Chapter 110
Three Promises (3)
I could see Olympus’s answer from Yoo Sangah’s expression . She became red and then paled . Based on Yoo Sangah’s eyes, I thought I was too hasty in bringing up the story .
“That…Dokja-ssi . ”
I wondered what she had heard to make her hesitate while watching me . I felt sorry for some reason .
“Can you tell me what the sponsor said?”
Sparks flew from Yoo Sangah’s body . Ariadne seemed to be running wild . I waited a bit until the situation calmed down . I hadn’t realized the aftermath of the three questions and answers would be so large . The sparks soon subsided and Yoo Sangah spoke in a mixed voice . “The Father of the Rich Night isn’t someone who can be easily met…”
The Father of the Rich Night . It was the modifier given to King Hades, one of the three head gods of Olympus .
One of the three head gods of Olympus, he resided in a famous place that the ‘12 gods of Olympus’ couldn’t enter . Hades was far too great for Ariadne to contact him .
I quickly thanked her . “Thank you Yoo Sangah-ssi . ”
“By the way, Dokja-ssi…”
The smart Yoo Sangah probably already knew that the Father of the Rich Night was Hades . She had a vague idea of why I was looking for Hades .
The story of Orpheus, who visited the Underworld in order to revive his wife Eurydice, was a famous myth in South Korea .
“…Is it possible?” Yoo Sangah wondered .
As a rule, resurrecting the dead was impossible .
I was subjected to the probability correction of the King of No Killing effect, but in most cases, there was no such correction . It was the same for Shin Yoosung . If resurrection was possible then Yoo Jonghyuk wouldn’t have needed to regress .
Yet if I could somehow obtain her soul…
“I can’t tell you the details right now . I’m sorry . ”
I didn’t want to speak about my future plans in a situation where the constellations were staring at me . There were many constellations who disliked me due to the previous situation .
I threw the bait and now I had to wait and see if they bit . The important thing was to be patient .
I looked at the people around me and opened my mouth . “Shall we organize things?”
Then my party members approached me one by one, as if they had been waiting . Shin Yoosung and Lee Gilyoung were with Lee Hyunsung, while Lee Jihye stood in a distant place with a slightly sulky expression .
I heard the voice of a low-grade dokkaebi .
[I am the dokkaebi ‘Younggi’, who will temporarily take charge of the compensation settlement . ]
He was a newbie dokkaebi and spoke in a slightly stiff voice .
[I will now settle the addition compensation for the fifth scenario . ]
Perhaps all the higher level dokkaebis had disappeared .
[You have received the ‘Ellain Forest’s Vital Energy . ’
People caught the small fruit that fell from the air .
[This is the most popular recovery item in the Star Stream . Even if you are seriously injured, you can recover quickly by eating this and sleeping . ]
It was the first time I had seen such a polite dokkaebi and it gave me a feeling of resistance . Then dokkaebi talked to me and some other people .
[Additional compensation for the key contributors will be given this evening . Thank you for all your hard work . I hope you cheer up in the following scenarios . ]
The voice disappeared and I watched all the people holding the fruit . Characters I didn’t know would be dead and some people would be dying right now . Still, we survived . The party members weren’t sure to be grateful or sad . Once this happened, someone was bound to act as the representative .
I stared at them and slowly opened my mouth . “Everyone, you have suffered .
The moment when nothing was decided only remained for a moment . Sadness was sadness and happiness was happiness . If we made decisions then at least these moments would remain meaningful .
“You really struggled . ”
Relief slowly filled the party members’ faces as I didn’t say anything about rewards . They deserved it .
Lee Jihye was the one who spoke first . “…By the way, it was really shocking Ahjussi . You looked cooler than Master for a moment? I acknowledge you . ”
Then Lee Hyunsung and Jung Heewon also opened their mouths .
“…It was wonderful . ”
“I felt refreshed . ”
…These people, this was all they wanted to say to me? A wry smile appeared on my face as they started making a fuss . The biggest crisis of the beginning scenarios was over and Seoul was protected . For the time being, Seoul wouldn’t be threatened until a few scenarios had passed .
“Dokja-ssi also suffered . ” Yoo Sangah stared at me and smiled brightly .
Maybe this was the reward given to me .
There was the sound of something hitting me and Shin Yoosung placed her forehead against my side . Lee Gilyoung was somewhat disgruntled but he didn’t say anything . I placed my hand lightly on Shin Yoosung’s head .
…Yes, this as well .
***
In the evening, the additional compensation for the main contributors began . There were three main contributors who received additional compensation . They were me, Jung Heewon and Yoo Jonghyuk .
[The additional compensation for the fifth scenario is a B-grade skill . ]
Someone else might say that a B-grade skill as a reward wasn’t right, but it was actually balanced . A low alphabet letter didn’t mean the skill was useless .
In addition, the scenario compensation was in the form of a ‘free choice . ’ In other words, I could choose the B-grade skill I wanted . There was a skill that was difficult to acquire among the B-grade skills and I had to get it .
[Do you want to see the list of B-grade skills?]
It was a list with tens of thousands of skills . I was able to avoid a difficult choice because there was a skill I thought of from the beginning .
[Do you want to receive the B-grade skill Lie Detection as compensation?]
I nodded and there was a faint glow as additional messages appeared .
[The exclusive skill ‘Lie Detection’ has been added to the skills list . ]
I finally obtained it . It had been really frustrating not having Lie Detection…
I looked back and saw that Jung Heewon was having a hard time picking something .
I asked Lee Jihye who was next to me . “Hey, do you know where Yoo Jonghyuk is?”
“Ah, he was going somewhere with Seolhwa unni . ”
…Lee Seolhwa? Lee Jihye looked at me with pitying eyes, as if she knew what I was thinking .
“…Sigh, it isn’t what Ahjussi thinks . ”
“…”
“Really . I watched the whole time . It is completely different from the two of you . I’m certain . ”
I had a headache . Speaking of which, it was certain that they were lovers in the second regressions but I couldn’t remember in the third regression . Yoo Jonghyuk had a long road to walk . So where the hell did he go? Was it to pick up his younger sister?
[The sixth scenario will start in three days . ]
A system message was heard . I think I knew what Yoo Jonghyuk wanted to do . The sixth scenario was when we finally encountered incarnations from other domes .
He was a restless guy so he probably went to get some hidden skills and items that he couldn’t get in the last regression .
There were still some hidden scenarios in Seoul Dome . It was a bit upsetting that they would be taken away by Yoo Jonghyuk but it was better than he eating up skills .
Moreover, he needed to be stronger than he was now to make the rest of the scenarios easier .
“Ah, that’s right . I have a message for Ahjussi from Master?”
“For me?’
Lee Jihye nodded as she grasped her sword and declared in a serious tone . “Kim Dokja, the oath period is over . ”
My heart sank . The Oath of Existence . I had forgotten about it .
–Then swear you won’t hurt me until the fifth scenario is over . If you can’t do that, I really won’t help you .
–I swear .
We had made this oath . That guy… surely he hadn’t left me alive because of the oath? Then I remembered strange nonsense .
–I won’t kill you . I will hit you once .
I couldn’t help gulping . Surely this wasn’t his plan? Was he going to learn a skill to hit me?
“By the way… what oath did the two of you swear?”
“Shut up . ”
Yes, it would somehow be okay . Above all, I had the Beast King’s Sensitivity used by the disaster Shin Yoosung . It was also level 3 .
…I had Way of the Wind through Bookmark and there were also my strong companions .
I met Lee Jihye’s eyes as she said . “You know that I won’t help you against Master, right?”
“I wasn’t expecting anything from you . ”
Instead, I looked at Lee Hyunsung . I was really impressed when he told Shin Yoosung that he was part of my party, not Yoo Jonghyuk’s . Lee Hyunsung gazed at me with perplexed eyes before opening his mouth . “That…Dokja-ssi . ”
“Yes . ”
“To tell you the truth, I’m a bit scared of Yoo Jonghyuk-ssi . ”
“…Ah, it’s okay . I understand . ”
Come to think of it, Lee Hyunsung’s strength was because of Yoo Jonghyuk . Dammit . However, it was too early to be frustrated .
I also had Jung Heewon . She was someone who didn’t appear in the original novel and I raised her with my own hands .
Then Jung Heewon scratched her head and said, “I don’t know what this is about but I won’t get involved in the fight between the two of you . ”
“…Huh?”
“I won’t disturb the two of you… what the hell is this?”
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is making a loving smile . ]
I suddenly got a chill down my spine . What was that angel thinking?
[The constellation ‘Scribe of Heaven’ is watching Demon-like Judge of Fire with solemn eyes . ]
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ has jumped and changed her expression . ]
“Dokja-ssi . ” I looked up with astonishment and saw Yoo Sangah smiling calmly at me . “Don’t worry . Jonghyuk-ssi isn’t a bad person . ”
“…I hope so . ”
“I’m sure that he is a good friend . ”
I heard Yoo Sangah’s words and inwardly sighed . I didn’t know why but I thought of Han Sooyoung at this time . Apart from me, she was the only one who knew what type of person Yoo Jonghyuk was . Well, she wouldn’t have protected me even if she was here…
The scenario was over but I didn’t know what she was doing now . We finished organizing the surroundings and collected items .
It became late in the night and Yoo Jonghyuk still hadn’t returned . Instead, Jung Heewon went to scout and returned with welcome things .
I was amazed . “That is still remaining?”
Jung Heewon had six bottles of beer and soju with her . She said with a smile . “Let’s have a drink as a memorial . ”
We set up a campfire and sat down . I quickly hit Lee Jihye’s hand as she grabbed a beer .
“You’re a minor . ”
“…There are no laws now . Why does it matter if I’m a minor?”
“Drink cider with the kids . ”
In the meantime, I took a quick swallow of the alcohol . Jung Heewon had red cheeks as she drank while Lee Hyunsung snored like a bear after drinking a few beers . He was weaker to alcohol than he looked .
“The mood…”
Lee Jihye secretly drank a few cups and collapsed with a red face . Surprisingly, Yoo Sangah had already drank four bottles of soju . I couldn’t see any signs of her being drunk .
“I’m a heavy drinker . ”
Come to think of it, I had never seen Yoo Sangah get drink at a work party .
“…It is hard to get drunk . ”
There was sorrow in her words . The company had a few men who wanted to do something to Yoo Sangah while she was drunk . Maybe this was the first time she could drink while at ease .
“Isn’t it okay for today?”
Perhaps it was because she was paler than usual that I looked away with shame .
There was a lonely moon in the sky and the cries of monsters couldn’t be heard today . The other drinking groups around us were making loud noises .
I wanted to drink well in this situation but I also thought it was because of this situation that I had to drink .
It was a world where everything couldn’t be endured without drinking . Then small sparks appeared around my glass . The surprised Yoo Sangah looked at me .
I nodded . It was a good thing I hadn’t drank too much alcohol . The alcohol poured down onto the ground .
[The constellation ‘God of Wine and Ecstasy’ wants to talk to you . ]
Olympus had finally taken the bait . ’
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