This is the new grim reaper, Seung-Kwan Boo!
07. Hell of the Natural Law (2)
최승철
"Your Majesty King Yoon Jeong-han"
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윤정한
"...Okay, tell me."
최승철
"Your Majesty, before you died, how did you treat your parents in your previous life?"
윤정한
"If you have any objections"
윤정한
"...Why are you suddenly asking that question, and you know the meaning of that question better than anyone else!!!"
최승철
"Please answer"
윤정한
"I will not answer that question."
윤정한
"Punish that guy quickly."
최승철
"Your Majesty"
최승철
"I know that in the laws of the underworld, it is written that the dead should carefully consider the objections they raise and make the right judgment before passing judgment."
최승철
"Are you breaking the law now?"
윤정한
"...you're really good at talking dirty."
Even for someone like me, who possesses no special abilities, King Yeomra's appearance was visibly filled with rage. The judges sitting below flinched at the sight, seemingly ready to throw the documents they held at any moment.
윤정한
"...Okay, ask again."
부승관
"How did King Yeomra treat his parents in his past life..."
윤정한
"Let Chief Choi Seung-cheol speak for himself."
윤정한
"Ask me the same question with the same tone and words as before."
King Yeomra's every word was filled with rage. Each word he spoke to Seungcheol was sharp, like an arrow piercing through the air. Seungcheol, momentarily flustered, quickly regained control of his expression and, with the same words and tone as before, questioned King Yeomra.
최승철
"Your Majesty, how did you treat your parents in your previous life?"
윤정한
"...I listened to everything my parents said and did everything they told me to do. When they were unwell, I stayed up all night to take care of them."
윤정한
"So, am I in charge of the Hell of Heavenly Relations now?"
홍지수
"Your Majesty, why don't you say anything next?"
윤정한
"...Haven't I already said everything?"
홍지수
"As far as I know, the King was an unfilial son."
재판관 2
"Speak, speak carefully!"
윤정한
"...Okay, tell me the whole story."
홍지수
"If it's as you said before, then King Yeomra is the filial son representing hell."
홍지수
"But even if this deceased Kim Yeo-ju is a sinner, isn't Your Majesty also a sufficient sinner?"
윤정한
"Speak simply so I can understand!"
홍지수
"If this deceased sinned against his parents, and caused them to shed tears by dying before them."
홍지수
"Your Majesty, the sin of making your parents shed tears by dying before them, and the sin of killing your parents as well!"
윤정한
"What the hell do you mean, I killed my parents!"
최승철
"Your Majesty may not have known, but after your death, your parents spent the night crying and eventually chose to die together in a car accident!"
윤정한
"...Now, where are your parents now?"
홍지수
"Your Majesty, you must pass judgment first."
윤정한
"Whew... Anyway! That dead man is guilty. Let him disappear and be buried in the sands of the eternal desert!"
King Yeomra, unable to control his emotions, glared at me and shouted. Seeing me lower my head and struggle to hold back my tears, the monk shouted urgently to King Yeomra.
부승관
"Your Majesty the King of Hell! Now listen to the words of the deceased Kim Yeo-ju and consider them!"
윤정한
"Am I supposed to listen to that guy right now? No matter how I look at it, isn't this a guilty verdict?"
부승관
"Then, just once... just once, can't you let me see my parents, even if it's just in my dreams?"
Jeonghan's face, already brimming with rage, hardened at Seungkwan's words. Seungchul and Jisoo, anxiously watching from the sidelines, panicked and tried to stop him. Still, Seungkwan remained undaunted, turning to King Yeomra and speaking earnestly.
부승관
"I know now that this is wrong. But I think I should listen to the opinions of the deceased's parents, as I am guilty of causing them to cry before they die."
윤정한
"Then, of course, the parents will cry out innocence, right?"
부승관
"Parents naturally want their children to go to good places."
부승관
“But if I am punished for this one sin, won’t that just pile up another sin on my parents?”
부승관
"And I didn't come to the afterlife because I wanted to die in the first place. I was simply following the fate God gave me. If that's a sin? If that's unfilial piety?"
부승관
"Does King Yeomra impose sins on the dead?"
부승관
"Why did you create these hells? Weren't they created to make us reflect on our past sins? So why are you punishing us like this?"
부승관
“If this continues, you will not be able to reflect on your actions and will be unjustly punished.”
King Yeomra pondered the words of the monk with a subtle expression. After a moment of reflection, King Yeomra finally spoke.
윤정한
"Okay, just once. Just once, meet your parents in your dream."
윤정한
"I will make a final judgment at the end."
김여주
"Thank you! I really appreciate it."
최승철
"Okay, now you're going to enter your mother's dream. You have to do it quickly, because we only have a little time. Got it?"
김여주
"yes..."
김여주
"mom-"
김여주
"mom?"
엄마
"...Lady, why are you here... You should be going to heaven..."
김여주
"Yeah, Mom, if I pass this trial, I'll be reincarnated... but I'm found guilty? But King Yeomra will decide again after meeting Mom."
엄마
"Mom... I'll pray with Dad that Yeoju goes to heaven... I'll definitely ask King Yeomra... Yeoju hasn't committed a single sin until now, right?"
김여주
"No, I could be found guilty for so many wrongs I've done to Mom and Dad... Have I been so bad until now? They say dying before your parents is the greatest act of unfilial piety... I've sinned so greatly against Mom and Dad... I'm sorry, Mom and Dad..."
The tears that had been streaming down my cheeks fell to the floor. Seeing my mother, who was crying too, but couldn't wipe her own tears because she was so busy wiping them away, made my heart ache, as if a hole had been ripped from it.
엄마
"No, it's not your fault at all... It was your fault... It was your fault for not knowing for a day that your daughter ended up like that... You must be reincarnated and meet good parents."
김여주
"I will definitely be your child in the next life too. And I met some really great people in the afterlife. Seung-kwan, Seung-cheol, and Secretary! King Yeomra is a pretty good person too... Even if you say that... King Yeomra is similar to me. Oh, and the judges are also interesting people."
엄마
"Mom will cheer for all of them, okay? Mom made this, so you have to carry it with you when you reincarnate, okay?"
김여주
"Yeah, Mom... Um, I have to go... I don't have time anymore..."
엄마
"Yes, heroine, you will definitely be reincarnated... Got it?"
It was a scarf. My favorite green scarf. She must have worked hard knitting it just for me. It was hot, but I wrapped the scarf my mom gave me around my neck. It wasn't stuffy, but rather warm, and it brought tears to my eyes.
윤정한
"That... is that something your mother gave you?"
김여주
"...yes"
Returning to the Hell of the Heavenly Cycle, the monks and judges were weeping. King Yeomna, wearing a scarf, appeared quite flustered, but his eyes were filled with tears.
김여주
"I told my mom about King Yeomra too."
She spoke with a forced smile, her voice thick with tears. Unlike earlier, her expression seemed to have relaxed slightly.
윤정한
"...I saw it all"
홍지수
"Your Majesty King Yoon Jeong-han"
홍지수
"Please don't cry, just give me the final verdict."
윤정한
"In the afterlife"
윤정한
"It is written that we do not deal with matters that have already been forgiven in this life."
윤정한
"Because the deceased Kim Yeo-ju has already been forgiven of all the sins committed against her parents in this life."
윤정한
"Found not guilty"
부승관
"Wow, Lady Heroine! Now I'm reincarnating!"
최승철
"I'm so glad..."
홍지수
"If it's not Boo Seung-kwan, he's already buried in the sand."
김여주
"Thank you so much..."
윤정한
"Ah, Hong Ji-soo"
홍지수
"Why, what are you talking about now that the verdict has been handed down?"
윤정한
"My parents... where are they?"
홍지수
"Ah, soon... you will be reincarnated?"
윤정한
"what?"
홍지수
"Oh, they're going to reincarnate. They're going first."
윤정한
"Reincarnation..."
최승철
"You want to do it too?"
윤정한
"...no"
최승철
"I want to do it"
윤정한
"...No"
최승철
"I want to do it."
최승철
"Maybe Hong Ji-soo would like to do it too?"
윤정한
"Are you crazy? Your term isn't over yet."
최승철
"Can't you reincarnate me?"
윤정한
"no"
최승철
"On the condition that I be reincarnated with you."
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