Chapter 355

“I’m finally in the world of ‘King of Abilities’! Let me see my identity… A third-year high school student, in the same year as Jiang Tianming and the others! Awesome! It was worth spending so much money to buy this spot.” The short-haired girl in an Endless Ability Academy uniform looked at her student ID again and again, the excitement on her face irrepressible.

She was currently standing in an empty classroom with no security cameras, accompanied by four other students who were just as excited as she was.

They were all readers from the real world who, after the ‘King of Abilities’ comic world was opened, used the power of money to buy themselves an opportunity to personally enter and experience it.

Next to them, a boy wearing a watch glanced at the clock on the wall, then at the class schedule he’d brought with him, and said hurriedly, “Let’s go to class first. We can go visit S-Class after one period.”

Because they had identities in the comic world, they couldn’t just roam the campus freely; they had to act according to their roles. And as students, they should naturally be in class.

Another boy with dyed red hair said with some irritation, “One class is forty minutes long. We can only stay here for a day in total. That’s such a waste.”

“Isn’t that something we knew before we came in?” The girl with glasses next to him looked impatient, shooting him a cold glance. “What’s the point of complaining now?”

The red-haired boy pouted and said no more.

It was the last one, the chubby boy, who smoothed things over. “Alright, alright, let’s hurry to class. Anyway, our presence in the comic world is naturally low. As long as we don’t volunteer to answer questions, the teacher won’t call on us.”

After one class, all of them felt exhausted. The chubby boy sighed, “No, seriously, why do we have to take math class in a comic world? Shouldn’t we be taking ability classes here?”

He had originally thought that even though class was annoying, it would at least be about abilities, which would be novel. But after a full forty minutes of high school math, he felt completely numb.

Just a moment ago, the chubby boy had thought the red-haired boy was being a bit dramatic, but now he felt his complaint was perfectly reasonable. Why did they have to waste forty minutes on math class?!

This time it was the short-haired girl’s turn to console him. She, on the other hand, hadn’t become haggard from the ordeal of a full math class. In fact, her face was flushed with excitement for what was to come. “Okay, okay, let’s go see the protagonist group! I can’t wait any longer!”

For the sake of their viewing experience, the author had specially set up a powerful opening for them. They could, in their capacity as student council members, notify Jiang Tianming and the others and go with them to a student council meeting.

Logically, as the student council president, Qi Huang should have been the first to receive news of the meeting. But she had only just become president when the Nightmare Beast World activities began, and with everything that followed, she hadn’t yet gotten a handle on many things.

This student council meeting was also organized by the academy. The homeroom teacher of A-Class was the student council’s faculty advisor, so the A-Class students were the first to find out.

Arriving at the entrance to the S-Class classroom, they saw the familiar yet unfamiliar figures through the open door and subconsciously held their breath.

It was the boy with the watch who spoke first, his voice filled with deliberately suppressed excitement: “President, the teacher told us to inform you all that there’s a meeting in room 403.”

No matter how calm he appeared on the outside, it was hard to remain composed when seeing his favorite comic book characters in person.

After scanning the protagonist group, the five of them each fixed their gazes on their favorite characters.

The boy with the watch and the short-haired girl were both looking at Su Bei. As a highly popular character, Su Bei had a great many fans.

Looking at Su Bei’s face, which was even more handsome than it was drawn in the comic, the short-haired girl’s eyes lit up instantly. He was so handsome. The combination of golden hair and purple eyes, which would sound strange on a real person, looked completely natural on him.

Dazzling yet mysterious, he was even better than she had imagined.

The short-haired girl thought that if she could date Su Bei, she’d be willing to give up a million-dollar lottery prize!

Hearing the boy’s words, everyone in S-Class looked over.

The short-haired girl, who had been focused on Su Bei, noticed that he, sitting in the last row by the window, suddenly raised an eyebrow when he heard them speak, his purple eyes revealing a look of great interest.

The next second, those purple eyes turned to look at her. The moment their gazes met, her breath caught, and her mind went blank. She didn’t know why, but being looked at by those eyes gave her the feeling that she was being seen through completely.

Su Bei quickly looked away, not planning to reveal the fact that he knew who they were.

The ‘Manga Consciousness’ had already given him a heads-up that readers from the real world would be visiting the comic world during this period. And as a 2.5-dimensional person, he could see these visitors.

However, the ones he had seen a few days ago were all visitors in a soul state. This was the first time he had seen any with actual identities in this world.

Originally, he had thought that visitors with identities in the comic world would worry him more, since having an identity meant they could talk to them and interfere with the comic world.

But after personally witnessing those “ghosts,” Su Bei had changed his mind. At least for him, someone who could see them, the ghosts were definitely more terrifying.

He could ignore the ones who chattered endlessly, madly confessed their love to him, and pressed their faces against his through the character protection barrier. But what was the deal with them making faces at him? And what was with them following him toward the bathhouse?

Worst of all, Su Bei couldn’t reveal that he could see them. Otherwise, not only might he fail to stop their mischief, but he could also get himself into trouble.

If it weren’t for the fact that these “ghosts” couldn’t enter restrooms or bathhouses and couldn’t leave the academy grounds, Su Bei would have wanted to take a few days off.

Putting away the memory, Su Bei once again looked at the five people at the door. The outside readers were quite obvious in his eyes; he could clearly see another soul beneath their bodies.

Everyone from S-Class had joined the student council, so after being notified, they all came out together and headed upstairs with the readers.

“Why is your face so red?” Suddenly, Qi Huang asked with some confusion. Everyone turned their heads and saw that the red-haired boy next to her indeed had a face flushed bright red.

Under normal circumstances, Qi Huang might have thought he had a crush on her and was blushing because he was walking beside her. But that was clearly not the case with the red-haired boy. His blush seemed more one of excitement, like seeing an idol rather than a crush.

Most importantly, the faces of all five A-Class students were red to varying degrees. Anyone who didn’t know better might think it was some special trait of A-Class.

Lan Subing opened her mouth with a strange expression, looking like she wanted to make a sarcastic comment. But given that she didn’t really know these people, she ultimately couldn’t bring herself to say anything.

Hearing Qi Huang’s question, the red-haired boy’s face turned even redder. He glanced at her in a panic, then said, feigning composure, “It’s too hot in here, that’s why…”

This time, Lan Subing really couldn’t hold back her retort: “It’s September.”

The chubby boy came to his rescue. “Hahaha, he just admires President Qi Huang so much, that’s why he’s so excited. We all really admire everyone in S-Class.”

It had to be said, the guy was quite clever. He had rephrased the feelings of a reader seeing a comic character in another way, which also reasonably explained their current behavior.

The third-year S-Class students of Endless Ability Academy were far from unknown, not just in the academy but in the entire Ability World. They had carried out the key steps to eliminate the Nightmare Beasts, foiled the plots of the Black Flash Organization, and their outstanding performance in battle was there for all to see.

Therefore, the chubby boy’s words didn’t feel out of place at all. There were indeed many students in the academy who looked up to them as role models.

Qi Huang coughed. Although she had always been very confident, this was the first time she had faced such enthusiastic fans directly. She thought for a moment and asked in a way that was both considerate and a little proud, “Do you want autographs?”

“Yes, yes, yes!” The red-haired boy’s eyes lit up, and he forgot all about his pride, nodding eagerly. The other four also brightened up and asked for autographs as well.

They knew that they had a chance to bring items that wouldn’t disrupt the real world’s energy system out of the comic world. After passing a review, people like them who had bought a specific identity slot could take one thing out. If they could get a notebook filled with everyone’s signatures to take back, it would definitely be incredibly meaningful!

Inspired by the chubby boy’s words, the short-haired girl sidled up to Su Bei. “Bei-ge, I’m your fan. After I get your autograph, can I ask you a few questions?”

Su Bei quite admired her audacity to ask for one thing after another. After mentally guessing what kind of questions she might ask, he nodded readily. “You can, but I might not answer.”

Seeing him agree, the short-haired girl nodded excitedly. Her gaze swept over Jiang Tianming and the others, then returned to Su Bei. She coughed, a little guiltily. “Can we go somewhere else to talk? I think you might not want them to hear my questions.”

Her teammates shot her strange looks, winking and nudging, as if trying to ask what questions she was going to ask. But the short-haired girl didn’t answer them, only offering a slightly mischievous smile.

“What kind of questions?” Si Zhaohua frowned, looking at her with some suspicion. What kind of questions could a stranger have that his classmates couldn’t know about?

On the contrary, Su Bei, the person in question, showed no vigilance. He seemed very good-natured as he nodded again. “Let’s go. We can talk on the athletic field.”

It’s always wise to take good advice. Heaven knew what kind of embarrassing questions a reader might ask, and Su Bei hadn’t wanted the others to be present anyway. Her suggesting it was perfect.

“Su Bei…” Jiang Tianming called out his name hesitantly. Even though they were in the academy, he was still worried something might happen.

Su Bei turned his head, smiled, and shook his head. “Don’t follow me, okay?”

Thinking of his strength and his ability, the others didn’t say anything more. They just became a bit more distant toward the other four A-Class students who had come with the short-haired girl, and there was even a faint sense of vigilance in the air.

After leading the short-haired girl to the athletic field, Su Bei smiled, crossed his arms leisurely, and asked, “There’s no one else here. Go ahead, what do you want to ask?”

The short-haired girl’s face was filled with an eager desire to stir things up, her cheeks flushed with excitement over the question she was about to ask. “First question, who in S-Class are you closest to?”