Chapter 360: 360

A handsome beard and thick eyebrows . The thick lips that showed a unique, upright personality . The man who appeared from the darkness was exactly the same as when I met him three years ago .

“Goryeo’s First Sword?”

“I didn’t know we would meet in such a place, Kim Dokja . “

A constellation of the Korean Peninsula, Cheok Jungyeong was on Reincarnation Island .

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I was indebted to Cheok Jungyeong from Dark Castle to the Demon King Selection . I swallowed down my pleasure . Cheok Jungyeong was a good constellation but his purpose here was unclear . It was time to look at the other person’s purpose . It would be difficult if his purpose conflicted with me .

“I was worried because you haven’t been sending any indirect messages . “

“I have been refraining from broadcasting on the stream for a while . “

On closer examination, Cheok Jungyeong’s entire body seemed much more refined than before . Something flashed in my mind . “Did you come to the island before the start of the scenario?”

“It’s been 15 years already . “

15 years? At this moment, a sentence of Ways of Survival rose .

「 Reincarnation Island is located in the Dark Fault . 」

It might be three years in Earth hour but time within the Dark Fault was a few times faster . In fact, Kyrgios and the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint had also been here . At present, the time density of this island was around five times that of Earth .

“The reason you are here . . . “

Cheok Jungyeong shook his head . “It might be an outer god but I still wasn’t able to withstand it . “

There was a scene playing in my head . It was three years ago, the day when the 73rd Demon Realm was destroyed . Cheok Jungyeong lost his incarnation body while dealing with the disaster .

The prideful Cheok Jungyeong was greatly shocked that there was such an existence in the world . Thus, it was even more amazing . The other constellations had their egos crumble at the mere sight of the disaster while Cheok Jungyeong was still trying to tear down the disaster .

Perhaps this was the theme of the constellation called Goryeo’s First Sword .

“I felt that I had to train again from the very basics . This island is the perfect place for such training . “

Cheok Jungyeong spoke while looking at the people moving through the bushes in front . They had good mobility even in this hot and sticky forest . They were probably the forgotten people of this island .

One of them noticed my gaze and walked over . “You managed to survive . Usually, the constellations from the outside die in less than an hour . Ah, apart from that monster ‘Cheok’ over there . “

“Thank you for your help . I am Kim Dokja . “

I deliberately didn’t say my modifier . Among the first generation forgotten people, there were many people who considered the modifier to be pretentious .

The man laughed as if he liked my answer . “I have long forgotten my name . That is what everyone does when they’re here . “

The man spoke and moved ahead . The forgotten . They were those who forgot their names after numerous reincarnations . However, they didn’t really forget their names . It was just that reminiscing on the past became too painful .

An old scent was felt from the bodies of the forgotten who were opening the path . A very strong, curved and hardened story .

Lee Jihye whispered, “How are they so strong?”

It was natural to be curious . The forgotten people themselves didn’t feel particularly great . Yet they used a single strike to kill the troll we struggled with .

“The quantity and quality of their stories seem better than us . . . “

“No matter how good the stories, it is useless if they can’t take advantage of it properly . “

Lee Jihye stared at me with questioning eyes . The moment I tried to speak, I was interrupted by Cheok Jungyeong .

“He’s right . Even if there are 10 swords, humans could only hold two swords properly . “

Goryeo’s First Sword . His body was a sword, his heart was a sword, his story was a sword .

Lee Jihye looked down at her hands like she gained profound enlightenment . In the meantime,

Cheok Jungyeong stared at me with a deep gaze . “You have collected many great stories . You won’t fall behind the top rated constellations right now . “

“You’re overpraising me . “

“By the way . . . you’ve accumulated too much in a short period of time . Do you know what state you are in right now?”

I closed my mouth . In these eyes, I was currently in a very precarious state .

[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ is aiming for your incarnation body . ]

[The story ‘Person who Opposes the Miracle’ is doubting your qualifications!]

[The story ‘One Who Killed an Outer God’ is dissatisfied with you . ]

It was the same in practice . I raised the giant stories wrong and almost had my life snatched away by the stories . If that happened, I would become the same as the constellations I met at the Duet Between Good and Evil .

“Don’t forget . After an existence creates a story, the story creates an existence . “

I already knew . I came to this island knowing it .

“I will keep that in mind . “

Not long afterwards, we arrived at the village .

[You have arrived in the first safe zone!]

[You have met the conditions to clear the main scenario of the 133rd Small Island!]

[You have met the conditions to clear the hidden scenario!]

[You have received additional compensation for killing a competitor . ]

[Additional compensation is being prepared . ]

The village was peaceful . After passing through the main entrance, there was a lifestyle that revolved around a huge hearth in the centre . It was different from city life .

A stay at home woman in scruffy clothes was feeing a cow while a bearded man was doing laundry . There were also children who seemed younger than Gilyoung and Yoosung . It was an incredibly rural village where the first generation forgotten people lived .

「 ( . . . It is really amazing here . ) 」

‘Yoo Sangah-ssi?’

「 (Ah, sorry . Did I surprise you?) 」

‘It’s fine . Is it okay to talk now?’

「 (Yes, it is break time . The wall is also busy . ) 」

For some reason, Yoo Sangah’s voice felt closer than usual . The Fourth Wall had become thinner, making her activities more convenient .

「 (This village is like a mural that many artisans painted over the years . . . ) 」

I was inwardly amazed as I heard Yoo Sangah trying to find the right words . It was apparently ordinary but as Yoo Sangah put it, the reality of this village was never ordinary .

I might be a visitor but I could tell by the sight of the residents living their lives as usual . They looked bored, as if they had seen this hundred of thousands of times .

[Shit, I almost died . ]

[This crazy island . . . are they really orcs?]

I looked up at the true voices and saw a group of constellations appearing at the opposite entrance of the village .

I quickly looked at the faces of the group . Unfortunately, the faces of my party members couldn’t be seen . Instead, I saw an unpleasant guy .

[Demon king ‘Eyes that See the Forbidden’ is looking at you . ]

The demon king with fiery eyes in the shape of a black panther . He was one of those I saw when I visited the 1863rd round .

The master of the 61st Demon Realm . Eyes that See the Forbidden, Flauros . He was the one who died from Yoo Jonghyuk’s fist in the 1863rd round .

The demon king followed me to this island . Flauros stared this way with strange eyes before turning his attention elsewhere . It was obvious even without reading his face . He probably judged that this wasn’t a favourable place to fight .

Cheok Jungyeong standing next to me would’ve surely noticed it . I glanced at Cheok Jungyeong beside me . “What did you have to say?”

“It’s nothing . “

. . . They were really strong and reliably shoulders . I was envious .

[Is this the end of the scenario? Hey, NPCs . Guide me!]

The constellations entered and the village became a bit crowded . One of the residents frowned at the turmoil occurring everywhere and responded . “This is the end of the small island . “

[There is no sincerity in your words . Well, the scenarios are all created by the dokkaebis . ]

Now that there were no monsters, the constellations were regaining their spirit .

[The story ‘Weak Against the Strong and Strong Against the Weak’ has started . ]

The voices of the stories were flowing from the eyes of the constellations . As expected, Cheok Jungyeong was correct .

There were no exceptions, whether they were constellations or incarnations . If we didn’t live the stories properly, the stories would live instead of us .

[Are there no additional rewards here?]

[Should we search through the houses? There might be some hidden pieces . ]

The residents felt tired and replied in a voice that found the situation troublesome .

“There are no such things . The small island scenario is over . Those who want to go to the next scenario should enter the hearth in the centre of the village . It is the portal . “

Some of the constellations frowned at the cold tone and Demon King Flauros stepped forward .

[The NPCs are really noisy . It is up to us when we want to leave here . ]

Perhaps he was looking for an opponent to go against as he suddenly raised his status .

[I have found a village like this . It isn’t bad to rest for a while . Bring out some drinks and food! This body is very hungry . ]

The violent words caused the other constellations to laugh . Lee Jihye frowned and came forward . “That―”

“Just wait . “

Perhaps there was no room for us to intervene in this fight .

In fact, the villagers weren’t fazed at all by the threat of the demon king . The man washing his laundry yawned with boredom . “NPC, always NPC . . . These days, the kids think of life as a game . “

An old man carrying a Korean A-frame said . “It is a strange fate today . . . I have no enthusiasm and passion . “

The woman feeding the cows also added some words . “Spit . This is why I was against opening our island . No matter how urgent the need for coins, do I have to watch these snobs entering? It is better to raise a few cows . “

The flowing words were heard clearly . The situation headed in a strange direction and the constellations started to notice .

Flauros let out a roar . [Why are these group of bugs . . . ?]

The little boy sucking candy in front of them said, “You are the bugs who haven’t lived for a thousand years . “

Flauros’ mouth dropped open . He was the one who reigned over the 64th Demon Realm and it was natural for him to react like this . It must be the first insult he had ever received . A wicked expression flashed across Flauros’ face .

[The scenario didn’t tell me not to kill NPCs . ]

The demon king let out a powerful status . The moment he roared and revealed his fangs, all the residents of the village gazed at Flauros in unison .

The man doing the laundry . The woman placing food and water in the trough . The old man carrying the A-frame .

It looked like the whole world froze . The constellations sensed the strange air and faltered . The same was true for Flauros . He was a fairly keen demon king and must’ve noticed something weird . Perhaps he was thinking this way .

「 What the hell are these guys? 」

However, he couldn’t back down here . His ego as a demon king wouldn’t tolerate being suppressed by the inhabitants of a small village . In the end, Flauros chose the one who looked the weakest .

[Die!]

Flauros’ claws aimed towards the little boy eating the candy . However, this was a completely wrong choice .

「 He clenched his fists . Then the fist was there . 」

Something exploded . The fragments of an incarnation body scattered through the air like fireworks . Flauros’ incarnation body lost his head and slowly sank to the ground .

[Eyes that See the Forbidden has been eliminated from the scenario . ]

The constellations witnessed the death of the demon king in front of them and withdrew with a shudder .

[W-What? This . . . ]

The residents showed little response to the astonishment of the constellations . It was a serene atmosphere like no one was holding a funeral for the bug . The man started the laundry again and the woman gave water to a cow . The old man shook his head and cutting at a tree .

The kid sucking the candy declared, “Get out of the way . I don’t want to see you anymore . “

The pale incarnations and constellations fled through the portal . In any case, the small island scenario had ended . There was no reason to hesitate anymore . After disappearing through the portal, there were less than 10 constellations remaining .

[The huge story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ wants you to go to the next scenario!]

From the moment I faced this child, my giant stories reacted violently . Maybe they noticed something . I smiled bitterly and approached the child who killed the demon king .

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

I didn’t know that Flauros would be so helpful . I was relieved to find what I had been looking for .

[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ declares that it will destroy your incarnation body if you keep approaching him!]

I ignored its words and continued forward . The swirling giant story was emitting threatening air currents . I was annoyed by the childish story who thought it was a provocation against him .

“What? Do you want to be like that guy?”

“One Invincible Fist, Yoo Hosung . “You taught the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint and Kyrgios . “

The expression of the child changed . The inhabitants of this place were all ‘reincarnators . ‘ Their age couldn’t be read from their appearance . The child in front of me was a reincarnator who had lived for at least 10,000 years . The child narrowed his eyes and asked me . “Who are you? What is your relationship with those children?”

[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ is revealing its teeth to the presence in front of you . ]

There was another reason I came to Reincarnation Island . Based on the future battles with myth-grade constellations, I had to obtain something from this place .

I swallowed the rising blood and spoke in a congested voice . “One Invincible Fist, please teach me ‘Story Control’ . “

TL: Rainbow Turtle