Chapter 352: 352

My declaration caused the system message in the air to blink .

[You are currently the best narrator of the story . ]

[You have a 33 . 7% share in the giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ . Thanks to your declaration, the story is tilting in the direction of ‘evil . ‘]

The confused party members rose from their seats . I raised a hand as if to reassure them . I spoke to Yoo Jonghyuk through Midday Tryst .

-Yoo Jonghyuk, if this continues, our story will be evil . Do you want that?

My share in Torch That Swallowed the Myth was 33 . 7% . Meanwhile, Yoo Jonghyuk’s share was 22 . 8% . I was 10 . 9% ahead of him .

[The opinions of the two speakers are in conflict . ]

[The narrators should decide good and evil through consensus . ]

[If an agreement isn’t decided within the time limit, the ruling will be based on the side with the higher number of shares . ]

[The end of the ruling has been extended by 10 minutes . ]

Yoo Jonghyuk didn’t answer . I once again sent him a message .

-I don’t know what you are thinking but good and evil shouldn’t be decided here . Quickly withdraw the declaration . Then I’ll withdraw mine too .

[The constellation ‘Guardian of Youths and Travel’ is looking at you . ]

[The demon king ‘Devil of Lust and Fury’ is pleased with your judgment . ]

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is confused by your judgment . ]

I was sorry for Uriel but the story couldn’t be determined as good or evil here .

[The demon king ‘Ruler of the East Hell’ is feeling more favourable towards you . ]

The top of the demon kings . The master of the 2nd Demon Realm, the Ruler of the East Hell was watching me with a warm face . They seemed to be misunderstanding something . I wasn’t taking the side of evil .

I impatiently cried out again .

-Hey! Can’t you hear me?

Then Yoo Jonghyuk moved . Yoo Jonghyuk walked from the table and pulled out his sword .

[The incarnation ‘Yoo Jonghyuk’ refuses to agree with you . ]

I reflexively avoided his sword . In an instant, the table was split apart and the stage became a mess . The demon kings screamed as I also pulled out a sword . Yoo Jonghyuk’s Black Demon Sword and my Unbroken Faith collided . My wrist throbbed .

“This is crazy . . . “

The surprised Uriel tried to run this way but a green barrier prevented the constellations from moving .

[At present, the constellations and demon kings attending the Duet Between Good and Evil can’t be hostile to each other!]

[The assistance of other people regarded the shares decision is prohibited . ]

It was the worst .

[Great Dokkaebi ‘Baram’ is looking forward to your choice . ]

[Great Dokkaebi ‘Halong’ is looking forward to your choice . ]

Even the great dokkaebis exposed their presence . The bureau was paying attention to the good/evil ruling of our story . Perhaps the scenario was now being relayed to the Star Stream through another channel .

I stared at the increasingly raging Yoo Jonghyuk . I was unable to read his face . I didn’t know why Yoo Jonghyuk was suddenly doing this . However, I couldn’t yield to this guy who knew nothing .

-Yoo Jonghyuk, you might not understand right now but listen to me .

I had to somehow convince this guy .

-If our story is fixed to either good or evil, a terrifying disaster will arise .

According to the original novel, the battle over the pride of absolute good and absolute evil would be huge this season . In the past few seasons, the Duet Between Good and Evil had tilted the balance towards good . In other words, the demon kings were sharpening their swords in this Duet Between Good and Evil .

「 If good wins here, the second ‘Holy and Demon War’ will start . 」

「 On the other hand, if evil wins, the position of Eden will decrease and its destruction will be accelerated . 」

I hadn’t built up enough stories yet for the Holy and Demon War . However, I didn’t want to let evil win .

-I’ll explain the details later . Just listen to my words . . .

“Is this your prophecy?”

A shadow of deep disbelief was in Yoo Jonghyuk’s eyes . Prophecy . When I first met Yoo Jonghyuk, I introduced myself as a prophet . I didn’t know he still believed this but it might work out better . Before I could open my mouth, Yoo Jonghyuk asked me again . “Or is it information from the book called Ways of Survival?”

“What?”

My heart suddenly jumped .

. . . How? How did he know about Ways of Survival?

[The sponsor of incarnation ‘Yoo Jonghyuk’ isn’t happy with this situation . ]

[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ doesn’t want you to fight!]

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is confused by the unexpected situation . ]

[The constellation ‘Secretive Plotter’ is watching your decision . ]

Sparks flew around Yoo Jonghyuk’s body . He frowned like he had a headache . As if rebelling against another will, Yoo Jonghyuk continued, “Will this scenario end safely if I follow your words?”

“Yoo Jonghyuk, you now . . . “

“Is this the way I will be used in the future?”

Kukukukung!

“Is this how to survive in this ruined world?”

Suddenly, there was no strength in my hands .

[The ‘Fourth Wall’ is shaking . ]

My surroundings shook and a small vibration rose in the depths of my body . The tremors rapidly spread from the epicenter . I grabbed my wildly shaking right hand . I looked up and saw Yoo Jonghyuk staring at the party members .

-Do they know?

How much did Yoo Jonghyuk know?

-Answer me, Kim Dokja .

The energy flowing from the Black Demon Sword became stronger . Yoo Jonghyuk had opened up the power of transcendence . It meant he really wouldn’t back down from now on .

[The character ‘Yoo Jonghyuk’ is moving the giant story . ]

[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ is starting!]

I couldn’t leave it like this .

[You are the best narrator of this story . ]

[You are controlling the story . ]

[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ isn’t satisfied with your ‘status . ‘]

[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ refuses your domination . ]

. . . What? The story didn’t listen to me despite my high shares . Our torch, which broke through Poseidon’s barrier, wound around Yoo Jonghyuk’s Black Demon Sword . The white flame wanting to swallow me was approaching .

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

「(Dokja-ssi, wake up!) 」

Along with Yoo Sangah’s words, I released my status .

[The giant story ‘Demon World’s Spring’ is protecting you!]

[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ is showing hostility towards you!]

The two stories we built together collided in the air . The Torch That Swallowed the Myth and Demon World’s Spring were like ferocious beasts . The torn strings scattered through the air like blood .

“What are you doing now? Are you crazy?”

[The incarnation ‘Jung Heewon’ is jumping into the verdict of the giant story!]

“Master! What is happening all of a sudden? Why did Ahjussi pick evil?”

[The incarnation ‘Lee Jihye’ is jumping into the verdict of the giant story!]

“Dokja-ssi! Yoo Jonghyuk-ssi! Both of you, stop!”

[The incarnation ‘Lee Hyunsung’ is jumping into the verdict of the giant story!]

“Don’t bother Hyung, you bastard!”

[The incarnation ‘Lee Gilyoung’ is jumping into the verdict of the giant story!]

“Ahjussi! Avoid it!”

[The incarnation ‘Shin Yoosung’ is jumping into the verdict of the giant story!]

It was a welcome help . The Torch That Swallowed the Myth was a story involving all of us . In other words, Yoo Jonghyuk and I weren’t the only ones who could judge this story .

[The narrators who have entered the judgment, please distinguish between good and evil . ]

[If you don’t choose good or evil, you can’t intervene in the confrontation . ]

The party members were confused . They panicked at suddenly having to choose between good or evil . In the confusion, Lee Gilyoung was the first to open his mouth .

“I will side with Dokja hyung . “

[Incarnation ‘Lee Gilyoung’ has a 3 . 3% share in the giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ . ]

[Due to incarnation Lee Gilyoung’s declaration, the story is tilting in the direction of ‘evil . ‘]

I quickly called out to them . “You can’t choose evil anymore! Choose good!”

“Huh?”

“Do as I say! Quickly!”

If Yoo Jonghyuk wouldn’t withdraw his declaration then there was only one way remaining . It was to perfectly balance good and evil .

The current difference was 14 . 2% . If the remaining four people’s shares were joined together . . .

“Slowly choose one by one! Yoosung first!”

“Yes!”

[Incarnation ‘Shin Yoosung has a 3 . 3% share in the giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ . ]

[Incarnation ‘Jung Heewon’ has a 6 . 7% share in the giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ . ]

[Incarnation ‘Lee Hyunsung’ has a 7 . 3% share in the giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ . ]

[Three narrators have chosen ‘good . ‘]

“Stop!”

The last one to choose, Lee Jihye paused at my cry .

[The balance has tilted by 3 . 1% towards good . ]

[If the consensus fails in the next five minutes, the Torch That Swallowed the Myth will be confirmed as good . ]

The party members had a bigger share in the story than I expected . There was only Lee Jihye remaining .

“Ahjussi! I’m 5 . 8%!”

The difference between good and evil was 3 . 1% . Meanwhile, Lee Jihye had a 5 . 8% share . No matter what option Lee Jihye chose, it was a situation where good and evil couldn’t be balanced .

My brain worked quickly .

. . . What if I could bring the shares of the other party members to my side?

[Narrators participating in the good or evil judgment can’t ‘gift shares . ]

Damn, this convenient way didn’t work . Yoo Jonghyuk’s Black Demon Sword was flying towards my neck .

“Stop it!”

Jung Heewon, who was able to intervene in the duel, stopped Yoo Jonghyuk’s sword instead of me . Lee Hyunsung ran and hugged Yoo Jonghyuk’s body from behind while the children surrounded me like they were protecting me . Lee Jihye stood in the middle with a helpless expression .

“Why are the two of you fighting? Fighting now . . . !”

Yoo Jonghyuk’s gaze alternated between the party members . It seemed like he wanted to say something . No, I knew what he wanted to say .

「 You are being deceived . 」

His trembling eyes were pouring rage towards me .

「 This guy, he deceived all of us . 」

I thought this day would come eventually . In fact, I thought about it dozens of times a day .

“Everybody, get out of the way . “

Yoo Jonghyuk amplified his status, blew away Lee Hyunsung, knocked down Lee Jihye and ran this way . Jung Heewon and Yoo Jonghyuk’s swords collided . However, Jung Heewon couldn’t use Judgment Time and wasn’t capable of dealing with Yoo Jonghyuk .

I placed the children behind me and stepped forward .

[The demon king ‘Monarch of Stars and Logic’ is rooting for you . ]

[The demon king ‘Devil of Principles’ wants you to win . ]

[The constellation ‘Morning Star Goddess’ wants good to win . ]

[A large number of constellations and demon kings are watching Kim Dokja’s Company . ]

They were the messages of the existences watching me walk forward . Why were they so obsessed with good and evil?

[The exclusive skill ‘Reading Comprehension’ is activated . ]

. . . I already knew the answer .

They were bound to do so .

[The giant story ‘Practitioner of Encouraging Good and Punishing Evil’ is continuing . ]

[The giant story ‘Guardian of White Evil’ is continuing . ]

[The giant story ‘More Evil Than Evil’ is continuing . ]

[The giant story ‘The Suitable Good’ is continuing . ]

. . . . .

Numerous strings were swarming like insects in the eyes of the constellations and demon kings .

It was the stories they had . The stories were controlling them . They were on longer constellations or demon kings .

They only existed to execute ‘good’ and ‘evil’ in this world . Most of them were merely breeding tools that the old stories used to propagate themselves . These stories were trying to devour our nebula .

[If the consensus fails in the next two minutes, the Torch That Swallowed the Myth will be confirmed as good . ]

I couldn’t allow that to happen . I quickly made a decision and shouted . “Jihye! Choose good!”

“Eh? But . . . “

“Quickly!”

Lee Jihye made a puzzled expression . It was strange that I took her to choose good when it was already the dominant one . Lee Jihye chose immediately .

[The balance has tilted by 8 . 9% towards good!]

[If the consensus fails in the next 40 seconds, the Torch That Swallowed the Myth will be confirmed as good . ]

The difference was even larger . 8 . 9% . . . yes, this was for the best .

I took a deep breath and used all my strength to call out the modifier of a certain being .

[Abyssal Black Flame Dragon!]

I knew that he was watching . It meant the occurrences here were known to his incarnation . In this situation, there was only one person who would understand exactly what I wanted .

[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ is laughing madly . ]

Yoo Jonghyuk’s Black Demon Sword filled with the power of transcendence flew to my neck . It was an inevitable blow .

Then a crack appeared in the ceiling of the banquet hall . Yoo Jonghyuk looked up at the ceiling but it was already too late . The running Yoo Jonghyuk was crushed by the fragments of the broken ceiling .

Some large pieces were avoided but there were too many stones pouring down . I saw a shadow in the dirty dust . The hair was sweaty like the person had rushed here . The bandages half released from the left arm was blowing in the wind .

In the dust, this person smiled as she trampled on Yoo Jonghyuk . “I knew you couldn’t do this without me . “

[The incarnation ‘Han Sooyoung’ is jumping into the verdict of the giant story!]

TL: Rainbow Turtle