The World I Was Supporting Was Real - Chapter 87
87. … … Spring has come again
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Ares stared blankly at the table.
And there, in that place—
“Ah, ha ha ha… We meet again, Your Highness.”
“Karen, noona…?”
Clearly, Karen, who had vanished right before my eyes, was now awkwardly scratching her cheek, face flushed.
“What happened…?”
“Well… um! It’s simple. Igwogweodon-nim dropped a blunt fact.”
“Why…? Was it perhaps, because my awakening is still lacking…?”
At those words, Karen shook her head emphatically.
“It’s not that… uh… I don’t know exactly either, but it seems… the gods want me to remain in this world.”
“Huh…?”
“So, like, it’d be good if I stayed with the Prince from now on… well, I’m just guessing that’s what they think. Otherwise, there’s no need for them to go out of their way and drop an extra blunt fact on me.”
Honestly.
Even though I’m facing her, talking to her about this and that—
Ares didn’t understand a single thing Karen was saying.
The gods want Karen to stay?
They dropped an extra blunt fact?
to Karen existing right Compared here before my eyes, all that was completely irrelevant.
“Ahahaha…! It’s a little embarrassing. Even though, pretending to be a big sister, I gave some pretty convincing last words… now I’ve appeared again just a few days later. Yeah. Well, if that’s the will of the gods , then I’m a being who must fulfill it—?!”
Karen couldn’t finish her sentence.
Because—the blonde man in front of her, was now holding her, sitting down, in a tight embrace.
“P, Prince…?”
Ares felt Karen’s body temperature.
Warm.
It wasn’t transparent, or not. It didn’t brush against his arm.
Karen, his sister… she existed here, clearly.
“Sis, you’re not going to disappear anymore…?”
“Hmm…well, that is, once all the plain facts are used up, I’ll probably have to disappear like before. But still—”
—Thanks to God’s love, I think I can stay by your side for a while, Your Highness.
“Sis… Karen, sis…”
Ares leaned against Karen’s shoulder, tears streaming down his face.
Startled by the sudden embrace for a moment.
Karen, with the sleeve of her nun’s habit, which had a slit that was a little too high… Gently wiped away his tears, while stroking his head with one hand.
“Yes. I’m here, Ares.”
“Thank you… I missed you so, so much, sis. Thank you for coming back, for doing all this for me… Thank you. I, I didn’t even believe in God…”
“I’m thankful too. Because you missed me so much, God reshaped me. It’s all thanks to you, Ares. And, remember? God gives plain facts even to non-believers.”
“Thank you…”
Ares wept in her arms for a long while.
A sound, still unfamiliar but—for some reason, felt incredibly warm—echoed in his ear.
[ leegwogeodon : ( Donation / 14,900 Won / Let’s go on a subscription~! ) ]
[ leegwogeodon : Subscription type plain facts gogogo ]
—Fourteen thousand nine hundred won donation, hooray.
The limited-time plain fact, meets a ‘subscription service’—
A moment that creates the miracle of a cycle, where spring finally begins, even though spring has ended.
This, too, must be the grace of Iggwogwon-nim, so we can’t help but shout it out.
Subscription-based, plain facts, hooray!
New BM, hooray!
! ! ! Fourteen thousand nine hundred won donation, hooray ! ! !
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[Iggwogwon: So, is the subscription thing working out okay?]
[GiveMeMoney : Yes]
[GiveMeMoney: The innovative and immensely generous “New BM” that Iggwogwon-nim proposed]
[GiveMeMoney: It seems it has been successfully applied, thankfully]
[GiveMeMoney: This would have been an impossible miracle without Iggwogwon-nim’s support]
[GiveMeMoney: Thank you so much]
The author and I were currently conversing in a new chatroom.
The only thing added to this chatroom was: [Recurring Subscription (Sister Karen): 14,900 won (auto-renewal after plain facts are used up)].
It seemed that, after hearing what I had to say, he had somehow hammered out a subscription system.
I don’t know how it all works – but roughly, it seems to be a system where you pre-charge money, and then it’s slowly drawn from that pool.
It’s amazing to think a manga artist is doing all this, but – from the start, it was the author who created this chatroom and the ability to give money by clicking a ‘donate’ button in the chat instead of leaving comments.
He probably knows how to do some kind of web coding… … or something?
… … Since I don’t work in that field, I don’t know exactly what he did.
For reference, I had deposited 500,000 won.
Apparently, I could withdraw this money again whenever I wanted.
Probably won’t draw, but – it’ll be useful when I have to do another subscription-based donation.
Spent fourteen thousand nine hundred won, so I guess that leaves me with around 480,000 won something?
[LeeGwoGwoDone: Anyway, they added subscription donations, so we can do more stuff lol]
[GiveMeMoney: That’s right]
[GiveMeMoney: We are all fully aware that all of these miracles are only possible because of LeeGwoGwoDone-nim]
[GiveMeMoney: Thank you so much, LeeGwoGwoDone-nim]
[LeeGwoGwoDone: lol fr, be even more grateful]
Even though I’m saying all this-
14,900 won. Even for a monthly subscription, that’s not a bad price, and from the vibe, it seems like I can enjoy it for much longer than 30 days.
Meaning- when considering it as the price to intervene in the comic, it feels pretty reasonable.
Of course, it’s still kind of vague what the criteria for consuming ‘fact’ are, but – I guess the writer will just take it as needed?
Considering everything, it’s still way too little for drawing a comic, so I wouldn’t really complain even if they ripped me off a little more ruthlessly.
The decisive thing is, the author needs some money to want to keep drawing the comic, right?
I actually feel that they can take more money, just please don’t abandon this comic that only I am reading.
‘I can’t live without Erin and Eirene now… ugh… Eirene’s boobies…’
Anyway, Ares will be quiet with this.
I did detour a bit, but the initial goal – removing the threat to Eirene – was definitely accomplished.
[GiveMeMoney: However, there’s one thing I’m curious about]
[GiveMeMoney: Why are you able to be so considerate, even to the person who threatens Eirene-yang?]
[LeeGwoGwoDone: Huh? What are you talking about?]
[GimmeMoney: Lady Eirene is the beloved of Igeogweodeon-nim]
[GimmeMoney: Wouldn’t you think that those who pose a real threat to such a being are deserving of being torn apart and killed by Igeogweodeon-nim?]
[GimmeMoney: I think there were much simpler ways, whether it be to reform their minds by force, or to just make them ‘exit’ by obliterating them from this world]
[GimmeMoney: Divine power is the strength to do anything after all]
[Igeogweodeon: Isn’t tearing them apart a bit much;;;;]
[GimmeMoney: That’s what’s written in the Bible]
I almost said it’s not like I said that myself, but-
[Igeogweodeon: Huh]
[Igeogweodeon: Yeah, it definitely took more effort than just throwing her together with the Saint]
[Igeogweodeon: In a way, maybe I did a whole lot of pointless crap trying to rehabilitate a villain]
[Igeogweodeon: But even knowing it’s pointless crap, it’s the way of God to move forward]
‘Ugh.’
It was a little cringy, even though I was the one who typed it.
Maybe I’ve become an immersion expert, I even felt a strange swell of pride in my chest.
Yeah. For a ‘happy ending’ that’s kind to everyone, this god can repeat pointless crap as much as needed.
[Igeogweodeon: Since I’ve become a god, it’s more rewarding to make them sincerely convert to the religion, rather than relying on supernatural power]
[Igeogweodeon: And if you think about it, Ares is just a little immature, he isn’t a bad seed, right?]
[Igeogweodeon: And also, I wanted Linea to see there are ‘positive’ changes thanks to religion, without something like brainwashing]
[Igeogweodeon: If you look at it that way, I guess I came this far more for Eirene and Linea than for Ares haha;]
[GimmeMoney: No]
[MoneyPlease: After all, it’s Ares who ultimately broke his shell and grew.]
[MoneyPlease: If he hadn’t grown, he would have eventually defied the gods, so you could even call this salvation.]
[MoneyPlease: The way you share straightforward facts even with those b*stards who deserve to be torn to pieces.]
[MoneyPlease: How could we ever repay the boundless grace of Igeogwodun-nim?]
[Igeogwodun: Haha Just keep drawing the comic, author, please don’t give up.]
[Igeogwodun: If you need more money, I’ll give you more… I just hope you can bear with me not delaying the serialization.]
[MoneyPlease: With Igeogwodun-nim’s love, how could I stop observing the world?]
[MoneyPlease: You can ask for something bigger. Igeogwodun-nim is more than worthy to do so.]
[Igeogwodun: Really?]
You’re going that far, huh?
Then, there’s something I can’t help but ask for.
[Igeogwodun: Then, um…]
[Igeogwodun: After so long… I want to see the characters’ firm boobies again.]
[Igeogwodun: And we haven’t had many bath scenes lately either.]
[Igeogwodun: Draw some fanservice… I wanna see Eirene.]
[Igeogwodun: Eirene’s my wife, it’s not weird for a husband to want to see his wife’s body, right??(legit)]
[Igeogwodun: Or whatever character, it’s fine, let’s slowly get to draw some bath scenes.]
[MoneyPlease: Ah.]
[MoneyPlease: Boobies… you mean those, right?]
The response was delayed, and the tone was different from how they usually asked calmly, ‘If you mean boobies, do you mean women’s breasts?’ It seemed the author was actually the ’embarrassed’ type after all…
But what am I supposed to do about wanting to see it so badly?
[Igugudon: Can’t you, like, not? ]
Again, the response was delayed.
Maybe five minutes passed? Then, finally, the author’s message popped up.
[ GiveMeMoney : Alright ]
[ GiveMeMoney : Igugudon-nim, you care so deeply for our world, and what you desire are women who are loved by God and who also love God ]
[ GiveMeMoney : There’s no ethical problem, so I promise to do my best ]
Is it really necessary to go all out just to draw a service scene? I thought, but then I remembered Erin’s bath scene, supposedly the author’s best effort…
… I gulped, without even realizing it.
Ha…
I just love manga characters too much… !!!
[ Igugudon : Hehehe ]
[Igugudon: You can use some steam or whatever, just draw it well]
[GiveMeMoney: I understand completely]
With that, I ended up chatting with the author.
I was just about to wash up and go to bed when—
— *Whiiir!*
‘Huh?’
A message had arrived, it seemed.
Back home, I had all the notifications turned off for anything related to my public life, so this meant the message came from a ‘personal’ contact…
And since I hardly ever chatted with anyone privately, my curiosity naturally got the better of me, and I checked the content.
And…
[BaboGeodeon, burning event started, they’re giving out 14-tier gear as a time-limited thing, are you seriously not coming back??? If you buy the 140k package, they’re giving enhancement protection and a 30-day pet too]
“…Ha!”
Figures.
No matter how much I spent, dropping money on this comic was always a good investment.
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WEEEEEEEE-
The observer, having completed their rendezvous with the divine, fell flat on their back.
Today, their cradle, “the place of nothing,” was more special than usual.
Except when observing the world, this place was always shrouded in darkness–
But now, all the way to the heavens, pillars of light were falling.
They whined, cutting through the near-infinite darkness, implying to any who beheld them that this light was no ordinary thing.
—It seems you succeeded.
“Yeah. Somehow or another, I succeeded in making it according to God’s design… ”
—It seems you pushed yourself again.
“No. The spare divine power you shared, Igu-God-eon-nim… I had more than enough.”
The observer, still lying down, stretched a hand towards the pillar of light and spoke.
“Subscription-based, no-frills facts. What’s needed for it… A connection between the divine realm and this place.”
The ‘Path of Light’, born to transmit the stored ‘Divine Power’ to this place, even without a divine command.
That was the true identity of that pillar.
And that—
For beings who had to risk their lives just to reach for the edge of the divine realm, it was a profoundly meaningful moment, the first direct connection to that realm.
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