Chapter 149

Translator: Rainbow Turtle

Note: Changed Chalatustra to Zarathustra .

Yoo Jonghyuk was next and he enjoyed an unprecedented popularity . There was even some sound on the second floor when he came out . It felt like I heard the name ‘Eden’ so I didn’t know how to feel .

[Yoo Jonghyuuuuk―!]

[The best Supreme King!]

[Come into our nebula!]

There was a bit of time left until the Story Succession . I sat down on the first floor and watched for a while . I had to be wary of all constellations, regardless of whether they were upper or narrative-grade .

I wasn’t looking for reliable people . There was a reason Dionysus told me to trust no one . Thus, I wasn’t looking for someone ‘reliable’ but someone I could ‘use . ’

“I…” Iris approached me and opened her mouth .

I could predict what she was going to say . I warned her first before she opened her mouth . “Don’t be hasty if you want to survive . ”

“Yes, yes?” Iris’ blank face became astonished as she looked into the air .

[A few constellations are amazed by your judgment . ]

[A few constellation have sponsored you 5,000 coins for the cider . ]

There was a panel on the ceiling that zoomed in on Iris’ face . Iris blushed and the watching constellations chuckled . Iris muttered,

“A-All that was filmed?”

It was naive to think the channel would be turned off after entering the world of the constellations . Rather, the constellation’s eyes would’ve shone from the moment we came here as they watched our reactions .

Especially those on the second floor . Maybe the reaction of the constellations had almost reached the peak when they saw the confrontation between Iris and I in the waiting room .

However, I didn’t want to give them pleasure . As I said, I didn’t come here to play . At the very least, I didn’t want to look silly . “Do well next time, Kid . ”

I patted Iris’ shoulder and got up . Once I moved, the constellations on the first floor reacted .

[Kim Dokja! Come here!]

All the constellations on the first floor were in the form of ‘symbols’ rather than humanoid or biological forms . It was hard for the upper grade constellations to handle the probability consumption so they saved on the consumption cost by streamlining their bodies into the simple symbols .

At first glance, I couldn’t see who was who . Then I saw a bamboo stick and straw and the golden crown of Silla .

“Bald General of Justice . And the other… Lady of the Brocade Sleep?”

[Ohh! You remember me!]

[That’s right . It has been a while . ]

I found the constellations of the Korean Peninsula .

[I wanted to see you once but to think we would meet like this . ]

The floating eye seemed to be the One-eyed Maitreya…

In addition, there was the symbolic body for the Last Hero of Hwangsanbeol, King Heungmu the Great . There was Gyebaek…

[Kim Dokja . ]

I looked back at the voice and saw a 100 won coin floating . 100 won? Who was the 100 won?

[It is good to meet you . ]

“W-Who…?”

[I’m upset . You don’t recognise me?]

Wait . Who was the person on the 100 won coin?

“Admiral?”

I asked in a startled manner . My patriotism might be close to zero but I couldn’t help feeling emotional when I saw this person . The coin turned in the air, revealing the figure engraved on the front .

[It seems like you are using the stigma I gave you . ]

“Thank you for that time . ”

The Duke of Loyalty and Warfare, Yi Sunsin . The person who gave me the Song of the Sword was also invited to this banquet .

“By the way, why do you look like this?”

[…This appearance isn’t according to my will . ]

I somehow understood what he meant . Speaking of which, the Duke of Loyalty and Warfare wasn’t the only one in the form of currency . I looked at the green paper on one side of the first floor and asked,

“Then perhaps that person is…?”

Yi Sunsin nodded .

[He is the founder of ‘Hangul . ’ Do you know the big golden statue in Gwanghwamun?]

I knew it . I couldn’t not know it . Yi Sunsin continued speaking,

[The symbolism is according to our most known symbols . Perhaps he is similar to me . ]

I looked sadly towards the ‘Founder of Hangul . ’ King Sejong was the 100 won note while Yi Sunsin was the 100 won coin . These great people were confined to currency and eventually these became their symbolic body .

Then a giggling sound came from the second floor . The constellations on the second floor all had ‘humanoid’ or at least living appearances .

Even the most famous people on the Korean Peninsula didn’t get a humanoid form . It was hard to imagine how strong these constellations were . I was really lucky to have only hunted Yamata no Orochi’s shadow .

At this moment, a constellation caught my eye . “Who is that constellation?”

[Who? Oh, that person?]

I noticed a person sitting on the landing between the first and second floors while drinking alcohol . He was armed with a long knife and maintained a humanoid figure instead of a symbol . No matter how I looked, he must be narrative-grade . Yet the passing narrative-grade constellations were staring at him with contempt .

Samyeongdang interrupted . [Among the supper-grade constellations of the Korean Peninsula, there is no one above that person . ]

“He is upper-grade?”

[You might say that he is the strongest upper-grade . It isn’t due to fame among later generations but a position he gained from the stories he accumulated . ]

Certainly, if he had enough room to maintain a humanoid body then he wouldn’t be defeated by the narrative-grade constellations . As far as I knew, such a presence was only in China…

[Have you heard of Goryeo’s First Sword?’ I heard that it was revitalized recently . ]

Goryeo’s First Sword .

“Don’t tell me…”

I realized that who he was . I wondered why I didn’t recognize him instantly . If this constellation was the greatest person on the Korean Peninsula then he should’ve been the first one to come to mind .

[Everyone leave!]

Then there was a disturbance on the stairs . Some constellations who came down from the second floor were coming this way . No one was able to face them .

Yi Sunsin sighed . […Your popularity is great . They want to take you to the second floor . ]

Yoo Jonghyuk was already being led up to the second floor by someone . On the other hand, Iris remained on the first floor and looked at me with envious eyes . Perhaps the story she came to inherit was only from a upper-grade constellation .

[Please take care . ]

As soon as I nodded, the symbol of a constellation appeared . The symbol was in the form of a reaper . I recognized who they were with one glance .

[The queen is looking for you . ]

They were the judges of the Underworld . That reminded me, they were narrative-grade . Although they borrowed Persephone’s stories to maintain themselves…

I was heading up the stairs with them when someone on the landing spat .

[…You are pathetic . Fawning on the guys from the second floor . ]

The judges became furious at the Goryeo’s First Sword’s words .

[Goryeo’s First Sword, what are you saying?]

[Do you want to die?]

The Goryeo’s First Sword rose from his seat at the judge’s remarks .

[I am ready to die at any time . Shall we fight?]

The symbolic body of Goryeo’s First Sword was bigger than I thought . No, maybe this feeling didn’t come from the size of the symbolic body . This was the size of the ‘status’ of the constellation .

[Don’t be a fool . Lowlife parasites who are barely attached to the end of a narrative . ]

The awe-inspiring aura caused the attention of the first and second floor constellations to focus here . The judges seemed a bit embarrassed but couldn’t retreat easily because of their pride .

The eyes of Goryeo’s First Sword shone . He seemed like he would take the lives of the three judges right away . He looked beyond them at the narrative-grade constellations acting like nobles on the second floor .

[Olympus . Eden . Vedas… I don’t know why you came to such a small village but it would be nice if you didn’t leave your servants here . ]

The atmosphere of the second floor became intense after his words . No matter how strong Goryeo’s First Sword was, they couldn’t endure the taunting of an upper-grade constellation . The moment that the banquet hall was going to be a fight among constellations…

[Stop―!]

A powerful true voice dominated the entire banquet hall and the atmosphere quickly sank .

[Judges, don’t do unnecessary things . And Goryeo’s First Sword, you shouldn’t be too rude . ]

At the cool tone, the judges started guiding me again while Goryeo’s First Sword sat down with a disgruntled expression and started drinking .

I looked at the owner of the voice . As expected, it was the Queen of the Underworld .

Persephone’s strength wasn’t known but she was the wife of one of the three heads of Olympus for a reason . Perhaps among the narrative-grade constellations who came here today, Persephone was among the top .

[It’s been a while . Kim Dokja . ]

The Persephone I met still looked like Yoo Sangah . She was truly a spiteful aunty .

“How are you?”

[You did something useless in Tartarus . ]

“Haha…”

I shrugged and looked at the constellations around me . It was harder to tell who the constellations were when they had a humanoid body instead of symbolic body . A symbol could evoke the name of a constellation…

I could also see the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven sitting on the second floor . The Great Sage the Equal of Heaven looked at me for a moment before turning his head away .

…Was his personality originally like this?

After a bit more time, the arrangement of the second floor became familiar and I seemed to figure out the camps .

Olympus was based around the central Persephone, Vedas was in the west and those who weren’t in a nebula or were in small nebulaes were to the north, including Great Sage the Equal of Heaven…

Finally, it was easy to recognize Eden in the south . It was due to the wings . An incredibly beautiful angel winked lightly at me . She was an angel dressed like a demon in the black lace dress…

Wait a second . Like a demon? That’s right . Was she that angel?

I was suddenly curious . Maybe that constellation…

“Queen of the Underworld . I want to ask you something . ”

[What is it?]

“Did the constellation called Secretive Plotter come here?”

[…Secretive Plotter?]

Persephone’s expression seemed strange for a moment . Then she shook her head .

[I don’t know . More than that, the Story Succession will soon begin . Have you made a decision? There are a few constellations who want to use your resurrection . ]

“I’m still thinking . ”

Of course, there were a few methods I thought of . However… Persephone seemed to read my thoughts .

[Perhaps you want to reject everyone . It has been like this the entire time . ]

Indeed, this was a favourite statement in my channel . In fact, I wanted to choose this method .

[However, this choice isn’t right . It is because everyone will start a copyright dispute . ]

“A copyright over a story?”

[They will claim it was their own . It’ll probably be quite painful . ]

Damn, they were complete thugs .

“Are you telling me to choose Olympus?”

Persephone laughed .

[I’m not saying that . In fact, I hate those guys . ]

As it said in Ways of Survival, Persephone had a rather hostile relationship with Olympus . In fact, the Olympus participants at this banquet were only the ‘third generation . ’ Despite this, the constellations of other nebulae were reluctant to approach .

Maybe Persephone… to be precise, they were on guard against ‘Hades . ’ Thus, I was unwittingly protected by the Underworld . It might be fortunate that the first narrative-grade constellation I met was Persephone .

“Then Queen-nim what do you think I should choose . Vedas? Or will it be Eden? Perhaps a different nebula?”

Persephone shook her head .

[You will gain an enemy no matter who you choose . In addition, these enemies will be far stronger than any enemies you have ever met . As you can see, the ‘resurrection story’ forms the basis of the mythology of many nebulae . Accepting one story sometimes means denying another . ]

Persephone licked her lips like she had delicious steak in front of her . Maybe the queen was enjoying this situation . I felt a bit annoyed as I asked her, “…Then what do you want to say?”

[I just wanted to share my thoughts . Think about it . Is it a problem of turning them into an enemy?]

It wasn’t a problem of turning them into an enemy?

Finally, a dokkaebi went to the stage and opened his mouth .

-From now on, the Story Succession will begin!