Devil Jungkook

The distorted truth of the past (I'm sorry, please forgive me)

여주

Me: "........This is now-"

What the hell is going on?

The man I love killed my parents,

Bae Joo-hyun is actually just a human who plays the role of the creator.

The true creator was none other than my second-grade homeroom teacher, Seokjin. This absurd situation was unfolding before my eyes.

박지민

Jimin: "......It seems like everyone is a little panicked, but let's put Bae Joo-hyun aside for now and finish the trial first. What does the Creator think?"

김석진

Seokjin: "...There's no way it won't work."

Seokjin walked leisurely down the street and passed by Joohyun, who was sitting down, hugging her wounds.

김석진

Seokjin: "You always do things you weren't told to do."

배주현

Joohyun: "I-!"

So you're saying you're worse than Park Jimin.

배주현

Joohyun: "........!!!!"

Joohyun felt a lump forming deep in his chest.

Seokjin looked at her coldly and then passed her by. His chiseled face was utterly indifferent. Joohyun bit her lip in anger, glaring at Seokjin's back as he walked away.

You... Creator, you shouldn't say things like that to me.

김석진

Seokjin: "Okay, so the lawyer is here too. Shall we hear what the defendant has to say?"

Seokjin's gaze was fixed on Jimin. Jimin wasn't feeling too good, but he decided to ignore it.

박지민

Jimin: "First, let's go back to the beginning."

There must be people who still don't understand. Jimin smiled as he looked at Yeoju, Taehyung, Yoongi, and Hoseok who were looking at him from above as if they didn't understand.

박지민

Jimin: "Look at that Bae Joo-hyun over there, you'll know that Bae Joo-hyun is not the creator. That's why she didn't have the power to see Jeon Jung-guk's memories in the first place."

This was a game of Go-Stop that was played with a rigged board.

박지민

Jimin: "So, you, the true creator, take responsibility and solve the problem. That child is 'your person'."

Seokjin chuckled. Then he sat down sadly, his chin resting on his hand.

김석진

Seokjin: "Okay. Since 'my person' started it, I'll finish it."

This trial never happened. Seokjin's voice echoed loudly inside the courtroom.

김석진

Seokjin: "What Jeon Jungkook did wasn't rebellion to begin with. And the other charges were false accusations. Since there's no crime to be tried, let's pretend this trial never happened."

It was a welcome development. I was taken aback by the sudden turn of events, but wouldn't it be a good thing for us if we could just dismiss the trial?

김석진

Seokjin: "Before that."

You two. And Bae Joo-hyun, after you're done, would you like to have a nice chat with me?

***

김석진

Seokjin: "........"

Seokjin sent everyone away, leaving behind Jungkook, Jimin, and Joohyun.

김석진

Seokjin: "Since it's just us, let's tell the truth. Jeon Jungkook."

전정국

Jungkook: "......I've never started a rebellion or anything like that."

“Because I never killed anyone in the first place.” Seokjin laughed at Jeongguk’s slightly trembling voice.

김석진

Seokjin: "No. It's true that he killed her. It's just that the circumstances were different."

Didn't Hwan ask you to kill him first? I'm the creator, so how can I not know that simple truth? Let's not deny reality.

김석진

Seokjin: "At that time... because of the previous King Yeomra, Hwan was no longer fit to live. Yeonwoo, who was already in poor health, was even more so. That's why he asked you, Jeon Jungkook, who was the closest person who knew everything."

He wanted everyone, including himself, Yeonwoo, and even Min Yoongi, to be killed. Jimin looked at Jungkook with a surprised expression, hearing the truth for the first time. Jungkook, who was the person involved, also looked flustered.

전정국

Jungkook: "But I....nothing after that-"

김석진

Seokjin: "I know. You won't remember anything after that. Because you lost your mind and killed everyone because of him."

Seokjin pointed at Joohyun and said as if it was obvious. Joohyun flinched and avoided his gaze.

김석진

Seokjin: "I couldn't help it, since that kid used the power I gave him as the Creator's agent to control your mind."

The power of the Creator. It was absolute power, more than anything else. With such power, dominating the mind was a piece of cake.

After hearing Seokjin's words, Jeongguk was shocked and bit his lips, making a gloomy expression.

김석진

Seokjin: "Don't blame yourself. Even if you hadn't killed them, Hwan and Yeonwoo would have been hopeless. They would have disappeared soon."

Although the words were comforting, to Jeong-guk, they sounded like nothing more than a sarcastic rebuke.

전정국

Jungkook: "...Did I...kill him.."

His moist eyes were wide and shining. Seokjin nodded and spoke calmly.

김석진

Seokjin: "Yeah. You killed him."

박지민

Jimin: "Hey Kim Seokjin. Shut up."

Jimin was surprised to hear Seokjin's words that made Jungkook feel heavy and stopped him.

김석진

Seokjin: "It wasn't the cause, but in the end, you killed him. With your own hands."

박지민

Jimin: "Hey Kim Seokjin!!!!!"

Jimin, unable to bear it any longer, swung his fist at Seokjin's face. Seokjin, who could have dodged, simply took Jimin's slow punch in stride. A red blush rose on his once flawless, smooth skin.

배주현

Joohyun: "Jin..! Are you okay?!?!"

The only one who caught Seokjin, who was staggering for a moment, and showed concern was Joohyun. Seokjin pushed Joohyun's hand away, and his expression remained gentle and expressionless.

김석진

Seokjin: "....Ah...right. Someone who calls himself the Creator shouldn't act emotionally. Sorry, I just thought of Hwan without realizing it. Hwan was a good friend to me too."

You were one of the few people who understood me when I was capricious and reluctant to reveal my identity. Personally, I held quite a grudge against you.

김석진

Seokjin: "But when I looked into it, I realized that the grudge wasn't directed at you."

Seokjin's eyes, which had suddenly grown cold, were fixed on Joohyun, who was standing still next to him. Joohyun was gripped by fear, and her entire body trembled like an aspen tree, unable to control itself.

배주현

Joohyun: "...J,Jin...I.....-"

Didn't they say that when you feel extreme fear, you can't even breathe, you can't do anything? Those cold eyes, so cold they could pierce your face, seemed like they could kill Joohyun at any moment.

김석진

Seokjin: "It's obvious no matter how you look at it, but it's not something that happened simply out of emotional resentment, right?"

At his words, Joohyun's body went cold and she flinched, and Seokjin's gaze became even colder and sharper like iron.

김석진

Seokjin: "...I thought you'd be smart like your father."

And the words he blurted out while clicking his tongue really pierced Joohyun like a metal rod.

김석진

Seokjin: "You've shown me affection, so let's finish this quietly. You've worked hard pretending to be the creator on my behalf. I don't think you've done a very good job, though."

배주현

Joohyun: "J,Jin...!!! No... I..... was wrong!! I didn't want this...Jin...!!"

Joohyun begged Jin with tears in her doll-like large eyes.

배주현

Joohyun: "I... just acted based on the final list given to me by the Great King of Hell...!!!!"

김석진

Seokjin: "...Ah. So that's what happened. You were close to the previous King Yeomra. So that was quite possible."

Seokjin listened to Joohyun's words and said he understood, but then looked at her as if his affection was falling even more.

박지민

Jimin: "If it's the previous Yeomra-ah. That crazy bastard."

Jimin trembled when he heard the words "Yeomra of the previous generation."

배주현

Joohyun: "I couldn't find a good excuse, so I just used my brain and thought of the best I could..!!!!!"

김석진

Seokjin: "Do you know how the previous King of Hell was destroyed?"

That crazy guy probably screamed in front of me like you did, begging for his life.

김석진

Seokjin: "Park Jimin. Take Jeon Jungkook back."

박지민

Jimin: "What? We're not done talking yet. We're just one of the victims. Even Min Yoongi, the Demon King, doesn't know anything and only blames Jeon Jungkook."

Besides, things were going well between the heroine and him, but you ruined the mood. I watched them mess around until I got caught. What happened to my efforts?

김석진

Seokjin: "Oh, I'm sorry about that. I'll come and see you later."

박지민

Jimin: "Tsk.. When everything is resolved, let's meet up separately. I didn't really want to see you though."

As Seokjin nodded vaguely, Jimin glanced at Joohyun and dragged Jungkook, who was still standing there blankly, out. Joohyun and Seokjin were the only ones left in the courtroom.

김석진

Seokjin: "I'm really going to get hated by Park Jimin and Min Yoongi. It was all my fault for being careless. At least I didn't want to be hated by them."

Joohyun watched Seokjin's every move and acted cautiously. He reflected on what he had done wrong.

I did my best. I just borrowed a little bit of my dead friend's traces. Why?

I even thought that Seokjin should not have met him in the first place.

***

It may have been a thousand years ago, or maybe a few hundred years ago. In a forest of unknown origin.

When I was young, I was playing alone in the forest where autumn leaves were fluttering in the wind.

김석진

Seokjin: "Hello, kid."

배주현

Joohyun: "....Who are you..?"

At Joohyun's words, Seokjin smiled coolly and said, "Me? An angel."

김석진

Seokjin: "I'm friends with your dad. I have a promise. Can you play with this handsome angel?"

The moment I nodded, red maple leaves fell in an instant, turning the once green lawn red. Like blood.

Just like our home. Walking back home, holding Seokjin's hand, the house was ablaze with red, and Mom was gone. Only Dad was there, staring at me with lifeless eyes.

김석진

Seokjin: "Are you satisfied with this? You are free now."

"Dad, you're satisfied?" What do you mean? Mom's dead. Now it's just Dad and me left. Dad, who had been asking questions with his eyes, looked at me indifferently and nodded.

박지민

Jimin: "Uh. Let's not meet again."

If you think about it, I may have been a victim too.

He thought of Jimin, who had just left the courtroom, looking at him. He wondered if he had ever abandoned his daughter like that, and what he could do if he looked at her so wistfully.

Seokjin's hand pierced Joohyun's heart. Joohyun looked at Seokjin, seemingly oblivious to even a moment of pain. His eyes were empty.

Joo-Hyeon collapsed. Hot blood soaked the cold courtroom floor.

I thought of Jimin, who once looked at me with hostile eyes. Did he not remember? Or was he just ignoring me?

If you think about it, the reason he had been harassing Yeoju all this time was not because he was bored or because of Jeongguk.

Perhaps it was simply the daughter's irritability and jealousy, simply wanting to be loved by her father. Joo-hyun closed her eyes without even shedding a tear.

A considerable amount of blood flowed, dyeing the carpet on the courtroom floor red, just like the autumn leaves at that time.