I stepped out of the house, bought a breakfast on the street, and greeted the neighbors like I always do. I ate while walking toward school. When I finally got there, a strange expression appeared on my face.
It seemed that because of the [Authority of Nature], I could vaguely sense everyone’s emotions. Hmm… how should I put it? Excitement, confidence, arrogance…
Even those who are usually reserved and have low self-esteem were strangely starting to feel confident. There was a look in their eyes I couldn’t quite understand.
It might not be quite right to describe it as “feeling superior,” but you get the idea.
It was like they were the protagonists who had just learned their true identity, seeing everyone else as just side characters or extras on their path to greatness. Like they were the most special person in the world.
Hiss… it couldn’t be what I’m thinking, could it?
Bai Xuan’s eyelids twitched slightly.
Could it be that they had also awakened some kind of ability and thought they were the only one who did, maybe even that they were the protagonist?
Then they’ve definitely read too few novels!
Just then, a familiar voice came from behind him.
“Xiao Bai, morning!”
“How did you sleep last night?”
“…”
“Maybe I’m a bit out of touch with the times, but I’ve never heard anyone greet someone in the morning by asking how they slept.”
“Anyone listening would think I had some big event yesterday.”
Bai Xuan rolled his eyes, turned around, and put on a smile.
“Wei Ge, you must have been paying attention too, right? To last night’s seven stars alignment?”
Zhang Weiyang curled his lip at Bai Xuan’s words.
“I really don’t know what my dad was thinking, naming me that. Why didn’t he just swap the characters around? And he won’t let me change it.”
“Just wait until he’s old and on oxygen. We’ll see if I pull the plug.”
When he was little, he didn’t think much of it, but as he grew up, he realized just how “troublesome” this name was. Luckily, by this age, his classmates understood a thing or two.
They knew that those two characters were a bit insulting for a guy, so they held back and tried not to call him by that meaningful “nickname.”
But “Wei Ge” wasn’t a good nickname either! It was just better than “Yang Wei”!
After a little grumbling, Zhang Weiyang continued:
“I wanted to see the seven stars alignment, but with the rain, there was nothing I could do.”
“But have you noticed any kind of change in your body?”
He lowered his voice.
“This morning when I washed my face, I suddenly realized I could control water. I could even condense water balls from the air.”
“It’s not very strong, but I can feel the ability slowly getting stronger over time.”
Bai Xuan’s eyes lit up when he heard that. Controlling water, condensing water balls—that’s a water-element ability, isn’t it?
Nice, this guy.
Then he looked at him, a little confused.
“Is it okay to just tell me like that?”
“Don’t you want to hide it a bit?”
Zhang Weiyang shrugged and said nonchalantly:
“I am hiding it. You’re the only one I’ve told.”
“And honestly, I don’t think there’s much need to hide it. I’d have to be pretty dumb to think I’m the only one who awakened an ability.”
“How could I be so lucky? The seven stars alignment makes someone who didn’t even see it the only one to awaken an ability?”
“No, actually, there is someone that lucky.”
“It’s just me, not you.”
Bai Xuan thought to himself. If it weren’t for the chat group wanting to pick a member, there wouldn’t have been any spiritual energy revival at all, let alone awakened abilities.
And Zhang Weiyang’s thoughts were only shared by a minority.
From what Bai Xuan could sense, most people wanted to show off their abilities but were afraid of being captured for research, so they forced themselves to hide it.
They thought about developing in secret and only showing off once they could protect themselves.
“Let’s go, let’s get to class.”
“I have a feeling there’s going to be a good show soon.”
Bai Xuan smiled and walked into the classroom, glancing around.
It was like they had “excitement,” “want to show off but can’t,” “I’m the chosen one,” “I’m the protagonist,” and all those other words written all over their faces.
In their school days, even after reading so many novels and watching so much anime, their minds were still so pure, weren’t they?
How interesting.
But not everyone could hold it in. Having superpowers and not finding a chance to show off? What kind of teenager would that be?
Sure enough, under Bai Xuan’s gaze, a boy sitting diagonally across from him couldn’t contain himself anymore. He said to the girl behind him:
“Hey, look, let me show you a magic trick.”
“This is just an ordinary eraser, right?”
“Watch closely. Up!”
Under the girl’s calm gaze, which seemed to say, “I’m just quietly watching you show off,” the eraser wobbled and floated up.
Yeah, it floated!
Suddenly, the girl was stunned. Not just her, but the other classmates watching the show were stunned too.
Even Bai Xuan looked surprised.
Is this ability telekinesis? Or gravity? Levitation? Or wind element?
No, wind and gravity shouldn’t be possible.
Bai Xuan had been given the [Authority of Nature] and the title [Child of Nature]. He could also manipulate elements. If the other person was using a wind element ability, he would have sensed it.
Gravity is an effect of attraction, same thing.
As for levitation, Bai Xuan didn’t know much about it. He thought of something like Shiki’s Float-Float Fruit from One Piece. But it didn’t look like that either.
So, the most likely possibility was telekinesis.
But that didn’t seem right either. Telekinesis is a bit too夸张. That kind of idealistic, almost “infinite” power—if it developed, it’s hard to imagine how strong it could become.
Just based on what was shown, it looked more like psychokinesis. Even though it also has the word “kinesis” in it, the difference is still huge.
Over there, the boy saw the whole class staring wide-eyed, as if they’d seen something unbelievable. A proud expression appeared on his face, and he said, trying to look cool:
“So, Le Le, are you amazed?”
“Tell me, am I strong or what? Am I awesome or what?!”
“Uh…”
Le Le snapped out of her daze and hesitated for a moment before saying:
“I wouldn’t say amazed, just a little surprised.”
“But if it’s just this, I think I can do it too.”
Then, right in front of Sun Qiang, she waved her right hand. A gentle breeze seemed to pass by, and a pencil in front of her floated up just like the eraser.
“Nanii?!”
“What the hell?!”
Sun Qiang stared at the pencil, completely dumbfounded, as if he’d seen a ghost.
He looked at Le Le, then at the pencil. His expression changed, and he started muttering something no one understood.
“The rise of every chosen protagonist is accompanied by a rival who stands against them. But… why did it have to be you?!”
His eyes were full of gloom and sorrow as he looked at Le Le. Even Le Le was speechless.
