Bang!... Bang!... Bang!... Ken was banging his head on the wall of an underground station.
Ken has a problem of banging his head against walls when he is too frustrated or angry, and can't do anything about the situation.
Recently his ADHD has been getting worse. He was always on the attention deficit side of ADHD, but recently it has started to get worse and he has been becoming more hyperactive.
Well, genes don't lie, do they? Every single one of the men in his family has ADHD, and a hyperactive side of that at that. Except his cousin, who somehow didn't get that. "Lucky bastard."
But the reason he was angry at that moment is something else. It is that, a constellation didn't like the fact that he was getting too strong and lucky at the same time, while also the fact that the channel didn't portray any other incarnation except him.
Which is why they requested a review of probability, which is why he is going through probability aftermath and the channel has been shut down.
It was extremely hard at first, and the damage was so intense that his regeneration literally leveled up to level four, and he immediately fainted and woke up a whole day later.
Lucky for him, he was in a station at that moment which was under him. Which is why they couldn't do anything to him as their leader, and he was safe. But even now, he gets hit by the shock from it from time to time.
It was already described to be extremely painful in ORV. But with a curse of ten times worse pain, it is completely unbearable.
Right now, he was in Yongsan station. The last one he had to take over. He didn't count the days properly, but including the day he fainted, it would be three or so days since this one started.
And not just that, he also had to do it fast. Because he had to go to Chungmuro as fast as possible.
Calming himself down, Ken started heading towards the main platform of the Yongsan station. After reaching the main platform. Everyone immediately recognized him as someone not from their station because of his clothing.
Just as everyone started to come running at him with the intent to attack, someone stopped him. It was a middle aged man wearing a weird red robe of sorts, which had various patterns.
"What I was saying is that, I don't want unnecessary–" Before he could finish his sentence, a bullet had already gone through his head.
[You have acquired 1,780 coins.]
Everyone was in shock at what just happened, before they could do anything more than that.
[You have taken over Yongsan station.]
[Currently occupied: Jongno (HQ), Geumho, Naksapyeong, Seoul station, Oksu, Namyeong, Samgakji, Aeogae, Jonggak, Yongsan.]
[You have taken control of ten stations in total.]
[The contribution of your Brown flag has increased.]
[You have completed the hidden scenario– The king's path.]
The people that were trying to attack him were pinned to the ground with the authority as the leader of the station.
[A new king's path has become available to you.]
Just then, three options came in front of him. Ken thought how he would have gotten a few thousands of coins at the least from the constellations if the channel was still here.
[King of delusion and hypocrisy.]
[The merciless king.]
[King of solitude.]
After thinking for a while, Ken spoke. "The merciless king."
[You have chosen the path of mercilessness.]
Ken had three options, the king of delusion and hypocrisy. The only reason Ken chose it is because he didn't know what it might give him. It could be advantageous, but also completely random. Which was just a big no for him.
King of solitude sounded good. It might have given him a skill related to becoming stronger when in solitude. But that meant he had to distance himself from everyone, including the main cast. Which he didn't want. Since both the attribute and skill might be erased just from not being in solitude.
Which is why he picked the last option. Mercilessness. Ken was already quite merciless, which is why being more merciless was not that much. Though it would mean that this attribute might be gone if he showed mercy. But Ken knew that it was not coming anytime soon.
[Name: Kennedy.]
[Age: 15.]
[Attributes: Regeneration (Rare), Avid reader (Rare), ADHD (Rare), Delusional (Common), The merciless king (Heroic).]
[Personal skills: Regeneration (lvl 4), Body control (lvl 3), Reading (lvl 4), Reader's POV (Stage 1), Hyper thinking (Stage 1), Hyper imagination (Stage 1), Weapon proficiency (lvl 5), Poison resistance (lvl 5), Dark star weapon aura (lvl 3), Lie detection (lvl 2), Thread manipulation (lvl 1), Hand to hand combat (lvl 4), No mercy (lvl ???) .]
[Stigma: Indomitable.]
[Stats: Strength (lvl 19+7), Constitution (lvl 23+5), Agility (lvl 21+2), Mana (lvl 60).]
[Coins possessed: 31,780.]
Ken looked at the skill he got from the attribute. It was full of question marks. He had an idea as to why that was the case. "This skill doesn't have a specific level." He mumbled.
[No mercy (lvl ???) ]
[Description: Every time you show mercilessness against your enemies, all of your skill's strength increases by 0.1% and it stacks. Both the attribute, skill and its effects will be lost if you show any mercy.]
The ability was good. But the problem was that he had to be merciless to ten people for one percent, and a thousand for a total of a hundred percent. Which was honestly tough.
And just as he expected, the skill and attribute will be lost with mercy. After thinking about something for a while. He starts to walk away from the station as a person calls him out.
"H-Hey! But… what are we supposed to do now that our original king is gone and you are the new leader?"
And just like every time, Ken said the same thing he always says. "All you guys gotta do is protect the station and I will do the rest of the job." With that, he walked away.
—***—
"Something bad is 'bout to happen to me.
I don't know it but I can feel it coming'
Might be so sad, might leave my nose running.
I just hope she don't wanna leave me~
Don't you give me up~ please don't give up–"
As Ken was singing while walking through the railway, he finally came across what he was looking for.
It was exactly the scene he had in mind. The first appearance of Han Sooyoung… using her avatar skill… and committing war crimes. Well, not war crimes, but some insane shits like attacking and nearly killing off people from Chungmuro. Considering the fact that she knew this station was originally that of Joonghyuk's.
At that moment, Joonghyuk had one of his legs on the head of the avatar and his sword near Dokja's throat.
The moment she started to make a rant about killing Dokja. Joonghyuk was just about to destroy the head, and Ken stopped him.
"Oi! Stop it. I have some business with her." Ken knew one thing in fact. And that is that… 'I'm so fucked.'