Chapter 160
Translator: Rainbow Turtle
Jung Heewon and I passed through the central shopping district of Paradise and arrived at a small hill .
The place where the master resided was naturally gorgeous . It was the same with the castle in Peace Land . However, the lord of Paradise wasn’t a normal existence .
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ has wide eyes . ]
[The constellation ‘Patron of the Young and the Travelers’ reveals discomfort . ]
As I moved closer to the hill, the constellations of Eden reacted violently .
Patron of the Young and the Travelers . Perhaps a new archangel was paying attention to me . Based on the faint pressure felt from the indirect message, it seemed to be a constellation that was at least on the level of Uriel .
It meant three angels in Eden was following me .
[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is looking forward to your rampage . ]
[The constellation ‘Abyssal Black Flame Dragon’ wonders about your stigma . ]
The Great Sage the Equal of Heaven and the black dragon were the same . All three regular members of my channel gathered together . I felt pleased because the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven helped with the formation of my nebula last time .
[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ has snorted and let out snot . ]
…It was hard to believe from the indirect messages that this was the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven . In fact, did he actually write the indirect messages? For example, there was the clone I saw .
Either way, if Secretive Plotter came then all four of the early people would be gathered…
[The constellation ‘Secretive Plotter’ is watching the situation with interested eyes .
Scarily enough, the last one came as I was thinking about him .
Secretive Plotter . I wasn’t able to confirm his face at the constellation banquet . It was clear that he was a narrative-grade constellation but no matter how I thought about it, I couldn’t remember his modifier .
I suddenly had doubts . Was it possible this strong presence didn’t appear in the original novel?
[Many constellations are paying attention to your actions . ]
“We are here . ” Jung Heewon spoke and I stopped at the road up to the hill . There was a white brick house on top of the hill .
A white house on the hill . I didn’t know the intentions behind it but the taste was unique .
“I’ll wait here . Call me if anything happens . ”
I nodded but I already knew that Jung Heewon wouldn’t run right away because I called her . In Paradise, there was no one who could win again the Paradise master .
I climbed up along the road and a shadow appeared near the brick house . A man with a beautiful appearance stood there, as if he had been carved into a sculpture .
“Oh, you’re here . ”
If I didn’t have Fourth Wall, I would’ve stopped breathing from his beauty . Yoo Jonghyuk was also handsome but this person’s appearance couldn’t be described . It was a demonic beauty .
“I’m sorry but please wait a moment . These guys were shy around strangers . ”
The man was watering the flowers on the hill . The flowers were blooming towards the air . Their petals were wide open, like they were trying to swallow the sky, but they were just small flowers .
I knew the name of the flower .
“The Perpetual Motion . ”
It was was a collective term for things that worked forever without being supplied energy sources from outside, but here it was merely the name of a flower .
The man asked, “Do you know this flower?”
“New flowers bloom almost every day . ”
“You have great knowledge . ”
It was naturally because I read Ways of Survival .
The flowers of Paradise, the Perpetual Motion . The flower, which only grew on this hill, bloomed at dawn and yielded fruit at night . The fruit fell before dawn and would be used as fertilizer to grow more flowers . Perpetual Motion was a flower that repeated forever .
The man said this flower was very lovely . “I never get tired looking at them . Their vitality is truly amazing . ”
“However, the name is wrong . If it was really perpetual motion, the flower should grow well without water . ”
“It is such a beautiful flower but you can only saw the flaws?”
The man laughed and looked at me . “I haven’t introduced myself . I am…”
“The master of Paradise, Reinheit von Djerba . ”
I knew him well . He was one of the most famous ’10 Evils’ in Ways of Survival . Reinheit smiled . “Nice to meet you, Kim Dokja . ”
As expected, he already knew who I was .
[The exclusive skill ‘Character List’ is activated!]
[There is too much information about this person . Character List is converted to Character Summary List . ]
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[Character List Summary]
Character: Reinheit von Djerba .
Private Attribute: Demon Marquis (Legend), One Who Pursues an Impossible Dream (Hero) .
Exclusive Skill: Demon’s Eyes Lv . 10, Advanced Weapons Training, Advanced Mental Barrier Lv . 10…
Stigma: Master of Paradise Lv . 10 .
Total Stats: Physique Lv . 99, Strength Lv . 99, Agility Lv . 99, Magic Power Lv . 99 .
*2nd in the Dark Castle rankings .
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It was truly great . His overall stats had exceeded the limits of the scenario and almost every skill had reached the maximum . Maybe Reinheit was the ‘limit’ of this scenario .
I stared at him and Reinheit clapped .
“It is difficult when you are burning with too much hostility . The Perpetual Motion will be broken . ”
I asked, “Why did you call me?”
“I was wondering about the rumours . You have caused a loud buzz the moment you entered this scenario . ”
Reinheit was different from the 10 Evils I had met so far . If Gong Pildu and Lee Seolhwa were growing into the 10 Evils, Reinheit was already near completion .
“A being like you entering the scenario is a threat to me . ”
“The second ranked demon marquis is too humble . ”
“…You know about that? Your preliminary investigation is thorough . ”
His killing intent suddenly sprang out .
…Was he going to ambush me now?
I hesitated . I didn’t think I could beat or kill him . It wouldn’t be an easy fight . The outcome couldn’t be guaranteed . Yet the reason for my hesitation…
He said, “In my world, Dark Castle was the 34th scenario . ”
Perhaps it was because I saw his Paradise . Reinheit watched the scenery of the fortress below the hill .
“I remember the first time I came here 800 years ago . At the time, there was nothing on the plains . Only the rankings were given . The incarnations were busy hunting and killing each other, despite there being nothing in the scenario . ”
I imagined them first falling on the plains . All beings in Dark Castle evolved into demons over time . The first ones to enter Dark Castle weren’t demons from the beginning .
“They ascended to a higher species in order to become stronger . In a situation with no time limits or failure conditions, they focused only on getting a higher ranking . Endless war and slaughter . It is the only thing that the incarnations could do when the story had disappeared . ”
The disappearance of the scenario wasn’t a happy thing . Whether it was a constellation or an incarnation, every being eventually needed a story .
However, Reinheit didn’t agree with this . He was tired of being a toy in someone’s scenario and no longer wanted to be a slave to the scenario .
“Thus, I created Paradise . ” I knew Reinheit was sincere . “The dokkaebis call this a ‘tomb’ but not me . I became a blood-stained demon after many years but I believe real life can only bloom after the scenario has disappeared . ”
The words were filled with deep emotions . I might’ve been caught if I hadn’t read the original novel .
「 The purest evil . 」
That was what Yoo Jonghyuk called Reinheit .
“Constellation Kim Dokja . You want to go to the next scenario . ”
“That’s right . ”
“Stop . Such a thing doesn’t exist . ” As expected, this was what he wanted . “I’ve lived for 800 years and it isn’t the first time I’ve seen someone like you . ”
“…”
“Numerous strong people have found hidden scenarios but none have cleared Dark Castle . Everyone becomes desperate and frustrated by the void of this scenario . ” Reinhart continued speaking, “I don’t want you to be like them . ”
“What do you want?”
“Constellation Kim Dokja . Please protect Paradise with me . I need your help . ”
I stood silently by his side and touched the petals of the Perpetual Motion . Before the surprised Reinheit could stop me, the trembling flower quickly shriveled and the fruit fell . The fallen fruit suddenly became rotten and rolled down the hillside .
The guard passing by saw it but didn’t pay much attention . It was because they had no intention of cutting out the rotten part of Paradise .
“U-Ugh… release me! It is wrong!”
“I didn’t steal anything!”
The criminals of Paradise were being transported to the underground area below the hill . I knew where they were being dragged .
[Some constellations are laughing unpleasantly . ]
Just as permanent institutions didn’t exist, Paradise wasn’t free . They would probably become Paradise’s fertilizer . It was just like the rotten fruit became the plant’s fertilizers .
A small earthquake occurred deep underground . It seemed to be the cry of a terrible monster .
I told him, “Reinheit, there is no Paradise . A permanent institution can’t exist . ”
Reinheit didn’t say anything . It looked like he was trying to test me . However, he would soon regret it .
“Give me the ‘next’ scenario . ”
A look of panic appeared in Reinheit’s eyes for the first time .
“I know that you found it 700 years ago . To be exact, you and a few strong people have found it . ”
“How do you…”
“You have even challenged the scenario . Isn’t that right?”
“…”
“However, you failed and survived by yourself . Then this Paradise was made . ”
I didn’t miss the trembling in his fingertips as he looked after the petals . He said he created this place to help people find life .
It wasn’t true . This was just a refuge for an impossible scenario .
“All the scenarios of the Star Stream exist for stimulation . There is no stimulation in Paradise . Everything is too peaceful . ”
“…”
“Don’t believe that the deal with the dokkaebi will last forever . The Star Stream will never allow this space to exist for a long time .
Reinheit was quiet for a while before slowly opening his mouth . “…Constellation Kim Dokja . What else do you know?”
His tone had changed . A faint but scary energy was flowing from him . His attitude towards me had changed from this conversation .
It changed from a helper he was anticipating to an enemy more threatening than anyone else .
“All of it, even things you don’t know . ”
I saw a dark cloud coming from afar .
In such a situation, there was no chance of a cloud coming in . Thus, this rain cloud was definitely under the direction of the dokkaebis . They were sitting around and watching everything, even if they weren’t interfering .
It was because this world was a scenario even without a scenario . I sighed lightly and prepared for the end of the tragedy .
“Reinheit . You will die and Paradise will fall . ”
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