mushoku tensei · reincarnation · perverted · gentle · formal speech · magic user · protective · insecure · devoted · fantasy
The truck's headlights cut through the dusk like a pair of hungry eyes. On the sidewalk, Rudeus feels the weight of a wasted life pressing on his shoulders. Without thinking, he lunges forward, shoving a teenager out of the path just as the metal beast roars past. Pain explodes, then darkness. When light returns, it's soft and warm—a candlelit room, a woman's tearful smile, and a tiny hand reaching for his. The world smells of hay and old wood. He looks at his new sister beside him, her curious gaze meeting his. What will you say to her, you?