Chapter 171: Episode 33 – Reading Again (2)
Translator: Rainbow Turtle
“That jerk Kim Dokja... he forgot about again.”
There was a small fortress standing on the empty plains. In fact, it was the size of a small house rather than a fortress. However, the ard weapons ant it wasn’t lacking compared to a fortress.
Needless to say, it was Gong Pildu’s Ard Fortress.
Dudududu!
Gong Pildu fired shells at the monsters approaching the fortress. For several weeks after entering Dark Castle, Gong Pildu had been living in a hellish monster zone. There was an endless stream of monsters. If it wasn’t for the coins that Kim Dokja had previously provided him, he might’ve run out of magic power and died already.
[The constellation ‘Defense Master’ is excited about the defense ga.]
The situation wouldn’t have ended up like this if it wasn’t for the perverted sponsor.
“Shiiiiit!”
His Dark Castle ranking had risen sharply due to all the monsters he killed. The problem was that his ntal strength and magic power had reached their limits.
“It is up to here...”
Gong Pildu had a disheartened expression as he watched the Ard Fortress being broken down by the claws of the monster.
At this ti, sothing golden flew in the distance. It was a powerful ether storm that broke apart the whole field. He wondered if it was Kim Dokja but the person was unexpected.
“...Yoo Jonghyuk?”
A huge dragon was flying through the storm. On top of it, there were two people Gong Pildu knew. Strength went out of Gong Pildu’s body and the fortress collapsed. Yoo Jonghyuk ran like the flash and caught the falling Gong Pildu.
‘I overused the power of transcendence. For the ti being, I must preserve my strength.’ Yoo Jonghyuk thought as he glanced at his right arm.
The hand that was holding the sword was swollen and red. It wasn’t the power of his sponsor but transcendence was also affected by the probability.
The situation would improve as the restrictions were gradually lifted. However, the probability allowed in the ninth scenario wasn’t enough for him to take full advantage of transcendence.
‘I have recovered Gong Pildu. Lee Seolhwa is steadily raising her ranking in the western field...’
His plan was progressing steadily. The situation was smoother than any previous scenarios.
‘Now the only thing left is Kim Dokja.’ Yoo Jonghyuk thought as he looked towards the western plains. ‘The fate of Star Stream isn’t that lax. What are you going to do, Kim Dokja?’
***
“Don’t worry. There is a way out.”
“...That woman isn’t the only problem. There are many tough people. Moreover, how are you going to deal with the chanical Gateway Array thod?”
“There isn’t a way to break the chanical Gateway Array thod.”
Han Sooyoung and I were walking through the chanical Gateway Array thod while following the incarnation of Jeon Woochi, Cho Youngran. I saw that she was floating, not walking, and thought she definitely fit the incarnation of Jeon Woochi.
Jeon Woochi. Along with Hong Gildong, he was one with the power to enter the peak of the Korean constellations...
Han Sooyoung noticed her and spoke again. “By the way, wasn’t the King of Wanderers killed by the reincarnator?”
“She isn’t soone who will die so easily.”
“Co to think of it, you said that you know the King of Wanderers. Tell precisely. What is your relationship?”
A light sigh erged at the question. “It is the most complicated relationship in the world.”
“I feel disgusted. An old girlfriend?”
“My mother.”
“What? Really? Uh... I’m sorry.” Han Sooyoung stuttered in an unusually embarrassed manner.
As if hearing our conversation, Cho Youngran looked back with a stiff expression. “Follow exactly where I am stepping. If you step on another place, you will get lost.”
I thought it would be like this. All chanical Gateway Array thods were the sa. If you didn’t go through the proper path, you would get lost. I asked a slightly disgruntled tone, “Can’t you just turn it off?”
“It is difficult. I don’t know what you will do.”
“How funny. You killed and now you’re afraid of .”
“I know you are capable of resurrection.”
“Does that let you kill willy-nilly?”
“I’m sorry for that. In addition, I wasn’t moving to kill you. I attacked the woman and she used you as a shield.”
...What? I turned around and saw Han Sooyoung whistling. I watched Han Sooyoung smiling and thought about hitting her head. I would question her about it later. I might have eight lives but... wait, it was six lives now.
I glanced back towards Cho Youngran and asked, “Why are you helping my mother?”
Cho Youngran paused at my sudden question. “I honestly don’t know why soone like you is following an incarnation. The First Spiritualist of Joseon can beco a king right now.”
“...How do you know my sponsor?”
“It is obviously a Korean constellation who can use the chanical Gateway Array thod.”
Jeon Woochi wasn’t a narrative-grade constellation but he had many advantages in the early scenarios because the consumption of probability when using his power was small.
Moreover, according to the progress of the scenario, the fa and stories that could be built up were overwhelming compared to other constellations of the sa rating.
It was the reason why Yoo Jonghyuk tried to recruit Jeon Woochi as a colleague in the early scenarios.
Cho Youngran replied, “I’m not suitable to be a king.”
“Did my mother grab your weakness or sothing?”
Cho Youngran was going to say sothing, only to close her mouth again.
I said to her, “Tell honestly. I can help you.”
“...”
“You are being deceived by that person.”
Jeon Woochi would be a great power if I could get his incarnation on my side. Of course, I didn’t expect much.
“She saved my daughter.”
It was as expected.
“I see. Saving the life of your child... of course, you would be loyal after sothing like that.”
Cho Youngran’s eyebrows twitched at my words. “Is that a sarcastic tone?”
“That’s right. I think ‘saving that life’ is intentional.”
“...Intentional?”
“My mother, isn’t there sothing strange about her?”
“What?”
“She is overly adaptive to the world or knows a lot of information that shouldn’t be known at this point.”
Han Sooyoung looked at with a confused expression because she didn’t know what I was trying to do. Cho Youngran wondered, “...What do you want to say?”
“What do I want to say? My mother knew what constellation you would get.”
“...”
“Maybe she saved your daughter for the purpose of trying to use you. She is such a person.”
Cho Youngran... I didn’t rember precisely but it seed a woman with this na had once been Jeon Woochi’s incarnation.
A character who lost her daughter and beca Jeon Woochi’s incarnation decided to get revenge on the world.
I didn’t know when I told my mother the story, but if she heard it from and rembered the information, it wasn’t an exaggeration to think my mother would use it.
However, unexpected words erged from Cho Youngran’s mouth. “You’re mistaken about her.”
“Mistaken?”
Cho Youngran gazed at in a strange way. It was filled with unpleasant sympathy and was the type of gaze I hated.
“Sookyung-ssi isn’t as bad as you think.”
Was it because repulsion was surging inside ? I replied bluntly, “Nobody knows her better than .”
“Originally, it is the child who doesn’t know anything about their parents. In any case, we’ve arrived.”
I suddenly saw sothing that was like a front door. Cho Youngran spoke towards Han Sooyoung.
“Girl, you can’t enter. Wait with .”
“Che, your mother seems very shy. Be safe.”
I nodded and brought my hand to the front door. Behind this door was probably the strongest enemy in the current scenario.
Cho Youngran told , “There is a bell.”
Ding dong.
Sohow, the quaint ringtone stimulated familiar mories. It was a ringtone I seed to have heard a long ti ago. Then my mother’s voice was heard from inside the door. “Co in.”
The door opened and the familiar entrance of a house appeared. A few pairs of shoes were placed neatly together. So of them were small enough to belong to children. My sense of deja vu was even worse. The interior of the house was familiar. It wasn’t too flashy or old-fashioned, but the small decorations showed it was a person with so sense of style.
I entered the living room and saw a familiar room. There were the forgotten wall clock and the television. I knew the texture of the sofa without needing to sit on it. The location of the table was also familiar.
[The ‘Fourth Wall’ is shaking.]
Really... this was a terrible hobby.
My mother was sitting on the sofa of the living room, dressed in elegant clothes. She asked , “It took a long ti. How does it feel to be ho after a long ti?”
“I would rather remain dead.”
“I’m glad that you are healthy.”
“Thanks to soone, I just died and ca back to life.”
Maybe my mother chose this place to seize the initiative. The dialogue from now on would be a battleground to determine the outco of the next two scenarios.
“I heard Nirvana killed you. How are you alive?”
“I wouldn’t be fooled by such a person. Have you forgotten? I also have a lot of information about the future.”
I had expected it. Still, my mother managed to deceive Nirvana. I had no idea what this person was capable of. Perhaps the most threatening thing to at present wasn’t Yoo Jonghyuk or the constellations, but this woman.
“You were alive yet you didn’t co to my funeral.”
“Why would I go to a funeral when I was the unfortunate one left behind.”
“You thought it wasn’t enough and had your people kill once more.”
“I killed you once more because you are an irresponsible son. Do you need a funeral this ti as well? I saw that you have many good colleagues. They didn’t know you were going to rise again and cried...”
The person saying this was my mother. I took a deep breath. I could never be careless when talking to my mother. From now on, it would be the real thing. “Why did you kill ?”
My mother laughed and replied. “Incarnation Kim Dokja will be killed by the person he loves most.”
“...How do you know that?”
“Yoo Sangah-ssi told . She asked to save you.” Yoo Sangah must’ve visited my mother. “By the way, you ca with another girl this ti. Have your tastes changed? Honestly, I like Yoo Sangah more.”
“Don’t pay attention to unnecessary things. I don’t understand you the more you talk. Why did you kill when you were asked to save ?”
“The prophecy ca true thanks to . Isn’t that right?”
“Huh?”
My mind beca complicated. No, she was saying...
My mother continued, “It said it in the prophecy. The ‘person you love most.’ Thus, I killed you.”
It was ridiculous that the person I hated more than anyone else would say this.
Even so, the mont I heard it, I was disturbed by a feeling I couldn’t express well. I definitely hated my mother. My life was a ss because my mother ruined it. Yet... my mood was complicated.
“I see. You killed because you thought you are the one I love most? Is this fate?”
“Doesn’t it often appear in your favourite novel?”
“If so, you have completely failed.”
Obviously, fate told that I would be killed by the person I loved most. If so, my last death should’ve made my fate co true.
“I am still receiving the fate ssage.”
It was true. A little while ago, the infernal ssage entered my ears.
[A huge fate is hoping for your definite death.]
A modified was even added. It was a ‘definite death.’
The words of King Oedipus in my dreams were correct. I couldn’t escape this fate with the story ‘Eight Lives.’
“At the very least, you aren’t the person I love most.”
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