As Ryo, Zalarosa, and Yui walked together…
Silence hung heavily in the air.
Ryo (looking up at the ceiling):
"System… tell me, what is this world? What am I really in?"
> System:
"What you're in, Ryo… is not a single world, but an infinite series of fragmented worlds.
Each one has its own laws, its own story, its own time… and differs completely from the others.
These worlds come together to form what we call a 'Universe.'
But the universe is not the end — it is merely a cell inside a higher level called a 'Dimension.'
And each dimension contains infinite universes, tied by independent timelines that never intersect.
Each timeline contains a universe, and each universe contains a dimension, and each dimension contains a timeline…
This equation repeats endlessly, into infinity.
These dimensions themselves are just layers inside the 'Multiverse' —
A living entity of universes that are born every minute, die every second, and are rewritten every moment."
> "But above the multiverse… there exists what is called 'Reality.'
Reality is not just a space… but the container of all that exists below it.
It is said that anyone who reaches its edges can see both the beginning and the end… written at the same time."
> "And yet, Ryo… none of this is the top.
There exists a being… without a name.
It cannot be understood.
Only its traces are known… its shadows glimpsed in places where nothing is ever written.
It is said to be the reason for the existence of all universes, and for nothingness and something, existence and nonexistence, silence and speech, and even the void itself."
Ryo (quietly, eyes widening):
"...What is it?"
> System:
"It is not a god…
It is something that cannot be described, and cannot be told.
Because every description… is written.
And everything written… was created by it.
It continues to write without stopping.
If it stops, everything ends.
If it continues, everything continues.
Everything that is, and isn't… was it.
Nothingness and somethingness, existence and nonexistence — it was both."
Ryo:
"What are you saying? I don't understand anything at all!"
System:
"Neither do I. But all of this… it wrote it. I must say it, whether you want me to or not."
Ryo:
"System, you're only making things more confusing! What are you even talking about?"
System:
"I don't know."
Ryo:
"Then just shut up already."
System:
"Ryo… you've been with me all this time, and you don't even know who I am. Why?"
Ryo:
"Nice dodge of the topic… But what do you mean by 'know who you are'? You're just a screen that shows up in my head."
System:
"Everything written… exists inside him. Every part of this idea."
Ryo:
"Who do you mean? And what do you mean by 'inside him'?"
System:
"The secrets will be revealed when the time comes. Time moves on, and the story is still being told… inside that… thing."
Ryo:
"Can you stop talking in riddles already?!"
System:
"I told you before — he wanted me to speak this way. It's not my choice. He keeps imagining."
Ryo:
"Fine! Just be quiet for a while."
> System:
"The secrets will be revealed soon. We're close… After the 60th, at the 100th, you'll know what you want, Ryo."
To be continued…