Chapter 36

One hour after the battle began, Gong Pildu fought and fought . The number of monsters had barely decreased but it was still great . Gong Pildu was considered to have the strongest defense among the 10 Evils for a reason .

“You scum!”

[The character Gong Pildu’s Armed Zone has levelled up .

[The character Gong Pildu’s Private Land has levelled up!]

[The character Gong Pildu has acquired the Protective Wall skill . ]

The level up speed of Armed Zone was fast . The sponsor behind Gong Pildu was rushing to support his growth . If he could survive here, Gong Pildu’s growth would be enormous .

As long as he could survive here .

“Uhweeeh…!”

According to the scenario, Gong Pildu had to hold on for seven more hours . It would’ve been nice if I had popcorn . Too bad .

Lee Jihye was giggling next to me as she watched the bottom floor . She told me earlier that I should save them… it was truly a transformation in the disposition of Yoo Jonghyuk’s disciple .

“By the way, why isn’t Yoo Jonghyuk here?

“How should I know? Master is always busy . ”

Busy… yes, he might be busy . The person trying to be all alone was the busiest .

I looked down at the dying Gong Pildu as I asked, “What time did Yoo Jonghyuk enter the dungeon?”

“It is roughly 9 a . m . today…” Lee Jihye stopped speaking and stared at me . “…Wait a minute, how do you know that Master entered a dungeon?”

I ignored Lee Jihye and calculated the time . Now it was 8 p . m . Using simple calculations, it had already been over 11 hours since Yoo Jonghyuk entered . Yet he still hadn’t come out…

Damn, I had to move . Yoo Jonghyuk was the main character and it would be difficult if something happened to him .

I opened the dokkaebi communication .

‘Bihyung . ‘

Bihyung floating in the air turned to look at me .

[What is it? Calling me so suddenly . ]

‘Open the Dokkaebi Bag . ‘

[What? N-No! I am currently getting a lot of subscriptions!]

I know . My stock price was rising due to my actions with Gong Pildu . My actions of laying a trap and then sitting back meant the constellations of the ‘fun seekers’ group wouldn’t still be on the channel which Gong Pildu belonged to .

Where would the constellations go after leaving the channel?

[New constellations have entered the channel!]

It was naturally Bihyung’s channel .

[#BI-7623 channel is ready for an expansion . ]

[Huhu, huhuhut, look at this, look at this! Now my channel is also…!]

It wasn’t unreasonable for Bihyung to be acting like this . But this wasn’t the time for amusement .

‘If you don’t want your channel to be ruined, open it quickly . You can see that there will be an advertisement in preparation for the channel expansion . ‘

[Ah, shit… really…]

Bihyung grumbled but opened the Dokkaebi Bag after showing an advertisement . It was finally time to use the coins I had saved .

‘I’ll give you 5,000 coins . Upgrade me to a gold member . ‘

Bihyung stared at me quietly and sighed . It was followed by system messages .

[5,000 coins have been consumed . ]

[Congratulations! You have become a gold member of the Dokkaebi Bag!]

My member rating changed and the background of the Dokkaebi Bag also changed . Coins were really good . New item listings were added . I put the necessary items into the shopping cart .

* Behind the Scenes Contract – 10,000 C .

* Intermediate Magic Power Recovery Potion X 10 – 5,000 C .

One contract and 10 intermediate potions… this should be enough .

The spending was a bit big but the channel was going to be expanded . It wouldn’t be long before I recovered it . Bihyung was nervous when he saw the items I bought .

[…Why is there a contract? Have you already forgotten the terms? You can’t have a sponsor!]

‘What do you mean? Why would I get a sponsor now?”

Even if I was doing that, why would I buy the contract with my own coins? At any rate, this Bihyung still needed a lot of work .

[15,000 coins have been consumed . ]

[A ‘Behind the Scenes Contract’ has been acquired . ]

[10 Intermediate Magic Power Recovery Potions have been acquired . ]

Yoo Sangah showed curiosity when the items appeared out of thin air .

“What is that?”

“A contract to make a ‘gap’ an ‘eul . ‘”

I filled out the contract carefully, wrote my name in the ‘gap’ section and waited quietly . It was time for the ‘eul’ to come .

[The sponsor for character ‘Gong Pildu’ is asking for help from nearby constellations . ]

Finally, the sponsor behind Gong Pildu reached his limits and started sending messages outside the channel . It was natural since the sponsor didn’t have many coins in the first place . Not everybody was rich just because they were a constellation .

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

The other constellations in Gong Pildu’s channel would’ve stopped sponsoring and the incarnation was dying… everything was going according to plan .

Bihyung noticed something and muttered .

[Wait a minute, surely you aren’t…]

I talked towards Gong Pildu, who was in a half dead state .

“Hey, you over there . ”

Dududududu! Gong Pildu fired crazily and looked up at me while breathing heavily .

“Will you die like this or will you sign a contract with me?”

“W-What…?”

“I’m not a constellation so I can’t be a sponsor . But if you want, I can be a person behind the scenes . How about it?”

“What is this bastard talking about…?”

“Gong Pildu, shut up . I’m not talking to you . ”

“What…?”

I waved the ‘contract’ in one hand and the ‘Intermediate Magic Power Recovery Potion’ in the other hand .

“Answer quickly . I will give these items to you if you sign with me . ”

A message window flashed in front of me .

[The sponsor behind character ‘Gong Pildu’ has revealed himself . ]

[The constellation ‘Defense Master’ is looking at you like you are crazy . ]

Indeed . He wasn’t yet ready to be an ‘eul . ‘ Don’t worry . He would be in a hurry as time passed .

Bihyung was watching me .

[You… are you crazy?]

‘This one as well . ‘

[You are the first to try and support a constellation . ]

‘I can’t do it?’

[This is a constellation! Will it sign with an insignificant human?]

‘That is just your thoughts . ‘

The intermediate constellation, Defense Master . He was a low level constellation compared to his ability .

His world had long become a ‘scenario’ and was completely destroyed . Therefore, the Defense Master’s myth was no longer discussed . The myth had disappeared and the constellation couldn’t get coins . One day, even his existence would disappear .

That’s why some constellations, including the Defense Master’ were obsessed with looking for an ‘incarnation’ . The constellations were remembered in the world through their chosen incarnation .

‘That guy, he doesn’t have any coins left . ‘

[What?]

Gong Pildu’s power had fallen sharply compared to before . Unlike the ‘Monarch of the Small Fries’, the Defense Master was someone who cared about his incarnation . The fact that Gong Pildu was going to die meant he had run out of coins .

It was obvious but without coins, a new ‘sponsor contract’ was impossible . Then what happened to a constellation who couldn’t create a new incarnation?

‘Once Gong Pildu dies, that guy will be forgotten . ‘

For a constellation, being forgotten meant death .

Faint fear filled Bihyung’s eyes .

[You are…?]

Gong Pildu was a great card if I could afford it . Even Yoo Jonghyuk had attempted to subjugate Gong Pildu several times in countless regressions . Of course, he had never been successful .

Yoo Sangah spoke .

“Dokja-ssi, that person will die . ”

Gong Pildu was biting his lips so hard that blood was flowing . Now there were only two mini-turrets left in Armed Zone . It was time to end this .

[The constellation ‘Defense Master’ is wondering about the contents of the contract . ]

He was coming . Bihyung’s eyes widened at the sight in front of him .

[…Really? No, is this real?]

I showed the contract immediately .

[The constellation ‘Defense Master’ has started reading the contract . ]

Gong Pildu, who was shedding blood on the lower floor, suddenly shouted . He had probably heard a message from his sponsor .

“W-What? What is this message?”

What? He was being sold .

“W-What is going on Pildu-ssi?”

[The constellation ‘Defense Master’ is asking for some time to think . ]

After a while, I heard some good news .

[The constellation ‘Defense Master’ as added a condition to the contract . ]

[If you agree with this condition, the constellation ‘Defense Master’ will agree to contract with you . ]

I immediately read the contract .

. . . .

14 . Incarnation Kim Dokja (Gap) recognizes the property rights of Constellation Defense Master (Eul)and should ensure the survival of ‘Gong Pildu . ‘

15 . Incarnation Kim Dokja (Gap) should help Constellation Defense Master (Eul) so that his private property ‘Gong Pildu’ grows well .

. . . .

Guaranteeing Gong Pildu’s life and his growth . In fact, this didn’t need to be included . It was natural for Gong Pildu not to die if the contract was signed . The only thing that mattered for me was the third condition .

3 . Incarnation Kim Dokja (Gap) has a command authority over ‘Gong Pildu’, the private property of Constellation Defense Master (Up to 10 times a day) .

I checked the contract and nodded .

“I will sign the contract . ”

Before long, a faint thread connected me and Gong Pildu . Then system messages were heard .

[The contract has been completed . ]

[You have become the co-sponsor of ‘Gong Pildu’ due to the contract . ]

[Due to the contract, you have been given the right to command incarnation ‘Gong Pildu . ‘]

[The duration of the contract is five years and it won’t be automatically renewed . ]

Yoo Jonghyuk would be stunned if he knew that Gong Pildu could be obtained so easily . If I hadn’t read to the latter half of Ways of Survival, I wouldn’t have known to use the Behind the Scenes Contract this way .

I handed the recovery potions to Yoo Sangah .

“Give this to Gong Pildu . You should give him one every 40 minutes . ”

“…It is okay to give to him?”

She had to give it . If not, this main scenario wouldn’t be cleared . Gong Pildu was confused after Yoo Sangah handed him a potion .

“What is this?”

“Drink it and fight . ”

Gong Pildu was suspicious for a moment but soon opened the potion’s lid . Blue smoke emerged around his body and the destroyed turrets returned to their original appearance .

[The character ‘Gong Pildu’ has completely recovered his magic power . ]

Gong Pildu wiped the potion stained lips and looked up at me .

“Stupid guy . Do you think I will forgive you because of this? Once I get out of here, it will be your end…”

“Shut up, Gong Pildu . ”

[Under the terms of the contract, ‘Command Rights’ is activated!]

“O-Oof? Oof oof oof?”

Poor guy, he didn’t even know what situation he was in .

“Fight hard . Don’t touch my party members . ”

“Hup…! Oof oof…!”

Dududududu!

Yoo Sangah’s eyes widened when she saw Gong Pildu listened to my orders .

“D-Dokja-ssi? W-Why is that person…?”

“I made a ‘gap’ into an ‘eul . ”

“…Did you write something?”

“Now you can rest assured about Gong Pildu . ”

Then the bombardment of messages from the constellations poured out .

[The constellation ‘Secretive Plotter’ finds your idea interesting . ]

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ has dropped his stick at your strategy . ]

[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ thinks that you are impudent . ]

. . .

I had secretly signed the contract but these guys already noticed . The Defense Master was only intermediate level but he was still a constellation .

A mere human became a co-sponsor with a constellation, the impact on the constellations would be enormous . There would be a backlash among those like the Abyssal Black Flame Dragon . But .

[Many constellations are paying attention to you . ]

[A number of constellations want to become your sponsor . ]

The constellations who realized my value were overwhelmingly larger . If they became my sponsor, they would be able to use the power of Defense Master .

Then the owner of Gong Pildu’s channel, Dokkaebi Biryu appeared in the air .

[Constellations! W-Why… are you suddenly leaving? D-Don’t go! Just wait a little longer…!]

Biryu, whose channel was being ruined, made a desperate appeal . It was the dokkaebi who created the food penalty and ‘survival cost’ in Gumho Station .

[H-Hiiik! N-No…]

Dokkaebi Biryu gradually blurred and disappeared .

[Channel # BIR-3642 has been forced to leave after having the subscriptions reduced . ]

Bihyung muttered in a trembling voice after seeing one channel falling to ruin .

[Excuse me… Dokja-nim?]

‘What is it?’

[You… were you aiming for Gong Pildu from the beginning?]

I shrugged .

[Crazy… human… what human did I sign with?]

Bihyung couldn’t close his mouth . I didn’t care . This place was organized and I needed to move on to the next place .

I spoke to the bewildered party members who still hadn’t grasped the situation .

“Everyone . I’m sorry but I have to leave for a while . ‘

“Huh? Now?”

“There is a place I urgently need to go to . Hyunsung-ssi and Yoo Sangah-ssi, please stay here . You don’t have to do anything . Just throw Pildu a potion until the end of the scenario and relax . ”

Jung Heewon asked, “What about Gilyoung and I?”

“You will come with me . ”

“To where?”

“Um… it is hard to explain but there is a bad guy . ”

“A bad guy?”

“Yes . A bad person who disappeared to eat items alone, regardless if people die or not . From now on, I am going to hit him in the back of the head . ”

It was very hard . Jung Heewon thought for a moment before asking .

“…Is he worse than Gong Pildu?”

I contemplated for a moment before replying .

“He is much worse . ”

“Then let’s go . ”

“I’ll explain the details later . ”

I moved with Jung Heewon and Lee Gilyoung . Then somebody grabbed my shoulder . It was Lee Jihye

“Wait, where are you going right now?”

In any case, this was good .

“Great . You can come along . ”

“Where are you going?”

“Yoo Jonghyuk is in danger . ”

Lee Jihye laughed like she thought I was joking .

“What nonsense are you saying? Master is in danger?”

My expression remained serious and Lee Jihye’s laughter soon disappeared .

“…Are you serious? No, how do you know this?”

How did I know? Perhaps I was the world’s foremost, no the second highest authority who knew her master .

I checked the time .

“That jerk, he went to the hidden dungeon at Exit 1?”

“U-Uh?”

“And it has been 11 hours since he entered?”

“Uhhh…” Lee Jihye spoke blankly .

I remembered that Yoo Jonghyuk’ had attacked Chungmuro’s ‘hidden dungeon’ a total of eight years . He failed twice and succeeded six times . The problem was that the two failures were concentrated in his early regressions . The 8th turn and the 11th turn .

During the 8th regression, Yoo Jonghyuk died in Chungmuro’s hidden dungeon .

But the current Yoo Jonghyuk was… the third turn .

“At this rate, Yoo Jonghyuk will die today . ”

If my guess was right, our damn regressor would be on the ‘sunfish route’ .

TL: Sunfish route= seems to be based on the game ‘Survive! Mola Mola! where you have to make a sunfish survive troubles in the sea . But the sunfish gets started and dies because of almost anything .