They immediately took Kim Dok-Ja back to their headquarters located in Gwanghwamun.
他们立即将金道子带回位于光化门的总部。
Aileen was summoned, and they even requested aid from the Constellations with expertise in medicine, such as 'Guam Divine Doctor'.
艾琳被召唤了过来,他们甚至请求拥有医学专业知识的星座给予帮助,比如“关岛神医”。
⸢Their plan was perfect. With this plan, they couldn't have failed.⸥
他们的计划是完美的,有了这个计划,他们不可能失败
They even called upon every Fable expert scattered throughout the world, too.
他们甚至召集了世界各地的每一位寓言专家。
⸢This plan was the one where they couldn't afford to fail.⸥
这个计划是他们不能失败的
For the period of over a week, dozens of famed doctors were brought in to treat Kim Dok-Ja. It was to collect the remaining Fables somehow and restore his soul form.
在一个多星期的时间里,几十位著名的医生被请来为金道子治疗。这是收集剩余的寓言以某种方式和恢复他的灵魂形式。
- There is nothing that can be done currently.
-目前无能为力。
Yi Seol-Hwa worked throughout the night and as a result, passed out. A Russian expert subbing for her afterwards said these words.
李世华工作了一整夜,结果昏倒了。后来,一位俄罗斯专家替她说了这些话。
- We can't say he's dead, but… We also can't say that he's alive, either. This child will never wake up again, that's why.
-我们不能说他死了但...-我们也不能说他还活着。这孩子再也醒不过来了,这就是原因。
But, that couldn't be. They worked tirelessly and finally managed to come this far, so this story simply couldn't end like this. The one to stay as the pillar of support for the crumbling companions was Yu Sang-Ah.
但是,那不可能。他们不知疲倦地工作,最后终于走到了这一步,所以这个故事不能就这样结束。留下来作为支撑破碎的同伴的柱子的人是于相雅。
"The problem is with Dok-Ja-ssi's soul, yes?"
“问题在于Dok-Ja-ssi的灵魂,对吗?”
In that case, they only needed to restore his soul, then.
在这种情况下,他们只需要恢复他的灵魂。
So, the companions sought out the assistance of the Constellation most well versed in everything soul-related.
于是,同伴们找到了最精通一切与灵魂有关的东西的星座来帮忙。
[This child's soul didn't come to the 'Underworld'. No, his soul didn't go to any of the afterlives found in the other worldviews.]
这孩子的灵魂没有来到‘地狱’。不,他的灵魂不属于其他世界观中的任何来世
The queen of the Underworld, Persephone, could only stroke Kim Dok-Ja's forehead with a sorrowful expression.
冥界女王普西芬尼只能用悲伤的表情抚摸着金道子的额头。
[….This was this child's choice.]
这是这个孩子的选择
"His choice?! Please don't make me laugh. You also saw it too, didn't you? Back in that subway, we all saw the Fables Dok-Ja-ssi possessed, didn't we?! He, he wanted to be with us, he wanted to us to save…!"
“他的选择?!请不要逗我笑。你也看到了,不是吗?回到地铁,我们都看到了寓言Dok-Ja-ssi着魔了,不是吗?!他,他想和我们在一起,他想让我们拯救......!”
[There are countless Fables within a person's soul. The words we saw were simply a small part of that.] "Don't… Don't say something like that as if it means nothing."
一个人的灵魂里有无数的寓言。我们看到的文字只是其中的一小部分“不要......不要说得好像什么都不是一样。”
Jeong Hui-Won shouted out. There was no other way for her to endure except to shout.
郑慧媛大声喊道,除了喊,她没有别的办法可以忍受了。
It was his choice? This, this was Kim Dok-Ja's choice
这是他的选择?这,这是金道子的选择??
⸢The companions didn't give up.⸥
同伴们没有放弃
Even the collecting of Fables, even the recovery of his soul, they were impossible. In that case, only one method remained.
甚至收集寓言,甚至恢复他的灵魂,他们是不可能的。在这种情况下,只剩下一种方法。
[I was waiting for you.]
我一直在等你
The master of the 'Isle of Reincarnators', Sakyamuni, welcomed them with a benevolent smile - as if he knew they would come here.
“转世之岛”的主人释迦牟尼以慈祥的微笑迎接他们,好像他知道他们会来到这里。
[It's truly lamentable, but he's not someone this one can reincarnate.] "A portion of his soul still remains. We can divide and share the Fables we all possess. Just like how I did it back then, if we utilise the powers of samsara…."
(这真的很可悲,但他不是这个人可以转世的人。)“他的一部分灵魂依然存在。我们可以分享我们所拥有的寓言。就像我当年那样,如果我们运用轮回的力量......”
[Ah, my dear arhat. I understand your sorrow. I do. However, he can't be reincarnated.]
啊,我亲爱的罗汉。我理解你的悲伤。我理解。但是,他不能转世
Sakyamuni looked at Yu Sang-Ah with a regretful expression before letting a soft sigh escape from his lips.
释迦牟尼懊悔地望着余相娥,嘴角流出一声轻叹。
Soon, a truly countless number of threads began floating up before his eyes that observed Kim Dok-Ja quietly slumbering away. There were so many of these red threads that counting them all was impossible. Yu Sang-Ah too could see them.
很快,真正数不清的线程开始漂浮在他的眼前,看到金道子静静地睡着了。这些红线太多了,要把它们统计出来是不可能的。余相娥也看见了。
The threads of fate.
命运的线索。
The threads stretched out to the night sky and eventually, even pierced through <Star Stream> itself. Yu Sang-Ah stared at them, and realised why Kim Dok-Ja couldn't be reincarnated.
这些丝线一直延伸到夜空,最终甚至穿透了星流本身。余相娥看着他们,明白了为什么金道子不能转世。
"….I see."
“我明白了。”
She didn't want to acknowledge it. Even then, the truth didn't change.
她不想承认这一点,即使这样,事实也没有改变。
"His soul, it… It has already reincarnated in another world-line."
“他的灵魂,它...它已经转世到另一个世界了。”
Sakyamuni nodded his head.
释迦牟尼点了点头。
[More correctly, we should say his 'souls'.]
[更准确地说,我们应该说他的‘灵魂’。]
*
In front of everyone, Han Su-Yeong passed on the things she'd been told.
韩素妍当着大家的面,讲述了她所听到的事情。
"….Kim Dok-Ja's soul has been scattered throughout the whole universe."
“......金道子的灵魂散落在整个宇宙。”
The memories from the moments when she faced off against [The 4th Wall] inside the darkened room - she didn't leave a single word out and repeated every part of that conversation to her companions. Someone fell down, some despaired.
当她在黑暗的房间里与第四堵墙对峙时的记忆——她没有留下一个字,而是把对话的每一部分都重复给她的同伴听。有人摔倒了,有人绝望了。
Yi Ji-Hye cried out. "Let's go find that guy again. [The 4th Wall] might know a way, right?! We might be able to recover Dok-Ja ahjussi's soul somehow!"
易智慧叫了起来。“我们再去找那个人吧。[第四道墙]可能知道一条路,对吧?!我们也许能找回大叔的灵魂!”
"If you do that, then what about Kim Dok-Jas reincarnating in other worlds? They must be living their own lives, won't they?"
“如果你这么做了,那么金度佳(kimdok-jas)在其他世界的转世怎么办?他们一定过着自己的生活,不是吗?”
"T-that is…." Yi Ji-Hye panting like a bull gulped down a glass of water on the table, before carrying on. "There must be some other way. Whatever that thing was, [The 4th Wall] or whatever, you said it knows something."
“那就是......”易智慧气喘吁吁地像一头公牛一口气喝下桌上的一杯水,然后继续说下去。“一定还有别的办法。不管那是什么东西,(第四堵墙)或者别的什么,你说它知道些什么。”
"….We don't have any methods to meet that guy again. We used up all of our fragments when opening the wall."
“我们没有办法再见到那个家伙。我们打开城墙的时候把所有的碎片都用完了。”
Another four days flew by in an instant. The companions had become utterly devastated, ravaged - some missed their meals, while some didn't even bother to sleep. How long passed by like that? Jeong Hui-Won sought out Yu Jung-Hyeok.
又过了四天,转眼之间。这些同伴们已经完全崩溃了,被蹂躏得不成样子——有些人没有吃饭,有些人甚至连睡觉的时间都没有。这样过了多久?郑慧媛找到余正赫。
"Jung-Hyeok-ssi."
“郑若熙。”
Yu Jung-Hyeok polishing his [Dark Heavenly Demon Sword] out of an old habit raised his head. He frowned slightly as if the sunlight stung, before shifting his gaze back to the sword. No matter how much he polished it, the dark stain on the blade didn't want to come off. The stain came from Kim Dok-Ja's letters that he cut down. He quietly stared at the stain, before finally opening his mouth.
于重赫擦亮他的[黑天魔剑],摆脱了旧习惯,抬起了头。他微微皱起眉头,仿佛阳光刺痛了他,然后又把目光转回剑上。不管他怎么擦,刀刃上的黑色污渍都不想掉下来。这个污点来自金道子的信件,他删掉了。他静静地盯着污迹,最后才张开嘴。
"Four days is quite fast for making up your mind."
“用四天时间来做决定,是相当快的。”
"That's because we don't have any other choice."
“那是因为我们别无选择。”
Yu Jung-Hyeok's emotionless eyes locked on to Jeong Hui-Won. Despite experiencing so many tragedies until now, her eyes still burned vigorously. He too used to have such eyes, once upon a time.
余正赫眼睛无神地盯着郑惠媛。尽管经历了这么多悲剧,到现在为止,她的眼睛仍然灼热。从前,他也有这样的眼睛。
"We can do this. We've already done it twice. That's why-!" Jeong Hui-Won shouted.
“我们能做到的。我们已经做过两次了。这就是为什么-!”郑惠元喊道。
Yu Jung-Hyeok used to think that.
余正赫曾经认为。
Their plan was like a well-constructed fantasy.
他们的计划就像是一个构思精良的幻想。
They believed that they can pull it off this time, that they should be able to see the conclusion they wanted.
他们相信他们这次能够成功,他们应该能够看到他们想要的结果。
⸢Even if this world ends in tragedy… Don't think that you've all failed.⸥
即使这个世界以悲剧收场......不要认为你们都失败了
Did that fool feel this way back then?
那个傻瓜当时也是这么想的吗?
Yu Jung-Hyeok spoke up. "Right. We did do it."
于重赫大声说:“对,我们做到了。”
"Please, let's try it one more time! We can definitely pull it off this time! We can definitely save Dok-Ja-ssi….!"
“求你了,让我们再试一次吧!这次我们一定能成功!我们一定能拯救Dok-Ja-ssi...!”
"Do not think that things will turn out better than this turn just because you went back in time."
“不要因为你回到了过去,就认为事情会变得比现在更好。”
After spitting out those words reflexively, Yu Jung-Hyeok stopped breathing for a little while.
在条件反射地吐出这些话之后,俞正赫停止了一会儿呼吸。
"…..Why are you saying such things? This turn was a definite improvement, wasn't it? We can definitely do better!"
“......你为什么说这种话?这一回绝对有进步,不是吗?我们绝对可以做得更好!”
"It's impossible."
“这是不可能的。”
"Why not? When we haven't even tried it….!"
“为什么不呢?我们连试都没试过......!”
Yu Jung-Hyeok didn't reply. Her expression grew deeply incensed. Her hand then gripped the sword, implying that she'd not hesitate to cut him down if he didn't cooperate immediately. Even then, even under her intense threat, he didn't budge an inch. Seeing him act like this, something else slowly floated up on her expression.
于重赫没有回答。她的表情变得非常愤怒。她的手紧握着剑,暗示如果他不立即合作,她会毫不犹豫地把他砍下来。即使在她的强烈威胁下,他也一动不动。看到他这样子,她的表情慢慢浮现出一些别的东西。
"You… Can it be….?"
“你......会是......吗?”
Yu Jung-Hyeok still didn't reply. Jeong Hui-Won began urging him in sheer disbelief.
于正赫还是没有回答,郑惠元开始用难以置信的口气催促他。
"Is it true? Is it…. "
“是真的吗?是不是... ”
He finally replied while staring at his own attribute window floating before his eyes.
最后,他一边回答,一边盯着眼前漂浮着的属性窗口。
"I'm no longer the regressor."
“我不再是记忆回归者。”
The category of [Regressor] no longer existed among his attributes. His Stigmata had vanished, too - both [Regression] and [Group Regression]. He didn't possess any Stigma to turn back the clock.
在他的属性中不再存在[回归者]的类别。他的圣痕也消失了——无论是[回归]还是[群体回归]。他没有任何让时光倒流的污点。
Winds began blowing in from somewhere. While letting the winds hit him, Yu Jung-Hyeok looked up at the clear skies of <Star Stream>.
不知从哪里吹来的风。当风吹着他的时候,俞正赫抬头看着星流清澈的天空。
He couldn't sense the gaze he used to feel all the time. No matter how much he sharpened his perception, he simply couldn't locate it like before.
他无法感觉到他过去一直感觉到的凝视。无论他的感知多么敏锐,他就是不能像以前那样定位它。
⸢He was no longer the protagonist of the story.⸥
他不再是这个故事的主角了
His story came to an end when the lone reader went away.
当孤独的读者离开时,他的故事结束了。
Along with his final regression, too.
随着他最后的回归,也是如此。
*
"We can cross over to another world-line."
“我们可以跨越到另一条世界线。”
And then, someone said something like that.
然后,有人说了类似的话。
"It doesn't really have to be a regression, does it? We cross the world-line, and enter the location of a different scenario. We then gather the fragments of 'Final Wall' one more time and meet [The 4th Wall]."
“这并不一定是一次回归,不是吗?我们跨越世界线,进入一个不同场景的位置。然后,我们再次收集《最后一道墙》的碎片,与(第四道墙)会合。”
It was a crazy plan.
这是个疯狂的计划。
What made it even crazier was the fact that the person suggesting it was none other than the usually-composed Yu Sang-Ah.
更疯狂的是,暗示这件事的人不是别人,正是通常沉着的于相雅。
Han Su-Yeong replied. "That guy might not even help us."
韩素英回答说:“那个家伙可能根本不会帮我们。”
"Even still, we need to try. It's better than not trying, right?"
“尽管如此,我们还是需要尝试。总比不尝试好,对吧?”
They had already done it once before. No reason not to try it again.
他们以前已经做过一次了,没有理由不再试一次。
But why was this? Han Su-Yeong didn't believe that this was the right way to go.
但是为什么呢,韩素英不相信这是正确的做法。
What would happen to them if they fail this time, too?
如果他们这次也失败了,会发生什么呢?
Wouldn't they try to skip over the world-line again?
难道他们不会再次越过世界线吗?
And just like that, they would cross the world-lines again, again, and again. By continuing that, they might end up no different from the 999th turn's 'Outer Gods'. Their lives might get damaged beyond repair.
就这样,他们一次又一次地跨越世界的边界。如果继续这样下去,他们可能最终会和第999回合的《外界之神》没有什么不同。他们的生活可能受到无法修复的损害。
The truly wretched thing was, despite knowing the truth she couldn't fight against the temptation.
真正可悲的是,尽管知道真相,她还是抵抗不住诱惑。
"How will you cross the world-line, anyway? We can't regress anymore, remember? And we don't even have the 'Secretive Plotter' to help us in this place, either."
“不管怎样,你将如何跨越世界界线?我们不能再倒退了,记得吗?在这个地方,我们甚至没有‘秘密策划者’来帮助我们。”
"Have you forgotten? This world-line is different from the 1864th turn."
“你忘了吗?这条世界线与1864年的世界线不同。”
It was at that moment something, a certain thought, brushed past Han Su-Yeong's mind.
就在这时候,一个什么东西,一个念头,掠过韩素英的心头。
⸢There was one more method.⸥
还有一个方法
Accompanied by the thunderous "Ku-gugugu!" noise, a gigantic shadow was cast upon Gwanghwamun right then. It came from a massive flying object large enough to completely blanket the main street and then some.
伴随着雷鸣般的“咕咕咕咕!”就在那时,一个巨大的阴影投射在光华门的身上。它来自一个巨大的飞行物体,大到足以完全覆盖主要街道,然后一些。
[Fufufu. Long time no see, everyone.]
[福福,好久不见了,各位]
Bihyung was riding on that flying object.
比亨骑在那个飞行物上。
He had become the Dokkaebi King of this world after the Bureau was completely ruined. And it seemed that this ruined world was exactly to his liking.
在调查局被彻底摧毁之后,他成了这个世界上的多卡比王。看来这个被毁坏的世界正是他所喜欢的。
[Right, so you need this thing, is that it?]
是的,所以你需要这个东西,是吗
That was the item only found in the 'last scenario'.
这是只有在“最后一个场景”中才能找到的项目。
⸢The Final Ark.⸥
最终方舟
Han Su-Yeong slowly approached the ark.
韩素英慢慢地走近方舟。
Without a doubt, using this would allow them to jump the world-line. Well, Dokkaebis and Constellations of the very last scenario were also planning to escape to another world-line using this vessel, after all.
毫无疑问,利用这一点可以让他们跨越世界的界限。好吧,最后一个场景中的多卡比斯星座和星座也计划使用这艘船逃往另一个世界线。
Yu Sang-Ah spoke up. "However, if we use this… We'll end up being no different to Dokkaebis."
于相雅大声说,“但是,如果我们用这个......我们最终会和多卡比斯没有什么不同。”
"You should've raised such points before we used the group regression, you know."
“你知道,在我们使用群体回归之前,你应该提出这样的视角。”
Han Su-Yeong reached the ark. That prompted Bihyung to issue a warning.
韩素英到达方舟,这促使必亨发出警告。