Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint – Side Story - Chapter 3
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Chapter 3: Rewrite (1)
“What’s the author’s life form?”
― Comment from Chapter 6 of ‘ORVs Viewpoint.’
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At some point, Ji Eunyu and I had joked about it.
If we were to fail the first scenario of ‘전독시,’ could we survive?
Ji Eunyu had replied at that time,
“I honestly have no confidence, what about the author?”
I don’t remember what I said in response.
The only certain thing was that the joke from that day had now become a reality.
“Majisoo.”
In such an extraordinary situation, I couldn’t help but use the exclamation.
I touched my face reflected on the screen door several times.
It wasn’t because I was handsome, and there wasn’t anything strange on the screen door.
My face had literally and figuratively changed.
“What the…….”
In the subtly smiling eyes and the sly thin lips, I recognized where I had seen this face.
Surely, there was a dummy with the same appearance at the theatre entrance.
But I couldn’t remember who this guy was.
Was he an extra character not described in appearance?
[Service on Planet 8612 has ended.]
[The main scenario has begun.]
Confused voices echoed throughout the subway stations.
“What is this? What’s happening?”
“Am I the only one seeing this?”
“This path is blocked. Hey, did you touch it too? There’s a wall here.”
The area was surrounded by a transparent wall.
It was a wall I knew well—a scenario device that prevented anyone from going outside until certain conditions were met.
“No subway staff around? No announcement?”
“Who would come? Let’s wait.”
Now, there was no doubt.
‘I have transmigrated into ORV’s Viewpoint.’
A gradual tremor rose from my toes.
‘And it’s an extra character I’m not aware of.’
It was a common trope in web novels, but no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t come up with a good reason for my transmigration.
Why me, of all people?
Did someone bear a grudge against me?
Did one of the characters push me here?
Perhaps the Han Sooyoung I saw at the event theatre was real?
Then again, it could be Han Sooyoung.
It’s possible that Han Sooyoung, who didn’t like me pretending to be ‘ORV,’ forcibly put me here.
Yoo Joonghyuk was also a possibility.
The hardships he went through might be enough for him to hold a grudge against me.
Maybe it’s Kim Dokja seeking revenge on me.
Using the pretext of spreading the protagonist’s secret preferences across the universe, he might be targeting me.
Even if it’s not for such reasons, he might just have a bad personality.
Damn it, I don’t know.
What’s the use of thinking about this now?
I pushed uncertain thoughts out of my mind and focused on the confirmed information.
One, I transmigrated into ‘ORV.’
Two, I transmigrated into a ‘different character’ than myself.
Three, the scenario is about to begin.
I quickly scanned my surroundings.
If the first scenario is about to unfold, I need to figure out what I can use.
First, this place is a subway station.
Judging by the orange line, it’s Line 3.
And the station name is…
“Geumho.”
I frowned slightly.
Thoughts related to Geumho Station surfaced in my mind.
Geumho Station was the protagonist Kim Dokja’s first base and the site of a mass slaughter.
Of course, that happened in the later part of Volume 1, and fortunately, we weren’t at that point yet.
In a sense, though, the current situation could be even more dangerous.
[Oh, #%$@!.]
I felt a sensation of being dragged down into a cold abyss through my ankles.
I never expected the day would come when I’d witness a Dokkaebi with my own eyes.
Two small horns.
A monster with short stature and fluffy fur.
I remember. Initially, that creature was in charge of this station.
[Can you hear me?]
Kim Dokja’s streaming partner, Dokkaebi Bihyung.
[Oh, this place seems quieter than elsewhere. Hmm…]
I suddenly averted my gaze as our eyes met.
In the later part of the story, Bihyung gets fascinated by Kim Dokja.
In the early stages, however, Bihyung was a crazy monster breaking the heads of divine beings as a joke.
Fortunately, as in the main story, I didn’t see any humans getting their heads smashed while picking a fight with Bihyung.
Especially that person over there who seemed a bit uneasy.
[Great. In other places, I had to smash a few heads to get some peace and quiet. Well then, I’ll briefly explain the situation, so listen carefully.]
Bihyung probably knew what he was going to say.
Considering I’ve revised this line dozens of times, I have a pretty good idea.
Bihyung is likely simultaneously broadcasting a similar script in the scenario area he’s managing.
[So far, all of you have been living for free. Life has been too generous, hasn’t it? Breathing, eating, excreting, reproducing at will without paying any price! Ha! You’ve truly lived in a good world!]
Listening to those words again, I wondered if this was the atmosphere if ‘ORV’ movie had been released.
The problem now is that I’ve become an extra in that movie.
[Anyway, the reason you’ve been able to live for free until now is because the Lords above in the distant heavens generously watched over your planet. But that was until today, and now it’s time for you all to start repaying the favour to the Lords. It’s time to repay the debt of warm care you’ve received. Rather than endlessly babbling like this, experiencing the situation first hand would be better, don’t you think?]
Seeming tired of reciting boring lines or maybe finding it troublesome, Bihyung flicked his finger.
[#BI-7623 Channel has been opened.]
[The constellations are entering.]
A small window popped up above the heads of those who raised their heads blankly.
“The main scenario has arrived!”
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Category: Main
Difficulty: F
Clear condition: Kill one or more life forms.
Time limit: 30 minutes
Reward: 300 coins
Failure: Death
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The translucent Dokkaebi, its body fading away, gave a faint smile.
“Well then, good luck, everyone. Please show us an entertaining story.”
Looking at the scenario window appearing in front of my eyes, it truly felt real.
The time limit decreases in real-time.
Although it currently showed 30 minutes, if people continued to dawdle, penalties would soon kick in.
“What is this nonsense?”
People who didn’t understand the situation began to discuss or make calls somewhere.
There were also those in the distance scratching or hitting the transparent wall.
I took a light breath and whispered to myself.
‘Status window.’
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[Cannot activate the status window due to a current system error.]
I squinted my eyes.
This can’t be done?
‘The Fourth Wall.’
I called it with a hopeful heart.
In the main story, Kim Dokja has the skill [The Fourth Wall] from the beginning, and as a penalty for that skill, he is restricted from viewing the status window.
So, if I also have [The Fourth Wall]…
‘The Fourth Wall.’
Nothing.
Then why isn’t the status window opening?
I don’t know.
It’s a novel I wrote, damn it.
Since I’m not a reader but an author, I should have the [Author] trait…
Maybe I also have skills like [Avatar] or [Anticipated Plagiarism] like Han Suyeong.
I focused my mind and tried to use author-exclusive skills, including [Avatar].
However, all that happened was my muscles tensing up, with no noticeable changes.
[Remaining time has decreased.]
[Current remaining time: 28 minutes.]
While I was struggling in vain, the people in the station were divided into two major groups.
One group wore hoodies with the same logo.
“Brothers, don’t panic and gather here!”
“Everyone, let’s go to Priest-Nim!”
They were holding tissues with the church’s name on them.
They seemed to be from the same church.
On the opposite side, a burly guy with a tattoo on his forearm was gathering people.
“Hey, everyone, come over here and help!”
The guy I was worried about getting hit by Bihyung earlier.
He was pushing the transparent wall with both hands and shouting towards the surroundings.
“Everyone, try pushing this together! We might be able to get out!”
Certainly, struggling against the wall might be safer than confronting a Dokkaebi.
But not everyone seemed to think that way.
“What if that monster gets mad at us for doing something stupid earlier?”
“Then what should we do? If you’re not going to help, get lost. Push! Harder! More!”
Eventually, some hesitant individuals joined in, pushing against the wall.
The sounds of “Yo-heave-ho” echoed several times, and those from the church, who had been watching, also began to move.
“Everyone, let’s gather our strength for these brothers!”
With the signal from the priest, the church members rushed forward, pushing against the wall.
The sight of about a dozen people sticking to the transparent wall as if performing pantomime was truly a remarkable spectacle.
I walked slowly towards the outskirts of the scene, taking advantage of the people grappling with the wall.
My somewhat fancy reflection appeared on the nearby screen door.
For now, it seems like I’m stuck in a minor character.
My physique didn’t seem to surpass an average office worker.
At this rate, I wasn’t confident I could win against Kim Dokja in hand-to-hand combat.
Kim Dokja.
I had to meet Kim Dokja somehow.
While I didn’t know the cause of my possession, considering the conventions of typical web novels, returning to reality might be possible once the scenario concludes.
So, to increase the chances of survival even a little in this ruthless world, meeting the protagonist was necessary.
By the way, first and foremost, I needed to survive here, whether I encountered Kim Dokja or anyone else.
“The clear condition for the first scenario is to ‘kill one or more living beings.’”
Kim Dokja clears the first scenario by crushing ‘locusts’ and ‘locust eggs’ that Lee Gilyoung collected.
However, he was the protagonist, so it was just his luck.
As an extra character, I wouldn’t have such luck.
‘So, I thought of this method.’
I glanced at the drink vending machine in front of me.
If I didn’t end up in the same train car as Kim Dokja, maybe falling into the subway station could be considered fortunate.
At least here, this vending machine could be my ‘Insect Collection Box.’
“Push! Harder!”
“Yaaah.”
Aligning with the chants of those pushing the wall, I subtly shook the vending machine.
“The subway vending machines with cold and hot compartments have a lot of bugs.”
Around chapter 200 of ‘ORV,’ I had read an article about that.
How many times did I shake it?
Something made a thudding sound, and from beneath the vending machine, unidentified bugs began to crawl out in a stream.
I hastily gathered them in my hands.
Lucky me.
Did this mean I cleared the first scenario?
I immediately tried to crush the bugs in my hands.
“Could these bugs be pregnant?”
My hesitation wasn’t due to any philosophical contemplation about the rights of bugs.
It was simply because a passage from ‘ORV’ came to mind.
“Eggs are living beings.”
In the scenario, bug eggs were recognized as living beings, and Kim Dokja seized a favourable position by popping hundreds of eggs.
However, what if Kim Dokja had given those bug eggs to everyone in the subway?
I glanced at the people pounding on the transparent wall.
People hitting the wall to survive.
I knew what kind of individuals were in the crowd at Geumho Station—people willing to take others’ lives without hesitation for their own survival.
For a moment, I thought about it from the perspective of being Kim Dokja.
‘If Kim Dokja were to return to the first scenario, what would he do?’
Suddenly, a buzzing sound spread.
I almost missed the bugs due to this unexpected event.
It wasn’t a spark of probability.
My pocket vibrated as my cell phone received a message.
After a brief hesitation, I put the bug from my fist into my outer pocket and securely zipped it up.
When I opened the cellphone, a message appeared.
[A new message has arrived: Sender – Representative Kim Dokja. Congratulations on the serialization of the side story. As an expression of anticipation for your serialization, I’m sending a small gift.]
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