Fantasies of Devil Fruits, the Temptation of the Slippery Fruit and Love-Love Fruit

Yet, it was precisely because he could never find them that he became increasingly convinced that mysteries existed in this world, along with these mysterious organizations—they were simply unable to appear before the public due to their own reasons.

However, as he read more novels and learned more about the real world, his fantasies about such things diminished, until he finally drew a clear line between reality and fiction.

But things were different now; with the recovery of spiritual energy, they had even awakened superpowers.

Regardless of whether the recovery of spiritual energy would affect plants or beasts, once humans awakened superpowers, some would inevitably develop ulterior motives. Even if only to manage them, the state would certainly establish relevant organizations.

He just wondered if this organization would be open to the public, allowing those who met the standards to join.

"..."

Old Class Teacher didn't know what to say for a moment. Did his imagination really have to run that wild?

They had only awakened their powers yesterday, and today he was already thinking about competing for the position of Earth's hegemon? Was he going to start worrying about the apocalypse tomorrow?

Still, he had to admit, the kid actually made some sense.

But Old Class Teacher's face darkened.

"Do you really think a small-time class teacher like me would be qualified to know about such things?"

How could he, a mere class teacher, fathom the intentions of the state? Besides, if he guessed wrong, wouldn't he lose face?

"You'll find out about this in the future."

After brushing Zhang Weiyang off with that, the class teacher looked at the students in front of him with a solemn expression.

"Students, I know that the awakening of superpowers has had a significant impact on all of you."

"Perhaps this symbolizes a new era and a new opportunity. In the future, Huaxia and even the entire world will undergo drastic changes because of the abilities we have awakened."

"Although I am a teacher, I am not qualified to demand that you do anything in particular."

"I only hope that everyone remembers not to use your abilities to do anything illegal or taboo. When you are poor, cultivate your own virtue; when you are successful, help the world."

"With great power comes great responsibility. Even if you don't want to bear the responsibilities that come with your abilities, I hope you will not actively destroy this hard-won peace."

"Of course, our powers are still very weak right now, so talking about influencing the world is just an exaggeration. What we can do is cooperate with the state's actions and complete the registration of our abilities."

"I hope all students will cooperate actively and not cause trouble for the state."

The times were different, and so were the methods of education.

Novels, anime, and movies had a profound influence on a person's thinking.

They could amplify the good in a person, but they could also incite the evil; after all, it is hard to be a good person, but very easy to be a bad one.

He wouldn't demand that his students be saints, but he hoped they wouldn't become villains.

At their age, having awakened powers, they were all prone to feeling self-important, and one careless move could lead to irreversible consequences.

As their teacher, he didn't want to see such things happen to his students.

The students understood Old Class Teacher's words, so they all replied earnestly:

"Don't worry, Old Class Teacher, we will definitely cooperate."

"Yeah, yeah. Even though we talk about a new era and all that, we know how precious peace is."

"With great power comes great responsibility. Maybe I can't be completely selfless, but I can still do what is within my power."

"It's just a registration; it's not like it's any trouble."

"Exactly. I used to envy those who had the ability to go to the police station to register."

"..."

As long as it didn't involve being used for experiments, the students were quite cooperative.

Moreover, they understood how precious peace was; one only had to look at war-torn countries to know how terrifying war could be.

They didn't want their own country to end up like that.

Old Class Teacher nodded with relief upon hearing his students' words.

"Alright, now please stand up, those who have awakened your abilities."

"Follow me to the playground for registration."

"Those who haven't awakened, don't worry. Everyone's constitution is different, and the speed of awakening varies. Besides, no matter how the world changes, studying remains our primary task as students."

"Wait in the classroom for a while; the math teacher will come to give you your lesson after they finish registering."

Upon hearing the class teacher's words, those who hadn't awakened their powers felt their eyes light up. They had thought they lacked the aptitude for powers, but it turned out it was just a matter of constitution.

That was a relief.

As for the class teacher's follow-up about "studying being a student's primary task," it had already been filtered out by their power-obsessed brains.

"So it was just a constitution issue. You scared me; I thought I was a side character."

"The ones who awakened are the side characters. Didn't you see the ratio? People like us who haven't awakened yet are just extras."

"Nonsense. In these stories, the first wave of awakenings are always the extras, and the main character always shows up last, okay? Haven't you heard of the 'trash-to-treasure' trope?"

"That's true, too."

Knowing that they could still awaken, their previously dejected and even desperate moods instantly calmed down, and smiles returned to their faces one by one.

They could even use the protagonist-supporting character theory to console themselves for not having awakened yet.

"That may be true, but I'm still so envious of those who have."

"Yeah, at least their abilities are already a reality, while ours are still just a fantasy."

"Hehehe, I hope my ability is strong. I'm not asking for much—a space-type would do, or time-type would be fine too."

"Space? Time? Keep dreaming."

"I'm not as greedy as you. I'd be happy with an ability like Luffy's Rubber-Rubber Fruit—something that can grow long or short, thick or thin."

"Ew, that's disgusting."

Everyone instantly moved away from him. Such a young kid, yet already making dirty jokes; did he even have a license for that?

"What's so interesting about rubber? Invisibility is the way to go, don't you get it? A sunny, bright boy like me deserves an ability like that."

"Ugh, shameless!"

"I want an ability like the Slippery Fruit or the Love-Love Fruit."

"But aren't you a guy?"

"So what if I'm a guy? What does this have to do with gender? This is a matter of aesthetics!"

The person spoke with righteous indignation, and many people nearby nodded in thought.

That made sense.

Appearance was the most important thing nowadays, and the abilities of the Slippery Fruit and Love-Love Fruit were quite strong, too.

Hiss... it didn't seem impossible.

Bai Xuan and the others couldn't help but roll their eyes upon hearing them; they really knew how to dream.

By now, there were already quite a few people on the playground, not just from Bai Xuan's class, but from others as well. At the very front, they could see several teachers demonstrating and registering their abilities.

One teacher had actually sprouted a fluffy fox tail, which made them take a second look.

Yes, really, just two looks.

I promise!