Omniscient Reader's Perspective

"If you really need an energy source, then why don't we exchange stories? We can provide you with stories as a useful substitute."

[I told you to go back]

As I expected, something is amiss here.

If it's just to use Lee Hyun Sung as a source of energy, then there's no reason to reject my proposal.

"Sorry, we have to take his soul back. The final act is about to take place. That said, we don't have time to think about your safety."

[The story "The Demon King of Salvation" has begun to tell the story!]

I let go of my identity and let the "Master of Steel" speak a little flustered.

[How dare you oppose me in Oz??]

With a "ZiZiZi-!" noise, sparks exploded in the auditorium.

The "Master of Steel" is a story-level constellation, but when in Oz, his status will be...  

[I host many of you generously, but you...!]

Almost at the same level as the mythical constellations.

Googling!!

The whole earth seems to be twisting violently, like a heart repeating the contraction and relaxation movements.

-Han Sooyoung looked at me with a pale face.

"Are you crazy, Jin Duzi?! Why are you resisting..."

Next I started to unleash the story.

[The great story, 'The Spring of the Devil's World', has begun to tell the story!][The great story, 'The Torch of the Devouring Myth', has begun to tell the story!]

’ The main “Great Story” begins to tell the story, and the auditorium trembles as if it’s about to collapse at any moment.

I stepped over the violently swaying floor and walked forward.

"Master of Steel," shouted.

[Stand back!If you don't, I'll just...]

Yes, I thought so too.

There were many opportunities to subdue me, but the "Master of Steel" just kept sounding warnings without actually doing anything.

It's like dealing with a Cowardly Lion.

-I went straight through the mask and walked forward to the last wall of the auditorium.

The Iron Master yelled something at me, but I ignored it and slammed on the wall.

The next moment, the silver mask floated away like a hologram and disappeared.

"Listen, monkey."

-Through that open hole in the wall, I could see a monkey, shivering in pure terror.

"Where is the real 'Master of Steel'?"

After a while, we managed to get some useful information from the monkey.

Han Xiuying spoke first. "Well, then, 'Master of Steel' isn't here."

[I- if you do, the 'Iron Master' will...]

"Now, turn off the real voice. Either way, it doesn't sound like a real voice."

"...may forgive you,"

said the dejected monkey now.

'This monkey is most likely a follower of the real 'Master of Steel'.

I don't know why, but this little guy somehow acts like a constellation in this place.

"Wait a minute, did you send those indirect messages by now?"

"Yes, that's right. However, I conveyed exactly what the Iron Master intended."

"Are you 'communicating' his intentions?"

'. My question prompted the monkey's gaze to a corner of the auditorium.

There we can see an altar with a steel sword stuck into its face that looks like a cross.

I observed the appearance of this sword very carefully.

"Now, usually I can hear the master's intention through that altar. But recently, his messages stopped coming, and..."

I reached out to the steel sword.

When I touched it, I felt a shock of dread.

I've experienced this feeling before.

,- It's very faint, but I still get the same feeling when I touch another worldline.

- This means that "Master of Steel" is an existence from another world.

But that is impossible.

As far as I know, Iron Master is the Tin Woodman from The Wizard of Oz. …

Is it possible that someone else stole the zodiac modifier?

Just when I was depressed, Han Xiuying asked the monkey. "Does the tragic state of your planet have anything to do with it?"

"Partly yes. But neglect of maintenance is also part of the problem. After all, every story is doomed to stagnate. It's been a long time since magic disappeared from Oz. You know the story of this place has How old is it?"

"do not know."

“Tourists don’t come here anymore. It’s been more than three years since the last time the monthly average was in double digits.”

'.A vague memory tinted the monkey's eyes.It was as if he was reminiscing about the glory days of yesteryear.

"Once upon a time, Oz was the champion of Star Stream theme park..."

Zheng Xiyuan frowned. "I don't want to hear such things. So, are you going to return Hyun-sung's soul or not?"

"Well, it's kind of..."

"why not?!"

"The reason we're able to maintain double-digit attendance is entirely because of 'Lee Hyun-sung,' and that's why."

"what are you saying?"

The monkey hesitated for a long time before answering her.

"Have you heard that lately, the power of all great stories has waned?"

"The power of great stories is waning...?"

"It's not just Oz. A lot of stories that make up great stories go down the road of stagnation, similar to what happened in Oz."

"But why?"

"A story that came out recently has started to erode the percentages of the others, you see."

The monkey raised its head, eyes full of resentment, and started to stare at me.

"I'm telling stories about you people."

All in all, we got a few things out of our visit to the Emerald Castle, as the monkey told us:

"You can take Li Xiancheng away. In return, please help us advertise."

We asked him what to do and he replied like this.

"You will know where Li Xiancheng is now."

That's why we, these three, stand in this special place.

Not far away, we can see a ferris wheel that no longer functions, like an old, dilapidated carousel.It's a typical look at a run-down, bankrupt theme park.

there are no wizards in the wizard of oz

That seems to be the name of the theme park, and it sounds cool in a way.

My problem lies in what is written below.

But do we have Lee Hyun Sung?

-Lee Hyun Sung's "Memory Experience Center" opens!

-- Find Lee Hyun-sung's spirit somewhere in the experience center and win a cool, pre-selected prize.

What does this mean?

We walked towards the ticket booth and found a price list waiting for us.

* 4000

*Entry ticket 4000 coins

*(50%)3000

*Free entry ticket (3000% off) [-] coins

This is basically telling us to buy a free pass.

The conductor asked us.

-how many people?

"Three."

- 3000 coins per avatar and 60000 coins for constellations.

Did I hear wrong just now?

This is the first time in my life that I have been discriminated against so cruelly, and I feel dizzy.

However, Jung Hee Won suddenly held out her hand to me.

"That counts as a company expense, right? After all, we're in a hurry."

"...certainly"

"Give me a ticket for an avatar."

She swiped the company's payment card without hesitation, and immediately entered the "Memory Experience Center".

I was still dazed when Han Soo Young walked past me.

"Sorry, another one..."

"and many more."

"what happened again?"

"There's also a special discount category."

I pointed to the little notice next to the price list.

*,* Constellation incarnation couple discount coupons are now available!

*'* This is a specially designed couples discount coupon for those sponsors who visit with their avatars!Create beautiful new memories with your avatar and enjoy sweet, relaxing moments together!

After reading the notice, Han Xiuying turned around and looked at me.

I nodded.

This prompted her to ask a question.

"Did you finally lose it?"

"Even if we had enough coins, I don't have enough money to spend in this place."

She glared at me as though calculating something, counted with her fingers for a moment, and finally alternated her gaze between the price list and me.

,. Finally, she sighed domineeringly and asked, "Okay, so what will you give me in return?"

"What are you two doing?"

--. Jung Hee-won found Han Soo-young with me and said dejectedly.However, this is understandable.Because...we're both wearing the exact same wolf earrings now.

[In the "Memory Experience Center", applicable items cannot be removed] [Please show other constellations that you are closely connected with your avatar!]

Han Soo-young shamelessly replied, "I work part-time in the matchmaking industry."

"Let's go to Hyun-sung first, shall we?"

Monkey said that Li Xiancheng's soul should be wandering somewhere in this "memory experience center".

Not sure why he's hanging out here but...

,We had a little free time, so we walked around the "Memory Experience Center" calmly.I wondered what the hell this was, and we quickly found out.

[Lee Hyun Sung, was born a big healthy baby weighing 5.4 kg!] [Lee Hyun Sung, five years old - saved a friend from a bully!]

This is where we are able to 'experience' his life.

[Only those with 'Free Passes' will be able to enter. ]

[Once you enter the Chamber of Secrets, the Chamber of Secrets experience begins.Do you want to come in?]

"Does that mean we're going to experience what it's like to be a newborn baby? Who wants to pay to experience something like that?"

This theme park seems to be similar in nature to an ordinary amusement park.We can enter our personal "experience center" and experience Lee Hyun Sung's life through his eyes or the people around him.

Zheng Xiyuan said loudly.

"I think we've really become famous lately. Someone even came up with the idea."

"...I'm a little curious about the one over there."

We were completely enthralled and studied every aspect of Lee Hyun Sung's life.

It felt as if I had really become a constellation.

Wait a minute, I'm really a zodiac sign, aren't I?

[17-year-old Lee Hyun-sung fails in search of first love!]

- Jung Hee Won stared at this particular "center" without saying anything.

So, naturally, I asked, "Are you going in?"

"No."

We continue to look for Lee Hyun Sung.

His soul emanates a uniquely story-like response.

We can definitely feel the reaction nearby, but...

[Lee Hyun-sung, meet the judge who destroys evil!]

After walking for a while, we found several "experience centers" related to Jindu Company.

[Pure Steel Lee Hyun-sung! And Destroy the Evil Judge He...]

Zheng Xiyuan's pace gradually accelerated.

We follow her.

But we still can't feel Li Xiancheng's existence.

We looked at a row of experience centers before turning to leave, only to find someone unexpectedly behind us.

But he's not the man we're looking for.

"Huh? Uncle?"

That's Li Jiyong wearing fox earrings.

"Why are you here?"

After I asked her, Li Zhizhi gave me a short explanation.

The first part of the story is about Yoo Jong Hyuk, Yoo Sang Ah, the kids, and her going to the blacksmith, only to be told that the "story" has run out of metal.

The second part is about how they walk around disappointed, only to stumble across this place.

Finally, the last part is about how they couldn't win pestering their kids, so they bought a family discount to get into...  

Um?Family discount?

"What are you idiots doing here?"

I looked back, sure enough, Liu Zhonghyuk and his fox ears were standing there.

His eyes alternated between me and Han Soo-young, and he asked a question. "Have you recovered Lee Hyun-sung's soul?"

"We're here to find it. Also, what are you guys doing here, other than looking for the Alloy?"

"The blacksmith shop is temporarily closed. Apparently they've run out of mystery metal."

.' I can guess why this happened, maybe because the great story of Oz was undercut.

I saw Yoo Sang Ah waving her hand from afar.

I also saw Shen Yusheng and Li Jiyong wearing headbands, which reminded me of dragonfly wings.

"! Let's go in next! That!"

"Oh my God, you know, that's for people over 18."

Somehow, the whole gang came together again.

I think this is the best.Now that we have reached this point, we can save us more trouble by going to find Li Xiancheng together.

At this moment, Zheng Xiyuan's voice came from a distance, "Everyone, please come here!"

.We hurried over to her.There we found one particular experience center that had a particularly high number of warning signs posted outside the experience center compared to others we've seen so far.

*18* The experience center can only be entered by persons over the age of 18.

*,* When you are possessed, you may experience mental pain from being treated harshly.

**Korean male avatars should proceed with caution if they wish to use the center.

I looked up at the 'Memory Experience Center' business card and spoke to the others.

"Looks like we found him."

There is no doubt about this.

In this special experience center, you can clearly feel Li Xiancheng's unique boring and slow story.

he is inside.

I reconfirmed the name of this experience center.

I accidentally dropped a bullet

Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Chapter 462 - The Heart of Steel (4)