After the first class ended.
After Jingshan Rieko, the history teacher, left.
A large crowd immediately gathered around Xi Shenlian's desk.
There were more girls than boys, and the boys were directly pushed to the outskirts, where they could only stand around doing nothing.
Not long afterward.
Even the area outside the classroom door was surrounded by people.
They were students from other classes.
When faced with an Awakened—especially a young Awakened of the same age—everyone displayed one of humanity's most basic hobbies: watching the excitement.
"Xi Shenlian, where are you from?"
"A local of Tokyo City."
"Xi Shenlian, which school did you attend before?"
"Yamadajima Junior High School."
"Hmm, I've never heard of that school. It must be very good, right?"
"No, it's just an ordinary school."
"Xi Shenlian, how long have you been an Awakened?"
"About two months."
"..."
Most of them were dull, routine questions, but Xi Shenlian, as the person being questioned, showed no sign of impatience.
That was because most of the people around him were young, beautiful female classmates.
Naturally, his attitude was quite calm and composed.
If it had been a group of male classmates crowding around him, he would have started chasing them away long ago.
Tian Yuanli, sitting in front of him, expressionlessly took out a box of pudding and ate it one bite at a time, completely ignoring Xi Shenlian's predicament.
A little farther away, Huan Yue Meiying looked at the sea of people around Xi Shenlian. After glancing at her own slender arms and legs, she couldn't help feeling somewhat discouraged and could only choose another time to approach him.
Soon.
Amid one question after another, the ten-minute recess came to an end.
But even after the class bell rang, many students—including some from other classes—did not return