Reborn: Second Chance to Live

This is a fantasy story that avoids almost all cliches and has Antihero MC with a dark world setting.

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Volume 1:

28 years old man James Carter dies from overwork and is reborn into a new world filled with fantasy and magic while retaining the memories of his past life.

James, now Jake, who always wished to escape his dull and miserable life, has been given a chance to turn over a new leaf and start from scratch in a new world. Follow this journey of Jake Hill, will he be able to live the life he always dreamt of?

Volume 2:

Jake Hill, who was reborn in a world of fantasies, made a promise that he shall be the author of his fate, he shall not dance on other's palms and blindly follow orders, and he will create his happiness.

But things came crashing down as soon as he got a huge reality check. The world he came to is a hundred times worse than Earth, where he came from. He was forced to give up on his initial dream because he was too weak to fulfill it. Now, after getting beaten and battered by fate in second life, will he take a new road?

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Content Warning:
This novel contains many dark and R-18 elements, like human trafficking, slavery, gore, torture, psychological trauma, and many uncomfortable concepts, readers' discretion is advised.

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A/N: This is not a romance story; MC is not a goody-two-shoes, nor he is chaotic evil. The story is a seinen type where the world doesn't revolve around MC; politics is heavy in this story; This story doesn't contain fan-service nor this is a wish-fulfillment. MC will be OP but not the strongest.