Chapter 154
TL: Rainbow Turtle
Han Sooyoung heard my story and muttered in a dumbfounded manner . “…Did you really become a constellation?”
A person who was an incarnation a few days ago suddenly appeared as a constellation . Certainly, it was strange . Han Sooyoung hadn’t read anything about an incarnation being reborn as a constellation .
“Yes . I am a constellation . ”
“Really, seriously?”
“That’s right . ”
Han Sooyoung’s eyes were filled with disbelief . “…Is it that easy?”
I wanted to say it wasn’t easy but Han Sooyoung didn’t listen .
“Shit, will you now be watching us outside the scenario and sponsoring us?”
“Nothing like that . I became a constellation in the course of the scenario so I have to keep participating in the scenario . ”
“What’s the difference? I can’t tell at all . ”
In fact, I didn’t feel it was real either . Borrowing stories, trading with other constellations and nebulae, changing the attitude of the constellations towards me…
[Some constellations are jealous of your growth . ]
[Some constellations oppose you having a modifier . ]
[Some constellations show hostility towards you . ]
In any case, the constellations also felt the ugliness of jealousy . Why were they so harsh towards a growing bud? Still, there was something I could do now .
[You stare at the other constellations . ]
[Some constellations are staring at you with amazement!]
[Some constellations have spat out the coke they are drinking with surprise!]
[200 coins have been consumed to send an indirect message . ]
…As expected, indirect messages cost coins . It was fun but I had to use it in moderation .
Han Sooyoung was staring at me with an open mouth . “W-Was it you who just sent the message? The constellation who doesn’t yet have a name?”
That was what it looked like to Han Sooyoung .
“Yes . ”
“Is it because you haven’t signed a sponsor contract until now?”
“Yes . ”
“…Then is it already too late for me?”
“You could say that . ”
Han Sooyoung frowned and looked up at the air .
[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ hesitantly reads her face . ]
Han Sooyoung sighed and glanced at me . “Shit… I’m envious . By the way, why don’t you have a modifier?”
“That…”
Why didn’t I have a modifier? The correct answer was that I didn’t know .
[The Star Stream is looking for a modifier for your constellation . ]
Perhaps it was because I haven’t accumulated enough stories . A constellation without a modifier was similar to gaining a citizenship without having a home .
Han Sooyoung muttered, “You are a vagabond . ”
“…The fifth story isn’t over yet . Maybe I will have a modifier by the time this story is finalized . ”
[The fifth story ‘Lone Messiah’ is currently in progress . ]
The fifth story was a story that greatly affected the ‘status’ of the constellation . The position of my constellation would depend on how this story was finalized .
…Maybe .
Then Han Sooyoung booed . “Boo…Kim Dokja, why you suddenly look cool? Then can you beat Yoo Jonghyuk?”
Yoo Jonghyuk . I clenched my fist and opened it . Then there was a message I had never seen before . .
[Beware of the ‘probability storm’ effect . ]
[The Star Stream is currently evaluating your level . ]
There was a prickly feeling at the tips of my fingers . This was a problem for constellations . Still, I would be fine as long as the ‘evaluation’ was in progress . The Star Stream didn’t know the right level of constraints for me yet .
“I might be able to win against him now . ”
“…Really?”
The point was the word ‘now . ’ The protagonist was the protagonist for a reason . I could only match his growth by becoming a constellation . The perks that Yoo Jonghyuk received were huge .
I ordered her, “Quickly return what I gave you . ”
“Che, I understand . ”
[The incarnation ‘Han Sooyoung’ has fulfilled the contract . ]
I received all the coins and items I had left with Han Sooyoung . Han Sooyoung sighed . “…It’s too bad . I felt rich for a while . ”
“I gave you 20,000 coins for the trouble . ”
“I handed over 600,000 coins but only got 20,000 in return . ”
“Then you can give back the 20,000 coins . ”
Han Sooyoung scoffed and turned her back to me . I received my items and coins from Han Sooyoung .
[Possessed Coins: 684,353 C]
In the meantime, I had collected a lot of money . It wasn’t strange since I made a steady income and saved money . Now that I was a constellation, I no longer hesitated in using coins . The coins would exert their real strength from now on .
Then little by little… ah, wait . I forgot an important thing . “Han Sooyoung, when will you release that? It is sexual harassment . ”
“Eh? Ah, I forgot . ”
Han Sooyoung smiled and I approached Lee Hyunsung who was sitting on the floor holding his head in his hands . Han Sooyoung’s clones were still dancing naked around Lee Hyunsung .
[The character ‘Lee Hyunsung’ is shaking with fear . ]
…
「 The Steel Sword is weak to women . 」
There was such a sentence in Ways of Survival but I hadn’t thought it was so severe . Besides that…
“…It isn’t real . ”
Han Sooyoung’s clones looked naked but they didn’t have the important parts . In other words, Lee Hyunsung had become like this because he saw mannequins .
Han Sooyoung noticed the meaning of my words and laughed mischievously . “Hrmm…what does that mean? You are sorry because you didn’t get to see them?”
“I told you . I don’t like a poor body like yours .
“…You haven’t even seen it . ”
“Do i need to see it?”
I approached Lee Hyunsung and patted him on the back . “Hyunsung-ssi, are you okay?”
“D-Dokja-ssi . ”
He looked stupid but he wasn’t crazy . Lee Hyunsung looked at me like he had seen a ghost . “Why is Dokja-ssi…you are… dead?”
I think he got a real trauma . I looked at Han Sooyoung with annoyance . It was a comic-like situation but it would’ve been a serious blow for the Steel Sword . If I didn’t something wrong in this round, Lee Hyunsung might step on an unknown route…
For the moment, I had to rely on time for him to recover . Then another voice was heard from the side . “Excuse me…”
“…?”
“Can I go?”
The last member of Pink Kids entered my eyes . She had a pretty face and slender body . She had fine eyebrows and tender cheeks . Who would believe this person was an uncle in his 40s?
“What is your name?” I asked and a pretty voice answered .
“S-Seo Inna . ”
“That’s not his real name . ”
Seo Inna hesitated before speaking his true name . “…I am Kim Yongpal . ”
Pink Kids, Kim Yongpal . I found the right person .
Han Sooyoung clicked her tongue . “…Why are you keeping him alive . Aren’t the Pink Kids scum?”
“Not yet . They ‘will become’ bad guys . If you read it correctly, you should know that the Pink Kids was originally a trio . ”
“But there are four… eh?”
I explained, “This uncle died before they became really active . ”
“…Is that why I couldn’t remember him?”
“Kim Yongpal is basically a pure person . Thus, he was the first to die in Pink Kids . ”
Kim Yongpal interrupted . “Excuse me, what are you talking about…?”
“Shut up . ”
Han Sooyoung frowned at him . “This is a pure person?”
“Yes . ”
I also couldn’t believe it but it was a setting in Ways of Survival .
[A constellations who likes to change sex is nodding . ]
[A constellation who likes to change sex claims there are no bad people among those who like to change sex . ]
In fact, Kim Yongpal survived to this day without killing anyone, even in the first scenario .
I could come up with the ‘insect killing’ method in the first scenario because there was a precedent where Kim Yongpal stepped on an ant by mistake and survived . Of course, Kim Yongpal didn’t know why he had survived .
He was a person who ‘fortunately’ survived . This was Kim Yongpal of Pink Kids . No, I should call it Pink Kid now that his companions were dead .
Han Sooyoung muttered like she didn’t want to admit it . “Damn…so what? In any case, you saved him because there is a use for him?”
“Yes . ”
“Then now what?”
“We have to break the scenario again . ”
“Do you know that this scenario is?”
Of course I knew . I knew it very well .
“It is the last scenario before the liberation of Seoul Dome . ”
The ninth scenario, Dark Castle . In this scenario, beings that had never appeared before emerged .
I watched Lee Hyunsung, who was still trembling with fear, the unconscious Lee Jihye and Shin Yoosung who was caring for the injured Lee Gilyoung .
Maybe my other companions were alive somewhere . There was Jung Heewon so they wouldn’t be defeated so easily on the first floor .
“The first floor is just a joke . The real hell is the second floor . ”
A special window in the castle showed the outside landscape . Crowds were moving around Seoul . Unfortunately, in the absence of the ‘greatest sacrifice’ and the ensuing struggle, half of Seoul had become demon servants .
The incarnations of Seoul were shouting sorrowfully . Despair already covered Seoul but the ‘story’ was still lacking . The story was always lacking .
The dokkaebis were seeking larger frustration . The constellations were yearning for more provocative story .
Han Sooyoung stared out the window and spoke . “It is a cliche imagination . Regressors, returnees, reincarnators . Now there are demons?”
“A person who plagiarized is saying this…”
“Hey, I told you a couple of times…”
I was joking as usual when I suddenly became curious . “Han Sooyoung . ”
“What is it?”
“If you are the writer of Ways of Survival…”
“I didn’t write that garbage . ”
“Let’s just assume . ”
The grumpy Han Sooyoung bit her lips . “…If I am the writer?”
“If you are the writer of Ways of Survival, why did you make this world?”
“How should I know?”
“You are also writer . ”
“How can a first-rate writer like me know the thoughts of a third-rate writer?”
…I was an idiot for asking her . Han Sooyoung continued speaking . “I should be the one asking you that . ”
“…What?”
I met Han Sooyoung’s deep eyes . I couldn’t read Han Sooyoung even if I used Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint . Still, I seemed to understand a bit . A person who read the story might have similar thoughts .
‘You know the end of this world . Isn’t that right?’
Han Sooyoung was obviously asking this . As always, I didn’t answer .
Han Sooyoung stared out the window like she knew she wouldn’t receive an answer . Then she asked another question . “…Why do the scenarios exist?”
I stared out the window .
The dark sky above the destroyed Seoul could be seen . Was it because I had become a constellation? The sky wasn’t the same as before .
Countless constellations were embroidering the sky . The Star Stream was embracing the constellations . They were stars that could never be reached despite being so close .
Even with so many stars shining…
There was the distant abyss that couldn’t be erased . I felt like I had discovered something .
What were the constellations always enduring? Why were they so obsessed with the story?
I shook off this distant emotion and opened my mouth . “Perhaps the scenario…”
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