<h4>Chapter 308 - The Moon Goes Down</h4>


    <i>''Calm down for now. Don''t get too excited.''</i>


    Oh Kang-Woo gripped his trembling chest and took deep breaths. It was a historical moment that took ten millennia to arrive. He had honestly hoped to enjoy the opportunity in a more romantic atmosphere, but such idiotic thoughts had long since gone out the window now that the opportunity was actually in front of him.


    An intense heat spread through him.


    <i>''Seol-Ah.''</i>


    He looked over at Han Seol-Ah, who was eyeing him with a mad gleam in her eyes. He felt like she would devour him if he did nothing, but he couldn''t let that happen.


    <i>''The goal above all else is to stop Seol-Ah''s fall.''</i>


    He had no dirty intention of taking advantage of the situation to go to the moon with her.


    <i>''Yeah, this is just CPR.''</i>


    It was nothing more than medical treatment to stop Seol-Ah''s fall from grace. He had no choice but to do it. He was nning on taking a very wholesome stance, just like a doctor saving their patient or a devotee praying to their god.


    "Did something good happen, Kang-Woo?" Seol-Ah asked.


    "Huh? Ah, mm."


    His mouth seemed to have curled up without him even realizing it. He coughed while averting his gaze from Seol-Ah. The gears in his head turned in overdrive.


    <i>''I can''t act rashly right away.''</i>


    Everything had a course that needed to be taken. He couldn''t just dive straight into it.


    <i>''First, I''ll satiate Seol-Ah''s desires with sweet words.''</i>


    Now that Kang-Woo knew that her body was closer to that of an angel and that the target of her obsession was him, it was not hard to guess what her desires were.


    <i>''Just like with Uriel...''</i>


    No, it was actually easier than with Uriel, since his obsession over affection had not developed enough to make him fall from grace.


    Kang-Woo slowly opened his mouth, "Seol-Ah."


    "Yes, Kang-Woo?"


    "You''ve been lonely since I haven''t been able to spend much time with youtely, right?" he said in a warm voice.


    Seol-Ah nodded and hugged his head.


    "Yes... I was so, so lonely. But there''s no need to worry anymore. After all, there is no way... that will ever happen again."


    Seol-Ah smiled widely and embraced Kang-Woo with her twelve wings flickering ck.


    "From now until the end of time... we''ll always be together," she whispered sweetly.


    Kang-Woo nodded calmly. "Yeah, let''s be together forever."


    "A-Aaaahh!" Seol-Ah trembled. She then eximed in ecstasy, "So you wanted that too!"


    Kang-Woo lifted his arms wrapped in chains and asked, "Sorry, but could you undo these?"


    "Th-That''s..."


    "I want to touch you, Seol-Ah."


    "I''ll undo them right away.''


    <i>Clunk.</i>


    His arms were freed from the chains. Kang-Woo caressed Seol-Ah''s back.


    "Hehehe," she smiled.


    Although it was only a little, he noticed that the flickering had slowed down.


    <i>''Okay.''</i>


    His actions were proven to be effective. If so... he pulled Seol-Ah toward him and kissed her. Although his kiss wasn''t as intense as hers, it was still intense enough for their emotions to be properly delivered to each other. Seol-Ah''s wings were pping in delight.


    "Seol-Ah."


    "Y-Yes, Kang-Woo?"


    "What did you hear from Uriel?"


    "..." Seol-Ah''s expression crumpled when she heard the name. She said in a voice filled with bloodlust, "He said that... I can''t make you happy... because I can''t protect you."


    She bit her lip. "Isn''t that ridiculous? He talked as if he were your lover when your lover is m-me. Don''t you agree, Kang-Woo?"


    Seol-Ah stared at him in madness.


    "Yeah. That brat was out of line. He knows nothing about our rtionship," Kang-Woo said without hesitation.


    He understood what Uriel had meant, but he couldn''t defend Uriel at the moment—he had to take Seol-Ah''s side no matter what.


    "Th-That''s right! A kid who doesn''t know anything about our rtionship said that!" Seol-Ah''s expression brightened, and she nodded furiously.


    <i>''Good.''</i>


    Things were off to a good start.


    <i>''Now...''</i>


    It was time to smooth things over.


    "I don''t really understand why you being unable to protect me leads to me being unhappy, though."


    "Because... that''s how much danger you''re in..."


    "No," Kang-Woo firmly shook his head.


    His saying that he actually wasn''t in any danger and that Uriel was wrong would bepletely pointless, since that was not the answer she truly wanted.


    "Me being in danger and you being unable to make me happy arepletely unrted," Kang-Woo stated.


    He''d dealt with all sorts of crazy beings while ruling over the Nine Hells as the demon king.


    "It''s true that I''m in danger and so is the fact that I might die at any second."


    "Th-Then..."


    "But... no matter how much danger I''m in, I''ve never once thought that I was unhappy."


    Dealing with such crazy beings was simple—you just had to give them what they wanted to see and hear.


    "Seol-Ah." He touched her cheeks and did his best to avoid cringing. "Just being with you makes me happy."


    "Ah..."


    "There''s no need for you to protect me. You just... have to stay by my side."


    "L-Liar!! You''ve wanted to be with that kid angel more than with me this whole time!" Seol-Ah eximed temperamentally. "I''ve waited for you every single day untilte at night... even until past midnight, but you never came back. I had waited for you without missing a single day, but not even once...! You must be lying when you say that you''re happy just from being with me!"


    <i>Rumble!</i>


    An explosive noise akin to thunder sounded. The apartment shook as if it were about to copse. No, Seoul itself was shaking due to her influence.


    Kang-Woo''s face paled.


    <i>''Just how fucking strong is she?''</i>


    He was truly shocked by Seraph''s power, which was strong enough to shake an entire city.


    Seol-Ah put her hand on Kang-Woo''s shoulder and continued, "You have to look only at me. Love only me, talk to only me, and touch only me. Understood?"


    "Seol-Ah."


    "You don''t have to worry." Her crazed eyes shifted to Kang-Woo. She pushed him back down on the bed and got on top of him.


    "I''ll do anything you want, Kang-Woo. You can just stay right here without doing a thing. If you do..." Seol-Ah slowly caressed Kang-Woo''s cheek.


    "I''ll make the kimchi stew you love every single day and feed it to you right here. I''ll change your clothes for you. You don''t even have to go to the bathroom. Oh, I''ll move the TV to your room so that you don''t get bored. I''ll buy you a bed table so you can use theputer here as well. And, and, and..." Seol-Ah leaned down and whispered in his ear, "I''ll even let you do the thing that lovers do... any time, as much as you like. Fufu. I may not look like it, but I practiced it a bunch without you knowing. I can show you an amazing time even while you''re lying still."


    Kang-Woo remained silent, and all sorts of thoughts crossed his mind.


    <i>''It''d be fine if I just let her fall, wouldn''t it? Hm? A Demon God and a fallen Celestial Goddess sounds like one hell of a couple, doesn''t it?''</i>


    Whether her wings were ck or white, wasn''t it fine as long as she was fundamentally Seol-Ah?


    Kang-Woo frantically kept his rampaging urges in check and looked at her back with deep, sunken eyes. Her wings were flickering just as fast as before.


    <i>''Calm down. Calm down.''</i>


    He realized that Seol-Ah was in a far worse state than he had thought.


    <i>''In that case...''</i>


    He just had to use something better.


    "I''m sorry, Seol-Ah. I didn''t know you were having such a hard time."


    "<i>Sniff, sniff...</i>"


    "I''ll admit it. It''s true that I''ve been... giving more attention to Uriel than you."


    "Urgh." Seol-Ah frowned aggressively.


    Kang-Woo forced himself back up and embraced her. "But you know why I had to do that, Seol-Ah."


    "B-Because you prefer being with that brat over me..."


    "Do you really think so?" he asked in a deep voice.


    He was sure that she knew that wasn''t the case—she''d just been ignoring it due to her obsession with keeping him tied up to monopolize him.


    "Do you really think I left you alone because I prefer to be with Uriel?"


    "If that''s not the case—"


    "If you really think so..." Kang-Woo slurred. He needed to take a strong and firm stance. "I think I would be... very disappointed."


    "N-No! I didn''t think so at all!" Seol-Ah shook her head, her face pale.


    She had made aplete 180 in an instant, but it didn''t matter.


    Kang-Woo smiled and continued. "But I do feel it''s my responsibility that I drove you to the point that you had thought that way. I think I''ll have to... show you trust."


    "No, this is all that b-brat''s fault. You haven''t done anything wr—"


    "No, it''s my mistake. I should''ve told you this earlier to make sure you can trust me fully."


    "Pardon? What... do you mean?" Seol-Ah asked.


    Kang-Woo put his hand into his pocket. A tiny bit of darkness separated from the Key of the Demonic Sea on his right middle finger. A white ring was made in the blink of an eye, with the name ''Han Seol-Ah'' engraved in ck writing on it.


    "I''ve actually prepared this a month ago... but I haven''t been able to find the right time to hand it to you."


    "... What?"


    He took out the white ring and extended it toward Seol-Ah.


    "Seol-Ah," He unveiled the trump card that would allow him to fully reverse the situation. "Let''s get married."


    "...!"


    <i>Rumble!</i>


    An ungodly wave of power shook everything around them. Seol-Ah stuttered, her face turning a concerning shade of red.


    "Wh-Wha—Huh? M-Married? Huh?"


    Kang-Woo smiled, thinking that it had worked.


    <i>''But that''s not enough.''</i>


    Just words alone would not be able to stop her fall from grace.


    <i>''Now, rather than talking with words...!''</i>


    It was time to talk with their bodies. He had to melt away the distrust and madness dirtying her heart with his body heat.


    <i>"Let''s go, let''s go, let''s go!! I''m so ready to go this time!''</i>


    He had waited far too long and had desired this moment far too much.


    Finally... finally... after ten millennia... no, for the first time in his life...


    <i>''It''s different from what I did with Lilith!''</i>


    It was far too painful to consider being attacked by a tentacle monster spewing pus as experience.


    <i>''No tentacles! Two eyes! No pus! Phenomenal!''</i>


    Kang-Woo slowly reached out to her while suppressing his tears as much as he could. Just then...


    "<i>Sniff, sniff</i>..."


    Along with Seol-Ah''s tears...


    [The energy of Skyfall is weakening!]


    [The fall will soon be canceled!]


    <i>''Huh?''</i>


    What the fuck?


    "Kang-Woo...!"


    But they haven''t done it yet.


    "Y-Yes...! I-I''d love to!"


    Wait just a goddamn minute. This ain''t it, chief. Why are you doing this? We still haven''t talked with our bodies yet, Seol-Ah. This isn''t something that can just be resolved with words.


    <i>''N-No.''</i>


    Kang-Woo reached out in desperation. Something was going terribly wrong.


    <i>''It can''t seed already... we''ve only just talked!''</i>


    They still haven''t gone to the moon!


    <i>''Fall! Fall again! Not like thiiiiiis!''</i>


    [The Seed of Corruption is disappearing!]


    <i>''Fuuuuuuuuuuck!!! Nooooooooo!''</i>


    "Let''s"—tears dripped down Seol-Ah''s cheeks—"get married."


    "Ah..." Kang-Woo looked at her twelve wings as they reverted to their usual white color, and... cried.


    [You have sessfully prevented the fall!]


    <i>''No... Not this... I didn''t want this.''</i>


    Kang-Woo and Seol-Ah cried while hugging each other until the moon went down... and the sun came up.