Buzz—
Time reset once again!
[Chrono Ring Leap], this origin magic, was only effective in conjunction with Kanzaki Rei's unique condition.
It could almost be said—
That Izan had custom-built this spell specifically for him.
For ordinary people, comprehending even a single piece of origin magic was already extraordinarily difficult.
Yet Izan—
Could tailor origin magic based on another person's circumstances.
At this point—
Kanzaki Rei had developed a simple conviction:
If it involved magic—
Leaving it to Izan meant absolute certainty.
Huu—
A gentle breeze drifted in from outside the window.
Sunlight slipped through a narrow gap in the curtains.
It was morning.
And this—
Was Rhine Town.
The beginner village where he had first arrived in this world.
Kanzaki Rei examined himself.
Aside from his storage pouch being empty—unable to bring back the one from the future—
Everything else remained unchanged.
His classes.
His levels.
His mastered skills.
All intact.
His strength—
Still at its absolute peak.
From memory—
Today, Loth and the others would depart with an adventuring party.
They would encounter a third-tier King-class monster and fall into danger.
And he—
Would obtain the Death Priest Scroll from that battle.
That night—
Messe would come looking for him.
And the next day—
A monster tide would erupt in Rhine Town.
Izan and the others would return.
His memory was flawless.
With his Memory Palace, there was no possibility of error.
Shing—
In the next instant—
His perception expanded!
It swept across a radius of 400,000 kilometers centered on Rhine Town.
And at the same time—
He located Messe.
At this moment—
Messe was inside the Adventurers' Guild.
Casually sipping wine, humming a tune—
As if preparing for something interesting.
A level 6 mage.
Back then—
Kanzaki Rei had looked at level 6 mages like one gazing at the sun.
An insurmountable mountain.
But now—
A level 6 mage—
Was something he could suppress with a single hand.
An insect.
Still—
Messe wasn't the most important matter.
The one Kanzaki Rei truly cared about—
Was someone else.
In the next instant—
His perception shifted to the library.
At this time—
Pari should be in the archive room.
Tap—
[God-Tier · Future Simulation]
Kanzaki Rei activated it immediately.
He had no intention of interacting with Pari in reality.
Toward this mysterious diviner—
He remained highly cautious.
Shing—
He arrived instantly inside the archive room.
Pari was there—
Just as always—
Quietly reading.
Kanzaki Rei pushed his [Unsolvable Enigma] to its maximum output.
Then—
Knocked on the door.
Knock knock knock—
"Come in."
Creak—
The wooden door opened.
Inside the small room—
He saw her again.
The girl with short lavender hair.
"Pari… sis."
Pari expressionlessly turned a page.
"You're here."
"Looks like… you're almost ready."
Kanzaki Rei tilted his head slightly.
"Pari… I'm not sure what you mean."
Her attitude—
Was completely different from how she treated him when he was level 2.
Pari remained indifferent.
Her gaze never even rested on him.
She simply continued reading.
Kanzaki Rei's perception shifted to the book in her hands.
A purple-covered volume.
Title:
"Determinism."
As his perception scanned its contents—
He found them astonishingly obscure.
Even with his current depth of knowledge—
He couldn't comprehend it.
"Have you prepared yourself to accept your true fate, Kanzaki Rei?"
Pari spoke again.
She knew his name.
At this point in time—
They had only met a few times.
Barely acquaintances.
More importantly—
With [Unsolvable Enigma] active—
She shouldn't have been able to know his name at all.
"…Pari. You really aren't simple."
Kanzaki Rei sighed softly.
Her attitude said everything.
"The 'true fate' you speak of—I don't understand it."
"But I don't have a habit of accepting things from people I can't trust."
Only then—
Did Pari finally turn around.
Facing him directly.
Her violet eyes shimmered faintly—
As though reflecting countless future scenes.
"Oh…"
She extended her hand.
"Didn't you want to know everything about me?"
"Now—you've caught me."
She even knew why he had come.
Kanzaki Rei didn't touch her immediately.
Instead, he asked:
"Pari… didn't you say your family rules forbid physical contact with men before marriage?"
Pari blinked, confused.
"That rule does exist."
"But if you want to touch me, I can't stop you, can I?"
"Am I supposed to die over it?"
Kanzaki Rei opened his mouth—
Then fell silent.
Even after resetting—
He still felt completely helpless against her.
The reason he used future simulation—
Was precisely because—
Even if Pari refused—
He had more than ten ways to forcibly make contact.
"…Then, Pari… I won't hold back."
There should have been more conversation.
But it seemed—
There was no need.
Pari already knew everything—
What had happened, what would happen—
Even with [Unsolvable Enigma] active.
She spoke lazily:
"Kanzaki Rei."
"Some things… once you know them, you can't turn back."
That cryptic tone—
Typical of an annoying diviner.
Still—
Kanzaki Rei had no intention of taking on excessive karma.
He only wanted to see through her—
Within the simulation.
Even if he learned everything—
Once the simulation ended—
It would be as if he had never interacted with her.
That should… be safe.
It was already the most cautious approach possible.
Kanzaki Rei took her slender hand.
"If you know nothing—"
"Then even if you make a mistake, you'll think you were right."
"I believe… the truth matters."
He made his choice.
[Name: Inel Ripani][Class: Diviner (Level 9)][Class: Scholar (Level 7)][Talent: God-Tier · Eyes of True Fate][Hidden Knowledge: The One Closest to Fate]
Level 9.
A Diviner.
Pari spoke lazily:
"Did you get the answer you wanted, Kanzaki Rei?"
Their eyes met again.
Her gaze—
Seemed to pierce straight through the future.
He had already suspected it.
Nothing about her matched a level 6 diviner.
He had met many level 6—even level 7—diviners recently.
None of them felt like her.
Pari—
Was the most mysterious of all.
Kanzaki Rei had long suspected—
She was either level 8—
Or…
Level 9.
But when the truth was confirmed—
His breathing still faltered slightly.
A true level 9 class holder.
This was troublesome.
Talking to a diviner was already dangerous—
Let alone a level 9 one.
Kanzaki Rei steadied his emotions.
Pretending ignorance was pointless now.
Accept reality—
Then find the optimal path forward.
He spoke directly:
"Pari."
"You're a level 9 diviner, aren't you?"
"Why are you here?"
"What do you intend to do?"
Pari didn't answer immediately.
She withdrew her hand.
Turned back to the desk.
Leaning on it lazily, flipping pages.
After reading two more pages—
She finally spoke:
"What does a level 9 diviner want?"
"To reach level 10, of course."
"You'd be wise not to treat me as an enemy."
"I've staked my chance of reaching level 10… on you."
"Even a level 9 diviner is still an outsider to fate."
"Even I… cannot change true fate."
"So—"
"You'll have to be the one to overturn what cannot be changed."
"And it seems…"
"I've bet correctly."
"Your fate has become blurred."
"You've become something independent of fate itself."
"And because of you—"
"All that was once certain… now contains variables."
As Pari spoke—
Scenes began flooding Kanzaki Rei's vision.
Countless images—
Unseen before—
Flashed through his eyes.
In a single instant—
It felt as though he had witnessed everything in existence.
The futures.
The endings.
Of all life.
And yet—
There was one thing missing.
His own ending—
Did not exist.
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