INFINITY

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KIM DOKJA'S POINT OF VIEW

I could see Olympus's answer from Yoo Sangah's expression. She became red and then paled. Based on Yoo Sangah's eyes, I thought I was too hasty in bringing up the story. "That...Dokja-ssi," I wondered what she had heard to make her hesitate while watching me. I felt sorry for some reason. "Can you tell me what the sponsor said?"

Sparks flew from Yoo Sangah's body, Ariadne seemed to be running wild. I waited a bit until the situation calmed down. I hadn't realized the aftermath of the three questions and answers would be so large. The sparks soon subsided and Yoo Sangah spoke in a mixed voice. "The Father of the Rich Night isn't someone who can be easily met..."

The Father of the Rich Night, The modifier given to King Hades. One of the three head gods of Olympus. He resided in a famous place that the '12 gods of Olympus' couldn't enter. Hades was far too great for Ariadne to contact him. I quickly thanked her. "Thank you Yoo Sangah-ssi."

"By the way, Dokja-ssi..." The smart Yoo Sangah probably already knew that the Father of the Rich Night was Hades. She had a vague idea of why I was looking for Hades. The story of Orpheus, who visited the Underworld to revive his wife Eurydice, was a famous myth in South Korea.

"...Is it possible?" Yoo Sangah wondered. As a rule, resurrecting the dead was impossible... But Alyona had proven that wrong, so I see no problem doing it. I was subjected to the probability correction of the King of No Killing effect, but in most cases, there was no such correction. It was the same for Shin Yoosung. 

If the resurrection was possible then Yoo Jonghyuk wouldn't have needed to regress. Alyona wouldn't have to use the time stone to reverse Kim Namwoon's untimely death, she wouldn't have to suffer the consequences. Yet if I could somehow obtain her soul...

"I can't tell you the details right now, I'm sorry." I didn't want to speak about my plans in a situation where the constellations were staring at me. Many constellations disliked me due to the previous situation. I threw the bait and now I had to wait and see if they bit. The important thing was to be patient.

"Shall we organize things?" I looked at the people around me and opened my mouth. "Dokja-ssi," Then my party members approached me one by one as if they had been waiting. Shin Yoosung and Lee Gilyoung were with Lee Hyunsung, while Lee Jihye stood in a distant place with a slightly sulky expression. I heard the voice of a low-grade dokkaebi.

"I am the dokkaebi 'Younggi', who will temporarily take charge of the compensation settlement." He was a newbie dokkaebi and spoke in a slightly stiff voice. "I will now settle the additional compensation for the fifth scenario." Perhaps all the higher-level dokkaebis had disappeared.

[You have received the 'Ellain Forest's Vital Energy.']

People caught the small fruit that fell from the air. "This is the most popular recovery item in the Star Stream. Even if you are seriously injured, you can recover quickly by eating this and sleeping." It was the first time I had seen such a polite dokkaebi and it gave me a feeling of resistance. Then dokkaebi talked to me and some other people.

"Additional compensation for the key contributors will be given this evening. Thank you for all your hard work, I hope you cheer up in the following scenarios." The voice disappeared and I watched all the people holding the fruit. Characters I didn't know would be dead and some people would be dying right now. Still, we survived. The party members weren't sure whether to be grateful or sad. Once this happened, someone was bound to act as the representative.

I stared at them and slowly opened my mouth. "Everyone, you have suffered." The moment when nothing was decided only remained for a moment. Sadness was sadness and happiness was happiness. If we made decisions then at least these moments would remain meaningful.