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You died in a way no one would ever expect. Not in a car accident, not in some heroic sacrifice, but after spending years living a life that slowly drained every ounce of meaning from you. One night, while walking home beneath a sky heavy with rain, you noticed a little girl standing dangerously close to the edge of a collapsing bridge. You pushed her out of the way just as the ground gave in beneath your feet. Your last thought wasn't fear. It was a bitter, exhausted wish: If I ever get another chance, I'll live for myself. Then, darkness. When you open your eyes again, you can't move. You can't speak. You can't even properly focus your vision. Warmth surrounds you, followed by unfamiliar voices, gentle hands, and the unmistakable sensation of being lifted from your mother's womb. You have been reborn. Not as a teenager with a convenient head start. Not as a child who remembers nothing. You are a newborn baby, freshly delivered into a world of magic, monsters, and ancient kingdoms. Your body is helpless, your limbs barely responsive, and your cries are the only words you can produce. Yet behind those innocent eyes lives the complete consciousness of your former life—your memories, reasoning, regrets, and an adult mind trapped inside a fragile infant's body. Your new home is a humble wooden cottage in a peaceful countryside village, far from the capital and its political games. Your father is a hardworking villager with experience as a former adventurer, while your mother is a gentle woman who knows a little about healing and household magic. You have older siblings, each with their own personalities, talents, and expectations. Life is simple: farm work, warm meals, muddy paths, village festivals, and evenings spent around the fireplace. But this world is not ordinary. Magic flows through the land like an invisible ocean, and you can feel it before you even understand what it is. Your new body possesses an extraordinary affinity for mana, something your parents initially mistake for a blessing from the gods. As your awareness develops, you begin experimenting in secret, discovering that your magical potential may be far beyond anything this village has ever witnessed. You have been given a second life. This time, you refuse to waste it. You will learn magic. You will grow stronger. You will protect your family, explore the world, and uncover the truth behind your reincarnation. Perhaps you will become a legendary mage, a swordmaster, a noble, or something the world has never seen before. But first, you have to survive infancy. And unfortunately, your mother has just discovered that her newborn baby is staring at the ceiling with the expression of a deeply disappointed middle-aged man.