Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint Novel MTL - Chapter 678

Chapter 678

As the barrier shattered, recollections surged inward from the void.

Memories that felt alien, as if they belonged to someone else.

Words as distant as the creator and the created soaked into my flesh, my veins, my mind.

In the distance, I saw the founder of the Absolute Throne advancing toward me. Though missing a wing, he had endured the blast.

He was not dead, but marching on to annihilate this world.

「 So who am I. 」

Amidst the encroaching chill, I contemplated my own hubris. The arrogance of attempting to comprehend this narrative, of daring to inscribe this world.

«Han Sooyoung.»

There was no trace of Han Sooyoung’s miracle to be found. I could not sense her story.

「 «Why did you want to become a writer?» 」

Gripping Han Sooyoung’s sword, I slowly rose to my feet. The protective shield of her story was gone. The ‘Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint’ fell silent and ‘Predicted Plagiarism’ could no longer foresee what was to come.

It charged from a great distance, and I sprinted to meet it.

We slashed at each other with our blades. I contemplated the visceral agony of steel cutting into flesh.

「 You can’t just be a writer. 」

To witness the conclusion of this tale, one cannot occupy such a presumptuous position.

「 I have to live in this world properly. 」

We must confront it.

We must exist in this stark reality, defined by blood and steel.

One must become a unique character.

The individual who understands this story better than any other. The sole person with the capacity to resolve this scenario.

Amid a tempest of magical energy, the founder of the Absolute Throne demanded.

【Who are you Who are you】

«I am Kim Dokja.»

It was not [Incite].

The being tilted its head. It seemed unfamiliar with the name Kim Dokja.

«I am.»

So, I repeated it.

«Kim Dokja.»

I spoke that accursed name.

[The story ‘Recorder of Things that will Disappear’ begins its storytelling.]

A narrative on the verge of vanishing chose to remain with me.

Feeling the tale grasp a pen, I remembered my first entry into this world.

I thought of a story I longed to write. A story about the extras, the forgotten, the overlooked.

I had to confess now.

It was all a fabrication.

I merely wished to tell my own story.

[The story ‘Recorder of Things that will Disappear’ absorbs the scattered fragments of the narrative.]

The sentences drifting in the air emitted a radiant light and merged into me. The fragments intermingled chaotically, speaking to me from between the lines.

「 «Don’t run away, Kim Dokja.» 」

I had been reluctant to admit it. I desired to flee. So, I constructed a lie.

I am a writer. Someone who can observe this story with objectivity.

With those words, I escaped from my former life.

I did not want to be Kim Dokja, so I was reborn as myself.

Yet, the reason I resisted being Kim Dokja in my past life was because I wanted to become him more intensely than anyone.

Because I believed I could never be Kim Dokja.

Mustering all my courage, I raced toward the outer god.

The brilliantly shining ‘Unbreakable Faith’ radiated the power of a executioner.

Simultaneously, the creature’s Excalibur erupted with flame.

As its sharp edge pierced my skin, the sword I swung also carved into its torso.

【Oooooooo-】

Through the cloud of dark debris, I saw it stagger back a dozen paces.

It appeared to be a mortal wound.

Its arm would not regenerate, and Excalibur was its only weapon. It seemed to struggle even to hold the sword.

I stumbled forward.

One final strike was all that was needed. A single, conclusive blow to begin transforming this world.

Tsutsutsutsu-

For an instant, my sight wavered.

When my eyes refocused, my perspective had shifted. I found myself on my knees. The dimmed ‘Unbreakable Faith’ lay on the ground.

A brilliant azure light shone in the eyes of the founder, watching us from a distance.

It was a king’s story.

Tsutsutsutsutsu-

I had no strength left to fight.

The founder, observing me from twenty steps away, took a cautious, testing step.

Now nineteen steps.

[The temporary channel will be restored!]

Just then, the channel reopened.

It was Bihyung.

—It’s out, you bastard! Damn, what is this now! No, what in the world…

Sixteen steps.

—Hey! I’ll summon you immediately-

«Don’t.»

—What?

I drew a deep breath and seized the sword from the floor.

«I’m not going back.»

I cannot return until I have killed that thing.

I steadied myself and gazed at the ground covered in pure white, ash-like snow.

Her story was absent from the world. Still.

「 Alive. 」

I needed to believe it. That she was alive, somewhere. I could not endure not believing that.

「 Han Sooyoung is alive here. 」

She persisted in every line she wrote and then erased. I spoke, brushing my palm over the spaces between the lines.

«Bihyung.»

I sent a brief message via ‘Dokkaebi Communication’. After hearing me, Bihyung responded.

—There’s no choice. It breaches the contract, but I’ll overlook it this once. Currently, there is no other solution.

Bihyung accepted my proposition.

—However, I will charge double the commission from now on.

Then, a scenario materialized in the air.

[A new sub-scenario has arrived.]

Warmth began to return to the place where the story flourished.

[The ‘scenario area departure penalty’ is lifted.]

The cold receded, and I was back within the scenario.

<Sub Scenario – Founder of the Absolute Throne>

Category: Sub

Difficulty : ???

Clear conditions: Kill the founder of the Absolute Throne

Time limit: —

Compensation : ???

Failure: —

Reading the scenario, I understood the absurdity of the battle I had been fighting.

An illogical enemy, unrated by difficulty, had pushed me to the edge of death.

He was now eleven steps away.

Currently, I am devoid of magical power.

Knowing this, he was cautiously closing the distance.

But one final method remained available to me.

Now that the channel was active, the stars would be observing.

«I will sign a sponsor contract.»

The constellations in the night sky did not answer my declaration.

The reason soon became clear.

[The Nebula <Asgard> scoffs at your judgment.]

Asgard, bearing a grudge from a prior event, was interfering.

[The Nebula <Olympus> declares hostility toward any constellation that makes an underhanded contract with the incarnation Cheon Inho.]

I smiled into the void.

Is that your decision?

Unbeknownst to me, the outer god had closed to nine steps and uttered my name.

【Kim Dokja.】

「 A name is crucial. All stories are finalized only when named. 」

Everything here is composed of stories, and every story is complete only when named.

A coordinate that identifies a single constellation in the vast cosmos. The sole language capable of uniting the dispersed light in the black expanse of the night sky.

「 In this world, only one star can direct me. 」

A constellation that will hold the stories I create without forcing me into unjust agreements.

He possessed many names.

Eight steps.

The first was so resonant and remote I could not discern it clearly.

The founder’s pace began to quicken.

The second name was not one I could fully embrace yet.

Seven steps.

The third name had no presence here.

Six steps.

And only one final name remained for me to call upon.

Five steps.

The moment I was within range, the founder swung Excalibur at me.

He had concluded I lacked the strength to retaliate.

I spoke.

[Sub-skill ‘Sentence Strengthening’ is activated!]

[You can input your actions.]

[Your inputted actions will be reinforced.]

[You can raise the reinforcement level by investing stored probability.]

[Current probability: 580]

I invested all my remaining probability.

「 «I will make a contract.» 」

He will undoubtedly read these words.

I swung my sword with the last of my strength.

Wow!

‘Unbreakable Faith’ met Excalibur and was hurled away.

As the outer god altered its course to strike at my waist, I leaped and swung the sword drawn from my back bag.

My blade found its mark on his side first.

The founder looked startled, having believed my energy was spent. His assumption was correct.

But he could not foresee what was about to occur.

【Oooooh-】

Sensing danger, the creature retreated, clutching its head.

I felt nauseous.

I stepped forward, drawing a breath. The story of the ark, overflowing from my entire being, converged upon my blade.

「 That is my most cherished story. 」

Without hesitation, I swung my sword at the shrieking entity.

The thrust was far more precise than my usual [Baekcheonganggi], striking deep into the creature’s upper abdomen.

【Goooooooo-】

The bewildered creature attempted to communicate with the other side of the veil through a link in the air.

I had no intention of permitting it.

«Death Sword.»

As I spoke, the constellations engraved on the Death Sword began to glow sequentially.

Ordinarily, revealing all the constellations of the ‘Death Sword’ required seven great-level constellations.

But now, a single constellation sufficed.

The startled outer god cried out and trembled.

He was a great god of another world.

This entity did not fear relics of the great constellations.

He recognized the narrative imbued within this sword.

[The story ‘King of a Kingless World’ begins its storytelling.]

I cleaved through the sword embedded in his chest and severed his head.

His body split in two and dissipated with a scream.

The connection was severed.

Sparks flew, and the remnant burned like a candle with mere moments left.

[Sub-scenario cleared!]

[The fourth main scenario has ended.]

[You have accomplished a feat that does not exist.]

[A significant number of constellations have entered the temporary channel.]

Stars began to appear one by one above the dark curtain.

Constellations took a risk, coming to the ‘Great Hall’ to see me.

[The ‘Administrative Bureau’ applauds your accomplishment.]

[The ‘Management Bureau’ is preparing a reward befitting your achievement.]

[A new story has been acquired.]

Stars filled the night sky after the king’s demise. Gazing upward, I thought of a man who had witnessed this same spectacle long ago.

「 The story remains Kim Dokja’s story. 」

A name I despised, loathed, and adored.

「 Yet, it is not a story for Kim Dokja alone. 」

[A constellation that did not reveal their modifier reveals their modifier.]

[The constellation contract has been completed.]

I looked up at our star while carrying the fallen 41st Yoo Jonghyuk on my back.

The star Yoo Jonghyuk and so many others desperately sought, the star I believed was beyond my reach, the star Han Sooyoung yearned to encounter.

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