Episode 170
“Yes. And as I said before, constellations usually wear masks. In special places like Star #875, they don’t necessarily wear them, but in other places, it’s normal to wear masks. So.”
“Should we wear a mask?”
“Yes. Even if you go to Hancheon, you won’t be able to see Platy right away. There… … .”
“Where is that?”
“… … It is a hell for the living and a heaven for the dead. You must hide your identity. I think it would be a good idea to hide your identity and head straight to where Platy is.”
He scratched his chin.
hmm.
Not a bad plan.
“Okay. Let’s do that.”
“yes.”
It was at that moment when I was trying to put mana into the moving stone.
I saw a man and a woman standing in the distance.
Star #12 is Han Jeong-ah and Jamie Wilson.
He looked at the two and smiled.
“Take care. Work hard.”
Han Jeong-ah quickly asked.
“… …Is our star safe now?”
“First of all, I’m going to kill all the guys who try to reset it. But after that, I don’t know.”
and.
“I’ll try to find out about the curse that was placed on that Han family when I get the chance.”
“……thank you.”
“it’s okay.”
As I was saying that, Han Jeong-ah approached me.
She stood in front of me and spoke quietly.
[Area expansion.]
[The ideal of Gensokyo.]
Whoaah.
The surrounding scenery changes with a strange sound.
The air changed. It was warm and alluring.
Flowers and trees blooming all around. And the hills and mountains rising so high that their ends are unknown.
It wasn’t a simple expansion of territory, but rather, it felt like a ‘dimensional shift’.
“What is this?”
Han Jeong-ah smiles softly.
“Because I want to avoid other people’s eyes.”
After that, Han Jeong-ah slowly brought her hand to the mask she was wearing.
Ugh.
At the same time that hand touched the mask, my hand grabbed Han Jeong-ah’s wrist.
It was like inside the Abyss.
“If it’s difficult, it’s better not to do it. I’ll figure it out later.”
Han Jeong-ah shook her head.
“… … I learned it from the moment I first began to think.”
“What?”
“I am special.”
I ended up making a strange expression at the completely unexpected remark.
“It’s not that I’m more outstanding than anyone else or that other people’s talents or things like that seem insignificant.”
He slowly released the strength in his grip on Han Jeong-ah’s wrist. Then, she slowly lowered her mask.
What should I say?
Even though he was wearing a mask, you could clearly tell at a glance that his eyes were large.
So I wasn’t surprised by her big cat-like eyes now. Her nose was high and her eyebrows were neat.
It was possible to predict her because she always wore a kind of half-mask that revealed her mouth and jawline, but when you see her completely without the mask, she is quite a beauty.
If it had been that far, I wouldn’t have even understood what a curse was and what being special meant.
My two eyes were directed to Han Jeong-ah’s left eye.
There was a tattoo there that was about the size of a joint of the index finger.
balance.
Clearly, to my eyes, that looks like Libra.
“This has been with me since I was born.”
“so?”
“… … Can’t you feel it?”
“I feel it.”
Libra did not sit still.
It was moving.
And is it because it receives light, or because it becomes visible on the outside?
It was sparkling brightly.
“You didn’t mean to, did you?”
“yes.”
“So what is this that you use the word curse?”
“… … I’ll show you.”
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Han Jeong-ah took a step back and looked across the huge flower field.
Okay then.
Kwaaaaaaaang-!!
There was a huge explosion there.
I was curious.
It’s an explosion equivalent to the detonation of a nuclear bomb.
“But when I was young, it wasn’t like this. Just looking at something, whether it’s animate or inanimate, would cause me to be hit. It wasn’t my intention. It’s just… … when I look at it, it explodes.”
“That’s amazing. What is this?”
“I don’t know. Only the eldest daughter in the Han family gets this tattoo. According to records, it’s been around for at least 500 years.”
“There are still records from 500 years ago?”
“… … You don’t know the Han family, do you?”
“I don’t know.”
“Don’t you know the Samhan Gapjok?”
“I think I saw it in a textbook.”
“… … That’s fine. This tattoo shouldn’t be exposed to light. When exposed to light, it becomes active, and when not exposed to light, it remains dormant. When I was young, I was small and had little power, so it was just a light scratch, but after becoming an Awakened, its power grew so much that I couldn’t handle it.”
“So that’s why you wear a mask?”
“yes.”
“It’s strange… … .”
I stared blankly at Han Jeong-ah’s eyes. Perhaps because I was staring at her so intently, Han Jeong-ah turned her head away with a slightly red face. Then she put on her mask.
Somehow, I feel like if I hadn’t used it, something would have exploded by now.
“The fact that you and our star’s Han Jeong-ah continue to wear masks means that you have the same ‘curse.’ Okay, I don’t know what it is, but I’ll find out.”
“thank you.”
Han Jeong-ah, who said that, suddenly approaches me.
I just stayed still. Even as her hands held my face and her lips touched mine, I just stayed still.
Her face, redder than before, unfolds her territory.
Jamie Wilson and Joo Sung-chul are seen with puzzled expressions.
I returned to the place I was before.
“I received a nice gift.”
“… … .”
“But I feel a little sorry. Should I sleep over for a day?”
Han Jeong-ah flinched. She ended up laughing slightly.
He lifted the moving stone he was holding in his hand.
I thought about it for a moment.
hmm.
“Seongcheol-ah.”
The guy who approached me answered in a solemn voice.
“Yes, my lord.”
“Didn’t you have something to do here?”
“……yes?”
“Think about it carefully. There must be something you need to do. Right?”
“… … As far as I know, there doesn’t seem to be any… … .”
“No. Think carefully. I said there is.”
“… … .”
“Are you about to have something come to mind?”
Joo Sung-cheol is quick-witted.
He nods, sighing.
“… … Yes. I think so.”
“Okay. Then there’s nothing we can do. Let’s stay here a little longer. Is there a rush?”
It’s not like the ascendant is disappearing.
I said after putting the moving stone into the subspace.
first.
“Let’s eat something.”
* * *
Hong Hyun raised his head.
Should we call it a huge palace?
There is a very high staircase, and on top of it is a throne made entirely of gold, and it is almost hundreds of meters wide.
The term ‘grand palace’ was quite appropriate.
Hong Hyun was now in that place. Hong Hyun, who knew exactly where this place was and who lived there, couldn’t stop his body from trembling.
A man comes into Hong Hyun’s sight.
The moment I saw the man, my body stopped shaking.
It wasn’t like I was prepared or that my fear had disappeared or anything like that.
Rather, it would be more correct to say that all bodily functions stopped because he was excessively afraid.
“You little shit, you were dying to have fun down there.”
The man grabbed Hong Hyun’s hair.
“Have you forgotten your oath? How dare you sell me out?”
“… … Tongue… … Brother… … .”
“I trusted you and entrusted you with work, but you’re a worthless bastard. You’re worse than a stray.”
The man’s hand tightened. Hong Hyun let out a small groan without realizing it.
“What should I do with a child who doesn’t listen?”
Hong Hyun’s two eyes were shaking violently. It wasn’t just his eyes. His whole body was shaking.
I was sick and tired of fear.
The trembling from fear that had stopped began again.
The being in front of me was so powerful that even a transcendent being like Hong Hyun was scared to this extent.
“Take it sweetly. ‘Hyung’ is going to punish you from now on.”
Hong Hyun looked at the man in front of him, shivering.
As mentioned in Star #12, the name ‘Jin Shi-hou’ is famous.
Why is it famous?
At least on Earth-type planets, Jin Shihou’s name can never be ignored.
There are turning points in history.
Those who make history at that turning point are also called heroes. They inscribe their names in history in some way.
Their characteristic is one.
Even if the stars are reset countless times, even if the ascenders or the story of the stars is not intentional, they always have the same soul, hold the same beliefs, and carry out those beliefs unwaveringly.
The word hero was so appropriate.
If there are beings like them who never change, what about the other beings?
Everyone changes.
A strong person who is admired on one planet may live a life no different from that of a street urchin on another planet.
And Qin Shihou was definitely not a hero.
His soul is not as upright as Jin Song-i’s. Rather, it changes excessively.
They are not polar opposites.
In some planets, you become a ‘god’, in some planets, you become a ‘beggar’, in some planets, you become an ordinary person caught up in an incident, and in some planets, you become a mid-level awakened person.
It’s rare.
A being as elusive as Qin Shihou.
“Okay… … I made a mistake… … . I’m sorry… … .”
Ascendant.
A man who is the ruler of Hancheon and one of the most powerful men in this world.
“Just this once… … please forgive me, please… … .”
Hong Hyun, who had become a frightened child in an instant, looked at the man in front of him and pleaded.
The nickname he is known by in the world is [Plati].
And the real name is.
Jin Shi-hoo.
He laughed eerily.
“You’re late, kid.”
* * *
[The break granted to star #2403 ends.]
[From now on, you will travel to the ‘Abyss’ and defeat the source of destruction.]
[You are a candidate for the administrator of star #2403.]
[We offer benefits to administrator candidates.]
[You belong to the ‘Salvation Guild’.]
[The maximum number of people the Salvation Guild can accommodate increases by 5,000.]
[All abilities of characters (players) belonging to the Salvation Guild increase by 5%.]
[The effect of titles increases according to position.]
[You have no background.]
[You will receive benefits because you have become a candidate for administrator without any background.]
[You can choose a special reward.]
[1. Achievement Points 150,000]
[2. Legendary (Top-tier) Artifact]
[3. Legendary (Top Level) Skill]
[Enter the Abyss after 24 hours.]
Jinsong slowly looked around.
It is still the top floor office of the Salvation Guild.
But what should I say?
Should I say that the feeling has changed?
It was strange.
I silently scanned the message window.
Certainly, the method has changed considerably as we move into Phase 2.
It wasn’t that significant that the name Gate was officially changed to Abyss.
What really matters is [life].
Additionally, all those who have now become Awakened are now forced to participate in the Abyss.
The open achievement shop was filled with artifacts that most people could only dream of.
You could create your own skills with millions of achievement points, or buy a new civilization with tens of millions of achievement points.
There is no need to mention nuclear missiles or anything like that.
All the satellites that were outside the Earth before have fallen. The intention was clear.
-Do not bring modern weapons into the Abyss.
Then I discovered it.
If you create an artificial satellite as an ‘artifact’, you can launch it into space.
Although it requires mana and mana stones, this can be seen as a workaround.
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