This Time I’ll Live As I Wish

From the very beginning, the kindness shown to me was fleeting. “You must become the Enchanter who upholds our family’s honor,” they demanded. Though I was taken in for my rare connection to elemental spirits, my inability to fully manifest my abilities made me an outcast, despised even by the lowest servants. Each day, I questioned whether death might bring me more peace than this miserable existence.

Then, everything changed when I encountered another version of myself. “At last, I’ve found you,” the stranger said, smiling gently. “Hello, present me. Why not make a contract with me? Someone as extraordinary as you shouldn’t waste away like this.” In that moment, as I wiped blood from my lips, a miracle stood before me—the person who had lived my past life.

With unwavering confidence, they promised, “I will transform you into the greatest Enchanter this land has ever seen.” No longer would I be trapped in despair. This time, I would seize control of my destiny. This time, I would live as I wished.