
Men, I really luv the ending of this. So many things before the big reveal to the point that it's very confusing, but, all that confusion is worth it because of the ending.
The flow of the story is very similar to building a puzzle. Every chapter gives you one piece of information that you have to fit into the incomplete image. And only by putting in the very last piece will everything fall into place.
It's a very happy and fulfilling ending as well.

We are actually inside a simulation created by Hamal, and the world has already ended because Meltier failed his mission. His real objective wasn’t to seal the shadows in the Great Labyrinth but to seal the god itself. Why seal the god? Because the god deemed the world flawed and unsatisfactory, planning to abandon it entirely.
In this world, killing shadows with holy magic only makes them stronger. The only viable choices are to run from the shadows or die at their hands—a lose-lose scenario. The world itself is inherently broken, designed to fail no matter the efforts made. The god, dissatisfied, was ready to leave the world behind, abandoning it to its doomed fate.
The Meltie Verche Plan:
This plan was conceived as a desperate attempt to appease the god, preventing it from abandoning the world. The original idea was to seal the shadows in the Great Labyrinth. While this would temporarily delay their resurgence, the seal would eventually weaken, and the shadows would return stronger. Even if the plan succeeded in the short term, the god might still leave, considering it an inadequate solution.
The Emperor and Hamal’s Plan:
The emperor and Hamal proposed an alternative plan: to seal the god itself, ensuring it couldn’t leave. Hamal ran 240,000 simulations, concluding that sealing the god in the center of the labyrinth—surrounded by the shadows—was the best course of action. The god’s immense holy power could hold the shadows at bay for a long time, effectively solving the problem.
Meltier eventually agreed to this plan. Together with a group—including Parzan, the blind priest, and others—they pursued their mission with the dual goal of first sealing the shadows and then sealing the god.
The Failure:
However, Meltier failed catastrophically. When the god revealed the world’s inherent flaws and its plan to sacrifice Meltier, his sword, and the current flawed world to create a new one, Meltier reacted impulsively. He killed the god, unintentionally dooming the entire world in the process.
Realizing his failure, Meltier sought to salvage whatever hope remained. Desperate, he turned on his comrades, killing them and stacking their bodies in the labyrinth’s center. Their holy power, though weak, was all he had left. Finally, Meltier took his own life, using his body and the accumulated power as a last-ditch effort to seal the shadows.

i agree, i think the main attraction is definitely the plot/story and the artstyle. i'm pretty sure other than being a point of introduction for bl readers, the 'BL' tag really doesn't have nearly as big of a representation as the 'Fantasy' tag in this story. some of the stories with the same type of world-focus instead of bl-focus really fall short and end up just being a mediocre story with two dudes kissing at the end, but this one really seems like an exception. even the monsters are pretty unique and interesting.
i'm mostly joking when i say i want to see some action of the non-magical, non-weapon-based variety, anyone who really only wants R18 stuff (which the other weirdo in this thread thinks i am) probably wouldn't enjoy this as much.

Yeah, all the "summoners" you see? They’re the real dead people. The so-called "heroes" aren't really dead. I can't remember exactly what state they’re in, but the summoners are already dead outside of the simulation. That’s why it's so ironic to see the heroes in coffins while the summoners are the ones who’ve already actually died.
The MC was isekai’d there because he essentially serves as a "battery" to power the world. Before the MC, Hamel had bought multiple people who had already died in their original worlds, only for them to die again in this one once they reached the end of the world. This process helped fuel the simulation.
But here’s the twist: the MC is different. For some reason, he has an unusually high amount of holy energy (if I remember correctly), which is why he can summon Shane, the hero and "ender of the world." This holy energy also explains why Shane is able to wield the holy sword we see him holding at the beginning of the story. Only those worthy can hold it, and both the MC and Shane are able to. This plays a huge role in how they ultimately create a new world at the end.

Dood, if his reason for marrying isn't because the world was ending and the girl was an alien that wanted to destroy earth and marriage is the only way to stop it for three years, then I AIN'T accepting any other excuses.
Like, I can't stand the thought of MC becoming a second option. Only sought after once the marriage fails.

The king alr felt smth, you can see that he's already treating Abel differently. He's starting to care, to pay attention to that one particular "ant". And he's worried about said ant. Because humans, to him, are just ants. But as you can see, he already cares about him.
He's a dragon, so it's normal for him to see humans as insects. In fact, that's why he's able to kill them so easily. To him, killing one only meant you stepped on an insect, and since he's as uncaring for even himself, why would he care about an insect he killed?
But Abel, who is weaker then everyone else he encountered, suddenly started to be precious to him. Abel got him to care, once again, about insignificant ppl that the King views as ants.
I hope this explains his actions further. Because he WILL do alot more cruel things in the future. Be prepared to see him kill, just because. Because IS a killer. And just because Abel is there, doesn't mean he'll stop being a killer.
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