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What is your relationship with Yoo Jonghyuk?โ
โWe are companions separated by life and death.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
If I was really a god then I would be the most incompetent god in the world. The most helpless god in the world who knew everything but couldnโt explain anything.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
Tell me, you fool. If I continue to regress, will I get to ever get to meet you again?
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Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint
โ
Ultimately, every human is their own writer."
- Han Sooyoung
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singNsong
โ
I wish to see the novelโs epilogue.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
I believe in you more than the future that hasnโt come yet.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
Helping someone who didn't want help could be a curse. However, some people couldn't ask for help despite needing help. It was because they had never asked for it before.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 3 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 3])
โ
The story changed every time I read it. The story was over but it wasn't over. The story wouldn't end unless the reader gave up on the story.
- Han Sooyoung
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
Yoo Jonghyuk. Can I hit you?"
"If you have confidence."
I angrily formed a fist as I heard a message.
[The character Yoo Jonghyuk has used 'Strong Self-Defense Lv. 5'.]
I dropped my fist. Cowardly bastard.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
He(Kim Dokja) will be my companion and he will see the end of the scenario.
- Yoo Joonghyuk
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
I was an ordinary person with ordinary skills. But even so, this didn't mean I could only do ordinary things.
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singNsong
โ
Jerk, he was the main character yet he wasnโt going through any hardship. Meanwhile, I was the tired one despite being the reader.
- Kim Dokja
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
Is it okay if the fragments aren't in context?"
"It's fine. This is what humans are like.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 3 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 3])
โ
It doesn't matter what gender, race or world you originated from. It doesn't matter if you are strong or weak, famous or not famous. Anything is okay. What I am looking for is passion. I hope you have the passion to see the end of this damn story with me."
- Kim Dokja
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
I am Yoo Jonghyuk.โ
The coldest and loneliest voice in the world. The sleeping prince had finally woken up from his deep sleep.
โAnd you shall die here.
โ
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
I always regretted about something in my life. However, my regret over the things I hadnโt done was way bigger than for those that I did do.
-Kim Dokja
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 3 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 3])
โ
She looked between Yoo Jonghyukโs black coat and my white coat before opening her mouth.
โBy the way, are you a couple?โ
โโฆIt is just a coincidence. It is a common design.โ
[The constellation โDemon-like Judge of Fireโ is delighted for an unknown reason.]
[A constellation who likes to change gender has shining eyes.]
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
Eat the soil, Yoo Joonghyuk.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ Part 1 03)
โ
I smiled at him. โYou are late, Yoo Jonghyuk.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
Release your hand and get lost, you damn son of a bitch.
- Kim Dokja to Yoo Joonghyuk
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
I might be a killer but I donโt want to become a monster.
- Jung Heewon
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
A regressor actually does not regress. What actually regresses isnโt him, but everything else excluding him.
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
โ
You(Kim Dokja) are like dough made by anyone while a god was carving him(Yoo Joonghyuk) for a thousand days."
- Jang Hayoung
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 2 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 2])
โ
When I closed my eyes, the overview of the entire universe would get drawn inside my head. Han Su-Yeong wrote the story. Yu Jung-Hyeok lived that story. And, I read that very story. And thatโs how this world barely managed to reach its completion.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 5 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 5])
โ
Those who read more than 50 chapters of a boring novel werenโt normal.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
Marry Bihyung? Iโd rather kill myselfโ
- Kim Dokja
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 4 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 4])
โ
A human's present was important because there was nothing after death"
-Kim Dokja
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singNsong
โ
Unfortunately, I couldn't reply. Because, if I do, then...
...Then you would end up becoming a mere character of the story.
Because you definitely couldn't become a mere character
[Kim Dokja had learned how to live from this man.]
This man was my father, my older brother and my oldest friend
I couldn't kill this guy. Nor could I beg for his forgiveness either
-Kim Dokja
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 3 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 3])
โ
We(Yoo Joonghyuk & Kim Dokja) are companions separated by life and death.
- Kim Dokja
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
โI understand.
Yoo Jonghyuk was silent for a moment.
โYou are talking as if you have regressed before.
โI donโt need to regress to understand.
I knew that I shouldnโt speak about understanding. Still, I wanted to say it. Since he wouldnโt receive understanding from anyone in the future, I thought I could say this.
[The character โYoo Jonghyukโ is deeply shaken.]
[The character โYoo Jonghyukโ has received a faint consolation.]
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
[You're our son. That is all that matters.]
- Persephone
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
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Han Sooyoung approached and raised my chin with her fingers. "It's been a while, Kim Dokja. You are still ugly.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
I remembered the moment I read a novel for the first time.
The texture of the soft paper touching my fingertips. The black letters blooming on a white field. The texture of the page I folded with my hands.
ใ It isnโt important to read the letters. The important thing is where the letters lead you. ใ
My mother, who loved books, used to say this. At least for me, it wasnโt just a saying.
The gaps in the black print. My own little snow garden lay in between the letters. This space, which was too small for someone to go into, was a perfect place for a child who liked to hide. Every time a pleasant sound was heard, the letters stacked up like snow.
In it, I became a hero. I had adventures, loved and dreamt. Thus, I read, read and read again.
I remembered the first time I was about to finish a book. It was like being deprived of the world.
The protagonist and supporting characters walked off with the sentence โThey lived happily ever afterโ and I was left alone at the end of the story. In my vanity and sense of betrayal, my young self struggled because I couldnโt stand the loneliness.
ใThisโฆ is the end? ใ
Perhaps it was similar to learning about death. For the first time, I realized that something was finite.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
Strangely, Iโve been craving something sweet lately. Do you want to eat?โ
Han Sooyoung didn't wait for my answer and shoved the candy she was holding into my mouth. It had a lemon flavour. I ate the candy and Han Sooyoung looked at me quietly.
โBy the way, thatโs what i was eating.โ
โSo?โ
โ...You are really no fun.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 3 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 3])
โ
Persephone disappeared while winking at me.
[Weโll meet again soon, our cute son.]
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 3 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 3])
โ
โธขKim Dok Ja is an id iot.โธฅ
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
โ
Sadness did indeed have 'weight'.
The despair of a person risking his life trying to save someone else, and another's grief borne from powerlessness while watching that feat unfold, would never carry equal weight.
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
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I am Yoo Joonghyuk, a former regressor
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
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I'm only good to people who are also dead. I'm sorry that we met when you are a living person. Ahjussi, you should die soon and come back again."
- Kim Namwoon to Kim Dokja
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
[ Why are you trying to save them? You can see the ending even if you live alone. ]
The ending is only meaningful if they are there.
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singNsong
โ
The reason why she suddenly wrote the essay was to make me the son of a murderer, not a murderer.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
I smiled slightly while covering my eyes with both hands. I didnโt appear so on the surface but I wanted to say that I was smiling. In the small darkness created with both hands, Yoo Joonghyukโs voice was heard again as he drank tea.
โLetโs go back to earth, Kim Dokja.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 2 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 2])
โ
The light of countless constellations was shining towards him but none of them could reach Yoo Joonghyuk. No matter how many years they had lived, they couldn't understand the regressor who suffered the destruction of the world twice. The next moment, Yoo Joonghyuk heard a message.
[The constellation 'Demon King of Salvation' is looking at you.]
It was a star that never appeared in the last two rounds. Then why? Yoo Joonghyuk felt like the star had been there for a long time.
Yoo Joonghyuk declared, "Get lost, Kim Dokja.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 2 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 2])
โ
Did copyright exist for one's life, too?
But, was it okay to describe one's life as a 'work of an author'?
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
โ
If you want my bones, I shall give them to you. If you want my heart, then I will gladly hand it over.
However, you will have to risk half of all your Stories.
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
โ
But as he stood before the hard-earned freedom, he couldn't figure out what exactly he had finally earned.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ Epilogue [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom Epilogue])
โ
...Yoo Jonghyuk glanced to his side before speaking again.
โI have a companion already.โ
I doubted my ears for a moment. This bastard Yoo Jonghyukโฆ what was he doing now?
[The constellation โDemon-like Judge of Fireโ appears late and looks around.]
[The constellation โSecretive Plotterโ is giggling at the situation.]
[The constellation โDemon-like Judge of Fireโ is astonished.]
[The constellation โ Demon-like Judge of Fireโ is praying for the line to be spoken again.]
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
Our Stories aren't for your entertainment', she said.
She wobbled slightly as the shelling continued on. However, she never faltered once. She was no longer that girl who feared the ocean, but a commander of this vessel.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 4 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 4])
โ
Jung Heewon unsheathed her sword and spoke. โI donโt know anything about the future. However, I do know this. You said that you want to save this world? Itโs the same for me, too.โ
Her determination manifested in the whitish flames billowing on the [Sword of Judgement].
"That man is the world I wish to save.
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
โ
Yoo Joonghyuk looked at me like I was mentally ill. "Kim Dokja! Don't say anything else!"
Of course, I kept talking.
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
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The man who came to her 1863rd regression turn. The man who she wanted to see again. The detestable man with his own brand of ass-kissing. The man who lied really easily. The man who she enjoyed being around, since they could lie about something together and snicker among themselves.
The man, who didn't remember her.
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
โ
I hurriedly whispered towards Yoo Jonghyuk. โHey, just say that you like him. Quickly.โ
โI donโt want to.โ
โWhy? Hey, just close your eyes and do it onceโฆโ
Nirvana shouted angrily when he saw me whispering. โDonโt whisper in front of me!โ
Then Yoo Jonghyuk spoke in a loud voice, โIโm not interested in men!โ
[The constellation โDemon-like Judge of Fireโ cries out for blood.]
[2,000 coins have been sponsored.]
Nirvana looked like he would puke.
โIโm not a man!โ
[The constellation โDemon-like Judge of Fireโ is embarrassed.]
โOf course, Iโm not a woman either!
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
To think, I was learning how to make dumplings from a dumpling while walking on the Dumpling Road.
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
โ
Yoo Joonghyuk then powerfully threw Kim Dokja forward, but also stepped onto the latter's back โ and they began scything past the storm as if he was surfing the waves.
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
โ
He was the first reader of the Story Kim Dokja had compiled.
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
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[The stigma โRegression Lv. 3โ has been activated!]
It was cruel. Was this really how it ended? How did I(Kim Dokja) get here? Would Yoo Jonghyuk really die here?
Then a single line emerged.
[Incarnation โYoo Jonghyukโ is looking at his sponsor.]
โโฆYoo Jonghyuk?โ
Yoo Jonghyuk, who became so ragged that his shape couldnโt be recognized, stared at his sponsor with a single bloody eye. Sparks appeared around his disappearing body.
[Incarnation โYoo Jonghyukโ is resisting his sponsor.]
[All of the stories of incarnation โYoo Jonghyukโ is resisting death.]
This was something I had never seen in any round.
[The incarnation โYoo Jonghyukโ has refused to regress.]
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 2 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 2])
โ
Then Yoo Joonghyuk replied, "Kim Dokja is necessary for this world. I need him."
"โฆ"
"He will be my companion and he will see the end of the scenario."
"Give me Kim Dokja. Then I will spare you.
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singNsong
โ
The people are hungry.โ
โSo what? You want to share that? Are you crazy? Donโt you know that people are the most dangerous existences in an apocalypse?โ
โI can kill all of them if I want.โ Han Sooyoung saw killing intent for a moment on Yoo Sangahโs face and shut her mouth. โTherefore, I can save all of them if I want.
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singNsong
โ
โ Why are you going so far to save Kim Dokja? You've lost many companions by now already.
โ Having lost many companions before doesn't mean you become accustomed to the pain of loss. And alsoโฆ
โ โฆI have something I need to ask that fool.
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singNsong
โ
Answer me! If we are really characters in a fictional novel, why did you die for us over and over?
- Lee Jihye to Kim Dokja
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singNsong
โ
โธขYoo Joonghyuk always had to endure these moments all by himself.โธฅ
Fortunately, he wasn't alone this time.
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singNsong
โ
โธขThis tale was a story about an 'impossible communication'.โธฅ
โธขThis tale was a story about indistinguishable 'Good and Evil', andโฆโธฅ
โธขAnd, this tale was a story about a tragedy locked in a cycle.โธฅ
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singNsong
โ
The author of the novel probably didn't think about stuff like this. However, it is up to you to decide on what you'll get out of reading the novel. If you only find trash within, then it'll simply end as trash. But if it can impart just a tiny little bit of deeper meaning to you, then that alone will improve this work in your eyes. Again, it is up to you to decide which one it will be. But I'd really like you to choose the option where you get to 'appreciate' your time a little bit better.
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
โ
โธข"Maybe this regression turn you are about to abandon could be the 'one single turn' where you might get to witness the end of this world as a 'human being', you know."โธฅ
The one and only way for him to live on as a human being.
And that was to never give up on this story.
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singNsong
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Kar. Mien. Der.โ
The dark keeper muttered as it barely managed to pull itself together from its shock. I didnโt ask but Yoo Sangah muttered from behind me in a quivering voice.
โHow do you know all my weaknessesโฆ?โ
This was what it meant. I gave an answer in a light manner.
โI usually read a lot of books.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
โ
The fact that you can regress at any time means that death is meaningless.
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singNsong
โ
Yoo Joonghyuk of the 1863rd round is the despair of the world itself.
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singNsong
โ
In the distant place, Kim Dokja seemed to be stroking Yoo Joonghyuk's head.
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singNsong
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If this story can really save you... If you regained just a little of your memories and remember us just one more time... Then I'll keep writing the epilogue for you until the end of time, for eternity. - Han Sooyoung
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singNsong (Omniscient Reader)
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Because Han Sooyoung wrote the Ways of Survival, Kim Dokja got to read it.
Because Kim Dokja read the Ways of Survival, Yoo Joonghyuk began his regression.
Because Yoo Joonghyuk began his regression, Han Sooyoung was able to write the 'Ways of Survival'.
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singNsong
โ
โธขOuter Gods' are unfathomable creatures.โธฅ
Those were some pretty irresponsible words, that's for sure.
Such words could be applied to just about anybody, not only to the 'Outer Gods', now couldn't they?
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
โ
Lee Hyunsung touched my head and then opened his mouth.
โIn the past, I lost an empty cartridge in the army.โ
โโฆThat must be a big problem. Did you find it again?โ
โI found it.โ
โYou mustโve been in trouble. Why are you saying thisโฆ?โ
โIt was found out of the blue one month later.โ Despite my confused expression, Lee Hyunsung still looked serious. โFrom then on, I kept the empty shell in my pocket.
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singNsong (์ ์ง์ ๋
์ ์์ 1 [Jeonjijeog Dogja Sijeom 1])
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It was my story. I laughed as Yoo Joonghyuk's sword pierced my heart.
[Your fate has been realized.]
My body slowly sank down and Yoo Joonghyuk held onto me. "Kim Dokja."
"It was a really great story. Isn't that right?"
"Let's meet again, Yoo Joonghyuk."
"Kim Dokja! No! Kim Dokja!"
At the last moment, he tightly held me by the neck. However, it was already too late.
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singNsong
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[Constellation, 'Hell's Scribe', is letting others know that the hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who maintain neutrality in times of moral crisisโฆ]
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singNsong
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Everything has already been written, and at the same time, still being written.
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singNsong
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I'll hit you(yoo joonghyuk) gently so please don't die"
-Kim Dokja
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
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You saved me once, now I'm going to save you.
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singNsong (OMNISCIENT READER'S VIEWPOINT (light novel vol1))
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โธขt l s 1 2 3โธฅ
โธขY o u ca nn ot cha nge th is sto ryโธฅ
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
โ
She could hear Han Sooyoung's laughter.
โธขYou know this too, right? The last one to laugh is the winner.โธฅ
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
โ
I would never sacrifice myself ever again. I'd not leave my companions behind. Just like how Yoo Joonghyuk didn't want to give up on this life, I shall not give up even until the end.
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singNsong
โ
The was wrong. Yoo Joonghyuk's regressions were wrong, and the stories the scenarios created were unfair.
โ That's why I won't sit still. I'll witness the Conclusion. You say I shouldn't, but I'll see it regardless. I'll definitely jump over that Wall you failed to cross along with my companions, and as for the being beyond itโฆ
I'll kill that guy. I'll end your 'Oldest Dream'.
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
โ
ใ โSomething is strange. Are you really Captain?โ ใ
Then Shin Yoosungโs eyes shifted to my dead body.
ใ โWho is that person? I havenโt never seen such a person before.โ ใ
Only Yoo Jonghyuk stayed silent. He just swung and swung his sword. This was his only answer. How long did he swing his sword?
Yoo Jonghyuk slowly opened his mouth.
ใ โโฆThat guy.โ ใ
Shin Yoosungโs face gradually filled with doubt and disbelief. The silent Yoo Jonghyuk finally spoke.
ใ โHe is my companion.โ ใ
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Singshong (์ฑ์)
โ
Kim Dokja, there is only one chance."
It was an eternal 'once'. A 'once' made with the countless failures of the regressor.
"It has always been 'once' for me."
Thus, this one chance couldn't fail. We threw the spear at the same time.
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singNsong
โ
They had failed to save their companions many times over.
And that was why they could never turn their backs on the people dying right in front of them.
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singNsong
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I looked at Yoo Joonghyuk's miserable face and thought: Don't worry Yoo Joonghyuk. I'll do the rest. You stop and rest.
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singNsong
โ
He is called the Tyrant King. He is one of the top seven kings of Seoul and the king with the largest territory.โ
Lee Hyunsung asked this time. โWhat type of person is he?โ
โHe is someone who started from Dobong-gu and built his own kingdom. He says that any beautiful or handsome man and woman will become concubines, while any ugly people will be killed or become slaves.โ
Jung Heewon frowned. โIf Dokja-ssi is caught, you will become a slave.โ
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โBeing a concubine is difficultโฆ Why donโt we just go ahead and kill him?
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[The incarnation Kim Dokja's ranking in Dark Castle is 11th place.]
11th place. It wasn't bad. The rest of my party members had terrible expressions, as if they were receiving their CSAT scores.
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He's a pathetic fool, indeed. He was just some contracted worker for a no-name game developer, and his hobby was reading novels.
His specialty is to run his cocky mouth off, and he has this habit of throwing his life away so that we can overcome any and all impossible situations hindering us.
Someone like that managed to lead his companions this far.
Regardless of what the incoming conclusion is, this world wouldn't have come this far without him around.
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The world where the result devours the cause, and the cause devours the result. The world where all possibilities exist, and the individual possibility supports and maintains each other. A perfect, immortal epic where a story manufactures a story all on its own.
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Of course, I didn't actually agree with the doctrines. In the world of the Star Stream, if you threw away the future and lived in the present, then you'd just die in the present. And even if I was a bit less happy, I wanted to live longer. That's why I was a slave to capitalism.
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โฆOur nebula?"
"Didn't you say you would make one last time?"
"Kim Dokja's Company?"
"I'll quit right away if it is really named that."
Yoo Joonghyuk turned his head away with a frown. I felt pleasantly surprised.
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I laughed as Yoo Joonghyuk's sword pierced through my heart.
[Your fate has been realized.]
My body slowly sank down and Yoo Joonghyuk held onto me. "Kim Dokja."
"It was a really great story. Isn't that right?"
Yoo Joonghyuk stared down at me silently. I couldn't find any words and just watched. It was as if I had always been meant to do this.
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If he returned now then Kim Dokja might revive again. Howeverโฆ
What if Yoo Joonghyuk went back and there was no Kim Dokja? Or what if Kim Dokja didn't act like this again?
Yoo Joonghyuk was afraid of something for the first time.
The Kim Dokja of this life might only appear in this life. Shin Yoosung of the 41st regression never talked about Kim Dokja and he never met Kim Dokja in his past few lives. Even if he went back to the past, the Kim Dokja of this life might not return.
The choice that had always been possible was now irreversible. He met Kim Dokja in his third regression and they became companions. Then he lost Kim Dokja.
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Yoo Joonghyuk and I were both pushed back a step and at the same time, we wielded our swords to each other again. Unbelievable explosions occurred as the sword and sword hit each other. We struck, struck and struck each other again. We fought desperately as if it was the only conversation we could share with each other.
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Dionysus had told me not to trust anyone. However, that was only if the opponent was a constellation. I had at least one person in this place who I could believe in.
I jumped up towards the stage. I grabbed the confused Yoo Joonghyuk's hand and raised it high into the sky.
He was more trustworthy than anyone else here.
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Let's meet again, Yoo Joonghyuk."
The power of the demon king disappeared and at the same time, strength drained from me.
[The main scenario has ended.]
[Seoul Dome has been freed.]
A small black hole appeared in the air behind me. My body was slowly being sucked into it. My legs, my torso, my arms...they turned into powder and were slowly being sucked in.
"Kim Dokja! No! Kim Dokja!"
At the last moment, he tightly held me by the neck. However, it was already too late.
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Thusโฆ I felt it as well. I hesitated before shouting in a timid voice. "I-I am the protagonist!"
[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' covers her eyes with embarrassment.]
[The constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' considers moving channels.]
[The constellation 'Abyssal Black Flame Dragon' is taken with your chuuni words.]
Shitโฆ why couldn't I feel it?
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โฆHey, Yoo Joonghyuk."
He stopped his actions when I spoke up.
"You probably know this already, but I'm not a prophet. No, I am as far removed from such a being as you can get."
Ever since we got into a tussle back on the Dongho Bridge, I had never introduced myself properly once. To Yoo Joonghyuk, I was the prophet, a man with a mysterious background.
"I'm not the 'Demon King of Salvation'."
[Story, 'Demon King of Salvation', has stopped its storytelling.]
"I'm also not the 'King of a Kingless World'."
[Story, 'King of a Kingless World', has stopped its storytelling.]
One by one, my Stories stopped their stories. Excluding my own, everything else became dead still.
"My name is Kim Dokja."
The wings on my back disappeared, and the ballooned-up muscles shrunk back, too.
"Twenty-eightโฆ No, wait. I was twenty-eight, and I was an employee of a game company.
My hobby was reading web novelsโฆ"
As if I was talking to someone I met for the first time, I continued to tell my own story.
"It's pathetic, right? Well, this is who I amโฆ Yoo Joonghyuk, who are you?"
To me, Yoo Joonghyuk was someone I 'knew' since from a long time ago. To be more specific, he was someone I read about all by myself.
That was why I had never heard about his story in his own words.
He finally opened his mouth.
"I am Yoo Joonghyuk."
His blade slowly moved and cut me down.
"Yoo Joonghyuk, a former Regressor.
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[A portion of the audience members are getting really curious about the taste of โMurim dumplingsโ.]
I sensed Yu Jung-Hyeok [999] flinch ever so slightly on my shoulder.
In the meantime, I handed the dumplings over to Shin Yu-Seung and Yu Jung-Hyeok as well.
The latter frowned and shook his head. โI donโt eat food made by other people.โ
โOther people didnโt make this.โ
He seemed deeply puzzled by that. Most likely, he had no idea what I was talking about. He then glared at the [Murim dumpling] resting before his eyes with some suspicion, but eventually made up his mind and cautiously reached out to it.
And very slowly, so very slowly, as if he was studying his new enemy, brought the dumpling near his nose.
โโฆ.This aroma??โ
Thatโs right, eat that damn dumpling, you bastard.
Yu Jung-Hyeok continued his pained deliberation over and over again, and in the end, brought the dumpling towards his lips very slowly. As if he was tearing into the neck of the enemy commander, he took a small bite out of it.
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1. Humans were weakest when they believed someone protected them CHAP18, PG200
2.No matter how good a mentor, a person who wasn't determined couldn't survive in this world CHAP 20:EP 5, PG 223
3. The treasure trove doesn't just contain treasures. CHAP 22 PG 235
4. The person trying to be all alone was the busiest. CH 36 PG 409
5. You have already forgotten the determination of your first attempt." CH 41 , PG 486
6. "If you can't find the meaning of life in front of you, didn't you decide to live for the greater cause? CH 41, PG 486
7. "Human beings aren't slaves of desire. They are animals fighting their desires." CH 137 PG 1595
8. It isn't important to read the letters. The important thing is where the
letters lead you. Pg 1963 ch170
9. At first, I only saw the main character's position. The second reading
showed the position of the supporting character and the third reading
showed the position of the enemy.
The story changed every time I read it.ย Pg 1964
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