Reacting To What?!

by inumatea, Qiusire

Summary:

He had never heard anything about this scenario before, so what was this?

Kim Dokja had been completing a hidden scenario when he had suddenly collapsed. When he woke up, he found himself in a room with everyone there. Even the 0th turn Yoo Joonghyuk and his companions were here.

Wait…the 0th turn?!

“What the fuck?!”

"Hyung!"

"Ahjussi!"

"Kim Dokja."

"Dokja-ssi!"

"Oi, you rat bastard!"

Yep, everyone is here.

Chapter 1: Someone's Puppet

Just a normal day with incarnations killing or being killed. Constellations watched them like they were simply enjoying a movie or frolicking in the park.

Everything was normal until they felt sleepy. Wait, sleepy? The incarnations started panicking, thinking it was another ploy by a dokkaebi. Unbeknownst to them, even the constellations were unaware of what was going on.

They tried their best to stay awake, but nothing worked, even the items they bought from the shop or stole from another incarnation. And just like that, the darkness took over their senses.

The world that was filled with humans and monsters, was now dead silent.

Not even the sound of wind could be heard, just a quiet bubble of stillness.

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"Ugh," Kim Dokja woke up, wincing at the dull throbbing in his head. What happened? He highly doubted he would fall asleep like that. He would know if he had narcolepsy. Never mind, all of his thinking was making his headache worse. Blinking his eyes rapidly, he shook his head, before dusting himself off and looking around.

‘Oh, everyone is here? Strange, even the constellations have appeared. Is it safe to assume this isn’t a scenario?

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Kim Dokja observed them from where they couldn't see him. Even the great nebulae like Olympus and Vedas were here.

Wait, then Hades and Persephone should be here! While investigating, he also saw Bihyung in a corner with many other dokkaebis. ‘Interesting, the Star Stream allowed this?’

“Ugh! Get off!"

"Who the hell dropped me into this?!"

"Hey! Hey! You're too heavy!"

"Ah! I'm sorry!"

"Fuck! Am I gonna die today!?"

‘Ah, it seems the other incarnations have woken up.’ Kim Dokja mused, a slight smirk on his lips.

"How dare they drop me into this mess?!"

"Woah."

"Whoever brought us here surely has guts."

"Hey Abyssal Flame Dragon! You’re also here?" The Demon-Like Judge of Fire, Uriel, said, having looked around and spotted the edgy chuunibyou on the other side. She happily skipped to him, eager after having found one of her friends. Ruffling her hands into his hair, Uriel snickered seeing the frown forming on his face.

The teen whacked her hands away from his hair. "Don't ruin it, witch!" He barked, fixing his hair.

"Hehehehehehe." Uriel couldn't help but laugh out loud at him. He growled, feeling heat rise to his cheeks.

Throughout the strange room they were enclosed in, many other interactions were happening.

Kim Dokja smiled, seeing the pair bicker. The room was wide, and there was a big screen in front of them. Food lay in piles on a long table, as if arranged to look like a buffet. There were tables with seats scattered everywhere. ‘It’s probably to separate everyone into their groups. Whoever is behind this knows everyone well enough.’ Kim Dokja’s brain whirred, trying to remember when this had ever happened in Ways of Survival. Speaking of that story, where is my handphone with the txt. file? Kim Dokja rummaged around in his interdimensional space coat, fingers grasping at a familiar shape. ‘Thankfully it didn’t disappear,’ Kim Dokja sighed, opening the file. ‘Huh? Update under revision? Hmm…so this is new. Where’s Yoo Joonghyuk and Han Sooyoung?

Kim Dokja realized he had woken up alone. Glancing around, he didn't see them.

‘Are they not here? Where could they be? Are they exceptions? If so, then why am I here with everyone else?’

Kim Dokja's mind was in a mess.

Before he could continue overthinking , a light appeared, and voices could be heard. Stopping everyone from talking or what they were doing and look where that noises came from.

"Fuck!"

"Hey! Where are you stepping?!"

"Ah! Sorry!"

"Who the fuck are you?!"

"Oi!"

"Ouch!"

And more swearing words could be heard.

Kim Dokja looked over just to see his companions making noises.

Oh they are there, Kim Dokja released a sigh of relief. Now he should go back and finish observing the room and everyone before his companions could find him.

Meanwhile on the other side,

Han Sooyoung was going to murder a rat-someone, she will definitely do it. If only she can find him in this goddamn large fucking room where she can't see Kim Dokja. Oh, she would definitely, definitely mutilate whoever bought them into this.

Lee Jihye massaged her back, murmuring about how she would slice someone with her sword and kick their asses.

Lee Gilyoung and Shin Yoosung looked like lost sheep without a purpose upon realising Kim Dokja wasn't with them. Yoo Sangah patted their heads, murmuring soft assurances, attempting to comfort them. The duo mumbled a repetition of "Hyung/Ahjussi isn't with me...life is so cruel..."

Lee Hyunsung made sure everyone was okay like the good puppy he was, at the same time glancing around for potential threats. Jung Heewon glared at the pieces of filth men that dared to leer at her, ready to pull out her sword and castrate them.

And Yoo Joonghyuk was… Yoo Joonghyuk, acting grumpier than ever since Kim Dokja wasn't around. His face was grave, abstracted, almost could have fancied sad.

Blankly staring (read: glaring) at everyone, scaring the hell out of the incarnations who were all weak in his eyes, despite their strength. People shivered, feeling the hairs on their necks stand up on their ends. Gong Pildu simply tsked.

Lee Seolhwa calmly observed the situation, as serene and unruffled as ever. "Now that we are here, we should all gather together." She looked around, seeing neither hair nor hide of Kim Dokja. She was confused, her cracks forming in her stoic demeanor. 'Where could he be?' Lee Seolhwa wondered. She strode to Yoo Sangah, paying no mind to the whispers of others and whispered to her.

Yoo Sangah froze, disbelief painted all over her face. Lee Seolhwa shook her head in confirmation. Yoo Sangah frowned, disliking having to be the one to deliver bad news. Inhaling deeply, she voiced the one thought that occupied everyone's minds.

"Dokja-ssi isn't with us."

The mere mention of Kim Dokja caught their nebula's attention. Yoo Sangah forced a polite smile, refusing to cower under everyone's scrutinising gazes.

Kim…Dokja…is...missing?

"So it's true? Hyung is not with us?!"

"Ahjussi!"

Lee Gilyoung and Shin Yoosung wailed, ready to destroy anything and anyone that got in their path.

"Did that ugly Ahjussi die again?" Lee Jihye exclaimed, even peering under the table as if it held the secrets to KIm Dokja's disappearance.

Han Sooyung seethed in anger, the lemon candy she was sucking on cracking under the pressure. "I'm gonna go find that stupid rat!" She climbed onto the table, her shoes dirtying the previously pristine tablecloth. Lee Hyunsung cried anime tears, looking a lot like a pitiful dog that had been abandoned. Jung Heewon fully unsheathed her sword, looking for people to cut down.

Yoo Joonghyuk growled, frustrated that Kim Dokja had run off again.

A pillar of light appeared, catching everyone's attention when a group of people appeared.

Kim Dokja looked over and froze in his spot, unable to believe his eyes. That was the 0th turn Yoo Joonghyuk, complete with a happier expression and less scars. Even his companions were with him, including another Lee Seolhwa. This had to be impossible, even with the [Star Stream].

He was now very sure that this scenario had never happened before in Ways of Survival.

Kim Dokja consulted the [Fourth Wall], desperate for answers.

[Ki m Dok ja, d oes it loo k li ke I k now?]

[Fourth Wall] was being as unhelpful as ever, the bastard.

The constellations suspected there was a higher being behind this. Even if it was an Outer God, were they that powerful and why would they do this? With impeccable timing, an unknown voice spoke up over the din everyone was making.

[Greetings everyone.]

The voice caught everyone's attention. "Who are you?!" A nameless incarnation shouted, clearly terrified by how hard she was shaking. A few other incarnations tutted, expecting her to die on the spot for her foolishness. Was the unknown voice the reason they were here?

[Me? I am someone's puppet. Any other questions?]

'Someone's puppet.'

It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Was it a god, a stronger creature, or an unknown Outer God?

Yoo Joonghyuk's thought hard. Perhaps this unknown being knew something about why he kept on regressing without any visible end to it.

Another brave person asked, "Then can you tell us who this 'someone' is?"

[For privacy reasons, I cannot tell you much, but I can provide a tidbit pf information about my God. He is a God that knows everything. The world's most omniscient yet powerless God.]

"Why does he know everything? If he does, then he can surely help us!" A foolish incarnation spoke, a cocky grin on his ugly mug. His partner also agreed, running his mouth. They felt that they were entitled to everything and thus would get answers.

[Despite the rudeness of you insolent mortals, my God is kind and would help, but the world would stop, and he doesn't want that to happen.]

…

This was strange. How could the world end if a God decided to help? 

[Are there any more questions? If not, then good, then the reason why I gathered everyone here is to watch someone's life.]

Multiple voices yelled in disbelief. Shocked whispers could be heard throughout the room, everyone curious as to who it was.

Han Sooyung pointed her fingers at where she thought the voice was. "You're kidding me! You kidnapped all of us just to watch the boring life of someone we don't know?"

Hums of agreement resounded. Why would they watch someone else's life when they were busy trying to survive the apocalypse? That was such a waste.

Yoo Sangah implored, her curiosity taking over. "If it is a person, then who are we watching? Surely it should be someone among us." She looked around, hoping to find even a scrap of information. Some were pointing to their friends, parents or their allies.

"Hahaha is it you?" A boy jokingly asked his friend, in turn being punched back and wincing. "Jeez, I was just joking, don't take it to heart." He pouted, earning unimpressed looks. The tense atmosphere relaxed slightly.

[...It is Kim Dokja.]

Kim Dokja choked on his spit.

People were speechless.

"What? No way! Why would we watch Dokja-ssi?!" Lee Hyunsung shouted, defending Kim Dokja. He was determined to protect Kim Dokja's privacy.

[I'm sorry, but I can't help it. The reason why I want all of you to watch is that surely someone has already reached the end.]

Secretive Plotter clenched his fist. He had an inkling of who the voice was talking about. He lost count of how many times he regressed, just to meet that one person, but to no avail. Doing everything to reach the other side. He had reached the ned before, but it felt incomplete without that 'someone'. [The time will come when you reach your own conclusion.]

The voice then listed the rules.

[Do not break the rules. You will face unimaginable punishment.
1. No violence, physically and mentally.
2. Listen first before assuming anything.
4. Kim Dokja should not be injured.
Good luck to you.]

After the voice disappeared, everyone began talking about the unknown God, speculating their theories.

"Number 5 is don't hurt Kim Dokja? Why the hell is Ahjussi's name there and why can't he get hurt?" Lee Jihye questioned. Hoping for someone to answer her question, she stared at the adults, but no answer came, much to her disappointment when they shook their heads.

Jung Heewon chipped in, crossing her arms. "We're probably going to watch something important, so we'll have to pay close attention and be on guard at all times. We don't know what's going to happen to us."

Shin Yoosung blinked. "So, we will all be watching Ahjussi's life?" 

Kim Dokja's companions started panicking a bit more, dashing about trying to find him. In the end, it was Yoo Joonghyuk who found him in his little spot.

Lee Gilyoung lunged towards him, grabbing onto his leg. "Hyung, I found you!" A big smile was present on his face.

Shin Yoosung hugged his other leg, not wanting to lose to the boy. "Ahjussi, did you hear?"

Han Sooyoung scowled, her hands on her hips. "Hey ugly squid, did you appear here? You weren't with us." 

Kim Dokja could only awkwardly laugh. "Uh, I don't know. It looked like I was here before everyone got brought in." 

They huddled together, preparing to watch Kim Dokja's life.

Chapter 2: Prologue - Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World

Everyone noticed a group of tables with chairs and a big screen. Kim Dokja started walking to one of the tables. It was a big table with comfortable chairs surrounding it, and there was also high-quality food usually only found in 5-star Michelin restaurants. He sighed. 'Why does life like to fuck me up?' He continued reading the novel because it saved him while he was struggling in real life.

Clap.

The sound caught everyone's attention, louder than it actually was in the silent room. “Now that the unknown creature is gone, we should be prepared for what we will watch with my life.” Kim Dokja said, already sitting on a plush armchair at a table with sufficient space for all of KimCom. Lee Gilyoung and Shin Yoosung went to race each other, wanting to sit next to their hyung/ahjussi, Han Sooyoung sat down, starting to look for good food she liked. Yoo Sangah went to sit next to her and selected a few dishes too. Lee Sokyoung sat beside the children crowding her son, striking up a conversation with him. Lee Jihye glanced around, shrugged, then picked the seat next to Shin Yoosung. Jung Heewon and Lee Hyunsung occupied two seats together, watching the children glare at each other. Yoo Joonghyuk grunted and sat himself down on the seat opposite Kim Dokja, staring holes into his face. Lee Seolhwa and Gong Pildu took the seats on either side of Yoo Joonghyuk.

Everyone else took that as a cue to split up and sit in their respective groups. Chattering filled the previously quiet room, the incarnations only daring to talk to each other while the constellations made zero attempts to socialize with them, looking down on incarnations.

Lee Jihye looked at Shin Yoosung and Lee Gilyoung still glaring at each other. “Hey, if both of you keep glaring at each other, Master will take the initiative to sit next to Ahjussi instead.” She threatened them, feeling giddy with excitement. 'Master and Ahjussi should sit next to each other because they had a child together before.'

“I won't let that sooty bastard sit next to hyung! I'll kick him first!” Lee Gilyoung glowered at Yoo Joonghyuk, who scowled back at him. The heavy tension between them became stronger.

Kim Dokja nervously chuckled. "Ahahahahah..."

Shin Yoosung frowned, actually liking Yoo Joonghyuk, so she was offended by Lee Gilyoung.

Han Sooyoung smirked, watching the free show with a bucket of popcorn.

The others stayed silent, feeling unsure about whether to intervene.

Gong Pildu sighed. 'That brat sure has the guts to say that,'

Jung Heewon gave a thumbs up to Lee Jihye who grinned back, both shipping JoongDok.

The Demon-Like Judge of Fire, Uriel, sat next to her friend, Gabriel, looking around hoping to see her favorite person. Upon finding him sitting with his companions, she squealed. “Gabriel! Kim Dokja is over there!” She smacked Gabriel’s back repeatedly in excitement. Gabriel winced, trying to calm Uriel down to no avail. The other angels stared at them in amusement,e already used to this scene happening. Uriel fangirled and talked about Kim Dokja and Yoo Joonghyuk together, her friend having given up a long time ago.

The incarnations drooled over the food that looked scrumptious, beginning to eat as they were too hungry. “This is so good!” Someone moaned, biting into fried chicken. The people who heard agreed, satiating their hunger.

[Oh?] The unknown creature came back. [Did everyone read the rules? If you didn’t, the rules are just in front of you.] It said, glancing at everybody.

Everyone nodded, even the constellations having read the rules, not knowing the strength of the puppet itself, much less the unknown God.

Someone raised their hand.

[Yes? Is something the matter?]

“If the food is finished, will it be replenished?” Blushing in embarrassment, the woman's friends hoping for the Puppet to agree.

[Yes, it will never run out. You can think about whatever dish you want, and it will appear right in front of you.]

The incarnations simultaneously sighed in relief.

[The watching will start, so I hope everyone is ready.] The puppet said before it left again. Unbeknownst to everyone, it didn’t actually leave, just hiding in a place where they couldn’t see it to protect its God that seemed so delicate-looking.

“It’s starting.” Han Sooyoung proclaimed, looking at Kim Dokja gulping. KimCom looked at him, all of them worried, even if some didn't show it as much as the others.

Uriel pinched her friend's arm. “It’s starting!!!” Gabriel suffered in silence from Uriel’s actions, eyes asking for help. The angels chuckled, looking towards the screen.

The lights went out.

The room was quiet with everyone holding their breath, the silence in the room deafening.

The screen started to play.

「There are three ways to survive in a ruined world. One thing is certain: you who are currently reading these words will survive.

–Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World [Complete]」

Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World? Everyone was confused, but those who knew what it meant were shocked to their core. The supposed book that predicted the future. Kim Dokja's eyes widened. The novel he read when he was bullied, the novel that kept him going through life.

A web novel platform filled the screen of my old smartphone. I scrolled down and then up again. How many times have I been doing this?

"Really? This is the end?"

I looked again, the word 'complete' unmistakable. The story was over. I couldn't believe it.

[Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World]

Author: tls123

3,149 chapters.

'Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World' was a lengthy fantasy novel with multiple chapters. Its shortened name was 'Ways of Survival.'

“Who is this tls123?” Someone asked the person sitting next to them.

“We don’t know, the screen might reveal it.”

“Oh.”

“Damn! 3,149 chapters?!”

“Someone actually finished this!? I can’t even complete 10 chapters! They're insane!”

“Hahaha same. I admire the person for reading this whole novel.”

“You fools, it's the Ugliest King. You didn't hear that we would be watching his life or experience?" A man pointed it out, stopping everyone in their train of thought. Glances were sent toward Kim Dokja.

Kim Dokja chuckled nervously again, KimCom glaring at anyone who dared to stare at Kim Dokja. Everyone soon stopped, unwilling to face them.

“Thank you everyone.” Kim Dokja was grateful to his companions.

“No need for the thanks Ahjussi!” Shin Sooyung reassured him, everyone agreeing. They would protect Kim Dokja, even if he was the Demon King.

I have been steadily reading this novel since the third year of middle school. Even when I was bullied by the delinquents at my school, even when I had to enter a third-rate local university after screwing up my entrance exams, even when I was assigned to a military unit at the frontlines since the damn rich people stayed in the back, and even now, working as an office worker for some gaming company, countless hours of overtime and shitty pay...Argh, stop thinking about this. 

「Author's words: Thank you for reading 'Ways of Survival' up to here. The story will now be on a paywall.]

"Ah…I guess this really is the end."

From the end of my childhood all the way to adulthood—a long journey spanning over ten years. I felt desolate this story that was the only thing that remained constant in my life was coming to an end, along with a sense of fulfillment from being there to reach the conclusion of it. I opened the comment box for the last chapter and wrote a sentence, re-typing it several times.

Everyone felt pity. As for Uriel….

“Who are the sick fucks who dared to bully my darling?! That piece of shit, whoever you are, I hope you die, you $#@ *^ % $#*@^!” Uriel cursed the person, hoping for them to suffer terribly. Gabriel was shocked, both at the curse words and that the censor wasn’t working. Blank stares were sent to one of the strongest angels swearing.
The bastards who bullied Uriel’s 'darling' stayed silent, afraid of suffering from Uriel's wrath. No thank you, not today. :(

“Hyung got bullied?” Lee Gilyoung exclaimed angrily.

“Let’s torture that person.” Shin Yoosung said seriously.

The KimCom collectively agreed, preparing to find which son of a bitch bullied their Kim Dokja.

“Dokja-ya…” Lee Sookyoung called her son, beads of perspiration appearing on the back of his neck from her deceptively sweet voice and KimCom's threatening pressure. “Who are the fuckers?” she said, scanning everyone.

“Mom, everyone, please stop.” Kim Dokja sighed, a blush present on his face. Just for their Kim Dokja, they stopped, but they wouldn’t forget about this matter. Everyone silently communicates.

Persephone and Hades' passive-aggressive silence was enough to make the people around them shake in fear.

“My dear wife, we should look for that bastard.” Hades darkly said.

“Yes love.” Persephone also said.

The people of the Underworld almost sent prayers to the unlucky people…almost but they bullied their precious prince.

–Kim Dokja: tls123, thank you for everything in the meantime. I am happy to hear about this good news.

They were sincere sentences. Ways of Survival was my life's novel. It wasn't the most popular, but it was the best novel for me. There were many words I wanted to say but I couldn't write them. I was afraid that my careless words would hurt the writer.

–An average of 1.9 hits per chapter.

–An average of 1.08 comments.

This was the average popularity index of 'Ways of Survival'. The number of views for the first chapter was 12,000, but it fell to 120 for the 10th chapter, and then 12 for the 50th chapter. By the time it was the 100th chapter, it was only 1.

Hits=1.

Kim Dokja agreed with his past self. “The novel saved my life. If it didn’t exist I would be dead by now.” A bittersweet smile was on his face.

Silence ensued.

“Hyung…”

“Ahjussi..” both Lee Gilyoung and Shin Yoosung began tearing up.

Yoo Joonghyuk mused on Kim Dokja's words, the crease in his eyebrow deepening.

I was overwhelmed by the feeling I got when I saw the numerous '1' that appeared next to the list of chapters. In some cases, there was a '2', but it was likely someone pressing the wrong button.

'Thank you.'

The author published a novel with more than 3,000 chapters with just 1 hit per chapter over a period of 10 years. It was truly a story just for me. I pressed on the 'Recommendation Board' and immediately started tapping on the keyboard,

–I have a dope novel to recommend

The author wrote me a free completed novel, so I should give him a recommendation. I clicked on the completed button, and comments quickly appeared.

–It looks like a new anti. I searched for this person's ID, and they recommended the same novel several times.

–Isn't his recommendation banned? The author shouldn't do this here.

"Those fuckers-"

"Uriel, shhh."

Belatedly, it occurred to me that I wrote a recommendation a few months ago. In an instant, dozens of comments such as "attention seeker" or "dumbass." appeared. My face became flushed.

I was sure the author would also read this. So, I hurriedly tried to delete my post, but I only got a message saying that it couldn't be deleted because it had already been reported.

"This…"

There was a bitter taste in my mouth at the thought that the sincerely written recommendation ended up becoming a stain on the novel's reputation. If they even looked a little bit, why didn't anyone try reading the interesting novel? I wanted to give a donation to the writer, but I couldn't afford it because I was a salary worker barely able to make a living. Then I received a notification that a 'message had arrived.'

"Hyung is not an attention seeker!"

"Yeah!"

–tls123: Thank you.

A message flew in from out of nowhere. It took me a while to grasp the situation.

What?

tls123—it was the author of 'Ways of Survival'.

–tls123: I was able to complete it to the end thanks to you. I also won a competition.

I couldn't believe it. Ways of Survival won a competition?

–Kim Dokja: Congratulations! What is the competition?

tls123: You won't know it because it is an unknown competition.

I wondered if they lied because they were ashamed, but I wanted it to be true. Perhaps I really didn't know. It might be a bit hit on other platforms. I was a little sad, but it was good to have an excellent story spreading.

–tls123: I would like to send a special gift to you as a thank you.

–Kim Dokja: Gift?

–tls123: It is thanks to my dear reader that this story has come into the world.

Everyone was curious as to what this ‘gift’ was.

“I bet the gift will be like Ways of Survival. That would be so epic, hahahahaha!” A girl in a ponytail cackled, her friend resigned to her antics.

I gave the writer my email address as they asked.

–tls123: Ah, right. I got the monetization schedule.

–Kim Dokja: Wow, really? When will it start? This masterpiece should've been paid from the beginning…

It was a lie. The Ways of Survival was a daily series, so I would've had to spend 3,000 won a month. 3,000 won was one convenience-store lunch for me.

–tls123: The monetization starts tomorrow.

–Kim Dokja: Then the epilogue coming tomorrow will be paid?

–tls123: Yes, I'm afraid you need to pay for it.

–Kim Dokja: Of course, I have to pay! I will buy the last one!

After that, there was no reply from the author. It looked like they logged out of the site. A sense of despondency settled in. Were they leaving without even replying now that they were successful? My admiration turned into petty jealousy. What was I so excited about? It wasn't like I had written the novel anyway.

"The author must be a nice guy who sends gifts to his fans.” someone said and his friends agreed. Truly blessed that author.

"Will they give me a gift certificate? It'd be nice if it has around 50,000 won."

Those were the naive thoughts I had back then.

I knew nothing about what would happen to the world the next day.

And the screen went out.

Everyone began whispering to one another, curiosity overtaking their minds.

“HAHAHAHAH.” Kim Dokja laughed, pitying his past self.

“Kim Dokja, why are you laughing you dumb squid?” Han Sooyoung asked, irritated about being kept out of the loop.

“Nothing,” he replied, wiping away his tears.

“Wow, we didn't know that the Ugly King is such a reader who can read 3,000 chapters.”

“I know right? I am so jealous!”

Everyone started sharing their opinion.

“Wahhh, I still wanted more!” Uriel said, wishing that here would be more of Kim Dokja’s life.

[Oh, the chapter ended? Good, how did it go, everyone?] The puppet appeared once again and spoke.

“It went well."

“Yeah, except for the bullying part.”

“I have something to ask Mr. Puppet,” Uriel woke up from her fantasy, taking the initiative.

[Yes? What is it?]

“Will there be more?” Uriel eagerly asked.

[Yes, there will be more. There are 551 chapters.]

“WHAT?!”

“Fuuuckk!”

“Oh my.”

“That is so many.”

“Yes! Yes!” Uriel happily danced, overcome with joy, her eyes shining brighter than gold. Gabriel pulled her arm down and made her sit in an attempt to calm her down.

[Well then, everyone should prepare for the next chapter.]

Notes:

So here it is, the prologue I am not sure if this is okay. I am still learning how to post in ao3 hahahaha. Since I am a reader and not a writer I hope my writing is okay. I still don't know how this works.

So in this AU? Persephone, Hades, and Kim Dokja already met, so they took him as their child don't worry Lee Sookyoung already accepts it. So Kim Dokja has three parents wuwuwuwuw.

Kim Namwoon will be here and will join the KimCom (cause just imagine Lee Jihye, Shin Yoosoung, Lee Gilyoung, and Kim Namwoon being Kim Dokja's little duckling 😍😍) and the 0th turn Yoo Joonghyuk will also watch with them I still haven't written about it. But I will do it.

If there are any mistakes please point them out, thank you!

Chapter 3: Ep. 1 – Starting the Paid Service, I

"Ohh so excited for the next chapter to show up! Mama, will Leader Kim Dokja show up?" A child asks her mom who only chuckles and fondly brushes her child's hair. "Sweetie it might be as we are watching his life." She still doesn't know if the Demon King of Salvation is a good person or bad.

She hopes he will be good, as she remembers him beating those bastards who hit her and her child, while they almost steal their things.

The child giggled, "So that must be it!" She said happily and looked forward to when the screen would turn on.

The child idolises Kim Dokja who saw him in his demon form fighting the monster and the bad guys and she thinks he looks so beautiful with his wings spread at his back, killing those bad guys who hit her and mom and.. and his cool horns. She gripped her teddy bear tightly she's holding. So cool, l wanna be like him in the future.

0th regression Yoo Joonghyuk doesn't know how he got in here. He is with his companions fighting some strong monsters while his dear sponsor is supporting him. His sponsor, he thought fondly. 0th regression Yoo Joonghyuk can still remember how his sponsor keeps disturbing him just to take care of him. He sighs, he already misses his sponsor.

His companions noticed him sighing, and walked to him worriedly. "Master, are you okay?" 0th Lee Jihye asked her master. 0th Kim Namwoon looks like he was about to fight someone cause he saw so many strong people in here. While the rest are stopping him.

0th Yoo Joonghyuk reassured her, "I am okay, Jihye. I just miss my sponsor." He said fondly.

"That sponsor? Now that you mention them, they are not here. Where could they be?" 0th Lee Hyunsung said while thinking about where that sponsor would be.

0th Kim Namwoon, "So weird all of the incarnations' sponsors are here, but your sponsor isn't here with us." He said putting his hands on his hips. He tsk, "They must be cowards to show up."

"Hey! Don't talk about my master's sponsor like that!" 0th Lee Jihye defends his master's sponsor even if she doesn't know them. But they are still her master. So she will defend their honors, she puffed her chest.

0th Kim Namwoon went, "Heh so what?" That infuriates 0th Lee Jihye and they start bickering at each other.

0th Lee Hyunsung went to them to break their fight, while 0th Lee Seoalhwa was just silent, she sighs while looking at her companions.

The screen went out again and everyone immediately went prepared to see what they would be watching. Everyone's feeling giddy!

Then the screen turns on.

"I'm Dokja¹."

I usually introduced myself to people like this, then the following misunderstanding would occur.

"Oh, are you an only child?"

"I am, but that isn't what I mean."

"Huh? Then?"

"My name is Dokja. Kim Dokja."

My father gave me that name so that I'd become a strong man even if I was on my own. However, thanks to this name that my father gave me, I was simply living as a single man, unremarkable in my loneliness.

"Heh, how ironic."

"Pfft-" someone stops before they will get the glares.

"So Kim Dokja's name could mean 'only child' or 'reader'? Am I right?" The same girl - who said that the gift will be Ways of Survival - said to her friend.

"Well, we will see about it. If it's wrong, will you give me 100 won?" Her friend bet.

"Deal." Now both of them are hoping they are gonna win.

In short, my life was like this: Kim Dokja, 28 years old, single.

My hobby was reading web novels on the subway while going to and from work.

"At this rate, you'll get sucked into your smartphone."

In a noisy subway, I raised my head reflexively. A pair of curious eyes were staring straight at me. They belonged to an employee from the human resources team, Yoo Sangah.

"Is it the Moonlight Empress?!"

"Wait, so they were co-workers? Or friends?!"

Uriel puffed her chest, "What did I tell you, Gabriel? Hahahahaha!" She laughed loudly.

"Ugh." That is Gabriel's only reaction.

"So the Demon King of Salvation hobby is… reading web novels? I relate to him." Said by someone whose hobby is also reading web novels before the apocalypse began. Waaaahhhhhh she misses those times, now she just survives, survives, kills and kills.

"Ah, hello." I greeted her.

"Are you going home from work?"

"Yes. What about Yoo Sangah-ssi²?"

"I was lucky. The manager went on a business trip today." Yoo Sangah sat down soon as the seat next to me became vacant. A subtle scent came from her shoulders, making me nervous.

"Do you normally take the subway?"

"That…" Yoo Sangah made a dark expression. Come to think of it, this was the first time I'd met Yoo Sangah on a subway train. Starting with Personnel Manager Kang to Finance Manager Han… There were rumors that Yoo Sangah had men from the company driving her home every workday. Yet unexpected words came from Yoo Sangah's mouth, "Someone stole my bicycle."

Bicycle.

"You commute by bike?"

"Yes! It's because I felt like I've been getting less and less exercise since I've been working overtime a lot lately. And because there was also a bit of an annoying matter… Things like that were why."

Aha, so that's how it was.

"I am gonna send prayers to the person who stole her bike." Then they start praying to this random person. Hoping the prayers they send will get it to them.

Han Myungoh sweat dropped when he heard it, guess he needs to apologise to her, he thinks while playing with his daughter.

"Oh wow those rumours are so annoying, they can really destroy a person just by doing that."

"Yeah, are you a victim too?"

"Yep, Someone spreads those rumors saying I cheated during the test when in reality I was just a dumb bitch who always skips class." A girl who is still in high school puffed her chest as she bragged about how untrue those rumours are.

"What?" The person got dumbfounded.

"Nevermind, let's continue watching."

Yoo Sangah smiled brightly. Seeing her this close, I could kind of understand why men found her attractive, but, ultimately, it didn't matter to me. The genre of every person's life was already determined, and Yoo Sangah was someone who lived in a genre different from mine. After the awkward conversation, we looked at our phones. I opened up the novel app I was reading on before while Yoo Sangah… What was this?

"Puede prestarme dinero."

"Huh?"

"Spanish."

"…I see. What does it mean?"

"Please give me some money," Yoo Sangah replied proudly. Studying on the subway while going home… She truly had a genre different from me. But where was she planning to use a phrase like that after learning it?

"You're working hard."

"By the way, what is Dokja-ssi looking at?"

"Ah, I…"

"Ways of Survival!

"Manga!"

"Porn!"

"Yeah-"

Everyone stops when they hear someone yells porn. What the fuck? That person sure is brave enough to say that to the Demon King of Salvation.

The person who yelled it just went silent as they didn't want everybody to know it was them. They snicker quietly.

Kim Dokja coughs awkwardly, "Well…" he said while trying to hide his embarrassment.

"Now back to watching everyone!" He shouted embarrassedly so that everyone would forget this moment.

Uriel squealed quietly, "Ahhhhh!, Dokja is so adorable when he is embarrassed like that!" She squeezed Gabriel's arm like a squeeze ball. Gabriel tried not to wince, guess this is her life now, she thought. Racheal on her side snickers.

In the moment it took me to think, 'Oh, shoot,' Yoo Sangah's gaze landed on the LCD screen of my smartphone. "Is it a novel?"

"Yes, well… You could say that I'm studying Korean."

"Wow, I also like novels. I haven't been able to read lately because I don't have time…" It was surprising. Yoo Sangah liked reading novels…? "Novels like Murakami Haruki, Raymond Carver, Han Kang…"

Ah, of course.

Yoo Sangah asked, "Dokja-ssi, what writers do you like?"

"You won't know even if I say their names."

"I've read a lot of novels. Who are the authors?"

At this time, it was really hard to say that I read web novels as a hobby. I glanced at the title of the novel in the app.

[The World after the Fall]

Author: Sing Shangshong.

I couldn't say that I was reading 'The World after the Fall by Sing Shangshong'.

"Don't be ashamed to admit!" Lee Jihye shouts.

"Yeah! There are so many people with hobbies like yours! Demon King of Salvation!" Jung Heewon also added.

"Of course your hobby is better than someone who yells porn. I am sure they are obsessed with it!"

"Pfft!"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"

Jung Heewon wheezes while trying to give a thumbs up to Lee Jihye who is laughing so hard when she said that. The rest of the KimCom laughs except for Yoo Joonghyuk who chuckles. Han Sooyoung slams the table because her stomach hurts from laughing.

Kim Dokja chuckles, "You… Okay, okay enough." He tried to stop the embarrassment from coming.

"Hyung, don't worry we will beat those bastards that will make fun of you!"

"Yeah, I will release my beast to them!"

"Sure, sure." He sighs fondly, patting their heads.

Everyone is still wheezing and probably won't stop laughing.

"It's just a fantasy novel. It's… What was it again? Right, Lord of the Rings, it's kind of like that…"

Yoo Sangah's eyes widened. "Aha. The Lord of the Rings. I've also seen the movies."

"Yes, the movies are good."

Silence followed. Yoo Sangah was still looking in my direction and seemed to be waiting for me to say something. It was getting awkward. So, I decided to change the topic. "It's already been one year since we joined the company, hasn't it? It was around this time last year, I think. Time really flies."

"Yes, you're right. Back then, the two of us had no idea what was going on, didn't we?"

"That's right. It seems like just yesterday, but the contract period is already over." I realized that I'd said something wrong when I saw Yoo Sangah's expression.

"Ah, I…" Yoo Sangah trailed off.

I had forgotten. Yoo Sangah received credit for a foreign buyer last month and was already promoted to a full-time employee.

"Ohhhh that is so cool!"

"Yeah, totally not jealous."

"Of course you're not jealous, she is the Moonlight Empress while you? An average person."

That hit the woman's ego, "Shit that hurts don't expose me like that." While rubbing wherever her ego was.

"Heh."

"Ah, that's right, that happened. My congratulations are late. Sorry about that. Haha, maybe I should've worked hard to study a foreign language too."

"N-no, not at all, Dokja-ssi! There's still the performance review, and…"

I didn't want to admit it, but the sight of Yoo Sangah speaking—it was pretty cool. Her face seemed to glow with a brilliant light, as though the world's spotlight was shining down on only one person.

If this world were a novel, the protagonist would likely be someone like her. In fact, it was an inevitable outcome.

While I hadn't worked hard…

Yoo Sangah had.

While I read web novels on the Internet…

Yoo Sangah studied diligently.

So, it was inevitable that Yoo Sangah would become a full-time employee and that my contract would be terminated.

The difference between the diligent and a normal coworker really hits hard.

0th Lee Jihye asked 0th Kim Namwoon, "Were you like this? Like someone is better than you but you're stupid." She snickers.

"Hey! I may be stupid but not too stupid!"

"Yeah, yeah keep talking boy."

"You are surely looking for a fight huh?" 0th Kim Namwoon cracked his knuckles.

"And what are you gonna do?" 0th Lee Jihye asked back.

Both of them really won't stop fighting, 0th Lee Hyunsung thought fondly. Heh, they are still teenagers after all so that should be okay.

0th Yoo Joonghyuk just stays silent as he is too focused watching the screen. 0th Lee Seolhwa did the same.

"Um… Dokja-ssi."

"Yes?"

"If you don't mind… Should I let you know the app I'm using?" All of the sudden, Yoo Sangah's voice sounded distant.

It felt as though I was getting infinitely farther away from the world. To rein in my mind which felt as though it would drift away, I forced my eyes open and focused my gaze straight ahead.

A boy was sitting in the seat opposite mine on the train.

He looked a little over 10 years old.

The boy who held an insect collecting net in one hand was smiling brightly as he sat next to his mother.

"…Dokja-ssi?"

What would it be like, if I had a life different from the one I had now? In other words, what if the genre of my life had been different?

"Kim Dok…"

If the genre of my life weren't 'realism' but 'fantasy'…

Would I have been able to become the protagonist?

"Hyung that's me! That is me! Hah, see Yoosung? Hyung met me first so he should love me first." Lee Gilyoung puffed his chest smugly and stuck his tongue out.

Shin Yoosung glares at him, "Well I am ahjussi's incarnation, so suck at that." She smiled.

Lee Gilyoung glared at her and Shin Yoosung did the same.

While the other side,

"Well you're already the protagonist here, Dokja-ssi." Lee Hyunsung said to cheer for their leader. Everyone agreed to it.

"Yeah ahjussi, I read some novels where the protagonists are very lucky.. err well some of them, heh. So you should be one of the lucky protagonists." Lee Jihye tried to cheer too, but she doesn't know if it's working or not. Well she tried her best.

Lee Sokyoung glanced at her sadly, "Dokja-ya…." He stiffed and looked at her nervously.

"Are you sure you are okay?" Lee Sokyoung said to her son gently and pats his arm.

"Yes, mom I am definitely fine. That is my past self." Kim Dokja reassured his mom.

Who knows.

That was probably something I would never find out. However, if there was one I did know, it was this:

"It's fine, Yoo Sangah-ssi."

"Pardon?"

"Even if you tell me the app, it won't be any use."

The genre of my life was plainly 'realism.'

"It's because a Dokja has a Dokja's life, you see."

"Hm? What do you …"

"It's just that some people are like that in life."

And in this genre, I wasn't a protagonist but a 'Reader'.

"A Dokja's life…"

Yoo Sangah was wearing a grave expression, so I waved my hand a bit to show that I was really alright. I didn't really know why, but this person seemed sincerely worried about me. Well, she was from HR… so she was probably aware of my work performance already.

Yoo Sangah nodded her head, "That's right Dokja-ssi life is Dokja-ssi’s life. I am worried for you as a friend.” Yoo Sangah sent him a smile.

Kim Dokja smiled back at her, “Thank you for that Sangah-ssi.” Which she only shook her head. Indicating she don't want any thanks.

Yoo Joonghyuk’s eyes twitched when he saw this scene. Han Sooyoung noticed it and immediately teased him, "Ohhhh~ you jealous boy? Don't worry, they are only friends huhuhuhu~" she snickers.

Yoo Joonghyuk glares at her which she stops teasing him. "Tsk, you are no fun." She murmurs so she went to Jung Heewon and Lee Jihye to annoy them. Lee Jihye went into a defensive mode while Jung Heewon cracked her knuckles, the three of them grinned at each other.

Lee Seolhwa, Lee Hyunsung, and Gong Pildu just shake their heads while sighing.

He isn't jealous, no he is not. Yoo Joonghyuk activated his denial mode. No. He. Is. Not.

"Dokja-ssi says truly great things."

"What?"

"Then, I suppose I have my own life as well—a Sangah's life."

Yoo Sangah seemed to have decided something as she turned back to studying Spanish. I gazed at her for a while before returning to the novel. Everything had returned to normal, but strangely, my scrolling of the novel didn't go well. Maybe it was because I realized the weight of reality that I couldn't scroll down.

At that time, a notification appeared at the top of my smartphone. [You have one new mail.]

It was from the author of 'Ways of Survival'. I opened the mail.

–Reader-nim³, my novel will become paid from 7 p.m. This will be helpful. Good luck.

[1 attachment.]

The author said he would give me a gift. What was the gift?

…Like my name, I was also a reader by nature. So, I was excited to receive the mail. Yes, it wasn't bad living as a reader. I checked the time. It was 6:55 p.m. I had exactly five minutes before the novel became monetized at 7 p.m. Then I opened up my list of preferred novels in the app. Since I was the only reader, I should leave a congratulatory comment and give strength to the author. However…

–The work doesn't exist.

"Yes! I won!" The ponytail girl cheered and her friend suffered.

"The bet, dear?" She sweetly asked to her friend who looked at her disgusted. "Ugh, fine here." She drops the 100 won to the girl who laughs wickedly.

Yes, money money money, she thought dreamly.

I tried typing 'ruined' several times in the search box, but the result was the same. The bulletin board for 'Ways of Survival' had disappeared without a trace. It was strange. Had there ever been a case of a novel being deleted without notification when it was going to be monetized?

At that moment, the subway lights turned off, and the inside of the train became dark.
Kiiiiiiiik-! The subway train shook loudly and let out a metallic sound. It caused Yoo Sangah to scream and grab my arm. Then I heard the sound of other people getting stirred up. Yoo Sangah gripped my arm so tightly that I paid more attention to the pain in my left arm than the sudden stop. It took a dozen seconds for the train to stop fully.

Then I heard confused voices coming from everywhere.

"Shit, you are definitely right." The friend says to the ponytail girl who stops when she heard her friend and the action starts. "Fuck did I jinx it?" The girl timidly asks the person sitting next to her.

"Yes." Both her friend and the stranger spoke at the same time.

Double fuck, she thinks. Definitely double fuck.

"Uh, what?"

"W-What is this?"

In the dark, one or two smartphone lights turned on. Yoo Sangah still held my left arm tightly as she asked, "W-What is going on?"

I pretended to be unconcerned. "Don't worry. It isn't a big deal."

"Is that so?"

"Yes, it is probably a disturbance from a suicide. The engineer will soon make an announcement."

As I finished speaking, I heard the engineer's announcement, -Telling all passengers on the train. Telling all passengers on the train.

The loud surroundings became calm. I sighed and opened my mouth, "See, it isn't a big deal. Now an apology will air, and the power will come back on…"

–E-Everyone run away… Run…!

'What?'

There was a beeping sound, and the broadcast turned off. The inside of the train became a mess.

"D-Dokja-ssi? What is this…?"  

Everyone went on a serious mode. They are watching or wondering how Kim Dokja/Demon King of Salvation did it and how he survived and his companions in his first scenario.

Yoo Joonghyuk also wants to know. Glancing at Kim Dokja who is watching, yeah he definitely wants to know.

"I wonder how ahjussi did it?" Lee Jihye wonders.

Kim Dokja, "Hehehehe well…" He scratches his cheek while glancing at Kim Namwoon who is sitting at the Underworld's table. Kim Namwoon noticed and sent him a grinned smile and waved at him. Kim Dokja waved back at him and turned to Lee Jihye and coughed, "The screen will reveal it."

"Ok?" Lee Jihye said unsure, but oh well!

A bright light flashed from the front of the subway train. There was a loud drumming sound followed by a pop. Something was heading this way in the darkness. It was just a coincidence that I saw the clock at this moment—7:00 p.m.

Tick, it felt like the world was stopping. Then I heard a voice:

[The free service of planetary system 8612 has been terminated.]

[The main scenario has started.]

This was the moment the genre of my life changed.

Then the screen paused right at that moment.

Everyone is still processing what the fuck just happen.

“So, uh… all I am saying is just wow.” Someone commented while patting his chest to calm his heart out.

"Shit, that was so epic!”

The puppet shows up, [So did everyone enjoy it?]

“Yes!”

"Yep! I thought I was watching a horror movie."

"Hahahahaha! We are the same, that shit scared me."

And many more agreements and comments.

The Dokkaebi King ask the puppet, “So the God, Mr. Puppet.” He hopes the Puppet will tell more, but to his disappointment.

Silence.

[Dokkaebi King, you already know who it is. No need to for you to act dumb infront of me.]

The Dokkaebi King went pale, “It’s not him right?” he shakely asked himself. The other Dokkaebis went pale as well except for Bihyung who didn’t know so he went to the KimCom’s table and talked to Kim Dokja. He misses him.

0th Yoo Joonghyuk noticed how all the dokkaebi went pale except for one. He observed more closely. Everyone also noticed. So, they start whispering more like talking to each other.

“Who is this God that makes all the dokkaebi be afraid of him?” Someone asked.

“Man I wanted that God to appear so that all the dokkaebis will just obediently sit down. Tsk.”

“I know right?”

0th Yoo Joonghyuk is silent while gathering the information that he could hear. This god huh, he thought. 0th Lee Hyunsung noticed the mood and asked, “Captain did you know?”.

0th Yoo Joonghyuk shook his head, “Sadly I don’t know.” He so badly wanted that God to appear and ask a question regarding his sponsor.

“Damn I wanted to meet that God!” 0th Lee Jihye exclaimed.

“And also me!” 0th Kim Namwoon also wanted to meet him.

Kim Namwoon walked to Kim Dokja’s table and sat with them, “Long time no see. Dokja-ssi.” He waved at everyone who waved back at him.

Kim Dokja, “Long time no see Namwoon. How are you?” He asked him. “I am doing great. Became a better person after all.” He teased him.

Kim Dokja chuckles. So he talked to Bihyung. While Kim Namwoon went to annoy the children.

Lee Jihye wonders, “Who is this God after all?” she asked while looking at the dokkaebis, she felt satisfied looking at them, especially that bastard Paul.

Lee Hyunsung sighs, “We don’t know. How can this God be powerful to get the dokaebis afraid of him?”

Everyone is now restless, but they thought that the Puppet’s God will appear soon or later. So they should calm themselves down.

Notes:

And the chapter three is done! I wrote this when my family and I went to Safari and dang the animals distract me I am typing hahahahaha. Good thing I have finished it.

Not gonna lie, Han Myungoh name is making me shit. I type his name like this 'Han Mooyung' fuck I feel bad. And Bihyung too. Good thing I googled their names.

I wanted to ask about Yoo Sangah, Is it Moonlight Empress or Empress Moonlight?

So I saw a comments that said, "But are you actually gonna write 551 chapters?" The answer is YES HAHAHAHAHAHA ☜(ˆ▿ˆc).
And also, "¿0 ya sabe que Dokja es su patrocinador?" I don't understand what they were saying so I translate it. And no 0th Yoo Joonghyuk doesn't know that Kim Dokja is his sponsor ✍(◔◡◔). I wanted to surprise him😭😭. HAHAHAHAHAHAH!

To the person that informed me in the comments about how my work got mentioned, thanks for it!

I was planning to add all Ep 1 parts I-V (ch2-6) but my small fingers couldn't do it, So I just wrote this

Well I actually wanted the dokaebis to be afraid The Oldest Dream like hello? He is the creator of this world like wow! I will definitely add him when they are watching cause I wanted to see everyone's shocked face huhuhuhu.

Chapter 4: Ep. 1 – Starting the Paid Service, II-V

Notes:

No you didn't saw me post chapter 4 and immediately delete it :D
The chapter needs to be edited lmaooooo. That was so fucking messy that I had to delete hahaha!
So there is button and I confusedly click the 'Rich Text' cause I didn't know what is this. And bam! I could have just use rich text instead of HTML?! AO3 had me confused bruh.

The screen is still paused, so after everyone calms themselves down they start looking for their friends, allies and parents to talk to.

The Dokkaebi King is still pale while calming his heart beat down, “So that person really is the reason why we are here and behind all of this.” He asked out loud. That everyone heard him saying that. Even the KimCom and 0th’s companions, so they start whispering to each other about the puppet’s God.

Paul felt terrified of that God as well, “I never know he is behind all of this. I am scared of what his reaction would be when he saw this..” He wants to dig a grave and be buried right there. All the Dokkaebi felt the same way. Maybe they will get erased by the puppet's God, and no one will know them anymore.

Kim Dokja looked at where the Dokkaebi King is, So he is really scared of that God huh, He thought while observing him. This is his first time seeing the Dokkaebi King and is afraid. Seeing him here with everyone, wants him to know who it is. Goodness, how strong is that God?

Yoo Joonghyuk went up and walked towards Kim Dokja and sat next to him, that got Lee Gilyoung to hiss at him. Yoo Joonghyuk just ignored him and looked at Kim Dokja.

“What is it, sunfish?” Kim Dokja asked him when he noticed Yoo Joonghyuk won’t stop looking at him.

Yoo Joonghyuk doesn't know how he got that nickname but he didn't want that nickname to stop, so he shook his head. Kim Dokja just shrugged and teased Lee Gilyoung and Shin Yoosung.

“Master and ahjussi look good together.” Lee Jihye commented when saw this scene, she couldn't help it. Her master and ahjussi should really try to get back together, she thinks. Han Sooyoung agreed to what Lee Jihye said.

Han Sooyoung said, “Yes they do make an awesome or strong couple. The Supreme King and The King of the Kingless World. Sunfish and a squid.” She says while doing the thinking pose.

Jung Heewon also added, “And they are also wearing matching clothes, black and white.” She happily said that as she sent a smirk to Kim Dokja.

That earned Kim Dokja to blushed heavily and Yoo Joonghyuk to look away but Han Sooyoung can see his ears turned red. She grinned at Lee Jihye and Jung Heewon who both grinned back at her.

Uriel really wants to go to Kim Dokja tables so she can witness their interaction and fangirl about them waaahhhhh. Gabriel noticed her looking somewhere so she immediately grabbed Uriel and tied her down to her chair, “You won’t be going anywhere, Uriel.” She scolds her while Uriel sulk.

“I really wanna go to Kim Dokja.” She whined.

“No no miss.” Gabriel refused and shook her head.

Raphael chuckles, “Uriel, did you perhaps know Kim Dokja is a Demon King?” She asked Uriel.

Uriel, “Details.” She deadpanned and said it.

That got all angels to laugh and Michael to shake his head. He wondered how Uriel became strong, well that isn’t his business anyways.

The Secretive Plotter is silent while looking to his other selves the 1864th Yoo Joonghyuk and 0th Yoo Joonghyuk. He blankly stared at the interaction between the 1864th Yoo Joonghyuk and Kim Dokja.

Kim Dokja… He thought sadly.

The other Khomas are also silent while staring the same way the Secretive Plotter did. 666 Yoo Joonghyuk just went tsk and ignored the small feeling inside his heart. All the Khomas did the same.

Someone whispered to his friend, “Hey, if I asked the Puppet about its God will it answer?” His friend just shrugged.

“We don’t know if we don’t try it.” The friend bet.

“Well let’s try.” He raised his hands.

The Puppet noticed him, [What is it?]

“About your God will he appear?” He asked, he is feeling terrified what will the Puppet do.

Everyone went silent so they could hear what the will Puppet said. [Yes, he will appear and watch with all of you.] The Puppet finally answered.

Everyone choked on their drink or the food they ate. The coughing all over the room could be heard.

What?

The God-who-knows-everything will appear?! zkdlaefaelbflaebelhlwcb!

What the fuck!

The Puppet shrugged while ignoring the bomb it just dropped.

0th Lee Jihye choked so hard on her drink, while the 0th Kim Namwoon cheered. “Did you hear it, Captain? The puppet said its God will appear!” 0th Lee Hyunsung said cheerily.

0th Lee Seolhwa also said, “I always wanted to meet this God.” Both the teenagers nodded their heads. She chuckles to both of them and starts preparing to watch.

0th Yoo Joonghyuk wide eyes could be seen, so the puppet's God will finally appear, He giddily thought. That is good, he can finally ask a question about his sponsor!

[Now, back to watching everyone. He will join sooner or later.] Then it left to go hide somewhere.

Everyone is still choking on their food or drink. While some cough, some just finished their choking experience.

Then the screen unpaused.

「 Dokkaebi¹. The first time he appeared, someone said so. 」

I didn't know why but that sentence suddenly popped up in my head. The stopped subway train, the dark room… These details gave me a sense of deja vu. The subway had stopped before, but it was rare. Even so, why? I remembered the familiar words from a novel… but it was ridiculous. Wasn't it impossible?

At this moment, the door of car 3807 opened wide, and the electricity returned. Yoo Sangah muttered by my side, "…Dokkaebi?" My head was ringing. I trembled uneasily as the novel I knew and the reality before me overlapped.

My head was ringing. I trembled uneasily as the novel I knew and the reality before me overlapped.

Everyone is so focused and serious to the point that if one of them sneezes that will break the serious atmosphere. chopstick with a food stop, drinks spill, mouth wide and eyes open. 

"Fuck, am I the only who is feeling the goosebumps?" A boy said loudly while rubbing his arms.

"Holy shit, I feel it too!"

"So am I."

"Brr, The cause of this is the screen that will show and the action will start." 

Everyone's goosebumps still have not been removed when they heard it, so they should endure it.

「With two small horns and wearing a small straw mat, the strange and fluffy creature was floating in the air. 」

「 It was too strange to call it a fairy, too evil to call it an angel, and too tranquil to call it a demon. 」

「Thus, it was called a 'dokkaebi'. 」

And I already knew the first thing the dokkaebi would say.

「&아#@!&아#@! …」

[&아#@!&아#@!…]

Fiction and reality overlapped precisely.

"What is this?"

"Augmented reality?"

Amidst the chattering people, I was thrown into another world alone. This was unmistakably a dokkaebi—the very dokkaebi that opened the door to tragedy for t housands of lives in Ways of Survival. It was Yoo Sangah's voice that broke me out of my thoughts. "It sounds vaguely like Spanish. Should I talk to it?"

"Eh so that is why they were called 'Dokkaebi?" They were amazed by the person who came up with this. Blessed that person but they also cursed them because some Dokkaebis are shitty bastards anyway.

"Dang, I am still not over that the Ways of Survival just got real. I thought it was just a novel." A bulky man couldn't bear it, he crossed his arms over his chest. His partner, who also has muscle and a tattoos on her body, nodded her head. She also read it because she was bored.

Everyone nodded, amazed by how the novel got turned into reality. If they didn't experience it, they would have thought it was just all a dream or a nightmare.

I was a bit taken aback and asked, "…Do you know what that is? Will you ask it for money?"

"No but…"

It was at this time that I heard the correct pronunciation of Korean. [Ah. Ah. Does this sound good? Ah, I had a hard time because the Korean patch didn't work. Everyone, can you hear my words?]

As a familiar language was being spoken, I could see people's expressions relax. The first one to step up was a big man in a suit. "Hey, what are you doing right now?"

[…Huh?]

"Are you filming? I have to go because I have to quickly get to an audition." He seemed to be an obscure actor since his face was unfamiliar. If I were a casting director, I would've picked him out for his brimming ambition. Unfortunately, the presence before him right now wasn't a director.

[Ah, auditions. That's right. This is also an audition. Haha, there was a shortage of data. I just entered when it was monetized at 7 p.m.]

"What? What are you talking about?"

[Now, now. All of you, relax in your seats and listen to me. From now on, I will tell you something very important!]

“Rest in Peace to that person who will probably die when he confronts the Dokkaebi.” Kim Namwoon said as he sent prayers to that person. He stopped as he saw the sub train on the screen. Wait, that sub train looks very familiar but he couldn’t remember when. Kim Namwoon turned to Kim Dokja and asked him.

“Dokja-ssi, does the train look familiar to you?” He questioned him. 

Kim Dokja, “Err yes I do. This is where we met and I..” He couldn't finish what he will said as he doesn’t want Kim Namwoon to be angry about how he killed him.

Kim Namwoon finally remembered, “Oh.. Oh! Hahahahaha!” He laughed so hard as he wiped his tears off. Kim Dokja puffed his cheeks, “Here I am trying to not anger you while you are laughing?” He jokingly shook his head.

“I am sorry. Dokja-ssi, guess that time I was a chuunibyou. Hahahahaha!” Kim Namwoon apologised as he laughed.

My chest was becoming stuffy.

"What? Quickly get off the train!"

"Somebody call the captain!"

"What are they doing without the cooperation of the citizens?"

"Mother, what is that? A cartoon?"

There was no doubt about it. This was the development I knew. I didn't want to be mixed up in this… but there was no way. The people present wouldn't listen to the small and cute-looking CG creature. The only thing I could do was stop Yoo Sangah who was trying to get up from her seat.

"I am thankful for you stopping me that time, Dokja-ssi. I would be dead if you did not do that." Yoo Sangah thanked Kim Dokja who only shook his head.

"No need for that Sangah-ssi."

"Yoo Sangah-ssi, it is dangerous, so stay here."

"Huh?" Yoo Sangah's eyes widened. I spoke during a moment of bewilderment, but there was no way to explain what I understood. To be exact, I didn't have to explain.

[Haha, you are really loud.]

There was a presence with a stronger persuasive power than anyone else right now.

[I told you to be quiet.]

I closed my eyes slowly as the dokkaebi's eyes turned red. Something burst, and the subway became silent.

Everyone also became silent and too focused watching the scene right in front of them. 

Bihyung awkwardly hid his face on Kim Dokja's neck. Kim Dokja patted him while he continued to watch.

Yoo Joonghyuk glared at the dokkaebi, who noticed it and sent him a smug look. Yoo Joonghyuk clenched his fist.

"Uh, uh. Uh…" There was a big hole in the forehead of the unknown actor who had to go to the audition. The man who had spoken several times collapsed on the spot.

[This isn't a movie shoot.]

There was a cracking sound once again. This time, it was the person talking about the captain.

[It isn't a dream. It isn't a novel either.]

One, two… Blood sprayed into the air as the heads of some people started to burst. They were all the people who had protested against the dokkaebi, as well as the ones who screamed or went wild. Those who caused the slightest fuss had a hole in their heads. Suddenly, the subway became a bloodbath.

[This isn't the 'reality' that you know. Do you understand? So everyone shut up and listen to me.]

More than half the people present here died. Blood and body pieces filled the subway. Now, the people didn't scream. Like primitive apes in front of a powerful predator, everyone just watched the dokkaebi with terror. I was surprised and held tightly onto the shoulder of Yoo Sangah who was hiccuping.

A sound of someone throwing up could be heard, the weak ones that were watching wanted to throw up and grunting. The noises of throwing up are all over the room.

Kim Dokja sighs, Bihyung notices him sighing and immediately says, "I am sorry about that, Dokja. I didn't know about that time." He pleaded to him softly and rubbed his cheek on Kim Dokja's neck.

"Don't worry about it." Kim Dokja said with a soft smile on his face that Bihyung is sure that smile isn't always on his face.

This was real. The strange message which entered my ears, the dokkaebi had appeared in front of me, and the train car that had become a bloodbath…

[Everyone, your lives have been nice so far. Isn't that right?]

In the special needs seating area, an elderly grandmother met the eyes of the dokkaebi.

[You have been living too long for free. Isn't life too generous? You were born and paid no price for breathing, eating, pooping and breeding! Ha! You really live in a good world!]

Free? No one in the subway lived for free. The people strived to make money in order to survive, and they rode the subway on the way home from work. Yet at this moment, no one disputed the dokkaebi's words.

[But now the good days are over. How long can you continue living for free? If you want to enjoy happiness, it is common sense to pay a price. Isn't that right?]

The gasping people couldn't answer. Then at that time, someone carefully raised their hand. "D-Do you want money?"

I wondered what type of person could speak in the middle of this situation, but surprisingly, I knew his face.

“I will send prayers to that person who stole her back.” Someone prayed for that poor person who stole it. Her friends and the person sitting next to her prayed also. The constellation who is next them sends them a look that said 'What the fuck?'.

Han Myungoh who heard it when he plays with his daughter sighs, guess he needs to apolagize to her. He softly patted his daughter's hair. She looked up from her food and saw her father on the screen. She excitedly tapped her father’s arm and happily pointed her finger on the screen. “Papa, look it is you!” she exclaimed happily.

Han Myungoh chuckled and gently said to her, “Yes sweetie, it’s me.” She giggled and take bite of her food.

"I will give you money. Take it. Please note that I am a person like this." Department Head Han pulled out his business card as people cheered him on. It was the atmosphere of a savior fighting against terrorists. "How much do you want? A big one? Or two?"

He was offering a sum that was overly large for a department head of a subsidiary company. There was a rumor that Han Myungoh was the youngest son of the leader of the affiliate company and now I thought it might be true. I couldn't carry that many cheques in my wallet.

[Hrmm, you are giving me money?]

"T-That's right! The cash I have right now isn't much but… I can give you anything if you let me out of here."

[Money, good. A plant fibre that many humans mutually agree on.]

"I agreed to it. Money was life before this shits happened."

"Yeah, I could buy many foods with that money."

"Oh don't forget you could buy those with plushies."

People commented on it while everyone who heard them approved of them.

"Yeah and the sex toy-" Before the person could continue what they were saying, a hand shows up to slam their mouth to shut them up.

"Hmmp!"

"Shut the fuck up before I will smack your head. Is your head only full of that disgusting shit?" A man threatens them. He is so tired listening to these brats talking about those. He just wanted to watch why did they chose to sit next to him?

The brat doesn't know what to say so he keeps quiet. "Tsk." The man pulled out a duct tape that came out of nowhere and tape to his mouth. He taped it so tightly that made the boy wince in pain and tried to pull the man's finger off. He couldn't do it as he is only weak while the man is stronger than him. He whimpers in pain, but the man only ignores it as he continues to tape the brat's mouth in anger. 

His friends saw this scene and immediately went quiet as they didn't want that man to tape their mouths. No thanks, they choose life and they also don't want to anger the man too. Holy shit they are so fucking unlucky.

The department head's expression brightened. It was an 'Indeed, money is everything' expression. How pitiful.

"Now, this is all I have―"

[It only applies in your time and space.]

"Huh?"

At the next moment, flames appeared in the air, and the cheques in the department head's hands burned up. Department Head Han let out a scream.

[That paper has no value in the macrocosm world. If you do this one more time, I will blow away your head.]

"U-Uhhh…" Fear once again spread on the faces of the people present. It was easy to read what they were thinking because it was just like the novel.

「 What the hell will happen now? 」

Only I knew what was going to happen in the future.

Lee Gilyoung nodded his head, "That is right! Hyung should be the one who knows what is going to happen in the future!" He side-hugs Kim Dokja.

Shin Yoosoung added, "That is true! Ahjussi is the best!" She also did the same. Kim Dokja laughs at their adorableness.

"Wahhh I am so gonna feel bad about that grandmother." A girl who looked kind said that. She also had a grandma who took care of her and her younger sister until the heart attack killed her. So she drops out of High School and starts looking for a job to find money while taking care of her younger sister and continuing living with her. She couldn't bear to watch how that poor grandmother died.

Her sister comforted her, "Then don't watch it, Noona." The younger sister softly smiled at her, which she smiled back at her.

"Shit they really did it. He really burned the money." 

"That hurts more than break ups." The greedy people said as they love money before this shit.

[Phew, the debt is piling up during the time when you are noisy. Well, yes. Rather than explain it a hundred times, isn't it quicker for you to make money yourself?]

The dokkaebi's horns rose like they were antennas, and its body floated to the ceiling of the train.

A moment later, a message rang out.

[#BI-7623 channel is open.]

[Constellations have entered.]

The constellations went into a serious mode when they saw this sentence. They would like to know how they act about this. They hoped it wouldn't be too embarrassing.

Uriel, "My comments are pretty cool if I think about it, Heh." She said smugly.

Gabriel just rolled her eyes. The other angels  want to know how their strongest angel acted while they weren't watching with her.

The Abyssal Flame of Dragon also wants to know if his comments were cool or not. He is feeling fucking giddy! Fuck yeah!

A small window emerged in front of everyone's blank eyes.

[The main scenario has arrived!]

[Main Scenario #1 – Proof of Value]

Category: Main

Difficulty: F

Clear Conditions: Kill one or more creatures.

Time Limit: 30 minutes

Compensation: 300 coins

Failure: Death

The dokkaebi smiled faintly as it became transparent and disappeared into the next space.

[Then, good luck everyone. Please show me an interesting story.]

"Ahhhhh! It's starting! The scenario is starting ! Everyone!" A girl shrieked so loudly that everyone had to rub their ears off so that they could hear again.

"Shit. Shit. Definitely shit." Someone repeated their words over again.

"Oh heavens, I don't wanna watch it anymore." A woman covers her face with her hands but she opens it in a little gap.

Her ally looked at her, "You said you don't want to watch but I can see your gaps." That makes the woman laugh. 

"Hehehehe."

A guy noticed the scenario and asked, "It said that 'Kill one or more creatures'? How did Kim Dokja do it? Did he kill everyone?" He asked his partner. 

His partner just shrugs, "Does my face look like it knows everything? Just watch the freaking screen, bro." The friend asked back in irritation.

"Oops hahahahah." He laughed awkwardly and friend rolled his eyes.

Laughter emerged. I had to clear my eyes and look again to see if it was a lie. The file extension was TXT. Then this meant that this person… The gift he sent me was a copy of his novel?

[You have obtained an exclusive attribute.]

[The exclusive skill slot has been activated.]

I heard a message in my ear after running the file. It wasn't surprising if the world had changed into 'Ways of Survival'. All survivors of Ways of Survival had exclusive attribute and skills. I quietly said 'Attribute Window' in my mind. After all, I needed to know the attribute that I received.

[You can't activate the Attribute Window.]

What? I once again tried to call out 'Attribute Window', but the result was the same. It was absurd. To think there was something like this? If I couldn't use the Attributes Window, then I couldn't know what attributes or skills I had. Knowing oneself and one's enemy allowed one to be invincible. However, this was a situation where I didn't even know myself, let alone the enemy.

"Wait Kim Dokja already had an attribute? Did anyone get it?" Han Sooyoung asked the people around her. She definitely had hers when the scenario started, or she just doesn't know. 

"No, I did not know."

"Same here."

"I don't know, I can't remember anything." 

"How the fuck am I suppose to know? You stupid?"

Han Sooyoung could feel her veins popping, "Dang no need to swear at me and call me a stupid, bastard." She said to the person who swore at her. She so badly wanted to beat that fucker up and gave it to her avatars that are mostly likes to see their prey screamed while they watch them in suffer.

Kim Dokja laughed at her with Jung Heewon in which Han Sooyoung gave them the middle finger. That made them wheeze harder.

After staring into space for a while, I gave up and decided to read the text the author had given me.

[Your reading speed has increased due to the effect of your exclusive attribute.]

I didn't know what the attribute as, but it took me less than a minute to read the first act of Ways of Survival thanks to the attribute effect. Then I found it. The place where my finger had stopped was at the beginning part of the work, where the main character was doing some 'action' in the train scene.

「 He saw people gathered at the back door of the 3707 carriage. The wheel of the lighter he held tightly in his hand was cold. In this life, he absolutely couldn't make a mistake. He would use any means for his purpose.

The expression of fear on the people's faces…

He didn't feel any guilt. Everything was fleeting. He looked at the people with merciless eyes. After a while, his fingertips moved, and fire rose. Then it all started. 」

A chill went down my spine, and I had to read the passage again and again. The reason for my discomfort was soon revealed.

"…3707."

Shin Yoosung noticed the 'main character', "Who is the main character in the Ways of Survival? Ahjussi do you know?" She said out loud. Lee Gilyoung's curiosity also wants to know who it is.

Kim Dokja went, "It's.. Uh, how should I say it?" He couldn't say it's Yoo Joonghyuk - who already knows he is the main character anyway - but he also wanted to tell them, so he didn't know what to choose. Everyone is listening to what he is about to say even Kim Namwoon also wants to know as well.

"Just watch it." He just gave up and that made everyone groan together as they gripped their hair tightly.

"3707? What does this have to do with this?" The people that didn't know the novel said. It's just a number, what's so special about it anyway?

The people who knows the novel, "Oh fuck! Don't tell me that is the train the main character was riding and will show up in that train number 3807!?"

"Yes it is! And I remember reading how he fucking killed all the people in his train well except for one? I don't remember anything!" 

"Holy shit!"

Yoo Joonghyuk's eyes twitched as he observed or watched the action on the screen so he is the main character, huh. As he listened to what everyone's comments were. 

The Secretive Plotter and all Khomas eyes also twitched at that when they heard it. They can't help it, okay? They were trying to find what they were are to find anyway, Got it? No? Okay.

I reflexively checked the number of the carriage I was riding—[3807]. The carriage I was in right now was behind the carriage that the protagonist was riding. My hands shook slightly.

…Wait a minute. How many people originally survived this carriage?

「 He looked through the blurred window at the 3807 carriage. It was already too late. It was inevitable. Anyway, only two people survived in that carriage. 」

Only two survived. It meant that everyone had died except for two people. And I already knew who those two people were. I raised my head and looked blankly at Yoo Sangah. Maybe this woman would die.

…Me as well.

"Nooo! I don't want ahjussi and unnie to die!" Lee Jihye sobs. Shin Yoosung and Lee Gilyoung patted her back to comfort her as they too don't want Kim Dokja and Yoo Sangah to die.

"How the fuck did you know?" Kim Namwoon, who heard her saying that, asked her. How the fuck did Lee Jihye know?

"You stupid? I heard that there will be 'only two survived'. Are you deaf or something?" Lee Jihye replied back as she called him stupid. Smacking his head hard. He winced as he rubbed his head.

Kim Dokja, "I didn't die, Lee Jihye." 

Yoo Sangah, "Me as well. Look at us sitting here watching with our companions."

Lee Jihye's eyes become wide and went, "Oops."

That made everyone laugh as she only laughed awkwardly. Kim Namwoon stuck his tongue out while she gave him the middle finger, they glared at each other.

"Dokja-ssi, shouldn't we stop this?" Something was starting in the place where Yoo Sangah pointed. There was the sound of groaning.

A young man was crouching down in front of the elderly woman. "Shit. I'm in a bad mood, and this old lady keeps whining and groaning! Won't you shut up?"

The young man was a male student who had been leaning against the entrance. He was thin and had dyed white hair. His name was written on the badge attached to his uniform—Kim Namwoon. It was a name that I knew.

Kim Namwoon stopped glaring at Lee Jihye and was surprised to see himself and Dokja-ssi to know his name as well, he chuckled, "Glad to know that you knew my name, Dokja-ssi." He said it in honor that made everyone laugh. Lee Jihye just rolled her eyes. 

Kim Dokja just shook his head, "Of course I know, Kim Namwoon." He replied to him. Kim Namwoon grinned at him.

「 Only Lee Hyunsung and Kim Namwoon survived in that carriage. It doesn't matter. They are the only two I need anyway. 」

"Didn't I tell you to shut up?" The agitated Kim Namwoon grabbed the grandmother's collar. The grandmother's powerless legs staggered, and Kim Namwoon's palm moved through the air.

Slap. Slap.

In normal times, somebody would run to stop this, but now nobody was moving. It wasn't long before the slaps changed to punches.

"S-Save me. Save me…!"

The girl looked away as she didn't want to see it. She trembles and tries covering her eyes so that she can't watch it.

The younger sister grabs her and brings her face to her neck so that the older sister will be comfortable. The older sister slowly stopped and stayed there.

I could hear the sound of a hard fist hitting flesh. Some of the men around Kim Namwoon hesitated, but none of them wanted to go forward. Surprisingly, the first person to act was Han Myungoh. "Young man, for you to be treating an elder like this…!"

However, all he got in reply was a voice mixed with scorn, "Mister, do you want to die?"

"…What?"

"You still don't understand the situation?"

"What bullshit is this brat saying?"

Kim Namwoon only laughed at the cursing Han Myungoh. He pointed to the ceiling of the subway carriage with his finger. "Can't you see that?"

On the ceiling, a holographic screen was playing.

[S-Spare me!]

[Aaaack!]

[Die! Die!]

It wasn't just the train carriages or Daepong High School. This was a live video of people dying all over the country. Kim Namwoon continued speaking, "You still don't understand? The army isn't coming to rescue us, and somebody must die."

Silent.

Everyone is silent; they were watching themselves kill other people just to survive. And if they didn't do it then they would all be dead. They don't feel guilty when they are doing that, but seeing themselves watch how they do it, just doesn't feel right.

Lee Jihye went silent. 

Kim Namwoon is also silent. 

The Kim Company's table is silent.

The Puppet shook its head, [How cruel.] It thought silently as it imagined if it's God would also be killed like that in another universe? It doesn't want that to happen.

"W-What are you saying…?"

"We have to choose a person to die." Han Myungoh wasn't able to answer. The hairs of his exposed wrist were standing up. "Of course, I know what you are thinking. You have to kill your fellow countrymen to live. It is something only sons of bitches will do. But you know, it is a situation beyond our control. Beyond our control. We will die if we don't kill. Who will blame us? Are you going to die in the end because of your morals?"

"T-That…"

"Think carefully. The world you have known so far has just ended."

Han Myungoh's shoulders trembled. It wasn't only Han Myungoh. Cracks were showing in the eyes of the other people present. It was a scene where their vague sense of morality was collapsing. Kim Namwoon put a wedge in that crack.

"A new world requires new laws."

Kim Namwoon was the young man who adapted to the world of Ways of Survival the fastest. He turned around and resumed punching the grandmother. This time, nobody stopped him—not Han Myungoh, the other men… or even Lee Hyunsung. The soldier's fists were trembling as he stared into the air with a lost expression. Maybe he had also made a decision.

"And there it goes, humanity is gone because of one person who said it." Han Sooyoung said as she glanced at Kim Namwoon who awkwardly chuckled and raffled his own hair. Han Sooyoung sighs as she shakes her head.

Jung Heewon is so very curious, "Then how did Kim Dokja do it though?" She so badly wanted to know how their squid did it.

Kim Dokja just gave up, "Jung Heewon the screen." Is his only answer. Which made Jung Heewon go tsk and murmurs about him keeping secrets, she went to Lee Seolhwa to ask if she has truth pills so that she can put it in his drink. Lee Seolhwa blankly stared at her and Jung Heewon also did the same. They stare at each other for a minute before laughing together.

Lee Hyunsung felt bad as he didn't stop Kim Namwoon from punching the old grandma but could you blame him? He didn't know what to do in that situation when that happened. He could only drop his head in depression.

Kim Dokja noticed his mood and walked over to tap his shoulder, "Hyunsung don't overthink about it." He said it to cheer Lee Hyunsung. He doesn't want his companions to feel bad.

Lee Hyunsung smiled at his Kim Dokja who cheered for him.

Yoo Joonghyuk's eyes and fingers twitched again, which made Han Sooyoung when she saw it, to laugh. Yoo Joonghyuk glared at her to shut up. But that didn't work, because that only made her laugh even harder.

"Sigh… It is hard to kill. Are you doing to just watch? Do you want to fall behind?"

People trembled at Kim Namwoon's words. Their facial expressions were as easy to read as the sentences in a cheap novel.

「If there is no killing in five minutes, everyone in this carriage will die. 」

The emotions in the eyes of the people were changing.

「If the grandmother doesn't die, we will die in five minutes… 」

They now held the most primitive emotion that a living creature could have.

"Yes… This bastard is right. If we don't do this, everyone will die." The first man rushed toward Kim Namwoon. He kicked at the old lady who had collapsed and was curled up.

"Have you forgotten? Someone must die! So we can live!"

"Ah, fuck… I don't know."

The second and third, the people standing at an aloof distance away from the grandmother, the cowardly men who had been lingering, the university student filming this with their phone, the mother of the child, and Han Myungoh… They all lynched the grandmother, aiming for her death.

"Shit, I feel so uncomfortable watching them aiming at that poor grandmother." 

"I know right? Good thing that all the people in there died except for The Ugly King and his companions."

"Yep. They truly survived."

"Poor grandmother."

The people send prayers for that grandma to rest in peace.

Kim Dokja blankly ignored the title which is 'The Ugly King'. He doesn't know when did everyone called him that. He isn't not that ugly right? He touched his own face.

Lee Gilyoung defended his hyung, "Hyung is not ugly! He is pretty!" He said it to the people that call his hyung ugly. Shin Yoosung nodded her head.

"Ahjussi is also beautiful! I will let my beast release on them!"

Lee Jihye whistles quietly as she ignores them. She doesn't want them to find she also calls him that definitely fuck. Jung Heewon snickers at her, she knows that Lee Jihye always calls Kim Dokja by that title. 

"Die! Die quickly!"

They were like guards cooperating for the death penalty. Like guards pulling the lever at the same time so they couldn't tell who killed the prisoner, these people passively kicked and punched the grandmother.

…And I was watching all of this. I was standing by, like someone watching something happening in another world. The grandmother whose name I didn't know was someone who wasn't meant to live. In the original scenario, the grandmother died. So… it wasn't a sin to observe that death.

"Fuck."

"Shit."

"If that happens in our world while the apocalypse hasn't begun. They would rot in jail." 

"For 20 years. I don't care."

They darkly said this and watched.

At that moment, Yoo Sangah got up.

"You will be killed." I grabbed her reflexively. "I told you not to move."

The arm I was holding was shaking. Yoo Sangah made tight fists in an attempt to hide her trembling. "I know, I know…!"

"Yoo Sangah-ssi will die if you go now."

Yoo Sangah's eyes were shaking with fear. Even so… I realized it. Despite the genre of the story changing, some people still shone brightly.

"Yoo Sangah-ssi, sit down."

However, the person who could change this story wasn't Yoo Sangah. Yoo Sangah wasn't the protagonist of this world.

Kim Dokja looked at Yoo Joonghyuk who also looked at him. Kim Dokja quickly averted his eyes. Yoo Joonghyuk chuckles as turned to the screen to watch.

Han Sooyoung mischievously smiled at this interaction, she is so gonna become a matchmaker for this.

Yoo Sangah sadly looked away at the screen, despite the fact that she so badly wants to help the poor grandma. But if she did, she would be dead there. Good thing Dokja-ssi stopped her at that time.

"Huh? But―"

"Do as I say, just this once. I won't interfere after that."

After forcibly putting Yoo Sangah back in her seat, I took a deep breath and turned around. I straightened my back and shook as I exhaled, slowly loosening my ankles and wrists. In fact, it was a little early to come forward. This wasn't my plan originally.

"…Dokja-ssi?"

I didn't answer her call as I looked at the people, the ones who were intent on assaulting the grandmother. I wasn't staying still because I was afraid or Kim Namwoon and the people, nor did I consent to their inhumanity. I was just waiting. It was for this moment that I had to move. Thus…

Kwaang!

Right now.

"Ack! What?"

An explosion filled my ears, and the train shook. People cried out as smoke rose from the front right corner of this carriage. It had started. So, I moved. I kicked off from the ground as hard as I could with my right foot, passing by the people screaming and sitting down toward the grandmother.

The Kim Dokja's Company went silent when they saw Kim Dokja move and do an action, the stares were so intense making those who looked at them uncomfortable.

Kim Dokja watched himself. 

Yoo Joonghyuk quickly glanced at him before looking at the screen as well.

"Is hyung going to help the grandmother?" Lee Gilyoung's hopes became high when he saw him in front of the grandmother. Shin Yoosung wants to know. Kim Dokja asked him, "You already know the ending, Gilyoung." He shattered the both children's hope. They went oh and sadly understand their hyung/ahjussi. 

"What? Eeeeok!" Kim Namwoon collided with me and fell to the ground with a scream. At first glance, it seemed like I was saving the grandmother, but that wasn't what I was aiming for.

Where was it? I looked around quickly. Somebody had fallen toward the grandmother due to the explosion. It was a kid crying in the middle of this hell… the kid who was holding the insect collecting net before.

"Excuse me a moment."

I took the net from the child. Once I put my hand into the net, the chitin of a grasshopper reached my fingertips. I took one out and placed it in the kid's hands. Then I turned toward the people.

Lee Gilyoung, "I do not know hyung about that time. But I am also very thankful that hyung gave me one instead of none." He thanked his hyung from the bottom of his heart.

Shin Yoosung pouted that she also wanted Ahjussi to give her one too. But that is okay, she will wait anyways. Even if it takes a years.

"Everybody, stop. You can't live if you kill the grandmother." My voice was surprisingly clear due to the temporary silence after the explosion. One by one, people started looking at me. "Let's say you kill the grandmother. What next?" Their surprised faces looked good. Then let me tell them a bit more. "The grandmother's death will be recognized for what the dokkaebi calls the 'first murder', and some time will be bought. Then what next?"

"Ah…"

"If what the dokkaebi says is true, you each have to kill one thing. So, who will you kill after the grandmother? Will you kill the person next to you?"

"Okay Kim Dokja has a point though, who will you kill next when the grandmother dies?"

"My dignity."

"My virginity."

"And also my titty."

"What the fuck?"

Han Sooyoung nodded, "Yep I agree with what the squid says." She gave a thumbs up to Kim Dokja who smiled at her in return.

The people who thought about something retreated from each other. Horror filled their eyes. In fact, everyone knew… The grandmother was just the beginning. Kim Namwoon noticed the shaky atmosphere. "Haha, what are you all worried about? Then kill him next! Cowards. Don't worry about your turn in advance! The odds are equal!"

I figured that Kim Namwoon would say something like this. With a slight wave of my hand, I cut him off. "There is no need to gamble like that. There is a way for you to survive, even if you don't become a killer."

"What?"

"W-What is it?"

The people became greatly agitated, and Kim Namwoon's expression distorted.

"Have you forgotten? The scenario clear condition wasn't to 'kill a person'."

Most of them were still puzzled, but a few people noticed something.

[Kill one or more living things.]

That's right. From the beginning, the word 'person' had never been specified in the contents of the scenario. Kill one or more living things…

“Motherfucker! So that is how you do it?!” A girl who looked 20’s in her age shouted, she always has guilt in her aura, of course she has that. She killed her own mother in that scenario just so she could survive. But at what cost? Her mother is dead, now that action will always be buried in her head and will never be forgotten.

“Kim Dokja sure had a smart brain there.” A tall man said it. He is wearing a glasses to look smart but is actually stupid, just a little stupid.

“I know right? He always had that. What makes you jealous?” 

The tall man answered seriously, “He has a brain and is probably beautiful.” He nodded and felt satisfied with his own answered.

“???” 

In other words, any life was possible. A quick-witted person shouted at the collection net in my hand, "Insect! Insects!"

The locusts and grasshoppers were jumping around in the collection net. Looking at them, the eyes of the people shone. I nodded. "That's right, the insects."

Then I put my hand into the net and took out a grasshopper. It was a chubby one that I had seen earlier.

"G-Give that to me! Quickly!"

"One only! I just need one!"

I stepped back slowly as I looked at the approaching people. Right now, I was facing the explosive madness that tried to kill the grandmother yet a smile emerged on my face. Why? Even in this breathtaking tension, why was my heart beating with joy?

"Holy shit that was so fucking hot."

"A hot motherfucker psycho. I wouldn't mind marrying him."

A person said that loudly that made Kim Dokja simps and his protective parents glared at whoever said that. Kim Dokja nervously chuckled.

I stepped back slowly as I looked at the approaching people. Right now, I was facing the explosive madness that tried to kill the grandmother yet a smile emerged on my face. Why? Even in this breathtaking tension, why was my heart beating with joy?

"Would you like it?" I waved the net like a trainer provoking an animal. Several impatient people leaped toward me.

"Then keep it!" I smashed the grasshopper in my hand.

[You have achieved the 'First Kill' achievement!]

[100 coins have been earned as additional compensation.]

At the same time, I threw the net in my other hand as hard as possible toward the opposite side of the area where the grandmother and the crowd were gathered.

"This is crazy!"

The insects were released and jumped as hard as they could for freedom.

People panicked as they saw the insects running around the carriage.

"H-Hey! Why would you do such a thi―"

While some people were staring blankly, the quick-witted pushed toward me.

"You son of a bitch."

"…You better find them soon. There are only three minutes left."

These words were a signal as people started to look everywhere among the subway seats like beasts who had lost their minds.

Everyone feels the chilling that is crawling on their body. The constellations are in heaven as they could watch the fun stories in front of them again. Ahh what a blissful day.

0th Yoo Joonghyuk looked at the actions on the screen, the humans he would normally see became a beast just like that. And he thought If his sponsor didn't tell him that he would need to kill an insect. Would he have gone to kill lots of people, even the children too? He doesn't want to know. 

0th Lee Jihye and 0th Kim Namwoon went, "Damn."

"I got it! Aaack!"

The joy of those fortunate enough to obtain an insect, as well as the malicious attacks on them, caused the carriage to become chaotic.

"Hey, why did you do that? Couldn't you have just given them the insects?" Looking back, I saw Kim Namwoon raising his body.

I responded cautiously to Kim Namwoon, who was stretching his neck, "There are 12 people remaining."

"…Huh?"

"There were three insects left in the collecting net."

Kim Namwoon frowned for a moment before smiling broadly. "12 to 3? Hahahaha! Yes. Not all of them can survive anyway? So you threw that thing?"

"Yes."

"Don't make me laugh."

"…?"

"A person with common sense wouldn't do such a thing for that reason." Kim Namwoon's smile widened. "Tell me honestly. You just wanted to see this scene, didn't you?"

That stops everyone and listens to what will Kim Dokja slash Demon King of Salvation slash The Ugly King slash The King of the Kingless World would say.

Kim Namwoon sent a smirk to Kim Dokja who rolled his eyes. Lee Gilyoung and Shin Yoosung are very curious about what he is about to say, Han Sooyoung is silent and chews on her food, Lee Hyunsung and Jung Heewon look at Kim Dokja. Yoo Joonghyuk also looked at him. The rest are also looking at him. 

Which made him very nervous so he answered them, "The answer is I don't know." He smirks at everyone who blushes when they see him doing that. Uriel went, "Fuck!" She had to calm down or else she would die right here and right now.

I recalled the Kim Namwoon that I knew from Ways of Survival. At this moment, I heard a message in my ears, [Exclusive skill, 'Character List' is activated.]

Next, a window opened in front of my eyes. I still didn't know exactly what my attribute was, but I looked at the window in front of me.

[Character Summary]

Name: Kim Namwoon.

Age: 19.

Sponsor: None (Two constellations are currently showing interest in this person).

Exclusive Attributes: Chuunibyou (General)

Exclusive Skills: Unusual Adaptability Lv. 3, Knife Fighting Lv. 1, Blackening Lv. 1

Overall Stats: Physique Lv. 3, Strength Lv. 4, Agility Lv. 6, Magic Power Lv. 4

Overall Evaluation: A chuunibyou who was blackened by a special occasion. It is recommended that you don't get involved with him.

Most of the chuunibyou that appeared in Ways of Survival committed suicide because they couldn't endure the nightmare that had become real. However, the chuunibyou before me, Kim Namwoon, was different. He was the Delusion Demon, Kim Namwoon. The young man, who later became known by this nickname, wasn't an ordinary chuuni. This young man had been waiting for the destruction of the world for a long time and adapted to this world at an 'unusual speed'.

"Damn Kim Namwoon's strength is already at level 4? Wow." A boy admired him.

Kim Namwoon laughs at what Kim Doka describes to him, "I always wanted world destruction but after you did that to me. I change my career." To which Kim Dokja just smiled and didn't say anything.

Lee Jihye pointed out, "Is that a meme reference I heard?" She said while checking to make sure her ears aren't lying to her.

"Yes, it is a meme reference." Kim Namwoon rolled his eyes while saying.

"Team up with me. How about it?" That young man was now making an offer to me.

[The character 'Kim Namwoon' has a favourable impression of you.]

[Your understanding of the character 'Kim Namwoon' has increased.]

My immediate survival was guaranteed if I held hands with Kim Namwoon. If I hadn't read Ways of Survival, my choice might've been a little different.

"I'm sorry but I like to be alone."

Han Sooyoung quickly shouts, "But not to Yoo Joonghyuk! He is so desperate for attention!" 

Jung Heewon added, "And they were always fighting like a married couple!"

Lee Jihye also wants to join too, "Yeah! They should get married!"

The three of them laughed together, and to everyone who heard them went speechless. Uriel squealed so loudly when she heard them saying that, that she shook Gabriel so hard. She mumbled "Aaaaaahhhhhh did I just hear that?!", "Am I dreaming?" And so on. Which made Raphael laugh at Gabriel who only suffered alone.

"Really? Hmm, it is regrettable." Kim Namwoon licked his lips lightly and stood close to me. "Then can you step aside? I have something to do with that old lady behind you."

Hearing his words, I looked back to see that the bleeding and collapsed grandmother was barely breathing. "What do you want?"

"Do you have to ask?"

"You aren't catching the insects?"

"Insects? Why would I catch that?" Kim Namwoon laughed. "I already have a caught insect in front of me."

Kim Dokja asked, "I always wonder where did you get that?" As he put his legs on to the top of his other leg.

To which Kim Namwoon replied, "Magic Dokja-ssi." He said it in a mysterious voice that Lee Jihye had to roll her eyes to the back of brain.

Lee Jihye, "Stop that." She doesn't want to listen to that shit.

I could feel Kim Namwoon's murderous spirit. The character that had only existed in the novel was facing me with vivid madness. Therefore, I felt a little bit in awe. Kim Namwoon was really the person I had imagined.

[The character 'Kim Namwoon' has a slight decrease in favourability.]

"What are you looking at? Aren't you going to move aside quickly?"

"It is tough."

"What?"

"I won't move aside."

"Haha, are you now going to imitate the apostle of justice? Do you have multiple personalities?" I didn't answer. A dark shadow slowly crept onto Kim Namwoon's face, and his shining eyes were becoming cold. "No, wait a minute. Did you throw the net over there to do this from the beginning? Really?"

"…"

"You want to save the grandmother? Hahaha! Amazing! Really amazing! No? Yes?"

I still didn't answer. As I looked closely at this guy, old memories resurfaced.

"Ah, it turns out that you are the type of person I hate the most. All old bastards are the same."

They were memories of all the times I had been frustrated by this brat during Ways of Survival.

Kim Namwoon raised his eyebrows, "Oh really?" He teasely asked Kim Dokja.

Kim Dokja sighs, "Yes it frustrated me so damn much that I had to calm myself down." He smiled sweetly at him.

Yoo Sangah raised her eyebrows when she saw this. What the fuck?

[The character 'Kim Namwoon' despises you.]

"What did you say?"

I considered the timing and lowered my head, avoiding the fist that flew before the words were even over.

"Oh, not bad?" Kim Namwoon muttered.

Despite knowing it was coming, I felt a sense of heat from above my head. It wasn't an ordinary punch.

[Blackening Lv.1]

A dark aura rose from Kim Namwoon's whole body. This was the exclusive skill of the 'chuunibyou' attribute. It was rare to release a skill before the end of the first scenario, but Kim Namwoon was already showing a skill. There was a reason why the main character had recruited him, despite his psychopath nature.

Peeok!

After he hit it, my right shoulder spasmed. There was no way to win if I kept fighting this way.

…Should I use 'that' now? I was calculating the time when I heard a message.

[Your understanding of the character 'Kim Namwoon' has increased.]

"Yo, what the fuck is this shit? Can someone explain it to me?" Someone who is confused asked.

"Uh, it's like how you understand the characters?" The person next to her helpfully answered her question.

She blankly stares at the person, "Understood, what a good explanation." She said, The person laughed as he too didn't know what to explain since he is not that smart.

[You are close to the conditions of use for the exclusive skill 'Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Lv. 1.]

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint? What was this?

[The conditions of use for the exclusive skill 'Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint' Lv. 1 have been reached!]

Kim Namwoon's fist missed me and struck the ground.

"Haha, what? Haven't I become stronger?

A faint fist mark was left on the ground. Kim Namwoon was realizing his current strength little by little. The fist that could break a bone with a single blow kept hitting the ground. Kim Namwoon was frustrated and couldn't control his temper. "Ah, why can't I hit you?"

"Because he is the Kim Dokja."

"What?"

"I don't speak to idiots."

"The fuck is wrong with all of you?"

"Life happens."

The people who hates life continue to speak random bullshit and they were amused when they saw how many agreed that life hates them too.

Of course, he couldn't hit me. It was all thanks to my second skill.

[Exclusive skill, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Lv. 1 has been activated!]

As soon as this skill was activated, I was able to observe Kim Namwoon's attack direction like I was reading his inner thoughts. For example, like this…

「 Right side. 」

I quickly moved away from the direction of the attack.

「Right eye. 」

Then I quickly bent down and avoided the flying fist.

"You really are good at not being hit!"

It was unreasonable to counterattack because I was poor at sports, but I could at least avoid most of the attacks.

「 Left thigh. 」

"That is like a cheat code. Fuck!" They also want that or is it only Kim Dokja that can obtain it? And if it's that, he sure is very lucky.

Lee Seolhwa asked, "Dokja-ssi, how did you get that skill?" To Kim Dokja.

Kim Dokja replied to her, "I am sorry Seolhwa-ssi but I don't know how I got it. It just suddenly appeared in me." He looked at her apologising. "Oh I understand." She reassured him.

Han Sooyoung choked when she heard Kim Dokja say "In me." She fucking choked so hard that she cough so loudly. Jung Heewon pats her back to make sure she is okay. 

"Why did you choke, Han Sooyoung?" Jung Heewon asked her, Han Sooyoung just shook her head as she was still coughing. Damn it, her mind and fuck Kim Dokja when he said that that is his fault.

This was enough to endure it. The important thing was to buy time. I avoided Kim Namwoon's first and pointed at the clock in the air. "There are two minutes left, Kid."

The distressed Kim Namwoon alternated looking between me and the grandmother. "Dammit!"

At the moment of choice, Kim Namwoon's gaze was fixed on the grandmother's side. I was forced to grab the grandmother and roll away. If the grandmother died, Kim Namwoon would clear the scenario. No matter what, I absolutely couldn't send this guy onto the next scenario.

"Haha, I knew you would move like that." As Kim Namwoon took something out of his bag, I had an ominous feeling. A blade shone in the fluorescent light. It was a portable MacGyver Knife. I had forgotten. This person was a diehard military otaku.

There was a link between the technical skill 'Knife Fighting' and the strengthening skill 'Blackening'. The direction that the blade was pointing was obvious.

「Heart. 」

It was an attack that couldn't be avoided even if I knew the direction. So, I made a quick judgment. If I couldn't avoid the attack, it was better to be hit somewhere with minimal damage, if possible. Chiiiik! The blade narrowly missed my heart and made a deep cut on my shoulder.

Lee Sookyung's eyes went wide and asked her son, "Does it hurt Dokja?" She gently taps her son's shoulder where the deep wound is staying. 

Kim Dokja shook his head indicating that it doesn't hurt anymore. She sighs relieved and tells him, "If ever you get yourself hurt, be sure to be careful okay?" She reminded him.

Kim Dokja just nodded while KimCom just sent a knowing look to each other. They know it's just bullshit. Their sacrificial bastard.

It hurt. It really hurt. There was a searing pain in my skin. My vision shook, and it felt like death was approaching.

"Haha, now die!"

The time remaining to the end of the scenario was 1 minute and 30 seconds. I glanced toward the grandmother. I was sorry for the grandmother, but now I really had to use 'that'.

"Chungil High School, 2nd year, Kim Namwoon. I have one question for you."

"…What?"

"Do you think an insect egg is a living thing?"

I took out the body of the grasshopper I had killed earlier from my pocket. The plump egg-sac was clearly abundant. There was the sound of something popping, and something fluid spilled out. The disgusting feeling spread over my hand as I heard a message.

…

[You have killed a living thing.]

[100 coins have been earned as additional compensation.]

[You have killed a living thing.]

[100 coins have been earned as additional compensation.]

When Lee Sookyung saw that it really hurts she sent her son a look. Kim Dokja froze and inhaled his breath before he could say anything to his mom.

Lee Sookyung sighs and said, "I understand." She looked at him warmly. Kim Dokja exhaled just so he could breathe.

"So it's really an insect, tsk." 

"Shit if only I knew that, I would have gotten many coins." 

"No you are just dumb."

"??"

Both incarnations glared at each other.

…

Multiple messages bombarded my ears. Kim Namwoon frowned. "Insect egg? What the hell do you mean? Are you trying to waste time?"

"I guess so."

"How would I know something like that? I was always sleeping in Biology class." Kim Namwoon looked at my bloody shoulder and laughed happily. "But there is one thing I know for sure. Do you know what it is?"

"What is it?"

"You will die right now!" Kim Namwoon moved his Swiss Army knife before I could answer. It was an attack that was hard to avoid.

[A large number of coins has been acquired! Do you want to check the coin usage tips?]

I omitted the explanation that entered my ears. There was no need to listen when I already knew the contents.

"No, it is you who will die," I spat out while inwardly muttering something else.

[2,700 coins have been invested into 'physique'.]

[Physique Lv. 1 -> Physique Lv. 10]

[Your physique level has increased dramatically!]

[The durability of your body has greatly increased!]

"Holy shit! That is so many coins! How the fuck did he get that?!" A boy exclaimed when he saw the numbers of coins.

A girl said, "For killing the insect, you stupid?" The look of the girl that sent to him says 'You dumb or something?' that humiliates the boy.

So he bickers at her, then they start fighting.

Kim Namwoon's knife penetrated toward my heart. To be exact, it looked like it was penetrating. My skin was like solid rock, and the only thing that remained on it was a scratch. Kim Namwoon's eyes showed that he was astonished. "How?"

"I'll tell you the correct answer to my question. The answer is: an egg is a living thing."

"W-What?"

"And in spawning season, grasshoppers lay more than 100 eggs at a time."

Egg, living thing, 100…

"Bitch that is smart as fuck."

"So that is why.." the incarnation said while admiring how quick The Demon King can notice it.

Kim Dokja looked at his companions and said, "See? I told you the screen would reveal it." He smugly smiled at them, that makes them wanna see it more. Of course they also love or hate it when he gave them his usual smile.

Unfortunately, the time left to understand the meaning of the information was too short for the schoolboy with a bad brain.

"What are you saying?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. There is one minute left."

Now fear appeared on Kim Namwoon's face. "Aaaah! Die! Die!"

The knife moved toward my neck. I didn't even bother defending against the attack.

Kakakang!

Was it because the area was more vulnerable than the chest? The wound was a little deeper than before, but it still didn't hurt much.

""Still didn't hurt,'' he said. I would die if someone did that." The middle aged man mockingly say it.

"I hope you die too." His friend, who is already tired of his ass, replied to him.

The man winced, "You hate me that much don't you?" He asked his friend who looked already tired.

"Oh how fantastic that you fucking notice it, bravo!" His friends sweetly said while congratulating him. Which the man pouted and the disgust looks stop him from doing that further.

"Kim Namwoon." Behind Kim Namwoon, there were people who were still crawling and looking for insects, as well as those who were willing to hurt each other for their own survival. "You are right. I am the same type of human as you."

Maybe I could've saved some of those people.

"Shit! Why won't you die! Why won't you just die!"

55 seconds… 50 seconds… 45 seconds…

The knife kept leaving only scr atches. Blood flowed but the blade couldn't reach under the skin. There were 30 seconds left when Kim Namwoon opened his mouth. He dropped the knife and knelt before me.

"S-Save me."

25 seconds.

"Save me! Please! Help me!"

"Why should I?"

20 seconds.

0th Lee Jihye went, "Yeah! Why should Kim Dokja save him? He should kill him!" She cheered for him.

"Hey, you do know that is me right? Just another universe?" 0th Kim Namwoon helpfully explained to 0th Lee Jihye.

"I know. That is why I am so happy!" She happily said while still cheering. 0th Kim Namwoon's eyes twitched when he heard her.

"You fucker-" before 0th Kim Namwoon can finish what he is about to say. 0th Lee Hyunsung interrupted him.

"Language." 0th Lee Hyunsung scolded him, 0th Lee Jihye stuck her tongue at him. While he glared at her.

"P-People's lives are important! That's obvious!"

"That is the rule of the old world. It is just as you said. A new world requires new laws."

10 seconds.

"I don't want to, I don't want to! I don't want to die! Aaaaaaack!"

5 seconds. Kim Namwoon ran at me with a loud scream and aimed for my eye. The moment that the knife tried to dig at my retina…

[The given time has run out.]

There was a loud sound, and Kim Namwoon's head exploded.

[Paid settlement will begin.]

Beginning with Kim Namwoon, people's heads started exploding everywhere.

One, two, three, four…

"Five, six, seven, eight, nine and ten, finish."

"And I am gay." 

"You on drugs bro?"

"Hahahah I hope so." The incarnation just went along with it. 

"So uh should I just ignore how the people's heads are exploding?" Someone reminded them that woke them up from their own little world. 

"Oh fuck!"

"Shit!

"Motherfucker!"

The bursting heads were like fireworks announcing a new era. I watched the scene with a bit of joy, a bit of guilt, and a mysterious feeling. Why? Why was I so calm at the sight in front of me? It was like I was looking at a novel.

[You have killed 124 living things.]

[Kill History: One grasshopper, 123 grasshopper eggs.]

[You have killed non-resistance living things, so the number of coins you have acquired is reduced by half.]

[6,200 coins have been acquired!]

[The number of coins used for the stats level up is automatically subtracted.]

[You have a total of 3,500 coins.]

[The 'Mass Murderer' achievement has been gained through excessive killing.]

Then the screen paused again.

No one talked but there is always a one person that will ruin that moment.

"THE FUCK?!" 

That shout woke them up and the noises came back. The constellations are still in heaven and began to talk about which is their favourite stories so far. The incarnations are talking to each other about the video that shows.

Kim Namwoon's eyes dazedly looked at Kim Dokja who looked at him. "So uh.. Did it hurt? Namwoon?" Kim Dokja asked him awkwardly.

Kim Namwoon raised one of his eyebrows, "Heh, did it hurt? Of course it hurts Dokja-ssi." He said it in a serious voice which made Kim Dokja look at him and apologize.

"I am sorry about that." He apologised to Kim Namwoon, which made him laugh. Kim Dokja looked at him in confusion.

"I already forgive you for that, Dokja-ssi." Kim Namwoon said to him. 

Han Sooyoung, "Damn bastard you just got a Mass Murder achievement? Now that is our Kim Dokja right there." She proudly pointed to Kim Dokja. He just takes a sip from his drink, ahhh he misses this juice.

Lee Jihye and Jung Heewon nodded their heads, and everyone agreed to it. Yoo Joonghyuk looked at him before looking away.

The Secretive Plotter and the Khomas look at Kim Dokja and the 1864th Yoo Joonghyuk. That guy is sure fucking lucky to have him, they all thought.

Uriel already calmed down thanks to her friend Gabriel who looked like she was about to pass out. "Man, that was so cool!" Uriel said it in a high pitched voice. 

Gabriel, "Uriel if I suddenly turn into deaf. I am blaming it in you." She seriously said it. 

"You won't turn into deaf. I can fix it for you?" Raphael volunteers to be the one who will fix Gabriel's ears. She quickly disapproved of Raphael who pouted.

The puppet shows up, [Seems like everyone didn't break any rules.] It felt satisfied after observing them from afar then it quickly left.

Of course they didn't break the rules, cause if they did. God bless them.

Everyone's stomachs growled indicating that they are hungry so they choose what foods they like. The constellations eyes went wide and they taste the foods even the Underworld best chef praised it.

Persephone compliments the food, "Oh my! I didn't know that it would be this delicious!" She happily eat the steak. Her husband and her people agreed with her. The Dokkaebi King also is hungry so he just went along with it. 

The incarnations were sobbing and drooling after they taste the food, they miss this, they really really did.

"Dang it! My patience is running out, I need more!" Uriel is so about to blow their table and this place but Gabriel stops her.

"If you blow this up, I won't let you go to Kim Dokja." Gabriel threatens her using Kim Dokja and it works. That stops Uriel from doing anything and obediently sits back down. Gabriel felt satisfied and happily eats her own food with Raphael.

Now they are only waiting for the Puppet to come back but they should finish eating their food first.

Notes:

Finally! It's done! I was gonna upload this yesterday but I accidentally clicked delete instead of save! Why the fuck is it next to each other?! That shit made me so mad that I had to vent to my pillows. So I wrote it again but this time it is different because I can't remember what I wrote there lmao.

Dang it! Why are some of them so hard to write!? If you noticed them became out of character, that's my fault. Blame it on me!

I don't need sleep.. joke I do need it. So I will be sleeping for now!

If there are any mistakes you can find please point them out, thank you! I will edit them!

Chapter 5: Note

Chapter by Qiusire

Hello, everyone! I am so sorry for not updating. Is just that school was open on August, and bam! School works slammed on my face on the first day. And that's the start of my memory loss, I was busy with my activities, and also I forgot to take care of my health lol. 

My drafts and activities got mixed in and I have to search all over for it.

I would like clarify that this fanfic isn't abandoned, okay? Hahahahh, the chapter It's still on my draft :D

But, don't worry! I already wrote a chapter and It's still hasn't finished yet. I am racking my brain what reaction will be for the characters and the upcoming chapters or should I say reaction? (Idk lmao) that I will be writing.

As for the schedule of this fanfic I will upload the chapter when I have a free time of my life ehe. So it will be a slow update T_T

I hope you understand.

Question: Does everyone prefer the chapters to be scramble or just go along/continue with it? I have been thinking about hahahaha!

The new chapter is still continued to the last chapter until the arc is done.

This note will be deleted when I came back with the chapters ( ꈍᴗꈍ).

Notes:

Hello everyone! So this my first fanfic and I apologize if there are any mistakes or grammar, you can point it out on the comment. English isn't my first language so I hope my writing is all well.

As you can see I have read all of the ORV fanfics or should I say Joongdok fanfics, and I noticed that there wasn't any reaction fics to read at ORV and since I am so desperate for it and thought that I should write it. Hehehe!
HI YALL ITS ME INUMATEA
some of u might recognise me from my other works in TCF but this is my first time writing orv lol and i’m excited to be a beta OOOOOO
thx a lot to @ShamelessWifi for letting me beta this! <3 luv u

Hahshaa I thought for a moment someone use my account and remember I added you lmaaooo and you are also welcome - shamelesswifi