How to Live as a Fallen Genius

“You really didn’t notice Jaeeon-hyung was acting strange?”

Once hailed as a ‘genius of the century’ and later remembered as the hero who saved humanity in the distant future—Ki Jaeeon.

But in the process, he lost everything and everyone dear to him. In the end, he lost even the will to live.

Seeking peace through death, he chose to end it all—

Only to wake up… in the past.

𓂃 ོ☼𓂃

“If even the Ki family is afflicted by this curse, then this is serious!”

Rumors snowballed as time went on.

The more Jaeeon refused meals and sobbed under the covers, the more he screamed through sleepless nights—

The more anxious everyone around him became.

[What kind of curse is this?!]

Even beyond the Ki household, the Exorcist Association began to stir.

Eventually, Ki Taeho, the head of the Ki family, came to believe that a curse far beyond their power had befallen his second son—

So he decided to send Jaeeon to Seoul, where the best exorcists were said to reside.

Unfortunately, Jaeeon’s condition wasn’t due to some unfathomable curse.

That was a completely misguided assumption.

The truth lay elsewhere.

[PTSD]

A psychological illness known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Yes—he was a man wounded.

“I came back.”

A survivor returning from an utterly devastated future.

He was the tragic hero.

The strongest exorcist—Ki Jaeeon.

Character Guide

˙⋆✮ Ki Jaeeon (Bottom)

Once a legendary genius and the future’s savior of mankind.
Now? A PTSD-ridden shell of his former self after returning to the past.
He starts to stammer and wears deep dark circles under his once cold and refined eyes, giving him a perpetually melancholic look.
He’s not just broken—he’s breaking again.

˙⋆✮ Ahn Seomyeong (Top #1)

An exorcist affiliated with Bonryeong.
Despite his soft, gentle looks, he’s blunt and emotionally reserved.
Younger and smaller than Jaeeon, but with the most stubborn spirit.
Once he realizes his feelings? Full-blown devoted madness.
Dreams of being Jaeeon’s little husband.

˙⋆✮ Kim Juwon (Top #2)

An exorcist affiliated with Bonryeong.
A naturally gifted exorcist—yet always compared to “the genius” Jaeeon.
Struggles with inferiority and lashes out in sharp, prickly ways.
Has a bold and flashy look, walking the line between cool and cocky.

˙⋆✮ Shin Yoon (Top #3)

An exorcist from Haeshin, and a young clan master.
Mocks Jaeeon’s ideals and tries to use him for his own goals.
Always dressed in pristine white, with a clean, classic appearance.
Cold and calculating—but will he stay that way?