Reborn: Cherish Me Carefully, or I'll Slowly Go Mad

(This novel has a lot going on and a complicated mix of elements. The male supporting character is seriously dangerous, so enter with caution.) “If one day I am unrecognizable, and the spirit of my youth has rotted to ash, yet I remain as sharp as ever, as absurdly romantic as ever, just as I was when I came into this world, then that is how I will be when I leave it...”