One percent.
Lucian was thinking in his mind, and the white color of the ceiling gradually blurred in his eyes, turning into an intricate network of relationships.
Cate, Shetty, drugs.
A cycle.
According to Cate, principal Shetty almost forced her to take medicine every day and have regular "heart-to-heart talks". This shows that the so-called "stable medicine" is likely to be effective for only twenty-four hours.
In this case, if you want to stay in contact with her for a long time, you must consider her ability to hear other people's voices when the effect of the medicine wears off.
Cate is now like a frightened hedgehog. If she finds that she is approaching with purpose, she will have spikes all over her body. Once she finds out that she is also a chess piece, a tool used by him to gain power...
We must find a way. A foolproof way.
Lucian tossed and turned on the bed, countless plans flashed through his mind and were rejected.
Forced? No, the risk is too great and may even completely destroy Copy's chances.
Deception? He is already doing this, but he has to maintain a high-intensity disguise for more than twenty hours without revealing any flaws in front of a person who does not know when he will regain his mind-reading ability. Even he himself is not sure.
Unless... he also deceives himself.
An extremely crazy idea grew wildly in his mind.
If he himself firmly believes that his approach to Cate is entirely out of a young man's purest love and fascination for a beautiful girl, then his every move and every microexpression will be perfect.
Use your own abilities to tamper with your own memories.
LV3's Mind Control can implant false memories, but when used on himself... he has never tried it. But once successful, he will temporarily forget his true goal, the existence of the system, and the conspiracy of Shetty. He will become a real "ordinary" Supe who falls in love.
The risks are huge, but the rewards are equally attractive.
He sat up from the bed, his eyes so bright in the darkness.
He didn't hesitate again.
He first picked up his phone and left a line of words in the memo in a way that only he could understand. Then he tore off another piece of paper and wrote the same content under the bedside lamp:
"Think about it, think about it with the power you've been given, there's something wrong with your memory."
This is his own insurance left to the "future". Once he successfully Copy from Cate and Mental Manipulation from LV5, the more powerful power will allow him to break through the fog he set up.
After doing all this, Lucian closed his eyes and placed his palms on his temples.
[Mind Control LV3, start]
He began to skillfully weave a new memory.
The desire for Cate's abilities, the insight into Shetty's conspiracy, the awareness of Copy's abilities... all these core secrets are packaged, sealed layer by layer, and sunk into the deepest part of consciousness.
Instead, there is a brand new "fact": He, Lucian, is a lucky man who unexpectedly has Awakening multiple abilities due to the mixture of multiple Compound Vs in his body. In Godolkin University, he noticed the girl who always wore gloves and had melancholy eyes. He was attracted by her unique fragility and beauty, so he began to approach her...
The process of tampering with memory is not painful, it just brings bouts of slight dizziness.
A few minutes later, when Lucian opened his eyes again, he rubbed his temples in confusion.
"Shit... did you drink too much last night?"
He shook his head, feeling as if a ball of paste had been stuffed into his brain.
Then, he noticed the note on the bedside table.
"Huh?"
Lucian picked it up in confusion.
"Think about it, think about it with the power you've been given, is there something wrong with your memory?"
He turned the note over and over and saw that the handwriting on it was indeed his.
Lucian subconsciously began to think back. From the orphanage to Queens, from working in a convenience store to the first Awakening ability to enter Godolkin when he was eighteen, and then to meeting Professor Brink and...Cate.
The chain of memory is complete, without any breaks or blurs. Everything is in order.
Is there something wrong with my memory?
Use the abilities you got... what abilities?
Does it mean my own Super Speed and power? Or is it that Awakening suddenly has the same ability as Starlight, Golden Boy and others? I have never told others because I am cautious, and only Cate knows part of it. How can I remember it using this?
Lucian held the note, and an inexplicable feeling of irritation came to his heart. He checked it repeatedly, but couldn't find anything wrong.
Lucian takes this matter deep in his heart.
Another thought popped up.
Pizza!
He remembered that he had promised Cate that he would bring her Queens's most delicious pizza.
Damn, I almost forgot such an important thing.
He grabbed his cell phone, found the number of the pizza shop, tripled the price, and asked the other party to deliver it to Godolkin University's door as quickly as possible.
Then, he dialed Cate.
"Hey, it's me."
"...Lucian?" The voice on the other end of the phone had a hint of surprise.
"Guess what I prepared for you? Queens The best one, spicy sausage and double cheese. Waiting for you in the cafeteria."
"You..." Cate seemed a little at a loss, but soon, there was a smile in her voice, "Okay, I'll be there soon."
Half an hour later, the window seat in the cafeteria.
Cate was obviously dressed up carefully and put on light makeup, which made her already exquisite facial features even more bright. She looked at the pizza box Lucian pushed in front of her, her cheeks flushed slightly.
"I thought you forgot." She whispered.
"How is that possible?" Lucian opened the box skillfully and handed the largest piece to her, "I will do whatever I promise you."
Cate took the pizza and accidentally touched Lucian's hand with his arm.
At that moment, Lucian felt an extremely weak but real warm current seeping into his body from the point of contact, making all the cells in his body relax a bit.
This feeling... is very comfortable.
Very comfortable.
Lucian Unconsciously, I want more.
During the following meal time, his actions became much bolder than before. When she was talking, he would lean over to help her straighten the broken hair around her ears; when telling a joke, he would naturally put his arm on the back of her chair.
Cate is keenly aware of these changes.
The boy in front of her was more proactive and bold than ever before, even with a sense of... clingy dependence. The eyes he looked at her were full of pure and undisguised admiration and desire. All her previous uneasiness and temptation instantly collapsed under Lucian's direct and passionate offensive.
It turns out he wasn't playing tricks on me.
He really... likes me.
A huge sense of joy and victory surged into her heart. Cate was no longer reserved. With a bit of show-off, she affectionately leaned her head on Lucian's shoulder, feeling the warmth from his body.
At the end of the meal, Lucian was still unsatisfied and wanted Cate to stay with him for a while longer. The feeling that came from the touch made him a little addicted.
"Sorry," Cate raised his head apologetically, "I have to go. Principal Shetty is looking for me... you know, regular psychological counseling."
It's Shetty again.
Lucian felt a flash of unhappiness in his heart.
Seeing the undisguised disappointment on Lucian's face, Cate's heart was filled with sweetness. She liked his attachment to her.
She stood up on tiptoes and quickly kissed Lucian on the lips.
Soft and warm.
"We can be together every day." She said with a smile in her voice, "How about we go shopping together at Times Square the day after tomorrow?"
Lucian felt the remaining touch on his lips and nodded vigorously.
After receiving a positive reply, Cate turned around and left with satisfaction, his steps a little brisker.
Lucian stood there, the touch of her skin still lingering on his fingertips. He looked at Cate's back disappearing at the end of the corridor, and the comfort brought by that strange energy was still slowly flowing through his body.