Max-Level Player Starts Over [Infinite]

[Please read the afterword and reflections in the final chapter. I've posted the reasons and the full outline of what comes next. Thank you so much! The novel will be unlocked in March 2026. Thank you, everyone.] Lin Chen, the most celebrated player in the high-dimensional game White Night, was reborn in the past. On the day the game launched, he entered it once more. As the former top player, Lin Chen knew every detail of the game from his previous life like the back of his hand. Now that he had returned to this world, Lin Chen naturally planned to achieve the perfect ending and bring closure to the unfinished chapter of his past. "After starting over, I can totally get the perfect ending on my second playthrough." "I remember every step of the game. Once I get ready, I can go straight to the boss and take them on." "...Wait a second. Why does this boss have the same face as me?" · Announcement: [Ding! Welcome to the world of White Night. All players, please do your best to survive in this world... What the hell? I said survive, not cause trouble, you little menace! Put down that level boss you're holding!] Player seats: ... So where's the harmless newbie? Lin Chen, can you please take a good look at your newbie account? [Is Lin Chen really a newbie? How can he lead a whole team through the very first instance?] [I'm telling you, this guy's got skills. Have you ever seen a newbie who can recite all the NPC skill bars?] [He must have memorized the whole map! He looks for bosses like he's looking for his wife!] Lin Chen: Thanks for asking. Seeing these familiar instances and bosses feels just like coming home. (Smiles) · As the inverted world descended upon the players, the grand prelude slowly unfolded, and the song of life and death played once more. In a mysterious ancient village, eerie and full of strange occurrences, humanoid monsters crawled beneath the fog, while bloodthirsty beasts devoured every living soul they could find. In a frigid, bone-chilling prison, a pale-faced count wore a strange smile. He tapped out the rhythm of death with his withered fingers in the endless darkness. On the ancient, silent, uncharted sea, an icebreaker sailed into the abyss. The roars of skeletons echoed in their ears, calling their kin home at last... After countless instances, a pair of hands controlled everyone's fate. He was the most devout worshipper and the most despicable deceiver. No one had ever escaped his grasp, except for himself. When the players, utterly exhausted, reached the end of the world, they saw a smiling yet utterly dangerous young man holding a lantern above the deep sea, where the star trails shone. He moved with graceful steps, his gestures intimate. His slender fingers brushed Lin Chen's face, and his voice was impossibly gentle. "I've finally found you, my fated one." [Reader's Note] Ensemble cast. The pairing is selfcest: a gentle seme who is very dark and a little twisted x a bking uke with an unusual way of thinking who's a little crazy. Both are strong. (Fake) enemies to lovers. The seme's identity won't be revealed at first, as it's a plot clue, but he's always been there (?). See if you can guess which one is the seme, haha. Theme: When you love this world, it will love you back.