The 31st Piece Overturns the Game Board

Chapter 127

Chapter 127

"One day, I was so exhausted from this never-ending penance that I struck my own head. I distinctly remember doing so."

What kind of ridiculous statement was that?

It looked like Toki was confused as well.

Toki, who had been acting normal this entire time, spoke about strange things after waking up from his nightmare.

"I was sure everything ended after that, but... the next day began as if nothing had happened. So, I struck my head again on that day too. Yet once again, the next day began."

"Did you... continue to kill yourself like that?"

"I wasn't sure whether I thought I was dead or if I was really dead. But one day... I had a dream. Someone who had turned their back on me was scolding me."

Toki began mimicking someone.

- You fool, you stupid fool!

"When I heard that, I shouted out in anger. Why?! Why did I have to come to a place like this?! Why?! Why must I endure a life more difficult than others?! I... I... I can't hold on anymore."

Toki murmured to himself.

"Oh God, the pain is unbearable. But then, that guy responded to me like this."

- One day, you will understand the reason behind all of this. The reason it had to be you. The reason you must endure this painful, never-ending trial.

Seol gritted his teeth.

Right now, it didn't matter who it was that appeared in Toki's dream.

It could simply be a hallucination born from Toki's pain, or it might truly be a divine god.

'...It's me. The person who left him here... is me. I...'

But one thing was certain, Seol was his god.

Toki's god was Seol.

'I am his god, and the cruel fate he condemned.'

And for that reason, Seol had to simply shoulder his guilt.

Seol was filled with an emotion that he couldn't describe.

Toki continued talking.

"I held on... believing those words. And I still do now."

"Then, Toki, are you... one of the ghosts of the labyrinth?"

"You know about them?"

"I've run into them before."

"They are fugitives of the labyrinth. As the labyrinth eats away at you, you come to understand that it is, in fact, alive. After utterly shattering the mind of the flagellant, the labyrinth reaps them. These fugitives elude the labyrinth's eyes because they wish to avoid such a fate."

"Then how are you..."

"I don't know. It's been a long time since I died, and my mind broke down. Even if I want to see the end... for some reason, I can't anymore."

With that, Toki finished.

Even though this was supposed to be a time to spill one's heart, this time only served to prove how exhausted they were from the penance and the labyrinth.

It felt as if their search would only continue, never-ending, filling their hearts with tension, much like standing on a shaky bridge.

However, change can always come suddenly. An incident occurred that turned their tiresome journey on its head.