Zayn Kaito Thompson was betrayed. His own teammate, Akira, struck the fatal blow. The gaming world mourned the loss of a legend. The developers, devastated, shut down _Eternal Realm_.
But fate had other plans. Zayn woke up reincarnated inside the game. He found himself in the home of a mysterious girl named Lila. She told him _Eternal Realm_ still thrived—and his former teammates now ruled it as the strongest adventurers.
Haunted by betrayal, Zayn adopted a new identity: Kai. He formed a new party, naming it _The Nobles_. With Lila and Shinji, a cunning thief, they rose through the ranks. Kai's strength earned him recognition as an SSS-rank Adventurer—a title few achieve.
The news reached his former teammates. They were suspicious of this new "Kai" using their old team name. During a heated team tournament, Kaito—one of Zayn's former comrades—returned as the leader of rival team Kieran.
Shinji's skill-copy technique turned the tide in their favor. He matched Kieran's Diagonal X Slash, securing a crucial win. The arena lay shattered, and the final battle was moved to the guild's remote training area.
As Kai and Kieran prepared to clash, Sakura arrived. She revealed a chilling truth: Kai is Zayn. With past wounds and deadly power on both sides, Sakura feared the outcome. One of them will not survive.