"Almost. But I understand the most important part anyway."
Husky replied confidently.
"oh?"
Shisanxiang asked curiously: "Which part did you understand?"
"——In short, it's the old man in gray clothes who is causing trouble. The other named brothers are all miserable, right?"
Husky said matter-of-factly. There was no hesitation on his face.
Shi Sanxiang's expression stiffened.
"Hey, did I understand it wrong?"
"…No, not really. Quite correct."
Shisanxiang sighed.
Should I say that I am worthy of being a Husky?
Even if he skips everything he doesn't understand, he can still leave something behind with his keen intuition...
"What is your main mission?"
"have no idea."
Husky answered honestly: "Just one line. [You decide]...and then it's gone."
"...I see. It seems that my guess is correct."
Shi Sanxiang pondered for a moment, then faced Husky's puzzled eyes and explained: "I haven't received any main quests here.
"Maybe the nightmare on this level only has the main mission on your side."
This nightmare has three levels.
But in fact, they have been circulating in the second level of nightmare.
The first level of nightmare, which is the "Frey's nightmare" that Justus first saw, is the world in which Ingrid did not die and killed Frederic more than ten years later.
At the end of that world, a flag is planted. You can set it to CP1, which is the first save point.
But this is a dead stop.
Then Justus "went back in time" and entered the second level of nightmare.
They returned to their teenage years, this time Ingrid died, and they lived until adulthood, arriving in the Cinder Barrens. Then Justus the Enlightened killed them.
After death, due to the "re-enactment nature" of nightmares, Justus lost his memory and returned to CP1. That is, the end of the first level of nightmares, and directly entered the beginning of the second level of nightmares...that is, when he was a teenager.
The point in time that determines whether Ingrid dies.
Justus had a "second level" nightmare that he replayed countless times.
Every time he is killed by another self, he will start over from his teenage years. He will live through a nightmare that lasts for more than ten years, until he reaches the Cinder Barrens, and then he will be killed by another self again.
...until he completely realized that he was dreaming. A bug appeared in the endlessly repeated story.
Only when he became a Purifier did Justus realize that he was being used. Only then did he realize that the house where he had lived for a long time had been transformed into a ritual venue.
The way to break the ritual is to enter Room 206 with Frederick.
Afterwards, Justus will keep the "memory of clearing the level", return to his teenage years, and return to where they are now - more than ten years later.
A "peopled" coal barren.
It seems that the prerequisites for the true ending have been met.
Why is there anyone here?
——Because "The Enlightened One" Justus has not invaded this world yet.
——Because he is the future enlightened person.
"As if you trust me."
Shisanxiang said to Husky: "If Justus realizes that this is a nightmare, and passes through the exit of Room 206 with Frederick once... and returns here again.
"Then Justus will definitely tell Frederick everything he knows."
What the Husky experienced has actually happened once before.
Frederick trusted his friend.
His wisdom allows him to realize very clearly that... his friend has been trapped in his own nightmare.
Then Frederick, as the owner of the nightmare, will tell Justers how to get rid of this nightmare.
"...Kill Frederick. Kill all Fredericks."
With the face of "Frederick", Shisanxiang replied to the husky with the face of "Justus".
Just like history repeating itself countless times, the situation when tragedy first reached this point... is exactly the same.
…【Reenactment】.
Shi Sanxiang vaguely understood the weight of this word.
But this time it's definitely different.
Because he is not Frederick.
And Huskies are not Justus.
"This is a dream within a dream. So you have to kill me twice."
He looked at Husky and said calmly to him: "Kill me for the first time, and Justus will no longer exist [in this world]. You can take your memory and return to Professor Gray at the end of the first episode.
"This is your CP2 - the second save point.
"At that time, the 'enlightened one' Justus had probably killed Professor Gray in anger. He had realized that this was his nightmare, and he could do it... The most important thing is that Professor Gray could not
Will resist.
"Then, he used the ritual master knowledge taught to him by Professor Gray to take over Professor Gray's rituals. Returning to the second episode, he tried to kill the 'Frederick' in all the dreams. When in this nightmare
After all the 'Fredericks' are dead, Justus can escape from this nightmare."
Just like in Steins;Gate, all text messages sent to the past are withdrawn.
But the only information that Awakened Justus lacks is...
It was in the deserted Cinder Barrens that both Justus and Frederick were killed by a mysterious man.
——This mysterious man is the "Awakened One Justus" who is still unscrupulous in order to clear the nightmare.
If Justus knew this, he would have been resurrected from the first save point. But because he was an enlightened person... he and Frederick did not go outside at all, but went directly to Room 206.
So he was the only one who didn't know about it.
"In other words, the first and third levels of nightmares only appeared once in total. The content of the first level nightmare was fabricated by Professor Gray, and it was just a primer; while the third level nightmare created the awakened Justus
.
"The moment the enlightened Justus entered the second level of nightmare and killed Frederick, he was already stuck. Yes, the awakened person only acted once in total and this nightmare was stuck.
"
An infinite paradox loop is generated.
Why does dying in this nightmare not increase erosion?
Because this is by design.
If you don't do this, then I'm afraid that Justus will have died in the nightmare when he is in the second level of infinite loop.
When an extraordinary person dies in a nightmare, he will become a part of the nightmare.
In fact, as long as he murders Justus in the nightmare, Professor Gray's most basic purpose has been achieved - that is, to resurrect the body of "Frederick" and use it to split his own identity.
But as a sacrifice to the tragedian, he went in a big circle, leaving Justus in a state of neither death nor life.
That is, the paradoxical cycle of constantly being "killed by your future self".
Like an ouroboros.
There is always only one first and third layer, but the "copies" of the second layer are constantly increasing. They are multiplying like a virus.
Frederick can never be killed. Justus can never be separated.
Although his erosion level has not increased at all, he has repeated hundreds, thousands, and countless reincarnations in just one night's nightmare - his spirit has been completely lost.
[A brief moment of anger. Eternal regret.]
It was never-ending torture.
After Justus died, his soul was also trapped in this nightmare. Because he did not die completely - so his soul did not become the nourishment of this nightmare; but he was not alive anymore, so he gave birth to a new one.
nightmare.
Frederick's soul and nightmares were stuffed into Justus' body.
Frederick's body was stolen by Professor Gray.
"I understand this time."
Husky said in a deep voice.
"So...how do I do that?"
Shi Sanxiang was silent.
He didn't dare to be sure... nor did he dare to make this bet.
He was also afraid - he was afraid that he would also be stuck in this nightmare.
But at this moment, Annan's calm voice suddenly came to his ears.
"——After letting Husky kill you, commit suicide from the first level of nightmare to prevent the generation of the enlightened Justus. According to the rules of this nightmare, 'all the Justus in the first level of nightmare are dead'
...This way you can be resurrected."
...This is off-field assistance?
Shi Sanxiang was stunned for a moment, and quickly shared Annan's words with Husky.
They have no other choice.
So they quickly made up their minds.
"I actually want to kill you once..."
When things came to a close, Husky hesitated a little.
Finally, looking at Shisanxiang with his eyes closed, he slowly clenched his fists.