Hikaru Kuganami woke up one morning and wished he was blind.
What in the world was this thing called the Six Eyes? Was this the kind of vision a human eye should have? Why could he see behind him?!
It wasn't just 360 degrees of vision without blind spots, the terrifying thing was that these eyes were completely out of his control. All the functions were on and couldn't be turned off. They also automatically analyzed all the information within his field of vision, constantly feeding data into his brain. It had only been less than a minute since he opened his eyes, and Hikaru Kuganami already felt dizzy and wished he could lie back in bed and sleep until the next day.
"Get used to it! You have to go to work later!"
Hikaru Kuganami cheered himself on, trying to adapt to this bizarre vision. He confirmed his facing direction and stumbled towards the bathroom.
— Heaven knows, he could barely find where his eyes were located. His sense of direction had completely collapsed!
Thankfully, this wasn't the first time Hikaru Kuganami had encountered such a troublesome situation. After all, every ten days or so, he would wake up to find his eyes had gained some new function or changed in some other way.
Sometimes he would see the name of the special eye in his mind. If it had special functions, he would vaguely know how to use it, but he had no idea why this was happening.
In any case, over the past ten years, little by little, his adaptability had far surpassed that of ordinary people. Even though today's level of chaos was rare, he believed he should be able to regain a decent level of control before work.
However, as soon as Hikaru Kuganami stood steady in front of the sink and looked at himself in the mirror to see what his eyes looked like today, the overwhelming amount of information flooding his brain almost sent him away. Thankfully, he quickly realized how to "shift his gaze" within the 360-degree vision—which was actually just shifting his attention and learning to pick out key areas of vision.
Knowing how to use something and using it proficiently were two completely different things. And even though he had experienced so much, these Six Eyes were among the top three most difficult to handle.
Besides him, was there anyone else who possessed these eyes?
He was about to go crazy. The only thing keeping him going was the experience that told him his eyes would return to normal tomorrow.
What if someone lived like this their whole life? How many years would they live? Would they be mentally stable? Would they die from exhaustion?
Hikaru Kuganami sent a few seconds of sympathy to that person who may or may not exist, and then immersed himself in adaptation exercises, striving not to be late for work.
What? Why not take a day off when he was like this?
Need I ask? Of course it's because he had no money!
When Hikaru Kuganami, pale-faced, entered the employee room from the back door on time for his shift, his familiar colleague immediately frowned.
"Kuganami-kun, you look so pale. Are you sure you don't need to take a day off?"
"Thanks for your concern, I'm fine." Hikaru Kuganami replied.
Seeing Hikaru Kuganami's insistence, the colleague stopped persuading him, but couldn't help but feel sympathy in his heart.
Sigh, Kuganami was having a really hard time. He was abandoned at the orphanage door at birth. He was finally adopted, but his guardian was completely irresponsible, forcing him to go to school and work at the same time, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to make ends meet.
He was such a good and smart kid, and he was handsome too. Although he was a bit frail, it could have been caused by malnutrition. I wonder what kind of unspeakable reason his parents had to abandon such a good child…
In fact, Hikaru Kuganami's parents were fine, but the people who adopted him were truly innocent.
Because it was Hikaru Kuganami who had hired someone to adopt him, in order to leave the orphanage as soon as possible.
Growing up in the "obedient and conformist" atmosphere of the orphanage, Hikaru Kuganami was very afraid of his special abilities being exposed. Since his abilities awakened, he had lived a very suppressed life, every day suspiciously imagining whether he would wake up to be sent to the lab for dissection.
Before Hikaru Kuganami's mental state developed to the point of being diagnosed with delusional disorder, he had a turning point.
One day, he gained a pair of nameless eyes, with the ability to see a certain amount of time into the future—but only in mahjong games.
Hikaru Kuganami didn't know how to play mahjong at the time, but he knew what he could do.
It was a day of free activity, and Hikaru Kuganami spent an hour in the bookstore reading a mahjong instruction manual, memorizing all the winning hand combinations, and learning how to calculate the fan and points.
Being underage, he had no chance to practice at a legitimate mahjong parlor, so he could only go to a clandestine gambling den that used cash bets and take a gamble.
Thankfully, fate was on his side. Although he was very clumsy at first, relying on his cheat code and the other players' underestimation, Hikaru Kuganami went from losing less to winning more, quickly entering a winning streak. Plus, there were people who liked to watch the excitement and sponsored him with capital, so his funds quickly accumulated.
Children who grew up in orphanages are usually very sensitive to other people's emotions. As soon as he felt the atmosphere was wrong, Hikaru Kuganami immediately stopped and directly stated his request.
"I actually wanted to ask for help, but I was too embarrassed to speak up because I didn't have enough money before, so I had to offend everyone. I'm really sorry."
It was indeed an illegal underground gambling den, but Hikaru Kuganami had inquired about the personnel composition before coming, knowing that it was not only a gambling den but also served as a kind of errand service with a good reputation and strong sense of justice.
It wouldn't have been impossible to go directly to the errand service, but he really had little money, and there was a high chance of being ignored. It was more efficient to make money and attract attention at the same time. If things went wrong, he could just leave without a penny. He was gambling anyway.
Those who had lost a lot of money were still in a bad mood, but when they heard Hikaru Kuganami's explanation, they immediately stopped caring about the money and asked with interest, "What kind of help do you need?"
"I'm currently in an orphanage. I want to find someone to adopt me and my friend... We just need to be taken out of the orphanage, and occasionally help with guardian signatures when needed. I'll take care of everything else... I swear I won't have any other requests."
Someone in the crowd asked, "Orphans? Where did you get your money?"
"My scholarship and saved allowance."
The crowd was immediately in an uproar. They had been around for so many years, but this was the first time they had seen a minor gamble with their scholarship money…
Hikaru Kuganami's scheme worked. The person in charge took on his commission.
"You're brave enough to come to a place like this alone at such a young age. You're bold, and if you're not lying, you're also very smart. Most importantly, your luck at cards is very good, which means you're also lucky…"
Hikaru Kuganami was embarrassed. It sounded like the most impressive thing to the person in charge was his luck at cards. Was this what a gambler was like?
"If I was lucky, I wouldn't be an orphan..."
The person in charge waved his hand grandly, "That's your parents' bad luck. Otherwise, you might have been able to make a fortune with your luck."
Alright, superstitious gamblers have their own logic.
No matter what, the person in charge, who greatly admired Hikaru Kuganami, found him a family that could pass the orphanage director's review. He also conveniently rented his apartment to him at a discount, so he wouldn't end up on the streets because he couldn't find an apartment that would rent to minors.
Unfortunately, only Hikaru Kuganami was successfully adopted. When the adoptive parents, according to his request, also asked to adopt his friend Nakajima Atsushi, the director refused.
Nakajima Atsushi wasn't a good boy in the orphanage. He didn't fit in, was often punished by the director, and was locked in the basement alone, returning with injuries all over his body.
The children were very good at reading the director's mood. Seeing how the director treated Nakajima Atsushi, they all stayed away from him. Only Hikaru Kuganami, as if he saw his own fate after exposing his abilities, couldn't help but secretly take care of Nakajima Atsushi, becoming his only friend.
Not being able to take his friend with him was outside of Hikaru Kuganami's plan, but he couldn't stay for Nakajima Atsushi's sake. After all, his eyes were a ticking time bomb, and it was too dangerous to stay in an environment like the orphanage.
However, Hikaru Kuganami didn't cut off contact with Nakajima Atsushi. He often wrote letters to him and even told him that if he ever escaped from the orphanage, he could come and find him.
Unfortunately, now Hikaru Kuganami was quite worried that Nakajima Atsushi would come running over. Could he support two people?
It was fine before. He could save some money every month, so he was confident in writing that kind of letter to Nakajima Atsushi.
In the past two years, his health had been getting worse and worse, his medical expenses were increasing, and after a major illness last week, he could barely pay next month's rent. The ability that had helped him make a fortune by predicting mahjong had never appeared again, otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to take even a day off.
When he was changing into his work uniform today, Hikaru Kuganami felt his chest tightness getting worse, but he could only pray silently:
God, let him finish his shift safely today. If his body can't hold on, let him faint at school so he can get medicine from the infirmary…
With this hope, Hikaru Kuganami changed into his work uniform, went to the front desk, and started working.
Hikaru Kuganami, who had learned to ignore the 360-degree vision and focus only on what was in front of him, didn't notice a white-haired young man in sunglasses walking into the pastry shop.
The young man, who looked to be over six feet tall, stopped abruptly as soon as he entered.
He muttered under his breath.
"...Six Eyes?"
The young man took off his sunglasses, revealing a handsome face that made everyone around him hold their breath. A pair of sky-blue eyes that seemed to be constantly expanding, like the sky, stared straight at the front desk.
A few seconds later, he cheerfully muttered to himself, "Wow, is this what they mean by living long enough to see everything?"
The young man strode towards the front desk, stopping in front of a blue-haired waiter wearing glasses. Seeing that the waiter seemed to be lost in his own world, he tapped on the counter to get his attention.
The waiter subconsciously looked up at him, and a pair of azure eyes, identical to the young man's, met his gaze through the clear lenses.
The white-haired young man said with a cheerful smile, "Hi, let me introduce myself, I'm Gojo Satoru…"
Before he could finish his sentence, the person across from him spat out a mouthful of blood.
Then the person collapsed, causing his colleague next to him to scream in terror. The entire pastry shop was instantly in chaos.
Gojo Satoru: "…"
Gojo Satoru: "...???"
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Currently at Chapter 12