"Ah, I can't... handle this anymore," I grabbed a sword from the ground and then proceeded to stab myself in the heart. The thought of dying doesn't bother me anymore, what bothers me is the death of the precious people around me.
"Ras!" I heard a scream before I lose consciousness, I couldn't catch a glimpse of who it was.
{Immortality activated.}
{Going back to the recent save point.}
"Welcome to the town of beginnings, Bag-iw!" The old man shouted with a welcoming and pure joy in his voice.
I ignored him and ran immediately to the guild. I barged through the door and shouted, "Elaina!"
No one answered, the lobby was just filled with awkward silence and them staring right into me. I rushed to the reception to ask.
"Where is Elaina?" I asked one of the staff there.
"I'm sorry, is she an adventurer?"
"What? She works here!" I yelled.
"I'm sorry, no employee here has the name of Elaina..." she spoke softly seemingly scared of me.
"HAHAHAHHA! Is this some kind of joke?!" I started screaming at the staff there. Adventurers tried to hold me back and throw me out but I fought back and escape from their clutches. I jumped to the second floor to ask Ysletta herself.
"Miss Ysletta! Have you seen Elaina??" I asked her without hesitation and disturbed her sleep.
"Huh? Who are you?" She said with an annoyed face.
"That's not important, have you seen Elaina anywhere?"
"Barging here without identification and disturbing my sleep is already a big offense, now you want to know if I've seen an unknown woman?" She stood up and started releasing her mana to suppress me.
"What do you mean unknown woman? She works here! She is your employee!" I argued desperately but at that moment, I died at her hands.
{Immortality activated.}
{Going back to the recent save point.}
"Welcome to the tow-" I cut off the old man before he could even welcome me and mindlessly ran toward the guild again bumping into people I came across with.
"Honestly, what the f*** is happening... She should've been there since I died and the world reset along with me"
{...}
'Hey, system explain what's going on! Why is Elaina not there in the guild?'
I barged through the doors and headed to the reception. As I thought, it was the same people even after dying at the hands of Ysletta.
"Nea..." I whispered under my breath and then handed the goblin loots I have.
"Please get me an identity badge and I... want to exchange this loot," I handed it to the receptionist while I hold back my tears as I remember the ghost of Elaina.
"Certainly," the receptionist this time is uptight...
After waiting, I got my identity badge and the money back. I headed towards the academy to check if Nea is there because, at this point in time, she should be there practicing with Rea. I went through the doors of the academy and located Thea
"Wel-"
"I would like to enroll!" I held Thea abruptly cutting off her welcoming speech.
"Ah! Yes! Please follow me," she looked surprised but still kept her cool.
After enrolling, I headed to the Dean's office, met Sir Strum, talked to the dean and finally I walked towards the training ground. As I was at the door, I kept hoping that Nea is alive beyond the door. I reached for the knob with my shaky hands and finally opened it. I was blinded by the glimmering sun for a moment and when I recover my vision... I saw Rea with Eirene...
"Are you a newcomer, Kuya?" Rea jolly hopped toward me.
"Yes... By the way, where is your sister..." I asked her pretending there was something caught in my eye and rubbing it so that tears won't go down.
"Sister? I don't have a sister though?" She tilted her head trying to remember, "Ah! But I do have a big brother at home!"
"Who are you?" Eirene aimed at me with an intention to kill, "Rea, come here. He's just new here and yet he's asking for something ridiculous trying to get closer to you."
She... is gone as well. I knelt on the ground and repeatedly apologized to Rea.
"What kind of tricks are you trying to pull?!" Eirene threatened me and intentionally missed her shot. I tried to reach out for Rea while apologizing and bawling my eyes out but Eirene killed me before I could even touch her.
{Immortality activated.}
{Going back to the recent save point.}
Ah, I can't even hear what the old man was saying. The bustling sight of the city I once saw for the first time now became so dull and gray. I walked toward the guild along with the old man, I can't hear him. I walked inside the guild and asked for an identity badge.
'Hey, system, can you explain to me how this immortality works? Why are Elaina and Nea not here after going back?'
{...You must discover that by yourself...}
'Ah, fine'
I pulled out my sword and killed the guild staff in front of me, then proceeded to slice my neck.
{Immortality activated.}
{Going back to the recent save point.}
After reviving, I ran toward the guild. When I came in, I looked at the receptionist and it was a different person.
"Excuse me, are you new here?" I asked the receptionist.
"Ah! No, I've been working here for quite a while now," she said with a gentle smile.
They're different. Where did the previous one go though?
{Main Scenario Mission}
-Discover the truth behind {Immortality} and the main scenario will start.
Reward upon completion: Legend Skill Card (Bound)
There's no failure condition or consequences for not doing the mission?
{No.}
So I'm really forced to do this whether I like it or not, huh?
{Yes.}
Hey, can you bring them back? Elaina and Nea.
{No.}
"AAAAH!!" I screamed out of frustration. Everyone inside the guild was looking at me confused.
"Hey, do you have goblin extermination requests?" I calmed myself down and asked.
"What? Ah, yeah. Let me bring it for you," even the staff was looking at me weirdly.
"Here's all the requests regarding the goblin extermination, please give me your identity badge."
"Ah, I forgot, I don't have one yet. Please process one for me."
"Please wait for a second. Pick the request you want to get while I process your badge."
I didn't have to look at them, I picked up every request. I didn't care about the difficulty all I want is to kill those bastards.
"Have you decided yet?"
"Yes, I'll pick all of them."
"Ah, hahaha, okay," the staff nervously laughed.
I walked away and heard the people whispering about me.
"He's a strange one for sure."
"Did you see the dread in his eyes?"
"What an oddball."
"Looking at his eyes gives me chills."
"Let's not interact with him, he may cause misfortune."
"What in the world is his deal."
{Main Mission}
- Kill 400 goblins.
- Kill 200 goblin mages and bring back their heads.
- Hunt down 5 Hobgoblins.
- Find and destroy 5 goblin camps inside the forest.
- Kill the roaming Goblin Berserker at the edges of the forest.
- Kill 100 Goblin Thief.
- Kill the 500 Goblins scouting the plains at night.
- Find and kill the 10 Hobgoblins near the edge of the forest close to Port Lasso.
- Kill 1000 Goblins and 100 Elite Goblins.
- Find and kill a Golden Goblin-type enemy.
- Find and kill the Goblin Thieves that destroyed the Seson Merchant caravan then report to the mayor.
Reward upon completion: Epic Skill Card (Bound), Rare Weapon (Bound)
Time limit: 1 week
Penalty after failure: Random removal of 2 existing skills.