I'm the Only One With a Different Genre - Chapter 224

Chapter 224

What Do You Want Me to Do?

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If Elensia were to leave now, and Lian, drenched in despair and resignation, walked through the white door, it would be the end of a story, like a scene from a novel. However, Lian was neither as mature as a novel’s protagonist, nor was every moment anything but a miserable reality.

“No, no… No!”

Beeeep…

Even in his spiritual state, a ringing echoed in his ears. His vision blurred, and his mind spun. His rough breathing buzzed around his ears.

A soul starved of love for so long was unfamiliar with affection, making it shy. Yet, at the same time, it was greedy.

“I won’t let it be taken away…”

Lian had no intention of yielding even a single drop of love to anyone. Not even to death.

“Elensia… is mine.”

The thick obsession spilled out unconsciously. His eyes, which had lost focus, suddenly gleamed.

Clang! Bang!

The firmly closed white door swung open violently, and a blinding light shot toward Lian. The power that had been suppressed by Noah, Jess, and Iris responded to its master’s call, shining fiercely as it embedded itself into his soul.

Crrrk.

As Lian clenched his fingers, a transparent wall shimmered, beginning to take form. It writhed and thrashed, like a bug struggling before its last breath.

Elensia, with a dazed expression, watched something begin to crumble and ripple before her. Being so close to death, she instinctively realized what was happening.

‘The boundary between life and death… being broken by hand…?’

What Lian was breaking was none other than the wall dividing the worlds of life and death. Her mind screamed that something terrible would happen if that wall collapsed. Yet, she couldn’t stop him.

How could she stop the man she loved, who was now desperate to save her?

She couldn’t. Even if the world were to collapse.

Unlike Elensia, who could only vaguely guess that something terrifying was about to happen, Lian, having regained the power of authority, knew exactly what would occur if the wall broke.

The world of the living and the world of the dead would merge, creating an overwhelming chaos.

‘So what?’

Lian had already lived in a world far more chaotic than that. Compared to the world of gags, the merging of the living and the dead was hardly madness at all.

Crack, crack!

Even with the absence of a god, the basic “Will of the World” gathered its power to stop Lian. Sensing the incoming force, Lian tore at the boundary with one hand, while raising the other to fend off the approaching attack.

Rumble…

For a moment, the space trembled as if something catastrophic was about to happen, but soon it quieted down. For reasons unknown, the Will of the World decided to leave Lian alone.

It didn’t seem like it was thinking, “Let’s see how far this ruined world goes…” but as long as it didn’t interfere, Lian had no intention of provoking it either.

With no interference, the collapse of the boundary was only a matter of time.

Crack, rumble!

With a deafening roar, like a meteor crashing to the ground, the boundary shattered. Or rather, a massive hole had been punched through it.

“Elensia.”

“Ah…”

“Let’s go!”

Just like when Elensia had once extended her hand to him in the dark void, now it was Lian who reached out to her. She bit her lip and clenched her fist tightly.

Could someone like her, who had already died, live again? Could someone who had failed to stop the Outsider in the end… be worthy of life?

Having humbly accepted death, she found it difficult to move forward, even when faced with her only hope. Seeing her hesitation, Lian grabbed her hand and pulled her.

“…!”

One step, two steps. Before she knew it, she had entered the pure white world. Lian was looking at her with a charming smile. At that moment, she knew. She would never be able to forget this moment for the rest of her life.

“Let’s go together, Elensia!”

“…Yes.”

All the reasons that had held her back crumbled away in the face of that smile. What could she do? When the one she loved was holding her hand and asking her to come along, she had no choice but to follow.

***

“Huh?”

“Hmm?”

As they passed through the door overflowing with white light, Lian squeezed his eyes shut. When he opened them again, he found himself cradled in the arms of the Gag God. And he was wearing a bib.

“What… What the heck?! Why am I dressed like this?!”

The Gag God had made Lian wear clothes that looked like they were meant for a baby just learning to babble, only enlarged to fit his body. She even held a giant pacifier, seemingly ready to pop it into his mouth.

“It’s you again, isn’t it?!”

“Huh? Huhuhu?”

Furious and embarrassed, Lian grabbed her by the collar and shook her. She let out a dumbfounded sound, swaying back and forth as he shook her.

“If you were going to recover with a time delay, you could’ve at least warned me! Ugh!”

Finally understanding the situation, she pouted, as if upset by the emotional turmoil she’d gone through. Lian, on the other hand, was so dumbfounded that he tried to slap his forehead, only to see the baby mittens covering his hands. He felt a wave of dizziness.

“Why do I look like this?! Do you even know how old I am?!”

“Hmmm, you’re zero years old, aren’t you? You just became a god, after all.”

“W-What? Excuse me?”

Lian, who had been about to scold the Gag God, bit his tongue at her mention of “zero years old” and “god.” The Gag God, grinning from ear to ear, reached out and pulled down the halo floating above Lian’s head.

There was a strong resistance, as if it wanted to return to its place, but to her, it felt no more significant than an ant’s struggle.

“Look, you even have this~ And wings on your back, too~.”

“Wings? What wings… Ah! What is this?!”

Startled by her absurd words, Lian glanced behind him and was shocked to see three pairs of pure white wings. They reacted to his intense emotions, spreading wide.

Perhaps because he had thoroughly consumed the Outsider, the wings were enormous and dazzling. The soft scattering of light particles was the very essence of divinity.

“What… Why…?”

Staring blankly at the wings attached to his back, Lian quickly turned his head to look at the Gag God.

“This is a prank, isn’t it?!”

“Huh? Have I played that many pranks on you?”

“Are you seriously asking me that?!”

As Lian, now even more agitated, tried to shake her again, she raised both hands in a gesture of surrender, stepping back.

“Alright, alright! I’ll show you real proof this time!”

“It’s not proof; it’s just another prank! Get rid of this ridiculous outfit and give me my clothes back!”

“Sigh… Fine, fine. I’ll help you out since I’m so nice.”

With that, she snapped her fingers lightly. Lian’s baby clothes transformed into a dazzling white outfit adorned with golden decorations.

The outfit, which seemed to belong to another era, left his sides and back completely exposed, held together by strings tied around his waist. The lower half extended to mid-thigh, essentially making it a dress, with no pants underneath.

“Ugh! I said proper clothes, you wretched god!”

“Hey! That’s a Greek and Roman mythology style— Oh, alright! Stop shaking me!”

When she snapped her fingers again, the dress—no, the top—lengthened down to his ankles, and white pants appeared underneath. The perverted cosplay outfit had now transformed into something resembling a fantasy world priest’s attire.

‘If I ask her to change it further, she might bring something even weirder. That damned god would definitely do that.’

As much as he wanted to ask her to cover his back, he knew she would just bring out something even more revealing and ridiculous. He quickly gave up.

‘Next goal: these wings.’

The exposed back wouldn’t be a problem if he could just get rid of the wings. He could use the long fabric from the lower half to cover his back. Once the wings were gone, he would demand sewing tools as compensation for her prank, and the clothing issue would be solved.

“Tch.”

As Lian stopped complaining, the Gag God clicked her tongue softly. A deep sense of regret washed over her face, as Lian had deftly avoided her trap. Just as expected.

“Whew… Now, about these annoying—”

Just as he was about to ask her to get rid of the wings, she pointed behind him and exclaimed, “Ah! Look at that!” in the most ridiculous acting ever.

In the Gag World, if someone says, “Ah! Look at that!” and you ignore it while shouting, “Don’t say weird things!” something strange would fly at you. But if you turned to look, they’d hit you in the back of the head while calling you an idiot.

There was only one way to survive! Turn your body halfway so you could see both directions!

Lian turned his body halfway with precision. It was the perfect angle to check both the front and back at the same time, but his expression quickly crumbled.

“Uh…?”

White wings fluttered before his eyes, scattering divine light. The problem was that the wings didn’t belong to him.

A black-haired angel, her long hair contrasting sharply with her pure white wings, stared at Lian with jewel-like red eyes.

“El… Elensia?”

End of Chapter