BJ Villainess Chapter 138

21. Twins in Heaven

I opened my eyes in a dazed state. It was like a strange feeling of being semi-separated from the world.  It was hard to tell whether it was real or a dream, so I moved my eyes slowly to check the surroundings.

 

The ground I stepped on was a very small island. It’s also an island floating in the air. There wasn’t just one island floating in the sky, but it exited all over the place. If you go to the end of the island and look down, you will see a huge land. Because it was a map created that way.

 

I sighed. “I can’t believe the heaven arc started so suddenly like this.”

 

Originally, it was an arc in the second half of the game. But the system here was different from the dungeon. In the dungeon, you can kill the hidden demon and return to reality after solving the given question, but this place was a dream. However, the dream world created with Lillith’s power had a more special ability. It showed the ‘past’ that could affect reality.

 

[The Constellations have confirmed the explanation of Lillith’s dream provided by Channel Manager-Ozworld.]

[The Constellations that support the ‘Ilya’ route express their excitement for this arc.]

 

Ding!

[The Constellations ‘I Hate Romance’ has sponsored 100,000 coins.]

[But where is this? Even though it’s heaven, it’s a bit strange.]

 

This was the ‘angel sorting station’. It was a facility that classified the grades of the newly born angels and placed them throughout the heavens so they could be used in the right places. And now I was a newborn angel.

 

The angels lined up in rows and walked quickly forward like objects placed on a conveyor belt. In front were four magic gates that towered upwards. Uniformed angels stood tall in front of the gate and evaluated us, wearing only a simple piece of cloth.

 

“Low-level.”

 

“Mid-level.”

 

“Low-level.”

 

“Low-level.”

 

“Dispose.”

 

“Low-level.”

 

The angels entered the gate according to the grade they had received. They would be moved to a location appropriate for their grade.

 

As I dazed for a moment to look around, the watchman who was wandering among the angels ordered coldly. “Move forward.”

 

I moved one step into a gap that was empty enough for just one person to stand.

 

Most of the angels were sent to the very last gate. It was the place where the low-level moved. Sometimes, there would be an angel who would move right next to it. However, a single angel has not yet been sent to the leftmost gate or the gate next to it. It was a gate for the high and top angels.

 

The top angle wasn’t at the top of the hierarchical pyramid. Above them were beings of an entirely different class, classified as so-called ‘Archangels.’ Yes. That was Ilya.

 

Archangels are born through reproductive activity through the physical union of a female angel and a male angel, like humans. It was a method adopted by only a very small number of high-ranking angels. In contrast, the angels scattered here were born through a completely different mechanism. They were born from the fruit of a tree called the celestial tree.

 

When the egg-shaped fruit ripens and falls to the ground and cracks, the angels sleeping inside it wake up and grow into adults in just one day. Angels who have grown up are sent to the sorting station.

 

The sorting line moved quickly forward, and it was my turn. Libby would be classified as high or top-level when the game was played normally. What grade will I receive if I don’t have white magic?

 

The sorter looked at my measurements and said, “Low-level.”

 

…That’s too much!

 

I was immediately sent to an underdeveloped area in heaven that was no different from Aoji Coal Mine ^[1] Aoji Coal Mine is a mine in North Korea where political prisoners serve harsh sentences. It’s famous for its notorious. .

 

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It was at the Tower of Light, a space for angels at the top of the hierarchical pyramid. Even here, where only the best angels were selected, there was a particularly special being. It was the only twin brothers in heaven.

 

The twins were born with the most powerful power among all the archangels and had distinct personalities. The older brother had the cold-bloodedness of an angel more than anyone else. Meanwhile, the younger brother had a strange personality that made them think he would have been better off becoming a demon.

 

Anyway, the older twins, Ilya, followed in the footsteps of an excellent angel without any error. No, he went the furthest ahead. He has the greatest influence among the archangels who rule heaven. The only people Ilya bowed his head were the elder angels. In fact, he was the actual ruler of heaven.

 

Ilya’s daily life proceeded in the same way. Even if angels tend to be somewhat lacking in emotions and empathy, no one lives like a robot as much as Ilya.

 

It was five o’clock in the morning. Ilya woke up in a bedroom with a luxurious and solemn atmosphere. He always started his day at the same time. After washing himself, he entered the dressing room attached to the bedroom.

 

About twenty uniforms of exactly the same color and shape were hanging there. It was as if everything had been copied and pasted, including the same shoes and the same accessories. There were exceptionally different types of formal clothes in one corner, but he mostly wore them only twice a year. He prepared this because he needed something to wear for his variable schedule. After finishing dressing up, he went straight to the dining room and ate.

 

It was 5:48 AM. Ilya always arrived at the dining room at the same time. Creek. When he opened the door, he saw a mid-level angel carrying food onto the table.

 

“You’re here, Lord Ilya.”

 

The mid-level angel’s complexion wasn’t good. It was because he should have opened the entire dish cover in advance before Ilya’s appearance, but due to a small accident that occurred in the kitchen, he ended up being late.

 

Ilya went to a seat with only one in the middle of the wide table and sat down. Then he ate.

 

It was 6:17 AM. He finished his meal later than usual. Ilya wiped his lips, stood up, and called for his aide. “Delios.”

 

“Did you call me?”

 

As soon as he was approached by his aide, he ordered him to the first task for the day. “Replace the mid-level angel who manages the dining room with someone else.”

 

“I understand.”

 

It was 6:30 AM. Ilya went to work at the central headquarters. There, he was tasked with making important decisions related to the heavenly world. In addition, he held meetings with various departments to decide and resolve matters necessary to run the heavenly world. Today’s agenda was the issue of the low-level angels disappearing too quickly in the ice land in the north.

 

“The rate at which low-level angels are being consumed in the frozen lands of the North is extreme. Even though the sorting station is operating non-stop, the supply of low-level angels is overwhelmingly insufficient.”

 

Ilya asked in a monotonous voice. “What’s the cause of the problem?”

 

“In the past few days, the cracks to new dimensions have grown larger. We need fundamental measures to curb the expansion.”

 

“And the way?”

 

“There is a way to deploy a team of top-level angels to install a suppressor and then return when there is no problem. That’s the best for now.”

 

“Who’s going to go on that expedition?”

 

“…”

 

This time, the answer didn’t come right away. Because they had not prepared a plan for this.

 

“I’ll ask you again, top-level angel Ben. Is there no list of applicants?”

 

“…I’m sorry. I haven’t completed the list yet due to a setback in my work schedule. I’ll send it this afternoon.”

 

Finally, the words ‘I’m sorry’ came out. That was one of Ilya’s least favorite words.

 

A heavy and cold silence weighed down the conference room. After about 10 seconds of silence, Ilya spoke. “I will go to the ice land by myself. While I’m away, decisions will be made through the meeting. Is there any other problem?”

 

“Yes. There is none.”

 

“Then let’s finish the meeting.”

 

Ilya told Delios, his aide, the second order of the day after the meeting. “After investigating the crisis response headquarters team members, demote all those who don’t meet the performance standards. And expel that top-level angel from the Tower of Light.”

 

Delios’s mouth twitched at the word ‘expel.’ That top-level angel wouldn’t be able to enter the Tower of Light. In effect, he would be stripped of his grade.

 

“I understand.”

 

The Tower of Light suffered from an unprecedented manpower shortage as time passed due to Ilya’s strict standards. There weren’t many top-level angels, and there were even fewer who met Ilya’s standards. He was so ruthless that he wouldn’t even tolerate a single mistake.

 

However, since he was efficient with his overwhelming ability, eliminating those who were incompetent by Ilya’s standards was more beneficial to the heavenly world. But the effect was many angels died from overwork.

 

Ilya reached the gated island to the north and folded his wings. The gate manager greeted Ilya and Delios with a warm attitude.

 

“Welcome, Lord Ilya, Lord Delios.”

 

Delios nodded with a dignified expression.

 

The gate manager held a position that was considered quite high, even among angels. Because of this, they often acted arrogantly toward ordinary high-level angels like Delios.

 

Those who carried out the task from Ilya received respect regardless of their rank. This was because there had never been a ruler or supporter who made the heavenly world more prosperous and safer.

 

Delios, with tremendous pride, bowed deeply to Ilya as he entered the gate. “Please come back safely, Lord Ilya.”

 

However, the iron-blooded ruler seemed to be unimpressed and just passed through the gate with an expressionless face. 

• 1. Aoji Coal Mine is a mine in North Korea where political prisoners serve harsh sentences. It’s famous for its notorious.