..Ah. Aikawa. [ Dokja pauses when he catches sight of him, where as Jin, the white nine-tailed fox daemon, wags her tails slowly. Mostly just curious of him. but we are speedrunning with mems as STARDUST SHROUDS THEM ]
[ I looked down at my two legs swaying over a blank space on the side of the long bridge. The sea's waters crashing together far down below. This is possibly the first time something different happened after Yoo Joonghyuk's regressions. He was a person who didn’t trust what he didn’t know. Then I also need to change plans. ]
Yoo Jonghyuk. You need a reliable companion.
“…What do you mean?”
[ He can’t break through the 46th scenario alone. The important thing is that I can help him. If I couldn’t hide my hand and if I didn’t possess the best hand, then there was only one way out. It was to show a hand that would make the other person misunderstand. ]
Yoo Jonghyuk, I know the future that you don’t know.
[The character ‘Yoo Jonghyuk’ has used the ‘Lie Detection’ skill.
[Lie Detection has confirmed that your words are the truth.]
[ Yoo Jonghyuk’s eyes slowly widened. ]
“…How?”
How else?
[ A Prophet. In Ways of Survival, it was the only attribute that could see the future and had the passive of ‘nullifying all detection skills.’ In fact, only one person had the attribute of ‘prophet’ in the world of Ways of Survival. That person was not me. I didn’t answer and Yoo Jonghyuk bit his lips. ]
“Can you perhaps use ‘Future Sight’?”
It is something similar.
“You knew I would come here.”
Yes.
[ The flow was changing. Yoo Jonghyuk’s fluctuation was conveyed straight away. This was the only chance. Yoo Joonghyuk also know things about the future. But that knowledge is never perfect. The only weakness of a regressor. It meant that the future changed when they used their information of the future. In other words, all those who regressed would eventually live in a ‘world they don’t know.’ ]
Make me your companion. I can fill in the parts you are missing.
[ There was no companion as good as a ‘prophet’ to the present Yoo Jonghyuk. In fact, my present self could play a role similar to a prophet. It was because I was the only reader of this story.
[There is one minute to the end of the scenario.]
Yoo Jonghyuk bowed his head and started to think.
[There are 40 seconds left to complete the scenario.]
Finally, Yoo Jonghyuk raised his head as I stared at the clock with an irritated heart. ]
“I have decided. I will make you my companion.”
[ I wasn’t sure if it was due to fatigue or relief but the exclusive skill was released. Now Yoo Jonghyuk’s face was as difficult as a philosophy book with no commentary written. Yoo Jonghyuk started to take me across the ‘Even Bridge.’ Of course, I was still held by the collar but… I thought things would be all right now. I persuaded this damn regressor and was in a good position. We had almost crossed the Even Bridge and were right in front of the safe area when Yoo Jonghyuk suddenly stopped. ]
“I will ask you one last thing.”
What?
“If you are really a prophet, you should know your future. Isn’t that right?”
[ The moment I saw Yoo Jonghyuk’s serene eyes, goosebumps broke out. His test wasn’t over yet. The grip holding my collar tightened. His hand raised me up a little bit and a gentle wind passed by my feet. Underneath me was completely empty. The smell of blood mixed in with the smell of Han River as the ichthyosaurs jumped towards their prey with open mouths. ]
“Will I let go of this hand or won’t I?”
[ For the first time, I started sweating. Let me think. Even without his thoughts, I knew this guy more than anyone else. I closed my eyes and thought about Yoo Jonghyuk.
[There are 20 seconds left to the end of the scenario.]
Then I came to a conclusion. ]
Yoo Joonghyuk.
[ I was certain about what he would do. No matter how I thought about it, there was no other ending when it came to Yoo Jonghyuk. I talked as I watched a sea commander approaching in the water. ]
I will tell you two things first.
“…What?”
One, I’m not your subordinate. So I hope you will treat me fairly from now on.
“…”
Two, I will cooperate with you but you also have to promise to cooperate with me.
[ Yoo Jonghyuk looked at me with interest and nodded. ]
“Well, what is your answer?”
[ I replied with a smile. ]
Get your hand off me and get lost, you damn jerk.
[ Then the power holding me disappeared. I was grabbed by the force of gravity. I saw Yoo Jonghyuk’s face as I was falling. Yoo Jonghyuk was smiling brightly like something made him happy.
Son of a bitch. ]
“I believe you. You are definitely a prophet.”
[ Waiting for me at my crash point was the mouth of the giant sea commander. I closed my eyes from the shock of the impact along with the cold water of Han River. As I sucked in a breath, a warm and enormous darkness swallowed me up. ]
Aikawa just kind of waves off the stardust that just smacked him right in the face, coughing lightly, his expression... this, while he tries to process that. ]
You two... have a very unique relationship, I think.
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Aikawa just kind of waves off the stardust that just smacked him right in the face, coughing lightly, his expression... this, while he tries to process that. ]
You two... have a very unique relationship, I think.
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he waves the stardust away, face scrunted up but he. laughs. ]
For first meetings, it could've gone worse. He just enjoys being overly dramatic.
[ Jin just blinks slowly. ]
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Yeaaaaah? I'm starting to be able to tell! He doesn't seem like a bad guy though. [ Their Yoohoo Johnson. ]
Are you really as twinky as he kept yelling that you were in trial?
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... Why is that the part you remember. [ i'm so ] I was hospitalized for some time not long before showing up here. So I've lost some muscles, yes.
[ he doesn't want to be assigned twink. Jin just emits a fox-laugh. ]
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'Cause me and Kazunari were talking about it when we were discussing who we could recruit for baseball. So we both remembered. [ It's even worse. ]
You think you could play ball?
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Are you trying to pick out teams?
[ hmm ] Wasn't really a sports guy growing up but I could play.
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Just getting people, we'll figure out teams later! I'm thinking about asking Joonghyuk himself, too.
You guys are real close, huh?
[ Note that he does not mean this in the snide way, this is genuine. ]
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He would be a real good addition to the team. More of an esports guy, but an asset nevertheless.
[ coming from aikawa, it comes off genuine mostly anyways. ]
We are Life and Death companions, so yes. We are pretty close.
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What's that entail, exactly?
[ Should he be hearing the capital letters in there? ]