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Translator: ZERO_SUGAR

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Chapter 463: Episode 88: Myth-grade Constellations (1)

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Uriel wasn't in a good mood.

"Where's our Biyoo?"

Kim Dokja Company's past fables were playing through the Star Stream broadcast. Yet Uriel couldn't focus on any of it.

She couldn't help it.

How was she supposed to pay attention to a Star Stream broadcast when she couldn't even take care of herself?

Ever since meeting herself from the 999th round worldline and glimpsing some of those memories, her thoughts had become a complete mess. Even now, whenever she closed her eyes, memories of the 999th round faintly surfaced.

「[I am your only companion, Yu Junghyeok. I will make sure to end the Scenario and avenge you.]」

She already knew that versions of herself existed in other worldlines. But knowing and seeing one for herself were different things.

The 999th round worldline.

What on earth had happened to her there?

[Ah, this is so annoying. I'm not curious about other worldlines. It's already hard enough keeping up with our kids' fables.]

Uriel grumbled, clutching her head.

The Star Stream's atmosphere had been strange lately, too. As the Final Scenario approached, an odd tension had spread among the Constellations.

There were even rumors that the Administration Bureau had given up on this worldline.

[The Administration Bureau is summoning the Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire!]

[Will you answer the summons?]

Uriel abruptly raised her head at the message.

Why now of all times?

After a moment's hesitation, Uriel pressed the confirm button. Her body was transported somewhere in a brilliant flash of light.

[The transfer has been completed.]

She arrived at an unfamiliar clearing.

A few Constellations, including herself, had already gathered there.

[What is this, Gabriel? You came too?]

[The Administration Bureau keeps bothering you with spam messages if you refuse these things.]

Dozens of Constellations had already assembled. Most of them, like Uriel, seemed curious about what was going on. The Administration Bureau might have been thuggish, but it wouldn't summon them all without reason.

There were familiar faces, too. A small figure with bandages wrapped tightly around one arm...

[Aww, isn't it our Flame Dragon!]

Uriel rushed over and put Abyssal Black Flame Dragon in a headlock.

Uriel catches the Abyssal Black Flame Dragon in a headlock

[Urgh! An enemy ambush?]

[It's me, your Archangel noona.]

[Let go of me!]

Abyssal Black Flame Dragon thrashed in Uriel's arms and screamed.

Gabriel, watching the sight, muttered.

[Uriel, that guy is Absolute Evil.]

[Who cares? Eden has been destroyed, too. We should all get along now.]

After the Great war of Angels and Demons, the nebula Eden had nearly been wiped out. Most of the armies led by its mighty Archangels had perished, and only Uriel and Gabriel remained active.

Setting aside her bitter thoughts, Uriel looked around again.

[Isn't that Goryeo's Top Swordsman?]

The Constellations of the Korean Peninsula, including Bald Army General, Joseon's Greatest Sorcerer, and The Last Hero of Hwangsanbeol. She could also see Constellations from other nebulae, including Olympus, as well as Surya.

Uriel's gaze darted around even faster.

The more familiar Constellations she saw, the stronger her sense of foreboding grew.

All the Constellations gathered here had one thing in common.

Black Flame Dragon, who had barely escaped Uriel's grasp, muttered.

[They were all in Kim Dokja's channel.]

He was right. Everyone gathered here was...

Crackle.

Uriel's senses caught the movement of a threatening Status.

Someone had surrounded the entire clearing. Every one of them possessed a Status powerful enough to rival a fabled-grade Constellation.

Quick-witted Uriel immediately realized who they were.

[Papyrus, Veda, and Emperor. What are you thinking? You people, who don't even get along, have joined forces.]

Uriel muttered with a hint of tension. Even she couldn't take on this many fabled-grade Constellations. Besides...

[Even that old man who never budges... What brings the being of the Final Scenario here?]

There was no doubt. The goosebumps rising along her arms proved the presence of an overwhelmingly powerful being somewhere nearby. Even in the vast Star Stream, only a handful of beings possessed a Status of this level.

Beside her, Abyssal Black Flame Dragon's expression had noticeably stiffened.

There was no doubt. This being was...

[Has everyone gathered?]

A complete Mythical-grade Constellation.

Tssssssss!

The moment the constellation's declaration rang out, the air around them changed completely. It felt as though every particle of oxygen drifting through the air had ignited. The nearby Constellations staggered, and even Uriel, who possessed strong resistance to flames, frowned for a moment.

Why was a Mythical-grade Constellation here?

With only a few exceptions, such as the Underworld King, Metatron, and Great Sage Equaling Heaven, most Mythical-grade Constellations didn't interfere in lower Scenarios. They had already completed their own conclusions and earned a place among the candidates for A Single Fable.

Those who had reached the Final Scenario and secured their own fables.

[The monkey and the Underworld King aren't here. Still, we can't delay any longer, so I'll begin.]

[Wait!]

[The Constellation Noonday Sun gazes at the Constellation Demonic Judge of Fire.]

The moment their eyes met, Uriel realized who the owner of that declaration was.

Countless suns existed in the Star Stream. Yet among them, only a rare few occupied the center of this universe.

And if it was a being who held the center of time itself, noon...

[Sun God Ra. Did you summon us?]

Ra was the highest Constellation of the massive nebula Papyrus.

[That's right.]

[That's strange. I thought the Administration Bureau had summoned us.]

Ra didn't answer.

Among the faint presences surrounding them, Uriel could sense that of a Great Dokkaebi.

Uriel decided to remain calm. If they had truly endured the Plausibility loss and colluded with the Administration Bureau, then the situation was far worse than she thought.

[Fine. Let's hear what could be important enough for you to reveal your ties to the Administration Bureau.]

[I summoned you because of the Final Scenario. Soon, A Single Fable will be chosen. That means a single story representing this worldline will be decided.]

A Single Fable.

None of the Constellations here were unfamiliar with it.

After all, Kim Dokja Company, whom they watched, was also a nebula creating A Single Fable.

[So? What does that have to do with us?]

[Most of you haven't earned the qualifications for the Final Scenario. But it will be different if you are with me. I will take you with me to the Final Scenario. I mean to give you the chance to add your modifiers to A Single Fable as well.]

Several Constellations' eyes wavered at that proposal. They were mostly unaffiliated Historical-grade Constellations.

Uriel stared silently at Ra, then snorted.

[What a letdown. I have no interest, so I'm leaving. If you're done talking, I'll be on my way.]

Uriel turned, but she couldn't take a step. Something, an incredibly powerful Status, had seized her ankle.

[What are you doing?]

[My story isn't over.]

[I think I already know what you'll say.]

Uriel's declaration was sharp as a blade.

They had summoned not the Constellations from just any channel, but only those from channel BY-9158.

And the one who summoned them was none other than the highest Constellation of Papyrus.

[You're going to suggest that we attack Kim Dokja Company.]

A brief silence fell.

Ra asked.

[Why do you think that?]

[They have the qualifications for the Final Scenario. If you take them out, one strong candidate for A Single Fable will naturally disappear.]

A stir began among the Constellations. Uriel could feel the Statuses of the Constellations surrounding them waver.

Uriel scoffed.

[Constellations really don't change until the end. And Ra, you've already reached the Final Scenario, so stop meddling in lower Scenarios. Zeus and you...]

[...]

[Are you worried about your children? Are you angry because the children who inherited your fables couldn't handle a single newborn nebula and failed to become candidates for A Single Fable...]

With a tremendous explosion, Uriel's form was slammed deep into the ground.

Ra's declaration rang out toward the cursing Uriel.

[Yes, you're right. This is the anger of a parent who raised his children poorly. The righteous anger of a parent who cannot bear to watch his children's futures be ruined because of pathetic losers who gave up on the finale and a fledgling nebula less than ten years old.]

As though she had expected it, Uriel shouted back.

[So you're finally showing your true colors. Sorry, but there isn't a single Constellation here who'll take your children's side. You don't seem to know whose channel we're Subscribers to.]

Black Flame Dragon and Gabriel reached out, pulling Uriel from the crater. Behind them, the Constellations of the Korean Peninsula, including Goryeo's Top Swordsman and Bald Army General, nodded.

Meeting their eyes, Uriel felt an indescribable sense of pride.

Stars who supported someone's fable with the same heart had gathered here.

From the first Scenario, Proof of Value, to the Final Scenario that would decide the fate of this worldline.

Uriel didn't know whether everyone here felt as she did. Still, surely some among them loved Kim Dokja Company's fable even more than their own. Just as she did.

[That is why you are losers.]

[What?]

[Have you become so distracted by lecherous gaze that you forgot you, too, are part of the Scenario?]

The next moment, someone appeared in the air amid a fierce storm of Plausibility.

Tssssssss!

A doll with a steel exterior, a wounded fabled-grade Constellation, was trapped within a solid ring of light.

[This one supported a foolish fable like yours.]

Uriel stared blankly at the Constellation.

They had never met directly. Yet the moment she saw him, Uriel thought she knew who he was. She had even exchanged Indirect Messages with him several times.

[The Constellation Master of Steel curls up in pain.]

Master of Steel.

He was the Patron of the Incarnation Lee Hyeongseong.

Ra laughed.

[He would have been safe if he had stayed in Oz. But this one contacted a being from another worldline to help a foolish fable.]

[What are you doing...]

[You have no choice. Help us destroy Kim Dokja Company's fable, or...]

With those words, the ring of light binding Master of Steel's entire body began to tighten. Master of Steel writhed in pain and looked at Uriel.

[The Constellation Master of Steel says there is no point in killing him.]

[The Constellation Master of Steel cries out that his fable and modifier have already been passed down to another being!]

The ring kept tightening. Uriel moved.

And then...

[The Constellation Master of Steel asks you not to give up on the story.]

Craaaack!

Fables burst from Master of Steel's limp, crumpled body.

The futile death of a fabled-grade Constellation.

Everyone in the channel stared at the scene as though frozen.

Before the death of that star, Ra spoke.

[Or die like this.]

Uriel unleashed her Status.

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