#246
A voice rang in my head. An extremely young voice was asking with anxiety. It was a fire that seemed ready to go out at any moment.
Suddenly, it occurred to me that the child might be an inner being that represents the rest of the goddess’s life. The goddess who was so huge was now waiting for everyone with an ego barely the size of a child. She looks like she’ll get used to this in no time.
【I’ve worked so hard so far, but there’s no end in sight.】
Sehyun walked to the child’s side and looked down at what she was seeing. There was a small mirror in front of her child. It was a mirror I had seen somewhere before. It had the same shape and pattern as the giant mirror in the space where the guides were.
The child stared at the things flowing out of the mirror.
A lot of things passed by. From the moment they took root in this world and began living, countless people who worked hard to become Sehyeon’s generation were reborn countless times within it.
Above all, it contained the goddess’s countless efforts and sacrifices.
【I barely made it this far.】
The child whispered dangerously, looking infinitely weak. The old sock touched me as if it resonated with my emotions. Those were days filled with tears. Although she was a mess on the inside, she was infinitely calm on the outside.
There was so much sadness inside the child that it would flood this place if you poked at it.
Sehyun was like this too. When she was extremely sick and had no one to confide in, so she had to deal with it alone. It was like that back then. Like this overflowing feeling.
“… “It’s because I can handle it alone.”
【… … .】
“actually… “It’s something that many people had to deal with together, but you shouldered it alone and are still trying to handle it alone.”
【… But, if I don’t, my kids get sick. I hope they don’t die. They are all my children.】
Someone walked next to the child with support and bent down to sit down. It was a fan immersed in deep longing. He hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand and stroked the child’s head.
“They too… “It’s the same.”
The child raised his head for the first time and looked at the fan. It was a transparent gaze. After a while, the gaze shifted to the opposite side. There was Jaeyoung Lee sitting there, grumbling.
“Hey, my brother only says the right things. No matter how great you are, there are some things you can’t do alone. Don’t you know coexistence? “That’s why you called us to Elix, wondering what’s the point.”
Jaeyoung Lee’s tone was generous, unlike his usual tone. It will be like that when you see it for the first time. Lee Jae-young has never seen a child younger than me since he came here.
【Still, if I could solve everything by sacrificing just one thing… I think it’s good.】
The child lowered his gaze deeply again. Sehyun looked at her quietly, then stretched out her hand to her mirror. And she recalled her powerful memories of that day.
If this is a place where you can share your feelings, she will understand. The sadness that the guides showed that day.
The afterimages that reflected countless pasts were erased, and numerous guides appeared in the mirror. The child opened his eyes wide and stared blankly at it.
The child smiled faintly, pointing to Billwill among them.
【My first… It’s a child.】
I see. A flurry of emotions came up. Sehyun took a deep breath and tried to focus her gaze on the mirror. In the mirror, Billwill continued her words with eyes sadder than ever.
[Please persuade Luzebuia. And please stop. Anymore… Tell them I want you to know that you don’t have to sacrifice yourself to fight alone. Our guides will be responsible for what happens after that. I will do my best to maintain the tower’s barrier, and I will do my best to guide you to your destination.]
The child stared at Billwill in silence. Little by little, she felt a flood of emotions. Her child’s eyes became equally wet.
[So, to the goddess… Please tell me that I would like you to stop sleeping now. Please tell me that now I ask you to use your remaining strength to purify yourself.]
【… It was like that.】
“Your children too… “I hope you live.”
Sehyeon conveyed the exact feelings she felt to the guides at that time. The goddess’s tears fell on the mirror. She looked at her guides several times, remembered them, and stroked them.
But in the end, he cried and shook his head.
【Then who takes care of this world? I can’t do that. My children will no longer have the strength to endure this world.】
“We will handle it.”
The words came from behind the child. The child’s head turned back. Sehyeon also followed suit and shifted his gaze. Everyone who came here was standing there. The person who spoke was Baek Do-hyeon. And then he began to convey his thoughts to everyone one by one.
“I will join too.”
“Yes, I have many sins, so I will bear them together.”
“Can’t we do that much?”
From Theo, Tyra, and Numan,
“Would you like to sleep if I put you to sleep?”
“You talk nonsense.”
“Hmm, that seems like a good idea. Ah, I can handle it too.”
Lijeong, Hume, Baluch,
“If there is anything I can do, I will do it too.”
“A croak.”
“I can’t say anything because I joined late, but… First of all, since I came late, I will join you.”
Kwak Jeong-han, Aul, and even Ryoma. Everyone stepped forward to bear this end together. All the emotions that resonated matched. It was sincere without lies.
The child looked at that figure with blank eyes. Many thoughts and emotions passed through my blinking eyes.
However, after some time had passed, the child calmly opened his mouth. was the answer from the child who had made up her mind.
***
When Sehyeon encountered the goddess, the road players in the white space were locked in silence. The only thing floating around in the dead, quiet space was emptiness.
All that could be seen was the pitch black sea. Until everyone was swallowed by the black sea, everyone was filled with unknown emotions and prayed with the same heart. I felt disillusioned with myself as I watched their fierceness, and I had to feel humiliated by the vast distance between them. But now even that had disappeared as if swept away.
Their death took everything away. Not only hope, but even the fighting spirit that seeped into my bones. Sobs and a sense of loss lingered like echoes. Some people sat down, some got angry. Someone else turned away in bitterness.
However, when the world in the mirror began to shake as if it were disappearing, the mirror suddenly tilted down with the sound of rough waves. As soon as the light in the mirror shined on the floor, countless people were thrown out in a heap, as if they were being spit out along with water.
“Knock, call!”
“Eight! “Do you think I should drink water until I get out?”
“Ha, I really almost died this time. Ha, my situation is truly miserable… .”
“Are you saying everyone is coming down from above me?”
“Get out of the way! “Tira’s wings are not spread!”
“Hey, you shield bastard, get out of the way! “You were sitting on my brother’s arm!”
“Sehyeon? Sehyun, are you okay? Why does it itch like this? “Is it cold?”
“Everyone, first of all… Ha, let’s wake up.”
Sehyun coughed, spitting out salty water, then wiped the moisture from the tip of her chin with a pale complexion and stood up. But as soon as he raised his head, he was met with thousands of gazes and his shoulders trembled.
A huge crowd of people was filling the white space. They looked somewhat dazed and disbelieving.
“What is this… .”
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“I called you.”
“Are you Mr. Numan?”
“What are you complaining about? In some ways, it’s a matter of life and death for the entire empire, so don’t they have the right to know and watch? So I asked the guides for a favor.”
“then… .”
“What can you say? “I was watching all that shit.”
Numan snorted and answered indifferently. Everyone wrinkled their noses or frowned at Numan’s words. It was so nice to see that everyone gathered around to see it, so everyone was shaking their heads and getting nervous.
Isn’t it as if their full potential was discovered? But that nervousness didn’t last long. It was because of the pure white letters that seemed to block the view.
“!”
Countless texts were floating in my field of vision. It’s no different from a bad fortune.
[You have successfully conquered the 94th floor of the ‘Tower of Tests.’]
[You have successfully conquered the 95th floor of ‘Tower of Tests.’]
[You have successfully conquered the 96th floor of the ‘Tower of Tests.’]
[You have successfully conquered the 97th floor of the ‘Tower of Tests.’]
[You have successfully conquered the 98th floor of the ‘Tower of Tests.’]
[You have successfully conquered the 99th floor of the ‘Tower of Tests.’]
I could hear the sound of someone taking a breath right next to me. The back of Sehyun’s neck also became stiff. My twitching eyes scanned the letters in the air as if tracing them.
Before I knew it, the surroundings had become frighteningly quiet. Everyone looked up into space in fascination. It was a look of fear. The silence weighed down his shoulders horribly.
[You have successfully conquered all floors of the ‘Tower of Tests.’]
[The ‘Final Door’ of the ‘Tower of Tests’ is opened.]
What I had feared had already become a reality. Now she realized the tearful words of a young child that had passed through her mind before she left there.
【There is no time. So this is the only way I can do it. With this power, my children will be able to maintain some barrier. therefore… Please forgive me, everyone.】
The goddess no longer had the strength to maintain the barrier, and the guides did not know how long they could maintain the barrier. What the goddess left behind was the final ‘end’ that allowed her to prepare for the final battle.
