“New” Life?

[XX+1 Date, XX Apartment room number XX, 12: 53 Day Time]

[Today is a very good day, the sun is shining, and the clouds is definitely clear this time. A good day to hear a story…]

[…]

[And also, for a person to still sleeping at this time.]

S opens his eyes and leans to looks at the clock. "5 more minutes, what could go wrong?" said S telling himself while closing his eyes.

[Sigh.]

S opens his eyes again and looks at the ceiling thinking. "Nah, let's just go." S wakes up from bed and looks at the clock.

"Wait, WHAT!? ITS 2 already!? THE TIME JUST-… forget it." S starts to get ready quickly before going to the roof.

[At the top stairs to the roof, S tried to open the door to the roof, but it's locked.]

"The heck." S take a step back and trying to do something else.

[Then, S walked up to the door… Wait, he just phased through the door like there is nothing there…]

"You're here." Said R waiting on the balcony.

"Sorry I'm late." Said S panting.

"… You could have taken the lift… Also, I've just got here." says R noticing S running out of breath.

[Great… are we just going to ignore the locked door now?]

"Huff… forget that, I want to hear what happened next." S sits down on the floor while leaning back at the balcony.

"Where do I left of last time… it was my second-" ….

…. This time, my name is Itaru Yatsuhiro, I was born in Japan. At first, I had a bit of difficulty in learning the Japanese language, but it didn't take long for me to get used to it.

I grew up starting everything from scratch. I knew that time had looped when I started my new life... no, I was born in the past far before that incident occurred.

In my second life, I had saved Vanessa by giving her peace so she could enter heaven. 'This time... I will take revenge... on the murderer.' I thought as I went through life with a heavy grudge in my chest.

At the age of 29, I had finished college, my parents had died... I wasn't really concerned with my parents' names this time around, so I didn't remember them too much.

I took a flight to the United States airport for one purpose... This time, I'll take revenge on the murderer... When I arrived, I headed to the apartment that I had booked with a taxi. I didn't have to worry about money anymore because I was more than well-off, and even if I started to run low, I could easily get more because of this 'talent' of mine.

It didn't take long for a brochure to come out announcing that a Teddy mascot was going to appear at the amusement park. This was the same time as the incident.

The day before the confrontation, the I spent the whole day gathering his equipment and preparing for the battle. This is my chance to stop the killer once and for all, I will do whatever it takes to bring an end to this nightmare that had been haunting me.

First, I went to the local weapons store and picked up a sturdy, sharp knife. I Know that the killer was incredibly strong and agile, so I needed a weapon that would allow me to defend myself if necessary. The knife would serve as my main weapon, but I also wanted to be prepared just in case for anything that might happen.

Next, I went to a sporting goods store and purchased a set of combat gear. The gear consisted of a black suit that was made from a lightweight yet durable material, and included gloves, boots, and a hood. I wanted to make sure that I am fully protected in case of a physical altercation with the killer.

Finally, I went to a hardware store and picked up a sturdy briefcase. I knew that I might need to carry some extra equipment with me, and I wanted to have a secure place to store it. The briefcase would be my carry-all, I would feel much better knowing that I had everything I needed within reach.

With my equipment gathered and my mind set, I went to bed early, ready to face whatever the next day would bring. I knew that the killer was dangerous and that the odds were against me, but I was determined to see this through to the end.

The next day in the evening, I was relaxing and drinking coffee at a restaurant near the amusement park when I noticed two people on motorcycles stopping in front of the restaurant with cheerful expressions.

"Is that the face I made at that time?" I asked, seeing Vanessa and 'Regwin' who were very familiar.

When left alone, Vanessa started to smile sinisterly when she looked at her phone and started to look around. She then started moving towards the old building with a cheerful face, I was sure to follow her. Before Vanessa entered the old building, I called out to her, "Vanessa!", "Huh? Who are you? How do you know my name?" Vanessa asked, turning around confused.

"You're a stalker, aren't you?! Don't come near me! I already have a boyfriend!" Vanessa threatened, even though I knew the 'boyfriend' she meant was another 'me'.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I want to warn you that this building is dangerous, there's a killer roaming around here." I explained.

"I know that! You're the killer, aren't you?" she said with a satisfied smile.

"Vanessa!" I heard a voice from behind me. It was 'Regwin' my other self.

"Be careful, brother! He's a killer!" warned Vanessa, causing a misunderstanding with my other self. Regwin, who seemed to be thinking about attacking me because he thought he would win, became hesitant after realizing I had a knife hidden behind my back.

"Listen, I'm just warning this woman not to enter the building." I said calmly.

"Is that true? Vanessa, come here and don't approach that person!" Regwin said with his hand giving an additional signal. At that moment, Vanessa started to approach me by approaching the outer fence of the building towards Regwin. I realized there was a fleeting light from the direction of the window of the building, "Around the third floor," I thought, and also because the light seemed to be sending a code or signal to someone. But I knew that the light was not a signal or anything like that, because my instincts told me that I had to do something.

"I'm sure if I do it, he'll go after Regwin first." I thought, finishing my plan.

Halfway through, Vanessa is circling around me and it seemed impossible for me to launch a sudden attack. That's when they realized that I had captured Vanessa in my grip and had a knife to her throat.

"Vanessa! Damn it! You said you were just warning him!" Regwin said angrily.

"Big brother! Help me!..." Vanessa was cut off in her speech because I threatened to kill her if she didn't shut up.

"Look up." I said, trying to divert Regwin's attention elsewhere. Regwin would surely look up, thinking it was information that would save him.

Regwin became aware of something flying towards him and managed to dodge the sharp object that was flying from nowhere. Soon someone jumped from the third floor of the building, landing near the recently thrown sharp weapon. He was wearing a black robe that stood out because it was incongruous with the afternoon lighting.

It didn't take Regwin long to realize what was happening and he ran towards us to save himself. I then released Vanessa who was shocked by the flying object.

"I found you... murderer." I muttered with an angry face.

"Hey! Who are you?! Are you involved in the same thing as me?" Regwin asked behind me, who was hugged by a scared Vanessa.

I answered briefly and clearly so that only "Regwin" could understand, "He's the one who killed you, and will kill you again." I replied with a cold face. Of course, Regwin realized his situation now and tried to calm the frightened Vanessa.

I looked at the murderer, he used a black robe to cover his face and the weapon he carried was like a scythe, a tool often used to cut grass but with a longer handle. I was surprised how he could easily swing a weapon like that, was he really human? I asked myself.

Immediately, the Killer came to me with a speed that could be considered impossible for a normal human to move quickly carrying a heavy weapon like that.

Aware of the Killer's weapon swing, I knew where he was going to attack me and I protected my left neck with a knife while stepping back, the end of the Scythe rubbed against my knife and I heard an unpleasant sound, I successfully blocked the killer's first attack, not wasting any time I used my right hand to counterattack, I stabbed him in the stomach with great force so the killer was helpless for a moment, and I continued with consecutive attacks that I had trained for my third life, it was not possible for me to fight a killer who clearly had powers that were not normal with only one knife.

I did not give any pause in my attack and made him unable to do anything... that's what I thought at least.

For some reason, my hand suddenly hurts, and I realized that my left hand holding the knife was no longer there. Realizing that, I stepped back to avoid any other attacks from the killer. What happened? Why is my hand... I asked while holding back the pain that I was aware of my hand being cut off. "Hey! Are you okay?" Regwin asked behind me anxiously, it seems like he knows that if I can't defeat the Killer, he couldn't either.

The Killer attacked again, I tried to dodge but couldn't, the killer held my neck with his left hand and lifted me up. 'Dammit, who is this guy, he's not human!' I thought to myself while aware of the fact that I was being strangled with all his might.

"Y o u . a r e . t h e . r i g h t . o n e !" Suddenly, a voice from the Killer was heard, as if he was struggling to breathe while speaking.

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"WOAH! THIS IS IT RIGHT?!" shout S In excitement.

R didn't s- [Don't say anything.]

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"NOW!", Regwin voice was heard while he collided with the killer, freeing me from his grip. I grabbed a knife lying on the ground with my right hand and attacked him while the Killer was open and vulnerable. I plunged the knife into his heart, and immediately the killer was screaming pain for a while and fell with the knife stuck in his heart. The scythe that was in his hand had gone.

I immediately knew that I had killed someone... or maybe not someone? The rain suddenly started to fall, soaking my clothes and the body of the killer who was now a corpse. I wept to the sky and closed my eyes, 'I have killed him... with this, my worries will be gone, right...?' I thought while feeling the rain fall on my face.

"Wh... What happened?" I heard Regwin's voice which sounded painful, and I opened my eyes. Suddenly, I saw that Regwin was stabbed by the knife I was holding... what... did I do? I tried to move my body, but I couldn't, as if someone was controlling my body, Regwin finally fell to the ground helplessly. My body turned and started to walk towards Vanessa, who was cornered and unable to run, 'No... NO! STOP!!' I wanted to shout and immediately stop my uncontrolled body, but I couldn't even speak.

"Please... Don't do this..." Vanessa cried, knowing she would share the same fate as Regwin. I tried with all my strength to regain control of my body but to no avail, then I felt like I was saying something to Vanessa, but I couldn't hear my own voice.

"Is that true?" Vanessa replied to what I had said.

Again, I felt like I was saying something, but I couldn't hear it.

"Okay... You promise, okay?" Vanessa's face changed from being afraid to a little calmer because of my 'words'.

My body started to move forward, and without realizing it, I kissed Vanessa and hugged her, making her calm.

"Ugh..." Vanessa moaned in pain because of something but chose not to scream. It was seen that my right hand was slowly stabbing Vanessa in the heart with the knife. I felt panic take over and tried to stop it but all to no avail. We continued to kiss even though Vanessa was in pain and holding back the pain from being stabbed in the heart slowly, as if she had surrendered her life to me. I could only cry at the sight of it.

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