Episode 14 – Master of the Throne (6)


    Nevertheless, a main character was a main character. I sent him to Gangbuk Station but he already had a ck g.


    If a non-representative took away the g of a representative, the hidden scenario ‘Revolutionary Road’ would open. He knew this and killed a representative on the way here, making him a king.


    Looking at Yoo Jonghyuk’s current appearance, it seemed like Lee Jihye and Jung Heewon did a good job.


    I took a few steps back and looked at Han Sooyoung. “Hey, quickly give me that sword.”


    “I-I don’t want to.”


    “Do you want to die here?”


    Han Sooyoung’s eyes were shaken as Yoo Jonghyuk moved. I eximed, “Gilyoung!”


    Lee Gilyoung’s eyes turned white like he had been waiting. I heard a tearing sound and something pounding on the dungeon.


    Then after a while. The sickle of a praying mantis flew through one wall.


    [The 6th grade insect king, Titanoptera has appeared!]


    Lee Gilyoung’s ability was the best. The whole cave shook with the enormous power of the giant insect king. As Yoo Jonghyuk looked back, I struck Han Sooyoung.


    “A-Ack...!”


    Han Sooyoung groaned and let go of the Four Yin Demonic Beheading Sword. I picked up the sword as well as the g hanging from Han Sooyoung’s neck as a bonus.


    [You have won the g of the ‘Hongik University’ group.]


    [Your purple g has absorbed the cumtive achievements of the ck g.]


    [Your purple g has evolved into a ck g.]


    [You are able to use the perks of the ck g.]


    [Congrattions! You havepleted the first king’s qualification.]


    [Number of kings remaining: 6.]


    I ran straight towards the Tyrant King. The Tyrant King was lying down between a pile of stones, his body crushed like dough. It was terrible. He tried to kill everyone only to die in vain like this.


    Han Sooyoung shouted from behind me. “You thief!”


    I ignored her and quickly swept up the Tyrant King’s items.


    [The item ‘Three Ring Loop’ has been acquired.]


    [The item ‘Dragon Jar’ has been acquired.]


    The revival ‘Dragon Jar.’ The Tyrant King obtained it by clearing the seven person dungeon.


    “...Kim Dokja!”


    Yoo Jonghyuk was chasing after me at a scary speed. Despite the fact that I had 30 agility, he narrowed the distance to me in an instant. I looked around and hid behind the nearest king.


    “W-What?”


    It was the king of Later Baekje, Gu Daesung.


    “Kuaaaak!”


    Yoo Jonghyuk’s relentless blow cracked his head while Yoo Jonghyuk obtained his g.


    [The constetion ‘Founder of Hannamgun’ is looking at you.]


    I felt sorry for Gyeon Hwon but it couldn’t be helped. I promised to make it up to him next time.


    At this time, I decided to stop running away.


    “Jonghyuk, stop for a minute. Let’s talk.”


    “That note...”


    “The note?”


    “My sister.”


    It was only two words but I instantly understood. Fortunately, Lee Jihye handled things safely. The note was given to Yoo Jonghyuk at the right time.


    “What about your sister?”


    “Where did you hide my sister?”


    “What are you talking about?”


    [The character Yoo Jonghyuk is currently using Lie Detection Lv. 6.]


    [The character Yoo Jonghyuk has confirmed that your words are false.]


    “If you don’t tell me right away, you really will die.”


    I knew it was true even without Lie Detection. The reason why Yoo Jonghyuk was like this was entirely due to my plot.


    I drove him to go north to save his sister, causing him to waste time searching the north. Yoo Jonghyuk’s less worn-out personality in this third regression made the n possible.


    It couldn’t be helped, even if I was acting cowardly. If Yoo Jonghyuk, who was much stronger than the original third regression, ignored everything and engaged in the war of kings, this scenario would’ve ended at his pace.


    Then I would never get the ending that I wanted.


    “...Okay. Let’s put the sword down and talk. What if I was a real jerk?”


    “Are you taking my family hostage?”


    “That’s going overboard. Isn’t that just your words?”


    The concept of a hostage didn’t exist for him in the first ce. This guy could just die and go back.


    “Then why did you do this?”


    “Why do you think”


    Yoo Jonghyuk noticed that I was buying time and his expression cooled. “I should’ve killed you at that time... then die.”


    The moment that Yoo Jonghyuk raised his sword, a voice was heard from the air.


    [Everyone here, please calm down. Why are you still fighting? Let’s see, you’ve met the qualifications.]


    The intermediate dokkaebi appeared at this moment.


    Yoo Jonghyuk also confirmed the number board floating in the air.


    [Number of kings remaining: 5.]


    [The ‘Last King’s Qualification’ has begun.]


    The bodies of the remaining kings, including me and Yoo Jonghyuk, started to be forcibly moved through space.


    “Kim Dok...!”


    Yoo Jonghyuk reached out for me but it was toote.


    I finally reached thest phase of this scenario.


    [The qualified kings will move to the final testing ce.]


    Thendscape started changing. It felt like my body was being sucked somewhere else. The next moment, tung! There was the sound of me bumping my head against something. A momentter, I became conscious again.


    [You aren’t qualified to take past in the ‘Last King’s Qualifications.]


    ...What?


    I looked around and saw that I was standing in the centre of Gwanghwamun. I had bumped into a barrier the size of a schoolyard. The centre contained the Absolute Throne, thest reward of this scenario.


    Why couldn’t I enter?


    [Hahahat! This, this! You were only looking at the big picture and missed something important!]


    I looked up at the sound ofughter and saw the ridiculing face of the intermediate dokkaebi. I thought he was ying tricks on me but then an unexpected message shed.


    [You have failed to upy the ‘target station’ of the fourth scenario.]


    [You must first take the target station to be qualified for the ‘Last King’s Qualifications’.]


    [Your group’s target station is Changsin Station.]


    Ah... I was only thinking about the kings and forgot. I hadn’t upied it yet.


    [Thest phase can’t be performed unless the previous phase is cleared properly. Did you think you could get away with it?]


    There was already fighting going on inside the barrier. If this continued, everything I had done would be in vain. I thought I should run to Changsin Station before it was toote.


    By the way... damn. Wouldn’t all the scenarios end if I ran there?


    “Dokja-ssi!”


    Yoo Sangah was rushing over here while carrying the copsed Lee Gilyoung. But there were more people with them. Huh?


    “Heewon-ssi?”


    Jung Heewon ran to this side while holding the hands of a unknown girl.


    “Is my brother really here?” The girl asked.


    “Yes. How many times do I have to say it?”


    “But I’m hungry.”


    Jung Heewon wasn’t supposed to be here right now. After saving a girl from the Gangbuk area of Seoul, she should wait at Changshin Station. That was Jung Heewon’s job in this scenario.


    “Heewon-ssi, why are you here? I told you to wait at Changsin Station...”


    “No, how long was I waiting? Besides, she has been hungry since morning. Aren’t you worried about your sister?”


    At Jung Heewon’s words, the girl pointed to me and said, “That person isn’t my brother.”


    “Eh?”


    “He is uglier than my brother.”


    Damn kid. Jung Heewon was surprised as she looked between me and the girl. “Eh? This isn’t Dokja-ssi’s sister? I thought that was why you asked me to save her.”


    “No.”


    “Then who is it?”


    It was natural for Jung Heewon not to know. Who would think this girl would be the psychopath’s sister?


    I heard a growling sound from the girl’s stomach. I listened to the sound andughter emerged.


    ...Would my perfect n copse here?


    “Dokja-ssi, where are you going?”


    “I’m going to upy Changsin Station.”


    I had to challenge it, even if I waste. I wish there was a long-distance teleport scroll but the intermediate dokkaebi wouldn’t let me open the Dokkaebi Bag.


    Then Jung Heewon looked at me and opened her mouth. “Why would you go there?”


    “Huh?”


    “Kid, bring that thing out. Didn’t I give it to you before?”


    “Yes!”


    Yoo Jonghyuk’s sister, Yoo Mia put her hand in her mouth. After a moment, her mouth became abnormallyrge and an unusual sized stone emerged. It was Yoo Mia’s exclusive skill, Inventory. I moved towards the chunk of stone.


    “What is this?”


    “Don’t you know?”


    I examined the rough surface of the stone. Then I saw a small groove that could hold something.


    ...I never thought of this. Was this method possible? No one had tried this in Ways of Survival.


    Jung Heewon shamelessly said, “Don’t you need the gpole to upy the station?”


    What type of ignorant human would think up an idea like this? Jung Heewon had cut up the floor that contained the g holder of Changshin Station.


    [The constetion ‘Adventurer who Stands Up an Egg’ admires Jung Heewon’s idea.]


    I tried to say something but fell silent.


    “Why, is something wrong?”


    “...No.”


    “Then what are you doing? Go ahead and insert the g.”


    I nodded and pulled out the g.


    [You have upied Changsin Station.]


    [You have earned 2,000 coins as a reward for ‘Struggle for the g.’]


    I really did it.


    [Your group has upied the target station.]


    [Your body has moved to the battlefield of the ‘Last King’s Qualification.’]


    My consciousness flickered again. A message popped up as a king’s qualification was added.


    +


    [King’s Qualification]


    1. 「 The owner of the throne should be braver than anyone else. 」


    -The Absolute Throne never wants a ‘weak king.’ To challenge the throne, you must own at least a ck g.


    2. 「 He who dreams of the throne must desire it. 」


    -The number of ‘kings’ that can challenge the throne is decided. In order to gain the right to challenge it, you must remove the other kings around you.


    3. 「 A single king stands alone without any help. 」


    -The king who can challenge the throne must be able to prove his strength was just his body.


    +


    [The constetion ‘Maritime War God’ is calmly watching the situation.]


    [The constetion ‘Bald General of Justice’ is cheering for the upper-grade constetions.]


    [The constetion ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ isughing.]


    [The constetion ‘Abyssal ck me Dragon’ scoffs at the upper-grade constetions.]


    The constetions had opposite reactions unlike other times. It was because the constetions had different ranks.


    The gap between upper-grade and narrative-grave was like the difference between a child and an adult.


    That’s why the reaction of the constetions watching the broadcast differed. Like adults not paying attention to a child’s game of hide-and-seek, this scenario was meaningless for constetions above narrative-grade.


    But the upper-grade constetions were different.


    In this scenario, the triumphant upper-grade constetion would climb to the absolute throne and build up their ‘story.’ This was why the upper-grade constetions were impatient once the King’s Qualification scenario began.


    I opened my eyes and the King’s Battlefield began.


    [From now on, all kings can’t receive the support of their sponsor.


    [From now on, the attack and defense of all items will be limited.]


    [From now on, all skills, stigmas and special item options will be sealed.]


    [From now on, the total stats of all kings will change to 10/10/10/10/10.]


    [The Last King’s Qualification will continue until one person is left.]