Chapter 206

Jang Hayoung started talking in earnest with the Abyssal Black Flame Dragon and laughed with pleasure . I watched Jang Hayoung and slightly scolded him,

“What’s so funny?”

“It’s just funny to talk to this kid . ”

Jang Hayoung was a strange guy who treated a high ranking constellation as a friend but the even more ridiculous thing was that the Abyssal Black Flame Dragon had sent a reply .

This jerk only cared about Han Sooyoung so why was he responding to the wrong message?

Then as if to defend the black dragon, Jang Hayoung shook his head . “I don’t think he is a bad guy like you think . ”

“What nonsense is this? Did you fall for him?”

“He is more gentle when speaking than you think . ”

“Gentle? A bastard who replied to a 15 year old schoolgirl is gentle?”

I wondered if I should explain the nasty context when Jang Hayoung replied, “He replied because I am 15 years old . ”

“What? He replied because you are 15 years old? What a complete trash . ”

I knew that the Abyssal Black Flame Dragon was cruel and tasteless but I didn’t know he had such preferences . I was suddenly a bit worried for Han Sooyoung .

“Why are you so agitated? He is just happy to have a friend . He says he is 15 years old . ”

“What bullshit! I don’t know how old he is but is there a 15 year old constellation?”

At this moment, a setting suddenly rose in my mind .

「The constellations living in the eternal Star Stream are accustomed to confining themselves in certain frameworks to protect their sense of self . A representative example is age . They tend to transfer themselves to a specific age and think they are that age . 」

…Don’t tell me? Even so, wasn’t 15 years old too much? Really?

Then a scream was heard from inside the meeting room . It was Han Myungoh . I turned and spoke to the startled Jang Hayoung .

“I have to go talk to him . I’ll be back in a minute . ”

“I know . What should I ask?”

“Just let him go . In any case, he isn’t a warrior . I’d rather you talk to someone else . Don’t you have the list I gave you earlier? Try them again . ”

Jang Hayoung nodded . I was uneasy after seeing his excited expression but I thought it would be okay . This was originally his ability .

The awakening of the Unidentified Wall was a bit faster than the original novel but this was the best for now . The industrial complex’s revolution was impossible without the help of the wall .

I opened the door to the meeting room . Han Myungoh had just woken up and was covered in sweat .

“Why did I faint?”

I quietly closed the door of the meeting room and replied, “You fainted after remembering the pain of childbirth . ”

Sweat was flowing down Han Myungoh’s face like he had a nightmare .

“That’s it?”

“Asmodeus probably cursed you as well . ”

“That son of a bitch…”

Han Myungoh expressed his hatred for the demon king more directly than before . It was originally a dangerous thing but now he had left Asmodeus’ sight thanks to the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword .

I pulled out the chair again and sat back down .

“Listen again . What child did you give birth to and why did you receive Asmodeus’ favour?”

“…I first have to explain why I had a child . ”

“I have a rough idea . Is it due to the dark keeper that we fought before?”

Right before we split apart, Han Myungoh had been affected by the parasitic tentacles of the dark keeper . Usually, such a thing didn’t necessarily mean the conception of a demon species but it happened directly with Han Myungoh

“That isn’t the case . It isn’t because of the dark keeper that I had the child . ”

“Then…”

“It is because of the curse . ”

Asmodeus’ curse dealt the final blow to Han Myungoh who was infected by the dark keeper . Asmodeus’ curse consumed probability to realize the ‘most terrible thing’ that the target thought of . In other words…

“I understand . By the way, is that possible? A man’s body giving birth…”

“Don’t ask about that part . ”

I lightly nodded . It was the minimum courtesy for the elder who had an unbelievable experience . We were silent for a moment . It suddenly felt weird that I was talking to Han Myungoh like this .

「 Kim Dokja thought: It is a strange feeling . 」

Before the destruction came, Han Myungoh was a person who made life hard for ‘office worker’ Kim Dokja . He was one of the top-ranked bosses to be avoided . Certainly, there were days like that . It was a time when I felt bitter over the 3,000 convenience store bento and when I had to count every bit of my monthly salary .

Now those days were gone . Kim Dokja and Han Myungoh were no longer an office worker and department head . Instead, they were talking about a ‘demon king . ’

“Kim Dok… no, Yoo Jonghyuk-ssi . Do you know what it’s like to be a father?”

I was a bit baffled by Han Myungoh’s sudden words . “I don’t know . ”

“I learnt . ”

In fact, it was hard to say if Han Myungoh should be called a mother or a father but I decided to move on because this wasn’t the important thing . Han Myungoh had a serious expression .

“It was painful . ”

The words sounded much more painful than any of Han Myungoh’s previous statements .

“I was also happy . ”

I looked at Han Myungoh with surprise . At this moment, I realized the identity of my strange feeling . Maybe I didn’t want to admit it . Everybody changed . Whether they were good or evil, a child or an adult .

“She is a very pretty daughter . ”

“I would love to see her once . Is she in the Demon World?”

“Now she isn’t with me . ” His expression darkened and I got a hunch .

“Then…?”

“It is a long story . Will you help?”

“Tell me first . I would like to hear your story . ”

Han Myungoh hadn’t come directly into the household of the demon king . In a place that I didn’t know, Han Myungoh’s story had continued . He took his daughter and broke through the scenario alone .

Capture the flag .

The war of kings .

The five disasters .

I couldn’t believe such a story had happened in places I couldn’t see . I couldn’t believe that Han Myungoh could show such devotion to someone . On the other hand, I had to admit it .

I was no longer the old Kim Dokja . The man in front of me wasn’t the old Han Myungoh . I didn’t know if the birth of his child was the trigger . The only thing that was clear was that Han Myungoh had changed .

“It was tough . ”

“Yes, it was hard . I almost died many times . At the end, I fell into a crisis I couldn’t escape from . ”

He was finally driven to the brink at a time when the Dark Castle scenario hadn’t officially started yet . Han Myungoh was surrounded by demons and demon nobles and realized he could no longer defend his child .

Then he prayed for the first time in his life . He prayed for someone to protect his child . If this child lived, he would do anything . To his surprise, a presence answered his prayers .

-A beautiful child .

“It was Asmodeus . ”

“…Did the demon king steal your child?”

I felt bad because of the terrible things I imagined . Asmodeus was the Demon King of Rage and Lust . It was obvious what would happen if a child entered his hands . However, Han Myungoh’s expression was calm .

“She is safe . After all, she is a child born from Asmodeus’ curse . And… the demon king isn’t in a situation where he can touch my daughter . ”

“What does that mean?”

“The demon king has made my daughter his ‘incarnation body’ . ”

I seemed to know what happened .

It might be a whim but the demon king Asmodeus made Han Myungoh’s child one of his incarnation bodies . As one of the child’s parents, Han Myungoh was given a demon noble title .

“…That’s how I became a demon . ”

After hearing this, I felt that Han Myungoh’s life was very difficult . His life might be considered successfully because he got a title but it might be considered a failure because his child was taken…

Han Myungoh’s eyes were sombre as he opened his mouth again .

“I want to save my daughter . ”

For a moment, I thought I heard wrong . What did he want?

“I won’t speak long words . Help me . I won’t forget your grace if you help me this once . ”

What was this situation all of a sudden?

He filmed a life theatre all by himself and now he wanted me to help him?

“You’ve been watching me for a long time and should know well . I am a human who is a coward . However, this is something I can’t concede on . ”

“…”

“Last night was out of my expectations . I was scared but I actually didn’t hurt anyone . The executioners were excited by the appearance of the guardian and did what they wanted . ”

Han Myungoh swore the Oath of Existence and couldn’t lie to me . Then this wasn’t a lie . I decided to respond rationally . “I’m sorry but I have no plans to fight Asmodeus . ”

This would become complicated if one of the 72 demon kings were lost . It would attract foreign forces when the revolution hadn’t even begun yet .

Han Myungoh’s next reaction was surprising . “You don’t have to fight Asmodeus . You just have to continue doing what you are doing . Start a revolution and kill the duke . I will help you . ”

“…Aren’t you on the duke’s side?”

“Originally that was the case . Now that things have become like this, I think it will be okay to help you . ”

“What do you mean?”

“Asmodeus didn’t want me to help the duke . He had a suggestion for me . If I made the story he wanted, he would return my daughter . That’s why I attached myself to Duke Syswitz . ”

This part wasn’t in the original novel . It was no wonder . From the beginning, Han Myungoh wasn’t present in the novel .

I struggled for a moment before asking, “What story does the demon king want?”

“The king of the 73rd Demon Realm . ”

Han Myungoh slowly raised his head and stared at me . Han Myungoh’s eyes were exactly the same as the interviewer on the day I joined Mino Soft .

“The demon king… he told me to make the ’73rd Demon King’ with my own hands . ”

***

Yoo Jonghyuk was starting at the night sky with indifferent eyes .

The sky with different constellations from Earth was visible . Yoo Jonghyuk’s body leaning against the Heaven Shaking Sword looked thinner than usual as he counted the stars . His body was covered with blood and his face was wounded . There was a second grade monster that had just been defeated lying in front of him .

“…The 15th scenario is finished . ”

Planet Lugratia .

Yoo Jonghyuk came here through a ‘personal scenario’ from one of the constellations of this world .

Originally, he would’ve proceeded with Earth’s scenarios . However, he had strong colleagues this regression and decided to leave the scenarios to them . The situation was growing faster than his previous regression . It was right for him to stockpile his power when he could . This current power wouldn’t be enough if he entered the scenarios in the 20s .

‘I need to be stronger . ’

That’s why Yoo Jonghyuk replaced the main scenario with ‘personal scenarios’ since the 11th main scenario . He also picked the hardest personal scenarios with the most rewards . Sometimes he even challenged personal scenarios that were too reckless for him .

Fight, fight and fight again .

As always, he trained and overworked his body and spirit . He thought it would fill a bit of the sense of loss that he couldn’t understand . Strangely, the more he fought, the greater the emptiness became .

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is looking at you sadly . ]

Yoo Jonghyuk frowned and glared at the sky .

Demon-like Judge of Fire . Yoo Jonghyuk didn’t know why this constellation came so often recently . It was a constellation he had little contact with in the past .

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is asking why you aren’t looking for Kim Dokja . ]

“Kim Dokja is dead . ”

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is shaking her head while holding back tears . ]

Yoo Jonghyuk didn’t understand why a constellation was dwelling so much on the death of a single incarnation .

The thing he didn’t understand was the next message .

[Your notoriety is spreading in the 73rd Demon Realm . ]

‘Again?’

The message was unforgettable .

Yoo Jonghyuk didn’t know why his notoriety was rising in a distant place like the 73rd Demon Realm . At first, he thought Kim Dokja was alive and impersonating him . However, even if Kim Dokja was alive, there was no reason for him to do this…

‘…Wait . Perhaps Kim Dokja is alive and in danger?

Maybe Kim Dokja was alive . Maybe he lived alone in the horizon of the story without any scenarios and beyond that damn fate .

Thus, he survived . Maybe he was asking for help . That guy, who always moved ahead by himself, was in danger and asking for help for the first time .

There was no way to ask for help in the absence of a channel so…

Yoo Jonghyuk’s expression became complicated as he stared up at the sky .

‘The 73rd Demon Realm…’

TL: Rainbow Turtle