The student opened his eyes once more.
But it was no longer him who controlled the body.
It was Lucerion.
A loud, unrestrained laughter echoed through the empty alley as he gazed up at the raging sky—thunder roaring, lightning tearing through the darkness as if the heavens themselves were furious.
And yet…
He laughed even louder.
As his laughter continued, the body he had taken began to heal.
Slowly.
Visibly.
Steam rose from his entire form as flesh and bone regenerated, wounds closing as if they had never existed.
The broken vessel was being rebuilt.
Perfected.
When the regeneration was complete, Lucerion stretched his arms, testing the body as if it were a newly acquired tool.
Then, his eyes narrowed.
He began searching through the memories of the boy—to learn his identity.
And he saw everything.
Every moment.
Every memory.
The bullying.
The beatings.
The endless suffering.
"How pitiful… so this was the life of this body's owner," Lucerion muttered, letting out a faint, amused laugh as he stared at his arms.
"Hm… so the name of this body is… Akira Toji."
A slow grin spread across his face.
"In that case… I'll enjoy myself first… in this body."
All of Akira's memories had already been laid bare before him.
Without hesitation, Lucerion made his way to the boy's home.
The first thing he did—
Was take a bath.
After washing and changing into clean clothes, he immediately went out again—
This time, heading straight to a bar.
To indulge.
To play.
To take women for his own amusement.
With the power to control others by tempting their deepest desires, there was nothing he could not have.
Nothing he could not take.
The entire day was spent in pleasure.
Surrounded by women, Lucerion immersed himself in the sensations of the human world—feeling every ounce of enjoyment they could offer.
Every laugh.
Every touch.
Every fleeting emotion.
He embraced it all.
Only after exhausting himself did he finally return home.
Now inhabiting a human body, he could feel it—
Fatigue.
Drowsiness.
A weakness so… human.
And so, he laid down and closed his eyes.
He would sleep.
Because tomorrow—
He would try attending school.