Book 16 Chapter 13

Endless Delusion

There are those who live in delusion.

They reinterpret everything from their own perspective—almost to the point of distortion—and accept it. Of course, it is right to accept the world centered on oneself, without being swept away by the prejudices of those around you.

However, in this case, their center is extremely unstable. They are often swayed by ideas and their own emotions, changing frequently. If one’s center is not fixed, even if they accept the world from their own perspective, that world will again become distorted and jumbled within them. Furthermore, they interpret and conclude things as they please, based on their own convenience (often being faithful to their desires in this case) or benefit, which can be very baffling for the one being arbitrarily interpreted.

Words they have never spoken can be interpreted by others as words they have spoken or have said. It is truly an unfair situation.

The commonality in their gaze is that everyone has lost objectivity. And they refuse to acknowledge facts that are unfavorable to themselves. They lack the courage to face themselves. Sometimes they mistakenly believe they have faced themselves and are absolutely certain that their perspective is correct, but that absolute certainty itself is nothing more than an illusion. In such cases, it is better to have a slight doubt in one's own perspective and strive to adopt a more rational and objective stance, as this can lead to better results.

Life in this world is meaningless. This may be the greatest blessing God has bestowed upon humanity. Because the meaning one assigns becomes the meaning of life. However, it should not be abused. The inherent meaning in each person's world is different. Nothing is the same. Although harmony can be achieved, they cannot be the same. Therefore, when encountering others, one must align the meaning of life with them.

To unilaterally impose one's own meaning and one's own world on others is the greatest sin. This is because it is an act of trespassing into another person's world.

Unfortunately, there are overwhelmingly more people in this world who force the meaning they have decided upon onto others than those who do not. And among them, there was a human named Wi Ji-cheon who was particularly severe in his actions.

He could not believe the fact that his goddess, Na Ye-rin, and the insignificant Biryu-yeon were getting along well. He did not want to accept it. He felt a sense of unease that if he accepted that fact, the phenomenon would become fixed. Therefore, he unconsciously decided to ignore the perspectives of the two. For him, it was a brilliant choice. The possibility of eternal rejection was eliminated. At least within his inner world.

When a person enters this state, even a sincere 'rejection' from the other person sounds like another form of 'affirmation.' In any way, they can create that fact within their inner selves. The inability to communicate genuine feelings is the biggest characteristic of such people. They reinterpret the world solely from their own perspective. Thus, Wi Ji-cheon did the same.

It was impossible for his idol, Na Ye-rin, to have any fondness for such a low-born person of unknown origin. That was the self-evident truth in his inner world. The fact that they were getting along was merely a misunderstanding. In his opinion, there was no value to be found in that scoundrel, Biryu-yeon. The assumption that Na Ye-rin might find value in areas he could not see was, of course, ignored. Unless this dismissal and arbitrary assumption were repeated dozens or hundreds of times unconsciously, such delusions could not be sustained. Of course, a solid premise, completely lacking humility, that one's own perspective is an immutable absolute truth, was an essential condition in this case.

Wi Ji-cheon thought. She is mistaken right now. She is misunderstanding something. She has clearly been deceived by that wicked fellow. He must have used some vile trick, like a drug or a spell. He had no evidence, but he had certainty in his heart. It was his gut feeling. He decided to trust his gut feeling over invisible evidence. Because it brought much sweeter results.

Wi Ji-cheon was righteously enraged.

How dare you use such a cowardly method against my idol… What a monstrous villain! The justice of heaven was crying out. The fair heavens were undoubtedly furious about that act. Someone had to realize that heavenly justice (which he arbitrarily defined). He looked around, but no one was there. Alas, on behalf of God, on behalf of heaven, he was the only one who could deliver divine punishment. A calling had been bestowed.

A being like Biryu-yeon was nothing more than evil, unworthy of existence in this world. He was the axis of evil. If left as he was, he would undoubtedly bring immense disaster to this world in the future.

It was clear that he was not doing this out of jealousy. He was acting on behalf of heaven. He was convinced that heaven wanted it, even without asking heaven directly (and even if he had asked, heaven would have answered clearly). Wi Ji-cheon reached a clear conclusion. Yes! The mandate of heaven has already sounded from high above, so why hesitate? All that remains is the annihilation of evil. I am punishing on behalf of heaven.

This is divine punishment, the judgment of heaven.

I am the apostle of justice, the proxy of heaven.

Born as the child of a prestigious family in the martial arts world, he had lived a life of privilege without any hardship, enjoying all sorts of special treatment under the comforting embrace of power. Therefore, he felt no unease or doubt about this way of thinking.

Yes! He had only one thing to do.

To correct what is 'wrong' and make it right.

The annihilation of existence…

However, he lacked the power. He had experienced several failures repeatedly. But…

There was someone who knew that he lacked power and desperately needed it right now. He lent him power when he needed it most.

Knock, and it will be opened! Behold! Even heaven is helping me!

Heaven has sent an apostle to aid my endeavors, so there is nothing to fear.

Justice resides with me. I merely act in the name of heaven.