Bihyung was in a very good mood. It couldn't be helped, since the Dokkaebi had witnessed the scenario playing out in the panel right before his eyes.
比亨心情非常好。这是无可奈何的，因为多卡比亲眼目睹了在座谈小组中上演的一幕。
- Every time that happens, I'll do my best to fight back.
每次发生这种情况，我都会尽全力反击。
Accompanying Kim Dok-Ja's voice was the scenario conclusion notice. Indirect messages from innumerable Constellations flooded in, and the whole of <Star Stream> was trembling grandly.
伴随着金道子的声音是剧情结论通知。来自无数星座的间接信息如潮水般涌来，整个星流庄严地颤动着。
A new owner of the Great Fable ⸢Journey to the West⸥ had been decided.
《西游记寓言》的新主人已经确定。
'He did it. That Kim Dok-Ja, he really pulled it off.'
他做到了，那个金道子，他真的做到了
A storyteller was supposed to remain neutral. The thing was, though, all judges secretly rooted for a team they liked. This was true for Bihyung as well.
讲故事的人应该保持中立。问题是，所有的评委都暗地里支持他们喜欢的球队。毕亨也是如此。
Like a parent looking at his wonderfully-matured children, Bihyung stroked the faces appearing on the screen with a deeply moved expression.
就像一个父母看着他那些非常成熟的孩子一样，比亨用一种深深感动的表情抚摸着屏幕上出现的面孔。
[Congratulations, Bihyung Director-nim.]
[恭喜你，毕亨主任]
The subordinate Dokkaebis around him offered their congratulations. They all knew that Bihyung had been watching <Kim Dok-Ja Company> for a long time.
身边的下属多卡比斯向他表示祝贺。他们都知道毕亨已经监视金道子公司很长时间了。
[I just knew they would pull through.]
(我就知道他们会挺过去的。)
[M-me too. Me too…!]
我也是，我也是
Not only that, some of them had been cheering on the <Kim Dok-Ja Company> alongside him, too. Several carried expressions just as excited as Bihyung's.
不仅如此，他们中的一些人还一直在为他身边的金道子公司喝彩。有几个人的表情和比亨一样激动。
For these Dokkaebis that only sought out new, potential stimulations in order to find the next story's objective, being this earnest about something was indeed an exceedingly rare thing.
对于那些只是为了找到下一个故事的目标而寻找新的、潜在的刺激的多卡比斯来说，对某件事如此认真的确实是极其罕见的事情。
[These kids are mine. Stop drooling over them.]
这些孩子是我的，别对他们垂涎三尺了
[Hahat! Of course we wouldn't….]
[哈哈!我们当然不会...]
It was then an urgent piece of news arrived for him.
这时，他收到了一条紧急消息。
[Director. The Great Dokkaebi, 'Baram' is….]
[导演:《大多卡比》，《巴兰》是......]
[You've been promoted!]
你升职了
….A promotion?
升职？
[Bihyung Director-nim, truly, honestly, congratulations!]
[必亨尼姆主任，真的，真的，恭喜你!]
[Looks like the Bureau is doing its job properly for once!]
[看来调查局终于有一次正确地履行了职责!]
Bihyung couldn't make heads nor tails while subjected to the outpouring of messages.
在信息如潮水般涌来的情况下，Bihyung不知所措。
He was an 'upper-rank Dokkaebi', not to mention the director of the Seoul branch. He had already climbed to the highest-possible position through one's hard work alone.
他是“上层的多卡比”，更不用说是首尔分部的主管了。他已经通过自己的努力爬到了最高的地位。
However, getting a promotion here could only mean….
然而，在这里升职只能意味着..。
[….Director-nim?]
[...nim大师?]
Without a doubt, this should be a good thing.
毫无疑问，这应该是件好事。
But why was he overcome with this ominous foreboding?
但是他为什么会有这种不祥的预感呢？
[Great Dokkaebi is waiting for you.]
[伟大的多卡比正在等你。]
Bihyung was guided by lower-ranked Dokkaebis to a portal, and entered it. Soon, the thick fog receded away to reveal the figure of a Great Dokkaebi waiting for him at the end of a grey-coloured passage.
比亨在地位较低的多卡比斯的引导下来到一个入口，并进入其中。很快，浓雾消散了，露出了在一条灰色通道尽头等待他的大杜卡比的身影。
[You've come, Bihyung.]
你来了，比亨
[Baram-nim.]
[巴拉姆尼姆]
As if to imply that Bihyung had worked hard, Baram patted him on the shoulder and spoke up. [Congratulations. Your promotion has been decided.]
似乎是在暗示比亨工作很努力，巴拉姆拍了拍他的肩膀，大声说了出来。恭喜你。你的晋升已经决定了
[….Pardon me?]
你说什么
[We need to do something about your dazed expression. Don't you understand? It's been decided that you'll be chosen as the last one to become the 'Great Dokkaebi'.]
我们需要对你那茫然的表情做点什么。你还不明白吗？我们已经决定，你将被选为最后一个成为“伟大的多卡比”的人
The Great Dokkaebi. The highest honour that all storytellers dreamed of reaching. Something that he only daydreamed about had now become a reality, leaving Bihyung utterly bewildered and lost.
伟大的多卡比。这是所有说书人梦寐以求的最高荣誉。一些他只是白日梦想的事情现在已经变成了现实，使必亨完全迷失了方向。
[….Great Dokkaebi? You mean, I am?]
[...伟大的多卡比?你是说，我是吗?]
[That's right. This promotion is unprecedented in the history of <Star Stream>.]
[没错，这是星流史上前所未有的促销活动。]
Baran chuckled contently and took the lead. Bihyung didn't even know where they were going and simply chased after him. He had so many things he wanted to ask.
巴兰心满意足地咯咯笑了一下，然后领先了。比亨甚至不知道他们要去哪里，只是简单地追赶他。他有很多事情想问。
Just where was this place, and also…..
这个地方在哪里还有..。
[You'll soon become a Great Dokkaebi, so it's about time that you meet that 'person', no?]
[你很快就会成为一个伟大的多卡比，所以是时候你遇到那个人了，不是吗?]
Baram smiled as if he could see through Bihyung's thoughts.
巴拉姆微笑着，仿佛他能看穿比亨的心思。
[When you say 'that person', could you be…..]
当你说“那个人”时，你是.....
Even though he did ask, Bihyung could already guess the answer.
尽管他问了，但是Bihyung已经猜到了答案。
The surrounding air seemed to distort and faint traces of sparks bounced around in the atmosphere. When he took a closer look, those sparks were taking on the shapes of letters. Something was before him, a being that he had never seen before.
周围的空气似乎变形了，微弱的火花在大气中反弹。当他仔细观察时，那些火花呈现出字母的形状。有一样东西在他面前，一个他从未见过的生物。
[We've arrived.]
我们到了
They circled around the gallery and went past the fog-covered passageway to reach a massive hall.
他们绕过走廊，穿过雾气弥漫的过道，来到一个巨大的大厅。
No, could this place even be called a 'hall'?
不，这个地方可以被称为‘大厅’吗？
It was so humongous that its dimensions couldn't even be estimated. And inside this place, there was a wide wall spanning across it. The length of this mysterious wall could also not be measured due to its sheer, immense size.
它是如此巨大，以至于它的尺寸甚至无法估计。在这个地方里面，有一面很宽的墙，横跨在它上面。这堵神秘的城墙的长度也无法测量，因为它庞大无比。
Letters engraved on the surface of the wall seemed to be burning; many cracks and various damages, both large and small, could be seen on its surface.
刻在墙上的文字似乎在燃烧，墙上可以看到许多大大小小的裂缝和各种各样的损坏。
In that moment, Bihyung got the feeling that he had seen that wall from somewhere.
就在那一刻，Bihyung有种感觉，他好像在什么地方见过那堵墙。
[….The Plate of Revelation?]
[...《启示录》?]
It was undoubtedly the Plate of Revelation. Although its shape was different, that 'wall' the Constellations received their revelations from possessed the similar overall vibe.
毫无疑问，这就是《启示录》。虽然它的形状不同，但是星座所接收到的启示的“墙”却拥有相似的整体氛围。
However, why was another 'Plate of Revelation' here? And also, what was up with its humongous size….?
然而，为什么这里会出现另一个“启示录盘”?还有，它那么大的盘子是怎么回事...？
[Everyone has gathered, I see.]
[我看大家都聚在一起了]
The moment he heard that voice, Bihyung prostrated on the floor even before he realised it. He might have dealt with countless Constellations until now, but at least this time, he couldn't control his nervousness.
他一听到那个声音，比亨甚至在意识到之前就跪倒在地。到现在为止，他可能已经应付过无数个星座，但至少这一次，他无法控制自己的紧张情绪。
He couldn't even guess the vastness of the Status felt from that voice.
他甚至无法从那个声音中猜到地位的浩瀚。
He glanced to his side and saw that all the Great Dokkaebis, including Baram, were prostrating towards the front as well.
他向身边瞥了一眼，看到所有的大多卡比斯，包括巴拉姆，也都朝着前方匍匐前进。
Someone was standing in front of the 'Plate of Revelation'.
有人站在《启示录》的前面。
Bihyung hid his shivering and slowly raised his head. And that's when he realised it.
比亨掩住了自己的颤抖，慢慢抬起头，这时他意识到了。
So, that was it, then…. Now, he understood it.
所以，就是这样，然后......现在，他明白了。
That creature was the absolute being that ruled the <Bureau> and controlled the <Star Stream>.
那个生物就是统治调查局和控制星流的神。
The 'King of Stories'.
故事之王。
The King extended his lengthy and pale hand to stroke the wall while slowly opening its mouth.
国王伸出他那长长的苍白的手去抚摸墙壁，同时慢慢地张开它的嘴。
[The 'One Fable' that decides the next world will now be chosen.]
[决定下一个世界的“一个寓言”现在将被选中。]
*
"You saying that I have the last fragment of the 'Final Wall'?"
“你是说我拿到了‘最后一堵墙’的最后一块碎片?”
"That's right."
“没错。”
[41]'s words made me frown deeply.
[41]的话使我深深地皱起了眉头。
I could guess more or less on what they were talking about. The 'Final Wall' - I tried to gather information on that thing during this regression turn, too. It was one of the things that never got fully explained in the original 'Ways of Survival'. I was pretty sure of this 'Wall' being the clue that would determine the end of this regression turn.
我或多或少能猜到他们在谈论什么。“最后的墙”-我试图收集信息，在这个回归的转折点，也。这是最初的《生存之道》中从未得到充分解释的事情之一。我非常确信这堵墙就是决定这次回归转折结束的线索。
And as for this 'last fragment' thing they were talking about….
至于他们所说的“最后一块碎片”.....。
[Exclusive skill, 'The 4th Wall', is powerfully activating!]
[独特的技能‘第四道墙’正在有力地激活!]
⸢Kim Dok Ja⸥
金道子
Don't worry. I'll never hand you over to them.
别担心，我不会把你交给他们的。
I slowly blinked my eyes and focused. The 'Secretive Plotter' was staring at me. He might have lost a lot of his Status, but he was still the strongest Constellation I knew, and he was an 'Outer God' to boot.
我慢慢地眨着眼睛，集中注意力。“秘密策划者”正盯着我。他可能已经失去了很多地位，但他仍然是我所知道的最强大的星座，而且他还是一个“外神”。
I recalled the first day I arrived at the N'Gai's Forest and opened my mouth. "We talked about this before, didn't we. You said that I need to figure out why I had to be brought here before the 'Three Divine Questions and Answer' came to an end."
我回忆起第一天来到北盖森林的情景，张开了嘴。“我们以前谈过这个，不是吗。你说我需要弄清楚为什么我必须在‘三个神圣的问题和答案’结束之前被带到这里。”
[[I did.]]
[我做到了]
"You actually want to see the end of this world, don't you? You might be saying this and that, but you too have placed your hope on this world-line."
“你真的想看到这个世界的尽头，是吗？你可能会说这说那，但是你也把你的希望寄托在这个世界上。”
The Plotter's brows quivered ever so slightly.
阴谋家的眉毛微微颤动着。
No matter how hard he denied being Yu Jung-Hyeok, he still failed to get rid of his old habits.
不管他多么努力地否认自己是余正赫，他还是没能改掉他的旧习惯。
"And for that purpose, you need [the 4th Wall] that I possess. That's why you're keeping me alive. Am I right?"
“为了这个目的，你需要我拥有的(第四堵墙)。所以你才让我活着。我说的对吗?”
He didn't answer me. If he was planning to behave like that, I could think of a way to get him to talk.
他没有回答我。如果他打算那样做，我可以想办法让他开口。
Tsu-chuchuchut.
张楚楚。
"I didn't get to hear that final answer to the Three Divine Questions."
“我没有听到神圣三问题的最终答案。”
['Three Divine Questions and Answers' has resumed!]
[《三个神圣的问答》继续播出!]
[You have one more right to ask a question.]
你还有一个问题的权利
Back then, I asked the 'Secretive Plotter' this.
当时，我问这个“秘密策划者”。
The ⸢Three Ways to Survive a Ruined World.⸥ - 'Secretive Plotter'. Are you someone who knows the epilogue of that novel?
在毁灭的世界生存的三种方法。-「秘密策划者」。你知道那本小说的后记吗？
"'Secretive Plotter'. Just what did you see at the 'conclusion'?"
“‘秘密策划者’，你在‘结论’上看到了什么?”
The 'Ways of Survival' I read ended with the 3149th chapter. However, the Plotter lived on past that, even though I didn't get to see it. He survived that unrecorded history and reached the conclusion reserved only for him.
我读的《生存之道》以第3149章结束。然而，这个密谋者活在过去，即使我没有看到它。他挺过了那段未被记载的历史，得出了只有他自己才能得出的结论。
Just what did he see in that place?
他在那个地方看到了什么？
What was there that it prompted him to become an 'Outer God' and appear in this world-line?
是什么促使他成为“外神”并出现在这个世界里？
[41] stepped forward first to answer my question. He shouted at me with a slightly angry face. "That question is…..!!"
[41]首先走上前来回答我的问题。他有点生气地冲我喊道，“这个问题是......!!”
[[41st.]]
[41街]
Kkoma Yu Jung-Hyeoks all shut their mouths up after the Plotter stopped them. The 'Yu Jung-Hyeok' currently in the shape of a boy - the 'Secretive Plotter' - was looking straight at me.
在密谋者阻止他们之后，库玛·于正赫都闭上了嘴。现在扮成男孩形状的“俞正赫”——“秘密策划者”——直直地看着我。
For a moment there, I felt a bit weirded out. Yu Jung-Hyeok's childhood years had never been fully explained in the 'Ways of Survival'. No, it just got a few brief passing mentions in the form of reminiscence.
有那么一瞬间，我感到有点不自在。余重赫的童年生活从来没有在《生存之道》中得到充分的解释。不，它只是以回忆的形式被简短地提及了几次。
Of course, not getting a proper explanation didn't mean he had no childhood to begin with.
当然，没有得到合适的解释并不意味着他没有童年。
It was kind of similar to the 3150th chapter of the 'Ways of Survival'. Yu Jung-Hyeok was born in a place I didn't know of, and managed to survive until he became the story's protagonist.
这有点类似于《生存之道》第3150章。余重赫出生在一个我不知道的地方，他努力生存下来，直到他成为故事的主角。
[[Just how much of my journey was described in that novel you read?]]
[你读的那本小说里有多少关于我的旅程的描述?]
The protagonist with a face I didn't know was asking me.
那个长着一张我不认识的脸的主角在问我。
I hesitated slightly before replying. "….Up until when you were about to reach the Dokkaebi King."
我犹豫了一下才回答:“......直到你快要到达多卡比国王那里。”
I recalled the final moments of the 'Ways of Survival'.
我回忆起《生存之道》的最后时刻。
He journeyed to kill the Dokkaebi King; wading past the 'Final Fog', Yu Jung-Hyeok rushed into the final phase of the story. There was no further explanation on what happened afterwards or what he saw there.
他试图杀死杜卡比王，涉过“最后的迷雾”，于重赫冲进了故事的最后阶段。对于后来发生的事或他在那里看到的情况，没有进一步的解释。
That was also the reason why I got flustered back then while reading the last released chapter. I grew scared, wondering if it really was the end.
这也是为什么我当时在阅读最后一章时感到慌乱的原因。我开始害怕，想知道这是不是真的结束了。
[[What was I like during those last moments?]]
[在那最后的时刻我是什么样子?]
Now that unexpected question got me truly flustered.
现在这个意想不到的问题让我真的慌了。
I didn't think he'd ask me about something like that.
我没想到他会问我这样的问题。
"Why would you…..?"
“你为什么要......?”
[[Did it look like I succeeded? Did it look like I'd get to achieve my goal at the end of it all?]]
看起来我成功了吗？我看起来像是能在最后实现自己的目标吗?]
The moment I heard his question, I was overcome with this unexplainable stifling feeling. I couldn't understand why the 'Secretive Plotter' asked me that. My thoughts regarding that were not important at all. Not even by a small speck….
当我听到他的问题的时候，我被这种无法解释的沉闷的感觉征服了。我不明白为什么“秘密策划者”会问我这个问题。我对此的想法一点也不重要。哪怕只是一点点。
….Wait, was it really not as important?
等等，这真的没那么重要吗？
"You…."
“你......”
My lips barely managed to bob up and down.
我的嘴唇几乎没有上下摆动。
I wasn't prepared for that question. However, I still needed to answer it regardless of whether I was ready or not.
