Stay calm… stay calm.
At this station, I would thoroughly explore this tribunal Ghost Story as well and gather information and dream solution.
That was all I needed to think about.
Anger had surged up in me at the dangerous thing my companions were doing—following me in their dead bodies—but I held it in.
If I could not persuade them, then getting angry would only sour our feelings.
The same went for Agent Choi refusing to sell his dream solution to me.
‘I just have to do my part well.’
I only had to do my best while making sure nobody died.
Hadn’t I been doing that all along?
That would be enough….
[The sight of my friend doing his utmost so that he will have no regrets is beautiful. Oh, though it pains me to see how heavy those shoulders look….]
It’s fine.
[Hm. Then let us advance. This is a step toward receiving judgment—no, a trial!]
I climbed the stairs leading from the platform to the Scale Tribunal.
And before I knew it, I was staring into the wide-open doorway.
I thought the inside of the Scale Tribunal had been revealed, but….
“……”
There was nothing visible inside.
It was a pure white void.
There was no color, no sound, no form. If anything, it felt strangely similar to a dark basement without a single point of light.
“…Are you scared, Grape?”
“No.”
In truth, I was scared.
But nothing would change just because I was scared, so I stepped inside.
Day of Disaster in Segwang Special City. Rescue request no. 370614 confirmed. Registering rescue requester as a Selection Candidate.
202■ Management No. 370614, Kim Soleum. The subject is to undergo evaluation of rescue value through the Scale of Evil.
The next moment, I snapped back to my senses and found myself standing at the end…