[Sub Scenario - 'Disaster of Questions' has ended.]
[Reward settlement begins.]
[You have obtained 50,000 Coins as a reward.]
[The Star Stream perceives the abnormal Probability of the current scenario.]
[Additional reward settlement begins.]
[You have obtained 'Guardian Talisman of the Parasite Species' as a basic reward.]
[Additional selection rewards exist.]
[You are one of the greatest contributors to this scenario.]
[You have priority selection rights for additional rewards.]
After killing the Disaster of Questions, sipping a mouthful of the potion Kim Dokja handed me, I scanned the updated notification windows here and there.
The reactions of the Constellations are unnecessary, and the rewards are….
[Infinite Dimension Subspace Coat] - SSS-grade
[Black Flame Half-Gloves] - SSS-grade
[Sylphid's Leap Boots] - SSS-grade
All SSS-grade.
I don't know how far the Main Scenarios go, but seeing the current situation where we are only at the 5th, it was clear that these SSS-grade items would cause a huge stir in this scenario.
However, there is no way the Dokkaebi doesn't know this. Considering that, does it mean this SSS-grade item I'm receiving now will become useless in the latter half?
If that is the case….
"I will choose the 'Infinite Dimension Subspace Coat'."
Items that amplify other attribute skills are naturally excluded, and since Shin Yoosung can use the Path of the Wind, those boots are also excluded.
In other words, that coat, which can be used even in the latter half for item storage purposes, would be the best right now.
Above all, the capacity of my Item Box was reaching its limit.
"And…."
[You are one of the greatest contributors to this scenario.]
[You can choose an SSS-grade item, and at the same time, you can also choose an A-grade skill.]
[A-grade Skill List]
-Ten Thousand Returns to One Divine Art (Man-Sang-Gui-Il-Shin-Gong)
-Lesser Yang Sword (So-Yang-Geom)
-Taeeul Divine Needle Palm (Tae-Eul-Mi-Ri-Jang)
.
.
.
Next is this skill selection ticket, which is an additional reward.
Trying to use this, countless A-grade skills unfolded before my eyes.
All of them skills I couldn't guess what they were.
~Divine Art, ~Palm, ~Sword, etc. Looking at these, they seem like martial arts commonly found in Wuxia novels, but nothing particularly appealed to me.
While scrolling down one by one like that.
[There are special skills that react to your attribute.]
A phrase caught my eye stating that there are skills obtainable only if my attribute 'Jujutsu Sorcerer' exists.
When I pressed it, various skills were quickly organized and rearranged once again.
Certainly, there were many that I liked much more than before.
Therefore, among them, I—
[Dokkaebi 'Dokgak' invites you to his channel.]
"…Hmm?"
As soon as I selected the SSS-grade item and A-grade skill, a message floated before my eyes.
Staring at that message quietly, I lifted my head and looked at the empty air.
Then, a group of Dokkaebis looking down at this side came into view.
Among them, a red-furred, one-horned Dokkaebi smiling particularly unluckily caught my eye.
Is that guy Dokgak?
"What does this mean, this."
[Hmm? What do you mean by that?]
-It means exactly what it says, Incarnation Kang Yuhyeon.
When the guy opened his mouth, two voices were heard crossing each other.
What is the point the guy wants to make?
Perhaps this voice resonating directly in my head, not the words spoken by his mouth, was his true intention.
-Kang Yuhyeon. You are not an existence to play in such a low-grade channel. I will speak bluntly. Come to my channel. If you have any conditions you want, I will match them as much as you want.
I pondered for a moment at the guy's words.
Glancing back, I saw the others liking their respective rewards, Yoo Joonghyuk with a ferocious expression perhaps having fainted while standing, and Kim Dokja with a quite hardened expression.
Is that so. Did this proposal come to me and Kim Dokja, just the two of us?
[Kang Yuhyeon: Kim Dokja. You also received a proposal from that guy named Dokgak, right?]
[Kim Dokja: Yeah. But I'm going to refuse anyway. So you too….]
[Kang Yuhyeon: Even if you don't say it, my answer is already decided anyway.]
I looked at the Dokkaebi named Dokgak, extended my right hand, raised only my middle finger, and continued speaking.
"I have no intention of moving channels. No, in the first place, I have no intention of negotiating with a Dokkaebi. So get lost."
[…Ha?]
For a moment, the guy's expression stiffens.
He probably thought there was no way he would hear such words.
It's absurd. Really.
"And the negotiation itself was wrong. If you were confident in your channel, you would have proposed to me confidently, not secretly like this. Without even looking, the level of your channel is obvious."
[…You, insignificant Incarnation bastard…!!]
As I enlarged the notification window of his proposal and said that, the guy, who was already red, turned even redder.
Is it because of anger, or shame? Whatever it was, it didn't matter.
Because it was none of my business.
[A significant number of Constellations pay attention to your remark.]
[Several Constellations look at 'Dokgak' and smirk, asking if he isn't ashamed.]
[Constellations of the Absolute Evil alignment clutch their bellies and laugh, saying it's just like you.]
[Constellations of the Absolute Good alignment giggle secretly at Dokgak's proposal.]
-Pajik, pajijijik…!!
Dokgak emitting red sparks, perhaps emotional due to the countless reactions of the Constellations.
Knowing that no matter what he did, he couldn't cause any harm to me anyway, I turned my back, quite satisfied with screwing over a Dokkaebi.
[If you're going to be like that…, it can't be helped.]
It was then.
[To the Constellations who have watched the scenario with interest so far, I think I have to deliver a piece of slightly regrettable news.]
The guy opened his mouth again.
[Unfortunately, among the channels active in the Seoul Dome, a channel committing illegal manipulation of the scenario has been discovered.]
"…What is that again."
"This, we're in a bit of big trouble…."
"…What?"
[A significant number of Constellations pay attention to 'Dokgak's' remark.]
It wasn't just Kim Dokja whose expression stiffened instantly.
Behind that guy named Dokgak, sweating profusely, surely…, was he Bihyung, the owner of this channel?
Because that guy's face also became desperate to an extent incomparable to just now.
[It is none other than Dokkaebi Bihyung's #BI-7623 Channel. As a result of the investigation, the Low-grade Dokkaebis of the Seoul Dome have concluded that 'Probability' has been infringed due to excessive scenario manipulation by the channel in question.]
[Therefore, representing the Low-grade Dokkaebis of the Seoul Dome, this Dokkaebi formally requests a 「Probability Suitability Judgment」 for the channel in question from the Bureau.]
"What? What on earth is the commotion? Why suddenly bring up the perfectly fine Probability?"
"What do you think, just trying to pick a fight for no reason."
Han Sooyoung, who was shadow boxing here and there looking at Yoo Joonghyuk, perhaps realized the seriousness of the current situation, walked slowly and approached Kim Dokja.
By the way, Probability Suitability Judgment? I don't know exactly what that is, but looking at the meaning of those words, it must be something done when Probability is excessively infringed.
But, has there ever been a time when Probability was infringed? Above all, did that Dokkaebi named Bihyung manipulate the scenario?
The scenario manipulation by him that I saw doesn't exist except before entering Oksu Station. Rather, other Dokkaebis manipulated the scenario more. Therefore, the result of the Probability Suitability Judgment requested by that Dokkaebi was obvious without looking.
If that is the case….
"That guy's goal isn't the request for Probability Suitability Judgment, but—"
[Here, do you see this screen?!]
As soon as the words ended, that Dokkaebi continued.
Floating a large screen in the air and playing a certain scene.
"—I see. So what that guy was aiming for was this channel."
"What? Is that true…?!"
"…Seems so."
Han Sooyoung clicking her tongue at the Dokkaebi's meticulousness with a look of contempt, and Kim Dokja agonizing over what to do as if troubled.
[Some Constellations whose excitement was broken exit the channel.]
[Constellations doubting the fairness of the channel exit the channel.]
[Some Constellations request a Coin refund from the channel.]
[The scale of the channel decreases.]
And.
"Ah, aaah…!!"
Constellations leaving this channel for their own reasons, and Bihyung whose size shrank to an extent incomparable to just now.
Watching them, I let out a faint sigh.
"Phew…, the channel is ruined."
"A little…, pitiful? It's unfortunate."
"…."
It wasn't that I felt pity for Bihyung whose channel scale shrank due to that guy's scheme.
Feeling annoyed that the number of Constellations who would sponsor me in the future has decreased.
Damn it, the Coin supply from sponsorship has decreased quite a bit.
"…I understood enough, so if the talk is over, give me the reward. I'll accept your proposal."
[Y, you…!!]
"Don't look at me like that, it can't be helped, right?"
In the midst of that, Kim Dokja suddenly continued speaking with an annoyed expression.
Bihyung making a face as if he was unfairly treated, as if he was betrayed, was a bonus.
"Let's move."
[Good. Then, let's have a sweet reward time.]
When the Dokkaebi snapped his fingers with a snap-! sound, Kim Dokja and Dokgak disappeared with red sparks.
Looking closely, Bihyung also disappeared with them.
Watching them for a moment, I let out a sigh again.
"Hey, hey. What if Kim Dokja really goes to Dokgak's channel like this?"
"Does it matter? If he goes, he goes; if not, he doesn't."
"Hey, even so—"
"And Kim Dokja, that guy probably won't go to Dokgak's channel."
"…What?"
Han Sooyoung tilted her head looking at me.
"Does he look like a guy who would just conform without any revenge after being screwed over by someone else?"
"…Aha~."
Han Sooyoung smiling as if she understood and humming a tune saying she worried for nothing.
At that appearance, I was about to ask her a question for a moment but stopped.
A question like why she worries about and defends that Dokkaebi who almost killed them several times and put them in danger.
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