“How funny. I’m not even a ‘demon king’ yet. How can I give away the stakes in a giant story I don’t have?”
“真有趣。我还不是魔王呢。我怎么能放弃一个我没有的巨大故事的利害关系呢?”
“You can do it if I help.” Asmodeus had an arrogant confidence on his face. It was an expression that made becoming a ‘demon king’ simple. I watched his face and followed up with, “…Okay, I will give away a stake if I become a demon king.”
“如果我帮忙，你就能做到。”阿斯莫德斯脸上带着傲慢的自信。这个表达使得成为‘魔王’变得简单。我看着他的脸，接着说，“...好吧，如果我成为恶魔之王，我会捐出一根木桩。”
At this moment, the stars in the sky were flashing.
这时，天上的星星在闪烁。
[A few constellations are greatly disappointed in your judgment.] [The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is looking at you with troubled eyes.] [The constellation who likes to change sex wants to change your sex.]
有几个星座对你的判断大失所望[星座‘金发囚徒’正用不安的眼神看着你。][喜欢改变性别的星座想改变你的性别。]
The constellations showed a strong reaction as I expected. However, I couldn’t help it for now. Unless I knew how to not lost against Asmodeus, I couldn’t do anything that would antagonize him.
正如我所料，星座反应强烈。然而，我现在还是忍不住。除非我知道怎样才能不输给阿斯莫德斯，否则我不会做任何会激怒他的事情。
Asmodeus laughed like he was satisfied with my answer. “Good thinking. How much will you give away?”
阿斯莫德斯笑了，似乎对我的回答很满意。“好主意，你会捐多少钱?”
“30%.”
“30% ”
Light disappointment flashed across Asmodeus’ face. “It is too little.”
阿斯莫德斯的脸上闪过一丝失望，“这太少了。”
“Don’t you think you’re being too greedy?”
“你不觉得自己太贪心了吗?”
“50% and write the contract here.”
“50%然后在这里签合同”
What a shameless swindler. If I gave away half of a giant story, I wouldn’t be able to draw on its strength without Asmodeus’ permission. I firmly shook my head. “I can’t sign that agreement.”
真是个无耻的骗子。如果我放弃一个巨大故事的一半，没有阿斯莫德斯的允许，我不可能利用它的力量。我坚定地摇了摇头。“我不能签那份协议。”
“Why?”
“为什么?”
The pebbles started to float into the air. This was blatant intimidation but I wouldn’t have come here if I would be caught by such intimidation. I stared up at the sky and kept speaking, “I won’t give a stake to just you.”
鹅卵石开始漂浮在空中。这是赤裸裸的恐吓，但如果我被这样的恐吓抓住，我就不会来这里了。我抬头望着天空，不停地说:“我不会把木桩给你一个人。”
A deep silence instantly fell at my words. Asmodeus’ face was blank and he didn’t understand what I meant. The stars all around me were holding their breaths and demanding clarification.
我的话立刻引起一阵深沉的沉默。阿斯莫德斯面无表情，他不明白我的意思。我周围的明星都屏住呼吸，要求澄清。
“30% of the giant story will be released as competitive shares.”
”巨人报道的30%将作为有竞争力的股票发布”
“…Competitive shares?”
“......有竞争力的股票?”
“It means whoever helps me can gain part of those shares. The extent that they obtained will depend entirely on their contribution to the story.”
“这意味着任何帮助我的人都可以获得部分股份。他们所获得的程度将完全取决于他们对故事的贡献。”
The gazes staring at me from the sky started to change on by one.
从天空凝视我的眼神开始一点一点地变化。
[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is making a interested expression.] [A few constellations are greedy after hearing your words!] ‘Competitive shares’ was the last card I could offer. If I had to take a beast with me while moving forward, it would be better to expand the choice of beasts. Asmodeus noticed my intentions and his expression hardened. “…I was deceived.”
[星座‘金发囚徒’正在做一个有趣的表情。][有几个星座听了你的话后变得贪婪起来!]“有竞争力的股票”是我能提供的最后一张卡。如果我必须带着一头野兽前进，那么最好是扩大野兽的选择范围。阿斯莫德斯注意到了我的意图，他的表情变得强硬起来。“我被骗了。”
“I didn’t lie.”
“我没有撒谎。”
The pebbles floating in the air rushed towards me, to be precise, towards Yoo Jonghyuk. It was a strong attack that couldn’t be easily blocked. It might’ve been hard for me in the past but not now.
漂浮在空中的鹅卵石向我冲过来，准确地说，是向柳钟玉冲过来。这是一次难以阻挡的猛烈进攻。过去对我来说可能很难，但现在不是了。
It was because now I wasn’t alone. The stones flying through the air were caught by invisible hands.
这是因为现在我不是一个人，空中飞舞的石头被看不见的手抓住了。
[A few constellations are staring at the Demon King of Fury and Lust.]
(一些星座正在凝视着狂暴和欲望的魔王。)
It was a situation where I declared a competitive share in a giant story. The constellations aiming for those shares wouldn’t just watch Asmodeus’ actions. Asmodeus gritted his teeth. However, even Asmodeus didn’t want to waste probability in this place against a large number of constellations. In addition, there was a formidable constellation present.
在这种情况下，我宣布竞争性地分享一个巨大的故事。针对这些份额的星座不仅仅观察阿斯莫德斯的行动。阿斯莫德斯咬紧牙关。然而，即使是阿斯莫德斯也不想在这个地方浪费大量星座的概率。此外，还有一个令人敬畏的星座。
[The constellation ‘Prisoner of the Golden Headband’ is staring at the Demon King of Fury and Lust.]
[《金发囚徒》星座正盯着狂暴和欲望的魔王]
Asmodeus stared at the air for a while before taking back his strength. The stones lost their support and instantly fell to the ground.
阿斯莫德斯凝视了一会儿空气，然后恢复了体力。石头失去了支撑，立即掉到了地上。
[The Demon King of Lust and Fury is disappointed in you.]
[欲望与愤怒的魔王对你很失望。]
Asmodeus spoke with a terrifying expression, “You have made a mistake. You are not the one who will become demon king. You just threw away an important opportunity.”
阿斯莫德斯用一种可怕的表情说:“你犯了一个错误。你不是那个会成为魔王的人。你刚刚放弃了一个重要的机会。”
It was a tone that suggested he could give the opportunity to someone else at any time. Certainly, things would become complicated if Asmodeus joined hands with someone else. Nevertheless, I didn’t back down. “Well, I think you are the one throwing away the opportunity, not me.”
这种语气暗示他可以在任何时候把机会给别人。当然，如果Asmodeus与其他人联手，事情就会变得复杂起来。尽管如此，我并没有退缩。“好吧，我想是你放弃了这个机会，不是我。”
I thought about why Asmodeus must’ve chosen me. Common sense said it was more advantageous for Asmodeus to be attacked to Bercan or Melledon rather than me. I was a human and a constellation while Melledon and Bercan were demons.
我在想为什么阿斯莫德斯选择了我。常识告诉我，阿斯莫德斯被攻击到贝尔坎或梅勒东比我更有利。我是一个人，是一个星座，而Melledon和Bercan是魔鬼。
Yet Asmodeus extended his hand towards me first. There was a compelling reason for Asmodeus to choose me. In fact, Asmodeus’ expression seemed a bit strained at my refusal. “…It is really unpleasant. Don’t you know that I am a demon king?”
然而，阿斯莫德斯先向我伸出了手。阿斯莫德斯选择我有一个令人信服的理由。事实上，阿斯莫德斯的表情似乎有点紧张，因为我拒绝了。“......真的很不舒服。难道你不知道我是魔王吗?”
A great demon was making this type of expression. It was an extremely rare scene from the perspective of Ways of Survival. I slowly shook my head. “It doesn’t matter if you are a demon king or constellation. I just want my story to be the best story.”
一个巨大的魔鬼正在做这种表情。从《生存之道》的角度来看，这是一个极其罕见的场景。我慢慢地摇了摇头。“无论你是恶魔之王还是星座。我只想让我的故事成为最好的故事。”
“The best story?”
“最好的故事?”
“You should know what I mean since you belong to the Gourmet Association.”
“你应该知道我的意思，因为你属于美食家协会。”
Asmodeus’ expression changed at the words I deliberately mentioned. It was a face that was both bewildered and delighted. Asmodeus gazed at me with an expression that was hard for humans to describe and opened his mouth a few dozen seconds later.
阿斯莫德斯的表情在我故意提到的词语中改变了。这是一张既迷惑又高兴的脸。阿斯莫德斯用一种人类难以形容的表情注视着我，几秒钟后张开了嘴。
[…A candidate will test the cooking skills of a demon king…?]
[...一个候选人将要测试一个魔王的烹饪技能...?]
I held my breath at the formidable killing intent aimed at me. It was like the whole time and space of the area was in the demon king’s grasp. The confused constellations squeezed out light but the darkness around them was so dense that their power couldn’t reach.
我屏住呼吸，看着瞄准我的可怕的杀戮意图。就好像整个时间和空间都在魔王的掌控之中。混乱的星座挤出了光线，但是周围的黑暗是如此的密集，以至于他们的力量无法到达。
This was the real power of a demon king. If Asmodeus truly used all his power here, I was convinced that Yoo Jonghyuk and I would’ve vanished regardless of the Prisoner of the Golden Headband’s presence. He was revealing this power now as a type of proof and warning.
这就是魔王的真正力量。如果阿斯莫德斯真的在这里使用了他所有的力量，我确信无论金发带的囚徒是否存在，柳永玉和我都会消失。他现在正在揭示这种力量，作为一种证明和警告。
[The Demon King ‘Asmodeus’ reveals a subtle liking towards you.]
恶魔之王“阿斯莫德斯”对你有一种微妙的好感
It was a warning that he could kill me at any time. Asmodeus laughed from inside the darkness.
这是他随时可能杀死我的警告。阿斯莫德斯在黑暗中笑了起来。
[I like it. I will leave for today.]
我喜欢，我今天就走
Fortunately, the situation seemed to be wrapped up. I didn’t pretend to support Asmodeus and he didn’t one-sidedly lose his shares of the story. There was plenty of room to change things… [However, I should clean up the garbage before I go.]
幸运的是，事情似乎已经解决了。我没有假装支持阿斯莫德斯，他也没有片面地失去他在这个故事中的份额。有足够的空间来改变一些事情......[但是，我应该在走之前把垃圾清理干净]
Asmodeus moved his fingers and an explosive sound was heard from my chest. It was the sound of a doll popping. There was a throbbing pain around my heart but Yoo Jonghyuk’s body didn’t receive any apparent damage. Asmodeus’ body scattered into ashes as he left these last words.
阿斯莫德斯动了动手指，从我胸口传来一阵爆炸的声音。那是洋娃娃砰砰的声音。我的心脏周围有一阵阵的疼痛，但柳钟玉的身体并没有受到任何明显的伤害。阿斯莫德斯留下这最后的遗言时，他的身体已经化为灰烬。
[I can’t see that thing wandering around in front of me.]
我看不见那东西在我面前晃来晃去
I gazed at the disappearing Asmodeus before hurriedly touching my chest. “…Uriel?”
我凝视着消失的阿斯莫德斯，然后匆匆摸了摸我的胸口:“......乌列?”
I pulled out that Uriel doll that was already tattered. Not long afterwards, I felt something being disconnected from the doll. I saw the messages rising in front of Yoo Jonghyuk’s eyes.
我拿出那个已经破烂不堪的乌列娃娃。不久之后，我感到有什么东西离开了这个娃娃。我看到这些信息浮现在柳钟玉的眼前。
[The connection with the constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ has been temporarily disconnected.]
[与‘魔鬼般的火之审判者’星座的连接暂时中断]
[The personal scenario has been automatically terminated.]
[个人场景已被自动终止]
I was able to see how Yoo Jonghyuk came here. I didn’t know why but Uriel gave him a personal scenario to go to the Demon World. Yoo Jonghyuk received that scenario and came here. The problem was the scenario had just been forcibly terminated.
我可以看到柳永玉是怎么来到这里的。我不知道为什么，但乌列给了他一个个人场景，让他去恶魔世界。柳永玉接受了这种情况，来到了这里。问题是这种情况刚刚被强制终止。
Sparks started appearing around my skin. I instantly realized what would happen.
我的皮肤周围开始出现火花，我立刻意识到会发生什么。
“Uriel! Wake up!” I desperately shook the doll but there was no reaction from Uriel. The symbolic body was excessively broken and the connection with the body was forcibly terminated.
“乌列！醒醒吧!”我拼命摇晃娃娃，但乌列没有任何反应。象征性的身体被过分地断开，与身体的联系被强行终止。
“Shit.”
“妈的。”
Cracks were spreading over Yoo Jonghyuk’s hard body.
柳永玉坚硬的身体上开始出现裂缝。
[You have left the main scenario.]
[你已经离开了主要场景。]
I hurriedly looked around. This couldn’t continue. At this rate, Yoo Jonghyuk would surely die.
我慌忙环顾四周，这种情况不能再继续下去了，照这样下去，柳钟玉必死无疑。
[The exile penalty has begun.]
[流放惩罚已经开始了。]
It was different from me. Yoo Jonghyuk didn’t have the Fourth Wall. There wasn’t anyone to protect him after becoming an exile.
这和我不一样。柳永玉没有第四堵墙。成为流亡者后，没有人保护他。
“Hey! Anybody is good!”
“嘿!任何人都是好人!”
I hurriedly shouted towards the sky. However, Yoo Jonghyuk’s body was destroyed and my voice didn’t emerge. The cracks that started in the legs spread to the neck and paralyzed the vocal cords.
我急忙向天空喊叫。然而，柳永玉的身体被摧毁了，我的声音也没有出现。从腿部开始的裂缝扩展到颈部，使声带瘫痪。
It was a penalty that prevented me from asking the constellations in the night sky for help. The whole universe was intensely hoping for Yoo Jonghyuk’s death, as if it was going to take away his stories and kill him.
这个惩罚阻止了我向夜空中的星座求助。整个宇宙都在强烈地期待着柳钟玉的死亡，仿佛它会带走他的故事并杀死他。
…Was it up to here? I couldn’t let it. Everything was over if Yoo Jonghyuk died here.
...是这里吗?我不能让它发生。如果柳钟玉死在这里，一切都结束了。
In less than one second, the pages of Ways of Survival passed through my head. The letters on countless pages flew towards me and I reached out to them. Yes, this was the only way. I didn’t have it but Yoo Jonghyuk was different. I was forced to ask him for help.
在不到一秒钟的时间里，《生存之道》的书页在我的脑海中闪过。无数页的信件向我飞来，我伸出了手。是的，这是唯一的办法。我没有，但柳永玉是不一样的。我不得不向他求助。
[The constellation ‘Demon King of Salvation’ is looking at Yoo Jonghyuk’s sponsor.]
[《救世魔王》星座正在考虑柳钟玉的赞助商]
I wanted to use my true voice but now I had no strength. I was forced to hope that my story would reach that existence.
我想用我真实的声音，但是现在我没有力气了。我不得不希望我的故事会成为现实。
[The sponsor of incarnation ‘Yoo Jonghyuk’ is looking at you.]
[化身‘YooJonghyuk’的赞助商正在看着你。]
A huge presence was looking at me. It was somewhat familiar but also unfamiliar. Before I could open my mouth, a darkness came over me.
一个巨大的存在正看着我。有点熟悉，但也不熟悉。我还没来得及开口，一阵黑暗就笼罩了我。
[The exclusive skill, ‘Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint’ stage 3 has been forcibly released.]
[《无所不知的读者视角》第三阶段的独家技巧已被强制推出]
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A space covered with darkness. I had this experience once before. When was it? It happened when I exited from the constellation banquet.
黑暗笼罩着的空间。我曾经有过这样的经历。什么时候的事？这是我从星座宴会上走出来的时候发生的。
[ ■■… ]
[■ ... ]
[ How to change… ]
[如何改变......]
[ …No. ]
没有
Dammit, what the hell did this mean―
该死，这到底是什么意思-
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“Heok!” I shot up and gasp like I was going to vomit. My heart was beating like crazy and there was a cracking sound from my neck. My eyes were full of tears.
“嘿!”我猛地站起来，喘着粗气，好像要呕吐一样。我的心脏疯狂地跳动着，从我的脖子上传来一阵劈啪的声音。我的眼睛充满了泪水。
I was alive. To be precise, Aileen saved me. However, I felt more desperate than relieved. I shouted in a thick voice towards the outside of the treatment room.
我还活着。准确地说，是爱玲救了我。然而，我感到更多的是绝望而不是解脱。我对着治疗室的外面用低沉的声音喊道。
“Aileen!”
“爱玲!”
Aileen, who had been waiting outside, rushed over at my call. She was pale when she saw me pulling out the catheter. I shook off her hands and shouted, “Quickly get me up. I have to go to the Gilobat Industrial Complex.”
一直在外面等着的爱玲听到我的呼唤就冲了过来。当她看到我拔出导管时，她脸色苍白。我甩开她的手，喊道:“快把我弄起来。我必须去吉洛巴特工业园区。”
“What are you talking about? A person who just woke up―”
“你在说什么?一个刚刚醒来的人--”
“There is no time, quickly!”
“没时间了，快点!”
Dozens of thoughts crossed my head. Let’s ask the Great Sage the Equal of Heaven for help. If not, let’s call Hermes. I hated it but I might be able to get a favour using the shares of the story. I just had to get to Gilobat right away. It wasn’t too late yet. Go right now― “There is no way for a person who has been unconscious for one week! You will have to rest for at least one week to stabilize your body!”
我脑子里闪过许多念头。让我们向天上的大圣请求帮助。如果没有，我们打电话给赫尔墨斯。我讨厌这个故事，但是我可以通过分享这个故事来获得帮助。我必须马上赶到吉洛巴特。现在还不算太晚。现在就去——“对于一个已经失去意识一周的人来说，这是不可能的！你必须休息至少一个星期才能稳定你的身体!”
“…What?”
“......什么?”
It felt like my heart stopped beating. I thought it was an auditory hallucination. The world that I read was collapsing. The letters that lost their place were pushing at me.
感觉就像我的心脏停止了跳动。我还以为是幻听。我读到的世界正在崩溃。那些失去了它们的位置的信件向我涌来。
“…How much time has passed?”
“......已经过去了多少时间?”
“A week. You have been unconscious for a week.”
“一个星期。你已经昏迷了一个星期。”
I looked blankly at the floor before picking up the smartphone that Irene created. I turned on the panel and checked the file.
在拿起艾琳创造的智能手机之前，我茫然地看着地板。我打开面板，检查了文件。
-Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World (1st Revision).txt
-三种在废墟中生存的方法(第一版).txt
The title of the text was unchanged. The second revision didn’t come and Yoo Jonghyuk’s lines were the same.
原文的标题没有变化，第二次修订没有出现，柳荣玉的台词也没有变化。
There was a moment of despair as I realized that nothing had changed. Really? Yoo Jonghyuk really died?
当我意识到一切都没有改变时，我陷入了绝望。真的吗?柳永玉真的死了吗？
TL: Rainbow Turtle
