Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint - Chapter 231

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Translator: ZERO_SUGAR

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Chapter 231: Episode 43: Sky-Splitting Sword Saint (3)

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Barely holding back the waves of emotion crashing over me, I shouted at the Punisher as she turned away.

"Wait! Hold on!"

Then Constellation messages flooded my mind.

[The Constellation Prisoner of the Golden Headband is astonished.]

[Few Constellations are nervous about your judgment.]

[The Constellation Prisoner of the Golden Headband is having a severe allergic reaction to your lack of tact.]

Huh? What? What was this all of a sudden...?

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire has entered the channel.]

...Uriel?

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire is astonished!]

A full week had already passed since the Asmodeus incident, so it wasn't strange for Uriel to enter the channel. The problem was the Constellation messages that followed.

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire asks what on earth happened.]

[The Constellation Prisoner of the Golden Headband says he doesn't know either.]

[A constellation who likes gender-swapping snickers.]

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire points accusingly at the nebula Asgard.]

The sudden flood of Constellation messages left me too distracted to think straight. What was going on? And what was that about pointing? While I was focused on the messages, the Punisher disappeared into the alley.

"Wait, I said!"

What a shame. I had a chance to gain a good Companion. Jang Hayoung caught up a moment later and added, "Well? Isn't she incredibly pretty?"

"When did she show up?"

"Three or four days ago, I think. She's not only beautiful, she's skilled too, so word spread in no time. The way she appears and vanishes without a trace helped too."

"Will she come tomorrow as well?"

I hadn't figured out what style of swordsmanship she used, but someone who could draw a sword that quickly would surely be a great help in the Demon King Selection. Still, where had someone like her come from? She definitely hadn't appeared in the original TWSA...

"She's come every day, so she'll probably come tomorrow too. Anyway, it looks like you've fallen for her pretty hard."

"It's not like that."

"I'm joking, I'm joking. I know. You're not very interested in women."

"...Who told you that?"

Where had that ridiculous rumor come from...?

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire is looking at you.]

...I think I knew where that ridiculous rumor had come from.

"It's been a while, Uriel."

* * *

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire clears her throat and puffs herself up.]

As I listened to Uriel's occasional Indirect Messages, Hayoung and I headed for the treatment room.

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire praises her own achievement.]

Most of what I heard was Uriel's wild adventure story of persuading Yu Junghyeok to come all the way to the Demon Realm.

So Uriel had been the one who persuaded Junghyeok to save me. I'd thought that might be the case. There was no way that bastard would've come here on his own two feet just to save me.

"Your symbolic form is being repaired right now. Once it's finished, you'll be able to manifest there again."

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire has tears of joy in her eyes.]

"But what kind of personal Scenario did you give Junghyeok? It's dangerous for an archangel to hand out personal Scenarios in the Demon Realm so carelessly."

In truth, it was dangerous for a high-ranking Constellation like Uriel to come to the Demon Realm.

The nebula Eden and the Demon Realm of the seventy-two Demon Kings were under a truce.

That was probably one reason Uriel had manifested in a shabby symbolic form instead of a proper Incarnation body. If things hadn't turned out this way, Uriel wouldn't have been helplessly defeated by Asmodeus.

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire looks sulky.]

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire says none of that matters anymore.]

Come to think of it, when Junghyeok's link with Uriel was severed, her personal Scenario must have been forcibly erased.

Junghyeok had said he'd received another personal Scenario too. That was when Hayoung, who had quietly listened to Uriel and me, spoke up.

"But how are you so close with the Constellations?"

"I'm a Constellation too."

"...What? You're joking, right?"

"Didn't I tell you?"

Hayoung spoke with a complicated expression. "If you're a Constellation... you're like those things in the sky, right? Like those mummy-looking ones that appeared this morning."

"Usually."

"And there's something called a modifier, right? You build constellations within the context of that modifier and live there..."

Come to think of it, there had been a setting like that. The true bodies of Constellations existed within the context of their modifiers. I had fallen the moment I became a Constellation, so I'd never even seen such a context...

"That's right. That's what a Constellation is."

"Then what's your modifier... sir?"

Maybe because they had suddenly realized I was a Constellation, Hayoung had become extremely cautious. Somehow, it made me laugh.

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire is wary of the Incarnation Jang Hayoung!]

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire warns the Incarnation Jang Hayoung not to act familiar with you!]

"Ghk...!"

Whatever threat Uriel had made, Hayoung quickly took a step away from me.

[The Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire gives you an angelic smile.]

What on earth had that angel said to them?

When we entered the treatment room, Yu Junghyeok was sitting leisurely at a table, drinking tea.

"You're late."

"What, you were already here?"

I didn't know where he'd gone, but Junghyeok's boots were covered in dust. He'd even made a fresh pot of tea, and it was a different blend.

Was this some kind of local herbal tea? Come to think of it, that bastard had absurdly exacting taste.

Junghyeok glanced at Hayoung behind me.

"Is that the one you mentioned earlier?"

"That's right."

When I answered, Hayoung stepped forward. "...So you're the new duke? Hi, I'm Aslan."

"We can skip introductions."

"Ah... Is that so?"

For a moment, their gazes collided in midair. The atmosphere was growing awkward, so I quickly cut in.

"Have you two never met? Junghyeok, didn't you arrive a few days ago?"

"I had no time to leisurely exchange names with the residents. So, is this person whose gender I can't tell your new Companion?"

"That's right."

"I don't like weak people."

"...I'm not weak."

Hayoung puffed out their chest, but there was no way they would catch Junghyeok's eye in their current state. Even if they possessed the Unidentified Wall, their strength was still far too lacking compared to Junghyeok, a Transcendent. They were both protagonists, but Junghyeok was the first.

Junghyeok silently set down his teacup and spoke in a cold voice.

"So I waited for nothing. Don't tell me that idiot is all there is."

I held back Hayoung, who was about to explode, and quickly answered.

"Ah, there's one more. I haven't spoken to her yet, but I found someone promising."

"Who?"

"Someone called the Punisher. She apparently appeared recently, and I think she'll be quite helpful."

Junghyeok's expression grew complicated at my words.

"She won't do."

"What? Why?"

"I tried to recruit her too, but failed."

"What did you say to her? Was it that same crap again, like, 'Become my Companion or I'll kill you'..."

The anger in Junghyeok's expression made me flinch and close my mouth. If Junghyeok reacted this strongly, there had to be a reason. Maybe he had some history with that woman.

To have earned Junghyeok's resentment, who was that woman?

She hadn't appeared in the original... No, the original had changed, so perhaps a new story had emerged. I'd have to look into it soon.

"Then there's only one way left..."

Hayoung caught my gaze and answered with a sulky expression. "What? What is it?"

"Did you properly do what I asked before?"

"I did."

"What about the Transcendents I told you about?"

"They responded. They said to come if we could."

Junghyeok's eyebrows twitched as he listened to Hayoung and me.

"Transcendents? What are you talking about?"

"Ah, this one can contact beings from other Scenario dimensions. Pretty useful, right?"

It was my scheme to make Junghyeok like Hayoung by showing off their ability, but Junghyeok's expression remained sour.

"So?"

"We don't need to limit our Companions to Incarnations. If we recruit Constellations or Transcendents too..."

"Constellations won't do. Those bastards can't be trusted."

"Then Transcendents are fine?"

"Do you have someone in mind?"

I nodded.

"How about we go to the First Martial World?"

"...The First Martial World?"

"That's where the most Transcendents are."

"I know what you're thinking, but there's no guarantee that every Transcendent is better than a Constellation. There are many Great Evils and Great Demons there too."

"That's true. But there are martial heroes too, aren't there?"

"You think every martial hero will help you? I don't remember ever meeting a decent person among those bastards who played at being martial heroes."

Deep resentment rang through Junghyeok's voice as he ground his teeth. Considering he had already experienced the First Martial World in a previous round, it wasn't surprising. Still...

"Well, I think at least one person might help us."

Watching Junghyeok's expression slowly twist, I continued with a pleased smile.

"I think I'll ask the Sky-Splitting Sword Saint for help."

The Sky-Splitting Sword Saint.

If someone had to name the strongest Transcendent in all of TWSA, the Sky-Splitting Sword Saint would always be among the first mentioned. They weren't yet that renowned at this point in time, but their strength would still be more than enough.

Because the Sky-Splitting Sword Saint was none other than Yu Junghyeok's master.

"Why that person?"

"Because they aren't bound by righteousness or evil. And if we're going to ask for help, shouldn't we choose an expert?"

Junghyeok's expression was even more entertaining than when the Punisher came up. Cold sweat nearly formed on his pale forehead.

"Absolutely not."

"Why?"

"If I say no, then it's no. That person, absolutely..."

Of course, having read TWSA, I knew exactly why Junghyeok was so horrified.

Even so, it couldn't be helped.

This time, he had to move according to my plan.

"No, we have to go. I've already bought the tickets."

Then Biyoo, who was floating in the air, made a sound.

Baah!

A Scenario message appeared soon after.

[A new Sub Scenario has arrived.]

The First Martial World, a Scenario area with frequent travel, allowed people to purchase portal tickets through the Dokkaebi Compendium. They cost the enormous sum of fifty thousand coins. Still, being able to travel freely was a great advantage in itself.

"Think carefully, Yu Junghyeok. Even if it isn't the Sky-Splitting Sword Saint, we can find quite a few useful things there."

The First Martial World was a place where all sorts of people gathered, from the twentieth to the fortieth Scenarios. If we went there now, there would surely be plenty of useful information and Hidden Pieces to take advantage of.

In the end, after thinking for a long time, Junghyeok answered.

"When are we going?"

I smiled. "Right now."

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