“…The one who put the <Mark> on you—no, us… is Machina?” Chang-Sun stuttered.2

“You really didn’t know, huh.”0

“It’s not <Supreme Light>?”0

“Yes, he was the one who appointed me as the lighthouse keeper, but remember who’s responsible for maintaining the balance of Eros and Nyx and order in the Great Universe,” Perkwunos reminded Chang-Sun.1

“…”0

“In the end, <Deus Ex Machina> is the one we have to defeat,” Perkwunos said, suppressing his anger with great difficulty.2

Chang-Sun could not forget how Perkwunos had acted as he mentioned <Deus Ex Machina>. Perkwunos had certainly admitted his failure to fulfill his duty as the lighthouse keeper, but his anger toward <Deus Ex Machina> was a different issue. <Deus Ex Machina> had put Perkwunos through the endless suffering of <Extinction>.0

“…I’m going to go crazy.” Chang-Sun sighed, covering his face with his hands. He had not felt this abysmal even during the Rollback loop, but the atmosphere was truly suffocating right now.0

‘What should I think of everything I know about <Deus Ex Machina>? Was he deceiving me, or is there something I’m still not aware of?’4

The wish of <Deus Ex Machina> to save...0