Say it Again

Chapter 1

He intended to resist regression, he truly did, but somehow the power of that stigma refuses to be controlled in any way. He is forcibly ripped away from that life he tries to cling to so hard, right there in the 73rd demon realm.

So much for having found Kim Dokja again.

And he wakes up on the subway again, blinks open as the weight of another life crashes into his normal, human body and transmitted traces of gathered power send shivers across his quickly adapting limbs. He truly hates compartment 3707 the most.

There are no insects, even now he knows how it's possible to survive without being a monster. And even if there was something, he still needs all the coins he can get.

So as soon the scenario screen appears he begins the massacre. Quick, efficient, leaving no one alive. With this dokkaebi trash hovering over his head and acting like this is exciting and special, rather than a miracle that is happening in the next carriage.

Or is it not happening? Impossible to tell since nothing he sees is different than previous life for him. The same amount of coins, paid into his stats in the optimized way.

And as soon as he is done he tries to kick that irritating barrier between carriages, open the door and see the situation in 3807. Of course his blow is repelled, stopping interference to the ongoing introductory scenario. He tries again and Bihyung's voice rings loudly as the obnoxious creature laughs at him.

「Can you see this? This incarnation is so bloodthirsty he is trying to get to another room to find more victims... This could be fun. Alright, go ahead and rampage as much as you want!」

The door breaks down under his kick, even if it should withstand at least three of them. Dokkaebi clearly intervened to remove the delay.

Scene inside is... oh, it's perfect. He grabs Nawmoon just as the kid is about to stab Dokja trying to protect some old lady like an idiot.

Yoo Jonghyuk casually pulls the kid closer to him, holding his palm around the pocket knife handle. And then his eyes fall on Han Myungoh. The waste of air and space. He grabs this one as well. Pulls them both the way he came, to astonished looks of everyone gathered.

He only hopes that this distraction won't be what causes Lee Hyunsung's death. It would be a pity if he isn't around to protect the bastard who knows too much.

"You can kill this one," Yoo Jonghyuk tells Kim Nawmoon, guiding his hand closer to the neck of stupidity yelling trash human who dares to think of himself as someone who could order Kim Dokja around.

There is dumbfounded hesitation before Kim Nawmoon grins and stabs into the problem.

"Ha, you seriously have something wrong with your head, don't you? Just letting me have this one? Seriously?"

Stupid kid tries to stab him and Yoo Jonghyuk just stops him again.

"Want to join them?" He tilts his head slightly to all the dead bodies around them and. The teen lets go of the knife.

"What the fuck is up with you, man? Seriously?"

Yoo Jonghyuk looks back at where Kim Dokja is staring back at him, and even with that weird fuzziness around his features Joonghyuk can tell that his companion is shocked. Everyone there is, but not in the same way.

"Grasshoppers." He reminds them before slowly coming up to Kim Dokja, dumbly wondering if he can just... tell his anomaly how happy he is to see him again. Ask if he already is the person he loves the most. Check if...

He just stands in front of this anomaly waiting for the scenario to finish.

Bihyung sounds let down to see that Yoo Jonghyuk did not, in fact, kill more people in this compartment. Foolish dokkaebi, like it's not the irregular behavior which attracts the most attention.

Yoo Joonghyuk checks his coin balance. 2300. More than enough. He takes a deep breath and transfers 500 to Kim Dokja, just to let him know... more than he can convey in the words. That he knows him and wants to work together. That he trusts those won't be used against him. That...

"I'm not the man you knew." Kim Dokja sends back the coins, despite what Jonghyuk knew about his tendency to hoard them.

"You still know the scenarios. I'll be your companion." The heads explode in a bloody shower all around them, decorating the statement with the macabre fireworks of death. Yoo Jonghyuk sends Kim Dokja 600 coins. This time the man doesn't return them.

It's time to go, recreate the steps that worked. And fix some mistakes.