Chapter 3

"Ughhhhhhhh!!!"

In front of me, the Armored Great Bear let out a roar.

"Huh? I’m dead, right?"

I should have died after being punched by the Armored Great Bear. So why am I still alive?

"Grrr!"

The Armored Great Bear swung its fist. My body was crushed and I died.

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"Ahh"

Again.

Even though I should have died, I’m alive again.

"Grrr!"

But even if I come back to life, I can’t do anything. The Armored Great Bear swings its arm, and my body is crushed. I die.

"Ahh"

Again, I come back to life.

No, that’s not it.

I’m not coming back to life; every time I die, time is rewinding.

The skill 'Save & Reset' given to me by the shadow must have this kind of ability.

"Grrr!"

I understand that time is rewinding.

But the fate of being killed by the Armored Great Bear’s arm doesn’t change.

"…Huh"

Again.

Time rewinds just before I die.

"Grrr!"

In front of me, the Armored Great Bear is about to swing its fist at me.

Seeing this, I realize something.

If this continues, will I be killed by this monster forever?

"Hey, what should I do—"

What should I do? I tried to ask the shadow that gave me the skill, but I couldn’t finish my sentence.

I was killed by the Armored Great Bear.

"…Huh"

No.

Being killed forever is no different from living in hell.

"Hey, what should I do!?"

This time, I managed to finish my sentence.

The shadow that gave me such incredible power must know some way to break this situation.

"………………"

Silence was the only response.

"Grrr!"

The next moment, I was killed.

"Damn it"

I turned my back to the Armored Great Bear and ran backward.

I didn’t want to die anymore.

Every time I was punched by the Armored Great Bear, an indescribable pain and fatigue overwhelmed me.

And just as I thought I was losing consciousness, time rewound and I was forced to wake up.

If this continues, I will definitely go insane.

So, I took a chance to survive and ran backward.

"Roar!!" "…Huh"

Even if I ran backward, the Armored Great Bear could easily reach me with its arm.

My body was slammed into the wall and deformed.

Naturally, I died.

"…Huh"

The next moment, the intense pain hit my entire body, and time rewound just before the Armored Great Bear attacked me again.

"Damn it"

If running backward doesn’t work, I should move to the right.

"Grrr!"

Even if I moved to the right, the Armored Great Bear’s fist still crushed my body.

"…Huh"

The right didn’t work.

Then, this time, the left—

"Grrr!"

With a thud, my body was slammed into the wall.

"…Huh"

Again, time rewound.

Back, right, and left didn’t work. What’s left?

"Grrr"

While I was thinking, I was killed.

"…This is a joke!"

I shouted and jumped high.

I didn’t have a plan. I just thought that if back, right, and left didn’t work, then up was the only option.

"Grrr!" "Ah…"

Even if I jumped up, the Armored Great Bear’s fist caught my body firmly.

"…Huh"

Time rewound, and I exhaled, collapsing to the ground.

I had no idea what to do.

"Grrr!"

Naturally, the Armored Great Bear didn’t let me escape and crushed my body.

After that, I was killed repeatedly about ten times.

Over and over and over and over and over and over and over—being punched, killed, and the intense pain and fatigue overwhelming my body, I was forced to wake up every time time rewound.

The pain and suffering were far worse than just enduring the pain.

"Please, just kill me…."

Finally, I screamed.

If I die, I will enter eternal sleep.

How blissful that would be.

"Can’t I delete the skill…?"

If I delete 'Save & Reset,' I should be freed from this hellish time.

Thinking this, I opened the status screen.

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<Kiska>

Skill 1: Save & Reset

Skill 2: None

Skill 3: None

Skill 4: None

Skill 5: None

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A blank status screen except for 'Save & Reset'.

Maybe I can delete the skill by manipulating something.

Just as I touched the status screen with my finger, numerous memories flashed through my mind.

Namiya.

The men who violated Namiya.

Darga, who killed Namiya.

And the villagers who punished me for a false crime.

I hate everything.

I even want to kill the villagers with my own hands.

If I can survive this dungeon, it might be possible.

Is my hatred so insignificant that it can be erased by this?

No, absolutely not!

"Damn it, aaaaaaah!!!"

The choice I made was to charge forward.

I stumbled and fell due to the reckless charge, ending up in the Armored Great Bear’s embrace.

A whistling sound cut through the air.

For the first time, I managed to dodge the Armored Great Bear’s punch.

"Ugh"

But after dodging the first punch, the second one was waiting for me.

I died from it.

Still, I felt a sense of satisfaction.