This Universe Needs Old People - Chapter 100



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Apocalypse Needs Old People Episode 100

67. The turning point

Anton just stared at me with his mouth open, seemingly unable to find the words to respond to my confident declaration of usurpation.

‘You must think I’m crazy.’

It is understandable that he would react that way, since he had boldly confessed to a leader of another faction, not even Meursault, that he would usurp his father’s position.

But the timing was just right.

It is time to begin the ‘Usurpation’ campaign.

First of all, I don’t plan on choosing the tame option of taking over the commander’s position after he dies.

Now that the barrier is down, we don’t know when guys from other areas might invade.

I couldn’t just wait for the commander to grow old and frail and hand over the position to me.

Of course, even if the barrier is removed, official inter-sector communication is blocked due to the submarine hostage crisis in Sapporo, and they will be too busy conquering their own sector to pay attention to other sectors right away.

Unless it’s a region like the Cola region where everything is up to you as long as you take the commander’s seat, or a region like Shin Eun-jo where the players colluded from the beginning, things will be chaotic until the second apocalypse.

So at least before the second apocalypse comes, I should be able to become the commander and control the area.

For now, I’ve managed to gain some influence in the area by appealing to the commander with the declaration of return, but I can’t continue to convince the commander like this and solve the problem forever.

Things could get even more complicated if the commander finds out that I’m not a regressor, that I’m a “player” and not “Haydam” before I can take control of this area.

However, I have no intention of shouting out, “I am succeeding to the throne, father,” like some game hero.

The picture I’m hoping for is that the commander realizes it’s more efficient for him to step down and hand me over to help run the sector as my father, Hayden Goodman.

In order to do that, I needed the executives to support me anyway, but with Josef, the top executive of the pro-Hayden faction, gone, Anton was the only one who could persuade the other executives.

Besides, Anton has quite a grudge against Commander Hayden.

You may be dumbfounded right now, but if I, as your son, were to usurp that position, I would welcome it with open arms.

When he regains his senses, he will quickly calculate how much it will benefit him to help me usurp my power.

“Are you in your right mind?”

After a few moments of silence, Anton spoke with a look of astonishment on his face.

“The moment you say that to me, even if he is your own son, you are a traitor.”

‘You’re saying things that you don’t mean.’

I know Anton so well.

This is just me pretending to be shocked, calculating the usurpation in my head and trying to gauge how much I really mean.

“Go and tell His Majesty.”

I answered without wiping the smile off my lips.

“Your son is planning a coup. I don’t know if you’ll believe me.”

“At least it might give you some doubt.”

“well.”

As I looked straight ahead, I saw Anton swallowing dry saliva.

I stared at him for a moment, then put a hand on my cheek and spoke in a composed tone.

“There’s no way that the usurpation was sincere. If I hadn’t said something like that, I felt like Anton would have left Plato in my care and died at any moment.”

Anton flinched and took a step back at the sudden change in tone.

It seemed like he could predict what would come out of my mouth next.

“-If I say that, will my father not believe me? Right now… You don’t seem to have much will to live, no matter how I look at you.”

“If it is as you wish, Haydam… …!”

I thought Anton’s resistance would be a little longer, so I said it bluntly.

“I’m sorry, Anton, but you’ve already lost. You lost a little while ago when I caught you caring about Plato.”

At these words, even Anton’s expression seemed to collapse, and a look of despair flashed across his face.

“You’re trying to take advantage of Plato’s weakness… and save me?”

I nodded without hesitation.

“At least as long as you cooperate with me, no harm will come to Plato. I like competent people. I like people who are loyal to me even more.”

“… … .”

Anton was now openly showing me his face as if he was wondering which choice would be more beneficial to him.

Anton, who had been thinking for a while, asked me carefully.

“Really… Are you really going to make my son your adjutant?”

“It is not an empty promise to make Plato your adjutant.”

Here I added gently something that Anton would enjoy hearing.

“Wouldn’t it be better for you to see Plato become the commander’s aide while you’re still alive?”

“… … .”

Anton thought for a moment and then gave his answer.

“For now… I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it.”

I smiled brightly.

‘For now’, I’ll pretend I didn’t hear it, which means I won’t tell the commander that I’m dreaming of usurpation.

That is to say, you will not interfere with my usurpation.

He hasn’t said anything about actively cooperating yet, but Anton is quite intelligent, so he won’t be able to leave Plato in my hands and take the Commander’s side.

With this, the usurpation attack took its first step.

Anyway, I promised to protect Commander Hayden, I never promised to protect the position of Commander.

My father, even if he wasn’t my real father, the one my mother would have loved.

I’m trying my best so that you can retire quickly and rest comfortably.

Isn’t that true filial piety?

* * *

[Um… … .]

Luna, who was being stroked by Shin Jo, suddenly started to tremble.

Shin Jo, who was stroking Luna, lowered his head and looked down and asked.

“What’s wrong, Luna?”

[Something… I think my little brother is having ominous thoughts again.]

As Luna said that, she stood up from her seat and started stretching as if trying to shake off her discomfort.

Shin Jo looked down at it quietly and thought.

‘Brother… I guess you mean a dopamine addict.’

Ever since the dopamine addict allowed himself to remain in the cola zone, the divine agent known as ‘Luna’ has not left his side.

Life with Luna wasn’t bad, even though it was obvious that the dopamine addict didn’t trust himself and had put her in the role of CCTV.

Of course, Luna is a good kitten because she is white and soft and has soft jelly.

Because Luna, known as Haydam’s cat, was by his side, the NPCs in this area never suspected him or treated him rudely.

So to speak, Luna was not only a means of monitoring Shinjo himself, but also a means of protecting him from the NPCs of the Cola District.

‘If Luna wasn’t here, I wouldn’t have understood even half of what Banggu Seok Yeobo said.’

Shin Jo was able to obtain information about the Unicorn Zone players in exchange for handing over the meteorite pistol to the dopamine addict.

The problem is that the information being passed on in the middle seemed to be cornered.

The more I talked to the player named Banggu Seok Yeobo, the more frustrated I felt.

‘The ability to make people die of heartbreak without any ill intentions… … .’

Fortunately, Luna, who had been listening to the entire conversation, said, “Your little brother is being too conniving,” and provided some brief information on behalf of Banggu Seok Yeo-bo, so we were able to obtain some information about the appearance of the Unicorn Zone player.

Because of that, Shin Jo didn’t feel particularly dissatisfied with his life with Luna.

I’ve always wondered why Luna calls a dopamine addict her ‘little brother’.

I’ve been holding back on asking about dopamine addiction for a while now because I don’t want to seem suspicious.

This time, Shin Jo couldn’t hold back and asked.

“But Luna… why do you call a dopamine addict your little brother?”

I asked cautiously, but Luna opened her blue eyes wide as if to ask why such an obvious question.

[Well, because he’s my younger brother?]

‘It doesn’t seem like he’s called a younger brother simply because he’s a dopamine addict… … .’

In that case, I don’t think it would be necessary to call him ‘my younger brother’ with the possessive case.

‘The player whom God’s representative calls his younger brother… … .’

In Shinjo’s opinion, the dopamine addict is the representative of Cthulhu Games.

It definitely seemed like it had something to do with that guy.

The appearance is very similar, and the atmosphere it gives off is similar.

Even the way they spoke was so similar that I became more confident while living in the same area.

At first I suspected that it might be the same person.

‘If the dopamine addict is the son or alter ego of the CEO of Cthulhu Games, then everything is explained.’

This explains his ridiculous abilities, unbelievable attack speed, and even the fact that the God’s agent calls him his little brother.

‘The representative of Cthulhu Games… That person seems to be a god-like being who created this world.’

no.

If you think about it, the CEO of Cthulhu Games said something about his ‘father’ in front of him, so maybe that ‘father’ is actually a god.

That’s why I didn’t doubt the dopamine addict’s words that Luna was God’s agent.

Because dopamine addicts think they are the sons of God.

“Luna.”

[Huh?]

“Do you know a man with black hair and black eyes… who seems a little crazy?”

At Shin Jo’s question, Luna blinked her eyes twice and answered confidently, as if she knew the answer.

[Dopamine Addict!]

“No, no. Not that crazy guy. Someone a little less crazy.”

[Commander Hayden.]

“Not the NPCs in this game!”

[Wow… You and the dopamine addict keep using the word NPC, but all I know is that you are players possessed by this world!]

‘this…….’

I thought Luna knew something about the real world because she talked about players so naturally, but it seems that wasn’t the case.

Since you said you were God’s representative, does that mean you only know as much as you represent?

‘Then even the CEO of Cthulhu Games might not know… … .’

But Shin Jo did not give up and asked again.

“Let me explain. Black hair, black eyes, pale skin, smiling face, not a squint, not a child, around mid-30s… No, forget about age. It’s been a long time since then, so it might be different. Anyway, the way he speaks is similar to a dopamine addict or Commander Hayden, but a bit more cheerful! And he’s not from this world.”

[Oh, it’s difficult… … .]

When Luna seemed to be having a hard time, Shin Eun-jo, who was wondering if there were any other special features, said, “Ah,” as if he had just remembered something.

“He always says ‘father.’”

[What’s with the habit of saying “father”?]

“Whatever I do, I do it according to my father’s will… It feels like I’m saying it’s because of my father?”

[Similar to Bones.]

“It’s completely different!”

Even Luna doesn’t know.

‘I wanted to meet you one more time… … .’

Shin Eun-jo, who originally came to just look at dopamine addicts, suddenly changed his mind and decided to stay in the area.

Because if I was around a dopamine addict, I felt like the guy would come back.

Shin Jo muttered with a half-resigned feeling.

“That man said that I didn’t receive the spirit from him because I liked my father… … I want to hear exactly what he meant by that.”

It was just a passing remark, but Luna’s ears perked up.

[Oh, that father.]

‘That’ father?

“Do you know?!”

[I don’t know about that guy, but I know a ‘father’ who likes you.]

“Oh, how do you know? What kind of person is that father?”

Then Luna tilted her head.

[My father is not human!]

“Ah, not a human? Oh, a god? Is that person really a god of this world?”

[No, my father is an Outer God.]

As soon as he heard the words Outer God, Shinjo realized that this was some kind of Cthulhu story.

But there was a problem.

Shin Jo doesn’t know much about the Cthulhu Mythos.

‘It’s strange that a Korean shaman knows so much about the Cthulhu Mythos!’

Shin Jo felt encouraged by the thought that she had at least taken a step closer to the man.

“Anyway, ‘Father’ was definitely not a person, but a god. A god so famous that Luna knows he’s the ‘agent of the god’… If that god didn’t accept my spirit because he liked me, then that means my shamanic talent is truly amazing, right?”

[… You, you seemed to be in your right mind, so I understand why you were possessed.]

“What does that mean?”

[Woonyang- You won’t know even if I tell you! Just pet me more.]

“yes yes…….”

Luna lay down on Shinjo’s lap again, being stroked.

He glanced up at the swaying beam of light that extended from the distant universe above Shinjo’s head, then quickly closed his eyes, pretending not to notice.

When these children grow up and know everything, I hope they won’t hate themselves too much.

* * *

6 years later.

Spring of my seventeenth year.

“Captain Haydam.”

Luna and I, who were looking at the documents, raised our heads at the same time and looked toward the door.

“I’m a Plato,” said Major General Plato, dressed in a pure white uniform.

“All players are waiting to be called.”