Persephone laughed softly.
珀尔塞福涅轻轻地笑了。
[Why? Don’t you like it? The neighbouring archangel told me that this is your taste.]
为什么?你不喜欢吗?邻近的大天使告诉我这是你的口味
“It is an absolute misunderstanding.”
“这绝对是一种误解。”
[Hrmm…]
[ Hrmm... ]
Persephone’s voice sounded regretful. For reference, Persephone was currently in the form of Yoo Jonghyuk. It was just fortunate that she wasn’t wearing a Chinese dress.
珀尔塞福涅的声音听起来很遗憾。作为参考，珀尔塞福涅现在的形象是柳钟玉。幸运的是她没有穿中国裙子。
[Then how about this?]
[那这个呢?]
“Wait…!” Before I could finish, Persephone’s appearance changed once again. I thought she would turn into Yoo Sangah in a Chinese dress but this time it was unexpected. “No, this…”
“等等......!”我还没来得及说完，珀尔塞福涅的容貌又一次改变了。我原以为她会穿着中国服装变成刘尚雅，但这一次出乎我的意料。“不，这个......”
Persephone smiled and I flushed, despite knowing the other person was Persephone. Persephone was in the form of the ‘punisher’ that I had seen a while ago.
珀尔塞福涅笑了，我脸红了，尽管我知道那个人就是珀尔塞福涅。珀尔塞福涅的形式是“惩罚者”，我已经看到了一段时间。
[I noticed that you couldn’t take your eyes off her at the time. Is it like this?]
[我注意到那时你的眼睛一直盯着她。是这样吗?]
The white skin was revealed through the side of the dress and I reflexively closed my eyes while shouting, “…Stop teasing!”
白色的皮肤透过裙子的侧面显露出来，我条件反射地闭上眼睛，喊道，“......别逗了!”
[Huhu, it is really funny.]
[虎虎，真好笑。]
Persephone laughed like a child before once again transforming. This time, it was the appearance of Yoo Sangah. She had a tidy office look instead of the Chinese dress and garter belt. I saw this appearance from the days of Mino Soft and felt complicated. Yoo Sangah always spoke to me in this attire.
珀尔塞福涅笑得像个孩子一样，然后再次变形。这一次，是刘尚雅的出场。她有一个整洁的办公室外观，而不是中国服装和吊袜带。我看到这种外观从日子的米诺软和感觉复杂。刘尚雅总是穿着这身打扮跟我说话。
Yoo Sangah-ssi, please be well. I was a bit worried that she was with Han Sooyoung… still, it was Yoo Sangah so I believed she would be okay.
柳善雅-西，请保重。我有点担心她和韩秀英在一起......不过，是刘尚雅，所以我相信她会没事的。
Persephone kept smiling.
珀尔塞福涅一直保持微笑。
[Follow me. I came to pick you up.]
跟我来，我来接你
I nodded and followed behind Persephone. I walked out of the waiting room and felt a bit nervous at some of the gazes of the constellations. I walked with Persephone and saw the constellations. I felt like I was her young servant for some reason.
我点点头，跟在珀尔塞福涅身后。我走出候诊室，看到一些星座的凝视，我感到有点紧张。我和珀尔塞福涅一起散步，看到了星座。出于某种原因，我感觉自己像是她年轻的仆人。
Soon after, Persephone and I reached a huge elevator in the middle of the lobby. Maybe the Gourmet Association Festival would be held on the top floor of this castle.
不久之后，我和珀尔塞福涅来到大厅中央的一个巨大的电梯前。也许美食家协会节会在这座城堡的顶层举行。
The door of the elevator that resembled a huge crystal ball was opened and Persephone and I boarded. My body felt a bit heavier and the darkness of the Dark Dimension spread outside the transparent crystal wall. Beyond the horizon of the dimension, the magnificent world of the Star Stream was revealed.
电梯门像一个巨大的水晶球一样打开了，珀尔塞福涅和我登上了电梯。我的身体感觉有点沉重，黑暗次元的黑暗扩散到透明的水晶墙外面。在维度的地平线之外，展现了星流的壮丽世界。
[You are looking forward to it.]
你很期待
“Rather than looking forward to it, I am a bit nervous.”
“我有点紧张，而不是期待它。”
Persephone laughed as if she understood my heart.
珀尔塞福涅笑了，仿佛她懂得我的心意。
[I’m glad you are alive. Last time you were an incarnation and now you are a constellation.] “I’m still a newbie. I’m not sure it is okay for me to come here.”
我很高兴你还活着。上次你是一个化身，现在你是一个星座“我还是个新手。我不确定我来这里是否合适。”
I meant to be humble by Persephone’s expression hardened at my words.
珀尔塞福涅听了我的话，表情变得强硬起来，我本想谦虚一点。
[What do you think my position is in the Gourmet Association? Is it hard to take in a new member?] “That’s not what I meant…”
你认为我在美食家协会的地位如何？吸收一个新成员难吗?]“我不是这个意思......”
[I’m just joking.]
我只是开个玩笑
“Please stop making fun of me.”
“请不要再取笑我了。”
[Think of it as investing in advance since I don’t know how promising a constellation you will be in the future. It is something you will have to suffer one day.]
你可以把它看作是提前投资，因为我不知道你未来的星座有多大前途。这是某天你必须忍受的事情
I felt it before but I didn’t know why this queen was so good to me. The only thing she asked for in exchange for taking the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint to Tartarus was to participate in this Gourmet Association Festival.
我以前就感觉到了，但是我不知道为什么这个女王对我这么好。她唯一要求的交换条件就是带着破天剑圣人去塔尔塔罗斯，参加这个美食家协会节。
Maybe she knew. In fact, the condition of attending the Gourmet Association was beneficial for me, not her. She made a full-fledged debut for me as a constellation.
也许她知道。事实上，参加美食家协会的条件对我有利，而不是她。她作为一个星座为我做了一个全面的处女作。
Persephone’s obsidian eyes were sparkling.
珀尔塞福涅的黑曜石眼睛闪闪发光。
[How much is your status now? It can’t be narrative-grade.]
[你现在的状态是多少?不可能是叙事级别的。]
Perhaps the other constellations didn’t know that I was narrative-grade. I thought for a moment before replying, “I will be on the second floor at the next constellation banquet.”
也许其他星座不知道我是叙事级别的。我想了一会儿才回答:“下次星座宴会我会在二楼。”
Persephone’s eyes widened at my eyes. She guessed I would be great-grade at most. It was quite pleasurable to see the queen of the Underworld look so embarrassed. However, there was also deep concern mixed in her eyes.
珀尔塞福涅瞪大了眼睛看着我。她猜我最多也就是个高年级学生。看到黑社会女王如此尴尬的样子，我感到非常愉快。然而，她的眼中也混杂着深深的忧虑。
[There will be constellations who feel jealous of you.]
会有星座嫉妒你
“…”
“ ... ”
[Some constellations will try to draw you to their side.]
[有些星座会试图把你拉到他们身边]
“I’m expecting it.”
“我正在期待。”
I was prepared. The constellations I would meet in the future wouldn’t be easy. They might be jealous of me or trying to pull me to their side. Either way, it was dangerous.
我准备好了。我在未来遇到的星座并不容易。他们可能会嫉妒我，或者试图把我拉到他们身边。不管怎样，这都是危险的。
[However, most of the constellations will be indifferent to you.]
然而，大多数的星座对你是漠不关心的
“…Huh?”
“嗯?”
[Until now, you haven’t been able to feel it because you’ve gone to places where the influence of the Korean Peninsula scenario is great… Don’t forget, this is the Gourmet Association.]
(到目前为止，你还没有感觉到，因为你去过的地方受朝鲜半岛局势的影响很大......别忘了，这里是美食家协会。)
The Gourmet Association. This was a grand gathering of high-ranking constellations in the Star Stream.
美食家协会。这是一个盛大的聚会，高级星座在星流。
Suddenly, Persephone’s laughter seemed scary.
突然，珀尔塞福涅的笑声听起来很可怕。
[I won’t act as a nanny like I did at the constellation banquet. This time, I want to see you act with your own strength.]
我不会像在星座宴会上那样当保姆。这一次，我希望看到你用自己的力量行动
The door of the elevator opened with a ding and Persephone disappeared into the banquet hall. Left alone, I hesitated before getting out of the elevator.
电梯门叮当一声开了，珀尔塞福涅消失在宴会厅里。我独自一人，在走出电梯之前犹豫了一下。
[Some constellations show curiosity towards you.]
[有些星座对你显示出好奇心]
Some constellation glanced at me when I got off but the interest soon disappeared. It was rather fortunate. It would be hard to move if excessive interest was poured towards me.
我下车的时候，有个星座的人看了我一眼，但他的兴趣很快就消失了。这是相当幸运的。如果有人对我投入过多的兴趣，我就很难动弹了。
Just as on the first floor lobby, there were no constellations who existed as symbolic bodies. Everyone was a humanoid or living being of this world. There wasn’t a single constellation here conscious about using probability.
就像在一楼的大厅一样，没有星座作为象征性的身体存在。每个人都是这个世界上的人形生物。这里没有一个关于使用概率的意识。
Some of the constellations that occupied the banquet hall looked like those I read about in Ways of Survival. The first one to stand out was the man in a Viking outfit that occupied the centre of the banquet hall. It would be stranger if I didn’t recognize him with the giant hammer on his back.
占据宴会厅的一些星座看起来就像我在《生存之道》中读到的那样。第一个引人注目的是占据宴会大厅中央的一个穿着维京服装的男人。如果我认不出他背上背着一把巨大的锤子，那就更奇怪了。
[The best of the first generation stories is naturally the ‘Dragon Eating the Hammer.’]
第一代故事中最好的自然是《龙吃铁锤》
The constellation of the nebula Asgard, Thursday’s Thunder was speaking in an excited voice. Then a woman replied from the other side.
星座阿斯加德星云，星期四的雷鸣以一种兴奋的声音说话。然后一个女人从另一边回答。
[What do you mean? The best is obviously the ‘Children of Dawn.’ The rating is also the highest.]
什么意思?最好的明显是《黎明的孩子》，收视率也是最高的
She was a goddess wearing a white dress embroidered with stars. If I remembered correctly, she was a constellation of the Guardian Tree nebula, the ‘Dawn Star Goddess.’
她是一位女神，身穿绣有星星的白色连衣裙。如果我没记错的话，她是守护树星云的一个星座，黎明星辰
It seemed there was a controversy over which story was the best. Fighting over which story was the best, it was exactly the same as what I read in Ways of Survival. It was clear what this place was like after seeing the high-ranking constellations that were hard to see on the Korean Peninsula. Even the powerful ‘Persephone’ was just a normal constellation in the Gourmet Association.
关于哪个故事是最好的，似乎存在着争议。争论哪个故事是最好的，这和我在《生存之道》中读到的一模一样。在看到朝鲜半岛上难以看到的高等级星座后，很明显这个地方是什么样子的。即使是强大的“珀尔塞福涅”在美食家协会也只是一个普通的星座。
[The constellation ‘Demon-like Judge of Fire’ is cheering for you.]
[星座‘魔鬼般的火之审判者’在为你欢呼。]
Luckily, the sole comfort was that the ‘channel was still functioning. Yes, I couldn’t be discouraged in a place like this.
幸运的是，唯一令人欣慰的是这个通道还在运转。是的，在这样的地方我是不会气馁的。
I quietly approached one of the central groups in the Gourmet Association and talked to one of the surrounding constellations.
我悄悄地走近美食家协会的一个中心小组，与周围的一个星座交谈。
“Ex…”
“前......”
However, no one looked at me. It was as if I didn’t exist to the constellation here. I gathered my courage and tapped on the shoulder of the constellation besides me.
然而，没有人看我一眼。就好像我不存在于这个星座里一样。我鼓起勇气，拍了拍身旁星座的肩膀。
“Excuse me.”
“对不起。”
This time, there was a reaction. The constellation looked at me before brushing past my shoulder and walking to the centre of the hall.
这一次，出现了反应。这个星座看着我，然后掠过我的肩膀，走向大厅的中央。
「 Kim Dokja knew this feeling very well. 」
“金道佳非常了解这种感觉。”
I felt like I was alone in this world. Suddenly, the voices of the many constellations felt distant. They were clearly in the same place but they were elsewhere. I understood what Persephone meant by ‘indifference.’ The Gourmet Association was building their own barrier to prevent new people like me from entering.
我觉得在这个世界上我是孤独的。突然，许多星座的声音感到遥远。他们显然在同一个地方，但他们在别的地方。我明白珀尔塞福涅所说的“冷漠”是什么意思美食家协会正在建造他们自己的屏障，以防止像我这样的新人进入。
[The constellation Demon-like Judge of Fire is looking at you with sad eyes.] …But I couldn’t give up. I had to somehow create a crack.
[像恶魔一样的火之审判者用悲伤的眼神看着你。]但我不能放弃。我必须设法制造一条裂缝。
I broadened my vision and looked around the periphery of the Gourmet Association. In addition to the constellations chatting in the centre of the banquet hall, there were also people standing alone. They were also members of the Gourmet Association and would certainly be powerful.
我拓宽了视野，环顾了美食家协会的周边地区。除了在宴会厅中央的星座聊天外，还有一些人独自站着。他们也是美食家协会的成员，当然会很有权势。
The edge of the banquet hall contained numerous panels like those seen in the waiting room. They were videos of scenarios taking place all over the world. I looked closer and saw the moment I became the Demon King of Salvation displayed on a small screen in the corner.
宴会厅的边缘有许多板子，就像在等候室里看到的那些一样。它们是世界各地发生的场景的视频。我仔细看了看，发现角落里的一个小屏幕上显示着我成为救世魔王的那一刻。
However, no constellations were watching it. The Korean Peninsula scenario that I went through was just one passing story. The panel next to it was showing a real-time broadcast of the Korean Peninsula. It seemed to be Bihyung’s channel.
然而，没有星座在观察它。我所经历的朝鲜半岛的情况只是一个过去的故事。它旁边的屏幕显示的是朝鲜半岛的实时广播。好像是毕亨的频道。
On the screen, a good-looking girl with a bob was speaking nonsense.
在屏幕上，一个留着波波头的漂亮女孩在胡说八道。
-That jerk Kim Dokja, I’m sure he is feeling delighted right now.
那个混蛋KimDokja我相信他现在肯定很高兴。
I couldn’t help smiling at the familiar voice. Han Sooyoung wouldn’t be able to talk this crap if she knew where I was right now.
听到这熟悉的声音，我禁不住微笑起来。如果韩淑英知道我现在在哪儿她就不会说这些废话了。
-Hey, are you doing well picking up the Abyss Stones? You have to gather it well. You will be glad when you need to use it later.
捡起深渊石感觉怎么样？你必须把它收集好。当你以后需要使用它的时候，你会很高兴的。
-…Did Dokja-ssi really give this order?
真的是Dokja-ssi下的命令吗？
-Of course!
当然！
I felt great longing as I saw Han Sooyoung and Yoo Sangah on the screen. I thought I would be more depressed if I kept watching and turned to another panel.
当我看到韩秀英和刘尚雅出现在屏幕上的时候，我感到非常的渴望。我想如果我继续观看并转向另一个座谈会，我会更加沮丧。
The screen contained a common ‘mass-produced story.’ The story was called ‘Legend of the Legendary Return from Another World.’ It had a third-rate smell just from the title and the contents were obviously about a returnee who saved the world and was happy Still, it was worth watching. It somehow resembled Ways of Survival… the protagonist’s speech was similar to Yoo Jonghyuk. I watched the story and a message emerged.
屏幕上有一个常见的“批量制作的故事”这个故事被称为“传说中的另一个世界归来的传说”从标题来看，它有一种三流的味道，内容显然是关于一个拯救了世界并且很快乐的回归者。不过，它还是值得一看的。它有点像《生存之道》......主人公的讲话和柳永玉很相似。我看着这个故事，一条信息出现了。
[Do you want to enter a star rating?]
[你想进入一个星级评级?]
Oh, it was a system that gave stars to every story. I placed my hand carefully to the ‘star point’ box next to it. At this moment, someone’s voice was heard.
哦，这是一个给每个故事带来星星的系统。我小心翼翼地把手放在旁边的星星盒上。这时，有人说话了。
[This is my favourite story.]
这是我最喜欢的故事
I looked back and saw an old man standing there. I responded lightly, “It’s an interesting story.”
我回头一看，看见一位老人站在那里，我轻声回答:“这是一个有趣的故事。”
[Huhu, is that right? This friend has good taste.]
[胡胡，是吗?这个朋友品味不错。]
In fact, it was a story that didn’t fit the Gourmet Association that I knew. The Gourmet Association didn’t like these mass-produced stories. The constellations of the Gourmet Association were sick and tired of it once concepts such as ‘ninth circle’ and ‘sword master’ came out. This Legend of the Legendary Return from Another World had both of them.
事实上，这个故事并不符合我所知道的美食家协会。美食家协会不喜欢这些批量生产的故事。一旦诸如“第九圈”和“剑师”这样的概念出现，美食家协会的星座们就对它感到厌倦。这个传说中从另一个世界回来的传说有他们两个。
“Are you the contributor of this story?”
“你是这篇报道的撰稿人吗?”
[That’s right. Keke. I show it every year. I just wanted to know one more person to know the story. It is a really nice and fun story but I don’t know how to say it.]
没错。女名女子名。我每年都会展示。我只是想多了解一个人来知道这个故事。这是一个很好很有趣的故事，但是我不知道怎么说
“That feeling, I understand it.”
“那种感觉，我能理解。”
Somehow, I was glad. I also posted about Ways of Survival on every community site I went to while reading it. Most people just swore at me but… in any case, this old man was similar to me.
不知怎么的，我很高兴。我还在每一个读到它的社区网站上贴出了生存之道。大多数人只是咒骂我，但是......无论如何，这个老人和我很相似。
The old man sighed and added, [These guys just scoff if I recommend it. The younger ones already have high eyes… they are busy with the first generation stories.]
老人叹了口气，接着说:(如果我推荐的话，这些家伙只会嗤之以鼻。年轻一代已经眼高眼远......他们忙于第一代的故事
It was a really unexpected remark. Certainly, there was an uptight part to the Gourmet Association. The higher their position in the Star Stream, the stronger the tendency.
这真是一句出人意料的话。当然，美食家协会也有保守的部分。他们在星流中的位置越高，倾向性就越强。
At this time, the mutters of passing constellations were heard.
这时，人们听到了过往星座的嘀咕声。
[The steady person is here again.]
