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The president closed his eyes once more. The realities he had observed with his power, Schrödinger’s vision, crossed in a jumble in his head.

After disappearing and being replaced countless times in the quantum entanglement, he was finally able to pull the boy from each world line, Autumn, into this world.

The fall of Lee Seo-yeon, the fall of Seo Yu-ryeong, the fall of Jin Wol-hee, the fall of Yoon Ha-neul, the fall of Park Seo-ah, the fall of Kim Tae-yang, the fall of Park A-young.

The boys who had been paired up with ‘them’ in different worldlines were now spending happy times with the women who were madly in love with them, each in their own assigned places in this world.

‘… At least the children who are with them will be happy. They brought back the memories they had with them.’

The boys who would be with them forever were those who had been married to women who were their lovers in their respective world lines.

For example, the boy who became Lee Seo-yeon’s lovely younger brother.

Before Seo-yeon went on a business trip to another dimension, she confessed her feelings to the boy, and the boy accepted her, becoming a true family with Seo-yeon.

The boy who became Seo Yu-ryeong’s roommate and eternal object of observation.

He was rescued by Seo Yu-ryeong before being shot at the scene of the terrorist attack, and later began dating Seo Yu-ryeong and began living together.

The boy who became Jinwolhee’s companion.

Unlike other worldlines, he was shot and suffered permanent disability.

Jin Wol-hee, who treated him, took advantage of the boy’s sense of indebtedness towards her and wooed him, eventually leading to their marriage.

The boy who became Yoon Ha-neul’s son and husband.

When the boy first called Yoon Ha-neul ‘Mom’, he accepted Yoon Ha-neul’s affection without realizing it, and they built a very special relationship as mother and son and as a couple.

The boy who became Park Seo-ah’s assistant and lover.

Seeing Park Seo-ah so devastated by the guilt of assaulting herself, he couldn’t help but feel pity for her and decided to stay with her.

The boy who became Kim Tae-yang’s favorite and possession.

In return for receiving the magical teddy bear as a gift, she decided to give herself, and Kim Tae-yang immediately accepted her answer, which came out of nowhere, and thus became the Sun Dragon’s favorite and possession.

The boy who became Park A-young’s spiritual companion and sacred lover.

When he first performed the ritual, he accepted Park A-young’s honest confession of love, which made him lose his sense of reason, and joined the Church of Sacred Desire, becoming with Park A-young.

Of course, the boy and the women he was involved with felt happiness only for a moment.

According to the association president’s observations, in a world line that is connected to one woman like this, the persistent pursuit and retaliation of other women who interact with the boy will inevitably continue.

The boy brought by the president of the association was someone who was in danger of death, either because the world was destroyed or because he was caught up in a fight to the death between them.

“… … Even now that I think about it, it was an absurd number.”

But the gamble paid off. It was a gamble that the association president himself could make because his life was almost at an infinite risk.

Of course, the president of the association is not an immortal being. When the president dies, he is replaced by an identical person from another world line.

In this world, the character of the Association President itself exists, but the Association President himself cannot avoid death and the disappearance of his soul. That is why the Association President, like everyone else, does not want to die.

Yet, of the billions of worldlines observed by the Association Chairman, this was the only solution.

It was the only way to satisfy their obsession and madness while also preventing the destruction of this world by making contact with the boy.

But the price was not small.

First of all, the president of the association himself has faced an astronomical number of deaths. Physically intervening in another universe, not just at the observation stage, has caused a truly enormous amount of trial and error and failure.

Of course, every time he made a mistake or failed, the president of the association could not avoid death. It may be correct to say that being swallowed up in the quantum realm and disappearing from existence is death.

And the boy… … as a result of forcibly dragging a boy from another world line to this world line, eight souls of the same person ended up existing in one world line.

Contrary to the chairman’s prediction, they could not live as separate entities, and the eight souls united as one and then split into eight again.

As a result, the boy’s soul ended up neither alive nor dead, floating on the border between existence and non-existence.

Still, their sacrifice was not in vain, and as a result, the female acquaintances of the boy who had fallen into madness were able to have their own beloved boy.

But, but.

Is this really the end?

“If it continues like this… … .”

The president of the association put his hand on his forehead. Even though he seemed almost omniscient when seen through the eyes of an outsider who knew nothing, he could only observe the present.

In other words, even the president of the association does not know the future. Therefore, he can only make predictions.

However, one thing was clear. As the number of boys increased, his ability, the Brand of Madness, also grew stronger.

After the eight souls merged into one, they were torn into eight parts again, but instead of their powers weakening or remaining intact, they began to amplify even more.

Their obsession reached its peak as they began to drag boys from other world lines into this world.

As they come under the influence of more powerful abilities, their madness and obsession will only deepen in the future.

“… … … .”

The president of the association stopped observing reality and became lost in thought.

My heart ached as I thought about the boy’s torn soul. I wondered what his consciousness, floating on the border between existence and non-existence, was feeling.

The president of the association tried hard to suppress the rising guilt. This was the best he could do. There was no other way. It was the only solution that could handle their madness.

Because of his and the boy’s sacrifice, at least they will now try to protect this world. There is no reason to destroy this reality where there is a boy who is all his own and has no rivals.

After Lee Seo-yeon mentally controls the heads of government of each country, she will not start a nuclear war.

The Western Ghost will not leak top secret information from each country and assassinate key leaders to prevent a world war.

Jinwolhee will not cause a simultaneous zombie outbreak across the world.

Yoon Ha-neul will not arm an extremist terrorist group through dimensional portal weapons smuggling, causing unrest across the world.

Kim Tae-yang will not cause hundreds of Chernobyl disasters by dropping meteorites on nuclear power plants around the world.

Park A-young will not summon an alien from beyond the dimensional gate to destroy human civilization.

They will now become the guardians of this world, guarding their own treasures.

“… … I’m sorry.”

But no matter how much he rationalized, he couldn’t completely erase his feelings of guilt, so the president muttered as he thought of the boy one last time.

Only his sighs lingered in the cold office. The pangs of conscience weighed on him.

The affection that a pure and innocent boy had to endure for almost an eternity was… …too much for anyone to handle.

A soul torn into eight pieces. A boy’s consciousness drifting in endless obsession and madness. The chairman of the association knew that all the suffering the boy would receive was due to his own choices.

This was the best it could do. But that fact did not lessen the guilt of the association president.

“I, the president of the association… … ?”

A cute and shy voice woke the chairman from his thoughts. He looked up and saw the boy standing in the doorway.

“Oh, it’s you.”

At least I can take care of this child.

“Why? Come here.”

The president smiled gently and patted the head of the boy who approached him.

The boys who exist in this world at the same time will drift in an eternal madness of love, but at least the last piece of the boy… …he had to give them a peaceful rest.

“I had a dream today… … .”

“Yeah, yeah.”

The boy, who spent nearly 80% of his day asleep, smiled innocently and leaned into the association president’s hand.

And as he looked at that boy, the president felt something stirring inside him.

The president of the association thought that he alone was different from those crazy women. He thought that he was not as mad and obsessed as they were.

In the first place, the president of the association is not caring for the boy like them because he loves him, but is simply trying to take some responsibility for his own choices.

But… …every time I ran my fingers through the boy’s soft hair, the thought began to grow that this feeling might not be simple pity or sympathy.

He is different from them.

Only he can give true peace and rest to this pure and unfortunate soul.

Only someone who has been in a similar situation to this boy can truly understand him.

Only yourself, only yourself, only… … .

The president’s eyes shook slightly, and his grip on the boy’s hand unconsciously tightened.

Maybe, maybe.

Even the boy’s last ally may end up like them.