Surviving Among the Entities

After receiving the autograph and returning, the avatar’s activities became a bit more flamboyant than before.

“Brothers, sisters! Hello! Today we’ll be doing magic to delete a building then restore it! You’re asking what happens to the people inside? Of course they’ll be safe so don’t worry!”

Whereas before he had only used magic within his own room, now he was broadcasting himself openly using it in crowded public areas.

“The magic we’ll do now is flying magic! But it’s no fun flying alone, right? So I’ll recruit one volunteer!”
“Me, me!”

As if showing through actions rather than words that what he was using was not mere magic tricks but real sorcery, he induced passersby and spectators to participate, adding a sense of realism.

“Uwahh!”
“Haha! How’s the feeling of flying above the clouds?”

People’s reactions to this varied.

[Is BJ SungJwa really a sorcerer?]
[Could he be a hero who defeated the Demon Lord and returned from another world?]

A minority of people doubted that he was a real sorcerer.

[The comment above is delusional. Hey, you think he’s a real sorcerer? Then what about deleting that hypernova? What kind of magic could do that! That wasn’t magic but divine power!]
[lololol a sorcerer who can delete hypernovae ^^ Complete power inflation ruining it.]

But the majority still viewed him as just a magician.

“Brothers, sisters! Good news! I’ll be appearing on the Chulssagman show this time!”

Amid this, the story I had witnessed beyond my right eye began unfolding.

“Tomorrow! Saturday evening at 7 PM! Be sure to watch the live broadcast! Huh? What’s the topic, you ask? Of course it’ll be verifying whether I’m a real sorcerer or not! Hihit!”

It was the broadcast where the constellation and avatar would be acknowledged as real existences.

‘That broadcast will be the turning point.’

The moment that myth and fantasy became reality, the avatar and constellation would be worshipped by all.

‘So I must prevent that from happening.’

Conveniently, a parcel had arrived.

“Optical Microscope”

“It’s finally here.”

After unpacking and setting up the microscope, I retrieved the entity I had prepared.

“The Most Convenient, Simple, and Fantastic Truly Fair Contract Allowing You to Use Divine Power to Your Heart’s Content.”

I opened the neat sheepskin parchment scroll.

[Hello there! You who possesses this contract are the luckiest person! As this contract states, it is “The Most Convenient, Simple, and Fantastic Truly Fair Contract Allowing You to Use Divine Power to Your Heart’s Content”!]

Skipping down a paragraph, it plainly listed what could be done with this:

[This contract allows you to do anything! Want to create something? Create it! Want to kill someone? Kill them! Want to know the world’s secrets? Find them out! Want to control others like puppets? Control them! With just this contract, you can become a god and do anything you desire!]

The next paragraph made even less sense.

[In fact, it’s just called a contract but there’s no need for an actual contract! Go wild! From the moment you obtained this contract, you have become a god! Yes, you have gained the fortune of becoming a god! Now then, enjoy! Divine power! Your future is wide open!]

I read the next paragraph.

[To use the contract, just hold it and think ‘I want to use it!’ in your mind! You’re asking if it’ll twist your desires like a monkey’s paw? Absolutely not! Are you asking if it’ll make your mistaken thoughts come true? Definitely not! From control to abilities, it is truly divine power in its entirety!]

I read the final paragraph.

[Well then, have a wonderful time!]

Carefully, I observed the very end of the parchment under the microscope.

‘No entity works against the constellation and avatar except for a few exceptions.’

The part I was trying to find was so minuscule that I couldn’t discover it immediately.

‘The Other World Transfer Book likely wouldn’t work either, nor would using various other entities. But there is a way to exploit it.’

For hours on end I scrutinized the lower portion of the parchment.

‘The constellation is like a child. An pre-school aged elementary student level child who craves people’s attention. And the avatar similarly desires people’s attention while dreaming of being an internet broadcaster.’

I stayed up all night.

‘Additionally, from what I witnessed beyond my right eye, the constellation can sense people’s emotions. It enjoys emotions of worship and affection towards itself, but utterly abhors and dislikes feelings of dislike and hatred.’

Around daybreak.

‘And as the Omnipotent Gold Corporation said, the constellation has a personality prone to easily giving up and fleeing. They mentioned having driven it away before the avatar matured by exploiting that weakness. But given their statement about it being too late, it seems this must be executed within 5 days of its descent before the avatar becomes superhuman.’

I finally found it.

‘While there are few entities capable of influencing the avatar, this is one of them. From now on, I must use this to drive away the constellation.’

Beyond the scope, I read the micrometer-sized fine print.

[Precautions]
[The above is limited to the trial version.]
[If any of the following conditions are met, the trial period will end.]

[Creation: Over 1g.]
[Control: Language over 11 syllables based on the controllee’s language, 1 instance of thought control, physical actions over 10m or lasting over 3 seconds.]
[Destruction: Over 1kg or one life.]
[Movement: Over 10m or lasting over 3 seconds.]
[Other Usage: Over 3 seconds.]

[If usage continues even after the trial period ends, the contract will be automatically made and the payment will be automatically transferred as well.]
[The payment for the contract is your soul, which will permanently belong to (Co.) Lucifer Company once paid.]
[(Co.) Lucifer Company Existences whose souls belong to the company will immediately be moved to “Dimension No. 666-6666-666”. Contractors must follow the orders of the company’s dispatched personnel there, and the company is not responsible for any consequences from disobedience.]

“Just as I remembered.”

I had wondered if the contract details differed from the wiki, but they were identical.

“From now on, I’ll use this.”

Just in case, I went to sleep fully rested. If I made even a slight mistake, my soul would be forfeit and everything would end right there.

‘The soul, I wonder what exactly is the concept of the soul?’

Like Shin Yeong-mun, I am curious about the specific concept of the soul that entities refer to.

“Phew.”

After a good rest, I took a shower. Having eaten dinner, with just a bit of waiting time left BJ SungJwa’s broadcast appearance was only 10 minutes away.

‘How amusing.’

While waiting for the broadcast, I thought about this incident.

‘It was truly fortunate that the constellation chose Korea.’

Choosing Korea, choosing a Korean, and choosing an internet broadcaster who consistently monitors internet opinions – it was an auspicious opportunity.

“Hello, this is Chulssagman. We have one guest with us today.”

If it had been the US, China, or Russia instead, this method may not have worked as well.

“The very person heating up the internet these days! BJ SungJwa himself!”

Nevertheless, the probability of this method succeeding was around 50%. Not certain, but worth a try.

“Now, please welcome him out!”

BJ SungJwa made his appearance.

“Brothers!”

Gripping the contract, I activated its power. As if the divine power had been mine from the start, I could wield it as naturally as breathing.

“Sisters!”

On the screen beyond, I made BJ SungJwa, no, Hyung Si-yeol, utter one sentence.

“Nice to meet you, Igiya!”

The broadcast exploded.

[????????]
[Huh??????]
[What did you say?????]

The chat erupted like madness. At first the viewers doubted what they had heard, but soon realized it was not a mishearing as the chat went into an uproar.

[Was he an Ilbe troll?]
[Did a deranged Ilbe troll still exist?]
[Wow, so disgusting, was this why he was baiting aggro all this time?]

There were around 20,000 viewers. The viewer count continued rising in real-time.

[Chulssagman got trolled with an Ilbe guest lololol]
[Didn’t Ilbe shut down?]
[Ilbe is still 11th in domestic community traffic rankings. Plenty of Ilbe trolls still around.]

The bewildered expression of the broadcast host was priceless. Hyung Si-yeol was the same, stammering unable to provide any proper explanation.

“Th, Constellation? You said ‘Nice to meet you, Igiya’, right?”
“Uh, uhh…… Th, that was……”

Taking advantage of his flustered state, the chat filled with spam.

[We’re the embarrassing gays!]
[Why can’t you say you’re Ilbe!]
[Don’t be ashamed of us Igiya!]

Among them were likely no actual Ilbe trolls. Most were just mimicking the community lingo they had learned online, using it to stoke controversy and drag Hyung Si-yeol down into ruin.

[So fucking hateful, I wish all those vermin insects would just die already.]
[Do that on your own broadcast if you must, but why come as a guest on someone else’s show to expose your vermin self???]
[Why, you ask? Because they want to ruin Chulssagman’s broadcast, of course.]
[Vermin only exist to harm others, after all?]

As the viewers kept pouring in exceeding 50,000.

[I, I’ll explain! What I just said was my st……]

The broadcast exploded.

‘It worked well.’

Things unfolded more smoothly than expected. Since being outed as an Ilbe troll on a 2.6 million YouTuber’s live broadcast was an unprecedented incident, the entire internet was already spamming posts about Hyung Si-yeol.

[BJ SungJwa ‘Igiya!’ Controversy, Mispronounced ‘Igeumnida’? Leaked Recording!]
[No way that was ‘Igeumnida’, definitely ‘Igiya’ lol]
[Wow, Ilbe trolls really are everywhere yet nowhere.]

If he had remained a bit more composed, he might have responded. But I had anticipated the low probability of that happening.

‘Because the moment malice piled on, the constellation would have thrown a tantrum.’

No one rushes to hot issues faster than netizens, and no one enjoys soaking their brains in dopamine through the downfalls of celebrities more than netizens, so I expected this incident to be ignited within seconds – which is exactly what happened.

‘Or perhaps he was just genuinely flustered.’

Regardless of the truth, the plan worked and all manner of malice was directed at him.

[I searched BJ SungJwa’s old English ID, and these seem like posts he wrote on Ilbe? The IDs match!]
└[Woah, what, wants to eat lolis? This sick pedo bastard.]
└[Seriously so disgusting……]

In reality, Hyung Si-yeol did not use Ilbe. Scrutinizing the text portion of the screenshots being uploaded, they had clearly been photoshopped.

[I was a high school classmate of BJ SungJwa’s.]
[Back in school he was a total bully who constantly assaulted others and extorted money. He would skip classes daily to smoke, and if there was someone he didn’t like he would lock them in the bathroom, splash water on them, and piss on their bodies. Kim XX, you were living like trash back then and now you’re a vermin.]
└[Woah, what a piece of trash.]
└[Bullies like that should all just die.]

Hyung Si-yeol’s name was not Kim.

“So he’s a scapegoat.”

In ancient Greece there was a custom of selecting the ugliest person in the village, beating them, then exiling them outside. The meaning was to make that person bear all the village’s misfortune before driving them out – Hyung Si-yeol was the same.

“Burdening Hyung Si-yeol with all of society’s stress to sacrifice him as an offering.”

The blazing flames become dopamine, sublimating into pleasure as they meaningfully live out this day.

‘More importantly, I should check if the constellation has left.’

How to check?

[Isn’t this BJ SungJwa?]

At that moment, someone uploaded a video to a community forum.

“Wahh wahh! Constellation! Where did you go! Come back! I’ll explain everything! For real! Wahh wahh!”

Hyung Si-yeol ran down an alley wailing, falling over repeatedly with his clothes torn and elbows and knees scraped and bleeding.

[He can withstand hypernova explosions without a scratch but falls still hurt!]
[See, I told you it was all a scam lololol]

The constellation had left. The earth was now safe.

“Constellation! Please! Wahh wahh!”

“Hmm.”

While it was all to avert annihilation, I still felt pity for Hyung Si-yeol, so I should help him.

“There it is.”

I recalled one particular entity in my mind.

“Should I go to the Omnipotent Gold Corporation, or find the Merchant?”

Perhaps an entity that could resolve Hyung Si-yeol’s situation.