The new world was an entirely different world, blending technology with superpowers. Cars drove along the ground, while mutants flew overhead.
All those flights of fancy once found only in television shows and novels had found their answers in the new world.
And so-
"Beeeeep-" A horn blared.
Someone stuck their head out of a car window and shouted, "Why's traffic backed up? I'm in a hurry!"
"An earth-type ability user took a wrong turn while practicing tunneling and popped up in the middle of the road. The traffic police are dealing with it."
"What the hell? Everyone knows tunneling is banned in urban areas. I bet he did it on purpose!"
"Hurry up and arrest him! I'm really pressed for time!"
On the tram, a boy dressed in black kept checking the time, his face anxious.
"We're going to be late!" The boy beside him was just as worried. "I've got the old witch's class first thing today. She's definitely going to make us suffer. She might even dock our credits and hurt our chances of joining the Special Affairs Office..."
The boy in black said, "Our department invited Wu Buyu from the Special Affairs Office to give a lecture today. If I miss it, I'll regret it for the rest of my life."
Resolve flashed in his eyes.
"What are you going to do?" The other boy eyed him warily.
The boy in black tugged at his clothes, hugged his backpack to his chest, opened the window, and jumped straight out. A pair of wings suddenly spread from his back, and he vanished from the other boy's sight.
The boy said, "..."
He raised his middle finger. "Fuck you! Think you're special just because you're a birdman? Hope the traffic cops catch you!"
The boy in black