Chapter 79

Episode 16 – The Fifth Scenario (4)

I gasped and asked, “What? Is it over?”

“No, that is…”

“…Then what am I doing wrong?”

“To be precise…”

“Don’t drag it out and tell me quickly . ”

“It is all wrong . ”

It was so sincere that I sat down like I had received a nuclear punch . I breathed roughly and looked up at the sky . All of a sudden, the Great Hall floating in the sky seemed bigger . It seemed to be mocking me .

Lycaon looked at me and prepared for the kill .

“Protector… you don’t have any qualities suited for Way of the Wind . No, to be honest, you don’t have the qualities for almost every skill . ”

If this went wrong, the world might perish because of me .

***

A few more hours passed like this and then days went by . There were eight days left until the start of the fifth scenario .

I didn’t give up and continued to learn Way of the Wind . Of course, it wasn’t possible .

Grrr . “Protector, it is better to give up…”

“…Why can’t I learn it?”

Han Sooyoung giggled beside me and said, “Why? It is because you have no talent . ”

“That isn’t possible . ”

“Why not? You aren’t the protagonist . Do you think that you became Yoo Jonghyuk because you have been doing a good job lately?”

My chest was sore like I had been stabbed . I spoke with a frown, “But I understand everything in my head . ”

“Ah, yes . Everyone thinks they can go to Seoul National University . ”

“I’m telling the truth . ”

I remembered most of the enlightenment associated with Way of the Wind . I felt so frustrated one hour ago that I got a second battery from the survivors and read the text again .

“There is a gale in the right hand and a storm in the left hand . The Way of the Wind will be opened when the straight lines and the curves meet . ”

“H-How… You really understand it!”

Lycaon felt admiration from where he was listening to me .

In fact, the words I just muttered was Yoo Jonghyuk’s enlightenment in Ways of Survival . In Ways of Survival, Yoo Jonghyuk gained insight in a single ‘phrase’ followed by a Chinese character . He learned Way of the Wind in just 5 minutes .

But it wasn’t that simple and I had wasted two days already .

“How can I do this?” I grumbled .

“Huh? You just said it… there is no representation more accurate than that . ”

“No, it was a metaphor . ”

“Your words weren’t a metaphor . ”

It was enough to make me go crazy . This time the problem wasn’t solved by the writer’s description in Ways of Survival . It was because the explanation was just complete noise to me and the Fourth Wall was also useless at this moment . Fourth Wall gave me judgment and calmness but it didn’t give me talent .

I felt a little feverish as I spoke to Lycaon . “Then you should try this . One wind will meet another wind to form ying and yang . Once again, one wind will meet another wind to form the principles of negative and positive . ”

Yin and Yang was a concept from Earth but Lycaon understood it instantly .

“How could you have gained such profound insight?”

“Don’t just speak it, spread it directly through your body . ”

“So it is like this . ”

Lycaon concentrated and winds from different directions started to form around him . The two winds swirled, adding a hot and cold energy to the wind .

…To be honest, I thought it was ridiculous . He just heard it and could carry out the technique instantly? Then why couldn’t I do the same?

My pride was provoked .

“Then how about this? ‘Four winds meet and form a defense . Then another four winds are added, making it the Eight Trigrams . Therefore, wind is everywhere yet exists nowhere . ’ Can you do this as well?”

This sentence was the enlightenment that Yoo Jonghyuk gained in the 9th round of regression . This time Lycaon made a puzzled expression . I spoke in a triumphant voice .

“You can’t? This is how I am feeling . ”

“Pushov… no, Protector . I really appreciate it . ”

…What?

[The 5th grade other world species ‘Prince Lycaon of the Imyuntar’ has received great enlightenment . ]

Lycaon suddenly turned and started practicing .

[You have a great impact on the evolution of Prince Lycaon of the Imyuntar . ]

[Lycaon of the Imyuntar feels a great appreciation towards you . ]

[Some constellations from the ruined world ‘Chronos’ thanks you . ]

[2,000 coins have been sponsored . ]

I finally figured out what was going on . That damn wolf gained enlightenment by hearing what I said .

Han Sooyoung was laughing so hard that she was holding her belly .

I felt belated frustration . Maybe I knew Ways of Survival but I didn’t know anything about myself .

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ admires your patience . ]

[The constellation ‘Secretive Plotter’ is disappointed in your weakness . ]

Looking at the system messages appearing in the air, I thought about signing a contract with a sponsor . Of course, it was impossible due to the contract with Bihyung .

[So why did you break the throne? Fool . ]

I looked up and saw a transparent figure floating in the air . I opened the dokkaebi communication .

‘Is it okay to talk now? What about the intermediate dokkaebi?’

[He won’t come for a while . He is being properly disciplined . He won’t come before the fifth scenario opens . Ah, my channel also upgraded again . Hopefully I can reach the intermediate level next month . It is all thanks to you . ]

‘That’s good . ’

[Why don’t you look happy? It is also good for you if I do well . ]

‘You will be busy when you reach intermediate level . ’

Bihyung laughed at my words .

[Brat, don’t worry . I don’t know about other incarnations but won’t I look after you? These days there are many intermediate dokkaebi at the Bureau but… it is noisy because some bastards are twisting their probabilities extensively . ]

I didn’t need him to tell me who it was .

[Oh, of course it isn’t you . ]

It was completely Yoo Jonghyuk .

In fact, Yoo Jonghyuk’s growth rate was impossible through any possibilities . He was growing at a rate that was close to a cheat .

[There is one abnormally fasting growing guy and the Bureau can’t touch him… I think his sponsor is probably a formidable guy . ]

Perhaps Yoo Jonghyuk’s ‘possibilities’ wouldn’t be a problem in the future .

In the end, the ‘possibility’ wasn’t a problem if there was a constellation capable of that ‘possibility . ’ And it was possible for Yoo Jonghyuk’s sponsor .

[By the way, why don’t you buy a growth package? I’ll sell it for a cheap price if you buy it now . Aren’t you suffering right now because you can’t learn that skill? This package…]

‘I won’t buy it . In any case, isn’t the growth package only applicable to skills already learnt? Did you show up just to eat money?’

The growth package had a penalty when abused . It was why even the powerful Yoo Jonghyuk didn’t use the growth package .

[Sheesh, you knew…?]

Bihyung muttered with a dissatisfied expression .

‘But it is time to buy something . ’

[Coins Possessed: 62,372 C]

I still had a lot of coins despite raising my stats due to selling the fire dragon parts .

If I had 40,000 more coins, I would’ve bought Sky Dragon Steps but I couldn’t this time .

Bihyung’s face became rosy .

[Oh, really? What do you want to buy?]

‘Aren’t you going to receive new coin items soon?’

[…How do you know? Did you plant a mole?]

‘It is natural since a new scenario will open soon . At that time, tell me . I’ll buy it . ’

[Hoh, you will…]

I turned off the dokkaebi communication . I didn’t want to talk to him when there was nothing to say . I looked back and Lycaon was still gaining enlightenment . Han Sooyoung approached me and raised her chin .

“Hey, what are you going to do now?”

“…I don’t know . I’m still thinking . ”

“Then let me learn it . ”

“What?”

“Or let the other survivors learn it . ”

I looked at the people around us .

It was two days after the coin farms collapsed . The rescued survivors were working together and caring for the other wounded .

The atmosphere was quite different from the survivors of Deputy Yoon’s coin farm . Perhaps Han Sooyoung’s hypocrisy-filled good deeds had changed them . It turned out that hypocrisy was a good thing .

Han Sooyoung opened her mouth again . “Isn’t it just learning Way of the Wind? Does it matter who learns it?”

“…Right, anyone can learn it . ”

“Why do you insist on being the one to learn it? Are you trying to get the attention of the constellations alone?”

It wasn’t wrong, but it wasn’t exactly right .

“Only people with the protection medallion can learn Way of the Wind . ”

“Then give it to me . ”

“It isn’t transferable . ”

[The character Han Sooyoung has confirmed that the statement is true . ]

This woman really…

“You are the first person who is more suspicious than Yoo Jonghyuk . ”

“You brought it up . This skill, Yoo Jonghyuk should’ve originally learnt it?”

“That’s right . ”

“Then why do you have to go through this trouble? You can leave it to Yoo Jonghyuk . It isn’t too late now so let’s go find Yoo Jonghyuk . He is growing well . That guy would manage it somehow . ”

“Yoo Jonghyuk doesn’t listen to what other people will say . ”

“I’ll tempt him . ”

I stared at Han Sooyoung before looking away . “Yoo Jonghyuk doesn’t like the body of a child . ”

“Are you ignoring me now?”

“Besides, there is also a problem in finding Yoo Jonghyuk . ”

Even Yoo Jonghyuk couldn’t learn Way of the Wind without the protection medallion .

It meant the medallion needed to be taken from me, but ownership wouldn’t be released until I died .

In other words, Yoo Jonghyuk must kill me . Besides, even if he had the medallion…

“You know that I beat him up pretty badly in the end . Once we meet, he will definitely try to kill me . ”

Yoo Jonghyuk flew from my punch filled with 100 strength . In the meantime, the eyes that wanted to tear me to pieces was still vivid .

“…Well, he was really bold when he cut off my head . ” Han Sooyoung stroked her neck as memories of Chungmuro Station surfaced .

“Besides, finding out where he is now…”

At this time, an uproar was heard in the distance .

“There is someone injured . Please help! It is serious!”

Someone had found a wounded person nearby .

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is looking forward to your comradeship . ]

[Some constellations are expecting you to treat the wounded . ]

The messages of the constellations, including Uriel, arrived . What was going on?

I took Han Sooyoung and headed there .

After a while, I found the cause of the problem and glared at Bihyung floating in the air .

Bihyung sniggered at me .

[I didn’t know about this . ]

The bleeding Yoo Jonghyuk was waiting for me there .