What the 'Secretive Plotter' said felt as hollow as words coming from someone who had lost all meaning in his life.
I spoke up as if to rebel against that hollowness. “….Your life saved someone else's.”
To someone who had lost so much, the truth of saving a kid whom he didn't even know the name of wouldn't be much of a consolation. The boy was someone completely unrelated to him, after all. That boy was not his comrade or his family member.
I tried to open my lips several times, yet I still couldn't say anything else. The life I lived was no help whatsoever in the quest to save this guy.
The 'Secretive Plotter' looked at me struggling and spoke. [[When I first saw you, I believed that I needed to bring you under my wings.]]
Bring me under his wings. For some reason, I recalled the moments I first encountered him.
– Please select your Sponsor.
– The selected backer will become your dependable sponsor.
1. Abyssal Black Flame Dragon
2. Demon-like Judge of Fire
3. Secretive Plotter
4. Prisoner of the Golden Headband
….I remembered it.
That did happen. The 'Secretive Plotter' showed up during my first Sponsor Selection as my third potential choice. He really did try to become my Sponsor.
[[After that, I continued to observe this world-line. Sometimes, I was surprised. I was just as surprised by the fact that I was surprised. Because, I hadn't been surprised by anything for a long time.]]
I knew that. During this world-line's story, he watched what we did and sent various indirect messages. If I dug through the indirect message logs, I should be able to read the ones he sent to me.
[Constellation, 'Secretive Plotter', is intrigued by your choice.]
[Constellation, 'Secretive Plotter', is impressed by the level of your stupidity.]
[Constellation, 'Secretive Plotter', is disappointed by your flippant declaration.]
[Eyes of the Constellation, 'Secretive Plotter', are sparkling after he heard your plan.]
[Constellation, 'Secretive Plotter', is curious about your scheme.]
Those messages made the first actual face-to-face with him rather awkward for me. I knew now that [666] and other Yu Jung-Hyeoks were responsible for those indirect messages, but still….
[[I had to decide – whether to continue observing this distorted world, or to destroy it.]]
“….Was that why you sent me to the 1863rd turn?”
The Plotter nodded his head. His choice led to the beginning of this 'world-line'.
He continued on. [[It was roughly a similar reason why I gave this turn's Yu Jung-Hyeok the information on the 1863rd turn. I had a need to test you. To find out whether you or this turn's Yu Jung-Hyeok was the more suitable candidate to witness the conclusion.]]
“Okay, so your choice was?”
The 'Secretive Plotter' didn't reply and simply stared at me, before opening his mouth. [[There is a massive wall at the end of this world. It's the 'Final Wall' that can only be opened when all the keys have been gathered together.]]
It was Uriel.
Chapter end
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