!~Ding~!
[Initiating Iteration No. 10...]
After realizing his death was inevitable, the old man mercilessly killed him. The boy became consumed with fury—he had trusted the old man, revealed everything to him in hopes of survival, and yet, he was betrayed and killed like he was nothing. This time...
"Oh? Look at you, trying so desperately to kill me... Aren't you amusing, little one?" Mortimer murmured in a chilling tone as he effortlessly caught the boy's hand, which was clutching a sharp piece of metal. Without even a hint of hesitation, Mortimer ended the boy's life... again!
!~Ding~!
[Initiating Iteration No. 11...]