chapter 1
0 – Prologue
I found myself, at a tender age, inhabiting the world of a game I’d created. For ten years, I toiled in it.
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[Unlocked upon Main Story Commencement.]
[Authority: Regression]
① Regression
ㅡ Upon death, regress unconditionally. Memories are retained.
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There were more than a few times I thought it would be better to simply die and be done with it.
But thinking of the single skill that would unlock at the start of the main story, I endured, gritting my teeth.
[Main Story, Tutorial Commences.]
[Ability Unlocked.]
It was a long, harrowing stretch.
Now…
[$@d!ERRoR!L!nk@56%]
[*Mult!ple Access detected…]
“?”
Static. The screen flickered momentarily, then the warning message began to distort.
And a new notification that appeared jolted me back to my senses.
[Authority: Regression has been naturally extinguished. :)]
Huh?
[♥]
What the hell?