Running and Charm Technique

Running and Charm Technique

On the broad athletic field, eight high school boys in sportswear raced along the synthetic track.

This was a physical fitness test for the Men's 1000m Run.

For some reason, even though it was only one class's fitness test, there were quite a few students gathered beside the track.

Especially girls.

They wore short-skirt school uniforms that were hardly suited for exercise, clearly not here for physical education class. Their eyes were all fixed on the male student far ahead of everyone else on the track.

As the male student crossed the finish line, the Physical Education Teacher precisely pressed the stopwatch in his hand.

"Xue Jing, 2 minutes 36.79 seconds."

The Physical Education Teacher announced the result with some disbelief. The student beside him responsible for recording the scores also froze for a moment before picking up a pen and writing it down.

Xue Jing gradually came to a stop, breathing lightly.

Faint chatter from the girls came from nearby. He ignored it and looked at the translucent panel only he could see.

Completed the 1000m fitness test. Running experience +20

Running Lv3 (258/800)

It went up by 20 points—more than usual...

He then looked at another skill on the panel.

Charm Technique Lv2 (89/500)

Someone has developed a favorable impression of you. Charm Technique experience +1

Someone has developed a favorable impression of you. Charm Technique experience +1

Someone has developed a favorable impression of you. Charm Technique experience +1

Someone has...

Amid the flood of notifications, "Charm Technique" visibly kept gaining +1, +1, +1. It soon reached (151/500), and though the pace had slowed, it still gained another +1 from time to time.

This damn useless skill sure levels up fast. Xue Jing felt rather helpless.

He looked over all the skills on his panel.

Fitness Lv2 (158/500)

Health Preservation Lv1 (199/300)

Cooking Lv2 (257/500)

Running Lv3 (258/800)

Charm Technique Lv2 (153/500)

These are this month's gains. A faint sense of satisfaction rose within Xue Jing.

He was a transmigrator.

A month ago, he had inexplicably arrived in this world, which resembled yet differed from the Earth of his previous life. He had become a third-year high school student named Xue Jing and inherited the original owner's memories.

And what had come with his transmigration was the translucent panel before him.

Xue Jing called it the Skill Panel.

As long as he mastered something to a certain degree, the corresponding skill would be activated on the panel.

After that, as long as he continuously practiced things related to that skill, he would steadily gain experience, and his mastery and understanding of the skill would improve accordingly.

As long as he practiced, his skills would rise. Effort would bring rewards; nothing would be wasted.

Take "Running," for example. After activating the skill half a month ago, he had raised it to Lv3 in just half a month, improving his 1000-meter time from 3 minutes 42 seconds to 2 minutes 36 seconds.

Without putting in that much effort, and without any professional guidance, making such progress should have been impossible.

Yet with the miraculous Skill Panel, he had done it with ease.

Moreover, leveling up "Running" had not merely improved his understanding of running and his speed. His physical fitness had also improved considerably.

Is this what cheating feels like?

Xue Jing sighed inwardly.

At that moment, another male student crossed the finish line.

"Li Ge, 3 minutes 22.17 seconds."

The Physical Education Teacher pressed the stopwatch.

That was an excellent result for a high school student, but with Xue Jing's performance setting the bar, the Physical Education Teacher's expression remained calm.

Li Ge panted heavily as he slowed down and walked over to Xue Jing. One hand braced against his knee while the other rested on Xue Jing's shoulder. He said between breaths, "I demand a drug test right now... You took something, didn't you? How can you run that fast...?"

Xue Jing smiled, about to reply, when he noticed several female students in school uniforms arguing noisily by the track.

Then, one of them—a pretty, delicate-looking girl with a slender figure—walked toward Xue Jing with a faint blush on her face.

She held a stack of pristine white towels in her hands. Beneath her short skirt, her long, pale legs were so white under the noon sun that they almost reflected light.

Li Ge noticed the scene as well. Without saying anything, he silently withdrew the hand resting on Xue Jing's shoulder and moved some distance away.

As he walked, he shook his head and muttered, "Pointless effort."

The star of our Elite Class was beyond the reach of even the girls in his own class. What chance did these little girls have? Naturally, the girl holding the towels could not hear his muttering. Blushing shyly, she walked up to Xue Jing, looked up at his face, gathered her courage, and said, "Senior, wipe your sweat."

Xue Jing glanced around. After hesitating for a moment, he accepted the towel anyway. "Thank you."

Apparently not expecting Xue Jing to actually take it, the girl froze for a moment before a flush appeared on her face. "Y-You're welcome."

After saying that, she immediately turned and jogged back to her friends, her steps light with excitement.

The moment she returned, her friends began teasing her loudly. It seemed one of them said something embarrassing, because the girl could not help chasing after her and swatting at her a few times. During it all, she secretly stole a few glances at Xue Jing, believing herself to be discreet.

Xue Jing's classmates, who were having physical education class, all saw this and shook their heads with smiles. Some of the girls even clicked their tongues, seeming somewhat disdainful.

Xue Jing wiped the small amount of sweat from his forehead with the towel. He did not know whether it was an illusion or because the towel had been held against the junior girl's chest for too long, but it seemed to carry a faint fragrance.

Someone has developed a great deal of affection for you. Charm Technique experience +45

Li Ge walked over, rubbing his chin curiously. "Strange. You actually didn't reject her. Have you finally come around?"

"Hey, I'm just saying, why let the good stuff go to outsiders? If you really want to, there are plenty in our class—"

Xue Jing shook his head and cut him off. "I don't."

"Then why?" Li Ge asked.

Using one finger, Xue Jing spun the towel in his hand like a basketball and said casually, "Coming over to give me a towel in front of so many people takes quite a bit of courage. If I rejected her, someone with thinner skin might end up traumatized."

After a pause, Xue Jing continued, "If she really means that, I can reject her later when she comes to find me alone."

Li Ge shook his head and sighed. "You even thought that far ahead. You're mature like some corporate drone... It's because you're like this that these junior girls keep coming over, even though they know they don't stand much of a chance."

"You should just settle it once and for all. Pick someone in class and date her, so everyone else gives up."

"The boys at Qing City Affiliated High School have suffered under you for far too long, you old bastard. The junior girls stay single for you, and the junior boys get dragged down into having no chance either. Aren't you afraid everyone will band together and challenge you to a dark duel?"

Xue Jing glanced at the Charm Technique on his panel.

Lv2 (209/500)

He closed the panel and patted Li Ge on the shoulder. "Then I'll be counting on you to protect me, brother."

Li Ge hurriedly waved his hands. "Absolutely not."

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