第五百二十七章:结语二——无处可寻(二)韩素英用简明扼要的语言解释了这个计划。
One, in order to rescue Kim Dok-Ja, they had to cross the [Final Wall].
第一，为了营救金道子，他们必须穿过最后一道墙。
Two, to cross the [Final Wall], they needed a total of five [fragments].
第二，为了越过最后一道墙，他们总共需要五个碎片。
Three, the only remaining fragment in this world-line was [The 4th Wall] Kim Dok-Ja's Avatar possessed.
第三，这条世界线上仅存的残片是[第四道墙]金道子的阿凡达。
Four, to acquire the other four fragments, they were to perform 'group regression' and cross over to another world-line.
第四，为了获得其他四个片段，他们要进行“群体回归”并穿越到另一个世界线。
The companions stared at each other with slightly dazed expressions after hearing that very concise plan.
听了这个简明的计划后，同伴们面面相觑，神情略带茫然。
The first one to ask was Yi Ji-Hye. "…Will that even be possible?"
第一个问的是易智慧，“......这有可能吗?”
"This guy said it is, so I'm sure it will be," replied Han Su-Yeong.
“这家伙说是，所以我肯定会是，”韩素英回答。
After receiving her gaze, Yu Jung-Hyeok nodded his head. "It's possible. However, my Stigma hasn't finished evolving yet, so it might take a little while longer. We needed time to prepare ourselves, anyway."
接受她的目光后，余正赫点了点头。“这是有可能的。然而，我的耻辱还没有完成进化，所以可能还需要一段时间。无论如何，我们需要时间来准备。”
"….Hold on. This 'regression' you speak of, Master, just what is the principle behind it?"
“等一下，师父，你所说的‘回归’到底是什么原理?”
"When I activate the regression, we will all return to the past, to the starting point of the scenarios."
“当我激活回归时，我们都将回到过去，回到场景的起点。”
"Then, what about our own world?"
“那么，我们自己的世界呢?”
"A brand new world-line separate from this one will be created. If you want to count the regression number, then… It'll be the 1865th turn."
“我们将创建一条独立于这条线的全新世界线。如果你想计算回归数，那么......这将是第1865个回合。”
The 1865th world-line.
1865年世界航线。
It was such a gob-smacking number that the companions could only blink their eyes in stupefaction.
这是一个令人目瞪口呆的数字，同伴们目瞪口呆地只能眨眼睛。
"So, you're saying we should give it another shot over there."
“所以，你是说我们应该在那里再试一次。”
As if she had already expected something like this before coming here, Jeong Hui-Won's expression as she said those words was filled with sheer determination. However, not everyone held the same view as her.
郑慧媛说这些话时的表情充满了绝对的决心，好像她来这里之前就已经预料到会发生这样的事情。然而，并不是每个人都和她持有相同的视角。
"According to my knowledge, your 'regression' this time had been a little special, wasn't it?" Yu Sang-Ah was the one saying these words. "I read about 'regressions' inside Dok-Ja-ssi's library so I know a few things about it, as well. All of your regressions until now had been based on the worldview of the 'Ways of Survival'. However, this regression turn was a little bit special, wasn't it."
“据我所知，你这次的‘回归’有点特别，不是吗?”这句话就是余相娥说的。“我在Dok-Ja-ssi的图书馆里读到了关于‘回归’的东西，所以我也知道一些关于它的事情。到目前为止，你所有的回归都是基于“生存之道”的世界观。然而，这次回归有点特别，不是吗?”
Other companions seemed to have finally realised, at least a little bit, what she was talking about.
其他同伴似乎终于明白了，至少有一点明白了，她说的是什么。
The current 'world-line' was different from Yu Jung-Hyeok's past regressions. It was the world-line brought to life by Yu Jung-Hyeok's desire to see the 'end'.
目前的“世界路线”不同于余重赫过去的回归。这是余正赫渴望看到“终结”而赋予生命的世界线。
A portion of [The 4th Wall] caved in, and that resulted in a world where reality and fiction combined into one. Its proof was that this regression turn featured some people who weren't characters from the 'Ways of Survival'.
第四道长城的一部分坍塌了，导致了一个现实与虚构合二为一的世界。它的证明是，这种回归转向的特点是一些人谁不是从’生存的方式’字符。
"Can all of us really go back together? Can you assure us that'll be the case?"
“我们真的能一起回去吗?你能向我们保证会是这样吗?”
If Yu Jung-Hyeok's 'regression' activated with the 'Ways of Survival' as its operational criteria, then several of the companions, such as Yu Sang-Ah and Yi Gil-Yeong, couldn't accompany him.
如果以“生存之道”作为操作标准来激活余重赫的“回归”，那么余尚雅、李吉映等同伴就不能陪同他。
Yu Jung-Hyeok slowly blinked his eyes and replied. "Regression will activate with the world-line that I am currently in as its operational criteria."
于重赫慢慢地眨了眨眼睛，回答道。“回归将以我目前所处的世界线作为其操作标准来启动。”
"That means this 'Dok-Ja-ssi' can travel with us, too."
“这意味着这个‘Dok-Ja-ssi’也可以和我们一起旅行。”
Yu Sang-Ah pointed to Kim Dok-Ja lying on the hospital bed behind them.
于相雅指着躺在他们身后病床上的金道子。
The reason why this world's Kim Dok-Ja was dying had to do with the power of the system weakening gradually. However, if they could take this Kim Dok-Ja with them through [Group Regression], then he'd go under <Star Stream>'s system once more.
这个世界的金道子之所以会死去，是因为这个体系的力量在逐渐削弱。然而，如果他们可以通过[组回归]把这个金道子带走，那么他就会再次进入星流的系统。
Yu Jung-Hyeok lightly nodded his head. "…Probably."
于重赫轻轻地点了点头:“......也许吧.”
"Well, it's settled, then. Anyone not agreeing to it, raise your hands."
“好吧，就这么定了。谁不同意，请举手。”
Shin Yu-Seung cautiously raised her hand at Han Su-Yeong's cocky tone of voice indicating that she didn't think anyone would oppose the decision.
申玉升小心翼翼地举起手，指着韩素英那趾高气扬的声调，表示她认为没有人会反对这个决定。
"Argh, what do you think you are doing?" Han Su-Yeong asked back.
“啊，你以为你在干什么?”韩素英问道。
"….I'm not sure if this is the right thing to do. Didn't ahjussi want Jung-Hyeok ahjussi to stop regressing?"
“......我不知道这样做对不对，大叔不是希望正业大叔不再倒退吗?”
"That idiot never really cared about what we wanted, anyway. Even steven, I say."
“不管怎么说，那个白痴根本不在乎我们想要什么。我说，甚至包括史蒂文。”
"If Jung-Hyeok ahjussi regresses, scenarios will begin in the world again. Lots of people will die. And they'll be thrown into tragedies again. Constellations will use people as their toys… And many won't even get to clear the first scenario."
“如果Jung-Hyeokahjussi倒退，这个世界将再次出现各种情景。很多人会死。他们将再次陷入悲剧之中。星座会把人当作他们的玩具......而且许多人甚至无法清除第一种情况。”
Shin Yu-Seung was right.
申玉升是对的。
Perhaps, one could argue that she was the Incarnation who understood 'Kim Dok-Ja's' thoughts better than anyone among the companions.
也许有人会说，她就是那个化身，比同伴中的任何人都更能理解“金道子”的思想。
And for sure, he probably didn't want to create such misery.
可以肯定的是，他可能不想制造这样的痛苦。
However, Han Su-Yeong's thoughts were different. "And so, you think 'misery' won't happen if we don't regress?"
然而韩素英的想法却不同，“所以你认为如果我们不倒退，‘苦难’就不会发生?”
"Excuse me?"
“你说什么?”
Han Su-Yeong sighed lightly and looked up at the empty air. "Hey, you. Just for how long are you going to sit back and spectate?"
韩素英轻轻叹了口气，抬头望着空荡荡的空气。“嘿，你。你还要袖手旁观多久?”
At the end of that question, a ball of fine hair suddenly popped up in the air.
在这个问题的最后，一团细毛突然在空中冒了出来。
[Bah-aht?]
[呸-啊?]
Han Su-Yeong tutted unhappily in the direction of Biyu employing the innocent-looking puppy-eyes tactic. "You and that thing again."
韩素英不高兴地用天真无邪的小狗眼战术朝Biyu方向拉了拉，“又是你和那个东西。”
That prompted Yu Jung-Hyeok to say something. "Biyu."
这促使俞正赫说了一句话:“碧玉。”
Biyu dry-coughed a bit before opening her mouth. [Whether you regress or not, other world-lines will continue to be destroyed.]
碧玉开口前干咳了一会儿。[不管你退化与否，其他世界界线将继续被摧毁。]
Biyu's fluent Korean caused Shin Yu-Seung's jaw to drop.
碧玉说一口流利的韩语，让申玉升惊得目瞪口呆。
She already knew that the small Dokkaebi could speak. But this would be the first time since the subway that they got to converse at length.
她已经知道小多卡比会说话了。但这将是自地铁以来他们第一次进行长时间的交谈。
"….How do you know that?"
“你怎么知道的?”
[Because I'm the 'Dokkaebi King' now, that's why.]
[因为我现在是‘多卡比王’，这就是原因。]
After going 'Ahem!', Biyu then pounded her chest with that small arm of hers.
“咳咳”一声之后，碧玉用她的小胳膊敲打着自己的胸膛。
Not only was she not a Dokkaebi affiliated with the Bureau, but she also happened to be one that inherited the Dokkaebi King's <Star Stream> in full, too.
她不仅不是局里的杜卡比家族成员，而且还恰好是全部继承了杜卡比王星流的人。
The only reason why the <Star Stream>'s influence persisted at all was because of her, and at the same time, its gradual disappearance was the result of no Dokkaebis other than Biyu currently existing.
星流的影响之所以能持续下去，唯一的原因就是因为她，同时，它的逐渐消失也是因为除了比喻以外，没有其他多卡比斯存在的结果。
[You may not be aware of this, but world-lines are being born every minute and every second.]
你可能没有意识到这一点，但是世界线每时每刻都在出现
"…Every minute and second?"
“......每一分每一秒?”
[That's right. Whenever an existence in a world makes a decision on something, a brand new world-line will be born. Every time you flipped that coin, Yu-Seung-ah, a new world-line was born and got destroyed.]
没错。每当一个世界的存在对某件事做出决定时，一条崭新的世界线就会诞生。每次你抛硬币，Yu-Seung-ah，一个新的世界线诞生并被摧毁。]
The world-lines were basically like a tree's branches that got divided whenever choices were made, Biyu explained.
碧玉解释说，世界线基本上就像一棵树的枝条，每当有人做出选择时，它们就会被分开。
[The 'regression' is simply a special method of choosing 'world-lines', that's all. It's like, you're returning to the point in time when the choice was made to start a new branch.]
[“回归”只是一种选择“世界线”的特殊方法，仅此而已。就好像，你回到了选择开设新分支的时候。]
It was a head-trip of a revelation.
这是一个启示的头脑之旅。
"In that case, just how many worlds, until now…."
“这样的话，到目前为止，到底有多少个世界......”
Biyu opened her mouth again as if she had already read the vast, boundless despair of the gathered companions. [….Only Father would know that.]
碧玉又张开了嘴，仿佛她已经读完了聚集在一起的同伴们那无边无际的绝望。只有父亲才知道这一点
'Father'.
父亲。
There could only ever be one person that Biyu would refer to as her 'father' in all of the world-lines.
在所有的世界范围内，只有一个人可以被碧玉称为她的“父亲”。
The Constellation responsible for establishing <Kim Dok-Ja Company>.
负责建立金道子公司的星座。
And the existence that ended up becoming this universe's 'Most Ancient Dream'.
这个存在最终成为了这个宇宙最古老的梦想。
[You can only change one world-line out of all the countless others out there.]
[你只能改变一条世界线而不是其他无数的世界线。]
*
The companions earnestly started cooking up their plan on the following day.
第二天，同伴们认真地开始制定他们的计划。
Project <Capture the Squid>. Han Su-Yeong came up with that title.
“捕获乌贼计划”，韩素英想出了这个名字。
"What was the standard of 'lifeform' as accepted by <Star Stream>, again?"
“再问一次，星流接受‘生命形式’的标准是什么?”
Since they all decided to 'regress' once more, they had to come up with a truly perfect plan.
既然他们都决定再次“倒退”，他们必须想出一个真正完美的计划。
The companions often discussed the methods to thoroughly and completely conquer the scenarios, and the one topic their opinions seemed to clash far more than any other was the 'first scenario'.
同伴们经常讨论彻底和彻底征服场景的方法，他们的视角似乎比其他任何话题冲突更多的一个话题是第一场景。
"What about germs? Germs are also lifeforms, aren't they? If you spray hydrochloric acid on a hand, wouldn't you get, like, ten thousand Coins?"
“那细菌呢？细菌也是生命形式，不是吗？如果你把盐酸喷在一只手上，难道你不会得到一万个硬币吗?”
"If such a thing was accepted, then a person doing nothing should've survived, too. Our bodies kill germs in real-time, you know."
“如果这样的事情被接受了，那么一个无所事事的人也应该幸存下来。你知道，我们的身体可以实时杀死细菌。”
"Some people survived without doing anything, though."
“不过，有些人什么都没做就活了下来。”
"We can't afford to let fate decide for us. We definitely need to kill something."
“我们不能让命运来决定我们的命运。我们绝对需要杀死一些东西。”
"I killed a grasshopper to survive back then. And I heard Dok-Ja hyung even resorted to breaking grasshopper eggs to earn Coins."
“那时我杀了一只蚱蜢为了生存。我还听说多加亨甚至会打破蚱蜢蛋来赚钱。”
Han Su-Yeong quietly listening to the various opinions began jotting them down on the memo.
韩素英静静地听着各种意见，开始在备忘录上草草记下来。
"So, then. Insect eggs are counted as lifeforms in <Star Stream>'s standards."
“那么，按照星流的标准，昆虫卵被算作生命形式。”
"Why don't the germs count, though?"
“不过，为什么细菌不算数呢?”
"I think it has something to do with you actually being able to perceive the taking of life. Should we ask Biyu about it?"
“我认为这与你能够真正感知到生命的被夺走有关。我们应该问问碧玉吗?”
Even the 'Team Anna' featuring Selena Kim and Iris was added to the mix, and the strategy meeting became even livelier than before.
甚至还加入了赛琳娜·金和艾瑞斯主演的《安娜团队》，战略会议也变得比以前更加热闹。
"This route is the best one to take during here."
“这条路线是这里最好的路线。”
"….No, hang on. This one's better. According to my [Predictive Plagiarism]…"
“...不，等等。这个更好。根据我的[预测剽窃]...”
Kim Dok-Ja didn't exist in the next regression turn waiting for them. However, that didn't mean they knew nothing, either.
金道子在下一次回归中并不存在，然而，这也不意味着他们什么都不知道。
Yu Jung-Hyeok was in possession of the 1863rd turn's memories he got from the 'Secretive Plotter', and…
于重赫从“秘密密谋者”那里得到了1863年第三次转弯的记忆，并且..。
Han Su-Yeong possessed the [Predictive Plagiarism].
韩素英具有抄袭预测能力。
And Yu Sang-Ah had read the records within [The 4th Wall]'s library.
余相娥也读过第四道墙图书馆里的记录。
⸢And finally, they were the only beings that managed to go beyond the [Final Wall].⸥
最后，他们是唯一设法越过[最后的长城]的生物
Han Su-Yeong was able to breathe again after the first meeting came to an end. It had been only a week; according to Yu Jung-Hyeok, the 'group regression' would only be available in a month's time from now.
第一次见面结束后，韩素英又喘了一口气。这只是一个星期，据YuJung-Hyeok说，“群体回归”只能在一个月后才能实现。
The companions sometimes argued with each other over the methods of clearing scenarios.
这些伙伴有时会为了清理场景的方法而相互争吵。
"The ⸢Greatest Sacrificial Lamb⸥. You gotta definitely….."
“最伟大的牺牲羔羊。你一定要......”
"Did you forget that Dok-Ja-ssi died back then? If you do it this way…."
“难道你忘了那时杜佳斯死了吗?如果你这样做......”
They hated the scenario more than anyone out there.
他们比任何人都讨厌这样的场景。
Even then, even as they discussed it at length, the companions seemed excited about something, somehow.
即使在那时，即使当他们详细地讨论这件事的时候，同伴们似乎也在为某些事情感到兴奋。
Why was this? They regained their reality by barely surviving past the scenarios, yet how could they be so jovial when discussing a plan to return to the 'scenarios'?
为什么会这样？他们通过勉强度过这些场景而重新获得了现实，然而，当讨论回到这些场景时，他们怎么能如此愉快呢？
⸢Reality didn't refer to a specific 'place'.⸥
现实并不是指一个特定的地方
Maybe this was because all of them couldn't forget about a certain someone.
也许这是因为他们无法忘记某个人。
Maybe, they just couldn't forget the time they spent together with that certain someone to survive the horrifying tragedy.
也许，他们只是不能忘记他们和某个人在一起度过的时光，那个人在可怕的悲剧中幸存下来。
"I still remember everything about the [Cinema Dungeon]. Dok-Ja-ssi did this here…."
“我仍然记得关于[电影地牢]的一切。Dok-Ja-ssi在这里做了这个......”
The locations where each of the companions joined the group might have been different. The time they remembered, and the 'Kim Dok-Ja' they remembered, were also different.
