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Chapter 8 Lost Soul Boy
update icon Updated at 2025/4/1 11:10:12

Reappearance of the Past:

In the vast Gobi Desert, Shura and the young boy met miraculously.

Between the two of them, one wanted to become a hero who could save the world from dire straits, while the other just wanted to live a quiet life as an ordinary person. What kind of story would unfold after their encounter?

Perhaps even the young man himself had not yet realized the significance of this meeting.

Because that incident left a deep shadow in his mind.

Emptiness... My mind is filled with those unforgettable memories, and my inner emptiness is occupied by something.

I don't have the courage to recall that blood-covered night, where my parents sacrificed themselves to save me and held off those monsters in black armor, just like my sister...

Why... Why am I the only one who survived?

The flames consumed my dreams, causing me to lose my sanity completely, terrifying anyone who came near me!

In the past two months, whenever someone tried to communicate with me, they would startle me and I would hastily run away. It was only after the incident that I would regret and hope to find a common language with them!

But, I don't know when it started, this has become a vicious cycle...

"Instead of going through all this, it would be better to die early!"

Looking at the endless Baichuan Plain, where everything is barren, I silently shed tears in my heart. When will this nightmare end?

Exhausted from the journey, my strength is almost depleted, but I can't even tell which way is east or west. From the beginning, I had no hope of leaving this place.

"So thirsty... Where is there water... I can't go on much longer, can I?"

My lips are incredibly dry, even the palms of my hands have become stiff like wood.

Just when I lowered my head in despair, when all hope was lost, a man in black leaned me against his arm.

"Are you in pain?"

"...Yes."

"Do you want to know why you must stay alive?"

"Sorry, I don't want to know right now."

The man's eyes, hidden under the cloak, must be gentle, even though I can't see them...

"What's your name?"

He asked for my name, his voice very pleasant, and I, as if being driven by a ghost, obediently told him my name.

"I... I'm Paroni!"

"Paroni... Hmm, it's a very nice name. Someone with such a name must be very outstanding, right?"

"...Yes, my parents were outstanding, but... I'm not worthy!"

"You can't say that. You must learn to accept new things. Each of us is the most outstanding in our own world. If you can't even do that, what's the difference between you and them?!"

The man touched my forehead and then comforted me with a tinge of sadness.

"I'm truly sorry for leaving you with such memories."

The man in black apologized to me sincerely, but why did he apologize to me?

I closed my eyes tightly and unsuspectingly hid in his embrace.

If he had intended to put me in a deadly situation, I don't think I would have survived until now.

"Ah hoo hoo!"

When I opened my eyes, I realized that everything that had just happened was nothing but a fleeting dream. But when I truly returned to reality, I felt how boring the world could be, just like how I detested my fiery red hair, but when I wanted to get rid of it, I couldn't bear to let go.

This contradictory mentality has always been abundant around me, making me feel a little uneasy...

Because I hate my own weakness, I hate being someone who can only say "I can't do anything" about everything.

So... so...

Unconsciously, I wasted the whole afternoon in a deep sleep, and what's worse is that I have to spend several more years like this!

A few months ago, I came to this college.

At that time, with no home to go to, I had to live in the school dormitory and live my days in a daze.

If you ask why, it's only because I don't know where to go next...

"Oh, are you asleep again? You promised yourself to just take a short rest, didn't you?"

Patting my drowsy head, I leaned my back against the cherry tree as much as possible.

A confused person will never understand what it means to be awake, otherwise they wouldn't be so indecisive, right?

The evening sun shone into the shade where I was resting, making my eyes a little blurry.

"Am I going to sleep like this all day?"

Yawning, I stood up from the dirty soil and stretched lazily (Note: Currently my visibility is zero).

"I'm still so sleepy, I should go back to the dorm and take a good nap!"

Rubbing my sleepy eyes, I swaggered to the dormitory building.

"...What's that?"

In the flower bed in front of the dormitory, I saw a man in a silver robe squatting in front of a flower, admiring it.

That figure felt familiar, as if I had seen him somewhere before.

"Well, it's really nice...!"

The sound of admiration coming from the man made me immediately conclude that he was the one!

But why is he here? (Of course, I, who has been sleeping all the time, have no idea)

"It really is him... Oh well, I just want to sleep now."

So I turned my head and prepared to walk attentively.

Perhaps it was fate, or maybe because I didn't look ahead while walking just now, I ended up colliding with a girl who was about the same height as me.

"Ah! I'm sorry, my vision is a bit blurry."

Oh no, I caused trouble without even realizing it. Let's just apologize and hope it ends there.

So I apologized first, hoping to leave it at that.

"Don't you have eyes when you walk? Just apologize to the big sister and be done with it..."

"How can you scold people? Didn't I already apologize?"

I regained my senses and roughly looked at the three girls in front of me. The one who scolded me was a bit... at least the others were still acceptable!

Looking up, the girl I bumped into seemed to be a princess-level beauty?!

Her jet-black long hair reached her waist, with bangs combed to the sides, revealing a very beautiful forehead, and her deep blue eyes immediately caught my attention.

"Are you okay? Actually, it's my fault too. I wasn't looking ahead while chatting with my companions."

When she fell to the ground, her eyebrows slightly furrowed in pain, but then she apologized to me with a hint of guilt.

Not only was she beautiful, but her attitude in speaking was even more gentle and kind than the dinosaur behind her. However, why does her voice give me a bit of a shrewish feeling?

It was only when I was getting up from the ground that I realized that those people had already disappeared without a trace.

Turning back to look in the direction of the flower bed, the man in white had also disappeared as if evaporated from the earth.

"Did I just have a dizzy spell?"

I immediately felt much more awake, and the events that just happened seemed blurry and even the girl's face was forgotten by me.

"I don't care, it must be because I didn't sleep well!" (self-deception)

(Juxi's perspective)

After entering the academy, I discovered that the students of Durma Academy would arrive early and change into the academy's characteristic high-corrosion-resistant and high-temperature-resistant milk-white uniforms, entering into intense training mode.

From the moment I stepped through the gate, the academy was filled with imperial-style teaching buildings from left to right.

As soon as the vice principal entered, he introduced me to various facilities in the academy, including the martial arts arena and the arena, and the numerous concepts made my head spin.

"Vice principal, if you have urgent matters, you can go and attend to them. I prefer to be alone and quiet."

"Is that so? Then please feel free to explore on your own. I will take my leave."

After saying that, the vice principal tactfully stepped aside.

The annoying person was finally sent away, and all the troubles instantly disappeared.

"Let's go to the dormitory and find Yukari."

Since Yukari and the others needed to tidy up the dormitory, and I happened to have never been to my own residence, it might be nice to go and meet everyone.

Just relying on the old man's words, I arrived at the dormitory building where we lived.

"Well, the air is quite fresh here, and it feels especially comfortable..."

As soon as I arrived downstairs, I took a deep breath to experience the fresh air here and appreciate the intoxicating fragrance of the flowers in the garden in front of the dormitory building.

I didn't look carefully just now, but the design of the dormitory building is more modern.

The shape of the entire building is like a large "C", and various exotic plants are planted in the middle.

Out of curiosity, I extended my index finger towards a flower bud that had just bloomed and had an extremely strange appearance.

At the moment my finger was about to touch it, it grew sharp thorns and pricked me fiercely!

"Wow, what is this thing?"

I quickly retracted my hand and couldn't help but sigh.

I didn't expect such a small thing to have such a strong deterrent power.

Looking at the injured finger that healed before the blood even flowed out, I didn't know whether to be grateful or helpless.

But it was precisely because of this that I didn't continue to daydream.

"Yukari is in trouble!"

I just realized that Yukari and the others seemed to have bumped into someone.

It seems that I have to take action!

While they were entangled, I used spatial movement to open a spatial rift behind Yukari and took the opportunity to capture the three of them and transfer them to the dormitory building.

"It was really dangerous just now. If I hadn't arrived in time..."

"What stupid thing did you do? How dare you openly use your abilities in front of so many people!"

Yukari angrily pulled me over.

Don't underestimate those slender hands, they are actually quite strong.

I was trapped by her tightly from the top of my head.

In the midst of explaining...

"I see, so there wasn't any dispute happening?"

After saying so much, I finally understood and patted my forehead. It was just a small collision with someone, and the other party didn't mind.

But why did I have to endure such vulgar language just now?

The whole scene fell silent...

The four of us (including clumsy Nina, who had just finished cleaning the room) all turned our attention to the face full of black lines, Rena.

Even so, her tone of voice remained calm.

"Well, are you all doubting my character?"

"It's not doubt, it's that you never had any character to begin with!"

Yukari angrily tapped her on the forehead, and the matter was dropped.

However, Yukari couldn't bear to see what had happened to the classmate just now.

"He must think he's gone crazy, right?"

Three days later, at the opening ceremony...

"Please give a warm welcome to our school's SSS-level teacher, Teacher Juxi!"

Under the praise of the masked woman, I stood up from the podium and greeted everyone.

Her intention was very clear.

Since I appeared, I could feel the jealous gazes of the other teachers on me. The opening ceremony had turned into my personal grudge match. It seems that there will always be some resentful people wherever you go.

If there's anyone to blame, it should be the masked woman who acted on her own and promoted me to one of the only two SSS-level teachers in the academy.