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What has been recorded in the manual so far has been somewhat distant from people.

Usually, it was about monsters or places where monsters appeared.

What would happen if I were to list a person in the manual?

Words began to automatically write themselves in the manual.

[Manual for Office Staff]

[Containment Object PRV – Kim Wan Woo – Record of Human Resources Team Kim Jae Heon]

1. This object is a reincarnator and has thorough measures for the future.

2. Reincarnation occurs at a specified point and can be fulfilled by one’s own will.

3. The way to cut off reincarnation comes with an excessive mental burden.

4. If a person’s mind can’t function properly, they will no longer be able to reincarnate by their own will.

5. Consequently, the reincarnated individual who has become a fool will be contained by the Management Agency.

“…”

Items 1 and 2 were indeed written by me.

But I have never written the subsequent ones.

It feels as if someone anticipated this situation and annotated it for me.

Of course, I did aim for excessive mental burdens.

There aren’t that many people who enjoy suffering.

Most would not welcome pain and would want to escape it if possible.

That’s why I had him paired with Yu Da On.

He wouldn’t have been an exception either.

Learned pain torments people.

They will struggle to escape the pain and consequently make hasty decisions unlike usual.

That led to the early renewal of the save point.

And that brought us our victory.

It’s a dead end.

The save has been renewed, our way out is blocked, and all four of us are gathered here.

Unless he kills us single-handedly, we cannot leave this place.

[Name: -]

[Age: 28]

[Specialty: Reincarnation]

[Talent: -]

[Background: 4212th cycle]

[Weakness: Please recall the Gordian Knot.]

During short skirmishes, he has already faced countless deaths.

His actions are beginning to grow increasingly desperate.

-Bang!

Every time the man pulls the trigger, the bullets miss just by him standing still.

To be precise, it’s others who are made to miss.

-Bang!

Whenever Jang Chae Yeon swings her hand, the bullets ricochet, and when Song Ah Rin merely glares at him, the hand that was aiming at her suddenly shifts direction.

“…He doesn’t even think about shooting us.”

Jang Chae Yeon shakes her head.

She is correct.

The man is obsessively targeting only me.

As if I were the only target.

How strange.

The person I saw before didn’t act this way.

He was much stronger before time was turned back.

When he swung his hand, Jang Chae Yeon bled, and that was all there was to sending us away.

But now, what is this?

Even when Yu Da On rushes in to attack,

Even when Jang Chae Yeon occasionally strikes at his head with telekinesis,

Even when Song Ah Rin urges him to commit suicide.

He looks at only me as if possessed.

“Song Ah Rin.”

“Yeah.”

Song Ah Rin stands next to me, sweating.

“Is he out of his mind right now?”

“…”

Song Ah Rin closes her eyes and focuses for a moment.

“…Yeah, how did you know?”

“Isn’t it strange?”

When I first saw him, he wasn’t this rattled.

Even if he wasn’t calm, he at least appeared steady.

Though he might babble nonsense, he still had some semblance of sense.

However, now he seems like a madman.

“He doesn’t seem human.”

“You just called him unfit for humanity.”

“That’s true.”

But that was merely the meaning of the words.

How terrifying a thought it is that declaring someone unfit for humanity could make them cease to be human.

At least for me, I don’t have such abilities…

“…”

“Why are you suddenly looking at the manual?”

“No, I just had a random thought.”

It can’t be, right?

It won’t be.

“For now—”

-Bang!

A bullet grazes by me once more.

“Huff… huff…”

He gazes at me with bloodshot eyes.

“I see… I see it now…”

With a thunk, he drops the gun to the ground.

Looking at Yu Da On, Jang Chae Yeon, and Song Ah Rin, he mutters as if he’s realized something.

Suddenly losing all intent to fight, we all glance at each other in confusion.

“I see it. I finally understand.”

“What do you understand?”

As Jang Chae Yeon looks at him, she questions.

“…The Dream of the Butterfly.”

He points at Yu Da On.

“The Observer.”

Then, his finger points at Jang Chae Yeon.

“And lastly, the Theater Company Leader.”

After pointing at Song Ah Rin, he turns to look at me.

“I’ve gathered only those who brought about the world’s destruction.”

He mutters while grasping his head.

“When I first saw it, I was foolish for only recognizing the Dream of the Butterfly.”

“What are you talking about?”

Jang Chae Yeon furrows her brow, mumbling, but I couldn’t respond to her mutterings.

I recall the world where Yu Da On became a saint.

And that thought doesn’t seem to have only been mine.

Yu Da On was also constantly looking at me.

He looks at me and begins to laugh aloud.

“I see now. That’s the case.”

“…What’s he saying now?”

Song Ah Rin furrows her brow, mumbling.

“…”

I had no idea what he was saying either.

But there was something I had to ask.

“…The sound of drums ringing from the heavens and the phenomenon of people turning to sand.”

“…”

“The buildings crumble, and every time sunlight shines down, people melt away.”

“…”

“What is that?”

He looks at me.

The madness that was present in his eyes earlier is gone.

Only pure fear remains on his face.

“That has come? Already?”

“What?”

“It doesn’t make sense. That cannot come now.”

“Didn’t you call it forth?”

“Me? Ha ha, haha…!”

Now, he seems completely deranged, bursting into loud laughter.

“So that’s why I’ve failed.”

He pulls a small orb from his pocket.

[Name: Memory]

[Age: X]

[Specialty: Memory]

[Talent: Memory]

[Background: Resurrecting memories is a curse but must be used depending on the time.]

[Weakness: -]

Before I can react,

-Gulp.

He swallows the orb.

In that moment,

-Thud!

“…Cough…!”

Something invisible flies toward me, and Jang Chae Yeon stretches out her hands to block it,

She coughs up blood from her mouth.

“Chae Yeon!”

“I’m, okay…!”

This was the exact same scenario where she was attacked and coughed blood when the sound of drums rang from the heavens.

“Ah Rin.”

“He’s currently sane, but he’s not well.”

Song Ah Rin mumbles, glancing at the man.

By now, a couple of his fingers have broken.

“The moment he realized I was intervening, he broke his fingers right away.”

“Da On. To my side.”

“Got it.”

-Thud!

“Ke, cough…!”

Each attack makes Jang Chae Yeon’s arms tremble as she starts to bleed from her nose.

“Chae Yeon!”

“I’m, okay.”

She wipes the blood flowing from her nose with one hand, shaking her head.

“You can do this.”

“…”

I didn’t think she could hold on much longer.

Is it right to kill him here?

I look above his head.

[Name: -]

[Age: 28]

[Specialty: Reincarnation]

[Talent: -]

[Background: 127,834th cycle]

[Weakness: It is already in your hands.]

What is this?

It’s a bit surprising to see the cycle increase suddenly.

“….Cough!”

Jang Chae Yeon coughed loudly and knelt.

“Chae Yeon!”

“…I’m okay…!”

And then a massive rock comes flying at us.

[Chronos’ Shield: 10 seconds]

-Crash!

Instantly, Yu Da On switches places with her, extending his arms, and a translucent barrier forms, deflecting the rocks.

-Crash! Crash!

[Chronos’ Shield: 10 seconds]

[Chronos’ Shield: 8 seconds]

[Chronos’ Shield: 5 seconds]

Even though we’re just fending off the incoming attacks, the boulders come hurtling at us with tremendous speed.

Knowing that reincarnation still exists, I can’t use Critical.

“…”

A spear appears before my eyes.

[Preservation: 1 time]

The preservation I used when I saw the saint with Yu Da On.

But will it really be useful in the current situation?

Even if I stop time and hold him still, how the hell can I finish him off?

Run away and bring the branch chief?

Impossible.

Subdue him?

How?

Even if I provide relief like Song Ah Rin did, renewing the save point means nothing.

-Crash!

“If I could buy some time—”

“I don’t think it’s possible.”

The difference in physique is too great. No matter how many times Yu Da On is resurrected, I don’t believe he could compete just by taking those boulders.

It is all different from when we fought while our bodies melted away.

“…”

There was no choice left.

[Using Preservation.]

[Critical: 2->0]

The world slows down against my will, turning black and white.

Just like the usual Critical situation.

The only difference is,

“…”

Behind the man, a gigantic golden sand clock is visible.

-Whirr…

As if preparing to return at any moment, the hourglass slowly pours sand.

I aim at the hourglass and pull the trigger.

-Bang!

The bullet pierces the hourglass,

-Clang!

The clock shatters.