The person was chanting a curse, but their hands were wielding the black magic.

"North...Hokkaido?!"

"Are you kidding me!"

The streets were lined with low-rise buildings, gleaming blindingly white in the afternoon sun.

In stark contrast to the bustling and vibrant atmosphere of Tokyo, the air carried a unique scent of the ocean.

Lu Ziyun stood in front of a display map unique to the streets of 2009 and roared uncontrollably.

His gaze swept across the map repeatedly, from north to south, from left to right, confirming that he hadn't misread it.

His physical knowledge told him that he had been thrown to the northernmost part of the island nation.

It's worlds apart from Tokyo, where we fought before.

The distance from the southernmost to the northernmost point of Honshu Island, from a bustling city to a cold northern country, is the distance from everything he knew to a completely unfamiliar environment.

Lu Ziyun took a deep breath, the sea breeze filling his lungs and clearing his mind somewhat.

"Where's my Chovy? Where's my Fukuro?"

It seems that under the influence of reincarnation, the two were forced to separate.

The deer tried to activate the power of the bond, the kind of mental connection that allows one to know the other without words, but she couldn't sense Fukuro's exact location.

It seems that Fukuro has gone to a place far away from him, so far that the bond between them cannot overcome this distance.

Looking back, it seems that I have been with Fukuro ever since the first day I was born.

They were almost never apart during those life-or-death moments.

Long time no see... not the first time, though.

The sudden forced separation left the little deer feeling uneasy, with a sense of emptiness and disorientation.

"In any case, moving towards Tokyo is definitely the right thing to do."

Lu Ziyun muttered to herself, trying to cheer herself up.

"After all, the High School of Cursed Arts is still there. If Fukuro can't find me, he will definitely go there."

When the words "higher vocational college" are mentioned, Xiao Lu still can't forget his arrogance, and he inexplicably struts around those two words with haughtiness.

"At my pace, it shouldn't take too long."

Looking at her now fair and tender little feet, the deer began to move in the direction of Tokyo in her mind.

His steps were light and quick, as if the hundreds of kilometers were just an easy hike for him.

Then trouble soon followed.

"What is the Tsugaru Strait?"

"What do you mean I have to cross a vast, thunderous sea that's at least 18 kilometers wide to get to Tokyo?!"

The deer had assumed that Tokyo was the land that would greet him.

Unexpectedly, after taking only a few steps, his view was blocked by the endless sea.

A blurred horizon line divides the sky and the earth.

Like an insurmountable chasm, it stood between him and Tokyo, trapping him on this northern island.

This brought back some unpleasant memories for him.

"Was that why I didn't go to Mutsu back then?"

The little deer gazed at the ocean, lost in thought.

History seems to be repeating itself.

For a normal sorcerer, using their enhanced body through incantation to forcibly travel more than ten kilometers through water is not a problem.

The cursed power can circulate within the body, providing extra strength and endurance, allowing the body to withstand the cold seawater for a sufficient time to cross this not-too-wide strait.

The problem lies with Lu Ziyun!

If he uses his magical power in the water, it will continuously dissipate due to its properties until it is exhausted and sinks to the bottom of the sea.

A powerful figure who was invincible 400 years ago could never have imagined that one day he would be blocked by an ocean.

"Looks like we'll have to take a boat?"

The little deer was full of energy and immediately headed to the nearest pier.

In his tedious wait, he finally saw the ship bound for Tokyo.

He intended to follow the surging crowd directly onto the boat, his small frame weaving through the flow of people, head down, trying to blend in.

It's like a small fish trying to blend into a school of fish, only to be stopped by a large hand.

"Where did this brat come from? A minor running away from home like a delinquent?"

Her petite figure was instantly pulled out by the staff, tracing an arc in the air before landing steadily.

"Hey, how dare you lay a hand on me!"

The lightning on the deer began to flash.

He felt extremely offended.

He is none other than Lu Ziyun, a man who once made the entire Edo sorcery world tremble.

Now he was actually thrown out like a chick by a dock worker.

His dignity was challenged, and his pride was insulted.

Then what awaited Lu Ziyun was—

"Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow!"

Sirens blared. The piercing alarms echoed through the streets.

"This is Sheriff Yamashita. We still haven't found the girl who ran away from home."

A hoarse voice came from the walkie-talkie.

Several warning lights flashed continuously on the street, all in an effort to find the child who had caused a disturbance at the dock.

The police officers went around asking passersby and checking every possible hiding place.

"It seems to be a boy?" came a question over the walkie-talkie.

"How could someone so cute be a boy?"

The sheriff remained nonchalant, continuing to treat the deer as a girl.

Even though Lu Ziyun possessed a hundred kinds of martial arts skills, when faced with police sirens, he could only hide in the dimly lit alley and wait for the police car to leave.

"Damn it!" Little Deer felt extremely aggrieved.

Because this is neither Edo as it was four hundred years ago, nor the chaotic, dead city of Tokyo.

We live in a society governed by the rule of law!

"Damn it, I promised Fukuro I wouldn't cause any trouble."

Lu Ziyun was extremely annoyed. Normally, he would have found a few people he didn't like, robbed them of their wallets, and then swaggered away.

However, he promised Fukuro that as a sorcerer, he could not cause harm to human society.

There are various rules and regulations that restrict his behavior. He can no longer act as he pleases as before, hitting, killing, or robbing whenever he wants.

"It's just 8000 for a boat ticket! I'll show you how much I can earn!"

"A mere day job? Watch me conquer this ocean!"

Lu Ziyun went to recruit workers.

Then, due to suspicions of child labor, Lu Ziyun was reported to the police again.

"Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow!"

The sirens blared again, and the red and blue lights flashed once more, forcing the deer back into the dimly lit alley.

He huddled behind the trash can, smelling the sour stench of rotting fruit peels and fermenting garbage, watching for when the police car would drive past the alley entrance.

"Damn it, how am I supposed to afford a boat ticket?!"

The fawn roared to the sky, its despair echoing through the narrow alley before dissipating into the night sky and being blown away by the wind.

A silent voice entered his ears:

"Who said that? You're exactly the kind of talent I need!"

"...Talent?"

Xiao Lu pondered the word repeatedly. From his perspective, something just didn't feel right; it carried an inexplicable sense of unease.