Siris’s pale complexion began to regain a peach hue.
The infinite power reconnected her shattered bones and muscles, fused her torn nerves and severed blood vessels.
Her heartbeat grew steadily clearer. And then—
“Guh—!”
Dead blood burst from Siris’s mouth.
“Cough! Cough, cough!”
“Siris! Don’t die!”
Nihaku clung to her desperately.
I pulled my hand from Siris’s chest and muttered,
“Quit bawling. She’s not dead.”
I placed a hand atop Nihaku’s head.
Then Siris’s eyelids fluttered, and light returned to her green eyes.
“Siris!”
Nihaku threw her arms around her.
I stood up. No need to ruin the mood.
She had gone through hell. Whether it was out of carelessness or resolve, she had not only stood against
directly but even driven a blade into my heart. It must have taken a massive toll. And in the end, she died once for it.
“...Master.”
Siris, still collapsed, turned toward .
Her feeble voice tickled my ears.
“Don’t call
that.”
The ga was over.
Once Amkena, the last Master of Pick
Up, disconnects, the server will never open again.
The crossroads between M??bius and Earth will vanish forever.
“I... ngh!”
Siris winced as she tried to sit up.
She hadn’t fully recovered. Even if she’d been linked to the Chalice of Infinity, she still needed ti to adapt to the new power.
“Siris! Don’t push yourself! What if you collapse again!”
Siris gave Nihaku a bitter smile.
Then looked straight at
again.
“Rest. I’ll take care of the rest.”
“I... wanted to ask your forgiveness...”
“For what? Oh, for trying to send
back to Earth? I forgot about that ages ago.”
I scratched the back of my head.
Honestly, I owed Niflheim a lot. When I played the ga, I never once considered the heroes’ circumstances. Siris, Yurnet, Ridigion, Müden, and Nihaku—each of them had co close to death or lost soone dear to them because of . I worked them hard.
‘It’s a miracle none of them stabbed .’
I never expected them to go this far.
“You’re missing your right arm and left eye. Hold on, I’ll regenerate them.”
“It’s fine.”
Siris shook her head.
“I’ll carry this as the price for my mistake.”
“You’re saying you’ll live with one arm and one eye?”
“It won’t affect my combat ability. I’ll learn a new thod.”
Her eyes were unshaken.
The look of soone with firm resolve. I was about to argue but held my tongue.
Better to leave her be for now. There would be another chance to persuade her.
[Now Loading......]
[Niflheim is being re-generated!]
I looked back.
Rumble— A massive pillar rose beside the spot where Bifr??st was embedded, like an enormous tree trunk.
I didn’t need to be told what it was.
It was the core structure of Niflheim, the waiting room I had painstakingly designed.
“Yggdrasil.”
Yurnet spoke from beside .
“From that tree, the new Niflheim will be born.”
A faint tremor rippled through the ground.
Countless branches stretched out from the pillar. Like blossoms and leaves, light spread from each branch and began to fill the space.
The floor, once nothing but darkness and void, was now finished with clean tiles.
The horizon of darkness all around was enclosed by thick, sturdy walls.
A fountain—a symbol of the plaza—sprayed clear water, and benches assembled around it.
‘This scene...’
I had seen it before.
When I first fell here. When the waiting room was first constructed.
The light cast from the branches swept freely through the vast space, rebuilding the Niflheim I rembered. Pouring light and color into this once-empty Boundary.
“O King.”
Yurnet bowed her head to .
“Who’s a king.”
“You forbade us from calling you Master.”
“I’m not a king either. Don’t call
that nonsense.”
Yurnet looked at
awkwardly.
She was asking
to define a na.
Not Master. Not King.
Then what am I?
Han Seojin.
I had already thrown away that life on Earth.
Han Israt too. I’d have to visit Townia once to see Pria and the others, but I couldn’t stay there. That na was over as well.
“Loki.”
A na from so myth where a god brings about the end of the world.
It was also my account na.
“Loki-nim.”
Yurnet murmured.
Then grumbled under her breath.
“I rather liked the title of king, though.”
“Huh?”
“In our world, kings only existed in legends.
They were said to lead all people to victory and usher in an age of prosperity...”
As if Earth were any different.
There, kings were relics of the past.
Just sothing we skimd over in history books—nothing that suited
now.
“Ah, I see.”
As I explained that, Yurnet nodded.
Then smiled.
“Then my role must be to guide Loki-nim—who does not yet suit that title—to one day beco a true king.”
“What?”
“It’s fine. We don’t really know what it ans to be vassals, or what loyalty truly is.
We’ll learn together. I believe we’ll forge a satisfying bond in ti.”
Yurnet’s radiant smile left
dumbfounded.
I was speechless.
“We’ve finally beco one. You can’t run away anymore. Ufufu.”
“......”
“I trust you’re not thinking of breaking our contract now, Loki-nim.”
Yurnet concluded.
Well, this much was on .
I was the one who accepted them.
Pwooooooo.
A resounding trumpet call.
I looked up.
Beyond the dinsional rift, countless airships were gathering.
It seed Niflheim’s main force had finally arrived.
The vast sky of the Boundary darkened.
Centered around the flagship Brynhildr-01, hundreds of airships large and small ford a grand fleet.
At their front flew the statue of the mountain goat—Niflheim’s emblem.
“To bring eternal victory to Loki-nim...”
“If they keep shouting like that, won’t they die?”
“...That’s true, but...”
I let out a sigh.
The battles here are nothing like the ones outside.
To make them useful, I’d have to start from scratch.
[Mwahahahahaha!]
At the prow of Brynhildr-01—
A fairy wearing a pirate hat and eyepatch burst into maniacal laughter.
[Now that I’m full-ti, no one can stop ! Fragnts, do you see this? My ultra hyper super golden fleet! Tremble in fear! Mwahahah! Co at
if you dare—]
“Demote her back to intern.”
“Yes, sir.”
I whipped my cloak.
The new Niflheim beneath my feet was being rebuilt, piece by piece.
My domain.
Niflheim.
It would be my fortress and my throne.
This could be fun.
Felt like starting a new ga.
I was becoming a Master once more.
The difference now was—my fate was tied to Niflheim’s.
「Rember this.」
I muttered.
My voice, infused with power, spread across the entire Boundary.
「Now that we’ve made a contract, even if you die—you will not die.」
Even in death, you’ll rise again and fight.
We are one, and at the sa ti, we are all.
The Chalice of Infinity no longer belongs to
alone.
「In return, I’ll give you the strength to fight.」
In this endless war—
To seize victory.
“To the king, victory.”
Ridigion spoke solemnly.
A resounding chorus echoed far and wide.
“We’ll need new reinforcents. I’ll set up contact nodes across all M??bius dinsions.
If there are those who seek war and glory, they’ll be able to join us.”
Yurnet said.
“To them, we shall be known as Valhalla.”
Valhalla.
Has a nice ring to it.
“There are so strong candidates in Townia. Would you like to hear them?”
“That...”
Can wait till later.
I smirked.
“Aaron.”
“Yes?”
“Do you regret coming here?”
Aaron ran a hand over his spear.
“I regretted it more tis than I can count.”
“Yeah?”
“For thousands of years. So much that I got sick of it. Until there was nothing left.”
...I really was a bastard.
If Aaron had stayed as a training instructor, none of this would’ve happened.
He could’ve lived a quiet life doing what he was ant to.
He should’ve been smiling beside his little sister.
This was my karma.
I was the one who made him like this.
The one who dragged him into an eternal war.
“Hyung-nim.”
“Mm?”
“I have no more regrets.”
Aaron looked at
with unwavering eyes.
“To keep fighting by your side from now on... that’s an honor.”
“Honor, my ass.”
Still, he’d followed
well.
Even during those agonizing tis with no progress, he never once blad .
He always chalked everything up to his own inadequacy.
I looked over at Ridigion.
He said nothing.
Simply displayed his tachi’s scabbard from afar.
‘So it doesn’t even need to be said.’
Nihaku was crying in the corner, sobbing like mad.
“I’m just so glad, Master... Master...”
I shrugged my shoulders.
And then—
“Siris.”
She looked mostly recovered now.
Siris staggered toward .
Her left eye was wrapped in cloth, and her empty right sleeve fluttered in the breeze.
My...
Sub-master.
The hero I cherished most.
At first, it was just because she was my only 4-star. But soon enough, I realized it.
This one was different from ordinary heroes.
She made mistakes sotis—
But in the end, she always walked the right path.
“You don’t look great. Regrow the arm and eye.”
“One day.”
Siris spoke.
A satisfied smile traced her lips.
“When I feel I’ve truly fulfilled my duty, I’ll restore them.”
“Still not listening, huh.”
Well, that’s just like her.
Master and Hero.
That one-dinsional relationship was over now.
In this long war ahead, it was ti to build sothing new.
Be happy.
The last command of the Master.
I didn’t know what that ant—but I thought I’d try.
Master.
I turned to the side.
Amkena’s control window was flickering.
She couldn’t hold on much longer. The connection would drop soon.
Up in the sky of the Boundary,
In the tiny window of a smartphone screen—
Amkena was looking at .
[Warning!]
[The server is unstable!]
[Prepare for disconnection.]
Of course. It’s the end.
Our paths were just too far apart.
‘Try not to ga so much next ti.’
Your mom seed pretty worried.
Sure, gas can help with stress—but only in moderation, so they don’t ss with real life.
...Not that I’m one to talk.
Whatever. Doesn’t matter now.
“Hey.”
I had sothing to say before it ended.
“Change this thing for .”
I picked up the warhorse figurine.
Its head and legs were worn down from being touched so much. It wasn’t even a statue anymore—just a lump.
[Gift Shop!]
[Purchase ‘Warhorse Figurine’ for 5,000 Gold.]
[Send ‘Warhorse Figurine’ to ‘Han’ as a gift!]
Clunk.
[‘Han’ receives the Warhorse Figurine and is pleased.]
I whistled as I took the new figurine into my hands.
Then said—
“Take care.”
Bzzt. Crackle.
With a couple bursts of static, Amkena’s control window closed.
[Error!]
[Connection lost.]
The drifting light overhead vanished.
As I turned the figurine in my hands, I spoke.
“Don’t you guys think we should change Niflheim’s emblem?”
Yurnet blinked.
I carefully tucked the figurine into the pouch behind my belt.
“The mountain goat is outdated. Not cool at all. Now that we’re starting fresh...”
“If you’re talking about that toy in your hand—no thanks.”
Siris cleared her throat.
“Didn’t you say you were reflecting earlier?”
“That’s a separate issue.”
Siris smiled at .
Tch.
Philistines with no taste.
I clicked my tongue.
HROOOOH—
A distant cry echoed.
I reached out my hand.
Bifr??st, planted in the ground, flew into my grip.
No need to say anything.
Everyone had already finished prepping for battle.
Their faces, once carefree, were now taut with tension.
I’m not alone.
It was a strange feeling.
Having soone beside .
A sensation I hadn’t felt in ages—almost ticklish.
And with it, a new fla surged.
There is an end.
Soday, this war will have a conclusion.
There will co a ti when victory and defeat are decided.
Will I still be standing when that day cos?
Obviously.
A grin ford. Even alone, I’d always said the sa.
I don’t fight battles I can’t win.
GRRRAAAAHHH!
Thousands of Fragnts poured forth.
Of course, I’ll be the one who—
“...ends this.”
I raised Bifr??st high.
And beside , the other heroes leapt into battle.
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