Rear Window Seat, the King's Hometown

Those who had awakened Superpowers wore varying degrees of excitement and exhilaration on their faces, while those who had not awakened could only stare longingly at the sports field from the windows.

There were quite a few people in the entire school who had awakened abilities. Though the number had not reached fifty percent, it was not far off.

In the future, as Spirit Energy continued to take effect, more and more people would awaken Superpowers.

Bai Xuan stood beside Sun Qiang at that moment. His face was expressionless, and he gave off an unmistakable "keep strangers away" aura that made him stand out amid the excitement on the field.

But anyone who knew the situation would not find it strange. They might even find it funny.

Take Bai Xuan, for example.

Whenever he saw him, he could not help recalling Sun Qiang's "magic trick" performance in the classroom, and a strange expression of wanting to laugh but not daring to appeared on his face.

"Stare."

Sun Qiang turned to look at Bai Xuan, his eyes full of resentment.

"Little Bai, did I look ridiculous in the classroom?"

"You can turn that rhetorical question into a statement. It is not a matter of whether it was funny or not. It was outright a joke."

"Hahahaha."

In the end, Bai Xuan could not hold back and burst out laughing.

"How did you manage to treat yourself like the protagonist the moment you awakened a Superpower?"

"Did you think you were the only person in the world to awaken a Superpower?"

"At least test the waters first. You could have made an anonymous post online and asked around."

"Or checked websites from other countries. They are different from Huaxia—if someone awakened a Superpower, they would definitely post about it to show off."

"Fine, let's say that was understandable. But you actually tried to show off in front of Lele under the guise of performing magic?"

"Don't we classmates who have spent three years with you know exactly what you are like? If you really knew magic, you would have shown it off long ago."

"You picked the very day after the Seven-Star Alignment. Your timing was way too obvious."

"And couldn't you at least be a little more cautious? Your telekinesis can only make a pen float shakily right now. If someone found out, what could you use to defend yourself?"

"Honestly."

Once Bai Xuan started on this topic, he could not stop himself from roasting him.

Sure enough, he was still too young. At Bai Xuan's age in his previous life, if a classmate beside him had awakened a Superpower, even if that person had been the only one, Bai Xuan could have guessed something from what he knew about them.

It could not be helped. They knew each other too well, and Bai Xuan had read plenty of novels back then.

Whenever someone behaved drastically differently from usual, Bai Xuan would grow suspicious.

After being roasted by Bai Xuan like that, Sun Qiang's face immediately darkened.

Even if everything you said was true, at least leave me some dignity.

Just as he was about to say something, Zhang Weiyang somehow appeared beside him and patted his shoulder.

"It is understandable to want to be the protagonist. Who does not want to be the protagonist?"

"But we need some self-awareness. I am not saying a protagonist has to be handsome, but he definitely cannot be ugly. You already fail that requirement."

"And even if a protagonist does not have twenty, he should at least have eighteen. You do not have that either."

Sun Qiang was a little dumbfounded when he heard that.

"I have eighteen, though?"

"I was not talking about your age."

Zhang Weiyang gave him an indifferent glance and said calmly.

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"I have that too, damn it! Shut up, you asshole!"

Once Sun Qiang understood what Zhang Weiyang meant, his face went from black to red, then green. In the end, he simply told Zhang Weiyang to shut up.

Making dirty jokes in broad daylight?

Did you even have a license for that? Driving without one was illegal.

It was not only Sun Qiang. The people from the other classes nearby also thought of something after hearing Zhang Weiyang's words. They coughed twice, their gazes toward him carrying faint hostility.

"What are you looking at? Do all of you staring at me not have one?"

Once Zhang Weiyang noticed their looks, he glared at them one by one. With that added remark, if they kept looking at him, would that not be admitting it? They all quickly looked away.

"Tch."

"Damn, I really want to hit him."

"Not just you. I want to as well."

"The key is that expression of his. Is it not begging to be punched?"

Leaving everything else aside, Zhang Weiyang's current expression looked exactly like a certain meme, making people unable to suppress their anger.

"Forget it. See the guy next to him?"

"He used to be on the school basketball team. I heard he also trained in combat sports, and his muscles are ridiculously solid."

"Your wind-element Superpower is not even enough to scratch his itch."

Someone pointed at Bai Xuan beside Zhang Weiyang and spoke in a low voice.

Because Bai Xuan had consciously trained his body after being reborn, his physical condition was exceptionally good.

At least in high school, he was in a league of his own.

With the other party's newly awakened wind-element Superpower, being able to make an eraser float like Lele did would already be the limit.

He was absolutely no match for Bai Xuan.

Even if he used his Superpower, it would probably only make Bai Xuan feel a little cooler.

Emmm.

He sized Bai Xuan up twice, then sized himself up twice.

Fine. I think you make a lot of sense.

Bai Xuan noticed his gaze and felt speechless. Why had he been dragged into this again?

And Zhang Weiyang, of all things you could have said, you had to bring up that. Twenty? Eighteen? How many people in all of Huaxia even had that kind of length?

That was too exaggerated.

But Bai Xuan was still too young. The very next second, Zhang Weiyang turned to look at him and said eagerly,

"If you ask me, if there really is a protagonist among us, Bai Xuan has an eighty percent chance of being one."

Hm?

If you are going to say that, then I am not sleepy anymore.

They wanted to see why Zhang Weiyang thought Bai Xuan had what it took to become the protagonist.

"First, his looks. Back when he was on the school basketball team, which girls who watched basketball were not there for Bai Xuan?"

"His family is rich. He is a second-generation rich kid."

"His grades go without saying—top ten in the entire year. Although he is not first, those who understand know that the few above him are absurdly strong, whether in talent or attitude toward studying."

"Bai Xuan is different. This guy goes to bed at ten every day. Just that alone is something neither top students nor poor students can manage, right?"

"Handsome, good grades, rich family, great physical condition—and most importantly, Bai Xuan sits by the rear window, brothers."

"Rear window seat, the King's hometown."

That was the protagonist's exclusive seat.

Normally, high school students changed seats every so often. It was impossible for someone to stay in one seat for a long time.

But Bai Xuan's homeroom teacher had made it clear from the start of senior high that seats would be assigned according to grades. You could sit wherever you wanted and with whoever you wanted.

But you had to show results worthy of it.

So.

It was not that no one in the class had better grades than Bai Xuan, but those people all chose seats in the front. Over time, that seat became Bai Xuan's exclusive spot.