"…Incarnation Waiting Room? Such a thing exists…?"
Even though he felt resistance due to a somewhat strange feeling, Kim Dokja slowly grabbed the doorknob.
And the moment he was about to open the door….
-Thud, thud….
Footsteps coming from somewhere. At that sound, Kim Dokja released his hand for a moment and stared in the direction the sound came from.
Constellations are in the hall right now, and Dokkaebis fly rather than walk, so footstep sounds shouldn't be heard.
If so, this is….
-Thud.
Undoubtedly an Incarnation invited to the Banquet just like himself.
"…Kim Dokja."
A man stopping his steps and glaring at me as if displeased.
Even if I tried to greet him, that man would undoubtedly glare at me as if to kill me.
Because the last conversation we had was me unilaterally scamming him in the deal we made, nullifying it completely.
Therefore, instead of welcoming him kindly, Kim Dokja said.
"First time meeting in person. I saw you in a dream before. I think you said let's meet someday…, so we meet like this."
"…."
He shifted his gaze to the person with him.
"Nice to meet you. I am Anna Croft."
"…Nice to meet you too. I am Kim Dokja."
Anna Croft.
Unlike Kim Dokja who impersonates a Prophet, the only real Prophet appearing in Ways of Survival…, and a crazy woman with a dangerous mindset trying to design the world through the future she sees.
Her schemes surpass even the cruelty of Constellations, and she doesn't hesitate to sacrifice anything for her goal…, a character who can be called Yoo Joonghyuk's main rival indeed.
-Chill….
Kim Dokja felt a chill down his spine.
Because of all people, Anna Croft and Kang Yuhyeon made contact so quickly.
'This…, is a bit big trouble.'
The reason he sweats coldly is not only because the two are influential figures threatening Yoo Joonghyuk like the 10 Evils, and both currently belong to the strong axis enough to be in the top five in their respective Domes.
However, the reason Kim Dokja truly feels such great anxiety about their contact is….
'Those two…, in some regression turns…, were lovers.'
If there was the love line of Yoo Joonghyuk and Lee Seolhwa on the protagonist side in the novel Ways of Survival, there was Anna Croft and Kang Yuhyeon on the villain side.
Of course, their romance was never properly covered in the novel development, to the extent that it was less than the description of the taste of Underworld food….
「Kang Yuhyeon holding her, who was getting cold, gently lays her down. At that moment, as if representing his feelings, rain fell as if a hole was punched in the sky. For Kang Yuhyeon who could no longer shed tears, that was tears and grief itself. Watching him like that, Yoo Joonghyuk grips the Splitting the Sky Sword tightly. Nothing can be read from his face. Sadness, grief, loneliness, anger, nothing. However, what was certain was that he repeated the vow to kill himself inwardly.」
…Well, seeing sentences similar to this described every time Yoo Joonghyuk killed Anna in regression turns where they were lovers, it was known that they were absolutely not just an ordinary couple.
Therefore, Kim Dokja is worried.
'Perhaps, if those two became intimately related while I was gone….'
Because the already rough path would become even rougher.
"…By the way, how long are you going to keep standing in front of that door?"
"…Ah. Sorry."
-Creak….
At her question, Kim Dokja pushes the door with the hand he held on the doorknob and opens it.
Don't know what she is thinking right now. Even if known, it cannot be stopped.
Therefore, maximum vigilance….
"…Kim Dokja?"
"…Yoo Joonghyuk."
"…And."
-Gogogogo…!!
"Anna Croft."
"…Ah, this is why I didn't want to come."
"Better watch your neck."
"I'll take care of it well even if you don't say so."
"Although it's the fault of the one who got scammed…, I don't leave the one who scammed me alone."
"…Haha."
-Whooosh….
After the inauguration speech of the Ultimate Dokkaebi ended, a silence with tremendous pressure flowed in the Incarnation Waiting Room.
The cause was Yoo Joonghyuk and Anna Croft, and Kim Dokja and me.
Me and this guy aside…, why is the atmosphere between those two like that. Surely Yoo Joonghyuk shouldn't have means to contact other Domes either.
"…Ah, that. Ahem. I don't know what stories each individual had…, but for now, shall we lighten the atmosphere a little? Since we are not the only ones in this waiting room…, Anna too…."
"…Phew, you are right. I committed rudeness unlike me after a long time."
"…Ha, absurd."
When a woman with khaki brown hair and a somewhat benevolent face intervened, the situation calmed down.
Yoo Joonghyuk keeps his mouth shut with arms crossed, and Anna Croft turns her gaze flipping her hair primly as if not caring about him.
"Ahaha…, heard a lot from Anna. That person named Yoo Joonghyuk, and you two too."
"I heard briefly too. Selena Kim."
"…Nice to meet you."
And, me and Kim Dokja too.
"Phew…."
After the short quarrel ended, I lean my back on the sofa.
It didn't mean I would leave Kim Dokja alone. It means I'll pay him back when he resurrects after this Banquet ends.
Even if he has resurrection-related attributes or skills…, if I kill him until he dies, he will die someday.
"Ah, um. Ugh…."
"…?"
Was I thinking about this and that looking at the chandelier on the ceiling?
Taking advantage of this softened atmosphere, someone is hesitating and gauging the timing to interrupt the conversation.
Of course, since the conversation continued long again, she couldn't gauge the timing and couldn't intervene easily.
"Who are you."
"…Ah?"
"Yeah, you."
Pure white platinum blonde hair and pale skin.
A girl about the age of Shin Yoosung with small twin tails.
As if the opportunity finally came, the girl cleared her throat a couple of times, puffed out her chest proudly, and continued speaking.
"I am Iris Vladimirovna Rebezova! Called the War God of Red Square, and also the representative of Russia!"
"I see."
"…Is that all for the impression?"
"Then. What more is there."
"That, how should I say…. You know! Should be more reverent or something…."
"Me. You?"
When I let out a scoff of absurdity at her words, the guy screamed, perhaps embarrassed, turning red.
Right. Kids were all like this. Noisy, getting angry if ignored, faithful to emotions. Unlike Shin Yoosung.
-Whooosh….
"…Ugh!? Y, even if you look like that, I'm not scared at all!?"
"I just looked, are you scared already?"
"Eek…!! What kind of bastard is this!? And you, listening to the story, seems like you got hit by that ugly guy. Seeing that, I can roughly guess where your skill level is—"
"What?"
"H, hic…!!"
-Tremble tremble…!!
The guy who was chattering away started trembling incessantly as if having a seizure just by being glared at lightly.
Tears seemed to form slightly in her eyes, and her voice lost direction long ago. Yet finding it inwardly interesting that she still says she wants to chatter more, I lend an ear.
"Y, y-y-you, you! Y, y-y-you, you don't even have a modifier (epithet), right!? Looking scary but s, s-skill must be terrible…!!"
"Don't know what you're saying. Trembling so much."
"E, eek…!!"
Right. Come to think of it, modifier. Do I have a modifier?
Ah, come to think of it, I think that slick guy called King of Neutrality or something called me something.
"King of Curses."
"…What?"
"That is, my modifier. Since you seemed curious."
"…King of Curses? Wow…."
Eyes shining momentarily but then startled and composing her expression.
Shouting loudly that she is absolutely not envious and her modifier is cooler, but I decided to just let it in one ear and out the other.
Turning my gaze elsewhere for a moment….
"…What is the meaning of that gaze?"
"No, just. Well…."
"…?"
Kim Dokja wants to say something but just mouths words, whistles, and turns his gaze elsewhere.
…Strange bastard.
-Knock knock.
"Incarnations. The 'Fable Succession Ceremony' will be held soon, so please move. We have temporarily prepared seats in the Banquet Hall on the 1st floor. For reference, only Historical Figure-grade Constellations are on the 1st floor, so please keep that in mind."
As we were passing time moderately, a Dokkaebi knocking on the door sweating profusely.
At that voice, everyone in the waiting room including me gets up and follows him.
I thought the inside of the hall wouldn't be that fascinating or interesting since I saw it briefly when I first entered, but….
"…These are, all…."
Appearances of representative Incarnations of each Dome screened on multiple blue windows and.
[Selena Kim! Guardian of the King!]
[We are watching your performance well!]
[Looking forward to it!]
[Iris! Kid of Red Square!]
[Hahaha! Cute.]
[Just as seen on screen?]
Like meeting favorite celebrities, the explosive reactions of Constellations felt different with liveliness completely different from the appearance of the hall I first saw.
Like that, soon, when Iris's turn passed and reached Kim Dokja's turn.
[…It's Kim Dokja of the Korean Peninsula.]
[Kim Dokja! That guy is that Kim Dokja.]
[Kim Dogeza! Kim Dogeza!]
[King of a Kingless World!]
[One Who Opposes Miracles!]
[Handsome Kim Dokja!]
Slight chilly silence flowed, but the moment someone shouted his name, the atmosphere changed drastically again.
Honestly, I was surprised too. To think that guy was so popular with Constellations.
[Yoo Joonghyuuuuk—!]
[Supreme King is the best!]
[Come to our Nebula!]
[Kim Dokja is the beeest!!, Yoo Joonghyuuuuk!!]
"…That, crazy Constellation bastard."
Unlike the noisy atmosphere of the 1st floor, Demonic Judge of Fire shouting at the top of her lungs shedding tears alone on the 2nd floor where gloomy and chilly atmosphere flows.
At her sincere appearance, the image of Yoo Joonghyuk and Kim Dokja in her imaginary wings I heard before arriving at the Banquet came to mind, and my expression crumpled unknowingly.
Like that, was I walking without knowing my turn came?
[King of Curses, Kang Yuhyeon!]
[Kuhaha! No one breaks scenarios as creatively as you!]
[Showing that much in early scenarios!]
[You, become my Incarnation!]
Before I knew it, the voices of Constellations cheering for me no less than Kim Dokja and Yoo Joonghyuk were heard, and simultaneously, Iris looking slightly flustered saying she didn't know it was this popular caught my eye.
"Th, ah. Ugh…."
"Seems things like that were being filmed too."
"…Eh?"
With those words, I point lightly to one side with my hand.
What was there was a blue window identical to other windows playing scenario videos.
But if there was one difference.
[…Ugh!? Y, even if you look like that, I'm not scared at all!?]
[…King of Curses? Wow….]
It's that it was screening what happened in the Incarnation Waiting Room just now instead of the scenario.
"Th, that was all being filmed?"
"Naive because still young, huh."
"U, uaaaaah…!!"
Iris covering her face with hands, turning red incomparably to when in the Incarnation Waiting Room.
I scan that guy once and shift my gaze elsewhere.
-Thud, thud….
Yoo Joonghyuk heading to the 2nd floor without a word.
[Everyone step aside!]
[The Queen is looking for him.]
Kim Dokja heading to the 2nd floor with Judges of the Underworld.
And….
-Swaaaaaah…!!
[Let's go. Kang Yuhyeon.]
"…I will."
To the angel who came to escort me as befitting the name partner, appearing in front of me before I knew it to take me.
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