You Will Be Blessed If You Do Good Deeds¿-Chapter 197

"Payback? That doesn't seem like something you should be saying."

Nam Seong-hee immediately countered Jeong Da-on's words.

"The last match, I lost. I prepared so thoroughly... yet I was completely toyed with. You're the winner. So why are you saying you're taking out your frustration on me?"

She had plunged an entire district of Seoul into Dungeon Break, set traps in the buildings, and used one of Jeong Da-on's beloved friends as bait.

But none of it was of any use.

In the end, everything was shattered by Jeong Da-on's hand.

Ah, how frustrating it was that someone with such talent was so infuriating.

"On top of that, the promise with Un-gyeol. I don't know what promise you made with that kid, but what benefit is there in keeping a promise with a dead person?"

At those words, Jeong Da-on, sitting on the window ledge, flicked her foot.

"Ah, bringing up logic is very lawyer-like of you... but what can you do? Payback is something that can't be explained by logic."

"That's so unfair..."

Without even listening to Nam Seong-hee's words, Jeong Da-on snapped her fingers.

At the same time, a black puddle spread out at Nam Seong-hee's feet.

Kiiieeek!

From within the black puddle, fish-like creatures with silver needles were seen, their mouths wide open.

'Monster summoning...?'

Nam Seong-hee's face hardened. It seemed Jeong Da-on had come with the intention of causing real trouble.

She quickly glanced toward the hospital door, but there was no sign of the hunters she had secretly hired noticing the situation.

Then, Jeong Da-on laughed with a whooshing sound.

"Don't tell me you think those shabby hunters you hired with money can stop me?"

And as expected, the opponent was thorough.

At Jeong Da-on's words, Nam Seong-hee felt a slight sense of helplessness.

She had been through so many battles, but still, there was no way to fight against the great mage who had openly decided to take out her frustration.

'What happened to Theo Yovanovich?'

When she had spoken to him a few days ago, she thought she would receive further instructions after handing over the items. He, too, would want to deal with Jeong Da-on.

But now, she found herself facing Jeong Da-on without hearing a word from him.

"Ah, if you're waiting for Theo Yovanovich, it's useless. He's dead."

However, Jeong Da-on casually dropped this bombshell, as though reading Nam Seong-hee's inner thoughts.

Nam Seong-hee doubted her ears.

"...What?"

"He's dead."

Seeing Nam Seong-hee freeze, Jeong Da-on laughed again with a whooshing sound.

"You killed your own son, and now you're looking like you can't believe Theo's dead. Well, I guess that's only natural, since you're more of a person who cares about the pros and cons than blood relations. In that sense, Theo's death must be much sadder for you."

"That's impossible. You killed Theo Yovanovich? But Theo... there's no way he'd die..."

Nam Seong-hee had sided with Theo Yovanovich because she trusted him.

Although Jeong Da-on had appeared suddenly like a bolt from the blue, Theo Yovanovich was a figure guaranteed to inherit connections, wealth, and power.

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"Well, it seems like you haven't seen the news, even though you're hiding away in a hospital with an excuse of being mentally and physically weak."

"The news...?"

"You and the hunters who were trying to cooperate with Theo Yovanovich are all dead."

"...You're lying so casually. That doesn't make sense. If you're bluffing..."

"Why would you think I'm bluffing?"

"Why, well..."

Indeed, it seemed unbelievable.

The politicians and Hunter Association people who had cooperated with Theo Yovanovich were all prominent figures in society.

But to hear that all of them were killed?

Impossible.

Yet, no matter how much Nam Seong-hee studied Jeong Da-on's expression, she couldn't detect any signs of deceit.

She spoke with disbelief.

"How do you plan to clean up... killing those people is different from ordinary deaths. Government agencies will get involved. Maybe even the global Hunter Association!"

"Ah, the people you've killed were powerless commoners, so their deaths are just brushed off as accidents without proper investigation. But the ones I killed are important figures, so it won't just be swept under the rug, right?"

Jeong Da-on mocked her, but it was undeniable. As a lawyer, Nam Seong-hee had seen countless cases.

The wealthy were immune to many things.

In a society where democracy has been reduced to a tool for capital, the sins of the rich and the poor are not treated equally.

That was the reality.

"How shameless you are, so easily admitting to it. But think carefully."

Jeong Da-on's gaze pierced Nam Seong-hee as she spoke with sharp clarity.

"Do you think I should be worried about such things?"

"...."

Nam Seong-hee fell silent.

Honestly, her head screamed yes.

But... this person in front of her, Jeong Da-on, was not just a normal human.

"You're shaking. Looks like it's starting to sink in."

At Jeong Da-on's words, Nam Seong-hee finally noticed her trembling hands.

She had always shaken with excitement in life-or-death battles, but now... this trembling was different.

'No way... really...'

It made sense. The power Nam Seong-hee had worked so hard to acquire was based on social influence, wealth, and the items she had received from Theo Yovanovich.

But if what Jeong Da-on said was true, then everything Nam Seong-hee had worked for was essentially nullified.

Kyaaak!"Ah!"

At that moment, sharp pain streaked across Nam Seong-hee's calf, which had been standing frozen in place.

A fish from the black puddle had leaped out, scratching her leg with sharp teeth, leaving a wound where blood dripped down into the puddle.

As the blood dripped, the fish in the puddle swarmed toward the source.

There were an enormous number of them.

"What is this?"

"Cold Beast. It's a spell that summons demonic creatures from another dimension by paying a price."

Upon hearing that, Nam Seong-hee briefly felt a spark of hope.

If she could summon demons by paying a price...

"You are still so consumed by desire."

Jeong Da-on's quiet voice stopped Nam Seong-hee's thoughts.

She looked up and was startled.

When their eyes met, she felt a chill run down her spine, gazing into eyes that glowed red, unlike any human's.

"What... are you going to do to me?"

"If it were the old me, I would have torn you apart and killed you like a demon."

The words came so casually that Nam Seong-hee flinched.

A demon?

"But I've decided not to live like a demon anymore. Too many people are seeing me as human."

"So what does that mean...?"

"Now, I will ask you a question."

Lee Pyeong-hwa had tried to stop Jeong Da-on from killing Nam Seong-hee.

A human has no right to judge another's crimes.

No one has the right to predict the future of another and kill them.

That naive idealism had convinced the system.

And if Jeong Da-on had decided to live as a human, no matter how unreasonable it seemed, she had to at least pretend to follow it.

"One thing, there's an example from the past that prevents you from deciding your future."

Jeong Da-on remembered the trial when she first learned Nam Seong-hee's name.

In the trial where the guild had filed an unfair lawsuit against the family of a hunter who died while clearing a dungeon, Nam Seong-hee had won the case in favor of the grieving family.

Back then, Nam Seong-hee had said in an interview that helping the weak was the natural thing to do as a member of society.

"Why did you take that case?"

Nam Seong-hee grimaced at Jeong Da-on's question.

"I don't know what kind of answer you're expecting... but large law firms need to improve their image, and it seemed like an interesting case, so I took it. Of course, winning was a given... what, are you going to forgive me because I was moral back then?"

"Don't think so. After all, forgiving you was never my role."

Forgiveness cannot be delegated.

"I just wanted to see if you could be reformed."

"Reformed?"

"Yes, the ultimate goal of punishment is to reform criminals and return them to society."

And in that case, helping reform a criminal was surely something a 'good person' would do.

Though the means might be a little extreme.

"Come here."

At Jeong Da-on's call, the fish gathered at Nam Seong-hee's feet began to push their snouts above the surface of the puddle.

Dozens, no, hundreds of them swarmed around, a grotesque sight.

"This is a Dream-Eating Fish."

The Dream-Eating Fish is a type of demon that devours human minds. While it is one of the demons that consumes souls, it shows the victim dreams while doing so.

The fish surrounded Nam Seong-hee's feet like a massive shadow.

"You will dream every night."

Time in dreams flows differently than in reality.

Even if it is a dream from one night, it is long enough to live through an entire lifetime.

"In those dreams, you will live the lives of all the people you've killed."

Every night, without realizing that you are Nam Seong-hee, you will live through the lives of the people you've killed.

They were born, grew, and lived their lives, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, enduring the days they were given.

"And one day, you'll die, simply because you're weak, at the hands of Nam Seong-hee."

"What... what does that even mean?!"

Nam Seong-hee's face turned pale at the unimaginable words.

Jeong Da-on laughed at her expression.

"You're going to say sorry in front of a judge anyway. But to do that, you need to truly empathize with the pain of the victims, right?"

Isn't this enough to be 'human'?

And Jeong Da-on's sentence was clearly conveyed to the judge.

"You will be blessed if you do good deeds" quest is now active.

A majority of society members find Jeong Da-on's actions appropriate.

"Thud, thud, thud."

Jeong Da-on mimed the action of striking a hammer.

And simultaneously, a nightmare-like scene unfolded in reality.

Hundreds of demons clung to Nam Seong-hee's body.

"Ah, aah!"

Nam Seong-hee screamed as the fish, with sharp teeth and sticky fluids, latched onto her body.

Jeong Da-on, as if feeling sorry for her, spoke softly.

"Looks like you won't have time to defend yourself."

In an instant, Nam Seong-hee was buried beneath the swarm of fish, her face the only thing visible.

Her hidden devices were of no use.

"Am I really going to end like this?"

Still, Nam Seong-hee kept her composure.

A woman who had lived only to pursue her pure desires, even at the end of her life, wouldn't let herself become ugly.

It felt like another kind of competition.

Nam Seong-hee glared directly at Jeong Da-on.

"Fine, I don't care. I'll dream the lives of these people over and over again. It doesn't matter. I'll win next time."

"Well, we'll see if there's even a next time. When you open your eyes, you might not even be yourself anymore."

"What? What do you mean by that..."

"Just one more thing."

Jeong Da-on asked quietly.

"Un-gyeol. Your son you killed... you're going to dream his life too. How do you feel about that?"

"Hah, so what did you do?"

Nam Seong-hee scoffed.

"That was a failure from the start. How could I not experience his life too? It's actually better. I had doubts about what went wrong even though I gave birth to him... now I can truly figure it out."

"From what you're saying, it sounds like you don't feel any regret at all."

"Of course not. He's my son. Whatever I do with him is my business."

Jeong Da-on nodded.

"That's exactly what I wanted to hear."

"What?"

"I know a person just like you."

Lee Un-gyeol was not a likable person. He was filled with inferiority and only displayed empty bravado, relying ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ on his family's power and wealth to do as he pleased.

So she didn't feel sympathy for him at all, except for one thing.

"I've been raised by someone who sacrificed everything except their goals too."

"That's... ugh!"

Before Nam Seong-hee could finish, she collapsed.

Crack!

The demons that had overturned Nam Seong-hee's body wriggled and tore at her flesh, digging into her wounds.

Jeong Da-on muttered while watching her.

"The person like you... I wanted to be sure that the last words left by him were lies."

But it didn't go as smoothly as she expected.

She didn't get the confirmation she wanted, nor did she fully get her revenge.

Of course, that was to be expected.

The woman in front of her was not Orbis.

The system comforts the user, 'Jeong Da-on'.

"Not the kind of comfort I need," Jeong Da-on replied coldly.

She continued to watch Nam Seong-hee, who had been completely consumed by the Dream-Eating Fish, for a while.

Meanwhile, the night slowly began to brighten.

Nam Seong-hee, who had lived only for her own desires, was now experiencing the agony of being consumed by demons.

At the moment she was swallowed by the fish, the woman who thought there would always be another chance to win, woke up early in the morning after a long dream.

Thud!

"Heh, heh aaah!"

Nam Seong-hee tumbled from under the bed. Her shrill scream and sobbing echoed.

But no one came to help her.

Jeong Da-on quietly watched.

Nam Seong-hee, pitifully crawling on the floor, clutched her chest.

"Please, why is this happening to me... No, why... please, help me...!"

She had blindly chased her own pleasure, disregarding the pain of others.

And the dreams given to her by the demon would force her to confront the life she had neglected, and the pain all at once.

But just after one night, this is the result.

'Her mind is almost shattered.'

In truth, living through the lives of others for a single night takes an immense toll on one's mental state.

If she had to repeat this for every person she had killed... by the end of it, there might be no self left in Nam Seong-hee.

Only after truly understanding the pain of every life she had taken, could the words "Sorry to the victims" in front of a judge carry any sincerity.

"Hope you finish your sentence well."

Having confirmed Nam Seong-hee's suffering, Jeong Da-on left through the window of the hospital again.

And at that moment, another system message flashed in her sight.

Found a fragment of 'Enemy of Humanity'.

There are currently six fragments of 'Enemy of Humanity' on Earth.

User, 'Jeong Da-on', quest activated.

'SAVE THE WORLD' quest is now active.