Kim Namwoon’s last look remained with me but I hadn’t come to rescue him in the first place. Besides, why should I save him when he liked Hell?
金南文的最后一眼仍然留在我的脑海里，但我一开始并不是来救他的。而且，既然他喜欢地狱，我为什么要救他呢？
The legless judge climbed the stairs quietly, like a ghost. Some of the symbolic bodies along the way looked at me with interested eyes. Were they constellations who dwelled in Hades’ palace? I didn’t know. It wasn’t all constellations here.
那个没有腿的法官悄悄地爬上楼梯，像个幽灵。一路上一些有象征意义的身体用感兴趣的眼神看着我。他们是住在地狱宫殿里的星座吗？我不知道。不是所有的星座都在这里。
The judge seemed aware that I was drifting off and spoke without looking back.
法官似乎意识到我正在渐渐走开，说话时头也不回。
[You will lose your way if you don’t follow along well.]
如果你不好好跟着做，你就会迷路的
It was a scratchy voice that made me feel uncomfortable. Still, it was the correct advice.
这个沙哑的声音让我感到不舒服，但这仍然是正确的建议。
I looked at the judge before shifting my gaze to the ceiling and opening my mouth slightly. ‘Hey, can you hear me?’
我看了看法官，然后把目光转向天花板，微微张开嘴。嘿，你能听到我说话吗
It was a small whisper that the judge couldn’t hear.
那是一个法官听不见的微弱的耳语。
‘I know you’re listening.’
我知道你在听
This wasn’t Earth but Hades’ Underworld. I was curious. Did the dokkaebi channel work here? Then a faint voice entered my ears.
这不是地球，而是冥界。我很好奇。多卡比通道在这里管用吗？这时，一个微弱的声音进入了我的耳朵。
-…Yes.
是的。
There was a reply on the dokkaebi communication. It wasn’t Bihyung’s voice.
在多卡比的通讯中有一个回复，不是比亨的声音。
‘Are you a new dokkaebi?’
你是一个新的dokkaebi吗
-Yes. I am the low-grade dokkaebi Youngki. I am temporarily serving as an administrator while Bihyung is at the bureau.
是的，我是低等级的dokkaebiYoungki。我暂时担任局里的行政人员，而Bihyung在局里。
Dokkaebi Youngki. Perhaps it was the dokkaebi who dealt with the compensation settlement for the fifth scenario during the day. I got straight to the point.
DokkaebiYoungki.也许是dokkaebi在当天处理了第五种情况下的赔偿和解。我开门见山地说。
‘Why aren’t you doing your work properly?’
你为什么不把工作做好呢
-Huh?
什么？
‘The hidden scenario has updated but why aren’t you letting me know the contents?’
“隐藏场景已经更新，但你为什么不让我知道内容?”
I came to this terrible place and should at least get compensation.
我来到这个可怕的地方，至少应该得到补偿。
-Ah, t-that…!
啊，那个...！
It turned out that this dokkaebi was a beginner. I could see how good Bihyung was at handling things. He just slightly lacked intelligence… The dokkaebi was silent for dozens of seconds before stuttering.
原来这只是一个初学者。我能看出比亨处理事情的能力有多强。他只是有点缺乏智慧......多卡比在结巴之前沉默了几十秒钟。
-E-Excuse me…
对不起。
‘What is it now?’
“现在是什么?”
-How do I update the scenario?
-如何更新场景？
I was speechless for a moment.
我一时说不出话来。
‘Why is a dokkaebi asking a constellation?’ -B-Bihyung told me to ask Kim Dokja-ssi if I’m not sure of anything.
“为什么dokkaebi要问星座?”-B-Bihyung让我问问KimDokja-ssi，如果我什么都不确定的话。
That bastard Bihyung made me an advisor?
那个混蛋Bihyung让我当顾问？
-P-Please wait a moment! I’ll ask another dokkaebi about it. Ah, and…
请等一下!我去问问另外一个dokkaebi。
‘…What else?’
还有什么
-I’m sorry but would you like to receive the backed up indirect messages? It was the first time I was in this situation…
对不起，你想收到备份的间接信息吗？这是我第一次遇到这种情况。
I reluctantly nodded. I never expected a day would come when I missed Bihyung. Then messages exploded in my head.
我不情愿地点了点头。我从来没有想到有一天我会错过Bihyung。然后信息在我的脑海中爆炸。
[The constellation ‘God of Wine and Ecstasy’ rejoices in your plight.] [The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is excited about your adventure.] [The constellation Secretive Plotter is wondering how you will escape.] [The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ prays that you can return safely to your comrades.]
[酒神和摇头丸星座为你的困境而欢欣鼓舞。][《金发囚徒》星座对你的冒险感到兴奋。][星座秘密策划者想知道你将如何逃脱。][“火之审判者”星座祈祷你能安全地回到你的同伴身边。]
…
As expected, the constellations were enamored with watching me. On the other hand, there were those feeling admiration.
正如所料，星座迷恋于观看我，另一方面，也有人感到钦佩。
[The constellation ‘One-eyed Maitreya’ admires the Underworld.] [The constellation ‘Bald General of Justice’ is greatly shocked by the appearance of the Underworld.] [The constellation ‘Bald General of Justice’ begins to doubt his religion.]
[独眼弥勒星座仰慕冥界][光头司法将军星座对黑社会的出现大为震惊][光头司法将军开始怀疑他的宗教信仰]
…
This was a spectacle for some constellations. Not all constellations could come to Hades’ castle.
对于某些星座来说，这是一个奇观，并不是所有的星座都能来到地狱的城堡。
[12,000 coins have been sponsored.]
[赞助了12,000枚硬币]
I got 12,000 coins just from showing Hades’ palace. It was a huge profit. This was like illegally filming private land.
光是展示哈迪斯的宫殿我就得到了12000枚硬币。这是一个巨大的利润。这就像是非法拍摄私人土地。
Some time passed. The silently walking judge finally opened his mouth.
一段时间过去了，默默行走的法官终于张开了嘴。
[We’ve arrived.]
我们到了
The door opened and a huge banquet hall appeared. The interior wasn’t visible because it was dark. The judge disappeared and the door closed.
门开了，一个巨大的宴会厅出现了。内部是看不见的，因为太黑了。法官消失了，门也关上了。
A small light appeared in the middle of the dark hall. An oval antique table was waiting for me. There was a splendid statue that could be seen as a statue of the king. The table contained many dishes that stimulated the salivary glands.
黑暗的大厅中央出现了一盏小灯。一张椭圆形的古董桌子正等着我。那里有一座华丽的雕像，可以看作是国王的雕像。餐桌上摆满了能刺激唾液腺的菜肴。
There was a woman looking at me at the end of the table.
有一个女人坐在桌子的尽头看着我。
[How interesting. A living soul has come to this castle. Furthermore, you also brought unpleasant observers… Today is a really special day.]
真有趣。一个活生生的灵魂来到这座城堡。此外，你还带来了令人不快的观察者......今天是一个非常特别的日子
I immediately recognized who she was. In Hades’ palace, there was only one existence who could occupy the seat of the hostess. I bowed and opened my mouth.
我立刻认出了她是谁。在哈迪斯的宫殿里，只有一个人能够占据女主人的座位。我鞠了一躬，张开了嘴。
“It is an honour, Queen of the Darkest Spring.”
“这是一种荣誉，黑暗之春的女王。”
Queen of the Darkest Spring. She was Persephone, Hades’ wife and the famous queen of the Underworld.
黑暗之泉的女王。她是普西芬尼，冥王的妻子，也是著名的冥界女王。
[You know my modifier. You are a polite incarnation.]
你知道我的修饰语，你是个有礼貌的化身
“You’re overpraising me.”
“你过分夸奖我了。”
[The even more interesting thing is that your soul didn’t shake when you heard my true voice.]
更有趣的是，当你听到我真实的声音时，你的灵魂并没有颤抖
Come to think of it, I didn’t feel much when I heard the truth voice of the constellations.
回想起来，当我听到星座真理的声音时，我并没有多少感觉。
Persephone was a constellation that was at least narrative grade. Due to the difference between us, my soul should’ve been damaged or destroyed the moment I heard her true words.
珀尔塞福涅是一个至少是叙事级别的星座。由于我们之间的差异，我的灵魂在听到她真实的话语的那一刻就应该被伤害或摧毁。
Moreover, I previously heard the words of Kim Yooshin, an upper-grade constellation… [The exclusive skill, ‘Fourth Wall’ is strongly activated.]
此外，我之前还听到过高级星座金有信的话...[独家技能‘第四面墙’被强烈激活]
It was the first time that ‘strongly’ was attached to the skill message. Perhaps my unconscious mind saw this situation as ‘unrealistic’ due to the person I was meeting.
这是第一次强烈地附加到技能信息上。也许我的潜意识认为这种情况对于我要见的人来说是不现实的。
[Sit down, Incarnation Kim Dokja.]
[坐下，化身金道佳]
I thanked her for the hospitality and sat across from her. Honestly, it was an unexpected favour. The aroma of sweet delicacies tickled my nose.
我感谢她的热情款待，坐在她对面。老实说，这是一个意想不到的帮助。甜美食物的香味刺激着我的鼻子。
I looked around but only Persephone was sitting at the table. “The king…?”
我环顾四周，只有珀尔塞福涅坐在桌旁。“国王......?”
[The king is uncomfortable with your sudden visit. That’s why I thought it would be better for me to talk to you.]
国王对你的突然来访感到不安。这就是为什么我认为和你谈谈会更好
It ended up like this. I had expected it. There hadn’t been a single incarnation who had met the three heads of Olympus. Besides, I didn’t play the lyre well like Orpheus.
结果是这样的。我早就料到了。从来没有一个人见过奥林匹斯山的三个头。而且，我的竖琴弹得也不像俄耳甫斯。
“Do you mind if I ask you a question?”
“你介意我问你一个问题吗?”
[You can ask.]
你可以问
“Is this your true body?”
“这是你真实的身体吗?”
[Of course it is a symbolic body. My true body isn’t something that a human like you can withstand.]
(当然这是一个象征性的身体。我真实的身体不是你这样的人能够承受的。)
I quietly gazed at Persephone’s symbolic body. She looked like an old woman.
我静静地凝视着珀尔塞福涅象征性的身体，她看起来就像一个老妇人。
…It was a terrible hobby. Honestly, I had to think like this. Persephone smiled softly.
...这是一个可怕的爱好。老实说，我不得不这样想。珀尔塞福涅温柔地笑了笑。
[You don’t like older women like this?]
[你不喜欢这样的老女人?]
“That isn’t the problem.”
“这不是问题所在。”
It didn’t matter if she looked like a grandmother or grandfather. The problem was that she looked exactly like the ‘grandmother’ on the subway in the first scenario.
她看起来像祖母还是祖父并不重要。问题是，在第一个场景中，她看起来就像是地铁里的奶奶。
[If you feel uncomfortable then I can change to someone else.]
如果你觉得不舒服，我可以换别人
Persephone’s appearance slowly changed into Yoo Sangah’s image. It wasn’t the usual Yoo Sangah. This Yoo Sangah wore a black Chinese dress and a garter belt, with seductive eye makeup…
珀尔塞福涅的外貌慢慢地变成了刘尚雅的形象。这不是一般的YooSangah。这个YooSangah身穿黑色中国礼服，系着吊袜带，化着诱人的眼妆..。
I turned red just staring at her face. Dammit, did she peep at my dreams?
我只是盯着她的脸就红了。该死，她偷看我的梦了吗？
“Just be the grandmother.”
“做你的祖母吧。”
Of course, Persephone didn’t listen to me.
当然，珀尔塞福涅没有听我的。
[There isn’t much time so get to the point.]
时间不多了，说重点吧
“You don’t know?”
“你不知道?”
[I heard a bit from my child but it has more meaning to hear it directly from the children.]
[我从我的孩子那里听到了一点，但是直接从孩子那里听到更有意义。]
Her child must mean Dionysus. I nodded and took a deep breath before explaining. “I’m looking for a woman’s soul. I don’t know if you’ve heard but I’m ready to make a trade.”
她的孩子一定是指狄俄尼索斯。我点点头，深吸了一口气，然后解释道。“我在寻找一个女人的灵魂。我不知道你是否听说了，但我准备做个交易。”
[Soul… it is an outdated idea.]
[灵魂...这是一个过时的想法。]
Her eyelids lowered as she seemed to think of something. Before long, Persephone’s long fingers moved and she started to slice the steak on her plate.
她似乎在想什么东西，眼皮下垂了。不久，珀尔塞福涅的长手指动了动，她开始切她盘子里的牛排。
I patiently waited. It proceeded slowly. The fork firmly held the meat as the knife moved slowly back and forth, slicing the meat with care. The red juices flowed out as a clean section was cut. The fork carefully moved the meat that it had pierced.
我耐心地等待着。进展缓慢。刀慢慢地来回移动，小心翼翼地切着肉，叉子牢牢地握住了肉。切下干净的部分时，红色的汁液流了出来。叉子小心翼翼地移动刺穿的肉。
Persephone made a face like she was worrying about whether to eat it or not. She seemed to have forgotten about me.
珀尔塞福涅做了个鬼脸，好像在担心吃不吃。她似乎把我忘了。
I was about to open my mouth when she opened her mouth first. Of course, it was to eat the steak.
我正要开口时，她先开口了。当然，是为了吃牛排。
[There is no such thing as a ‘soul’ in this world.]
这个世界上没有灵魂这种东西
Souls didn’t exist. It was a matter that all modern physicists would agree on but the problem was the person saying it was a god. It was a god of Olympus, who had long defended the logic of the souls.
灵魂不存在。这是一个所有现代物理学家都会同意的问题，但问题是有人说它是一个上帝。他是奥林匹斯山的神，长期以来一直为灵魂的逻辑辩护。
I said sarcastically, “Plato and Aristotle would rise from the grave.”
我讽刺地说，“柏拉图和亚里士多德将从坟墓中复活。”
[They are constellations right now so they wouldn’t be in their graves.] “I didn’t come here to play around.”
(他们现在是星座，所以他们不会在坟墓里。)“我不是来这里玩的。”
[I’m not playing around. Incarnation Kim Dokja. The soul doesn’t exist. It is just an illusion created by humans who want the continuity of themselves.] “Then what about the people in the Underworld? Aren’t they souls?”
我不是闹着玩的。化身KimDokja。灵魂不存在。这只是人类想要延续自己的一种幻觉。]”“那么地下世界的人民怎么办？他们难道不是灵魂吗?”
She pointed to the steak she just cut.
她指着刚切好的牛排。
[They are like this.]
他们是这样的
The steak slowly entered Persephone’s mouth. She took her time chewing the meat, like she was relishing it. Her red lips glistened enchantingly.
牛排慢慢地进入珀尔塞福涅的嘴里。她慢吞吞地嚼着肉，好像在品尝美味似的。她红红的嘴唇闪烁着迷人的光芒。
[Well, it is very special. Why don’t you try it once?]
嗯，它很特别，你为什么不试一次呢
The same steak that she ate appeared in front of me. I looked down at it and said after a moment. “I don’t want to.”
她吃的那块牛排出现在我面前。我低头看了看，过了一会儿说。“我不想。”
[Are you going to be rude?]
你要无礼吗
“Yes. I’m really sorry but I have to be rude.”
“是的，我真的很抱歉，但是我不得不失礼。”
It would surely be tasty if I ate it. There were at least 12 pages in Ways of Survival describing the taste. However, at the end of a long description, the following sentence was written:
如果我吃了肯定很好吃。在《生存之道》中至少有12页描述了这种味道。然而，在一段长长的描述的最后，写下了下面这句话:
「 It wasn’t until the end of the regression that Yoo Jonghyuk regretted eating the food. 」
“直到回归结束，柳永玉才后悔吃了这种食物。”
Those who ate the food of the Underworld couldn’t return to Earth. Persephone seemed to read my mind and laughed.
那些吃了冥界食物的人无法返回地球。普西芬尼似乎读懂了我的心思，笑了起来。
[The people of the Underworld aren’t as terrible as you think. Most of the known theories are false. You can go out of the Underworld at any time as long as you have the permission of the king. It is a similar concept to a ‘career soldier’ in your world.] “The military life was the most terrible memory in my life.”
地下世界的人并没有你想象的那么可怕。大多数已知的理论都是错误的。你可以在任何时候离开冥界，只要你得到国王的允许。在你的世界里，这是一个类似于“职业军人”的概念。]“军旅生活是我一生中最可怕的回忆。”
[Is that so? Don’t the males in your country say that they should stay in the army? That’s why I thought it wasn’t a big deal. I guess it was a misunderstanding.]
是这样吗？你们国家的男人不是说他们应该留在军队吗？这就是为什么我觉得这没什么大不了的。我想这是个误会
I didn’t know why the goddess of another country knew so much about Korean mean. Persephone continued speaking.
我不知道为什么另一个国家的女神知道这么多关于韩语的意思。
[Incarnation Kim Dokja. You will be treated better than you imagined.] “The person who advised me to be a professional sergeant told me something similar.”
化身金道佳。你会得到比你想象的更好的待遇“那个建议我成为职业中士的人也告诉我类似的事情。”
[Did he recommend a steak like me? For example, the steak currently in front of you. Do you know what will happen if you eat it?] “I can taste the juices of a cow.”
他有没有推荐我这样的牛排？例如，你面前的牛排。你知道如果你吃了会发生什么吗?]“我能尝到奶牛的汁液。”
[You can become a ‘sword master’ right now.]
你现在就可以成为一名“剑术大师”
I thought I heard wrong for a moment. Sword master. It was a higher realm that only returnees who left this world could reach after hard work.
有那么一会儿我还以为我听错了。剑术大师。这是一个更高的境界，只有离开这个世界的回归者才能在努力工作后到达。
[The pasta next to it. You can become a ‘great magician’ if you eat it.]
(旁边的意大利面。如果你吃了它，你可以成为一个“伟大的魔术师”。)
…This pasta?
这个意大利面？
[The soup? It can make you a SSS-grade hunter.]
汤?它可以让你成为sss级别的猎手
This… it was a wonderland instead of a hell?
这里是仙境而不是地狱？
I couldn’t help gulping. I could get power to overcome the current Yoo Jonghyuk if I just ate this meat.
我忍不住狼吞虎咽，如果我吃了这块肉，我就能获得力量来克服目前的YooJonghyuk。
[You still won’t eat?]
你还是不吃东西吗
I slowly moved my fork and picked up a piece of the steak. The moment my fork pierced the meat, strange scenes flashed in front of my eyes. It was the memory of a man training alone with a sword.
我慢慢地移动我的叉子，拿起一块牛排。我的叉子一戳到肉，奇怪的情景就在我眼前闪过。这是一个人独自用剑训练的记忆。
「 I can’t be weak. I have to learn the sword. 」
