We left the dungeon immediately.Now that I had the Four Calamity Execution Sword, there was no reason to stay inside the Star Labyrinth any longer.[Escaping from ‘Star Labyrinth.’]Outside the labyrinth lay the collapsed antechamber. The terrain itself seemed warped—perhaps by the battle raging outside.Even without using Ten-Thousand-Forms Stealth Garment, I could probably move a few rocks aside and make an exit.There wasn’t much time. I got straight to work, speaking offhandedly as I did.“By the way, Editor.”“Yes?”“That was Gingoa back there, wasn’t it.”Ji Eunyeu, digging at the rubble beside me, answered just as casually.“It’s my Constellation’s power.”“So your Constellation isn’t True Sovereign.”Ji Eunyeu had borrowed Gingoa’s invocation to suppress my [Madness].If not for her, summoning the Execution Sword would have been impossible.And there was no way a Constellation of True Sovereign’s class could perform a miracle like that.[Constellation, ‘God of Wine and Ecstasy,’ observes Incarnate ‘Min Ji-won’ with amusement.][Constellation, ‘Long-Nosed Liar,’ asks if ‘Gingoa’ means that Constellation.][Constellation, ‘Reclining Dragon,’ strokes his chin.][Several Constellations are astonished by ‘Gingoa’s’ power!][Some Constellations request the Bureau to review plausibility violations!]Gingoa was a divine relic.[Constellation, ‘Prisoner of Gingoa,’ picks his ear.]Specifically—“the Prisoner of Gingoa,” sacred relic of the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal.So was Ji Eunyeu’s Constellation the Great Sage?Or perhaps the Buddha or Tripitaka who once bound him?If not that, then…“There’s a price, isn’t there?”Her pupils trembled for an instant.I’d expected as much.This was no power that should’ve been usable in the fourth scenario.A miracle that could nullify a core rule of the early scenarios altogether.Even if her Constellation was the Great Sage, it would’ve been difficult.A moment later, she spoke.“I can’t participate in this scenario as a king.”As expected.Her Constellation must have bargained with the Bureau: its Incarnate would forego earning the “King’s Legend.”We cleared the last debris of the museum ruins, and Gwanghwamun appeared in the distance.Above it, the sky had turned black, red clouds swirling violently.A sign—the precursor of the Great Hall.“You should go. Quickly.”I nodded.Maybe I was already too late.Maybe Yoo Joonghyuk had already taken the Absolute Throne and the world’s end was sealed.Even so, I had to see it myself.At least, that much was my duty.“I’ll be back.”I gave Ji Eunyeu a brief glance and ran toward the square.Ji Eunyeu watched Ihakhyeon’s figure grow smaller in the rain.If she could have stopped him, she would have.This wasn’t serialization—this was real.If he died out there, he would truly die.But just as she couldn’t stop his failed series back then, she couldn’t stop him now.She tried to recall his face. Strangely, it wouldn’t come clearly, yet she remembered exactly what kind of person he was.A person who loved stories.There are many who love stories.But Ihakhyeon had always been different.From the first time she met him, he was always writing.As if he were terrified of leaving even the smallest blank space in the world.A metallic taste filled her throat. She bent slightly and spat blood as a message echoed in her head.[You have used a power beyond your limit.]Of course. Using Gingoa this early had been reckless.She would never have managed it if it hadn’t been for her Constellation.[Constellation, ‘Lotus Blooming Beneath the Moon,’ gazes down with concern.]She could feel that presence in the heavens—her sponsor’s watchful eyes.Lotus Blooming Beneath the Moon.Her Constellation was a name well known in Omniscient Reader.The one who had stood closest to Kim Dokja, who had protected him.The being who, in some sense, understood the human Kim Dokja better than anyone.“Moonlight Swordmaster.”A spark flickered in the air, and her Constellation answered.[Constellation, ‘Lotus Blooming Beneath the Moon,’ says it’s still not too late.]Not too late.She knew the difference between Ihakhyeon’s not too late and her Constellation’s not too late.“Do you think he’s wrong? That he shouldn’t try to change the story?”[Constellation, ‘Lotus Blooming Beneath the Moon,’ says right and wrong don’t matter.]Right and wrong don’t matter.[Constellation, ‘Lotus Blooming Beneath the Moon,’ says every story simply flows toward its ending.]“Do all Constellations end up talking like Constellations?”No reply.Ji Eunyeu smiled bitterly at the empty air.“I’m sure he already knows. That you’re my Constellation.”Ihakhyeon wasn’t stupid.He must have realized the moment he saw Gingoa’s power.There were only a handful of beings in all of Omniscient Reader capable of such a miracle.“What do you want from all this?”[Constellation, ‘Lotus Blooming Beneath the Moon,’ replies: ‘The ending.’]“You just want to bring back your Kim Dokja.”[Constellation, ‘Lotus Blooming Beneath the Moon,’ remains silent.]“When that ending you want comes true—what happens to this world? Does it perish, as planned?”[Constellation, ‘Lotus Blooming Beneath the Moon,’ hesitates to answer.]She didn’t press further.Perhaps it wasn’t something her Constellation could say.And perhaps, deep down, that wasn’t what she wanted to know anyway.“Am I, and the Author… are we just pieces of that fragment, too?”Ihakhyeon’s silhouette was already distant now.Rain clung to his white coat as it fluttered behind him.She thought the coat suited him.But part of her wished he hadn’t worn it.Her Constellation stayed silent for a long time.In the distance, an explosion rumbled. The battle had begun again.When Ihakhyeon finally vanished from sight, her Constellation spoke.[Constellation, ‘Lotus Blooming Beneath the Moon,’ says this story’s ending is predetermined—yet no one knows how it ends.]A strange statement.Yet something about it felt familiar.“It sounds like the opening line of a novel I know.”Of course—it resembled a line she’d read countless times.“There’s a way to survive in a destroyed world. I’ve forgotten a few of them now.”After a brief pause, she whispered the sentence she’d edited over and over through the years:“But one thing is certain. The one reading this will survive.”Ji Eunyeu prayed that line would be true.Rain poured over Gwanghwamun, mixing with blood to stain the ground red.In the pools of it, a man’s reflection wavered.Killer King stared at that unfamiliar face and stifled a groan.How could this happen…Everything had been calculated.The Final Qualification of Kings had unfolded exactly as he expected—just like in the original scenario.+3. “Therefore, the single true King shall stand alone, without aid.”—Only one who proves his strength by his own body may challenge the Absolute Throne.+[From this moment, all kings lose the ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ support of their Constellations.][From this moment, all item attack and defense power is restricted.][From this moment, all skills, stigmas, and special options are sealed.][From this moment, all kings’ base stats are fixed at 10/10/10/10/10.][‘Final Qualification of Kings’ continues until only one remains.]It was pure, unarmed combat—no equipment, no skills, no stigmas.Every king equalized, fighting barehanded with identical stats.[Constellation, ‘Divine Warrior of the Sea,’ sighs as they watch the battle.][Constellation, ‘Bald Militia Captain,’ congratulates the new ruler of the Throne.][Constellation, ‘Black Flame Dragon of the Abyss,’ demands to know if this result makes any sense.][Many Constellations are horrified by the outcome of the ‘Final Qualification.’]From the moment of possession, Killer King had prepared for this.The key to Final Qualification was to gather as many [Coins] as possible.In the main story, Kim Dokja had used coins to temporarily boost his stats to their limits and exploited a loophole to defeat Yoo Joonghyuk.[You have spent a total of 83,000 Coins.]Killer King did the same—amassed even more coins than Kim Dokja had, and poured them all in without hesitation.The capital would vanish once the scenario ended, but it didn’t matter. Stopping Yoo Joonghyuk mattered more.And at first, the plan worked.Empowered to the extreme, he landed a punch that actually connected.Up to that point, everything was going as planned.“You’ve gathered coins, I see.”Until Yoo Joonghyuk blocked it.“Where did you learn this information?”Was it just his stats?No. Yoo Joonghyuk’s aura was different—an effortless mastery, power flowing from his palm that wasn’t a skill or stigma, but the very origin of all strength.Cold realization crept up Killer King’s spine.There was never a restriction on using a Legend.But that understanding came too late.Darkness swallowed his vision, and his cheek slammed against the ground.He couldn’t even tell what had happened.When he came to, he saw the Unkillable King, Lee Dansu, sprawled beside the Bald King, Gong Pildu.Even the Assassination King, who’d withdrawn and hidden among the crowd, was down.A strangled sigh escaped him.[Incarnate ‘Yoo Joonghyuk’ has passed all trials of the Absolute Throne.]It was over.Blankly, Killer King lifted his head and watched Yoo Joonghyuk’s back recede.They had lost.Each step Yoo Joonghyuk took sent ripples through the crowd.Some bowed. Some knelt.“Conqueror… the Conqueror King…”Someone whispered his epithet—“It’s the Conqueror King! The victor is the Conqueror King!”“The only King of the Peninsula!”The murmurs swelled into roars. Some feared him, some envied him—All revered him.A lone man who had subdued every king by sheer force.Watching him, Killer King thought:I am not Yoo Joonghyuk.He staggered to his feet, bracing on one hand.He knew he couldn’t win.He could feel the gulf between them.Even if every possessed reader gathered together, they couldn’t stop this man.And yet, he had promised—I am Cha Sungwoo.He would prevent the world’s end.Yoo Joonghyuk’s strides didn’t falter.The Absolute Throne was barely thirty paces away.“Brother!”When had she escaped the dungeon?Cha Yerin came running, magic flaring around her.[Incarnate ‘Lee Seyeon’ activates ‘Versus Action Mode’!]Versus Action Mode.Killer King glanced at the controller now floating before him.There’s no other way.He had to stop Yoo Joonghyuk—and this was the ultimate combination move between the siblings.It was powerful enough to wound even a fifth-grade Venomous Dragon.In theory, it could stand against Yoo Joonghyuk.Then why did dread twist in his gut?“A game, is it.”The moment Yoo Joonghyuk muttered that, Killer King felt ice water pour down his spine.How had he forgotten?“Yerin!”He sprinted forward, controller in hand.This was a fight they could never win.Their opponent was the Conqueror King.And his former occupation—[Incarnate ‘Yoo Joonghyuk’s Trait activates!]KWA-ANG!A deafening blast—Cha Yerin’s body crumpled mid-motion.Coughing blood, Killer King barely caught her as she flew back.She was convulsing, her abdomen torn by the shockwave of Hundred-Step Divine Fist.He’d predicted her movement perfectly—striking at the instant before the finishing combo.In that split second, Yoo Joonghyuk had already grasped the weakness of Versus Action Mode.“Do you want to die?”Killer King slowly looked around.No one was dead yet.That fact both relieved and crushed him.The Conqueror King had been holding back.They couldn’t win.His mind gave out before his body did.He had thought he understood Yoo Joonghyuk—read Omniscient Reader a hundred times, knew him better than even the author.But this—When their eyes met, Killer King felt like he was staring into a book with no end, no thickness, no bottom.Their lives were too far apart.No one could stop him.No one could understand him.No one in this world—“That’s enough.”A low, weary voice.“Damn it. I never wanted to run this scenario again.”Someone stepped between Yoo Joonghyuk and the throne.A blue combat suit of elastic weave.In his right hand, the Blade of Conviction blazed with pure white light.“Aren’t you tired of this, too?”He wasn’t Kim Dokja.But in some ways, he understood this world even better than Kim Dokja did.Killer King, Cha Yerin, Lee Dansu—everyone present stared, stunned, at the same face.A face none had ever seen—and yet, all of them recognized instantly.The man who had once summoned the Four Calamity Execution Sword before anyone in the main story.The man who had called himself Demon King beyond all kings.“Yoo Joonghyuk.”The author of this world.“Don’t you think it’s time to stop writing your story?”Han Sooyoung.

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