Seoul Object Story-Chapter 161: Halo’s Epilogue (1)

Kyu-hing-hing.

The sound of the white fish’s cry resonated softly in the air, amidst the flames of the campfire, in the open space.

As the warm light from the fire illuminated the surroundings, two Golden Reapers stood facing each other with serious expressions.

One was a completely ordinary Golden Reaper, without any peculiarities.

The other was the Golden Halo Reaper, with a faintly glowing spirit body floating behind them like a shadow.

However, the spirit body, which had been much larger than the Golden Reaper’s main body, had now shrunk to about the size of the Golden Reaper's head.

When the Golden Halo Reaper returned the Cycle Halo contained within the spirit body to their mother, it immediately shrank down to the size of the Golden Reaper's head.

Around the two Golden Reapers, numerous Mini Reapers were watching, and among the onlookers, a colorful fish stepped forward.

Kyu!

At the signal of the fish, the two Golden Reapers, facing each other, immediately took combat stances.

And then, like martial artists who had trained in combat for many years, they raised their hands and swiftly charged at each other.

The first attack came from the Golden Halo Reaper.

The Golden Halo Reaper's fist flew towards their opponent's chubby cheeks in a series of rapid punches.

However, the ordinary Golden Reaper wasn’t to be underestimated.

Quickly, the Golden Reaper twisted their head to dodge the attack and, with a graceful spin, delivered a sharp kick aimed at the opponent's upper body.

Thrust punches landing on chubby cheeks and belly!

A spinning kick aimed at the upper body!

The movements of the two Golden Reapers looked almost like a dance.

But their expressions were very serious.

As if they were fighting dangerous Foreign Objects, they focused on each other, not allowing any openings.

At first, it seemed like their skills were evenly matched.

Their attacks and counterattacks mirrored each other, as if reflected in a mirror.

However, the end of this intense duel came unexpectedly quickly.

It was when the Golden Halo Reaper attempted a high kick aimed at the opponent’s head.

The ordinary Golden Reaper seized the moment, lowered their body, and executed a perfectly timed tackle.

"Aaah!"

With the Golden Halo Reaper’s helpless will, their body was thrown into the air.

In the next moment, the Golden Halo Reaper crashed to the ground, and the Golden Reaper quickly positioned themselves, starting to pound with small fists.

Thud, thud.

Relentless punches landing on chubby cheeks.

The Golden Halo Reaper tried to defend the pounding, twisting their body to escape, but ultimately couldn’t get away.

Kyu!

At that moment, the referee, the colorful fish, stepped between the two Golden Reapers, declaring the match over.

As the match ended, the Golden Halo Reaper lay on the ground with an expression of deep regret.

Although there had been a slight skill difference to begin with, even after evolving into a special Golden Reaper, they still couldn’t win.

Hmph.

It was an expected result.

The Golden Halo Reaper’s evolution had been solely focused on mastering the Halo, not improving basic combat skills or physical size like other special Golden Reapers.

As the campfire continued to burn, the defeated Golden Halo Reaper lay beside the Bora girl, gazing up at the sky.

For a long time, the Bora girl, who had seemed as though she was deeply asleep, let out a small groan from her lips.

"Umm..."

Her long eyelashes fluttered, and slowly, her eyelids opened.

Then, a strange sight appeared before the Bora girl’s eyes.

Guardians, their bodies aflame in large fires.

Around them, excited-looking friends with the same golden hue, like magical books.

And the sweet scent filling the air.

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It was a sight completely disconnected from what the Bora girl had seen before losing consciousness, something completely impossible to understand.

At that moment, the Golden Halo Reaper, who had been lying on the ground, noticed the Bora girl had awakened and immediately rushed toward her.

The colorful stone fish, which had been circling around, and the Master Fish cautiously took a step forward toward the Bora girl.

The fish seemed to have a look that said, "What if Bora girl still doesn’t remember and doesn’t like us?"

Although the Bora girl looked a little tired, she seemed healthy.

The image of the girl, which had once been like a wilting flower, was now gone. She looked as though time had reversed, and she was back to the vibrant state she had been in when the floating city shone brightly.

Her skin, with a healthy glow, shone like a dewy petal.

The Master Fish smiled with deep relief as it watched the girl.

The Bora girl, still in a daze as if she were in a dream, cautiously removed the Golden Halo Reaper from her cheek and placed it in her palm, gazing at it.

"I was sure I died with Master..."

Muttering in a confused voice, the girl looked around once more.

At that moment, she saw the colorful stone fish and Master Fish standing at a distance.

Then, as if a dam that had been blocked for a long time had burst, tears began to pour from the Bora girl’s eyes.

"You were all here."

Without hesitation, the girl moved forward and embraced the Master Fish.

Ignoring the cold, hard surface of the stone fish, she burst into loud sobs.

Her tears streamed down, wetting the surface of the stone fish.

"I’m sorry I forgot everything."

With a trembling voice, the girl paused before adding, in an even smaller voice:

"I’m sorry for being weak."

The Golden Halo Reaper, watching this scene, smiled with a relieved expression.

The Bora girl, seeing the Golden Halo Reaper, reached out and pulled the Golden Halo Reaper into her embrace.

"I’m so glad, all of you."

Finally, the girl closed her eyes and whispered softly into the Golden Halo Reaper’s ear, as though sharing a secret:

"This is the scent of a true friend. It’s so warm, like the sun... and just being near it fills the air."

After finishing her words, the girl smiled brightly and, exhausted from crying, fell peacefully asleep.

This sleep was no longer a flight filled with pain and wounds, but a peaceful and sweet rest.

On her face, a true happiness, one that had not been seen for a long time, rested.

After the fish-shaped pastry festival ended, I walked a little away from the softly burning campfire and began looking around.

Thud, thud.

Wherever I looked, the once Evolution Fluid-filled Black Planet was now devoid of any sign of the fluid.

"The Evolution Fluid is completely gone."

The ground looked a little dark and tainted, but there was no sign of the Evolution Fluid.

It was probably because the Shark Foreign Object had absorbed all the Evolution Fluid with its 'divine power.'

Since it had absorbed it conceptually, the Black Planet could now be considered safe.

Maybe that’s why I couldn’t stop smiling.

The Black Planet was still approaching Earth, and the Evolution Fluid that had once filled it had clearly been a huge issue.

But even knowing that, I didn’t have the energy to deal with it, so I was genuinely relieved.

With that troublesome issue gone, it felt like another playground had appeared.

The fascinating world of the Alchemist!

Full of relics buried in Evolution Fluid!

As I walked around, holding the fish-shaped pastries in my arms, I noticed that Golden Reapers, also holding pastries like me, were following behind.

When I turned to look down at the children, the leading Golden Reaper sent me a bright expression of will.

"Mom is amazing!"

Then, they handed me their fish-shaped pastry.

"What’s so special about the same fish-shaped pastry?"

I picked up the pastry the Golden Reaper had given me and ate it.

'!'

Then, the familiar taste of Gray Reaper pudding spread in my mouth.

The texture of the bread and red bean paste was the same, but strangely, the taste was different.

Why does this fish-shaped pastry taste different?

"Isn’t it interesting?"

With that expression, the Golden Reaper, grinning, came up close to my ear and whispered as if revealing a great secret.

When you give pudding to the fish-shaped pastry, the fish eats it, and the pastry becomes a pudding-flavored fish-shaped pastry.

'!!! Can this fish-shaped pastry move?'

I thought it was just a regular fish-shaped pastry because it wasn’t wriggling like a fish or a snack...

"Let’s feed it meat!"

"Fish-shaped pastries that humans like!"

Then, the Golden Reaper, with a big dream, said they were going to make roasted meat-flavored fish-shaped pastries.

Hmm, I don’t think humans would like that...

Ugh, roasted meat-flavored fish-shaped pastry... just imagining it felt strange.

But I didn’t say anything, just to avoid disappointing the Golden Reaper.

Hehe.

I silently chuckled to myself and walked along the oddly long, elevated path.

At the end of the path was a fantastical city, its form intact, and an enormous corpse as massive as the city lay collapsed beside it.