[{"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-572":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},1848586,2454,"Chapter 572","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-572",572,"\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chapter 572: The Black Zone (4)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What… filial piety?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo widened his eyes at the unexpected development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, he had been generous for the first time in a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just executed a transfer of 4 billion Karma to Jeonggu, after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had never imagined that this would be considered an event worthy of being registered in the Catalog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Filial Piety Toward Kim Jeonggu]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>| Evaluation Grade: D |\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though you only needed a tool that wouldn’t betray you, you nonetheless showed trust toward Kim Jeonggu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And perhaps Kim Jeonggu may have begun to trust you, if only a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those rather meaningful words, the “Filial Piety Toward Kim Jeonggu” entry dissolved into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sssaaat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like with Madam Kanaph, a new individual was added to the Hypocrite Catalog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the name was…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「‘Jeonggu Kim Renaissance’ has been added to the Hypocrite Catalog.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo tilted his head at the peculiar name—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and right then, the reason revealed itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「You now receive 5% less damage from all ‘Renaissance’ members.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Yeongwoo gain certainty:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The basic reward for the Hypocrite Catalog was damage reduction against the target’s clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Jeonggu belonged to Renaissance, adding him to the Catalog granted Renaissance-related damage reduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to clearly indicate this, the Catalog seemed to list the person’s given name, then their personal surname, then their clan name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘First the given name… then the original surname… then the clan. So that’s the official cosmic formatting.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, Yeongwoo’s own name would likely appear in official documents as:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo Jeong Renaissance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Wait—then the Chairman probably has his own original surname too, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Destroyer King Dogo was an illegitimate child of the Vesedel royal family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meaning he likely wasn’t granted the royal surname “Vesedel” at birth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’s now known publicly as Dogo Vesedel, he must have originally possessed a different surname.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Catalog really is incredible. It even remembers every detail about a creature like my father.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu Kim Renaissance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renaissance being recognized is obvious since it’s now officially registered as a clan—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but ‘Kim’ was simply a small, Earth-specific concept of a surname.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the system didn’t simply write “Kim Jeonggu Renaissance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It recognized that Jeonggu originally had a distinct surname and labeled him properly as Jeonggu Kim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that meant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Catalog won’t be easy to deceive.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t sure about other Catalogs, but the Hypocrite Catalog seemed almost certainly connected to the cosmic records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, how could it grasp the context and inner nature behind hypocritical acts so precisely?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hypocrite Catalog]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>〔2〕\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collection count updated to “2,” and the next reward message refreshed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Three more acts of hypocrisy until the first collection reward.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Three more to go.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already filled two entries, but honestly, that was pure luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the Catalog’s standards, forced acts of hypocrisy would never register.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, even if he summoned Coatwo right now, freed him, and gave him travel money—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Catalog would not react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same logic likely applied to the Prestige System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Prestige hasn’t increased from holding a Myth yet, has it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Huh? A Myth holder?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu still clutched the Aratubank shield, yet looked completely clueless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When you become a Myth Holder, your Prestige level rises. Father, I’ll give you that shield.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“R-really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Yeongwoo was lying—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but Jeonggu naïvely hugged Aratubank like a precious child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slip…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even after waiting, Jeonggu’s Prestige didn’t rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As expected, shallow lies are seen through immediately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Lies? What lies?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give it back now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Yeongwoo grabbed the shield, Jeonggu tightened his grip like a child refusing to hand over candy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey—who gives something and then takes it back?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I never gave it in the first place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu’s Prestige level was 31.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo’s was 49.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In cosmic value, that was the difference between heaven and earth—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no, between a planet and a star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s not make this a hassle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo applied strength, and Aratubank tore free from Jeonggu’s arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWAT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You won’t get much rest now. Only a few hours left before arrival.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth-Ship was already nearing the Tuani Galaxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This might be his last chance to rest in comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Father, you should sleep too. Once we enter the Black Zone, it’ll be nothing but exhausting trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I already spend all my time resting in my room… what more rest do I need?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…That’s true.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo shrugged and headed toward his cabin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to use whatever little time remained to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Jeonggu—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… is Prestige?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He examined himself, overwhelmed by the entirely new sense of presence he had felt since unlocking his Prestige Level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like stepping outside after being trapped in a room for years—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if he had finally become a true existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s why the brat kept calling me a ‘creature,’ huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu shook his head and sat on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Madam Kanaph—who had been silently standing in place—finally spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Um… so am I staying here now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu looked toward where Yeongwoo had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had long vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All Jeonggu could do was sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That brat really brought a distinguished guest aboard and didn’t even arrange lodging?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Typical Yeongwoo post-processing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saved her life, so in his mind, he had already done everything necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If he didn’t say otherwise… you’ll probably stay here for tonight. This is the safest place on the entire planet anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I… I see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As always, the safest place in any region was near the lodging of the planet’s strongest swordsman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since Yeongwoo was effectively Earth’s strongest, this was unquestionably the highest-security area on the planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Use this sofa for now. I’ll bring you some bedding.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu bowed and left to fetch guest bedding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Madam Kanaph finally allow her tension to ease as she looked out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of frost spread across the glass, so intense it looked as if it might shatter the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—I don’t even know where this place is… or what’s going to happen to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold was nearly lethal to amphibians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Kanaph instinctively curled in on herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…Ugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft warmth touched her shoulders and neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she turned, she saw Jeonggu Kim Renaissance draping a white blanket over her shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must be scared, right? Of this planet… and of my son.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—N-no, not at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This planet is rough in many ways, but it has surprising warmth too. I hope someday you’ll be able to feel Earth’s warmth.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jeonggu stepped back with a polite smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Kanaph felt something soften inside her, and she returned a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>* * *\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Ugh… ughhh, you sons of bitches…!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Yeongwoo—who had fallen asleep quickly—was having a terrifying dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was trapped in a narrow room, locked in a knife-fight with countless shadowy silhouettes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Front, back, left, right—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blades came from every direction, too many to block simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deciding it was best to reduce their numbers as quickly as possible, Yeongwoo abandoned defense and swung wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then one of the countless blades pierced his neck—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“HUURK…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire body dropped as if falling through the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he jolted awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why the hell am I dreaming something like this? The Chairman could’ve at least shown up…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A horribly ominous dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“God…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and checked the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘6:42 a.m.… At least I slept enough.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, the Earth-Ship had likely almost arrived at the Tuani Galaxy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been about 3 hours since their last communication with Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Earth, what’s our status? Where are we now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he stood up, Earth responded in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ You’re finally awake. Looked like you were having a pretty awful nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It was fucking terrible. Why today, of all days?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Maybe your accumulated karma is finally exploding?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Half of that sounded like he meant it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earth continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Good timing though. The Tuani Galaxy is already within visual range. According to Kejen, we can’t go any farther in this ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘So we have to rent a local vessel from here?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Probably. Come to the control room—Kejen’s been preparing for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Earth asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Is Jeonggu confirmed as your companion?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Yeah. Now that his Prestige Level is higher, he can at least serve as a meat shield.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Kim Jeonggu, even before being Yeongwoo’s biological father, was a master of slyness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a crime market with a 58% transaction-failure rate, he could act like a native.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘For this mission, I need someone shady. And conveniently, that shady bastard happens to be my father.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>○ Even so… between you and Kejen, he might turn into a surprisingly normal person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeongwoo was insane, and Kejen was basically a native of the Black Zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mere fact that his hideout was near the Black Zone said it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘He doesn’t need to go wild. I just need him to be unethical enough to handle dirty negotiations.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finished speaking and wrapped himself in his final piece of equipment—his transparent cloak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘All right. Time to go. Let’s see for ourselves just how terrifying this Black Zone really is.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Translator - Night]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Proofreader - Gun]\u003C\u002Fp>",1552,"2026-06-09T07:04:15.797Z",1,"novelbin.me","d27af03951003b361206f0122ec7b52453970df56571e1ea4ba1496b02d2ba1e","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-573","level-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-chapter-571",688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flevel-4-human-in-a-ruined-world-cover.jpg"]