Those were Uriel's last words to us. She didn't say anything else afterwards. And while not saying anything, the 'Outer God Kings' exchanged glances with each other.
I didn't miss that opening and spoke up. “We don't have any intentions to fight against you, just like how you don't truly wish to destroy this world. You are just as familiar with tragedies as I am. There is no need to create more sorrow in this world-line.”
[The scenario has entered a temporary state of lull!]
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I grew tense while observing their response. The 'Outer Gods' still didn't say anything. I couldn't even tell whether they heard my words or not.
⸢So far, things had unfolded according to Kim Dok-Ja's plan.⸥
Using the 999th turn's memories, and arousing their memories of 'Yu Jung-Hyeok'.
⸢From the beginning, it was impossible to win this fight with a frontal assault.⸥
If they got serious and activated the calamity's Probability with everything they had, then this scenario would've ended just as it started. Back in the original novel, there were a few planets that responded naively to their 'Great Apocalypse' and ended up getting destroyed, instead.
[A large number of Constellations that dislike you are dissatisfied with the current situation!]
[A portion of Constellations are opposing against the scenario's illogical development!]
The Constellations were probably anticipating a spectacle of their hated
Unfortunately, the 'Outer God Kings' didn't do that.
At least, not for now, anyway.
– Kim Dok-Ja, what's next?
Han Su-Yeong sidled up to my right and asked in a tense voice.
– To be honest, even I don't know.
– Wha??
– This is as far as my plan goes.
As if to imply her thoughts of 'What crap are you talking about', her face was dyed in the colours of pure astonishment.
– Hey, you. You can't be…..
– Right now, we can only believe.
That must've come across as irresponsible. However, there was no other choice. This was the best plan I could come up with, and it also happened to be the only way to lead this event towards the correct conclusion.
I abruptly recalled what the 1863rd turn's Han Su-Yeong had told me.
⸢”I believe in the characters I've created. That's all.”⸥
I could just about understand where she was coming from now. And that's why I replied like this.
– I thought that I can only believe in these people who were like teachers to me – these individuals that I had read about.
I trusted the 'Ways of Survival'. Not the author responsible, no, but the characters that appeared within its pages.
[The 'Living Flame' is looking at you.]
Uriel, more righteous than anyone else out there.
[The 'King of Silverlight Heart' is looking at you.]
The kind and honest Yi Hyeon-Seong.
[The 'Master of the Sunken Island' is looking at you.]
Yi Ji-Hye possessing a lot of affection.
[Constellation, 'Secretive Plotter', is looking at you.]
Yu Jung-Hyeok, who never knelt down in defeat no matter how unfair things became.
I believed in them. I believed in their histories that helped the young me grow.
I believed that their worth would never be tarnished no matter how much time had passed by.
The 999th turn's Uriel opened her mouth. Although, she wasn't talking to me. [[Yi Hyeon-Seong, you said that we might get to see the end in this world-line, the one we failed to see before.]]
[[That's correct, Uriel.]]
[[And your opinion hasn't changed even now?]]
Yi Hyeon-Seong nodded. Uriel then slowly turned her head towards me. Her irises were burning brightly just like the corona of the sun.
[[….Did you say you're the 'Demon King of Salvation'?]]
Against that gaze seemingly testing my righteousness, I subconsciously swallowed back my saliva and nodded my head.
[[Through this world-line's version of myself, I have seen the Fables related to you.]]
It was then Jeong Hui-Won standing nearby flinched a little. Technically, though, it wasn't her but probably Uriel, instead.
I was getting a somewhat-ominous vibe here.
What the 'Living Flame' said next was completely out of my expectations, though.
Chapter end
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