Chapter 171

Translator: Rainbow Turtle

“That jerk Kim Dokja… he forgot about me again . ”

There was a small fortress standing on the empty plains . In fact, it was the size of a small house rather than a fortress . However, the armed weapons meant it wasn’t lacking compared to a fortress .

Needless to say, it was Gong Pildu’s Armed Fortress .

Dudududu!

Gong Pildu fired shells at the monsters approaching the fortress . For several weeks after entering Dark Castle, Gong Pildu had been living in a hellish monster zone . There was an endless stream of monsters . If it wasn’t for the coins that Kim Dokja had previously provided him, he might’ve run out of magic power and died already .

[The constellation ‘Defense Master’ is excited about the defense game . ]

The situation wouldn’t have ended up like this if it wasn’t for the perverted sponsor .

“Shiiiiit!”

His Dark Castle ranking had risen sharply due to all the monsters he killed . The problem was that his mental strength and magic power had reached their limits .

“It is up to here…”

Gong Pildu had a disheartened expression as he watched the Armed Fortress being broken down by the claws of the monster .

At this time, something golden flew in the distance . It was a powerful ether storm that broke apart the whole field . He wondered if it was Kim Dokja but the person was unexpected .

“…Yoo Jonghyuk?”

A huge dragon was flying through the storm . On top of it, there were two people Gong Pildu knew . Strength went out of Gong Pildu’s body and the fortress collapsed . Yoo Jonghyuk ran like the flash and caught the falling Gong Pildu .

‘I overused the power of transcendence . For the time being, I must preserve my strength . ’ Yoo Jonghyuk thought as he glanced at his right arm .

The hand that was holding the sword was swollen and red . It wasn’t the power of his sponsor but transcendence was also affected by the probability .

The situation would improve as the restrictions were gradually lifted . However, the probability allowed in the ninth scenario wasn’t enough for him to take full advantage of transcendence .

‘I have recovered Gong Pildu . Lee Seolhwa is steadily raising her ranking in the western field…’

His plan was progressing steadily . The situation was smoother than any previous scenarios .

‘Now the only thing left is Kim Dokja . ’ Yoo Jonghyuk thought as he looked towards the western plains . ‘The fate of Star Stream isn’t that lax . What are you going to do, Kim Dokja?’

***

“Don’t worry . There is a way out . ”

“…That woman isn’t the only problem . There are many tough people . Moreover, how are you going to deal with the Mechanical Gateway Array Method?”

“There isn’t a way to break the Mechanical Gateway Array Method . ”

Han Sooyoung and I were walking through the Mechanical Gateway Array Method while following the incarnation of Jeon Woochi, Cho Youngran . I saw that she was floating, not walking, and thought she definitely fit the incarnation of Jeon Woochi .

Jeon Woochi . Along with Hong Gildong, he was one with the power to enter the peak of the Korean constellations…

Han Sooyoung noticed her and spoke again . “By the way, wasn’t the King of Wanderers killed by the reincarnator?”

“She isn’t someone who will die so easily . ”

“Come to think of it, you said that you know the King of Wanderers . Tell me precisely . What is your relationship?”

A light sigh emerged at the question . “It is the most complicated relationship in the world . ”

“I feel disgusted . An old girlfriend?”

“My mother . ”

“What? Really? Uh… I’m sorry . ” Han Sooyoung stuttered in an unusually embarrassed manner .

As if hearing our conversation, Cho Youngran looked back with a stiff expression . “Follow exactly where I am stepping . If you step on another place, you will get lost . ”

I thought it would be like this . All Mechanical Gateway Array Methods were the same . If you didn’t go through the proper path, you would get lost . I asked a slightly disgruntled tone, “Can’t you just turn it off?”

“It is difficult . I don’t know what you will do . ”

“How funny . You killed me and now you’re afraid of me . ”

“I know you are capable of resurrection . ”

“Does that let you kill me willy-nilly?”

“I’m sorry for that . In addition, I wasn’t moving to kill you . I attacked the woman and she used you as a shield . ”

…What? I turned around and saw Han Sooyoung whistling . I watched Han Sooyoung smiling and thought about hitting her head . I would question her about it later . I might have eight lives but… wait, it was six lives now .

I glanced back towards Cho Youngran and asked, “Why are you helping my mother?”

Cho Youngran paused at my sudden question . “I honestly don’t know why someone like you is following an incarnation . The First Spiritualist of Joseon can become a king right now . ”

“…How do you know my sponsor?”

“It is obviously a Korean constellation who can use the Mechanical Gateway Array Method . ”

Jeon Woochi wasn’t a narrative-grade constellation but he had many advantages in the early scenarios because the consumption of probability when using his power was small .

Moreover, according to the progress of the scenario, the fame and stories that could be built up were overwhelming compared to other constellations of the same rating .

It was the reason why Yoo Jonghyuk tried to recruit Jeon Woochi as a colleague in the early scenarios .

Cho Youngran replied, “I’m not suitable to be a king . ”

“Did my mother grab your weakness or something?”

Cho Youngran was going to say something, only to close her mouth again .

I said to her, “Tell me honestly . I can help you . ”

“…”

“You are being deceived by that person . ”

Jeon Woochi would be a great power if I could get his incarnation on my side . Of course, I didn’t expect much .

“She saved my daughter . ”

It was as expected .

“I see . Saving the life of your child… of course, you would be loyal after something like that . ”

Cho Youngran’s eyebrows twitched at my words . “Is that a sarcastic tone?”

“That’s right . I think ‘saving that life’ is intentional . ”

“…Intentional?”

“My mother, isn’t there something strange about her?”

“What?”

“She is overly adaptive to the world or knows a lot of information that shouldn’t be known at this point . ”

Han Sooyoung looked at me with a confused expression because she didn’t know what I was trying to do . Cho Youngran wondered, “…What do you want to say?”

“What do I want to say? My mother knew what constellation you would get . ”

“…”

“Maybe she saved your daughter for the purpose of trying to use you . She is such a person . ”

Cho Youngran… I didn’t remember precisely but it seemed a woman with this name had once been Jeon Woochi’s incarnation .

A character who lost her daughter and became Jeon Woochi’s incarnation decided to get revenge on the world .

I didn’t know when I told my mother the story, but if she heard it from me and remembered the information, it wasn’t an exaggeration to think my mother would use it .

However, unexpected words emerged from Cho Youngran’s mouth . “You’re mistaken about her . ”

“Mistaken?”

Cho Youngran gazed at me in a strange way . It was filled with unpleasant sympathy and was the type of gaze I hated .

“Sookyung-ssi isn’t as bad as you think . ”

Was it because repulsion was surging inside me? I replied bluntly, “Nobody knows her better than me . ”

“Originally, it is the child who doesn’t know anything about their parents . In any case, we’ve arrived . ”

I suddenly saw something that was like a front door . Cho Youngran spoke towards Han Sooyoung .

“Girl, you can’t enter . Wait with me . ”

“Che, your mother seems very shy . Be safe . ”

I nodded and brought my hand to the front door . Behind this door was probably the strongest enemy in the current scenario .

Cho Youngran told me, “There is a bell . ”

Ding dong .

Somehow, the quaint ringtone stimulated familiar memories . It was a ringtone I seemed to have heard a long time ago . Then my mother’s voice was heard from inside the door . “Come in . ”

The door opened and the familiar entrance of a house appeared . A few pairs of shoes were placed neatly together . Some of them were small enough to belong to children . My sense of deja vu was even worse . The interior of the house was familiar . It wasn’t too flashy or old-fashioned, but the small decorations showed it was a person with some sense of style .

I entered the living room and saw a familiar room . There were the forgotten wall clock and the television . I knew the texture of the sofa without needing to sit on it . The location of the table was also familiar .

[The ‘Fourth Wall’ is shaking . ]

Really… this was a terrible hobby .

My mother was sitting on the sofa of the living room, dressed in elegant clothes . She asked me, “It took a long time . How does it feel to be home after a long time?”

“I would rather remain dead . ”

“I’m glad that you are healthy . ”

“Thanks to someone, I just died and came back to life . ”

Maybe my mother chose this place to seize the initiative . The dialogue from now on would be a battleground to determine the outcome of the next two scenarios .

“I heard Nirvana killed you . How are you alive?”

“I wouldn’t be fooled by such a person . Have you forgotten? I also have a lot of information about the future . ”

I had expected it . Still, my mother managed to deceive Nirvana . I had no idea what this person was capable of . Perhaps the most threatening thing to me at present wasn’t Yoo Jonghyuk or the constellations, but this woman .

“You were alive yet you didn’t come to my funeral . ”

“Why would I go to a funeral when I was the unfortunate one left behind . ”

“You thought it wasn’t enough and had your people kill me once more . ”

“I killed you once more because you are an irresponsible son . Do you need a funeral this time as well? I saw that you have many good colleagues . They didn’t know you were going to rise again and cried…”

The person saying this was my mother . I took a deep breath . I could never be careless when talking to my mother . From now on, it would be the real thing . “Why did you kill me?”

My mother laughed and replied . “Incarnation Kim Dokja will be killed by the person he loves most . ”

“…How do you know that?”

“Yoo Sangah-ssi told me . She asked me to save you . ” Yoo Sangah must’ve visited my mother . “By the way, you came with another girl this time . Have your tastes changed? Honestly, I like Yoo Sangah more . ”

“Don’t pay attention to unnecessary things . I don’t understand you the more you talk . Why did you kill me when you were asked to save me?”

“The prophecy came true thanks to me . Isn’t that right?”

“Huh?”

My mind became complicated . No, she was saying…

My mother continued, “It said it in the prophecy . The ‘person you love most . ’ Thus, I killed you . ”

It was ridiculous that the person I hated more than anyone else would say this .

Even so, the moment I heard it, I was disturbed by a feeling I couldn’t express well . I definitely hated my mother . My life was a mess because my mother ruined it . Yet… my mood was complicated .

“I see . You killed me because you thought you are the one I love most? Is this fate?”

“Doesn’t it often appear in your favourite novel?”

“If so, you have completely failed . ”

Obviously, fate told me that I would be killed by the person I loved most . If so, my last death should’ve made my fate come true .

“I am still receiving the fate message . ”

It was true . A little while ago, the infernal message entered my ears .

[A huge fate is hoping for your definite death . ]

A modified was even added . It was a ‘definite death . ’

The words of King Oedipus in my dreams were correct . I couldn’t escape this fate with the story ‘Eight Lives . ’

“At the very least, you aren’t the person I love most . ”