Wait—wait.
There were so many questions left unanswered.
What about the other reincarnated people?
What exactly was I supposed to do for that lazy god?
What was the mission?
Before I could ask anything—
I was gone.
I opened my eyes.
The ceiling above me was familiar. Too familiar.
I sat up abruptly, my heart pounding.
January 16.
My birthday.
No divine hall. No gods. No assistant.
Just my old room.
For a moment, my chest tightened.
My wife…
I hadn't said anything to her. I hadn't even said goodbye.
Then reality settled in.
She doesn't exist yet. Not in this timeline.
The thought lingered longer than I expected—heavy, uncomfortable. I pushed it aside, not because it didn't matter, but because it had to wait.
I got out of bed.
It was Festive Holiday in our city. School was closed. The house was quiet. No celebration—just another ordinary day, exactly as I remembered.
I took my bath and followed the same routine my younger self always did.
Nothing had changed.
Yet everything had.
Let me be clear about who I was now.
I had an elder brother—born on the same day as me.
A modest, middle-class family.
My parents lived in V city.
Only my father worked, earning a living as a mechanic.
No wealth. No connections. No shortcuts.
That part of me remained unchanged.
But something else had been added.
Knowledge of the future.
I had spent years thinking about second chances.
Not to act immediately—but to know when to act.
The world felt smaller now.
And I felt… ahead of it..
Now, imagination has turned into certainty.
I didn't waste time.
The first thing I did was grab a notebook.
I began writing—fast.
Dates. Names. Turning points.
Things people dismissed before they became inevitable.
After an hour, I closed the notebook.
A faint smile crossed my face—not excitement, not joy.
Understanding.
This world is predictable. And predictable things can be controlled.
I had learned enough to know that innocence was a luxury I could no longer afford.
And this time—
I have time.
I took a slow breath.
"No rushing," I muttered to myself.
"This life… I'll play it properly."
Somewhere beyond this world, a lazy god smiled.