Chapter 7 : Judgement And Inhumanity

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The group was now walking along the rail's, going back to geumho station.

"You seem to have obtained a lot of new items, and not just the mana brazier." Jung Heewon said while holding the roasted ground rat leg that Kim Dokja gave her a while ago.

"Well, yes.., a few.." Kim Dokja responded

Lee Hyunsung was admiring his new shield

['Lee Hyunsung' has begun to show some loyalty towards you.]

Both Jung Heewon and Kim Dokja looked behind them and saw Lee Hyunsung's eye twinkling.

"Is there anything I could use?" Jung Heewon asked, she was kind of jealous

"No" Kim Dokja answered shortly

"What about the sword?"

"It's mine.., ...rimuru didn't even have one, yet he didn't complain, you know?"

Kim Dokja said, Jung Heewon looked around, and found Rimuru with empty hands.

Their conversation continued, until they finally arrived at the station.

'whats going on?.., people seems a little agitated..'

Kim Dokja thought while observing the people.

Then, the holographic window appeared causing the people to frown and get nervous.

[20 minutes remaining until checkout.]

[Please have your survival fee already.]

[100 coins will be withdrawn daily at midnight as a survival fee.
You will die if you have insufficient funds to pay the survival fee.]

[The survival fee will be collected until the second main scenario is cleared.]

'the checkout time for the survival fee!...'

People started to panic and begged others to let them borrow some coins, some of them was willing to pay money for coins.

"Where is my sister!?, She volunteered to join the search party!, She was supposed to give me some of her coins!."

A girl shouted at the two men, which caught the attention of Kim Dokja and others.

"Hmm, where could she be?, Are you sure she joined the search party?, Why dont you volunteer and go look for her?" Both of the men said with an evil face.

"Those bastards!!" Jung Heewon got angry, hearing the conversation.

[Jung Heewon's attribute is about to blossom.]

But before she could take action, Cheon Inho spoke

"Dokja, I'm so glad to see you, and if I remember correctly, your friend's name is Rimuru right, sorry I didn't get to greet you at your first day here."

Cheon Inho said, acting like a kind person towards Rimuru.

"You see.., I don't have enough coins to save this people Rimuru.., but since your here, the kind saviour who distributed food to these people, ...you seemed to have more coins than I have, so I ask you, can you give them any?"

Cheon Inho said with an evil scheming face.

[The character 'Cheon Inho' has activated the skill 'Incite lvl.2'.]

those words were heard by the people, and they started running towards Rimuru, begging him to give them coins.

Lee Hyunsung, Yoo Sangah and the others tried to calm them down but failed.

[The exclusive skill 'Sage's Mind lvl.??' has neutralized the effects of the skill 'Incite'.]

Rimuru noticed this, stared at Cheon Inho. While those people  continued begging and tugging his clothes.

'so he's taking advantage of my good deeds, to make me look like a saviour to these people. So they will come running towards me and beg for me to save them.... how clever... But good thing Great Sage saw through the plan..'

Rimuru clutched his fists, knowing the enemy's intentions.

He then tried to Counter it with a lie

"I..I don't have enough coins t-" but before he could proceed to his words, Cheon Inho started talking again.

"I understand Rimuru.., ...giving coins to these people will be your loss...., the situations like this, ....is because some one who wasn't kind as you, didn't give their food for free and asked something in return."

Cheon Inho spoke with hypocrisy, then proceeded to his next target.

People knew who it was, the person who sold food for coins, everyone looked at Kim Dokja.

"Kim Dokja, just how evil are you?., To let these happen.., you sold your food for coins unlike Rimuru here who gave it for free, now people will die because of your selfishness.., do you know how many people here could survive if they hadn't bought food from you?"

Cheon Inho continues to blame Kim Dokja, hoping that Rimuru will get persuaded and blame him too.

But it was true. If Kim Dokja didn't sold the foods for coins, then they would've had a chance to survive.

Kim Dokja had just grasp the situation where people needed food, so he took the opportunity to have more coins.

But they couldn't blame him, or so we thought.

Both sides were wrong, so it was hard to decide which side was right.

In this ruined world, hypocrisy is a form of kind deed. And Kim Dokja knew it well.

You can't give something without demanding anything for return.

Selflessness is blurred in this ruined world.

So selfishness became clear for them.

These people expected someone to be their ideal saviour in times like this.

Kim Dokja didn't fit that part, but instead he used the common sense of using currency to let them buy.

And the people also bought by their own will. Because of their own hunger and desperation to live.

So who can blame Kim Dokja for using common sense?

And who can also blame the people for wanting to live?

The people started bashing and cursing at Kim Dokja, asking for a refund, just as Cheon Inho planned, yet Rimuru stayed quiet.

'currently, I'm the one who has the most coins in geumho station.'

Is what Kim Dokja thought, but little did he know, that the person beside him had more coins than he posses.

'Now this is getting worse..'

Rimuru thought to himself, seeing that Kim Dokja was getting the blame.

[The Constellation 'Secretive Plotter', is waiting for you to make a decision.]

[The Constellation 'Prisoner Of The Golden Headband', is waiting for you to make a decision.]

[The Constellation 'Demon-Like Judge Of Flames', is waiting for you to make a decision.]

[The Constellations are thrilled by this sudden development.]

Kim Dokja finnaly made up his mind.

"I see, so you want coins?.., but.. why should I give you any?" Kim Dokja spoke with serious tone.

Not helping was always an option, as he sees this people being irresponsible for their own lives.

"Return the coins to these people" Cheon Inho said

"And if I refuse?" Kim Dokja responded

"Things will get very ugly"

People started charging towards Kim Dokja, having the intentions to kill him, but before a man could reach him, his sword sliced the man's arm, causing the others to stop.

"How pathetic..., ..do you really blame me for this situation?" Kim Dokja spoke with hostility.

The other's started to stance themselves, preparing for the people to attack.

Kim Dokja started to question them on why Cheon Inho's group have more coins and was stronger, and why the people were decreasing, the others started to get persuaded by Kim Dokja's question, causing them to attack on Cheon Inho and his group.

Now the station was turned to a battle field, the people started to fight against Cheon Inho's group.

Rimuru stared at the scene, while some people from Cheon Inho's group tried to attack him, he slitted their throat making them feel a slow and painful death.

It was a way to make them pay for killing the others just to get their coins, Rimuru was angry after knowing this.

'these people.. all of them.. are more inhumane than I am!!..'

While some people tried to attack Kim Dokja, but was severely slashed by his sword, cutting their arms and killing them.

"H-Help.. me.. , urk!" a man asked for help, but got a sword stabbed all the way through his mouth.

"I told you I was going to get you, didn't I?"

Jung Heewon said, then a sudden rise of power flowed in her.

[The requirement for the evolution of the attribute, 'Crouching Figure', has been met.]

[Jung Heewon's attribute is blossoming.]

[Jung Heewon's attribute has blossomed into 'Judge Of Evil'(heroic).]

'Judge of Evil?... Thats the most powerful out of the three judges!!..'

Kim Dokja was surprised.

"Step back for a moment, Dokja" Jung Heewon said

[You have contributed greatly to the blossoming of the attribute, 'Crouching Figure']

"they're mine."

[Jung Heewon will not hesitate to fight for you!]

With Jung Heewon's new attribute, she focused her new power, then a red aura started coming out.

[Jung Heewon's has activated the exclusive skill, 'Hour of Judgement'.]

[The constellations of the pure good alignment are agreeing with the use of this skill.]

[Activating 'Hour of Judgement'.]

Jung Heewon started to kill Cheon Inho's group and those who came closer with evil intentions, they all perished, through the sword of the one who judged them.

But she wasn't the only one who took action, Rimuru was also slaughtering Cheon Inho's group.

Everyone stared at them with fear, but their friends stared at them with worry.

When there was no one left attack them, Rimuru pointed his dagger close to Cheon Inho's face.

Cheon Inho looked around, there was no one to help him, his group was completely slaughtered.

"You are more inhuman than a monster."

Rimuru spoke with menace in his voice, not knowing what kind of face he was making under that mask.

"That's just how a human is.." Cheon Inho grinned, the dagger closed to his face was placed in mid air.

Cheon Inho glanced at Kim Dokja for the last time

"H-Hehe... Just how did you...?"

Before he could say something else, the dagger was swinged on his face, cutting it half, then his body falls to the ground.

'its almost hard to believe..'

[The constellations of the channel are experiencing intense ecstasy.]

'...that we were sharing our food and joking around just moments ago..'

[Survival fees will now be collected.]

The bodies of those who didn't pay for their own survival, burst in blood.

The others who survived watched this with tears on their eyes.

Jung Heewon slumped and kneeled on the floor full of blood, her eyes seemed so tired.

"Get up"

Kim Dokja reached out his hands towards Jung Heewon, her eyes started to get wet, but didn't let herself cry.

She accepted his hands and stood up, the others walked towards them, they all searched for Rimuru, only to find him standing alone, facing the bodies of those he killed.

All of them gathered around Rimuru.

"Hey, ..this isn't your fault.." Jung Heewon tried to comfort him.

"I know..., ...killing in these world, will be valid for anyone who wants to survive.." with those words from Rimuru, he faced the group.

"The scenario has only just begun.."

This experience was marked inside the deepest part of Rimuru's head. Not only him, but the others as well.

[100 coins will be withdrawn daily at midnight as a survival fee. You will die if you have insufficient funds to pay the survival fee.]

[The survival fee will be collected until the second main scenario is cleared.]

[You have entered the second scenario area. Find and move to the location where the scenario will be activated.]

'That those who are desperate to live, must pay for their own survival.'



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