I thought it was wrong at first. Then the gazes of the demon kings focused on me, Asmodeus clapped and the expressions of the party members were dazed. It started to feel more real for me.
一开始我还以为是错的。接着，恶魔国王的目光聚焦在我身上，阿斯莫德斯鼓起掌来，党员们的表情也变得茫然起来。我开始觉得更真实了。
Kim Dokja’s Company won the grand prize. However, an ominous feeling preceded any joyful feelings.
金道嘉的公司赢得了大奖，然而，在任何喜悦的感觉之前都有一种不祥的预感。
The grand prize? Us? In this Duet Between Good and Evil?
大奖?我们?在善恶二重奏中？
The reason for my ominous feeling was soon revealed.
我感到不祥的原因很快就揭示了。
[The good or evil of this year’s grand prize hasn’t been determined yet.]
[今年特等奖的好坏尚未决定。]
The message about good and evil not being determined yet caused a stir among some of the demon kings and constellations.
关于善恶尚未确定的信息在一些恶魔国王和星座中引起了骚动。
[What does it mean that good or evil hasn’t been determined yet?]
[什么叫还没有确定是好是坏?]
The dokkaebi replied immediately. [The winners of the past ‘Grand Prize’ were decided by the consensus of the great dokkaebis, the absolute good constellations and the absolute evil constellations. This time, we couldn’t come to a conclusion for the first time.] [You couldn’t come to a conclusion? The great dokkaebis?]
多卡比立即回答。过去“大奖”的获得者是由伟大的多卡比斯、绝对的善星座和绝对的恶星座的共识决定的。这一次，我们不能第一次得出结论你不能得出结论吗？伟大的多卡比斯?]
The demon kings and constellations looked confused. The constellations belonging to the absolute good or absolute evil would naturally vote for their faction but the great dokkaebis couldn’t come to a consensus?
恶魔国王和星座看起来很困惑。属于绝对善良或绝对邪恶的星座自然会投票给他们的派系，但伟大的多卡比斯不能达成共识？
[No such thing has occurred since the Duet Between Good and Evil started. No, it is the first time since the Holy and Demon War ended!] [You can’t identify it? There can’t be such a story. The balance of good and evil must tilt either way!]
自从善恶二重奏开始以来，这样的事情就没有发生过。不，这是自从圣恶战争结束以来的第一次你认不出来吗？不可能有这样的故事。善与恶的天平必须向两个方向倾斜
The agitated constellations and demon kings cried out. It wasn’t that they didn’t understand.
焦躁不安的星座和恶魔国王大声喊道，并不是因为他们不明白。
Many giant story scenarios were determined by agreement or manipulation of the nebulae. Just as Gigantomachia was sold as a type of tourist product, other giant stories were also sold as preferred stocks, making the good or evil of the story already determined.
许多巨大的故事情节是由协议或操纵星云决定的。就像巨人被当作一种旅游产品出售一样，其他巨大的故事也被当作优先股出售，这就决定了故事的好坏。
Yet out giant story was made by completely breaking down Gigantomachia. The giant story of Olympus’ collapse was born out of nowhere. Since it was a story that wasn’t scheduled in the beginning, it wasn’t possible to decide the good or evil in advance.
然而，这个巨大的故事是通过彻底打破巨大的奥马契亚而创造出来的。奥林巴斯倒闭的巨大故事不知从何而来。因为这个故事一开始没有计划，所以不可能事先决定好坏。
The dokkaebi laughed like this situation was interesting. [Well, what can someone like me know about the opinions of the big bosses? In any case, we are here to determine if the story is good or evil. If you have any comments, please raise your hand.]
多卡比笑着说，这种情况很有趣。那么，像我这样的人怎么会知道大老板们的意见呢？无论如何，我们在这里是为了确定这个故事是好是坏。如果你有任何意见，请举手
The intention of the dokkaebi became obvious.
多卡依比的意图是显而易见的。
…This son of a bitch.
这个狗娘养的。
In the first place, it didn’t matter to them if Kim Dokja’s Company won the grand prize. The important thing was the good or evil of the story we built, since it would change their status.
首先，他们不在乎金独子的公司是否赢得了大奖。重要的是我们编造的故事是好是坏，因为这会改变他们的地位。
[This story is naturally ‘evil.’]
这个故事本身就是“邪恶的”
The first one to open his mouth was the demon king ‘Duke of Everywhere.’ Duke of Everywhere. His true name was Furcas, master of the 50th Demon Realm.
第一个开口说话的是魔王“无处不在的公爵”无处不在的公爵。他的真名叫福卡斯，是第50魔界的主人。
[The Demon King of Salvation is a demon king. He is less devious but he is still a demon king of the Demon World. Thus, all his actions are evil.]
救赎之魔王是一个魔王。他没那么狡猾，但他仍然是恶魔世界的魔王。因此，他的一切行为都是邪恶的
Indeed, it was pathetic logic for the Duke of Everywhere who couldn’t even spell properly. Then someone in the opposing camp raised a hand.
事实上，对于无处不在的公爵来说，这是一个可悲的逻辑，他甚至连正确的拼写都不会。然后，对方阵营中有人举起了手。
[I disagree with that opinion.]
我不同意那个意见
Guardian of Youths and Travel, Raphael. Raphael shook a finger and started talking.
年轻人和旅行的守护者，拉斐尔。拉斐尔摇了摇手指，开始说话。
[For example, if someone steals something and becomes a wicked person. Everyone in the world called him evil so he became evil. Then what if this evil man used the stolen money to save people? What if he saved a lot of people by giving bread to the poor and water to the thirsty?]
例如，如果有人偷了东西，变成了一个坏人。世界上每个人都叫他邪恶，所以他变成了邪恶。那么如果这个邪恶的人用偷来的钱去救人呢？如果他通过给穷人面包，给口渴的人水来拯救许多人呢?]
I nodded at Raphael’s argument.
我对拉斐尔的论点点头。
[Then is he still evil? Is he defined as evil?] [Well, that…] The Duke of Everywhere was swayed by Raphael’s logic.
那他还是邪恶的吗？他被定义为邪恶吗?]无处不在的公爵被拉斐尔的逻辑所左右。
At this time, the demon king sitting beside me raised a hand and helped the Duke of Everywhere. [Do you want to discuss the paradox of good and evil here?]
这时，坐在我旁边的魔王举起了手，帮助了无处不在的公爵。[你想在这里讨论善与恶的悖论吗?]
Asmodeus’ red eyes were incensed. Come to think of it, Asmodeus owed Raphael a debt.
阿斯莫德斯的红眼睛被激怒了。想想看，阿斯莫德斯欠了拉斐尔一个人情。
Raphael nodded. [I can do it if you want.]
拉斐尔点点头。(如果你愿意，我可以做。)
Raphael lay on a bed of clouds and flicked his fingers towards the air. Then on the big screen of the stage, scenes of me and the party members performing in Gigantomachia started to flow.
拉斐尔躺在云层上，用手指在空中弹来弹去。然后在舞台的大屏幕上，我和党员们在Gigantomachia表演的场景开始流动起来。
Raphael stared at the screen and started talking. [In the end, all existences are made of stories and stories are made up of the sum of the events. However, it is hard to find evil in the events accumulated in this story.]
拉斐尔盯着屏幕开始说话。最后，所有的存在都是由故事组成的，而故事则是由事件的总和组成的。然而，在这个故事中积累的事件中很难发现邪恶。]
The paradox of good and evil. This paradox implied that the good and evil of all beings were defined by the stories built up by them.
善与恶的悖论。这个悖论意味着所有生物的善与恶都是由他们自己编造的故事来定义的。
Raphael opened his mouth and pointed at the split screens. The first screen was a scene where I visited the Underworld and liberated the giants.
拉斐尔张开嘴指着分裂的屏幕。第一幕是我参观冥界并解放巨人的一个场景。
[The Demon King of Salvation liberated the underdogs from the unjust story that suppressed them.]
[救恩的魔王把那些弱者从压制他们的不公正的故事中解放出来。]
The second screen was a scene where the party members resisted the transition of Gigantomachia from a tourist destination to hunting the Breaking the Sky Sword Saint.
第二个屏幕是一个场景，在这个场景中，党员们抵制Gigantomachia从一个旅游目的地转变为狩猎天剑圣徒。
[The members of Kim Dokja’s Company responded to the unreasonable scenario composition of Gigantomachia.]
[KimDokja公司的成员对Gigantomachia不合理的情况作出了反应]
The final screen was a scene where the party members and I burned the torch and opposed Poseidon, a myth-grade constellation.
最后一幕是我和我的党员们烧掉火炬，反对神话级别的海神星座波塞冬的一幕。
[They fought against a major object of force and overthrew the dominance of the giant nebula. Look. Is it possible to find any evil in the events that happened?]
他们与一个主要力量对象作战，推翻了巨大星云的统治地位。看。有没有可能在发生的事件中发现任何邪恶?]
Many of the constellations nodded at Raphael’s story, which described the details of the scene. On the other hand, the expressions of the demon kings distorted. At least, apart from Asmodeus.
许多星座都赞同拉斐尔的说法，因为拉斐尔描述了现场的细节。另一方面，魔王们的表情也是扭曲的。至少，除了Asmodeus。
[How interesting. Then the angels are saying that the Demon King of Salvation might be a good demon king?]
[真有趣。然后天使们说救世魔王可能是一个好的魔王?]
[Are you admitting it?]
你承认了吗
[Nope. Your words have a loophole. One, as you say, the stories are the sum of the events.]
[没有。你的话有漏洞。第一，就像你说的，故事是事件的总和。]
Asmodeus grinned at me.
阿斯莫德斯朝我咧嘴一笑。
[As you know, a story is never a solitary existence. A story is related to other stories and affects it. It is the same for Torch That Swallowed the Myth.]
正如你所知道的，一个故事从来不是一个孤独的存在。一个故事与其他故事相关并影响它。《吞噬神话的火炬》也是如此
At the same time, another screen appeared and started to play. It was the scene of the first scenario. The screen zoomed in on the eggs of the pregnant grasshopper exploded in my hand.
与此同时，另一个屏幕出现并开始播放。这是第一个场景的场景。屏幕放大了，怀孕的蚱蜢的卵在我手中爆炸了。
[The Demon King of Salvation left the people on the subway to die. He could’ve saved everyone.]
[救世魔王把人们丢在地铁上等死，他本可以拯救所有人。]
Some angels looked at me with dubious eyes.
有几个天使半信半疑地看着我。
Asmodeus continued speaking. [There was another thing.]
阿斯莫德斯继续说道。(还有一件事。)
The next scene that appeared was the eighth scenario. It was the scenario where the strongest incarnation in Seoul sacrificed himself so everyone could live. The screen showed my Eight Lives attribute.
接下来出现的场景是第八个场景。在这个场景中，首尔最强壮的化身牺牲了自己，让每个人都能活下来。屏幕显示了我的八条生命属性。
Asmodeus kept speaking. [The Demon King of Salvation had extra lives and knew he was the strongest sacrifice. If he wanted, he could’ve ended the scenario before there were big sacrifices.]
阿斯莫德斯不停地说。救世魔王拥有额外的生命，他知道自己是最强大的牺牲者。如果他愿意的话，他可以在有巨大牺牲之前结束这一切
The murmuring of the constellations intensified. The story continued.
星座的嘈杂声愈演愈烈，故事还在继续。
[Sparing those he wants to live and ignoring those he doesn’t want to live, the Demon King of Salvation is such an existence. He is a demon king who practices the discrimination that you dislike. Discrimination is the most serious sin in the Star Stream.] As if to declare victory, Asmodeus asked a final question. [Then I’ll ask Eden. Do you still think the Demon King of Salvation is a ‘good’ demon king?]
(赦免那些他想活的人，忽略那些他不想活的人，救赎之魔王就是这样一种存在。他是一个恶魔之王，实行你不喜欢的歧视。歧视是星流中最严重的罪过阿斯莫德斯好像要宣布胜利似的，问了最后一个问题。那我去问伊登。你仍然认为救赎之魔王是一个“好的”魔王吗?]
The crowd fell silent. Some of the angels were watching me with suspicious eyes while many demon kings were smiling.
人群安静下来，一些天使用怀疑的眼神看着我，而许多魔王在微笑。
At this time, there was a constellation who rose. [■■, everyone has such a contradiction.]
这时，有一个玫瑰星座。[■，每个人都有这样的矛盾。]
It was Uriel.
是乌列。
[The important thing isn’t the accumulation of sin but the direction of change through these events. The Demon King of Salvation is heading towards the direction of ‘good’!] [These days, angels are very generous with the definition of good and evil. There is a recent rumour that you have a personal crush on the demon king. Is this true?]
重要的不是罪恶的积累，而是通过这些事件改变的方向。救世魔王正朝着“好”的方向前进!]如今，天使们对善与恶的定义非常宽宏大量。最近有传言说你个人迷恋魔王。这是真的吗
[What?]
什么
[Hmm, I guess it’s true. Last time you also wanted―]
[嗯，我想这是真的。上次你也想......]
Uriel jumped out. [This ■ck ■■ now…!]
乌列跳了出来。[这个■■■■现在...!]
Enormous sparks occurred around both tables. There was a flurry of curses between the archangels and demon kings and the opinions became turbulent.
两张桌子周围火花四溅。大天使和恶魔国王之间发生了一连串的诅咒，舆论变得动荡不安。
I wasn’t the only target. Someone attacked Jung Heewon’s killing. Someone attacked Lee Hyunsung’s cowardice in the first scenario. There was also Lee Jihye who killed her friend. Our lives, the history we accumulated, was being torn apart.
我不是唯一的目标。有人袭击了郑和元的谋杀案。在第一个场景中，有人攻击了李贤星的懦弱。还有杀死她朋友的LeeJihye。我们的生活，我们积累的历史，正在被撕裂。
[The giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’ is revealing its teeth.]
[《吞噬神话的火把》(TorchThatSwallowedTheMyth)这个巨大的故事露出了它的牙齿。]
The faces of the party members were gradually becoming pale. They were people who had already been hurt. The people who risked their lives and somehow survived to this point had become the amusement of the constellations.
党员们的脸色逐渐变得苍白。他们是已经受伤的人。那些冒着生命危险并以某种方式活到现在的人们已经成为了星座的娱乐。
[Wait! Is it necessary to do this?]
等等!有必要这样做吗
Uriel belatedly noticed something and shouted, but the constellations and demon kings were busy dissecting the wounds of Kim Dokja’s Company. In the end, they started to bite at the past of Shin Yoosung and Lee Gilyoung. It was the moment I learnt about Lee Gilyoung’s trauma and sponsor.
乌列迟迟没有注意到什么，他大声喊道，但是星座和魔王们正忙着解剖金独子公司的伤口。最后，他们开始攻击申永成和李吉英的过去。就在那一刻，我了解到了李•吉尔扬(LeeGilyoung)的创伤和赞助商。
“Stop it.”
“别说了。”
At my words, the crowd momentarily turned towards me. I knew it would be dangerous if I spoke the wrong words here.
听了我的话，人群立刻转向我。我知道如果我在这里说错了话会很危险。
Now Kim Dokja’s Company was like a sailboat placed between two currents. It was a small boat that could sink at any time. However, even a small boat could choose the direction it wanted to go. I was the captain of this boat.
现在KimDokja的公司就像一艘帆船，被放置在两股水流之间。那是一条随时可能沉没的小船。然而，即使是一艘小船也可以选择它想去的方向。我是这艘船的船长。
“Isn’t this enough? Don’t you know that a conclusion can’t be reached this way?”
“这还不够吗?难道你不知道这样不能得出结论吗?”
I hadn’t intervened because I had been waiting for the constellations and demon kings to realize it themselves.
我没有介入，因为我一直在等待星座和魔王们自己意识到这一点。
“Do you think you can decide here what even the great dokkaebis couldn’t judge?”
“你认为你可以在这里决定哪怕是伟大的道卡比斯也无法判断的事情吗?”
Kim Dokja’s Company wasn’t good or evil. In the first place, I didn’t intend to play with the concept of good and evil set by others.
金道佳的公司并不是善恶之分。首先，我并不打算玩弄别人设定的善与恶的概念。
[Your words are right.]
你的话是对的
Unexpectedly, it was the 5th ranked demon king, Black Mane Lion Marbas who spoke. He looked at me and continued. [Surely it is useless to speak here. Stop the useless arguments.]
出乎意料的是，讲话的是排名第五的恶魔之王，黑鬃狮马巴斯。他看着我，继续说道。当然在这里讲话是没有用的。停止无用的争论
[Marbas! But…]
[马巴斯!但是......]
[In the first place, I will ask you.] A chill went down my spine. [I will let you decide for yourself. Is this story good or evil? Isn’t that why we created this place?]
首先，我要问你我感到一阵寒意。我会让你自己决定的。这个故事是好是坏？这不就是我们创建这个地方的原因吗?]
With this, all the eyes of the demon kings and constellations focused on me. A cold sensation flowed down my spine. Then a system message popped up.
这样，所有的魔王和星座的眼睛都聚焦在我身上。一种寒冷的感觉顺着我的脊椎流下。然后一条系统消息弹出来。
[You have a share in the giant story ‘Torch That Swallowed the Myth’.] [Please determine the good and evil of the story.]
(你可以分享一个巨大的故事《吞噬神话的火炬》。)请判断这个故事的善恶
If I chose good or evil here, I would be taking sides with one of the ‘good’ or ‘evil’ that they claimed. It would be hard if that happened. It might solve the current problem for Kim Dokja’s Company but if we chose good or evil here, a terrible future might occur in later scenarios.
如果我在这里选择善或恶，我会站在他们宣称的“善”或“恶”的一边。如果真是这样的话，那就太难了。这也许能解决KimDokja公司目前的问题，但如果我们在这里选择善或恶，在以后的场景中可能会发生一个可怕的未来。
I worried about it for a long time before making a decision. It couldn’t be helped, even if I received the criticism of the demon kings and constellations.
我担心了很长时间才做出决定。即使我受到了恶魔国王和星座的批评，我也无能为力。
“The Torch That Swallowed the Myth is―”
”吞噬神话的火炬是...”
“Good.”
“很好。”
I stared at the protagonist who interrupted. The man in the black coat, who had been silent for a while, spoke nonsense. Yoo Jonghyuk kept talking. “This story, it is good.”
我盯着打断我的主人公。那个穿黑大衣的人沉默了一会儿，说着胡话。柳永玉一直在说话。“这个故事很好。”
I was so confused that I closed my mouth. I wondered if Yoo Jonghyuk had gone crazy or if he was trapped by something.
我很困惑，所以闭上了嘴。我怀疑柳钟玉是疯了还是被什么东西困住了。
Beside Yoo Jonghyuk, Metatron was slightly smiling towards me. Goosebumps formed on my arm. Don’t tell me, the reason why Metatron brought Yoo Jonghyuk… [Those who have shares in the giant story can claim the right to ‘good’ or ‘evil.’]
