[SYSTEM] Activating skill .

[SYSTEM] During this skill, no one will question your actions.

He drew his sword and charged at me.

‘…!’

A tentacle from the hit his back, but he continued to charge at me, coughing blood.

Swoosh!

Hezen’s sword narrowly missed me.

“Hezen, what are you doing? Have you lost your mind?”

“Tch.”

Hezen frowned in frustration as I dodged.

“Just die for me, Lulu. That’s your purpose.”

“There’s no one born with such a purpose in this world!”

“Human?”

Suddenly, he burst into loud laughter.

“Ha-ha-ha! An extra in a game… Ahk!”

His laughter was abruptly cut off as the crushed him.

[SYSTEM] You have died.

[SYSTEM] Characters automatically revive upon death during the tutorial phase.

[SYSTEM] You are instantly revived.

Hezen revived again and charged at me.

‘Crazy…!’

Regardless of the monster’s attack, his only goal seemed clear.

My death.

This game perfectly emulated sensations, so even with instant revival, the pain of dying must be unbearable. Yet, his determination to kill me was evident.

But none of the many knights present found his actions strange, all due to his activated .

“Someone help me! Get Hezen away from me!”

My desperate cry was ignored.

“Looks like Sir Hezen and Princess Louibel are having a lovers’ quarrel.”
“At a time like this, haha.”

“Let’s quickly defeat that wicked monster so it can’t disturb the two of them!”

Meanwhile, the distance between Hezen and me closed again.

There was no longer anywhere to escape.

“No one will help you. Just quietly become my awakening’s sacrifice and die.”

Just as Hezen was about to strike me with his sword,

“No!”

The pendant from Anselot around my neck vibrated slightly and created a curtain of red light.

Ting!

Hezen, who was swinging his sword at me, was repelled by the red curtain.

Then, the monster trampled over his body again.

“Gasp… Huff…”

I breathed heavily, watching Hezen die and revive again.

As long as that damned system exists, Hezen will keep reviving. Over and over, until he kills me and awakens.

The protective barrier was shielding me for now, but I didn’t know how long it would last.

‘How, what can I do, I can’t die like this…’

Then I remembered a conversation between Anselot and Hezen.

‘Without a system window, what do you think would happen if I killed you here?’

At that single sentence, Hezen had run away.

“Bug…”

Maybe that’s my only hope.

‘This world flows according to a giant scenario created by the system, Princess. And the system defines those who try to escape its framework as bugs.’

‘I have to become a bug.’

To become a bug, I had to escape the system’s framework.

‘But how?’

The reason I could escape the system’s coercion and be recognized as a bug that day was all thanks to Anselot…

“I feel neglected. You could have used me as much as you wanted.”

At that moment, a familiar low voice echoed in my ears.

“Calling me only when things are about to end.”

Startled, I turned around.

There stood Anselot, his short silver-white hair fluttering in the wind, smiling faintly.