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Kuwaa!

With a massive crash, the external being suddenly fell from the sky, weaving through the butterflies and crashing to the ground.

Its appearance was pitiful, unworthy of its rank.

The torn wings flapped like an old sail caught in a storm, and transparent blood constantly seeped from its body, riddled with holes.

Excluding one, all of the external being butterfly’s legs were severed, crawling on the ground like a caterpillar.

Yet, despite this wretched sight, a tension loomed among the Black Reapers.

After all, that external being butterfly was an enemy the Black Reapers had battled for what felt like eternity.

At that moment, the white halo floating above the giant butterfly emitted a blinding light.

In that brief instant, it felt like the entire world had come to a halt.

Time seemed to stop, and the dust in the air appeared frozen.

Then suddenly, the surrounding space began to warp.

Like a mirror shattering, glimpses of another dimension peeked through the cracks in reality.

‘Danger!’

‘Get back!’

The Black Reapers shouted their warning, but it was already too late.

Illusory wings slowly spread over the torn wings of the giant butterfly, distorting the surrounding spacetime.

With the force of a bomb exploding, the twisting spacetime scattered in all directions.

Due to this distortion, the nearby space warped and bent, forming a deep trench on the ground.

Surprisingly, the Black Reapers caught in the storm of spacetime did not fly away but firmly held their ground.

However, even the Black Reapers couldn’t come out of this unscathed.

The firewood burning from their bodies started to quickly dwindle.

‘Sorry.’

‘I missed you, Mom….’

As if centuries had rapidly passed, their lives were burning away.

Having exhausted all their firewood, the Black Reapers could no longer maintain the form of the Old God and melted away into black liquid.

It was like a sandcastle crumbling under the waves of time.

The external being butterfly tried to heal the wounds it had incurred by absorbing the time, but the countless scars on its body showed no signs of possible recovery, even after drawing in hundreds or thousands of years of time.

Those were deep wounds, wounds left by the Strong Mom that could hardly be healed even by reversing time.

‘Charge!’

As the external being butterfly’s spacetime storm swept through, the Black Reapers charged in again.

In the eyes of the Black Reaper, instead of fear, a resolute will shone.

If they could leave even a single scratch on that external being, they were ready to throw away their very existence.

Amidst the continuous rush and attacks, one Black Reaper seized an opportunity.

Stepping around the distracted external being butterfly, it climbed up from behind.

And that Black Reaper poured all its remaining firewood, putting everything it had into adding a small injury to the tattered back of the external being butterfly.

At that moment, a scream that shook the world echoed out.

Kieek!

With the external being butterfly’s desperate wail, the white light emitted from the halo filled the surroundings.

And all enemies vanished without a trace.

Both the external being butterfly and the giant butterfly.

What remained was the blood spilled from the external being butterfly and the exhausted Black Reapers.

As the foes disappeared, the Black Reapers in the form of the Old God hung their heads low, their elongated arms resting on the ground, ceasing all movement.

‘Mom….’

‘Human.’

‘I miss you.’

A few Black Reapers released their sorrowful emotions and gathered around the melted Black Reaper on the ground.

‘….’

Amidst the aged Black Reapers in the battlefield, an alien Black Reaper intruded.

Unlike the others, this Black Reaper took the shape of a human girl.

That Black Reaper was treating its wounds with golden firewood, as it seemed to have gotten hurt during the fight.

‘Where is this?’

Once its wounds were fully healed, the Black Reaper emitted a willful curiosity towards a fallen comrade beside it.

Upon hearing that will, a sluggish Black Reaper turned its head.

And upon seeing the human-like being, its eyes widened in surprise.

‘A new younger sibling!’

As the will that spilled out in surprise spread, vigor suddenly returned to the wearied battlefield.

The will of the Black Reapers began to resonate one by one.

‘Newcomer!’

‘Younger Sibling!’

‘The Younger Sibling has come!’

The will of the Black Reapers was filled with joy, hope, and anticipation.

The newcomer Black Reaper looked at the approaching Black Reapers, displaying a bewildered expression.

*

In the depths of the Mini Reaper Garden, Marshmallow Plains.

I was walking slowly on the fluffy marshmallow floor when I suddenly stopped.

A playful smile spread across my face at the sight before me.

A discolored Reaper was vigorously exercising on a tiny bench press.

I didn’t know who made it, but the miniature-sized exercise equipment fit perfectly with the discolored Reaper’s size.

With its tiny limbs flailing, it looked just like a hamster working out while trying to lift the barbell.

‘Maa!’

‘Maa!’

As I got closer, I could hear the discolored Reaper’s will.

The discolored Reaper was straining to lift a barbell no bigger than a toothpick with its small body.

How much could it actually lift, I wondered, watching intently until a prank suddenly crossed my mind.

‘What if I make it just a little heavier?’

I smirked slightly and activated my space manipulation ability.

Pointing at the barbell with my finger and slowly guiding it downwards, the barbell began to slowly drop.

‘Maaah!’

Just as I expected, I heard the flustered will of the discolored Reaper.

Startled by the suddenly heavier barbell, it flailed its tiny legs desperately.

Hehe.

Seeing a Mini Reaper helplessly caught in my prank after such a long time made me chuckle.

But suddenly, I spotted a flash piercing the sky from a distance.

Turning my head, I saw the Golden Cloaked Reaper and the Hybrid Hungry Ghost Reaper.

The cloaked Reaper soared like a golden comet.

Spinning like a drill, wielding two enormous swords wrapped in hungry ghost flames, the Hybrid Hungry Ghost Reaper charged forward.

Those two were quite something.

Their expressions were twisted in rage as if they were ready to punish a weak child.

Especially the Hybrid Hungry Ghost Reaper was terrifying.

No matter how many times I saw it, its appearance was still shockingly gruesome.

It was just a hungry ghost Reaper stuck on top of another hungry ghost, but it was oddly grotesque.

‘Yikes!’

I instinctively let out a startled will and ran away from the spot.

After blinking to the office where Yerin was, I dove into her embrace.

“Ah! Reaper, I’m working right now….”

Yerin wore an expression of feigned helplessness on her face while lifting me and moving to the lounge.

Of course, the emotions flowing from her were filled with happiness and joy as she laughed cheerfully.

‘Hoo.’

As I munched on the snacks Yerin offered in the lounge, my startled heart began to calm down a bit.

‘Hybrid, it’s been a long time, why are you still around?’

My head was filled with questions about the hybrid.

Its duration was far longer than the fusion of other Mini Reapers.

The difference was so great that comparison seemed pointless.

Why on earth did that horrifying hybrid work so well together….

Hmph.

*

The silver-haired girl was having similar dreams every day.

Dreams that always featured giant butterflies, seemingly connected.

When she first began having this dream, the silver-haired girl simply saw a gray Reaper standing amidst the giant butterflies.

The floor was coated in a gooey black liquid, and the sky was replaced by a colorful universe.

That scene was enchanting but appeared lonely in some way.

The solitary figure of the gray Reaper stood out amidst the colorful wings spreading across the sky.

In the next dream, the peaceful scenery vanished, replaced by scenes of intense battle.

The butterflies no longer appeared peaceful.

The butterflies were engaged in fierce combat with the monsters transformed from the Black Reapers.

Endlessly, continually.

But tonight’s dream was different.

The colorful universe and the black earth.

An endless battle intertwined with butterflies.

But the Black Reapers were no longer monstrous.

In their usual forms, the Black Reapers, shaped like girls, raced through the infinite darkness.

The most striking presence on that battlefield had an odd shape.

It was an unidentified Reaper that looked like a white hungry ghost adorned with a Reaper.

Surrounded by white flames, its overwhelming strength obliterated everything.

And there stood the gray Reaper.

As calm and composed as ever, it led the Mini Reapers through the battlefield.

As if walking towards the end of everything.

And at the last moment.

A translucent blade pierced through the chest of the gray Reaper.

Bang!

The gray Reaper’s body crumbled helplessly, and at that moment, the world of dreams began to unnaturally collapse.

As if to declare that nothing beyond this could be seen.

The silver-haired girl returned to the real world like that.

In the softly blue light of dawn, as she gasped and opened her eyes, there stood the Mini Flower Reaper before her.

The usually bright expression of the Mini Flower Reaper was now filled with worry and anxiety.

The Mini Flower Reaper hurriedly whispered while tapping the girl’s cheek.

‘We need to go to Mom! Quickly!’