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Chapter 174: She’s a criminal?

Chapter 174: She’s a criminal?

A few hours ago.

Viktor decided to visit his mother after a long time. He had already left his past self as Ivon so many years ago. He also had thrown away his name ’Ivon’ just because he stopped being a human and wanted to cut off every link with his family and friends. Since he had died as Ivon, he always remained dead to his mother and let her live a normal life.

He couldn’t accept the fact that she was going to pass away. He had the ability to make someone undead but he was still hesitating to do it. He was still worrying that his mother would become sad for not telling her that he was still alive.

"Adonis, we are going to Seoul."

"Yes, master..." Adonis didn’t ask anything about what was going on and started to follow his master.

Both of them used teleportation spells and left the house for some days. It had been a long time since they’d been to Seoul, the place they first came to after leaving the other world.

"Master, it’s raining." Adonis looked above and a drop of rainfall fell on his face. He again said, "Should I get an umbrella maste..."

He saw Viktor and became silent. Viktor, who always used a barrier around his body to avoid rain, didn’t use any and decided to let the rain touch his body.

The water was cold and uncomfortable but still, he wanted to feel the bittersweet taste of reality. He was still unable to think whether he should save his mother from her deathbed or let her die as a normal human and face the god of judgement. It was her last reincarnation after all.

"Master, should I make an appointment for her visit? Whom do you want to see?"

"No, let’s just head in straight. She doesn’t have much time."

"Who?" Adonis asked and then he suddenly realised that he was talking about his mother, Miss Flora. He was also shocked that she was still alive. So he thought, ’That woman is over 80 and still running. Now I really want to see what my master will do with her. I should be expecting a new guest at our house or a grand funeral.’

Both of them entered the hospital and manipulated the doctor’s mind to get approval to enter her room. Viktor was nervous at first but when she heard that she was talking about him and his childhood, he became a little happy.

So he entered the room with confidence and said, "Hello lady. How are you doing?"

The old woman looked at Viktor and became stunned to see his pure silver eyes. Since humans can’t see the golden rings, only the silver colour was visible.

Thus, it matched her eldest son’s. The woman then said, "Dear son, who you might be? You look so familiar."

Viktor then put the rose banquet on the table and replied, "I’m Viktor E. North, a demigod. The reincarnation of your son Ivon North."

Adonis was too stunned to speak at that time for hearing what he just said. Normally, Viktor doesn’t introduce himself as a demigod in front of any human but that time, he spoke the truth in front of his mother.

Viktor’s stepbrother and his elder daughter were too shocked. They thought some crazy man had come to visit so they became angry. They wanted to kick them out but Flora stopped them both. "Son, calm down. You too Leila. Don’t kick them out. They aren’t humans."

Viktor smiled and said, "So you can see our true form. As expected of the lady who gave birth to a demigod." He then took a seat near her and held her hand after so long.

"I’m sorry. I didn’t come to see you even after knowing it. I wanted to give you a normal life, free from any unwanted obstacles like us."

The woman touched Viktor’s face and said, "Don’t worry about it. I should be the one to apologise for being an imperfect mother. I should’ve kept you close when I was going through hard times back then."

Floral’s second son was confused. So he asked, "Mother, what are you even saying? How can a dead person become alive? He looks like he’s not even 25. And what does he even mean by a demigod?"

The woman tapped on her second son’s hand and said, "Don’t act like that in front of your hyung. I am a mother, of course, I know who this person is. I always know that someday, my son will come to see me. But I didn’t expect him to be this young looking. The afterlife is sure tiring and interesting."

Viktor then said, "Mother, do you want to live in this world or face the god of judgement? I can give you a ticket so that you can pass the test and enter heaven. It’s your last reincarnation. You can feel that, right??"

"Yes, I know. Those memories of my past life are slowly coming back. I can also sense that my time has come. My dear North, I do not want to live anymore. I want to rest in peace with my dear husbands."

Her second son nearly choked and said, "Excuse me? Husbands? Mother, what are you even talking about?"

Viktor laughed and said, "In her 53rd life, she was a ruler of a huge continent. She was also an elf who lived for 2340 years. To rule her territory, she married 4 young, handsome and very intelligent men to have lots of babies. She was known as the queen of reserve harem."

The second son nearly drooled over his words in great shock. He then said, "Mom has gone mad. She’s really passing away. And you’re just fuelling the fire."

Viktor laughed and said, "Well mother. Shall I grant you a ticket?"

The woman raised her hands and said, "Dear son, you’ve become a great person. I’m so proud of you. Mommy can walk her own path now. You don’t have to give me anything. I have lived a long life by relying on everyone. This time, I want to walk my final path alone with my strength."

The second son was getting nervous. He was trembling to hear his mother talking about the afterlife so he said, "Mother, please don’t leave us. Stay with us for a little longer. The doctor said he can cure your illness and secure more than 5 years of fixed life."

"Silly boy, I don’t want to be a burden anymore. You’ve done enough for this pitiful mother. But listen, boy, there is a great infinite life after death. This body is just a temporary vessel. After death, I can walk freely in the heavens and serve the goddess of wealth."

"I see, you are her follower." Viktor nodded his head and again said, "But you will need some verifications to become a person in her heaven to serve her."

"Don’t worry, my dear son. I can handle it. And since you’re a demigod, I can see you again, right? Let’s talk about life when we meet again."

Viktor suddenly used time magic to stop the time and went through her past life records. Ever since he entered the room through the door, he kept seeing a fixed future where he didn’t see his mother. Instead, he received a request letter from her to rescue her from hell. But he rejected the proposal because she wasn’t worthy of being saved.

Viktor was speechless to read what she had done in her past life. There was no way Viktor would be able to see her in the realm of gods. So he smiled and replied,

"Yes, my lady. We shall have a long chat when we will get a chance to meet. Then, have a safe journey."

"Thank you for being my son, and I’m sorry for not being a good mother, Ivon."

He then erased her memories of himself by using magic. He knew that if he kept those memories, she’d sent her request letter to save her. So he erased them to save himself.

"You’re forgiven, my lady." Viktor kissed her hand and then he felt her heartbeat stop. He saw the mana leaving her body and quickly left the hospital room through the window.

Flora had passed away.

Viktor then stood up and said, "You’ve done enough for our mother, dear brother. But I’m sorry. I have to erase your memories too. It was nice to meet you again, stalker from middle school who loved lemon juice."

"Wha.."

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"Master, was that necessary to erase their memories?"

Viktor kept quiet and gazed at the sky. The clouds were breaking apart after heavy rain and the sun was showing up. Still, Viktor had no shadow under his body. Only his reflection was showing on the clear water on the hospital rooftop.

He then took a deep breath and said,

"I feel like the chain that used to imprison me on earth has finally been released. Adonis, that woman who just passed away, was also a goddess once. She was kicked away and sent to the human realm as a punishment. Before that, she swore that she will complete her reincarnation circle as a prisoner of the earthly realm and go back to her previous status. The king gods listened but I don’t think she will be able to make it"

"So, my master’s mother is somehow a goddess," Adonis replied and sighed. He again said, " What do you mean she can’t make it? Master, do you think of her as a mother? You lived as a son of the Harvort family’s firstborn for a long time. You also had a different mother back then."

"I do think of her as a mother but I do not wish to see her in the realm of gods."

"You..master. Did you lie to her?"

"It was necessary."

Adonis didn’t get what he lied about so he again asked. "Which part of your conversation was a lie, master?"

"The part where we will see eachother again. Before I came here, I wasn’t aware of her past. My core power has become more powerful and for that reason, I can look into people’s past life records. I was a little sad to read that she was going to die soon. So I rushed here to see her. But when I read her past life memories, I realised that I made a mistake. So right before her death, I had to clear her memories of mine."

Viktor lit a cigarette and inhaled deeply. He then exhaled a big cloud of smoke and said, "She is a criminal who was banished from the realm of gods for killing another god without any valid reasons. Killing a god is a serious taboo and it’s not even allowed without the permission of the void. After that, she was sent to the human realm to receive her punishment. Right now, she’s heading to the hell realm under the mortal realm. From my calculation, she’s currently facing the god of judgement. Quickly, she will be sent to hell for eternity."

"That is pretty serious. So one can’t kill any god without a valid reason and permission."

"Yes."

"I learned something new today, thanks to you, master. But if she’s a criminal, why did you come here to meet her? And when did you even read her records?" Adonis asked.

"I read them while talking to her. I was surprised and also disappointed. Anyway, I’m feeling so free and also so cut out from the world right now. Looks like we will be heading out soon."

"Yes, master. We will leave this world very soon. So, let’s walk around the city tonight. I want to enjoy the last days hanging around here."

Viktor smiled and said, "Me too, let’s go and buy so many things too."