Chapter 43: I Hope You Remember Some Day


    <b> I Hope You Remember Some Day </b>


    I knew it woulde to this!


    Mane had suddenly appeared out of nowhere.


    While blocking the attack, she shouted angrily, ring in my direction.


    This is why you should have listened to me back then!


    Kill yourrade covered with that damn magi right now, If you do so, youll gain enough strength to somewhat be able to match the being in front of you.


    Even now, she was constantly spouting iprehensible nonsense.


    Despite my attempt to retort against her irritating words, I could only continue to cough up blood. Barely managing to hold back the flow of blood pouring from my mouth, I shouted at her to provide an exnation.


    I I need you to exin what the hell youre even talking about.


    I opted to listen, hoping that she could provide a solution to ovee this situation.


    Thats right. I should exin whats going on first.


    We were currently being bombarded by a massive attack.


    Although a power beyond anything I had seen before was attacking her, Mane continued her exnation with only a slight frown on her face, indicating that she could continue to withstand the onught.


    As I told you before, devils be stronger in solitude. You, I, and the being in front of you, we are all devils.


    What nonsense are you say-


    Have you ever seen something strange written on peoples status windows? No, I dont even need to exin that. Do you happen to have any memories of when you were young, or of your parents? You dont, right?


    Its natural that you wouldnt possess such memories. From the start, you are an existence not of this dimension.


    Are you expecting me to believe that?


    Does it even matter if you believe it or not? Well all die here at this rate, but theres a way for some of us to survive. As a devil, the more alone we are, the stronger we be. In other words, you mustnt have any bonds with anyone. I dont know if it will be enough, but if you kill those girls, you can be far stronger than you are now.


    As she spoke, Manes expression became increasingly strained, making it clear she couldntst much longer.


    Seemingly at her limit, she reiterated her request.


    Please, kill them quickly. If you dont do it right now, youll be the one who ends up dying. I cantst much longer either.


    Pointing at Ha-eun, Seo-ah, and Hyun-a, Mane continued to relentlessly plead for me to kill myrades, reiterating that she couldnt hold on for much longer.


    <strong><i>If I didnt do it, I would die.</i></strong>


    All of them had already lost consciousness, with Seo-ah and Hyun-a going first, apanied by Ha-eun due to magi exposure.


    Since they couldnt even resist, it wouldnt be difficult to kill them.


    <b><i> </i></b><b><i>But would it be enough to kill that bastard?</i></b>


    What are you doing?! Hurry up and kill them! You dont want to die, do you?!


    Mane continually pushed me forward, yelling for me to kill or be killed.


    Fine.


    Wonderful! Hurry an-


    Before she could even finish speaking, I used [Large Explosion].


    Not on myrades, but on her.


    <i> </i><i>-BOOM!</i>


    Mane, who had been stopping the onught of attacks, was forced to terminate her barrier, allowing the attack to hit her directly.


    C-Cough Wh-What do you think youre doing?


    As soon as the attack hit, Manes face contorted in pain, but the surprise on her face remained.


    Have you resigned yourself to death?!


    Yeah, I have.


    ?


    Kill or be killed. If those were the only two options, the answer was simple.


    I would rather be killed.


    Are you giving up? How amusing.


    The devilughed at me mockingly.


    Thinking Id given up, he looked at me as if I were a fool.


    When did I say I was giving up?


    What are you saying?


    Would I give up in a situation like this?


    Never.


    If I gave up, all of myrades would die.


    Death is an old friend.


    I would never abandon them. That was the reason I attacked Mane with my full strength.


    She mustnt die, but merely be pushed to the brink of death.


    In other words, she had to feel defeated.


    [You have achieved aplete victory. Please choose a skill you would like to copy.]


    Following my attack, a system window appeared before me. However, there was no hesitation, as I already knew which skill I wanted.


    The skill I would copy had already been decided.


    <strong><i>I choose Return by Death!</i></strong>


    I chose the ability that would let me turn back time upon my death.


    [Skill: Return by Death]


    Grade: ??


    -In case of death, the yer returns to a time a few seconds before death. Continuous use makes the yer return to the moment right before they die.


    -This is a passive skill that does not require the use of mana.


    -Caution: Upon acquisition of this skill, the yers level is fixed to 1. Skills above grade D cannot be acquired.


    -[This skill is still in an unreleased state.]


    That was the original skill I had. Normally, it forced my level to remain at one.


    Now, though


    [Skill: Return by Death]


    Grade: S


    -In case of death, the yer returns to a time a few seconds before death. Continuous use makes the yer return to the moment right before they die.


    -This is a passive skill that does not require the use of mana.


    -Level restriction has been lifted.


    -Skill acquisition restriction has been lifted.


    -The skill will activate automatically, regardless of what may ur.


    -Caution: As usage of this skill increases, the yer will eventually forget everything.


    The skill description had clearly changed.


    So that was why Mane had said that.


    She had screamed that Return by Death would inevitably lead to solitude.


    Mane had acted as if she knew me, but I had no memory of her.


    This skill may be the root cause of this situation.


    Now that itse to this, lets keep going. Lets see what will happen if we continue regressing forever.


    ?!


    Perhaps I might have had ties to this girl.


    Her differing skill description of [Return by Death], and her attitude toward me led me to that conclusion.


    I couldnt remember a thing, but we may have shared a history.


    Well, thats not really important anymore.


    Going back in time no longer meant that my level would be reset, meaning I could continue to grow forever.


    I would likely have to go through an uncountable amount of regressionspared to my past self, but what did it matter?


    By doing so, I could kill that bastard, and save myrades.


    Its a shame, but I think your strategy ends here. It appears the only people who can remember regressions are me, you, and this girl, so feel free to pointlessly turn back time.


    Slowly, I brought my sword up to my neck.


    As I did so, I smiled victoriously.


    Go fuck yourself.


    W-Wait


    Realizing something was amiss, he moved to stop me, but it was toote.


    <i> </i><i>-Slice!</i>


    Apanying the noise was a familiar message.


    [Return by Death has been activated.]


    ***


    Now, we will begin the academys entrance exam!


    Numerous people were gathered within the academy to take the entrance exam.


    Naturally, their goal was to pass the entrance exam and gain admission to the academy.


    Ha-eun, I told you this kind of behavior isnt eptable!


    It wasnt meeee!!


    Are you nning on denying it even though we found evidence? Hyun-a, you should scold her too!


    Ahahah


    The three women currently teasing each other appeared very close.


    They demonstrated a sense of familiarity, almost as if they had known each other for a long time.


    The first exam will be an aptitude test involving a magic orb. Please get in line based on your number.


    Among the murmuring of the students, the woman on the podium continued to guide the prospective students.


    At that moment, one man ascended to the podium.


    Huhu, lets see who gets the highest score.


    Not paying attention to the person standing at the podium, Ha-eun continued to prattle on.


    It was natural, as the person on stage should be someone they didnt know.


    There was no reason to pay attention to every prospective student.


    However, what happened next drew everyones attention.


    <i> </i><i>-Shatter!</i>


    Shocked by the noise of something breaking, everyone present turned toward the podium.


    Did he just break the magic orb?


    Thats crazy How does that make sense?


    How strong is he?


    Just by cing his hand on the orb, he shattered it into fine powder.


    Watching his actions, the three girls, who had seemedpletely disinterested, turned toward the stage.


    As they did, their eyes met.


    They definitely shouldnt have shared any connection to the unknown boy on stage, and yet, their faces lit up with recognition.


    As they continued facing each other, a system message was shown to each of them, stating a singr sentence.


    [An error has urred in the world.]


    <strong><i>End.</i></strong>


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