Reborn: From the Start on Campus

In his previous life, he was Lu Chen, codenamed "Asura," the undisputed king of the mercenary world, a god of slaughter who had clawed his way out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood. During his final mission, his organization betrayed him and his teammates were slaughtered. He and the enemy killed each other, and he was buried in a foreign riverbed.

When he opened his eyes again, cicadas were singing like a surging tide, and hot wind rushed against his face.

He had returned to the summer when he was eighteen, to the point in time before any of the tragedies had happened. His mother was still in the kitchen, wearing that faded apron. His father had yet to ride the bicycle that would lead to his death. His brother had not yet taken three knife blows meant for him. The eyes of his first love still gleamed with clear starlight.

This time, Lu Chen wanted no part of being Asura or fighting for a throne.

He only wanted to protect those around him, make up for every regret, and live this life in peace.

But he had forgotten that even a tiger crouching in the grass will eventually bare its claws. When the people who had harmed him in his past life, the organization that owed him, and the forces seeking to seize his home all came knocking like moths to a flame...

At school, he would play the pig to eat the tiger, defusing the deadliest crises while appearing utterly ordinary. In the wider world, he would turn the tide and lay plans for the future with a vision ten years ahead. He used his medical skills to save lives, his strength to protect his own, and his foresight to break through crises. The sharpest blade from his past life would guard the people he cherished most in this one.

Then, one late night, an unfamiliar text lit up his phone:

"Asura, is that you?"

He stared at the number etched into his bones and remained silent for a long time.

Comrades from his past life, debts left unpaid in this one. The message meant he wasn't the only one who had returned.

An even greater storm was coming.

But this time, Lu Chen would not let anyone die before him again.