Endless regression… Chang-Sun did not know how many times Bel-Marduk had gone through the time loop, nor how many Worldlines he had been in. However, it was clear that Bel-Marduk had not succeeded even once. The repeating cycle of failure and despair had exhausted Bel-Marduk, making him who he was now.0

That had to be why Bel-Marduk rejected Chang-Sun’s offer of partnership. From Bel-Marduk’s experience, there was no way to defeat Ubbo-Sathla no matter how many Chang-Suns fought together. In the end, Bel-Marduk had concluded that he had to do this on his own by becoming more complete.0

That was why Chang-Sun briefly wondered whether it was better to eat Bel-Marduk and elevate his own Divine Class instead of partnering up with Bel-Marduk. Bel-Marduk had to have had a good reason to come to such a conclusion, so Chang-Sun briefly considered whether he had made the right choice. Perhaps, he thought, it was how he could create the last volume to become an Outer Celestial.0

‘No, I still can’t do that.’ Chang-Sun suppressed the urge that continued to emerge from deep in his heart. ‘Everything will unravel...0