Chapter 622 – The Doll’s Knight
As soon as you pick up the marble, the enormous amount of information that comes into your head. They begin to appear to Lucille as vividly as the reality unfolding before her eyes.
“This…”
Fragments of memories that flow quickly but stick in your head. Ruchel begins to look at Seong-il’s past as if she were experiencing it, just as Dr. Jun did in her past.
A child who resembles Seong-il, who lives in a place that seems to be a completely different civilization from this world. He turns on the strange square screen to rummage through something.
『Huaam… Is there anything else fun…』
As always, Seong-il is looking for a game to get rid of boredom. After clearing almost all the latest games, he also tries his hand at classic games.
『Puppet Knight…?』
He sees the story of a masterpiece consisting of a trilogy and starts playing it with a curious expression.
‘…It’s a game.’
Realizing that his world is nothing more than a plaything, Ruchel feels a shock go through his head.
‘Certainly… I might have gone mad if I didn’t have multiple inner worlds.’
Because the split marriage absorbs the shock more than necessary, Ruchel was barely able to maintain her reason. He quickly regains his composure and begins to focus again on what the video shows.
The miserable appearance of reality. Even though he struggled to awaken, he still had painful days, but one day his life changed thanks to a game master he gained miraculously.
In addition, Seong-il starts an adventure by traveling around various worlds based on that power.
‘It’s terrible.’
Some worlds were peaceful, while others looked like hell. Even the seemingly peaceful world seems to fester from the inside and become dangerous at any time.
And Seong-il, who travels around the world and solves problems bit by bit. Upon seeing this, Ruchel feels that he is falling into a strange sentiment.
‘…He really was a prophet.’
The world of the cursed throne that I visited while watching the action of the holy day impressively. There, he meets a transcendent being, Meow.
“Are you all right?”
『Which one do you mean?』
“That this world is a game.”
“What is the truth, what is a lie?”
Even though it’s just a memory, Ruchel feels his brain go numb just by looking at the kitty. In addition, Seong-il, who talks casually with such a terrifying existence, feels like an even greater presence.
‘What is truth and lies…’
Meanwhile, Lucille feels something from Kitty’s question. He begins to ponder with a serious expression.
***
“You must have suffered a lot.”
Upon awakening, Ruchel sees Holy Day and speaks to him in a tone full of emotions.
“Ah… Well… That’s about it.”
Seong-il responds with a slightly dumbfounded look at Lucille’s calm evaluation.
“Are you okay?”
“What do you mean?”
Despite facing the truth, Seong-il questioned the calm appearance of Lucille in a strange relationship. When he replies as if nothing is wrong, the frustrated Seong-il throws a straight ball at him.
“That you’re a fake. Aren’t you thrilled that this is a game world?”
“Hmm…Well…”
Ruzel’s reaction was puzzling. As Seong-il stands in confusion at his answer, Lucille answers with a smile.
“Remember Space Cosmic Kittens?”
“Of course. How can I forget its existence.”
“Whenever you have time, I hope you will reflect on what he said.”
“…?”
Seong-il looks really confused when he sees Lucille answering with a bizarre question.
“Um… It’s because I came up with a hypothesis. However, the information I’ve come across is shocking and goes beyond my knowledge and awareness, so I can’t organize my thoughts correctly.”
“Uh… Well…”
“I’ll tell you later when it’s sorted out. And what if it’s a game? Right now I’m thinking, I can definitely feel it being there.”
Without blinking an eye, Lucille answered calmly. It seemed like nothing was wrong, but Seong-il could feel that that appearance was not from anyone else.
‘If a discipline like Ruchel is not polished, there will be 100 percent trouble. In the future, unless the reaction gives hints like today, I shouldn’t recklessly tell the truth to other NPCs.’
Seong-il becomes wary when he sees Ruchel’s composure.
“I’m glad you said that. I was worried that I might go crazy. In fact, some of my followers have said that they almost did.”
“Yes. That’s right. Actually, I would have gone crazy if I hadn’t controlled my emotions with the split marriage technique.”
“…”
“So, if possible, don’t try to pass on memories to others.”
Ruchel’s answer, who shares the same views as himself. Upon hearing this, Seong-il nodded in agreement.
“Now that you’ve read my memory, you’ll understand. I’ll be honest with you. I’m here for the puppeteer.”
“Yes. I know because I saw it too. Aira-sama… Was it? Are you trying to take him?”
“Yes.”
The other person must have grasped his true purpose and truth, Seong-il no longer spins words around, but speaks bluntly about what he wants and what he worries about.
“Take her. I can handle her share anyway.”
“…Are you okay? There must be a lot of variables.”
“Yes. It’s big. Instead, I have a trump card called the information you gave me.”
Ruchel answers Seong-il in a calm tone. He said that thanks to the Elixir of her Holy Day, his condition had improved to the point where he was in his prime, and that she knew the strengths, weaknesses, and goals of the enemy he was going to deal with, so she seemed to be able to deal with her alone. Reply to Seongil.
“Critically, Seongil-nim, at least for your own benefit, you have to clear the ‘quest’. And that ‘quest’ coincides with my interests.”
“Ah, well…”
“So I can trust Seong-il, and I have a reason to receive full support.”
Seong-il expresses some disapproval at Lucille’s words that he will openly accept his help. She explains that she wants to help herself too, but she has a lot of problems in the real world and other worlds, so it’s difficult for her to focus only on this place.
“Oh, I’m not asking for direct, ongoing help. Just come to me when I’m in touch with a challenge I can’t overcome.”
In fact, Ruchel’s proposal to proceed with the main quest instead of Holy Day. She is pleased with Seong-il because it is a proposal that will not harm her at all.
“Of course!! As much as you like. I will also provide support materials!!”
In fact, it is no different from ‘automatic hunting’, so Seong-il starts handing him various artifacts with an excited expression.
Various potions made in Elisha’s workshop. An outstanding artifact created by Yuna. Some useful items that Seong-il himself picked up through a draw, etc. Seong-il generously gives Ruchel what she can give.
“I think this is enough. Thank you.”
“However… How can I contact you? It is possible to have Elysia, the administrator, reside there, but since this Inner Plane is a hidden dimension, physical contact is impossible.”
She ends the discussion, but Seong-il feels that there is no way she and Ruchel can contact each other.
‘But placing the precious Little Pineapple House somewhere other than the inner plane is a bit…’
Since the Little Pineapple House has a problem of being vulnerable to external attacks, Seong-il had no intention of putting the house down in the general game world.
“Oh, I have an idea for that part.”
Having said that, Ruchel takes out from her bosom a pair of marbles that are slightly different from those previously used for astrology and arranges them on her desk.
“This…?”
“It’s a spirit of flame. This pair of marbles has the property that when one side lights fire with magic, the other side also burns.”
Ruchel calmly began to explain the beads to Seong-il, and after hearing all the explanations, Seong-il realizes that they can communicate with each other sufficiently.
‘I see… It’s an artifact used when exploring dimensional rifts, so it’s possible to send a signal through the dimensional gap.’
Seong-il used the inner plane alone for a while to check if the bead was working normally, and he was able to confirm that it really worked.
“So you’re trying to use this marble as a beacon?”
“That’s right. When you return to our world from the Inner Plane, you will use this magic item to communicate with each other.”
“It’s good.”
Seeing Lucille solve problems on her own, Seong-il feels confident. Then he confides to Ruchel an opinion he had been thinking about alone a while ago.
“Ohhh… You mean you can copy my multiple inner world if you use something called a skill copy right?”
“Yes. You mentioned divinity, but this inner plane is also…”
Seong-il calmly tells Mitchell what he felt before. Ruchel nodded his head at Seong-il’s opinion that not only can he copy any number of techniques even without a divinity, but he can also endure mental problems.
“Certainly. It seems possible enough if you think of the image of you holding out against the being called ‘Abyss’. Then try it.”
Ruchel readily tells Seong-il to copy his technique. Seong-il, who is in a good mood at those words, takes out a scroll with a smile on his face.
“You just need to stand for a moment. There is no harm, so don’t worry.”
“All right.”
With Ruchel’s full support, Seong-il tears up the scroll and points it at him.
“Skill copy!! Multiple inner worlds!!”
A strange power spreading from the scroll along with the cry of the holy day. When it touches Ruchel’s body, it copies something out of his body with a soft light.
‘Oh… I didn’t feel any effect when I first used it. Maybe it’s because I’ve grown up, can I see better now?’
While Seong-il is interested, the copied translucent power enters Seong-il’s body and begins to take its place.
“Is it okay…?”
Curious, Seong-il opens his status window to check the contents.
User: Seongil Han
1. Current World: The Doll’s Knight
2. Possessed Abilities: Recognition, Game Master, Martial Arts, Inner Plane, Magic Book of All Things, Transcendental Treatment, Natural Magic, Multiple Inner Worlds
3. Abilities
– Agility: 70
– Strength : 70
– Intelligence: 80
– Stamina: 100
– Magic attribute: 120
4. Points: 490,000 points
5 State:
– Dungeon guardian access available
– Heaven, Earth, Yin-Yang, 11 stars
– Transcendence (telekinesis, super regeneration, mechanical manipulation)
– Nature Magic (Low): Druid
– Multiple inner worlds (no splits)
– Magic Book of All Things: Class 7 or lower, Class 8~9 5 times, use immediately (48 hour cooldown)
“Done!!”
Skill copied without any problems. In addition, since there was no problem that interfered with or harassed his mind, Seong-il realized that he had succeeded in copying the skill perfectly.
“Whoa… Looks like you’re doing well.”
“Yes. While that’s the case, please give me some advice…”
Seong-il starts to ask about the multiple inner world of Ruchel, the master of technology. In addition, Gamyeong explains that he foresaw that this secret technique was very important to him.
“Hmm… My esoteric is so important… It’s strange.”
Even Ruchel himself admits that the multiple inner world is a really great esoteric, but when I say that the response is stimulating, he puts on a puzzled expression.
“Looking at Seong-il’s past, I don’t think he’s ever had such a strong reaction… Let’s learn first.”
“How long will it take?!”
“It’s not difficult. It’ll be difficult if you do it alone. But since I have experience, you’ll learn it quickly. In addition, it’s easy to make your first marriage.”
A pleasant sound to hear. In this way, Seong-il focuses on making a desperate marriage with him for about half a day.
“Oh no… It hurts…?”
“Haha!! Of course. There’s no way that cutting out a soul isn’t painful.”
“How long will it take until you make another split marriage?”
Like Ruchel, the more split marriages you make, the more beneficial it is to you, so Seong-il asks Ruchel about the question.
“Hmm… First of all, it takes at least half a year for the soul to recover. And unlike the first split soul, it’s rather difficult to create the second soul. The more split souls there are, the higher the difficulty. “
“Is it taking that long…?”
“Of course. A soul is a very delicate entity. If you cut it out randomly like that, it can cause problems. Making a split soul is similar to a kind of self-harm.”
“For a moment…”
Seong-il feels an idea flash when he hears Ruchel’s word ‘self-harm’.
“…Wouldn’t he be able to drink it?”
Seong-il naturally picks up the elixir again and shows it to Ruchel.
“Hmm… Interesting. Considering that the potion healed my soul, maybe it’s possible…”
As soon as Ruchel’s confirmation goes down, Seong-il starts to drink the elixir without a word. Then, on her holy day, she feels that her soul is being restored.
“…Do you think it will work?!”
“Oh… It’s amazing. Certainly, with the help of the elixir, you might be able to use multiple inner worlds many times faster.”
“Oh!! Then I will continue to increase my split marriage without a break…”
“That’s not okay.”
“To?”
The time when I made up my mind to copy her skills by making a lot of split souls. Lucille expresses her firm disapproval.
“If the soul is not strong, creating too many divisions can cause mental problems. If you become skilled, you can increase it more, but… There is a limit in the end.”
“Ah…”
Good and bad situation. Seong-il feels sorry for him and starts learning secret techniques.
“…Anyway, did the skill really get copied?”
Seong-il holds on to his beating heart, takes a meditation posture for the first time in a long time, and moves into the inner world.
