“I died. But I woke up as a baby—with all my memories, all my pain, and none of the strength.”
Haruki Takeda lived a quiet life steeped in grief—burdened by loss, debt, and the slow erosion of hope. That life ended the day he gave everything to protect his classmates during a school shooting.

But death wasn’t the end.

Reborn as Adrian Valmont, a child in a peaceful fantasy world, Haruki finds himself caught between two lives. His heart still bears the weight of what he lost, even as warmth, family, and magic begin to surround him. Yet the peace feels fragile—his dreams are haunted, and the sense of not belonging never fades.

As Adrian learns to wield magic in secret and builds bonds he never thought he’d have again, he starts to uncover hints of something hidden beneath this world’s calm surface. A question echoes through his mind:

Is this second chance a blessing... or the beginning of something darker?