After leaving home and reaching the street, Bai Xuan casually bought breakfast and expertly greeted his neighbors.
He ate as he walked toward the school. Once he arrived, a strange expression suddenly appeared on Bai Xuan's face.
Perhaps because of [Nature Authority], he could vaguely sense everyone's emotions. How should he put it? Excitement, confidence, arrogance.
Even those who were usually reserved and somewhat insecure had inexplicably begun to grow confident; their eyes held emotions he could not quite understand.
"Superior to others" might not have been the most fitting description, but that was roughly what it meant.
It was like a protagonist who had learned of his identity and saw everyone else as supporting characters and extras on his path to growth—the most special person in the world.
Hiss... it can't be what I think it is, can it?
The corner of Bai Xuan's eye twitched slightly.
Could they have awakened some sort of ability too, then assumed they were the only ones who had awakened abilities? Had they even started seeing themselves as protagonists?
Then they definitely had not read enough novels!
Just then, a familiar voice came from behind him.
"Little Bai, good morning."
"How'd you sleep last night?"
"..."
"Maybe I'm a little out of touch with the times, but no one has ever greeted me in the morning by asking how I slept last night."
"Anyone who didn't know better would think I had something going on yesterday."
Bai Xuan rolled his eyes, turned around, and smiled.
"Viagra, you were watching too, weren't you? The Seven-Star Alignment last night?"
After hearing Ye Xuan's words, Zhang Weiyang curled his lip as well.
"I really don't know what my dad was thinking when he gave me this name. Why didn't he just switch the order around? He won't even take me to change it."
"When he gets old, let's see whether I pull out his oxygen tube or not."
It had not meant much when he was young and did not understand, but after growing up, he learned just how worrying that name was. Fortunately, classmates at this age understood more or less.
They knew those two words carried a somewhat insulting meaning for a boy, so they restrained themselves and tried not to call him by that meaningful "nickname."
But Viagra was not a good nickname either! It was only slightly better than "Yang Wei"!
After complaining a little, Zhang Weiyang continued.
"I wanted to watch the Seven-Star Alignment, but it rained, so there was nothing I could do."
"But did you feel like your body had undergone some kind of change?"
At this point, Zhang Weiyang lowered his voice.
"When I washed my face this morning, I suddenly discovered that I could control water currents and even condense water spheres from the air."
"The damage isn't high, but I can feel this ability slowly getting stronger over time."
Bai Xuan's eyes lit up slightly upon hearing that. Controlling water currents and condensing water spheres—wasn't that a water element ability?
Not bad, this guy.
Then Bai Xuan looked at him somewhat curiously.
"Is it really okay to tell me that so casually?"
"You're not going to hide it?"
Zhang Weiyang shrugged at that, speaking indifferently.
"I did hide it. I only told you."
"And honestly, I don't think there's any need to hide it. Even if I thought with my ass, I wouldn't believe I'm the only person who awakened an ability."
"Would I really be that special? The Seven-Star Alignment awakened an ability in someone who didn't even see it?"
No! That really is possible.
It's just me, not you.
Bai Xuan thought to himself. If the Chat Group had not been selecting a member, there would not have been any Reiki Revival in the first place, much less awakened abilities.
Zhang Weiyang's thoughts, however, represented only a small portion of people.
In Bai Xuan's perception, most people wanted to show off their abilities to others, yet feared being taken away for research, so they forcibly hid them instead.
They planned to develop in secret and wait until they had the ability to protect themselves before coming out to show off.
"Come on, let's go into class."
"I have a feeling there'll be a good show soon."
Bai Xuan smiled and walked into the classroom, casually sweeping his gaze around.
It was as if the words "excited," "want to show off but can't," "I am Destiny's chosen one," and "I am the protagonist" were written all over their faces.
During their student years, even if they had read plenty of novels and watched plenty of anime, many thoughts remained just that pure.
How interesting.
But not everyone could hold back. If a person had Psychic Power and did not find a chance to show off, could he still be called a silver-haired youth?
Sure enough, under Bai Xuan's gaze, the boy sitting diagonally across from him could no longer restrain himself. He spoke to the girl behind him.
"Watch this, I'll perform a magic trick for you."
"This is an ordinary eraser, right?"
"Watch closely. Rise!"
Under the girl's indifferent gaze, which even seemed to say, "I'll just quietly watch you show off," the eraser actually began to float upward shakily.
Yes, it floated!
In an instant, the girl froze. It was not just her—the nearby classmates who had been waiting to watch the show froze as well.
Even Bai Xuan revealed a surprised expression.
Was this ability Psychokinesis? Or Gravity? A floating ability? Or perhaps a wind element ability?
No, wind element and Gravity should have been impossible.
Bai Xuan had been bestowed [Nature Authority] and bore the title [Son of Nature]. He also possessed the ability to control elements. If the other party had used a wind element ability, there was no way he would not have sensed it.
Gravity was an effect of attraction, so the same logic applied.
As for a floating ability, Bai Xuan did not really understand it either. He imagined something like Shiki's Float-Float Fruit from One Piece, but it did not seem like that either.
So the most likely possibility was Psychokinesis.
No, that was not right either. If it were Psychokinesis, that would be far too exaggerated. That idealism power, which could practically be called "Infinity," would be unimaginably powerful if it could be developed.
Based solely on what was currently being displayed, it seemed more like Psychokinetic Force. Although both contained the word "Psychokinesis," the difference was enormous.
Meanwhile, the male student who saw the entire class staring wide-eyed as if they had witnessed something unbelievable wore a smug expression and said pretentiously,
"How about it, Lele? Did I blow your mind?"
"Just tell me, am I awesome or not? Am I sick or not?!"
"Uh..."
Lele snapped out of her daze, then hesitated before saying,
"Blown away would be an exaggeration. I'm mainly just a little surprised."
"But if it's only this, I think I can do it too."
Then, right in front of Sun Qiang, she waved her right hand. A faint breeze seemed to pass by, and a pencil before her floated into the air just like the eraser.
"What?!"
"What the hell is this?!"
Sun Qiang stared blankly at the pencil as though he had seen a ghost.
He looked at Lele, then at the pencil. His expression changed, and he began muttering things no one could understand.
"Every Destiny protagonist's rise must be accompanied by an opposing archnemesis. But why does that archnemesis have to be you?!"
His gaze toward Lele was filled with gloom and sorrow, leaving Lele completely speechless.
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