So what did the hint about the "end" mean? The arc obviously didn't end. Is that someone's phrase? In this case, the word "literally" hints that the character is not saying this to someone, but as if commenting on what is happening to himself.
 
So what did the hint about the "end" mean? The arc obviously didn't end. Is that someone's phrase? In this case, the word "literally" hints that the character is not saying this to someone, but as if commenting on what is happening to himself.
I think it meant that Vegapunk's brain has a screen that the Transponder Snail has been watching. There's a time delay on the snail's outgoing broadcast, and Mars is seeing the video as it finishes up. It says "THE END" at the end of the video.
 
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