𝐷𝑒́𝑝𝑎𝑦𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡「LCF x MDZS」

Chapter 116 - 『Everything Works Out In The End』

"It's snowing."

The day is so bright and clear that it confused him on why it was suddenly snowing, granted that it's still the middle of the year.

"There is a myth about this phenomenon. Would you like to hear it, Zhuocheng-nim?"

Zhuocheng extended his hand out to catch some of the falling snow, some dropped to his cheeks as he let out a puff of white smoke.

"Go ahead."

Choi Han who was beside breathed a deep inhale before exhaling it all out.

"They said that since the ancient times, the first snow that occurred in this world while the sky is bright was covered in blood."

Zhuocheng looked at him in confusion then, making the older simply smile at him.

"Instead of white snow like they grew accustomed to, it was dyed in red as if it bathed in blood before it fell."

He then chuckles as if he found it amusing, "Everyone thought that the world was ending, mainly me."

Zhuocheng's eyes almost fell out of its sockets at the information.

"What? Wait, how old are you even?"

Both of them were caught in their conversation that they hadn't realized their topic was shifter into another one.

Choi Han pondered for a while, "I don't know actually, I stopped counting. But I guess I'm as old as this world."

One day, Choi Han woke up alone in a desolate world with no memories intact. He was surrounded by endless trees that it almost made him go insane back then.

He was the first ever man who walked upon the world.

Zhuocheng looks at him with squinted eyes, "That is...one large age gap you have...and you were...lovers with the king?"

He doesn't know whether he should call the latter ancient grandpa or what, he's even older than Goldie Gramps after all.

"I plead guilty. I was caught on my emotions back then and couldn't act rational. Thankfully, His Majesty seemed to realize that it won't work between the two of us."

Zhuocheng looked at him, finally realizing something.

After living for so long, Choi Han must've known that creating deep relationships like that will only end in heartache. Everyone dear to him will wither and die, then he will be left all alone again.

"It must have been painful for you to live for so long."

Choi Han had a look of serenity plastered in his face, his eyes looked like he had seen all the horrors of death and the wonders of life.

"At first, yes. His Majesty was the first person that I met back then."

Zhuocheng looks at him in confusion, "What, have you been living in seclusion and only came out now?"

The all his worries about seeing so many death was fruitless? Zhuocheng couldn't help but scowl.

"No, Zhuocheng-nim. The God of this world has an interesting system."

Choi Han looked at bustling streets of Huiss, each and every person here was at least acquainted to him or someone who he crossed paths once.

"There is reincarnation in this world, Zhuocheng-nim. And weirdly enough, I can see how many lives they've spent already."

There was a clamor from somewhere, but they simply shrugged it off since the towns people are simply preparing for something grand.

"It was already His Majesty's fifteenth life, Hwan-nim's ninth, Eruhaben-nim's sixth..."