Unseen Life

Written and first published by M.Nishio. I am the original author. Now also posting to Royal Road.
Somewhere in the world, there is an island that has never known war.
But one family carries a wound that no island can protect against - a mother who cannot love her own son, scarred across lifetimes.
To uncover the truth, Laroo travels through past lives - ancient Chinese battlefields, medieval witch trials, early modern America - guided by a team of past-life specialists who live in a strange in-between space. They mean well. They're just a little unreliable.
A humorous, action-packed adventure about a boy discovering his soul's mission, the ancient companions who journey with him, and bonds that stretch further than memory.
The ending will break your heart - in the best possible way.
Based on the Japanese novel 前世旅行社 by M. Nishio.