this infinite world

silence.

Only silence.

"...I don't think I ever said my name."

After remaining silent for several minutes, Andil, whose real name had been revealed, finally spoke slowly.

Now that his identity had been completely exposed, Andil no longer maintained his flawless mage disguise. His tone changed abruptly, and the aura emanating from him also shifted.

If Andil was just now a vibrant, adventurous, and seemingly mature and experienced middle-aged mage, then now he exudes a kind of detachment akin to seeing through the illusions of the world. Even Yang Yun could not discern any emotion from him, as if he had merged with the boundless darkness around him.

"How exactly did you see through me?" Adil's eyes gleamed with an indescribable light—perhaps confusion, curiosity, or a fierce thirst for knowledge: "I am certain I have never revealed my name. Even those two little fellows, Lothric and Lorian, or even King Oceloes, who is determined to transform into a dragon, have never known my true identity..."

"Perhaps it's because I don't know many powerful mages."

Yang Yun didn't hide anything. He smiled and frankly told him, "The founder of magic, White Dragon Hiss; Big Hat Logan, who brought crystal magic to its peak and made it known to future generations; and after these two, it's your turn next—Sage Andil."

"……Ah."

Andil let out a meaningful chuckle: "Then your knowledge is rather limited."

Despite this, the old man, who had lived for countless years, did not refute Yang Yun's comparison of him to the former two. On the contrary, his aged voice carried a subtle, almost imperceptible arrogance... Although Yang Yun had only listed them in chronological order, Andy's tone seemed to suggest that placing his name after those two legendary figures, who had existed since the time of Gwyn and were renowned throughout the world, was an insult.

"Although there must be many powerful mages in this world that I don't know about, such as a bald man who might suddenly appear out of nowhere, despised by everyone, but who has invented unprecedented magic that can even challenge the gods... I think such a person will not appear in front of me on his own initiative."

Yang Yun didn't take Andy's attitude to heart. As everyone knows, the longer a being lives, the more distorted they tend to be. In other words, the older a person gets, the more abnormal their mind becomes. This is especially true in the world of Dark Souls: "Moreover, I think that although the former two may be highly respected by the world, in the research on 'the world' and 'the first fire,' they are far inferior to you, who have been hiding behind the scenes and remaining unknown for a long time."

As he spoke, Yang Yun stroked his chin, looking Andy's body up and down—a body more like a "projection" or "avatar" than his true form: "A person from the past can cross time and space to communicate with me and make plans in the distant future... Although it borrows the characteristics of this world, even I never thought there would be such a causal method." — Rodland is a place of chaotic time and space.

This is a line from Dark Souls 1, and it's also written in the lore to explain all the illogical situations that occur in this world.

In this wondrous world, the boundaries of time and space are quite blurred. Undead can teleport between campfires using "King's Artifacts," and "Repairing Light Powder," an artifact readily available from general merchants, is essentially a magical creation of the gods, its principle being to manipulate "light" to induce a small-scale reversal of time...

In the side quest featuring the goddess knight Rotrek, known as "Golden Glamour" in the game, if the player kills him through invasion, they will find his corpse upon returning to their original world. In the story of the ancient magical kingdom of Urathino, the undead hero controlled by the player truly travels back in time to kill Manus, the lord of the abyss, and bestows all the glory upon Artorias, one of the Four Knights corrupted by the abyss, making him famous as the "Wanderer of the Abyss."

Indeed, nothing in this world is absolutely impossible. Just as in some worlds, the sheer force of ten thousand tons can shatter the void and tear apart space. The rules of this world are just that unreasonable.

Even so, the methods Andy employed still moved Yang Yun. The chaotic spacetime did lower the threshold for entering this field, but to use it further was like knowing the principles of nuclear fusion versus achieving nuclear fusion by hand... What was even more astonishing was that Andy had actually extracted and separated a complete timeline and reconnected it with the "present"!
“…Who are you?!”

Witnessing his life's work being so casually revealed, even Andy's usually calm and collected mind was stirred up by the shock... What made him most uneasy was that he couldn't see through the depth of the person in front of him at all.

Admittedly, Andy believed he had reached the pinnacle of this world, stepping into the realm of the "Transcendent." Even if Seath the White Dragon were resurrected and Logan the Great Hat reappeared, they were nothing more than that in his eyes. Perhaps only the legendary Sun King Gwyn was worthy of his serious attention.

But in Andil's perception, the person before him was nothingness. Neither human nor god, transcending cause and effect, seemingly an ordinary being, yet appearing to be above the laws of the entire world. Simply standing there, the faint light emanating from his body was enough to dispel all darkness.

How could this unprecedented unknown not put pressure on him? Perhaps even Andy himself didn't realize that his breathing had become rapid, his exposed skin had quickly become rough, showing the texture of tree bark, and even the fingers holding the oak staff began to show the texture of dry branches...

"Don't be nervous, I mean no harm, I just wanted to have a chat with you."

Yang Yun waved his hand, completely unconcerned about Andil's actions and the changes that had occurred within him. The young man, driven by curiosity, asked with great interest, "How did you come up with the idea of ​​creating this new world? And how exactly did you do it? Is it related to your research on this world and the Primordial Flame? You—"

The next thing Yang Yun could answer was a torrent of soul energy rushing towards him. (End of Chapter)