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Episode 5. This woman will die for free.

‘······.’

I was so embarrassed that I let out an exclamation. No, I was about to.

‘Can’t, say anything?’

Not only my tongue but my whole body wouldn’t move. Even my eyeballs were unable to roll.

I quickly racked my brain. What the hell is going on?

‘Is it because the selection of the tower is over? Is it because the stage is over?’

But that possibility was quickly denied. Because of my awakened trait, [Perfect Memory].

I watched the process of selection from beginning to end. In other words, I remembered how many people had died so far.

‘A total of 52 humans must die. But so far, only 47 people have had their heads explode. Why stop at this timing? Why?’

Why would it be like that, was there any singularity? I focused my mind and reminded myself of the situation just now.

‘There’s nothing special······.’

First, the man next to me died, then an middle-aged woman a little further away, then an office worker, then······

I slowly remembered the order of the people who died. Not much left now.

‘The convenience store part-timer died as the 46th, and the 47th······.’

In an instant, I felt a chill down my spine. Because I remembered the face of the 47th person to die.

‘That crazy bitch? Is there something related to this person?’

The world stops just because one person dies. It may seem absurd, but if you think about it, does the current situation make sense?

I decided to focus on that woman and develop my thoughts.

‘That bizarre behavior she showed at first, the unperturbed expression even in the face of death. Does she know something?’

Various possibilities came and went in my head. Information, there was too little information.

‘Tch, but how long do I have to keep doing this?’

It seems like about 2 minutes have passed······

Flash!

At that moment, suddenly the scene in front of me shone brilliantly. I somehow thought that the sight was familiar, and I closed and opened my eyes.

At that moment, I was standing in a vast field. With the others I was seeing for the second time.

‘······.’

[You have entered the tower.]

[The status window is activated.]

[For the user’s smooth start, the tower opens the status window only once for the first time.]

Familiar message.

“Damn it! Where is this!”

“Is this a dream? Is this a dream? Is this a dream? Is this a dream?”

“Another world reincarnation Kittaaahahaha!”

“Do you know how important a meeting I was having! Send me back right now! The client is waiting!”

“My cell phone······ won’t turn on?”

Familiar voices. Is it a dream? I didn’t pinch my cheek without thinking, but lightly pinched the back of my hand.

‘It hurts.’

It didn’t seem like a dream. In the first place, is it possible to have the exact same dream like this?

‘Since I have perfect memory, it might be possible.’

Thinking about it, it was a possibility in its own way. But if it’s going to be the same, why are there different elements?

I carefully rolled my eyes and looked at one place. There stood a woman with long, jet-black hair.

‘······.’

Without holding a kitchen knife. She was muttering something with a slightly bewildered expression.

But the sound was small and the distance was far, so I couldn’t hear it. I stared intently at her mouth shape and became strongly convinced.

‘That woman is the one.’

The culprit of this phenomenon was definitely that human.

***

After gaining conviction, I didn’t do anything special. Rather, I acted as similar as possible to the ‘me’ from my past life.

[The tutorial stage will begin soon.]

[Time remaining until start: 13min 49s]

It wasn’t difficult. Because I remembered exactly what I did at what point in my previous life.

But I didn’t move exactly the same.

‘She’s not trying to commit suicide this time.’

She was a variable. Isn’t there a saying called the butterfly effect?

The theory that a small butterfly flapping its wings somewhere can cause a hurricane in New York.

Her actions have changed, so if I act the same way, it’ll be more suspicious. I have to subtly change it up.

‘Let’s not approach her carelessly. Humans are strict about their secrets. First, I need to get information about that woman.’

I wanted to approach her right away and say, ‘What are you? How did you turn back time?’

But I couldn’t do that. Because I didn’t know what kind of reaction she would show.

What if she feels extremely hostile to me? What if she tries to harm me because of that?

It was a sufficiently possible assumption, and I naturally became cautious.

How much time has passed, it’s about time······

[Time remaining until start: 9min 12s]

Whoosh─

I felt a faint heat from a little further away. I had already expected it, so I was quite far away from it.

“Oh oh! Another world perk!”

I stared at the sight with sparkling eyes.

‘It’s 1 minute and 41 seconds faster than last time, and this time the cheers are a little shorter. Is this the butterfly effect?’

Starting with this, people’s superpower show began. I pretended to be moderately amazed and looked at her.

Immediately after, I widened my eyes.

‘Kitchen knife? It’s starting again.’

Was she waiting for the people’s attention to disappear? It was a reasonably logical thought.

Taking advantage of the gap where everyone was interested in mysterious superpowers, her kitchen knife rushed into her bulging chest.

“Uh?”

It wasn’t that no one discovered the scene. But it was already too late.

Stab!

The kitchen knife pierced so smoothly that it felt refreshing.

I watched the scene carefully out of the corner of my eye. Several possibilities came to mind.

‘Her handling of the knife is skillful. It’s definitely not the first time. Why did she aim for the heart? Does it mean something? I don’t know yet.’

Her body slowly collapses. In response, several people scream and run to her.

I stared at the situation without blinking.

If my prediction is correct, soon······

Thud─

A magnificent bell rang in my eardrums. The scene in front of me stops immediately.

‘As expected!’

I immediately started counting time in my head.

‘1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6······.’

It couldn’t be inaccurate. Because the timer I used in my school days was being vividly replayed in my head.

I counted seconds to this beat.

‘178, 179, 180······.’

Immediately after, the scene in front of me turned white. I muttered inwardly.

‘3 minutes. It was 3 minutes.’

***

[You have entered the tower.]

[The status window is activated······]

“······.”

I roughly dismissed the rising messages and status window and organized my thoughts. The information I obtained this time is mainly three things.

First. Whether it’s suicide or whatever. When that woman dies, she goes back to when she first entered the tower. Why especially now, I don’t know the criteria yet.

Second. The woman must have had the ability to turn back time before entering the tower if she died. So that’s why the act of committing suicide with a kitchen knife looks so familiar.

“······.”

It was small, but there was a harvest. I glanced and secretly looked at her.

Somehow she seemed more flustered than before. Soon she muttered like a crazy woman and pulled out a kitchen knife.

‘Um? She’ll get caught anyway.’

But this time it was different. Unlike the ‘1st run,’ she quickly stabbed the kitchen knife into her heart with a swift hand movement.

Her movements were so swift. The people around her reacted late.

“Uh! Miss! What are you doing!”

“Aaaaaah!”

People hurriedly supported her as she fell. But it was too late. She was a pro at suicide, and in just a little while······

Thud─

The bell rang.

***

[You have entered the tower······]

I took my eyes off the familiar message and looked at her. Soon I chuckled.

‘Already?’

I could see her, with a confused face, stabbing a kitchen knife towards her heart.

Her public suicide show is unfolding at an earlier point than in the ‘3rd run.’ I thought as I watched her collapse.

‘Something went wrong.’

What could it be? As soon as I questioned it, the bell rang.

Thud─

***

[You have entered the tower······]

As soon as I saw the field, I turned my head. I could see her face, which now felt as familiar as if I knew it well.

But soon her beautiful face turned pale.

Stab! Thud!

“Aaaaaah!”

Thud─

And then the bell rang. I seemed to be getting a sense of her secret. But it wasn’t certain yet.

***

6th run.

[You have entered the tower······]

Turned my head.

Stab! Thud!

“Aaaaaah!”

Thud─

***

7th run.

[You have ente······]

Turned my head······

Stab! Thud!

“Aaaaaah!”

Thud─

***

8th run.

[You have······]

Turned my······

Stab! Thud!

“Aaaaaah!”

Thud─

.

.

.

***

17th run.

[The tow······]

Stab! Thud!

“Aaaaaah!”

Thud─

Stop dying, you crazy bitch.