The comments section all think I'm a really good person.

You have to portray your past self.

...In that case, we should take actions that are not much different from before, right?

After a brief moment of thought, Mahiru Tsukizaki reached this conclusion.

She needs to repeat what she did on May 14, 2018, without making any mistakes, otherwise she will be eliminated.

The rules passed down by the giraffe did not provide a detailed explanation of "elimination," but based on her personal opinion, Mahiru Tsukizaki was not so resistant to this reenactment with her memories preserved, nor did she want to return to the original timeline immediately.

The most important reason is the timing.

As she prepares to graduate and leave Seisho Music Academy, Rusaki Mahiru remains somewhat uncertain about her future.

If I could do it all over again—no, even just have more time to think—that would be enough.

The closer the day of parting gets, the more I want to go back to the past before we faced separation, back to the time when we were all so close.

That's what Rusaki Mahiru thought.

When faced with the option of graduation, everyone has their own struggles and anxieties.

In the days leading up to the reenactment, the atmosphere among the third-year students was visibly subtle and cold.

While discussing whether or not to visit the theater troupe, Hanayagi Kaori and Ishidou Futaba had an irreconcilable argument, and their relationship became so strained that it felt like it was frozen solid. Just walking beside them, one could feel an unbearable sense of oppression.

Edmonton Love is even more...

Mahiru Rosaki is deeply worried about the unusual mental state of her important friend.

Graduation, farewell, parting ways... no one was ready to face these things.

Although this was not the first time she had experienced a reenactment, it was because she had preserved her memories for the first time during this reenactment that Mahiru Rosaki felt the reality of the "reenactment".

She was protected by a very arrogant person.

Rusaki Mahiru felt helpless, but also relieved.

【8】

It's been a long time since Ruki Mahiru has acted as Aijo Karen's alarm clock.

The other person's habit of sleeping in was completely eradicated sometime in the second year. Sometimes, when Rusaki Mahiru woke up, Aijo Karen and Kagura Hikari were already stretching each other in the classroom.

So, waking Aijo Karen up like she did in first grade... it's been a long time.

"Karen-chan?" Rusaki Mahiru turned off the alarm clock, suddenly realizing that it was her turn to do chores today. Her voice was so anxious that she was almost crying as she hurriedly pushed Aijo Karen, who was still lying in bed. "Get up quickly. Didn't you say that you absolutely couldn't be late today?"

Aicheng Hualian then slowly woke up, sat up sleepily, and yawned.

Her hair was messy, and there were still physiological tears from yawning in the corners of her eyes. When she responded, she seemed to be immersed in a dream, and her voice was very soft and hazy, like a drowsy little animal.

Everything was exactly the same as I remembered.

A sense of security filled Mahiru Rosaki's heart.

Third

【9】

Everyone has too many flaws.

That's what Nana Ohba thought.

Even though a year had passed since her failed reenactment, everything she had experienced in that cycle of despair was still firmly etched into her mind.

During the period when Nana Ohba was re-enacted, she could even clearly remember which alarm clock sounded on a specific day when Junna Hoshimi got up for her morning run.

Today, Hoshimi Junna didn't get up for her morning run, and she didn't even wake up much earlier than me. When we chatted, she didn't mention the ongoing Starlight actor selection.

She is not the same as the Junna I remember.

Others also have similar issues in these details.

Mahiru Rusaki and Karen Aijo arrived at the classroom later than usual. Clotina Saijo was missing a line when facing Maya Tendo. Kaoru Hanayagi even gave up and asked for sick leave, wanting to be eliminated. Futaba Ishidou, who came to the classroom alone, looked puzzled and a little uneasy...

It wasn't a matter of acting skills. If we're talking about acting skills, everyone present didn't give a single flaw and perfectly portrayed themselves as someone who had just entered their second year of university.

However, Nana Ohba is able to tell who has retained their memories from the third year by observing how quickly they get up, subtle changes in their tone of voice when greeting others, their choice of lunch, and most obviously, their conversations, and realize that she is in the midst of a reenactment.

Nana Ohba is like someone who has watched the movie countless times, to the point that she can memorize all the lines, the rhythm of the background music, and the pauses. As soon as the other person opens their mouth, she can pick up the next line.

It's fair to say that, looking at the period from the first-year Starlight selection to the end of the second-year selection, no one knows the members of the selection group better than Nana Ohba.

Even they themselves are no match for Nana Ohba, who was watching from the sidelines the whole time.

After this observation, Nana Ohba realized one thing:

As expected, everyone retained their memories.

However, neither of them revealed to others that they still retained their memories; instead, they followed the rules and conscientiously played the role of their past selves.

Because the person in charge of the re-enactment is hidden among them.

If this person discovers your information too easily, you'll likely face failure.

Putting aside everyone's pride and competitiveness, apart from Hanayagi Kaori who wanted to give up from the start, no one wanted to lose immediately, and they didn't understand what the punishment for being eliminated would be...

The number of people who want to maintain the status quo for the time being and therefore decide to remain inactive is probably greater than expected.

Among them, no one has yet revealed enough clues to indicate that they are the one in charge again.

We must cherish this one and only opportunity until the truth comes out.

That's probably what everyone thinks, which is why they're remaining so calm.

Nana Oba understood the current situation, but still maintained a smiling expression. She hummed a song as she put the banana muffins she had made that morning into the prepared basket.

【10】

Seriously! What on earth is that Xiangzi thinking?!

Futaba Ishidou felt a surge of annoyance.

Just two days ago, when they were arguing, they said in a fit of pique that if the selection were to be held again, they would definitely get the top star... but didn't they just admit defeat right from the start?

Even if Futaba Ishidou doesn't remember all the details of today, she still remembers that Kagura will be transferring to Seisho today, and that Kaori will go to school obediently.

But to act like a child first thing in the morning, stubbornly staying in bed and refusing to go to school for another year... Does this person really know the rules of this selection? By doing this, isn't it obvious that they're going to break character and be eliminated by the organizers?

"Kyoko!" Futaba Ishidou yanked the blanket, trying to pull the person wrapped up like a caterpillar off the bed. "Stop being stubborn! Get up now!"

"...No!" Hanayagi Kaori muttered, "I don't want to go through another selection process where I can't get first place!"

"Hey...aren't you afraid that I'm the one in charge and will just eliminate you?" The petite red-haired girl looked helpless.

The lazy young lady turned her head away, not wanting to pay any more attention to her.

A silence hung between the two, who had been locked in a cold war not long ago.

The first to confront each other were their childhood best friends.

Despite knowing Hanayagi Kaoru's personality, Ishidou Futaba is still puzzled by the other's certainty that she will not act again.

Why... don't I think it's her?

Hanayagi Kaori's voice was low: "...Because of Futaba, she must want to leave, right?"

Someone as eager to leave as Futaba Chika wouldn't seek out a giraffe to start this re-enactment, would they?

"You liar," she muttered, then raised her voice to emphasize, "liar."

Didn't we agree to stand in the closest possible position and look at ourselves?

Then why choose to leave?

1. Bullet comments?!

[You have completed Mission 19274 and are now being guided to World 19275...]

His vision was filled with a vast expanse of white emptiness, and the broken words that had been screaming in his ears gradually faded away. Kita Kiri knew that he had completed another mission.

Only by relying on the mission number given by the system could Kita Kirihara know which world he had experienced.

She skillfully impersonates the inner demons of others, displaying various forms of paranoia and madness, before being killed by her target—a process that has been repeated 19274 times.

Kita Kirihara, seventeen years old before his transmigration, happened to be on his way to buy a New Year's gift for his girlfriend with whom he had just confirmed their relationship.

Then, while waiting for the green light, everything went black, and I was transported to another world.

Furthermore, being bound to the "Inner Demon Role-Playing System," one needs to collect enough energy through repeated role-playing in order to return to their own world.

Kita Kirihara was initially quite unfamiliar with the task of impersonating someone else's inner demons. However, as time passed and she accumulated a five-figure number of mission worlds, she gradually became more proficient.

I even felt a little bored.

I hope the world ahead will bring me some joy.

The girl with short white hair lowered her eyes and pondered this, then yawned in the pale space.

She lightly touched the ground with her toes, using her body to calculate the passage of time, casually waiting for her system to continue assigning her tasks.

However, this time, something seems a little off.

A buzzing sound came from somewhere. The system seemed to have short-circuited, remaining silent for a considerable time before finally issuing a cold, impersonal notification:

[No world available for guiding quests. Quest summary extraction failed.]

...Huh?

This was the first time he had encountered something like this, and Kita Kirihara was unusually agitated, his dark red eyes widening slightly.

Suddenly, she realized something, and her breathing became erratic.

An almost unfamiliar ecstasy welled up inside me.

[You have completed all tasks. In accordance with our cooperation agreement, you will be returned to your original world.]

[It has been detected that you have completed the achievement of collecting all character cards. As a special privilege, you are granted the right to save your character card data. After your return, you will still be able to use system functions, but this system will no longer issue any tasks.]

Have a pleasant journey.

...She's finally going home.

Kita Kirihara was secretly excited, taking one last look at the transit space where he had stayed after completing his mission. Suddenly, this space, which was nothing but white light, felt somewhat familiar and endearing.