075. The main character everyone wants (1)

If you live in the world, you can meet all the very rare people, but among them, Kang Jin-hyeok was a person who can be said to belong to a fairly rare category that you can meet once in a while.

“I want to help interest.”

Just like this, when everyone else shouts ‘Yes’, it’s really hard to meet someone who believes in their beliefs and confidently shouts ‘No’ alone.

Besides, Kang Jin-hyeok tends not to notice. So, if I stay still, I will go at least half way, but I scratch and make a boil and bounce alone.

Anyway, the table was quiet due to the intervention of an unexpected person.

Moreover, because Kang Jin-hyeok was holding the crystal of prophecy in his hand, the visitor who brought the stone was unable to do either.

Of course, this ignorant man was looking at the ruler of the Legion without even thinking about putting the stone down.

The manager, who was very aware of Kang Jin-hyeok’s tendency to have his own strange stubbornness and lack of insight, shook his head and broke the awkward silence.

“Hey, Jinhyuk. From my brother’s point of view, that doesn’t seem like much… … What the hell can you do alone?”

However, before the administrator could say anything more to dissuade him, a man who was really desperate for Legion’s intervention approached and asked urgently.

“… … Player Kang, what kind of future does the Prophecy Crystal show you right now?”

Stalin Castro also didn’t expect much from Kang Jin-hyeok, but he wanted to check it out because he didn’t know if it would be of any help.

He too was reborn with demonic blood, and he did not want to become a slave to destruction, so he had to borrow the power of someone related to the Legion somehow.

“The future I saw… … .”

Kang Jin-hyeok quietly closed his eyes and confirmed how the future would change with his help.

‘Can interest create a variable?’

The Crystal of Prophecy is an item that shows a different future according to the choice of the person who holds it, and through it guides the correct path to prevent future destruction.

The moment a person who can create variables by intervening in future events holds the crystal of prophecy in his hand, this object brings forth a new prophecy to guide him on the right path.

Flash-!!!

The stone that started to shine brightly in Kang Jin-hyeok’s hand and made a new prophecy about the future, and the manager and the former demon king, who watched this scene quietly, whispered something into each other’s ears.

“The Lord of Ruin… … He is a monster.”

“I agree.”

When he held this object in his hand, the former demon king, whose current influence was not large enough to be a variable, realized that he could not change the future dominated by destruction no matter what he did.

“I don’t know what happened to him, but all I could do was buy a little time.”

“… … You mean you can’t stop him too?”

“under… … That doesn’t seem right.”

Similarly, even managers who find it difficult to intervene in world affairs in the first place realized that their gloomy future ruled by the Lord of Destruction will not change even if they actively step forward.

Even if he chose to rewind time again, the preliminary work the Lord of Destruction had done in advance for his advent was so meticulous that the same situation would eventually repeat itself.

“Still, the Legion Ruler has half the odds… … .”

“… … Hey Demon King, he’s the strongest monster in the universe.”

Considering what would happen if the ruler of the Legion, the most important figure aside from these two, who had no influence, intervened slightly in the future situation, the odds of the Legion winning and losing against Ruin were exactly half and half.

In the current situation, the only person who can change the bleak future shown by the prophecy stone is Han Ji-woo, the ruler of the Legion.

“… … I cut.”

And this one muttered by the cook of the Legion, which no one expected at all, was enough to make them all shut their mouths.

“I, I cut the Lord of Doom.”

Kang Jin-hyeok, who opened his eyes again after seeing the future that would be changed by his intervention, declared his victory to his surprise.

Everyone in the room stared blankly at Kang Jin-hyeok at the unexpected development of the situation, and the ruler of the corps stared at the sparkling crystal of prophecy, thought for a moment, and then opened his mouth.

“… … Hey, do whatever you want.”

* * *

Everyone expected failure, but success alone?

It would be difficult for anyone else, not just those here, to anticipate such an absurd situation.

“No, wait a minute. Give that stone back for a second.”

I picked up the crystal of the prophecy that I never wanted to touch again, wondering if this unexpected result was wrong. And I started to find out what variables the Legion’s cooks created in the future and how they did it.

The method was simple. This stone shows the future that changes according to my choices, so I just had to choose to let Kang Jin-hyeok do whatever he wanted without stopping it.

“… … Such a crazy bastard.”

After confirming in detail what kind of future Kang Jin-hyeok had drawn with the correction of this prophecy, I couldn’t stand the swearing.

“You like to play hero, but did you really sit down to play hero?”

This was a development that made no sense in the first place. The future Kang Jin-hyeok saw was very unreliable by my standards.

The reason I got a half-and-half win/loss prediction for the future I saw through this revision was because I had calculated the corps’ abilities in a very conservative and pessimistic way.

However, the future that Kang Jin-hyeok actively intervened and changed as a variable, unlike me, was very optimistic.

No, this is a future with no proper calculations at all.

“To be like this picture, all the energy of the real universe must come together, right?”

First of all, he had drawn an uncalculated future, such as the current apostles and former colleagues actively helping him, and borrowing various weapons from the temple of Horus.

Okay, let’s think it’s possible and move on.

Assuming that he possessed a legendary item, or that his skills were so advanced that he controlled the legion like Arachne, it was a very unlikely story.

“… … Seriously, if this is the case, I will definitely win.”

Looking at Kang Jin-hyeok, who is now strongly demanding the manager for the legendary item that appeared in such an imaginative future prophecy, I had no choice but to seriously think about whether I should withdraw what I said.

“Hey you crazy bastard, that’s not okay.”

“… … This is exactly what I need.”

“No, just because you need it, I can’t just give it to you, bastard. Do you guys think [Excalibur] is the name of someone’s dog?”

“It’s the only weapon that can cut down the Lord of Doom.”

“… … ha, ok i got it Let’s talk about it for once. But don’t trust too much. That old man is a nobleman who cherishes his sword more than his lover.”

A legendary weapon said to have been used by the manager of the squadron, should I really believe that guy who openly demands it?

I have no intention of stopping Kang Jin-hyeok if he really wants to do it. However, I couldn’t really trust the prophecy of the future where I would win so absurdly.

“Then, what if I fight with all my might?”

To be honest, since he was shouting victory so proudly, I also subtly hurt my pride.

So I grabbed the crystal of prophecy once more and started drawing a picture of the doom or whatnot demon bastard from my point of view.

“As long as you have a good imagination, you will win unconditionally.”

In the first place, not only did I have the corps, but I had the enormous burden of having to defeat the enemy without much damage while defending the strongholds, hometowns, and those in the distant pioneering territories, as well as the corps’ hometown.

However, I was convinced that if I drew a picture of dealing with the enemy with the full strength of the corps without paying attention to all of that, at least the weight would lean more towards victory than before.

“… … yes?”

However, this is a bit strange.

“Hey, Castro? Isn’t this broken?”

“… … .”

This damn pendulum of victory and defeat, perfectly balanced half-and-half, didn’t change at all no matter what I did.

“No, what the hell is this? Why does that bastard work and me not?”

With the powerful computing power of the main body of the Hive Mind, I considered all the possible cases and came up with the best way to deal with all the unexpected situations that could arise. It didn’t stop there, and the attack also mobilized the most efficient method I could think of.

But for whatever reason, no matter how many pictures I drew, the result of winning or losing seemed to have no intention of changing at all.

“Fuck… … Either I die or he dies… … .”

So the last ending I saw was always the same scene repeating itself as if it had been copied and pasted.

… … no, why is this happening?

Why the hell doesn’t the picture of me winning perfectly come out at all?

“The ruler of the legion. Will you send me the player river?”

While I was racking my brain and suffering from the extreme consequences of the prophecy, Stalin Castro approached me and asked subtly.

“under… … What are you going to do with the guy who wants to do it? take me.”

Anyway, I think it’s much better to send that guy out and let him do it himself than to make an ending where I don’t die.

Besides, I feel like the outcome will definitely not be good if I actively participate in this case, but on the contrary, Kang Jin-hyeok keeps having a strange feeling that everything will work out very well.

“Ruler, can the player Kang really succeed?”

“I don’t know. If you fail, that bastard will search alone.”

“… … .”

If Kang Jin-hyeok fails to stop the Lord of Ruin, I will opt for a mass migration as planned. In a place where the Lord of Destruction is hard to invade, we live a very peaceful and happy life after retirement.

“Rather than putting the people of my hometown in danger of destruction, avoiding the fight itself in the first place is the best option.”

“… … You are such a wonderful person.”

“It’s stupid to deliberately shed blood that doesn’t need to be shed.”

This is how I put my words very plausible. At this level, the manager, the former demon lord, or the former colleagues who will soon be returning from business or the current apostles can fully understand why I am not actively fighting.

Of course, the biggest reason for avoiding this fight was not for such a grandiose cause, but because I didn’t want to fall behind in the first place. Wouldn’t it be much better to roll in this world than to go to the underworld, even if it was a field of dog shit?

Anyway, it was the moment when we were about to make a decision, roughly deciding to make Kang Jin-hyeok the protagonist of a ridiculous prophecy.

“That fix… … Could I have a look?”

As another candidate for the protagonist, who had not yet encountered the revision of the prophecy, appeared in the room, Kang Jin-hyeok’s position as the protagonist began to be greatly threatened.

“Oh right. Miyoung is also the ruler of her own army, right?”

“… … Hey, manager? Are you saying that woman is also a ruler?”

“Yes, he is the head of the Balaur who protects the legion’s homeland.”

In the eyes of Stalin Castro, who heard the identity of the newly emerged savior candidate through the manager, an intense greed that only I could recognize momentarily flashed.

“Beautiful lady, you are free to view the crystals of this prophecy.”

Flash-!!!

The head of the Balaur received the crystal of the prophecy that caused the problem and grabbed it. And the chef of the corps who ‘dreams of being a protagonist’, who watched this quietly, swallowed dry saliva without even knowing it and began to break out in a cold sweat.

“… … .”

If it were me, I’d never do a main character who has to act as a hero, even if it’s just because it’s annoying, but he’s such a weird guy.

“ah… … !”

At last the light from the crystal of prophecy stopped, and all eyes turned to a woman.