Chapter 140
Chapter 140
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 140
Chapter Title: Real-Time Observation
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"Can't be..."
The Observer looked down at the world with an expression of utter disbelief.
The New Continent—a previously undetected unknown world—came into view at a glance.
She had vaguely known that other worlds existed—but a world being subordinate to a specific world? She'd never heard of such a thing.
Of course.
Her acquiring a physical body like this.
The dim space she had inhabited pulsing with life as if it had become a fragment of a world—it was all unprecedented.
The Observer cautiously looked up.
What entered her vision—Divine Power.
The sight of God's love engraved on every single leaf, rippling on the wind, was quite beautiful.
'This is... the sponsorship worth 2,000,000 won...?'
An unprecedented massive amount of sponsorship.
Honestly, she couldn't even grasp how much time had passed since receiving the sponsorship.
Right at the moment it poured in, she could do nothing but entrust her body to the massive torrent.
In that instant, she instinctively knew.
Without the body granted by God—she definitely wouldn't have been able to fully assimilate the miracle.
Divine Power was fundamentally essential for them. As such, excess didn't cause any particular harm.
It was just—like something too good, if it all comes at once, something feels off somewhere.
It was merely a question of whether to accept it or not.
'Still, I'm glad I managed to take in as much as possible without letting any Divine Power spill...'
It was the love of their kind Sole God, Lord Igugwoden—not just any god.
She didn't want to waste even a single won out of the 2,000,000.
Because she knew how arduous the process was for gods to gather Divine Power.
And so, before the Observer could fully adapt to the changes in her own world—
"You're here."
"!!!"
A voice she was hearing for the first time came from behind.
This is... different from Lord Igugwoden's voice.
If anything, it felt similar to beings like Erin, Eirene, or Dish of Holy Knights... a woman's voice.
Startled, she whipped her head around—
A being in the form of a human woman was looking down at her, raising a hand.
"Wh-what?! How is a human here—"
"What are you saying now? After you've gone and gotten a real body, unlike me."
"...What?"
At those words, the Observer—realized who the being before her was.
"You, don't tell me..."
"Correct. I am your kin. I've been guarding your side like a shadow all along."
"Wh-what? You got a body too?"
At the Observer's words, she firmly shook her head.
"No. I merely split off this form to adapt to the small change in our space. If I appear human in your vision, it's merely a shape."
"So that means...?"
"It doesn't mean I've truly acquired a body like you."
"In other words, you just took on a human appearance, but your essence hasn't changed... something like that?"
"Yes. I can't think or agonize like you."
"I see..."
The Observer, for some reason, hung her head slightly in disappointment.
Why am I disappointed...
She still couldn't fully grasp that this was the inherent loneliness any living being could never escape.
"In any case... our space has changed."
She looked up at the sky and spoke.
Yes. The sky.
Something resembling a sky had appeared in their space.
Fluffy white clouds drifted across the sea called the blue sky.
"It seems their world has been incorporated into ours."
"Yeah."
"If all this is Lord Igugwoden's will... we'll have no choice but to come up with a fitting solution."
"...Solution?"
"You should know, right? That we kin all take different forms for observation."
"...Ah!"
At the Observer's words, she shook her head.
"You seem to have forgotten."
"Sorry. It's just, things have been so hectic..."
"No need to apologize. For beings reborn as lifeforms, forgetting is a blessing in itself. Anyway—"
—We need to show Lord Igugwoden a 'method' suited to the newly incorporated world.
"Otherwise, we can't fully utilize Lord Igugwoden's Divine Power."
Hearing her kin's words, the Observer turned her head and cautiously looked down at the world again.
The world was now connected as one—but the way Divine Power operated was definitely different.
Probably, fusing all this into one—was her duty as Lord Igugwoden's proxy and Observer.
Thinking that way strangely sparked motivation, and it wasn't a bad feeling.
"Well, if you need any information, just look it up. Since I haven't gotten a real body like you, my range of movement hasn't changed from before."
"Got it. By the way... there's something I want to ask."
"What is it?"
The Observer slightly turned her head, looked at her kin—who had her arms crossed—and, feeling a bit awkward, scratched her cheek a few times before cautiously opening her mouth.
"...What should I call you?"
"What?"
"I mean, before, it felt like talking to a wall, so it didn't matter... but now, it just feels like... a human is right in front of me."
"?"
She tilted her head, clearly unable to comprehend the Observer's words.
"I mean... calling you 'you' feels kinda... off. You look taller than me, more adult-like... so speaking casually feels a bit weird..."
"???"
"...Never mind if you don't get it."
The Observer let out a deep sigh—
And muttered in a very small voice.
"Calling you 'Big Sister' might be good..."
She then settled into a good spot to look down at the world.
The feel of the grass against her legs told her this place had completely transformed from that dim space before.
She, for some reason, gazed at the sulking Observer, pondered for a moment—
'Being alive is endlessly complicated.'
She left that small sentiment and cautiously looked up at the sky.
—All this, solely for Lord Igugwoden.
* * *
Two days had passed since the 2,000,000 won sponsorship.
Yes. Writer-chan, who sent me two links, had gone radio silent for a full two days!
I wondered if she was busy with something, but the thought that she'd never ghosted without a word like this before gave me a strange feeling—
'She's probably preparing something amazing.'
The author's traits. Dead serious about the worldbuilding. And pulling off brainrot in an almost artistic way.
2,000,000 won was definitely on a different scale from previous sponsorships, so from the author's perspective, having received such a huge gift, she was surely pouring her all into creating a memorable reaction.
Naturally, I never once thought it might be a scam.
To begin with, bluntly speaking, even if she ghosted now, it wouldn't be scamming—she'd already drawn me tons of comics.
'Still, it's kinda boring without comics...'
Not seeing Erin and my friends every day was sad too—
But most of all, I missed not encountering my wife's new side.
Honestly, a bit embarrassing—but yesterday's dream featured Eirene.
Just like Demon King-chan in the story, I was pillowed on Eirene's lap in the dream.
Actually, if I dreamed of Eirene—
I thought upon waking, my mind would be dominated by something close to lust.
But the feeling after actually meeting her in the dream—was warmth.
Just, somehow.
A profoundly warm feeling I hadn't had in ages.
That emotion you feel staying by the side of someone you consider 'your person.'
Ah, this is where I belong—that kind of thing.
Honestly, the thought that hit me right then was—
'...Have I been lonely for too long?'
If it had been something like 'Ha... Eirene-chan's emperor lap pillow is so hot, come here~!' that'd be one thing.
But this... doesn't it make me seem like I don't actually love the comic character?
You could say it's late for that now—but I thought I hadn't crossed any lines, at least.
With those thoughts, I checked the clock—and the daily upload time had long passed.
'No upload today either, huh.'
What on earth is she preparing?
A super long custom short story tailored to my tastes?
Or gathering all the characters I've spent money on and drawing them in insane quality?
Whatever it was, she'd surely bring something worth every bit of the 2,000,000 won.
Thinking that, as I was getting ready to shower—
—Viiiing!
'Co... could it be!'
No texts expected.
KakaoTalk from others? All work notifications off.
Which means...!!!
I quickly checked my phone.
And—
"It's here!"
Spotting the message in the silent chat room after two days, I unwittingly voiced it aloud and hurriedly checked the conversation.
I must've really missed the author. My hand holding the phone was trembling slightly.
[Money Please: Lord Igugwoden]
[Money Please: I'm truly sorry for making you wait so long.]
[Money Please: I never even imagined in my dreams receiving such an enormous sponsorship...]
[Igugwoden: Writer-chan~~~!!!!]
[Igugwoden: Missed you ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ why so late]
[Igugwoden: But you're here now, so it's fine]
[Money Please: Did you miss me?]
[Igugwoden: ㅇㅇㅇㅇ Of course]
[Igugwoden: Two days without comics and I'm starving to death...]
[Igugwoden: No saintess pouch or emperor pouch, god really about to starve...]
[Money Please: Thank you.]
[Money Please: I really missed you too, Lord Igugwoden.]
'?'
Just as I felt our conversation was somehow missing the mark—
[Money Please: Cutting to the chase.]
[Money Please: With the Divine Messenger using 'Armageddon' after receiving the 2,000,000 won sponsorship,]
[Money Please: The two divided worlds have merged into one.]
[Money Please: The world formerly called the 'New Continent' is now Lord Igugwoden's domain, just like Erin's world.]
[Igugwoden: ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Perfect]
[Igugwoden: Dtamuk Thinking Army can't mess around anymore, right???]
[Money Please: Dtamuk Thinking Army...?]
[Money Please: I vaguely remember something, but it seems such a being did exist before using the Divine Power.]
[Money Please: Since Armageddon has been activated, I cautiously suggest you no longer need to worry about it.]
Such a being did exist...
'Over-immersion mode still going strong.'
[Money Please: Anyway... Thus, I shall observe and display the newly incorporated world for Lord Igugwoden.]
[Money Please: Please say when you're ready.]
[Igugwoden: Need to prepare? ㅋㅋㅋ]
[Igugwoden: Let's go right now, starved for two days, hungry af ㅇㅇ need to eat something]
[Money Please: Understood.]
[Money Please: x.i.wm.world]
[Money Please: Real-time observation results.]
Alright.
What had she prepared?
Clicking the link that felt subtly different from usual, what appeared before me was—
"......Huh?"
I let out a voice without thinking.
I had no choice.
Expecting a comic, what entered my vision was—
—Elves hopping around pogo-style across a plain with a small village.
Yes.
They were hopping around.
In real time.
The answer to just how bizarrely unprecedented the development was that the brainrot-master author prepared over two days of silence.
It was definitely a bizarre development.
Following the Holy Scripture rewrite, I had to admit I couldn't have imagined this either.
What the author brought after two days of preparation was less a comic and more—
'This... like a simulation game?'
—Something akin to a game.