Chapter 467
In a vast field of lush green grass, the Purple Girl awoke from a deep sleep.
Surrounded by the warm energy and soft textures of the Mini Reapers, she had fallen asleep, and now, the world she saw upon awakening felt like a scene from a storybook.
It was a landscape she had seen before, but the sunlight and the green nature, so vividly shining, were still a strange sight to her.
The Purple Girl’s first true encounter with “real” nature.
When the Purple Girl was born, the world was already polluted, with even the earth and air tainted.
It was a harsh time, where anything not grown through alchemy would wither and die.
The nature she remembered was one of polluted skies, where only alchemical plants could barely hold shape and maintain life.
The mansion she lived in had an artificial garden, but it was so much like a mockery of nature that it could hardly be called a garden at all.
The Purple Girl blankly stared at the sparkling leaves bathed in golden sunlight.
At that moment, the air was sharply torn apart, and something fell from the sky.
The Mini Reapers, who had been sleeping around, all opened their eyes in unison.
“Mom!”
“Mom’s here!”
“Mom has come!”
The joyful shouts of the Mini Reapers rang out.
No, it only seemed like it did.
Perhaps because she had spent so long in dreams, the Purple Girl felt like she could sometimes hear the words of these little friends.
‘I’m not sure, but it sounds like they’re calling me Mom…’
The Gray Reaper, who had appeared, stared up at her for a moment, then turned around and began walking back toward the massive spatial rift with its characteristic thump-thump footsteps.
“Mom wants me to follow!”
Then, the Golden Halo Reaper gently tugged at the Purple Girl’s finger, signaling for her to follow.
“Finally…”
A sense of anticipation slowly grew within the Purple Girl.
It was the moment she would finally enter the world of the Mini Reapers.
But at the same time, several worries began to swirl in her mind.
‘Can I really live well in the world of the magical books, being a human?’
‘Humans were extinct due to the Evolution Liquid, so I must be the only human left, right?’
As if reading her anxiety, the Golden Halo Reaper smiled warmly at her.
It was as if to say, “You’re not alone anymore.”
‘That’s right. There are many friends now, so it will be okay.’
Seeing the Golden Halo Reaper’s smile, the Purple Girl’s anxiety gradually began to fade away.
The Golden Halo Reaper, smiling as it sat on her shoulder.
The many colorful guardians trailing behind her.
And the calm expression of her Master, who was always watching over her.
The Purple Girl looked behind her.
There were so many friends looking at her.
There was no need to hesitate any longer.
The Purple Girl took a deep breath and took her first step toward the new world.
The Moment Beyond the Rift
The moment she crossed through the spatial rift, the world that unfolded before the Purple Girl shattered all her expectations.
The world of the magical books, which she had thought would be dark and eerie, felt instead like walking into a page from a fairy tale.
All the magical books she had encountered so far had been affected by the Evolution Liquid, so she had never imagined such a bright and beautiful landscape.
Instead of the strong smell of petroleum, there was the sweet scent of hot chocolate in the air.
Above her, a canopy that emitted a soft glow covered the sky, and the ground beneath her feet felt like walking on clouds, soft and fluffy.
She was immersed in the mysterious sensation of walking on a giant bed.
In this sweet world, there were lifeforms that could only exist in dreams.
A pig, carrying a huge house made of candy, walked slowly by, while a giant spider, seemingly made of bread, was weaving an intricate web.
Above, birds that looked as though they were made of transparent sugar flapped their wings gracefully, flying like they were dancing.
Suddenly, in the corner of her vision, she saw a giant golem burning with flames.
The White Guardians inside the golem’s body wore pained expressions as they burned, but the Purple Girl deliberately turned her gaze away.
Such a dangerous being had no place in this beautiful, fairy tale world.
Just then, a blue-hued magical book flew beside her and began telling the story of this world.
Through the explanation passed via mental waves, the Purple Girl learned that these little beings were called “Mini Reapers.”
“Ah, so you’re called Mini Reapers…”
The Purple Girl muttered in slight confusion.
“Golden Halo Reaper, Golden Reaper, Blue Idol Reaper…”
And she began pointing at each Mini Reaper, calling out their names one by one.
The Mini Reapers whose names were called seemed pleased that they had been remembered, and they returned wide, innocent smiles.
Then, a sudden question crossed her mind.
Why did these cute and adorable beings have the frightening name of “Reaper”?
“Why are you all called ‘Reapers’ when you’re so cute?”
[Mom, Gray Reaper!]
The Blue Idol Reaper smiled faintly and told her the reason.
Upon hearing this, the Purple Girl was able to understand.
It was because the Gray Reaper had such a high rank, its very presence intimidated people, and combined with its expressionless demeanor, it truly gave off the aura of a “Reaper.”
A being that appeared indifferent to humans yet possessed immense power. It made sense why humans would fear and label it “Reaper.”
The Purple Girl, as she thought about this, suddenly became startled.
The fact that it had been given that name meant… that there were still humans who had given the Gray Reaper that name.
A small glimmer of hope began to blossom in the corner of her heart.
She had thought the world was entirely destroyed, but perhaps, just perhaps, there were still survivors.
With this hope stirring inside her, as she followed the Gray Reaper, she finally saw a human.
A girl with silver hair.
“Are you okay? I told you, stop playing around…”
The silver-haired girl, wearing a crown, was gently petting a chubby Mini Reaper that resembled a hamster, looking at it with a worried expression.
Upon seeing this, the Purple Girl’s eyes welled up with tears.
A human… was here!
After handing over the perplexed Purple Girl to Cheong, I felt much lighter.
To be honest, I would have preferred to give her to James, but I didn’t feel like going to the tower.
There were just too many Golden Reapers at James’ Tower, and they would swarm me non-stop…
Well, Cheong would probably handle it and pass her over to James, right?
Hehe.
I had commandeered a pirate ship made by the Red Reapers and was flying through the sky.
I felt freer now that I had finished what I needed to do.
The pirate ship, made of flames by the Red Reapers, felt warm and comforting.
Standing on the deck of the pirate ship, flying swiftly through the clouds, the view below was special.
Though in terms of size, it wasn’t much different from the massive Gray Reaper, the sense of openness felt entirely different.
The pirate ship flew at high speeds, almost like a fighter jet, and its agility in changing direction made it the perfect dream-like flight.
As I soared through the sky, an object entered my field of vision.
A shape that looked like it had been made from crumpled paper hovered in the air.
It looked like an object that had been attempted to be shaped through origami but failed and crumpled instead.
‘They said the sky had become quite safe, but there are still dangerous objects out here…’
Just as I raised my hand to deal with it, a golden flash of light streaked across the sky.
The moment the flash touched my eyes, a golden streak pierced through the harmful object.
Like a comet, the golden streak left behind a long trail of light and vanished.
It was the Golden Cloak Reaper, a rare sight even in the Mini Reaper Garden.
This Reaper, with massive firewood inside its body, flew at incredible speeds, like a comet.
Whenever it encountered an object, it would simply charge through it, shattering it with a powerful collision.
A head-on collision with objects that even pierced through physical immunity.
‘Ah, so that’s why the aerial threats have decreased.’
With that speed, it wouldn’t be too difficult for it to purify the skies on its own.
It did seem a little strange though.
‘Most Mini Reapers walk on the ground, so why is the aerial logistics functioning normally?’
Moreover, relying solely on the Mini Reapers with flying abilities wouldn’t have been enough to ensure aerial safety.
The Blue Reapers were too weak, and there weren’t enough of them.
The Purple Reapers were central to Mini Reaper transportation but had more responsibilities than their numbers could handle.
The Orange Reapers never took initiative to deal with objects.
And Ming Ming was… just Ming Ming.
It would probably be more effective if the Golden Reapers formed a Cloud Meat Knight Order and patrolled the skies.
But after witnessing the Golden Cloak Reaper’s action, everything became clear.
It was thanks to the help of Mini Reapers riding cloud meat and the Golden Cloak Reaper’s high-speed flight that the skies were being purified.
With that question cleared up in my mind, I flew back to the Mini Reaper Garden on the red pirate ship.
Once I landed the pirate ship near the Invariant Field, I stepped out onto the soft, marshmallow-like land.
I smiled in satisfaction as I walked on the soft, marshmallow ground.
Now the pirate ship was mine.
Hehe.
As I laughed, I noticed that the area around the Invariant Field had changed a little.
‘Where did the Lead Doll go?’
Before I left, the Lead Doll had been lying in its transcendent state, but now, it was nowhere to be seen.
I extended my senses to carefully scan the area, and not far away, I detected the presence of the Lead Doll.
Slowly, I walked toward it, and as I approached, the Lead Doll turned to face me, sensing my presence.
The Lead Doll’s appearance was startling.
Surrounded by a blue glow, it exuded a completely different mystical aura from before.
And as I looked at it, I felt an uncanny sense of familiarity, as if I had seen something like this before.
