Beginning of the scenarios (4)
Xin Jian pointed outside the window.
"It's the sponsor selection, how do I register into the Star Stream?"
The Oldest Dream stared at her for a while before using a small amount of probability.
[You're the owner of the 'Final Wall'.]
[Your 'Mastery' isn't sufficient enough to interfere with the world-line.]
[The world-line's Probability is resisting you!]
[A deux ex machina the world-line doesn't recognize is activating!]
[The world has sensed your interference!]
Xin Jian: Interesting, interesting.
The Oldest Dream slowly extended his hand towards the air.
['Overwrite' has commenced!]
[Interfering with the applicable worldview has begun!]
[As your mastery over the dream is insufficient, currently it's impossible to interfere too aggressively.]
As sparks exploded with a loud 'Tsu-chuchuchut!', messages popped up one after the other.
[A new constellation has entered the channel!]
Xin Jian looked over the Oldest Dream's shoulder and saw her modifier:
'Successor of the Most Ancient Dream'.
Feeling that she had been involved in something troublesome, she commented:
"Hey! What kind of job are you passing onto me!"
The Oldest Dream deadpanned and spoke in an emotionless tone.
"How sharp. You can change it here."
Xin Jian ignored his first sentence and thought about her modifier.
How should she name herself?
Key to the heart like the meaning of her name?
Or maybe something like Chaos-Creating Devil?
Xin Jian narrowed her eyes.
But if she were to send messages to Klein, wouldn't it be even better to name herself something like: 'God of Deceit', 'This is Amon', 'Are you Pleasantly Surprised', or 'The World Needs Justice'?
As numerous ideas went through her mind, her spiritual intuition was touched and she made a decision.
'Hey, spiritual intuition is very useful to make choices, why wasn't I an Error Uniquess sooner… No, how can an Error Uniqueness even have spirituality…'
Xin Jian was distracted again.
[A new constellation is participating in the 'sponsor selection'!]
A fifth choice appeared in front of Cale.
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5. Believer in Mysteries
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Seeing her modifier, Xin Jian clapped her hands and said a line she had learnt from Amon when he was trying to seduce her (accommodate the Error Uniqueness) because she wanted to stimulate Klein's ptsd if she had the chance.
"Awesome, awesome."
[The 'Believer in Mysteries' is registering her temporary constellation name.]
[You are currently participating in the 'sponsor selection' as a constellation.]
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[Low-grade Dokkaebi 'Bihyung' finds your Modifier unfamiliar.]
[A small number of constellations are flustered by your sudden entrance!]
Bihyung reacted as the 22nd constellation watching his channel entered the sponsor selection.
[Ho-oh-ra, the 'Believer in Mysteries'? Well now, a new Constellation-nim has decided to enter the stage!]
[Looks like we might need to extend the time since the candidates have increased.]
Bihyung updated the message floating in mid-air.
[Sponsor selection time period has been extended by 5 minutes.]
Meanwhile, the Oldest Dream mentally judged his new companion's naming skills then went back to sleep.
Poke, poke.
Xin Jian poked his arm, disturbing him once again.
He half-opened his eyes and questioned her.
"What?"
She tilted her head.
"Won't you participate in the sponsor selection too?"
She pointed to the people in the subway train.
"You could sponsor my friend, or your crush here."
The Oldest Dream stared at her and decided to ignore her phrasing.
He opened his mouth.
"I've already tried."
Xin Jian continued to ask:
"Sponsoring Yoo Jonghyuk?"
The Oldest Dream nodded.
"Yes."
He gazed down at cabin 3707 and the handsome regressor, feeling nostalgic.
Indeed, in the 0th round, he had tried…
"But I've been rejected."
Xin Jian thought about what reaction she should have, finally chose the rudest one and looked at him with unconcealed pity, holding herself back from also patting his shoulder.
The Oldest Dream shook his head and put on a rare playful smile.
Seeing this, Xin Jian teasingly thought that this change in expression was due to the power of love (since they were talking about his crush).
"Anyway, I'm already his sponsor so he doesn't have a choice."
His companion made a thumbs up.
Not in the mood to sleep anymore, the Oldest Dream watched the scene with Xin Jian.
From time to time, the woman commented and asked for spoilers, while the Oldest Dream answered all of her questions.
The atmosphere in the flying train was harmonious.
Meanwhile, Cale criticized his options. Since he could only use the constellations' modifiers to decide, he mobilized his knowledge and pondered.
The God of Wine and Ecstasy… That could be the Olympus God, Dionysus. Cale understood why he had caught the eye of the constellation, but the latter didn't seem very useful.
How would he fight if he chose him? Not everyone was like Bud and accepted to solve problems with drinking contests.
The next one was the Abyssal Black Flame Dragon. It sounded tempting, even more so if it was really a dragon, but Cale couldn't figure out their identity and didn't want to take the risk to rely only on their name.
After that, there was the Demon-like Judge of Fire.
Were they evil or only someone with fire-related attributes?
He didn't know who that constellation was either.
The Secretive Plotter… Was this someone who schemed behind the scenes? Exactly the type of person he disliked.
[One minute remaining until the conclusion of the sponsor selection.]
Cale's eyes finally landed on the last candidate.
Believer in Mysteries? Was this a fanatic? No, thank you, he didn't like gods and fanatics like Clopeh Sekka were already scary enough; he didn't need one more.
That's how Xin Jian was coldly rejected by her only friend in less than 5 seconds.
Xin Jian wanted to cry.
'Hey! You could have at least found me familiar because of fate, you know!'
She missed the sealed artifacts of the Spectator Pathway to manipulate people behind the scenes. Should she ask that 'Secretive Plotter' guy? He sounded like a manipulator.
After spending a long time together in the orphanage, Xin Jian's thinking process should have been influenced by Cale since she thought of the same thing as him.
In the end, Cale decided to not choose any constellations.
Anyway, he didn't like gods, and who knew how accepting a sponsorship could end up restraining him in the future. He didn't want a poisoned gift.
[Sponsor Selection has ended.]
Cale looked at the messages floating in the air.
[Some constellations are greatly affected by your choice.]
[The constellation 'Abyssal Black Flame Dragon' is greatly displeased at your choice.]
[The constellations belonging to Black Cloud are shaken by the anger of the Abyssal Black Flame Dragon. You won't be sponsored by any of the Black Cloud constellations for a while.]
To relieve her sadness of not having been chosen by her best friend (even though he didn't know it was her), Xin Jian sighed.
"What a vengeful constellation. Moreover, his name sounds like a chuuni."
(Chuuni: For those who don't know, in short, it's someone with grand delusions.)
Having met Leonard, she made the same deduction as Klein.
Next to her, the Oldest Dream nodded and solemnly affirmed her words.
"He is."
"Ah, okay."
She turned back to the window to watch Cale.
[The constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' is disappointed in you.]
[She will persistently monitor your justice in the future.]
[The constellation 'Secretive Plotter' is interested in your choice.]
[200 coins have been sponsored.]
Hmm, was it time to leave a comment now?
Without any scruples, Xin Jian shamelessly used the Oldest Dream's probability to send a comment, trying to leave a good impression on her best friend.
Another constellation's message appeared in front of Cale.
[The constellation 'Believer in Mysteries' is saddened by your choice but respects it.]
The crimson-haired man looked at the air blankly.
[You haven't selected a sponsor.]
Then, the two survivors stared at each other while waiting for the arrival of the dokkaebi.
Cale decided to break the silence and extended his hand to the handsome psychopath.
"My name is Cale Henituse, and you?"
Even though the other man already knew that it wasn't the case, Cale wanted to be called by this nostalgic name.
After all, he had already accepted that he was Cale Henituse now, while the original Cale became Kim Rok Soo.
Yoo Jonghyuk didn't take Cale's hand but answered:
"Yoo Jonghyuk."
After this brief and cold response, Yoo Jonghyuk then began his recruitment project and asked the stoic man:
"Do you want to join me?"
"Okay."
That was all.
Since he didn't know anything about the apocalypse, Cale thought it would be better to stick to this man who already knew how to use skills in the first scenario and seemed to adapt fast.
After that, the regressor naturally headed to the door, followed by Cale, then Yoo Jonghyuk invested in his stats and tried to break it open.
He had a lot of things to say to Kim Dokja.
Would his so-called 'prophetic abilities' allow the fool to recall the last round?
While thinking this, Yoo Jonghyuk kicked the door a few times until the scene of the next cabin appeared before their eyes, revealing a single man sitting on a bench.
The regressor paused.
However, this wasn't the scene he had been waiting for.
Yoo Jonghyuk frowned.
Nevermind Kim Namwoon, Lee Hyunsung or that fool's other companions; but…
Where was Kim Dokja?