Deal with Devil

A mediocre young man, in despair, played a game with the devil at the cost of his life. From then on, he was no longer mediocre. Gradually, he forgot about the game with the devil, but one day, the devil found him again and wanted to complete the impossible game with him. The young man failed, but the devil gave him another chance. Faced with this opportunity, how would he choose? This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.