episode_0110

“Okay, the timeline has been created.”

The moment Robin finished telling his story.

I was able to read the new changes through the eyes of a librarian.

[Conditions met.]

What are the conditions?

The library didn’t tell me anything, but I already knew.

Yebin also looked into the library’s management system and synchronized it with the others.

‘Conditions for moving forward into the future.’

Until then, no matter what I did, I couldn’t get to the truth.

Escaping the apartment through exploration was also impossible.

Even if you risk your life wandering around, all you can do is find a slightly safer floor.

“Dabin. So. Can we escape now?”

Yebin asks me.

The voice is clear, but others cannot hear it.

This is a conversation using the library’s management system, which only we can access.

“Outside the apartment. I want to go out and have a look.”

“Yeah. You can go out now.”

You can get out of this building at any moment.

“But not yet.”

There is nothing more foolish than to throw oneself out of the last ark.

You’ve got the keys to get out, but that’s it. There are still many things you need to prepare before you set off on your journey.

Yebin nods as if she understands.

“Then I guess I shouldn’t tell anyone else. If I bring it up, they’ll tell me to leave right away.”

There was no need to answer.

It feels like we’ve only known each other for a short time, but I’ve already come to share so much with Yebin.

If I were a kind of manager, Yebin would be like a secretary who helps me with my work.

I looked at Yebin quietly.

Small body. Small head covered with long silver hair.

The guy stands next to me with a grave expression that doesn’t match his appearance.

When I saw that sight, I couldn’t help but laugh.

“Hey. Relax your expression. Everyone else will know.”

“… … .”

Yebin still has a stern face.

He quietly raises his gaze and then asks me directly.

“Dabin. Aren’t you having a hard time?”

“Are you having a hard time?”

“Yes. How do we stop this? We.”

Only then could I be honest with myself.

I took the soul that was trapped in the cell phone and put it in a new body.

It didn’t stop there, and we merged with the library manager. Now, Yebin and I share stories about the end of the world.

The reason I created this being was because it was too difficult to do this alone.

In fact, it is still like that now.

Over and over again, the apocalypse outside the apartment is visible.

I closed my eyes tightly. I could still see the end. In fact, it was clearer.

It’s okay for now. For now.

But can I continue to endure this?

As we learn new facts, the picture of the apocalypse becomes clearer.

I have to stop it.

I have to take care of Se-rim too.

What if I collapse… … ?

“Dabin?”

“… … .”

“Dabin Maman!”

I opened my eyes.

I was caught up in these endless thoughts, but I was finally able to break free thanks to Yebin calling me.

By the way. Why do you keep calling me Ma-mang? I’m originally a man. Strictly speaking, I’m not even a mother. All I did was create a body.

“Don’t call me that.”

“But I’m still smiling.”

“I laughed because it was so ridiculous.”

“We need to come to our senses together. That’s the only way we can prevent destruction.”

“… … Yeah.”

thank god.

I wish there was at least one person I could talk to about this.

Robin is heard speaking to the other survivors.

“Now I can explain about the fifth apostle.”

“Wow. The fifth apostle. That one was really released?”

“Shut up, Rico. This is serious.”

While the two were arguing, Seok Hyun-min raised his hand and asked a question.

“The fifth apostle. Is that the true nature of the disaster? Is that why the future world was destroyed?”

“That’s right. Almost certainly.”

Robin shows the timeline in the notebook again.

There is a huge line drawn in the center of the page.

[calamity]

Seok Hyun-min reads the letters written underneath one by one.

“Volcanic eruptions. Disease outbreaks. The Great Depression. Earthquakes. Wars… … .”

It’s a truth I already knew, but had forgotten because of Choi Se-rim’s ability.

As it was a memory that came to mind late, the repercussions were enormous.

“Is this real? Is this something that could happen just because a monster was released?”

“Yes. It is all due to the release of the fifth apostle.”

Seok Hyun-min stepped back in shock.

Inside the elevator, only Robin remained calm.

“The foundation’s executive, a ‘professor’, has released the fifth apostle. The world will be destroyed because of that.”

no.

He is not the fifth apostle.

The real enemy is behind them.

To be precise, he hangs behind the fifth apostle like a shadow.

seven.

He appears in the form of the most powerful enemy in a story in order to destroy that story.

If there is a story about a warrior fighting the Demon King, then the Demon King is none other than Seven.

If there is a story about a protagonist striving for his dream, the wall of reality and the frustration felt by the protagonist are the seven.

And the moment of defeat by the enemy.

Seven opens its mouth and swallows the world, and one story is erased forever from all dimensions.

The enemy in this world was the fifth apostle.

He caused a great disaster, humanity was defeated, and the Seven swallowed the story of our existence.

But there is still a long way to go.

The existence of this space where we are now sustains the world.

“But there is a way. The possibility of preventing destruction and restoring the world remains in the apartment.”

“What are the possibilities?”

“The fifth apostle. In order to release him, research was needed first. And that research is still being conducted in this apartment.”

Heo Yun has a dumbfounded look on his face.

“The research is still ongoing… …. Then I don’t know how the disaster happened.”

“That’s because the timeline inside the apartment is complicatedly tangled. It flows in a way that is far removed from reality.”

It’s a statement that’s difficult to understand intuitively.

Rather, Yoon Da-joo was able to reach a conclusion the fastest.

“You’re saying we can just stop here? Right?”

“Yes, Mr. Daju is right.”

“It’s simple. It’s like time travel.”

“I think it’s okay to understand it like that.”

“Then shouldn’t we go and stop him right away? Rico!”

Yoon Da-ju immediately calls Rico.

“Tell me where your lab is! I’ll go there right away.”

“… … .”

Rico looks at Yoon Da-ju with a sly smile.

“When I see this, it’s the same as before.”

“Hey, you… … .”

“Ah! It looks like things have changed a lot.”

“Now that you mention it, how did you recognize me? Just by my name? No. I recognized you before I even heard my name. How on earth did you do that!”

“Secret!”

“Say it.”

Yoon Da-ju lowered her voice and spoke threateningly, but Rico did not waver at all and instead smiled.

“Then should I tell you my secret instead? That way it’ll be fair.”

“Ah. Wait a minute.”

This time, Yoon Da-joo is suddenly speechless.

Usually, the other person was like this in front of Yoon Da-joo, but when he was with Rico, the situation was completely reversed.

Is this human nature?

Rico smiles and shakes his head.

“And you shouldn’t go to the lab right now. It’ll be hard to get through even with a little preparation.”

“I brought some luggage. Is this not enough?”

This time it’s Choi Se-rim.

Instead of Yoon Da-joo, who suddenly became gloomy, Choi Se-rim points to the bags piled up behind her and asks.

“Yes. You need a gun, and someone who knows how to use it. You also need a way to disable any concealment equipment or security devices.”

“There are always armed personnel inside the Foundation’s facilities. I never thought of having to break through them.”

Robin immediately looks aside.

“Dan. Do you know how to handle a gun?”

“To some extent.”

“I can shoot a gun too.”

Dan. Seok Hyun-min also came in.

“Then we have three people.”

No matter how you look at it, it looks like they’re going to storm into the lab at any moment.

I had no choice but to step forward.

“Just a moment.”

“Yes, Dabin.”

“It seems like it would be too dangerous to rush in like that.”

“I know. I don’t plan on rushing in right away.”

“Ah. Then… … it doesn’t matter.”

I feel a bit embarrassed.

It’s even more so because Robin answers as if it were so obvious.

As I was about to return to the corner of the elevator with a gloomy mind, Heo Yoon barged in right away.

“Robin. I agree with Davin. We need to find a safe floor first. That was the original purpose of the exploration. I know the world will end, but I can’t just believe that and invade a research lab where I know nothing. At least I need some time to rest and prepare. For that, finding a safe floor is a priority. ”

Heo Yoon tells his story as expected of a leader.

At the end, he looks at Robin and asks.

“That study. How long will it take to complete?”

“I don’t know for sure, but maybe someone knows.”

Rico feels a pang at Robin’s words that ended naturally.

“Oh, that, that. I thought you’d keep it a secret?”

“Rico-san was researching with the ‘professor’ anyway. It’s not like he was hiding it.”

“Ah… … .”

Rico bows his back like a shrimp and lets out a deep sigh.

“Yes. I was researching with you. In order to release the fifth apostle, you had to remove the chains that were binding him. That was the research. ”

He was shaking his shoulders as if he was being stabbed alone.

Before I knew it, my breathing became ragged.

“But I’m also a victim! I was tricked by the professor! He said it was a study to make a new chain and tie it more tightly!”

Rico raises his voice while sobbing.

Of all people, he grabs me and starts complaining.

“That’s why I thought it was good research!”

“Yes.”

“But the chain kept breaking and getting damaged… …. I asked if this experiment was weird and I almost died! I saw the blood coming out!”

“That’s right.”

“Don’t doubt me! Seriously! I’m telling you everything honestly!”

Shake shake.

Rico grabs my shoulder tightly and shakes it with all his might.

My hair is just flying around, and I can’t tell if it’s my hair or Rico’s.

“Please… … .”

Is it because of the trauma of being abandoned in the lab?

He looks up at me, almost half-kneeling, his eyes extremely desperate.

“I have no doubts.”

When I reacted calmly, Rico stopped moving.

With eyes wide open.

” in?”

“Don’t doubt it. Mr. Rico, just tell me how much time is left.”

“That’s it,”

Rico is lost in thought for a moment.

“Ten days. It should be done in that amount of time. I said I could finish it in an hour if I had a ‘catalyst’, but I scrapped it because I was not a ‘professor’.”

“Catalyst?”

“Ah. This is meaningless. The black-haired woman with strong resistance to anomalies? I said I could do it if I caught her. But then I suddenly gave up and said it wouldn’t work.”

“… … .”

I flinched for a moment.

That’s my story.

“Anyway, it’s 10 days. Right?”

“Yes.”

“Then I guess I should prepare it inside.”

The elevator started to rattle again.

We will arrive at our destination soon.

10 days.

Find a safe floor to use as a base, and arm yourself enough to storm the lab.

It’s a tight time in many ways.

Rattling-

The torn door had long since been restored.

Slowly the elevator doors open wide.

Robin inspects the gun.

Dan just twirls his arms around and relaxes his shoulders.

Choi Se-rim, holding my hand tightly from the side.

Yoon Da-ju looks intently at the paru she is holding in her hand.

Slurp-

The door disappears.

The outside of the elevator is now fully revealed.

Between two wide open doors.

What was in front of him was reality.

A glass door in an apartment filled with sunlight, allowing you to step outside at any moment.

Behind it, well-trimmed shrubs and an asphalt road are visible.

A piece of everyday life that everyone had been longing for was there.

“What is this… … .”

“Escape? Are you back outside?”