Book 5 Chapter 22

Biryuyeon and his gang's roundtable talk

Biryuyeon: Hello, dear readers! Finally, finally, I've met you all again.

Hyoryong: Ah! It's been such a long time…

Jang Hong: Ah-hem! It's been long, so long. Volume 5 of Birraedo, which was abandoned due to the author's irresponsibility, negligence, and indifference, has finally seen the light of day.

Biryuyeon: That's right. It's a miracle.

Hyoryong & Jang Hong: Exactly! Exactly!

Biryuyeon: However, due to the author's shoddy work ethic, I have many complaints about Volume 5.

Hyoryong: What are you complaining about again? As for me, I'm worried I might be demoted to an extra since my appearances were particularly few this volume… This author! I won't let them off the hook next time I see them!

Jang Hong: Oh dear, oh dear! Hyoryong! You're still better off. Look at me, my importance wasn't even accounted for this time. You still made a strong appearance in the epilogue, even if it was just one scene. The number of appearances isn't important; what matters is appearing briefly but powerfully. Impact! Do you understand? Impact!

Hyoryong: Now that you mention it, that seems to be the case. So, only you suffered losses, uncle?

Biryuyeon: What are you talking about! Just as you said, uncle, that impact is the problem! That impact was concentrated on that boy M! Does it make any sense that my importance, as the eternal and immortal great protagonist, is less than that of the supporting character, boy M?

M: Hmph!

Hyoryong: Ryuyeon! Boy M is smiling wickedly behind you!

Biryuyeon: What? Is that guy perhaps negotiating with the author? Asking to be included here next time?

Jang Hong: That's possible!!

Hyoryong: Uncle! This is not the time to be so nonchalant! If M gets involved here, our importance will be significantly reduced from what it is now!

Jang Hong: Gulp! That's right! You're right, Hyoryong! It seems extremely dangerous to have M get involved here! Our hard-earned fortress could crumble.

Hyoryong: That's right! We must stop it desperately!

Biryuyeon: So, are we going on strike?

Jang Hong: That could be one way.

Biryuyeon: They'd happily cut us off, wouldn't they? You don't know the author well enough yet! Too soft!

Hyoryong: What? After all the goodwill we've built up, are they going to cut us off just because supporting characters rebel? What kind of shoddy development is that in the world?

Jang Hong: No! With the author's shoddy work ethic, that might happen. Cough cough…

Biryuyeon: Let's discuss this among ourselves. We have something more important right now, don't we?

Hyoryong & Jang Hong: Let's do that!

Biryuyeon: Dear readers! Thanks to your unwavering support, Volume 5 of Birraedo has finally been released. And we gratefully received all the letters you sent, to the point of tears. I apologize that we cannot reply to each and every one due to the overwhelming volume of letters.

Hyoryong: It's all the author's laziness! Who else can we blame!

Biryuyeon: Ah! I know, but we need to break through the current situation somehow. Dear readers! We are trying our best to reply individually, but it's not going well, perhaps because the author is so lazy. Even now, I will urge the author to work hard and try to send replies. So, please don't abandon us.

Jang Hong: We refuse to suffer due to the author's laziness!

Hyoryong: Exactly! Exactly!

Biryuyeon: The author must awaken! Everyone, I will do my best to awaken the author, even if I have to run barefoot. Only then will a glimmer of hope shine on the future of this poor beautiful boy…

Hyoryong: So that was your true intention!

Biryuyeon: Hahaha! Isn't it good to have things work out well? Let's not overthink it!

Jang Hong: You're so transparent.

Biryuyeon: Shall we establish a special corner in the next volume's end? "Birraedo (飛雷刀), Things You Wanted to Know!"

Hyoryong: What if we reveal everything if we do that? Do you intend to expose all your secrets? It's better to have more secrets, you know. Secrecy!

Biryuyeon: I just wanted to step out into a brighter world. It was just a thought, that's all. Alright, alright! We need to proceed quickly, don't we? We're running out of space!

Hyoryong & Jang Hong: Let's do it then!

Biryuyeon & Hyoryong & Jang Hong: Dear readers! We will now conclude our profound and inscrutable chatter and promise to meet you again in the next volume. Everyone! Although I'm a little anxious, we will meet again, right? Then, we will continue to see you in the next volume, Volume 6. Until then, may you have great health and preserve your well-being. For ten thousand, ten thousand, a thousand ten thousand years!