The sound of rain echoed through the city alleys. The dim light of street lamps illuminated a young man standing on the edge of an old bridge. His empty eyes stared down, watching the black river flow rapidly.

"Huh... so this is the end?" Kaito Moriyama muttered with a helpless, bitter smile.

His entire life, he had been nothing but a laughing stock. A child abandoned, tortured, and humiliated without mercy. The family that should have been his refuge instead used him as an emotional punching bag. At school, his friends didn't just avoid him—they enjoyed his suffering, as if it were free entertainment.

Today, everything came to a head. A video of him being humiliated by the entire school went viral. His scarred face, dirty body, and tattered clothes became the subject of jokes on social media.

"Hey, is the trash still here?" "Hahaha! Maybe he thinks we'll take pity on him!" "Come on, just jump! Who knows, the world might be better without you!"

Kaito chuckled. The world might be better without me, huh?

He closed his eyes, feeling the coldness flowing from his entire body. There was nothing left for him in this world. Without hesitation, he stepped forward and let himself fall into the darkness—

However, instead of feeling the cold water, he felt like he was floating in the void.

"...?"

When he opened his eyes, he was no longer on the bridge. Instead, he saw a sky filled with starlight that rotated like a living galaxy.

Before him stood a woman with silver hair that sparkled like moonlight. Her white dress shone, and her soft blue eyes looked at him with affection.

"Poor thing... you've suffered a lot, haven't you?" the woman's voice was as soft as the caress of the wind.

Kaito didn't know who she was, but for the first time, someone was looking at him without contempt or disgust.

"Who... are you?" she asked softly, her voice hoarse from being buried in sadness for so long.

The woman smiled. "My name is Selena. I am the Goddess who maintains the balance of souls. I hear the cries of your broken soul, Kaito Moriyama."

"The cries of the soul?"

"Yes. You've given up on life, but I don't want your soul to just disappear. I want to give you a new chance."

Kaito fell silent. A new chance? For what? Life is just full of suffering, an endless cycle of deepening wounds...

As if understanding his thoughts, Selena stepped closer. "Do you want to know what a world without pain is like? I can send you to another world. A world full of new things—who knows, there you might find a reason to live."

Another world?

Kaito stared at Selena blankly. Maybe he was just dreaming, or maybe this was just a fantasy that came to him in the final moments of his life. But for some reason, his long-frozen heart began to feel a warmth that he had never felt before.

For the first time, someone had given him a choice.

Return to a world full of sadness, or dare to open a new page in a world he had never known?

"So... do you want to live one more time, in the world I created?" Selena asked in a voice full of tenderness.

Kaito hung his head, confused, but something inside him began to ignite—a long-buried hope.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, he lifted his head and looked at Selena. "If I really get the chance… I'll try."

Selena smiled warmly, and with a gentle movement of her hand, the world around them began to spin. Glittering starlight enveloped Kaito, lifting him from the darkness that had long consumed him.

"Welcome, Kaito Moriyama. A new world awaits you."