Chapter 11
It would be quite a ludicrous sight if anyone else saw it . A large adult man was being grabbed by the neck and hung like a monkey . I could see Lee Hyunsung looking this way from across the bridge . His expression was anxious but he couldn't actually see what was going on here . It was due to the safety ward . I could see over there but they couldn't see here .
"Name . " Yoo Jonghyuk demanded .
"What?"
"What is your name?"
Look at this indifferent way of talking, just like a main character . But it wasn't good to provoke him here .
"Kim Dokja . "
"A strange name . "
"I've heard that a lot . "
At this moment, my stomach sank in and felt turned inside out as Yoo Jonghyuk's fist hit it .
"…Ugh . "
Despite having skin that a knife bounced off, the attack was very painful .
"You have a solid body . Have you already mastered the use of coins?"
"It is the same with you…"
Bam . There was a hit to my stomach again . I barely managed to swallow back a groan . This guy, the level of his strength was at least 15 . It was at this scale despite only one main and one sub scenario occurring . Indeed, natural born monsters were different .
"Stop the unnecessary answers . Only answer what I ask from now on . Understood?"
I didn't answer . I thought maybe this might happen . However, this was the worst situation that I desperately hoped would never happen . In the beginning, Yoo Jonghyuk was more intimidating than any other figure . His personality had worn out after going through regression three times . His principles were cut away in order to maintain his sense of self . The current Yoo Jonghyuk would never hesitate for the sake of his purpose .
"Your answer?"
"…I will . "
"Use honorifics . "
"What if I don't want to?"
This time, I raised both hands to block the fist . The pain felt like my bones had broken but the shock was dissipated . Yoo Jonghyuk's eyes widened like he was a bit surprised .
[The character 'Yoo Jonghyuk' is on guard against you . ]
Then it didn't matter . I wasn't going to be a punching bag just because he was the main character .
"I'm sorry but you are younger than me, pro gamer Yoo Jonghyuk-ssi . Therefore, you should be the one using honorifics . "
"…You know me?"
"I know . I am the employee of a game company . " It was a lie . Even if I worked for a game company, it was impossible to memorize the names of all professional gamers . In addition, until recently, 'Yoo Jonghyuk' was just a character in a novel . "You are famous . At one time, I was a fan . "
Being famous was just a setting of the plot . Still, it wasn't a lie that I was a 'fan . ' I liked, hated, grumbled, and cheered Yoo Jonghyuk on . That's why I stuck with Yoo Jonghyuk for over 3,000 chapters .
"Fan . I haven't heard that in a long time . " Yoo Jonghyuk had a look of nostalgia in his eyes, like he was locked in his memories . However, it was only for a moment . "I'll forgive your impudence this time, but your situation hasn't changed . "
"I can see that . "
I looked down at my two legs swaying over a blank space .
Yoo Jonghyuk said, "I have only one thing I want to ask . "
"Ask . "
"How did you survive on the subway?"
It was the question I expected .
"Will you spare me if I answer?"
"I'll see . "
It was a lie . I could tell just by looking at his face . I was the only reader of Ways of Survival . Numerous possible repertoires were simulated in my head . What could I say to convince this damn regressor?
[Your understanding of the character 'Yoo Jonghyuk' is increasing . ]
[Your understanding of this person is already very high . ]
…Huh?
[The conditions of use for the exclusive skill 'Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint' stage 2 has been reached!]
[Do you want to activate the exclusive skill?]
Then after a moment, I was able to read someone's thoughts like a waterfall in my head .
「 Only Lee Hyunsung and Kim Namwoon should've survived in that carriage . 」
「 Yet Kim Namwoon died and the others survived . 」
「 How did you survive? 」
「 Who the hell is this guy? 」
「 Dig up information . Then if I find any disturbing elements… Kill . 」
A dense flicker of thoughts . It was obviously a crisis situation but I couldn't prevent the corners of my mouth from going up . The time remaining until the scenario ended was 5 minutes .
I started telling the story . I told the story using as much concise, short, and accurate vocabulary as possible . It was from the first moment the 'dokkaebi' appeared in the subway to the end of the first scenario . Of course, I excluded the skills I got and any important issues .
"…You cleared the scenario by killing insects?"
"We were lucky . "
Yoo Jonghyuk was so surprised he seemed to have forgotten that his mouth was open .
「 The future has completely changed . 」
He was shocked . Originally, the people in carriage 3807 would kill each other in a battle royale, with only Lee Hyunsung and Kim Namwoon surviving .
"You have keen eyes . How did you know there were insects in the carriage?"
Killing Intent filled Yoo Jonghyuk's eyes as his thoughts brushed through my head .
「 Is this guy also a regressor? 」
「If so, I have to kill him right now . 」
A person who commits a fault thinks that everyone speaks of it . I wasn't surprised that he misunderstood me . I quickly opened my mouth, "An explosion . "
"Explosion?"
"I was able to find the insects due to an explosion from the carriage in front . "
Yoo Jonghyuk's body stopped at these words . "Explain it in a simpler manner . "
"When the explosion occurred, a kid fell and dropped his insect collecting net . I picked it up by chance . "
"…It is a suspicious coincidence . "
"Coincidences are always suspicious . If you don't believe me, ask the people beyond the ward . The boy standing there dropped the net . "
Beyond the safety barrier on the way to Oksu Station, people were looking over at this side . The scenario wasn't over yet so they couldn't approach or talk to us . Yoo Jonghyuk looked over but showed no signs of moving . His eyes changed and memories that seemed to belong to Yoo Jonghyuk crossed my mind .
「 I see . 」
「 Explosion . 」
「This guy isn't a regressor . 」
「He isn't the one who changed the future . Rather, the future changed…」
「 Because of me . 」
I saw people dying painfully in a powerful explosion and Yoo Jonghyuk blankly watching it .
「 It is because I started killing them, unlike the other turns . 」
Due to the impact of Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, I could feel Yoo Jonghyuk's mental pain and suffering .
"Are your questions over?" I asked .
"…Yes . "
"Then can you let me go? In addition, let's move to Oksu together . There isn't much time remaining to clear the scenario . "
"It is difficult . " However, a protagonist was a protagonist for a reason . "Everything you said makes perfect sense . "
Of course the protagonist can do nothing about the reader who essentially exists in a different dimension than him. Nice logic used by Author-nim