Returner Fantasy - 12 Years Back In The Past

[Congratulations on your 32nd birthday!]

[The RETURNER FANTASY SYSTEM has been gifted to you in response to your wish.]

[Would you like to use all of your current savings to return to the past?]

[...Yes... / ...No...]

"Yes..."

[Your answer has been confirmed.]

[Your 1,000,000 USD saving has bought you a regression 12 years back in the past.]

[Initiating regression in 3... 2... 1...]

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"Huh?..."

As the countdown of the monotone voice echoing within his mind reaches zero, Jeff opens his eyes and finds himself lying down on his bed inside his room.

He can't remember how he got into his bed. The last thing that Jeff remembers is the warmth of the campfire in front of him and his friends, along with the taste of the beer that he was drinking.

He's sure that he slowly falls asleep on his camping chair after gulping down a whole bottle of beer. So maybe, his brothers carry him to his room and put him down on his bed.

Either way, what Jeff remembers is that he still has to go to work today.

"No, that's not it..."

As Jeff gets up from his bed, he remembers the resolution that he made last night on his 32nd birthday.

He's going to propose to his childhood friend, he's going to help his first love recover, and he's gonna quit his faqing job and start a new life together with his childhood friend and first love.

He wouldn't care what his co-workers, employees, and clients think. There's nothing that they could say to change his decision to quit his faqing job. He won't pretend that everything is fine and that he is happy with what he does at his job. He won't live his life just to please others. He won't wear a fake smile anymore and act like he's a good person.

He wouldn't stop proposing his love to his childhood friend until she say yes, and he would dedicate his life to helping his first love recover.

Who says he couldn't have two wives or even more? It might not be the norm, but the law has already allowed multiple marriages to fight the declining birthrates.

Jeff resolves himself to do all of those things. But as he rushed towards the bathroom outside his room to take a shower and prepare himself to go into his office, Jeff was surprised by the reflection of his face that he saw in the mirror after rinsing his face with water.

"Yep, still looks like Chris Hemsw~wait... GAAHHHH!"

Jeff screams in surprise upon seeing his reflection in the mirror. He cleans the mirror with his hands, but no matter how much he wipes the fog due to the steam of the hot water coming out of the faucet, his appearance on the mirror still remains the same.

The appearance of his 20-year-old younger self.

Thinking that he might still be asleep and dreaming, Jeff pinched his cheeks with both of his hands, stretching them in opposite directions. Yet no matter how much he hurt himself, what he thought was a dream remains a reality.

As Jeff stared at himself in the mirror while massaging his cheeks with both of his hands like a moron, a loud knocking came from outside the bathroom.

...Knock!...Knock!...Knock!...

"I heard you scream. Are you alright there, Jeff?"

It was Jeff's mother who came knocking, worried after hearing an almost girl-like scream coming from the second floor of their house.

"I'm fine... I just... I was just surprised by a giant house spider!"

Jeff gave a half-truth half-lie excuse so that his mother wouldn't get worried and force her way inside the bathroom and have more time to process his situation.

What's happening to him?

Did he regress back to the past?

How, why, and at what cause?

What day of the month of the year it is?

As more questions keep filling up on his mind, Jeff's mother says something that would be enough to answer most of his questions.

"If you're fine, then you better hurry, or you will be late for your internship trip."

"That's right, I remember now..."

If Jeff truly regressed into the past and based on what his mother says, today is March 1, 2028.

The day right after his birthday and day he would go to the East-Seacoast City for the celebration trip for the end of his internship.

The internship which he was working together with his childhood friend.

And as far as Jeff remembers, a lot of important things would start on this trip. Both things that he wished didn't happen and regretted not doing.

Jeff still doesn't have a clear understanding of his situation. But if he indeed regressed into the past, on the day where he could still change the things he regrets not doing, then he would grab all the chances within his reach.

Jeff boldly opened the door of the bathroom and walked past his mother into the hallway towards his room to prepare for his internship trip. However...

"Jeff, my dearest 2nd son. What did I say about going full commando in the house?"

With his mother's remark or rather threat, Jeff looks down below only to see that he is not wearing shorts or even underwear. In fact, he's not wearing anything at all.

"I didn't raise you to become a freaking exhibitionist!"

"Wait..."

...SLAP!!!...

That's the sound of a mother hitting his son's nude ass with the handle of a broom.

"OUCH!..."

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Author Yuel's Note.

Here's the character concept design for Jeff.

Look at the comment.