My Next Life in Modern World
Leo dies at sixteen—drowning beneath a frozen lake, bleeding, exhausted, and oddly calm. As the moon reflects on the water above him, he decides that maybe dying isn’t so bad. After all, his life had always been cursed.
In his previous life, Leo was born into a noble family in a fallen kingdom. His pale skin and white hair marked him as an omen, blamed for his father’s death, his mother’s silence, and the cruelty of the shaman who replaced her love with fear. Beaten, hunted, and hated, Leo ran from home with only one purpose left: protect his younger sister at any cost. He endured hunger, lies, and bloodshed for her future—only to lose her anyway. Revenge followed. Then karma.
And death.
But instead of nothingness, Leo wakes up in a modern hospital.
Crying strangers surround him. A doctor calls his name. Machines beep like they’re mocking him. Confused but unimpressed, Leo quickly concludes that either heaven has terrible interior design—or he’s been reincarnated.
Given a second life in the modern world, Leo decides on one thing: he’s done suffering quietly.
Now armed with sarcasm, blunt honesty, and zero respect for authority, Leo bulldozes through his new life with reckless humor. He jokes about death, insults people without realizing it, and treats emotional conversations like contagious diseases. Teachers hate him. Doctors regret saving him. Somehow, classmates are fascinated by him.
But beneath the rude remarks and lazy grin is a boy who doesn’t know how to be loved.
When someone shows him kindness, he assumes they’re joking. When someone worries about him, he tells them to relax. When romance quietly finds its way into his life, Leo remains completely oblivious—unable to believe that affection could exist without pain or loss.
As memories of his past life resurface, Leo must confront the truth he’s been avoiding: he was never cursed—only surrounded by people who failed him. And in this new life, with laughter replacing despair and love knocking far too loudly on his door, Leo is forced to choose between running from attachment… or finally allowing himself to live.
My Next Life in the Modern World is a romance-filled reincarnation novel about healing through humor, loving without sacrifice, and a boy who survived one tragic life—only to be completely unprepared for happiness in his second.