Manga: Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint
The second part to Yoo Joonghyuk x Companion male reader, part 1
TW: felt a little more violent for this one
Based on Chapter 28
Changes: Kim Dokja thinks this is their 18th regression. The first instance of (Y/n)'s feelings.
⚠️ Warning: I haven't watched/read the whole thing, so sorry if it's OOC, or weird. This contains gay content, and some contain lime/lemon/smut and colorful language. Do not apply the character's actions to real life, consequences will not be my fault.
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"Listen to me for once in your goddamn life Yoo Joonghyuk!" (Y/n) screamed as his voice echoed through the tunnels. He coughed having been yelling for so long. He held his throat as he collapsed onto the floor, his legs had given up a long time ago but he's reached his limit. "He is not a threat! He's useful!" (Y/n) said, hope slowly fading away in his eyes.
Joonghyuk didn't know what to do as he looked at the kneeling man, "He's the difference we needed to break this loop! To learn everything! Why can't you see that?! Why do you just want me to suffer over and over again?! You're not the one getting resurrected! You don't know how much pain it is to keep up with you sometimes!"
"Then just leave, this day was bound to come," Joonghyuk said non-moving, he peered down at the person in front of him. Wanting to go and just comfort him. But something was holding him back. He didn't feel like himself, this wasn't him. This was someone else.
(Y/n) didn't like getting into fights. He's said it many times when they meet recurring people. He rarely gets into fights but when he does he make sure the other person learns their lesson.
"You're my world Joonghyuk! Why can't you just believe me?! Trust me as I trust you!" (Y/n) sobbed as he looked up at Joonghyuk, his hands reached over at the other's robes, his hands were shaking. They've been at this for over an hour. And who was the main person they were arguing about?
Kim Dokja.
(Y/n) continued until he heard something large fall to the floor. Looking up he saw his computer bag. The sounds of footsteps walked off as Joonghyuk left. He's never done that before, why would he do that? After how much they have been through...
"You never counted me as a companion have you?! Just a slave for your amusement. I died 1836 times for you! I've been with you since your first run-through, I've been with you the entire time. Even if everyone betrayed you I was with you! Why can't you see me as my worth?!" (Y/n) yelled his voice going hoarse as he was left sobbing.
(Y/n) stood up and punched the wall over and over again until it broke into pieces. It hurts too much. Even more, than being ripped apart.
"Why..." (Y/n) slides down the wall as he slowly calmed down. They'll make up sooner or later.
Surprisingly he wasn't hateful to either of the people that have been spoken about in the argument. He just couldn't understand why Joonghyuk couldn't see his viewpoint.
(Y/n) went up onto the ground. He sighed and spent a few hours up there. Constellations giving him pity and giving him money.
Meaning while Dokja was found Lee Jihyu. "Joongyuk and (Y/n) are here too, right?" Dokja asked the girl in front of him. Lee Jihyu, Joonghyu's and (Y/n)'s disciple.
"Who's (Y/n)?" Jihyu asked as Dokja froze in place.
"Y-you don't know who (Y/n) is?"
"Who are you? Are you trying to find that person?" Jihyu asked as she left to go find her master after getting someone to keep watch.
Dokja froze in place.
'What happened this round?' Dokja thought as they were introduced to the Green zones at the station.
Things happened... and the child triggered the private property trap.
(Y/n) watched from the sidelines. Before stepping in.
"Let them go," (Y/n) said as his hand was still in his pocket. He just came down from above and witnessed Dokja in trouble.
"Tsk, why should I?" Pildu said, his legs crossed. (Y/n) glared at him, causing him to come down with a shiver.
(Y/n) glanced at Dokja as the other whispered to him. (Y/n) looked at Pildu again. "I have information on Yoo Joonghyuk," (Y/n) smirked as he crossed his arms.
'He's reliable, well, better than Yoo Joonghyuk,' Dokja thought leaning on (Y/n).
"Who are you to him?"
"I'm his best friend."
"Don't be ridiculous, that man is as cold as steel, a companion is rare much less than a friend." Pildu laugh at (Y/n)'s remark as the other got even more angry. He zoned out until Dokja spoke.
"Hay Joonghyuk."
[Yoo Joonghyuk is agitated and confused]
(Y/n) and Joonghyuk stared at each other, a smirk forming on his face once again knowing Joonghyuk wouldn't do anything with him.
"There you are, I was looking for you." (Y/n) said, his fist clenched so tight blood was dripping down his knuckles, "Remember, you promised you won't leave me." (Y/n) walked towards Joonghyuk.
Dokja looked at (Y/n), he was playing his cards perfectly. The constellations are watching. He won't do anything.
"You are such an asshole."
"(Y/n)-"
"Shut up, bestie." (Y/n) gripped Joonghyuk's collar, "I'm too valuable for you to kill, aren't I? After a millennium together, you wouldn't even end my life. What? Hands got sweaty?"
Jihyu was looking at them, eyes wide. "You're-" Joonghyuk tried to speak again, but he was once again put into his place.
"And it'll be great if you could let them use the bathroom." (Y/n) hugged Joonghyukthen whispering. "We'll speak later you asshole."
[The constellations are curious about what (Y/n) (L/n) is doing]
'This is their 18th regression, and yet (Y/n)'s already so daring? This seems illogical to him.' Dokja looked at the interaction of the two before (Y/n) pulled away from the man as Joonghyuk went to deal with the situation.
(Y/n) was cautious with Joonghyuk, always, he knows how strong the other guy is and how strong he can be. They kept each other in check and was building a very good relationship at the end of the novel after. The last 20 chapters described how the two got closer as the scenario continued, and how (Y/n) was killed by Joonghyuk more than once due to his constant conditions.
Yes, he didn't hear (Y/n) say how many times they had regressed. Too stuck in his thoughts and his notifications back at the store.
Dokja suddenly got a notification.
[Personal Scenario activated
Category: optional
Difficulty: ???
Clear conditions: each time the character (Y/n) (L/n) is being put under a timer he will die, each time saved, the person will get 100 coins
Time Limit: Infinite
Reward: reward goes up by 50 coins for each save. The first reward is 500 coins
Penalty for Failure: the character (Y/n) (L/n) will die and cannot be revived.]
[Character death in 5 seconds]
[5...4...]
Dokja looked at the new notification in his inbox. He noticed the nearby turret pointed at (Y/n)'s back, he glared at Pildou as the other took the turret away, not wanting to get on the bad side of Joonghyuk. That glare is what caused Pildu to realize what he was doing. He'll let it go this time, he has other things to do and discuss.
[Character saved]
[Reward: 500 coins]
Well, that was easy enough. Dokja started at the rewards before noticing Joonghyuk was pulling (Y/n) away to a more private area. (Y/n) sighed and just followed. Soon Joonghyuk turned around and went to see (Y/n)'s profile. Seeing the other's eye shine (Y/n) got annoyed.
"Stop checking if I'm saying the truth or not, it's annoying, you know I won't."
Joonghyuk wasn't checking that... he was checking his profile.
[Name: (Y/n) (L/n)
Attribute: One-last time (UNOBTAINABLE) (WARNING: ALL OTHER ATTRIBUTES HAS BEEN WIPED)
Personal skills: [Unfortune LV MAX] (NEW!), [Close Combat LV.8], [Weaponary LV. 8], [Mental Barrier LV. 8], [Charming LV. 10], [Lie Detection LV. 6], [Photographic Memory LV. 3] [Public Voice LV 2]...]
"...what?" Joonghyuk mumbled as (Y/n) looks at him weirdly.
Joonghyuk's hands hovered above the Unforture skill and the attribute. His eyes widened. His hands hovered over the word unobtainable as he looked at (Y/n) again. Is this the last time... he'll see his best friend? In the next regression...will he not be there anymore?
Dokja walked towards them, everyone had finished using the bathroom, and since he remember the direction they eventually found (Y/n) and Joonghyuk. Jihyu was standing far from them drawing circles on the ground. Joonghyuk seems to be dealing with something as he stared at the screen in front of him.
"Are you checking my profile, something wrong with it?"
Earring that, Dokja became curious as he used his skill as well. It was odd how the system warned them of (Y/n)'s death, if Joonghyuk was checking the profile of (Y/n), then there must be something going on with it.
The same screen popped up.
[Name: (Y/n) (L/n)
Attribute: One-last time (???) (WARNING: ALL OTHER ATTRIBUTES HAS BEEN WIPED)
Personal skills: [Unfortune LV MAX] (NEW!), [Close Combat LV.8], [Weaponary LV. 8], [Mental Barrier LV. 8], [Charming LV. 10], [Lie Detection LV. 6], [Photographic Memory LV.???]...]
Dokja flinched. "What is happening...?"
*A week later*
(Y/n) has come close many times to dying. Dokja keeps him close 24/7 as Joonghyuk went to do his own thing. At the beginning of the next scenario, Dokja made it his mission to find (Y/n) as fast as possible, everyone was separated after all. He came across a human fighting range and found (Y/n) trapped in one of the cages. Beating another's head into the bar. (Y/n) had blood dripping from his nose.
Dokja could only see a glimpse of the fight as most of the people were surrounding that cage. Dokja immediately moved towards the group of people. Trying to shove his way into the group to get by the cage. He was allowed to get close, but he was still limited to being in the second row.
Dokja, like the rest of the people, became mesmerized.
He remembers how each time (Y/n) got violent. Constellations gave him hundreds of thousands of coins over a few times when he fought. The author described him as ethereal when there was blood on his face and hands. The blood contrasted with his soft skin and face. The look of morality could be described perfectly just with him fighting.
[Many constellations are mesmerized by the scene.]
[Character death in 5 minutes]
[00:04:59]
[00:04:58]
'Shit,' Dokja looked at the coins he had stored up in his inventory, he had plenty. He touched (Y/n)'s face through the bar after he threw away the body to the side. (Y/n) pushed his face against the iron bar. Dokja sometimes forgets how lustful for blood (Y/n) and Joonghyk could be. If they didn't have the same morals after so long people would question how they always seem to be in perfect tune with each other.
"Get him out," Dokja said as he glared at the person taking care of the cage. He didn't seem to have figured out the scenario with the reward. It was a desirable amount of reward seeing the last amount he has gotten was 4200 coins in the last reward.
[A few constellations are curious about what you're trying to do]
It wasn't the first time he has seen that message.
"Why should I? He's making me...a lot," the man said as Dokja had his hand on his sword. The man smirked, as he walked to Dokja.
"If you don't, then I will slice your throat open," Dokaj said, he came off a lot more aggressive than he wanted to be.
"...how about a bet? You go in and survive my strongest man, you get this boy back."
"You know I can't fight off your strongest man," Dokja crossed his arm as (Y/n) looked at him.
"I'll give you coins, in exchange," Dokja looked, thinking for a few seconds. 'I'm surprised how patient (Y/n) could be.'
"You don't like me here?" (Y/n) mumbled, as he smiled, looking at Dokja. He sighed and went to the cage door and easily broke the lock on it. Dokja just stared at him, confused.
"Why didn't you do so earlier?" Dokja asked him.
"I came here to find you, seeing how overprotective you are of me for the past week, It's a rather smart way hmm?" (Y/n) hummed, smiling at Dokja as they walked off.
[Character saved!]
[Reward: 1250]
"Dokja, are you hiding something from me?"
[Character skill: Lie detection activated!]
Dokja looks at (Y/n) before pulling his profile. Oh shit... he does have lie detection. That...was never mentioned in the book... did he miss it in the summary after checking his profile so many times?
"What kind of thing? Of course, I'm hiding things from you," Dokja answered, "There's plenty you don't know about me,"
Dokja looked away from (Y/n)'s eyes, the other was too...handsome to be looked at for too long. But unlike Joonghyuk, Dokja felt something for (Y/n) when the other looks at him. He at least has morals and tries to not kill people. Who knows how many people Joonghyk has already killed in this regression?
(Y/n) looked at Dokja, before looking down the street.
"Ok," (Y/n) didn't question it anymore as he continued to walk beside Dokja.
"(Y/n), do me a favor, keep close to me from now on, all right?" Dokja asked.
"How come? You developed feelings for me?"
"No, seeing how you put yourself in a cage surrounded by greedy bastards just so you could look for me, I think it'll be better if you follow me around from now on. Plus, in my opinion, I'm better company than Joonghyuk."
"...Fair, I haven't seen him in a while...makes me feel kinda lonely..."
Dokja looked at him before continuing to walk. He knows he won't be able to replace Joonghyuk in (Y/n)'s mind. But this little company was better than none.
END
A/n: School has started, barely managed to finish this one TvT Good luck to those who are also starting school! Also, I won't post the one-shots with fanart anymore, it takes me a weird amount of time to choose one that fits the one-shot, so I will just use official photos from now on. If I feel like adding an image at all.
I will add "To be continued" or "END" to the other stories, I have noticed that some of my stories don't load all the way so people aren't reading 40% of what's left. So just try reloading the page so all 2000+ words would show up lol