I had just finished one of the best games I have ever played, only to look up and find I was no longer in my room, but kneeling in the bloody sand of a colossal, sun-baked fighting arena.

How did this happen?

How did things go from playing a video game to being transported into the body of a background character within the game, who was exonerated and abandoned due to not having as much magical potential as the rest of the family?

…A character who was doomed to die a very horrible death right at the beginning of the game?

I stared at the notification, frozen in a mix of pure shock and disbelief.


'…Of course!' The thought slammed into me, and I suddenly remembered the description of the Bonded Ability Chrysalis:


[The Bonded Ability Chrysalis grants complete and total revival from every form of mortal death at midnight in exchange for 500 karma points.]


It didn't specify that the revival was limited to me. In fact, it didn't specify at all, meaning it could bring back anyone, not just myself. Why had I ever assumed it was restricted only to me?


I rubbed my face. Then I quickly put aside the emotional ache I was feeling and forced myself to think clearly.


Though I was not glad at the fact that Evelyn died. I could not just immediately say yes to the revival notification.


Why couldn't I just immediately accept the notification and bring her back?


Well, the reasons were purely practical.


Chapter 50 - Aziz’s Beautiful Garden [18]