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Life in Vain: Jobless Reincarnation

Name: Life in Vain: Jobless Reincarnation
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It was a freak accident. Someone ran the light at an intersection and before I knew it… my world turned black. But I didn’t die then. Instead, I was forced to lament and regret over all of my failures. Lament about how this so-called genius was lower than dirt even at the very end.

And that should have been it. After my consciousness faded, I should have disappeared.

But I woke up.

A different world, another life. A fresh start.
This time, for sure…!

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