Fourth Wall

The **Fourth Wall** is a skill possessed by Kim Dokja. Its previous identity is the Dokkaebi King of the altered 1863rd round; after overseeing the writing and publishing of Three Ways to Survive in a Ruined World by Han Sooyoung, he triggered the start of the scenarios and transformed into the [Fourth Wall] skill to accompany his world's sole reader on his adventures.

## Appearance

The fourth wall's true appearance is a boy Dokkaebi wearing a fedora. His face is sad and pure. He was originally middle-aged, but Han Sooyoung theorized that the wall forgot things over time and turned back into a child.
## Personality

It is shown when the Fourth Wall eats Sookyung that it has a large appetite. It also seems to be quite rebellious to Kim Dokja, sometimes annoying him, while other times he keeps him safe from people he views as threats, (ex: Nirvana, Eater of Dreams, Secretive Plotter.) However, to the 1863rd turn's Han Sooyung, he displays a high level of dedication. He obeys her and even refers to her as god, which may be a reference to her alias as tls123.

## Synopsis

The Fourth Wall is a skill that protects Kim Dokja from any mental, or even physical pain. Allowing him to complete scenarios more easily, and cut off most skills. This wall also allows him to view the world as a novel, which weakens when he meets somebody connected to his "reality."

## Abilities

### As the Fourth Wall

In its duty as Kim Dokja's skill, the Fourth Wall has a number of abilities that center around Kim Dokja himself.

* Can protect Kim Dokja against mental attacks and skills.
* Can offset pain caused by injuries.
* Prevents Kim Dokja's Attributes Window from being viewed, even by himself. This is presumably to hide his status as the lone reader of Ways of Survival, signified by the attribute [■■ Apostle].
* "Walls off" Kim Dokja's emotions, allowing him to distance himself from events taking place and treat the world as a novel. It can forcibly strengthen itself and numb his emotions, should he get agitated over events such as his mother's life being in danger.
* Weakens when Kim Dokja doesn't treat current events as a novel. For instance, it shakes when he meets individuals who he had a long history/deep connection with prior to the start of the scenarios, such as Lee Sookyung.
* Can narrate Kim Dokja's thoughts and actions in narrative form. This can assist in upholding his "story", such as when he is banished outside the scenarios and his body begins to decay due to being outside a relevant narrative.
* Can "eat" or absorb individuals, breaking them down to their Stories and then eating these Stories. When eaten, these individuals find themselves within the Fourth Wall's Library, and should the Fourth Wall find them worthy, they become Librarians, looking after the books and on occasion speaking to Kim Dokja. So far, the Wall has eaten Nirvana Moebius, Simulation (master of the Theatre Dungeon), and the Eater of Dreams. It also previously ate Lee Sookyung (but released her almost immediately at Kim Dokja's request) and Yoo Sangah (in order to preserve her rapidly scattering Story core). She worked as a Librarian for a short while before being released to a new form.

## Relationships

### Kim Dokja (The Oldest Dream)

The Fourth Wall is shown to have something similar to a friendly yet distant relationship with Dokja. He stayed with him, treating him as his new god. He seems to eliminate all dangers to Kim Dokja, faithfully fulfilling 1863rd turns to Han Sooyung's desired ending. Han Sooyung of the 1865th turn mentioned him but the Fourth Wall must've seen his orders, akin to how he obeyed her wish to go to the 1864th turn knowing how much it'd hurt her.
### Han Sooyoung (tls123)

The Fourth Wall, as a dokkaebi king, led Han Sooyung to the 1864th on her command, knowing it would eventually make her pass. It is shown repeatedly how compliant he is with her wishes. Sometimes revising her work dutifully and responding to Dokja's comments on her behalf, despite her constant scoldings. Though it is unknown why, he never posted the last chapter of TWSA. It is implied it reveals how she is the author and her tale which may have led him to wishing to keep her legacy to himself. Even so, he stayed loyal to her last words eternity. He stayed by Kim Dokja's side as the Fourth Wall.
## Trivia

* The Fourth Wall is shown to have proven that tls123 is as in god while referring to the author as such.

## References

1. ↑ ORV Novel Chapter 540 (read original)