Becoming a pro Reaper has always been a dream of Maxs's ever since he was a child. In fact, becoming a reaper was almost everyone's dream. They were the protectors of mankind against the evil ghosts, and for that, it was a very renowned profession. Aside from fame, Anyone who was a reaper, was automatically rich. Seeing as how they constantly risk their lives to protect society, the government payed them extremely well, along with other benefits And that was one Maxs true reason for wanting to become a reaper Max knew his family's situation. He knew how much they were struggling, how hard his mom worked just to put food on the table for her kids, but he didn't want that to be the case forever All he wanted to become was a professional Reaper, so that someday he would be able to help his struggling family Because of that desire, growing up, Max couldn't wait to manifest his curse factor. Every day, he would always experiment to see whether he had awakened it yet. Whether jumping

The streets buzzed with chatter as Max walked along the sidewalk, heading for schoolActually…he was running He was already late, and he had to hurry before that one teacher came in.Because he was late, he had already missed the bus, so running was his only option.Even on other days, Max intentionally didn't like taking the bus. Whenever it stopped to pick him up, he was usually among the last to get in, and the moment he entered, he got weird stares from his classmates, other students, and even the bus driver himself.A lot of them laughed at him, whispering names and all sorts of things. It was so bad that most people didn't even want Max to sit next to them. Whenever he was about to, they'd intentionally tell him the seat was reserved for somebody else.Even on days when Max got to a seat first, eeryone else didn't want to sit next to him, they'd rather stand for the entire ride than sit next to a failure like him.It was because of situations like that that Max never took the b

Clang!The sound of metal echoed violently through the area, sharp and deafening.Max slowly opened his eyes to see what was happening, but then froze at the sight before him."Gah! Don't just stand there kid, RUN!" John groaned, gripping his war hammer tightly as he struggled to push the creature back."But… ho—""Just Shut the hell up and run already! This is no time for questions. Just move!"Max, feeling slightly embarrassed and terrified, obeyed the reaper's command and sprinted off before he lost his life for real this time.The reason he was even alive was thanks to John's Curse Factor, a short-range teleportation ability. The creature had been too fast for anyone to react, but the moment John saw its eyes lock onto the boy, his instincts screamed, and without hesitation, he teleported right in front of Max, just in time to block the ghost's deadly claw swipe with his hammer."Gah… is it just me, or did it just get stronger?" John gritted his teeth.The chaos around them only

The room was filled with silence after John posed the question to Max."Max, I'm not asking again," John insisted.Max was utterly confused by what was going on. First, he had woken up in a dark space where he thought he was dead, and now, all of a sudden, he was in a hospital with two Pro Reapers standing in front of him."John, calm down. I'm sure the kid's already overwhelmed by everything that's happened," Amy tried to convince him.John sighed. Maybe she was right; he needed to calm down. The boy was just a kid, after all."Alright, kid, let me explain this."Max was already confused enough, so he decided to listen to what this Reaper had to say. He was really hoping they could also explain that strange black space he'd found himself in."First of all," John began, "we were successful in taking down that malevolent ghost today…all thanks to you, that is.""Oh yeah, I think I remember that…""Sigh, please let me finish speaking before you interru—""Oh, I'm so sorr—""LET ME FINIS

Chapter 10Riiiinng!The sound of the school bell rang through the hills, signaling the end of classes.Max had already packed his things and was preparing to leave.His uniform didn't have any holes in it anymore . Since he didn't have the money to get a new one, he'd patched it up himself by cutting a piece off his own blanket.He had become the laughingstock of the school because of it, but he chose to ignore everyone's comments.However, just as Max was making his way toward the school gates, someone called out to him — someone he really didn't want to meet."Oi, Max! Why you in such a hurry?" the voice called out. The person grabbed him by the shoulder. "Let's have a little chat, shall we?"It was Sam — a tall, slightly muscular, blond, and good-looking teenager in the other class. He was well known throughout the school, probably the most popular kid on campus.Much of his fame came from the fact that his father was one of the top Reapers in the country.Because of his father's