-read 35 Sai No Sentaku Isekai Tensei O Eranda Baai Chapter 1- ✦ Updated & Extended

At 34, his girlfriend of two years—a quiet librarian named Yuki—had said, "I don't think you're happy, Kazuki. And I don't think you know what would make you happy." She wasn't cruel. She was accurate. That made it worse.

[DEFINITION OF "INTERESTING" VARIES. HOWEVER: Previous reincarnators from your demographic report the following: "More meaningful than the office." "Scarier, but I felt alive." "I died three times. I would do it again." ] At 34, his girlfriend of two years—a quiet

Kazuki did something he hadn't done in years. He closed his eyes. He ignored the logical part of his brain—the part that filled out Excel sheets, that calculated retirement funds, that told him fantasy worlds aren't real . He listened to the smaller voice. The one that had been quiet since he was seven, holding a beetle in his hands. That made it worse

Below the text were two buttons, glowing softly like icons on a smartphone in a dark room. I would do it again

"This new world. Is it... is it interesting?"

If he chose Retain, he would keep the weight. But he would also keep the chance to do something else . Even at 35. Even mediocre. Even harmless.

He thought of Yuki. She had liked the way he held an umbrella—slightly tilted toward her, even though he was shorter. He had not realized he did that until she mentioned it. After she left, he never used an umbrella again. Just got wet.