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As a child with an unattainable dream, I yearned to become a Hero, but I veered off the right path. Looking back, my aspiration to save others was nothing more than a foolish dream. I now realize the magnitude of my sins and the impossibility of atoning for them.

Hero? More like a villain

Iris stared at her parents, her expression torn between a bit of frustration and dread. Her fingers clenched into fists at her sides.

"This wasn't me! It's that dumb Death!" Iris said. Her cold, furious expression was unlike anything they'd ever seen on her before, and it made everyone in the room freeze.

But then, suddenly Iris gasped sharply. Her chest throbbed with an unbearable ache, forcing her to clutch at her dress. Her knees buckled as she cried out in pain, her wails sending a wave of panic through the room. Jennifer, Dr. Yong Feng, and Isakawa were at her side in an instant.

"Iris!" Jennifer called out, but her voice was drowned out by the groaning tremor that spread through the room.

Black blood began to drip from Iris' eyes, staining her brown cheeks and falling to the floor in thick, dark droplets. The air seemed to grow heavier as well.

Chapter 42: Death