Fruitless Journey

In the long-abandoned building, suddenly illuminated by light from a portal that appeared in an instant.

From within the portal, Eiji stepped out with a disappointed feeling, though not clearly visible on his face.

"Failed again, huh... Is my luck really that bad? Again and again, just an ordinary world without any power system."

"Sigh..."

After Azure disappeared, Eiji sighed tiredly, not physically tired but mentally exhausted.

With the intention of experimenting, he decided to open Azure to another world after parting ways with his cousin.

Upon arriving in the modern world, he didn't immediately have a negative prejudice against it. There might be people with special abilities hidden behind the peace of society, like in the world of Jujutsu Kaisen.

So, Eiji set a three-day time limit for investigation. Then, he began studying the world in an internet cafe.

With his hacking skills mastered to a professional level, he hacked into government databases to gather information.

Unfortunately, there was not even a shred of information about the existence of extraordinary things like Espers, Mages, Youkai, UMAs, etc. Nevertheless, Eiji didn't immediately jump to conclusions; instead, he decided to wander around the city.

He hoped his Six Eyes could find extraordinary individuals among the crowds.

Before determining which world he visited, he acted very cautiously and kept a low profile.

Better safe than sorry.

On the first day, Eiji didn't find anyone who fit his criteria. Everyone he saw was just ordinary people without combat abilities.

Still thinking positively, he planned to expand the scope of his wandering, hoping to find something. However, his hopes were shattered on the second day.

While having breakfast at a fast-food restaurant, enjoying a hamburger and fries, he noticed high school students heading to school. Among them, Eiji recognized a man and a woman walking side by side.

They were the protagonists and heroine of this world.

Sajō Wataru and Natsukawa Aika!

Instantly, Eiji recognized this world based on the anime [Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha].

Recalling all the story plots stored in Lin Fan's memory, he concluded that there was nothing special about this world.

This world only told romantic comedy stories.

Knowing all this, Eiji wondered what his luck value would be if it were statistically calculated like game characters; he suspected his luck was 0 like Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's, or even negative.

This wasn't the first time he experienced something like this, besides being slightly disappointed, he wasn't discouraged at all.

Not wanting this journey to be in vain, Eiji changed his plans; he forgot his original purpose and considered it a vacation instead. Besides, school would start soon, and he wanted to have some fun even if only for a short time.

"Sasaki Fuka... What kind of food did her parents give her to develop faster than other children her age? It's hard to believe she's still a middle school student; if she claimed to be a college student or a housewife, no one would doubt her."

Thinking of the girl who spent time with him on the third day, Eiji marveled at how illogical Fuka's physical development was.

"Hopefully, that naive girl won't encounter any evil men who take advantage of her innocence. No, even without me, with the protagonist's presence, she'll be fine."

Recalling the plot of [Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha], Eiji's concern for Fuka disappeared.

"School starts at 9 a.m. Let's go back and get ready."

Seeing the sunrise illuminating the darkness of the room, Eiji teleported to the dorm room.

...

At the Tokyo Jujutsu High School field.

Eiji wore sports clothes as he jogged around the sports field.

Although his strength was also among the top in this world, he never stopped his training routine. He didn't want his body to rust from not exercising for too long.

"Yo, Kamiki, long time no see."

Maki also jogged beside him.

"Um."

"Phew, you're not as talkative as usual."

Seeing his apathetic response, Maki was already used to it.

"Hey, after jogging, let's spar. It's been a year since we sparred; I want to see how much I've improved."

"Sure."

Eiji agreed easily. This wasn't the first time Maki had asked for sparring.

Next, the two of them ran without exchanging many words. During that time, other students began to arrive.

Hoshi Kirara and Hakari Kinji.

The two second-year students only glanced briefly at Eiji and Maki, then ignored them. After all, their relationship wasn't that close.

As for the third-year students, they were rarely seen at school due to field practice.

"Good morning, Kamiki, Maki. How have you both been during the school suspension?"

After finishing jogging, Panda came and gave them mineral water and towels.

"Nothing special, just exterminating the Cursed Spirits that keep appearing. Kamiki might have more stories to tell." Maki replied, wiping sweat from her neck, then glancing at Eiji beside her.

"My daily life is not much different from yours." Eiji replied after taking a sip of water.

"What about you, Panda? Have you found a female panda?"

"Your joke is bad, Maki. I'm not interested in female pandas."

"Sorry, sorry. By the way, Toge hasn't come yet?"

"Ah, he's buying throat lozenges at the store. He'll be here soon."

Panda and Maki chatted, while Eiji listened, unless they asked him, he never initiated conversation topics.

Eiji and Maki returned to the dorm room to change clothes, and Panda went to the classroom first.

After a 15-minute shower and wearing the uniform, Eiji hurried to the classroom.

Opening the door, Panda, Maki, and Toge were already seated in their respective seats, with only one empty seat near the door.

Putting his bag on the floor, Eiji sat down and wanted to play with his phone to pass the time before the teacher arrived.

Tapping the screen, he saw a message from an unknown number.

(Who is this?)

Eiji frowned, not remembering giving his contact number to anyone recently.

Clicking on the message, he began to read it.

Unknown: [My brother, next week there's Takada-chan's concert. Let's watch it together! You'll definitely become a big fan of hers after watching the performance! I guarantee it]

Seeing the contents of the message, Eiji immediately knew who sent it.

There was only one person who called him brother, Todo Aoi!

"Where did that idol maniac get my contact number?"

"Most likely it's the work of Satoru Nii-san."

Eiji was 90% sure of his guess.

Kamiki Eiji: [If I have the time]

It's impolite to ignore someone's message after reading it. So, he gave an ambiguous answer. He didn't refuse, but he didn't agree either.

In short, let nature take its course.

"Oh."

Eiji is highly sensitive to Cursed Energy thanks to his Six Eyes. He can sense the abundant Cursed Energy slowly approaching here.

Without a doubt, that Cursed Energy belongs to Okkutsu Yuta.

Except him, Maki, Panda, and Toge still haven't noticed it, and Eiji has no intention of informing them.