Chapter 693 – An Unpleasant Rebellion (2) #PART1

Am I okay?

‘Who knows.’

Do I even have the right to answer that question?

‘Perhaps, the me right now…’

When I fall into thought, I become aware—aware of the Karma built up by the countless Hoyeols of the previous regressions. Yes, perhaps the reason I keep charging forward without looking back is…

…because I don’t want to face it.

-“Did it really have to be this way…!”

-“Even in death, I’ll hate you.”

-“Chief…?”

That guilt that crawls up my spine.

『Reverse Magic』

Through it, Hoyeol realized he could even turn back time—and because of that, he committed countless absurd acts. At first, he must have thought: as long as I can reverse things, then maybe nothing will have ever happened.

‘But that could never be true.’

I recall what the gods of the Pantheon once said to me.

‘There is Karma that cannot be erased, even if the world itself is reset.’

Back then, I simply thought that must be referring to Grandfell—no, the accumulated sins of the Claudi family.

‘What a foolish misunderstanding that was.’

When I check Karma, a broken system window greets me.

[■■■ : ■■■,■■■,■■■,■■■,■■■]

I can’t read the exact figures, but just from the number of digits, I can tell. Just how many reversals have I repeated? There can only be one person who knows what even I, the one who did them, cannot grasp.

‘Grandfell.’

Only now can I fully understand your true intent.

-“Kill me.”

Why you would make such a wish.

That’s why I chose to look away.

Because I knew that whatever inner torment I felt was nothing compared to the original sin I had accumulated—it was a meaningless emotion. So I spoke to Elsidor the same way I always had.

Just as you once did.

“Of course, Elsidor.”

Without the slightest tremor.

“Who do you think I am?”