Reborn After Being Forced to Die for My Archenemy

The bug is back in his idiot top's comfort zone! ψ(`??)ψ!

[Destructive husky-like idiot top and his patient wife]

Cheng Yi and Zhou Jian were famously sworn enemies in Katis.

One was a mongrel from the lower city, with mixed blood and lowborn lineage; the other was a noble young master from the upper city, with an exalted bloodline. From their first mecha competition, they fought tooth and nail against each other all the way to military academy. They spent four years as sworn enemies, and whenever they crossed paths, they beat each other senseless.

What infuriated Zhou Jian most was that Cheng Yi, a lowborn from the lower city, always managed to stay one step ahead. Despite his humble origins, Cheng Yi was always effortlessly in control, leaving Zhou Jian as the embarrassing runner-up year after year.

Sadly, the two legendary rivals graduated together. After graduation, Cheng Yi vanished without a trace. The next time Zhou Jian heard about his rival was on the nation's wanted criminals network. The once-glorious Cheng Yi had become a space pirate chief, topping the most-wanted list.

When Zhou Jian saw the news, he set up an altar at home and burned incense every day, praying that Cheng Yi would soon get his head blown off.

Then, on a stormy night when rain poured from the sky, someone knocked on Zhou Jian's door. When he went out to look, he found a blood-soaked figure sitting on his doorstep.

It was Cheng Yi, whom he hadn't seen in years.

Cheng Yi's clear eyes, always full of pride, were fixed on him. Kneeling in a pool of blood, he was as elegant as the day they'd first met.

The first time they'd met, they'd immediately gotten into a fight. Now, injured Cheng Yi seemed almost vulnerable.

“Zhou Jian, I... have nowhere left to go...”

In all his life, Zhou Jian had never heard Cheng Yi lower his head and speak in such a pleading tone. His heart pounded even faster than the rain hammering outside.

Zhou Jian looked down at Cheng Yi, who had lowered his head at the door, exposing the vulnerable nape of his neck. His pupils widened, and excitement slowly took hold.

“It's okay. You're not out of options...”

He drew the gun from his waist, cocked it, and aimed at Cheng Yi's head. Zhou Jian's voice was gentle enough to drip honey.

“You still have one way out: death!!!”

That day, everyone in Kasti's main city saw a mushroom cloud explode above Zhou Jian's house, lighting up the sky.

Zhou Jian had never imagined that Cheng Yi would have planted bombs all around his house in advance. The moment Zhou Jian fired, Cheng Yi pulled the trigger on the detonator, and they went out together.

Zhou Jian: Cheng Yi, fuck you :)

They died quickly and came back to life just as fast. When Zhou Jian opened his eyes again, he discovered that he and Cheng Yi had both transmigrated into the bodies of two little kids at some unknown orphanage. Cheng Yi's new body had a fever that wouldn't break, and was on the brink of death.

Zhou Jian: “Ha ha! That's karma! Just wait to die, Cheng Yi! I'm off first!”

He'd barely taken two steps when a crisp System notification rang in his head.

[Ding-dong! Congratulations, you and Cheng Yi have been bound to the Shared Wealth System. You must work together to make money and build wealth. Host, do your best! Our goal is to become the richest people in the world!]

“...Huh? What kind of weird System is this? Cheng Yi can't die?”

Zhou Jian, who'd already started walking away, stopped in his tracks.

Later, the orphanage staff saw one little kid tugging another onto a rock, saying things they couldn't understand.

“Let's make it together. We'll go hungry nine days out of three. I'll let bygones be bygones, even though I'm the grown-up here. You're the one who's going to make us rich!”

Reader's Note: *A foul-mouthed, grabby, shameless idiot top who knows when to yield x a cool, ridiculously strong bottom

*When they were rivals, they were truly enemies who beat the hell out of each other. They're a combative couple, and their feelings only become clear after they're reborn. The top never meant to kill the bottom, and the bottom never killed the top. There are some plot points I can't reveal, so I'll scurry away now.

Theme: Overcoming danger and staying true to yourself