you say I grew up pampered?”
Seolmundae Halmang, unable to win against him verbally, glared at him and handed him a handmade tie pin and cufflinks.
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“This kid, with only his face and mouth so shiny… I’m worried if he’ll be able to do a good job as a bodyguard.”
“I’m someone who fought alone against troublesome customers for 600 years, from Tamra Inn to TRV. My resilience was honed while being beaten by Jacheonbi, so you don’t have to worry.”
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Sunwoo winked at Seolmundae Halmang, who was looking at him with concern, while making eye contact with himself in the mirror. When Seolmundae Halmang grimaced and left, the playful smile on Sunwoo’s face slowly disappeared.
‘The celestial realm…’
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A darker shadow fell over his deep-set eyes, giving him a chilling impression completely different from when he was smiling. His eyes, which seemed both frozen and burning, rested on the appointment letter from the celestial realm.
‘Protecting the woman who killed me with my life?’
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His delicate lips twisted into a crooked smile.
When he returned after passing the state examination, his fiancée, who was more precious than his life, had become the wife of some frivolous scoundrel. He tried to give up and move on, unable to linger on someone who was already another man’s wife, but then rumors spread that the scoundrel was gambling with his wife as a stake.
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While his head told him not to care since she was no longer his, the moment he witnessed her being dragged away by her hair, Sunwoo’s eyes went wide.
‘At that time… I shouldn’t have saved that woman who was being sold to pay off a debt.’
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Sunwoo smiled bitterly and tried to recall the face and name of the one he had loved with all his life, to a foolish extent.
“Myungwol.”
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As he called her name, a resentful face and memories engulfed him.
The one who looked at him with melting eyes, gently folding the corners of her reddish eyes. The soft armor given by her with a smile like a freshly bloomed spring flower. The flames that erupted as soon as he put on that armor. The horrific death as his whole body burned, crumbled, and melted away.
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“Ugh….”
Sunwoo closed his eyes tightly, controlling his breathing. Just recalling the moment of death gnawed at his body with vivid pain. The pain and nightmares that had been repeating for hundreds of years robbed him of his sleep.
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‘Why did she kill me? Why did she have to kill me on the happiest day of my life?’
Sweating from the pain and fatigue, which he couldn’t distinguish between hallucination and reality, Sunwoo repeated the question for the thousandth, ten thousandth time.
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Why did she kill me? Why?
‘I trained with the sole intention of chasing her even to the underworld to ask her why. I finally got my name on the divine roster after 600 years…. But to think that the condition would be Myungwol’s protection.’
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Clicking his tongue in disbelief, Sunwoo couldn’t clearly explain to himself, let alone anyone else, why he was dressed like this.
Was he excited to see Myungwol again, or was he excited to have a chance to take revenge on Myungwol?
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The plane he boarded at Jeju Airport landed at the celestial realm’s airport half a day later.
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“…I never thought I’d come to the celestial realm by plane.”
“Be grateful. I protested for hundreds of years to finally get this built. Before this, earthly gods couldn’t even ascend to the celestial realm. Those damn celestial beings.”
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Seolmundae Halmang patted Sunwoo’s shoulder, who chuckled at the rather impressive airport facilities, and turned around.
“I have to go back in right away to catch my return flight. I’ll cover for any trouble you might cause, so don’t be intimidated by those celestial beings and push back against everything you can. Got it?”
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“Yes.”
“Those celestial beings have a nasty disposition, so they’ll say anything since you don’t remember. Don’t let those words sway you.”
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“Of course.”
Sunwoo winked and smiled brightly as if telling her not to worry.
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Seolmundae Halmang furrowed her brows and kept stroking his hair. In her eyes, he still looked like he did back then, covered in blood and burning. It was hard for her to leave this poor child in the celestial realm, overflowing with all sorts of schemes. Even though he was now a grown man, a head taller than herself.
She cupped Sunwoo’s cheeks and patted them like a child, repeating the advice she had given dozens of times already.
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“Sunwoo, you’re not the only one who doesn’t remember, so don’t be discouraged. Most humans forget their past lives during the training process. You know that, right?”
“Oh, of course I do. Don’t worry and go. You’ll miss your flight.”
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He pushed Seolmundae Halmang, who kept looking back with a worried face, towards the boarding gate and waved his hand. When Seolmundae Halmang shed a tear as she entered the boarding gate, Sunwoo scratched his ear and laughed awkwardly.
“She’s surprisingly sentimental.”
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Turning around and walking away, he pondered Seolmundae Halmang’s advice.
The training to become a god was a process of accepting a new life after severing all ties with one’s human existence. That’s why it required a long and arduous period of time and labor, enough to forget all past grudges, regrets, and relationships.
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As Seolmundae Halmang said, most humans had all their memories washed away during this process. But Sunwoo hadn’t forgotten anything. He hadn’t told anyone, not even Seolmundae Halmang.
‘Either I’m not an ordinary human, or my resentment isn’t ordinary… Either way, it won’t do me any good if they find out I have memories of my human life, so I have to pretend I’ve forgotten.’
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Stepping out of the airport with this resolution, Sunwoo soon spotted a man holding a sign with his name on it. As he strode towards him, Mago’s aide, who was waiting with a car parked across the arrivals area, widened his eyes. Sunwoo, with a friendly expression, approached the aide who couldn’t take his eyes off him and spoke.
“You’re holding a sign with my name… but no matter how I look at it, you don’t seem to be Mago Halmang herself.”
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“That’s… Mago Halmang told me to pick up trainee Bae Sunwoo, so, um, I’ve been waiting.”
“Ah, I see.”
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When Sunwoo extended his hand for a handshake in a friendly manner, the aide was caught off guard and shook his hand. When Sunwoo squeezed the clasped hand, the aide’s hand burned like charcoal.
“The highest god on earth insisted on a direct handover, but the highest god of the celestial realm sent an aide… It must be tiring to serve a superior who enjoys power plays.”
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“Ugh…”
“Oh, I’m sorry. I haven’t been officially registered as a god yet, so I’m not good at controlling my power. You should have told me it hurt.”
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As he let go of the hand, pretending to be genuinely sorry, the aide’s charred hand returned to normal as if nothing had happened. Sunwoo smiled and got into the car the aide had prepared. The aide, staring blankly at his perfectly healed hand, coughed as he gripped the steering wheel.
“Mago Halmang didn’t mean to be disrespectful. The current Human Preservation Association staged a surprise protest in front of the transition committee building, so she couldn’t move.”
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“Ms. Mago must feel reassured to have such a good aide. I guess I’ll be doing similar work to you now, right? By Director Myung’s side.”
“Um… Actually, rather than an aide… The reason why Mago Halmang paired the two of you is… um.”
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The aide hesitated to answer and glanced at Sunwoo. When Sunwoo tilted his head with an innocent look, the aide blushed slightly and explained indirectly.
“When you come to the celestial realm from earth, you have to abandon your impurities… Trainee Bae Sunwoo isn’t a full-fledged god yet, and Director Myung is a celestial being, so she can’t get rid of impurities on her own. You could say it’s Mago Halmang’s consideration, for you to help each other…”
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“Impurities of earth? What do you mean? I just took a plane up here.”
“Trainee Bae Sunwoo was residing in Seolmundae Halmang’s domain, and impurities cannot dwell in the domain of a great god, so there was no need for a purification process. Impurities only dwell after consuming earthly things, and they can only be removed by extracting them. You didn’t know, did you?”
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The aide skillfully entered the underground parking lot, avoiding the protesters, and added a pointed remark.
“Director Myung is rumored to be talented in that area, so it’ll be a very good experience for Trainee Bae Sunwoo. I’m envious.”
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“Talented in that area?”
“Oh, I’m too embarrassed to say it myself. Trainee Bae Sunwoo will understand once you experience it.”
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Just as Sunwoo narrowed his eyes, about to ask something further, Mago, with both hands heavily bandaged, flung open the car door and greeted him with a bright smile.
“My goodness… Seolmundae Halmang, I should have known from the moment she started saying, ‘A man’s face is everything,’ as her favorite saying. I don’t know how she could send such a handsome disciple to the celestial realm. If it were me, I’d keep him by my side for thousands upon thousands of years because he’s too precious.”
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Sunwoo slightly furrowed his brows while looking at Mago, who was making a fuss as if showering him with excessive compliments.
‘She has no interest in my abilities and only cares about my looks.’
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Mago didn’t miss the faint flicker of displeasure that crossed his face for a fleeting moment. Patting his shoulder and guiding him out of the car, she admitted readily in a gentle voice.
“I don’t have high expectations for Trainee Bae Sunwoo. Of course, I don’t expect the eviction project to succeed either. So, Trainee Bae Sunwoo, just complete one year without causing any trouble, get your name on the divine roster, and go straight back to Seolmundae Halmang. Of course, it might feel bad to shed your trainee label with a failed project…”
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Trailing off, Mago pointed to the smoking room in the corner of the parking lot with a businesslike smile. Sunwoo’s gaze was drawn to the back of a woman in a neat suit, exhaling a long stream of white smoke, where Mago’s finger pointed.
“I think our Director Myung will be enough compensation. She has a bit of a smoking, alcohol, and drug issue, but I hear she’s so good that you won’t even care about those things.”
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When Sunwoo’s brow twitched and furrowed, Mago Halmang waved her hands and patted his arm.
“Oh! She’s good at work, at work!”
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Both the speaker and the listener knew that wasn’t the implication at all. While Sunwoo hid his consecutive displeasure behind a faint smile, Myungwol, having finished her cigarette, turned towards them.
As the last puff of smoke drifted from her red lips and her clear face emerged from behind the dissipating smoke like fog, Sunwoo’s eyes widened.
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He had always thought of Myungwol as a flower. A small, delicate flower, trembling under the weight of dew heavier than its own body.
The Myungwol he met again seemed precarious, as if she had been completely submerged in water, not just covered in dew. Her eyes were strangely dry, as if she had resigned herself to not being able to breathe and had quietly withered away underwater.
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Sunwoo clenched his fists.
Her autumn-colored eyes, which looked at him as if he were a stranger, felt hurtful, resentful, and lovely.
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Enough to make him want to strangle her.