Side Story 43. Denouement (Teaser)
It was no secret that humans were forgetful beings.
It would be a tragedy if one could distinctly recall everything they had seen or experienced. In such cases, one is sure to drown in their past.
Sometimes, people have to forget in order to move forward.
Therefore, oblivion was a blessing, and it was also essential to humans.
Paradise was no exception.
Years had passed since the war ended, and everyone was living in harmony, abiding by the rules laid out in the Half Century Treaty.
Of course, it was still too early to say that Paradise had forgotten its past.
Those born after the war were exceptions, but many who had been exposed to the cruelty of the war, however short, still suffered from the trauma.
But one thing was for sure: they were getting better.
As time went by, the faces of those who struggled to survive the Parasites’ oppression and those who had lost their will to live, regained the color they had lost.
The couple walking down the street, each holding their child’s hand, could not seem happier.
Their faces were full of hope for the future.
It was clear to anyone who saw those faces that the Parasites were already fading from their memory.
But it wasn’t just the Parasites.
The hero who saved Paradise was also slowly disappearing from everyone’s memory.
His name would forever be recorded in history, but… it couldn’t be helped.
Such was the fate of all war heroes.
They are born in turbulent times and disappear when peace returns.
To be forgotten—Seol Jihu had no problem with it.
In fact, he was thoroughly content with the phenomenon. The fact that people were forgetting him meant that Paradise was peaceful.
It was around this time that Seol Jihu made a decision.
Like everyone else, the situation around him had changed since the end of the war.
He resigned from his post as Valhalla’s representative, opened the restaurant of his dreams,...
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