Back Row by the Window, the King's Hometown

Those who had awakened their abilities wore expressions of varying excitement and agitation, while those who hadn't stared longingly at the playground from the windows.

The number of people across the school who had awakened their abilities was not small; even if it didn't quite reach fifty percent, it wasn't far off.

In the future, as the effects of spiritual energy took hold, more and more people would awaken their abilities.

Bai Xuan stood with Sun Qiang, his face devoid of expression. He radiated an "approach at your own risk" aura, standing out sharply amidst the excitement of the crowd on the playground.

However, those who knew him weren't surprised; in fact, they found it rather amusing.

Take Bai Xuan, for instance. Whenever he looked at Sun Qiang, he couldn't help but recall the scene of Sun Qiang performing "magic" in the classroom, an awkward expression of suppressed laughter tugging at his face.

"Stare."

Sun Qiang turned his head to look at Bai Xuan, his eyes filled with resentment.

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

"You can change that rhetorical question into a statement. It's not a matter of whether it was funny or not; it was a complete joke."

"Hahahaha."

Bai Xuan finally couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing.

"How did you manage to convince yourself you were the protagonist just because you awakened an ability?"

"Did you really think you were the only one in the entire world who awakened?"

"You could have at least tested the waters, or posted anonymously on the internet to ask."

"Or checked websites from other countries. They're different from ours; if someone awakened an ability there, they'd definitely post about it to show off."

"That aside, you actually tried to show off in front of Lele under the guise of magic?"

"Don't we, your classmates of three years, know what you're like? If you could actually do magic, you would have performed it long ago."

"And picking the day after the Seven-Star Alignment? Your timing was way too obvious."

"Also, try to be a bit more low-key. With your current telekinesis that can barely make a pen hover, what would you even use to resist if you were found out?"

"Honestly."

Speaking of this, Bai Xuan couldn't stop himself from venting.

He really was too young. Back when Bai Xuan was that age in his previous life, if a classmate had awakened an ability—even if it were just one person—he would have been able to guess something based on his knowledge of them.

It couldn't be helped; they were too familiar with each other. Besides, Bai Xuan had read plenty of novels back then.

Whenever someone's behavior deviated significantly from their usual self, Bai Xuan would grow suspicious.

Under Bai Xuan's barrage of criticism, Sun Qiang's face turned black.

Even if everything you said is true, at least spare me some face.

Just as he was about to say something, Zhang Weiyang walked up to him at some point and patted him on the shoulder.

"I can understand wanting to be the protagonist. Who doesn't want to be the main character, right?"

"But we need to have some self-awareness. I won't say a protagonist must be handsome, but they certainly can't be ugly. You don't even meet that criteria."

"And even if a protagonist isn't twenty, they should at least be eighteen. You don't have that either."

Sun Qiang was confused by his words.

"But I am eighteen?"

"I wasn't talking about age."

Zhang Weiyang glanced at him indifferently and said calmly.

"..."

"I have that too! You guy, shut up!"

Once he realized what Zhang Weiyang was referring to, Sun Qiang's face went from black to red, then to green, and he finally told Zhang Weiyang to shut up.

Driving in broad daylight!

Do you even have a license to be driving? Driving without a license is illegal.

It wasn't just Sun Qiang; others from nearby classes who heard Zhang Weiyang's words also associated them with something else. They coughed twice and looked at Zhang Weiyang with slightly hostile eyes.

"What are you looking at? Are you all looking at me because you don't have it?"

Zhang Weiyang glared at them one by one after noticing their gazes. With that comment, anyone who kept looking would essentially be admitting it, so they all quickly turned their heads away.

"Tch."

"I really want to hit him."

"It's not just you; I want to as well."

"The key is his expression—it's just so punchable."

If nothing else, Zhang Weiyang's current expression was identical to a certain meme, making it impossible not to feel a surge of anger.

"Forget it, do you see the guy next to him?"

"He used to be on the school basketball team. I heard he's practiced combat sports, and his muscles are hard as rock."

"Your wind-type ability isn't even enough to scratch him."

Someone pointed at Bai Xuan beside Zhang Weiyang and whispered.

Because he had consciously trained his body after his rebirth, Bai Xuan's physical fitness was far beyond the ordinary.

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

With the wind-type ability the opponent had just awakened, being able to make an eraser float like Lele was the absolute limit.

He could never be a match for Bai Xuan.

Using his ability would probably only make Bai Xuan feel a bit refreshed.

Hmm.

He looked Bai Xuan up and down, then looked at himself.

Alright, I think what you guys are saying makes a lot of sense.

Bai Xuan noticed his gaze and was speechless; why did it have to involve him again?

And Zhang Weiyang, of all things to talk about, why did you have to bring that up? Twenty, eighteen? How many people in the whole of Huaxia could even reach that length?

That's too exaggerated.

However, Bai Xuan was still too young; the next second, Zhang Weiyang turned his gaze toward him and said with great interest:

"If you ask me, if there really is a protagonist among us, then there's an eighty percent chance it's Bai Xuan."

Hm?

If you're going to talk about that, then I'm wide awake now.

They really wanted to see why Zhang Weiyang would say Bai Xuan had the potential to be a protagonist.

"First, his looks. Back when we had the school basketball team, which of the girls watching weren't there for Bai Xuan?"

"His family is wealthy; he's a second-generation rich kid."

"Not to mention his studies, he's in the top ten of the entire grade. Although he's not number one, those who know, know—whether it's his talent or his attitude toward learning, he's incredibly fierce."

"Bai Xuan is different. This guy goes to bed at ten o'clock every night. Just that alone is something neither the top students nor the slackers can manage, right?"

"He's handsome, does well in school, comes from a rich family, and has great physical fitness. But the key point is, Bai Xuan's seat is in the back row by the window, brothers."

"The back row by the window, the hometown of kings."

That is the exclusive seat of a protagonist.

Logically speaking, high school seats are changed every so often; it's impossible for one person to sit in the same spot for a long time.

But Bai Xuan's homeroom teacher had stated since the first year of high school that seats were determined by grades; you could sit wherever you wanted and with whoever you wanted.

But you had to demonstrate the corresponding grades.

Therefore.

It wasn't that there weren't students in the class with better grades than Bai Xuan, but they all chose seats in the front. Over time, that seat became Bai Xuan's exclusive spot.