Chapter 160

Translator: Rainbow Turtle

Jung Heewon and I passed through the central shopping district of Paradise and arrived at a small hill .

The place where the master resided was naturally gorgeous . It was the same with the castle in Peace Land . However, the lord of Paradise wasn’t a normal existence .

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ has wide eyes . ]

[The constellation ‘Patron of the Young and the Travelers’ reveals discomfort . ]

As I moved closer to the hill, the constellations of Eden reacted violently .

Patron of the Young and the Travelers . Perhaps a new archangel was paying attention to me . Based on the faint pressure felt from the indirect message, it seemed to be a constellation that was at least on the level of Uriel .

It meant three angels in Eden was following me .

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is looking forward to your rampage . ]

[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ wonders about your stigma . ]

The Great Sage the Equal of Heaven and the black dragon were the same . All three regular members of my channel gathered together . I felt pleased because the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven helped with the formation of my nebula last time .

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ has snorted and let out snot . ]

…It was hard to believe from the indirect messages that this was the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven . In fact, did he actually write the indirect messages? For example, there was the clone I saw .

Either way, if Secretive Plotter came then all four of the early people would be gathered…

[The constellation ‘Secretive Plotter’ is watching the situation with interested eyes .

Scarily enough, the last one came as I was thinking about him .

Secretive Plotter . I wasn’t able to confirm his face at the constellation banquet . It was clear that he was a narrative-grade constellation but no matter how I thought about it, I couldn’t remember his modifier .

I suddenly had doubts . Was it possible this strong presence didn’t appear in the original novel?

[Many constellations are paying attention to your actions . ]

“We are here . ” Jung Heewon spoke and I stopped at the road up to the hill . There was a white brick house on top of the hill .

A white house on the hill . I didn’t know the intentions behind it but the taste was unique .

“I’ll wait here . Call me if anything happens . ”

I nodded but I already knew that Jung Heewon wouldn’t run right away because I called her . In Paradise, there was no one who could win again the Paradise master .

I climbed up along the road and a shadow appeared near the brick house . A man with a beautiful appearance stood there, as if he had been carved into a sculpture .

“Oh, you’re here . ”

If I didn’t have Fourth Wall, I would’ve stopped breathing from his beauty . Yoo Jonghyuk was also handsome but this person’s appearance couldn’t be described . It was a demonic beauty .

“I’m sorry but please wait a moment . These guys were shy around strangers . ”

The man was watering the flowers on the hill . The flowers were blooming towards the air . Their petals were wide open, like they were trying to swallow the sky, but they were just small flowers .

I knew the name of the flower .

“The Perpetual Motion . ”

It was was a collective term for things that worked forever without being supplied energy sources from outside, but here it was merely the name of a flower .

The man asked, “Do you know this flower?”

“New flowers bloom almost every day . ”

“You have great knowledge . ”

It was naturally because I read Ways of Survival .

The flowers of Paradise, the Perpetual Motion . The flower, which only grew on this hill, bloomed at dawn and yielded fruit at night . The fruit fell before dawn and would be used as fertilizer to grow more flowers . Perpetual Motion was a flower that repeated forever .

The man said this flower was very lovely . “I never get tired looking at them . Their vitality is truly amazing . ”

“However, the name is wrong . If it was really perpetual motion, the flower should grow well without water . ”

“It is such a beautiful flower but you can only saw the flaws?”

The man laughed and looked at me . “I haven’t introduced myself . I am…”

“The master of Paradise, Reinheit von Djerba . ”

I knew him well . He was one of the most famous ’10 Evils’ in Ways of Survival . Reinheit smiled . “Nice to meet you, Kim Dokja . ”

As expected, he already knew who I was .

[The exclusive skill ‘Character List’ is activated!]

[There is too much information about this person . Character List is converted to Character Summary List . ]

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[Character List Summary]

Character: Reinheit von Djerba .

Private Attribute: Demon Marquis (Legend), One Who Pursues an Impossible Dream (Hero) .

Exclusive Skill: Demon’s Eyes Lv . 10, Advanced Weapons Training, Advanced Mental Barrier Lv . 10…

Stigma: Master of Paradise Lv . 10 .

Total Stats: Physique Lv . 99, Strength Lv . 99, Agility Lv . 99, Magic Power Lv . 99 .

*2nd in the Dark Castle rankings .

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It was truly great . His overall stats had exceeded the limits of the scenario and almost every skill had reached the maximum . Maybe Reinheit was the ‘limit’ of this scenario .

I stared at him and Reinheit clapped .

“It is difficult when you are burning with too much hostility . The Perpetual Motion will be broken . ”

I asked, “Why did you call me?”

“I was wondering about the rumours . You have caused a loud buzz the moment you entered this scenario . ”

Reinheit was different from the 10 Evils I had met so far . If Gong Pildu and Lee Seolhwa were growing into the 10 Evils, Reinheit was already near completion .

“A being like you entering the scenario is a threat to me . ”

“The second ranked demon marquis is too humble . ”

“…You know about that? Your preliminary investigation is thorough . ”

His killing intent suddenly sprang out .

…Was he going to ambush me now?

I hesitated . I didn’t think I could beat or kill him . It wouldn’t be an easy fight . The outcome couldn’t be guaranteed . Yet the reason for my hesitation…

He said, “In my world, Dark Castle was the 34th scenario . ”

Perhaps it was because I saw his Paradise . Reinheit watched the scenery of the fortress below the hill .

“I remember the first time I came here 800 years ago . At the time, there was nothing on the plains . Only the rankings were given . The incarnations were busy hunting and killing each other, despite there being nothing in the scenario . ”

I imagined them first falling on the plains . All beings in Dark Castle evolved into demons over time . The first ones to enter Dark Castle weren’t demons from the beginning .

“They ascended to a higher species in order to become stronger . In a situation with no time limits or failure conditions, they focused only on getting a higher ranking . Endless war and slaughter . It is the only thing that the incarnations could do when the story had disappeared . ”

The disappearance of the scenario wasn’t a happy thing . Whether it was a constellation or an incarnation, every being eventually needed a story .

However, Reinheit didn’t agree with this . He was tired of being a toy in someone’s scenario and no longer wanted to be a slave to the scenario .

“Thus, I created Paradise . ” I knew Reinheit was sincere . “The dokkaebis call this a ‘tomb’ but not me . I became a blood-stained demon after many years but I believe real life can only bloom after the scenario has disappeared . ”

The words were filled with deep emotions . I might’ve been caught if I hadn’t read the original novel .

「 The purest evil . 」

That was what Yoo Jonghyuk called Reinheit .

“Constellation Kim Dokja . You want to go to the next scenario . ”

“That’s right . ”

“Stop . Such a thing doesn’t exist . ” As expected, this was what he wanted . “I’ve lived for 800 years and it isn’t the first time I’ve seen someone like you . ”

“…”

“Numerous strong people have found hidden scenarios but none have cleared Dark Castle . Everyone becomes desperate and frustrated by the void of this scenario . ” Reinhart continued speaking, “I don’t want you to be like them . ”

“What do you want?”

“Constellation Kim Dokja . Please protect Paradise with me . I need your help . ”

I stood silently by his side and touched the petals of the Perpetual Motion . Before the surprised Reinheit could stop me, the trembling flower quickly shriveled and the fruit fell . The fallen fruit suddenly became rotten and rolled down the hillside .

The guard passing by saw it but didn’t pay much attention . It was because they had no intention of cutting out the rotten part of Paradise .

“U-Ugh… release me! It is wrong!”

“I didn’t steal anything!”

The criminals of Paradise were being transported to the underground area below the hill . I knew where they were being dragged .

[Some constellations are laughing unpleasantly . ]

Just as permanent institutions didn’t exist, Paradise wasn’t free . They would probably become Paradise’s fertilizer . It was just like the rotten fruit became the plant’s fertilizers .

A small earthquake occurred deep underground . It seemed to be the cry of a terrible monster .

I told him, “Reinheit, there is no Paradise . A permanent institution can’t exist . ”

Reinheit didn’t say anything . It looked like he was trying to test me . However, he would soon regret it .

“Give me the ‘next’ scenario . ”

A look of panic appeared in Reinheit’s eyes for the first time .

“I know that you found it 700 years ago . To be exact, you and a few strong people have found it . ”

“How do you…”

“You have even challenged the scenario . Isn’t that right?”

“…”

“However, you failed and survived by yourself . Then this Paradise was made . ”

I didn’t miss the trembling in his fingertips as he looked after the petals . He said he created this place to help people find life .

It wasn’t true . This was just a refuge for an impossible scenario .

“All the scenarios of the Star Stream exist for stimulation . There is no stimulation in Paradise . Everything is too peaceful . ”

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“Don’t believe that the deal with the dokkaebi will last forever . The Star Stream will never allow this space to exist for a long time .

Reinheit was quiet for a while before slowly opening his mouth . “…Constellation Kim Dokja . What else do you know?”

His tone had changed . A faint but scary energy was flowing from him . His attitude towards me had changed from this conversation .

It changed from a helper he was anticipating to an enemy more threatening than anyone else .

“All of it, even things you don’t know . ”

I saw a dark cloud coming from afar .

In such a situation, there was no chance of a cloud coming in . Thus, this rain cloud was definitely under the direction of the dokkaebis . They were sitting around and watching everything, even if they weren’t interfering .

It was because this world was a scenario even without a scenario . I sighed lightly and prepared for the end of the tragedy .

“Reinheit . You will die and Paradise will fall . ”