Chapter 5: [Sponsor Selection]
[Additional rewards for completing the man scenario have arrived.]
[As a reward for completing the main scenario you are now entitled to the sponsorship of constellations.]
[Sponsor Selection]
-Please select your sponsor
–Your chosen sponsor will be your strong supporter.
1. Prisoner of Paranoia.
2. Indomitable Champion of Conflict.
3. Nail-Eating Rat.
Time limit: 10 minutes.
My thoughts were still lingering on the events of the previous scenario. It wouldn't be an understatement to say that my decision-making ability was currently reduced to a tenth of what it originally would have been, emotions were clouding my judgment. Feeling a surge of multiple immense emotions only worsened the situation, I was angry, angry at how constellations were enjoying my current situation, angry at how the death of my only friend had been nothing but a moment of amusement not even worth a mention after the event had concluded.
I was painfully saddened. saddened by the death of my friend that I haven't the time to grieve, saddened that once again I was left to be alone in this world. I was shocked, shocked by being framed for the murder of my only friend, shocked by the sheer amount of deaths that happened in the past 15 minutes of my life, shocked by how easily people could give in to fear, shocked by how fragile a life was, shocked by the horrors the world could show me.
I was afraid, afraid of the almost invincible dokkaebi floating in the air, afraid of what the dokkaebi could do if I upset her, afraid of what the next scenario would bring and probably for the first time in my life I was afraid of myself. When faced with such a situation the only thing I could think about was getting ahead of others. I was afraid of the thoughts I had just a moment ago, how I had grabbed the sharp fragment of the car to kill someone in order to clear the scenario, afraid of what I might do the next time such a situation came.
But by far the most intense emotion I was feeling was guilt. Guilt of how I had not noticed my thoughts until it was all over, guilt that made me believe that maybe my being framed for killing my best friend was what I deserved, guilt that all the murders that took place here were caused by me, guilt that despite all those murders I was calm, but most importantly guilt of how I was being rewarded for killing my friend and sending tens of people to their deaths, guilt that three constellations wanted to sponsor me because of all this and guilt that I desperately wanted a sponsor who could help me get through the next scenario.
With all these emotions surging through me, clawing at my entire being and shaking my sense of self I didn't notice the time fleeting by, I didn't notice the dokkaebi explaining the sponsor contract, I didn't notice the indirect messages pouring through.
I don't deserve it
I don't deserve it
I DON'T DESERVE THIS CONTRACT
The space around me suddenly grew silent, had I said it out loud? Nobody moved, everybody was staring at me the dokkaebi included. Not 1 indirect message appeared. I looked at the window in front of me.
-Please select your sponsor
–Your chosen sponsor will be your strong supporter.
1. Prisoner of Paranoia.
2. Indomitable Champion of Conflict.
[Constellation Nail-Eating Rat has withdrawn from the sponsor selection]
Time remaining: 2 minutes 5 seconds
I needed a sponsor but I couldn't bring myself to select one. Indomitable Champion of Conflict looked strong judging by his modifier and the blood lust he had shown via the indirect messages, he was also the one enjoying the deaths all around. On the other hand, the Prisoner of Paranoia looked quite weak, he hadn't yet spoken through an indirect message, and he hadn't even revealed his modifier until the sponsor selection window popped up.
[A few constellations are urging you to make your choice]
[Do you think you can survive without a sponsor] the dokkaebi said her voice conveyed urgency. Why did the dokkaebi care if I chose a sponsor or not?
Time remaining: 1 minute 32 seconds.
[New constellations are participating in the sponsor selection]
-Please select your sponsor
–Your chosen sponsor will be your strong supporter.
1. Prisoner of Paranoia.
2. Indomitable Champion of Conflict.
3. Enchantress of Folkvangr.
4. Ruler of Vanir.
Freyr and Freyja again. Very strong seeming constellations if the Norse legends were to be believed.
[Due to the participation of new constellations 3 minutes have been added to the sponsor selection]
Time remaining: 4 minutes 23 seconds.
The dokkaebi's mouth wobbled up and down as if she wanted to say something but she decided to hold her silence.
I so desperately wanted to choose the strong constellations since doing that would delay my death for longer but my guilt wouldn't let me, my guilt wouldn't let me choose a constellation and the fear of death wouldn't let me pull my eyes away from the window.
Ultimately the fear of death was greater than the guilt of murder but the guilt wasn't nonexistent. I was a hypocrite too like the constellation of absolute good who claimed to be on the side of absolute good but allowed the main scenario to happen or like the people around me who knew I was innocent but used the facade created by the dokkaebi to justify them taking other people's lives pointing their fingers at me saying I started it. I too was a hypocrite I justified my picking a sponsor by telling myself I was picking the weakest sponsor, at this point I was reminded of a quote from a novel that I read "It's better to worry about right or wrong by being a hypocrite than not at all", it gave me the strength I needed to pick a sponsor.
Time remaining: 58 seconds.
I moved my shaking hands toward the window. it took all my willpower to not pick the three constellations I deemed to be powerful and for just a second began rethinking my decision to pick Prisoner of Paranoia but I battled it off, my trembling fingers selected option one and that was it. The window disappeared and messages took its place.
[You have successfully selected a sponsor]
[You have picked Prisoner of Paranoia to be your constellation backer]
[Please sign the sponsorship contract to confirm your choice]
A contract appeared before me. There was no backing out now.
I barely managed to sign the contract with my trembling fingers.
[The contract has been accepted by the constellation Prisoner of Paranoia]
[The sponsorship contract is successful]
[Prisoner of paranoia has successfully become your constellation backer]
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