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"What's going on?"

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"What's going on?"

I didn't really think
wanted to know.


I tore off my shirt,
and looked into the mirror.


I remembered the pain
vividly in my mind,

but my shoulder--


 it was without a scar.



I held my hand to the joint,
and sincerely wished it was
just a lucid nightmare.


But no.



I really,

really feared

that it was right.
It was real.




What was going on?

Why was this happening?

How was this happening?



What exactly was

the Second Sonata?




My HP
was cut down by 500p,

exactly the damage
that was sustained in the dream.



It wasn't going down
anymore, unlike before.


My heart sank
as I remembered--


I could just leave my HP
alone and wait for the
respawn, to avoid
wasting a potion.



But what happened last time?


╔═══════════════╗

『RULEKEEPER』

has lost a life.

Remaining lives: 2/3

╚═══════════════╝




"Why do I only have

three lives?"


Three lives?

Three respawns?





A shuddering thought
came over.




"What happens...
when I run out of lives?"



"What happens
when I lose the game?"



My hand clenched
over the phantom wound
at my shoulder--




The questions
answered themselves.

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