Chapter 915 – Ruler of the Game
“Sure. It can be said to be perfect.』
Dana has been analyzing the Ark with the Gaia system for the past few years in a world accelerated 10 times. Through that experience, she seemed to be able to perfectly operate the ark.
“Okay. Let’s go.”
Seong-il begins to operate Illax’s Ark within the vast Inner Plane. True to her boasts about thoroughly analyzing the Ark with her mother, Gaia System, over the past few years, Dana skillfully assists Seong-il in driving the Ark.
“Oh… It was really perfectly repaired, right?”
“Sure. How much effort did we put in?』
In response to her holy day words, Dayna responds to him in a tone full of pride. Looking at Dana’s cute reaction, she drives the ark for a while and checks to see if there are any shortcomings.
“That’s enough. Let’s go get the next ark.”
『Yes.』
Withgrasil’s branches were carefully installed inside the ark so that the huge ark could be moved across dimensions smoothly. Even after handing the ark to Lee Seong’s guardian, an alter ego summoned by Seong-il was stationed near the branch so that he could retrieve and hide it.
『How… How can this be…!!』
The leaders of the Ark, including Illax, are shocked when Seong-il returns to reality with the Ark completely repaired in just a split second.
『On earth… By what means?』
Although the guardian of reason had a rough guess through several transactions that the monster in front of him and his organization’s headquarters were in a space related to time acceleration, the repair power that Seongil showed in an instant could not be treated as simply accelerating time. Because it was not up to par, the leaders of the Ark were extremely confused.
『… Are there any of our compatriots among your helpers? And the dungeon you stay in has the power to temporarily stop time?』
“You want me to tell you my secret?”
『We are practically on the same boat now. Can’t you now share some secrets with us?』
“… Have you forgotten that there was a traitor among you just half a day ago? In fact, I still have no choice but to ask for your help. I still don’t trust you 100%, so don’t cross the line. “
『…』
Selaumaini, who had been staring blankly at the repaired ark for a while, asks Seong-il with an expression that makes him realize something. If there is an Isuin who can stop real time, even if it is limited, and who can pass on the technology to repair the ark, he can understand the miracle that Seong-il is showing right now, so Selaumaini asks Seong-il a sharp question.
‘… Next time, should I wait for 20 to 30 minutes without stopping the time, even if it is a bit of a waste?’
Although Seong-il responded with a calm expression, he seemed slightly stung by Selaumaini’s reasoning, which hit the nail on the head. Thinking that the next ark repairs should take some time, he ignores Selaumaini’s questions and hands over authority over the repaired ark to Illax and asks about the restoration status.
“… This will be useful enough, right?”
“Exactly. Although some functions are still not working… Well, it seems that most of the basic mobility powers have been restored, so this alone is great.』
Since the repairs were not made after receiving the ark’s blueprint, it appears that there were quite a few points that Eden’s scientists and technicians missed.
“Then, let me hand over the ark’s blueprint and special technology. Then I can repair it more completely.”
『Uhm…』
The leaders of the Ark appear a little perplexed by Seong-il’s request. Since the ark was a great relic left behind by their ancestors, they seemed a little reluctant to share technology.
“Not if you don’t want to. Well, if it’s repaired in a defective state, it’s you who will be disappointed, not me.”
Since Seong-il wasn’t expecting much, he waved his hand at the reluctant Ark leaders and answered as they finalized the deal.
“No. I will cooperate.』
‘You’re giving me this?’
I was wondering if it was true, but when Illax suddenly accepted to share the technology, not only Seongil but also the other leaders, Selaumaini and A-Taran, were surprised.
『Illax! Are you serious?! If we mistakenly hand over a sacred relic containing ancient knowledge and ‘things’ track us due to the causality that explodes…』
『Isn’t it already too late?』
Illax said that the Antarctic barrier has already collapsed, and that the Transcendence Church has achieved its goal and is awakening many of its compatriots from dimensional hibernation. The advent of AI is already not far away, so he no longer needs to hesitate to use holy relics because of AI. Claim.
『Hmm… That’s definitely true.』
『Our alliance has proven its ability to repair the ark in a short period of time. In that case, we too will have to pay him the price.』
Eventually, one by one, the remaining leaders begin to agree with Illax’s explanation. Thanks to this, Seong-il was unexpectedly able to obtain a sacred relic containing Isuin’s arcane knowledge from the Guardian of Reason.
With such unexpected and full cooperation, Seong-il was able to pass on valuable information to Eden, and as if responding to the precious gift, Eden’s technicians even showed off their spirit of repairing the ark in half a year in a world accelerated 10 times. Br〉
Seong-il, who succeeded in completely repairing the remaining three arks in just three months, succeeded in receiving one of the arks, considered the most masterpiece, to the guardian of Lee Seong, as promised.
‘Okay… If I can give this to Eden and mass produce clones… Even if I’m not around in the future, humanity will be able to survive.’
Eden’s technicians, who have worked desperately to analyze the ark and the essence of the technology contained within it over the past 8 years and the relic of knowledge given by the Guardian of Reason, must have completed the final ark really quickly based on the data accumulated over the past eight years. In addition, although it was small and focused on combat, a replica ark was created and placed in front of Seongil.
“Do you like it?”
Seong-il, who was deeply appreciative while looking at the ark, listens to the report of scientist Howard Wren, who has come near him.
“That’s great. With this, we can keep humanity alive in case of any unforeseen unrest.”
“The goddess has already given us a revelation. It tells us to mass-produce an ark of similar quality to the one we were delivered to.”
After hearing the doctor’s report, Seong-il nods in a satisfied tone and then asks about the mass-produced ark.
“Oh, you mean a prototype? That’s just a prototype. In fact, it’s as good as the existing completed ark. Although there are limitations in that it’s focused on combat.”
Since manufacturing a large-scale ark required a lot of investment of time and resources, Eden’s engineers first produced a combat-type ark that was relatively small and easy to produce.
“Hmm… Can I try boarding?”
“Of course! It is also a prototype made for the seeker in the first place.”
“Hoo…”
When the doctor says that he made it for him, Seong-il uncharacteristically shows his excitement for the first time in a long time. So, following the doctor’s guidance, he moves into an ark made solely with human technology.
Tiring!
“…?”
At that time, Seong-il was seated in a psionic driving device that was improved to fit the human body. Suddenly, an alarm rings on his smartphone.
『Game Master: Is the end really near?』
“Yes. That’s right.”
『Game Master: Are you really going to save the remaining people? You’ve already done enough. Wouldn’t it be bad for you to just lead the people you saved here or enjoy the rest of your life traveling to other worlds?』
“…”
What Seong-il is about to do is dangerous. In a subdued tone, the game master advises Seong-il to settle here and lead a life instead of rescuing the last 100 million people.
“… It’s not that I didn’t want to do that, too. It strangely bothered me.”
Seong-il explains to the game master about a desire that has been hidden deep in his heart for a long time. He tells us that in addition to simply rescuing captured humans, he has also developed a desire to destroy the Transcendence Church, which has recently destroyed humanity.
『Game Master: Hmm… When did you start to feel that way?』
“I don’t know either. The more I became aware of my abilities, the more I began to vaguely feel them deep in my heart. To be honest, it hasn’t been that long since I felt something that was explained by desire.”
『Game Master: Hmm. Did that happen in the end?』
“… In the end?”
『Game Master: There is such a thing. Do you remember how I told you not to drag it on too much?』
“Yes.”
『Game Master: If I explain too much, it would be too costly, so I can’t go into detail. Let me keep it simple. The stronger your ability awakening, the more likely you were to be swept away by that desire.』
“…?”
An unexpected explanation from the game master. Seong-il, who became puzzled, repeatedly asked the game master for the reason, but he simply answered that he could not give an answer because the amount of causality required to answer was too large.
『Game Master: If you hear the answer, you will end up regretting it. Let’s do it this way.』
Instead of wasting unnecessary causality in giving an answer, the game master tells Seong-il that he will give him a final gift based on the causality that will be consumed. And the alarm rings.
“Congratulations! You overcame countless hardships and eventually succeeded in reaching the final stage. To congratulate you on your great achievement, we will give you two choices.』
(Optional) Let go of your grudge against the Transcendental Church and live happily here and in the game world.
* Caution! If you choose that option, you will no longer be able to return to reality. Instead, you will receive the Game Master’s blessing and be able to let go of your obsession with reality.
(Optional) Start the final battle with the Transcendence Church.
* Doom is likely to come. The Transcendental Church is still a powerful enemy.
* If you choose this offer, you can receive a powerful blessing from the game master worthy of the battle.
※ Caution! Your choice cannot be reversed!
