Refresh

Arriving at the beach, she is surprised that the ant didn't follow them.

*Boom!

However, from the smoking location, the ant is walking towards the dungeon.

She feels relieved since she couldn't protect him if the ant followed them.

Despite not being born in this world, Esdeath is connected to the lost island's consciousness, so her loyalty to Ishigami is too strong.

Nonetheless, she can understand why the lost island wants to teach him earlier that they are not tools but instead his allies.

The only sad thing is that half the number of Pokemon has to be sacrificed before he can understand it.

Ishigami is already broken.

Although he did not know them personally, the monsters died to protect him and avenge him.

Even if the monsters don't want to give their lives, this is what is stated in the law of this world.

Also, they have to do that for the sake of their family and friends since the ant might kill them or the law of the world might punish them for not following the law.

Now Ishigami understood everything.

His weakness, the monsters being slaves under the law of his system, and the fact that not everything is a game

Even though he has not received any wounds before, the pain lasts longer as his revival accelerates.

Now, he can revive instantly, but the pain lasts for several hours.

Fortunately, his body became mentally numb, and that was because the ant slashed his body nonstop.

…

Ishigami opened his eyes and saw a familiar ceiling.

Despite being broken, he doesn't feel it.

He feels normal.

What he didn't know was that his expression couldn't be described as normal.

Unknowingly, his tears drop.

The Lost Island knows that this might be somewhat pointless in front of others, but he is just conscious, so he doesn't care about it.

Meanwhile, Esdeath, on the outside of the cabin, hears Ishigami's cry.

In the past, she wouldn't care about something like this, but now...

"…"

Honestly, she still doesn't care about the lives of others, except for Ishigami, since he is the owner of this world.

She learned from the lost island that this world is on the verge of decaying.

If Ishigami didn't complete the story, it would last for a year.

Thankfully, he completed it, and the lifespan increased by 500 years in terms of Ishigami's origin world.

Unfortunately, because of this, they are connected to Ishigami's life.

Yes, Ishigami unknowingly became a long-lived human, but that doesn't mean he can't die.

That's why Esdeath exists—to train him inside the lost island since she can't leave here to protect him.

And being broken after poking his conscience is the first thing that the lost island thinks can give him a shortcut to adjust his mentality.

Well, the second one is to live inside here for a long time, but Ishigami might reject that idea since he has life outside the lost island.

Several minutes later, Esdeath comes in.

Compared to earlier, he is more calm now.

Silence permeates their surroundings and breaks after Esdeath asks, How's the experience?

He doesn't need this kind of experience, but he somewhat understands why she does that.

He thanked her, and she didn't say anything.

He looks up and tells her that he wants to kill the ant.

Esdeath nodded and threw his broadsword.

Surprised by her response, he almost didn't catch the sword.

She says that she will wait for him outside as she leaves the cabin.

Ishigami stands up, takes his sword, and kills himself.

It might be stupid, but there's a reason behind this.

While fighting, despite getting broken many times, he realized that he wasn't just getting revived; his physical and mental health were also getting refreshed.

That's why every time he gets broken, the only way to go back to his initial state is to be killed by the ant.

However, despite his mentality going back to his initial state, all of his experience immediately adds to his mind without any side effects other than growth.

After he is revived, he immediately goes out and sees that Esdeath is looking at the sunrise.

She noticed him and asked if he was ready.

He replied yes, and they started his training.

With the help of the lost island, a fencing sword pops out of her hands as they rush toward each other.