-read 35 Sai No Sentaku Isekai Tensei O Eranda Baai Chapter 1- «2024-2026»

If he chose Rebirth, all of these memories—the beetle, the umbrella tilt, the pickled plums, the silence of his father's hospital room—would vanish. He would be a blank soul in a new body, with new parents, new skies, new pain. No baggage. No regrets. Also no anchors.

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

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 opened his eyes.

Kazuki smiled. A real smile. Small. Crooked. But real.

He reached forward. His finger hovered between the two buttons—[RETAIN] and [REBIRTH].

Not metaphorically. Not a dream-sequence dissolve. The air cracked —a vertical seam of gold light, like someone unzipping reality. Kazuki's first thought was carbon monoxide leak . His second thought was I'm having a stroke . His third thought never came, because a translucent panel materialized in front of him. If he chose Rebirth, all of these memories—the

"Before I choose," he said, "can I ask one thing?"

Kazuki Saito was thirty-five years old.

"Okay."

"Voluntary Early Retirement Program."

Kazuki thought of his mother. She called him every Sunday. He always let it go to voicemail. Her voice was kind and tired. "Kazuki-kun, I made pickled plums. I'll send them. Don't forget to eat vegetables."