Go on. ”

The feelings in Annan's eyes did not fluctuate in the slightest.

It would be naïve to think that this kind of thing would move him.

He had already made up his mind to kill Denton, and no matter what it was, Annan could not reverse that idea.

It's just a choice between death and suffering...... Isn't life the way it is?

Denton still didn't show up.

The picture in front of Annan's eyes turned again.

This time, there was no shouting of portraits, and the world was quietly transformed.

When he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a very dimly lit world that looked like a giant pen holder—densely packed with human heads below, and the only light directly above.

He himself was clutching a very thin rope and was crawling up.

The rope seemed to be about to break, and it was very straight.

Annan felt as if he had learned something.

He looked down and saw that there were still many people clinging to the slender rope beneath him.

Countless people are like the little black in Conan—they can't see men, women, and children clearly, and can only see the black heads gathered under them, like dense ants lined up along the honey.

At first, Annan didn't react.

But after lowering his head and seeing this incomparably familiar scene, Annan reacted in the blink of an eye.

This is...... Ryunosuke Akutagawa's "Spider Silk"?

“…… I see. ”

Annan has understood the basic rules of fear of fragments.

The moment he fell into a deep nightmare, he realized what the body of this fear was.

- Either the "despair of ignorant mortals" of some deliverer or forerunner, or "the despair of failure when one step away from the end".

Denton just wanted to see Annan's anger when he was angry and ripped off the spider silk...... Or just want to see the despair when Annan climbs to the highest point and sees the spider silk suddenly break.

"Heh......"

Annan burst out laughing.

He shouted at the top of his voice, "Be careful below!"

"If you keep climbing, this spider silk will break!"

After the warning, Annan ignored the people who followed him.

Just focus on climbing up.

Although this nightmare is spider silk, Annan is not Gandhata.

He will naturally give opportunities to those below...... But this is not compassion and mercy, it is just "fairness".

They certainly have the power to climb up.

As long as you don't deliberately climb down or get in the way of others...... Moving towards a better light, Annan did not stop them from doing such things.

- Even when the crowd gathers, there will be inevitable destruction.

Annan did not order them to give up their survival or postpone their survival.

Be clear about what you want to do, what you should do, and what you can do...... is a very important talent.

These men were not his subordinates, nor were they his servants; Annan is not their savior, nor is he their parent, nor is he their master.

Annan didn't have to climb out of this hell...... He doesn't have that strong desire.

Just doing what should be done as a matter of course.

Because going up is a bit better as compared to going down.

Then it's time to climb up – that's all.

If Annan falls with them, then this is also the fate of their choice.

Annan would have been glad to see others bear the price of their foolishness...... Or rather, retribution.

But he would never interfere.

Because he should not be their retribution.

Annan looked up at the light, crawling intently on the spider silk.

Not surprisingly.

Just as Annan expected at the beginning, when Annan was near the top, the spider silk suddenly broke.

Many people have fallen back into the abyss.

Annan is no exception.

"Ah, failed."

As he fell from the air, such a thought came to Annan's mind.

“…… Is it possible to get out of this fear? ”

But when Annan kept falling back into the abyss, he didn't drop a bit of health.

He fell into the foul pool of blood, and a thought suddenly came to his mind:

- Now, a second has passed.

And the next moment, the silver thread condensed again.

“…… Ha, I see. ”

Annan suddenly laughed: "Every time you fail, will only a second pass...... 'repeat the fear of the same failure forever'?" It's indeed a very powerful ultimate, and for ordinary people, it may make them mentally broken.

"It's weird, is there something going on outside? You suddenly put such a heavy hand...... Are you worried that someone will save me from my dream? ”

Immersed in the stinking pool of blood, the corners of Annan's mouth rose slightly.

Annan's voice, however, was so cold.

"—Don't think about such a good thing, Denton.

"Don't think someone is coming—it's you."

He turned his head and looked at the "little blacks", and his eyes keenly captured the fear and loss.

Is it a failure that has been repeated many times here?

Third, or fifth?

There could be no more, their will was already starting to slacken. Anything more, and they'll lose their minds.

That's fine.

Let them suffer, then.

Then let them fail.

Then let them slump.

"—but as long as you can lift your spirits, crawl with me."

Annan slowly stretched out his hand, grasped the extremely fragile spider silk, and shouted: "Then come together!" ”

So, the second fall.

This was followed by the third.

Fifth.

The tenth.

There are fewer and fewer people crawling with Annan...... On the twelfth occasion, Annan was the only one left crawling.

But in the end, Annan would still fall just one step away.

But unlike those who look up to Annan...... No matter how many times he fails, he will climb up again-

This is not the result of a reversed Winter Heart.

It's a trait that Annan had before he crossed over.

- Before you know it, a minute has passed.

It was not Annan who failed because of his own mistakes.

but because of the mistakes of others, because of unwarranted suffering...... Or because of the so-called [fate].

If you were an ordinary person, you might have been angry.

"That's nice......"

Annan muttered.

His pupils sparkled brighter and brighter.

Over the past few months, have had a smooth life......

Annan was about to forget this feeling of restraint.

He used to wake up and never stay in bed, smoke or drink. Never overeat, and never fish at work. After going to bed, he stopped playing with his phone and stopped eating three hours before bedtime.

Live such a rhythmic life—except because of that precious reason.

Another part of the reason may be because Annan enjoys the suffering of this "forced restraint" on himself.

- like an ascetic.

Asceticism is not easy in modern life, but in modern times, where there are many temptations, simply maintaining sanity and abstinence is asceticism.

But I didn't expect that it was just an ascetic life - forced study, forced work...... even forced the game to be cleared, and when he came back to his senses, Annan realized that he had become an amazing person.

"I want to thank you for that...... Denton. ”

When he fell for the hundredth time, the light in Annan's eyes shone brighter and brighter.

Go on.

Fall.

Go on.

Fall.

- Continue.

Annan had a sentence in his mind that he had seen a thousand times in a certain game-

"Humans......"

Annan whispered, clenching the rope again.

- Without wings, how can you go up?

"Probably because I ...... Not quite normal. ”

Maybe even Annan himself didn't notice it.

The corners of his mouth ...... It's a big, bright smile.

And his eyes are brighter than the stars.

"—continue!"

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