The Genius Mage - Chapter 280 - The Misty Forest

A high school prodigy. A goddess's mistake. A second life that begins with chaos.When 18-year-old Kaito Tanaka dies in a freak accident caused by a careless goddess, he’s reincarnated into a magical world as an apology—but with a twist: he’s cursed with an irresistible charm that draws powerful women from all corners of the realm. As he navigates dungeons, deadly politics, and divine conspiracies, each arc introduces a new heroine with her own dark past and burning desires.But not all is pleasure and paradise. With every bond he forms, secrets unravel. Dark forces stalk him. The goddess hides a truth that could shatter everything. And his own powers... might not be a blessing at all.Can Kaito survive a world where love and danger go hand-in-hand?“My Harem Life in Another World” — a seductive, twisted, and thrilling journey of reincarnation, adventure, lust, and fate.

This novel is also known as Gu Daoist Master

Humans are clever in tens of thousands of ways, Gu are the true refined essences of Heaven and Earth.

The Three Temples are unrighteous, the demon is reborn.

Former days are but an old dream, an identical name is made anew.

A story of a time traveler who keeps on being reborn.

A unique world that grows, cultivates, and uses Gu.

The Spring and Autumn Cicada, the Venomous Moonlight Gu, the Wine Insect, All-Encompassing Golden Light Insect, Slender Black Hair Gu, Gu of Hope…

And a great demon of the world that does exactly as his heart pleases!

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*Gu (蛊) referred to poisonous insects in various cultures in South China while in folklore Gu spirits could transform into all kinds of species.

- Description from Novelupdates

A lonely soul, which was placed under the care of the Lord Protector’s Manor, ended up having her lover stolen by the family’s eldest daughter and dying tragically the day before her wedding.

The story is about a man whose compulsive tendencies make it impossible for him to keep a job, and a young girl who skips school and loves insects. The two meet, come to support each other in reintegrating into society, and fall in love. There’s a problem, however: namely, the parasites in their heads.