Just after calling the monster–Gilyoung fainted. It tried to attack the theatre master–but immediately got blocked by Yoo Joonghyuk.
Dokja rushed towards the theatre master. Ken–at the same time took out his gun.
"Well… guess I have to go American style." Ken muttered–before firing multiple bullets.
Some of them hit the theatre master. The theatre master used his mind control over Dokja–who was lunging at him.
But for some reason it didn't work, and just when Dokja was about to hit the theatre master–he vanished.
Some notifications came in front of Ken.
[You have contributed to defeat The theatre master. You have received 1,000 coins for your contribution.]
[The clear condition for clearing the hidden scenario has been met.]
[You have been given 4,000 coins.]
After staring at Dokja and Gilyoung for a while, the giant mantis flew away.
Lee Jihye and Jung Heewon came running towards the two. As they were discussing between themselves–Ken slowly walked towards them.
"Um… well… uh…"
[The third main scenario is coming to an end.]
"It seems like they are almost done down stairs too."
Everyone walks toward the balcony. The scene they witness is the disaster that struck Seoul, destroyed and ravaged by monsters and the scenario.
"Seoul… has really… been destroyed." Heewon exclaimed.
"Look! A shooting star!" Gilyoung–who is now awake, exclaimed.
Gilyoung starts to murmur something, and he asks Dokja. "Are you not going to make a wish?"
"...I already did."
"What did you wish for?" Gilyoung asked.
"They say if you tell your wish, it won't come true." Heewon said.
"I… wished to survive long enough to see the end of a certain novel." Dokja replied.
"Um… didn't Heewon just say that it won't come true if you say it?" Ken said.
Everyone looks at him all of a sudden, which makes him flustered.
"By the way… where did you get those? I definitely remember you having ripped and battered clothes drenched in blood." Gilyoung asked.
"Oh, these? The movie I got stuck into trapped me there for 7 whole days. After completing it. I obviously changed my clothes… well, in the midst of it, to be exact." Ken replied.
Looking at the scenery, Ken said. "To be honest… this feels way more peaceful now that the poison fog is gone… It gave me a hell ton of problems."
[The third main scenario has been completed.]
[You have received 1,000 coins.]
[The fourth main scenario will begin shortly after.]
Seeing this, Dokja quickly became alert.
"Stay there with Yoo Joonghyuk." Dokja said to Jihye.
"Is that okay?"
"You won't be of any help down there with the state you are in. And he will also cause trouble if he wakes up." Dokja replied.
Before heading out, he says. "Just let me know if he wakes up. I want to smack his head again."
—***—
As they were walking down the stairs, Dokja asked Heewon. "Did you hear what I said to Joonghyuk?"
"I think I did hear some of it… let me ask you something… who are you really?" She asked with a serious tone.
"I… know the future partially." Dokja calmly replied.
As they were talking to themselves–Ken on the side was thinking to himself.
Did a conversation like this originally happen in ORV? Well… I don't remember.
After strolling around for a while as those two were speaking, Dokja asked. "I want you to be my companion."
"Does… that mean you never thought of me as your companion?" She asked.
"No. I did think of you as a companion. But I didn't know if it was the same for you. What's more important is that we need to maintain this relationship, even if it's a give and take one–"
Before he could finish–she asked. "What will I be doing in the future, you know?"
"I… don't know. You were not there." He replied.
He continued "That is why I need you more. As the future dangers will keep growing bigger and bigger."
"I… will think about it." She replied.
"By the way guys. Am I in there too?"
Ken–who was watching from the sidelines the whole time, finally spoke.
Seeing them surprised, he immediately knew that they forgot about him in the first place.
"Then. Mister Kim Dokja. What I want to ask you is that, am I considered as your companion too?" He asked with a voice that weirdly felt unpleasant.
"Well… I was giving you a chance because Lee Hyunsung vouched for you. So you were basically an intern the whole time." Dokja replied.
"What I'm asking you is. If I'm considered to be your companion." Ken asked again.
"Well… I have not seen much of you as you always acted outside my sight. But… I think you are in."
Hearing this, Ken's face lightened up and he seemed to be in a good mood the whole time they were going down stairs.
After arriving, they saw Gong Pildu and the others causing a ruckus–asking Dokja's whereabouts.
When Dokja arrives, everyone expresses their anger towards him. Then suddenly-
[The fourth main scenario is about to start in 5 minutes.]
As a Dokkaebi appears, floating. The same white fur and small horns.
"Is that Bihyung?" Ken murmurs to himself.
As Bihyung was explaining everything, Ken was standing there without paying any heed to it.
When the new sub-scenario to elect the leader of Chungmuro station came up, Pildu tried to immediately take the flag. But got stopped by Dokja who took it and became the leader.
[You have to hold the flag for 5 minutes to become the leader.]
As others tried to run towards him to take the flag, but got blocked by Hyunsung, who got the shield from Dokja, and activated its skill which gave extra range to the shield. Which helped with blocking more people.
After 5 minutes passed. Dokja became the leader, while Ken is there sitting on the floor, ignoring all the things happening.
After Dokja gets elected as the leader of the station. The fourth scenario starts.
Ken looks at the scenario screen for a while, and decides not to read it. "Why the fuck is this description so long? Ha… I hate it."
As the others were discussing among themselves. Ken was still sitting on the floor.
[The barrier on Chungmuro station is gone due to the scenario.]
[Travel between different stations is now available.]
The moment the barrier is gone. A group of people came rushing in on motorbikes.
When Dokja and the others confronted them, they lowered their stance and started to negotiate.
These guys sure know how to butter up by talking. Ken thought.
After their negotiation is finished, Dokja entrusts the safety of the station on Gong Pildu, Ken, and the others from the station. While Gilyoung is asleep, he can't help in any way.
Dokja and the others go with the ones who came from Dongdaemun station.
Ken–left with the others from the station to defend it, had nothing to do other than sit down and wait for something to happen.
"Ugh… it's already been 10 or so minutes, how long are they gonna take?"
Just when Ken was complaining about it, a group of people started to push through and get into the station. They immediately started to attack others.
In response Ken quickly gets up and takes his gun.
"I used 6 bullets last time, and 5 of them hit. So I still gotta use the last remaining 9."
He took his aim and started looking for the leader. He spotted a person with a red bandana. Then a sound came. Bang! But it didn't stop at that, then 8 more sounds of bullets came.
As the battle intensified, he rushed into it–barehanded