And so, after the CP dies, Richard takes the fork and plunges it into his own neck. After he regresses, he goes back to the warehouse to wait for the CP. Although not a long time has passed, the seconds seems to be dragging on for hours. He's certain the CP will arrive. But anxiety and uncertainty creeps into the back of his mind. He can't help but be nervous.
I should mention that up to this point, Richard is NOT in love with the CP. To him, right now, he thinks what he feels towards the CP is only guilt. The CP is the one that fell first and the CP is the one that fell harder. Richard is in denial about his feelings bc he's still in love with Daphne.
Finally, he hears footsteps. Anticipation fills Richard's heart. His heart speeds up. When the doors swing open, it's not the CP that steps in, but Daphne. Daphne said long time no see!
I can't really remember the specifics. I just know the CP follows soon after her.
Later, Daphne meets up with Richard and she asks Richard to join her side. She knows Richard still loves her. If he joins her, she will love him back. How Richard long to hear those words. If she had said that in the past, he would've said yes. But Richard shakes his head. He refuses to join her. He says her love is conditional. That's not true love. The love his knows is the kind of love that expects nothing back. It's unconditional. He also tells her he no longer loves her. When she asks who bc she doesn't believe him, Richard "lies" and says he loves Caelius now (in Richard's heart, he says what he feels for Caelius is guilt, not love). Daphne laughs and says is that so? Then you best not regret your decision. Richard meet up with Caelius at some point. They end up discussing their plan. Something along the lines of, since the soul in Daphne's body isn't the original female lead, that is why the story keeps regressing and can't end. They need to kill the soul within Daphne's body in hopes of the original heroine coming back. That's the only way to bring the story to its conclusion. However, it won't be easy since this Daphne is a black magic user and a strong one at that.
Anyway at one point, Richard and Caelius are walking in a garden, and I forget the specifics, but as they're walking, Richard says something along the lines of when he was seducing the CP, his love wasn't sincere. He didn't mean it. Caelius just smiles and says he knows. But that's alright. He loves Richard, and that's enough for him. He doesn't expect anything back from Richard. Hearing the CP say that, Richard jolts. He recalls the conversation he had back with Daphne. That love was unconditional. It was to love someone and not expect anything back. Just like the CP felt towards him (and imo, this is actually really when Richards starts to accept the CP).
The last big scene is the big showdown between Daphne and the CP and Richard. Since neither the CP and Richard wanted to join her, Daphne decided to end them. And this time, her plan is to completely break the story .If every character is broken, that means the story can't continue right? If the story breaks, then it must end. And she knows the CP is in love with Richard. So if she breaks Richard, the CP will also break. So the entire time, she aims for Richard, but the CP blocks every blow. However, he is no match for her at all. Her black tentacle magic grabs the CP by his neck and choke him out.
Daphne smiles at Richard and asks if he does not regret his choice. Richard then confesses he does love her - Daphne smiles in triumph - but he can't be by her side. Daphne frowns. As she shoots her magic at Richard to end him, it disappears. Her magic begins to dissipate before her own body begins to go translucent. She then disappears. The scenery also begins to crack.
The reason the world kept regressing despite the real Daphne being long gone is because the sub male lead's obsession. The story will continue so long as someone clings to the old story (aka the old Daphne). A new story can't be written if someone within the novel can't let go of the old story. And that was Richard with Daphne. But now, he's completely let go of her. And so the old story is getting destroyed and a new one is being written in its place.
After Daphne's disappearance, Caelius is free. He runs to Richard and the two hold hands, grabbing each other tightly. They see the world crumbling between them. They have no way of knowing if they will regress, or if this is their last time.
Richard holds the Cp's hand tightly and confess to him for the first time and with his true feelings, "If we are granted another chance, this time, I will choose you."
And so, after the CP dies, Richard takes the fork and plunges it into his own neck. After he regresses, he goes back to the warehouse to wait for the CP. Although not a long time has passed, the seconds seems to be dragging on for hours. He's certain the CP will arrive. But anxiety and uncertainty creeps into the back of his mind. He can't help but be nervous.
I should mention that up to this point, Richard is NOT in love with the CP. To him, right now, he thinks what he feels towards the CP is only guilt. The CP is the one that fell first and the CP is the one that fell harder. Richard is in denial about his feelings bc he's still in love with Daphne.
Finally, he hears footsteps. Anticipation fills Richard's heart. His heart speeds up. When the doors swing open, it's not the CP that steps in, but Daphne. Daphne said long time no see!
I can't really remember the specifics. I just know the CP follows soon after her.
Later, Daphne meets up with Richard and she asks Richard to join her side. She knows Richard still loves her. If he joins her, she will love him back. How Richard long to hear those words. If she had said that in the past, he would've said yes. But Richard shakes his head. He refuses to join her. He says her love is conditional. That's not true love. The love his knows is the kind of love that expects nothing back. It's unconditional. He also tells her he no longer loves her. When she asks who bc she doesn't believe him, Richard "lies" and says he loves Caelius now (in Richard's heart, he says what he feels for Caelius is guilt, not love). Daphne laughs and says is that so? Then you best not regret your decision.
Richard meet up with Caelius at some point. They end up discussing their plan. Something along the lines of, since the soul in Daphne's body isn't the original female lead, that is why the story keeps regressing and can't end. They need to kill the soul within Daphne's body in hopes of the original heroine coming back. That's the only way to bring the story to its conclusion. However, it won't be easy since this Daphne is a black magic user and a strong one at that.
Anyway at one point, Richard and Caelius are walking in a garden, and I forget the specifics, but as they're walking, Richard says something along the lines of when he was seducing the CP, his love wasn't sincere. He didn't mean it. Caelius just smiles and says he knows. But that's alright. He loves Richard, and that's enough for him. He doesn't expect anything back from Richard. Hearing the CP say that, Richard jolts. He recalls the conversation he had back with Daphne. That love was unconditional. It was to love someone and not expect anything back. Just like the CP felt towards him (and imo, this is actually really when Richards starts to accept the CP).
The last big scene is the big showdown between Daphne and the CP and Richard. Since neither the CP and Richard wanted to join her, Daphne decided to end them. And this time, her plan is to completely break the story .If every character is broken, that means the story can't continue right? If the story breaks, then it must end. And she knows the CP is in love with Richard. So if she breaks Richard, the CP will also break. So the entire time, she aims for Richard, but the CP blocks every blow. However, he is no match for her at all. Her black tentacle magic grabs the CP by his neck and choke him out.
Daphne smiles at Richard and asks if he does not regret his choice. Richard then confesses he does love her - Daphne smiles in triumph - but he can't be by her side. Daphne frowns. As she shoots her magic at Richard to end him, it disappears. Her magic begins to dissipate before her own body begins to go translucent. She then disappears. The scenery also begins to crack.
The reason the world kept regressing despite the real Daphne being long gone is because the sub male lead's obsession. The story will continue so long as someone clings to the old story (aka the old Daphne). A new story can't be written if someone within the novel can't let go of the old story. And that was Richard with Daphne. But now, he's completely let go of her. And so the old story is getting destroyed and a new one is being written in its place.
After Daphne's disappearance, Caelius is free. He runs to Richard and the two hold hands, grabbing each other tightly. They see the world crumbling between them. They have no way of knowing if they will regress, or if this is their last time.
Richard holds the Cp's hand tightly and confess to him for the first time and with his true feelings, "If we are granted another chance, this time, I will choose you."
A new story is being written.
And the story ends there.