The Archduke looked away from the constellation. He seemed no longer intrigued.

‘Was I expecting too much from him?’

The Archduke truly had high expectations of Seo Jun-Ho because he was walking on the constellation of regression. Unfortunately, the Archduke was aware that there was no way Seo Jun-Ho could escape his destiny.

‘He made a mistake by revealing his true strength too early. His action instilled a sense of crisis in Kineos.’

Kineos had been minimizing his movement, as he was keeping Helic in check, but now, he would definitely lead an army to the ice castle. The death of the Players was inevitable.

‘In other words, Specter’s effort and regression this time is useless.’

The Archduke finally closed his eyes after completely losing interest in the constellation.

***

The Heavenly Demon was finally dead, but Seo Jun-Ho didn’t really feel anything. He felt neither excited nor bitter at the futility of his revenge.

‘That was my 238th time killing the Heavenly Demon.’ All of a sudden, he was struck by both an epiphany and extreme exhaustion. Seo Jun-Ho closed his eyes. ‘I’ve finally come this far.’

He had arrived here by choosing only the same options as he did before he obtained the final page—such was all to prevent the slaughter of the players on the 7th Floor and to finally move forward.

“So it’s finally over,” the Frost Queen muttered...