STGB Chapter 721

Episode 721: Audience (4)

My conversation with King Gaebyeok didn’t last long, but somehow I kept feeling familiar.

When I thought about why that was the case, I quickly came up with an answer.

‘Something you say resembles Lee Baek-ho.’

It’s hard to put it into words, but the two are similar.

I’m not just talking about the rude and frivolous way of speaking, but also the unique look in his eyes that makes it seem like he doesn’t see people as people.

I didn’t know that people with clear ‘goals’ might have eyes like this.

Just like the look I am making now while looking at King Gaebyeok.

“Can I interpret that irreverent look as an answer?”

At those words, I forced my head down and closed my eyes.

In order not to be taken away, you have to fight back.

This truth is still engraved in my heart, but unfortunately, this time I was unable to come forward as strongly as I did during Lee Baek-ho’s time.

That’s because I don’t know what this bastard’s ‘purpose’ is.

Fighting can only be done after knowing what each other’s cards are.

Okay, so…

“…What do you want from me?”

Let’s listen first.

So that you can get a little idea of what this guy’s ‘purpose’ is and what cards he has.

“It’s not fun.”

But deep down, was he expecting a situation where I would come out rebellious?

As he takes a step back and shows himself lowering his tail, the guy beyond the silk taps the throne.

“Well, okay. “Because I don’t hate smart guys either.”

Just looking at it, I couldn’t get used to that way of speaking.

Doesn’t this seem more like a back alley gangster than a king of a country?

Of course, that’s not what’s important right now.

“So what should I do? “Is it okay if I don’t open the ‘door to the abyss’?”

Soon, I asked as if throwing a question.

Well, I also had some idea about the ‘King’s’ purpose.

I was just trying to get a glimpse…

“what? Puhaha! Fuhahahaha!”

What is this?

I didn’t expect you to laugh so loudly to my face.

“….”

As I stare through the silk with a straight face, King Gaebyeok throws out an apology that doesn’t contain any sincerity.

“Oh, I’m sorry. It’s so funny to talk about a topic you know nothing about as if you know everything. But now that I think about it, you’ve probably always been like this.”

“….”

“Because I don’t know anything. In order to survive, he must have rolled his eyes and taken one step at a time. Sometimes you make a mistake and lose something. “Then, before you know it, you may have developed an obsession with things you don’t know.”

To some extent, this was an acceptable statement.

Although it was annoying to hear people talk like they knew everything.

Oh my gosh, does this guy feel like this too?

Hmm… I didn’t think you were annoyed, considering you just laughed.

‘Okay, just the main point.’

I wanted to spit out those words more desperately than ever, but I barely managed to hold them back.

From what I could see, this guy was very talkative.

Or maybe the tension is especially high today.

There was no need for him to go against his will by interrupting either party.

“Bjorn Jandel. you don’t know anything How does this world survive? And what a great sacrifice I am making for that world.”

I just listened to what he said and created character information windows about King Gaebyeok in my head one by one.

‘Okay, desire for recognition +7.’

He was going to give it a +6 at first, but then he gave it a +7 after taking into account that he would say something like that to someone he met for the first time.

and….

“…What exactly does sacrifice mean?”

At this point, he asks back as if to contradict himself and appeals that he is listening to the conversation.

To be honest, I was so curious about the contents that I couldn’t help but ask, but unfortunately, he just brushed it off.

“No matter how delicious a food is, there are some parts that you can’t eat.”

So… this is mysticism, right?

Without asking any further questions, I quietly inserted one more stat into the character information window.

[King Gaebyeok]

Desire for recognition +7 2nd year of middle school +4

Hmm, for some reason, I feel like the energy of poop essence is already creeping up on me, but I’m sure it’s just my mood.

That’s right, the essence of the final boss can’t taste like shit, right?

“…For some reason, you have an unpleasant look in your eyes.”

His voice suddenly dropped.

Anyway, if this is the case, I think I need to add +3 to Perception…

“I didn’t even think about it!”

I thought to myself as I quickly explained the suspicions that King Gaebyeok had.

What would happen if that guy found out about the information window I was using?

‘…It would be the death penalty.’

Cancer is a death sentence without any further consideration.

Usually, kids with cool disease immediately throw a fit when they hear something like this.

[King Gaebyeok]

Desire for recognition +7 2nd grade disease +4 Cool disease +4

Okay, so three stats have already been checked…

“What happened… It’s not something you can’t understand. “From your perspective, it would seem that I am the shadow of everything.”

“…Does that mean no?”

“It’s a meaningless question. “Would you believe me if I said no?”

A word that feels somewhat self-explanatory.

Accordingly, I spoke my lines based on the stat window I had created so far.

“Of course, you won’t believe it right away. But… if you were really sacrificing yourself for this world…”

“…what if it’s a thing?”

“I think that’s… a great thing.”

“….”

“Because it’s not something anyone can do without considering whether that method is right or wrong.”

A line of conversion that will stimulate +7 desire for recognition.

The response to this came back after some time.

“…Tsk, I didn’t do this to be recognized by anyone.”

Anyone can see that I am in a good mood.

‘Should this have been +8 instead of +7…?’

King Gaebyeok, who was thinking about such things, opened his mouth.

“The story has been going around for a while.”

It seems that he himself was aware that the conversation had gone off the rails…

“You can lead a horse to water, but whether it drinks or not is up to the horse.”

“….”

“Bjorn, son of Yandel. “I have a proposition for you.”

No, why do you keep waiting every time I say a word?

Can’t we just continue?

“I will listen to your suggestions.”

As soon as I answered, the figure seen through the silk moved and opened its palm.

“Five times.”

“….”

“If you do me just five ‘favors,’ I won’t interfere with whatever you do.”

her….

‘Five times…’

Well, it makes me a lot more motivated than being a slave forever…

Exciting-!

At first glance, it was a poisoned chalice.

***

A carefully thrown dice rolls on the unfolded board.

Not a description, really.

Degurrrrr-

The total of the two stopped dice is 12.

King Gaebyeok beyond Silk, who saw this, slowly muttered without being excited at all.

As if he had predicted the number on the dice.

“It’s a double.”

“…also?”

Isn’t there some kind of manipulation in this?

“Move your horse.”

“yes.”

Soon, at the urging of King Gaebyeok, the knight sitting across from me carefully moves his horse.

“With this, we have arrived in my territory again. I will build a hotel. And since it’s a double, it’s my turn one more time.”

Afterwards, King Gaebyeok scattered the dice that the knight had picked up on the floor again, and a total of 7 came up and arrived in Seoul.

My hometown, Seoul, is full of hotels where I was born and raised.

“Let’s see what the toll is….”

“I will use preferential treatment.”

“ah….”

This guy really plays this game like a dog.

‘Is this where you get preferential treatment?’

I feel unfair without realizing it, but at the same time, seeing myself like that makes me feel like a wise man.

‘What am I doing now…?’

Actually, I’m not asking this question to myself because I really don’t know.

Right now I’m playing a board game with King Gaebyeok.

Because there was no other choice but to drink the poisoned chalice.

[If you do my ‘favor’ just five times, I won’t get involved in anything you do.]

That day, King Gaebyeok made such an offer to me, and I accepted it.

Since I’m not going to ask five favors at once anyway, I decided it would be okay to pretend to grant the favor first and then turn it around later.

Unfortunately, as soon as King Gaebyeok finished speaking, he made his first request(?).

[Then stay here for a week and talk to me.]

On the first day, we were really close friends.

King Gaebyeok showed great interest in my exploration of this world, and I told him the story appropriately, leaving out everything I wanted to leave out.

But did interest cool down quickly?

King Gaebyeok said the story was not interesting, so he found a board game from somewhere.

From the looks of it, it appears to be a modern artifact created by torturing evil spirits who were brought here…

“I’m getting tired of this now. Bring it out.”

“Is there a brochure you want?”

“I don’t know what the guests will like, so bring everything.”

On the third day, King Gaebyeok put away the board games and brought a ‘comic’.

Just looking at it, it seems like this is a modern literary work created out of frustration for modern people. There are hundreds of volumes, just to show how much effort was put into it.

‘But the content is slightly different.’

Among them, there were cartoons I had never seen before, and there were cartoons whose contents I knew.

Well, in the case of the latter, the drawings were sloppy and the content was crude, as if it was only a reference to the setting.

It seems that the aspiring cartoonist who was caught drew a rough imitation of a famous cartoon.

It was heartbreaking up to this point, but I was able to get over it.

However, the problem was when I found ‘it’ among the hundreds of comic books.

“This drawing style….”

A very familiar drawing style.

The drawing style was even more difficult to believe because it was difficult to think of it as a copy.

Even the title and content perfectly match the cartoon I knew.

“oh? Do you know? “I heard from other demons that he was a very famous cartoonist.”

“This is crazy…!!!”

I couldn’t bear it this time.

“The person who drew this! “What happened to the person who drew this?”

He asked, not hiding the anger boiling over from Danjeon, but King Gaebyeok beyond Silk only answered by picking his nose like nothing had happened.

“A man whom the protagonist regarded as her brother saw him forcibly raping the woman he loved and tore her to death on the spot?”

Ah… that part…

To be honest, I admit that I’m angry, but…

Ha, that writer happened to get into games like this.

‘If I go back to Earth, I won’t be able to see the ending.’

Anyway, on the third day, I spent the whole day watching cartoons to kill time, and when I got hungry, I ordered the driver to bring me food.

“I’m starting to feel hungry.”

“I will bring you a reward.”

“Two bowls of somen, fish sauce, and bamboo leaf syrup for alcohol.”

“yes.”

I’m not sure, but I think martial arts fans may have felt this way and shouted ‘Gal’ when Jeomsoy served carbonara or Elder Jang did a jump.

‘Bamboo leaf greens in fantasy….’

Ha, the [Dungeon & Stone] I know wasn’t like this.

What happened?

I took the elevator up and played a board game, but I don’t want to stress about this anymore.

It’s not something I need to worry about right now.

“I’m tired after laughing and talking all day. “See you tomorrow.”

At the end of the third day, King Gaebyeok went to sleep and left, leaving me alone in the room.

Story on day 1.

Board games on day 2.

Cartoons on the third day.

At first glance, he seemed to be a new king who seemed to be following an unknown path, but in fact, it was not very difficult to read his intentions.

‘…I guess the important thing is time.’

Talking to friends is just an excuse.

Most likely, King Gaebyeok’s real purpose is to keep me here and bide his time.

There is only one point here.

Why is King Gaebyeok trying to waste time?

I found out the answer to that question the next day.

“Well, it’s already been four days.”

King Gaebyeok said while eating a muffin with bacon, eggs, and tomatoes for breakfast.

“I’m bored. Let’s watch TV today.”

As soon as those words were finished, the knights came rushing in and displayed a large screen on one wall.

Beep-!

Soon, when King Gaebyeok pressed the remote control button, light came on on the screen and the video played.