Gashi Tensei ~Dorei Shounen wa Mamono o Kuratte Kakusei su!~

Reincarnated into a world where he was destined to rise as the hero who would slay the demon king, young Leirus instead finds his fate cruelly subverted. Stripped of any grand purpose, he is condemned to a life of brutal servitude as a slave, resigned to slowly waste away under the weight of hopeless labor. On his fifteenth birthday, however, a sudden chimera attack during a transport to the mines throws his captors into chaos, granting him a narrow window to flee into the wilderness. Yet freedom proves fleeting, and Leirus soon finds himself collapsing from starvation on the verge of death. Just as all seems lost, he is rescued by Corona, the warm-hearted daughter of a local eatery. Her simple act of kindness becomes his lifeline, allowing him to piece together a new existence as a fledgling adventurer. For the first time, Leirus begins to know the comfort of community and the gentle hands of those who offer help without expectation. But the chimera that once shattered his captivity has not finished with him—its shadow returns to threaten the very people he has come to call family. Driven by an unyielding debt of gratitude, Leirus must confront his monstrous past head-on and fight to protect the fragile world he has rebuilt. *Part one concludes across three volumes, while part two continues the tale under the artistry of a new illustrator.*