Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint - Chapter 529

Chapter 529
Yi Su-Gyeong was standing before the darkest star .
"Will you go with us?"
[Constellation, 'Queen of the Darkest Spring', is slowly opening her eyes . ]
The location Persephone rested in wasn't the Underworld . That was because the passageway to her home had disappeared after <star stream=""> collapsed . She was currently staying in the special guest room in the Industrial Complex . She stayed there, staring at the night sky every day – as if to comprehend the most ancient Fables .
[The fact that I'm still alive, it must mean that my ■■ isn't in this place, at the very least . ]
She slowly turned her head, her eyes still radiating some warmth . Warmth, left behind by a certain someone . Yi Su-Gyeong knew whose Fable that was .
[Fable, 'Promise of the Darkest Night', is continuing on with its storytelling . ]
It was from the King of the Underworld, who swore to be by her side until the end of the world . And like he promised, he died instead of Persephone at the end of the world .
[Let us go . We must save that child . ]
*
Jeong Hui-Won knocked on a worn-down door of the Complex's special guest room .
"Is anyone home?"
She turned the doorknob, and the door opened without resistance . What greeted her immediately afterwards a holographic figurine .
⸢⸢Kim Dok-Ja, escaping from the water dragon!⸥⸥
It was the figurine of Kim Dok-Ja during his escape from the water dragon . Not only that, but the line he uttered during the event also floated up below the hologram, as well .
⸢"Alright, then . Time to go outside . "⸥
Jeong Hui-Won stared at that bizarre 3D sculpture with a slightly dumbfounded face . That wasn't the only figurine, though .
⸢⸢Kim Dok-Ja, destroying the Absolute Throne!⸥⸥
⸢⸢Kim Dok-Ja, liberating the Demon World!⸥⸥
" . . . . Not even Yu-Seung or Gil-Yeong's rooms look like this . "
As if she came to sightsee, Jeong Hui-Won studied each and every figurine . As she followed the lines of these action figures arranged by the year and the scenario number, she abruptly recalled their past . Uriel must've been looking at Kim Dok-Ja during all of these moments .
Among these was a rear tentacle from a squid, seemingly a part of a 'special limited edition' collection .
⸢⸢Kim Dok-Ja the Squid's last tentacle (made by Yangsan)⸥⸥
She looked at this thing with puzzled eyes, before reaching out to it . But, just as her hand touched the glass display case, a true voice could be heard .
[If you carelessly touch that, Uriel's going to get really mad . ]
How long had it been? An Archangel with a rather wane complexion was sitting by the table near the display case . No, wait – not many would actually recognise her as an Archangel these days .
A woman who silently flipped the pages of a book, not even bothering to look even though she was the one who started the conversation . Jeong Hui-Won quietly stared at this woman's long eyelashes before asking her . "Gabriel . Do you know where Uriel is?"
[Constellation, 'Lily Blooming on Aquarius', is revealing her presence . ]

The power of a Fable spread out like ripples from her entire figure . Perhaps this was the Archangel displaying her last vestige of pride .
[Oh, the last Incarnation of Eden . ]
Gabriel closed the book gently, her eyes gleaming brightly . It seemed that she had already figured out why Jeong Hui-Won came to visit .
[I've crossed world-lines before . And it was truly a dizzying experience, indeed . But what all of you are trying to do here exceeds that . You won't make it out alive . ]
"Is that how Eden jinxes others?"
[This is your reality . You must not run away from it . You can't seriously be considering undoing this ending you earned by finally bringing down the <star stream="">, now are you?]
The 'reality' . The weight of that word pressed down slightly on Jeong Hui-Won's chest . Rather than replying, though, she looked around at the room's décor again, instead . The bunk bed shared by Uriel and Gabriel was located on the corner . And the word <eden> was stuck above it like a poster .
⸢The Nebula 'Eden' was finished . No one could deny that truth . ⸥
"What makes one's reality isn't the environment nor the location . "
Even though Eden was finished, someone still chose to call this very room her Eden . Because, Archangels were still here .
⸢Even if there were only two . ⸥
"It's a cool-looking Eden, though . "
Jeong Hui-Won turned around to find Gabriel looking at her with trembling eyes .
"Can you tell me where Uriel is?"
[… . Behind you . ]
Jeong Hui-Won looked back and sure enough, Uriel was there .
She must've been coming back from her junk food shopping trip, because her small figure was holding large bundles filled with all sorts of snacks .
Her emerald-hued eyes were opened wide as if she was quite startled at the moment .
Jeong Hui-Won stared at her Constellation sponsor for a long while .
The brilliant light of an Archangel couldn't almost be felt from Uriel . Her wings, that used to be on her back, had long disappeared . Even her clothes had changed . Instead of her favourite black dress, she was kitted out in a grey hoodie and a pair of track pants .
[Hui, Hui-Won-ah . ]
Jeong Hui-Won knew better than anyone why Uriel ended up looking like that .
"Uriel . "
⸢Wouldn't Uriel be happier if she remained here, honestly speaking?⸥
Uriel the Archangel had carried out the scenarios far, far longer than herself . In that case, was it the right thing to do, dragging her back into the depths of hell one more time?
Rather than opening her mouth, though, Jeong Hui-Won squeezed her fist tightly . When she did, a faint lick of flame rose up from there .
The [Hellfire] .
The purest flames in this world, given to her by her Constellation sponsor .
The moment that flame was lit up, the ever-so-slightly dim darkness of the room was illuminated by yet another sculpture emitting the exact same flame . Jeong Hui-Won turned her head towards it without thinking too much, and saw a figurine sporting the same face as hers . It wasn't only 'Kim Dok-Jas' in this room, as it turned out .
As if she was under a trance, Jeong Hui-Won approached the glass display case and looked inside . There she was, wielding the [Judge's Sword] and firing pure-white [Hellfire] .
⸢⸢My one and only Incarnation⸥⸥
Jeong Hui-Won worked hard to suppress the emotions powerfully welling up inside and spoke . "Uriel . "
[Hui-Won-ah . ]
The moment she heard that warm, gentle voice, Jeong Hui-Won realised something . Her Constellation sponsor already knew everything .
"Please, cheer me on as I live that life one more time . "
She slowly turned her head and saw Uriel smiling sorrowfully . As if to ask whether this would be alright or not . And towards such Uriel, Jeong Hui-Won knelt down .
"Please, become my Constellation sponsor one more time . "
*
"Where did that idiot Black Flame Dragon disappear to? Flame Dragon~!"
"General-nim! Where are you, my general-nim??"
Those voices came from Han Su-Yeong and Yi Ji-Hye, currently searching for their Constellations . And in the middle of the chaotic sea of people, Yu Jung-Hyeok was looking at his young sister next to him . She had this huge pout on her face, probably angry at something . He sighed deeply . "You'll be safer by remaining here . "
" . . . . . "


"This world will soon stabilise . And this world will . . . . "
"But, you aren't going to be here, oppa . "
This would be Yu Mi-Ah's first time not using honorifics .
Yu Jung-Hyeok was about to reply to that, but changed what he wanted to say at the last second . "We will return . "
"When?"
"After we get through to the end of the other world-line, and after we rescue Kim Dok-Ja . "
"And when will that be?"
Yu Jung-Hyeok couldn't answer .
"It'll be too dangerous . I can't take you there . "
"Liar . "
A faint trace of the transcendental aura leaked out from Yu Mi-Ah's figure . That was unmistakably the Status of a Transcender .
Rather surprisingly, Yu Mi-Ah had awakened the first stage of the Transcender after training only for the past few months . She was the youngest Transcender in history, which was truly a shocking level of talent .
"If you were going to say that now, why didn't you stop me from training? I received the same training as Gil-Yeong oppa and Yu-Seung eonni, didn't I?"
" . . . "
"Please be honest with me, oppa . "
Yu Jung-Hyeok looked into the girl's eyes that showed not a hint of wavering, and slowly closed his .

They came up with a plan, so that no one would be lost . And it was far more foolproof and perfect than any other .
However, variables always had a way of rearing their heads without warning . And Yu Mi-Ah, she could potentially fall into danger . Yu Jung-Hyeok lowered his gaze, got down on his knees slightly, and looked straight at Yu Mi-Ah .
" . . . . . I'd like you to come with us . "
That . . . was the reply she wanted to hear .
Her small hand patted him on the head .
" . . . . As soon as you regress, our comrades will rush to fetch you . "
"You'd all have died without me during the 'Capture the Flag' battles, anyway . "
After saying that, Yu Mi-Ah opened her mouth wide . Yu Jung-Hyeok peered deep inside her mouth, and was about to say something with a deep frown on his face . But then . . .
"Hey! We found them all!"
Han Su-Yeong performing a deadly headlock on the Black Flame Dragon was walking over there while waving her hand . And behind her, Yi Ji-Hye clinging onto the arms of the Maritime War God and Goryeo's number one swordsman could be seen .
Yu Jung-Hyeok frowned at them instead . "And where is the monkey?"
Han Su-Yeong wordlessly pointed with her chin .
[Constellation, 'Most Ancient Liberator', is currently acting self-important . ]
Yu Jung-Hyeok narrowed his eyes and looked up in the air . The smirking Great Sage was floating up there .
"When did you arrive?"
[Aren't your preparations just too slow? If my maknae dies because of your tardiness, I'm going to rip you apart limb from limb where you stand . ]
It seemed that, even though his Status had fallen and <star stream=""> was destroyed, a Myth-grade wasn't called a 'myth' for no reason . Only the Great Sage was capable of emitting such vigour even when the 'system' had long disappeared .
Yu Jung-Hyeok replied tersely . "If you get in my way, I will not hesitate to cut you down . "
The Great Sage smiled, his pearly-white teeth in full display .


[Why don't we end that unfinished battle of ours during the next turn? Let's find out if you can get anywhere remotely close to the 'Secretive Plotter' . . . . ]
"Okay, okay, sure thing . Is everyone finished with their preparations?"
Han Su-Yeong's voice caused tense expressions to form on the faces of the waiting Incarnations .
All the members of <kim dok-ja="" company=""> participating in this regression trip gathered around . Yu Sang-Ah, Jeong Hui-Won, Yi Hyeon-Seong, Shin Yu-Seung, Yi Gil-Yeong, Yi Ji-Hye, Yi Seol-Hwa, and Jang Ha-Yeong . In addition, even Yi Su-Gyeong and Selena Kim, too .
The Industrial Complex's residents came out to bade them goodbye .
"Conquering King, please remember what I told you . "
"Fei Hu, the future of the continent rests on your shoulders . "
"Ranvir Khan--"
And among the crowd, a small Dokkaebi was floating in the air .
"Biyu . "
Shin Yu-Seung reached out even without realising it . Biyu, staying back along with the rest of the residents, carried a vaguely sorrowful expression .
⸢Biyu couldn't go with them . ⸥
Just like how it was with Han Myeong-Oh's daughter, Biyu too was an existence born after the world's destruction had begun . She couldn't become the 'storyteller' during the path they were about to walk on .
Biyu spoke as if to console the companions . [Don't be too sad . Whichever world-line you end up, I'll always cheer you on . I'm the 'Dokkaebi King', you know . If I train a little bit harder, and if I uncover more of the inheritances the Wennys left behind, I should be able to cross the world-lines, too . In that case, we should be able to meet up again . ]
"We'll wait for you . Even if it's tens of thousands of years later . "
Biyu cried out "Ba-aht!" . And firecrackers went off all over the Industrial Complex like big-scale fireworks .
"We are heading out . "
[Stigma, 'Group Regression Lv . 1', is activating!]
Finally, Yu Jung-Hyeok commenced the regression . The moment his Stigma activated, the figures of Yu Jung-Hyeok and his companions were dyed in the shower of resplendent light . It was then .
"You stinking bastards!! You didn't even come to fetch me . . . . !!"
Gong Pil-Du ran in from the distance and shouted angrily, before jumping into the shower of light belonging to the regressing party .
Kwa-kwakwakwakwakwa-!!
The world began breaking down .
The companions held each other's hands tightly and stared at the disappearing world . Biyu's bright smile was distorting away .
Could they meet again?
Pain akin to their souls shattering into tiny little pieces followed soon after . Shin Yu-Seung clenched her teeth tightly .
⸢Yu Jung-Hyeok always had to endure these moments all by himself . ⸥
Fortunately, he wasn't alone this time .
Shin Yu-Seung soon realised that she was travelling in the distant galaxy . The background was getting further away from her at a speed too fast to see . And different <star streams=""> from other world-lines could be seen, as well . The Outer Gods, abandoned inside the ashes of those stories were calling out to the companions .
[[Aaaaaaah]]
[[Overhereoverhereoverhereoverhere]]
Han Su-Yeong gripped Shin Yu-Seung's hand even tighter and raised her voice . "Keep your wits about you if you don't want to get sucked in there . "
Shin Yu-Seung repeatedly looked back to the Outer Gods growing further away from her . Kim Dok-Ja saved 'Outer Gods' during the last regression turn . He gave names to these forgotten stories . Even then, this universe was still filled with so many other forgotten ones .
Han Su-Yeong spoke again . "We're not Kim Dok-Ja . We can't save all those worlds . "
Not just Shin Yu-Seung, but the other companions knew that .


⸢The current 'them' were in too much of a hurry to save a single world before their eyes . ⸥
… . But, someday .
⸢Stories that couldn't see the end were all flowing towards somewhere . ⸥
The Outer Gods in the distance all changed back to the beautiful galaxies . Every tragedy looked so captivating when viewed from afar .
Han Su-Yeong shouted out . "Hey! Was this thing supposed to take this long? Are you sure we're on the right tr . . . "
It was right then that they were slammed by the thunderous noise of a book being ripped apart .
Riiiiiiip-!!
[World-line has detected the activation of the 'Group Regression'!]
[<star stream=""> is pointing out the Probability of the applicable Stigma!]
[Applicable Stigma is a power that exceeds the limit of the Probability!]
Something had gone wrong here .
Tsu-chuchuchuchut!
Just as Han Su-Yeong was about to shout something out, the view out front was swallowed up by the darkness and it simply vanished . And when she opened her eyes again, she found herself abandoned in a plain resembling a blindingly-white snowfield .
" . . . . What the hell?! Where am I??"
Her companions were nowhere to be seen . The only one she could see was Yu Jung-Hyeok carrying a stupid expression on his face .
" . . . . . The world-lines got entangled," said Yu Jung-Hyeok .
"What dogshit are you talking about?! Didn't we make all the right preparations??"
Yu Jung-Hyeok closed his eyes and began sensing something, before opening his mouth again . "We did prepare accordingly . And as for the rest of our companions . . . It seems that they reached the 1865th turn safely . Only we ended up here . "
"And where is 'here'?"
" . . . . Most likely, we're entrapped in the gap between the world-lines . "
Han Su-Yeong surveyed her surroundings once more .
Several massive, pitch-black structures were floating up here and there within this snow-white field .
"Wait for a moment . I shall gather more Fables and reactivate the Stigma," said Yu Jung-Hyeok .
"How long will that take? Hurry up, will ya? If we get there too late, our plan or whatever will go down the drain!"
Yu Jung-Hyeok seemed to be in deep concentration already, as he didn't bother to reply .
Han Su-Yeong abruptly got up from her spot and extended her hand towards the nearest structure . When she did, something akin to jet-black graphite particles stained her hand .
"What the heck is . . . . "
And right next moment, the overall shape of the structure was drawn out inside her mind .
⸢ㅁ⸥
She was sure of it . This structure, it was shaped like this . And as for that other structure just beyond her . . .
⸢ㅓ⸥
Slowly, so very slowly, a creeping chill ran down her spine . She began reading the structures one by one . And each one soon became a single phrase .
⸢The Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint⸥
<epilogue 2 . ="" not="" found="" anywhere="" (4)=""> Fin .
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