Now normally, you'd need around two years at most to complete the first draft of a manuscript. However, there was no such leeway in this world-line.
一般来说，你最多需要两年的时间来完成手稿的初稿。然而，在这个世界范围内却没有这样的余地。
- The system is losing its powers too quickly. If we miss this week, then I fear that we won't have enough persuasive power to launch the ark.
这个体系正在迅速失去它的力量。如果我们错过了这个星期，那么我担心我们将没有足够的说服力来发射方舟。
In the end, Han Su-Yeong decided to start the first wave of transmission after finishing up the second part of the manuscript.
最后，韩素英在完成了手稿的第二部分后，决定开始第一波传播。
The companions grew excited after hearing about the news of the manuscript's dispatch.
听到手稿发出的消息后，同伴们变得兴奋起来。
Yu Sang-Ah asked. "How will you transport the file? In a USB?"
于相雅问道:“你怎么传送这个文件?用USB接口吗?”
"We'll prepare for various contingencies, but… Fundamentally, it needs to be taken in the form of a Fable," replied Han Su-Yeong.
“我们会为各种突发事件做好准备，但是......从根本上说，它需要以寓言的形式呈现出来。”韩素英回答道。
"Who will deliver it, though?"
“不过，谁来送呢?”
"Obviously me."
“显然是我。”
"No can do. If Su-Yeong-ssi leaves, who will look after Dok-Ja-ssi of this place if something happens to him?"
“不行。如果苏永西走了，如果他出了什么事，谁来照看这个地方?”
Even if he was only a shell, he was still Kim Dok-Ja. If something strange happened to him and Han Su-Yeong possessing the Bureau's Fable wasn't around, his main body might crumble away.
即使他只是一个空壳，他仍然是金道子。如果他发生了什么奇怪的事情，而韩素妍没有掌握局里的寓言，他的主体可能会崩溃。
Yu Sang-Ah continued on. "Let me go. I know the exact coordinates of the world-line where Dok-Ja-ssi has reincarnated."
余相娥接着说，“让我走，我知道世界线的确切坐标，就是多加西转世的地方。”
But that only prompted Jeong Hui-Won to try to dissuade her. "Sang-Ah-ssi, you need to defend this world, you know! Let me go. Give me the coordinates."
但这只是促使郑惠媛试图劝阻她。“桑阿斯，你要保卫这个世界，你知道的！放开我。把坐标给我。”
"No way! I'll go and meet hyung!"
“不行!我要去见hyung!”
"I'm ahjussi's Incarnation, so obviously I should go!"
“我是大叔的化身，显然我应该去!”
"That's not right. I'm the foremost expert on all things related to the 'Demon King of Salvation', so it should be me….!"
“这是不对的。我是所有与‘救世魔王’有关的事情上最权威的专家，所以应该是我......”
Yi Gil-Yeong, Shin Yu-Seung and even Jang Ha-Yeong joined the fray, turning the inside of the hall into pure chaos. Constellations and Incarnations were arguing with each other, saying they should be the one to make the trip.
李吉英、申玉升甚至张夏勇也加入了这场争吵，把大厅内部弄得一片混乱。星座和化身相互争论，说应该由他们来完成这次旅行。
Yu Sang-Ah sighed while looking at them. "It's not as easy as you all think. Everyone here is aware of how dangerous it is to cross a world-line, yes?"
余相娥看着他们叹了口气。“这并不像你们想象的那么容易。这里的每个人都知道跨越世界界限有多危险，对吧?”
"Well, yeah…."
“嗯，是的......”
"If the coordinate I traced is correct, then the world-line in question is right at the outer-most edge of the universe."
“如果我追踪的坐标是正确的，那么有关的世界线正好在宇宙的最外边缘。”
"Outer-most edge?"
“最外边缘?”
"Meaning, it's a world where 'scenarios' might not even exist."
“这意味着，这是一个可能根本不存在‘情景’的世界。”
No one knew what the world Kim Dok-Ja had reincarnated into was like. It could be fundamentally different from their Earth.
没有人知道金道子转世后的世界是什么样子。它可能与他们的地球有着根本的不同。
"The system's grace could get much weaker when you reach there. Which means, the powers of both skills and Stigmata will naturally weaken, as well. The length of the voyage will be quite an ask, too."
“当你到达那里时，这个体系的优雅可能会变得更弱。这意味着，技能和圣痕的力量自然也会减弱。这次航行的长度也是一个很大的问题。”
Anna Croft listening to the explanation nodded her head in agreement. She then looked up at the ark currently performing a test flight up in the sky. "As the vessel has been cobbled together as a single-seater, the equipment installed on board isn't the greatest. Especially when you're crossing the Dark Stratum, enduring the storm of aftermath will prove to be a massive challenge. Only the person possessing a very powerful mind is qualified. One mistake, and you may even end up as an 'Outer God', that's why."
安娜·克罗夫特听着解释，点点头表示同意。然后她抬头看着正在空中进行试飞的方舟。“由于这艘船是拼凑成单座的，船上安装的设备并不是最好的。特别是当你穿越黑暗阶层的时候，忍受后果的风暴将被证明是一个巨大的挑战。只有拥有非常强大头脑的人才有资格。一个错误，你甚至可能最终成为‘外神’，这就是为什么。”
The 'Outer God' - that term cast a dark shadow on the expressions of a handful of the companions. They had recalled the sight of 'Hounds Chasing After the Abyss' doggedly pursuing them, that's why.
“外部上帝”——这个词在少数同伴的表情上投下了一个黑暗的阴影。他们回忆起《猎犬追逐深渊》中固执地追逐他们的情景，这就是为什么。
Unfortunately, Anna Croft wasn't done with her explanation. "And there are far too many world-lines where his soul has scattered to, as well. At the bare minimum, you'll have to cross hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions, of world-lines… Are you prepared for that eventuality?"
不幸的是，安娜·克罗夫特还没有完成她的解释。“他的灵魂也离开了太多的世界。最低限度，你必须跨越数十万，甚至数百万条世界线......你准备好应对这种可能性了吗?”
Hundreds of thousands. Even if you were to cross one world-line per day, the trip might end up lasting for hundreds of years with that estimate. Even if it was for Kim Dok-Ja, could anyone be able to last that lengthy period of time without losing their sanity?
成千上万。即使你每天跨越一条世界线，按照这个估计，这次旅行可能会持续数百年。即使是为了KimDok-Ja，任何人能够在不失去理智的情况下持续那么长的时间吗？
"None of you are capable."
“你们谁都不行。”
The man who could survive even when receiving the absolute minimum grace of the system.
这个人即使在得到系统最低限度的恩惠时也能生存下来。
The man who would not lose himself even when swimming against the boundless torrents of time.
这个人即使在浩瀚无垠的时间洪流中游泳也不会迷失自我。
And that's why, the man with the highest odds of succeeding in this mission among the companions.
这就是为什么，在同伴中成功完成这项任务的几率最大的人。
"I'll be the one to head out."
“我会是那个出发的人。”
The ark's passenger had already been decided.
方舟上的乘客已经决定了。
*
Eventually, the ark's date of departure had arrived.
最后，方舟的启航日期终于到了。
Han Su-Yeong observed Yu Jung-Hyeok currently getting ready to disembark from some distance away.
韩素英观察到余重赫正准备从远处下船。
"I'm not putting on that thing."
“我才不戴那玩意儿呢。”
"Conquering King, you must wear it. Don't forget that you're no longer the same as your past self."
“征服王者，你必须戴上它。不要忘记，你不再是过去的自己了。”
Now, this was a spectacle she would've liked to show to Kim Dok-Ja of five years ago. If he heard about how the prophet was trying to ensure the safety of the regressor, just what would be the thoughts entering his mind?
现在，这是一个她想要向五年前的金道子展示的奇观。如果他听说先知是如何试图确保回归者的安全，那么进入他脑海的会是什么想法呢？
"You're really becoming a bother."
“你真的成了一个麻烦。”
"You might be saying that now, but this will definitely come in handy later on. Being a Transcender does not mean you're completely free from the system's influences. Transcenders are existences validated only through their opposition to the system. If the latter disappears, then the former's powers will, of course, grow progressively weaker in turn."
“你现在可能会这么说，但这个东西迟早会派上用场。做一个超越者并不意味着你完全不受这个系统的影响。超越者的存在只有通过他们对系统的反对才能得到验证。当然，如果后者消失了，那么前者的力量就会逐渐减弱。”
Yu Jung-Hyeok glared at Anna Croft with disapproving eyes, before putting on the offered equipment one by one.
于重赫用不赞成的眼光盯着安娜·克罗夫特，然后一个接一个地把提供的设备放上去。
"This is a cumbersome attire for combat."
“这是一种笨重的作战服装。”
"You are not going there to fight, so it'll be fine."
“你不是去打仗的，所以会没事的。”
Yu Jung-Hyeok's new bloated appearance after putting on the spacesuit was truly a sight to behold. Han Su-Yeong began teasing him.
于重赫穿上宇航服后浮肿的新形象确实令人惊叹。韩素英开始戏弄他。
"That look really suits you."
“这身打扮很适合你。”
"….You're being noisy."
“你太吵了。”
"You should think this over. You really wanna do this?"
“你应该好好考虑一下，你真的想这么做吗?”
Even as the departure time crept ever closer, Han Su-Yeong still didn't feel confident at all.
即使离开的时间越来越近，韩素英还是一点信心都没有。
⸢Honestly speaking, maybe there was no reason to go this far.⸥
老实说，也许没有理由走这么远
The voyage about to take place this time was completely different from the regression or jumping between the world-lines. They weren't trying to change the past, nor were they trying to steal the right 'materials' to open the [Final Wall] of the other world-line.
这一次即将发生的航行与世界各界之间的回归或跳跃完全不同。他们没有试图改变过去，也没有试图窃取正确的“材料”来打开另一条世界线的“最后一道墙”。
This voyage, in some ways, was much closer to a pilgrimage. One where he was trying to commemorate that one person they had been searching for all this time.
从某些方面来说，这次航行更接近于一次朝圣。一个他试图纪念一个他们一直在寻找的人的地方。
"Hand over the manuscript."
“把手稿交出来。”
"Your manner of speech hasn't changed even though you stopped being a regressor."
“即使你不再是回归者，你说话的方式也没有改变。”
Han Su-Yeong sighed and opened her right hand. The power of a Stigma she had been developing until now was circling around the tip of her hand.
韩素妍叹了口气，伸出右手。直到现在，她一直受到的耻辱感的力量正在她的手指尖上盘旋。
[Stigma, 'Cloud System', is on stand-by.]
[柱头，‘云系统’，正待命中]
This was a similar method to how [The 4th Wall] handed the text files over to Kim Dok-Ja in the past.
这与[第四道墙]过去把文本文件交给金道子的方法类似。
The Stigma itself was evolved from her [Predictive Plagiarism] capable of sending obtuse messages across the world-lines.
耻辱本身就是从她的[预测剽窃]能够向世界各地发送迟钝的信息演变而来的。
"It's possible for those possessing this Stigma to share the manuscript. Coming back to Earth several times for the new versions will be too difficult even for you, so I'll just keep sending you the manuscripts through the cloud."
“对于那些有这种污名的人来说，分享手稿是有可能的。为了新版本而多次返回地球对你来说都太困难了，所以我只能继续通过云发送手稿给你。”
"Are you telling me to learn your unique Stigma? We don't have the time to…"
“你是要我了解你独特的耻辱吗?我们没有时间......”
"Right, we don't have the time. But there is a way to learn it super fast. You don't have a Constellation backer anymore, do you?"
“是的，我们没有时间。但是有一种方法可以让你学得非常快。你已经没有Constellation的支持者了，是吗?”
Right away, Yu Jung-Hyeok realised what Han Su-Yeong was saying. "You fool, are you really…."
于重赫立刻明白了韩素英的意思，“你这个傻瓜，你真的......”
"You think I'm enjoying the idea myself?"
“你觉得我喜欢这个主意吗?”
While furrowing his brows, he accessed his attribute window. When his Stigma [Regression] vanished, his Constellation sponsor had disappeared as well.
当他皱起眉头的时候，他进入了属性窗口。当他的耻辱[回归]消失后，他的星座计划的赞助人也消失了。
+
Sponsor: None
赞助商:无
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He was a completely free man.
他是个完全自由的人。
"Are you suggesting that I take on someone weaker than me as my backer?"
“你是在建议我找一个比我弱的人做我的支持者吗?”
"But I won against you the last time."
“但是上次我赢了你。”
"I don't understand the rubbish you're spewing."
“我不明白你在胡说些什么。”
"What, you wanna have another go?"
“什么，你想再来一次吗?”
Even though they didn't concede an inch and continued to bicker, they still finished signing the [Sponsor Contract]. Both of them knew this was the most optimum method available, that's why.
尽管他们没有让步，继续争吵，他们仍然完成了[赞助合同]的签署。他们都知道这是最优的方法，这就是为什么。
[Constellation, 'Architect of the False Last Act', has become Incarnation 'Yu Jung-Hyeok's Constellation backer!] [Incarnation, 'Yu Jung-Hyeok', has inherited the Stigma, 'Cloud System'.]
[星座，‘伪最后一幕的建筑师’，已经成为化身‘余正赫的星座支持者!][化身，‘YuJung-Hyeok’，继承了柱头，‘云系统’]
[Two beings' imaginary cloud network have been connected!]
[两个人的想象中的云网已经连接起来了!]
"I've never imagined that I'd live long enough to see the day like this one. I wish I could tell that idiot Kim Dok-Ja about this somehow," muttered Han Su-Yeong.
“我从来没有想到我能活到今天这么长的时间。我真希望我能把这件事告诉那个白痴金道子，”韩素英咕哝着说。
"Once I make my way back, I'll kill you first and cancel this ridiculous contract."
“一旦我回来了，我会先杀了你，然后取消这个荒谬的合同。”
"Try it if you can."
“如果可以的话，试试吧。”
After their exchange came to an end there, they stared at each other for a little while.
他们的交流到此结束后，他们彼此凝视了一会儿。
"Don't forget. You must not destroy the other world-line. You just have to spread this story there. So that Kim Dok-Ja of that world will get to read it," said Han Su-Yeong.
“别忘了。你不能破坏另一条世界线。你只需要把这个故事传播出去。这样那个世界的金道子就能读到它。”。
"I know."
“我知道。”
"Don't die."
“不要死。”
"I'll be back soon."
“我很快就回来。”
He might never come back. Both of them knew that, but no one deliberately tried to bring that point up. With the exception of one person, that was.
他可能再也不会回来了。他们俩都知道这一点，但没有人故意提出这一点。除了一个人。
"Oppa." The tearful Yu Mi-Ah held onto Yu Jung-Hyeok's spacesuit. "You're lying! You aren't going to come back! You can't, even if you wanted to!"
“哥哥。”含着眼泪的余美亚紧紧抓住余正赫的宇航服。“你在撒谎！你不会再回来了！你不能，即使你想这么做!”
"I won't abandon you and die."
“我不会抛弃你然后死去。”
As Yu Mi-Ah continued to shed her tears, Han Su-Yeong tightly held her shoulders. Yu Jung-Hyeok slowly lowered himself and matched his little sister's eye line, then spoke in a gentle, loving tone of voice.
余美雅继续流泪，韩素英紧紧地抱着她的肩膀。于重赫慢慢地放低身子，与他妹妹的视线保持一致，然后用一种温柔、充满爱意的语调说话。
"I give you my word. I will definitely return."
“我向你保证，我一定会回来的。”
As he turned around to leave, he sent Han Su-Yeong a message.
当他转身要离开的时候，他给韩素妍发了一条信息。
- Look after Mi-Ah for me.
替我照顾美雅。
He didn't look behind once and climbed aboard the [Final Ark]. And when Anna Croft gave her signal, the vessel's ignition was turned on.
他一次也没有回头，爬上了“最后的方舟”。当安娜·克罗夫特发出信号时，船的点火装置打开了。
The companions belatedly hearing about the news soon arrived and watched everything unfold.
同伴们姗姗来迟地听到了这个消息，很快就到了，他们看到了一切。
The ark slowly rose up to the sky. The voices of the companions wouldn't have been able to enter the vessel's tightly-enclosed cockpit.
方舟缓缓地升向天空。同伴的声音无法进入飞船严密封闭的驾驶舱。
Yi Ji-Hye breathlessly running over here looked up at the departing ark.
易智慧气喘吁吁地跑过来，抬头看着离开的方舟。
"Aren't you going to say goodbye?" Han Su-Yeong asked her.
韩素英问道:“你不说再见吗?”。
"If I do, I feel like it's going to be the last time I see him."
“如果我这么做了，我觉得这将是我最后一次见到他。”
Despite saying that, Yi Ji-Hye's eyes were brimming full of tears. Other companions also looked up at the ark without saying anything.
尽管这样说，伊基赫的眼睛里还是充满了泪水。其他人也抬头看着方舟，没有说什么。
Yu Sang-Ah broke the silence first. "Everything we wanted to say are in the novel, anyway. I'm sure Jung-Hyeok-ssi will read it later on."
于相娥首先打破了沉默。“无论如何，我们想说的一切都在小说里。我相信郑若熙以后会看的。”
"What's the point of him reading it? Hyung reading it, that's all that matters."
