NOVEL NEXT chapter 112
112 – Observation Reversal
The eyes of the future iron rice bowl are still fixed on me.
The slightly trembling eyes seemed to contain various emotions such as longing, regret, and anxiety.
It was an understandable reaction.
They say that I was brainwashed by the writer and killed my future self.
I slowly approached the future iron rice bowl.
She timidly stepped behind her, her body trembling.
It’s as if she doesn’t want her presence to touch me.
I didn’t care and gently placed my hand on Future Iron Rice Bowl’s shoulder.
Is this small touch quite effective?
Her trembling noticeably stopped.
“Shall we go in first and talk?”
“Yes. Master······. Hyunseong Lee.”
She almost called me master for a moment, but quickly corrected her title.
It was natural.
I am not her master.
Appearance. Speech. Voice. Personality.
Besides that, occupation, growth environment, etc.
Although everything is the same as the future me she knew, we are not essentially the same being.
Even though she came from the future, she was only from a parallel world with a different time zone.
“Let’s go in.”
“Yes…”
The future iron rice bowl made a wistful expression as he looked at the rustic mansion.
And then he started to follow me closely, paying attention.
***
“At first glance, I would believe they are twins. “Do you think this is what Bobbtong would feel like if his hair were all dyed black?”
“It’s amazing to see it in person. “If you look closely, the facial features are slightly different.”
Instructors Baek So-ah and Tak Jae-hwan looked at the future iron rice bowl with curiosity.
─I am more beautiful. Don’t compare.
The iron rice bowl next to me showed signs of displeasure.
Cha Yu-ra and Kim Young-ji did not react much because they were spherical.
“But since there are two Iron Rice Bowls, it might be confusing, so shouldn’t we call them by a slightly different name?”
Kim Young-ji talked about the Iron Rice Bowl and the future Iron Rice Bowl alternately.
The future iron breadbasket shook her head and answered.
“There is no need to do that. “From today, my soul will disappear.”
“······That’s right. Did you say that the laws of the world will be changed through the medium of souls who have reached godhood?”
“It’s similar. To be precise, it is stealing the intangible soul of the writer. “I am a contradictory soul who escapes the law of both existing and non-existent, but now I can capture the intangible artist in the space of nothingness.”
It is said that the Future Iron Bucket returned after absorbing the souls of the fake gods that govern other worlds, and thanks to this, its status has further increased. So she said that existence can be maintained even in the space of nothingness.
“I will take away the soul of the intangible writer and immediately transfer his authority to Hyunseong Lee. “I will be able to maintain my soul in a space of nothingness for less than a minute.”
The future iron rice bowl created a crack in the air and pulled out an object.
It was a book similar in size to my monster encyclopedia.
“Take it. It is an artifact created by extracting the souls of false gods and can be used with the author’s authority. “The power contained in the book is still lacking, so all we can do is look at it, but once I take over the soul of the intangible author and add power, I will be able to utilize it properly.”
Afterwards, he opened an illustrated book to show us how to use it, and the explanation continued for a while.
Then there was one page that caught my eye.
“This is…”
“What you are seeing now are traces of the observers.”
“Trace?”
“Yes. They left a text message expressing their impressions while viewing this world. If I had to compare it, you could think of it as something like a comment.”
This is a review of us…
It really felt like we were characters in a novel.
‘The analogy is perfect. It’s not much different from real internet comments. While there are observers who cheer us on, there are also observers who are hell-bent on criticizing us in any way possible. There are people who are always angry… “There are all kinds of groups.”
It was interesting yet slightly unpleasant.
There were many traces that made me frown, so I postponed looking at them in detail until later.
“The explanation is now complete. Now that my role here is over, I will go straight to steal the soul of the intangible writer.”
The future iron rice bowl stood up.
“It was nice to be able to see your face like this. Ah. And the monsters Ryoji Kuroda and Azazel continue to hunt fake gods under my orders, and I have made sure that all the souls of the fake gods they kill are absorbed into the encyclopedia I gave them. You can summon or communicate through the encyclopedia, so please contact us later.”
“It’s an encyclopedia with many different functions.”
“This is an ambitious work created with great care.”
The future iron rice bowl is avoiding my gaze and looking at the wall.
It looks like they are planning to proceed with the ceremony soon.
Before she left, I asked her one more question.
“But have you ever met a parody writer called Twister or a human man named Ryosuke Kuroda? “I’m also curious about the whereabouts of those two people.”
“Twister was a man who was in collusion with the Intangible Author of this world, so he killed him as soon as he encountered him. A human named Ryosuke Kuroda was defeated by false gods and his memories were erased, and he was living as a protagonist in another world, so we rescued him right away. “Currently, we are protecting it deep in the backroom.”
“······Yes?”
All questions have been resolved.
Someday, I will be able to meet Ryosuke Kuroda.
After she finished her answer, she slowly turned her head and met her gaze.
After a short silence, the future iron rice bowl carefully called me.
“Lee Hyun-seong.”
“Huh?”
“That…”
Her voice trembled, she lowered her head and continued speaking again.
“You will forgive me… “Can you please say one word?”
Even if you are forgiven by me here, you are not forgiven by the other me who killed you with your own hands. She probably knows it too. He is already dead, and therefore he can never be forgiven.
Still, the reason I’m asking you this is probably because I want to get some last comfort before I leave.
I decided to ease the burden on my mind by listening to the requests of the future iron rice bowl.
If it weren’t for her help, I would have met the same fate as her owner.
He had the same face, the same voice, and the same hand as the future owner of the Iron Rice Bowl, stroking her head.
“I forgive you. “I have never once resented you, so you can rest in peace now.”
“······.”
The body of the future Iron Bucket slowly began to fade.
It was a ritual to transfer the soul to a void space in order to contact the intangible soul of the artist.
The shape gradually becomes blurred.
The future iron rice bowl, whose body became translucent like glass, looked at me and smiled brightly.
“Thank you. Master.”
She disappeared like that.
***
ERROR.
ERROR.
ERROR?
It is a world that cannot be observed.
Try observation again.
Voice connection has been completed.
Some observations were successful.
Attempt to connect scenes…
······.
【Soul capture completed.】
【Change the observation world.】
【Error. No change.】
【Try again.】
【Error. No change.】
【······Change the method. Add observation world.】
【Observation world to add. Earth 000003.】
【Success. Observation world added.】
【Displays the currently observable world. Earth 000003. Earth 221029.】
【We will block observation of Earth 221029.】
【Attempting complete blocking.】
【Partial blocking was successful.】
【Blocking rate. 95 Percent.】
【Determined that the above blocking is impossible. Ends blocking attempt.】
【All observation rights are transferred to Hyunseong Lee.】
【······I hope everyone has a happy ending.】
***
Your voice has been connected.
“He’s gone…. Is this what happened? “I don’t feel like anything has changed.”
“It’s not a failure, right?”
“No way…”
“Wouldn’t it end if we get rid of that Vladimir Kim or something?”
“Hmm. “If it was him, I killed him just a moment ago.”
“···You’re fast.”
“Then our world has already reached its ending… “Are there any changes in everyone’s emotions?”
“······Huh? Now that I think about it, it feels like Hyunseong’s feelings for you have faded a little. Of course, it’s not that big of a difference, and I still like you.”
“I still like Hyunseong just like Soa, right? But I don’t want to follow him around 24 hours a day like I used to. “I think it would be okay to reduce it to 20 hours a day from now on.”
“I don’t think I have any emotional changes at all. Like I said before, maybe I didn’t receive any intervention? “Unlike other kids, my emotions built up slowly.”
“Hmm. I’m revealing it now, but honestly, I only felt a slight s*xual attraction to you, Lee Hyun-seong. But don’t worry, there are none now. That was probably because of the author’s intervention. “Right now, all I want to do is give him a magic stone.”
“Well, I didn’t receive any intervention in the first place, so there’s no need to answer.”
─I have become more fond of my master.
─Me too! Me too!
─I also want to be beaten by the Demon God even more!!!
“······Thank goodness, everyone’s emotional changes aren’t that big. “I was worried a lot.”
“I told you. You don’t have to worry because it’s not just false feelings. Anyway, if I confess again, will you accept it?”
“Ah. Wait for a sec. Do what you have to do first.”
“First, let’s select the protagonist of the world we will observe.”
─It is recommended that you choose from among the observers who left traces.
“Is that so? Since there can be multiple protagonists, all the observers who left traces that I don’t like should be set as ■■ protagonists.”
─Master. How about upgrading the appearance of the observer who left this mark?
“Huh? What traces did it leave behind? Is Iron Rice Bowl capable? Are you saying that the breadbasket praised you?”
─There is that, but it is because it is judged that not all observers are evil.
“······Well, after all, they are humans too, so if there are evil people, there will also be good people. Okay. The observer who left this trace will have his/her appearance improved and be set as the main character.”
“······.”
“Okay. The rest of the main characters have also been set up. Then, shall we take a closer look?”
Voice has been blocked.
Let’s start observing.
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