Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint – Side Story - Chapter 13
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Chapter 13. Protagonist (?) (3)
As I watched the approaching men exuding a menacing aura, I realized once again that this was Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint.
This was the dreadful ‘Geumho Station,’ where consecutive gruesome murders took place.
The men with the pipes were most likely members of the ‘Cheoldoo Group’, the main group of Geumho Station.
In a fortunate twist of fate, the original owner of Geumho Station was the character I possessed, Cheon Inho.
In other words, Cheon Inho became the owner of Geumho Station after he defeated all of those terrifying men from the Cheoldoo Group.
How did you manage that, Cheon Inho?
The men who had checked our area from a distance seemed to hesitate.
Understandably so, given that the surroundings were filled with blood.
I quickly asked Dansoo, “Sir, did you get any Stigmata?”
In the early stages of Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, the main focuses were broadly divided into two types.
One was the ‘skills’ learned directly by the Incarnations.
The other was the ‘Stigmata’ bestowed by the Constellations, representing their powers.
“Uh… I haven’t qualified to receive them yet…”
[Constellation, ‘Sneaking Schemer,’ is currently using a strategy that does not easily lend Stigmata to bolster the power of the Incarnations in order to raise them strongly…]
It’s my fault for expecting more.
When I looked up, I saw the figure of Bihyung, who was hurriedly sweet-talking to the constellations.
“Oh my, how did such a famous person end up on my channel…”
[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is picking his ears as if it’s a nuisance.]
[By the way, if you do something like that, the other constellations will…]
This was the first meeting between the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal and Bihyung.
I decided to talk to Bihyung slowly.
To navigate through the upcoming scenario, cooperation with this crazy monster was essential.
‘Dokkaebi Communication.’
[Activating the ‘dokkaebi Communication’.]
‘Bihyung, I have something to say.’
Fortunately, Bihyung accepted the dokkaebi communication.
– What is it? How did you know how to connect the dokkaebi communication?
You forcibly connected it when you caught the bug earlier.
I spoke, hiding my true feelings.
‘Let’s make a deal.’
With the sudden proposal, Bihyung blinked as if bewildered.
– Deal?
‘Yes, a deal.’
Bihyung remained silent for a moment.
How many seconds passed like that?
– Arrogant brat, consider yourself lucky that I don’t smash your head right now.
There was a chilling aura in his voice.
I responded with relief, ‘If you do something like that, all the subscribers will leave the channel. You’ve already lost a few moments ago.’
– What, what?
Bihyung won’t be able to kill me now, because I’ve gradually gotten some constellations interested in me.
I had taken this risk to use their attention to my advantage.
‘First, listen to what I have to say. What I want to propose is…’
– Are you also talking about a ‘Stream Contract’?
I paused for a moment and asked, ’What are you talking about?’
– Hmm? Maybe not. There have been some kids who keep requesting that since earlier. They say they’ll make me the dokkaebi King or something.
Suddenly, my head throbbed painfully.
It was obvious who the requesters were.
‘So, what did you do?’
– Of course, I rejected them. There were too many strange kids, suddenly showing themselves catching ichthyosaurs, asking me to open a Dokkaebi bag…. As if I’m their close friend.
Oh, dear readers.
‘Did you comply?’
– Am I crazy?
If this were the main story, and there was only one reader who had been reincarnated into this world, such problems wouldn’t have arisen.
The original Kim Dokja was the only unique reader, and all his actions inevitably attracted Bihyung’s attention.
But now, it is different.
Apart from Dansoo, there were other people who cleared the scenario using the ‘Bug’ trick before it got blocked, and there were readers who tried to use similar tactics as Kim Dokja with the hidden pieces.
With too many readers starting the same actions, Bihyung ended up being cautious of them.
… What on earth happened to real Kim Dokja?
‘Actually, it’s true that I also wanted to suggest signing a stream contract.’
-End the conversation.
‘I’ll give you a 7:3 split. That’s the standard ratio in the industry, isn’t it?’
The sound of the communication being cut off wasn’t heard, indicating that Bihyung was still listening to me.
I continued.
‘I know that a contract between an incarnation and a streamer dokkaebi is not against the rules, and I’ll do my best not to let anyone find out.’
‘Throughout the contract period, I will not cooperate with other dokkaebi channels without your permission, and I will refrain from any personal behaviour that might offend the constellations.’
‘During the contract period, until my death, I will not accept any sponsor contracts.’
If this were a publishing contract, I would never have done it like this.
But now, there was no other choice.
I had to stay alive.
After listening to my words for a while, Bihyung asked me.
– You, do you know something?
‘I do know a bit.’
– Some other guys were asking for a 10:0 split. They said they’d only take the commission.
‘They must not know much about the industry. It’s a tough job, being a babysitter. Reacting to the Executive Branch dokkaebis, collecting the back coins when there’s a probability request and how much jealousy there is among the low-level dokkaebi.’
– You… are you a dokkaebi, by any chance?
‘I do know a bit about that side of the industry.’
Ji Eunyoo occasionally complained about management and said something similar.
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– Still, I can’t give you a [Stream Contract]. How can I trust someone who barely cleared one scenario…
It might be a misunderstanding.
Bihyung’s voice seemed to soften a bit.
It was time to push a bit more.
‘But I cleared it quite uniquely.’
‘Well, it was just luck.
– Sub-scenarios are about to start. Watch and judge again this time.’
‘You… How do you know that? Are you perhaps a reincarnator?
Come to think of it, there were reincarnators in the story.
I wrote it, but what a convenient setting it was.
I shrugged it off.
‘Something like that. Anyway, open the sub scenario. It seems like people is coming just in time.
The Pipe guys, who had been watching from a distance, seemed to have made a decision and started approaching us.
[Constellation, ‘Monarch of the Small Fries,’ is delighted.]
[Constellation, ‘Monarch of Small Fries,’ tells ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ that something interesting is about to happen.]
Having noticed the Constellations’ reactions, Bihyung, too, began preparing for the scenario.
– Let’s see how you handle this first.
‘I won’t keep you waiting long. Honestly, dokkaebis are not limited to just you.’
Bihyung’s veins seemed to throb, but I had no intention of paying attention to him now.
“Hey, you there.”
Suddenly, the Pipe guys were right in front of us.
By the looks of them, these guys are no slouches.
“What?”
“What? Take a look at this.”
In response to my question, a guy who seemed like the leader stepped forward.
Wait… I think I know who this is.
I immediately activated the [Character List].
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[Character Information]
Name: Bang Cheolsoo
Age: 34
Constellation: Monarch of the Small Fries
Exclusive Trait: Assault Commander (Common)
Exclusive Skills: [Dog Fight Lv.2], [Bluff Lv.2]
Stigma: [Threaten Lv.1]
Overall Stats: [Stamina Lv.5], [Strength Lv.6], [Agility Lv.5], [Magic Power Lv.2]
Overall Evaluation: A common small fry who was lucky to obtain a sponsor. He’s just finished the first scenario and is feeling pretty pumped up.
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Wow, it’s really Bang Cheolsoo.
Who is Bang Cheolsoo… Anyway, he’s the guy who gets beaten to death by Kim Dokja at Geumho Station.
His stats seem to be lower than when Kim Dokja first met him.
[The constellation ‘Monarch of the Small Fries’ is getting excited.]
[The second scenario has arrived!]
“Hyung-nim, Did you get a message?.”
“Oh, it seems similar to the one earlier.”
The men from the Cheoldoo Group , still unfamiliar with the scenario, hesitated.
I checked the scenario.
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[Sub scenario – Domination]
Category: Sub
Difficulty: D
Clear condition: Control Geumho Station and become the leader of the area. The scenario ends when more than half of the people recognize you as the leader.
Time Limit: 4 hours
Reward: 500 coins
Failure Consequence: ―
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So, it works like this here.
Originally, Kim Dokja was also performing the sub scenario ‘Escape’ around this time, so it wasn’t strange at all.
Did Cheon Inho perform something like this?
Bang Cheolsoo chuckled and said, “This one’s easy. Take care of the two in front first.”
Perhaps because the area blockade was gradually lifted, people were seen glancing in our direction from a distance.
“Everybody move. Walk carefully.”
There were splatters of blood on the approaching guys’ front clothes.
These guys must have killed people and survived the first scenario.
The old man stood by my side, tense and guarding.
Even in times like this, he stays by my side without running away.
He’s a reliable old man.
But this time, I can handle it alone.
“Friend?”
“Leave it to me.”
It’s still the very beginning of the scenario.
Even if there are no good Constellations, there’s not absolutely no way to fight, especially for someone like me who received a lot of support in the first scenario.
[Invest 2,700 coins in ‘Strength.’]
[Strength Lv.1 → Strength Lv.10]
[Strength level significantly increases!]
I expected it, but I was still surprised.
My actual stat was really 1.
[Invest 900 coins in ‘Stamina.’]
[Stamina Lv.1 → Stamina Lv.4]
This was also 1.
How on earth did Cheon Inho, become the leader of Geumho Station?
[Invest 900 coins in ‘Agility.’]
[Agility Lv.1 → Agility Lv.4]
Still, this should serve some purpose.
Just in case, I left a reasonable amount of coins.
[Remaining coins: 2,900C]
Meanwhile, one of the thugs who jumped forward swung a pipe at me.
“Watch your eyes, you punk!”
How can I watch my eyes?
I grabbed the flying pipe with my hand.
There was a slight pain in my palm, but I easily succeeded in taking the pipe away from the guy.
“Huh?”
Surprised, the guy blinked stupidly.
Holding the pipe with both hands, I felt the firm texture of the pipe clearly in my palms.
It would have been impossible under normal circumstances, but now, with this level of strength…
No, with Cheon Inho’s strength, there’s no problem.
Crack!
The pipe broke as if by magic, and the guy stared in amazement.
“W-What power is this?”
The stat levels in ‘Omniscient Reader’ grow significantly in units of 10.
This is the power of Strength level 10.
I casually tossed the crumpled pipe to the ground and walked forward.
The bewildered thugs took a step back.
“Easy there, Bang Cheolsoo.”
Bang Cheolsoo, who was surprised as always, squinted his eyes.
“How did—”
“It’s not important how I know your name.”
I lightly scanned through the history of the transformed Geumho Station as I spoke.
“There are only two survivors in this area: me and this old man. It’s different from dealing with you guys who went crazy with pipes. Do you know what that means?”
“W-What do you mean—”
“Are you really stupid, or are you pretending to be stupid?”
I said, glancing lightly through the bloody station.
I have only Strength at level 10.
My Stamina and Agility are barely above the minimum.
If there’s a real group fight, I’ll need to spend additional coins.
Biting his lips, Bang Cheolsoo glared at me.
“I see there’s a part of you that trusts me. And I’ll make sure you know you’ve met the right man today.”
Again, it didn’t go over so simply. After all, he had to save face in front of his subordinates
[Character ‘Bang Cheolsoo’ activates ‘Bluff Lv.2’!]
[Due to the effect of ‘Bluff,’ your confidence has sharply decreased.]
Being glared at with such a fearsome face, my heart was pounding. I realized that [Bluff] was a great skill.
I would have been fine if I had [Fourth Wall] like Kim Dokja, but I didn’t.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that I don’t have the means to fight back.
I looked at Bang Cheolsoo, hiding my trembling heart.
[The exclusive skill ‘Incite’ Lv.2 has been activated!]
Cheon Inho’s special skill ‘Incite’ has various applications.
Of course, the basic ability is literally inciting others with words.
However,
[Select the target of incite.]
What if the target is not ‘others’ but something else?
‘I am Yoo Junghyuk.’
I will incite myself from now on.
Author’s Note
We are Singshong.
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