Chapter 1 Rebirth

　　"Kyu. I'm back."

　　The man walked out of the fog with a gentle smile on his face, no different from before.

　　It had been a long time since we last met. Kojima Kei was so happy that he stood up and rushed over to her.

　　"Jie! You're finally back! I missed you so much~~"

　　However, before his hand touched the man, the sound stopped abruptly.

　　“Crack.”

　　Kei Kojima's soul floated in the air and once again saw himself defenseless, his neck broken and falling in a pool of blood.

　　The door lock turned and someone tried to open the door and come in. It was my mother who came home from get off work.

　　The man's face was splashed with Kei Kojima's blood. He tilted his head to look at the gate, his expression showing indifference and gloom that Kei Kojima had never seen before, as well as numbness and calmness after killing someone.

　　It was as if the person he killed was just an ant stepped on the ground, and it didn't matter to him at all.

　　"Tsk, what a hassle."

　　When Kei Kojima heard him say this, he felt a little impatient.

　　The man lifted his foot, turned, and walked toward the gate. The sole of his shoe was still stained with blood, which dripped and left a trail of bloody footprints on the ground.

　　No! Don't go!

　　Don't hurt my mother!

　　She is innocent...it's all my fault...

　　The door slowly opened.

　　The man held out his hand.

　　Kei Kojima wailed from the depths of his soul, tears of blood and blood flowed out, and great pain and despair enveloped his whole body.

　　Why did it turn out like this... ?

　　If only I hadn't known you from the beginning...

　　"No!!"

　　Kei Kojima suddenly opened his eyes, sat up and touched his intact neck in horror. His whole body was soaked.

　　I dreamed again...the scene of my death in my previous life.

　　A chill ran down his back.

　　Two months have passed since Kei Kojima was reincarnated into a parallel world, but he still can't adapt to this world.

　　The nightmare lingers and adds new troubles.

　　Kei Kojima looked out the window and saw a crescent moon hanging in the sky, illuminating the entire earth. The sky was dimly lit and everything was silent. However, from a corner, he could occasionally hear the sound of some creature.

　　Chirp and grumble.

　　It sounds like the chirping of cicadas in summer, but also like a call from hell.

　　In the darkness, it was extremely sticky, making it hard to breathe and emitting a foul smell.

　　Kei Kojima thought that he had died once, so he saw this creature between the underworld and the world of the living, but he soon realized that this was a creature called a curse spirit that had always existed in the world.

　　Only those who possess cursed power and are chosen can see it.

　　In this world, I am a human being with cursed power.

　　From his childhood memories, he had a weak curse power in his body and was often frightened to tears by the sudden appearance of curse spirits. However, in the eyes of others who could not see the curse spirits, he seemed out of place.

　　No matter where he is, his cowardly nature will not change.

　　This time, no one helped him, and Kei Kojima came home in a mess almost every day. This situation became more and more serious as he entered junior high school and his cursed power became stronger.

　　The mother was worried sick and changed schools several times, but finally had to give up and let Kei Kojima study at home while waiting for her to contact a new school.

　　New, safe school.

　　Kei Kojima took another shower, went back to bed, tossed and turned, and didn't fall asleep until the second half of the night.

　　I woke up again and heard my mother's voice coming from the living room outside.

　　"Yes, please."

　　The mother seemed to be talking to someone:

　　"Kyu's cursed power is growing stronger day by day. He's been attacked by cursed spirits over a dozen times this month alone, and he's always involved in inexplicable incidents. It's best for him to enter school early. With the protection of the barrier, he'll be safer... I heard he had a nightmare again yesterday..."

　　His mother was discussing his transfer with the person on the other end of the phone, and her voice was filled with pleading:

　　"Well, thank you for your help, Zhengdao..."

　　The new school I am going to is a little different from the general schools.

　　——Tokyo Metropolitan College of Jutsu.

　　This school is a professional technical school for training sorcerers. It is one of the few sorcery education institutions in China. My mother also studied in this school, but after graduation, she resigned from her job as a sorcerer after only two years.

　　After so many years, it took a lot of effort to get in touch with old friends again.

　　Two months ago, Kei Kojima was tricked by his former classmates into going to an abandoned building and unfortunately trapped inside. He was rescued by a sorcerer who happened to be passing by and was on a mission. When he came back at night, Kei Kojima had a high fever and woke up again, accidentally gaining the memory of a parallel world.

　　In the first one or two days, Kei Kojima was a little confused. He didn't know whether he was the Kei Kojima of this world or the Kei Kojima who was killed in that world. But the reality was that after he regained his memory, he often couldn't sleep all night, and his dreams were full of scenes of his tragic death.

　　The memory is so vivid, as if it happened yesterday.

　　As for Kei Kojima himself, he is still trying to accept the creature called the Curse Spirit.

　　Fortunately, he was the same person in both worlds and didn't even need to pretend. His mother didn't suspect anything and just thought he was scared because he was swallowed by the cursed spirit. She stood guard at the bedroom door for several days, worried about his condition, but she didn't realize that the soul inside was actually completely different.

　　The person the mother contacted acted quickly, and within just two or three days, Kei Kojima was taken to a new school.

　　"Originally, it's not enrollment time yet, but due to your special circumstances, you'll start with the soon-to-be second-year students. Once the holiday is over, you can enroll with the new students."

　　The person who was speaking had a sturdy body, wore a pair of sunglasses, and his shirt tightly wrapped around his muscles. He was tall and burly, with dark skin. He looked like a gangster and not a teacher at all. Especially looking at his eyes, one could see his disgust even through the sunglasses.

　　A look like, "This guy is a loser."

　　Of course, Kei Kojima only dared to mutter these words in his heart.

　　This man's name is Masamichi Yaga, and he was a classmate of his mother's at Jujutsu High School. It was thanks to him that Kei Kojima was able to enroll in school early this time.

　　For some reasons, his mother did not accompany Kei Kojima. She only asked Kei Kojima to practice well in the new school and master the technique as soon as possible, so that at least he would be able to protect himself when encountering cursed spirits.

　　"Hmm? What's the answer?"

　　After not hearing a reply for a long time, Ye Mo Zhengdao frowned and asked in a deep voice.

　　Kei Kojima was so tired that he was gasping for breath:

　　“…Okay, I…got it.”

　　What a long staircase, how long will it take to walk up it?

　　Why is this school so far away!

　　It’s actually in this deep forest!

　　"Tsk, so weak."

　　Ye Moth Zhengdao looked at the panting boy and said with disdain:

　　"How did Kojima Rina raise you? You're the offspring of a sorcerer after all, but your physical fitness is a little too poor. In this respect, you two are more like mother and son."

　　He pushed his sunglasses and said seriously:

　　"It seems I need to teach you a lesson, boy. Be prepared. I won't show mercy for your mother's sake."

　　Kojima Kei looked up and glared at him, but his voice was too small:

　　"Don't talk about my mother!"

　　"Heh," Ye Mo Zheng Dao twitched his lips and sneered:

　　"Did I say something wrong?"

　　He looked at the frail boy through his sunglasses, and thought of the woman's request, as well as the smiles and tears in his distant memory, and couldn't help but sigh:

　　"However, you do protect your family and have a bit of a temper, which is commendable. But that's the only advantage you have. Hang in there, you'll be there soon. I won't help you, so just work on your own."

　　Ye Mo Zhengmichi continued to move forward, and Kojima Kei gritted his teeth and took heavy steps again to follow him. After more than ten minutes, the two finally arrived at the door of the Jujutsu High School.

　　Because of the long journey, Kei Kojima felt dizzy, his hands and feet were weak, and he didn't even have time to look at the scenery of the new school. He just bent down, supported his legs, and gasped for breath.

　　During these two months, he always had a sense of unreality as if he was walking on clouds, as if all this was just a fantasy after his death.

　　The midday sun was a little dazzling, and the sticky and hot air pressed on his back, so Kei Kojima could hardly raise his head.

　　"The dormitory is just two steps away, hurry up and follow me."

　　Ye Moth urged.

　　"Teacher Ye Moth~Welcome back~Who's that little kid following you?"

　　Suddenly, a voice came from the front, light yet sharp. Although the voice was not loud, it reached his ears clearly, making Kei Kojima's cloudy head much clearer. He couldn't help but look up in the direction of the voice.

　　The new school has a large site, and the entire hill is its territory.

　　After going up the stairs, you will see a place that looks like a training ground.

　　Buildings stand on both sides of the playground, with a large stadium in the middle surrounded by a running track. In the central area, apart from some sports equipment, there is a large open space where several people are standing.

　　The direct sunlight made it difficult to see the faces of those people, but the most eye-catching one was the young man who had just spoken.

　　"A freshman?"

　　The man looked very tall, but his hair was strangely dyed white, which was particularly conspicuous in the sun. He had a comfortable smile on his face and looked very relaxed.

　　He called me Teacher Ye Moth? Could he be a student here? Are the school rules so lax here? Are students allowed to dye their hair?

　　And this man... doesn't look like someone you can mess with...

　　...stay away from him from now on.

　　The instinct of seeking profit and avoiding harm was automatically activated. As Kei Kojima was thinking this in his heart, he saw a man walking out from behind the white-haired man, his face exposed in the sunlight.

　　All in view.

　　It was a face that Kei Kojima was very familiar with.

　　The moment he appeared, Kei Kojima seemed to be frozen and stood there in a daze.

　　This familiar yet strange man, with the smile he often saw in his dreams, spoke gently to him:

　　"Hey, Mr. Ye Moth, is this the new student? What's his name?"

　　The sun was shining brightly, but Kei Kojima felt cold all over. The cold air rose from the soles of his feet to his head, freezing his heart.

　　Why is it him?

　　Why is he here?

　　He also has magical powers? He is also a sorcerer?

　　So in the previous life, he was... the same?

　　Kei Kojima's mind was in a mess, with the occasional unnatural scenes from his previous life, and the obvious fluctuations in the air when he died.

　　There was no wind in the room, but the chandelier was shaking.

　　Kei Kojima now finally understood that those were traces of the technique.

　　——I see. I see.

　　Ye Moth Zhengdao, who was standing by, didn't notice the newborn's unnatural state and raised his eyebrows and said:

　　"Oh~ You guys are here too. Perfect, let me introduce you to Kei Kojima, the first-year student I mentioned before."

　　He turned around and waved, signaling Kei Kojima to follow him:

　　"This is your senior, come and say hello."

　　But I saw this thin young man, his face was pale and he was staggering, as if he had seen some horrible scene.

　　Ye Mo Zhengdao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked in the direction of Kojima Kei, only to see a few of his own students.

　　Does this guy know them?

　　His gaze moved among the people, finally settling on a student standing on the left with a calm look.

　　Kei Kojima heard someone next to him seeming to say something, but there was a huge roar deep in his ears, covering up all other sounds, and the only thing left in his vision was that person.

　　——Geto Suguru.

　　She is his neighbor and his childhood sweetheart.

　　His favorite person ever.

　　They grew up together and spent the longest time with him, but they killed him and his mother.

　　This... murderer!

　　He actually goes to school here too!

　　Is it too late to leave here now?

　　Does he still recognize me?

　　Will he kill me again?

　　Fear and pain made Kei Kojima unable to move at all. He watched Geto Suguru slowly approaching, shaking uncontrollably.

　　"Hello, Kei Kojima-san. My name is Geto Suguru."

　　The man finally walked up to him and extended his hand to him:

　　"Please give me your guidance~"

　　He stared at Kojima Kei's face and suddenly spoke:

　　"But, I think I've seen you somewhere..."