Awakening - a chinese web novel
Intros of Awakening [Chinese Novel, Action Novel]
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| Awakening |
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《仿如昨日》 BY BEYONDSynopsis
A martial art expert from the Song dynasty lives like a Phoenix that can live again in another body after death. This time, he happened to take over the body of a Japanese high schooler who is also a victim of bullying and has a bit complicated family circumstances.>>Go to the chapter list of Awakening to read more!
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Chapter 1: Prelude to The Passing Through
Tokyo, Japan. In the corner of a high school."Please. Stop... Please." The teenage boy buried his head in his arms.
"I told yesterday you to bring me the money. How dare you not follow my order. Go to hell." The taller boy of the group kicked at his stomach.
The boy instantly threw up as he cried in pain.
"Such a disgusting person." A boy with an earring on his left ear spit on him then stepped aside. Another boy in a red shirt kept beating on him.
"He"s at it again. Is he high?"
"It seems so."
"That"s enough, Nobita. Or do you want to go to the juvenile detention center again?"
Red shirt hesitated then stopped.
"Remember, if you don"t bring me the money tomorrow, I will play a more enjoyable game with you."
"He"s feinting death again. Let"s go to the arcades."
"I"m not going. I still have classes."
"Stop acting like a good student. You"re interested in that new female teacher right? Though she does have great curves and a pretty face. We should get an opportunity to play with her some day."
"No problem."
The three boys left as they talked.
The corner returned to its serenity, just like nothing happened. Except for the boy lying on the ground.
After a while, he slowly got up. He took out tissues and wiped away the crap on his face and shirt. Then picked up his bag and quietly walked to class.
He kept his head down as he entered the room to hide his bruises.
As soon as he sat down, someone touched his shoulder from behind. It was Mizato Kazuo.
"Yamamoto"s group beat you up again?"
"No, I accidentally fell."
"Stop lying. I can tell from your face. Luckily I paid my protection money a few days ago. Otherwise I"ll be in the same boat right now."
"Do you know Awata Rumiko from class 3?" Mizato suddenly closed up on him and said in a low voice.
"The best looking girl in class 3?"
"Right. I think she"s just a bitch. I saw her on the street yesterday holding hands with a guy. And you know what happened?"
Masashi was also curious.
"I followed behind them and saw them went into a love hotel. Surprise right? This bitch holds herself aloof normally, no one would have guessed she"s such a slut. I freaking want to do her!"
Masashi was surprised but all he could think about was getting the money by tomorrow. That killed any mood he had.
Masashi felt jealous as he looked at Mizato. Mizato"s family was rich so he was ok with paying the protection fees. As to him, he only get tiny bit of allowance every month. Even a new game would take a long time to save up for. Thinking of this, he couldn"t help but blame his divorced parents.
(If only that ugly sister dies, then I can double my allowance.) This thought scared him and he shook his head vigorously as if to shake the thought away.
"What are you doing?"
"Uh. Nothing, just feeling a little headache."
The school bell rang. The students took out their textbooks and the room quieted down.
"Good morning, students." The female teacher smiled.
"Good morning, Miss Naoko."
Beautiful women had their advantages. Even though she had only been here for not long, her classes were the most popular.
(This is the woman Yamamoto wants to bang?) He recalled their conversation.
(How would she look naked?) Masashi got excited as he stared at her mature body.
(But this is the woman Yamamoto wants, I won"t have any chance.)
"Masashi kun, what"s wrong? Are you not feeling well?"
"I..." Masashi stood up in a panic when she suddenly called his name.
Miss Naoko noticed something was abnormal with him since the beginning of the class. He kept his head down and looked out of spirits.
"Your face has bruises. What happened?"
"I... I accidentally fell."
"Then be careful next time. Do you want to go to the infirmary?"
"No... No need."
"Really?"
"Really. Thank you sensei." That last line was sincere. No one ever cared about him that much aside from his mother. He regretted the nasty thoughts he just had about Miss Naoko.
Time flew by and it was noon. The students took out their bento.
Masashi waited for quite a while until that bookworm sister of his called his name from the door.
"You"re finally here. Do you know how long I"ve been waiting." Masashi walked over as he suppressed his anger from the hunger.
"You don"t have to wait." Hirota Kazumi said with an indifferent tone.
"You..." He grabbed the bento from her hand angrily then walked back to his seat.
"It seems like you sister needs some discipline. Do you want me to give it a try?" Mizato said with a strange tone.
Masashi had seemed his share of AV to know what he meant by discipline.
"No thanks." He replied with that same indifferent tone as his sister.
(Even though I don"t like that ugly girl, but she"s still my sister.)
"That"s a pity."
His head was in a chaos during the rest of his classes. He couldn"t think of any place to obtain that money.
(It seems like I have to use my last trick.)
And so, in order to avoid the bullying, Masashi took a week of sick leave. As to what happens after a week, only time will tell.
Even though he tried not to think of school. As the end of the week was getting close, tomorrow was the last day, he no longer had any mood and threw away the controller.
He was getting more irritated the more he thought about it and walked out of his house to relax.
He still didn"t know where to go as he walked mindlessly in the streets. In the end, he went to the arcade that he frequented.
Masashi played from noon to evening in the arcade as if to numb himself.
On the way back home, he saw an elderly woman climbing up the hill with a walking stick.
Suddenly, an idea came to his mind.
His heart was beating faster and faster as he looked at this lonely old woman and the dimly lit street.
(Once I succeed, I will have the money to pay the protection money and perhaps extras to build the newest Gundam model.) He licked his lips as his impulse grew.
After a round of internal struggle, his desires overtook him. He ran toward the old woman.
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When he was only 200 meters away from the old woman, a shadow flew past him and reach the old woman from her left.
"Ah! Help! Robbery! Robbery..." The shadow sprinted away with her waller as she screamed.
Masashi was shocked to witness a robbery at such close distance. Yet he forgot that was what he planned to do also.
"Catch the robber! Someone! Boy, hurry, go catch the robber! Hurry..." The old woman saw Masashi and pleaded for help.
"I... I"m not..." He didn"t what to do.
"Go chase him, hurry." The old woman was going crazy.
Masashi"s mind went blank then he followed her words without thinking.
Unfortunately for both the robber and him, road constructions blocked the robber"s path.
The robber turned around and took out a dagger.
"Kid, who told you to mind someone"s business?"
(What am I doing?) Masashi asked himself.
"I... I don"t have anything to do with it. I don"t know anything."
"Then go to hell." The robber ran at him and stabbed his stomach.
"Uh." Masashi looked at the knife in disbelief.
"I... I don"t want to die. No, I don"t want to die..."
"Remeber to mind your business in your afterlife." The robber pulled out the knife.
Blood gushed out and Masashi slowly fell to the ground.
As his vision started to blur, he was scared. He never thought about dying, even when Yamamoto beat him. He knew they wouldn"t kill him. But at this moment, he realized he was going to die. Finally, he couldn"t see anything anymore.
"I"m sorry. The patient died during transportation to the hospital. We couldn"t do anything." The doctors said to the middle aged officer.
"Is that so? That"s unfortunate such a good kid died like this. Have you notified his family?"
"Yes, his sister is outside. His parents will probably arrive tonight."
"Where"s his body?"
"In the morgue. Do you want to take a look?"
"No, we will send the forensics over later. I hope his parents won"t feel too sad."
Suddenly a lightning flashed across the sky. The sound of thunder shocked the two of them.
"Seems like it"s going to rain."
"Yeah."
Kazumi was a little sad after hearing the event. Even though they didn"t have the best relationship, but they still lived together for so many years. "I can"t believe he just died like that."
"Have you caught the robber?" She quickly returned to her normal calmness.
"No, but we will do our best. Rest assured."
"What does it matter. He"s already dead."
At the same time, a ball of light surrounded by lightning appeared in the morgue.
It flew to one of the drawer as if something attracted it. Then it slowly disappeared.
Two past midnight. Masashi"s mother came to the hospital in fatigue.
As soon as she saw her daughter, she asked. "How"s Masashi? Is it life threatening?"
"I"m sorry, miss. Your son was just confirmed dead. I"m really sorry." The officer said when he saw Kazumi couldn"t answer her mother.
"No. You"re lying. Masashi won"t die. I don"t believe it." Rumiko stumbled and almost fell.
Kazumi immediately got a hold of her mother. "Mom, it"s true. Masashi is dead." Then she turned her head away as to not look at her mother"s expression.
"No. Masashi won"t die... he won"t die..." Rumiko cried on her daughter"s shoulder.
After a while, she wiped away her tear and tried to talk calmly. "What happened to Masashi? Please tell me."
After hearing everything from the officer, Rumiko stood up.
"Mom, what are you doing?" Kazumi was scared of her doing something out of the ordinary.
"I want to see Masashi."
"Please wait a moment. I will let the doctors know."
"Thank you, officer Maeda."
Inside the morgue, the doctors pulled open one of the drawer.
"Masashi..." Rumiko broke down as soon as she saw her son and cried on his chest.
She suddenly got up in disbelief after some time. Then she placed her head on his heart. She felt strange, then suprised, then nervous, and finally joy.
The doctor and everyone felt something was wrong.
"Mom, what happened to you?" Kazumi asked lightly.
"Miss, you have our condolences." The doctor had seen enough of this.
The officer was about to comfort her.
"He"s not dead. He"s still alive. Hurry, doctor, please save him. Masashi is still alive!"
It seemed like the worst possible outcome. The doctor sighed. "Miss, your son is really dead."
"No, doctor. Please take another took. He still has heartbeats." Rumiko grabbed the doctor"s hands.
"What?" Everyone was shocked.
The doctor walked over calmly and took out his stethoscope as requested.
Shortly after, his face was filled with fear and disbelief. He listened to it again then ran outside. "Get people over here, this patient is still alive..."
In a special care unit, a boy with a pale face lied on the bed. A middle aged woman fell asleep on his side.
Suddenly he opened his eyes and looked around, then looked at his hands, touched his face and said. "The same thing again. How many times are you going to toy with me."
The woman woke up to his voice.
"Masashi, you"re finally awake." She cried in joy.
"You"re his mother?"
"What"s wrong? Are you not feeling well?" Rumiko couldn"t understand what her son was saying.
He just realized he was speaking in Chinese while this woman was speaking Japanese. It seemed like he was currently in Japan.
He organized his thoughts and said in less than fluent Japanese. "I"m fine. Don"t worry."
"Really? Do you feel any pain?"
Masashi shook his head with a smile.
"Wait here, I will call the doctor." Rumiko felt something was different but she didn"t think much about it.
After thoroughly examining his body, the doctor concluded he needed to rest for the injury on his stomach. Other than that, there was no other problem. Although his memories were disorganized, but that might be due to a lack of blood going to the brain due to the injury. It should recover soon.
Rumiko was relieved from hearing the results.
"You scared your mother so much." Her eyes became red as she thought about it.
The boy felt touched looking at that caring face. He made his decision.
"Mom, it"s alright. I am fine."
Ever since Masashi grew up, he had not been so imtimate to her. Although she tried to work hard for the future of her son and daughter, her job seperated them and she couldn"t see them more than a few times a year. Masashi was becoming more distant every time they meet and would only ask for money. She couldn"t do anything but felt disappointed.
She held onto his hands and cried in tears from his gentle actions.
The door was pushed open. Kazumi came in with a bag of apples and saw her mother crying.
The boy searched his memories and learned that this was his sister.
"Mom, stop crying or Kazumi is going to make fun of you." He wiped away her tears.
"Kazumi, you"re here."
"Mom, are you alright?"
"Baka, what can be wrong with me. You should ask your brother instead."
"Masashi, are you hungry? I will go buy you some porridge. The doctor said your injury isn"t healed and you can only eat liquid food for now. Wait a bit, I will be back very soon. Kazumi, stay with your brother here."
"Mom, just tell the nurses to buy it. You had it tough these few days. You should take a rest."
"I"m fine." Rumiko was happy hearing these words.
Kazumi was surprised at the interaction.
"You... You"re really Masashi?"
"What do you say?" The boy smiled.
"I... I don"t know."
"Of course I am Masashi. Hirota Masashi. I know I was horrible and said many things that hurt mother and you. After this experience I have think through a lot of things. Just like you saw, I have changed. Can you accept this answer? I would also like to take this chance and apologize. Will you forgive me?
The boy"s Japanese has recovered to normal fluency after a day of conversation with Rumiko. Although there were some accents but they were not easy to notice.
"You... You don"t have to apologize to me."
"Come, sit down. Aren"t you tired?"
"Kazumi, you know, we have a good mother. I wasn"t in a good mood when I woke up but this time actually doesn"t seem all that bad."
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It only took a week for the recovery. Even the doctors were amazed at the speed of it. Rumiko wanted him to stay for a few more days but he insisted on leaving. As they were being discharged, the hospital wouldn"t accept any payment.
Rumiko was a traditional woman so she went to the director and insisted on paying. In the end, the director and Masashi"s doctor kneeled down to beg her, which left her in shock and confusion.
"Mom, it"s simple. If you didn"t come to see me at the end, they will probably dispose me like a corpse. That"s unintentional homicide. Am I right?" Masashi smiled.
The director and the doctor"s faces turned and kneeled back down again immediately.
(So that"s why Masashi was put in a special care unit and they didn"t want to charge for anything.)
"To be honest, you saved me after all. So I won"t get to the bottom of this. "
"Director san, and doctor Nagasaki. Thank you for your care. I am truely grateful." Masashi said sincerely as he lifted the two men.
The director and doctor were touched. The director even suggested to waive any fees in future visits for him and his family.
"How can I accept this?" He said with a tone of justice.
"Masashi is right. We can"t accept such a valuable gift. It"s getting late, we have to leave. Please take care."
"Miss, please accept our regards or we will kneel here forever."
"But..."
"Miss, please accept it."
Rumiko had no choice but to accept it.
The director and doctor cheered in joy as she nodded.
Kazumi, who watched Masashi"s smile through the whole event, felt a shiver through her spine. The victims were cheering in joy when he was the one that received so much. If she wasn"t so familiar with his face, she would had assumed this was another person in front of him.
As they were leaving, Masashi picked up Rumiko"s bag. But she wanted to stop him due his injury.
"Mom, I"m fine."
It was the second time she heard this. The warm and sweet feeling almost made her shed tears again.
A little bit after they left, officer Maeda approached them.
"Hello, Mrs. Hirota, Masashi and Kazumi. I heard the doctor said you were being discharged today so I am here to pick you up."
"That"s too nice of you, officer Maeda. You"ve done so much for us, we can"t cause you any more troubles."
"That"s too polite of you, Mrs. Hirota. Please call me Maeda, that"s how my colleagues call me. I came here to express my gratitude to Masashi san on behalf of my colleages. Samaritans like him are few and far between in this age. Are you tired? My car is right outside. Please come with me." He took Masashi"s bag and took the lead.
"Right, Masashi. We have caught the robber."
"Oh really?"
"That guy was cunning. He knew we were looking for him so he ran to Hokkaido. If he didn"t get recognized when he got in a drunken brawl, we wouldn"t be able to catch him so quick."
"What about the old woman?" Rumiko asked.
"She"s fine. Although the robber used up all her money. But that can"t be helped.""
"Serves her right to make a high schooler chase the robber and didn"t even come to visit Masashi."
"Kazumi, don"t talk like this. She might have her difficulties."
"Mom, you"re too kind hearted. It"s easy to get deceived like this."
"Officer Maeda, you still don"t have a wife or girlfriend right?" Masashi suddenly asked.
"How... How did you know?" Maeda replied awkwardly.
"Masashi, that"s not polite. How can you ask such questions."
"Mom, I am just expressing my concern for officer Maeda. He"s not young after all."
"Masashi!"
"Fine, I won"t ask. Don"t get mad, mom."
"Uh. I want to ask how do you know I don"t have a wife or girlfriend?" Maeda couldn"t keep his curiosity.
"Mom, it"s not my fault he"s asking me. Can I answer it?"
"You little..."
"It"s simple. There are no female items in your car. Even though you might have cleaned your car before you left, the sanitary of some corners are still not ideal. Just like I am stepping on two cigarette butts. You also don"t smell of any perfume. Don"t be suspicious of my habits, I just havea very sensitive nose. I"ve seen you twice wearing a shirt without fixing its collar. So in conclusion, you don"t have a wife or girlfriend. Of course there are exceptions. Perhaps you wife or girlfriend is a lazy person."
"Incredible. If you become a detective, then I am going to lose my job."
"That"s good, I will hire you then."
Rumiko and Maeda both laughed.
"Who"s willing to marry people like me. I am so busy worth the job normally I couldn"t even find time for a date. I also don"t know how to flatter girls. My family arranged a few blind dates but none of them worked out."
"Maeda san, please don"t give you. God won"t abandon nice guys like you. You will definitely find a suitable woman."
"Thank you, Mrs. Hirota."
They reached Masashi"s apartment and Maeda protactively carried the bag inside.
"Maeda san, I don"t know how I can thank you. Please come in for a cup of tea."
"No, I still have some work to do. Next time."
"Next time then. Thank you again for your care during these few days." Rumiko bowed in front of him.
"You"re too polite."
As Rumiko went inside, Masashi walked over to Maeda.
"Mom, you two get in first. I still have something to say to Maeda san."
After Rumiko went inside, Masashi stared at him with a serious expression.
"What"s wrong? Masashi." Maeda got a little bit anxious from the stare.
Masashi didn"t said anything and just looked at him. "How old are you?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Don"t ask why. Just answer."
"Fine, I"m 35 this year."
"Good, not a large gap. Where were you born in?"
"Nagasaki."
"Any brothers or sisters?"
"One brother and two sister."
"Like to drink?"
"A little bit sometimes."
"Smokes frequently?"
"Yes."
"You like my mother?"
"Yes. You, what did you said!?"
"So it"s true. I wasn"t being oversensitive."
"That was a slip of the tongue. Don"t be mistaken."
"Then I will ask you again. Are you interested in my mother? If you are a man then don"t deny it."
(What kind of logic is this?) Maeda finally lowered his head.
"There"s something that you might not know. My mother has separated with that irresponsible father for four years. She"s been alone all these years."
"Really?" Maeda suddenly raised his head.
"Yes. It seems like there"s no chance of them getting back together. If you like my mother, I won"t prevent you from approaching her. But you have to promise me to be nice to her. Otherwise I will make you wish you were dead." Masashi"s eyes changed. Maeda couldn"t describe that pair of eyes. His mind was blank and his body shuddered.
"Good, I"ve said everything I should. The rest is up to you." Masashi patted his shoulder and went inside the apartment.
Maeda looked at his back and realized he didn"t understand this high school boy a bit.
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