Chapter 66
The Universe was void.
Countless stars embroider the black world, but even that…
After watching for tens of millions, no, hundreds of millions of eons, even the most exalted and powerful being would inevitably grow tired.
-.....
Therefore, the Constellation, later called the Visitor, who would become the terror of all, was empty and lonely.
-We weren't wrong.
One foolish Constellation suggested the wrong method.
-Is this… truly the right path?
One dim-witted Constellation asked.
-I'll take responsibility. This will bring true peace to the world.
And another, an irresponsible Constellation, arbitrarily painted Dianon's future.
Thus, what was born was…
-Wh-What is this?!
-According to the formula, there shouldn't be any mistakes… Uwaaagh!!
-This malicious being…! Does it not even know the existence of the parents who birthed it…?!
A painful scream echoed through the vast Universe.
-Crunch. Crunch.
Maintaining a star's power requires energy.
Therefore, it simply picked up and ate what was right in front of it.
A natural, instinctive act unbound by human ethics or morality.
The Visitor only regained its senses after devouring the three Constellations involved in its creation.
It opened its eyes.
The shells of their stars now served as the Visitor's eyes, and with its newly opened eyes, it gazed upon the newly opened world.
Vivid colors entered the monochrome world, and it began to be tinged with emotions it didn't understand.
-Pretty.
The still-young Visitor gave its honest impression.
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「Title: 387th Outer God attempt… Finally succeeded
(Picture of the stage clear screen)
-Took a vacation day to stay up all night hunting this bastard
I know I'm an idiot so shut up and get lost after you've seen it
└Idiot lol
└Taking time off work to play games
└The future of Korea is bright, really really bright」
「Title: Official Outer God info dropped
-For all the La-boonies who've been suffering eating the same old thing
Lift your heads and behold the new Constellation
(Pictures of detailed Outer God settings)
Analysis… I guess I have to…?
└The setting is pretty interesting lol
└Can't resist this Outer God from beyond the universe setting…
└Is analyzing the lore that fun? Doesn't it feel like studying?
└It's a completely different kind of fun
└This Game only has lore to offer so gotta gobble it up when they give us the feed」
「Title: So what the hell is this Outer God?
-All I know is the difficulty is freaking insane lol
La-boonies, you guys handle the analysis
Give me a TL;DR ><
└Acting cute, you bastard
└Why are you being like this ㅠㅠ
└Basically, it's a being from even further out than outer space
└...? What the hell is that supposed to mean
└It's no fun if you understand
└Ah, so don't understand lol
└A Game that's more fun if you're an idiot lol
└Originally, this genre is more enjoyable if you embrace your primal side lol」
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A young child's innocent curiosity kills the goldfish.
The Visitor’s gaze upon the vibrantly colored world of 'Dianon' seemed to fit that analogy.
It manifested due to someone's actions, but its mere existence harmed everything in the world.
Thus began the players' horrific nightmare.
Other Constellations trembled in fear at the overwhelming Divine Power they had never witnessed before, and if they didn't stop it, the world would soon be on the verge of destruction.
Ultimately, the burden fell upon the players, who were destined to become the strongest Constellation in the world.
When the Visitor began its activities by consuming the three Constellations, a massive curse spread throughout the area, creating a Demon Realm Zone.
This soon led to the birth of the Demon King, which became the Hero's responsibility.
As the Visitor's activities neared their end, a Constellation stood before it.
The strongest and greatest Constellation in the world.
‘What?’
The Visitor, who had considered all its actions as 'play' until now, was bewildered.
‘I'm hurt.’
Pain.
The attacks carried out with the same level of Divine Power were enough to cause even the Visitor to feel pain.
‘Why are you hurting me?’
Words couldn't be exchanged, but the Visitor couldn't hide its feelings of hurt.
Feeling resentment and anger towards the target, it resisted even more fiercely.
The world was now focused on the Holy War between the two Constellations, a battle for the world's very existence.
‘I hate you. I told you I was hurt, but you keep hitting me, I really hate you.’
Therefore, when everything was over and the Visitor was sealed in the Absolute Being's Underground Prison, it harbored a deep curse, anticipating the future.
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「Title: But can they really imprison a late-game boss with just a <>?
-If it ever breaks free, won't we have to start all over again from the beginning?
└Don't jinx it, damn it;
└According to the lore, once sealed, no one can escape, so we have to believe it
└They say it's a disconnected world where time flows differently
└Like a mental training room lol
└A room you can't leave unless you xx;;
└Oh...」
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Time continued to flow.
The Visitor, sealed away, couldn't see the outside world, but it lived within the vivid memories that remained in its mind.
And it took time to reflect on itself.
A space where the concept of time was completely removed.
Since the Visitor could do nothing else—
It replayed the most intense moments, and the most enjoyable moments over and over again.
The Absolute Being was always present at the center of those memories.
‘I hate you.’
The Visitor still intensely disliked the Constellation known as the Absolute Being.
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Time stood still in the sealed prison, but the ego within continued to linger.
I don't know how much time has passed, but the Visitor didn't care.
After even the briefest flicker of impatience fades, what remains is the same emptiness as before, a void of nothingness.
Then.
-Thump.
"....?"
At some point in the Void's passage of time, the power of the seal binding the Visitor weakened.
Although complete liberation failed, the Visitor succeeded in sending some Divine Power outside the prison.
Despite the significant restrictions and the pain suffered as a consequence of defying the seal, the Visitor didn't care about such things.
Though the power was weak and insignificant, like an ant compared to his true form, the Visitor diligently peered through a small opening from within his solitary confinement.
Unlike before, when his mere existence caused harm, the power was now faint, even to the inhabitants of Dianon.
The world he saw again was surprisingly beautiful and peaceful.
A stark contrast to the fear, despair, and wailing triggered by his presence before—
The Visitor was once again struck by a fresh wave of shock.
They were happy.
But if the Visitor were near, they wouldn't be.
When he didn't know, he didn't care. But now, looking upon this peaceful world, a new wave of impatience washed over him regarding their tranquility.
'I want to belong.'
Their lives seemed interesting.
The lives of the Constellations and the inhabitants.
They loved each other, and they trusted each other implicitly.
The Visitor had no such relationships.
The only beings he had were the three Constellations who birthed him without knowing his existence, and the hateful Absolute Being.
Again.
The Visitor observed the world.
The world he saw from within his loneliness and solitude was filled with light and love, and at its center was the greatest Constellation, the Absolute Being.
Everywhere he looked, the Absolute Being.
The whole world rested in the embrace of the Absolute Being, and the Visitor's hatred began to waver.
'It looks warm.'
And so, he became envious.
He envied the Absolute Being's position in this world.
A warm world where everyone longed for and loved him.
The Visitor's thoughts began to flow in a different direction.
At the end of that flow wasn't hatred, but pure curiosity.
Pure curiosity.
The fundamental emotion that formed the Visitor's existence.
Stripped of loneliness and hatred, he returned to his purest and clearest state.
'I want to meet him.'
The Visitor wanted to meet the Absolute Being, even just once.
He wanted to see the world the Absolute Being saw, together.
This natural flow of thought led him to the idea of 'Unification.'
And so, now.
Looking at the bewildered face of the Absolute Being, the Visitor felt an unexpectedly pleasant emotion, a faint smile gracing his lips.
"Huh?"
"I desire... Unification."
"I feel weird right now."
The Absolute Being, Ron, wrapped his arms around his own shoulders, his face etched with a wounded expression.
[Black Sun's Incarnation: This isn't the time for jokes...! ]
"What are you talking about? This feels like the biggest joke ever."
The Visitor.
That viciously difficult boss mob—
Is setting aside his pride, even using Summon to be with me.
If this isn't a joke, then what is?
Ron was confused.
Should he unleash his ultimate attack skill right here, right now? Or should he try to talk things out?
But the former would leave no room for conversation, so he decided to hold back.
"So. Why?"
"Huh?"
"Why do you want to merge with me?"
-Unification! Unification!
A Constellation nearby made a fuss, but was quickly silenced by a Star Child.
"Because it seems like it would be much more fun and happy that way."
"Happy."
It was a word too foreign to have come from a Constellation's mouth. Constellations usually preferred to adorn their judgments with impressive-sounding words rather than such fundamental emotions.
"The Absolute Being is strong."
"I am pretty strong."
"And everyone loves the strong Absolute Being. And they are happy."
"Hmm... That's true."
"That's why I want to unify with the Absolute Being."
Unlike his previous mindless brute force approach, this surprisingly logical reasoning momentarily stunned Ron.
But there was one problem.
"So, how does this 'Unification' work?"
"...Huh?"
The Visitor tilted his head at the Absolute Being's question.
"Unification, you don't know?"
"How would I know? I've never done it before."
Ron, who was an ordinary human until recently, had no way of knowing.
And neither did the naive Visitor.
Though he had lived for tens of millions of centuries, this was the first time he'd seen another Constellation not as something to devour, but as a potential companion.
"Stand by."
Ron clutched his head, feeling dizzy, and called for a timeout.
Emergency strategy meeting.
Within his mindscape (Friend List), he requested an urgent meeting with the two other Constellations.