I'll kill you after I finish this game!

"Have I failed before? But I feel no discouragement at this moment. The desire to move forward and find the undamaged is still so intense. The laws of the gods are so outdated, keeping us locked up in prison. The world is so boring."

"To be precise, He has imprisoned Himself in a known prison," Karl added with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Reinhardt raised an eyebrow, recalling with some pleasure what Gray had just said about the reality of God, and said:

"Unable to die, unable to escape, imprisoned by oneself—what hellish suffering! Wouldn't it be better if I were to destroy it?"

Because I was never alive in the first place, I cannot die—no, I can't die.

Compared to Reinhardt, the God on the throne understood that known pain better than anyone else.

Reinhardt was searching for the feeling of being alive, and he thought that the gods on the throne must feel the same way he did.

His mad thirst for the unknown is perhaps better left to the Lord of Destruction to grant him the unknown of death; that would be a kind of liberation.

“Yes, look at everything, destroy anything you want to destroy, and I doubt even God will stop you.” Karl, with his eyes lowered, swirled the red wine in his glass, sincerely hoping Reinhardt would continue.

Whether it's heaven or hell, gods or demons, they will utterly destroy all known worlds in the three thousand great worlds.

Continue until nothing can be destroyed.

Until you transcend this sense of knowing.

The Mercury Serpent won't stop him, as long as it brings him the unknown.

Countless viewers from different dimensions felt immense tension and pressure as they listened to three seemingly extraordinary men discussing worldly truths that could make one sweat.

None of these three men give off an impression that is anything but 'ordinary'.

Regardless of their individual identities, the fact that the blond-haired man was wearing a military uniform made it easy for astute viewers to connect him with the white-haired young man in military uniform and the pink-haired girl who appeared on the first night.

They are a group, or rather, they belong to the same camp.

The first thing raised is the sense of déjà vu that puzzles countless viewers. It's as if at the very beginning of the video, whether it's Fujii Ren, Skadi, or Nanami and Shirou who hasn't appeared yet, they have all mentioned or heard about it to some extent.

Ah, I've done that before.

Most viewers have experienced this illusion once or twice in their lives, so it's not unfamiliar to them.

However, as the world progresses and the mysteries are gradually unveiled, this sense of déjà vu, which is raised time and time again, reveals a veil that is indeed unbelievably cruel and... terrifying.

The cycle of reincarnation is closed, and the cycle repeats itself eternally.

Where do people go after they die? This is a question that most people wonder about and are exploring. But in the universe depicted in the video, people simply return to their starting point after death.

She travels through time back to her mother's womb and begins her unique life anew.

For those who are happy in life, life will always be happy; for those whose lives are tragic, life will always be tragic.

A loser who is a piece of shit will always be a loser, while those who are destined to succeed are destined from the very beginning.

From the starting point to the end point, and then from the end point back to the starting point, all changes are locked in, forever forming a closed loop.

How cruel, how...horrible!

Iron Man: Wardfuck, Eternal Return? Isn't that just an idea proposed by Nietzsche? Does it really exist in that world?!?

[Kamen Rider Build]: The reason I kept having this sense of déjà vu at the beginning of the video is because of this!? How could there possibly be such a god!?

【Blue Ribbon Goddess】: Yes, yes, how could there be such a terrifying god? Even the most ancient god in the heavens couldn't dominate the world like this!

[World]: Damn it, how could something that negates the meaning of everyone's life possibly exist?! I, Dio, would never believe in this bullshit-like eternal recurrence.

【Black Reading Princess】: After a person dies, they only return to the beginning... endlessly repeating. This is truly the first time I've seen fatalism proven.

[Golden Fairy]: I don't believe it! It's too absurd! Everything was predetermined, so what is the meaning of life's birth? A scripted puppet?!

[Head of the Hall of Rebirth]: There is no afterlife, no underworld, everything will return to the beginning, that soul... how despicable!

[Phoenix Institute]: This is even more outrageous than time travel. It controls all things and everything. Fatalism really exists.

[Spain]: Although this truth is shocking and hard to accept, what are the identities of these three men who know this cruel truth?

[Guest of the Hall of Rebirth]: The blond man's affiliation can be determined from his clothing. As for the other two... it's unclear. But generally speaking, since they can talk to each other on equal footing, if one of the three is exposed, the other two are probably not small figures either.

.......

"...Eternal recurrence, what an unpleasant description."

As the Bishop of Destiny, Otto, who had lived for five hundred years, possessed an immense wealth of knowledge. His expression was somewhat gloomy and displeased, and his eyes held an absolute aversion and apprehension towards the term "eternal return" mentioned in the projected image.

If this truth wasn't just a childish joke by these three men, then the people living in that world would truly be a source of despair.

—Eternal return, which Otto could also call eternal reincarnation.

A famous and profound thought of a certain renowned philosopher.

This is discussed in detail in his book, Gay Science, in its 341st aphorism.

If one day or one night the devil enters your most unbearable loneliness and says to you:

Your life now and in the past is your life going forward. It will be cyclical, repeating itself endlessly, with nothing new to offer.

Every pain, joy, thought, sigh, and all the great and small, indescribable things in your life will reappear within you, in the same order. The spider in the bushes and the moonlight will appear just as they do now, and moments like this one, and demons like myself, will appear just as they do now. The eternal hourglass of existence will keep turning, and you are but a speck of dust within it!

Would you collapse to the ground if you listened to this devil's words?

Would you grit your teeth and curse this arrogant devil?

You may have experienced a moment like this before, when you answered the devil, "You are a god, and I have never heard anything more sacred!"

If this thought overwhelms you, the devil will change you, and may even crush you to pieces.

"Will you continue to answer this way, and keep answering this way?"

This is a question that everyone must answer, and it is also the focus of human behavior!

The concept of reincarnation mentioned in this idea can be considered a paradox, a bug, and an endless Möbius strip to some extent.

Otto, who had realized this, had now discovered that this philosophical idea could actually be true!

"If eternal recurrence is true..."

Otto murmured to himself, thinking about his life, from meeting Karen to her death, and then to his tragic life for five hundred years, all for a single goal.

He had long been prepared to give up his life to achieve his goal of resurrecting Kallen; his five hundred years of life had been for that one moment.

But when I think about eternal recurrence, if that really exists, then everything I've done is predetermined and set up.

Suppose Otto achieved his ultimate goal, resurrecting Kallen at the cost of his life.

Then Otto's soul returned to the womb, and then...

“————!!!”

He couldn't think about it anymore; just thinking about it sent chills down Otto's spine, filling his steel body with a sense of dread and despair.

Everything you've done is meaningless. No one can stay calm after hearing that, absolutely no one.

In countless dimensional worlds, anyone who understands the concept of eternal recurrence, whether good or evil, will feel disgust, rejection, and deep dread.

If you put yourself in their shoes, or imagine yourself living in such a world, knowing the truth about the world would probably drive you to despair and collapse.

People with fulfilling lives are fine, but for those who are failures with unhappy lives, or those who are trying to change their unhappiness, this truth is absolutely a despairing reality that can completely break them down inside and out.

P.S.: Writing this new version of Day of God's Wrath was a bit of a struggle, so please forgive any shortcomings in the writing...

Chapter Two: The Condition-Stricken Eternal Destruction

Assuming the Big Bang and its subsequent destruction constitute a single universe's life cycle, imagine countless cycles of birth and destruction over an infinite amount of time. There's a probability that identical galaxies like the Milky Way, the Solar System, and Earth would have existed at some point.

Similarly, over an infinitely long period of time, there will surely be an identical Earth where the same human species will evolve, along with the same countries, the same history, the same great figures, and an identical version of ourselves.

Similarly, every choice you make in your life has had its possibilities exhausted over an infinite amount of time.

Today you're struggling with whether to break up with the person you like, whether to go on a trip or stay in your hometown, whether to study abroad or stay at a decent domestic university... These countless choices in your life almost all determine your crucial future.

But if you understand that, over an infinite amount of time, all the choices you made, the choices you didn't make, the choices you regretted, and the choices you were glad you made, have already happened over an infinite amount of time, and will continue to happen in the future.

All the possibilities of life that anyone can imagine, the disillusionment and the hope, have happened in this infinite number of worlds, and will happen again.

Such a world is closed off! It's an eternal prison of despair!

"Himeko-sensei, if this is the destination of the soul, then what is life...?"

Inside the viewing space, Kiana, watching the projection, was hearing the concept of Eternal Return for the first time. Her expression was not pleasant as she swallowed hard, and a hint of gold flashed in her blue eyes.

Eternal recurrence is a concept that negates the meaning of life, much like a demonic concept.

This concept overturns all "teleology," meaning that we are born without any constant purpose, and you are forced by worldly opinion to do something that causes you extreme pain.

It doesn't matter, it's all in the past.

When a person understands this level, they have reached a peak, and everything becomes meaningless and nihilistic.

Kiana, or rather, the pufferfish within her, cannot accept that her life is meaningless and devoid of meaning.

"...Kiana, I don't have much to say to you, but the only thing to be thankful for is that such terrible things don't happen in the world we live in."

Himeko Murata could only tell Kiana this way, to try and prevent her from getting involved from this angle.

But in a broken world, or rather, in a certain world bubble or parallel dimension, is there really no such thing as reincarnation?

Himeko herself didn't know, but the concept of the bubble world has been proven; there is no absolute certainty.

Hearing this, Mei pursed her lips, thinking of the joys and sorrows of her past life.

If one day my life comes to an end, I will still return to the beginning and relive what I have experienced.

Happy things are fine, but no one wants to experience unfortunate things again.

In the pre-collapse civilization of a parallel world, in Twilight Street, inside the church of the Aponia Sanatorium.

"Is this fate? Even if we bind ourselves, everything is still under the control of fate."

Even her nun's habit couldn't hide her alluring figure. Aponia clasped her hands together, her eyes filled with a hint of pity as she looked at the projected video.

If eternal recurrence is true, then fate is indeed something irreversible, and everything has already been predetermined, like a script.

In this world, no one understands the so-called fate and cause and effect better than her.

Fate bestowed upon her a compassionate heart. But her gentleness and comfort never truly healed...or redeemed anyone.

Unknowable and imperceptible threads tightly bind the fates of all people.

It guides life, born amidst cries; it gently leads the soul, returning in silence. The end is sealed, just as Aponia sees; the prison is complete, and only Aponia is trapped within it.