Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Novel MTL - Chapter 568

Chapter 568

568 Episode 3. Protagonist(?) (5)

«You’ve got the right person!»

I directed the skill at the girl who was so confidently telling Jung Heewon all about me.

[The exclusive skill ‘Character List’ has been activated!]

[This person’s information cannot be read by ‘Character List’.]

[This person is a ‘character’ and yet not a ‘character’.]

Fine.

Then I’ll try this instead.

[Do you want to use ‘Readers’ Comments List’ on this person?]

‘Yes.’

[The ‘Readers’ Comments List’ skill level has increased. It will now show the number of upvotes and downvotes for each comment.]

[The ‘Readers’ Comments List’ proficiency level has increased. It will now display the ‘Number of reads’ item.]

My proficiency went up on just the second use?

I ought to utilize this more.

ID: alsdn0905

Platform: Sirius

Total Comments: 168

Reader level: 38

Number of reads: 1.8 times

* You can use coins to view the comments written by this reader.

* Number of comments currently available for free: 3.

She was the second reader I’d encountered since meeting Dansoo ahjussi.

A ‘number of reads’ count of 1.8 suggested she had read the entirety of Omniscient Reader at least one time through.

Maybe she was decent after all?

Let’s check her comments.

I like Jung Heewon

ᅳUpvotes 3 / Downvotes 1

ᅳ(Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, chapter 18)

Hmm…….

Starting today, I’ll do 100 push-ups, 100 squats, and run 10 kilometers every day to become a man who deserves Heewon-nim

ᅳUpvotes 0 Downvotes 5

ᅳ(Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, chapter 25)

It’s hard to tell if this is sincere or just a joke.

Heewon-nim… I love you… Really… I love you as much as 3000 squats…

—Upvotes 2 Downvotes 8

—(Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, chapter 107)

Wow, the downvotes are really piling up.

[Pay coins to see additional comments.]

[Pay 100 coins to see an additional comment.]

……Should I check one more?

I can do what Lee Hyunsung did

—Upvotes 0 Downvotes 12

—(Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, chapter 139)

I tried to recall the events of chapter 139.

That would be around episode 27.

It was likely when Nirvana appeared, close to when Jung Heewon went on a rampage after being affected by Thought Infection. Was that the scene where Lee Hyunsung used his entire body to halt Jung Heewon’s失控?

Dansoo ahjussi asked.

«That young lady is one of us…… correct?»

«Seems that way.»

I chose to make the first move and approach her.

However, the moment I got close, the girl began shrieking.

«Eeek! Help!»

«Pardon me.»

«He’s going to kill me, or if not, he’ll definitely do something awful!»

I was going to insist I’d never do such a thing, but then I recalled my current identity was Cheon Inho.

I raised my hands in a light, non-threatening gesture.

«No, I just wanted to say hello…….»

Right then, Bang Cheolsoo, who had appeared from the side, yelled out.

«Listen up! From this moment, our Cheoldoo Group is taking over Geumho Station! Put down everything you’re holding and move over there—»

I put all my strength into a punch to the back of Bang Cheolsoo’s head.

[The constellation ‘Monarch of the Small Fries’ has sponsored you 100 coins.]

After making Bang Cheolsoo back down, who was glaring at me with resentment, I turned my attention back to the girl.

«I’m not a bad person; I believe you’re misunderstanding the situation.»

«Stay back, you antagonist!»

«She told you not to come closer.»

Jung Heewon’s voice was firm as she shielded the girl behind her.

The girl peeked over Jung Heewon’s shoulder and gave me a smug look.

I see how it is.

I let out a soft sigh and spoke.

«Very well, we can talk like this if we must.»

Jung Heewon glanced between me and the girl, then asked her.
«Is that acceptable to you?»

The girl looked confusedly at Jung Heewon, who then turned her gaze back to me.

«She’s frightened. You can speak with her another time.»

«I have no plans to threaten her, and if I try, Jung Heewon-ssi, you can intervene.»

I called Bang Cheolsoo over and had him hand me a metal pipe. Just as Jung Heewon’s expression tightened, thinking I was finally revealing my true intentions, I passed the pipe to her.

«If you see me intimidating her, hit me on the head with this.»

«Excuse me?»

«Don’t hold back.»

[The constellation ‘Monarch of the Small Fries’ has a gleam in its eyes.]

Jung Heewon stared down at the pipe in her hands, then replied in a puzzled tone.

«I don’t plan on going that far.»

«Then let’s proceed.»

I cleared my throat theatrically and began to speak.

«I like Jung Heewon.»

«……?»

Jung Heewon looked at me with utter confusion.

I continued.

«Starting today, I’ll do 100 push-ups, 100 squats, and run 10 kilometers every day to become a man who deserves Heewon-nim.»

Jung Heewon seemed to be debating whether to actually hit me with the pipe.

«Heewon-nim… I love you… Truly…»

«What are you doing?»

«I can do what Lee-»

«Okay, stop!»

The thoughtful girl finally jumped out from behind Jung Heewon.

I grinned and said.

«Ready to talk now? Judge Heewon—»

The girl quickly clamped a hand over my mouth and gave Jung Heewon an awkward smile.

«Unni. My mistake, I think I confused him with someone else.»

«Are you sure? It sounds like he’s blackmailing you?»

«Not at all! Really, it’s fine, don’t worry!»

Watching the flustered girl, my suspicion was confirmed.

This had to be him.

The same person who sat beside me in the event theater.

The one with the nickname [Judge Heewon].

The muscular man who had shouted the answer to the trivia question about Jung Heewon’s sword, roared, charged the stage, and ended up possessing someone in this world.

Wait, I thought he was a man?

He—or she—now a petite girl, even smaller than Jung Heewon, spoke from behind her hand on my mouth.

«Maybe we should go over there to discuss this?»

«That…… Cheon Inho?»

«Correct.»

«Who exactly are you?»

Judge Heewon stared at me and the ahjussi with a fearful expression, as if trying to decipher our identities from our faces. But there was no way she could know who I was.

I understood I needed to ease her suspicions. Fortunately, I knew the social passcode for this specific situation.

«Jung Heewon is amazing.»

«What? Obviously…….»

Judge Heewon’s expression shifted strangely.

«Wait, you—?»

«Yes.»

«Your nickname is that ridiculous…….»

I nodded.

«That all-carer? The one with the pretty girl?»

«That…… Right.»

«The one who didn’t answer a single question correctly!»

«I got one right, which is the reason I’m here.»

Judge Heewon’s mouth fell open in disbelief. She seemed to be processing the situation internally.

I added for good measure.

«We’re in the same situation as you, both me and this ahjussi.»

Dansoo ahjussi gave a slight, polite bow.

Judge Heewon muttered, her voice trembling slightly.

«I see, so I wasn’t the only one…….»

She looked at us with hollow eyes, as if on the verge of tears.

«I truly thought I was going to die, but at least I remembered the first scenario.»

«How did you get through it?»

«The standard method, bugs rule everything.»

Judging by the pride in her tone, she had helped turn the first scenario into chaos, much like I had.

«To be honest, I nearly died when the scenario got distorted…… I got fortunate. I ended up trapped with Heewon-nim.»

Trapped with Jung Heewon…….

As I suspected, Judge Heewon was the reason Jung Heewon had survived without taking a life.

After taking a deep breath, Judge Heewon said quietly.

«Phew…… Anyway, if you’re a reader too, you should’ve said so earlier. That was too close.»

«I’ve been trying to tell you, but you were busy hiding and slandering me.»

«Who would’ve guessed someone possessed Cheon Inho. Why him of all people?»

Why am I Cheon Inho?

I ask myself the same thing.

Regardless, Judge Heewon seemed to have dropped all hostility.

«Let’s do introductions first. I’m Cheon Inho, as you can see.»

«I’m Lee Dansoo.»

Hearing our names, Judge Heewon nodded in comprehension.

«So we use the names we have now, like in a TRPG?»

I started to correct her but stopped.

Judge Heewon stated her new name with a slightly embarrassed look.

«I’m Kyung Sein.»

«Can I call you Judge Heewon?»

«Please call me Kyung Sein.»

She was adapting quickly.

It was still the first day of the scenario, and there was much to do.

Dansoo ahjussi’s memory was lacking, but Kyung Sein was an avid reader who remembered a great deal.

«Ultimately, the national rule is to gather food first here at Geumho Station.»

I wondered who exactly had made that a national rule.

It was as if we’d all collectively drafted a ‘Standard Apocalypse Procedure for Omniscient Reader’.

We decided to split up to loot vending machines and small convenience stores.

Bang Cheolsoo and the Cheoldoo Group joined the effort.

About half an hour later.

«Is this everything? Have all the nearby convenience stores been checked?»

«Yes, this is all of it.»

We had managed to gather all the available food in Geumho Station.

There were currently 134 people trapped inside.

The food we collected would only last them all for a single day.

Kyung Sein asked.

«What’s the plan? Should we sell it for coins?»

«No, we’ll distribute it for free.»

I could have sold it for a small profit of coins, as Kim Dokja had done. But I chose not to take that path.

Kyung Sein agreed.

«Yeah, taking coins from those people doesn’t feel right. Kim Dokja definitely wasn’t thinking normally.»

«Sein-ssi, please hand these out to the people on that side. Cheolsoo, you take the other side.»

«Alright.»

«Dansoo ahjussi, you can work with me.»

As we distributed the food, I studied the faces of the survivors one by one.

I hadn’t fully grasped it when I was writing this scene.

The expressions of people who had just killed another person to ensure their own survival.

«Thank you.»

The victims of the first scenario had all suffered head explosions. The pallor of the dead now seemed to haunt the faces of the living.

«As some of you may know, monsters are roaming outside at this very moment. The safest course is to remain here and wait for rescue.»

«Do you honestly believe rescue is coming?»

«It will come.»

Of course, no rescuers were coming.

[There are currently 48 people in Geumho Station who support you.]

[Currently 35% of Geumho Station supports you.]

Not bad. At this rate, I should be able to secure control of Geumho Station within the next half hour and complete the scenario.

[The constellations of the ‘absolute good’ system are impressed by your altruism.]

[100 coins have been sponsored.]

On top of that, I’d earned favor with the constellations.

The Cheon Inho rehabilitation project was moving along steadily.

[The character ‘Bang Cheolsoo’ is experiencing an unfamiliar emotion.]

And perhaps, even Bang Cheolsoo.

«Cheolsoo hyung-nim. Is everything going alright?»

«Not sure. Something feels… strange.»

As they handed out bread and snacks and received thanks, the members of the Cheoldoo Group looked almost nostalgic.

This was probably the first time anyone had ever thanked them.

It was amazing how much of a story could be altered by just a few extra sentences.

But sometimes, even when you know you can’t change the outcome, there’s a question you feel compelled to ask.

«Have any of you seen a girl named No Jiyoon?»

Dansoo ahjussi, who was helping me distribute food, kept asking people the same question over and over.

«I don’t know, what does she look like?»

«That…… I only know her name.»

Jiyoon was his daughter’s name.

In truth, Dansoo ahjussi must have known. Even if he asked for his daughter by name here, he wouldn’t find her. His daughter was likely living under a different name, having possessed a completely different person.

Yet, he couldn’t stop asking.

As if that name alone was proof—in this bizarre and unfamiliar world—that he was not merely Lee Dansoo, but someone’s father.

I watched him for a moment, then opened my phone.

The platform app appeared on the screen.

I was once the author of Omniscient Reader, that was true. But could I still claim that title now?

The only proof I had left from that time was this.

Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint – 567 chapters

—Author Lee Hakhyun

I stared blankly at the title of my novel.

I’m not sure how long I looked.

Suddenly, a chill ran down my spine.

What in the world?

I glared at the screen again, focusing on the chapter count.

The ‘Omniscient Reader’ I remembered had concluded at chapter 551.

Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint – 567 chapters

—Author Lee Hakhyun

It had grown by sixteen chapters.