I recalled that time when I visited the 1863rd turn.
When I first saw the 1863rd turn Yu Jung-Hyeok, I thought that he was the 'Yu Jung-Hyeok from the original'. The main character that I spent my childhood years with, the very one that propped up my life.
But then, he was not him.
The 'Yu Jung-Hyeok' who helped me endure, had finished his tale a long time ago. He had reached the conclusion of the 1863rd turn and witnessed the end of the world, and then, roamed the horrifying abyss of the world-lines. For thousands of years, maybe even for tens of thousands.
I didn't know just how long he lived on like that. But, what I knew for sure was that one, he had survived until now, two, he remembered all of those times, and…
….And, he was being hostile towards me.
[[You all do not possess the right to witness the ■■.]]
He was right.
The only reason why I managed to wade past the scenarios was due to the Plotter's life preceding mine.
His Status was growing even stronger. The 'Outer Gods' observing the situation in the vicinity all knelt down simultaneously.
[OhOhOhOhOh….]
His aura mushrooming up like clouds wrapped around the [Heaven Shaking Sword]. That was the power he gained after living through 1863 lives, and also, while roaming the world-lines afterwards.
[Great Fable, 'Pilgrim of the Lonely Apocalypse', has begun its storytelling.]
Countless 'Yu Jung-Hyeoks' were looking straight at me from inside him.
['Yu Jung-Hyeok' from 41st turn is looking at you.]
['Yu Jung-Hyeok' from 362nd turn is looking at you.]
['Yu Jung-Hyeok' from 666th turn is looking at you.]
['Yu Jung-Hyeok' from 999th turn is looking at you.]
The histories they had compiled together – all their sins, they were right there. Sins so numerous that not even Jopiel's [Eye of Sin] could see the end of.
He was an existence deemed to be 'Terror' by this
However, his true nature was neither evil nor was it terror.
No, the reason why he had to be ostracised by the
⸢”I shall destroy the
And the thing was, the
One's character had to bend sometimes, had to know when to yield, and also, had to know when to crumble away. However, the 'Secretive Plotter' wasn't a character like that.
That's why he was able to get this far, and was able to become the 'Secretive Plotter'.
⸢”I shall definitely kill the one that started this story with these hands.”⸥
That was the 'apocalypse' of this world, the one he wished for. And also, the 'end of regression' that all Yu Jung-Hyeoks wished for, as well.
[Constellation, 'Secretive Plotter', is looking at you.]
He was definitely in the right.
He definitely…. was far more qualified than anyone to witness the conclusion of all the stories. Especially so, when compared to someone like me, whose only achievement was reading the 'Ways of Survival'…
'Stop with your unnecessary thoughts. And don't stupidly sympathise with him, either,' said Yu Jung-Hyeok. 'Are you planning to yield to some random bastard after you came this far? Was the Fable you managed to compile so far created solely by copying that bastard's life?'
I couldn't reply.
'If you sympathise with what he says, then it's the same thing as denying the lives of your comrades who fought alongside you.'
For sure, I did rely on the 'Ways of Survival' in the beginning to skirt past the dangers, but things were different after that. Events that didn't happen during the original novel occurred, and dangers not found within it also came to visit us. And I managed to overcome those dangers with my comrades.
As our Fable continued to grow, so did my distance from the 'Ways of Survival', and from a certain moment on, I stopped consulting the original. That was also the reason why I hadn't read the final revised version yet.
This world was not the same one from the 'Ways of Survival' that the Secretive Plotter lived through.
The moment when the two gazes collided, Yu Jung-Hyeok asked again.
“Why are you still watching this story?”
Chapter end
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