The Stray Who Heard Everything

At thirty-four, Han Jae-min has become invisible—even to himself. Friendless, underpaid, and haunted by the school incident that destroyed his confidence, he spends his forgotten birthday working alone in the rain. His only companion is a stray dog he meets on the road. When Jae-min sacrifices himself to save the animal from an oncoming truck, he dies with one final wish: if life gives him another chance, he will stop waiting for someone else to save him. He awakens seventeen years in the past, inside his teenage body, one week…

At thirty-four, Han Jae-min has become invisible—even to himself. Friendless, underpaid, and haunted by the school incident that destroyed his confidence, he spends his forgotten birthday working alone in the…