The Broken Possessors of the Infinite Regression Academy - Chapter 193



Chapter 193 – The Last? – 6

“……yes?”

Aria asked back in a dumb voice. The anger and resentment she had felt just a moment ago had completely disappeared.

That statement that he was also the main character means only one thing.

“The first… … novel… … ?”

“Yes. I was once the main character of another world. However, despite being in such an important position, I was unable to accomplish anything, and eventually met an unexpected death, leaving an indelible scar on those around me. In particular, on someone you know very well.”

There was no such content in the fragments of the broken world. No, there was no way it could have been there. It must have been a secret that only Latina had kept forever.

“Sin runs through my veins, Aria. Sin for hiding the truth in the shadows, scattering it across time, and leaving it all to one human being. So I can’t help but know what it feels like to always be special. I’ve thought countless times that I have to protect others, that no one else can do it.”

Maybe he didn’t even tell Mira.

“Do you still think that I don’t know your heart?”

“… … .”

Aria couldn’t answer. She was so shocked by the unexpected confession, and she couldn’t understand why he was suddenly revealing such a big secret.

To persuade? Why would you tell someone your biggest secret just for that reason? To a loser who has already exposed everything and has nothing left?

“But then, at some point, Mira-san appeared in front of me. She was just an extra, but I knew it the moment I saw her. Not only was all my effort meaningless, but my methods were all wrong. That’s why I call Mira-san my savior. I call her my savior because she received salvation in a different way than other people.”

Latina awkwardly touched her neck. There was a time when stress had made her feel like there was a tight noose around her that she could never break or remove.

It was after meeting Latina’s salvation that the noose disappeared without a trace.

“How do you think I would have taken that fact? Would I have been angry and upset at the human who had made all my past time and effort meaningless? No. Aria, if you spent your time feeling nothing, I spent my time feeling all the pain. That’s why I said I could understand your obsession with your specialness. Because I was once like that too.”

“you are…….”

The question, “Why do you think it’s your own fault?” was stuck in my throat and wouldn’t come out. I thought it would be meaningless to hear the answer.

Because it was clear that the answer would come out that a petty, stuffy, closed-minded, and narrow-minded woman like Aria April couldn’t even dare to think of.

“But I can tell you one thing for sure: You are not wrong, Aria.”

“……yes?”

At the completely unexpected words, Aria’s thoughts stopped for a moment. She wasn’t wrong? Who? Me?

why?

“Why… …?”

“Because anger and hatred are extremely natural emotions for humans. Whether it is wrong or not, it is not a sin in itself to feel angry, resentful, and resentful at an absurd situation. If I were in your situation, I would have definitely felt resentful, and this is also an unwavering truth.”

– However, it does not mean that you are sinless. Human emotions in and of themselves cannot be sinful, but what happens because of those emotions is clearly in the realm of sin.

Latina’s softly hummed words rang in Aria’s ears. But the words that followed did not rang, but were deeply embedded in her heart.

“I see a thousand years of time weighing on you. Time is eating away at you, but I also see that time is the support that holds you up. It is time to let go. It is time to face your sins, not deny them, and accept that the path you have walked so far is wrong, and to embrace the mistakes you have turned a blind eye to.”

A tear flowed from Aria’s eye, who had been quietly listening until now. It was a tear with a different meaning than before.

Because it contained emotions other than resentment and anger.

“I felt the same way when I first met Mira. I thought that all the efforts I had made were being in vain. I wondered why I couldn’t do it. Although I may not be as good as you, I have also put in a lot of effort for a long time, so how could I not?”

Aria wondered absentmindedly what that considerable amount of time could mean. Was the nun also trapped in the regression, or was there something else? It was currently unknown.

“I won’t tell you to just accept it like I did. People have their own lives and thoughts. That’s why you can’t consider the time you’ve spent suffering and resenting as meaningless. However, it’s also wrong to give it too much meaning. Just because you’re special, just because you’re the main character, you don’t necessarily have to be different from others, right?”

“… … Then, what am I?”

Aria, who had been shedding tears in silence for a while, finally opened her mouth.

“If I let the time I’ve been through go by like that… … Who am I? Why did I have to go through this? Why are you doing this to me! Who the hell am I!”

“You have always been you, Aria April.”

“… … What did you say?”

“Before and after that, even now, even if you weren’t special, you were always Aria. Just as I was always Latina. And you will always be Aria. As long as you don’t lose yourself in time and sin.”

“You’re losing yourself?”

The tearful eyes became venomous. Latina received the gaze calmly.

“What am I? What is Aria April-like? What do you mean I’m losing myself?! What do you know about me that you can act so rudely… …!”

“Can’t we just start looking for it now?”

“… … What are you talking about now—”

“What kind of person do you want to be, Aria? Do you want to be a kind and gentle person like you in the novel? That’s fine. Or do you want to be a hot-tempered person like you are now, who shows your emotions without hesitation? You can do whatever you want. If you don’t turn a blind eye to the sins of the past and don’t justify the path you’ve taken so far, the path you take will soon become Aria.”

Aria’s eyes returned to their original state. The tears that seemed to have stopped began to pour down again.

“And now you are not alone.”

“……yes?”

Latina reached out to Aria.

“I see the loneliness that fills your heart. I also see the solitude that has hardened over the millennia. You were lonely, Aria. Your obsession with fate, your desperate quest to enter the world, your desperate quest for specialness, all of these were actions that ultimately stemmed from loneliness.”

“I, I… … I… … .”

“I will be there for you. Forgiveness is not my role, so it may not be possible, but if you face your sins head on, I will be there for you. So don’t stay in the darkness any longer. You can’t see your shadow in the darkness, so it’s time to come out into the sun and create your shadow.”

The outstretched hand was grabbed. Aria groped for the hand and put a lot of strength into her fingers.

“You don’t have to be special anymore, Aria April.”

Latina opened her eyes. Her pupils were still gray. She let out a sigh of relief. She had said she would do it, and it seemed like she had really succeeded somehow.

“How was it?”

“Of course.”

Latina, who seemed about to sit up straight, lay back down as soon as she realized that I was holding her with one hand and supporting her back with the other.

I felt a heavy weight on the hand supporting my back.

“What happened to Aria? Did you kill her?”

“No, I didn’t kill him.”

“You didn’t kill him? Why?”

There was one where he used his soul as a shield while fighting, and there was one where he fought me in this form. I thought he wanted me to leave it to him so that he could finish it off with his own hands.

“Isn’t it my place to judge that woman’s sin? I am just an outsider in this world, so it is right to let those who have received return the favor.”

That’s true. Up until now, I had no choice but to kill them because I would have died or been captured if I didn’t kill them first, but if it’s certain that there will be no harm done, it’s right to give the other side a chance.

To the four people who could be seen as Aria’s real victims, and to the one person who lost his best friend.

“by the way…….”

Latina looked around. Her eyes were focused on the spot behind me. It was where the light was.

“Is it okay to be this relaxed?”

“There aren’t any problems yet, so I think it’ll be okay, but I don’t know what happens after that. Even with Aria’s knowledge, there wasn’t a method that could be used in this situation.”

The light window was still preventing the distortion that was getting worse. The light beams that stretched out like tree branches held the time axis that was about to twist and fixed it in place, absorbing the world that was turning golden.

It was a situation where it was unclear how much longer it could last.

“Attempts to fix it would have failed.”

“That’s right. I tried doing it the way you said, but it didn’t work.”

Of course, I’ve tried to make time flow or turn back time. None of it worked.

I thought I should go back and meet the Goddess and the Demon God. Even though they bicker childishly, they are still Gods. I wonder if they will come up with a solution somehow.

After patting her puffy cheeks for a while, Latina opened her mouth.

“… … Perhaps the world itself has reached its limit.”

“The world itself has reached its limit?”

“Yes. Isn’t this a world that has already repeated the same time thousands of times? On top of that, time has been forcibly stopped, and just now, it received a great shock, so it’s not at all strange to say that the world itself has reached its limit.”

“Then what should I do?”

“I don’t know either.”

“huh?”

The answer of “I don’t know” came out so calmly that I immediately asked back. Latina answered with her shameless face.

“How would I know how to fix a broken world? And if I did, I would have told you a long time ago. It’s ridiculous to tell me to die in vain after I’ve come back to life and seen your face again.”

“That’s true too.”

Latina stood up, shouting, “Hey, let’s go!” I followed suit. When our eyes met, awkwardness washed over me. Latina had a normal face, so I guess it was just me who felt awkward.

“What are you doing? With such a strange expression.”

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“… … It’s nothing.”

I had the light in my hand. If I could just resolve this properly, I would have plenty of time ahead of me. So there was no need to rush and tell the story I wanted to tell right now.

“Latina, you go back first. When you go back, the Goddess and the Demon will come here because they think the work is done. You should ask them how to do it.”

“Okay, have you thought of a way to send it back first?”

I silently drew a magic circle on my left hand. A blue line appeared next to Latina and changed into a circle. It was a portal leading to the clubroom. If nothing had happened, everyone would still be there.

But, before we could even leave, another guest appeared.

“Mira! Are you okay— heeeeek?!”

Leona ran in with the holy sword, and when she saw Latina covered in blood, she let out a shrill scream.

‘That’s right. I forgot to clean your clothes.’

You must have seen worse scenes while fighting monsters, but seeing you scream like that, it seemed like it was a really unexpected situation.