It was an unexpected answer so I looked like a fool . "Why?"
"Without me, they will all die . "
I doubted my ears . I couldn't believe that Han Sooyoung could talk like this . My voice involuntarily became louder and aggressive .
"Didn't you want to make your own world?"
" . . . I can make my world later . Somebody has to lead them . "
"Why all of a sudden . . . "
"Yoo Jonghyuk is no longer a character . What do you think that means?"
I closed my mouth .
"It is no longer a novel . "
My heart pounded at Han Sooyoung's words .
[The exclusive skill 'Fourth Wall' is strongly activated!]
"It isn't about being forgiven for everything . No matter how the developments flow, we should end the story properly . "
Han Sooyoung's face couldn't be seen properly because of the brim of her hat . Before my words finished, Han Sooyoung left the situation room . I saw Han Sooyoung talking to the people outside the situation room . I kept watching .
***
Before leaving, there were a few things that needed to be addressed . One of them was Uriel .
I looked down at the confined Uriel doll . She was currently in a state of calm but once the confinement was over, Uriel would wake up again as the Angel of Flames . She would burn all living things around her .
Gabriel's true voice entered my ears . [What are you going to do with Uriel?]
"I am thinking . "
I looked down at Gabriel who was waving her helplessly drooping petals . Perhaps she was shocked by the situation here . According to the original setting, Gabriel was someone who took good care of other angels .
[I'll stay . ]
"It isn't possible . "
[Why? Is it because I betrayed this place?]
I didn't answer . Gabriel acted like it was unfair .
[Why did I betray Eden?]
"It must've been an unavoidable decision for you . "
[Tell me the details accurately . What happened? You know something!]
"I don't know exactly . If you are curious, go back and talk to Metatron . "
It wasn't good for me to intervene in this thing . There was a possibility that the development of the third round could find unexpected difficulties because of misinterpreted information . Gabriel's leaves trembled .
[If I go back, won't I betray Eden again? Then I would rather remain here―]
"The future can change . We have to go back . " I spoke with confidence . This world wasn't our world .
[Then Uriel . . . !]
"I told you, I'm thinking . "
For now, the best option was to leave Uriel to Han Sooyoung . However, I wasn't sure if she could control the Archangel of Flames .
「 The Fourth Wall is saying, "Do you want me to come out?" 」
There was a way to tell Uriel the story of the third round . However, as I said many times, there was no guarantee that Uriel would hear the story and react like Yoo Jonghyuk . Perhaps the story of my world line might further ruin Uriel's insecure spirit .
Still, there might be a bigger problem if I really left Gabriel here . Moreover, Gabriel couldn't use Confinement of Good and Evil . . . I would also like to stay a bit longer and help Uriel . . .
[I will stay, Gabriel . ]
The petals of the red cosmos swayed . I reflexively bowed my head and the startled Gabriel shouted, [ . . . Jophiel?]
[It is best that I stay . ]
It was an unexpected declaration . Even I was stunned . It wasn't another archangel . Jophiel was declaring to stay here?
[I decided after careful consideration . I can control Uriel through Confinement of Good and Evil . Thus, it is right for me to stay here . ]
"Jophiel, if you don't return to the original world now, you might never be able to return . "
[There are a few ways to cross world lines . ]
"I know but they all require a tremendous price . "
[It doesn't matter if I can't go back . ]
[Jophiel!]
Jophiel didn't back down despite Gabriel's cry .
[This world line also has value . I don't want to depend on this insidious guy but I think it is better to find out more about this world . I have an obligation to find out why the Eden here was destroyed, what things will happen in the future and to inform the original world . ]
Jophiel's remark was reasonable . This world was very different from the old 1863rd round and it would certainly help if information could be sent to the third round .
[Wait, Jophiel! Why are you making this decision―]
[There is no turning back Gabriel . ]
A gleam of light emerged from the red cosmos and this turned into a white light that bound the white lily . It was Confinement of Good and Evil . Gabriel's petals drooped like he fell asleep . Jophiel told me . [Please look after Gabriel . ]
"Why are you doing this?"
[Uriel needs Gabriel . And Gabriel . . . both of them are unstable . ]
I thought like Archangel Jophiel . Eden was a nebula made up of archangels .
"Then you?"
[I don't believe in you but I have one thing to ask . ]
I hesitated before nodding .
[After returning to the original world line, please visit Eden . Then I hope you can tell the scribe what happened here . Can you do that?]
"I understand . "
Certainly, it wasn't a difficult request . I was already planning to visit Eden .
Soon after, Jophiel's cosmos flower drooped . It was a seemingly sleepy and tired appearance . I changed the water bottles of the two flowers .
Someone was left and someone was leaving . No matter what was chosen, everyone would eventually reach their end .
***
The next morning, I was sent off by the party members . Many things had happened but the party members said they would send me off . To be precise, it was Lee Hyunsung who said it .
I turned my head and saw Han Sooyoung staring at me with her unique disgruntled face . I handed her a wrinkled notebook . Han Sooyoung bluntly wondered, " . . . What is this rubbish?"
"The information you need now . "
I had selected a few more pieces of information that would be useful for the 1863rd round from Ways of Survival .
Sparks rose around Han Sooyoung's body . I vaguely knew its identity . The sparks were related to Han Sooyoung's identity as a 'character . '
"Don't throw it away and look at it whenever you have time . "
Han Sooyoung stared down at the notebook I gave her and asked, " . . . Is this okay?"
"What?"
[The Fourth Wall is strongly activated!]
Han Sooyoung stared at me carefully as if reading something on my fate . Then she shook her head . "No, it's nothing . Never mind . "
. . . She was unreliable .
Lee Hyunsung listened to the conversation and opened his mouth . "It would've been nice if we couldn't carried out the scenario together . It is unfortunate . "
Lee Hyunsung, who became close to me, said goodbye first and then Kim Namwoon stared at me . "Bah, get lost . Give my best regards to the me over there . "
Of course, it wouldn't happen . I had to go to the next world to speak to Kim Namwoon of the third round .
The moment I finished the goodbyes and was turning around .
"Hey . "
Something with a soft weight came flying towards my back . I hurriedly turned my head and grabbed it . A white coat was caught . It was the Infinite Dimension Space Coat .
"Didn't you never get a clear reward? Take this . "
It was the coat that Han Sooyoung was wearing . I was dumbfounded . "Coming to the 95th scenario and only getting something like this―"
Han Sooyoung looked at me like I was pathetic . Then a thought crossed my mind . This bastard, don't tell me? I placed my hands in my pocket with a bemused expression and Han Sooyoung asked, "The question I didn't ask yesterday, can I finish it now?"
" . . . Speak . "
"Why did you say you wouldn't go back to the third round?"
It was an unexpected question . Han Sooyoung continued to ask . "You are playing my part over there . . . if you didn't go back, that world would've perished . You should know this so why―"
"Let's see . . . why?"
"What?"
"Even without me, the third round would've been fine for a long time . "
"How can you be sure?" Han Sooyoung stared at me suspiciously .
"You are there . "
Han Sooyoung's expression slightly hardened at my words . Her eyes were shaking with vague surprise .
"I believe in the you of the third round . "
Han Sooyoung stared at me for a moment before turning her head away . "Quickly get lost . I don't want to see you anymore . "
"I'm going . Stay alive and well . "
I looked up at the sky .
[The constellation 'Demon King of Salvation' is looking at the night sky . ]
[Secretive Plotter! Please fulfil the contents of the covenant . ]
A new portal was created under my feet . It felt like something was pulling at me as the world started to collapse . The world of the 1863rd round was becoming dim .
A world different from the original that I knew . It was a short time but I felt that many things had changed .
Lee Hyunsung waved while the others sent me off with complicated expressions . Just like Yoo Jonghyuk did and I did, they would walk through a world different from the original that I knew .
Maybe someday, our worlds might be able to meet one another . However, even if we couldn't meet again, there was no doubt that the world existed . Just like Ways of Survival was to me .
The world was dark . I felt dizzy while hearing the voice of an outer god .
[ On ly the sto ry with out a be gin ning or end will re main . ]
The ground disappeared and I was sucked into the portal . The metaphysically distorted pathways narrowed and expanded several times .
I closed my eyes and let my body flow in an unmeasurable passage of time . I shouldn't have been gone for too long from the third round .
After a while, I fell to the ground with a loud sound .
[The Outer World Covenant has been completed!]
[The compensation will be settled . ]
To be precise, it wasn't the ground . It was the galaxy of the Star Stream that I had seen before . My body was floating in the emptiness of the universe . I groaned and saw the hem of a black cloak dragging against the ground .
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