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The gray reaper thought that using a ‘Cloud Whale’ indistinguishable from ordinary clouds would allow for inconspicuous travel, but as soon as the Cloud Whale ascended carrying an object, all hell broke loose worldwide.

From the moment the unimaginably large Cloud Whale was born, countless satellites and cameras began tracking it.

News outlets around the world were transmitting breaking news regarding the current location, speed, and predicted destination of the Cloud Whale.

The most chaotic place among them was South Korea, particularly the Sehee Research Institute.

“Where’s Yerin Oh?!”

Kim Jungrwi’s shout echoed, searching for Yerin, who had vanished after leaving only a note that read, ‘[I'm going on a picnic with the Reaper. Don't look for me.]‘

And in the Sehee Research Institute lounge, typically bustling with people, only the lonely sound of the TV filled the air.

[Here’s a breaking news update.]

[The giant Cloud Whale that appeared at the Sehee Research Institute in Seoul is moving at high speed.]

[The predicted destination of the Cloud Whale is ‘Southern Italy,’ where a gigantic giant has appeared.]

[In response, the Italian government is holding an emergency meeting and expressing deep concerns to the Korean Association regarding this unprecedented situation.]

[This extraordinary event has drawn significant global attention.]

[Governments and scientists worldwide are closely monitoring the movements of the Cloud Whale, seeking countermeasures through international cooperation.]

[We’ll provide more details through future broadcasts.]

Currently, every channel on TV was broadcasting breaking news about the giant Cloud Whale.

Meanwhile, the employees of the Sehee Research Institute, who would normally spend time in the lounge, were all seated in their offices.

The Sehee Research Institute was awake with ringing phones and conversations, bustling with calls coming in from every direction.

Researchers were busy receiving and making calls, flustered and hurried.

Golden Reapers brought sweet snacks to those researchers, their anxious expressions evident.

It was the chaotic scene of the Sehee Research Institute amid the Cloud Whale incident.

*

Like the Sehee Research Institute, Italy was also in a frenzy.

Countless fighter jets took to the sky, employing satellites and drones to keep a close watch on the Cloud Whale’s movements.

Soon, fighter jets began to reveal themselves, flying at high speed near the Cloud Whale, which had arrived close to Italy.

Of course, neither the Italian Association nor the government could do anything with the fighter jets, nor were they likely to think of doing so.

It seemed they were merely preparing for an emergency and showing that they were taking action.

The Golden Reapers were oblivious to such circumstances and were simply having a blast.

“Human!”

Curious about seeing humans from such heights, the Golden Reapers bounced on the whale’s back, waving their hands in excitement.

One Golden Reaper even requested the Black Reaper to throw him.

Shot by the Black Reaper Ballista, the Golden Reaper stuck to a fighter jet’s windshield, giggling.

With their soft cheeks pressed against the glass, the Golden Reaper squinted to look inside.

The fighter jet pilot, likely very surprised by a Golden Reaper sticking to his windshield, fortunately maintained his composure and continued flying.

However, it seemed the jets were reluctant to enter Southern Italy.

As soon as they approached the South, the jets scattered in all directions.

The Golden Reapers waved goodbye with regretful expressions toward the fleeing jets.

Thus, the ultra-large Cloud Whale arrived in Southern Italy.

*

As the Purple Reaper, desperately trying to take in the Attached Human for even a second longer, sensed the movements of the giant, the weakened Purple Reaper turned its head toward the distant eastern sky, signaling it didn’t need to care anymore.

Instead, incredibly harmful objects began to rise around the Purple Reaper and the Attached Human.

They appeared to be humans rusted over, reminiscent of Attached Human’s younger sister.

Including a man known as ‘Wrecking Ball,’ a multitude of objects had begun to surround them.

“Am I in the afterlife? These are all the ones I’ve killed,” the Attached Human remarked, surveying the harmful objects around him, releasing a hollow chuckle.

The Purple Reaper started to gather the remaining shadows as if trying to protect the Attached Human.

“If only I could use spatial movement…”

Hoping to survive even for one more minute,
Hoping to survive for even just one more second,
And wishing that the Attached Human would remember him just a bit longer.

Looking down at its crumbling body, which broke apart like rusted metal with every bit of strength exerted, the Purple Reaper harbored a small wish.

At that moment, the man lightly patted the Purple Reaper’s head, saying, “That’s enough.”

It was a short and simple phrase yet warm with concern, unlike any before.

Hearing that gentle voice, the Purple Reaper smiled as if it possessed the world.

Hehe.

The Purple Reaper sat on the palm of the Attached Human’s hand, savoring his feelings and touch as he watched harmful objects attack.

What a cool and decent end.

The wounds inflicted by the giant couldn’t be healed.
If I die now, I might not resurrect and remain dead forever.
Still, this is far better than the Attached Human dying while I remain alone.

And as the Purple Reaper looked up at the Attached Human’s face in the last moment when a giant iron ball was hurtling toward them, it thought, ‘So cool.’

*

Only in the final moment could I shake off the unease surrounding the Purple Reaper.

It had always been the one caring for me, yet I pushed it away just because it was an object.
“I’m such a fool.”

At least I realized this in the last moments, so it was alright.
And the death of my younger sister, which I had long sought to understand, became clear as well.
Now, it should be alright.

As I reached a conclusion to my life, a purple flash came crashing down from the sky, slicing through the giant’s body.
‘!’

In that instant, the Purple Reaper’s eyes widened in surprise and a pleasant expression appeared on its face.

Reapers resembling the Purple Reaper emerged, fluttering their shadow cloaks as if standing guard over the man.

They looked exactly the same, but strangely, the man seemed capable of distinguishing between his Purple Reaper and the others.

Looking up at the man, the Purple Reaper felt relieved.

It was as if it was shouting, ‘I’m alive now!’

At that moment, golden beams, tearing apart all the fog, began to shoot down from the sky.
As all the fog cleared, the Cloud Whale, casting a gigantic shadow, was revealed.

From the gargantuan whale, innumerable golden rays were emanating.
And countless objects began descending from the whale.

First, there were Mini Reapers pouring down like dust.

Then came the giant dinosaur, wild boar, and mysterious white masses.
These objects began overwhelmingly annihilating the ‘Selectors.’

In Southern Italy, where there were no objects, there was often this saying:
<'The powerful superpowers of the "Selectors" are comparable to those of special objects.'>

‘What absurd delusion.’
The man thought as he watched the objects shred the ‘Selectors’ with ease.

*

I had bored a massive hole in the whale’s body, watching the battle unfold below.

Omnomnom.
It felt like watching a movie, and the popcorn being fed to me by Yerin tasted twice as good.

When the 1st Sword of the Golden Reaper swung its weapon, space tore, and the giant’s arm was severed.

Of course, the detached arm quickly reattached and regenerated, but it wasn’t entirely meaningless.

Having come from the Color Universe, the conditions for destruction were a mess, but with each wound, that mess was slightly diminishing.

By the way, the 1st Sword seemed to wield spatial cuts better than I now.
I felt my mother’s majesty diminishing.

Hmph.
At that moment, white flame bubbles flew toward the giant.

Bam!
And then it exploded.

The specialty of the Reaper with the halo, flames that burn all objects.
The explosion, easily tearing through physical immunity, left the giant’s body full of holes like sponge.

‘That giant seems weaker than I thought.’
I frowned at the sight.

Despite its tremendous presence, it looked as if it couldn’t muster proper strength, floundering like a human in water.

The cause was easier to find than expected.
It was the sunlight.

Simply touching the sunlight caused it to disintegrate slowly and made it vulnerable to the Golden Reaper’s attacks.

The ‘Golden Reaper Beam,’ which gathered sunlight in a victory pose and shot it out.

Each time it was hit by that beam, chunks of the giant’s body rusted away and scattered.

With the 1st Sword cutting, the Reaper exploding, and the Golden Reaper beam chiseling, the giant was left helpless.

As I shifted my gaze from the giant, which appeared to take quite some time, I saw even more dazzling battles unfolding elsewhere.

A pig the size of a building was teleporting everywhere, pinpointing and squashing harmful objects shaped like humans.
Powerful attacks evaded through teleportation, while weaker ones were absorbed by resilient jelly.

‘Yeah, that pig may seem shabby, but it was annoyingly fast.’
Watching the pig bounce around, memories of my earlier fights with it resurfaced.

Kyuheehee!
Near the pig, a white hungry ghost wrapped in white flames frolicked with a joyful expression.

The harmful objects touched by the flames melted away like cotton candy hitting the water.
And then they quickly disintegrated into pea-sized Mini Hungry Ghosts, making it hard to mount a solid attack.

Clearly, it was fighting well…
Kyuheeheehee!
But since the hungry ghost seemed to be having fun, it slightly irked me.
I’ll have to torment it later.
[Please don’t get hurt!]
Other Mini Reapers, not engaged in fighting like the Blue Reaper, spread throughout the city, rescuing people.
Even weak snack objects like Sugar Flamingos were assisting the Mini Reapers.

Considering how smoothly things were going for an alien invasion from the Color Universe, I felt somewhat relieved.

‘Doesn’t seem like I even need Yerin now?’
Hehe.

*

Just when it seemed that the battle would end smoothly, everything flipped as the sun set.

When the sun dipped below the horizon, and it could no longer shine down on the giant’s body, everything began to change.

The world started to erode.
A hole pierced the sky, revealing the Color Universe.
The Golden Reapers, who could no longer receive sunlight at high altitudes, could no longer shoot their beams.

With the giant’s body, rusty and tattered, shedding its material form, it transformed into a pure mass of light.
It was a brilliant blue light that was difficult to even look directly at.

It resembled the light of a star falling to the ground.
And that light turned all materials it touched into rusted metal.

Objects were no exception.
Even the weakest glowing Tyrannosaurus began to rust and crumble away.

I opened my mouth wide in a silent scream.
‘No!! My glowing Tyrannosaurus!’

And as if in response to my fury, a black corpse began to slice through the Unchanging Sphere.
A colossal black body, as huge as the Blue Star Giant.
Burning white firewood.
And two halos placed atop its head.

How dare!
I glared at the blue starlit giant—my nemesis, with eyes level to its height.