Overconfidence is the key to the afterlife

A day passed on Cosmo but the sun was still on its horizon. First, Adonis thought the rotation of Cosmo was slow. But when he looked at the clock and observed the sun, he found out the plant didn't move at all. It stays in the same place and because of the reddish atmosphere, the plants on Cosmo became red as well as the sea.

 It was a red planet.

Adonis made a shelter for Baek and Ijin. They were human so they needed a place to sleep. Irelika also came out of the water with a huge fish so Adonis prepared a meal for the six of them. The dinner was served.

  Today's food is delicious. Is it because of the water? The fish looks the same as cod but it tastes different. I need to catch some more before going back to earth.

That time, Adonis said, "Master, your bed is prepared."

"Oh. Good work, Adonis. Here. A dimension bag."

Viktor gave a small pouch in his hands and again said, "Grab anything that looks useful and prepare an arena."

"I will prepare everything as you commended, master." Adonis left the huge camping tent and vanished. 

    Now let's see what else she got…

Viktor opened Irelika's record and started to read it. Even though she was much younger than any other guardians he had met, completing her book was a difficult task in a day. And sleeping in front of her was not even a choice, so he had to summon the record in the real world and read it between a real book. He was secretly reading her record and gossiping with each other. 

That time, Irelika asked, "Why do you use the name Viktor? Can't you use Elerous?"

Viktor looked into her eyes and said, "The same reason why you don't use Irelika in real life."

She laughed a little and said, "Are you trying to be a protagonist of a book by hiding your strength? I bet your twin brother is also weak like you. When I raised my sword, you flinched like a baby. Haha!! Don't worry, I won't kill you. I am the best you know, I've been living on earth since the ancient era."

Ijin was surprised to hear her actual age and started to call her nonna. But Baek wasn't comfortable near her. So he sat closer to Viktor and took his sleeping bag to sleep. 

"Are you going to sleep?" Viktor asked and turned a page of the record. 

"Um. Yes. It's been a long day and I'm so tired."

He unfolded his sleeping bag and went inside it like a caterpillar. "Viktor, aren't you lonely? For living such a long time?"

Viktor turned his head to his right and saw Baek fixing his hair. He was also curious about Viktor. "Lonely? Hm…"

   Come to think of it, my consciousness is almost 70 years old. But I don't feel like an old man. Moreover, I don't feel the need to have a partner anymore. Did I become a guardian who doesn't need anything as humans do?

He looked at Baek again and laughed a little. "No, I have Adonis, Rae and Welis. They are my family now so I don't feel lonely. We are guardians, so we don't need anything as you guys need. We don't even need to sleep or eat. We just do this as a pastime or hobby." 

"I see. You guys are really otherworldly beings."

"I guess so," Viktor answered.

The night time passed and both Ijin and Baek woke up to a loud sound. 

Baek rubbed his eyes and asked, "Ijin, what is going on!"

"I was about to ask the same! Anyway! Let's go outside and see what is going on."

They ran outside and saw Rae and Welis in an unbelievable situation. They were hunting the dragons which were on the floating island above the sky. 

Viktor looked at them and screamed, "Oi!! You slept for 12 hours."

They were stunned to see what they were doing and the fact that they slept for 12 hours. 

    I can't wait to see their reaction after I absorb Irelika's fragment. I bet they will start to worship me. 

"Master, Irelika isn't a weak guardian."

Adonis whispered into Viktor's ear as he was enjoying his tea with Rae. He rolled his eyes back and looked at Adonis. "Can you offer me her head?"

Adonis knelt behind his chair and said, "If that's my master's wish. I will gladly offer you her head along with her fragment. "

Baek saw the head of the North family kneeling behind Viktor and asked Ijin, "What do you think he is doing? Why is Viktor sitting when the head is kneeling?"

"I'm wondering the same. Shall I ask him"

"Yes. I want to know if it has something to do with him being a so-called guardian."

Ijin walked closer to Viktor after coming out of the tent and asked, "Viktor. What is going on?"

"Can't you see? They are having a fun time. It's a vacation after all."

Viktor looked at the red sea and saw Irelika playing in the water. She was a careless guardian and her knowledge about other guardians was also low. She was an overconfident fella.

Ijin took a seat in front of him and said, "Okay then, let's have a brief conversation."

Viktor frowned and asked, "What do you want to talk about?"

"About Adonis. Are you really his younger brother?"

"No, I never said he's my elder brother. We're sworn brothers. He's my knight and also my butler who takes care of my house. Do you want to know more about me?"

That time, Adonis grabbed his shoulder and said, "My master ordered me to bring her head. So if you mind leaving him so he could enjoy the duel? I am so excited right now because I'm going to fight with a guardian."

Rae appeared out of nowhere while floating and said, "Duel?? Who's having a duel? I want to see it too!"

Ijin saw Rae floating around casually above Viktor's head and asked, "You are really powerful. I wonder what Viktor's power level is."

Rae smiled a little and said, "You'll become helpless if you know that."

Rae stood behind Viktor's back facing the red ocean. Welis also came and stood behind his back with manners. They knew who was superior and they would naturally respect him. 

Adonis at that time flew closer to Irelika and said, "I challenge you to a duel."

He took off his left-hand glove and threw it into the water. She was angry rather than surprised. "I don't fight ants. Begone!"

The waves suddenly stopped and the ocean became quiet as a lake. There were no visible waves so the water became like a red mirror. Adonis put his left foot on the water as if it had become solid. He was standing there while Irelika was half below the water.

"I see. You're a guardian as well. Why didn't I see that before?"

Then she stood on the solid water and took out her sword. "Don't blame me if I ended up slicing through your neck."

"Then, don't blame me if I ended up slicing yours." Adonis took out her destructive sword that his master gave him a few years ago. It was a sword that synthesised his hidden fragments and  it cut time and dimension. It was impossible to withstand an attack from it without knowing taboo magic. 

"Heheh!! You're going to fight me with that thin piece of steel? Don't joke with me!"

Viktor who was sitting on the edge of a cliff said to Baek, "You will see what he is truly made of. He's the best knight of this universe."

Adonis held his sword firmly and ran towards her by spending on the water without creating any waves. She also rushed at Adonis without knowing what kind of sword it was. 

Both of them were going easy but the moment their swords collided with each other, a huge shockwave was created that made Viktor's sandwiches fly away along with all the tableware on the table. 

Both Ijin and Baek were speechless. 

"Heheh!! I didn't think you'd stop that blow." Irelika thought that her strike was strong enough to blow his hands out but when she saw Adonis with no scratch on his body, she had to think about his level again. So she asked, "What generation guardian are you from?" 

Adonis took a step back from her and answered, "If you are asking about my age, I will gladly answer your question. I am 1023 years old."

She became angrier and said, "Don't joke with me. If you're from the last generation, you should be at least a million years old."

She again charged at him with her blunt sword and again, he blocked it easily. Soon, their movements became so fast that they nearly became visible. The waves were so high that it was reaching Viktor's feet so he said, "Tsk! My shoes are getting wet." And his words reached Adonis's ear.

"Enough. I had enough playing around." Adonis said.

"What?? Are you giving up already? Man, you're weaker than I thought."

But Adonis, who had no irritating expression on his face, grew a white pair of wings on his back and a black hollow above his head. By making a bond with his master, he became connected to him,  became more powerful and similar to him.

His black hollow above his head was proof that he was the servant of the guardian of the hollow records. 

Irelika who was so confident a few minutes ago became scared to feel his dark aura around his body. 

The wings of him were of an angle but the hollow above his head belonged to the devil. He was the being that exists in the middle of heaven and hell.

He was the guardian of destruction.

"Surrender and become one with my master. That's the most honourable thing for you to do. Now, lower your head."

Without any hesitation, she again changed at Adonis with a smile and screamed, "Like hell I will do!! You're nothing but an ant and I will pro…." 

Her head rolled down from her neck and blood started to flick out of her separated neck. Her body fell on the solid water and her blood became one with the red sea.

The duel was over.