Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint - Chapter 450

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Bihyung was in a very good mood . It couldn't be helped, since the Dokkaebi had witnessed the scenario playing out in the panel right before his eyes .

- Every time that happens, I'll do my best to fight back .

Accompanying Kim Dok-Ja's voice was the scenario conclusion notice . Indirect messages from innumerable Constellations flooded in, and the whole of was trembling grandly .
A new owner of the Great Fable ⸢Journey to the West⸥ had been decided .
'He did it . That Kim Dok-Ja, he really pulled it off . '
A storyteller was supposed to remain neutral . The thing was, though, all judges secretly rooted for a team they liked . This was true for Bihyung as well .
Like a parent looking at his wonderfully-matured children, Bihyung stroked the faces appearing on the screen with a deeply moved expression .
[Congratulations, Bihyung Director-nim . ]
The subordinate Dokkaebis around him offered their congratulations . They all knew that Bihyung had been watching for a long time .
[I just knew they would pull through . ]
[M-me too . Me too . . . !]
Not only that, some of them had been cheering on the alongside him, too . Several carried expressions just as excited as Bihyung's .
For these Dokkaebis that only sought out new, potential stimulations in order to find the next story's objective, being this earnest about something was indeed an exceedingly rare thing .
[These kids are mine . Stop drooling over them . ]
[Hahat! Of course we wouldn't . . . . ]
It was then an urgent piece of news arrived for him .
[Director . The Great Dokkaebi, 'Baram' is . . . . ]
[You've been promoted!]
… . A promotion?
[Bihyung Director-nim, truly, honestly, congratulations!]
[Looks like the Bureau is doing its job properly for once!]
Bihyung couldn't make heads nor tails while subjected to the outpouring of messages .
He was an 'upper-rank Dokkaebi', not to mention the director of the Seoul branch . He had already climbed to the highest-possible position through one's hard work alone .
However, getting a promotion here could only mean . . . .
[… . Director-nim?]
Without a doubt, this should be a good thing .
But why was he overcome with this ominous foreboding?
[Great Dokkaebi is waiting for you . ]
Bihyung was guided by lower-ranked Dokkaebis to a portal, and entered it . Soon, the thick fog receded away to reveal the figure of a Great Dokkaebi waiting for him at the end of a grey-coloured passage .
[You've come, Bihyung . ]
[Baram-nim . ]
As if to imply that Bihyung had worked hard, Baram patted him on the shoulder and spoke up . [Congratulations . Your promotion has been decided . ]
[… . Pardon me?]
[We need to do something about your dazed expression . Don't you understand? It's been decided that you'll be chosen as the last one to become the 'Great Dokkaebi' . ]
The Great Dokkaebi . The highest honour that all storytellers dreamed of reaching . Something that he only daydreamed about had now become a reality, leaving Bihyung utterly bewildered and lost .

[… . Great Dokkaebi? You mean, I am?]
[That's right . This promotion is unprecedented in the history of . ]
Baran chuckled contently and took the lead . Bihyung didn't even know where they were going and simply chased after him . He had so many things he wanted to ask .
Just where was this place, and also . . . . .
[You'll soon become a Great Dokkaebi, so it's about time that you meet that 'person', no?]
Baram smiled as if he could see through Bihyung's thoughts .
[When you say 'that person', could you be . . . . . ]
Even though he did ask, Bihyung could already guess the answer .
The surrounding air seemed to distort and faint traces of sparks bounced around in the atmosphere . When he took a closer look, those sparks were taking on the shapes of letters . Something was before him, a being that he had never seen before .
[We've arrived . ]
They circled around the gallery and went past the fog-covered passageway to reach a massive hall .
No, could this place even be called a 'hall'?
It was so humongous that its dimensions couldn't even be estimated . And inside this place, there was a wide wall spanning across it . The length of this mysterious wall could also not be measured due to its sheer, immense size .
Letters engraved on the surface of the wall seemed to be burning; many cracks and various damages, both large and small, could be seen on its surface .
In that moment, Bihyung got the feeling that he had seen that wall from somewhere .
[… . The Plate of Revelation?]
It was undoubtedly the Plate of Revelation . Although its shape was different, that 'wall' the Constellations received their revelations from possessed the similar overall vibe .
However, why was another 'Plate of Revelation' here? And also, what was up with its humongous size . . . . ?
[Everyone has gathered, I see . ]
The moment he heard that voice, Bihyung prostrated on the floor even before he realised it . He might have dealt with countless Constellations until now, but at least this time, he couldn't control his nervousness .
He couldn't even guess the vastness of the Status felt from that voice .
He glanced to his side and saw that all the Great Dokkaebis, including Baram, were prostrating towards the front as well .
Someone was standing in front of the 'Plate of Revelation' .
Bihyung hid his shivering and slowly raised his head . And that's when he realised it .
So, that was it, then . . . . Now, he understood it .


That creature was the absolute being that ruled the and controlled the .
The 'King of Stories' .
The King extended his lengthy and pale hand to stroke the wall while slowly opening its mouth .
[The 'One Fable' that decides the next world will now be chosen . ]

*

"You saying that I have the last fragment of the 'Final Wall'?"
"That's right . "
[41]'s words made me frown deeply .
I could guess more or less on what they were talking about . The 'Final Wall' – I tried to gather information on that thing during this regression turn, too . It was one of the things that never got fully explained in the original 'Ways of Survival' . I was pretty sure of this 'Wall' being the clue that would determine the end of this regression turn .
And as for this 'last fragment' thing they were talking about . . . .

[Exclusive skill, 'The 4th Wall', is powerfully activating!]

⸢Kim Dok Ja⸥
Don't worry . I'll never hand you over to them .
I slowly blinked my eyes and focused . The 'Secretive Plotter' was staring at me . He might have lost a lot of his Status, but he was still the strongest Constellation I knew, and he was an 'Outer God' to boot .
I recalled the first day I arrived at the N'Gai's Forest and opened my mouth . "We talked about this before, didn't we . You said that I need to figure out why I had to be brought here before the 'Three Divine Questions and Answer' came to an end . "
[[I did . ]]
"You actually want to see the end of this world, don't you? You might be saying this and that, but you too have placed your hope on this world-line . "
The Plotter's brows quivered ever so slightly .
No matter how hard he denied being Yu Jung-Hyeok, he still failed to get rid of his old habits .
"And for that purpose, you need [the 4th Wall] that I possess . That's why you're keeping me alive . Am I right?"
He didn't answer me . If he was planning to behave like that, I could think of a way to get him to talk .
Tsu-chuchuchut .
"I didn't get to hear that final answer to the Three Divine Questions . "

['Three Divine Questions and Answers' has resumed!]

[You have one more right to ask a question . ]



Back then, I asked the 'Secretive Plotter' this .

The ⸢Three Ways to Survive a Ruined World . ⸥
- 'Secretive Plotter' . Are you someone who knows the epilogue of that novel?

"'Secretive Plotter' . Just what did you see at the 'conclusion'?"
The 'Ways of Survival' I read ended with the 3149th chapter . However, the Plotter lived on past that, even though I didn't get to see it . He survived that unrecorded history and reached the conclusion reserved only for him .
Just what did he see in that place?
What was there that it prompted him to become an 'Outer God' and appear in this world-line?
[41] stepped forward first to answer my question . He shouted at me with a slightly angry face . "That question is . . . . . !!"
[[41st . ]]
Kkoma Yu Jung-Hyeoks all shut their mouths up after the Plotter stopped them . The 'Yu Jung-Hyeok' currently in the shape of a boy – the 'Secretive Plotter' – was looking straight at me .
For a moment there, I felt a bit weirded out . Yu Jung-Hyeok's childhood years had never been fully explained in the 'Ways of Survival' . No, it just got a few brief passing mentions in the form of reminiscence .
Of course, not getting a proper explanation didn't mean he had no childhood to begin with .
It was kind of similar to the 3150th chapter of the 'Ways of Survival' . Yu Jung-Hyeok was born in a place I didn't know of, and managed to survive until he became the story's protagonist .
[[Just how much of my journey was described in that novel you read?]]
The protagonist with a face I didn't know was asking me .
I hesitated slightly before replying . " . . . . Up until when you were about to reach the Dokkaebi King . "
I recalled the final moments of the 'Ways of Survival' .
He journeyed to kill the Dokkaebi King; wading past the 'Final Fog', Yu Jung-Hyeok rushed into the final phase of the story . There was no further explanation on what happened afterwards or what he saw there .
That was also the reason why I got flustered back then while reading the last released chapter . I grew scared, wondering if it really was the end .
[[What was I like during those last moments?]]
Now that unexpected question got me truly flustered .
I didn't think he'd ask me about something like that .
"Why would you . . . . . ?"
[[Did it look like I succeeded? Did it look like I'd get to achieve my goal at the end of it all?]]
The moment I heard his question, I was overcome with this unexplainable stifling feeling . I couldn't understand why the 'Secretive Plotter' asked me that . My thoughts regarding that were not important at all . Not even by a small speck . . . .
… . Wait, was it really not as important?
"You . . . . "
My lips barely managed to bob up and down .


I wasn't prepared for that question . However, I still needed to answer it regardless of whether I was ready or not .

⸢In that very moment, she realised that this world had completely left her hands . ⸥

Memories from [Peaceland] came bubbling up – the mangaka Asuka Ren's expression as she let go of the world she had created . The duty of the person who had created a new world . . . .
I wasn't like her . I didn't write the 'Ways of Survival', but I was . . . .

⸢This story was able to see the light of the world all thanks to you, Dok-Ja-nim . ⸥

… . I was someone who had witnessed the story's end .
"You did succeed . Because, you gave it your all . "
Answering him was the duty of the one who had seen the story until its conclusion . I carefully and slowly recalled all the sentences I still remembered .
"Didn't matter which regression it was, you always made the best choice you could've made . I don't know what kind of a conclusion you reached, but you were not wrong . "
All of Yu Jung-Hyeok's regression turns brushed past my mind . Everything he earned, and then, all the things he had lost during them . . . .
"I'm sure that your comrades thought the same, too . "
… . And also, his lonely back as he reached the final page by himself .
"However . . . . "
Did I possess the qualification to say this, though?
I couldn't tell .
"You didn't look all that happy for some reason during your final moments . "
Even now, the scenes I read didn't want to leave my mind .

⸢Finally, Yu Jung-Hyeok who had lost everything was looking at the fog . The hollow answer he'd been searching for was just beyond that fog . ⸥

The face of the 'Secretive Plotter' that exactly matched the description from that scene, was now looking at me .
[[I see . ]]
" . . . . Why did you suddenly ask me that?"
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[[I was merely curious . You're the only one who had seen 'that' from the beginning until the end, after all . ]]
I couldn't say anything back to him .
[[I was curious about what my life meant through the eyes of someone other than mine . That's all . ]]

Fin .