The Tutorial Is My Past Life

A master strategist, betrayed and slain, awakens not in the afterlife but as a player in a cruel cosmic game of survival. His first trial is a perfect recreation of the life he just lost, granting him an unparalleled advantage. Armed with memories of the future, he must navigate treacherous worlds to reunite with his lost comrades—his lover and brothers-in-arms, now scattered players in the same deadly arena. To protect them, he must forge a new empire from scratch, mastering a universe of powers while clashing with a brilliant, fated rival who seeks to control the game itself. But as his power grows, he uncovers a horrifying truth behind their reality, forcing a final choice: ascend as a god of this cage, or shatter it for everyone.