Chapter 2 Senior

　　Kei Kojima's father died when he was very young. In order to support the two of them, his mother was busy working every day to earn money for the family, leaving Kei Kojima alone at home.

　　But Kei Kojima is a timid boy who is afraid of the dark. He dares not stay at home alone and often goes to play at Gotsu's house next door.

　　There is a gentle big brother who will always be with him.

　　Tell him stories, give him snacks, and coax him to fall asleep slowly in the dark night.

　　During the days when his mother was away, this older brother was the only comfort for the young Kei Kojima.

　　The eldest brother is the only son of the Geta family, and his given name is simply Jie.

　　Kei Kojima often grabbed Geto Suguru's clothes and followed him wherever he went. When he reached school age, he would wait at the door of Geto Suguru's class after class, waiting for him to go home together.

　　He knew that many people secretly scolded him for being Senior Jie's follower, a useless person who was always holding them back and could not be shaken off.

　　But Kei Kojima doesn't care. He just needs the love of Jie.

　　Later, his mother simply gave the living expenses to Geto Suguru's parents and asked them to help take care of him. Kojima Kei lived with Geto Suguru legitimately, and they had three meals a day together. The only thing that separated them was classes.

　　Even though Geto Suguru is one year older than him, Kei Kojima has always refused to call him brother.

　　"Jay, I want to go to your school too!"

　　15-year-old Kei Kojima grabbed Geto Suguru's sleeve and cried breathlessly: "I don't want to be separated from you!"

　　Jay stroked his head gently:

　　"Kyu, you have to behave yourself here and don't fall behind in your studies. Even if I'm not around, I'll call and supervise you."

　　However, the school that Geto Suguru transferred to only accepted people with specific qualifications. Kojima Kei's grades were always barely passing, and this was the result of Geto Suguru forcing him to review all night before each exam. He was not qualified at all to enter Geto Suguru's new school.

　　At least that's what Geto Suguru told Kei Kojima at the time.

　　Kojima Kei hugged him tightly. In order to keep him, the clumsy boy was eager to find a way to keep him. He put his arms around the young man's neck and kissed his lips hard. Kojima Kei felt the young man stroking his back and heard his panting, but Geto Suguru still let him go.

　　He placed a gentle kiss on Kojima's cheek.

　　Leaving behind a scalding temperature.

　　Be good, I'll come back to find you.

　　When I'm not around, you have to learn to protect yourself, okay?

　　Geto Suguru left without mercy.

　　Leaving Kei Kojima alone.

　　Kei Kojima could only watch helplessly as the person who had been with him since childhood and had never been apart from him left him.

　　Since then, Kei Kojima went to school and went home alone. After Geto Suguru left, he was worried that Kei Kojima would be bullied, so he asked other people in the school to keep an eye on his safety.

　　But Kei Kojima was even more sad. He would rather get hurt himself so that Jie would return to his side.

　　He turns a blind eye to the invisible bullying in school, Kei Kojima is unwilling to communicate with others, and he has only one friend.

　　He dreams every night and misses Geto Suguru every moment.

　　However, Xia Youjie was very busy at the new school. He often didn't reply to text messages or answer phone calls. When the call was connected, he would only chat for two or three sentences before hanging up.

　　"I'm busy. I'll call you when I have time."

　　This is what Kei Kojima often hears.

　　His mother scolded him and told him not to disturb Geto Suguru's life in the new school. She confiscated his cell phone and only allowed Kei Kojima to contact him once every three days. However, when he finally got the phone back, Kei Kojima only saw an empty mailbox with no messages.

　　"I miss you."

　　This message, sent three days ago, has not received a reply yet.

　　Kei Kojima could hardly remember the agony he felt when he was killed, but as his soul fell into the long dark night, he kept wondering, why did it happen?

　　Why kill him?

　　Is it because he is too annoying? I no longer like him and I hate him?

　　I don't want to be his nanny anymore, I don't want to have anything to do with him anymore, I've wanted to get rid of him for a long time, but because of my parents' face and my relationship with my neighbors, I have been enduring until now?

　　If that's the case...

　　Why not say it out loud?

　　As long as he says it, he will definitely not cling to him anymore...

　　Kei Kojima thought with tears.

　　After losing his father and having no mother to accompany him, Kei Kojima clung tightly to Geto Suguru as a lifeline, but he forgot that this lifeline also needed to breathe, needed freedom, and needed his own life.

　　If he had the chance to do it again, he would never do it again.

　　It would be better if I didn't know him.

　　Kei Kojima prayed from the bottom of his heart as his consciousness fell into darkness.

　　He didn't expect that he would have the chance to open his eyes again.

　　In this life, Kei Kojima does not have a neighbor named Geto Suguru.

　　He was still afraid of the dark, and his mother was still not at home, but he cried himself to sleep. After the first time, there would be a second time, and after so many times, it would become a "daily routine."

　　In fact, there is no difficulty that cannot be overcome.

　　But at that time, I thought I couldn't survive without Jay.

　　Everything is back to the starting point.

　　Starting over again, Kei Kojima thought that he would never meet the man who brought him happiness and pain in his life. Even if they met by chance on the street, as long as he didn't take the initiative to approach him, there would be no contact.

　　As long as there is no contact, tragedies like the previous life will not happen again.

　　Kei Kojima had never thought about revenge, or rather, he simply didn't dare to have such an idea.

　　Time returns to the present.

　　The man standing across from him now had the exact same appearance, name, and voice as Jay in that world. He lowered his head and scanned Kojima Kei's body with a scrutinizing gaze, trying to find something from this man:

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

　　We can’t repeat the same mistakes again!

　　Don’t make the same mistake again!

　　Stay away from him! Don't get close to him anymore...

　　"You...you got the wrong person!"

　　Kojima Kei said anxiously.

　　He took a few steps back and hid behind Yega Zhengdao. He carefully grabbed Yega Zhengdao's sleeve and lowered his head, refusing to look at Xia Yujie.

　　Here, only this fierce man can be his temporary safe haven.

　　There was silence for a moment.

　　"ah."

　　Ieiri Naoko sighed like an outsider watching a show.

　　Hmm... the new student is quite interesting.

　　It seems that the days from now on will not be boring.

　　She thought leisurely.

　　Geto Xia Yu narrowed his eyes.

　　The friendly handshake was ignored by the timid junior, who even regarded him as a monster. Geto Suguru looked at the junior named Kei Kojima who was hiding behind Masamichi Yaga.

　　Does this guy know him? Or is he just shy?

　　Geto Suguru felt that perhaps the former was more likely.

　　Gojo Satoru, who was standing next to him, tutted. When Geto turned around, he saw Gojo Satoru staring straight at Kojima Kei, with a hint of surprise in his tone, as if he was muttering to himself:

　　"I've never seen this technique before~ It's so strange~ What's its name?"

　　Xia Yujie slowly withdrew his hand and said:

　　"Satoru, Mr. Yega just introduced it, didn't he?"

　　Gojo Satoru laughed:

　　"Sorry~ I didn't hear it just now~"

　　Geto Summer Oil snorted.

　　Ye Mo Zhengdao turned his head and glanced at the huddled boy. He already knew that this guy was timid, but he didn't expect him to be this timid. No wonder he couldn't stay in his previous school. He sighed and said:

　　"Kojima Kei, let me introduce you. This white-haired young man is Gojo Satoru. Geto Suguru has already introduced him. The girl next to them is Ieiri Naoko. The three of them will be promoted to second grade after the holiday. They will all be your seniors. You will attend classes with them for the next few days. If you have any questions, feel free to ask them."

　　"Hi~ Hello, junior~"

　　Ieiri Shoko raised her hand and casually greeted him.

　　"Kojima? I've never heard of that last name~"

　　Gojo Satoru said, stroking his chin.

　　"It's not a famous family, so of course you don't know. His mother was a contemporary of mine, and the technique... is slightly different. You'll gradually learn about it in the future."

　　Ye Moth Zhengdao said, "How long are you going to hide? Come out."

　　Kei Kojima reluctantly poked his head out from behind Yaga Masamichi:

　　"...Hello, senior. Hello, senior."

　　"The sound is so soft, I can't hear it~"

　　Gojo Satoru pulled Kojima Kei out from behind Yaga Masamichi and leaned in to look at Kojima Kei's face:

　　"Speaking of which, this guy looks familiar. Have we met him somewhere?"

　　He turned his head, ignoring the student who was screaming in his arms, and asked Geto Suguru next to him:

　　"Yeah, Jay."

　　"Ahh! What are you doing!?"

　　Kei Kojima was suspended in mid-air, his feet off the ground, at a loss, and said in panic:

　　"Put me down!"

　　"Stop it! Satoru, stop messing around and put Kojima down."

　　The poor junior was hanging in the air, but the seniors were used to it. Except for Ye Mo Zhengdao, no one tried to stop it and they just watched the show from the side.

　　"Isn't the sound coming out? I thought you were a mosquito~ Hehe."

　　Gojo Satoru snorted and laughed.

　　Kojima Kei: "..."

　　Xia Yujie stood aside with one hand in his pocket and said lightly:

　　"Yes, we met, two months ago."

　　He reminded.

　　Gojo Satoru carefully studied Kojima Kei's face for a moment:

　　"Ah! I remember now! Isn't this the little guy who accidentally broke into the tent two months ago? Did you forget about us so quickly? After all, he's your savior. Your attitude is so cold, it really makes me sad~"

　　He pouted and loosened Kojima Kei's collar.

　　Kei Kojima almost lost his balance and staggered a few steps. He looked up and inadvertently saw Geto Suguru's scrutinizing eyes, which were also a little cold. His legs went weak and he fell directly to the ground.

　　“Satoru…!”

　　Ye Moth Zhengdao gritted his teeth and said:

　　"Newcomers just arrived and they're already bullying others?"

　　"I was so careful! Who knows how he could lose his balance? Hey~~"

　　Gojo Satoru looked extremely innocent:

　　"He actually fell on the ground! Mr. Ye Moth, he is too weak~"

　　"Don't make excuses! How could he fall if you didn't lift him up?"

　　"Emm..." Someone stopped talking.

　　It makes so much sense, there's no way to refute it. Damn it.

　　Next to him, Geto Xia Yu frowned slightly and said softly, "Is Kojima-san okay?"

　　He reached out and wanted to help Kei Kojima up, but found that his junior's shoulders were trembling slightly.

　　Two months ago...

　　It happened to be the time when his soul returned to its place. Is this a coincidence?

　　Damn it, just as he'd predicted, this guy called Gojo Satoru was so annoying! He was so rude to someone he'd just met for the first time! So mean! I'd stay away from him from now on!

　　Birds of a feather! Neither of them is a good person!

　　His body felt heavy and his heart felt tired. He had come here with hope in his heart, but he was met with such a huge shock. The people he hated and the people he didn't want to see were all here.

　　Woohoo, he wants to go home!

　　He doesn't want to stay here anymore!

　　The more Kei Kojima thought about it, the sadder he became. He felt that starting his life over again would still be so difficult.

　　Ieiri Shoko poked Gojo Satoru's shoulder with a gloating look:

　　"Hey, Gojo, you made your junior cry."

　　Gojo Satoru sighed:

　　"Why me? I didn't do anything!"

　　"Wa ...

　　The younger student lying on the ground suddenly started crying louder.

　　Ye Mo Zhengdao held his forehead and sighed deeply.

　　Gojo Satoru: "..."