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While Kim Dokja didn't like constellations that much, except for a few, he still didn't mind them that much when they were just sending their indirect messages, but now, meeting with them in person made him go crazy. Their boldness, intrusiveness, uncool pride (Yoo Joonghyuk's pride was cool in his eyes) and superiority-complex just made his head ache 10 times more than when dealing with his sunfish.
From the constellations he wanted to speak, Uriel has come, but what she has started talking about made him kick out her quickly, as he had a hunch what she wanted. He only chatted with Yi Sunshin before the Room of Secrets, just like with many Korean ones, except for a few who came to encourage him.
Sun Wukong somewhat behaved like an offended girlfriend who refuses to speak with you and won't even tell what is her(his) problem, so Kim Dokja has only seen him from far except during his 'grand' entrance. He hoped that maybe he will appear now, as in this room they can speak privately, but he didn't get any signal for such thing.
He didn't even take Abyssal Black Flame Dragon into account as he knows the chuuni hates these kinds of things and won't appear just to speak directly to a incarnation who isn't even his.
The last person he was searching for was Secretive Plotter, but no matter who he asked, he got no clue toward them. He was a little sad about this as he wanted to meet all four first viewer of his at least once, but this time, it has utterly failed.
Completely absorbed in his thoughts, the reader doesn't notice that the door has opened and a person stepped in.
"Kim Dokja?" A deep, cold but also a little concerned voice instantly snaps the squid out of thinking and making him widen his eyes at the sight.
A tall man, around Yoo Joonghyuk's height, in an expensive-looking suit and trousers is standing in front of the now closed door. Only his mouth and the parts below are viewable as a night-sky-like veil hides his upper head, but his handsomeness can't be perfectly hid as he can at least try to slap the protagonist.
"You are..." His mouth is a little open as he has no idea how to react to his unknown beauty.
A slight chuckle. "You are cruel Kim Dokja. Can't even recognize one of your most faithful viewer?"
"... Secretive Plotter..." His eyes widened more as he couldn't really believe that this person was really him. "The other constellations said that they haven't seen you."
"Hm~. Well, I had some things to finish, so I was a little late."
He then started walking slowly closer, or as slow one can go with so long and perfect legs, (mused Kim Dokja in himself).
"I see. Then, did you also come with an offer?" He narrowed his eyes as he braced what will be the answer.
"Maybe~, but my main goal is to have a private conversation with you."
"... Alright."
A tiny sweat dripped down on his face, but then with his rights over the room, he has summoned a normal table with carved legs, two chairs with the same design and two glass of wine, filled with the only type Dokja has known from TWSA, and then he sat down, Plotter doing the same opposite to him and tasting the drink (it looked like a perfect dinner date).
"It isn't that bad."
"If you wished for ones which contain better stories, then I can't grant that."
"Hm~. Don't worry, I am not fond of those things that much."
The reader was staring the other, who was just swinging his glass. While the gorgeous man in front of him pleased his sight, somehow, he could lower his guard, even if he was alone with someone who he only knew from messages and not from TWSA.
"I think you know about the big amount of filtered information you have said before and that now they are less of them, right?"
'So that is why he has come.' He took a deep breath. "Yes."
"You see, those really piqued my curiosity, so I have carefully noted down those cases and after a while I found some amusing things."
A little smirk.
"Normally I wouldn't want to spoiler anything for myself, instead get informed when the system says I should get, but..." He put the glass down and leaned onto his folded hands.
"... This case gave me too much questions, that much that this time, I want to know about it as fast as I can, and after all, now I have the chance to get answers directly from the biggest mystery, so I won't miss it~."
While the reader couldn't see the other's eyes, he still felt the intense, hungry stare which made a shiver go down on his spine.
"... I have a limited capacity and time to answer those, I hope you understand it."
"I am fine with that. My first question: Is incarnation Yoo Joonghyuk a regressor?"
A nod.
"Hm~. Based on his behavior, he has gone back multiple times and for the start... probably the start of the scenarios, right?"
"...Yes."
"But... he has a big problem, you."
He pointed at the squid who shuddered at both this and the long, well-maintained fingers. "!!!"
"Based on how he acted until now, you are an enigma for him. You were either not in his earlier regressions, or acted differently."
"..." He did not say anything, just clenched his fist.
"... It looks like you don't want to answer, so I will see this as: you somehow managed to come back in time, in a different way from incarnation Yoo Joonghyuk."
"... That is somehow acceptable."
'After all, I was sent to the 3rd regression, and not the 1863rd as in timeline it should have come.'
"Then here is what irritates me the most: You had multiple chances to get rid of incarnation Yoo Joonghyuk, but you instead even saved him, who didn't even thank it, no, he ruined your plans afterward, right? Then why are you still next to him?"
'That much, that you sacrifice your life for him, a mere, idiot 3rd round who doesn't deserve you?' Went untold after it.
"..." He didn't know what to say. 'Indeed, that annoying sunfish only causes problems for me, but my goal is to make him reach the end...' He made a sleepish smile, which wasn't perfectly visible for Plotter.
"Is it... because you like him?" The tone had a little anger and unimpressiveness mixed in it.
"W-what!?" The squid jolted from his seat with a red, frustrated face. "What made you think such thing!? What Uriel says isn't true!"
'Then why are you acting like this.' He thought this, but didn't say anything.
"..." Kim Dokja sat back to his seat and sighed a big as he refused to meet the other's eyes. "I only look up to him, as his fan, such feelings as love isn't affordable in the apocalypse. My only goal is to bring that idiot sunfish to the end of scenarios." He now looked onto the other with a 'I can't help, but...'-face.
While Plotter almost snorted at the nickname, he had to ask something. "And why would you want to do such thing?"
'Why is your goal to carry that incomplete idiot who haven't suffered almost anything to the end? Why would you give up your life just for that? Why would you do such thing to someone who doesn't even appreciate it? Who would forget about you as he goes to the next round? Is it because of love? Or guilt? Why it isn't me?' was unsaid again.
"That is..." He stopped.
Plotter couldn't understand it. He was told some things about the novel from Han Sooyoung, so he knew that many people dropped it quickly, but... he had a hunch that the one in front of him read probably the most or even the whole book. That is why he had a belief:
'What if Kim Dokja does this just from pure guilt for reading that much of my story?'
He needed answers. If Kim Dokja really just leeched on his story and uses that stolen information to reach the end (which he won't completely as he will be stopped like Plotter, even though for some reason, Plotter feels as if this won't happen as he thinks as the other always did something unexpected) while bringing his useless, not-so-traumatized Yoo Joonghyuk, then he may not want to his story to end like this. Then maybe he will destroy this timeline, no matter what it takes, and use Han Sooyoung to kill himself.
But to this, first he had to know Kim Dokja's intentions, also the reason why he read (who knows how much) about him.
"..." The squid's fingers were fidgeting as he was unsure what to say. He could kick the other out, but that would only create more problem later. He couldn't tell the truth as that would be still filtered. His only way was to lie... As he reached to this conclusion, he suddenly got an idea:
'Yes! There was that way! Even if it isn't perfectly true, it still should satisfy Plotter!'
He began. "... I was a constellation..."
Plotter was startled by this, but quickly understood it: 'Oh, so he will speak in metaphors.'
"I was really powerless. My stories were only enough just to keep me alive, my form wasn't maintained well, too... but then I found Yoo Joonghyuk. At first, he just intrigued me, but as the days and scenarios passed, I was more absorbed into his story... his life. Until that, I was just fading, I had no reason to exist nor wished to be no longer, but seeing that bastard tenacity to survive and go ahead made me want the future, to see more of him."
"Probably because of my almost-non-existing self in nothingness, the time reversal didn't catch me and let me keep my memories, though, I couldn't do anything with them, just continue to watch the bastard's life. Perhaps the only thing what kept me alive was the little story I got from observing him and my will to live to see more. In some ways, you could say I was leeching on him as I couldn't even send coins to him, but..."
"As I kept watching him, I started reacting more and more to what happens, cry, laugh, anger and so on. I saw him as my father, older brother, one-sided friend as my soul has grown, as I got courage. Then slowly my desires took 3 main ways: To this never end. To Yoo Joonghyuk finally reach his goal without many sacrifice and rest as he deserve. To be a 'real' companion of Yoo Joonghyuk, not just a spectator."
"The first two are contradictory, but still constellation-like, but the third is more a human-like wish... dream. Perhaps this happened because I was such a weak and incomplete constellation, but maybe that is why I am here now."
"Maybe because I wished for such thing, now I can stand next to that bastard. How it happened? I don't know. Probably I lost those memories during the process when I became an incarnation. Perhaps that is why myself as 'Kim Dokja' is blurry, half-forgotten before the scenarios start here, while clearer after it."
"Well... I don't really have time to think about such things why it happened, as I need pay back all the help I received from my sunfish by bringing him to the perfect end I wished him to have. For this I am ready to die multiple times, as that count still won't reach his numbers of death which aided me unintentionally."
"I may have fights with him and get annoyed by him and lots of things are surreal, still, I want to assist Yoo Joonghyuk to accomplish his goal because of my selfish wishes. I hope this can answer your questions."
The expressions what Kim Dokja made during was such as: guilt, nostalgia, sorrow, but in the end he had a bitter, but a still happy and bright smile on him which wasn't blurred by 4th wall as it was weakened by this monologue. His eyes were deep as the ocean and filled with emotions towards his sunfish.
These deeply shaken Plotter's core (both the story and the smile). He could feel that what was said was true, but it was too much. It was too much for this quickly. Both fell into silence, but Plotter's mind was working loudly.
'If I convert what he said to a human's life then...:
- watch Yoo Joonghyuk=read the novel about me
- he has been forgotten=he was neglected,
- didn't wish to exist=want to die,
- wished to see the future=want to live
- story=life ('so he saw it as my life' mused Plotter)
- his soul has grown=he started to read it as young'
'And if I put these next to each: He wanted to die, but my life made him to cheer for me and wish to live to see more of me. He has grown as the novel was published and he showed human reactions toward us, shared the emotions what we felt, be it happiness or sadness.'
'He also wished to help, but couldn't as he was just a reader, an existence outside of story, but now he doesn't know how, but entered this world and saw the chance to help 'me', not from guilt, but because he dreamed of us being companions, who will see the end.'
'That is what he wanted from deep down, as his current, honest smile shows. That is not his usual 'I will sacrifice myself!' nor 'I will scam someone!' version, but one with true feelings. All of these are too much information, also they are just speculations, but what they show is that he doesn't deserve the hatred I had for him...'
'No. I can't decide it now, I have to talk to the other selves of me. But before that I need to obtain two more critical detail.'
"... I can't digest all these." The sudden voice startled Kim Dokja out of his reminiscence and looked at Plotter with a slight blush.
"But I can't say I didn't understand any of it. Now all I can say, that even if incarnation Yoo Joonghyuk hates constellations, he won't hate you that much and will understand it."
The tension left Kim Dokja's body and a relieved smile plastered on his face with a sigh.
"Trough, only if you tell what you just you stated here~." Now Plotter had a not-so-kind grin.
Which at, the squid squirmed and couldn't look at the other with an awkward laugh. "Eh he he he~..."
A big annoyed sigh. "... My role isn't to cure your sacrificial whims. I hope you know that."
"..."
"If you do not wish to continue this conversation, then I will ask the next thing which intrigued me:"
- "You said that it is because your existence was weak, you could keep your memories. But in that case: Are there others who were in the same situation?"
"... Yes, but they have disappeared from that nothingness I was in. Maybe they died as they wasn't that much dedicated to Yoo Joonghyuk's story, or perhaps they grown enough to noticed by probability and didn't notice the time reversal, so in the end I was the only one to remain."
"Hm... then you never gave it up, right?"
"Of course not!" Kim Dokja was disgusted, horrified just by that thought.
Plotter was greatly surprised by the sudden outbursts of the other.
'So he has read until the latest chapter... (which could be the end, too.) Based on how he acts and knows, probably the number of regressions passed the thousand mark, but as he doesn't seem to know about me, then probably my becoming to an outer god either did not get recorded in it or just it didn't reach to that point yet.'
'In any case, the fact he stayed loyal to it for years is an important detail.'
"I see, then let me ask the last thing which didn't make sense to me:"
- "During the bridge, your expression was quite annoyed and disappointed at first compare to what normally people show when they meet the one they look up to. If we put this next to your story and that incarnation Yoo Joonghyuk doesn't act like an experienced regressor as he should be from what you has told: Is this not his last regression which you have seen, but an earlier?"
"!!!" His eyes widened again, as the squid couldn't believe how easily can this constellation hit the nail on the head. "... Yes." He looked away.
"I see, then would you leave this timeline, if you could go into a later one? To one where incarnation Yoo Joonghyuk has already suffered enough to get salvation? Compare to this one, where he did not see the horrors of time?"
"No." The answer is instant. "If I can get him to the end here, then that tragedy won't happen."
"But what if the this timeline is just an alternative version of this early timeline, and the others have already passed, so no matter what you do here, it won't change those?"
"..."
"Also, I can assume that he gets stronger by regressions, right?"
A nod.
"Then wouldn't a later one be more beneficial and have more chance to reach the end."
"... No. I can reach it in this round, too." Kim Dokja's gaze now turned serious and clear. "Also, after that, if I can then I will go and help all the other rounds, too."
Plotter didn't say anything at this. He heard the other's voice to tremble, but determined, too.
'He knows that it will take thousands of years to achieve, but still if it is him, then he will try it even if he is scared. Although, he won't withstand it, as his mind will crumble after a few rounds as some of his current teammates won't exist, nor will 'me' trust him at first every time.'
'Well, it isn't like he will need to do such thing. As long as he completes one of the latest regressions, then I can share the experience with the kkomas, but to test his resolve, I can't let him know that.'
If this world is cleared, then Plotter could get the things from this Yoo Joonghyuk, too, but he would detest to do such thing as he hates Kim Dokja's idiot from his core, that much he doesn't even refer him as his part and just as his thoughts show it:
'Honestly, I don't want this round be completed as this idiotic 3rd doesn't deserve it. He had multiple times to help Kim Dokja, but almost all the times, he needed to do something unnecessary. Even the fact that the 3rd round kkoma said that he wouldn't act like this makes things weirder.'
'Truthfully, I want to kill him in this second and replace him with one of the middle rounds who will barely survive the Star Stream inspection, but that would affect Kim Dokja's mind as he probably likes all of us evenly, even this moron, so loosing him would traumatize him. Taking him into an another timeline wouldn't be good, too, as he would always think about what happens here without him and in any other timeline, some of his teammates doesn't exist.'
'So probably best way is to show Kim Dokja how useless this moron is, and then switching him out with a chosen turn. For who goes, we will vote when I tell everything what I learnt now to the kkomas, so the main question is how to do it? For the showcase, I have something with me what could do it, but the swap will be problematic, but that can be found out later.'
'Now only my actual last question remained, but I can't ask this as Kim Dokja doesn't know the answer for it. Why it is the 3rd turn and not me? My main guesses are that the Star Stream doesn't want to anyone reach the end, so they paired Kim Dokja who could go there, with a weak Yoo Joonghyuk, or just the probability of the big amount of new people...'
Plotter was pretty frustrated as he was thinking. He was leaning onto one of hand, which couldn't completely hide his frown and continuously pattered with his index finger of the other arm. He sometimes even gnashed his teeth.
Our stupid squid was sitting awkwardly, as he didn't what to do, but then after a while, nervously he spoke up which cut off Plotter's thoughts."... Plotter."
He snapped at the other who flinched at the sudden intensive gaze.
"... There isn't much time left." He said as he pointed to the timer which shown a few minutes.
The gaze now softened and the tone was apologetic. "Sorry, it was just too much information."
"I see."
"Then I will have to go. Thank you for this conversation, and I hope you enjoyed it as much as me." He stood up which startled the squid.
"You are already going? You have still some minutes left. Also, didn't you want to ask me into your nebula?"
"Hm... After hearing you out, I don't think you want to join any nebula, even not mine."
"True, but it sucks, as you got known so much about me, but I don't know anything about you except for the fact you are highly intelligent. Even though you feel familiar for some reasons." He murmured the end while pouting, too, which would have looked really cute if the 4th wall didn't blurry it, though, Plotter could see a part of it and found it cute, too.
"I am sorry for that." He said sarcastically. 'But then I do feel familiar to you...'
"But I don't think we have enough time to have a same conversation, so how about letting me go if I give a compensation?"
"?"
"At first I planned to sell this to Demon-like Judge of Fire, but maybe you would appreciate this more." He said as he took out a Yoo Joonghyuk kkoma from his vest, of course, this had some scars to show it isn't made after this round.
Kim Dokja got alarmed at it and quickly stood up with a shaking finger pointing at it. "That... that is... how...?"
Plotter was quite surprised, but also pleased to see the uncollected shelf which was rarely shown by the composed scammer.
"Let's say that: After the Disaster of Floods, I used this to curse Yoo Joonghyuk for making you to sacrifice yourself. I thought I won't need it more, so decided to sell it."
'I indeed cursed him through speech, also annoyed him by sending only a few coins multiple times, but this kkoma neither a regression, nor a cursed doll. I made this for him, but if he doesn't want it, then I can just give it to Uriel.'
"How... How much is it!?" Kim Dokja was really excited as he would get his first TWSA merchandise.
Plotter needed to lean back as the reader entered his face. "You don't have to pay for it as it is my present and compensation for you."
"I see." And then the squid snatched the kkoma from the other. "Thank you. I will forgive you this time."
'Cute.'
He thought as he looked at the embarrassed squid hugging the mini version of himself and he thought that he may only image this, but as if Kim Dokja now had fox ears and tail.
"But why it has scars?"
"As I said, I used it as a cursed doll, so it got ripped, but I decided to turn those into injuries, instead of repairing it perfectly." He may have lied, but the other wouldn't notice that. "Or should I make a new one?"'Trough I don't want to.'
"No need. I like this version more." The reader turned away, saying with his body that: 'I won't give it back. It is already mine.'
"Alright." He said that, but mentally noted a thing:
'So he likes the rounds with more scars... 999 would be a good cadet.' But he didn't know how good 999 would be.
"Then now I have to mentally prepare for the other constellations..." Kim Dokja said as he tried to put away the doll, when he noticed he didn't have his coat. "Shit. I can't put it away."
"..." Plotter suddenly thought about what would happen if Kim Dokja brings it out with him and grinned. The annoyed face of the 3rd moron when he sees his companion holding a similar, but not same doll as him.
"... Plotter, could you give me this after I returned to Earth?"
"Alright, and I should wrap it, too, so others can't see it, right?"
"Yes, thank you!" He gave a bright smile along the kkoma which would have blinded Plotter if the 4th wall didn't censor it.
"Well then I will go. This is just a little function if it, but if you ever need my help, then write a number on the metal plate of the doll." He said as he turned away to walk to the door.
'Probably he will write his favorite regression's number on it, so that will gave me a new information. Also, the corresponding kkoma to the number will be summoned for a while, so that will show off ourselves to Kim Dokja, too. Although, this summon doesn't last long because of probability, so it isn't a perfect solution for the grand plan.'
"Okay! See you later! Thank you for your support so far!"
Kim Dokja said goodbye with a smile, but then collapsed onto the table as the other left. He quickly banned anyone from entering and buried his face into his hands.
'What the fuck did I just do now!?'
'I had no reason to tell about myself to Plotter, but for some reason, he felt so familiar, and I wanted to trust him, as if he had right (needed) to hear the truth... the constellation who I suspect to be an outer god! It isn't logical no matter how I look at it! He is one of the constellations whom I hate... even though he is an enigma.'
'He doesn't seem to eat stories. His reactions are mostly unique and against other constellations. He was also quite supportive so far, he didn't even say anything to when I declared multiple times that I will reach the end... any other person/god would have laughed or looked down me for such thoughts, but he was like as if he believed that I can...'
'This is why I think he is an outer god... though that won't explain it why I have trusted him. One thing is sure, he is strong, but for some reason, I didn't fear him as I did when I caught the glimpse of an outer god earlier. Somehow I felt safe next to him.'
'It was like as if something inside me, maybe my instincts were telling me that:'
- He is safe.
- You can easy.
- Trust him.
- You know him enough.
- Open up to him.
- and so on.
'It didn't make any sense, especially that the 4th wall continuously sent contradictory messages: The 4th wall is shaking. - The 4th wall is being reinforced.'
'The words just flew out from my mouth and poured out my story, visible to Plotter who didn't judge it. Unlike his reactions through messages, now he just stayed quiet and then asked more questions. He didn't try offering a therapy for me, nor did look at me with pity. He didn't question my use of words, too, just accepted them.'
'Honestly, I can't help, but be thankful to him, as this helped me a lot and I know that he won't tell this anyone, it will remain between us. Even if he seemed chatty and gossipy during messages, he still feel like as he would respect my 'story' and not tell it to anyone.'
'Though, no matter how much I like that Yoo Joonghyuk kkoma, based on its ability, Plotter definitely planned to give me and just played with me, which could mean that he is a sadist, too...'
'Which would implie that all my main viewers are crazy: a fujoshi angel, a chuuni dragon, a tsundere? monkey and a sadist mass of tentacles???, so honestly I don't know what I should think of them and my channel.'
Kim Dokja played the drama king for the remaining time from the Room of Secrets, spending it scolding himself for speaking, but then a part of him always retorted it. When he came out from the room, he was pretty frustrated, that much even Yoo Joonghyuk concerned about him, just didn't show it.
The rest went well, as Kim Dokja made his nebula, though, he glared at Plotter when he heard the message that the god supports his decision, but that said one didn't notice that as he was quite busy with cursing Yoo Joonghyuk for holding Kim Dokja's hand, also getting an another big assist from the reader which he didn't deserve.
'Why him? Why him? Why him? Why him? Why him? Why him? Why him? Why him? Why him?...'
This also made him forget to react the fact that the reader is planning to become a constellation.
The party crashing outer gods arrived, too, but as Plotter saw that they won't be a big problem, just a little warning for Kim Dokja about their existence, he decided not to interfere.
Kim Dokja has been walking in the Black Castle with Han Sooyoung and the others, when suddenly he got a message from a familiar constellation.
<Constellation 'Secretive Plotter' says he remembered something.>
"Hm? Plotter?"
"Oh, that is why I thought we were missing someone. Your loyal viewer is finally here~." Han Sooyoung mused.
<Constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' is greeting his fellow viewer.>
<Constellation 'Scribe of Heaven' ask what constellation 'Secretive Plotter' remembered.>
<Constellation 'Secretive Plotter' sent you a gift.>
Then from the air, a present wrapped with 'injured sunfish' patterned silk has appeared and fell into Kim Dokja's hands.
"... Plotter, you are doing this on purpose, right?" He looked really unimpressed, instead of the happy.
<Constellation 'Secretive Plotter' asking if you don't like it.>
"I like it and you won't get it back." He hugged it close. "Also, I because of the lateness and show this put on, I will not pay for the wrapping, no matter how expensive is this silk is."
<Constellation 'Secretive Plotter' says it only cost probability.>
<Constellation 'Secretive Plotter' is delighted that you like it.>
"What is that ugly present? And why the sunfishes are half dead?" Han Sooyoung cut in the conversation.
"Just a deal and it doesn't concern you, though they are injured, not half dead."
"What kind of deal did you do to get such ugly thing!?"
"It isn't ugly! It is cute!" Kim Dokja defended it as he hugged it closer.
<Constellation 'Secretive Plotter' has snorted.>
<Constellation 'Prisoner of the Golden Headband' wonders about the gift.>
"Dokja-ssi, what is that?" Lee Hyunsung stepped in now.
"... It is something which will prevent the future death of mine."
"Really!?" All of them was surprised at this, but also glad.
"Will it revive you or prevent the death-near situation?" Han Sooyoung asked the important question.
<Constellation 'Secretive Plotter' says it will prevent.>
"Then it is good."
"Now then can we go?" Kim Dokja asked as he didn't want others find out what it is truly and put the gift into his coat.
"Yes."
Then they wandered in the castle for a while, but Lee Jihye had some interesting thoughts:
'Ajusshi got presents from Secretive Plotter who seemed to be in good relationship with him and both of them are constellations now... Master needs to catch up and get a better gift for Ajusshi, so he won't loose to his rival!'
'But... what could be better for Ajusshi than a death prevention... I know! Master needs to just offer himself! That constellation won't be able to fight against Master's body and beauty!'
Omake:
Kim Dokja tried to put away the doll, when then he noticed he didn't have his coat. "Shit. I can't put it away. Plotter, could you give me a bag?"
The other was in deep thoughts before he used probability to make a sunfish patterned shopping bag. "Here."
"... You are doing this intentionally, but thanks." Then he put the kkoma into the bag and tried to not think about how did the other use probability so easily.
Later...
- Kim Dokja what is that shopping bag? -
- I found a good trading partner -
- Why sunfish? -
- Don't need to know. -
Then Yoo Joonghyuk was thinking about why it was sunfish during the whole banquet and even later, because he remembered to be called sunfish a few times by squid.
The other constellations had zero idea what the fuck is that, so they decided to view it as an another strange thing of Kim Dokja.
short version of the chapter:
Plotter goes in.
"Kim Dokja, I want to have a deal with you."
"Hm?"
"My offer is this." Plotter pulls out a kkoma Yoo Joonghyuk.
Kim Dokja snatches it in 1 millisecond. "Thank you for your generosity! Bye!"
<You have been kicked out of the Room of Secrets>
Plotter dumbfoundedly stares at the message, slowly realizing that he was just robbed and couldn't even have a conversation longer than 4 sentences with Kim Dokja.