Why Do I Regress When They Die

Volume 1 – Chapter 01 – Starting Point

“Oh.
And I’m back again.”

Glancing around, you can feel the soothing glow of the morning and the refreshing, cozy weather gently shrouding your skin. 

Combined with the soft passing breeze, carrying whiffs of aromatic flowers from the lush faraway meadows, assemble into a breathtaking, fantasy-like sight.

But amidst this stunning scenery was a man sitting on a lofty cliff heaving long, deep sighs, sticking out like a sore thumb amidst the gorgeous landscape.

“How many times have I been here now? A couple of dozens of times at least? Honestly, at this point, I really can’t f*cking remember.”

Frustratingly shaking his head, Yun Qiu’s face is contorted in frustration – as if he had just experienced a massive failure – and miserable helplessness.

Sighing again, Yun Qiu brought out a pure black booklet from his arms and unfurled it.
The pages in the book were curiously black, and appearing in the center of the first page is clear and vivid white text.

‘Ensure their safety’, my ass!”

Seeing this sentence, Yun Qiu couldn’t help but feel the rage burning from the bottom of his heart. 

Enraged, he lifted the book and prepared to chuck it to the stratosphere before abruptly pausing midway.

He hesitated and bit his lips in frustration.
“Damnit, why is it so hard to protect one woman? She keeps on dying while being fine in the end.
At this rate, I’m gonna be the one who’s gonna break down first.
Do I need to try out every past mistake to find the right solution for all of this?”

As he grumbled to himself, he begrudgingly lowered the black book.
Opening the book, he flipped to the second page, only finding only a single text scrawled on the rest of the blank, empty page.

Compared with the sentence on the previous page, this sentence isn’t as significant to Yun Qiu. 

After learning from his countless failures, he discovered there was no point in saying it or not.
He tried numerous times to speak to others about his unusual case.

But in the end, nothing changed.
You can see that he’s still squatting in this same old shitty place.

He can only shut it and reluctantly put the booklet back in his pocket.
Because, after all, the booklet was Yun Qiu’s only key to returning to his real world. 

No matter how tormented he is, as long as he wishes to return to his world, Yun Qiu can only diligently and obediently put the book away.

“Groan… it’s almost time.”

Yun Qiu doesn’t need to know the time; with his past ‘experiences’, Yun Qiu can accurately determine and estimate when that 「Event」 will start.

Not long after, a deafening「Boom」and thundering rumbles from the forest reverberated underneath his feet, as if something heavy crashed the earth. 

The sudden reverberations sent the birds in the forest flying in droves. 

Everything that happened so far didn’t roam too far from his expectations.

“Welp, time to do what I gotta do.”

Despite how much he whined and lamented, Yun Qiu is well aware that he didn’t have much of a choice.

Even if he knew what would occur and what he would encounter down there, Yun Qiu still had no choice but to go.

All because of fate.

Finally, with a sigh, Yun Qiu jumped down from the lofty slope and swiftly dashed into the woods.

……………………

In the dense and vast forest, a girl is dashing and weaving through the thick foliage while periodically glancing back.

The girl appears 18 and 19 years old, while her long, flowing black hair fluttered behind her shoulders as she sped through the forest.
With her delicate features, captivating figure, and pale skin as flawless as jade, it makes that no matter what the occasion, she is undoubtedly an impeccably beautiful girl.

Curiously, the girl was wearing a rather luxurious dress.
Her attire is not only inconvenient to move in but also not suitable when considering her present surroundings.

The forest she is currently in is in the west of the city of 「Norland」, with an area spanning hundreds of kilometers.

As a forest frequently infested with monsters, typically, only the city’s Knights or the members of the「Adventurers Guild」shows up in this kind of forest to either explore or patrol.
With her attire, which has nothing in common with the uniforms of the Knights or the adventurers, she appeared more like a lost noble.

But her movement is remarkably agile and nimble despite her flashy unsuitable dress.
She swiftly sprinted and weaved through the overgrown foliage, before soon arriving at a small clearing in the forest.

“Huuu… here should be…”

「BOOM——」

Just as the girl was about to stop to take a breather, she immediately heard a loud crash behind her. 

Turning around, she witnessed a towering, dark shadow closing in from a distance. 

The shadow knocked surrounding trees impeding its path to the ground with its enormous weapon; with each swing, tremendous force shook the earth.

“ROOOAR–!”

A few seconds later, the dark shadow emerged from the forest, revealing its true face.
With more than 2 meters tall with a sturdy, muscular body that packs immense destructive power, it is an elite orc warrior rarely seen in the forest. 

Because it’s a monster that mainly operates「On the Ground」, it is difficult for an individual to deal with this level of threat alone.
Aware that she had no weapons, she understood that she had no chance of winning a head-on confrontation.

The girl is well aware that she has gone deep into the forest, and there is no hope of escaping all the way back to the city from here.
If she continues to flee like this, she will be long exhausted before reaching safety, leaving only little energy left to fight before meeting her impending doom.

Rather than facing that hopeless situation, the girl is determined to take a risky gamble. 

With a soaring cliff in her sight, as long as she could kite the orc, she might be able to shift this unfavorable situation in her favor.

“ROOOAR–!”

The orc, unaware of the girl’s schemes, bellowed as it noticed its prey halt.
The orc viciously and swiftly charged toward her – at a speed that shouldn’t be possible with its size – while brandishing its giant club.

At the same time, the girl didn’t hesitate to bet it all on her risky plan.
Swiftly turning around, she sprinted out from the cover of the forest and toward the nearby cliff.

She relentlessly pushed herself forwards as the rugged, billowing wind coursing from the jagged edges of the cliff crashed against her face.

With her actions that will soon undoubtedly determine whether she will be able to live to see the next day, it would be a lie to say that she is not tense at all. 

But now, only in the face of such risk and danger can she hope for a chance of survival.
After all, the girl did not make such a bold and risky decision without gi