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had sa

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ed on feeling every inch of my body. When I sensed it

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tem had

apped open, focusing on the fa

as all just a cruel dream. But I cou

the plush carpet, and ran over to t

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as

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ongratulations

ou make different choices a

d devoid of emotion, to me, it was

truly believe th

really

oy, sorrow, hope-and overwhelming relief. The kind that

to rein in the storm of e

bed at the tear stains on my face. Then, I turned to the

y

as I plopped myse

was

my parents to celebrat

engagement with Brandon

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nt choices this time around. And what better way

needed to con

I called o

st. Do you ne

just have a f

ah

novels? With magical space, pills, that kind of thing

fer is granting you this chance at rebirth. Occasionally, I might provide much-

t had been one of those all-powerful system

unches-seemingly unreserved help l

tem con

.. it's because you weren't

row

you mean

efully in your twilight years. But there was a plot twist-you had your luck stolen by your so-called best friend, the villainous character. As a result, your

d of information. But I used to be an avid reader of web

... I felt sic

to go through all t

everything that should've been mine. And

d insane

wn, I knew

t my sides as a storm

ers? She didn't awaken th

nation, but I could've sworn I h

m its world-an extraterrestrial plane-to this one. It needs an immense a

stem? Extrater

er and weirder-but I'd just been re

a moment to dige

one whose luc

ions have thrown the world into disarray. She and that scrap metal are responsibl

ugh escap

to her person... isn't she

ough gritted teeth, my

would bend for her, turning illogical eve

k of realizati

won

ings I'd brushed off as coincidences... turned

let me be reborn, isn't it?" M

omeone to f

d to run wild or else the world m

into the upper circles-a world brimming with people with stron

y from us, she won't be able

bsorbed a considerable part of your luck. Besides,

y face. "Then what exactly do you

ke different choices.

inked. Th

ust-they have towards her reach a certain threshold. But she can only target one person

to be that u

rre

t hatred and disgust toward her, she shouldn

ut neither she nor her corru

he threshold and luck absorption begins, the index freezes at that p

ndex is 10 and the threshold is 8, the

up with un

ave already turned to hat

ause it's in a dormant state. Most of its energy was burned escaping to this

on the carpet,

it cl

witch targets before my luck is ful

and Claire. If you're lucky, it might even

ng smile crept

said, my voice cold.