Chapter 128

Chapter 128: Episode 25 – Those Who Face a God (2)

The strongest existences in the Star Stream were often called ‘constellations . ’ They observed the stories of every world from above .

However, as I said earlier, the constellations aren’t the only ones who could go against constellations . There were those who refused the path of a constellation and became demon kings or dragons that ruled at the peak of all monsters from birth .

Then what about humans? Could humans who didn’t walk the path of a human reach the level where they could oppose the constellation?

The answer was currently right in front of me .

[Interesting . You gave up your existence for another planet?]

Kyrgios could see my identity with one look . He glanced at the confused Asuka Ren besides me .

[I’ll let it pass just once because of your courage . Take that woman away . ]

A returnee . Born with special talents, they transcended the category of a human thanks to the blessing of the Star Stream .

Among the returnees, Kyrgios Rodgraim was a special existence . He was very powerful among the returnees and earned enough money not to be dragged into the stories made by the dokkaebis . He was a returnee who never acted in Ways of Survival .

“I have something to say to you . ”

[…Say?]

The skills that exceeded the level of transcendence manifested and revealed their presence to me . It was the presence of a constellation that could destroy mortals just existing .

[Do you think you are in a position to talk to me?]

I was surprised that there was so much moisture inside me . My back was soaked with sweat .

[Your dare oppose the White Storm?]

He was strong . I got goosebumps at the thought of how a small person could be so strong .

[The exclusive skill, ‘Fourth Wall’ is activated!]

However, I had a ‘wall . ’ No matter how terrifying the presence beyond the wall, it wouldn’t harm me as long as I didn’t cross it .

[The character ‘Kyrgios Rodgraim’ is curious towards you . ]

Kyrgios noticed something strange .

[…You endured it? How? Do you have the protection of a higher being?]

I opened my mouth before he became interested in the wrong thing . “Kyrgios . This world needs your help . ”

Kyrgios’ expression changed .

[This is why you came looking for me?]

“That’s right . ”

[The small person…]

Then the ‘small person’ replied .

[A small planet’s constellation is looking tearfully at Kyrgios Rodgraim . ]

[A small planet’s constellation has sponsored 10 coins to Kyrgios Rodgraim . ]

Kyrgios frowned .

[I don’t need it . ]

[The small planet’s constellation has received a great impact . ]

A few raindrops fell from the sky .

[…Every world has a time of destruction and every story comes to an end . It is now time for this planet . ]

There were no emotions in Kyrgios’ eyes as he stared into the distance . However, I knew . Even if you became insensitive to everything in the world, there was no one who could escape from the bounds of their own story .

“Then why did you come back here? You left Peace Land a long time ago . ”

[…Something called me . ]

My eyes glanced towards Asuka Ren, who was staring at Kyrgios . I knew what Kyrgios had probably felt .

“Don’t deceive yourself . Didn’t you come back here to defend your home?”

[There are no good memories here . This place…]

“Is this the place where you were born ‘weak’?” Kyrgios shook for the first time . “It is because of your mother gave you a cursed body?”

[…You know me quite well, incarnation of the scenario . Then I’ll say this . Get lost . I won’t tell you a third time…]

“Are you scared?”

[What?]

“I asked if you are scared . This is your world and these constellations are destroying it . Are you scared of that snake?”

At this moment, a fearsome pressure that almost made my eyes pop out pushed down on my body .

[If you want to die then I will kill you . ]

I gasped for air but didn’t stop speaking . “Don’t deceive yourself about why you came here . ”

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is displeased with the behaviour of Kyrgios Rodgraim . ]

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is criticizing Kyrgios Rodgraim’s justice . ]

[The constellation ‘Scribe of Heaven’ is severely criticizing Kyrgios Rodgraim’s interference in the scenario . ]

The indirect messages emerged one after another and Kyrgios’s aura subsided .

[Weird people are chasing after you . The monkey king and archangel? It is strange . They have a strong pride…]

I spat out blood and started talking again . “Focus on my story . Did you come here to see the end of this planet?”

[I can’t help this planet . ]

Blue sparks appeared around his body . It was the probability storm . It was caused by killing the two Wind Shadow Squadron members .

He wasn’t a being summoned by the scenario and was limited by the probability, even if it wasn’t as much as the constellations .

Kyrgios firmly grabbed a spark and said . [If I act then I will only hasten the destruction of this planet . ]

I understood what he meant . Probability was like a scale for the constellations . If one side changed the flow of the story without a valid probability then the law of Star Stream would forcefully correct the balance .

[If I interfere with the scenario, other constellations watching the scenario will also be able to move . All I can do… is watch the end of my home . ]

I remembered . This was the real ‘image’ of Kyrgios Rodgraim that I knew . He left his home, overcame countless trials and returned, only to be unable to save his home despite his strength .

This was White Storm, Kyrgios Rodgraim .

“There is no need to take action with your own hands . ”

However, if I was to back down here then I wouldn’t have come see Kyrgios in the first place .

“Don’t you need a disciple to learn the top secret technique of your white purity energy?” The calm Kyrgios was greatly shocked by my words . “Please accept me as your disciple . I will be your agent on Peace Land . ”

However, the shock only lasted a moment .

[…I don’t accept outsiders as a disciple . In addition, your strength is lacking to be qualified . ]

My pride was a bit hurt . If Yoo Jonghyuk was here then would Kyrgios hesitate to accept him as a disciple?

“I’m not qualified despite this?”

I picked up a branch in the vicinity . My magic power was absorbed by White Pure Star Energy and a wave of mana flashed at the tip of the branch . It was lacking in power but it was still enough to show my achievement .

Kyrgios watched with amazement . In the second scenario, the first thing I purchased was this hidden skill . White Pure Star Energy was Kyrgios Rodgraim’s famous technique .

“I will say it once again . The outsider Kim Dokja requests for the master of the White Storm school to accept me . ”

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Kyrgios made a decision after a few hours .

He released the white energy and spoke in a human voice . “The White Storm school was wiped out after I left . I don’t know if it still exists . ”

He kept me waiting for two hours just to say this .

The strong people of the Star Steam lived in a ‘unique time zone’ in order to maintain their sense of self over the long years .

“Okay . I will receive you as a disciple . ”

Kyrgios didn’t ask me how I knew White Pure Star Energy and how I knew about his secret technique . Then the training started .

「 …Kyrgios Rodgraim was a ‘Murim World Returnee . ’

Despite the inherent limitations of the small people, he mastered several martial arts and succeeded in transcending his race without the help of the system .

There are many legends about him who advanced to the First Murim and reigned as the leader . He killed all the enemies taller than himself, cut off the penis of a drunk man making fun of his height and has an association with the famous constellation the ‘snake’… 」

“Your smartphone has become smaller as well?”

I heard Han Sooyoung’s voice and turned my smartphone off . “I put it in the subspace of the coat and it became like this . ”

“Damn, you hog all the good things to yourself . ”

Han Sooyoung was able to safely overcome the Wind Shadow Squadron and join up with us . They were probably deceived by the ‘dead enemy’ like I was . She muttered, “I never imagined that Kyrgios, the strongest person in First Murim would be from Peace Land . ”

“The strongest person can’t be obscured and he is close to the strongest . But how do you know this name?”

“The name appeared in the first part of the novel . It is the first time I’ve seen it myself . ”

“This is also my first time . In any case, wait near Ren . ”

I was taught by Kyrgios in the rocky area . My goal was to learn Kyrgios’s secret technique in two weeks and return to Veronica . If the story progressed as the original then this should be when the Japanese king, the Sovereign of Eight Heads moved to trample all four kingdoms .

Of course, things weren’t that easy . On the first day, this was the task that Kyrgios gave me .

“Repeat this a million times . ”

“…A million times?”

“Yes, one million . Did you see what I just showed you properly?”

I saw it well . Kyrgios stood in front of me and stretched out his sword . This was the basic ‘stab’ posture .

“Why this…”

“Every disciple starts here . It is to aim for the smallest point . In one extremely condensed and tempered ‘point’, the universe begins . ”

“…I see . ”

I didn’t know what he meant .

“You were born big and don’t know the meaning of being small . ”

The moment I heard this, something popped into my head . According to Ways of Survival, Kyrgios had a complex about his height . I told him, “Humans aren’t very big either . ”

“Yes, that’s what I’m saying . In the end, all of us are specks of dust from the perspective of the universe . That’s why it is wrong to call a small person a small person . Humans and small people are just dust in the end . ”

It felt like he was rationalizing his small height .

“However, isn’t big dust different from small dust?”

“The important thing is the size of the universe, not the size of the dust . Even if you are just a speck of dust, the degree of your existence can vary depending on how big the universe is . No, the smaller the dust speck, the closer it is to the origin of the universe . This makes it easier to understand the essence . ”

I thought it sounded nice . “Ah . ”

“Do you understand?”

“What does that have to do with stabbing?”

Kyrgios looked at me with contempt and said, “This is why people shouldn’t be born big . Work hard on the stabbing . ”

Then Kyrgios disappeared . He seemed disappointed in me . It was natural . Way of the Wind had proven my poor talent . It might take me two decades to learn the secret technique instead of two weeks .

Four days passed .

“Do it straight . Shouldn’t you attempt to do it properly?”

Five days passed .

“This is why those born with big bodies…”

A week passed . Kyrgios’ hatred of big people didn’t stop . “Have you ever been born as an insect? Cockroaches probably learn better than you . ”

“If such a cockroach exists then I would like it as a teacher . ”

“Do you want to die?”

Finally, it was the end of the second week . I was tired of stabbing and fell down .

“You…”

I still hadn’t learnt the skill . Kyrgios was deeply disappointed with my talent and soon disappeared . It was like a small breeze had blown for a moment .

Once Kyrgios was completely gone, I found Asuka Ren and Han Sooyoung waiting nearby .

“Let’s run away . ”

“What? Did you learn everything? It looked like you couldn’t do anything at all . ”

“I stole it . ”

I quietly closed my eyes and whispered something . The next moment, a violent white lightning bounced around me . It was the secret technique of Kyrgios, Electrification .

“Eh? What is this? You clearly couldn’t…”

“I told you . I stole it . ”

[‘Kyrgios Rodgraim’ has been added to the fifth bookmark . ]

This was my purpose from the beginning . I placed the strongest returnee Kyrgios into my Bookmark skill and tried to raise my understanding of him as much as possible .

In the first place, Kyrgios wasn’t willing to teach me properly . Strong people like Kyrgios weren’t simply enough to give up their secret techniques because of flattery .

His purpose was to keep me here until the end of the scenario and then torture me after the scenario ended to find out everything I knew .

“That’s why we have to run away . ”

“Shit, I understand . ”

Han Sooyoung grumbled . By the time we finished the preparations, the sun was shining in the distance .

The warmth of dawn surrounded us . Peace Land changed seasons every two weeks . It was winter when the training started but now spring was coming .

Asuka Ren suddenly paled . “The Sovereign of Eight Heads has started moving . ”

“Really?”

“He is using the Absolute Throne to call the Japanese incarnations together . ”

It was time . Spring was the season where creatures that hibernated woke up one by one . The season of the ‘snake hunt’ would soon arrive .