Episode 149 < Prologue. (2) >
2.
Now let’s talk about someone’s prologue.
“Hmm! It was a fun and happy time.”
The forbidden books section of the Great Library. The other hunters retreated, leaving only me and the library director.
The library director seemed to want to say goodbye to me alone. Underneath the bookshelves where old hardcover books were turned into bricks, the library director was infinitely small.
“Do you know, Death King?”
“What?”
“Happiness evaporates quickly.”
The Librarian smiled.
“Happiness is loving this moment. I can’t help it because I love the moment. Oh hotongjaera. Moments are like a stream that constantly flows. Even if I float my happiness on the net like a single maple leaf, it will flow and flow again.”
The Librarian waved his left arm lazily.
Several volumes of the Apocalypse were flown in and gathered in one place.
Among them, there are Apocalypses that I have broken through, and there are also Apocalypses that other hunters have conquered.
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22nd floor: Annals of the Heavenly Demon (Genre: Martial Arts, Fusion)
23rd Floor: Space Iron Knight Chronicles (Genre: Science Fiction)
24th floor: Dawn Mountain Lodge Diary (Genre: Mystery, History)
25th Floor: Sormwin Academy Story (Genre: Romance, Fantasy)
26th floor: Festival City Apocalypse (Genre: Sports)
27th floor: Bakery Street epic (Genre: Cooking, Management)
28th floor: Me and our scapegoats (Genre: Fairy tale)
29th floor: Rising City – Side Story (Genre: School)
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“Hwaa, you’re pretty… … . It’s not a bad [book list]. It’s not without flaws, but compared to the book list completed so far by warriors from other worlds. No, it is incomparably better. “It’s almost a waste to give it to you as a gift.”
The Librarian’s eyes sparkled like a child.
Everyone finds their own treasure in childhood. Fake jewelry made of clear plastic, or one or two red and black BB bullets mixed in with white BB bullets. A doll with crude but pretty fingers.
We have always needed a secret treasure. The library director was looking at his own treasure.
“What were the hunters in other worlds like?”
“Well, it’s one of the two. Just choose the Apocalypses that are easy to beat. “You can only choose the apocalypses that are helpful to the tower.”
“If we think about it, it would probably be the latter.”
“Hehe.”
The Librarian covered his mouth with his sleeve.
“You are too humble. If you were simply aiming for clearing, there was no reason to relieve the Heavenly Demon’s grudge. Do you know what the simplest strategy was?”
“What is it?”
“It’s about hiding in a secluded cave.”
The library director touched the Chronicles of the Heavenly Demon.
Then the surrounding scenery changed. Hwaaaaaaa! Light struck my eyes. I closed my eyes for a moment, and before I knew it, the library had disappeared. Instead, we were floating in the middle of a snowy mountain with snow blowing around.
-hey. From what I can see, all you have to do is wait until they die.
Hunters I had never seen before were hiding in a cave in the snowy mountain. Clothing that is completely different from our world. I realized that they were hunters from some other world.
-It’s not that difficult. Just be careful of the zombies walking around.
-Good! Let’s all stay strong and endure!
The Librarian looked down at them and said.
“It’s a record from the distant past. These are hunters who took on the [Chronicles of the Heavenly Demon] a long time ago. They are people who came up from a tower in a different world than yours. “They chose to remain in hiding until the Heavenly Demon and the Murim Lord died.”
“…….”
“If 10 days pass from the start point, the Murim Lord will die. The Heavenly Demon is losing his mind. It goes crazy and randomly scatters its natural energy, then dies. Ta-da, ta-da! clear!”
The Librarian moved his fingers playfully.
“Well, because they were in a bad position, they were attacked by zombies and died. Anyway, the strategy itself wasn’t wrong. If you just wait, [Chronicles of the Heavenly Demon] will be cleared on its own. What you need to prepare for is measures against the cold, food, and stealth skills to avoid zombies and demons. “Isn’t the level of difficulty appropriate for level B?”
“…….”
“But Death King. “You didn’t do that.”
The Librarian looked at me.
Over the shoulder of the constellation, a snowstorm that blew long ago was reflected like a hologram.
“You always treated your characters as human beings. I did my best. I was angry and also sad. He accepted the story of the Apocalypse as his own.”
The Librarian moved his left hand and this time touched [Sormwin Academy Story]. Faaah! The snowy mountain scenery has completely disappeared.
That was the basement of the lodging where Raviel was staying.
Raviel was standing, and an unknown man was kneeling in chains.
-Hey, this is a scam! It’s a scam!
The man was covered in blood, as if he had been tortured.
-According to the guide, you like white flowers! Why is it that even though I give flowers as gifts every day, cook only the food I like, and have pleasant conversations, my liking doesn’t increase?! It’s a scam! This ending makes no sense!
-Tsk.
Raviel clicked her tongue with a look of disgust on her face.
-What a pathetic bastard. Aren’t all the constellation’s apostles like this?
-Bah, fall in love! Half a penny on the constellation theme! Hurry up and fall in love with me!
-… … Do the constellations perhaps regard my world as the trash can of the universe? So is that why you throw away the trash one by one? I really want it. It is a very difficult world to take care of the people, and life becomes more difficult with each passing day.
Raviel lightly poured poison on the man’s head. My scalp melted.
-Kaaaaaaaaaa! Whoops! Ahhh!!
The man suffered from extreme poison. Raviel sighed deeply and left the basement. Cooung. The screams ended as the basement door closed.
“This is also one of the things that happened in the past.”
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The Librarian shrugged his shoulders.
“It is difficult for humans to treat humans as humans. I commend you for accomplishing that difficult task. Although we will never meet again… . “Please just remember that we will always support you.”
“Can’t we meet again?”
“hmm! “Now I have to invite and welcome warriors from other worlds.”
The Librarian laughed heartily.
“I can’t just take care of you guys forever. The world is infinite and the towers are countless. Just like you, there are countless warriors climbing the tower even now! I decided to greet them with the owner of all life… … ah. I’m sorry. “I can’t tell you any more than this.”
The Librarian held out his right hand.
“Thank you for your hard work.”
The Librarian smiled softly.
“Now the Great Library of All Things will disappear from the 21st floor. Instead, a small shelter will be created. “Well, I will use my special generosity to gift you a paradise-like resting place.”
“yes.”
I shook hands with the Librarian’s right hand.
“thank you.”
“Woohuhu. As I live, there comes a day when I shake hands with my favorite character and make another favorite character my librarian… … Sucks?”
There was a reason why the library director’s words became ambiguous.
Wow.
The Librarian tried to break the handshake, but I wouldn’t let go.
“Death King?”
The Librarian tilted his head.
“Are you sad to say goodbye to me? My heart is very happy. You have now cleared the 21st to 30th floors. Oh, a rest area will also be built on the 30th floor. There is an apocalypse book called [Story of a Resort City]. There are recreational facilities that are truly paradise-like, but this is what we provide as a service… … .”
I looked down at the constellation expressionlessly.
“…….”
The library director became less talkative.
“Death King… … ?”
According to the library director’s favorite phrase:
“Why are you doing this? This is a little scary… … ?”
Today is the day when Kim Yul and the director finished the long prologue and finally entered the main story.
“Library director.”
But that’s not all.
“Before we part ways, I want to ask you something.”
“What…?”
“You mean it.”
Ever since I broke through the Annals of the Heavenly Demon.
“There is no meaning to living anymore, is there?”
I have been looking forward to this moment.
3.
『Why do you prefer the Constellation Killer?』
『Lefanta Aegim is a human who goes around killing constellations. If you hate something, he hates it. I don’t know if there’s a reason he likes it.』
On the day we finished the Annals of the Heavenly Demon, we landed on a snowy mountain. With the dead, blackened corpse of the black dragon in front of us, the library director and I exchanged our thoughts openly for the first time.
『Since you asked, I will give you a special answer. I have a very long dream.』
『Is it a dream?』
“exactly.”
The library director’s eyes sparkled innocently.
『It appears directly in my favorite novel!』
The library director said. It is said that ‘intervening’ and ‘appearing’ in a novel are different. He confessed that he wanted to appear naturally in the story and thus become a character on an equal footing with other characters.
『I refuse to intervene. Then, there is only one way to become a character in the story.』
『It is not that I am visiting a character in a novel, but a character in a novel is visiting me.』
The Librarian whispered like a boy in love for the first time.
『Lefanta Aegim. The Constellation Killer constantly travels between worlds and kills constellations. Someday, I will visit this world and the great library of all things. To kill the principal.』
That’s why the Librarian loved the Constellation Killer.
『I am waiting for you. The day the Constellation Killer visits the Great Library.』
The only way to become a character in your own story.
『I hope that he will one day stand before my throne according to his own story and of his own will. that day. This throne will finally appear in the story of Lefanta Aegim!』
The library director said.
『Isn’t being able to die by the main character the best epilogue?』
and.
I open my mouth and speak.
“It’s gone now. “It means you have to live.”
“…….”
The Librarian’s expression hardened.
“… … “What do you mean?”
“You said. My dream is to one day become a character in a story. I hope that he will appear naturally without any forced intervention, and the Constellation Killer is the only candidate who will make that dream come true. however… .”
I smiled.
“Are you still waiting for the Constellation Killer to kill you?”
“…….”
“Do you think the Constellation Killer who meets you, Director, will kill you?”
The Librarian swallowed.
“no. What are you talking about? I don’t know where it is. Death King? The Constellation Killer who met the director is simply someone who was reborn as a hundred demons. The Constellation Killer is still alive and well on the 50th floor. That person will come to my place someday and kill me… ?”
“That’s true.”
I held the Librarian’s right hand a little tighter.
“That Constellation Killer is not the route you chose. “I asked you earlier.”
Route 1.
The Constellation Killer on the 50th floor who never met me or forgave the director.
Route 2.
The Constellation Killer who met me and finally forgave the director.
I asked which of the two would be recognized as [the story of the Constellation Killer].
“You chose the second route.”
And the library director recognized the latter as canonical history. The story of the Constellation Killer’s experience while possessing Kim Yul, the story of receiving an apology from the director, all of it was accepted as part of the Constellation Killer’s life.
in other words.
“Suppose the Constellation Killer from the 50th floor comes to visit you one day. you… Can you really be pure joy when that moment comes?”
“The Constellation Killer didn’t even meet the director. Can you truly accept the Constellation Killer, who has never experienced anger, sadness, revenge, or forgiveness, as the real Constellation Killer in your heart of hearts? “Can you accept the ending where you are killed by the Constellation Killer?”
The library director may not have thought of it.
It’s the same as destroying one’s own ‘dream’.
“There is no way I can admit it. Because you are a person who follows stories more than anything else. “There’s no way he would want to be killed by someone he didn’t approve of, an [extra].”
“For your information, there is no use in denying it.”
Because it looks naked to me.
‘Portrait window.’
Who does the constellation in front of me love?
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Name: Corner Librarian
Likeability: 99
Preferred genre: [Fusion], [Romance], [Mystery], [Adventure], [Horror], [History], [War], [Sports], [SF], [Mythology], [Fairy tale] …
Disliked Genre: None
Preferred characters: [Character], [Death King], [Kim Yul]
Disliked Characters: None
Preferred Plot: [Story]
Unfavorable plot: [Serial discontinued]
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The Constellation Killer’s name changed to Kim Yul.
The order also changed. Originally, my name was behind the Constellation Killer, but now it was in the front row. As the story of the Constellation Killer came to an end, I began to love my story even more.
“…….”
silence.
The Librarian’s face was blank.
He looked at me with an expression of disbelief.
“Death King, what have you done… … . Since when did this plan start… … ?”
“that day. I’ve been planning it since I heard your dream on the snowy mountain. Of course, we haven’t planned out all the details.”
But the big picture was already drawn at that time. A project to make people like me more than the Constellation Killer. That’s why I pursued the Constellation Killer persistently, almost to the point of obsession, even if it was a bit excessive.
To hunt down one constellation.
“Hamustra.”
The library director, who was called Jinmyeong, was shocked.
“Now you have two paths left.”
“Two ways… … ?”
“I live here forever without realizing my dream. You are saying goodbye to me. Give up any hope that the Constellation Killer will one day grant your dreams, and stay confined to the library like you have been doing up until now, only serving and catering to warriors who treat the characters as trash.”
“Tsk… .”
The Librarian trembled slightly. The Librarian instinctively tried to shake off my handshake. However, the force that the library director possessed was insignificant. My right hand was strong.
“If you don’t like it, give it up.”
“what… What do you mean… … ?”
“A book containing your story.”
The prey I have been targeting for a long time.
“Give me the book that records your life.”
It is not an apocalypse that records the end of other worlds, nor is it a book containing scenes of other worlds, but only here. A book that embraces the [corner library director] living in [the great library of all things].
“I’m going to make that the 30th floor of this tower.”
“…….”
“Then you will naturally become a member of our tower. Do you understand? You too become a character in our story. Become our colleague.”
The Librarian opened his mouth.
“Climb the tower with me. Hamustra.”
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