-read 35 Sai No Sentaku Isekai Tensei O Eranda Baai Chapter 1- -

He thought of the time he was seven years old and found a rhinoceros beetle in the park. He had carried it home in his cupped hands, walking slowly so it wouldn't fly away. His father had smiled—actually smiled—and helped him build a terrarium. His father died when Kazuki was twenty-two. Liver cancer. The last thing his father said was, "Don't end up like me. Do something you actually want."

Below the text were two buttons, glowing softly like icons on a smartphone in a dark room.

[CLARIFICATION: This is a Contractual Offer. Origin: Inter-Dimensional Soul Registry. Reason: Prevent soul entropy due to narrative stagnation. Summary: Your current life trajectory has reached a Dead End. Please choose.] He thought of the time he was seven

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.

"Voluntary Early Retirement Program."

[ RETAIN: Continue current life ] [ REBIRTH: Begin new life in alternate world ]

"I choose—"

Kazuki Saito was thirty-five years old.