Li Jiehao

Biodata

Power Progression

Recorded Attributes

Background / History

Death and Transmigration

Li Jiehao was an ordinary high school student who secretly stayed up all night gaming. During a 1,000-meter school fitness test the following day, he became increasingly unwell, sprinted near the finish, and died after his heart seized. He awakened in a cramped Vista rental room beside the remains of a ritual circle, then received memories belonging to the body’s original owner, Jacob Hamil 89.

Jacob was an orphan and poorly paid hospital helper who had sought supernatural power. After covering for someone stealing a corpse, he received cult books and introductory instruction. His eventual prayer ritual to Morzul was followed by Li Jiehao taking over his body. The inherited memories were incomplete, leaving Li Jiehao uncertain about much of his new world 89 91.

The Holy Relic Attempt

Initially delighted by transmigration, Li Jiehao expected a system or special advantage. Instead, he inherited poverty, unpleasant work, and barely adequate meals. After roughly a week, he began studying Jacob’s books, avoiding the prayer ritual that he believed had killed the original owner 89.

He stole a hospital corpse and made a Shroud-Wrapped Walking Corpse. Upon awakening, it claimed that Morzul had chosen him to recover a Holy Relic lost in Vista. Believing this was his long-awaited opportunity, Li Jiehao followed it to Sherwood’s villa with a gun. There he encountered masked robbers and was arrested; he later learned that Isaac was the swordsman who had dismantled his corpse 89 91.

Recruitment and Protection

During interrogation, Carlo forced him to reveal his real name and identified him as a transmigrator. Carlo also disclosed his own otherworldly origin, but rejected Li Jiehao’s assumption that shared origins automatically established trust. He offered to secure Li Jiehao’s release in exchange for obedience and employment 89 90 91.

Li Jiehao signed an agency contract as Jacob Hamil for two pounds per week, without an official Bureau position. A second form, signed with his real name, generated his personal information and attributes. Carlo subsequently arranged external membership in Section Nine, reimbursed lodging, cafeteria access, and basic equipment eligibility 93 94 105.

While retrieving his belongings, Li Jiehao briefly became unable to recognize his Chinese diary. Carlo could not determine whether this was ordinary semantic satiation or a warning that the entity hunting transmigrators had noticed him. Li Jiehao moved to a nearby hotel, where Fenri was assigned to protect him, and began rehabilitation training before attempting Spirit Vision 95 96 105 106.

Ghoul Cult Investigation

While shopping with Isaac, Li Jiehao was followed by a cult representative who demanded the ring. The pair drew him into a café and reported the encounter to Carlo. Li Jiehao also supplied a useful detail from the cult books: they depicted Morzul as a bandage-wrapped mummy, unlike the Tree in the Lake associated with the ring. Carlo assigned Isaac to infiltrate the cult while Li Jiehao stayed behind 110 111 112 113.

Li Jiehao and Fenri later met Isaac during his withdrawal from the cult outpost. After witnessing Nehir Elesha’s destabilized demon form at the office, Li Jiehao needed Carlo’s help to recover, but subsequently went with Fenri to obtain clothes for Elesha. He later carried Halperin’s headless body to the Bureau and attended the interrogation, where he recognized similarities between Jacob’s recruitment and the cult’s recruitment of Annabelle 127 138 140 142 143.

Appearance

• Thin, undernourished build: His scrawny arms and low constitution reflect Jacob’s habit of sacrificing food expenses to pursue supernatural knowledge 94.
• Initially shabby clothing: His belongings included a few shirts and a coat with holes; he later wore a coarse-cloth jacket 94 106.
• Altered suit: Standard ready-made suits fit him poorly, so Harper arranged alterations. By Elesha’s arrival, his new outfit made him noticeably more presentable 109 110 138.

Personality

Li Jiehao initially views transmigration through the conventions of games and fiction: he expects a “golden finger,” imagines rising to wealth, and mistakes the walking corpse’s mission for a fortunate encounter. This optimism encourages dangerous decisions. Carlo specifically criticizes his willingness to continue Morzul-related research, trust an abnormal corpse, and enter an obviously hazardous situation at Sherwood’s house 89 94.

He is sociable, easily impressed, and quick to seek reassurance from stronger companions. He enthusiastically calls Carlo a fellow countryman, praises Isaac’s swordsmanship, and addresses Fenri as “Dog Bro.” Once warned about the transmigrator hunter, however, he becomes conspicuously anxious; merely knowing that someone is following him makes his movements stiff and unnatural 90 91 103 110.

His poor judgment does not prevent curiosity or resilience. He notices the unexplained absence of churches from Isaac’s account of imperial history, asks practical questions about his new world, and continues keeping a diary despite miserable circumstances. Isaac regards his ability to complain, joke, and imagine a better future as evidence of a healthy mindset 93 95.

Abilities & Skills

Corpse Animation and Ritual Knowledge

Basic practical knowledge derived from Jacob’s cult books 89.

• Successfully prepared and animated a Shroud-Wrapped Walking Corpse, including the ritual intended to summon a Foul Spirit into it 89.
• His preparation was crude: crooked runes, poor wrapping, and difficulty pronouncing the prayer 89.
• The resulting corpse spoke and acted without instructions before later appearing responsive to his commands; its behavior was not wholly under his control 89.
• Isaac identifies this work as part of the Ghoul Cult’s so-called “Great Arts,” rather than an unrelated supernatural discipline 113.

Spirit Affinity and Training

Enhanced aptitude for learned spiritual techniques, not a confirmed awakened innate power 93 94.

• The permanent Spirit bonus should make Spirit Vision easier to learn than it is for ordinary people 94.
• Carlo’s suggestion that Morzul’s ritual may have planted a dormant “seed” remains speculation 93.
• Poor physical condition prevents immediate Spirit Vision practice because forcing it open could make him faint 105.
• His documented rehabilitation begins with strenuous stretching. No successful use of Spirit Vision is shown 105 106.

Languages and Everyday Knowledge

• Speaks and writes Chinese, including a diary intended to conceal his thoughts from local readers 90 95.
• Communicates in the common tongue, but Jacob’s incomplete memories leave gaps in his understanding of local history and customs 91 93.
• Habitually reacts to keys jingling at a door—a reflex developed while gaming secretly before his parents returned home 138.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Gun — Inherited from Jacob and taken on the attempted relic retrieval; its original source was unknown to Li Jiehao 89.
• Cult books — Provided the instructions for his rituals and corpse animation. The Bureau confiscated them after his arrest 89 94.
• Chinese diary — Hidden behind a loose washroom brick. After learning that otherworldly writing might attract the hunter, he said he would burn the pages; their destruction is not confirmed 95.
• Agency contract and character-card form — Signed respectively as Jacob Hamil and Li Jiehao; the latter revealed his attributes 93.

Relationships

• Carlo — Employer, fellow transmigrator, and protector. Secures his release and lodging while enforcing secrecy around his identity and criticizing his recklessness 90 91 94 96.
• Isaac Lessing — Colleague and tutor. Initially destroyed Li Jiehao’s walking corpse, then helped him learn local knowledge, obtain clothing, and handle a cult follower 91 93 110 111.
• Fenri — Assigned bodyguard and hotel companion. Li Jiehao affectionately calls him “Dog Bro,” despite Fenri’s aloofness 96 103 110.
• Jacob Hamil — Original owner of his body and source of his inherited memories, hospital employment, and cult connections 89 91.
• Morzul — Deity invoked by Jacob’s ritual and named by the walking corpse as the source of Li Jiehao’s mission. The nature of Morzul’s involvement remains uncertain 89 90 113.
• Nehir Elesha — Scholar whose demonic manifestation frightens and physically affects him. Li Jiehao later helps obtain replacement clothing for him 138 140.

Notable Quotes

“I was just trying to turn my life around...” 94

“Yeah. He’s got my back, so doesn’t that make him my bro?” — Explaining why he calls Fenri “Dog Bro” 110