The Final Scenario.
Acting as if they already knew what I wanted, the two Dokkaebis wearing the contrasting black and white formal suits pressed me for an answer.
[You must decide now. Die in this place, or head off to the Final Scenario with us.]
The Great Dokkaebis, Heoju and Heoche.
I knew a few things about these two Great Dokkaebi siblings. Well, they did appear frequently in the latter half of the 'Ways of Survival', after all.
Besides that, though. To think, they would mention 'Final Scenario' with their own lips…. It seemed that the Dokkaebis were finally getting ready for the end of this world as well.
Just as Constellations and Incarnations repeatedly fought to ensure their continued survival, the storytellers also had a story that they needed to convey at any cost.
And the Great Dokkaebis were getting ready for that final story.
– Final Scenario? What are these two talking about?
Han Su-Yeong didn't seem to know.
Herself from the 1863rd regression turn must've not told her of it, it seems.
I recalled that version of Han Su-Yeong, wearing the exact same white coat as me. That meticulous person wouldn't have forgotten about it, so it was more likely that her choice was deliberate.
– It's too long to explain right now.
I couldn't really tell. However, she might have believed that not knowing would be more advantageous for herself in the 3rd turn.
I felt just a bit strange after recalling Han Su-Yeong from the 1863rd turn after such a long while.
That turn, when I went to visit it, was already facing its final battle. Did Han Su-Yeong survive that battle? If she did, what kind of person would she have become now?
I shifted my head to find Yu Jung-Hyeok staring at me.
– Are you going to accept their offer?
– You're actually asking me that?
As if he knew it, he turned his head away.
He looked as if he was rueful about something. If I had accepted the offer, then he might have lobbed my head off right this instant or something.
Meanwhile, Great Dokkaebis were still waiting for me.
[Your decision?]
“Well, I'm sure you've already guessed it…. No thanks.”
[And your reason is?]
“Because it's suspicious.”
[Suspicious?]
“From the get-go, the offer itself is strange. Give up on the 'Great War of Saints and Demons', and you'll take me to the Final Scenario…. Can't you really see what's missing from that? You're a storyteller, yet your degree of understanding towards my Fable is strikingly low.”
Great Dokkaebi Heoche looked at me in dumbfoundedness, before eyeing Great Dokkaebi Heoju.
The latter nodded his head and spoke. [If you accept the offer, then we shall lend our aid to ensure the survival of every
Both Yu Jung-Hyeok and Han Su-Yeong looked at me simultaneously at that unexpected declaration.
A path that would save everyone from
“Even if it's the Bureau, wouldn't doing something like that as you please tilt the balance of Probability?”
[That is something for us to worry about.]
This could be a once-in-lifetime chance, an opportunity to save everyone and reach the Final Scenario. An offer so tempting that one wouldn't even dare to think about rejecting it.
Even then, my head was colder than it was ever before.
“It sounds like you're in a really tight situation right now. Surely, me giving up on the 'Great War of Saints and Demons' can't be everything there is to your offer?”
“I'll have to sign the 'Stream Contract' with you guys in exchange. Am I correct?”
The Stream Contract. A type of contract that I had with Bihyung once upon a time.
The two Great Dokkaebis formed surprised expressions. I decided to land another blow. “In order to become the 'Final Storyteller', you are trying to take my Fable and use it, aren't you?”
[….How do you know things like this?]
“I'm not interested in your offer.”
Chapter end
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