Only I Can See The End Chapter 17: Fortune × Misfortune

Chapter 17: Fortune × Misfortune

Back then, I was far too naive.

The notion that I'd lost everything and nearly t my end, all because of a single act of kindness haunted .

"Never again!" I resolved firmly.

"I won't trust anyone in this ssed-up world. To survive, you had to look out for yourself. If I ever encountered another survivor, I had to keep in mind that there was definitely so conflict of interest."

The only person I could trust was myself.

"As long as the possibility of betrayal exists, I won't go out of my way for anyone!" Survival was my top priority.

Thanks to , I'd been granted a second chance, and I was determined not to waste it.

'The drugstore stocked a variety of supplents and enough food to keep going for a week. There should be supplies in the back too.' I was aware of this because the pharmacist, who also happened to reside within the store, had shared this information with .

'There's no way he didn't stock the essentials I need.'

I believed that, with careful planning, surviving the remainder of the allotted ti for the Tutorial wouldn't be too difficult.

As I settled on the ground, I sighed with both relief and dissatisfaction.

The cause for the latter was a nagging thought that kept eating up from within.

'Why didn't I just end it back then? I could have killed them.

Yet...'

It seed I still couldn't take a life, even when I thought I was dreaming.

I didn't know what to make of this weakness of mine.

Did I do the right thing by letting those monsters escape unscathed? What if I encountered them again after the Tutorial?

'How should I handle it if we et again?' And what about future human adversaries? Would I show them rcy too?

These thoughts swirled in my head like a storm, and I felt an unsettling sensation churn in my stomach.

'Why am I so weak? What should I do now to—'

~DING!~

A ping echoed within my head, and I noticed the appearance of a System Window.

'Huh?'

[SYSTEM NOTIFICATION]

{Sufficient ti has elapsed since the death of five Participants. Since User was the last to co in contact with them, you have been allotted their Currency}