Saaaaa……
‘What is this?’
At the light poking at her eyelids, Gyeon Jioh opened her eyes.
‘Light.’ It was starting from me.
Hot……!
Jioh blankly lowered her head.
The pendant on her neck!
From that necklace rising upward, a brilliant light was pouring out. The abyssal darkness surrounding Jioh grew faint and feeble, yet it did not yield and held firm, shining steadfastly.
《The approaching special interrupt is at “Scenario” level. The level of the granted exception authority is high. It cannot be ignored.》
《Processing information aug……》
[There is new information.]
[Singularity identified!]
[Finding and resolving the cause of the error.]
Strings of text, densely rising on all sides, scrolled busily upward.
Following the necklace that kept getting brighter, the surroundings were slowly growing light.
「Final application of update completed.」
「We clarify.」
「The subject was initially identified as the Transcendent ‘Giovanni,’ but it has been confirmed that the corresponding fate was erased by the 〈Curse of the Void〉.」
Thump.
Her fingertips grew distinct.
Clench. Jioh’s hand gripped the necklace hard.
She was no longer short of breath.
「The newly confirmed subject is—」
Daaaang— daang!
A bell tolled faintly from far away. Babel…… the 〈Bell of Victory〉!
Thump-thump. The heart that had been dying pounded violently. Vitality exploded awake in a stretch. This feeling. This mana! Jioh’s eyes flew…