Episode 163
“Come with me, Kwon?”
“Yes. Don’t worry, I have plenty of time. Would you like to… go together?”
Jin Shihou nodded.
Cheonma approaches Jin Shihou. He must have thought he would go with him.
“Seongcheol-ah.”
“Yes, my lord.”
“You stay here.”
“… … .”
“Honestly, you know everything.”
“… … I know everything, but what I know is the story of ‘Jungwon’. After becoming a constellation, I worked as a hunting dog for the ascended, so I never became anyone’s backer or anything… … .”
“You shouldn’t be curious. It’ll be no fun if you go too.”
Jin Shihou had already made up his mind.
I’ll leave the horse here.
“It won’t take long, so just play for a bit.”
Leaving Cheonma behind, who nodded, Jin Shihou and Han Jeong-ah entered the Abyss.
* * *
[Main Story #88, Imugi’s Hibernation]
[You are from Asia.]
[You will be assigned to the nearest location.]
[This is Tokyo.]
[Find the source of destruction within Tokyo and destroy it.]
[When cleared, 10,000 achievement points will be distributed to the top contributor, and 5,000 achievement points will be distributed to the second and third places.]
Messages come in succession.
[You are player #12 of the star.]
[You have ‘5’ lives.]
[Background, ‘The General Who Died Heroically in Flames’ grants protection.]
[You can evade the ‘Death Blow’ within the Abyss up to once.]
[The ‘general who died a heroic death by burning’ asks if it wouldn’t be better to send the man back now.]
Han Jeong-ah shook her head.
[The ‘General Who Burned to Death’ sends a message using 1 achievement point.]
[No matter how much you know the truth, that man is from another planet. It’s best not to get involved. In particular, you absolutely must not get involved in what that man is trying to do. If you do get involved, even I will have a hard time protecting you.]
A deep voice lingers in my head. The voice has power and resonance.
Clearly, it feels like it’s just hitting you in the head.
At the same time, Han Jeong-ah’s expression hardened.
It wasn’t because of the intimidation of the voice. It was because of the content.
He’s from another planet. Don’t get involved in that man’s business…
therefore.
“… … Did you know?”
After meeting Jin Shihou and Cheonma Zhou Shengchul, not a single personal message from the constellations came.
There was no message of the usual emotional expression.
As if all the constellations had agreed to keep quiet.
“You knew, but you didn’t say anything all this time?”
silence.
Han Jeong-ah’s backstory, [the general who died in a glorious fire], responded with silence.
To be honest, Han Jeong-ah already knew that there were ‘multiple stars’.
Because we have already encountered it countless times through the Abyss.
However, I just learned for the first time that the star #12 that Han Jeong-ah is on is a star that has been through repeated ‘resets’ and that there is a star exactly like Earth called star #2403.
To be more precise, in the current situation, star #2403 is the original.
That star is brand new, never been reset or anything.
But it wasn’t Han Jeong-ah herself.
There were already numerous limited editions in the existing star #12.
Among used goods, the most used.
This was a really unpleasant truth.
It was clearly a hidden truth, and since Han Jeong-ah was not stupid, I thought that the constellations might have kept that truth quiet.
The problem is that there’s a world of difference between thinking about it and actually hearing it.
The constellations knew.
There are many stars, and all of them are telling their own stories.
There are beings in this world who are like lab rats who have been reset repeatedly under the Absolute.
[The message is that ‘the general who died a heroic death by burning’ was already expected.]
“… … I expected it. And now that I’ve received the definitive answer, isn’t it natural to be flustered?”
[The ‘General Who Burned to Death’ sends a message using 1 achievement point.]
[Not only me, but ‘all the constellations of the stars’ are restricted in that regard. That’s why I couldn’t say for sure. And now, I’m warning you, ignoring even a little of that restriction. Don’t get involved. Act like a total stranger to what he’s trying to do. If you don’t, not only your life, but the lives of all of this star will be in danger. That’s all I have to say.]
Han Jeong-ah eventually closed her eyes tightly.
A being from another planet, not a doppelganger, just another being.
I think I have just heard indirectly how heavy the weight of the things that being causes as it moves from star to star is.
“Why is your expression like that? Didn’t the conversation with that constellation go well?”
There was an immediate response to Jin Shihou’s words.
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[The expression on the face of the ‘general who died a heroic death by burning’ is crumpled.]
That was all.
The constellations are sensitive. Normally, they would be furious, but they didn’t at all. Their expressions were just crumpled.
It was a little interesting.
Han Jeong-ah opened her mouth silently.
“Don’t get involved in what you’re trying to do. Act like a total stranger. Otherwise.”
“What if not?”
“… … All life on this star is at risk.”
“Really? This is my first time hearing about it.”
Jin Shihou thought for a moment.
Should we say that this is common sense?
Common sense tells us that it is possible to travel from star to star in today’s world. So, aside from the process, what would happen if there were two or more identical beings on one star?
What if there were more than two, three, four people?
Even if that weren’t the case, what if a monster that ruled another star went to another star and ruined its ecosystem?
The story of the stars would not tolerate such behavior.
Also, those associated with the story of the stars cannot just watch the action with their eyes open.
“Should I understand?”
Han Jeong-ah clearly heard Jin Shi-hoo mumbling.
After that, Jin Shihou asked.
“That, that unknown constellation. Is it a big problem for me to clear this Abyss? I’ve already entered it.”
[The ‘General Who Burned to Death’ sends a message using 1 achievement point.]
[I have already killed several Awakened. The behind-the-scenes of those Awakened are formally protesting to the editor, and the system will accept that protest. I am telling you clearly that the current situation is serious. Even if a star has been ‘reset’, there are things that are acceptable and things that are not. You should not do it and you should not be interfered with. I will not stop you if you want to handle it on your own, but what crime did the humans of Star #12 commit? If one person’s recklessness causes harm to others, it becomes retribution. I just hope that you do not accumulate even greater karma.]
Jin Shi-hoo, who was scratching his chin, honestly didn’t have any particular thoughts.
“Let’s do it this way.”
Jin Shihou raised his index finger and said.
“I’ll do what I want to do. If you have something to say, come to me and say it. What would I do if there was damage to Star #12, or Star #2403, or any of the stars I’ve visited?”
“… … .”
“Just because all the stars are going around and causing trouble, and they can find and kill everyone related to the editing, and in the process, a lot of damage will accumulate… … Now, think about it. Strictly speaking, I am the victim of the story of the stars. Why would you think of punishing the victim when he is in pain and going crazy? You have to give him a carrot.”
It was a logical development that left everyone speechless.
The story of Qin Shihou going to Titan is a public story among the constellations. Honestly, there is no one who does not know.
Only those left were astonished at how strong he had become on Titan.
Then why did Jin Shihou go to Titan?
I was sent to Titan by the Six Paths Sage.
What were the Six Paths of Destiny in the past? They were ascended beings.
The story of the ascenders and the stars is not the same, but they are inseparable.
At least as far as the constellations know, the ascendants advise on the story of the stars and help in the progress of the story of the stars.
In Star #2403, the story of the Star did not do anything while 200 characters went to Titan and were replaced by other characters.
If we extend the logic, the seeds sown by the ascendant caused problems, and it is the story of the stars that turned a blind eye to the problem.
“Are you done talking? Hey, Han Jeong-ah. Can’t you block messages and such?”
“… … I can do it.”
“Okay, then. Don’t make me say it twice.”
Han Jeong-ah, who had her eyes tightly shut, ended up blocking all the messages.
Only two remain.
After that, Jin Shihou heard something he had never expected.
“Now the only thing I can hear in your conversation with me is the stories of the stars.”
“What are you talking about?”
Jin Shi-hoo knows nothing about message blocking functions.
Han Jeong-ah said.
“The message blocking function is a function that is applied from phase 2 chapter 3. It can block all gazes of the constellations, and I have actually used it many times. No matter what you and I say now, the constellations cannot hear or see. They can only see and hear the stories of the stars.”
“Really? There’s everything.”
Han Jeong-ah asked Jin Shi-hoo.
“Really… … Are you going to go that far?”
Jin Shihou snickers.
“I don’t know if it’s my nature, but I can’t just bend over to someone. My knees and lower back just cramp up.”
“… … .”
“Are you going to go as far as you can? Of course you should go. Then, wouldn’t the carrot you give me be bigger?”
“… … Do you really think the system will reach out to you?”
“What are you going to do if you don’t do it?”
Han Jeong-ah’s mouth opened wide in amazement at Jin Shi-hoo’s overwhelming confidence.
“Let’s go, to prevent destruction.”
Jin Shi-hoo walked through the ruins of Tokyo, and Han Jeong-ah followed him.
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Main Story #88.
The hibernation of the snake.
It’s a story that no one has ever cleared.
The content was simple.
Finding the source of destruction and destroying it.
If you succeed, you get a reward and return to Earth. If you fail, you get a reward and return to Earth.
He returns to Earth having lost one of his ‘Life’ without any compensation.
This is how the main story starts from phase 2 chapter 2.
Even if you fail phase 2 or die inside the gate, you don’t actually die.
The ‘life’ given to them is for that purpose.
When all lives are used up, the player dies.
This is the biggest problem, people are not alert.
Lives can be purchased with achievement points, but only 10 achievement points are required to purchase 1 life.
Just 10.
All players will receive at least 100 achievement points simply by clearing the main story.
That’s why there is no sense of alertness.
Why should you be alarmed when you don’t actually die even if you die?
Clear is clear, but there is one thing you must do first when entering the Abyss.
