Crackling— Snap— Following the sound of space tearing apart, a man appeared between the city buildings, rescuing people from a city turned to ruins by a Radianite explosion—

As fragments of debris began to overtake his body and he reached the point where he could no longer control his physical form, I eventually collapsed.

How many hours had passed? I was lying on a bed in the infirmary of the VALORANT base, receiving treatment from Sage. But before my eyes, instead of the infirmary, the screams and faces of the people I couldn't save remained.

People falling as buildings collapsed, people whose legs were crushed under signs... there were so many, but I could only save a limited number of children and people.

If I had saved them, they would be in the real world right now instead of the afterlife. Just as the image of myself reflected in their eyes began to bring back the pain, I took a sip of water and my senses returned.

Whew...