Chapter 78 – Episode 78. Am I Going to Be King
“Nueeng-“
After enjoying the hot spring bath, Shio dangles on the table with a drink in his mouth.
“Yumma.”
“Wait a minute-“
Whoop-
“Kyaa-!”
Shio, who gulped down both sides of the drink, puts the glass down.
“One more shot-!”
Then, with a gurgling sound, the drink fills up in the glass.
“It’s dope! Hmm…For now.”
Shio, muttering, raised his finger, and a blue light flickered from the tip of his index finger. At the same time, her left eye glows blue.
“…Cut?”
A tiny, tiny, thin, thin thread is connected somewhere in Shio’s eyes. When I ask, Shio shakes her head and smiles.
“Nope. It’s okay. Because it is recognized This is just what I connected.”
“To whom?”
“I will explain that too. Wait.”
At the same time, he draws a picture with his index finger.
The light remaining in the place becomes a line, and the line becomes a figure and soon takes on a single form.
Crown.
And next to the crown, I also drew a small tree.
“First. The maker of the system is this world.”
“World?”
“Yeah.”
Big-
After clearing her throat, Shio pulls her up and opens her hands.
“A world grows naturally over time. And, when it reaches a certain point, the world blooms and finally gains qualifications.”
“What qualifications?”
“It is a qualification to be connected to the other world and to be recognized as one world. Please make me just one blackboard.”
When I stir her hand to make a blackboard and a marker, she writes down with a squeaking sound.
“Sia-sama, why do you think there are awakened people?”
“…I never thought about it.”
“Do you think humanity is progressing? Do you think you are degenerating?”
“Development? Is this right?”
“Yes. It is a basic proposition that even philosophy talks about. And that’s true. Humanity grows and evolves with the world. And it sometimes jumps big stairs. Like.”
Shio looks at me and her eyes light up. I answered, having realized from those eyes.
“Like going from non-awakened to awakened?”
“Yeah.”
After drawing a circle and writing ‘Awakened’, Shio drew another circle next to it, named it ‘World’, and connected the two circles.
“The world and mankind within it are a community of shared destiny. At a certain point, the world begins to connect with other worlds. That passage is what we commonly call the gate. From now on, the world we live in will be called Earth.
But here a problem arises. The Earth and the human beings within it are no different from teenagers who have just become adults, and other worlds are already in their heyday.
We were a tribe that lived on a remote island, but it’s easy to think of it as a savage who was able to meet civilized people who lived on the continent.
And now is the time when the earth is in its most beautiful flower, so our world is a very… Delicious meal for outsiders. Natural resources are plentiful, but they’re holding spears? Are we guns? Honey?
That’s why Earth evolved mankind into Awoken. To give you the strength to defend yourself.”
“Uh…Then the gate.”
“Yeah. A gate is a passageway to connect with the other world. And in fact, the Earth hasn’t even been properly observed yet. More than 90% of the gates that are currently open can be seen as abandoned and dead worlds floating through the gaps in the dimension, discovering overflowing vitality and becoming parasitic. So most of them can be cleared.
If the Earth becomes stronger later, the indiscriminate creation of gates can be prevented, and conversely, gates heading there can be created.
The gates coming out now are really 99% already dying worlds or their fragments.”
“…Is there a case where it isn’t?”
“Among some worlds, or those with the same power as the world itself, those who like to wander simply enjoy watching the development of a world through the gate.”
“What is the probability that one of the crabs will be eager to devour a well-cooked crab?”
“It is still zero. It’s like this. Sia-nim isn’t interested in the fact that a new house is being built in the remote countryside on the other side of Argentina, right? Because the Earth is still weak, it has no presence. You don’t have to come to the jungle to know that we are here. And if that’s for invasion, there are plenty of other delicious worlds out there.”
“Her…”
I don’t know because there is so much information all of a sudden.
“So, to clear things up a bit…Is there a…Transconceptual existence called ‘the world’? The gate was created because he grew up, and he was changed into an Awoken person to protect it?”
“It’s similar. To be precise, the direction in which humankind would evolve anyway was the Awoken. It is because of the gate that has accelerated it explosively.”
Taktak-
Unknowingly, I tapped the table with my finger.
“Why does no one know or talk about this?”
“It is a crime to give differential integrals to a child learning 1+1. It’s a matter of time to solve. And even if I say it, no one will believe it. Because it is impossible to prove.”
“…I roughly understand. So what about the system?”
“Most of the ‘world’ is not a typed entity. It exists only as a concept. That’s why they come up with a lot of agents who will lead their world. Those who are commonly referred to as ‘Kings’. And the earth is particularly inclined to want that. We need someone to clear the wasteland. However, his agent who will lead the ignorant mankind will be too difficult, right? That’s why I made it.”
Shio puts her hand on her chest.
“It’s the same system as mine.”
“Then, are all Awoken people different?”
“No. The ‘world’… Has a slightly different perspective from that of mankind. You just need to make progress. In this case, it’s selection and focus.”
Shio, who carefully picked up the crown she had made earlier, picked it up and twirled it around her arm.
“Unlike many intellectuals, the way of thinking of transcendental beings is rather simple. Survival of the fittest, weak meat.
Earth wants its own king. And. Not everyone deserves that.
They are called ‘keys’ among systems. Outstanding people who deserve access to the throne. The beings that the world admires from the moment they are born. Those people are special and stand out among mankind.
Those charming people gather people who follow them just by being themselves, and lead them.
Just like how other people fell in love with Xia.
Only such people are given the opportunity to access the system.”
“…”
My head is dizzy.
Seeing myself lost in the overflowing information, Shio chuckles.
“Originally, I didn’t intend to explain it all at once.”
What did you do so much while I was away?
“…Yes?”
Then, Shio glanced at the doll placed on one side and made a kwang-jae with her hand.
“That’s the minimum condition.”
“What?”
“Only those who have more than 5 servants and have the minimum foundation are entitled to hear the secret.”
“…My kids aren’t like that.”
“Chief, follower, bottom, possession, slave, lover, friend, servant. 5 people who follow Shia in some way.”
When I make a face that I don’t like something, Shio strokes his hair gently.
“Why are you like that?”
“I feel like I’m taking advantage of my kids.”
“Huh, it’s not like that, so it’s okay. Are we Shia-sama’s lovers?”
“Yes.”
“What Shia-nim thinks is absolutely right.”
Only the key can define this world.
“…To sum it up, the world is trying to elect its own deputy, mistress- Am I crazy?”
I don’t understand.
As I groaned as I covered my face with my hands, Shio started writing again.
“Now look!”
“The world is about to elect an agent!”
“Yes.”
“And you can’t just appoint someone to represent you, right?”
“Right.”
“That’s why when the harsh world sees you, you have this talent! The buds are very visible! There are people like that!”
“Uh.”
“So he is doing well? If you want, the system works too! If he wants to do well, he will tell you the secrets of the world step by step! It’s about training your agent. In the end, the best among them will be the agent!”
“…Wow. Are you a fucking genius?”
“It seems difficult to explain and easy to solve.”
Shio, who briskly closed the lid of the maca while saying whooping, walked over to me.
“Ruler.”
Shio, who put the crown on her with a shock, smiles broadly.
“You’re going to ask if the key must be the king, right?”
“…Uh.”
“No. But.”
Shio, who has put the beeping crown back into place, lowers her head to meet my eyes.
“Sia-sama. You already want that position.”
…That’s right.
A grotesquely overgrown ambition, a desire to conquer, a desire to dominate. The pleasure and superiority I feel when people look up to me. Because it all started to make sense.
As I sit still, Shio continues talking.
“The world is defined by kings.”
“I’m not trying to be king.”
“Sia-nim just needs to walk the path of Shia-nim.”
“Anyway, the road itself.”
It is the road we call the royal road.
After speaking in a low voice, Shio hugs me tightly.
“There is nothing special about being an agent. Not a responsible position. If you just live as Shia-nim wants to do, naturally people will follow Shia-nim.”
Shio’s eyes are wet with strange longing.
“All. It’s all Sia’s. Me too. This world too. I, I will make it…”
Shio gently floats the familiar blue spear.
Name: Isia.
Temperament: Chief | Built-in star.
Shio, who read the contents, trembled with his body.
Shio whispers, breathing heavily.
“Because Master…Is my one and only God…”
