Chapter 308

After a short time, the party members managed their equipment while waiting for Kim Dokja . Lee Jihye changed her blade and asked Jung Heewon, “Is Dokja ahjussi being serious? Really destroying Olympus . . . “

“It must be a joke . Dokja-ssi isn’t that stupid . “

“Still, we don’t know where he has been for three years . Do you know the last three years?”

” . . . I understand . I’m not a fool . “

“We might not know where he has been for three years but if we look at Master . . . ”

The speaking Lee Jihye quickly shut her mouth as she felt Yoo Jonghyuk’s gaze from a distance . Jung Heewon sighed at Lee Jihye before glancing at the meeting room that Kim Dokja entered .

***

Two people were sitting in a private room reminiscent of the reception room of a detention centre .

“It’s been three years . “

” . . . It took me longer than I thought . “

Kim Dokja watched Lee Sookyung and locked his lips several times . There were many things to say but some were buried in the layers of scenarios and others were missed by time passing .

“That . . . ” In the tomb of a bygone story, a word was barely excavated . “I’m sorry . “

Lee Sookyung smiled and wondered,”Are you thinking of leaving for the next scenario?”

“Yes . “

“When?”

“This evening . ” Kim Dokja kept his mouth shut for a moment before asking, “Will you go with me?”

“I still have a lot of work to do here . “

Lee Sookyung gazed out the window at the industrial complex . Kim Dokja followed Lee Sookyung’s gaze and looked out the window . They were women who had once been prisoners in this society .

There were Cho Youngran who had Jeon Woochi as her sponsor and Lee Boksoon who fought with him on Fishland .

“There are more people than you think who make the wrong choice because they are attracted to greater power . “

The criminals who left prison were now fighting for people .

“The important thing is that people can change . Perhaps now they are getting the opportunity . “

Lee Sookyung’s voice was sneering at herself . Lee Sookyung turned her head and stared into her son’s eyes .

“Do you know? A big story is a way to destroy an individual . “

“I know . “

Kim Dokja’s eyes shook slightly . Small sparks jumped out from his two eyes . Perhaps it was a topic that shouldn’t have been brought up . A human being exterminated by a ‘big story . ‘ Her son probably knew this better than anyone else in the world . Lee Sookyung hesitated for a long time before speaking .

“There is something I want to say . “

“I know . I read it as well . “

The book written by Lee Sookyung, the Underground Killer . Lee Sookyung’s book became a bestseller and society started talking about domestic violence in earnest, leading to a bill to strengthen the law on punishment . On the macro level, it might’ve been the right thing to do .

However, thanks to the story, the humans ‘Lee Sookyung’ and ‘Kim Dokja’ were completely dissected .

Kim Dokja became the son of a tragedy caused by domestic violence in this society and Lee Sookyung became a criminal who killed her husband and made it a story . People called them by different names . The son of a murderer or a cruel mother . . . It changed the world only a little bit .

“We were exterminated even before the book came out . Maybe even in the future . . . “

Kim Dokja’s words were cut off halfway before the end . Rather than look at each other, they stared out the window .

The world was there . There wasn’t anyone who wasn’t hurt . On top of the scenario-weary incarnations, the constellations wishing for more terrible stories were shining .

Kim Dokja spoke, “A big story destroying an individual . I’m going to change that . “

“I’m here to change it as well . “

“Then . . . we have to separate here again . “

Kim Dokja stood up and told her, “Be well . “

The door closed and Kim Dokja disappeared . Lee Sookyung silently watched Kim Dokja disappearing through the door . After a while, a shadow emerged from behind a curtain of the meeting room and Han Sooyoung came out . Han Sooyoung watched the door that Kim Dokja had gone through . ” . . . He is a grumpy fellow . “

“That’s how I raised him . “

At Lee Sookyung’s words, Han Sooyoung narrowed her eyes . “Ajumma . Why didn’t you tell me?”

“Tell you what?”

“The book . “

Lee Sookyung looked like she didn’t know . Han Sooyoung glanced at Lee Sookyung and was oddly incensed .

“I heard about Ahjumma’s motives . The earnings from that book, did you send it to your relatives? It supplemented his living expenses . “

“It didn’t go to that child so it’s like I didn’t send it . “

“Where are your relatives now?”

“They are dead by now . “

Han Sooyoung closed her mouth . The previous animosity was pointless after the destruction of the world . All the people who had to pay a price had died comfortably and the rest of the people had to live their lives in a more terrible world .

Han Sooyoung sighed and asked . “By the way, you really aren’t coming?”

“I think I have raised my child for too long . It is enough for me to live my life . “

Lee Sookyung’s lightly smiling face was wrinkled . One reason why the industrial complex could be safe was Lee Sookyung . The Demon World and Earth . The fact that two different ecosystems could unite safely was possible thanks to the non-discriminatory rule of Lee Sookyung and Yoo Sangah .

Lee Sookyung was a necessary person for the industrial complex .

Han Sooyoung knew it well and turned away without a word . She walked to the door that Kim Dokja had exited through .

Lee Sookyung opened her mouth . “Sooyoung . “

Han Sooyoung raised her hand without looking back . “Don’t worry . Leave your son to me . You just―”

“Be careful . “

Han Sooyoung glanced back with a bemused expression . Lee Sookyung was smiling . Her eyes were the same colour as Kim Dokja . Han Sooyoung licked her lips and sighed .

“Anyway . . . I have no luck to the end . “

***

A girl sucking on candy suddenly pointed at me and declared, “Squid . “

I briefly lost my soul at the mental attack .

[Some constellations are wondering about the girl’s identity . ]

This girl . . . I mean . . . I sighed and spoke the girl’s name . “Mia, have you been well?”

“Who is this Ahjussi?” She had forgotten since I hadn’t seen her for a long time . I was about to explain when Yoo Mia clapped her hands . “Ah, my brother’s friend . “

“Not a friend . . . in any case, you’ve changed your way of speaking in the time since I last saw you . “

“You have become uglier in the time since I last saw you . “

“Hey, Yoo Jonghyuk . Surely you aren’t taking your sister with you?”

At my words, Yoo Jonghyuk glared at me from where he was putting a hand on Yoo Mia’s head . I watched him for a moment before asking, ” . . . Have you been well? I was so busy that I forgot to ask . “

“There is no time to leisurely ask something like that . “

I heard that hard voice and felt it was somewhat familiar, rather than feel upset . Yes, this was the Yoo Jonghyuk I knew . The Yoo Jonghyuk I knew kept speaking . “The 46th scenario is dangerous . Of course, I am leaving my sister behind . “

“Who else are you going to leave? Yoo Sangah-ssi will naturally stay behind . My mother and the

Wanderer forces . . . “

“I will leave Flying Fox . “

“You have already talked to Flying Fox?”

“I signed a contract with the returnees group . “

Those freed from being a disaster needed time to adapt to their home world . Yoo Jonghyuk contacted them and came back with a contract related to the protection of the industrial complex . As expected from the protagonist, he was pretty good at acting .

However, I shook my head . “They won’t be able to protect this place alone . “

“Teacher will be back soon . “

“That isn’t the problem . Besides, it will be more dangerous if transcendents are here . Don’t you know?”

Yoo Jonghyuk was well aware of what I was saying . It was because he lost the Breaking the Sky Sword in the last round .

Yoo Jonghyuk nodded . “I know . You can come back before ‘that’ happens . You should be thinking about the 46th scenario . “

“I’ve thought about it . “

“It won’t be easy . It might fail . “

It wasn’t unusual for him to say so .

-You can’t break through the 46th scenario alone . Don’t you know?

I spoke these words to persuade Yoo Jonghyuk the first time I met him . Finally, the day had come to realize those words .

Yoo Jonghyuk said, “There are many ways to clear the 46th scenario . “

“No, there’s only one . “

“It won’t turn out like you think . “

“Haven’t you talked with the party members while I was away?”

“I don’t believe in people . ” Yoo Jonghyuk replied in a composed manner while Yoo Mia, listening by his side, shook her head .

I told him, “Don’t you know what’s after the 46th scenario? If you don’t cooperate with others from now on—”

“A real disaster doesn’t appear on the surface . “

I shut my mouth at Yoo Jonghyuk’s words . The 45th scenario ‘Glorious Return’ was a scenario where people fought disasters . The appearance was a monster but they were fighting against humans . I read the messages stored in the system log .

[You have cleared the 45th scenario . ]

[Your group members didn’t kill anyone throughout the scenario . ]

[Your group members didn’t kill any incarnations throughout the scenario . ]

[Your group has shown new possibilities between incarnations and returnees!]

[The ‘disaster state’ of you and the group will be released . ]

New possibilities . It was evidence that trust and faith were capable between different species . Yoo Jonghyuk spoke like he read my thoughts . “After the scenario started, many people were killed by the scenario . More than that, many people were killed by the same human beings . “

Yoo Jonghyuk’s cold eyes suddenly looked far away . “You will lose the party in this scenario . “

“What are you saying . . . “

“I have already lost a lot of people . You are different . “

” . . . “

“You better prepare your heart . “

I frowned because I knew the 46th scenario . Thus, I wasn’t convinced by Yoo Jonghyuk’s words . It was impossible with the party that I knew . After three years, they might’ve locked me up and fed me sleeping pills but they would never fight against each other . . .

“By the way, are you going with me?”

“Uh, why?”

“Well, I’m just asking . “

Intense sparks flew in the air . In the distance, the party members were coming this way . Gilyoung and Shin Yoosung were leading from the front while Lee Jihye, Lee Seolhwa and Lee Hyunsung were behind them . The problem was Jung Heewon and Han Sooyoung .

. . . Come to think of it, they had a problem . Damn .

[Main Scenario #46 – Proof of the Stars has arrived!]

The 46th main scenario, Proof of the Stars . In order to meet Olympus and the other constellations, I had to break through this scenario . Soon after, the dokkaebi carrying out the scenario appeared in the air .

[Let’s start the main scenario . ]

TL: Rainbow Turtle