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Chapter 1 - Chapter 1: Black Magic Academy

Spring in Japan, cherry blossoms falling.

A young and slightly immature high school student was slowly walking up a slope.

He had short black hair, and his deep amber eyes revealed a hint of gloom.

That face, handsome to the extreme, made it hard for anyone to feel dislike toward him.

Ahead was a school named "Sacred Bible Academy."

This school has a history of over a hundred years, said to have been founded during Japan's Meiji era.

However, recently, rumors of supernatural events have spread through the school—which is exactly why Kanjuro wanted to come here.

As a China orphan who grew up in Japan, Kanjuro had been looked down upon since childhood.

Aside from being bullied in elementary school and quietly killing a few Japanese classmates, he hadn't done anything particularly heinous.

He always believed that if someone hurt him, they must pay the price.

Having lived two lives, he had long understood this truth.

Especially after his China parents in this life died in a car accident when he was still an infant, he suffered through countless cold shoulders in the orphanage.

Later, he set a fire,

And the orphanage was burned to ashes.

He then moved on to attend a Japanese elementary school.

In elementary school, there was a girl named Matsumoto Sayuri, the daughter of the police chief, who was in the same class as Kanjuro.

To get close to her, Kanjuro lured other girls in the class to bully Sayuri,

And then he appeared when she needed him most.

In this way, Matsumoto Sayuri gradually became inseparable close friends with Kanjuro.

However, her father did not want Sayuri to get too close to Kanjuro.

Kanjuro felt powerless for the first time.

"I'm sorry, Brother Kanjuro, Daddy wants me to stay away from you... but I can't bear to leave you."

"Sayuri, be good. Your father has his reasons for looking down on me. But I love you. After tonight, we won't be able to see each other anymore."

"But... I don't want to transfer schools, I'm not willing to accept this."

"It's okay. If you love me, just wait for me. When I grow up, we'll be together."

"Really?" Sayuri asked joyfully.

"But tonight belongs to our world alone."

That night, Sayuri did not go home,

But instead spent a "wonderful" day in Kanjuro's small house.

That year, Kanjuro was twelve,

And Sayuri was also twelve.

No one knew exactly what happened that night,

Only that the air seemed to drift with the scent of roses,

Symbolizing their so-called "love."

Kanjuro grew up receiving financial aid from overseas China citizens and people of China descent in Japan for years,

So he didn't have much special affection for Japan.

But changing one's fate is ultimately very difficult.

This world was inherently beyond saving.

He had seen train gropers running rampant in this era,

And he had seen the bizarre and garish other side of Tokyo at night.

In such a world, surviving was not easy.

Now, Kanjuro was sixteen.

Half a month ago,

He saw a report on a Japanese TV program about supernatural events happening at Sacred Bible Academy.

It was said that a fire had broken out in the school's Library,

And when the police were gathering evidence at the scene, they found strange and eerie red tentacle marks.

The program host specifically asked a girl from the occult club—Takashiro Hiroko,

But she claimed it was just everyone's wild imagination.

But as Kanjuro stared at the TV then, he sensed something was wrong.

After all, he had immersed himself in many anime plots with underworld themes,

And he immediately associated it with the magic book containing incantations from the "dark bible"—

It was said to be able to stimulate human emotions, allowing one to be controlled and their consciousness dominated by demons,

And could even bring endless power.

This was the reason he took the risk to come and study at Sacred Bible Academy.

Having lived two lives,

He was unwilling to live a mediocre life.

He craved to become stronger,

And this was his opportunity.

Kanjuro glanced at the time; it was 7:30 AM.

Walking through the school gate,

The atmosphere of a Western-style campus greeted him.

Suddenly, hurried footsteps came from behind,

Sounding like someone was about to be late.

Kanjuro looked back,

A stunningly beautiful blonde girl hurried past him,

Exuding a faint, youthful fragrance.

Her figure was graceful and seductive,

The swaying of her body as she walked seemed as if she might lose her balance at any moment due to the weight on her chest.

As Kanjuro was sizing her up, he vaguely heard several girls behind him whispering:

"That Kitami woman is such a slut, even the way she walks looks like she's trying to seduce people, how disgusting."

Kitami?

Hearing that name, Kanjuro felt a surge of wild joy in his heart.

Right then, he quietly stuck out a leg.

Kitami stumbled, tripped over his foot,

And fell to the ground, looking somewhat disheveled.

She lifted her fair, delicate face and looked at Kanjuro.

Kanjuro thought he would get scolded,

But to his surprise, Kitami said with an apologetic face:

"I'm sorry, I stepped on you, I'm really sorry."

Kanjuro scratched his head—I clearly did it on purpose, and she didn't even notice?

What a kind girl, always thinking the best of others.

I really want to have a girl like this.

"It's fine, I don't blame you." Kanjuro revealed a harmless smile,

"Classmate, what's your name?"

"My name is Kitami Reika. Are you a transfer student?" Kitami asked curiously.

"Yes, my name is Kanjuro."

"Mhm, it's a very special name, but I've remembered it! I'm in 11th Grade, Class A. If you need any help, just let me know!"

As Kitami spoke, she waved happily at Kanjuro and jogged away.

After noting that down,

Kanjuro walked alone toward the second floor of the school building,

Preparing to handle the enrollment procedures.

Arriving at the Principal's office on the second floor, a blonde woman was looking down, examining a photo in the student enrollment handbook.

She had been looking forward to this for a long time—only because the boy in the photo perfectly matched her definition of a handsome man, she had specifically allowed him to enroll in this school under her family's business.

She looked up toward the door and happened to see the young man with short black hair. A gentle smile hung on the corner of his mouth, especially when he looked at her.

Her figure was even hotter than Kitami's, almost a perfect golden ratio.

"Are you Principal Morimoto Rena? I'm the transfer student reporting today, my name is Kanjuro." After entering the office, Kanjuro showed a smile that seemed to flow naturally from seeing Morimoto Rena.

Morimoto Rena unconsciously swallowed. She had rarely seen a man so handsome.

She had a severe psychological obsession with purity. She looked down at the information in the files and asked, "Kanjuro?... You're a virgin, right?"

"Yes," Kanjuro replied.

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