Chapter 104

Things That Can’t Be Changed (3)

Controlling the body of a disaster? I didn’t intend on this from the beginning . Originally my plan was something else . I decided to modify the plan the moment my mind transferred to Shin Yoosung’s body .

[Exclusive skill, Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint stage 3 has been activated!]

[The 1st person supporting role viewpoint has been activated . ]

To be exact, I had to modify it .

「 …I can’t admit it . 」

「 Then what am I? How long have I lived? 」

「 What can I get for returning? 」

In the midst of Shin Yoosung’s turbulent pain, I saw the world with her eyes . I breathed through Shin Yoosung’s nose and killed people with Shin Yoosung’s hand . I expressed Shin Yoosung’s thoughts with her voice . I was Shin Yoosung .

[The exclusive skill, ‘Fourth Wall’ is shaking!]

Then I met Lee Jihye . I knew the moment I met her that Lee Jihye would die here . Thus, for the first time I tried something that I hadn’t done before .

[The 1st person supporting role viewpoint interferes with the behaviour of the character . ]

[The exclusive skill, ‘Fourth Wall’ is shaking ominously . ]

There was an electric current in my head followed by tremendous pain . Yet the moment Shin Yoosung dealt the decisive blow, I was able to pull back her right hand . It was a fine adjustment so Shin Yoosung didn’t notice, but I definitely did it .

Lee Jihye didn’t die .

[Your understanding of the character ‘Shin Yoosung’ has increased . ]

The same thing was repeated with Lee Hyunsung . My mind had become a bit ragged but I thought that I might be able to do something . I poured more of my heart into it and increased my grip on Shin Yoosung’s body .

Finally, it happened when Shin Yoosung grabbed Lee Gilyoung’s neck .

“W-Who are you?”

I succeeded in controlling Shin Yoosung’s right hand .

[You have a very high understanding of the character ‘Shin Yoosung . ’]

Someone else’s arm moved according to my will . It was an amazing experience .

“…Ahjussi?” Shin Yoosung asked .

“Get out of me!”

Shin Yoosung’s right arm under my control starting shaking . The abnormally deformed arm turned black and swollen, like the blood vessels were bursting . The young Shin Yoosung rushed to grab the blackened arm .

“Ahjussi, you’re in there right? Ajusshi!”

The young Shin Yoosung grabbed my right arm . At this moment, a strong spark entered the right arm . It was a spark similar to a storm of probability . The surprised people came running but the sparks blew them away .

The ‘disaster’ Shin Yoosung and the ‘young’ Shin Yoosung saw each other at the same time . The wave of memories were gathering .

「 “Ahjussi . ” 」

「 “Captain . ” 」

It wasn’t possible . If the ‘Disconnected Film’ theory was correct, the two people shouldn’t have a shared history .

「 “You… can kill me . It’s okay . ” 」

「 “I wanted to survive . ” 」

When I thought about it, the Disconnected Film theory only applied to ‘characters . ’ I came from outside the novel . What if my existence played a role in connecting their memories? What if I connected the two films?

I could feel both Shin Yoosungs holding my hand . The third round and the 41st round . The two different times were facing each other .

「 “Is it worth it for me to live?” 」

「 “Then what is the value of this life?” 」

“No! This… these memories…”

The panicked disaster Shin Yoosung stuttered and bit on her blue lips . A mighty energy was being created inside Shin Yoosung’s body .

There was the sound of something tearing and the young Shin Yoosung was thrown away from the right arm .

Shin Yoosung was damaging her own body in an attempt to get me out . Blood flowed from her and her combat power started to rapidly drop . The balance of her flesh was being broken due to the excessive magic power .

「 Shin Yoosung! Wait, stop this! 」

“Aaaack!”

Shin Yoosung grabbed her head and struggled to expel me . I shared her senses and felt like I was going crazy from the nausea and pain . Shin Yoosung’s mind was blank .

I was troubled for a moment . If this continued, the disaster Shin Yoosung…

Dammit!

.

.

My consciousness left Shin Yoosung’s body and all five senses disappeared .

[The skill conflict error is normalized . ]

[The delayed privilege of the King of No Killing has reappeared . ]

[Your body is resurrected from death . ]

……

Maybe this wasn’t the right choice . However, I wanted to give it a try .

[A constellation who likes to change gender is sad . ]

I would always regret it if I didn’t .

[The recreation of your flesh has begun . ]

[The exclusive skill ‘Fourth Wall’ offsets the mental shock caused by your death . ]

[Compensation is being prepared for the Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint stage 3 . [

It was my second resurrection after dying from the fire dragon .

I felt my nerves being reconstructed and struggled once again . The regenerated lungs filled wit hair and the optic nerves were connected, restoring my vision . The abstract activity of the mind was transplanted onto the cerebral cortex .

[The privilege of the King of No Killing has been completed . ]

[100 karma points have been consumed . ]

[The wastes of your flesh have been completely removed and the performance of your body has increased . ]

[Physique and magic power has increased by 2 levels each . ]

[You have exceeded in overall stats limit for the scenario . ]

Fortunately, it was the second resurrection and I didn’t have an unseemly appearance .

I looked around and saw my scattered items and clothing . It was lucky that no one had taken them . I started putting on my clothes when I heard an eerie voice behind me .

“…Kim Dokja?”

Ah, come to think of it, that bastard was right beside me . I looked back and saw Yoo Jonghyuk staring at me with disbelief . His shoulders were still covered with the sulfur mummies’ bandages .

“How on earth?”

I sighed . I couldn’t explain about the King of No Killing here so I said something else . “…Don’t say that you will kill me again . I really will die this time . ”

“Kim Dokja, you…!”

“I will explain it later . There is no time . ”

I swung the Blade of Faith and freed Yoo Jonghyuk from the sulfur mummies’ bandages . The sulfur mummies shrieked and stared at me . Then I activated Way of the Wind through Bookmark .

I carried the injured Yoo Jonghyuk on my shoulder and rushed towards the frozen Han River .

From afar, I could see incarnations fighting with monsters . There was a black aura rising from Yongsang-gu, Seoul . It was for certain . The disaster Shin Yoosung was over there .

“Ahjussi?”

“Dokja-ssi!”

I found my party members running towards me . I put Yoo Jonghyuk down on the ground and ordered .

“Take a break . ”

Then I ran straight towards the disaster Shin Yoosung .

“Dokja-ssi, it is dangerous . ”

“It’s okay . ” I stopped Lee Hyunsung and moved forward . “Shin Yoosung . ”

The Disaster of Floods was sitting down while holding her head . Blood flowed down and hit the ground .

I was certain that the incarnations didn’t dare approached because of the terrible aura she was emitting . Right now, everyone could kill the current Disaster of Floods if they combined forces .

“You… who… are you?” The disaster Shin Yoosung looked at me with trembling eyes . “It’s all ruined… because of you… this isn’t the round that I know . ”

The soul that had lasted over a thousand years was shaking with fear .

“No, not at all . ”

The change began with Yoo Jonghyuk and then her spirit started collapsing the moment she encountered the Shin Yoosung of the past .

She hated Yoo Jonghyuk . Her anger had accumulated over a thousand years . The strong emotions had crumbled at the memories she received .

Maybe this hope could change the world . It was the small bit of hope that the disaster Shin Yoosung saw . It might be very small but hope could overwhelm despair .

I approached Shin Yoosung and knelt down beside her . Shin Yoosung stared at me .

“Well done . ” I kept thinking about what she would most want to hear . No such thing had appeared in Ways of Survival . I could only come up with the words myself . If I was Shin Yoosung… “I’ve been waiting for you for a long time . ”

Shin Yoosung’s eyes shook uneasily . “…You have been waiting? Who are you?”

“A person who wants the same world you do . ”

At this point, Shin Yoosung’s eyes changed drastically .

「 I… 」

Little by little, Yoo Sangah touched my shoulder .

“Dokja-ssi . ”

I nodded and got up . My companions were looking at me . I looked at them and opened my mouth .

“Everyone . ”

I liked the Disaster of Floods episode . I loved all the characters who appeared in this episode and valued them . Perhaps that was why I hoped for this episode to not happen .

“I won’t kill the disaster . ”

I thought about it . In the original third round, the Disaster of Floods died after the young Shin Yoosung was killed . However, I wondered if there was another ending to this episode that I didn’t know about . It was an ending that had never been attempted .

“I won’t accept any arguments . This time, I hope you will listen to my suggestion . ”

“Ahjussi, what is this bullshit?”

There was no time limit for the fifth scenario . What if the Disaster of Floods gave up her role and what if we didn’t hunt the disaster?

Perhaps this scenario would just continue without anyone dying . Some people understood while others looked confused . The first one who nodded was Yoo Sangah and then Lee Hyunsung opened his mouth .

“You must have an idea . I will follow Dokja’s will . ”

“It is fine if that’s what Hyung wants . But can I hit her as much as she hit Titano?”

“Damn, do whatever you want . Since when hasn’t Ahjussi done what you wanted? But is it okay?”

I listened to the party members’ words and then looked at the young Shin Yoosung .

“I…”

The girl had tears in her eyes . Perhaps Shin Yoosung had seen it, everything that her future self experienced .

Thus, it was cruel to ask the young Shin Yoosung about what to do with Shin Yoosung . I stroked the child’s hair and finally looked back at the disaster Shin Yoosung . She had a distorted expression like she was a wounded beast .

“You will spare me? Don’t make me laugh . Who are you to say that?”

The only thing she had left was her pride .

“I have lived through the 41st round of regression . I remember everything that no one in this world knows . What do you know? How did I spend that time? How can I forget all of that?”

The words of the future Shin Yoosung stopped . It was because Yoo Jonghyuk was watching her .

“…”

In this moment, Shin Yoosung realized the real meaning of what she said . Being lost among worlds . Losing her loved ones . Nevertheless, living in that world again . There was only one person in this world who understood her grief .

“Every regressor lives hating the things that haven’t happened yet . ”

Regressor Yoo Jonghyuk started talking .

“That guy will be a bad person in the future and I should kill him . That person will kill my companion in the future and I should kill him . That person will be my companion in the future and I should save them . ”

I could read the emotions that ended Yoo Jonghyuk’s eyes . Since I was able to read them, Yoo Jonghyuk felt strange to me for the first time . I had never seen such an honest Yoo Jonghyuk .

“It is a future that hasn’t happened yet . I know they don’t remember me and that they haven’t done anything yet . Still, I believed and acted like they did . That’s how I lived . It is because everything clearly happened to me and I can’t live by denying it . ”

Anger returned to Shin Yoosung’s eyes .

“Yes! It is because you lived that way! My companions…”

“So you also live that way, Shin Yoosung . ”

“…What?”

“If you want, I will bear your hatred . ”

I couldn’t say anything because I was too saddened by Yoo Jonghyuk’s words .

“Survive this round for the sake of killing me . ”

Yoo Jonghyuk spoke some final words . Perhaps this was the warmest that Yoo Jonghyuk could be .

It was the first time I noticed that Yoo Jonghyuk’s back was so big and wide . His back was wide and lonely .

Shin Yoosung stared at Yoo Jonghyuk with her mouth wide open .

Ironically, she understood the man who she hated for thousands of years due to all the years she lived .

“Captain… wait . Captain!”

I was able to feel the ripples in Shin Yoosung’s heart .

「 …Is this really okay? 」

「 Keep going for this reason . 」

「 This world, you don’t have to abandon it… 」

Some anger hadn’t disappeared and some sorrows hadn’t been erased . However, as long as she lived, salvation would come one day .

I told Shin Yoosung, “Shin Yoosung, this is your ‘round’ now . ”

I couldn’t change anything when I was a reader . It was because I was a reader that I could change it now . I thought I could change it .

At least, until the voice of the intermediate dokkaebi was heard .