Within this faint light gently and warmly embracing his entire body, the Wenny King was curled up in a fetal position, dreaming of a certain dream.
在这微弱的光线中，温暖地拥抱着他的整个身体，温柔地蜷缩成一个胎儿的姿势，做着一个梦。
That was a very ancient dream. A tale from well before his ■■ had been decided.
这是一个非常古老的梦，一个早在他的■之前就已经确定的故事。
He was collapsed on the floor of a tainted forest.
他倒在一片被污染的森林的地板上。
- Epsilon! We only have to go a little bit further. The Demon King's castle is almost within reach!
-Epsilon!我们只需要再往前走一点点。恶魔王的城堡就快到了！
In this tale, he was a warrior subjugating the Demon King. A warrior that had set off on the Demon King subjugation expedition to protect his world.
在这个故事里，他是一个征服魔王的勇士。一个战士，为了保护他的世界而出发征服恶魔之王远征队。
Unfortunately, he didn't get to fulfil his long-cherished desire. Just before the subjugation went underway, he had to close his eyes, his friend's face the last thing he saw.
不幸的是，他没能实现他长久以来的愿望。就在镇压行动开始之前，他不得不闭上眼睛，他朋友的脸是他最后看到的东西。
- ….Gilbert.
吉尔伯特。
The scene changed, and now it displayed a warzone.
场景改变了，现在它显示一个战区。
He was now a man from Murim, kitted out in a set of black-coloured garments of a nightly operative.
他现在是一个来自Murim的人，穿着一套黑色的夜间行动服装。
- Senior brother Kwok! The main base of the demonic cult bastards is right over there!
-郭大哥!那些邪教混蛋的大本营就在那边！
He saw the face of his comrade filling up his view. Longing quickly filled him up. She was the person he loved the most out of all the lives he had lived.
他看见他的战友的脸充满了他的视野。他很快就充满了渴望。她是他一生中最爱的人。
- ….It's too late for me. Junior sister, please go on ahead.
-...对我来说太晚了。小妹妹，请继续。
A whistling noise of an arrow flying in from somewhere later, his vision blackened once more.
过了一会儿，一支箭从什么地方飞了进来，发出了呼啸的声音，他的视线再次变得模糊起来。
His head was pounding away. As memories overflowed, the Wenny King's ego was shaking unsteadily.
他的脑袋砰砰直跳，回忆涌上心头，温尼王的自尊心摇摇晃晃。
Were these scenes from his own memories or stories from the ⸢Final Wall⸥?
这些场景是来自他自己的记忆还是来自最后一道墙的故事？
Where did this story begin, and where would it end?
这个故事从哪里开始，在哪里结束？
Independent of his will, the tale continued on.
不管他的意愿如何，故事还在继续。
He was now a young hatchling.
他现在是一只刚孵化的小海龟。
He was also a monstrous creature without a name.
他也是一个没有名字的怪物。
He was an expert from Murim, and also a knight from medieval times.
他是来自Murim的专家，也是中世纪的骑士。
And every time that happened, he was an Incarnation clearing the scenarios.
每次发生这种情况，他都是一个道成肉身，清除了各种可能的情况。
The last thing he heard in front of the [Final Wall] was the voice coming from a shadow without a name.
他在最后一堵墙前听到的最后一件事是从一个没有名字的阴影中传来的声音。
- My friend. Even during our next life, accompany me.
我的朋友，即使在我们的下辈子，也要陪着我。
He gasped out loudly and opened his eyes, only to be greeted by the pitch-black darkness. The cold sweat soaking the nape of his neck sent deathly chills all over his body.
他大声喘着气，睁开眼睛，迎接他的却是漆黑一片。他脖子后颈冒出的冷汗使他全身发冷。
'I'm the Wenny King.'
我是小丫头王
That was his name. He did have a real name, but that had been forgotten a long time ago. No, he couldn't even be certain whether that was really his name or not.
那是他的名字。他确实有一个真实的名字，但是那个名字很久以前就被遗忘了。不，他甚至不能确定那是不是他的真名。
'….Am I really the Wenny King?'
“......我真的是温柔的国王吗?”
Within the swirling pitch-black vacuum, the Wenny King fell into deep contemplation. It was the kind of contemplation he had never entertained after surpassing the limits of mortality.
在漆黑的真空漩涡中，温尼王陷入了深深的沉思。这是他在超越死亡的极限之后从未有过的沉思。
'Who am I?'
“我是谁?”
The Fable acting as the foundation of his existence was now shaking unsteadily. In order to regain himself at any cost, he began ruminating over his own memories.
作为他生存基础的《寓言》现在摇摇欲坠。为了不惜一切代价重新找回自己，他开始反复思考自己的记忆。
⸢In the beginning, there was a Wenny.⸥ ⸢He was the first storyteller. A human that sang about Fables.⸥ ⸢But one day, Dokkaebis appeared in the world, and…⸥ ⸢And those Dokkaebis took away the Wenny's song.⸥
一开始，有一个小丫头。他是第一个讲故事的人。一个为寓言歌唱的人。但是有一天，多卡比斯出现在世界上，而且......那些多卡比斯带走了温尼的歌声。
That was all he needed to remember.
这就是他需要记住的一切。
Remember that those damned Dokkaebis took away the Wenny's song; remember the fact that they expelled him from the <Star Stream>'s scenarios by stealing away his nativity Fable.
记住那些该死的多卡比斯拿走了温尼的歌;记住他们通过偷走他的耶稣诞生寓言把他从星流的情节中驱逐出去的事实。
[You look confused, my old friend.]
你看起来很困惑，我的老朋友
The Wenny King was startled by that true voice and hurriedly looked behind him. The face of the Dokkaebi King was floating within the pitch-black darkness.
温尼王被这个真实的声音吓了一跳，急忙向身后望去。多卡比国王的脸在漆黑的黑暗中漂浮着。
[Dokkaebi King!]
(多卡比王!)
The former growled and unleashed his Status. However, things didn't go according to plan. Within this space where nothing existed, the Status he emitted only left behind faint sparks.
前者咆哮着，释放了他的地位。然而，事情并没有按计划进行。在这个没有任何东西存在的空间里，他发出的状态只留下了微弱的火花。
The Dokkaebi King spoke with a disinterested expression.
多卡比国王说话时带着一种无私的表情。
[You aren't allowed to fight in here. Our powers aren't valid in this place.] [….You somehow managed to survive. I thought that you died at the blade of that puppet.] [It's not much different from having died already. And, will die again, too.]
你不允许在这里打架。我们的力量在这个地方是无效的你设法活了下来。我以为你死在那个木偶的刀刃上了这和已经死了没什么不同。而且，还会再死一次
In the spot where the Dokkaebi King's gaze landed, they could see a circular exit of light swirling around. The soul forms of these two beings were slowly heading towards that exit.
在多卡比王的目光落地的地方，他们可以看到一个环形的光出口在周围旋转。这两个生命的灵魂形态正缓慢地走向那个出口。
The Wenny King shouted out. [No, hold on! My Fable has just begun! I will be crossing over the 'Final Wall'! I shall encounter the lazy god that imagined everything of this world, and become the sole creature that knows the secret of this world!!] [Are you that curious about this world's secret?] [You speak of something obvious. There isn't a single creature not curious about the origin of their own birth.] [And that's precisely the reason why creatures become unhappy.]
少女国王大声喊道。不，等一下！我的寓言故事才刚刚开始！我将穿越“最后一道墙”！我将会遇到想象这个世界的一切的懒惰的上帝，成为唯一知道这个世界的秘密的生物你对这个世界的秘密那么好奇吗你说的是显而易见的事。没有一个生物不对自己诞生的起源感到好奇[这正是生物不快乐的原因。]
The Dokkaebi King spoke in a self-deprecating manner.
多卡比国王以一种自谦的方式说话。
[Why do you think creatures possess the wonderful ability called 'forgetfulness'?]
[你认为为什么生物会有一种奇妙的能力叫做“遗忘”?]
The Fable debris was scattering away within the darkness. Stories that had lost their contexts became just lumps of texts and slowly broke away. They were now stories that no one could read anymore.
寓言般的碎片在黑暗中四处飘散。那些失去了上下文的故事变成了一堆堆文字，慢慢地脱离了现实。这些故事现在已经没有人再读了。
The Dokkaebi King gently caressed them, before crushing that Fable into powder.
多卡比国王温柔地抚摸着他们，然后把寓言碾成粉末。
[There are far too many unnecessary stories in this universe. A process is required in order to eliminate them and to optimise everything. That is what 'forgetfulness' is.] [Rubbish! The universe is infinite. Just like how the end of the 'Final Wall' doesn't exist.] [Even if there are plenty of blank margins left on the Wall, just how much of that do you think is permitted to the measly extras?]
这个世界上有太多不必要的故事了。为了消除它们并优化一切，需要一个过程。这就是“健忘”胡说八道！宇宙是无限的。就像“最后一道墙”并不存在一样。](即使柏林墙上留下了大量的空白利润，但你认为这些微不足道的额外费用能得到多少利润呢?)
The Dokkaebi King looked down at his own body slowly crumbling away.
多卡比国王低头看着自己的身体慢慢地崩溃。
[Unfortunately, the protagonist the 'Final Wall' has chosen is neither you or me.] [I don't know what rubbish you're trying to spew here, but….!] [Even then, you shall soon meet the one you so dearly wished to meet.]
[不幸的是，《最后一道墙》选择的主角既不是你也不是我。](我不知道你在胡说些什么，但是......!)即便如此，你很快就会遇到你非常想见的那个人
It was then the Wenny King's shoulders flinched.
这时，温尼王的肩膀往后缩了一下。
The exit of light could be seen. It was such a rapturous, resplendent light. The exit was spinning vigorously and it somewhat resembled a full stop of a certain world.
可以看到光的出口。这是一道如此令人陶醉的、灿烂夺目的光。出口在剧烈旋转，有点像某个世界的句号。
The Wenny King suddenly grew scared.
姑娘王突然害怕起来。
[You, have you seen what's beyond that?]
你，你看到那后面的东西了吗
The Dokkaebi King didn't reply immediately. He had this expression of boredom as if all sentences held no meaning after the full stop itself. Still, he did add a comment in the end.
多卡比国王没有立即回答。他脸上露出厌倦的表情，好像句号过后所有的句子都毫无意义似的。尽管如此，他还是在最后加了一条评论。
[What meaning is there, anyway?]
那到底是什么意思
[What?]
什么
[I'm saying, what meaning is there to knowing that this world was just a portion of a vast dream?]
(我是说，知道这个世界只是一个巨大梦想的一部分有什么意义呢?)
His words contained endless futility of it all.
他的话里包含着无穷无尽的徒劳。
The Wenny King couldn't understand what was being said.
温尼王听不懂他们在说什么。
The light was getting brighter, yet the expression on the Dokkaebi King was getting blurrier. Soon, the exit of light was literally right before his nose. The worried Wenny King asked.
灯光越来越亮，但是Dokkaebi国王的表达却越来越模糊。很快，光的出口就在他的鼻子前面。忧心忡忡的小丫头问道。
[….Why did you continue on with <Star Stream> until now?]
[...为什么你一直在星流上工作到现在?]
Maybe that question was unexpected? The Dokkaebi King's expression changed bizarrely. He quietly stared at the Wenny King, before making his reply.
也许这个问题出乎意料？多卡比国王的表情奇怪地改变了。在回答之前，他静静地盯着温柔的国王。
[I wonder. I can't remember it anymore.]
我不知道，我已经记不起来了
In that moment, several Fables overlapped on the Dokkaebi King's face.
在那一刻，几个寓言重叠在多卡比国王的脸上。
At once, he looked like a warrior subjugating the Demon King, an expert from the dangerous world of Murim battling the demonic sect, and a hatchling spreading its wings towards the wide-open sky. He was….
马上，他看起来就像一个征服恶魔王的战士，一个来自穆林与恶魔教派作战的危险世界的专家，还有一只正在向广阔的天空展开翅膀的小海龟。他是..。
[….You-!]
[...你!]
[Kim Dok-Ja has opened a door that should've never been opened. And so, this world will forever be mired in misfortune.]
[金道子打开了一扇本不该打开的门。因此，这个世界将永远陷入不幸之中
At the end of those words, the world was blanketed by pure light. They had finally reached the exit. The Wenny King staggered unsteadily and set foot inside that light. He brushed past the rays of light and tread forward little by little.
在这些话的最后，世界被纯净的光所覆盖。他们终于到达了出口。小丫头摇摇晃晃地蹒跚着，走进了灯光里。他擦过光线，一点一点地向前走。
The answer was here.
答案就在这里。
The 'Most Ancient Dream' that created this world was here.
创造这个世界的最古老的梦想就在这里。
However, the Wenny King couldn't see anything.
然而，温尼王什么也看不见。
The noisy blaring of hooters could be heard coming from somewhere. A thick, choking smell that wetted his nose; it became harder and harder to breath. His body began burning up under the rays of light.
不知从哪里传来汽笛的喧闹声。一股浓重的呛人的气味浸湿了他的鼻子，使他越来越难以呼吸。他的身体在光线的照射下开始发烧。
As if, this blank margin wasn't permitted to him.
好像他不允许有这样的空白边似的。
[I told you. This story is neither yours or mine.]
我告诉过你，这个故事不是你的也不是我的
Along with the Dokkaebi King's words, the Wenny King's body began melting down.
随着多卡比王的话语，温尼王的身体开始融化。
[We are simply tools of this world. That's all.]
我们只是这个世界的工具，仅此而已
Ah, aaaah…..
啊，啊..。
Even though his legs melted away, followed by his torso, the Wenny King never shifted his gaze away from the spectacle before his eyes.
尽管他的双腿融化了，随之而来的是他的躯干，但是温尼王的目光从来没有离开过他眼前的奇观。
That was where the Most Ancient Dream was. The secret of everything in this world was there. That something he had been searching for forever was there.
那就是最古老的梦想所在。这个世界上一切事物的秘密就在那里。他一直在寻找的东西就在那里。
The Wenny King saw it. And then, finally understood what the Dokkaebi King was saying earlier.
温尼王看见了，终于明白了多卡比王之前说的话。
That, that is indeed…
那，那确实是..。
The Wenny King wished to shout out so desperately. To shout out, please look this way. Please, I'm right here. Please, look at me just once.
小姑娘王非常想大声喊出来。要喊出来，请看这边。求你了，我就在这里。求你了，就看我一眼吧。
And then, 'that' slowly shifted its head.
然后，‘that’慢慢地移动了它的头。
However, by the time its gaze reached where the Wenny King was, the latter was no longer existing in that place.
然而，当它的目光到达温尼王所在的地方时，温尼王已经不在那里了。
So, 'that' shifted its head away.
所以，“that”把头移开了。
And, while keeping its head down, it began muttering about something once more.
它一边低着头，一边又开始咕哝着什么。
*
Cough.
咳嗽。
I felt something scratchy inside my mouth after coughing a bit. I spat out the stuffed-up breath, and insect-like things leaked out. I took a look and realised that they were letters.
咳嗽了一阵之后，我感到嘴里发痒。我吐出一口闷气，像昆虫一样的东西就漏了出来。我看了一下，发现那是信件。
Sensations returned and my vision brightened. I saw the letters emitting bright white light before my eyes. They were of familiar contents.
感觉又回来了，我的视野变得明亮起来。我看见字母在我眼前发出明亮的白光。它们都是熟悉的内容。
Just where is this….?
这是哪里...？
"Dok-Ja-ssi? You might get sucked into the book if you do that."
“Dok-Ja-ssi?如果你那样做的话，你可能会被卷进书里。”
Suddenly, the back of my neck grew cold. That was a familiar voice, and with words I had heard somewhere before. Horrifying imagination made a right old mess of my mind. I once thought that if I destroyed the [Final Wall], something like this might happen. However, to think that such a thing would really…..
突然，我的脖子后面变冷了。这是一个熟悉的声音，我以前在什么地方听到过这样的话。可怕的想象让我的脑子一片混乱。我曾经认为，如果我摧毁了[最后的墙]，这样的事情可能会发生。然而，想到这样的事情真的会..。
Then, accompanied by flapping noises, torn bits of paper danced around before my eyes. I took another closer look and discovered someone lightly shaking a book around.
然后，伴随着拍打的声音，撕碎的纸片在我眼前飞舞。我又仔细看了看，发现有人在轻轻地晃动着一本书。
"….Sang-Ah-ssi."
“桑阿西。”
Yu Sang-Ah was standing before my eyes.
余相娥就站在我眼前。
The surrounding view gradually grew clearer. It was the view of discarded books forming small mounds, as well as bookshelves lining up with nary a space in between. All illuminated by the faint light from a lantern. This wasn't the subway.
周围的景色逐渐变得清晰起来。这里可以看到，废弃的书籍堆成了小小的书堆，书架排列得整整齐齐，中间连一块空地都没有。灯笼发出的微弱光线照亮了一切。这里不是地铁站。
This was the location I was quite familiar with.
这是我非常熟悉的地方。
Yu Sang-Ah grinned brightly.
余桑雅笑得很灿烂。
"This place feels so cosy to me now."
“这个地方现在让我觉得很舒适。”
We were inside [The 4th Wall].
我们在第四道墙里面。
"….What happened?"
“发生了什么事?”
"Even if you ask me…. I also woke up just now, you see. Should we go and look for my librarian seniors?"
“即使你问我.....。我刚才也醒了，你看。我们是不是应该去找我的学长们?”
As Yu Sang-Ah shrugged her shoulders and began scanning the surroundings, I quickly organised what happened to us so far in my head.
当余相娥耸耸肩膀，开始观察周围的环境时，我很快在脑海中组织起发生在我们身上的事情。
⸢We had gathered all the fragments of the [Final Wall] and eventually brought it down.⸥
我们收集了最后一道墙的所有碎片，最终把它推倒了
The memory of the 'square circle' spinning around was still vivid in my mind.
