(Present)
As Daniel remembers the past, the overflowing regret could be seen around his soul. God looks at one of his failed creations amused."Child, tell me. What're you regretting for? Is it because you didn't become a rich man? Or is it because you didn't become the admiration of your people or IS IT because you didn't devote yourself to your OWN creator?"
Every word that God spoke hurt his soul as if being drowned underwater. Anyone can see that his soul is suffocated with so much negativity. Then suddenly Daniel answered," Indeed I am in pain my lord but what pains me the most is my fear of failure and I apologize but that is nothing but the truth."
God looked at Daniel squinting his eyes as if looking for any lies and suddenly he spoke, " What if you were given another chance?" Daniel was shocked to the core, although he truly regrets that he was just a spoiled brat who didn't know anything about life and acted haughtily then wasted his life escaping from reality later only to end his own life because of fear, he didn't end his life only to go suffer again.
"I am afraid I won't be able to achieve even with the second chance my lord and me as a sinner ain't worthy of such treatment."
"Oh? Who said this would be a reward. Transmigration was never a reward, to begin with. You as a sinner will keep your past memory intact alongside the regrets. You may think this is an advantage just like how you naively thought that actions will become exactly as how you envisioned. I'm warning you, this punishment of yours will continue forever until I deem you worthy of becoming your own man. So stop your delusional thoughts."
"May I ask if I am going back time? I don't mean to be rude my lord, I swear by my faith."
"Faith?That thing that you threw away like the cabbage? Stop your ridiculing yourself with that so-called faith of yours. You failed the trial and that's a fact. Even if you pass yourself from this second chance, that faith will never recover. And for your question, no. You will be in one of the alternate universes out there branched from the main one. You will recover your memories in your 4th year as a child."
After God gave him all the required information, Daniel's soul was sent directly to the womb of his mother after all the procedures...
"I hope you learn to be brave and not to be lazy. This time, you will definitely learn the lesson."God mutters while he's looking at the poor pregnant mother who's selling beans in the local market at 6 o'clock in the morning.