Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Novel MTL - Chapter 580

Chapter 580

580 Episode 5. Villain (5)

7942? What does that mean?

«7942.»

The man repeated the number.

I considered whether it might be some kind of secret code used by readers.

I needed to give the correct response.

«Between friends!»

Dansoo ahjussi suddenly shouted. He answered with the speed of someone in a quiz competition.

He turned to me and muttered under his breath.

«My friend doesn’t know this, but that’s current slang for ‘between friends’. It sounds like he’s pleased to meet you.»

However, the look in the man’s eyes was anything but friendly.

The thorn in the man’s hand slowly turned toward Dansoo ahjussi. His expression grew cold, and a tense silence fell between them.

«9158!»

Kyung Sein shouted abruptly.

The thorn halted mid-motion.

«You’re from the Seven Apostles, aren’t you?»

Kyung Sein said this with a strangely flushed face.

The man, who had withdrawn the thorn, asked.

«Who are you?»

 

After using the ‘Readers’ Comments List’ a few times, I began to understand how reader IDs were generated.

For instance, if you convert Dansoo ahjussi’s ID, wldbsdldkQk80, into English using a QWERTY keyboard, it becomes:

wldbsdldkQk80 = Jiyoon’s dad 80

Similarly, Kyung Sein’s ID, alsdn0905, can be converted.

alsdn0905 = Minwoo0905 (likely his real name).

Both of them had chosen IDs that practically revealed their personal information.

But the two newcomers were different.

First, there was this man.

killer_king¹ = killer_king

[1] The original was written in English.

Killer King. Aside from being a combination of two intimidating words, it was an ID that gave nothing away.

On the other hand, the woman who was lighting the ‘Magic Power Stove’ was a different case.

ansgkrthsu64 = LiteraryGirl64

I didn’t recognize the nickname, but it was clear she was an avid reader.

Literary Girl 64 placed the freshly caught ground rat meat onto the Magic Power Stove and began roasting it with medicinal herbs.

«Sit down for now.»

Killer King issued the command with confidence, then took a seat himself.

After a brief hesitation, he added:

«I suppose it’s fine to speak casually. This isn’t ‘real life’ after all.»

«This is also real.»

«No, this is a ‘new world’ governed by ‘new rules’.»

If that is the mindset of a reader who has finished Omniscient Reader 99.8 times, I can only show respect.

Kyung Sein and Dansoo ahjussi didn’t seem to disagree.

We are all adults here.

«Are all three of you readers?»

«Yes, as you can see.»

«How did you learn the Apostle’s password?»

The Seven Apostles. I had heard the name of that community from Kyung Sein before.

She replied.

«I was a member, though I hardly ever participated.»

«Your nickname?»

«Judge Heewon.»

Killer King thought for a moment before asking.

«Are you the one who kept posting pictures of their abs on the forums every day?»

«Ah! You remember me.»

«It would be strange if I didn’t. You did the same thing daily for two years.»

«Haha, yeah, I did.»

«It’s a shame you don’t have abs to show off now.»

Kyung Sein looked down at her small frame and laughed softly.

«Still, starting over is exciting. And in this world, you just level up your stats and your body improves automatically.»

«It’s a convenient world.»

«Now, I’d like to know about you.»

«I am Killer King.»

Kyung Sein’s jaw dropped.

«Killer King? The real Killer King?»

Killer King nodded, and Kyung Sein trembled with excitement.

I whispered to her.

«Is he famous?»

«Of course he is. Everyone knows that nickname.»

I may not have known, but it seemed Killer King was a very significant figure in that world.

«Killer King-nim is the Second Apostle of the Seven Apostles.»

Since they were called the Seven Apostles, there must be seven leaders in total.

This meant the man before me was the second among them……

Wait. So does that mean someone has read more than him?

As if she had read my thoughts, Kyung Sein whispered.

«Rumor says the First Apostle has read Omniscient Reader more than 100 times.»

Killer King, who had overheard, interjected.

«It’s not ‘Omniscient Reader’, it’s the ‘Book of Revelation’. I see you’ve already forgotten the rules of the Seven Apostles.»

«Oh, right. My apologies.»

«And I was nearly at 100 readings myself.»

«Stop talking about pointless things and eat.»

Everyone turned at the sound of her voice. Literary Girl 64, who had been quiet until now, spoke for the first time.

Perhaps embarrassed by the sudden attention, Literary Girl 64 blushed and looked down at the stove.

Kyung Sein asked Killer King.

«Is she also an ‘Apostle’?»

Killer King picked up a skewer of ground rat and said.

«She’s just my younger sibling.»

«Ah, so your sister has read the Book of Revelation too.»

«No, I haven’t.»

«What? Then how did you end up in Omniscient Reader?»

At that, Literary Girl 64 shot a glare at Killer King.

Killer King cleared his throat and replied.

«I told her about the Book of Revelation a few times.»

«How many times?»

«……Quite a few times.»

Suddenly, I understood the meaning of (12.8 times) listed in Literary Girl 64’s information.

She shook her head as if bored and handed each of us a skewer of ground rat.

As I reached for mine, Literary Girl 64 glanced in my direction. When I met her gaze, she looked down and mumbled something.

I wasn’t certain, but it sounded like a thank you.

I think she was thanking me for telling her the attack pattern earlier.

«What?»

She just smiled and handed me the skewer.

I was touched. This felt completely normal.

It was almost painful to realize that the most normal person here was the one who hadn’t read Omniscient Reader.

[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ smacks his lips.]

[The constellation ‘Sneaking Schemer’ gulps audibly.]

I was truly hungry, and the sight of the golden-brown meat was hard to resist.

Kyung Sein asked.

«Can we eat this?»

«Of course.»

«Thank you for the meal.»

We began eating without any further hesitation.

When food is exceptionally good, a natural silence falls. No one spoke, but we were all thinking the same thing.

「 This is incredibly delicious. 」

The meat that had only existed in text was now real. The seasoning made by the younger sibling was perfect.

«Ha, this is really good.»

«You’re very skilled.»

Only after finishing a leg piece did Kyung Sein and Dansoo ahjussi voice their admiration simultaneously.

Literary Girl 64 smiled quietly.

Killer King also nodded as if the meat was acceptable.

«Killer King-nim. I’m actually a huge fan. I even remember the comment war you had with the Misreading Association that lasted three days and four nights.»

«You remember such trivial things.»

«Seriously, I can’t believe my luck meeting you here. I’ve almost died several times, but meeting the Killer King who read it almost 100 times…….»

«Why are you happy to meet me?»

«What? It’s you we’re talking about.»

«I could be a villain.»

Kyung Sein’s eyes widened.

«Don’t say that. No one who has read the Book of Revelation all the way through is a bad person.»

I was momentarily speechless.

Even more surprising was Killer King’s response.

«Not everyone who reads it is a good person.»

He said this with a serious tone, filled with a strange sorrow. It might have been somewhat cool if his name wasn’t Killer King.

Kyung Sein fell silent, while Dansoo ahjussi looked drowsy, probably from being full.

Since no one else spoke, I felt compelled to point something out.

«By the way, your way of speaking is oddly similar to someone’s.»

«No, it’s not.»

«You must be a fan of Yoo Joonghyuk.»

Next to me, Literary Girl 64 made a faint, choked sound.

Killer King looked at me and asked.

«You barely ate any meat.»

«I eat slowly.»

«What is your nickname?»

«Oh, he’s not an Apostle. He doesn’t join any communities.»

Killer King’s eyes narrowed at Kyung Sein’s comment.

«How many times have you read the Book of Revelation?»

«I don’t remember exactly, but it must be more than 10 times.»

[Someone has used ‘Lie Detection’.]

He already had [Lie Detection]?

[The other person has confirmed that the statement is true.]

Since I’ve read it 100 times, it is indeed more than 10.

«I see. With 10 readings, you’d be an intermediate apostle.»

I was surprised to see Killer King look at me with genuine respect.

I hadn’t realized there were ranks for apostles.

«I’m flattered.»

«How did you know the final pattern of the ‘Dark Keeper’? That doesn’t even appear in the Book of Revelation.»

«It just occurred to me.»

[The other person has confirmed that the statement is true.]

Killer King looked skeptical.

«You must have a foresight skill.»

«Well, I do have an ability to uncover hidden information.»

I have my own private notes, so this wasn’t a lie.

[The other person has confirmed that the statement is true.]

Killer King nodded and said.

«Interesting.»

A moment of silence passed.

I spat the piece of skewer I had in my mouth onto the ground and slowly stood up.

«I’m not that interesting.»

At the same time, Dansoo ahjussi and Kyung Sein collapsed onto their sides.

I gripped the spike in my right hand and glared at the two figures before me.

Killer King held his spike ready, mirroring my stance. Beside him, Literary Girl 64 kept her head lowered. Killer King spoke.

«They’re not dead, just asleep.»

If it’s an early-game sleeping potion, it’s probably made from yanaspleta stem.

I don’t know how they acquired it, but they came prepared.

«Why did you do this?»

«I have two reasons.»

Killer King glanced at the fallen ‘Dark Keeper’ in the distance.

«One. You were going to attack us.»

«We weren’t.»

«Two. I smell blood on you.»

«That’s from hunting ground rats.»

«The smell of human blood.»

I paused for the first time.

«Even if you know the contents of the Book of Revelation, you are, fundamentally, an ordinary human. Few humans can kill their own kind without hesitation just because they’re suddenly inside a novel.»

«True, but if you need to protect yourself, you have to fight.»

«The average reader follows a pattern. If you were lucky enough to find a bug and kill it, you wouldn’t have killed anyone yet. If you were forced to kill, it would be one person. But.»

Upon closer look, one of Killer King’s eyes shone with an unsettling dark red light.

I recognized that skill.

«You have killed at least ten human beings.»

It was the stigma of an archangel, capable of reading the sins of others.

«Anything else to say? Murderer.»

It seems the sponsor of ‘Killer King’ is ‘Archangel Jophiel’.