Omniscient Reader

[I told you to go back . ]
As I thought, something was off here . If it was simply about using Yi Hyeon-Seong as a power source, then there shouldn"t be a reason to say no to my offer .
"I"m sorry, but we must take his soul back with us . The Final Scenario will soon begin . Meaning, this is no time for us to worry about your well-being . "

[Fable, "Demon King of Salvation", has begun its storytelling!]

I unleashed my Status, causing the "Master of Steel" to speak in a bit of a fl.u.s.ter . [You dare to oppose me inside ??]
Accompanied by a "Tsu-chuchuchut!" noise, sparks exploded inside the audience chamber . The "Master of Steel" was a Fable-grade Constellation, but when in , his Status would . . . .
[I"ve been generous by receiving you lot, yet you . . . . . !]
… . Be almost on the same level as a Myth-grade Constellation .
Ku-dudududu!!
The whole planet seemingly writhed about violently like a heart repeating the actions of contracting and relaxing .
Han Su-Yeong stared at me with a pale complexion .
- Are you insane, Kim Dok-Ja?! Why are you trying to fight insi . . . . .
I began unleas.h.i.+ng the Fables next .

[Great Fable, "Demon World"s Spring", has begun its storytelling!]

[Great Fable, "Torch that Swallowed the Myth", has begun its storytelling!]

The main Great Fables started their storytelling and the audience chamber quaked as if it"d collapse at any given moment .
I stepped across the violently-rocking floor and walked forward . The "Master of Steel" shouted out . [Step back! If you don"t, I shall . . . . !]
Yup, thought as much .
There were plenty of opportunities to subdue me, yet this "Master of Steel" only issued warnings repeatedly without actually doing anything .
It was like dealing with the Cowardly Lion .
I walked straight through the mask and advanced forward to reach the rear-most wall of the audience chamber . The "Master of Steel" was shouting something at me, but I ignored it all and simply punched the wall, hard .
In the next moment, the silver mask floating around like a hologram disappeared .
"Listen here, monkey . "
And I could see a monkey through the wide-open hole in the wall, s.h.i.+vering away in pure fear .
"Where is the real "Master of Steel"?"

*

A short while later, we managed to get some useful info from the monkey .
Han Su-Yeong spoke first . "Okay, so . The "Master of Steel" isn"t here . "
[I-if you do this, the "Master of Steel" will . . . . . ]
"Switch off the true voice, now . It doesn"t even sound like a proper true voice, anyway . "
" . . . . probably forgive you," said the now-dejected monkey .
It was likely that this monkey was a henchman of the real "Master of Steel" . I wasn"t sure why, but this little guy was acting like a Constellation in this place for some reason .
"Hang on, was it you who sent all those indirect messages until now, then?"
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"Y-yes, that"s right . However, I was accurately conveying the Master of Steel-nim"s intentions . "
"You were "conveying" his intentions?"
My question prompted the monkey"s gaze to s.h.i.+ft towards a corner of the audience chamber . That was where we could see an altar with a Steelsword stabbed into its surface to resemble a cross .
I took an especially closer look at the exterior of the sword .
"Now normally, I can hear the Master"s intentions through that altar . But lately, messages from him have stopped arriving, and . . . . "
I reached out to the Steelsword . I felt a certain flinching jolt when I touched it . I had experienced a sensation like this one before .
Although very faint, it was the same sensation I felt back when I came in contact with a different world-line .
Which meant that the "Master of Steel" was an existence from another world-line .
… . But, that was not possible . As far as I knew, the "Master of Steel" was Tin Woodman from the ⸢Wizard of Oz⸥ . . . . Could it be that someone else had appropriated that Constellation Modifier?
While I was stewing inside my thoughts, Han Su-Yeong asked the monkey . "Does the wretched state of your planet have something to do with that?"
" . . . . Well, some part of it, yes . But neglecting maintenance also contributed to the issue, as well . Every Fable is bound to stagnate, after all . It has been a really long time since magic has disappeared from , you see . Do you actually know how old the Fable of this place is?"
"Don"t know . "
"Tourists don"t come to anymore . It"s already been over three years since the last time the monthly average visitor numbers reached double digits . "
The monkey"s eyes were dyed in the light of vague reminiscence . As if he was recalling the glory days of yore or something .
"Once upon a time, was the number one theme park in the . . . . . "
Jeong Hui-Won frowned deeply . "I don"t want to hear about stuff like that . So, are you going to return Hyeon-Seong-ssi"s soul or not??"
"W-well, that is a bit . . . . "
"Why not?!"
"The whole reason why we managed to maintain double-digit attendance numbers is due to "Yi Hyeon-Seong", that"s why . "
"What are you talking about?"
The monkey hesitated greatly before answering her . "Have you heard the news that lately, the powers of all Great Fables are in decline?"
"Powers of the Great Fables are declining . . . . ?"
"It"s not just . Many Fables that const.i.tute Great Fables have all entered the path of stagnation similar to "s situation . "
"But, why?"
"A certain Fable that has appeared in recent times has begun eating into the percentages of other Fables, you see . "
The monkey raised its head and with eyes full of resentment, began glaring at me .
"I"m talking about you people"s Fable . "

*

In conclusion, we did get something out from the visit to the Emerald Castle . The monkey told us this:
- You can take Yi Hyeon-Seong away . In return, please help us with advertising .
We asked how we could do that, and he replied like this .
- You"ll find out when you get to where Yi Hyeon-Seong currently is .
And that was the reason why us, this trio, were standing in this particular place . At some distance away, we could see a Ferris wheel that no longer functioned as well as an ancient, decrepit carousel . It was the stereotypical sight of a run-down, bankrupt theme park .

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It seemed that was the name of this theme park . In a way, it sounded rather cool .

My problem was with what was written below it .

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- Yi Hyeon-Seong "Memory Experience Centre" now open!

- Find Yi Hyeon-Seong"s soul hidden somewhere in the Experience Centre to win a cool, pre-selected prize .

… . What the h.e.l.l was the meaning of this?
We headed to the ticket booth to find a list of prices waiting for us .

* Entrance ticket 4000 Coins

* Free Pa.s.s (50% discount) 3000 Coins

This was basically telling us to buy the free pa.s.s .
The ticket booth employee asked us .
- How many?
"Three . "
- 3000 Coins per Incarnation . 60000 for a Constellation .
… . Did I hear him wrong just now?
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I became dazed after being on the receiving end of such cruel discrimination for the first time in my life . But then, Jeong Hui-Won suddenly extended her hand in my direction . "This counts as company expenses, right? We"re on the clock, after all . "
" . . . . . Of course . "
"Give me one for Incarnation . "
She unhesitantly swiped with the company expenses card and entered the "Memory Experience Centre" right away . I remained dazed, while Han Su-Yeong stepped past me .
"Excuse me, one more Incar . . . . "
"Hang on . "
"What is it now?"
"There is a special discount category . "
I pointed at the small notice attached next to the price list .

* Constellation X Incarnation Couple Discount Coupon, now available!

* This is a special couple"s discount coupon designed for those Sponsors visiting along with their Incarnations! Make beautiful new memories with your Incarnation and enjoy sweet, relaxing time together!

Han Su-Yeong finished reading the notice and turned to look at me . I nodded my head . Which prompted her to ask a question .
"Have you finally lost it?"
"Even if we have enough Coins, I don"t have enough to spend in this place . "
She glared at me with seething eyes, and as if calculating something in her head, she counted with her fingers for a bit, and finally alternated her gaze between the price list and me .

Eventually, she sighed grandly and asked . "Fine . What will you give me in return?"

*

" . . . . What are you two doing??"
Jeong Hui-Won discovered Han Su-Yeong and I, and said that in dismay . But, that was understandable . Because… both of us were sporting an identical pair of wolf-ear headbands right now .

[Applicable item can"t be taken off while inside the "Memory Experience Centre" . ]

[Please show off the close bond you share with your Incarnation to other Constellations!]

Han Su-Yeong replied to her in a shameless voice . "I"m working part-time in the dating industry . "
"Let"s search for Hyeon-Seong-ssi first, shall we?"
According to the monkey, Yi Hyeon-Seong"s soul should be wandering around somewhere in this "Memory Experience Centre" . Not sure why he was roaming around in this place, but . . .
We had a little bit of time on our hands, so we walked around the "Memory Experience Centre" with calm minds . I was wondering what exactly this place was, and we soon got to find out .

[Yi Hyeon-Seong, born as a healthy and big baby weighing in at 5 . 4 kg!]

[Yi Hyeon-Seong, five years old – rescues a friend from bullies!]

This was where we would get to "experience" his life .

[Only those holding the "Free Pa.s.s" can enter . ]

[The chamber"s experience will begin once you enter . Will you enter?]

"Does this mean we will get to experience the feelings of a newborn? Who the heck would want to pay money to experience something like that??"
This theme park seemed to be similar in nature to a generalised amus.e.m.e.nt park . We could enter individual "Experience Centres" to experience Yi Hyeon-Seong"s life through either his eyes or someone near him .
Jeong Hui-Won spoke up . "I guess we really have become famous lately . Someone even came up with a thing like this, too . "
" . . . . I"m kinda curious about that one over there . "
We became totally entranced and studied the various parts of Yi Hyeon-Seong"s life . It felt as if I had really become a Constellation . . . . Hang on, I really was a Constellation, wasn"t I?

[Yi Hyeon-Seong, 17 years old – fails in his quest for his first love!]

Jeong Hui-Won stared at this particular "centre" without saying anything .
So, I naturally had to ask . " . . . . Are you planning to go in?"
"No . "
We continued to search for Yi Hyeon-Seong . His soul gave off a unique Fable reaction . And we could definitely sense that particular reaction nearby, but . . . .

[Yi Hyeon-Seong, encountering the Judge that destroys evil!]

After walking about for a while, we discovered several "Experience Centres" related to the .

[Pure Steel Yi Hyeon-Seong! With Judge that destroys evil, he . . . . . ]

Jeong Hui-Won"s steps gradually gained pace . We diligently followed after her . However, we still couldn"t sense Yi Hyeon-Seong"s presence . We looked through a row of the Experience Centres and turned around to leave, but found someone unexpected behind us . It wasn"t the guy we were looking for, though .
"Uh? Ahjussi?"
It was Yi Ji-Hye wearing a fox-ear headband .
" . . . . And why are you here?"
Yi Ji-Hye provided a short explanation after I asked her .
The first part of the tale was about Yu Jung-Hyeok, Yu Sang-Ah, the kids, and her heading to the blacksmith only to be told that the supply of Fable metal had run out .
The second part was about how they walked around disappointed only to coincidentally discover this place .
And finally, the last part regarding how they just couldn"t win against the kids pestering them so they bought a family discount to enter . . . . Eh? Family discount?
"What are you fools doing here?"
I looked back and sure enough, Yu Jung-Hyeok and his fox ears were standing there . He alternated his gaze between me and Han Su-Yeong before throwing out a question . "Have you regained Yi Hyeon-Seong"s soul yet?"
"We came here to find it . Besides, what are you doing here instead of searching for the Fable metal?"
"The blacksmith was temporarily closed . Apparently, their supply of Fable metal had run out . "
I could guess why something like that had happened . Perhaps it was related to the weakening of "s Great Fable .
I saw Yu Sang-Ah waving her hand from afar . I also spotted s.h.i.+n Yu-Seung and Yi Gil-Yeong wearing headbands that reminded me of a dragonfly"s wings .
"Eonni! Let"s go inside that one next! That one!"
"Oh my, that one"s for over 18s, you know . "
Somehow, the whole gang had a.s.sembled once more .
I figured this was for the best . Since it had come to this, searching for Yi Hyeon-Seong together could save us from further trouble .
It was then that Jeong Hui-Won"s voice came from a bit of distance away . "Everyone, please come over here!"
We hurriedly went over to her side . And that"s where we discovered a certain Experience Centre with an especially high number of warning signs posted outside compared to the others we"ve seen so far .

* This Experience Centre can only be entered by persons older than 18 years of age .

* After experiencing the possession, you might suffer from mental anguish due to the severe, harsh treatment .

* Caution should be exercised if South Korean male Incarnations wish to use this centre .

I looked up at the t.i.tle card for the "Memory Experience Centre" and spoke to the others . " . . . . Looks like we found him . "
There was no doubt about it . The dull-and-slow-moving Fable unique to Yi Hyeon-Seong could definitely be felt from this particular Experience Centre .
He was inside this thing .
I reconfirmed the name of this Experience Centre one more time .

[I lost a sh.e.l.l by mistake . ]

Fin .