Chapter 1 “All things are ready, if our mind be so.”

At night.

On our Earth and in our beautiful Country.

The dark night sky looks so beautiful with the bright stars decorating it.

Since a long time ago, the stars have continued to shine by holding the prayers and hopes of all mankind.

And even now, the stars continue to tirelessly emit their rays to protect and illuminate all of humanity's hopes from up there.

This is the story of a good-hearted young man.

A young man who is loved because of his virtue, and a young man who is tormented because of his virtue.

This is the story of a young man who has given up on his life.

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In the corner of this dark and narrow room sat a young man who was sipping coffee and continuing to stare at a piece of rope hanging from the roof of his room.

He stared at the hole formed by the knot in the rope while continuing to think about all the things that had happened in his life.

“Tick, Tick, Tick…”

The sound of the clock ticking on the wall continued to echo in the quiet and dark room.

The needle continues to move forward in tandem with time that keeps passing, leaving behind everything that cannot catch up with it.

What is it chasing?

What is its purpose in moving?

Why does it not want to stop even just for a moment?

Why does it have to keep moving to leave everything behind?

“And… Can I become like you?”

Then the young man took a breath and exhaled slowly. The young man calmly stood up and averted his gaze from the rope that was still hanging.

“I'm sick of it.” he whispered.

“It's enough! I'm really sick of It!” snapped the young man.

“I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!”

“Why!? Why does everything I do keep ending in failure!? Why!? Why can you only keep giving me burdens!? Where did I go wrong!? I always try to be humble! I always try to help others! But what? What do I get after all this sacrifice!?”

“ALL OF YOU JUST KEEP EXPLOITING ME!”

With anger, the young man threw his coffee cup towards the mirror, shattering it.

The young man then cried and collapsed to the ground. He continued to cry without making a sound.

The young man knew that if he made even a small sound with his cries, everyone would know the pain and vulnerability he held. And he didn't want all of that to happen.

Throughout his life, the young man was known as a very cheerful person.

A wide smile continued to adorn his clean face, and everyone who looked at him would definitely say that the young man's life was definitely easier than what they were currently living.

He often helped people in trouble, and also always helped people who asked for help.

And more importantly, he also always listens to and follows advice from people who are older than him.

Yes, he is truly an example of a Very Good Human Being.

And that's why this world really hates him.

“God... Please forgive me, because I can no longer bear the burden of my life...” whispered the young man.

Then the young man stopped his crying. Slowly the young man began to stand up limply as if he were a piece of clay that was being awakened.

“O God who is sitting on his throne, I know that you will not possibly give me a burden that exceeds my ability, but please... don't believe in me too much, because in fact I am very weak compared to other humans.” Said the young man as he approached the hanging rope.

“God, Please… Please end my suffering.” Said the young man who now started to climb the bed to reach the rope that was now in front of him.

“Because right now... I have given up, please forgive me because I can't meet your expectations...”

“………”

“……”

“...But if there's a second chance... Maybe I would do it better than my current life.”

After saying that, the entire room suddenly lost its color.

The previously bright colored walls of the room have now changed to gray.

The bedroom lamp which was previously yellow has now changed to grey.

And the young man's skin has now changed color to grey.

“Wh… What happened!?” Asked the young man while looking at his surroundings which had now turned grey.

“SHIIIING!”

Like the sunrise light in the morning, suddenly a small portal appears in the middle of the tied ropes in front of the young man.

“Hmm?” The young man stares at the dimensional portal with a hint of wonder.

Perhaps if someone else found the portal, they would be surprised and confused, but unfortunately, the one witnessing this is this young man, a young man who has long lost the zest for life.

Many colors emerge from within the small portal. The colors appear bright and full of thousands of hopes.

If looked at carefully, those colors appear like fireflies spinning clockwise.

“What is this?” the young man asks while reaching out and inserting their right hand to try to grab one of the colors.

Before he touch any of the colors, suddenly the thousands of spinning colors vanish instantly.

The young man is surprised, and immediately retract their hand.

At this moment, the view inside the portal has changed. Now, inside the portal, a scene from another world, very unfamiliar to him, is visible.

“Could this possibly be a portal to another world?” the young man wonders.

He sigh, then lower his head and look at his right hand.

He remain silent for a moment, staring at his hand, and then look back at the portal with eyes that have now changed.

Now, in his eyes, which were once filled with anger and despair, happiness and hope have taken over.

And after so long, finally, a faint smile reappears on his dirty face.

“God…”

“Thanks for giving me this second chance.” Said the young man.

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