No More Pain For This Villain.

[Synopsis]… [Inside an underground basement]”You are going to die for nothing, hahahaha, ” the old man’s voice thundered through the room, sending chills down my spine. Step. With a swift and ruthless motion, he lunged forward, his sword slicing through the air and slashing my throat, crimson droplets staining the darkness. “We’ll see, ” I whispered defiantly, my final words escaping as a mere breath against the impending darkness. Slowly, inexorably, my consciousness slipped away, and I descended into a deep, unfathomable slumber. “Huh! ” My eyes fluttered open, and I found myself seated in a bustling tavern, the air thick with laughter and the clinking of glasses. In front of me stood a captivating lady, her beauty juxtaposed with an angry furrow upon her brow, threatening to shatter the harmony of the jovial scene. “Don’t follow me around! ” Her words pierced the air like shards of ice, the intensity of her emotions palpable as she cast a resentful glare in my direction, before swiftly departing from the tavern… . Am I trapped within the confines of a game? The fragments of my shattered common sense scattered before me, leaving me to question the very fabric of my reality.