Two days passed by since the end of the 'Great War of Saints and Demons'.
“圣魔大战”结束两天过去了。
The nightmare-filled 'Isle of Reincarnators' could no longer be seen; Constellations were gradually leaving the Ark for their rightful spots in the night sky.
人们再也看不到满是噩梦的“转世岛”;星座逐渐离开约柜，回到他们在夜空中应有的位置。
- This stop is for <Olympus>.
这一站是奥林匹斯山。
Constellations from <Olympus> stood up from their seats after the ship made the announcement. Dionysus, standing as their representative, shifted his gaze over to Jeong Hui-Won and addressed her. [My apologies for leaving first, even though this is a difficult period for you.]
奥林巴斯宣布这一消息后，奥林巴斯的星座们从座位上站了起来。狄俄尼索斯作为他们的代表，把目光转向郑惠元，向她致意。我很抱歉我先离开了，尽管这对你来说是一个困难的时期
"No, we'll be fine, thank you."
“不用了，我们很好，谢谢。”
[Do not be overly worried, however. He's no ordinary Constellation, after all. Without a doubt, he's still alive.]
不过，不要过于担心。毕竟，他不是普通的星座。毫无疑问，他还活着
He lightly tapped her shoulder and soon, disappeared beyond the Dark Dimension while leading other Constellations. She stood there and silently waited until they were gone from her view before climbing down from the bow of the Ark. When she got to the bottom of the stairs, she found a person waiting for her - Han Su-Yeong.
他轻轻地拍了拍她的肩膀，很快就消失在黑暗次元之外，而领导着其他星座。她站在那里，静静地等着，直到他们从她的视线中消失，然后才从方舟的船头上爬下来。当她走到楼梯口时，发现有一个人在等她——韩素妍。
"Dionysus?"
“狄俄尼索斯?”
"He left."
“他走了。”
"Both Cheok Jun-Gyeong and the <Underworld>, too?"
“还有CheokJun-Gyeong和黑社会?”
"I think they'll be leaving pretty soon."
“我想他们很快就会离开。”
"And Uriel?"
“乌列呢?”
Han Su-Yeong continued to ask, and Jeong Hui-Won continued to answer. Most of what they chatted about were trivial information, stuff like Hades and Persephone, Uriel, Cheok Jun-Gyeong's abode, etc. Some who would be leaving, some who would be staying, some who would accompany them…. A part of the info was about the matters everyone knew already. The thing was, though, it was not really important whether someone knew this or that.
韩素妍继续问，郑惠媛继续回答。他们聊的大部分都是些鸡毛蒜皮的小事，比如冥府和珀耳塞福涅，乌列尔，车俊京的住所等等。有些人会离开，有些人会留下，有些人会陪伴他们。部分信息是关于大家已经知道的事情。问题是，是否有人知道这个或那个并不重要。
"Ha-Yeong-ee is still completely worn out and teacher-nims are helping her out by performing 'Chu-gung-gwa-hyeol'." (TL note at the end)
“Ha-Yeong-ee仍然完全精疲力尽，尼姆老师正在帮助她表演‘Chu-gung-gwa-hyeol’。”(结尾的TL注释)
"And Ji-Hye?"
“智慧呢?”
"At the back, fixing her battleship."
“在后面修理她的战舰。”
"What about Yi Hyeon-Seong?"
“YiHyeon-Seong怎么样?”
One would ask, while the other would answer. They walked on the corridors of the Ark and repeated this process. It was as if they wouldn't be able to hold back even for a second by not doing it.
一个会问，另一个会回答。他们走在方舟的走廊上，重复着这个过程。就好像他们不做这件事就不能有一秒钟的退缩。
"What about the kids?"
“孩子们怎么办?”
"Well, they….."
“嗯，他们......”
Before Jeong Hui-Won could finish her sentence, they heard the kids' voices coming out from one of the cabins lining up the corridor.
郑慧媛还没来得及说完她的话，他们就听到孩子们的声音从走廊上排列的一间小屋里传出来。
- I knew it. I gotta sign the contract with the darkness right now so I can get my revenge for hyung….
我就知道。我现在就要和黑暗签合同这样我就可以为hyung报仇了..。
- Revenge? What revenge? Ahjussi is definitely alive. I can feel it.
复仇?什么复仇?大叔一定还活着，我能感觉到。
- ….Well, uh, I also knew that. If it's Dok-Ja hyung, he's definitely….!
-我也知道如果是Dok-Jahyung他肯定是...！
- You need to wake up already. We need to come up with a sound plan right now.
你该醒醒了我们现在就得想个好计划。
Jeong Hui-Won's and Han Su-Yeong's steps came to a halt at the same time as if they had promised to do so. They listened to the kids' conversation. Those two were bawling uncontrollably only the day before. However, the two of them, as they appeared through the cabin's window, were….
郑惠元和韩素妍的脚步同时停了下来，好像他们答应过要这样做似的。他们听着孩子们的谈话。就在前一天，他们俩还情不自禁地大哭起来。然而，他们两个，当他们出现在小屋的窗口，是..。
"…I guess they will be fine, after all," said Jeong Hui-Won.
郑慧媛说:“......我想他们毕竟会没事的。”。
Han Su-Yeong waited for a beat before asking her. "What about you, then?"
韩素英等了一会儿才问她:“那你呢?”
The latter didn't reply. Instead, her gaze slowly faltered. The former stopped looking at her conversation partner, and shifted her own gaze lower, too.
后者没有回答。相反，她的目光慢慢地动摇了。前者停止看她的谈话伙伴，并转移自己的目光更低。
Jeong Hui-Won opened her lips eventually. "He asked me to save him."
郑慧媛终于张开了嘴，“他叫我救他。”
"…."
"...."
"He pleaded with me to rescue him."
“他恳求我救他。”
She tightly clenched her fist. They didn't need to stare at each other to feel this emotion resonating between them.
她紧握着拳头，他们不需要互相凝视就能感受到这种情感在他们之间的共鸣。
It sounded as if dry rain was falling somewhere; Han Su-Yeong listened to that noise impassively, before speaking up. "We'll have a lot of things to do when we get back."
听起来好像有干雨落在什么地方，韩素妍面无表情地听着，才开口说话。“我们回来后还有很多事情要做。”
"…Right. I know." Jeong Hui-Won rubbed her face with her sleeves and smiled weakly. "For the time being, we should go back to Seoul, right?"
对。我知道。”郑慧媛用袖子擦了擦脸，微微一笑。“眼下，我们应该回首尔，对吧?”
"We should."
“我们应该这么做。”
"There will definitely be some bastards aiming for Seoul now that Dok-Ja-ssi has disappeared. And we'll have to sort out the law and order back home, too."
“现在Dok-Ja-ssi消失了，肯定会有一些混蛋瞄准首尔。我们也必须整顿国内的法律和秩序。”
"Who'll tell Yi Su-Gyeong, though?"
“那么，谁来告诉李素京呢?”
"That, well…."
“那个......”
The two women stopped talking and stared at the empty space for a while. The first person to break the silence was Han Su-Yeong. "I wish we still had Yu Sang-Ah with us in times like these."
两个女人停止了交谈，盯着空荡荡的地方看了一会儿。第一个打破沉默的是韩素英。“我希望在这样的时刻，我们还有余桑雅。”
"….I miss Sang-Ah-ssi."
“我想念桑阿西。”
They had lost far too much getting here.
他们在来这里的路上损失太大了。
Their gazes shifted outside the window to see the passing view of the Dark Dimension. They saw the stars on the faraway galaxies sparkle softly.
他们的目光转移到窗外，看到黑暗维度经过的景象。他们看到遥远星系上的星星闪烁着柔和的光芒。
The universe wouldn't be destroyed just because a single star suddenly vanished. There was a countless number of them, and their light would continue to exist afterward, too.
宇宙不会因为一颗恒星突然消失而毁灭。它们的数量不计其数，而且它们的光在之后也会继续存在。
But for those living on a certain planet, that particular star would be everything they knew about the light itself.
但是对于那些生活在特定行星上的人来说，那颗特定的恒星就是他们所知道的关于光本身的一切。
Han Su-Yeong did her best not to look at Jeong Hui-Won's reflection on the window. The latter muttered in the meantime. "Just what on earth has happened to Dok-Ja-ssi?"
韩素妍尽量不去看郑惠媛在窗上的倒影。同时，他喃喃地说。“Dok-Ja-ssi到底怎么了?”
The former didn't reply and began walking again. Not too long afterward, they arrived at the last cabin in the corridor. They quietly opened the door and entered to find Yu Jung-Hyeok wrapped from head to toe in bandages lying on a bed.
前者没有回答，又开始走路了。不久之后，他们来到了走廊的最后一间小屋。他们悄悄地打开门，走了进去，发现从头到脚裹着绷带的俞正赫躺在床上。
Han Su-Yeong spoke as she rummaged through her inner pockets to find a lemon candy. "….We should be able to find out once this idiot wakes up."
韩素妍边说边在口袋里翻找柠檬糖果等这个白痴醒了我们就知道了。”
*
This happened back when I was still in the middle of reading the 'Ways of Survival'.
这发生在我还在读《生存之道》的时候。
I was scrolling down the chapter, fully satisfied knowing that I had completed the day's work, only to discover something written on the [Author's words] corner at the bottom.
我一直往下翻，满意地知道自己已经完成了一天的工作，结果却发现底部的(作者的话)角落上写着一些东西。
- Dok-Ja-nim, what do you think?
杜佳尼，你觉得怎么样？
I've already forgotten what that question related to. It might have been about the plot development, or he might be implying something about the novel itself. Now, how did I answer him back then?
我已经忘了这个问题的含义。这可能是关于情节的发展，或者他可能是在暗示小说本身。现在，我该怎么回答他呢？
- Mm. Well, such a simple twist is a bit….
这么简单的转变有点..。
- You thought so, too?
你也这么想？
I was startled anew by this portion of my memories. Did something like this really happen? I remembered so well about the 'Ways of Survival' itself, so why have I completely forgotten about this part of the memories? I couldn't understand it at all.
这部分记忆使我再次感到震惊。像这样的事情真的发生了吗？我对生存之道本身记忆犹新，那么为什么我完全忘记了这部分记忆呢？我一点也不明白。
Right, now that I looked back, the author did chat with me every once in a while, didn't he?
对，现在我回过头来看，作者确实时不时和我聊聊天，不是吗？
As for me, I wrote comments to engage the author; most of the time, it was to cheer him on, or to ask questions regarding the next regression turn, but sometimes, I did try to tackle him over the novel, too.
至于我，我写评论是为了吸引作者;大多数时候，我是为了鼓励他，或者问一些关于下一个回归转折的问题，但有时候，我也确实试图在小说上攻击他。
I think it was around when Yu Jung-Hyeok had just gone past the 600th turn.
我想大概是在余正赫刚刚过了第600个弯的时候。
I just couldn't understand something about the novel no matter how hard I thought about it, so I end up arguing with the author through the comment section.
无论我多么努力地思考这部小说，我就是无法理解它的某些东西，所以我最终通过评论部分与作者争论。
- Author-nim. Was that a typo? How can Jung-Hyeok-ee smile brightly?
作者尼姆，这是打错了吗?正赫如何才能笑得灿烂？
'tls123' replied back.
“tls123”回答。
- Anyone would change like that after regressing over 600 times.
任何人在倒退600多次后都会变成这样。
I thought that the answer kind of made sense after hearing it. And that must've been the first time that I began thinking earnestly about the number of times Yu Jung-Hyeok had regressed.
我认为这个答案在听过之后是有道理的。那一定是我第一次开始认真地思考余正赫倒退的次数。
Regressing over 600 times, was it. What did life even mean to a being that had to repeat such a life over and over again?
回溯了600多次，是吧。对于一个不得不一次又一次重复这种生活的生命来说，生命到底意味着什么？
⸢Kim Dok Ja, wa ke up.⸥
金道子，等一下
Dull pain pulsed inside my head and my consciousness returned gradually. My body felt lethargic, and terrible pain buzzed from all corners of my Incarnation flesh. I barely managed to tear my eyes open, and the faint rays of light pierced into my eyes.
迟钝的疼痛在我的头里脉动，我的意识逐渐恢复。我的身体感到昏昏欲睡，可怕的疼痛从我道成肉身的各个角落嗡嗡作响。我勉强地睁开眼睛，微弱的光线射进我的眼睛。
And then, a familiar voice came flying in my ear.
然后，一个熟悉的声音在我耳边响起。
"Looks like he's finally woken up."
“看来他终于醒了。”
Yup, he just couldn't be nice about it, now could he.
是的，他就是不能对此表示友好，现在他可以了。
I smirked a little and shifted my head in the direction of the voice.
我得意地笑了一下，把头转向声音的方向。
However, something…. seemed off.
然而，有些事情......似乎不对劲。
"So, this fool is that Kim Dok-Ja?"
“那么，这个傻瓜就是金道子?”
By the time I fully opened my eyes, I discovered myself surrounded by countless Yu Jung-Hyeoks.
当我完全睁开眼睛的时候，我发现自己被无数的余正行包围着。
*
I needed another ten minutes or so to regain my consciousness again.
我还需要十分钟左右的时间才能再次恢复知觉。
I had blacked out once more, and after waking up, kept my eyes closed and tried really hard to figure out what the heck was going on here. At least, I needed to get a bead on the current situation.
我又一次昏过去了，醒来之后，我一直闭着眼睛，努力想弄明白这到底是怎么回事。至少，我需要了解一下当前的情况。
Firstly, the 'Great War of Saints and Demons' was over.
首先，“圣魔大战”结束了。
I was certain of that; messages waiting in the log proved that fact, at least.
我确信这一点，日志中的信息至少证明了这一点。
[You have acquired the Great Fable, 'Season of Light and Darkness'!] [Your third Great Fable has completed its 'Climax/轉'!] [Third condition for the hidden scenario - the 'One Single Fable', has been met!]
[你已经获得了伟大的寓言《光明与黑暗的季节》!][你的第三部伟大寓言已经完成了它的‘climax/something’!][隐藏场景的第三个条件——“一个单一寓言”，已经满足了!]
[Final Fable is waiting for you.]
[最后的寓言在等着你。]
[The entirety of <Star Stream> is set abuzz over your achievement!] [Majority of <Star Stream>'s Constellations are now paying attention to your Nebula!] [Regarding your Fable, the absolute majority of the Constellations are….]
[整个星流都在议论你的成就!][大多数星流的星座现在都在关注你的星云!][关于你的寓言，绝大多数的星座是......]
I had finally completed the 'One Single Fable's Climax/轉. The energy belonging to an unimaginably enormous Fable was now roiling powerfully inside me.
我终于完成了《单个寓言的高潮》。属于一个无法想象的巨大寓言的能量现在在我体内强有力地翻滚。
The Great Fable, the ⸢Season of Light and Darkness.⸥
伟大的寓言，光明与黑暗的季节
It was my first time hearing about such a Great Fable. But that made sense - the collision of the Nameless Mist and the Apocalypse Dragon didn't occur in the original story, after all…. With that as the starting point, the entire world-line should begin experiencing sudden and violent change.
这是我第一次听到这样一个伟大的寓言。但是这是有道理的——无名迷雾和启示龙的碰撞并没有发生在原始的故事中，毕竟..。以此为起点，整个世界将开始经历突如其来的剧烈变化。
The march towards the apocalypse had sped up, so it was only obvious that the rate of the entire scenario's progress would speed up as well.
向世界末日进军的速度加快了，所以很明显，整个剧情的发展速度也会加快。
Secondly, someone did rescue me.
其次，确实有人救了我。
My problem began from this point on. Just who did save me?
我的问题从这一刻开始，到底是谁救了我？
"It's no use pretending to be unconscious."
“假装失去知觉是没有用的。”
As an aside, the very last face I saw was that of Yu Jung-Hyeok's, coming to save me. So, maybe it was obvious that I'd end up seeing his face now.
顺便说一句，我最后看到的是余正赫来救我的那张脸。所以，也许很明显，我现在最终会看到他的脸。
But, uh, the problem was….
但问题是..。
"Not just his dumb looks, but it seems that even his head is dumb."
“不仅仅是他那傻乎乎的表情，连他的脑袋似乎也是傻乎乎的。”
"Just like what I've heard."
“就像我听说的那样。”
….Why were there so, so many 'Yu Jung-Hyeoks' in this place
为什么这个地方有这么多，这么多’余正汉’？
Not only that…
不仅如此..。
In complete stupefaction, I gazed at the five, six 'kkoma Yu Jung-Hyeoks' currently standing around on top of the bed. Without a doubt, they were Yu Jung-Hyeoks, but all of them were… big-headed chibis with short limbs and about the same size as Kyrgios. (TL: 'Kkoma: an informal Korean word denoting a child, or in this case, a chibi-like figure.)
我呆若木鸡地注视着五六个“库玛·于正赫”，他们现在正站在床头。毫无疑问，他们是YuJung-Hyeoks，但是他们都是...大脑袋，四肢短小，和Kyrgios差不多大小。(TL:‘Kkoma:一个非正式的韩语单词，表示一个孩子，或者在这个例子中，是一个类似于chibi的数字。)
….Am I still dreaming
我还在做梦吗？
Right, this had to be a dream. Right, the stress he put me under every single day had piled up and must've caused this horrifying delusion. That had to be it. I hurriedly slapped my cheeks, prompting the kkoma Yu Jung-Hyeoks to speak one after the other.
对，这一定是个梦。是的，他每天给我的压力已经堆积如山，一定导致了这种可怕的错觉。肯定是这样。我连忙拍了拍自己的脸颊，促使于正行一个接一个地说话。
"He must think this is a dream. Like a fool."
“他一定认为这是一场梦，像个傻瓜。”
"He may need some time to figure out his current situation first."
