Fanatic Youtuber Who Writes Wikis - Chapter 83

[“In your world, is a day considered good when there’s a lot of dust? 

For us, it’s the opposite. 

We judge good weather by the absence of dust. 

I have eaten. 

I do not understand what ‘broadcast’ means. 

Nor do I understand the meaning of ‘donation’…”]

Ah.

Boring and pedantic.

It wasn’t even a question.

It was just stalling for time, a sneeze, and a cough.

If I wasted my chance to ask a question, it’s kind of this guy’s fault.

You’re the one who stirred up the dust by triggering a gravitational distortion, not me, you damn bastard.

[“What is the meaning of the word ‘Lee Jiah’? 

Since our values and environments differ, I will explain using my own context. 

The people of my planet call me this: the Savior of the World, the One Who Has Reached the Highest Place, the One Who Knows and Can Do All Things. 

These are the complacent and blasphemous titles given by fools who have yet to grasp the truth. 

I ask again: What is the meaning of the word ‘Lee Jiah’? 

No matter how fervently devoted you may be, my kindness and patience have limits… This time, you must give a proper answer.”]

Oh dear.

Looks like it’s caught on that I’ve been answering half-heartedly.

I’m starting to feel a little nervous.

Maybe I’m imagining it, but I took that last warning as a threat.

This time, I better answer properly.

I have five more chances to ask questions.

I thought about continuing the question I had planned earlier.

Probably best not to.

Sneezing and coughing.

Sure, it was my own body’s doing — purely a biological response .

But it could be interpreted differently.

Like Beachy Mutbyeol deliberately cut off my question in advance.

If I ask another one and sneeze again, that’ll be pretty convincing.

Alright.

I’ve decided how I’m going to handle this.

First, I gave an answer to the question.

“I’ll explain the meaning of the name Lee Jiah. 

It’s made of Chinese characters. 

‘Lee’ is the family name — from the Gyeongju Lee clan. 

The given name is a combination of characters with meaning. 

‘Ji’ means wisdom, and ‘Ah’ means beauty. 

Interpreted together, it means ‘to grow up wise and beautiful.'”

Hmm.

Saying the meaning out loud makes me feel strangely melancholic.

I suddenly miss someone deeply.

But I can’t afford to space out.

I quickly moved on to my next question.

“A devoted follower… uh… ah-choo!”

Once again.

A sneeze came out automatically.

It seems certain now.

It looks like Beachy Mutbyeol really doesn’t want me asking this guy that question.

It wasn’t blasphemy, so I wasn’t punished for it, but some form of restraint definitely kicked in.

But I wasn’t flustered.

I wasn’t going to waste a question chance with coughing like last time.

I immediately followed up with another question.

“Achoo! 

Achoo! 

Achoo! 

That’s, um, sort of an exclamation. 

Anyway, let me continue my question. 

What do you look like? 

Describe your appearance to me. 

How many hands do you have? 

How many fingers? 

How many feet… Even the small details are fine, just describe them to me.”

It seemed this question was within acceptable limits.

I was curious whether all members of the ‘Devoted Followers’ race looked like humans.

Fifteen minutes later.

The transmitter opened its mouth.

[“So it means to grow up wise and beautiful… Judging from the fact that you are not worshiped by your planet’s inhabitants, it seems your people are not as foolish as mine. That was a good answer.”]

For some reason, the people of this guy’s planet.

Seem to worship him like a god.

Kind of ironic.

Because in reality, he’s not a god at all—just a puppet of the gods, same as me.

Huh.

Wait, wait a sec.

Worship… worship, huh.

Come to think of it, my stream viewers.

In a broad sense,You could say they’re worshiping me too, right…?

Maybe I’m overthinking it, but anyway, I focused on his continued answer.

[“Devoted follower, I do not understand why you keep wasting precious questions with such trivial inquiries. But I will answer nonetheless.”]

[“I have six limbs referred to as ‘hands.’”]

[“Four limbs referred to as ‘feet.’”]

[“A single organ referred to as an ‘eye.’”]

[“These are common traits of my original race before I became a devoted follower—‘Anum.’”]

Yes…!

That was a perfect question. 

I got the information I needed.

Then, he asked me a question in return.

[“Do you have any other names besides ‘Lee Jiah’?”]

Another question about my name.

It’s not some alias, it’s just my actual name—he completely misunderstood.

This one isn’t on me, he’s the one who got it wrong.

I should just correct that misunderstanding with a proper answer.

For now, I thought about the answer he had just given.

Not all ‘Devoted Followers’ looked like humans.

Well, of course.

Now that the existence of extraterrestrial life has been confirmed, it wouldn’t make sense for all alien beings to look human.

Each planet has a different environment, so their biology and genetics must have evolved differently too.

Also, judging from how this guy described his appearance as being the same as his “previous race,” the ‘Anum’.

It seems he, like me, was forcibly turned into a ‘Devoted Follower’ by the Great Ones.

The race called Anum is probably the species of the people on his planet.

Did he also encounter the black smoke and become a Devoted Follower?

Maybe. 

Maybe not.

I’m curious, but I don’t have many questions left.

I need to ask only the most essential ones.

There are exactly four things I really want to know.

First, what exactly is an ‘Anomalous Phenomenon’?

Second, what exactly are ‘Items’?

Third, why do those things appear on Earth?

And lastly.

Fourth, who exactly are the ones called ‘The Great Ones’?

That’s what I want to know.

Great, it fits perfectly into four questions.

I’m glad I planned this out in advance.

I wanted to ask about the Awakened as well… but unfortunately, my questions are limited.

Damn it.

If only I hadn’t panicked at the beginning.

No—if only Beachy Mutbyeol hadn’t interrupted me.

No, no, before that!

If only Yui Seul had given me a mask, I wouldn’t have sneezed or coughed.

It’s just frustrating.

Greed brings misfortune.

Let’s be content with what I’ve got.

First, I answered his question.

“Lee Jiah isn’t an alias or nickname, it’s my real name. Simply put, it’s my true name. To be more precise—Lee Jiah, in parentheses, V-Tuber.”

I didn’t explain what a V-Tuber was.

If he’s curious, he’ll waste a question asking me later.

I was a little reluctant to share my real name, but since I already know his true name, well—I came out ahead by figuring it out without using a question.

It’s the privilege of being a ‘Devoted Follower of Beachy Mutbyeol.’

I continued speaking.

“Ten years ago, something strange started happening on the planet I live on. 

We called this strange phenomenon an ‘Anomalous Phenomenon,’ and it was completely beyond the understanding and logic of humanity—or rather, of our planet’s inhabitants.

Just like the transmitter you sent to Earth.

So, here’s the real question:

What exactly is this ‘Anomalous Phenomenon’?”

Originally, an Anomalous Phenomenon is an unidentified something without any clear purpose.

However.

This transmitter is also an Anomalous Phenomenon.

And this transmitter clearly has a purpose: “to engage in conversation with a Devoted Follower.”

Come to think of it, it doesn’t make sense for an Anomalous Phenomenon to just appear on Earth without any purpose.

After all, everything in existence inevitably has a specific purpose.

I understand now that the Anomalous Phenomenon is somehow related to Devoted Followers.

So, what exactly is an Anomalous Phenomenon?

In a way, this question contains information capable of shaking the very foundation of the world.

If I could just hear the answer to this question.

It would become possible to define both the Anomalous Phenomena and the Items.

And I might even be able to define my own existence.

I don’t know if the other party will answer my question or not.

But there’s nothing to lose.

And so.

I waited fifteen minutes.

But for some reason, the transmitter didn’t respond.

Thirty minutes.

Forty-five minutes.

One hour.

It was an excruciatingly boring hour.

Even organizing the information I’d already gathered had its limits.

Just sitting in this dusty environment, doing nothing, was not something a human could endure.

Hmm… maybe that’s why I could endure it.

Because I’m not human.

Anyway, after one hour, the transmitter finally responded.

[Ah.]

But then.

[Aah.]

Something.

[Aaaah.]

About its reaction.

[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!]

‘- Was strange.’

It was—a grotesque sight.

A pupil began to form in the transmitter’s massive eye.

Then the pupil became bloodshot.

From that blood-red eye, a black, mud-like viscous tear began to flow.

When the black tear hit the ground, a strange smoke rose from it. 

That smoke twisted upward in a spiral, as if defying gravity.

If I were an ordinary person without immunity to mental attacks,It would have driven me insane by now.

That’s how revolting the scene was.

[“Lee… Ji… Ah… True name… It was a true name…!”]

The transmitter’s voice had changed.

Was it a joyful voice?

A sorrowful one?

A voice of resentment? 

I couldn’t tell.

It was as if emotions like joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure had all blended together into a chaotic mess.

A voice layered with every emotion in existence, overlapping indiscriminately in utter confusion.

[“You… You are an incomplete shard… the debris spilled from the Crack… What in the world has the Reflected Myriad-Star created…!”]

[“To the gods… to the Great One… to the Distorted Constellation, this truth must be conveyed…”]

[“It breaks.”]

[“It collapses.”]

[“It distorts.”]

[“It overflows.”]

[“Knowledge is a curse, and to seek knowledge is blasphemy. This is, this is…”]

[“The price…”]

[“of blasphemy.”]

Pop!

And just like that, the red eye exploded with an ear-splitting sonic boom.

Then, the black pillar vanished completely from the world.

Though I couldn’t understand what exactly had happened,It was clear that the Reflected Myriad-Star had taken direct action.

That thing—at the very end, it clearly said:“The price of blasphemy.”

Why, though?

I don’t really get it, but—Oh Reflected Myriad-Star,

Hey, I still didn’t get my answer.

“You should’ve told me what an Anomalous Phenomenon is, you bastard!”

And just like that,The Anomalous Phenomenon was resolved.