The fight was over.
My Domain had ended, but the punishment meted out to Cheon Inho would stay with him for a long time.
If we left him here, whether he was dead now or not.
He would eventually die.
[Survival Fee settlement in progress.]
Something popping could be heard from various places.
Those who obtained Coins survived, and those who didn't died.
A world where no one can save another.
Realizing that the world I saw had become reality itself, I looked up at the station ceiling.
"Come to think of it, this is a subway."
It's a relief there's no Prison Realm.
If it were the current me, distracted by so many useless thoughts, I would be helplessly caught.
"Let's move on."
I turned my head to look at the exhausted group sitting on the floor.
"To the next scenario."
...
Knowing that moving immediately would be difficult, the group spent the last night at Geumho Station and prepared to leave when morning came.
"I wonder if the remaining people will be okay..."
Yoo Sangah, worrying about others. I turned my head toward her.
"They are just trying to live their own lives too. No need to worry. It's their choice, so we should respect it."
I walked straight ahead.
Then, sensing a presence trying to approach me, I naturally turned my body and dodged her fist.
"?"
"Why the sudden punch?"
"No, I just felt bad eating alone, so I tried to share some Coins."
"It's fine. Since I received from one person."
I recalled Cheon Inho from yesterday.
A guy who could no longer function as a human being.
At the same time... he was the first 'person' I killed.
Even when I first entered the station, I hadn't killed anyone, so killing someone directly like this so suddenly felt very strange.
"Give a lot to Dokja-ssi. He might be feeling pretty down because I overshadowed his heroic deeds."
"I don't care about things like that."
[The Constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' likes your camaraderie.]
I naturally dismissed the message window that popped up and moved forward.
Being at ease in this situation would make one a despicable person in its own right.
Still, I want to pretend to be okay.
Because I don't want to make the group worry unnecessarily.
"The Dokkaebi must be happy. Having so many interesting people in the channel."
"I suppose so."
While we walked a bit chatting about trivial things like that.
A message window popped up in front of our eyes.
< Main Scenario #2 - Encounter >
Category: Main
Difficulty: E
Clear Condition: Pass through the tunnel and meet the survivors of the first base area.
Time Limit: None
Reward: 500 Coins
Penalty for Failure: ???
"Base area? Where does it mean..."
Before Jung Heewon could finish her sentence, another message window popped up immediately.
[The next 'Major Base' is 'Chungmuro'.]
"It says Chungmuro Station."
"I just saw it too."
I grinned mischievously at Jung Heewon, who was glaring at me.
"Just kidding."
"Ha, look at this person living carelessly just because he's handsome? Anyway... if it's Chungmuro Station, it's pretty close, right? Just three more stops..."
Rumble.
As soon as Jung Heewon finished speaking, Ground Rats appeared, digging through tunnels.
Seeing a swarm of at least 30, Jung Heewon's face paled.
"We have to go three more stops through this...?"
"The way I see it, Jung Heewon-ssi's mouth is the problem. Look at you spitting out death flags one after another."
"Unbelievable, they would have come out even if I didn't say anything?!"
"But as a result, they came out after Heewon-ssi spoke, right?"
"Ah... Damn that mouth of yours."
Snicker. Suppressing my laughter, I looked at the Ground Rats in front of us.
"Ah?"
"What."
"Aka (Red)."
"?"
"Hollow Technique: Purple."
I immediately released Hollow Technique: Purple, reducing the output as much as possible to avoid damaging the underground structure, and swept away all the Ground Rats.
Since I teased her, doing this much is the best policy, right?
I turned my head toward the group.
"Shall we go?"
"Ah, yes."
"Ha..."
[Some Constellations are astonished by your absurd power.]
Surprised by just this much.
If they see full output, they'll complain about Probability this, fairness that.
We continued moving forward.
Maybe because I unleashed something so flashy? Ground Rats didn't appear in front of us for a while, and thanks to that, we comfortably passed Yaksu Station and arrived at Dongguk University Station in one go.
"Thanks to you, we came comfortably. Gang-hoon-ssi."
"Unless it's trampling on a stepping stone for growth, I can do a lot for you."
"It would be fine to restrain yourself. For a while."
I think so too.
This technique is too powerful to use in the subway.
Even earlier, I used the minimum, but it still made a whoomp sound.
"Still, since we hurried here, let's rest for a while."
"Wouldn't it be better to go and rest? Only one stop left now..."
"No one knows whether we can rest there or not."
At Dokja's words, the group all fell silent.
That statement was true, and we had already seen several scenes like that.
"Doesn't it seem like there's a lot left here?"
I looked around the station, picked up things that looked like daily necessities, and threw them toward Dokja.
"Certainly, it seems people moved hurriedly from this station. There might be a lot of daily necessities left."
"Ah, then I'll just..."
"Me too."
Yoo Sangah and Jung Heewon looked at each other and nodded, and at that sight, Kim Dokja stood there blankly, clueless.
"What are you doing. If you understood, you should nod."
"Eh? Ah, yes."
Kim Dokja nodded.
Seeing them move, Lee Hyunsung said he would go to the restroom too, and Gilyoung followed him.
"Gang-hoon-ssi."
"Hm?"
"I'll go to the surface for a moment."
"Ah, take me too."
"Yes?"
Dokja tilted his head, looking at me as if puzzled.
"Nothing to do anyway, so let's go together. To be quick."
"A-alright."
"Location?"
"Go straight from Exit 6 of Dongguk University Station."
That much is easy.
I grabbed Kim Dokja's arm, slung him over my shoulder, and instantly went outside.
Exit 6... Straight.
Ah, is that it?
I stopped in front of a statue and put Kim Dokja down.
"Arrived."
Statue of Samyeongdaesa.
[A Constellation wearing a straw mat expresses expectation at your action.]
You shouldn't expect anything.
Well... for now.
I put my hands together in prayer in front of the statue.
[A Constellation wearing a straw mat rejoices at your action.]
[You have been sponsored 100 Coins.]
"So, Dokja-ssi..."
I looked at Dokja, but without hesitation, he activated his skill and struck the statue of Samyeongdaesa, smashing it.
"Wow."
[A Constellation wearing a straw mat is appalled.]
He calmly acquired the item and looked at me.
Looking at it like this, he really seems like a crazy lunatic.
Carrying Kim Dokja on my back, I returned to the underground of Dongguk University Station.
He used the Magic Power Brazier to roast and eat the Ground Rat leg again, and accordingly, the poisoning from the toxic fog began to subside.
[A Constellation wearing a straw mat is enraged by your barbarity.]
[The Constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' giggles.]
"You know you're really like a psycho."
"Couldn't be helped."
Perhaps thanks to me shortening the time significantly, we arrived before the group gathered.
As expected of Gojo Satoru. Even movement is the strongest.
"Were you here the whole time?"
"We were resting."
Jung Heewon and Yoo Sangah. And Lee Hyunsung and Lee Gilyoung came out one by one and approached us.
And Kim Dokja taking something out of his bag.
"I have something to give you all."
[Samyeongdaesa's Straw Mat]
[Samyeongdaesa's Rosary]
Kim Dokja distributed them to Jung Heewon and Yoo Sangah.
"What is this? A straw mat?"
"It might look like that, but it's a good item. It's a memento of a great man."
"Great man?"
At Jung Heewon's question, Kim Dokja nodded.
"Do you know Samyeongdaesa?"
"Who is that."
[A Constellation wearing a straw mat is appalled at the Incarnation, 'Jung Heewon'.]
Just when the situation could have made him angrier.
Yoo Sangah raised her hand from behind and shouted.
"Ah! I know! I saw him while studying for the Korean History certification!"
Indeed, studying Korean history lets you know a lot of things.
"He's a monk from the mid-Joseon period, right?"
"Correct."
"He fought against the Japanese army during the Imjin War to protect the Korean Peninsula... The Battle of Nowonpyeong and the Battle of Uigwandong!"
[A Constellation wearing a straw mat is moved by the Incarnation 'Yoo Sangah'.]
It is moving.
Even I, who was a teacher, didn't know that.
Of course, I was a PE teacher.
"Anyway, his power dwells in those items."
"Huh? Really?"
"What the, it's real?!"
In the end, is it the item's performance that raises respect for a person?
"I prayed to the statue of Samyeongdaesa just in case, and these things fell from the sky."
I swallowed words I couldn't bear to say out loud.
Truly a crazy lunatic of a human...
"It's unbelievable, but I think Samyeongdaesa sent these items for Korea. Perhaps to save the country this time just like during the Imjin War... he passed down his mementos."
"Certainly..."
"Anyway, isn't the current Korea facing a national crisis as well?"
"In a world like this, it wouldn't be strange for such things to happen. Maybe Samyeongdaesa is also one of the 'Constellations'."
Jung Heewon smirked while looking at the straw mat she was wearing.
"Samyeongdaesa. I'll remember that."
Anyway, it exerted a good influence.
Problem... solved?
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