In the Name of God - Chapter 7.2
-The first part of the message was garbled.
What is this? Why is it crackling in parts?
-■■■ ■■ tried to ■■ the Master by ■■■ and ■■….
Even Echo seemed confused. It tilted its head and repeated the crackling part.
-■■■ ■■…
No matter how many times it repeated it, the same crackle persisted.
It was as if that word was forbidden for me to hear.
Echo’s eyes widened. Its mouth opened wide in shock, revealing sharp teeth and a long tongue. I felt an odd urge to poke inside that mouth with my finger.
-Why is it being filtered?! Why?!
“Why are you asking me that?”
I looked at it with a dumbfounded expression. Echo tilted its head from side to side, whining. It was so puppy-like that I almost reached out to pat it.
-Uh, anyway, Master, just remember that your existence is tied to the outcome of this world!
Echo rubbed its long snout vigorously against my cheek.
-Take care of your Master’s body! Cherish it! Love it! Pet it! Cuddle it!
“That seems a bit over the top…”
Conscious of the people around, I gently pushed Echo’s snout away.
“So basically, it is telling me that if I do not want to see this world destroyed, I should not die?”
-Yes, exactly!
Seeing Echo answer cheerfully made me even more uneasy.
I thought a support module arranged by the system would explain everything clearly, but it seemed some information had been filtered.
“Do you know about my disciple?”
-‘The Black Saint’? Of course! The hero who destroyed the first ‘Destruction Project’ in this world!
Echo wagged its tail enthusiastically and started listing information about my disciple.
But it was no help.
The details Echo rattled off were rigid, textbook-style information handed down to the current generation.
“That kind of information is not enough. I mean information after he went missing.”
Echo did not immediately answer. It stared at me intently.
-■■ ■■■ has ■■■ ■■ instead of ■■■ …
Echo’s voice crackled annoyingly throughout.
It seemed Echo anticipated that the information I wanted would all be filtered.
The sound was maddening to listen to. I furrowed my brow and shook my head.
“Stop. You can stop now.”
-Okay….
I gently tapped Echo’s drooping front paw with my fingertip. It wriggled its paw, frustrated at not being able to give me the information I wanted.
“It’s fine. I will find out myself.”
-Hng…. I am sorry….
Its ears drooped pitifully, but I did not have time to comfort it.
“Seong Do‑yoon Awakener, your inspection is complete.”
The employee emerged from the inspection room, calling out that the core I submitted had been checked. Naturally, he did not notice Echo sitting on my shoulder.
As I entered the inspection room, Echo spoke.
-Oh, Master! You need to be careful!
“What is it?”
-Master is currently existing in this world as ‘Seong Do‑yoon.’ So no one in this world can suspect that you are not Seong Do‑yoon.
Echo’s blue, button-like eyes were serious.
-If suspicion about Seong Do‑yoon becomes a certainty, the ‘necessity’ of keeping Master in that body weakens. This world will consider your existence a bug.
“What happens if it is judged a bug?”
-The administrators of this world outside will intervene to extract the bug.
The administrator of this world.
Like a GM or operator in a game.
“So I die?”
Echo shook its head vigorously. Its soft, plush ears slapped gently against my eyes.
-No, you do not die. The administrators are just very interested in bugs. ■■■ ■■ is also why….
“Filtered.”
-Um… anyway, you will not die. But I do not know what will happen if they take you.
Echo hesitated for a moment, then sighed as if resigning.
-I guarantee, from a Master’s perspective, it will be worse than death.
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