Chapter 1 Return to the World
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The warm spring breeze gently blew, lifting the slightly curly hair on the young boy's forehead. He was wearing a white shirt, black-blue jeans, and gray-brown flat shoes. Although it was a very ordinary outfit, not like those strange styles in the other world, this was how people in the real world dressed.

"Am I really... back?" The boy stood on the hillside, looking at the familiar town in the distance. It had been two years, but it felt like a lifetime ago. Although the town hadn't changed at all, he couldn't help but feel a deep sense of nostalgia.

"This is Earth, right? It is Earth, right? The world I used to live in, right?" Emotions of excitement surged within the boy, as even his lifeless fish eyes were filled with vitality. He couldn't control himself and started running towards the town ahead.

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"Oh! Isn't this little White?" When he ran into the shopping street, the fish seller immediately recognized the fast-walking boy and called out to him as if calling a dog by its name.

"Uncle Tong, long time no see!"

"Why are you making so much noise again? Are you looking at other women again? Oh, isn't this the White boy?"

Uncle Tong's wife, a fat woman, came out of the shop and immediately recognized the familiar White boy.

The White boy's name was White Goodson. He was one of the few in the town who would soon turn eighteen and had chosen not to go to college. Due to the early death of the older generation in the White family, the news of White Goodson not going to college had spread throughout the town, and the residents criticized him for lacking filial piety and deemed him a useless man. That year, when White Goodson was about to turn eighteen, he left the town, and his sister also transferred to a school in another city.

"You didn't study well before, and now you want to come back and inherit the family business?" The fat woman accused him bluntly.

"At that time, you even said you were going to participate in some kind of 'time-travel ritual'. Did that nonsense make you successful? Did it make you stand out?" White Goodson remained silent, scratching his hair awkwardly as he looked at the fat woman.

"Don't give me that lifeless fish-eye look. I'm afraid I can't help but slaughter you like a fish for your parents!" The fat woman became very annoyed. Their families had always had a good relationship with the White family, and seeing the disappointing state of the White son, they couldn't help but want to take action on behalf of the departed couple.

"When will you be as determined as your sister?" White Goodson's sister was an excellent student, completely the opposite of her useless brother.

"Wife, stop it. It's a good thing that Chang Ge has come back." Uncle Tong intervened to stop the fat woman's continued scolding and handed White Goodson a bag of fish.

"Quickly go home and call White Rosa. You don't know how many people have been worried about you during these two years of your disappearance. Don't mind the harsh words from your uncle and aunt, they're also concerned for you. In the days when you were gone, White Rosa called her countless times and even thought you were dead!"

"Sorry, Uncle Tong, Auntie Tong. I apologize for worrying you." White Goodson bowed to the two of them and took the fish, heading towards the depths of the shopping street.

After a while, White Goodson returned to his own home - a grocery store.

The grocery store had an electronic lock on the door, which was said to have been purchased by the residents at the time because they believed that one day the White siblings would return to the town they once lived in.

"When did that guy leave?" White Goodson quickly guessed the password, which was his and his sister's birthdays. He pushed open the door and walked in, feeling a strong sense of dust in the air. Pinching his nose, White Goodson entered the store without even taking off his shoes.

The water and electricity bills for the grocery store were being paid by someone, but no one lived there. This made White Goodson feel frustrated. Where was his sister, who had promised to wait for him to return? He wiped off the dust from the phone and dialed a number.

"Hello, is this Xiao Lin?" However, the person White Goodson called was not his sister, White Rosa.

"This voice... is it Brother Bai? Big Brother Bai!? You're back from over there! Aiyo... my face!"The sound of a bowl breaking came from the other end of the phone. The person on the phone was very excited, as if they had won the jackpot.

"White Rosa isn't at home. Do you know where she went?" White Goodson asked, his tone calm but Lin could tell he was really worried.

"Brother, listen to me. White Rosa left the town a year ago, but don't worry, she didn't go far. She's studying at a high school in the neighboring city," Lin said on the other end of the phone.

"Who paid for her tuition?" White Goodson asked urgently because the money he earned on the "other side" was used to pay the utility bills for the grocery store. White Rosa couldn't have enough money to go to a big city to study.

"It's Uncle Tong's family. Since you're back, they should tell you White Rosa's new address," Lin said, then lowered his voice and asked quietly, "Are you going to bring her back?"

"Definitely! I don't have the money to support her education in another city, and I still have to pay back Uncle Tong for the tuition money. Besides, it's too dangerous to let her, a girl, live alone in another city!" White Goodson roared, and Lin could hear his concern for his sister in his roar.

"Big Brother, actually the last two sentences are the key, right?"

"Enough nonsense! I will contact you again," White Goodson's head suddenly grew bigger, and just as he was about to hang up the phone, he heard Lin's weak voice from the other side.

"By the way, Brother White..."

"What is it? Hurry up."

"The First Exorcist, White Amaterasu, has retired. The news has been spreading like crazy in both worlds! Have you heard about it? It's unbelievable that the genius who reached the top of the Exorcist List in just two years has retired like this!" Lin said in disbelief.

White Goodson was silent for a moment, said "No", and hung up the phone heavily.

"All I want now is a peaceful daily life..." White Goodson didn't go to college because he received a mysterious invitation letter inviting him to be an "Exorcist" and participate in a "crossing ceremony." Curious, White Goodson actually went and successfully crossed over to a parallel world called "Lafrafa." Until now, he wanted to complain about that continent with a strange shape - heart shape, named after the homonym "lovelove."

The real world and the Lafrafa continent are connected, that is, the so-called "connection between the present life and the parallel world." On the Lafrafa continent, there are creatures that exist in human imagination, such as fox spirits, werewolves, elves, and even dragons. As far as White Goodson knows, there have been humans crossing over to the parallel world for a long time, and they have settled there and continued their lineage. They are the first group of Exorcists. The mission of Exorcists is similar to that of ordinary police officers in the real world, responsible for eliminating evil creatures, just like the police catching criminals.

Every human who crosses over to the parallel world gets the ability they desire, such as using fire, controlling lightning, or having superhuman strength. These are the new talents bestowed upon them by the parallel world.

White Goodson, who thought he was dreaming at the time, said to the void, "Ability I want? It's so hard to choose. I might as well be invincible." And so, he really became invincible.

Each traveler has a specific ability in mind, but no one ever thought that "being invincible" could be an ability. Only White Goodson stumbled upon it.

All abilities are realized on the premise of gathering demonic energy. The greater the amount of demonic energy, the stronger the ability. White Goodson's ability is "Exorcism," and the reason why it's considered invincible is because he can break the demonic energy of any creature, whether it be a monster or an Exorcist.

When the demonic energy is broken, the gathered demonic aura will dissipate, and all abilities will cease to exist, turning him into an ordinary person.

An ordinary person has no chance against an Exorcist.This is the power of White Goodson, the invincible.

On the Rafulaful Continent in a different world, there is a ranking called "Demon Exorcist Hero Ranking". The first on the list has an Eastern-style name: White Amaterasu.

White Amaterasu was the nickname used by White Goodson when he used to play online games a long time ago, and it is also the name he uses in the different world.

White Amaterasu never appeared in public, except for the Exorcists of the older generation who remain in the different world and a few of his monster friends. Basically, no one has seen his true face.

Just when White Goodson returned to the real world, there was a shocking news from the different world: the number one Exorcist, White Amaterasu, retired.

Many people felt pity and regret. It was a pity that this great Exorcist chose to leave, and it was regrettable that almost no one knew what he looked like. They could only imagine his appearance based on his legendary experiences.

White Goodson is White Amaterasu, and White Amaterasu is White Goodson.

As for the reason for his retirement...

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"When it comes to daily life, the most important thing is still going online!"

White Goodson sat in front of the computer, typing on the keyboard. Although he hadn't had any interaction with this old friend for two years, his typing speed was as fast as ever.

Yes, the reason why this top Exorcist returned to the real world was simply because he wanted to live a normal daily life.

Suddenly, a popular post caught his eye.

"Shocking! The number one Exorcist, White Amaterasu, disappeared in the different world. Was he betrayed or did he return to the real world?"

The news about White Amaterasu had spread throughout the internet. White Goodson, amidst the shock, clicked on the post and started reading the comments.

Comment on the first floor:

"Has the Sun God returned to the real world? Does anyone know which city he's in? I want to find him!"

Comment on the second floor:

"Don't be ridiculous. How could such a powerful existence like White Amaterasu be betrayed? He must have returned to the real world!"

Comment on the third floor:

"Don't you guys think that White Amaterasu might be a foreigner?"

Reply to the fourth floor:

"You're thinking too much. How could a foreigner choose such a name? The Sun God must be someone with an elegant and graceful demeanor, with long flowing hair like in martial arts novels!"

After seeing this content, White Goodson couldn't help but twitch his eyebrows. He looked at the mirror beside him. He didn't have the feeling of elegance and grace, nor did he have flowing long hair. He even looked rather dull.

- I'm sorry for not looking as good as you imagined.

Comment on the fifth floor:

"Don't fantasize, you brainless female fans. Who knows, your Sun God in the real world might be a loser?"

- It seems like they hit the nail on the head...

White Goodson browsed through the post for a while and found that most of the content was the same, and there were even new comments being added. With doubts in his mind, White Goodson typed on the keyboard and sent a message.

"Do you all believe in the existence of a different world? Don't you think it's nonsense?"

Two years ago, almost everyone in the world thought that the "transmigration ritual" was a scam. No one believed in the existence of a different world, except for otakus like White Goodson. But now, news about the different world had occupied half of the content on the internet. White Goodson wondered if the otaku influence had become so great.

Soon, White Goodson received a large number of replies.

"Where did you come from, alien? The existence of the different world has long been widely spread in the real world, you know?"

"Even my mom knows about it. How can you still think the different world is superstition?""Just as I said, my old man wants to sign up and join the Exorcist Guild. He's unstoppable!"

"Wait a minute, haven't you noticed something off about this guy's ID?"

White Goodson was deep in thought when he saw the latest reply and suddenly remembered something. He glanced at his own ID, which was the same as his nickname for gaming - White Amaterasu.

- This is not good...

Sure enough, as soon as that reply came out, the thread exploded. More and more people were replying to White Goodson, almost causing his computer to crash.

"You're impressive, man! You managed to register the name White Amaterasu first!?"

"Let's make a deal. How about you sell me this account? I'll give you fifty thousand dollars."

- Holy crap? Fifty thousand!

"Fifty thousand to get the name White Amaterasu? I'll offer a hundred thousand!"

"Could this be the real White Amaterasu?"

"Hahaha, what are you even thinking?!"

Seeing replies flooding in with numbers over 99+, White Goodson closed his computer in frustration. He had no idea how much experience this would give the original poster.

From the comments of the netizens, White Goodson learned two things: 1. The parallel world is now known by most people in the real world. 2. White Amaterasu has thousands of fans in the real world.

Although he already knew these two things,

they were all just online content. White Goodson decided to find someone to ask for more specific information.

So, he dialed Kobayashi's phone number again.

"White, what's up this time?"

"Are you almost done with school? If you are, come over to my place. I'll have fish for lunch. Oh, and bring Ringo along too."