Prologue

thump, thump.

The sound of hard shoes constantly echoed in the hallway. Despite the fact that it was my last day at the academy, I didn’t feel a single emotion of agitation.

Simply put, that’s what occurred to me.

The feeling of watching someone else’s work from afar. One might call it an escape from reality, but there was nothing other than that level of sincerity.

At the end of the long hallway, at the entrance, a woman was waiting for me with her arms crossed.

Her finely stretched blonde hair, tied at the ends in a ponytail, rested over her shoulders and came down to near her chest.

The warm sun shining down on her seemed only to be a light to further enhance her beauty.

“Erica Bright.”

It was her name that I spat out. Erica crossed her arms and put on a twisted smile that was close to ridicule on her lips.

“How do you feel?”

“Hmmm.”

What answer should I give to satisfy her? I was a bit troubled, but Erica spoke again, tapping her fingers with her arms crossed.

“How do you feel about being fired from the academy? That, too, because of your fiancée.”

“Yeah, that’s it.”

I’m sorry.

It would be difficult to describe it so clearly, as the emotions were so worn out.

“I feel relieved.”

I smiled slightly and said so.

Crackle!!!

Erica, twitching her lips, gnashed her teeth with hot breath.

“Do you even know how to laugh?”

“…….”

“Smile a little, from now on. Then you wouldn’t have to be betrayed by a woman like me.”

Erica walked past me, with her arms undone and her fists clenched. The fresh orange scent grazed my nose.

“Get out of my way. Please don’t come into my life ever.”

I nodded at Erica as she walked away while turning her back on me.

“Not trying.”

thump thump.

Again, with the usual sound of shoes, I left the academy.

Perhaps because it was still the vacation period, but the academy was quite calm.

Slowly turning around, I stared blankly at the academy.

Dozens or hundreds of demons were roaming around the huge academy.

They all started waving at me in unison, giggling and laughing.

[I should have eaten your eyes! I should have put your coveted black eyes in mine!]

[Someday I will cut off your limbs and drink your blood like wine!]

[It’s freedom! Freedom! Liberty!]

[Kihehehe!]

[I will dig out your intestines with my six hands, put them in my mouth, and then eat them with one hundred and eighty teeth!]

[This place will now become a dwelling place for ghosts, a resting place for the dead!]

“It is a pitiful place.”

Rotain Academy, the stage of the game ‘Retry’. A place where the game’s protagonist, other main characters, and supporting cast come together to fight.

Unfortunately, there were too many ghosts in Rotain, and the reason was simple.

It was a place built over the cemetery of those who passed away and were buried without a name.

According to what I’ve heard, the building has a symbolism that it serves as both a stepping stone and a foundation for the future rather than being bound by the past.

“Tskkk.”

The game’s main story hasn’t even started yet.

My tongue got cold as I recalled how much I struggled to stop those evil spirits.

“It is done.”

Hearing the demons’ curses, I turned my steps away.

“With every choice comes responsibility.”

As soon as I stepped outside the main gate of the academy, I heard the screams and laughter of the evil spirits from behind.

As someone who had memories of my previous life, I knew how to properly express this situation.

The suppressor of the demons was no more.

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