The Trash Wants to Live

PR: Naa_chi

Dietrich’s figure suddenly disappeared. Feeling uneasy, I immediately raised my shield and stood in front of Jang Eui Yeol.

At that moment, Dietrich appeared in front of us and swung his sword.

Kwaang! 

There was a sound similar to a steel bar falling to the floor, and both of my hands holding the shield went numb. Even so, I was able to block him with half of my strength. Otherwise I would have fallen backward and rolled on the ground.

“Ugh!”

[…Damn God’s power.]

Dietrich’s eyes flashed with killing intent. The reason why his sword, which had destroyed watchtowers and cut human bodies with just one swing, failed to cut through the shield was probably because I wrapped another layer of Force around the shield using Kwon Jae Hyuk’s power.

‘Come to think of it, the dagger I summoned even pierced his palm.’

He could block bullets pouring down like rain, but couldn’t prevent a dagger? It just didn’t make any sense. So I thought that there must have been another reason.

‘What makes me different from others is… that I’m a transmigrator.’

It was a skill given by God. Could that power, which had different origins from other gifted people, nullify his attack?

I used Kwon Jae Hyuk’s ability again to place another shield firmly on top if the first.

Fortunately, the shield brought by the U.S. military was black, and the shield I made was also black, so it didn’t reveal that I was using my ability. Of course, most people would have realised that I couldn’t have stopped his ability with a normal shield, but what if I insisted that I was giftless?

Anyway, I decided to worry about that later and looked at Dietrich. Dietrich, whose face had hardened at my interference. He growled as he bared his teeth, unable to suppress his anger.

[Apostle. If you keep interrupting… I will have no choice but to kill you.]

I expressed my determination by gripping the shield firmly without answering. He didn’t seem willing to hurt me since I reminded him of someone named ‘Dienia’. But the others were different. Even if I survived here alone, my people and the main character of this world would die. Could the story even continue?

Dietrich, who had confirmed my resolve, put on a serious face.

[All right. If you continue to stand on the other side… I can’t help it.]

Dietrich’s murderous gaze was now directed towards me. I, the most threatening person when confronting him, would be bothersome. Just as I was extremely nervous, Dietrich’s body suddenly disappeared.

{Watch out!}

A system message appeared instantly after the disappearance of Dietrich’s body. Instead of floating in front of me like before, the system message floated towards my right. When I turned my head to check, killing intent flooded from that direction, and Dietrich’s figure appeared.

He swung his sword at me without batting an eye.

Kwaang! 

There was a loud noise as if he had hit plate armor, and both of my arms ached and throbbed.

“Ugh!”

[…Not bad.] 

When I saw him, I reflexively held my shield. Dietrich, who was swinging his sword at me, made a strange face. His expression looked like he hadn’t expected that I was capable of blocking him from cutting me down for real.

[Dietrich! Stop it!]

Cookie begged him from behind, but Dietrich didn’t even pay attention to him. His figure disappeared again.

{ ! ! ! ! }

With an urgent notification sound, this time the system message appeared more to the side. Having experienced it once, I was able to block him faster this time. There was another loud noise, and my arms throbbed.

Plus, that wasn’t the only problem. Perhaps he had hit me with even more strength than previously. This time, my body couldn’t handle his strength and stumbled.

“Ah…!”

“Yoon Jae-ya!”

Jung Yi Joon and Jang Eui Yeol received my staggering body, meanwhile, they missed the shield. Dietrich looked at the three of us with an expressionless face.

When I received his gaze, Jung Yi Joon’s arm that caught me slightly trembled. However, his arms only trembled for a moment.

“Fuck! What are you looking at!”

“Jung Yi Joon!”

“You stay behind!”

He pushed me towards Jang Eui Yeol and stepped forward between us. His hands immediately turned ablaze, and a red shield stretched out in front of us. That wouldn’t stop him. I, Jang Eui Yeol, and Jung Yi Joon also knew it.

Dietrich laughed at Jung Yi Joon’s bluff. Of course, it was a very funny expression, but not in a good way. Jung Yi Joon didn’t respond to his laughter. After all, he was nervous with all his senses focused on him.

[That’s amusing.]

Dietrich thrust his sword into the shield. As if stabbing tofu, the tip of his sword smoothly pierced through the shield. Jung Yi Joon took a deep breath and added strength to the pierced shield. Then, the sword’s momentum that easily penetrated Yi Joon’s shield became weaker.

Jung Yi Joon’s shield gradually became thicker. Nevertheless, I knew it couldn’t protect us.

As if making fun of him, Dietrich added strength whenever Jung Yi Joon increased his strength as well.

“Damn it…”

Jung Yi Joon glanced at me and quashed his anxious face. As if I should just believe in him, right? It was that kind of face. I could see his legs were shaking, as if he wanted to immediately run away.

It was then that I tried to use Jung Yi Joon’s ability in the slot. Whether my ability was discovered by others or not, I didn’t care. Dietrich’s eyes met mine and swung his sword at where he had stabbed the shield.

“Hugh! Kugh!”

“Yi Joon-ah!”

Surprised by his protective shield breaking, Jung Yi Joon collapsed while vomiting blood. Dietrich immediately swung his sword at me as I lifted Jung Yi Joon up and shoved him towards Jang Eui Yeol. I rolled over on the ground.

[That won’t do. It’s unseemly when you’re trying to interfere with God’s power while I’m having fun.]

“What nonsense are you…”

[Hmm, it would be good to kill the apostle and hunt the rest. It’s been a long time since I’ve hunted… I’m looking forward to it.] 

So bitchy… Dietrich was really an asshole. The term ‘depraved’ really suited him. I looked for something to shield myself from the approaching Dietrich, but I found nothing.

However, the approaching Dietrich never got to cut me in half with his sword;  Cookie, who had been hesitating up until now, finally stepped forward.

[Dietrich!]

[Kugh!]

Cookie ran and slammed into Dietrich’s torso. He bit his arm as he was pushed back by the recoil. Dietrich didn’t eyen bat an eye as Cookie’s sharp teeth pierced his arm.

[Kukukuku.]

[Stop it already, Dietrich. Were you… such a person…]

[Person? Do I look like a human, Gatizen? Uhahaha!]

Dietrich burst out laughing at Cookie’s words. He laughed, smacking his forehead as he tilted his head back. He immediately shook his injured arm at Cookie. Cookie could only opened his mouth wide, falling silent as Dietrich tore off his perforated sleeve with his hand.

[Does this look like a human body?]

There was not a drop of blood on his arm.  When I stabbed his palm with the dagger earlier, I couldn’t tell because his hand was stained with the blood of the gifted person he killed. However, when I thought about it, it seemed that he wasn’t bleeding even then.

When Cookie saw Dietrich’s arm, he faltered. Dietrich shouted and gritted his teeth at Cookie, perhaps he had thought Cookie was disgusted with his body, which had turned into a monster.

[Do you see? When you betrayed us and lived in a different dimension. I! We! Do you know how we suffered!] 

Dietrich shouted as he held out his arm to Cookie. Cookie fumbled in panic.

[I, I… didn’t betray…]

[If this is not a betrayal then what is it? That only you are normal while one dies, and another has become a monster?]

Dietrich’s ramblings were utter nonsense.  However, Cookie, surprised by the change of a person he knew, seemed to be out of his mind.

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[Dienia… My sister died, but you survived. While I and the other Darrenians suffered and became monsters, you are still a beautiful and powerful divine beast.]

[I… I am…]

[Why do you still exist when even God is dead and gone? Are you sure you didn’t betray her? Didn’t you want to live? So you push her to her limit and run away alone?]

[No, it’s not like that!]

Dietrich, who was talking nonsense in front of the distressed Cookie, repositioned his sword. Cookie struggled and managed to dodge it as Dietrich swung his sword. Cookie became even more passive than before and only dodged or received Dietrich’s attacks. The ground around him had been overturned by his wind attack. The people around Cookie fell and rolled onto the ground. The base camp was in disarray with screams and groans.

[Aren’t you a divine beast from the Darren continent? And yet you’re attacking me as a Darrenian? For people from another dimension? If this isn’t betrayal, then what is betrayal?]

[I…! Ugh!]

“Co…!”

Cookie was eventually hit by Dietrich’s sword. His paws had a long cut, and his white fur was soaked with blood. When I saw that Cookie was injured, I tried to call out his name, but stopped. If I pretended to know Cookie, I wondered if Dietrich would nitpick at it and spout some bullshit that I betrayed him as well.

Dietrich continued to accuse Cookie while the others were worried about how to help Cookie as they lost their fighting spirit.

[Have you been happy? Even though you lost your home and lost your master? Ah, perhaps you found a new master?]

[…]

[You…! Seriously? You really found another master?]

[That’s…]

As Cookie hesitated, Dietrich’s tone became even more cynical. His expression of disbelief turned to anger once more.

[Ha! You…! Did you ever truly cherish Dienia as your master? Did you only see her as a tool, just like God?]

[That’s absolutely not true!]

[But! How could you serve another master besides her? How!]

Dietrich, who spat out those words, tore his hair out with both hands and sobbed. From the depths of his mouth burst a wail of anger and sorrow. Dietrich immediately adjusted his sword and swung it violently at Cookie.

[You weren’t a trained warrior like me, yet you sacrificed a girl who grew up only knowing her quarters1 as an apostle! If it wasn’t for you or God, Dienia could have just lived a normal girl’s life!]

[…Kugh!]

[By sacrificing her like that! How can you serve another master! She was only worth that little to you!]

[No… Ugh!]

The wounds on Cookie’s body gradually increased. At this rate, I was worried that Cookie might die. Cookie eventually collapsed. Dietrich spoke coldly to the fallen Cookie.

[Dienia… If you feel even a little sorry for that girl…] 

[…]

[Just die like this. Gatizen.]

Dietrich raised his sword. The fallen Cookie looked at Dietrich. He stared at his sword and lowered his head. His neck was clearly visible as if he wanted to be struck down by that sword.

T/N: Hi everyone, thank you so much for participating in the voting 🙏🙏💜 and the winner of the voting is unfortunately “These Lunatics are Obsessed With Me” 🥲 sorry guys. Anyway TTWTL will start hiatus from next month. But I’ll update whenever I got free time. Join my discord for further notice (link is in the main page) and sorry for the inconveniences. Have a great day everyone ☕😁🙏

1. Or boudoir. During the Joseon dynasty (1392-1897), the conservative doctrine of Confucianism was the prevailing ideology and it completely restricted the outdoor activity of women. Under the Confucious social restriction, Gyubang was the only space for women to develop their creativity and artistic talent.