Attack on Heaven – Raging Waves (4)

In fact, people in this world were quite resistant to so-called ‘depressing’ developments.

This was because until Ragna appeared, the cultural level of this world was roughly medieval… at best, pre-modern.

As everyone knows, most past literature was full of developments that would make modern people feel suffocated.

Because for some unknown reason, people of the past really liked imposing some kind of ‘trial’ on the protagonist.

Moreover, not stopping there, there were quite a few cases where the protagonist met a tragic end in the climax or ending part of the literature.

It was truly a meta that was completely incompatible with today’s Korean web novel market.

However, in recent years, such trends have changed a lot.

Because Ragna introduced a new culture called animation to this world.

And the animations produced by Ragna could be said to be something completely opposite to the existing suffocating meta.

First of all, Ragna’s animations were basically a world that was very kind to the protagonist.

Also, there was no forced depressing development or unreasonable drift to be found even if you looked hard.

Decisively, all the animations produced by Ragna ended with a happy ending.

Compared to those shitty works that kill the protagonist or massacre surrounding characters for the sake of ‘tragedy’ or whatever in the name of increasing literary value, it was truly incomparable.

Of course, when viewed from the huge aspect called ‘culture’, such works were the ones with excellent artistry and there was nothing to say even if Ragna’s animations were called cheap dopamine dispensers, but.

Honestly speaking, does that matter?

From the perspective of most people, Ragna’s animations were far more valuable than works with excellent ‘artistry’ that a tiny minority of critics praised in their own league.

In fact, after Ragna produced various animations starting from “The Disappearance of Elli and Hamel”, how much has the quality of life of ordinary citizens improved?

How much happiness could they feel after watching animations with developments that spurt out dopamine through animations that anyone could watch at 9 PM every weekend?

That must have been why.

“Ugh… Argh-!”

“Ki-Kill me…”

Numerous victims were produced due to the recent developments of “Attack on Heaven”, reminiscent of classical literature.

If it had been 3 years ago when animation didn’t exist, everyone would have been able to laugh off this level of depression and frustration, but.

Now that 3 years have passed, the vaccine against depressing works that had been latent in everyone’s DNA had long been lost, and.

Therefore, except for a very small number of people who loved depressing works from the beginning, most viewers eventually fell into mental demons.

And just like martial artists who fall into obsession end up becoming madmen after receiving tremendous mental shock.

Viewers who fell into mental demons while watching “Attack on Heaven” also eventually made a foolish choice.

That was none other than.

“Should we run away to “Lulu’s Adventure” again…?”

“…What?”

“Well, you know. If we hadn’t abandoned “Lulu’s Adventure” and kept watching it, and if we had continued watching Part 2 that continued even after Luka’s death, we wouldn’t have felt this pain…”

“If we hadn’t watched “Attack on Heaven” in the first place, we wouldn’t have had to suffer…”

Recently, after the death of the protagonist Luka in “Lulu’s Adventure”, his grandson ‘Russel’ became the protagonist, continuing an incredibly interesting development.

“…Masked vampires? They were just our emergency food from the beginning?”

The ‘Dark Clan’, who reduced Ian, the final boss of Part 1 who exuded tremendous presence both inside and outside the work, to mere ’emergency food’, appeared as new enemies, and.

Especially among the Dark Clan, the royal guard who pledges loyalty to the final boss, known as the ‘Twelve Night Walkers’, were a group created to exterminate warriors who use ‘Breathing’, each possessing tremendous power.

Decisively, in the latest development, it was revealed that the six vampires belonging to the upper ranks among the twelve vampires had incomparably stronger power than the six vampires belonging to the lower ranks, giving tremendous tension.

The confrontation between the Dark Clan trying to dominate humanity and the humans trying to stop them.

Also, Russel, who doesn’t have the powerful ‘Breathing’ power like other veteran warriors but exterminates vampires through excellent improvisation and trickery.

The battles between humans and vampires taking place every episode were making viewers watching them spontaneously sweat.

“…Yeah, let’s admit what we need to admit now. “Attack on Heaven” is already over. The mainstream is “Lulu’s Adventure”. “Lulu’s Adventure” was the paradise where we could lie down comfortably…”

“Let’s go, to our paradise…!”

Thus, as episodes went on, the viewership ratings of “Attack on Heaven” dropped like the ebb tide while the viewership ratings of “Lulu’s Adventure” kept rising.

The viewership ratings up to episode 16 showed an overwhelming advantage for “Attack on Heaven” at 71% vs 29%, but.

In episode 17, it showed quite an even match at 57% vs 43%, and.

By the long-awaited episode 18 where Cyan is sentenced to death, “Lulu’s Adventure” completely overtook “Attack on Heaven” at 31% vs 69%.

“There’s no sucker still watching the frustratingly cancerous development of “Attack on Heaven”, right?”

“Yeah, I absolutely won’t return at least until Cyan punches Lucian that bastard in the face.”

“You’re still watching a work where the protagonist is unjustly treated, surrounding characters make disparaging remarks, the heroine is brainwashed, kidnapped, and even sentenced to death? You’re really tough, tough.”

Thus, loyal viewers who had been watching “Attack on Heaven” stuck out their tongues at the repeated depressing developments and defected to the neutral country… no, to “Lulu’s Adventure”, and.

“…Hmm.”

And the Emperor, silently watching a certain noble proudly boasting about finally betraying “Attack on Heaven”, thought to himself.

‘Why are humans such foolish creatures?’

Logically speaking, what on earth could be the reason that the work called “Attack on Heaven” is continuing such absurd unjust treatment towards the protagonist Cyan?

Isn’t it for “Attack on Heaven” to have a hot-blooded development that knows no limits, incomparable to Part 1?

As a rule, to have a dopamine max development that makes viewers feel refreshed, a corresponding frustrating development must precede it.

Why don’t people know the simple principle that one must kneel to gain momentum?

Thus, the Emperor couldn’t help but lament the fact that there was no sage in the world who could predict the development 5 or 10 episodes later, beyond simply predicting the development of the next episode.

‘…Of course, as the Emperor, I couldn’t say it was a bad development.’

But at the same time, a gloomy emotion called schadenfreude was wriggling deep in the Emperor’s heart.

That’s right.

If the Emperor had love for the citizens of the Empire, he would have given a hint to the nobles by now.

‘Dear citizens, rest assured. The work called “Attack on Heaven” will have no more depression from episode 19 onwards, and only dopamine-overflowing developments will continue.’

But the Emperor, far from giving such advice to the nobles, just kept his mouth shut and silently watched those defecting to “Lulu’s Adventure”.

Why?

Because he wanted to watch in real-time the scene of nobles who had defected to “Lulu’s Adventure” regretting not being able to watch the hot-blooded development starting from episode 19 of “Attack on Heaven” live.

Not long ago, the sight of nobles foaming at the mouth, unable to endure while watching the ‘death sentence’ scene in episode 18 of “Attack on Heaven”, gave the Emperor considerable pleasure.

Then what would happen if news came that “Attack on Heaven”, the work they had betrayed, hit rock bottom in episode 18 and then drilled through the high points with each episode setting new legends?

The sorrow and pain that all the nobles who had betrayed “Attack on Heaven” would feel the moment they heard such news.

Honestly, how could one possibly endure this?

Therefore, the Emperor summoned.

The main culprit who caused all this situation.

The one who might be feeling the same… no, perhaps even greater ‘schadenfreude’ than the Emperor through this incident.

He summoned Ragna, the director who was producing “Attack on Heaven”.

“I’ll get straight to the point. I have completely seen through what sinister plot you are scheming through “Attack on Heaven”.”

Flinch.

For a moment, the Emperor saw.

The moment he said those words, he saw Ragna’s appearance momentarily becoming tremendously flustered.

He must have been extremely surprised, no doubt.

Because the Emperor had just unraveled the emotion that Ragna had hidden deep in his heart.

As the Emperor showed a very secretive smile and said so, Ragna opened his mouth with a slightly trembling voice.

“…Did you really notice?”

“Yes. I don’t blame you. No, I’m rather quite pleased. Because I fully sympathize with the heart you hold.”

Honestly speaking, how could one possibly endure VIP treatment and teabagging towards those who know nothing?

“So I want to propose to you. Do you have any thoughts of expanding the scale even more than now?”

“…Expand the scale, you say?”

“Wouldn’t it be easier to achieve the goal you wanted if more people defected from “Attack on Heaven” to “Lulu’s Adventure” than now? That’s what I mean.”

“…!”

At the Emperor’s words, Ragna noticed that the Emperor was infinitely sincere right now.

The Emperor was sincerely saying this to help his retirement right now!

“…Indeed, you are wise. As it happens, I have a good idea for drawing aggro, so leave it to me, Your Majesty.”

“Yes, I’ll trust you. After all, you who designed all situations by repeatedly adding depression to “Attack on Heaven” should be able to do this much easily. Hahaha!”

Thus, the Emperor and Ragna realized that their intentions were the same and immediately began to act.

And the next day.

A certain article was posted in various newspapers published in the Empire.

[The animation “Attack on Heaven” that has been repeatedly depressing recently, is there no responsibility of the viewers here?]

“…?”

“…?”

It was a historic moment when the cutting-edge aggro of 21st century Earth was dropped on the inhabitants of the fantasy world who were still maintaining their purity.