Chapter 48

Episode 10 – Future War (7)

The Internet, it wasn’t possible .

Since the scenario started, the Internet had been shut down all over Seoul due to the activation of the dokkaebi channels .

No, wait a minute . This was Dongmyo Station . Ah… right . Then the Internet was possible?

Lee Sungkook looked at me with an uneasy expression and opened his mouth .

“Excuse me, Yoo Jonghyuk-nim?”

“What?”

“We’ve arrived . The representative is waiting inside . ”

I saw a medium-sized tent roughly set up in the middle of the platform . The representative had an assortment of goods .

“Let’s go . ”

Lee Sungkook bowed his head and guided me . The inside of the tent was quite luxurious . It was unbelievably luxurious for such a shabby tent .

There was a red carpet and a bed that seemed to have been stolen from a luxury hotel . There was a round table for a meeting and a small desk with a computer .

The most interesting thing was the boy concentrated on surfing the Internet . The face seemed only a few years older than Gilyoung . The boy had dark circles and sat on the chair in his pajamas .

And there was a navy blue flag held tightly in his arms . Amazing . This boy had already passed the halfway mark of the King’s Road .

[The exclusive skill, Character List is activated . ]

[Character Information]

Name: Han Donghoon

Age: 17 years old

Constellation Support: Shadow behind the Curtain

Private Attribute: Noble Invalid Hermit (Hero)

Exclusive skills: Wide-area Internet Lv . 5, Comments Manipulation Lv . 3,Keyboard Attack Lv . 3, Small Eater Lv . 6, Sound Wave Blocking Lv . 2…

Stigma: Lack of Presence Lv . 2

Overall Stats: Physique Lv . 10, Strength Lv . 10, Agility Lv . 19, Magic Power Lv . 26 .

Overall Evaluation: A person who is the peak of the Noble Invalid Hermit type . His Wide-area Internet skill installs a virtual LAN cable to specific devices through the dokkaebi channels .

He has an amazing ability to incite public opinion but has weak mental defenses . The sponsor is very dissatisfied with the circumstances of his present incarnation .

* Currently under a powerful hypnosis .

I clearly remembered . Dongmyo’s king . Maybe this boy would soon become the Hermit King of Shadows . The poor boy king was busy replying to Internet comments .

–Is it true that Seoul is now isolated? ㅋㅋ Gangnam land prices will fall ~~ Are the rich people crying??

┗ㄴㄴ It isn’t just Seoul but all the capitals in the world . Tokyo, Beijing, all of them are trapped in that dome .

┗ Isn’t there a plan to recapture Seoul? Didn’t it start yesterday?

-ㅋㅋㅋ But now all the people inside have awakened powers ㅋㅋㅋ It isn’t a crazy fantasy .

┗ It became a fantasy the moment the monsters appeared .

The long-familiar Internet screen looked weird . I once again felt it was real . Indeed . This was the situation we were in now . On the outside of the dome, many people still didn’t know the truth .

The boy king’s fingers started to move .

-You guys, have you ever heard of the Prophets? I don’t know what they are but they claim to know the secrets of this situation ㅎ ㅎ

[Character ‘Han Donghoon’ has activated Comments Manipulation Lv . 3 . ]

As soon as the activation message popped up, dozens of comments appeared under the boy’s one .

┗ Who would believe that?

┗ I thought that as well, but not anymore… I saw a prophecy not long ago and it all came true . ㄹㅇ

┗ㄹㅇ? (TL: short form for ‘real’) Where is their place of action? Shoot me the address .

The comment started to spread all over the Internet with tremendous power . It was surprising . They were already using the ability this way .

“Representative Han Donghoon?”

Lee Sungkook called out and the boy raised his head .

“A guest has come . Greet him . ”

The boy, Han Donghoon’s sunken eyes turned to me .

“H, He, H, Hell…o . ”

Han Donghoon wasn’t in a normal state .

This boy, who was called the ‘Seventh King of Seoul’ in Ways of Survival now looked so haggard . Originally, he avoided humans due to his nature but it wasn’t this much .

Han Donghoon staggered up and sat on a chair at the round table, biting at his nails .

Lee Sungkook smiled as if he was satisfied .

“Now Yoo Jonghyuk-nim . Let’s start the talk with the representative in earnest . ”

I gazed at Han Donghoon and laughed .

“Talk? What talk?”

“Huh?”

“Are you joking with me right now?”

Han Donghoon’s eyes were blank .

“…This is the representative?”

Obviously, the boy was the representative of this station . In name . But…

The word representative didn’t meant in ‘reality . ’

“How long are you going to make fun of me? You want to make me talk with a doll?”

I looked back and saw Lee Sungkook’s hands shaking . He probably didn’t think that Sage’s Eyes would find out . He opened the smartphone to check something and sighed .

“…Yoo Jonghyuk-nim, I’m not usually like this . Please forgive me . ”

“You are the real power of this station . Isn’t that right?”

“Yes . ”

“How many other people know?”

“Only a few top executives . ”

Setting up a person with a strong ability as a scarecrow and taking control of the station . It was a strategy often used in Ways of Survival but it was strange to see it in reality .

“If you are the real power, why did you bring me here?”

“It was to avoid the attention of other people . I don’t know if you have realized, but there is a Sound Wave Blocking skill around the tent . ”

I had expected it . In fact, this was one of Han Donghoon’s abilities .

“It must be really important . ”

“That’s correct . Yoo Jonghyuk-nim, it is important for you and for all of us . ”

“All of you?”

Lee Sungkook took a deep breath and opened his mouth .

“I’m a Prophet . To be precise, I am one of them . ”

The information I wanted was finally coming out . I waited silently for his next words .

“Yoo Jonghyuk-nim, you will never know the enormous joy we are feeling right now . My colleagues and I have been waiting for this day of great victory for Yoo Jonghyuk-nim . ”

Did I hear wrong? This guy started speaking strange words .

“We know about Yoo Jonghyuk-nim’s special ability . A miracle that allows you to go back to the past after dying . In this world, only Yoo Jonghyuk-nim received such special power!”

I was a bit nervous about the constellations’ filtering but I decided to keep listening .

“Maybe Yoo Jonghyuk-nim has already repeated a few lives . You have fought against terrible enemies and struggled against the beings of this world to save people . Enduring alone, lonely memories… We respect your sublime spirit . ”

This jerk, such skillful flattery . Yoo Jonghyuk would be moved to tears if he heard . Later when he was depressed, I would have to tell him these words .

“But Yoo Jonghyuk-nim should’ve realized it from your past regressions . Even if you have an outstanding miracle, you alone can’t fight against the disasters that will come . ”

Plus, he was right .

“Yoo Jonghyuk-nim, this time will be different . It is because we are here . We Prophets have received a special blessing and have been sent to help you . ”

Wow, look at this?

Lee Sungkook smiled faintly .

“You must be wondering . Why did these guys who didn’t appear last time suddenly show up now? It is very confusion but I hope you can trust us . It is because we have already received a revelation for this day 10 years ago . ”

“…Revelation?”

“Yes . In our world, there is a ‘revelation’ that is secretly shared among the Prophets . Yoo Jonghyuk exists in it and is a living myth . It is a single revelation that records all of the past and future .

Wait . Don’t tell me ‘that’ was the revelation?

“You don’t believe me yet . We already knew that Yoo Jonghyuk-nim would gather Lee Hyunsung . They didn’t come with you but you probably already have Delusion Demon Kim Namwoon and Maritime Admiral Lee Jihye . But that isn’t enough . At the very least, according to the revelation…”

I hid my nervousness and asked .

“Where is the revelation?”

“Unfortunately, it has been damaged and we can’t find the original . Don’t worry . We each remember a fragment of the revelation . Through these fragments, we are prepared to walk the right path with you . ”

…Ohu .

“If you live again the way you have always done, Yoo Jonghyuk-nim… will die again . But it will be different with us . ”

Lee Sungkook was going in circles . I slowly closed my eyes and said, “I see . ”

Lee Sungkook hurriedly stopped talking . Maybe he was nervous . Yoo Jonghyuk had Lie Detection .

Of course, I didn’t have this skill . But even if I did, his story wouldn’t get caught by Lie Detection . It was because Lie Detection couldn’t distinguish such falsehoods .

That’s why I felt it even more .

“…It is surprising . ”

It was true . I was shocked beyond surprise . This was a great ‘setting . ’ A setting that was squeezed out in a short amount of time . Human creativity was really great .

“You are called Sungkook?”

“Yes, Yoo Jonghyuk-nim . ”

I could write the book Ways of Survival . In order to help the hero who kept dying, readers received a revelation and came from outside the novel? This was more exciting than the real Ways of Survival . But that was it .

“Don’t go around in circles . ”

This was it .

“Get straight to the point . ”

I heard the set up so it was time to speak .

“You have received the revelation of the future . Then what exactly are you going to do?”

Lee Sungkook quickly replied .

“We would like to form an alliance with Yoo Jonghyuk-nim . I-It is an alliance in name but it actually means going under you…”

He was a funny guy . In the end, this was his purpose? Riding the bus that was the main character?

“I see . An alliance . You want this . ”

“Yes . ”

“It is an interesting suggestion . ”

“This means…”

I tapped my fingers against the table .

“But the order is wrong . ”

“Huh?”

“How can I form an alliance with people whose identities I don’t know? If you want to ally with me, isn’t this the first thing you should start with?”

“M-My identity… I already…”

I got up from the chair and sat on the plush bed in the room . Then I crossed my legs and declared .

“Kneel down . ”

“Huh?”

“Kneel . ”

Lee Sungkook was embarrassed for a moment before getting down from his chair while hiding his expression . As his knees slowly reached the floor, I opened my mouth .

“Tell me your attribute . ”

Once I saw the strong hypnosis on the king candidate, I guessed this guy’s attribute . However, I needed to make sure .

Lee Sungkook looked up at me with complicated eyes . His mind was probably working hard . He would think this .

「 Yoo Jonghyuk can see my information with Sage’s Eyes . 」

「He already knows it so what is the reason for asking about my information? 」

Lee Sungkook struggled for a moment before speaking .

“My attribute is… Hypnotist . ”

As expected, it was Hypnotist .

“I see . ”

Lee Sungkook looked a bit brighter at my nod . He thought he had passed a test .

“Is that all?”

“…Huh?”

Lee Sungkook’s eyes shook .

“…O-One more . ”

I nodded .

“Tell me . ”

“T-The 9th…

“The 9th?”

Lee Sungkook slowly lowered his head like he was ashamed .

“The 9th person… to get off . ”

I see . This brat, the 9th…

…No, wait . Then how many people were there?