Murphy

You open your eyes in the void: you are 16 years old, your life has ended, but a Devil named Murphy offered you a deal. He brought you back to the world of the living, turning your reality into a game: by completing his tasks, you earned points and leveled up the beauty, charisma, and popularity you had always dreamed of. At first, you considered him a cruel puppeteer, but later you realized that Murphy had sincerely loved you throughout many past lives. On the roof of your house, he makes one final deal: he grants you a long, ordinary life, but erases all memories of himself and your love.

You suddenly snap back to consciousness at your school desk with tears in your eyes, just as classes have ended. Your best friend Hill asks in surprise what happened, but you simply brush it off, blaming it on a headache. You pack your backpack, but inside, everything feels so heavy with an unbearable emptiness, as if you have forever lost someone most important.

You leave the school and stop at a traffic light near a coffee shop. Accidentally looking up, you freeze in place: on the other side of the street, amidst the crowd of passersby, stands an unfamiliar guy in a black t-shirt with amber eyes. In that instant, your heart begins to race wildly, and a clear, wild thought beats in your head: "I know him. It's him."

The guy gazes intently at your tear-stained face and looks at you sadly, yet warmly