I really dislike school, but I don't dislike learning that much.
I hate school because no matter what class I'm in, there's always a group of scumbags who constantly disrupt my peace of mind. But I don't hate learning because it helps me escape the disturbance caused by these scumbags.
It may sound a bit twisted, but in my previous world, the only reason I studied seriously was to avoid being disturbed, not for my own future or anything like that.
After all, I never thought about having a future back then.
Imagine someone who wakes up every morning and curses the world, then quietly prays that today will be a peaceful day. How much hope can they have for their own future?
Speaking of which, although my curses don't seem to have any effect, prayers do work. Since I started praying, every day of my life has been peaceful.
As for before I started praying...
It may not be believable, but perhaps I have superpowers.
The first wish I make every morning is granted, that kind of superpower.
On Christmas, if I wish for a remote-controlled airplane, it will come true.
On my birthday, if I wish to eat at a certain restaurant, it will come true.
Before exam results are released, if I wish for a certain score, it will come true.
There are many examples I can give. Since I discovered this ability when I was six years old, I have been trying to make selfish wishes for myself.
But causing the world to be destroyed? No. Causing an earthquake somewhere? No. Gaining control of the world? Definitely not...
As for whether I can make the people I hate die...
I haven't tried.
Even though I'm still young, I understand the value of life. The most I would do is make someone I dislike stumble and fall.
But even with this alluring ability, my personality remains shy and timid. I'm not good with words, I'm not good at reading people's expressions, and I can't even see through the people closest to me.
So one day, my parents said these words to me:
"Linlin, after Mom and Dad get divorced, who do you want to stay with?"
That was the first time in my life that I felt unparalleled fear. I spent an entire week praying every day that their relationship would improve, but it didn't. Some things just can't be done, whether it's destroying the world or repairing an irreparable relationship.
Finally, on that day, when I saw them pick up the household registration and leave, I quietly curled up in the corner and unintentionally made this wish:
"Rather than making me go with someone, you..."
"—just die."
That was the first time I made a wish for someone to die.
Although it was just an ignorant child's unconscious outburst, it became reality.
On their way to get divorced, the car they were driving inexplicably skidded and crashed straight into a telephone pole.
They died on the spot, not one of them survived.
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Was it me? No way. How could it be possible? The wishes that can come true are just childish and insignificant, right?
How could a wish like this that destroys someone's entire life come true...
It wasn't me, it wasn't my fault, I didn't do it...
I kept comforting myself like this, and then I was adopted by a relative who seemed very rough. He was a complete thug, and I don't know why I ended up with someone like him.
Try it, anyway. He's just a scumbag in society, a parasite. Try it and prove yourself, Murinan. Prove that it wasn't your fault.
Hmm, make a wish. Let that parasite die too.
—On the afternoon I made that wish, the thug was hit on the back of his head by a beer bottle during a brawl and never woke up again...
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I'm broken.
I killed my parents, and I also killed the person who adopted me. I ruined my own life.
They say bad luck comes in threes, but this is only the second time and I already can't become a normal person for normal adoption.
"Hey, did this kid provoke something?"
"He's really cursed. Anyone who encounters him will have bad luck."
"Don't even mention adoption, I don't even have time to hide from him."
I rejected the few relatives who were willing to adopt me and started living alone. I spent less time at school, rarely went out, and lived a life similar to that of a retired old person waiting for death.
However, I never forgot to spend that damn wish, once a day, on praying for a peaceful and uneventful day.
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- School of Balancing · Girls' Dormitory
I slowly opened my eyes, listening to the birds chirping outside.
Beside me, Aiyia was talking in her sleep, and Wakaka was snoring.
Hmm, this is still a beautiful and dreamlike world.
Okay, let's pray now, Molly Ann.
I hope today will also be a peaceful and uneventful day.