M E M O R I Z E

You just crossed the threshold.

Thung!

Suddenly, you hear a loud bang, and a bloody flame rises and rises inside. I stopped reflexively and looked forward. Looking closely, the brazier on the end of the long stick had a blue flame burning in the bowl.

Thung, thung, thung, thung!

Soon a new blue flame emerged again in the forward direction. Obscured, the flames blaze one by one, alternating left and right, and the darkness in the intestine clears while illuminating the path between the braziers listed with zigzags.

The center revealed, therefore, was smaller and rounder than the thought.

The overall atmosphere is similar to that of the Summoning Room. It seemed to be less than forty meters in diameter. The height to the ceiling was more than twenty meters. The higher the ceiling, the softer the curve, the more they gathered together in one spot. I think the arched roof I saw outside is right here.

Just a burning flame spread across the street, and there was a strange and strange feeling in the room with a faint blue light.

“How long are you going to keep your frowning? ”

At that moment, I heard my voice again. It was not a murmuring of space, but a voice close to nature, as you say right next to it.

I looked around, and I found an altar the right size at the end of the street across the street. The altar was simple, without any decoration or decoration, and there was only one glass the size of an adult man's palm.

“Did you hear that? ”

“... Have you already forgotten? Even though humans are called forgetful animals, I think they're really stupid. ”

I couldn't erase the awkward feeling of speaking like that. Because it sounded like a little girl at first, but then it sounded like an old lady talking. In other words, it sounded like a thick, cool man's voice. The fact that it was invisible was utterly uncontrollable, despite the fact that it was impossible.

I couldn't hear any more voices until I crossed the brazier.

However, when I climbed up the altar and stood in front of the big glass, I felt a strange sensation.

It was then.

“Hm. Still a little different, though. ”

“? ”

“Why don't I know? That look on your face when you said you were gonna turn back the clock? ”

“Now, wait a minute. ”

I covered the cup with my hands without knowing it because of a sudden revelation.

- Hey, hey, hey!

However, the voice was startled.

“You're reckless. ”

The cup also speaks in a slightly angry voice, hurrying to take off his hand.

“… don't worry if you care about your back. He won't be able to hear you and me right now. ”

Oh, maybe it's the senses I felt earlier. Well, that's a relief, but there's still one thing that puzzles me. I try to calm down and take a slow look at the glass on the altar.

Suddenly, it's just a slightly wider glass with no signature. Of course, one time I got a zero code from this altar. More accurately, it was in the glass in front of me.

But now for some reason, I do not see the zero code, and no matter how much I think about it, I do not seem to hear the voice at that time. I just grabbed the zero-code as soon as I saw it, and I got chased out....

“Obviously. You ran away before I could even talk to you. I've never been so rude. ”

Huh? Did you read my mind?

“That's it. Anyway, how's it going up there again? A man who has ascended to the summit in the distant past. ”

I continued to ask the same question. At the same time, I suddenly felt stumped.

I don't know.

I don't even know what the question means, so I don't know how to answer it.

“Just…. It's nice. It's kind of surprising. ”

Instead of pretending to have something, I just told it the truth. I really didn't expect to get to zero code so easily.

“I'm not asking how you feel. Say it again.”

But I also seem to have the wrong focus.

I'm asking you to talk about getting here after regression, not about your current emotions.

Ugh, yeah? ’

- First of all, don't think about anything, focus on the questions. Don't ever turn your back on me again. It's impure enough as it is.

‘... Yes. Got it.'

I don't know what's impure, but I know at least one. Seeing the way she's acting, she doesn't seem to be the target. Maybe a god associated with a zero code. Or the zero-code is God himself.

After taking the advice of peace, I was struck again. After clearing my mind, I opened my mouth quietly.

“It's changed.... But it hasn't changed. ”

“Spare me the ambiguity. ”

I told him how I felt, but the answer to the cup was still resolved. I didn't know what was so oppressive about the question, but I started complaining, but soon I changed my mind.

Come to think of it, my area of the promised temple was not over yet. There remained a boundary of the test. I mean, we could be in the middle of a test right now.

“I didn't just say it out loud, I said it out loud. ”

“I never said it like that. I just told you not to speak ambiguously. It meant to say clearly and accurately. ”

... I guess you're right. I can't argue logically.

“To put it bluntly, this round was definitely different from the round. The process has changed, the results have changed. ”

“That must have changed. But it hasn't changed? ”

“Yes."

“Why? A lot has changed since you've actually been in this place. ”

“Well, I do. ”

“Hmm?”

“But it's like... The branches are different, but the trees themselves are the same? Oh, not exactly the same, of course. But one of the great things that happened was that it seemed to happen in a similar way in the end. No matter how hard I try, in the end it will be restored to its original state.... That's what I meant. ”

“ ……. ”

Talked longer than I expected. After a short sigh, the cup is silent. It's like you're chewing on my words.

But wait a minute.

“Then, do you regret it? ”

“… What? ”

“Do you regret it?" I asked. I feel sorry for you. ”

“ ……. ”

On the contrary, I kept my mouth shut. At first, I felt vague, but when I think about it, I don't feel like it's connected to the previous question.

Regret.

“Regret…. ”

A question I could not answer easily, I slowly bent my chin and looked up. Suddenly, I sighed for a long time, regardless of my will. The clumsy ceiling suddenly seems to be swirling.

“I don't know.”

Technically, I don't regret it. After all, I achieved the goal of not letting Han Soyoung and my brother die.

It's just...

“You're not catching the ribs. I can't do this. I can't do this. ”

I closed my eyes. For some reason, the words of the cup felt deep in my heart.

“Let me tell you something. Five years ago, you wished and wished for one thing unconditionally. Maybe if it was you back then, you wouldn't even think about it. ”

“ ……. ”

“But the things you said about the branches have affected you and your purpose. The most user-friendly existence in the world of complaints all the time. The surrounding area, filled with betrayal and pain, is filled with trusted allies. Other than that, it started to shake gradually due to various changes. At some point, I would have thought, ”

“ ……. ”

“I don't want to go back. ”

“ ……. ”

“But you didn't want to accept it with one side of your chest, did you? Because the moment you admit it, your choice to come back is wasted. It would have been better to take Seraph's advice. The only intention I've ever had for you is that your convictions, your goals, your goals will all fall apart. ”

“What are you trying to say? ”

I couldn't stand the feeling of boiling inside, so I yelled. The static did not last long, though it was interrupted for a moment.

“Finally, I'll ask you again. User Kim Soo-hyun.”

Wait, did you know my name?

“After that change, how about standing here today? ”

At that moment, I sighed unconsciously.

... Of course. That's what the question meant. I was in the wrong context.

But apart from that, I still haven't found anything to say.

No, I want to, no, no. Damn it.

There are many things you can say. If it was a one-off, there wouldn't be any coworkers around now, and neither would Gehenna and Suna. Multiple words mixed together and soared to the end of my throat.

“Th...! ”

However, I couldn't get it out of my mouth.

Because as soon as I speak, the only wind I've ever prayed for in the zero-code is blowing.

And I didn't want to admit it.

“... case. ”

In the end, the cup was right. The answer came out long ago. Just as the Cup said. I still can't catch my breath, not like this and not like that.

How long have I been thinking that?

“I don't know…. ”

Eventually, I dropped my head.

“… indeed. ”

The voice of the cup is still bold. It sounded like I was talking to myself for no reason.

“Is unknown the result of an external face? I'm sorry to see you so afraid of the future of choice. ”

“ ……? ”

“Even though I was 15 years away from the moment I wanted.... Well, if the poison that kept him alive was contained, it might be mental wear. Then you're already getting beautifully shattered... ”

“What?"

That made me feel refreshed.

“Good. Let's finish the test. Now stop placing your hands. ”

I wanted to ask what you just said.

“Whether to celebrate or mourn. I wondered what your ending would be like anyway. ”

But even before I took my mouth off, my hand was already pulled by the invisible energy and covered the cup.

“Go, face it, face it. And…"

And that was the moment.

Woof, woof, woof!

“Show me, show me your end. ”

As the horse ends, a huge magical force suddenly begins to flow into the intestine.

“Set user Kim Su-hyun as the first successor in the current part of time, and execute Code Name Zero. ”

Hup, hup, hup!

Then I heard a rusty machine move somewhere, and a blue murmur erupted from the cup covered in my hand. It burns so fiercely that a swarm of light seeping from the trunk crept through the fist filled the intestine.

Soon, the blue and white light gradually dims the vision. The strong wind blows from somewhere and my hair is full of hair. You can still hear rusty mechanical sounds in your ears, and all of a sudden you can feel the mysterious energy that Moore can't express.

A feeling that is not so strange.

I squeezed my hand tightly into the cup, using my instinct.

The next moment,

“! ”

I felt a rounded, hard feel in my hands.

At the same time.

Tiring!

Several messages captured sight in an instant.

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Did yesterday's cut make your readers feel uncomfortable....

Nothing really happened from yesterday afternoon until dawn today. ^ ^;

I think I've burst a few times in my stomach.

Lactose.

And, Mr. Montgomery Hunter.

Q. You're not going to do that thing where Kim Soo-hyun sees the real demons kill An-sol after he's prematurely defeated a lot of North continental kids?

And the answer to this question is, "No matter who dies, no matter what happens, there will never be a third time. ’I'll tell you what.:)