Han Su-Yeong continued to experience this weird feeling every single day for the last three months. It all started rather innocuously, though.
– Yu Jung-Hyeok, did you know?
– Know what?
– That guy, he enjoys his tomatoes now.
At first, she dismissed it as just a trivial little change. Scenarios were over now, so the dude must be changing bit by bit too, or so she thought.
– Hey, Kim Dok-Ja. Why are you so absent-minded lately?
– Uh? Uhm…..
– By the way, are you sure that the scenarios are really over? Why isn't the system gone? You can still use your skills, right?
– Mm… It might take a little while longer for everything to go away.
The scenarios were over, but the world didn't immediately revert back to normal. As if, there was a story that hadn't ended yet. The proof of that was how people still could use their skills or Stigmata.
– To be more specific, you can't say that everything is over until we find the 'original author' of that novel first.
Han Su-Yeong agreed with Yu Jung-Hyeok's opinion. It was possible that this world existed because the 'Most Ancient Dream' read the 'Ways of Survival' in the first place.
Before all that, though, was the author who penned the novel in question. Meaning, this story would end only after they found that creature first.
– Just who is tls123? We came up with a few guesses so far, but they were all wrong, right? The most plausible candidate, 'Most Ancient Dream', didn't look like the author either, and…. hey, Kim Dok-Ja. What do you think?
The one with the highest likelihood of solving this quandary was Kim Dok-Ja, the reader that managed to read through all 3149 chapters of 'Ways of Survival.'
However, his reply was this.
– Uh… I wonder. Well, I kinda wonder if that's really important, now that we've come this far….
Other people could say that, fine. However, he was none other than Kim Dok-Ja, the sole reader who read the entirety of 'Ways of Survival' till its end.
He was Kim Dok-Ja, the greatest reader Han Su-Yeong ever knew.
“Speak. Who the hell are you?”
That's why Han Su-Yeong began wondering.
⸢If Kim Dok-Ja before my eyes is a fake, then…⸥
“Su-Yeong-ssi! What are you…!”
Just as the voice of Yi Hyeon-Seong rushing in reached here, Shin Yu-Seung grabbed onto Han Su-Yeong's wrist.
“What do you think you're doing??”
“Noona!”
It was the same for Yi Gil-Yeong, as well. The boy awkwardly blocked her front and looked up at her with nervous eyes. The atmosphere of the companions changed drastically once they discovered her sharp dagger.
“Eonni, can you explain yourself?”
Yi Ji-Hye had put down the kitchen knife and before anyone noticed it, was standing next to Han Su-Yeong while gripping her Twin Dragon Sword.
Yi Seol-Hwa was completely taken aback, while Jeong Hui-Won's eyes were narrowed to slits. And Yu Sang-Ah, calmly observing the unfolding situation unlike the others, was seen next.
Han Su-Yeong thought about something for a little while, then let go of Kim Dok-Ja's collars while spitting out a long sigh. He plopped down powerlessly and looked up at her like a guilty man.
Splat!
The sound of something splitting up resounded out next.
Chapter end
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