Who am I?
As Same's eyes closed, he could see the real world simultaneously.
**Information:** This is the awakening from dimensional sleep. Dimensional awakening is the battle one fights within their subconscious.
Same: I have no idea what's going on, but seeing you the moment I open my eyes is a terrible feeling.
Hyper, enraged, goes berserk: Hahahahah! (He scratches his head furiously, his eyes darting wildly.) Unbelievable... THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE! WHAT ARE YOU, YOU SON OF A BITCH?!
Same: Where is this place? Where are the others? WHAT DID YOU DO TO THEM?!
Anti: Your questioning will cost you your life, Same. It's time to come to your senses.
Hyper: No! Wait, wait! STOP! I CAN'T UNDERSTAND! HAHAHAHA! HAHAHAHAHAH! THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE!
Anti: It seems Hyper is unaware of the side effects of his power, Monster.
Monster: This fool acted hastily. He must now endure the consequences.
Same, caught between the two mysterious beings, feels like a small child trapped between two powerful elders.
Same: Hold on a minute! Don't you have any intention of explaining what's going on here? And why is that idiot Hyper acting like this?
Monster: He used the cursed Mayuriki technique. Now he has to fight his own subconscious.
**Information:** The Cursed Mayuriki Technique is typically used by the Minakto Province against individuals with godlike levels of complexity. The purpose of this technique is to send both the opponent and the user into an internal realm, forcing them to fight their own subconscious battles. Those at divine levels or with severe psychological complexities fail to make sense of their internal war, becoming trapped in a paradox. Eventually, they break down their own complexes, rendering them powerless.
**Right now, Hyper is fighting his inner war...**
Hyper, covered in blood, trembles as he fights, his eyes twitching uncontrollably.
**Simulation:** Who are you?
Hyper: You son of a bitch!
Hyper sees a simulation before him. In reality, this is his inner battle. The simulation is merely the purified, true self that the universe has assigned to him.
**Simulation:** Say it already! Who are you?
Hyper: (Shouting, his voice nearly breaking into tears) I DON'T KNOW! ENOUGH ALREADY! YOU FREAK! PLEASE... PLEASE... STOP!
**Simulation:** What are you fighting for?
Hyper: TO WIN! (At the same time, he still cannot touch the simulation, and all his attacks reflect back onto himself.)
**Simulation:** Who do you want to defeat?
Hyper: You, of course, you son of a bitch!
**Simulation:** Who am I?
Hyper suddenly freezes. The entire universe seems to have fallen silent for this moment. The way the blood circulates through his body, the way it drips onto the ground, even the sound of it brushing against his skin—everything is audible.
**Simulation:** Does it matter who I am?
Hyper cannot utter a single word. He simply collapses onto the ground. Looking around, he sees a dried, blood-red moonlit sky... It feels as if everything has died. The leaves, the clouds, even the very earth itself.
**Simulation:** Wake up now. Even enduring all this pain hasn't helped you answer a single question.
Hyper finally gives up. With his hope shattered, he closes his eyes. When he opens them again, he finds Same standing before him.
Hyper: The moment I open my eyes, seeing a bastard like you is painful.
Same rises to his feet and shouts: FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN!
Hyper: Looks like Monster already crushed you without me.
Same, his body covered in cuts and burns, still stands tall, challenging Hyper.
Hyper: Tell me, Same. Who are you?
Same's eyes widen as realization dawns upon him. He is dreaming.
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Two days later, Same opens his eyes and finds himself on a ship. Looking around, he sees no one. He gets up and begins wandering the ship, calling out:
Same: Is anyone here? Same, where are you? Huh? Same? Am I not Same?
Wan enters the room: So, you've finally woken up, Same. It's good to see you.
Same: What happened? Is the battle over? How did I fall asleep?
Wan: Ahh... You just passed out. But it seems both of you were defeated by the Cursed Mayuriki attack. That's why Hyper left that place, and you collapsed from your wounds. Because of your battle, we were all thrown far away. So we don't know much about what happened.
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