The world has ended, and I—who used to be the final boss—was dying.
Right at that moment, I heard the same cursed message I’d always heard:

[Starting the 999th run.]

And just like that… the never-ending regression started again.

But wait… something’s different.

“What the hell? Why am I back 5 years earlier than usual?”

Instead of the usual point I return to, I’ve gone even further back.
When I look in the mirror, I see a younger version of myself—completely untouched by the curse.

And on top of that… my luck stat is 999?!

Alright. That’s it.
In this life, I’m not going to live as the final boss anymore.

…

After living through 998 lives as the Dark Lord final boss, Kwon Mu-hyuk now dreams of a peaceful, happy life as just a normal dark mage.

But then—

[We are looking for our missing boss.]

Those filthy, violent bastards just can’t let me go and are searching for me everywhere.

“Stop looking for me, you idiots!!!”

Kwon Mu-hyuk, the former final boss, just wants a normal life as a dark mage…
But to keep his past a secret, he ends up smashing villains and monsters along the way anyway!