A Terminal Healer Needs an Obsessive Maniac (Completed) - Chapter 144

Chapter 144

After momentarily pausing at the force perfectly contrasting with that of the Black Wing forces they had faced until now, even the White Wing forces who stepped up to protect their territory couldn’t touch a hair on the two.

At first, they fought individually according to their independent nature, but when faced with crisis, they suddenly changed like an army that had practiced joint operations for ages. However, no one could stop Choi Gang-hu who had already [Devoured] a large number of cores.

Nevertheless, the individuals of the White Wing forces, who had maintained a relatively close bond since discovering a specific goal they believed to be ‘justice’, fought together against the invaders for much longer than the Black Wing forces.

But after three days and nights of nonstop battle, they seemed to judge the opponent as unmanageable and scattered into numerous dimensions like the Black Wing forces.

“Are you alright?”

Choi Gang-hu looked down at Ryu Seo-ha, who was applying buffs to himself with a dazed expression, and asked with a concerned look.

“…Yes.”

“You don’t look alright at all.”

Even if buffs and potions could keep the body functioning properly, fighting for three days straight without sleep caused tremendous mental fatigue.

Although Ryu Seo-ha was accustomed to all-nighters and overwork, unlike Choi Gang-hu who had experienced the Abyss era, this was his first time in a ‘combat’ situation where he couldn’t relax for even a moment, let alone take a short nap, so it was unavoidable.

“Let’s return to Earth for now.”

“…We should quickly catch those who ran away.”

“I’m afraid to do that because I might catch my lover first.”

Tracking down each higher being who had scattered into billions, perhaps trillions of dimensions would take a long time, unless they were all gathered in one place.

“The completion of revenge is right in front of us, but because of me…”

“What did I say was my top priority?”

After a much shorter argument than before, the two finally agreed to secure their homeland first. In fact, with the main core in their hands, there was no rush to mop up the remnants.

But even after returning to Earth like that, they had to carry out a very busy schedule after just a brief rest. First, Choi Gang-hu immediately restored the Polynesian island.

He considered it most urgent to have a safe space to place Ryu Seo-ha in case he needed to act alone. Then, he transferred some of his lifespan to Ryu Jeong-ah, who had been waiting only for her approaching death.

That wasn’t all Choi Gang-hu handled without Ryu Seo-ha even needing to ask. He also took the lead in rebuilding the damage around the world. All these were considerations for the feelings of his lover, Ryu Seo-ha.

A buff ‘Healing Regeneration’ is applied to the designated target (100,000 non-awakened people).

It was also Choi Gang-hu who first suggested that Ryu Seo-ha, who wouldn’t even think of stepping outside the island without his lover’s permission, could bestow healing miracles at large event venues including Olympic stadiums.

Although the goal and result of the action, that is, the inner meaning of the words, were completely different, he ended up walking a path befitting the ‘savior of this world’ as referred to by the cult that had been aiming for the Black Wing dimension core he possessed.

As all the apostles who had lost their trusted sponsors went into hiding, the world was able to gradually regain its peaceful daily life without much interference.

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Several months passed, and on a leisurely weekend at last, Ryu Seo-ha faced the pleasant dilemma of how to spend the remaining time after a happy dinner of grilled short ribs prepared by a famous chef.

Should he enter the infinity pool that seemed to touch the horizon and relax, or should he go ride the amusement rides set up in the next complex?

While seriously pondering as he strolled along a flower-filled path to aid digestion, he suddenly let out a chuckle. Who would have thought he’d ever have such luxurious worries?

“Ryu Seo-ha.”

Just as he decided to go to the beach and feel the waves barefoot, a familiar voice and scent approached. Turning his head with a smile at the sensation of strong arms embracing his waist, he lightly pressed his lips to the cheek of his lover who had just returned from work.

“Welcome back?”

Unlike when he had volunteered to be confined here in the past, a greeting exuding a bright energy flowed out smoothly without having to pretend to be indifferent.

“Are you free right now?”

Choi Gang-hu, pleased by his familiar welcome, asked while nibbling on his soft cheek and tender earlobe with his lips, as if responding to his young lover’s kiss. Though shrinking his shoulders at the ticklish sensation, Ryu Seo-ha nodded with a smiling face.

“Of course. And if my man wants it, I should make time even if there isn’t any.”

Choi Gang-hu, his expression helplessly adoring him at the firm and brazen answer that was longer than expected, kissed his lovely lover’s wrist with a smack and made a new proposal.

“Then shall we go on a date for a while?”

His voice was much more serious than usual.

“Yes, I’d like that.”

Although he thought it strange that it felt slightly stiff somewhere, Ryu Seo-ha accepted the date request without hesitation. Then, Choi Gang-hu, letting out a relieved smile, took out the Yeoui Sword.

Before he could express his question about what he was going to do, the SSS-grade weapon silently cut through the air. Without any flashy additional effects, the man who easily split space took his hand and suddenly stepped through the gap that had appeared.

“This is…”

Ryu Seo-ha’s already large eyes widened even more. It was because the dreamlike scenery unfolding before his eyes instantly stripped away any sense of reality. Moreover, the act of breathing became surprisingly comfortable.

‘White magic?’

He could vaguely feel it. The nature of the magic dissolved in this world’s air was completely different from the world he had been breathing in until just now. It meant that this dimension was maintained based on white magic, not dark magic.

“Is this a world rooted in the White Wing?”

“That’s right.”

Choi Gang-hu readily affirmed his question. Recently, he had been much more enthusiastic about striking the remaining White Wing forces than the Black Wing remnants, and it seemed he had obtained not only the dimension cores they possessed but also the ‘worlds’ themselves floating in the higher dimension.

“How does it look?”

While finding the faint tension in his lover’s quiet question strange, Ryu Seo-ha carefully looked around at the surroundings. The place he stood was a wonderful floating island that could only be seen in old cartoons.

Instead of soil, clouds billowing up supported the ground beneath their feet on the island floating in the sky, and beneath the cloud floor that gave a fluffy cotton candy-like sensation to the soles of their feet, an earthly paradise spread out.

Blue seas and rivers, vast fields of fresh colors, majestic rocky mountains and canyons… Among them, what instantly caught Ryu Seo-ha’s eye was a light green plateau nestled between the peaks at the top of a high mountain.

It was a city with stone buildings and fertile farmland arranged in terraces along the mountain slope, evoking a sense of mystery with its village form reminiscent of the remains of the legendary Inca civilization.

“…It’s wonderful.”

When he uttered pure admiration, stripping away flowery rhetoric, Choi Gang-hu smiled as if relieved and pointed to the night sky where mysterious auroras reminiscent of Northern Europe undulated.

“You can see the Milky Way you like so well too.”

Following his finger and raising his eyes, he had the illusion that the star clusters densely embroidering the entire ebony-like sky were pouring down on his face. It was a breathtaking sight that made his mouth open involuntarily. Which made it even more questionable.

“But how is the world so intact?”

If, as Ryu Seo-ha guessed, they had usurped the sovereignty of a world managed by the White Wing forces, it should be either in a highly developed state of civilization or completely reset and devastated, probably one of the two.

“I tried terraforming it to be similar to the most beautiful times of the old Earth in history.”

Choi Gang-hu, who casually said he had rebuilt the entire ecosystem of a world with its development history reset in the way he wanted, as if talking about decorating a room in a casual game, smiled gently.

“Do you like it?”

“…Yes, of course.”

“It’s a gift for our first anniversary.”

At his nonchalant words, Ryu Seo-ha felt his words catch in his throat. He always acted as if he would pluck the stars for him, but to literally give him an actual planet, no, a universe containing countless stars as a gift.

The scale was still difficult to fathom with an ordinary person’s imagination. Choi Gang-hu, who gently pulled his hand with a wry smile and led him to take a few steps forward, pointed below the clouds this time.

As he obediently shifted his gaze, he saw clusters of colorful lights gathered together under the cumulonimbus clouds that were sprinkling sleet. The sight of traces of light swirling like powder somehow felt familiar.

“That’s…”

Although the colors were diverse and the direction of movement felt different, it was a phenomenon he had witnessed several times already. It had happened multiple times when the souls of apostles who met their deaths were being retrieved to the higher dimension.

“These are souls rooted in the White Wing.”

“Souls…”

“It took quite some time to carefully select them based on records of their past lives.”

He continued, saying that he had applied strict selection criteria one by one, and there was no need to doubt the good nature the souls possessed. Unable to clearly understand the intention of his statement, he could only tilt his head sideways.

“Until I completely eradicate the higher beings, it’s difficult for me to play with Ryu Seo-ha 24 hours a day without rest.”

Then an absurd explanation followed.

“What do you mean…”

“Ryu Seo-ha should also have at least one hobby to enjoy as a pastime.”

Choi Gang-hu smiled, saying that although the Polynesian island was equipped with various climates, vegetation, entertainment, and sights, he felt the need for intelligent life forms that could be safely and comfortably interacted with.