Time flew by.
Yang Tao placed energy collectors in the Warp, ensuring the Warp's balance of income and expenditure.
Subaru's visits became increasingly rare.
The good news was that Yang Tao had pulled him from the front lines, and the other good news was that he had been sent to the bottom of a Nest City by Yang Tao.
Looking at Subaru, whom he hadn't seen in a long time.
A smile appeared on Yang Tao's face as he asked, "How did you die this time?"
"Betrayal."
"Very good."
Putting down the new energy collector in his hand, Yang Tao clapped his hands and opened the wooden door leading to the Overworld.
"Let's go, you've grown up. To be honest… your performance has completely exceeded my expectations."
Yang Tao returned to the Overworld, and Subaru immediately followed him. As a soul, he instantly regained his physical body the moment he crossed the wooden door.
Subaru was already used to all of this, so he didn't show any surprised expression.
However, he was full of curiosity about the wondrous Overworld, looking at the square crescent moon…
That's right, it was a square crescent moon.
In a village in the distance, lights were bright, but there wasn't a single human figure, only a few peculiar Iron Golems wandering around the village.
Arriving by a small pond.
Yang Tao sat in his office chair and gestured for Subaru to sit down as well.
"How have you been feeling recently?"
Subaru said with a bitter smile, "I feel like I've lived several lifetimes. To be honest, what I've realized most deeply is how fragile humans truly are."
"No, you're just a bit unlucky."
Yang Tao took out a bottle of Almond water from his backpack, placed it on the table, and pushed it towards Subaru. Then he took out a cup of Seer Tea, took a sip, and said, "From the moment you stepped into the Backrooms, I knew you were a very unlucky kid."
"Although some of the Entities were arranged by me, there were also some Entities that you encountered purely by chance. With three branching paths, there's a one in twenty-seven chance of encountering an Entity, but you still managed to walk down the path where you'd encounter one."
"There are countless such examples. I'm thinking this might be the negative effect that Return by Death brings you; otherwise, if you never died, the 'Audience' would be disappointed."
This was the manifestation of the world's will.
Subaru held the Almond water but didn't open it. This Almond water, which could restore hunger and calm the mind, was a treasure. Besides, he wanted to heat it up before drinking it. Who knew if it contained delicious little drinks like cyanide or chloride?
This was his realization after multiple deaths from poisoning.
"Audience? What do you mean by the 'Audience' You mentioned?"
Yang Tao smiled and took out the Echidna's book of wisdom from his backpack, throwing it onto the table.
The Echidna's book of wisdom, with its magnificent cover, landed on the table with a thud.
"This is the Echidna's book of wisdom from the Witch of Greed in another world. You can also view this book as the script of your life, recording everything about you after you transmigrated to another world."
"And it's a multi-timeline version."
"Meaning, every choice you make will be recorded in this book."
"However… because of my interference, this thing is no longer useful, but it's still quite interesting to read as a storybook."
Yang Tao took a sip of Seer Tea and watched Subaru pick up the book. For a moment, the silent night was filled only with the sound of Subaru turning pages.
The moon slowly disappeared over the horizon, and warm sunlight fell upon Subaru.
He gently closed the book.
"Was I that cringey before?"
"Who hasn't had a cringey past? Even I don't dare look at my old social media posts now."
Seeing Subaru's somewhat embarrassed expression, Yang Tao continued to comfort him, "Whether it's the you of the past or the you of the present, it's still you."
"Emilia is still waiting for you. Actually, I feel Rem is also quite good."
Subaru said helplessly, "Why do you seem more excited than I am?"
"It's quite fulfilling, isn't it, when your own pig learns to root for cabbage?"
Yang Tao thought for a moment, then took a longsword from his backpack and placed it on the table, handing it to Subaru, saying, "This is my graduation gift to you."
"Graduation gift?"
Subaru picked up the longsword from the table, played with it in his hand for a moment, and said, "Well, thank you…"
… …
After sending Subaru back to his own world, he used the Waystone to connect his world before transmigration with the other world.
This way, Subaru could use the Waystone to travel between the two worlds.
"Upgrade!"
In the Overworld, Yang Tao immediately went on a spending spree after returning from the Zero World.
"Upgrade!"
"Upgrade!"
The energy in the Warp was exceptionally abundant. The energy value obtained during this period was enough for Yang Tao to be extravagant many times over.
"Upgrade… Upgrade!"
The space in the Overworld grew larger and larger; this doubling expansion was simply terrifying.
Just as he used up the last of his energy, the Mist Wall that held the wooden door also disappeared, revealing the scene behind it.
It was ordinary, nothing special.
"This…"
Just as he felt inexplicably confused, a faint sensation suddenly arose in his heart, and a brilliant light shone in his eyes. His body instantly disappeared.
Outside the world.
Two groups of people were currently fighting. They held no weapons in their hands, but an indescribable power fluctuation fiercely permeated this space of 'nothingness'.
Fists met flesh, making one's blood boil.
The moment Yang Tao saw this scene.
A new prompt popped up.
[All commands activated]
[Creative Mode enabled]
In an instant, Yang Tao felt himself undergo a transformation. He clenched his fists…
He now felt capable of destroying and creating universes with his bare hands.