Chapter 71

Episode 15 – A Kingless World (2)

There was the sound of thunder in the sky and it started to rain . Light rose from the Absolute Throne to touch the sky . Thick rain clouds swirled around this light . It was a sign of the fifth scenario, the Great Hall .

The intermediate dokkaebi opened his mouth amidst the rain .

[…What did you say just now?]

“The throne, I won’t accept it . ”

[I don’t know why you’re doing such a thing . Don’t you think it will benefit you to gain more coins at this time? Didn’t you just use a lot of coins? You should be rewarded . If you don’t have the power of the Absolute Throne, the Seoul Dome will never survive the fifth scenario . ]

The people in Gwanghwamun screamed at me once they heard the dokkaebi’s words .

“What? What are you thinking?”

“Don’t be stupid and sit down quickly!”

“Damn, I will sit…!”

The dokkaebi kept talking like he thought it was going his own way .

[That throne can give you what you want . Just sitting on the throne will build up your ‘narrative’ and the sponsor you have contracted with will rise . Don’t you know what this means?]

In fact, I could hear the outcry of the constellations in my ears .

[The constellation ‘Adventurer who Stands Up an Egg’ wants to be your sponsor . ]

[The constellation ‘Seo Ae Il Pil’ wants to be your sponsor . ]

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[500 coins have been sponsored . ]

The intermediate dokkaebi continued to speak in a cold voice .

[I will warn you in advance . I’m not like the low level dokkaebis . Don’t think that flimsy tricks will work on me . ]

I looked at the Absolute Throne . As the dokkaebi said, the fifth scenario would be difficult to clear without the Absolute Throne .

However, I knew what the dokkaebi wasn’t saying . If I used this ‘Absolute Throne’ once, I would never be able to reach the end of the scenarios . In the original work, Yoo Jonghyuk noticed this only at the 14th regression .

The ‘Absolute Throne’ was such an item .

“Why aren’t you becoming king?”

An agitated person appeared among the crowd . The man breathed out and spat at me like I insulted him .

I turned towards the man . “That is what I want to ask . Why do you want me to become king?”

“What?”

“What will you do if I kill you after you become king?”

The lips of the man stiffened for a moment . I continued watching the people around us . “All of you are the same . Have you already forgotten? We originally didn’t live in a kingdom . Why are you acting like citizens of a kingdom?”

Why didn’t I want to be king? It was simple .

“I don’t want to be the king of ugly humans like you . ” I looked up at the sky while speaking . “In addition, I don’t want ugly constellations like you to be my sponsor . ”

Then I looked at the throne .

“Thus, I will never sit on the Absolute Throne . But . ” I pulled out my blade . “I won’t allow other people to sit on the throne . ”

Once someone sat down, it meant that no one else could sit . The intermediate dokkaebi’s cold eyes flashed .

[You should be careful . I’m not that patient…]

I continued to speak as I stared at the dokkaebi .

“How long will you continue to be drawn helplessly into the dokkaebi’s scenarios? Does anyone know what it means to sit on the Absolute Throne?”

I knew how much the people who were once ‘obedient’ would pay to leave this obedience .

“The constellations of the Korean peninsula . It is the same for you . I know that not all constellations are the same . Some constellations are low and some are high . ”

There was an invisible rank among constellations .

Just as some constellations watched the incarnations, other constellations watched the constellations . To be precise, the low constellations were the ones being watched .

“But is it enough now? How long will you turn this land into a playground for unhappy guests?”

[The constellation ‘One-eyed Maitreya’ is immersed . ]

“Working up to build up history to become a constellation and then building up narratives to become narrative-grade constellations… then what? The higher the sky, the brighter the star? How long will you continue using the descendants of this land for your own sake?”

[The constellation ‘Lady of the Brocade Sleep’ is silent . ]

At this moment, the intermediate dokkaebi acted .

[I can’t stand it any longer . ]

A system message arrived at the same time .

[A new sub scenario has arrived!]

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[Sub Scenario – Forced Succession]

Category: Sub

Difficulty: B

Clear Conditions: Suppress the incarnation ‘Kim Dokja’, who doesn’t want to sit on the throne and place him on the throne .

Time Limit: 30 minutes

Compensation: 6,000 coins

Failure: ―

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Yes, I thought it would turn out like this .

The people who had been shaken by my words were now approaching .

In the end, it was just like the dokkaebi said . The people present and me as well . No matter what I said, they would sell their conscience for a few coins .

Of course, this didn’t apply to everyone .

“Pass me if you can . ” A woman appeared in front of me . People faltered at her growled out words . It was Jung Heewon .

“No matter what the world is like, there is something you shouldn’t forget . ” Yoo Sangah suddenly approached . Lee Gilyoung was standing behind me with a hammer like he had been waiting . Jung Minseob and Lee Sungkook also came forward .

“…Sometimes, Representative-nim is more like the protagonist than Yoo Jonghyuk . ”

“Yoo Jonghyuk isn’t this crazy…”

There were also surprising people .

“Just this once, I will help you . ”

“Your words are convincing . ”

They were King of Beauty Min Jiwon and Maitreya King Cha Sangkyung . I didn’t know which of my words had moved their hearts . However, it was clear that something had changed . Even so, it was only a handful .

[You are playing well… what are all of you doing? Pull him down now!]

People started running towards the throne . Jung Heewon pushed through the people around me and asked, “Dokja-ssi, do you have an idea?”

“Yes . ”

“What should we do?”

“Buy me some time . I have to destroy this throne . ”

The length of the new scenario was contained in this throne . I pulled out a sword causing someone to cry out .

“The Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword!”

The S+ grade Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword .

However, it was an item that could be changed into a star relic if certain conditions were satisfied . It was because the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword was an item made with the soul of a constellation .

[Ganpyeongui’s special option ‘Echo of the Stars’ has been activated . ]

[‘Echo of the Stars’ allows you to ask for the help of a constellation . ]

“I’ll call a constellation . ”

[The great constellations hear your voice flowing through the stars . ]

I called out to the constellations like I had memorized a spell .

“I want the first star of the Big Dipper . ”

The Greedy Wolf star (Dubhe) .

“I want the second star of the Big Dipper . ”

The Great Gate star (Merak) .

“I want the third star of the Big Dipper . ”

The Blessing star (Phecda) .

“I want the fourth star of the Big Dipper . ”

The Literate Turn star (Megrez) .

“I want the fifth star of the Big Dipper . ”

The Clean and Pure star (Alioth) .

“I want the sixth star of the Big Dipper . ”

The Military Turn star (Mizar) .

[The star navigation has begun . ]

[The six constellations are looking at you . ]

The thousands of constellations disappeared and my mind became heavy like a crowded subway . I felt dizzy while blood flowed from my nose and ears . It was hard to even think . My brain became overloaded the moment I contacted six constellations at the same time . The Great Bear stars started talking .

[What are you thinking?]

[You called all of us . ]

[Your mind will be completely destroyed . ]

[Why call us?]

[Why don’t you go the easy path…]

[Instead of the thorny path?]

However, I didn’t stop . Yes, one more constellation needed to be called if I wanted to use the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword . But there were no constellations left on the Sky Disc .

[You have exhausted the number of times that Ganpyeongui can be used . ]

I pulled out the Dragon Jar that I got from the Tyrant King and dissolved something in it .

The 7 person dungeon, the dissolving jar . I put two items in the jar .

“I will sacrifice the S-grade Three Ring Loop and the S-grade Ganpyeongui to call one more constellation . ”

[The ‘Dissolve’ power of the Dragon Jar has shown its strength . ]

[The S-grade Three Ring Loop has disappeared as a sacrifice . ]

[The S-grade Ganpyeongui has one more use . ]

I once again used Ganpyeongui and called one last constellation .

“I want the seventh star of the Big Dipper . ”

The Broken Army star (Alkaid) .

Seven stars filled the air . The seven stars that made up the Big Dipper were all gathered . At the same time, the seven stars spoke to me .

[What do you want from us?]

“I want to cut off the signs of the constellations . Lend me your sword . ”

[…Do you know what this means?]

“I know . ”

I did this despite being well aware of the risk .

The final reward of the fourth scenario was the Absolute Throne .

The throne was an item that borrowed the power of a ‘god of the world . ’

It would be very convenient if I got the throne . I would be able to put restrictions on Yoo Jonghyuk and the enemies threatening me would disappear .

But Seoul would surely be eliminated . It would be a complete destruction without any salvation or miracles .

It was the price to be paid for borrowing the power of the throne . In order to obtain the ending I wanted, no one could take this throne .

[Even the heavenly constellations are afraid of the founder of the throne . ]

[But you, a human, wants to challenge the owner of this thing?]

“I can do it with your help . And I’m not fighting against the owner . I just want to cut the connection between the owner and this thing . ”

[It is likely that you can’t afford it . ]

[You will die . ]

“It is something that I’ve decided . Then I will start now . ”

The seven stars were silent . Some time passed . The Big Dipper shone brightly and their signs were engraved onto the sword .

[I shall respect your will . ]

[Even if you die here . ]

[We will remember you . ]

A dazzling light wrapped around the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword and it started to burn with bright flames .

[The S+ grade Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword has evolved into the star relic ‘Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword . ’]

The star relic Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword was originally a ceremonial sword . It was a sword to cut off evil energy and prevent disasters .

I swung the sword towards the Absolute Throne . There was a loud sound and fire flared .

The Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword was one of the few items that could break the link that a constellation had to a star relic .

There was a tearing sound in the air .

As if it started to notice something, an ominous black light floated above the Absolute Throne . I swung it a few more times and the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword started to collapse . Now I had to believe in the Big Dipper stars . Yoo Sangah cried out, “Dokja-ssi! Quickly!”

I wielded the sword like a madman . I ignored the breaking blade and continued to hit the throne . Sparks flashed and the blade broke .

Then finally .

[The constellation linked to the star relic ‘Absolute Throne’ has disappeared . ]

[The ‘Unknown God’ has noticed a change in this world . ]

The Absolute Throne became an ordinary chair and lost its light . The intermediate dokkaebi’s angry voice was heard .

[You lowlifes can’t grasp who you are dealing with…!]

[The sub scenario has ended . ]

People stopped moving . The scenario was over so they didn’t have to continue . The Big Dipper stars told me .

[Incarnation, prepare for the flooding of possibilities . ]

As soon as I heard the voice, blood poured from my mouth .

It felt like something was pulling at my presence . An enormous power that seemed to tear at my flesh surrounded me . I struggled to regain my mind . It was going to be okay .

The ‘possibility’ would become ‘plausibility’ . I tried my best to make everything plausible . Thus, I could overcome this .

I barely held onto consciousness . Then a star in the distant night sky shone quietly .

[The constellation ‘Maritime War God’ is looking at you . ]

It was a calm, lonely but gentle gaze .

[The constellation ‘Bald General of Justice’ is looking at you . ]

Then two .

[The constellation ‘Last Hero of Hwangsanbeol’ is looking at you . ]

Three .

[The constellation ‘Lady of the Brocade Sleep’ is looking at you . ]

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The intermediate dokkaebi called out when he saw the messages from the constellations .

[Why…?]

Every time a star was added, my pain diminished a little bit . I realized that the constellations were sharing the ‘probabilities’ that I had to bear . The ‘story that isn’t plausible’ became a ‘plausible story’ with the consent of many stars . Numerous stars were wrapping me in their light . The Big Dippers also lent me their strength .

[Is this the story that you wanted to show?]

I wanted to answer but I didn’t have the power .

[We will watch you, king of the world without kings . ]

The chaotic Seoul night sky . I looked at the stars that sent me light .

[The constellation ‘King Heungmu the Great’ is looking at you . ]

[The constellation ‘One-eyed Maitreya’ is looking at you . ]

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All the upper-grade constellations of Seoul were shining towards me . There were many stars . Still, it wasn’t enough to overturn the dark night sky .

I looked up at the turbulent clouds that filled the Great Hall .

[The fourth scenario is forcibly ended . ]

[There was an unscheduled incident so it will take time to settle the scenario . ]

I wiped the blood pouring from my nose and the intermediate dokkaebi approached .

[You have made the worst choice . You will regret what you did today for the rest of your life . I will make sure of it . ]

I laughed as my vision blurred . The dokkaebi’s words meant that I won the game .

[You have accomplished a non-existence achievement . ]

[Your new narrative is created . ]

[The narrative ‘King of a World without a King’ has been born . ]

[You have obtained the possibility of a stigma . ]

I didn’t have a next ‘regression . ’ I would reach the end of the story in this world .