Chapter: 633 – The Oldest Wish (14)
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– Aedia
Right now, my actions are based on three grounds.
Firstly, my loyalty to the prince was shattered through the encounter with the “Eons of Dream.”
So it’s not as simple as switching to the other side. It means I can view the situation more objectively than before.
Loyalty, love, anger, hatred—such emotions tend to cloud reason.
Secondly, before the Saint rewound time, the formation of the Pioneer’s 3rd Floor had already begun.
What does that mean? The Pioneer party, including the Saint, achieved significant results?
A mere small achievement wouldn’t trigger the emergence of the 3rd Floor. If that were the case, the poor former Wisdom would have ascended it three times by now.
From the hotel’s perspective, it means the odds have already tipped in favor of the Pioneer party.
Why is that? The Pioneer party themselves can’t even guarantee a win.
There’s a variable that the Saint doesn’t know exactly. The hotel deems that the tide has already turned.
Thirdly, at this point, the one closest to victory.
The poor former Wisdom laments that despite eons of effort, it’s still not enough. However, stepping back for a moment, there’s someone who has been planning ‘longer.’
I intend to prevent that individual’s victory.
For everyone.
For humanity.
This is the only way I believe the sins that the prince and I have committed against the world can be atoned for.
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User: — (Wisdom)
Date: Day 234
Current Location: Searching…
Sage’s Advice: 0
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“Know that you are the only one under heaven.”
As the third sentence engraved in the Book of the Avatar began to glow, the area of the sanctuary started to tremble.
A dark blue wave spread outward from an indistinguishable entity that was either the magical book or myself.
It was like someone spilling black paint over the prince’s work, depicted on the canvas of a dream.
This was the moment I seized part of the sanctuary’s control from the prince with the help of the Book of the Avatar!
— Swaa!
If up until now, everything had been me being toyed with by the prince while fleeing, this was the first instance of a true “collision.”
For the first time, the prince displayed an unpleasant reaction.
“Indeed, there was a final move. Did you get it from the hotel?”
Even if a mortal’s life were extended a thousandfold, it wouldn’t be sufficient against the power and soul built up on the moon— the very fate of the prince!
A malicious force seeking to rob that noble destiny enveloped me from all sides.
“…”
Connecting, severing, touching, falling, mixing, and dividing.
I tried countless times to erase the prince’s dreams and create my territory.
The prince, in turn, sought to erase me by restoring the collapsing dream.
Amidst this ceaseless clash, I pondered over the pros and cons of the battlefield.
Just because I attained a higher level of enlightenment doesn’t mean I’d necessarily be stronger.
The being that was the origin of the magical book—the one that never got to be born—clearly existed on a higher plane than the prince.
That’s proof enough, considering I taught the prince a thing or two and mocked his lack of aptitude.
So, does that mean the never-born entity is stronger than the prince before me?
Having sparred with both, I can say for sure.
The prince is significantly stronger.
Even the greatest master can fall prey if they lose their limbs and get afflicted by an incurable disease.
What suffering must a ‘never-born being’ bear?
This logic applies to both the prince and me as well.
Sometimes, quantity overwhelms quality.
Even if the combat ratio is 1:10 in favor, if the enemy’s forces are a thousand times greater, defeat is possible.
The sheer amount of souls the prince gathered over eons is excessively vast.
The greatness imbued in the third sentence, no matter how remarkable, won’t close the wide gap.
So, I absolutely can’t defeat the prince.
If both were operating at normal levels, that is!
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“… You’ve prepared well.”
The prince isn’t operating at normal levels.
The relentless pressure imposed from both the Administration Bureau and the raiders with no respite.
The seals created by the ancient Administration Bureau or similar organizations, which were far greater than now.
In an ideal world, I would’ve succumbed to the crown and assisted the prince in contradiction to all of this.
Along with various arrangements that I know of and perhaps some that I don’t!
All the efforts made over eternity have now turned into chains binding the prince.
— Rumble!
A sound like thunder echoed from a non-existent sky.
“Do you know what that sound is?”
The next moment, the prince’s shaky demeanor swelled back up to an absurd level!
“The force of contradiction is once again turning towards me!”
The paradox that had become incomprehensible returned to its original state, suggesting that the crown would lend the prince its strength?
This indicates the end of Cha Jinchul’s “dream.”
In the blink of an eye, the prince’s authority erupted like flames, beginning to engulf my territory!
“Ah…!”
It’s something I’ve stated many times before.
Time is on the prince’s side.
With just one of many chains being broken, the prince is thus formidable.
I shouldn’t draw this out; it needs to be resolved swiftly!
How can I win quickly against someone already stronger than me?
As I staggered in dread, the prince’s mocking laughter stabbed me like a dagger.
“Do not fear. I will not kill you; instead, you shall serve me for eternity!”
In an instant, I felt a pressure threatening to crush my mind and body.
— Whiii…
Bright light concentrated on the prince’s form, which was like a living sun.
The light of reason suppressing all supernatural elements.
The last power left behind by the former Wisdom, the brilliance of reason!
“…!”
The former Wisdom seemed to lack the leisure to say anything and merely gazed at me desperately.
The time he created was merely a couple of seconds.
However, within those fleeting seconds, someone whispered.
“It’s not how you fight.”
“…”
It’s useless.
The trend has already shifted; no one can stop me now.
“Ah… aaah!”
— Crack!
This was the prince’s last moment.
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