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Translator: ZERO_SUGAR

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◈ Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint ◈

Chapter 494: Episode 94: Beginning of the End (2)

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When I finally became the Outer God King, I knew the inevitable had finally come.

[You have become an Enemy of the Story.]

It felt as though the fables throughout my body were shattering to pieces. This wasn't the first time I'd experienced it. It had felt the same when I was expelled from a Scenario and fell into the Horizon of the story.

The difference was that, even after becoming an abnormal being, I wasn't expelled from the Scenario.

It was the opposite.

[You have become the boss monster of the Final Scenario.]

[You will be alone forever.]

[No one in this worldview will understand you.]

I remembered the loneliness I felt at that moment. It was like I alone had been cast away in this universe. Like I had become a monster who would never understand anyone or be understood by anyone.

Still, that feeling wasn't new to me either.

「"I'm a reporter from ... Daily. Do you have a moment?"」

「"That's him. The murderer's son."」

That was why I had to take on this role.

I was the one who could do it best.

This was the price of reading the ending of a story called TWSA.

「【Your allies will not understand your choice.】」

As if he knew my plan, Secretive Plotter said that.

I understood why he had to say it.

「"We'll have to see about that."」

Neither of us was wrong.

The fables we had built were simply different.

Rumble!

A tidal wave of fables filled my vision. Blinding sparks of Plausibility spread across its surface, while the gazes of the Constellations drifted over it.

[The Constellation Queen of the Darkest Spring watches your fable.]

[The Constellation Father of the Rich Night watches your fable.]

[The Constellation Mass Production Maker watches your fable.]

...

It wasn't a gamble I could pull off alone. Becoming the Outer God King was only the beginning of the Final Chapter. Junghyeok fought, my allies held on, and Suyeong drew the attention of the Constellations.

The Constellations who believed in us chose our story.

「And the plan succeeded.」

Living Flame rising in the east.

The Calamity King of the western world, Owner of the Sunken Island.

The ruler of the northern universe, Great Lord of the Abyss.

The King of the Silver Heart, who ruled the southern interstellar regions.

And Great Plot, crawling in from nowhere.

As the five Kings gathered, the Scenario rapidly expanded. Historical Constellations who couldn't withstand their Status knelt and coughed up fables.

The Calamity Kings, excluded from Scenarios until now. Freed from the Hound Chasing the Abyss by overflowing Plausibility, they had descended into the Scenario themselves.

Secretive Plotter looked my way. I nodded.

「Now, it was time for their stage to open.」

[U-uoooooh!]

A few terrified Constellations forgot even their dignity and began to flee.

Great Lord of the Abyss, Kim Namwoon of the 999th round, smiled as he grabbed one of them by the nape.

【You can't leave already. It's just starting.】

He seemed to have regained his strength from this surge of Plausibility.

He glanced at me and muttered.

【And don't get the wrong idea. We didn't gather here to help you.】

Then King of the Silver Heart, standing at my side, said,

【I came to help you.】

"I know."

No matter how many rounds he lived through, Hyeongseong was someone I could rely on.

Owner of the Sunken Island, Jihye of the 999th round, moved as well.

Fabled-grade Constellations rushed them from both sides, struggling desperately to stop them, but it was hopeless.

[Th-the island is moving!]

A silver cannon barrel glinted from the moss-covered island's bow.

The largest battleship in all worldlines. The completed Turtle Dragon spat fire at the world.

Kwoooooong!

One side of the battlefield was swept away whole. I, Suyeong, and even Junghyeok could only stare blankly at the overwhelming sight.

At the very front of the battle line, two Kings faced the Mythical-grade Constellations.

「The two people who had fought together long ago stood there.」

Uriel of the 999th round, her entire body wreathed in the flames of [hellfire inferno].

And Junghyeok, who had survived 1,863 hellscapes and become an Outer God.

「For a moment, Kim Dokja remembered an old battlefield.」

Junghyeok's 999th round.

At the Constellations' great battlefield, Junghyeok and Uriel had fought back to back.

Junghyeok, roaring after losing both eyes, and Uriel, protecting him.

One of my favorite scenes in all of TWSA. That scene was unfolding before me now.

[The fable Battlefield of Heroes and Flames has awakened from its long slumber!]

A fable that had vanished long ago connected the two Kings.

【I'll leave Olympus to you.】

Uriel of the 999th round spread her wings wide first. The moment her Status was released, the Constellations rushed at her as if they had been waiting.

The highest-ranking Constellations of Papyrus and Veda. I saw Constellations who had competed with us in the Demon King Selection as well. Last Pharaoh and Thunder-Eating Bird.

[The fable Flame of Annihilation begins its story!]

The moment Uriel's sword moved, the vanguard of Historical Constellations charging at her turned to dust. Pale Incarnations turned and fled, while fabled-grade Constellations screamed.

[Stop that sword! Don't let her swing it again!]

Secretive Plotter moved along the path Uriel's sword had burned. It was as though the history of the universe flowed beneath his feet. No one dared stand in the way of his steps, neither too slow nor too fast.

[The fable Eternal Hellscape begins its story.]

The most vicious fable in all worldlines began its story.

[The Great Fable Pilgrim of the Lonely Apocalypse begins its story.]

Every ruined world cried where the man stepped. The world's Original Sin, clinging to him like a shadow, relentlessly pursued him.

「No Constellation could stand in his way, and no fable could save him.」

Enemy or ally, every Constellation was captivated by his story. A sorrow stained with distant awe.

When they suddenly came to their senses, the man was already gripping Poseidon's throat.

Poseidon, who had only barely come to his senses, hurriedly tore himself free from Secretive Plotter's grasp and released his Status.

[The Constellation Spear That Draws the Boundary of the Sea is enraged!]

Olympus's Great Fable stirred. Poseidon's Triaina bared its savage fangs, wrapped in powerful fables. It was the imposing presence of a Mythical-grade Constellation anyone would fear.

But as a Mythical-grade Constellation myself, I read Poseidon's actions differently.

「Poseidon was feeling fear.」

Poseidon's spear slashed uselessly through the air, no longer as sharp as before. Zeus let out a warning cry at that mistake, so unlike an arrogant Mythical-grade Constellation.

But it was already too late.

Sgagag!

Something cut through Poseidon's torso, leaving a long black scar across his blue-scaled chest. Great Fables streamed ceaselessly from the wound.

[Kuh, ugh...!]

Poseidon clutched his chest and swung Triaina.

The Spear That Draws the Boundary of the Sea. Wherever his Triaina drew a line became an ocean.

But not this time.

The spear that had feared nothing trembled for the first time, unable to find anywhere to strike.

「A place Poseidon's sea could never reach.」

Poseidon's eyes darkened into a black abyss.

He was probably seeing the darkest fable in this world.

A universe where gravity held no sway, where land, sea, and sky were meaningless. A ruin where everything had been destroyed, leaving nothing precious behind.

The master of that ruin looked up at Olympus's constellation.

【You never change in any worldline.】

It wasn't a sad voice.

If anything, it sounded relieved.

Shiiing.

The blade of the Splitting the Sky Sword touched the night sky.

[Shut up!]

Poseidon barely overcame his fear and swung Triaina again.

At that exact moment, the Splitting the Sky Sword moved.

I had once seen Junghyeok use a similar technique. It was a technique devised by a Transcendent who had surpassed human limits through grueling effort, meant to cut down a star.

But this was different.

It was like...

「Swordsmanship created by a single human to face the world.」

Sky Splitter Sword Art.

Transcendent Secret Technique.

Galaxy Slash.

Only now did I truly realize it. The power Secretive Plotter displayed during the battle of "Journey to the West" hadn't been all he had.

A trajectory more beautiful than any sword strike I had ever seen.

The world split apart beneath his blade. Stardust scattered as one slash cleaved an entire nebula in two.

Poseidon stood at the end of that magical beam of light.

Pugagak!

His arms and legs were severed at the same time.

[Poseidon!]

Zeus shouted in horror.

Fables exploding from Secretive Plotter's body devoured the battlefield. The emptiness he had felt while living through the Scenarios was expanding.

As Poseidon coughed up fables and fell to his knees, Olympus's Twelve Seats charged in. Ares and Hephaestus roared and swung their sword and hammer, but they too were sent flying like children before the Splitting the Sky Sword's strikes.

Zeus screamed.

[Great Plot! Don't be so arrogant! You haven't even seen a fragment of the myth Olympus has achieved!]

With those words, Zeus began retreating. It was obvious where he was headed.

The Ark.

[Father!]

The Seats of Olympus, abandoned by Zeus, spewed fables from their bodies as the Nameless Ones devoured them. Dionysus glared at his father with resentment and vented his rage.

I watched those Seats briefly, then spoke to Suyeong and Junghyeok.

"We have to stop Zeus."

Countless Great Fables belonging to countless myths were likely sleeping inside the Ark Zeus was heading for, not just those of Olympus. If we let him go, this Scenario would turn against us again.

We ran across the stage covered in the fables of dead stars and divinities.

Suyeong muttered, sounding puzzled.

"But that bastard..."

Secretive Plotter, who had cut down Poseidon, stood blankly in place, looking somewhere overhead. I followed his gaze.

The reason Secretive Plotter didn't pursue Zeus was simple. His goal had never merely been the annihilation of Olympus or the destruction of the Ark.

He was looking at something hanging much farther away.

「The Final Wall.」

Endless pages turned in his eyes, as though he intended to see beyond it this time.

[The Plausibility of the Star Stream is undergoing a drastic change!]

The Great Dokkaebis cried out at the unexpected distortion in Plausibility.

[Wait! This is...!]

[Oldest Dream...!]

[The Scenario's contents have been updated due to the upheaval of the Star Stream!]

[The Clear Conditions for this Scenario will differ depending on the faction you choose.]

I checked the updated Scenario.

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For the first time, a Main Scenario's title had vanished.

A Scenario that had never existed before.

A Scenario unknown even to the Great Dokkaebis had begun.

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Category: Main

Difficulty: ???

Clear Conditions: Destroy the Ark and stop the Great Dokkaebis' plan.

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I heard the horrified voices of the Great Dokkaebis. They would now pay the price of giving up being Streamers and becoming characters in this world.

Our appearances returned to their original forms. It was as though the world itself had permitted us.

"You...!"

Asuka Ren stared at me in shock. It seemed she could now vaguely see my figure as well.

Amid the flying sparks, the Outer Gods, once objects of fear and disgust, revealed themselves one after another. They were no longer beings outside the Scenario.

[An overwhelming majority of Constellations are watching your fables.]

The Scenario we had created had officially been born into this world.

[The Oldest Dream is watching your existence.]

Secretive Plotter was probably hearing this message too.

More precisely, the message floating before my eyes.

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Reward: Final Wall.

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