“看起来是这样。”
Jeong Hui-Won began boasting about the new house she recently moved into. Her story generally involved how inconvenient the new place could sometimes be as it was not within the area of train stations, and also how easy it was to get some exercise since a park was nearby, etc.
郑慧媛开始吹嘘她最近搬进来的新房子。她的故事大致涉及到这个新地方有时会有多么不方便，因为它不在火车站的范围内，还有因为附近有一个公园，所以锻炼身体是多么容易等等。
She no longer lived in Gwanghwamun. She didn't even live anywhere near the third subway line, too.
她不再住在光化门，甚至连第三条地铁线附近都不住。
Han Su-Yeong asked her. "Okay, so. You two still together?"
韩素英问她:“好吧，那么，你们还在一起吗?”
Those words caused the companions' attention to gather here. Jeong Hui-Won smiled bitterly and shook around her alcohol cup. "No, not anymore."
这些话引起了同伴们的注意。郑慧媛苦笑着摇晃着她的酒杯。“不，不再是了。”
"How come?"
“为什么?”
"If we're together, we get reminded of things."
“如果我们在一起，我们会想起一些事情。”
"….What things?"
“什么东西?”
Yi Ji-Hye and her sparkling eyes were urging Jeong Hui-Won on. However, the latter didn't seem to be in much of a mirthful mood. She simply shook around her drink in silence. Yi Ji-Hye eventually closed her wide-open mouth.
易智慧和她那双闪闪发光的眼睛在催促郑慧媛继续前进。然而，后者似乎并没有多少愉快的心情。她只是默默地摇晃着她的饮料。易继惠最终合上了她张开的大嘴。
The panel began playing the prelude to the next song.
小组开始演奏下一首歌的前奏曲。
- The Nameless Salvation (feat. Bald General of Justice) - JUS
-无名救赎(壮举。秃头的司法将军)-JUS
Han Su-Yeong listened to the song coming from the panel and murmured something as a follow-up a little bit later. "I see. I guess you're right."
韩素英听着评委席上传来的歌曲，随后低声说了些什么。“我明白了。我想你是对的。”
With that, they stopped chatting altogether. The silence wrapped around their ankles like a quagmire.
话音刚落，他们就不再聊天了，寂静像泥潭一样包裹着他们的脚踝。
This was the reason why they didn't meet often.
这就是他们不经常见面的原因。
- This was the story no one remembered. However, this story definitely did exist.
-这是一个没人记得的故事。然而，这个故事确实存在。
Was two years enough time for that 'time period' to become a story?
两年的时间足以让那段时间成为一个故事吗？
Han Su-Yeong wanted to know.
韩素英想知道。
"Still no news about Biyu?"
“碧玉还没有消息吗?”
"I asked Miss Anna, but she says there hasn't been any communication so far."
“我问过安娜小姐，但她说到目前为止还没有任何交流。”
Before the companions made their way back, Biyu went to the [Dark Stratum] to train. Because of that, they hadn't heard any news regarding her whereabouts for the past two years.
在同伴们返回之前，碧玉到[黑暗阶层]去训练。正因为如此，他们在过去的两年里没有听到任何关于她下落的消息。
"What about Gong Pil-Du?"
“公弼渡怎么样?”
"Probably drinking alone in Chungmuro. Again. I think the shock of separating from his family was too great."
“可能又是一个人在忠武路喝酒。我觉得与家人分离的打击太大了。”
"That guy, I definitely told him to stay behind in the 1865th turn, so why did he stubbornly come back with us…."
“那个家伙，我明确告诉过他在1865年转弯时留下来，那么他为什么顽固地跟我们一起回来......”
"How about Myeong-Oh ahjussi? He's living in the Complex, so you must be clued up on his news, right? Han Su-Yeong?"
“明王大叔怎么样？他住在大楼里，所以你一定知道他的消息，对吧？韩素英?”
"That guy? He's the same as always."
“那个家伙?他还是老样子。”
"What about the sooty bastard, though? I heard that he tried to get back to the pro gaming scene before quitting recently."
“那个乌黑的混蛋怎么办？我听说他最近想在退出之前回到职业游戏界。”
No one replied.
没有人回答。
Jang Ha-Yeong abruptly raised her cocktail glass. "Eiii, I don't know anymore. Let's just get drunk!"
张霞琼突然举起她的鸡尾酒杯。“艾莉，我不知道该怎么办了。让我们喝醉吧!”
"But, you look pretty drunk already?"
“但是，你看起来已经很醉了?”
"Don't stooop me! I'm gonna go all out today!"
“别给我丢脸!我今天要全力以赴!”
"Me too. Please give me a shot, too."
“我也是。请给我也打一针。”
"Yu-Seung-ah, you're still underage."
“Yu-Seung-ah，你还未成年。”
"If you count my age from before the regression, I'm definitely an adult now, you know?"
“如果你把我的年龄从回归之前算起，我现在绝对是个成年人了，你知道吗?”
While the pouting Shin Yu-Seung started pestering the adults, Yi Ji-Hye poured herself a stiff shot of soju and without any side snacks, emptied it in one go.
当生气的ShinYu-Seung开始纠缠大人们的时候，YiJi-Hye给自己倒了一大杯烧酒，没有任何配菜的零食，一口气喝光了。
"Su-Yeong eonni, can you write my report for me? Please?" She then asked desperately.
“素妍妮，你能帮我写报告吗?求你了?”她绝望地问道。
"If you ask me that again, Imma kill you."
“如果你再问我一遍，我就杀了你。”
Two years. Around 730 days, if divided daily.
两年，每天730天左右。
Their current conversations could only take place because they had been desperately living their lives during these past 730 days. They went to school, they went to work, they moved house; to get away from that day, one step at a time, the companions tried to live their lives to the fullest.
他们目前的谈话之所以能够进行，是因为在过去的730天里，他们一直在拼命地生活。他们去上学，他们去工作，他们搬家;为了逃离那一天，一步一个脚印，同伴们努力让他们的生活充实。
However, someone actually got closer to that day, in order to get away from it.
然而，事实上有人离那一天更近了，为了逃离它。
⸢Kim Dok-Ja survived through a story called 'Ways of Survival'. In that case, which story allowed us to survive?⸥
金道子通过一个叫做“生存之道”的故事活了下来。在这种情况下，哪个故事让我们活了下来
Jeong Hui-Won watched Han Su-Yeong jotting down something on her memo pad, before asking the latter. "What are you busy jotting down there?"
郑惠元看着韩素妍在她的便笺簿上草草记下一些东西，然后问了后者。“你忙着在下面写什么呢?”
"Just a force of old habit."
“只是一种旧习惯的力量。”
"Are you still writing these days?"
“这些天你还在写作吗?”
Her fingers writing down on the memo came to a stop. Yu Sang-Ah replied in her stead.
她的手指在备忘录上的记录停止了，于相娥代替她回答。
"I thought you were? Judging from what I saw earlier."
“我以为你是?从我之前看到的来判断。”
"Really? What are you writing? Is it a novel?"
“真的吗?你在写什么?小说吗?”
Yi Ji-Hye chewing on a mouthful of newly-brought out snacks quickly asked.
伊基赫嚼着一口新拿出来的零食，连忙问道。
"….Nah, I'm just writing to get back in the groove."
“......不，我写这个只是为了回到最佳状态.”
"Really? Are you planning to publish a new novel?"
“真的吗?你打算出版一本新小说吗?”
Just as Han Su-Yeong began pondering how she should reply, she heard a rustling noise coming from her side.
正当韩素英开始琢磨该怎么回答的时候，她听到身边传来一阵沙沙的声音。
"Maybe it's in here?"
“也许在这儿?”
Yi Gil-Yeong had left the meal saying he needed to use the john, but even before anyone had noticed it, he was already back and holding Han Su-Yeong's notebook PC while giggling away. He had prior form of playing computer games on her device without permission, so he naturally knew the password and could log in without any issues. Shin Yu-Seung shot him an angry glare, telling him to stop this rude act right now.
李吉英(音译)离开餐桌时说，他需要用一下厕所，但在别人注意到之前，他已经回来了，手里拿着韩素英(音译)的笔记本电脑，一边咯咯笑个不停。他有在未经允许的情况下在她的设备上玩电脑游戏的优先权，所以他自然知道密码，可以毫无问题地登录。申玉升怒视了他一眼，告诉他马上停止这种粗鲁的行为。
"Yi Gil-Yeong."
“ Yi Gil-Yeong。”
"Argh, what now?"
“啊，现在怎么办?”
His cheeks were flushed red as if he had been sneaking in a couple of sips of the booze. Shin Yu-Seung grew nervous and cautiously studied Han Su-Yeong's moods, but what was going on here? Now normally, the latter would have blown her top by now and smacked the back of Yi Gil-Yeong's head. But now, she was wordlessly sipping on her cocktail. As if, she didn't care if he read it or not.
他的脸涨得通红，好像是偷偷喝了几口酒似的。申玉升变得紧张起来，小心翼翼地研究韩素英的情绪，但这里究竟发生了什么？现在，正常情况下，后者现在应该已经吹她的顶部和拍打的李吉英的后脑勺。但是现在，她正默默地啜饮着她的鸡尾酒。好像她根本不在乎他是否读过似的。
Yi Gil-Yeong took that as a sign of consent so he quickly opened the file. A short while later, Han Su-Yeong put her glass down and asked him.
李吉英认为这是同意的表示，所以他很快打开了文件。过了一会儿，韩素妍放下酒杯，问他。
"Hey, kid."
“嘿，孩子。”
"…"
"..."
"You sure you have the guts to read it?"
“你确定你有胆量读吗?”
Yi Gil-Yeong's complexion grew paler and paler. Even then, he didn't tear his eyes away from the screen. He continued to read, as if he'd get sucked into the screen at any moment now. Despite furrowing his brows in obvious torment, he continued to read and read. And a few minutes later, he raised his head, tears just about ready to flood out from his eyes.
伊吉英的脸色变得越来越苍白。即使在那时，他的眼睛也没有离开屏幕。他继续读着，好像随时都会被吸进屏幕里。尽管在明显的折磨中皱起眉头，他还是继续阅读。几分钟后，他抬起头，眼泪几乎要从他的眼睛里涌出来。
"….How many chapters have you written so far, noona?"
“到目前为止你写了多少章，诺娜?”
"Not that many. It's about, say, less than two books' worth."
“没有那么多。大概只有不到两本书的价值。”
"Can I…. read a bit more?"
“我能不能......再多读一点?”
"Sure."
“当然。”
Realising that Yi Gil-Yeong's status was somewhat strange, the companions stood up from their chairs.
意识到李吉英的身份有些奇怪，他们从椅子上站起来。
"What's going on? What is its content about to make you react like this?"
“怎么回事?是什么内容让你做出这样的反应?”
"I'm also kind of curious, since it's Su-Yeong-ssi's latest work…."
“我也有点好奇，因为这是苏永生的最新作品......”
"I'll pass. I'm gonna wait until it comes out as a book."
“我还是算了吧，我要等到这本书出版的时候。”
With the exception of Yi Ji-Hye saying that while pouring herself another drink, everyone else gathered behind Yi Gil-Yeong.
除了易智慧说在给自己倒酒的时候，其他人都聚集在易智慧身后。
Han Su-Yeong quietly stared at them.
韩素英静静地看着他们。
One by one, their gazes were being sucked into the notebook's screen.
他们的目光一个接一个地被吸进笔记本的屏幕里。
It shouldn't simply be because the story was too entertaining. No, it was that kind of a story, to begin with. Because, this story was…
这不应该仅仅是因为故事太有趣了。不，一开始就是那种故事。因为这个故事..。
"Han Su-Yeong, you…."
韩素妍，你..
While listening to Jeong Hui-Won's trembling voice, Han Su-Yeong recalled the sentences she had already recorded.
韩素妍一边听着郑惠媛颤抖的声音，一边回忆起她已经录好的句子。
⸢"Nothing can be changed through regression. It took me a very long time to realise that."⸥
“通过回归什么都不能改变。我花了很长时间才意识到这一点。”
That's right. Not a single thing could be changed through the act of regressing. Just like how it was with them back on that day.
没错。没有一样东西可以通过倒退的行为而改变。就像那天和他们在一起一样。
"But, why, such a story…."
“但是，为什么，这样一个故事......”
Even if that was true, however - that didn't mean their regression didn't leave anything behind, either.
然而，即使这是真的，这也不意味着他们的退化没有留下任何东西。
⸢Kim Dok-Ja survived through a story called 'Ways of Survival'. In that case, which story allowed us to survive?⸥
金道子通过一个叫做“生存之道”的故事活了下来。在这种情况下，哪个故事让我们活了下来
Actually, Han Su-Yeong already knew the answer to that question.
其实韩素英已经知道这个问题的答案了。
"It's a story I wanted to show to that idiot."
“这是我想给那个白痴看的故事。”
A story still remained for them.
对他们来说，还有一个故事。
A story of a person they all loved.
一个他们都爱的人的故事。
<Epilogue 4. The Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint (8)> Fin.
尾声4.无所不知的读者视角(8)完。
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Chapter 544 - Epilogue 4 – The Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint (9)
