The Hard Work Will Never Betray Me

CH 1

“Second voice again?”

I muttered to myself as I looked at the rank on the report card that had been returned to me.

Champion 2 of modern literature, champion 3 of classical literature, champion 4 of English, champion 8 of mathematics, champion 6 of chemistry, champion 3 of Japanese history, and the 1st champion of political science and economics from 312 third-graders. I thought I had done my best, but then again, I was unable to take the top spot.

I sighed and saw some students gathered in the front right corner of the classroom.

“Yes! Kazuki, you're number one again. That's cool!"

“And you are in the first place. Can you teach me how to learn effectively? ”

"alright. How about next week?”

"Thank you, Kazuki!"

I heard a commotion.The group of people who became the center of the commotion was Kazuki Sugawara, a genius among geniuses who had occupied the top spot in his class for over a year. He and I don't have much in common, but I consider him a rival.

Ever since I entered this high school, I've never beaten him in exams. Nor did I join any club, I refused to hang out with classmates, except for the meals and reading quota I had made myself, I had been studying nonstop, he said, and still can't beat him.

There are geniuses in every world, and Sugawara is the opposite of me. He is the ace of the basketball team, president of the student council, and an accomplished student. He is a winner with his good looks and popularity.

The world is so absurd. No matter how much effort you put in, you will never be able to compete against the wall of natural talent.I have been ridiculed as a loser, also often called a bean sprout, and still, I have been ridiculed as a loser, no matter how hard I try, I can't beat the genius.

Although it is one of the most advanced schools in the prefecture, only one or two students are admitted to the University of Tokyo each year. I'm sure Kazuki Sugawara will be accepted. But for me who was almost a runner-up in my class (and had lost many times), I honestly did not believe myself to be able to enter. There are many things that I cannot even accomplish even though I have lived an exhausting life. The genius, Kazuki Sugawara, has everything for him, and even his girlfriend keeps changing.

I was so frustrated that I couldn't stand it. I didn't want to be defeated, so half-heartedly I worked hard. I wanted to prove that the efforts of a mediocre genius could defeat a genius, so I always read books even on the way home and away from school.

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"Be careful!"

I don't know what's going on. But when I realized, the world around me was spinning, and then loud noises, bright lights, and powerful shocks hit me, and I finally knew that I had been hit by a vehicle.

“Ughh.....!”

"Are you okay?"

I heard a voice like that from afar, but I could not answer.

"Are you stupid? even right now I can't talk, let alone move my body." My heart from within.

My whole body was hot, but somehow I got cold. Shivering was accompanied by intense drowsiness, and I lost consciousness without being able to resist.

Ambulance stopped. I can't hear the sirens. I can see the red light turning and turning. There were a few police cars that stopped, and soon a lot of people came to see what was going on. The yellow masking tape was stretched, and inside the masking tape was a section covered with a blue cloth.

For some reason, I could only watch this scene from above. I was about 5 meters above the ground. After watching the scene in a daze for several tens of seconds, I finally realized that I had died in an accident. This is what they call astral projection. It was a pretty intense experience. It's not something you can experience.

As I was observing the incident, I subconsciously gradually ascended to the sky. I am now 30 meters above the sky. It's getting harder to see the commotion down there.

A hundred meters above the ground. This is what it's like to look down at a city when you're climbing a mountain with a castle or something. I can't see much of what's going on down below.

A thousand meters above the ground. This is how it feels to look down from a mountain as high as Mount Fuji. You can even see the whole city I live in. Well, I don't have any beloved childhood friends or special friends, so I don't have much attachment to someone. My family doesn't seem to expect much from me, and my life is very boring.

Ten thousand meters above the ground. In short, 10 kilometers. I finally surpassed Mount Everest. The end of the earth looks round. And I can no longer distinguish the world below except the city or the forest. My speed increased dramatically. Now I am 100 kilometers in the sky. From here, I'm out of the atmosphere. Goodbye Earth, may we meet again. Even if I wished, we might never see each other again. I don't even know if reincarnation really exists, and there is no guarantee that I will live as an intelligent person on earth anymore.

The sky above. The distance from the earth is about 10,000 kilometers. I can already see the outline of the earth clearly. It's a perfect circle. The earth is blue. When I see the earth like this, I feel a little sad. I want to know where I'm going after this. There is no one who looks like God, and there is no heaven above the clouds, but I am up here, so will not go to hell? There is nothing good in my life, but I want to return to Earth again. If possible, I want to live a life where my efforts are valued.

But after looking back on my life so far, I thought such a dream was impossible. First, the earth is getting farther away. I passed the moon, and was close to the planet Mars. I may be the first person in the history of mankind to see the surface of Mars in detail with the naked eye. Maybe that's what happens to everyone when they die, but I can't see other spirits, even though there might be many dead people besides me. In other words, not everyone who dies will be able to see Mars up close. People who go to hell will see the continental plates and mantles. So it seems like I'm a lucky guy. Well, because I died in a car accident.

I can see Jupiter. It was very far away, but I knew because it was so big. It's not every day that I see something like that. No, will I ascend to heaven alone. Maxuda, where's heaven? Isn't that toward the sun?

Is that Pluto? The sun looks much smaller now. I'm getting lonely. I don't know how long it will keep moving. I just want to go home. But I don't know where I'm going.

i'm tired ………………. This is the Milky Way Galaxy where I was born.

………………………… ………… Local galaxy groups? I don't know. I don't know anymore.

I'm not sure how many hours, days, or even years I've been tossed around like this. I don't know how long it's been. For a while, I was in a daze, feeling the mystery of the indescribable universe, and then my consciousness began to fade. My vision became blurry, I felt dizzy and warm, and then my consciousness was completely severed this time.