[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world":3,"chapter-level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-454":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Level 4 Human in a Ruined World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1848018,2454,"Chapter 454","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-454",454,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 454: Lord Jeong Yeongwoo07 (7)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Yeongwoo no longer needed sustenance to survive and could adapt to any planetary environment, sleep was still essential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because physical and mental fatigue continued to accumulate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many days has it been since I last rested? I feel like I'm dying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo arrived at his bedroom and shrugged off his Vesedel armor to crawl into bed, Jiseon, who was standing in the doorway, looked down at her son and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— What about tomorrow morning? No plans?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"None. So unless it's urgent, don't wake me up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now stripped completely naked, Yeongwoo was left alone with only Bastard and Aratubank by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon gazed silently at her son for a moment and then nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Got it. Rest well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though her son always spewed nonsense, she knew just how grueling the tasks he faced each day were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially his dialogues with the stars... Those were too much for any ordinary human to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon left the bedroom and immediately came face to face with Jeonggu in the living room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— What do you want?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kim Jeonggu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One half of this household’s foundation, and the partner with whom she would meet the stars for the introduction ceremony tomorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... I was just worried about Yeongwoo. And also about you, Jiseon...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu mumbled, and Jiseon frowned and responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— That guy probably passed out from sheer exhaustion. But why are you worried about me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Sun is coming directly to Earth for the meeting... Aren't you scared?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Ha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a perfectly reasonable question, but Jiseon couldn’t help but let out a chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She found it absurd that someone clearly weaker than her was worried about her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Scared? That guy came back unscathed after being surrounded by planets. Why would I be scared?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this time...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two stars were coming—an event of massive scale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since it was a formal \"introduction,\" there could be some kind of power play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Stop worrying and just handle yourself. Don’t start trembling for no reason in front of the stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, to say she wasn’t worried at all would be a lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was her first time seeing stars in person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ironically, the fact that someone far weaker than her—Jeonggu—would be there too gave her some peace of mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Anyway, that guy will stir things up somehow. We just have to sit and watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon pointed her finger toward the bedroom where her son was sleeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu nodded, still looking uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle of the night, while Jiseon and Jeonggu were also asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo was dreaming—fully aware he was inside a dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoooosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he saw was Earth, crossing the cosmos while tethered to the solar system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or more precisely, the Earthship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was dreaming of a future following the introduction ceremony scheduled for later today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A pointless dream. I don’t have powers like the records. This is just delusion.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it wasn't a bad dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, seeing Earth as the center of the planetary system traveling through the universe was a pleasant sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But where is it headed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching the Earthship for a while, Yeongwoo tilted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth no longer moved in a fixed orbit, so if it was traveling, that meant it had a destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a mere consciousness floating in the dream cosmos, Yeongwoo couldn’t look inside the Earthship. He could only observe from the outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, finally—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive planet appeared in front of the Earthship, which had been speeding through space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no nameplate on the planet, so Yeongwoo couldn’t tell what it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one thing was certain:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fsssh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earthship was headed straight for that planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had already begun stockpiling high-density energy for a bombardment, having received the charge from the Sun, and upon seeing this, Yeongwoo’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of light burst near the Earthship’s vicinity, and a milky-white ship appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A porcelain-like ship that stood in stark contrast to the pitch-black universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d seen it before—so Yeongwoo recognized it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Aldo?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second prince of the Shelbir royal family and the Virtue-Bearer, Prince Aldo, had appeared in front of the Earthship, just as it was preparing to fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then released an energy so powerful that it reached even Yeongwoo’s dream-consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Lord Yeongwoo! No! You can't use that power like this—it will bring great karmic consequences...!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading the Aldo-like message embedded in the energy, Yeongwoo opened his mouth in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And almost at the same time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KABOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-density energy burst forth from the Earthship in a storm of firepower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crazy Shipmaster Jeong Yeongwoo had gone ahead with the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That lunatic!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dream-Yeongwoo cursed himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Aldo was desperately trying to stop it, it must truly have been a grave karmic act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the attack was already striking the unknown planet, and as immense pressure enveloped the area—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Yeongwoo! No! Stop!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new voice shook the entire dream universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What? Who is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tone was completely different from Aldo’s, and Yeongwoo lifted his head within the dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the space shook again, and the voice rang out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「This is bad! You can't sleep anymore! Wake up—now!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Father?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a heavy feeling dropped into his chest and he recognized the voice—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision brightened instantly, and his eyes snapped open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? What’s going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo shot up, only to see Jeonggu recoiling in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-you’re awake? I thought something was seriously wrong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I shook you for twenty minutes and got no response!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind Jeonggu stood Jiseon, holding a massive ice greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the worst-case scenario, she had been ready to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if she did, Yeongwoo’s \"One-Eyed Sentry\" would detect the threat and forcibly wake him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s with all this chaos?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo suddenly realized it was bright outside and glanced at his wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current time: 11:31 a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The morning alarm had long passed, and even the 10 a.m. checkout had expired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been completely knocked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But surely that alone wasn’t enough to cause this much panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The meeting’s at two o’clock, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo asked with a puzzled expression, Jiseon sheathed her greatsword and replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—That’s exactly the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Excuse me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—First, get up. There’s a line of aliens outside looking for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, Yeongwoo immediately realized something and leapt out of bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as he picked up the armor scattered across the bedroom and began putting it on, he asked his mother,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the noble houses, right? I heard they’d come visit someday.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiseon glanced up past the ceiling and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Seems like it. Get the details from the administrator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, the administrative officer, Kubu, appeared in midair, pointing at nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—My Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, Kubu. Everything alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo put on the final piece, his boots, he asked, and Kubu blinked his large eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I’m fine, but… there’s quite an issue on Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, right. I heard some noble houses came. Wasn’t that bound to happen anyway?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo spoke nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kubu responded in a slightly different tone than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ours is a new house, but those visiting Earth now have histories going back at least thousands of years, some even hundreds of millions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah… and?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Which means making such ancient houses wait outside for two hours is not only incredibly disrespectful… it’s a provocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing the situation at last, Yeongwoo stood up, his mouth agape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait, why the hell did they come so early?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kubu, unable to hold back any longer, said bluntly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—You woke up late, My Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kubu was someone who never criticized him no matter how far he crossed the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now he was openly calling him out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is that bad? Like, on a galactic scale?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Currently, several of the houses’ heads are personally stationed just outside the atmosphere. So yes, it’s not just a serious breach of etiquette—it’s borderline a declaration of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“War? Are you serious?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kubu didn’t reply, instead blinking his large eyes again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Many of the houses’ patience is likely at its limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That so? And if it does cross the limit?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Some of them have the power to ignore our planetary shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, Earth is only at Metal Seoul Level 4 at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the upgrade review for the planet hasn’t even been finalized yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In galactic terms, it’s like their defenses are made of paper instead of stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, they can break through our shield any time, and they’re just waiting out there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—That’s correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then yeah, this is clearly rude on our part. I better get out there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yeongwoo grabbed his bastard sword and Aratubank and stepped out of the bedroom, Kubu moved toward the living room and spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—All the houses are already arrayed outside the planet. So, we must proceed swiftly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Kubu was about to finish his sentence, the entire hotel building shook violently with a thunderous voice tearing through the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「That brat isn’t out yet? Humans really have no concept of manners.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo stopped just as he was about to open the room door and turned to Kubu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What was that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—That’s the head of the Satrall House, Lord Bioto.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, the head himself came? How long has he been yelling like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—He’s been protesting for about an hour now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right on cue, the Satrall House’s broadcast blared again across the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Hey! Don’t send out a mere administrator—have the head come out himself!」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo now realized Kubu had been dealing with furious noble houses for the past two hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Man, you’ve been through a lot. What were you trying to say earlier? About something we needed to do quickly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Since all the houses have arrived, you, as the planetary lord, must personally designate the landing zones and entry order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s a process like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This explained why Kubu couldn’t let them land on the planet yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the planetary lord’s approval, even an administrator couldn’t authorize the entry of outsiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo thought for a moment, then gave instructions to Kubu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Set the landing site in Gwangjin-gu. We can’t have pissed-off nobles in the middle of Gangnam, can we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Understood. I’ll begin directing the landings. What about the order? Shall I show you the list of houses…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yeongwoo waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No time for that now. Let them in by strength—give priority to those whose heads came in person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And let that guy in first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right on cue, Lord Bioto’s voice boomed again from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Seems like it’s time to test out a new weapon.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ah… You mean the Satrall House?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. And set up cameras near the landing site to broadcast this whole reception to the entire planet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Cameras…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kubu blinked, unable to grasp Yeongwoo’s intent. \\\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo looked down at Bastard at his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone on Earth has been listening to those broadcasts for the past hour, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Th-That’s correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then morale must be in the gutter. So when the Satrall House lands in Gwangjin-gu, I’m going to beat up their head.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Pardon?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this, Jiseon, who had been silently listening from the side, rushed over, shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Are you out of your mind? You're going to beat up a guest?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was rude for oversleeping, sure. But they’ve been disrespectful too. We need to show that even guests need manners when they come to Earth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was a huge flaw in Yeongwoo’s bold plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—But… what if you lose the fight? And you’re broadcasting it to the whole planet? If you lose, your reputation is done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo looked at his mother calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What if I win?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I win, then the rest of the guests will naturally start showing some manners, don’t you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Well…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First fights are always important in school. Lose, and you’re a loser for the rest of the year. Win, and you’re class rep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—What the hell are you talking about? What kind of school did you go to?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",2043,"2026-06-09T07:03:45.910Z",1,"novelbin.me","768d1451025e043324d790e6e57244796afc24f17444a40b315eab326e7d6315","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-455","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-453",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]