The Author's POV

Coming out from beneath, the black threads gently wrapped around the white orb.

Opening his eyes, Kevin felt his mouth open.

"How should I start?"

Ren's voice echoed throughout the dark void.

After looking at the orb and seeing the reflection, Kevin felt his brow furrow as Ren fell into contemplation. He seemed to be thinking about the current circumstances.

"...Let's see if it's possible for me to completely replace my memories with his."

After uttering those words, Kevin watched as the black threads flung around like wild snakes and attempted to wrap around the orb as quickly as possible.

"Khh..."

Kevin let out a short groan as his hand pulled away from the orb.

Tsss.

What followed after was a sizzling sound. Lowering his head, Kevin caught sight of Ren staring at his hand which had become transparent.

Taking a moment to raise his head again, he gazed at the orb's reflection.

"Looks like I can't do that. Whatever Kevin put on me sealed some of my powers..."

Silence ensued after he uttered those words. After which, Kevin watched as Ren kept his gaze on the orb, and the same scenario from before replayed.

Time seemed to have passed by in the blink of an eye as the memories shifted, and it was now the fourth time that Kevin was staring at the same image of Ren standing up from his bed, in what seemed to be the Lock's dormitory.

"Hm?"

This time, a change to the scenario happened.

Ding Dong.

The door suddenly rang.

'What? Why did the bell suddenly ring?'

Taking aback by the sudden events, Kevin was unsure of how to react. Having watched the scenario well over four times, he had never seen this happen in teh past.

Kevin's attention was soon taken away by a subtle pull of his lips.

Opening his mouth, Kevin spoke through Ren's mouth.

"...As expected, you can't let this happen, can you? Without me, all hopes of defeating the demon king are null."

What followed after his words was the sudden appearance of a man in a blue jacket. He was holding onto a small box which Ren took and brought with him inside of the room.

After which, he looked through the contents and eventually pulled out an unfamiliar red book.

'That...'

Kevin instantly recognized the book in Ren's hands.

How could he not? It was the same book he had used back when Ren was in danger in the past.

"Oh? What an interesting book."

Focusing his attention back on the reflection, Kevin was able to see what was written in the book. It was his life.

'As expected, it's the same.'

...and it was from there that Kevin was able to confirm his suspicions.

Time moved forward, and now, with the aid of the book, Ren no longer died during the Hollberg incident as he did in the past. He managed to survive.

Kevin felt interest arise from within his body.

"Can this be enough to stop the loop?"

Kevin mumbled out loud through Ren's body.

But...

"Doesn't look like it."

Time passed, and Ren once again died. This time, he died during the inter-academy tournament. He made it a bit further, but he still died.

"...This won't do."

The same scene repeated itself once again. This time, the red book appeared in each scene.

Clank. Clank.

Reaching out for the orb once more, Kevin felt his mouth open as he muttered.

"I think I've got an idea of what I should do..."

Black threads once again started to form around the white orb upon reaching out for it.

This time, they were a lot less than before. Nevertheless, they were still many.

"A red book, huh? Is this the only thing, or have you left more?"

Kevin mumbled through Ren's mouth.

Locking his eyes onto the red book, the black threads gently wrapped around the white orb.

"...This might work."

Thinking of something, Kevin felt Ren's brows relax. After that, he stared at the reflection on the orb.

"Since you've received a book that outlines exactly what Kevin is doing, it stands to reason that his altered memories have to do with a book. How about an author entering his own book? This would reduce the possibility of you discovering that your memories have been tampered with, and I won't have trouble giving him the power of foresight..."

Trying to wrap around the orb, more black threads emerged from beneath it with each passing second. Soon, a black cacoon formed in front of Kevin's vision.

"Since I have only a limited amount of power, I can't add too many details to his memory. Nevertheless, it shouldn't be a problem. Right now, my priority is making sure that he does what I want, and that is...have Kevin kill the Demon King."

Removing his hand from the orb, Kevin felt his body take several steps back.

Carefully observing the orb, Kevin once again felt his mouth open.

"Trial one. Begin."

Following his words, the black threads revolving around the orb started to scatter and Kevin was once again able to see what was reflected inside of the orb.

'It's different.'

noticed that compared to the previous

they were far too different from

'...What is he doing?'

and interfering with certain events in the past such as the Hollberg incident, the inter academy tournament...Kevin watched as Ren slowly started to get more and

known by everyone in the world, and he was hailed as humanity's

and the loop to restart out of

'What happened?'

as he continued

suddenly restart? Ren was definitely

"Another failure."

felt the top ends of his

his mouth, Ren's voice echoed throughout the

meddling resulted in Kevin becoming weak and eventually dying.

'What?'

on the

meddled too much resulting in Kevin and the others becoming too weak and inevitably leading to

rose from

to make a change in the subject's personality. If he is too smart or ambitious, he will derail from the plotline I have set up for him like the last trial. For that to

from a world where magic does not exist, and is a total loser that is rejected by society. His only ambition will be to live a happy life and in order to do that, he must make sure that he thoroughly follows

mouth speak, the more the

Clank. Clank.

sound coming from the chains became more intense as

change in the plotline. A pawn is necessary. One that would force him into the

Clank! Clank!

the chains became more and more powerful with each passing second. It was clear to Kevin that Ren was nearing his

and will have a high chance of dying.

CLANK! CLANK!

the chains that were rattling shook with a wild

orb, the black threads that were wrapping around it,

which, the familiar scene began to

'It's once again different.'

scene change. However, if there was one thing that particularly caught his interest, it was

closer to the Ren that

he talked and

the

he came into contact with what seemed to be a broker. Talking with him for a bit, he proceeded

Clank. Clank.

was then that Kevin felt his body

Clank. Clank.

Kevin felt his hand

"Red desolation."

said two words, but it was enough for

the name of one of the ranked dungeons

watched as Ren chose

dunes everywhere, and the land was cracked. Marching through the dungeon, Kevin watched as Ren fought against monsters and trained himself. It was only after a while that

to be a mercenary

their bodies eventually start to convulse and they ended

'Mindbreaker curse.'

how they died, and it was then that he came to the conclusion that there was a

before he could do anything about it, a sandstorm engulfed him. The only thing Kevin saw in the orb was an endless amount of

happening only after Ren entered the eye

'What is he doing?'

Kevin watched as Ren

he enter the

"Good."

his mouth open as Ren's

'What good?'

to be even

with an amused look on his face, he began to toy with him. Ren did

'This...make it stop.'

the scene, Kevin wanted to take his eyes away, but he physically couldn't. This wasn't his

as the demon toyed with Ren till he died and the

Kevin watched the same thing happen again. Training in the dungeon and dying right

as this

aren't you

same scene of Ren getting tortured over

'Do something!'

to die, Kevin finally felt

a total of five loops in order for me to recuperate some of

more black threads shot into the

saw something

play with his subjects. The key is to pretend you don't work anymore

words, Kevin watched as the same scene

and exactly as the demon lost interest, he put up

exactly as he

in Kevin's voice did not last for long as he once again felt

CLANK. CLANK. CLANK. CLANK.

see the chains that were binding him shake even more fiercely than

right there, more sprang from beneath the ground, and

body, Ren was pulled

was the fact that he felt his lips curl a

"I've succeeded."

close, darkness

"Aaahhhhhh!"

a bloodcurdling

'What's going on?'

them up again, Kevin found himself inside a

he doing

on the ground before him was the same demon

"Ahhhhh!"

screamed in agony throughout the room as he desperately clung to each part of

"Quiet."

words rang out,

felt his eyes meet

'This demon...he feels familiar.'

a closer look at the demon, Kevin realized that he looked somewhat familiar. He knew that he was the same demon from the orb, but the familiarity

much time to dwell on this anymore as the demon's

"It's you!"

for the demon, his attack went right through Kevin and before he could react, Kevin felt his hand rise

The demon froze mid-air.

to waste. I've already used most of the energy I had trying to get a small fraction of my soul to enter your body through your

enveloped the finger

lucky that I

"Ahhhhh!"

the demon let out another scream and his body

'What did he do?'

as he watched

only thing Kevin could do was watch. The memories didn't allow him to understand what Ren