The World’s Destruction Is None of My Concern, I Don’t Even Have Time
Born as the son of a low-born mistress, Corvin Duskryn grows up as a stain on a noble house that never wanted him. Raised amid contempt, mockery, and quiet cruelty, his place in House Duskryn is made clear early: he exists, but he does not belong.
At the age of twelve, Corvin awakens a Marginal-ranked Gift, Living Circuit—a pitiful ability that only slightly enhances his reaction speed. Though his lightning affinity sparks brief hope, years of relentless training prove fruitless. His Gift never evolves. Never grows. Six years later, he remains exactly what the world expects him to be: insignificant.
On his eighteenth birthday, the final blows fall in quick succession. His political engagement is annulled without ceremony. The next day, he is sent to a remote border town, assigned to a monster subjugation unit under the guise of duty—exile in all but name. Desperate to prove his worth to his father and to the woman who discarded him, Corvin throws himself into training and combat, but effort changes nothing. His ceiling is absolute.
When he learns of his ex-fiancée’s affair, humiliation festers into desperation. His attempt to reclaim what he lost ends in public disgrace and brutal punishment—delivered by a man later revealed to be the crown prince in disguise. No one intervenes. No one protests. In that moment, Corvin understands his true standing in the world: less than nothing.
Cast aside, he is sent to the frontlines, where humanity wages a losing war against endless monster tides. For twenty years, Corvin survives in hell—not through talent or glory, but sheer endurance. Then comes the Calamity. Civilization collapses. Kingdoms fall. Humanity is erased. Watching the world burn, Corvin laughs. For the first time in his life, he feels satisfied. Everyone is equal in death.
And then he dies.
Corvin awakens again—back at eighteen, on the very day his father sends him to the border.
Realizing he has regressed, Corvin makes a choice. He will not warn the world. He will not save anyone. He owes humanity nothing.
Upon reaching the border town, he indulges in the one freedom he never allowed himself before: pleasure without purpose. And there, unexpectedly, his cursed Gift finally evolves. Living Circuit transforms, unlocking abilities that defy everything he once believed possible.
But Corvin no longer seeks redemption, revenge, or salvation.
In a world doomed to repeat its destruction, he chooses to live for himself alone—embracing desire, indulgence, and the bitter satisfaction of watching fate unfold without lifting a finger to stop it.
