Hello,

I am your author theDefector, here to give you some much needed information regarding this novel you are going to read.

So first let me give you a brief rundown of what this story is about.

This story is about a 26-year-old man named James Macarthur who was a brilliant student & worker who accomplished many things in his life but was always depressed (remember this word) over the loss of his family in a tragic accident.

He had a very happy childhood, but after losing his family, everything turned upside down as he held himself accounted for their death. Because of getting stuck inside his home for days not talking to anyone for fear of misjudgement, he developed social anxiety.

After some time, he picked himself up & made his name through dedication & hard work. Still, his depression & nightmares never left him. No matter how much money he made, or fame he got, he was never truly happy.

James always thought himself worthless, all his work worthless, as there was no one close to him whose praises could reach his heart, whose words could give him some peace which he desperately needed.

He wanted to have friends, a family, a wife, but despite trying everything, he was never able to. Everyone talked to him for their selfish reasons. Still, he coped up with it, thinking someday they might accept him in their group, they would talk to him as a friend, he would smile, laugh like them, but they never did, they never accepted him. He always was an outsider to everything.

Days passed & accepting his fate James grew detached from everything & everyone except something he was working on called Nightangel which could revolutionise the whole automobile industry by guaranteeing a safer journey.

No one would lose their loved ones like he did. There would be no James like him who endured everything, who fought life but lost yet again.

So just like that, years went by & Nightangel became something significant where everyone was interested in because of its capabilities. And soon the day came where James would see the first production ready version.

Walking down the bustling road towards his office where everything was going to happen, where he would announce the project, dedicating it to his long gone family, James saw a young girl walking, holding both of her parents' hands.

It was a beautiful sight to behold, just like how he walked with his parents. Seeing that a soft yet broken smile appeared on his face, but that didn't last long as the young girl ran away towards the road chasing something or someone, leaving her parents' hands.

And within moments, she was in front of an oncoming truck waiting for her time to end but someone from the crowd ran like no one else had ever seen & pushed the girl out of way, but it was too late for him to avoid the impact.

A massive twenty ton object slammed him with full force, throwing him 30 feet away like a rag doll. His head struck the asphalt road, smashing it in the process.

Blood flowed out profusely. Many people rushed to him, but it was too late.

He was already gone.

And that individual was James who never knew what took over his body. He just ran with everything he got, with no care to the world. His one & only goal was to save that girl & he did it, but the consequences were grave.

He wanted no one to experience the same fate as him. He wanted no one to lose their loved ones. There was no one left who cared for him, who loved him, but this girl had her life before her. She could live a happy life with her parents, with her family. She could make her dreams come true, and it was more than enough for James' conscience to act.

Still, the question stands. Was it worth it? Was her life worth more than his?

Yes, it was.

As James lie down on to the road, closing his eyes slowly, he saw blurry pictures of some approaching footsteps & soon they were before his eyes. He tried to look who they were and what he saw was something surreal.

It was his family who were looking at him with merry faces. Finally, he met them again. Their fates intertwined again & today was the same day he lost them years ago & today was the day he lost himself.

"Let's go James..." spoke the three in unison & started walking towards the bright shining light from where they came and James kept looking at the fading miracle before finally closing his eyes to submit himself to the eternal darkness.

But soon the darkness sank into nothing & he once again opened his eyes inside a strange room, becoming an unknown person.

He had become a duke's son who had a history as a worthless piece of garbage & this duchy was heading towards its destruction.

Now James had to find & build himself once again, saving this whole duchy in the process.

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So guys, this is the brief rundown of this entire story. Remember the word depressed. Yes, that word.

James is depressed over the loss of his family & will stay depressed until he overcomes his inner demons, which is not a simple task. He is not some legendary person who could overcome each & every obstacle within minutes.

He is a normal, average guy with an above average intelligence & you have to accept that. This story will be about him overcoming his inner demons & accepting his new reality. Kingdom building & many things are there but the primary task of his character is to accept himself, which takes time.

So don't think it like just any random novel where an OP guy gets reincarnated & started doing OP stuff.

I am sorry to disappoint you, but it's not.

This story starts off slowly, like real slow. You won't see anything happening till the end of the first arc (CH-35). I made it this way cause every novel I have read on his site so far just made the MC a somewhat unbelievable character.

MC just reincarnates into another world & starts doing things which don't make any sense, at least for me.

If he was a depressed loner, then how in the fucking world he changed into a completely different person within a day? He at least had to have some motivation to do something & giving him the motivation takes time.

That's why everything till CH-35 feels slow & boring.

This was the very reason I started writing this & this is the exact reason people are shitting on me.

So the final verdict is, if you guys wanna read a novel where MC is a human not some psychopathic killer/ sadistic bastard/ your neighbour & makes logical decision then please welcome & if you don't want to then thanks for reading this.

P.S. MC will be an OP guy, but it will take some time.

And yes, I am not a native English speaker, so you have to forgive me for mistakes in language. There are very few grammatical errors which will be fixed over time, still it is readable.

So, thanks for Reading & click next to start the ride.