The Brightest Star in a Ruined World

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Chapter 21: Good Morning!
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[Main Scenario #3: - Emergency Defense has ended.]

[You have obtained 1,000 coins as compensation.]

THE fourth main scenario, which was supposed to begin only after the sun had risen, actually started less than 10 minutes after the third main scenario was over.

[The fourth main scenario is about to begin!]

To this, Kim Dokja could not help but curse to himself. Damn, how long had it been since the third main scenario ended...

With Park Hanbyeol still in his embrace, Kim Dokja went straight to Lee Jihye as he did not want to waste any more time.

"You take care of Yoo Jonghyuk."

Lee Jihye merely tilted her head in question since she was still unable to speak.

"You can't go downstairs now anyway. It will be a problem for when he wakes up."

In response, Lee Jihye nodded as she looked at her unconscious Master with concern.

"If you can, please inform me when he wakes up. I want to give him another hit in the back of his head."

Kim Dokja nonchalantly dropped such violent words as he carefully adjusted his hold on Park Hanbyeol. Ignoring Lee Jihye's stupefied look, he then turned around and headed downstairs with Jung Heewon following after him with her carrying Lee Gilyoung, who had completely fallen asleep after watching the meteor shower.

At this time, the dungeon disappeared and it turned back to an ordinary theater. The items left in the rewards room on the 5th floor were also turned into ordinary stage props. It was as if everything that happened last night was merely a dream.

Then, Bihyung's voice was heard. Only in Kim Dokja's head though.

[[...Do you know what I am going to say?]]

'Yes'.

Thinking back to all of those things he had to do while Kim Dokja was having the time of his life on that rooftop, the dokkaebi could only let out a tired sigh.

[[Hay...I nearly fell down.]]

It might sound heartless, but Kim Dokja felt a little relieved as he listened to Bihyung's grumbles.

The constellations were powerful but they weren't omniscient. Why? It was because the images and sounds of the scenarios were only transmitted through the 'channel'. What did this mean? It means...

'Was it filtered properly? I was too excited that I said too much.'

[[Of course it was.]] Kim Dokja couldn't see it, but he could vaguely sense Bihyung rolling his beady eyes just by his tone as he spoke. [[Do you think there is something wrong with my channel? That level of information is automatically filtered.]]

If Kim Dokja's thoughts were correct, the words he said to Yoo Jonghyuk earlier would only be conveyed to the constellations in broken sentences with certain words being replaced with a '■■■'. And during his fight with Park Hanbyeol, only a few words were probably censored, yet it still might've caused some confusion or vexation to the constellations.

In the original 'Ways of Survival', Yoo Jonghyuk also experienced information being blocked this way at the beginning, even when information about 'regressors' was spreading.

[[The constellations didn't hear anything. Don't worry.]] Bihyung reassured Kim Dokja before adding, [[The problem is that even I didn't hear much.]]

'...You didn't hear much?'