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Episode 06 Time of Judgment: (Part II)
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Episode 09 Omniscient Sunfish’s Perspective
Episode 10 Future War: (Part I)
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3
The next morning, there were several changes at Geumho Station.
First, Myeongoh Han was nowhere to be seen.
He had made himself scarce as soon as the fight had started. By the time it was over, he had completely vanished. I had no way of knowing whether he was hiding somewhere in Geumho or if he had moved on to another station.
“I guess he doesn’t want to travel with us anymore. Never liked that guy anyway. Besides, he’s not the only one who’s disappeared.”
As Huiwon observed, there were only a few people remaining in Geumho. It wasn’t because most of them had died, though. In fact, more people had survived this time than in any of Junghyeok’s regressions in the original story.
What really happened was that most of the people who lived through last night’s incident had left the station. I’m sure they each had different reasons for leaving.
“Will they be safe here?”
Sangah’s eyes were full of concern as she glanced at the remaining survivors.
Apart from me, Sangah, Hyeonseong, Gilyeong, and Huiwon, there were only five others in Geumho Station.
“What about the rest of you? Are you coming with us?” Huiwon asked impassively.
This seemed to make them quite uneasy. A young woman holding a child’s hand spoke on behalf of their group.
“…We’ll manage on our own. We have some coins left, so…”
The mother and the daughter had survived the massacre. To be honest, I was impressed. If they had the grit to make it through last night’s bloodbath, perhaps they would be fine without us.
Huiwon seemed to have the same idea. She nodded at the woman.
“I see. Good luck to you, then.”
The survivors visibly relaxed once Huiwon turned away. I wasn’t surprised they looked at us that way. After all, last night’s events must have been quite disturbing.
I could understand how they felt about us. One of us had refused to share his coins, despite having enough to save a number of lives, and another had gone on a ruthless rampage. To them, Huiwon and I might not be any different from the Cheoldu Gang.
Hyeonseong was sitting next to me with a dumb look on his face. I tapped him on his shoulder.
“Hyeonseong?”
“Huh? Yes!”
The big man, who had been staring at Huiwon with a dazed expression, nearly jumped out of his skin when I called his name. I could guess what he was thinking. Something along the lines of “Is this really the same person who slaughtered all those thugs like a woman possessed?”
“Is everything ready?”
“Yes! It’s not perfect, but it’ll do. Plastic bottles for storing water, supplies for staying warm, and since we don’t have proper mess kits, I found…”
In times like these, it’s nice having a soldier around.
“…and there you have it. If there’s anything else you need…”
I was about to say we couldn’t possibly need anything more than that, but I suddenly remembered something.
“Oh, could you look for a portable backup battery?”
“You mean for phones and stuff?”
His confusion was understandable. After all, smartphones were all but useless without any kind of signal. I tried my best to wave it off nonchalantly.
“I need it for something.”
Hyeonseong replied that he’d look for one and began searching through the Cheoldu Gang’s stuff. Gilyeong and Sangah volunteered to help as well.
Huiwon looked at me and asked, “Are we heading out now?”
“Yes.”
She didn’t even ask if she could join us, like it was the most natural thing in the world. That’s Huiwon Jeong for you. Of course, I was more than happy to have her. Judge of Evil… Even Junghyeok would covet someone like that.
“There’s a lot that I want to ask you.”
“Not now.”
“Acting all mysterious, hmm?”
Huiwon tapped my arm with her fist.
[You have received 1,500 coins from character Huiwon Jeong.]
“What’s this…?”
“It’s your share. I felt bad keeping all the coins for myself. Don’t worry. I shared some with the others as well.”
I immediately understood what she meant. She cut down most of the Cheoldu Gang by herself last night. In other words, these coins were from the people she killed.
But…I didn’t feel too comfortable accepting them.
“I wouldn’t have shared them if I were you.”
After all, Huiwon couldn’t have known that I’d actually bagged more coins than her from yesterday’s events.
“Well, I’m not you, am I?”
She whacked my arm a few more times, then slung on her backpack and began to walk toward the tunnel.
“Take your time wrapping things up here. I’ll go on ahead and clear the way.”
“Don’t go too far. There will be some parts that are too dangerous to handle alone.”
Huiwon waved her hand, as if to tell me not to worry, and strode off into the distance.
[Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire is delighted by your camaraderie.]
[Constellation Abyssal Black Flame Dragon chuckles insidiously.]
I stared at the messages that popped up, then spoke.
“You made a lot of coins yesterday, didn’t you? I bet you’re happy.”
No response. I tried again.
“Don’t pretend you didn’t hear me. I know you’re watching.”
Ah-ha-ha-ha… You knew?
Bihyeong’s voice sounded like a whisper.
“How much did you make?”
I…um…
I glared at empty space without saying anything.
Haah… Nothing gets past you, huh? Fine, here’s your cut.
[You have received 4,500 coins from Goblin Bihyeong.]
I knew it. That sly goblin bastard.
The constellations sent me coins directly, without using the donation system. I don’t know why, but they asked me to give some to you later. Oh, and these messages, too.
A cascade of messages followed.
[Constellation Prisoner of the Golden Headband is satisfied with your scenario.]
[Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire tries her best to accept your decision.]
[Constellation Secretive Plotter is pleased with your scheme.]
……
I see. So that’s why I wasn’t getting donation messages yesterday.
I was wondering why I hadn’t gotten nearly as many coins as I’d expected, even though such a major event had taken place.
[Coins Owned: 23,050C]
I had invested quite a big chunk of the coins I’d earned last time in my stats, but I was already back up to a good amount. That meant it was time to increase my stats yet again.
Shall I power up a bit?
Since I wasn’t able to see my own attribute window, I had to mentally keep track of exactly how much I had invested in each stat.
First, stamina, which is the most important stat at this point.
[You have invested 1,200 coins in stamina.]
[Stamina Lv.12 -> Stamina Lv.15]
[Your body becomes more durable.]
Then, since I don’t
[You have invested 1,600 coins in strength.]
[Strength Lv.11 -> Strength Lv.15]
[Power surges through your muscles.]
Just enough agility to dodge attacks.
[You have invested 400 coins in agility.]
[Agility Lv.10 -> Agility Lv.11]
[Your movements become a bit quicker.]
And finally, I need at least level 10 in magic power so I can sustain “White Star Weapon Aura.”
[You have invested 1,200 coins in magic power.]
[Magic Power Lv.6 -> Magic Power Lv.10]
[Your soul becomes infused with mystical energy.]
I could’ve increased my stats even more, but I decided to stop there because I knew I would have to spend a large number of coins once I got to Chungmuro. Not to mention…4,400 coins were gone in a flash… As always, it was hard to make money, but all too easy to spend it. I wouldn’t have had to use so many coins if I’d started with a decent baseline of stats, but…
My base stamina had been one… TWSA’s average view count—no, even Gilyeong’s base stamina was probably higher than that.
Oh, I forgot to tell you, but you received a scenario recommendation, too. You’re really something else. If things keep up, my channel will level up soon.
“Yeah, of course.”
Unlike other incarnations, I didn’t get any support from a sponsoring constellation. That was why it was crucial that I stayed ahead of the curve in terms of coins. But I couldn’t take full advantage of my contract with Bihyeong because his channel was still quite small.
Messages and donations from a “small number” of constellations weren’t enough. In order to see some real coin, I needed this channel to grow into one that got the attention of a “large number” of constellations.
“If everyone is ready, let’s head out. You didn’t forget anything, right?”
My companions, who had already gathered in front of me, all nodded at once. They looked nervous. Yesterday’s events must have shown them what to expect going forward.
And finally, the journey to Chungmuro began.
We were in the middle of the subway track, about halfway to Yaksu Station, when a message popped up.
[The second main scenario has been activated.]
Category: Main
Difficulty: E
Mission: Make your way through the tunnel and meet with the survivors at the first site.
Time Limit: None
Reward: 500 coins
Penalty for Failure: ???
Seeing the message made it all feel real. Starting with the second scenario, things would play out around “major sites.”
“The first site? Where’s that supposed to be?” Huiwon asked.
There was no need to answer because another message appeared immediately.
[The next major site is Chungmuro Station.]
“Chungmuro? That’s not too far. Only three more stations, then—”
There was a tremor, and ground rats popped up out of the dirt. A whole swarm of them, easily over thirty in total. Huiwon’s face darkened.
“…Three more stations of this…”
Hyeonseong stepped forward.
“I’ll take point.”
With the support of his sponsoring constellation, he had a whopping thirty-seven for his stamina-strength-agility total. Even though he made significantly fewer coins than I did, his stats were close to mine. This was why it was so advantageous to start out with high base stats. If I’d known this would happen, I would’ve done push-ups every day.
“I’ll take the rear.”
Despite his overall low stats, Gilyeong had been training diligently and could use his “Interspecies Communication” skill in dynamic ways.
“Please let me help, too.”
Sangah was using her magic threads to limit the movements of the ground rats. Her attack power wasn’t very high, but I had a feeling that her overall stats were similar to Huiwon’s.
“There are a lot of ’em, but that’s about it. This is a piece of cake.”
And lastly, Huiwon. It went without saying that she was capable of holding her own. Her overall stats were lower than Hyeonseong’s, but her exclusive skill alone more than made up for it.
Judge of Evil’s main weapon—“Time of Judgment.”
So long as her opponent was deemed an “evildoer” by the constellations, Huiwon Jeong would not lose.
Soon, the last ground rat was taken out. Hyeonseong lowered his shield and wiped away the sweat on his brow.
“Whew… That wasn’t too bad.”
Actually, it shouldn’t have been this easy. Ground rats may have simple attack patterns, but thirty of them could easily overwhelm an unprepared party. Even I couldn’t have taken them on by myself without using “Bookmark.”
We continued along the tunnel for some time until we finally spotted a platform.
“It’s Yaksu! But there’s no one h—Oh…I guess that’s not entirely true.”
Yaksu Station was full of human and ground rat corpses. Judging by their wounds, some of the people weren’t killed by monsters. Junghyeok Yu.
“Let’s keep going. Chungmuro is only two stations away.”
We continued on our journey. Dongguk University Station was less than one kilometer from Yaksu, so it made sense to keep going while we were still in good condition. When we were almost at Dongguk University, we encountered another pack of ground rats and defeated them.
In terms of distance, we had only traveled about two kilometers, but the battles had been quite arduous. Everyone looked exhausted.
“Let’s rest here for a bit.”
“We’re just one station away from Chungmuro. Wouldn’t it be better to rest after we—?”
“There’s no guarantee we’ll be able to rest there.”
The group fell silent at my words. By now, they knew all too well that monsters were not the only dangerous things in the world. I glanced around and spoke up.
“Looks like people left this station in a hurry. We might be able to find some useful stuff. Things like essential supplies.”
“Um, in that case, we…”
Upon hearing “essential supplies,” Sangah raised her hand furtively. She and Huiwon locked eyes and, without a word, nodded at the same time. I stared at them cluelessly until Huiwon asked, “Why? You wanna join us?”
“No. Go ahead.”
Even the most tactless person would’ve gotten the hint after Huiwon practically spelled it out. The world may have fallen, but humans’ bodily functions didn’t stop.
Hyeonseong chimed in as well.
“If we’ve got downtime, then I’m going to the restroom.”
At first, that sounded like a ridiculous thing to do at a time like this, but on second thought, there was no reason not to use the proper restroom that was right in front of us.
“Me too.”
Gilyeong scurried to catch up to Hyeonseong. Watching the two of them walk away side by side, I thought they looked like brothers with a large age gap.
“Are you going to stay here by yourself?” Sangah asked.
“I’ll be taking a quick trip aboveground.”
“What? But the poisonous fog… Will you be okay?”
“Yeah, it’ll only be for a short bit.”
“…Sounds fishy. Where are you going?”
“I’m thinking of making a religious pilgrimage.”
“A religious…pilgrimage?”
I stared at Huiwon for a bit before answering her.
“I may not look it, but I’m a man of faith.”
Soon after, I was standing in front of Exit 6 of Dongguk University Station.
Based on my research, it should be right around here…
[You have been exposed to a poisonous fog.]
As I expected, the air here was polluted by the plague rhinoceros’s gas.
This time, I hadn’t bought an Ellain Monkey’s Lung, so I had to make this quick. I held my breath and sprinted up the escalator to Dongguk University. Soon, I came upon a bronze statue that had a blue-gray sheen.
[A constellation wearing a robe watches you expectantly.]
