This is already the third world he's been through, the first being an acting biz and the second being a magic school. Now this.. china chi world. Where reo is in the medical part of the college and nagi's in the sword fighting one. Tesmed up with isagi. Reo knows his fate, he will soon die. And Nagi can be happy with isagi. But whatever. He's prepared himself for it.

“Nagi Seishiro. Isagi Yoichi. You two will be this sect’s senior disciples.” Wu gestures for them to stand next to her. Both seem struck dumb by her words. Apparently, Wu hadn’t warned them at all. Nagi staggers next to Wu, and Isagi goes to her other side.

Reo is numb to all of it. There’s a buzz of muted relief as he looks at the fated pair occupying their rightful places. There’s something lower than that, too, but Reo doesn’t dwell on it. Then, for a split instant, Nagi catches Reo’s gaze, and those feelings rise up sharply.

Pain. After all these worlds, it’s still painful.

That night, just as Reo is about to go to bed, someone knocks on his door. Reo opens it, expecting to see Zhilan, but it’s Nagi standing on the other side. Reo smiles and says, “What can I do for my senior disciple?” Reo teased.