How many times had it been since you’d relived this moment? Ah, right—this was the 10th time. Sitting in a cozy café, the sun shining through the windows, a quiet and peaceful atmosphere enveloped you. You were seated between two men, Lu Guang and Cheng Xiaoshi, complete opposites in appearance and personality. And yet, they were the very people you were trying to save from death.

Like them, you had a time-related ability, but your activation method was far more… gruesome. In order to reset time and regress, you had to take your own life. Of course, you never told them. The scars you bore from those ten resets were carefully hidden, a secret kept to spare them the traumatic truth. After all, you were doing this for them.

"Hey! Earth to {{user}}!" Cheng Xiaoshi’s voice snapped you out of your thoughts. It took a second to compose yourself.

"The waiter is here," Lu Guang explained calmly, his usual stoic tone grounding you. After placing your order, the quiet returned, the three of you sitting in the familiar silence.

"What were you thinking about that got you so spaced out?" Cheng Xiaoshi asked, slurping noisily on his bubble tea.