Seeing him smile with such a thick skin, she suddenly felt compelled to hurl several choice words at him. She wanted to say, she'll definitely kill him if he went ahead and did something like this again.
Just like how it had been. She really wanted to do that, but…
“Han Su-Yeong.”
…She couldn't.
When she lowered her head, she saw Kim Dok-Ja's ankles. The battle-ready formal suit crafted by the Mass Production-type Maker was now in tatters.
His entire body, having fought Constellations as an Outer God King earlier, was riddled full with wounds, so much so that it'd not be strange for him to keel over right now.
“….Are you alright?”
And him worrying about her instead of himself only made Han Su-Yeong unable to figure out how to digest her current emotions.
[Constellation, 'Father of the Rich Night', is looking at you.]
[Constellation, 'Queen of the Darkest Spring', is satisfied with your reply.]
[Constellation, 'Maritime War God', is nodding his head.]
The gazes of the stars shone from the sky. Even though the indirect messages continued to rain down, Han Su-Yeong's back remained cold. The blacked-out channel of a few moments ago still remained vivid in her mind.
⸢If she had made even the slightest mistake….⸥
Constellations might not have lent their help. Probability might not have flowed in a way she planned. Her companions might not have endured.
What had been entrusted to her up until a few moments ago was not some simple manuscript that could be revised at will.
This burden of knowing that one misstep would bring down everything they had built up together – Kim Dok-Ja had been completing the scenarios while constantly feeling that emotion.
He supported Han Su-Yeong tottering unsteadily. She was about to slap his hand away, but instead, sighed and spoke up. “Don't ever make me do that again.”
“Only you could've done this.”
She bit her lip the moment she heard him.
“You know better than anyone what the readers want, right?”
⸢What was the 'end' Kim Dok-Ja wanted?⸥
What Han Su-Yeong thought about even when she found herself in a desperate situation of making the whole world her enemy, was that very question.
And perhaps, the current her should be able to reach the answer.
“Is this the end you've been thinking about?”
“Well, it's the beginning of that end.”
There were many creatures brushing past them to enter the battlefield. Only until a few moments ago, they had been the 'Outer Gods', but now, they were existences with faces and their own names.
[[Attack them!!]]
[[Those Constellation dogs!!]]
Some faces they almost recognised, some others they couldn't. Someone resembled Kim Nam-Woon, while a face resembling Yi Ji-Hye could be seen, too. However, they weren't Kim Nam-Woon nor Yi Ji-Hye; no, they were simply extras from those stories that ended a while ago.
⸢And every single one of these existences was fighting to change this world-line's conclusion.⸥
Everyone from the abandoned world-lines, from the 0th turn to the 1863rd, had gathered here.
[[Go!! Everyone!!]]
Han Su-Yeong felt emotions swell up in her chest after watching their march. These people gathering here to resist the pre-determined conclusion were all
[Nebula,
Companions approached them in their unsteady steps. They too, could finally see Kim Dok-Ja's world.
[Fable, 'Predictive Plagiarism', is sharing its understanding with the rest of
[Fable, 'Saviour of the Star', is sharing its thoughts with the rest of
All the Fables were talking to each other now.
Companions scanned their surroundings with dazed expressions. They too were witnessing the sight of the horrifying masks covering up the Outer Gods slipping away.
Han Su-Yeong observed each and every one of her companions, before abruptly realising something.
One of them was still nowhere to be seen.
“Where did that guy disappear to?”
When she thought about it, she found it really odd.
That guy hated the Constellations more than anyone out there. That guy, who fought the hardest among the companions, was nowhere to be seen within the battlefield for a while now.
Kim Dok-Ja promptly answered her.
“Over there.”
“Wha?”
Han Su-Yeong hurriedly scanned her surroundings.
KWBOOOOM!
An explosion occurred in the frontline and thick dust cloud was kicked up. Constellations from Asgard were busy crushing the Outer Gods.
[….You disgusting bastards.]
Chapter end
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