Haruto’s first life ended in failure. His second one begins in a workplace that treats burnout as a dress code ... so he fits in perfectly. Haruto Kurosawa is reborn as the vanished tech operator; he inherits a job running “AI helper avatars” for a VR MMO of Japan’s top VR gaming company because of their top secret game changing, “technically advanced” methods — fraud. Haruto struggles with his new life. Bored, exhausted and confused, until something odd happens: he starts noticing anomalies. Patterns and instincts that aren’t just from old Haruto… he thinks. His coworkers think he’s a prodigy. His boss thinks he’s suspicious but happy with the boosted engagement rate. And Haruto?? He thinks old Haruto left him a ticking time bomb. And isn’t wrong! The old Haruto died chasing the truth. Now this Haruto must decide whether to continue living as a replaceable worker, or confront the secret that cost the last him everything.