Chapter Text
[Constellation of the destroyed world 'Chronos', asking for your apple pie.]
"Hm? Here."
Apple pie that Cale was holding disappeared and a beautiful gemstone replaced it.
good, I think Raon can use it to decorate his nest later.
The gem has a beautiful golden shine but its color is black, which is quite unique. Cale had been frequently exchanging items with the world constellation 'Chronos' since several days ago.
This constellation and that Lycaon always bothered him to play after Kim Dokja fainted because he was tired of practicing. Maybe it's related to damn attributes, but it doesn't feel annoying. Because Cale was also happily playing with the beastman who reminded him of the cubs of wolf, tiger and Lock. And what's the game? It was just playing with wind especially, mostly, elementals were the ones who were enthusiastic about playing and Cale just watched and occasionally threw the wind and made the wolf's wind suddenly disappear while elementals and wolf were chasing each other.
By the way, there are only eight days left until the start of fifth scenario.
Cale was a little curious, couldn't the Dokja copy skills like usual?
Is it because this isn't human?
Or because the wolf is not from this world?
Maybe the rule of 'learning' skills from others?
..well whatever... that's his business... I won't ask..
"Really sucks..."
Sooyoung said grumbling after seeing the sucks Kim Dokja. She approached Cale and put on a cute little crown, which her clone got from who knows where after she arranged Cale's hair.
"Good."
[Constellation 'Demonic Judge of Fire' gives a thumbs up to incarnation 'Han Sooyoung']
[Many constellations look at the little one gently]
[5,000 coins sponsored]
"Ais, I didn't expect to get coins. But Cale is cute with everything..."
"Don't be nonsense."
"Don't take it, Cale!"
Cale ignored constellations and Sooyoung and pulled the cute crown off his head.
"But noona, can't you let me learn that skill?"
"I told you, I don't know how. Besides, this is a special attribute, not an attribute that can be obtained. I think it's possible if you can get a special scenario, but I don't know if that even exists ."
"Tsk."
"...after all... who would intend to learn that skill just to be able to divide themselves into being slacker."
"? Of course I am, what else does that skill do besides that? My clone can carry me while I sleep, then the other clones will fight. That's a good idea isn't it?"
not to mention if I can bring that skill to my world. The real me can be slacker when the clone hunts hunters.
Cale smiled brightly as Han Sooyoung could only be stunned by Cale's strange idea.
"..."
[Many constellations fall silent]
[Some of the constellations giggle in amusement]
"What? I'm serious!"
[Constellation nods and says yes indulgently]
"..."
damn it.
"Haa.. Cale.. What actually happened to you that made you so obsessed with slacker? Hm?"
"How could I not, noona doesn't know how my dreams are always destroyed because of some crazy bastard."
like Adin, Arm, mermaid, god of death..
God of death who is watching his Cale : Hacho!!
"???"
...Barrow is also included...
Barrow was taken to rest after being made into a punching bag by Sheritt: "...why is my back suddenly cold...? Does someone want to torture me again?"
and hunters... damn...
"...to hell with war."
"Be patient Cale, maybe the world will be at peace when scenario has reached the end. After that you can rest."
".."
Cale looked at Sooyoung's face with a complicated look and decided to let that girl think about it that way.
After all, I can't say that the bastard who made me unable to be slacker is someone from another world, right?
Cale looked forward again and saw Kim Dokja who was still covered in sweat and still had not succeeded.
But no matter how Kim Dokja tried and didn't give up, it was impossible.
-Grrr .
"Protector, it's better to give up..."
"...Why can't I learn it...?"
Han Sooyoung giggled next to Cale and stood closer to Kim Dokja.
“Why? It's because you have no talent.”
"That's impossible."
"Why not? You're not protagonist. Do you think that you became Yoo Joonghyuk because you've been doing a good job lately?"
Kim Dokja's chest hurt like he had been stabbed. He looked at Cale who was also approaching while biting into a cookie and speaking with a frown.
"But I understand everything in my head."
“Ah yes. Everyone thinks they can go to Seoul National University.”
"I'm telling the truth."
+
[Kim Dokja : I remember most of the enlightenments related to Way of the Wind.
Cale : Well... maybe there's something wrong with your memory?
Kim Dokja : No way, I was feeling really frustrated an hour ago so I got a second battery from survivors and read the text again.
Cale: ...
Kim Dokja : Look at this. ]
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“There is a strong wind on the right hand and a storm on the left hand. The Wind Path will be opened when straight lines and curves meet.”
"H-How... You really understand!"
Lycaon felt admiration from where he was listening to Kim Dokja.
+
[Kim Dokja : See?
Cale : ...I don't understand.
Kim Dokja : Ahem, actually, the words I just muttered were Yoo Joonghyuk's enlightenment in Ways of Survival. In Ways of Survival, Yoo Joonghyuk gained insight into single 'phrases' followed by Chinese characters. He learned Way of the Wind in just 5 minutes.
Cale : ..everyone might have a different understanding...?
Kim Dokja : It's okay if I don't understand, but I understand everything but it's still difficult, I've wasted two days.
Kim Dokja : Haaaa, is it this hard to learn this? ]
+
Kim Dokja looked at his hands in confusion and repeated the practice, but it was still in vain.
"How can I do this?"
Kim Dokja felt frustrated. Why can't he learn it?
-Hm.. I understand 🍃
'?'
-After all, what you always do is control the wind, Cale. 🍃
'..then, can you explain better? Maybe with another explanation, Kim Dokja will understand?'
-..sorry Cale, you and I can use it because we can control the wind from the start. Just like a person who can't feel mana tries to use magic, it's difficult from the start. Maybe if he wants to study for years, but.. 🍃
'That's impossible'
-Well... besides, that Yoo Joonghyuk could probably learn it straight away because he already had attributes that could help him from the start. I don't know how it's called in this world but I'm sure it's something like that 🍃
'so it was impossible from the start...'
maybe Kim Dokja has different attributes that make it difficult for him to learn this skill? But doesn't he have that weird bookmark attribute? Why didn't he just try it first?
Cale looked back at Kim Dokja and Lycaon who were still arguing. He was about to open communication to ask Kim Dokja to try but heard Kim Dokja say something strange sarcastically to wolf.
“Then you should try this. One wind will meet another wind to form ying and yang. Again, one wind will meet another wind to form negative and positive principles.”
"How did you gain such profound insight?"
"Don't just talk, spread it directly throughout your body."
"So, here it is."
Lycaon concentrated and winds from different directions began to form around him. The two winds rotate, adding hot and cold energy to the wind.
-Oh.. hot and cold wind? Great concept. 🍃
-Use my fire? ⛈️
-My water can do it too. 💦
-Great idea. We can make wind in the water or wind that carries hot air! 🍃
Cale ignored ancient powers who were coming up with new cooperation ideas and looked at Kim Dokja whose mouth was twitching.
+
[Kim Dokja : Ridiculous.
Cale: ...
Kim Dokja : He just heard it and can do the technique instantly? Then why can't I do the same?
Cale : ..hahaha
Kim Dokja : Damn. My pride was provoked. Let's see, hah!!
Cale : ... ]
+
"Then how about this? 'The four winds meet and form a defense. Then the four winds are added, making it the Eight Trigrams. Therefore, the omnipresent winds are not yet omnipresent.' Can you do this too?"
+
[Kim Dokja : Heh, this sentence is the enlightenment that Yoo Joonghyuk gained in the 9th round of regression.
Cale: ..
Kim Dokja : Can he now? Ha, no, right?
Cale : ..don't you realize that you're childish?
Kim Dokja : Leave it. ha ha ha ha. ]
+
Cale stared dumbfounded at the bulging veins on Kim Dokja's temples which made it clear that he was really annoyed and Lycaon who was making a confused expression.
To be honest...
Cale suddenly forgot what he was going to talk about earlier. What did he want to say just now...?
"..."
Then in the middle of Cale's brain trying to remember what he was going to ask earlier, Kim Dokja's voice was heard, full of annoyance and a sense of victory.
"You can't? This is how I feel!"
"..."
But it was different from Cale who was still blank because he was trying to remember what he was going to say and Kim Dokja who felt a strange sense of victory. That wolf, Lycaon, looked at Kim Dokja with a twinkle and said sincerely.
“Pushov-… no, Protector. I really appreciate that.”
"..."
would he say pushover? Was the wolf's impression of Kim Dokja that bad?
"hah?"
Kim Dokja was confused then looked at the system window that appeared.
[The Class 5 otherworld species 'Prince Lycaon of Imyuntar' has received great enlightenment. ]
Lycaon suddenly turned around and started training.
[Several constellations from the destroyed world 'Chronos', are grateful]
[2,000 coins have been sponsored.]
"..."
Cale, who also saw the system message, could only stare at stunned Kim Dokja with a funny and confused face. Cale was about to laugh out loud when wind elemental voice was heard. By the way, Cale was still holding top whip because elementals often talked to him while playing with Lycaon.
-Wind domes?
-It's the same, Cale! But ours makes the outside like a knife and what cute wolf uses is to release the air inside.
-THE MIDDLE IS BECOME A VACUUM!!
-This.. is interesting.. so it can be used that way? It's difficult but it's worth it when you succeed. 🍃
Cale nodded confusedly, as elementals and thief muttered over the wind technique. Actually, he also didn't understand anything Kim Dokja said to Lycaon.
"..damn it.."
Kim Dokja who came back to his senses cursed and glared at Lycaon.
"Pfff.. Puhahahahahahahahahaha"
And Sooyoung, who couldn't hold back her laughter, ended up laughing so hard that she clutched her stomach.
+
[Cale : ...
Kim Dokja : ..laugh..
Cale : No... I think I wanted to say something about this but I forgot what.
Kim Dokja : Huh?
Cale: ...
Kim Dokja : Forget it, I'm often like that too. You'll just get a headache if you keep trying to remember it.
Cale : ..hmm.. okay.
Kim Dokja : By the way, maybe there are some things that are different from the novel? After all I know Ways of Survival but I don't know anything about myself.
Cale : You can't see your status?
Kim Dokja : Tsk, unfortunately no. ]
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[Constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' admires your patience.]
[Constellation 'Secretive Plotter' is disappointed with your weakness.]
[sucks]
Said Bihyung who appeared in the air and saw a frustrated Kim Dokja. Kim Dokja also looked at Bihyung.
..they seem to be communicating?
Not long after, Cale sat on a protruding rock and waited for Kim Dokja to finish talking to Bihyung. Sooyoung also returned to the original place, where the two of them sat and cleaned up the remaining items that Cale had not put into his spatial bag.
+
[Kim Dokja : That's really Yoo Joonghyuk.
Cale : What?
Kim Dokja : He created chaos among constellations and Dokkaebi.
Cale : Why?
Kim Dokja : Yoo Joonghyuk's growth rate is impossible through all possibilities. He was growing at a rate close to a cheat.
Cale : ..but I'm strong too?
Kim Dokja : I don't think so? You have many weaknesses because of your strength, it can't be called a cheat. ]
+
Cale thought, now he understood why the god of death made him carry many weaknesses such as suppressing some of his powers or causing narcolepsy. If his powers had not been suppressed from the start, he might have had many clashes with dokkaebi, constellations or probabilities.
Kim Dokja said a few days ago that the probability object was a kind of balancer, if someone who was stronger than they should be, didn't make payment to make the balance, would be attacked by it and could even die.
Not only that, Cale was also warned by Kim Dokja not to use his power too much, because the bureau owned by the dokkaebi could 'take care of him'. If possible, Cale should attack while looking at the power level of incarnations around him so as not to make them pay too much attention to Cale.
Well.. I also didn't intend to create attention so of course it was a good idea.
"Cale."
"Oh, right."
Cale received the items from Sooyoung and put them into his spatial bag.
"Be careful, there are a lot of bad people, it will be dangerous if you get looted, Cale."
"Then I will loot him first."
"Hmm... okay."
Han Sooyoung didn't take Cale's words seriously even though Cale was 'very' serious.
"Hey, so what are you going to do now?"
"...I don't know. I'm still thinking."
Kim Dokja said sighing after looking at Lycaon behind him.
"Then let me study it."
"What?"
"Or let other survivors learn about it."
Kim Dokja looked at the people around them.
After the coin farm collapsed. The survivors worked together and cared for the other injured.
The atmosphere is very different from the survivors of Deputy Yoon's coin farm. Maybe the good deeds of Han Sooyoung who was full of hypocrisy and cute Cale who often gave lots of food had changed them. Actually, it would be more accurate to say that almost some of them became slaves to Cale's cuteness. Kim Dokja remembered how Cale fell asleep while holding a teddy bear and Lycaon looked at Cale while daydreaming or even the victims squealed excitedly with Uriel.
Well... Kim Dokja was almost tempted to stop practicing and watch that cute scene...
Han Sooyoung opened her mouth again after seeing Kim Dokja lost in thought.
“Isn't it just learning the Way of the Wind? Does it matter who learns it?”
"...That's right, everyone can learn it."
“Why do you insist on being the one to study it? Are you trying to get the attention of constellations alone?”
"Only people with protection medals can learn Way of the Wind."
"Then give it to me."
"It's non-transferable."
[Han Sooyoung's character has confirmed that statement is true.]
Cale stared at the message that appeared in front of Kim Dokja in confusion.
...this.. dangerous skill, if my family has it..
Cale took one step back with goosebumps, imagining that scary thing. That doesn't mean Cale likes lying, but there are some things that shouldn't be told to others. Like when he stabbed his heart or his plate was unbalanced during the war at the Gorge of Death. He didn't tell the others because it wasn't necessary. But if there was that skill, and his family used it on him all the time... all his plans could be ruined..
Cale shuddered again in horror.
“You are the first person who is more suspicious than Yoo Joonghyuk.”
Cale looked back at the conversation between the two.
“You brought it. This skill, it was originally Yoo Joonghyuk who was supposed to learn it, right?”
"That's right."
"Then why do you have to go through this trouble? You can leave it to Yoo Joonghyuk. It's not too late now, so let's look for Yoo Joonghyuk. He's growing well. That guy will manage it somehow."
"Yoo Joonghyuk doesn't listen to what other people have to say."
"I'll tease him."
Kim Dokja looked at Han Sooyoung before looking away.
"Yoo Joonghyuk doesn't like small girl's bodies."
"Are you ignoring me now?"
"Rather than you, it would be more reasonable if Cale teased Yoo Joonghyuk."
"Don't put me in."
"I'm serious Cale."
"I also agree with Kim Dokja."
Cale glared at the two with a lot of complaints, Kim Dokja grinned and looked back at Sooyoung.
"Apart from that, there is also the problem of finding Yoo Joonghyuk."
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[Kim Dokja : Even Yoo Jonghyuk couldn't learn Way of the Wind without a protection medal.
Cale : Can't you just give it?
Kim Dokja : Right. He needs to take the medal from me, but ownership will not be relinquished until I die.
Cale : ah..
Kim Dokja : ... in other words, Yoo Joonghyuk must kill me.
Cale: Don't.
Kim Dokja : ..I agree. Besides, even if he could have the medal without killing me...
Cale : ? ]
+
Kim Dokja looked at Cale awkwardly and grimaced.
"You know that in the end I beat him really badly. After we meet, he will definitely try to kill me Cale..."
"..."
that's true.
"I knocked him flying with my punch filled with 100 strength."
Cale remembered Joonghyuk being hit back and forth inside the barrier and grimaced as well.
"I still clearly remember his eyes wanting to tear me apart..."
"...Well, he was really brave when he cut off my head."
Han Sooyoung also added while stroking her neck as memories of Chungmuro Station emerged.
"His face was like the angel of death. I was almost crushed if it wasn't for the other one holding him down."
Cale remembered Dorph who also fought with Yoonghyuk to slaughter the attackers.
"...no, I take back my words. The other big guy also pulled my hair cruelly. Too scary."
Kim Dokja nodded at Sooyoung who was rubbing her hands with goosebumps, while Cale was curious about what happened when he fainted earlier.
"Besides, finding out where he is now..."
Kim Dokja muttered.
But before he said anything else. There was a commotion in the distance.
"There's someone injured. Please help! It's serious!"
Someone had found an injured person nearby.
[Constellation 'Demonic Judge of Fire' looks forward to your friendship.]
[Some constellations expect you to treat the injured.]
Cale immediately took out his potion and ran toward the injured, as Kim Dokja frowned at messages from constellations, including Uriel who appeared. What's going on?
"Ah, Cale!"
Han Sooyoung immediately ran after Cale as Kim Dokja also followed.
After a while, Kim Dokja found the cause of problem and looked at Bihyung floating in the air.
Bihyung giggled at Kim Dokja.
[I don't know about this.]
The bleeding Yoo Joonghyuk, who was being looked at by the dumbfounded Cale, was waiting there.