[You have died.]
A moment later, a system message was heard.
[The privilege of the King of No Killing is activated.]
「One of the most painful deaths in the world was burning to death and I had just experienced it.」
[The exclusive skill 'Fourth Wall' has attenuated the mental pain.]
The pain was slowly reduced.
'Outside, the others who came in contact with the dragon's breath must have died as well.'
Now, he would soon come back to life and…
[Due to a conflict error with your exclusive skill, the privilege of King of No Killing will be delayed.]
Huh?
[Thanks to your death, your consciousness has been completely liberated from the constraints of your body.]
[Exclusive skill, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint stage 3 has been activated!]
"Um… Dokja hyung."
A sleeping Lee Gilyoung came into his sight.
'Chungmuro Station?'
Come to think of it, a prophet did mention Chungmuro Station being attacked. However, if what he was seeing was real, then his colleagues were fine.
Kim Dokja looked around the station. He didn't see any sign of Yoo Joonghyuk.
In a corner, Van was leaning against a wall, smoking a cigarette as usual with his gaze lost into empty air.
Kim Dokja wondered what the mage was thinking.
Then, the reader saw him absentmindedly mumbling.
"Come to think of it…"
Kim Dokja got closer to the mage, trying to hear what he was saying.
He should make sure the drug addict did not have any evil intentions toward his colleagues, or wasn't preparing some shady plan…
"I don't have a reason to live."
Kim Dokja questioned his hearing.
A few steps away, Yoo Sangah also paused. Her now developed senses had probably caught onto the words as well, but she pretended otherwise.
Meanwhile, the drug addict looked thoughtful, as if what he had said wasn't highly concerning.
'No, what do you mean you-'
Suddenly, the mage raised his head. His gaze seemed to meet Kim Dokja's.
The reader's heart skipped a beat.
Ku ku ku ku!
At that moment, noise erupted from Line 4. Something was coming this way.
Van's attention was attracted toward the tunnel.
'It's not possible that he sensed my presence… Right, it must've been a coincidence.'
Calming down, Kim Dokja also looked toward the tunnel.
Gong Pildu quickly reacted to the threats and activated the turrets to deal with the incoming ground rats. Then, they heard a voice.
"As expected, Hamelin's Flute isn't enough?"
"How can the 9th grade species compare to a place eaten by Yoo Joonghyuk?"
A group of people appeared from the darkness. Four men and one woman.
Soon, the people each wearing a number started fighting against the others in the station. When he had judged he got enough information from them discussing between themselves, Van acted.
"Huh? Who is this?"
A wave of lightning swept over the intruders.
[Exclusive skill, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint stage 3 has been turned off.]
Although the scene ended there, Kim Dokja was relieved. He knew that the station would still be safe without him.
[The skill conflict error is normalized.]
[The delayed privilege of the King of No Killing has reappeared.]
[Your body is resurrected from death.]
[The recreation of your flesh has begun.]
[The exclusive skill 'Fourth Wall' offsets the mental shock caused by your death.]
***
Klein opened his eyes.
Surrounded by gray swirling fog, memories came back to him.
'I'm still alive…'
Looking around, a familiar long bronze table with high-backed chairs was next to him. He was inside Sefirah Castle.
Klein got up and took a seat at the end of the table. Then, he examined the crimson stars around him.
'No prayers.'
That was strange.
Was this world completely disconnected from the one where the Tarot Club was?
Or was the flow of time different here?
Yet, one of the crimson stars seemed clearer than the others. A little blurry…
Klein divined about his current state and saw his charred body on the ground.
Recalling Shin Yoosoung's eyes before he died, he made a complicated expression.
However, now was the perfect occasion to make some divinations before resurrecting.
[You have been registered as a constellation.]
Klein paused.
'What?'
How was a window from the Star Stream here?
Numerous screens appeared before his eyes, displaying various incarnations. It reminded him of televisions.
'A television…'
Come to think of it, didn't the Star Stream mention 'channels'?
Making a divination to refresh his memory, Klein entered the channel's name he remembered.
Then, the situation of Kim Dokja's party appeared before his eyes. They were still facing the dragon.
'The others are fine.'
Shin Yoosoung had fallen unconscious.
Meanwhile, Kim Dokja was surprisingly still alive.
'He survived.'
Unaware of Kim Dokja's resurrection skill, Klein didn't know that the reader had died as well and thought he must have used some means to resist the dragon's attack.
'How did the constellations send messages before?'
Klein soon figured out how it worked.
[A constellation that likes mysteries looks at incarnation 'Shin Yoosoung'.]
[A constellation that likes mysteries reveals their modifier.]
[The constellation, 'The Fool', sponsored 200 coins to incarnation 'Shin Yoosoung'.]
She would see it when she woke up.
[The constellation, 'Secretive Plotter', wonders who the new constellation is.]
Klein was thoughtful.
'Sending messages costs coins, and the coins I sponsor are also taken from my funds as an incarnation.'
He tried something.
'Attributes window.'
His attributes window appeared in front of him. It was the same as when he was outside Sefirah Castle.
However, why was he recognized as a constellation only above the gray fog?
What were the qualifications for being considered a constellation?
Klein put the question aside for now and divined a few things before coming down from Sefirah Castle.
Unseen to everyone, a faint fog appeared around his body as his wounds slowly started to regenerate.
[The constellation, 'Demon-like Judge of Fire', is crying.]
[The constellation, 'Bald General of Justice', looks away.]
[The constellation, 'Demon-like Judge of Fire', yells in denial.]
[The constellation, 'Bald General of Justice', sighs.]
[The constellation, 'Demon-like Judge of Fire', is sad about your death.]
[The constellation, 'Abyssal Black Flame Dragon', …]
Once he opened his eyes, Klein's head was bombarded with messages.
[The constellation, 'Demon-like Judge of Fire', is startled.]
[The constellation, 'Bald General of Justice', questions his eyes.]
[The constellation, 'Demon-like Judge of Fire', rejoices about your survival.]
[The constellation, 'Abyssal Black Flame Dragon', looks at your black flame dragon.]
What?
Klein was puzzled at the last message before feeling the breeze on his bare skin.
He suddenly became conscious that the fire had burned all his clothes.
Keeping a straight face, Klein reverted to Gehrman's appearance and used illusions to cover himself for the time being, pretending that nothing had happened. (He would have to find real clothes later.)
[The constellation, 'Abyssal Black Flame Dragon', is disappointed.]
***
[You are the first to kill the disaster 'Lesser Dragon Igneel'.]
[You are the first to contribute to clearing the fifth main scenario.]
[An impossible feat has been accomplished.]
Once everything was over, his party members members gathered around him to question him. Kim Dokja answered everything one by one.
"Everybody rest. I have to look at something for a while. We will move in 10 minutes. You can also collect the items."
[The hidden scenario compensation settlement will be delayed.]
[The 'plausibility' request is currently underway at the Administration Bureau.]
Kim Dokja was lost in thought.
'One of the good points is that Lee Hyunsung's attribute evolved during the fight.'
Jung Heewon's was on the verge of evolving, but she still needed a decisive opportunity…
"Come to think of it, Dokja-ssi."
Kim Dokja looked at Jung Heewon.
"Where is Gehrman-ssi?"
Finally having free time, the reader remembered the madman. His mind had been so preoccupied with defeating the dragon that he had forgotten about it for a moment.
Was Gehrman Sparrow dead?
Although he hadn't confirmed it afterwards, there was no way he could have survived Igneel's breath.
As Kim Dokja was about to answer, he noticed a familiar figure approaching in the distance.
The reader closed his mouth.
Following his sight, Jung Heewon also turned back and saw the man.
"Gehrman-ssi! Where were you?"
Kim Dokja was stunned.
'He wasn't dead.'
How resistant was his body to withstand such an attack? How had he survived?
'If he is so strong, perhaps it's better to keep him by my side…'
Kim Dokja didn't know that Gehrman had died either.
The reader shivered.
The madman wouldn't hold a grudge against him, would he?
Gehrman checked the sleeping Shin Yoosoung's state before his gaze landed on Kim Dokja.
Wearing a big poncho—Samyeongdang's Straw Mat—that had previously belonged to Jung Heewon, Kim Dokja stood in front of everyone.
However, the straw mat was uneven and didn't cover the front, leaving his intimate parts visible to everyone.
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.