[Your first death has occurred.]

[Your fate, which had been unknowingly controlled from the start, was quietly guided toward the fake pawnshop— a place disguised as a harmless second hand store but actually functioning as a secret trading center for low-level demonic weapons.]

[Through this mysterious manipulation, you arrived on the exact day Reymond Fashien planned to visit. Your greed was subtly influenced, and instead of taking a few stacks of cash as originally intended, you made the impulsive choice to steal the entire suitcase.]

[Unbeknownst to you, Reymond had placed a mark on the suitcase. He could not mark the money itself since it no longer "belonged" to him after he purchased an item, but the suitcase still counted as his property.]

[Due to your greed in taking the suitcase, Reymond Fashien successfully tracked you down.]

[Once again, a strange control over your fate manifested, making you "accidentally" forget to lock your apartment door before sleeping.]

[This oversight allowed Reymond to enter silently and mark you while you slept peacefully.]

[After accepting the collaboration Reymond offered, you attended the Sunfall festival shortly afterward.]

[At the Sunfall festival, you encountered the grieving mother of the first demon you had killed alongside Phoebe.]

[Despite the act of "prayer" being viewed in Matamisan culture as a way to wish for someone's afterlife, you performed the act anyway due to your lack of knowledge about local beliefs, believing you were offering comfort.]

[Your innocent act unknowingly triggered a dangerous intention in the grieving mother's mind. Consumed by grief, she silently chose to take her own life inside her home with the intentions of joining her daughter in death.]

[With no one to witness her death, her sins were neither consumed nor reported in time, causing her to transform into a demon and rampage shortly after you left for Jake William's place.]

[Due to certain troubles in Evado City, witches from the Coven of Solace were absent, leaving the Coven of Abomination to deal with the demon.]

[Certain members of the Coven of Abomination collaborated with Fredero Tangen. As a result, the warehouse that Fredero Tangen owned, containing the demon den, was guarded by only two ordinary guards and two witches from the Coven of Abomination.]

[These two witches ended up being the closest to the rampaging demon, forcing them to leave the warehouse unattended. They could have left one witch behind to guard the warehouse, but a manipulation of fate clouded their judgment, making them overlook this obvious choice.]

[Reymond's original plan involved sending you in first so the two witches could kill you silently before dealing with the other Iron Jackals members with them.]

[This plan was foiled when you returned safely, confusing Reymond, though he quickly devised another strategy.]

[Later, due to your own negligence, you failed to question why such a dangerous warehouse was being guarded by only two normal people without any visible concern.]

[Shortly after entering, you encountered a young boy named Matthew.]

[Once again, through a series of fate manipulations, Matthew immediately grew fond of you, and your mind had became equally sympathetic toward him.]

[Under the pretext and excuse of setting up a trap, Reymond refused to descend into the underground, forcing you and the rest of the Iron Jackals to enter first.]

[Fate was manipulated once more, leading Matthew to warn you of Reymond's malicious plans.]

[The manipulator's intention had always been to bring Matthew into the underground with you.]

[Upon entering the underground, your lack of knowledge prevented you from recognizing that the rune markings on the walls were designed to prevent high-level existences from entering.]

[Guided by fate, Matthew informed you of a hidden "exit."]

[Shortly after you found this "exit," the existence controlling your fate confirmed it was actually an entrance to hell. This existence immediately influenced your decision to stay and inform the others.]

[Once again, through fate manipulation, Sophia became the first to die.]

[Her death inflicted grief and pain upon Riko's already fragile mind, compelling him to call upon the name of the Progenitor of Self-Harm.]

[The manipulator knew a single explosion would not suffice, so they had originally planned to use Arthur as a second bomb. However, the Progenitor of Coldness directed its gaze toward Arthur and foresaw the manipulator's scheme.]

[This prompted the Progenitor of Coldness to exert control over Arthur's fate as well, causing Arthur to die before the manipulator could use him as a bomb.]

[Amid the chaos, you failed to question how Matthew survived the explosion while Arthur did not.]

[The Progenitor of Coldness's control over fate was limited to its own witches, so the manipulator's subsequent plans proceeded uninterrupted.]

[This time, the manipulator exploited your sympathy for Matthew once more, leading you to defy your inherent nature and perform an act of sacrifice.]

[Your mind immediately began drawing connections, realizing you could potentially replicate the explosion by uttering the same words Riko had spoken.]

[Your sacrifice was imminent, and the second explosion finally killed the gigantic flesh demon that had been powering the runes which were preventing higher existences from entering.]

[Your first death has now occurred, and the manipulator has succeeded in their plan to enter a gateway to hell.]

[For most beings, death marks the end. But for you, who progenates the Sin of the Meaningless, this signifies only your beginning.]

[Your death has brought meaning to the schemes of existences far beyond your comprehension.]

[Qualifications for [Meaningful Resurrection] have been achieved.]

[To you, death is as meaningless as life.]

[Praise be to the Progenitor of the Meaningless.]

...

Within the darkness of the underground, the thick scent of smoke and dust clung to the air, filling every breath with the taste of ash.

Broken stones and shattered metal lay scattered across the floor, reminders of the earlier explosion.

Sections of the ceiling had caved in, leaving open gaps where faint streams of moonlight barely pushed through.

Pieces of the gigantic flesh demon were splattered across the walls and debris, its twisted remains twitching faintly as if refusing to die.

Amid the silence, hidden deep within the shadows, a pair of eyes slowly awakened

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