Chapter 55 – Restart

Whilе рrауing, he pаssеd thrоugh thе Gаte.

Then, а shоut reaсhed Asutо’s еаrs.

“Неll уeah! Gоt a Rarе Itеm!! I did it… now I’m gоnnа bе а milliоnairе!!”

It was thе joyful vоiсе оf a Huntеr who hаd entered bеfоre him.

Hearing this, thе blоod drained from Asutо’s hеad.

“Ah, looks like wе wеre a stеp tоо lаtе.”

“…………”

“…W-well, in a long life, thеse things haрреn. So cоmе оn, cheеr up. Right?”

Amу unusually offerеd wоrds of enсоuragеment.

But еven those wоrds didn’t reасh his ears.

For a momеnt, the thоught ‘Shоuld I tаke it bу forcе?’ сrоssed his mind.

It was duе to ехtrеmе fаtigue аnd intеnsе disaррointment.

He was disgusted with himself for having such a despicable thought.

“…Damn it.”

“The treasure was… unfortunate, but you’ve gotten stronger! Next time there’s a chance like this, you’ll definitely get the treasure!”

“…Yeah, that’s right. You’re right, Amy.”

“Oh, you understand, my friend!”

“I don’t remember becoming your friend.”

“Good, good, you’re getting your spirit back. Well then, let’s go somewhere else.”

“…Yeah. Let’s ‘go.'”

After exiting the Gate, Asuto checked his watch and looked around.

With this, he could determine the Gate’s appearance location and approximate time.

He didn’t get the item he wanted, but it wasn’t a complete waste of effort.

(Next time, I’ll definitely get it)

With determination in his heart, he drew his dagger.

He pointed the blade toward his chest—

“Hey, idiot, what are you doing!”

“You said it. ‘Next time there’s a chance like this, you’ll definitely get the treasure.’ So I’m rushing to the next chance.”

“What do you mean by next… Don’t tell me!”

“I’ll see you on the other side. Though you won’t remember.”

“Wait! That power is from the gods—”

Before hearing all of Amy’s words, Asuto pierced his own heart with the dagger.

Condition: Confirmed death of Skill owner

Skill: Return activated

Returning to Memory Point C

Connection malfunction with Memory Point confirmed

Part of Status Information has been Lost

○

“Let’s get going.”

With Amy’s words, consciousness awakened.

The pain and fear of death mixed with the disappointment of missing the item, making his chest feel like it would be torn apart.

But he hadn’t completely returned to square one.

Even if it was just the tip of a fingernail, moving forward was still progress.

Converting negative emotions into positive ones, Asuto opened the System.

○Name: Yuki Asuto (23)

Level: 54 Aptitude: Assassin

Rank: B-Rank SP: 45

Held G: 54234

○Physical Ability

Strength: 80→75 Stamina: 75→70 Magic Power: 24→19

Spirit: 24→19 Agility: 140→135 Perception: 85→80

○Skills

・Intermediate Dagger Arts Lv3 (91%)

・Critical Strike Lv4 (68%)

・Evasion Lv5 (87%)

・Level 5 (71%)

・Instant Memory Lv1 (19%)

・Mortal Eye Lv3 (68%)

・Life Steal Lv2 (11%)

• Return Level 2 (0.5%)

“…Hm?”

Noticing the decrease in Status, Asuto furrowed his brow.

This was a first-time phenomenon.

The popup mentioned ‘Connection malfunction with Memory Point’ and ‘Part of Status Information Lost.’

Furthermore, considering the lost Status points, Asuto quickly understood the answer.

(The Feat from Boss Subjugation disappeared?)

Until now, no matter how many times he used Return, there had been no changes to Feats.

But this time, only one Feat that should have been acquired had disappeared.

(The reason is because it was Boss Subjugation-related?)

Three weeks ago at night, Asuto had subjugated a B-Rank Boss Mutant Species.

—That White Lycaon.

By doing so, he achieved a Feat and received the reward of ‘ALL Status +5.’

However, the current Asuto who had returned with Return hadn’t defeated the Boss yet.

So a “connection malfunction” occurred and the Feat was erased.

(The condition for Feats not being erased is whether the achievement criteria are still met after Return?)

For example, the Feat ‘Reached B-Rank fastest among humanity after Awakening’ hadn’t disappeared.

This was because Asuto’s Status remained at B-Rank even after Return.

(I understand which Feats disappear and which don’t. Now, the question is whether Items and Skills are carried over…)

When he checked, the ‘Monster-Repellent Spray’ he should have purchased had vanished.

But the Legend Skill ‘Life Steal’ remained.

It seemed Items disappeared without exception, while Skills were overwritten regardless of Rarity.

(Items disappearing with Return is reasonable, I suppose)

Otherwise, he could mass-produce Items that were unique in the world using Return.

So Items alone were deleted without question.

(But it’s annoying that the Gold spent on Items doesn’t come back…)

It was frustrating, but if that’s how the System worked, there was nothing he could do.

He exhaled his misplaced anger in a sigh.

“Hey, what’s wrong? Aren’t we going?”

“Sorry. I’m going now.”

He quickly tapped the screen and allocated points.

○Name: Yuki Asuto (23)

Level: 54 Aptitude: Assassin

Rank: B-Rank SP: 45→0

Held G: 54234

○Physical Ability

Strength: 75→85 Stamina: 70→80 Magic Power: 19

Spirit: 19 Agility: 135→155 Perception: 80→85

○Skills

・Intermediate Dagger Arts Lv3 (91%)

・Critical Strike Lv4 (68%)

・Evasion Lv5 (87%)

・Level 5 (71%)

・Instant Memory Lv1 (19%)

・Mortal Eye Lv3 (68%)

・Life Steal Lv2 (11%)

• Return Level 2 (0.5%)

“Hey, what’s wrong?”

“Nothing. Let’s go.”

“O-oh.”