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The Kimco Had barely rest after taking care of another scenario, but it looks like They are far from done. 

[ Constellation 'Demon Judge of Fire' Recomends the scenario she made to the star stream ] 

[ Constellation 'Secretive Plotter' Approves Constellation 'Demon Judge of Fire's' Scenario and Recomends it to the star stream ] 

Many Messages kept pouring out like crazy, Most of them approving the Scenario Uriel made. 

At this Point, Kim Dokja was Confused. It is a normal event not to rest after finishing a scenario, but a constellation? Making a scenario? And the rest approving it? What Nonesense is this? 

He's Thoughts were cut off by the Voice of Yoo Sangah. 

"Uh, Dokja-Ssi? What does it mean?" She asked him but she seemed a little worried. 

But Dokja can't necessarily Blame her, He too, would be wary and worried knowing a constellation is the one in charge of the scenario, Good thing this is the same constellation who seemed to support them. 

But still.. 

"i'm not sure. I'm just as confused as you are, Sangah-ssi"

Kim Dokja made sure he was neutral, he couldn't afford them seeing him worried like this. It would propably give the Constellations the benefit of the doubt. But Thanks to the Fourth Wall's Help, he didn't need much effort to Strengthen the walls of Nonchalance. 

And Han Sooyoung joined in. 

"Who let them Take charge of the scenario anyway? Even if they are a constellation, i doubt the star stream would let them take control of the scenario" 

[ Constellation 'Demon Judge of Fire' is offended by the words of incarnation 'Han Sooyoung ] 

Han Sooyoung seemed exasperated. In return as a response, she Snarkly Retorted. 

"Good, Cry about it" 

Yoo Sangah gave her a stern glare as she spoke hushedly to sooyoung. 

"Your gonna get us in trouble soon, Stop putting a lot of preassure on dokja-ssi" 

Sooyoung Glared at her back, She seemed tempted to say more but just sighed and didn't say anything. 

'How am i giving him a lot of preassure anyway?' Sooyoung thought the words sangah said didn't make sense. 

However, The others didn't have time to speculate more, As Unfortunately and unexpectedly, The Scenario was made official.

[ Constellation 'Demon Judge of Fire' is In charge of the Scenario for today ] 

[ Main Scenario Archived - Truth or Dare with a twist ] 

Category: Main 

Difficulty: D

Clear Conditions: Play 'Truth or Dare' but if the incarnation chooses dare but refused to Complete the challenge, they can pass it to another incarnation, However, They then have to complete two dares in the next round as penalty. 

Time Limit: Each Incarnation Choosing between 'Truth or dare' has 60 Seconds

Reward: 100k Coins

Failure: Death 

Kim Dokja's eyes slightly widened as he felt he's heartbeat quickening. 

'100k Coins?! That is a lot for a reward!' He was internally screaming. 

The rest of the Kimco Was shocked too. 

Even Yoo Joonghyuk was slightly surprised despite he's cold demeanor. 

Howevet, Shin Yoosung and Lee Gilyoung seemed excited. 

"I bet hyung could win easily!" Lee Gilyoung stated proudly. 

Shin Yoosung sent him a questioning look. 

"Well, I'm the one that's gonna be helping Ahjussi, so i'll be the reason Ahjussi wins"

She Spoke as if it was a fact. 

Lee Gilyoung glared at her in return. 

"W-Well i'm the one that is gonna be helping Hyung too!" 

And as usual, They had an argument again, But Thankfully, it didn't last long because Kim Dokja managed to stop them. 

However, they didn't have time to bicker more, As All of them were teleported to start the main scenario. 

All of The Kimco was Gathered in a group of Circle. 

"So, who will go first?" Lee Hyunsung Broke the silence awkwardly. 

"I'll go first" Kim Dokja spoke quickly. Earning some Weird Glances but he ignored it all. 

"Ah, if you say so" Lee Hyunsung smiles. 

"So Truth or Dare?" Dokja asks as he hid the small smirk from he's face. 

Sooyoung, Who was beside him, looked at him With Exasperation. 

'I swear to god, This Bastard!' 

"Uhm.. I guess i'll go for Truth" Hyunsung said sheepishly. 

"Great!" Kim Dokja seems Unusually Happy. 

"Do you still Love Heewon-ssi even if you are her Ex?"  

Hyunsung's face flushed Bright pink, he wasn't expecting Dokja to ask this kind of question. 

[ A Few Constellation are baffled with Incarnation 'Kim Dokja's' Audacity ] 

Jung Heewon looked between Kim Dokja and Lee Hyunsung weirdly, however, if one is observant, They can see She was slightly Flustered, But that didn't go unnoticed for Kim dokja. 

"Uhm..uh.." Lee Hyunsung Stutters slightly. 

He doesn't have much time, As he only have a few seconds left

Feeling Preassured, Hyunsung Blurted out while bowing he's head slightly

"Alright, You got me Dokja-ssi, It's true, i still have feelings for Heewon-ssi even after everything"

When Hyunsung Mentioned Heewon's name, He's voice dropped slightly lower as he glanced weekly at Jung Heewon who seemed to avoid he's gaze, making him feeling a pang of regret and embarassment for even glancing at her direction. 

Sangah frowned slightly, Thinking dokja might have gone a bit too far but she didn't have the courage to directly say it to Dokja's face. 

It would be a lie if Kim Dokja said he didn't feel guilty, But Really, he's only doing this so that the two can go back together, it was obvious they are exes who are still in love and he was getting tired of there misunderstanding. 

Sooyoung was Giving Dokja a Look that screams "Hypocrisy" since She knew Dokja was acting like he hadn't done the same with Yoo joonghyuk, just that they weren't lovers. (Yet) 

And The Game Goes on. 

Until.. Sooyoung did something that made the constellations angry. 

She might or might not have broke one of the rules of the scenarios. 

As Penalty for everyone, There is a Bottle at the center for each incarnation to spin, so Nobody gets to pick who goes first or not, Since it will be picked randomly so that Everyone is forced to participate. 

This became a disadvantage for Yoo Joonghyuk who did not want to Join at all. 

It kept going on, Until.. It landed on Kim Dokja. 

And Han Sooyoung, who is the one asking 'Truth or dare' to dokja decided to start her revenge. 

"Alright, Kim Dokja." She Smirks. 

"Truth.. or Dare?" She smiled Deviously. 

Kim Dokja Sweatdropped. 

If he were to pick Dare, Then god knows what would happen. Not only is Dare Unpredictable but it's gonna put him in a Risky or Uncomfortable Situation he can't escape from. He would want to avoid the humiliation and embarassment he might feel. 

 However, Truth is also the same but different, while it may also put him in a humiliating situation, it is much better than dare for obvious reasons. 

Plus, if Sooyoung was gonna ask him something Meaningful or important, then he could use this oppurtunity to reveal something strategic that could benefit us. 

So Naturally, Kim Dokja picked Truth.. But the Question.. Was not what he expected? 

Sooyoung's smirked widened as she thought to herself. 

'Bingo!' 

"Alright then, Kim Dokja, So.." 

"Who is Your Favorite Protagonist besides Yoo joonghyuk?" 

Everyone immediately turned to Kim Dokja ss they anticipated in he's answer. 

'What the hell?! I should have known you were gonna pull this type of thing, Sooyoung!' He Cried in the inside. 

Yoo Joonghyuk who had been silent the whole time and sitting besides Lee Jihye, Stood Up abruptly, Making the Group turned towards him. 

And Kim Dokja felt he's blood run cold. 

"What do you mean.." 

"That Kim Dokja has a favorite protagonist besides me?" 

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Han Sooyoung Bursted out laughing while keeping the stupid smirk on her face.

Never did she think she would see a day where Yoo Joonghyuk is not Subtle about he's jealousy anymore. 

"HAHAHA!! I KNOW DAMN WELL YOU JEALOUS AF!" 

Yoo Joonghyuk sent her a glare but she doesn't seem too intimidated, if anything, it only adddd fuel to the fire. 

[ Constellation 'Demon-Like Judge of Fire' is Squealing at Incarnation 'Yoo Joonghyuk's' Jealousy ] 

[ Constellation 'Abyssal Black Flame Dragon' is iritated at Constellation 'Demon-like judge of fire'] 

[ Constellation 'Secretive Plotter' is eyeing at incarnation 'Kim Dokja' Closely ] 

[ Constellation 'Secretive Plotter' is 'Curious' who is the other protagonist Incarnation 'Kim Dokja' Likes ] 

Ignoring the messages, Yoo Joonghyuk's Gaze was on Kim Dokja. It felt as if it was burning through he's soul. 

Lee Jihye Coughs as she saw the Expression on her master's face, no way! Her Master? Liking someone?! What did she miss?!

Lee Hyunsung was watching the Entire escapade awkwardly, How did a Simple Scenario of Truth or dare.. Turned into something like this? 

Meanwhile, The Kids (Shin Yoosung and Lee Gilyoung) who usually have beef with each other, was snickering. 

"Hyung Deserves better than that bastard"

"Yes, Ahjussi is better with an unnie" 

Lee Gilyoung side-eyed her.

"I think your mistaken, Hyung likes a man." 

Shin Yoosung Gave him a look in return. 

"You think i care? Anything's better than that mean guy who don't deserve ahjussi at all!" 

They both Smiled (Smirk) at each other, as they finally agreed on something for once. 

Yoo Joonghyuk was staring at Dokja with what seemed like an accusing look.

"I wonder why you didn't tell me" He's words were dry, yet sharp. 

Kim Dokja who was not used to this new side of Yoo joonghyuk, responded. 

"Because.. it's not relevant?" 

There was a brief silent for a moment, before it turned into sounds of laughter. This only further irritated Yoo Joonghyuk who's mood only seem to get much worse. 

Yoo Sangah, tried to defuse the situation.

"Ah, i'm sorry Dokja-ssi, i'm not sure why i am surprised, But if you don't mind me asking, What is He's name?" 

Kim Dokja was hell bent on gatekeeping him. After all, Dokja was 100% sure if he revealed the name, The Jellyfish bastard might try to go for he's throat. 

"Ah right, well i'm sure if i tell you, you won't know him anyway" Dokja used the same old excuse he used when Sangah asked the name of the author. 

Yoo Sangah seemed doubtful but didn't press on further. 

Jung heewon joined in. 

"Oh C'mon! Since when does it matter if we know him anyway? Not everyone knows all the protagonist from different Frenchise" 

And, they kept pestering and preassuring him to drop the name of the other protagonist Dokja liked. 

While Yoo joonghyuk was silent and stared at the scene. 

Kim Dokja had another favorite Protagonist besides him? He wasn't sure why he felt salty at that thought. 

But Kim Dokja didn't say the name of that other protagonist. And that thought didn't make things better. 

Was He that important to Kim Dokja that he had to keep he's name hidden? And What did that other protagonist did that earned Kim Dokja's favor? Scratch that, How long did Kim Dokja liked that 'Protagonist?' 

But it won't matter anyway right? He was the first protagonist Kim Dokja liked that he goes so far to Read 3k Chapters of he's own story, that is something Yoo Joonghyuk can flex. 

But how is the mere thought of Kim Dokja liking another protagonist irritate him? 

Kim Dokja had been slightly concerned when Yoo Joonghyuk keeps spacing out. 

"Oi Joonghyuk! Are you okay?" 

Joonghyuk was snapped back to reality by Kim Dokja. He Just shot him a cold and indifferent look. 

"No need to ask, i'm fine" 

Han Sooyoung while eating her lollipop rolled her eyes as if she finds it ridiculous. 

"Nope, You ain't fooling anyone" 

Yoo Joonghyuk, now annoyed, Snapped. But not at Han Sooyoung. At Kim Dokja. 

"You didn't answer Sangah's Question. Who is this protagonist your speaking of?" 

Sooyoung looked at kim dokja with a look that says "Yep, your on your own in this one" 

While the others looked at him with pity, even Shin Yoosung and Lee Gilyoung, who was desperate to go to him didn't intervene. 

Kim Dokja Smiled calmly, however, He's actions differed from he's thoughts. 

"Ah, i'm not sure what your talking about, joonghyuk." 

Joonghyuk's eyes darkened, as if he doesn't buy what he said. 

"You heard me, So answer my question before i kill you myself" 

[ w a yt o g o ki m do k j a ! ] The Fourth wall for the first time spoke to him but Kim dokja ignored it. 

"That's not a good way to handle this situation, Yoo Joonghyuk. Are you really gonna kill your life and death companion just for a small reason?" 

[ Constellation 'Abyssal Black Flame Dragon' Comments that Incarnation 'Kim Dokja' is asking for a death wish ] 

Not that Abyssal was wrong. Kim Dokja was really asking for it. 

Everyone winced at what Dokja said, He's really getting it.

Yoo Joonghyuk glared at him and Kim Dokja felt like he had done the biggest mistake of he's life. 

Yoo joonghyuk seemed tempted to say more but He was cut off with the system interface. 

[ Announcement ! ] 

Incarnation 'Kim Dokja' will turn to he's Favourite Protagonist besides Incarnation 'Yoo Joonghyuk' ! 

And before everyone knows it, Kim Dokja tripped and fell. 

'What The Hell?! Are you kidding me?' 

It seems as though, life was not on he's side. But life was never on Dokja's side to begin with. 

Ah, when he could have been more unluckier. 

Kim Dokja felt as if he's head was dizzy, He Stubbornly looks up at the Kimco and everyone was looking at him with a dumbfounded look. What is going on? 

He looked at he's hand, only to see it was different compared to he's. 

Black Hair, Brown Pupils, a linen shirt, thinly built, a not so average-looking features, and a rather deep outline. 

'Shit' because of that damn star stream, he ended up turning into he's favorite protagonist besides joonghyuk who was not happy about it. 

He Glanced at Yoo joonghyuk who had an unreadable expression, but he knew he was upset. 

Sangah was the first to break the silence. 

"Dokja-ssi, Is your favourite character Perhaps Klein Moretti?" 

Dokja Stared at her with a betrayed look but Sangah was oblivious to it. How the f^ck did she know?!  

Yoo Joonghyuk's eyes darkened as he's hands almost curled to a fist. 

"So that is he's name." 

[ ki m d ok j a i s an i di ot] 

'Shut the Fuck Up Fourth Wall!' 

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For the past few days had been rocky, Since Kim Dokja turned into Klein, Joonghyuk had been Avoiding him. He didn't even look at him! 

Each time he did, he would be hostile towards him but Kim dokja doesn't know why.

'Not Great, To be honest. If my relationship with Yoo joonghyuk becomes strained now, this is gonna become more difficult than before' Kim dokja thought grimly to himself.

And when will this darn side effect of this scenario disappear? It had been a thorn to his side ever since he turned into klein, especially now that Joonghyuk is avoiding him. 

Others are awkward but atleast they aren't avoiding him and they still see him as Kim Dokja even if he was in another form, though, they are still trying to adjust to the changes. 

Since he is still stuck being Klein then he had to Change his identity for a temporary period of time because he couldn't just say he is Kim Dokja while being another person, Plus, it'll give him a lot of benefits pretending to be someone he's not.

And if being Klein Moretti would attract some attention to other constellations then he can use them to his advantage. 

So in short, He Claimed and Pretended to Be Klein Moretti. 

And Yoo Joonghyuk didn't seem too happy about that.. 

'This..' 

He glared directly at Kim Dokja who is Klein Moretti right now. 

'He is getting in the way' Yoo Joonghyuk concluded his thoughts. 

He didn't understand. 

He felt like he is being replaced. 

They would swap each other's names. Now Kim Dokja is doing something similar to another Person he doesn't know. 

It was.. infuriating. 

While Joonghyuk was stuck in his own dilemmas, Kim Dokja noticed it through it all. 

If he wasn't klein right now, he would be sweating bullets. 

'He can't be forgetting that i'm still kim dokja rignt? What's going on?' Kim Dokja thought nervously to himself, But he didn't show it and continued on with his business. 

Yoo joonghyuk looked at him with narrowed eyes. 

'Tsk.' 

'If you're going to pretend to be him, then just be with him' 

Kim Dokja frozed upon hearing that. 

He can still hear his thoughts. 

Seriously, what is with him right now? Why would he want to be with Klein? 

Ways of Survival is the novel that turned into reality, And Klein is not part of the casts since he is from another series, So he doubted Klein would be here nor would he even exist. 

So what is joonghyuk's problem?

Yoo Joonghyuk seemed to know that he was reading his thoughts. 

"Do you want to die?" He spoke, breaking the silence. 

... 

Kim dokja smiled (as klein moretti) 

That Ridiculous smile. 

"Finally, you got the hint"

Yoo joonghyuk's eyes widened. 

He gritted his teeth. 

He seemed tempted to strangle him but he controled himself. 

He knew he had no right to Strangle him in this situation, Plus, Sometimes he forgets that he is still Kim Dokja. 

"Very well then, i guess i will" 

Eh? 

Kim dokja laughed, but it was not out of humor, but out of awkwardness and uneasiness. 

"Ah, what do you mean by that Joonghyuk?" 

... 

He was not thinking of killing him, is he?

Klein Moretti Coughed as he took in the surroundings he is in. 

Many ruined buildings, smell of blood and rotten flesh, a lot of debris and Dust clouded his nose and vision. 

'What on earth just happened?' He lampooned inwardly as he Slowly got up from the ground and dust himself off. 

He remembered that he was just eating with Melissa when Leonard surprisingly paid a visit today and joined them for dinner, They had a small talk before Leonard left and bid goodbye, then he helped melissa with cleaning the kitchen before they got back to sleep. 

And then, he woke up in a different place..? 

Not only was it a different place, but he doesn't seem to be in China. 

Wait, Why is he in Seoul? Isn't that a capital in Korea?

So many things are happening at once.. If he transmigrated then it would explain some things. 

But then again, he didn't want to assume too soon, The last time he did that, it didn't end well, and he was humbled by fate again. (LOTM readers yk, yk)

He sighed as he looked around the ruined city.

Well, He has some exploring to do. 

He sighed in relief as finally he returned back to normal. 

He kind of missed he's old body so it felt refreshing gaining back. Especially the White Coat. 

Kim Dokja attempted to talk to joonghyuk. Small talk would have been fine, but if not, then he would just stick to teasing him like he used to. 

But Joonghyuk wae still the same like earlier. It was as if Joonghyuk returned back to being his old self. 

Naturally, Kim Dokja couldn't take Yoo Joonghyuk's attitude anymore. 

His patience was wearing thin.

He figured that dealing with it head on would be much more better than letting it be. The Flame is gonna grow too high and he doesn't want that.

"Alright Joonghyuk, Spill it. Something's off with you" 

Joonghyuk doesn't seem too surprise with Dokja. 

"Nothing's off. Don't bother asking" 

He replied bluntly, dismissing him much to Kim Dokja's annoyance. 

'Seriously?' Kim Dokja thought to himself, amused. 

He never thought that Yoo Joonghyuk would be this stubborn. 

He was about to Retort, propably trying to coax out more answers from him instead of Short vague replies but he was surprised when Lee Jihye came in, Cutting off there conversation. 

"Sorry to butt in, just had to catch someone creeping around the area" Lee Jihye says while holding the bat on her shoulder. 

She glanced at the person behind her who was being held and Watched over by Jung Heewon. 

Kim Dokja's mouth almost went agape. Are you serious?? 

Yoo Joonghyuk's eyes darkened the moment he saw the person right in front of him. 

"You." He didn't hesitate to grab his sword and point towards him in a somewhat accusing way. 

"It's you that Kim Dokja likes, isn't it?" 

Kim Dokja looked at him in shock and exasperation. 

What is His problem?! 

Kim Dokja tries to defuse the situation, but Jung heewon joined in. 

"Hey uhh, do y'all know each other" 

... 

Kim dokja was about to deny, only to be cut off by Yoo Joonghyuk, Stupid Bastard- 

Only Kim Dokja was able to notice how Yoo Joonghyuk hid his smirk. 

"I know him very well." 

"He is the Protagonist Kim Dokja has his eyes on" 

Oh Fuck-