The Munchkin Disciple Wants To Stop Being Obsessed Over

The Gate of Destiny

When I reached the door, I reached out without hesitation.

Then, a blue energy rippled more loudly.

-Whaaah!

Space and time are distorted. The field of vision is reversed and then returned.

A world filled only with white. A space where the boundaries between shadow and existence are ambiguous.

-Stranger. Right now, you are···.

A strange voice in my ear.

Looking ahead, I see a vaguely shaped man staring at me with a smile.

-Unlike before, you are fully qualified.

The man’s index finger points to my chest.

-The first blood shed by the one who created this door, the first souls he lost.

The energy of the newlyweds vibrates throughout the body.

-key.

A golden light ripples across his chest.

-Traces and memories.

The events and experiences I have had so far replay in my head quickly like a panorama.

-And the unyielding will that has not been broken or lost. To you who have overcome all the trials that no other being has been able to overcome, this gatekeeper acknowledges that you are worthy to open the gates of destiny.

Shh.

The man smiled again as if he was satisfied.

He nodded behind him and continued.

What you see behind you is an ordinary iron gate the size of a person that has suddenly appeared in the pure white space.

-Open the door that no one has been able to open until now. You who open destiny.

“If you open this door···.”

I was patting the door of an unremarkable appearance when I turned around and asked the doorman.

“What is changing?”

I’ve always wondered. What on earth is this Gate of Destiny?

Was it an attempt to open it up to both the evil spirit and the warrior?

On the surface, it looks like just an ordinary door.

-That’s up to you, the one who opens the door to destiny.

“I decide···?”

-What fate will be bestowed upon this world?

I see. So that’s why Berheim and the evil spirits were trying to open this door somehow.

To decide the fate of the world as they wish.

So then, what was the predetermined fate of the world before the door opened?

-It was a harmonious world.

As if he had read my mind, the vaguely shaped man answered without me even asking.

– That’s exactly right. The primordial gods sought a perfect world of balance. A perfect balance that doesn’t lean to any one side, a weight that doesn’t lean to any one side. A beautiful world where beings created in this way develop in harmony.

I tilted my head. I wondered if this world was like that.

-The first god died, and his will was forgotten. Because of that, the scales of fate were tilted, and the line between good and evil collapsed. Beings created for harmony forgot their duty, and began to struggle to create the world they each wanted.

-The evil spirit you killed would be the most representative example. Originally, he was a servant of the god who ruled over night and darkness. He was a being who added dreams and peace to the world where only day and light existed.

– However, that friend wished that all dreams were nightmares, and that peace was death. In wishing so, he wanted to change the fate of this world from a harmonious world to a world dyed in black.

I kind of understand it.

It was a little disappointing. I thought there was something great hidden there, but in fact, there was nothing grandiose beyond the Gate of Destiny.

The point is this.

If you open that small, ordinary door, you can decide the fate of the world as you wish.

-You seem more interested in something other than deciding the fate of the world. That’s not the reaction I expected.

“Did you have to jump around because you liked it?”

-Or you feel frustrated by something that doesn’t matter.

“Okay.”

Honestly, I wasn’t really interested in old stories.

Also, I was curious, but it was also expected.

I don’t know what the secret is, but I know that the moment I open that door, destruction will not occur.

There’s just one thing I’m curious about right now.

“Can you save me? Or can you go back?”

Master’s safety.

-You are so impudent. I think you will be able to find the peace you once wanted, and I think you will be able to overcome the trials that have come back.

“If you asked a question, would you mind answering it first? Don’t drag your feet.”

-Ha, haha! Sorry about that. It’s been a while since we’ve had a conversation, so I’m not very good at controlling myself.

The man smiled as if embarrassed, then shook his head.

“Why? I gave you the key before and saved you. Why can’t I?”

-Because the key is going to be used to open the door.

“Then why don’t you just not open the door?”

-The use of the key has already been decided. In addition, unlike before, the child has already escaped the law of causality. Even if I wanted to hand over the key, I couldn’t.

“Then, I will open that door and decide the fate of this world…”

What if we changed the world to one where Daphne exists?

– A world where non-existent beings exist. It’s a novel idea, but it’s not the world you want.

– In other words, that world would be a world where those who existed would no longer exist.

“···.”

I understood what he meant. Then I was suddenly speechless.

A world where only the Master exists, a world where no one else but the Master exists.

That is, I cannot revive the Master. If I revive the Master, I will never see anyone else again.

It was a desperate fact.

“Then I···.”

My head drops, my fists clench, and my heart begins to swell.

-But I can tell you this one thing.

He stands in front of me like that and ruffles my hair.

-You and your teacher will meet again someday.

“Can we meet again?”

-It is true that the child has escaped the law of causality for now, but it is also true that the thread of your relationship with the child still continues, so it is also true that you will meet again someday.

He said with a snicker.

-That’s all I can tell you. You’ll have to figure out the rest as you go through life.

“What that means is···.”

Are you saying that I will be able to meet my teacher again someday?

-That’s right. As long as you’re not trying to destroy this world. So···.

The man who said that took my hand and carefully caressed the back of it.

-Open the door with these noble hands and decide the fate of the world. You who open the fate.

It feels like my soul is being touched, not my hand.

In an instant, the emotions subside and the fire in your eyes begins to return.

-Then I ask you. You who open destiny, what kind of destiny do you wish to draw in this world by opening that door?

I answered that question without much thought.

-Ha, hahaha!

The man laughed out loud after hearing my answer.

-That is also correct, stranger.

Hearing such gossip, I opened the door.

****

A wave of pure white wind blowing from somewhere.

The wave soaked the Machenia Canyon and spread out to the ends of the world beyond.

No one in the valley knew what that pure white wind was.

But I was able to realize it naturally.

The pure white wind that blew was a signal of miracle and salvation that carried someone’s wish.

“Hey, the monsters are disappearing…!”

“Gasp, gasp… We did it. We won!”

“The Savior defeated the evil spirit!”

“Long live Camel! Long live Camel!”

Without even looking back, the countless monsters that had filled my field of vision were all blown away by the pure white wind.

In the valley that was once filled with despair, tears, blood, and pain, only songs of hope and victory were echoing.

“I guess···.”

Jikel, who was trying to break the cage-shaped barrier that was binding him, muttered something and looked at his palms.

“It looks like you guys won.”

I lost again.

With those words, he looked up at the sky with a vain expression.

His magical energy, which was as strong as a mountain, was disappearing like a lie. His palms, which had been black, had now become flesh-colored.

And Malik was also experiencing the same phenomenon.

“ha ha ha!”

Malik, whose shoulder and abdomen had been pierced by Fran’s sword and Rose’s sword, smiled broadly and expressed his gratitude.

Feeling pain in your own body.

Warm blood was flowing from the punctured wound.

-dump.

“I was going to die at the hands of my juniors anyway…”

Malik fell to his knees. He raised the corners of his mouth as tears flowed down his face.

“At least that’s a relief. I can die as a human. Damn it. I’m finally dying.”

The magic that had filled his mind had all disappeared. The sinful obligation that had been weighing on his head had also disappeared.

All that remains for him now is the vivid feeling of pain, the thought of being human, and the sense of liberation from all contracts.

Everything was satisfactory.

The fact that Camel Junior protected this world from the evil spirits.

The fact that we were able to see the children of this era who had become sinners and were forced to surrender with swords and magic until the end.

Above all, the reality that I can finally face death in this world that is so tiresome.

“Sigh, sob··· Master···.”

Did he finally figure out the situation? Rose was in my arms, squeezing me without me knowing.

Malik, whose nose was tingling, stroked Rose’s hair sadly and said.

“Sea… You have to be happy. Rose.”

Malik closed his eyes, feeling a sense of utter satisfaction.

If this continues for a little longer, he too will turn to dust and scatter.

That is why I did not want to see this world free from the threat of evil spirits any longer.

No, to be exact, I didn’t want to leave any regrets.

“Ehhh···.”

I didn’t know it would end like this, but it’s a pretty cool ending.

My juniors and Camel will remember me until I die.

Because someone will leave the name Malik and his story on paper somewhere.

As Malik was thinking like that, he suddenly felt something strange and opened his eyes.

“however···.”

Then, the juniors I saw. They all had moist eyes and were making various facial expressions, but that wasn’t the important thing.

“Why don’t I die?”

Instead, Malik felt the pain from the sword wound growing worse and looked at Lily and said.

“Hey, junior of the Holy Power. I know it’s shameless, but can I ask you a favor?”

“Whew,” Malik said with a sad voice, sighing deeply.

“Hey, heel please···.”