[Constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' congratulates you on your victory.]
[Constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' congratulates you on your victory.]
[You have received a sponsorship of 5000 coins.]
After the congratulatory messages from Uriel and the Great Sage ended, messages from constellation-level historical figures followed in succession.
[Constellation 'Master of the Forge' is vexed.]
[Constellation 'One-Eyed Maitreya' throws away his eyepatch.]
[Constellation 'Meritorious Retainer Who Founded Hannam' resents you.]
[So, a winner has emerged.]
The Intermediate Dokkaebi, who was glaring at me from the air with a dissatisfied face, finally opened its mouth.
[Very well. Now that the result is out, I should announce it. Hear this, all incarnations of Seoul. Just now, a new master of the 'Absolute Throne' has been bor—]
"Wait a moment."
[.........What is it?]
I looked at the dokkaebi once, glanced at the people standing dumbfounded with their mouths agape, and slowly opened my mouth.
"I will not ascend the Absolute Throne."
After my voice echoed, a terrifying silence swept through the Gwanghwamun area. Soon, the sound of thunder was heard from the sky, and rain began to fall.
Swoooooooooosh!!!!!
After standing for a few minutes in the drizzling rain, the Intermediate Dokkaebi spoke.
[.........What did you just say?]
"I said I won't sit on the throne. Why? Is there a problem?"
[I don't understand why you're being so stubborn. Accept the reward obediently. Without the power of that 'Absolute Throne,' the Seoul Dome will never survive the 'Fifth Scenario.']
As if frightened by the dokkaebi's words, the people gathered around Gwanghwamun shouted at me.
"What the hell? What is that guy thinking?"
"Stop the nonsense and just sit down already!"
"Damn it, I should have been the one to sit...!"
As if thinking things were going as intended, the dokkaebi continued speaking.
[That throne can give you more than you desire. Simply sitting on that throne will build your 'fable,' and the constellations who have contracted with you will rise in grade. It seems you don't fully understand what that means?]
Indeed, the clamor of constellations had been ringing in my ears since earlier.
[Constellation 'Adventurer Who Stood an Egg' wishes to become your sponsor.]
[Constellation 'Brushstroke of Seoae' wishes to become your sponsor.]
[You have received a sponsorship of 500 coins.]
The Intermediate Dokkaebi then glared at me and continued in a cold voice.
[Let me warn you in advance, I am different from the lower-grade dokkaebis. Don't think petty tricks will work on me.]
"Just why the hell won't you become king!"
An agitated man emerged from the crowd. Panting heavily, he pointed at me as if his very life had been insulted. I retorted towards that man.
"Why? Do you want me to sit? What benefit is there for you if I sit?"
"That is…."
"To put it bluntly, what if I used the power of the Absolute Throne to order you killed? Would you regret it only then?"
At my words, the man's lips twisted instantly before he finally clamped them shut.
"I'll say the same to the others. What makes you trust me and want me to sit on the throne?"
I also shouted towards the constellations looking down on this place.
"I have no intention of sitting on the throne, nor of becoming a plaything for constellations! So I will not sit on the 'Absolute Throne'!"
[Constellation 'Master of the Forge' shouts that you should transfer it to someone else, then.]
"Everyone here is a person living in the present, not a figure from the past. So why do esteemed figures like you, after becoming constellations, try to use your descendants? Why do you force your own grudges onto your descendants!!!"
[Constellation 'One-Eyed Maitreya' falls silent.]
"As long as I am here, no one can sit on this throne. No... it would be much better if this damn throne just disappeared."
My remarks caused a cold flame to ignite in the Intermediate Dokkaebi's eyes.
[You should stop there. I'm not a very patient being.........…]
I stared at the dokkaebi for a moment, then spoke to the constellation-level historical figures in the sky.
"...Don't you think it's truly pathetic? Historical figures being helplessly led around by the dokkaebis' 'scenario'—what do you think your descendants would say if they saw this? Who do you think would praise you and say you did well? Huh?"
[Constellation 'Master of the Forge' remains silent.]
"You constellations know the meaning of the [Absolute] in Absolute Throne, don't you? If you are truly esteemed figures of this nation, shouldn't you show a good example now, instead of resorting to shortcuts!!!"
[Constellations of the Korean Peninsula maintain their silence.]
"Your descendants are living for the future of this land right now, so why are you trying to trample on your descendants' future!"
[I can no longer stand idly by.]
At my words, the Intermediate Dokkaebi, who had been silently watching, moved.
[A new 'Sub Scenario' has arrived.]
Classification: Sub
Difficulty: B
Clear Condition: Subdue the incarnation 'Kang Yuseong' who refuses to sit on the throne, and seize the throne in his place.
Time Limit: 30 minutes
Reward: 30,000 coins
Failure: ―
A Sub Scenario with a (from their perspective) huge sum of 30,000 coins at stake was issued to everyone, but there were no takers.
The reason was that, without anyone noticing, Melusine, Kim Dokja, Jung Heewon, Yoo Sangah, Lee Gilyoung, the Maitreya King, the Beauty King, and their group members had gathered around me, weapons drawn, glaring at anyone who tried to move.
At that moment, I glanced at Kim Dokja and gestured towards the throne with my eyes. Kim Dokja nodded, took out Ganpyeong's Sword (Gye Baek's incarnation had unfortunately been swept away and died during the Black Dragon's flames massacre of the kings) and the Sasin Chamsageom from his pocket.
[Special option 'Echo of the Stars' of Ganpyeong's Sword is activated.]
"I call upon the constellat—"
At the very moment Kim Dokja tried to call upon a constellation, an enormous spark of probability began to surge in the air.
[Someone is intervening in the scenario.]
[The 'Great Hole' opens.]
Beyond the swirling black sky, a gigantic hole was opening.
[The 'Outer Gods' have noticed your existence!]
Soon, beyond the massive hole opened in the air, the shadow of something immensely powerful flickered.
[Constellation 'Bald Leader of the Righteous Army' wipes his head in shock!]
[Constellation 'God of the Sea and War' glares towards the Outer God.]
[Constellation 'Black Flame Dragon of the Abyss' is astonished.]
[Constellation 'Demon-like Judge of Fire' frowns.]
[Many constellations are shocked by the Outer God's intervention in the scenario!]
The mere flickering of a shadow caused the constellations in the channel to stir.
[A small number of constellations are preparing to leave the channel.]
There were even constellations making preparations to flee.
Frankly, that was understandable, because the god who had revealed its presence above the sky now was not one of the 'Nameless Ones' but a clear 'Named' entity.
[Constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' glares at the founder of the Absolute Throne.]
That Outer God was precisely the being who created the Absolute Throne—the founder of the Absolute Throne.