Capítulo 4: The only one who survived
"Your name will be Jiren~" - Hitomi held me in the air as she spun happily. It's strange this familiarity. It doesn't matter, it's not like I'd lose anything by letting her take me in her arms.
"I guess there must be an important meaning behind it?"
I'm interested in the reason for that name, Jiren is not a common name. I think it has to do with person, fire, red, and king... I'm not good at Japanese, maybe I'm wrong; the kanji characters are confusing, even though I can speak Japanese along with other languages; I learned it in case I needed to leave the country, I didn't put much effort into learning kanji, hiragana was enough.
"My first option was different, but in the end, I decided to give you an uncommon name, Jiren-chan~, unless you want to be called Takashi or Yuki?" - Hitomi smiled while teasingly looking at me. It's true, Jiren is so uncommon that I may not find anyone else named that.
"It doesn't matter, the name Jiren is fine, there are already too many Yuki out there" - I used [Protection] to slowly lower myself from Hitomi's arms - "Mmm something that catches my attention is that you're not surprised by my ability to speak at this level."
According to Hitomi, this is a place for children with abilities, and there must be many children here with incredible abilities, yet she accepted my change too quickly.
"Haha there's not much mystery, Jiren-chan... no matter how you act, how you look or even if you're not human... I've known you since you were born~" - she smiled affectionately, taking me by surprise; she bent down to pet my head - "You never acted like a normal baby, you were quiet but adorable. You liked to play with objects you found lying around, you enjoyed it when I told you stories of all kinds, you used to stare your scarlet eyes at night, and you refused to sleep until the story was finished."
"I was there, even though my memories are vague, I still remember all of that... you're strange, no, I shouldn't have acted so cold" - I responded with half a lie, my memories of my first two years are somewhat vague, probably because my mind was limited to that of a normal child, why?.
I can only think that [Protection] must have limited my neural activity, it sounds senseless but I'm grateful, even if it's a tiny possibility, I wouldn't want to develop another personality and affect my way of being.
After all, [Protection] is not just a shield, that concept will automatically move to protect me from anything, even psychological damage, unless I tell it otherwise.
"That's part of your charm~" - Hitomi laughed, but quickly wiped away her smile and put on a more serious look - "Well, little Jiren, would you like to come home with me?"
"..."
This statement took me by surprise, so I couldn't answer immediately. Hitomi, seeing my silence, seemed to be saddened - "Well, I was expecting this, but it's still hard to accept... I think I'll never be a mother, haha..." - Tears appeared in Hitomi's eyes. I seeing this, approached her and wiped them with my sleeves.
"I'm sorry, your declaration took me by surprise, I'm not rejecting you, in fact, it seems strange that you ask that... I thought I was already your son..." - my eyes looked into Hitomi's tearful eyes, her expressions of affection, the closeness with which she treats me and other attitudes of Hitomi made me believe that she was my adoptive mother or something like that.
"Eh? Really? Am I your mother?" - Hitomi couldn't believe what I said, so she pinched herself on the cheek again.
"Ouch!"
"Why do you ask? Don't you expect much from me, I'm quite independent?" - she ignored my words and hugged me. It's strange this feeling, I feel that instead of her adopting a child, I am adopting a mother.
"Jiren-chan!!" she started to hug me tighter while crying. Well, it's a little weird to have to comfort a woman over thirty years old who looks like a Loli, me being a two-year-old boy doesn't help make it less awkward, but it doesn't matter, I am not the type of person with a weak mind who avoids situations just because they are awkward.
Still... it's been many years since I've felt so much physical warmth on a day, at this hour I should be taking care of my apartment not exploding. I guess no matter what awaits me, it's better than that world.
Well, leaving aside the name, another problem arose with Hitomi's surname, Hitoyoshi, which literally translates to "Good person", I would feel strange with that surname, so I took Hitomi's mother's surname Kuhaku, which means emptiness.
So now I am Kuhaku Jiren, the most unique name here or perhaps in other worlds too, there must not be another one like it, I guess it's appropriate a unique name for me being the last variation of my previous self.
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After that, Hitomi explained to me that it is common for children to be under observation in case their abilities go out of control. These abilities can be Esper powers, abnormalities, Minus or mutations also called superpowers.
Since my abilities were unknown, they never allowed Hitomi to adopt me, but now that I can prove my emotional stability they will let me go, of course, after a couple of tests and exams.
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She left excited to make a couple of calls. I stayed in the room reading some children's stories.
If pigs are capable of creating houses of that level with wood and bricks, couldn't they make a crossbow, a floor spike trap or something to kill the wolf?
Well enough with the games, I closed the book and got serious. Some people use music to relax but I prefer absolute silence, that makes my mental process speed up.
I sat on the floor while I evaluated my next actions.
I am in an unknown world, there are people with super powers and they are not few. It seems that the whole peaceful life plan went to hell and I arrived in a world where logic doesn't work, thankfully I'm alive.
Well that's my situation.
My [Protection] was strong enough to protect me for these two years, so I'm not in immediate danger at least.
I need to think about what I should obtain to increase my strength. There are many options, but I must be careful because the Wish Note is easily spent and Morgan's words still resonate in my mind. Well, for now, I should get out of here. I never liked places whose architecture I'm not familiar with, I'll wait for Hitomi outside of this place.
As I decided on my course of action, the door opened. Did Hitomi return quickly?
It's not her.
A girl walked in through the door. She had short, dark blue hair; wine-colored eyes; a strand of hair that moved on her head, and an empty look.
She walked in and approached me. I didn't pay attention to her appearance, but internally I prepared my [Protection] to be activated instantly.
"Are you Gouzaburo?" – she called me from my right with a dull voice.
"What?!" – The girl's words were so unexpected that I was shocked... no, wait, it's just that my name must not have been updated yet.
"I'm Jiren, but I must also be the guy you're looking for," – I replied as I got up from the floor.
Boom
The girl's fist impacted my shield, causing a shockwave that deformed the walls that were supposed to be reinforced. The floor beneath me was destroyed, but I didn't move from my spot. My shield is quite strong.
"That was rude, miss..." – I said as my fist was covered in a red energy. The girl opened her eyes at the sight. It seems she has knowledge of the existence of my shield, but not of my other ability.
I hit the blue-haired girl without hesitation. No matter her age, appearance, or gender, if she attacks me I will respond. I've lived life to the limit and learned that hesitation can cost you your life.
She blocked my fist with her arm, but it wasn't enough, and she flew out the door. She crashed into the wall, making a hole.
I looked at my hand wrapped in energy. It was like plasma in terms of appearance. It behaved like a low-conductivity energy that slowly coursed through my body.
It's true that I'm very knowledgeable about Comics, and I can think of multiple incredible abilities to obtain from them, but before that, I felt I needed this ability... well, it's not an ability as such, it's a natural ability of humans in the world of One Piece.
One Piece is one of the few anime series that I know, in which there is the ability to manifest one's will as armor, aura or radar, and this is referred to as Haki. I did not ask for Haki specifically, but the ability to manifest my will.
"It hurts!" - the girl complained of the pain as she got up from the ground. - ", that ability was not in the records....".
I looked at her face although she seemed to be in pain, she seemed well if her body absorbed much of the damage and distributed it. She smiled a little and got up while looking at me with dull eyes.
"I am Kurokami Medaka... I'm sorry for attacking you earlier, I was born as a perfect genius to be at the top of the world, which I was displeased with. I read in your records that you are indestructible?... If you can prove to me that you are better than me, perhaps I can accept this boring world."
Kurokami Medaka?
That's right, she is Medaka. I watched her anime on recommendation many years ago, I can count on the fingers of one hand the anime I've watched, and I still remember it.
I see... I am in her world, but it's strange... I don't remember everything, but something doesn't add up, that's right Hitoyoshi Zekichi does not exist! That's why Hitomi's surname seemed so familiar to me. Hitomi must have been her mother, but here she isn't even married, so the male protagonist of the work never existed.
But...
This is strange, am I not in the world of Medaka Box? Am I in a different timeline where Hitomi never married?
No, wait, I must think more deeply before coming to conclusions.
"You are quite amazing, that blow took me by surprise..." - Medaka continued to look at me with a blank gaze as she approached, walking.
"You are a two-year-old girl, but it seems like you are going through a mid-life crisis, is your life that bad?" - I couldn't help commenting as I saw her pale face.
"Since I was born, I was perfect... I learned what a human being should learn shortly after being born, obtaining knowledge and developing skills was as simple as breathing, they brought professionals in all types of fields... I easily surpassed them in skill and knowledge." - Medaka looked at me with frustrated eyes. - "I learned enough to be anything in this world, but as I learned, I realized how easy it was... it was so easy to be better than everyone else at anything that I felt my life had no meaning... how long will it take for me to know everything? How long will it take for me to surpass everyone?"
"..."
"I need to feel my limit, I need to find something that I can't surpass to feel like a person, so that my life has meaning." - Medaka's face wrinkled, her eyes were calm, but they showed frustration. - "I checked your records, was your shield something that no one could break? Then let me try to adapt me and destroy it, let me see if muy life has meaning."
"I don't think that will do you any good. You're throwing a tantrum over nothing. I doubt you'll even be able to overcome everyone and everything," Medaka said, opening her eyes a little, thinking about what I said. It's true that the world is very big and there must be people who couldn't easily overcome it.
But...
"You're wrong, Medaka-chan. Life has no meaning. It's exactly as I told you," a boy interrupted our conversation.
"You!" Medaka was surprised to see him.
"Jeje, I really like you, Medaka-chan. I feel that I can take you to my abyss of desperation~ that's why I came for you~"
Medaka seemed to feel resistance against this guy. I haven't finished the manga but I know enough about him. He convinced a depressed Medaka that life had no meaning, then he was the protagonist who convinced Medaka otherwise, although in a twisted way that distorted Medaka's mentality into a chain that made her live for others to the extreme.
The tension became strange from one moment to the next, the boy who entered has a psychotic look, and He drags a nasty teddy bear. This is Kumagawa Misogi, a son of a bitch.
He didn't even look at me, he just watched Medaka, it's strange this is my playroom, but now it's made rubble and two kids are interrupting my day.
A girl with depression for being born perfect and a twisted boy who justifies his madness by blaming the world.
Kurokami Medaka: the definition of a perfect genius and a human born to always be above others.
Kumagawa Misogi: a bastard with the power to erase the universe if he wants to.
I'm in that kind of world... I see, strangely I feel relaxed...
Third Person POV
Jiren looked at the cracked ceiling with clear and peaceful eyes. Even in this situation, he feels relaxed.
"Jeje, Medaka-chan, wh-"
"Before they continue with the drama, can they leave my room? I don't like rude visitors," Jiren interrupted Kumagawa, speaking to these two monsters without feeling the slightest fear.
"Is this strange?... I think I heard a fly talk?" Kumagawa looked at Jiren with great killing intent in a insane way. Kumagawa was a monster with an unimaginable power and hates people and more when they bother him.
Is Kumagawa frightening? Of course he is, his All Fiction power can instantly erase aspects of the universe.
Is he dangerous? Of course he is, this little monster is so cruel and twisted that he would erase humanity if he got bored of it.
"I said for you to leave..." Jiren replied calmly, he was perfectly aware of who Kumagawa Misogi was. At the sight of this, Kumagawa felt despised and prepared to kill this boy...
"You're very unpleasant... well, I'll kill you... a!! " Kumagawa froze, he didn't understand why but he froze. The monster Kumagawa Misogi stopped moving when he saw Jiren's eyes.
Medaka was the same, she had been on guard since the beginning, but a part of her believed that maybe Kumagawa was right and life had no meaning.
But just when she was about to respond, a shiver ran through her body leaving her frozen, it was a sensation that she had never felt before, even Kumagawa only made her alert, nothing like fear.
Kumagawa felt the same sensation, his forehead was sweating and his legs were shaking, he didn't understand what this sensation was, it was fear.
He was Kumagawa Misogi, he had the All Fiction, he was invincible, the whole world was his toy. Still, he was trembling when he saw this simple red-eyed boy.
Jiren observed the strange behavior of the two children and at first he didn't know what was happening to them.
He simply accepted his reality and prepared to face it, but at the moment he decided to do what he always did "fight" against death, against both children, they froze.
"What's happening?" - Jiren looked at the children with confusion - "Are they not going to fight?"
Medaka was a perfect genius, she wanted to know a limit, to know something she couldn't do. Kumagawa was just a twisted psychopath with too much power. And Jiren, what was Jiren? Who was Jiren?.
Just a normal human, that's all...
Even if he now has a pair of supernatural powers, he still remains what he always was, a simple human, but that human... managed to survive being hunted from the age of eleven by the world, destiny and death. Fighting battles daily against literally everything and winning every time... that boy doesn't fear Kumagawa or Medaka.
In fact, for Jiren, they're just a pair of children having a tantrum... just that.
Will...
Jiren didn't choose haki as such, he chose the ability to manifest his will in the world in the form of power.
Why?
Instead of obtaining a strength or power that he couldn't handle immediately, he chose something he knows well, something that has accompanied him from the beginning, his own will, himself, what kept him sane for years of assassination attempts.
What led him to face the world over and over again:
Death knows its victory is ensured, so it always gives you the advantage, since Jiren's morning from the age of eleven death tried to kill him in a simple way.
In the afternoon, the world tried to kill him. For five years, the world attempted to give Jiren the most exaggerated death possible, from train accidents to helicopters being thrown at him, so many disasters were made just to kill him.
At night, fate arrived. It was methodical, it was sadistic, it was perfectionist, its attempts were the most dangerous for Jiren. Sometimes fate left Jiren on the brink of death, but in the end, he succeeded, and emerged victorious.
Was it luck?
Definitely not.
In the infinite, there were infinite versions of the now called Jiren, all of them died, all of them lost those battles, except for him.
He is not a common boy from another world who was reincarnated, he is not a salaried person who died from overworking. He is not a criminal or murderer who reincarnated to defeat a hero or demon king, he is not a villain. He is just a boy, a boy who has been doing something impossible every day of his life, without the need for supernatural powers.
"What's up Kumagawa? ... you look a bit pale" - Kumagawa didn't understand what was happening, because he felt he had to run from here?, but he is just a brat with too much power. Jiren, on the other hand, is the only one who survived. Now Jiren has come to this world and must continue to win against whatever, or otherwise he will die.
Kuhaku Jiren: Normal Human
Bloodlines: Did not need one
Powers: Never needed a power
Concepts: (previous) none, he Is a just a normal human. (now) Protection
Capabilities: Manifestation of inherent Will. His Will was forged by himself as he accomplished the impossible thousands of times.
{Jiren's Record}
Jiren fought against the world, fate, and death a total of 5478 times.
– The wolf(Death) lost to him 1826 times.
The world was defeated 1826 times, perhaps more if double and triple attempts are counted.
Against fate, he emerged victorious 1826 times.
Kumagawa was left breathless when Jiren looked at him. It was terrifying. Kumagawa felt that he was really just a child with mental problems and a lot of power.
"Don't you come Kumagawa? Then I'll go..."
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