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?