The Ruined Ending made by a Baby

I killed a hero today.

 

The reason I did it is very simple.

 

Because of this person, I had to die five times and reincarnate six times.

 

“La, Lady… Actually why you do…”

 

Dehan, the hero, looked at me with a teary face and eyes filled with tears streaming down.

 

I had briefly thought it would be very sad to see him die because he had once been a lover I deeply loved.

 

“Oh. Apparently, I don’t feel anything.”

 

Dehan’s eyes trembled heavily upon hearing my words. But I didn’t care. Because this is what I had to do.

 

<Raising a Hero>

 

That’s the title of a game I played.

 

At first, I didn’t know I had entered this game.

 

I thought I had been reincarnated after a tragic death into the medieval fantasy world I had always dreamed of.

 

So, I spent my childhood having fun, acting like a child. Of course, the family I encountered in this life was truly annoying, but I thought it was better than my previous life, so my life wasn’t that bad.

 

So, I was confident that I would continue to enjoy my life like this in the future.

 

Until I turned fifteen.

 

I was poisoned, and it was completely unexpected.

 

I didn’t know the reason why I had to die.

 

Why me? Why do I have to die? I didn’t do anything wrong.

 

But then, someone appeared out of nowhere, hugged me, and started crying. Then he said something.

 

“Lady, I think I need to tell you now. Actually… Actually, I like you. I don’t know about you, but I fell in love at first sight at the prom…”

 

When I heard those words, I was shocked as if struck by lightning, and at the same time, I realized that this was the game world. All the information flooded into my mind.

 

<Raising a Hero>

 

This game is very simple.

 

It’s a story about becoming a hero, completing missions, and defeating the final boss, the Demon King.

 

In the game, Dehan is the only hero.

 

So what’s my role?

 

‘A lover created to awaken the hero’s power.’

 

Why, hasn’t this game theme been used a lot before?

 

The story of a fighter who awakens and gains true power after the death of his lover.

 

In that story, I inhabited the character of a lover who would face a cruel death.

 

Does it make sense I become a *woman in refrigerators?

 

(N : a literary trope in which female characters are injured, raped, killed, or depowered (an event colloquially known as fridging), sometimes to stimulate “protective” traits, and often as a plot device intended to move a male character’s story arc forward, and seeks to analyze why these plot devices are used disproportionately on female characters.)

 

Before I could scream that I couldn’t die like this.

 

A transparent system window appeared in front of me.

 

[SYSTEM]

You can use the <Reincarnation Reversion> ability.

Do you want to use it? Y/N (Usage count 0/5)

 

I never thought I would have such an extraordinary hidden ability.

 

Well, even though I’m just a character’s possession, it’s impossible not to get a buff, right?

 

I used the <Reincarnation Reversion> ability without hesitation.

 

At the same time, I went back in time and returned to the beginning of the game, reincarnating as someone different from my previous life.

 

Of course, this reincarnation was just as unfortunate, with harsh parents and neglectful siblings. But I had a purpose not to die. So I gathered my courage and tried to live a better life this time.

 

But for some reason, the role of being a ‘lover of the hero’ remained the same! Even in my second life, I was always in Dehan’s sights, and in the end, I died again at the age of fifteen.

 

So, I reincarnated again.

 

This time as someone different as well, but I still couldn’t escape Dehan’s reach. No matter how much I tried to avoid him, he always found me, and even though I stayed home holding my breath, he still loved me.

 

On my fourth reincarnation, I decided to acknowledge my existence as the ‘lover of the hero.’

 

A boring life.

 

A gruesome death.

 

I’m now so tired of repeating life and death.

 

It’s a horrible existence where there’s no hope for improvement, and you’ll die and be reborn every time you reach the age of fifteen.

 

So…

 

“I should have done this from the beginning. All the reincarnation opportunities in 90 years have been wasted. Uhuh.”

 

This time, I killed Dehan.

 

Of course, I couldn’t live just because I killed Dehan like this. Because I was poisoned and dying first. I died from poison throughout my life; this is a legend. Absolutely outrageous…

 

“Cough!”

 

She lowered his head, coughing up blood that came out of her mouth. She looked towards the system window floating in front of her with half-closed eyes.

 

[SYSTEM]

The <Reincarnation Reversion> ability can no longer be used.

 

This is the end.

 

The opportunity for <Reincarnation Reversion> has now ended.

 

I could finally escape this exhausting cycle of reincarnation. I could finally rest in peace.

 

It took a long time.

 

Goodbye!

 

It was then that I slowly closed my eyes.

 

[SYSTEM]

 

Warning! Warning!

Emergency! Emergency!

 

[SYSTEM]

 

Detecting impure power injuring the hero! Warning! Warning! Emergency! Emergency!

 

The always transparent notification window now turned bright red and started spinning around me.

 

This is the first time the system window has shown content other than <Reincarnation Reversion>.

 

“What is this…?

 

[SYSTEM]

 

A hidden character approaches impure power!

 

What?

 

[SYSTEM]

 

You can use the <Reincarnation Reversion> ability by changing your faction.

Do you want to use it? Y/Y

 

What is this? There’s no choice other than yes.

 

I searched for the word ‘no,’ but I couldn’t see it anywhere.

 

“No, shouldn’t I be dead now, really? I want to stop living again!”

 

I shouted with all my heart, but the system window never listened to my request.

 

[SYSTEM]

 

Depending on the insincere attitude of the user, the command will be automatically accepted.

 

[SYSTEM]

 

<Reincarnation Reversion> 5 seconds, 4 seconds before using the ability…

 

“Ah, you’re an evil! Absolutely crazy!”

 

I screamed as loud as I could, but I couldn’t reach the system window.

 

The day became dark in front of my eyes.

 

I knew exactly what this feeling was.

 

Once again, I had reincarnated.

 

 

…

 

 

“Aaah!”

 

I screamed loudly and writhed. Seeing my limbs not moving as they should, it seemed I had reincarnated as a newborn baby.

 

I thought this would be a bit different because this time, I was a hidden character.

 

“They say it’s impure power, right?”

 

It seems they perceived me as a ‘villain’ because I killed a hero.

 

No, wouldn’t it be better to just eliminate me? Why let me reincarnate? I’m so sick of it.

 

“Uh!”

 

Anyway, I’m crying once again.

 

Usually, when I cry like this, someone around me would run to comfort me.

 

Then, when I saw anyone coming towards me, I would roughly know what I would reincarnate as.

 

I waited for a moment, thinking about that…

 

“What? Why isn’t anyone coming?”

 

I didn’t even feel the presence of anyone nearby.

 

Slowly, a feeling of unease started to creep in.

 

Could it be that I’m unwanted? So my family abandoned me… Well, it couldn’t possibly be true, right?

 

Of course, my previous family was really bad, like a stain. Cruel parents and neglectful siblings. It was all the same regardless of how many times I was reborn.

 

That’s because my role was set as the ‘lover of the hero.’ No one would love me except Dehan. It was systematically arranged.

 

Realizing that, I gave up on everything. Moreover, I knew that I would die at the age of fifteen, so I ignored whatever my family did.

 

“But I was never neglected like this when I was a baby!”

 

So I cried once again. But no matter how much I cried, the tightly closed door didn’t show any signs of opening.

 

“Well, when did my life become the way I want it to be?”

 

I turned my body.

 

First, I felt it necessary to know where I was.

 

I tried to turn around.

 

“Eubya!”

 

Success.

 

I tried to crawl.

 

“Eubyaeubya!”

 

As expected, I was an unrivaled genius. Even though I was very young, I had already managed to roll over and crawl.

 

Smiling happily, I walked to the window and looked outside.

 

The steep and tall tower spire was the first thing that caught my attention. The peak of the tower with its dark, imposing outer walls rose sharply, and behind it was an ice barrier. It looked like a frozen waterfall.

 

Just looking at it gave me goosebumps, so I turned away without realizing it.

 

And then, for a moment…

 

“Eh…?”

 

I had a faint memory.

 

So, it seemed I had seen this view many times before…

 

Like a lightning strike!

 

Something came to my mind.

 

Once it happened, I could only curse.

 

“Eumya… (Damn it…!)”

 

It’s here.

 

The hero’s enemy, the final boss of the game, and the most wicked villain.

 

This is the residence of the Demon King.

 

[SYSTEM]

 

Congratulations, you have reincarnated as a hidden character!

 

WHAT A FXCKING SYSTEM!