Fans of Ascendance of a Bookworm , The Savior’s Book Café in Another World , My Next Life as a Villainess , and anyone who loves “found family” + “raising a child” plots with a realistic, heartfelt edge.
Page 1: Regulus gasps awake, drool on his pillow, stomach growling. He hears a servant whisper, “The piglet is awake.” Page 5: He wanders the manor at night, following a tiny whimper. Opens a broom closet. Luciel curls inside, knees to chest, dried tear tracks on his face. Final panel: Regulus, eyes wide with horror and memory, whispers: “I did this last time. No. Not again.” He holds out a slightly trembling hand. “Let’s run away together. Just to the kitchen first.”
But as Luciel begins to smile and speak more, their parents grow suspicious. The engagement to a cruel noble girl looms. And someone from Regulus’s original “bad future” timeline seems to have noticed the changes… Fans of Ascendance of a Bookworm , The
Shiro Buta Kizoku desu ga Zense no Kioku ga Haeta node Hiyoko na Otōto Sodatemasu (“I’m a White Pig Noble, but I’ve Gained Memories of My Past Life, So I’ll Raise My Chick-Like Younger Brother”)
Using his past-life knowledge, Regulus makes a solemn vow: He’ll lose the “white pig” weight through proper nutrition and exercise, outmaneuver the scheming adults who want him dead, and—most importantly—raise Luciel into a strong, kind, and confident young man. From cooking homemade meals and teaching basic math to confronting abusive tutors and planting secret vegetable gardens, Regulus builds a quiet revolution inside the gilded cage of nobility. Opens a broom closet
The protagonist, Regulus Fenrir Ainsworth , was once the reviled first son of a marquis family—overweight, arrogant, and stupid. After dying from overeating at a banquet, he reincarnates? No, he simply remembers : a previous life as Tanaka Kaito , a hardworking Japanese office worker who loved cooking, budgeting, and caring for his younger siblings.
Waking up at age 7, Regulus is horrified at the monster he was destined to become. More urgently, he finds his 4-year-old brother —a frail, silent boy nicknamed “Hiyoko” (chick) by servants for his yellow hair and trembling demeanor—locked in a dark storage room, bruised and forgotten by their cold noble parents. Slice of Life
Fantasy, Slice of Life, Reincarnation/Isekai, Family Drama, Comedy, Redemption
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