Okay, so here's what happened with Hiroto – yeah? He was just unbelievably unlucky in his first life, you know, died trying to save a girl on a school boat trip, probably something dumb like getting dragged into the water or rammed by a whale. Then he got reincarnated because some god felt sorry-ish enough to offer him another shot, but man, what a twist.
He landed back as a death mage with loads of Mana, you get me? But this life was *worse*. Like, catastrophically worse. Ended badly all over again, brutally this time. So he grumbled about it – why does the universe hate him so much? – and met the god again. That's when things went sideways in a major way.
Apparently, there's already another cycle set up, you know? The god, bless its glitchy soul, cursed Hiroto before rebirth number three even happened. It was like giving him an early heads-up that this upcoming life would be *really* short if he didn't off himself first. Fast forward to now, and Hiroto's back as a Dhampir – half-Vampire, half-Dark Elf.
He basically just wants one thing: survive. He learned the hard way before (like, twice!), so he's determined this time not to die young or give up on luck entirely. And with his massive Mana pool? That might be exactly how he pulls it off, even if everything else is against him. His new goal? To make sure this third life sticks around longer than the last two disasters.
The story’s called **"The Death Mage Who Doesn't Want a Fourth Time,"** and you know, it really got under his skin thinking about that title again just now...