⸢Once more, one hour before the apocalypse.⸥
再来一次，在世界末日前一小时
"….Dammit, where the hell am I?"
“......该死，我到底在哪儿?”
Han Su-Yeong held her spinning head and hurriedly scanned her surroundings. The last thing she saw was the figure of Yu Jung-Hyeok disappearing within the shower of light. She quickly took a look at her own body.
韩素英抓住纺纱机的头，连忙环顾四周。她看到的最后一件东西是余正赫的身影消失在光的阵雨中。她迅速地看了看自己的身体。
It was a success.
这是一次成功。
Her much thinner arms, and muscles that lost their suppleness.
她瘦了许多的手臂和肌肉失去了柔韧性。
She couldn't sense any of the Fables she had compiled, the skills she trained in, nor even her Stigma.
她感觉不到任何她编写的寓言，她所训练的技能，甚至她的耻辱。
However, that wasn't a problem. They had already thought up of what to do with such issues, when the scenario got underway again. No, the real issue was…
然而，这并不是一个问题。他们已经想好了如何处理这些问题，当这种情况再次出现的时候。不，真正的问题是..。
"Crap, I don't have much time left."
“糟糕，我没多少时间了。”
Her smartphone's battery was almost out of juice, and she couldn't confirm the wellbeings of her companions at the moment. It was a fortune among misfortunes that she somehow managed to download the locations of her companions from the chat room just now.
她的智能手机电池几乎没电了，此刻她无法确认她同伴的存在。她刚才设法从聊天室里下载了她同伴的位置，真是祸不单行。
"….These guys, they did pretty well without me."
“...这些家伙，没有我他们也干得不错。”
Just a casual browse-through was enough for her to get a bead on where they were currently with their operation. That wasn't too surprising, though, considering that she was the one in charge of the operation in the first place.
只是随意浏览一下就足以让她了解到他们目前的手术情况。不过，考虑到她一开始就是这次手术的负责人，这并不太令人惊讶。
But then, Han Su-Yeong's eyes scanning the map of the deployed locations began trembling.
但随后，韩素英扫描部署地点的地图时，眼睛开始发抖。
"This idiot…."
“这个白痴......”
She raised her head and looked around her.
她抬起头，环顾四周。
Although it could be tight, there seemed to be enough time left still.
虽然时间紧迫，但似乎还有足够的时间。
*
⸢30 minutes before the apocalypse.⸥
世界末日前30分钟
Yi Ji-Hye's eyes dazedly staring at the clock was suddenly blocked by a head full of black hair.
伊智慧的眼睛茫然地盯着钟，突然被一头乌黑的头发挡住了。
"Hey, crybaby. You planning to stay behind for the night classes today?"
“嘿，爱哭鬼，你今天打算留下来上夜校吗?”
"N-no. Uh… ng."
”不不不”
It had already been 28 days since the regression, but she still hadn't gotten used to that nickname.
回归已经过去28天了，但她还是不习惯这个绰号。
'Crybaby'.
爱哭鬼。
When was the last time she heard someone call her that?
她最后一次听到别人这么叫她是什么时候？
Once upon a time, she had other nicknames like that. And she had truly returned to such a time.
很久很久以前，她还有其他那样的昵称，而且她真的回到了那个时代。
"Really? I was just asking, but why so suddenly?"
“真的吗?我只是问问，为什么这么突然?”
The other girl's eyes arched as if she was smiling.
另一个女孩的眼睛圆睁着，好像在微笑。
For every single day during the past four years, Yi Ji-Hye had never forgotten those eyes. They belonged to a pale-skinned girl somewhat smaller than her. The blouse of her school uniform was missing a button. Her worn-out name tag, where her name could still be found.
在过去的四年里，每一天，易智慧都从未忘记那双眼睛。它们属于一个皮肤白皙、比她小一点的女孩。她的校服上衣少了一颗纽扣。她那破旧的名牌，上面还有她的名字。
⸢When she opens her eyes, the bloodshot irises would be staring right back her.⸥
当她睁开眼睛的时候，充血的虹膜会紧紧地盯着她
Yi Ji-Hye's trembling right hand was clutching onto the pant leg of her gym uniform.
易智慧颤抖的右手紧紧抓住她运动服的裤腿。
⸢"Ji-Hye-yah, it'll be alright."⸥
“智慧呀，会没事的。”
Yi Ji-Hye desperately grabbed her trembling hand.
易智慧绝望地抓住她颤抖的手。
⸢"You must live."⸥
“你必须活下去。”
"Yi Ji-Hye?"
“易智慧?”
Her friend's hand approached from the air. Yi Ji-Hye avoided that hand almost as if she was having a seizure.
她朋友的手从空中伸过来，易智慧避开了那只手，就好像她发病了一样。
"…..Ah, sorry. Were you saying something?" She hurriedly asked.
“......啊，对不起。你在说什么吗?”她急忙问。
"Are you feeling okay?"
“你还好吗?”
"Yeah, I'm fine."
“是的，我很好。”
"You want to bounce together around seven?"
“你想七点左右一起跳吗?”
"We must not!!"
“我们不能这样!”
Yi Ji-Hye shot up from her seat and shouted out even before she realised it. Her classmates sitting near her all looked in her direction immediately. She sat back down and spoke again. "We'll be high school seniors in a little while, right? So we gotta study hard for that."
易智惠甚至在意识到这一点之前，就从座位上一跃而起，大声喊道。坐在她旁边的同学都立刻朝她的方向看去。她又坐了下来，又开口说话了。“过不了多久，我们就要高中毕业了，对吧？所以我们必须努力学习。”
"…..Crybaby, you sure you're not sick somewhere?"
“......爱哭鬼，你确定你没有生病吗?”
⸢20 minutes before the apocalypse.⸥
世界末日前20分钟
The bell denoting the start of the first night class period went off. Yi Ji-Hye pulled something out from her inner pocket, a small box covered in a crinkled wrapper.
第一节夜间课开始的铃声响了。易智慧从她的内口袋里掏出一个小盒子，盒子上盖着一张皱皱的纸。
"Bo-Ri-yah. Here."
“波-里-亚，这里。”
"What is it?"
“这是什么?”
Her friend saw the box and extended her hand. However, before handing over the item, Yi Ji-Hye told her friend in no uncertain terms first.
她的朋友看到了盒子，伸出了手。然而，在交出物品之前，易智慧先是毫不含糊地告诉了她的朋友。
"You mustn't open it right now. Okay? Only open it when it's ten minutes before seven. Understand?"
“你现在不能打开，知道吗?只有在七点前十分钟才能打开，明白吗?”
"You didn't, like, put insects in this thing, right? You know I've got a weak heart, don't you?"
“你没有在这里面放昆虫吧?你知道我心脏不好，对吧?”
Yi Ji-Hye momentarily froze at those words. "…..No, don't worry. I will definitely make sure you won't die."
一听到这句话，一瞬间，李智慧愣住了。“......不，别担心。我一定会确保你不会死。”
She finished what she wanted to say and stood up abruptly from her seat. Then, she pulled out a longsword stashed behind the classroom locker. Her surprised friend was still looking in her direction.
她说完了她想说的话，突然从座位上站了起来。然后，她拿出藏在教室储物柜后面的一把长剑。她那位惊讶的朋友还在看着她的方向。
"….Where are you going?" Her friend asked.
“......你要去哪里?”她的朋友问。
"Bathroom."
”浴室”
Yi Ji-Hye immediately left the classroom. With good timing, the teacher in charge was walking towards her.
易智慧立刻离开了教室。正好，班主任向她走来。
"Yi Ji-Hye? What are you doing? Go back inside the class! Night classes have begun already! And what are you carrying on your ba-"
“易智慧？你在干什么？回教室去！夜校已经开始了！你背着什么?”
"Teacher-nim, are you on duty today?"
“尼姆老师，你今天值班吗?”
It was the ethics teacher wearing the horn-rimmed glasses, with a slender physique and somewhat haggard eyes.
是那个戴着角质架眼镜的德育老师，身材苗条，眼睛有点憔悴。
"Teacher-nim, please don't forget to open the no.2 locker in the staff room later!"
“尼姆老师，请不要忘记稍后打开教员室的二号更衣室!”
Yi Ji-Hye slipped past the teacher, but the latter hurriedly reached out to her shoulder.
易智慧从老师身边溜了过去，老师连忙把手伸到她的肩膀上。
"What? Where are you… Urgh? Why is she so strong… Hey! Yi Ji-Hye!!"
“什么?你在哪儿...呃?她为什么这么强壮...嘿!YiJi-Hye!!”
Yi Ji-Hye broke into a sprint. She ran down the stairs in an instant, entered the teacher's staff room and stole the keys to the broadcast studio. She then ran up to the third floor, her heart threatening to explode along the way.
易智慧突然冲刺起来。她立刻跑下楼梯，进入教员室，偷走了播音室的钥匙。然后她跑到三楼，沿途她的心脏有爆炸的危险。
⸢The first scenario of the 'Taepung Girls' High' location began several minutes earlier than other locations.⸥
第一种情况是，“大同女子高中”比其他地方提前几分钟开始
That was the reason why Yi Ji-Hye had been deployed in this very location.
这就是为什么易智慧被派到这个地方的原因。
While panting breathlessly, she managed to unlock the door to find the rather familiar sight of the studio. The Taepung Girls' High boasted pretty high-end broadcasting equipment. Not only that, the school was given the authority to make broadcasts to the surrounding regions in case of emergency, as well.
她气喘吁吁地打开门，看到了画室里相当熟悉的景象。台朋女子高中自诩拥有相当高端的广播设备。不仅如此，学校还被授权在紧急情况下对周围地区进行广播。
While listening to the voice of the teacher still looking for her coming from downstairs, Yi Ji-Hye pulled out the emergency power source prepared earlier. She then calmly set up the broadcasting equipment.
当听到老师的声音还在寻找她从楼下下来的时候，易智慧拔出了之前准备好的应急电源。然后她平静地设置了广播设备。
As she connected the wiring, some memories in her mind also began to get connected, as well.
当她连接线路时，她脑海中的一些记忆也开始连接起来。
She used to work here as a crew member, and during the lunch hour, she'd play the music she liked. That was her life.
她曾经是这里的一名工作人员，午餐时间，她会放她喜欢的音乐。这就是她的生活。
⸢At least, until the apocalypse came knocking.⸥
至少在世界末日来临之前是这样
She realised it once more while looking at her still-alive friends. The only person to survive in the classroom on that fateful day was her and her alone.
她看着她那些还活着的朋友们，又一次意识到了这一点。在那个命运攸关的日子里，唯一幸存下来的人就是她，也只有她自己。
"…Yi Ji-Hye."
“易智慧。”
She was startled by the voice and looked back, only to find an unexpected person there.
她被那个声音吓了一跳，回头一看，却发现那里有一个不速之客。
"Su-Yeong eonni?"
“苏永永妮?”
She must've been waiting for a while. Han Su-Yeong raised her body up from the darkness and quietly studied Yi Ji-Hye's face, before speaking up. "You don't look so good."
她一定等了很久了。韩素英从黑暗中抬起身子，静静地端详着易智慧的脸，然后开口说话。“你看起来不太好。”
"I'm fine." Yi Ji-Hye stayed silent for a little while, then spoke again. "The scenario. It's going to start, right? Otherwise, I might get suspended later, you know."
“我很好。”易智慧沉默了一会儿，又开口说话了。“这种情况。马上就要开始了，对吧？否则，我以后可能会被停学，你知道的。”
"It'll start. By the way, you don't really have start yours from here. You should hurry up and go to another location. Let me take care of this place for you."
“会开始的。顺便说一句，你不能从这里开始你的生活。你应该赶快去另一个地方。让我来帮你打理这个地方吧。”
"No. This is where I need to start." Yi Ji-Hye smiled. "Because, this is where the 'wounded sword demon' was born, after all."
“没有。这就是我需要开始的地方。”易智慧笑了。“毕竟，这里就是‘受伤剑魔’诞生的地方。”
She then slowly sucked in her breath.
然后她慢慢地吸气。
The setting-up of the equipment was finally finished.
设备的安装工作终于完成了。
⸢Ten minutes before the apocalypse.⸥
世界末日前十分钟
And then, 'it' began.
然后，“它”开始了。
Along with the 'Ku-gugugu' noise, the sensation of the world's 'nature' changing could be felt. Then, the sounds akin to drums being ripped apart came from an unknown location. And what came after that was….
伴随着“咕咕咕”的声音，我们可以感受到世界“自然”变化的感觉。然后，类似于鼓被撕裂的声音来自一个未知的地点。接下来发生的是..。
[Oh, my. The channel here opened up sooner than scheduled. Ah, ah, can you hear me?]
[哦，天哪。这里的频道比预定时间提前开通了。啊，啊，你能听到我吗?]
Yi Ji-Hye looked at Han Su-Yeong. The moment she saw the latter's face, she knew. Somewhat humorously, they had been living only for this moment.
易智慧看着韩素英。她一看到后者的脸，就知道了。有点幽默的是，他们只是为了这一刻而活着。
[There is no need to panic, everyone. Let me say this first of all. This situation, it's not a film shoot. It's not a terror incident, nor are you currently dreaming. No, everyone, you're-]
大家不必惊慌。首先我要说的是。这种情况，不是拍电影。这不是恐怖事件，你现在也不是在做梦。不，各位，你们..
That was the voice of the Dokkaebi she hated the most.
这是她最痛恨的多卡比的声音。
Screams resounded out from every classroom.
尖叫声响彻每个教室。
[Main Scenario #1 - Proof of Worth has begun.]
[主要场景#1-证明价值已经开始]
That was the signal to commence with their planned operation.
这是开始他们计划的行动的信号。
- Emergency broadcast will now begin.
-紧急广播现在开始。
Yi Ji-Hye's own voice was coming out from the speakers.
从演讲者中传出了伊吉赫自己的声音。
- Everyone, please listen to me. Those inside the classrooms, please open up the cabinet for the cleaning tools, while those in the staff room, please open the no.2 locker! Hurry!
大家请听我说。教室内的同学请打开柜子放清洁工具，教员室内的同学请打开2号更衣室！快点！
Yi Ji-Hye knew. Her companions must be making the exact same face as hers about now. Everyone should be witnessing this sight through the display panel the Dokkaebi had brought up.
易智慧知道。她的同伴们现在一定和她的表情一模一样。每个人都应该通过多卡比带来的显示屏目睹这一景象。
- There is no need for you to kill each other. At least this time, there is no need.
你们没必要互相残杀，至少这次没必要。
Yi Ji-Hye thought about her companions. She recalled the promises made to them before coming to this world.
易智慧想起了她的同伴们，她回忆起来到这个世界之前对他们许下的承诺。
⸢"….At least I want to choose what I kill."⸥
“...至少我想选择我杀什么。”
Shin Yu-Seung wouldn't start by killing a puppy anymore, and…
申玉成不会再杀小狗了，而且..。
⸢"I'll save my aunt."⸥
“我会救我姑姑的。”
Yi Gil-Yeong would get to save the person he detested.
易吉英会去救那个他憎恨的人。
⸢"Rather than going to the army again, I'll kill myself first."⸥
“与其再去参军，我宁愿先自杀。”
Yi Hyeon-Seong would leave the army, and… ⸢"I really want to save that grandma from back then."⸥
YiHyeon-Seong会离开军队，然后...“我真的很想从那时候救回那个奶奶。”
Yu Sang-Ah would get to save the person she didn't.
于相娥会去救那个她没有救的人。
⸢"The Probability will only allow for one opportunity. Meaning, the 'Group Regression' can't be used twice.⸥
“概率只允许一次机会。也就是说，‘群体回归’不能使用两次
And Yu Jung-Hyeok would never regress again.
而余重赫也再也不会倒退了。
Finally…
最后..。
⸢"During this turn, I won't become the 'wounded sword demon'."⸥
“在这个转折点，我不会成为‘受伤的剑魔’。”
As the clamour of the school's interior gradually died down, Yi Ji-Hye opened her mouth once more.
随着学校内部的喧闹声逐渐平息，易智慧再次张开了嘴。
- Everyone, have you all found one for yourselves?
各位，你们都找到了吗？
Just like Kim Dok-Ja of the past chucking the grasshoppers to other people… - Everyone, throw those things down to the floor with everything you got!
就像过去的KimDok-Ja把THEGRASSHOPPERS扔给其他人一样...-所有人，用你们所有的东西把那些东西扔到地板上！
Along with those words, Yi Ji-Hye broke the ampoule held tight in her hand.
随着这些话，易智慧打破了她手中紧握的安瓿。
[You have slaughtered a total of 133 lifeforms.]
你们一共屠杀了133种生命形式
[Slaughter breakdown: 133 frog eggs]
[屠宰分解:133只青蛙卵]
[Acquired coins will be halved as you have slaughtered lifeforms lacking defensive capability.]
[获得的硬币将减半，因为你屠杀了缺乏防御能力的生命体。]
[Total of 6650 Coins have been acquired.]
[总共购买了6650枚硬币]
….
....
……..
........
……
......
[Main Scenario #1 - Proof of Worth has concluded.]
[主要场景#1-证明价值已经得出结论]
⸢Once more, they shall create a story not found anywhere.⸥
再一次，他们将创造一个在任何地方都找不到的故事
The Dokkaebi in charge belatedly discovered the unfolding situation and appeared before Yi Ji-Hye.
负责的Dokkaebi姗姗来迟地发现了事态的发展，并出现在易继赫面前。
[What the… Look here, you! What's the meaning of this? How can you even….!]
[什么...看这里，你!这是什么意思?你怎么能...!]
And right next second, a powerful storm of Probability's aftermath began slamming into the entirety of the scenario. Also, the noises of massive amounts of Coins being sucked out came from an unknown direction, too.
