The morning sky was bright and clear in this new world…
Warm sunlight streamed through the windows of an ordinary classroom, as if no calamity, no war between races, had ever scarred the universe.
A young man sat by the window, his empty gaze drifting over the crowds below.
Asher Vaos.
A name that once made gods, fae, and demons tremble in fear.
But today, he was nothing more than a high school student in a world called Earth.
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Memories of Betrayal
The echoes of the past still roared inside his mind.
— The lightning that split the heavens.
— The chains that bound his soul.
— The hellfire that burned away his flesh.
All of it had been unleashed to destroy one man—him.
Even as his body was torn apart, Asher's eyes had been void of emotion.
No anger.
No sorrow.
Not even the will to survive.
The only words that slipped from his lips that day were—
> "...Annoying."
And then, the voice of the System had spoken.
[ Condition detected: Death ]
[ Activating – Reincarnation Protocol ]
[ Starting Point: Human World ]
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A New World
The chatter of classmates dragged him back from his thoughts.
"Hey! Did you hear? A Gate opened in the shopping district this morning!"
"What rank was it?"
"F-rank, I think. Still dangerous though. Without Hunters, it'd be bad news."
Their words reached Asher's ears, but he lowered his gaze to the desk.
A transparent window flickered into view.
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[Status Window]
Name: Asher Vaos
Race: Human (???)
Class: None
Level: 1 (EXP 0/100)
HP: 100 / 100
MP: 100 / 100
Physical Attack: 1
Magic Attack: 1
Defense: 0
Speed: 1
Intelligence: ∞
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Asher stared at the pitiful numbers.
For anyone else, such a status would be laughable—utterly hopeless.
But his expression remained unchanged.
> "Stats this low… trash. Annoying."
Yet, one detail caught his eye.
Intelligence: ∞
He didn't smile. He didn't celebrate.
He simply thought:
> "At least… not bad."
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The First Battle
Hours later, sirens blared across the city.
A voice rang out over the intercom:
"All students, proceed to the shelters immediately. An F-rank Gate has appeared near the school!"
Panic filled the halls. Students scrambled to escape.
But in the midst of the chaos, Asher walked in the opposite direction.
He stepped calmly into the Gate, its dim violet light swallowing his body and dragging him into another realm.
The air was damp, the stench foul, shadows twisting in the darkness. A low growl echoed around him.
Asher's gaze didn't waver. He simply walked forward.
Crack—
From the shadows, a small green figure emerged.
A Goblin. F-rank.
Its hungry eyes glowed as it leapt forward, swinging a broken wooden blade.
Asher raised his arm to block—
The impact sent him crashing to the ground.
[ HP -20 ]
[ HP: 80 / 100 ]
The goblin sneered, pressing its foot on his chest as it raised its weapon again.
Blood dripped from Asher's lips. Yet his expression remained hollow.
> "Even an F-rank can wound me… This body is far too weak."
The weapon came down once more—
[ HP -30 ]
[ HP: 50 / 100 ]
Another blow, and he would die again.
But then—
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Infinite Mind
Intelligence: ∞
The world froze. Time itself seemed to stop.
Every fraction of a second slowed to a crawl.
Asher's eyes swept the cave.
A small stone lay by the wall.
He calculated angles, gravity, the goblin's movement, the moment its balance would shift.
> "If I throw it there… the rebound will pierce its skull."
Thousands of simulations unfolded within an instant.
The result: 100% success.
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Time resumed.
Asher's hand moved. He picked up the stone and threw it casually.
The goblin roared, charging forward.
The stone struck the wall, bounced back, and embedded itself in the goblin's forehead with perfect precision.
Thud.
Blood sprayed. The goblin collapsed lifelessly.
[ You have gained 100 EXP ]
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Level Up
[ Level Up: 1 → 2 ]
[ HP fully restored ]
[ MP fully restored ]
Asher rose to his feet, brushing the dust from his blood-stained uniform.
He looked down at the corpse with the same empty expression as always.
The [Status Window] appeared once more. His numbers were still pathetic. But his EXP had moved.
He glanced at it briefly before turning away.
> "As long as I live… I will climb back to the top again."
The Gate's violet light shimmered around him—
and the story of his Reincarnation had only just begun.