Tokyo, Shuhua High School.
A summer morning was already one of the most pleasant sights on earth. Add "campus" in front of it, and the imagination practically ran on its own.
Before the cicadas could whip summer's restlessness to its peak, the air at seven in the morning still carried a lingering coolness—easily the most comfortable moment of the day.
The classroom was empty, with only Lynn inside.
He'd arrived early and was leaning against the window, looking down at the scattered groups of students walking through the school gate—high schoolers brimming with anticipation for the new year.
The boys slinging arms over each other's shoulders were ignored outright. Lynn's attention settled mainly on the bright, youthful schoolgirls—JKs—watching the summer wind brazenly flip up skirts as if it weren't a criminal offense, flashing a split-second of pale skin.
Now that was what a man was supposed to look at.
Just watching those lively, radiant JKs chatting away was enough to put Lynn in a good mood.
In his previous life, through a ridiculous twist of fate, he'd transmigrated into Shendu, the Demon Sorcerer from Jackie Chan Adventures. Sure, he'd been speedrun in under a year (by Jackie Chan), but where in that life were the youthful-beautiful-girl scenes?
All he'd had were a few useless underlings, a bunch of bizarre siblings, and one particular archaeologist who made a career out of ruining his day.
Thankfully, he'd been the better schemer in the end—betrayed a few of those siblings, escaped from Hell, and transmigrated again, arriving in this peaceful, slice-of-life world.
Granted, he'd lost ninety percent of his power in the process and could only recover slowly by devouring black chi—negative emotions and negative energy—but Lynn considered it more than worth it.
What era was this, still doing the old-school isekai routine of nonstop brawling and killing? A peaceful daily-life world packed with cute girls was the first choice of the new generation of transmigrators.
Of course, the main reason he'd come to school was to experience the youthful romance story he'd missed in his last two lives. No matter how old a man got, he'd always want to date an eighteen-year-old girl.
"A world without Jackie Chan… this is amazing."
That was what Lynn thought.
Today was the first day of his first year of high school. By common sense, his top priority should've been to become some kind of antihero—hunting down evil, devouring criminals' "black chi," rebuilding his strength, conquering the world.
But Lynn felt that these days, an education mattered. Otherwise you'd end up like a certain Herrscher lady—someone who supposedly held sway over the four fundamental forces and still couldn't figure out how to make an electromagnetic railgun work.
Serves you right, crying every day and pounding the ground about how you can't do anything!
Lynn was different.
Killed twice. Transmigrated three times. Crawled out of Hell with his own hands.
Now he could do anything.
Fate. Dominion. Deception.
Immortality. The Fire Demon Chi. A Perfect Dragon. The Twelve Talismans.
In a mundane world with no supernatural powers at all, what could possibly stop a terrifying demon god like him?
Absolutely nothing.
Nothing that could stop his yearning for a youthful romance st—
[Ding. Welcome to the Multiverse Chat Group!]
"What kind of dumb—what was that?"
Lynn had been picturing himself meeting and falling in love with all kinds of girls: the busty disciplinary committee officer, the adorable chuunibyou underclassman, the cold and proud student-council president, the band girl from the neighboring all-girls school, the expressionless transfer student who turns into a white-haired beauty, the shameless ninja who sneaks into your room at night, the lonely snow-woman widow next door, the green-haired girl living inside a sacred blade, the exchange student who shyly confesses in a foreign language, the cool short-haired idol trainee he bumps into on the street, the friendly shrine maiden big sister in a miko outfit with daring cutouts, the beautiful doll girl with a kaleidoscope he meets at a mountain inn—unlocking special CGs along the way—
When a string of strange text appeared in his field of vision, Lynn frowned.
As he focused on it, more information surfaced.
Multiverse Chat Group
[System]Honest-and-Trustworthy Lynn-Lynn has joined the chat.
Group Feed — New Member
Who Is the Pretty Pink-Haired Girl?:
Wow, a newbie. Group status +1♪
Phoebe Jubi:
Hi there, new groupmate~
What's Bugbug Eating Tonight:
…Welcome.
A Whale's Call Is 3000 Decibels:
Welcome.
The Perfect and Elegant Pad Chief:
Newbie, introduce yourself. Might be useful later if we can help each other.
Oh-ho. A chat group.
It looked like Lynn's peaceful youth-romance story was about to pick up some unexpected elements.
Still, what the hell—why didn't this kind of cheat come when he was getting beaten into paste by Jackie Chan, who might as well have been Superman? It had to show up only after he'd already cleared the game and was ready to enjoy life?
And these people…
Lynn had assumed Who Is the Pretty Pink-Haired Girl? was "Pink Jesus." But when he looked closer at the profile picture, something felt off.
Sure, she was a pretty pink-haired girl too, but compared to Miss Pink Elf, this one looked… a bit airheaded. And slimmer.
So it was March 7th. For a second he'd thought it was that pink-haired pretty girl who was 163 cm tall, 54.8 kg, and punctuated her sentences with ♪.
As for the others, he recognized them at a glance from their avatars.
Phoebe. Raiden Mei. Skadi… and Sakuya Izayoi.
Wait.
Why was there a Pad Chief in here?
Pad Chief, as a Touhou character who's long since been "kicked out of the roster," you look wildly out of place among a bunch of gacha-game characters.
Amused, Lynn kept watching.
Group Feed — @Customer Support Sakiko
Phoebe Jubi:
By the way, where's Sakiko? She didn't say anything last night.
What's Bugbug Eating Tonight:
Probably passed out again from staying up working overtime…
A Whale's Call Is 3000 Decibels:
@Customer Support Sakiko Is Unhappy to Serve You
Who Is the Pretty Pink-Haired Girl?:
@Customer Support Sakiko Is Unhappy to Serve You
Phoebe Jubi:
@Customer Support Sakiko Is Unhappy to Serve You
The Perfect and Elegant Pad Chief:
@Customer Support Sakiko Is Unhappy to Serve You
What's Bugbug Eating Tonight:
No response at all… yeah, she really did pass out from overtime.
Honest-and-Trustworthy Lynn-Lynn:
What a legendary wage-slave warrior.
After a brief moment of silence for the blue twin-tailed working girl, Lynn gave a simple self-introduction.
Lynn's Self-Intro
Honest-and-Trustworthy Lynn-Lynn:
My name's Lynn. Last life I was a demon; this life I'm human. Rounding up, that makes me a demonic human.
I hate archaeologists in blue shirts, bratty kids in red shirts, and old men with eight-shaped mustaches.
The phrase I say most is "Hell yeah!" My favorite food is butter crab-crab.
Who Is the Pretty Pink-Haired Girl?:
One butter crab-crab, please.
What's Bugbug Eating Tonight:
A demon?
The Perfect and Elegant Pad Chief:
A kind of evil monster. Not sure if demons in Lynn's world are the same as ours.
A Whale's Call Is 3000 Decibels:
In my world, demons are called Sarkaz. I don't know much, but their reputation isn't… great.
What's Bugbug Eating Tonight:
Lynn, are you really a demon? Your avatar looks pretty normal.
Honest-and-Trustworthy Lynn-Lynn:
What era is this, still doing traditional demon aesthetics?
If I walked around with a dragon head, wouldn't that be a problem?
Who Is the Pretty Pink-Haired Girl?:
Huh? Lynn, aren't you a demon? How did you become a dragon again?
A dragon is the mark of an emperor!
Honest-and-Trustworthy Lynn-Lynn:
I am a noble dragon and a demon sorcerer. As everyone knows, I'm always honest and trustworthy!
The Perfect and Elegant Pad Chief:
No matter how you look at it, demons and "honest and trustworthy" don't belong in the same sentence.
Phoebe Jubi:
Perhaps Mr. Lynn is different. The Sui Sovereign once said all things in the world can turn toward good.
Honest-and-Trustworthy Lynn-Lynn:
Who are you calling a good demon? Huh? Who are you calling a good demon?!
I'm an ultra-evil villain. Back when I used the Book of Ages to rule the world, I enslaved humanity and forced them to work eight hours a day with lunch included, only allowed two days off per week, salaries went up only once a year, and the most vicious part—overtime pay was only triple wages!
A Whale's Call Is 3000 Decibels:
That's evil. Only two days off per week is brutal.
Customer Support Sakiko Is Unhappy to Serve You:
What? That's heavenly benefits! Please, hurry up and come rule my world!
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