[[You are this universe's most powerless existence, aren't you.]]
你是这个宇宙中最无力的存在，不是吗
The child's body shuddered once more.
孩子的身体又一次颤抖起来。
I staggered unsteadily back to my feet.
我摇摇晃晃地站了起来。
[[….Is that why you needed us? This is a very cruel request for help, indeed.]] [[You couldn't even control your own imagination, is that it?]]
这就是你需要我们的原因吗？这的确是一个非常残酷的求助请求你连自己的想象力都控制不了，是吗
Something was wrong. A blade… I, I needed to find a blade.
有点不对劲，一把刀...我，我需要找到一把刀。
The 999th turn's characters were exchanging glances. For a quiet moment there, they were looking into each other.
第999圈的角色们交换着眼神，在那里安静的一刻，他们彼此凝视着。
The first one to open her mouth was the 999th turn's Yi Ji-Hye.
第一个开口说话的是第999圈的伊基赫。
[[It's fine with me. However, will it be okay with you? You came here just for this, didn't you?]]
我没问题。但是，你会没问题吗?你来这里就是为了这个，不是吗
It was rather clear who she was talking to.
她在和谁说话，这是相当清楚的。
The 'Secretive Plotter' paused for a little bit before replying to her.
“秘密的策划者”停顿了一会儿才回答她。
"It has been difficult."
“这很困难。”
This story was not something that could be wrapped up with that single line. The tragedy he had experienced must not be simplified like that.
这个故事不是用一句话就可以结束的。他所经历的悲剧不能简单化。
"I wondered why it happened to me. I often wanted to give it all up. I lost count on how many times I thought about killing myself." The 'Secretive Plotter' keeping silent for a long time eventually continued on. "However, someone ensured that I could never give up."
“我想知道为什么会发生在我身上。我常常想放弃这一切。我都数不清有多少次我想过要自杀。”“秘密策划者”沉默了很长一段时间，最终还是继续了下去。“然而，有人确保我永远不会放弃。”
His hatred-filled eyes were not directed at the body. No, he was glaring at the boy's Fable.
他那双充满仇恨的眼睛不是盯着尸体，不，他是在盯着男孩的寓言。
Both the 999th turn's Uriel and Yi Hyeon-Seong knelt down and gently picked the child up in an embrace. Yi Ji-Hye and Kim Nam-Woon then held the boy's cold hands.
第999圈的Uriel和YiHyeon-Seong双双跪下，温柔地抱起孩子。然后，李智慧和金南云握着男孩冰冷的手。
The 'Secretive Plotter' spoke up as if to proclaim to the world.
“秘密策划者”大声说话，好像要向世界宣布。
"Now, open your eyes, Kim Dok-Ja."
“现在，睁开你的眼睛，金道子。”
The eyelashes of the child soaked in cold sweat trembled softly. His whole body shuddered uncontrollably as if he was fighting against a lengthy nightmare.
那孩子的睫毛浸透了冷汗，轻轻地颤抖着。他的整个身体不由自主地颤抖起来，好像在和一个漫长的噩梦作斗争。
And so, how long passed by like this? The child's eyelids slowly opened up.
那么，这样过了多久呢?孩子的眼皮慢慢地睁开了。
"Ah, ah, ah….."
“啊，啊，啊...”
The boy's eyes were now looking at the world. He was now looking at the things he once believed to be his own delusions. He was now looking at the Archangel and the Emperor of Steelsword embracing him, and at the hands of both the Demon of Delusions and the Naval Admiral. And finally…
男孩的眼睛现在正看着这个世界。他现在看到的东西，他曾经认为是他自己的幻觉。他现在看着天使长和钢剑皇帝拥抱着他，看着妄想魔和海军上将的双手。最后..。
"Really… really….?"
“真的...真的...?”
And the protagonist of the story he had been watching for so long was right before him.
这个故事的主人公就在他面前，他已经看了很久了。
"Indeed. This is not a dream."
“的确，这不是梦。”
Inside this weighty silence where no one spoke, the sound of something shattering could be heard.
在这沉重的寂静中，没有一个人说话，可以听到什么东西粉碎的声音。
Tears trickled down from the child's eyes. I knew what those tears meant, and I also knew what the 'Secretive Plotter' and the Outer Gods had done just now, and that was why I felt so tortured inside.
眼泪从孩子的眼睛里流了下来。我知道那些眼泪意味着什么，我也知道“秘密密谋者”和外界诸神刚才做了什么，这就是为什么我内心感到如此痛苦。
⸢That, that couldn't have been their choice.⸥
那，那不可能是他们的选择
A being that lived with a certain story for a very long time would eventually become unable to escape from that very story. Just like how it was for Agares, Metatron, the Apocalypse Dragon, and the Dokkaebi King, it was the same story for the 'Outer Gods', too.
一个生物在某个故事中生活了很长一段时间，最终将无法从这个故事中逃脱。就像阿加雷斯、梅塔特隆、启示龙和多卡比王的故事一样，外界诸神的故事也是如此。
Perhaps, could it be that the choice they made had already been predetermined from the beginning?
也许，难道他们的选择从一开始就已经预先决定了？
I shouted out in a crying voice.
我用哭泣的声音喊道。
"He's the 'Most Ancient Dream'! He needs to die. If he's not dead, then your tragedies won't end! Your regression, <Star Stream>, all of them-!!"
“他是‘最古老的梦’！他必须死。如果他没死，你的悲剧就不会结束！你的回归，星流，所有的一切——!”
You must not get devoured by that 'story'.
你千万不要被那个“故事”迷住了。
I don't need your sympathy.
我不需要你的同情。
What I really truly want isn't a tale like this.
我真正想要的不是这样的故事。
[Applicable individual is not a 'Character'.]
[适用人士不是「角色」。]
The 'Secretive Plotter' was now looking back at me with eyes that I couldn't recognise at all. From within a story that I hadn't read before, he was staring at me.
“秘密密谋者”现在正用我完全认不出来的眼睛回望着我。在一个我以前从未读过的故事里，他盯着我。
It wasn't just him, however; Uriel, Yi Ji-Hye, Kim Nam-Woon, and even Yi Hyeon-Seong, too.
然而，不仅仅是他，还有乌列、李智慧、金南云，甚至还有李贤成。
[Applicable individual is not a 'Character'.]
[适用人士不是「角色」。]
[Applicable individual is not a 'Character'.]
[适用人士不是「角色」。]
[Applicable individual is not a 'Character'.]
[适用人士不是「角色」。]
[Applicable individual is not a 'Character'.]
[适用人士不是「角色」。]
I dazedly stared at the continuously-rising messages.
我茫然地盯着不断上升的信息。
⸢The world's most righteous soldier.⸥
世界上最正直的战士
⸢The noblest Archangel.⸥
最高贵的大天使
⸢The general who doesn't tolerate injustice.⸥ ⸢The devil filled with hatred towards the world.⸥ ⸢The regressor who fought against the system called <Star Stream>.⸥
不能容忍不公正的将军。魔鬼对世界充满了仇恨。与这个系统抗争的回归者叫做星流。
The 'Secretive Plotter' and the 'Outer Gods' were now looking at the world of this child; the world that was filled with nearly-undetectable malice that could only be felt under the careful observation.
“神秘的密谋者”和“外界诸神”现在正在观察这个孩子的世界;这个世界充满了几乎无法察觉的恶意，只有在仔细观察的情况下才能感觉到。
Kim Nam-Woon glared at the Fable of such a world and muttered out.
金南云凝视着这样一个世界的寓言，喃喃自语道。
[[Even without <Star Stream>, the world remains the same.]]
[即使没有星流，世界也是一样的。]
He sounded as if he finally figured out the enemy he needed to fight from now on. The Fables the 'Secretive Plotter' and the Outer Gods built up were now baring their fangs at the reality surrounding the child.
他听起来好像终于找到了从现在开始需要打击的敌人。神秘的密谋者和外界诸神所建立起来的寓言现在正在露出他们的尖牙对付围绕着这个孩子的现实。
⸢At the end of the vast, lengthy pilgrimage, the regressor chose the world he discovered.⸥
在漫长而浩瀚的朝圣之旅的最后，回归者选择了他所发现的世界
The characters reaching the conclusion were finally breaking out of the tale. While embracing their god, they were now heading towards a brand new story.
故事的主人公们终于得出了结论。在拥抱他们的神的同时，他们正朝着一个全新的故事前进。
I shook my head like a madman and crawled towards them.
我像个疯子一样摇摇头，朝他们爬过去。
This must not happen.
这种情况绝不能发生。
I made a promise. To end the 'Most Ancient Dream'. To end this tragedy.
我许下了一个承诺，结束“最古老的梦想”，结束这场悲剧。
My hand barely managing to feel around the ground discovered the broken blade.
我的手在地上勉强摸索着，发现了断裂的刀片。
I did it. With this, I…
我做到了有了这个我..。
[[Kim Dok-Ja.]]
[[金道子]
The 'Secretive Plotter' called out to me. When I raised my head, he continued on with what he wanted to say.
“秘密策划者”向我喊道。当我抬起头时，他继续说他想说的话。
[[Do you remember the first scenario?]]
你还记得第一个场景吗
The first scenario, the 'proof of credentials'.
第一种情况是“凭证”。
The 'Secretive Plotter' and the Constellations saw me for the first time during that scenario.
神秘的密谋者和星座第一次看到了我。
[[You said this to other people back then. That the scenario's clear condition wasn't to 'kill humans'.]]
[你当时对其他人说过这样的话。这个场景的明确条件不是‘杀死人类’。]
I recalled the promise I made to him.
我回忆起我对他的承诺。
- Please finish the 'Most Ancient Dream'.
-请完成“最古老的梦”。
The world was blanketed by the blinding rays of light, and my vision grew blurry. My surprised companions quickly gathered around me.
世界被炫目的光线笼罩着，我的视线变得模糊。我惊讶的同伴们迅速聚集在我周围。
[You have fulfilled your promise with the 'Secretive Plotter'.]
你已经用“秘密策划者”履行了你的诺言
The young Kim Dok-Ja, now embraced by the Emperor of Steelsword and the Archangel, was looking at me. Light was starting to return to the child's eyes that used to wallow in the lengthy dream.
年轻的金道子，现在被钢剑皇帝和天使长拥抱着，正看着我。光线开始回到孩子的眼睛，他的眼睛曾经在漫长的梦中打滚。
When was the dream supposed to end? That would be… ⸢….When the dream was no longer a dream.⸥
梦什么时候结束?那就是......当梦不再是梦的时候
Only then did everything start making sense.
直到那时，一切才开始变得有意义。
It was the same thing as the 'Most Ancient Dream' ending the moment Yu Jung-Hyeok of the 'Ways of Survival' reached this place.
这和《生存之道》中的余正赫到达这个地方的那一刻“最古老的梦”的结局是一样的。
The sounds of the next train arriving could be heard coming from the distance.
下一班火车到站的声音从远处传来。
[Constellation, 'Secretive Plotter' has reached his ■■.]
[《星座》(Constellation)，《秘密策划者》(SecretivePlotter)已经达到了他的■.]
At the same time as the 'Secretive Plotter' gave his signal, my companions and I got sucked into the train that arrived behind us.
就在“秘密策划者”发出信号的同时，我和同伴们被吸进了后面的火车。
"This place is the epilogue of that story."
“这个地方就是那个故事的结尾。”
The characters that saved my childhood were now disappearing beyond the door.
那些拯救了我童年的人物现在正在门外消失。
Just like the 1863rd turn's Yu Jung-Hyeok who killed himself to cross over to the new world-line, they were now stepping into a world that I didn't know.
就像1863年那个为了跨越新世界线而自杀的余正赫一样，他们现在正步入一个我不知道的世界。
Within the rays of light, I saw Yu Jung-Hyeok's faint smile.
在光线的照耀下，我看到了余重赫淡淡的笑容。
He looked… liberated.
他看起来...很自由。
[Constellation 'Secretive Plotter's' ■■ is 'Most Ancient Dream'.]
(星座“秘密情节者”■是“最古老的梦想”)
<Episode 99. The most ancient dream (4)> Fin.
第九十九集。最古老的梦(4)鳍。
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Chapter 516 - The most ancient dream (5)
