Chapter 217

…Really?

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is looking closely at your face . ]

Did the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven really come?

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is narrowing his eyes at your attire . ]

I felt a strange sense of stability from the gaze . It was a strange feeling to feel at ease from someone watching me .

“Prisoner of the Golden Headband . ”

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is looking at you . ]

The Great Sage the Equal of Heaven had yet to notice . He wasn’t certain if I was Kim Dokja or not . Maybe it was due to the story covering my face . I thought for a moment before deciding to give him confidence . “That’s right . It’s me . ”

Silence filled the air . It was a tight silence like someone was taking a breath . After a while…

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is shocked by your identity!]

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is asking how you are alive . ]

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is wondering why you are here . ]

The message that flew only at me seemed like it was covering the sky .

「 The Great Sage the Equal of Heaven . He isn’t part of the absolute good or absolute evil system . He is of the neutral system . He is playful but also indifferent . He doesn’t easily connect with other constellations due to his temperament… 」

This was the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven that I knew from Ways of Survival . One of the strongest constellations in Ways of Survival, who fought against numerous constellations and built up a ridiculous myth grade story . Even so, he died a lonely person without any deeps bonds to the end .

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’…]

I listened to the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven’s messages while slowly closing my eyes . It was important to trust the information I knew . However—

“The Great Sage the Equal of Heaven . ”

“…I’m glad to see you again . ”

The Great Sage the Equal of Heaven was silent for quite a long time . We might both be constellations but he had a presence I couldn’t catch . Even so, at this moment, I felt like the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven was right in front of me .

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ has sweet lips for a long time . ]

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is repeatedly grabbing and releasing his hair . ]

The next moment, something fell from the sky . I unintentionally caught it .

…It was the hair of the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven . I couldn’t help laughing . Perhaps this was how the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven showed his trust in someone .

[Your understanding of the constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ has slightly increased . ]

I spoke towards the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven . “The fact that I’m here is a secret . Do you understand?”

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is nodding . ]

The constellation was better than I thought and he would keep my secret well . “By the way, how did you come here…?”

Before I could finish speaking, one wall of a collapsed building tilted and someone appeared . It was Jang Hayoung who appeared with dirt falling from him . Fortunately, the fighter was still unharmed .

“Yoo Jonghyuk! Are you okay?”

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is making a strange expression . ]

That reminded me, I was still selling Yoo Jonghyuk’s name . It was time to tell my real name to Jang Hayoung…

I asked about the outside situation . “How is it outside?”

“…It isn’t good . ”

I thought I knew what was going on . The industrial complex was shaking like there was an earthquake . Screams of the citizens came from all over the place and Jang Hayoung’s expression hardened . “The duke is turning the industrial complex into a ruin while looking for you . ”

It would be strange if this place wasn’t turned into a wasteland . Once the duke started the Factory, there was no way to stop it . However, it was impossible for me to retreat now .

“How are the executioners?”

“There is only one left . He is good at running…”

The blood of the demons on Jang Hayoung’s cheeks covered up the aura of a fighter . It was a remarkable achievement considering the short time .

“Take care of the remaining one . Then the duke…”

As I spoke, sparks appeared around my face . My knees instantly lost strength .

“Hey! You…” The amazed Jang Hayoung ran over and grabbed my shoulder . My skin started cracking apart .

[Your broken story is collapsing . ]

[The exile penalty will resume . ]

[The durability of your incarnation body is at a dangerous level!]

…This damn incarnation body wasn’t easy . The nickname of ‘sunfish’ might fit me more than Yoo Jonghyuk .

“Biyoo . ”

[Baat!]

I called out and Biyoo’s fingers moved through the air . Then a scenario message popped up .

[A new sub scenario has arrived!]

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[Sub Scenario – Story Repair]

Category: Sub

Difficulty level: D

Clear Conditions: Restore the durability of your incarnation body to a certain level .

Time Limit: None

Compensation: None

Failure: ―

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It was a scenario I had requested from Biyoo in advance . Originally, it would be impossible to use the sub scenarios for personal gains . A formal channel of the bureau would’ve never allowed it .

[The sub scenario has alleviated the exile penalty . ]

Thanks to Biyoo’s scenario, the anguish of my incarnation body was reduced .

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is interested in the way you use the scenario . ]

[800 coins have been sponsored . ]

Normally I would’ve received a barrage of criticism from other constellations but in this case, there wasn’t a fuss because there was no compensation . In any case, now I was an exile and had to constantly receive scenarios . I had to stick to this until I entered the main scenario .

[The acquisition of a sub scenario has delayed the collapse of your incarnation body . ]

I barely managed a sigh and met the worried eyes of Biyoo . I deliberately smiled .

-I’m fine so don’t worry .

Biyoo moved her head and disappeared again . She had to manage the scenario throughout the industrial complex so Biyoo would be feeling hectic right now .

The sparks around my body fell silent and Jang Hayoung asked, “…Are you really okay?”

“I can hold on . Where is Aileen?”

“She is with Mark . They are evacuating the citizens . ”

It was a wise choice . It was too unreasonable for the citizens to fight back as long as the Factory was in operation . If I didn’t know the real revolutionary was hiding somewhere…

I moved and could see the atmosphere covered with fine dust . There were the bodies of the fallen nobles and the citizens .

“…Is it going to end like this?” Jang Hayoung looked at the shadow of the Factory in the distance and bit his lips . The transformed Factory looked like a giant . It was an old giant spewing smoke from a chimney on its head . The giant’s hand pulled out something from a nearby building .

“Kuaaack!”

The dying noble struggled as he was caught by the hands of the Factory . Looking closer, it was the marquis I fought before .

“Duke! Duuuuuke!” He shouted painfully before being crushed in the Factory’s fuel engine .

There was the sound of teeth grinding . Heavy flames emerged from the power plant side of the Factory as if it was satisfied . Now I was able to determine how the duke operated the Factory . Jang Hayoung spoke in a weak voice . “Using his own men as a source of power… how can he do that?”

“It means he doesn’t care about the industrial complex anymore .

“…Why? Isn’t this his industrial complex?”

I activated Lamarck Kirin instead of replying . It was to temporarily restore my body by using story fragments .

「 Kim Dokja thought: This guy is determined to become the ‘demon king . ’ 」

A large voice burst out from the head of the Factory and challenged the sky .

[Look constellations! This is what you want!]

It was the appearance of a duke fully absorbed in the story he was making . How old was he and how many years had he lived?

All beings might just be children in front of the story . The duke’s words caused more constellations to enter Biyoo’s channel .

[Very few constellations are curious about Duke Syswitz’ actions . ]

Maybe this was what I looked like . I was reminded of something .

「 “It is easy to attract the attention of the constellations . However, creating a good scenario is difficult . ” 」

It was something the Dokkaebi King in Ways of Survival had once said . I thought this saying was correct . Then I had a thought .

What was a good scenario? No, did it even exist?

“If we leave…!”

“Just wait a bit . ”

I stopped Jang Hayoung and looked up at the Factory . The Factory and the ‘story weapons’ produced an unusual force that couldn’t be tolerated by the existing probability . In other words, it was perfect for a self-destructive scenario .

As expected, sparks burst from the joints of the randomly operating Factory . I explained to Jang Hayoung . “Maybe his ‘persuasion energy’ is lacking . It won’t last long if he only has a few nobles . ”

The factory’s persuasion energy that was its fuel was made of countless story fragments . The story weapons consumed the persuasion energy and temporarily overcame the probability . It was easy to say that the Factory was similar to my current incarnation body .

Soon it would be caught up in a probability storm…

However, unlike what I thought, the movements of the Factory didn’t become dull .

[The constellation ‘Nouveau Richer Snake Boss’ is looking at Syswitz with pleased eyes . ]

[The constellation ‘Nail-Eating Rat’is delighted with Syswitz’ destruction . ]

[A few constellations are willing to pay for the probability . ]

…Damn, it was like this . There were those who paid the probability .

[Where is the revolutionary hiding?]

Once again, there was a huge earthquake and the citizens screamed in an awful manner . I leaned against the building for a moment before slowly walking forward .

Jang Hayoung hurriedly grabbed my arm . “You will die if you go now! Can’t you see that?”

I measured the durability of my incarnation body .

「 Do I have enough power to get rid of this enemy? 」

I didn’t know .

「 Can I kill it if I use Electrification and Way of the Wind?」

I still didn’t know . “Jang Hayoung, kill the last executioner . I’ll somehow take care of the rest . ”

Jang Hayoung stuttered at my words . “W-Why are you going so far? You can run away! You aren’t a real revolutionary!”

“I hate this damn story . ”

“…What?”

“It’s so obvious . ”

I ran towards the Factory . The streets were mostly deserted . Most citizens were trapped inside their houses and holding their breaths . I looked at the scene and remembered Yoo Jonghyuk of the 111th regression .

「 The industrial complex’s last Night arrived and the revolutionary didn’t appear . 」

…Yes, this was expected .

「 However, I wished for a different story . 」

Suddenly, a citizen bleeding against a wall reached out towards me .

“Re, volutionary…”

What revolution? What was all this about? Why did so many people have to die? Why did this scenario exist?

[The constellation ‘Nouveau Richer Snake Boss’ is staring at you . ]

[The constellation ‘Nail-Eating Rat’ is yelling towards you . ]

[The constellation ‘Dog Who Threw Himself into the Flames’ wants your destruction . ]

The constellations sent messages towards me . Biyoo struggled as she was forced to send the messages towards me . I waved my hand to indicate that it was fine . Honestly, I wasn’t fine before but now I was good .

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is looking at you . ]

At the very least, one person was on my side .

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ wants you to smash that damn scrap heap . ]

I flew into the air .

TL: Rainbow Turtle