[Epilogue]
[Living to Die]
World's first black dungeon conquest.
Those who conquered the
Naturally, requests for visits from various countries flooded in.
The
And after reading the journal, people almost always voiced the same question.
"What exactly is Noh Eun-ha's identity?"
Korea's strongest, leader of the 4th generation Twelve Seats.
Pandora Clan Lord, Lord Noh Eun-ha.
His exploits appeared without fail in the journal recording each floor.
In a way, it made people think the conquest journal was fiction, a novel making Noh Eun-ha the protagonist.
It was understandable.
"To immediately respond to missions given by the dungeon guide and provide solutions, is that possible for all 30 floors?"
He was described in the conquest journal almost like an omnipotent god.
From killing prisoners on the 1st floor to quickly solving difficult problems given on each floor, there was plenty of room to think that way.
So opinions of people from other countries who didn't know much about him were sharply divided.
"Noh Eun-ha doesn't exist! This must be exaggerated by the Korean government!"
"It might be a kind of propaganda trying to elevate a hero to a god." "A human accomplished such feats!? That's impossible!!"
People who directly denied Noh Eun-ha's existence and his accomplishments.
Those who held high positions in their countries were anxious that he might be revered as a god and that influence might even reach their countries.
They also speculated it might be the Korean government's work to establish prestige in the international community.
Even thinking realistically, his accomplishments were just absurd.
It couldn't be, and was unbelievable.
Such a being absolutely shouldn't exist.
"Noh Eun-ha! He's a god!!"
"We must invite the Lord to our country! We must hear his story! We should conquer black dungeons too, huh? How long are we going to just suck our thumbs!?"
"Make Noh Eun-ha everyone's! Someone who accomplished such feats is no different from a world celebrity! Information about Noh Eun-ha should be shared with the whole world!" "Noh Eun-ha should be appointed as an international player! A strong person like him shouldn't fight for one country but for the whole world!"
The other side was completely fascinated by Noh Eun-ha's accomplishments.
They argued that Noh Eun-ha should fight for the whole world.
In fact, the International Mana Management Organization attempted to gather strong people from around the world led by him to create an international armed group.
But unfortunately, the world was still in a situation where exchanges between countries were difficult.
In the first place, Noh Eun-ha and the Fairy government didn't accept the proposal.
"But is that rumor true?" "What?"
"The saying that if all black dungeons are conquered, monsters will no longer appear."
"How would we know that. Our country hasn't even conquered a black dungeon."
Meanwhile, as the
People who accessed the information focused on three things.
One, byproducts obtained from black dungeons contain principles incomparable to byproducts obtainable in reality.
Two, the person who contributed most to conquering a black dungeon can make any one wish.
Three, if all black dungeons are conquered, monsters will no longer appear.
At one time, they debated the true meaning of the information.
"Impossible, absolutely!!"
"No, theoretically it's possible!"
In fact, that debate only occurred in countries geographically far from Korea.
In countries geographically close to Korea, the debate itself didn't even occur.
The
Players could now freely enter and exit the black dungeon.
So they grasped the information brought by the conquest team through the dungeon guide.
By verifying the authenticity like that, debates didn't occur in countries geographically close to Korea.
And after a year passed, the
As the dungeon guide of the
"They say Southern Europe united to conquer the
"But haven't you heard?"
"What now?" "They say Noh Eun-ha and Pandora Clan members participated in conquering the
""""...."""
"For the pride of the Southern European Union, they say they didn't achieve the greatest merit, but without them conquering itself would have been impossible."
"Where did you hear that information?"
"From the International Player Library."
"Ah, I've seen that information too. No Avenir was it? They say a player with the alias
""""...."""
Also, the news that Pandora Clan participated in conquering the
By then, Noh Eun-ha had become a hero to people around the world.
"So what was the wish Noh Eun-ha made after conquering the
"I don't know either. But judging from the circumstances, wouldn't it have been to revive all players who participated in conquering the black dungeon?"
"That's highly likely. In the end, everyone came back alive except the criminals who died inside."
"The more I think about it, he's really an amazing person. If I could make any wish, I would have tried to fulfill my greed..."
"That's why you're an ordinary person."
On the other hand, even after 3 years passed, it wasn't known exactly what wish Eun-ha made after conquering the
The fact that he regressed was also kept a secret known only to those who should know. As a side note, the "
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Noh Eun-ha's wish might be considered modest to some people.
However, to Eun-ha and those around him, the wish he made to the black dungeon was infinitely precious and desperate.
He and they advanced to the edge of the abyss to fulfill it, and finally achieved their wish.
"...Eun-ah?"
""""...!!""""
"Sorry, I must have worried you a lot? I'm back. When I came to my senses, I was standing in the middle of Jung-gu."
Even before the world learned that the
The Pandora Clan members guarding the hall noticed that fact first.
The moment Noh Eun-ah clearly came to mind from fading memories, Ryu Yeon-hwa was led to leave the hall.
Other people followed her too.
And when they left the hall, Noh Eun-ah was walking over.
Noh Eun-ah who discovered them showed an embarrassed smile.
"Don't worry about Eun-ha and the others. The fact that I'm alive like this means the conquest ended successfully... Huh?"
While the clan members were surprised and dumbfounded.
Noh Eun-ah spoke incoherently.
At that moment, Ryu Yeon-hwa suddenly rushed over.
She tightly embraced Noh Eun-ah.
Noh Eun-ah who was suddenly hugged just blinked blankly.
"Thank goodness." "..."
"I'm so glad you came back. Why did you disappear without saying anything to me. If you do that again, even if it's you Eun-ah, I absolutely won't let it slide next time."
"Ah..."
While the black dungeon conquest was ongoing.
Ryu Yeon-hwa who guarded the clan hall was constantly enveloped in a sense of powerlessness.
The desire to save a close friend and the heart to protect the clan and country.
She who had countless conflicts between those two hearts was overwhelmed with emotion upon seeing Noh Eun-ah.
As if saying she would never let her go again.
She tightly embraced Noh Eun-ah and shed tears.
"I'm sorry for disappearing without saying anything. I won't do it again. So please don't cry. I'm about to... cry too."
Noh Eun-ah read Ryu Yeon-hwa's heart.
Her hands that had been wandering in the air soon grasped Ryu Yeon-hwa's back tightly.
Noh Eun-ah who had been desperately trying to hold back tears finally burst into tears.
Starting with the two of them, the clan members present shed tears of joy.
"─Noona."
"Welcome back! We really missed you all! Are you hurt anywhere..."
A few days after that.
The players who conquered the black dungeon returned to Seoul.
The news that they conquered a black dungeon for the first time in the world stirred up Korea.
So many people gathered at Dobong Station to wait for the heroes' return.
But Eun-ha brushed them off and headed straight for the clan members who came to greet them.
Then he discovered Noh Eun-ah.
He was about to run to her without considering people's gazes.
Even faster than him─
"─I missed you." "...Chang-jin?"
"No, shit..."
Han Chang-jin rushed over.
He tightly embraced Noh Eun-ah.
"I missed you. I really missed you. I don't even want to think about a life without you, Eun-ah."
"This kid... How can you cry like this with everyone watching?"
""""...!!""""
Han Chang-jin cried loudly.
He who had reigned as the
People in the world were shocked seeing that sight.
They guessed the black dungeon conquest must not have been smooth to that extent.
Meanwhile, Eun-ha who was about to hug Noh Eun-ah but lost to Han Chang-jin froze in place.
"That guy really..."
Eun-ha's gaze looking at Han Chang-jin was extremely fierce.
People guessed Noh Eun-ha's face looked sharp because he had become edgy from conquering the black dungeon.
Regardless, Han Chang-jin didn't even notice he was being glared at like he would be killed from behind.
Because all his nerves were focused on Noh Eun-ah.
To the point that─
"─Marry me."
"..."
"I feel like I can't live without you now. Stay by my side from now on." """"...!!""""
In front of many people watching.
Han Chang-jin took out a ring box from his pocket and held it out to her.
The watching people were shocked again.
Because they didn't know Han Chang-jin and Noh Eun-ah were dating.
"Chang-jin..."
"Haha, I'm finally giving this now... Eun-ah, will you accept?"
Noh Eun-ah's pupils shook.
She didn't expect to be scolded with a confession.
Then she regained her composure.
Han Chang-jin reflected in her pupils had an infinitely serious face.
It seemed she couldn't say no even jokingly, or ask for time to think.
Eventually Noh Eun-ah burst into laughter at that sight.
She lost to that face.
"Then treat me well from now on."
"..."
"Here, put it on me yourself."
Noh Eun-ah held out her left hand.
Han Chang-jin's face was colored with joy.
People congratulated seeing him put the ring on her hand.
That day all media outlets reported on the world's first black dungeon conquest and placed photos of the two at the very front.
And Noh Eun-ha─
"─That bastard..."
Noh Eun-ha was furious.
If there weren't people watching, he absolutely wouldn't have let it slide.
Ryu Yeon-hwa was the same.
Ryu Yeon-hwa blessed Eun-ah while cursing Han Chang-jin.
""Should we kill him...""
""""...."""
Like husband, like wife.
The clan members tactfully distanced themselves from Eun-ha.
Fortunately there was no bloodshed.
Han Seo-hyeon and Lee Yu-jeong approached him whose eyes were overflowing with killing intent.
"You come back after 4 months and look for new unnie first instead of us?"
"Seo-hyeon..."
"Congratulations on the conquest. Are you very tired?"
"It's been so long since I've seen you both. And Yu-ran!! Mommy missed you so much!"
The two brought their children too.
Jeong Ha-yang couldn't suppress her emotions seeing her daughter Noh Yu-ran.
She lovingly held her daughter who had started babbling "Mommy".
Eun-ha's face automatically relaxed seeing the children after a long time too.
At that time, Han Seo-hyeon opened her mouth.
"How about acknowledging it now?"
"Acknowledge? What acknowledgement?"
"You know too, Eun-ha. That Eun-ah unnie likes it so much." "..."
The answer came from Lee Yu-jeong.
Han Seo-hyeon and Lee Yu-jeong looked up at him smiling.
Eun-ha finally had to acknowledge.
"Alright, I acknowledge. We can't let our noona keep living alone."
He wanted to take Noh Eun-ae too and live holding her tightly.
But since Noh Eun-ah liked it so much, Eun-ha had no choice now.
Eun-ha who smiled slightly sincerely prayed that Noh Eun-ah would live a happy life from now on.
Before that, I'll call that guy separately and kill him just enough to make him act like a man...
Of course, Eun-ha wasn't easygoing.
He would kill Han Chang-jin without letting him die.
But it wouldn't be too late to postpone killing him for later.
Now he decided to purely share joy like other people were doing.
Eun-ha embraced his three wives.
Now that there were even children, it was overwhelming to embrace everyone with two arms.
I've become too greedy, now I can't even hug everyone.
Eun-ha gave a bitter smile.
But it was okay.
As much as he couldn't hug, the three people and children hugged him.
There was one more person.
"Yeon-hwa, you come here too. Stop glaring at that bone-head Han Chang-jin."
"Ah... Okay!"
Eun-ha beckoned to Ryu Yeon-hwa.
Ryu Yeon-hwa's face immediately brightened.
She who had been awkwardly standing without joining them because she didn't have a child approached.
They embraced each other like that.
"It's all over now. I won't make you worry anymore from now on." "What nonsense are you saying."
"Honey will always be honey."
"Try not to be like that. Though it will probably be difficult..."
"It's okay even if you make me worry."
"..."
Contrary to Eun-ha's expectations.
There was no emotional reunion.
They didn't believe what Eun-ha was saying at all.
"─I promised I'd tell you when we conquered the
That night, Eun-ha called the clan members and confessed that he was a regressor.
The company dinner wasn't turned upside down.
Most had heard in the black dungeon, and other people had already expected Eun-ha's secret.
In the first place, his family intended to believe everything he said.
Rather, what they were curious about was something else.
"So what happened to me before regression?"
They wanted to know what kind of lives they lived before regression.
To this, Eun-ha found it difficult to answer.
"Uh, well, Min-ji, you probably lived a normal good life?"
"Tch, I was hoping for something amazing but there was nothing? Or is it that if I hadn't met you, I might not have suffered? Maybe I met a handsome rich man and lived happily..."
"Min-ji." "Why are you making such a serious face? Why? What, why, what." "Look in a mirror."
"It's been a while since you've blown your top. Hey! I'm much better looking than you!"
Starting with Kim Min-ji, people who heard jokes started acting up.
"Oppa, what about me?" "Baek-yeon, you? You, um..."
Ha Baek-yeon quietly wondered.
She who had somehow taken a seat near Eun-ha asked while sipping alcohol.
Now 17 and a quasi-adult, she occasionally drank alcohol.
But only when with Eun-ha.
"Um... You just became a great person."
"Aw, what's that. Was I just someone you knew professionally? You said you would protect me even by changing the future..."
"Um, you were like my daughter."
"Hmph, liar."
He couldn't bring himself to tell Ha Baek-yeon that she used to throw herself at him at every opportunity before regression.
If he did, she would faint saying it's nonsense.
Of course, contrary to Eun-ha's thoughts, her gaze remained warm.
"Hmm, I see."
Oppa decided to change the future to protect me.
Ha Baek-yeon understood on her own and fell into a misunderstanding even without Eun-ha telling her.
"So what about me?" "...Ho, you want to know too?"
Meanwhile, Hoshimiya Kaede and others who had connections with On Tae-yang also kept asking questions.
"You'll regret it if you hear..."
"It's before regression anyway. It's okay since it has nothing to do with me now."
"Really?"
That day, Hoshimiya Kaede was shocked to learn she was one of On Tae-yang's harem members.
Cha Eun-woo, Jo A-ra, and Ariel tactfully avoided the scene.
"I, I married that guy? Why on earth would I..."
Eun-ha saw Hoshimiya Kaede muttering in a daze for the first time that day.
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A few months passed after that.
Noh Eun-ah finally got married.
She who had overcome the wall of Noh Eun-ha and father held the ceremony with a much happier face.
"...I should have beaten him more."
"...I should have hit him more."
Glaring at Han Chang-jin who couldn't hide his smile looking at Eun-ah.
Father and Eun-ha regretted belatedly.
The women of the Noh family looked at the two as if they were pathetic.
"I'm throwing the bouquet!!"
Eventually the wedding ceremony ended.
Eun-ha watched Eun-ah throw the bouquet with Ryu Yeon-hwa whose belly was swollen.
"Is your belly okay?"
"Yeah, it's fine. Just..."
"Just what?"
"I'm disappointed I can't swing my spear while pregnant... I must have gotten very dull, I'll have to train hard after giving birth." "Just rest. What's the point of you swinging a spear when I'm strong?"
"But still..."
"Just think about giving birth to a healthy baby."
"Okay."
Ryu Yeon-hwa's delivery wasn't far off.
Another new family member would be born.
Eun-ha looked at the falling bouquet while looking forward to that time.
It was then.
"Unnie, you threw it too far!"
Because Eun-ah threw the bouquet with all her might.
Cha Eun-woo tried to catch the bouquet that flew a little further back than expected.
She quickly stepped backwards.
Then somehow her feet got tangled and she fell backwards.
Right at that moment─
"─I caught it! Huh?"
"Cha Eun-woo believer, are you okay? ...Huh?"
Iriya caught the bouquet and supported Cha Eun-woo who was about to fall from behind.
And she ended up touching the bouquet Eun-woo had caught.
That sight was somehow strange.
"Eun-woo! Are you hurt anywhere!? I'm sorry, I must have thrown it too far."
"What's this, what's this? Doesn't this mean Riya noona caught the bouquet too? Maybe... Is Eun-woo going to dump Mok Min-ho and marry Riya noona..."
"Jin Pa-rang, do you want to die?"
"Whoever marries whoever doesn't matter but leave the wedding song to Ariel!!!"
"Eun-ah unnie got married, and soon Min-ho and Eun-woo will get married too. When will I..."
"U-bi, we're still only 32..."
"32?"
"...We've become that already." "I'll look forward to it soon."
People chattered seeing that scene.
Then they burst into laughter.
Eun-ha stared at Iriya taking her hand off the bouquet while listening to what they were saying.
"Come to think of it, is Iriya 36 now? Time really flew by. When did this happen."
He didn't pay attention to her age since he usually spoke casually to her.
On top of that, her appearance looked young so he didn't think she was 6 years older than him.
'She's really a good person except for showing me weird sides all the time...'
I wonder if someone won't take her.
Eun-ha muttered inwardly looking at her who noticed his gaze and smiled.
Who knew that muttering would─
"─Hey, hey, hey, hey! Big news! Did you guys hear?"
"Hear what?" "They say the Lord and
""""...Whaaaaat!?""""
"What's going on!? Does this mean we should call her
He didn't know it would become reality.
1 month after Noh Eun-ah's wedding.
Pandora Clan set out to conquer the
Some incident occurred there.
Eun-ha ended up taking Iriya as his fifth wife.
Snip snip
Not just Noh Eun-ah and his wives.
Even the children.
They all threatened Eun-ha pretending to cut with scissors.
Jeong Kka-mang tried to burst it with his hands but couldn't bring himself to do it.
While the world was abuzz with the second black dungeon conquest, Korea focused on covering Noh Eun-ha's harem.
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Noh Eun-ha and Iriya's marriage.
To explain how they ended up together, we need to look at the situation at the time.
As Eun-ha conquered the
The Southern European Union preparing to conquer the
'The Italian government asked for help conquering the
'From Italy?'
The Korea-Italy summit in the 4th year of Fairy power.
At that summit, Lim Ga-eul plotted for Korea to also get involved in the conquest when Italy eventually conquered the
In fact, at that time the treaty was nothing more than something Lim Ga-eul added intending to gain even one benefit.
But by the present, that treaty had changed into a form bringing enormous benefits to Korea.
Because the Southern European Union requested support from those who conquered the
'They contacted saying the Pandora Clan Lord must participate in the conquest, what will you do?'
Of course, as a prerequisite condition for that, Noh Eun-ha had to participate.
So Lim Ga-eul summoned Noh Eun-ha and persuaded him to participate in the conquest.
At this point, she was one of the people who knew Eun-ha's secret, so she expected he wouldn't find conquering the
'I needed a new sword anyway, this works out well.'
Eun-ha readily accepted.
As he conquered the
So there was no need to obey the Fairy's orders and participate in conquering the
High quality mana alloys that don't exist in our country are mined in Southern Europe. I was looking for sword materials, so this really works out well.
But Eun-ha had a reason he needed to conquer it.
Because the Dawn Sword had lost its power.
When conquering the
The power to destroy and change causality.
That power harmonized with Eun-ha's myth and revived people who died in the
'By the way, there's not a single casualty except the criminals... I don't know how such a powerful treasure exists in this world.'
'That's why it's Taeguk grade.'
'Aren't you scared that other countries might have treasures like that too?'
'...'
'Someday a time will come when exchanges between countries become active like in the old days. I look forward to it but I'm also afraid.'
'Why?'
'In the old days, while only a few countries possessed nuclear weapons, anyone can use magic. In such a world, if exchanges between countries become active, and if countries end up opposing each other by mistake, and if that leads to war, further to world war, what will happen?'
'...'
'
'...Does the Fairy think Destruction will occur someday?'
'Won't it? Because people are extremely selfish and greedy. Someday humanity may be swallowed by a huge Destruction while causing war among themselves.'
'...'
'That would be true destruction. So I think
'
'Yes, it negates anything. Like how it negated your Dawn Sword. So protect Baek-yeon well. I'll be traveling comfortably then.'
The Dawn Sword losing its power was clearly partly due to Eun-ha recklessly changing causality and exhausting that power.
But the more fundamental reason was as Lim Ga-eul said then.
Eun-ha activated the
That power negated not only the master of the abyss, but even the sword's power.
As a result, Eun-ha's Dawn Sword has now fallen to being merely decorative with only symbolic meaning.
Though there's no need to use swords now, nevertheless there was a need to prepare a device that could replace the Dawn Sword.
So Eun-ha planned to go to Southern Europe and gather materials to make a sword there.
The problem was the members to participate in the conquest team.
'Who should I take...'
It takes about 1 month to move from Korea to Italy.
And considering the time to conquer the
So Eun-ha inevitably had many worries about organizing the forces.
Moreover, the clan members were busy in various ways at the time.
'Eun-ha, please... Let me spend a comfortable newlywed life with Eun-ah.'
'...Should I really take you?'
First, Han Chang-jin and Noh Eun-ah.
Han Chang-jin who hadn't married Eun-ah yet at the time came to Eun-ha whimpering and begging not to take him.
Eun-ha seriously considered just marrying them and taking Han Chang-jin to Italy so he couldn't spend a cozy newlywed life with Noh Eun-ah.
But Han Chang-jin needed to remain in Korea as the
'How about taking this opportunity to rest and spend your honeymoon in Italy?'
'Eun-ha, please... I'll really swear loyalty to you, so please...'
Honeymoon in Italy.
Eun-ha thought it wasn't bad, but eventually had to give up on the two.
And Mok Min-ho and Cha Eun-woo.
'Leave me out too. It seems the wedding ceremony date will be right when the conquest ends.'
'Can't you postpone the wedding?'
'You go ask Eun-woo.'
'...I'm asking you because I feel like I'll get hit if I ask her.'
'Sorry, but I can't yield to you this time. I want to become a married man now too.'
There was their wedding ceremony too.
Ryu Yeon-hwa was pregnant, and Jeong Ha-yang wanted to take care of Noh Yu-ran for as much time as she conquered the
Besides them, other clan members became unable to participate in the conquest for various reasons, so organizing the forces ran into difficulties.
'Italy? Now you're going to evangelize the Eun-ha religion in Italy! Okay, I'll follow!'
'We're not going to evangelize. Just stick close to me there. Sigh, why are there no normal people to take.'
Iriya participated in that process.
Eun-ha set sail for Italy taking her and Avenir along with some clan members.
Then while conquering the
That floor was one where humans turned into monsters and solved given tasks.
'What is this appearance, so vulgar...'
At that time, Iriya became a succubus.
Eun-ha who turned into a dragon had to wander that floor with her to meet the separated people.
Then she collapsed several times in the process of suppressing the succubus energy.
'...I'm okay. This problem will be solved when we go down to the next floor.'
'Really... Are you really okay?'
'Then will you give me grace?'
'...'
'I was joking. But if possible... Could I receive the Lord's blood? I should be able to endure with that.'
'Okay. I'll give you as much blood as you want.'
Then one thing led to another.
The two crossed the line.
The line they crossed once resulted in her conceiving a child.
'You don't have to... feel responsible. It was an unavoidable thing.'
'But...'
'But if the Lord allows.'
'...'
'I want to give birth to this child. I won't trouble the Lord with this. Since it happened in the dungeon, this child will be born an Ein. There will be no way to confirm connection with the Lord.'
After conquering the
Iriya who learned of her pregnancy earnestly begged him.
Eun-ha pondered many times during his stay in Italy.
After pondering and pondering─
'─What sin would a child born without a father have.'
'But this child...'
'I'm not sure what the right thing is. But my heart can't just pass the responsibility to you alone.'
'Ah...'
'Let's seriously think about how to settle our relationship. Don't try to shoulder it alone.'
Eun-ha accepted Iriya.
And she returned to Korea, and after a few months passed gave birth to a daughter.
An Ein with purple hair, two horns, and a black dragon's tail.
Noh Yu-eun.
Eunha wished that the child born as Ain would only have happiness in the future.
"Ugh!"
Ryu Yeon-hwa's son, Noh Yu-seol, is said to have looked at her as if she was curious, even though she was the same age as him.
That's what happened.