CHAPTER 30 - Alliance Offers

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{Kim Dokja POV}

     As soon as my hand wrapped around the flag, I felt a strong energy rising in my body. Originally, this was something the third turn Yoo Jonghyuk should have but… it didn’t matter.

[‘Kim Dokja’ has occupied the white flag.]
[If the white flag doesn’t change owners in the next five minutes, Chungmuro will be under his control.]

[If the flag is snatched in the next five minutes, the timer will reset.]

    A timer appeared in the air.
[5:00]

    Gong Pildu pointed at me with a pale face.

“Take away the flag! You only have to snatch it in five minutes!”

     The alliance member belatedly regained their minds and started rushing towards me. Oho, it was like this?

     Lee Hyunsung turned to me.
“Dokja-ssi!”

“Hyunsung-ssi!”

     We called out to each other at the same time. Hercules’ Shield flew out of my hands into Lee Hyunsung’s hands.

“T-This?”

“I picked it out for you. Throw away what you previously used.

     A big smile appeared on Lee Hyunsung’s face.

[The character ‘Lee Hyunsung’ has used the exclusive skill ‘Wide-Area Defense!]

     A translucent shield centred on Hercules’ Shield surrounded our party. Indeed, this was the secondary skill attached to an A-grade item.

    People groaned as they ran into the air shield.  They tried to break the protective shields with their old weapons but it couldn’t be broken with E-grade or F-grade items. In the end, the alliance members had only one place to turn to.

“Pildu-ssi!”

“Out of the way!”

    The level of Armed Zone had risen considerably and there was already a small Armed Zone under Gong Pildu’s feet. He reduced the area to shorten the cooldown time. He was using his brains.

    Well, I had to handle it properly.

    The alliance members became completely panic stricken once Gong Pildu became powerless with just a few words. Of course, the same was true for Lee Hyunsung, Yoo Sangah and Jung Heewon.

I said with a smile, “Now everyone seems to have figured out the situation and I’d like to talk to you…”

    I could see people wincing and withdrawing.

    There were roughly 29 people left. 20 members from the Landlord Alliance and nine extra people, including me and my party. The number wasn’t high but it was better than I thought. It was because having too many people at the beginning was difficult to control. I watched them and said.

“Now you have two choices.”

    It was time to pick a side.

“The first one is to leave Chungmuro and go to another station. Or stay here with me.”

“W-What are you saying so suddenly…?”

“Just answer me. Will you remain here or will you go elsewhere? You better decide before the main scenario starts. Or else your life will be in danger.”

    The eyes of the people present started to quickly move. Someone looked at me, someone else looked at Gong Pildu and another person looked at the tunnel leading to another station. I could tell their thoughts just be looking at them.

“Is our safety guaranteed if we enter your group?”

    A man from the alliance asked. Well, they bothered the tenants so much that it was natural to worry.

“I’ll guarantee some outside safety but I won’t interfere with what is going on inside. You must deal with conflicts between individuals yourself.”

“T-That…”

“I’ll give you one minute. You have until then to decide.”

    There was no need to wait for one minute. People had already made up their minds. Some of the alliance members walked over to me with determined expressions and bowed their heads. They were relatively young.

“Thank you in advance. I was wrong in the past. Thank you for your generous forgiveness.”

“It is a pleasure. You don’t have to ask for forgiveness from me.”

[Some members within the group fell a sense of trust towards you.]

    However, several others decided to leave Chungmuro. They tried to raise the fallen Gong Pildu.

    The five alliance members frowned at this and withdrew. The five men cursed a few times before heading for the tunnel towards Myeongdong. They wanted to gain land elsewhere and become new ‘landlords’. Unfortunately, their plan would fail. In the fourth scenario, the people ‘wandering’ were good prey to predators.

    Once five minutes passed, the system messages popped up.

[The sub scenario has ended.]

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

[The white flag will show its true effects to the Chungmuro representative.]

[Current Group: 24 people.]

[Your reputation is still too weak to gain the title of king.]

The title of king…

    Indeed, it was hard to get the title of king with just a white flag. In order to walk the proper king’s road, I had to change the colour of the flag. Of course, the white colour had its own ‘authority.’

[You have gained control of the Chungmuro Group through the effect of the white flag.]

[You can punish a group member who goes against you.]

[There are currently five people who have left.]

    I could give a ‘punishment’ to the five distant men but I left it alone. Terror was effective in controlling people but such tyranny wasn’t suitable for me.

    Lee Hyunsung was looking at me with respect while Yoo Sangah and Jung Heewon nodded. The rest of them were looking at me with similar expressions. They were still rabble but it wasn’t a bad start.

    Shortly afterwards, Bihyung appeared in the air.

[Ohu, you have voted for a representative. Then let’s start the game!]

[The fourth main scenario is activated!]
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[Main Scenario #4 – Struggle for the Flag]

Category: Main

Difficulty: C

Clear Conditions: (Hidden because there are many contents)

Time Limit: 12 days.

Compensation: 2,000 coins.

Failure: ???

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I press the clear conditions.
Numerous messages appeared in front of me.
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    Jung Heewon thought for a moment before opening her mouth.

“…We have to keep our flag and flagpole while putting out flag in other stations. Am I understanding it right?”

“That is how I understood it. We must take the flag to Changsin Station.” Lee Hyunsung also spoke.

Then I said, “That’s right. Everyone has understood.”

    Jung Heewon narrowed her eyes at my words. She knew I was pretending not to know. Now that I knew the future, she kept looking at me. I grinned towards Jung Heewon.

    Yoo Sangah touched her shoulder and said.

“Again… we once again have to fight against people?”

    Lee Hyunsung thought for a moment before replying.

“It said that we can decide on the treatment of the group if we occupy their flagpole… hopefully there might not be any casualties.”

“Ah, I see. That death won’t necessarily occur if we take over the station? If we can accept the members of that station group when deciding the treatment…”

“Yes, it is possible to clear it without anyone dying.”

     Lee Hyunsung replied with a smile. However, my heart wasn’t comfortable.

     It seemed like Yoo Sangah and Lee Hyunsung were trying to understand the world with some saintly logic.

    There was no such thing as a scenario where no one died. The fourth scenario would have more casualties than any precious scenario.

    As if she knew my heart, Jung Heewon changed the topic.

“What line is Changsin Station? I think we should know that first.”

    Lee Hyunsung confirmed it on the route map.

“Line 6. If we go to the tunnel, we can use the transit route…”

“Then we should split the group. How about a few people guarding this place while others go to scout?”

    I didn’t have to say anything as they actively exchanged opinions. It was somewhat heartwarming.

[The activation of the scenario will turn off Chungmuro Station’s safety borders.]

[You can now freely move to other stations.]

     Just like the third scenario, Gong Pildu was very useful for the fourth scenario. As longa s Gong Pildu protected this place, Chungmuro would be safe unless someone on Yoo Jonghyuk’s level came.

“Why should I speak to you…?”

“This time I won’t enforce it with a command. If you follow my request, there will be a reward.”

“…”

“Think carefully. Think about your family.”

     Gong Pildu’s eyes became bigger at my words.

“You, how…!”

     At this moment, noise was heard from the tunnel.

     There was a loud horn sound and headlights shone on the railway of line 4. There was a bike engine sound and an exhaust sound. Something was coming towards Chungmuro.

“Don’t be too wary. We didn’t come here to fight.”

“Then why did you come?”

“Let’s start with the introductions. I’m Kang Ilhun and I help manage the Dongdaemun Group.”

     Kang Ilhun? Nobody popped up in my head straight away. Furthermore, the representative of Dongdaemun… things were becoming strange.
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     At Gyeongbokgung Station.

      There was a noise from the tunnel. A loud horn sound and headlights shone brightly, there’s also sounds of bike engine that coming closer to Gyeongbokgung Station.

• Cale, they are part of the suspicious group from Anguk Station.

• They are coming from different stations and each of these people act like a leader in their stations.

• Some of them was cruel to the weak or killed anyone that argued with them.

• They often said that they are a prophet and they know some part of future.

    Cale hold the journal and activated the Annual Rings of Life to see their time. But those people were a normal person and there’s no abnormality in their time.

     They stopped their bike and there was a sound of people talking.

“Wow, I think there’s a lot of survivors in Gyeongbokgung Station, maybe there is someone who is like us here.”

“Really, they haven’t break the scenario here! Maybe it was just lucky that there’s someone who had a great skills in this station.”

    The group of people who were coming stop their bikes nearby and they were discussing about something. Cale know about it from the wind elementals reports. While listening to the wind elementals reports about what they are talking, Cale decided to change their appearance and act as a group of priests before they met with those groups to hide their identity.

     Cale group was using the white robe, he has a white hair and blue eyes that made the people in Gyeongbokgung Station feel like looking at something so holy and mesmerized them.

[Some constellations doubts their eyes.]

[Some constellations surprised by your appearance.]

[Some constellations shocked by your appearance.]

[Some constellations mesmerized by your appearance.]

[Some constellations surprised by your existence.]

[Some constellations have a nosebleed.]

[The constellation of the absolute good system like your appearance.]

[Some constellations like your appearance.]

[Some constellations excited by your appearance.]
.....

    Alberu come wearing same white robe out with the same white hair and blue eyes and glasses looks but for some reason the people in Gyeongbokgung Station feel like there’s light halo shining behind him and it makes them feel it’s blinding their eyes because they are full of sins.

[Some constellations doubts their eyes.]

[Some constellations surprised by your appearance.]

[Some constellations shocked by your appearance.]

[Some constellations mesmerized by your appearance.]

[Some constellations surprised by your existence.]

[The constellation of the absolute good system like your appearance.]

[Some constellations have a nosebleed.]

[Some constellations like your appearance.]

[Some constellations feel that you are shining too brightly.]

[Some constellations are being blind by your appearance.]

[Some constellations excited by your appearance.]
.....

As expected, our Sun of Roan Kingdom that shine brightly wherever he goes. I think that whatever looks you are disguised yourself you will never able to hide your lights that always shine brightly.”

My Dongsaeng looks so holy that everyone will believe that you are a Saint or Pope from the church. They may give you new nickname as a Holy Saint that will make them feel like they are forgiven from their sins.”

I couldn’t out shine you, maybe they will call you White Sun because you are shining so brightly in that appearance that shining brightly even inside the dark tunnel and gives everyone their peace of mind.”

If they’re calling me White Sun then they will call you Brilliant White Star as you are always a Star that shine brilliantly wherever you are and giving hope for everyone.”

      While they are bantering about each other appearance.

“As expected of blood brother, how can they be so stunning and mesmerizing when they used the similar appearance?!”

“Fufufu..., couple appearance..., my fujoshi soul is burning...should I write about they using a couple outfits or an uniform. Maybe a romantic school scene or military service scene or party with a dress code...ah...it’s really hard to decide the best scenes...fufu...having a romantic interaction while using a couple outfits or appearance, it’s giving me some good inspiration. They are the best material fufufu. But their priest outfits it reminds me of a Japanese novel where the heroine (original villainess) telling the original hero to join a strictly male convents in Europe and join the World of Roses (BL) as the solution for his broken heart. If I put it in my story and their priest outfits...Hmmm...but bishounen + long white hair + blue eyes + robe that hides his body shape is reminded me of a holy knight character that hide his identity using a cleric robe and got a confession from all the singles males in the town, why do I thought about that novel character? I’m starting to write BL fanfic because of that novel. But the main character disguised is having a similarities with Cale-nim...ugh.....my nose bleed won’t stop...but...I...need to...put it in my notes...”

“OH MY GOD!!!!! Cale-nim with that robe giving me an inspiration for the gender bender story that I write. That robe will make him pass as a woman if we add some makeup. After all, Cale-nim has a beautiful look and long hair and I believe he got his mother looks. Those robe were hiding the body shape and I really wanted to give some makeup but I feel that I will be hated by Cale-nim if I asked about it...let’s just imagine it and maybe discuss it with the other. I praise your wonderful blessings Cale-nim!!!”

“Haaa..., Cale-nim is really awesome...he could mesmerized male and female with that appearance. I never thought that this day would really come and that gender neutral robe is really wonderful. I think that Cale-nim beauty is really surpasses anything. Should I try to make a gender neutral outfits with this example? I need to think carefully about the design and what used it would be...the measurements, colors, what effects that those outfits will have...hmmm...should I also thought about the looks of the users...ah...so much things to make the design...should I ask Ji-Hu-ssi for some advice? She was the one with the best imagination after writing all of those holy manuscripts for years.”

“SO HOLY, I feel like my body is burning because of their sacred appearance but I still need to record this moment!!!”

“WoW, those smiles will erased all evil from this world, I have faith!!!”

“I feel like I’ll got blind because it was too bright. Ah..., but I think that I can die peacefully after seeing this.”

“You are such a fool; we need to live to watch more of their exploits.”

“Look at how close are those siblings, they speak with elegant manner with those killer smiles. I can’t close my eyes and I will get the copy videos from those fans that holding the video cameras now.”

“This wonderful moment should be saved and recorded then we should share it with the other fans. Such a historical and legendary moments should be shown to everyone so they could appreciate it.”

“One plus one is infinity, those math theory is useless in this case.”

“...I’m normal,...remember that he is a man...mmm...right, hahaha...I just surprised by his appearance...mhm...it’s right, I’m still normal...it’s just the side effects because I always see those vicious women in this station...hahaha...”

     Cale-nim with that appearance reminds me of my foolish self in my past that didn’t know about Cale-nim greatness. I should repents my past with telling Cale-nim greatness to everyone so they could appreciate Cale-nim Legends kekeke...Everyone should know that Cale-nim is greater than everything else and they should have faith in Cale-nim kekekeke...

     While the other misunderstood about their bantering as a brother’s conversation about the situation with their own fantasy and Clopeh reminiscent(???), the people from the tunnel were getting closer to the platform.

“Stop right there.” Choi Han warned those people.

“Eh! Well, well, is it a priest cosplay?

      The people who walking in the tunnel stop and look at Choi Han attires. The five of them are wearing the same style white robe.

“Who are you and what are you doing here?” asked one of the white robe priest like person.

      When they saw the person who was talking with them, they were mesmerized and stunned by their looks.

       There’s three persons with white hair, two with blue eyes and one with green eyes. They felt that they are too holy and they don’t dare to approach them and for some reason there seems to be a light halo shining behind them. The other one seems to be a woman with purple eyes wearing a long white robe that covers most of her body and she also wearing a mask that hide her face.

    The man put down his weapon and approached with both hands raised. Once he entered the light, the man’s impression wasn’t bad. He gave off a reasonably favourable and trustworthy impression. His thin eyes were in a gentle curve. They felt something from the survivors in the station. Unknowingly that they are getting the killing intent from the fans (the survivors and constellations) because they just interrupted their wonderful time for appreciating and fantasize Cale and Alberu new appearance.

“Don’t be too wary. We didn’t come here to fight.”

“Then why did you come?”

“Let’s start with the introductions. I’m Park Chin-Mae and I help manage the Jongno Group.”

“You are from Jongno 3(sam)-ga, it’s quite far from here. Do you came while passing Anguk Station? Don’t you get attacked by the monsters?” some survivors ask them.

“I beg your pardon. We also need to be concerned about safety that’s why we are bringing our weapons. Once again, we didn’t come to fight. What if we came with a good offer?”

“What is the offer?”

“We came to ask for an alliance.”

<to be continue>

Author’s note: Finally I can finished this chapter after getting some ideas from my friend who showing me some  manhwa pictures. If you interested about the novel that Hyun Ji-Hu said, it was Kenkyo, Kenjitsu o Motto ni Ikite Orimasu (dropped) and The Legend of Sun Knight (complete). You can also try to read The Legend of Sun Knight  fanfic version if you like BL. Thanks for my friend that sending me

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