The gap between a Level 4 Bard and a Level 7 Archer was simply too enormous.

Many people present knew Midor.

Among Bards, Level 4 was already considered quite high.

On this entire street, he was the best singer by far.

And as a Bard, he naturally had friends everywhere.

His combat ability might not have been impressive, but the number of people who knew him was certainly large.

Now that something had suddenly happened to him, many came to check on him.

Though to be fair, at least half of them were worried that some new crisis had erupted and were concerned for that reason.

"I... holy shit?"

"No! That’s impossible!"

"How could you suddenly gain the power of a Level 7 Archer out of nowhere? Have you been possessed?!"

Midor’s friend abruptly realized the absurdity of the situation and stumbled backward several steps.

And the moment those words were spoken, many other class-advancers began converging on the area.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, two Level 7 powerhouses from the Land of the Moon arrived directly before Midor.

"A Bard."

"Suddenly awakening memories of a previous life and becoming a Level 7 Archer?"

The two who had arrived were members of Loren’s Royal Guard.

One of them was the Archer who had been battling monsters outside not long ago—

The same one Rei had casually helped moments earlier.

The Archer himself was utterly dumbfounded.

From his perspective, he had been locked in fierce combat with monsters.

Without at least a full day and night, he had expected the battle to remain undecided.

Then, for no apparent reason, a young man had appeared.

He looked no older than eighteen.

Exceptionally handsome.

He had made a couple of casual moves—

And every monster around the Land of the Moon had collapsed.

Then the young man returned toward the city.

Yet before he had taken more than a few steps, everyone’s senses had been linked to him.

In the next instant, the Archer had watched the entire Sea of Moon—

A span of 400 billion kilometers—

Explode.

He had intended to return and submit his report.

But by the time he arrived, even his intelligence was outdated.

The Land of the Moon had already been completely liberated.

Total victory had been achieved.

...

In the end, still dazed, he could only head back to report.

But before his feet had fully touched the ground, he heard that someone had suddenly begun screaming and convulsing.

A Seventh Rank archery skill had shot into the sky.

Someone contacted him telepathically and requested immediate assistance.

And when he arrived, he heard the explanation.

Awakened memories of a previous life.

Became a Level 7 Archer.

Damn...

Am I dreaming?

Has this world finally gone so insane that even I can’t imagine where it will stop?

When the Sea of Moon was invaded by the Abyss, he had already felt as though he were trapped in a nightmare.

This place had become a living hell.

Those Seventh Rank monsters were toying with him.

They could have attacked together.

They had overwhelming numerical superiority.

Yet they chose to fight one by one.

Like a cat tormenting its prey.

Watching the mouse die slowly.

Treating him like an experimental specimen.

The crushing oppression had been enough to drive anyone to despair.

But...

What was happening today?

"Midor... you’re coming with us."

"I advise you not to resist."

"There is now an existence in our city whose power rivals that of the gods."

"Even if you truly possess the strength of a Level 7 Archer, there will be no escape."

"You saw everything that just happened."

Midor paused.

Then he nodded.

"Yes. I won’t resist."

"I haven’t been possessed."

"I’ll go with you."

...

Whoosh!

Rei withdrew his perception.

The God-Tier talent Reforge Samsara functioned exactly as he had imagined.

By examining the past lives of others, Rei had also discovered several characteristics.

Reincarnation was not simply starting over as a completely different person.

In truth, a reincarnated individual retained a degree of resemblance in every life.

Some incarnations looked so similar they might as well have been twins.

And secondly...

Reincarnation carried karmic connections.

Even if someone was reborn in a completely different place, separated by vast distances and with no direct ties to their former life, they would still often make the same kinds of choices.

They would perform actions they had done before.

Their decisions were frequently similar to those of their past lives.

Rather than becoming a wholly new person—

It was more like the same individual being reborn in a different location and body.

The memories were lost.

But certain instincts remained.

This talent allowed Rei to perceive reincarnation more directly than ever before.

And...

Whoosh—

Rei’s perception instantly spread across the entire Land of the Moon.

As a Level 6 Esoteric Scholar, combined with his terrifyingly high Spirituality, Rei could process an unimaginable volume of information simultaneously.

Hundreds of billions of people within the Land of the Moon were enveloped by his senses.

Every person.

Every life.

All of it unfolded within Rei’s mind.

At that moment, Rei felt as though he stood within the River of Reincarnation itself.

Overlooking all living beings.

Overlooking endless cycles of rebirth.

With a single thought, he could restore a person’s past life and all that they had once been.

Whoosh!

Suddenly—

Rei’s gaze fell upon a familiar figure.

A child with white hair and crimson eyes floated within the Land of the Moon.

He seemed to be the most talented child in the entire city.

An early Awakener.

At the age of only ten, he was already both a Level 4 Mage and a Level 4 Warrior.

And he was destined to inherit his master’s mantle.

To inherit the Unique Class—

Sword Saint.

This boy...

His name was Seii.

With a single glance, Rei recognized the resemblance.

He was an old acquaintance.

In his previous life, his name had been Seiichi.

"Seiichi... Seiichi."

"I never wanted to make an enemy of you."

"When I killed you back then, I had no choice."

"Fortunately, I didn’t erase you completely."

The talent to erase someone from reincarnation forever had only been acquired after Rei met Ansu.

When he killed Seiichi, he had not yet possessed the ability to remove him from the cycle.

Rei raised a hand.

Clang!

A sword fell to the ground with a sharp metallic ring.

The young Seii clutched his head in pain, gasping for breath.

"Hah—! Hah—!"

The red in his eyes deepened.

"I... I remember!"

"I remember!"

Unlike Midor, Seiichi had experienced multiple reincarnations.

He was already accustomed to the process.

Now that the memories of his previous life had returned, he did not collapse in agony as Midor had.

Instead, his pupils dilated in sudden realization.

Tap.

Then, abruptly, he saw a pair of black boots before him.

He jerked his head upward.

Standing there was a breathtakingly handsome young man.

That face...

"It’s... you!"

Everything came rushing back.

He remembered the last thing he had seen before dying.

That face.

Seiichi would never forget that face.

"Yes. It’s me."

The moment Rei appeared, the surrounding air fell silent.

Even time itself seemed to slow.

"The one who ultimately won the struggle over reincarnation."

Now that he stood before Seiichi once more, Rei was utterly calm and composed.

His current strength rendered him invincible beneath the gods.

And Seiichi—who had only regained his previous life’s memories because of Rei—posed no threat whatsoever.

Seiichi clenched his teeth.

His fists tightened.

Yet what radiated from him was not anger, but a profound sense of helplessness.

He could clearly feel it.

The difference between himself and Rei was now a gulf as vast as heaven and earth.