当看着李铉成挠头的时候，我不知怎么的强迫自己闭嘴了。
Because the 'Ways of Survival' existed, the people before me existed, too. And because I read that novel, I was able to save them from the dangers.
因为“生存之道”是存在的，所以在我之前的人也存在。正因为我读了那本小说，我才能把他们从危险中拯救出来。
"I…."
“我...”
I, someone of no redeeming quality, could be loved by the others.
我，一个毫无可取之处的人，可以被其他人所爱。
"Because of the Fables you taught me, I managed to get this far, hyung."
“因为你教我的寓言故事，我才能走到这一步，哥哥。”
The kids' small hands were tightly holding onto mine.
孩子们的小手紧紧地抓着我的手。
I slowly raised my head, and saw the darkness of the subway streaming by. And the Fables we lived through were passing us by within that darkness.
我慢慢抬起头，看到黑暗的地铁从我身边流过。我们经历过的寓言故事在黑暗中与我们擦肩而过。
We silently observed those Fables. They were as beautiful as the Milky Way in the wintery night sky, yet just as futile as the fireworks going off. Stories that none among us could forget, but we'd do so eventually. Jeong Hui-Won opened her mouth.
我们默默地注视着那些寓言。在寒冷的夜空中，它们像银河一样美丽，却像燃放的烟花一样徒劳。我们中没有人能够忘记的故事，但是我们最终还是会忘记的。郑慧媛张开了嘴。
"….Dok-Ja-ssi. I think it's fine to ask this now, so…."
“......Dok-Ja-ssi。我想现在问这个问题没问题，所以......”
I knew already what she wanted to ask me.
我已经知道她想问我什么了。
"What exactly is the 'conclusion' you want to see, Dok-Ja-ssi?"
“你到底想看到什么样的‘结论’，Dok-Ja-ssi?”
No Constellations were looking at us now. Even <Star Stream> that ruled over the world no longer existed. So, there was no reason to… not tell them.
现在没有星座在看着我们。甚至统治世界的星流也不复存在了。所以没有理由不告诉他们。
"I've already… seen one of them."
“我已经......见过其中一个了。”
I carefully peered into the faces of all my companions. No sentences floated up on their expressions. Even then, I could tell what the conclusion I wanted to see from their faces.
我小心翼翼地凝视着我所有同伴的脸。没有句子浮现在他们的表达上。即使在那时，我也能从他们的脸上看出我想看到的结论。
"And the other one is to repay my debt."
“另一个是偿还我的债务。”
"Your debt?"
“你的债务?”
I shifted my head to discover Yu Jung-Hyeok glaring at me.
我转过头，发现余正赫在瞪着我。
Ku-gugugu…..
古古古..。
Along with the dull vibration, the train's speed began to decrease little by little.
随着沉闷的振动，列车的速度开始逐渐降低。
We slowly got up from our seats. Once-noisy companions began speaking less and less. Nervousness was filling up their expressions.
我们慢慢地从座位上站起来，曾经吵闹的同伴们开始越来越少说话，紧张的神情充满了他们的表情。
I slowly approached the exit. Jeong Hui-Won stood to my left, while Yu Jung-Hyeok was on my right.
我慢慢地走向出口，郑惠元站在我的左边，而余正赫在我的右边。
The Fables passing by in the darkness were slowing down.
黑暗中经过的寓言慢下来了。
It wasn't just our story existing out there, however.
然而，这不仅仅是我们的故事。
⸢There was the 0th turn, then the first turn.⸥
第一个转弯，然后是第一个转弯
Also, the second, and the third turns, too.
还有，第二圈，第三圈也是。
⸢And that's how 1864 regression cycles have gathered, and in turn, opened up this world.⸥
这就是1864年的回归周期如何聚集起来，反过来，打开了这个世界
Countless Yu Jung-Hyeoks lived through those turns. Although none of them lived the right way, not one could be called wrong, too.
不计其数的余正焕经历了这些转折。虽然他们没有一个人的生活方式是正确的，但也没有一个人是错误的。
The world was far too cruel a place to debate the ethics of life, and the volume of despair was far too great to tell the tale of hope. However, Yu Jung-Hyeok remained resolute because he didn't try to justify himself.
这个世界太残酷，无法讨论生命的道德规范，而绝望的声音太大，无法诉说希望的故事。但是，由于没有试图为自己辩护，于重赫依然坚定不移。
⸢His sole desire to see the end of this world.⸥
他唯一的愿望就是看到世界末日
I too carried that same desire.
我也有同样的愿望。
That was the dream of 1865 Yu Jung-Hyeoks existing from the 0th to the 1864th regression turns, and the end of the world that I wanted, too.
这是1865年余重赫的梦想，从第0次到第1864次回归转折，也是我想要的世界末日。
"….It's really been long. Wasn't it?"
“好久不见了，不是吗?”
Yu Jung-Hyeok shot back, as if to question what the hell I was even saying here. "It's only been four years, Kim Dok-Ja. Compared to the time I experienced, it's…."
于重赫反击道，好像在质疑我到底在这里说些什么。“才四年，金道子。与我经历的那段时间相比......”
"Right."
“对。”
Four years. That was how long we had been fighting together.
四年，那是我们一起战斗的时间。
"Four years that felt like a lifetime."
“四年，感觉像是一辈子。”
When I said that, Jeong Hui-Won to my left lightly poked me with her sword's hilt.
当我这么说的时候，左边的郑慧媛用剑柄轻轻地戳了我一下。
"We'll still stick together from now on too, so why do you sound so grimly determined? Don't worry. No matter what kind of a monster is waiting for us, I'll finish it off."
“从现在开始，我们也要团结在一起，你为什么听起来这么坚决？别担心。不管有什么样的怪物在等着我们，我都要把它干掉。”
I gently smiled. Meanwhile, the subway was slowing down even further.
我轻轻地笑了笑，与此同时，地铁的速度变慢了。
My reflection could be seen in the black window of the exit door. There was a splatter of blood on my cheek reflected on the glass. I wiped it off my face. And then, my mood cooled down.
从出口那扇黑色的窗户里可以看到我的影子。玻璃上反射出我脸颊上的血迹。我把它从脸上擦掉。然后，我的心情平静下来。
⸢The blood was really on my cheek, and not on the window.⸥
血是真的在我的脸颊上，而不是在窗户上
"Doors are opening!"
“门开了!”
Along with Yi Hyeon-Seong's cry, everyone got ready to fight.
随着李贤成的哭泣，大家都准备好了战斗。
"….Ng?"
” ... Ng? ”
However, contrary to everyone's nervousness, what greeted us was a rather empty subway platform. Sure, there were a few people walking around in the surroundings, but none of them paid us much attention.
然而，与大家的紧张相反，迎接我们的却是一个相当空旷的地铁站台。当然，周围有几个人在走动，但是没有人注意到我们。
"What's this, there's no…."
“这是什么，没有......”
Jeong Hui-Won muttered that out, and as we stepped onto the platform, I was overcome with an ominous foreboding. There it was, the unfamiliar sense of reality touching my feet. Faint sparks, along with every single one of my Fables, were pointing in a certain direction.
郑慧媛咕哝着说，当我们走上月台时，我被一种不祥的预感征服了。就是这样，一种陌生的现实感触碰着我的脚。微弱的火花，连同我的每一个寓言，都指向一个特定的方向。
⸢Someone was sitting on the subway's bench.⸥
有人坐在地铁的长椅上
A thick school bag filled with textbooks, as if its owner had left school not too long ago. A thin, small-statured child who might have passed off as an elementary schooler were it not for his school uniform, was sitting on that bench.
一个厚厚的书包，里面装满了课本，好像它的主人不久前离开了学校。一个瘦小的孩子坐在长椅上，如果不是穿着校服的话，他可能就是个小学生了。
As if he was trying to memorise English words, he was busy scribbling something like a chart on his notebook.
他好像在努力记忆英语单词，忙着在笔记本上乱涂一些像图表之类的东西。
As the pulsing migraine assaulted me, I somehow managed to lift my unmoving feet.
当突然的偏头痛袭击我的时候，我设法抬起我不动的脚。
⸢Kim Dok-Ja made a promise. To end the culprit who made this world. No matter what that existence was.⸥
金道子许下诺言，要终结创造这个世界的罪魁祸首，不管这个世界是怎样的
Maybe, he was struck by someone somewhere? There was a big bruising on the kid's pale arm. A bruising that I could more or less figure out where he got it from. All strength left my legs and I couldn't move anymore.
也许，他是在什么地方被什么人袭击了？那孩子苍白的手臂上有一块很大的淤青。这种瘀伤我或多或少可以推断出他是从哪儿来的。所有的力量都离开了我的腿，我再也不能移动了。
⸢Time isn't moving because not reading and not imagining.⸥
时间不会移动，因为没有阅读，没有想象
I did think that all of this could be a dream, a lie. I even believed that this was a dream the evil <Star Stream> had created.
我确实认为这一切都可能是一个梦，一个谎言。我甚至相信这是邪恶的星流创造的一个梦。
But now, I couldn't deny it anymore.
但是现在，我再也不能否认了。
All of my senses were telling me the truth; they said that that child was the culprit behind all these scenarios.
我所有的感官都在告诉我真相，他们说那个孩子是所有这些情景背后的罪魁祸首。
⸢Y ou we re al rea dy ex pec ting this di dn't you Kim Dok Ja.⸥
你真的很想这么做，不是吗，金道子
The most ancient dream. The world's most omniscient yet powerless god.
最古老的梦想，世界上最无所不知却无能为力的神。
['The 4th Wall's' influence is getting weaker.]
第四道墙的影响力正在减弱
⸢Kim Dok….⸥
金道..
['The 4th Wall's' influence is getting extremely weak.]
第四道长城的影响力越来越微弱
I thought I heard something fall to the floor, and I saw Jeong Hui-Won's sword rolling around on the ground.
我好像听到什么东西掉在地上，我看到郑慧媛的剑在地上滚来滚去。
"Ah, ah…."
“啊，啊...”
She was now looking at me. She was looking at the child, then back at me. Her eyes were filling up with despair.
她现在看着我。她看着那个孩子，然后又看着我。她的眼睛充满了绝望。
As if she couldn't believe this. As if she'd prefer that this whole thing turned out to be a lie.
好像她不能相信这一切，好像她宁愿这整件事最后变成一个谎言。
[The promise with the 'Secretive Plotter' is activating.]
[“秘密策划者”的承诺正在激活。]
I opened my mouth only to close it several times. Maybe, this might be my punishment. It might very well be the time to pay the price for the salvation I received.
我张开嘴，但只是合上了几次。也许，这是对我的惩罚。也许现在正是为我所得到的救赎付出代价的时候。
[You have promised to destroy <Star Stream>.]
[你答应过要摧毁星流。]
[<Star Stream> will not be destroyed unless the 'Most Ancient Dream' is ended.]
[星流不会被摧毁，除非“最古老的梦”结束。]
I now stared at the child.
我现在盯着那个孩子。
At the child with the exact same face as mine.
看着和我长得一模一样的孩子。
And the boy slowly raised his head to look back at me.
男孩慢慢地抬起头，回头看着我。
[Please end the 'Most Ancient Dream'.]
请结束“最古老的梦想”
<Episode 99. The most ancient dream (2)> Fin.
第九十九集。最古老的梦(2)鳍。
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Chapter 514 - The most ancient dream (3)
