Chapter 358: Origin Regression (3)
Back when my orphanage director was a child, kids his age would watch TV instead of scrolling on their smartphones. They couldn’t choose what to watch on TV, only whatever the broadcasting stations showed. Since employees were needed for the stations to run, the screen stayed dark during sleep hours. It was like a shop that closed at night. When the broadcasting stations were off their clocks, the TVs didn’t show anything.
Pzzzzz—!
When nothing played on the TV screens, static composed of black and white dots took over. They looked like bots playing a fast game of Go. That was what I saw when I stood up. It was a very... very... very dizzying sight.
Pzz, pzzzzzz—!
[The stage on the seventy-sixth floor has been terminated by force.]
The sky split in two. Black and white waste liquid poured out from the gap like mold. The sky was the first to be consumed, then the people under it. Finally, even the horizon was swallowed.
Pzzzzz!
[The Sixth Pillar, the Primordial Staff, has intervened.]
[The Primordial Staff maintains control of the stage.]
In a world where black and white mixed and created chaos, a mage leaned on her staff. She was one of the Pillars that ran this Tower—the Primordial Staff.
The Pillar looked at me.
“That’s an interesting claim, Death King. So are you saying that my choice was wrong? I’ve considered both this heaven and you to choose the most appropriate examiner, and that was Yoo Soo-Ha. Are you saying that it’s the wrong choice nonetheless?”