Hiding a House in the Apocalypse - Chapter 257



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105. Going forward (2)

Actually, you can do anything. Anything.

Live! You can savor the enthusiastic response at the time through the replay feature, or you can prepare for the return of the true Viva! Apocalypse! emperor with Vivabot.

But, no matter what, doing it yourself is the most rewarding.

SKELTON2: (True Skeleton) Did you all enjoy my miraculous live?

The protagonist who created the monumental live has now returned to the bulletin board.

Thunderous cheers and countless handshakes await you.

I sipped my coffee-scented caffeinated beverage and let the comments sit for a while.

Okay, let’s check the comments.

Viva! Apocalypse! What kind of reactions are the bulletin board friends showing towards this Park Gyu?

There are probably more foreigners than Koreans.

Viva! Apocalypse! has an automatic translation system that even supports Mayan, but as is often the case with machines, it does not provide a perfect translation.

It fails to properly translate words with ambiguous meanings or phrases that have symbolic meanings only in certain countries.

Well, I guess you can figure out those minor details by looking at the context and correcting them yourself.

I sat in front of the monitor and checked out the monumental skeleton return article.

SKELTON2: (True Skeleton) Did you all enjoy my miraculous live?

“?”

He tilted his head.

Is Viva! Apocalypse! broken?

Or am I dreaming right now?

I’m not dreaming.

I can still feel my heart beating clearly at this very moment.

“······.”

Could it be that my writing was buried?

I don’t think the regen is that high.

Maybe our bulletin board friends are just tired, so I kindly reposted a comeback post with the same content.

SKELTON2: (True Skeleton) How was my live last week? Everyone, please watch it.

“······.”

This time, unlike before, I refreshed the page every second and checked the trend of the number of comments on the post.

Click click click click click click…

After hitting refresh about 300 times, I discovered that my post had no comments.

“?”

What’s going on?

What on earth happened?

Didn’t you say that the star of the live that day was this skeleton and that everyone was excited by his appearance?

Could it be that the unicorn lied to me?

That’s not possible.

If you had intentions of lying, you would never have given me something like an Internet satellite machine.

I just happened to see someone I know on the bulletin board.

mmmmmmmmm : Oh my······ My live is thousands of times more environmentally friendly and has a warm healing feeling than Twelve Square’s live······

Mgu has been wandering around the bulletin board like a dog that got rained on.

I tried sending him a message.

SKELTON2: Hey, Mgu.

Message from mmmmmmmmm: Who?

SKELTON2: It’s me. It’s Skeleton.

Message from mmmmmmmmm: ?

SKELTON2: ?

Message from mmmmmmmmm: That’s not Skeleton. It’s a different account.

Have you checked my account information in the meantime?

As expected, the bulletin board is a basic old-time download group.

SKELTON2: I’m that skeleton. The one directing artillery fire from the roof of your house.

Message from mmmmmmmmm: Huh?

Message from mmmmmmmmm: Is that really a skeleton? What’s that account? Did you pick up an obelisk somewhere?

SKELTON2: It’s a long story. Anyway, due to various circumstances, I can’t use my original machine right now, so I’m connecting through another machine instead.

There is no time, no effort, and no reason to explain every single situation.

There is only one thing that is important.

This is to give this skeleton back its rightful glory.

SKELTON2: The live I did last week. That was definitely my work, but no one knew it was me?

Message from mmmmmmmmm: What? Twelvesquare is you?

SKELTON2: What is Twelve Square?

Message from mmmmmmmmm: The square of 12. That’s 144. Since it’s anonymous144, Melon Mask himself named it Twelve Square, right?

Is that so?

Is that why the unfamiliar name Twelve Square came to mind?

Twelvesquare. Not a bad nickname, but I’m a skeleton.

Skeleton is Skeleton, so it has meaning, and other nicknames are unnecessary.

I spoke to Emgu while looking at the monitor.

SKELTON2: I’m that Twelve Square. Unfortunately, after the battle, rain came in and broke my computer.

Message from mmmmmmmmm: Hmm—–hmm.

SKELTON2: That’s right. Didn’t you see me yourself?

Message from mmmmmmmmm: I saw it, but I didn’t think it would fly that far.

SKELTON2: Anyway, I have no one else to talk to. Please help me.

Message from mmmmmmmmm: (Captain Mgu is confused) What do you need help with?

SKELTON2: This is what I’m asking you to tell everyone that I’m Twelve Square.

Even if I say it, honestly, you don’t believe me.

What kind of shining effect would it have if the half-retarded Emgu guy said that?

On second thought, I guess I got the wrong number.

There is someone else I can ask for help.

This is Vivabot, the living witness of my live and the administrator of our bulletin board.

Message from mmmmmmmmm: Okay, so what should we do? Since the guy we thought was dead has come back, let’s grant him one small wish.

SKELTON2: No, it’s okay. Do what you have to do.

I felt this while talking to Emgu, but habits are scary.

Even while having a heart-to-heart conversation with Emgu, my fingers and eyes were searching for an emoticon somewhere on the screen.

Even though there’s no such thing as emoticons on our bulletin board.

By the way, Melon Mask is an extreme emoji hater.

Well, the time that Park Gyu lived as “Kelton” must have been meaningful.

Thinking back now, in a very short period of time, I became a named person on the Red Archive bulletin board, a large bulletin board, and everyone envied me, becoming a true “superstar” who was both popular and envious.

It’s great to be a superstar on the kids’ bulletin board, but I think our bulletin board suits me better.

So I left Emgu behind and sent a message to Vivabot.

“······.”

Knock knock

SKELTON2: Admin.

SKELTON2: I am Skeleton.

SKELTON2: I’m greeting you with another account because the machine has changed. If you want to check, I can take a picture and send it to you at any time.

As the one making the request, you should show the utmost politeness.

This Park Gyu is not that inflexible of a person.

It was around 9 o’clock in the Pacific time zone when Vivabot responded to my text.

VIVA_BOT014 : Huh?

VIVA_BOT014 : Who are you?

Vivabot answered.

Is this woman stupid?

I explained the situation, but you’re asking again.

Although his expression was frowning, he held it in and sent the message calmly.

SKELTON2: Didn’t you say skeleton?

VIVA_BOT014: No, it’s not the original skeleton, nor the previous skeleton. There are 3 machines?

VIVA_BOT014 : ?

VIVA_BOT014 : By any chance······?

SKELTON2: Oh, no. I don’t steal our bulletin board friends’ machines and do things like that. I told you. I’m in Jeju Island.

VIVA_BOT014: Oh, that’s right. Now that I think about it, Jeju was under the jurisdiction of the South Korean government, right?

SKELTON2: Yes, that’s right.

VIVA_BOT014: I remember that the South Korean government ordered 1,000 obelisks before the war. Production was delayed, so only about a hundred were actually delivered.

SKELTON2: It’s the same amount as back then.

Why does this woman beat around the bush like this?

Are you emotionless?

Anyone who knows what I’m trying to say will know.

I took a deep breath to calm my anxious mind and started typing on the keyboard again.

Knock knock

SKELTON2: How was the live?

VIVA_BOT014: It was the best! I even sent a DM to him directly on my phone! Even the Melon Mask CEO fell over in his chair while watching the live with his mouth wide open.

SKELTON2: Haha…..

Oh, I see.

It seems that my all-out dance moves have stolen the hearts of not only that ruthless Vivabot, but also the unscrupulous Melon Mask.

It goes without saying that what I want has been the same from the beginning.

It is a fitting reward for my achievements.

In other words, a legend that goes beyond the named.

That’s where this skeleton belongs.

SKELTON2: Over there.

VIVA_BOT014: Yes, Mr. Skeleton!

SKELTON2: I risked my life and performed live, but somehow people didn’t know my name. So everyone was like, “Twelve Square?” They were just shouting out names without any basis, but isn’t that Twelve Square’s true identity me?

VIVA_BOT014 : Right?

SKELTON2: So what I want to ask of you, admin······.

Gulp

I swallowed.

At the same time, I also had some complaints.

No, do I have to say this with my own mouth?

Isn’t it obvious?

SKELTON2: (Skeleton request) That’s what I mean······.

It was when I was trying to type heavy words on the keyboard with a bitter smile on my face.

VIVA_BOT014: Are you saying that Skeleton wants us to make it known that this is Twelve Square?

“!”

This is it.

This is what I want.

Ha, Vivabot, this girl.

Do you know everything?

Although he is as lazy as a sloth, we already know that he has a fox-like nature.

With a big smile on his face, he nodded as if Vivabot was right in front of him and answered on his keyboard.

SKELTON2: Yes, that’s right.

let’s go.

To my rightful throne.

It is impossible for this Park Gyu, who was once called a professor and was awarded the Golden Fleece, to be on good terms with inhuman people like Fox Game and Dongtan Mom.

I stared at the monitor with a slightly excited expression, waiting for the good news that would come soon.

A sentence came to mind.

VIVA_BOT014 : No.

“uh?”

For a brief moment, my vision became blurry.

Something happened to me that never happened before, even when I was fighting the Executioner type.

My reply is somewhat delayed due to unintentional stiffness.

SKELTON2: ?

SKELTON2: No, why not?

SKELTON2: Isn’t this a live performance that I risked my life for? No, what on earth is the reason for that······.

VIVA_BOT014: It’s all for you, Skeleton.

SKELTON2: ?

SKELTON2: For me?

VIVA_BOT014 : Yes.

VIVA_BOT014: (Vivabot’s argument) The moment Skeleton is recognized as Twelve Square, I can clearly picture what Skeleton will do.

SKELTON2: (Skeleton is upset) No, what is it?

VIVA_BOT014: Think back to when I wore the captain’s armband the other day. How arrogant and reckless Skeleton was. I could actually see everyone around Skeleton falling in real time.

SKELTON2: I wouldn’t keep anyone around who would fall that far!

VIVA_BOT014: No, put your hand on your heart and think about it. Seriously. Mr. Skeleton. There aren’t many people left anyway, and if you keep acting like that······.

SKELTON2: (Skeleton tears welling up)

VIVA_BOT014 : ······Ha. Anyway, more than anything, Twelve Square has now become a legend not only in Vivabot but also among the North American Necrocities.

SKELTON2: Yes?

VIVA_BOT014: Oh, so what you’re saying is that while Skeleton-nim was offline for a while, Skeleton-nim became a living legend.

The moment I saw those words, I took my hands off the keyboard without realizing it.

I’m a legend.

The legend I expected would not be formed in this way.

I took my hands off the keyboard and turned my gaze to the story of Vivabot floating on the monitor.

VIVA_BOT014: There are few people in North America who have access to the internet, and there are few people in places where the internet exists who don’t know about Twelve Square. A normal human who is not an Awaken, fights against an army alone, and also fights against monsters, the enemy of humans, alone and defeats them.

VIVA_BOT014: Yes. Right now, Mr. Skeleton is the very definition of a “hero” in American comics. Of course, there are many people stronger than Mr. Skeleton. However, it is difficult to see them as pure humans. They all have the same waves as monsters.

VIVA_BOT014: But Skeleton is different. He is a “pure human” and not a heterogeneous being like Awaken. Nevertheless, Skeleton proved the potential of us humans through live performances. Do you know how much that resonated with ordinary people?

“······.”

I had completely forgotten about it.

One of the functions of the Internet is its global reach.

Before I knew it, this Park Gyu became famous.

And that too overnight.

VIVA_BOT014: How disappointed would the people who had their hopes set on the representative of humanity called Twelve Square be if such a great hero did something strange on the bulletin board?

SKELTON2: I don’t do anything weird.

VIVA_BOT014: No, absolutely. I’ve been managing this community for years. Do you think I’ll do something 100% weird and shatter people’s illusions?

SKELTON2 : ······.

VIVA_BOT014: I understand that you are disappointed, Skeleton, but instead, I will give you one permission.

SKELTON2: Permission······?

VIVA_BOT014: I’m thinking about the scope of authority, and I’m thinking of giving him a position similar to that of a semi-administrator, although not as much as I do. Our Skeleton is now a legend not only on our bulletin board but also all over the world!

Looking at the current situation, it seems like this is all there is to it.

Vivabot has already decided on a policy.

Nothing will change just because I say it.

“······.”

Knock knock

SKELTON2: Okay.

I don’t feel like it, but I have no choice but to accept it for now.

But that doesn’t mean I will hide my dissatisfaction.

SKELTON2: By the way. Is that okay?

VIVA_BOT014 : ?

SKELTON2: I could go somewhere else.

VIVA_BOT014 : Yes?

SKELTON2: Viva! Apocalypse! There are other mega communities out there. So this means Skeleton may be active there.

SKELTON2: Viva! Apocalypse! is talking about the possibility of losing me as a user forever.

This is not a threat.

I have another platform for my activities called the Red Archive Bulletin Board.

Vivabot will have to think carefully.

Thinking like that, I waited for Vivabot’s writing to come to mind.

VIVA_BOT014 : Do that.

“?”

Are you going to give it a try?

It was when I finished saying “good” in the chat window at lightning speed.

There was a knock.

“Are you inside?”

The moment I heard that voice, I unconsciously closed the Internet window.

“it’s me.”

This is Na Hye-in.