Chapter 311 - Blank Paper

# Enhanced Translation

## A Deal with the Wish Granter

I had made all the preparations before meeting him.

My wish was for him to die.

And the price was my memories of this world.

Of course, the problem with this method was, naturally, that I would lose my memories.

That's why I made several preparations.

"...Alright, oppa."

One was the diary I entrusted to Seo-eun.

A diary I had been consistently writing since possessing a body in this world and deciding to see the ending.

It contained all my memories of what I had experienced in this world.

And if I were to read it when I returned home, my memories would immediately return.

This was possible thanks to residual thoughts, the annihilation of the being who took my memories, and the Vine Witch... but honestly, none of that matters since I'm using a similar method that appeared in the original work. In other words, reading the diary wouldn't just be reading—my memories would completely return.

That would have been enough, but I added one more wordplay.

"I offer all my memories of this world as payment."

I specifically offered only my memories "of this world" as payment.

For most people, this wouldn't matter since they only have memories of this world.

But I was different, having come from another world.

This meant I could keep my memories from before falling into this world. And since I read the original work in that world, I would still retain all my future knowledge.

Still, I might be confused after suddenly losing all my memories.

So I completed preparations for my memory-less self as well.

With that, all preparations were complete.

"My wish is."

"Wish Granter. Your complete and absolute death, right now."

And so, I made my wish.

"......Ha."

"You... Haha. So that's it, after all."

The black-haired child who raised his hand to his head with an even whiter smile then spoke with a chilling laugh.

"Very well. I shall grant your wish, Child of the Stars."

"But someday you will realize how foolish it is to defy a god..."

With those words, white light began to emanate from his body as it started breaking into pieces. The white tentacles sprawled around immediately turned black, expanding madly as if about to burst.

Simultaneously.

"..."

As I felt my consciousness gradually fading, I reached into my pocket and pressed the button on the recorder I had prepared in advance.

Good, now everything is over.

It seems like he's trying to do something before dying, but won't my memory-less self handle it?

Honestly, this was the most concerning part. Would my memory-less self safely make it home and open the diary to recover my memories?

...I wasn't certain.

Honestly, I was a bit scared too. Was I throwing away all the memories I'd built up here so meaninglessly?

But this was the best option.

Even if I permanently lost my memories, I had to eliminate that dangerous being.

Whatever. It'll work out somehow.

Everything will be fine.

I need to trust my future self who will have lost his memories.

...Tick. E... gostic...!

As I finished that thought, in the collapsing prison.

I faintly saw Stardust calling out to me as I closed my eyes.

And so.

I lost all my memories of this world.

***

"Damn it!"

In the depths of Karkaeas, the underground prison.

Stardust, blocked by an invisible wall, pounded it once more and gritted her teeth.

'...I offer all my memories of this world as payment.'

Egostic's calm words.

When she heard them, she couldn't believe her ears.

Seeing the certainty in his eyes, she rushed forward only to be blocked by an invisible wall. Along with the monster's uncharacteristic words that deals were sacred.

"Egostic! Egostic!!!"

She desperately pounded on the wall, calling for him anxiously.

But he didn't seem to hear her, his back turned as he seriously conducted some kind of deal.

Yes, perhaps she should have known. Egostic was always like this. To achieve his goals, he would always rush in without thinking about himself.

Why hadn't she realized?

...She had been too complacent.

She thought Egostic would naturally have some solution. Wasn't he the one who smiled and told her to just trust him until this morning?

So when he told her he had a way to defeat that being, she thoughtlessly believed Egostic must have had something in mind. That he would have thought of some special method.

When in reality, he was just an ordinary person inside, just like her.

Why hadn't she realized that he would try to achieve something even at the cost of sacrificing himself again?

The fact that Egostic offering his memories as payment meant he wouldn't remember her—that this was more terrifying than anything else—

Stardust only realized this at this moment.

As she desperately tried to break through the wall, their deal proceeded faster.

"But someday you will realize how foolish it is to defy a god..."

With those words, the Wish Granter's body had already begun to crumble. Judging from the situation, Egostic's wish must have been to eliminate him.

Thud.

Simultaneously, Egostic's body staggered.

Seeing him standing there, holding his head as if confused.

"...Egostic!!"

Stardust frantically pounded on the wall.

At the same time, as the prison shook and white tentacles thrashed about, she finally succeeded in breaking through the wall.

"Egostic, are you okay? Egostic!"

Whatever that being had done before dying, she headed toward Egostic while avoiding falling walls in the collapsing prison.

"...!"

And at that moment.

Seeing a wall falling above Egostic.

Stardust quickly flew to save him.

"Haa, haa..."

CRASH—

Flying through the air and looking down, she saw thick black tentacles multiplying wildly, destroying the prison.

Looking down at Egostic in her arms.

Stardust quickly checked if he was okay.

"...Ms. Stardust. Let's get out of here first."

"Huh? Oh, right!"

Seeing him speak with a stern expression, Stardust hurriedly prepared to leave the prison.

'...Wait.'

Wasn't Egostic supposed to have lost his memories?

Was he okay?

With that question in mind, relieved that Egostic was safe, she flew quickly to escape.

Because of this, she didn't notice.

"..."

That Egostic's eyes, cradled in her arms, were trembling intensely.

***

Ugh, my head...

I grabbed my throbbing head and got up.

Damn. I remember going to bed last night, but where am I now?

So I opened my eyes.

And before me.

"...?"

Empty.

Pitch-black darkness stretched out.

No. More precisely, I was in the middle of a collapsing building.

"..."

'What the hell is going on... damn.'

I definitely just drank with friends yesterday and slept at home, so why am I in a place like this? Was I kidnapped?

As I looked around with confused eyes, trying to assess the situation.

Suddenly, a voice came through my ear.

[Ah, ah. Can you hear me?]

"?"

What the hell.

I fumbled toward my ear and felt an earpiece inserted in one side.

While I was still confused about what was happening, the voice in my ear continued.

[First of all, I'm you from the future. And you're currently me who just woke up to find yourself in this situation. Now, hesitate and you die. Don't question anything and quickly assess the situation, then follow my instructions.]

Giving me no time to be confused, the voice came rapidly.

Claiming to be my future self and telling me not to think about what's happening but to just follow his instructions because it's urgent.

...I decided to follow along for now.

'Damn. What the hell...'

Because not hesitating in crisis situations and dealing with the immediate problem first was my specialty.

[Good. Since you're me, you'll handle this well. First, look around. Does it look like everything's collapsing and going to hell? Then find a woman with blonde hair first. Her name is Stardust. Yes, she's who you think she is. Tell her we need to escape from here.]

"Egostic!"

Just as the voice came through the earpiece, a woman's voice called from behind.

Suddenly, there was a sound of something collapsing from above.

Whoosh.

Before I knew it, I was in her arms.

"...?"

Being carried like a package, I started flying through the air.

Damn. This is my first time flying in my life.

Finding myself suddenly airborne, I looked up at the face of the person holding me.

'Wow.'

I saw the most beautiful person I'd ever seen in my life.

Blonde hair reaching her waist, clear blue eyes filled with concern for me.

...As I stared blankly at her, I realized something.

Her face looked exactly like the description of Stardust, the protagonist from a comic I had read.

And when I realized that.

I reflexively blurted out what I had heard earlier.

"...Ms. Stardust. Let's get out of here first."

"Huh? Oh, right!"

She nodded at my words and continued flying while holding me.

Looking at her, I gave up trying to understand anything.

I don't know what's happening anymore.

[By the way, your name here is Egostic.]

'That's a cool name.'

That was my only thought.