To emphasize the villain’s evil before he meets his end at the protagonist’s hands, an extra is falsely accused by his own brother, Letiyan, and dies imprisoned in the duke’s castle.

That was supposed to be Vivisian’s role.

But when Letiyan died, the original story was thrown into chaos.

After enduring relentless torture, Vivisian no longer wished to go on living.

He wanted death.

But the gods kept rewinding time, pulling him back just before he could die.

Then, just as he resigned himself even to death, he unexpectedly found himself sitting in the temporary duke’s seat—

And taking in a child.

“Take care of this baby for me.”

“I’m not a baby! Don’t call me that!”

“Maybe it’s that awful temper of yours, but no matter what I do, your fever won’t go down.”

For now, he decides to postpone his death.

Because he must find this child a real family.

Not a family as broken as his own.

Not the ones who stole everything from him.

A true family.

“Sia, I’ll find you a family.”

* * *

Using his abilities, Vivisian safely returns Sia to his family.

And in the aftermath of his power running rampant, he believes this is finally the end for him.

He even thinks he might have smiled at the very last moment.

But when he opens his eyes again, he’s in his own room.

A damned god’s so-called kindness has granted him one more year.

And in the Patos Desert, he meets that child once again.

“Vivi, you were the one who said it first. If someone lets one thing slide, the other should do the same at least once.”

“…….”

“I watched you die right before my eyes. So now, it’s your turn to listen to my request. …Please.”

The child, now grown, begs him to live by his side.

Because if Vivi saved him once, then his life belongs to him as well.