"Welcome to Black Dragon City No. 1 High School! The Awakening Ceremony will begin in 5 minutes!"
"All students and participants are requested to assemble in front of the school grounds! I repeat..."
The school, bustling with students every day, was now overcrowded by the young participants awaiting their awakening.
'It's really crowded in here...' Damon thought to himself as he rushed along with the crowd, aligning himself in the formation as instructed.
Wearing the school uniform as instructed by the school, Damon curiously looked over the surroundings he was slightly familiar with—all thanks to the inherited memories.
'Decorations, cleanliness... the school really put a lot of effort into today...' The entire school was decorated like never before. Given the reputation they had to uphold for the guests and the students of other schools, it was expected that they would go to such lengths to maintain their image.
As Damon observed, he activated his system and continued looking through the life scripts of the people around him.
[Name: Wang Jun]
[Born on...
Awakened weak talent for cultivation, breaking his dreams of becoming a powerful cultivator. Resigned himself to civilian life, giving up the path of cultivation.
Entered a civilian college, graduated with a degree, landed a job in a small company, lived a common life, and died at the age of 80.]
[Recent Opportunities: On the way home, found a D¢10 note on the pathway.]
[Name: Li Na]
[Born on...
Awakened weak talent for cultivation but, with her looks, landed a talented cultivator as her boyfriend.
During the period her boyfriend served in the military after being recruited, she had dozens of affairs, living off the money he sent her.
After gaining a solid foothold in the military, her boyfriend proposed and immediately married her.
After 5 years of marriage, her husband discovered her adultery and past, immediately calling for divorce. She walked out with half of his assets, money, and everything, continuing her debauched lifestyle.
Died at the age of 52 in a monster outbreak.]
[Recent Opportunities: None]
Reading the life scripts of the people nearby, Damon slowly peeked into others' futures—some did well, some lived a life of regret, and some... a bitch?
Anyway, looking at the numerous life scripts around him, Damon found none that stood out... none that he was looking for.
'Where are you, special ones...?' His eyes darted around, searching for his targets, the ones for whom he had especially arrived early, not knowing they were already playing their respective roles at the hands of fate.
***
"Huff... Huff... Huff... finally! I made it in time." Panting heavily, Cheng Jing said to himself as he entered the school gates just in time.
'Awakening ceremony... just this one step and I can finally begin my journey of vengeance.'
The man thought to himself as he recalled the day of awakening in his previous life, planning his future moves.
"Oh, if it isn't our class's trash?" As Cheng Jing entered the school grounds, a familiar voice entered his ears. Standing behind him was the very person he wanted to tear to pieces.
Blonde hair, handsome face, wearing luxurious accessories, followed by a group of bullies.
"Tsk tsk tsk... participating in the Awakening Ceremony? A loser like you thinks awakening would change anything?"
The blonde man said as he strode forward with an arrogant smirk, looking down on Cheng Jing.
"Haha! Loser Cheng Jing, you are a waste. Literally, why even bother awakening? Even if you awaken, you'll still be the same waste."
"That's right! That's right! Your awakening is just a waste of our Dragon Country's resources."
"Ssh ssh, who said he would awaken? I wouldn't even be surprised if this waste can't even awaken."
"Hahaha! You know, that may be true!"
The group, one by one, mocked Cheng Jing, humiliating him in front of everyone. But as a regressor protagonist, how could Cheng Jing not act indifferent?
His eyes, once raging with fury upon seeing Jiang Yu again, now held an indifferent cold light.
'Yeah... how could I forget? This was how he always was.'
Jiang Yu—son of a successful businessman with a family worth billions of Dragon Coins, mother hailing from an ancient family in the capital, and grandson of the patriarch of the powerful Jiang Clan.
'From childhood, he acted like a bully—arrogant scum who thought he owned the world,' Cheng Jing thought, recalling the bullying he suffered at Jiang Yu's hands.
Later on, after awakening, the attitude continued. But slowly, as Cheng Jing rose through the ranks, the bullying stopped and Jiang Yu even became friends with him.
Later on, after going through countless life-and-death encounters, Cheng Jing and Jiang Yu became best friends. But who would have thought it was all Jiang Yu's scheme, as he stabbed the dagger into Cheng Jing's back?
'I want to kill him... right now! But... this isn't the right moment.'
Going against Jiang Yu meant going against more than just some random teenager—it meant going against the giant clans that stood at the top of the country.
'It won't be easy killing him,' Cheng Jing thought to himself as he took a deep breath.
Putting on an air of indifference, as if he didn't care about any of their insults, Cheng Jing slowly turned away, walking to the school grounds without giving any reaction to the taunts.
"Tch! Waste Cheng Jing, putting on the whole 'I don't care' act."
"Why bother talking about that trash? Look, it's the day of awakening. Our Young Master Jiang will surely awaken a top-tier talent today!"
"Haha, that's right! Heaven's truly unfair—on one hand there exists a trash like Cheng Jing, and on the other hand, our Young Master Jiang! The true pride of Heaven!"
Seeing Cheng Jing's indifference, the group, expecting an outburst, clicked their tongues and continued licking Jiang Yu's boots, who, for his part, stood silent... frowning as he watched Cheng Jing leave.
'So you've finally regressed?'
The blonde boy thought as his grin deepened into something sinister.
'Hehehe... the plot finally begins!'