The man standing before William was Ryan. It was Ryan's form when he met William. William knew this, and he knew something that no one else could know.
"That's right, only I can understand what really happened."
Ryan, hearing those words from William's mouth, replied:
"I understand too."
William smiled at him.
"Of course you understand, because you are me."
Ryan fell silent for a moment, looking at William who was smiling at him before he replied, "Are you sure you want to go back to that world?"
"Of course," William answered without hesitation.
"Are you sure you want to stay in that fake world?"
"But that world is something real to me."
"That world is just like a dream, you can't stay in that fake world forever."
"But right now I feel that world is the real world. Let me believe it and enjoy life for a while."
"Even though you are aware of your end?"